James are an English rock band from Manchester, who were formed in 1982. They had popularity throughout the 1990s, with four top 10s on the UK Singles Chart and nine top 10s on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star" and "Laid", which also became a hit on American college radio.

Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive, but reunited in January 2007 and have gone on to produce a further seven albums. Live performance has continually remained a central part of the band's output. As of 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

History

Formation and early releases: 1982–1987
James were formed in 1982 in Whalley Range, Manchester, when Paul Gilbertson persuaded his friend Jim Glennie to buy a bass guitar and form a band with him. Their line-up solidified when Gavan Whelan joined on drums. They played a string of gigs under the names Venereal and the Diseases and Volume Distortion before settling on the name of Model Team International, then shortened to Model Team. They performed mostly improvised material derived from jam sessions, supporting The Fall at an early gig at Manchester Polytechnic. Vocalists and other musicians drifted rapidly in and out of their line-up until the band encountered Tim Booth at a student disco. Gilbertson invited him to the band's scout hut in Withington to join the band as a dancer; he was soon promoted to lead singer. In August 1982, after a brief period under the name Tribal Outlook, the band renamed themselves James, after Glennie. As Glennie later said: "No one ever calls me James, so I don't associate it with my name in that respect. We couldn't use Tim because he's the singer and that would be weird. Our drummer was called Gavan, and we thought it sounded too 'heavy metal,' and the other one was Paul, so it was either James or Paul, so we went with James. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time we just thought, "Cool let's call the band 'James.'""

A gig at the Haçienda caught the attention of Tony Wilson of Factory Records. He offered James an album deal with Factory, but the band, by now a settled live act, were worried about tarnishing their material in the studio and settled instead for a three-track EP. Their debut release, the Jimone EP, was recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, in August 1983 and released on Factory Records in September. It led to the band providing support for The Smiths between February and April 1985 on the Meat is Murder tour. The Smiths covered James's "What's The World" track during this tour.

Although they were now being touted as the "next big thing", several complex issues slowed their progress. Gilbertson's drug problems presented the band with no choice but to ask him to leave. Booth and Glennie had joined a sect named Lifewave that imposed many restrictions on their lifestyle and threatened the band's stability. The band's second EP, James II, was released over a year after the first and accompanied by a feature on the cover of the NME, Gilbertson having been replaced by the band's guitar tutor Larry Gott. The first two EPs would later be collected as Village Fire. Reviews were once again positive, and Factory were eager for James to record an album with it, but the band believed Factory were purely image-based and left the label, striking a deal with Sire Records.

Their third release, the Sit Down EP (no relation to the song of that name) came out in February 1986 and was followed by their debut album, Stutter, in July of that year. The album reached number 68 in the UK Albums Chart. Low on money and lacking coverage and promotion, the band recorded their second album, Strip-mine, attempting a more conventional song structure in an attempt to please Sire. The album almost went unreleased, but after a slight remix to sound more radio-friendly, Sire released it in September 1988, over a year after its initial completion. However the album only reached number 90. After finding a clause for ending their contract, the band left Sire.

James had by this point earned themselves a reputation as a live act and had built a solid fanbase. Sales of James T-shirts were particularly successful in Manchester even before they reached the Top 40. James financed the production of a live album One Man Clapping with a bank loan and the help of Rough Trade Records. The album went to number 1 in the indie charts, reinvigorating media interest in the band.

Line-up changes and success: 1988–1992
In November 1988, drummer Whelan became involved in an on-stage fight with Booth and was asked to leave the band. He was replaced by David Baynton-Power a few months later. During the following year James greatly expanded their line-up and sound palette by hiring three new members: guitarist-violinist-percussionist Saul Davies (whom Gott recruited from an amateur blues night), keyboard player Mark Hunter, and trumpeter/percussionist Andy Diagram (the latter a noted avant-garde and pop musician who'd played with The Diagram Brothers, Dislocation Dance, The Cotton Singers and Pale Fountains). This new seven-piece line-up went into the studio to record the third James album.

New singles "Sit Down" and "Come Home" became strong hits in the independent charts, and the latter featured on the compilation album Happy Daze. The album Gold Mother was intended to be released on Rough Trade but the owner of the label, Geoff Travis, believed James could only reach an audience of 20,000 to 30,000. The band believed they had more potential than this and bought the rights to the album from Rough Trade. A successful winter tour in 1989 attracted a deal with Fontana Records, and the band ended a difficult decade on an optimistic note.

Gold Mother was released in June 1990 just as the 'Madchester' movement, with its wave of popular Manchester-based indie bands, brought James to public attention and won them mainstream recognition. Singles "How Was It for You," the remixed "Come Home" and "Lose Control" all made the Top 40, and the band's newfound success was re-affirmed when they played two sold-out dates at the Manchester G-Mex at the end of the year. In March 1991, the popularity of "Sit Down" led to a re-recorded version being released as a single, which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. Gold Mother was re-released to include "Sit Down" and previous single "Lose Control", and the album sold ten times more copies than Travis originally predicted. The song became one of the biggest-selling singles of the year.

The band members spent the rest of the year recording their next album, Seven, which was released in February 1992. It reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart (its lead single, "Sound", had followed "Sit Down" into the top 10 a few months earlier) and earned the band some recognition in the US as they embarked on their first Stateside tour. The band's activities culminated in a sold-out show to 30,000 people at the Alton Towers theme park in July, broadcast live on BBC Radio 1, following which Andy Diagram left the group.

Subsequent releases: 1993–2001
In 1993, James were invited on an acoustic tour of the US supporting Neil Young at a series of natural outdoor venues in the autumn. They returned to England refreshed and ready to record their new album with Brian Eno, whom they had originally approached to produce Stutter but who had been unavailable at the time. Eno set about bringing out the ambience in James's music, and took them through a recording process that the band later described as a "journey of self-discovery". The process resulted in not one but two albums: the "song" album Laid and the experimental Wah Wah, which showcased the band's improvised jams recorded on the spot then mixed by Eno. Booth's vocals were then added to the results.

Laid was released in September 1993 to positive reviews. As well as being a success in the UK, the album also broke the band in the US, shipping over 600,000 copies and charting at number 72 in the Billboard 200, propelled by the popularity of its risqué title track on US college radio. The band spent most of 1994 touring the States. Wah Wah was eventually released in September 1994 to a lukewarm reception.

The recording of the follow-up album faced difficulties from the start. Two key members of the James organisation resigned: guitarist and key composer Larry Gott (who left the group in order to spend more time with his family) and manager Martine McDonagh (who had had a sometimes fraught romantic relationship with Booth, resulting in a son, Ben). Booth announced that he also wished to take a break in order to record an album with Angelo Badalamenti. In 1995 the band discovered they owed a £250,000 tax bill.

Determined to continue despite the setbacks, the band set up studio in Baynton-Power's house. Former Sharkboy guitarist Adrian Oxaal was drafted in to replace Gott on guitar, while Booth returned periodically from the States to add his vocals. 1996 saw the release of Booth's album with Badalamenti (Booth and the Bad Angel). The new James album, Whiplash, followed in February 1997. The album proved a successful comeback, reaching the UK top 10, as did the single "She's a Star".

The band toured to promote the album, recruiting Michael Kulas as rhythm guitarist while in the States. Booth suffered a neck injury while dancing on stage in the US, resulting in a series of tour dates being cancelled as he underwent emergency surgery, and the band being offered a place instead on the Lollapalooza tour. In March 1998, a greatest hits album, The Best Of, was released, compiling all the band's hits since their signing to Fontana. The album reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, and sold-out tours throughout the year followed.

The band then returned to the studio to begin work on their next album, Millionaires, which was released in October 1999. The album did not reach the phenomenal sales level predicted, but still entered the UK Album charts at number 2, and sold over 150,000 copies.

After the disappointing performance of Millionaires the band chose to start anew in their approach to their next album, working with Eno once again. They spent most of 2000 recording the album; writing the songs, then performing them live before actually recording them. They embarked on a small-scale tour in the autumn of that year on which their set lists consisted almost entirely of new material. The album, Pleased To Meet You, was released in July 2001. The album's artwork featured a composite image of the faces of all the band members to create a new person. The album reached only number 11, the lowest position for a James studio album since their signing to Fontana.

Break-up and other projects: 2002–2006
Shortly after their last album release, James reached the end of their contract, and Tim Booth announced he was leaving the band to concentrate on other projects of his own. They played a farewell tour of the UK at the end of the year. Their final hometown gig, at the Manchester Evening News arena on 7 December, was recorded for a live CD and DVD, Getting Away With It... Live. Past members Larry Gott and Andy Diagram rejoined them for the tour, and Brian Eno also joined them onstage at London's Wembley Arena during the tour. The albums Gold Mother, Laid, and Whiplash (each containing bonus tracks) were re-released by Mercury Records the following year, as well as a B-sides compilation entitled B-Sides Ultra.

A planned compilation of material from the band's Factory and Sire years was announced in 2001, but the album, Strange Dancing, was never released. The first two James albums, Stutter and Strip-mine, were re-pressed in June 2007, but without any additional rarities.

Booth continued as a solo artist in 2004 with the release of his solo album Bone, co-written and produced by Lee Muddy Baker.

A new compilation album, The Collection was released in late 2004, and Seven – The Live Concert (a DVD version of a previously released video) in 2005.

Reunion: 2007–present
In January 2007 singer Tim Booth's personal website announced that "Tim will be rejoining James in early 2007 for a series of live shows to be announced very soon". At the same time, James's old website was replaced by a new domain holder at wearejames.com. The site confirmed the line-up as that which recorded the album Laid: Booth, Gott, Glennie, Davies, Hunter and Baynton-Power. Booth confirmed in interviews that he became convinced to rejoin the band after meeting up with Glennie and Gott the previous November for a jamming session, out of which new songs were born.

The initial five dates of the tour were expanded to seven on the day tickets went on sale (26 January) due to high demand; the whole tour had sold out by close of business. The tour took place during late April 2007, and was followed later in the year by more live shows, including festival appearances at T in the Park and V Festival. The band also appeared at Summercase, Barcelona's top music concert in Spain during July 2007. Andy Diagram also rejoined the band as trumpet player during the festival tour. April saw the release of a new compilation album, Fresh as a Daisy — The Singles, accompanied by a DVD compilation of all the band's promo videos.

