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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriana%20Lecouvreur%20%28film%29
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Adriana Lecouvreur (film)
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Adriana Lecouvreur is a 1955 Italian biographical film about 18th-century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.
Cast
Valentina Cortese: Adriana Lecouvreur
Gabriele Ferzetti: Maurizio di Sassonia
Olga Villi: Principessa di Bouillon
Annibale Ninchi: Principe di Bouillon
Memo Benassi: Michonnet
Leonardo Cortese: Conte di Chazeul
Valeria Valeri: La Duclos
Monica Vitti
Carlo Tamberlani
Renato Malavasi
Silvano Tranquilli
Luciana Paluzzi
Pietro Tordi
References
External links
1955 films
Italian films
Italian biographical drama films
Italian historical films
1950s biographical drama films
Italian-language films
Italian films based on plays
Films set in the 1720s
Films set in the 1730s
Cultural depictions of Adrienne Lecouvreur
Films based on works by Eugène Scribe
1955 drama films
Films scored by Renzo Rossellini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timiryazevsky%2C%20Voronezh%20Oblast
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Timiryazevsky, Voronezh Oblast
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Timiryazevsky () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Mikhaylovskoye Rural Settlement, Paninsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 207 as of 2010. There are 4 streets.
Geography
Timiryazevsky is located 6 km southeast of Panino (the district's administrative centre) by road. Toyda is the nearest rural locality.
References
Rural localities in Paninsky District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olenecamptus%20adlbaueri
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Olenecamptus adlbaueri
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Olenecamptus adlbaueri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bjornstad and Minetti.
References
Dorcaschematini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast
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Gormenghast
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Gormenghast may refer to:
Gormenghast (series), a trilogy of novels by Mervyn Peake
Gormenghast (novel), second in the series
Gormenghast (opera), an opera based on the books
Gormenghast (TV serial), a BBC adaptation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshivat%20HaMivtar
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Yeshivat HaMivtar
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Yeshivat Torat Yosef - Hamivtar (ישיבת תורת יוסף - המבתר) is a men's yeshiva located in Efrat in the West Bank. The Roshei Yeshiva are Rabbi Yonatan Rosensweig and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. The institution is primarily focused on post college-aged students and is part of the Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions founded by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Rabbi Chaim Brovender.
Yeshivat Hamivtar is closely associated with the Modern Orthodox and Religious Zionist/Dati Leumi schools of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. The Yeshiva emphasizes teaching its students how to become more independent learners, especially in Talmud. It caters to both students with strong religious backgrounds, and students adopting a more observant lifestyle. It is located just outside the southern gate of Efrat, between the city and the Kibbutz Migdal Oz - located in a campus called Kiryat Shoshana.
Programs
The institution has a non-rabbinical and rabbinical track. Students who do not opt for the rabbinical track often enter other Yeshivot or the workforce in Israel or other countries.
Rabbinical/Semicha Program
Students accepted into the Semicha program (ordination) are required to spend three-years studying Halacha in the afternoon seder, in addition to the morning seder of Gemara with the rest of the Yeshiva.
The three years' study consists of: Shabbat, Nidah, and Issur v'Heter.
Other classes in the track include Hashkafa (questions relating to "worldview") and Practical Rabbinics;
a mandatory beki'ut (survey / overview) program in Talmud was instituted beginning with the 2008-2009 year.
Yeshiva Program
The Yeshiva program, for students not focused on Semicha, has a wide array of classes. A seder of Talmud in the morning, followed in the afternoon by Halacha (Jewish law), Machshava (Jewish philosophy), Navi, and Chumash. The curriculum is designed to produce well rounded graduates, capable of learning on their own in the original text. Some students may start out in the Yeshiva program and progress into the Semicha program.
History
Rabbi Chaim Brovender founded Yeshivat Hamivtar in Givat HaMivtar in 1967 as a spinoff of Yeshivas Itri. The goal of the institution was to create a unique learning center with a dual emphasis on intellectual openness and the systematic teaching of Talmud and other texts. Brovender had been teaching at Darche Noam and left with ten-students to found the new Yeshiva including Rabbi David Fink and Professor Charles Manekin. Shortly thereafter Rabbi Brovender also founded Michlelet Bruria as a parallel program for women. It was one of the first Orthodox institutions to teach Talmud to women. Today the institution is known as Midreshet Lindenbaum.
In 1985, Yeshivat Hamivtar became part of the network of educational institutions founded by Riskin called Ohr Torah Stone. At which point Rabbi Riskin became co-Rosh Yeshiva. Rabbi Shuki Reich led the program to train advanced students for Rabbinic Ordination.
Yeshiva Hamivtar previously offered a post-high school "gap program"; in 2001 this was discontinued, allowing the Yeshiva to focus on the needs of the post-college students. Ohr Torah that same year created Yeshivat Torat Shraga which became its post high school program, led by Rabbis Brovender and Ebner. Rabbi Brovender then returned fully to Yeshivat Hamivtar.
In 1997 The Yeshiva changed its name to Yeshivat Hamivtar-Orot Lev.
In early 2007, Brovender left the yeshiva to focus on developing his organization for Jewish educational initiatives, Atid, and especially its latest project called WebYeshiva.
Rabbi Joel Zeff succeeded Brovender as Rosh Yeshiva. During Zeff's three-year tenure educational and administrative changes were made that brought considerable expansion of the Yeshiva's enrollment and vibrancy.
In Elul 2010 Rabbi Yonatan Rosensweig became the new Rosh Yeshiva. The name of the yeshivah changed again, this time to Yeshivat Torat Yosef-Hamivatar. The new leadership of the yeshiva is especially intent on actualizing the institution's great potential to serve the many students desirous of a serious yeshiva experience in a Modern Orthodox-Religious Zionist environment, as well as committed to Riskin's dream of creating truly Modern Orthodox rabbis. In 2012 the program closed. Its former campus now houses the Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone.
Notable alumni
Rabbi Dr. David Fink, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and expert in halacha and Jewish medical ethics
Dore Gold, Israeli diplomat
Rabbi Prof. Shaul Magid of Dartmouth College
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, founder of Atid and director of WebYeshiva. Head of research at the Agnon House
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, cofounder and Director of International Relations of the Roots/Shorashim/Judur organization for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
See also
Gush Etzion
Hesder
Torah study
References
Baalei teshuva institutions
Gush Etzion
Jewish seminaries
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem
Hamivtar
Yeshivas in the West Bank
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20Grove%2C%20Wisconsin
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Green Grove, Wisconsin
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Green Grove is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 756 at the 2010 census, down from 902 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Atwood and Bright are located in the town.
Geography
The town of Green Grove is in northeastern Clark County. It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Owen and at its northeast corner by the village of Curtiss. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.58%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 902 people, 225 households, and 177 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.7 people per square mile (9.5/km2). There were 236 housing units at an average density of 6.5 per square mile (2.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.89% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 225 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.57.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,667, and the median income for a family was $41,023. Males had a median income of $32,120 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,067. About 10.4% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
Towns in Wisconsin
Towns in Clark County, Wisconsin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Immortalit%C3%A9%20%281887%29
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HMS Immortalité (1887)
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HMS Immortalité was one of seven armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1880s. She was sold for scrap on 11 January 1907.
Design and description
Immortalité had a length between perpendiculars of , a beam of and a draught of . Designed to displace , all of the Orlando-class ships proved to be overweight and displaced approximately . The ship was powered by a pair of three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, which were designed to produce a total of and a maximum speed of using steam provided by four boilers with forced draught. The ship carried a maximum of of coal which was designed to give her a range of at a speed of . The ship's complement was 484 officers and ratings.
Immortalités main armament consisted of two breech-loading (BL) Mk V guns, one gun fore and aft of the superstructure on pivot mounts. Her secondary armament was ten BL guns, five on each broadside. Protection against torpedo boats was provided by six quick-firing (QF) 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns and ten QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns, most of which were mounted on the main deck in broadside positions. The ship was also armed with six 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes: four on the broadside above water and one each in the bow and stern below water.
The ship was protected by a waterline compound armour belt thick. It covered the middle of the ship and was high. Because the ship was overweight, the top of the armour belt was below the waterline when she was fully loaded. The ends of the armour belt were closed off by transverse bulkheads . The lower deck was thick over the full length of the hull. The conning tower was protected by of armour.
Construction and service
Immortalité, named for the French frigate Immortalité captured in 1798, was laid down on 18 January 1886 by Chatham Royal Dockyard. The ship was launched on 7 June 1887, and completed in July 1889.
In March 1900 she had successful machinery trials in the North Sea, and was transferred to the A division of the Medway Fleet Reserve.
She was commissioned at Chatham on 21 May 1901 by Captain Sackville Carden as seagoing tender to the Wildfire, flagship at Sheerness. She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII, and two months later Captain Archibald Peile Stoddart succeeded Carden in command on 16 October 1902.
Notes
References
External links
Orlando-class cruisers
Ships built in Chatham
1887 ships
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Madison Kimrey
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Madison Kimrey is a political activist from Burlington, North Carolina. Her focuses include youth involvement in politics, the humane treatment of animals, and women’s rights. She has also been involved with petitions, including a petition to meet with North Carolina governor Pat McCrory. She spoke at a Moral Mondays event in North Carolina, and at the "We are Woman" rally in Washington DC.
Career
Kimrey's first encounter with activism was in Jacksonville, when a family had to pay extra for a family membership at the "Hands-On Children's Museum" because the museum argued they weren't "really a family." After she returned to North Carolina, Kimrey started to notice Pat McCrory and started going to "Moral Monday" protests.
Kimrey is also the author of the blog "Functional Human Being," which contains a collection of political writings, opinions, personal insights and occasional accompanying music video.
References
American political activists
2001 births
Living people
American feminists
North Carolina Democrats
People from Alamance County, North Carolina
People from Burlington, North Carolina
American abortion-rights activists
Activists from North Carolina
American political women
American women's rights activists
21st-century American women
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elanora%2C%20Queensland
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Elanora, Queensland
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Elanora is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Elanora had a population of 12,145 people.
Geography
Elanora is located between Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, west-north-west of the coastal border town of Coolangatta and south-southeast of Brisbane, the state capital. Its local government area is the City of Gold Coast.
Elanora is bounded by Tallebudgera Creek to the northwest, Pacific Motorway to the northeast and east, and Guineas Creek and Simpsons Roads to the southeast. It contains Elanora State High School, Elanora Primary School and a small neighbourhood shopping centre on Nineteenth Avenue, and The Pines, a larger shopping centre on Guineas Creek Road. Elanora also has a large public library. Under the Queensland Government proposal to extend the Gold Coast railway line, a station at Elanora, near The Pines Shopping Centre has been proposed.
History
The name Elanora is an Aboriginal word for "home by the sea", was originally named as a railway station on the South Coast Rail Line in 1922.
Eleanora Post Office opened 2 May 1927.
Elanora State School opened in January 1983.
Following the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, the Palm Beach Methodist Church, Currumbin Valley Presbyterian Valley and Tallebudgera Presbyterian Church merged to form a single congregation, establishing a new Elanora Uniting Church in 1983.
Elanora State High School opened on 29 January 1990.
In the , Elanora had a population of 11,681.
Elanora Branch Library opened in 2007 next to The Pines Shopping Centre.
In the , Elanora had a population of 11,645.
In the Elanora had a population of 12,145.
Demographics
In the , Elanora recorded a population of 11,645 people, 51.9% female and 48.1% male. The median age of the Elanora population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 76.6% of people living in Elanora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 5%, South Africa 1%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.5%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.5% Japanese, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Serbian.
Education
Elanora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at K P McGrath Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,033 students with 77 teachers (67 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.
Elanora State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls on the corner 19th Avenue and Avocado Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 933 students with 82 teachers (75 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.
Amenities
Gold Coast City Council operates Elanora Branch Library in The Pines Shopping Centre, Guineas Creek Road.
Elanora Uniting Church is at 17 Applecross Way ().
Politics
Elanora is held under the Federal Seat; Division of McPherson. The incumbent member for parliament is Liberal Party member Karen Andrews. In the Queensland Legislative Assembly the suburb is represented by Liberal Party member Laura Gerber. In the Local Government, Gold Coast City Council, Elanora is divided into two electorates: Division 13 and Division 14. Division 13 is represented by Cr Daphne McDonald (Deputy Mayor) and Division 14 is represented by Cr Chris Robbins.
References
External links
Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.C.H%21
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U.S.C.H!
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U.S.C.H! (short for "Ultimate Synthetic Corrosion Helter-Skelter") is the third studio album by the Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt. Released 11 June 2008 for free download on Turmion Kätilöt's record label Raha Records, it consists of 10 songs. The first single from the album, "Minä Määrään", was released for free download on Raha Records' website (now replaced with the free download of U.S.C.H!) on 21 May 2008. The band have announced a presale of the physical album, to be released on 13 May 2009.
A few songs from the album are known from their endings, which include secret messages, like Kuolleitten laulu's "I can't take this anymore!" which correctly played says "Minä en kestä enää!", the same as "I can't take this anymore!" in Finnish. Another song like this is Destination Hades - when played backwards it says: "I want to play a game. Search the alternative endings for your U.S.C.H., and the prize will be yours! Let the hunt begin!". This hints the listeners to listen the song endings backwards.
Track listing
References
2008 albums
Albums free for download by copyright owner
Turmion Kätilöt albums
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballot%20box
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Ballot box
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A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually a square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period.
Usage
It will usually be located in a polling station although in some countries, notably Ireland, Italy and Russia, there may also be ballot boxes that are taken to people's homes where they would otherwise be unable to travel to the polling station. When very large ballot papers are used, there may be a feeder mechanism to assist in the deposit of the paper into the box.
Transparent ballot boxes may be used in order for people to be able to witness that the box is empty prior to the start of the election (i.e. not stuffed with fraudulent votes).
At the close of the election all boxes can be taken to a single location for tallying (The count) and the result declared. Alternately the boxes can be tallied at the polling station, with individual stations announcing their results to be tallied (known as precinct count).
Ballot boxes are obsolete in some jurisdictions because of the increase in paperless electronic voting.
The word ballot derives from voting systems based upon the use of a small ball instead of a voting paper: see blackball.
History
In the Roman Republic, each voter initially gave his vote orally to an official who made a note of it on an official tablet, but later in the Republic, the secret ballot was introduced, and the voter recorded his vote with a stylus on a wax-covered boxwood tablet, then dropped the completed ballot in the sitella or urna (voting urn), sometimes also called cista.
The first British secret ballot using ballot papers and a ballot box was held in Pontefract on 15 August 1872, under the terms of the recently enacted Ballot Act 1872. In a ministerial by-election following his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Hugh Childers was re-elected as MP for Pontefract. The original ballot box, sealed in wax with a liquorice stamp, is held at Pontefract Museum.
Photo gallery
See also
Ballot
Election fraud
Four boxes of liberty
Secret ballot
References
External links
Elections terminology
Containers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avargan
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Avargan
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Avargan or Owregan or Avergan or Urgan () may refer to:
Avargan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Avargan, East Azerbaijan
Owregan, Isfahan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Matto
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Juan Matto
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Juan de La Cruz Matto González (born 14 September 1977 in Itá, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan association football defender who plays for Chaco For Ever of the Torneo Argentino A in Argentina.
Teams
Atlético Colegiales 2001
Sport Colombia 2002
Sportivo Luqueño 2003
Deportes La Serena 2004
Unión de Sunchales 2005–2007
12 de Octubre 2007
9 de Julio de Rafaela 2008
Central Norte 2008–2010
Sport Huancayo 2010
Crucero del Norte 2011–2013
Chaco For Ever 2013–present
References
Profile at BDFA
Paraguayan people of Italian descent
Paraguayan footballers
Paraguayan expatriate footballers
Atlético Colegiales players
Sportivo Luqueño players
Crucero del Norte footballers
12 de Octubre Football Club players
Sport Huancayo footballers
Deportes La Serena footballers
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Peru
1977 births
Living people
9 de Julio de Rafaela players
Association football defenders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centris%20atripes
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Centris atripes
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Centris atripes is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
References
Further reading
Apinae
Articles created by Qbugbot
Insects described in 1899
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist%20Marthas
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Anarchist Marthas
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The Anarchist Marthas () are a Finnish Martha organisation founded in 2007. In addition to the rules of the Martha organisation, its activities are based on some ideals of anarchism. The Anarchist Marthas have operations in Helsinki and Rovaniemi. It had about 130 members in 2011.
References
External links
Anarkistimartat website
2007 establishments in Finland
Women's organisations based in Finland
Anarchist organizations in Finland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film%20Fest%20New%20Haven
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Film Fest New Haven
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The Film Fest New Haven (FFNH) is an annual film festival held in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, home of Yale University. Also sometimes known as the New Haven Film Fest, it is a non-profit organisation that was founded in 1995. This independent film festival features premieres and screenings of films made by filmmakers around the world. It screens dramatic, documentary, short, comedic and experimental films and presents Special, Jury and Audience awards in many categories.
External links
Archived version of official website
New Haven
Culture of New Haven, Connecticut
Tourist attractions in New Haven, Connecticut
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%20Copa%20Bicentenario
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2022 Copa Bicentenario
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The 2022 Copa Bicentenario will be a tournament with the participation of the 18 teams of the Liga 1, and 14 teams of the Liga 2. The champions will qualify for the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, as well as the Supercopa Peruana against the Liga 1 champions. Sporting Cristal were the defending champions.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole tournament is being played in seven stadiums:
First round
Final Rounds
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also
2022 Liga 1
2022 Liga 2
2022 Copa Perú
Notes
References
External links
Official website
Torneo Descentralizado news at Peru.com
Torneo Descentralizado statistics and news at Dechalaca.com
2021
2022 in Peruvian football
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimant%C4%97%20%C5%A0ala%C5%A1evi%C4%8Di%C5%ABt%C4%97
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Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė
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Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė (born 25 February 1954, Varniai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian politician and lawyer, ombudsman, and political and public figure.
Biography
From 1971 to 1976, Šalaševičiūtė studied at the Vilnius University Faculty of Law. She taught at many different universities before becoming a politician.
From 1990 to 1995, she was the Vilnius City Council Secretariat Secretary-consultant. From 1995 to 2003, she was a Seimas ombudsman advisor, and from 2003 to 2005, she was a Seimas Ombudsman herself. She was also a Lithuanian national UNICEF board member. She was a member of the Seimas from 2012 to 2016, and, from 2014 to 2016, in the government of Algirdas Butkevičius, the Minister of Health of Lithuania. From 2001 onward, she is a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. In February 2016, however, she stepped down from both the Seimas and as the Minister of Health after she publicly admitted to giving a bribe to a doctor.
References
1954 births
People from Rietavas Municipality
Women government ministers of Lithuania
Communist Party of Lithuania politicians
Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania politicians
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania politicians
Living people
Health ministers of Lithuania
Women members of the Seimas
21st-century Lithuanian politicians
21st-century Lithuanian women politicians
Members of the Seimas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Oxford%20Textbook%20of%20Clinical%20Research%20Ethics
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The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics
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The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics is a textbook on clinical research ethics edited by Ezekiel Emanuel, Christine Grady, Robert A. Crouch, Reidar Lie, Franklin G. Miller and David Wendler.
References
2008 non-fiction books
Oxford University Press books
Clinical research ethics
Ethics books
Science textbooks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20College
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National College
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National College may refer to:
India
National College, Bangalore
National College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
R. D. National College, Mumbai
Ireland
National College of Ireland
Mexico
Colegio Nacional (Mexico) (National College)
Pakistan
Government National College (Karachi)
National College of Arts, Lahore
Romania
:Category:National Colleges in Romania
United Kingdom
National College Creative Industries, Essex, England
National College for Digital Skills, London, England
National College for Teaching and Leadership, Nottingham, England
United States
National American University, formerly known as National College
National College (Virginia)
National University of Natural Medicine, formerly known as the National College of Natural Medicine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patoka%20Township%2C%20Indiana
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Patoka Township, Indiana
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Patoka Township is the name of four townships in Indiana:
Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana
Patoka Township, Dubois County, Indiana
Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana
Indiana township disambiguation pages
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.%20Karupanna%20Odayar
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N. Karupanna Odayar
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N. Kaupanna Odayar was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Papanasam constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) party.
References
Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001
Tamil Maanila Congress politicians
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing
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Pande, Solapur district
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Pande is a village in the Karmala taluka of Solapur district in Maharashtra state, India.
Demographics
Covering and comprising 615 households at the time of the 2011 census of India, Pande had a population of 2738. There were 1421 males and 1317 females, with 327 people being aged six or younger.
References
Villages in Karmala taluka
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Black Wail
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Black Wail is an American rock band from New Jersey.
History
Black Wail is a garage and stoner rock quintet from Jersey City, New Jersey that formed in 2014. The band is composed of drummer Ed Charreun, guitarist Bryan Elkins, bassist and vocalist Susan Lutin, and lead guitarist and vocalist Michael Tarlazzi. Tarlazzi is the former drummer for the groups Thomas Francis Takes His Chances, and Polina and the Pyramids. Their music is called "everything your mom didn't want you listening to" by The Jersey Journal and "achingly melancholy to High on Fire heavy" by MetalSucks, and classified as a blend of 1970s metal, psychedelia, punk and hard rock. The band cites musical influence from Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy. A three-track demo Other, produced by Mike Tar, was released on 28 January 2014.
Their debut four-track EP Black Wail was released on 25 September 2014. It was recorded at Moonlight Mile Studios, mixed by Mike Moebius and mastered by John Seymour. The six-track EP All You Can Eat was released on 25 February 2016, recorded by Tarlazzi, and produced by John Seymour. Chromium Homes was released in 2017. It is conceptually science fiction-themed, with lyrics focused on toxic waste, mutants, and New Jersey-specific problems. Black Wail performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival on 6 October 2018.
Members
Ed Charreun – guitar and vocals
Susan Lutin – bass and vocals
Michael Tarlazzi – lead guitar and vocals
Bram Teitelman – keys
Felipe Torres - drums
Past members
Bryan Elkins – guitar
"Pistol Pete" Kaufmann – drums
Discography
EPs
Black Wail (2014)
All You Can Eat (2016)
Chromium Homes (2017)
Demos
Other (2014)
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links
American alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 2014
Rhyme & Reason Records artists
2014 establishments in New Jersey
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Ühlingen-Birkendorf
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Ühlingen-Birkendorf is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Notable people
Karl Albiker (1878–1961), sculptor
See also
List of cities and towns in Germany
References
Waldshut (district)
Baden
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1971 Pioneer Bowl
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The 1971 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Eastern Michigan Hurons at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. The inaugural edition of the Pioneer Bowl, it was one of four regional finals in the College Division played on December 11.
Game summary
Scoring summary
Statistics
References
Pioneer Bowl
Pioneer Bowl
Eastern Michigan Eagles football bowl games
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football bowl games
Pioneer Bowl
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1885 Ottawa Hockey Club season
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The 1885 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's second of play. The club played in the Montreal tournament.
Team business
The club moved its practices to the new Dey's Skating Rink, which was electrically lit. The club adopted the colours of gold and blue for their uniforms. Frank Jenkins was selected Captain for the season.
Season
The club played in the Montreal Winter Carnival Tournament. Games were held at the Crystal Rink. William O'Dell was goaltender, replacing Albert Low, who was on a survey exhibition. Ottawa placed second to the Montreal Hockey Club.
Roster
G. Currier, Thomas D. Green, Thomas Gallagher, F.M.S. (Frank) Jenkins(captain), Jack Kerr, Halder Kirby, William O'Dell(goal)
References
Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Ottawa
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O Judeu
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O Judeu may refer to:
"The Jew", Portuguese writer António José da Silva
O Judeu, 1866 novel by Camilo Castelo Branco about da Silva
The Jew (film) 1995 historical film about da Silva
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Japan Lyricist Awards
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is an annual set of awards sponsored by the Japan Lyricists' Association. Awarded since 1968. Over the years the award ceremony has been produced by NHK and NTV and now, since the 27th Awards, by TV Tokyo.
Grand Prix winning songs
This is a list of songs that have won the Grand Prix. For details on awards in other categories, visit the official website of the Japan Lyricists' Association. The audience share data are from Video Research, for Kanto area.
References
External links
Japan Lyricist Award home page on the Japan Lyricist Association website
Japanese music awards
Japanese literary awards
Awards established in 1968
1968 establishments in Japan
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Bolbro
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Bolbro is a Western neighbourhood of Odense, Funen, Denmark. It contains many sports stadiums and clubs including the Odense Idrætspark, Odense Isstadion, Odense Stadium, and Bolbroparken.
