Jeremy Shaffer Roenick
( ; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, for whom he played from 1988 to 1996. Roenick subsequently played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 20 NHL season career. He also represented Team USA in several international tournaments. On November 10, 2007, he became the third American-born player (Joe Mullen and Mike Modano were the first two) to score 500 goals. He is one of 46 players to have scored 500 goals, but he is one of five eligible players to not be a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. After retiring in 2009, Roenick joined NBC Sports as a hockey analyst from 2010–2020.

Playing career

Amateur career
Roenick began playing hockey at age four when the parents of a playmate persuaded Roenick's parents to put Jeremy in a hockey program so that their child would be with someone he knew. The son of a Mobil oil district coordinator, Jeremy constantly moved around the Northeastern United States, joining new hockey teams with each stop. As a youth, Roenick played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut, and in the 1983 tournament with the Washington Capitals minor ice hockey team.

Roenick then moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where he traveled to play for the bantam-level New Jersey Rockets, who had won back-to-back national championships in 1984–85 and 1985–86. At age 14, Roenick was required to take a flight from Dulles Airport to Newark, New Jersey, on a weekly basis to make the Rockets' games. Roenick helped the Rockets to a state championship, registering 300 points in only 75 games. After one year of traveling for hockey, the Roenick family would move back to Massachusetts, where Jeremy enrolled at Thayer Academy. Roenick played on the same line as future NHL line-mate Tony Amonte; the two went on to win two League Championships.

Roenick was so impressive during his time at Thayer Academy he was drafted straight out of high school, going eighth overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks. He was also taken to breakfast by Wayne Gretzky in an attempt to convince Roenick to play for the Hull Olympiques, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) team Gretzky owned. Roenick played for the Olympiques during the 1988–89 season scoring 70 points in 28 games, before going on to represent the United States at the 1989 World Junior Championship. In his second World Junior Championship, Roenick led the tournament in scoring and was named a Tournament All-Star. Roenick's line, which included future NHL players Mike Modano and John LeClair, totaled 41 points, the most ever by a Team USA line and sixth most in tournament history. Despite his scoring success, the United States finished the tournament in fifth place. During the tournament, Roenick become the all-time leading American scorer, totaling 25 points. Roenick's record stood for 21 years before being broken by Jordan Schroeder in 2010. However, it took Schroeder three tournaments to pass Roenick, who set the record in just two events. Following Roenick's successful World Junior performance, the Blackhawks called him up during the 1988–89 season.

Chicago Blackhawks (1988–1996)
Roenick made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, against the New York Rangers and then scored his first goal on February 14, 1989, against the Minnesota North Stars. In 20 games at the NHL level, Roenick scored 18 points. In the 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs, he helped the Blackhawks reach the Conference Finals. During the playoffs, Roenick gave the Chicago fans a glimpse of what kind of player he would become. In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Roenick got into an altercation with Blues' defenseman Glen Featherstone. Featherstone crosschecked Roenick in the mouth and broke his front teeth; Featherstone would be given a five-minute major penalty, while Roenick received a minor penalty. Roenick remained in the game and once his penalty expired, he took a shift on the power play and scored a goal.

In the 1989–90 season, Roenick joined the Blackhawks full-time and helped the team improve by 22 points to win the Norris Division title; he scored 26 goals and 66 points in the regular season. During the 1990 playoffs, Roenick helped the Blackhawks reach the Campbell Conference Finals before losing to the Edmonton Oilers. He scored 18 points in 20 games. The Blackhawks' confidence in Roenick's abilities allowed them to trade star forward Denis Savard for defenseman Chris Chelios in June 1990.

In 1990–91, Roenick paced the team with ten game-winning goals as the Blackhawks improved another 18 points to win the Presidents' Trophy. Roenick finished second on the team with 41 goals, 53 assists and 94 points and played in his first NHL All-Star Game. In six playoff games, he scored eight points. The following year, Roenick led the team with 53 goals, 50 assists and 103 points and played in his second All-Star Game. While the team dropped to second in the Norris Division during the regular season, they marched all the way to the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals in the playoffs. Roenick scored 22 points in 18 games as the team captured the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl over Edmonton before getting swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the final round.

In 1992–93, Roenick led the Blackhawks with 50 goals, 107 points and 22 power-play goals as the team improved 19 points to win their third Norris Division title in four years (47 wins, 106 points). During the season, Roenick played in his third All-Star Game. In the playoffs, he scored three points in four games as the Blackhawks were swept by the St. Louis Blues. At year's end, he ranked tenth on The Hockey News''' Top-25 Players list.

In 1993–94, Roenick again led his team with 46 goals, a career-high 61 assists, 107 points, a career-high 24 power-play goals, five shorthanded goals and a +21 plus-minus rating as the Blackhawks fell back 19 points in the standings. He also played in his fourth mid-season All-Star Game. In the post-season, he scored seven points in six playoff games. At year's end, he ranked tenth on The Hockey News' Top-40 Players list. He also won the Chicago Sports Profiles Humanitarian of the Year Award.

In the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season, Roenick scored 34 points in 33 games. He missed 15 games with a bruised tibia. He played eight games in the 1995 playoffs as the Blackhawks reached the Western Conference Final, where they fell to the Detroit Red Wings. In 1995–96, Roenick scored 67 points in 66 games before missing the last 11 games with a sprained ankle. At year's end, he was the team's leader with 32 goals.

Phoenix Coyotes (1996–2001)
On August 16, 1996, Roenick was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Alexei Zhamnov, Craig Mills and a first-round draft pick (Ty Jones). As the number 27 he wore in Chicago was already worn by (and would eventually be retired for) Teppo Numminen, Roenick chose number 97, becoming the first player in NHL history to wear number 97. In his first season with his new team, Roenick scored 29 goals and 69 points. In 1997–98, he finished second on the team with 56 points. In 1998–99, he led the Coyotes with 72 points and played in his fifth All-Star Game while also knocking 154 hits. In 1999–2000, Roenick again led the Coyotes in scoring, this time racking up 34 goals and 44 assists for 78 points. He tallied 125 hits on the season and played in his sixth All-Star Game. In 2000–01, Roenick led the Coyotes with 30 goals and 76 points. He played 80 games and registered 133 hits.

Philadelphia Flyers (2001–2005)
On July 2, 2001, Roenick signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers. In his first season with the Flyers, he won both the Bobby Clarke Trophy (MVP) and Yanick Dupre Memorial (Class Guy) team awards. He led the team with 46 assists, 67 points and a +32 plus-minus rating as the Flyers won the Atlantic Division title. On January 30, he scored his 1,000th NHL point in a game against the Ottawa Senators. Three nights later, he played in the mid-season All-Star Game. In the 2002 playoffs, Roenick played five games in an opening-round loss to the Senators.

In 2002–03, Roenick led the Flyers with 27 goals and 59 points as the team won 45 games and finished second in the Atlantic Division. He also co-led the Flyers with 32 assists and eight power-play goals. On November 16, Roenick played in his 1,000th NHL game. In February, he played in the mid-season All-Star Game. In the 2003 playoffs, he scored eight points in 13 games as the Flyers reached the second round before again losing to the Ottawa Senators.