The new album Hey Ma was released on 7 April 2008, peaking at number 10 on the UK album charts, and a three-week tour to promote the album commenced on 10 April 2008. An arena tour of the UK called "We Are Sound" followed in December, on which two new songs ("Porcupine" and "Look Away") were previewed as tasters for a new studio album. A live album with a selection of songs recorded during the 2008 spring tour was exclusively sold at the merchandise stalls of the "We Are Sound" tour. Live in 2008 was limited to 5000 copies.

The band announced plans to release two mini-albums by April 2010. The Night Before was released on 19 April, although its follow-up, The Morning After, was released later than expected, on 2 August 2010. Following the release of The Night Before, the band embarked on a UK tour, the Mirrorball Tour, premièring songs from the album. Another UK tour took place in December. Both this tour and the US release of both mini-albums together as a 2-CD set called The Morning After The Night Before. A 19-date North American tour began in September to promote the combined album as well as showcase the songs before the UK tour.

At the beginning of 2011, Tim Booth announced that he was working on some new solo material, although James remained active, participating in the Lollapalooza festival in Chile. The band appeared at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 13 and 20 April in Indio, California and Hard Rock Calling 2011 on 24 June in Hyde Park, London, where they were joined by Kaiser Chiefs and headline act The Killers. Towards the end of 2011, James signalled a departure from their previous touring style, with the announcement of a series of dates in October and November of that year including an orchestra and a choir. This short, ten date tour saw James performing their back catalogue accompanied by the Orchestra of the Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir.

They played at Kendal Calling Festival 2012 and toured again in 2013.

James's first new album in six years, La Petite Mort, was released on 2 June 2014 along with a promo single "Moving On". In July 2014, the band headlined on the Castle Stage for Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and announced a ten date UK tour starting on 10 November, preceded by an 11 October headlining of the entertainment at the Rugby league Super League grand final at Old Trafford, performing a set before the game and in the half time show.

They toured again in 2015, playing some shows without Larry Gott, who was taking a break from touring: Adrian Oxaal re-joined the band for the duration of the tour, subsequently replacing Gott in the active lineup. Keyboard technician Ron Yeadon, formerly of Unkle Bob, also appeared on stage, singing backing vocals; he later joined the band as a backing vocalist. In 2016, the album Girl at the End of the World was released, with an accompanying tour – building up to the band's planned appearance opening 2016's Glastonbury Festival (the Other Stage) and later taking a top spot at the  festival in September.

In May 2018, James released a four-song EP, Better Than That, that reached number 1 of the Vinyl Singles Chart, and embarked on a sold-out UK tour to promote it. During this tour, they also previewed a few songs from their following album, Living in Extraordinary Times, released on 3 August 2018. Percussionist and backing vocalist Deborah Knox-Hewson joined the band during the tour, replacing Ron Yeadon. She left the band shortly after the album's release and was replaced by Chloe Alper.

The band's 16th studio album, All the Colours of You, was released on 4 June 2021 on new label Virgin Music Label & Artists Services. The album has eleven tracks and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

In December 2022 the band announced a UK tour with a live orchestra for 2023 to coincide with their 40th anniversary. On 23 March 2023 the band announced the release of their 17th studio album, Be Opened by the Wonderful, for 9 June 2023. The album is an all acoustic, orchestral re-working of hit singles plus the track "Love Make a Fool".

On Friday 29 September 2023 the band announced a UK tour in June 2024 in support of their as of yet untitled 18th studio album with Razorlight supporting.

Members
Current members
Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals (1982–2001, 2007–present)
Tim Booth – lead vocals (1982–2001, 2007–present)
Adrian Oxaal – lead guitar, cello (1995–2001, 2015–present)
David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion (1988–2001, 2007–present)
Saul Davies – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, percussion, backing vocals (1989–2001, 2007–present)
Mark Hunter – keyboards, piano, programming (1989–2001, 2007–present)
Andy Diagram – trumpet, percussion, backing vocals (1989–1992, 2001, 2007–present)
Deborah Knox-Hewson – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2018, 2021–present)
Chloe Alper – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2018–present)

Former members
Paul Gilbertson – lead guitar (1982–1985)
Gavan Whelan – drums (1982–1988)
Michael Kulas – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1997–2001)
Larry Gott – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, flute, backing vocals (1985–1995, 2001, 2007–2015)

Former touring and session members
Ron Yeadon – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2014–2017)

Timeline

Awards and nominations
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! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result
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| rowspan=3|1991
| Silver Clef Award
| rowspan=3|Themselves
| Best Newcomer
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| rowspan=2|Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
| Smash Hits/Radio One Award for Best New Group
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| Best Indie Act
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| rowspan=2|1992
| Ivor Novello Awards
| "Sit Down"
| Best Contemporary Song
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| Brit Awards
| rowspan=2|Themselves
| British Group
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| 2012
| Lunas del Auditorio
| Best Foreign Rock Artist
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| rowspan="2" | UK Music Video Awards
| rowspan="4" | "Moving On"
| Best Animation
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| Best Rock/Indie Video – UK
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| AIM Independent Music Awards
| Independent Video of the Year
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| Ibiza Music Video Festival
| Best Visual Effects
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|-
| 2015
| rowspan=2|Berlin Music Video Awards
| "All I'm Saying"
| rowspan=2|Best Animation
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| 2017
| "Dear John"
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| 2018
|Best Art Vinyl
| Living in Extraordinary Times
| Best Art Vinyl
|

Discography

Studio albums
 Stutter (1986)
 Strip-mine  (1988)
 Gold Mother (1990)
 Seven (1992)
 Laid (1993)
 Wah Wah (1994)
 Whiplash (1997)
 Millionaires (1999)
 Pleased to Meet You (2001)
 Hey Ma (2008)
 The Night Before (2010)
 The Morning After (2010)
 La Petite Mort (2014)
 Girl at the End of the World (2016)
 Living in Extraordinary Times (2018)
 All the Colours of You (2021)
 Be Opened by the Wonderful (2023)
 James (2024)

References

Works cited
 Stuart Maconie: Folklore, Virgin Books, 2000 ().

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Rough Trade Records artists
Sire Records artists
Mercury Records artists
Fontana Records artists
Decca Records artists
Cooking Vinyl artists
Madchester groups
People from Whalley Range
Musical groups established in 1982
Musical groups disestablished in 2001
Musical groups reestablished in 2007
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Saville Kellner (born December 3, 1961) is a Las Vegas entrepreneur and the CEO of Lake Industries.

Early life
Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1961, Saville emigrated to the United States in 1982 after both of his parents had died.

Business career
After arriving in the US in 1982, Saville started selling cookware door to door with no financial resources and later founded Lake Industries; a wholesale supplier of kitchenware products. Aside from being the CEO of Lake Industries, Saville is also the CEO of JLS Financial, Black Card Radio and EggBank. He also founded other national and international companies over the past 30 years among which is his latest start-up known as Revenue Media Group.

Saville is a systemic Scleroderma patient and is very active in raising funds to find a cure for this disease. He sits on the board of director of St. Rose Hospital Foundation. He was formerly one of the Founding board members of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. and former board member of Win-Win Entertainment.

References

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Living people
1961 births
American chief executives

Saville Kellner


Antique, classic, heritage, historic, veteran or vintage aircraft are aircraft of an obsolete type which have been preserved beyond their normal life.  Their owners are typically aviation museums, armed forces or private enthusiasts. Sometimes they may be maintained in an airworthy condition so that they can be flown at air displays or on public occasions.

For example, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight maintained by the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) consists of RAF aircraft from World War II, and regularly takes part in official celebrations, such as its flypast at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011—over 65 years after the aircraft were constructed.  The oldest airworthy aircraft in 2016 was a 1909 Blériot XI in the Shuttleworth Collection.

Organizations devoted to such aircraft include the Antique Airplane Association, the Historic Aircraft Association and the Vintage Aircraft Association.

See also
 Gate guardian
 Warbird

References

Further reading

History of aviation
Historic preservation of transport
Aircraft preservation

Antique aircraft


Marks Knob is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, in the southeastern United States.  It has an elevation of , with  of clean prominence.  Its summit— located near the center of the Eastern Smokies amidst a dense stand of Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest— is a popular bushwhacking destination and one of the most difficult-to-reach summits of the Southern Sixers.

Marks Knob is the higher of the two peaks that crown Dashoga Ridge (Mount Hardison is the other).  Dashoga Ridge descends from its intersection with the Balsam Mountain crest on the slopes of Mount Yonaguska southward to the remote upper Raven Fork Valley.  The ridge runs roughly parallel to the main Great Smokies crest, which is just opposite the valley to the west.  Marks Knob consists of two peaks, with the southernmost peak being the true summit.  The mountain is located entirely within Swain County, North Carolina.  Raven Fork, which drains Dashoga Ridge, is part of the Oconaluftee River watershed.  The rocks comprising Dashoga Ridge consist mainly of Precambrian metamorphic sandstones of the Ocoee Supergroup.

Unlike most of the high peaks of the Eastern Smokies, neither the Tennessee-North Carolina state boundary nor any county lines traverse the summit of Marks Knob, and thus the mountain received little attention for most of recorded history.  Trail guides from the early 1930s refer to the mountain as "Cam's Knob" and list its elevation as greater than 6,140 feet.  In the 1920s and early 1930s, two trails— the Rosser Trail and an unnamed spur trail— connected Dashoga Ridge to the logging camps at Smokemont to the southwest and Straight Fork to the southeast.  The Rosser Trail ascended northeastward from Smokemont (namely, the Chasteen Creek area) across Hughes Ridge to Enloe Creek, and then over Highland Ridge to the Raven Fork Valley.  The trail continued northward along Raven Fork around the western base of Breakneck Ridge to an area known as Three Forks, where the Left, Middle, and Right prongs of Raven Fork converge to form Raven Fork proper.  Beyond Three Forks, the trail wound its way northward up the crest of Dashoga Ridge, crossing the summits of Marks Knob and Mount Hardison before joining the Balsam Mountain Trail.  The area's only other trail ascended northwestward from Straight Fork, crossing Hyatt Ridge to McGee Springs.  The trail then turned westward to traverse the crest of Breakneck Ridge and descend to Three Forks, where it joined the Rosser Trail. By 1974, the Hyatt Ridge Trail had been developed along the crest of Hyatt Ridge, rising northward along the ridgecrest from Straight Fork and approaching Dashoga Ridge from the east.