Bolbro have the zip code 5200, which in many years were associated with the zip code, where the average inhabitants have the lowest income, as a large part is on social welfare. Although being poor, this surburbian area have a very strong community, where people living here refers to each other's as "BolBrothers" or "BolSisters". Bolbro is also often referred to as; BolBronx, Five-Two-double o or Five-two-diamond-diamond.
Bolbro also used to have the highest tower in northern Europe, before second WW, where "Odinstårnet" (The Tower of Odin) was destroyed - a small replica can be found on Jellingevej.
Most roads in Bolbro are named after old Nordic Gods and kings.
References
Suburbs of Odense
Populated places in Funen
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Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
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Santa Maria is a municipality (município) in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2020, its population was 283,677 inhabitants in a total area of . Santa Maria is the 5th biggest municipality in the state, and the largest in its micro-region.
Santa Maria is often referred to as the "heart of Rio Grande" (from Portuguese: "Coração do Rio Grande"), because the city is located in the geographical center of the State.
History and Importance
The first inhabitants of Santa Maria were the Minuano Indigenous People, who lived in a region of the municipality known as Coxilha do Pau Fincado, and the Tapes, who lived in the hills.
With the arrival of Spanish and Portuguese colonizers this border region was witness to innumerable battles between rival groups. Finally, in 1797 the border between the two colonies was established by a commission (1ª Subdivisão da Comissão Demarcadora de Limites da América dat lit Meridional). This commission set up camp on the site of present-day Santa Maria.
The camp was known as Acampamento de Santa Maria, later adding Boca do Monte to the name. 1828 saw the arrival of the 28th Battalion of Foreigners, made up of hired Germans to fight against the inhabitants of present-day Uruguay in the Cisplatine War. After the war many of the soldiers decided to stay in Santa Maria, beginning the cycle of German colonization. In 1857, Santa Maria was separated from Cachoeira do Sul and elevated to town (vila) status. The municipality was created on 16 December 1857 and installed on 17 May 1858.
Since 1910, the city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Maria, and annually hosts an important Roman Catholic festival dedicated to Nossa Senhora Medianeira, called "Romaria da Medianeira" (Medianeira or Mediatrix is a name of Our Lady that was created in Venice, Italy). Every year, hundreds of thousands of people from all over Brazil join in the celebrations.
Due to its strategic geographical location, Santa Maria has a large military force, including the Santa Maria Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force, which houses four units, and the 3rd Army Division of the Southern Military Command. In 2011, the German defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) closed a deal to renovate old tanks and produce new ones for the Brazilian Army, opening a factory in Santa Maria. This earned the city its new nickname, "Armoured Capital" (from Portuguese: Capital dos Blindados).
On 27 January 2013, a fire broke out in the ''Kiss" nightclub during a band performance, due to misuse of pyrotechnics, which got in direct contact with the acoustic foam used in the club. In total, 242 people died due to suffocation or trampling while trying to escape, or of complication in days and months following the event. It has been reported that as many as 1,500 people were in the nightclub when the fire broke out.
Population
Santa Maria is the fifth largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, after Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Pelotas, and Canoas. Many of the city's inhabitants are of German and Italian ancestries.
It is the largest city in the central region of the state, concentrating 36.40% of this region's population. During the period between 2000 and 2010, Santa Maria had a demographic growth rate of 6.00%.
The municipality contains 10 districts. The city of Santa Maria itself is located in the urban Seat District (Distrito Sede), which is divided into 8 regiões administrativas (administrative regions), and further subdivided into 40 bairros (neighbourhoods). About 95% of the municipality's total population is concentrated in the Seat District. One of the districts is Palma.
Economy
The economy is based on services, industry, government services, and agriculture. In 2006, there were 934 transformation industries employing 6,344 workers. Commerce employed 12,180 workers, public administration employed 4,783 workers, the health sector employed 3,799 workers, and education employed 6,362 workers. In the agricultural sector, there were 2,335 establishments employing 7,000 workers. The main activities are cattle raising with over 100,000 head in 2006, and growth of rice, corn, soybean, and wheat.
Transportation
Santa Maria is a major highway and railroad hub. The city has a strategic location in connecting Brazil to other Mercosul countries, mainly through the following highways:
BR-158 – connects Santa Maria to northern and southwestern Rio Grande do Sul, allowing access to Uruguaiana, in the Argentine border, and to Rivera, Uruguay.
BR-287 – east-west highway, connecting the city to the capital of the state, Porto Alegre.
Railways are used for cargo transportation, mainly of agricultural products, automobile parts and food.
Santa Maria is away from the River Terminal of Cachoeira do Sul, which allows ship transport until the port of Porto Alegre through the Jacuí River, and from there to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Lagoa dos Patos.
Santa Maria Airport is located away from downtown, in the neighborhood of Camobi. It has capacity for large airplanes and offers daily flights to Porto Alegre, Santo Ângelo and Uruguaiana. Santa Maria Air Force Base - ALA4, one of their most important bases of the Brazilian Air Force, is located in Santa Maria and shares some facilities with the airport.
Distances to other cities
Santa Maria—Porto Alegre: .
Santa Maria—Pelotas: .
Santa Maria—Cruz Alta: .
Santa Maria—Uruguaiana: .
Santa Maria—Passo Fundo: .
Santa Maria—Caxias do Sul: .
Education
A popular nickname for Santa Maria is "University City" (Portuguese: "Cidade Universitária") or "Culture city" (Portuguese: "Cidade Cultura"), due to its large student population. The largest university, the Federal University of Santa Maria, was founded in 1960 by José Mariano da Rocha Filho; while the private university center Universidade Franciscana was founded in 1951. The city also has a number of other smaller private colleges, such as the Methodist University of Santa Maria (FAMES).
Climate
Santa Maria has a humid subtropical climate and its annual average temperature is . In January, the warmest month, highs frequently surpass with the average low dropping to . In June, the coldest month, highs reach and lows usually go below , reaching up to , but snow is a rare occurrence. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year with a monthly average of .
Quality of life
According to the United Nations (PNUD 2000), Santa Maria ranks 45th in quality of life in Brazil and 9th in the state. According to data from 2006, from Fundação de Economia e Estatística – FEE, life expectancy at birth is of 74.01 years and the demographic density of the municipality is .
The level of atmospheric pollution in Santa Maria is low, since the urban area, for the most part, is composed of retail commerce and services, without polluting sectors.
Sport
Santa Maria has two football teams, Inter-SM and Riograndense-SM, one American football team, the Santa Maria Soldiers and one Rugby team, the Universitario Rugby.
Paleontology
The city is the birthplace of paleontology in Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil. The Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria are internationally known. In 1902, a Rhynchosaur was collected in Santa Maria, one of the first fossil collections made in South America since Darwin's voyage on the Beagle between 1831 and 1836. Llewellyn Ivor Price, a Santa Maria-born paleontologist and one of the first Brazilian ones, collected a Staurikosaurus, the first Brazilian dinosaur. The city is located on a huge deposit of fossils, with more than 20 Paleontological Sites.
In October 2009, free distribution of one thousand copies of the book Vertebrados Fósseis de Santa Maria e Região (Vertebrate Fossils of Santa Maria and surrounding regions in English). The book will be delivered to institutions, schools and libraries in Santa Maria, in order to spread the teaching of this subject in the region. The book was published by the council of the city.
Already published two comic books with titles Xiru Lautério e Os Dinossauros I and II, in order to disclose the paleontology and gaucho culture among children of city and region.
References
External links
The city's official website
Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM
Franciscan University Center – UNIFRA
Methodist University of Santa Maria – FAMES
Integrate Faculty of Santa Maria – FISMA (Old FASCLA)
Dioceses of Santa Maria – Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia
13 May Theater
Bloomsday Santa Maria – RS (BRAZIL) / since 1994 a literary party
Cineclube Lanterninha Aurélio (CESMA) Santa Maria – RS (BRAZIL)/ since 1978
Cooperativa dos Estudantes de Santa Maria / Santa Maria – RS (BRAZIL)/ since 1978
Santa Maria Vídeo e Cinema – Festival / Santa Maria – RS (BRAZIL)/ since 2002
Revista Ciência & Ambiente
Pixware Estúdio de Animação
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Right at Home
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Right at Home In Home Care and Assistance is an international franchise system providing in-home care through independent, locally owned and operated Right at Home franchisee offices. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, it focuses on caring for the elderly and those with Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and hospital recovery. Right at Home serves more than 400 locations worldwide.
Company history
Right at Home was founded in 1995 by Allen Hager in Nebraska. Hager was a hospital administrator who says that he repeatedly witnessed patients returning to the hospital after being discharged. He believed that patients were not getting adequate care once they returned home. According to Hager, the company’s first client was a retired farmer who wanted someone to drive him around in a 1958 Chevy truck. Hager was able to locate a qualified caregiver who could also drive an old-fashioned, manual transmission vehicle and that launched the company. In 2000 the company began opening franchise offices in the United States. Hager now serves as the executive chairman, Brian Petranick is the current CEO, and Margaret Haynes is the COO.
International
Right at Home International In Home Care and Assistance began international franchising in 2009 with Master Franchisees in the United Kingdom and Brazil. Master Franchisees are also located in China (2011), Canada (2012), Ireland (2012), Japan (2013), Australia (2014), and the Netherlands (2014). Right at Home International has more than 50 local offices and, despite instability in the Chinese markets, expects to see an increase in business in China by 2016.
Recognition
Right at Home has received several industry recognitions. In 2011 The Street ranked it at No. 3 on a list of Successful Senior Care Franchises. A 2014 Forbes article placed Right at Home at No. 2 on a list of “The Best Franchises in America.” In March 2014 Franchise Times ranked the company as No. 27 on a list of “the smartest growing brands.” An article in Black Enterprise magazine from June 2014 mentions Right at Home as one of the 25 Best Franchises for African-Americans. Right at Home was also placed at No. 199 on the Franchise Times Top 200 in October 2014. Forbes also placed it in the top ten for “Best Franchises list for up to $150,000 investment” in both 2014 and 2015. Right at Home 2014 Caregiver of the Year, Mary Hartsock was honored as The Home Care Association of America, Caregiver of the Year. In March 2015 Franchise Times listed the company as No. 23 on its "Fast and Serious" list of the smartest growing brands. As of 2015 Entrepreneur magazine listed Right at Home as No. 126 on its Franchise 500 list.
Right at Home of the United Kingdom was named The British Franchise Association Emerging Franchisor of the Year Award in 2014. The UK company was also a finalist for the Smith and Henderson Best Franchise award for businesses requiring a £75 thousand or larger investment.
In 2017 Right at Home UK was awarded "UK Best Franchise Award" for the second successive year having been finalists in 2015 and 2014, and also retained 5-star franchisee satisfaction status in the Smith and Henderson Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark which forms the basis of the award shortlist; for the fifth consecutive year.
By 2018, Right at Home UK's 50th office was officially opened by British Prime Minister Theresa May MP.
Right at Home Ireland was a finalist for the Irish Franchise Awards held in March 2015.
In May 2015 Right at Home was presented with the president's "E" Award. This accolade recognizes contributions to the United States economy through exports and was started in 1961 by President Kennedy.
Philanthropy
Corporate Philanthropy for Right at Home includes sponsoring of the National Parkinson Foundation Moving Day fundraiser and participating in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. COO Margaret Haynes is listed as a contributor on behalf of the company to a fundraiser for Senior Access Marin, a fundraising trip organized by Right at Home Marin Franchise owners. In November 2015, Modesto, Calif. franchise owners, Rick and Diane Carson were recognized for their charitable work with Free Wheelchair Mission.
References
Companies based in Nebraska
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Kirsten Storms
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Kirsten Renee Storms (born April 8, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zenon Kar in the Zenon trilogy, Emily in Johnny Tsunami, and Bonnie Rockwaller in Kim Possible. Storms played Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, Storms was cast as the character Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift.
Early life and career
Storms was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in the Greater Orlando area, mainly Kissimmee, Casselberry and Sanford. She has a younger sister named Gretchen, a brother named Austin and a half-brother named Chris. She is the daughter of Karen Storms and CBS affiliate WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) sportscaster Mike Storms. According to Storms, she always knew she wanted to be a soap opera actress. At age five she announced:
After visiting her father at work, Storms convinced her parents to enroll her in acting classes, leading to her discovery by a talent scout at the age of five. The talent scout suggested she be enrolled in an intensive children's acting camp in the Catskills, New York.
Storms' first role was a commercial for Galoob Baby Doll. After appearing in a handful of other commercials, her television career included a recurring role on ABC's Second Noah, plus a lead role in Sing Me a Story with Belle. At age twelve, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California. Soon after that, she landed the recurring role of Laura Cummings on The WB's long-running program 7th Heaven. She appeared in three episodes between 1998 and 2001, in which she played a girlfriend of Simon (played by David Gallagher). She was later chosen to play the title character in Disney Channel's original movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. The movie had the largest rating for any Disney Channel original movie at the time. She later reprised the role in two more sequels. Storms continued to appear in a string of family shows and television movies, including The Trojan Horse, a Hallmark production. She also took a supporting role in Disney's Johnny Tsunami and voiced Bonnie Rockwaller in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible.
Television
Days of Our Lives
On August 5, 1999, Storms signed on to play Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives. Although she initially faced upset viewers at the sudden SORAS aging her casting brought to the character, Storms soon was popular with the audience. Her five years on the soap opera would feature her in many high-profile storylines, such as the popular relationship with Shawn Brady, played by Jason Cook, as Storms' character was promoted heavily as a major character within the show.
At the end of her five-year contract, Storms opted to not renew her contract with the series, one reason being her pilot had been picked up for the primetime show Clubhouse. Her final episode aired on July 16, 2004.
Clubhouse
Clubhouse was a primetime television series that aired on CBS starting the fall of 2004, created by Daniel Cerone and produced by Aaron Spelling. The series revolved around Pete Young (Jeremy Sumpter) and his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. Storms played Pete's sister, Betsy. Unlike the innocent character of Belle that Kirsten had just left, Betsy was a rebellious teenager often finding herself in trouble over such issues as sex, drugs, and alcohol. Storms embraced the new role, stating, "I can relate to a lot of things Betsy does. I've sat and talked with the executive producer about my first tattoo and the first time I ever had a drink of alcohol, things that she's going to be experiencing too." The show was canceled after only five episodes aired. A total of 11 episodes were shot and later aired on Trio as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled series.
General Hospital
Storms returned to familiar territory on May 23, 2005, becoming the third actress to portray Mariah Maximiliana "Maxie" Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. In 2008, Storms was reunited with Jason Cook, who joined the soap as Matt Hunter. She received an Emmy nomination for her role in 2009.
Storms vacated the role in fall 2011 due to medical reasons, later revealed to be endometriosis. She was temporarily replaced with Jen Lilley, and originally scheduled to return to work in February 2012. Her illness prevented her from returning on time, and Lilley was kept on for the foreseeable future. In July 2012, it was announced that Storms would return to the series. On September 5, 2012, Storms reprised the role of Maxie on-screen. Storms took maternity leave on January 2, 2014, and returned on April 8 of the same year.
In March 2017, Soap Opera Spy reported that Storms was leaving the show for "personal reasons,". She returned to General Hospital in August 2017.
Other work
In 2015, Storms appeared as Selene Winterthorne in the soap opera web series Winterthorne.
Personal life
Storms was pulled over on a Los Angeles freeway on September 7, 2007, by California Highway Patrol for tossing a lit cigarette out of the window of her Mercedes. She was arrested for a DUI following her failure at sobriety tests. Her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.13, above the California legal limit of 0.08. In November 2007, she pleaded no contest to the charges and was ordered to attend twelve Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, complete a 90-day alcohol education program, and pay $1,643 in fines. She also had her license suspended for six months and was placed on three years' probation.
Storms is close friends with General Hospital co-star Kelly Monaco, which was featured in the short-lived E! reality show Dirty Soap, which aired during the fall of 2011.
It was confirmed in early 2013 that Storms was in a relationship with her former General Hospital co-star Brandon Barash. In August 2013, the couple confirmed to People that they had secretly wed in June, and were expecting their first child, a girl, in January 2014. On January 7, 2014, Barash confirmed on his official Twitter account that Storms had given birth to a baby girl, Harper Rose Barash. On April 6, 2016, Soap Opera Digest revealed that Storms and Barash had filed for divorce after more than two-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, but they will raise their daughter together as they are splitting amicably.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Kirsten Storms on Twitter
Kirsten Storms on Instagram
Kirsten Storms on Facebook
1984 births
American child actresses
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
Baptists from Florida
Living people
Actresses from Orlando, Florida
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
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Gomphandra coriacea is a species of plant in the Stemonuraceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
External links
http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/12666
http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/s11-21096?history=true
coriacea
Endemic flora of Sri Lanka
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The 1998 Copa Norte was the second edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 8 clubs, Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, Piauí, Rondônia and Roraima with one vacancy.
In the finals, Sampaio Corrêa defeated São Raimundo 3–0 on penalties after tied 2–2 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL.
Qualified teams
Bracket
Finals
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Sampaio Corrêa won on penalties.
References
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1998
1998 in Brazilian football
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The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship () is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which is the federal department responsible for immigration, refugee and citizenship issues in Canada.
The current minister is Sean Fraser.
Prior to the current position, the portfolios responsible for immigration in Canada throughout history were titled: Immigration and Colonization (1917–36), Mines and Resources (1936–50), Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66), Manpower and Immigration (1966–77), and of Employment and Immigration (1977–96). The office as it exists today was created in 1994 by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act.
As of 2 July 2013, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship portfolio inherited primary responsibility for Passport Canada and the administration of the Canadian Passport Order from the Foreign Affairs and International Trade portfolio. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, though independent, also reports to the minister.
Historical overview
There have been several offices throughout history responsible for immigration in Canada.
From 1917 to 1936, the office responsible for citizenship and immigration in Canada was the minister of immigration and colonization. The portfolios thereafter fell under the ministers of mines and resources and of reconstruction and supply until 1950, when the office of the minister of citizenship and immigration was established.
In 1966, the Citizenship and Immigration ministry was largely replaced by that of the minister of manpower and immigration, who would keep responsibility over immigration until 1977. From then on, the immigration portfolio would fall under the minister of employment and immigration until 1996.
In January 1991, the office of minister of multiculturalism and citizenship was created, adopting responsibility over citizenship matters. This office lasted until 1994, when the post of minister of citizenship and immigration was resuscitated by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act, substantially revamping the immigration and citizenship portfolios. In 2008, the office was renamed to the minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, only to again drop the multiculturalism portfolio in 2013.
As of 2 July 2013, the Citizenship and Immigration portfolio inherited primary responsibility for Passport Canada and the administration of the Canadian Passport Order from the Foreign Affairs and International Trade portfolio.
On 4 November 2015, the name of the department has changed from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
List of ministers
The office of minister of citizenship and immigration was created in 1950 by "Statute 13 George VI, c. 16". That office was abolished in 1966, and replaced by the minister of manpower and immigration. The office responsible for immigration in Canada would again be titled minister of citizenship and immigration," with its creation in 1994 by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act (Statute 42-43 Elizabeth II, c. 31), succeeding the minister of employment and immigration.
Though having its name changed in 2015 to minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, the office created in 1994 as the minister of citizenship and immigration" is still the one that is currently in effect and is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
The following immigration ministers are those who assumed the position under the office that was created in 1994.
Preceding offices responsible for immigration
There have been several offices throughout history responsible for immigration in Canada.
Prior to the current position, the offices responsible for immigration in Canada throughout history include the minister of immigration and colonization (1917–1936), minister of mines and resources (1936–1950), minister of citizenship and immigration (1950–1966), minister of manpower and immigration (1966–1977), minister of employment and immigration (1977–1996).
Minister of Immigration and Colonization (1917–36)
The minister of immigration and colonization was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1917 to 1936, superseded by the minister of mines and resources.
After 1950, the position has been succeeded by minister of citizenship and immigration (1950–1966), minister of manpower and immigration (1966–1977), and minister of employment and immigration (1977–1996).
Minister of Mines and Resources (1936–50)
The minister of mines and resources was a cabinet portfolio from 1936 to 1950 that had absorbed the responsibilities belonging to the offices of minister of immigration and colonization, as well as of the minister of the interior, minister of mines, and superintendent-general of Indian affairs. The last minister of immigration and colonization, Thomas Alexander Crerar, remained in office under the new title of minister of mines and resources.
Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66)
The office of minister of citizenship and immigration came in force on 18 January 1950, and would be abolished and replaced by the minister of manpower and immigration as of 1 October 1966.
Following the minister of manpower and immigration (1966–1977) and the minister of employment and immigration (1977–1996), the office responsible for immigration in Canada would again be titled minister of citizenship and immigration, which was created in 1994 and is currently in effect (though changing its name to the minister immigration, refugees and citizenship as of 2015).
Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1966–77)
Minister of Manpower and Immigration was a former position in the Cabinet of Canada from 1966 to 1977. The position was created after the minister of citizenship and immigration was dissolved in 1966. It was abolished and replaced with the minister of employment and immigration in 1977.
Minister of Employment and Immigration (1977–96)
The minister of employment and immigration was an office in the Cabinet of Canada, in operation from 1977 to 1996, and was first held by Bud Cullen, who continued from his preceding role as the minister of manpower and immigration.
On 12 July 1996, the office of the minister of employment and immigration was abolished and replaced with the office of minister of human resources development. The portfolio for immigration was transferred to the office of minister of citizenship and immigration following the reorganization of the government and formation of the department for Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
See also
Immigration to Canada
Canadian citizenship
References
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Immigration to Canada
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Eggental
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The Eggental (; ) is a valley in South Tyrol, Italy.
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Alpenverein South Tyrol
Valleys of South Tyrol
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Piotr Lisiecki (born 2 March 1993) is a Polish singer and guitarist who rose to fame after placing third on the third series of Poland's Got Talent. In late 2010, he was signed to EMI Music Poland. His debut album, Rules Changed Up was released on 27 April 2011. One week later, it placed eighth in Polish official sales chart.
Music career
Early years and Shyja
At the age of eleven, Piotr started to compose music, playing the piano. He started singing at the end of college. Then he studied at music school where he met Joanna Klejnow. They started singing together, making a duet. They performed in pubs until they were noticed by Rafał 'Uhuru' Szyjer who took care of their career. Their duet was named Shyja after Szyjer's second name.
2009–2010: Poland's Got Talent
In 2009 Lisiecki and Klejnow applied for an audition on popular television series, Poland's Got Talent. However, they failed to get through to filmed auditions. They returned next year and auditioned in Gdańsk. This time, they made it through to judges' auditions where they performed "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall. They were buzzed out by two judges, Agnieszka Chylińska and Małgorzata Foremniak. The former stated that Lisiecki was technically much better than Klejnow and asked him to perform alone. He sang another song by KT Tunstall, "The Hidden Heart" and "Jolene" by Dolly Parton. After getting three yeses, he got through to the live semi-finals.
Lisiecki performed on the third semi-final on 6 November 2010. He sang "Ain't No Sunshine". This performance gave him the first place in viewers' votes and a place in the finale.
In the show's finale, which took place on 27 November 2010, he sang "Lost" by Anouk. Eventually, he placed third in viewers' votes.
2011–present: Rules Changed Up
In late 2010 he signed a record deal with EMI Music. His debut album, Rules Changed Up was released on 27 April 2011. It consists of seven his own songs and three cover versions of songs that he performed on Poland's Got Talent. One week after being released, the album placed eighth in Polish official sales chart.
Discography
Awards
2011: WOW! Music Award
References
1993 births
Living people
Musicians from Gdańsk
Got Talent contestants
Polish blues singers
Polish folk singers
Polish rock singers
21st-century Polish male singers
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Masaru Okunishi
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was a convicted murderer who was on death row in Japan for 46 years.
Life
Masaru Okunishi lived in the remote mountain village of Kuzuo near Nabari. He was employed by Japanese National Railways from 1942 to 1944, and from 1944 to 1945 he was a soldier in World War II. He then took up farming. In 1947 he married a woman named Chieko, and they had a son and a daughter.
Okunishi fatally poisoned five women, including his wife, on March 28, 1961. The victims had drunk sake that had been mixed with pesticides. Twelve other people survived, but also showed symptoms of having been poisoned.
