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Newberry Mountains can refer to:
Newberry Mountains (California)
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See also
Newberry (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newberry%20Mountains |
Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar (5 July 1925 – 9 October 2017) was a Peruvian painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teacher who was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s, and one of the leading plastic artists in Peru.
Life and career
Szyszlo was born in Lima, Peru; his mother was Peruvian of Spanish-Indian descent, and his father was a geographer from Poland. In 1943, Szyszlo entered the architecture school of the National University of Engineering, but abandoned plans to follow that profession and enrolled in the School of Plastic Arts of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. After his graduation in 1948, he traveled to Europe where he studied the works of the masters, particularly Rembrandt, Titian and Tintoretto, and absorbed the varied influences of Cubism, Surrealism, Informalism, and abstraction. Szyszlo lived in Paris and Florence from 1948 to 1955, and then returned to Peru. While in Paris he met Octavio Paz and André Breton and was part of the group of expatriate Latin American artists and writers who met regularly at the Café de Flore, engaging in vigorous discussions on how they could participate in the international modern movement while preserving their Latin American cultural identity. Upon his return to Peru, Szyszlo became a major force for artistic renewal in his country breaking new ground by expressing a Peruvian subject matter in a non-representational style. In 1962, he became a professor of art at Cornell University. In 1965 he became a visiting lecturer at Yale University.
Personal life
Szyszlo was married to the Peruvian poet Blanca Varela (1926–2009), with whom he had two children. Their second son, Juan Lorenzo, a dual American-Peruvian citizen, was killed in the crash of Faucett Perú Flight 251, near Arequipa on February 29, 1996, aged 36, when he was heading to the city to oversee an exhibition of his father's work there.
Szyszlo died on October 9, 2017, the same day as his second wife, Lila Yábar (m.1988) in a domestic accident according to his secretary. At the time of his death, he resided and worked in Lima.
Work
His work is represented in public and private collections throughout the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C.; Museo de Arte de Lima (Peru); Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil; Museo Nacional de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Arequipa (Peru); and the Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California, among others.
References
The Organization of American States
External links
Fernando de Szyszlo on Artnet
Fernando de Szyszlo, represented by Latin American Masters
Fernando de Szyszlo at MLA Gallery, Los Angeles
Fernando de Szyszlo at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York
Fernando de Szyszlo at Mixografia, Los Angeles
1925 births
2017 deaths
Szyslo, Fernando de
Modern artists
Contemporary painters
Abstract artists
Szyslo, Fernando de
Szyslo, Fernando de
Peruvian people of Polish descent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando%20de%20Szyszlo |
James Owen (born 1969) is a British historian and journalist.
Biography
Owen was born in Holland Park, London, and was educated at Eton College and University College, Oxford. After a brief period as a barrister, he worked at The Daily Telegraph as a journalist from 1995 until 2001. In 2004, with Guy Walters, he edited The Voice of War, an anthology of World War II memoirs, diaries and letters.
In 2005, he published A Serpent in Eden, an investigation of the unsolved murder in The Bahamas in 1943 of Sir Harry Oakes. Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction, this was filmed as a drama documentary, entitled Murder in Paradise, for the UK's Channel 4 and broadcast in December 2006. That year, Owen also published Nuremberg: Evil On Trial, a re-examination on its 60th anniversary of the case conducted against the leading Nazis after the Second World War.
Danger UXB tells the story of the early days of Bomb Disposal during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz through the experiences of many of those involved, including Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer and Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk.
His most recent work, published in 2012, is Commando, a history of the raiding force and its operations during the Second World War.
Many of Owen's books seek to overturn long-held ideas and conventional wisdom. A Serpent in Eden rebuts the theory advanced by other writers that the Duke of Windsor attempted to influence the outcome of the investigation into the murder of Sir Harry Oakes. Of Nuremberg: Evil On Trial, Marcel Berlins wrote that Owen had showed that it was not the fair and just trial usually claimed, while in Danger UXB Owen cast doubt on the supposed circumstances surrounding the saving of St Paul's Cathedral by Robert Davies (GC) and the subsequent award to him of the first George Cross.
In Commando, Owen argues that the popular perception of the force has been shaped more by post-war films and literature than by their actual wartime role, which was less as small bands of raiders than as large formations of assault troops. He also points out that the Commandos in fact carried out few operations in their first two years as a unit, and that the excessive publicity these received led to much resentment of them by the rest of the Army.
He is the editor of Great Letters, a selection of notable, witty and quirky correspondence to The Times during the past century, and co-editor with Samantha Wyndham of Great War Letters, an anthology of letters published in the newspaper during the First World War.
Owen also works as a journalist and critic and is a former trustee of the London Library. He was a teaching Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at the London School of Economics (LSE) from 2012 until 2014 and at University College London (UCL) in 2014-2015.
Bibliography
The Voice of War, with Guy Walters, Viking, 2004
A Serpent in Eden Little, Brown, 2005 (Abacus, 2006)
Nuremberg: Evil on Trial Headline, 2006
Danger UXB Little, Brown, 2010
Commando Little, Brown, 2012
Great Letters Times Books, 2017
Great War Letters Times Books, 2018
Great Quotations Times Books, 2018
On This Day Times Books, 2018
Great Events Times Books, 2020
References
1969 births
Living people
British non-fiction writers
British male journalists
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of University College, Oxford | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Owen%20%28British%20author%29 |
The Pacific Lumber Company, officially abbreviated PALCO, and also commonly known as PL, was one of California's major logging and sawmill operations, located 28 miles (45 km) south of Eureka and 244 miles (393 km) north of San Francisco. Begun in 1863, PALCO was managed over most of the twentieth century by generations of the Simon J. Murphy, Sr. Family or managers chosen by the Murphys from 1905 through 1985. Primary operations existed in massive log storage and milling operations at the historic company town of Scotia, California, located adjacent to US 101 along the Eel River. Secondary mills were located in nearby Fortuna and Carlotta. PALCO had extensive timber holdings exceeding well over 200,000 acres (890 km²) in the Redwood and Douglas-Fir forests of Humboldt County. For generations, it was one of the largest private employers in the entire region, appropriately known as the Redwood Empire.
The company was transformed into a wholly owned subsidiary of Maxxam, Inc for its two final decades. In January 2007 the company filed for bankruptcy protection. On July 29, 2008, the "Final Order" from US Bankruptcy attorney, Judge Richard Schmidt, led to the transfer of the assets of the bankrupt PALCO and all its subsidiaries to the Mendocino Redwood Company and the town of Scotia to Marathon Structured Finance. After 145 years as PALCO, the new company is known as the Humboldt Redwood Company. Some of the affected parties, including Bank of New York Trust Company, filed an appeal and on September 29, 2009 the Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit modified this judgment. However, the asset transfer and resulting companies were little changed by the modification and no other adjustments of any significance have occurred since.
Overview
The Pacific Lumber Company was started in 1863. Though it employed over 350 people in its final days in 2008, there were over 1,600 employees at the turn of the millennium. The company itself was a tourist attraction that once welcomed visitors for a tour of the (now permanently closed) largest Redwood Mill ever constructed, which included an unusual hydraulic debarker. The quaint town adjacent to the mill is still open to public visits. Pacific Lumber has been at the center of multiple controversies since a hostile takeover by Maxxam, Inc. (of Texas), that was completed in 1986. The company maintains that it is still a sustainable operation, but its policies and practices bear little resemblance to those before 1986. 1999 saw the sale of thousands of acres of land to become the Headwaters Forest Reserve. In that agreement, strict rules were put into place requiring the company to manage its holdings under more-restrictive practices. This in part led PALCO to file for bankruptcy in January 2007. By late in 2008 The Pacific Lumber Company ceased to exist.
History
19th century
Pacific Lumber (or PL, as locals have known it for generations) began during the heat of the US Civil War in 1863 when A. W. McPherson and Henry Wetherbee purchased of timberland on California's Eel River at the rate of $1.25 per acre. Over the ensuing 20 years they added more partners and began significant logging by 1882, at the present main site and town, which was originally known as Forestville. By 1888, the company became the largest in Humboldt County, with 300 employees and lumber shipments exceeding annually. By this time the town name was changed to Scotia and it boasted a Western Union telegraph station, church, post office, and school. In 1895, the company suffered a major setback as the entire town burned, suffering $400,000 in losses ($8,000,000 in today's terms). By that time, Simon J. Murphy, Sr. a Detroit business man and one of its first millionaires had consolidated his millions from Detroit and Southern California into PL. The Simon Murphy family, Stanwood Murphy and his direct descendants would be the controllers of the company for nearly a century The way they took care of business was shown handily after the big fire as they chose to rebuild everything, despite the fact that insurance covered only 25% of losses.
20th century
Life during early 20th century lumbering is documented by the Neill family’s Photo Album, which features 292 photographs of the Neill family, townspeople, and daily life in the company town of Scotia. Images reflect everyday life and hardships, local residents and homes, vacations, trips into the surrounding forest, and Pacific Lumber Company’s mill and work operations, between the years of 1908 and 1913. The Neil Photo Album is available for viewing at Humboldt State University’s Special Collections.
By 1905, Simon Murphy, Sr., originally of Detroit, Michigan and later of Whittier, California, completed the process of gaining control of the company. Through the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, World War I, and numerous floods on the Eel River, the company came into the modern age. By 1920 the company had 1,500 employees and of timberland. Beginning in the same decade, company management began participating in the preservation movement, primarily as a result of pressure from the Save the Redwoods League in San Francisco. Portions of prior PL holdings including the Rockefeller Forest, the world's largest remaining contiguous old growth Redwood Forest to survive, now comprises the core of Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Further developments included recycling of sawdust into the world's first Presto logs.
In 1931, Stanwood Murphy became president of the company. His unique foresight led to a drastic change in practices from the industry standard of clear cutting to a "selective cut" system of logging. This meant that the company would limit cutting to a maximum of 70 percent of the mature trees in a stand, leaving the younger, most vigorous trees to hold the soil and seed a new generation of forest. He also instituted the concept of "sustainable yield," which directed planners to never cut more than the company's forests could replace by new growth in any year. These practices were hailed as revolutionary and he and his direct heirs ran the company in this manner for the next 55 years.
By the 1950s, PALCO efforts to make Scotia a comfortable place to live and raise a family provided the following in the company town: affordable employee housing, stores, a school, a hospital, a skating rink, and a theatre. Under the Murphy family, the company implemented an employee pension plan, and provided free life insurance. By 1961, academic scholarships were also provided to students who were children of company employees. In 1975, PALCO was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Late 20th century
By the 1980s, this huge lumber operation had absolutely no debt, holding a partially diversified portfolio that included a high-rise building in San Francisco and lucrative welding operation in the San Francisco Bay Area, all derived from the company's 100-year-plan based on sustained yield directed cutting and profits carefully spent to protect cash flow. These long-term plans consequently and purposely led to a relatively low profit annually, which unwittingly were about to make the company vulnerable to "new" acquisition practices from Wall Street. The last Murphy to manage the company under these circumstances, Warren Murphy, reflected on what it was like to run such a stable enterprise with sound environmental practices: "We were the good guys. It was fun, it was easy—it was a great life."
1985 hostile takeover
On September 30, 1985, the venerable Pacific Lumber Company, having maneuvered through more than a century of business peaks and valleys, was taken over as a result of stock purchases culminating on September 27, 1985. The Murphy family (the largest minority stock holders at the time) and countless previous stockholders, mostly company employees, were relieved of their stock as a result of a hostile takeover by Charles Hurwitz and his Maxxam, Inc. corporation of Texas.
On February 26, 1986, the day after the completed takeover, Warren Murphy resigned, turning over the company to John A. Campbell, a man who had been one of his executive vice presidents. However, despite indisputable changes in the tenor and management of the company, its last major holding of contiguous old growth forest was ultimately preserved as environmental groups and various auspices of government worked to seek a deal that inevitably led to the creation of the Headwaters Forest in 1999 in exchange for $480 million in taxpayer money.
Clearcutting introduced under Maxxam
Between a desire to turn a higher profit and the need to start paying off the debt incurred from acquiring Pacific Lumber, Hurwitz's Maxxam replaced the sustainable growth policy of the previous owner-managers (primarily the Murphy family) with one of clearcutting.
Protests and resistance
On May 24, 1990, a bomb planted in the car of Earth First! activist Judi Bari exploded, sending her and fellow activist Darryl Cherney to the hospital. Judi and Darryl were on their way to a music and speaking event on the UC Santa Cruz campus, part of an organizing tour for Redwood Summer, which sought to inform the wider public about the tragedy unfolding in the Redwood Empire.
The explosion was a milestone of forest activism in the redwoods and elsewhere. The bomber was never identified. Oakland police and the FBI initially accused Bari and Cherney with transporting an explosive device under the driver's seat of her own car; but Alameda County prosecutors dropped the case for lack of evidence a few months later. A lawsuit filed by Judi against the FBI for violation of Constitutional rights was ultimately successful in 2002, vindicating Darryl and Judi, but coming five years after Judi's untimely death from breast cancer at the age of 47.
On September 17, 1998, David Chain, an Earth First! activist was struck by a falling tree while trying to stop logging in Pacific Lumber property. He was killed instantly and died of massive head trauma. In response to his death, a Pacific Lumber Co. spokesperson said their logging crew did not see anybody in the area and were unaware of Chain's presence. Earth First! said that the loggers had been deliberately felling huge trees, in a perpendicular manner rather than downhill, in the protesters' direction. One of the protesters also noted that the tree fellers were fully aware that they were there, as the activists had been "yelling at them, walking towards them, telling them 'Don't fell this tree'". On a videotape supplied by Earth First!, Arlington Earl Ammons, the 52-year-old logger responsible for felling the tree that caused Chain's death can be heard shouting expletives and threatening the protesters.
Beginning of a new millennium
The company filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2007. A Texas bankruptcy court considered reorganization options early in 2008. On June 6, 2008 the judge preliminarily decided to confirm the Mendocino Redwood Company option for reorganization and signed the order on July 8, 2008. The company's bond holders attempted to appeal, but on July 24, the appellate court in Louisiana refused to hear the case. Timber note holders stated that this will mean the Mendocino Redwood Company/ Marathon plan will be able to go forward, and many agree that any future court will be unlikely to undo it.
Railroads
Pacific Lumber Company incorporated the Humboldt Bay and Eel River Railroad on 17 November 1882 to transport lumber from the Scotia sawmill to Humboldt Bay for loading aboard ships. The railway was completed across the Scotia Bluffs to Alton, California on 20 August 1885 where connection was made with the Eel River and Eureka Railroad for the remainder of the distance to Humboldt Bay. Rails were extended southward up the Eel River from Scotia to bring logs into the sawmill. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged the Pacific Lumber Company railway into their subsidiary San Francisco and Northwestern Railway on 15 May 1903, although Pacific Lumber Company retained the land underlying the right of way along with the timber rights and the ability to use the line for their logging operations. The railway became part of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad on 8 January 1907. Pacific Lumber Company built flatcars from wood and maintained a fleet of locomotives for moving logs from the woods into the mill and for switching cars for loading or unloading at the sawmill. Diesels replaced steam locomotives in 1955. Log trains of wooden flat cars ran to the Scotia mill until 1976 from a log deck in Carlotta, California. Company switchers were stationed at Scotia until Northwestern Pacific Railroad discontinued service.
Locomotives
Environmental issues
Under pressure from environmental activists, the company considered selling 6,000 acres (24 km²) of mostly old growth redwoods for $300 million to protect the marbled murrelet, spotted owl, and other old growth dwellers. As required by regulatory authorities, buffer zones have been further developed around rivers to prevent erosion and maintain animal habitats, but the Eel River, the region's major waterway, has been considerably damaged as a result of more than 150 years of logging activity, not all of which is the result of PALCO operations.
In 1999 PALCO agreed to American activist Julia Butterfly Hill's requests to create a buffer zone around a 600-year old-growth redwood named Luna in exchange for leaving the tree, as she had been living in it for just over two years. Though someone vandalized the tree during the process, it survives to the present.
In 2003, the Company was sued civilly, by the District Attorney of Humboldt County, for fraud and violations of the California Business and Professions Code. The suit was predicated on the allegation that PALCO had affirmatively represented that its timber operations would have a similar environmental impact across all of its land holdings, when in fact there were wide variances and effects on differing watershed environments. The suit was ultimately dismissed by a California Superior Court Judge, but was later appealed to the California Court of Appeal. In January 2008, the California court of Appeal for the 1st district upheld the trial court's dismissal of the litigation, and the suit is for all practical purposes over. During the pendency of this litigation MAXXAM filed for Bankruptcy. Reports indicate that the family that owns the GAP Stores who are already investors in timber lands in Mendocino county, just south of Humboldt county have submitted a proposal to take over PALCO to the Bankruptcy court in Corpus Christie, TX. Environmentalists hailed the move as being a vast improvement on the increased logging approach by Charles Hurwitz and MAXXAM.
Notes
References
Harris, David. The Last Stand: The War between Wall Street and Main Street over California's Ancient Redwoods. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1997. .
External links
North Coast Journal—at least 380 articles on the developments within and surrounding PALCO.
San Francisco Chronicle—multiple stories and editorials related to PALCO.
Pacific Lumber's environmental record
Critique of PALCO's environmental program
Companies based in Humboldt County, California
Defunct California railroads
Logging railroads in the United States
Defunct companies based in California
Predecessors of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Railway companies established in 1863
Railway companies disestablished in 1903
American companies established in 1863
Defunct forest products companies of the United States
1863 establishments in California
1903 disestablishments in California
American companies disestablished in 2008
2008 disestablishments in California | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20Lumber%20Company |
A scroll plain occurs where a river meanders across an area with a very low gradient, usually with a fairly continuous discharge. In addition to meanders, scroll plains are also characterised by many oxbow lakes.
See also
Strath
References
Geography articles needing expert attention
Plains
Topography | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll%20plain |
Paul Cameron Rofe (born 16 January 1981, Adelaide, South Australia) is a former first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and Northamptonshire. A right-arm fast bowler, Rofe took 181 first-class wickets at an average of 29.66, with a best of 7/52. His limited overs career has been less successful, taking 37 wickets at 35.97. He made his first class debut in 2001 against Western Australia having previously represented Australia under-19s from 1999 until 2000.
External links
Australian cricketers
South Australia cricketers
People educated at Prince Alfred College
Living people
1981 births
Northamptonshire cricketers
Cricketers from Adelaide
Australian expatriate cricketers in the United Kingdom | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Rofe%20%28cricketer%29 |
James Owen (December 7, 1784, Bladen County – September 4, 1865, Wilmington) was an American politician from North Carolina, a planter, major-general, businessman, and slave owner, including of Omar ibn Said. He was educated in private schools in Pittsburg. Subsequently, he was for many years president of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad and a major-general of the militia. His brother John Owen was governor of North Carolina. Owen was a member of the North Carolina state legislature in 1808-1811 and a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 5th congressional district from 1817 to 1819. He died in 1865 and was interred at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington.
References
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography (1900, volume 4)
1784 births
1865 deaths
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
19th-century American legislators
American slave owners
Burials at Oakdale Cemetery (Wilmington, North Carolina) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Owen%20%28American%20politician%29 |
Kevin Rahm (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor known for his television roles as Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy, Lee McDermott on Desperate Housewives, and Ted Chaough on Mad Men.
Early life and education
Rahm attended and graduated from Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas in May 1989. Following high school, Rahm, then a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attended one of the church's Missionary Training Centers before serving as a missionary in France, Switzerland, and on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion between 1990 and 1992.
After returning to the United States, he studied pre-law at Brigham Young University, before changing his major to drama. In 1994, he was awarded the Irene Ryan Award for best college actor. In 1996, Rahm dropped out of college to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
Career
Rahm played Kyle McCarty, Amy Gray's cousin, for three seasons on Judging Amy. He joined the show in season 3, when Dan Futterman left. In 2001 he starred in the Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial "Big Day". On October 21, 2007, he made his first appearance as Lee McDermott, a new Wisteria Lane resident on ABC's Desperate Housewives, who is gay and has a husband, Bob Hunter (played by Tuc Watkins).
In 2014, Rahm was cast as a newsroom editor in the film, Nightcrawler. From 2010 to 2015, Rahm played Ted Chaough, a Madison Avenue advertising creative director, in AMC's award-winning show, Mad Men.
In March 2015, Rahm began a recurring role playing consultant and attorney, Michael Barnow, on the TV show, Madam Secretary.
Personal life
On April 28, 2012 Rahm married Amy Lonkar, a cardio-thoracic surgeon at the UC Davis Medical Center. They have a daughter. The family lives in Sacramento, California.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
1971 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American Mormon missionaries in France
Mormon missionaries in Mauritius
Mormon missionaries in Réunion
American Mormon missionaries in Switzerland
Brigham Young University alumni
People from Bossier City, Louisiana
Actors from Shreveport, Louisiana
People from Mineral Wells, Texas
Male actors from Louisiana
Male actors from Texas
20th-century Mormon missionaries
American expatriates in Mauritius
Former Latter Day Saints
21st-century American male actors
20th-century American male actors | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Rahm |
Herfølge Stadium (Danish: Herfølge Stadion) is an association football stadium located in Herfølge, Køge municipality, Denmark. It has been the home ground of Herfølge BK (HB) since 1936 and has previously hosted the professional superstructure HB Køge (2009–2018). In November 2018, the total capacity of 8,000 spectators (with 3.440 seatings) made it among the 25th largest football stadiums in Denmark.
Both the land, on which the stadium is located, and the related buildings have since December 2009 been fully owned by Køge Municipality. Due to sponsorship arrangements with commercial companies, the stadium has been known under three previous names, SEAS-NVE Park (2009–2016), Cactus Park (2016–2018) and Capelli Sport Stadion (2018).
The stadium's current attendance record of 8,172 spectators dates back to a 1996–97 Danish Superliga match on 17 June 1997, when Herfølge BK lost 2–1 against Brøndby IF. The stadium has hosted one European Cup match on 9 August 2000, when the Danish league champions Herfølge BK played at home against the Scottish league champions Rangers F.C. in the third qualifying round of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.
History
A naked football field at the current venue was inaugurated in 1936 after Herfølge BK had relocated to their new home within the rural village. In 1937, the local municipality constructed the actual outlines of the current stadium, which was later expanded to include an exhibition field and a training ground and two handball fields. In 1942, the Herfølge-based club built a club house including two changing rooms and a bath for its members, at the ground, at a cost of DKK 10,000.
Under the leadership of the late Gudmund Jørgensen, the training facilities and the exhibition ground was renovated and expanded in the late 1970s to be able to house the professional department of Herfølge BK, which occurred in advance of the club's promotion to the top league in Denmark in 1980. The stadium's first proper grandstand with seatings, a traditional single tier, was constructed along the western long section in 1986 at a cost of approx. DKK 6 million, which was privately funded after the local municipality would not make the investment, but instead gave the club a 50-year rights of usage-agreement for the exhibition field at the stadium. Following the expansion, the stadium capacity was increased to hold 6,000 spectators and the stadium's attendance record was increased from 3.464 spectators (Herfølge BK vs. Køge BK on 10 June 1981) to 5.348 spectators (Herfølge BK vs. Brøndby IF on 4 September 1988). The name Herfølge was visually written on the seats (in the club's colour scheme with blue letters on a yellow background) on the western grand stand until the seats were switched to blue and black stripes during the HB Køge-era at the stadium – the north stand was left untouched in blue and yellow stripes. The previous cement steps located in the north end behind one of the goal posts were replaced by a new modern grand stand in the late 1990s, inaugurated in the fall of 1999, at a cost of DKK 13 million by a group of eight investors under the company Herfølge Tribune, with the intention of giving the successful first team of Herfølge BK better ground conditions, and then rented back to the professional department, Herfølge Boldklub A/S.
The north end stand included office space for the administration and 600 square metres of facilities for the players. All the buildings were sold for DKK 12.3 million including the associated debt to the local municipality in December 2009. With the completion of the most recent area of the stadium, the stadium now seats 3,440 attendees (1,740 spectators at the west stands and 1,700 spectators at the north stands), with shallow open standing-only terraces for an additional 4,560 spectators in the east section and south section (traditionally reserved for the away followings of visiting teams). The upper east section includes 2 rows of seats and a VIP lounge/executive boxes (on stilts) on the first floor competing for space with a sport centre hall in the lower east section. In 2018, the club house of Herfølge BK located in the eastern section was renovated with 10 changing rooms and 2 new changing rooms was added.
Name, sponsorships and logos
The ground has been known under several names due to sponsorship arrangements; SEAS-NVE Park (8 July 2009 – 10 May 2016), Cactus Park (11 May 2016 – 28 February 2018) and Capelli Sport Stadion (1 March 2018 – 30 November 2018), when the naming rights for HB Køge's football matches and events were acquired by different companies. The stadium's previous sponsor name, Capelli Sport Stadium, was discontinued after the last match in 2018 involving the then-1st Division team HB Køge and instead transferred to the club's new home ground, Køge Idrætspark, in February 2019.
Logos used for the naming rights agreements of Herfølge Stadium:
References
Football venues in Denmark
Football venues in the Øresund Region
Herfølge Boldklub
HB Køge
Capelli Sport | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herf%C3%B8lge%20Stadium |
Northern Farm may refer to:
Northern Farm (stud), a major Japanese horse breeding stud
Northern Farm (book), a 1948 book by naturalist/writer Henry Beston | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Farm |
Wittenberg Concord, is a religious concordat signed by Reformed and Lutheran theologians and churchmen on 29 May 1536 as an attempted resolution of their differences with respect to the Real Presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist. It is considered a foundational document for Lutheranism but was later rejected by the Reformed.
The Reformed signers included Martin Bucer, Wolfgang Fabricius Capito, Matthäus Alber, Martin Frecht, Jakob Otter, and Wolfgang Musculus. The Lutherans signers included Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, Johannes Bugenhagen, Justus Jonas, Caspar Cruciger, Justus Menius, Friedrich Myconius, Urban Rhegius, George Spalatin. This document defined the doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist as the Sacramental Union and maintained the real eating of the body and blood of Christ by "unworthy communicants" (manducatio indignorum).
Notes
History of Protestantism in Germany
Lutheran Eucharistic theology
Christianity in the Holy Roman Empire | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenberg%20Concord |
"Queenie, Queenie, who's got the ball" is a common children's playground game. It is played with a ball by four or more players.
A girl is picked to be "Queenie," and she turns her back on everyone else. "Queenie" then throws the ball over her shoulder and one of the other players needs to catch it or pick it up. Everyone, except "Queenie", puts their hands behind their backs so that "Queenie" does not know who has the ball. "Queenie" then turns around and the others shout:
"Queenie, Queenie, who's got the ball?
Is she fat or is she tall?
Is she hairy, or is she bald?
You don't know because you don't have the ball!"
Another version of the chant is:
Queenio, Cokio, who's got the ballio?
I haven't got it
It isn't in my pocket
Queenio, Cokio, who's got the ballio?
The "Queenie" has to guess who has the ball through a process of elimination. If the girl with the ball is the last one to be picked, that girl becomes the new "queenie." The player must admit to having the ball or will automatically be "out". The player who is the "Queenie" must not look when throwing the ball or the "Queenie" herself will be "out".
Popular culture
Paul McCartney's song Queenie Eye includes a variation of this chant as chorus lyrics.
Benidorm tv show uncle Bertie reveals his identity to Kenneth by reciting the chant.
External links
Article "Games People Play", originally published in Today's Parent, August 1998
References
Singing games | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenie%2C%20Queenie%2C%20who%27s%20got%20the%20ball%3F |
Zevenhuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a partly in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem and partly in the municipality of Teylingen. Zevenhuizen lies about 7 km northeast of Leiden.
Zevenhuizen is not a statistical entity, and is considered part of Oud Ade and Warmond. It consists of about 40 houses and 70 houseboats.
References
Populated places in South Holland
Kaag en Braassem | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zevenhuizen%2C%20Kaag%20en%20Braassem |
John David Bond, (6 May 1932 – 11 July 2019) was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and Nottinghamshire.
Born in Kearsley, Lancashire, England, Bond began his cricket career playing for Walkden, where he was raised, in the Bolton Cricket League. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and joined Lancashire in 1955, being assured of a regular place in a strong batting line-up in only a few seasons, among them 1962, when he scored 2,125 runs at an average of more than 36. But by the mid-1960s, he was second eleven captain and an irregular first-class cricketer.
Success with the second team, though, led to an unexpected call-up to be first team captain from 1968 and over the next five seasons, Bond led a previously under-achieving side to a run of success in one-day cricket competitions that has not been equalled. Intensively competitive, Bond led by example in the field and often made useful runs, normally batting at No 6 or lower. A mostly young team included future England cricketers such as Barry Wood, David Lloyd, Frank Hayes, Peter Lever and Ken Shuttleworth, and Lancashire recruited proven matchwinners in Clive Lloyd and Farokh Engineer as the overseas stars.
Bond's great ability was to get match-winning performances out of average county players in one-day games, and he was also a pioneer in using spin bowlers as an integral part of a one-day attack. Under him, Lancashire won the Sunday cricket league in its first two seasons, 1969 and 1970, and took the premier one-day trophy, then called the Gillette Cup, for three seasons in a row from 1970 to 1972, a feat that has not been equalled. The county challenged for the County Championship more strongly during Bond's captaincy than for many years, but he did not achieve the same success in the first-class game.
Bond was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for his captaincy in 1971. He also took a catch to dismiss Asif Iqbal, which turned the Gillette Cup Final that year. He retired from Lancashire after the 1972 season, then came back unsuccessfully to first-class cricket as player-manager of Nottinghamshire for a single season in 1974.
In the mid 1970s Bond moved to the Isle of Man, becoming head coach and cricket professional at King William's College. He also revealed himself as a fine table tennis player, leading the KWC team to the top of the Manx leagues and winning the Island championships. He returned to Old Trafford in the 1980s, as the manager of Lancashire.
Bond died on 11 July 2019.
References
External links
1932 births
2019 deaths
England cricket team selectors
English cricketers
Lancashire cricketers
Lancashire cricket captains
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricket captains
People educated at Bolton School
People from Kearsley
Cricketers from Greater Manchester
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Wisden Cricketers of the Year | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Bond%20%28cricketer%29 |
Inverness Constabulary was a police force in Scotland that covered Inverness-shire.
It was created on 16 November 1968, as a merger of the Inverness Burgh Police and the Inverness-shire Constabulary. Inverness Constabulary merged with the Northern Constabulary and the Ross and Sutherland Constabulary on 16 May 1975, as part of the creation of the regions of Scotland. The resulting force was also called the Northern Constabulary.
The force's only Chief Constable was Andrew L. McClure, who had previously been Chief Constable of Inverness-shire Constabulary, and then went on to become Assistant Chief Constable of the new force.
Thomas Sorley had been Chief Constable of Inverness Burgh Police, and he was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Inverness Constabulary. He was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of the new Northern Constabulary on its formation.
Organisations based in Inverness
Defunct police forces of Scotland
1968 establishments in Scotland
1975 disestablishments in Scotland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness%20Constabulary |
Ninon Colneric (born 1948) is the first female German judge at the European Court of Justice (2000-2006).
Career
Born in Oer-Erkenschwick, she studied legal science in Tübingen, Munich and Geneva. Following a period of academic research in London, she was awarded a doctorate in law by the University of Munich. She was authorised, by the University of Bremen, to teach labour law, sociology of law and social law. She was professor ad interim at the faculty of law of the universities of Frankfurt, and Bremen. She was a judge at the Labour Court (Arbeitsgericht) Oldenburg (1986-1989). She was president of the Landesarbeitsgericht Schleswig-Holstein (1989-2000). She collaborated, as an expert, on the European Expertise Service (European Union) project for the reform of the labour law of Kirghizstan (1994 to 1995). She was an honorary Professor at the University of Bremen in labour law, specifically in European labour law.
From 2000 until 2006 she was the first female German judge at the European Court of Justice. From 2008 until 2011 she became Co-Dean at the China-EU School of Law, a cooperative project between a consortium of European universities and the China University of Political Science and Law.
Since 2018 she is member of the Whistleblower-Netzwerk e.V., and since 2020 a member of the advisory board of the Institute for Secular Law.
See also
List of members of the European Court of Justice
References
Colneric, Ninon
Colneric, Ninon
Colneric, Ninon
Colneric, Ninon
Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Legal educators
German women academics
Labour law scholars
German judges of international courts and tribunals
Women legal scholars | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninon%20Colneric |
Gil Grand (born Gilles Lagrandeur, January 8, 1968) is a Canadian country music singer. Since 1998, he has released three studio albums: Famous First Words (1998), Burnin (2002) and Somebody's Someone (2006). He has charted several singles on the Canadian country singles charts as well, including the RPM top ten single "Famous First Words" in 1998.
Career
In 1998, Grand signed a record deal with Monument Records' Nashville division. His debut album, Famous First Words, helped him receive three Canadian Country Music Awards nominations including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year and Wrangler Rising Star.
Burnin was released in December 2002. "Cry A Little," "Break It to Them Gently," "Run" and the title track were all released as singles. Grand earned five CCMA nominations in 2003 including Single of the Year, SOCAN Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and Best Album Graphics, and won Independent Male Artist of the Year.
He released his third album, Somebody's Someone, in March 2006. In 2006, Grand and his younger brother Jake joined forces for Raise the Roof, a tour that took them from British Columbia to Ontario, raising awareness of Ronald McDonald House Charities. Grand now lives in Nashville where he is co-owner and president of Grand & Gee Music Group.
