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A list of people, who died during the 18th century, who have received recognition as Blessed (through beatification) or Saint (through canonization) from the Catholic Church:
See also
Christianity in the 18th century
18
Christian saints
18th-century venerated Christians
Lists of 18th-century people |
Chris Hurt (born July 5, 1972) is an American politician who serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives. A Republican, he represents District 82, which contains parts of Lauderdale, Haywood, and Crockett counties.
Biography
Chris Hurt attended Halls High School in Halls, Tennessee, and received a Bachelor of Science from Lambuth University. He was a teacher and the head football coach at Halls High School from 2000 to 2014. He is also a real estate broker.
Hurt was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2018. He serves on the Commerce Committee, Business Subcommittee, Education Committee, Higher Education Subcommittee, Transportation Committee, and Infrastructure Subcommittee.
In 2023, Hurt supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.
Political positions
Hurt self-identifies as a conservative Republican. He self identifies as "100% pro-life". He opposes same-sex marriage, and supports gun rights. He opposes illegal immigration and sanctuary cities.
In February 2022, Hurt introduced a bill, HB 254, that would designate "a person who has been issued an enhanced handgun carry permit" as a member of law enforcement. A similar bill, SB 2523, was introduced in the state senate by Joey Hensley. A Hensley spokesperson said the bill would only allow someone to carry a gun where the police can. The Tennessee State Lodge for the Fraternal Order of Police said that it is "adamantly opposed" to the bill.
Personal life
Hurt is married to Dawn Hurt, and they have five children. He attends First Baptist Church in Halls.
References
1972 births
Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
People from Halls, Tennessee
Lambuth University alumni
21st-century American politicians
Living people |
Holloway is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 330 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. Holloway was laid out in 1883, and named after the local Holloway family.
Geography
Holloway is located at (40.1623, -81.1326).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 338 people, 139 households, and 91 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 153 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 139 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.
The median age in the village was 39 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 345 people, 139 households, and 101 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 151 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.84% White, 0.29% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races.
There were 139 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $26,042. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,480. About 18.4% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
Villages in Belmont County, Ohio
Villages in Ohio
1883 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1883 |
Brachyopa plena is a European species of hoverfly.
Distribution
Czech Republic.
References
Diptera of Europe
Brachyopini
Insects described in 1939
Taxa named by James Edward Collin |
Native Son was a Japanese jazz-funk and jazz fusion group.
The group consisted of the following members:
Hiroshi Murakami
Kosuke Mine
Motonobu Ohde
Takehiro Honda
Tamio Kawabata
Hiroshi Fukumura
During their career they released 6 albums:
Discography
(1979) Savanna Hotline - JVC
(1979) Native Son - JVC
Side One:
1. Bump Cruising
2. Heat Zone
3. Breezin' & Dreamin'
4. Wind Surfing
Side Two:
1. Whispering Eyes
2. Twilight Mist
3. Super Safari
4. Whispering Eyes (Reprise)
Takehiro Honda: Fender Rhodes Piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, Yamaha CP 70 Solina Celesta
Kohsuke Mine: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Motonobu Ohde: Electric Guitar
Tamio Kawabata: Electric Bass
Hiroshi Murakami: Drums
Damiao Gomes De Souza: Cuica On "Whispering Eyes"
Cover Illustration: Lou Beach
(1980) Coast To Coast (Live In USA) - JVC
(1982) Shining - JVC
(1983) Resort (LP) - Polydor
(1984) Gumbo (LP) - Polydor
References
Japanese musical groups
Japanese jazz ensembles |
Peter David Grotier (born 18 October 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League. In a senior career that started in 1969, he played for West Ham United, Cardiff City, Lincoln City and Grimsby Town, where he later became a coach and, briefly, caretaker manager.
Career
Born in Stratford, Grotier started playing as a goalkeeper at primary school but his early career was curtailed once he moved on to West Ham Tech (presumably South West Ham Technical School), with the presence of the West Ham Schools goalkeeper restricting him to the role of understudy.
He was spotted by Clapton and played in various Sunday leagues in the local area, before being approached by West Ham United chief scout Wally St Pier. After playing a game for the Hammers in the South East Counties League early in the 1966–67 season, he signed forms for a year-long apprenticeship on the day of his 16th birthday. After signing professional forms a year later, he was part of the West Ham A team which, as well as winning trophies in the Metropolitan League, won the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup in 1967 and again in 1969, when they also won the South East Counties League Cup.
Grotier made his first team debut for West Ham on 19 April 1969, a First Division encounter against Tottenham Hotspur. The game was the culmination of an eight-day period in which he also played for the youth team and the 'A' team, as well as two reserve games.
On 22 September 1970 Grotier played in an exhibition match in New York between West Ham and Santos of Brazil where he faced the legendary Brazilian striker, Pele.
He played for the club until 1974, mostly as understudy to Bobby Ferguson. He went loan to Cardiff City in 1973, and then spent a month at Lincoln City at the start of the 1974–75 season. West Ham were asking for at least £20,000 for his transfer and his stay at Lincoln was only made permanent after fans raised money for the fee.
Grotier made a total of 263 League and cup appearances for Lincoln, including a run of 134 consecutive appearances, and was an ever-present during the 1975–76 season. His first two seasons at the club earned him spots in the PFA Division Four Team of the Year in both seasons.
He signed for Cardiff City for £25,000 in 1979, but made only 38 League appearances for the Welsh side before moving on to Grimsby Town in 1982. He later became reserve-team coach at the club, and had a spell as caretaker manager in 1985. He made an appearance for the Mariners in an FA Cup game against Watford in 1986, at the age of 36.
Other appearances
Grotier appeared on BBC TV The Repair Shop (series 12, episode 9, 2023) asking for his programme from the West Ham vs Santos match, autographed by Pele, to be repaired.
Notes
References
External links
Lincoln City profile
1950 births
Living people
Footballers from Stratford, London
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
West Ham United F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Clapton F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. non-playing staff
Grimsby Town F.C. managers
English Football League players
English Football League managers
English football managers
Association football goalkeeping coaches |
The 1981 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1981 season.
Legend
NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
Notes
References
Rankings
NCAA Division II football rankings |
The 1975 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his first year, and played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished season at in the Pac-8).
Preseason
Coming off a 5–6 season in 1974 under Jim Owens, James inherited a veteran squad with most of the talent on the defensive side of the ball, and they would be relied upon as the offense adjusted to running primarily from the I-formation. Fullback Robin Earl, who switched from tight end after four games last season, and center Ray Pinney were the foundation for the change occurring on that side
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
Washington State
Trailing by thirteen points with three minutes remaining, defensive back Al Burleson returned an interception 93 yards for a touchdown and sophomore quarterback Warren Moon connected with Bob "Spider" Gaines for a 78-yard touchdown pass with less than a minute left to complete the comeback victory in the
Washington State had dominated the second half and appeared on their way to another score when Burleson picked off John Hopkins and raced down the left sideline to the end zone with less than three minutes remaining.
Coach Don James was surprised by the Cougars electing to pass instead of playing for the field goal, saying "Had they made the field goal it would have put the nail in the coffin."
Following a three-and-out on Washington State's next possession, the Huskies started from their own 22. On the first play, Moon threw into coverage and the ball deflected off Leon Garrett and into the hands of teammate Gaines, who went 40 yards to score.
Until then, the Cougars had controlled the game thanks to fullback Vaughn Williams and tailback Dan Doornink, who appeared unstoppable against the Washington defense.
Washington's first score came on a quarterback sneak by Chris Rowland from the one for a 7-3 lead.
The Huskies scored again before halftime on a 29-yard pass from Moon to Gaines, who had primarily been used as a punt blocker to that point.
Moon had started the season as the starting quarterback, only to be replaced by Rowland after the offense struggled in the first few games.
Statistics
Passing
Moon played in eight games, started six
Rushing
Receiving
Awards
Al Burleson
Honorable Mention All-American (AP, UPI)
All-Pac-8
Pac-8 Player of Week (vs. Navy, USC, Washington State)
Charles Jackson
Pac-8 Player of Week (vs. Oregon)
Dan Lloyd
All-Pac-8
Pac-8 Player of Week (vs. UCLA)
Guy Flaherty Award (most inspirational)
Ray Pinney
Honorable Mention All-American (AP, UPI)
All-Pac-8
NFL draft selections
Seven University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1976 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 487 selections.
References
Washington
Washington Huskies football seasons
Washington Huskies football |
This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 379 of the United States Reports:
External links
1964 in United States case law
1965 in United States case law |
Willy Chаng Wilkinson is an American writer, public health consultant, LGBTQ activist, and longterm LGВТQ cultural competency trainer from California.
As an expert in transgender issues, he has worked extensively with health care organizations, educational institutions, businesses and other entities on increasing access for LGВТQ populations.
Early life and education
Wilkinson was born in San Mateo, California in the early 1960s. He was assigned female at birth and is the youngest of four children. His father is of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. His mother is Chinese from Hawaii.
When Willy was nine years old, he changed his name to Willy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in Women's Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz. He earned his Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Community Health Education from University of California, Berkeley.
Honors and awards
2004: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Writing Award for his article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the social and political intersections of his parents' interracial marriage and his own same-sex marriage.
2014: Transgender Law Center Claire Skiffington Vanguard Award (2014)
2015: Keynote Speaker at UC Berkeley's Queer and Asian Conference
2015: Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Trans Community (APIQWTC), Phoenix Award
2016: Lambda Literary Award, transgender non-fiction, for his book Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency
Published work
Wilkinson, W. (2006). Public health gains of the transgender community in San Francisco: Grassroots organizing and community-based research. In P. Currah, R. Juang, & S. Minter (Eds.), Transgender rights (pp. 192–214), Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. [Lambda Literary Award Finalist]
Wilkinson, W. (2015). Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award in transgender non-fiction, the book highlights his intersectional experiences of race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, and parenthood with reflections from the fields of cultural competency, public health, and political advocacy. Elucidates trans experience from a Chinese American and mixed heritage perspective, and uses the memoir genre as a cultural competency tool.
Global perspective on transgender cultural competency in the inaugural edition of Transgender Studies Quarterly,
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (2014) explores the intersections between mixed heritage and trans experience
Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family and Themselves addresses racism, Asian female subjugation, and transgender expression, and was described as "highly evocative" by the Lambda Literary Review.
Personal life
Wilkinson lives in Oakland, California with his three children.
References
1960s births
American people of Chinese descent
American people of English descent
American people of Irish descent
American people of Scottish descent
UC Berkeley School of Public Health alumni
University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
LGBT people from California
People from San Mateo, California
Transgender rights activists
Living people
Lambda Literary Award winners
American LGBT people of Asian descent
Transgender memoirists
Date of birth missing (living people)
American transgender writers |
This article lists some of the sales and charts records and achievements of Michael Jackson (1958–2009), an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Jackson's success during his peak in the 1980s and 1990s included a number of notable statistical accomplishments. He is the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music and is recognized as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by Guinness World Records selling an estimated 500 millons records around the world.
Data for U.S. sales comes largely from Billboard magazine and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Selected countries
US chart records and achievements
Jackson (aged 11 years, 155 days or 11 years, 5 months, and 2 days) is the youngest vocalist ever to top the Hot 100. As part of the Jackson 5, he topped the charts with "I Want You Back" on the week of January 31, 1970.
Jackson's Thriller (1982) remained at the top on the Billboard 200 album chart for thirty-seven weeks, setting a record for the longest run at number one by a studio album. It is only one of two albums to have sold more copies in the United States than any other in two separate years, topping the sales charts in 1983 and 1984.
Thriller is currently the second best-selling album of all time in the United States and the second most certified album after the Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), with total units of 34 million sold to date.
Jackson's Bad (1987) remained at top 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart for thirty-eight weeks, setting a record for the longest run at top five by an album from a male solo artist.
In July 2009, three of Jackson's albums (Number Ones, The Essential Michael Jackson and Thriller) claimed the top three positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums and Top Comprehensive Albums charts in the week following the singer's death. marking the first time any catalog album outsold the number one album on the Billboard 200. Additionally, eight of the top nine positions on Top Pop Catalog Albums were owned by Jackson, with a ninth held by a Jackson 5 hits collection. This made Jackson the only solo artist to achieve such feat.
Jackson was the first artist to launch seven top ten singles off one album.
Jackson's Bad is only one of two albums where five singles off one album topped the Billboard Hot 100.
Jackson became the first recording artist to land number one singles in three decades after "Black or White" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1991. His first number-one single, "Ben", topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1972.
Jackson became the first artist to simultaneously top Billboard's album chart and the number one single on both the pop and R&B charts, with Thriller and "Billie Jean" in the week of March 5, 1983.
Jackson had more number-one singles than any other recording artist in the 1980s with nine singles.
Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" made him the first artist to have a song debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1995.
Jackson holds the record of longest span of number ones for a male act in the Billboard Hot 100 with a span of 25 years and seven months.
Jackson has had 13 number-one singles on Billboard's Hot 100, making him the male artist with most No. 1 Hits in the Hot 100 era. Including Pre- Hot 100, Jackson follows Elvis Presley for the most number ones by a male artist and ranks fifth overall.
Jackson has 30 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with Drake, Madonna, the Beatles, and Rihanna having more.
Jackson currently holds a record for the longest span of top forty singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in a span of 46 years and eight months, with his debuting solo single, "Got to Be There", entering the chart on November 6, 1971, and his posthumous duet with Drake, "Don't Matter to Me", first charting on July 14, 2018.
Jackson is the only act to have top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 across five consecutive decades (1970s–2010s) and six consecutive decades including his work with the Jackson 5 (1960s–2010s) when "I Want You Back" charted at No. 8 on the week of December 27, 1969, in the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 1984 Grammys, Thriller earned Michael 7 Grammy awards with Jackson winning an eighth for his contribution to the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial soundtrack, the most won by an artist in a single year.
Jackson currently holds the record for the most wins by a male artist at the American Music Awards with 26.
Jackson's US number ones
Michael Jackson had 13 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Jackson's US Top 10 Hits
Michael Jackson had 28 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts while living, and to date has two posthumous Top 10 entries.
Jackson's US R&B number ones
Michael Jackson had 16 number one hits on the Billboard R&B charts.
UK chart records and achievements
Jackson had the most Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart in one year, 19 in 2006. Each of the 19 songs was collectors' rereleases of previous Jackson hits, issued weekly as part of a 20-single promotion (the first of the singles was ineligible to chart due to its packaging). Of these singles, "Billie Jean" reached the highest position on the UK chart (#11), and "Jam" remained on the chart for the longest stretch (13 weeks).
Jackson had 44 Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart. Elvis Presley has the most, with 77.
Jackson's Thriller and Bad are the two highest-selling albums by a male solo artist in UK history. Besides Jackson, only Queen, with the 1st- and 7th-best-selling albums, has multiple entries in the top twenty.
Jackson is the only artist to have 3 albums (Thriller, Bad and Number Ones) certified 10× Platinum or more in the UK.
Bad was the fastest-selling album in the UK with sales of 350,000 copies during the first week of its release (it is now the eleventh).
In the second week following his death, Jackson had 13 songs in the UK Top 40, and 5 albums in the Top 10, including the top-selling album.
Jackson's UK number ones
Michael Jackson had seven number one hits on the UK Singles Charts.
French chart records and achievements
Jackson had four diamond albums in France. They are Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, and HIStory.
Jackson had 22 top ten hits on the French Top 100 Singles charts.
Jackson had 36 top 40 hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Jackson's French number ones
Michael Jackson had eight number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Spanish chart records and achievements
Jackson had 35 top 20 hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Jackson had 29 top ten hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Jackson's Spanish number ones
Michael Jackson had 21 number one hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Canadian chart records and achievements
Jackson had five number-one albums in Canada: Thriller, Bad, HIStory, Number Ones and This Is It.
Jackson had three singles that earned at least one platinum certification in Canada: "Billie Jean," "Beat It," and "Say Say Say."
Jackson's Thriller is the highest-selling album in Canadian music history, the first and only album to obtain Triple Diamond certification.
Jackson had 29 top 20 hits on the Top 50 Singles charts.
Jackson had 20 top ten hits on the Top 50 Singles charts.
Jackson's Canadian number ones
Michael Jackson had five number-one hits on the Top 50 Singles charts.
Australian chart records and achievements
Jackson had eight albums in Australia that earned platinum or multi-platinum certifications: Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible, Number Ones, and The Essential Michael Jackson.
Jackson had 27 top 20 hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Jackson had 20 top ten hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Jackson's Australian number ones
Michael Jackson had four number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Norwegian chart records and achievements
Jackson had three singles that earned a gold certification in Norway: "Earth Song," "They Don't Care About Us," and "You Rock My World."
Jackson had 21 top ten hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Jackson's Norwegian number ones
Michael Jackson had five number one hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Swiss chart records and achievements
Jackson had 24 top ten hits on the Top 100 Singles chart.
Jackson had 21 top ten hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Jackson's Swiss number ones
Michael Jackson had four number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
New Zealand chart records and achievements
Jackson had 24 top ten hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Jackson's New Zealand number ones
Michael Jackson had eight number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Irish chart records and achievements
Jackson had 70 chart entries on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Jackson's Irish number ones
Michael Jackson had 10 number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts, more than any other solo artist.
Other records and achievement worldwide
Jackson has sold over 500 million records worldwide and he is one of three recording artists (along with Paul McCartney and Phil Collins) and the first American artist who have sold over 100 million records worldwide both as solo artists and (separately) as principal members of a band.
Jackson is the most successful entertainer in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records
To date, Jackson is the first and only artist to have five of his solo albums sell over 20 million copies worldwide: Off The Wall (20+ million), Thriller (70 million), Bad (35+ million), Dangerous (32+ million) and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (20 million) result, Jackson holds the record for artist with highest number of best-selling albums worldwide
Thriller is the best-selling album of all time with claimed sales of 70 million.
Jackson has been credited with supporting more charities than any other artist – 39 charitable organisations – either with monetary donations through sponsorships of their projects or participation in their activities.
Jackson is the Highest-Paid Commercial Spokesperson ever; Pepsi Cola paid Jackson $12 million to do 4 TV commercials in March 1988.
David O. Selznick's 1940 Best Film Oscar for Gone with the Wind (USA, 1939) was bought by Jackson for $1,542,000 on June 12, 1999, at Sotheby's, New York City. The Academy Awards no longer permits such sales, all but ensuring that it will remain the most expensive Oscar.
In 1995, Jackson financed the most expensive music video: "Scream". The clip, which co-starred sister Janet Jackson, reportedly cost over US$7 million.
On November 14, 1991, the debut of Michael Jackson's music video Black or White was broadcast simultaneously in 27 countries, to the largest audience in television history for a music video premiere: an estimated 500 million people.
Jackson has the two best-selling VHS music videos ever released: "Moonwalker" (1988), and "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller (1984).
Jackson's Bad world tour (1987–1989) was the second highest-grossing tour of the 1980s behind Pink Floyd's A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, with a gross of $125 million. His 1996–97 HIStory tour grossed $165 million, becoming one of the top five highest-grossing tours of the 1990s and became his highest-grossing concert tour to date. At the time, Jackson had the two highest-grossing tours ever given by a solo artist.
While the bulk of his sales achievements have come in the fields of pop music and R&B, Jackson has also had success in subgenres. His Dangerous (1991) album (32 million sales worldwide) has been cited as the top-selling new jack swing album, while his Blood on the Dance Floor (6 million sales worldwide) is the biggest selling remix collection.
Jackson's double album HIStory is the top-selling multiple disc album of all time by a male solo artist. Though estimates of its worldwide sales total range as high as 30 million copies (60 million discs).
Jackson was once one of the wealthiest artists in the world, with an estimated fortune of more than $750 million. In 2007, the Jackson estate's assets were calculated to be $1,360,839,979, with 85% of that total being Jackson's stake in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing song catalog that includes most of the Beatles' songs. Jackson also had sizeable debts that far outstripped his liquid cash total, which was just .05% of his net worth.
Following his death, Jackson became the first artist to sell more than 2 million downloads in a week.
Michael Jackson's This Is It is the top-grossing concert film and the documentary film of all time. The posthumous movie has earned over $260 million worldwide to date. It also set a record for concert films with $103.9 million in worldwide ticket sales in its first five days of release.
On March 16, 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a record-breaking $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017 and release seven posthumous albums—some of which will feature unreleased material—over the next decade.
In August 2010, Jackson became the 44th dancer/choreographer inducted into the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame, and the hall's first inductee from the world of rock and roll.
As of 2022, Thriller is the best-selling albums in Mexico based on certifications by AMPROFON.
See also
List of awards and nominations received by Michael Jackson
List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales
List of most expensive music videos
List of best-selling albums
List of best-selling albums in the United States
Philanthropy of Michael Jackson
References
Michael Jackson
Jackson, Michael |
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import {assert} from "chai"
describe("zmq", function () {
describe("exports", function () {
it("should include functions and constructors", function () {
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"version",
"capability",
"curveKeyPair",
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assert.equal(zmq.version, process.env.ZMQ_VERSION)
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Colletteichthys is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the surname Collette, in honour of the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette to recognise his contribution to the study of toadfish, and the Greek ichthys meaning "fish".
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
Colletteichthys dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) (flat toadfish)
Colletteichthys flavipinnis D. W. Greenfield, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012
Colletteichthys occidentalis D. W. Greenfield, 2012 (Arabian toadfish)
References
Batrachoididae
Taxa named by David Wayne Greenfield |
Mary Wallace (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath and Meath East constituencies from 1989 to 2011.
Early life
Wallace was born in County Dublin in 1959. She was educated at the Loreto Convents in Balbriggan and North Great Georges Street, Dublin and the College of Commerce, Rathmines where she received a diploma in Hospital and Health Services Administration. Following this she went on to work as a Personnel Executive in Blanchardstown Hospital.
Political career
Wallace first held political office in 1982 when she was elected to Meath County Council. She served on that authority until 1997. In 1987 she was elected to the 18th Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel, having failed to get elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election. She was successful at the 1989 general election and was elected for the Meath constituency. She retained her seat at each subsequent election, moving to the new Meath East constituency for the 2007 general election.
Wallace remained on the backbenches until 1995 when she became Opposition Spokesperson for people with disabilities and carers. When Fianna Fáil came to office in 1997 under Bertie Ahern, she was appointed as Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with responsibility for equality and disabilities. The Disability Bill she was piloting through the Dáil was withdrawn and she was not re-appointed after the 2002 general election.
In February 2006, Wallace rejoined the junior ministerial team as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for Forestry. Her promotion caused some surprise as Seán Haughey had been the front-runner for promotion, while Wallace's name had not even been mentioned. She was reappointed to the same responsibility the following year on the formation of a new government.