On February 12, 2004, during a game against the New York Rangers, Roenick was hit in the face by an errant slapshot from the Rangers' defenseman Boris Mironov. The force of the shot broke Roenick's jaw in 19 places and knocked him unconscious for several minutes as he lay on the ice in a pool of blood. Roenick suffered his ninth concussion on the play, and there was concern that he had suffered damage to his brain's circulatory system, in addition to the broken jaw, leading him to consider retirement. However, further testing revealed no circulatory damage and Roenick returned ahead of schedule, after missing more than a month of hockey due to the concussion and broken jaw, with less than two weeks left in the season. In 2003–04, Roenick was limited to 62 games, but still scored 47 points as the Flyers won their third division title in five years. He finished second on the team with a .76 points-per-game average. In the 2004 playoffs, Roenick helped the Flyers reach the Eastern Conference Finals, scoring four goals and 13 points, including the series-clinching overtime goal in game six of the second round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Flyers, however, lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Los Angeles Kings (2005–2006)

Following the NHL Lockout, the Flyers surprised everyone by signing Peter Forsberg on August 3, 2005. In order to clear salary cap space for Forsberg's contract, Roenick was traded the next day to the Los Angeles Kings.

Roenick's 2005–06 season with the Kings was greatly disappointing, both for Roenick and for the team. He managed just 22 points in 58 games, his lowest total since he scored 18 points in 20 games in his rookie season. It was a trying season for Roenick, who missed time due to a broken finger suffered while blocking a shot during a penalty kill, played games late in the season after suffering a chip fracture in his right ankle and, the concussion suffered from the slapshot had changed Roenick's game making him a tentative player. Roenick was displeased with his performances stating in an almost apologetic way: "I went to LA to finish off the last year of my contract and had a year off playing [lockout] and it was a really difficult year for me, it was hard mentally. A lot of people don't realize that for six months I had a lot of problems with the concussions and battling the jaw injury…"

Becoming a free agent at the end of his first season in Los Angeles, he expressed strong interest in joining a Canadian team. "It was a nightmare season from hell last year," Roenick said, "I've always said I would like to play in Canada before my career is over."

Phoenix Coyotes (2006–2007)
Instead, Roenick signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract, on July 4, 2006, that brought him back to the Phoenix Coyotes. In Phoenix for his second tenure, he scored 28 points in 70 games, a relatively low scoring season for him. His second stint in Phoenix was not without its share of off-ice issues as well. On December 12, 2006, Roenick left General Motors Place in Vancouver after finding out he had been scratched from the game's line-up against the Vancouver Canucks. Roenick went on record saying he left the arena to go to a restaurant for what he called "a nice dinner". At the heart of the problem was that Roenick felt that he was healthy enough to play in the game following a back injury, while Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky felt he needed more time to recover. Roenick's antics led to him being benched again in the Coyotes' next game. The next time Roenick was scratched, he was more accepting of Gretzky's decision, stating a different mindset following the news that his daughter, Brandi, had been diagnosed with the kidney ailment IgA nephropathy.

San Jose Sharks (2007–2009)

After his low-scoring campaign in Phoenix, there was speculation Roenick would retire. Indeed, on July 4, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Roenick sent them a text message announcing his retirement from the NHL. However, later that month, Roenick's agent, Neil Abbott, released a statement indicating the "text message retirement" announcement by the Philadelphia newspaper had been premature, and that Roenick would be making a decision on his future within the next month.

On September 4, 2007, it was confirmed Roenick had signed a one-year, $500,000 contract with the San Jose Sharks to fill the role of checking line center. Roenick credited Sharks' general manager Doug Wilson, his former roommate when they played together in Chicago, with giving him another chance at hockey.

One month into his first season with San Jose, on November 10, Roenick scored his 500th goal, coming against his former team, the Phoenix Coyotes – an unassisted mark from center ice that bounced off the end boards, then hitting the side of the net. Goaltender Alex Auld attempted to clear the puck out of the crease from the side of the goal mouth, but accidentally bumped the puck off the heel of his goalie stick into the net. Roenick became the third American-born player to reach the 500-goal plateau, joining Mike Modano and Joe Mullen.
On January 10, 2008, Roenick scored his 503rd goal, against the Vancouver Canucks, passing Joe Mullen for second in all-time scoring by American-born players. As the Sharks entered the 2008 playoffs against the Calgary Flames, Roenick displayed an inspired Game 7 performance, scoring two goals and two assists to eliminate Calgary. However, after advancing to the second round to face Mike Modano and the Dallas Stars in the second round, the Sharks were eliminated in six games. Roenick also finished the season with ten game-winning goals.

On June 25, 2008, Roenick re-signed with the Sharks to a one-year, $1.1 million contract, doubling his previous year's salary.

On February 21, 2009, Roenick recorded his 700th career assist, against the Atlanta Thrashers, by setting up a goal by Jonathan Cheechoo. He is the 48th player in NHL history, and the sixth American-born player, to reach that threshold.

Retirement
On August 6, 2009, Roenick announced his retirement from the NHL and professional hockey. Roenick finished his career having scored 513 goals and 703 assists in 1,363 games for a total of 1,216 points.

Personality
Roenick was known for giving back to the fans. Whether it was signing autographs for fans by the players entrance or who came up to him on the street, Roenick regularly attempted to establish good rapport with the fans. For Roenick, it was an understanding of what it meant to be the fan on the other side. As a child, he attended Hartford Whalers' games; during one visit, hockey legend Gordie Howe picked up a pile of snow off the ice and threw it over the glass and on top of Roenick's head; Howe then continued to skate around but looked at Roenick again and winked. Roenick recalled what a lasting effect it had on him, noting, "I thought that was the coolest thing that ever happened in my whole life, it took three seconds. It was me, Gordie Howe and no one else...That moment stuck with me for years and years and years. It was little, it was small and it took nothing out of his power or time but it resonated with me my whole life. So, as a player, as I got older, I tried to reach out to fans, reach out to kids whether on the ice or on the street or in a restaurant. I try to do little things where I can make the same impression on a young child that Gordie Howe made on me. That's a gift that was given to me. And I made sure I did it, every, single day. Without the fans, without their support, the NHL would be nothing, the NFL would be nothing, basketball, baseball, you name it right down the line ... The two or three seconds you give each day to make sure you appreciate the people who appreciate you, goes a long way."

Even with his giving back to the fans, Roenick was better known for his mouth, always willing to speak his mind. He was always a popular interview for reporters, one of a few players who spoke from the heart and never shied away from taking on the heads of the game, whether it was the NHL commissioner or the leadership of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA).

It was Roenick's willingness to talk that got him into a famous trade of quotations in 1996. In the 1996 Western Conference Semi-finals between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks, after a controversial game in which Roenick was tripped on a breakaway and no penalty shot was called, Patrick Roy said, "I would have saved it anyway." Roenick responded in another interview, "I'd like to know where Patrick was in Game 3 (a game in which Roenick had scored on Patrick Roy on a similar breakaway); probably up trying to get his jock out of the rafters." When later asked about Roenick's comments Roy retorted, "I cannot really hear what Jeremy says because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears."

Controversy
Roenick's openness has often led to controversy. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he addressed certain fans that perceive NHL players as being spoiled. Roenick told these fans to "kiss my ass" and accused them of being jealous. He stated further he would prefer that those fans who shared that perception no longer attend NHL games or watch them on television. Afterwards, Roenick felt his remarks had been taken out of context by ESPN. (Archived by WebCite at )

Following the loss of the 2004–05 season to a labor dispute, Roenick found himself at odds with the Philadelphia Flyers. He claimed to be suffering from a concussion despite the Flyers' doctors having cleared him following his exit physical. Under the terms of the NHL collective bargaining agreement, injured players from the previous season were still to be paid during the lockout (Roenick's contract was for $7.5 million in 2004–05). After several trips to different doctors the Flyers and Roenick finally settled on a payment between $1.09 million and $1.5 million for games he would have missed due to post-concussion syndrome if there had been no lockout.

Roenick was suspended for one game during the 2003–04 season for throwing a water bottle at an official.