The Rosser Trail is no longer maintained, although maintained trails still connect Smokemont and Enloe Creek.  Only part of the Hyatt Ridge Trail— the segment connecting Straight Fork and McGee Springs (now Backcountry Campsite 44)— is currently maintained.  Remnants of the old trails remain, however, making the upper Raven Fork Valley a popular bushwhacking area.

Reaching the summit of Marks Knob requires a long, uphill hike followed by a  bushwhack across the heavily overgrown Hyatt Ridge Trail.  The Balsam Mountain Trail, which crosses the gap between Mount Hardison and Mount Yonaguska, provides the closest maintained trail access.
The old Hyatt Ridge Trail intersects the Balsam Mountain Trail at a sharp, horseshoe bend approximately  east of the latter's junction with the Appalachian Trail at Tricorner Knob.  One branch (very faint) of the old Hyatt Ridge Trail crosses the summits of Mount Hardison and Marks Knob, and another swings around the western slope of Mount Hardison to the gap (or "saddle") between Mount Hardison and Marks Knob before descending to Three Forks.  Both branches are riddled with blowdowns, but discernible.  The old Hyatt/Balsam junction is located just over  from the Balsam Mountain Trailhead at Pin Oak Gap (along Straight Fork Road) and just over  from Cosby Campground (via the Snake Den Ridge Trail and the Appalachian Trail).

References

External links
 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trail Map — .pdf file
 Marks Knob — Peakbagger.com
 A Southern Mountaineer's Nemesis — SummitPost.org
 Bushwhack from Hell — trip report on the bushwhack from the Balsam Mountain Trail to the Raven Fork Valley at SummitPost.org.
 South Beyond 6000 in the Smokies - Details on climbing Marks Knob and other nearby mountains.  Provided by the Carolina Hiking Club.

Southern Sixers
Mountains of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mountains of North Carolina
Natural history of the Great Smoky Mountains
Protected areas of Swain County, North Carolina
Mountains of Swain County, North Carolina

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William I ( 950 – after 29 August 993), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold I were sons of Boson II of Arles and his wife Constance, who, based on her name, has been speculated to be daughter of Charles Constantine of Vienne. They both carried the title of  or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae.

He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors.

Marriage and issue
He married 1st Arsinde, daughter of Arnaud I de Carcassonne. They had no children.

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga, and their children were:
 Constance of Arles (986–1034), married Robert II of France.
 William II (or III) of Provence.
 Ermengarde, she married Robert I, Count of Auvergne.
 Tota-Adelaide, she married Bernard I, Count of Besalú.

See also
 Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
 Tour Grimaldi

References

950s births
993 deaths

Year of birth uncertain
Counts of Provence
Occitan people

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Arno Santamaria (born 1978 in Argenteuil, France) is a French singer-songwriter.

Biography

Arno Santamaria taught himself to play the guitar alone. At 15 he formed a hard-rock band and played several rock and hard-rock scenes. At 17 he discovered Léo Ferré and began writing songs. He obtained a degree from Schola Cantorum de Paris as an audio engineer.

In 2009, he made his first album via Spidart, a crowdfunding platform.

In 2012, his second album 1362 was made with the help of 1362 producers on MyMajorCompany.  He was the opening act for concerts by Murray Head, Gérald de Palmas and Arno.

Rising Star
In 2014, Arno was candidate at the French version of Rising Star. He seduced the audience, and the singer Cali who was in the jury, by singing his own compositions. He finished in second place. After that Arno signed a contract with Capitol Records. In December, an EP with 4 tracks has been released and a third album was released in June 2015.

Discography

Albums

EP
2014: Debout (je me sens bien)

Singles

Award
 2012 : Discovery by Public Francophone Radios

References

External links
 Official site

French composers
French male composers
French rock musicians
1978 births
Living people
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers

Arno Santamaria


Li Jingxuan (李敬玄) (615–682), formally Duke Wenxian of Zhao (趙文憲公), was a Chinese military general of Tang China, serving as chancellor of the Tang dynasty during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. He was famed for his efficient organization of the civil service system. In 678, over his objections, he was put in command of an army against the Tibetan Empire and was defeated. He was removed from his post soon after, and although he returned to imperial service, he never regained his former power.

Background
Li Jingxuan was born in 615, late in the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui.  His family was from what would become Bo Prefecture (亳州, roughly modern Bozhou, Anhui).  His father Li Xiaojie (李孝節) served as the secretary general of Gu Prefecture (穀州, part of modern Luoyang, Henan) during Sui's succeeding dynasty Tang dynasty.

Li Jingxuan was said to be studious in his youth, and was particularly well-studied in various traditional ceremonies.  Late in the reign of Emperor Taizong, the chancellor Ma Zhou, knowing Li Jingxuan's talent, recommended him to be a resident scholar to study with Emperor Taizong's crown prince Li Zhi.  He was allowed to study books in the imperial collection of books.  It was said that Li Jingxuan appeared stern and arrogant, but was diligent in his duties.  Both Ma and another official, Xu Jingzong, endorsed Li Jingxuan for his abilities.

During Emperor Gaozong's reign
In 649, Emperor Taizong, and Li Zhi took the throne (as Emperor Gaozong).  Li Jingxuan's activities during the earliest years of Emperor Gaozong's reign are not clear, but as of the early part of Emperor Gaozong's Qianfeng era (666-668), he was serving as a mid-level official at the legislative bureau of government (西臺, Xi Tai), as well as an imperial scholar.  In 669, he was promoted to the post of Xi Tai Shilang (西臺侍郎) -- the deputy head of the legislative bureau; he also carried additional titles as a staff member for Emperor Gaozong's crown prince Li Hong and acting deputy minister of civil service.  He also received the designation of Tong Dong Xi Tai Sanpin (同東西臺三品), making him a chancellor de facto.  He would serve as a chancellor for a decade, with his service only interrupted by his observance of a parent's (unclear which one) death in 670.

It was said that one of Li's assistants, Zhang Renhui (張仁褘), was capable, and Li entrusted him to draft civil service regulations and forms, which Zhang did with skill.  Zhang, however, overworked himself and died early from exhaustion.  Li adopted the regulations and forms that Zhang drafted, and was able to make the civil service system more efficient than before, and it was said that since the start of Emperor Gaozong's reign, many officials had been in charge of civil service, but few were good at their duties, with Li being an exception and praised for his abilities.  The reserve officials who visit Chang'an to request positions number in the thousands each year, and it was said that Li was capable of remembering their names and their strengths and weaknesses.  The people were impressed with his memory and did not dare to deceive him.  One particular example cited in by historians was one Xu Taixuan (徐太玄).  Xu had, while serving as a prefectural official, encountered the situation where his colleague Zhang Hui (張惠) was due to be executed for receiving bribes.  Xu knew that Zhang had an old mother, and therefore told the investigator that some of the bribes were his—thus decreasing the amount that Zhang was responsible for and causing him to be spared from death, but because of this, Xu was stuck at his position and not promoted for more than a decade.  Li found out about this and was impressed with Xu's character, and so promoted him, earning Li praise for being a good judge of character when Xu eventually served with distinction.  In 675, Li was formally made the minister of civil service and continued to serve as chancellor as well.  In 676, Li was made Zhongshu Ling (中書令) -- the head of the legislative bureau, which by this time was renamed Zhongshu Sheng (中書省) -- a post considered one for a chancellor.  Emperor Gaozong also created him the Duke of Zhao.

Li, having been in charge of civil service for a long time, had many people trying to endear themselves to him.  All three of his marriages were to daughters of prominent clans, and he was recognized by another prominent clan, the Li clan of the former Zhao Commandery, as a member.  Because of this, he began to favor the prominent clans in his selections, drawing displeasure from Emperor Gaozong, but Emperor Gaozong did not outwardly disapprove.  However, in 678, his discordant relationship with another chancellor, Liu Rengui, would eventually begin his downfall.  Liu, who had been a major general before becoming chancellor, had been sent to Taohe Base (洮河軍, in modern Haidong Prefecture, Qinghai) to defend against Tufan attacks and to plan a counterattack, but suggestions that he submitted from Taohe were often blocked by Li.  To retaliate, Liu, while knowing that Li had no military talent, nevertheless submitted a proposal to Emperor Gaozong that stated that Li would make the best possible general for the coming military action against Tufan, and when Li declined, Emperor Gaozong responded, "If Liu Rengui told me to go, I would go; how can you not go?"  Emperor Gaozong had Li take over Liu's post at Taohe.  In fall 678, Li's forces engaged those of the Tufan general Gar Trinring Tsendro ("Lun Qinling" (論欽陵) in Chinese) and suffered a great defeat, and even Li's deputy Liu Shenli (劉審禮) was captured by Tufan forces.  Li himself might have been captured if not for a disruptive counterattack that the general Heichi Changzhi launched to disrupt the Tufan pursuit, and Li was able to withdraw back to Taohe.

After returning to Taohe, Li made repeated requests to return to Chang'an, claiming that he was ill and needed treatment.  In 680, Emperor Gaozong recalled him to Chang'an, but found out that not only was Li not ill, but that Li, upon returning to Chang'an, immediately went to the legislative bureau to resume his duties.  Emperor Gaozong was incensed, and demoted him to the post of prefect of Heng Prefecture (near modern Hengyang in Hunan).  After some time, he was promoted slightly to be the secretary general to the commandant at Yang Prefecture (揚州, roughly modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu).  He died in 682 and was posthumously honored, including with the honorable posthumous name of Wenxian (文憲, meaning "civil and knowledgeable").  His brother Li Yuansu later served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong's wife Wu Zetian.

Notes and references

 Old Book of Tang, vol. 81.
 New Book of Tang, vol. 106.
 Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 201, 202.

615 births
682 deaths
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Tang dynasty generals at war against Tibet

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Pavement redirects here. For the American rock band, see Pavement (band).