In May 2008, after Brian Cowen succeeded Ahern as Taoiseach, she was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety. She lost her position as Minister of State in a reshuffle on 21 April 2009, when Cowen reduced the number of Ministers of State from 20 to 15.
She retired from politics at the 2011 general election.
References
1959 births
Living people
Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology
Fianna Fáil TDs
Members of Meath County Council
Members of the 18th Seanad
20th-century women members of Seanad Éireann
Members of the 26th Dáil
Members of the 27th Dáil
Members of the 28th Dáil
Members of the 29th Dáil
Members of the 30th Dáil
20th-century women Teachtaí Dála
21st-century women Teachtaí Dála
Ministers of State of the 28th Dáil
Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil
Ministers of State of the 30th Dáil
Politicians from County Dublin
Fianna Fáil senators
Women ministers of state of the Republic of Ireland
Administrative Panel senators |
Feres Bet (Amharic: ፈረስ ቤት), is a small town found in the Amhara Region, West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. It is the Capital city of the district of Dega Damot. The town is about 50 km away to the north east of Demebecha town.
References
Populated places in the Amhara Region |
```objective-c
/*
*
*
* path_to_url
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
*/
@class ZXByteArray, ZXDecoderResult;
/**
* Data Matrix Codes can encode text as bits in one of several modes, and can use multiple modes
* in one Data Matrix Code. This class decodes the bits back into text.
*
* See ISO 16022:2006, 5.2.1 - 5.2.9.2
*/
@interface ZXDataMatrixDecodedBitStreamParser : NSObject
+ (ZXDecoderResult *)decode:(ZXByteArray *)bytes error:(NSError **)error;
@end
``` |
Roger Cardinal (1940 - 2017) was a Canadian film director from Quebec. He was most noted for the 1988 film Malarek, for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Director at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989.
His other credits included the films The Storm, Sex in the Snow (Après-ski), L'Apparition, Captive, Dead Silent, Risque and Brilliant, and episodes of the television series Urban Angel, Au nom du père et du fils and René Lévesque.
References
External links
1940 births
2017 deaths
20th-century Canadian screenwriters
20th-century Canadian male writers
Film directors from Quebec
Canadian screenwriters in French
Canadian male screenwriters
Screenwriters from Quebec |
Exxótica was a Brazilian rock band born in 2001 in São Paulo, initially formed by Daniel Iasbeck (vocals/guitar) and “Reverendo” Marcelo Rossi (vocals/bass). The main idea was to create a rock band, singing in Portuguese, with good lyrics, music, and outstanding visual, more than any other Brazilian band. Came along the journey Fábio Hoffmann (guitar/vocals) and Beto "Espectro" Redondano (drums).
In 2002, they released its debut disc named “Estranhos no Ninho”, with the support of Aqualung Records. The band’s music and looks certainly created a buzz in the scene, with good reviews everywhere, from magazines, newspapers to some TV shows, including their first live appearance at MTV’s João Gordo Show. The first pressing of the album was gone by the end of the year.
Next year, 2003, they hit the road promoting the “O CD Mais Barato do Mundo” EP. It was a clever move, selling it for the cheapest price possible (R$1,99 – the EP’s translated title is “The cheapest CD of the world”), reaching as many people possible, while starting to write the next album.
In 2004 came the new album “Capítulo II” (“Chapter Two”), again released in partnership with Aqualung Records. The first show promoting the new album was packed at São Paulo's Cultural Center and making the new album a hit, selling three times more than the first in a short time. While on tour, early next year, Exxótica was added to MTV's rock shows rotation with the video of the song “É Dificil”.
It did not take much longer for the band releasing their first DVD, actually a double DVD named “Ao vivo, Ao Morto e A Cores”. One disc contains several takes of the innumerous gigs of the band, guitar lessons and extras. The other disc is the first DVD of a band with videos for all music in an album. That's right: every song on the “Capitulo II” CD has its own video, plus three videos off the first record.
The same year, the famous Brazilian cartoonist Márcio Baraldi invited the band to make the soundtrack of his video game “Roko Loko no Castelo do Ratozinger”, distributed by Rock Brigade magazine. In the same partnership with Márcio, the band re-released the “Capítulo II” record as part of the MP3 Magazine, spreading their music in every newsstand around the country.
In 2006, the band surprises its fans once more with two new albums released at the same time: “III” and “IV”, with the signature of Mozart Couto (Marvel Comics) on its CD cover. Their first official fan-club was born: “Estranhos no Ninho Fã Clube”.
At Dynamite's magazine Day of Rock awards, Exxótica was indicated to the Best Show Award, along with some of Brazilian biggest musical names like Titãs, Charlie Brown Jr., Cachorro Grande and Nação Zumbi.
The Escala Publishing, owner of MP3 Magazine, certified the band with a Gold Record Award because “Capitulo II” and “Roko Loko” game selling of more than 54.000 copies around the country. The “III” and “IV” were sold in the MP3 Magazine next, eventually hitting once again the 50.000 copies mark, as the band released their first compilation album, available for free download at the band’s official website.
To celebrate such a great year, Exxótica filmed a concert at EM&T and released it on DVD video in 2007. The DVD name “Exxótica em Ação” got great reviews from fans and critics.
As they were on the road, the band was invited to play in many festivals around the country, including the Kiss Fest concert, with Bruce Kulick as the festival headliner. In result of all this hard work, the band’s merchandising was completed sold out.
Exxótica also received the double-gold record certified for the 100.000 copies of MP3 Magazine with the “Capitulo II” record and a triple-platinum certified for the 400.000 copies of the “Roko Loko” game.
In 2008, the band released a new album entitled “Jogos de Azar: 6ª Rodada”, with 15 brand new tracks, and a new live DVD named “Em Reação”, with a live performance at the Blackmore Rock Bar and a live performance in studio.
In late 2010, Exxótica was in studio recording a new album. Exxótica announced on January 4, 2011 that guitarist Fábio Hoffmann was replaced by Vagner Nascimento. They were also looking for a new drummer.
By May 2, 2011, Exxótica announced via Orkut the end of its activities. Reverendo also announced that he's forming a new band called Reverendo. By 2012, Daniel Iasbeck formed, along with Reinaldo Almeida, the hard rock band Ultrasigno.
In December 2014, the band reunited and released the EP "Não Me Cobre".
Discography
Studio albums
Estranhos no Ninho (2002)
Capítulo II (2004)
III (2006)
IV (2006)
Jogos de Azar: 6ª Rodada (2008)
Compilations & EPs
O CD Mais Barato do Mundo (2003) (EP)
Roko-Loko no Castelo do Ratozinger (2005) (Soundtrack)
Arquivo (2006) (Compilation)
ArquiVo (2007) (Re-issue with bonus tracks)
Não Me Cobre (2014)
Videography
Ao Vivo, ao Morto e a Cores (2005)
Em Ação! (2007)
Em Reação (2008)
References
External links
Official Site
Exxótica at Whiplash
Exxótica Official Video Channel
Official MySpace
Exxotica unsmaked face reveal
Brazilian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from São Paulo
Musical groups disestablished in 2011
2001 establishments in Brazil
2011 disestablishments in Brazil |
Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi (born 6 October 1958) is an Indian politician and Former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (2004-2009) and Union Minister of State for Textile (2009-2014). She represents the Bapatla constituency of Andhra Pradesh and was a member of the Indian National Congress in combined Andhra Pradesh. Now she is a part of Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Personal life
Dr. Panabaka Lakshmi was born in Kavali, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) and married Dr. P. Krishnaiah, Ex.I.R.T.S She has two daughters. She completed her M.A. in Public Administration from Andhra University.
Career
She was elected to the 11th, 12th, and 14th Lok Sabha from Nellore and to 15th Lok Sabha from Bapatla. She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2004–09), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Ministry of Textiles (2009–14) in UPA Govt.
She unsuccessfully contested 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Tirupati as a TDP candidate against Balli Durga Prasad Rao of YSRCP. In 2021, she is also unsuccessfully attend Lok Sabha By-elections from same Tirupati seat, which is vacant following the demise of sitting MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao.
References
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
1958 births
Living people
India MPs 2004–2009
Union ministers of state of India
Union Ministers from United Andhra Pradesh
Telugu politicians
Women in Andhra Pradesh politics
India MPs 2009–2014
Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
People from Nellore
Articles created or expanded during Women's History Month (India) - 2014
United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
21st-century Indian women politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
Women union ministers of state of India
Women members of the Lok Sabha
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 1998–1999 |
Tusculum is a country estate on Cherry Hill Road in Princeton, New Jersey, built in 1773 for John Witherspoon, president of Princeton University and signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is named after the Roman town of Tusculum, which was home to the country villa of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In 1793, the property was made available for purchase as a result of John Witherspoon's declining age, and was sought after by many refugees. The property was often visited by George Washington and his wife, Martha, during Witherspoon's tenure as president of Princeton University. In 2013 the home was sold for $5.5 million.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
References
National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey
Houses in Princeton, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Houses completed in 1773
1773 establishments in New Jersey |
Melezzo is the name of two Alpine rivers:
The Melezzo Orientale (known in the Swiss part of its course as the Melezza), a tributary of the Maggia which flows eastwards through the Val Vigezzo in Italy and the Centovalli in Switzerland
The Melezzo Occidentale, a tributary of the Toce which flows westwards through the Italian Val Vigezzo. |
Recaș (; ; ) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. Six villages are administered by the town: Bazoș, Herneacova, Izvin, Nadăș, Petrovaselo and Stanciova. It received town status in April 2004.
Name
Geography
Recaș covers an area of , 2.66% of the total area of Timiș County, and is located in an area of sunny hills, favorable to agriculture.
Recaș is crossed to the south by the Timiș River and the Bega Canal. The climate is temperate continental with a slight Mediterranean influence, the winters being generally mild, the summers warm, the autumns long and the transitions from winter to summer quite sudden. Climatic and soil characteristics make this area particularly conducive to viticulture.
History
The oldest mention of Recaș dates from 1318. It has had its present name since the Middle Ages (as Rekas in 1450). The name has a Slavic root (Proto-Slavic *rěka = stream), but there is evidence that the village was Vlach. Thus, historian shows that, in 1359, several Romanian families from Moldavia settled in Recaș, who received land and privileges from King Louis the Great, without being forced to give up Orthodoxy. But a little later the Bulgarians received the same rights, so the ethnic composition was more varied.
It was noticed early on as an important center in the region. In 1470 there was an oppidum Rekas, which comprised 20 localities. It therefore received town privileges, and there was even a customs office here. In 1650, Serbs from the Bačka area settled in Recaș. The locals called them șocați ("shocked") because they were of Catholic religion and, according to some opinions, were Croats.
Following the waves of colonization, in the middle of the 17th century, three distinct settlements were formed: Recașul Valahilor (Vlașnița; "Vlachs' Recaș"), Recașul Șocaților (of the Serbs) and Recașul Bulgarilor ("Bulgarians' Recaș"). The Romanians had a less favorable location, close to the Timiș River, in the area of today's train station. Due to frequent floods and conflicts with the Serbs, they were forced to move, with many settling in the neighboring village of Izvin. Therefore, when the Habsburgs conquered Banat and drew up the first census, the "Vlachs' Recaș" appears as depopulated.
Under the Habsburgs, Recaș experienced a new stage of development, and colonization continued. In 1764, administrator Koll brought a large number of German settlers, who formed the nucleus of the "German Recaș". Until 1786, several waves of Swabian emigrants settled in Recaș in search of a better life. After Banat came under Hungarian administration, a process of Hungarianization and colonization with Hungarians took place. Hungarianization actually began around 1809, and the largest wave of Hungarian colonists settled in Recaș in 1899. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Recaș experienced an unprecedented period of development, polarizing social and economic life in the area (prefecture seat, court, land registry office and preception). In 1894 the brick factory with 100 employees was built, and in 1902 the first German newspaper, Temesrekaser Zeitung, appeared with weekly editions. During the interwar period, Recaș had a primary school, a Catholic confessional school, a casino, a fire brigade, a German agricultural circle and a sports club.
During the socialist period, Recaș had the status of a commune with six villages belonging to it (Bazoș, Herneacova, Izvin, Nadăș, Petrovaselo and Stanciova). Following a local referendum and the fulfillment of the necessary administrative conditions, Recaș acquired town status in 2004.
Demographics
Recaș had a population of 8,336 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 3% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (77.05%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (7.62%), Serbs (4.27%) and Roma (2.14%). For 6.9% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (67.61%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (10.83%), Pentecostals (8.28%), Serbian Orthodox (3.61%) and Baptists (1.26%). For 6.91% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.
Natives
Ion Cojar (1931–2009), acting teacher and theatre director
Economy
The area is best known for the quality of its wines. Recaș Wineries (), founded in 1991, is the largest producer and exporter of wines in Romania. However, viticulture has a much older tradition in the area, which dates back to the 15th century. The grape varieties grown by Recaș Wineries are: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Negru de Drăgășani, Novac, Acalon, Cabernet Dorsa, Zweigelt, Cadarcă, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Fetească Regală, Fetească Albă, Pinot Gris, Viognier, Muscat Ottonel, Furmint, Italian Riesling and Rhine Riesling.
It is noteworthy, however, that in recent years economic activity has begun to diversify.
Twin towns
Recaș is twinned with:
Nova Crnja
References
Towns in Romania
Populated places in Timiș County
Localities in Romanian Banat |
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<a class="link" href="gio-GContentType.html#g-content-type-from-mime-type" title="g_content_type_from_mime_type()">g_content_type_from_mime_type</a>, function in <a class="link" href="gio-GContentType.html" title="GContentType">GContentType</a>
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<a class="link" href="gio-GContentType.html#g-content-type-guess-for-tree" title="g_content_type_guess_for_tree()">g_content_type_guess_for_tree</a>, function in <a class="link" href="gio-GContentType.html" title="GContentType">GContentType</a>
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<a class="link" href="gio-Desktop-file-based-GAppInfo.html#g-desktop-app-info-new-from-keyfile" title="g_desktop_app_info_new_from_keyfile()">g_desktop_app_info_new_from_keyfile</a>, function in <a class="link" href="gio-Desktop-file-based-GAppInfo.html" title="GDesktopAppInfo">Desktop file based GAppInfo</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html#g-emblemed-icon-add-emblem" title="g_emblemed_icon_add_emblem()">g_emblemed_icon_add_emblem</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html" title="GEmblemedIcon">GEmblemedIcon</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html#g-emblemed-icon-get-emblems" title="g_emblemed_icon_get_emblems()">g_emblemed_icon_get_emblems</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html" title="GEmblemedIcon">GEmblemedIcon</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html#g-emblemed-icon-get-icon" title="g_emblemed_icon_get_icon()">g_emblemed_icon_get_icon</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html" title="GEmblemedIcon">GEmblemedIcon</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html#g-emblemed-icon-new" title="g_emblemed_icon_new()">g_emblemed_icon_new</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblemedIcon.html" title="GEmblemedIcon">GEmblemedIcon</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblem.html#GEmblemOrigin" title="enum GEmblemOrigin">GEmblemOrigin</a>, enum in <a class="link" href="GEmblem.html" title="GEmblem">GEmblem</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblem.html#g-emblem-get-icon" title="g_emblem_get_icon()">g_emblem_get_icon</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblem.html" title="GEmblem">GEmblem</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblem.html#g-emblem-get-origin" title="g_emblem_get_origin()">g_emblem_get_origin</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblem.html" title="GEmblem">GEmblem</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblem.html#g-emblem-new" title="g_emblem_new()">g_emblem_new</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblem.html" title="GEmblem">GEmblem</a>
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<a class="link" href="GEmblem.html#g-emblem-new-with-origin" title="g_emblem_new_with_origin()">g_emblem_new_with_origin</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GEmblem.html" title="GEmblem">GEmblem</a>
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<a class="link" href="GFileEnumerator.html#g-file-enumerator-get-container" title="g_file_enumerator_get_container()">g_file_enumerator_get_container</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GFileEnumerator.html" title="GFileEnumerator">GFileEnumerator</a>
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<a class="link" href="GFile.html#g-file-make-directory-with-parents" title="g_file_make_directory_with_parents()">g_file_make_directory_with_parents</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GFile.html" title="GFile">GFile</a>
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<a class="link" href="GFile.html#g-file-monitor" title="g_file_monitor()">g_file_monitor</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GFile.html" title="GFile">GFile</a>
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<a class="link" href="GFile.html#g-file-query-file-type" title="g_file_query_file_type()">g_file_query_file_type</a>, function in <a class="link" href="GFile.html" title="GFile">GFile</a>
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Grégoire Barrère and Quentin Halys were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.
Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández won the title after defeating Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński 6–4, 6–0 in the final.
Seeds
Draw
References
External links
Main draw
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux - Doubles
2022 Doubles |
The 2017 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election was held on 11 September 2017. All 39 seats in the Norwegian Sámi legislature, the Sámediggi, were up for election.
Background
Previous election
In the previous election, held on 9 September 2013, the Norwegian Sámi Association, with former President of the Sámi Parliament Aili Keskitalo as their Presidential candidate, won a plurality, with 11 of the 39 seats, including 2 on a joint list with the Sami People's Party. The Norwegian Sámi Association formed a minority administration on the Governing Council supported by the Labour Party, Árja and Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh. Keskitalo took office as President on 16 October after being elected by the Parliament. The Labour Party, which had governed from 2007, returned to the opposition.
2016–17 political crisis
In December 2016, the budget proposed by Keskitalo's Governing Council was rejected by the Parliament, which instead voted for an alternative budget proposed by the Labour Party, Conservative Party, and Árja. A successful vote of no confidence followed. On 8 December 2016, Aili Keskitalo resigned and the Parliament elected Labour's Vibeke Larsen as her replacement, with a coalition consisting of Labour, the Conservative Party, and Árja.
On 28 January 2017, the Labour Party held a political council to select a new Presidential candidate after the withdrawal of Helga Pedersen. Pedersen had withdrawn as Presidential candidate in December 2016 in opposition to the vote of no confidence, which she had strongly advised against and refused to defend. Ronny Wilhelmsen was nominated, defeating incumbent President Vibeke Larsen by 21 votes to 17 on the second ballot. Larsen subsequently announced her intention to resign as President, before announcing the next day that she would leave the Labour Party and continue as a political independent, citing a "use and throw away mentality" within the party. Larsen additionally fired Wilhlemsen as her Vice President due to a lack of trust.
Presidential candidates
The Norwegian Sámi Association re-nominated Aili Keskitalo as their Presidential candidate. The Labour Party nominated Ronny Wilhelmsen, who served as Vice President of the Sámi Parliament prior to his firing in January 2017. Árja nominated Inger Eline Eriksen, member of the Governing Council. Nordkalottfolket nominated their leader, Toril Bakken Kåven. Vibeke Larsen formed her own political party, Šiella, and ran is its Presidential candidate.
Results
See also
2017 Norwegian parliamentary election
References
Sami, 2021
Sami, 2021
Sámi in Norway
2017 elections in Europe
Sami parliamentary election
September 2017 events in Europe
Norwegian Sámi parliamentary elections |
A list of films produced in Russia in 1992 (see 1992 in film).
1992
See also
1992 in Russia
External links
1992
Russia |
Boxiana is the title given to a series of volumes of prizefighting articles written by the English sportswriter and journalist Pierce Egan, and part-published by George Smeeton in the 1810s.
Egan wrote magazine articles about the bareknuckle forerunner of boxing, which at that time was conducted under the London Prize Ring rules, and was outlawed in England. A devoted follower of boxing, Egan called it "The Sweet Science of Bruising." Periodically he would gather his boxing articles in a bound volume and publish them under the title Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. The first volume was published in 1813 (although the title page reads 1812, due to the arrangement, common at the time, where the book was sent to subscribers in installments before being released to the public.) Five more volumes followed, in 1818, 1821, 1824, 1828, and 1829. The fourth volume (1824) was by 'Jon Bee' (following a legal dispute between Egan and the publishers). The court granted Egan continued use of the Boxiana title provided that he also used the wording 'New Series'. Two volumes of Egan's New Series Boxiana were published in 1828-29.
Egan's writing was brought back to popular attention by the boxing articles published in The New Yorker from 1950–1964 by A.J. Liebling. Liebling referenced Egan frequently and named his own first collection of boxing articles The Sweet Science in Egan's honor. (The other Liebling collection is called A Neutral Corner).
Volumes of Boxiana are hard to find today, though the Folio Society issued a reprint of the first volume in 1976, and in 1998 Nicol Island Publishers of Toronto issued a reprint of the first volume and announced plans to reissue all five volumes. (As of February 2006, Nicol Island has published Volumes One, Two, and Three.)
Notes
Further reading
David Snowdon, Writing the Prizefight: Pierce Egan's Boxiana World (Bern: 2013)
External links
Boxiana is viewable at Google Book Search
Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom
Boxing magazines
Boxing in England |
```objective-c
/*
*
*/
#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DT_BINDINGS_ST_LSM6DSV16X_H_
#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DT_BINDINGS_ST_LSM6DSV16X_H_
/* Accel range */
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_2G 0
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_4G 1
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_8G 2
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_16G 3
/* Gyro range */
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_125DPS 0x0
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_250DPS 0x1
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_500DPS 0x2
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_1000DPS 0x3
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_2000DPS 0x4
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_FS_4000DPS 0xc
/* Accel and Gyro Data rates */
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_OFF 0x0
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_1Hz875 0x1
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_7Hz5 0x2
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_15Hz 0x3
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_30Hz 0x4
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_60Hz 0x5
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_120Hz 0x6
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_240Hz 0x7
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_480Hz 0x8
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_960Hz 0x9
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_1920Hz 0xA
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_3840Hz 0xB
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_AT_7680Hz 0xC
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_15Hz625 0x13
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_31Hz25 0x14
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_62Hz5 0x15
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_125Hz 0x16
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_250Hz 0x17
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_500Hz 0x18
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_1000Hz 0x19
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_2000Hz 0x1A
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_4000Hz 0x1B
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA01_AT_8000Hz 0x1C
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_12Hz5 0x23
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_25Hz 0x24
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_50Hz 0x25
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_100Hz 0x26
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_200Hz 0x27
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_400Hz 0x28
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_800Hz 0x29
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_1600Hz 0x2A
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_3200Hz 0x2B
#define LSM6DSV16X_DT_ODR_HA02_AT_6400Hz 0x2C
#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DT_BINDINGS_ST_LSM6DSV16X_H_ */
``` |
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Joseph Carbury (né Carrabre; April 4, 1926 – October 17, 2017) was a rodeo announcer in Calgary, Alberta, and one of the most familiar voices of the Calgary area.
Carbury was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1926, with his surname having originally been spelt "Carrabre". He began with radio sports announcing in 1948. After announcing for curling games, the junior hockey team Medicine Hat Tigers, the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, and for boxing matches, he became most famous through the Calgary Stampede.