Discography
Studio albums
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Release date: September 22, 1998
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Release date: November 19, 2002
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! scope="row"| "Famous First Words"
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| rowspan="6"| Famous First Words
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! scope="row"| "Spilled Perfume"
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Let's Start Livin'"
| 17
| 55
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| rowspan="2"| 1999
! scope="row"| "I Can't Put Your Memory to Bed"
| 26
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "I Already Fell"
| 19
| 70
|-
| 2000
! scope="row"| "Love Me or Not (Here I Come)"
| —
| —
|-
| 2001
! scope="row"| "There She Goes"
| ×
| —
| rowspan="7"| ''Burnin
|-
| 2002
! scope="row"| "Cry a Little"
| ×
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
! scope="row"| "Break It to Them Gently"
| ×
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Run"
| ×
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2004
! scope="row"| "Burnin'"
| 16
| —
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! scope="row"| "Never Comin' Down"
| 15
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! scope="row"| "Sometimes She Cries"
| —
| —
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| 2005
! scope="row"| "These Wheels Won't Roll"
| —
| —
| rowspan="5"| Somebody's Someone|-
| rowspan="3"| 2006
! scope="row"| "Quit Teasin' Me"
| 21
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Never Saw Her Leavin' Comin'"
| 43
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Somebody's Someone"
| 48
| —
|-
| 2007
! scope="row"| "Good Days, Bad Days"
| —
| —
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| 2012
! scope="row"| "Baby Knows a Lot About Leavin'"
| 33
| —
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| 2014
! scope="row"| "Groove"
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| —
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| 2016
! scope="row"| "She'll Always Be Mine"
| —
| —
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Note
Music videos
Awards and nominations
1998
RPM Male Vocalist of the Year
1999
CCMA Album of the Year, Famous First Words''
CCMA Male Vocalist of the Year
CCMA Wrangler Rising Star
2003
CCMA Independent Male Artist of the Year
CCMA Single of the Year, "Cry A Little"
CCMA SOCAN Song of the Year, "Cry A Little"
CCMA Video of the Year, "Cry A Little"
2004
CCMA Video of the Year, "Run"
CCMA Independent Male Artist of the Year
2006
CCMA Record Producer of the Year
References
1968 births
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Franco-Ontarian people
Living people
Musicians from Greater Sudbury | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil%20Grand |
Marsico Nuovo (Lucano: ) is a town and comune of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum.
It is an agricultural centre in the Agri river valley.
History
The city's origins are obscure, but, after the destruction by the Saracens of the ancient Grumentum, the town grew in importance, and became the seat of a county under the Normans (11th century). Its most famous count was Sylvester of Marsico.
It was subsequently ruled by the Hauteville, the Guarna and Sanseverino families. The last count from the latter, Ferrante Sanseverino, was exiled in 1552 and his fiefs acquired by the Kingdom of Naples.
Main sights
Among the churches in the town are:
Cathedral of San Giorgio
San Gianuario
San Michele Arcangelo
Madonna del Carmine
Santi Maria di Constantinopoli
San Rocco, contains arts from a destroyed church of All Saints.
References
See also
Marsicovetere
Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsico Nuovo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsico%20Nuovo |
Liberty or Death is a turn-based strategy video game for NEC PC-9801, MS-DOS, Super NES, and Sega Genesis released by Koei in 1993. It is part of Koei's Historical Simulation Series.
Gameplay
The game is set during the American Revolutionary War. The player can choose to control any of six Commanders-in-Chief (C-in-C), three each on the American Continental Army or British Army sides.
For either side, the general objective is to eliminate all enemy troops throughout the Thirteen Colonies by defeating them in battle. The strategies used to accomplish this change are based on which side the player has chosen: the American side needs to hold out against the British and slowly gather its strength, while the British need to fortify their existing positions and quickly move against the Americans.
The gameplay focuses mainly on the military aspects of the conflict, but relationships with civilian, and particularly political, entities are of vital importance as their approval determines the budget for military spending, and in the worst-case scenario, they can vote for your ouster as C-in-C. Very historically accurate, the game faithfully reproduces the strategic situation of the war as well as many historical figures in great detail.
Liberty or Death is known among players for its thoroughly researched historical detail, great complexity, level of difficulty, and the immense amount of time it takes to complete one game (similar to the experience of other Koei games). One could easily spend upwards of 250 hours on one game and might still be defeated in the end. The user interface showed many improvements over previous Koei games, including mouse support. The game can be played in one-player mode, two-player mode, or zero-player mode (i.e., with two computer AIs playing against each other).
Beginning the game
The player begins by selecting which side to play, the British or the American, and then must select which Commander-in-Chief will represent their side. The choices are George Washington, Artemas Ward, or Charles Lee for the Americans, and Thomas Gage, Sir Henry Clinton, or William Howe for the British. (In the console versions, players cannot choose their Commander-in-Chief. George Washington and Thomas Gage are the leaders of their respective sides.) Each turn lasts half of a month, for a total of 24 turns per year. The Continental Congress or British Parliament (depending on which side the player has chosen) meets quarterly to set the budget for military spending over the next three months (equivalent to six turns), and the player chooses to allocate the funds between the navy, the districts he controls, to pay debts and salaries, and various other concerns. He can also set general strategy with his naval forces that are not under his direct control.
In each month, the player manages the military affairs for each district (as do any commanders they have authorized to do so on their own, as well as the enemy and his commanders). There is a number of actions that the player can take in each district he has, including purchasing materials, bribing enemy generals, holding parades to gain popular support, and training his troops, among many other options.
An interesting facet of Liberty or Death is that there are also Patriot and Loyalist militia regiments and German mercenary regiments, organized and paid for by the Americans and British, respectively, which will fight and collect resources on their own, unless they are recruited. These groups will continue to run the districts they are in and can also attack and annex adjacent districts if they choose to. If a regular commander for their side moves into the district, these militia units will place themselves under his authority if he is of equal or higher rank, swelling his ranks.
Battles
The strategy phase exists to set up the tactical battles, which take place on hex-grid battlefields, with each hex representing a terrain type, some of which also show seasonal changes. Allied troops in districts adjoining the one where a battle is taking place can be asked to join the fray as well. Commanders place their armies on the field depending on which district they have entered from (and the navy can be used to transport troops into battle as well if there is coastal access to the district). The troops can then be maneuvered around the battlefield and finally into combat.
There is a variety of unit types with different abilities, both in battle and in moving across the various types of terrain. Infantry is a basic ground unit, while guerrilla units can move through terrain impassable to others and use surprise attacks; cavalry requires open terrain, but their shock charges can be devastating to foot troops; engineers use cannons as artillery and can also create and destroy bridges. In coastal districts, naval barrages can also be brought to bear. Defenders have to protect their forts and towns from the enemy while attackers have to try to either take the cities and forts or eliminate the opposing troops before running out of men or materiel themselves.
Historical accuracy
Liberty or Death has been noted for its deep level of historical detail and accuracy. The game represents historical figures associated with the American Revolution, including political leaders like Lord North, William Pitt the Younger, Patrick Henry (whose famous speech gives the game its name) and John Adams.
The Commander-in-Chief choices noted above are historically accurate: each of the choices on the British side were actually commanders-in-chief of British forces in America during the Revolutionary War, but while the choices on the American side were potential candidates for commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, only Washington ever held the post during the war.
Beyond the C-in-Cs, nearly every British and Loyalist leader involved in the war appears, including John Burgoyne, Charles Cornwallis, Guy Carleton, Thomas Gage, Thomas Graves, Henry Hamilton, Banastre Tarleton, and William Tryon. The American side is equally well represented, with Horatio Gates, Richard Montgomery, Nathanael Greene, Henry Knox, Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan, and Anthony Wayne appearing in the game.
The game also places the war into the broader context of world events at the time, so in addition to the principals in the conflict, other nations appear in the game with era-appropriate political interests and concerns, including France, the Netherlands, and Spain. In addition, mercenaries employed by the British such as the Hessians, and the many other European officers Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane convinced to join the fighting on the American side, such as Tadeusz Kościuszko, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, Kazimierz Pułaski, and Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben are also portrayed.
Reception
Liberty or Death met with mixed or average reviews from game critics. Reviewing the Super NES version, Andromeda of GamePro praised the historical accuracy but was reluctant to recommend the game due to the excessive minutiae of the gameplay, concluding, "Despite the more familiar history, Liberty or Death is still probably foreign fare for most gamers. The huge amount of detail makes these absorbing simulations an acquired taste." Electronic Gaming Monthlys team of five critics gave it a relatively modest score of 6.6 out of 10, but the review by Mike Weigand (who gave it a 7 out of 10) was thoroughly laudatory, commenting that "Koei is becoming the master of the historical strategy games."
GamePros Bro Buzz declared the Sega Genesis version to be "exactly like the SNES version", but was more critical of the game than Andromeda, particularly the visual interface, commenting that "you must be content with studying changing numbers rather than watching exciting graphics or listening to satisfying sounds."
References
External links
Liberty or Death at MobyGames
Liberty or Death at GameFAQs
1993 video games
DOS games
Koei games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
NEC PC-9801 games
Sega Genesis games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Turn-based strategy video games
Video games about the American Revolution
Video games developed in Japan
Video games set in the 18th century
Video games set in the United States | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty%20or%20Death%20%28video%20game%29 |
The Outermost House is a book by naturalist writer Henry Beston. It was published in 1928 by Doubleday and Doran and is now published by Henry Holt and Company in New York City. It chronicles a year spent living on the dunes of Cape Cod.
Beston's "Fo'castle," the 20x16 beach cottage which served as the setting for the book The Outermost House, was built in June 1925, and claimed by the sea in February 1978. Beston (born Henry Beston Sheahan in 1888; died 1968) named the cottage "the Fo'castle" because its ten windows and its commanding presence on top of a dune overlooking the open Atlantic Ocean gave him the feeling of being aboard a ship. Over time, the structure also came to be known as "The Outermost House."
Writing and publication
Having spent considerable time on the Cape after completing a magazine assignment called "The Wardens of Cape Cod", about the Coast Guard officers of the Outer Cape, Beston drew up floor plans for a house on the dunes two miles south of the Nauset Coast Guard station in Eastham, Massachusetts. Carpenter Harvey Moore and his crew were the builders.
Beston intended to use the cottage as a retreat to visit whenever he could, but soon found he did not want to leave. "[A]s the year lengthened into autumn, the beauty and mystery of this earth and outer sea so possessed and held me that I could not go," he wrote in The Outermost House.
For the next couple of years, Beston would come and go from his dune refuge, keeping extensive notes on his observations of life on the beach. His meditation on surf ("The Headlong Wave"), experiences on the winter beach, and his view of life after his beach stay were molded together into one "Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod."
His observation, "We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals," is frequently quoted by wildlife and animal enthusiasts everywhere.
Beston finally left the "Fo'castle" in September 1927. He returned to his native hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, and proposed marriage to writer Elizabeth Coatsworth. The couple had an extensive courtship period, but when Coatsworth saw that he had many notes but no manuscript from his stay on the beach, she said, "No book, no marriage." The manuscript was completed by April 1928, and The Outermost House was published in October 1928. Beston and Coatsworth were married in June 1929 and honeymooned at the Fo'castle for two weeks, but the couple seldom returned to the beach cottage after that.
Later events
A winter storm in 1933 nearly claimed the Fo'castle, and the house had to be moved back on the dune. In 1944, the dune that the house sat on began to hollow out, forcing another move. After replacing the original fireplace with a wood stove and making a few other changes, Beston had the house moved back behind the dune, next to Nauset Marsh. The house remained there until February 1978, when the storm known as "The Blizzard of '78" sent high tides over the barrier beach and swept the Fo'castle away. The original locations of the house have since been covered by the waves of the Atlantic.
Beston donated the Fo'castle to the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1959, shortly before the establishment of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Massachusetts Audubon rented out Beston's house to its members, as Beston had requested that it be used as "a refuge and observation station for all good naturalists." One of those members was a woman named Nan Turner Waldron (1922-2000), who stayed in the house for parts of 17 years. Waldron went on to document her experiences in the book Journey to Outermost House.
In 1964, less than four years before Beston's death, Massachusetts First Lady Toni Peabody and Ivan Sandrof of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette put together a special dedication ceremony at Coast Guard Beach, where the "Fo'castle" was dedicated as a National Literary Landmark. Hundreds were on hand to watch Beston, now in ill health, receive recognition for his work. "Your book is one of the reasons that the Cape Cod National Seashore exists today," Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody declared. It was also revealed during this ceremony that the National Park Service (part of the U.S. Department of the Interior) referred to The Outermost House on several occasions in its reports that were filed when making its evaluation of the Outer Cape land for National Park status in the 1950s.
Today, there are still "Outermost House" types of structures on the Outer Beach, where occupants live in the same fashion that Beston did in the 1920s. Although Beston's original house was claimed by the elements, the Henry Beston Society of Cape Cod has begun a campaign to rebuild the house and is now seeking a suitable location for the new "Fo'castle."
Notes
External links
1928 non-fiction books
Eastham, Massachusetts
Doubleday, Doran books | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Outermost%20House |
Kaag is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about northeast of Leiden.
The village of Kaag lies on an island called Kagereiland in the Kager Lakes (Kagerplassen). To reach De Kaag, a ferry can be taken from Buitenkaag all year or Zevenhuizen in the summer months.
De Kaag is also part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Region").
The village is conventionally referred to as "De Kaag", but the name reported on both English and Dutch maps is just "Kaag".
History
The village is first mentioned in 1308, called "Kaghe", meaning "lands outside the dike". Kaag developed as a dike village on the island Kagereiland in the Kagermeer. Until the end of the 16th century De Kaag was the largest settlement in the Alkemade area. The island received its current shape between the Haarlemmermeer was poldered in 1852.
Gallery
References
Populated places in South Holland
Kaag en Braassem | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaag |
Grassroots Motorsports (GRM) is an American print and digital periodical devoted to hardcore sports cars, driving skill improvement, technical advice, and amateur motorsports such as road racing, autocross and rallying. It was established in 1984 and is published eight times a year. The magazine's parent company, Motorsport Marketing Inc., is based in Holly Hill, Florida and also publishes Classic Motorsports magazine. The company also publishes various event guides and other print materials for select clients.
Motorsport Marketing is also an event company, hosting or sponsoring large annual events under the banner of one or both magazines. Some of its past and present Grassroots-centric events include the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge presented by Grassroots Motorsports, GRM Speedfest at the Classic Motorsports Mitty, the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge and the GRM Experience at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Staff members are also present at most large national and regional automotive enthusiast events involving modern or vintage sports cars.
Magazine Origins
Grassroots Motorsports was originally called "Auto-X" and started in 1984 in Deland, Florida by publisher Tim Suddard and his wife, Margie. The name was changed to Grassroots Motorsports a few years later.
Project Cars
Grassroots Motorsports magazine's "Project Cars" section focuses on a wide variety of staff-owned road and track cars. It presents in-depth technical information from a very hands-on, do-it-yourself point of view. Recent GRM project cars include a Mazda MX-5 24 Hours of LeMons racer and autocrosser, a MINI Cooper S race car, a BMW M235i track day car, a Volkswagen New Beetle multi-purpose car, and a LeGrand Mk. 18 race car built for autocross.
One of the most famous project cars in the magazine's history is the Ro-Spit, a 200-plus-horsepower, rotary-powered Triumph Spitfire.
Subscriptions
The regular subscription price for one year (eight printed issues) of Grassroots Motorsports is $29.99. The company occasionally holds sales, sometimes offering subscriptions during the holidays for as little as $10 per year.
The magazine is also available as an e-publication that can be viewed on personal computers and mobile devices. It includes all the same content as the print version but is enhanced with hyperlinks to relevant information mentioned in its pages. Digital subscriptions come at a slightly lower cost than print: One year, for example, is $19.99.
Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge
The magazine holds an annual competition referred to generally as the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge. When referring to a specific running of the event, the name changes to reflect the year it was held (i.e., $2015 Challenge in 2015). The main goal of the Challenge is to demonstrate that fun, capable and attractive cars do not have to be expensive. The total budget for entries cannot cost more than the year in American dollars (i.e., $2015 in 2015), hence the name. The competition consists of an autocross competition, a quarter-mile (0.4 km) dragstrip time trial and a concours d'elegance.
A special points system determines the final rank of each entry based on its performance in each segment of the competition. Along with first-, second- and third-place trophies, other awards are distributed to deserving competitors, including "Most Spectacular Failure," "Challengers' Choice," and "Editors' Choice."
The first Challenge event was held in 1999, before the staff instituted the "year as the budget" naming convention; the budget cap for cars in that event was $1500. According to the magazine's longtime art director, J.G. Pasterjak, the $1500 Challenge was intended to feature staff-built cars as a way to create editorial content for the magazine: "Well, originally it was supposed to be just a staff thing. Then readers got wind of it and wanted to come."
The second Challenge event was held in 2001 with the budget cap set at $2001. The event then became annual, with the budget cap increasing by one dollar each year—the idea being to account for inflation.
The $2015 Challenge overall winner was Andrew Nelson and his V8-powered Volkswagen Beetle. Nelson and his family have been attending the event with their homebuilt creations for the past 11 years.
Ultimate Track Car Challenge
In 2007, Grassroots Motorsports added another competition to its lineup with the Ultimate Track Car Challenge. The goal of the UTCC is to discover the fastest track car in a field governed by minimal classifications. After that, it became an annual event held every summer at Virginia International Raceway.
Thirty-six cars competed at the Virginia International Raceway North Course in 2007. The overall winner was a Dodge Viper Competition coupe with pro driver Tommy Archer at the wheel. In 2008, the event moved to Buttonwillow Raceway Park, and Bart Carter took first place overall in his Radical SR8. In 2009, the event was held at the Virginia International Raceway Full Course; Marc Goossens beat out a field of more than 50 cars to take the overall win in his Riley Technologies Track Day Car.
As of 2023, the UTCC's date and location have changed; it will occur each year in October at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, KY as part of the SCCA Time Trials Nationals.
Internet Forum
The Grassroots Motorsports online forum is a section of the magazine's official website. Discussion is allowed on almost any topic, automotive or not. Forum members use the boards to ask car-related questions, post build threads to track their progress on a project car, organize user gatherings, and share information about events. Magazine staff moderate and actively participate.
Users must complete an online registration and create a username to post to the forum. Users gain "Dork" status as their post count rises. Users with several thousand posts are not rare, and it typically takes them less than a year to build reach several thousand posts.
Two of the most popular threads in the history of the forum have unlikely titles: "Ignore" and "Can we please stop hotlinking pics?" They have reached 300+ pages of posts by regular and new users alike. As of March 2016, the "hotlinking" thread had 76527 posts spanning 3062 pages.
Message Board Memes
Several initialisms are frequently used in place of common phrases:
SWMBO: "She Who Must Be Obeyed," meaning a female significant other.
NMNA: "Not Mine, No Affiliation," typically posted in the "For Sale" section alongside a link to an item for sale (usually a car on Craigslist) that may be of interest to the community but is not being sold by the poster.
Several words are automatically filtered to keep the forum family-friendly and relatively spam-free. They are replaced with unorthodox alternatives as follows:
E36 M3: the "S" word.
Berkeley: the "F" word.
Bob Costas: the "P" word in the context of the female anatomy.
Shiny Happy Person: the "A" word.
Ford Econobox: the word "Escort"
Switchboard Operator: the term "Call Girl"
Forum members have also developed the following slang terms/phrases:
Canoe: a label for spam posts inserted by bots or other non-regular posting methods.
Flounder: a person or post that includes political rhetoric but doesn't necessarily add to the thread or topic. Based loosely on the National Lampoon Animal House character.
"Yeah, but do all the pixels work?": a response intended to derail threads asking "Should I buy this car?" In reference to the readout panels of BMWs from the 1990s and early 2000s (decade) famous for losing pixels as they age.
External links
Official Site
$20XX GRM Challenge Information
GRM Project Cars
GRM Ultimate Track Car Challenge Site
References
Auto racing magazines
Automobile magazines published in the United States
Sports magazines published in the United States
Eight times annually magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1984
Magazines published in Florida
Motorcycle magazines published in the United States
1984 establishments in Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassroots%20Motorsports |
Reported Road Casualties Great Britain (RRCGB), formerly Road Casualties Great Britain (RCGB) and before that Road Accidents Great Britain (RAGB), is the official statistical publication of the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on traffic casualties, fatalities and related road safety data. This publication, first produced in 1951, is the primary source for data on road casualties in Great Britain. It is based primarily on police STATS19 data. Data has been collected since 1926.
The remainder of the UK casualty statistics, those from Northern Ireland, are reported separately by the PSNI.
Published data
Data has been collected since 1926, in which year there were 4,886 fatalities in some 124,000 crashes. Between 1951 and 2006 a total of 309,144 people were killed and 17.6 million were injured in accidents on British roads. The highest number of deaths in any one year was 9,169 people in 1941 during World War II. The highest figure during peacetime was 7,985 in 1966.
Figures for reported deaths, serious injuries and slight injuries have generally decreased since 1966. Since 1992, the ten-year drop in killed or seriously injured casualty numbers reported to the police, compared with the previous five-year average, has been about 40%.
In 1987, the government set the first national casualty reduction target. The target set was that road casualties should drop by one-third by the year 2000 in comparison to the average numbers for the years 1981 to 1985. The target was exceeded, with the number of fatalities dropping by 39% and the number of serious injuries dropping by 45% over that period.
In 1999, when Great Britain had the safest roads in Europe apart from Sweden, the government set a new national casualty reduction target, to be met by the year 2010. The target for 2010, compared to the average for the years 1994 to 1998, was a reduction of 40% in the number of people Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) casualties, a reduction of 50% the number of children KSI casualties and a reduction of 10% in the rate of people slightly injured per 100 million vehicle kilometres. By 2009, the results were: killed or seriously injured 44% lower; children killed or seriously injured 61% lower and the slight casualty rate was 37% lower.
There is some concern about the completeness of the injury data and what can be concluded from it (see the Criticism section below). This table gives data for sample years:-
Annual summary
Casualties by road type in 2008
Casualties by severity, built-up, non built-up and on motorways.
STATS19 data collection system
The police collect details of all incidents which they attend or become aware of within 30 days which occur on the highway in which one or more person is killed or injured and involving one or more vehicles using the STATS19 data collection system.
STATS19 is the reference number for the police form used to record incidents. STATS20 describes how to complete the form giving examples of how to correctly record different situations. STATS21 describes how STATS19 data should be checked for accuracy.
Additional information for RCGB is gathered from death registrations, coroners' reports and traffic and vehicle registrations.
STATS19 data is used in European Union road safety studies.
Criticism
Reported reduction in injury levels
The accuracy of the police STATS19 statistics, and thus much of the data published in the RCGB, and therefore its suitability for measuring trends in road casualties was examined in two studies in 2006 and has subsequently been commented on by the Department for Transport who concluded that the figures for deaths were accurate, however the actual total injuries is likely considerably higher than the reported figure, possibly three times higher.
A report published in the British Medical Journal in 2006 by M.Gill et al. compared police and Hospital Episode Statistics between 1996 and 2004 and concluded that although the police statistics showed a reduction in KSIs from 85.9 to 59.4 per 100,000 for the period the statistics for hospital admissions related to traffic accidents requiring hospital admission for the period did not. It concluded that the overall fall in police figures represented a fall in completeness of reporting of these injuries rather than an actual reduction of casualties.
Also in 2006 a report prepared for the DfT by H. Ward et al. noted that although the figures for fatalities were normally accurate, with no significant under-reporting there was more uncertainty in the statistics relating to injury. They recommended that it was insufficient to rely solely on the STATS19 data or any other single data source because different databases showed different elements of the story and that "A system of data triangulation should be used to compare and understand trends in road casualties." They noted that the definition of seriously injured in police reports was at least partially subjective, and there was some under-reporting (though less than is the case for lesser injuries). The report also noted that there were changes to the method used to estimate vehicle mileages in 1995 which would affect direct comparisons of figures spanning this year.
The Department for Transport acknowledged in their report for the year 2008 that a considerable proportion of non-fatal casualties are not known to the police. Based on additional sources including hospital records, surveys and compensation claims they estimate that the total number of road casualties in Great Britain each year is nearer to 800,000 (although this figure itself may be influenced by the growth in the so-called 'compensation culture'). The UK government is not convinced however that the reductions in reported injury levels do not reflect an actual decline. In 2008 the department changed the title of the report from "Road Casualties Great Britain" to "Reported Road Casualties Great Britain".
Suppression of activity by vulnerable road users
Another independent report challenged the government's claim that falling casualty rates meant that roads were becoming "much safer". Mayer Hillman, John Adams and John Whitelegg suggest that roads may actually be felt to be sufficiently dangerous as to deter pedestrians from using them. They compared rates for those whose transport options are most limited, the elderly and children and found that:
Britain's child pedestrian safety record is worse than the average for Europe, in contrast to the better than average all-ages figure.
Children's independent mobility is increasingly curtailed, with fear of traffic being cited as a dominant cause.
Distances walked have declined more than in other European countries.
Similar (though less well-defined) observations can be made regarding the elderly.
Notes
References
References relating to Notes (above)
Other references
External links
Road casualties in Great Britain: Annual reports
STATS 19 defined at Office for National Statistics
Department for Transport - Statistics
Road safety
Road transport in the United Kingdom
Road safety in the United Kingdom
Road safety data sets | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reported%20Road%20Casualties%20Great%20Britain |
The Great Contract was a plan submitted to James I and Parliament in 1610 by Robert Cecil. It was an attempt to increase Crown income and ultimately rid it of debt.
Cecil suggested that, in return for an annual grant of £200,000, the Crown should give up its feudal rights of Wardship and Purveyance, as well as the power of creating new impositions.The Commons were allergic to the idea of permanent taxation, particularly for the benefit of the spendthrift James, but eventually accepted Cecil's proposal, though they offered far less than he had hoped for. The contract was duly formalized, but during the parliamentary recess members were made aware that their constituents were implacably opposed to it. The plan was eventually rejected by both James and Parliament: the failure of his cherished project was thought by some to have hastened Cecil's early death in 1612, although it is most likely that he died of cancer. The King withdrew from the contract because it meant that he would lose a useful means of controlling his more powerful subjects, and he also did not think £200,000 was a worthy substitute for his feudal rights. The House of Commons withdrew because they were wary of providing an income that might give the King financial independence.
Whether it would have helped the financial situation remains a matter of speculation. It has been argued that the financial settlement at the Restoration of Charles II was partly inspired by the Great Contract. On the other hand, James I was rather extravagant in financial matters, and it is uncertain whether the Contract would have been a permanent solution to his difficulties. It is also important to consider how, at the point of Elizabeth's death, the Crown was £400,000 in debt, considering that Elizabeth ran a rather frugal court and was careful with money, and thus the financial problems of James' reign were not all of his own making. Furthermore, it must also be said that James, who had a wife and, by 1605, four children to support, had many legitimate expenses which the unmarried and childless Elizabeth did not.
See also
Tenures Abolition Act 1660
References
Kenyon, J.P. The Stuarts Fontana edition 1966
Stuart England
1610 in England
Parliament of England
1610 in politics
Taxation in England
Public finance of England
History of government debt
Feudalism in England
James VI and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Contract |
Trinidad "Trini" Alvarado (born January 10, 1967) is an American actress best known for her performances as Margaret "Meg" March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women and Lucy Lynskey in the comedy horror film The Frighteners. She also has had notable stage performances and singing roles in musicals.
Personal life
Alvarado was born in New York City, the daughter of Sylvia, a Puerto Rican flamenco dancer, and Domingo Alvarado, a Spanish-born flamenco singer. As a child, she lived on upper Riverside Drive (Manhattan) on the Upper West Side. She attended the Professional Children's School and studied at Fordham University. Alvarado said in a People magazine interview for the movie Stella: "I lead kind of a quiet life. I just grew up that way." Alvarado more or less stays out of the limelight and is a self-described homebody; she revealed during the promotion for The Frighteners, "It's just difficult to go away. I was very nervous about having to go to New Zealand for nearly seven months [to make The Frighteners]. I was very tragically saying goodbye to everybody."
She resides in New York City and is married to actor Robert McNeill.
Career
Alvarado made her show business debut at the age of seven when she joined her family's dance troupe, and that led to roles on stage, including the role of Melinda in Elizabeth Swados's Broadway musical Runaways in 1978. Alvarado was featured, along with Karen Evans, on the song "Lullaby From Baby to Baby", denoted by Swados as the "theme song" of the musical. In 1977-78, she appeared in two Unicorn Tales television specials. The next year, she starred in Rich Kids alongside John Lithgow and Jeremy Levy, and she lent her vocals to the ending song "Happy Ida and Broken-Hearted John". The same year, she appeared in the ABC Afterschool Special "A Movie Star's Daughter" as Dena McKain, her first of two appearances in the series (her second was the 1981 special Starstruck).
In 1980, Alvarado appeared in Times Square with Tim Curry and Robin Johnson, in which she and Johnson sang together "Your Daughter Is One."
There followed roles in a string of TV shows and movies before she appeared in Gillian Armstrong's 1984 drama Mrs. Soffel. In 1985, Alvarado played the role of Anne Frank in the off-Broadway musical Yours, Anne. The following year, she starred as the title character in Maggie Magalita, another off-Broadway production.
Her next roles—the young Lisa Titus in the ill-fated 1987 film The Chair, the tough, smart-aleck May "Mooch" Stark in the frank, girl-dominant teen movie Satisfaction—led up to playing the daughter of Stella Claire (portrayed by Bette Midler), in another version of Stella. Midler and Alvarado bonded on set and performed an impromptu duet of the chorus of the Beatles' "If I Fell" during Alvarado's screen test, which led to Alvarado's being cast.
After Stella, Alvarado played the role of Elinor Hartley in American Friends, which Michael Palin both wrote and starred. Alvarado later worked alongside John Goodman on the 1992 biopic The Babe, playing the role of Helen Woodford Ruth.
Alvarado worked with director Gillian Armstrong on the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women. When asked about the role, she said "I am Hispanic and Meg...is not a Hispanic, but even so they gave me the part. But I understand the situation. I understand it because sometimes I see a film about Hispanics, where none of actors is Hispanic, and I feel bad about that. I'd feel particularly bad if they hadn't allowed me to audition, when they said that they'd already seen all the Hispanics in Hollywood, which isn't true." She and her cast mates endured lessons in Victorian life, including proper etiquette, and restricting dresses. About the women's limiting garb, Alvarado said, "It's so obvious why women were thought of as the weaker sex. I don't know if it was a subconscious desire of designers to hold women back, but you can't even take a full breath [in these dresses]."
Alvarado's next film was 1995's The Perez Family, co-starring Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston and Marisa Tomei. The next year saw the release of The Frighteners, Peter Jackson's horror/comedy film about a con artist who sees ghosts, and The Christmas Tree, the directorial debut of actress Sally Field. Alvarado is better known for the first, but The Frighteners wasn't hugely popular during its initial release. In the making-of documentary included with the revamped DVD, Alvarado admitted to enduring bruises because of the active, violent scenes in the movie and to being "cursed"; an ice cream truck from a local New Zealand vendor would go by playing "Greensleeves" every time Jackson did a close-up on her and make her break character.
She appeared in the last minutes of Paulie (1998). Other major roles include a supporting part in the critically acclaimed film Little Children in 2006.
She played various roles on TV, appearing alongside Eric Stoltz in 2000's The Last Dance. She played the role of Samantha Loeb in the sci-fi drama Fringe, appearing in two episodes in 2008 and 2009. Alvarado had a role in the films All Good Things, which starred former co-star Kirsten Dunst, and The Good Guy, screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on 26 April 2009.
Alvarado has provided the voice-over for the audio books Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen and the series Alanna: Song of the Lioness Quartet, written by Tamora Pierce. Alvarado voiced Debbie Macomber's Changing Habits.
In May 2014, she appeared in the episode "Forget Me" of the series Black Box.
Filmography
See also
List of Puerto Ricans
References
External links
1967 births
20th-century American actresses
American child actresses
American actresses of Puerto Rican descent
American people of Spanish descent
American television actresses
Living people
Actresses from Manhattan
Fordham University alumni
American film actresses
American female dancers
20th-century American dancers
21st-century American actresses
American stage actresses
American musical theatre actresses
Hispanic and Latino American dancers
Dancers from New York (state) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trini%20Alvarado |
Christine Stix-Hackl (1957 – 24 October 2018), Austrian jurist, Advocate General at the European Court of Justice from 2000 to 2006. Dr. Christine Stix-Hackl has been the second woman in the history of the European Court of Justice to take the position as Premier Avocat général in 2005. She was the Austrian Ambassador in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg between 2007 and 2012. Ambassador Dr. Christine Stix-Hackl now presents her credentials Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna), IAEA, UNIDO and CTBTO since June 2012.
Biography
Doctor of Laws (PhD) (University of Vienna), postgraduate studies in European Law at the College of Europe, [Bruges]. She was a member of the Austrian Diplomatic Service (from 1982) and an expert on European Union matters, acting as Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1985–88); Traineeship at the Legal Service of the European Commission (1989); Expert in the Legal Service of the European Commission, Brussels (1989) and in the Office of the Legal Adviser (1987-1988); "Legal Service – EU" in the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992–2000, Minister Plenipotentiary); participated in the negotiations on the European Economic Area and on the accession of the Republic of Austria to the European Union; Agent of the Republic of Austria at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1995; Head of the European Union-Legal Service in the Federal Ministry (1992-2000); Austrian Consul-General in Zurich (2000) ; Permanent Agent of the Republic of Austria in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union; Head of the Austrian delegation in the EU Council Working Group on the Court of Justice and chair of the Working Group during first Austrian Presidency of the European Union (1995-2000);
Academic Activities : Teaching assignments, inter alia, at Vienna University, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austrian Federal Administrative Academy, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and University of Saarbrücken (Germany). Her publications on European Union topics are numerous. She died on 24 October 2018, aged 60.
See also
List of members of the European Court of Justice
References
1957 births
2018 deaths
Austrian jurists
Advocates General of the European Court of Justice
College of Europe alumni
Austrian officials of the European Union | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20Stix-Hackl |
Grm or GRM may refer to:
Business
Gross Rent Multiplier, a real estate concept
Palladium International (formerly GRM International), a consulting and management company
European villages
Grm (Zenica), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Grm pri Podzemlju, Metlika, southeastern Slovenia
Grm, Ivančna Gorica, central Slovenia
Grm, Trebnje, eastern Slovenia
Grm, Velike Lašče, central Slovenia
Sport
Daša Grm (born 1991), Slovenian figure skater
Garry Rogers Motorsport, an Australian V8 Supercar racing team
Grassroots Motorsports, a racing magazine
Other uses
Groupe de Recherches Musicales, a French concrete music collective
GRM, a class of genes coding for the metabotropic glutamate receptor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grm |
Richard Upchurch (born May 20, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career with the Denver Broncos from 1975 to 1983. One of 29 individuals to be selected to multiple All-Decade teams, Upchurch is noted as one of the greatest return specialists of all time.
