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Wadi Amar Shabshab Wadi Amar Shabshab (born 26 February 1947) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party. As of 2014 he served as Senator of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Quintana Roo. References Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Quintana Roo Category:People from Chetumal, Quintana Roo Category:Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Category:National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Category:21st-century Mexican politicians |
Gole, Masovian Voivodeship Gole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baranów, within Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Baranów, north-west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, and west of Warsaw. References Gole |
Silica, Wisconsin Silica, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of County Highway QQ and Silica Road, approximately north of St. Peter. History A post office called Silica was in operation from 1898 until 1904. The community was so named on account of the sandy soil, Silica being the Latin word meaning "sand". Notes Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Category:Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin |
La Ferté-Chevresis La Ferté-Chevresis is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also Communes of the Aisne department References INSEE Category:Communes of Aisne Category:Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia |
Azhiyatha Kolangal Azhiyatha Kolangal () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Pratap K. Pothen and Shoba. Kamal Haasan played a guest role in the film. The film was Balu Mahendra's second directorial venture and his first in Tamil. Partly autobiographical, the film dealt with the events that happen during the adolescence of three friends who live in a small village. In addition to directing the film, Balu Mahendra wrote the screenplay and shot the film. The film was released on 7 December 1979. Upon release, Azhiyadha Kolangal received critical acclaim, and was premièred at the "Indian Panorama" of the International Film Festival of India in 1980. Plot Gowrishankar, a managing director of a company in Madras, receives a letter from his childhood friend Pattabi. The story goes into flashback mode where he along with Pattabi and another friend Raghupathi live in a small village. The three teenage friends are attracted to Indumathi, a school teacher who comes to their village, and try to impress her. Situations lead to Raghupathi's death by drowning. Cast Pratap K. Pothen Shoba as Indumathi Kamal Haasan as Gowrishankar (Guest appearance) Master Manohar as Raghupathy Production After the critical and commercial success of his directorial debut Kokila, Balu Mahendra decided to make a film in Tamil, that was partly autobiographical according to him. It was during this time, he was approached by J. Mahendran to shoot Mullum Malarum, the latter's directorial debut. Initially hesitant to work in Tamil films, Balu Mahendra accepted the offer, thus entered the Tamil film industry as a cinematographer. Because of his commitments with Mullum Malarum, he shelved his directorial venture. After the success of Mullum Malarum, he revived the project and named it Azhiyadha Kolangal. The film was produced by Devi Films of Devi Theatre Complex. The film was shot at Pettavaithalai, Sirugamani and Inungoor near Trichy in 27 days within the budget of 8 lakhs. The central characters of the film are played by three adolescent boys, who are in the verge of sexuality. Shoba, played a small role as a school teacher. Kamal Haasan played a guest role as a token of friendship for Balu Mahendra and his portions was shot in a day at three locations. Apart from direction, Balu Mahendra assumed his usual responsibility of cinematography and wrote the screenplay, while D. Vasu edited the film. Soundtrack The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury, with lyrics by Gangai Amaran. Mahendra originally wanted his friend Ilaiyaraaja to compose the music, but Chowdhury who had previously worked with Mahendra in Kokila was keen to work in his Tamil film too. Reception Azhiyadha Kolangal opened to critical acclaim and was commercially successful too. Along with Uthiripookkal it was the only Tamil film to be shown at the International Film Festival of India in 1980. The film's camera work was considered to be very innovative and was very different from other Tamil films that had come before. The film is widely considered to be one of Mahendra's "masterpieces". References Bibliography External links Category:1979 films Category:Films directed by Balu Mahendra Category:Indian coming-of-age films Category:Tamil-language films Category:1970s Tamil-language films Category:Tamil film scores by Salil Chowdhury Category:Indian films |
Armen, Albania Armen is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Selenicë. The population at the 2011 census was 2,965. The municipal unit consists of the villages Armen, Karbunarë, Rromës, Treblovë, Lubonjë, Picar and Mesarak. The placename refers to the historical presence of Aromanians, as does nearby Vllahine as well as Llakatund near Vlore. References Category:Former municipalities in Vlorë County Category:Administrative units of Selenicë Category:Villages in Vlorë County |
1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints season The 1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was their first season of operation in the newly created World Hockey Association (WHA). Offseason Regular season Final standings Game log Playoffs The Oilers and the Minnesota Fighting Saints were tied at the end of the season. They had the same number of victories and points, and they had both won four games against each other. Subsequently, it was decided that the two teams would play a one game playoff to decide the final spot in the playoffs, to be played in Calgary. Winnipeg Jets 4, Minnesota Fighting Saints 1 Player stats Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Awards and records Transactions Draft picks Farm teams See also 1972–73 WHA season References External links Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints seasons Minn Minn |
House of Odd House of Odd is the third graphic novel featuring Dean Koontz's character Odd Thomas. It was released March 20, 2012. It is written by Landry Walker and Koontz, with illustrations by Queenie Chan in a manga style. External links Category:2012 graphic novels Category:American graphic novels Category:Comics based on fiction Category:Novels by Dean Koontz Category:Original English-language manga Category:Del Rey Manga Category:Fiction books about precognition |
Ugly Heart "Ugly Heart" is the second single by American-British-Canadian girl group G.R.L. from their self-titled EP. The song features songwriting credits from Ryan Baharloo, Ester Dean, Lukasz Gottwald, John Charles Monds and Henry Walter, with production credits from Gottwald and Walter under their production monikers, Dr. Luke and Cirkut. The song was released on June 3, 2014 as the lead single from the EP. "Ugly Heart" is a guitar-driven pop song that also incorporates a ukulele. The track centers on a man who initially appears beautiful on the outside, but later displays his ugly side. The group thought a lot of women would be able to relate to the song and hoped it would inspire them to find someone who would treat them well. The song was met with general acclaim from critics. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero. It depicts the girls being arrested by the police, after they tattoo the word "ugly" on a man's face. It was watched 2.5 million times in less than a week following its release. "Ugly Heart" was the last single to be released by the group before band member Simone Battle's death on September 5, 2014. The song received renewed interest in October 2016 when British girl group Little Mix released their latest single "Shout Out to My Ex," from their fourth studio album Glory Days. Some people said that the choruses of the two songs had similarities. Background and release Group member Paula Van Oppen explained that "Ugly Heart" was about ending a relationship with a guy who initially appeared to be nice on the outside, but once you got to know him well, the ugly side to his personality came out. Van Oppen said the inspiration for the song "was giving that message of strength and confidence and being a good person, inside and out. Not just having the exterior surface be all that you are." Natasha Slayton hoped the track would inspire people to date someone who treated them well, instead of dating someone because of their beauty. Simone Battle commented that the track felt personal to her, as it reminded her of a time when she had crush on a guy in high school, who pretended to like her back and embarrassed her. Battle also thought there would be a lot of women who could relate to the song. While Van Oppen added that the group's songs were empowering. The song leaked in March 2014, before it was officially released on June 3, 2014. It was sent to mainstream radio on June 24, 2014. The single's artwork was unveiled the day before the single was released. Composition "Ugly Heart" was written by Ryan Baharloo, Ester Dean, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, John Charles Monds and Henry "Cirkut" Walter. It was produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, with Max Martin as executive producer. "Ugly Heart" is a guitar-driven pop song, with electronic influences. The song also makes use of a ukulele, which gives it a "country vibe". Battle described "Ugly Heart" as being "really eclectic", while Slayton branded it "a Hawaiian hoedown". During the bridge, Van Oppen talks over strumming guitars, followed by Battle who sings a high note, before the song goes back into the chorus. Alex Kritselis from Bustle.com said the chorus had "a chant-like quality to it" that made it easy sing along with. Critical reception "Ugly Heart" received general acclaim from contemporary music critics. A writer from Popjustice branded it a "really quite brilliant song about hot wankers" and gave it a 9 out of 10 rating. The writer believed |
the song was better than the group's debut and improved their chances of a successful career. Jamieson Cox from Time described the song as "moonlit, guitar-oriented pop" and a "sneering kiss-off" with many "undeniable" features of a Dr. Luke production. He also praised the band members chemistry on the song. Mike Wass from Idolator thought the track was an "irresistible anthem" that left him "hooked" after one listen. He particularly liked the "guitar-pop direction" because it differed from the more dominant charting electro-pop songs. Perez Hilton described the song as infectious, great and awesome. He likened the beginning of "Ugly Heart" to a signature Jason Mraz track and praised the lead vocals. Homorazzi.com reporter Donovan Pagtakhan named it the group's best song to date and a "catchy pop track with a folk vibe", while Maximum Pop! said the track "feels like a tune you'd pump in your car when riding with your girlfriends. Brad Stern from MTV labeled it a "certifiable, Dr. Luke-produced smash" packed with "chant-along-friendly hooks". Jason Lipshutz from Billboard quipped "the group uncovers the winning pop formula that previous single 'Vacation' failed to unlock." Melissa Redman from Renowned for Sound gave "Ugly Heart" three and a half stars out of five. She called the tune "cliche", but thought it had a "catchy appeal" and was a "nice effort from G.R.L" overall. Sugarscape.com's Carl Smith dubbed it an "insanely sassy single". Igee Okafor writing for magazine The Source likened "Ugly Heart" to "up-tempo and high-energy" releases by Ke$ha. They described the ukulele as "infectious" and the vocals as "powerful and impeccable". Billboard named the song #50 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Commercial performance For the week commencing July 14, 2014, "Ugly Heart" debuted at number 41 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia. It reached a peak position of number 2. Ugly Heart also landed at No. 10 on The Australian 2014 Year End charts. The track reached a peak position of number 3 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. In the United Kingdom, on the week after Battle's death, "Ugly Heart" debuted at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart due to lack of streaming and despite being at number 6 on the sales-only based version of the chart. Although the song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it reached number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and has sold over 113,000 copies in the United States. Music video Filming for the accompanying music video began on June 9, 2014. The video was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and shot in downtown Los Angeles. The video opens with each of the girls being escorted from a tattoo parlour by male police officers. While they are getting booked at the police station, the girls begin dancing on the tables and in a cell. They are then taken into a line-up room, where they continue to dance. The focus then turns to a man on the other side of the glass, with tattoos spelling out "ugly" all over his face. As the video ends, Battle says "Now your face is like your heart. Ugly." The video attracted over 2.5 million views in less than a week following its release. As of August 2018, the music video has been viewed over 72 million times on YouTube. Lucas Villa of ticket merchant AXS branded it a cute video in which "even bad girls just want to have fun". Track list Digital download "Ugly Heart" – 3:20 Other version Dave Aude club mix – 6:55 Dave Aude dub – 6:10 |
Dave Aude instrumental – 6:55 Dave Aude radio edit – 4:08 Wideboys club mix – 6:03 Wideboys dub – 6:03 Wideboys radio edit – 3:04 Live performances The group first performed the song at the iTunes Festival SXSW on March 14, 2014. On May 10, 2014 they performed it at KIIS-FM's Wango Tango. They performed the track at the 2014 Dinah Shore Weekend in Las Vegas. They later performed at the 103.3 AMP Radio "Birthday Bash" in Boston on June 15, 2014. On July 29, 2014 G.R.L. performed an acoustic version of the song for Perez TV. The group's first televised performance of the single was on Sunrise, while they also performed the song on the second live decider of X Factor Australia on August 18, 2014. They performed on Good Morning America on August 20, 2014. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history References External links Category:2014 singles Category:2014 songs Category:G.R.L. songs Category:Songs with feminist themes Category:Song recordings produced by Cirkut (record producer) Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Luke Category:Music videos directed by Chris Marrs Piliero Category:Songs written by Cirkut (record producer) Category:Songs written by Dr. Luke Category:RCA Records singles |
1340s in art The decade of the 1340s in art involved some significant events. Paintings 1342: Simone Martini - Christ Discovered in the Temple 1345: Ni Zan - Six Gentlemen 1347: Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Bergheim completed 1349: Zhu Derun - Primordial Chaos Sculptures 1348: Gyeongcheonsa Pagoda Gallery Births 1345: Paolo di Giovanni Fei - Italian painter of the Sienese School (died 1411) 1340: Theophanes the Greek – Byzantine Greek artist and one of the greatest icon painters, or iconographers, of Muscovite Russia (died 1410) 1340: Niccolò di Pietro Gerini – Italian painter of the late Gothic period (died 1414) 1340: Claus Sluter – Dutch sculptor (died 1405) Deaths 1349: Ugolino di Nerio – Italian painter most active in Siena (born 1280) 1348: Maso di Banco - Italian fresco painter from Florence (born unknown) 1348: Ambrogio Lorenzetti – Italian painter of the Sienese school (born 1290) 1348: Pietro Lorenzetti – - Italian painter (died 1280) 1348: Bernardo Daddi – early Italian renaissance painter and apprentice of Giotto (died 1280) 1347: Andrea Pisano – Italian sculptor and architect (born 1290) 1344: Simone Martini – Italian painter born in Siena (born 1284) 1343: Ke Jiusi – Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet during the Yuan dynasty (born 1290) Category:Years of the 14th century in art Art |
Thomas Hillhouse (American politician) Thomas Hillhouse (March 10, 1817 – July 31, 1897) was an American farmer, banker and politician. Life He was born on March 10, 1817 in Albany County, New York, the son of Thomas Hillhouse (d. 1835, brother of James Hillhouse). He worked and lived on his father's farm until 1851, when he moved to Geneva, New York in Ontario County. He married Harriet Prouty (d. 1903), and their son was Thomas Griswold Hillhouse (d. 1910). He was a member of the New York State Senate (26th D.) in 1860 and 1861. He was Adjutant General of New York under Governor Edwin D. Morgan, from July 1861 until the end of 1862. During the American Civil War the state militia fought with the Union Army. He was New York State Comptroller from 1866 to 1867, elected in 1865 on the Republican ticket, but defeated for re-election in 1867. He was Assistant Treasurer of the United States until 1881 when he resigned to become President of the Metropolitan Trust Company in New York City. He died on July 31, 1897 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. References Further reading Political Graveyard The tickets at state election, in NYT on November 7, 1865 His resignation, in NYT on November 19, 1881 His wife's death notice, in NYT on March 18, 1903 His son's death notice, in NYT on May 25, 1910 Google Book Life Sketches of State Officers, Senators, and Members of Assembly in the State of New York in 1867 by S. R. Harlow and H. H. Boone (Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1867) Category:1817 births Category:1897 deaths Category:New York State Comptrollers Category:People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Category:New York state senators Category:Politicians from Geneva, New York Category:New York (state) Republicans Category:Adjutants General of New York (state) Category:19th-century American politicians |
Buck-O-Nine Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and EPs, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release of the album Twenty-Eight Teeth and its most successful single, My Town. As the popularity of third-wave ska waned, Buck-O-Nine stopped touring full-time in 2000, but continues to perform regularly throughout California and much of the Southwestern United States. Since 2001, the band has also performed in Japan, the UK, Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. Buck-O-Nine released its sixth studio album, entitled Fun Day Mental, on April 19, 2019 on Cleopatra Records. History 1991 to 1993 Buck-O-Nine formed around the end of 1991, when the original member of the band, Scott Kennerly, placed a newspaper ad and Steve Bauer and Craig Yarnold answered and began playing with the earliest incarnation of the band. Previous to Buck-O-Nine, saxophone player, Craig Yarnold was in a Ska band called the Spy Kids, which also included Matt Hensley from the band Flogging Molly on guitar, and Scott Russo from the band Unwritten Law on keyboard. By very early 1992, Buck-O-Nine had played its first live club gig, opening for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the Spirit Club (now Brick By Brick) in San Diego, California. After the first few shows, the lead singer was replaced by Jon Pebsworth, and Dan Albert and Tony Curry joined the band to fill out the horn section. There are several stories about where Buck-O-Nine's name came from. One was that someone used the phrase in the context of a joke they were telling ("yo mamma don't weigh more than a buck-o-nine," or something to that effect). Another version was the band pooled their money for beer and all they had was a dollar and nine cents. Jon Pebsworth's entry to the band was solidified after the first rehearsal. Previous to Buck-O-Nine, he was in a hardcore punk band called Labeled Victims, which also included Pat Kim, the current bass player of the band Unwritten Law. Pebsworth had a binder full of lyrics, many of which were written during his time in Labeled Victims, and as the band went through its material for him, he began flipping through pages and plugging in lyrics for each song, almost as if the lyrics had been written for the music without him ever hearing it. At the band's next rehearsal, Pebsworth showed up with his shoulder in a sling - he had broken it the previous weekend while stage-diving at a local punk show. Likewise, Dan Albert and Tony Curry had been playing together in reggae bands, including T. Irie Dread, for several years, and had developed a large repertoire of horn lines and riffs that had gone unused, yet somehow fit perfectly into many of the songs Buck-O-Nine would write over the next several years. Albert and Curry still occasionally perform with T. Irie Dread in and around San Diego. By the end of 1992, the band prepared to release a twelve song demo tape entitled Buck Naked, which featured a cartoon drawing by then drummer Steve Bauer, depicting a naked deer sheepishly covering its private parts. Steve was attending art school at the time, and used the album art as one of his class projects. During the recording process, Jonas Kleiner was recruited to play guitar. Kleiner's first rehearsal with the Buck-O-Nine was remarkable in that the band had spent the entire day auditioning guitar players, and Jonas was the last person scheduled to |
show up. None of the previous guitarists had come close to being able to play the ska style that the music demanded. When Jonas began jamming, his style fit in with the band immediately. Jonas' previous experience playing in various Arizona punk and ska bands became a huge asset to Buck-O-Nine, and over the years his guitar work would provide the musical foundation for many songs. Most of the guitar tracks on the demo were recorded by bass player Scott Kennerly, with Jonas recording guitar tracks on one song. The demo was released on cassette tape on the band's own pseudo record label, Working Class Records. Working Class Records would also be the pseudo home of the band The Mountain Men, which was composed of friends and roommates of some members of Buck-O-Nine. Shortly after the demo was released, a 7" record, known as the California 7", was released on Silver Girl Records. The front cover of the record sleeve features the license plate from Kennerly's truck, attached to the bumper of an old car at a junk-yard and photographed by Kennerly. It was during this early period that the band began establishing itself in the San Diego all-ages music scene by playing regularly at the well-known club, SOMA . Originally located in downtown San Diego, SOMA was a unique venue because it had a basement stage area (affectionately known as "The Dungeon") where new bands would perform with hopes of drawing enough fans to be promoted to the main stage located above on the main floor. Buck-O-Nine was able to move from the dungeon to the main stage within a short period of time, and thus began opening up for local favorites such as Sprung Monkey, as well as nationally touring acts like Skankin' Pickle. By the time Buck-O-Nine released its first album in 1994, they were regularly selling out the venue, with an estimated 900 - 1000 fans attending most shows. 1994 to 1996 In 1994, the band released its first full-length album, Songs in the Key of Bree on San Diego label Immune Records. One week after the CD was released, the band embarked on its first US tour, in support of fellow ska bands Gangster Fun, from Detroit, and MU330 from St. Louis. Unfortunately, the tour was never completed due to a series of misfortunes. Buck-O-Nine had been told prior to leaving for the tour that all bands would be sharing one drum kit. Of course, when the band arrived at the first gig in Corona, California, they found that they were the only band without a drum kit! Fortunately, the other bands were gracious enough to share drums. Shortly after the halfway point, MU330 had to drop off the tour when their drummer fell ill. On the last leg of the tour, which had the remaining bands swinging through the deep south, Gangster Fun's tour bus (actually an old school bus) broke down and forced them to head home. This left Buck-O-Nine stranded in Mississippi (without a drum kit), where they shacked up at Tony's grandmother's house for several days, attempting to piece together the remainder of the tour. Of course, with the headliner and main support acts gone, promoters were unwilling to commit to hosting the remaining shows, so Buck-O-Nine packed up and headed straight home to San Diego. The Irish Drinking Song from Songs in the Key of Bree is sometimes mistakenly credited as "Drink and Fight" by Flogging Molly, The Bouncing Souls or Dropkick Murphys. Although Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys are known for playing similar types of songs, that particular song |