Joe Carbury announced the chuckwagon races of the Calgary Stampede from the 1960s until his retirement in 2008. His tagline "And they're OFF..." to start each race is well known in the Calgary area.
He also announced the horse races at Stampede Park from 1953 until horse racing moved out of the park in June 2007. Thus, at 54 years on the job, Carbury had announced for almost half of horse racing's 117-year history at Stampede Park.
He has announced over 1,000 hockey games and over 25,000 horse races.
He was inducted into the Alberta Sport Hall Of Fame in 2003. Carbury died at a Calgary hospital after a stroke, on October 17, 2017. He was 91.
Sources
http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/default.aspx?p=member&mid=358
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=f064b30a-334b-4261-a21a-325a44a86aeb&p=2
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Rodeo/2003/04/01/55715.html
1926 births
2017 deaths
Canadian Football League announcers
Canadian horse racing announcers
Canadian radio sportscasters
Curling broadcasters
People from Winnipeg |
Veress is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lajos Veress (1889–1976), Hungarian military officer
Matyas Veress, film editor
Sándor Veress (1907–1992), Hungarian-born Swiss composer
Zsuzsanna Veress (born 1976), Hungarian handball player
János Veres(s) (1903–1979), a Hungarian internist
See also
Veress needle, surgical instrument |
Four regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 94th Regiment of Foot:
94th Regiment of Foot (1760), raised in 1760
94th Regiment of Foot (1780), raised in 1780
94th Regiment of Foot (1794), raised as the Scotch Brigade in 1794
94th Regiment of Foot (1823), raised in 1823 |
Epworth School is a private Christian School with a Methodist ethos, located on a campus in Scottsville in Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Epworth is an independent school (and a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa) catering for boys and girls in Grades RRR to 7 and girls from Grades 8 to 12.
The boarding establishment caters for girls-only boarding from Grades 8 to 12, on a termly, weekly or overnight boarding basis.
Origin
In 1898 the Natal Witness carried an advertisement heralding the opening of a new school in "healthy and commodious premises". This had been requested by the Revd G W Rogers and Mr Justice Mason in a letter to Miss Emily Lowe and the Misses Emma and Charlotte Mason, who were staying together in London. The request was that Miss Lowe and Miss Emma Mason open a school in Maritzburg, as it was then called. This request was seconded by a number of Methodist laymen and ministers, the intention being that once the school was established the Wesleyan Church would take it over.
History
Epworth School was founded in 1898 by Miss Emily Lowe and Miss Emma Mason. It was named after the birthplace in Lincolnshire of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, the alternative suggestion of the name, "Victoria", after the reigning Queen Victoria having been rejected. The doors opened on 3 August 1898, with an enrolment of children of the early Natal settlers, in all, 45 pupils, 26 seniors and 19 kindergarten pupils.
Notable Alumnae
Ethel Doidge, biologist
Jane Porter (romance author)
Notes and references
External links
Girls' schools in South Africa
High schools in South Africa
Primary schools in South Africa
Boarding schools in South Africa
Methodist schools in South Africa
Private schools in KwaZulu-Natal
Educational institutions established in 1898
1898 establishments in the Colony of Natal
Buildings and structures in Pietermaritzburg |
Perilous Waters is a 1948 American drama film directed by Jack Bernhard and written by Richard Wormser and Francis Rosenwald. The film stars Don Castle, Audrey Long, Peggy Knudsen, Samuel S. Hinds, Gloria Holden and John Miljan. The film was released on February 14, 1948 by Monogram Pictures.
Plot
Cast
Don Castle as Willie Hunter
Audrey Long as Judy Gage
Peggy Knudsen as Pat Ferris
Samuel S. Hinds as Dana Ferris
Gloria Holden as Mrs. Ferris
John Miljan as Carter Larkin
Walter Sande as Franklin
Stanley Andrews as Capt. Porter
Cy Kendall as The Boss
Gene Garrick as Fred
George Ramsey as Bart
Mike Killian as Brooks
Julian Rivero as Fisherman
References
External links
1948 films
American drama films
1948 drama films
Monogram Pictures films
Films directed by Jack Bernhard
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films |
Ybor City Museum State Park is a Florida State Park in Tampa, Florida's Ybor City. The museum occupies the former Ferlita Bakery (originally La Joven Francesca) building at 1818 9th Avenue in the Ybor City Historic District. The bakery was known for producing cuban bread and its ovens are part of the museum displays covering the history of the cigar industry and the Latin community from the 1880s through the 1930s. There is also an ornamental garden in the building (available for rental after regular hours).
Tours of the gardens and the "casitas" (small homes of cigar company workers) are provided by a ranger. Exhibits, period photos and a video cover the founding of Ybor City and the cigar making industry.
History
The Museum is housed on the site of what is likely the earliest U.S. bakery to produce Cuban bread, La Joven Francesca bakery. Established in 1896 by the Sicilian-born Francisco Ferlita, of Cuban-Spanish-Italian descent, bread sold for 3 to 5 cents a loaf, mainly to the Ybor City market.
The bakery was destroyed by a fire in 1922, leaving only the brick bread oven standing. However, Francisco rebuilt the bakery even larger than before and added a second oven, turning it into a major supplier of bread for the Tampa/Ybor area. The bakery itself became a place to congregate, offering coffee and snacks. till the building was converted into a museum in 1973.
In Ybor City, bread (like milk) used to be delivered every morning. Houses had a sturdy nail driven into the doorframe next to the door on which deliveryman would impale the fresh loaf of bread. La Joven closed in 1973 and was renovated and converted shortly after into a main part of the museum complex at the Ybor City State Museum. The original ovens where the original Cuban bread was baked are still viewable inside.
La Segunda Bakery ('The Second' as La Primera, 'The First,' burned down long ago) is currently the major producer of Cuban Bread for the Tampa area. It was founded by Juan Morè, and opened La Primera Bakery in 1915.
References
External links
Ybor City Museum State Park at Florida State Parks
Museum website
Ybor City Museum State Park at Absolutely Florida
Cuban-American history
Cuban-American culture in Tampa, Florida
Ethnic museums in Florida
State parks of Florida
Buildings and structures in Tampa, Florida
History of Tampa, Florida
Industry museums in Florida
Italian-American culture in Tampa, Florida
Latino museums in the United States
Museums in Tampa, Florida
Parks in Tampa, Florida
Spanish-American culture in Tampa, Florida |
Hittite Glory (18 April 1973 – 14 November 1996) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for his 100/1 success in the 1975 Flying Childers Stakes. As a two-year-old, he won one of his first four races before recording his upset win in the Flying Childers and then won a second major prize when taking the Middle Park Stakes. He was rated the second best colt of his generation in Britain. In the following year he was trained in France but failed to win in six races. In all, he won three of his thirteen races between June 1975 and September 1976. He stood as a breeding stallion in Europe and Japan but has not a success.
Background
Hittite Glory was a "powerful, round-bodied, muscular and most impressive looking" bay horse with no white markings bred in England by Cleaboy Farms. He was sired by Habitat, an American-bred, British-raced miler who became one of the leading European stallions of the 1970s and 1980s. His other progeny included Habibti, Flying Water, Marwell, Rose Bowl and Steinlen and he was the British Champion broodmare sire on three occasions. Hittite Glory was the second foal of his dam Hazy Idea, a high-class racemare (rated 118 by Timeform) who won the Crookham Stakes in 1969 and the March Stakes in 1970. Both Hazy Idea's sire Hethersett and dam Won't Linger second generation descendants of the broodmare Netherton Maid.
As a yearling Hittite Glory was offered for sale and bought for 30,000 guineas by the Indian shipping magnate Ravi Tikkoo. The colt was sent into training with Scobie Breasley at the South Hatch stable near Epsom.
Racing career
1975: two-year-old season
Hittite Glory made his debut in the Berkshire Stakes over six furlongs on firm ground at Newbury Racecourse in June and finished fifth, twenty lengths behind the Clive Brittain-trained African Winner. After winning a six furlong maiden race on softer ground on his next appearance, the colt was moved up in class for the Richmond Stakes and finished sixth of the nine runners behind Stand to Reason. In the Gimcrack Stakes at York Racecourse in August Hittite Glory's pretensions to high class were apparently exposed: he swerved exiting the starting stalls and never looked likely to win, finishing eleventh of the fourteen runners behind Music Boy and the somewhat unlucky Stand to Reason.
Only five runners contested the Group One Flying Childers Stakes over five furlongs at Doncaster's St Leger meeting in September. Music Boy started the 5/6 favourite ahead of the Norfolk Stakes winner Faliraki on 6/4 with the fillies Western Jewel (runner-up in the Prix Robert Papin) and Alacriter (winner of four races) on 14/1. Hittite Glory, ridden by Frankie Durr, was given no realistic chance and started the complete outsider of the quintet on 100/1. Racing on better ground than in his last two races, Hittite Glory started well but was last of the five runners behind Music Boy at half way, with Durr apparently working hard to keep pace with the others. In the final quarter mile however, the colt produced a sustained run and caught Music Boy in the closing stages to win by a neck. There was a gap of two and a half lengths back to Western Jewel, who was in turn six lengths clear of Faliraki, with Alacriter a further five lengths back in last place. The independent Timeform organisation rejected claims that the result had been a "fluke", stating their view that he had won the race on merit. Since the introduction of the Group race system in 1971, the only other horse to have won such a race at odds of 100/1 has been Sole Power in the 2010 Nunthorpe Stakes.
Hittite Glory was treated more seriously when he contested the Middle Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse in October, starting at odds of 9/2. The Vincent O'Brien-trained Folmar (winner of the Tyros Stakes) was made favourite, whilst the other contenders included Royal Boy (Mill Reef Stakes) and Duke Ellington (Harry Rosebery Trophy). Hittite Glory started poorly and was still in last place and looking unlikely to find space to run with a quarter mile to run. In a rough finish, Durr drove the colt through a narrow gap on the inside, hampering Royal Boy in the process, and was then in turn bumped by Duke Ellington. He gained the advantage in the last strides and prevailed by a short head from Duke Ellington with the outsider Patris a length away in third. Timeform stated that he would have won more decisively with a clear run. Later that month, at the same course, Hittite Glory attempted to become the first Middle Park Stakes winner since Lemberg in 1909 to follow up with a victory in the seven-furlong Dewhurst Stakes. Racing on firmer ground, he fought against Durr's attempts to restrain him in the early stages and never looked likely to win, finishing fifth of the seven runners behind Wollow.
1976: three-year-old season
For the 1976 season Ravi Tikkoo transferred his horses to France where they were trained by Breasley at Chantilly. Hittite Glory ran six times, but failed to recover his two-year-old form. On his debut he finished seventh to The Chaplain when carrying top weight in the Prix Montenica over 1500 metres at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. In the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 25 April he finished last of the eleven runners behind Red Lord and thereafter reverted to sprint distances. He returned to England for the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June and produced his best performance of the season, staying on well after being outpaced in the early stages to finish third behind Lochnager and Realty. His form subsequently deteriorated: he finished last in the July Cup, ninth in the William Hill Sprint Championship in August and ninth in the Prix de Seine-et-Oise at Maisons-Laffitte on 20 September.
Assessment
There was no International Classification of European two-year-olds in 1975: the official handicappers of Britain, Ireland and France compiled separate rankings for horses which competed in those countries. In the British Free Handicap, Hittite Glory was rated the second-best two-year-old of the season, five pounds behind the top-rated Wollow. The independent Timeform organisation gave him a rating of 125, two pounds behind Wollow and five behind their top-rated juvenile Manado. In their annual Racehorses of 1975, Timeform described him as looking "every inch a high-class sprinter" and noting that he had a clear preference for good ground. In the following year he was rated 119 by Timeform, who commented in their annual Racehorses of 1976 that the colts moderate performances had left him with a "badly tarnished reputation" but said that "on his day he was a very good horse".
Stud record
Hittite Glory was retired from racing at the end of his three-year-old season and was syndicated for £4,000 a share, giving him a theoretical value of £160,000. He began his career as a breeding stallion at the New England Stud in Newmarket at a fee of £1,200. He made little impact as a sire of winners and was exported to Japan in 1983. His last recorded foal was born in 1993 and died on 14 November 1996. The best of his offspring was probably Past Glories, who finished third in the Champion Hurdle and became a successful National Hunt sire.
Pedigree
Hittite Glory was inbred 4 x 4 to Netherton Maid, meaning that this mare appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References
1973 racehorse births
1996 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
Racehorses trained in France
Thoroughbred family 21-a |
The 1971 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of William Donald Schaefer.
Nominations
Primary elections were held September 14.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
The general election was held November 6.
References
Baltimore mayoral
Mayoral elections in Baltimore
Baltimore |
Creatures of the Night: The Rocky Horror Experience is a 1990 book by Sal Piro about the cult following surrounding the The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Piro was President of the RHPS National Fan club since 1977. The book contains information about the beginnings of the cult following as well as Piro's own experiences as a fan of the film. Piro released a second installment in 1995.
References
Works about fandom
Popular culture books
Rocky Horror
1990 non-fiction books
Books about film
English-language books |
```xml
import { Commands } from '../constants';
import type { Container } from '../container';
import { command } from '../system/command';
import { Command } from './base';
@command()
export class DisableRebaseEditorCommand extends Command {
constructor(private readonly container: Container) {
super(Commands.DisableRebaseEditor);
}
execute() {
return this.container.rebaseEditor.setEnabled(false);
}
}
@command()
export class EnableRebaseEditorCommand extends Command {
constructor(private readonly container: Container) {
super(Commands.EnableRebaseEditor);
}
execute() {
return this.container.rebaseEditor.setEnabled(true);
}
}
``` |
Owen Thomas Mapp (born 1945) is a New Zealand carver who works primarily in bone.
Biography
Born on a farm outside Blenheim in 1945, Mapp was educated at Nelson College from 1960 to 1963. He started working in museums while at high school and developed a strong interest in archaeology. He also worked early in his career as a designer for film and television.
Mapp began carving with whale ivory, whale bone and cow bone in 1969. He became the first contemporary professional bone carver in New Zealand. His first exhibition was at Wellington's Bett-Duncan Gallery in 1972. At this time he also became involved with the New Zealand chapter of the World Craft Council (later the Craft Council of New Zealand) and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts which helped him promote his work and through which he also organised workshops to demonstrate bone carving.
In 1990, he received a QEII Arts Council (now Creative New Zealand) study grant and established a connection with Japanese netsuke carvers. He continues to exhibit in Japan and his work has been acquired by the Japanese royal family. Mapp tutors at Whitireia New Zealand in the Visual Arts and Design programme.
In his survey of three-dimensional arts in New Zealand in 1980, Peter Cape wrote, 'Mapp prefers to think of the items he carves in bone and ivory as handpieces or, as he says, 'three-dimensional sculptures to be worn on the body or carried in the pocket, to be held, fondled, and not just looked art'.'
Personal life
Mapp has two daughters with his partner potter Anneke Borren.
References
Further reading
Damian Skinner and Kevin Murray, 'Place and adornment : a history of contemporary jewellery in Australia and New Zealand', Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2014.
External links
Owen Mapp in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1945 births
New Zealand artists
New Zealand carvers
New Zealand jewellers
Living people
People educated at Nelson College
Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics (including track and field, long-distance running and racewalking) in Jamaica. The association is based in Kingston. As of December 2020, the president of the association is Garth Gayle, JP. He succeeded Dr. Warren Blake who was elected interim president in November 2011 after the sudden death of Blake's predecessor Howard Aris, and re-elected in November 2012.
The objects of the association are to promote, develop and regulate amateur athletics in Jamaica. The JAAA aims to provide instruction and teaching of athletics to teachers, coaches, instructors and athletes. It organises competitions and events in Jamaica whilst laying down rules and regulations and providing rewards to winners.
Athletics, particularly sprinting, is a national sport in Jamaica, and the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association plays a role in shaping development of the sport in the country.
Executive
Following the election in December 2020, the members of the executive are: Garth Gayle, JP (president), Ian Forbes (1st vice president), Lincoln Eatmon (2nd vice president), Michael Frater (3rd vice president), Vilma Charlton (4th vice president), Marie Tavares (Honorary Secretary), Brian Smith (Assistant Secretary), Ludlow Watts (Honorary Treasurer), Leroy Cooke (Director of the Bureau of Records), along with management committee members; Heleen Francis, Dr Carl Bruce, Fedrick Dacres, Judith Ewart, Keith Wellington, Gregory Hamilton, Ewan Scott and Julette Parkes-Livermore.
History
The history of athletics in Jamaica dates back at least to the year 1910, the starting date of the Interscholastic Championships (CHAMPS). JAAA was reconstituted as Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association in 1932 and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1948. In February 2011, the name was changed to Jamaica Athletic Administrative
Association, thereby retaining the acronym JAAA.
Affiliations
JAAA is the national member federation for Jamaica in the following international organisations:
World Athletics
North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA)
National records
JAAA maintains the Jamaican records in athletics.
References
External links
JAAA on Facebook
Jamaica
Athletics in Jamaica
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Athletics
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Matthew Dent (born 17 January 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn in the AFL.
Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Sturt Dent was drafted by Fitzroy at the 1993 AFL Draft and made his senior AFL debut for Fitzroy in 1994, remaining with the club until their last season in the AFL in 1996. Instead of joining the Brisbane Lions, Dent moved to Footscray and played four seasons with the Bulldogs before transferring to Hawthorn in 2001 to finish with a career tally of 118 games.
In 2002 Dent returned to Sturt and was a member of their 2002 premiership team.
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Living people
Fitzroy Football Club players
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Francisco García Calderón Rey (April 8, 1883 in Valparaíso, Chile – July 1, 1953 in Lima, Peru) was a Peruvian writer. He was son of Francisco García Calderón.
Life
Calderón was born into a wealthy and politically prominent family in Valparaiso, Chile on April 8, 1883. His father, for whom Calderón was named, was the President of Peru for a short time during the Chilean occupation of Peru. Calderón occasionally has “Rey” added to his name, to distinguish him from his father.
After finishing a degree in law at the University of San Marcos, he pursued a career in public service and worked in the Ministry of Housing. He also served as president of Arequipa's constitutional congress and was a key figure in the final peace process between Peru and Chile. He was an author and diplomat who also became the Peruvian Minister to Belgium. He was also known for being part of what was called the “Generation of the 900,” who were identified by having old Peruvian nobility in their blood and taking part in the Chilean-Peruvian conflict.
After his father's death, Calderón and his family migrated to Paris. All of his works have been published by European companies. He also played a role in the Paris Peace conference of 1919, a meeting of the Allied Powers of World War I, who determined the fate of the Central Powers.
With Latin America progressing into the 20th Century, many politicians expressed concerns with their countries' relationship with the United States. Calderón, having grown up with politics and politicians and having served as a diplomat as an adult, was concerned about the well-being of Latin America under the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary. Both were American foreign policies restricting Latin America from reaching out to the European powers at that time and developing their own independent relationships with countries other than the United States. This made the United States the sole supporter of the western hemisphere and the only country that could intervene in any “wrongdoing” to Latin America.
In 1937, he was appointed to the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations (he had already replaced Leopoldo Lugones there in 1925).
Francisco wrote a 400-page article concerning itself with Latin America and its U.S. foreign policies. It described what is called “Yankee imperialism.”
He died in Lima, Peru, on July 1, 1953.
"Latin American: Its Rise and Progress"
This was Francisco García Calderón’s most read book, published in 1912. Roscoe Hill of Columbia University explains how Calderón presents an “admirable interpretation of the life, the thought, the history and the problems of what he is pleased to call Latin-American Democracies.” The book itself is broken down into volumes, each detailing the different aspects of the lives and histories of Latin Americans from conquest to present times.
Book one, according to Hill, describes the pre-colonial era to the introduction to the mixing of peoples through different types of methods. The coming of the Europeans offered the blood of white men to the indigenous. Africans, who were brought over to replace the Indians as slaves, would also contribute to the mixing of the blood and people of the various “states,” or colonies, of Latin America. With the birth of mulattos, new identities were created. Mulattos are presently able to trace their bloodlines to both “Anglo-Saxons,” a term Calderón coined to refer to the people who were of English descent, and Native Americans who inhabited the area. Creoles, whose ancestry is considered of foreign birth but whose offspring were born on Latin American soil, also contributed to the new Latin American nationality.
Book one also travels into the problems of the Latin American colonies and how they freed themselves through revolutions. Calderón salutes and recognizes the influences of the French revolutions and the uprisings of the English colonies in North America against its former owner, Great Britain. He also presents a theory about the Latin American revolution leaders and other figureheads. Leaders like Simon Bolivar, he explains, follow the pattern of being “regenerators, restorers, and protectors.” Calderón believed that the leader regenerated the people in believing in becoming independent while restoring order and peace, then finally continuing to protect what he and his followers had fought for. He also theorized that the independent country followed a similar pattern which is as follows: “a revolution, a dictator, a program.” Though many Latin American countries did follow this specific pattern, not all did. It might have been his own personal point of view to call a leader of another country a dictator.
Books two to four were basically in support of his theory, showing some of the different leaders of the Latin American countries, their policies, and how they affected the country. It is not until book six that modern policies or influences are introduced. He talks about the nationality of Latin America in present time and the threats of the outside world upon them. He does not necessarily attack the Monroe Doctrine or its successors, but he intends to show how Northern American policies pertaining to Latin America affect them in the negative light.
He explains how, though there are connections to European countries who also pose a threat (namely Germany), North America, through the Monroe Doctrine, is trying to control the area for itself. By intervening with Latin American foreign policies, the States did not allow other countries to trade with Latin America, giving the Americans 30% control over the exports of Latin America. Calderón also described the situations with Cuba and Puerto Rico, which the Americans claimed to be dealing with but wound up annexing. He also uses the annexation of Texas, the buying of land along Panama to build the canal and the intervening of the country of Acre which was located in present-day western Brazil as some other ways of showing the negative aspects of the Monroe Doctrine and its successors.
On the other hand, Calderón brings up some honorable situations which the Americans have been involved with. The Americans supported and armed Venezuelans to overthrow local tyrants. He also shows that America’s growing industry at the turn of the century helped Latin America technologically advance as well. With the help of the Americans, railroad tracks had been placed so that they could move exports throughout the continent without the use of ships. Since the canal was not yet built, shipping items from one side to the other side of the continent was time-consuming and the contents could spoil or become ruined in the lengthy transport. The high mountains of Peru and Chile were no longer an obstacle which the people would have to endure since they could now pass over them quickly.
Aside from the American foreign policies and other European influences, Calderón argues that Latin America also has its own problems which have nothing to do with the policies of other countries. Regarding the financial issues of the entire continent, he feels that the issues that many of the Latin American countries had were due to their debt problems. The necessary wars with Spain, Calderón explains, are partly to blame since Latin American countries did not have the funds to support their independent wars and had to rely on other countries to lend them money and armaments. Being unable to pay back these loans, the foreign countries, mostly Europeans who had their own reasons for helping these countries against the Spanish, tried to find other means of payment. These means ran along the lines of exported goods, land ownership, and government cooperation. The United States became the sole creditor of the Latin American countries, which led to the United States becoming hegemonic and controlling Latin American countries indirectly.