College career
Before his NFL career, he attended Springfield High School in Holland, Ohio, and then played for Centerville Community College in Centerville, Iowa before transferring to the University of Minnesota. In his two seasons with the Gophers, Upchurch rushed for 1,783 yards, caught 18 passes for 242 yards, and scored 18 offensive touchdowns. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry and also set a school record for return yards in a season with 305. He was enshrined in Minnesota's athletic hall of fame in 2001.
Pro career
In his nine NFL seasons, Upchurch excelled as a receiver and a kick returner on special teams. In his rookie season, he rushed for 97 yards, caught eighteen passes for 436 yards, returned 27 punts for 312 yards, and added another 1,014 yards returning kickoffs. In his second season, he set an NFL record by returning four punts for touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl. In the 1977 season, he led the NFL with 653 punt return yards and assisted his team to their first ever Super Bowl appearance. The Broncos lost Super Bowl XII to the Dallas Cowboys 27-10, but he had a good performance in the game. Upchurch amassed 125 total offensive yards (94 kickoff return, 22 punt return, nine receiving), including a Super Bowl record 67-yard kickoff return in the third quarter that set up Denver's only touchdown of the game.
Upchurch stayed with the Broncos until the 1983 season. He led the NFL in punt return average twice (1978 and 1982) and was selected to the Pro Bowl three more times (1978, 1979, 1982). He finished his nine-season career with 49 carries for 349 rushing yards, 267 receptions for 4,369 yards, 248 punt returns for 3,008 yards, and 95 kickoff returns for 2,355 yards. Overall, Upchurch gained 10,081 total yards and scored 35 touchdowns: eight returning punts, 24 receiving, and three rushing. He was also selected All-Pro five times. At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's career leader in punt return yards, and his eight punt returns for touchdowns tied the NFL record shared by Jack Christiansen. With his 12.1 yards per punt return, he is one of five players to record a career average of over twelve yards per punt return.
Post career
After his retirement, Upchurch coached football at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. In 2005, Upchurch became the head football coach at East High School in Pueblo, Colorado posting a 1-19 record in his two seasons as head coach. Upchurch currently resides in Mesquite, Nevada, and frequently visits nearby communities such as St. George, Utah, and Logandale, Nevada, to sign autographs for Broncos fans. Upchurch is ranked the sixth-greatest return specialist in NFL history on NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces.
Legacy
Upchurch holds eleven Broncos franchise records, including:
Punt returns: career (248), season (51 in 1977), game (eight on 1978-10-22 @BAL; with Trindon Holliday)
Punt return yards: career (3,008), season (653 in 1977)
Punt return touchdowns: career (eight), season (four in 1976), game (two on 1976-09-26 CLE; with Darrien Gordon)
Total return yards: career (5,363), playoffs (351), playoff season (222 in 1977)
Personal life
Upchurch dated and was briefly engaged to the former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the 1970s. She left him because, according to her biographer Marcus Mabry, "She knew the relationship wasn't going to work." He is currently married and has four children.
References
External links
Profile at nfl.com
Upchurch at databasefootball.com
Upchurch at pro-football-reference.com
1952 births
African-American players of American football
American Conference Pro Bowl players
American football return specialists
American football wide receivers
Denver Broncos players
High school football coaches in Colorado
Indian Hills Community College alumni
Living people
Centerville Golden Falcons football players
Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
Players of American football from Toledo, Ohio
University of Minnesota alumni
People from Mesquite, Nevada
High school football coaches in Kansas
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Upchurch |
People of the Talisman is a science fantasy novel by American writer Leigh Brackett, set on the planet Mars, whose protagonist is Eric John Stark.
This story was first published under the title Black Amazon of Mars in the pulp magazine Planet Stories, March 1951.
In 1964, after a total revision and expansion, it was republished as People of the Talisman, as one part of an Ace Double novel; its companion was another expanded Eric John Stark story, The Secret of Sinharat. The expansion has sometimes been attributed to Brackett's husband, Edmond Hamilton For People of the Talisman, there may be some internal evidence to support this suggestion.
In 1982, it appeared, again together with The Secret of Sinharat, under the title Eric John Stark, Outlaw of Mars.
In 2005 the original Planet Stories version was republished in Sea-Kings of Mars and Otherworldly Stories, Volume 46 in the Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks series. It appeared the same year in the collection Stark and the Star Kings (Haffner Press).
Characters
Eric John Stark, a mercenary fighter, born on Mercury, looking for trouble in northern Mars.
Camar, a Martian thief of the northern city of Kushat.
Ciaran, lord of the barbarian tribe of Mekh, who keeps some secret forever hidden behind his mask.
Thord, captain of Mekh, servant of Ciaran.
Otar, of Kushat, counselor and servant of Ciaran.
Lugh, officer of the guard of Kushat.
Rogain, nobleman of Kushat and Commander of the City.
Balin, a thief of Kushat.
Thanis, Balin's sister.
Ban Cruach, a hero of ancient Mars, standing forever at the Gates of Death in the Norland wilderness.
References
Sources
External links
1964 American novels
1964 science fiction novels
1964 fantasy novels
Novels by Leigh Brackett
Novels set on Mars
Works originally published in Planet Stories | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%20of%20the%20Talisman |
The vascular organ of lamina terminalis (VOLT), organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT), or supraoptic crest is one of the four sensory circumventricular organs of the brain, the others being the subfornical organ, the median eminence, and the area postrema in the brainstem.
Anteroventral third ventricle region
The OVLT, median eminence, and subfornical organ are interconnected with the mid-ventral hypothalamus, and together these three structures surround the third ventricle, a complex often called the anteroventral region of the third ventricle ("AV3V" region). This region functions in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance by controlling thirst, sodium excretion, blood volume regulation, and vasopressin secretion.
Function
The OVLT is one of the four sensory circumventricular organs providing information to other brain regions (others are median eminence, subfornical organ, and area postrema).
OVLT capillaries do not have a blood–brain barrier, and so neurons in this region can respond to circulating factors present in the systemic circulation.
Neurons in the OVLT are osmoreceptors sensitive to the sodium content and osmotic pressure of blood. Neurons of the lamina terminalis project to the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus to regulate the activity of vasopressin-secreting neurons. In a situation of lowered blood volume, secretion of renin by the kidneys results in the production of angiotensin II, which stimulates receptors in the VOLT and subfornical organ to complete a positive feedback loop. These neurons also project to the median preoptic nucleus which is involved in controlling thirst.
References
Ventricular system
Neuroendocrinology | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular%20organ%20of%20lamina%20terminalis |
Nieuwe Wetering is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 10 km east of Leiden.
The village was first mentioned in 1343 as "Nuwe Weteringhe", and means "new waterway". Nieuwe (new) has been added to distinguish from Oude Wetering.
References
Populated places in South Holland
Kaag en Braassem | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwe%20Wetering |
Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top 10 on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Early life
He was born at Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, Virginia, United States, to Jenks and Eloise Shelton in 1952, but was raised in Grit, Virginia, and went to High school in Gretna, Virginia. Although "Van" is a common portion of surnames derived from people of Dutch origin, "Van" in this case is Shelton's middle name.
Shelton's father sang gospel music while he was still a child, and from this Shelton also sang gospel, but he also liked pop music. He was soon in church, singing gospel. When he was a teenager, however, Shelton discovered country music. He soon started singing in his brother's band, singing country music, and performed at any local gathering he could.
Musical career
Move to Nashville
After he graduated from high school, Shelton started performing in area clubs and also worked a series of jobs. In 1984, Bettye Witt, his girlfriend at the time (and, since August 4, 1986, wife) found a job in Nashville, Tennessee, and Shelton went along with her. In Nashville, Shelton tried to land a deal with a recording contract, and worked in area nightclubs. In 1986, Jerry Thompson, a newspaper columnist, heard one of Shelton's demos, and arranged an audition with Columbia Records. Soon thereafter, Shelton was offered a recording contract with CBS, with Jerry Thompson serving as his manager. In that same year, he recorded his first album, Wild-Eyed Dream. The title track was released as a single, and reached No. 24 on the Country charts.
1986–1988: Wild-Eyed Dream
Wild-Eyed Dream became successful for Shelton and his record label. The next song from the album, "Crime of Passion" gained him an even bigger hit on the Country charts, when it reached the Top 10 early that year. The follow-up was an even bigger success. This next song was called "Somebody Lied", and in December 1987 it became his first No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Nine other songs would make it to No. 1 on the Country charts during his career. He had a pair of other No. 1 singles from his debut album: "Life Turned Her That Way" and "Don't We All Have the Right". His album reached the No. 1 spot on the Top Country Albums chart in 1987, was one of the biggest-selling Country albums of the year, and it made Shelton one of the most successful male vocalists of that year.
1988–1989: Loving Proof
He achieved equal success the next year with a new album and a new single. The album was titled Loving Proof, and it too was a No. 1 Billboard Country album. The album spawned three No. 1 hits for Shelton. These songs were, "I'll Leave This World Loving You" (for two weeks in November 1988), "From a Jack to a King" (in March 1989), and "Living Proof" (in October 1989). "From a Jack to a King" was a remake of the original by Ned Miller. By this time in country music, Neo-Traditionalism was in its peak, and because of this, so was Shelton's career, just like so many of his counterparts, like Clint Black, George Strait, Randy Travis, and Dwight Yoakam.
1989–1991: RVS III, Christmas album and children's books
His albums continued to win him praise and keep him high on the charts. His third album was no different. Titled RVS III, this album spawned only one No. 1 single, called "I've Cried My Last Tear For You". Although this was his only No. 1 from the album, two singles came close, "Statue of a Fool" (originally recorded by Jack Greene) and "I Meant Every Word He Said", both of which reached number 2 on the Country charts. By now in his career, Shelton was one of Country music's most successful male vocalists. All his albums around this time had been certified by the RIAA as Platinum, and were also all No. 1 albums on the "Top Country Albums" chart. In 1990, he recorded a Christmas album titled Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas.
Around the same time, Shelton wrote a series of children's books. The first two titles of his books were, Tales From a Duck Named Quacker and Quacker Meets Mrs. Moo. The series also contains "Quacker Meets Canadian Goose" and were all illustrated by Shan Williams Burklow.
1991–1992: Backroads
Shelton continued his success as the decade began to progress. The next year, 1991, proved another successful year for Shelton. He duetted on the song, "Rockin' Years" with Dolly Parton (which also went to No. 1), as well as a new album, titled, Backroads. The album featured his last No. 1 hits, along with a number 13 hit called "After the Lights Go Out". His hit streak continued up until this year, and his album was just as successful as his songs.
1992–1993: Greatest Hits Plus, Don't Overlook Salvation and alcoholism
By 1992, Shelton's success on the country charts was tapering off and, like many others in the industry, he was swept out of popularity by the changes in country music that arrived in the early 1990s. He enjoyed one last Top 10 hit (which actually reached number 5) titled "Wild Man", which was put on his newest album, called Greatest Hits Plus. Another single, "Just as I Am", was featured on his Greatest Hits album, but it only made the Top 30 that year. He also released a gospel music album titled Don't Overlook Salvation.
In 1992, Shelton admitted that he suffered from alcoholism and sought help to recover his sobriety.
1993–1994: Love and Honor and departure from Columbia
By 1993, it was clear that Shelton was winding farther and farther away from the top ten on the Country charts. In 1994, he had his last top 40 hit with "Where Was I". After 1994's Love and Honor album, Shelton decided to leave Columbia Records.
After being under Columbia Records, Shelton was absent from the Country chart for a long period of time. However, Columbia continued to release Greatest Hits collections to the public. Shelton continued to work on other projects during this time, which did not mean giving up performing.
1997–1999: Making Plans and label formation
In 1997, Shelton formed his own label, titled RVS Records. That same year, he released his first album in three years, titled Making Plans. Shelton financed the project himself however, and worked out to release his album only to Wal-Mart stores.
2000–2001: Fried Green Tomatoes
In 2000, Shelton signed with the Audium label, where he made another album called Fried Green Tomatoes, which spawned his first single in over five years called "The Decision", but it failed to make a substantial impact on the Country chart.
2006–present: Retirement
In May 2006, Shelton announced that he would be retiring from touring to spend more time with his family.
Discography
Studio albums
Wild-Eyed Dream (1987)
Loving Proof (1988)
RVS III (1990)
Backroads (1991)
Don't Overlook Salvation (1992)
A Bridge I Didn't Burn (1993)
Love and Honor (1994)
Making Plans (1998)
Fried Green Tomatoes (2000)
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
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|1992
|"Rockin' Years"
|Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
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American Music Awards
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|1989
|Wild-Eyed Dream
|Favorite Country Album
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|1992
|Ricky Van Shelton
|Favorite Country Male Artist
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Music City News Country Awards & TNN/Music City News Country Awards
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|rowspan=3| 1988
|"Somebody Lied"
|Single of the Year
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|rowspan=3| Ricky Van Shelton
|Star of Tomorrow
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|rowspan=2| Male Artist of the Year
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|rowspan=3| 1989
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|rowspan=2| "I'll Leave This World Loving You"
|Single of the Year
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|Video of the Year
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|rowspan=3| 1990
|"Living Proof"
|Single of the Year
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|rowspan=2| Ricky Van Shelton
|Male Artist of the Year
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|Entertainer of the Year
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|rowspan=5| 1991
|rowspan=2| "I Meant Every Word He Said"
|Single of the Year
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|Video of the Year
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|RVS III
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan=2| Ricky Van Shelton
|Male Artist of the Year
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|Entertainer of the Year
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|rowspan=6| 1992
|"Keep It Between the Lines"
|Single of the Year
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|"Rockin' Years"
|Video of the Year
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|Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton
|Vocal Collaboration of the Year
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|Backroads
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan=3| Ricky Van Shelton
|Male Artist of the Year
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|Entertainer of the Year
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|1993
|Male Artist of the Year
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|rowspan=4| 1995
|Love and Honor
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan=6| Ricky Van Shelton
|Christian Country Artist of the Year
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|Male Artist of the Year
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|Entertainer of the Year
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|rowspan=2| 1996
|Christian Country Artist of the Year
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|Male Artist of the Year
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|1997
|Christian Country Artist of the Year
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|rowspan=2| 1998
|Making Plans
|Album of the Year
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|Ricky Van Shelton
|Male Artist of the Year
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Academy of Country Music Awards
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|rowspan=3| 1988
|Ricky Van Shelton
|Top New Male Vocalist
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|rowspan=2| "Somebody Lied"
|Song of the Year
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|rowspan=2| Single Record of the Year
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|rowspan=3| 1989
|"I'll Leave This World Loving You"
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|Loving Proof
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan=3| Ricky Van Shelton
|rowspan=3| Top Male Vocalist of the Year
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|1990
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|rowspan=2| 1991
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|RVS III
|rowspan=2| Album of the Year
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|rowspan=2| 1992
|Backroads
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|Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton
|Top Vocal Duo of the Year
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Country Music Association Awards
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|rowspan=3| 1988
|"Somebody Lied"
|Single of the Year
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|rowspan=3| Ricky Van Shelton
|Horizon Award
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|rowspan=2| Male Vocalist of the Year
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|rowspan=4| 1989
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|"I'll Leave This World Loving You"
|Single of the Year
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|Loving Proof
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan=2| Ricky Van Shelton
|Entertainer of the Year
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|rowspan=3| 1990
|Male Vocalist of the Year
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|RVS III
|Album of the Year
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|Ricky Van Shelton
|Entertainer of the Year
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|1991
|"Rockin' Years"
|Vocal Event of the Year
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References
External links
1952 births
Living people
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
Grand Ole Opry members
People from Danville, Virginia
Columbia Records artists
Singer-songwriters from Virginia
Country musicians from Virginia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky%20Van%20Shelton |
The Lower Cape May Regional School District (LCMR School District) is regional public school district headquartered in Lower Township, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades through from four communities in Cape May County, including Lower Township, Cape May City and West Cape May, with students from Cape May Point attending as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district had two schools and had an enrollment of 1,262 students and 109.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
History
The district was established in 1956. When the district was established, municipalities paid in proportion to how many students attended from each municipality. In 1975 the State of New Jersey established a new regional school district taxing regimen based on property values instead. This led to political conflict between the City of Cape May, which had relatively few students but pays a disproportionate share of the taxation revenue, versus Lower Township.
In January 1995 residents of the district voted in favor of a $4.99 million bond to expand the district facilities.
, the city of Cape May contributed $6.5 million in property taxes to cover the 67 students from the city attending the district, an average of $97,300 per student. Cape May officials have argued that the district's funding formula based on assessed property values unfairly penalizes Cape May, which has higher property values and a smaller number of high school students as a percentage of the population than the other constituent districts, especially Lower Township; Cape May has 6% of students while its share of property taxes for the district is one third. A change to base contributions on the number of students would cut property taxes in Cape May by $1,250 per home and in West Cape May by almost $1,100, while taxes for the average homeowner in Lower Township would increase by more than $400. In 2012, Cape May contributed $6 million in property taxes and sent 120 students to the regional district, an average of $50,000 per student. In 2013, the district received a proposal that had been prepared for the Cape May City Council that addressed concerns that the city's property tax base meant that it was paying a disproportionate share of the district's tax levy. Cape May raised possible means in which the imbalance could be addressed.
In 2013, the Lower Cape May Regional School District received a feasibility study that would look at ways to reconfigure the district. The study considered Cape May City withdrawing from the regional district or the dissolution of the district, converting the existing PreK-6 Lower Township School District to serve PreK-12, as the regional district's school facilities are located in the township. Cape May City and West Cape May could see annual savings approaching a combined $6 million from the dissolution.
in 2013 Richard Degener of The Press of Atlantic City wrote that the city government of Cape May "has been complaining for years about the city's share of the costs, and City Council recently hired an attorney to study the issue." In 2013 the city government asked the Cape May County Board of Education to have city voters vote on a new tax rate but the county board declined. In 2014 Degener stated that the city government of Cape May "is trying to leave the school system over what it claims are excessive costs".
In 2019 Chris Kobik, the superintendent, retired.
Schools and facilities
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Richard M. Teitelman Middle School with 480 students in grades 7 and 8
Gregory Lasher, principal
It has a capacity of 701 students.
Lower Cape May Regional High School with 750 students in grades 9-12
Lawrence Ziemba, principal
The LCMR district describes its facilities as being in Erma, with the postal address being "Cape May, New Jersey"; the schools are not in the Erma census-designated place. The Cape May County Herald, and the Press of Atlantic City describe the school complex as being in Erma.
Its campus has a total of of area.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Joseph Castellucci, superintendent
Mark Mallett, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district. Seats on the board are allocated based on population, with Lower Township assigned seven seats and Cape May and West Cape May assigned one seat each.
Tax funding
The respective taxation rates differ for each of the three constituent municipalities (Cape May City, Lower Township, West Cape May Borough). The formulas are derived from annual property evaluations, originating from a New Jersey state taxation formula. In 2012 the share of the budget was as follows: Lower Township: 57.6%, Cape May City, 34.2%, and West Cape May 8.3%. For 2013 it changed to Lower Township: 60.7%, Cape May City: 32.5%, and West Cape May: 6.8%.
Cape May contributed about one third of the LCMR budget.
The district commissioned a company in Atlantic City, New Jersey to make an official LCMR flag with one for special events. A second was taken by an employee to Iraq, where he was called as a reservist.
Student body
In the 2008–2009 school year the LCMR district had 1,602 students from Lower Township. In the 2012–2013 school year the LCMR district had 1,356 students from Lower Township. The decline in the students from Lower Township was the primary reason for the decline in enrollment in LCMR schools.
Circa 2007–2012, the numbers of students from the Cape May School District attending LCMR schools ranged between 70 and 85, and the number of students from West Cape May School District for that period ranged between 45 and 58. Circa 2014 Cape May City had above 5% of the district's students.
In 2014 Cape May Point did not send any students to LCMR schools.
References
External links
Lower Cape May Regional School District
Data for the Lower Cape May Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
1956 establishments in New Jersey
Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May Point, New Jersey
Lower Township, New Jersey
New Jersey District Factor Group B
School districts established in 1956
School districts in Cape May County, New Jersey
West Cape May, New Jersey | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower%20Cape%20May%20Regional%20School%20District |
The Crémerie-Restaurant Polidor is a historic restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Its predecessor was founded in 1845, and it has had its present name since the beginning of the 20th century. The interior of the restaurant is basically unchanged for over 100 years, and the style of cooking remains that of the late 19th century. The Polidor is located at 41, rue Monsieur-le-Prince in the Odéon area, near the Jardin du Luxembourg. Its name derives from the cream desserts it served in former decades. Most diners sit at long, shared tables, with communal saltcellars and pots of mustard. Its bathroom, unchanged for decades, has been described as "legendary."
In addition to its decor and cuisine, the Polidor is best known for its illustrious clientele. It is said to have been a favourite of André Gide's, as well as hosting James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Antonin Artaud, Paul Valéry, Boris Vian, Julio Cortázar, Jack Kerouac, and Henry Miller. It is also known for being the meeting place of the Collège de ’Pataphysique, and its principals, French writers Luc Étienne and Raymond Queneau.
The Polidor remains a popular restaurant on the Left Bank, particularly among students at the nearby University of Paris (Sorbonne) and Collège de France.
In 2011, it featured in the film Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen. In 2017, it was the setting for the music video for "Desencuentro", a song by Puerto Rican singer Residente. The video features Charlotte Le Bon and Édgar Ramírez.
In the Lee Child novel The Enemy, the protagonist Jack Reacher has dinner with his brother Joe and their French mother Josephine at Polidor.
References
External links
Official web site
Restaurants in Paris
Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polidor |
North Kansas City High School (also known as NKCHS, NKC, and Northtown) is a high school in North Kansas City, Missouri, United States, with over 1,900 students enrolled. It is a part of the North Kansas City School District.
The first graduating class found of record was in 1917 with three known graduates. The school began as an all-white school, due to the inhabitants of the community, and is now one of the most diverse and integrated schools in the nation.
Since July 2001, Northtown has been an International Baccalaureate World School with Dr. Jane Reed as the program coordinator.
Its boundary includes North Kansas City, Avondale, and portions of Gladstone south of NW Englewood Road.
History
Throughout the school's history, several buildings have been built and torn down. Currently, the only remaining building of the original multi-building campus is the three-story Main building. Northtown began significant renovations beginning the fall of 2016. As of the 2020–2021 school year, the renovations are complete with the addition of A, B, and C wings. A Building, containing a new performing arts center and orchestra, band, choir, woodshop, and theatre classrooms, was finished in August 2020. B Building, containing numerous new classrooms and study rooms, was finished before the onset of the 2018–2019 school year. C Building, containing a new cafeteria, main gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium, weight room, and locker rooms, was completed for the 2018–2019 school year. Additionally, the old Main building underwent massive renovations to fix safety concerns and put in a new multimedia center and more classrooms. Northtown was one of the only local schools to have an open campus. However, this changed with the completion of the schools' renovation; the campus is now a closed campus. Students and alumni may recall buildings such as the "Academy" or "South Campus" and the Norclay building (on the other side of Howell street). Both were closed at the beginning of the 2020–2021 school year as well, and the "Academy" or "South Campus" (south of the Main building) was torn down and replaced by a parking lot.
The stone wall around the NKCHS football field was created as a works project during the Great Depression. It has been ranked the Most Interesting High School Football Field in the Kansas City area by the Kansas City Star, and has been used for local commercials, including Metro Sports.
The current main building was contracted to be built the first of March, 1925 as documented in the 1925 NKCHS Owl Yearbook for a total cost of $190,000. The contract was awarded to Fritzlen & Hufford Construction in Liberty, Missouri. The 1926 NKCHS Owl yearbook describes the opening and dedication of the new building on Sunday afternoon, January 24, 1926 by Missouri Governor Baker.
One of the buildings where classes were held was the Hiram McElroy Dagg building.
Mascot
The school's mascot is the hornet. Although many have thought the original mascot was an owl, no evidence of that exists in NKCHS yearbooks. There is, however, evidence of the hornet mascot in the 1929 yearbook. The confusion comes with the name of the yearbook from 1924 through 1949; which was The Owl. High school jewelry like pins also bore the image of an owl; however, there is no evidence that the owl was the school's mascot. In the 1929 Owl yearbook, the Pep Squad states, "All right, let's everybody give fifteen big "Rahs" for the "Hornets". In the 1930 NKCHS Owl yearbook, the hornet is shown on basketball players' shirts.
Yearbook
The Owl yearbook was printed from 1924 through 1949. No yearbook was printed in 1933, 1932 or 1927 for reasons unknown. The school adopted a new name for the yearbook in 1950: the Purgold.
Athletics
In the 2019 season, the women's basketball team defeated Jefferson City High School in the state championship game. Head Coach Jeff Lacy was also named Coach of the Year.
Competitive teams include:
Men's and women's teams
Soccer
Swimming and diving
Tennis
Golf
Track and field
Cross country
Basketball
Wrestling
Dance
Step
Majorette
Volleyball
Cheerleading
Men's only
Baseball
Football
Women's only
Softball
Flag-Football
Musical Groups
Choral
Chamber Choir
Harmonaires Show Choir
Men's Choir
Treble ChoirOrchestral
Freshman Orchestra
Symphonic Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra
Jazz Orchestra
Cello Choir
Band
Color Guard
Concert Band
Jazz Band
Marching Band
Symphonic Band
Organizations and Clubs
Publications
Newspaper (The Buzz)/N2 Sports Broadcasting
Yearbook (Purgold)
Broadcast (NTV NEWS)
Activities
Cheerleading
Pom Pon/NKC Stingers
Student Council
TSA
Winter Guard
Speech & Debate
Clubs
Afro-Caribbean Dance Group
Anime Club
Asian Student Union
Black Student Union
Chess Club
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Disability Awareness Club
Diversity Council
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Environmental/Recycling Club
Fashion Club
Future Business Leaders of America
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
FIRST Robotics (Team 5098 – STING – R)
Film Club
French Club
Growing Northtown Garden Club
Genders & Sexualities Alliance
Guitar Club
Hope Squad
HOSA; Future Health Leaders National Honor Society
Model UN
Muslim Student Association
NKC Book Club
NKC Hockey Club
NKC Powerlifting
Northtown Disc Golf Club
Northtown eSports
Northtown Theatre Association/International Thespian Society Troupe 2191
National Honors Society
Paper RPG Club
Quill & Scroll
Scholar Bowl
Science Olympiad
Sports Talk Club
Student Council
Student Advocates for Speech
Teach Club
Technology Student Association
The Writer's Society
Women’s Empowerment
Young Americans for Freedom
Young Progressives
Zero Hour
Video Game Development
Men's Mental Health Club
Notable alumni
Adetomiwa Adebawore, Class of 2019, defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts
Lauren Arthur, state representative, state senator
Robin Wayne Bailey, a.k.a. Robert Bailey, Class of 1970, author
Charlie Broomfield, Class of 1956, Missouri Democratic politician
Al Conway, Class of 1948, All-American running back (1952), 1st round draft choice for the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL umpire, Super Bowl official, NAIA Hall of Fame, William Jewell College Hall of Fame, Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, North Kansas City High School Football Coach and math teacher
Connie Dover, Class of 1976, singer, Emmy Award-winning producer and composer
Bill Kelso, Class of 1958, Major League Baseball player and scout, owner of Kelso's Pizza restaurants
Mark Patton, Class of 1976, actor, Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddie's Revenge, Come Back To The Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Never Sleep Again – The Elm Street Legacy; soap opera General Hospital
Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes, Class of 1990, actor and author
Rick Scott, Class of 1970, United States Senator from Florida, 45th Governor of Florida
Katheryn Shields, Class of 1964, Jackson County executive, Missouri Democratic politician
Trent Skaggs, Class of 1991, Missouri Democratic state representative
Phil Snowden, Class of 1956, former University of Missouri quarterback, Missouri Democratic state senator, and curatorial, University of Missouri
Garrett Stutz, Class of 2008, professional basketball player
References
Educational institutions established in 1925
Public high schools in Missouri
High schools in Clay County, Missouri
1925 establishments in Missouri | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Kansas%20City%20High%20School |
The Research were a band from Wakefield, England. The members were : Russell 'The Disaster' Searle (vocals/guitar/synthesizers), Georgia Lashbrook (bass/vocals/harmonica), and Sarah Williams (drums/vocals). Their songs - typically about themes of love, loss and fear - are notable for their plaintive lyrics and vocal harmonies.
In February 2006 they released their debut album, Breaking Up, via At Large Recordings, a subsidiary of EMI. Following the album's release, the band parted company with At Large, and signed to This Is Fake DIY Records, with whom they released their second album. The Old Terminal, and its accompanying single "I Think She's The One I Love", were released in autumn 2008.
In the time between the end of the band's promotion of their debut album and the announcement that they had left EMI, the band's MySpace.com blog detailed the recording of a second album in various places including Malmo, Sweden, where the band reportedly worked with Cardigans producer, Per Sunding. The band also announced that they had recruited a lead guitarist named Johnny White, and that Searle had moved from playing a keyboard live to playing guitar. The band played several concerts in this configuration before White left the band and was not replaced.
In March 2008, after a period of seeming inactivity the band's MySpace was revamped, with several new songs, and a seemingly handwritten announcement by Searle detailing the current status of the band, their departure from EMI and their plans for the future. This was followed by several blog posts clarifying aspects of the note, and answering fans' queries.
"I Would Like To Be Forgiven", one of the tracks on The Old Terminal is a collaboration with Gary Jarman, of fellow Wakefield band The Cribs.
The band split up in 2008. However, they reunited for a one-off performance on June 10th, 2023, in honour of the final edition of Wakefield's Long Division Festival.
Discography
Singles
"She's Not Leaving" (2004) - UK #73
"C'mon Chameleon" / "I Love You But..." (2005) - UK #63
"The Way You Used To Smile" (2005)- UK #66
"Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same" / "all these feelings" (2006)
"The Hard Times" (2006)
"For Christmas I Got Pityriasis Rosea" (2007, download only)
"I Think She's The One I Love" (2008)
"Back To The Real World" / "Feels Like The First Time" (2023)
Albums
Breaking Up (2006)
The Old Terminal (2008)
References
External links
Profile on This is Fake DIY
Official MySpace
Review of 'The Old Terminal'
English pop music groups | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Research |
Portland Christian School, based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a private Christian school traditionally supported and affiliated with those Churches of Christ which held to a premillennial eschatology characteristic of Robert Henry Boll. Founded in 1924 in the rear of the Portland Avenue Church of Christ in the Portland neighborhood with Boll's support, today the school system has over four hundred students at its campus on the east side of Louisville.
The former college-level division of PCS was the School of Biblical Studies, which became Kentuckiana Bible College. The college closed in 2018.
Portland Christian is operated by the non-profit Portland Christian School System, Inc., which was formed in 2005 after it and Portland Ave. Church of Christ decided that "the operations of the [school] system has outgrown the ability of the Church to administer".
Tuition
Portland Christian School was started with a missionary emphasis and was operated as a tuition-free institution until 1986. That mission continues today with more than one-third of the cost of educating students coming from gifts given by churches, individuals, businesses and organizations interested in supporting Christian education. PCS provides tuition assistance for over 50% of its students, whose tuition is set based on the financial situation of the individual family as determined by an independent 3rd party.
Accreditation
Portland Christian was first accredited by the Kentucky Board of Education in 1931, and is presently accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International, which is recognized by the state of Kentucky.
Athletics
PCS is a charter member of the Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference and is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA).
The PCS Eagles won the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 KHSAA District 21 Baseball Championship.
Former PCS Athletic Director W. Eugene Schriener is a member of the Metro (Louisville) Area Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
Campuses
Portland Campus, located at 2500 Portland Ave., is the historical home of the system. It currently is used for athletic events and meetings.
Eastside Campus, which is located at 8509 Westport Road in the Plantation neighborhood in Louisville is the main campus of the school, including the PCS "Little School" for 2 1/2 to 5 year olds and Kindergarten to 12th Grade. The Administrative offices are located at the Eastside Campus. The Eastside Campus is at the former St. Bernadette Parish on Westport Rd.
PCS formerly owned and used the Montgomery Street School building in Portland as the elementary school.
References
External links
Official site
SBS site
Christian schools in Louisville, Kentucky
Educational institutions established in 1924
Private high schools in Kentucky
Nondenominational Christian schools in the United States
Private middle schools in Kentucky
Private elementary schools in Kentucky
1924 establishments in Kentucky
High schools in Louisville, Kentucky | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland%20Christian%20School |
Wellness Pet Company is a pet food company that consists of Wellness Natural Pet Food, Old Mother Hubbard by Wellness, Whimzees by Wellness, Sojos, Eagle Pack and Holistic Select purchased by Clearlake Capital. Wellness Pet Company is headquartered outside of Boston, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, as well as in Boston proper.
History
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard was founded in 1926, as an offshoot of the A. Hubbard and Sons Bakery in Gloucester, Massachusetts, making small dog biscuits. In 1961, the company was purchased by Jim Scott, a professional in animal nutrition, and moved to Lowell, Massachusetts. In the 1990s, Jim Scott Jr., then CEO of the company, worked with a team of animal nutrition experts to develop the Wellness brand dog and cat foods, which went on the market in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Old Mother Hubbard became a member of the WellPet family of brands in 2009. WellPet was purchased by Clearlake Capital Group L.P. in November 2020, and later renamed the Wellness Pet Company. A year later, the company opened new offices in Boston, MA.
The company also continues to make Old Mother Hubbard branded products, including dog biscuits and other treats.
Wellness Pet Food
Wellness Pet Food was founded in 1997. Wellness recipes for dogs were introduced in 1997 and Wellness cat recipes were added to the line in 2000. By 2004, Wellness Pet Food became the leading natural pet food in independent pet specialty retailers. In 2022, the company began producing Good Dog by Wellness, an additional brand of dog treats.
Eagle Pack
Eagle Pack started in 1970, producing their Hy-Ration brand dog food. In 2000, the Eagle Pack Holistic Select line was launched. Eagle Pack has sponsored “The Last Grace Race on Earth”, an Iditarod Trail event. All Eagle Pack recipes are made in the United States and their own manufacturing facility.
WellPet
In October 2007, Eagle Pack was sold to Berwind Corporation for an undisclosed amount. In August 2008 Wellness/Old Mother Hubbard was sold to Berwind for $400 Million, generating a 7x profit on Catterton's initial investment. Between 2008 and 2009, Eagle and OMH were merged into a single entity, Wellpet LLC.
