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Jorgie Porter | Jorgie Porter 2009-04-21T01:32:43Z Jorgie Porter, is an English actress, most notable for her role as Theresa McQueen in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks . {{subst:#if:Porter, Jorgie|}} [[Category:{{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:}} }}]] {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:LIVING}} }}, Jorgie Porter 2010-12-31T16:08:46Z Jorgina Alexandra "Jorgie" Porter, (born 25 December 1987, in Trafford, Greater Manchester) is an English actress, notable for her role as Theresa McQueen in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. Jorgie appears on the November issue of Sugar magazine, which was released on 29 September 2010. | 1 |
Food_Service_Solutions | Food_Service_Solutions 2007-11-19T03:43:23Z Food Service Solutions, Inc is a software development company based out of Altoona, Pennsylvania that successfully designed and implemented biometrics into a lunchline. Founded in 1989, FSS incorporates leading-edge biometric scanning technologies to provide a unique solution to the challenges facing educational and institutional foodservice providers. The company has established a position of market leadership addressing two serious problems that have historically plagued school-based foodservice operations. The first is that school children eligible for free or reduce-fee lunches through government assistance programs often fail to participate because of the perceived social stigma associated with showing a special card or meal ticket in front of other students. The second is that in the foodservice POS industry, software has historically been proprietary, cumbersome for clients to self-administer, and difficult to integrate with other technologies. FSS unique combination of "shrink-wrap" software and advanced biometric technology provides schools with solutions they can use to manage programs with lower administrative costs, higher student participation (translating to higher federal and state financial support for the schools through programs such as the USDA Federal School Lunch Program, and ultimately, a solution that "feeds more kids. " FSS also has a website, www. myschoolaccount. comwhere parents can visit and see what their child has been eating, what their lunch account balance is and also make payments with their credit card or checking/savings account. "find Biometrics". Tough Love in the School Cafeteria Lunch Line. Retrieved November 18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help) www. foodserve. com, Food_Service_Solutions 2009-06-07T20:20:52Z Food Service Solutions, Inc is a software development company based out of Altoona, Pennsylvania that successfully designed and implemented biometrics into a lunchline. Founded in 1989, FSS uses biometric scanning technology to provide services for educational and institutional foodservice providers. The company has established a position of market leadership addressing two problems in school-based foodservice operations. The first is that school children eligible for free or reduce-fee lunches through government assistance programs often fail to participate because of the perceived social stigma associated with showing a special card or meal ticket in front of other students. The second is that in the foodservice POS industry, software has historically been proprietary, cumbersome for clients to self-administer, and difficult to integrate with other technologies. FSS also has a webservice, www. myschoolaccount. com where parents can view what their child has been eating, what their lunch account balance is and also make payments with their credit card or checking/savings account. | 0 |
Leonardo Bonucci | Leonardo Bonucci 2006-05-15T05:21:31Z Leonardo Bonucci (born 1 May 1987 in Viterbo) is an Italian football defender, currently plays for Internazionale Milano F.C. Bonucci made his Serie A debut in the last match of 2005/2006 season, against Cagliari Calcio. , Leonardo Bonucci 2007-12-12T16:29:41Z Leonardo Bonucci (born 1 May 1987 in Viterbo) is an Italian football defender, currently playing for Treviso, but also under contract with F.C. Internazionale Milano. Bonucci made his Serie A debut in the last match of 2005/2006 season, against Cagliari Calcio. He played his first Coppa Italia match match against F.C. Messina Peloro, 9 November, 2006, substitute Fabio Grosso in 86min. In January 2007, half of the registration rights was sold to Treviso. He remain at Inter until officially jointed Treviso in summer 2007. correct as of 18 January, 2007 FBC squad | 1 |
Tom Cavanagh | Tom Cavanagh 2008-01-06T20:45:06Z Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. Cavanagh was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and moved with his parents to a small village in Ghana when he was six years old. In his teens, the family moved to Montreal where he started high school. While attending Queen's University in Ontario, he became interested in theater and music and played ice hockey and varsity basketball. He graduated with degrees in English, biology and education. Tom also has a sister who is a Religion teacher at a Catholic School in Ontario, Canada. Cavanagh is married to Maureen Grise, a photo editor for Sports Illustrated. They were married on July 31 2004, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Alice Ann, on February 10 2006. Tom Cavanagh ran the 2006 New York City Marathon finishing in 3:29:31. He has long been known in Canada as an actor in television commercials, appearing for Labatt in the 1990s and more recently for CIBC. In 1989 he was cast in a Broadway revival of Shenandoah. His stage credits also include productions of Grease, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Urinetown. After gaining notice for his recurring role as the "Dog Boy" in Providence, Cavanagh was cast as the protagonist and title character in the NBC television program Ed, the role for which he is most recognized. Cavanagh received a Golden Globe nomination and a TV Guide Award for his work on Ed, which ran for four seasons beginning in October of 2000 and concluding in February of 2004. In 2002, he starred in the Showtime film Bang Bang You're Dead, which won a Peabody Award. In 2002, Cavanagh guest starred on the sitcom Scrubs. He was hired to play Dan Dorian, the brother of lead character J.D. (Zach Braff), because of his resemblance to Braff. He returned for one episode in 2003, again for a two-episode arc in 2004, April 2006 and most recently on November 8 2007. In 2005, Cavanagh filmed a pilot entitled Love Monkey with Jason Priestley, Judy Greer, and Larenz Tate. The show was picked up by CBS as a midseason replacement and debuted on January 17 2006. Love Monkey was given an eight-episode order, but only three aired on CBS before the show was placed on indefinite hiatus due to low ratings. VH1 bought all eight episodes and played them in their entirety in the spring of 2006. However, CBS is intending to make all 8 episodes available for free on-demand on-line viewing on its new Innertube website (one episode is already available). In March 2006, Cavanagh filmed a pilot for a comedy, again for CBS, entitled My Ex-Life about a divorced couple who remain friends. The pilot also featured Lost actress Cynthia Watros as his ex-wife. However, CBS did not pick the show for its fall 2006 schedule. Prior to Ed, Cavanagh's film appearances were mainly in supporting roles. After that series ended, he had his first starring role as an escaped convict in the thriller Heart of the Storm. In 2005, he starred in the romantic comedy Alchemy, opposite Sarah Chalke; in 2006, he appeared in another romantic comedy, Gray Matters, opposite Heather Graham, and in a family comedy/drama, Two Weeks, with Sally Field. Both Sarah Chalke and Heather Graham play significant roles in Scrubs in which Cavanagh plays a minor role as JD's older brother. In the fall of 2006, Cavanagh began filming Breakfast with Scot, in which he plays a gay retired hockey player who becomes adoptive father to a young boy. The film, scheduled for release in 2007, has already become notable as the first gay-themed film ever to win approval from a major league sports franchise to use its real name and logo; Cavanagh's character formerly played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2007 he starred in the horror movie Sublime, in which he plays a family man and computer analyst named George Grieves who goes in for surgery only to wake up and realize things are not how they should be. , Tom Cavanagh 2009-12-13T22:33:52Z Thomas "Tom" Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. Cavanagh was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; his parents are academics and writers. He moved with his family to a small city, Winneba, in Ghana when he was seven years old. In his teens, the family moved to Lennoxville, Quebec where he started high school. Tom went to high school at the Seminaire de Sherbrooke, in nearby Sherbrooke, where he studied in French and played basketball for the Barons. He later studied at Champlain College in Lennoxville at the CEGEP level. Thomas is fluently bilingual in French and English. While attending Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, he became interested in theatre and music and played ice hockey and varsity basketball. He graduated with degrees in English, biology and education. He has long been known in Canada as an actor in TV dramas such as Jake and the Kid and television commercials, appearing for Labatt in the 1990s and more recently for CIBC. In 1989 he was cast in a Broadway revival of Shenandoah. His stage credits also include productions of Grease, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Urinetown. Tom is currently appearing in Some Americans Abroad at Second Stage Theatre in New York City. After gaining notice for his recurring role as the "Dog Boy" in Providence, Cavanagh was cast as the protagonist and title character in the NBC television program Ed, the role for which he is most recognized. Cavanagh received a Golden Globe nomination and a TV Guide Award for his work on Ed, which ran for four seasons beginning in October 2000 and concluding in February 2004. In 1995, he had a supporting role in season one of "The Outer Limits" episode titled "Blood Brothers." He portrayed a scientist. In 2002, he starred in the Showtime film Bang Bang You're Dead, which won a Peabody Award. Cavanagh first guest starred on the sitcom Scrubs in 2002 ("My Big Brother"). He was hired to play Dan Dorian, the brother of lead character J.D. (Zach Braff), because of his resemblance to Braff. He returned for one episode in 2003 ("My Brother, Where Art Thou?"), for a two-episode arc in 2004 ("My Cake" and "My Common Enemy"), for one episode in April 2006 ("My New Suit") and most recently on November 8, 2007 ("My Inconvenient Truth"). He took the role for one last time in Braff's final episode as a series regular, the eighth season finale ("My Finale"). In 2005, he guest starred in the TV show, Jack & Bobby. In 2005, Cavanagh filmed a pilot entitled Love Monkey with Jason Priestley, Judy Greer, and Larenz Tate. The show was picked up by CBS as a midseason replacement and debuted on January 17, 2006. Love Monkey was given an eight-episode order, but only three aired on CBS before the show was placed on indefinite hiatus due to low ratings. VH1 bought all eight episodes and played them in their entirety in the spring of 2006. However, CBS is intending to make all 8 episodes available for free on-demand on-line viewing on its new Innertube website (one episode is already available). In 2009, the series was shown on the Universal HD cable network. He is also in a television miniseries The Capture Of The Green River Killer, on Life Time Movie network. In March 2006, Cavanagh filmed a pilot for a comedy, again for CBS, entitled My Ex-Life about a divorced couple who remain friends. The pilot also featured Lost actress Cynthia Watros as his ex-wife. However, CBS did not pick the show for its fall 2006 schedule. Cavanagh portrayed the lead role in the popular made-for-TV movie Snow in 2005, which is now shown yearly on the Family channel. Snow 2 is due for release this year. During Spring 2008, Cavanagh appears in the ABC series, Eli Stone. He plays Eli's (Jonny Lee Miller's) father, who also suffered from a brain aneurysm. Beginning in January 2009, Cavanagh starred in the new television drama Trust Me, co-starring Eric McCormack, which aired weekly on TNT until it was canceled. Cavanagh stars in Stories from the Vaults on Smithsonian Networks. The second season of this behind-the-scenes look at the Smithsonian Institution premiered July 12th, 2009. Prior to Ed, Cavanagh's film appearances were mainly in supporting roles. After that series ended, he had his first starring role as an escaped convict in the thriller Heart of the Storm. In 2005, he starred in the romantic comedy Alchemy, opposite Sarah Chalke; in 2006, he appeared in another romantic comedy, Gray Matters, opposite Heather Graham, and in a family comedy/drama, Two Weeks, with Sally Field. Both Sarah Chalke and Heather Graham play significant roles in Scrubs in which Cavanagh plays a minor role as JD's older brother. He also had a secondary role on How to Eat Fried Worms, a 2006 film based on the children's book of the same name by Thomas Rockwell. In the fall of 2006, Cavanagh began filming Breakfast with Scot, in which he plays a gay retired hockey player who becomes an adoptive father to a young boy. The film, released in 2007, drew attention as the first gay-themed film ever to win approval from a major league sports franchise to use its real name and logo; Cavanagh's character formerly played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2007 he starred in the second installment of the direct-to-DVD "Raw Feed" horror film series from Warner Home Video, Sublime. In 2009 he wrote, directed and featured in the short $Game (Money Game) about a pick-up basketball in NYC. Cavanagh has an older brother who is a Crown Attorney and three sisters; one who is a Religion teacher and Chaplain in Ontario, Canada, another who is an Autism specialist in Toronto Ontario and another who is a Communications Writer in London, England. Cavanagh is married to Maureen Grise, a photo editor for Sports Illustrated. They were married on July 31, 2004, in a Roman Catholic ceremony on Nantucket, Massachusetts. The couple have a daughter, Alice Ann, 3 1/2, and two sons, Thomas Patrick, 2, and James Joseph, born August 5, 2009. Cavanagh ran the 2006 New York City Marathon finishing in 3:29:31. Cavanagh is supporter of Nothing But Nets, a charitable organization seeking to prevent malaria deaths in Africa through local distribution of mosquito nets. In summer 2008, he founded the Cavanagh Classic, an annual celebrity basketball tournament in Rucker Park in New York City to raise money and awareness for the cause. Cavanagh traveled to Rwanda on a March 2009 United Nations Foundation trip to distribute the nets and educate the recipients in their use. | 1 |
Hamilton Academical F.C. | Hamilton Academical F.C. 2014-01-04T15:06:17Z Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton Academical F.C. were formed in late 1874 by the Rector and pupils of the local school, thus the unusual name, but they are known universally as The Accies. The club became members of the SFA soon after and began competing in the Scottish Cup and Qualifying Cup and in the early years most games were friendlies or localised cup ties. Membership of the Scottish Football League came in November 1897 when Renton, one of the major clubs in the early days, were forced to resign and Accies were invited to take over their fixtures. Although Accies went on to win the Second Division championship in 1904 they were not promoted to the First Division automatically as promotion was still by invitation at that time. However, they did make the step up shortly afterwards. The Scottish Cup Final was reached in 1911 but the club lost to Celtic in a replay. Again in 1935 Accies made the final, losing 2–1 to Rangers this time. In the early days of the century the club played in cerise and French grey, the colours of the then Duke of Hamilton. The 1930s saw Accies at their best. The club were amongst the top sides in the country and were regularly in the top six in the First Division. Two players were to be capped by Scotland while at Douglas Park and others were sold to top English sides. The club's best ever player, Englishman David Wilson, scored 246 league goals in eleven seasons leading up to the war. Like so many other great players of that era his career was halted by the hostilities. During the war another great came to play for Accies – England 'keeper Frank Swift, who would later tragically die in the Munich disaster. When organised football resumed after the war Accies were relegated to the Second Division. They would be promoted back to the top flight in 1953 and 1965 but were relegated after just one season each time. From the late 1960s through to the early 1970s the club were at a low point and were frequently at the bottom of the old Second Division. In 1971 Accies became the first British club to recruit players from behind the Iron Curtain when three Polish internationals signed for the club amid great publicity. Success came in the late 1980s when promotion to the Premier League was achieved in 1986 and 1988, going up as First Division champions on each occasion, but like the previous promotions the spell in the top division was for one season only. In 1991 and 1992 the club won the B&Q Cup, the competition for all non-Premier teams, firstly defeating Ayr 1–0 at Fir Park and then Morton 3–2 at Love Street. Promotion back to the Premier was also missed on goal difference that season. New ground regulations imposed by the safety authorities saw the club vacate Douglas Park, home to the Accies since 1888, in 1994 but the hoped for move to a new stadium did not materialise as planned and the club ground shared with Albion Rovers and Partick Thistle (two spells) for seven years. That period was generally a low one for the club, even though they have topped the First Division twice in the last few seasons. Two relegations befell the club. However the club were promoted straight back as Champions of the Third Division in 2001, winning the title on the final day of the season amidst great scenes at Montrose. Then July 2001 brought the long awaited return to Hamilton after seven years on the road. The new stadium currently seats 6,078 fans and is yards from the old site at Douglas Park. The stadium was opened v Sunderland on 28 July 2001. After a change in ownership in 2003 promotion back to the First Division came in May 2004 following a 4–0 away win at Forfar. The club then installed an artificial fieldturf surface at the ground amidst great publicity and this has proved most beneficial for the stadium and the club’s youth and community plans. 