A sidewalk is a path for pedestrians that runs along the side of a road. It is called a sidewalk in American English, but can also be called a pavement (mainly British English and  South African English), a footpath (Australian English, Irish English, Indian English and New Zealand English) or footway (Engineering term).

Pedestrians use sidewalks to keep them safe from vehicles on the road. Sidewalks can be paved with bricks, poured concrete or tarmac.

In suburban areas sidewalks are often separated from the roadway by a verge planted with grass and trees.

Street furniture (benches, letterboxes, transit shelters, litter bins, advertising columns, etc.) are often placed on or immediately adjacent to sidewalks.

Transport infrastructure

Sidewalk


Rex Pickett (born July 9, 1952) is an American novelist and filmmaker best known for his novel Sideways, which was adapted into a 2004 movie of the same name directed by Alexander Payne.

Career

Education and early career
Pickett was born at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California, and grew up in San Diego.  He attended the University of California at San Diego where he was a Special Projects major, specializing in contemporary literary and film criticism and creative writing. He graduated summa cum laude, then moved to Los Angeles to attend the graduate program at USC School of Cinematic Arts. He dropped out in the early 1980s and, with his then-wife, Barbara Schock, wrote and directed two independent feature films, California Without End and From Hollywood to Deadwood. California Without End was sold to Bavarian Radio Television, a German television station, and From Hollywood to Deadwood to Island Pictures.

Pickett returned to writing, landing a job as a writer on David Fincher's first feature, Alien 3. In 1998 he wrote the screenplay for My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 1999.

Novels and Sideways
In 1995, Pickett began writing novels. His first, a mystery titled La Purisima, didn't sell. His second was Sideways. Completed in 1999, the novel was submitted to both publishers and film production companies. After 18 rejection letters from publishers, Pickett's agent pulled it from submission. Film production companies also passed. In late 1999, nearly a year after it had been written, one of the submissions by Pickett's agent, Jess Taylor, at Endeavor, went to Alexander Payne's agent, David Lonner at the same agency. Payne's assistant, Brian Beery, read it then passed it to Payne who immediately optioned it. Shortly after Payne optioned Sideways it was greenlit by Artisan Entertainment. Emboldened by front page Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter news about the Artisan greenlight, Pickett's agent at Curtis Brown went back out to publishers in a mass submission but it was again rejected. Eventually, Payne would put Sideways on hold and go off to make About Schmidt.

In early 2003, Payne, fresh from the success of About Schmidt, returned his attention to Sideways. The project was greenlit by Fox Searchlight, who gained control of it from Artisan in July 2003 and a start date announced for late September. After more than 100 rejection letters, Pickett's new agent at Trident Media Group went back out with his still unpublished novel and ended up selling it in a fire sale to St. Martin's Press for $5,000. It was published in June 2004, four months before the film was released.

Sideways the film was released on October 22, 2004. It went on to win over 350 awards from various critics and awards organizations, including 6 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 5 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 5 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 6 Indie Spirit Awards, 2 Golden Globes, et al. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. The film had an impact on the sales of two types of California wine, driving Pinot noir sales and decreasing Merlot, the grape variety the main character, Miles, expressed hatred for.

In 2011, Pickett released a sequel to Sideways, titled Vertical. That same year it won the Gold Medal for Popular Fiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

In 2012 Pickett staged a play version of his novel Sideways at the Ruskin Group Theater in Santa Monica, California. It ran for six months and a production was later staged at the La Jolla Playhouse under the direction of Des McAnuff.

Pickett spent a year traveling in Chile, New York, and Costa Rica before completing Sideways 3 Chile, set in the Chilean wine world. It was published in 2015.

Stage and musical adaptions
In 2019 it was announced that Sideways was scheduled to be adapted for a Broadway musical. A play adapted by author Rex Pickett from the Sideways novel was produced at multiple theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, including at the La Jolla Playhouse.

In addition to the musical, it was reported that Rex Pickett had written screenplays based on his two Sideways sequels already in print, Vertical and Sideways 3 Chile.

Filmography

Director
California Without End (1984) (Bavarian Radio Television)
From Hollywood to Deadwood (1989) (theatrically released by Island Pictures)

Screenplays
California Without End (1984)
From Hollywood to Deadwood (1989)
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1998)
Repairman (2010) (as writer/director/producer)

Editor
California Without End (1984)

Novels
Sideways (2004)
Vertical (2011)
Sideways 3 Chile (2015)

References

External links

Rex Pickett Papers MSS 750. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Living people
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
American male screenwriters
Writers from San Diego
University of California, San Diego alumni
People from Merced, California
21st-century American male writers
Novelists from California
Film directors from California
Screenwriters from California
American film editors
21st-century American screenwriters
1952 births

Rex Pickett


Saint Augustine Church is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Augustine and located on Barre Street in Montpelier, Vermont.

History

Beginning
The first Catholic mass in Montpelier was celebrated by the "Apostle of Vermont", Father Jeremiah O'Callaghan in the autumn of 1830. The first members of the parish were French Canadians.

Mass was celebrated at parishioners houses' for the first two decades. In 1850, the old courthouse was purchased, and mass was celebrated there for nine years.

Court Street Church
In 1850, a Québecois priest, the Reverend Hector Drolet, moved to Montpelier to become the first resident Catholic priest in the city.  He also needed to find a site for a permanent Roman Catholic church in the city.  Drolet purchased a small former brick courthouse on Court Street, located about 300 yards east of the Vermont State House.  The old courthouse had been replaced by the new Washington County Court House on State Street.

The Vermont General Assembly in its 1850 session agreed to sell additional land to the north of the court building so the parish could construct a vestry. The former courthouse was renovated and used as a church until 1859.  Drolet left Montpelier in 1854 to return to Québec.  He was replaced by Father Maloney and Father Coopman.

In 1856 Father Druon arrived, becoming pastor, and built a larger church immediately east of the former court house.  The new brick church with a double steeple opened in 1859 and was able to accommodate 900, serving as the parish church until the current one was erected. The small church in the former court house was converted to a rectory.

Current church

The cornerstone for the present church building was laid on July 4, 1892, and the first mass was celebrated at Easter in the new church in 1903.  The new St. Augustine church was built in the Gothic Revival style of rusticated gray Vermont granite, with a slate roof, and a detached circular vestry in the northeast corner. The original interiors were rich in finish, with elongated neogothic columns, lancet arches, polychrome stenciling on walls and ceilings in warm gray, madder rose, olive green and gold; stained glass, and paintings by Vermont artist Thomas Waterman Wood.  A large central altar was flanked by two smaller side altars and the podium was located midway in the nave. The local newspaper at the time, the Montpelier Daily Journal, said of the newly constructed place of worship, "They have built a sanctuary that will be a joy and an inspiration not only to them, but to their children and their children's children for generations to come." The south facade has three entries; above the center entrance is a large rose window with a lancet pediment. Two towers flank the central entrance. The taller tower, on the eastern side, was not completed as designed.  Instead of having a spire and parapet, it was capped with a low hip roof.

From 1968–69 a renovation of interior space, partly intended to respond to Vatican II changes in liturgy, removed the three original altars, chandeliers, and ornate mid-nave pulpit. The neogothic columns were encased in a contemporary form of white drywall; the ornamental wall stencilling and  walls were painted over in white; and the floors were covered in turquoise blue synthetic carpeting. Most of the church's sculpture was removed.  The polychrome cast-plaster stations of the cross were repainted in a monochrome gray color scheme, possibly intended to effect the look of stone.

Mission to Barre
For main article, please see Saint Monica's Church, Barre

The first mass in Barre was held at the old town hall in 1881 by a priest from Saint Augustine's. In 1887, Saint Monica's Church was built, so the mission to Barre begot a church which eventually outgrew Saint Augustine's. Saint Monica was the mother of Saint Augustine.

School
The parish of Saint Augustine's is also host to Saint Michael's Elementary School, which is now the Montpelier campus of the Central Vermont Catholic School, a result of the merger between Saint Monica's School and Saint Michael's.

Cemetery
Saint Augustine's owns a cemetery located on Lincoln Avenue in Montpelier which is one of three in the city.

Pastors of the current church

Fr. O'Sullivan: 1885-1915
Fr. Long: 1915-1921
Mons. Crosby: 1921-1959
Fr. Ready: 1959-1965
Mons. Field: 1965-1975
Mons. Marcoux: 1975-76
Fr. Campbell: 1976-1984
Fr. Searles: 1984-1995
Fr. Gaudreau: 1995-97
Fr. Boudin: 1997-2000
Rev. Mosher: 2001-2005
Fr. Augustinowitz: 2005–present

References
Merrill, Perry H. Montpelier; the Capital City's History 1780-1976. Self-published. Printed by Northlight Studio Press.

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John Lee Clayton Jr. (born August 20, 1952) is an American jazz musician, classical double bassist, arranger, and composer.

He is the father of pianist Gerald Clayton and the brother of saxophonist Jeff Clayton, with whom he formed The Clayton Brothers; and The Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with Jeff Hamilton.

Music

Clayton began his bass career in elementary school playing in strings class, junior orchestra, high school jazz band, orchestra, and soul/R&B groups. In 1969, at the age of 16, he enrolled in Ray Brown's jazz class at UCLA, beginning a close relationship that lasted more than three decades. Three years later, he was bassist on the Henry Mancini's television series The Mancini Generation. In 1975, he graduated from Indiana University School of Music with a degree in bass performance.

He went on to tour with the Monty Alexander Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra, before taking the position of principal bass in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After five years he returned to the U.S. for a break from the classical genre and, in 1985, co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with his brother, saxophonist Jeff Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton. He also performed in a duo as the Clayton Brothers with musicians such as Bill Cunliffe and Terell Stafford.

He has been Artistic Director for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Sarasota Jazz Festival, Santa Fe Jazz Party, Jazz Port Townsend Summer Workshop, Jazz at Centrum and Vail Jazz Workshop. From 1999 to 2001, he was the Artistic Director of Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic program at the Hollywood Bowl. He conducted the All-Alaska Jazz Band. He has taught at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and has served as president of the International Society of Bassists.