Sojo's
In January 2016, Wellness Pet Company acquired Sojo's for an undisclosed amount.
Whimzees
In 2017, the company acquired Whimzees (stylized as “WHIMZEES”), a producer of dog chews. Products from Whimzees have included variety packs, daily use packs, brushzees (a dental health pack), and Stix (a chewable dental health treat).
Leadership
In 2013, the company named Camelle Kent-Rizkalla as its CEO. She was replaced in 2021 by Reed Howlett.
Manufacturing
The company maintains the Farm Fresh Farm Kitchen manufacturing facility in Minnesota and a manufacturing plant in Indiana. The Indiana facility received a AA grade certification from the British Retail Consortium in late-2021, and the Minnesota facility received an A grade earlier in 2021. Its Whimzees brand is produced at its manufacturing campus in Veendam, The Netherlands, which also received a AA rating.
In recent years, the company has invested in increasing its sustainability in both its products and packaging. In June 2022, WellnessPet Company joined the fresh petfood market as it introduced its new product line, Wellness® Bowl Boosters Freshly™, an expansion of Wellness Pet Company's Bowl Boosters products. This product line was developed to meet the needs of pet-owners who are interested in providing their pets with versatile and fresh food.
In January 2023, Wellness Pet Company introduced its new and first line of pet supplements, recommended by nine out of ten veterinarians, to address specific health issues among dogs. Overall, the supplements seek to support dogs' health and wellbeing. These supplements are composed of 'high quality ingredients' and diverse 'tasty flavors'. Wellness pet supplements offer five scientifically-formulated options that promote healthy digestion, healthy immune system and seasonal allergies, healthy skin and coat, calmness as well as composure. Also, these options aim at supporting healthy joint and hip function. Later in April 2023, Wellness Pet Company showed its devotion to sustainability as it became a member of the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC).
References
External links
Wellness Pet Company
Dog food brands
Berwind Corporation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellness%20Pet%20Company |
Farrah Rachael Forke (January 12, 1968 – February 25, 2022) was an American actress best known for her roles as Alex Lambert on the NBC sitcom Wings and Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. She also voiced the character Big Barda on the animated television series Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited, starred as Carey on the short-lived cult sitcom Dweebs, Nikki Harkin on Mr. Rhodes, Carol Ashby in the pilot episode of the 90's remake of Fantasy Island, and appeared in several made-for-TV movies such as Nurses on the Line (1993), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993), Bionic Ever After? (1994), and theatrical movies like Disclosure (1994) and Heat (1995).
Early life
Forke was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on January 12, 1968. She was one of two children of Chuck Forke and Beverly (Mendleski). Forke was named after Farrah Fawcett, who was a family friend. In an interview, she said: "I was a huge fan of hers, thinking as a child 'If she can do it so can I.'" She attended the Hockaday School, an all-girls private school in Dallas, where she was a cheerleader. She started acting with a role in a Texas production of the musical The Rocky Horror Show. After graduating from high school, she relocated to New York City in 1989 to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She also worked as a bartender while studying in the city.
Career
Forke made her feature debut in the 1991 film Brain Twisters (1991).
Wings
She became best known as Alex Lambert for two seasons on the NBC sitcom Wings. Only her second professional acting role, it became one of her biggest roles.
She said she was nervous during the early episodes. "I was so green and so nervous," she said. "There were so many people around, and four cameras. My hands used to shake in the early episodes. You'll see me holding coffee cups with both hands to control the shaking." She drew on personal experience to play the character, who was not at all like the actress. "I am really nothing like her," she said in an interview, "but the toughness I got to display as a real bartender in New York at closing time prepared me for the role of Alex. I would lower the tone of my voice to show I meant business and I used that in my audition. I knew I could play her."
Overall, the part taught the young actress a lot. "It was a great learning experience. I learned so much, especially from Steven Weber and Tony Shaloub." The part was a recurring role during the 1992–93 season, the fourth season of the show, and a regular cast role the following year, the fifth season.
Forke was upset not to be asked back for the sixth season as a regular cast member. The writers found the Alex character difficult to write for and felt they had run out of stories for the character and wanted to explore her onscreen boyfriend Brian's (played by Weber) single life instead. Forke was asked back for a guest appearance in one episode of the sixth season, which gave a conclusion to her character.
Post-Wings, Lois & Clark, Justice League and other roles
After Wings, Forke starred as Carey, an office manager for a computer software company, in the short-lived but cult 1995 CBS sitcom Dweebs (1995), and then, from 1996 to 1997, a guidance counselor at a prep school in NBC's Mr. Rhodes. She also appeared on Ned and Stacey with her Wings castmate Thomas Haden Church. Forke was the voice woman of several companies, such as Arby's, Cadillac, Checkers, and Vanderbilt.
Forke had a recurring role on Lois and Clark as Mayson Drake, an attorney who considers Superman a vigilante, but holds a candle for Clark Kent.
Forke would once again take part in the Superman universe by voicing the character Big Barda in two episodes of Batman Beyond and one episode of Justice League Unlimited, animated shows set in the same universe as Superman: The Animated Series.
In films, she featured in Academy Award winner Barry Levinson's Disclosure (1994), Michael Mann's Heat (1995), and Ground Control (1998). She appeared in Kate's Addiction (1998), in which she and actress Kari Wuhrer play women in a lesbian love affair, as well as the TV-movies Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (CBS, 1993) with Lindsay Wagner. Other TV movie roles include Journey to the Center of the Earth (NBC, 1993), Complex of Fear (CBS, 1993), Bionic Ever After? (CBS, 1994) (again with Wagner), and Abandoned and Deceived (ABC, 1995).
Her final onscreen role was in the 2001 movie It Is What It Is directed by Billy Frolick. Forke was very proud of the role. "It's by far the best work I've ever done," she said in a 2003 interview. She also served as executive producer on the movie. Around the time of the 2003 interview, she moved to New Mexico and, though mentioned she was planning to return to LA for pilot season, seemingly decided to retire permanently from acting, later moving back to Texas. She would later say: "I have no plans to return to Hollywood. I love my life here in Texas, raising my twin boys. Life is good." She had one more role, a voice role, in 2005, resuming her voice work as Big Barda in Justice League Unlimited.
Personal life
Forke underwent plastic surgery in 1989, when she was 21, to receive silicone breast implants. However, the implants later ruptured and caused her health complications. She consequently had them removed four years later in February 1993. She then filed a lawsuit in Houston on March 24 of the following year against Dow Corning, the Dow Chemical Company, the Inamed Corporation and the McGhan Corporation.
She was dear friends with actress Caroline Aaron, who played Mary Pat Lee on Wings. The two featured together in Forke's last episode of the series.
Forke met Mark Layton Brown while he was working in the art department of Wings. Together, they had two children: twin sons Chuck and Wit. She took a hiatus from acting during the early-2000s and returned to Texas to raise her children, eventually deciding the hiatus would become a permanent retirement from Hollywood.
Death
Forke died at her home in Houston, Texas, on February 25, 2022, at the age of 54. She had been battling cancer in the years leading up to her death.
Many tributes were paid to her, including from her cast mate Steven Weber, who played her onscreen boyfriend Brian in Wings, saying: "She was every bit as tough, fun, beautiful and grounded as her character “Alex” on Wings."
Filmography
References
External links
Turner Classic Movies: Farrah Forke
1968 births
2022 deaths
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Texas
American television actresses
Deaths from cancer in Texas
Hockaday School alumni
Actors from Corpus Christi, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrah%20Forke |
Koot Hoomi (also spelled Kuthumi, and frequently referred to simply as K.H.) is said to be one of the Mahatmas that inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. In Theosophy it is believed that he engaged in a correspondence with two English Theosophists living in India, A. P. Sinnett and A. O. Hume, which correspondence was published in the book The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett.
Skeptics have described Koot Hoomi and the other Mahatmas as a hoax.
Personal features
Little descriptive references to K.H. occur in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett and the writings of Mme. Blavatsky. The name Koot Hoomi seems to be a pseudonym. We find a reference to a "Rishi Kuthumi" in several Puranas, as for example in the Vishnu Purana (Book 3, Chapter 6) where he is said to be a pupil of Paushyinji. In reference to this Mme. Blavatsky wrote:
The name of Rishi Koothumi is mentioned in more than one Purana, and his Code is among the 18 Codes written by the various Rishis and preserved at Calcutta in the library of the Asiatic Society. But we have not been told whether there is any connection between our Mahatma of that name, and the Rishi, and we do not feel justified in speculating upon the subject. All we know is, that both are Northern Brahmans, while the Môryas are Kshatriyas.
K.H.'s early letters to Sinnett are signed with the name Koot Hoomi Lal Sing. However, later in the correspondence, he says the "Lal Singh" was an addition made by his disciple Djwal Khool:
Why have you printed The Occult World before sending it to me for revision? I would have never allowed the passage to pass; nor the "Lal Sing" either foolishly invented as half a nom de plume by Djwal K. and carelessly allowed by me to take root without thinking of the consequences. . .
In an interview by Charles Johnston to H. P. Blavatsky, he described the handwriting of Master K.H. in the following way:
. . . evidently a man of very gentle and even character, but of tremendously strong will; logical, easy-going, and taking endless pains to make his meaning clear. It was altogether the handwriting of a cultivated and very sympathetic man.
Master KH is said to live in a house in a ravine in Tibet, near the house of Master Morya. In 1881, Colonel Henry S. Olcott wrote to A. O. Hume:
I have also personally known [Master Koot Hoomi] since 1875. He is of quite a different, a gentler, type, yet the bosom friend of the other [Master Morya]. They live near each other with a small Buddhist Temple about midway between their houses.
In New York, I had . . . and a colored sketch on China silk of the landscape near [Koot Hoomi]'s and my Chohan's residences with a glimpse of the latter’s house and of part of the little temple.
Mme. Blavatsky, in a letter to Mary Hollis Billing wrote:
Now Morya lives generally with Koot-Hoomi who has his house in the direction of the Kara Korum [Karakoram] Mountains, beyond Ladak, which is in Little Tibet and belongs now to Kashmire. It is a large wooden building in the Chinese fashion pagoda-like, between a lake and a beautiful mountain. . . .
This is confirmed by a reference given by Mahatma K. H. himself, in a letter to A. P. Sinnett:
I was coming down the defiles of Kouenlun — Karakorum you call them . . . and was crossing over to Lhadak on my way home.
C. W. Leadbeater described the physical appearance of Master KH as follows:
The Master Kuthumi wears the body of a Kashmiri Brahman, and is as fair in complexion as the average Englishman. He, too, has flowing hair, and His eyes are blue and full of joy and love. His hair and beard are brown, which, as the sunlight catches it, becomes ruddy with glints of gold. His face is somewhat hard to describe, for His expression is ever changing as He smiles; the nose is finely chiselled, and the eyes are large and of a wonderful liquid blue.
Education in Europe
Apparently before being an Adept, Master Koot Hoomi visited Europe and studied in some of the Universities there. Mme. Blavatsky said that Mahatma K.H. "is a Kashmiri Brahman by birth . . . and has travelled a good deal in Europe."
Mr. A. O. Hume, in his "Hints on Esoteric Theosophy", wrote:
Take a case said to have occurred many years ago in Germany, in which a Brother, who has corresponded with us, is said to have taken part. He was at this time a student, and though in course of preparation was not then himself an Adept, but was, like all regular chelas, under the special charge of an Adept. A young friend of his was accused of forgery, and tried for the same. Our Brother, then a student as above explained, was called as a witness to prove his friend's handwriting; the case was perfectly clear and a conviction certain. Through his mentor, our Brother learnt that his accused friend did not really deserve punishment that would necessarily fall on him, and which would have ruined not only him, but other innocent persons dependent on him. He had really committed a forgery but not knowingly or meaningly, though it was impossible to show this. So when the alleged forged document was handed to the witness, he merely said: "I see nothing written here," and returned the deed blank. His mentor had caused the entire writing to disappear. It was supposed that a wrong paper had been by mistake handed to the witness; search was made high and low, but the deed never appeared, and the accused was perforce acquitted.
Master Morya referred to K.H. as "a fine scholar". Master K.H. is alleged to have spoken English and French, which in one letter led Master M. to call him "Frenchified".
K.H.'s retreat and initiation
Mme. Blavatsky in Oct 2, 1881 described this to Mrs. Mary Hollis Billing as follows:
K. H. or Koot-Hoomi is now gone to sleep for three months to prepare during this Sumadhi or continuous trance state for his initiation, the last but one, when he will become one of the highest adepts. Poor K. H. his body is now lying cold and stiff in a separate square building of stone with no windows or doors in it, the entrance to which is effected through an underground passage from a door in Toong-ting (reliquary, a room situated in every Thaten (temple) or Lamisery); and his Spirit is quite free. An adept might lie so for years, when his body was carefully prepared for it beforehand by mesmeric passes etc. It is a beautiful spot where he is now in the square tower. The Himalayas on the right and a lovely lake near the lamisery. His Cho-han (spiritual instructor, master, and the Chief of a Tibetan Monastery) takes care of his body. M . . also goes occasionally to visit him. It is an awful mystery that state of cataleptic sleep for such a length of time. . .
Master Morya in a letter to A. P. Sinnett described K.H.'s retreat as follows:
At a certain spot not to be mentioned to outsiders, there is a chasm spanned by a frail bridge of woven grasses and with a raging torrent beneath. The bravest member of your Alpine clubs would scarcely dare to venture the passage, for it hangs like a spider’s web and seems to be rotten and impassable. Yet it is not; and he who dares the trial and succeeds — as he will if it is right that he should be permitted — comes into a gorge of surpassing beauty of scenery — to one of our places and to some of our people, of which and whom there is no note or minute among European geographers. At a stone’s throw from the old Lamasery stands the old tower, within whose bosom have gestated generations of Bodhisatwas. It is there, where now rests your lifeless friend — my brother, the light of my soul, to whom I made a faithful promise to watch during his absence over his work.
Skepticism
There is skepticism about the existence of Koot Hoomi. Gordon Stein in his book Encyclopedia of Hoaxes has noted:
In 1884, Rev. George Patterson published an article "The Collapse of Koot Hoomi" which stated that Koot Hoomi did not exist. Based on information he received from Emma Coulomb it was alleged that Hoomi was actually a dummy made from cloth with a painted face that her husband Alexis Coulomb wore on his shoulders at night. Blavatsky denied the accusations of fraud.
Moncure D. Conway visited Blavatsky and investigated claims of the Mahatmas in 1884. He suggested that Hoomi was a fictitious creation of Blavatsky. Conway wrote that Blavatsky "created the imaginary Koothoomi (originally Kothume) by piecing together parts of the names of her two chief disciples, Olcott and Hume."
See also
Alice A.Bailey
Hodgson Report
Initiation (Theosophy)
K.H. Letters to C.W. Leadbeater
Mahātmā
Helena Roerich
Theosophy
References
Further reading
Moncure D. Conway. (1906). My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East. Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
Richard Hodgson. (1885). Account of Personal Investigations in India and Discussion of the Authorship of the “Koot Hoomi” Letters. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 3: 207-380.
Jeffrey D. Lavoie. (2012). The Theosophical Society: The History of a Spiritualist Movement. Brown Walker Press.
External links
Echoes of the Past: Master Koot Hoomi by Mary K. Neff
Where was the "Ravine in Tibet"? by Daniel H. Caldwell
The Collapse of Koot Hoomi by Rev. George Patterson
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
Nonexistent people used in hoaxes
Paranormal hoaxes
Theosophical Society | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koot%20Hoomi |
Sergius IV (died after 1036) was Duke of Naples from 1002 to 1036. He was one of the prime catalysts in the growth of Norman power in the Mezzogiorno in the first half of the eleventh century. He was nominally a Byzantine vassal, like his father, John IV, before him.
In 1024, he submitted to Pilgrim, Archbishop of Cologne, when the latter was besieging Capua on behalf of Emperor Henry II, though his own duchy was not threatened. By this he acquired a reputation for weakness in the eyes of Prince Pandulf IV of Capua, who had been defeated by Pilgrim. In 1026, Pandulf, returned from captivity, besieged his old capital, now ruled by Pandulf V, the count of Teano. Basil Boioannes, the Greek catapan of Italy, negotiated a surrender and gave Pandulf V safe conduct to Naples, where Sergius offered him asylum. By this, Sergius incurred Pandulf IV's enmity. In the next year (1027), after Sergius' ally Boioannes was recalled, Pandulf attacked Naples and quickly captured it, some say by treachery. Pandulf V fled to Rome and Sergius went into hiding.
For Sergius, however, fortune reversed itself when Pandulf IV was abandoned by his Norman ally, Rainulf Drengot in 1029. Sergius and the Duke of Gaeta, his nephew, John V, sent an embassy to the Norman to ask his assistance in regaining the Neapolitan duchy. With Rainulf's help, Pandulf IV was chased from Naples and Sergius reinstated. Early in 1030, Sergius gave Rainulf the county of Aversa as a fief, the first Norman principality in the region. Sergius also gave his sister in marriage to the new count.
In 1034, Pandulf IV instigated a revolt in Sorrento and annexed it to Capua. In the same year, Sergius' sister died and Rainulf returned to Pandulf's side. Broken in spirit, Sergius retired to the monastery of the Holy Saviour in insula maris, where the Castello del'Ovo now stands. He was succeeded by his son, John V. When John went to Constantinople seeking aid from the Byzantines, Sergius briefly came out of retirement to act as regent. On John's return, Sergius returned to his monastery, where he was still living as late as June 1036. He probably died shortly thereafter. His two retirements explain Amatus of Montecassino's reference to him twice becoming a monk.
References
External links
History of the Norman World.
1036 deaths
11th-century dukes of Naples
Year of birth unknown | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius%20IV%20of%20Naples |
The Avatar 2000 was an early and influential long-wheelbase recumbent bicycle designed by David Gordon Wilson.
It was featured in the film Brainstorm, ridden by Christopher Walken, as well as in Richard Ballantine's Richard's Bicycle Book. Ballantine's own Avatar 2000 held the non-UCI world bicycle speed record from 1982-1983.
External links
Ryan Owners Club: History of Avatar 2000 & Ryan Vanguard
Avatar 2000 Clone: Fateba
Cycle types | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar%202000 |
Miss Alex White is the stage name for Alexandra Brooks White, an American musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States, and founder of Missile X Records born April 30, 1985. Her projects have included Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (a collaboration with Chris Saathoff), the Hot Machines, Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra, and White Mystery, a collaboration with her younger brother, drummer Francis Scott Key White.
Early career
White began playing guitar at age 13 after being motivated by hearing the Who. She released her first music in 2003 and made several recordings with Chris Playboy, also known as Chris Saathoff, who died in a car accident on February 13, 2004; White was responsible for creating the Chris Saathoff Foundation following his death. Soon after, she formed Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra. The band recorded their first, self-titled album with producer Jim Diamond in Detroit, and their second, Space & Time, at the Distillery in Costa Mesa, California, with producer Mike McHugh. Both albums were released on In the Red Records.
Career and education
Alexandra Brooks White is a graduate of Northside College Prep and DePaul University with a Masters of Business degree (MBA) in Business Management and undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurial Studies. She served as Vice President of The Recording Academy - Chicago Chapter until April 2017.
With White Mystery
White founded her current group, White Mystery, with her brother Francis on April 20, 2008, named after an Airheads flavor. White Mystery is known for their relentless tour schedule in which White claims to have played 1,000 shows in the band’s first ten years. The group has played with national acts such as Garbage, Shonen Knife, The Stooges and Weezer. They played on a parade float with Sir Richard Branson for the grand opening of Virgin Hotels Chicago. The group has released nine full-length albums as of 2018.
On April 1, 2016, White Mystery premiered "Best Friend" on the NBC Carson Daly Show, “Last Call” and announced forthcoming record Outta Control which is titled in reference to the same Airheads flavor from which the band name is derived. They described it in an interview with Transverso Media as their "pop masterpiece."
Equipment
White’s signature guitar is her Fireglo Rickenbacker 330, a guitar that she has mainly used for all of her projects. She is also sponsored by Orange Amplifiers.
In 2014 White Mystery was featured in an expansive Levi’s ad campaign, with their images being used in such magazines as Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Pitchfork.
Influences
White cites her biggest influences as The MC5, Marc Bolan of T. Rex, Tina Turner, and Poison Ivy of the Cramps respectively. On White Mystery's website, Miss Alex White's band, she lists Roger Daltrey from the Who, Cheetah Chrome from the Dead Boys, Arthur “Killer” Kane from the New York Dolls, Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin as alternative influences.
Discography
White Mystery
"Buttheads from Mars REMIX" (Digital remix with Unkle Funkle 2019)
"Hellion Blender" (Vinyl on Romanus Records 2018) (Tape on Eye Vybe Records)
"F*ck Your Mouth Shut" aka "F.Y.M.S" (White Mystery Band LP 2017)
"Outta Control" (White Mystery Band CD) (Surfin' Ki Records LP 2016)
"That Was Awesome" (White Mystery Band, Film/Tape Cassette 2015)
"Dubble Dragon" (White Mystery Band LP 2014)
"Telepathic" (White Mystery Band LP/CD 2013)
"People Power" (Perpetrator 7" 2012)
"Blood & Venom" (White Mystery Band LP/CD 2011)
"White Mystery" (White Mystery Band LP/CD 2010)
"Take a Walk" (Whistler Records 7" 2009)
"Power Glove" (HoZac Hook Up Club 7" 2009)
Schiller Killers
"Wicker Park Strangler" (Rubber Vomit 7" 2010)
Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra:
"SPACE & TIME" (LP/CD In The Red Records 2007)
"Miss Alex White And The Red Orchestra" (LP/CD In The Red Records 2005)
Candy Apple Killings
"Leather for Liquor" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll 7" 2006)
Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy:
Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy Live (LP, In The Red Records, 2006)
Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (7", Missile X Records 2003)
Hot Machines:
Hot Machines 2 (7", Dusty Medical Records, 2006)
Hole In My Heart (7", Cass Records, 2005)
Maybe Chicago Compilation (Criminal IQ Records 2003)
"Can't Feel" on skateboard video, "That's Life" (Foundation/Tum Yeto, 2003)
Missile X Records
"Young Monsters" Miss Alex White & Chris Playboy (7")
"Cold River" The Dirges (7")
"Spend the Night in a Haunted House" The Spits (7")
Movie
That Was Awesome Self Produced 2015
References
External links
White Mystery
Miss Alex White at Grunnenrocks.nl
Levi Endorsement
Alex White Interview
Jim Diamond credits
Garage punk musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
In the Red artists | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss%20Alex%20White |
Lysgårdsbakken, officially known as Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena (), is a ski jumping hill in Lillehammer, Norway. It consists of a large hill, with a K-point of 123 and a hill size of 138, and a small hill with a K-point of 90 and a hill size of 98. It opened in 1993 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, where it hosted the ski jumping and Nordic combined events, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. After the Olympics, ownership was transferred to the municipal Lillehammer Olympiapark and it has since been used for several FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and FIS Nordic Combined World Cup tournaments, including hosting the Nordic Tournament. It has a capacity for 35,000 spectators and is one of three national ski jumping hills in Norway. In 2007, the large hill was rebuilt to a larger profile, and received a new plastic lining. The venue sees 80,000 annual jumps in the winter and 20,000 in the summer season.
Construction
The plans which were approved when Lillehammer were awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics, involved using the existing Balbergbakken in Fåberg, north of Lillehammer. However, the venue was rejected by the broadcasting planners, and instead it was decided that an all-new venue would be built at Lysgård. Financing of the venue was given through a grant issued by the Parliament of Norway on 1 August 1990. Architects were Økaw Arkitekter, with Martin M. Bakken as the main contractor. Construction had already stated earlier in 1990, and it was completed by December 1992. The seating area was made with pre-fabricated concrete elements with metal bars. Temporary buildings and facilities for the opening ceremonies were installed in December 1993, and removed after the Olympics. This included 70 commentator boxes, a media center, and offices for technical personnel. The original construction included plastic on the outrun and porcelain tracks on the small hill, allowing jumping during summer. The venue was placed deep in the terrain to shield the jumpers from the wind while minimizing the venue's impact in the surroundings. The National Association of Norwegian Architects awarded the hill the 1993 Betongtavlen. In 2007, the large hill was renovated. The profile was expanded, increasing the K-point from 120 to 123. In addition, plastic way was laid, allowing both hills to be used during summer.
Facilities
The hill has a capacity for 35,000 spectators, of which 7,500 can be seated. In addition, up to 25,000 people can follow events from free areas around the venue. Auxiliary structures include a start house, a judges tower—which includes office space for organizers and judges—a media building, and a technical room below the stands, as well as a first aid room and restrooms. It also features a high-pressure snow production facility with outtakes all along the approach and outrun. Transport to the tower of the large hill is accessible via a chair lift. During the Olympics, transport to the venues was mostly by railway. Spectators discharged at Lillehammer Station on the Dovre Line and would then walk to the stadium.
The small hill has a K-point of 90 and a hill size of 98. It has a 36-degree slope for the outrun and an 11-degree slope for the approach. The height difference is and the approach is long. Prior to 2007, the large hill had a K-point of 123, a 27.5-degree slope for the outrun and an 11.5-degree slope for the approach. The height difference was , while the approach is long. After 2007, the hill size was increased to 138 and the K-point to 123.
Events
During the 1994 Winter Olympics, the venue hosted three ski jumping and two Nordic combined events, in addition to the opening and closing ceremonies. Competition events consisted of individual normal hill, individual large hill, and team large hill in ski jumping, and individual and team small hill for Nordic combined.
Lysgårdsbakken is a regular site for FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and FIS Nordic Combined World Cup tournaments. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup has been hosted nearly every year since 1993. Since 2004, with the exception of 2007 and 2010, Lysgårdsbakken is a co-host of the Nordic Tournament. The FIS Nordic Combined World Cup has been hosted nine times, in 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010. All tournaments have been held in December; nine of the ten have had the cross-country skiing part held at nearby Birkebeineren Ski Stadium, while in 2001 the cross-country skiing was held at Beitostølen. Lillehammer is scheduled to host the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where Lysgårdsbakken would be used for ski jumping and Nordic combined.
The hill record for the large hill is , set by Simon Ammann in 2009. The summer record for the large hill is , set by Thomas Lobben in 2007. The winter record for the small hill is , set by Espen Bredesen during the 1994 Olympics. The summer small hill record is , set by Daniela Iraschko in 2010. The hill is one of three national ski jumping hills in Norway, with the other two being Holmenkollbakken in Oslo and Granåsen in Trondheim. Lysgårdsbakken is regularly used as a training venue, and sees 80,000 winter jumps and 20,000 summer jumps per year.
In 2005, the hills were the eleventh-most visited tourist attraction in Norway. The hill has a souvenir shop and visitors are permitted to take the elevator to the top of the hill. Alternatively, tourists can walk the 954 steps to the top. In 2006, a Winter Olympics-themed special of the BBC television show Top Gear was filmed at the Olympic venues around Lillehammer, which included a successful attempt at a ski jump using an unoccupied rocket-powered British Leyland Mk V Mini. KT Tunstall shot the majority of the video for her 2008 single "If Only" at Lysgårdsbakken.
References
Bibliography
Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics
Sports venues in Lillehammer
Ski jumping venues in Norway
1992 establishments in Norway
Olympic Nordic combined venues
Olympic ski jumping venues
Olympic stadiums
Venues of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
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Loremo AG was a German automaker corporation, based in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was founded in 2000 and went out of business in 2010. Loremo was focused on designing prototypes of cars with very low weight and air resistance, the term "Loremo" is an abbreviation for "Low Resistance Mobile". Initially the car was conceived for emerging markets such as China and India. The project is currently inactive. No plans to restart development are currently known.
Gasoline and diesel vehicles
At the 2006 Geneva Auto Show, the company demonstrated its concept car which the company said would become a 157 mpgUS (1.5 L/100 km) turbodiesel car. Two different Loremo models were waiting in the pipeline to be produced: the Loremo LS base model, and the sportier Loremo GT. The Loremo GT would have been based on a three-cylinder turbo diesel engine and with this configuration the vehicle still would have managed to achieve 87 miles per gallon. Both models would have been equipped with a manual transmission and be mid-engined in a 2+2 configuration.
According to the company, the Loremo LS base model would have produced only 50 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer, which would have been better than any other car on the market in terms of environmental sustainability. By comparison, the next most energy efficient model was the Smart by German automaker Daimler AG which produced 88 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.
The presentation of the Loremo during the Geneva Motor Show in 2006 focused on the car's body, as it still lacked an engine. In September 2007, the company successfully accomplished the car's proof of concept in Frankfurt, as part of the annual International Motor Show. In preparation of presenting the first driving prototype, the Loremo L1 was equipped with a turbodiesel motor. However, in light of diminishing fossil fuels, an electric motor was expected to be available in the lineup in addition to the originally planned models.
On 21 January 2009 the company announced that the more powerful version Loremo GT would not be equipped with a 3-cylinder diesel engine but with a more powerful (850 cc, 45 KW) petrol engine.
There were no conventional doors on the Loremo automobile. Getting in and out of the car was done by lifting the front portion of the car, including the windscreen, up and forward. The section was hinged at the front of the car where a radiator would normally sit. This method of entry is unconventional, but Loremo AG says that it is convenient.
The project was in prototype stage; specific plans for mass production had not been made public. An area reserved for setting up a factory in Indupark Dorsten-Marl was on offer to other organisations since the start of 2009.
A boardroom shuffle and a lack of partners and capital financing left the project with an uncertain future. A new entry in the company blog was made in August 2010, claiming "promising discussions with a reputable investor from Asia".
According to Car and Driver magazine in August 2010, the Loremo "can't be saved" and "it's over".
All-electric vehicles
The next step in development would have been an electric-powered car.
According to the company, on 11 April 2009 the electrical version Loremo EV drove for the first time on public roads and reached speeds of up to 100 km/h. A film about this drive was published on YouTube.
References
External links
Official Loremo Website
A YouTube video picturing the prototype of the Loremo as presented during the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main, September 2007
Another YouTube video featuring the electric-powered version of the Loremo, filmed in Dorsten/Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2009
Public Address Science: The Astonishing New Car from Bavaria that Won't Cost the Earth (Audio file, broadcast May 12, 2007)
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Germany
Electric concept cars
Battery electric vehicle manufacturers
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Electric vehicle manufacturers of Germany
companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia
Recklinghausen (district) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loremo |
David Handley is the leader of the militant pressure group Farmers for Action.
Biography
He was a leader of the UK fuel protestors in September 2000. He unsuccessfully challenged for the leadership of the British National Farmers Union and was backed by senior Conservative Party activist Mark MacGregor.
In spite of this, he is still a popular and well-known figure among UK farmers, having twice been voted by readers of Farmers Weekly their Personality of the Year. In 2005, he was presented with the Dairy Industry Award. On 10 May 2007, he was presented with the Princess Royal Award for his significant contribution to the UK dairy industry by The Princess Royal at a private reception at Buckingham Palace. On 6 June 2012, Handley, who leads a group called Farmers for Action, was interviewed on the Today Programme about the price of milk. He said "we are looking at disruption of the milk supply, and that could come in many forms and this country is now running into something that is going to be very special to a lot of people, and that is the Olympic Games". He also said that "part of our action is likely to disrupt that".
In March 2016 Farmers For Action led by Handley marched in London joined by more than
5000 farmers, producers and supporters of British agriculture from across the UK, through Whitehall to 10 Downing Street to present a letter to David Cameron then PM, highlighting the crisis in British agriculture. He has spoken on a number of issues, including the uneconomic nature of dairy farming, having sold his dairy herd in 2015.
He continues, through his role as Chairman of Farmers For Action, campaigning on many issues concerning farmers and producers in the UK. He is still called upon by the media to comment on aspects affecting the farming industry and writes a fortnightly column in the South West newspaper Western Daily Press.
See also
Canadian agrarian activism
External links
NFU presidential vote draws closer and the battle is hotting up
Sour times for dairy farmers
Farmers For Action website
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
British activists
21st-century British farmers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Handley%20%28farmer%29 |
In computer science, tail recursive parsers are a derivation from the more common recursive descent parsers. Tail recursive parsers are commonly used to parse left recursive grammars. They use a smaller amount of stack space than regular recursive descent parsers. They are also easy to write. Typical recursive descent parsers make parsing left recursive grammars impossible (because of an infinite loop problem). Tail recursive parsers use a node reparenting technique that makes this allowable.
Example
Given an EBNF Grammar such as the following:
E: T
T: T { '+' F } | F
F: F { '*' I } | I
I: <identifier>
A simple tail recursive parser can be written much like a recursive descent parser. The typical algorithm for parsing a grammar like this using an abstract syntax tree is:
Parse the next level of the grammar and get its output tree, designate it the first tree,
While there is terminating token, , that can be put as the parent of this node:
Allocate a new node,
Set 's current operator as the current input token
Advance the input one token
Set 's left subtree as
Parse another level down again and store this as the next tree,
Set 's right subtree as
Set to
Return
A basic example of this kind of parser in C is shown here. Implementation details have been omitted for simplicity.
typedef struct _exptree exptree;
struct _exptree {
char token;
exptree *left;
exptree *right;
};
exptree *parse_e(void)
{
return parse_t();
}
exptree *parse_t(void)
{
exptree *first_f = parse_f();
while (cur_token() == '+') {
exptree *replace_tree = alloc_tree();
replace_tree->token = cur_token();
replace_tree->left = first_f;
next_token();
replace_tree->right = parse_f();
first_f = replace_tree;
}
return first_f;
}
exptree *parse_f(void)
{
exptree *first_i = parse_i();
while (cur_token() == '*') {
exptree *replace_tree = alloc_tree();
replace_tree->token = cur_token();
replace_tree->left = first_i;
next_token();
replace_tree->right = parse_i();
first_i = replace_tree;
}
return first_i;
}
exptree *parse_i(void)
{
exptree *i = alloc_tree();
i->left = i->right = NULL;
i->token = cur_token();
next_token();
return i;
}
See also
META II
Further reading
Article in the January 2006 edition of Dr. Dobbs Journal, "Recursive Descent, Tail Recursion, & the Dreaded Double Divide"
Parsing algorithms | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail%20recursive%20parser |
Davinópolis is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,094 (2020) in a total area of 520.0 km².