was written and recorded by Buck-O-Nine. There is a Canadian band called Mudmen who wrote a song called "Drink and Fight." In 1995, Buck-O-Nine released its second full-length album, entitled Barfly on Taang! Records. The album title was inspired by the movie of the same name, starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. The album featured a mixture of originals and cover tunes by bands which had inspired Buck-O-Nine's music since the band's inception. The track "Barfly" actually appears on two Buck-O-Nine albums, Songs in the Key of Bree (1994) and "Barfly" (1995). Songs in the Key of Bree was originally released on Immune Records, a tiny San Diego Label. Curtis Casella, owner of Taang! Records and a Bukowski fan, wanted to release a Buck-O-Nine EP on his label called Barfly that would consist of several cover tunes and the Buck-O-Nine original, Barfly. Taang! eventually re-released Key Of Bree as well. As sales of Barfly started to increase, the band was slapped with a cease and desist notice. The original cover of the album used images of both Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. The actors' legal representation were less than thrilled with this. In 1996, drummer Steve Bauer created an alternate album cover for Barfly, which is the current album cover. During this time, the band also released a video, entitled "Raw Crap" which was composed of tour footage shot by the band as well as the videos for the songs "On A Mission" and "Water In My Head". The "On A Mission" video was shot in Boston by a friend of Curtis Casella. The "Water In My Head" video was shot in San Diego by Mark Mannschreck, a friend of Jonas'. Other notable events during this period include: The band's first trip to Japan, playing two shows in Tokyo in support of Voodoo Glow Skulls. A US tour with The Suicide Machines. This tour marked the beginning of a friendship between the two bands, who would continue to perform together over the next several years. Touring much of the US in support of The Specials. This tour greatly increased the band's visibility in the national ska music scene. During the tour, Specials guitar player Roddy Radiation commented that bands like Buck-O-Nine had helped spark a resurgence of interest in ska music in America, which enabled The Specials to return to the US and play to larger audiences in larger venues than they had just a couple of years previously. In 1996, after two years of constant touring, Buck-O-Nine saw the sales of their Taang! releases, Songs In The Key of Bree and Barfly, increase substantially to well over 60,000 copies sold. 1997 to 1999 Buck-O-Nine's next full-length release was the 1997 album Twenty-Eight Teeth on TVT Records. The album was released April 15, 1997, while the band was touring the U.S. with Face To Face. With the release of this third album, and several years of touring under their belts, Buck-O-Nine began to see increased national radio airplay with the release of the single "My Town". A video was shot and received limited airplay on MTV. Twenty-Eight Teeth sold over 200,000 copies, appearing in a top spot on the Billboard HeatSeekers chart at one point, and appearing in the Billboard Top 200 for one week, peaking at No. 190. In addition, "My Town" was featured in season 8 of Beverly Hills, 90210 in the episode, "Toil And Trouble," which aired October 29, 1997. The band toured constantly to promote Twenty-Eight Teeth, sharing the stage with a wide variety of bands, both in and outside their genre. Notable appearances included the |
1997 Warped Tour, and being picked by Primus as the support act on their tour for The Brown Album. On top of extensive national touring, Buck-O-Nine co-headlined a nationwide tour of Canada along with the Suicide Machines. The tour saw both bands enjoy increased popularity north of the border, and culminated with a show at Toronto's famed El Mocambo club. The band also traveled to Australia twice, playing shows up and down the east coast and connecting with Australia's most famous ska band, The Porkers. The band's fourth album Libido was released on TVT Records in 1999. Buy this time, drummer Steve Bauer had left the band, and studio drummer Chuck Treece was hired to record the drum tracks. Libido represents an evolution in the sound the band had developed, steering somewhat away from the ska and punk sound that defined Buck-O-Nine in the earlier years. One of the stand-out tracks, "Who Are They?," was featured on an episode of Six Feet Under. By the time Libido was released, the popularity of third wave ska in the US had crested and was beginning to recede. During this period, original bass player Scott Kennerly left the band and was replaced by original Unwritten Law bassist, John Bell. The band continued to tour throughout 1999, but stopped working full-time after this. Unfortunately, Buck-O-Nine's last national tour almost ended in tragedy when Bell fell ill with severe stomach pain. After soundchecking for a gig in Pittsburgh, PA Bell collapsed back-stage and had to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors discovered he was suffering from Meckel's Diverticulum. Surgery followed, and eventually, the band headed straight home for San Diego, while Bell recovered with his parents by his side. Longtime associated Andy Platfoot filled in on bass for the ailing Bell before becoming a full-time member of the band. Buck-O-Nine won eight San Diego Music Awards between 1995 - 2000. 2000 to present In 2000, Buck-O-Nine released Hellos and Goodbyes, a live album which also included new unreleased tracks that were demos of songs intended for a 5th full-length studio CD release. Buck-O-Nine eventually decided to not pursue the recording of this album. Between the latter part of 2000 and well into 2001, things quieted down for the band, and they considered calling it quits altogether. During this period, John Bell left the band as he pursued college and a career in engineering full-time. An offer to tour the UK saw the band regroup near the end of 2001 and release a UK only album composed of tracks from the band's first two albums and e.p. A successful tour of much of the UK ensued, and in the aftermath, Buck-O-Nine found itself re-energized and continued to play regional shows and write new material. Between 2002 and 2004, the band wrote close to 20 new songs, but most of them fell by the wayside until 2006 when they got serious about putting together a new album. Only three songs that had previously been written survived the cut, and the band relentlessly pumped out another nine original songs throughout the end of 2006. The philosophy was simple – to stick to what the band does best, which is to write and perform high-energy ska-influenced music that combines elements of reggae, punk and rock & roll. Before entering a professional recording studio, the band recorded the entire album using its own recording equipment and rehearsal studio so that they could get a better feel for what the finished product might sound like, and iron out any underlying issues with arrangement, tuning and tempos. The band decided to |
return to Doubletime Studios in El Cajon, California, where the first two studio albums were recorded. In early 2007 they began recording tracks during several weekend and evening sessions. At the end of recording and during some preliminary mixing sessions, they decided to have the entire album shipped to The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado for final mixing and mastering. In 2007, Buck-O-Nine released its fifth studio album, entitled Sustain, and performed on all California dates of the Vans Warped Tour. In December 2007, the band filmed a video for the song I'm not Dead. The video was filmed and edited by bass player Andy Platfoot, to be available for viewing on the band's web site. Andy has also directed and edited music videos for a number of bands, including Flogging Molly. Guitarist Jonas Kleiner is also the guitarist and singer of the San Diego band, Destrung. In 2012, Jeff Hawthorne left the band and was replaced by original drummer Steve Bauer. In 2018, the band recorded its sixth studio album, which was released by Cleopatra Records on CD and Vinyl on April 19, 2019. Members Jon Pebsworth - vocals Dan Albert - trombone Tony Curry - trumpet Steve Bauer - drums (1991-1999, 2012–present) Jonas Kleiner - guitar Andy Platfoot - bass guitar Craig Yarnold - alto/tenor saxophone Former members Jeff Hawthorne - drums (1999-2012) Scott Kennerly - bass guitar (1991–1999) John Bell - bass guitar (1999–2001) Discography Albums Compilation albums Singles Videography Music videos Soundtracks References External links Official website Buck-O-Nine at Instagram.com Buck-O-Nine at Twitter Buck-O-Nine at FaceBook.com Buck-O-Nine at purevolume.com Buck-O-Nine at MySpace.com Buck-O-Nine Blog Category:TVT Records artists Category:Third-wave ska groups Category:Musical groups from San Diego Category:Musical groups established in 1991 Category:Reggae rock groups Category:American ska musical groups Category:Asian Man Records artists Category:1991 establishments in California |
Paladin (band) Paladin were a British progressive rock band which released two albums on the Bronze Records label. Career They were founded 1970 by classically trained multi-instrumentalist Peter Solley and jazz drummer Keith Webb, two members of Terry Reid's band which was part of the opening act for the Rolling Stones on their 1969 American tour. The other members of the band were Derek Foley (guitar and vocals) who previously played in Grisby Dyke; Lou Stonebridge (keyboards and vocals) from Glass Menagerie, which had released five progressive rock and psychedelic rock singles; and Peter Beckett (bass guitar, vocals) who came from Liverpool-based Winston G and The Wicked, and later in the final incarnation of World of Oz. They played in venues across the UK as they worked to develop their sound, performing a mix of rock, blues, soul, jazz, and Latin music. Paladin's use of dual keyboards also created a unique sound. These performances were noticed by Bronze Records (who also recorded Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann). On January 8, 1971, Paladin entered Olympic Studios in London to record their debut eponymous first album, produced by Philamore Lincoln. The reviews were good, but the sales were disappointing. Despite the poor performance of Paladin, the band was allowed to record a second album, Charge! produced by Philamore Lincoln, engineered by Geoff Emerick at Apple Studios and released in 1972. The album is notable for the cover art by Roger Dean which unfortunately did not help sales. In 1972, Stonebridge and Foley left, and the band recruited guitar/vocalist Joe Jammer to replace them. The group finally disbanded near the end of 1972. Peter Solley would later play in a variety of bands and acted as a producer. He played with Eric Clapton, Whitesnake and Procol Harum, playing keyboards opposite Gary Brooker, and did production work for Peter Frampton and Wreckless Eric. Keith Webb played in several different bands and ended up in Spain. Lou Stonebridge went to McGuinness Flint and later to David Byron (ex-Uriah Heep). Peter Beckett moved to the United States, founding Player and scoring a No. 1 hit called "Baby Come Back", co-written with J.C. Crowley, and later touring with the Little River Band. Derek Foley went on to play with Graham Bond. The band recorded several jazz tracks which were finally released as Jazzatack in 2002. Discography Paladin, 1971 Track listing Side One "Bad Times" - (Peter Solley) - 6:44 "Carry Me Home" - (Lou Stonebridge, Pete Beckett) - 3:19 "Dance Of The Cobra" - (Keith Webb) - 7:37 Side Two "Third World" - (Solley) - 3:51 "Fill Up Your Heart" - (Solley) - 5:32 "Flying High" - (Solley) - 4:57 "The Fakir" - (Lalo Schifrin) - 4:36 Personnel Derek Foley - guitar, vocals Lou Stonebridge - piano, vocals Peter Solley - organ, piano, violin, vocals Peter Beckett - bass, vocals Keith Webb - drums, percussion Charge!, 1972 Track listing Side One "Give Me Your Hand" - (Peter Solley) - 7:49 "Well We Might" - (Solley) - 5:02 "Get One Together" - (Keith Webb) - 2:36 "Anyway" - (Solley) - 4:17 Side Two "Good Lord" - (Derek Foley, Lou Stonebridge, Peter Beckett) - 6:45 "Mix Your Mind With The Moonbeams" - (Solley) - 6:00 "Watching The World Pass By" - (Stonebridge) - 9:33 Personnel Lou Stonebridge - vocals, electric piano, harmonica Derek Foley - lead guitar, slide guitar, vocals Peter Solley - organ, violin, piano Peter Beckett - bass, vocals Keith Webb - drums, percussion Jazzattack, 1976 "The Gong" - (Keith Webb) - 0:13 "The Fakir I" - (Lalo Schifrin) - 5:35 "Third World - Part I" - |
(Peter Solley) - 5:39 "Third World - Part II" - (Solley) - 3:02 "Carry Me Home" - (Lou Stonebridge, Pete Beckett) - 4:49 "Dance Of The Cobra" - (Webb) - 7:42 "Bad Times" - (Solley) - 7:14 "Fill Up Your Heart" - (Solley) - 5:42 "It's Time" - (Solley, Webb, Stonebridge, Beckett, Derek Foley) - 4:28 "The Fakir II" - (Lalo Schifrin) - 5:01 Bonus Tracks: "Trip To Venus" - (Solley) "Anyway I" - (Solley) "Anyway II" - (Solley) Personnel Lou Stonebridge - vocals, electric piano, harmonica Derek Foley - lead guitar, slide guitar, vocals Peter Solley - organ, violin, piano Peter Beckett - bass, vocals Keith Webb - drums, percussion References Category:British progressive rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1970 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1973 |
Mukataa See muqata'ah for the Ottoman instrument for financing state expenses. This article deals mainly with the Mukataa of Ramallah. Mukataʿa () is an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center. Mukataas were mostly built during the British Mandate as Tegart forts and were used both as British government centers and as dwellings for the British administrative staff. Some Mukataas also included police stations and prisons. After the British left, the buildings often functioned similarly under the Jordanians, and then the Israelis. After the Oslo Accords, the Mukataas were used as governmental offices and headquarters for the Palestinian National Authority. The Mukaatas in Ramallah and Gaza, the two major Palestinian cities, were also used as headquarters to the high Palestinian Authority leadership, including as office for Yasser Arafat, long-time Palestinian Authority president. During Operation Defensive Shield in April 2002, the Israeli Defence Forces raided the Mukataas in the West Bank. Some Mukataas, including the Mukataa in Hebron, were entirely demolished. Arafat's compound The Mukataa in Ramallah, built in the 1920s during the British Mandate by the British engineer Sir Charles Tegart, was a military headquarters, a court of law and a prison. In May 1948, Jordan took over, and used the compound again as a prison and as a residence for Jordanian army officers and their families. From the occupation in 1967 it was the Israeli military headquarters, until the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1994. In 1996, Arafat moved in and the Mukataa became the official West Bank headquarters, known as Arafat's compound. Israeli siege of March 2002 On 29 March 2002, the Israel Defense Forces raided the compound and placed it under siege during Operation Defensive Shield. The Israeli army destroyed the offices of three security services, along with a VIP guesthouse, a prison, sleeping quarters for guards, a large kitchen, a car repair shop and a large meeting hall. The siege was lifted on 2 May after 6 men wanted by Israel – 4 of them convicted of involvement in the October 2001 assassination of the Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi – were moved to a prison in Jericho to be guarded by U.S. and British wardens. The US-brokered plan was to enable Israel to avoid angering the United States over the Israeli Cabinet decision to bar a UN fact-finding mission from investigating allegations surrounding Israeli army actions in Jenin refugee camp during operation Rampart. Although the military had withdrawn from the compound, the cities and refugee camps in the West Bank remained surrounded by Israeli troops. Siege of 6 June 2002 On 6 June 2002, the IDF executed a new siege after having attacked the headquarters with tanks, bulldozers and armored vehicles. Arafat's office building was partly destroyed, besides other parts of the compound. The attack was a retaliation on a suicide bombing carried out by an Islamic Jihad militant. While Arafat was building a new Cabinet, the Israeli army five days later strengthened the siege on his headquarters with the support of US President George W. Bush. The White House rejected Egypt's call for a quick timetable for Palestinian statehood and Bush hinted that an international conference was a long way off, "because no one has confidence in the emerging Palestinian government." Siege of September 2002 After a suicide bombing struck Tel Aviv on 19 September 2002, the Mukataa was again placed under siege. During the next ten days, the IDF destroyed all of the buildings that had survived the former sieges with bulldozers and explosives, including the main interior ministry building. Only part of the building where Arafat and his people remained was |
left. The siege re-ignited Palestinian support for Yasser Arafat. On 24 September 2002, the UN Security Council demanded an end of the siege, but Israel ignored the Resolution. UN Under-Secretary-General Terje Rød-Larsen, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, said on 27 September that "the Israeli army's siege of Yasser Arafat amid the ruins of his bulldozed presidential compound could mean "the death" of hopes for a Palestinian state and a peace agreement." He alluded to the possible death of the two-state solution and said that "we're moving in the direction of state destruction and not state-building". On 11 September 2003, the Israeli security Cabinet decided to "remove" Arafat, who still remained in the besieged compound. In a statement it said "Recent days' events have proven again that Yasser Arafat is a complete obstacle to any process of reconciliation... Israel will act to remove this obstacle in the manner, at the time, and in the ways that will be decided on separately...". The compound remained under siege until Arafat's transfer in October 2004, for medical care in a French hospital. Temporary burial-place of Arafat In the early days of November, when it was clear his death was near, several locations were mentioned as possible burial sites. Jerusalem was the first choice, but Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he would not allow this. Following Arafat's death on 11 November 2004, the Palestinian leadership decided that he was to be "temporarily" interred in the Mukataa compound, pending the establishment of a Palestinian state and the transfer of his body to the Dome of the Rock compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Plans for Arafat to lie in state at the Mukataa prior to burial were canceled, because thousands of emotional mourners overwhelmed Palestinian security forces. Arafat was buried within the compound on 12 November, in a temporary manner. On 11 November 2007, a larger tomb clad in Jerusalem stone, and designed by Palestinian architects opened to the public. The message on the tomb indicated that the final resting place of Arafat shall be in Jerusalem, if it comes under Palestinian control. References External links IDF Bulldozers tear down the Mukataa (Waronline.org Forums) "Arafat buried in Ram Allah" (Aljazeera) Category:Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Arabic words and phrases Category:Palestinian National Authority Category:Buildings and structures in Ramallah Category:Tegart forts |
1995 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1995 Australian Open. Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier External links Qualifying draw (ITF) Women's Singles Qualifying Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying |
2019 Rugby World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 19 October and concluded on 2 November with the final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. Qualified teams England became the first team to qualify for the knock-out stage of the World Cup, with a game in hand, after winning their opening three games of the pool stage. France became the second team to qualify for the last eight to complete the two teams that advanced out of Pool C. South Africa secured their spot in the quarter-finals after their final pool match victory over Canada. After the match cancellations, New Zealand confirmed their place in the quarter-finals as pool winners. Wales confirmed their place in the quarter-finals with a game in hand after their win over Fiji; that result also confirmed Australia's advancement to the knock-out stage. Ireland secured their progression to the quarter-finals following their victory over Samoa in their final match. In the last pool stage match, home team Japan secured their top place in Pool A by beating Scotland and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in World Cup history. Bracket Quarter-finals England vs Australia Notes: Jonny May (England) earned his 50th test cap. This was Australia's largest Rugby World Cup defeat, surpassing the 17-point loss against New Zealand in the 2015 final, as well as the most points they had conceded in a World Cup match, and the highest scoring match between these teams in a World Cup. New Zealand vs Ireland Notes: This was Ireland's largest defeat in a World Cup match surpassing their 43–19 defeat to New Zealand in 1995. Wales vs France Notes: Jonathan Davies was due to start in this game, but withdrew ahead of kick-off due to injury. Owen Watkin replaced Davies in the starting XV with Leigh Halfpenny taking Watkin's place on the bench. Japan vs South Africa Semi-finals England vs New Zealand Notes: Billy Vunipola (England) and Codie Taylor (New Zealand) earned their 50th test caps. This was New Zealand's first Rugby World Cup loss since losing to France 20–18 in the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final. This was England's first win over New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup match, their first win since defeating them 38–21 in 2012, and their first win away from Twickenham since a 15−13 win in Wellington in 2003. New Zealand failed to score in the first half of a World Cup match for the first time since their 16–6 defeat to Australia in the 1991 World Cup semi-final, and for the first time in any match since England beat them 38–21 in December 2012. Measured by points deficit, this result equaled New Zealand's biggest ever World Cup defeat, matching the 12-point losses to France in the 1999 World Cup semi-final (43-31) and to Australia in the 2003 World Cup semi-final (22-10). This victory meant England climb to the top of the World Rugby rankings for the first time since 2004. It also meant New Zealand dropped to third, equalling their lowest position since the rankings were introduced. Wales vs South Africa Notes: Gareth Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap. Bronze final: New Zealand vs Wales Final: England vs South Africa Notes: Siya Kolisi (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap. François Steyn (South Africa) became the second Springbok player to win 2 world cups. Jérôme Garcès became the first French referee to take charge of a Rugby World Cup final. South Africa became the first Southern Hemisphere team to win The Rugby Championship (previously the Tri Nations) and the |
Rugby World Cup in the same year. South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup having lost a match during the pool stage. This was the first final in which South Africa scored a try, and the one in which they scored the most points, more than they had in their previous two finals combined. It was also the most points England had scored in a final when finishing on the losing side. England and South Africa became the third pair of nations to face each other on two separate occasions in a World Cup final (previously having contested the 2007 final) after England and Australia (1991 and 2003) and France and New Zealand (1987 and 2011). South Africa came into the match as the only nation to have contested at least one World Cup final to have never lost in the final - this remains the case. References External links World Rugby official site knockout stage Category:2019–20 in Japanese rugby union World Cup World Cup World Cup World Cup World Cup World Cup World Cup |