Roenick's penchant for stirring controversy also saw him claiming in 2006 that USA Hockey has "blackballed" him, and was being disrespectful by not including him on the American national team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He claimed, "I'm a lot better player than my points indicate"; he had 6 goals and 7 assists in 32 games when he made that comment.

In May 2009, Roenick claimed Chris Chelios, then a member of the Detroit Red Wings, was receiving less playing time because Mike Babcock, Detroit's head coach, was biased against American players. Chelios and Babcock dismissed the allegations, stating there was no tension between them.

Roenick returned to questioning American Olympic selections prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. During an interview with Toronto-based radio station AM640, Roenick publicly questioned the selection of Chris Drury to the Olympic team. Roenick felt Drury was not as good for the team as Scott Gomez or T. J. Oshie (who were not selected) in terms of on-ice play. Roenick also felt Drury's main role was to be a leader to the young Americans and that Mike Modano was a better choice to fill that role for the Olympic team. Drury scored a key goal in the team in the U.S.' win over Canada during the preliminary round, and Roenick later issued a public apology to Drury.

On February 8, 2006, The Star Ledger reported Roenick had been identified as one of several NHL players implicated in Operation Slapshot – an operation created with the intent to uncover a nationwide gambling ring. Other notable names involved in this investigation are former Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach and former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Rick Tocchet, and the wife of Wayne Gretzky, Janet Jones.  (Archived by WebCite at ) Roenick was required to provide an affidavit to the New Jersey authorities for allegedly placing bets. It was the second time Roenick had been investigated for his gambling. In 2004, Roenick came under investigation after paying a Florida sports-gambling operation between $50,000 and $100,000 for betting tips and services. However, at the time, the NHL did not prohibit players from betting on sports, other than hockey, and Roenick stated he stopped gambling after a warning from Philadelphia Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke.

On January 25, 2017, Roenick was arrested in New York after police discovered he was driving with a suspended license during a routine traffic stop. Roenick claimed New York's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was sending mail to an address he had not lived at since 1989. He commented on the experience stating, "I'm out $750. Not only my time. Plus I got arrested. Plus I sat in a jail cell with cokeheads. Plus I sat in the courtroom with real criminals. I've never been arrested before in my life!"

On December 23, 2019, NBC suspended Roenick indefinitely for making inappropriate comments about coworkers Kathryn Tappen, Patrick Sharp, and Anson Carter during an interview on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast. The comments included joking about having a threesome with Tappen. NBC fired Roenick after his suspension ended in February 2020.

In July 2020, Roenick filed a lawsuit against NBC Sports for wrongful termination, arguing that he was discriminated against as a straight, white man and as a supporter of President Donald Trump. The lawsuit alleged that NBC Sports had committed a contractual breach by firing him without a proper cause and by not providing Roenick a reasonable opportunity to address the incident.

Media
On April 11, 2007, Roenick made his debut as a Stanley Cup playoffs hockey analyst on TSN, a cable sports broadcast network in Canada. In 2007, Roenick also co-hosted two episodes of The Best Damn Sports Show...Period which aired on Fox Sports Net, it is unclear if this role would have become a permanent role had Roenick not signed with the San Jose Sharks.

In October 2009, TSN's Off the Record announced an agreement that has Roenick appearing on the show as a regular contributor. Roenick's recurring segment has been named "Oh JR! with Jeremy Roenick".

Roenick joined NBC Sports Group in 2010 and serves as a studio analyst for NBC Sports Group's NHL coverage on NHL Live and NHL Overtime, NBCSN's pre- and post-game shows alongside studio host Kathryn Tappen. In addition to his regular role on NHL Live, Roenick has served as a men's and women's Olympic hockey analyst at the past three Winter Olympics. As an analyst for the NBC family of networks coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, he acted as the counterpart for Mike Milbury. In the post-game show of the Canada–Russia quarterfinal, Milbury said Russia brought their "Eurotrash game". Co-host Bill Patrick asked Milbury, "Did you really say 'Eurotrash'? Did that come out of your mouth?" Roenick's face showed his surprise as he said, "I heard it. I heard it."

Roenick was also an analyst for NBC during the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, where, after his two former teams the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers battled for the Stanley Cup, he became overwhelmed emotionally, barely holding back tears and addressing the victorious Blackhawks organization and their fans by saying, "For the kid who was there in 1992 who was crying when I came off the ice in after we lost Game 4 at Chicago Stadium—you waited 18 years. I hope you have a big smile on your face. Congratulations." When pressed further about his emotional state, Roenick appeared to have trouble putting his emotions into words and simply replied, "I'm proud, I'm happy. I'm proud."

In September 2010, it was announced Roenick would become a regular judge on the second season of CBC's reality program Battle of the Blades, which pairs ex-NHL players with professional female figure skaters to compete in a pairs figure skating competition.

Roenick also gained pop culture notoriety when Vince Vaughn referenced him in the 1996 film Swingers. While Vaughn's character plays a hockey video game in the movie, he says to his opponent, "Y'know, it's not so much me as Roenick; he's good ...". When asked about if he had ever talked to Vaughn about the line in the film, Roenick said, "Yeah, he was actually a big fan of mine because he used to watch the games. He told me he put me in that movie totally out of respect. And everything he does, he tries to involve me with it. In Wedding Crashers, his fake name was Jeremy in the movie. That was pretty cool. He's a big fan of mine and a great dude. Great guy."

Roenick has made acting appearances on television shows as well, including a cameo appearance on an episode of Go On on NBC on September 25, 2012. He has also appeared in an episode of Leverage, an episode of Ghost Whisperer, two episodes of Hack and two episodes of HBO's Arliss. In 2016, Roenick made a guest appearance in the penultimate season of the Fox crime drama Bones'', in the episode "The Head in the Abutment".

Personal life
While with the Philadelphia Flyers, Roenick lived in Moorestown, New Jersey.

Roenick and his wife Tracy have two children: daughter Brandi and son Brett. They live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Tracy Roenick is an avid equestrienne rider, owner and trainer who earned a spot on the United States Equestrian Team Long List in 2001.

Roenick is a Republican. In 2016, he voiced his support for presidential candidate Donald Trump in an interview with Philadelphia radio station WIP-FM, though he said he had initially supported Florida senator Marco Rubio's campaign.

Roenick's nephew, Chris Calnan, was selected 79th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Awards and achievements
QMJHL Second All-Star Team – 1989
1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Tournament all-star
1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Leading scorer
Played in 9 NHL All-Star Games – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
1991 Canada Cup – All-Tournament Team
NHL Skills Competition record for shooting accuracy (2004) – 4 for 4 (shared with Ray Bourque, Mark Messier, Tomáš Kaberle, Evgeni Malkin, Daniel Sedin and Dany Heatley)
500th career goal – November 10, 2007, against the Phoenix Coyotes (third American-born player to do so)
4th in IGNs: The Top Ten Athletes in Video Games.
Second all-time American point producer in World Junior Championship history (Jordan Schroeder surpassed his number one point total in 2010)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

See also
 List of NHL players with 1000 games played
 List of NHL players with 1000 points
 List of NHL players with 500 goals
 List of NHL players with 50 goal seasons
 List of NHL players with 100 point seasons

References

External links

1970 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey centers
Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Chicago Blackhawks players
Ice hockey players from Connecticut
Ice hockey people from Boston
Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Hull Olympiques players
Kölner Haie players
Los Angeles Kings players
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
National Hockey League All-Stars
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
National Hockey League players with retired numbers
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
Sportspeople from Moorestown, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Ridgefield, Connecticut
Philadelphia Flyers players
Phoenix Coyotes players
San Jose Sharks players
Thayer Academy alumni
United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

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الدوري الإماراتي للمحترفين 2009–10 هي النسخة الـ35 الأعلى مستوى في كرة قدم الإمارات العربية المتحدة وبدأت 19 سبتمبر 2008 حتى 24 مايو 2009
هذا الموسم هو ثاني سنة احتراف.