Location and Highway Connections
The municipality is located in the statistical micro-region of Catalão, 28 kilometers southeast of interstate BR-060, which connects Uberlândia to Cristalina. Catalão is 53 kilometers away. The municipality of Catalão lies to the north and Ouvidor to the southwest. The state boundary with Minas Gerais is formed by the Paranaíba to the south.
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 304 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / BR-352 / Pires do Rio / GO-330 / Ipameri / Catalão / BR-050.
Political data in 2007
Eligible voters: 1,886 (12/2007)
Mayor: Gomides Ferreira Gomes
Vice-mayor: Dileno Machado Rodrigues
Councilmembers: 09
Demographics
Population growth rate 2000/2007: -0.66.%
Urban population in 2007: 1,356
Rural population in 2007: 657
The economy
The basis of the economy is cattle raising with 26,000 head in the region. There is some poultry raising and also limited production of agricultural products.
Economic data
Industrial units: 04
Retail units: 27
Banking institutions: none (01/06/2007)
Dairies: Laticínios Davinópolis Ltda. (07/06/2007)
Automobiles: 235 in 2007
Farm data
In agriculture there was modest production of rice, sugarcane, beans, manioc, corn, and soybeans. (no crop had over 1,000 hectares planted)
There were 276 farms with a total area of 35,067 ha., of which 26,363 ha. were pasture, 25 ha. were permanent crops, 1,341 were perennial crops, and 6,571 ha. were woodland. There were 590 persons dependent on agriculture. There were 331 tractors on 105 farms.
Health and education
Literacy rate: 82.8%
Infant mortality rate: 24.59 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 03 (2006)
Students: 541
Hospitals: 0 (2007)
Geography and history
There are three main rivers in the region: the Paranaíba, São Marcos and São Bento, which all have great potential for tourism.
The origin of the town is connected to the donation of lands made by José David de Souza, in 1948, to the city government of Catalão, so that a school could be built. In the same decade houses began to appear around the school, forming the settlement that received the name of Grupo because it had a "grupo escolar". Soon the school began to attract residents to the region. In 1963 the district became a municipality with the name Davinópolis, named after David de Souza, the man who had donated the first lands for the school.
Ranking on the municipal Human Development Index
MHDI: 0.732
State ranking: 136 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
National ranking: 2,373 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
Microregions of Goiás
Catalão Microregion
References
Frigoletto
Municipalities in Goiás | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davin%C3%B3polis |
Suzanne Rossell Cryer (born January 13, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl and as Laurie Bream on the HBO original series Silicon Valley. She featured in "The Yada Yada", an award-winning and fan favorite episode of Seinfeld. She has also performed on Broadway.
Early life
Cryer was born in Rochester, New York. She graduated from Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1984 and then attended Yale University, where she attained a degree in English literature. She went on to study for a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama. During this time she spent a summer performing at the Utah Shakespeare Festival where her roles included Rosalind in As You Like It, and Anne in Richard III.
Career
After graduation, she appeared at Hartford Stage in The Rivals, Baltimore Center Stage in "Don Juan" and began making guest appearances on television series. She won critical acclaim for her performance in the premiere of Donald Margulies' two-person play Collected Stories at Southcoast Repertory Theater. She then went on to film Wag the Dog while simultaneously performing in the West coast premiere of Arcadia at the Mark Taper Forum. Her next major role was that of Josie in Neil Simon's Proposals which began at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles and then toured the country before arriving on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater. In 1997, Cryer made a guest appearance on an episode of Seinfeld in the episode "The Yada Yada." She played George's girlfriend Marcy, who frequently made use of the term "yada yada yada." In 1999, she joined the cast of the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (the show's second season) as Ashley Walker, a love interest for Berg (Ryan Reynolds). She became a series regular and remained with the show until it ended in 2001. She made two appearances on Frasier as Roz's sister, Denise, in the episodes "The Guilt Trippers" and "Sea Bee Jeebies." In recent years, she returned to theater to play Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story at Hartford Stage and appeared in Chris Shin's play What Didn't Happen at Playwright's Horizon. She made appearances in the television series Dexter, CSI: Miami, Shark, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Silicon Valley''.
Personal life
Cryer married Gregory Luke in 2000. Together, they have three children.
Filmography
References
External links
1967 births
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
Actresses from Rochester, New York
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
Greenwich High School alumni | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne%20Cryer |
Théâtre des Cérémonies was a temporary stadium in Albertville, France. Built to only host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the circular shape stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held 35,000 and was built as a circus sphere. Part of the stadium was shipped to Barcelona and used during the 1992 Summer Olympics. During its existence, it was the largest such temporary structure ever built. The site is now a park.
References
1992 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 86–7.
External links
: Image from the International Olympic Committee about the 1992 Winter Games. Includes images of the "Théâtre des Cérémonies".
1992 Winter Olympics
Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sports venues in Savoie
Olympic stadiums
Sports venues completed in 1991
Sports venues demolished in 1992
Defunct sports venues in France
Demolished buildings and structures in France
1991 establishments in France | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre%20des%20C%C3%A9r%C3%A9monies |
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it, which held 30,000 spectators.
References
1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 78–81.
Olympic stadiums
Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sports venues in Essex County, New York
1939 establishments in New York (state)
Sports venues completed in 1939
American football venues in New York (state)
Equestrian venues in the United States | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Placid%20Equestrian%20Stadium |
Present television personalities on the ESPN network.
Current ESPN personalities
Analysts
Troy Aikman (2022-present): Monday Night Football
Eric Allen (2002–present): NFL Live
Teddy Atlas (1998–present): Friday Night Fights
Jon Barry (2006–present): NBA on ESPN
Jay Bilas (1995–present): College GameDay (basketball) and ESPN College Basketball
Aaron Boulding (2005–present): video game
Hubie Brown: (2005–present) NBA on ABC and NBA on ESPN
Ryan Callahan (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Cassie Campbell-Pascall (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Lee Corso (1987–present): College GameDay (football)
Rick DiPietro (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Ray Ferraro (2002-2004, 2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Fran Fraschilla (2004–present): ESPN College Basketball
Rod Gilmore: ESPN College Football Friday Primetime
Mike Golic (1995–2020): Golic and Wingo
Scott Goodyear (2001–present): IndyCar Series
Tim Hasselbeck (2008–present): NFL Live
Kirk Herbstreit (1995–present): College GameDay (football) and ESPN Saturday Night Football on ABC
Desmond Howard (2005–present): College GameDay (football)
Quint Kessenich (2005–present): lacrosse and ESPN College Football and ESPN College Basketball
Mel Kiper, Jr. (1984–present): NFL Draft and scouting
Hilary Knight (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Tim Kurkjian (1998–present): Baseball Tonight
Tim Legler (2000–present): NBA on ESPN, NBA Shootaround and NBA Fastbreak
Trevor Matich: ESPN College Football
Mark May: ESPN College Football
Lon McEachern (1994–present): poker
Greg McElroy (2015–present): ESPN College Football
Patrick McEnroe (1995–present): tennis
Steve McManaman (2010–present): soccer
Todd McShay: ESPN College Football and NFL Draft scouting
Barry Melrose (1995-2008, 2009–2023): NHL on ESPN
Mark Messier (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
A. J. Mleczko (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Dominic Moore (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Chris Mortensen: Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown
David Norrie: College Football on ABC and ESPN College Football
Andy North (2004–present): golf
Buster Olney (2003–present): Baseball Tonight
Jesse Palmer: College Football on ABC and ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
Jeff Passan (2019—present): MLB
David Pollack: ESPNU College Football and College GameDay (football)
Derek Rae (1994–present): Champions League coverage
Jordan Rodgers (2016–present): ESPN College Football
Jalen Rose (2007–present): NBA on ESPN
Adam Schefter 2009–present: NFL programming
Mark Schlereth (2002–2017): NFL Live
Chris Singleton: Baseball Tonight and Monday Night Baseball
Michael Smith (2003–present): Around the Horn, NFL Live, and E:60
Matt Stinchcomb: ESPNU College Football
John Tortorella (2021–2022): NHL on ESPN
Bob Valvano: ESPN College Basketball
Jeff Van Gundy: NBA on ESPN
Fernando Viña: Baseball Tonight
Dick Vitale (1982–present): ESPN College Basketball
Jay Walker: ESPNU College Football
Andre Ware: ESPN College Football
Kevin Weekes (2021-present): NHL on ESPN
Jay Williams: ESPN College Basketball
Damien Woody: (2011–present): NFL Live
Anchors
John Anderson: 1999–present (SportsCenter)
Victoria Arlen: 2021–present (SportsCenter)
Nicole Briscoe: 2008–present (SportsCenter host)
John Buccigross: 1996–present (Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, NHL 2Night, SportsCenter, In The Crease, and The Point)
Linda Cohn: 1992–present (SportsCenter, X Center, and In The Crease)
Antonietta Collins: 2016–present (SportsCenter)
Shae Peppler Cornette: 2022–present (SportsCenter)
Kevin Connors: 2008–present (ESPNews, College Football Live and NFL Live)
Brian Custer 2021–present (SportsCenter)
Rece Davis: 1994–present (SportsCenter, College Football Live, College GameNight and College GameDay (football))
Elle Duncan: 2016–present (SportsCenter)
Chris Fowler: 1986–present (College GameDay (football)) and tennis
Mike Greenberg: 1996–present (SportsCenter and Mike & Mike)
Jay Harris: 2003–present (ESPNews and SportsCenter)
Mark Jones: 1990–present (college basketball, women's basketball and American football coverage)
Jen Lada: 2015–present (SportsCenter and College Football Live)
Steve Levy: 1993–present (SportsCenter and NHL on ESPN)
Chris McKendry: 1996–present (SportsCenter and ESPNews)
Sarina Morales: 2015–present (SportsCenter)
Arda Ocal: 2016-present (SportsCenter, The Point, and In The Crease)
Karl Ravech: 1993–present (Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter)
Tony Reali: 2000–present (Pardon the Interruption and host of Around the Horn)
Kelsey Riggs: 2021–present (SportsCenter)
Dianna Russini: 2015–present (SportsCenter)
Prim Siripipat: 2011–present
Hannah Storm: 2008–present (NBA Countdown and SportsCenter)
Commentators
J.A. Adande: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Jim Armstrong: 2004–present (Around the Horn)
Kevin Blackistone: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Bomani Jones: 2014–present (Highly Questionable)
Norman Chad: 2003–present (World Series of Poker)
Tim Cowlishaw: 2002–present (Around the Horn and NASCAR Now)
Israel Gutierrez: 2008–present (Around the Horn and First Take)
Mina Kimes: 2014–present (Around the Horn)
Tony Kornheiser: 1997–present (co-host of Pardon the Interruption, and formerly Monday Night Football)
Jackie MacMullan: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Woody Paige: 2003–present (Around the Horn, Cold Pizza and 1st and 10)
Bill Plaschke: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Bob Ryan: 1993–present (The Sports Reporters and Around the Horn)
Stephen A. Smith: 2003–present (First Take), (NBA Shootaround and formerly Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith)
Sarah Spain: 2016–present (Around the Horn)
Michael Wilbon: 2001–present (co-host of Pardon the Interruption, and ESPN on ABC's NBA Countdown)
Marcellus Wiley: 2007–2018 (co-host of SportsNation)
Play-by-play
Mike Breen: 2003–present (NBA coverage)
Joe Buck: 2022-present Monday Night Football
Brian Custer: 2021–present (ESPN CFB, ESPN College Basketball and NBA on ESPN)
Ian Darke: 2010–present (MLS and World Cup coverage)
Dan Shulman: 1995–present (MLB and college basketball play-by-play announcer)
Joe Tessitore: 2003–present (boxing and college football coverage)
Bob Wischusen: 2006–present (college football, college basketball, and NHL)
Reporters
Shaun Assael: 2003–present (Outside the Lines reporter, E:60 reporter)
Bonnie Bernstein: 1995–1998, 2006–present (SportsCenter correspondent, Wednesday Night Baseball, college football, NFL, substitute host for NFL Live and Jim Rome Is Burning, co-host The Michael Kay Show on 1050 ESPN Radio (New York))
Georgie Bingham 2007–present (co-host of SportsCenter for ESPN non-domestic market and Soccernet SportsCenter)
Chris Connelly: 2001–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Jeff Darlington: 2016–present (SportsCenter NFL reporter)
Dan Graziano: 2011–present (NFL Live, SportsCenter and Get Up)
Tina Dixon: 2006–present (college football coverage)
Jeannine Edwards: 1995–present (primary horse racing reporter)
Gary Gerould 1980–present (NHRA coverage)
Bob Holtzman: 2000–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Katie Nolan: 2017–present (Sports? with Katie Nolan podcast)
Wendi Nix: 2006–2023 (SportsCenter reporter, college football coverage)
Sal Paolantonio: 1995–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Tom Rinaldi: 2003–2020 (SportsCenter reporter)
Holly Rowe: 1998–present (college football sideline reporter, women's college basketball play-by-play)
Lisa Salters: 2000–present (SportsCenter reporter, Monday Night Football sideline reporter)
Jeremy Schaap: 1996–present (Outside the Lines host; SportsCenter and E:60 reporter)
Shelley Smith: 1997–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Tommy Smyth: 1993–present (Champions League and MLS coverage)
Sarah Spain: 2014–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Michele Steele: 2011–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Marc Stein: 2002–present (NBA Fastbreak)
Rick Sutcliffe: 2002–present (MLB coverage)
Gary Thorne: 1992–present (play-by-play announcer for various events)
Scott Van Pelt: 2001–present (SportsCenter and golf coverage)
Stan Verrett: 2000–present (SportsCenter)
Pam Ward: 1996–present (college football and women's basketball coverage)
Michael Wilbon: 2001–present (co-host of Pardon the Interruption)
Gene Wojciechowski: 1992–present (ESPN.com)
Darren Woodson: 2005–present (NFL Live)
Eric Wynalda: 2003–present (MLS and World Cup)
Katie George: 2019–present (college football sideline reporter, ACC Network)
Past ESPN personalities
See also
List of ESPNews personalities
List of ESPNU personalities
List of ESPN Radio personalities
References
ESPN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ESPN%20personalities |
Confession Concerning Christ's Supper (1528) () is a theological treatise written by Martin Luther affirming the Real Presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist, defining Luther's position as the sacramental union. Notable among its respondents were Huldrych Zwingli and Johannes Oecolampadius, who denied the Real Presence. Luther also discussed the eucharistic views of John Wycliffe in this document. The third part of the work is a concise confession of Luther's Christian faith.
Original German text
Luthers Werk: Weimarer Ausgabe, vol. 26, pp. 261–509
Martin Luther: Studienausgabe, vol. 4, pp. 13–258
English translation
Luther's Works: American Edition, vol. 37, pp. 161–372
Works by Martin Luther
Lutheran Eucharistic theology
1528 books
16th-century Christian texts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession%20Concerning%20Christ%27s%20Supper |
X-Nation 2099 was a comic book series created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 imprint. It depicts the course of events in a team of young mutants' lives. The series only lasted six issues.
Fictional team biography
In the year 2099, Victor Von Doom approached Cerebra of the X-Men with a proposition. He told her that through a mathematical probability program he had deduced that there would be a mutant Messiah in the next generation, and he offered her the position of finding it for him. Cerebra agreed and left the X-Men in search of this figure who would lead all of mutantkind into a golden age. She began finding candidates and bringing them to the Xavier Center, which was watched over by a militant sect of nuns named the Sisters of the Howling Commandments. She was aided, albeit unwillingly, by Morphine Somers, former Minister of Humanity and interim liaison to Halo City while Doom was still President.
The group's first adventure, like most in the short run of the series, begins with them sneaking out of the Xavier Home. After a night hanging out at the local Milk Bar, they end up fighting the Wild Boys, a gang of young mutants that Wulff used to belong to. They escape and return home, but are then forced to do construction work as punishment for sneaking out. While serving their punishment they are attacked by bounty hunters from the "Million Palms" Amusement Park, a place ruled over by the villain Avian, which once held December and Willow prisoner. The team fights together to fend off the attack, but when the smoke clears they notice that Willow is gone.
Once again, the teens leave the shelter to confront Avian and rescue Willow, but they are captured as they enter Million Palms. There they meet Metalsmith, another young mutant, and find out that Avian is also searching for the mutant messiah, under the command of Doom's enemy John Herod. With the timely arrival of Willow, X-Nation escapes and heads back home. Meanwhile, the shelter is attacked by Atlantean soldiers. The sisters beat them back but are eventually defeated. The teens arrive back home just in time to see it explode.
Without a home and with floodwaters rising from the melting of the polar ice caps, X-Nation turns to the newly arrived Exodus, who promises to lead them into a new era of power. Cerebra battles the telepath who shows his true colors, wanting to help mutants rise up to rule over humans. In the final battle Clarion sacrifices himself to destroy Exodus and the remaining members of X-Nation evacuate to the Savage Land with the rest of humanity to escape the floods and the coming of the Phalanx.
At the start of the new imprint, 2099: World of Tomorrow, X-Nation is split. December, Twilight and Metalsmith join Father Jennifer D'Angelo and Ben Grimm in a trip to the Alchemax Mars colony to see if it is possible for the remaining residents of Earth to relocate to Mars. There they meet Dr. Isaacs, Clarion's mother (though it is never shown that the others make this connection), and the resident martians, known as the Takers. It is revealed that several years prior the Phalanx decimated Mars, killing most of the Takers, leaving only a dozen or less. Smith and Twilight travel with them on a rocket ship, landing on the Phalanx planetoid that is trying to assimilate Earth and battle to destroy the Phalanx. From Earth, the semi-sentient database robot built by Reed Richards uplinks to the collective and dubs their plan to destroy all human life as "evil". As such he triggers the self-destruct sequence of the planetoid and it explodes, killing the remaining Takers as well as Smith and Twilight. December and Dr. Isaacs are left on Mars to mourn the loss. It is also revealed that Dr. Isaacs had cloned Clarion before leaving for the Mars project, but none of the clones survived.
Meanwhile, Wulff and Uproar traveled with the others to Humanity's Last Refuge, a new colony in the Savage Land. After hearing a rumor about the Wild Boys they stow away on a ship bearing Spider-Man to Latveria. The ship is destroyed and they are pulled from the water by an armada of roaming ships belonging to the Vulture, leader of the Wild Boys. Uproar is forced to fight in the Gauntlet, brutal kill or be killed games used as entertainment. Though he continues winning he is kept captive because he refuses to kill his opponent. Wulff is imprisoned and through torture is reverted to a feral were-wolf creature. Together they escape and destroy the armada. This leaves them adrift in the middle of the ocean, where they part ways.
The final 2 members, Nostromo and Willow, join the X-pedition team at the Last Refuge, traveling underground with La Lunatica, Bloodhawk, Jade Ryuteki, Drew Hodge and Mr. Winn to search for supplies and explore the surrounding terrain. They come upon a crashed spaceship, but accidentally set off a self-destruct program. Willow morphs into the dead alien to stop the self-destruct, but is unable to revert to her human form. She attacks Winn but is able to regain control of herself. Nostromo then reveals himself to be the Phalanx Scout, while Winn is also revealed to be a Phalanx agent. Winn takes Nostromo to Latveria to uplink with the collective while the others return to the surface and battle a Phalanx Dread Node, as it attempts to assimilate the Savage Land. Nostromo is linked with the Phalanx, however the intervention of Doom, who had known about the scout program since the Phalanx invasion of the 20th century, activated a hidden subroutine in his programming that broke him free of the collective. As he escaped with Spider-Man and Xina Kwan, Doom sacrificed himself to destroy the rest of the Phalanx presence on Earth. As the Phalanx threat abated, Doom's final will named Nostromo as heir to the throne of Latveria.
Members
Supporting cast
Cerebra – A founding member of the X-Men 2099. Doom put Cerebra in charge of his "Mutant Messiah" hunt, and therefore in charge of training them. Her Mutant power allows her to detect nearby mutants and telepathically control the nervous system of other beings.
Morphine Somers – Doom's Minister of Humanity and interim liaison to Halo City; later ousted when his bid to be elected to the Halo City counsel failed. Morphine convinced Wulff to join X-Nation, thereby inserting himself as Cerebra's assistant.
Sister Nicholas – A militaristic nun who lived in Halo City with her cloister, the Sisters of the Howling Commandments, a pun on Nick Fury's Howling Commandos.
There were plans to add two more members to X-Nation 2099, but the plans were scrapped when Tom Peyer and Humberto Ramos left the book within the first three issues. Despite appearing on both the cover of the first issue and the Warren Ellis special 2099: Genesis, the characters were never formally introduced within the book's storyline and thus are apparently non-canon. Only one of them was named — an Indian mutant named Caravan — but his powers were never explained.
References
1996 comics debuts
Marvel 2099 titles
Marvel 2099 characters
Marvel Comics superhero teams
X-Men titles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Nation%202099 |
Alley Cats Strike is a 2000 sports comedy-drama television film directed by Rod Daniel, written by Gregory K. Pincus, and starring Kyle Schmid, Robert Ri'chard, and Kaley Cuoco. It premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on March 18, 2000.
Plot
A junior high school basketball game between the cities of East Appleton and West Appleton ends in a tie. The two cities, both vying for a trophy known as The Mighty Apple, must determine the winner through a bowling competition. Alex Thompson and his friends, Delia, Elisa and Ken, are in West Appleton Junior High School's bowling club; they discover that Todd McLemore, a popular basketball player, is also a member of the club, as his friends Leo and Flip had signed him up as a prank.
At a bowling alley operated by Alex's father, Kevin Thompson, Todd reluctantly trains for the upcoming bowling competition with Alex and his friends. He criticizes Alex and his friends for not demonstrating a strong willingness to win, which they deem as overconfidence. Alex later attends a party with Todd, rather than train at the bowling alley with his friends, upsetting them. Todd's bowling improves, while Alex's bowling becomes worse as he continues to spend time with Todd.
The children later redecorate Kevin's bowling alley to bring in customers. Todd uses his popularity to convince various businesses to donate supplies such as paint and flashing lights for the bowling alley, where a party known as the "Bowling Ball" is held and attended by dozens of people. Delia, Elisa, and Ken leave the party early, as they feel betrayed by Alex now frequently hanging out with Todd and his friends. After the party, Alex overhears Todd's friends talking among each other and discovers that they are only pretending to be friends with Alex to increase the chances of their school winning back The Mighty Apple.
Jeff McLemore, Todd's father and the mayor of West Appleton, makes a wager with mayor Hanburger of East Appleton: the winning team, in addition to receiving The Mighty Apple, will also get to choose the name for a new school that is under construction. Hanburger hires Whipsaw McGraw, a bowling champion, to train his bowling team. From the city, the West Appleton bowling team receives low-quality team shirts for the bowling competition. The team is also told about the wager between the mayors, after which Alex quits the team out of anger.
Todd attempts to convince Alex to rejoin the bowling team, and reveals new shirts with the team's name, Alley Cats, on it. Kevin later tells Alex that he used to be friends with Jeff when they were younger, but ended their friendship after accusing the other of losing a baseball game, which they both believe resulted in the city losing The Mighty Apple. Kevin tells Alex to not let a dispute end a friendship.
Alex rejoins the bowling team for the competition the next day. At the end of the competition, Todd's bowling results in a 7–10 split, which he could never master during his training. Delia substitutes for Todd. Using her knowledge of physics, Delia rolls a spinner slowly down the lane and spares, winning the competition, to everyone's surprise. Todd tells his father that it does not seem fair for a school to be named over a game of bowling. Alex and his friends decide to compromise and name the new school Appleton Central.
Cast
Kyle Schmid as Alex Thompson
Robert Ri'chard as Todd McLemore
Kaley Cuoco as Elisa Bowers
Mimi Paley as Delia Graci
Joey Wilcots as Ken Long
Matt McCoy as Mr. Kevin Thompson
Hardee T. Lineham – Principal Morris
Evan Noble as Leonardo "Leo"
Gino Giacomini as "Flip"
Tim Reid as Mayor Jeff McLemore
Daphne Maxwell Reid as Mrs. Cathy McLemore
Phillip Williams as Louis "Sweet Lou"
Rodger Barton as Mayor Hanburger
Roman Podhora as Coach Fetters
David Reale as Baron McKay
Laura Vandervoort as Lauren
Joan Gregson as Ms. Jenson
Janet Bailey as Nancy
Alisha Morrison as Gina
Marcello Meleca as Bubba
Bill Lake as "Whipsaw" McGraw
Booth Stephenson as Bobby Nagurski
David Talbot as Corning
Mary Lu Zahalan as Ms. Johnson
Paul Constable as Bowling Referee
Rufus Crawford as Ken's Dad
Elizabeth Lennie as Mrs. Thompson
Terry Doyle as Grandpa
Production
Filming of Alley Cats Strike began on , 1999.
In popular culture
In 2014, the film's English Wikipedia article gained attention in Slate for having the longest film plot summary on the English-language version of the site.
Soundtrack
References
External links
Alley Cats Strike! – The Wikipedia Summary
2000 television films
2000 films
2000 comedy-drama films
2000s American films
2000s English-language films
2000s sports comedy-drama films
2000s teen comedy-drama films
American comedy-drama television films
American sports comedy-drama films
American teen comedy-drama films
Disney Channel Original Movie films
Films directed by Rod Daniel
Films shot in Toronto
Middle school films
Sports television films
Teen sports films
Ten-pin bowling films | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley%20Cats%20Strike |
Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.
His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).
Early life
Jones was born in Kobe, Japan, to American parents and grew up in Carson, California. He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player who at the time of Jones' birth was playing for the Nankai Hawks in Osaka. He has an older brother, Clarence Jones Jr., who works as a high school basketball coach. They would return to North America after Clarence's retirement following the 1978 season. His parents later divorced. Jones attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, then graduated from Tuskegee University.
Career
Since the early 1990s, Jones has worked in both film and television productions.
His first television role was in a 1993 episode of the series California Dreams. That same year, he appeared as Ike Turner, Jr. in What's Love Got to Do with It. From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the CBS legal drama series Judging Amy.
Over the next two decades, Jones starred or guest-starred in high-profile television series such as Ally McBeal (1997), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017).
His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), and Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).
From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series Wisdom of the Crowd.
Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Sergeant Wade Gray in the ABC police procedural drama series The Rookie with Nathan Fillion.
Personal life
Joshua Media Ministries claims that its leader, David E. Taylor, mentors Jones in ministry, and that Jones has donated $1 million to its efforts.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
1972 births
African-American male actors
American expatriates in Japan
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from California
People from Carson, California
Actors from Kobe
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
Bishop Montgomery High School alumni | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20T.%20Jones |
In American law, underdeterminacy is a concept particularly relevant to originalism. It is distinct from indeterminacy. The problem arises because even having established the original meaning of a clause of the Constitution, "knowing the meaning of these words only takes us so far in resolving current cases and controversies. Due either to ambiguity or vagueness, the original meaning of the text may not always determine a unique rule of law to be applied to a particular case or controversy. While not indeterminate, the original meaning can be underdeterminate" (R. Barnett, The original meaning of the Commerce Clause, text accompanying note 37).
Underdeterminacy is crucial to originalism, because it creates an important question of what an originalist judge should do in cases of underdeterminacy; different scholars and judges have proposed various alternatives, ranging from using tradition to fill in the gaps (Scalia) to disempowering the judge to rule (Bork, Strang).
References
L.B. Solum, On the Indeterminacy Crisis: Critiquing Critical Dogma, 54 U. Chi. L. Rev. 462, 473 (1987) (distinguishing between indeterminacy and underdeterminacy).
L. Strang, An Originalist Theory of Precedent, 36 New Mex. L. Rev _ (2006).
American legal terminology
Philosophy of law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdeterminacy%20%28law%29 |
Stade Lesdiguières is a multi-purpose stadium in Grenoble, France. The stadium holds 12,000 spectators (8,500 seated). It is the home of the FC Grenoble rugby union club. The name of the stadium was given in honor of François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières, died in 1626.
The Stadium is made up of 5 stands, the largest of which is the Tribune Présidentielle to the south. The Tribune Tennis is on the east side, so called because it is next to a tennis club, and is the only stand which is uncovered. On the north side there are the Tribune Nord and Tribune Alberto stands, which lie adjacent to each other.
History
France hosted the 1972 Rugby League World Cup and Stade Lesdiguières was the venue for one match between the home team and Great Britain.
When the stadium hosted football venues, from 1998 to 2008, the Tribune Alberto welcomed the away supporters, as well as some home fans and the last stand, the Tribune Finet, was home to the noisiest fans of Grenoble Foot 38.
From 2008, the football venues are hosted by the Stade des Alpes and Lesdiguieres is today only used for Rugby union matches.
It was at this stadium that Italy defeated France by 40–32 to win their first historical triumph in the 1995-1997 FIRA Trophy, which paved the way to their admission to the expanded Six Nations Championship.
It hosted a match between France and Fiji at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
The New Zealand national rugby union team also played a game on September 4, 1981, against a French Selection, which they lost 16 - 18, their only defeat of that 1981 tour in France.
References
Rugby union stadiums in France
Rugby league stadiums in France
Rugby World Cup stadiums
Rugby League World Cup stadiums
Sports venues in Grenoble
Grenoble Foot 38
Multi-purpose stadiums in France
Football venues in France
Sports venues completed in 1921
1921 establishments in France | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Lesdigui%C3%A8res |
Saanen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Saanen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Saanen. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne. The district has an area of 241 km² and consists of 3 municipalities:
External links
Official website of Saanen municipality
References
Former districts of the canton of Bern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanen%20District |
Mason Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American former actor. He played the eponymous comic character in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace, selected from over 20,000 children. He played a sidekick in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore.
Education
Gamble is a doctoral candidate in environmental science and engineering at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA.
Filmography
References
External links
1986 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
Actors from Oak Park, Illinois
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Chicago
University of California, Los Angeles alumni | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason%20Gamble |
Edward G. Nalbandian (December 29, 1927 – February 22, 2006) was the owner of Zachary All Clothing, a store he opened in the 1950s at 5467 Wilshire Boulevard (just west of La Brea Avenue) in Los Angeles, California. The store was located in the Miracle Mile shopping district of Wilshire Blvd.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Nalbandian became a minor celebrity, making frequent appearances in commercials for his store and even on talk shows such as The Tom Duggan Show. Most of these commercials featured the line "Come on down to 5-4-6-7 Wilshire Boulevard". In one commercial, Nalbandian said of his low prices, "My friends all ask me, 'Eddie, are you kidding?' And I tell them no, my friend, I am not kidding." This inspired the Frank Zappa song Eddie, Are You Kidding? from the album Just Another Band from L.A. (1972), as well as Mark Volman's monologue to the audience in the track Once Upon a Time from the album You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (1988).
In later years Nalbandian's son took over the store's operation. 5467 Wilshire is now occupied by a Walgreens drug store.
Nalbandian's son, Johnny J. Nalbandian, has been a Republican candidate in Los Angeles politics. [You want to check that—According to his own website, his family didn't arrive in Los Angeles until the 1960s—after the founding of Zachary All. There may be a familial connection, but Johnny is not the son of Edward, not unless Edward's obituary (cited herein, still accessible) omitted him.
References
External links
Los Angeles Times obituary
Forest Lawn, Hollywood, Cemetery Grave
1927 births
2006 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Neurological disease deaths in the United States
American people of Armenian descent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Nalbandian |
Sir Paul John Mahoney KCMG (born 1946) is a British jurist who was a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights. He was the first President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2005–2011).
Education
Mahoney studied law at the University of Oxford, graduating Bachelor of Arts and later proceeding Master of Arts in 1967. He subsequently studied law at University College London and obtained a Master of Laws degree in 1969.
Academia
From 1967 to 1973, Mahoney was a lecturer at the law faculty of University College London. From 1972 to 1974, Mahoney was a barrister in London. In 1988, Mahoney was appointed a visiting professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
Europe
From 1974 to 1990, Mahoney was an administrator and subsequently the Principal Administrator of the European Court of Human Rights. He then became the Head of Personnel, Council of Europe, until 1995 when he was named Deputy Registrar in 2001. From that post, he was promoted to Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights, which role he served in until September 2005.
Mahoney was nominated by the College of Judges to become the first President of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal on 6 October 2005. On 7 October 2011, he was replaced by Sean Van Raepenbusch.
On 27 June 2012, he was elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to replace Sir Nicolas Bratza as the UK's judge on the European Court of Human Rights, which role he took up on 1 November 2012. Mahoney was replaced by Tim Eicke as the United Kingdom's judge on 12 September 2016.
See also
European Union Civil Service Tribunal
References
1946 births
21st-century English judges
European Union Civil Service Tribunal judges
Living people
Presidents of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
Academic staff of the University of Saskatchewan
Alumni of the University of Oxford
Alumni of University College London
Judges of the European Court of Human Rights
British judges of international courts and tribunals
British officials of the European Union | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Mahoney%20%28English%20judge%29 |
Yvonne Zima (born January 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Daisy Carter on The Young and the Restless.
Early life
Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Dennis and Marie. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her maternal grandfather, who was of Polish descent.
Career
Zima's breakthrough role was as Caitlin, the daughter of Geena Davis' character, in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). She also played Rachel Greene on ER from 1994 to 2000. Zima played Daisy on The Young and the Restless on and off between 2009 and 2012.
Personal life
Zima's older sisters, Madeline and Vanessa, are also actresses.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Zima was nominated for a Young Artist Award for three consecutive years:
References
External links
1989 births
Living people
Actresses from New Jersey
American child actresses
American film actresses
American soap opera actresses
American people of Polish descent
People from Phillipsburg, New Jersey
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne%20Zima |
The prime minister's official spokesperson or alternatively prime minister's official spokesman/spokeswoman is a position in the United Kingdom's Civil Service, located in the Prime Minister's Office in 10 Downing Street and used by the British prime minister to convey information to the public. The prime minister's official spokesperson usually addresses a small group of press and media correspondents, known as lobby correspondents, each morning to deliver statements on current events on behalf of the prime minister.
James Slack was appointed as the prime minister's official spokesperson on 10 February 2017. He remained in the post after Boris Johnson took over the government on 24 July 2019. In December 2020 it was announced that at the beginning of 2021 Slack would succeed Lee Cain as the Downing Street director of communications, it was subsequently announced on 9 February 2021 that Max Blain had been appointed as the prime minister's official spokesperson and would start in the post in April 2021.