2005–06 saw a concerted challenge at the top end of the First Division, the club were also in the final again of the Bell’s Cup (the B&Q when first won by Accies) and reached the quarter final replay stage of the Scottish Cup, the club’s best run in 39 years. Season 2007–08 went very well for the club as Accies led the First Division all season and eventually won the league by seven points from Dundee. Manager Billy Reid was voted as the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year. The following season brought Accies' first venture into the top division for 20 years and they performed well, finishing in 9th position in the league. In addition, Accies reached the quarter final stage of both national cup competitions, although they were defeated at Ibrox both times. In May, James McCarthy won the SPFA Young Player of the Year, ahead of James McArthur, while Billy Reid narrowly missed out on the manager's prize. The club's transfer records were smashed in July 2009. Goalkeeper Tomas Cerny made his move from SK Sigma Olomouc permanent at £180k (triple the previous record), while James McCarthy moved to Wigan Athletic for almost £1.2m after a successful stint with the first team which all started from former Academy director John Bean. In the 2009–10 season, a 3–0 victory against Kilmarnock on 17 April 2010 secured their top flight status for 2010–11, with 4 games remaining, ensuring a third straight season in Scotland's top flight. However, Accies' stay in the SPL ended in the 2010–11 season, as they were relegated after a 1–0 defeat away to St Johnstone. Accies finished 4th in their first season back in the Scottish First Division. They start season 2013–14 in the Championship of the Scottish Professional Football League. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. , Hamilton Academical F.C. 2015-12-27T17:17:48Z Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park. Hamilton Academical F.C. was formed in late 1874 by the Rector and pupils of the local school. The club soon became members of the Scottish Football Association and initially began competing in the Scottish Cup and Qualifying Cup, before joining the Scottish Football League in November 1897 following the resignation of Renton. In the 1970s, Hamilton briefly resigned from the league due to mounting debts. In 1994 the club sold its home ground, Douglas Park stadium, to Sainsbury's supermarket, and subsequently ground-shared in Coatbridge and Glasgow for seven years. During this period the club went through financial hardships and unpaid players went on strike. As a result, Hamilton was unable to fulfil its fixtures during the 1999–2000 season and was docked 15 points, the eventual result of which was relegation to the Third Division. The club moved into its New Douglas Park stadium in 2001. In 2008, for the first time in 20 years, Accies gained promotion to the top division of Scottish football, the Scottish Premier League. In the 2009–10 season, a 3–0 victory against Kilmarnock on 17 April 2010 secured a third straight season in Scotland's top flight, with four games remaining. The Accies' stay in the SPL ended in the 2010–11 season, when they were relegated after a 1–0 defeat away to St Johnstone. Despite their relegation, Hamilton's time in the top flight was most notable for their emphasis on youth including midfielders James McCarthy and James McArthur, both of whom went on to play for Wigan Athletic F.C. in the English Premier League before gaining international recognition. After a hard-fought campaign during the 2013–14 Scottish Championship season, Accies finished in second position on the final day of the season following a 10–2 home victory over Morton. Despite the disappointment of missing out on automatic promotion to Dundee, they went on to defeat Falkirk 2–1 on aggregate in the first stage of their Premiership play-off to face top-flight Hibernian over two legs for a place in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Hamilton lost the first leg 2–0 at New Douglas Park, but two away goals in the return leg at Easter Road, including an injury time strike, forced the tie to extra time and penalty-kicks. Hamilton converted all of their spot-kicks and gained promotion back to the top flight. Neil left the club in January 2015, to take up a position at English club Norwich. The club play their fixtures at New Douglas Park, which was opened in 2001. The pitch is an artificial surface, one of two in the Scottish Premiership alongside Kilmarnock. The stadium has an overall capacity of 6,078 and is composed of two permanent and one temporary stand. The ground replaced Douglas Park, which was the home of Hamilton from 1888 to 1994. The ground was eventually sold to supermarket chain Sainsbury's in 1994, with the proceeds going towards the construction of the new stadium, which lies adjacent to the site of Douglas Park. Between 1994 and 2001 the club had no home. They ground-shared at Cliftonhill and Firhill Stadium. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. | 1 |
Arizona_Geographic_Information_Council | Arizona_Geographic_Information_Council 2007-12-30T17:58:35Z The Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC) was established by executive order as Arizona's primary forum and oversight group for coordination efforts related to geographic information systems (GIS). AGIC identifies standards and implementation strategies to provide a framework for optimizing Arizona's investment in GIS. Through cooperation and partnerships, AGIC facilitates the acquisition, exchange and management of geospatial data and technology to benefit State agencies and the Arizona GIS community. AGIC meets on a regular basis and conducts an Annual GIS Conference to address statewide GIS issues, requirements and solutions. AGIC is composed of an Executive Management Board and standing technical committees to advise the Board on technical issues and to assist the Board in the implementation of AGIC programs. Member organizations are: Arizona Department of Administration Arizona Department of Commerce Arizona Department of Economic Security Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Arizona Department of Health Services Arizona Department of Public Safety Arizona Department of Revenue Arizona Department of Transportation Arizona Department of Water Resources Arizona Game and Fish Department Arizona Geological Survey Arizona State Cartographer's Office Arizona State Land Department Arizona State Parks Arizona State University Northern Arizona University University of Arizona Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation National Geodetic Survey Natural Resource Conservation Service U. S. Forest Service U. S. Geological Survey Arizona Association of Counties League of Arizona Cities and Towns Arizona Professional Land Surveyors Association Maricopa Association of Governments Northern Arizona Geographic Information Forum Pima Association of Governments Yuma Regional Geographic Information System Additionally, one representative from a private sector organization sits on the Board. Arizona Geographic Information Council Arizona State Cartographer's Office, Arizona_Geographic_Information_Council 2009-04-30T18:43:34Z The Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC) was established by executive order as Arizona's primary forum and oversight group for coordination efforts related to geographic information systems (GIS). AGIC identifies standards and implementation strategies to provide a framework for optimizing Arizona's investment in GIS. Through cooperation and partnerships, AGIC facilitates the acquisition, exchange and management of geospatial data and technology to benefit State agencies and the Arizona GIS community. AGIC meets on a regular basis and conducts an Annual GIS Conference to address statewide GIS issues, requirements and solutions. AGIC is composed of an Executive Management Board and standing technical committees to advise the Board on technical issues and to assist the Board in the implementation of AGIC programs. Member organizations are: Arizona Department of Administration Arizona Department of Commerce Arizona Department of Economic Security Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Arizona Department of Health Services Arizona Department of Public Safety Arizona Department of Revenue Arizona Department of Transportation Arizona Department of Water Resources Arizona Game and Fish Department Arizona Geological Survey Arizona State Cartographer's Office Arizona State Land Department Arizona State Parks Arizona State University Northern Arizona University University of Arizona Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation National Geodetic Survey Natural Resources Conservation Service U. S. Forest Service U. S. Geological Survey Arizona Association of Counties League of Arizona Cities and Towns Arizona Professional Land Surveyors Association Maricopa Association of Governments Northern Arizona Geographic Information Forum Pima Association of Governments Yuma Regional Geographic Information System Additionally, one representative from a private sector organization sits on the Board. | 0 |
Kris Marshall | Kris Marshall 2017-01-05T23:22:45Z Kristopher "Kris" Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor who is best known for playing Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Adam in BT Retail adverts from 2005 until 2011 and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He is currently playing island lead detective DI Humphrey Goodman in Death In Paradise, having taken over the role in April 2013 for the show's third series. In 2008 he was hospitalised with head injuries from a traffic accident in Bristol. Marshall was born in Bath, Somerset and then moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Canada. Upon his return to the U.K., he was educated at the co-educational independent school, Wells Cathedral School, located in the cathedral city of Wells in Somerset and after failing his initial A-levels in his first year of sixth form, he enrolled at the Redroofs Theatre School in the town of Maidenhead in Berkshire for his final year of sixth form. Marshall made an early career appearance on the police series The Bill but it was in 2000 that his major breakthrough role came as Nick Harper in the BBC sitcom My Family. In 2003 he appeared in the film Love Actually as Colin Frissell, an Englishman who goes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States to find love. In 2004 Marshall appeared as DS Luke Stone in the police drama series Murder City. From 2005 to 2011, Marshall appeared on TV and in print for BT Retail adverts, where he played the character Adam; with Esther Hall portraying his character's eventual wife Jane. He also played Dave in the BBC comedy series Citizen Khan in 2012. Since departing his full-time role in My Family in 2003, Marshall has returned twice. The first time was for one episode in season five in 2004 and the second was for a Comic Relief special in 2005. In an interview, he claimed that playing the part of Nick was awkward, as he was a lot older than the character. He finished working on the film Heist at the end of 2006, which aired in April 2008 on BBC Four. During the summer of 2008, Marshall appeared at Trafalgar Studios in the first UK run of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig. He became a regular playing the character Ethan on the series Traffic Light in 2011. In April 2013, it was announced that Marshall would be joining the cast of BBC drama Death In Paradise as the island's new lead detective, DI Humphrey Goodman. His character was introduced in the first episode of the third series which aired on 14 January 2014, with his first case being to solve the murder of his predecessor, DI Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller). Marshall starred as Tom Sanger alongside Annelise Hesme in the 2015 independent British romantic comedy 'Sparks & Embers'. He also appeared in the film "Death at a Funeral" as a student of pharmaceuticalsome who inadvertently drugged a member of the family. Marshall lives in Long Barton (near Wells, Somerset) with his wife, Hannah and son, Thomas. Marshall suffered head injuries after being hit by a car in Bristol in 2008. The accident happened in the early hours of 28 April 2008 as he enjoyed a night out with friends in Bristol city centre. He was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary where a scan revealed head injuries. He made a full recovery and began his performances in the play Fat Pig three weeks later, as scheduled. Marshall supports Aston Villa and has said that a card from the club helped him through his accident. Marshall was charged with failing to provide a breath test in October 2011, after police stopped his car in the Tesco car park in Wells, Somerset. Marshall had failed a breath test at the scene, and then refused to provide a second sample at the police station. He pleaded guilty and was disqualified from driving for 6 months. 2016 Ambulance (BBC Documentary) Narrator, Kris Marshall 2018-12-19T16:28:28Z Kristopher Marshall (born 11 April 1973) is an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Adam in BT Retail adverts from 2005 until 2011, and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He played DI Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise, taking over the role April 2013 for the show's third series and leaving it in February 2017 in the sixth series. Kristopher Marshall was born on 11 April 1973 in Bath, Somerset. His father was a Royal Air Force navigator, whose career included a posting to the Queen's Flight, eventually becoming a squadron leader. He moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Canada. Upon his return to England, he was educated at Wells Cathedral School as a boarding pupil. After failing his initial A-levels in his first year of sixth form, he enrolled at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Marshall made an early career appearance on the police series The Bill but it was in 2000 that his major breakthrough role came as Nick Harper in the BBC sitcom My Family. In 2003, he appeared in the film Love Actually as Colin Frissell, an Englishman who goes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States to find love. In 2004, Marshall appeared as DS Luke Stone in the police drama series Murder City. From 2005 to 2011, Marshall appeared on TV and in print for BT Retail adverts, where he played the character Adam; with Esther Hall portraying his character's eventual wife Jane. He also played Dave in the BBC comedy series Citizen Khan in 2012. Since departing his full-time role in My Family in 2003, Marshall has returned twice. The first time was for one episode in season five in 2004 and the second was for a Comic Relief special in 2005. In an interview, he claimed that playing the part of Nick was awkward, as he was a lot older than the character. He finished working on the film Heist at the end of 2006, which aired in April 2008 on BBC Four. During the summer of 2008, Marshall appeared at Trafalgar Studios in the first UK run of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig. He became a regular playing the character Ethan on the series Traffic Light in 2011. In April 2013, it was announced that Marshall would be joining the cast of BBC drama Death In Paradise as the island's new lead detective, DI Humphrey Goodman. His character was introduced in the first episode of the third series which aired on 14 January 2014, with his first case being to solve the murder of his predecessor, DI Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller). In January 2017 it was leaked that Marshall would be leaving the series citing the pressures it placed upon his family and that he would be replaced by Ardal O'Hanlon who plays DI Jack Mooney. Marshall starred as Tom Sanger in the 2015 independent British romantic comedy Sparks & Embers. He also appeared in the film Death at a Funeral as a student of pharmaceuticals who inadvertently drugged a member of the family. In July 2017, Marshall became a favourite to take over the role of The Doctor from Peter Capaldi in the BBC's long running hit sci-fi series Doctor Who, but the role ultimately went to Jodie Whittaker who became the first female actress to portray The Doctor. Marshall married Hannah Dodkins in 2012. They live in Bath with their son and daughter. Previously they had lived in the Long Barton area of Wells. Marshall suffered head injuries after being hit by a car in Bristol in 2008. The accident happened in the early hours of 28 April as he enjoyed a night out with friends in Bristol city centre. He was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where a scan revealed head injuries. He made a full recovery and began his performances in the play Fat Pig three weeks later as scheduled. Marshall supports Aston Villa FC and has said that a card from the club helped him through his accident. In October 2011, Marshall was charged with failing to provide a breath test after police stopped his car in the Tesco car park in Wells. Marshall had failed a breath test at the scene, and then refused to provide a second sample at the police station. He pleaded guilty and was disqualified from driving for six months. | 1 |