Conclusion
Calderón's writings conclude that Latin America’s dependency on other countries was inevitable. He continues this thought by explaining that without European (or American) money, none of the luxuries Latin America has today would have been possible. With the help of other countries, railroads spread, ports built, and governments stabilized. Latin America: Its Rise and Progress is not an attack or a defiance of the foreign policies of other countries in Latin America, but rather an explanation for those who possibly think this way. Though it can be argued that many of the policies were an attempt to re-colonize or control the independent states, using such key items as the Monroe Doctrine or the Polk Doctrine, Calderón does not present which side he necessarily stands on.
Works
De litteris (1904)
Le Pérou contemporain (1907)
Profesores de idealismos (1909)
La creación de un continente (1912)
Les démocraties latines de l'Amerique (1912)
Latin America: Its Rise and Progress, with a preface by Raymond Poincaré; translated by Bernard Miall (London: T. Fisher Unwin, [1916])
El dilemma de la Gran Guerra (1919)
América Latina y el Perú del novecientos: antología de textos (1834–1905)
References
Bibliography
Burroughs, Wilber Greenley, “Latin America: Its Rise and Progress”, Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Book Review. Vol. 47, No 10, 1915.
García, Francisco Calderón, “Latin America: Its Rise and Progress”, The Human Record Volume II Since 1500, 5th Edition, Edited By Alfred J Andrea and James H. Overfield (New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005).
Hill, Roscoe R., “Latin America: Its Rise and Progress”, Political Science Quarterly, Book Review, Vol. 28, No. 4, 1913, Columbia University. Burroughs, Wilber Greenley, “Latin America: Its Rise and Progress”, Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Book Review. Vol. 47, No 10, 1915.
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Packard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Geography
Packard is located at the intersection of Country Trunk Highway RR and Chapin Road, at an elevation of . It is connected by road to McAllister to the south and Koss, Michigan to the north.
History
Packard was a stop between McAllister and Koss on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain. The rail line through Packard was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off. The entire town was destroyed by a forest fire in October, 1908.
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The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World. Its five subspecies breed in the area from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific and Australia, all populations dispersing widely from the breeding range after nesting. This large tern is closely related to the royal and lesser crested terns, but can be distinguished by its size and bill colour.
The greater crested tern has grey upperparts, white underparts, a yellow bill, and a shaggy black crest that recedes in winter. Its young have a distinctive appearance, with strongly patterned grey, brown and white plumage, and rely on their parents for food for several months after they have fledged. Like all members of the genus Thalasseus, the greater crested tern feeds by plunge diving for fish, usually in marine environments; the male offers fish to the female as part of the courtship ritual.
This is an adaptable species that has learned to follow fishing boats for jettisoned bycatch, and to use unusual nest sites such as the roofs of buildings and artificial islands in salt pans and sewage works. Its eggs and young are taken by gulls and ibises, and human activities such as fishing, shooting and egg harvesting have caused local population declines. There are no global conservation concerns for this bird, which has a stable total population of more than 500,000 individuals.
Taxonomy
The terns, family Sternidae, are small to medium-sized seabirds closely related to the gulls, skimmers and skuas. They are gull-like in appearance, but typically have a lighter build, long pointed wings (which give them a fast, buoyant flight), a deeply forked tail and short legs. Most species are grey above and white below, and have a black cap that is reduced or flecked with white in the winter.
The greater crested tern was originally described as Sterna bergii by German naturalist Martin Lichtenstein in 1823, but was moved to its current genus, Thalasseus, after mitochondrial DNA studies confirmed that the three main head patterns shown by terns (no black cap, black cap, black cap with a white forehead) corresponded to distinct clades.
The greater crested tern's closest relatives within its genus appear to be the lesser crested tern (T. bengalensis), and the royal tern (T. maximus). The DNA study did not include the critically endangered Chinese crested tern (T. bernsteini) but, as that bird was formerly considered to be conspecific with the greater crested tern as a synonym of the subspecies T. b. cristatus, it is presumably also very closely related.
The generic name of the greater crested tern is derived from Greek Thalassa, "sea", and the species epithet bergii commemorates Carl Heinrich Bergius, a Prussian pharmacist and botanist who collected the first specimens of this tern near Cape Town.
The greater crested tern has about five geographical races, differing mainly in the colour of the upperparts and bill. These are listed below in taxonomic sequence. A similar number of other potential subspecies have been proposed, but are not considered valid.
Description
The greater crested tern is a large tern with a long () yellow bill, black legs, and a glossy black crest that is noticeably shaggy at its rear. The breeding adult of the nominate subspecies T. b. bergii is long, with a wing-span; this subspecies weighs 325–397 g (11.4–14.0 oz). The forehead and the underparts are white, the back and inner wings are dusky-grey. In winter, the upperparts plumage wears to a paler grey, and the crown of the head becomes white, merging at the rear into a peppered black crest and mask.
The adults of both sexes are identical in appearance, but juvenile birds are distinctive, with a head pattern like the winter adult, and upperparts strongly patterned in grey, brown, and white; the closed wings appear to have dark bars. After moulting, the young terns resemble the adult, but still have a variegated wing pattern with a dark bar on the inner flight feathers.
The northern subspecies T. b. velox and T. b. thalassina are in breeding plumage from May to September or October, whereas the relevant period for the two southern African races is from December to April. For T. b. cristata, the moult timing depends on location; birds from Australia and Oceania are in breeding plumage from September to about April, but those in Thailand, China and Sulawesi have this appearance from February to June or July.
The royal tern is similar in size to this species, but has a heavier build, broader wings, a paler back and a blunter, more orange bill. The greater crested often associates with the lesser crested tern, but is 25% larger than the latter, with a proportionately longer bill, longer and heavier head, and bulkier body. Lesser crested tern has an orange-tinted bill, and in immature plumage it is much less variegated than greater crested.
The greater crested tern is highly vocal, especially at its breeding grounds. The territorial advertising call is a loud, raucous, crow-like . Other calls include a given at the nest by anxious or excited birds, and a hard in flight.
Distribution and habitat
The greater crested tern occurs in tropical and warm temperate coastal parts of the Old World from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the Pacific and Australia. The subspecies T. b. bergii and T. b. enigma breed in Southern Africa from Namibia to Tanzania, and possibly on islands around Madagascar. There is then a break in the breeding distribution of this species until Somalia and the Red Sea, and another discontinuity further east in southern India.
The greater crested tern breeds on many islands in the Indian Ocean including Aldabra and Etoile in the Seychelles, the Chagos Archipelago, and Rodrigues. There are colonies on numerous Pacific islands, including Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, the Society Islands and the Tuamotus.
The nests are located on low‑lying sandy, rocky, or coral islands, sometimes amongst stunted shrubs, often without any shelter at all. When not breeding, the greater crested tern will roost or rest on open shores, less often on boats, pilings, harbour buildings and raised salt mounds in lagoons. It is rarely seen on tidal creeks or inland waters.
All populations of greater crested tern disperse after breeding. When Southern African birds leave colonies in Namibia and Western Cape Province, most adults move east to the Indian Ocean coastline of South Africa. Many young birds also travel east, sometimes more than , but others move northwards along the western coast. T. b. thalassina winters on the east African coast north to Kenya and Somalia and may move as far south as Durban. Populations of T. b. velox breeding from the Persian Gulf eastwards appear to be sedentary or dispersive rather than truly migratory, but those breeding in the Red Sea winter south along the east African coast to Kenya. T. b. cristata mostly stays within of its colonies, but some birds wander up to around . This species has occurred as a vagrant to Hawaii, New Zealand, North Korea, Jordan, and Israel.
In India, the Greater crested tern is protected in the PM Sayeed Marine Birds Conservation Reserve.
Behaviour
Breeding
The greater crested tern breeds in colonies, often in association with other seabirds. It is monogamous and the pair bond is maintained through the year and sometimes in consecutive breeding seasons. The colony size is related to the abundance of pelagic fish prey, and the largest documented colony, with 13,000 to 15,000 pairs, is in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia, a region which also supports major colonies of other seabirds. Since nesting in this area follows the summer monsoonal flooding, it is presumably a response to fish stocks rising, probably due to river run-off providing extra nutrient to the Gulf. This tern does not show site fidelity, frequently changing its nest site from year to year, sometimes by more than .
A male greater crested tern establishes a small area of the colony in preparation for nesting, and initially pecks at any other tern entering his territory. If the intruder is another male, it retaliates in kind, and is normally vigorously repelled by the incumbent. A female entering the nest area reacts passively to the male's aggression, enabling him to recognise her sex and initiate pair formation by display, including head raising and bowing; this behaviour is frequently repeated during nesting to reinforce the bond between the pair. Terns also use fish as part of the courtship ritual. One bird flies around the colony with a fish in its beak, calling loudly; its partner may also fly, but the pair eventually settle and the gift is exchanged.
The nest is a shallow scrape in the sand on open, flat or occasionally sloping ground. It is often unlined, but sometimes includes stones or cuttlefish bones. One, sometimes two, eggs are laid and incubated by both parents for 25 to 30 days prior to hatching. The eggs are cream with blackish streaks. Egg laying is synchronised within a breeding colony and more tightly so within sub-colonies. Parents do not recognize their own eggs or newly hatched chicks, but are able to distinguish their chicks by the time they are two days-old, shortly before they begin to wander from the nest. The precocial chicks, which are very pale with black speckling, are brooded and fed by both parents, but may gather in crèches when older. The young terns fledge after 38 to 40 days, but remain dependent on the parents after leaving the colony until they are about four months old.
In South Africa, this species has adapted to breeding on the roofs of building, sometimes with Hartlaub's gull, which also shares the more typical nesting sites of the nominate race. In 2000, 7.5% of the population of this subspecies bred on roofs. Artificial islands in salt pans and sewage works have also recently been colonised by this adaptable seabird.
Adult terns have few predators, but in Namibia immature birds are often robbed of their food by kelp gulls, and that species, along with Hartlaub's gull, silver gull and sacred ibis, has been observed feeding on eggs or nestlings, especially when colonies are disturbed. Smaller subcolonies with a relatively larger numbers of nests located on the perimeter are subject to more predation. In Australia, predation by cats and dogs, and occasional deaths by shooting or collisions with cars, wires or light-towers have been documented.
Commercial fisheries can have both positive and negative effects on the greater crested tern. Juvenile survival rates are improved where trawler discards provide extra food, and huge population increases in the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria are thought to have been due to the development of a large prawn trawl fishery. Conversely, purse-seine fishing reduces the available food supply, and sizeable fluctuations in the numbers of great crested terns breeding in the Western Cape of South Africa are significantly related to changes in the abundance of pelagic fish, which are intensively exploited by purse-seine fishing. Terns may be killed or injured by collisions with trawl warps, trapped in trawls or discarded gear, or hooked by longline fishing, but, unlike albatrosses and petrels, there is little evidence that overall numbers are significantly affected.
An unusual incident was the incapacitation of 103 terns off Robben Island, South Africa by marine foam, generated by a combination of wave action, kelp mucilage and phytoplankton. After treatment, 90% of the birds were fit to be released.
Feeding
Fish are the main food of the greater crested tern, found to make up nearly 90% of all prey items with the remainder including cephalopods, crustaceans and insects. Unusual vertebrate prey included agamid lizards and green turtle hatchlings.
The greater crested tern feeds mostly at sea by plunge diving to a depth of up to , or by dipping from the surface, and food is usually swallowed in mid-air. Birds may forage up to from land in the breeding season. Prey size ranges from in length and up to in weight. Shoaling pelagic fish such as anchovy and sardine are typical prey, but bottom-living species are taken as discards from commercial fishing. This tern actively follows trawlers, including at night, and during the fishing season trawl discards can constitute 70% of its diet. Prawn fishing is particularly productive in providing extra food, since prawns usually represent only 10–20% of the catch, the remaining being bycatch, mainly fish such as cardinalfish and gobies.
A study of an area of the Great Barrier Reef where the number of breeding great crested terns has grown ten-fold, probably due to extra food from trawl by-catch, suggested that lesser crested and sooty terns have moved away and now breed on a part of the reef where fishing is banned. It is possible that the large increase in the number of greater crested terns may have affected other species through competition for food and nesting sites.
Terns have red oil droplets in the cone cells of the retinas of their eyes. This improves contrast and sharpens distance vision, especially in hazy conditions. Birds that have to see through an air/water interface, such as terns and gulls, have more strongly coloured carotenoid pigments in the cone oil drops than other avian species. The improved eyesight helps terns to locate shoals of fish, although it is uncertain whether they are sighting the phytoplankton on which the fish feed, or observing other terns diving for food. Tern's eyes are not particularly ultraviolet sensitive, an adaptation more suited to terrestrial feeders like the gulls.
Status
The greater crested tern has a widespread distribution range, estimated at 1–10 million square kilometres (0.4–3.8 million square miles). The population has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for either the size criterion (fewer than 10,000 mature individuals) or the population decline criterion (declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations) of the IUCN Red List. For these reasons, the species is evaluated as being of Least Concern at the global level. However, there are concerns for populations in some areas such as the Gulf of Thailand where the species no longer breeds, and in Indonesia where egg harvesting has caused declines.
All subspecies except T. b. cristata are covered under the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA). Parties to the Agreement are required to engage in a wide range of conservation strategies described in a detailed action plan. The plan is intended to address key issues such as species and habitat conservation, management of human activities, research, education, and implementation.
References
Bibliography
Cooper, John (2006) "Potential impacts of marine fisheries on migratory waterbirds of the Afrotropical Region: a study in progress" (PDF extract) in Boere, C.A.; Galbraith G.C.; Stroud D.A. (eds) Waterbirds around the world. Edinburgh: The Stationery Office,
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(Greater crested tern = ) Swift tern - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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Clémence Botino (born 22 January 1997) is a French beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2020. She represented France at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed in the top ten.
Early life and education
Passionate about fashion, she became interested in music during her adolescence and became a pianist then dancer, especially in salsa.
She obtained a scientific baccalauréat with mention "very good" in 2014. At the age of 17, she lived for a year in the United States and studied costume in an international school located in Miami, to perfect her English.
After two years of preparatory literary courses at the Lycée Gerville-Réache, she moved to Paris in 2018 for the third year of her bachelor's degree and then in the first year of her master's degree in art history at the Sorbonne University; with her ambition to become a cultural heritage curator, she specialized in the study of fashion history.
Pageantry
Miss Guadeloupe 2019
On 3 August 2019, she was won Miss Guadeloupe, succeeding Ophély Mézino.
Miss France 2020
On 14 December 2019, at the Dôme de Marseille, Botino was crowned Miss France 2020. She received 31.95% of the public vote, narrowly winning ahead of Lou Ruat (Miss Provence) with 30.66%, succeeding Vaimalama Chaves, Miss France 2019, and became the third Miss Guadeloupe to win Miss France after Véronique de la Cruz in 1993 and Corinne Coman in 2003. Before her win, it was announced in early December that Botino was first in the general culture test of the Miss France competition, with a mark of 17.5 out of 20. She ended her reign as Miss France on 19 December 2020 after crowning Amandine Petit as her successor during Miss France 2021, held at Puy du Fou in Les Epesses.
Miss Universe 2021
Botino represented France at Miss Universe 2021. She was originally set to represent France at Miss Universe 2020, but due to potential date conflicts between Miss Universe 2021 and Miss France 2022, she was instead switched to Miss Universe 2021 while Petit competed at Miss Universe 2020. Botino tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving at Miss Universe, and was taken to a government isolation hotel. She had been fully vaccinated, and had been tested upon departure. She was released from quarantine after ten days and was authorized to rejoin the competition.
For the national costume competition, Botino wore an outfit paying tribute to Josephine Baker, made of a set of rhinestone lingerie adorned with jewels and large feather wings. Her performance during the evening gown competition was less successful, as she tripped on the hem of her dress. Botino ultimately placed in the top ten, the highest placement among the European candidates.
Miss World 2023
Botino will represent France at the 71st Miss World pageant.
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Algerine Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, southeast of the capital city of Iqaluit.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Alligator Island, Brigus Island, Camp Island, Crimmins Island, Culbertson Island, Frobisher's Farthest, Gay Island, Jenvey Island, Kudlago Island, Kungo Island, Low Island, Luella Island, Mark Island, McAllister Island, McBride Island, Metela Island, Mitchell Island, Pan Island, Peak Island, Pichit Island, Pink Lady Island, Precipice Island, Ptarmigan Island, Smith Island, and Sybil Island.
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Garreg Lwyd is a hill in Mid Wales, between the towns of Rhayader and Llangurig. It rises to the east above the A470 as it follows the Wye Valley. The Bryn Titli Wind Farm is situated on an area of flatter moorland to the north-west. Red kites frequent the area.
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#include <math.h>
/**
* Computes the maximum absolute value of a sorted single-precision floating-point strided array.
*
* @param N number of indexed elements
* @param X sorted input array
* @param stride stride length
* @return output value
*/
float stdlib_strided_smaxabssorted( const int64_t N, const float *X, const int64_t stride ) {
float v1;
float v2;
if ( N <= 0 ) {
return 0.0f / 0.0f; // NaN
}
if ( N == 1 || stride == 0 ) {
return X[ 0 ];
}
if ( stride < 0 ) {
v1 = X[ (1-N) * stride ];
v2 = X[ 0 ];
} else {
v1 = X[ 0 ];
v2 = X[ (N-1) * stride ];
}
if ( stdlib_base_is_nanf( v1 ) || stdlib_base_is_nanf( v2 ) ) {
return 0.0f / 0.0f; // NaN
}
v1 = fabsf( v1 );
v2 = fabsf( v2 );
if ( v1 > v2 ) {
return v1;
}
return v2;
}
``` |
Calymmaria suprema is a species of true spider in the family Cybaeidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
References
Cybaeidae
Articles created by Qbugbot
Spiders described in 1937
Spiders of Canada
Spiders of the United States |
Kristina Besman (; ; born 13 February 1996) is a Belarusian-born Azerbaijani volleyball player for Tulitsa Tula and the Azerbaijani national team.
She participated at the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
References
1996 births
Living people
Belarusian women's volleyball players
Azerbaijani women's volleyball players
Belarusian emigrants to Azerbaijan
Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan
Setters (volleyball)
Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Azerbaijan |
The Blackpool Sixth Form College is a co-educational state funded sixth form college serving the Fylde and surrounding areas in Lancashire, England. The college has around 2,000 full-time students. It offers academic and applied programmes to a wide range of students aged between 16 and 19.
Location
The campus is sited in the Highfurlong district of Blackpool. This places it on Blackpool's extreme eastern boundary, about 3 miles from the coast and close to the neighbouring town of Poulton-le-Fylde.
Education and college life
Over 60 A-levels are available to full-time students. Until 2004, the college specialised in the A-level qualification almost exclusively - however, the college has gradually introduced more and more BTECs for students to take at the same level. The curriculum areas cover the traditional academic subjects - arts, sciences, languages, economics and mathematics - as well as more modern courses like film and television production and criminology.
The college's performing arts and music students frequently deliver productions in the college theatre, which can seat 300 guests.
Students can also participate in wide range of recreational activities. The college has 17 sports teams, and also a basketball academy and a very active Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
The college is fully accessible and is equipped with engineering facilities and an on-site gym. Some courses are completed almost entirely digitally. Various technology, including cameras, tablets and laptops are available to borrow or loan.
Results
86% of students continue to university, including at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton, The London School of Economics, and Durham; and 13% successfully begin alternative further education, such as apprenticeships.
History
The college was opened in 1971 as a dedicated sixth form centre for the nearby Collegiate Grammar School, although it has always attracted students from other schools across the Fylde and beyond. In 1989, the sixth form centre controversially separated from the main school to become a fully independent college. Since then, the number of students has increased enormously and the campus has been extended by several new buildings.
2004 saw the opening of the new Performing Arts building, the Holland building, comprising specialist music and dance facilities, new Social Sciences and History accommodation and extensions to the Library and Common Room areas.
In 2005 the Dining Room was refurbished, a shop was added and a Student Services centre was opened. All College buildings are designated as 'no smoking' for students and staff.
In 2011, Blackpool Sixth Form College was also awarded 'Teaching School Status' in partnership with nearby Hodgson Academy.
Building works which began in 2011 were finished in Summer 2015, after £29 million was put into the project, which included a Starbucks in the foyer beyond reception.
Principals
Joan Wilkinson (1971-1983)
Robert Farrand (1983-1989)
Christopher Fulford (1989-2000)
Jeffrey Holland (2000-2004)
Felicity Greeves (2004-2015)
Jill Gray (2015-)
The Blackpool Sixth Form College Alumni Society
The college has an Alumni Society for former students, staff and governors.
Notable former students
Barney Harwood, children's television presenter
Dan Forshaw (musician)
Little Boots (Victoria Hesketh), musician
John Robb - musician
Lucy Fallon - actress
Justine Moore - paralympic fencer
References
External links
Blackpool Sixth Form College website
Sixth form colleges in Lancashire
Buildings and structures in Blackpool
Education in Blackpool
Educational institutions established in 1971
1971 establishments in England |
The Deepwater Shoals Light was a lighthouse located in the James River upstream from Newport News, Virginia.
History
This light was erected in 1855 to mark the western edge of the channel. Ice damaged the light in the following year, and again in 1867; in the latter case the light had to be rebuilt completely, at which time the light was upgraded to a sixth-order Fresnel from the previous masthead light. During the Civil War the light was extinguished by confederate forces; relit in 1862, the Lighthouse Board reconsidered and removed the lighting apparatus to Fort Monroe for safekeeping.
Decommissioning came in 1936, and the house was torn down in 1966. A steel tower light has been erected on the old iron foundation.
Notes
References
Deepwater Shoals Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
Lighthouses in Virginia
Lighthouses completed in 1855
James River (Virginia)
Lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay |
D114 is a state road on island of Brač in Croatia connecting towns of Milna and Supetar from where Jadrolinija ferries fly to the mainland, docking in Split and the D410 state road (via D113 state road). The road is long.
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.
Road junctions and populated areas
Sources
State roads in Croatia
Transport in Split-Dalmatia County
Brač |
Guus Hupperts (born 25 April 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer. He formerly played for Roda JC Kerkrade, AZ, Willem II, Sporting Lokeren and VVV-Venlo.