List of prime minister's spokespeople
References
External links
Prime Minister's Office: press briefings
British Prime Minister's Office | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime%20Minister%27s%20Official%20Spokesperson%20%28UK%29 |
More Betterness! is the fifth studio album by punk rock band No Use for a Name, released in 1999.
"Fairytale of New York" is a cover of The Pogues' original, which features guest vocals from Cinder Block of the band Tilt.
Release
More Betterness! was released in October 1999. No Use for a Name co-headlined the Fat Tour, with the Mad Caddies, in February and March 2000. They embarked on a tour of Australia in June 2000. In November 2001, the band toured Arizona and California with Zero Down, HBA, and Diesel Boy.
Critical reception
Exclaim! wrote that the album "has the requisite guitar harmonics and occasional thrashing drum part, but mostly it is a pop record along the lines of Blink 182." The Los Angeles Times called More Betterness! "the band’s best-regarded full-length." CMJ New Music Report called it "intelligent punk rock" and a "refreshing change of pace." The Washington Post called the album "energetic," but noted that all the songs "tend to sound the same."
Track listing
All songs written by Tony Sly, except where noted.
"Not Your Savior" – 3:45
"Life Size Mirror" – 3:10
"Chasing Rainbows" – 2:49
"Lies Can't Pretend" – 2:48
"Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?" – 3:09
"Sleeping In" – 3:06
"Fairytale of New York" (Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan) – 4:04
"Pride" – 3:06
"Always Carrie" – 2:46
"Let It Slide" – 2:15
"Six Degrees from Misty" – 2:39
"Coming Too Close" – 3:18
"Saddest Song" – 4:00
"Room 19" – 3:20
Personnel
No Use for a Name
Tony Sly - vocals and guitar
Chris Shiflett – guitar
Matt Riddle – bass
Rory Koff – drums
Additional musicians
Cinder Block - backing vocals on "Fairytale of New York"
References
No Use for a Name albums
1999 albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums
Albums produced by Ryan Greene | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More%20Betterness%21 |
The James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor artificial ice track for speedskating in Lake Placid, New York, United States (US). The arena hosted the speedskating events at both the 1932 (six of the twelve ice hockey matches) and 1980 Winter Olympics. During the time between the two Olympics events, the rink hosted Lake Placid High School football games.
History
The rink, which is located in the same area as Lake Placid High School, was built outdoors as a skating rink for the Winter Olympics in 1932. Besides "speed drills", the arena was also used for the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, the starting- and end-point for cross-country exercises and dog racing (demonstration branch), and ice hockey matches. The Tribune section of the rink was capable of accommodating 7,500 spectators and was demolished following the completion of the Olympics.
Two weeks after the 1932 Olympics, the 1932 World Allround Speed Skating Championship was held at the rink and the venue was subsequently reused for other sports. International skating competitions have not been held at the rink since the Olympics.
The city was awarded the 1980 Winter Olympics in October 1974, at a time when an artificial ice track was being constructed (which opened in late-fall 1977). The first international championship to be held at the new rink was the 1978 World Sprint Speed Skating Championship for women and men.
During the 1980 Olympics competition, Eric Heiden won five gold medals and set a world record in the 10,000-meter event, with a time of 14.28,13—the only world record to have been achieved at the rink.
The women's 1989 Allround World Championships was held at the rink but an international championship has not occurred at the rink since this time.
References
1932 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 147–50.
1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 43–7.
External links
Info
Speed skating venues in the United States
Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics
Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey venues
Olympic speed skating venues
Sports venues in Essex County, New York
Olympic stadiums
1932 establishments in New York (state)
Sports venues completed in 1932
Indoor ice hockey venues in New York (state) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20B.%20Sheffield%20Olympic%20Skating%20Rink |
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK, Théodore's syndrome) is a disease of the eye characterized by episodes of recurrent inflammation of the superior cornea and limbus, as well as of the superior tarsal and bulbar conjunctiva. It was first described by F. H. Théodore in 1963.
Symptoms and signs
Patients present with red eye, burning, tearing, foreign body sensation and mild photophobia. Upon examination, the conjunctiva appears inflamed and thickened, especially at the limbus.
Pathophysiology
The development and pathophysiology of SLK is not well understood, but appears to involve microtrauma of keratoconjunctival surfaces. This mechanical hypothesis is supported by the increased lid apposition of exophthalmic thyroid patients, who are known to have an increased incidence of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.
Diagnosis
Treatment
First-line treatments include topical corticosteroids and artificial tears. For non-responsive cases, potential treatments include topical ciclosporin A, vitamin A, autologous serum and injections of triamcinolone. Surgical treatment options include thermocauterization of the bulbar conjunctiva and conjunctival resection, typically under rose bengal (RB) staining to visualize affected areas.
Epidemiology
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis tends to occur more often with dry eye syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca), hyperthyroidism and hyperparathyroidism. It is also a rare complication associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Rarely, it may occur as a consequence of upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery.
References
External links
Eye diseases
Inflammations
Disorders of conjunctiva | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior%20limbic%20keratoconjunctivitis |
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of February 26, 2006 at the Fundidora Park Circuit.
Report
Practice
Qualifying
Sprint race
Main race
Results
Qualification
Qualification took place on Saturday, February 25, 2006.
Sprint Race Results
The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, February 26, 2006.
Main Race Results
The Main Race took place on Sunday, February 26, 2006.
Total Points
Fastest Lap: A1 Team France (1'21.100 / 150.3 km/h, lap 17 of Main Race)
References
Mexico
A1 Grand Prix | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306%20A1%20Grand%20Prix%20of%20Nations%2C%20Mexico |
Amanda Nicole Wilkinson (born January 17, 1982) is a Canadian country music singer. She was raised in nearby Trenton, Ontario. She is best known for being a member of The Wilkinsons, a trio which also included her father Steve and brother Tyler. She has also recorded with Tyler in the duo Small Town Pistols and as a solo artist.
Biography
Amanda Wilkinson was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the country group The Wilkinsons, which includes her father Steve and brother Tyler. She began singing early. Her dad inspired her. They first sang together at a family event and then continued singing together. In 1997, the Wilkinson family moved to Nashville. Their first single "26 Cents" was a success leading to Gold certifications in both the United States and Canada. Other albums The Wilkinsons have released include Here and Now (2000), Highway (2005) and Home (2007).
In 2004, Wilkinson began to sing solo, along with continuing to sing with the family. Her first solo album, Amanda Wilkinson, was released in 2005. In 2006, Wilkinson was nominated for Single of the Year, CMT Video of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
In 2012, Wilkinson and her brother Tyler formed a new country group called Small Town Pistols. The first single they released was called "Colour Blind". Small Town Pistols released an album, Small Town Pistols, in Canada in February 2013.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
Awards and nominations
Filmography
The Wilkinsons (TV series) (2006) .... Herself
See also
The Wilkinsons
References
External links
Canadian Country Music Awards: Walk Away. YouTube Accessed April 10, 2011
Amanda Wilkinson Sings No More Me and You. Receives CCMA's 2005 Chevy Truck Rising Star Award Accessed April 10, 2011
It's Okay to Cry. YouTube Accessed April 10, 2011
Wilkinson Promotional Video at YouTube Accessed April 10, 2011
Nobody Died, school video at YouTube Accessed April 10, 2011
You Heal Me at YouTube Accessed April 10, 2011
When I am Old at YouTube Accessed April 10, 2011
The Wilkinsons Visit College Street School, Quinte Broadcasting see No. 7 Accessed April 10, 2011
1982 births
Living people
People from Belleville, Ontario
Singers from Ontario
Canadian women country singers
Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award winners
21st-century Canadian women singers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda%20Wilkinson |
The Chrysaorian League (, systema Chrysaorikon) was an informal loose federation of several cities in ancient region of Caria, Anatolia that was apparently formed in the early Seleucid period and lasted at least until 203 BC. The League had its primary focus on unified defense, and secondarily on trade, and may have been linked by ethnic bonds (the Chrysaorians). It had an assembly and financial institutions, and a form of reciprocal citizenship whereby a citizen of a member city was entitled to certain rights and privileges in any other member city. The capital of the League was Chrysaorium where the assembly met.
Other member cities included: Alabanda (renamed Antiochia of the Chrysaorians), Alinda, Amyzon, Ceramus, Mylasa, Kaunos, Stratonicea, Thera.
For periods of time, some of the member cities were subject to Rhodes as part of the Rhodian Peraea.
References
J. Ma, Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor, (), p. 175
External links
Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Chrysaorium"
Hellenistic Caria
Leagues in Greek Antiquity
Ancient Rhodes
States in Hellenistic Anatolia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaorian%20League |
Destak is a Portuguese free daily newspaper that runs in Portugal and Brazil. In Portugal, it is distributed in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra, and also other Portuguese cities. In Brazil, it was distributed in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Campinas and Recife. It is the first free newspaper in Portugal (excluding some local publications, such as free university student journals), prior to the Portuguese edition of Metro International. The paper is chiefly offered at rail and subway stations, but also at cafeterias, universities, offices and hospitals. It has also an online newspaper.
History and profile
Destak was launched in September 2001 by António Stilwell Zilhão, Francisco Pinto Barbosa and Gonçalo Sousa Uva as a weekly newspaper, and became a daily newspaper in November 2004. The paper is part of Cofina. Following the Portuguese success Destak was launched in Brazil in the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Campinas and Recife.
Destak had a circulation of 90,043 copies in 2011. Between September and October 2013 it was the second most read newspaper with a circulation of 69,864 copies.
See also
Mundo Universitário
References
External links
Destak - official website
2001 establishments in Portugal
Newspapers established in 2001
Portuguese-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Portugal
Free daily newspapers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destak |
Ricardo Renzo Brentani (21 July 1937 – 29 November 2011) was a noted Brazilian physician, scientist and university professor. He was made a Grand Cross of the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit in 2007. He graduated in medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo. After completing his doctoral studies in biochemistry and developing his entire teaching and research career there, Brentani became a full professor and dean.
In January 1983, Brentani became the founding director of the São Paulo Branch of the global Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR). Brentani retired from this position on December 31, 2005, having there guided the training and research of many hundreds of students.
Brentani also became president of the São Paulo Cancer Hospital, where he directs its research center. He is one of the outstanding Brazilian scientific leaders, and is the director of the Technical and Administrative Council of the São Paulo State Research Foundation.
Brentani died from a heart attack on 29 November 2011.
References
1937 births
2011 deaths
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian oncologists
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Academic staff of the University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo alumni
Recipients of the Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit (Brazil) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Renzo%20Brentani |
Ouvidor is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Located 267 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, Ouvidor is connected by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / Pires do Rio / BR-352 / GO-330 / Ipameri / Catalão / GO-330 / BR-352. See Distancias Rodoviarias Sepin
Ouvidor has boundaries with the following municipalities:
north: Catalão and Davinópolis;
south: Três Ranchos;
east: Minas Gerais state;
west: Catalão
History
The origin of Ouvidor dates to 1922, when the train station on the Estrada de Ferro Goiás was inaugurated. The settlement began to grow with farmers moving into the region and it belonged to Catalão. The first name was Catuaba, the name of a local plant.
With the increase in population the town became a district in 1948 and finally a municipality in 1953. The name was changed to Ouvidor, because of the small river that passes nearby.
Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was João Cezar Fonseca. The city council had 9 members and there were 4,268 eligible voters in December 2007.
Demographics
In 2007 the population density was 11.45 inhabitants/km2. In 2007 there were 4,111 inhabitants in the urban area and 625 inhabitants in the rural area. The population has increased by about 1,200 inhabitants since 1980.
The economy
Ouvidor has an economy based on the exploration of minerals. The most important is Niobium, which is extracted from open pits and transformed into ferro niobium See Angloamerican which is used in the airplane industry. There are only three deposits of niobium in the world: two in Brazil, in Ouvidor and Araxá, and another in Canada. All of the niobium is exported.
MCG - Mineração Catalão de Goiás, began its activities in refinement of niobium in 1976. Its production is exported to countries like Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. See Angloamerian
In addition to ferro niobium there are two large plants producing phosphates. COPEBRAS See Copebras started producing phosphates in 1978. Its product is sent to Cubatão São Paulo to make NPK and phosphoric acid. Ultrafértil began producing phosphates in 1982. Its production is used to make fertilizer.
Another important industry in Ouvidor is Sakura—Nakala Alimentos Ltda., which is a national leader in the segment of soy sauce. It employs around 200 workers in the city.
Economic Data
Industrial units: 11
Retail commercial units: 53
Dairies: Joaquim Teodoro Neto de Souza
Financial institutions: Banco Itaú S.A.
The economic sector employing more people was that of transformation industries, followed by public administration.
In 2004 there were 27,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural products were garlic, rice, coffee, sugarcane, manioc, corn, soybeans, and tomatoes, None exceeded 1,000 hectares in planted area.
Agricultural data 2006
Farms: 361
Total area: 11,149 ha.
Area of permanent crops: 121 ha.
Area of perennial crops: 653 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 9,945 ha.
Area of woodland and forests: 271 ha.
Persons dependent on farming: 900
Farms with tractors: 20
Number of tractors: 35
Cattle herd: 27,000
Health and education
In 2007 there was 1 hospital, with 34 beds, and 2 ambulatory health clinics. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 16.95, well below the national average of 33.0. In 2005 the school system had 4 schools, 35 classrooms, 69 teachers, and 1,195 students. There was 1 secondary school with 199 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 90.2%, well above the national average of 86.4%.
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
MHDI: 0.785
State ranking: 22 (out of 242 municipalities)
National ranking: 945 (out of 5,507 municipalities) See Frigoletto.com
See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
Catalão Microregion
Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto
Distancias Rodoviarias Sepin
External links
Site with useful information (Portuguese)
Municipalities in Goiás | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouvidor |
KRAV-FM (96.5 MHz, "Mix 96.5"), is a commercial radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, owned by Cox Radio. It airs a hot adult contemporary radio format, playing a mix of pop hits from the 1990s to today. Its studios and offices are located in the Cox Broadcasting Complex on South Memorial Drive, near Interstate 44 in Tulsa. The transmitter is on Route 97 in the Osage Reservation north of Sand Springs. Mix 96.5 is also heard on Cox Digital Cable channel 1984.
History
On November 1, 1962, KRAV first signed on. It was owned by the Boston Broadcasting Company, with George R. Kravis II as president and general manager. (The call sign is the first four letters of Kravis' last name.) A stand-alone FM radio station was rare in the 1960s, when there were few FM receivers; most FM stations were co-owned by AM stations, simply simulcasting the same programming.
At first, KRAV's effective radiated power was 20,000 watts from a 330-foot-tower, giving it a fraction of the coverage it has today. In 1966, Kravis bought AM station KFMJ (now KGTO), a 1,000 watt daytimer, to pair with KRAV. It aired classic country music, while KRAV continued with its easy listening/middle of the road format. In the 1970s, KRAV moved to an adult contemporary format, while KFMJ switched to a Christian radio format.
In 1976, KRAV moved from AC to a Hot AC format as FM96 KRAV, also calling itself V96 FM. In the 1990s, KRAV's power was boosted to 100,000 watts, though broadcasting from a 137-foot-tall tower.
In 1996, Kravis sold KRAV and KFMJ to Cox Radio for $5.5 million. Cox continued the Hot AC format on KRAV, while switching KFMJ to adult standards and oldies as KGTO. KRAV and KGTO moved into studios on South Yale Avenue, along with co-owned KRMG. KGTO would be sold to Perry Broadcasting several years later.
In 2009, KRAV was relocated to a much taller tower shared with Cox's other FM and TV stations, at in height above average terrain in Sand Springs. Its signal now extends from the Kansas border to the suburbs of Oklahoma City.
References
External links
RAV-FM
Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Cox Media Group
Radio stations established in 1962
1962 establishments in Oklahoma | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRAV-FM |
The Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sapporo, Japan. During the 1972 Winter Olympics, it hosted the opening ceremonies and the speed skating events. Located inside the Makomanai Park, the stadium holds 17,324 people.
Currently the stadium holds the speed skating Winter Annual National Competition, and until 2011 the Toyota Big Air snowboarding contest.
During summer it is used as tennis courts (up to 8 at the same time) or futsal fields (up to 2 at the same time).
As of 2021, the Olympic cauldron is still seemingly mounted on the original 1972 plinth, just within the stadium's south east perimeter.
Access
Namboku Line: 25 minutes walking distance from Makomanai Station.
References
External links
Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skating venues
Sports venues in Sapporo
Minami-ku, Sapporo
Speed skating venues in Japan
Tennis venues in Japan
Olympic stadiums
Sports venues completed in 1971
1971 establishments in Japan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makomanai%20Open%20Stadium |
¡Leche Con Carne! the third studio album by punk rock band No Use for a Name, released in 1995. The album title is Spanish for "milk with meat".
Background
The band gained critical recognition for this album and supported the Offspring on the Smash tour. After this tour, guitarist Ed Gregor and bassist Steve Papoutsis left No Use for a Name and would be replaced by Chris Shiflett and Matt Riddle on guitar and bass respectively.
The final track, after three minutes of silence, features a covers medley of the Cars' "Just What I Needed", Green Day's "Basket Case", Missing Persons' "Words", Berlin's "The Metro", David Bowie's "Space Oddity", Toni Basil's "Mickey", the Knack's "My Sharona", Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It", Pat Benatar's "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", Yes's "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way".
Track listing
Personnel
Tony Sly - vocals, guitar
Ed Gregor – guitar
Steve Papoutsis – bass
Rory Koff – drums
References
No Use for a Name albums
1995 albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums
Albums produced by Ryan Greene | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A1Leche%20con%20Carne%21 |
President Casinos was a gaming company and casino operator based in St. Louis, Missouri that was active in the 1990s. In the 2000s it went into bankruptcy and had liquidating by the end of the decade.
History
The company was founded in 1991 by Pittsburgh millionaire John E. Connelly, who owned the Gateway Clipper Fleet and . Its riverboat casino The President in Davenport, Iowa, which opened in April 1991, was one of the first modern riverboat casinos in the Midwest and South after they started becoming legal. It began trading on NASDAQ in 1992.
On June 20, 2002, President Casinos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On April 15, 2005, the President Casino Broadwater Resort in Biloxi was sold to Broadwater Development.
On February 24, 2006, Pinnacle Entertainment announced that it would purchase the President Casino Laclede's Landing for $31.5 million. On December 21, 2006, Pinnacle Entertainment completed the purchase of the casino.
It has sold all of its operations since declaring bankruptcy and as of February 2009 is making its final distribution of assets.
Casinos and other operations
The company lost several million dollars in unsuccessful attempts get gambling franchises in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, New Orleans and the Catskill Mountains. Its only operating casinos were:
The President, Davenport, Iowa opened 1991 in (later acquired by Isle of Capri Casinos subsequently retired. Associated with the casino was the landmark Blackhawk Hotel in downtown Davenport.
President Casino Broadwater Resort, Biloxi, Mississippi opened 1992 (acquired by Broadwater Development LLC in 2005 and destroyed shortly thereafter by Hurricane Katrina)
President Casino Tunica Southern Mist, Tunica, Mississippi, opened 1993 and closed 1994 with the Southern Mist riverboat being moved to Biloxi.
President Casino Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, Missouri, opened 1993 aboard the . Sold in bankruptcy in 2006 to Pinnacle Entertainment.
References
External links
President Casinos
Companies based in St. Louis
Gambling companies of the United States
American companies established in 1991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%20Casinos |
St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink () is an outdoor stadium in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was the venue for the ice hockey, speedskating and figure skating events, as well as the location of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1948 Winter Olympics.
Artist and designer Rolf Sachs now owns the stadium's former land, and the building containing the changing facilities for athletes and officials and observation facility serves as his personal home.
References
Sports venues in Switzerland
Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics
Venues of the 1948 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skating venues
Olympic ice hockey venues
Olympic speed skating venues
Olympic stadiums
Sport in St. Moritz
Buildings and structures in Graubünden | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Moritz%20Olympic%20Ice%20Rink |
Jax-Ur is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as an adversary of Superman. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp, the character first appeared in Adventure Comics #289 (October 1961). He has been described as "the worst troublemaker in the Phantom Zone" and was the first criminal banished there.
Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
Jax-Ur was an amoral and criminally deviant scientist on the planet Krypton. He was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for destroying Wegthor, an inhabited moon of Krypton (population: 500), while experimenting with a nuclear warhead-equipped rocket. His sentence for his act of mass murder was imprisonment for eternity. He called himself "the worst criminal in the Phantom Zone".
Jax-Ur's intention was to launch a nuclear missile to destroy a passing space rock. If this test proved successful, Jax-Ur would then commence the build-up of a massive, privately held nuclear arsenal with which he would overthrow the Kryptonian government, and place the entire planet under his dominion. In the World of Krypton miniseries, his missile collided with a spaceship piloted by Superman's father Jor-El and went off-course to destroy Wegthor. Because of this, space travel was banned on Krypton.
In his first appearance, Jax-Ur escaped from the Phantom Zone and posed as a super-powered version of Jonathan Kent. Superboy eventually sent Jax-Ur back to the Phantom Zone. He then used Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)'s tears (acquired through psychic communication with Fred Danvers) to escape from the Phantom Zone, but was defeated by Mon-El. Most of his later Silver Age appearances show him in his ghostly Phantom Zone form, except during rare escapes. He was often depicted plotting against Superman with fellow Phantom Zone inmates General Zod and Faora Hu-Ul. Although he possessed typical Kryptonian super-powers when on Earth, the out-of-shape Jax-Ur was no match for Superman in combat.
Jax-Ur would later redeem himself somewhat by helping Superman defeat Black Zero, the alien saboteur who ensured Krypton's destruction under the orders of the Pirate Empire. It is shown he has a code of honor, as Kryptonian criminals swear by a master criminal who escaped a prison to help each other. Struck by a red kryptonite bullet that Black Zero had created, Jax-Ur began mutating through a series of serpentine forms, until he became a Medusa-like creature, and turned Black Zero to stone with his gaze before the villain could destroy Metropolis in revenge for Superman foiling his plan to destroy Earth. Jax-Ur then shattered Black Zero's body, avenging Krypton, and willingly returned to the Phantom Zone.
Post-Crisis
Jax-Ur did not appear after the Crisis on Infinite Earths for some time, as until the recent appearance of Supergirl there was a rule that no Kryptonians survived except Superman. On the occasions that a pseudo-Kryptonian villain was required, writers have usually gone for General Zod. At that time however, Jax-Ur's name was referenced in Superman: The Essential Guide to the Man of Steel, suggesting he may have indeed existed but presumably had died either before or during Krypton's destruction since the Phantom Zone was used as storage rather than a prison.
Jax-Ur's first post-Crisis appearance is in Action Comics #846, written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner. He is one of the criminals unleashed from the Phantom Zone by Zod. In the current continuity, Jax-Ur destroyed Krypton's moon during an attempt at interstellar space travel. When the moon was destroyed, a lunar colony of Kandor was lost as well, drawing the attention of the Coluan villain Brainiac to Kandor.
Jax-Ur reappears in Action Comics #875, as one of General Zod's "sleeper Kryptonians", who have adopted human identities to help further Zod's goals on Earth. He is using the cover of Dr. Phillings, and works for S.T.A.R. Labs as one of the world's top xenobiologists, while secretly conducting his own gruesome studies on Earth's lifeforms, as well as researching Kryptonian DNA to find links to the Flamebird and Nightwing entities. While in his "Dr. Phillings" identity he's tasked by the female Doctor Light to investigate Nightwing's accelerated aging. He manages to build a device tailored to regulate Chris's growth and stimulate his solar-powered healing factor to reverse the body damage brought by his condition, but at the cost of some DNA taken from Flamebird.
Recently, it was revealed that, like Chris Kent and Thara Ak-Var are avatars of Nightwing and Flamebird, respectively, so is Jax-Ur an avatar of their enemy, "Vohc the Breaker". Continuing his age old vendetta against the two demi-gods, Jax-Ur/Vohc uses the sample from Flamebird and his own ingenuity to create an artificial avatar-clone of the Kryptonian chief god, Rao, a terrifying weapon which he then unleashes upon the world. The combined entity is defeated by Flamebird and Nightwing burning Jax-Ur out of Vohc, leaving him for the Justice Society while the Rao clone is destroyed by Nightwing.
The New 52
In DC's 2011 reboot of its continuity, The New 52, Jax-Ur first appears among the Kryptonian criminals seen in the Phantom Zone and he claims to have destroyed a moon. Jax-Ur was fully introduced in the World of Krypton flashback segments, where he is depicted as a young military officer and Lara Lor-Van's partner and fiancé. Lara calls off their engagement when Jax-Ur reveals he supports Colonel Ekar, a commanding officer who deems Krypton's Science Council weak and self-absorbed and plans to overthrow it with a coup d'état. When Lara tries to fight Colonel Ekar and is defeated and caught, Jax-Ur tries to convince her to join their cause in order to save her life, but fails. General Zod intervenes, killing Ekar and smothering the revolution. Jax-Ur is imprisoned with the other surviving insurgents, promising Lara he tried to save her and reaffirming his love for her.
World's Finest
Jax-Ur appears in Batman/Superman World's Finest #18 (October 2023) and #19 (November 2023) in a storyline detailing the first team-up of Batman and Superman. Jax-Ur uses a breach in the Phantom Zone to escape to earth and sends Batman to take his place in the Phantom Zone.
Powers and abilities
Like all Kryptonians, Jax-Ur possesses superhuman abilities derived from the yellow solar radiation of the sun of Earth's solar system. His basic abilities are superhuman strength, superhuman speed and superhuman stamina sufficient to bend steel in his bare hands, overpower a locomotive, leap over a tall building in a single bound and outrun a speeding bullet; he possesses heightened senses of hearing and sight including X-ray vision as well as telescopic and microscopic vision; virtual invulnerability; accelerated healing; longevity; powerful freezing breath; heat vision; and flight. His powers are generally depicted as being on par with General Zod.
Jax-Ur is generally depicted as both a scientist as well as a military warrior. He is exceptionally intelligent in the areas of cloning as well as xenobiology; able to study Kryptonian genetics to determine connections between the respective Nightwing and Flamebird entities as well as how to create synthesized clones of avatars suitable to host the spirit of the red sun god Rao whom the Kryptonians worshiped. As a soldier, Jax-Ur is a competent military leader and hand-to-hand combatant with experience on the field of battle similar to General Zod and other imprisoned Kryptonian military dissidents.
In addition to his inherent Kryptonian abilities while beneath a yellow sun, Jax-Ur also served as a vessel for the alien god Vohc the Breaker. While merged and possessed by Vohc, Jax-Ur possesses increased superhuman strength as well as being vastly more intelligent with wisdom approaching virtual omniscience. Vohc was also immortal with a vastly superior healing factor rendering him effectively indestructible and possessed of divine power sufficient to place him on similar levels of godly power as the Olympians and other pantheons of Earthly deities. However, his powers were beneath Rao as well as Nightwing and Flamebird.
Similar to General Zod and other Phantom Zone escapees, Jax-Ur generally never experiences the full measure of his abilities as he is never allowed to spend any significant portion of time beneath Earth's yellow sun to charge and metabolize his cells with yellow solar radiation before being banished back into the Zone. As such, should he ever be allowed enough time to fully realize his abilities and potential, Jax-Ur's power levels would very likely approach or possibly surpass those of Superman as he is a fully mature Kryptonian male with exceptional natural physical prowess and experience in combat.
Like all Kryptonians, Jax-Ur is vulnerable to Kryptonite and red solar radiation which neutralizes and cancels out the yellow solar radiation flourishing in his cells. His virtual invulnerability offers no protection from mind control or magic, nor can it fully withstand the force of an atomic explosion or the force of opponents with greater strength and durability such as Doomsday. His superhuman strength is inferior to beings such as Doomsday and his superhuman speed is inferior to Speedsters such as the Flash. Jax-Ur's intelligence does give him the advantage of utilizing his strength and speed to optimal performance.
Other versions
"For the Man Who Has Everything"
Jax-Ur is featured as a symbol and martyr for violent Anti-Phantom Zone protestors who assault Kara Zor-El in the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything", written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The protesters believe that Jax-Ur was unjustly convicted and consider the Zone to be cruel and unusual punishment, and thus have dedicated themselves to Jax-Ur's release - by any means necessary.
In other media
Television
Jax-Ur appears in Superman: The Animated Series, voiced by Ron Perlman. This version is a High General and military genius who sought to overthrow Krypton's Science Council years prior to the series, only to be foiled by Jor-El and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Phantom Zone while his co-conspirator, Mala, was sentenced to 30 years. In the two-part episode "Blasts from the Past", Superman frees Mala, believing she had reformed after completing her sentence, but she later frees Jax-Ur after learning of the powers they gain from a yellow sun. Together, they go on a rampage until Superman and his allies send them back to the Phantom Zone. As of the episode "Absolute Power", Jax-Ur and Mala escaped once more via a space rift, were rescued by alien voyagers, took over their planet, and forced the inhabitants to reshape it to better resemble Krypton. Superman joins forces with a rebel movement to lure Jax-Ur and Mala into space, where they are pulled into a black hole.
A similarly named character named Dax-Ur appears in Smallville, portrayed by Marc McClure. He is a Kryptonian scientist who has lived over 100 years via blue kryptonite and created Brainiac, who goes on to use Dax-Ur to restore his powers before killing him.
A female incarnation of Jax-Ur appears in Krypton, portrayed by Hannah Waddingham. Formerly known as Sela-Sonn, this version is the leader of the Black Zero terrorist organization and former member of Krypton's Science Guild. Introduced in the first season episode "Savage Night", she forms an alliance with a time-travelling Dru-Zod, among others, to defend Krypton against Brainiac while serving as a mother figure to the clone Nyssa-Vex. In the second season, following Dru's rise to power and Black Zero's disbandment, Jax-Ur becomes co-leader of a resistance movement against him alongside Val-El, but is banished from the group after executing Dru's mother, Lyta-Zod.
Jax-Ur appears in Young Justice: Phantoms, voiced by Andrew Kishino.
Film
Jax-Ur appears in Man of Steel, portrayed by Mackenzie Gray. This version is the lead scientist of General Zod's battalion, the Sword of Rao.
Miscellaneous
Jax-Ur appears in the novel "The Last Days of Krypton", by Kevin J. Anderson. This version is a historical figure from Krypton's past who tried to take over the planet and destroyed its moon, Koron, with a "Nova javelin", a nuclear weapon developed from alien technology. After being defeated by the "Seven Armies" coalition, led by Jor-El's ancestor Sor-El, and assassinated by a former underling, Jax-Ur's actions went on to dictate Krypton's policy towards alien or innovative science.
The Superman: The Animated Series incarnation of Jax-Ur appears in Superman Adventures #7-8, in which he and Mala join forces with Argo City criminal General Zod.
The Superman: The Animated Series incarnation of Jax-Ur appears in Justice League Unlimited #21 as a member of General Zod's army who was sent to the Phantom Zone.
The Superman: The Animated Series incarnation of Jax-Ur appears in the Justice League Beyond 2.0 tie-in comic book. While in the Phantom Zone, he manipulates a young boy he named Zod-Ur, who possesses telekinesis and the ability to control most Kryptonian technology, and Superman into facilitating their escape in the hopes of leading their fellow inmates in conquering Earth. However, the pair are defeated by Superman and the Justice League.
See also
List of Superman enemies
References
Characters created by Otto Binder
Characters created by George Papp
Comics characters introduced in 1961
Kryptonians
DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
DC Comics characters with accelerated healing
DC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
DC Comics characters with superhuman senses
DC Comics characters with superhuman strength
DC Comics extraterrestrial supervillains
DC Comics film characters
DC Comics scientists
Fictional characters with absorption or parasitic abilities
Fictional characters with air or wind abilities
Fictional characters with energy-manipulation abilities
Fictional characters with fire or heat abilities
Fictional characters with ice or cold abilities
Fictional characters with nuclear or radiation abilities
Fictional characters with slowed ageing
Fictional characters with X-ray vision
Fictional generals
Fictional mad scientists
Superman characters | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jax-Ur |
Stade Olympique de Chamonix is an equestrian stadium in Chamonix, France. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies to the 1924 Winter Olympics along with cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, military patrol, the cross-country skiing part of the Nordic combined, and the speed skating events. The stadium holds 45,000.
References
1924 Olympics official report. pp. 645, 648–50.
Venues of the 1924 Winter Olympics
Sports venues in Haute-Savoie
Olympic biathlon venues
Olympic cross-country skiing venues
Olympic figure skating venues
Olympic ice hockey venues
Olympic Nordic combined venues
Olympic speed skating venues
Olympic curling venues
Curling in France
Curling venues
Olympic stadiums
Sports venues completed in 1923
1923 establishments in France | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Olympique%20de%20Chamonix |
Ma Chih-hung (; sometimes listed as Chih-Hung Ma; born November 5, 1985 in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is an aboriginal Taiwanese luger who has competed since 2003.
The youngest competitor in men's luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics at Turin at the age of 20, he finished 28th in the men's singles event and qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver where he finished 34th. He is also noted for being the only competitor to represent Taiwan in these two Winter events.
References
External links
Ma Chih-Hung's personal blog
1985 births
Living people
Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers for Taiwan
Taiwanese male lugers
People from Pingtung County
Paiwan people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%20Chih-hung |
James Hill (August 1, 1916 – January 11, 2001) was an American film producer and screenwriter active from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and came to Hollywood as a writer, working on films and televisions shows for Warner Brothers Pictures and Columbia Broadcasting System. He was eventually teamed with film producer Harold Hecht and actor Burt Lancaster when the pair produced His Majesty O'Keefe for their own film production company, Norma Productions. The movie was filmed in 1952 in the Fiji Islands, but only released in 1954.
In 1953, Hecht and Lancaster formed the imprint Hecht-Lancaster Productions and began producing films for United Artists, hiring Hill as producer for Vera Cruz, The Kentuckian and Trapeze. In early 1956, before Trapeze was released, Lancaster and Hecht announced in a press conference that Hill had been made an equal partner in their film production company; Hecht-Lancaster Productions would be changing name to Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions at the start of the next fiscal year in January 1957. From 1954 to 1959, the Norma Productions subsidiaries Hecht-Lancaster Productions and later Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, were the biggest and most important independent production units in Hollywood.