نادي الأهلي حامل اللقب الموسم الماضي 2008–09.

هبط نادي الخليج والشعب الموسم الماضي لدرجة الأولى وصعد بني ياس والإمارات ل الدوري الإماراتي للمحترفين.

الفائز في الدوري سوف يتأهل لنسخة 2010 من كأس العالم للأندية بوصفه البلد المضيف.

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ترتيب الدوري

|rowspan=1|دوري أبطال آسيا 2010 و كأس العالم للأندية التصفيات

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|rowspan=1|دوري أبطال آسيا 2010 مباراة فاصلة

|rowspan=2|كأس الخليج للأندية التصفيات

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المباريات والنتائج

هدافين الدوري

أخر تحديث: 3 أكتوبر 2009المصدر:  و goalzz.com

إحصاءات الموسم

الأهداف
 أول هدف في الموسم: جاسم علي محمد ل عجمان ضد الظفرة، الدقيقة 8 (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 أسرع هدف في المباراة: الدقيقة 4 – فريد إسماعيل خليل ل بني ياس ضد الوصل (26 سبتمبر 2009).
 هدف سجل في الدقائق الأخيرة من المباراة الدقيقة 89 – سبيت خاطر ل الجزيرة ضد الشباب (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 أكبر نتيجة: 4 أهداف – الظفرة 4–2 عجمان (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 أكبر عدد من الأهداف في مباراة: 6 أهداف - عجمان 4-2 الظفرة (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 معظم الأهداف في مباراة من جانب فريق واحد: 4 أهداف
 الظفرة 4–2 عجمان (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 أكثر الاهداف التي سجلت بواسطة الفريق الخسران: 2 هدف
 الظفرة 4–2 عجمان (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 الشارقة 2–3 الإمارات (26 سبتمبر 2009).
 معظم الأهداف في المباراة عن طريق لاعب واحد: 2 هدف – عباس مويا ل الظفرة ضد عجمان (25 سبتمبر 2009).
 أول ركلة جزاء هذا الموسم: في الدقيقة 23  -- بلاس بيريز (سجل) للوصل ضد بني ياس (25 سبتمبر 2009).

العواقب
 أول كرت أحمر في الموسم: أحمد علي عبد الله ل عجمان ضد الظفرة, 41 الدقيقة(25 سبتمبر 2009).

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Reality is the 24th studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in Europe on 15September 2003, and the following day in America. His second release through his own ISO label, the album was recorded between January and May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios in New York City, with production by Bowie and longtime collaborator Tony Visconti. Most of the musicians consisted of his then-touring band. Bowie envisioned the album as a set of songs that could be played live.

A mostly straightforward rock album with a more direct sound compared to its predecessor Heathen (2002), Reality contains covers of the Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso" and George Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some". One of the tracks, "Bring Me the Disco King", dated back to 1992. A primary theme throughout Reality concerns reflections on ageing, while other songs focus on despaired and diminished characters. The cover artwork depicts Bowie as an anime-style character that exhibited the idea that reality had become an abstract concept.

Released under a variety of CD formats, Reality charted in numerous countries and reached number three in the United Kingdom. It failed to outperform Heathen in the United States, reaching number 29. The album was not supported through conventional single releases, although "New Killer Star" and "Never Get Old" appeared in some countries. Reality received largely positive reviews from music critics on release, with many highlighting the music, lyrics, vocal performances and the growing maturity in Bowie's songwriting.

Bowie supported the album on the worldwide A Reality Tour throughout 2003 and 2004, his biggest and final concert tour. Ending prematurely after Bowie was hospitalised for a blocked artery, he largely retreated from public life and did not release another studio album until The Next Day in 2013, making Reality his last album of original material for ten years.

Recording and production

Writing
David Bowie began writing songs immediately after the Heathen Tour ended in October 2002. His new distribution deal with Columbia Records gave him the freedom to record at his own pace, so he was eager to return to the studio quickly. He elected to bring back Tony Visconti to co-produce the new album after the pair's successful renewed partnership with Heathen (2002). He stated:

Bowie and Visconti began initial ideas for the new album in November 2002. The success of the Heathen Tour rejuvenated Bowie's desire for touring, so the two fashioned the new album with the goal for the songs to be played live. One of the first songs tracked was "Reality", which became the title of the new album. The songwriting process itself was varied. Some tracks were written more conventionally, such as "She'll Drive the Big Car", while others were fashioned using a series of loops over a melody, such as "Looking for Water". The length of time to write the songs also varied. "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" was written in only 30 minutes, while "Bring Me the Disco King" was written in 1992 and originally intended to appear on Black Tie White Noise (1993) before being slated for Earthling (1997) and finally completed for Reality.

Sessions

Recording for Reality began in early January 2003 at Looking Glass Studios in New York City, where Earthling and Hours (1999) were recorded. Bowie opted to use Looking Glass's smaller Studio B, which Visconti was renting on a semi-permanent basis, rather than the more spacious Studio A in order to have, in Visconti's words, a "real tight New York sound". The studio was within close distance to Bowie's New York apartment, and his familiarity with the studio corresponded to relatively easy-going eight-hour working days, five days a week. The urban landscape served as an influence on the new material, similar to how the mountainous Allaire Studios had influenced the recording of Heathen.

The musicians mostly consisted of Bowie's then-touring band: Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard on guitar, Mark Plati on guitar and bass, Mike Garson on piano, and Sterling Campbell on drums; live bassist Gail Ann Dorsey and multi-instrumentalist Catherine Russell only contributed backing vocals. Heathen guitarist David Torn provided "atmospheric" overdubs and lead guitar on "New Killer Star", while drummer Matt Chamberlain played on "Bring Me the Disco King" and "Fly". Longtime Bowie guitarist Carlos Alomar also contributed overdubs to "Fly" and was his final collaboration with Bowie.

Bowie arrived with four to five basic home demos he had prepared; he told Sound on Sound: "I don't want my home to be taken over by the recording process. I'm very wary of that. I really saved everything for working over at Looking Glass." He, Visconti and assistant engineer Mario J. McNulty initially worked on demos before the entire band arrived, many of which ended up in the final mixes, including Visconti's bass playing on "New Killer Star", "The Loneliest Guy", "Days" and "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon". McNulty's percussion on "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" was also retained for the final mix.

Similar to Heathen, Bowie played many instruments himself, including guitar, saxophone, Stylophone and keyboards, although Garson played prominently on "The Loneliest Guy" and "Bring Me the Disco King". Like previous releases, bass, percussion and rhythm guitar parts were recorded live first from January and February, followed by vocals and overdubs from March to May 2003; Bowie, Plati and Campbell primarily played to click tracks from the demos. Visconti brought back an old-fashioned 16-track analogue method of recording previously used on Heathen. Eight tracks were yielded after the initial eight-day session. Bowie revealed on his website in April that he had written 16 tracks, eight of which he was "mad for".

Believing the drum tracks lacked the ambience and impact of Heathens due to the studio, Bowie and Visconti travelled to Allaire and played the tracks back through the speakers to capture the same sound. This drum ambience is found sporadically throughout Reality, particularly on the cover of the Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso" and "Looking for Water". Bowie recorded three separate vocal tracks for each track – one after the rhythm tracks were completed, another midway through the sessions and the final during mixing. Most tracks featured a single vocal take while others were stitched together from different ones. His vocals had also improved greatly having recently quit smoking; Visconti remarked that it regained "at least five semitones".