At his first trial, Okunishi retracted his confession to the act, which he said had been made under pressure from police. He was acquitted in December 1964 for lack of evidence, but after an appeal by the prosecution he was found guilty and sentenced to death in September 1969. The judgment was upheld by the Supreme Court of Japan on 15 June 1972. Okunishi subsequently appealed the verdict seven times. The Nagoya Criminal Court granted his request for a retrial, but in April 2005 the case was dismissed.
Okunishi was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2003. He was transferred from the Nagoya Prison to the Hachiōji Prison Hospital in June 2012, and died in that hospital in October 2015, at the age of 89.
See also
"Innocence Overturned" http://www.jiadep.org/Nabari.html
Iwao Hakamada (spent 46 years on death row)
References
1926 births
2015 deaths
People convicted of murder by Japan
Poisoners
Japanese people convicted of murder
Japanese mass murderers
Japanese military personnel of World War II
Prisoners sentenced to death by Japan
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Inside (Orphanage album)
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Inside is Orphanage's fourth album, released in August 2000 by Nuclear Blast records. The CD features 11 tracks that have been recorded at several locations during the timespan of 1997 up to 2000.
Track listing
2000 albums
Orphanage (band) albums
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalomappa
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Cephalomappa
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Cephalomappa is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1874. It is native to Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra.
Species
Cephalomappa beccariana Baill. - Sarawak
Cephalomappa lepidotula Airy Shaw - Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Cephalomappa malloticarpa J.J.Sm. - Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Cephalomappa paludicola Airy Shaw - Sarawak
Cephalomappa penangensis Ridl. - Peninsular Malaysia
formerly included
moved to Muricococcum
Cephalomappa sinensis (Chun & F.C.How) Kosterm., synonym of Muricococcum sinense Chun & F.C.How
References
Epiprineae
Flora of Malesia
Euphorbiaceae genera
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backwell%20Hillfort
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Backwell Hillfort
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Backwell Hillfort is an Iron Age hill fort situated approximately from Backwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort was first discovered in 1933 with two of the three sides of the fort protected by a large ditch and a bank. In 1956, the site was nearly completely destroyed by quarrying at Stancombe Quarry.
See also
List of hill forts and ancient settlements in Somerset
References
Hill forts in Somerset
Iron Age sites in Somerset
Scheduled monuments in North Somerset
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowalewo%2C%20M%C5%82awa%20County
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Kowalewo, Mława County
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Kowalewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiśniewo, within Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wiśniewo, south-west of Mława, and north-west of Warsaw.
References
Villages in Mława County
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption%20in%20Austria
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Corruption in Austria
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Austria has a well-developed institutional and legal system, and most corruption cases under investigation by a parliamentary committee end with judicial trials and effective judgments. However, there are several significant Austrian corruption cases which have taken place during the past decade involving land and regional officials, high-level public officials, the central government and, in one instance, the former Chancellor.
In most cases, corrupt practices were related to conflicts of interest, abuse of office, money laundering and influence peddling. The corruption scandals have put into doubt the ethical standards of the political elite. This doubt is reflected in the findings of Eurobarometer 2012, where two-thirds of respondents perceive national politicians to be corrupt and also the most corrupt institution in Austria.
Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perception Index ranks the country 16th place out of 180.
Extent
According to several sources, corruption is not considered a problem for doing business in Austria. According to Investment Climate Report 2013 by the US Department of State 2013, corruption is not considered as a serious problem impeding business in Austria. The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness 2013-2014 report notes that it is uncommon for companies to make irregular payments or bribes connected with imports and exports, public utilities, annual tax payments, and awarding of public contracts and licenses. Moreover, corruption is ranked as the twelfth most problematic factor for doing business in Austria.
According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2013–2014, favouritism among government officials towards well-connected companies and individuals is a competitive disadvantage for the country. According to Identifying and Reducing Corruption in Public Procurement in the EU 2013, officials involved in public procurement lack effective corruption screening.
Affairs in recent history
The following corruption complexes caused a great public and media stir in Austria's recent history, mainly due to the involvement of political functionaries:
AKH-Skandal (AKH Affair), surfacing 1980, which revolved around the construction of Austria's largest hospital, the Wiener Allgemeines Krankenhaus (Vienna General Hospital) in the 1970s.
Noricum-Skandal (Noricum scandal) was an Austrian arms export scandal centering on the illegal export of weapons to Iran during the 1980s.
Eurofighter-Affäre (Eurofighter Affair), surfacing 2006, is referring to a procurement process for fighter jets.
BUWOG-Affäre (BUWOG Affair), surfacing 2009, which originated from a 2003 privatisation process around a large housing portfolio owned by the Republic of Austria.
Hypo Alpe Adria, a complex of mismanagement and suspected corruption around a former state bank, surfacing 2009.
Telekom-Affäre (Telekom Austria Affair), surfacing 2011, included share price manipulation, unauthorised election campaign donations, influencing the awarding of contracts, questionable sponsoring and unclear company takeovers between 2000 and 2007.
Tetron-Affäre (Tetron Affair), surfacing 2011, involves possible money laundering, illegal lobbying, party financing and commission payments in connection with the procurement of a new federal digital radio systems for authorities and emergency forces in the early 2000s.
Ibiza-Affäre (Ibiza Affair), which was triggered 2019 by the publication of a 2017 secretly recorded video of the Austrian Vice Chancellor.
See also
Crime in Austria
References
External links
Austria Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal
Austria
Crime in Austria by type
Politics of Austria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Saxon
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Alex Saxon
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Alex Saxon may refer to:
Alex Saxon (actor), American actor
Bill Pronzini (born 1943), American writer of detective fiction who published several novels under pen name Alex Saxon
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More Stuff
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More Stuff is the title of the second full-length studio release by the group Stuff. It was released in 1977, a year after their debut, on Warner Bros. Records. For the recordings, the group teamed up with Charles Kipps and Van McCoy, who by then had a disco hit with a song called "The Hustle". The band also covers the Stevie Wonder song "As", which appeared on his Songs in the Key of Life disc from the same year. More Stuff, like its predecessor, attained gold status in the U.S.
Track listing
"This One's for You" (Richard Tee) 5:07
"And Here You Are" (Tee, Gordon Edwards) 4:59
"Subway (Cornell Dupree) 3:22
"Love of Mine" (Edwards) 4:05
"Honey Coral Rock" (Eric Gale) 5:09
"Sometimes Bubba Gets Down" (Chris Parker) 3:36
"As" (Stevie Wonder) 3:23
"Need Somebody" (Tee, Edwards) 6:30
Personnel
Stuff
Richard Tee - keyboards
Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree - guitars
Gordon Edwards - bass, percussion
Steve Gadd, Chris Parker - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Gene Orloff - violin on "And Here You Are"
Production
Arranged by Stuff
Produced by Stuff, Van McCoy & Charles Kipps
Recorded & Mixed by Alan Varner & Alec Head; assisted by Don Berman & Ramona Janquitto
Track 1 published by Bloody Music Inc. Tracks 2 & 8 published by Yangor Music Inc./Bloody Music Inc. Track 3 published by Corerm Music Inc. Track 4 published by Yangor Music Inc. Track 5 published by Gale Pyramid Music Inc. Track 6 published by M'Bubba Music Inc. Track 7 published by Jobete Music Inc./Black Bull Music Inc.
References
1977 albums
Warner Records albums
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Emanuel Reicher
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Emanuel Reicher (18 June 1849 – 15 May 1924) was a German actor. He was father to actors Ernst Reicher and Frank Reicher and actress Hedwiga Reicher.
After his successful acting debut in Munich in 1873 he obtained a contract with the Residenz Theater in Berlin, where he became known as one of the best German Shakespearean actors. He then took over management of the Theatre school. He played Alfred Allmers in the first performance of Henrik Ibsen's Little Eyolf at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, on January 12, 1895. In 1889 he was one of the founders of the theatre society "Free Stage" (Freie Bühne).
In 1907 the actor Curt Goetz studied under him. Reicher was an Esperantist, and in 1908 he appeared, along with his daughter Hedwig, in Iphigenie auf Tauris by Goethe, at the Esperanto World Congress in Dresden.
Later he went to the USA, where he was when World War I broke out. He became Director of the New York Theatre Guild, where he promoted the new style of the German theatre. He returned to Germany in 1923.
Family life
Emmanuel Reicher married firstly the opera singer (15 July 1853 – 2 June 1883): their son was the actor Frank Reicher. After Hedwig's death he married Lina Harf: their children were Hedwiga Reicher, Ernst Reicher and Elly (b. Berlin 1893), who all worked as actors.
Selected filmography
I.N.R.I. (1923)
References
1849 births
1924 deaths
German Esperantists
German male stage actors
19th-century German male actors
20th-century German male actors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20symbols%20of%20the%20Confederate%20States
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National symbols of the Confederate States
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This article is a list of national symbols of the Confederate States enacted through legislation. Upon its independence (adoption of the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States) on February 8, 1861, and subsequent foundation of the permanent government on February 22, 1862, the Confederate States Congress adopted national symbols distinct from those of the United States.
See also
Washington Monument (Richmond, Virginia)
References
Further reading
Confederate States-related lists
Confederate States national
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming%20Home%20for%20Christmas%20%28film%29
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Coming Home for Christmas (film)
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Coming Home For Christmas is a 2013 Canadian Christmas television film written by Kyle McGlohon and Bruce Spiegelman and directed by Vanessa Parise. It stars Ben Hollingsworth, Amy Jo Johnson, Carly McKillip and Britt McKillip.
Plot
When their parents are separating, two sisters reunite all family to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in a long time.
Cast
Ben Hollingsworth as Mike
Amy Jo Johnson as Wendy
Carly McKillip as Kate
Britt McKillip as Melanie
George Canyon as Al
Jordan McIntosh as Ryan
References
External links
Vanessa Parise official website.com
2013 television films
2013 films
Canadian television films
Canadian Christmas films
Films set in 2013
Canadian films
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Véronique Bonnecaze
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Véronique Bonnecaze is a 21st-century French classical pianist.
She studied at the Bordeaux Conservatoire, then at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) with Ventsislav Yankov. She also worked with Germaine Mounier, Vladimir Nielsen and with Oxana Yablonskaya at the Juilliard School in New York . She has won prizes and made the finals of many international piano competitions such as Geneva, Mavi Marcoz, Chopin Palma de Majorque, Pescara and Jaen.
She has played in recital and with orchestra in France (Gaveau and Cortot concert halls, Athénée Theater...), in Austria (Salzbourg Mozarteum), in Germany, in Switzerland (Geneva's Victoria Hall), in the United States (New York's Weill Hall), and also in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Sweden, Greece, Japan, Lebanon...
Her recording of Chopin's Etudes was praised by Harold Schonberg, then music critic at the New York Times. This "talented pianist" has also recorded a Chopin CD (including the Third Sonata) and her double album Schumann-Liszt obtained the “Maestro” award of the "Pianiste" Magazine.
She is a tenured piano professor at the École Normale Cortot in Paris where she is also artistic director of the noon concerts and gives masterclasses among others in Japan and at the Cagliari Music Academy.
She has founded the Arcachon International Piano Competition, the « Harmonies du Soir » series at the Plaza Athénée hotel in Paris, the concerts series “Musical Emotions” at the "Cercle France-Amériques" in Paris, as well as a yearly selection event in Tokyo in order to award scholarships to study at the École Normale Cortot. She is also Vice President of the Francis Poulenc International Piano Competition and President of the
Biscarrosse Musica Club.
References
Official Website
21st-century French women classical pianists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Academics of the École Normale de Musique de Paris
Women music educators
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20French%20Woman
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A French Woman
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A French Woman () is a 1995 French drama film directed by Régis Wargnier.
Plot
Shortly after marrying Louis (Daniel Auteuil), a French military officer, Jeanne (Emmanuelle Béart) must face solitude as Louis is sent to fight in World War II. While waiting for his return from a POW camp, Jeanne gets involved on different affairs with his husband's comrades-in-arms. When he finally returns home and finds out about his wife's cheating, he forgives her and offers her freedom, but she refuses to accept and they come back together. Looking for a new life, the family (now with two twins) move to Berlin, where Jeanne meets Matthias, a German industrialist who falls in love with her. A third child is born and shortly after, Louis is summoned to the First Indochina War, forcing his family to return to France.
During his husband's absence, Jeanne gets involved in an affair with Matthias, who has followed her to France. They try to escape with the children but their attempt is frustrated by Louis' brother. Louis returns home and, in an attempt to get Matthias out of her life, Jeanne uses her influence to move the family to Damascus. Despite her apparent success, she asks Matthias to go to Damascus and take her with him. When he shows up, Louis fights him but is severely injured by Jeanne. The family returns to France, where Louis is asked to fight in Algeria. Haunted by loneliness and despair, Jeanne once again finds Matthias, but he breaks up with her for good. Louis returns and meets his family, but he has to part again. During his absence, Jeanne dies without a cause, but he later finds in her purse a newspaper clipping informing of Matthias' death.
Cast
Emmanuelle Béart as Jeanne
Daniel Auteuil as Louis
Gabriel Barylli as Mathias Behrens
Jean-Claude Brialy as Arnoult
Geneviève Casile as Solange
Michel Etcheverry as Charles
Laurence Masliah as Helene
Jean-Noël Brouté as Marc
Isabelle Guiard as Mathilde
François Caron as Andre
Maria Fitzi as Liseul
Samuel Le Bihan as Henri
Pierre Cassignard as The Inspector
Awards
19th Moscow International Film Festival
Silver St. George for the Direction: Régis Wargnier
Silver St. George (Best Actor): Gabriel Barylli
Silver St. George (Best Actress): Emmanuelle Béart
References
External links
1995 films
1995 drama films
1990s French-language films
French films
French drama films
Films directed by Régis Wargnier
Films scored by Patrick Doyle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingwell%2C%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador
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Kingwell, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Kingwell was the former name of Mussel Harbor, a village located on Long Island in Placentia Bay. It had a population of 243 in 1940 and 198 in 1956.
See also
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Formerly called Mussel Harbor Arm, Kingwell is a village located on Long Island in Placentia Bay. It had a population of 243 in 1940 and 198 in 1956. The community was resettled in the 1960s but some former residents and their descendants have summer homes there and return every year for extended periods.
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Poetica (iiO album)
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Poetica is the first album by the New York City based dance music act iiO. It was released in March 2005.
Six tracks from the album were released as singles; "Rapture", "At the End", "Smooth", "Runaway", "Kiss You" and "Is it Love?".
Track listing
Charts
References
2005 debut albums
IiO albums
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Viola glabella
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Viola glabella, the stream violet or pioneer violet, is usually found along streams or in moist woods in northeastern Asia and northwestern North America.
Its petals are yellow on both sides, with the exception of dark purple nectar guides on the front of the lower three petals. The flowers arise from the same stems as the leaves. Viola glabella is a perennial herb, growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in) and blooming from April to July. The plant is deciduous and dies back completely to its roots during Autumn.
Viola glabella prefers moist, well-drained soil and can grow in part shade. Acidic and neutral soils are suitable for Viola glabella, which prefers a pH between 6 and 6.5, and becomes chlorotic if the pH is too high.
Young leaves and flower buds are edible, raw or cooked, but the yellow flowers can cause diarrhoea.
References
Hitchcock, Charles Leo and Cronquist, Arthur. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, .
Kozloff, Eugene N. Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest. .
Pojar, Jim and MacKinnon, Andy. Plants of Coastal British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing, .
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Washington Burke Museum
Photo gallery
glabella
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David Hirst
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David Hirst is the name of:
David Hirst (judge) (1925–2011), English Lord Justice of Appeal, 1992–1999
David Hirst (journalist) (born 1936), Middle East correspondent based in Beirut
David Hirst (footballer) (born 1967), former football player, played for Sheffield Wednesday
David Hirst (arachnologist), described many species of huntsman spider, South Australian Museum in Adelaide
See also
David Hurst (born 1926), British-German actor, best known as Rudolph the headwaiter in Hello, Dolly
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C.S. Marítimo Under-23s
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Club Sport Marítimo Sub-23 is a Portuguese football club that currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Sub-23. They are the second reserve team of Club Sport Marítimo.
External links
ZeroZero.pt profile
C.S. Marítimo
Maritimo
Sport in Madeira
Association football clubs established in 2012
1999 establishments in Portugal
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Arif Masood
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Arif Masood is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Bhopal Madhya vidhansabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh government.
References
Madhya Pradesh politicians
Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Barkatullah University alumni
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Marianne Maury Kaufmann
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Marianne Maury Kaufmann or Maury-Kaufmann is a French writer. She is the author of Varsovie-Les Lilas, Pas de chichis! and Dédé, enfant de bastard. She is also an illustrator and writes the weekly column "Gloria" in .
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century French writers
21st-century French women writers
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Unit Party
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A Unit party is a union of two parties such as the National Movement Party and the Progressive Learning Party. Unit parties are established by big groups which are mostly in power before 1992. The leaders of the party are Shir Bazgar and Abdul Haq Holomi. The party's ideology and goals are Islamic. The party is supported and funded by large groups of Afghans residing in America, Europe, and Australia.
See also
Coalition government
Popular front
United front
Sources
https://web.archive.org/web/20090903135346/http://www.watan-afg.com/new_page_6.htm
http://www.mashal.org/content.php?c=payamha&id=00201
Political party alliances in Afghanistan
Political parties
Political parties in Afghanistan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Pain
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T-Pain
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Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1984), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain popularized the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. His success with the effect has influenced several other major artists to adopt it as well, namely Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future and Travis Scott, among others. After signing with American singer Akon’s Konvict Muzik, T-Pain subsequently founded his own vanity label imprint, Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2005.
His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second album, Epiphany, which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. His third album, Three Ringz, was released in 2008. The albums included a string of hit singles, including "I'm Sprung", "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)", "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')", "Bartender", "Can't Believe It", and "5 O'Clock". T-Pain has earned two Grammy Awards from 12 nominations, one with Kanye West for "Good Life" and the other with Jamie Foxx for "Blame It". From 2006 to 2010, T-Pain was featured on more than 50 chart topping singles. His most successful feature to date was on Flo Rida's debut single "Low", which has since been certified diamond (10x platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Early life
Najm was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida to parents Aliyah, a Bahamian chef, and Shasheem, who founded the Homeboyz to Men program. His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain", and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there. Najm was brought up in a Muslim household, but he has expressed his lack of interest in the concept of religion. At just three years old he got his first taste of the music business when a friend of the family, gospel jazz artist/producer Ben Tankard, allowed him to spend time and "twist the knobs" at his recording studio. At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder.
Career
2004–2006: Early career and Rappa Ternt Sanga
T-Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 2004 and later recorded "I'm Fucked Up", a cover version of Akon's single "Locked Up". Akon eventually came across the song and immediately offered him a deal to his label, Konvict Muzik. While T-Pain was offered other record deals, with the highest bidding being US$900,000, Akon promised the young artist a personal mentorship in the industry. After being discovered, T-Pain began singing instead of rapping, and subsequently recorded and released his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, on December 6, 2005. The album reached number thirty-three on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified Gold by the RIAA, for reaching sales of 500,000 units.
The album was preceded by the lead single, "I'm Sprung", which was released in August 2005 and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single, "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)", featuring Mike Jones, was released in December 2005 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Studio Luv", was released in October 2006 but failed to chart.
2007–2008: Epiphany
In mid-2006, T-Pain began work on his second album, now with the Zomba Label Group as well as Konvict Muzik and Jive Records. The album, titled Epiphany, was released on June 5, 2007. The album sold 171,000 records in its first week, reaching number one on the Billboard 200. The record has since sold 819,000 records in the United States.
The album was preceded by the lead single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" featuring Yung Joc in February 2007. The single reached number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top charts. The album's second single, "Bartender", featuring Akon was released in June 2007 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Church", was released in October 2007 but failed to chart in the United States.
Speaking in May 2007 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis, of the award-winning Blues & Soul about his reason for naming his second album 'Epiphany', T-Pain stated: "One of the two dictionary meanings of epiphany is 'a sudden moment of insight or revelation'. And to me the title 'Epiphany' signifies the moment I realized that, to make the best music I can, I needed to just go in the studio and be myself, and not concentrate so hard on following other people's formulas."
While promoting his second album, T-Pain made guest appearances on multiple songs by other artists. T-Pain was featured on "I'm a Flirt" (remix) by R. Kelly with T.I., "Outta My System" by Bow Wow, "Baby Don't Go" by Fabolous, "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled with many other rappers, "Shawty" by Plies, "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown, "Low" by Flo Rida, and "Good Life" by Kanye West. In two weeks in late 2007, T-Pain was featured on four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
"Good Life" with Kanye West later won the BET Award for Best Collaboration and was nominated in several other categories. In 2008, the single won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.
2007–2009: Three Ringz
In 2007, T-Pain began work on his third album with Rocco Valdes, Akon and Lil Wayne. The album was also his first under his Nappy Boy Entertainment. T-Pain's third studio album, Three Ringz, was released on November 11, 2008. The album sold 168,000 records in its first week, reaching number four on the Billboard 200. A mixtape, Pr33 Ringz, was released in early 2008 before the album.
The album was preceded by three singles. Its lead single, "Can't Believe It", featuring Lil Wayne, was released in July 2008. The single reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single, "Chopped 'N' Skrewed", featuring Ludacris, was released in September 2008. The single reached number twenty-seven on the Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Freeze", featuring Chris Brown, was released in October 2008 and reached number thirty-eight on the Hot 100 and number thirty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Guest appearances on Three Ringz included T.I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Ciara, Chris Brown and Kanye West among others. Pr33 Ringz was the introduction mixtape for the album.
In 2008, T-Pain continued to appear on numerous rap singles, such as "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, "Go Girl" by Ciara, "The Boss" by Rick Ross, "Cash Flow" by Ace Hood, "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil Mama, "One More Drink" by Ludacris, and "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled with Kanye West. T-Pain and Ludacris collaborated to perform "Chopped 'N' Skrewed" and "One More Drink" on American late-night television programs Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC in November 2008 and on NBC's Saturday Night Live in the same month. T-Pain appeared again on SNL in February 2009 (S34E15, hosted by Bradley Cooper with musical guest TV on the Radio) as a feature in the Digital Short premier of The Lonely Island single, "I'm on a Boat," off their Incredibad album. T-Pain also supported the album in 2009 with his Thr33 Ringz Tour, which included sold-out shows across North America. T-Pain and rapper Lil Wayne formed the duo T-Wayne in 2008. The duo released a self-titled mixtape in late 2008; it charted on the Billboard 200 in January 2009. Their debut album was going to be released in 2009, but never was.
2009–2012: RevolveR
He collaborated with country pop singer Taylor Swift for the CMT Music Awards, performing "Thug Story", a parody of Swift's hit single "Love Story". In an interview with MTV, T-Pain announced that he would release his fourth studio album in November 2009 and that its title would be UBER. He stated that although he originally wanted to release the album in the summer of 2010, his label had pushed the release forward. However, the album was not released in 2009.
An iPhone application called "I Am T-Pain", featuring an auto tuner, allowing fans to record and modify their own voice to accompany an instrumental collection of T-Pain's music, was released in September 2009. In July 2009, T-Pain endorsed the 2009 T-Pain Killa Cam-Pain, a grassroots effort to help him become elected as president of Florida State University.
In November 2009, T-Pain released the first single from his fourth studio album, "Take Your Shirt Off". The single only managed to reach number eighty on the Hot 100, and was later dubbed a promotional single. In February 2010, he released "Reverse Cowgirl" featuring Young Jeezy, which was the official lead single from his fourth studio album. He later release an updated version of the song excluding Young Jeezy's verse and adding a new bridge. The single reached number seventy-five on the Hot 100 and number sixty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming a mild hit. The single has since been dubbed a promotional single. T-Pain was later featured on the "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" single in February 2010, which reached number two on the Hot 100. In March 2010, T-Pain developed and starred in Cartoon Network's Adult Swim animated musical special, Freaknik: The Musical.
T-Pain released a mixtape on his Nappy Boy label in February 2010, T-Pain Presents: Nappy Boy All Stars Vol.1, which contained remixes of songs including "Forever" by Drake. On May 5, 2011, he announced another mixtape, prEVOLVEr, serving as a predecessor to his album. The mixtape including collaborations from artists such as Lil Wayne and Field Mob. In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that his fourth studio album, now titled RevolveR, had been completed and mastered, but that it would not be released until album sales increase. T-Pain's first feature film, Lottery Ticket, was released on August 20, 2010. In October 2010, T-Pain release his third promotional single, "Rap Song". The song charted poorly, peaking at 89 on the Hot 100.