Werner_Korff | Werner_Korff 2009-12-30T15:15:54Z Werner Korff (born December 18, 1911, date of death unknown) was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches. This article about a German Winter Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This European biographical article relating to ice hockey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Werner_Korff 2012-05-23T15:07:40Z Werner Korff (born December 18, 1911, date of death unknown) was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches. Template:Persondata This article about a German Winter Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This German biographical article relating to ice hockey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Tania_Glyde | Tania_Glyde 2008-07-04T10:48:53Z Tania Glyde is a British novelist fiction writer and journalist, author of two novels (Junk DNA and Clever Girl) and short stories. She was the sex columnist for Time Out and also wrote for the Independent on Sunday Talk of the Town magazine. A strong theme in her fiction and journalism is the female predicament, particularly with respect to sex, power and female dissolution. Her autobiographical memoir, Cleaning Up - How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived, was published in January 2008. This article about a British journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Tania_Glyde 2010-03-15T10:02:12Z Tania Glyde is a British novelist fiction writer and journalist, author of two novels (Junk DNA and Clever Girl) and short stories. She was the sex columnist for Time Out and also wrote for the Independent on Sunday Talk of the Town magazine. A strong theme in her fiction and journalism is the female predicament, particularly with respect to sex, power and female dissolution. Her autobiographical memoir, Cleaning Up - How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived, was published in January 2008. Tania Glyde was interviewed at a literary event connected with the paperback edition of Cleaning Up - How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived in London on 2nd April 2009. She can be heard answering questions at the event hosted by Piers Gibbon and the recording starts with him reading some extracts from the book. This article about a British journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Bristol_Gateway_School | Bristol_Gateway_School 2008-06-03T23:30:58Z Bristol Gateway School is a special needs school located in Lawrence Weston, Bristol. The head teacher is Mike Lewis, and the deputy head is Mike Parkin. The school used to be located in St Pauls, but moved to Lawrence Weston due to growing demand. The school has recently started to do GCSE's like mainstream schools in Bristol. The school is a EBD/ASD school for pupils with learning difficulties. , Bristol_Gateway_School 2009-05-13T18:31:24Z Bristol Gateway School is a special needs school located in Lawrence Weston, Bristol. The head teacher is Mike Lewis, and the deputy head is Mike Parkin. The school used to be located in St Paul's, but moved to Lawrence Weston due to growing demand. The school has recently started to do GCSE's like mainstream schools in Bristol. The school is a EBD/ASD school for pupils with learning difficulties. | 0 |
Nick Zano | Nick Zano 2008-01-08T01:41:28Z Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978 in Nutley, New Jersey) is an American actor and underwear model based in Los Angeles who has also lived in Florida and New Jersey. He is best-known as "Vince" from the WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002-2006). He has also had small roles in movies like Fat Albert and Love Surreal . He got his big break on MTV, which hired him to host a movie program called Movie House. He also briefly worked as an MTV News correspondent before heading to The WB. He is currently hosting the MTV reality show Why Can't I Be You? During high school at Wellington High School in Wellington, FL, Zano was active in the drama and television departments. Throughout his junior and senior years, Zano and fellow classmates produced a weekly off-beat skit comedy show that aired on the school's television station. While working on the show, Zano also wrote, starred in and directed student films that made their way to the JVC Universal Film Competition, a festival in which over 800 local high schools participate. Shortly after high school, Zano moved to Los Angeles and landed a job developing films and television projects for a small production company. During that time, he also was the associate producer for Living Position, a World AIDS Day television special hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips. It was while he was selling shoes in a trendy Los Angeles boutique that a customer, unbeknownst to Zano, went back to her office and told her supervisors she'd just met a man who would be a wonderful on-air personality. The mystery woman was an employee at MTV. , Nick Zano 2009-12-31T18:37:14Z Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978) is an American television actor and producer best known for playing Vince in the WB Network sitcom What I Like About You. He got his big break on MTV, where he hosted that network's former infotainment program about the film industry, Movie House, and briefly worked as an MTV News correspondent before he began an acting career. Zano was born in Nutley, New Jersey and has also lived in Florida as a child. While attending Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, Zano was active in the drama and television departments. Throughout his junior and senior years, he and his fellow classmates produced a weekly off-beat skit comedy show that aired on the school's television station. While working on the show, Zano also wrote, starred in and directed student films that made their way to the JVC Universal Film Competition, a festival in which over 800 local high schools participate. Shortly after graduating from high school, Zano moved to Los Angeles and landed a job developing films and television projects for a small production company. During that time, he also was the associate producer for Living Position, a World AIDS Day television special hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips. It was while he was selling shoes in a trendy Los Angeles boutique that a customer, unbeknownst to Zano, went back to her office and told her supervisors she'd just met a man who would be a wonderful on-air personality. The mystery woman was an employee at MTV, which led to Zano landed as hosting job of MTV's Movie House. In 2003, he won the role of Vince in the The WB sitcom What I Like About You, starring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth. Zano made his first appearance in the series second season and remained with the series until its fourth and final season with the series ending April 24, 2006. After the series ended, he went on to host and executive produced his MTV reality show Why Can't I Be You? . The following year Zano appeared alongside Haylie Duff and Frankie Muniz in the independent romantic comedy My Sexiest Year. The film released to mixed reviews had its world premiere at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2008 he appeared in a supporting role opposite Drake Bell in MGM's teen comedy film College. Zano also appeared in Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead later that same year. In 2009, Zano co-starred in the fourth installment in the Final Destination film series, The Final Destination. He also guest starred on the ABC's sitcom Cougar Town, starring Courtney Cox. | 1 |
Branko Mihajlović | Branko Mihajlović 2017-02-20T13:10:58Z Branko Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Михајловић; born 20 February 1991) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Hapoel Acre in Liga Leumit. He made his debut for the first team of Partizan in the last round of 2008–09 season against Čukarički. But in the next season he was sent to Partizan's affiliated team Teleoptik. He signed with Rad at the beginning of 2010–11 season, but has never made his debut for the team. As a player of Rad, he was on loan to Lovćen at the half of the season. In the summer 2011 he was transferred to Čukarički. In season 2011–12, he scored a goal in an away match against Sloga Kraljevo, on Kraljevo City Stadium, when Čukarički made a very important win and that was one step to stay in league. He scored 2 goals in 16 matches during that season. During that season, he played on 22 league matches and scored 2 goals. He also played on 2 cup matches. After the promotion of Čukarički to Jelen SuperLiga, he has been loaned to Sinđelić Beograd. In the first half of 2013–14 season, he was one of the best players in Sinđelić. In the first 4 fixtures of the second part of season, team made 1 loss, and then 3 wins, versus leading teams in league, Mladost Lučani, Borac Čačak, and Sloga Kraljevo. Mihajlović scored goals in all of those 3 matches, which promoted him to the league's top scorer at that moment, with 10 goals. He ended the season with 14 scored goals, which has put him in second place of top goalscores of the 2013–14 Serbian First League. Branko Mihajlović signed one year contract with Hapoel Kfar Saba in the summer 2014. He played 37 games in Liga Leumit and scored 8 goals. He also played 3 matches in Israel Cup. At the end of the season the club finished in the second place in the league, and secured a promotion to Israeli Premier League. Mihajlović was one of the best players in the club during that season. In the summer 2015 he was signed by Hapoel Petah Tikva. During that season, the club ended on 6th place in Liga Leumit and Mihajlović scored 13 goals for the club in 33 league mathces. Mihajlović signed for Hapoel Acre in the summer 2016., Branko Mihajlović 2018-12-17T06:48:20Z Branko Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Михајловић; born 20 February 1991) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Diósgyőri VTK in Hungarian National League He made his debut for the first team of Partizan in the last round of 2008–09 season against Čukarički. But in the next season he was sent to Partizan's affiliated team Teleoptik. He signed with Rad at the beginning of 2010–11 season, but has never made his debut for the team. As a player of Rad, he was on loan to Lovćen at the half of the season. In the summer 2011 he was transferred to Čukarički. In season 2011–12, he scored a goal in an away match against Sloga Kraljevo, on Kraljevo City Stadium, when Čukarički made a very important win and that was one step to stay in league. He scored 2 goals in 16 matches during that season. During that season, he played on 22 league matches and scored 2 goals. He also played on 2 cup matches. After the promotion of Čukarički to Jelen SuperLiga, he has been loaned to Sinđelić Beograd. In the first half of 2013–14 season, he was one of the best players in Sinđelić. In the first 4 fixtures of the second part of season, team made 1 loss, and then 3 wins, versus leading teams in league, Mladost Lučani, Borac Čačak, and Sloga Kraljevo. Mihajlović scored goals in all of those 3 matches, which promoted him to the league's top scorer at that moment, with 10 goals. He ended the season with 14 scored goals, second in the 2013–14 Serbian First League. Branko Mihajlović signed one year contract with Hapoel Kfar Saba in the summer 2014. He played 37 games in Liga Leumit and scored 8 goals. He also played 3 matches in Israel Cup. At the end of the season the club finished in the second place in the league, and secured a promotion to Israeli Premier League. Mihajlović was one of the best players in the club during that season. In the summer 2015 he was signed by Hapoel Petah Tikva. During that season, the club ended on 6th place in Liga Leumit and Mihajlović scored 13 goals for the club in 33 league matches. Mihajlović signed for Hapoel Acre in the summer 2016. During this season he played 35 games in Liga Leumit and scored 15 goals. At the end of the season the club finished in the second place in the league, and secured a promotion to Israeli Premier League. Mihajlović was one of the best players in the club during that season. Branko Mihajlović signed for Hapoel Petah Tikva one year contract for 2017/2018 season. He played 37 league matches and scored 10 goals. He also played one match in Israel State Cup. He left the club at the end of the season on free transfer. | 1 |
Martha Plimpton | Martha Plimpton 2005-01-15T13:32:20Z Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) was born from Hollywood blood with parents Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. She began her career in the 1980s in the film The River Rat. After her part in the cult classic The Goonies she built up a reputation for being able to play rebellious tomboys, appearing in such films as Shy People, Silence Like Glass and Stars and Bars. In the film The Mosquito Coast she met boyfriend River Phoenix, whom she later left because of his drug use. In the 1990s she developed a reputation for being a very professional actress, taking many smaller roles in mainstream films like Beautiful Girls and in films like 200 Cigarettes and John Waters' Pecker. She was the lead in a short-run television show on HBO called The Defenders. As of 2002 she continues to perform in films while pursing stage acting with The Steppenwolf Theater Company (most notably in Hedda Gabler). She was also nominated for a 2002 Emmy Award for best guest actress in a drama series. , Martha Plimpton 2006-12-26T23:36:13Z Martha Plimpton (born Martha Carradine on November 16, 1970) is a former model turned actress. She was born in New York City to famous actor parents Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Her first stage appearance was when she was brought on stage in costume by her mother for the curtain call of the short-lived Broadway play The Leaf People. Plimpton began her career in modeling, securing an early '80s campaign for Calvin Klein. After a featured appearance in the 1981 film Rollover, she appeared in the Deep South independent drama The River Rat opposite Tommy Lee Jones. Her breakthrough performance was as Stef Steinbrenner in the 1985 feature film The Goonies. She also appeared that year in a featured role on the television sitcom Family Ties. This would begin a trend of Plimpton being repeatedly cast in the role of a rebellious tomboy for several years, beginning with her critically lauded performance as the Reverend Spellgood (Andre Gregory)'s daughter in the 1986 film The Mosquito Coast starring Harrison Ford. It was on the set of this film that she met her future real-life love interest, River Phoenix. A critically praised but commercially unsuccessful venture with Barbara Hershey in the 1987 film Shy People was followed by a disastrous and panned performance in the quirky 1988 ensemble comedy Stars and Bars. This was released shortly before Plimpton's second collaboration with River Phoenix in the film Running on Empty, an Academy Award-nominated film for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. Plimpton began what became a career trend, mixing small independent film appearances with supporting roles in big-budget films. She appeared in the 1989 Woody Allen film Another Woman; that year, she co-starred with Jami Gertz as a cancer patient in the German film Zwei Frauen (released in America as Silence Like Glass). The film was nominated for Outstanding Feature Film at the German Film Awards. Plimpton's most high-profile performance since The Goonies was in the 1989 Steve Martin film Parenthood. Plimpton had shaved her head bald to play a cancer patient in Zwei Frauen, and her reputation for playing rebellious teenagers secured her the role of the indignant teenage daughter (who shaves her head) of Dianne Wiest. Coincidentally, Plimpton appeared alongside Joaquin Phoenix (then credited as Leaf Phoenix), the younger brother of her former boyfriend River, in this role. Plimpton worked sparingly in 1991 with a supporting role in the Robert De Niro film Stanley & Iris. In 1992 Plimpton appeared as a lesbian terrorist in the independent film Inside Monkey Zetterland and was finally given a starring role in the film Samantha. The film received lukewarm reviews and did not succeed financially. Despite its shortcomings, the success of Samantha garnered Plimpton a variety of roles in 1993. She appeared with Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the television film Daybreak and was a part of the mostly improvised television film Chantilly Lace. She had a featured role in the big-budget films Josh and S.A.M. and played the lead in the critically blasted film adaptation of the Carolyn Chute novel The Beans of Egypt, Maine. As a testament to her own "indie cred", Plimpton also appeared that year as herself in the independent film My Life's in Turnaround, a movie about filmmakers trying to make a movie. Plimpton continued to make appearances in featured roles in both independent films and mainstream movies from 1994 through 1997, most notably as the lesbian lover of radical feminist Valerie Solanas in the film I Shot Andy Warhol. In 1997 the Showtime Network cast Plimpton as the female lead in a television film called The Defenders: Payback. The show was a retooling of the classic television show by the same name, and the characters were descendants of character Lawrence Preston, a role reprised by actor E.G. Marshall. The intent was to spin the program off into a series akin to Law & Order, but Marshall died in 1998. Two additional episodes (The Defenders: Choice of Evils and The Defenders: Taking the First) were aired as specials that year. The decision was made to not continue production (despite high ratings and critical praise) due to Marshall's death. Plimpton's career in film began to stall. She became involved with The Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. She is single-handedly credited with revitalizing the play Hedda Gabler through her work there. In 1998 she appeared in the John Waters film Pecker; the film was lambasted but Plimpton's work was praised. This also occurred with her appearance in the 1999 bomb 200 Cigarettes. In 1999 Plimpton had a recurring role in the television drama ER as Meg Corwyn. In 2001 she co-starred with Jacqueline Bisset in The Sleepy Time Gal, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival. In 2002 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on the television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She was the voice of Miss Crumbles in the 2004 animated film Hair High by Bill Plympton. In 2004 she also guest-starred on an episode of the program 7th Heaven; she received her first writing credit for a different episode of the show that year entitled "Red Socks". She continues to act in television, film and on stage. She has begun narrating audiobooks, notably the novel Diary by Chuck Palahniuk and Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh. Plimpton had a recurring role on the NBC show Surface, which aired in the 2005-06 season. From October 2006 until March 2007, she is in The Coast of Utopia, a trilogy by Tom Stoppard, playing at the Lincoln Center. Plimpton's high-profile relationship with River Phoenix, including their appearance together at the Academy Awards where she was bald, overshadowed her work. Their relationship would later end due to Plimpton's objection to his recreational drug use, from which he died in 1993. More recently, she had been linked to Fred Armisen of Saturday Night Live. Plimpton is the step-daughter of theatre director Daniel Sullivan. | 1 |