Mixing
Mixing for Reality took place at Looking Glass under the direction of Visconti; Bowie no longer found a desire to contribute. Visconti used Studio B instead of Studio A as both he and Bowie were satisfied with the former's mixing boards. Similar to Heathen, the producer created both a standard stereo and 5.1 mix for release on SACD formats, which was made at Studio A. Of the 5.1 mix, Visconti said:

Music and lyrics
Compared to Heathen, the music on Reality is mostly straightforward rock and pop rock, with a more direct and aggressive sound. Consisting of mostly original compositions, the album includes two cover songs originally slated for Bowie's scrapped follow-up to his 1973 covers album Pin Ups: the Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso", written by Jonathan Richman released on their eponymous studio album in 1976, and George Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some", originally recorded by Ronnie Spector in 1971 before Harrison recorded his own version in 1973. Author James E. Perone writes that the two tracks match the album's autobiographical tones compared to other covers Bowie made throughout his career, which were more often chosen for similar musical styles. Other covers recorded during the sessions included the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" and Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Love Missile F1-11". The principle sub-theme of Reality concerns thoughts on ageing. Following an assortment of "extreme" characters from a "gluttonous rock star vampire" to various diminished figures, biographer Chris O'Leary draws comparisons to The Man Who Sold the World (1970).

Songs

The opening track, "New Killer Star", recalls the "gentle beginnings" of Heathen before erupting into a groove. Pegg compares its guitar style to Bowie's own Diamond Dogs (1974) and Never Let Me Down (1987), as well as Blur's Think Tank (2003). Lyrically, the song depicts the emotional and physical scarring of New York City following the September 11 attacks, with lines such as "see the great white scar over Battery Park". Pegg states that the second verse's juxtaposition of the real versus fake establishes a common theme throughout the entire album. On covering "Pablo Picasso", Bowie explained that he enjoyed its "fantastically funny lyric". With updated lyrics and new chords, his rendition is more upbeat and rockier compared to the minimalist original, but remains tongue-in-cheek. Visconti's production utilises a wall of synthesisers against bursts of guitar and energetic percussion.

"Never Get Old" features a guitar hook and bassline over echoing percussion. Recalling the themes and styles of Heathen, Low and "Heroes" (both 1977), the song presents a reflection on ageing and an expression on both desperation and denial. Pegg notes that the thought of "never getting old" has been a mainstay in Bowie's songwriting, in tracks from "Changes" (1971) to "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" (1999), and considers "I think about this and I think about personal history" a "key line" for the entire Reality album. "The Loneliest Guy" is the quietest and most reflective track on the album, which Pegg analyses as a "haunting meditation on memory, fortune and happiness". Its subject is a loner who realises he is lucky, as he has no one else to look out for but himself. Bowie revealed that the imagery was inspired by the modernist city of Brasília; in his words, "a city taken over by weeds".

"Looking for Water" combines Slick's "discordant guitar squeals" with a repetitive bassline and "metronomic" drums. Both Pegg and O'Leary found echoes of Never Let Me Down tracks, particularly "Glass Spider". Similar to "New Killer Star", the song concerns post-9/11 nihilism. Perone analyses it as symbolic of the basic necessities of life while the narrator is surrounded by the trappings of modern technology. Like several of the album's tracks, "She'll Drive the Big Car" eavesdrops onto a wretched and despaired life in which a woman dreams of wealth but is stuck being a mundane house wife. Musically, it is a funkier number reminiscent of Bowie's soul era, particularly tracks like "Golden Years" (1975).

"Days" is a love song that continues the album's sub-themes of "weary retrospection and aging regret". Bowie stated during a concert in Melbourne that "I sometimes feel I wrote this song for so many people". It is musically simple, boasting a "faux-naif arrangement of low-tech synthesisers and twanging guitars against a jogging beat", compared by Pegg to the 1980s works of Soft Cell and Depeche Mode. According to Bowie, the title of "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" came from a Kellogg Brown & Root article and was subtle commentary on the then-emerging Iraq War. He further described it as "an ugly song sung by an ugly man", whom he hinted as being then-US vice-president Dick Cheney. Musically, the song contains similar rhythms and melodies as "New Killer Star" and Heathen.

Bowie wanted to cover "Try Some, Buy Some" as far back as 1979 before finally doing so for Reality. Pegg states that it unwittingly became a tribute to Harrison, who died in November 2001. The arrangement on Bowie's version mostly stays true to the original, although in the artist's words, "the overall atmosphere is somewhat different". Pegg and Perone contend that the "retrospective, older-and-wiser lyric" is appropriate for both Reality and Bowie himself. The hard rock title track is the album's loudest and rockiest moment, recalling "Hallo Spaceboy" (1995) and Bowie's works with the rock band Tin Machine. The song adopts the artificial narrative that real life has no narrative, and its message, concerning how the quest for meaning in life is always doomed to fail, lies at the centre of the album's loose theme. Perone opines that it sees Bowie acknowledge that he hid behind personas and drugs throughout the early 1970s and his now facing reality.

Pegg calls "Bring Me the Disco King" "one of the most idiosyncratic and strikingly dramatic numbers in the entire Bowie songbook". Following its earlier incarnations, Bowie and Garson stripped the song down to a four-bar drum loop, vocal and piano, which the former felt worked best. Almost eight minutes in length, the song embraces a New York jazz sound that sees Garson playing an improvised piano solo similar to his one on "Aladdin Sane" (1973). Representing a culmination of the album's lyrical themes, it offers fragmented images of, in Pegg's words, "creeping age, squandered opportunities, thwarted lives and impending dissolution". The outtake "Fly" boasts a funky guitar riff for a tale about a middle-class family man who suffers from anxiety and depression, lyrically forestalling the "domestic American angst" of "New Killer Star" and "She'll Drive the Big Car".

Title and artwork

Bowie announced the album title in June 2002. Reflecting the ideal that reality has become an abstract concept, he said that the title "encapsulate[s] the prosaic nature of the project itself". The cover artwork was designed by Jonathan Barnbrook in collaboration with graphic artist Rex Ray; Barnbrook previously created the typography for Heathen, while Ray designed the artworks for Hours and the Best of Bowie compilation (2002). Ditching the airbrushed intellectualism of Heathen, Reality depicts Bowie in a cartoon, anime-style persona, with features typical of Japanese animation, including an exaggerated hairstyle, oversized eyes and simplified lines. He steps forward against a background of various shapes, ink blobs, balloons and stars. Bowie compared it to Hello Kitty and bluntly stated in an interview: "The whole thing has a subtext of 'I'm taking the piss, this is not supposed to be reality'."

Release
In the weeks prior to its release, the album was promoted on Bowie's website BowieNet through the posting of excerpts of each track, titled "Reality jukebox", while the Sunday Times released various CD-ROM featurettes. ISO and Columbia officially issued Reality in Europe and other territories on 15 September 2003, and in America the following day. Like Heathen, it appeared in two CD formats: a single disc and a two-disc version with the outtakes "Fly" and "Queen of All the Tarts (Overture)", along with a studio re-recording of Bowie's 1974 single "Rebel Rebel"; the Japanese CD included "Waterloo Sunset" as a bonus track. In the ensuing months other versions appeared, including a "Tour Edition" to coincide with the A Reality Tour in each territory the tour travelled to; the November European release included "Waterloo Sunset" and a DVD containing a complete performance of Reality from 8 September at Riverside Studios.

The SACD release came in December 2003; EMI also issued a remixed SACD in September, which was packaged with Bowie's albums Ziggy Stardust (1972), Scary Monsters (1980) and Let's Dance (1983). In February 2004, Columbia issued Reality on the new DualDisc format, containing the standard album on one side and the 5.1 mix in DVD-Audio format on the other. This release was initially restricted to the Boston and Seattle areas of the United States, with a worldwide release 12 months later. Reality did not receive an official release on vinyl until 2014 by the label Music on Vinyl.