T-Pain was featured on the hit single "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled, along with the remix. He featured on Wisin & Yandel's single "Imaginate" and Bun B's single "Trillionaire." In the last two quarters of 2010, he was featured on the hit singles "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" by Pitbull, and "Move That Body" by Nelly. He was also featured on another single by Wisin & Yandel along with rapper 50 Cent called "No Dejemos Que Se Apague." The last two singles T-Pain was featured on in 2010 were the official remixes to "Black & Yellow" by rapper Wiz Khalifa and "Loving You No More".
T-Pain was featured on the first single by DJ Khaled called "Welcome To My Hood" off his 2011 album We the Best Forever. The song featured him along with Rick Ross, Plies, and Lil Wayne. He was also featured on albums such as Drake's Take Care, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV and Tech N9ne's All 6s and 7s. A new toy called "iAm T-Pain Microphone" was released in 2011, at the price of $39.99. On January 29, 2011, T-Pain was featured on Italian DJ Benny Benassi's song "Electroman", released as the third single in the album of the same name. In January, JRandall released a single, "Can't Sleep", featuring T-Pain. On March 22, 2011, the next single from RevolveЯ, "Best Love Song", was released, featuring Chris Brown. On Twitter, T-Pain stated that he would release his prEVOLVEЯ mixtape when he got 500,000 followers and release his album RevolveЯ when he got 1,000,000 followers. Also in 2011, he appeared on another Adult Swim show: the sixth-season premiere episode of Squidbillies, performing a version of the theme song in addition to the original song "(I Like) Drivin' In My Truck" with Unknown Hinson; this song was released in 2012 as part of the free digital album The Squidbillies Present: Music For Americans Only Made by Americans in China for Americans Only God Bless America, U.S.A. on the Adult Swim Music website.
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, T-Pain (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would henceforth release all material (including RevolveЯ) on the RCA Records brand. The album RevolveЯ was eventually released in December 2011, alongside the transatlantic Top 10 single "5 O'Clock", which samples UK songstress Lily Allen and features Wiz Khalifa.
2013–2017: Oblivion
On April 1, 2013, after the announcement of T-Pain cutting off his signature dreads, he announced the title of his fifth studio album, then entitled Stoicville: The Phoenix stating, "To me, a Phoenix represents new beginnings. A new era, a new life, I'm rising from the ashes." Prior to releasing his fifth studio album, he released T-Pain Presents Happy Hour, a greatest hits compilation. Its first single, "Up Down (Do This All Day)", produced by DJ Mustard and featuring B.o.B, was officially released on August 13, 2013. The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Drankin Patna" was released a year later on July 21, 2014. On November 7, 2014, T-Pain premiered the intro/title track off of Stoicville. On November 21, 2014, T-Pain premiered "Coming Home" as the first promotional single in support of Stoicville and made it available for free on his official website.
On June 8, 2015, T-Pain released a song titled "Make That Shit Work" featuring Juicy J. Following another delay, T-Pain confirmed the album was still on its way, missing its December 11 expected release date to further delay. On December 9, 2015, to mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, T-Pain performed a short set of some previous hits, along with a cover of "A Change Is Gonna Come" and the premiere of a new song, "Officially Yours".
On October 27, 2016, T-Pain premiered "Dan Bilzerian" featuring Lil Yachty. He worked with Bruno Mars on his third studio album, 24K Magic, as one of the writers on the track "Straight Up & Down".
After teasing the release of a long-shelved collaboration project with Lil Wayne, T-Wayne was released on May 18, 2017, via T-Pain's SoundCloud for streaming and free digital download. It consists of eight tracks recorded in 2009 described as "lost demos". In 2017, he collaborated with Italian rappers J-Ax and Fedez for the single "Senza pagare", from the album Comunisti col Rolex. After numerous delays and project name changes, T-Pain's fifth album Oblivion was released November 17, 2017.
2019: 1UP
On February 27, 2019, the same day T-Pain was revealed to be the winner of the first US season of The Masked Singer, he released a surprise new album titled 1UP and announced a new U.S. tour in support of it. He hosted the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14.
In December 2020, T-Pain appeared in ComplexLand virtual event to discuss his thoughts on the future of esports.
Other ventures
Phone app
On September 24, 2009, T-Pain joined with iPhone app creator Smule to create a new app entitled "I Am T-Pain" to allow people to use his style of Auto-Tune in karaoke; it was released the following day.
Film and television
In May 2009, T-Pain made an appearance on a live-action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Frylock, where he made his debut as an actor. In late 2009, T-Pain developed a concept to create an animated television special, Freaknik: The Musical, which he submitted to Adult Swim. It premiered on March 7, 2010, and features many guest celebrities such as Lil Wayne, Young Ca$h, Snoop Dogg, Sophia Fresh, Rick Ross, Andy Samberg and Charlie Murphy.
T-Pain made his cinema acting debut in the comedy film Lottery Ticket as a liquor store clerk.
In November 2016, T-Pain also appeared in an episode of the YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History as American singer Stevie Wonder.
T-Pain was the champion of the first season of the Fox reality music competition The Masked Singer as "Monster".
Since 2018, T-Pain has been the host of T-Pain's School of Business, a documentary series airing on Fuse in which T-Pain travels around the United States meeting with different entrepreneurs. The show has aired for two seasons so far: the first in 2018, which had six episodes, and the second in 2019, which had eight episodes. He returned as a guest panelist in the sixth episode of season three.
Musical style
T-Pain has defined his own style of music as "Hard & B", a play on R&B.
He uses the software GarageBand and Logic Pro to produce his own beats.
Use of Auto-Tune
Musically, T-Pain is best known for popularizing the use of Auto-Tune, a pitch-correcting audio processor, for vocals, with the effect turned up to give the voice a robotic quality. He has used this effect throughout his singing career, starting in 2003. This use of Auto-Tune had been pioneered by Cher in her 1998 hit "Believe". T-Pain, who had been looking for a way to make his voice sound unique, was inspired to use Auto-Tune after hearing the Darkchild remix of the 1999 song "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez, which makes occasional use of the effect. He was also inspired in part by a similar sound achieved by Roger Troutman in the 1980s (using a talk box) and Teddy Riley in the 1990s (using both talk boxes and vocoders).
After the success of T-Pain's first two albums, his use of Auto-Tune was copied by a number of hip hop artists, including Snoop Dogg on the 2007 single "Sexual Eruption", Lil Wayne on the 2008 single "Lollipop", Kanye West on the 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak (on which T-Pain served as a consultant), the Black Eyed Peas on the 2009 single "Boom Boom Pow", and Diddy on the 2010 album Last Train to Paris. In a November 2008 interview, T-Pain revealed that Diddy had paid him for the right to use Auto-Tune in T-Pain's style on the then-upcoming Last Train to Paris, and he felt that other artists should do the same.
In 2009, rapper Jay-Z released the single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", which criticized the practice. The song directly mentioned T-Pain, with the lyrics "You niggas singing too much/ Get back to rap, you T-Paining too much." Jay-Z has insisted that the song was not a personal attack on T-Pain, and that he was simply criticizing a trend that he felt had run its course. T-Pain has said that he loved the song. However, he felt personally hurt by a general backlash against the use of Auto-Tune that began at around the same time. Nevertheless, he has continued to use Auto-Tune, feeling that it is simply part of his musical style, as opposed to jumping on a trend as was the case for other artists.
Personal life
T-Pain has been married to Amber Najm since 2003. They have three children: one daughter, Lyriq, and two sons Muziq and Kaydnz Kodah (born May 2009).
On March 27, 2009, T-Pain was involved in a golf cart accident, the same day he was due for a music video shoot for Lil' Kim's "Download" song. He suffered cuts, bruises, and four missing teeth and had emergency dental work done. He returned to performing two days later.
On April 1, 2013, T-Pain revealed that he had cut off his iconic dreadlocks, stating "We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings. Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on & reinvent themselves. Also good news hair grows back."
On August 30, 2016, T-Pain's niece, Javona Glover, was stabbed to death in a local Walgreens store in his hometown, Tallahassee, Florida. In 2017, a suspect in the case was found dead in an apparent suicide.
He is an avid gamer who regularly streams on Twitch. He has many tattoos, some of which are internet memes or otherwise Internet-related.
Legal issues
On April 28, 2007, T-Pain refused to shorten his performance at Radio One's Spring Fest Concert in Miami, which caused police presence to escalate backstage. He became agitated after concert officials stopped his performance of "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')". Police chased him and his entourage out of the premises and detained them.
In June 2007, a warrant was issued for T-Pain's arrest for driving with a suspended license. He subsequently turned himself in to the Leon County Jail on November 2, 2007. He was held without bail but was released three hours later.
Discography
Studio albums
Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005)
Epiphany (2007)
Three Ringz (2008)
Revolver (2011)
Oblivion (2017)
1UP (2019)
A Day Out With the Girls (TBA)
Filmography
Awards and nominations
American Music Awards
2007, Favorite Male Artist (Nominated)
BET Awards
2009, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
2009, Best Collaboration ("Blame It") with Jamie Foxx (Won)
2009, Viewer's Choice ("Can't Believe It") with Lil Wayne (Nominated)
2008, Best Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)
2008, Best Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2008, Viewer's Choice ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)
2008, Best Collaboration ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)
2008, Video of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
BET Hip Hop Awards
2009. Producer of the Year (Nominated)
2008, Best Ringtone ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)
2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
2008, Track of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
BMI Urban Awards
Song Writer Of The Year (Won)
Producer Of The Year shared with J.R. Rotem & Kanye West (Won)
Grammy Awards
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Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
2009, Favorite Male Singer (Nominated)
Ozone Music Awards
2008, TJ's DJ's Hustler of the Year (Nominated)
2008, Club Banger of the Year ("I'm So Hood") with DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, & Plies (Nominated)
2008, Club Banger of the Year ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2008, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("She Got It") with 2 Pistols & Tay Dizm (Nominated)
2008, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
2008, Best TJ's DJ's Tastemaker Award (Won)
2007, Best Male R&B Artist (Won)
2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Shawty") with Plies (Won)
2007: Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with Yung Joc (Nominated)
2006, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper) (Remix)" with Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, and Too Short) (Won)
MTV Video Music Award
2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2008, Best Male Video ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2007, Monster Single of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)"), featuring Yung Joc (Nominated)
People's Choice Awards
2008, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, "Low" with Flo Rida [Won]
2008, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, "Good Life" with Kanye West [Nominated]
Teen Choice Awards
2008, Choice Hook-Up: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low" (Nominated)
2008, Choice Music: R&B Artist – T-Pain (Nominated)
2008, Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track – Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose" (Won)
Vibe Awards
2007, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Nominated)
2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Won)
Brit Asia TV Music Awards
2014, Best Music Video ("Daddy Da Cash" by RDB feat. T-Pain) (Won)
References
External links
Official website
Nappy Boy Records
1985 births
Living people
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
African-American male rappers
African-American male singers
African-American record producers
African-American songwriters
American contemporary R&B singers
American Muslims
American hip hop record producers
American hip hop singers
American music industry executives
American people of Bahamian descent
Businesspeople from Florida
Grammy Award winners for rap music
Jive Records artists
Musicians from Tallahassee, Florida
Pop rappers
Rappers from Florida
RCA Records artists
Reality show winners
Singers from Florida
Songwriters from Florida
Southern hip hop musicians
Twitch (service) streamers
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Krzewie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krośniewice, within Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Krośniewice, west of Kutno, and north of the regional capital Łódź.
The village has a population of 80.
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Villages in Kutno County
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Chromosome 6 open reading frame 62 (C6orf62), also known as X-trans-activated protein 12 (XTP12), is a gene that encodes a protein of the same name. The encoded protein is predicted to have a subcellular location within the cytosol.
Gene and Transcript
In the DNA, C6orf62 is 12,529 base pairs long and is located at 6q22.3. It is located on chromosome 6 on position 22.3 (6q22.3). The mature mRNA sequence is 2498 base-pairs long with 5 exons and 4 intronic regions that translates a protein that is 229 amino acids long and two predicted isoforms of 160 amino acids and 200 amino acids.
Protein
The main transcript is 229 amino acids long and is encoded from 5 exonic regions. There exists two transcript variants that are 200 amino acids and 160 amino acids long. There is a domain of unknown function (DUF4566) present in all three variants and spans positions 1–226 on the main transcript. The molecular weight of C6orf62 is 27.1 kDa and its isoelectric point is at a pH of 9.24. It is located subcellularly localized throughout the cytosol.
Protein Interactions
Expression
C6orf62 is broadly expressed within the human body, however, its protein abundance is not high. It is more heavily expressed in the gallbladder and testis, but it is not predicted to be expressed in the smooth muscle, lymph nodes, the spleen, ovaries, adipose tissue, and soft tissue.
Homology
C6orf62 is highly conserved among vertebrates and has orthologs found in invertebrates.
Orthologs in Select Mammals
Orthologs in Select Ray-Finned Fish
Orthologs in Select Amphibians
Orthologs in Select Reptiles
Orthologs in Select Birds
Orthologs in Select Invertebrates
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Isabelle Harrison
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Isabelle Harrison (born September 27, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the daughter of former NFL Defensive End Dennis Harrison Jr.
College career
Harrison tore her ACL in February 2015 against Kentucky.
She was the 34th Lady Vol to be drafted in the WNBA Draft, the first since the 2012 WNBA Draft when Glory Johnson and Kelley Cain were drafted.
Tennessee statistics
Source
Professional career
Harrison was drafted 12th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2015 WNBA Draft. She sat out the 2015 season due to a torn ACL while playing in her senior year at Tennessee. She would make her debut in 2016. In her rookie season, she averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 26 games as a reserve for the Mercury. In 2017, Harrison was traded to the San Antonio Stars along with a first round draft pick in exchange for Danielle Robinson. On May 16, 2019, Harrison was traded to the Dallas Wings.
References
External links
Tennessee Volunteers bio
WNBA bio
1993 births
Living people
American women's basketball players
Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee
Dallas Wings players
Las Vegas Aces players
Phoenix Mercury draft picks
Phoenix Mercury players
Power forwards (basketball)
San Antonio Stars players
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players
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Dassari
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Dassari may refer to:
Dassari, Benin, a town and arrondissement in the Atakora Department of Benin
Dassari, Burkina Faso, a village in the Manni Department of Gnagna Province in Burkina Faso
Dassari, Togo, a hamlet in the Virgonia prefecture of Zagrovia county in Togo.
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General's Son () is a 1990 South Korean crime film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It stars Park Sang-min as Kim Du-han, a gangster who discovers that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin. The film is the first in a trilogy, followed by General's Son II (1991) and General's Son III (1992).
General's Son was the most highly attended film in South Korea in both 1990 and 1991.
Plot
Kim Du-han lost his mother at the age of eight, and he survives on the streets as a singing beggar. His natural-born fighting skills places him on the mean streets of Jongno with the kisaeng house Wumigwan at the center. He is soon recognized for his incredible strength and ability. He finds out through Shin Ma-jeok, the head of a student gang, that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin who fought against the Japanese army. Meanwhile, the Yakuzas expand their sphere of influence and try to take over the Jongno streets but Du-han protects the Korean vendors of Jongno and wins their respect. When the head of Wumigwan, Kim Gi-hwan is arrested, Du-han becomes the leader of the Jongno gang.
Cast
Awards
Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actor (1991)
References
External links
South Korean films
1990s action films
1990 crime drama films
South Korean crime action films
South Korean crime drama films
South Korean neo-noir films
Films about organized crime in Korea
Films directed by Im Kwon-taek
1990s Korean-language films
Films set in Korea under Japanese rule
South Korean films based on actual events
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Robert Leroy Wells Jr. (August 4, 1945 – August 7, 1994) was an American football offensive tackle.
Wells was born in New York City in 1945 and attended Lucy Craft Laney High School in Augusta, Georgia. He played college football at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 15th round of the 1968 NFL Draft. He appeared in 20 games for the Chargers, two of them as a starter, from 1968 to 1970. He also played for the Houston Texans of the World Football League in 1974.
References
1945 births
1994 deaths
American football tackles
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls football players
San Diego Chargers players
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Sportspeople from New York City
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Metal Mickey is a fictional five-foot-tall robot, as well as the name of a spin-off television show starring the same character. The robot character was created, controlled and voiced by Johnny Edward.
The character of Metal Mickey first appeared on British television in the ITV children's magazine show The Saturday Banana, produced by Southern Television in 1978. Humphrey Barclay saw Mickey on Jimmy Savile's Jim'll Fix It television show. Seeing the children chatting in the marketplace with the friendly robot led to the creation of the Metal Mickey television show. Within a month the pilot had been video-taped, and shortly after this the series went live with its first six episodes. 41 episodes were made in total, broadcast over three separate series between September 1980 and January 1983. The show attracted viewing figures of around 12 million at its peak. Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees pop group, was brought in to produce and direct the series along with Nic Phillips and David Crossman.
Metal Mickey television show
The television show was created under LWT's Humphrey Barclay who described Metal Mickey as a show "with the appeal of Star Wars, the Daleks and Mork and Mindy". It ran from 1980 to 1983.
The series was set in the home of an ordinary British family, whose youngest child was a science boffin, who had created Metal Mickey to help around the home. The family consisted of a mother and father, three children and a grandmother. The show was made by London Weekend Television and shown on the ITV network, with the entire run of 41 episodes being written by comedy writer Colin Bostock-Smith.
British comedy actress Irene Handl played the grandmother, whom Mickey affectionately called "my little fruitbat". He also referred to his inventor as "Clever Clogs", his inventor's sister as "Stringbean" and their father as "Bootface". Handl was never at home with science fiction, either watching it or appearing in it. She famously told BBC presenter Noel Edmonds, when he asked her whether she cried over the death of E.T., "Why should I cry over a bleedin' Hoover attachment?"
Metal Mickey's catchphrase was "boogie, boogie", and his favourite treat were Atomic Thunderbusters (which had the appearance of lemon bonbons). At the height of the series' popularity, fizzbomb sweets were marketed in the UK under the name Metal Mickey's Atomic Thunderbusters.
Cast
Michael Stainton ... Father
Georgina Melville ... Mother
Ashley Knight ... Ken
Lucinda Bateson ... Haley
Lola Young ... Janey
Gary Shail ... Steve
Metal Mickey ... Metal Mickey
Irene Handl ... Granny
Production credits
Directors: Michael Dolenz, David Crossman, Nic Phillips
Producer: Michael Dolenz
Writer: Colin Bostock-Smith
Designers: Mike Oxley, Rae George, David Catley, James Dillion, Phil Coulter
Music: Phil Coulter
DVD releases
The first two series of Metal Mickey have been released on DVD. The third series was due to be released in mid-2009.
Discography
Metal Mickey was credited as artist on several record releases, some of them on his own label "Mickeypops":
"Lollipop"/"Eugene" (EMI, 1979)
"Metal Mickey Magic"/"Meet Metal Mickey" (Mickeypops, 1980)
"Sillycon Chip"/"Dubb Vahzun" (Mickeypops, 1981)
"Do The Funky Robot"/"Do The Funky Robot Again" (Mickeypops, 1982)
"Theme Tune From 'Metal Mickey'"/"Fruitbat Rap" (Hollywood, 1982)
"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"/"Eugene Machino" (Hollywood, 1983)
See also
List of fictional robots and androids
Science fiction sitcom
References
External links
Metal Mickey Official Site
Metal Mickey — ITV TV Classics; including the complete first series available to watch online
1980 British television series debuts
1983 British television series endings
1980s British children's television series
ITV children's television shows
ITV sitcoms
Fictional robots
London Weekend Television shows
British television shows featuring puppetry
Television series by ITV Studios
Television characters introduced in 1978
British science fiction television shows
English-language television shows
British science fiction television series by decade
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Roving Mars is a 2006 IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The film uses few actual photographs from Mars, opting to use computer generated animation based on the photographs and data from the rovers and other Mars probes. The film has been released on Blu-ray disc by distributor Disney.
Roving Mars has made over US$10 million as of January 25, 2009.
Roving Mars is also the title of a non-fiction book by MER principal investigator Steve Squyres about the rover mission.
Music
The musical score for Roving Mars was composed by Philip Glass. A soundtrack album was released by Lakeshore Records on June 27, 2006. The album also features the song "Glósóli" by Sigur Rós.
Reception
Roving Mars received positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 70% rating based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. Its consensus states that "Roving Mars is a decent thrill ride even when it starts feeling like a commercial plug for NASA's failing space program."
Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B-, stating that "Only a series of pics featuring a set of strange little nodes that look like blueberries planted in a pile of red rocks carry any kind of translatable otherworldly kick." The New York Post called it a "splendidly photographed 2D IMAX film." The Boston Globe said "Despite audiences knowing the happy ending from the get-go, [director] [George] Butler manages to inject considerable drama."
Conversely, the Los Angeles Times claimed, "Not having a way to capture images of the machines at work means that too much of Butler's film... is disappointingly made up of computer simulations.", while the San Francisco Chronicle claimed that "There aren't enough pyrotechnics in the paltry 40-minute run time to justify the ticket price."
References
External links
Boston Globe article about the development of the film
2006 films
2006 documentary films
2006 short films
American short documentary films
American films
Disney documentary films
Documentary films about the space program of the United States
Films scored by Philip Glass
Films produced by Frank Marshall
IMAX short films
Mars Exploration Rover mission
Mars in film
2000s short documentary films
The Kennedy/Marshall Company films
Walt Disney Pictures films
Disney short films
IMAX documentary films
Documentary films about space
Films directed by George Butler (filmmaker)
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Rezal Hassan
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Rezal Hassan (born 14 February 1974) is a retired Singaporean football goalkeeper. He played for the Singapore national team in the late-1990s and early-2000s, and was part of the Singapore team which won the regional AFF Championship in 1998. He played for Singapore Armed Forces FC, Tampines Rovers and Woodlands Wellington FC in Singapore's S.League.
Rezal was a member of the Tampines Rovers teams which won the S.League title in 2004 and 2005, and the Singapore Cup in 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Rezal played in the Singapore national team's exhibition matches against Liverpool F.C. (2–0 defeat) and Manchester United (8–1 defeat) in 2001.
Honours
Club
Singapore Armed Forces FC
S.League (4): 1997,1998,2000,2002
Singapore Cup (1): 1999
Tampines Rovers
S.League (2): 2004,2005
Singapore Cup (2): 2004,2006
International
Singapore
AFF Championship: 1998
External links
http://www.safwarriors.com.sg/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205:a-warrior-returns-relishes-new-role&catid=8:club-happenings&Itemid=25
http://www.safwarriors.com.sg/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=201:bok-on-new-signings&catid=8:club-happenings&Itemid=25
http://www.safwarriors.com.sg/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=204:new-look-side-gets-down-to-business&catid=8:club-happenings&Itemid=25
1974 births
Living people
Singaporean footballers
Singapore international footballers
Tampines Rovers FC players
Association football goalkeepers
Woodlands Wellington FC players
Singapore Premier League players
Warriors FC players
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John "Jack" Dutton Benton (5 October 1875 – 8 July 1926) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Football career
Benton represented the Irish League on three occasions while he was a Glentoran player. He then travelled to South Africa where he assisted Transvaal Police, on his return to England he joined Stoke. Benton made his League debut against Sheffield Wednesday. When Leigh Richmond Roose joined the club in 1905, Benton re-joined Glentoran. He came back to Stoke in 1908 and played five more times before retiring in 1910 through injury. Benton remained with Stoke and became club trainer up until 1918.
Army career
From 1893 to 1904 Benton was enlisted in the army in the 4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. He served as a corporal in Belfast (Northern Ireland) and in the South Africa in the Boer War. He was discharged in 1904 having been promoted to the rank of Sergeant of Police. His parents were Joseph Benton (1843–1920, a cooper by trade) and Sarah Ann Dutton (1853–1922), both of Staffordshire.
Career statistics
References
1878 births
1926 deaths
Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme
English footballers
Association football goalkeepers
English Football League players
Stoke City F.C. players
Glentoran F.C. players
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Trechus ilgazensis
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Trechus ilgazensis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Donabauer in 2004.
References
ilgazensis
Beetles described in 2004
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Tim Söderström (born 4 January 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Marítimo as a full-back or central midfielder.
Career
Söderström joined Djurgårdens IF as a youth player from IF Brommapojkarna together with Simon Tibbling at the start of 2011. After a successful 2012 season with the U19 team he received the "Youth Player of the Year" award from the club and moved up into the U21 team at the start of 2013. Eventually Söderström made his senior debut in Djurgårdens IF coming on as a sub in the top Swedish division Allsvenskan against Gefle IF in the 82nd minute on 27 October 2013.