DF-26 The Dong-Feng 26 (DF-26, ) is an intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force and produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The DF-26 has a range of and may conduct precision nuclear or conventional strikes against ground and naval targets. It is China's first conventionally-armed ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam and the American military installations located there; this has led to the missile being referred to by netizens as the "Guam Express" or "Guam Killer". The ambiguity of whether or not a DF-26 unit has conventional or nuclear warheads makes it risky for an adversary to target these missiles in a first strike. The missile was officially revealed at the Chinese 2015 parade commemorating the end of the Second World War. In April 2018, it was officially confirmed that the DF-26 was in service with the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF). The United States believes the missile was first fielded in 2016, with 16 operational launchers in 2017. Variants DF-26 DF-26B See also Agni-IV RSD-10 Pioneer Notes and references Bibliography Category:Ballistic missiles of the People's Republic of China Category:Nuclear missiles of the People's Republic of China Category:Synthetic aperture radar Category:Intermediate-range ballistic missiles |
Casa-oficina António Carneiro The Casa-Oficina António Carneiro (António Carneiro's House-Workshop) is located in the city of Porto, Portugal. History This house belonged to the Portuguese painter António Carneiro and was built in the 1920s. It served as both his residence and workshop. Later on, the same workshop was by his son, Carlos Carneiro, also a painter. Furthermore, his other son, Cláudio Carneyro, a Portuguese composer, also lived here. After a period in which the house was closed to the public, the building was largely ignored and vandalized. The House-Workshop reopened in 2009, now rehabilitated, with a temporary exhibition of some of the most relevant works of António Carneiro including "A Vida", "Camões" and the interiors of a few churches. The main purpose of this museum is to show work collection of António Carneiro. See also António Carneiro References External links Casa-Oficina António Carneiro, www.cm-porto.pt Category:Museums in Porto Category:Historic house museums in Portugal Category:Museums established in 2009 Category:2009 establishments in Portugal |
GTR (album) GTR is the 1986 debut album and sole official studio release from the short-lived supergroup GTR. The album peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the single "When the Heart Rules the Mind" reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Another single, "The Hunter", peaked at No. 85. The instrumental piece by Steve Howe, "Sketches in the Sun", resurfaced on his solo album Motif Volume 1 and again on his Anthology album. Steve Hackett's "Hackett to Bits" was a simplified version of the title track from his Please Don't Touch album. (It had no connection with the similarly titled "Hackett to Pieces" from Highly Strung.) Asia later recorded their own version of the Downes-penned "The Hunter" for their 1997 compilation album Anthology. The group, founded by ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and then ex-Yes and ex-Asia guitarist Steve Howe, disbanded in 1987. Geoff Downes, another ex-Yes and ex-Asia member at the time, produced the album. The band's name, anecdotally, comes from the marking on the studio mixing console that indicates the 'guitar' volume control. The album was reissued in 2001 in a remastered CD edition, it was out of print, with the exception of a Japanese mini-LP CD released in 2006, until a deluxe 2-CD version was released in 2015. Track listing "When the Heart Rules the Mind" – 5:24 (Hackett, Howe) "The Hunter" – 4:51 (Geoff Downes) "Here I Wait" – 4:54 (Hackett, Howe) "Sketches in the Sun" – 2:29 (Howe) "Jekyll and Hyde" – 4:42 (Bacon, Hackett, Howe) "You Can Still Get Through" – 4:53 (Hackett, Howe) "Reach Out (Never Say No)" – 4:00 (Hackett, Howe, Spalding) "Toe the Line" – 4:29 (Hackett, Howe) "Hackett to Bits" – 2:10 (Hackett) "Imagining" – 5:49 (Hackett, Howe, Mover) Tracklisting for Deluxe Reissue CD 1 - Studio Album plus bonus tracks "When the Heart Rules the Mind" – 5:24 (Hackett, Howe) "The Hunter" – 4:51 (Geoff Downes) "Here I Wait" – 4:54 (Hackett, Howe) "Sketches in the Sun" – 2:29 (Howe) "Jekyll and Hyde" – 4:42 (Bacon, Hackett, Howe) "You Can Still Get Through" – 4:53 (Hackett, Howe) "Reach Out (Never Say No)" – 4:00 (Hackett, Howe, Spalding) "Toe the Line" – 4:29 (Hackett, Howe) "Hackett to Bits" – 2:10 (Hackett) "Imagining" – 5:49 (Hackett, Howe, Mover) "The Hunter (Special GTR Mix)" – 4:56 (Geoff Downes) "When The Heart Rules The Mind (single version)" – 4:28 (Hackett, Howe) "The Hunter (single version)" – 4:00 (Geoff Downes) Tracklisting for Deluxe Reissue CD 2 - Live In Los Angeles, July 1986 "Jekyll and Hyde" – 5:47 (Hackett, Howe, Bacon) "Here I Wait" – 5:55 (Hackett, Howe) "Prizefighters" – 5:17 (Hackett, Howe) "Imagining" – 7:12 (Hackett, Howe, Mover) "Hackett to Bits" – 2:22 (Hackett) "Spectral Mornings" – 3:57 (Hackett) "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" – 6:24 (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) "Sketches in the Sun" – 2:44 (Howe) "Pennants" – 4:31 (Howe) "Roundabout" – 8:38 (Anderson, Howe) "The Hunter" – 6:44 (Geoff Downes) "You Can Still Get Through" – 6:55 (Hackett, Howe) "Reach Out (Never Say No)" – 5:54 (Hackett, Howe, Spalding) "When the Heart Rules the Mind"– 6:06 (Hackett, Howe) Personnel Max Bacon – lead vocals Steve Hackett – acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals Steve Howe – acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals Phil Spalding – bass guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Mover – drums, percussion Production Geoff Downes – producer Alan Douglas – engineer John Brough – assistant engineer Noel Haris – assistant engineer Andy Mason – assistant engineer Howard Fritzson – art direction Ian Miller – design |
Mike Russell – photography Miki Slingsby – photography Tom Biondo - photography Jimmy Starr – remastering Eddie Wilner – reissue producer References Category:1986 debut albums Category:GTR (band) albums Category:Arista Records albums Category:Albums produced by Geoff Downes |
Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK Parliament are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 sets out that ordinary general elections are held on the first Thursday in May, every five years. However, with approval from Parliament, both the 2017 and 2019 general elections were held earlier than the schedule set by the Act. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 1981 any MP sentenced to over a year in jail automatically vacates their seat. For certain types of lesser acts of wrongdoing the Recall of MPs Act 2015 mandates that a recall petition is opened; if signed by more than 10% of registered voters within the constituency the seat is vacated. Eligibility To be eligible to stand as an MP a person must be at least 18 years old and be a citizen of the UK, a Commonwealth nation, or Ireland. A person is not required to be registered to vote, nor are there any restrictions regarding where a candidate is resident. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 outlaws the holders of various positions from being MPs. These include civil servants, police officers, members of the armed forces, and judges. Members of the House of Lords are not permitted to hold Commons seats. Members of legislatures outside of the Commonwealth are excluded, with the exemption of the Irish legislature. People who are bankrupt cannot stand to be MPs. The Representation of the People Act 1981 excludes persons who are currently serving a prison sentence of a year or more. Title MPs are entitled to be known Honourable (Hon.) Name MP. Those who members of the Privy Council use the form The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) Name MP. Responsibilities Theoretically, contemporary MPs are considered to have two duties, or three if they belong to a political party. Their primary responsibility is to act in the national interest. They must also act in the interests of their constituents where this does not override their primary responsibility. Finally, if they belong to a political party, they may act in the interests of that party, subordinate to the other two responsibilities. See also List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election United Kingdom Parliament constituencies Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) Member of the National Assembly for Wales References Category:Members of Parliament |
Travessera de Gràcia Travessera de Gràcia is a street in Barcelona named after Gràcia, a district it crosses, even though it also spans two other districts. It starts in Plaça de Francesc Macià in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi and ends in Carrer de Cartagena in Horta-Guinardó, where one of the landmarks of the city, the Hospital de Sant Pau stands. Its central part follows the outline of a medieval road, Via Francisca, documented in 1057. Its current name was approved in 1932. Before 1867, it was known as Travesera, with the older spelling and no reference to the neighbourhood, since Gràcia was an independent village. The street's other names include Orden and Solar. One of the main markets of the city in its heyday was also on this street: Mercat de l'Abaceria Central, which opened in 1892. In Travessera de Gràcia number 9 are the headquarters of perfume and fashion company Puig. Transport Gràcia station, on FGC and Barcelona Metro networks, on Plaça de Gal·la Placídia. The part of the street in Vila de Gràcia near Mercat de l'Abaceria is best accessed from Barcelona Metro station Joanic. The Trambaix station Francesc Macià is on one end of the street. A Barcelona Metro station called Hospital de Sant Pau is near the opposite end. See also List of streets and squares in Gràcia References Category:Streets in Barcelona Category:Gràcia Category:Horta-Guinardó Category:Sarrià-Sant Gervasi |
Malaysia Federal Route 147 Federal Route 147, or Jalan Bagan Serai–Alor Pongsu–Selama (formerly Perak State Route A6 and A7), is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 147 starts at Bagan Serai. Features At most sections, the Federal Route 147 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. List of junctions References 147 |
Howard Steel Howard Steel (14 May 1911 – 12 February 1987) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Category:1911 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Melbourne Football Club players Category:Brunswick Football Club players Category:1987 deaths |
KIN2/PAR-1/MARK kinase family In molecular biology, members of the KIN2/PAR-1/MARK kinase family of proteins are kinases that are conserved from yeast to human and share the same domain organisation: an N-terminal kinase domain and a C-terminal kinase associated domain 1 (KA1). Some members of this family also contain an UBA domain (ubiquitin-associated domain). Members of this kinase family are involved in various biological processes such as cell polarity, cell cycle control, intracellular signalling, microtubule stability and protein stability. The function of the KA1 domain is not yet known. Some proteins known to contain a KA1 domain are listed below: Mammalian MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinases (MARK 1, 2, 3). They regulate polarity in neuronal cell models and appear to function redundantly in phosphorylating microtubule-associated proteins and in regulating microtubule stability. Mammalian maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK). It phosphorylates ZNF622 and may contribute to its redirection to the nucleus. It may be involved in the inhibition of spliceosome assembly during mitosis. Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila PAR-1 protein, required for establishing polarity in embryos where it is asymmetrically distributed. Fungal Kin1 and Kin2 protein kinases involved in regulation of exocytosis. They localise to the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane. Plant KIN10 and KIN11 proteins, catalytic subunits of the putative trimeric SNF1-related protein kinase (SnRK) complex. References Category:Protein domains |
Sleipnir In Norse mythology, Sleipnir (Old Norse "slippy" or "the slipper") is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Sleipnir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Sleipnir is Odin's steed, is the child of Loki and Svaðilfari, is described as the best of all horses, and is sometimes ridden to the location of Hel. The Prose Edda contains extended information regarding the circumstances of Sleipnir's birth, and details that he is grey in color. Sleipnir is also mentioned in a riddle found in the 13th century legendary saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, in the 13th-century legendary saga Völsunga saga as the ancestor of the horse Grani, and book I of Gesta Danorum, written in the 12th century by Saxo Grammaticus, contains an episode considered by many scholars to involve Sleipnir. Sleipnir is generally accepted as depicted on two 8th century Gotlandic image stones: the Tjängvide image stone and the Ardre VIII image stone. Scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Sleipnir's potential connection to shamanic practices among the Norse pagans. In modern times, Sleipnir appears in Icelandic folklore as the creator of Ásbyrgi, in works of art, literature, software, and in the names of ships. Attestations Poetic Edda In the Poetic Edda, Sleipnir appears or is mentioned in the poems Grímnismál, Sigrdrífumál, Baldrs draumar, and Hyndluljóð. In Grímnismál, Grimnir (Odin in disguise and not yet having revealed his identity) tells the boy Agnar in verse that Sleipnir is the best of horses ("Odin is the best of the Æsir, Sleipnir of horses"). In Sigrdrífumál, the valkyrie Sigrdrífa tells the hero Sigurðr that runes should be cut "on Sleipnir's teeth and on the sledge's strap-bands." In Baldrs draumar, after the Æsir convene about the god Baldr's bad dreams, Odin places a saddle on Sleipnir and the two ride to the location of Hel. The Völuspá hin skamma section of Hyndluljóð says that Loki produced "the wolf" with Angrboða, produced Sleipnir with Svaðilfari, and thirdly "one monster that was thought the most baleful, who was descended from Býleistr's brother." Prose Edda In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Sleipnir is first mentioned in chapter 15 where the enthroned figure of High says that every day the Æsir ride across the bridge Bifröst, and provides a list of the Æsir's horses. The list begins with Sleipnir: "best is Sleipnir, he is Odin's, he has eight legs." In chapter 41, High quotes the Grímnismál stanza that mentions Sleipnir. In chapter 43, Sleipnir's origins are described. Gangleri (described earlier in the book as King Gylfi in disguise) asks High who the horse Sleipnir belongs to and what there is to tell about it. High expresses surprise in Gangleri's lack of knowledge about Sleipnir and its origin. High tells a story set "right at the beginning of the gods' settlement, when the gods established Midgard and built Val-Hall" about an unnamed builder who has offered to build a fortification for the gods in three seasons that will keep out invaders in exchange for the goddess Freyja, the sun, and the moon. After some debate, the gods agree to this, but place a number of restrictions on the builder, including that he must complete the work within three seasons with the help of no man. The builder makes a single request; that he may have help from his stallion Svaðilfari, and due to Loki's influence, this is allowed. The stallion Svaðilfari performs twice the deeds of strength as the builder, and hauls enormous rocks to the |
surprise of the gods. The builder, with Svaðilfari, makes fast progress on the wall, and three days before the deadline of summer, the builder was nearly at the entrance to the fortification. The gods convene, and figured out who was responsible, resulting in a unanimous agreement that, along with most trouble, Loki was to blame. The gods declare that Loki would deserve a horrible death if he could not find a scheme that would cause the builder to forfeit his payment, and threatened to attack him. Loki, afraid, swore oaths that he would devise a scheme to cause the builder to forfeit the payment, whatever it would cost himself. That night, the builder drove out to fetch stone with his stallion Svaðilfari, and out from a wood ran a mare. The mare neighed at Svaðilfari, and "realizing what kind of horse it was," Svaðilfari became frantic, neighed, tore apart his tackle, and ran towards the mare. The mare ran to the wood, Svaðilfari followed, and the builder chased after. The two horses ran around all night, causing the building work to be held up for the night, and the previous momentum of building work that the builder had been able to maintain was not continued. When the Æsir realize that the builder is a hrimthurs, they disregard their previous oaths with the builder, and call for Thor. Thor arrives, and kills the builder by smashing the builder's skull into shards with the hammer Mjöllnir. However, Loki had "such dealings" with Svaðilfari that "somewhat later" Loki gave birth to a grey foal with eight legs; the horse Sleipnir, "the best horse among gods and men." In chapter 49, High describes the death of the god Baldr. Hermóðr agrees to ride to Hel to offer a ransom for Baldr's return, and so "then Odin's horse Sleipnir was fetched and led forward." Hermóðr mounts Sleipnir and rides away. Hermóðr rides for nine nights in deep, dark valleys where Hermóðr can see nothing. The two arrive at the river Gjöll and then continue to Gjöll bridge, encountering a maiden guarding the bridge named Móðguðr. Some dialogue occurs between Hermóðr and Móðguðr, including that Móðguðr notes that recently there had ridden five battalions of dead men across the bridge that made less sound than he. Sleipnir and Hermóðr continue "downwards and northwards" on the road to Hel, until the two arrive at Hel's gates. Hermóðr dismounts from Sleipnir, tightens Sleipnir's girth, mounts him, and spurs Sleipnir on. Sleipnir "jumped so hard and over the gate that it came nowhere near." Hermóðr rides up to the hall, and dismounts from Sleipnir. After Hermóðr's pleas to Hel to return Baldr are accepted under a condition, Hermóðr and Baldr retrace their path backward and return to Asgard. In chapter 16 of the book Skáldskaparmál, a kenning given for Loki is "relative of Sleipnir." In chapter 17, a story is provided in which Odin rides Sleipnir into the land of Jötunheimr and arrives at the residence of the jötunn Hrungnir. Hrungnir asks "what sort of person this was" wearing a golden helmet, "riding sky and sea," and says that the stranger "has a marvellously good horse." Odin wagers his head that no horse as good could be found in all of Jötunheimr. Hrungnir admitted that it was a fine horse, yet states that he owns a much longer-paced horse; Gullfaxi. Incensed, Hrungnir leaps atop Gullfaxi, intending to attack Odin for Odin's boasting. Odin gallops hard ahead of Hrungnir, and, in his, fury, Hrungnir finds himself having rushed into the gates of Asgard. In chapter 58, Sleipnir is mentioned among |
a list of horses in Þorgrímsþula: "Hrafn and Sleipnir, splendid horses [...]". In addition, Sleipnir occurs twice in kennings for "ship" (once appearing in chapter 25 in a work by the skald Refr, and "sea-Sleipnir" appearing in chapter 49 in Húsdrápa, a work by the 10th century skald Úlfr Uggason). Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks In Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, the poem Heiðreks gátur contains a riddle that mentions Sleipnir and Odin: 36. Gestumblindi said: "Who are the twain that on ten feet run? three eyes they have, but only one tail. Alright guess now this riddle, Heithrek!" Heithrek said: "Good is thy riddle, Gestumblindi, and guessed it is: that is Odin riding on Sleipnir." Völsunga saga In chapter 13 of Völsunga saga, the hero Sigurðr is on his way to a wood and he meets a long-bearded old man he had never seen before. Sigurd tells the old man that he is going to choose a horse, and asks the old man to come with him to help him decide. The old man says that they should drive the horses down to the river Busiltjörn. The two drive the horses down into the deeps of Busiltjörn, and all of the horses swim back to land but a large, young, and handsome grey horse that no one had ever mounted. The grey-bearded old man says that the horse is from "Sleipnir's kin" and that "he must be raised carefully, because he will become better than any other horse." The old man vanishes. Sigurd names the horse Grani, and the narrative adds that the old man was none other than (the god) Odin. Gesta Danorum Sleipnir is generally considered as appearing in a sequence of events described in book I of Gesta Danorum. In book I, the young Hadingus encounters "a certain man of great age who had lost an eye" who allies him with Liserus. Hadingus and Liserus set out to wage war on Lokerus, ruler of Kurland. Meeting defeat, the old man takes Hadingus with him onto his horse as they flee to the old man's house, and the two drink an invigorating draught. The old man sings a prophecy, and takes Hadingus back to where he found him on his horse. During the ride back, Hadingus trembles beneath the old man's mantle, and peers out of its holes. Hadingus realizes that he is flying through the air: "and he saw that before the steps of the horse lay the sea; but was told not to steal a glimpse of the forbidden thing, and therefore turned his amazed eyes from the dread spectacle of the roads that he journeyed." In book II, Biarco mentions Odin and Sleipnir: "If I may look on the awful husband of Frigg, howsoever he be covered in his white shield, and guide his tall steed, he shall in no way go safe out of Leire; it is lawful to lay low in war the war-waging god." Archaeological record Two of the 8th century picture stones from the island of Gotland, Sweden depict eight-legged horses, which are thought by most scholars to depict Sleipnir: the Tjängvide image stone and the Ardre VIII image stone. Both stones feature a rider sitting atop an eight-legged horse, which some scholars view as Odin. Above the rider on the Tjängvide image stone is a horizontal figure holding a spear, which may be a valkyrie, and a female figure greets the rider with a cup. The scene has been interpreted as a rider arriving at the world of the dead. The mid-7th century Eggja stone bearing the Odinic name haras (Old |
Norse 'army god') may be interpreted as depicting Sleipnir. Theories John Lindow theorizes that Sleipnir's "connection to the world of the dead grants a special poignancy to one of the kennings in which Sleipnir turns up as a horse word," referring to the skald Úlfr Uggason's usage of "sea-Sleipnir" in his Húsdrápa, which describes the funeral of Baldr. Lindow continues that "his use of Sleipnir in the kenning may show that Sleipnir's role in the failed recovery of Baldr was known at that time and place in Iceland; it certainly indicates that Sleipnir was an active participant in the mythology of the last decades of paganism." Lindow adds that the eight legs of Sleipnir "have been interpreted as an indication of great speed or as being connected in some unclear way with cult activity." Hilda Ellis Davidson says that "the eight-legged horse of Odin is the typical steed of the shaman" and that in the shaman's journeys to the heavens or the underworld, a shaman "is usually represented as riding on some bird or animal." Davidson says that while the creature may vary, the horse is fairly common "in the lands where horses are in general use, and Sleipnir's ability to bear the god through the air is typical of the shaman's steed" and cites an example from a study of shamanism by Mircea Eliade of an eight-legged foal from a story of a Buryat shaman. Davidson says that while attempts have been made to connect Sleipnir with hobby horses and steeds with more than four feet that appear in carnivals and processions, but that "a more fruitful resemblance seems to be on the bier on which a dead man is carried in the funeral procession by four bearers; borne along thus, he may be described as riding on a steed with eight legs." As an example, Davidson cites a funeral dirge from the Gondi people in India as recorded by Verrier Elwin, stating that "it contains references to Bagri Maro, the horse with eight legs, and it is clear from the song that it is the dead man's bier." Davidson says that the song is sung when a distinguished Muria dies, and provides a verse: What horse is this? It is the horse of Bagri Maro. What should we say of its legs? This horse has eight legs. What should we say of its heads? This horse has four heads. . . . Catch the bridle and mount the horse. Davidson adds that the representation of Odin's steed as eight-legged could arise naturally out of such an image, and that "this is in accordance with the picture of Sleipnir as a horse that could bear its rider to the land of the dead." Ulla Loumand cites Sleipnir and the flying horse Hófvarpnir as "prime examples" of horses in Norse mythology as being able to "mediate between earth and sky, between Ásgarðr, Miðgarðr and Útgarðr and between the world of mortal men and the underworld." The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture theorizes that Sleipnir's eight legs may be the remnants of horse-associated divine twins found in Indo-European cultures and ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion. The encyclopedia states that "[...] Sleipnir is born with an extra set of legs, thus representing an original pair of horses. Like Freyr and Njörðr, Sleipnir is responsible for carrying the dead to the otherworld." The encyclopedia cites parallels between the birth of Sleipnir and myths originally pointing to a Celtic goddess who gave birth to the Divine horse twins. These elements include a demand for a goddess by an unwanted suitor (the hrimthurs demanding the goddess |