Hill was the fifth and final husband of actress Rita Hayworth, married from 1958 to 1961. The pair met when Hayworth was filming Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions' Separate Tables. Like Hayworth, he developed Alzheimer's disease. He died in Santa Monica, California in 2001.
Filmography
References
External links
1916 births
2001 deaths
American chief executives
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Businesspeople from California
Businesspeople from Indiana
Film producers from California
Film producers from Indiana
Norma Productions people
Screenwriters from California
Screenwriters from Indiana
20th-century American screenwriters | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Hill%20%28American%20film%20producer%29 |
A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia () is a Greek football professional club from Ano Liosia, Athens, Greece. They currently play in the Alpha Division of the Football League championship, which is the third level of the Greek football pyramid. They maintain a quite strong academy of youngsters.
History
Akratitos spent their first years in relative obscurity, until they rose from the lower ranks to the top flight under the managership of Giannis Pathiakakis, who died on the pitch during a training session in 2002. The stadium was subsequently named after him.
Akratitos spent 3 consecutive seasons (2001-02 until 2003–04) in the Alpha Ethniki before being relegated in 2004 after losing a relegation match against Ergotelis which took place in Makedonikos Stadium, Thessaloniki. The following season Akratitos were re-promoted to Alpha Ethniki.
The 2005-06 season was meant to be their last in the Greek top-flight, as they finished last and were relegated again to the Beta Ethniki, but they decided to withdraw from the professional leagues completely and were automatically demoted to the Delta Ethniki. During that season they also achieved the lowest attendance ever in the Alpha Ethniki, with only 26 spectators watching their home game against Skoda Xanthi.
The team faced another relegation in 2009, when they finished 12th in Group 7 of the Delta Ethniki and got relegated to the local West Attica championships.
European matches
In July 2003 Akratitos took part in the Intertoto Cup. They played against Finnish team AC Allianssi for the second round, using their youth team, and were eliminated.
Stadium
The team is using the Yannis Pathiakakis Stadium as their home ground. Until the death of Giannis Pathiakakis, it was known as Akratitos Stadium. It has a capacity of 4,944.
Honours
Beta Ethniki
Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2004–05
Notable former players
Juan José Borrelli
Martin Zafirov
Froylan Ledezma
William Sunsing
Berny Peña
Nader El-Sayed
Laurent Macquet
Dimitris Papadopoulos
Viacheslav Khorkin
Massimo Paganin
Paolo Vanoli
Roberto Merino
Bogdan Stelea
Lucian Marinescu
Erik Lincar
Milan Obradović
References
External links
Official website
Akratitos Stadium
Association football clubs established in 1963
Football clubs in Attica
1963 establishments in Greece
West Attica | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.P.O.%20Akratitos%20Ano%20Liosia |
The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett is a book published in 1923 by A. Trevor Barker. () According to Theosophical teachings, the letters were written between 1880 and 1884 by Koot Hoomi and Morya to A. P. Sinnett. The letters were previously quoted in several theosophical books (e.g. The Occult World by Sinnett), but not published in full. The letters were important to the movement due to their discussions on the theosophical cosmos and spiritual hierarchy. From 1939, the original letters were in the possession of the British Museum but later the British Library.
The book was both praised and criticized by theosophists. Dr H. N. Stokes called the book "the most authoritative work of a theosophical nature ever made accessible to the public. It is simply transcendent in its importance."
Criticism
Max Müller (Indologist and philologist) wrote that if "Mrs. Blavatsky would have tried to confess openly her small faults and indiscretions, instead sending letters through the air from Tibet to Calcutta, and from Calcutta to London, she might still do much good".
Patterson wrote about theosophical occult phenomena, "What if these signs and wonders are proofs of something very different?... Instead of a message from beings of supernal wisdom and power, we shall have only the private thoughts of a clever but not over scrupulous woman."
A member of the SPR and a research worker of paranormal phenomena Richard Hodgson wrote in The Age:
"I was enabled while in India to secure various Mahatma documents for my own examination, and after a minute and prolonged comparison of these with Madame Blavatsky's handwriting, I have not the slightest doubt that all the documents which I thus had the opportunity of examining were, with the exception of one, written by Madame Blavatsky. The one exception, in my opinion, was unquestionably written by Mr. Damodar, one of her confederates; it is a document which Madame Coulomb asserts she saw being prepared by Mr. Damodar when she peeped through a hole — apparently made for spying purposes — in the wooden partition separating Mr. Damodar's room from the staircase. Further inquiries concerning the 'Mahatma' writing remain to be made from professional calligraphic experts in London. I may allude, however, to some specimens of the K.H. writing furnished by Mr. Sinnett for examination; the K.H. writing possessed by Mr. Sinnett is particularly important, because it is upon this that Esoteric Buddhism, with its large claims, is confessedly founded; and Mr. Netherclift, the calligraphic expert, has confidently expressed his opinion that the K.H. documents thus coming from Mr. Sinnett were undoubtedly written by Madame Blavatsky. How far the K.H. letters received by Mr. Sinnett emanated from the brain of Madame Blavatsky, how far she was assisted in their production by confederates, how much of their substance was plagiarized from other writers, are questions which closely concern the intellectual ability of Madame Blavatsky, and which lie somewhat outside the present brief sketch."
Of course it should also be added that the SPR later rejected Hodgson's findings. In 1986, Vernon Harrison, a research worker of disputed documents and member of the SPR, did a research on the Hodgson report. According to Harrison's examination, the Hodgson Report is not a scientific study, it "is flawed and untrustworthy" and "should be read with great caution, if not disregarded." Harrison stated:
"I cannot exonerate the SPR committee from blame for publishing this thoroughly bad report. They seem to have done little more than rubber-stamp Hodgson's opinions; and no serious attempt was made to check his findings or even to read his report critically. If they had done so (...) the case would have been referred back for further study. Madame H.P. Blavatsky was the most important occultist ever to appear before the SPR for investigation; and never was opportunity so wasted."
Harrison says about the Hodgson Report that "whereas Hodgson was prepared to use any evidence, however trivial or questionable, to implicate HPB, he ignored all evidence that could be used in her favor. His report is riddled with slanted statements, conjecture advanced as fact or probable fact, uncorroborated testimony of unnamed witnesses, selection of evidence and downright falsity."
He concluded that Hodgson's case against Blavatsky is not proven, and that there is no evidence that the Mahatma Letters were written by her.
Modern criticism
Leo Klejn wrote that Blavatsky's reputation was "seriously damaged after due consideration of this occult phenomena by English psychologists". A historian of esotericism K. Paul Johnson speculates that the "Masters" that Blavatsky wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentors.
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Barborka G.A. The Mahatmas and Their Letters, Madras, Theosophical Pub. House, 1973. .
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Harrison, Vernon, (Ph.D.) (1997) H.P. Blavatsky and the SPR, .
Hodgson, Richard (1885) The Theosophical Society. Russian Intrigue or Religious Evolution? // The Age (Melbourne, Australia), // 12 September 1885.
Jenkins, Philip (2000) Mystics and Messiahs, NYC: Oxford University Press.
Johnson, K. Paul (1994) The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood Albany, New York: SUNY Press.
Johnson, K. Paul (1995) Initiates of Theosophical Masters. Albany, New York: SUNY Press.
Kalnitsky, Arnold (2003), The Theosophical Movement of the Nineteenth Century: The Legitimation of the Disputable and the Entrenchment of the Disreputable. University of South Africa. Dissertation: 443 pp.
Kuhn, Alvin Boyd (1930)Theosophy: A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom, PhD Thesis. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Chap. VI "The Mahatmas and Their Letters", pp. 146–174. .
Müller, F. Max (1893) Esoteric Buddhism // The Nineteenth Century (London), May 1893.
Patterson, George (1884) The Collapse of Koot Hoomi // The Madras Christian College Magazine, September 1884.
Shearman, Hugh (1967) Madame Blavatsky & the Mahatma Letters. // The Theosophist, 1967.
Washington, Peter (1995) Madame Blavatsky's baboon: a history of the mystics, mediums, and misfits who brought spiritualism to America, New York: Schocken Books.
Андреев, А.И. (2008) Гималайское братство: теософский миф и его творцы, СПб: Изд. Санкт-Петербургского ун-та. .
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Соловьёв, Владимир Сергеевич (1890) Рецензия на книгу Е.П. Блаватской The Key to Theosophy.
Further reading
George Linton and Virginia Hanson: Reader's Guide to the Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett
References
Foreword to the Combined Chronology by Margaret Conger
The Mahatma Letters to AP Sinnett
Melton, J. Gordon (2008). The encyclopedia of religious phenomenon. Visible Ink Press.
External links
The Mahatma letters to A. P. Sinnett
The Mahatmas and Their Letters
HPB and the SPR Vernon Harrison's book on the Hodgson report
Video
Notes
1923 non-fiction books
Theosophical texts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mahatma%20Letters%20to%20A.P.%20Sinnett |
"Always Crashing in the Same Car" is a song by David Bowie from his album Low from 1977.
The song's lyrics express the frustration of making the same mistake over and over. The narrator of the song recounts driving at high speed in circles around a hotel garage, cautiously checking for danger, yet still inevitably crashing, while a girl named Jasmine looks on.
Background
The song refers to a real-life incident in Bowie's life that occurred at the height of his cocaine addiction. Driving his Mercedes, Bowie had spotted a drug dealer on the streets who he believed had ripped him off. In retaliation, Bowie repeatedly rammed his own car into the dealer's car, after which he returned to his hotel and ended up driving around in circles in the hotel's underground garage. It's also reported that "Jasmine" refers to Iggy Pop, who was supposedly with Bowie in the car at that time.
There are two verses to the piece, although three were planned. In the studio, Bowie sang a third verse in a quasi-Bob Dylan style, intended to be funny. However, given Bob Dylan's infamous motorcycling accident years earlier and the song's subject matter, the band considered such a move to be crass, and Bowie asked for Tony Visconti to delete the verse from the recording.
Biographer Hugo Wilcken considered the song, similar to "Be My Wife", as being influenced by lyrics within the Syd Barrett album The Madcap Laughs, as well as the James Joyce poem "Golden Hair" which Barrett put to music. He also noted that at the time of Low'''s recording, Brian Eno was in possession of the Farfisa organ Pink Floyd had used on the track "Matilda Mother", and that a Farfisa was used on Low, though was unsure whether the two were one and the same. The song features the use of synthesizers and treatments to bring Bowie's largely calm vocals over the sound of the band. A long guitar solo completes the song.
Live versions
Bowie and Reeves Gabrels performed an all-acoustic version of the song for the radio station WRXT on 16 October 1997 while doing press stops for the Earthling Tour. A live version recorded at BBC Radio Theatre, London on 27 June 2000 was released on the bonus disc accompanying the first releases of Bowie at the Beeb in 2000. This version contains an extended opening featuring acoustic guitar. Live versions from Bowie's 1999 Hours Tour appear on two posthumous live releases, Something in the Air (Live Paris 99) (2021) and David Bowie at the Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)'' (2021).
Personnel
David Bowie: Vocals, ARP Synthesizers
Ricky Gardiner: Lead Guitar
Carlos Alomar: Rhythm Guitar
Brian Eno: E.M.I Synthesizers, Guitar Treatments
George Murray: Bass Guitar
Roy Young: Piano, Organ
Dennis Davis: Drums
Sources
Greatorex, Johnathan. "Just a Mortal With Potential." Teenage Wildlife. Nov. 1996. 06 Mar. 2006 <https://web.archive.org/web/20060203174254/http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Interact/fc/misc/JG/index.html>.
Griffin, R. "Low." Bowie Golden Years. Jan. 2005. 06 Mar. 2006 <https://web.archive.org/web/20170228035917/http://www.bowiegoldenyears.com/low.html>.
References
David Bowie songs
1977 songs
Songs about drugs
Songs written by David Bowie
Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti
Song recordings produced by David Bowie | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always%20Crashing%20in%20the%20Same%20Car |
The 17th Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2006 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2005, were held on January 22, 2006. The ceremony at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Hollywood, California was hosted by Queen Latifah. The nominations were announced on January 4, 2006. The award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures was given out for the first time at this ceremony.
Winners and nominees
Film
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Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and James Schamus Capote – Caroline Baron, William Vince, and Michael Ohoven
Crash – Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman
Good Night, and Good Luck – Grant Heslov
Walk the Line – James Keach and Cathy Konrad
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Claire Jennings and Nick Park Chicken Little – Randy Fullmer
Corpse Bride – Tim Burton and Allison Abbate
Madagascar – Mireille Soria
Robots – Jerry Davis, John C. Donkin, and William Joyce
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Television
David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion PicturesRoger CormanMilestone AwardClint EastwoodProducers Guild Achievement Award in TelevisionNorman LearStanley Kramer Award
Awarded to the motion picture that best illuminates social issues.Good Night, and Good Luck
Vanguard Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in new media and technology.
Jonathan Miller
References
2005
2005 film awards
2005 guild awards
2005 television awards | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th%20Producers%20Guild%20of%20America%20Awards |
I Am Ghost was an American post-hardcore band from Long Beach, California, United States, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before splitting up in July 2010. They briefly reunited on April 28, 2016.
History
Singer Steve Juliano utilized his knowledge of MySpace to attract prospective members to I Am Ghost and formed the original members that included lead guitarist Timoteo Rosales III; rhythm guitarist Gabe Iraheta; violinist Kerith Telestai and her husband, bassist/keyboardist Brian Telestai, and drummer, Victor Camarena. Before the band began touring, Camarena was replaced by Ryan Seaman.
After signing to Epitaph Records, the band's self-recorded and self-released EP entitled We Are Always Searching was remastered and re-released by the label. Epitaph issued the band's first album, Lovers' Requiem, on October 10, 2006. Juliano explains, "It’s essentially a rock opera but for hardcore or Goth kids."
I Am Ghost toured with Biffy Clyro, TheAUDITION and The Bronx on the Kerrang! Tour 2007, the Epitaph Tour 2007 with Escape the Fate, The Matches, and The Higher, the Take Action Tour in 2006, and played on Warped Tour 2006 and Warped Tour 2007 in support of their first album.
Band violinist/vocalist Kerith Telestai released an official statement on June 29, 2007, stating that she would be unable to continue touring and would be leaving I Am Ghost due to health reasons after being hospitalized in both Spokane, WA and Denver, CO on their tour with The Chariot. A few days after Kerith's departure, her husband, Brian Telestai, announced that he too would be leaving the band after the 2007 Warped Tour and their tour with Aiden. According to Juliano, there was a conflict among the remaining members of I Am Ghost and the Telestai's, concerning the direction of I Am Ghost. During the 2007 Warped Tour, bassist/vocalist Ron Ficarro was invited to join the band and replace Brian Telestai.
The band's second album, Those We Leave Behind, was released on October 7, 2008. Their second album was met with mixed reviews. Some people felt their new distilled sound was meaner, more aggressive, and only a slight departure from their previous sound, while a lot of their fan base still expected to hear the classic elements of violin and choral voices that had become part of their signature sound. "[Their new sound] has become a big debate between I Am Ghost fans" "[Kerith] helped provide life to the band, and she’s sorely missed. The guitar work of Gabe Iraheta and the drumming of Ryan Seaman are also missed; it’s evident that their musicianship was much better than those who have replaced them". Some have speculated that Juliano wrote the song "Smile of A Jesus Freak" specifically about Kerith Telestai. Fan reviews were mixed: "[Their music is] less epic than before, which I felt had been my favorite appeal to them, but their style and sound of We Are Always Searching is defiantly there. Their key choruses and pounding breakdowns and bridges remain untampered, and the drumming is still right on track." Another review stated, "They might be one of the few remaining screamo bands who’ve yet to change their sound or move onto greener pastures. It’s both commendable and stupid in some aspects."
I Am Ghost toured Europe and the United States in support of the album, most recently supporting The Birthday Massacre.
On July 17, 2010 Juliano announced the band's break-up. He stated that the band had "...matured and grown up."
Members
Final line-up
Steven Juliano — lead vocals, synthesizers, piano, keyboard, programming (2004-2010), (2016)
Tim Rosales III — lead guitar (2004-2010), (2016)
Chad Kulengosky — rhythm guitar, vocals (2007-2010), (2016)
Justin McCarthy — drums, percussion (2007-2010), (2016)
Ron Ficarro — bass, vocals (2007-2010), (2016)
Former members
Brian Telestai — bass, guitars, percussion, keyboard, piano, programming, synthesizer, vocals, choral, string & orchestral composition (2004-2007)
Kerith Telestai — vocals, violin, choral, string & orchestral composition (2004-2007)
Victor Angel Camarena — drums (2004-2005)
Ryan Seaman — drums (2005-2007)
Gabe Iraheta — rhythm guitar, programming (2004-2007)
Timeline
Discography and album lineups
Studio albums
Lovers' Requiem (2006)
Produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Steve Juliano - Lead Vocals, Screams, and Gang Vocals
Kerith Telestai - Vocals, Violin, Strings, Choral Vocals, Operatic Solo on "The River Styx", Orchestral and Choral Composition
Tim Rosales III - Lead Guitar and Gang Vocals
Gabe Iraheta - Rhythm Guitar, Programming, and Gang Vocals
Brian Telestai - Bass, Vocals, Piano, Keyboard, Choral Vocals, Operatic Solo on "The River Styx", Orchestral and Choral Composition
Ryan Seaman - Drums and Gang Vocals
Those We Leave Behind (2008)
Produced by Paul Levitt
Steve Juliano - Lead Vocals, Screams, and Synthesizers
Tim Rosales III - Lead Guitar
Chad Kulengosky - Rhythm Guitar and vocals
Ron Ficarro - Bass and Vocals
Justin McCarthy - Drums and Percussion
EPs
We Are Always Searching (2005)
Produced by I Am Ghost
Steve Juliano - Lead Vocals and Screams
Kerith Telestai - Vocals and Violin
Tim Rosales III - Lead Guitar and Acoustic Guitar
Gabe Iraheta - Rhythm Guitar, Gabe Iraheta
Brian Telestai - Bass, Piano, Keyboard, and Acoustic Guitar
Victor Angel Camarena - Drums
Live albums
Live in Orange County (2009)
Videography
"Civil War and Isolation Thirst" (2005)
"Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps" (2006)
"Saddest Story Never Told" (2009)
Post band
As of September 2010, Steve Juliano (vocals) formed a new band with Guitarist Ty Oliver "Requiem for the Dead". The band released its debut album, "Always and Forever" September 2, 2011. In 2014 Steve Juliano announced on his Facebook page that the band's name would be shortened to "Requiem".
As of April 20, 2011, Tim Rosales (guitar) formed a group called "GHZT:DGTL", which consists of collaborations with artists he met around the world.
As of December 2011, founding member Victor Angel Camarena (drums) plays for the djent band Emissary. The EP entitled "Sentinels" will be available early 2012.
As of May 2011, Ryan Seaman (drums) was playing drums for Falling In Reverse But departed early 2017. He since started a band with former Panic! At the Disco member Dallon Weeks called IDK How But They Found Me.
On January 15, 2012, Ron Ficarro (bass) was playing bass for Falling In Reverse, after the departure of their previous bassist Mika Horiuchi. Ron has since left Falling In Reverse and now plays for Camryn.
As of August 2013, Kerith Telestai is teaching 5th grade in the Meridian, Idaho school district. Brian & Kerith Telestai founded Idaho Rising Stars Performing Arts Camps in 2010 to teach kids the basics of singing, acting, and dancing.
Justin McCarthy now plays drums for XO Stereo.
References
Rock music groups from California
American emo musical groups
American screamo musical groups
American post-hardcore musical groups
American gothic rock groups
Epitaph Records artists
Musical groups disestablished in 2010 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Am%20Ghost |
Nina Li may refer to:
Nina Li Chi, Chinese actress currently married to Jet Li
Li Nina, Chinese aerial skier | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina%20Li |
Salpausselkä is a ski jumping venue in Lahti, Finland. It forms part of a larger sports complex, which also includes the Lahti Ski Museum. The hills are K116, K90, K64, K38, K25, K15, K8 and K6.
References
External links
Sport in Lahti
Ski jumping venues in Finland
pl:Salpausselkä | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salpausselk%C3%A4%20%28ski%20jump%29 |
Versus God is a full-length album by Dillinger Four, released in 2000.
Critical reception
The Riverfront Times wrote that "not since the Monkees has a band been this seriously subversive about the music they play, themselves and the industry they work for, and that's a compliment to both the Dillingers and the Monkees." The Reno Gazette Journal praised the "sweet lead vocals and barking backups, sensitive neo-folk and blistering rallying cries, non-sequitur samples and experiments and 4-to-the-floor high-speed anthems."
In a 2020 interview, Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids called Versus God "arguably one of the greatest Punk Rock albums."
Track listing
"Who Didn't Kill Bambi?" – 2:06
""Get Your Study Hall Outta My Recess."" – 1:50
"Maximum Piss & Vinegar" – 2:17
"Last Communion" – 2:53
"Suckers, Intl. Has Gone Public" – 2:02
"Total.Fucking.Gone.Song" – 2:38
"Music Is None of My Business" – 1:39
"Define 'Learning Disorder'" – 2:23
"Let Them Eat Thomas Paine" – 3:10
"Shiny Things Is Good." – 3:04
"J. Harris" – 2:00
"Q: How Many Punks Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?" – 2:24
"Wreck the Place Fantastic" – 2:33
References
2000 albums
Dillinger Four albums
Hopeless Records albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versus%20God |
The Veterans Memorial Stadium is a sports stadium located in Tafuna, American Samoa. The 5,000-capacity venue is one of the smallest stadiums in Oceania, and serves as American Samoa's national stadium. It is currently used mostly for matches in various football codes, such as soccer, rugby league, and the territory's most popular code, American football. The grass field of which Veterans Memorial Stadium is built on is known as the Malae o Lupelele (Ili’ili village’s traditional gathering ground). Every year, the territory’s annual flag day celebrations are held at the stadium.
References
Football venues in American Samoa
Athletics (track and field) venues in American Samoa
Pago Pago
National stadiums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans%20Memorial%20Stadium%20%28Pago%20Pago%29 |
Nankin Township is a former township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was bordered on the north by Joy Road, the east by Inkster Road, the south by Van Born Road, and the west by Hannan Road.
History
Three Algonquin tribes - Potawatomi, Ojibwa, and Ottawa - met each year on the middle fork of the Rouge River at the site of Nankin Mills to establish hunting territories. "Bucklin Township" was first organized in 1827, named in honor of Joseph Bucklin, who in 1772 fired a musket and severely wounded a British Royal Navy captain in the first intentional and planned attack on English military forces in the American Revolution. Bucklin Township included what are now the cities of Westland, Livonia, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Redford Township. In 1829, it was proposed that Bucklin Township be divided into Lima and Richland. Due to name conflicts under territorial law prohibiting duplication of post office names, the bill was amended; Lima was renamed Nankin Township, after the Chinese city Nanking, and Richland was renamed Pekin Township, after Peking.
In 1833 Pekin was renamed Redford Township, and its southern portion was subsequently set off as Dearborn Township. In 1834 Plymouth Township's southern portion became Canton Township, named after Canton, Imperial China.
In 1835, Livonia Township (now the city of Livonia) was split off from Nankin. There was a post office called East Nankin beginning in 1857.
Garden City, Inkster, and Wayne then incorporated from land either partially or wholly within Nankin Township. The remainder of the township incorporated as the city of Westland, effective May 16, 1966. The city took its name from the recently completed Westland Center at Wayne and Warren roads, and was the fourth largest city in Wayne County when it incorporated.
References
Defunct townships in Michigan
Former townships in Wayne County, Michigan
1827 establishments in Michigan Territory
Populated places established in 1827
1966 disestablishments in Michigan
Populated places disestablished in 1966 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankin%20Township%2C%20Michigan |
The Tereora Stadium also known as the National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Avarua, Cook Islands. It is currently used mostly for rugby and football matches. The stadium holds 5,000 people and was originally built in 1984/85. The stadium was upgraded in early 1986 so it could host both the 1986 Pacific Games and the rugby league 1986 Pacific Cup. The Stadium is managed by the National Stadium Trust Board made up of individuals from CISNOC, the Private Sector and Government. The Stadium Trust Board employs a full-time manager, Mr Rae Dyer. It is the home stadium for the Cook Islands national football team and the Cook Islands national rugby league team.
References
Sports venues completed in 1984
Football venues in the Cook Islands
Athletics (track and field) venues in the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
Multi-purpose stadiums
Avarua
1984 establishments in the Cook Islands | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avarua%20Tereora%20Stadium |
West Quantoxhead is a small village and civil parish in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England. It lies on the route of the Coleridge Way and on the A39 road at the foot of the Quantock Hills, from East Quantoxhead, from Williton and equidistant from Bridgwater and Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Weacombe and Lower Weacombe.
West Quantoxhead is also known as St Audries. The St Audries Manor Estate was named for the dedication of the parish church to Æthelthryth known as St Ethelreda, who was also known as St Audrey.
History
"West Quantoxhead is spelt as Cantocheve in the Domesday Book. West Quantoxhead is listed amongst the large number of manors that are owned by William de Moyon.
In 1086, the book notes that: "William himself owns West Quantoxhead" . Alnoth held it TRE and it paid geld for three and a half hides. There is land for eight ploughs. In demesne are 3 ploughs and 7 slaves and 10 villans and 4 bordars with 6 ploughs. There are sixteen acres of meadow and 30 of woodland and pasture 1 league by one league. It was worth three pounds, now four."
The parish of West Quantoxhead was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred.
The manor was held from the early 13th century by the Cauntelo family, and from about 1400 to 1736 by the Malets.
The manor of St Audries was bought by Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller-Palmer-Acland of the Acland baronets in 1836.
St Audries Park, the manor house of the Aclands was renovated between 1835 and 1870. The property was divided in 1934, when the house was sold and turned into St Audries School, which remained in occupation until 1990, when the house was sold to the Amitabha Buddhist Centre. It was sold again in 2001.
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood PC was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wellington from 1892 until 1911, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1900 to 1902 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) from 1902 until 1905. He was sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1904. In 1911, he was ennobled as Baron St Audries.
Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
The village falls within the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton, which was established on 1 April 2019. It was previously in the district of West Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and part of Williton Rural District before that. The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.
Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.
The appropriate electoral ward is 'West Quantock'. The ward stretches from East Quantoxhead south to Bicknoller. The total ward population at the 2011 Census is 1,088.
It is also part of the Bridgwater and West Somerset county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
Geography
The Quantock Hills are largely formed by rocks of the Devonian Period, which consist of sediments originally laid down under a shallow sea and slowly compressed into solid rock. In the higher north western areas older Early Devonian rocks, known as Hangman Grits, predominate, and can be seen in the exposed rock at West Quantoxhead quarry, which were worked for road building.
Religious sites
The old medieval church in the village became so dilapidated that it was entirely rebuilt in 1856 leaving only the shaft of a cross from the original building in the churchyard, two of the bells dated 1440, a Norman font and a stone coffin. The new church, rededicated to St. Ethel Dreda, was built by John Morton for Sir Peregrine Acland and his son-in-law, Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries of the Acland baronets.
References
Civil parishes in Somerset
Villages in West Somerset | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Quantoxhead |
In string theory, K-theory classification refers to a conjectured application of K-theory (in abstract algebra and algebraic topology) to superstrings, to classify the allowed Ramond–Ramond field strengths as well as the charges of stable D-branes.
In condensed matter physics K-theory has also found important applications, specially in the topological classification of topological insulators, superconductors and stable Fermi surfaces (, ).
History
This conjecture, applied to D-brane charges, was first proposed by . It was popularized by who demonstrated that in type IIB string theory arises naturally from Ashoke Sen's realization of arbitrary D-brane configurations as stacks of D9 and anti-D9-branes after tachyon condensation.
Such stacks of branes are inconsistent in a non-torsion Neveu–Schwarz (NS) 3-form background, which, as was highlighted by , complicates the extension of the K-theory classification to such cases. suggested a solution to this problem: D-branes are in general classified by a twisted K-theory, that had earlier been defined by .
Applications
The K-theory classification of D-branes has had numerous applications. For example, used it to argue that there are eight species of orientifold one-plane. applied the K-theory classification to derive new consistency conditions for flux compactifications. K-theory has also been used to conjecture a formula for the topologies of T-dual manifolds by . Recently K-theory has been conjectured to classify the spinors in compactifications on generalized complex manifolds.
Open problems
Despite these successes, RR fluxes are not quite classified by K-theory. argued that the K-theory classification is incompatible with S-duality in IIB string theory.
In addition, if one attempts to classify fluxes on a compact ten-dimensional spacetime, then a complication arises due to the self-duality of the RR fluxes. The duality uses the Hodge star, which depends on the metric and so is continuously valued and in particular is generically irrational. Thus not all of the RR fluxes, which are interpreted as the Chern characters in K-theory, can be rational. However Chern characters are always rational, and so the K-theory classification must be replaced. One needs to choose a half of the fluxes to quantize, or a polarization in the geometric quantization-inspired language of Diaconescu, Moore, and Witten and later of . Alternately one may use the K-theory of a 9-dimensional time slice as has been done by .
K-theory classification of RR fluxes
In the classical limit of type II string theory, which is type II supergravity, the Ramond–Ramond field strengths are differential forms. In the quantum theory the well-definedness of the partition functions of D-branes implies that the RR field strengths obey Dirac quantization conditions when spacetime is compact, or when a spatial slice is compact and one considers only the (magnetic) components of the field strength which lie along the spatial directions. This led twentieth century physicists to classify RR field strengths using cohomology with integral coefficients.
However some authors have argued that the cohomology of spacetime with integral coefficients is too big. For example, in the presence of Neveu–Schwarz H-flux or non-spin cycles some RR fluxes dictate the presence of D-branes. In the former case this is a consequence of the supergravity equation of motion which states that the product of a RR flux with the NS 3-form is a D-brane charge density. Thus the set of topologically distinct RR field strengths that can exist in brane-free configurations is only a subset of the cohomology with integral coefficients.
This subset is still too big, because some of these classes are related by large gauge transformations. In QED there are large gauge transformations which add integral multiples of two pi to Wilson loops. The p-form potentials in type II supergravity theories also enjoy these large gauge transformations, but due to the presence of Chern-Simons terms in the supergravity actions these large gauge transformations transform not only the p-form potentials but also simultaneously the (p+3)-form field strengths. Thus to obtain the space of inequivalent field strengths from the forementioned subset of integral cohomology we must quotient by these large gauge transformations.
The Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence constructs twisted K-theory, with a twist given by the NS 3-form field strength, as a quotient of a subset of the cohomology with integral coefficients. In the classical limit, which corresponds to working with rational coefficients, this is precisely the quotient of a subset described above in supergravity. The quantum corrections come from torsion classes and contain mod 2 torsion corrections due to the Freed-Witten anomaly.
Thus twisted K-theory classifies the subset of RR field strengths that can exist in the absence of D-branes quotiented by large gauge transformations. Daniel Freed has attempted to extend this classification to include also the RR potentials using differential K-theory.
K-theory classification of D-branes
K-theory classifies D-branes in noncompact spacetimes, intuitively in spacetimes in which we are not concerned about the flux sourced by the brane having nowhere to go. While the K-theory of a 10d spacetime classifies D-branes as subsets of that spacetime, if the spacetime is the product of time and a fixed 9-manifold then K-theory also classifies the conserved D-brane charges on each 9-dimensional spatial slice. While we were required to forget about RR potentials to obtain the K-theory classification of RR field strengths, we are required to forget about RR field strengths to obtain the K-theory classification of D-branes.
K-theory charge versus BPS charge
As has been stressed by Petr Hořava, the K-theory classification of D-branes is independent of, and in some ways stronger than, the classification of BPS states. K-theory appears to classify stable D-branes missed by supersymmetry based classifications.
For example, D-branes with torsion charges, that is with charges in the order N cyclic group , attract each other and so can never be BPS. In fact, N such branes can decay, whereas no superposition of branes that satisfy a Bogomolny bound may ever decay. However the charge of such branes is conserved modulo N, and this is captured by the K-theory classification but not by a BPS classification. Such torsion branes have been applied, for example, to model Douglas-Shenker strings in supersymmetric U(N) gauge theories.
K-theory from tachyon condensation
Ashoke Sen has conjectured that, in the absence of a topologically nontrivial NS 3-form flux, all IIB brane configurations can be obtained from stacks of spacefilling D9 and anti D9 branes via tachyon condensation. The topology of the resulting branes is encoded in the topology of the gauge bundle on the stack of the spacefilling branes. The topology of the gauge bundle of a stack of D9s and anti D9s can be decomposed into a gauge bundle on the D9's and another bundle on the anti D9's. Tachyon condensation transforms such a pair of bundles to another pair in which the same bundle is direct summed with each component in the pair. Thus the tachyon condensation invariant quantity, that is, the charge which is conserved by the tachyon condensation process, is not a pair of bundles but rather the equivalence class of a pair of bundles under direct sums of the same bundle on both sides of the pair. This is precisely the usual construction of topological K-theory. Thus the gauge bundles on stacks of D9's and anti-D9's are classified by topological K-theory. If Sen's conjecture is right, all D-brane configurations in type IIB are then classified by K-theory. Petr Horava has extended this conjecture to type IIA using D8-branes.
Twisted K-theory from MMS instantons
While the tachyon condensation picture of the K-theory classification classifies D-branes as subsets of a 10-dimensional spacetime with no NS 3-form flux, the Maldacena, Moore, Seiberg picture classifies stable D-branes with finite mass as subsets of a 9-dimensional spatial slice of spacetime.
The central observation is that D-branes are not classified by integral homology because Dp-branes wrapping certain cycles suffer from a Freed-Witten anomaly, which is cancelled by the insertion of D(p-2)-branes and sometimes D(p-4)-branes that end on the afflicted Dp-brane. These inserted branes may either continue to infinity, in which case the composite object has an infinite mass, or else they may end on an anti-Dp-brane, in which case the total Dp-brane charge is zero. In either case, one may wish to remove the anomalous Dp-branes from the spectrum, leaving only a subset of the original integral cohomology.
The inserted branes are unstable. To see this, imagine that they extend in time away (into the past) from the anomalous brane. This corresponds to a process in which the inserted branes decay via a Dp-brane that forms, wraps the forementioned cycle and then disappears. MMS refer to this process as an instanton, although really it need not be instantonic.