In August 2018, Söderström signed a two-year contract with Hammarby IF, thus leaving Brommapojkarna upon his contract expiration in January 2019.
On 31 January 2021, Söderström transferred from Hammarby to Marítimo in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Honours
Club
Jönköpings Södra
Superettan: 2015
Brommapojkarna
Superettan: 2017
References
External links
1994 births
Living people
Swedish footballers
Sweden youth international footballers
Association football midfielders
IF Brommapojkarna players
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Assyriska FF players
Jönköpings Södra IF players
Hammarby Fotboll players
C.S. Marítimo players
Allsvenskan players
Superettan players
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Sportspeople from Stockholm
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Benita Eleanora Armstrong, nee Benita Jaeger later The Lady Strauss, (1907-2004) was British sculptor known for her bronze figurative work.
Biography
Armstrong was born into a Jewish family in Germany and moved to London in 1926. In London she lived in a flat above a restaurant in Charlotte Street and for several years was in a relationship with Clive Bell. After that relationship ended she met and, in 1932, married the British artist John Armstrong. Benita Armstrong studied under the Viennese sculptor Georg Ehrlich and was a frequent participant in group exhibitions in London and elsewhere as well as regularly having work included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions. A solo exhibition of her work was held at the Drian Galleries in London in 1981. She and Armstrong separated and she eventually married the Labour Party politician George Russell Strauss with who she had two children.
References
1907 births
2004 deaths
20th-century British sculptors
20th-century British women artists
20th-century German women artists
German emigrants to the United Kingdom
Jewish women artists
English people of German-Jewish descent
Strauss
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Kirkbie Kendal School is an academy school and known as a Business and Enterprise College in Kendal, Cumbria, Northern England, and serves the area around the town and rural countryside. Kirkbie Kendal School operates as a Foundation school, and has been regularly oversubscribed, accepting students based on a designated hierarchy. The school has 1048 pupils on roll, ages 11–18.
History
The school was formed in 1980 by the amalgamation of Kendal Grammar School and Kendal High School. The Grammar School had been founded in 1525, and from 1588 had been located alongside Kendal Parish Church then moved in 1889 to the building which is now the main block of KKS. Kendal High School for Girls opened in 1890 at a site on Thorney Hills.
Programmes and curriculum
As a Business and Enterprise College status, Kirkbie Kendal School focuses on raising levels of attainment in business studies and related courses, mathematics and information technology. The school works with local businesses, colleges and universities to provide students with the skills needed to progress into higher or further education and employment or entrepreneurship. The school was re-designated as a Business and Enterprise College in 2008.
Awards and recognition
In 2003, Kirkbie Kendal School was one of 14 schools in the North-East and Cumbria that were awarded specialist status by the Department for Education and Skills, entitling the school to its share of more than £2m worth of investment.
A team from the school won the regional final of the Institute of Physics 2004 Paperclip Physics Competition. The Kirkbie Kendal School team was recognized from among six finalists for its efforts in explaining concepts of density and buoyancy.
A student at the school was one of 25 regional winners in the 2006 Audi Innovation Awards competition, a national design competition for students ages 11–14. Over 4,000 entries were submitted to the competition from more than 200 schools.
For 2006, Kirkbie Kendal School was the North East Regional winner of the Charter Standard Secondary School award for outstanding achievement in providing football opportunities for their students. The school was also recognized in 2004.
Academic performance
The school gets GCSE results at the England average and A-level results slightly above the England average.
OFSTED inspections
The school was inspected by OFSTED on the 23 and 24 September 2014. The school received two outstanding and the rest were in the category good.
School Features
The school is medium-sized and in total there are 6 buildings on the school grounds. Those being the Main building, Humanities, Languages, Expressive Arts, Technology and the Science/Maths/ICT block.
Former pupils
James Ellison, Motorcycle Racer
Three members (Neil and Scott Wilkinson, Matthew Wood) of the band British Sea Power
Kendal Grammar School
Sir Edward Bailey MC, geologist (1892-9)
Nigel Bell, Chief Executive of the NHS Information Authority from 1999-2001 (1970-7)
Robert Chorley, 1st Baron Chorley
Peter Gibbs, BBC Weather forecaster (1969–76)
David Starkey, English historian (1956–63)
Carl Walker, former policeman (1945–50)
David Wheatman, cricketer
Philip Wilson, former Liberal MP for St Pancras South (1886–93)
Kendal High School for Girls
Muriel Brunskill, contralto (1911-8)
References
Academies in Cumbria
1525 establishments in England
Educational institutions established in the 1520s
Secondary schools in Cumbria
Kendal
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King Rat
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King Rat may mean:
Arts, entertainment, and media
King Rat (1962 novel), a novel by James Clavell set in World War II
King Rat (film), released in 1965, based on the James Clavell novel
King Rat (1998 novel), an urban fantasy novel by China Miéville
"King Rat" (song), a 2 track vinyl promo by Modest Mouse
King Rat, a traditional character and main antagonist in the pantomime Dick Whittington
Other uses
King Rat, the head of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a music hall society of Great Britain
King Rat, the nickname of the Ulster loyalist Billy Wright, and an autobiography he wrote detailing his activities
Uromys rex, a species of rat
See also
Rat king (disambiguation)
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John J. Carty Park, also known as Rubber Park, is located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. This park honors John J. Carty (1909–1970), a native of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn who lived his life only five blocks away and dedicated himself to New York City government for 32 years.
History
Rubber Park was opened in 1964 and was one of the first parks in New York City to have rubber matting under the children's’ equipment thus the name of Rubber Park. Rubber Park has been the home of numerous groups of kids and teens since its opening.
John J. Carty Park, located between 94th and 101st Streets and Fort Hamilton Parkway, was named by Local Law in 1971. The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) developed both the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (1965) and this park concurrently thanks to a 1956 federal grant. The playground section of the park contains benches, a large comfort station, numerous game tables, two drinking fountains, and a flagpole with a yardarm on a monument base. Play areas consist of red, yellow, green, and white play equipment with safety surfacing, a spray shower, tot and regular swings, basketball and handball courts, and a large asphalt play area. The additional park area, which is surrounded by a variety of trees, has a multitude of benches as well as picnic tables, a bocce court, and ten tennis courts. The area provides recreational activities for all.
Facilities
The park covers over ten acres and has been home to dances, concerts, and picnics.
The park is also the home of the Fort Hamilton Senior Center. With over 700 members, Fort Hamilton Senior Center serves as a lively gathering place for senior citizens throughout Brooklyn. The center has a card room, library, dance and recreation room, an arts and crafts room, and a computer room. Established in 1966 under the TBTA's neighborhood improvement plan, the center officially opened on January 20, 1967.
External links
http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/B210W/
Parks in Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
1964 establishments in New York City
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
1 May 1999 — Andrew Motion becomes Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom for 10 years
1 July 1999 — Scotland's Parliament opens with the singing of Robert Burns' "A Man's a Man For A'That", instead of "God Save The Queen"
4 October 1999 — In the United States, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman signs into law Assembly Bill No. 2714 (P.L. 1999, c. 228) sent to her from the state legislature and creates the New Jersey William Carlos Williams Citation of Merit—effectively, Poet Laureate of New Jersey. Whitman subsequently selected poet Gerald Stern (b. 1925), then a resident of Lambertville, New Jersey as the first appointed to the post in the following April.
The Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award is established at the Fifth Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference. The award is given to scholars who have made a lasting contribution to the art and science of versification. Derek Attridge is the first winner
Carl Rakosi's 99th birthday celebrated at the Kelly Writers House with a live audiocast
A new grave slab is installed at the Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh over the final resting place of William Topaz McGonagall (1825–1904), comically renowned as the worst poet in the English language; the slab is inscribed:
William McGonagall
Poet and Tragedian
"I am your gracious Majesty
ever faithful to Thee,
William McGonagall, the Poor Poet,
That lives in Dundee."
Works published in English
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Australia
Robert Adamson, Black Water: Approaching Zukofsky
Jennifer Maiden, Mines, Paper Bark,
Les Murray:
Fredy Neptune, verse novel, winner of the 2005 Premio Mondello (in Italy)
New Selected Poems, Duffy & Snellgrove
Conscious and Verbal, Carcanet, Duffy & Snellgrove
Canada
Ken Babstock, Mean, his first book of poetry, winner of the Atlantic Poetry Prize and the Milton Acorn People's Poet Award (Canada)
Afua Cooper, editor, Utterances and Incantations: Women, Poetry and Dub, Toronto: Sister Vision Press (scholarship)
Jeffery Donaldson, Waterglass, McGill-Queen's University Press
George Elliott Clarke, Gold Indigoes. Durham: Carolina Wren,
Susan Holbrook, misled
Tim Lilburn, To the River, winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Book of the Year
A. F. Moritz, Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Andy Quan and Jim Wong-Chu, editors, Swallowing Clouds: An Anthology of Chinese-Canadian Poetry, Vancouver, British Columbia: Arsenal Pulp Press
India, in English
Rukmini Bhaya Nair, The Ayodhya Cantos ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: Penguin
C. P. Surendran, Posthumous Poems ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: Penguin (Viking); not posthumously published
Sudeep Sen:
Bodytext: Dramatic Monologues in Motion, London Borough of Harrow: Harrow Arts and Leisure Service
Retracing American Contours, Columbia: University of South Carolina
Eunice de Souza, editor, Talking Poems: Conversations with Poets, New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
E.V. Ramakrishnan, editor, The Tree of Tongues: An Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry, Arundhathi Subramaniam called the volume "a landmark book of translations of modern Indian poetry"; Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study,
Ireland
Ciaran Carson, The Ballad of HMS Belfast, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,
Vona Groarke, Other People's Houses, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,
Joan McBreen, editor, The White Page an bhileog bh'an: Twentieth-Century Irish Women Poets Cliffs of Moher, County Clare: Salmon
Thomas McCarthy, Mr Dineen's Careful Parade: New and Selected Poems, Anvil Press, London, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
Medbh McGuckian and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, translators, The Water Horse: Poems in Irish Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press
New Zealand
Alistair Campbell, Gallipoli & Other Poems, Wellington: Wai-te-ata Press
Janet Charman, Rapunzel Rapunzel, Auckland: Auckland University Press
Leigh Robert Davis, Te Tangi a te Matuhi, Auckland: Jack Books
Michele Leggott, As far as I can see, Auckland: Auckland University Press
Robin Hyde, The book of Nadath, introduction and notes by Michele Leggott; Auckland: Auckland University Press, posthumous
Bill Manhire, What to Call Your Child
Sarah Quigley, Raewyn Alexander and Anna Jackson, AUP New Poets 1: Sarah Quigley, Raewyn Alexander and Anna Jackson, Auckland: Auckland University Press
United Kingdom
Mark Bryant, editor, Literary Hymns: An Anthology, London: Hodder & Stoughton
Gerry Cambridge, Nothing But Heather!, Luath Press
Julia Donaldson. The Gruffalo, children's story in verse
Carol Ann Duffy:
Meeting Midnight, Faber and Faber (children's poetry)
The World's Wife, Anvil Press Poetry
Seamus Heaney:
The Light of the Leaves, Bonnefant Press
Translator: Beowulf, Faber & Faber
Translator: Diary of One Who Vanished, a song cycle by Leoš Janáček of poems by Ozef Kalda, Faber & Faber
John Heath-Stubbs, The Sound of Light
Ted Hughes, translator:
Aeschylus: The Oresteia
Alcestis
Kathleen Jamie, Jizzen
Andrew Johnston, The Open Window, Arc Publications, New Zealand poet living in Paris, France
Anne MacLeod, Just the Caravaggio, Scottish poet
Derek Mahon, Collected Poems, Gallery Press
Don Paterson, The Eyes
Tom Paulin, The Wind Dog
Peter Reading, Apophthegmatic
Peter Redgrove, Selected Poems
Mary Jo Salter, A Kiss in Space, Knopf
Marina Tsvetayeva, The Selected Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva, translated by Elaine Feinstein, fifth edition, with new poems and a new introduction, Oxford University Press/Carcanet
Hugo Williams, Billy's Rain, Faber and Faber
Anthologies in the United Kingdom
Richard Caddel and Peter Quartermain, editors, Other: British and Irish Poetry since 1970, an anthology of poetry outside The Movement (essentially the mainstream) of English and Irish poetry (Wesleyan University Press)
Carol Ann Duffy, editor, Time's Tidings: Greeting the 21st Century, Anvil Press Poetry
Elaine Feinstein, editor, After Pushkin, "versions by contemporary poets", published by the Folio Society and Carcanet
Iona Opie, editor, Here Comes Mother Goose, a collection of nursery rhymes
Michael Schmidt, The Harvill Book of Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
Adam Schwartzman, editor, Ten South African poets, Manchester: Carcanet
United States
John Ashbery, Girls on the Run, a book-length poem inspired by the work of artist Henry Darger
Joseph Brodsky: Discovery, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Russian-American
Jared Carter, Les Barricades Mysterieuses, Cleveland State University Poetry Center.
Robert Dassanowsky, Telegrams from the Metropole. Selected Poems 1980-1998
Rita Dove, On the Bus with Rosa Parks (Norton); a New York Times "notable book of the year"
Beth Gylys, Bodies that Hum (Silverfish Review Press); winner of the Gerald Cable Book Award
Geoffrey Hill, The Triumph of Love (Houghton Mifflin); a New York Times "notable book of the year"
John Hollander, Figurehead and Other Poems
Fanny Howe, Forged
William Logan, Night Battle
Glyn Maxwell, The Breakage, (Houghton Mifflin); a New York Times "notable book of the year"
W. S. Merwin, The River Sound: Poems, New York: Knopf; a New York Times "notable book of the year"
Eugenio Montale, Collected Poems: 1920-1954 (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); a New York Times "notable book of the year"; translated from Italian
Mary Oliver, Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems
Michael Palmer, The Danish Notebook (Avec Books); memoir/poetic essay.
George Quasha (with Chie Hasegawa), Ainu Dreams (Station Hill Press)
Carl Rakosi, The Old Poet's Tale
Kenneth Rexroth, Swords That Shall Not Strike: Poems of Protest and Rebellion (Glad Day; posthumous)
Charles Simic, Jackstraws: Poems (Harcourt Brace); a New York Times "notable book of the year"
A. E. Stallings, Archaic Smile
Mark Strand, Chicken, Shadow, Moon & More, by a Canadian native long living in and published in the United States
Eleanor Ross Taylor, Late Leisure
Melvin B. Tolson, Harlem Gallery: And Other Poems (University Press of Virginia); a New York Times "notable book of the year"
Rosmarie Waldrop, Reluctant Gravities (New Directions)
Jesse Lee Kercheval, World as Dictionary
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States
M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms (first published in 1958), goes into its seventh edition, Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace
Charles Bernstein, A Poetics (Cambridge: Harvard University Press)
Molly Peacock, How to Read a Poem ... and Start a Poetry Circle, New York: Riverhead Books
Anthologies in the United States
Riohard Caddel and Peter Quartermain, editors, Other: British and Irish Poetry since 1970 Wesleyan University Press
Ed Dorn and Gordon Brotherston, editors (and Brotherston, translator), Sun Unwound: Original Texts from Occupied America, North Atlantic Books anthology
Tanure Ojaide and Tijan M. Sallah, editors, The New African Poetry: An Anthology, Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Reinner Publishers
A. L. Soens, editor, I, the Song : Classical Poetry of Native North America, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press
Poets in The Best American Poetry 1999
Poems from these 75 poets are in The Best American Poetry 1999, edited by David Lehman, guest editor, Robert Bly:
Dick Allen
John Balaban
Coleman Barks
George Bilgere
Elizabeth Bishop
Chana Bloch
Philip Booth
John Brehm
Hayden Carruth
Lucille Clifton
Billy Collins
Robert Creeley
Lydia Davis
Debra Kang Dean
Chard deNiord
Russell Edson
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Dan Gerber
Louise Glück
Ray Gonzalez
John Haines
Donald Hall
Jennifer Michael Hecht
Bob Hicok
Jane Hirshfield
Tony Hoagland
John Hollander
Amy Holman
David Ignatow
Gray Jacobik
Josephine Jacobsen
Louis Jenkins
Mary Karr
X. J. Kennedy
Galway Kinnell
Carolyn Kizer
Ron Koertge
Yusef Komunyakaa
William Kulik
James Laughlin
Dorianne Laux
Li-Young Lee
Denise Levertov
Philip Levine
David Mamet
Gigi Marks
William Matthews
Wesley McNair
Czesław Miłosz
Joan Murray
Sharon Olds
Mary Oliver
Franco Pagnucci
Molly Peacock
Alberto Ríos
David Ray
Adrienne Rich
Kay Ryan
Sonia Sanchez
Revan Schendler
Myra Shapiro
Charles Simic
Louis Simpson
Thomas R. Smith
Marcia Southwick
William Stafford
Peggy Steele
Ruth Stone
Larissa Szporluk
Diane Thiel
David Wagoner
Richard Wilbur
C.K. Williams
Charles Wright
Timothy Young
Works published in other languages
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
French language
Yves Bonnefoy, La Pluie d'été, France
Claude Esteban, Janvier, février, mars. Pages, Farrago; France
Madeleine Gagnon, Rêve de pierre, Montréal, VLB; Canada
Michel Houellebecq, Renaissance, poèmes, Flammarion; France
Valérie Rouzeau, Pas revoir, France
Hungary
György Petri, Amíg lehet
India
In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:
Bengali
Joy Goswami Suryo-Pora Chhai, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers,
Mallika Sengupta, Kathamanabi, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers
Nirendranath Chakravarti, Onno Gopal, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers
Udaya Narayana Singh, Anukriti, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi
NOBBOIER KOBITA, An anthology of poetry 1990s Bangladesh, edited by Mahbub Kabir, Loak Prokashana, Shahbag, Dhaka.
Malayalam
K. Satchidanandan, Theranjedutha Kavithakal, selected poems; Malayalam-language
P. P. Ramachandran, Kanekkane, winner of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for poetry: Kottayam: DC Books
Veerankutty, Jalabhoopadam ("Mapping the Waters"), Kozhikode: Papillon
Marathi
Dilip Chitre, Ekoon Kavita – 3, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Malika Amar Sheikh:
Deharutu, Mumbai: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Prabodhini
Mahanagar, Mumbai: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Prabodhini
Oriya
Basudev Sunani, Mahula Bana, Nuapada: Eeshan-Ankit Prakashani
Bharat Majhi, Agadhu Duari, Varsapallavi, Kendrapara
Rajendra Kishore Panda, Ishakhela, Cuttack: Cuttack Students' Store
Other in India
Ajmer Rode, Leela, considered by critics "a landmark volume in modern Punjabi poetry", according to Arundhathi Subramaniam; London, Vancouver: The Rainbird Press,
Amarjit Chandan, Guthli, Kitab Tirinjan, Lahore; Punjabi-language
Chandrakanta Murasingh; Kokborok-language:
Lok Chethuwang Lok, Krishnanagar: Akshar Publications
Pindi Watawi Pin, Agartala: Hachukni Khorang Publisher
Jiban Narah, Suwaranir San, Guwahati, Assam: Jyoti-Prakashan; Assamese-language
Mamta Sagar, Nadiya Neerina Teva, Bangalore: Ila Prakashana, Kannada-language
K. Siva Reddy, Telugu-language:
Varsham, Varsham, Hyderabad: Jhari Poetry Circle
Jaitrayatra, Hyderabad: Sivareddy Mithrulu
Thangjam Ibopishak Singh, Mayadesh ("The Land of Maya"), Imphal: Writer's Forum; Meitei language poet and academic
Vaidehi, pen name of Janaki Srinivasa Murthy, Parijatha, Bangalore: Christ College Kannada Sangha, Kannada-language
Nepal
Poland
Zbigniew Herbert, Podwójny oddech. Prawdziwa historia nieskończonej miłości. Wiersze dotąd niepublikowane, Gdynia: Małgorzata Marchlewska Wydawnictwo (posthumous)
Tymoteusz Karpowicz, Słoje zadrzewne ("Tree Rings"), the work stirred "a literary sensation" in Poland, according to critic Tomasz Tabako Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie
Ewa Lipska, 1999, Kraków: Wydawnictwo literackie
Tadeusz Różewicz, Matka odchodzi ("Mother Departs"), Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie
Tomasz Różycki, Anima, Zielona Sowa, Kraków
Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, Znak niejasny, baśń półżywa ("The Unclear sign, a Half-living Legend"), Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy
Piotr Sommer, Piosenka pasterska
Jan Twardowski, Miłość miłości szuka, t. 1-2, Warsaw: PIW, Księgarnia i Drukarnia Świętego Wojciecha
Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki, Kamień pełen pokarmu. Księga wierszy z lat 1987-1999
Adam Zagajewski, Pragnienie, Kraków: a5
Serbia
Dejan Stojanović, Sunce sebe gleda (The Sun Watches Itself), Književna reč, Beograd, 1999
Spain
Matilde Camus:
Clamor del pensamiento ("Clamour of thought")
Cancionero multicolor ("Multicolour collection of verses")
La estrellita Giroldina ("Giroldina the star")
Other languages
Christoph Buchwald, general editor, and Raoul Schrott, guest editor, Jahrbuch der Lyrik 1999/2000 ("Poetry Yearbook 1999/2000"), publisher: Beck; anthology
Luo Fu, Silent Falls the Snow, Chinese (Taiwan)
Aharon Shabtai, Politiqa (Hebrew: "Politics")
Maria Luisa Spaziani, Italy:
Un fresco castagneto
La radice del mare
Marie Šťastná, Jarním pokrytcům ("To Spring Hypocrites"), Czech Republic
Yu Jian, Yi mei chuanguo tiankong de dingzi China
Awards and honors
Nobel prize: Günter Grass
Australia
C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: Gig Ryan, Pure and Applied
Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize: The Impossible, and other Poems by R. A. Simpson
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Lee Cataldi, Race Against Time
Miles Franklin Award: Murray Bail, Eucalyptus
Canada
Gerald Lampert Award: Stephanie Bolster, White Stone: The Alice Poems
Archibald Lampman Award: John Barton, Sweet Ellipsis
Atlantic Poetry Prize: John Steffler, That Night We Were Ravenous
1999 Governor General's Awards: Jan Zwicky, Songs for Relinquishing the Earth (English); Herménégilde Chiasson, Conversations (French)
Pat Lowther Award: Hilary Clark, More Light
Prix Alain-Grandbois: Hugues Corriveau, Le Livre du frère
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize: David Zieroth, How I Joined Humanity at Last
Prix Émile-Nelligan: Jean-Éric Riopel, Papillons réfractaires
New Zealand
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement:
Montana New Zealand Book Awards (no poetry winner this year) First-book award for poetry: Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars, Victoria University Press
United Kingdom
Cholmondeley Award: Vicki Feaver, Geoffrey Hill, Elma Mitchell, Sheenagh Pugh
Eric Gregory Award: Ross Cogan, Matthew Hollis, Helen Ivory, Andrew Pidoux, Owen Sheers, Dan Wyke
Forward Poetry Prize Best Collection: Jo Shapcott, My Life Asleep (Oxford University Press)
Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection: Nick Drake, The Man in the White Suit (Bloodaxe)
Poet Laureate of Great Britain: Andrew Motion appointed
Samuel Johnson Prize: Antony Beevor, Stalingrad
T. S. Eliot Prize (United Kingdom and Ireland): Hugo Williams, Billy's Rain
Whitbread Best Book Award: Seamus Heaney, Beowulf
United States
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Daisy Fried, She Didn't Mean To Do It
Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: George Garrett
Arthur Rense Prize awarded to James McMichael by the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: J.D. McClatchy, "Tattoos"
Bollingen Prize: Robert Creeley
Frost Medal: Barbara Guest
National Book Award for poetry: Ai, Vice: New & Selected Poems
Special Bicentential Consultants in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Rita Dove, Louise Glück, and W.S. Merwin appointed
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Mark Strand, Blizzard of One
Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award: Derek Attridge
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: Maxine Kumin
Wallace Stevens Award: Jackson Mac Low
Whiting Awards: Michael Haskell, Terrance Hayes, Martha Zweig
William Carlos Williams Award: B.H. Fairchild, The Art of the Lathe (Working Classics), Judge: Garrett Hongo
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Gwendolyn Brooks
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 13 – John Frederick Nims, 86, American poet
February 18 – Felipe Alfau, 96 (born 1902), Spanish-American poet, translator and author
February 22 – William Bronk, 81, American poet
May 10 – Shel Silverstein, 68, American children's poet
July 4 – Mark O'Brien, 49, American poet
August 15 – Patricia Beer, 79, English poet and critic
September 8 – Moondog (aka Louis T. Hardin), 83, American street poet
October 9 – João Cabral de Melo Neto, 79, Brazilian poet and diplomat
November 14 – Ida Affleck Graves, 97, Indian-born English poet
November 22 – Sufia Kamal, 88 (born 1911), Bengali poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist
December 10 – Edward Dorn, 70, American poet associated with the Black Mountain poets
See also
Poetry
List of years in poetry
List of poetry awards
Notes
20th-century poetry
Poetry
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Curtis Gates Lloyd
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Curtis Gates Lloyd (July 17, 1859 – November 11, 1926) was an American mycologist known for both his research on the gasteroid and polypore fungi, as well as his controversial views on naming conventions in taxonomy. He had a herbarium with about 60,000 fungal specimens, and described over a thousand new species of fungi. Along with his two brothers John Uri Lloyd and Nelson Ashley Lloyd, he founded the Lloyd Library and Museum in Cincinnati.