Freyja) and the seduction of builders. Modern influence According to Icelandic folklore, the horseshoe-shaped canyon Ásbyrgi located in Jökulsárgljúfur National Park, northern Iceland was formed by Sleipnir's hoof. Sleipnir is depicted with Odin on Dagfin Werenskiold's wooden relief Odin på Sleipnir (1945–1950) on the exterior of the Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway. Sleipnir has been and remains a popular name for ships in northern Europe, and Rudyard Kipling's short story entitled Sleipnir, late Thurinda (1888) features a horse named Sleipnir. A statue of Sleipnir (1998) stands in Wednesbury, England, a town which takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon version of Odin, Wōden. See also Helhest, the three-legged "Hel horse" of later Scandinavian folklore The "táltos steed", a six-legged horse in Hungarian folklore Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology Santa Claus's eight flying reindeer. Notes References Byock, Jesse (Trans.) (1990). The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer. University of California Press. Ellis Davidson, H. R. (1990). Gods And Myths Of Northern Europe. Penguin. Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda. Everyman. (reprinted in 2005 by BiblioBazaar) Hollander, Lee Milton (1936). Old Norse Poems: The Most Important Nonskaldic Verse Not Included in the Poetic Edda. Columbia University Press Kermode, Philip Moore Callow (1904). Traces of Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man. Harvard University Press. Larrington, Carolyne (Trans.) (1999). The Poetic Edda. Oxford World's Classics. Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. Mallory, J. P. Adams, Douglas Q. (Editors) (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. Noszlopy, George Thomas. Waterhouse, Fiona (2005). Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country. Liverpool University Press. Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. Category:Horses in Norse mythology Category:Odin Category:Legendary creatures with supernumerary body parts Category:Mythological horses |
West Fork Trail The West Fork Trail of Oak Creek Canyon has been called one of the best trails in Coconino National Forest and one of the top ten trails in the United States. References Category:Trails |
John Sebastian Little John Sebastian Little (March 15, 1851 – October 29, 1916) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Biography John Sebastian "Bass" Little was born in Jenny Lind in Sebastian County, Arkansas, the son of Jesse Eaton Little and Mary Elizabeth (Tatum) Little, and grandson of Eaton Tatum and Charlotte Bruer (Reynolds) Tatum. Little attended Cane Hill College in Washington County for one term. Little taught school and studied law. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1873, and in 1876 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the 12th Judicial District. He served in that position until 1882. Little married Elizabeth Jane Irwin on January 4, 1877, in Paris, Arkansas. Career Little served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1884, and in 1886 was appointed judge in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit and served for four years. In 1894 he was elected to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Representative Clifton R. Breckinridge. He served in the United States House of Representatives until 1907 when he resigned his seat to take office as Governor of Arkansas. Little was inaugurated in January 1907, and shortly thereafter suffered a nervous breakdown which left him unable to execute his political duties. He was succeeded by the president of the Arkansas state senate, John Isaac Moore. Death Little left Arkansas and went to the Texas gulf coast in an effort to rehabilitate. Little never recovered and died in Little Rock, in the Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Disorders. He is buried at the City Cemetery in Greenwood. References External links Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: John Sebastian Little Category:Governors of Arkansas Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas Category:Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives Category:Arkansas Democrats Category:1851 births Category:1916 deaths Category:People from Sebastian County, Arkansas Category:Democratic Party state governors of the United States Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:19th-century American politicians |
Loosveldt Bridge The Loosveldt Bridge near Rushville, Nebraska, also known as the Budd Bridge, the Niobrara River Bridge, and NEHBS No. SH00-43, was built in 1888. It was built by the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. and George E. King Bridge Co. and is a Baltimore through truss. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Like the nearby Colclesser Bridge, it was built in 1933 from one of multiple spans of the Columbus Loup River Bridge (which was built in 1888, and which had been disassembled and replaced early in 1933). It was used as a county road bridge until 1984, when it was sold to a private rancher. References Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Category:Bridges completed in 1888 Category:Buildings and structures in Sheridan County, Nebraska Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sheridan County, Nebraska Category:Road bridges in Nebraska Category:Truss bridges in the United States |
Halfway Between Here and There Halfway Between Here and There is the second full-length release by ska band Rx Bandits. Two versions of the album exist. The first one was released under the name The Pharmaceutical Bandits. The second was a re-release with new artwork under the now-familiar Rx Bandits moniker. The re-release came about when Drive-Thru Records signed a distribution deal with Universal Records. Track listing All songs written by Matt Embree. Original track listing This is the track listing for the 1998 release when the band was still called The Pharmaceutical Bandits. "What If" – 2:38 "Ten Seconds Never Seemed So Long" – 2:42 "Wrong With Me" – 2:17 "Cornered" – 3:27 "Now Or Never" – 2:11 "This Time" – 2:08 "Lost" – 4:14 "Andrea" – 3:08 "Walk Away" – 2:49 "Metal Man" – 3:18 "Gun In Your Hand" – 15:11 Re-release track listing This is the track listing for the 1999 re-release under the band's new name, Rx Bandits. "What If" – 2:38 "Ten Seconds Never Seemed So Long" – 2:42 "Gun In Your Hand" – 3:53 "Wrong With Me" – 2:17 "Cornered" – 3:27 "Now Or Never" – 2:11 "This Time" – 2:08 "Lost" – 4:14 "Andrea" – 3:08 "Walk Away" – 2:49 "Metal Man" – 15:11 References Category:1999 albums Category:Rx Bandits albums Category:Drive-Thru Records albums |
Frank Thornton (Savoyard) Frank Thornton (1845 – 18 December 1918) was an English actor, singer, comedian and producer. Despite a successful stage career in comedies in London, on tour and abroad, Thornton is probably best remembered as the understudy to George Grossmith in a series of Gilbert and Sullivan operas from 1877 to 1884. Thornton began his stage career giving drawing-room entertainments while simultaneously working in a commercial office in London, keeping his theatrical activities secret from his office employers for four years. He was engaged by Richard D'Oyly Carte as understudy to George Grossmith in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, also playing roles in some of the curtain raisers played with the operas. In 1881, he created a small principal role in Patience and resigned from his office post. In 1883, he played the Lord Chancellor in a tour of Iolanthe. Thornton left the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1884 and began a long series of tours of Australia in stage comedies, notably The Private Secretary, interspersed with appearances in burlesques, farces and other plays on the London stage and on tour. He rejoined D'Oyly Carte in the 1890s in London and on tour, and later returned to touring Australia in comedies including Charley's Aunt. Life and career Thornton started his career giving drawing-room entertainments in the London area, while working during the day at a merchant's office. Originally unpaid, as his entertainments gained popularity he was able to earn "a modest but useful guinea" and, as a manager, to recruit other entertainers, including George Grossmith and Richard Temple. Thornton first appeared on stage as the Foreman in a production of Trial by Jury in 1877. In the same year, he was invited to audition for Richard D'Oyly Carte's forthcoming production of The Sorcerer at the Opera Comique and was considered for the leading role of John Wellington Wells, but Grossmith was preferred, and Thornton was offered the position of understudy. D'Oyly Carte years In the production of The Sorcerer he appeared as "the oldest inhabitant" of the village of Ploverleigh. For the first run of H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), he understudied both Grossmith (as Sir Joseph Porter) and Temple (as Dick Deadeye). When Grossmith's father suffered a fatal collapse, Thornton took over in mid-performance to allow his colleague to go to his father. He played Sir Joseph and Deadeye at other times during the run. He had roles in short companion pieces, Cups and Saucers, After All!, and In the Sulks. During the run of the next Gilbert and Sullivan opera, The Pirates of Penzance, Thornton understudied, and occasionally played, the principal roles of General Stanley and Samuel. During these four years, he continued to keep his office job, contriving to keep his managers there ignorant of his theatrical work: "A coat or hat conspicuously displayed often served to encourage the belief that he was 'somewhere about' the great warehouse when, in fact, he had rushed away to the Opera Comique for a rehearsal." In 1881, Thornton created the small principal role of Major Murgatroyd in the new Gilbert and Sullivan opera Patience. He at last felt able to resign his office job, where he felt his prospects were limited. He also occasionally deputised for Grossmith as Bunthorne and took a role for a time in the curtain raiser Uncle Samuel. In 1882, he realised an ambition to act in a strong serious dramatic role. For Florence Terry's farewell performance, a revival of W. S. Gilbert's play Broken Hearts was billed. A strong cast was chosen, including Terry's sister Marion Terry, May Fortescue and Julia Gwynne, but the two |
actors who had previously played the role of the misanthropic dwarf Mousta were unavailable. Thornton asked to play the part. "What, Major Murgatroyd?" said Gilbert, thinking the idea preposterous, but he gave Thornton a chance and was impressed. Thornton again appeared in Broken Hearts at his own benefit performance at the Savoy Theatre in February 1883. The theatrical newspaper The Era wrote, "Mr Frank Thornton's usual line of characters could hardly have prepared the audience for the strength and passion he infused into the part of Mousta." At the benefit, among other items, Grossmith premiered his musical sketch, The Drama on Crutches. Thornton continued as Grossmith's understudy as the Lord Chancellor in the next Savoy opera, Iolanthe, but when the production went on tour in 1883, Thornton was given the role, also serving as stage manager for the touring company. In 1884 Carte sent him to New York to supervise the first American production of Princess Ida. The theatrical newspaper, The Era, reported, "The complete and effective manner in which Princess Ida has been put on the stage at the Fifth-avenue Theatre, New York, is due to the taste, experience and indefatigable labours of Mr Frank Thornton of the Savoy, who was sent out by Mr Carte especially to superintend the production." Overseas tours and West End shows In 1884 Thornton was engaged by the holder of the American production rights to the farce The Private Secretary to produce the piece and play the part of the Rev Robert Spalding in New York. The production ran until April 1885, after which Thornton briefly returned to London. He played Spalding in the London production for a week, to give the regular performer, W. S. Penley, a brief holiday during its long West End run, and then sailed for Sydney, having secured the Australasian production rights to The Private Secretary. His tour of over 16,000 miles through Australia and New Zealand with the play "proved the greatest success ever scored in the Antipodes". During his first visit to Australia, he also appeared as the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe and as John Wellington Wells in the first Australian production of The Sorcerer in 1886 and as the Learned Judge in Trial. Thornton played Lurcher in Alfred Cellier's Dorothy on tour both in Britain and Australia. His performance was described by the critic of The Western Mail as "quaint and excruciatingly funny; a thing to be seen and remembered." He then returned to the London stage, playing Quasimodo in a "melodramatic burlesque" of Victor Hugo, Miss Esmeralda, with fellow Savoyard Marion Hood at the Gaiety Theatre. He received good notices for this production, but was less well reviewed in his next role, as an amateur detective in the farce A Mare's Nest, of which The Era wrote, "he made it rather grim and repulsive than humorous." He was judged back on form in a double bill of farce, Lot 49, and the burlesque Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim, at the Gaiety in January 1888, with Nellie Farren and Sybil Grey. In September 1888 he assembled a company and sailed once again to Australia, with a repertory of four comedies, Mamma by Sydney Grundy, Bonny Boy, Sweet Lavender by Arthur Wing Pinero, and The Private Secretary. Mamma provoked protest in the pages of The Sydney Morning Herald, which "considered the play too naughty for Antipodean audiences, and said so very plainly." Thornton invited a Supreme Court judge to attend and say if the criticism was fair, and the judge pronounced in his favour. Return to D'Oyly Carte and later years Thornton returned to England in |
September 1890, and in June 1891 he created the role of Pyjama, the Grand Vizier, in The Nautch Girl for D'Oyly Carte. After this closed, he toured with the company in The Vicar of Bray, leaving the company again in 1892. In London, he appeared in La Rosière in 1893 and later in that year he began his third tour of Australia, with Charley's Aunt and, again, The Private Secretary. On his return to London he appeared in G. Stuart Ogilvie's romantic drama, The Sin of Saint Hulda, with Lewis Waller. In 1897–98 he made a further tour of Australia with the play, The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown. In 1899 he starred in a farce, Facing the Music, with Lionel Brough, and later took the play on tour in the UK. While playing in Belfast in 1900, he collapsed on stage and was forced to take a break from the production. He made another trip to Australia in 1902, having secured the rights to the play The Test match by Gerald FitzGibbon and Fred Bowyer. Thornton died in 1918 at the age of 73. Notes References External links Brief bio Information about Thornton and his first Australia tour Information about The Private Secretary Information about Thornton's performances in 1889 Lisings in programmes for several British performances by Thornton Category:1845 births Category:1918 deaths Category:English male stage actors Category:English opera singers Category:English male musical theatre actors Category:19th-century English singers Category:19th-century male singers |
Gilberton, South Australia Gilberton (formerly Gilbert Town) is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia on the northern bank of the River Torrens a short distance from Adelaide’s city centre. It is bounded by the river, Park terrace, Stephen Terrace and Northcote Terrace. The suburb is largely residential with some large and ornate Victorian homes and approximately of the Torrens Linear Park as its southern boundary. The large homes in the suburb's northern section give it a historic character that is protected by Government planning regulations. The area of Gilberton was first purchased in 1839 by a Richard Blundell as "Section 475" of the survey of Adelaide. Blundell, who lived in England, was declared bankrupt later that year and the section subsequently sold by his creditors. Joseph Gilbert of Pewsey Vale winery fame, purchased the section for £600/5s in 1846, naming it "Gilbert Town" and in 1852 dividing into 43 lots for sale or lease. Early activities in the area included a brickworks, farms and gardens and an abattoir. By 1847 the southern part of the town was planned, the plan completed by 1871 and extensive housing completed by the 1890s. The suburb is largely flat from the river north to Walkerville Terrace, then slopes upwards to its northern extent. Due to the elevation of views from the northern section, this land attracted wealthier purchasers. Some of their ornate Victorian homes, sited on large grounds, remain today. At a large bend in the River, the location of the today’s St Peters river park, gravel extraction, sand washing and landfill have all been commercial activities. Sand washing was replaced by a dump in 1961, leading to complaints from the neighbouring suburb of St Peters about fumes from the burning rubbish. After the land was purchased by St Peters the bend was straightened and the dump reclaimed. Gilberton Bathing Reserve A section of the River Torrens, retained by weirs, was the home of the Gilberton Swimming Club, founded 1915, and where many local children learned to swim. Arguably the most notable event to be held here was the Australian Swimming Championships, held between 17 and 24 February 1923, when many thousands of spectators lined the western bank. The area was still in use for informal swimming in the 1950s then closed due to the presence of the bacteria E coli. Many relics of the Swimming Club era remain, including the fine Memorial Arch, which was erected in 1936 to honour the contribution to the Club of Percy Frank Jervis (1870 – 13 January 1947). The nearby pedestrian suspension "swing" bridge linking Severn Street, Gilberton with Swing Bridge Lane, St Peters, was erected by Charles Francis Muller for Frank Woolley (1861-1941), a large landholder, in 1920. It was in 2017 rebuilt to modern safety standards as a joint project of the Town of Walkerville and the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, and opened in February 2018. It is in regular use by locals and is of interest to visitors. The original anchoring structures, which are of historic and architectural interest, have been preserved. The Torrens Linear Park runs nearby. See also List of Adelaide suburbs References Category:Suburbs of Adelaide |
Kupper Kupper or Kuppers (also Küpper) is a surname of Germanic origin meaning maker or repairer of wooden vessels. It is related to the English surname Cooper. People Alex Kupper (born 1990), American football player Annelies Kupper (1906-1987), German operatic soprano Anneliese Küppers (1929–2010), German equestrian and Olympic medalist Eduardo Ferreyros Kuppers, Peruvian politician and Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism Eileen Küpper, South African singer Eric Kupper, American remixer Hans Küppers (born 1938), German footballer Jochen Küpper (born 1971), German physicist and chemist Josef Kupper (1932-2017), Swiss chess master Ketti Kupper (born 1951), American artist and designer Kurt Küppers (1894–1971), German World War I fighter pilot Martin Kupper (born 1989), Estonian discus thrower Petra Kuppers (born 1968), German-American artist and disability culture activist Paul Kupper (died 1908), American sculptor and creator of Eight Stone Lions Stephan Küppers, West German slalom canoer András Kupper (born 1964), Hungarian physician and politician Places Nowa Kopernia, a village in Poland whose German name is Küpper References Category:Germanic-language surnames |
Gmina Łanięta __NOTOC__ Gmina Łanięta is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Łanięta, which lies approximately north-west of Kutno and north of the regional capital Łódź. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,673. Villages Gmina Łanięta contains the villages and settlements of Anielin, Bronisławów, Chrosno, Chruścinek, Franciszków, Juków, Kąty, Kliny, Klonowiec Wielki, Łanięta, Lipie, Marianów, Nowe Budy, Nutowo, Pomarzany, Rajmundów, Ryszardów, Stare Budy, Suchodębie, Suchodębie PGR, Świecinki, Świeciny, Wilkowia, Witoldów, Wola Chruścińska and Zgoda. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Łanięta is bordered by the gminas of Gostynin, Kutno, Lubień Kujawski, Nowe Ostrowy and Strzelce. References Polish official population figures 2006 Lanieta Category:Kutno County |
Bugsworth Basin Bugsworth Basin is a canal basin at the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. It is located at Buxworth (formerly Bugsworth) in the valley of the Black Brook, close to Whaley Bridge. It was once a busy interchange with the Peak Forest Tramway, for the transport of limestone and burnt lime. Work on the restoration of the derelict Bugsworth Basin, a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1977, commenced in 1968. Volunteers of the Inland Waterways Protection Society (IWPS) helped by the Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) and many locals restored parts of this important site over three decades. The IWPS obtained a 50-year lease in 1992, which allowed them to restore, manage and operate the basin. Funding for the improvements came from British Waterways, the European Regional Development Fund and a Derelict Land Grant from Derbyshire County Council. The basin was reopened to boats at Easter 1999, and a significant increase in the use of the canal occurred. However, this was the first time that powered boats had used the basin, and the dry-stone walling with clay puddling deteriorated rapidly. Walls collapsed, there were several near breaches, and a breach resulted in the basin closing again in October 1999. British Waterways restored pedestrian access to the basin by carrying out emergency repairs. In 2005 the basin reopened to boat traffic after a £1.2 million restoration, undertaken by British Waterways working with the IWPS. Work included sealing the bottom of the basin to stop leakage, stonework repair and environmental measures to conserve the site's protected water vole population. Although restoration and reopening of the basin has been achieved, waterways enthusiasts want to make future improvements and developments. These include an interpretative exhibition about Bugsworth's history and reopening part of the tramway. Bugsworth Basin was officially reopened on 26 March 2005 when 94 narrowboats attended the opening ceremony. The opening was performed by Tom Levitt, the then member of parliament for High Peak. The basin is situated on the fringe of the Peak District National Park and the purpose of the restoration was to develop this industrial heritage site as a tourist centre. See also Canals of Great Britain List of canal basins in Great Britain References External links Information On Bugsworth Basin Information On Bugsworth Basin Images of England listing Inland Waterways Protection Society - More information Google Earth air view of Bugsworth Basin Google Earth ground view (looking upstream) Category:Canals in England Category:Canal basins in England and Wales Category:Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Derbyshire Category:Canals in Derbyshire |
Aureococcus anophagefferens Aureococcus anophagefferens is a species of heterokont alga. Its cells have a single chloroplast, nucleus, and mitochondrion and an unusual exocellular polysaccharide-like layer. It causes harmful algal blooms. References Further reading External links AlgaeBase entry Category:Ochrophyta Category:Species described in 2008 |