Commercial performance
Reality entered the UK Albums Chart at number three, becoming Bowie's highest charting album in the UK since Black Tie White Noise ten years prior. However, sales quickly fell after only four weeks. The album topped the charts in Denmark and the Czech Republic, and entered Billboard European Top 100 Albums at number one. Across Europe, Reality peaked at number two in France, Norway and Scotland, number three in Austria, Belgium Wallonia and Germany, number four in Belgium Flanders and Italy, number five in Sweden and Switzerland, number six in Ireland and Portugal, and number eight in Finland. It also reached number nine in Canada.

It fared worse in other European countries, reaching number 14 in the Netherlands and number 25 in Spain. Outside Europe, Reality charted at number 13 in Australia, number 14 in New Zealand, and number 47 in Japan. In the US, Reality peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, failing to replicate the success of Heathen, but outperforming Earthling and Hours.

Singles
Reality was not supported through conventional single releases. Pegg opines that in the advent of Apple's iTunes, which was launched in April 2003, it was "already clear" that CD singles were becoming obsolete. A music video for "New Killer Star" was released as a DVD-only single in the UK, US and other territories on 29 September 2003. An audio-only version was issued as a conventional CD single in Canada, while the full-length album version appeared in Italy; both releases were backed by "Love Missile F1-11". As the debut single, "New Killer Star" received extensive airplay during Bowie's television appearances for the album.

"Never Get Old" was first previewed in France as early as June 2003 through a television advertisement for Vittel mineral water that featured Bowie himself. It was also posted online to BowieNet. The song was originally scheduled to be released as the album's second single to coincide with Bowie's UK tour dates, but it was shelved at the last minute, similar to "Slow Burn" the previous year. Promotional CDs containing an edited version, backed by "Waterloo Sunset", appeared in Europe while in Britain, the two tracks appeared as digital downloads on Sony Music's UK site in November. "Never Get Old" also appeared as a Japanese A-side in March 2004. A mash-up of "Never Get Old" and "Rebel Rebel", created by Endless Noise the same month and titled "Rebel Never Gets Old", appeared in an ad campaign for Audi in America. This release appeared as a conventional single in June and reached number 47 in the UK.

Critical reception

Reality received largely positive reviews from music critics on release. Like many of the artist's most recent releases, several reviewers considered it his best since Scary Monsters, although many made positive comparisons to Heathen. A few felt Reality was stronger than its predecessor; John Mulvey of Dotmusic wrote: "If Heathen was a little overpraised by relieved critics, then Reality is a more deserving case." Pitchfork Eric Carr further contested that "what last year's Heathen implied, and what Reality seems to prove, is that... Bowie has finally joined us all in the present, mind-young as ever but old enough not to make a show of it". He ultimately called the album "pretty good" and believed it cemented his status as a modern artist. John Aizlewood of the Evening Standard found the album more cohesive than Heathen and named it the publication's CD of the week. Comparing it to Bowie's previous works, he argued that it stands on its own and with Reality, the artist has "rediscovered" himself and "regained his dignity". Several also considered Reality a return to form for the artist.

Some critics highlighted the lyrics and vocal performances as showcasing a maturity absent from previous works. Several also commented on the music. In the Miami Herald, Howard Cohen commended the artist for playing to his musical strengths rather than "hopping aboard some inappropriate youthful bandwagon". In The Mail on Sunday, Tim De Lisle wrote that "this record pulsates with creative vigour", offering "a gleaming showcase for his voice, or rather voices." Rolling Stone Anthony DeCurtis believed Bowie succeeded in searching for "reality", to the artist's "mixed dismay and amusement". Senior AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine complimented the modernisation of Bowie and Visconti's former 1970s sound. While he called its predecessor an amalgamation of Hunky Dory to "Heroes", he found Reality picks up where its predecessor left off, creating a blend of "Heroes" to Scary Monsters. Making further comparisons to Heathen, Erlewine felt Reality was "artier", but "similar in feel" and "just as satisfying". He concluded: "Both records are testaments to the fact that veteran rockers can make satisfyingly classicist records without resulting in nostalgia or getting too comfortable." Remarking on the lyrics, Ryan Lenz of Associated Press described the album as "an exercise in introspection" and analysed Reality as not "a vehicle for commentary on contemporary times", but rather encapsulating an artist "nearing 60 and finding the world disappointingly clear and never what it seemed".

Several reviewers praised the album as a whole. Uncut Chris Roberts hailed Reality as "a very, very good sexy-angst album" filled with "lovely, left-handed songs, rich with unexpected angles, daring detours and words which muse over mortality yet emerge seeming upbeat", further summarising the lyrics as "mournful" and the music as "euphoric". Andy Gill of The Independent described the album as a "satisfying, chunk solidity of songs" that starts well but ends poorly. Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian praised Reality as "touching [and] intelligent" and that it "gels unexpectedly well". Reviewing Reality for the BBC, Darryl Easlea enjoyed it as "direct, warm, emotional[ly] honest [...] [as well as] rather lively and convincing". Meanwhile, The Observer Kitty Empire cited "how wonderfully unforced it all sounds" as the album's defining feature. Although she found it inferior to the artist's Berlin-era works, she said Reality stands as "the first sequence of Bowie songs that bears repeated listening in years", concluding that "it is a pleasure, rather than a grim duty done out of respect for the memory of Ziggy Stardust". Citing individual tracks, many praised the covers of "Try Some, Buy Some" and "Pablo Picasso". AllMusic writer Thom Jurek even argued the two renditions "[distinguish] this set more than anything else". The New York Times writer Mim Udovitch praised Visconti's production as "impeccable" and remarked on the sense of immediacy that "makes you feel that Mr. Bowie and his spectacularly hard-rocking band might be about to materialize in your living room ready for an encore".

Nevertheless, some reviewers expressed more mixed assessments. Entertainment Weekly Mark Weingarten cited the production as continuing to hinder Bowie's work since Black Tie White Noise, but nevertheless called the writing an improvement over his previous records. In The Austin Chronicle, Marc Savlov contended that "While Reality isn't a failure by anyone's standards, there's precious few moments that you can recall, much less hum, an hour after listening to it."

Tour

Bowie embarked on a world tour to support Reality that became his most extensive tour since the mid-1990s and, in terms of individual dates, the longest tour of his career. Labelled "A Reality Tour", Pegg states that "the indefinite article emphasi[ses] the album's dalliance with the notion that there can be no absolute definition of reality." The same musicians as the Heathen Tour and Reality—Slick, Garson, Dorsey, Russell and Campbell—returned for the new shows, with Leonard taking Plati's place as bandleader. Rehearsals began in July 2003. The band spent most of late-August and September 2003 playing various gigs to promote the upcoming release of Reality; the first official show occurred in Copenhagen on 7 October.

The tour's shows were more theatrical compared to preceding tours, being dominated by LED lights, raised catwalks and staircases. The setlist contained a variety of material across Bowie's entire career, ranging from classic hits to more obscure tracks. Songs from both Reality and Heathen were included, while tracks like "Fantastic Voyage" (1979) made their live debut, and others like "Loving the Alien" (1984) were given radical reworkings. The band also swapped out songs throughout the shows and by the start of 2004, they had performed over 50 songs total.

A Reality Tour received critical acclaim throughout its run; Pegg described it as one of his best concert tours. Two shows in Dublin were later released in 2010 on the A Reality Tour live album and DVD. However, the tour suffered several setbacks throughout its duration, including the cancellation or postponement of shows in late 2003 due to Bowie contracting laryngitis and influenza, and even the death of a lighting technician in May 2004. On 23 June, Bowie was forced to end the show early due to what medical personnel deemed a pinched shoulder nerve. Although he was back on stage two days later, his condition worsened and on 30 June, all 14 remaining dates were cancelled and A Reality Tour became his final concert tour.