Early life
Born on July 17, 1859 in Florence, Kentucky, Curtis Gates Lloyd was the third son of Nelson Marvin and Sophia Webster Lloyd. He and his family moved to Crittenden, Kentucky, in 1867, where Lloyd lived until he was 18. He moved to Cincinnati and was employed as an apprentice in Johnson's pharmacy. This was where he met Dr. John King, physician and editor of the American Dispensatory; the close friendship they formed helped to fuel Lloyd's interest in botany. Lloyd earned his pharmacy certificate while working at the pharmacy. Later, Lloyd was a salesman with Hale, Justice and Co., a drug supply company, and he began accumulating a personal collection of flowering plants.
Career
Lloyd, together with his brother John Uri, started publishing Drugs and Medicines of North America, a quarterly publication that became popular in the fields of botany and medicine. Two years later, he and his two brothers became owners of Lloyd Brothers Manufacturing Pharmacists; Curtis Lloyd's specialty was researching pharmaceuticals from medicinal plants.
Lloyd's interest in mycology was initiated after a meeting with Andrew Price Morgan in 1887. Soon after, Lloyd directed his attention to the study of the Gasteromycetes, taking field trips and forays to various exotic locales, and collecting more specimens for his growing personal herbarium. In the early 1900s, Lloyd established offices in both Kew, London and in Paris, France. He began publishing his mycological findings, and quickly gained a reputation for his views on the use of personal names in the identification of fungi. He became well known for publishing tirades against the convention of citing author's names after the generic name and specific epithet of plants and fungi, a practice he called "species-grinding". Because he published privately, Lloyd was free to criticize other mycologists guilty of hastily publishing new species. In the article "The Myths of Mycology" (1917) he wrote,
... the mistakes, blunders, and personal foibles of mycological writers have been my chief source of pleasure. I have never failed to express myself plainly, and have spared neither friend nor antagonist. I have always tried to be good-natured in my comments, and as a general thing the parties affected are taking it more as a joke on themselves and an idiosyncrasy of myself. ... Nor am I deceiving myself into the belief that I will accomplish what I am trying to bring about, the abolition of personal advertisements in mycology.
His conservative approach to classification was later criticized by Marinus Anton Donk, who wrote "The terror that Lloyd spread among North American mycologists and abroad by ridiculing everything that reminded him of taxonomic innovation in the systematics of fungi ... has not yet been completely overcome. His slipshod taxonomic methods were accepted as standard by some of his correspondents."
Lloyd spent much of the latter half of his career working on the polypore fungi, of which he amassed an extensive collection later described by Josiah L. Lowe as "undoubtedly the best single source of information on the species of the world."
In 1926, plagued by failing eyesight, Lloyd was forced to retire from his mycological work, and returned to Crittenden, where he lived until his death from complications of diabetes, on November 6, 1926. Most of his wealth was placed in endowment with the Lloyd Library and Museum.
Publications
He published 26 issues of The Bulletin of the Lloyd Library; six of these were written by him on mycological subjects. He also published 75 issues of Mycological Notes over a period of 28 years (1898–1925).
(1908). Mycological Notes 2: 205–412.
(1912). Index of Mycological Writings 4 (39): 510–540. Cincinnati, Ohio; Lloyd.
(1916). Puerto Rican collections. Mycological Writings 5: 582, 1 fig.
(1916). Puerto Rican collections (letter 63: 8, 13). Mycological Writings 5: 626, 1 fig.
(1917). Notes on the Xylarias. Mycological Writings 5: 675–679.
(1917). Notes on the Xylarias. Mycological Writings (Myc. Notes No 51) 5: 724–725.
(1917). The globose Xilarias. Mycological Writings (Myc. Notes No 51) 5: 727-728.
(1917). Rare or interesting fungi. Mycological Writings (Myc. Notes No 51) 5: 729–732.
(1917). Aleurodiscus vitellinus. Mycological Writings (Myc. Notes No 52) 5: 736–737, 1 fig.
(1917). Letter No. 65. March 1917. Mycological Writings 1–16.
(1917). The genus Cyttaria. Mycological Writings No. 48 5: 671–674.
(1917). Puerto Rican collections. Mycological Writings 5: 675–676, 6 figs.
(1917). Puerto Rican collections (letter 66: 6, 10). Mycological Writings 5: 726, 3 figs.
(1918). Puerto Rican collections (letter 67: 9, 68: 6, 12). Mycological Writings 5.
(1919). Rare or interesting fungi received from correspondents. Mycological Writings (Myc. Notes No 57) 5: 816–828.
(1920). Mycological notes no. 64. Mycological Writings 6: 985–1029.
(1921). Mycological Notes 6: 1–1101.
(1921). Puerto Rican collections (Fink). Mycological Writings 6: 1044, 1071–1072, 1 fig.
(1922). Mycological Notes 7(2): 1135–1168.
(1922). Puerto Rican collections (Chardón). Mycological Writings 7: 1114, 1123.
(1923). Novel and noteworthy specimens received from correspondents. Index of the Mycological Notes7: 1105–1364.
(1925). Puerto Rican collections (Tucker). Mycological Writings 7: 1353, 1354, 5 figs.
See also
:Category:Taxa named by Curtis Gates Lloyd
References
External links
Cybertruffle biography
American mycologists
1859 births
1926 deaths
People from Florence, Kentucky
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Ralph Inman (1713–1788) was a merchant in 18th-century Boston, Massachusetts, with a residence in Cambridge. During the American Revolution he supported the British.
Portraits of Inman were made by Robert Feke and John Singleton Copley.
See also
Inman Square
References
Further reading
Rules of incorporation for the Society for Encouraging Industry and Employing the Poor. Boston: 1754.
The constitution of a Christian church illustrated in a sermon at the opening of Christ-Church in Cambridge on Thursday 15 October, MDCCLXI. By East Apthorp, M.A. late Fellow of Jesus College in the University of Cambridge. 1761.
A state of the importations from Great-Britain into the port of Boston, from the beginning of Jan. 1769, to Aug. 17th 1769. With the advertisements of a set of men who assumed to themselves the title of "All the well disposed merchants," who entered into a solemn agreement, (as they called it) not to import goods from Britain, and who undertook to give a "true account" of what should be imported by other persons. The whole taken from the Boston chronicle, in which the following papers were first published. Boston: 1769.
An Address of the gentlemen and principal inhabitants of the town of Boston, to His Excellency Governor Gage. Boston: 1775.
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1713 births
1788 deaths
People from Boston
18th century in Boston
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Always Like New is the fourth solo studio album by American singer Jennifer Nettles. It was released on June 25, 2021, and is her first release under Concord Records. Taking inspiration from Broadway, the album consists of cover songs from Broadway plays and features arrangements by Alex Lacamoire.
Three singles were released from Always Like New, "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat", "Wait for It", and "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'".
Background
Track listing
All tracks are produced by Alex Lacamoire, Adam Zotovich, Scott Patton and Jennifer Nettles.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Musicians
Jennifer Nettles – lead vocals, production (all tracks)
Dillion Kondor – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 8)
Scott Patton – production (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 8), electric guitar (2–3, 7, 9)
Brandi Carlile – vocals (5)
Jeffrey Carney – bass guitar (1)
Andrew Janss – cello (1, 5)
Alex Lacamoire – piano (1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–10), celesta (4), organ (4), production (all tracks)
Rebecca Young – viola (1, 5)
Lisa Kim – violin (1, 5)
Suzanne Ornstein – violin (1, 5)
Paul Bushnell – bass guitar (2–3, 9), electric bass (7)
Randy Andos – bass trombone (2)
Joshua Day – drums (2, 5–7)
Aaron Heick – saxophone (2, 7)
Tom Timko – saxophone (2)
Michael Davis – trombone (2, 7)
Nick Marchoine – trumpet (2, 7)
Clay Sears –acoustic guitar (3, 9), electric guitar (3, 9)
Andrew Keenan – dobro (3), acoustic guitar (5–6), banjo (6), pedal steel (6)
Victor Indrizzo – drums (3, 9)
John Patitucci – bass guitar (4)
Zev Kats – bass guitar (5–6)
Shmuel Katz – viola (5)
Antoine Silverman – violin (6)
Allen René Louis – background vocals (2, 7)
Allyson Kaye Daniel – background vocals (2, 7)
Anastasia Talley – background vocals (2, 7)
Angela Grovey – background vocals (2, 7)
Casey Erin Clark – background vocals (2, 7)
Jason McCollum – background vocals (2, 7)
Michael McElroy – background vocals (2, 7)
Virginia Woodruff – background vocals (2, 7)
Zonya Johnson – background vocals (2, 7)
Joseph Joubert – organ (7), piano (7)
Alan Lerner – composer, lyricist (1)
Frederick Loewe – composer, lyricist (1, 4)
Frank Loesser – composer, lyricist (2)
Lin-Manuel Miranda – composer, lyricist (3)
Jason Robert Brown – composer, lyricist (5)
Cy Coleman – composer, lyricist (6)
Michael Stewart – composer, lyricist (6)
Oscar Hammerstein II – composer, lyricist (7)
Richard Rodgers – composer, lyricist (7)
Stephen Sondheim – composer, lyricist (8)
Benj Pasek – composer, lyricist (9)
Justin Paul – composer, lyricist (9)
Charles Strouse – composer, lyricist (10)
Martin Charnin – composer, lyricist (10)
Technical
Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer (all tracks)
Scott Skrzynski – assistant mixer (all tracks)
Neal Avron – mixer (all tracks)
Derik Lee – recording engineer (all tracks)
Ian Kagey – recording engineer (all tracks)
Michael McElroy – vocal arranger (2)
Charts
Release history
References
2021 albums
Jennifer Nettles albums
Concord Records albums
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Leda and the Swan is a c.1550-1560 oil on canvas painting by Jacopo Tintoretto. Doubts on its autograph status were quelled by its restorations in 1988 and 1994. Art historians do not agree on its dating, though most now place it in the 1550s, the same period as his Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan (Alte Pinakothek) and Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (Museo del Prado). Judith and Holofernes (Prado) was also previously dated to that decade but has now been downgraded to a studio work.
In the late 18th century the work was in the Orleans Collection in Paris, before being purchased in London by the Duke of Bridgewater, then in 1857 by Paul Norton, and finally being donated by Arturo De Noè Walker in 1895 to its present owner, the Uffizi in Florence. Another version from Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi's collection is also owned by the Uffizi, from which the servant was later cut-off - this version was probably the prototype for the Orleans Collection work.
References
1550s paintings
Paintings in the collection of the Uffizi
Tintoretto
Paintings by Tintoretto
Dogs in art
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Josef Lux
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Josef Lux (1 February 1956 in Ústí nad Orlicí – 21 November 1999 in Seattle, Washington) was a leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party who entered politics after the Velvet Revolution. He became agriculture minister in 1992 as part of Václav Klaus' First Cabinet. He also served in Josef Tošovský's caretaker government. He had leukemia and died after a bone-marrow transplant.
References
Recipients of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
KDU-ČSL MPs
Agriculture ministers of the Czech Republic
Mendel University Brno alumni
Czech Roman Catholics
Deaths from leukemia
1956 births
1999 deaths
People from Ústí nad Orlicí
Leaders of KDU-ČSL
KDU-ČSL Government ministers
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The Dark Queen of Krynn
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The Dark Queen of Krynn is the third in a three-part series of Dragonlance Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" role-playing video games. The game was released in 1992.
Plot
At the beginning of the game, the characters are summoned by General Laurana to investigate rumors of evil creatures threatening the city of Caergoth. The heroes are quickly led to travel to another distant continent of Krynn, Taladas, where the forces of evil are hatching their plans.
Gameplay
To play The Dark Queen of Krynn, the player generates a party of six characters. The gameplay basics are identical to all games in the series. Characters can also be transferred from Death Knights of Krynn.
The game was more combat heavy than the previous releases in the series and there was less time spent in exploration mode. While the tone of the release was epic in scale, ultimately leading to an encounter with the dark goddess Takhisis, the game was marred by significant bugs.
Game differences
The Dark Queen of Krynn is similar to its predecessors in terms of gameplay, though graphics were improved, as the PC and Macintosh version of the game could now display 256 colors. The Amiga version still uses 16 colors.
A departure from many of the prior titles (including the Forgotten Realms games) is that the choice of the character's combat icon is restricted. Instead of choosing parts and colors, a player has some pre-drawn icons which can be selected.
Unlike its predecessors, the arrow keys can not be used to select menu options. Those options are selected using hotkeys or clicking on the menu option with the mouse.
Reception
SSI sold 40,640 copies of The Dark Queen of Krynn. Scorpia of Computer Gaming World in 1992 welcomed the improvements to previous Gold Box games' gameplay, but stated that otherwise "there is very little to like about Dark Queen of Krynn. Playability suffers from a couple of insidious bugs, poor design, and a great deal of gratuitous damage". She concluded that it was "the nadir of the gold box games ... a frustrating exercise in survival that only the most devoted hack'n'slashers would want to experience". In 1993 Scorpia said that it was the "conclusion of the Krynn series, and none too soon ... Only for the dedicated Gold Box fan". The New Straits Times called the game "recycled trash".
According to GameSpy, "Dark Queen of Krynn was a little bit hard to love, but the level to which it incorporated elements of the DragonLance universe made it worth coping, for a great many fans".
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External links
1992 video games
Amiga games
Classic Mac OS games
DOS games
Dragonlance video games
Games commercially released with DOSBox
Gold Box games
Role-playing video games
Strategic Simulations games
Tactical role-playing video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender
Video games with oblique graphics
Video games scored by George Sanger
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Peschanka () is a rural locality (a selo) in Novopoltavskoye Rural Settlement, Staropoltavsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 146 as of 2010. There are 3 streets.
Geography
Peschanka is located on the right bank of the Yeruslan River, 16 km south of Staraya Poltavka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novaya Poltavka is the nearest rural locality.
References
Rural localities in Staropoltavsky District
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The Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence (Chapel of the Rosary), often referred to as the Matisse Chapel or the Vence Chapel, is a small Catholic chapel located in the town of Vence on the French Riviera. It was dedicated to the Dominican Order. The church was built and decorated between 1947 and 1951 under a plan devised by Henri Matisse. It houses a number of Matisse originals and was regarded by Matisse himself as his "masterpiece". While the simple white exterior has drawn mixed reviews from casual observers, some regard it as one of the great religious structures of the 20th century.
Background
In 1941, Matisse, who lived most of the year in Nice in the south of France, developed cancer and underwent surgery. During the long recovery he was particularly helped by a young part-time nurse, Monique Bourgeois, who had answered his advertisement seeking "a young and pretty nurse". Matisse asked her to pose for him, which she did for several drawings and paintings. In 1943 Bourgeois entered the Dominican convent in Vence, a nearby town, and became Sister Jacques-Marie. Matisse eventually bought a home at Vence, not far from the convent where the young nun was stationed. She visited him and told him of the plans the Dominicans had to build a chapel beside the girls' high school which they operated in Vence. She asked Matisse if he would help with the design of the chapel. He had never done anything like it, but Matisse agreed to help, beginning in 1947. Father Marie-Alain Couturier, who collaborated on several artistic Catholic churches after World War II, was also involved in the project.
At the age of 77, Matisse began the project and spent more than four years working on the chapel, its architecture, stained glass windows, interior furnishings, murals, and the priests' vestments. While Matisse had been baptized a Catholic, he had not practiced the religion for many years.
The story of the friendship and collaboration of Matisse and Sister Jacques Marie is related in her 1992 book Henri Matisse: La Chapelle de Vence () and in the 2003 documentary Model for Matisse. Sister Jacques Marie died in 2004, aged 84.
Architecture
The chapel is built on a hillside and is entered by descending a flight of stairs, and then turning to the right. The chapel is in an L shape, with the longer portion directly inside the door. The altar is placed at an angle where the two legs of the L join. The chapel is 15 meters long by 6 meters wide. The longer/larger segment is for the students or townspeople; the shorter section was for the nuns who lived and taught at the school. Both sides face the altar.
Furnishings
The altar is made of warm brown stone, chosen for its resemblance to the color of bread and the Eucharist. Matisse also designed the bronze crucifix on the altar, the candle holders in bronze, and the small tabernacle. The wrought iron candle holder with a flame always burning and hanging from the ceiling was made by local craftsmen who have a special tradition of making wrought iron.
Stained-glass windows by Matisse
There are three sets of stained-glass windows, upon which Matisse spent a great deal of time. All three sets make use of just three colors: an intense yellow for the sun, an intense green for vegetation and cactus forms, and a vivid blue for the Mediterranean Sea, the Riviera sky and the Madonna. The two windows beside the altar are named the Tree of Life, but the forms are abstract. The color from the windows floods the chapel's interior, which is otherwise all white.
Three murals
For the walls, Matisse designed three murals to be made by painting white tiles with black paint and then firing the large sections of tile. Each tile measures 12 in.2. Matisse was so crippled with ailments by this time that he could only work from a wheelchair, and he had a long stick with a brush strapped to his arm and pieces of construction paper placed on the wall. He then drew the images, which were transferred to tiles by skilled craftsmen.
Saint Dominic
Behind the altar is a large image of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers and by tradition founder of the practice of the rosary for Catholics. He was a 13th-century wandering preacher from Spain. His followers wear a white garment, or habit, with a white scapular hanging straight down the front. Simple but powerful lines was created by Matisse to depict the saint.
Virgin and Child
On the side wall there are abstract images of flowers and an image of the Madonna and Child, all created in black outlines on the white tiles. Rather than clasping the child to herself, as she is usually depicted, Matisse chose to show Mary offering her son to the world.
Stations of the cross
On the back wall of the chapel are the traditional 14 stations of the cross. Although the 14 stations are usually depicted individually, Matisse incorporated all of them on one wall in one cohesive composition. The series begins at the bottom left as Jesus is brought before Pilate and condemned. The stations follow Jesus' progress carrying the cross. At the top in the center are the three most powerful images – The Raising of the Cross with Jesus' body nailed to it, the actual Crucifixion, and then Taking the Body of Jesus Down. The center panel has a straight vertical and horizontal composition, while the two surrounding stations have strong diagonal lines leading to the head of Jesus on the cross. The French artist Jean Vincent de Crozals served Matisse as model for the Christ.
Sets of vestments
Matisse designed the priests' vestments for the chapel, using the traditional ecclesiastical colors of the religious seasons: purple, black, rose, green, and red. Pope Pius XII requested that the nuns send the vestments to Rome to be put in the Vatican's new museum of modern religious art. The nuns made copies of five of the sets of vestments, including chasubles, maniples, stoles, and chalice veils, and sent them to Rome.
Remaining area
The outside of the chapel is white. The top of the roof is decorated with a blue-and-white zigzag pattern and carries an elaborate metal cross with a bell.
There is a small gift shop associated with the chapel; income goes to support the nuns and the chapel. There are also two doors in carved wood, designed by Matisse, for the confessionals. Along the hallway to the gift shop are photos of Matisse designing the chapel. There are also some of Matisse's original sketches for the Stations and vestments.
Maquettes for the vestments, as well as for a number never realized, were made by Matisse on brown wrapping paper and black construction paper. They can be seen in the Pompidou Center in Paris.
The high school has been closed and only a few elderly nuns still live there.
See also
Vence Cathedral
References
External links
Official site, with opening hours, photographs, etc.
Photographs of the interior and exterior of the building, from the Musée Matisse Nice
Photographs of sketches and chasubles, from the Musée Matisse Nice
Red Chasuble, from MOMA
Chapelle du Rosaire, by Alice Barber, AMB Côte d'Azur
Roman Catholic chapels in France
French Riviera
Churches in Alpes-Maritimes
Henri Matisse
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Wisconsin United Roller Derby (WURD) is an all-gender flat-track roller derby league based in Madison, Wisconsin. The league was originally formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2009 as the first all-men's league in Wisconsin and previously used the names Milwaukee Schlitzkrieg, Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg, and Wisconsin Men's Roller Derby before rebranding as Wisconsin United Roller Derby in August 2019.
History
In May 2009, a few Milwaukee skaters, the core of what would become the Milwaukee Schlitzkrieg, the first men's roller derby team in Wisconsin, traveled to Duluth, near the Minnesota border, for a mixer event with the Twin Cities Terrors.
Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg
In June 2010, copyright issues necessitated a name change, and the Blitzdkrieg was born. Thanks to the Paper Valley Roller Girls hosting a double-header event, the team was able to play its first full game, having performed only in expo games until that point. The Terrors once again travelled to play, taking another victory over the Blitzdkrieg in Appleton, Wisconsin.
The next two years were a long, slow, uphill battle. The team faced challenges in finding practice space, recruiting new members, training, and gaining exposure. But hard work and perseverance began to pay off, as new members came through the door and the city started to take notice. New strategies were tested, modified, and sometimes discarded, training plans developed, and the team traveled extensively throughout the Midwest, learning from mistakes and continually growing stronger.
December 2012 was a turning point, as the team’s application to the Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) was unanimously approved by the member leagues, officially making the Blitzdkrieg a nationally ranked team. By the end of 2013 they were ranked 29 in the MRDA 2013 End of Season Rankings.
In January 2014, for the first time, the Blitzdkrieg had built up the numbers to form two home teams, Half Barrel Heroes and Great Lakes Pirates. This gave the team the ability to more easily produce events, and allows more skating time for all players, furthering their development.
Wisconsin Men's Roller Derby
In 2016, the Blitzdkrieg were joined by a new group of skaters in Madison, WI known locally as Mad Men Roller Derby and decided to rebrand as Wisconsin Men's Roller Derby (WMRD). The league played as Wisconsin Men's Roller Derby for the 2017 and 2018 MRDA seasons. At the conclusion of the 2018 season, several key players decided to retire from roller derby and the league chose to go on hiatus from MRDA. The league remained active and played a series of non-sanctioned bouts in 2019 to focus on rebuilding and gaining experience.
Wisconsin United Roller Derby
In the summer of 2019, the league decided to change its name to better recognize the contributions of women and non-binary members.
Media
2018
March 11, 2018: Mad Men were featured in an article in the Wisconsin State Journal.
2014
March 7, 2014: Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg were interviewed live by Chip Brewster of the Fox 6 morning show, Real Milwaukee.
March 18, 2014: Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg were featured in an article on OnMilwaukee.com
April 25, 2014: A bit of a history on the Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg in Express Milwaukee.com.
2011
January 4, 2011: Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg members were interviewed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Home teams
In 2014, for the first time, home teams were established - the Great Lakes Pirates and the Half Barrel Heroes. On March 29, 2014 the Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg held their first ever home team bout. The Great Lakes Pirates took the first win, with a score of 338-101 over the Half Barrel Heroes.
Charter team
Interleague seasons
Stats provided by Flat Track Stats
MRDA rankings
Notes
External links
Wisconsin United Roller Derby Official Website
Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg Official Website
MRDA Website
Flat Track Stats - Wisconsin United Roller Derby
Men's roller derby
Roller Derby
Roller derby leagues in Wisconsin
Sports in Milwaukee
Roller derby leagues established in 2009
2009 establishments in Wisconsin
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The economy of Estonia is an advanced economy and the country is a member of the European Union and of the eurozone. Estonia's economy is heavily influenced by developments in the Finnish and Swedish economies.