External links
Voetbal International profile
1992 births
Living people
People from Heerlen
Men's association football wingers
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Eredivisie players
Belgian Pro League players
Eerste Divisie players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
AZ Alkmaar players
Willem II (football club) players
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
VVV-Venlo players
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) |
The Mask (re-released as Eyes of Hell and The Spooky Movie Show) is a 1961 Canadian surrealist horror film produced in 3-D by Warner Bros. It was directed by Julian Roffman, and stars Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, and Bill Walker.
Plot
The story concerns a psychiatrist, Dr. Allen Barnes (Stevens), who obtains a mysterious ancient tribal mask after one of his patients (Radin) committed suicide. Whenever he puts on the mask, Barnes experiences dream-like visions which become increasingly disturbing and violent and even physically harming his girlfriend Pam (Nevins). The visions begin to alter Barnes' personality, and eventually drive him insane while Lt. Martin (Walker) questions those who knew him and the whereabouts of said mask.
Cast
Paul Stevens as Doctor Allan Barnes
Claudette Nevins as Pam Albright
Bill Walker as Lieutenant Martin
Anne Collings as Miss Goodrich
Martin Lavut as Michael Radin
Leo Leyden as Doctor Soames
Production
Julian Roffman and Nat Taylor had previously worked together on The Bloody Brood. Frank Taubes and Sandy Haber, two New York advertisers, proposed to Roffman and Taylor, without a script, a 2D film with 3D sequences. Taubes and Haber produced test footage for the film, but Roffman was unimpressed and stated that their 3D effects were "crap".
Raymond Spottiswoode, a friend of Roffman, developed a 3D system called Depth Dimension while working for the United Kingdom National Research Council and The Mask was the first film to use it. The NRC rented the 3D cameras to Roffman and Taylor for £4,000 pounds a week.
Roffman stated that the idea for the film's plot came after he saw a museum exhibit on the Aztecs and modeled the mask in the film based on an Aztec mask. Joe and Vicky Morhain were hired to write a script, but had difficulty writing the dream sequences. Slavko Vorkapich, who had developed montage sequences for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, wrote the dream sequences. However, Vorkapich's ideas were too expensive and he rarely worked although The Mask became his last screenwriting credit before his death.
The dream sequences were written by a collection of people including Herb Alpert, the film's cinematogrpaher and brother of Harry Alpert, James Gordon, an optical effects worker for 20th Century Fox, Herman Townsley, Skin Schwartz, Dick Williams, and Hugo Wuetrich. Wuetrich was a storyboard artist and drew many of the ideas, including ones that were not filmed such as a scene of giant spiders attacked the protagonist. The nightmare sequences in the film were inspired by Andreas Vesalius paintings that Roffman had seen.
The film was shot over the course of ten weeks from 22 March to May 1961, with six weeks being dedicated to the 3D portions of the film. The 3D scenes were shot in black and white, but were printed using colour film stock. The optical effects were completed by 20th Century Fox by August 1961. The 2D scenes were filmed at the Kleinburg studio over sixteen days. Louis Applebaum wrote the film's score. The budget was between
and .
The film's distribution rights were offered to Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. Paramount offered $350,000 for the film, but Taylor chose Warner Bros., despite their lower offered, as he believed that they "were nicer guys". The film was initially 95 minutes long, but was reduced to 83 minutes for its theatrical release.
Release
The Mask was the first time that a film entirely produced by Canadians received wide international distribution. The film was distributed by International Film Distributions in Canada and by Warner Bros. internationally. The film was released in New York on 27 October 1961. The Mask was later changed to Eyes of Hell after the distribution contract with Warner Bros. ended. New Line Cinema later distributed the film across college campuses in the 1970s. Roffman's son Peter stated that Warner Bros.' accounting prevented them from receiving profits from the film's American release. The film was later retitled to The Spooky Movie Show.
Jim Moran, a mask collector, was used for the trailers and was stopped at the Canadian border and ordered to pay a fine of $175 before telling officials that his masks were for film promotion. Specially made 3D glasses were given to audience members and prompts were shown on screen for the start of each sequence that utilized 3D.
Reception
In a contemporary review, Howard Thompson of The New York Times commended the film's acting and cinematography but criticized the film's nightmare sequences, soundtrack and melodramatic plot.
In retrospective reviews, Time Out panned the film, deeming it "a bland and hackneyed murder mystery that was spiced up by surreal nightmare sequences" and "tacky" use of 3D. Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail gave the film one out of four stars, similarly criticizing its 3D and plot and stating that its appeal was "limited to genre fetishists and popcorn-chomping ironists". Conversely, Chris Coffel of Bloody Disgusting felt that, despite a thin story, the film's psychedelic visuals, makeup effects and set pieces made it an enjoyable B-movie in the vein of William Castle.
The film has since gained a cult following over the years and is now considered a cult classic. The film was also featured in a season 13 episode of the cult science fiction series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
References
Works cited
External links
1960s avant-garde and experimental films
1960s 3D films
1961 films
1961 horror films
1960s supernatural horror films
Canadian 3D films
English-language Canadian films
1960s English-language films
Films scored by Louis Applebaum
Films shot in Toronto
Canadian supernatural horror films
Surrealist films
Warner Bros. films
Films directed by Julian Roffman
1960s Canadian films
Films about psychiatry |
The 62nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (62nd LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. After serving with Anti-Aircraft Command during and after the Blitz, it trained to take part in the Allied invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). However, shortly before D Day, it was broken up to reinforce other units that fought in the ensuing campaign.
Origin
The regiment was formed as part of the rapid expansion of AA Command during The Blitz in the autumn of 1940. Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) was formed on 22 October at Perranporth, Cornwall, with 185 and 186 LAA Batteries, which had been formed on 15 September.
The Blitz
After initial training, the new regiment was assigned to 26th (London) AA Brigade in 1st AA Division. At that time the division was operating the London Inner Artillery Zone (IAZ) fighting the London Blitz. At this stage of the war most LAA units were still armed with Light machine guns (AALMGs), but the new Bofors 40 mm gun was arriving in increasing numbers. These units were deployed to defend vulnerable points (VPs) such as bridges, factories or airfields against low-flying or dive-bombing daylight raids, but could do little against high-flying night raiders during the Blitz.
The regiment was joined by 214 LAA Bty on 21 February 1941. This battery had been formed on 14 November by 224th LAA Training Rgt at Aberystwyth, based on a cadre of experienced officers and men provided by 42nd LAA Rgt. 62nd LAA Regiment provided its own cadre for 235 LAA Bty, which was formed by 208th LAA Training Rgt at Yeovil on 10 April and joined the regiment on 8 July. 62nd LAA Regiment was still in 26th AA Bde when the Blitz ended in May 1941.
Mid-war
186 LAA Bty was attached to 49th AA Bde within the division until mid-June 1941 when it embarked for Malta as part of a much-needed AA reinforcement for the besieged island, which was under constant air attack. The battery arrived in Malta in August 1941 and joined 74th LAA Rgt there. It later served in the Allied landings in Sicily and Italy.
62nd LAA Regiment supplied another cadre to 208th LAA Training Rgt at Yeovil to form 292 LAA Bty on 7 August. This was regimented on 11 November when 185 LAA Bty left to provide the basis for a new 87th LAA Rgt. On 19 February 1942, the fourth Troops of each of the regiment's batteries (214, 235 and 292 by this stage) were detached and combined to form a new 456 LAA Bty within the regiment. This formed part of a new 141st LAA Rgt on 10 July.
62nd LAA Regiment remained in 26th (London) AA Bde until June 1942, when after a brief unbrigaded period it transferred to 49 AA Bde. By the summer of 1942 every available LAA gun was being deployed to the South Coast towns of England to defend against 'hit and run' attacks by Luftwaffe Fighter-bombers. In August, 214 LAA Bty was attached to 8th AA Division in South West England. By early November the whole regiment had transferred to 38th LAA Bde in 1 AA Group (which had replaced 1st AA Division), but left again shortly afterwards. It then moved to 63rd AA Bde in 6 AA Group covering South East England outside London.
Mobile training
In March 1943 62nd LAA Rgt left AA Command and joined the field force under the control of the War Office, coming under the command of 75th LAA Bde during April. It gained its own detachment of the Royal Corps of Signals in May.
By 24 July 1943 the regiment was designated as a mobile unit assigned to 21st Army Group. All the units in 21st Army Group now entered a period of intense training for the planned Allied invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord), for which 75th AA Bde was a follow-up formation.
Disbandment
In early 1944 it was decided to increase the war establishment of the LAA regiments of the armoured and infantry divisions assigned to Overlord, particularly to man the multiple-barrelled 20 mm guns (usually Oerlikons or Polstens) that were being added to some regiments. 62nd LAA Regiment was broken up to provide some of the additional personnel. In the first phase, on 23 February, the regiment's troops were individually numbered:
A, B and C Trps of 214 LAA Bty became 39, 40 and 50 Trps
D, E and F Trps of 235 LAA Bty became 51, 52 and 53 Trps
G, H and I Trps of 292 LAA Bty became 54, 55 and 56 Trps
In the second phase, on 14 March, these Troops were transferred to other regiments:
39, 40 and 50 Trps went to 317, 318 and 319 LAA Btys of 92nd (Loyals) LAA Rgt of 3rd Infantry Division
51, 52 and 53 Trps went to 105, 140 and 268 LAA Btys of 40th LAA Rgt of 51st (Highland) Infantry Division
54, 55 and 56 Trps went to 323, 324 and 325 LAA Btys of 94th LAA Rgt of Guards Armoured DivisionAll three divisions landed in Normandy and fought in the campaign in North West Europe.
Finally, RHQ and the battery HQs of 214, 235 and 292 LAA Btys were disbanded by 15 April 1944.
Footnote
Notes
References
Gen Sir Martin Farndale, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996, .
J.B.M. Frederick, Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, .
Denis Rollo, The Guns and Gunners of Malta, Valetta: Mondial, 1999, .
Brig N.W. Routledge, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
Light anti-aircraft regiments of the Royal Artillery
Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944 |
Keythe Farley is an American actor.
Keythe is a graduate of UCLA and is an active member of the Actors' Gang and Evidence Room theatre companies. Keythe has written for, produced and/or voice-directed episodes of Rugrats, As Told by Ginger and The Wild Thornberries for Klasky/Csupo Inc. Keythe is also the co-author of Bat Boy: The Musical (with Brian Flemming and Laurence O'Keefe) which is the recipient of the 2001 Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Off-Broadway Musical.
Filmography
Animated roles
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters - Blib
Duckman - Ninja #3
Rugrats - Radio Announcer
The Legend of Korra - Captain, Dai Li Agent
Winx Club: Beyond Believix - King Neptune
Alien Xmas - Santa
Animated film roles
Barbie: Dreamtopia - Strawberry Bear #1
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero - Additional voices
Film roles
And the Band Played On - Lab Technician
California Myth - Rick
Dog Tags - Mark Dessau
Hang Your Dog in the Wind
Nothing So Strange - Keith Charles
Private Obsession - New York Photographer
Shorts
Rockwall - Gus
TV series roles
Beverly Hills, 90210 - Jules
Dead Last - Dick Dudley
Full House - Waiter, Max Dobson
Gabriel's Fire - Adam Bryce
Sisters - Director
Star Trek: Voyager - Vidiian #2
The Boys Are Back - David
The Naked Truth - Waiter
Video game roles
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Additional voices
Chocobo GP - Leviathan
Dishonored 2 - Guard
Fallout 4 - Kellogg, Y9-15, X9-27
Fallout 76: Steel Dawn - Initiate Vernon Dodge
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence - Surge
God of War II - Door Guy, Soldier
Guild Wars 2 - Beigarth
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns - Beigarth
Judgment - Masamichi Shintani
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - Additional voices
Mass Effect 2 - Thane Krios, Fortack, Additional voices
Mass Effect 3 - Thane Krios
Red Dead Redemption 2 - The Local Pedestrian Population
Resistance 3 - Jonathan Rose, Anson, Patrick
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Additional voices
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Jean Claude
Skylanders: Giants - Eruptor
Skylanders: Imaginators - Eruptor, Wildfire, Weeruptor
Skylanders: Swap Force - Eruptor
Skylanders: SuperChargers - Eruptor, Wildfire, Weeruptor
Skylanders: Trap Team - Wild Fire, Eruptor, Weeruptor, Sleep Dragon
Starhawk - Rifters
Tactics Ogre: Reborn - Balxephon V. Rahms
Voodoo Detective - Gordon Crumbsford
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine - Narrator
Crew work
Adventure Time - Voice director
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None - Voice director
As Told by Ginger - Voice director
Cyberpunk 2077 - Voice director
Final Fantasy XV - Voice director
God Hand - Voice director, voice-over casting
God of War - Voice director
God of War II - Voice director
God of War III - Voice director, voice-over casting
God of War: Chains of Olympus - Voice director
Lair - Voice director
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Voice director
Rugrats - Voice director
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Voice director
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - Voice director
Transformers: The Game - Voice director
Trivia
In the movie Last Action Hero, Keythe Farley is listed in the credits of the movie-within-the-movie Jack Slater III as playing "himself".
References
External links
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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American voice directors
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American male television actors
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21st-century American male actors
Year of birth missing (living people) |
Marundeeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva, located in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai adjacent to the beach of Bay of Bengal. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams where two of the most revered Nayanars (Saivite Saints), Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their verses during the 7th century CE. The temple has been widely expanded by Chola kings during the 11th century CE. The temple has two seven-tiered gateway towers, a huge tank, with the overall temple area covering 1 acre. The Marundeeswarar temple has been a place of curative worship for people with diseases.
The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. The present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagar rulers. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The latest consecration of the temple after renovation was performed during February 2020. The previous one was in May 2008.
Legend
Marundeeswarar is known so because he imparted sage Agastya on curative properties of various herbs and plants. Since then the Marundeeswarar temple has been a place of worship for people with diseases and various problems with their health. It is said that sage Valmiki, who wrote Ramayana, worshiped Shiva in the temple. Since Valmiki was blessed here, the place was to be known as Thiruvalmikiyur, which is pronounced as 'Thiruvanmikiyur' in Tamil, the name gradually changed to Thiruvanmiyur. There is a place present in Thiruvanmiyur called Valmiki Nagar in his honour. There is also a shrine for the sage on the Western side of the temple on what is presently called the East Coast Road (ECR). The lingam for which Hanuman performed pooja, the lingam (Meenakshi Sundareswarar) that cured the curse of Indra, the Lingam for which Saint Bharadwaja performed pooja are present here. Markandeyar performed a penance and prayed to Shiva here, Brahma conducted a festival here for Shiva. The presiding deity is also called Palvannanathar as Kamadhenu, the sacred cow, is said to have performed oblation on the Sivalingam with her milk. As per another legend, Sun and Moon perform their worship practices daily during sunset on account of which the main shrine is believed to be facing west.
History
The road starting from Marundeeswarar temple, now called ECR was an important route during the Chola period and was known as Vadagaperuvazhi, connecting the kingdom to places in Thanjavur and Andhra Pradesh. Inscriptions can be found in the shrine of Tripurasundari Amman dating back to the 11th century during the period of Rajendra Chola. The origins and antiquity of this temple is corroborated by the inscriptions found in other temples in the city namely Kapaleeswarar Temple, Virupaksheeswarar Temple and Thiruvidandai which bear testimony to Tiruvanmiyur's existence. A new life has been put into this ancient worshipping place, first in the year 1903 and then in the 1970s. This temple along with the Kapaleeswarar Temple and the Thiruvottiyur Thyagarajaswamy Temple form the famous Trinity Sea Shore temples of Thondai Mandalam.
Architecture
The temple is believed to have partial feature of Pallava dynasty and partially with Chola art. The temple has two entrances, one from East Coast Road and the other from West Tank Street both adorned by 5-tiered gopuram (gateway tower). The Entrance from the West Tank Street has got three gates whereas the entrance from the East Coast Road has only one gate. The temple occupies an area of about 1 acre – numerous images adorn the pillars of the temple, while stucco figures adorn the gopurams. The mandapam (hall) housing the Somaskanda form of Shiva has 36 massive pillars adorned with carvings. Devasriyan mantapam inside the temple conducts Shaiva Sidhantha lectures every day between 7 pm and 8.30 pm.
The temple has smaller shrines for Ganesha, Murugan, there is a shine for 3 Ganeshas who control all three time periods, adjacent to this a vedagama padasalai is situated. The shiva linga is a swayambu (or a natural formation and not built like Kapaleeshwara temple at Mylapore). Hence pure cows milk alone is used for abhishekam. A Thirumurai mandapam has been set up in which Tirumurai are sung daily for the past 11 years. The shrine of Shiva, which has the idols of Shiva in his three forms, Tyagaraja, Marundeeswarar, and Nataraja. The last shrine is for Marundeeswarar's consort, Goddess Tripura Sundari, who is actually Goddess Parvati. The samadhi of Pamban Swamigal is also found near the shrine.
Literary mention
The temple is reverred in the verses of Tevaram, the 7th century saivite canonical work by the two saint poets namely, Appar and Sambandar.
Another verse explains the devotion towards the goddess of the temple as
Arunagirinathar has visited this temple and has sung praises of Subramanya here.
In News
The builders of the ECR (East Coast Road) had even considered demolition of the temple of Sage Valmiki lying opposite to the Marundeeswarar temple in order to complete the project (of building the ECR). The high court of Tamil Nadu then directed that the temple be in its place and not to disturb it.
The Kumbhabhishekham (coronation after renovation) of the temple was performed on 23 May 2008. The construction of the Rajagopuram on the eastern side of temple started 45 years ago, but was completed only before the function following the Government issued orders for completing it at a cost of Rs 45 lakh. Rs 1 crore was spent for improving infrastructure at the temple, which included construction of additional compound wall, Annadanakudam, office complex and amenities for devotees.
See also
Heritage structures in Chennai
Notes
References
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External links
Website for temples of India
Goppuradarisanam - Temple visits
Gallery
Padal Petra Stalam
Hindu temples in Chennai |
Irfan Ceklkupa was an Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana from 1957 through 1958.
References
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Mayors of Tirana |
The 2013 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Penza, Russia from March 3–7.
Medal winners
Result
Team Final
All-Around
Vault Final
Uneven Bars Final
Balance Beam Final
Floor Exercise Final
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193400/http://www.sportgymrus.ru/contest/archive/8714/default.aspx (Senior)
https://archive.today/20140522125100/http://www.sportgymrus.ru/contest/archive/9400/default.aspx (Junior)
2013 in gymnastics
2013 in Russian sport
2013
March 2013 sports events in Russia |
Colm Cassidy (born 11 March 1978, in Kilcormac, County Offaly, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilcormac–Killoughey and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1997 until 2005.
References
1978 births
Living people
Kilcormac-Killoughey hurlers
Offaly inter-county hurlers |
Julie Wright is an American softball coach who is the former head coach of Maryland.
Coaching career
Maryland
On July 17, 2015, Julie Wright was announced as the new head coach of the Maryland softball program. On August 7, Wright announced that she would be stepping down at Maryland as head coach after 4 seasons.
Head coaching record
College
References
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Female sports coaches
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Ohio Bobcats softball coaches
Ohio Bobcats softball players
Kansas Jayhawks softball coaches
Akron Zips softball coaches
Wisconsin Badgers softball coaches
Idaho State Bengals softball coaches
Maryland Terrapins softball coaches
Year of birth missing (living people) |
Dark Life is the first book in a futuristic adventure fiction and science fiction series of the same name by Kat Falls. The novel was published May 1, 2010 by Scholastic. Falls has written a sequel: Rip Tide. Scholastic has published a study guide for the books.
Publishing rights outside the USA were sold in six languages.
Plot summary
The world has been plunged underwater leaving very little land left above water. A teenage boy, Ty, has spent his entire life underwater helping his family farm their sea homestead. Ty meets a teenage girl, Gemma, from the land, who is looking for her brother. A group of sea bandits known as the "Seablite Gang" attacks Ty's homestead and he and Gemma try to capture the bandits. However, a member of the gang, Shade, turns out to be Gemma's brother. It also turns out that Shade, like Ty, has a "dark gift" that allows him to change his appearance, however Ty's dark gift is that he is able to use echo-location similar to a bat.
Awards
Dark Life was nominated for the following awards.
Sunshine State Young Reader Award (2011)
Children's Book Award (2011)
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2011)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (2011)
Truman Reader's Award (2011)
Golden Sower Award (2011)
Buckeye Children's Book Award (2011)
Junior Book Award (2011)
Beehive Book Award (2011)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2011)
Film adaptation
On April 5, 2010, Robert Zemeckis was set to direct the film adaptation for Disney and will co-produce with Gotham Group through ImageMovers.
References
External links
2010 children's books
2010 American novels
2010 science fiction novels
Children's science fiction novels
American children's novels
American science fiction novels
Novels set in the future
Novels set at sea
Scholastic Corporation books |
Morrisville (, ) is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just below the falls of the Delaware River opposite Trenton, New Jersey. The population was 9,809 in the 2020 Decennial Census.
Morrisville is located northeast of Philadelphia and southeast of Allentown.
History
The earliest known settlement in what is now Morrisville, was a trading post of the Dutch West India Company operating from 1624 to 1627 on an island in the Delaware River. In its early days, the area was known as Crewcorne and was a part of Falls Township. Later, one of the first ferries to cross the Delaware was established at the site. By the late 18th century, a settlement was forming at the ferry crossing then known as Colvin's Ferry. The settlement incorporated into a borough in 1804, taking the name of Morrisville, after Founding Father Robert Morris. In that same year, the first bridge began being built across the Delaware connected Morrisville to Trenton. It would welcome traffic in 1806.
The Gershom Craft House, Summerseat, and Trenton City/Calhoun Street Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Summerseat is also designated a National Historic Landmark.
Morrisville is also home to Graystones, the historic site marking William Penn's first Pennsylvania land purchase from the Lenni Lenape Indians.
Morrisville was once considered for the Nation's Capital. Robert Morris campaigned behind the scenes to establish the new capital at the “Falls of the Delaware,” preferably on the Pennsylvania side. Today that is seen from Park Avenue in Morrisville, just atop of the 30-foot tall flood control dike. The Delaware River is viewed from here and just below is the famous Falls of the Delaware, for which Falls Township was named.
Geography
Morrisville is located at (40.207458, -74.779918). It is part of a geographical salient that is mostly surrounded by New Jersey.
Originally a village located in Falls Township, until it was partitioned as a borough by the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1804, Morrisville is bordered by Falls Township to the south, Lower Makefield Township to the north and the Delaware River to the east.
Its name is the default city name in the 19067 ZIP code, which covers an area that includes Yardley, Lower Makefield, Morrisville, and part of Falls Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), of which 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (10.15%) is water.