He has composed and arranged for The Count Basie Orchestra, Diana Krall, Whitney Houston, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Ernestine Anderson, Quincy Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Natalie Cole, Till Bronner, and The Tonight Show Band.

In 2006, his son Gerald Clayton came in second at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.

Awards
In 2007, Clayton won a Grammy Award for Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the song "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" by Queen Latifah. In December 2009, Brother to Brother by the Clayton Brothers received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.

Discography

As leader or co-leader
With The Clayton Brothers
 1991 The Music
 1997 Expressions
 2000 Siblingity
 2005 Back in the Swing of Things
 2008 Brother to Brother

With Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
 1990 Groove Shop
 1991 Heart and Soul
 1995 Absolutely!
 1999 Explosive! with Milt Jackson
 2000 Shout Me Out!
 2005 Live at MCG
 2009 Charles Aznavour & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
 2011 Sundays in New York with Trijntje Oosterhuis

As guest
With Monty Alexander
 1976 Live! Montreux
 1983 Reunion in Europe
 1983 The Duke Ellington Songbook
 1985 The River Monty
 1986 Li'l Darlin

With Milt Jackson
 1977 Soul Fusion
 1993 Reverence and Compassion
 1988 Bebop
 1994 The Prophet Speaks

With Diana Krall
 1993 Stepping Out
 1999 When I Look in Your Eyes
 2004 The Girl in the Other Room
 2005 Christmas Songs
 2006 From This Moment On
 2009 Quiet Nights
 2020 This Dream of You

With others
 1978 Live in Japan '78, Count Basie
 1979 Get Together, Count Basie
 1982 Indiana, Jeff Hamilton
 1985 A Gentleman and His Music, Benny Carter
 1987 Spontaneous Combustion, Barney Kessel
 1988 Isn't It Romantic, Michael Feinstein
 1988 Rockin' L.A., Jimmy Witherspoon
 1988 Show Tunes, Rosemary Clooney
 1989 Boogie Down, Ernestine Anderson
 1989 Live at Town Hall N.Y.C., Gene Harris
 1989 Sings Rodgers Hart & Hammerstein, Rosemary Clooney
 1989 The Jiggs Up, Jiggs Whigham
 1990 Plays the Benny Carter Songbook, Marian McPartland
 1991 The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. Super Bowl XXV, Whitney Houston
 1991 Unforgettable... with Love, Natalie Cole
 1992 In Tribute, Diane Schuur
 1993 A Single Woman, Nina Simone
 1993 A Touch of Music in the Night, Michael Crawford
 1993 Take a Look, Natalie Cole
 1993 Dream Come True, Arturo Sandoval
 1994 Self Portrait, Carmen Lundy
 1994 Super, Ray Brown
 1995 Afterglow, Dr. John
 1995 New Gold, Bud Shank
 1995 Time After Time, Etta James
 1996 Bud Shank Sextet Plays Harold Arlen, Bud Shank
 1997 Dear Ella, Dee Dee Bridgewater
 1997 SuperBass, Ray Brown
 1997 Blue Moon Swamp, John Fogerty
 1998 This Christmas, Ann Hampton Callaway
 1998 Manilow Sings Sinatra, Barry Manilow
 1998 12 Songs of Christmas, Etta James
 2004 Renee Olstead, Renee Olstead
 2005 It's Time, Michael Bublé
 2006 Before Me, Gladys Knight
 2006 Dear Mr. Sinatra, John Pizzarelli
 2006 Easy to Love, Roberta Gambarini
 2012 Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney
 2014 Life Journey, Leon Russell
 2014 The Last Southern Gentlemen, Delfeayo Marsalis
 2017 I Fall in Love Too Easily, Katharine McPhee
 2022 Bells On Sand, Gerald Clayton

See also
 List of music arrangers
List of jazz bassists

References

External links
Official site
Official biography
Jeff Hamilton
John Clayton Interview by breakthruradio.com
John Clayton Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2009)

American jazz double-bassists
Male double-bassists
American music arrangers
Big band bandleaders
Jacobs School of Music alumni
USC Thornton School of Music alumni
Living people
1952 births
21st-century double-bassists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members

John Clayton (bassist)


Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles, California, which lent its name to the American motion-picture industry.

Hollywood may also refer to:

Places
 North Hollywood, Los Angeles
 West Hollywood, California
 Hollywood Boulevard Street in Hollywood, California
 Hollywood Walk of Fame
 Hollywood, Florida
 Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport, Florida

People
 Jesse James Hollywood (born 1980), convicted murderer

Music
 Hollywood Records, an American record label part of the Disney Music Group
 Hollywood (Jay-Z) (2007)
 Hollywood Tonight (Michael Jackson) (2011)
 Hollywood Undead Rap band

Other
 Hollywood blacklist
 Hollywood Pictures
 The Hollywood Reporter Magazine
 Holly wood, wood from a holly plant

Hollywood (disambiguation)


Judith of Habsburg (; 13 March 1271 – 21 May 1297) was queen of Bohemia and Poland from 1285 until her death as the wife of the Přemyslid king Wenceslaus II.

Early life
Judith was the youngest daughter of King Rudolf I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenberg. She was born in the Swabian town of Rheinfelden, where her father still resided as a count before he was elected king of Germany in 1273. When she was five, she became the object of her father's political plans: on 21 October 1276 King Rudolf accepted the homage of his bitter rival King Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Austrian capital Vienna, and to seal the peace, both decided that Judith should marry Ottokar's son Wenceslaus. The agreement, however, did not last and the conflict erupted again, ending with King Ottokar's final defeat and death in the 1278 Battle on the Marchfeld.

After King Ottokar's death, the Brandenburg margrave Otto V had guardianship over minor King Wenceslaus II, acting as Bohemian regent. After conflicts arose with Ottokar's widow Kunigunda of Halych, Margrave Otto temporarily held Wenceslaus as a prisoner at Bezděz Castle and in the Ascanian fortress of Spandau in Brandenburg. He did not return to Prague until 1283.
As part of a reconciliation process, the formal engagement between Judith and Wenceslaus was renewed in 1279 at Jihlava; nevertheless, the bridal couple did not meet until in January 1285 a wedding ceremony was held by the Přemyslid and Habsburg dynasties in the City of Cheb (Eger). The bride was given a dowry stretching "from the Duchy of Austria, Moravian border to the border of Danube". The ceremony in Cheb was followed by a "festive" wedding night, but soon after, King Rudolf took Judith back to Germany, since she was still of a young age. Moreover, the remarriage of Wenceslaus' mother Kunigunda to the Bohemian noble Zavis of Falkenstein appeared unacceptable to the king.

Queenship
Though Kunigunda died later in that year and Wenceslaus II had sworn an oath of fealty to Rudolf in order to receive his Bohemian heritage, his coronation as king of Bohemia had to be postponed as Judith was not present. In Summer 1287, she did eventually leave her family in Germany and came to the Prague court to be with her husband. One year later, Wenceslaus took over the political power. Like King Rudolf, Judith hated Wenceslaus' stepfather Zavis of Falkenstein, who had acted as regent with Kunigunda. Judith urged Wenceslaus to bring Zavis to trial and he was eventually arrested and executed at Hluboká Castle in 1290.

Upon her father's death in 1291, Judith further tried to reconcile her husband with her brother Albert, who struggled for the German throne with Count Adolf of Nassau.

Judith and Wenceslaus were finally crowned on 2 June 1297. Judith was not in good health at the time, having just given birth to her tenth child, which was stillborn. She died a few weeks after the coronation in Prague, at age twenty-six. She had been pregnant during much of her twelve years of marriage, giving birth almost once per year.

According to the family chronicles, Judith was described as beautiful, noble and virtuous. She supported her husband's claim on the Kingdom of Poland, where he ruled over the Seniorate Province at Kraków since 1291 and was able to succeed King Przemysł II in 1296.

Issue

Wenceslaus II and Judith had ten children:
 Přemysl Otakar (6 May 1288 – 19 November 1288).
 Wenceslaus III (6 October 1289 – 4 August 1306); King of Bohemia, King of Hungary and King of Poland.
 Agnes (6 October 1289 – after 1292 before 1306), twin of Wenceslaus III, betrothed to Rupert of Nassau, son of King Adolf of Germany, but died young.
 Anna (10 October 1290 – 3 September 1313), married in 1306 to Duke Henry of Carinthia.
 Elizabeth (20 January 1292 – 28 September 1330), married in 1310 to John I of Bohemia.
 Judith (3 March 1293 – 3 August 1294).
 John (26 February 1294 – 1 March 1295).
 John (21 February 1295 – 6 December 1296).
 Margareta (21 February 1296 – 8 April 1322), married to Bolesław III the Generous, Duke of Wrocław.
 Judith (born and died 21 May 1297).
Of the ten children only four lived to adulthood.

Family legacy
Wenceslaus III and then Anna and Elisabeth succeeded their father as rulers of Bohemia. Elisabeth was the mother of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, his son was Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.

Judith is also an ancestor of Anne of Denmark, who married James I of England. Among Anne's children were Charles I of England and Elizabeth of Bohemia; Elizabeth is one of Judith's successors as Queen of Bohemia.

References

Sources

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The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Hofstra University was established in 1990 to support the work of the Hofstra faculty. In 2002 it was renamed as the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence to reflect a broader mission including researching and general faculty assistance. The primary purpose of the CTSE was to promote and encourage excellence in teaching, learning, research, publication, and other scholarly pursuits through a variety of academic activities.  Specifically, it provided a formal mechanism to support non-funded research and other scholarly activities in a general manner across the entire Hofstra campus.

The CTSE was a resource for the Hofstra community. Some of the CTSE's initiatives and programs included:
 Review and recommendations for Special Teaching Leaves (sabbaticals);
 New faculty mentoring program;
 Workshops, symposia, presentations, and informal discussion sessions;
 Individual and group consultation;
 Serving as a resource for materials and methodology related to teaching and research;
 Acquainting faculty and administration with innovations and research related to teaching, learning and research;
 Facilitating the introduction, implementation and evaluation of instructional innovations;
 Facilitating joint research activities of Hofstra faculty members from disparate disciplines; and
 Providing blind and confidential peer review of finished manuscripts and works-in-progress by faculty members outside the writer's own department.