Overview
Before the Second World War, Estonia's economy was based on agriculture, but there was a significant knowledge sector, with the university city of Tartu known for scientific contributions, and a growing industrial sector, similar to that of neighbouring Finland. Products, such as butter, milk, and cheese were widely known in the west European markets. The main markets were Germany and the United Kingdom, and only 3% of all commerce was with the neighbouring USSR. Estonia and Finland had a relatively similar standard of living.
The USSR's annexation of Estonia in 1940 and the ensuing Nazi and Soviet destruction during World War II crippled the Estonian economy. The subsequent Soviet occupation and post-war Sovietization of life continued with the integration of Estonia's economy and industry into the USSR's centrally planned structure. Estonia's GDP per capita was just $100 in 1991.
After Estonia moved away from communism in the late 1980s, restored its independence in 1991 and became a market economy, it emerged as a pioneer in the global economy. In 1992, the country adopted the Estonian kroon as its own currency, and this greatly stabilised the economy. In 1994, it became one of the first countries in the world to adopt a flat tax, with a uniform rate of 26% regardless of personal income. Estonia received more foreign investment per capita in the second half of the 1990s than any other country in Central and Eastern Europe. Between 2005 and 2008, the personal income tax rate was reduced from 26% to 21% in several steps.
The country has been quickly catching up with the EU-15; its GDP per capita having grown from 34.8% of the EU-15 average in 1996 to 65% in 2007, similar to that of Central European countries. It is already rated a high-income country by the World Bank. The GDP (PPP) per capita of the country, a good indicator of wealth, was $35,974 in 2018 according to the World Bank, between that of Lithuania and Cyprus, but below that of most long-time EU members such as Spain or Italy. Because of its economic performance after the Soviet breakup, Estonia has been termed one of the Baltic Tigers.
In 2008, Estonia was ranked 12th of 162 countries in the Index of Economic Freedom 2008, the best of any former Soviet republic. The same year, the country was at the bottom of the list of European states by labour market freedom, but the government is drafting improvements.
For Estonia, the financial crisis of 2007–2008 was comparatively easier to weather, because Estonia's budget has consistently been kept balanced, and this meant that Estonia's public debt relative to the country's GDP has remained the lowest in Europe. The economy recovered in 2010.
On 1 January 2011, Estonia joined the euro, and became the first ex-Soviet republic to join the eurozone.
In 2013, the World Bank Group rated Estonia as 21st on the Ease of Doing Business Index.
History
Early history
Until the early 13th century, the territory that is now known as Estonia was independent. The economy was largely an agricultural one, but Estonia being a country with a long coastline, there were also many maritime activities. Autonomous development was brought to an end by the Northern Crusades undertaken by the King of Denmark, the German Livonian and the Teutonic military orders. The Estonian world was transformed by military conquest. The war against the invaders lasted from 1208 to 1227. The last Estonian county to fall was the island of Saaremaa in 1261.
Thereafter, through many centuries until WWI, Estonian agriculture consisted of native peasants working large feudal-type estates held by ethnic German landlords. In the decades prior to independence, centralised Czarist rule had created a rather large industrial sector dominated by the Kreenholm Manufacturing Company, then the world's largest cotton mill.
Independence
After declaring independence in 1918, the Estonian War of Independence and the subsequent signing of the Treaty of Tartu in 1920, the new Estonian state inherited a ruined post-war economy and an inflated ruble currency. Despite considerable hardship, dislocation, and unemployment, Estonia spent the first decade of independence entirely transforming its economy. In 1918, The Czarist ruble was replaced by the Estonian mark, which was in circulation until 1927. By 1929, a stable currency, the kroon, had been established. It was issued by the Bank of Estonia, the country's central bank. Compensating the German landowners for their holdings, the government confiscated the estates and divided them into small farms, which subsequently formed the basis of Estonian prosperity. Trade focused on the local market and the West, particularly Germany and the United Kingdom. Only 3% of all commerce was with the USSR.
Soviet occupation
The USSR's forcible annexation of Estonia in 1940 and the ensuing Nazi and Soviet destruction during World War II crippled the Estonian economy. Post-war Soviet occupation and Sovietisation of life continued with the integration of Estonia's economy and industry into the USSR's centrally planned structure. More than 56% of Estonian farms were collectivised in the month of April 1949 alone after mass deportations to Siberia the previous month. Moscow expanded on those Estonian industries which had locally available raw materials, such as oil shale mining and phosphorites.
Restoration of independence, modernisation and liberalisation
"Since reestablishing independence, Estonia has styled itself as the gateway between East and West and pursued economic reform and integration with the West." Estonia's market reforms put it among the economic leaders in the former COMECON area. A balanced budget, almost non-existent public debt, flat-rate income tax, free trade regime, fully convertible currency backed by currency board and a strong peg to the euro, competitive commercial banking sector, hospitable environment for foreign investment, innovative e-Services and mobile-based services are all hallmarks of Estonia's free-market-based economy.
In June 1992, Estonia replaced the ruble with its own freely convertible currency, the kroon (EEK). A currency board was created and the new currency was pegged to the German Mark at the rate of 8 Estonian kroons for 1 Deutsche Mark. When Germany introduced the euro the peg was changed to 15.6466 kroons for 1 euro.
Estonia was set to adopt the euro in 2008, but due to the inflation rate being above the required 3%, the adoption date was delayed to 2011. On 1 January 2011, Estonia adopted the euro and became the 17th eurozone member state.
The privatisation of state-owned firms is virtually complete, with only the port and the main power plants remaining in government hands.
The constitution requires a balanced budget, and the protection afforded by Estonia's intellectual property laws is on a par of that of Europe's.
In early 1992, both liquidity problems and structural weakness stemming from the communist era precipitated a banking crisis. As a result, effective bankruptcy legislation was enacted and privately owned; well-managed banks emerged as market leaders. Today, near-ideal conditions for the banking sector exist. Foreigners are not restricted from buying bank shares or acquiring majority holdings.
The fully electronic Tallinn Stock Exchange opened in early 1996, and was purchased by Finland's Helsinki Stock Exchange in 2001.
Estonia joined the World Trade Organization in 1999.
From the early 2000s to the latter part of that decade, the Estonian economy experienced considerable growth. In the year 2000, Estonian GDP grew by 6.4%.
Upon accession to the European Union in 2004, double-digit growth was soon after observed.
GDP grew by 7.9% in 2007 alone. Increases in labor costs, the imposition of tax on tobacco, alcohol, electricity, fuel, gas, and other external pressures (growing prices of oil and food on the global market) were expected to inflate price levels by 10% in the first months of 2009.
The 2008 financial crisis, response and recovery
The financial crisis of 2007–2008 has had a deep effect on the Estonian economy, primarily as a result of an investment and consumption slump that followed the burst of the real estate market bubble that had been building up during the preceding years.
After a long period of very high growth of GDP, the GDP of Estonia decreased. In the first quarter 2008, GDP grew only 0.1%, and then decreased: negative growth was −1.4% in the 2nd quarter, a little over −3% (on a year-to-year basis) in the 3rd quarter, and −9.4% in the 4th quarter of that year.
The government made a supplementary negative budget, which was passed by the Riigikogu. The revenue of the budget was decreased for 2008 by EEK 6.1 billion and the expenditure by EEK 3.2 billion. A current account-deficit was extant, but began to shrink in the last months of 2008, and had been expected to continue to do so in the near future.
In 2009, the Estonian economy further contracted by 15.1% in the first quarter. Low domestic and foreign demand had depressed the economy's overall output. The Estonian economy's 33.7% industrial production drop was the sharpest decrease in industrial production in the entire European Union. That year, Estonia was one of the five worst-performing economies in the world in terms of annual GDP growth rate, and had one of the greatest rates of unemployment in the EU, which rose from 3.9% in May 2008 to 15.6% in May 2009.
In December 2008, Estonia became one of the donor countries to the IMF lead rescue package for Latvia. In response to the crisis, the Ansip government opted for fiscal consolidation and retrenchment by maintaining fiscal discipline and a balanced budget in combination with austerity packages: The government increased taxes, and reduced public spending by slashing expenditures and public salaries across the board.
In July 2009, the value-added tax was increased from 18% to 20%. The recorded budget deficit for 2009 was just 1.7% of GDP.
The result was, that Estonia was one of only five EU countries in 2009 that had met the Maastricht criteria for debt and deficit, and had the third-lowest deficit after Luxembourg and Sweden. Neither did Estonia need to ask help from the IMF. Despite the third-largest drop in GDP, the country had the lowest budget deficit and the lowest public debt among Central and Eastern European countries.
In 2009, the Estonian economy began to rebound, and economic growth resumed in the second half of 2010. The country's unemployment rate has since dropped significantly to pre-recession levels. To top it off, Estonia was granted permission in 2010 to join the eurozone in 2011.
Joining the euro
Before joining the eurozone, the Estonian kroon had been pegged to the euro at a rate of 15.64664 EEK to one euro; before then, the kroon was pegged to the German mark at approximately 8 EEK to 1 DEM.
Plans to join the euro were in place well before 2011. The design of Estonian euro coins was finalized in late 2004.
Estonia's journey towards the euro took longer than originally projected, owing to the inflation rate continually being above the required 3% before 2010, which prevented the country from fulfilling the entry criteria. The country originally planned to adopt the euro on 1 January 2007; however, it did not formally apply that year, and officially changed its target date twice: first to 1 January 2008, and later to 1 January 2011.
On 12 May 2010, the European Commission announced that Estonia had met all criteria to join the eurozone. On 8 June 2010, EU finance ministers agreed that Estonia would be able to join the euro on 1 January 2011. On 13 July 2010, Estonia received the final approval from ECOFIN to adopt the euro onwards from 1 January 2011.
The switchover to the euro took place on 1 January 2011.
With that, Estonia became the first ex-Soviet republic to join the eurozone.
On 9 August 2011, just days after Standard & Poor's raised Estonia's credit rating from A to AA-. Among the factors, S&P cited as contributing to its decision was confidence in Estonia's ability to "sustain strong economic growth." Estonia's GDP growth rate in 2011 was above 8%, despite having negative population growth.
The economy today
In the second quarter of 2013, the average monthly gross wage in Estonia was €976 (15,271 kroons, US$1,328). This figure has grown consistently to €1,310 (20,497 kroons, US$1,473) as of 2018 and to €1,586 (20,816 kroons, US$1,876) as of June 2021.
Estonia is nearly energy-independent, supplying over 90% of its electricity needs with locally mined oil shale. Alternative energy sources such as wood, peat, and biomass make up approximately 9% of primary energy production. Estonia imports needed petroleum products from western Europe and Russia. Oil shale energy, telecommunications, textiles, chemical products, banking, services, food and fishing, timber, shipbuilding, electronics, and transportation are key sectors of the economy. The ice-free port of Muuga, near Tallinn, is a modern facility featuring good transshipment capability, a high-capacity grain elevator, chill/frozen storage, and brand-new oil tanker off-loading capabilities. The railroad serves as a conduit between the West, Russia, and other points to the East.
Estonia today is mainly influenced by developments in Finland, Russia, Sweden and Germany – the four main trade partners. The government has significantly increased its spending on innovation since 2016, with €304 million aimed to stimulate research and development in 2017.
Future projections
Long-term prospects for the Estonian economy remain among the most promising in Europe. In 2011, the real GDP growth in Estonia was 8.0%, and according to projections made by CEPII, the GDP per capita could rise to the level of Nordic economies of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway by 2025. According to the same projections, by 2050, Estonia could become the most productive country in the EU, after Luxembourg, and thus join the top five most productive nations in the world. According to the Ministry of Estonia, has committed to developing a circular economy strategic document and action plan by the end of 2021 which focuses on developing circular economy indicators by 2019 and mapping the current situation of Estonian circular economy, compiling a strategic document and action plan for circular economy in Estonia, and stakeholder involvement throughout the process as of 2020-2021.
In March 2020, Margit Rüütelmann, executive of Estonian Circular Economy Industries Association, specified that the new Circular Economy Action Plan followed through the European Commission persisted to depend totally on fossil fuels and non-renewable herbal assets with inside the framework of the substantial improvement model, then through 2050, the sector could be the usage of assets as though it had 3 planets to make use of. She further added, the EU may even make investments withinside the financial system. This method that now's the best time to stimulate a round financial system and spend money on modern trends and technologies, which, in turn, reduces the carbon footprint of merchandise in the course of their beneficial lifestyles and extensively extends the duration of use of substances already in circulation.
Employment participation
Estonia has around 600,000 employees, yet the country has a shortage of skilled labor, and since skill shortages are experienced everywhere in Europe, the government has increased working visa quota for non-EEA citizens, although it has nevertheless been criticized for being inadequate for addressing the shortages.
The late-2000s recession in the world, the near-concurrent local property bust with changes in Estonian legislation to increase labour market flexibility (making it easier for companies to lay off workers) saw Estonia's unemployment rate shoot up to 18.8% throughout the duration of the crisis, then stabilise to 13.8% by summer 2011, as the economy recovered on the basis of strong exports. Internal consumption, and therefore imports, plummeted; and cuts were made in public finances. Some of the reduction in unemployment has been attributed to some Estonians' emigrating for employment to Finland, the UK, Australia, and elsewhere.
After the recession, the unemployment rate went lower, and throughout 2015 and 2016, the rate stayed near the levels that preceded the economic downturn, staying at just above 6%.
Sectors
Tallinn has emerged as the country's financial center. According to Invest in Estonia, advantages of Estonian financial sector are unbureaucratic cooperation between companies and authorities, and relative abundance of educated people although young educated Estonians tend to emigrate to western Europe for greater income. The largest banks are Swedbank, SEB Pank, and Nordea. Several IPOs have been made recently on the Tallinn Stock Exchange, a member OMX system.
The Estonian service sector employs over 60% of workforce. Estonia has a strong information technology (IT) sector, partly due to the Tiigrihüpe project undertaken in mid-1990s, and has been mentioned as the most "wired" and advanced country in Europe in the terms of e-government.
Farming, which had been forcibly collectivized for decades until the transition era of 1990–1992, has become privatized and more efficient, and the total farming area has increased in the period following Estonia's restoration of independence. The share of agriculture in the gross domestic product decreased from 15% to 3.3% during 1991–2000, while employment in agriculture decreased from 15% to 5.2%.
The mining industry makes up 1% of the GDP. Mined commodities include oil shale, peat, and industrial minerals, such as clays, limestone, sand and gravel. Soviets created badly polluting industry in the early 1950s, concentrated in the north-east of the country. Socialist economy and military areas left the country highly polluted, and mainly because of oil shale industry in Ida-Virumaa, sulfur dioxide emissions per person are almost as high as in the Czech Republic. The coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations, mainly the east. The government is looking for ways to reduce pollution further. In 2000, the emissions were 80% smaller than in 1980, and the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies was 95% smaller than in 1980.
Estonian productivity is experiencing rapid growth, and consequently wages are also rising quickly, with a rise in private consumption of about 8% in 2005. According to Estonian Institute of Economic Research, the largest contributors to GDP growth in 2005 were processing industry, financial intermediation, retailing and wholesale trade, transport and communications.
Agriculture
Estonia produced in 2018:
450 thousand tons of wheat;
347 thousand tons of barley;
113 thousand tons of rapeseed;
88 thousand tons of potato;
78 thousand tons of oat;
53 thousand tons of pea;
29 thousand tons of rye;
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.
Largest companies by revenue
Largest companies by profit
Infrastructure
Railway transport dominates the cargo sector, comprising 70% of all carried goods, domestic and international. Road transport is the one that prevails in the passenger sector, accounting for over 90% of all transported passengers. 5 major cargo ports offer easy navigational access, deep waters, and good ice conditions. There are 12 airports and 1 heliport in Estonia. Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport is the largest airport in Estonia, with 1,73 million passengers and 22,764 tons of cargo (annual cargo growth 119.7%) in 2007. International flight companies such as SAS, Finnair, Lufthansa, EasyJet, and Nordic Aviation Group provide direct flights to 27 destinations.
Approximately 7.5% of the country's workforce is employed in transportation and the sector contributes over 10% of GDP. Estonia is getting much business from traffic between European Union and Russia, especially oil cargo through Estonian ports. Transit trade's share of GDP is disputed, but many agree that Russia's increased hostility is decreasing the share.
Instead of coal, electricity is generated by burning oil shale, with largest stations in Narva. Oil shale supplies around 70% of the country's primary energy. Other energy sources are natural gas imported from Russia, wood, motor fuels, and fuel oils.
Wind power in Estonia amounts to 58.1 megawatts, whilst roughly 399 megawatts worth of projects are currently being developed. Estonian energy liberalization is lagging far behind the Nordic energy market. During the accession negotiations with the EU, Estonia agreed that at least 35% of the market are opened before 2009 and all of non-household market, which totals around 77% of consumption, before 2013. Estonia is concerned that Russia could use energy markets to bully it. In 2009, the government considered granting permits to nuclear power companies, and there were plans for a shared nuclear facility with Latvia and Lithuania. Those plans were shelved after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011.
Estonia has high Internet penetration, and connections are available throughout most of the country.
Trade
Estonia exports machinery and equipment (33% of all exports annually), wood and paper (15% of all exports annually), textiles (14% of all exports annually), food products (8% of all exports annually), furniture (7% of all exports annually), and metals and chemical products. Estonia also exports 1.562 million megawatt hours of electricity annually. Estonia imports machinery and equipment (33.5% of all imports annually), chemical products (11.6% of all imports annually), textiles (10.3'% of all imports annually), food products (9.4% of all imports annually), and transportation equipment (8.9% of all imports annually). Estonia imports 200 thousand megawatt hours of electricity annually.
Natural resources
Data
The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1993–2018.
See also
Baltic Tiger
Economy of Europe
References
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Srđan Mrkušić (May 26, 1915 – October 30, 2007) was a Serbian football goalkeeper, legendary "third back" and forestry engineer.
With a long professional football career that spanned more than two decades, he is known for representing Yugoslavia at the 1950 World Cup as well as for being one of only seven footballers who represented both the pre and post World War II national team.
He also went down in history as one of the founders of Red Star Belgrade football club in early March 1945 and the first goalkeeper of the Serbian nation team.
Simultaneous to his football career, Mrkušić managed to earn a university degree in forestry. Following the end of his football playing days, he began working as an engineer.
Early life
Born during World War I in the Podgora village near Sinj where his Kotor-born lawyer father got assigned to practice law, Mrkušić's family soon moved to Šibenik and eventually in 1930 to Split where he commenced his secondary education at a local gymnasium. Simultaneously, teenage Mrkušić started playing football despite vehement protestations from his parents, especially mother, who felt that football isn't socially suitable and proper activity for their son.
Club career
Mrkušić began playing organized football with AŠK Split. In 1934, the 18-year-old got spotted by Luka Kaliterna who persuaded the youngster to join Hajduk Split's youth ranks.
In 1935, Mrkušić made his first team debut for Hajduk. Only a year later, after graduating high school, having played a total of 35 matches for Hajduk, Mrkušić moved to Belgrade where he started playing for powerhouse BSK, a team for which he ended up appearing in more than 350 competitive matches over the next decade.
His career would soon be put on hold due to World War II. He formally stayed on BSK's roster despite the fact the team didn't compete in any league. Mrkušić saw virtually no football action over the next four years.
Mrkušić played in the first post-WW2 league championship in the new communist Yugoslavia. He represented the People's Republic of Serbia team that ended up winning the national title that year.
In those years, simultaneous to re-establishing the nationwide league championship, new Yugoslav communist authorities were also busy dissolving existing pre-war football clubs and founding new ones. In reality this mostly meant that players and infrastructure from old clubs were reassigned and reassembled under a new name and new leadership. Mrkušić got assigned to such a club that was in the process of being formed by the state security. The club would eventually be named Red Star, and Mrkušić ended up becoming one of its founders.
Over the next decade, he grew into a dependable keeper, helping Red Star to three Yugoslav Cup titles.
On 9 September 1953 Mrkušić played in what would turn out to be the last competitive match of his career as his Red Star faced Spartak Subotica. At 38 years, three months and thirteen days of age, he became the oldest player to appear in a Yugoslav First League match.
National team
On 23 March 1941, some two weeks before the Nazi German invasion of Yugoslavia, 25-year-old Mrkušić made his debut for Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team in a match versus Hungary.
Following the end of World War II, he appeared 10 more times in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia national team jersey (three of those caps came at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil). He contributed greatly to Yugoslavia's 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, putting in a particularly glowing performance on 11 December 1949 in Florence versus France in the deciding qualifying playoff game that Yugoslavia won 3-2 after extra-time.
At the World Cup in Brazil, 35-year-old Mrkušić played all three of Yugoslavia's group stage matches — wins against Switzerland and Mexico followed by a loss to Brazil in the deciding match. Yugoslavia finished second in the group, failing to progress to the next stage.
Mrkušić's very last national team appearance took place on 8 October 1950 in a friendly versus Austria. Already 35 years old at this point, he stepped aside, making way for up-and-coming 22-year-old Vladimir Beara.
Post-football
After retirement from football, Mrkušić continued living in Belgrade.
Since he graduated from University of Belgrade in 1946 with a forestry degree, he decided to seek employment in that field after his football career ended in 1955. He worked in his second profession for decades afterwards, during which among other things he was involved in construction and long-term maintenance of football pitches.
He was also actively involved with Red Star Belgrade veterans' organization.
Mrkušić died in Belgrade, after a short illness, on October 30, 2007.
Sources
Mrkušić's bio page at Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža - Nogometni leksikon
Mrkušić's bio page at reprezentacija.rs
1915 births
2007 deaths
People from Podgora, Split-Dalmatia County
People from the Kingdom of Dalmatia
1950 FIFA World Cup players
HNK Hajduk Split players
OFK Beograd players
FK Milicionar players
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia international footballers
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Yugoslav First League players
Croatian footballers
Serbian footballers
University of Belgrade Faculty of Forestry alumni
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Joseph Charles Dennison (February 2, 1888 – September 21, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association. He appeared in 14 games for the Canadiens during the span of the 1911–12 and 1912–13 seasons. Later, he worked for the Bell Telephone Company, retiring in 1945 due to his health. He died at his home in Ottawa in 1958 of heart disease.
References
External links
Joe Dennison at JustSportsStats
1888 births
1958 deaths
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Ottawa Senators (NHA) players
Sportspeople from Ottawa
Canadian ice hockey centres
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Montbron (; ) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France on the Tardoire river.
Population
See also
Communes of the Charente department
References
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Seminole Manor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2000 census. The neighborhood was developed in the late 1950s, with the majority of houses built in 1958 and 1959.
Geography
Seminole Manor is located at (26.584614, -80.099930).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 km (0.4 mi2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,546 people, 875 households, and 678 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,397.6/km (6,262.4/mi2). There were 933 housing units at an average density of 878.6/km (2,294.9/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.36% White (52.9% were Non-Hispanic White,) 17.32% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 8.09% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.28% of the population.
There were 875 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,211, and the median income for a family was $36,797. Males had a median income of $29,630 versus $20,647 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,770. About 11.0% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English was the first language for 69.21% of all residents, while Spanish made up 21.01%, and French Creole was the mother tongue for 9.76% of the population.
References
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"Asleep in the Deep" is the first episode of the sixth series of the British television sitcom Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on 6 October 1972. The title may have come from the song, Asleep in the Deep that is referenced by Private Walker in the episode.
Synopsis
A bomb falls on the local pumping station, where Walker and Godfrey are on patrol. Efforts at freeing them result in the rest of the platoon becoming trapped with them, and a pipe bursting, filling the room rapidly with water...
Plot
The episode opens with the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard unit in an air raid shelter during a raid. Jones and his section arrive, Frazer complaining that the "shrapnel was coming down like hail". Pike makes a fool of himself by explaining why he acquires hundreds and thousands as his sweet ration to Mainwaring, but to Pike's dismay his sweets all go on the floor when a bomb falls nearby. They are joined by ARP Warden Hodges, who mentions that a bomb has fallen on the local pumping station. Godfrey and Walker are on duty there, so some of the platoon, with Hodges, go to rescue them.