Providence Friars men's basketball | Providence Friars men's basketball 2010-01-09T17:51:53Z The Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition, in which they are a member of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Keno Davis has been the head coach of the Friars since the 2008-09 season. The Friars have made two final four appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, in 1973 and 1987. Three former players or coaches are enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame: Dave Gavitt, John Thompson, and Lenny Wilkens. Providence Friars basketball can be traced back to 1921, when the four-year old school fielded its first basketball team on an informal basis. This first team only lasted two years, however, and did not return until the 1926–27 season when Archie Golembeski, the school's football coach, led to the team to a win over St. John's before devoting his time to football the next year. He was replaced by Al McClellan, who coached the team to four New England championships – 1929, 1930, 1932, and 1935 – and had an overall winning percentage over .700. In 1938, McClellan left and was replaced by Ed Crotty, who led the team to a 15–5 record in 1942–43 before the team suspended play the next year after the outbreak of World War II. After the war, the NCAA divided its teams into two divisions, the University Division and the College Division; with a smaller enrollment and no home court (the team played in an on-campus auditorium and then local high school gyms), the Friars were placed into the College Division and no longer faced the opponents they once played. In 1949, Vin Cuddy was hired as the team's head coach, leading the team to a 14–9 record in his first season and qualified for the NAIB regional tournament in 1951, behind the school's first 1,000-point scorer, Jim Schlimm. By 1955, Cuddy's record fell to 9–12 and he was replaced by Joe Mullaney; at the same time, the school opened its first on-campus gym, Alumni Hall. In 1959, Mullaney and the Friars defeated ranked Villanova on the road, leading to their first-ever National Invitational Tournament bid. The Friars reached the NIT Finals in 1960 before winning the tournament in 1961 behind future hall of famer Lenny Wilkens. Two years later, led by another future hall of famer, John Thompson, as well as future Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, the Friars won their second NIT title. With a 24–2 record in 1964–65, the number four ranked Friars reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. In 1966–67, Jimmy Walker led the nation in scoring and became the school's first 2,000-point scorer as well as the first New England player selected first overall in the NBA Draft. That season also marked the last in Mullaney's run of nine consecutive 20-win seasons. Two years later, Mullaney was hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. Following Mullaney's departure, Dave Gavitt, an assistant under Mullaney who then became head coach at Dartmouth, took over as the Friars' head coach. In his second year, Gavitt began a string of eight consecutive 20-win seasons. For the 1972–73 season, the team began playing in downtown Providence at the brand-new 12,000-seat arena, the Providence Civic Center (renamed the Dunkin' Donuts Center in 2001). That season was the Friars' best to date; led by Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes, the team went on a 17-team game winning streak that ended in a Final Four loss to Memphis State. The next year, the Friars posted a 28–4 record and had their second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance. The team continued its top-flight status with back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1976–77 and 1977–78, earning NCAA Tournament bids each year, one coming after defeating top-ranked Michigan in 1976. After a 10–16 season in 1978–79, Gavitt left Providence to become the first commissioner of the Providence-based Big East Conference. He finished his 10-year career at Providence with a 209–84 (.713) record. After spending the first six decades of their existence as an independent, the Friars joined the Big East in its inaugural season, 1979–80. The conference originally consisted of Providence, St. John's, Boston College, Syracuse, Georgetown, Seton Hall, and Connecticut. New head coach Gary Walters led the team to an 11–16 record in 1979–80, and was replaced by Mullaney in 1981. His next stint with the Friars would not be as successful, and consisted of only one winning season (1983–84) against three losing. In 1985, New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Pitino was hired as the latest Friars head coach. In his first season the Friars compiled a 17–14 record and made their fist NIT appearance in a decade. The next year, 1986–87, the Friars posted a 25–9 record behind Billy Donovan and made their second ever Final Four appearance in the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. After losing to Syracuse, Pitino left the school and re-joined the Knicks as their head coach in 1987. In 1987–88, the Friars posted a losing record under new head coach Gordie Chiesea, who was replaced by Rick Barnes after the season. Behind Barnes and 2,000-point scorer Eric Murdock, the Friars made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1989 and 1990. The team had an NIT semifinal appearance in 1993 and an NCAA tournament appearance in 1994, while also capturing the school's first Big East Tournament title. Following back-to-back 20-win seasons, Barnes left to become the head coach at Clemson in 1994. He was replaced by Pete Gillen. Led by Eric Williams, the Friars made consecutive NIT appearances in 1995 and 1996. In 1996–97, the Friars posted a 24–12 record, led by Austin Croshere and Jamel Thomas. After defeating Duke in the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the Friars reached the Elite Eight before losing to eventual champion Arizona. Following a losing season in 1997–98, Gillen departed to become the head coach at Virginia. Gillen was replaced by Iona head coach Tim Welsh in 1998. Led by Thomas, the Friars made an NIT bid in 1999. The team returned to the NCAA Tournament two years later, posting a 21–10 record behind John Linehan. While the Friars posted a losing record in Linehan's senior season in 2001–02, the guard broke Allen Iverson's single-season Big East steals record of 67 as well as Murdock's NCAA career steals record of 377. Led by Ryan Gomes, the Friars returned to the NIT with an 18–14 record in 2002–03 and made another NCAA appearance in 2003–04 with a 20–9 record. However, Welsh's teams, without Gomes after 2004–05, recorded one winning season out of four, and Welsh was fired following the 2007–08 season. In 2008, the Friars hired Drake head coach Keno Davis, who won the National Coach of the Year Award in his first and only season as Drake's head coach. Davis' team posted a 19–14 record, including a win at home over top-ranked Pittsburgh, in 2008–09 en route to an NIT appearance. , Providence Friars men's basketball 2011-12-31T21:47:19Z The Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition, in which they are a founding member of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Since 2011, the head coach is Ed Cooley. The Friars have made two Final Four appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, in 1973 and 1987. Three former players or coaches are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Dave Gavitt, John Thompson, and Lenny Wilkens. In addition, two-time NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament champion, Florida Gators men's basketball head coach Billy Donovan, helped lead the Friars (as a player) to the Final Four in 1987. Providence Friars basketball can be traced back to 1921, when the four-year old school fielded its first basketball team on an informal basis. This first team only lasted two years, however, and did not return until the 1926–27 season when Archie Golembeski, the school's football coach, led to the team to a win over St. John's before devoting his time to football the next year. He was replaced by Al McClellan, who coached the team to four New England championships – 1929, 1930, 1932, and 1935 – and had an overall winning percentage over .700. In 1938, McClellan left and was replaced by Ed Crotty, who led the team to a 15–5 record in 1942–43 before the team suspended play the next year after the outbreak of World War II. After the war, the NCAA divided its teams into two divisions, the University Division and the College Division; with a smaller enrollment and no home court (the team played in an on-campus auditorium and then local high school gyms), the Friars were placed into the College Division and no longer faced the opponents they once played. In 1949, Vin Cuddy was hired as the team's head coach, leading the team to a 14–9 record in his first season and qualified for the NAIB regional tournament in 1951, behind the school's first 1,000-point scorer, Jim Schlimm. By 1955, Cuddy's record fell to 9–12 and he was replaced by Joe Mullaney; at the same time, the school opened its first on-campus gym, Alumni Hall. In 1959, Mullaney and the Friars defeated ranked Villanova on the road, leading to their first-ever National Invitational Tournament bid. The Friars reached the NIT Finals in 1960 before winning the tournament in 1961 behind future hall of famer Lenny Wilkens. Two years later, led by another future hall of famer, John Thompson, as well as future Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, the Friars won their second NIT title. With a 24–2 record in 1964–65, the number four ranked Friars reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. In 1966–67, Jimmy Walker led the nation in scoring and became the school's first 2,000-point scorer as well as the first New England player selected first overall in the NBA Draft. That season also marked the last in Mullaney's run of nine consecutive 20-win seasons. Two years later, Mullaney was hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. Following Mullaney's departure, Dave Gavitt, an assistant under Mullaney who then became head coach at Dartmouth, took over as the Friars' head coach in 1969. In his second year, Gavitt began a string of eight consecutive 20-win seasons. For the 1972–73 season, the team began playing in downtown Providence at the brand-new 12,000-seat arena, the Providence Civic Center (renamed the Dunkin' Donuts Center in 2001). That season was the Friars' best to date; led by Ernie DiGregorio and the troubled center Marvin Barnes, the team went on a 17-team game winning streak that ended in a Final Four loss to Memphis State. The next year, the Friars posted a 28–4 record and made their second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance. The team continued its top-flight status with back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1976–77 and 1977–78, earning NCAA Tournament bids each year, one coming after defeating top-ranked Michigan in 1976. After a 10–16 season in 1978–79, Gavitt left Providence to become the first commissioner of the Providence-based Big East Conference. He finished his 10-year career at Providence with a 209–84 (.713) record. After spending the first six decades of their existence as an independent, the Friars joined the Big East in its inaugural season, 1979–80. The conference originally consisted of Providence, St. John's, Boston College, Syracuse, Georgetown, Seton Hall, and Connecticut. New head coach Gary Walters led the team to an 11–16 record in 1979–80, and was replaced by Mullaney in 1981. His next stint with the Friars would not be as successful, and consisted of only one winning season (1983–84, behind Otis Thorpe) against three losing. In 1985, New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Pitino was hired as the latest Friars head coach. In his first season the Friars compiled a 17–14 record and made their fist NIT appearance in a decade. The next year, 1986–87, the Friars posted a 25–9 record behind Billy Donovan and made their second ever Final Four appearance in the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. After losing to Syracuse, Pitino left the school and re-joined the Knicks as their head coach in 1987. In 1987–88, the Friars posted a losing record under new head coach Gordie Chiesa, who was replaced by Rick Barnes after the season. Behind Barnes and 2,000-point scorer Eric Murdock, the Friars made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1989 and 1990, as well as an NIT bid in 1991. Following Murdock's departure and a losing season in 1991–92, the team had an NIT semifinal appearance in 1993 and an NCAA tournament appearance in 1994, while also capturing the school's first Big East Tournament title. Following back-to-back 20-win seasons, Barnes left to become the head coach at Clemson in 1994. He was replaced by Pete Gillen. Led by Eric Williams, the Friars made consecutive NIT appearances in 1995 and 1996. In 1996–97, the Friars posted a 24–12 record, led by Austin Croshere and Jamel Thomas. After defeating Duke in the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the Friars reached the Elite Eight before losing to eventual champion Arizona. Following a losing season in 1997–98, Gillen departed to become the head coach at Virginia. Gillen was replaced by Iona head coach Tim Welsh in 1998. Led by Thomas, the Friars made an NIT bid in 1999. The team returned to the NCAA Tournament two years later, posting a 21–10 record behind John Linehan. While the Friars posted a losing record in Linehan's senior season in 2001–02, the guard broke Allen Iverson's single-season Big East steals record of 67 as well as Murdock's NCAA career steals record of 377. Led by Ryan Gomes, the Friars returned to the NIT with an 18–14 record in 2002–03 and made another NCAA appearance in 2003–04 with a 20–9 record. However, Welsh's next four teams, without Gomes after 2004–05, recorded one winning season, and Welsh was fired following the 2007–08 season. In 2008, the Friars hired Drake head coach Keno Davis, who won the National Coach of the Year Award in his first and only season as Drake's head coach. Davis' team posted a 19–14 record, including a win at home over top-ranked Pittsburgh, in 2008–09 en route to an NIT appearance. In 2009–10, Davis' team lost their final eleven games to finish 15th in the Big East. The Friars averaged 82 points per game, the fourth highest in Division I, while also surrendering 85 points per conference game, the worst statistical performance in Big East history. In Davis' third season, 2010–11, the Friars finished 14th in the conference despite having Division I's second-leading scorer in Marshon Brooks. Davis was fired after the 2010–11 season. In 2011, the Friars hired Fairfield head coach Ed Cooley, a Providence native, as their next head coach. | 1 |
Douglas Smith (actor) | Douglas Smith (actor) 2006-07-17T22:27:02Z Douglas Alexander Smith (born June 22, 1985) is a Canadian-American actor most notable for his work on the HBO series, Big Love as Ben Henrickson, the eldest son of a polygamist. In addition to his recurring role on Big Love, Smith has also co-starred in the films Sleepover, Rock the Paint, Santa's Slay and State's Evidence. Smith has also guest starred on several modern day American television series which include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI Miami, Close to Home, Everwood, Joan of Arcadia, The X-Files, Crossing Jordan and Cold Case. Smith is the younger brother of Gregory Smith (Everwood), Douglas Smith (actor) 2007-12-30T13:19:39Z Douglas Alexander Smith (born June 22, 1985) is a Canadian-American actor most notable for his work on the HBO series, Big Love as Ben Henrickson, the eldest son of a polygamist Bill Henrickson. He is the younger brother of Gregory Smith. As a teenager he went to Australia to play the lead role as an American boy living in Australia in a series called Out There. In addition to his recurring role on Big Love, Smith has also co-starred in the films Sleepover, Rock the Paint, Santa's Slay and State's Evidence. Smith has also guest starred on several television series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI Miami, Close to Home, Everwood, Joan of Arcadia, The X-Files, Crossing Jordan, and Cold Case. He played the one of the lead roles in "Hangman's Curse". | 1 |