There are several parks within Morrisville's borders, and the Delaware Canal State Park runs near the eastern border of both the town and Pennsylvania. Located between the Calhoun Street Bridge and the Lower Trenton Bridge (Trenton Makes) is Williamson Park, home to Morrisville Little League and many community events. Adjacent to Graystones is Graystones woods, a tract of woodland that extends from the Delaware Canal to Crown Street in the town's far north. Just south of the Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge and the Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge lie two smaller parks, the Morrisville Riverfront Preserve, an 8.8-acre tract preserving some of the last bits of the Delaware River's tidal basin, and the Morrisville Dog Park, a two pen playground for dogs big and small.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 9,089 people residing in the borough. Of the 4,013 households, 43.6% were married couple families, 26.3% had a female householder with no spouse, and 20.1% had a male householder with no spouse. The average family size was 2.88.
The racial makeup of the borough was 57.3% Non-Hispanic white, 22.1% Black or African American, 2.0% Asian, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.3% some other race, and 10.0% were two or more races. 13.6% were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry and 9.6% were foreign born.
The median age of residents was 40 years, and 14.9% were 65 years old or older.
The employment rate was 68.8% and the median income for a household was $81,028, while the median income of a married-couple family was $127,629. 6.7% of residents were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 and over.
Education
The local school district is the Morrisville School District.
Etymology
The borough is named for American Founding Father, Pennsylvania merchant, and banker Robert Morris, the main financier of the American Revolution. His home Summerseat still stands in town.
Sports
In 1955, the Morrisville Little League baseball team defeated Merchantville, New Jersey to claim the Little League World Series title. It is one of four Pennsylvania teams to have won the tournament since its inception in 1947.
Transportation
As of 2019 there were of public roads in Morrisville, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough.
U.S. Route 1 is the primary highway serving Morrisville. It follows a southwest-northeast alignment across the southeastern portion of the borough, crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey via the Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge. Pennsylvania Route 32 also traverses the borough, following a north-south alignment via Bridge Street, Delmorr Avenue and River Road.
SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to Morrisville along Route 127, which runs between the Oxford Valley Mall near Langhorne and the Trenton Transit Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and SEPTA Regional Rail's Trenton Line pass through the borough but do not have any stations within it; the nearest station serving Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail is the Trenton Transit Center, which also serves NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line, River Line, and bus routes.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Morrisville has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > , at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ , at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. This immediately borders a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) as found in Falls Township. Although most summer days are slightly humid in Morrisville, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values > . Since 1981, the highest air temperature was on July 6, 2010, and the highest daily average mean dew point was on August 13, 2016. The average wettest month is July, which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was on August 27, 2011. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is . Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was on January 22, 1984. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur, with wind chill values < . The average annual snowfall (Nov-Apr) is between and . Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ of snow occur once every few years, particularly during nor’easters from
Ecology
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Morrisville would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25). The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of . The spring bloom typically begins by April 8 and fall color usually peaks by November 3.
Notable people
Morrisville is the birthplace or home to a number of well-known Americans, including:
Thomas Barclay, America' first consul in France
George Clymer, politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution and Founding Father of The United States
Willard Curtin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Tony DiStefano, former motocross national champion
Thomas Mortimer Fowler, prolific panoramic mapmaker of the 19th century.
Dick Hart, former football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills.
Thomas Story Kirkbride, physician and founder of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane, which would become the American Psychiatric Association
Michael Lenox, American strategist.
T. Norman Mansell, architect.
Jean Victor Marie Moreau, 18/19th century French General.
Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
Danny Napoleon, professional baseball player for the New York Mets
Asher Roth, rapper.
James Floyd Smith inventor and aviation pioneer.
Charles Tart, psychologist and parapsychologist.
Mike Vreeswyk, NCAA Hall of Fame basketball player for the Temple Owls
See also
Morrisville Middle/Senior High School
References
External links
Morrisville Business Association official website
Populated places established in 1798
Boroughs in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania populated places on the Delaware River |
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Shenkor is one of the woredas in the Harari Region of Ethiopia.
References
Districts of Harari Region |
Nelson Peltz (born June 24, 1942) is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management, an alternative investment management fund based in New York. He is non-executive chairman of Wendy's Company, Sysco, and The Madison Square Garden Company. He is a former director of H.J. Heinz Company, Mondelēz International, and Ingersoll Rand and a former CEO of Triangle Industries.
Early life and education
Peltz was born to a Jewish family in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Claire (née Wechsler; 1905–2007) and Maurice Herbert Peltz (1901–1977). He was the second of their two children, and grew up in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood.
He attended Horace Mann School in the Bronx. Peltz attended the undergraduate program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania starting in 1960, where he joined the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, but left school in 1963, without receiving a degree.
Business career
Peltz dropped out of the Wharton School with the intention of becoming a ski instructor in Oregon. However, he ended up driving a delivery truck for A. Peltz & Sons, a wholesale food distribution business founded by his grandfather in 1896, which delivered fresh produce and Snow Crop brand frozen food to restaurants in New York.
Peltz's father gave him free rein with the company, and over the next 15 years he and his older brother, Robert B. Peltz, grew the business, gradually shifting the product line from produce to institutional frozen foods. Over the next 10 years, Peltz bought up several food companies, and in 1973, he and his brother together with Peltz's business partner, Peter May, who joined Peltz in 1972, took their company, then called Flagstaff Corp., with $150 million in sales, public. In 1979, Peltz sold Flagstaff's foodservice business division to a group of investors. Two years later, the food service business went bankrupt and the lender asked Peltz to salvage their outstanding loan. Within a year, the loans were repaid as Peltz rebuilt the business.
In the 1980s, Peltz and his business partner, Peter May, who had joined Flagstaff as chief financial officer after having been its accountant, went looking for new acquisitions. In April 1983, the two bought a stake in vending-machine and wire company Triangle Industries Inc. with the idea of using it to make acquisitions, building it into a Fortune 100 industrial company and the largest packaging company in the world. Triangle was sold to Pechiney in 1988.
Triarc Companies, Inc
In 1997, through an investment vehicle they controlled, Triarc Companies, Inc., Peltz and May acquired Snapple from Quaker Oats. Snapple, together with other beverage brands, was sold to Cadbury Schweppes in 2000. The Snapple turnaround was featured as a Harvard Business School case study.
In 2005, Peltz, May, and Ed Garden founded Trian Fund Management, L.P. As an activist investing firm, Trian has invested in such companies as Heinz, Cadbury, Kraft Foods, Ingersoll Rand, Wendy's, DuPont, Mondelēz, PepsiCo, State Street Corporation, Procter & Gamble and Family Dollar.
In 2006, Trian was involved in a proxy contest with Heinz to get five independent directors on the board of Heinz. Trian succeeded in getting two members on the board, including Peltz.
In 2007, Trian bought a 3% share of Cadbury-Schweppes (Dr Pepper Snapple). Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages was later spun off from the Cadbury Schweppes confectionery group. In 2007, Trian also bought $1.8 billion in shares of Kraft Foods, roughly 3% of the total equity of the food maker.
In April 2008, it was announced that Triarc Cos. would merge with burger chain Wendy's. The merger was completed on September 29, 2008. The new company was named Wendy's Arby's Group and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WEN. On July 25, 2011, Wendy's Arby's sold Arby's to Roark Capital Group and changed its name to The Wendy's Company. According to CNBC, on February 15, 2011, Trian offered to buy Family Dollar for $55–60 per share.
In February 2011, Trian announced it had accumulated an 8% stake in the Family Dollar company and indicated a willingness to participate in a take private Leveraged Buyout (LBO) for the company with a total value of about $7 to $8 billion. This overture was rejected by the company management and board of directors. In September 2011, Ed Garden, Trian's Chief Investment Officer, joined the Family Dollar board.
In May 2022, Nelson Peltz announced that its management fund Trian Partners are looking into selling or merging with Wendy's. Trian Partners is the burger chain's largest share holder.
Ingersoll-Rand
Peltz was appointed to the Ingersoll-Rand board of directors in 2012. The company announced major initiatives to enhance shareholder value in late 2012. In 2014, Peltz resigned from the Ingersoll-Rand board, after the spin-off of Allegion.
In August 2013, it was reported that Trian held an approximate $1.25 billion stake in DuPont.
In January 2014, as one of the company's largest shareholders, with a current beneficial ownership of more than 46 million shares, Peltz was appointed to the board of directors of global snacking company, Mondelēz International.
In February 2014, as a beneficial owner of approximately $1.2 billion of PepsiCo, Inc. common shares, Trian publicly released a letter to PepsiCo's board of directors and a white paper detailing why separating global snacks and beverages into two independent public companies would be the right long-term decision for the business and would create substantial value for shareholders. Trian said it would immediately begin to engage fellow shareholders in a public dialogue with the goal of creating a groundswell of support for a separation of snacks and beverages.
In May 2015, Trian was unsuccessful in a bitter proxy contest to appoint four of its nominees to the board of DuPont. Five months later the CEO of DuPont, Ellen Kullman, resigned; at the time DuPont acknowledged lower than expected earnings and the need to accelerate a cost-cutting plan.
In October 2015, Trian bought a $2.5 billion stake in General Electric.
Procter & Gamble
In October 2017, Peltz tried but failed to acquire a seat on the board of Procter & Gamble, in which Trian has a 1.5% stake. On November 15, 2017, it was discovered that per a revision of all votes, which Peltz acknowledged to have resulted in a remarkably close battle, Peltz had in fact won the proxy battle, recognized as the largest in corporate history. On December 15, Procter & Gamble named Peltz to its board, although it stated that Peltz had nominally lost the proxy vote.
In February 2018, Peltz announced his departure from the board of Mondelez International, to be succeeded by Trian partner Peter May. In March 2018, Peltz joined the Procter & Gamble board of directors.
In March 2019, Peltz joined Canadian cannabis producer Aurora Cannabis. In June 2019, Peltz's Trian announced an investment in Ferguson, plc, a distributor of plumbing and heating products in North America.
Disney Proxy Fight
In January 2023, Trian Fund Management owner Nelson Peltz, officially launched a proxy fight with Disney. Nelson Peltz did not support the reappointment of Bob Iger and the departure of Bob Chapek in December 2022. Peltz's goal at the time was looking to get a board seat at Disney. Peltz ended the proxy fight on February 9, 2023.
Personal life
Peltz has been married three times. In 1964, he married Cynthia Abrams, daughter of Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation co-founder, Benjamin Abrams; they divorced in 1981. They had two children.
In 1985, he married his third wife, Claudia Heffner, a former fashion model, with whom he has eight children. Although Heffner never converted to Judaism, their sons each had bar mitzvahs.
Among Peltz's children are actors Nicola Peltz (born 1995) and Will Peltz (born 1986). His son Brad Peltz (born 1989) was drafted by the Ottawa Senators hockey team, which Nelson Peltz himself was once rumored to have an interest in buying. His daughter Nicola married Brooklyn Beckham, in a Jewish ceremony on April 9, 2022.
Peltz resides at his home Montsorrel, in Palm Beach, Florida. In 2015, he began a refurbishment and expansion project for the property. He also resides in Bedford, New York.
Politics
Peltz has been described as a "notable Republican donor", though he has described his own sympathies as centrist, saying "this country operates way better between center-right and center-left". He is a longtime friend and supporter of Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, who he has credited with "keeping our elected officials somewhere in the middle".
In 2020, Peltz organized a fundraiser in support of the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump, but following the storming of the United States Capitol on January6, 2021, Peltz said on CNBC on January7, "I voted for [Trump] in this past election in November. Today I'm sorry I did that." During the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, Peltz was an early supporter of the campaign of Ron DeSantis, though he was later reported to express misgivings over DeSantis' support for banning abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy.
Wealth and philanthropy
In February 2014, Forbes listed Peltz as one of the 25 highest-earning hedge fund managers in 2013, with total earnings of $430 million, ranked 16th.
According to Forbes Magazine, Peltz had a net worth of $1.51 billion as of February 2017. This made him the 432nd-richest person in the US. As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$1.7 billion.
In 2005, Peltz was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. He is also a contributor to Jewish causes. Peltz has sat on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 2019.
Awards and recognition
Peltz was said by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in 2010, 2011, and 2012 to be among the most influential people in global corporate governance.
References
External links
Trian Fund Management, L.P. website
Triarc Companies, Inc. info
Nelson and Claudia Peltz Family Foundation Tax Exempt/NonProfit Organization Information
1942 births
20th-century American Jews
20th-century American businesspeople
21st-century American Jews
21st-century American businesspeople
American billionaires
American chairpersons of corporations
American chief executives of financial services companies
American chief executives of food industry companies
American hedge fund managers
American investors
American philanthropists
American political fundraisers
Businesspeople from Brooklyn
Corporate raiders
Florida Republicans
Living people
Peltz family
People from Bedford, New York
Businesspeople from Palm Beach, Florida
Philanthropists from New York (state)
Private equity and venture capital investors
Wendy's International
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni |
Old Church Stoke is a village in the community of Churchstoke in Powys, Wales. Until 1974 it was in the county of Montgomeryshire.
The name, as a distinct settlement within the township and parish of Churchstoke, was first recorded in the mid-16th century. The current village includes several timber-framed farmhouses of the 17th and 18th century, the former Oak Inn from the same period, and a 19th-century Methodist chapel.
There was formerly a holy well, or "Lady well", in the village, which was dressed with flowers and rushes.
There are several farms located in Old churchstoke, one being Upper Aldress, farmed by Robert Kinsey and his family
References
External links
Photos of Old Church Stoke and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Powys |
"Revolution Deathsquad" is a song by British power metal band DragonForce. The song was released as the third and final single from their first major label album and third album overall Inhuman Rampage. It was first released via web streaming on their official MySpace profile in late 2006. A music video for the song was never made. The single was released for download on iTunes. The song is available as a download to play on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock alongside "Heroes of Our Time" and "Operation Ground and Pound". It is one of the band's heaviest songs, with screaming backing vocals, under a keyboard solo, a chugging, extreme-metal-oriented guitar, and a powerful, yet dark scream from vocalist ZP Theart toward the end.
Lyrics
The lyrics of the song are based on angels and demons in an epic battle (armageddon). This is a common theme in the band's music; however, the lyrics focus more on the evil side of the war, although it is told from the angels' perspective.
Personnel
DragonForce
ZP Theart – lead vocals
Herman Li – guitar, backing vocals
Sam Totman – guitar, backing vocals
Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
Dave Mackintosh – drums, backing vocals
Adrian Lambert – bass guitar
Guest musicians
Clive Nolan – backing vocals
Lindsay Dawson – backing vocals, unclean vocals
Production
Karl Groom – mixing, engineering
Eberhard Köhler – mastering
Chie Kimoto, Daniel Bérard – artwork
Marisa Jacobi – graphic design
Axel Jusseit – studio photography
Julie Brown, Johan Eriksson – live photography
References
DragonForce songs
2007 singles
Universal Music Group singles
Roadrunner Records singles
2006 songs
Songs written by Sam Totman |
Nuvujen Island is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago (the capes) in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies on the western shore of Cumberland Sound, between Brown Inlet to the northwest and Robert Peel Inlet to the southeast. Aupaluktut Island lies to its south.
History
In the mid 19th century, approximately 100 Inuit lived on the island according to the journal kept by Mrs. Margaret Penny while she voyaged with her husband, Captain William Penny, aboard the whaler Lady Franklin in this region in 1857/58. The island became an established whaling base at the time. According to Hodge, the Talirpingmiut population dropped to 26 by 1883.
References
External links
Nuvujen Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Islands of Baffin Island
Islands of Cumberland Sound
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region |
Schalke 04 had one of its best ever seasons, winning the German Cup. They almost won the league too, hindered only by a late Patrik Andersson free kick for Bayern Munich in stoppage time against Hamburg. Nonetheless, Schalke still qualified for the Champions League for the first time.
Players
First-team squad
Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Results by Round
Matches
Schalke 04–Köln 2–1
1–0 Ebbe Sand
2–0 Émile Mpenza
2–1 Tomasz Hajto
Hansa Rostock-Schalke 04 0–4
0–1 Émile Mpenza
0–2 Émile Mpenza
0–3 Ebbe Sand
0–4 Émile Mpenza
Schalke 04-Energie Cottbus 3–0
1–0 Ebbe Sand
2–0 Ebbe Sand
3–0 Ebbe Sand
1860 Munich-Schalke 04 1–1
0–1 Émile Mpenza
1–1 Markus Beierle
Schalke 04-Werder Bremen 1–1
0–1 Aílton
1–1 Jörg Böhme
Borussia Dortmund-Schalke 04 0–4
0–1 Jörg Böhme
0–2 Émile Mpenza
0–3 Jörg Heinrich
0–4 Ebbe Sand
Hamburg-Schalke 04 2–0
1–0 Marek Heinz
2–0 Mehdi Mahdavikia
Schalke 04-Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0
1–0 Jörg Böhme
2–0 Radoslav Latal
3–0 Jörg Böhme
4–0 Markus Happe
Freiburg-Schalke 04 3–1
1–0 Andreas Zeyer
1–1 Tomasz Wałdoch
2–1 Adel Sellimi
3–1 Abder Ramdane
Schalke 04-Bayer Leverkusen 0–0
Kaiserslautern-Schalke 04 3–2
0–1 Ebbe Sand
0–2 Tomasz Wałdoch
1–2 Harry Koch
2–2 Miroslav Klose
3–2 Olaf Marschall
Schalke 04-Bayern Munich 3–2
0–1 Giovane Élber
1–1 Andreas Möller
1–2 Paulo Sérgio
2–2 Gerald Asamoah
3–2 Ebbe Sand
Hertha Berlin-Schalke 04 0–4
0–1 Ebbe Sand
0–2 Ebbe Sand
0–3 Jörg Böhme
0–4 Ebbe Sand
Schalke 04-Bochum 2–1
1–0 Youri Mulder
1–1 Marijo Marić
2–1 Ebbe Sand
Wolfsburg-Schalke 04 2–0
1–0 Claus Thomsen
2–0 Charles Akonnor
Schalke 04-Stuttgart 2–1
1–0 Radoslav Latal
1–1 Ioan Ganea
2–1 Tomasz Wałdoch
Unterhaching-Schalke 04 0–2
0–1 Ebbe Sand
0–2 Marco van Hoogdalem
Köln-Schalke 04 2–2
0–1 Jörg Böhme
0–2 Gerald Asamoah
1–2 Georgi Donkov
2–2 Carsten Cullmann
Schalke 04-Hansa Rostock 2–0
1–0 Jörg Böhme
2–0 Jiří Němec
Energie Cottbus-Schalke 04 4–1
1–0 Vasile Miriuță
2–0 Sebastian Helbig
2–1 Ebbe Sand
3–1 Andrzej Kobylański
4–1 Antun Labak
Schalke 04-1860 Munich 2–0
1–0 Émile Mpenza
2–0 Émile Mpenza
Werder Bremen-Schalke 04 2–1
1–0 Claudio Pizarro
2–0 Fabian Ernst
2–1 Ebbe Sand
Schalke 04-Borussia Dortmund 0–0
Schalke 04-Hamburg 0–1
0–1 Erik Meijer
Eintracht Frankfurt-Schalke 04 0–0
Schalke 04-Freiburg 0–0
Bayer Leverkusen-Schalke 04 0–3
0–1 Boris Živković
0–2 Émile Mpenza
0–3 Gerald Asamoah
Schalke 04–Kaiserslautern 5–1
1–0 Tomasz Wałdoch
2–0 Tomasz Wałdoch
3–0 Ebbe Sand
3–1 Miroslav Klose
4–1 Émile Mpenza
5–1 Ebbe Sand
Bayern Munich-Schalke 04 1–3
1–0 Carsten Jancker
1–1 Ebbe Sand
1–2 Ebbe Sand
1–3 Ebbe Sand
Schalke 04-Hertha Berlin 3–1
0–1 Sebastian Deisler
1–1 Marco van Hoogdalem
2–1 Émile Mpenza
Bochum-Schalke 04 1–1
1–0 Paul Freier
1–1 Émile Mpenza
Schalke 04-Wolfsburg 2–1
1–0 Ebbe Sand
2–0 Émile Mpenza
2–1 Andrzej Juskowiak
Stuttgart-Schalke 04 1–0
1–0 Krassimir Balakov
Schalke 04-Unterhaching 5–3
0–1 André Breitenreiter
0–2 Mirosław Spiżak
1–2 Nico van Kerckhoven
2–2 Gerald Asamoah
2–3 Jan Seifert
3–3 Jörg Böhme
4–3 Jörg Böhme
5–3 Ebbe Sand
Statistics
Top scorers
Bundesliga
Ebbe Sand 22
Émile Mpenza 13
Jörg Böhme 9
Tomasz Wałdoch 5
Transfers
In
Andreas Möller - Borussia Dortmund
Tomasz Hajto - MSV Duisburg
Jörg Böhme - Arminia Bielefeld
Out
Andreas Müller - retired
References
Notes
FC Schalke 04 seasons
Schalke 04 |
Wonka is a 2023 musical fantasy film directed by Paul King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. It tells the origin story of the titular Willy Wonka, a character in Roald Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, featuring his early days as an eccentric chocolatier. The film stars Timothée Chalamet in the title role, along with newcomer Calah Lane and an ensemble cast including Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant.
Development began after Warner Bros. Pictures, which previously released its own adaptation of the novel in 2005, acquired the rights to the titular character in October 2016 and revealed the film would serve as an origin story for Wonka. In May 2021, Chalamet was confirmed to be playing Wonka and the supporting cast were announced in September of that year. Principal photography began in the United Kingdom in September 2021. Filming took place in Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Watford, as well as Lyme Regis, Bath, St Albans and at the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park, London. Scenes were shot in Oxford in December and February. The original songs for the film were contributed by Neil Hannon, while its original score was provided by Joby Talbot.
Wonka had a special screening at ShowEast on 24 October 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 8 December 2023, and in the United States on 15 December 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Premise
The story of how Willy Wonka went from a young adult selling chocolate in a small candy store to an eccentric genius known all over the world.
Cast
Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka, an eccentric chocolatier. According to Chalamet, he was Paul King's first and only choice to pick for the role after seeing his high school YouTube performances online that proved his vocal and dancing skills. Before Chalamet was cast, Tom Holland, Donald Glover, Ryan Gosling, and Ezra Miller were in consideration to portray the titular character.