When they arrive, Walker and Godfrey are unhurt but Godfrey is asleep in an inner room and Walker cannot wake him up. Bomb damage has made the corridor very dangerous, so Mainwaring puts two dots on pieces of paper to determine who goes at the head of a human chain with a frightened Hodges picking the first of the two dots. Mainwaring pulls a blank piece but lies to stop the young Pike of having any chance of being at the front. They quickly shift the rubble to gain access to the trapped men, with Mainwaring at the front, then Hodges, Wilson, Frazer, Pike, and Jones at the back. Once inside, they wake up Godfrey, who had taken soporific tablets to help him sleep (since he has had trouble sleeping lately), explaining why Walker couldn't wake him. Mainwaring asks Wilson to tell Jones to close his door, but Jones slams the door, thus bringing the roof down in the corridor and trapping everyone (except Jones, who is left outside) in the inner room. When Jones goes for help he breaks the handle on the outside door, leaving him trapped as well.
Mainwaring enlists Wilson's help to cheer the men up by singing "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree" but whilst doing this a pipe bursts and the inner room starts to flood, Pike being soaked first by the jet of water. Jones tries to shut off the water from his side with the stopcock, but only increases it and leaving Pike's jacket, which he was using to try and wrap up the pipe, completely drenched.
Later, the inner room is now waist high in water, with Pike standing in the flood, pleading with everyone to do something otherwise he will drown, Hodges floating in a tank, and the rest of the men crammed onto the bunks.
Much later, the water is neck high. Pike is still pleading, and the rest assure him that they are thinking about how to get out. Eventually, Godfrey discovers a manhole that can be opened to allow them all to escape. The spanner needed to unbolt it is hanging high on the wall, and when Hodges tries to reach it, he falls out of his tank and into the water, dropping the spanner. Pike dives under the water and retrieves it, leaving him more wet than ever, but at least the men can get out. After opening the manhole, they crawl through it to the outside of the pumping house, then run round to rescue Jones, who has managed to open another inspection hatch into the flooded chamber.
But before they can all leave, Godfrey shuts the outside door ("there's a nasty draught and you're all wet. I didn't want you to catch cold"), thus trapping them all in the outer room again and leaving Wilson having to go around again through the water filled chamber to open the door from the other side.
Cast
Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie as Private Frazer
James Beck as Private Walker
Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender as Private Pike
Bill Pertwee as ARP Warden Hodges
Colin Bean as Private Sponge
Further reading
External links
Dad's Army (series 5) episodes
1972 British television episodes
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Chetone conjuncta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hering in 1925. It is found in Colombia.
References
Chetone
Moths described in 1925
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Calvisano (Brescian: ) is a comune in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
It is the manufacturing base of Lones Spa, manufacturer of Fly Flot shoes. Agritech is a known fiberglass silos company.
Sport
Its rugby union team, Rugby Calvisano, won the national championship five times (2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2013-14 and 2016-17).
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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Garwood, New Jersey
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Garwood is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,226, reflecting an increase of 73 (+1.8%) from the 4,153 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 74 (-1.8%) from the 4,227 counted in the 1990 Census.
History
Garwood was incorporated as a borough on March 19, 1903, from portions of Cranford Township and Westfield Town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all of which was land.
The borough is roughly bisected by the tracks of NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line, originally built as part of the Jersey Central railroad. On the north side of the railroad, most of the streets are numbered, while on the south side of Garwood most of the streets are named after trees.
Garwood borders the Union County municipalities of Cranford and Westfield.
Demographics
Census 2010
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $72,254 (with a margin of error of +/- $9,274) and the median family income was $86,959 (+/- $8,603). Males had a median income of $58,258 (+/- $3,197) versus $43,455 (+/- $3,625) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,753 (+/- $2,821). About 0.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census there were 4,153 people, 1,731 households, and 1,125 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,292.9 people per square mile (2,429.5/km2). There were 1,782 housing units at an average density of 2,700.2 per square mile (1,042.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.91% White, 0.36% African American, 1.32% Asian, 1.54% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.98% of the population.
There were 1,731 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.7% 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 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $52,571, and the median income for a family was $64,053. Males had a median income of $50,951 versus $36,538 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,944. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Garwood is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 565) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The Borough form of government used by Garwood is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.
, the Mayor of Garwood is Democrat Sara Todisco, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. Members of the Garwood Borough Council are Council President Jen Blumenstock (D, 2022), Russell Graham (D, 2023), Vincent Kearney (D, 2023), Marc Lazarow (D, 2022), Heather Loffredo (R, 2024), and Kimberly Salmon (R, 2024).
In January 2019, the Borough Council selected Russell Graham from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant when Sara Todisco took office as mayor. Graham served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.
The Borough Administrator / Clerk is Christina M. Ariemma.
Federal, state and county representation
Garwood is located in the 7th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district.
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,685 registered voters in Garwood, of which 796 (29.6% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 496 (18.5% vs. 15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,393 (51.9% vs. 42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 63.5% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 78.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 968 votes (48.8% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 957 votes (48.2% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 38 votes (1.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,985 ballots cast by the borough's 2,812 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.6% (vs. 68.8% in Union County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 1,090 votes (51.6% vs. 35.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 971 votes (46.0% vs. 63.1%) and other candidates with 31 votes (1.5% vs. 0.9%), among the 2,111 ballots cast by the borough's 2,782 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9% (vs. 74.7% in Union County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 995 votes (50.5% vs. 40.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 928 votes (47.1% vs. 58.3%) and other candidates with 30 votes (1.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 1,970 ballots cast by the borough's 2,539 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.1% of the vote (802 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 34.3% (429 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (20 votes), among the 1,297 ballots cast by the borough's 2,763 registered voters (46 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 823 votes (56.4% vs. 41.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 477 votes (32.7% vs. 50.6%), Independent Chris Daggett with 127 votes (8.7% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 18 votes (1.2% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,460 ballots cast by the borough's 2,681 registered voters, yielding a 54.5% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).
Emergency services
Police
Garwood's primary law enforcement is the borough's police department, serving the borough since its establishment in 1906. The Garwood Police Department is a small force consisting of Chief of Police James H. Wright, one captain, two lieutenants, two sergeants, ten patrolmen, and four civilian dispatchers. Patrol operations normally consist of one north side car, one south side car, and one supervisor. Officers work 12-hour shifts, four days on, four days off, alternating between days and nights.
EMS
Garwood First Aid Squad serves as the emergency medical service in town. Founded in 1939, it is non-profit service, consists of a dedicated all volunteer staff serving the borough 24 hours per day, seven days a week, at no cost to the residents. Drivers and EMTs on the squad also answer calls for mutual aid when an ambulance is needed in other towns where one is not available. GFAS answers anywhere from 350-400 calls annually, a considerable number for such a small borough.
Fire
Garwood Fire Department is entirely volunteer, and serves the borough in the capacity of fire protection, fire prevention, and fire code enforcement.
The Fire Chief is Allan Tweedle.
Education
The Garwood Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Lincoln School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 386 students and 30.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Arthur L. Johnson High School in neighboring Clark as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Clark Public School District. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 717 students and 66.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Students from Garwood, and all of Union County, are eligible to attend one of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Union County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
New Jersey Route 28 is the main highway through Garwood, connecting east to Cranford and west to Westfield. New Jersey Route 59, which borders Cranford to the east, has been described as the shortest four-lane paved highway in the United States. It was built in the late 1920s, numbered Route 22 at the time and was originally planned to run from Fairfield Township to Rahway, but was never completed. Its total length is .
Public transportation
The Garwood station offers limited NJ Transit rail service on the Raritan Valley Line. The station has limited service, does not have platforms and is not ADA compliant.
NJ Transit also provides bus service along two different lines, the 113 route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and the 59 bus to Newark.
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 15 minutes away. Linden Airport, a general aviation facility is in nearby Linden, New Jersey.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Garwood include:
David Durante (born 1980), national men's gymnastics champion.
Loree Jon Hasson (born 1965), professional pool player.
Barry Lubin (born 1952), creator of the clown character "Grandma" of the Big Apple Circus.
John J. McCarthy (1927-2001), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and as Mayor of Garwood.
Tom Perrotta (born 1961), author.
References
External links
Garwood's Official Website
1903 establishments in New Jersey
Borough form of New Jersey government
Boroughs in Union County, New Jersey
Populated places established in 1903
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John Bellers
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John Bellers (1654 – 8 February 1725) was an English educational theorist and Quaker, author of Proposals for Raising a College of Industry of All Useful Trades and Husbandry (1695).
Life
Bellers was born in London, the son of the Quaker Francis Bellers and Mary Read. Unable to attend a university or join a profession as a result of his religion, John was educated as an apprentice cloth merchant. He rapidly became active in meetings and in the Quaker community as a whole, purchasing of land in Pennsylvania in 1685 for Huguenot refugees and for many other purposes . William Penn was a close friend. He married a fellow Quaker, Frances Fettiplace, in 1686, and they had six children between the years 1687 and 1695, although one died shortly after birth. From 1695 to his death in 1725, he was continually involved in writing innovative articles on social issues, including education, health sector, care for the poor, support for refugees, a plan for a European state, and an argument for the abolition of capital punishment, which means punishment due to slavery, making him "the first European advocate of the abolition of capital punishment". He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1719.
On his death in London in 1725 he was buried in the Quaker Burying Ground, Bunhill Fields. His son Fettiplace Bellers (1687–1750) was a dramatist and philosophical writer.
Proposals for Raising a College of Industry
Bellers' essay Proposals for Raising a College of Industry of All Useful Trades and Husbandry, published in 1695, advocates the establishment of a "College of Industry", a self-sufficient co-operative settlement for the poor – those who depend on their work or on charity for their living. Bellers argued that it was in the responsibility of the rich to take care of the poor and their education.
Bellers dedicated the first edition to his fellow Quakers, although the college was to be a civil fellowship rather than a religious one. The first edition of the tract ends with an appeal for funding – "An Epistle to Friends Concerning the education of Children" – in favour of the college, signed by about forty-five leading Quakers. They included William Penn, Robert Barclay, Thomas Ellwood, John Hodgskin, Leonard Fell and Charles Marshall. The second edition (1696) was dedicated to Parliament. The Quaker Workhouse at Clerkenwell was established in 1702 as a result of his efforts.
The combination of agriculture and manufacture would enable self-sufficiency and even profit. Bellers argued that if all "the present idle hands of the poor of this nation" were put to work, it would bring England "as much treasure as the mines give to Spain".
The plans for the education of children at the college were ahead of their time. Practice and experience were to be valued over learning through dictation. Bellers created the combination of learning and work as a way of preventing idleness. Karl Marx mentions Bellers in Chapter 25 of Das Kapital, quoting Bellers' argument that "the labour of the poor is the mines of the rich". Bellers is also quoted in a footnote in Chapter 23 of the book; "Labour is as proper for the body's health as eating is for its living [...] Labour adds oil to the lamp of life when thinking inflames it".
Robert Owen read the proposals in 1817, and in a letter to The Times acknowledged their resemblance to the community he himself had created at New Lanark. He had 1,000 copies reprinted that year. Eduard Bernstein saw Bellers as a precursor of socialism, if not communism, highlighting his argument for valuing goods according to labour, not money.
About the Improvement of Physick
In About the Improvement of Physick, published in 1714, Bellers advocated a national system of hospitals, which were to treat the poor and act as training schools for new doctors. Eduard Bernstein saw in this essay an anticipation of a national health service.
Works
Proposals for Raising a College of Industry of All Useful Trades and Husbandry (1696)
Essays about the poor, Manufactures, Trade, Plantations and Immorality, and of the Excellency and Divinity of Inward Light (1699)
Some Reasons for an European State proposed to the Powers of Europe... (1710)
An Essay towards the Ease of Elections of Members of Parliament (1712)
About the Improvement of Physick (1714)
An Essay for Employing the Poor to Profit (1723)
An Epistle to Friends of the Yearly, Quarterly, and Monthly Meetings (1724)
An abstract of George Fox's Advice and Warning To the Magistrates of London in the year 1657... (1724)
Notes
References
Further reading
1654 births
1725 deaths
Burials at Bunhill Fields
English educational theorists
English Quakers
English essayists
Fellows of the Royal Society
British anti–death penalty activists
English male non-fiction writers
British male essayists
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Discosomidae is a family of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). It contains five genera:
Amplexidiscus
Discosoma
Metarhodactis
Platyzoanthus
Rhodactis
References & External links
Corallimorpharia
Cnidarian families
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William Corin (13 October 1867- 2 March 1929) was an English-born electrical engineer, who undertook some of the early design of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricity Scheme in Australia.
He was born in Kent, England and was educated at King's College School and University College, London. He worked as a civil engineer after graduating until 1891 when he became an electrical engineer. He migrated to Tasmania in 1895.
In Australia his interest in electrical engineering took off. He designed the Duck Reach Power Station and made early surveys for the Great Lakes schemes. In 1907 he was made Chief Electrical Engineer to the New South Wales Department of Public Works. He was in charge of the generation of thermal electricity. In 1915 he commenced writing a series of reports on a Snowy River scheme. In 1920 Corin estimated the cost of the Snowy River scheme at £2 million and that it would produce 1,500GwH of power. He worked for both the British and French Governments on projects in Fiji and New Caledonia. Finding working in the Government uncongenial he resigned in 1923 to undertake private consulting.
He died of cancer in Sydney in 1929 and is buried in the Northern Suburbs cemetery.
Corin Dam in the Australian Capital Territory is named after him.
References
External links
Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry
1867 births
1929 deaths
People educated at King's College School, London
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Rory Joseph MacDonald (born July 22, 1989) is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Prior to signing with the PFL, MacDonald competed for Bellator MMA, where he is a former Bellator Welterweight World Champion. Having been a professional competitor since 2005, he is a former UFC top contender as well, and there he obtained an overall UFC record of 9–4, and challenged for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 189 in a bout against then-champion Robbie Lawler. He is also a former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion.
Mixed martial arts career
MacDonald started his training with David Lea at the age of 14 and his fight team Toshido Fighting Arts Academy out of Kelowna, B.C. He made his professional debut at the age of sixteen, winning in the 1st round by submission against Terry Thiara at an Extreme Fighting Challenge event via rear naked choke.
King of the Cage
He then moved to 2–0, by beating Ken Tran in his King of the Cage (KOTC) debut. He won a fight in Rumble in the Cage and then signed exclusively with King of the Cage. He won two fights after signing and was then rewarded with a shot at the KOTC Canadian Lightweight title, against Kajan Johnson, which MacDonald won. MacDonald then was awarded a shot at the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship, against Clay French, MacDonald knocked him out in the second round. After the fight MacDonald moved up to welterweight and defeated Elmer Waterhen by first round armbar.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
MacDonald was signed to the UFC after compiling a 9–0 professional record.
He debuted for the promotion at UFC Fight Night 20 against Mike Guymon. Guymon dropped MacDonald with a right cross, before MacDonald quickly recovered, took Guymon down and won the fight with an armbar submission in the first round. MacDonald lost to Carlos Condit via third-round TKO at UFC 115 in a bout that earned the Fight of the Night award. MacDonald was competitive in the first two rounds using effective striking and taking Condit down three times. Condit came back with a more aggressive attitude in the final round and finished MacDonald with a combination of elbows and punches. After the fight, the judges' scorecards were revealed and showed that had MacDonald not been finished in the last seven seconds, he would have picked up a split decision victory. After this loss, Macdonald moved to Montreal and joined Tristar Gym, home of elite fighters such as former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre.
MacDonald was expected to face Matt Brown on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123, but was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Brian Foster.
MacDonald was expected to face James Wilks on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129. However, Wilks was replaced on the card by Nate Diaz. MacDonald dominated Diaz during all three rounds (throwing Diaz via German Suplex three times in the third round) and earning a unanimous decision victory.
MacDonald next faced and defeated Mike Pyle by TKO in the first round on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133.
MacDonald was expected to face Brian Ebersole on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. However, MacDonald pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Claude Patrick. MacDonald beat Che Mills via second-round TKO on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145. After getting hit with hard shots in the first round, MacDonald took the fight to the ground, where he controlled the fight with his superior wrestling and ground and pound.
MacDonald was expected to face BJ Penn on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. However, MacDonald pulled out of the bout after sustaining a cut to the forehead while training. The fight eventually took place on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5. MacDonald dominated Penn for three rounds and won by unanimous decision.
MacDonald was expected to face Carlos Condit in a rematch on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. However, MacDonald pulled out of the bout citing another injury, and was replaced by Johny Hendricks.
MacDonald defeated Jake Ellenberger by unanimous decision on July 27, 2013, at UFC on Fox 8. He used his size and reach advantage to repeatedly land his jab, neutralizing the shorter Ellenberger. UFC president Dana White criticized the performance as "lackluster".
MacDonald next lost a split decision to Robbie Lawler at UFC 167.
MacDonald beat Demian Maia by unanimous decision on February 22, 2014 at UFC 170, earning his second Fight of the Night bonus award. MacDonald almost had to pull out of this fight after stabbing himself in the hand while cutting an avocado.
MacDonald defeated Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 174 on June 14, 2014.
MacDonald scored a third-round TKO on Tarec Saffiedine on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 54. This earned his first Performance of the Night bonus award.
MacDonald was expected to face Hector Lombard on April 25, 2015 at UFC 186. However, on February 10, the UFC indicated that both participants had been removed from the card and that the pairing had been scrapped as both fighters are expected to be rebooked against a new opponent.
A rematch with then champion Robbie Lawler took place on July 11, 2015 at UFC 189. MacDonald lost the fight via TKO in the fifth round. The back and forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors. The fight was considered an instant classic by fans and media alike with UFC President Dana White hailing it as one of the best welterweight fights in the promotion's history.
MacDonald next faced Stephen Thompson on June 18, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 89. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Bellator MMA
On August 26, 2016, MacDonald signed a contract with Bellator MMA. He subsequently appeared at Bellator 160 and announced his intentions to win both the welterweight and middleweight championships. In his Bellator debut, MacDonald fought Paul Daley in the main event at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017. He won the one-sided fight via rear-naked choke in the second round.
MacDonald faced Bellator MMA welterweight champion Douglas Lima at Bellator 192 on January 20, 2018. He won the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision (48–47, 49–45, and 49–46). He sustained an injury with a big swelling on the shin of his left leg, midway through the fight.
MacDonald moved up and challenged Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator Middleweight Championship on September 29, 2018 at Bellator 206. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
MacDonald next defended his Welterweight title against Jon Fitch in a fight that is simultaneously the first round of Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix at Bellator 220 on April 27, 2019. The back-and-forth bout ended in a majority draw. Due to the fight ending in a draw, Macdonald retained the title and advanced to the semifinals against Neiman Gracie. MacDonald faced Gracie in the main event at Bellator 222 on June 14, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
In the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix final, MacDonald faced Douglas Lima in a rematch at Bellator 232 on October 26, 2019. He lost the fight and title via unanimous decision.
Professional Fighters League
On December 18, 2019, it was announced that MacDonald had signed with the Professional Fighters League. After a year-long layoff, mainly due to PFL not running events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MacDonald was set to make his promotional debut on April 29, 2021, against David Michaud as the start of the 2021 PFL Welterweight tournament. On April 8, David announced he pulled out of the PFL season due to a heart condition. He was replaced by Bellator and UFC vet Curtis Millender. MacDonald won the bout in the first round via rear-naked choke.
MacDonald faced Gleison Tibau at PFL 5 on June 17, 2021. He lost the bout by a controversial split decision, with the vast majority of media scores and other professional MMA fighters scoring the bout as a win for MacDonald.
MacDonald faced Ray Cooper III in the semifinals of the Welterweight tournament on August 13, 2021 at PFL 7. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Metamoris grappling
On November 22, 2014, MacDonald fought to a draw against Jonathan Torres in a grappling match in Metamoris V.
Personal life
MacDonald is of Scottish, Irish and Norwegian descent. MacDonald was raised Catholic, however he left the faith early on in his life. In 2019 however he became a Born Again Christian after saying that he had an encounter with God.
MacDonald and his wife Olivia have a daughter Maia (born 2016) and a son Rocky (born 2019).
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Bellator MMA
Bellator Welterweight World Championship (One time)
Two successful title defenses
Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Runner Up
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Fight of the Night (Three times)
Performance of the Night (One time)
King of the Cage
KOTC Lightweight Championship (One time)
KOTC Canadian Lightweight Championship (One time)
Bleacher Report
2015 Fight of the Year vs. Robbie Lawler at UFC 189
MMAJunkie.com
2014 February Fight of the Month vs. Demian Maia
2015 July Fight of the Month vs. Robbie Lawler
Top MMA News
Canadian Fighter of the Year (2012)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
MMA Match of the Year (2015) vs. Robbie Lawler at UFC 189
World MMA Awards
2015 Fight of the Year vs. Robbie Lawler
Mixed martial arts record
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|Loss
|align=center|21–6–1
|Douglas Lima
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 232
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|21–5–1
|Neiman Gracie
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 222
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|New York City, New York, United States
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|-
|Draw
|align=center|
|Jon Fitch
|Draw (majority)
|Bellator 220
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|San Jose, California, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|20–5
|Gegard Mousasi
|TKO (punches and elbows)
|Bellator 206
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:23
|San Jose, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|20–4
|Douglas Lima
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 192
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Inglewood, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|19–4
|Paul Daley
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 179
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:45
|London, England
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|18–4
|Stephen Thompson
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|18–3
|Robbie Lawler
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 189
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|align=center|5
|align=center|1:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|18–2
|Tarec Saffiedine
|TKO (punches)
|UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:28
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|17–2
|Tyron Woodley
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 174
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|16–2
|Demian Maia
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 170
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|15–2
| Robbie Lawler
|Decision (split)
|UFC 167
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|15–1
| Jake Ellenberger
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Seattle, Washington, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14–1
| B.J. Penn
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Seattle, Washington, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13–1
| Che Mills
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 145
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:20
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12–1
| Mike Pyle
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 133
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:54
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11–1
|Nate Diaz
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 129
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–1
| Carlos Condit
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 115
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:53
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10–0
| Mike Guymon
|Submission (armbar)
|UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:27
|Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9–0
| Nick Hinchliffe
|KO (punches)
|KOTC Canada: Disturbed
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:08
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8–0
| Elmer Waterhen
|Submission (armbar)
|KOTC Canada: Island Pride
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7–0
| Clay French
|KO (punches)
|KOTC Canada: Grinder
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:26
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6–0
| Kajan Johnson
|TKO (elbows and punches)
|KOTC Canada: Avalanche
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:48
|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5–0
| Yoon Heo
|TKO (knees)
|KOTC Canada: Icebreaker
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:19
|Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4–0
| Quinton Moreno
|Submission (triangle choke)
|KOTC Canada: Insurrection
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0
| Jordan Mein
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Rumble in the Cage 17
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:04
|Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
| Ken Tran
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|KOTC Canada: Anarchy
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:33
|Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
| Terry Thiara
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Extreme Fighting Challenge 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:11
|Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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See also
List of current PFL fighters
List of male mixed martial artists
List of Canadian UFC fighters
References
External links
Rory MacDonald at PFL
1989 births
Living people
Canadian male mixed martial artists
Welterweight mixed martial artists
Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sportspeople from British Columbia
Canadian people of Scottish descent
Canadian people of Irish descent
Former Roman Catholics
Canadian Christians
Bellator MMA champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Crest
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Jason Crest
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Jason Crest (formerly The Good Thing Brigade) were an English, Tonbridge, Kent based psychedelic pop group, active from around 1967 to 1969. Despite releasing five singles on Philips from 1967 to 1968, (including a cover of the Move's "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree"), the band were never commercially successful and disbanded towards the end of the 1960s when their contract with Philips expired.
However, the singles "Black Mass", "Turquoise Tandem Cycle", "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree" and "Place in the Sun" have all appeared on the Rubble collection of British psychedelia and freakbeat, and the band garnered a modest cult reputation.
Jason Crest's fourth single, "Waterloo Road" (1968), was adapted into French as "Les Champs-Élysées" by singer Joe Dassin and reached number one in France.
Band members
Terry Clarke (vocals)
Terry Dobson (lead guitar)
Derek Smallcombe (rhythm guitar)
Ron Fowler (bass) (replaced by John Selley after third single)
Roger Siggery (drums)
Discography
Singles
"Turquoise Tandem Cycle" / "Good Life" (Philips BF 1633)
"Juliano the Bull" / "Two by the Sea" (Philips BF 1650)
"(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree" (Roy Wood) / "Patricia's Dream" (Philips BF 1687)
"Waterloo Road" / "Education" (Philips BF 1752)
"Place in the Sun" / "Black Mass" (Philips BF 1809)
Compilation albums
The Collected Works of Jason Crest (Wooden Hill WHCD006) – CD only
Radio Sessions (Tenth Planet TP 041) – Vinyl only
External links
Jason Crest at Marmalade Skies
English psychedelic rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1967
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