Aftermath and legacy

In July 2004, it was revealed that Bowie had suffered a heart attack backstage and underwent a procedure known as angioplasty. Following the incident, Bowie largely withdrew from the public eye. Over the following years, he was spotted at local New York venues and made occasional appearances at concerts by artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Arcade Fire and David Gilmour, with his final live public performance taking place in November 2006. He occasionally contributed to various studio recordings by artists such as TV on the Radio and Scarlett Johansson, but did not release another studio album until The Next Day in 2013, making Reality his final album of original material for ten years.

Reality has attracted generally positive assessments in subsequent years. In his 2005 book Strange Fascination, Buckley argues the album lacks both a "coherent musical identity" and "any thematic trajectory", furthermore observing a general feeling of "laxity" and underwritten songs, with the songs ranging from "good to merely pleasant", and "around a third" seeing Bowie "near top form". On the other hand, Perone considers it a "strong album" and one that does have consistent themes throughout. Author Paul Trynka writes that the record proves that, with the likes of tracks like "Bring Me the Disco King", Bowie "has the potential to conjure up pleasures as yet unknown". Marc Spitz, writing before the release of The Next Day, found it worthy as a swan song to Bowie's long career. Following that album's release, however, O'Leary argues that Reality reestablished itself as "a minor album whose songs were built to be blasted on stage". The covers have also continued to receive praise.

In The Complete David Bowie, Pegg states that one of the album's successes is that it emerges with a "reinvigorated sense of rock attack" following the "delicate, self-consciously artful[ness]" of its predecessor, equating both records to the relationships between Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust, or Outside (1995) and Earthling. Further comparing the two albums, he says Reality offers "less complexity and fewer sonic layers" than Heathen in exchange for "a greater abundance of catchy hooks and buoyant pop-rock atmospherics". He also argues that Reality loses none of its predecessor's "artistic sensibility" and "its lasting value lies not just in its infectious melodies and evocative lyrics, but in the exquisitely judged oddness of its sonic textures". In 2016, Bryan Wawzenek of Ultimate Classic Rock placed Reality at number 16 out of 26 in a list ranking Bowie's studio albums from worst to best, praising Bowie's comfortability on the record. Including Bowie's two albums with Tin Machine, Consequence of Sound ranked Reality number 24 out of 28 in a 2018 list, with Pat Levy calling it "a decent record in the pantheon of Bowie, nothing more, nothing less".

Track listing

Personnel
According to biographers Nicholas Pegg and Chris O'Leary.

David Bowie – vocals; guitar; keyboards; synthesiser; saxophone; Stylophone; percussion; harmonica
Gerry Leonard – guitar
Earl Slick – guitar
David Torn – guitar
Mark Plati – bass guitar; guitar
Sterling Campbell – drums
Mike Garson –  piano
Gail Ann Dorsey – backing vocals
Catherine Russell – backing vocals

Additional personnel
Tony Visconti – guitar; keyboards; bass guitar; backing vocals
Matt Chamberlain – drums on "Bring Me the Disco King" and "Fly"
Mario J. McNulty – additional percussion and drums on "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"
Carlos Alomar – guitar on "Fly"

Production
David Bowie – producer
Tony Visconti – producer
Mario J. McNulty – additional engineering
Greg Tobler – assistant engineer
Jonathan Barnbrook – cover design
Rex Ray – illustration

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Notes

References

Sources

External links

David Bowie albums
Albums produced by Tony Visconti
2003 albums
David Bowie video albums

Reality (David Bowie album)


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وهو السيد علي الكوتي بن حسين، وهو فقيه وخطاط ومؤلف وعالم مسلم، وكان من الخطاطين المشهورين بفن الخط في بغداد، وتخرج على العلامتين الشيخ محمود شكري الآلوسي، والشيخ علي الألوسي القاضي، وقرأ أيضاً على الشيخ عبد الوهاب النائب، وكان يمتهن الخط وفي خطهِ روعة وجمال وجودة وشغل منصب الإمامة في جامع الآصفية، وفي عام 1330هـ/1911م، عين بمنصب المفتي في مدينة بعقوبة.

وكانت لديه مكتبة حافلة بالكتب والمؤلفات القيمة ونوادر المخطوطات، وكتب كثيراً منها بخطه.

وفاته
توفي علي الكوتي في عام 1335هـ/1916م، حيث رجع من مدينة بعقوبة إلى بغداد وتوفي فيها، ودفن في مقبرة الغزالي.

مصادر

أشخاص من بغداد
خطاطو الخط العربي في القرن 13 هـ
خطاطو الخط العربي في القرن 14 هـ
خطاطون عراقيون
صفحات تحتاج تصنيف سنة الولادة
علماء دين سنة عراقيون
فقهاء عراقيون
كتاب وكاتبات عراقيون
وفيات 1335 هـ
وفيات 1916

علي بن حسين الكوتي


Oluwatobiloba Ayomide "Tobi" Amusan (Ijebu Ode, 23 de abril de 1997) é uma atleta nigeriana especializada nos 100 metros com barreiras. Ela é a campeã e recordista mundial desta prova com o tempo de  12.12, conquistado em 24 de julho de 2022 em Eugene, Estados Unidos, durante a disputa do Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo.

Carreira
Amusan mostrou muito potencial atlético desde cedo. Ela foi medalhista de prata no Campeonato Africano da Juventude de 2013 em Warri. Ela também conquistou o ouro nos 100 metros com barreiras no Campeonato Africano de Atletismo Júnior de 2015 em Adis Abeba . Em 2015, ao fazer sua estreia nos Jogos Africanos aos dezoito anos, ela ganhou a medalha de ouro nos 100 metros com barreiras.

Em 2022 ela estabeleceu um novo recorde mundial de 12.12 nas semifinais da prova no Mundial de Eugene. Superou seu tempo mais uma vez na final – 12.06 (marca não considerada como recorde por ter sido conquistada com a velocidade do vento de +2 m/s) – tornando-se a primeira campeã nigeriana a conquistar uma medalha de ouro no Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo.

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Tobi Amusan


Robert Mills (August 12, 1781 – March 3, 1855) was a South Carolina architect known for designing both the first Washington Monument, located in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as the better known monument to the first president in the nation's capital, Washington, DC. He is sometimes said to be the first native-born American to be professionally trained as an architect. Charles Bulfinch of Boston perhaps has a clearer claim to this honor.

Mills studied in Charleston, South Carolina, as a student in the lower school at the College of Charleston and of Irish architect James Hoban, and later worked with him on his commission for the White House. This became the official home of US presidents. Both Hoban and Mills were Freemasons. Mills also studied and worked with Benjamin Henry Latrobe of Philadelphia. He designed numerous buildings in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and South Carolina, where he was appointed as superintendent of public buildings. His Washington Monument in Washington, DC was not completed until 1885, 30 years after his death.

Early life and education

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, to Ann (Taylor) and William Mills, Robert received private education as a child and later attended the lower school of the College of Charleston. He then studied with Irish architect James Hoban.

Career
Mills followed his mentor Hoban to Washington, D.C. after he received a commission for design and construction of the White House in the new capital. During this time, Mills met Thomas Jefferson, who became the first full-term resident of the new presidential residence as the nation's third president. In 1802, Mills moved to Philadelphia, where he became an associate and student of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Philadelphia buildings designed by Mills are Washington Hall, Sansom Street Baptist Church, and the Octagon Church for the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He also designed the Upper Ferry Bridge covering.