Mating_disruption | Mating_disruption 2007-12-31T07:33:36Z Mating disruption (MD) is a pest management technique designed to control certain insect infestations. Specifically, mating disruption involves the utilization of synthesized sex pheromones to disrupt the reproductive cycle of insects. In most insect species, such as those in the order Lepidoptera, females emit a trail of sex pheromone, known as a plume. Males of that species use the plume to locate the emitting female (known as a “calling” female). Mating disruption exploits the male insects' natural response to follow the plume by introducing a synthetic pheromone into the insects’ habitat. The synthetic pheromone is a volatile organic chemical designed to mimic the species-specific sex pheromone produced by the female insect. The general effect of mating disruption is to confuse the male insects by; masking the natural pheromone plumes, causing the males to follow “false pheromone trails” at the expense of finding mates, and affecting the males’ ability to respond to “calling" females. Consequently, the male population experiences a reduced probability of successfully locating and mating with females, which leads to the eventual cessation of breeding and collapse of the insect infestation. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency consider mating disruption to be among the most environmentally friendly treatments used to eradicate pest infestations. Mating disruption works best if large areas are treated with pheromones. Ten acres is a good minimum size for a successful MD program but even larger areas are preferable Pheromone programs are most effective when controlling low to moderate pest population density. MD has also been identified as a pest control method in which the insect does not become resistant to . The California Department of Food and Agriculture believes that pheromone based control programs are among the most environmentally friendly treatments ever used to eradicate pest infestations in California. In comparison to conventional pesticide based control methods which kill insects directly, mating disruption simply confuses male insects so they cannot locate a mating partner, leading to the eventual collapse of the mating cycle. Finally, mating disruption has the benefit of only affecting a limited number of closely related insects while leaving other species unaffected. No long-term human studies have been conducted to determine the health effects of synthetic pheromones. In fact, the EPA does not permit long-term human studies to be conducted with any pesticide. Instead, reliance on animal testing is used to determine toxicity levels and chronic health effects. Due to the absence of long-term human health studies, many people object to the use of synthetic sex pheromones. In regards to technical disadvantages, certain synthetic pheromones can have high development and production costs, resulting in mating disruption being too costly for controlling certain infestations. Pheromone dispersal techniques usually require specialized application technology and/or equipment, which may lower cost effectiveness of the treatment. Finally, mating disruption, like most pest management strategies can be a useful technique but should not be considered a stand-alone treatment program. Microencapsulated pheromones (MECs) are small droplets of pheromone enclosed within polymer capsules. The capsules control the release rate of the pheromone into the surrounding environment. The capsules are small enough to be applied in the same method as spray insecticides. The effective field longevity of the synthesized pheromones ranges from days to weeks depending on climatic conditions, capsule size and chemical properties. With the use a helicopter or airplane it is possible to saturate a very large infested area with synthetic sex pheromone. During November 2007, this approach was used in the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey California to combat the invasive Light Brown Apple Moth., Mating_disruption 2009-03-16T00:56:25Z Mating disruption (MD) is a pest management technique designed to control certain insect infestations. Specifically, mating disruption involves the utilization of synthesized sex pheromones to disrupt the reproductive cycle of insects. In most insect species, such as those in the order Lepidoptera, females emit a trail of sex pheromone, known as a plume. Males of that species use the plume to locate the emitting female (known as a “calling” female). Mating disruption exploits the male insects' natural response to follow the plume by introducing a synthetic pheromone into the insects’ habitat. The synthetic pheromone is a volatile organic chemical designed to mimic the species-specific sex pheromone produced by the female insect. The general effect of mating disruption is to confuse the male insects by masking the natural pheromone plumes, causing the males to follow “false pheromone trails” at the expense of finding mates, and affecting the males’ ability to respond to “calling" females. Consequently, the male population experiences a reduced probability of successfully locating and mating with females, which leads to the eventual cessation of breeding and collapse of the insect infestation. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency consider mating disruption to be among the most environmentally friendly treatments used to eradicate pest infestations. Mating disruption works best if large areas are treated with pheromones. Ten acres is a good minimum size for a successful MD program but larger areas are preferable Pheromone programs are most effective when controlling low to moderate pest population density. MD has also been identified as a pest control method in which the insect does not become resistant. The California Department of Food and Agriculture believes that pheromone based control programs are among the most environmentally friendly treatments ever used to eradicate pest infestations in California. In comparison to conventional pesticide based control methods, which kill insects directly, mating disruption simply confuses male insects from accurately locating a mating partner, leading to the eventual collapse of the mating cycle. Finally, mating disruption has the benefit of only affecting a limited number of closely related insects while leaving other species unaffected. No long-term human studies have been conducted to determine the health effects of synthetic pheromones. In fact, the United States Environmental Protection Agency does not permit long-term human studies to be conducted with any pesticide. Instead, reliance on animal testing is used to determine toxicity levels and chronic health effects. Due to the absence of long-term human health studies, many people object to the use of synthetic sex pheromones. Yet, there is no public health evidence to suggest that agricultural use of synthetic pheromones is harmful to humans. In regards to technical disadvantages, certain synthetic pheromones can have high development and production costs, resulting in mating disruption being too costly for controlling certain infestations. Pheromone dispersal techniques usually require specialized application technology and/or equipment, which may lower cost effectiveness of the treatment. Finally, mating disruption, like most pest management strategies can be a useful technique but should not be considered a stand-alone treatment program. Microencapsulated pheromones (MECs) are small droplets of pheromone enclosed within polymer capsules. The capsules control the release rate of the pheromone into the surrounding environment. The capsules are small enough to be applied in the same method as spray insecticides. The effective field longevity of the synthesized pheromones ranges from days to weeks depending on climatic conditions, capsule size and chemical properties. With the use of a helicopter or airplane it is possible to saturate a very large infested area with synthetic sex pheromone. During November 2007, this approach was used in the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey California to combat the invasive Light Brown Apple Moth. | 0 |
One_Mile,_Queensland | One_Mile,_Queensland 2018-11-04T06:28:14Z One Mile is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, the suburb recorded a population of 2,077. With an unemployment rate of 12. 2%, nearly double that of the Australian unemployment rate of 6. 9%. The origin of the suburb name is from its approximate distance from the Ipswich CBD. It was one mile from the centre of Ipswich to the crossing of the Bremer River on the road to Toowoomba (now the Old Toowoomba Road). The bridge at this crossing was known as the One Mile Bridge until it was renamed the Don Livingstone One Mile Bridge in 2015 after Don Livingstone, a former Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the local area. , One_Mile,_Queensland 2020-02-27T00:50:14Z One Mile is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, the suburb recorded a population of 2,077. At that time, One Mile had an unemployment rate of 12. 2%, nearly double that of the Australian unemployment rate of 6. 9%. The origin of the suburb name is from its approximate distance from the Ipswich CBD. It was one mile from the centre of Ipswich to the crossing of the Bremer River on the road to Toowoomba (now the Old Toowoomba Road). The bridge at this crossing was known as the One Mile Bridge until it was renamed the Don Livingstone One Mile Bridge in 2015 after Don Livingstone, a former Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the local area. | 0 |
Artur Yusupov (footballer) | Artur Yusupov (footballer) 2017-03-12T17:16:14Z Slavic name Artur Rimovich Yusupov (Russian: Артур Римович Юсупов; born 1 September 1989 in Kuybyshev, USSR, now Samara, Russia) is a Russian professional footballer of Volga Tatar origin. Currently, he plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 8 November 2009 for FC Dynamo Moscow in a game against PFC Spartak Nalchik. He made his debut for the national team on 17 November 2015 in a friendly game against Croatia. , Artur Yusupov (footballer) 2018-12-09T00:10:08Z Slavic name Artur Rimovich Yusupov (Russian: Артур Римович Юсупов, Tatar: Артур Рим улы Йосыпов; born 1 September 1989) is a Russian professional footballer of Volga Tatar origin. He plays as a central midfielder for FC Rostov. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Akademiya Tolyatti. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 8 November 2009 for FC Dynamo Moscow in a game against PFC Spartak Nalchik. He was released from his FC Zenit Saint Petersburg contract by mutual consent on 25 July 2018 and signed with FC Rostov on the same day. He made his debut for the national team on 17 November 2015 in a friendly game against Croatia. | 1 |
Fatty-acyl-CoA-transporting_ATPase | Fatty-acyl-CoA-transporting_ATPase 2011-07-11T06:43:58Z In enzymology, a fatty-acyl-CoA-transporting ATPase (EC 3. 6. 3. 47) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, H2O, and fatty acyl CoAcis, whereas its 3 products are ADP, phosphate, and fatty acyl CoAtrans. , Fatty-acyl-CoA-transporting_ATPase 2016-05-25T03:34:45Z In enzymology, a fatty-acyl-CoA-transporting ATPase (EC 3. 6. 3. 47) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, H2O, and fatty acyl CoAcis, whereas its 3 products are ADP, phosphate, and fatty acyl CoAtrans. | 0 |
Ock Joo-hyun | Ock Joo-hyun 2015-01-30T19:32:35Z name Ock Joo-hyun (Korean: 옥주현; sometimes spelled Ock Ju-hyun; born March 20, 1980) is a K-pop singer and musical theatre actress, known mostly for her role as the lead singer for the South Korean girl group Fin. K.L. After their unofficial breakup in 2002, Ock released three solo albums and has participated in musicals, namely Aida, Chicago, Cats, 42nd Street, and The Count of Montecristo. Fin. K.L debuted in 1998 with DSP Entertainment and quickly became popular, catapulting all its members into stardom. Ock served as the lead singer for Fin. K.L until it became inactive as a group in 2002; she has since taken part in Fin. K.L's digital single "Fine Killing Liberty" in fall of 2005, including filming the music video. Starting her solo career summer in 2003, Ock came out with a ballad called "난..." ("Nan...", meaning "I..."), which entered the top 10 of Korean music charts. By her second album, which came out late fall in 2004, the public was startled by the sudden change in appearance, as she had experienced a significant weight loss; Ock attributed to her intense yoga training. Her popularity rose and she was able to perform on various music shows for a lengthy period with her singles "Catch" and "Sweet Rainyday". Her third album, titled Remind, was released on June 12, 2008 The first single off the album is "Honey", which is a departure from her previous singles as it incorporates R&B. She began her comeback performances the following weekend on the major TV music shows. Her next album, "Reflection" was released in 2013. In 2014, Ock partnered with musical composer and director Frank Wildhorn, with whom she worked together in the musical "Monte Cristo", to release an English language album titled "Gold" with popular musical numbers. In addition to launching three albums, Ock has worked as a radiostation DJ for MBC, and as an emcee for Korean networks SBS, MBC, and KBS. She has also received an award for "Best Radio DJ" during the MBC awards of 2005. She obtained the main role in the Korean version of Tim Rice's musical Aida, starting on August 27, 2005. Ock has also done television work as a permanent member on various variety shows. In addition to being one of the main girls on Heroine 5, she was a part of Goldfish, an MBC TV show, in 2006. She was featured in the first season of MBC's reality program, "I am a Singer" with other veteran stars of Korean music. She was voted first place for her rendition of "1000 days", and also sang Korean ballad "Love is Gone", "Man is Ship, Woman is Harbor" and a re-make of fellow Fin. K.L member Lee Hyori's "U-Go Girl". Ock has continued to further her "yoga celebrity" career, even helping to open up a yoga studio. She also released her own yoga VHS, DVD. More recently she published a new book about maintaining fitness of mind and body. In March 2009, it was revealed that Ock would be teaching classes in music at Dong Seoul College. Ock has received much success as one of the most popular leading ladies of Korean musical theater. Today she is renowned almost more for her presence as a musical actress than her days as a pop-icon and singer. In 2010 she appeared in the Count of Monte Cristo in the main role of Mercedes. She appeared as the leading female role in the Korean adaptation of Das Musical: Elisabeth, opposite JYJ's Junsu in 2012. She received a Best Actress Golden Ticket Award and Korean Musical Award for this role. She followed these acclaimed adaptations of European musical theater into a new role as "Mrs. Danvers" in the musical "Rebecca," inspired by Hitchcock's movie of the same name. Playing a slightly unhinged and dark character, Ock showed a new side of herself and was rewarded with great popularity among audiences and received the 2013 Korean Musical Award for Best Actress in a supporting role. In 2014 Ock starred as Elphaba in the first Korean production of "Wicked the Musical" and also reprises the role of Danvers in "Rebecca" due to its popularity in South Korea. Starting in November 2014 Ock began her role as Marie Antoinette, in the musical Marie Antoinette at Charlotte Theater in Seoul, South Korea. Ock graduated from Kyung Hee University with Sung Yuri and Gong Yoo in February 2005. She is currently signed with Asia Bridge Contents. Ock revealed herself to be in a long-term relationship with Jeff Chang, son of Korean media mogul. , Ock Joo-hyun 2016-12-23T19:25:51Z name Ock Joo-hyun (Korean: 옥주현; sometimes spelled Ock Ju-hyun; born March 20, 1980) is a South Korean singer and musical theatre actress, known mostly for her role as the lead singer of the South Korean girl group Fin. K.L. After their unofficial breakup in 2002, Ock released three solo albums and has participated in musicals, namely Aida, Chicago, Cats, 42nd Street, and The Count of Monte Cristo. Fin. K.L debuted in 1998 with DSP Entertainment and quickly became popular, catapulting all its members into stardom. Ock served as the lead singer for Fin. K.L until it became inactive as a group in 2002; she has since taken part in Fin. K.L's digital single "Fine Killing Liberty" in fall of 2005, including filming the music video. Starting her solo career summer in 2003, Ock came out with a ballad called "난..." ("Nan...", meaning "I..."), which entered the top 10 of Korean music charts. By her second album, which came out late fall in 2004, the public was startled by the sudden change in appearance, as she had experienced a significant weight loss; Ock attributed to her intense yoga training. Her popularity rose and she was able to perform on various music shows for a lengthy period with her singles "Catch" and "Sweet Rainyday". Her third album, titled Remind, was released on June 12, 2008 The first single off the album is "Honey", which is a departure from her previous singles as it incorporates R&B. She began her comeback performances the following weekend on the major TV music shows. Her next album, "Reflection" was released in 2013. In 2014, Ock partnered with musical composer and director Frank Wildhorn, with whom she worked together in the musical "Monte Cristo", to release an English language album titled "Gold" with popular musical numbers. In addition to launching three albums, Ock has worked as a radiostation DJ for MBC, and as an MC for Korean networks SBS, MBC, and KBS. She has also received an award for "Best Radio DJ" during the MBC awards of 2005. She obtained the main role in the Korean version of Tim Rice's musical Aida, starting on August 27, 2005. Ock has also done television work as a permanent member on various variety shows. In addition to being one of the main girls on Heroine 5, she was a part of Goldfish, an MBC TV show, in 2006. She was featured in the first season of MBC's reality program, "I am a Singer" with other veteran stars of Korean music. She was voted first place for her rendition of "1000 days", and also sang Korean ballad "Love is Gone", "Man is Ship, Woman is Harbor" and a re-make of fellow Fin. K.L member Lee Hyori's "U-Go Girl". Ock has continued to further her "yoga celebrity" career, even helping to open up a yoga studio. She also released her own yoga VHS, DVD. More recently she published a new book about maintaining fitness of mind and body. In March 2009, it was revealed that Ock would be teaching classes in music at Dong Seoul College. Ock has received much success as one of the most popular leading ladies of Korean musical theater. Today she is renowned almost more for her presence as a musical actress than her days as a pop-icon and singer. In 2010 she appeared in the Count of Monte Cristo in the main role of Mercedes. She appeared as the leading female role in the Korean adaptation of Das Musical: Elisabeth, opposite JYJ's Junsu in 2012. She received a Best Actress Golden Ticket Award and Korean Musical Award for this role. She followed these acclaimed adaptations of European musical theater into a new role as "Mrs. Danvers" in the musical "Rebecca," inspired by Hitchcock's movie of the same name. Playing a slightly unhinged and dark character, Ock showed a new side of herself and was rewarded with great popularity among audiences and received the 2013 Korean Musical Award for Best Actress in a supporting role. In 2014 Ock starred as Elphaba in the first Korean production of "Wicked the Musical" and also reprises the role of Danvers in "Rebecca" due to its popularity in South Korea. Starting in November 2014 Ock began her role as Marie Antoinette, in the musical Marie Antoinette at Charlotte Theater in Seoul, South Korea. Ock graduated from Kyung Hee University with Sung Yuri and Gong Yoo in February 2005. She is currently signed with Asia Bridge Contents. Ock revealed herself to be in a long-term relationship with Jeff Chang, son of Korean media mogul. | 1 |