The Hofstra Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence was disbanded in 2012.

References

Center


Phulpati dance is performed in Malwa region of India. This dance is performed by unmarried girls. It is performed on the occasion of Holi. This folk dance is very popular in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Dancers wear very colorful costumes and beautiful ornaments during this dance performance. The main purpose of the dance style is to enable unmarried women to celebrate the 'Holi' festival with a bang. Apart from the rural areas, this dance is also performed in the semi-rural area

History
The dance originally originated from the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh to allow unmarried women to celebrate the festival of Holi with fanfare. Phulpati folk dance is associated with Dashain festival in Madhya Pradesh which is celebrated for fifteen days. The seventh day of this festival is called Phulpati which is considered the most auspicious day of the festival. The padayatra organized during the festival becomes a social gathering where people meet and greet each other.

References

Dances of India
Holi
Culture of Madhya Pradesh

Phulpati dance


FrontRunner  is a commuter rail train operated by the Utah Transit Authority that operates along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah with service from the Ogden Central Station in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo Central station in central Utah County. In , the system had a ridership of , or about  per weekday as of .

Description
FrontRunner runs south from Ogden to Provo with a total length of . Before the Pleasant View station was closed, the total length was .

The route uses a portion of the right-of-way of the historic Utah Central Railroad, built in 1869 to connect the First transcontinental railroad with Salt Lake City and acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1878. UTA-owned track parallels UP track until Ogden, where, until August 10, 2018 (date of last train), when service to Pleasant View was "Suspended Indefinitely", Union Pacific and Utah Transit Authority shared the final  of track to Pleasant View.

74% of the route used by FrontRunner is single-tracked, with double-track at stations and several other points along the route to allow trains to pass each other.  FrontRunner closely parallels Interstate 15 for most of the route.

There are about 25 round trips on weekdays between Ogden and Provo (through Salt Lake City). Trains run hourly from about 4:30 a.m. to just after midnight on weekdays (increasing to half-hour runs for the morning and evening commutes).  On Saturdays trains run every hour from about 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. As of August 2017 FrontRunner does not run during most hours of Sundays. FrontRunner operates some service on holidays other than Thanksgiving, Christmas and the observed Christmas holiday, and New Year's Day and the observed New Year's holiday. FrontRunner is a push–pull train locomotive system (with the locomotives running backwards half the time). FrontRunner trains face north, regardless of the direction of travel.

Several stations have a Park and Ride lot. There is no charge for parking in these lots, and the number of parking spaces available at each station ranges from "limited" to 874.

History
In 1998 UTA tested a commuter train set borrowed from the Altamont Corridor Express along Union Pacific track which runs alongside what would eventually be the FrontRunner route. In the same year, UTA began negotiations with Union Pacific to purchase the former Salt Lake Shops. By 2002 an agreement to purchase the shop and renovate it to become UTA's Warm Springs Shop was approved. Work started on the initial section of the line from Salt Lake City to Ogden in 2005. Seven of the planned eight stations opened to riders on April 26, 2008. Eight more stations opened on December 10, 2012, and one more on August 8, 2022.

The train was named "FrontRunner" because its route runs nearly the length of the Wasatch Front.

FrontRunner North
What is now known as the FrontRunner North division was the original segment of the line that opened to the public on April 26, 2008.  At the time, the service only ran from Ogden to Salt Lake Central with stops in Roy, Clearfield, Layton, Farmington, and Woods Cross.

The station in Pleasant View, which is north of Ogden, was supposed to open along with the rest of the line in April 2008, but it was plagued by a variety of service problems stemming from the last 6 miles of track being shared with Union Pacific Railroad freight service. Firstly, improvements had to be made to the track to make it suitable for passenger operations, but that work was delayed when railroad workers were diverted to repair tracks damaged by a landslide near Oakridge, Oregon.  A bus bridge was used between Ogden and Pleasant View until September 29, 2008, when the track improvements were complete.

Another issue was that the shared track was still dispatched by Union Pacific, who did not want FrontRunner service to interfere with their busy freight corridor in Ogden. As such, they limited FrontRunner to one southbound train in the morning and one northbound in the evening. Riders were required to transfer from one train to another at the Ogden Central Station. In January 2009 this was increased to three trains for each morning and evening, with one running straight through in each direction, though the other two still required transfers between trains.

Service to Pleasant View was temporarily suspended on September 6, 2011. Besides the limitations on how many trains could run north of Ogden, low ridership exacerbated the problem. Limited weekday-only commuter service to Pleasant View resumed on December 10, 2012, with two trains picking up passengers in the morning and two trains dropping off passengers in the evening, with no transfers between trains required.

In February 2018, UTA announced they would be indefinitely suspending trains between Ogden and Pleasant View starting on August 12, 2018, both due to new federal safety guidelines and low ridership to that station. The station platforms at Pleasant View are still there and the facility is used for bus transfers and parking, and there is also the possibility the station could see trains again if FrontRunner service is expanded further north to Brigham City.

FrontRunner South
FrontRunner South refers to  that were added to the FrontRunner line after the opening of FrontRunner North in 2008. The extension expands the former southern terminus from Salt Lake Central to Provo Station. This expansion was planned early on to address the growing transportation need along the Interstate 15 corridor. The Utah Transit Authority began work on the line after a ground breaking ceremony on August 12, 2008, and seven new stations were built in Murray, South Jordan, Draper, Lehi, American Fork, Orem, and Provo. Service began on the new section on December 10, 2012. Funds were appropriated to accommodate this project in 2006 via a sales tax increase referendum, and the remaining funding was obtained through a letter of intent signed with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 24, 2007.

Following its opening for service in 2012, early estimates of ridership for FrontRunner South exceeded expectations. UTA anticipated about 6,800 riders per day, but during the first week of operation, they reported more than 7,800 riders per day.  However, UTA also indicated that it was not entirely unexpected as there is usually a high number of riders when a line opens before a longer term pattern of regular ridership is established. At the same time FrontRunner South opened for service, North Temple - a new infill station on the FrontRunner North segment - opened as well.

FrontRunner South opened with service to Utah County at about the same time as the  I-15 CORE project was completed (which was a rebuild of I-15 along much of the same corridor as FrontRunner South). Both projects added substantial transportation improvements to areas south of Salt Lake City.

The city of Lehi continues investigating options to build overpasses or underpasses to separate the rail traffic from the Main Street vehicle traffic, though the status of this is unlikely as the cost of the project would exceed twenty million dollars.  Since the original planning for FrontRunner South, two additional east–west alternative routes in Lehi have opened that do not have at-grade crossings for rail traffic:  2100 North (SR-85) and Pioneer Crossing (SR-145).

On August 8, 2022, Vineyard Station, a new infill station a couple miles north of the Orem Central, opened.

Future extensions
Future extensions are envisioned that would eventually encompass over  along the Wasatch Front, providing service as far north as Brigham City and as far south as Payson.

In September 2023, UTA revealed their drafted plans for Frontrunner's future expansions and enhancements. Ranging from phase 0 to 5. The current phase, phase 0, consists of double tracking at strategic locations. In 2021, Utah passed legislation to fund a project to double track FrontRunner at strategic locations. The double tracking would allow for the system to increase maximum frequency from thirty minutes to fifteen. In May 2023, UTA officials said construction on the next phase of double tracking would begin in 2025 and be completed by 2029.

The next phase, phase 1, consists of further double tracking, and a 13 mile extension to Payson. UTA in the past purchased the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Tintic Branch tracks that run between Provo and Payson to serve as their right-of-way. The need for a flying junction that would have had to be built just southeast of the Provo Station to allow FrontRunner to cross over the active Union Pacific tracks there prevented UTA from building this extension as part of the FrontRunner South project. UTA has now made a deal with Union Pacific where FrontRunner would run down tracks on the west side of the Provo Yard until halfway though the westerly curve to cross under I-15, where new tracks will be laid across a field to connect with UTA's right-of-way. The location of the station in Springville is anticipated to be approximately 1500 West and 450 South. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has announced that accommodations for a FrontRunner station just west of I-15 are included in the overall plans for a new interchange at Spanish Fork Center Street. The location of the station in Payson is anticipated to be just west of I-15 at about 800 South. Alongside the new stations in a Payson extension, UDOT has their own plans to add an infill station at The Point just south of Draper.

Phase 2 includes a 20 mile extension to Brigham City. The location of the station in Brigham City will likely be on newly built right-of-way near the western end of 200 South, where the Utah Transit Authority already owns a Park and Ride lot, only used for vanpool services to Thiokol, with an additional station in Willard just east of I-15 at about 750 North. An agreement between the UTA, Ogden City, and Weber County to construct a station at Business Depot Ogden was reached in 2020. Included in the extension, is the planed fleet overhaul to 32 electric trainsets, which will include 15 miles of electrified track with the rest being dependent on batteries. Finally, the phase plans to include upgrading 48 miles to 90 mph track, which also comes with curve upgrades.

Phase 3 includes more upgrades in frequency, trainsets, and trackspeed. Phase 4 includes infill stations, 62 miles of 110+ mph track, and full grade separation. Phase 5, the final drafted phase, would include 24 miles of quadruple track to allow for express trains. As with all existing FrontRunner and TRAX stations, all future phases of FrontRunner will be integrated with UTA's bus system.

Route

FrontRunner is designated as UTA Route 750.

The entire route was built within the existing Union Pacific corridor and FrontRunner tracks run parallel to the Union Pacific tracks for most of the route. For modern day operations, FrontRunner operates on its own dedicated tracks.

Quiet zone
The entire length of FrontRunner corridor (including the southern extension) has been approved as a "quiet zone" by the Federal Railroad Administration. Normally, federal regulations require that train operators sound their horns for fifteen to twenty seconds as they approach any road crossing. A quiet zone designation eliminates this requirement. For safety reasons however, they are still allowed to sound their horn, if appropriate. The quiet zone applies to all trains (including freight trains) within the same corridor. Each city along the route had to individually apply for the designation, but UTA provided substantial assistance with the process. Several safety upgrades must be in place at all public crossings in order to receive quiet zone approval. In addition to the normal automatic warning bells and lights, required upgrades include crossing guards, signs warning that trains do not blare horns in the area, and raised medians (which prevent cars from driving around lowered gates).  There are also additional safety features for pedestrians. According to UTA, prior to the southern extension, FrontRunner had the longest quiet zone in the nation, with the southern extension doubling the length of the previous quiet zone.