In 1807, Mills designed the First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, built between 1809 and 1812. In 1808, Mills created blueprints for a prison to be used mostly for reform of prisoners. In 1811, the prison was constructed in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. "With the possible' exception of Eastern States Penitentiary in Philadelphia, it is considered "the most significant prison building in the United States", according to the Historic Burlington County Prison Museum Association. Also in 1811, Mills was involved in a significant renovation and remodeling of [Old] St. Mary's Church in Burlington, New Jersey, including the addition of a new semi-octagonal apse on the east end of the building. In 1812, Mills designed the Monumental Church in Richmond, Virginia. It was built to commemorate the deaths of 72 people in the Richmond Theatre fire.

Moving to Baltimore, Maryland, Mills designed St. John's Episcopal Church, the Maryland House of Industry, the First Baptist Church of Baltimore at South Sharp and West Lombard streets in 1817, and a Greek Revival mansion at the northeast corner of West Franklin and Cathedral streets (across from the Old Baltimore Cathedral/Basilica of the Assumption of Mary). The mansion was later occupied from 1857 to 1892 by the Maryland Club, a dining and leisure society of Southern-leaning gentlemen.

Mills designed the nation's first Washington Monument, located in Baltimore with four surrounding park squares. These were named Washington Place along the north–south axis of North Charles Street, and Mount Vernon Place along East and West Monument streets. This development took place in the new Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood.

This land had formerly belonged been part of Howard's Woods, the country estate and mansion "Belvedere" of Col. John Eager Howard (1752-1827), north of old Baltimore Town. Howard was a Revolutionary War commander of the famed "Maryland Line" regiment of the Continental Army. Construction on Baltimore's signature landmark began in 1815 and was completed in 1829.

In 1820, Mills was appointed as acting commissioner of the Board of Public Works in South Carolina. In 1823, he was the superintendent of public buildings. In the next few years, he designed numerous buildings in South Carolina, including court houses, the campus of the University of South Carolina, jails, and the Fireproof Building in Charleston. In 1825, he published the Atlas of the State of South Carolina. One year later, he published Statistics of South Carolina.

He designed the Old Horry County Courthouse, Union County Jail, and Wilson House, which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1836, Mills won the competition for the design of the Washington Monument on the future Mall of the National Capital, Washington D.C.  This is his best known work. Construction began in 1848, but was interrupted in 1854 and postponed by the outbreak of the American Civil War. Construction of the monument resumed in 1879 after the Reconstruction era. It was dedicated in 1885, thirty years after the architect's death.

He also designed the Department of Treasury building, east of the Executive Mansion (White House), and several other federal buildings in Washington, D. C., including the U.S. Patent Office Building, patterned after the Parthenon. It has been renovated and adapted as two adjoining museums of the Smithsonian Institution: the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery). He also designed the old General Post Office.

In South Carolina, Mills designed county courthouses in at least 18 counties, some of the public buildings in the capital Columbia, and a few private homes. He also designed portions of the Landsford Canal in Chester County, on the Catawba River in South Carolina.

Mills was an early advocate of fireproof construction. When a fire broke out in the Kingstree, South Carolina Building, which he designed, the county records on the first floor were protected due to his fireproofing measures.  But a fire destroyed much of his Lancaster County, South Carolina Courthouse in August 2008.

Death and legacy

Mills died in Washington, D.C., in 1855. He was buried there at the Congressional Cemetery. In 2007, Mills was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame.

Architectural style
The broadest context for Mills' architecture was neoclassical architecture. This was the dominant style of building that was winning architectural design competitions and major projects of the time, both in Europe and in the United States. Under the umbrella of neoclassicism, his designs were partly Palladian, Georgian, and often Greek Revival.

Apart from stylistic movements in architecture going on in the world, Mills was involved in the more local context of building in the Mid-Atlantic States. There, and especially in Washington D.C., many figures were contributing architecture of high quality. To build as Mills did on what is now the National Mall, he had to contend with the strictures of the plan by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, as well as Andrew and Joseph Ellicott. He was likely also influenced by the powerful example of Thomas Jefferson and his Jeffersonian architecture. Mills created a distinctive brand of the federal style.

Honors
The World War II Liberty Ship  was named in his honor.

See also
Robert Mills Buildings
Good Samaritan Hospital (Cincinnati)
John Henry Devereux, fellow South Carolina architect

References

Further reading

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External links

613 Broad Street - Historic Kershaw County Courthouse
Fairfield County Courthouse

1781 births
1855 deaths
19th-century American architects
American neoclassical architects
Architects from South Carolina
Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
Federalist architects
Greek Revival architects
Artists from Charleston, South Carolina

Robert Mills (architect)


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Robert Marchand (* 26. November 1911 in Amiens; † 22. Mai 2021 in Mitry-Mory) war ein französischer  Radsportler, der bis zum Alter von 105 Jahren aktiv war. Er galt als ältester Sportler der Welt.

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Berufliches
In den 1930er Jahren arbeitete Robert Marchand  bei der Feuerwehr von Paris. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zog er nach Venezuela und später nach Kanada, wo er unter anderem als Holzfäller arbeitete. In den 1960er Jahren kehrte er zurück nach Paris und arbeitete unter anderem als Gärtner und als Weinhändler.

Neben dem Radsport war Marchand politisch engagiert und Mitglied der französischen kommunistischen Partei PCF. Im Jahr 2009 weigerte er sich aus politischer Überzeugung, die Goldmedaille für Jugend und Sport aus den Händen der Ministerin Roselyne Bachelot von der konservativen Partei UMP entgegenzunehmen.

Sport
Nach einer langen Pause begann er erst wieder 1978 ernsthaft mit dem Radsporttraining. Seitdem startete er bei verschiedenen Radrennen, so zwölfmal als Doyen bei L'Ardéchoise. Ein Pass auf dieser Rennstrecke in Höhe von 911 Metern trägt seit Juni 2011 seinen Namen. 1998 bestritt er im Alter von 86 Jahren das Jedermannrennen von Paris–Roubaix, und an seinem 100. Geburtstag absolvierte er ein Training auf seinem Hometrainer, das einer Strecke von etwa 23 Kilometern entspricht.

Am 17. Februar 2012 stellte der zierliche Marchand (1,52 Meter groß, 50 Kilogramm schwer) auf der Radrennbahn des Centre Mondial du Cyclisme des Weltradsportverbandes Union Cycliste Internationale in Aigle den ersten Stundenweltrekord für über 100-Jährige auf: In einer Stunde absolvierte er 24,251 Kilometer. Erst aus Anlass dieses Rekordversuchs wurde die Wertungsklasse "100+" eingeführt. Im gleichen Jahr stellte er den Rekord über 100 km für über 100-Jährige mit vier Stunden, 17 Minuten und 27 Sekunden auf. Am 31. Januar 2014 verbesserte Marchand, nun 102 Jahre alt, seinen eigenen Stundenweltrekord im Velodrom von Saint-Quentin auf 26,952 Kilometer. Seinen 104. Geburtstag feierte er mit dem Befahren der 20 Kilometer langen Strecke zur Caverne du Pont d'Arc (heute Grotte Chauvet 2 Ardèche), die bei der Tour de France 2016 für das Einzelzeitfahren vorgesehen war.

Am 4. Januar 2017 stellte der 105 Jahre alte Marchand im Vélodrome National nahe Paris mit 22,574 Kilometer einen erstmaligen Stundenweltrekord in der Klasse "105+" auf. Im Jahr darauf beschloss er auf Anraten seiner Ärzte, seine Radsportlaufbahn endgültig zu beenden. Noch zwei Jahre länger machte er an seinem Wohnort Wahlkampf.

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