Dave Bautista | Dave Bautista 2015-01-02T18:56:55Z David Michael "Dave" Bautista, Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor, professional mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler known for his time in WWE under the ring name Batista. He is a six-time world champion, winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. He is the longest-reigning World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history, and has won the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in pro wrestling history. Batista also won the 2014 Royal Rumble match after which he headlined WrestleMania XXX. In August 2012, Batista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts. He won his MMA debut on October 6, 2012, and defeating Vince Lucero via TKO in the first round. He was representing the Philippines. As an actor, Batista has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists in 2012, Riddick in 2013, Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, and will appear in the 24th James Bond film, Spectre, due for release in 2015. He has also appeared in several direct-to-video films since 2009. Bautista was born in Washington, D.C. His father, David Michael Bautista, is a Filipino immigrant and his mother, Donna Raye Mullins is of Greek descent. His parents separated and eventually divorced. His paternal grandfather served in the Philippine military, worked as a taxicab driver, barber, and held other jobs to feed the family. Batista has said that he is not ashamed to admit he lived in poverty. He has admitted to having a hard life; before he had reached the age of nine, three murders had occurred on his front lawn. As young as age 13, he was stealing automobiles. By age 17, Batista was considered estranged from his parents and on his own, despite admitting later: "I am proud of my parents. They are good, honest, hard-working folks. They taught me the values of working hard." He became a regular bouncer for clubs until he was arrested after a fight that left two patrons injured, one of whom was rendered unconscious. After a trial, he was sentenced to one year of probation. He also worked as a lifeguard before pursuing a career in bodybuilding. He credits bodybuilding with potentially saving his life. Batista tried out at the WCW Power Plant, but was told he would never make it in the wrestling business by Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. He then went to the World Wrestling Federation, who sent him to train with Afa Anoa'i's school in the Wild Samoan Training Centre. Most recently he trained with Cesar Gracie and is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He made his Ohio Valley Wrestling debut in 2000 under the ring name Leviathan, where he immediately joined forces with Synn. As a member of the Disciples of Synn stable, he went undefeated until being beaten at Christmas Chaos by Kane with help from Stone Cold Steve Austin. He later won the OVW Heavyweight Championship from "The Machine" Doug Basham before losing the belt to The Prototype. A few months later, Bautista left OVW after he was promoted to World Wrestling Entertainment. While still in OVW, Bautista began appearing on non-televised WWE events. He began his televised WWE career on May 9, 2002 episode of SmackDown! as Deacon Batista, a villainous enforcer for Reverend D-Von. He made his WWE in-ring debut in a tag team match teaming with D-Von against Faarooq and Randy Orton, pinning Orton. Over several weeks, Orton tried to beat D-Von and Batista with different partners, but ultimately lost each time. Batista suffered his first loss in a match against Rikishi after D-Von accidentally punched him, allowing Rikishi to take advantage and pin Batista. Batista and D-Von argued over the forthcoming weeks, with Batista eventually turning on D-Von. After splitting with D-Von, he signed with Raw and was renamed Dave Batista (or simply Batista). He aligned himself with Ric Flair and feuded with Kane, whom he defeated at Armageddon. In January 2003, Batista joined Triple H, Ric Flair and Randy Orton to form the villainous stable Evolution. Batista, however, was sidelined for much of 2003 after he tore his right triceps muscle at a Raw live event in a tag team match against the Dudley Boyz. While training after the injury, Batista re-tore his triceps, extending his stay on the sidelines. Batista made his return on October 20 episode of Raw, interfering in a match between Bill Goldberg and Shawn Michaels and "shattering" Goldberg's ankle with a chair. After the interference, Evolution came out, and Triple H rewarded Batista with $100,000. On November 10 episode of Raw, Goldberg defeated Batista by disqualification when Triple H interfered. At Armageddon, Batista took part in two matches; losing to Shawn Michaels in a singles match, and winning a tag team turmoil match along with Ric Flair to become one-half of the World Tag Team Champions. By the end of the event, all four members of Evolution held every male championship on Raw, with Triple H winning the World Heavyweight Championship and Randy Orton winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship. They held the title until February 16, 2004 episode of Raw, when they were defeated by Booker T and Rob Van Dam. They later regained the title for a short period. At Survivor Series, Triple H, Batista, Gene Snitsky, and Edge were defeated by Maven, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and Randy Orton in an eight-man elimination tag team match for control of Raw over the following month; the members of the winning team would each be the Raw general manager for a week. Throughout the next two months, the relationship between Batista and Triple H began to deteriorate. After a loss to Chris Jericho, Triple H verbally insulted Batista. Batista teased leaving Evolution that night, but declared that he was still part of Evolution and that they tricked everyone. Despite this ploy, Batista began behaving more like a fan favorite over the next few weeks in comparison to Evolution's villainous tactics. One particular moment saw Batista express disgust as Triple H and Ric Flair boasted about how they had intimidated and/or beat up Jim Ross, Danny Hodge, and Stacy Keibler. Regardless, he continued to show his loyalty to Triple H and Evolution by running down to the ring and assisting them in matches. As 2005 began, Triple H realized the possibility of Batista becoming a threat to his World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H suggested that he not enter the Royal Rumble, claiming that it would be selfish of him to do so, and to simply focus on Triple H retaining the title. Batista entered anyway and went on to win the Rumble earning the right to participate in the main event of WrestleMania 21 against the World Champion of his choice. In an attempt to persuade Batista to challenge WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield rather than him, Triple H concocted a scheme to have Batista run over in a limousine resembling the one used by Layfield. Initially, Dave did not want help from Evolution and wanted to confront JBL by himself. Triple H insisted that Evolution stick together and accompanied Dave anyway, saving him from the oncoming vehicle. Batista became aware of the plot while sneakily eavesdropping on fellow Evolution members and signed a contract guaranteeing him a match with the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H at WrestleMania 21, thus leaving Evolution and officially turning into a fan favorite. Batista initially pretended that he would sign with SmackDown!, giving Triple H and Flair the "thumbs up", but turned it into a "thumbs down" before attacking the pair. He emphasized his departure by powerbombing Triple H through the table used for the contract signing. Batista won the World Heavyweight Championship on April 3 in the main event of WrestleMania 21. WrestleMania 21 received 1.09 million pay-per-view buys worldwide – the then-highest ever number of buys for any non-boxing pay-per-view. Batista's match with Triple H was described by sports journalist Dave Meltzer as "the peak of one of best storylines in years". Batista won a rematch with Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash. After Batista retained his title against Edge, he was betrayed by Ric Flair, who helped Triple H viciously attack the champion as Triple H challenged Batista to a Hell in a Cell match at Vengeance. Batista won the match at Vengeance, retaining his title yet again. With this win, Batista became the first wrestler to pin Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match. On June 30, Batista was revealed as the last pick in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery; he made a surprise appearance while JBL was celebrating his victory in a six-man elimination match to win the new SmackDown! Championship. JBL defeated Batista at The Great American Bash by disqualification after the referee saw Batista use a steel chair. They had a rematch at SummerSlam in a No Holds Barred match in which Batista pinned JBL. The feud culminated in a Bull Rope match with Batista retaining his championship. Soon after retaining the title in a feud with Eddie Guerrero, WWE.com reported that Batista suffered a muscle tear in his back at the taping for November 11 episode of SmackDown! due to a double chokeslam from Big Show and Kane. Plans had been made for Batista to defend the title in a Triple Threat match with Eddie Guerrero and Randy Orton on November 18 episode, but the match did not take place due to the unexpected death of Guerrero on November 13, the date of the taping. Batista paid homage to Guerrero during the SmackDown! and Raw tribute shows dedicated to Guerrero's memory. Batista led Team SmackDown! against Team Raw in an inter-brand feud before Survivor Series. The feud saw Big Show and Kane chokeslamming Batista several more times in the weeks leading up to Survivor Series in an on-camera explanation for Batista's injury. Batista ultimately helped his team win the match. After Batista saved Rey Mysterio from Big Show and Kane, it was announced that Mysterio would team with Batista to face the Big Show and Kane at Armageddon. On December 16 episode of SmackDown! , Batista and Mysterio defeated WWE Tag Team Champions MNM to win the titles in a match they dedicated to Eddie Guerrero, and thus Batista became a double champion. and the clash with Big Show and Kane at Armageddon turned into a Champions vs. Champions encounter. Batista and Mysterio lost to Big Show and Kane at Armageddon. Two weeks later on SmackDown! , MNM defeated Batista and Mysterio after help from the returning Mark Henry to regain the WWE Tag Team Championships. During the interference, Henry attacked Batista, and performed his World's Strongest Slam. The teams met again in a steel cage match that Henry also became involved in, and Batista and Rey were defeated again. On January 9, WWE.com announced that Batista tore his right triceps during a match with Mark Henry at a live event on January 6. Due to his injury, Batista was forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship at the SmackDown! tapings on January 13, two days after surpassing Triple H's previous mark of 280 days for longest reigning champion. In his book, Batista Unleashed, Batista said that he believed that Henry was "careless" during their match as he never gave Batista any warning that the move was coming. Batista went on to have successful surgery on his arm on January 12. Batista made an appearance at No Way Out and told the crowd that once his arm had healed he would return to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. At WrestleMania 22, he interrupted a Randy Orton interview, putting SmackDown! on notice; the World Heavyweight Championship would return to him by WrestleMania 23. Batista made his official return during July 7 episode of SmackDown! immediately calling out and entering into a feud with Mark Henry. At Saturday Night's Main Event, Batista won a six man tag match with Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley taking on King Booker, Finlay, and Mark Henry. Henry was legitimately injured and was ruled out of the scheduled match between the two at The Great American Bash, thus further delaying a potential feud between the two after being delayed by Batista's initial injury. Batista put out an open challenge to replace the injured Henry, which was answered by Mr. Kennedy. Batista lost this match via disqualification for failing to stop choking Mr. Kennedy into the turnbuckle with his boot, but continued to attack Kennedy resulting in a laceration on his forehead so severe that it exposed his cranium and required more than 20 stitches to close. Batista lost another match with Kennedy via count out in a rematch on SmackDown! before finally defeating Kennedy by pinfall on August 4 episode of SmackDown! . During this time, Batista tried to regain a world title, facing both Big Show for his ECW World Championship on ECW, and King Booker for his World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam and on SmackDown! . Batista won the SummerSlam match, but not the title as the contests ended via disqualification meaning Booker retained the title. In the SmackDown! about a few weeks later, Booker retained with help from his Court. Batista remained a top contender to the World Championship, competing against King Booker on several occasions while feuding with Finlay, before finally defeating Booker to regain the World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series. Ironically, the win occurred at the same arena where he surrendered the title in January. At WrestleMania 23, Batista lost the championship to the winner of the Royal Rumble match, The Undertaker. They continued to battle over the title to a stalemate in a Last Man Standing match at Backlash and a Steel Cage Match on 11 May episode of SmackDown!, in both matches Batista and The Undertaker ended in draw, thus Undertaker retained the championship. Following the latter, Edge took advantage and won the title from The Undertaker by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. Afterward, Batista challenged Edge unsuccessfully for the World Heavyweight Championship at Judgment Day, One Night Stand (in a Steel Cage Match), and Vengeance: Night of Champions (in a Last Chance match). The loss at Vengeance stipulated that Batista could no longer get another chance at the World Heavyweight Championship while Edge remained champion. Batista accepted an open challenge from The Great Khali at The Great American Bash. Edge relinquished the title due to an injury the week before the pay-per-view, and Khali became the new World Heavyweight Champion, winning a Battle Royal and eliminating Batista. Batista and Kane, Edge's title opponent, faced Khali at The Great American Bash in a Triple Threat match where Khali retained the title. Batista received a disqualification victory against Khali at SummerSlam after Khali used a steel chair, thus retaining the title again. Batista finally claimed his third World Heavyweight Championship after eight consecutive attempts, by defeating Khali in a match that included Rey Mysterio at Unforgiven. His first challenge was from The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison Match at No Mercy where Batista retained his title. He won the match by leaping from the inner bamboo structure to the outer one, shortening his escape route and beating Khali to the floor. After the return of The Undertaker at Unforgiven, the duo reignited their feud at Cyber Sunday where the fans chose Stone Cold Steve Austin as the Special Guest Referee. Batista pinned The Undertaker after two Batista Bombs. The feud continued with a Hell in a Cell match at Survivor Series. During the match, Edge returned and interfered by giving The Undertaker a con-chair-to. He then pulled an unconscious Batista on top of The Undertaker for the pinfall to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. At Armageddon, Edge won a Triple Threat Match, alongside The Undertaker for Batista's World Heavyweight Championship. Batista appeared in the Royal Rumble and was eliminated by Triple H. At No Way Out, he was part of the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match and eliminated Big Daddy V, but was last eliminated by The Undertaker. At WrestleMania XXIV, he defeated Umaga in an interpromotional match. After Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair at the same event, Batista began a feud with Michaels, calling him selfish and egotistical. The two faced off at Backlash with Chris Jericho as the Special Guest referee. Michaels won after faking a knee injury and performing Sweet Chin Music. Batista then defeated Michaels at One Night Stand in a stretcher match, thus ending their feud. On June 23, Batista was drafted from SmackDown to the Raw brand during the 2008 WWE Draft. Batista became a World Tag Team Champion for a third time on August 4 episode of Raw when he teamed up with John Cena to defeat Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase for the title, but they failed to retain the titles against the former champions on the next episode of Raw. Batista narrowly defeated Cena at SummerSlam. On October 26 at Cyber Sunday, Batista defeated Chris Jericho for his fourth World Heavyweight Championship in a match in which Stone Cold Steve Austin was voted in as the special guest referee. Batista's reign, however, only