Utah County

FrontRunner's current southern terminus is the Provo station. This station is also just southeast of Amtrak's Provo Station, which is the third stop, after Green River and Helper for the California Zephyr. Heading west from this station, FrontRunner crosses southern Provo before it curves toward the north. From here it heads northwest along the western side of Provo. The railway primarily parallels I-15 along this portion as it moves north towards Orem.

Continuing northwest, the route enters the city of Orem before reaching the Orem station, located on the west side of I-15 from Utah Valley University. In June 2018, ground was broken on a new 1000-foot pedestrian bridge over Interstate-15, connects UVU to the Orem Station. From this station FrontRunner maintains its northwestern course, leaving Orem and enters the city of Vineyard.  Continuing northwest, with Vineyard Road briefly running on the west side of the tracks and the site of the former Geneva Steel on the east, it reaches Vineyard Station. The Vineyard Station is located on the west edge of a future UVU Vineyard campus.

From the Vineyard Station, FrontRunner leaves Vineyard, passing through the city of Lindon before entering the city of American Fork. Maintaining its northwest course along the edge of American Fork's city limits, Frontrunner then enters the city of Lehi. It then begins to curve toward a nearly due west course as it re-enters American Fork and parallels I-15 before reaching the American Fork station.

Continuing on, FrontRunner enters Lehi just before crossing over Spring Creek and then directly underneath the intersection of Pioneer Crossing (SR-145) and Mill Pond Road (850 East). It travels northwest through the middle of Lehi as it approaches Thanksgiving Point.

With Garden Drive on its immediate west, it reaches the next station, Lehi, in the middle of Thanksgiving Point. As passes then through the Jordan Narrows, it briefly parallels the Jordan River on the south, with Camp Williams on the far side of the river further west. While passing through the Jordan Narrows, FrontRunner also leaves Lehi and Utah County and enters Salt Lake County.

Salt Lake County
As it passes through the Jordan Narrows, FrontRunner enters Salt Lake County and the city of Bluffdale. As it leaves the Jordan Narrows it curves north as it passes just east of Turner Dam and the pumping stations while crossing over East Jordan Canal and the Jordan River. It then curves west as it continues on between the Jordan River on the east and 985 West and the Utah and Salt Lake Canal on the west.  It then curves north again as it passes just west of the Joint Dam and then crosses over the South Jordan Canal. It then crosses back over the Jordan River and then the Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal. Continuing north, and slightly to the east, it parallels the South Jordan Canal, the South Jordan Canal Trail, and the Jordan River on the west. It then curves to the northeast, leaving Bluffdale and enters the city of Draper.

After entering Draper it continues its northeast course and reaches the Draper station. From there, it continues north, leaving Draper and enters the city of South Jordan. Continuing north, and still slightly to the east, FrontRunner crosses South Jordan Parkway (10600 South/SR-151) before reaching the next station, South Jordan. This station is located on the west side of I-15 from the South Towne Center Mall. From this station, the route heads north as it leaves South Jordan and enters the city of Sandy.

Just after entering Sandy, it crosses over to the east side of the Union Pacific tracks at a flying junction. Maintaining this course it leaves Sandy and enters the city of Midvale. After West Center Street it curves back once again to the north, and slightly to the east, and then crosses Jordan River Boulevard (7200 South/SR-151) at 560 West and continues on, running parallel to I-15 and passing the Union Pacific rail yard on the west, until it crosses under the I-15 on ramp from eastbound I-215 (Belt Route) as well as I-15 at 400 West. Just after crossing under I-15, FrontRunner leaves Midvale and enters the city of Murray.

TRAX connections
Frontrunner has three intermodal connections to TRAX, the local light rail train network. TRAX Serves Salt Lake County and has three lines: the Blue Line from Salt Lake Central to Draper, the Green Line from West Valley Central to Salt Lake International Airport, and the Red Line from University Medical Center to Daybreak Parkway. Frontrunner fare transfers to TRAX, but TRAX fare does not transfer to Frontrunner. Riders can, however, purchase Frontrunner fare at TRAX stations or online, and then use that to cover both portions of an intermodal trip.

Murray Central
Just northeast of the 5400 South crossing is the next station, Murray Central.  This station is a transfer station to the TRAX Blue and Red Lines and the first of three transfer stations between FrontRunner and TRAX. This station is located at 140 West Vine Street (5100 South). The TRAX platform is directly east of the FrontRunner platform.

After this station, FrontRunner continues north, leaving Murray and entering the city of South Salt Lake. Continuing north, the route passes through South Salt Lake and enters Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake Central

Continuing north, FrontRunner passes through Salt Lake City and then curves slightly to the west, reaching Salt Lake Central (Salt Lake Intermodal Hub). This station is the second transfer station to the TRAX Blue Line, after Murray Central, and the second of three transfer stations between FrontRunner and TRAX. The FrontRunner part of this station is located at 250 South 600 West and the TRAX part at 325 South 600 West. The TRAX platform is directly east of the FrontRunner platform. (Salt Lake Central is the northern terminus for the TRAX Blue line, which runs south to Draper.)

Salt Lake Central is also one of four stops on Amtrak's California Zephyr in Utah.

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe

From Salt Lake Central, FrontRunner continues north while passing on the west side of Salt Lake City. Immediately after crossing under the North Temple Street Viaduct, it reaches the next station, North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe. This station is a transfer station to the TRAX Green Line, with the TRAX platform is located on top of the North Temple Street Viaduct. (The TRAX Green Line runs west to the Salt Lake City International Airport and southwest to West Valley City via Downtown Salt Lake City.)

From North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe, FrontRunner continues northward through Salt Lake City, passing on the northeast side of the Warm Springs Service Center (UTA's maintenance facility for  FrontRunner).  At about 2400 North it leaves Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County and crosses into Davis County.

Davis County
Upon entering Davis County, FrontRunner also enters the city of North Salt Lake. Continuing north it passes through North Salt Lake and enters the city of Woods Cross. Still maintaining its course to the north and slightly to the east, it reaches the next station, Woods Cross, at 750 South 800 West. From this station it continues on its northeast course as it leaves Woods Cross and enters the city of West Bountiful. Passing northwest through West Bountiful, the route enters the city of Centerville as it continues north along the west side of I-15. Continuing north, it leaves Centerville and enters the city of Farmington Upon entering Farmington, the route continues north until it reaches the Farmington station, at 450 West 800 North. At the northwest end of this station it crosses under the pedestrian bridge (which allows passengers to cross over the FrontRunner and Union Pacific tracks which run between the station's passenger platform and the station's parking lot).

Following this station, FrontRunner leaves Farmington and enters the city of Kaysville. Continuing along the west side of I-15 it continues north, leaving Kaysville and entering the city of Layton. Immediately after crossing under Layton Parkway it reaches the next station, Layton at 150 South Main Street. Heading north from the station, continues north through Layton before leaving the city and entering the city of Clearfield.

Continuing northwest FrontRunner reaches the next station, Clearfield, at 1250 South State Street (SR-126. From this station the route continues northwest and then north as it passes through Clearfield. It then leaves Clearfield and enters the city of Clinton. Heading north it passes immediately west of the border between Clinton and the city of Sunset, then leaving Clinton and Davis County and enters Weber County.

Weber County
Upon entering Weber County, FrontRunner also enters the city of Roy, but briefly runs immediately west of the border between Roy and Sunset. Continuing north, it passes through the city before reaching the next station, Roy, at 4155 South Sandridge Drive.  Just after this station the route continues north, leaving Roy and entering the city of Ogden.

Just after entering Ogden, FrontRunner crosses over the Weber River. After the Weber River it passes to the west of Ogden's Union Station, and then reaches the Ogden Central Station at 2350 South Wall Avenue. This station is the last stop on the northern end of FrontRunner.

Before service ended to Pleasant View in 2018. Frontrunner continued northwest from the Ogden Central Station, through Ogden. Just after crossing 17th Street (1700 South) at 450 West it curves back to the north again as FrontRunner tracks merge onto ones owned and operated by Union Pacific. Continuing north, it leaves Ogden and enters the city of Harrisville.

At 1000 North, immediately north of the Business Depot Ogden and immediately west of the tracks, are the Weber County Fairgrounds.  From there, FrontRunner continues north, then running along the eastern border of Harrisville it continues its course north and slightly to the west. as it leaves Harrisville and enters the city of Pleasant View. At 2500 North, FrontRunner tracks diverge from the Union Pacific tracks. Further north is the last station and formerly the northern terminus, Pleasant View.

Fare rates and ridership

The current FrontRunner rates are one-way and distance-based. As of December 2019 the base fare is $2.50 (the same as regular bus fare), plus $0.60 per stop thereafter. The maximum fare charged one-way is $10.30. For seniors/disabled/Medicare, the base fare is $1.25, plus $0.30 per stop thereafter with a maximum fare of $5.15. There is also a promotional Group Pass which allows up to four riders of any age to ride together on FrontRunner, TRAX and local buses for $15. The Group Pass is valid starting at 8:30 a.m. and lasts to midnight. Monthly passes valid on FrontRunner, TRAX, local buses, and express buses are available for $198, or $148.50 to students. Agreements set between UTA and several universities (including Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University, and University of Utah) allow current students and faculty to travel on Front-runner fare-free by scanning their ID cards.

Rolling stock
FrontRunner uses 18 MPXpress (MP36PH-3C) locomotives from Motive Power International of Boise, Idaho, bi-level Bombardier cars, and had repainted 25 refurbished ex-New Jersey Transit Comet Is which entered service on September 17, 2008. Thirty ex-Metra gallery cars were given to UTA free of charge, but they were determined to be in too poor condition to refurbish, and were scrapped and used for spare parts for the Comet I cars. The Comet I cars were retired on April 18, 2022. The Comet I cars were put up for auction in October 2022, as a condition to receive federal grants to buy replacement cars. As of September 2023, the Comet I cars that were not sold for scrap were transported to Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad.