Saxon XSLT Saxon is an XSLT and XQuery processor created by Michael Kay and now developed and maintained by his company, Saxonica. There are open-source and also closed-source commercial versions. Versions exist for Java, JavaScript and .NET. The current version, as of November 2019, is 9.9. Versions The original development line of Saxon ended with the version 6 series. This is a series of XSLT 1.0 processors. The current version, 6.5.5, is not undergoing further development aside from maintenance. The 6 series is only available for the Java programming language. The current development line, Saxon 9, implements the XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 specifications, as well as selected features from the 3.0 working drafts of both languages. Saxon 9 is capable of processing XSLT 1.0 files as well. (XSLT 2.0 is highly backwards compatible with XSLT 1.0. ) From 2004 until 2009 Saxon was available into two separate forms: Saxon-B and Saxon-SA. Both of these were built on similar codebases. Saxon-B was open-source software released under the Mozilla Public License, while Saxon-SA was a closed-source commercial product. The difference between Saxon-B and Saxon-SA was that B was "basic" while SA was "schema-aware". These terms are references to terms in the XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 specification. A processor that is "schema-aware" is able to use a W3C XML Schema to define the data types of the various elements in the source XML document(s). These data types can then be used in XPath 2.0 and XSLT 2.0 commands. A "basic" XSLT 2.0 processor is unable to use data typing information. With the release of version 9.2 in August 2009, the packaging changed to create three versions: home edition (HE), professional edition (PE), and enterprise edition (EE). The home edition is open source and free, the other versions are available under commercial licenses. The renaming from SA to EE was done to emphasize that the commercial product by now included many additional features beyond schema awareness, including a more advanced optimizer and the capability for streamed processing of XSLT and XQuery, enabling very large source documents to be processed without correspondingly large amounts of memory. Saxon offers strict conformance to the XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0 and 3.0, and XQuery 1.0 and 3.0 W3C Recommendations, and also implements XML Schema 1.0 and 1.1. As of 2016 the current version (9.7) also implements most of the features in the draft Recommendations for XSLT 3.0, XPath 3.1, and XQuery 3.1. The Saxon source code is written in Java. During 2005-6 M. David Peterson and others demonstrated that Saxon could be cross-compiled to run on .NET using the IKVM.NET cross-compiler, launching Saxon.NET as a separate product independent of the original developer. With the release of Saxon 8.7, Saxonica adopted this technology and from that release onwards, all versions have been released simultaneously for Java and .NET. The .NET version of the product omits features that are specific to the Java platform (such as integration with JDOM. Dom4j, and XOM, and instead provides features that integrate with the XML processing capabilities of the .NET platform. In 2012, following a series of prototypes, Saxonica released Saxon Client Edition (Saxon-CE), a version of the product adapted to run within the browser environment. This is achieved by adapting the Java source code so that it can be cross-compiled to Javascript using the GWT cross-compiler produced by Google. Saxon-CE provides the first implementation of XSLT 2.0 running on the browser, and also extends the language so that rather than merely generating HTML, it can directly handle user interaction. With the release of Saxon-CE 1.1 in February 2013, the product became open |
source. In February 2016 Michael Kay announced that Saxonica was working on a replacement for Saxon-CE written in pure Javascript, and dubbed Saxon-JS. Michael Kay, the author of Saxon, was the editor of the XSLT 2.0 specification and is also editor of the XSLT 3.0 draft. Features This table shows which features are available in the current versions of Saxon. The Java and .NET versions are built from a single codebase, so they share the same features. The suffixes *HE*, *PE*, *EE*, and *CE* refer to the Home, Professional, Enterprise, and Client Editions respectively: Saxon-HE and -CE are open source, while the -PE and -EE versions are available under a commercial license. A more detailed feature matrix can be found on the Saxonica web site. See also libxml2/Libxslt (competitor) Xalan (competitor) References External links Saxon-B homepage Saxonica homepage, for Saxon-SA Saxon XQuery Tools AntillesXML (GUI for Saxon) description of Saxon (German) Category:Free system software Category:Java platform Category:XQuery processors Category:XSLT processors |
Elleschodes Elleschodes is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae) occurring in Australia, particularly Queensland. Some species are pollinators of trees in the genus Eupomatia. Species The genus contains the following species: Elleschodes basipennis Elleschodes compactus Elleschodes ellipticus Elleschodes eucalypti Elleschodes hamiltoni Elleschodes hystricosus Elleschodes inconstans Elleschodes macrops Elleschodes modicus Elleschodes nigrirostris Elleschodes pallidus Elleschodes pictus Elleschodes placidus Elleschodes rufimanus Elleschodes rufulus Elleschodes scutellaris Elleschodes suturalis Elleschodes tenuirostris Elleschodes uniformis Elleschodes v-albus Category:Curculioninae Category:Beetles of Australia Category:Taxa named by Thomas Blackburn (entomologist) |
The Bunny Museum The Bunny Museum is a world record-holding museum dedicated to rabbits that was opened to the public in 1998, located in Altadena, California, US. The museum currently holds more than 35,000 bunny-related items. Located in a mid-century building. Amongst the ever-expanding collection there are ceramic bunnies, stuffed bunnies, cookie-jar bunnies and 9 Rose Parade float bunnies. The strangest pieces may be the freeze-dried rabbits, which were once household pets and are now kept in a glass display case. The museum has held the world record for "owning the most bunny items in the world" since 1999 when it was acknowledged by the Guinness World Records. At that point in time, it housed 8,473 pieces of bunny memorabilia. The slogan of the museum is "The Hoppiest place in the World". The museum was co-founded by married couple Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski, who started collecting the items after they began a tradition of giving each other new bunny gifts every day. See also House Rabbit Society References External links Category:Rabbits and hares Category:Museums in Pasadena, California |
Emal Gariwal Emal Gariwal is an Afghan footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Oqaban Hindukush F.C.. He has made 3 appearances for the Afghanistan national football team. External links Emal Gariwal – Football Lineup's Profile Category:Afghan footballers Category:Living people Category:1984 births Category:Footballers from Kabul Category:Association football goalkeepers |
Orroroo, South Australia Orroroo is a town in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. At the 2016 census, the locality of Orroroo had a population of 610 while its urban centre had a population of 537. The Wilmington-Ucolta Road passes through here, intersecting with the RM Williams Way which leads to the Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks. The Peterborough–Quorn railway line extended from Peterborough to Orroroo also in 1881 and Quorn in 1882, connecting with the new Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta. These railways have now been abandoned. Orroroo is situated near Goyder's Line, a line drawn up in 1865 by Surveyor General Goyder which he believed indicated the edge of the area suitable for agriculture. History Prior to European settlement, Orroroo was the home of the Ngadjuri Aboriginal people whose domain was the area to the east of the Flinders Rangers. The name Orroroo was thought to be an form of onomatopoeia in imitation of wind blowing through acacia trees. According to J. Gray, it actually meant 'early start', referring to the fact that the Ngadjuri, who usually camped at Pekina Creek, would move to camp at the Orroroo river the night before hunting for kangaroos, which would come up to the river at that point and thus allow them to make an early start at dawn for the hunt. Aboriginal origins, but the true meaning of the word is uncertain. The name was first used by an early pioneer who conducted a nearby coaching house which served travellers on the Burra-Blinman track. In 1844, the first Europeans to settle, John and James Chambers, took up the Pekina Run which covered 320 square miles. They did not receive any rain during the 17 months that they lived there. As a result of this drought, they sold the Pekina Run for £30. Charlie Easther settled in Orroroo during 1864 and opened up an eating house that became a popular stopping point for the drovers and bullockies who travelled through the area. The town was surveyed in 1875, when Solly's Hut, a clay-pugged log structure, was constructed as the town's first house and is now used as a museum. In September 1875, the town was officially named by George Goyder following the suggestion made by Charlie Easther . The first land sales were made in May 1876. The town was granted its own local council, the District Council of Orroroo, in 1887 (taking effect in 1888(, and the town's council offices were constructed in 1888. The District Council of Orroroo would survive until 1997, when it was merged to create the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton. On 24 August 1923, 230-volt electricity was connected to the town by Cr Martin Redden, Chairman of the District Council, in the presence of a large crowd. On 4 July 1962, the power house engines were shut down to change to AC power which gave the houses standard 240-volt power. An early irrigation scheme was formed after damming the Pekina Creek and creating the Pekina reservoir. Water from here was supplied to over 50 dairy farms. Orroroo had its own flour mill, several bakeries, carriage manufacturer and a butter factory, which still stands. Orroroo is the service centre for a predominantly farming community with the main products being wheat, sheep, cattle, pigs and a kangaroo processor. A local curiosity is nearby, called "Magnetic Hill", which is a gravity hill optical illusion. Railways The town was connected by the Peterborough–Quorn railway line to Peterborough and Quorn in September 1881, and was served by a Class 1 station and a large Goods Shed. During |
1962, concrete grain silos were built in the Yard. these provided the bulk of traffic until the railway was closed in 1987 Orroroo was the last attended station on the railway; staff were withdrawn and the station operated as "unattended" from August 1981. Passenger services were discontinued during 1969, when the South Australian Railways withdrew the railcar service. Grain continued to be hauled by rail from Orroroo until 1987, when all rail services were withdrawn by Australian National. Steamtown, a railway preservation group based at Peterborough, operated passenger trains for tourists to Orroroo and Eurelia until 2002. The railway line was eventually removed in 2008. Road transport Orroroo is on the south-north RM Williams Way (route B80) connecting Clare to Hawker and the west-east route B56 connecting the Port Augusta to Broken Hill. Origin of the name "Orroroo" "Orroroo" was officially named by a C.J. Easther, an early settler in the region. The Register of 16 November 1926 gives two still further alternatives, stating that Orroroo was the name of an Aboriginal girl who lived on nearby Pekina station, and that the town was for some reason named in honour of this girl, but also noting that others have suggested the name derivates from an Aboriginal word meaning 'dust', 'drift', or 'a windy locality'. It is true that in the Advertiser of 9 January 1903, it is said that orroroo means wind in "the native language". In the Advertiser of 15 August 1908, a still further derivation is suggested by a Gustav Degenhardt, who claims the name comes from the Aboriginal name for a nearby creek, Oorooroo. Degenhardt resided in Orroroo from at least as early as 1880 (five years after Easther named the town), so it may be that he had first-hand knowledge of Easther's reasons for so naming the town. Orroroo Fire Service The Orroroo Country Fire Service (CFS) is the volunteer fire service of Orroroo. They are part of the Black Rock CFS Group. Notable residents Arthur Richman Addison MLC (1842–1915) and son Walter C. Addison, a champion rifle shooter, were longtime residents. Hooper Brewster-Jones, an Australian composer, born in Orroroo. Rex Ingamells, poet, and founder of the Jindyworobak Movement, born in Orroroo. Professor Harry Medlin (1920-2013), Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Adelaide 1978-1997 Luke Tapscott, former footballer with in the Australian Football League, born in Orroroo. References External links Orroroo Cemetery names Orroroo Cemetery photos Category:Towns in South Australia Category:Gravity hills |
Volvo (disambiguation) Volvo is a Swedish manufacturing company. Related or formerly related companies include: Volvo Cars, an automobile manufacturer which was sold to Ford Motor Company in 1999 Volvo Trucks, a global truck manufacturer Volvo may also mean: Volvo International, a tennis tournament played on clay courts from 1973 to 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998 Volvo Masters, a European Tour golf tournament played from 1988 to 2008 Volvo Open, a golf tournament played in Sweden in 1970 and 1971 Volvo Ocean Race, a yacht race around the world, formerly the "Whitbread Round the World Race" a nickname of Ndaye Mulamba (born 1948), a former footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo See also List of Volvo passenger cars Volva (disambiguation) Vulva (disambiguation) |
Albert Wagner (architect) Albert Wagner (March 14, 1848 – August 24, 1898) was an architect from Germany who worked in New York City. Born in Poessneck, Germany, he moved to New York in 1871. He designed the Puck Building, expanded years later according to designs by his relative Herman Wagner. The building housed Puck magazine. Wagner also designed 140 Franklin Street (1887), a building later converted to lofts, and 134-136 Spring Street, where clothing businesses were housed. He used terra cotta, Romanesque style stone and brickwork, and ornate ironwork in his buildings. Wagner's office was at 67 University Place. Frederick Lewis Wagner was his son. Wagner died in on August 24, 1898 in New York. Work Puck Building bounded by West Houston Street, Mulberry Street, Jersey Street and Lafayette Street 140 Franklin Street Storage Building 260-266 West 36th Street. 134 Spring Street (1896), in the Soho - Cast Iron Historic District 53-55 Elizabeth Street, a 7-story Philadelphia face brick and iron building for Phillip Stroebel & Sons. 233 - 236 East 59th Street renovation "Down Town Power House" cable station, Bayard Street and Bowery to Elizabeth Street, a Third Avenue Railroad Company project References Category:19th-century German architects Category:1848 births Category:1898 deaths |
King Edward King Edward may refer to: Monarchs of England Edward the Elder (–924) Edward the Martyr (–978) Edward the Confessor (–1066) Edward I of England (1239–1307) Edward II of England (1284–1327) Edward III of England (1312–1377) Edward IV of England (1442–1483) Edward V of England (1470–1483?) Edward VI of England (1537–1553) Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910) Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972) of elsewhere Edward, King of Portugal (, 1391–1438) Edward Bruce (, –1318), High King of Ireland Edward Balliol (–1364), King of Scots, considered a usurper Places King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland King Edward Avenue (disambiguation) Other uses King Edward Hotel (Jackson, Mississippi), a former hotel-now-National Landmark in Jackson, Mississippi King Edward Hotel (Toronto), Ontario, Canada King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan King Edward's School (disambiguation) King Edward potato King Edward station, a rapid transit station in Vancouver Edward the Benevolent, predecessor to Graham as King of Daventry in the King's Quest series of PC games See also Edward King (disambiguation) |
Charlie Schneider Charlotte 'Charlie' Schneider is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, portrayed by actress Gabriele Metzger. She made her first appearance on screen in the series premiere on 2 January 1995. After the departure of Konrad Krauss, who played Arno Brandner, Metzger is the only remaining original cast member. Creation Introduction Charlie is introduced as a secondary character and best friend of Clarissa von Anstetten, played by Isa Jank. She is rarely seen in the beginning and then only as sidekick of Clarissa. She is the one to whom Clarissa can talk and the only one with whom Clarissa is really honest about everything. Charlie doesn't judge her no matter what and even supports Clarissa with her lies and schemes. It's also revealed that Charlie has a thing for younger men when she leaves a party of the Anstetten family in the company of a man, saying to Clarissa that she has plans with him for the night. The character of Charlie Schneider is also an adaption of the character on Sons & Daughters named Charlie Barlett, played by Sarah Kemp. The original and the adaption share a similar minor role during the show's early months, before they both emerge as key characters. Personality Charlie is a dizzy socialite in the beginning that loves it to gossip about everything and everyone. She has a taste for younger men, even though she wants something more in life. With time, we find Charlie often as the tragicomic character of the show. While she entertains us with her love to gossip and some embarrassing situations, Charlie is also a character that has tragic moments when it comes to her relationship. Her belief in love and the desire for something more puts her in relationships with lousy men, who hurt her sooner or later. Even though she supports Clarissa's schemes in the beginning, Charlie later becomes a very warm and hearty person. She is also a very forgiving woman, which can also be her biggest weakness. Development Upon her arrival, Charlie was quickly established as gossip factory, a characteristic she keeps through to the years. But Charlie is also a character that goes through changes in her personality. Always shown on-screen and mentioned, she deals with her past and the person she has become now. While she is Clarissa's "partner in crime" in the beginning of the show, she develops as a participant, before Charlie becomes a good soul that helps others. But that her past can never be rewritten is shown when her niece Olivia, played by Kristina Dörfer, arrives in 2006 and blackmails her aunt with one of her old mistakes. In scenes with Olivia we see more of Charlie's old self. When the secret [that she paid the ex-girlfriend of her younger brother to get an abortion] comes out, she later forgives Olivia for her blackmail and leaves her old self once again in the past. Love in Charlie's life In the beginning, Charlie is shown as a woman who loves to have affairs with younger men. With time, Charlie tries for something more; she wants to find love and even a husband. She fails miserably a few times. Most of the men seem to fall in love with Charlie's wealth instead with her. Others betray Charlie, like David McNeal, played by Sam Eisenstein, who cheated on her with Tanja von Anstetten, played by Miriam Lahnstein. She invested too much time in her relationship with Johannes von Lahnstein, played by Thomas Gumpert, when he wasn't ready for a new love in his life. As time goes |
by, Charlie tries to give up on love. But then Bernd von Beyenbach, played by Ron Holzschuh, seems to have true feelings for her. At first he is only after her money, but honestly begins to fall for her. But when Bernd cheats on her with Olivia, she breaks up with him. Bernd hopes for her forgiveness - with success. Charlie tries to speak with him before Bernd leaves town, but by then he is already gone. After this heartbreak, Charlie is once again shown as a woman how loves uncomplicated affairs, however long they last. With this side of Charlie, the viewers see parts of her old self in her again. When Sascha Göbel, played by Tobias Fries, is introduced, Charlie gets involved with him, yet another younger man. But Sascha wants to get serious with Charlie and has genuine feelings for her. Charlie doesn't trust men anymore and she dumps him, not believing that it could work out. Even though she ended it, Charlie is left heartbroken once again. Then the character takes a drastic turn, when Stella Mann, played by Anne Wis, is introduced and shows interest in Charlie. This begins the build up to a lesbian relationship between Stella and Carla von Lahnstein, played by Claudia Hiersche, that gets more serious with time. This is a plot line of which many viewers disapprove, showing Charlie as a woman with a depressing past with men that is pushed into a potential love affair with another woman. Friendships Since the beginning of the show, Charlie always has had a friend on the show and, now that she is a key character, is a friend also to a group of characters. Charlie's best friend was the devious Clarissa for the first years. Even though Clarissa betrayed Charlie a couple of times, the two remained as friends until Clarissa's exit in 2001. The friendship between the two woman was very unequal. While Clarissa was scheming, Charlie became a good person. And even in the beginning, Charlie was portrayed as little bit dumb and quirky, while Clarissa seemed intelligent and elegant. Over the years Charlie changed and has proven that she has become an intelligent businesswoman. After Clarissa's exit, Charlie's stupidity was gone too. Cécile de Maron, played by Yvonne Burbach, becomes Charlie's new best friend. Charlie develops as good soul and loyal friend to Cécile and also to Clarissa's stepson Henning, last played by Patrick Fichte. She is shown as someone who likes to play amour and a very good listener. Charlie also becomes friends with other characters, most notable Arno Brandner, played by Konrad Krauss and Elisabeth von Lahnstein, played by Martina Servatius. In 2008, Charlie becomes friends with Nathalie von Lahnstein, played by Jenny Winkler, a woman that had committed a hit and run by Charlie. Also involved in this was her friend Elisabeth, who kept Nathalie's crime as a secret. Charlie forgives both of them, which once again shows the mentioned weakness in her personality. Storylines In the beginning, Charlie owns a gallery and enjoys a luxurious lifestyle. She likes young men and has zippy attitude. For many years she is the best friend of Clarissa von Anstetten and supports her schemes, but changes her character later to the better and becomes a good soul. The friendship lasted to Clarissa's presumed death in 2001. After she decides to take a break from art and closes her gallery, she opens her own bistro - the Schneiders, which becomes a popular meeting place for the high society of Düsseldorf. Charlie thinks she only needs a man in her life |
to complete her happiness. But she always seems to meet the wrong guys. Most of them use Charlie because of her wealthy lifestyle and she is left heartbroken many times. Charlie begins an affair with David McNeal and falls in love with him. They get into a relationship, but when Charlie's worst enemy, Tanja von Anstetten, who was supposed to be dead, returns, and wants to get back at Charlie. She threatens her with her life and begins an affair with David. Tanja makes sure Charlie finds out about it and Charlie catches David with Tanja in bed. Charlie breaks up with him, but Tanja isn't finished with her old "friend" - she wants to drive Charlie crazy. And her plans work, as not even her brother Lars (Herbert Ulrich) eventually believes or trusts her anymore. Charlie engages a professional murderer who should kill Tanja. But she already knows about Charlie's plan and blackmails her. Charlie has to give her all of her possessions and Charlie ends up working at the No Limits. But Charlie wins everything back, reopens the Schneiders and is very happy when her nephew Oliver Sabel comes back to town from working as a steward on cruise ships for a few years. He finds out Charlie hasn't the best relationship with Olivia and he wants to change that. He finds out that Olivia slept with Charlie's fiancé Bernd von Beyenbach. But when Olivia tells him that she regrets that, Oliver wants to help make peace between them. But what Oliver doesn't know is that Olivia is blackmailing her aunt about a secret from her past. Then Charlie finds out that Olivia faked a pregnancy and made Andi Fritzsche and Ansgar von Lahnstein each believe they are the father of the baby. Olivia warns Charlie not to tell anyone about that. But she can't shut her mouth and gives Andi a hint. When Olivia finds out that Charlie is partially responsible for Andi leaving her, she wants to get back at her. Olivia tells everyone that Charlie paid Lars' ex-girlfriend to have an abortion years ago. Lars breaks ties with his sister and Charlie is left heartbroken. Oliver tries to help his aunt and sets up a big family reunion. Lars forgives his sister for the mistake she made years ago and Charlie is even willing to forgive Olivia. Since then, Charlie has a good relationship with Olivia and again with her brother Lars. In fall of 2008, Charlie starts dating again. She meets the young and attractive Sascha Göbel in a gallery, which she visits with her good friend Elisabeth. Charlie tries to take things slowly and doesn't want to rush in anything because of her history with men. But Sascha really seems like a nice guy and Oliver and Olivia seem to like him too. But when Charlie sees Sascha with Olivia, old memories come back to her mind and she thinks about how her relationship with Bernd turned out. Charlie gets a little paranoid and assumes that Sascha is flirting with Olivia. He isn't and tells Charlie that he wants her and even confesses his love to her. But this is too much for Charlie and she tells him she isn't ready to say it back to him yet. Sascha is okay with it, but things get more complicated when he becomes more and more an important part in Charlie's life. Thinking that she isn't ready for a serious relationship, she ends things with Sascha. Single again, Charlie enjoys her life and is invited to a masked ball at Castle Königsbrunn. Set up to |