lasted eight days when Jericho won back the title in a Steel Cage match on a three-hour special episode of Raw. Batista then entered a feud with former Evolution partner, Randy Orton; at Survivor Series, Batista led a team of himself, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, and R-Truth to face the team of Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, William Regal, Cody Rhodes, and Mark Henry. Batista was pinned by Orton, winning the match for his team. His feud with Orton continued up to Armageddon where Batista defeated Orton. On December 15 episode of Raw, Batista was put into a handicap match against The Legacy with John Cena as his partner. During the match, Orton struck Batista with a punt to the head. Batista was knocked out and put out of action indefinitely due to a (kayfabe) head injury. WWE.com later reported that Batista elected to undergo surgery to repair a hamstring tear. The hamstring was injured at SummerSlam, in the same match that former World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was forced out of action with a neck injury. He was expected to be out of action for six to eight months. Batista returned on April 6 episode of Raw, to save Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon from The Legacy. Vince McMahon, then announced that Batista would take his place at Backlash, where he would team up with WWE Champion Triple H, and Shane McMahon, to face The Legacy. During the match, Batista had brought out a chair, but Triple H tried to stop him, so they would not get disqualified. This distraction however, cost Triple H his championship, after he lost it to Orton. The following night on Raw, Batista won a singles match against Big Show due to a distraction by John Cena, to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day. Batista went on to defeat Orton in a rematch at Extreme Rules in a Steel Cage match to capture the WWE Championship. However, on June 8 episode of Raw, Batista was to vacate the title due to a staged brutal attack by Orton and the Legacy. It was later revealed that Batista had suffered a legitimate torn left biceps. Legacy was given on-screen credit for his injury. It was announced a few weeks before the Trish Stratus-hosted Raw that Batista would be making a career-altering announcement come that show. Batista returned on September 14 episode with his arm still in a vice and began his announcement. Randy Orton, assuming Batista was announcing his retirement, then came out and stated that it was he who ended the career of Batista. Batista then went on to remove his arm vice, as it was a fake just to lure out Orton, and proceeded to attack Orton. He then announced that he will not be retiring, but moving to SmackDown instead. Later that night, he defeated Orton in a no-holds barred match which was to be his last match on the Raw brand. Following his return to SmackDown, Batista defeated Unified Tag Team Champions Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and The Big Show) in singles competition. These two victories culminated in a tag team title match against Jeri-Show with his partner Rey Mysterio On October 4 at WWE Hell in a Cell, which Jeri-Show won. That same month at WWE Bragging Rights, Batista was unsuccessful in winning the World Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal Four-Way match including CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, and champion and event winner The Undertaker. During the match, Mysterio broke up Batista's pin on Undertaker possibly costing him the match and the title. After the match, Batista and Mysterio appeared to patch things up, but Batista said he was tired of coming so close only to be stabbed in the back and told Mysterio he was going to rip his head off. Batista proceeded to brutally attack Mysterio, turning heel in the process. Batista faced Mysterio on November 22 at Survivor Series, where Batista won via referee stoppage after delivering three Batista Bombs to Mysterio. Batista defeated Mysterio again in a street fight on the December 11 episode of SmackDown. A few weeks later, Batista lost to Mysterio in a number one contenders match for the World Heavyweight Championship; Mysterio's title match against The Undertaker ended as a no-contest after interference from Batista. On December 13 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Batista faced Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Chairs match. Batista initially won the match and the title, but SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long reversed the decision because Batista had hit Undertaker with a low blow behind the referee's back. The match was restarted with The Undertaker winning and retaining the championship. Batista then became involved in WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and Bret Hart's rivalry in February 2010 by assisting McMahon in attacking Hart; John Cena attempted to save Hart, but would end up being assaulted by Batista. On February 21 at Elimination Chamber, as payment for Batista attacking Hart, McMahon allowed Batista to face Cena for the WWE Championship right after Cena won the title in an Elimination Chamber match. Batista would win the match and his second WWE Championship, which resulted in Batista moving back to Raw. On March 28 at WrestleMania XXVI, Batista lost the WWE Championship to John Cena in a rematch, ending his reign at 35 days. Batista received his rematch for the title in a Last Man Standing on April 25 at Extreme Rules, but was defeated by Cena after Cena duct-taped his legs around a ring post, preventing him from standing up. Batista and Cena faced off once again for the WWE Championship on May 23 at Over the Limit, but he failed again to regain the title from Cena in an "I Quit" match, quitting as Cena threatened to give him the Attitude Adjustment off the roof of a car. Cena did so anyway, throwing Batista off of the car and through the stage below. The following night on Raw, Batista opened the show in a wheelchair and claimed he would be pursuing legal action against Cena and the WWE for his injuries (which he revealed in 2014 to be a legitimate compression fracture of his L1 spine). His promo was interrupted by new Raw General Manager Bret Hart, who requested he face an injured Randy Orton to qualify for a shot at WWE Championship against Cena again at the new Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. Batista refused and quit the company after Hart named Orton winner by forfeit. His profile was subsequently moved to the WWE.com alumni page. He later said in an interview that he left WWE because he did not like the direction the company was going in and would not be returning anytime soon. On December 23, 2013 episode of Raw, a vignette aired announcing the return of Batista on January 20, 2014 episode of Raw. It was later announced that Batista would be participating in the 2014 Royal Rumble match. Batista returned to confront WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton on the January 20 Raw, and vowed to win Royal Rumble Match and become champion at WrestleMania. Later that night, Batista confronted Alberto Del Rio, who had been trash talking him for several weeks, and eventually attacked him with a Batista Bomb. Six days later at the Royal Rumble, Batista entered the Rumble match at number 28 and eliminated Roman Reigns to win the match, becoming the fifth wrestler to win multiple Rumble matches. The live crowd reacted negatively towards Batista's win, as Daniel Bryan did not take part in the match. Despite a positive reaction originally, the crowd began to boo Batista after Reigns was eliminated. After the show went off the air, Batista mocked Bryan and gestured his middle finger at the crowd. According to Batista, he thought a return as face was a bad idea because of the fans being so invested in Daniel Bryan's 'Yes Movement'. . On the February 3 Raw, Batista was confronted and was ultimately assaulted by Del Rio before chasing him off. Batista retaliated the following week, powerbombing Del Rio through the announce table. At the Elimination Chamber event and on the following Raw, Batista was heavily booed by the fans during matches against Del Rio. Batista won the match at Elimination Chamber, but continued to suffer a torrid fan reaction with 'Boo-tista' chants. Batista responded to the audience on the February 28 SmackDown, saying he didn't come back to be liked, mocking other superstars by stating they weren't "real men" and promising to be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion, thus reverting to being a villain once again. After Orton retained his title at the Elimination Chamber, the scheduled Wrestlemania main event was Batista vs Orton, however Bryan was added to the match after defeating Triple H in the opening contest of the show. Bryan would ultimately win the triple threat match at WrestleMania, forcing Batista to tap out and winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the process. The next night on Raw, Batista and Orton teamed together to face The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but the match ended in a no contest due to both teams being counted out. Later that night, Batista and Orton, along with Kane, attacked Bryan before he was set to defend his title against Triple H. Before Triple H could defeat Bryan, The Shield interrupted by spearing Triple H and taking out Batista, Orton and Kane, causing Bryan to retain his title via disqualification. On the April 14 edition of Raw, Batista, Triple H and Randy Orton came down to the ring to attack The Shield after their 11-on-3 handicap match, using the name and the theme of Evolution. At Extreme Rules, Evolution lost to The Shield. At Payback, Evolution lost to The Shield again. On June 2 edition of Raw, Batista (storyline) quit WWE after Triple H denied him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; this was done to write Batista off WWE television so he could promote Guardians of the Galaxy. After being released from the WWE, Batista attended Strikeforce: Los Angeles on June 16, 2010, having previously registered an interest in competing in Mixed martial arts. On June 21, 2010, Batista announced to TMZ.com that he would be embarking on a MMA career. He also became a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of Cesar Gracie. Batista had announced that he and Strikeforce had agreed on a price and were negotiating a contract. However, in April 2011, Batista announced to TMZ.com that negotiating a contract with Strikeforce fell through when Strikeforce was bought by Zuffa, LLC. Batista was expected to make his MMA debut against Rashid Evans (not Rashad Evans) on October 6, 2012 at Classic Entertainment and Sports: Real Pain in Providence, Rhode Island. However, on October 1, 2012, it was announced that Evans was forced out of the bout after a probation violation landed him back in jail. With Batista's MMA debut still on for the event, Evans was replaced by journeyman and 40 fight veteran Vince Lucero. Batista would go on to win the fight by TKO at 4:05 in the first round. In addition to wrestling, Batista has been in several commercials and on several magazine covers. He was shown breakdancing in a commercial promoting WWE SummerSlam in 2004 where he did his take on a "floor routine", a routine that parodied the floor routines shown at the Olympic Games. He was also on the cover of the April 2005 Flex and Muscle & Fitness for September 2008. Moreover, Batista has acted and has guest-starred in several television shows as both himself and in-character as Batista. He guest-starred in the eighth episode of season 6 of the American drama action/adventure television series Smallville; he played an extraterrestrial alien named Aldar that escaped from the Phantom Zone, who sucks the bones out of people for nourishment. Along with John Cena and Ashley Massaro, Batista appeared representing WWE on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in January 2007, giving the kids of the family whose house was renovated WWE merchandise and eight tickets to WrestleMania 23. During the week of November 5, 2007, he appeared on Family Feud with several other WWE superstars. On September 7, 2008, he appeared on an episode of Iron Chef America as one of the judges, with snails as the theme ingredient. Batista, along with Candice Michelle, Shelton Benjamin, and Josh Mathews, represented the WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 presidential election. Batista has also appeared on MTV Cribs showing his house and his cars. On May 2, 2009, he was shown on camera where he accompanied the boxer Manny Pacquiao, who is his fellow Filipino, in his fight against British boxer Ricky Hatton in which Pacquiao won in the second round. He told The Sun that he loves Hatton, but Manny is in a league of his own and he tends to support his fellow Filipinos out of patriotism, adding that he is thrilled to be there to support Manny before his bout. In June 2009, Batista made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2010, he made an appearance on an episode of Chuck. He has also made a cameo appearance in Relative Strangers. Batista worked alongside Rob Van Dam, Marrese Crump, and Ja Rule in the action film titled Wrong Side of Town. Dave Batista had his first biographical DVD released through WWE Productions entitled Batista: I Walk Alone. It was released October 20, 2009. In August 2010, Batista, in conjunction with The South of France Spa Naturals and Monday Night Mayhem wrestling released a video to obtain monetary contributions to Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. The video showed Batista in various locales and included his long-time friend and veteran mixed martial arts fighter Imani Lee, his friend and trainer, Marrese Crump, his daughter, Athena and ex-wife Angie. Bautista dedicated the video to Angie, who has battled ovarian cancer for several years and is in remission. Batista appeared as the villainous Brass Body in the Universal Studios film The Man with the Iron Fists. He played Drax the Destroyer in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, which was a critical and commercial success. He will star as the villain Tong Po in the reboot of the 1989 martial arts film Kickboxer, opposite Georges St-Pierre. In 2005, Batista gave two controversial interviews to the British tabloid newspaper The Sun. In the first interview, Batista, then wrestling on the Raw brand of WWE, criticized SmackDown!, stating, "I've watched their tapings live and it seems like a lot of the guys couldn't care less. There's a lack of passion and pride. There are guys on both shows who are lazy, couldn't care less and show no dedication." In the second interview, Batista acknowledged that his statements had attracted considerable backstage heat from members of the SmackDown! brand as well as Vince McMahon. Oh yes... tons of heat! I got lectured by Vince McMahon, The Undertaker and all the way down. I had good friends who just turned on me. Well, I thought they were good friends. Some of them are not with the company now. But I spoke from my heart then and I still feel that today. Maybe I chose the wrong forum to voice that opinion but I was speaking from the heart. When we were having that discussion we were talking about the competition between Raw and Smackdown. I didn't mention anybody on Raw, but there were guys on Raw I had the same sentiment about – who were absolutely lazy, had no passion and I thought should not be there. The same goes now. I'm putting my foot in my mouth again, but I still think there are guys on both shows who are lazy, couldn't care less and show no dedication. But we're slowly weeding those guys out. I want everybody in this company to work as hard as me, Triple H and The Undertaker do. I want them to sack the guys who lack the passion for this business and this company. I don't want them to be part of my show. Some of the guys who I think should be on their way out the door are still being given opportunities to shine, and it's up to them to take the bull by the horns and show that they really want to be out there. Then there are some guys, like Christian, who are dying for that chance and aren't being given that opportunity. I'm a huge fan of Christian. I enjoy every aspect of his work, the fans love and appreciate him, he has a great attitude, awesome work ethic, is always in shape and is very smart about the business. I feel very strongly that he's underutilized. He then criticized rival wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, claiming, "I've also seen clips of their car wreck matches with A. J. Styles doing his stunts. That's not wrestling. Wrestling is storytelling." In April 2006, Styles responded to Batista's comments, stating, "I think it's funny that a guy who takes a bump and tears his back tells me that I don't know how to wrestle." Batista's backstage problems continued at a SummerSlam pay-per-view commercial shoot. It was reported that Batista got into a real-life fistfight with Booker T. The incident was reported on WWE.com, with both men telling their sides of the story. The fight was believed to stem from the idea that Batista considered himself to be better than the rest of the roster due to his main event status and relatively quick climb to achieve it. It was said that wrestlers backstage were praising Booker for speaking his mind to Batista about his attitude. In August 2007, Batista was accused of anabolic steroid use after an ESPN article released the names of wrestlers that were clients of Signature Pharmacy of Orlando, Florida, one of many pharmacies under investigation for filling illegal prescription drugs. Batista released a statement denying ESPN's allegations and was reportedly furious over the report. He denied ever being a customer of Signature and stated that he has been "tested regularly by the WWE, and I am in full compliance with the WWE Wellness Program". WWE reportedly suspended ten wrestlers named in the controversy, though Batista was not one of them. Batista was married to a woman named Glenda in the early 1990s and had two daughters with her, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992) before divorcing. Batista married his second wife Angie, on October 13, 1998, however they divorced in 2006. Before the age of 