Calah Lane as Noodle
Keegan-Michael Key as the Chief-of-Police
Paterson Joseph as Arthur Slugworth
Matt Lucas as Prodnose
Mathew Baynton as Ficklegruber
Sally Hawkins as Willy Wonka's mother
Rowan Atkinson as Father Julius
Jim Carter as Abacus Crunch
Tom Davis as Bleacher
Olivia Colman as Mrs. Scrubbit
Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa
Natasha Rothwell as Piper Benz
Rich Fulcher as Larry Chucklesworth
Rakhee Thakrar as Lottie Bell
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Simon Farnaby
Colin O'Brien
Ellie White
Murray McArthur
Tracy Ifeachor
Isy Suttie
Production
In October 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the rights to the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) character Willy Wonka created by Roald Dahl, with a film in development from producers David Heyman and Michael Siegel. In February 2018, it was announced Paul King was in negotiations to direct. That same year, it was reported the studio's shortlist of actors to star as Willy Wonka included Donald Glover, Ryan Gosling, and Ezra Miller, and it was revealed the film would serve as a prequel to the events of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In January 2021, it was confirmed King would direct the film, now titled Wonka. In May, Timothée Chalamet was cast in the title role and it was announced the film would include several musical numbers. He was the director's only and first pick for the role, stating he offered the actor the part with no audition after seeing his high school YouTube performances online that proved his vocal and dancing skills. Chalamet was paid $9 million for his involvement. It was also revealed the film would be using a screenplay co-written by his Paddington 2 (2017) collaborator Simon Farnaby; Jeff Nathanson, Simon Rich, and Simon Stephenson also provided additional literary material. Tom Holland had also been a frontrunner for the role before Chalamet was cast. In September 2021, it was announced Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, and Jim Carter were among the newest additions to the cast, with Farnaby also set for a role.
Principal photography began in the United Kingdom in September 2021, with Seamus McGarvey set as cinematographer, Nathan Crowley as production designer, Mark Everson as film editor, and Lindy Hemming as costume designer. Filming took place in Lyme Regis and Bath, as well as at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Watford. Filming also occurred at the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley, London. By December, McGarvey exited as cinematographer with Chung Chung-hoon replacing him. Scenes were shot in Oxford in December and February.
Music
Neil Hannon, lead singer of the band The Divine Comedy, contributes original songs for the film. The musical score was composed by Joby Talbot.
Marketing
The marketing campaign from Warner Bros. Pictures for Wonka began on October 10, 2021 when Chalamet shared a photograph of himself in costume as Willy Wonka. The image was posted on Chalamet's Instagram with the caption "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last," a reference to the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder as the title character, which itself is a quote from the 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The Guardian noted that the image was met with mixed reception online.
On April 26, 2022, footage of Chalamet as Willy Wonka was shared during Warner Bros. Pictures' presentation at CinemaCon. It also featured a rendition of the song "Pure Imagination" from the 1971 film. Deadline described the trailer: "Think Fantastic Beasts in regards to period (early 20th century), but so much more fun". The following year at the convention, Warner Bros. screened a teaser trailer for Wonka, which also saw a first-look at Grant as an Oompa Loompa, which caused criticism from actors with dwarfism, including Jason Acuña, who remarked, "So I guess Hugh Grant, you’re now identifying as a little person". IndieWire praised Chalamet's transformation as Wonka remarking: "like the chocolate he concocts in this first trailer, it will make you fly". The trailer was released to the public on July 11, 2023 alongside a teaser poster.
Release
Wonka is scheduled to be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2023, followed by the United States a week later, on December 15, 2023, in both conventional theaters and in Dolby Cinema and IMAX. It was originally set for March 17, 2023.
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The North America Prairies is a large grassland floristic province within the North American Atlantic Region, a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom. It lies between the Appalachian Province and the Rocky Mountains and includes the prairies of the Great Plains. It is bounded by the Canadian coniferous forests on the north and the arid semideserts to the southwest. The province itself is occupied by temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands (including such ecoregions as the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie, Sand Hills, High Plains). Endemism is rather limited in this province, and its boundaries are vague. During the Pleistocene much of the province was glaciated.
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Andropogon gerardi - big bluestem
Bouteloua gracilis - blue grama
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Echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower
Eustoma russellianum - Texas bluebell
Lespedeza leptostachya - prairie bush-Clover
Phlox oklahomensis - Oklahoma phlox
Sorghastrum nutans - indiangrass
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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the early musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930.<ref>Richard W. Haines, list of first two-strip Technicolor (starting in 1928), in Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing" (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 2010), 15. , 9780786480753</ref> Today, the Technicolor sequence survives only in black and white. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical.The Broadway Melody was written by Norman Houston and James Gleason from a story by Edmund Goulding, and directed by Harry Beaumont. Original music was written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, including the popular hit "You Were Meant for Me". The George M. Cohan classic "Give My Regards to Broadway" is used under the opening establishing shots of New York City, its film debut. Bessie Love was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
Plot
Eddie Kearns sings "The Broadway Melody" and tells some chorus girls that he has brought the Mahoney Sisters vaudeville act to New York to perform it with him in the latest revue being produced by Francis Zanfield. Harriet "Hank" Mahoney and her sister Queenie Mahoney are awaiting Eddie's arrival at their apartment. Hank, the older sister, prides herself on her business sense and talent, while Queenie is lauded for her beauty. Hank is confident they will make it big, while Queenie is less eager to put everything on the line to become a star. Hank declines the offer of their Uncle Jed to join a 30-week traveling show but consents to think it over.
Eddie, who is engaged to Hank, arrives and sees Queenie for the first time since she was a girl and is instantly taken with her. He tells them to come to a rehearsal for Zanfield's revue to present their act. A blond woman sabotages their performance by placing a bag in the piano, which causes a fight with Hank. Zanfield isn't interested in it but says he might have a use for Queenie, who begs him to give Hank a part as well, saying both will work for one wage. She also convinces him to pretend that Hank's business skills won him over. Eddie witnesses this exchange and becomes even more enamored of Queenie for her devotion to her sister. During a dress rehearsal for the revue, Zanfield says the pacing is too slow for "The Broadway Melody" and cuts Hank and Queenie from the number.
Meanwhile, another woman is injured after falling off a set prop, and Queenie is selected to replace her. Nearly everyone is captivated by Queenie, particularly notorious playboy Jacques "Jock" Warriner. While Jock begins to woo Queenie, Hank is upset that Queenie is building her success on her looks rather than her talent.
Over the following weeks, Queenie spends a lot of time with Jock, of which Hank and Eddie fervently disapprove. They forbid her to see him, which results in Queenie pushing them away and deteriorating the relationship between the sisters. Queenie is only with Jock to fight her growing feelings for Eddie, but Hank thinks she's setting herself up to be hurt. Eventually, Eddie and Queenie confess their love for each other, but Queenie, unwilling to break her sister's heart, runs off to Jock once again.
After witnessing Queenie's fierce outburst toward Eddie and his devastated reaction to it, Hank finally realizes that they are in love. She berates Eddie for letting Queenie run away and tells him to go after her. Hank claims to have never loved him and that she'd only been using him to advance her career. After he leaves, Hank breaks down and alternates between sobs and hysterical laughter. She composes herself enough to call Uncle Jed to accept the job with the 30-week show.
There's a raucous party at the apartment Jock had recently purchased for Queenie, but he insists they spend time alone. When she resists his advances, he says it's the least she could do after all he's done for her. He begins to get physical, but Eddie bursts in and attempts to fight Jock, who knocks him through the door with one punch. Queenie runs to Eddie and leaves Jock and the party behind.
Sometime later, Hank and Uncle Jed await the return of Queenie and Eddie from their honeymoon. The relationship between the sisters is on the mend, but there is obvious discomfort between Hank and Eddie. Queenie announces she's through with show business and will settle in their new house on Long Island. She insists that Hank live with them when her job is over. After Hank leaves with her new partner and Uncle Jed, Queenie laments that she couldn't help her sister find the happiness she deserves. Ironically, Hank's new partner is the blond who tried to sabotage the act when the sisters first arrived in New York. The final scene shows Hank on her way to the train station. She promises her new partner that they'll be back on Broadway within six months.
Cast
Musical numbers
Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, except as noted."Music, The Broadway Melody (1929)" tcm.com, accessed March 4, 2011
"Broadway Melody"
"Love Boat"
"You Were Meant for Me"
"Wedding of the Painted Doll"
"Boy Friend"
"Truthful Parson Brown" – music and lyrics by Willard Robison"The Broadway Melody (1929) film" https://songbook1.wordpress.com/, accessed March 11, 2023
"Lovely Lady"
Production
Because this movie was one of the early sound features made, and one of the early sound musicals, the production learned how to record sound properly by trial-and-error. After the rushes were seen, the sets were changed to improve the recording qualities, and scenes were re-shot, resulting in long days for the actors and an overall long shooting schedule. It took over three hours to film Bessie Love's brief ukulele-playing scene. For earlier takes, a full orchestra was off-camera, but for later takes, the actors sang and danced to prerecorded music. A silent version of the film was produced, as there were still many motion picture theaters without sound equipment at the time.
The film featured a musical sequence for "The Wedding of the Painted Doll" that was presented in early two-color Technicolor (red and green filters). Color quickly became associated with the musical genre, and numerous features were released in 1929 and 1930 that either featured color sequences or were filmed entirely in color, movies like On with the Show (1929), Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929), Sally (1929), The Life of the Party (1930), and others. The color footage is not extant, although a few frames still survive.
Reception and legacy
Contemporary The Broadway Melody was a substantial success and made a profit of $1.6 million for MGM. It was the top grossing picture of 1929 and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Contemporary reviews from critics were generally positive. Variety wrote that it "has everything a silent picture should have outside of its dialog. A basic story with some sense to it, action, excellent direction, laughs, a tear, a couple of great performances and plenty of sex." "Has everything", agreed Film Daily. "Sure-fire moneymaker that will drag 'em in everywhere."
"This picture is great. It will revolutionize the talkies", wrote Edwin Schallert for Motion Picture News. "The direction is an amazing indication of what can be done in the new medium."
Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times wrote a mixed review, calling it "rather cleverly directed" but "somewhat obvious", with sentiment "served out too generously in most of the sequences." Hall called King's performance "vigorous", but of Page he wrote, "Her acting, especially her voice, does not enhance her personality. Notwithstanding, it must be admitted that there are girls who talk as she is made to for the screen. Miss Page, however, fails to give one an impression of spontaneity, for she recites rather than speaks her lines."
John Mosher of The New Yorker wrote "The stage background allows opportunity for one or two musical interpolations, and no one is more glad than we that the talkies charmingly succeed in a very pleasant ballet. Because of that we shall try to forget the dialogue of the play, and that James Gleason ever wanted to take any credit for it."
Retrospective
Historically, The Broadway Melody often is considered the first complete example of the Hollywood musical. While the film was seen as innovation for its time and helped to usher in the concept and structure of musical films, the film has become regarded by contemporary critics as cliché-ridden and overly melodramatic. It currently holds a rating of 39% at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.4/10. The site's consensus is that the film "is interesting as an example of an early Hollywood musical, but otherwise, it's essentially bereft of appeal for modern audiences".
Assessing the film in 2009, James Berardinelli wrote "The Broadway Melody has not stood the test of time in ways that many of its more artistic contemporaries have. Some of its deficiencies can be attributed to ways in which the genre has been re-shaped and improved over the years, but some are the result of the studio's validated belief that viewers would be willing to ignore bad acting and pedestrian directing in order to experience singing, dancing, and talking on the silver screen."
Sequels
Three more movies were later made by MGM with similar titles, Broadway Melody of 1936, Broadway Melody of 1938, and Broadway Melody of 1940. Although not direct sequels in the traditional sense, they all had the same basic premise of a group of people putting on a show (the films also had recurring cast members playing different roles, most notably dancer Eleanor Powell who appeared in all three).
The original movie was remade in 1940 as Two Girls on Broadway. Another Broadway Melody film was planned for 1943 (starring Gene Kelly and Eleanor Powell), but production was cancelled when Kelly was loaned to Columbia for Cover Girl (1944). Broadway Rhythm, a 1944 musical by MGM, was originally to have been titled Broadway Melody of 1944.
Awards and honors
At the 2nd Academy Awards, The Broadway Melody won for Best Picture. Harry Beaumont received a nomination for Best Director (lost to Frank Lloyd for The Divine Lady), and Bessie Love was nominated for Best Actress (lost to Mary Pickford for Coquette). No nominations were announced before the 1930 ceremonies. Love and Beaumont are presumed to have been under consideration, and they are listed as such by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Home media
In 2005, The Broadway Melody was released on Region 1 special edition DVD by Warner Bros. It is included in the 18-disc release Best Picture Oscar Collection'', also released by Warner Bros. The film was given a Blu-ray release from a 4K restoration by Warner Archive in July, 2023. After the DVD had been released, a 25 to 30 second establishing shot of New York City, missing from 35mm prints and the DVD release, was discovered in a 16mm print. This footage was put back into the film when Warner Brothers restored the film for its 2023 Warner Archive Blu Ray release.
See also
List of early color feature films
List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
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Queer Duck is an American adult animated web series produced by Icebox.com that originally appeared on the company's website, then later moved to the American cable network Showtime, where it aired following the American version of Queer as Folk. Although far from being the first gay cartoon character, Queer Duck was the first animated series to have homosexuality as its predominant theme.
Like several later television cartoons, Queer Duck was animated in Macromedia Flash. The show was created, written, and executive-produced by Mike Reiss, who also produced network cartoons The Simpsons and The Critic. Queer Duck animation was directed and designed by Xeth Feinberg; the theme song was performed by drag celebrity RuPaul. In Canada, Queer Duck aired on Teletoon at Night whilst in the UK it was aired as a short segment as part of magazine show That Gay Show which aired on BBC Choice, the forerunner to BBC Three.
Scholar Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes called the use of the term queer duck as "interesting" and described the show as about a "group of American gay animals" with their personalities seemingly "based on gay white men."
Characters
Queer Duck
The title character, whose full name is Adam Seymour Duckstein (voiced by Jim J. Bullock), is a gay anthropomorphic duck who works as a nurse. In an interview included on the DVD release of Queer Duck: The Movie Reiss states that Bullock is the only member of the cast that is actually gay, and that he had insisted that the character be voiced by someone gay.
Queer Duck has cyan-colored feathers, a little spiky fringe, and may wear purple eye shadow. He wears a sleeveless rainbow top and, like almost everyone else in the series, does not wear trousers. This follows the tradition of semi-nudity of cartoon animals exemplified by Porky Pig, Donald Duck, Top Cat, etc. He is often shown to have two fingers and one thumb on each hand, though on occasion he has the three fingers and one thumb per hand that is typical of many contemporary cartoons.
Queer Duck is known to gossip about anything and everything, especially on the phone while watching television, as shown on Oh Christ!, The Gaining of Herpes from Sparky and A Gay Outing. He is promiscuous in his own way, but not as obsessed with sex as his boyfriend Openly Gator; for example, he'll often utter the word "cock" but swiftly follows it with another word, like "tails", such as in The Gay Road to Morocco.
His nemesis is known to be radio show host Laura Schlessinger, who is pictured as a haggard and ugly old woman.
Queer Duck has also been a victim of gay bashing, as shown in Ku Klux Klan & Ollie, in which Ku Klux Klan members attempt to burn his house down. When his disguise fails, he kisses the unveiled Jerry Falwell, only to get shot down by the other homophobes. When in heaven he finds out that famous icons like Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci are also gay, much to the chagrin of Jerry Falwell.
Over the course of the series, the audience learns that Queer Duck has a Jewish mother who is in denial of his sexuality, a diabetic father (whose name is revealed to be Morty in the episode Quack Doctor), a straight brother named Lucky (who is shown to have bullied Queer Duck when they were younger), a nephew named Little Lucky and a lesbian sister named Melissa. Queer Duck is not the most beloved child in his family and there are strong hints that his older brother Lucky is the most favored one, due to his heterosexuality.
Queer Duck is afraid to show his sexuality to his nephew Little Lucky (who first appeared in Fiddler on the Roofie), especially while camping with two of Little Lucky's friends. They discovered one of his magazines, which included personal ads that contained acronyms like GBM, S&M and B&D. Lucky, however, is already aware of his uncle's sexual identity: when his fellow campers taunt him by saying, "Your uncle is gay", Lucky answers, "Well, DUH!".
Other characters
Openly Gator (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, in the style of Harvey Fierstein) is Queer Duck's boyfriend. His full name is Steven Arlo Gator. He is shy and insecure, and is usually the voice of reason whenever Queer Duck gets himself or anyone else in trouble. He marries Queer Duck in a Jewish wedding in Vermont in the episode "Wedding Bell Blues" (although they are often seen as having an open relationship); a moose was the rabbi. He works as a waiter in a restaurant that both he and Queer Duck hate.
Bi-Polar Bear (voiced by The Ren & Stimpy Show and Futurama actor Billy West, in the style of Paul Lynde) is one of Queer Duck's friends. He often makes bad jokes that he alone finds funny. He works in a perfume stand at a mall. He mentions his father is in a relationship with another man.
Oscar Wildcat (voice actor Maurice LaMarche) is an urbane character, often portrayed as an alcoholic (he is always seen holding some form of alcohol, usually a martini). He has a deep dislike for his own mother and has implied that he would like to kill her. "If I came out it would kill mother!... I'll do it tonight." He owns a Shirley Temple antique store called "Shirley You Jest". His name is a reference to Oscar Wilde.
Recurring supporting characters include Queer Duck's mother (played by Estelle Harris, George's mother on Seinfeld) and the group's nemesis, Dr. Laura Schlessinger (played by voice actress Tress MacNeille). One character, a large, well-built horse, portrays different characters in each episode. He starts out as a gay-converting Christian minister but later portrays more gay-sensitive characters, such as a flight attendant on TWGay. Other characters who have appeared include Truman Coyote, Ricky Marlin and KY Jellyfish.
Recurring themes
Although each three-minute episode stands by itself, there are several recurring themes throughout the 20-episode series, such as coming out, gay relationships/marriages, and the problems that can arise when gay and lesbian people have to interact with their straight family members. These are explored through a variety of situations: Queer Duck comes out to his parents in the first episode; in another, Queer Duck and Openly Gator get married, and it's revealed that Queer Duck has a lesbian sister; and in other episodes, Queer Duck must deal with other family members, such as his straight brother, who is much beloved by their parents.
Much like The Critic, Queer Duck features numerous "cameo" voice appearances by celebrities; these voices are impersonated by the cast. In addition to Dr. Laura, the Queer Duck gang encounter Bob Hope, Jack Nicholson, Cary Grant and Barbra Streisand, with whom Queer Duck is obsessed, as well as noted ultra-conservative preacher Jerry Falwell. These celebrities are the only human characters. All other characters are anthropomorphic animals like Queer Duck and his friends, except for the woman Queer Duck sleeps with in the final episode.
Episodes
Legacy
In 2005, Queer Duck was voted among the 100 Greatest Cartoons in a poll conducted by the British television network Channel 4, ranking at #94. In 2011, Queer Duck returned to introduce the 31st Jewish San Francisco Film Festival.
Film
Queer Duck: The Movie, a film based on the animated series, was released on DVD July 18, 2006. The film reunites the original creators and cast of Queer Duck, plus special guest stars Conan O'Brien as himself, Tim Curry as Peccery the butler, Jeff Glen Bennett as the main antagonist; a homophobic bigoted priest named Reverend Vandergelding, Mark Hamill as a hot dog vendor, Bruce Vilanch as himself, Andy Dick as former drag queen Rex (formerly Regina), Jackie Hoffman as Broadway actress Lola Buzzard, April Winchell doing additional voices and David Duchovny as "Tiny Jesus". Gay-themed channel Logo premiered the film on July 16. The film concerns Queer Duck struggling with his sexuality and his love crisis between his longtime partner Openly Gator or the spunky Broadway actress Lola Buiszzard.
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The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923) is the seventeenth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the third written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill.
Plot
The story opens with Mustafa of Mudge, a turbaned desert monarch with blue whiskers, who collects lions. Mustafa demands one more lion — he already has nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine and a half lions, but there are no more lions in Mudge, and Mudgers are forbidden by Ozma, on penalty of death, to travel beyond the desert borders of Mudge. However, when Notta Bit More, a clown from the circus in Stumptown (somewhere in the humdrum backblocks of the United States of America), and a serious-minded orphan boy called Bobbie Downs (but renamed as Bob Up, by the cheerful Notta) drop into Mudge together, this seems to Mustafa to be his chance to send a non-Mudge person out to bring the famous Cowardly Lion to be the ten thousandth lion in Mudge. Using a magic ring, he enchants Notta and Bob and compels them to set out on a quest to capture the Cowardly Lion.
Meanwhile, in the Emerald City, the Cowardly Lion believes that he has depleted the reserve of courage imbued in him by the Wizard (as told in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz). The mischievous Patchwork Girl, Scraps (who was first introduced in an earlier Baum-written title), misdirects the Lion into thinking that he can replenish his courage by eating a courageous man. Since the Lion dislikes the notion of harming anyone, he resolves to do the deed as quickly as possible, and so embarks on his quest to find, and eat, the bravest man in Oz.
Unbeknownst to the Cowardly Lion, he is being hunted by Notta Bit More and Bob Up. Accidentally, the three meet each other. Concealing their objective from the lion, Notta and Bob resolve to trick him into going to Mudge.
The three adventurers fall into a trap and are transported to the unexpected and unhappy Island of Un, which floats in the sky. The feathery, bird-headed people of Un are all thoroughly “unish“, or negative: unfriendly, unkind, ungrateful, and so on. The travellers meet a remarkable bird called Nickadoodle who tells them that if they remain on the isle of Un, they will grow feathers and become bird-like creatures themselves. Together, they escape the Island of Un in a flyaboutabus, which is a flying machine fitted with whirling feathered wheels.
The Cowardly Lion, Notta, and Bob become fast friends, and reveal their secret plans to each other. The Cowardly Lion rejects his former plan to eat a brave man, and the travelers separate, the lion making his way to Mudge to appease Mustafa and prevent him from using his magic ring against Notta and Bob. Notta and Bob set out for the Emerald City to appeal to Ozma for help.
The Cowardly Lion encounters Crunch, a stone giant, who joins him. Together they reach Mudge, where the giant transforms the Cowardly Lion into a stone statue to keep him company. However, Notta, Bob, Ozma, and the Wizard of Oz arrive and reverse the giant's transformation. Ozma takes away Mustafa's magic ring and order is restored.
References
External links
The full text of The Cowardly Lion of Oz at HathiTrust Digital Library
On The Cowardly Lion of Oz
Review/discussion of The Cowardly Lion of Oz at Tor.com
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Newton C. Young (January 28, 1862 – November 10, 1923) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1898 to 1906. He had previously served as the state's attorney of Pembina County, North Dakota.
Early life and education
Young was born on January 28, 1862, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He was the son of C.S. Young and Joanna E. Young. He received his elementary school education in Taber, Iowa and graduated from Iowa City Academy in 1882. In 1886 he graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received Bachelor of Laws degree from the university the following year. He later received a Masters of Arts degree from the university in 1891.
Legal and judicial career
In 1887 Young moved to Bathgate, Dakota Territory. He practiced law there until getting appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court. While practicing law in this period, he also served two terms as the state's attorney of Pembina County from 1892 through 1896. Politically, Young was a Republican.