Two months into service, UTA began receiving complaints about the number of bicycles on the trains. The Bombardier cars were designed to hold two bicycles near the rear doors of each train, but up to 15 bicycles per car were reported by some riders. UTA investigated options to increase capacity for bicycles, including more lockers at the stations.  In January 2016 FrontRunner upgraded Bombardier Car 206 with new bike racks.  The new racks increased the number of racks on a car from 9 to 15.

A typical FrontRunner trainset is composed of four units: a locomotive, two Bilevel coaches, and a Bilevel Cab Car.

Wireless internet is available on all FrontRunner cars free of charge.

Maintenance
All maintenance for the FrontRunner fleet (locomotives and cars) is provided at the Warm Springs Service Center which is located just west of 500 West at 900 North in Salt Lake City. The Service Center facility, which was purchased from Union Pacific in 2003, was originally built in 1955 at the location of the former Salt Lake City roadhouse. Union Pacific had previously stopped using the facility in 1998 after more than a decade of operating at less than capacity. Following the acquisition from Union Pacific the facility was modified and updated to meet UTA's current needs.

Operation
FrontRunner trains typically operate with the locomotive on the north end of the train (facing Ogden); cab control cars are used to operate southbound trains.

Train schedule
On weekdays the first northbound FrontRunner trains to Ogden Central Station leave Salt Lake Central Station at about 4:15 am and to Provo Station at about 5:00 am. The first southbound trains (to Provo Station) leave both Ogden Central Station and North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe stations at about 5:00 am. The last northbound train leaves Provo Station at 10:20 pm and the last southbound train leaves Ogden Central Station at 11:09. However, the last Northbound train only goes as far as North Temple/ Guadalupe Station. The last southbound train to Provo Station leaves Ogden Central Station at 10:39 pm. However, like the last Northbound train, the last southbound train only goes as far as the Salt Lake Central Station.

As of December 2, 2018, Friday late night trains run longer than the regular weekdays, but all trains going Northbound terminates at North Temple. Same type of situation as Southbound, except Southbound terminates at Salt Lake Central Station.

On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station at about 6:00 am and the first northbound train leaves Salt Lake Central at about 6:45 am. The first northbound train leaves Provo Station at about 7:45 am and the first southbound train leaves Ogden Central Station at about 8:15 am. The last southbound train leaves Ogden Central Station at 1:09 am (Sunday morning) and the last northbound train leaves Provo Station at 1:20 am (Sunday morning). However, the last three trains only goes as far as either Salt Lake Central Station, going Southbound, or North Temple Station going Northbound. The last northbound train to Ogden Central Station leaves Provo Station at 10:50 pm and the last southbound train to Provo Station leaves Ogden Central Station at 10:09 pm.

FrontRunner runs every hour Monday through Saturday, with additional runs on the half hour for the weekday morning and evening commutes. FrontRunner also does special trips for big events in Salt Lake City and the surrounding community.  As of December 2018, the FrontRunner still does not run on most of the hours of Sundays or holidays.

Stations

Notable Accidents
On January 24, 2017, a FrontRunner train impacted the front trailer of a FedEx double semi-trailer truck at a North Salt Lake crossing.  The impact was of sufficient force to crush and split the trailer and fling its contents down the tracks.  The crossing lights and gates did not operate during the train's approach so there was no warning to vehicles in the crossing.  Furthermore, snow and ice were present at the time of the accident limiting visibility.  There were no significant injuries in the accident.  A police cruiser was in the opposite lane near the crossing with its dash camera active.   The accident video was released to the media and quickly became popular.  UTA investigated the incident and fired an employee after determining he had improperly raised the gates without following procedures that would have made the crossing safe.

On October 16, 2019, a FrontRunner train impacted an idle car on the tracks and threw it 30 feet after its driver suffered from a medical attack on Interstate 15. At the time, the train was traveling approximately 80 mph before emergency brakes were activated 3/4 mile ahead of the blockade by train operator Riley Nelson. The unconscious driver was pulled from the car moments before the train hit by Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Ruben Correa, who encountered the situation while on routine patrol. The train was still moving at around 30 MPH upon impact. Both the driver and the State Trooper's lives being saved was attributed to the FrontRunner being five minutes behind schedule and the operator's quick reaction.

See also
 Transportation in Salt Lake City
 TRAX

Notes

References

Further reading

External links

FrontRunner Fact Sheet (2008)
Frontlines 2015 FrontRunner South: Provo to SLC Fact Sheet
Official FrontRunner website
UTA FrontRunner schedule and map

Passenger rail transportation in Utah
Utah railroads
Commuter rail in the United States
Transportation in Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Transportation in Salt Lake County, Utah
Transportation in Davis County, Utah
Transportation in Weber County, Utah
Transportation in Utah County, Utah
Railway lines opened in 2008
Railway lines opened in 2012
2008 establishments in Utah
2012 establishments in Utah

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Carla Faith Bender Kim is a professor at the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and a Principal Investigator at the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital. She is also a Principal Faculty member at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, where she also serves as part of the Executive Committee.

Early life and education
Kim was born in Fremont, Ohio. Kim received her bachelor's degree from Ohio Northern University (1997) and a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002). Kim completed her postdoctoral training in the Tyler Jacks Laboratory at MIT (2006) with the support of the Jane Coffin Childs Research Fellowship.

During her time in the Jacks Lab, Kim discovered the first stem cell population in the adult mouse lung, bronchioalveolar stem cells (BASCs).

Research
Working with genetically engineered mouse models that accurately represent human lung cancer, Kim's group was the first to identify cancer stem cell populations in the two most frequent types of lung cancer in patients.  Her lab's knowledge in lung stem cells has revealed a new combination therapy approach for particular subsets of lung cancer patients.  Most recently, Kim's lab has developed a 3D lung organoid system that makes it possible to derive specialized lung cells from lung stem cells.
Kim's work has been recognized by a variety of organizations, she has received the Forbeck Scholar Award, V Scholar award, the Basil O'Connor Scholar award from the March of Dimes, the American Cancer Society's Research Scholar award, and most recently the William Rippe Award for Distinguished Research in Lung Cancer from the Lung Cancer Research Foundation. Kim's work and lab are supported by federal funding from the National Institutes of Health.

References

Living people
People from Fremont, Ohio
Harvard Medical School faculty
Ohio Northern University alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
American medical researchers
Year of birth missing (living people)

Carla F. Kim


The Luxury of Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the front man for Australian rock band You Am I, Tim Rogers, and his first to be credited solely to his name, although his backing band, The Temperance Union, did play on most tracks. The album was released on the 29 September 2007. The only single from the album, "When Yer Sad", was released to radio and TV. Rogers actually created his own record label, Ruby Q, specifically to release this album, so he could remain free from any creative control issues.

Tour
The brief album launch tour in support of The Luxury of Hysteria began on 3 October 2007, and lasted for approximately 1 month. The performance consisted of a 4 piece orchestra set, The Temperance Union and Louis Macklin on the keys. The tour brought a different experience to what fans of Tim Rogers were used to. Each show was brought to auditoriums in a sit-down, intimate event that allowed the album to be enjoyed. The shows were accompanied by visuals projected behind the band.

Track listing
"A Quiet Night in" – 5:00
"A Most Ordinary Set of Events" – 2:55
"When Yer Sad" – 4:51
"Wise Words" – 2:53
"You Absolutely Charming Man" – 3:24
"Goodnight Boys" – 3:50
"Jimmy's Delicate Condition" – 4:17
"Correspondence" – 3:34
"Things Gonna Get Ugly" – 2:54
"The Luxury of Hysteria" – 4:58
"James the Second" – 4:58

A second exclusive disc was available from JB Hi-Fi Online, consisting of five live tracks from the 'A Gentleman's Agreement' tour.
"You Absolutely Charming Man" (live)
"Correspondence" (live)
"Jimmy's Delicate Condition" (live)
"Paragon Cafe" (live)
"Get Drunk Call Your Friends" (live)

Personnel
Tim Rogers – guitar, vocals
Shane O'Mara – lute, guitarsenal
Ian Kitney – drums, percussion (both tuned and otherwise), stretched goatskin and bosophorus cymbals
Peter Lawler – bass, throat manipulation, Hammond organ, Wooly mammoth horns
Louis Macklin – piano
Mel Robinson – vocals and cello
Christina Katsimbardis, Rebecca Chan, James Munro – strings
Jack Howard, Mickaela Mowat, David Mowat – horns

Charts

References

2007 albums
Tim Rogers albums

The Luxury of Hysteria


The All Your Fault Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha in support of her second EP, All Your Fault: Pt. 1 (2017). The tour was officially announced on January 24, 2017. The tour began on March 1, 2017, in Dallas, and the first leg concluded on March 31, 2017, in Brooklyn, finishing with a total of twenty-one shows. The first leg of the tour was  supported by Daniel Skye. Rexha later announced the second leg of the tour, consisting of one Asian tour date in Dubai. The third leg of the tour began on May 1, 2017, in Antwerp, and concluded on May 18, 2017, in London.

Background
On January 24, 2017, Rexha announced the tour through social media. Rexha also disclosed that a second tour leg with all international dates is to be announced in a few days. "I'm going to as many countries as possible for my #Rexhars," she wrote on Twitter. On January 27, 2017, it was announced that the tour's Toronto venue would be moved from Mod Club to Phoenix Concert Theatre to accommodate for more people.

Supporting acts
Daniel Skye (North America)
Spencer Ludwig (North America and Europe)
Not3s (Europe)

Set list
The following songs were performed on all dates, G-Eazy joined her for Me, Myself & I and F.F.F. in Santa Ana. The Monster was also performed on a few North American dates.
 "Bad Bitch"
 "Gateway Drug"
 "Me, Myself & I"
 "Atmosphere"
 "Small Doses"
 "In the Name of Love"
 "Take Me Home"
 "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy"
 "I Can't Stop Drinking About You"
 "F.F.F."
 "Hey Mama"
 "No Broken Hearts"
 "I Got You"

Tour dates

Cancelled shows

References

External links
Bebe Rexha Official Website

2017 concert tours
Bebe Rexha
Concert tours of the United Arab Emirates

All Your Fault Tour