dance with Eduard von Tepp, she soon needs to see that he is a boring character. When Eduard wants to have another dance with Charlie, Stella Mann rescues her. Charlie thanks Stella and has a nice chat with her before she decides to leave the ball. But her driver is already gone. Stella offers her to take her home. The two ladies end up in the Schneiders, have another glass of champagne and dance together. Charlie and Stella end up kissing each other and Stella develops feelings for Charlie. Stella wants to form a serious relationship and even though Charlie is attracted to Stella, she tells her that just can't have a romantic relationship with another woman. In 2011, Charlie discovers that Clarissa is alive and spent the last ten years in prison. As Clarissa believes that Tanja died all those years ago, Charlie is determined to keep it that way. Clarissa wants to have a new start with her children in Spain. But it doesn't take long that Clarissa discovers Tanja and has to find out that she now is the head of her company Ligne Clarisse Lahnstein. Charlie tries to keep Clarissa from getting back to her old self but soon realizes that Clarissa never changed as she has been lying to her daughter Julia for months. Charlie is shocked when Clarissa returns to Germany and is causing a public scandal as she appears alive and well on the fashion show of Ligne CL's controversial line "Mother of Incest" - a line Tanja named after her old enemy. As Clarissa tries to get in good graces of the Lahnstein family, Charlie supports Elisabeth as Clarissa tries to cause trouble in Elisabeth's marriage with Ludwig von Lahnstein. In the beginning of 2012, Charlie and Frank Helmke, a police inspector, have started seeing each other. In late 2012, Charlie tries to stop Arno, who is suffering from Alzheimer and about to die, from writing a letter to Oliver revealing that Oliver has a half-sister, born to his father on an affair. After Arno's death, Charlie goes on a trip to clear off her head, and in the meantime Oliver finds the letter and later discovers that Clarissa arranged the adoption of a baby that might be his sister. Clarissa provides him enough information to track her to the city of Tübingen. When Charlie returns, she discovers that Olli found his sister, Bella Jacob. Later, she confesses to be Bella's mother. Notes Category:Verbotene Liebe characters Category:Fictional businesspeople Category:Television characters introduced in 1995 Category:Fictional socialites |
California Pacific University California Pacific University or Cal Pacific University was a private business school dedicated to the instruction in all aspects of business at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, and located in Escondido, San Diego County. The university was aimed towards working professionals in business management and was recognized by the California Department of Education as a higher education degree-granting institution. Its graduates and alumni include professionals in business, government, academia, federal and state employees, law, authors, healthcare, technology, and finance. History CPU was founded in 1976. The founders are as follows: Dr N. Charles Dalton, Ph.D (Principal) H Ronald Domnitz, a retired San Diego Superior Court Judge, current attorney and family law mediator. Norm Deimling, MBA president of the Joshua Foundation Mark Dalton, MBA Jane Dalton The university was located in Escondido, California, 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. California Pacific later moved to the city of Pinole in northern California. For over four decades, California Pacific University provided alternative educational programs for adults wishing to obtain bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees and to provide a complete business education on and off campus. It has been reported to have had a staff of 7. California Pacific University once had an affiliation with Alabama A&M University, in a partnership to host its evening MBA program in San Diego California. California Pacific University was a member of The Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA), a method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. The university was the first collegiate institution to be approved under the qualitative standards mandated by the State of California Educational Reform Act of 1977. Moreover, it was the first institution approved by the State of California to offer academic degree programs by distance study without residency requirements. It was a member of the American Council on Education. Based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education's collaborative link between the US Department of Defense and higher education, the university awarded college credits to members of the armed forces through review of military training and experiences. The university was one of several California universities to participate in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, and California Student Aid Commission's initiative to make higher education more accessible and affordable by providing low cost tuition. In June 1986, the California Postsecondary Education Commission in cooperation with the Student Aid Commission listed California Pacific University as an eligible and approved university to participate in the California Cal Grant student aid program on the recommendation of The California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Education. In a 1989 report protecting the integrity of California degrees to the Governor and to the California Legislature, the California Postsecondary Education Commission described California Pacific University's programs as follows: The university received an honorable mention from widely known Author John Bear in his 1989 book "Bear's Guide to Earning Non-Traditional College Degrees" and further mentioned in his 1995 book "College Degrees by Mail" as one of the nations top 100 good schools that offer, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorates and Law Degrees by Home Study. Founder of California Pacific University, Charles Dalton was instrumental in helping to get the Assembly Bill 1993 amended. On June 21, 1990, he appeared and gave a public testimony on behalf of California Pacific University alongside representatives of many other California postsecondary colleges and universities expressing concerns as to multiple articles of the (Assembly Bill 1993) and new regulations for California state oversight of private colleges, universities, and vocational schools. After review of all oral testimonies, a public preliminary draft of regulations to implement the "Private Postsecondary and |
Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989" was issued by the California Postsecondary Education Commission in October 1990. This was in response to the Assembly Bill 1993 (Chapter 1324,Statutes of 1989). In 1991, the California Postsecondary Education Commission found that the state's standards relating to institutional stability, institutional integrity, and consumer protection, were more stringent than those required by the accrediting agencies. The Commission, therefore, advised against the state's relying directly on regional and national accrediting agency processes in lieu of the State's licensure processes. . Founder Dr Dalton stepped down as the Chief Academic Officer due to health issues and aging. David Oxenhandler, former president and board member of the University of Fairfax, and current chairman of the educational accreditation agency Distance Education Accrediting Commission later took over as the Director of Education, and Chief Academic Officer (CAO). Dr Dalton passed away on 4/11/2011 of natural causes in Escondido, California. 2016 closure On July 22, 2016, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education denied California Pacific's annual application to renew its approval to operate due to non-compliance of an annual report required by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Under the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education California Education Code Section 94888, an institution that is denied renewal of an approval to operate may file an appeal. However, the university waived its right to appeal and closed its doors. The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education recognized California Pacific University as an approved institution until September 12th, 2016 The university officially closed on September 18, 2016. Student records are maintained by the custodian of record for third-party credential verification as required under the California Department of Education and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education's, local law Article 3. Maintenance of Records 71930. Student records are referred to the "closed school" unit of the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Academics The university observed the quarter system. Credits were earned in 5 quarter units and covered courses in Business Administration and Management, Operations, General, Health and Medical Administration. The university offered the following degree programs: Bachelors of Business Administration Master of Business Administration) Master of Arts in Management & Human Behavior Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration Master of Arts in Management & Healthcare Administration Doctor of Business Administration Doctor of Philosophy in Management) Later on, it offered BSBA and MBA in Information Technology Management. BSBA and MBA in Natural Resource Management. BSBA and MBA in Church Management. BSBA and MBA in Rehabilitation and Home Health Managements. MBA in Oil Exploration and Heavy Equipment Management. Upon completion of an MA in Healthcare Administration or MA in Management and Human Behavior, degree holders were eligible to sit for Licensure as a California Nursing Home Administrator Bar review courses were also offered for local law school graduates in preparation of the California bar examination The university's Master of Arts (MA) in Management and Human Behavior was California's oldest California state-approved degree program. This program demonstrated that quality education could be delivered to students via an off-campus format and was approved by the California Department of Education in 1978. Students were enrolled in programs designed for the achievement of personal, professional, and career goals. According to an annual catalog issued by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, California Pacific University had two Proctored Comprehensive Examinations in each of its programs to assure that the student earning the degree or credit is the person who completed the coursework. The courses are administered by a qualified credentialed Proctor who was nominated and approved by the university. However local students had the option |
of taking courses at night on site in a classroom setting. Students were required to study on a course-by-course basis, studying one course at a time, building upon their personal experiences prior to entry in the program and daily application of what is learned in the program to their own business careers. Upon completion of all courses, credits and passing scores on the five-part College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Test, students are conferred a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. Potential students for Master programs were required to submit or complete Graduate Record Examinations prior to admission. Master of Business Administration degrees are awarded when the candidate has completed fifty (50) quarter hours in a ten course outline with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. There were two doctorate level programs: Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. degree for a professor, researcher, or scientist in many fields, and a Doctor of Business Administration D.B.A. in Business administration for business professionals. Candidates for doctoral degrees are required to have completed a minimum of 125 quarter hours of post-baccalaureate credits, complete all required courses and prepare a proposal for a dissertation and complete the Final Doctoral Dissertation or project of original research to be presented and approved by the faculty. The university's doctoral programs were designed to provide advanced courses in management for the successful executive in business, government, labor unions, the military, and non-profit organizations. Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in Management complete the same courses as candidates for the Doctor of Business Administration D.B.A. degree. The final product, the Proposal and the Dissertation are significantly different in that the dissertation requires original research on a topic in business or management. Recognition and authority The university was awarded recognition by the California Department of Education in the mid 1980s and later received full recognition through the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE). However, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education ceased operation on July 1, 2007. In 2009, CPU was a listed applicant to gain accreditation in a report issued by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, an educational accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. In 2010, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), a new agency contracted by the California Department of Consumer Affairs was established to replace the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education in order to continue regulating private postsecondary educational institutions operating in the state of California. Under the new agency regulations, California Pacific maintained its recognition (California School Code #3701571) to grant BBAs, MBAs, MAs, DBAs and PhDs in Management, Business, Health Care, and Human Behavior. References External links California Postsecondary Education Commission School list Category:Business schools in California Category:Distance education institutions based in the United States Category:Universities and colleges in Contra Costa County, California Category:Private universities and colleges in California Category:1976 establishments in California Category:Educational institutions established in 1976 |
21st European Film Awards The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on December 6, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Winners and nominees Best European Actor Toni Servillo – Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo Michael Fassbender – Hunger Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen – Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen) James McAvoy – Atonement Jürgen Vogel – The Wave (Die Welle) Elmar Wepper – Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten – Hanami) Best European Actress Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) Hiam Abbass – Lemon Tree Arta Dobroshi – The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna) Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky Belen Rueda – The Orphanage (El orfanato) Ursula Werner – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun) Best European Composer Max Richter – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) – Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou) Dario Marianelli – Atonement Fernando Velázquez – The Orphanage (El orfanato) Best European Director Matteo Garrone – Gomorrah (Gomorra) Laurent Cantet – The Class (Entre les murs) Andreas Dresen – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun) Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) Steve McQueen – Hunger Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo Best European Film Best European Screenwriter ' Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano – Gomorrah (Gomorra)Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis – Lemon TreeAri Folman – Waltz with BashirPaolo Sorrentino – Il Divo'' Category:European Film Awards ceremonies Category:2008 film awards Category:Culture in Copenhagen Category:2008 in Europe |
3-chloro-D-alanine dehydrochlorinase In enzymology, a 3-chloro-D-alanine dehydrochlorinase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 3-chloro-D-alanine + H2O pyruvate + chloride + NH3 Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-chloro-D-alanine and H2O, whereas its 3 products are pyruvate, chloride, and NH3. This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-halide lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-chloro-D-alanine chloride-lyase (deaminating; pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include beta-chloro-D-alanine dehydrochlorinase, and 3-chloro-D-alanine chloride-lyase (deaminating). It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate. References Category:EC 4.5.1 Category:Pyridoxal phosphate enzymes Category:Enzymes of unknown structure |
Christos Rozakis Christos Rozakis (, born 1941 in Athens) is a Greek judge, and currently the President of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe. He was formerly the first vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights. In 1996, he also served briefly as a Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece. He studied Law in the University of Athens and continued his studies at University College London (LL.M 1970), the University of Illinois (LL.M 1971, J.S.D. 1973) and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Rozakis was member of the European Commission of Human Rights since 1987, and has been member of ECtHR since 1998. His dissenting opinions include those in Grand Chamber cases Sahin v. Germany, Ždanoka v. Latvia, Kingsley v. the United Kingdom, McElhinney v. Ireland, Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom. He also joined dissents in Grand Chamber cases Bykov v. Russia, Blecic v. Croatia, Janowski v. Poland, K. and T. v. Finland, Draon v. France, Maurice v. France. References External links CVs of ECHR judges Letsas G. Judge Rozakis's Separate Opinions and the Strasbourg Dilemma University College London, 2011 Category:1941 births Category:Judges of the European Court of Human Rights Category:Greek diplomats Category:Greek judges Category:Living people Category:Alumni of University College London Category:Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni Category:Members of the European Commission of Human Rights Category:Greek judges of international courts and tribunals |
Wutubus Wutubus annularis is a tubular Ediacaran fossil from China. It is the only species in the genus Wutubus. References Category:Ediacaran biota Category:Ediacaran Asia Category:Monotypic genera |
Ohio University Aquatic Center Ohio University's Aquatic Center is the swimming and diving facility of the Ohio Bobcats. It has been home to Ohio Bobcats swimming and diving since it was opened on January 27, 1984 before a dual meet against the Youngstown State Penguins. The Aquatic Center has a potential to hold 1,105 spectators in the bleachers located above two sides of the pool. The Olympic-sized pool at the Aquatic Center has 22 25-yard lanes, 10 50-meter lanes and a pair of one and three meter diving boards. The pool's shallow end is deep and the pool's deep end is deep. The surface area of the pool is , which contains of water. Because it is one of the best swimming and diving facilities in the region, the Aquatic Center has hosted the 1985 NCAA Diving Regionals, 6 Women's Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships (1986, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2005), and 4 Men's Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships (1988, 1991, 1998 and 2002). The Ohio High School Athletic Association also holds regional-level competition here often. In addition to serving as the home of the Bobcats, the facility hosts various local high school swim meets and is used by Ohio University faculty, staff, and students as well as Athens, Ohio community members for recreational swimming. External links Aquatic Center Information Page Official Ohio University Athletics Website Ohio Green & White Club - Supporting Ohio Bobcats Athletics Unofficial Ohio Bobcats Fan Website Official Website of the Mid-American Conference Category:Ohio Bobcats Category:Sports venues in Ohio Category:Buildings and structures of Ohio University |
Spencer Gosch Spencer Gosch (born January 22, 1984) is an American politician who has served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 23rd district since 2017. References Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives Category:South Dakota Republicans |
Peter Friend (author) Peter Friend is a New Zealand born science fictionwriter who won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for fiction three times. His stories have been published in Asimov's Science Fiction, Aurealis, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine and elsewhere. The stories he has won awards for are: "The Good Earth" (2002 Sir Julius Vogel Award) "The Alchemist" - Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #8 which tied for first with “A Plea for Help” - by Kevin G Maclean (2004 Sir Julius Vogel Award) "The Real Deal" published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 2005 (2006 Sir Julius Vogel Award) He also had a story shortlisted for the 2005 Sir Julius Vogel Award: "The Christmas Tree" - published in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Short films Peter has also won both the Hobbyist Category and Overall prizes at the 2007 Moviefest short film competition, for a 5-minute animated film entitled 'Monocular'. References SFFANZ - Sir Julius Vogel homepage External links Category:New Zealand science fiction writers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people |