In 1898, at the age of 36, he was appointed by Governor Joseph M. Devine to complete the term of Guy C. H. Corliss on the North Dakota Supreme Court. Young, nominated by the Republican Party, was elected in his own right that year to a full term. His opponent had been Charles J. Fisk. He was reelected to a second term in 1904. He served on the court for approximately seven years and ten and one-half months. He was chief justice for a time. In 1906, Young resigned from the court. He practiced law in Fargo, North Dakota until his death. After resigning from the court he joined the firm Ball, Watson & Young (later Watson & Young). The firm served as division counsel of the Northern Pacific Railway.
Young served as a trustee of North Dakota State University from 1907 through 1915.
Personal life and death
Young married Ida B. Clarke on June 23, 1887, in Iowa City, Iowa. They had one son and two daughters. He was a member of several organizations and fraternities, including Phi Delta Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, and the Shriners.
Young died on November 10, 1923, at the age of 61.
External links
North Dakota Supreme Court biography
References
Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court
1862 births
1923 deaths
People from Mount Pleasant, Iowa
People from Pembina County, North Dakota
People from Fargo, North Dakota
North Dakota Republicans
Phi Delta Theta
State's attorneys in North Dakota
Iowa State University alumni |
```kotlin
/*
* that can be found in the LICENSE file.
*/
import org.jetbrains.kotlin.PlatformInfo
import org.jetbrains.kotlin.getCompileOnlyBenchmarksOpts
import org.jetbrains.kotlin.getNativeProgramExtension
import org.jetbrains.kotlin.mingwPath
plugins {
id("compile-benchmarking")
}
val dist = file(findProperty("kotlin.native.home") ?: "dist")
val toolSuffix = if (System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Windows")) ".bat" else ""
val binarySuffix = getNativeProgramExtension()
val linkerOpts = when {
PlatformInfo.isMac() -> listOf("-linker-options","-L/opt/local/lib", "-linker-options", "-L/usr/local/lib")
PlatformInfo.isLinux() -> listOf("-linker-options", "-L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu", "-linker-options", "-L/usr/lib64")
PlatformInfo.isWindows() -> listOf("-linker-options", "-L$mingwPath/lib")
else -> error("Unsupported platform")
}
var includeDirsFfmpeg = emptyList<String>()
var filterDirsFfmpeg = emptyList<String>()
when {
PlatformInfo.isMac() -> filterDirsFfmpeg = listOf(
"-headerFilterAdditionalSearchPrefix", "/opt/local/include",
"-headerFilterAdditionalSearchPrefix", "/usr/local/include"
)
PlatformInfo.isLinux() -> filterDirsFfmpeg = listOf(
"-headerFilterAdditionalSearchPrefix", "/usr/include",
"-headerFilterAdditionalSearchPrefix", "/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu",
"-headerFilterAdditionalSearchPrefix", "/usr/include/ffmpeg"
)
PlatformInfo.isWindows() -> includeDirsFfmpeg = listOf("-compiler-option", "-I$mingwPath/include")
}
var includeDirsSdl = when {
PlatformInfo.isMac() -> listOf(
"-compiler-option", "-I/opt/local/include/SDL2",
"-compiler-option", "-I/usr/local/include/SDL2"
)
PlatformInfo.isLinux() -> listOf("-compiler-option", "-I/usr/include/SDL2")
PlatformInfo.isWindows() -> listOf("-compiler-option", "-I$mingwPath/include/SDL2")
else -> error("Unsupported platform")
}
val defaultCompilerOpts = listOf("-g")
val buildOpts = getCompileOnlyBenchmarksOpts(project, defaultCompilerOpts)
compileBenchmark {
applicationName = "Videoplayer"
repeatNumber = 10
compilerOpts = buildOpts
buildSteps {
step("runCinteropFfmpeg") {
command = listOf(
"$dist/bin/cinterop$toolSuffix",
"-o", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/build/classes/kotlin/videoPlayer/main/videoplayer-cinterop-ffmpeg.klib",
"-def", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/src/nativeInterop/cinterop/ffmpeg.def"
) + filterDirsFfmpeg + includeDirsFfmpeg
}
step("runCinteropSdl") {
command = listOf(
"$dist/bin/cinterop$toolSuffix",
"-o", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/build/classes/kotlin/videoPlayer/main/videoplayer-cinterop-sdl.klib",
"-def", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/src/nativeInterop/cinterop/sdl.def"
) + includeDirsSdl
}
step("runKonanProgram") {
command = listOf(
"$dist/bin/konanc$toolSuffix",
"-ea", "-p", "program",
"-o", "${buildDir.absolutePath}/program$binarySuffix",
"-l", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/build/classes/kotlin/videoPlayer/main/videoplayer-cinterop-ffmpeg.klib",
"-l", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/build/classes/kotlin/videoPlayer/main/videoplayer-cinterop-sdl.klib",
"-Xmulti-platform", "$dist/../samples/videoplayer/src/videoPlayerMain/kotlin",
"-entry", "sample.videoplayer.main"
) + buildOpts + linkerOpts
}
}
}
``` |
Marysburg Assumption Church & Centre Of The Arts is a Roman Catholic church in the hamlet of Marysburg within the Rural Municipality of Humboldt in Saskatchewan, Canada. The church was designated as a municipal heritage building on September 13, 1983. The brick building contains two towers and is of a Romanesque Revival style while the interior exhibits a Classical Revival influence. The Assumption Church is 12.8 km north (8 miles) of Humboldt, Saskatchewan on Hwy 20 and 3.2 km (2 miles) east on Marysburg Grid 756.
The church can hold over 400 people and makes extensive use of stained glass. The interior is decorated with works by the artist Berthold Imhoff. Thirty two Imhoff paintings were purchased in 1948.
Restoration
Assumption Church Restoration Committee was formed in 1998, when the parish had shrunk to 25 families.
From 1998 to the end of 2003, new furnaces were installed, the foundation repaired, the brick exterior repaired, insulation pumped between roof and ceiling, and both nave and side wings given new roofs. This was financed entirely by local initiative.
2004 saw the start of major renovations to the interior. Mike Labelle of Western Restoration was hired and as a result the interior of the church was plastered and painted. Paintings by Berthold Imhoff were cleaned, repaired and remounted on the walls of the church in the winter of 2006.
The Assumption Church Restoration Committee received the Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Award in September 2009 in the category of long-term stewardship.
References
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1920
Roman Catholic churches in Saskatchewan
Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Canada |
Redl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Redl (1864–1913), Austrian officer and spy
Barbara Redl (born 1968), Austrian actress
Christian Redl (born 1948), German actor
Doug Redl (born 1956), Canadian football player
Erwin Redl (born 1963), Austrian artist
Gerhard Redl (born 1962), Austrian bobsledder
Hans Redl (1914–76), Austrian tennis player
Mark Redl (born 1993), German footballer
Michael Redl (1936–2013), German handball player
Scott Redl (born 1961), Canadian football player
Vlasta Redl, Czech folk musician |
Mirodenafil belongs to the drug class PDE5 inhibitors, which includes avanafil, sildenafil, tadalafil, udenafil, and vardenafil, and is the first-line treatment for erectile dysfunction. Developed by SK Chemicals Life Science, mirodenafil is marketed in Korea under the trade name Mvix, offered both as tablets (50 mg and 100 mg) and as orally dissolving film (50 mg).
Several clinical trials were conducted, but mirodenafil has not been approved for use in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
References
PDE5 inhibitors |
Edith Mansell-Moullin (September 1858–5 March 1941) was an English suffragist of Welsh heritage and social activist. Proud of her Welsh roots, she founded the Cymric Suffrage Union, which was dedicated to gaining women's suffrage for Welsh women. She was the co-organizer of the Welsh contingent of the 1911 procession of the Women’s Suffrage Union’s "Great Demonstration" held in 1911 in London. Part of the more militant British suffrage contingent, she was imprisoned for dissidence and refused to stop government agitation during World War I.
Biography
Edith Ruth Thomas was born in September 1858 to Anne (née Lloyd) and David Collet Thomas. After completing her education, she worked in the Bethnal Green slums and continued to do so after her 1885 marriage to the well-known surgeon, Charles William Mansell-Moullin, who worked at the Royal London Hospital. She witnessed the Match Girl's Strike in 1888 and assisted dock workers in a soup kitchen during the London Dock strike of 1889. She continued her settlement house work until around 1906, when she joined the Women's Industrial Council and became chair of the Investigation Committee of the council. She also joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) around 1907 and became the first treasurer of the Church League for Women's Suffrage. Both Mansell-Moullins were suffragists. The doctor belonged to the Men's League for Women's Suffrage and served as a vice president. Mansell-Moullin was a member of the Women's Freedom League besides the WSPU.
Mansell-Moullin took part in several protests including the 1910 demonstration held in Hyde Park, in which she shared the stage with Emmeline Pankhurst. On 17 June 1911, 40,000 women marched in the "Great Demonstration" sponsored by the Women’s Suffrage Union, as part of the coronation procession for George V. Mansell-Moullin organized the Welsh contingent of the parade with Rachel Barrett and encouraged the Welsh participants to wear the national costume. Proud of her Welsh parentage, after the procession, Mansell-Moullin founded the Cymric Suffrage Union (CSU), whose aim was to secure the right to vote for Welsh women. Though primarily based in London there were branches in Wales and she made speaking tours in northern Wales to promote suffrage. The CSU also translated documents about enfranchisement into the Welsh language and distributed them to churches with Welsh congregations. In November 1911, Mansell-Moullin participated in the demonstration before Parliament in which she was among the 200 women arrested. She was charged with disturbing the peace and attempting to break the police lines, which she denied. She was sentenced and spent five days in Holloway Prison.
After her imprisonment, the CSU was disbanded and a more militant organization, the Forward Cymric Suffrage Union (FCSU), was formed in October 1912. She and her husband spoke out against force-feeding suffrage prisoners and the Mansel Moullin's home became a meeting center for discussing strategy. In 1913 Mansel Moullin became the honorary secretary of the group Sylvia Pankhurst formed to gain the repeal of the Cat and Mouse Act. This act replaced force-feeding by releasing prisoners when they became ill from lack of food, but then re-imprisoned them as soon as they had sufficiently recovered. That same year, Dr. Mansell-Moullin performed surgery on Emily Davison after she was trampled by King George V's horse at The Derby, though he was unable to save her.
Mansell-Moullin resigned from the WSPU, in part because of its decision to suspend anti-government protests during the war. As a pacifist, Mansell-Moullin neither supported the war, nor believed that social responsibility should be suspended. Disturbed by the practice of arresting German mine workers who were working in Welsh mines, causing the miner's families hardship, Mansell-Moullin sent appeals on their behalf and collected funds through the FCSU to assist them. She also sent protests about the low wages being paid to women during the war, requesting that public funds be used to supplement the wages of women doing relief work. She resigned from her positions in the FCSU in 1916 due to health concerns, though she continued to work in social programs and with pacifist organizations. In 1931, she chaired the Society for Cultural Relations with the USSR and worked as a volunteer at St Dunstan's, which operated a home for blind veterans.
Mansell-Moullin died on 5 March 1941 at her son's home in London, one year after her husband's death.
Posthumous recognition
Her name and picture (and those of 58 other women's suffrage supporters) are on the plinth of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, London, unveiled in 2018.
References
Citations
Sources
1858 births
1941 deaths
Activists from London
Welsh suffragists
Welsh feminists
Welsh activists
Welsh women activists |
John Bell (13 December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Bell played for Clydesdale. He was made captain of the club in September 1900.
He moved to play for London Scottish in 1902.
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1900 Inter-City match and in the 1901 Inter-City match.
He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 12 January 1901.
On moving to play for London Scottish, he then played for Anglo-Scots on 27 December 1902.
International career
He played 6 matches for Scotland from 1901 to 1902.
References
1879 births
1962 deaths
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players
Clydesdale RFC Glasgow rugby union players
Glasgow District (rugby union) players
Cities District players
London Scottish F.C. players
Rugby union forwards |
Larkinella soli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of Larkinella which has been isolated from biological soil crusts from Erdos Plateau in the Mongolia.
References
External links
Type strain of Larkinella soli at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Cytophagia
Bacteria described in 2017 |
Love Is Best is the second 'Best of' compilation album to be released by Ai Otsuka on 11 November 2009. Its theme is love. It will come in both a CD-only format and a CD+DVD format. Fifteen songs are included. The first press edition comes with a pair of eyeglasses called "Love Eyes".
The majority of the songs are taken from Otsuka's past releases, and they are all love songs, keeping with the album's theme. Some songs have been re-recorded specifically for the compilation.
A new song, "Is", was used to promote the album. It was used in TV commercials for Topvalu Heatfact, a company that produces underwear.
Love Is Best was certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.
Track listing
"Is"
"Aisu×Time" (Collaboration with Su from Rip Slyme)
"Daisuki da yo." (大好きだよ。, I Love You.)
"Ticket (チケット)"
"Kimi Fechi" (君フェチ, Fetish of You)
"Heart"
"Futatsuboshi Kinenbi: Shinkon Hiyori" (ふたつ星記念日 ～新婚日和～, Two Stars Remembrance Day: Wedding Day)"
"Sakuranbo" (さくらんぼ, Cherry)
"Strawberry Jam"
"Drop."
"Amaenbo: Wedding" (甘えんぼ ～Wedding～, Spoiled Child)
"Kimi ni Kaeru." (キミにカエル。, Returning To You.)
"Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri" (甘い気持ちまるかじり, A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)
"Renai Shashin: Haru" (恋愛写真 -春-, Love Photograph -Spring-)
"Pocket: Last Love Letter" (ポケット ～Last Love Letter～, Pocket)
DVD track list
Is (Music Clip)
Aisu×Time (Music Clip)
Daisuki da yo. (Music Clip)
Heart (Music Clip)
Sakuranbo (Music Clip)
Amaenbo: Wedding (Music Clip)
Chart history
Oricon Sales Chart
References
Ai Otsuka albums
2009 compilation albums
Avex Group compilation albums |
A pentacle is an amulet used in magical evocation, generally made of parchment, paper or metal (although it can be of other materials), on which the symbol of a spirit or energy being evoked is drawn.
Pentacle may also refer to:
Suit of pentacles, a tarot card suit in the Minor Arcana
Pentacle (magazine), a Neopagan magazine
The Pentacle, a short-lived DC Comics supervillain team
See also
Pentagram (disambiguation)
Pentangle (disambiguation) |
Mnasagoras (; fl. 2nd century BC) was an ancient Greek stoic philosopher. He was probably from Alexandria Troas.
Almost nothing is known about the life of Mnasagoras. He was either the disciple of Antipater of Tarsos or Diogenes of Babylon (or both). The book VII of Diogenes Laërtius' work Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers has contained his biography, but the section containing it has been lost; only a reference to it in the table of contents remains.
References
Stoic philosophers |
Jean Charles or Giancarlo Pallavicini (14 April 1911, Desio, Italy – 22 September 1999, Desio, Italy) was a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, serving as its Lieutenant during 1988 in the interim between the Grand Masterships of Angelo de Mojana di Cologna and Andrew Bertie.
Pallavicini was admitted as a Knight of Honour and Obedience 13 May 1953. On 22 June 1963 he was promoted to the rank of Knight of Obedience (later altered to Knight of Honour and Devotion in Obedience).
Notes
1911 births
1999 deaths
People from Desio
Lieutenants of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
Nur Tabar (; 15 July 1941 – 15 August 2022) was a Tajik politician. A member of the Communist Party, he served on the Supreme Soviet of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic from 1987 to 1990.
Tabar died in Dushanbe on 15 August 2022, at the age of 81.
References
1941 births
2022 deaths
Soviet politicians
Tajikistani politicians
Tajikistani male writers
Tajik National University alumni
Communist Party of Tajikistan politicians
People from Districts of Republican Subordination |
The Song of Middle Earth is a book by author David Harvey, published in 1985.
Plot summary
The Song of Middle Earth is a book which contends that Tolkien's work is more original than what critics have claimed, and that Tolkien in his work was trying to create a modern mythology for England.
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed The Song of Middle Earth for White Dwarf #67, and stated that "This stodge should appeal to hobbits, who you'll remember 'liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.'"
Reviews
Review by Chris Morgan and Pauline Morgan (1985) in Vector 127
Review by Brian Stableford (1985) in Fantasy Review, October 1985
Review by Mary Gentle (1985) in Interzone, #13 Autumn 1985
References
1985 non-fiction books
Books about Middle-earth |
The 2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fifth-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As a 10th seed, they defeated Loyola Chicago in the first round of the A-10 Tournament and George Washington in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Dayton.
Offseason
Departures
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
|-
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
|-
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
|-
!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season
|-
!colspan=12 style=| A-10 tournament
References
Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball seasons
Saint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's |
Tobias Werner (born 19 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder or winger.
Career
On 3 August 2016, Werner moved to VfB Stuttgart. On 28 August 2017, he was loaned out to 1. FC Nürnberg until the end of the season. After the end of the loan deal, Werner joined VfB Stuttgart II.
In March 2019, Werner announced his retirement, "mostly due to health issues" having agreed the early termination of his contract until 2019.
References
External links
1985 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football wingers
German men's footballers
FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
FC Augsburg players
VfB Stuttgart players
1. FC Nürnberg players
VfB Stuttgart II players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Sportspeople from Gera
Footballers from Thuringia |
The 2018 India Open, officially the Yonex-Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in India from 30 January to 4 February 2018 and had a total purse of $350,000.
Tournament
The 2018 India Open was the fourth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the India Open championships which has been held since 2008. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of India and sanctioned by the BWF. The tournament was renamed in a tribute for Akhilesh Das, president of the Badminton Association of India, who died in April 2017.
Venue
This international tournament was held at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India.
Point distribution
Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.
Prize money
The total prize money for the 2018 tournament was US$350,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
Chou Tien-chen (final)
Shi Yuqi (champion)
Prannoy H. S. (first round)
Wang Tzu-wei (quarterfinals)
Anders Antonsen (first round)
B. Sai Praneeth (quarterfinals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
P. V. Sindhu (final)
Carolina Marín (quarterfinals)
Ratchanok Intanon (semifinals)
Saina Nehwal (quarterfinals)
Zhang Beiwen (champion)
Cheung Ngan Yi (semifinals)
Yip Pui Yin (quarterfinals)
Beatriz Corrales (quarterfinals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (champions)
Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (second round)
Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (second round)
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (final)
Mathias Christiansen / David Daugaard (first round)
Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (withdrew)
Angga Pratama / Rian Agung Saputro (quarterfinals)
He Jiting / Tan Qiang (quarterfinals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen (semifinals)
Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (final)
Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (champions)
Chayanit Chaladchalam / Phataimas Muenwong (second round)
Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta (quarterfinals)
Ashwini Ponnappa / N. Sikki Reddy (quarterfinals)
Meghana Jakkampudi / Poorvisha S Ram (quarterfinals)
Kittipak Dubthuk / Natcha Saengchote (quarterfinals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (withdrew)
Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (withdrew)
Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (second round)
Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarterfinals)
Mathias Christiansen / Christina Pedersen (champions)
He Jiting / Du Yue (semifinals)
Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
Pranaav Jerry Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy (semifinals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament Link
India Open (badminton)
India Open
Open (badminton)
India Open (badminton)
India Open (badminton) |
Betty Diana Coupland (5 March 1928 – 10 November 2006), billed as Diana Coupland, was an English actress and singer, best remembered for her role in the sitcom Bless This House, as Jean Abbott, the wife of Sid James character Sid, which she played from 1971 to 1976.
Early life
Coupland was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire in 1928, the only child of Elsie (née Beck) and Denis Coupland. She originally wanted to be a ballet dancer but could not fulfil this ambition, owing to a horse-riding accident. Her music career began when she was 15; Barney Colehan, a BBC producer, heard her sing and invited her onto one of his radio shows. By the time she reached the age of 18, she was singing full-time at the Mecca Locarno in Leeds, and the following year, moved to London with her parents, where she became a resident singer at Mecca's Tottenham Court Road ballroom. Coupland became a leading singer of the 1940s and 1950s, working at the Dorchester Hotel and the Savoy Hotel.
Career
Coupland serenades the opening scene of the film Flannelfoot (1953) in which she featured as a nightclub singer. In 1959, she was unexpectedly cast by Joan Littlewood as Sally in the Theatre Workshop musical Make Me An Offer, and soon appeared in West End shows such as Gigi and Not Now, Darling.
She made her television debut in a 1961 episode of Emergency – Ward 10. Her other early roles were in Dixon of Dock Green, The Wednesday Play, Softly, Softly and Z-Cars. After playing a mother in Please Sir! and the Siberian wife in Mel Brooks's film The Twelve Chairs (1970), she was cast as Jean Abbott, the long-suffering wife of Sid James's character, in Bless This House, which began its run in February 1971. She reprised the role in the 1972 feature film, and continued in the role until James died in 1976. She appeared in several other films, including The Millionairess (1960), The Family Way (1966), Charlie Bubbles (1967), Spring and Port Wine (1970), The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970), The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1972) and Operation Daybreak (1975).
She also dubbed the singing voices of actresses who could not sing, including Lana Turner in Betrayed, and was the playback singer for Ursula Andress's dubbed performance of the song "Underneath the Mango Tree" in the first James Bond film Dr. No. She gave up professional singing in the 1960s.
During the late 1970s and 1980s, Coupland appeared in Wilde Alliance, Triangle, Dickens of London and Juliet Bravo. Her casting in Triangle occurred after the death of the actor originally due to play the owner of the shipping line. She had been on the set with her husband, a director on the programme, and was offered the part. She appeared in an episode of One Foot in the Grave in 1992, and in 2000 had a six-week role as Maureen Carter in EastEnders. Following this, Coupland appeared in Doctors, Casualty and in 2005 Rose and Maloney, her final television appearance.
Personal life
Coupland married twice. Her first husband was composer Monty Norman whom she married in May 1956 at the St John's Liberal Synagogue after converting to Judaism. They divorced after 20 years of marriage, having had one daughter. In 2001, she gave evidence in a High Court case after her former husband sued The Sunday Times following a 1997 article suggesting that Norman had falsely taken credit and royalties for the James Bond theme music, which was claimed actually to have been written by John Barry. Coupland described the article as "blatantly untrue"; Norman was awarded £30,000.
She married Marc Miller, a producer, in 1980. Coupland, who was a patron of National Lupus UK, died at the University Hospital in Coventry in November 2006, aged 78, after failing to recover following an operation to resolve long-term heart problems.
Filmography
Footnotes
External links
BBC News - Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74
The Daily Telegraph Obituary
The Times Obituary
1928 births
2006 deaths
English film actresses
English soap opera actresses
English stage actresses
English television actresses
English voice actresses
Actresses from Leeds
20th-century English singers
British comedy actresses
20th-century English women singers
20th-century British businesspeople |
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