The conserved charges are thus the nonanomolous subset quotiented by the unstable insertions. This is precisely the Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence construction of twisted K-theory as a set.
Reconciling twisted K-theory and S-duality
Diaconescu, Moore, and Witten have pointed out that the twisted K-theory classification is not compatible with the S-duality covariance of type IIB string theory. For example, consider the constraint on the Ramond–Ramond 3-form field strength G3 in the Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence (AHSS):
where d3=Sq3+H is the first nontrivial differential in the AHSS, Sq3 is the third Steenrod square and the last equality follows from the fact that the nth Steenrod square acting on any n-form x is xx.
The above equation is not invariant under S-duality, which exchanges G3 and H. Instead Diaconescu, Moore, and Witten have proposed the following S-duality covariant extension
where P is an unknown characteristic class that depends only on the topology, and in particular not on the fluxes. have found a constraint on P using the E8 gauge theory approach to M-theory pioneered by Diaconescu, Moore, and Witten.
Thus D-branes in IIB are not classified by twisted K-theory after all, but some unknown S-duality-covariant object that inevitably also classifies both fundamental strings and NS5-branes.
However the MMS prescription for calculating twisted K-theory is easily S-covariantized, as the Freed-Witten anomalies respect S-duality. Thus the S-covariantized form of the MMS construction may be applied to construct the S-covariantized twisted K-theory, as a set, without knowing having any geometric description for just what this strange covariant object is. This program has been carried out in a number of papers, such as and , and was also applied to the classification of fluxes by . use this approach to prove Diaconescu, Moore, and Witten's conjectured constraint on the 3-fluxes, and they show that there is an additional term equal to the D3-brane charge. shows that the Klebanov-Strassler cascade of Seiberg dualities consists of a series of S-dual MMS instantons, one for each Seiberg duality. The group, of universality classes of the supersymmetric gauge theory is then shown to agree with the S-dual twisted K-theory and not with the original twisted K-theory.
Some authors have proposed radically different solutions to this puzzle. For example, propose that instead of twisted K-theory, II string theory configurations should be classified by elliptic cohomology.
Researchers
Prominent researchers in this area include Edward Witten, Peter Bouwknegt, Angel Uranga, Emanuel Diaconescu, Gregory Moore, Anton Kapustin, Jonathan Rosenberg, Ruben Minasian, Amihay Hanany, Hisham Sati, Nathan Seiberg, Juan Maldacena, Alexei Kitaev, Daniel Freed, and Igor Kriz.
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Further reading
An excellent introduction to the K-theory classification of D-branes in 10 dimensions via Ashoke Sen's conjecture is the original paper "D-branes and K-theory" by Edward Witten; there is also an extensive review by .
A very comprehensible introduction to the twisted K-theory classification of conserved D-brane charges on a 9-dimensional timeslice in the presence of Neveu–Schwarz flux is .
External links
K-theory on arxiv.org
String theory
Algebra
K-theory | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-theory%20%28physics%29 |
Stade Pater is a multi-use stadium in Pirae, Tahiti, in French Polynesia, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds a capacity of 11,700 people.
References
Football venues in French Polynesia
Athletics (track and field) venues in French Polynesia
French Polynesia
Sport in Tahiti
A.S. Pirae | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Pater%20Te%20Hono%20Nui |
Werner Walter Karl Hoeger (born December 15, 1953 in Mérida) is a former luge athlete who competed for Venezuela at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. His son is Chris Hoeger. He is a professor emeritus (active) of exercise science at Boise State University and author of nine different "fitness & wellness" textbooks. He has written a total of 68 editions of these books. He is one of the most widely read fitness and wellness college authors in the United States. He was the first author to write a college-level fitness book to incorporate the wellness concept with the publication of Lifetime Physical Fitness & Wellness: A Personalized Program in 1986 (now in its 16th edition, Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2022). His title Fitness & Wellness (Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2021, 15th edition) is a concise book for introductory courses and for the general public that provides the necessary guidelines to enhance health and quality of life through a comprehensive fitness and wellness program. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and also of the Research Consortium of AAHPERD (now SHAPE America). A gymnast in his youth, he later took up the sport of luge and participated in two Olympic Winter Games (2002 and 2006). Following his Olympic participation he turned his attention to racing in track and field, competing in three World Masters Track and Field Championships (2011, 2016, and 2018).
Academic and professional career
Werner Hoeger received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and his master's degree in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University at the young age of 20. In 1978, at 24 years of age, Hoeger earned his Ed.D. in exercise physiology, also from Brigham Young University. He then taught at the University of Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela from 1978 to 1982; served as Technical Director of Fitness Monitoring in Rolling Meadows, Illinois from 1982 to 1983; and taught at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa from 1983 to 1986. He joined Boise State University in 1986 and retired from the university in 2009. He also taught for one semester in 2012, 2013, and 2016 at Brigham Young University Hawaii.
Luge career
He took up the sport of luge five weeks before his 45th birthday. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Hoeger earned his best finish of 32nd in the men's singles event in Turin in 2006. At 52, he represented his home country of Venezuela in 2006. As their only athlete at the games, he carried their flag at the Parade of Nations. He was the oldest actual competitor at these games. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, competing alongside his son Christopher, they became the only father and son to ever compete in the same event in the Olympic Winter Games.
Hoeger's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 38th in the men's singles event at Nagano in 2004.
According to the New York Times, after experiencing a concussion Hoeger warned officials of the dangers of the luge track at the Vancouver Winter Olympics before the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili.
Personal life
Hoeger was born and raised in the city of Mérida, Venezuela. His Olympic aspirations started during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. In 1970 at the age of 16, he made the Venezuelan National Gymnastics team and was undefeated as national all-around champion until he retired in 1976. He won 34 of 36 individual national titles during these six years. In the fall of 1970, he was recruited by Brigham Young University and competed there for four years. He aspired to compete in the 1972 Munich or the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games. As the only athlete with a chance to qualify for his native Venezuela, he was never given the opportunity to try out for the games. He waited 34 years to compete in the Olympic Games. Subsequently, in 2011, he raced in the World Masters Athletics (Track and Field) Championships in Sacramento, California, USA. He raced in the 800, 1,500, and 5,000 meter events. In 2015 he finished third in the mile at the USA Track and Field (USATF) Masters Indoors National Championships and placed third and fourth respectively in the 800 m and 1,500 m at the USA National Senior Games. In October/November 2016 he advanced to the finals in these two events at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Perth, Australia and finished 7th (12 finalists) in the 800 m and 8th (16 finalists) in the 1500 m. He has received All-American recognition by USATF in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
References
2002 luge men's singles results
2006 luge men's singles results
Boise State University faculty profile
FIL-Luge profile: Hoeger, Werner
Kartford, Brittany. "Winning at Luging" from the Latter-Day Saints
Lexington Herald Leader article on Hoeger
Torino 2006 profile: HOEGER Werner
External links
1953 births
Living people
People from Mérida, Mérida
Boise State University faculty
Brigham Young University alumni
Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers for Venezuela
Academics from Texas
Writers from Provo, Utah
Academic staff of the University of the Andes (Venezuela)
University of Texas Permian Basin faculty
Venezuelan Latter Day Saints
Venezuelan male lugers
Venezuelan people of European descent
Venezuelan people of German descent
Writers from Boise, Idaho | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner%20Hoeger |
Lisa Fowler (also Shaw) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lucy Benjamin. The character was introduced as a "home-wrecking blonde" by executive producer Matthew Robinson on 7 December 1998. The character made her initial departure on 3 October 2002, when she was written out by producer Louise Berridge.
Berridge later reintroduced the character on two occasions in 2003. Despite several reports stating she would return, Benjamin did not reprise the role until 2010 when Bryan Kirkwood brought the character back for a single episode on 5 August 2010. The actress reprised the role again in 2017 for a brief stint, returning on 21 July 2017 and departing on 3 August 2017. On 27 May 2019, it was announced that Benjamin would once again be reprising the role for a "specific storyline" and Lisa returned on 2 September 2019. She departed once again on 24 January 2020. On 23 May 2023, it was announced that Benjamin had signed up to reprise the role for another short stint later in the summer, alongside Lisa's granddaughter Peggy Taylor. They returned on 10 July and departed on 20 July 2023.
Lisa is characterised as "a loyal, romantic Earth Mother" who is "feisty, independent and ambitious". Initially, show scriptwriters and BBC controller of drama, Mal Young, doubted Benjamin's casting in the role. However, after a volatile relationship with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Lisa became an "eternal victim". The characters became instrumental in one of EastEnders most highly publicised and anticipated storylines, dubbed Who Shot Phil? in 2001, in which an unknown assailant guns down Phil. An estimated 22 million viewers watched Lisa confess to Phil's attempted murder, causing the third-largest power surge on record. Other storylines included Lisa's pregnancy with Phil's child, in which she opted not to tell him and claimed that her partner, Mark Fowler (Todd Carty), was the father, giving birth to Louise Mitchell (Rachel Cox/Brittany Papple/Tilly Keeper); in the show's Christmas 2001 episodes, Louise's parentage is revealed. In Lisa's returns, the storylines have centred around her daughter Louise's pregnancy, falling out with and coping with best friend Mel Owen's (Tamzin Outhwaite) death, a feud with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and partially making amends with Phil.
Storylines
1998–2010
Lisa Shaw first appeared in Albert Square as a trainee market inspector, but clashes with her boss Michael Rose (Russell Floyd) because of her poor time-keeping. However, she starts to fall for him, and the pair strike up an affair. Lisa soon begins to feel guilty, and demands that Michael chooses between her and his wife Susan (Tilly Vosburgh). Michael initially chooses Lisa, but does not tell Susan, and Lisa threatens to tell her. To escape the breakdown of his marriage, he flees Walford with Susan in February 1999, leaving heartbroken Lisa behind.
She later makes friends with Mel Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite) and moves in with Mark Fowler (Todd Carty). Although Mark has feelings for her, Lisa does not notice, having a fling with Gianni di Marco (Marc Bannerman) and a relationship with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), resulting in Lisa's pregnancy. Phil asks her to have an abortion, but she refuses, so he asks her to move in after coming round to the idea, but she miscarries, and blames Phil. Lisa loses her job when Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) reports her for being absent, so she becomes dependent on Phil. He is happy with the situation, but she loses her confidence and becomes jealous of Phil's former wife, Kathy Mitchell (Gillian Taylforth) and son Ben (Morgan Whittle), hiding letters and a video from them. This irritates Phil, and he has sex with Mel when she is upset, following a fight with Lisa on Christmas Day. Regretting this, Mel agrees not to tell Lisa, but does so when Lisa says she intends to get pregnant again. Devastated, Lisa ends her relationship with Phil and moves in with Mark, but she is already pregnant. She keeps this secret, as Phil keeps belittling her, and on Mel and Steve Owen's (Martin Kemp) wedding night, Phil says that he never loved her, and suggests Mel give her tips in the bedroom. In revenge, Lisa steals a gun from the e20 nightclub and shoots Phil. He survives, and confronts her after leaving hospital, but realises that he drove her to it, and frames his enemy Dan Sullivan (Craig Fairbrass) instead. Wanting to keep Phil away from her child, Lisa and Mark marry, claiming that he is the baby's father. Everyone believes it, and their romance becomes real. However, Lisa gives birth to her baby, named Louise, and Lisa tells Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) that Phil is Louise's father. Sharon, however, tells Phil that Louise is his daughter, and he forces them to accept he will be part of Louise's life. Despite initial animosity, when Lisa sees Phil with Louise, old feelings resurface, and they eventually reconcile. Following an affair, Lisa leaves Mark, and goes to live with Phil.
However, Phil wants Louise, not Lisa, and when she realises this, she and Louise emigrate to Portugal. Phil finds Lisa, and brings Louise home after blackmailing Lisa about shooting him, making her think that she is unstable and an unfit mother. Phil leaves her standing on the edge of a cliff, and she is presumed dead. On Phil's wedding day to Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny), Lisa returns to reclaim her daughter. He is difficult, leading her to plan to shoot him again, but Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) persuades her to let him do it. He and his son, Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman), frame Phil for armed robbery, and Lisa gains custody when he is imprisoned. She leaves the Square with Louise.
Several years later, Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), a former policeman, tells Phil that Lisa and Louise are living in South East London. After seeing Louise call another man "daddy", Phil decides that she is better off with Lisa. Two years later, Louise arrives alone in Walford, saying that Lisa has gone on holiday but not returned. Louise is taken into care, but when Phil discovers this, he has a DNA test to prove Louise is his daughter, and gains custody of her.
Later that year, Phil is visited by a social worker, Derek Evans (Simon Lowe), who says that Lisa has made an application to see Louise. Phil does not want Lisa to have contact with Louise, but Phil's mother Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) takes her to see Lisa on Louise's request. Peggy slaps Lisa for abandoning her daughter, and Lisa reveals she had a breakdown and thought Louise might be better off without her, but the neighbour she left Louise with promised to look after her. Lisa worries that Phil might hurt Louise physically after Phil has hit Peggy, who is unable to assure Lisa that this will not happen.
Peggy allows Louise to stay with Lisa permanently, as long as Phil can visit her. Phil steals the social worker's bag to get Lisa's address, and drives there to confront her, but finds the house abandoned and empty.
2017–2023
Seven years later, Louise (now Tilly Keeper) is burnt by bullies Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) and Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven), and Lisa visits her in hospital. Lisa and Sharon argue, but Sharon allows Lisa to stay. She tells Sharon that Louise wanted to live with Phil when she got a new boyfriend, which she admits was a relief. Lisa tells Phil she has had help with her life and has changed, but he ejects her from the hospital, telling her to stay away from Louise. She then stands up to Phil, and he allows her to visit Louise. Lisa then starts talking strangely. She sees her therapist, and lies that she has been doing fun things with Louise.
Lisa takes the keys to Phil's house and lets herself in, talking to and smashing photos, but cuts herself on glass. A doctor allows Lisa to take Louise outside of the hospital, but Lisa tells Louise she has been discharged, and takes her to a train station. Phil and Sharon inform the police that Louise is missing, and they trace Lisa through a cash withdrawal. Phil then discovers that Lisa has a mental health team. Lisa takes Louise to a hotel, and prevents her from using the phone by cutting the cord, despite her being in agony. Louise realises that Lisa is not taking her medication. When Lisa allows Louise to go, she chooses to stay, and comforts Lisa when she is distressed.
Phil tracks them down, but Lisa hits him over the head with a phone, while Louise passes out. Sharon realises that Lisa's problems are all Phil's fault, and Lisa tells Louise they will go to the hospital together. Later, Louise blames herself for Lisa's condition, telling Phil she left her despite knowing she was ill.
In August 2019, a heavily pregnant Louise and her fiancé Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) flee Walford after Phil's son Ben frames Keanu for attacking Phil, when the real culprit was Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). Ben convinces Mel to give him Lisa's address, and Mel lies to Ben about Lisa's whereabouts; although Mel eventually reveals her location, Lisa is not found.
Lisa returns in September 2019 to seek Mel's help to get Keanu out of the country. Lisa suggests that she, Louise, Mel, Keanu and Mel's son Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter) flee together, but Hunter escapes and holds The Queen Vic hostage. Hunter takes Louise, threatening to shoot her if the police do not give into his demands, but he is later shot and killed by a marksman.
Phil asks Louise and Keanu to move back in with him, which upsets Lisa, as she had planned for her and Louise to live together. A concerned Lisa, recognising the signs, tries to support Louise's best friend Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield), advising her that she does not have to go to Oxford University if she does not want to, but Bex ignores her, pretending she is fine; Bex later overdoses, but eventually recovers.
Lisa and Mel fall out over Sharon, and also over Mel's increasing obsession with Louise's pregnancy. However, when Mel is killed, Lisa is devastated and, genuinely believing Sharon killed Mel, she exposes to Phil the truth she learned from a vengeful Mel that Phil is not Sharon's baby's father. Lisa later begins a feud with Sharon, and on the day of Mel's funeral, she bans the Mitchells from attending, and reveals to the whole pub that Sharon's baby is not Phil's.
After the square thinks Lisa is mentally ill again, she checks herself into a unit for a break. However, Sharon reveals to Lisa that Keanu is the father as Louise gives birth. Upon hearing this, Lisa leaves the unit, with the intention of telling Phil. Once Lisa sees them as a family, she decides not to tell Phil and Louise, but makes sure that Keanu never hurts Louise, stating that if he does, she will reveal everything. The birth of their granddaughter, Peggy Taylor, brings Lisa and Phil together, and they make amends.
Phil, however, becomes suspicious, and starts to believe Lisa. Mistakenly thinking Phil arranged Keanu's "murder", Lisa, Louise, Peggy and Phil flee to Portugal. In August 2021, Phil receives a call from Louise saying that Lisa was involved in a car accident in France, after a male driver drove into the back of her. Phil goes to care for Louise and Peggy while Lisa recovers.
In July 2023, Lisa returns to Walford with Peggy, having become her legal guardian due to Louise's "uncontrollable behaviour" as a result of Keanu's affair with Sharon. She refuses to let Keanu see Peggy unless he gives her large amounts of money for maintenance; these demands continue, and after various arguments with Phil and his fiancée Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), it is then discovered that Lisa has been lying about Louise, and has been using the money to fund a gambling addiction. Keanu then breaks into Phil's safe and steals money from him to hand over to Lisa.
Phil discovers his money is missing and assumes it was Lisa. Kat calls the police; Lisa is arrested and held for questioning. Before Lisa is released, Keanu confesses to Phil that it was him who stole the money because Lisa was blackmailing him. Sharon discovers Lisa has a gambling problem, and tells Phil. Phil then refuses to hand over Peggy until Lisa gets her act together. A destitute Lisa is found sleeping on the square bench by Sharon, who invites her to stay with her for a couple of nights.
Sharon and Keanu have a row over these arrangements; Keanu then sees Lisa's bag, and hides her and Peggy's passports so that they will miss the flight back to Portugal the following day. Lisa searches Sharon's house, and furiously accuses Keanu of sabotage. With the help of Sharon and Martin Fowler (James Bye), Lisa finds the passports, and secretly orders a taxi to the airport. Keanu then realises Lisa is leaving with Peggy, and chases after the taxi, desperately watching on as Lisa departs with Peggy for Portugal.
Creation and development
Casting
The character's arrival was announced by the press in November 1998. She was one of Executive Producer Matthew Robinson's introductions, and was described as a "home-wrecking blonde". According to actress Lucy Benjamin, who played Lisa, the scriptwriters had doubts about casting her in the role: "I just knew in my heart that I'd be able to do it well. And I desperately wanted the security of a regular income. But after the audition they kept me hanging on for such a long time. They tortured me by saying yes then saying no. It's the only job I've ever cried about when I thought I didn't have it." Benjamin said that she was overjoyed when she was eventually given the part. In 2010, Matthew Robinson discussed Lisa's introduction with Walford Web, suggesting that Lisa and several other new characters introduced were an attempt to fill in character gaps in the soap resulting from a large number of axings. Lisa was conceptualised as a "totty" contingent. He indicated that the casting of Benjamin had been awkward, as BBC controller of drama Mal Young was hesitant about her hiring. He eventually relented and, according to Robinson, admitted after seeing her in the role that "she was, after all, a great asset to the show".
Personality
Prior to the 2000s, Lucy Benjamin described Lisa Shaw, as "feisty, independent and ambitious". Later, she described her as "a loyal, romantic Earth Mother". It was revealed through dialogue on-screen that Lisa had nursed her mother through terminal cancer, and that she had not lost her virginity until the age of 28, when she came to Walford.
The character's demeanour altered somewhat circa 2000. Due to her romantic pairing with Phil Mitchell, she became "mentally battered". Rupert Smith, author of EastEnders: 20 years in Albert Square, classified the character as an "eternal victim": one who endures misfortune and misery, and is an endless sufferer. He adds, "She was intelligent, beautiful and young — and so, of course, Lisa had to lie down and let men walk all over her [...] a snivelling, suicidal wreck." Benjamin has noted that her character was "constantly crying".
Relationship with Phil Mitchell
Lisa became more prominently featured in 1999, when she was paired romantically with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). The relationship was scripted as problematic, and included storylines about miscarriage, emotional and mental abuse, and infidelity, when Phil slept with Lisa's best friend, Mel Healy, (Tamzin Outhwaite).
One of EastEnders''' most highly anticipated storylines involved the couple. "Who Shot Phil?" saw Phil Mitchell gunned down outside his home in March 2001 in a Dallas-style whodunnit mystery. Various key characters were in the frame for the deed, and viewers were left guessing for weeks as to which one was the real culprit. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed, and it was reported that only a few TV executives knew the identity of the would-be assassin; even the actors were kept in the dark. A spokesman commented, "The cast are only getting their own scripts. They are not being told anyone else's storylines. Not even Phil knows who shot him. It's top secret." Scriptwriters were reportedly given private security after a writer's laptop was stolen, in what was believed to be an attempt to gain the identity of the assailant. The storyline captivated the public's imagination, leading to thousands of bets being placed at the bookies across the UK: bookmaker William Hill said there was about 50,000 bets on who was responsible for the shooting.
An estimated 22 million viewers watched EastEnders on 5 April 2001 to find out that Lisa – Phil's spurned ex-girlfriend – was the culprit. The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record, and the Liverpool and Barcelona UEFA Cup semi-final was postponed for 15 minutes to accommodate a special 40-minute edition of the soap.
Lucy Benjamin told the Daily Star that keeping the secret that her character was responsible for the attempted murder had been the "worst two months of her life". She commented to The Mirror, "For two months I've carried this secret and it's been tough, really hard. I've had to lie to my colleagues — all the suspects were told to say it wasn't us. I've become very good at lying! The lies went on and on. The first person I told that it wasn't me was Todd Carty, who plays Mark [Fowler]. I thought he was a good chap to try my lies on to see if he believed it! And he did. I was delighted that it was me. I think Lisa had every reason to do it". At the time, Benjamin expressed fear that the high-profile storyline would spell the end of her character, who she had thought would be imprisoned. However, in a further plot twist, Phil framed Dan Sullivan (Craig Fairbrass) for the shooting. Subsequent storylines involved in Lisa and Phil's narratives surrounded Lisa's pregnancy. In the storyline, Lisa, secretly expecting Phil's baby, married Mark, and claimed the baby was his. This secret was revealed in the Christmas Day 2001 episodes.
Departure (2002)
In June 2002, Lucy Benjamin was axed from her role of Lisa, whose departing storyline revolved around the rekindling of her romance with Phil. After beginning an affair, she left Mark, taking her daughter to live with the Mitchells. However, Lisa realised she had made a mistake when Phil and his family began excluding her from her daughter's life; she absconded with the baby in October 2002. In a subsequent plot, Phil retrieved his daughter off-screen, chasing Lisa to Portugal, and returning with Lisa and Louise's passport.
Guest stints (2003–2017)
In January 2003, the BBC announced that Lucy Benjamin would reprise the role of Lisa for a special set of episodes that revealed Lisa's fate in flashbacks. The episodes were filmed on-location in and around Albufeira on the Portuguese Algarve. It was claimed that several endings to the episodes had been filmed, and that the outcome was a "closely guarded secret". Despite initial claims that Lisa would be killed off in the episodes, this did not occur; instead, Lisa gave Phil custody of Louise after he convinced her she was unstable, and threatened to tell the police that she had once shot him if she returned to England.
However, in June 2003, it was confirmed that Lisa would once again be returning to the serial. Benjamin said, "I couldn't believe it when I got the call a few months ago to ask if I would return to Walford. I didn't think Lisa would give up baby Lou without one last fight." The return storyline was temporary, allowing Lisa to usurp Phil and once again take custody of her daughter, with the help of Den Watts (Leslie Grantham). The character then disappeared, exiting in November 2003.
Following this exit, numerous press reports suggested that the character would be returning to the serial again; these turned out to be false, with an EastEnders spokesperson saying in 2006 and 2007 that there were no current plans to bring the character back.
When asked if she would return in 2004, Benjamin said, "I loved Lisa. She was a great character and I loved playing all those story lines. It was a wonderful opportunity for me but all that angst and that drama can sometimes get to you. She hasn't been killed off. Loads of characters are revived and brought back but I don't know if it's something I'd want to do again at the moment. It still feels like only yesterday I was there and it's good to kind of recharge your batteries and get out there and do other things. But I love the show and I'd never say never! And I liked playing Lisa. I thought she was a great character so you just don't know."
In April 2010, it was reported that Lisa would return for a single episode later in the year in a bid to retrieve Louise from Phil, who gained custody of her earlier in the year. Benjamin said of her return: "I'm really looking forward to returning to EastEnders for this episode. It will be great to see some familiar faces and work alongside old friends again." Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood commented, "Lucy's character Lisa was responsible for one of the biggest cliffhanger episodes in EastEnders, so it's a real treat to have her back on screen," while a spokesperson for the show added, "Lisa Fowler was a major part of Phil's life – she knows him as well as anyone, so she won't be happy about him looking after his daughter. With their history, you know that this storyline is going to be an explosive episode in the Mitchells' history." The episode was broadcast on 5 August 2010.
Discussing her brief return, Benjamin said, "What I liked about doing this storyline was that it did explain where Lisa had been. When I was watching it, I was thinking 'Where's her mother? Where is Lisa? It's just ridiculous'. But it does make sense. She is mentally unstable and she does have times like that and the little girl is old enough to make her own decisions and say, 'I want to live with my dad now'. So she had to let her go. I liked that I was able to come back and defend myself because Lisa was kind of being slaughtered in the Square for being a rubbish mum!"
It was reported on 20 July 2017 that Benjamin had reprised the role for a "surprise" appearance; she was expected to be on screen until August. Lisa returns to care for Louise after she is seriously injured, arriving at the hospital in the closing moments of the episode. Steve McFadden (Phil) also returned to the serial in the episodes following Lisa's return, and a show insider commented, "When that hospital door starts to open, [the audience will] be on tenterhooks to see who has rushed to help Louise. When it turns out to be Lisa, rather than Phil, there will be gasps of shock. It's such a brilliant surprise." The show made no official confirmation of the reports, although Lisa returned in the episode broadcast in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2017.
It was subsequently confirmed that Lisa would be returning for a "brief stint", and would share scenes with Phil, following his return. On her return, Benjamin commented, "It was great to be back at EastEnders as it has been such a long time since I had been there. I loved being back in Elstree for the few weeks I was there, seeing old friends again and working with really talented people. I loved every minute of it."
Benjamin's agent was approached by the show with a potential return for Lisa, which intrigued Benjamin, who had reservations about returning, as she felt the character was "a chapter that was closed". Benjamin was later contacted personally by Liza Mellody, the show's story producer, who explained a possible storyline that appealed to Benjamin. She found the storyline "too good an offer to refuse" and agreed to the return, safe in the knowledge that "it was absolutely worth coming back for".
The actress struggled to keep her return a secret, and only informed her mother and husband. She called the secret "all very cloak and dagger" at the studios, and revealed that she was told to enter through a separate entrance and wear oversized sunglasses. On show scripts, Lisa's lines were listed under the character 'Sam' and, whenever Benjamin was filming, monitors that relay what is being filmed to sets are switched off.
Benjamin felt "a little apprehensive" on her first day back filming with the serial, but settled back in after 20 minutes, and enjoyed working with McFadden, Letitia Dean (Sharon Mitchell), Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler), and Dean Gaffney (Robbie Jackson) again, which she compared to "being with old friends". Benjamin teased "great" scenes between Lisa and Sharon, Phil and Sonia, opining that it is "reminiscent of historical stuff". The actress also stated that she missed the workload associated with filming the serial and commented, "It was great to get my teeth back into doing what I do, really." Benjamin developed "a really lovely connection" with Tilly Keeper, who portrays Louise Mitchell, and found her "marvellous" to work with, calling her a "professional". They had never met before working together on EastEnders. The actress hoped her return has "a great impact" as she felt a "sense of responsibility" with portraying the storyline. She called the storyline dramatic and explained, "you'll see a lot of old Lisa being played out".
Benjamin explained the reasons for Lisa's return, saying she is back because Sonia contacted her, who "feels Louise needs her [Lisa] to be there" and Louise asks for Lisa in "a state of upset", where "she's a bit delirious". This allows Lisa the "choice about whether or not she wants to be involved." It was reported that Lisa would not get "a great reception", believing that Lisa has "been a bad mum", but Benjamin defended Lisa "not being there for Louise" as she "hasn't been informed about what's going on [...] and if things were going terribly wrong she'd know about it." Lisa has been absent from Louise's life due to "her own personal issues" and Lisa "thinks it's in Louise's best interest to have stayed away." Sharon will not "be particularly keen to see her for her own reasons", and Lisa staying away is seen as the best for Phil and his side of the family.
Benjamin said when it comes to Lisa and Phil, "there's always going to be drama [...] there's going to be fireworks" as Phil "isn't Lisa's favourite person" and "in true Lisa and Phil fashion, it will be quite explosive." Lisa sees Phil as the person that "triggers episodes of things going wrong for her" and the one who has "caused all of the problems going on her life", caused by him taking Louise away from her, which leads to her wariness around him, as she knows "what he's capable of doing." Benjamin believes Lisa and Phil will never "be the best of friends or see eye-to-eye", but Louise should be the person they put first and be adults for. Lisa sees Sharon as "the right woman for Phil" and regards her as "lovely", so she needs Sharon as an "ally" in order to help her relationship with Louise, but knows Sharon is "no fool", who "will stand her ground."
Benjamin added that Lisa "feels very guilty" about leaving Louise, and being excluded from her life, but her "driving force is her unconditional love for her child"; she has "hard times ahead with Louise, explaining why she hasn't been there. I think she just hopes her daughter will need her and see she's better off having her mum in her life."
Reintroduction (2019)
On 27 May 2019, it was announced that Benjamin would once again be reprising the role for a longer stint. Lisa, who was last seen in 2017, would be returning after discovering that her daughter Louise is pregnant. The friendship between Lisa and Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) would also be revisited, a friendship that was prominent during their original tenure in the soap.
On returning to the soap, Benjamin said: "Going back to EastEnders feels like going home. I love and adore playing Lisa, and am looking forward to seeing what's in store for her this time." The show's executive producer Jon Sen added: "Lisa is one of the most enduringly popular characters in the history of the show. We're chuffed Lucy has agreed to come back for a thrilling storyline that takes us into the heart of her past on the Square."
Departure (2020)
Benjamin confirmed during an interview on This Morning on 8 January 2020 that she had filmed her final scenes as Lisa, but was always "open for a return". In the interview, she also said that there would be no reunion between Lisa and Phil.
On Lisa's departure storyline, Benjamin said: "All Lisa knows is Keanu is the father of Sharon's baby and he's left the Square. That is all still to play out, the fact Lisa finds out more sinister things have happened to Keanu". Speaking about whether the door had been left open, Benjamin confessed: "I don't even know if I can talk about that. I knew I was going back for a stint and I've completed that stint." Benjamin commented, "It's so difficult. Lisa doesn't seem to go away, she's the bad penny."
Benjamin also said that she had enjoyed working with Tamzin Outhwaite, who played her on-screen best friend Mel Owen, once again. She said: "When Jon Sen put the call into me and said this is the storyline I said fantastic I get to work with Tamzin again and being with my mate was a glorious thing to get involved in. It was a massive storyline. A really big deal and done really well. Up until Mel died we had a great time exploring those characters and the dynamics between them. We got people who had never witnessed Mel and Lisa together seeing them for the first time."
Reception
In 2002, a survey done by Whitaker's revealed that 11% of British people questioned could not name a single world leader, but nearly half could list five characters in EastEnders. Most named was Phil Mitchell (44%), followed by Mark Fowler (40%), Pauline Fowler (30%), Peggy Mitchell (28%) and Lisa Fowler (24%).Daily Mirror television critic Ian Hyland has described Lisa as miserable, suggesting in 2002 that she was "red-hot favourite to take over [Pauline Fowler's] misery mantle." Jamie McCallum from The Guardian'' mocked the character and her relationship with Phil in 2000, stating, "We should, however, pay tribute to Lisa. This was the latest in a string of gripping dilemmas, including Should I Date Phil?, Should I Shag Phil? and Should I Give Birth to a Descendant of Phil? For one who spends so much time deliberating, that girl makes a lot of duff decisions."
See also
List of EastEnders characters (1998)
References
External links
EastEnders characters
Television characters introduced in 1998
British female characters in television
Fictional characters with psychiatric disorders
Fictional victims of domestic abuse
Fictional kidnappers
Fictional criminals in soap operas
Beale family (EastEnders)
Fictional gamblers
Fictional blackmailers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20Fowler |
Situationist Comedy is an album by Dillinger Four, released in 2002.
The song title "Sell the House Sell the Car Sell the Kids Find Someone Else Forget It I'm Never Coming Back Forget It" is a reference to the film Apocalypse Now.
Track listing
"Noble Stabbings!!" - 3:20
"A Floater Left with Pleasure in the Executive Washroom." - 2:37
"Fuzzy Pink Hand-Cuffs" - 2:09
"The Father, the Son, and the Homosexual/Single Parent" - 2:04
"Sell the House Sell the Car Sell the Kids Find Someone Else Forget It I'm Never Coming Back Forget It" - 2:02
"Folk Song." - 2:27
"Fired-Side Chat" - 2:56
"'I Was Born on a Pirate Ship' (Hold Your Tongue)" - 2:36
"D4=Putting the 'F' Back in 'Art'" - 2:12
"All Rise for the Rational Anthem" - 2:15
"Labour Issues in the Toy Department" - 3:45
"File Under 'Adult Urban Contemporary'" - 2:36
"New Punk Fashions for the Spring Formal" - 2:59
References
2002 albums
Dillinger Four albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist%20Comedy |
The Palau National Stadium (PCC Track & Field Stadium) is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Koror City, Palau. It is used primarily for track and field events as well as many football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000.
Football
The stadium is used by the Palau Soccer Association as a venue for the competitive football matches that it oversees, as well as being the home stadium for the Palau national football team.
The national stadium is used by the following teams and leagues:
Palau national football team (as Home stadium)
Palau Soccer League (for all games, due to lack of suitable venues in Palau).
Belau Games - for all football matches.
References
External links
Soccerway: PCC Track & Field
Stadionwelt: National Stadium
World Stadiums: Palau National Stadium
Football venues in Palau
Athletics (track and field) venues in Palau
Palau
Multi-purpose stadiums
Buildings and structures in Koror | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Stadium%20%28Palau%29 |
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