Upskirt Upskirting is the practice of taking non-consensual photographs under a person's skirt or kilt, capturing an image of the crotch area, underwear, and sometimes genitalia. An upskirt is a photograph, video, or illustration which incorporates an image made by upskirting. The practice is regarded as a form of sexual fetishism or voyeurism and is similar in nature to downblouse photography. The ethical and legal issue relating to upskirt and downblouse photography is one of a reasonable expectation of privacy, even in a public place. Social attitudes The term "upskirt" is relatively recent, but the concept and interest therein are not. Looking up a woman's skirt was depicted in the 1767 painting The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. In "polite society", looking up a lady's skirt was regarded as impolite or rude. In less polite society, looking up a lady's skirt or her lifting up the skirt or otherwise exposing her underwear was regarded as bawdy, as in the case of cabaret dances such as the can-can or in the case of entertainment involving the raising of a dancer's dress by her spinning rapidly. By the polite society, such behaviour was widely judged as indecent. The sudden popularity in the 1960s of the miniskirt brought the concept out onto the streets, and was viewed by many as mass exhibitionism. One commentator in the 1960s said, "In European countries ... they ban mini-skirts in the streets and say they're an invitation to rape...." By contrast, many women viewed the new style as rebellion against previous clothing styles and as women's liberation of their own bodies. For the first time, many women felt comfortable exposing their thighs, whether on the beach in a swimsuit or in street wear, and were even relaxed when in some situations their underwear would be visible. Some upskirt and downblouse images originate as innocent fun images which are made with the knowledge and lack of objection of the females affected. However, some of these images can finish up being more widely distributed or being posted onto the Internet without the knowledge and consent of the subject, for example as revenge porn following a relationship breakup. Some upskirt and downblouse photos and videos are made specifically to upload onto the Internet, where many viewers seek such images taken surreptitiously (and presumably without the subject's consent). Such photographs are common on fetish and pornographic websites, as well as on video sharing sites such as YouTube. Attitudes hardened with the very widespread availability and use of digital photographic and video technology, most recently camera phones. Such technology was also being used to record upskirt and downblouse images for uploading onto the internet. Specialist websites came into existence where people could share such images, and terms such as "upskirt", "downblouse" and "nipple dress" (i.e., when an erect nipple is evident through the material of a woman's dress) came into use. Of particular concern were images of minors and of people who could be identified. Celebrities were popular victims of such efforts. Issues of privacy and reputation began to be raised. The creation and viewing of this type of image came increasingly to be described as forms of voyeurism and pornography. This was not that most of such images were sexual in nature, with most of them being quite innocent by themselves, but because of their association with the nature of the website on which they were posted and because of the size of the collections. Safety shorts Many K-pop girl groups wear "safety shorts", typically black cycling shorts, under miniskirts or denim cut-off shorts to prevent upskirting while retaining freedom of movement |
on stage. Korean idols are often filmed from below stage level by fancams. In countries such as the UK, schoolgirls sometimes wear shorts under their skirts to protect themselves from upskirting. Legal position Many countries do not have laws which protect a person's right to personal privacy, especially in a public place, but the legal position does vary considerably. Australia All jurisdictions within Australia have passed laws making it illegal to take upskirt photos in public places without the person's consent. Finland In 2010, an elderly man had his camera confiscated and was fined 12 day-fines for the act of public obscenity (which was thought to be the closest match in the criminal code), having taken dozens of upskirt photos in a shopping centre in Turku. Germany In November 2019, the German Bundestag approved a bill to criminalize both upskirting and rubbernecking. India In India, under section 66E, of the Information Technology Act, "Whoever, intentionally or knowingly captures, publishes or transmits the image of a private area of any person without his or her consent, under circumstances violating the privacy of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine not exceeding two lakh (200,000) rupees, or with both". The words "private area" mean the naked or undergarment-clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks or female breast; "under circumstances violating privacy" means circumstances in which a person can have a reasonable expectation that any part of his or her private area would not be visible to the public, regardless of whether that person is in a public or private place. Japan In Japan, some prefectures have laws against upskirt photography. New Zealand In New Zealand it is illegal to make a visual recording of a person's intimate parts in any setting in which the person has a "reasonable expectation of privacy". This includes public and private settings. It is also illegal to possess or distribute such images. United Kingdom England and Wales As of April 2019, upskirting is a specific offence of voyeurism under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It is defined as creating images of or operating equipment to view genitals, buttocks or underwear beneath clothing where they would not normally be visible, for the purpose of sexual gratification or to cause humiliation, alarm or distress. The maximum sentence for the offence is two years' imprisonment and in the more serious sexual cases those convicted are added to the Violent and Sex Offender Register. Before 2019, there were no specific laws against upskirting in England and Wales. When upskirting took place in public, it was outside of the scope of the offence of voyeurism under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Nevertheless, prosecutions for upskirting were successful under the common law offence of outraging public decency, which requires the presence of at least two other people and for the act to be done in a public place. Following a public campaign to change the law, a government bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 21 June 2018. Speaking on the government's behalf in the House of Lords, Baroness Vere of Norbiton said that the legislation would also protect men wearing kilts. The Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 received royal assent on 12 February 2019, taking effect two months later. Scotland Upskirting is a specific offence in Scotland under the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010. This Act, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament, extended the definition of voyeurism to cover upskirting. Northern Ireland As in England and Wales before 2019, there is no specific offence of upskirting in Northern Ireland, but can |
in certain circumstances be prosecuted as the common law offence of outraging public decency. United States In the United States, laws vary by state. At the federal level the United States enacted the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004 to punish those who intentionally make an image of an individual's private areas without consent, when the person knew the subject had an expectation of privacy. This act applies only in areas under federal jurisdiction. Additionally, many state laws address the issue as well. A 2005 Illinois law made it a crime to videotape or transmit upskirt videos of other people without their consent. A 2014 Chicago ordinance made the crime punishable by a $500 fine. In March 2014, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court overruled a lower court upskirt ruling because the women photographed were not nude or partially nude, saying that existing so-called Peeping Tom laws protect people from being photographed in dressing rooms and bathrooms when nude or partially nude, but it does not protect clothed people in public areas. A law was then passed in Massachusetts to ban the practice. In September 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals voided the state's statute against "improper photography or visual recording" including "upskirt" photos, saying its wording was overly broad. The court's opinion stated: "Protecting someone who appears in public from being the object of sexual thoughts seems to be the sort of 'paternalistic interest in regulating the defendant’s mind' that the First Amendment was designed to guard against." In 2017, actress Natalie Morales criticized paparazzi for intentionally taking her upskirt photos and passing them off as her wardrobe malfunction. See also Anasyrma Hidden camera Legality of recording by civilians References Further reading The Future of Reputation, Gossip, Rumour and Privacy on the Internet, Daniel J. Solove, Yale University Press, 2007, , p. 166 Sex in Consumer Culture, Tom Reichert, Jacqueline Lambiase, Routledge, 2006, Sex Crimes Investigation: Catching and Prosecuting the Perpetrators, Robert L. Snow, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, , p. 146 External links Category:Pornography terminology Category:Sexual fetishism Category:Sexual harassment Category:Sexual abuse Category:Sexual misconduct |
Palanivel Thiagarajan P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan is an Indian politician. He is the son of the late P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, also a politician. His grandfather, P. T. Rajan, was also a prominent politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Madurai Central. Early life Thiagarajan graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (formerly, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli). He obtained a master's degree in Operations Research and a Ph.D. in Human Factors Engineering / Engineering Psychology at State University Of New York, Buffalo. He then completed his Master Of Business Administration in Financial Management at MIT Sloan School Of Management. Career He began his career in 1990 as an independent consultant in Operations and Systems Improvement. He joined Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2001 as Trader and Co-Portfolio Manager - Firm Relationship Loan Portfolio. He quit Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as Head Of Offshore Capital Markets in the year 2008. He then worked for Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore in the Global Capital Markets division. He quit Standard Chartered Bank as Managing Director, Financial Markets Sales in the year 2014. Personal life He married Margaret Thiagarajan and has two sons, Palani Thevan Rajan and Vel Thiaga Rajan. References Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Category:National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli alumni Category:University at Buffalo alumni Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Category:Indian investment bankers |
William B. W. Howe William Bell White Howe (1823–1894) was the sixth Bishop of South Carolina in the Episcopal Church. References See also List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA Category:1824 births Category:1894 deaths Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Category:People from Claremont, New Hampshire |
Spring Cove School District The Spring Cove School District is a small rural, public school district in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Roaring Spring and Martinsburg plus the townships of North Woodbury, Huston, Taylor, and Freedom. Spring Cove School District encompasses approximately . According to 2004 local census data, it serves a resident population of 13,333. In 2009, Spring Cove School District residents’ per capita income was $16,356, while the median family income was $41,619. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08, the Spring Cove School District provided basic educational services to 1,873 pupils. The district employed: 135 teachers, 114 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Spring Cove School District received more than $10.7 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Schools The district operates four schools: Central High School (Gr. 9-12), Spring Cove Middle School (Gr. 6-8) and two Elementary Schools (Gr. K-5): Martinsburg Elementary School and Spring Cove Elementary School. Additionally, the district operates Spring Cove Cyber School (K-12). Governance The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serves without compensation for a term of four years.), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board. The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the Spring Cove School Board and district administration a "D" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more. Academic achievement Spring Cove School District was ranked 257th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2012. The ranking was based on student academic achievement as demonstrated on the last three years of the PSSAs for: reading, writing math and science. The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs. 2011 - 256th 2010 - 250th 2009 - 215th 2008 - 230th 2007 - 230th out of 501 school districts. Overachiever statewide ranking In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Spring Cove School District ranked 185th. In 2011, the district was 155th. The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations." District AYP status history In 2011, Spring Cove School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania |
public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math. In 2011, 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance. Spring Cove School District achieved AYP status each year from 2004 to 2009, while in 2003 the district was in Warning status due to lagging student achievement. Graduation rate In 2011, the graduation rate at Spring Cove School District was 89%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Central High School's graduation rate was 88% for 2010. According to traditional graduation rate calculations 2010 - 97% 2009 - 97% 2008 - 92.8% 2007 - 92% High school Central High School is located at 718 Central High Road, Martinsburg. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 620 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 214 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 41 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 15:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. In 2011, Central High School achieved AYP status. In 2010, Central High School was in Warning status due to lagging student achievement. PSSA results 11th Grade Reading 2011 - 75% on grade level, (10% below basic). State - 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level. 2010 - 55% (20% below basic). State - 66% 2009 - 62% (19% below basic). State - 65% 2008 - 67% (16% below basic). State - 65% 2007 - 66% (17% below basic). State - 65% 11th Grade Math: 2011 - 64% on grade level (16% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 60.3% of 11th graders are on grade level. 2010 - 57% (23% below basic). State - 59% 2009 - 56% (23% below basic). State - 56%. 2008 - 56% (25% below basic). State - 56% 2007 - 52% (30% below basic). State - 53% 11th Grade Science: 2011 - 45% on grade level (10% below basic). State - 40% of 11th graders were on grade level. 2010 - 34% (16% below basic). State - 39% 2009 - 40% (14% below basic). State - 40% 2008 - 25% (23% below basic). State - 39% College remediation rate According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 100% of the Central High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English. Dual enrollment Central High School offers a dual enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college |
degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offered a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions. For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $4,023 for the program. SAT scores From January to June 2011, 70 Spring Cove School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 484. The Math average score was 484. The Writing average score was 480. Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479. In the United States, 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing. Middle school Spring Cove Middle School is located at 185 Spring Cove Drive, Roaring Spring. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Spring Cove Middle School reported an enrollment of 361 pupils in grades 6th through 8th, with 143 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 25 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 14:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2010 and 2011, Spring Cove Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status. PSSA Results: 8th Grade Reading 2011 - 86% on grade level (5% below basic). State - 81.8% 2010 - 90% (4% below basic). State - 81% 2009 - 83% (7% below basic), State - 80% 2008 - 89% (4% below basic), State - 78% 2007 - 74% (10% below basic), State - 75% 8th Grade Math: 2011 - 80% on grade level (12% below basic). State - 76.9% 2010 - 84% (7% below basic). State - 75% 2009 - 75% (9% below basic). State - 71% 2008 - 80% (12% below basic). State - 70% 2007 - 67% (13% below basic). State - 68% 8th Grade Science: 2011 - 60% on grade level (19% below basic). State – 58.3% 2010 - 68% (18% below basic). State – 57% 2009 - 55% (21% below basic). State - 55% 2008 - 64% (13% below basic). State - 52% 2007 - tested, but results not made public. 7th Grade Reading 2011 - 77% on grade level (10% below basic). State – 76% 2010 - 77% (9% below basic). State - 73% 2009 - 71% (7% below basic). State - 71% 2008 - 78% (11% below basic). State - 70% 2007 - 77% (8% below basic). State - 67% 7th Grade Math: 2011 - 70% on grade level (11% below basic). State - 78.6% 2010 - 85% (10% below basic). State - 77% 2009 - 83% (4% below basic), State - 75% 2008 - 72% (10% below basic), State - 71% 2007 - 73% (16% below basic), State - 67% 6th Grade Reading: 2011 - 78% (6% below basic). State - 69.9% 2010 - 78% (15% below basic). State - 68% 2009 - 73% (9% below basic), State - 67% 2008 - 74% (13% below basic), State - 67% 2007 - 59% (18% below basic), State - 63% 6th Grade Math: 2011 - 81% (8% below basic). State - 78.8% 2010 - 83% (4% below basic). State - 78% 2009 - 80% (6% below basic), State - 75% 2008 - |
75% (11% below basic), State - 72% 2007 - 63% (21% below basic), State - 69% Elementary school Martinsburg Elementary School is located at 415 Spring Street, Martinsburg. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Martinsburg Elementary School reported an enrollment of 347 pupils in grades kindergarten through 5th, with 150 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 25 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 14:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2010 and 2011, Martinsburg Elementary School achieved AYP status. In 2011, only 75% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In math, 86% of the students in 3rd through 5th grades were on grade level and 49% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 86% of the pupils were on grade level. Spring Cove Elementary School is located 137 Spring Cove Drive, Roaring Spring. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 515 pupils in grades kindergarten through 5th, with 224 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 34 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 15:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. In 2010 and 2011, Elementary School achieved AYP status. In 2011, only 74% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In math, 87% of the students in 3rd through 5th grades were on grade level and 53% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 89% of the pupils were on grade level. Cyber school Spring Cove Cyber School is a kindergarten through 12th grade program all offered online using a commercial curriculum and platform. All District resident students may take the courses at no additional cost to the student. Spring Cove School District provides an academic advisor, the hardware (computer and printer), reimbursement for Internet connection, and any textbooks that may be required. High school students work with the district's guidance counselors to assure completion of graduation requirements. If a student does not successfully complete a course (withdraw or failure to earn credit), they required to pay the full amount that Spring Cove School District was charged for the course. Special education In December 2010, the district administration reported that 299 pupils or 16% of the district's pupils received Special Education services, with 45% of identified students having a specific learning disability. In December 2009, the district administration reported that 312 pupils or 16.9% of the district's pupils received Special Education services. In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for Special Education services. This funding is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding. The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16% of the district's students receive special education services. It also assumes that each student's needs accrue the same level of costs. The state requires each district to have a three-year special education plan to meet the unique needs of its special education students. Overidentification of students, in order to increase state funding, has been an issue in the Commonwealth. Some districts have more than 20% of its students receiving special education services while others have 10% supported through special education. The Spring Cove School District received a $1,064,430 supplement for special education services in 2010. For |
the 2011–12 and 2012-13 school year, all Pennsylvania public school districts received the same level of funding for special education that they received in 2010-11. This level funding is provided regardless of changes in the number of pupils who need special education services and regardless of the level of services the respective students required. Extracurriculars The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and many costly sports. Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy. By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students residing in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs, including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools. Athletics Baseball - Class AA Basketball - Class AA/AAA Cross Country - Class AA Football - Class AA Golf - Class AAAA Softball - Class AA Swimming and Diving - Class AA Girls Tennis - Class AA Track and Field - Class AA Volleyball - Class AA Wrestling - Class AA Middle School Sports Boys Basketball Basketball Football Soccer Track and Field Wrestling Girls Basketball Soccer Softball Track and Field Volleyball According to PIAA directory July 2012 References External links Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center PIAA Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Category:School districts in Blair County, Pennsylvania |
Nepheronia argia Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa. The wingspan is 50–65 mm for males and 48–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn. The larvae feed on Hippocratea longipetolata, Cassipurea ruwenzorensis, and Ritchiea species. Subspecies N. a. argia (Fabricius, 1775) (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Sudan, northern Uganda) N. a. argolisia (Stoneham, 1957) (Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, north-western Zambia) N. a. mhondana (Suffert, 1904) (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, central and northern Mozambique) N. a. varia (Trimen, 1864) (South Africa) N. a. variegata Henning, 1994 (southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland) References Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 form aurora Suffert, 1904 Category:Butterflies described in 1775 Category:Colotini |
1989 African Men's Handball Championship The 1989 African Men's Handball Championship, was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 17 to 27 July 1989. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1990 World Championship in Czechoslovakia. In the final, Algeria win their fifth consecutive title beating Egypt in the final game 18–17. Qualified teams Squads Group stage All times are local (UTC+1). Group A Group B Knockout stage Semifinals Third place game Final Final ranking References Category:African handball championships Handball A Handball Category:Handball in Algeria Category:20th century in Algiers Category:Sports competitions in Algeria Category:July 1989 sports events |
Nihal Singh Takshak Nihal Singh Takshak was a politician from the village of Bhagwi, Punjab (now in Haryana), India. In 1939 he founded the Jind State Praja Mandal political party. He was first MLA from Jind following the election of 1937. He was also an Education Inspector with Birla Institute Pilani. He starting Basic Education school with help of Birla Trust in every village of Luharu- Jind state now district Bhiwani. Having served as a minister in the government of Jind, Takshak was involved in the wrangling that resulted from the formation in 1948 of the short-lived state known as the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). There were three organisations vying to hold the reins of power, being the Akali Dal, Lok Sewak Dal and the Praja Mandal. The latter suffered from internal rivalries and Takshak – along with Zail Singh, Seth Ram Nath and Harcharan Singh – were encouraged to split from it by forming the Pepsu Pradesh Congress Committee. They entered the government of Gian Singh Rarewala, which was sworn in on 13 January 1949. He became Education and Finance minister for the new state. Later, in 1953, he was among a group of MLAs who rebelled against the Indian National Congress government of Raghbir Singh, causing it to collapse and Rarewala once again to assume power. The Hindu has said that he was the first example of a politician changing allegiance in India. The action was later to stigmatise him. He founded Birhi teacher training school and Art craft teacher training in Arya Hindi Maha Vidyalaya Charkhi Dadri. A statue in his honour was unveiled at Bhagwi in 2007. References Category:People from Jind district Category:Haryana politicians |
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway The Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway (ED&BC) was an early pioneer railway in northwestern Alberta, designed to open up the Peace River district. The ED&BC was preceded by a promotional railway known as the Athabaska Railway, which was floated in the 1910s during the heady days of Canadian railway expansion. On paper it was to strike out from Edmonton northwestward to Peace River Country, over Pine Pass and eventually reach Prince George, British Columbia. There were also amorphous dreams of reaching the Yukon. Together with the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the owners had dreams of becoming a much larger system, possibly through partnership. The company was rechartered in 1911 under the ownership of J.D. McArthur with the name Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway. Chided as the "Exceedingly Dangerous and Badly Constructed Railway", it took a few years to formulate. Fires, flood, strikes and other mishaps plagued the line in its early years. Construction of the ED&BC started in 1912 from Edmonton heading toward Westlock, reaching High Prairie in 1914, and Spirit River in 1915. Deciding not to proceed to Dunvegan, a branch was built south from Rycroft to Grande Prairie in 1916. In 1924 the line was extended to Wembley and it reached Hythe in 1928. Costs, financial depression, overbuilding by many companies in the west and World War I all curtailed railway development. As a result, the Government of Alberta bought the railway, and leased it to the Canadian Pacific Railway for several years. Northern Alberta Railway In 1929, the ED&BC became part of the Northern Alberta Railway (NAR), a Crown corporation of the Government of Alberta. The government extended the NAR's former ED&BC line west from Hythe to a new western terminus at Dawson Creek, British Columbia, however the entire NAR stagnated throughout the 1930s and the Great Depression. A traffic boom returned to northern Alberta with World War II and the construction of the Alaska Highway and the oil industry in the Northwest Territories. The ED&BC was one of three lines in Northern Alberta, all merging into the NAR; the other two being the Central Canada Railway and the Alberta Waterways Railway. ED&BC locomotive No. 73 and several cars survive at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton. Scientific wunderkind Dr. Karl Clark, of the University of Alberta, ran out of room in the university basements, and human muscle to move the raw oilsand material he was researching at the University of Alberta, and thus he moved his washing machine, steam plant and other apparatus, to the ED&BC shop facilities in Edmonton. He continued to perfect his oil separation process which became the basis for modern-day Alberta's oilsands industry, demonstrated by Syncrude's vast operation in Fort McMurray. Sources Bruce Ramsey. PGE—Railway to the North. Mitchell Vancouver, 1962. University of Alberta - Atlas of Alberta Railways Category:Defunct Alberta railways Category:Peace River Country Category:Westlock County |
Michael Romeo Michael James Romeo (born March 6, 1968) is an American guitarist and a founding member of the progressive metal group Symphony X. He is one of two members to appear on every Symphony X release (the other being Michael Pinnella). Romeo was ranked #91 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World. Early life Michael Romeo's introduction to formal music training began with piano lessons when he was 10 years old. He also played clarinet. However, it wasn't until after hearing his first Kiss album that he seriously considered switching to the guitar. He ended up purchasing a cheap acoustic guitar at a garage sale. Influenced by Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Rush, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, he became serious about the guitar after listening to the albums Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne. He was also heavily influenced by the neoclassical technique and style of Randy Rhoads, Ritchie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Uli Jon Roth and guitar virtuosos like Shawn Lane; along with well-known composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Igor Stravinsky. Romeo's own influence has rubbed off on younger players, including Dragonforce's Herman Li, who listed Romeo among his Top 10 favorite guitarists in 2011. Romeo is a fan of Star Wars, and has recorded an arrangement of themes from John Williams' scores for the series under the title "Star Wars Suite". His favorite Star Wars character is Darth Vader. Equipment Since 2005, Romeo has taken advantage of a new custom model, Caparison Dellinger II – Michael Romeo Custom, which he used to record the Symphony X album Paradise Lost. Romeo was introduced to Caparison by Henrik Danhage of Evergrey. Throughout his career, Romeo has also used ESP M-II Deluxe guitars with EMG Active pickups and Fender Stratocasters to perform and record other albums from the band. In terms of amplification in the studio, he uses an ENGL Fireball as well as a recently acquired Engl SE E670 that is used strictly for recording purposes. Live, Romeo makes use of both the Engl Fireball and Powerball models as well as various Line 6 (company) models. Recent photographs that have been made available at Symphony X Official Website show him also using other amplifiers from brands such as Marshall and Madison. He has also been known to use a Mesa Boogie Triaxis and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier for recording. In terms of effects, Romeo pairs his various amplifiers with a TC Electronic G System and a Boss NS2 Noisegate. Side projects In 1994, he released a solo album entitled The Dark Chapter. In 1995, Long Island Records of Germany released the self-titled debut Phantom's Opera album featuring Michael on lead guitar, Colie Brice on vocals, Bob Nelson on drums, Eric Walz on bass, and founding member Jack Young on keyboard and piano. The album was reissued with bonus tracks by Song Haus Music in the US in 1999. As a guest musician for Ayreon, Romeo has played guitar solos on the song "Dawn of a Million Souls" (featuring lead vocals by Russell Allen), from Ayreon's 2000 album Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator, and on the song "E=MC²", from Ayreon's 2008 release, 01011001. Romeo also did the guitar work for Vitalij Kuprij on his "Piano Overture' song in his album Forward and Beyond. Romeo also played a guest solo on the Eidolon album The Parallel Otherworld on the song Arcturus #9. Romeo also did some orchestration work on 3 songs of Steve |
Walsh's solo album Shadowman. In 2012, Romeo recorded some solos and guitar work for the debut album of progressive rock project Flaud Logic. He also made a guest appearance on the new Pat Gesualdo Iceland album. In 2018, Romeo announced the release of a new full-length solo album called War of the Worlds, Pt. 1, also featuring Rick Castellano (vocals), John "JD" DeServio (bass) and John Macaluso (drums) as the backing band. It was released on July 27 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. Discography Studio albums The Dark Chapter (1994) War of the Worlds, Pt. 1 (2018) References External links Biography of Michael Romeo Category:American heavy metal guitarists Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Lead guitarists Category:Progressive rock guitarists Category:Progressive metal guitarists Category:Symphony X members Category:20th-century American guitarists Category:Italian American heavy metal musicians |
Royston High School Royston High School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Along with City School, Sheffield, Royston High School had links with Malealea in Lesotho, small groups of pupils visited biannually. Pupils and parents organised fund raising activities throughout the year to help the villagers in Malealea. In 2010, Royston High School was merged with nearby school, Edward Sheerien and was renamed Carlton Community College. Primarily, the school was situated on two different sites which were the old Royston and Athersly campuses. In December 2010, the school moved to a new building in Carlton. The school was renamed Outwood Academy Carlton in 2016. Category:Defunct schools in Barnsley Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2010 Category:2010 disestablishments in England |
Sadie Sadie may refer to: Given name Women Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989), first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in the United States and first African-American woman to practice law in Pennsylvania Sadie Benning (born 1973), American video maker, visual artist and musician Sadie Bjornsen (born 1989), American cross-country skier Sadie Bonnell (1888-1993), British ambulance driver and winner of the Military Medal Sadie Coles (born 1963), British art dealer Sadie Peterson Delaney (1889–1958), American librarian who pioneered bibliotherapy Sarah Louise Delany (1889-1999), American author, educator and civil rights pioneer Josephine Earp (1860-1944), common-law wife of American Old West lawman Wyatt Earp Sadie Farrell (fl. 1869), American criminal, gang leader and river pirate also known as "Sadie the Goat" Sadie Frost (born 1965), English actress, producer and fashion designer Sarah Sadie Irvine (1885-1970), American artist and educator Sadie Jones (born 1967), English writer and novelist Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893-1993), American psychologist, born Sadie Holloway Sadie Miller (born 1985), English actress Sadie Kneller Miller (1867-1920), early American woman sports journalist Sadie Grant Pack (1877-1960), first counselor in the general presidency of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sadie Plant (born 1964), British philosopher, cultural theorist and author Sadie Robertson (born 1997), Duck Dynasty reality television star Sadie Sink (born 2002), American actress Men Sargent Perry Sadie Houck (1856-1919), American Major League Baseball player John Joseph Sadie McMahon (1867-1954), American Major League Baseball pitcher Surnames Eben Sadie, winemaker of South African wine producer The Sadie Family Johann Sadie (born 1989), South African rugby union player Stanley Sadie (1930-2005), British musicologist Fictional characters Sadie Adler, a supporting character in the 2018 video game "Red Dead Redemption 2" Sadie Gray, in the US television series One Life to Live Sadie Harris, in the US television series Grey's Anatomy Sadie Hawkins (disambiguation), multiple characters Sadie Hawthorne, in the Canadian television series Naturally, Sadie Sadie Kane, a main character in the book series The Kane Chronicles Sadie King, in the UK television series Emmerdale Sadie Lloyd, in the UK television series Family Affair Sadie McKee, the title character in 1934 film of same name Sadie Jackson, the main character in Joan Lingard's novels The Twelfth Day of July and Across the Barricades Sadie Miller, a supporting character on the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe Sadie Parker Knickerhaus Doyle, in the staged radio production "The Thrilling Adventure Hour" Sadie, from the Canadian animated series Total Drama Music Sadie (band), a Japanese rock band "Sadie", a song on the album Crimson by Alkaline Trio "Sadie", a song by Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers "Sadie", a song by Joanna Newsom on the album The Milk-Eyed Mender "Sadie" (song), a song by The Spinners "Sexy Sadie" (song), a song by The Beatles Sadie, a 1968 album by Johnny Farnham, featuring the single Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) Other uses Sadie (film), an American drama film Sadie (dog), a Laborador Retriever that received the Dickin Medal in 2007 See also Sady (disambiguation) Sadies, a genus of spiders Sexy Sadie (disambiguation) Category:Lists of people by nickname Category:English-language feminine given names Category:English feminine given names |
Thick-billed lark The thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) or Clotbey lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. Taxonomy and systematics It was named after Antoine Clot. It was originally described as belonging to the genus Melanocorypha and is now placed in the monotypic genus Ramphocoris. Distribution and habitat It is found in northern Africa from Mauritania and Morocco to Libya, also in central regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts. References thick-billed lark Category:Birds of North Africa Category:Birds of the Middle East thick-billed lark Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
Jan Savitt Jan Savitt (born Jacob Savetnick; September 4, 1907 – October 4, 1948), known as "The Stokowski of Swing", from having played violin in Leopold Stokowski's orchestra, was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist. Early life and education Savitt was born in Shumsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine) and reared in Philadelphia. He evidenced musical ability an early age and began winning conservatory scholarships in the study of the violin. He was offered the position of concert master in Leopold Stokowski's Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, but turned it down, preferring to continue his studies at Curtis Institute. About a year later, believing himself ready, he joined Stokowski and the association continued for seven years, during which time Savitt gained further laurels as a concert soloist and leader of a string quartet. Savitt was married to model Barbara Ann Stillwell from 1940 until his death in 1948, and had two daughters with her, Devi Marilyn and Jo Ann. Jo Ann was married to Joel Douglas, son of Kirk, from 2004 until her death in 2013. Career In 1938, Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters broadcast from 5–5:30 pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as the KYW staff orchestra at KYW/NBC in Philadelphia. Saturday's weekly broadcast was one hour, coast-to-coast. The group also played at the Earl Theatre and performed with The Andrews Sisters and The Three Stooges. He got his start in popular music some time later as music director of KYW, Philadelphia, where he evolved the unique "shuffle rhythm" which remained his trademark. Numerous sustaining programs created such a demand for the "shuffle rhythm" that Savitt left KYW to form his own dance crew. Savitt's band was notable for including George "Bon Bon" Tunnell, one of the first African American singers to perform with a white band. Tunnell's recording with Savitt included Vol Vistu Gaily Star (co-composed by Slim Gaillard) and Rose of the Rio Grande. Helen Englert Blaum, known at the time as Helen Warren, also sang with Savitt during the war years. Savitt recorded short pieces for the National Broadcasting System's Thesaurus series, probably in the 1940s. These were pieces radio stations used as 'fillers' just prior to network programs, which would begin precisely on the hour or half-hour. Disc 1143 in the Thesaurus catalogue features four selections by the Jan Savitt Orchestra on one side of the 33 1/3 transcription: "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over "; "If I Didn't Care"; "Ring Dem Bells", and "Romance Runs in the Family". Death Shortly before arriving in Sacramento, California, with his orchestra on Saturday, October 2, 1948, for a concert scheduled for that evening at Memorial Auditorium, Savitt was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage and taken to Sacramento County Hospital. Savitt died on October 4, with his wife at his bedside. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) California The Top Hatters These musicians played with Savitt as The Top Hatters: Al Leopold, Charles Jensen, Cutty Cutshall, Ed Clausen, Frank Langone, Gabe Galinas, George White, Harold Kearns, Harry Roberts, Howard Cook, Irv Leshner, Jack Hansen, Jack Pleis, James Schultz, Johnny Austin, Johnny Warrington, Maurice Evans, Morris Rayman, Sam Sachelle. Selected discography The Top Hatters (1939–1941), Decca Jazz Heritage Series, 1967 References External links Category:1907 births Category:1948 deaths Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent Category:Imperial Russian emigrants to the United States Category:American classical violinists Category:20th-century American conductors (music) Category:American male violinists Category:American jazz violinists Category:Swing violinists Category:Big band bandleaders Category:American jazz singers Category:American jazz bandleaders Category:Musicians from Philadelphia Category:20th-century classical violinists Category:20th-century American singers Category:Singers from Pennsylvania Category:Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania Category:Classical |
musicians from Pennsylvania Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:Male jazz musicians |
Sussex County Miners The Sussex County Miners are a professional independent league baseball team based in the Augusta section of Frankford Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Miners are currently a member of the Can-Am Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They were originally members of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League) and joined for the 2015 season. They joined the Frontier League for the 2020 season when it absorbed the Can-Am League. The Miners' home stadium is Skylands Stadium, located at 94 Championship Place in Augusta near the Sussex County Fairgrounds. The team is owned by Sussex Professional Baseball, LLC. The Miners mascot is Herbie the Miner. History of professional baseball in Sussex County Skylands Stadium, originally called Skylands Park, opened in 1994. The stadium was built for the relocating Glens Falls Redbirds, who at the time were the St. Louis Cardinals' New York–Penn League affiliate and were playing in Glens Falls, New York at East Field. The team was relocating for the second time in as many years after playing in Hamilton, Ontario in 1992. The team became known as the New Jersey Cardinals after moving to Sussex County and played there until 2005. Following the season, the Cardinals announced they were relocating their New York–Penn League affiliate to University Park, Pennsylvania, where it became known as the State College Spikes. The Can-Am League announced shortly after the Cardinals' move was made official that they would be expanding for the 2006 season and adding a team in Sussex County. Owned by the same ownership group that held the New Jersey Jackals, the new team was named the Sussex Skyhawks after a contest where fans submitted names. The Skyhawks won the league championship in 2008, but folded in 2010. Skylands Park was also a temporary home for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in their inaugural season; the Bears played their first 20 home games there while Riverfront Stadium in Newark was being built. In the 2017 season, the Miners qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. However, they got swept 3-0 in the opening round by the eventual champions, the Quebec Capitales. The following season, the Miners won their first division title, placing first in the league. On September 9, 2018, the Miners defeated the Trois-Rivières Aigles 3-2 in the game and won the opening round series 3-2 to advance to their first championship round in franchise history. In addition, they defeated the Quebec Capitales 3-1 in the championship series to earn their first league championship. Season-by-season records Roster References External links Official Site Category:2015 establishments in New Jersey Category:Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball teams Category:Frankford Township, New Jersey Category:Baseball teams established in 2015 Category:Professional baseball teams in New Jersey |
HMS Arbutus (K86) HMS Arbutus was a of the Royal Navy, which was active during the Second World War. She was a successful escort vessel, and took part in the destruction of two U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic. Arbutus was sunk in the North Atlantic in February 1942. Construction Arbutus was placed on order in July 1939, one of the first 26 "Flowers" of the pre-war building programme. She was laid down at the Blyth Shipbuilding Company, at Blyth, Northumberland, on 30 November 1939. She was launched on 5 June 1940 and completed 12 October 1940. She commissioned on the same day under the command of Lt. Cdr. H Lloyd Williams, RNVR, one of the earliest Volunteer Reserve command appointments. World War II service After trials and working up Arbutus joined Western Approaches Command and was assigned to 6 Escort Group, led by JM Rowland in for convoy escort duties. In this role she was engaged in all the duties performed by escort ships; protecting convoys, searching for and attacking U-boats, and rescuing survivors. Over the next 14 months Arbutus escorted 26 convoys on the Atlantic routes, helping to bring over 750 ships to safety, though a number were lost in various incidents. She was involved in two convoy battles, and helped destroy two U-boats. In March 1941, Arbutus, with 6 EG, escorted convoy OB 293 when it came under attack by a force of U-boats. The escort group mounted a vigorous and aggressive defence, resulting in the destruction of two U-boats and damage to a third, for the loss of two ships sunk and three damaged. During the two-night action, on 7 March 1941, Arbutus and found and attacked ; she was depth-charged and brought to the surface, where she was abandoned and sank. In April 1941 6EG went to the aid of convoy SC 26 which was under attack. On 5 April Arbutus, with Wolverine and , found and attacked , which was brought to the surface and abandoned. As she surfaced Arbutus was closing in order to ram her; when he saw she was being abandoned Arbutus then commander, Lt. ALW Warren, changed plans and attempted to capture the submarine before it sank. U-76 was boarded by several members of the corvette's crew, and efforts were made to secure and search the boat while Arbutus made fast to the U-boat with hawsers. However, U-76 was sinking too fast, and the capture failed. This was the first such instance of a U-boat boarding and acquisition in World War II, though it was unsuccessful; the exploit was repeated the following month when U-110 was captured by ships of 3 Escort Group. Fate On 5 February 1942 Arbutus was escorting convoy ON 63 when it was detected by . The U-boat sent a sighting report and commenced shadowing, but the transmission was DFed and escorts and Arbutus ran down the bearing to attack. The U-boat commander, K/L H Zimmmerman, responded aggressively, counter-attacking and torpedoing Arbutus as she approached. The corvette broke in half and sank, with the loss of half her crew. 43 men, including her commander, were lost. U-136 was subsequently depth-charged by Chelsea, damaged and forced to abandon her pursuit, saving ON 63 from further harm. Successes During her service Arbutus was credited with sharing in the destruction of two U-boats: Notes References Clay Blair: Hitler's U-Boat War Vol I (The Hunters 1939–1942) (1996) Gardiner R, Chesnau R: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 (1980) Elliott, P: Allied Escort Ships of World War II (1977) Arnold Hague: The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 (2000). ISBN (Canada) |
1 55125 033 0 . ISBN (UK) 1 86176 147 3 Paul Kemp: U-Boats Destroyed (1997). Axel Neistle: German U-Boat Losses during World War II (1998). External links HMS Arbutus on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk. Arbutus at uboat.net Arbutus at navalhistory.net Category:Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Navy Category:1940 ships Category:Maritime incidents in February 1942 Category:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II |
Dortch Stove Works The Dortch Stove Works is an industrial property in Franklin, Tennessee. It also has been known as Allen Manufacturing Company, as Magic Chef Inc., and as Jamison Bedding. Now known as The Factory at Franklin, it is a retail shopping mall with 83 tenants. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. When listed the property included five contributing buildings, one contributing structure, two non-contributing buildings, and one non-contributing structure, on . See also Southern Stove Works: NRHP-listed stove factory in Richmond, Virginia Woods–Evertz Stove Company Historic District: NRHP-listed stove factory in Springfield, Missouri References External links Factory at Franklin web site Category:Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Category:Buildings and structures in Williamson County, Tennessee Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1933 Category:National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee Category:Shopping malls in Tennessee Category:Stoves |
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