40, Batista had already become a grandfather of two grandsons: Jacob and Aiden by Keilani, his first daughter. During his marriage with Angie, Batista became an avid collector of vintage metal lunch boxes. He admits his favorite is the 1967 Green Hornet lunch box, as it has Bruce Lee on it. This collection started when he bought Angie an ET lunchbox and she did not want to break it, so he bought a second one. Batista revealed that he and Angie were separated in the August 2006 edition of WWE Magazine. He later revealed, in his autobiography, a relationship with WWE Diva Melina Perez after the divorce from his wife in 2006, which led to a brief angle on SmackDown! during a feud with MNM. Batista previously dated WWE Diva Kelly Kelly briefly. In an interview on September 2, 2009, Batista said that he had previously dated WWE Diva Rosa Mendes. In October 2007, his autobiography Batista Unleashed was released. In an interview about the book, Batista claims "I didn't want to tell my story unless it was honest," and that "you have to go through three sets of lawyers: Simon & Schuster lawyers, WWE lawyers, my lawyers. Everything now being the way it is, you can be sued for the simplest thing." One source of controversy was the book's mentioning of Chris Benoit, who was almost completely removed due to his double murder and suicide. Batista responded saying, "I loved the guy. I despise what he did, but that doesn't erase him from my life. I fought to keep him in there and glad they did." When asked about his ex-wife, Angie, he says " have really become close again, which we really haven't been in years. I really learned a lot about her, and she learned a lot about me from reading the book. She actually saw things from a different perspective from reading the book. So that was definitely therapeutic." He has numerous tattoos, including a large Chinese dragon on his back, red Kanji lettering on his upper left biceps which says "Angel" in tribute to his former wife Angie, a signature design on his upper right biceps, and a small sun on his stomach which encircles his belly button. He also has a tattoo on his arm of the flags of the Philippines and Greece merged into one. While taking time off due to injury in 2009, Batista had both upper arms covered in large, tribal style tattoos, including the word "DC soldier" on his right biceps. On November 11, 2011 it was announced via Twitter that Batista had been confirmed for the third WWE '12 DLC pack which was released in January 2012. Batista, Shelton Benjamin, Josh Mathews and Candice Michelle attended the 2008 Democratic National Convention to encourage fans to register to vote in the 2008 presidential election., Dave Bautista 2016-12-31T16:53:33Z David Michael "Dave" Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He was signed to WWE under the ring name Batista, and he is a six-time world champion, winning WWE's World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. He had the longest ever reign as World Heavyweight Champion, and has won the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in professional wrestling history. Batista returned to WWE and won the 2014 Royal Rumble match, after which he headlined WrestleMania XXX. In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts. He won his MMA debut on October 6, 2012, defeating Vince Lucero via TKO in the first round. He was representing the Philippines. As an actor, Bautista has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Riddick (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the 24th James Bond film, Spectre (2015), L.A. Slasher (2015), and will appear in the Kickboxer reboot in 2016. He has also appeared in several direct-to-video films since 2009. Bautista was born in Washington, D.C. His mother, Donna Raye (née Mullins), has Greek ancestry, and his father, David Michael Bautista (a still active hairdresser in the DC area), is the son of Filipino immigrants to the United States. His parents separated and eventually divorced. His paternal grandfather served in the Philippine military, worked as a taxicab driver, barber, and held other jobs to feed the family. Batista has said that he is not ashamed to admit he lived in poverty. He has admitted to having a hard life; before he had reached the age of nine, three murders had occurred on his front lawn. As young as age 13, he was stealing automobiles. By age 17, Batista was considered estranged from his parents and on his own, despite admitting later: "I am proud of my parents. They are good, honest, hard-working folks. They taught me the values of working hard". He became a regular bouncer for clubs until he was arrested after a fight that left two patrons injured, one of whom was rendered unconscious. After a trial, he was sentenced to one year of probation. He also worked as a lifeguard before pursuing a career in bodybuilding. He credits bodybuilding with potentially saving his life. Batista tried out at the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Power Plant, but was told he would never make it in the wrestling business by Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. He then went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), who sent him to train with Afa Anoa'i's school in the Wild Samoan Training Centre. Bautista also trained with Marrese Crump in Muay Thai and Eskrima. Most recently, he trained with Cesar Gracie and is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He made his Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) debut in 2000 under the ring name Leviathan, where he immediately joined forces with Synn. As a member of the Disciples of Synn stable, he went undefeated until being beaten at Christmas Chaos by Kane with help from Stone Cold Steve Austin. He later won the OVW Heavyweight Championship from "The Machine" Doug Basham before losing the belt to John Cena. A few months later, Bautista left OVW after he was promoted to World Wrestling Entertainment. While still in OVW, Bautista began appearing on non-televised WWE events. He began his televised WWE career on May 9, 2002 episode of SmackDown! as Deacon Batista, a villainous enforcer for Reverend D'Von. He made his WWE in-ring debut in a tag team match teaming with D'Von against Faarooq and Randy Orton, pinning Orton. Over several weeks, Orton tried to beat D'Von and Batista with different partners, but ultimately lost each time. Batista suffered his first loss in a match against Rikishi after D'Von accidentally punched him, allowing Rikishi to take advantage and pin Batista. Batista and D'Von argued over the forthcoming weeks, with Batista eventually turning on D'Von. On the November 11 episode of SmackDown, Batista defeated D'Von to end their feud. After splitting with D'Von, he signed with Raw and was renamed Dave Batista (or simply Batista). He aligned himself with Ric Flair and feuded with Kane, whom he defeated at Armageddon. Batista finished 2002 winning back-to-back matches on RAW with the help of Flair; on the December 16 episode of Raw he defeated Rob Van Dam, and on the December 23 episode he defeated Spike Dudley. On the first Raw of 2003, Batista teamed with Jamal, Rico and Rosey in a no disqualifcation handicap match against Batista's former mentor D'Von Dudley and D'Vons half-brother Bubba. Batista's team would go on to win the match. Batista competed in the 2003 Royal Rumble match but was unsuccessful with Brock Lesnar being the eventual winner. In January 2003, Batista joined Triple H, Ric Flair and Randy Orton to form the villainous stable Evolution. Batista, however, was sidelined for much of 2003 after he tore his right triceps muscle at a Raw live event in a match against Brock Lesnar. While training after the injury, Batista re-tore his triceps, extending his stay on the sidelines. Batista made his return on October 20 episode of Raw, interfering in a match between Bill Goldberg and Shawn Michaels and "shattering" Goldberg's ankle with a chair. After the interference, Evolution came out, and Triple H rewarded Batista with $100,000. On November 10 episode of Raw, Goldberg defeated Batista by disqualification when Triple H interfered. At Armageddon, Batista took part in two matches; losing to Shawn Michaels in a singles match, and winning a tag team turmoil match along with Ric Flair to become one-half of the World Tag Team Champions. By the end of the event, all four members of Evolution held every male championship on Raw, with Triple H winning the World Heavyweight Championship and Randy Orton winning the Intercontinental Championship. They held the title until February 16, 2004 episode of Raw, when they were defeated by Booker T and Rob Van Dam. They later regained the title for a short period. At Survivor Series, Triple H, Batista, Gene Snitsky and Edge were defeated by Maven, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and Randy Orton in an eight-man elimination tag team match for control of Raw over the following month; the members of the winning team would each be the Raw general manager for a week. Throughout the next two months, the relationship between Batista and Triple H began to deteriorate. After a loss to Chris Jericho, Triple H verbally insulted Batista. Batista teased leaving Evolution that night, but declared that he was still part of Evolution and that they tricked everyone. Despite this ploy, Batista began behaving more like a fan favorite over the next few weeks in comparison to Evolution's villainous tactics. One particular moment saw Batista express disgust as Triple H and Ric Flair boasted about how they had intimidated and/or beat up Jim Ross, Danny Hodge, and Stacy Keibler. Regardless, he continued to show his loyalty to Triple H and Evolution by running down to the ring and assisting them in matches. As 2005 began, Triple H realized the possibility of Batista becoming a threat to his World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H suggested that he not enter the Royal Rumble, claiming that it would be selfish of him to do so, and to simply focus on Triple H retaining the title. Batista entered anyway and went on to win the Rumble earning the right to participate in the main event of WrestleMania 21 against the World Champion of his choice. In an attempt to persuade Batista to challenge WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield and challenger John Cena in a triple-threat match rather than him, Triple H concocted a scheme to have Batista run over in a limousine resembling the one used by Layfield. Initially, Dave did not want help from Evolution and wanted to confront JBL by himself. Triple H insisted that Evolution stick together and accompanied Dave anyway, saving him from the oncoming vehicle. Batista became aware of the plot while sneakily eavesdropping on fellow Evolution members and signed a contract guaranteeing him a match with the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H at WrestleMania 21, thus leaving Evolution and officially turning into a fan favorite. Batista initially pretended that he would sign with SmackDown!, giving Triple H and Flair the "thumbs up", but turned it into a "thumbs down" before attacking the pair. He emphasized his departure by powerbombing Triple H through the table used for the contract signing. Batista won the World Heavyweight Championship on April 3 in the main event of WrestleMania 21. WrestleMania 21 received 1.09 million pay-per-view buys worldwide – the then-highest ever number of buys for any non-boxing pay-per-view. Batista's match with Triple H was described by sports journalist Dave Meltzer as "the peak of one of best storylines in years". Batista won a rematch with Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash. After Batista retained his title against Edge, he was betrayed by Ric Flair, who helped Triple H viciously attack the champion as Triple H challenged Batista to a Hell in a Cell match at Vengeance. Batista won the match at Vengeance, retaining his title yet again. With this win, Batista became the first wrestler to pin Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match. On June 30, Batista was revealed as the last pick in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery; he made a surprise appearance while JBL was celebrating his victory in a six-man elimination match to win the new SmackDown! Championship. JBL defeated Batista at The Great American Bash by disqualification after the referee saw Batista use a steel chair. They had a rematch at SummerSlam in a No Holds Barred match in which Batista pinned JBL. The feud culminated in a Bull Rope match with Batista retaining his championship. Soon after retaining the title in a feud with Eddie Guerrero, WWE.com reported that Batista suffered a muscle tear in his back at the taping for November 11 episode of SmackDown! due to a double chokeslam from Big Show and Kane. Plans had been made for Batista to defend the title in a Triple Threat match with Eddie Guerrero and Randy Orton on November 18 episode, but the match did not take place due to the unexpected death of Guerrero on November 13, the date of the taping. Batista paid homage to Guerrero during the SmackDown! and Raw tribute shows dedicated to Guerrero's memory. Batista led Team SmackDown! against Team Raw in an inter-brand feud before Survivor Series. The feud saw Big Show and Kane chokeslamming Batista several more times in the weeks leading up to Survivor Series in an on-camera explanation for Batista's injury. Batista ultimately helped his team win the match. After Batista saved Rey Mysterio from Big Show and Kane, it was announced that Mysterio would team with Batista to face the Big Show and Kane at Armageddon. On December 16 episode of SmackDown!, Batista and Mysterio defeated WWE Tag Team Champions MNM to win the titles in a match they dedicated to Eddie Guerrero, and thus Batista became a double champion. and the clash with Big Show and Kane at Armageddon turned into a Champions vs. Champions encounter. Batista and Mysterio lost to Big Show and Kane at Armageddon. Two weeks later on SmackDown!, MNM defeated Batista and Mysterio after help from the returning Mark Henry to regain the WWE Tag Team Championships. During the interference, Henry attacked Batista, and performed his World's Strongest Slam. The teams met again in a steel cage match that Henry also became involved in, and Batista and Mysterio were defeated again. On January 9, WWE.com announced that Batista tore his right triceps during a match with Mark Henry at a live event on January 6. Due to his injury, Batista was forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship at the SmackDown! tapings on January 13, two days after surpassing Triple H's previous mark of 280 days for longest reigning champion. In his book, Batista Unleashed, Batista said that he believed that Henry was "careless" during their match as he never gave Batista any warning that the move was coming. Batista went on to have successful surgery on his arm on January 12. Batista made an appearance at No Way Out and told the crowd that once his arm had healed he would return to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. At WrestleMania 22, he interrupted a Randy Orton interview, putting SmackDown! on notice; the World Heavyweight Championship would return to him by WrestleMania 23. Batista made his official return during July 7 episode of SmackDown! immediately calling out and entering into a feud with Mark Henry. At Saturday Night's Main Event, Batista won a six-man tag match with Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley taking on King Booker, Finlay, and Mark Henry. Henry was legitimately injured and was ruled out of the scheduled match between the two at The Great American Bash, thus further delaying a potential feud between the two after being delayed by Batista's initial injury. Batista put out an open challenge to replace the injured Henry, which was answered by Mr. Kennedy. Batista lost this match via disqualification for failing to stop choking Mr. Kennedy into the turnbuckle with his boot, but continued to attack Kennedy resulting in a laceration on his forehead so severe that it exposed his cranium and required more than 20 stitches to close. Batista lost another match with Kennedy via count out in a rematch on SmackDown! before finally defeating Kennedy by pinfall on August 4 episode of SmackDown!. During this time, Batista tried to regain a world title, facing both Big Show for his ECW World Championship on ECW, and King Booker for his World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam and on SmackDown!. Batista won the SummerSlam match, but not the title as the contests ended via disqualification meaning Booker retained the title. In the SmackDown! about a few weeks later, Booker retained with help from his Court. Batista remained a top contender to the World Championship, competing against King Booker on several occasions while feuding with Finlay, before finally defeating Booker to regain the World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series. Ironically, the win occurred at the same arena where he surrendered the title in January. At WrestleMania 23, Batista lost the championship to the winner of the Royal Rumble match, The Undertaker. They continued to battle over the title to a stalemate in a Last Man Standing match at Backlash and a Steel Cage Match on 11 May episode of SmackDown!, in both matches Batista and The Undertaker ended in draw, thus Undertaker retained the championship. Following the latter, Edge took advantage and won the title from The Undertaker by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. Afterward, Batista challenged Edge unsuccessfully for the World Heavyweight Championship at Judgment Day, One Night Stand (in a Steel Cage Match), and Vengeance: Night of Champions (in a Last Chance match). The loss at Vengeance stipulated that Batista could no longer get another chance at the World Heavyweight Championship while Edge remained champion. Batista accepted an open challenge from The Great Khali at The Great American Bash. Edge relinquished the title due to an injury the week before the pay-per-view, and Khali became the new World Heavyweight Champion, winning a Battle Royal and eliminating Batista. Batista and Kane, Edge's title opponent, faced Khali at The Great American Bash in a Triple Threat match where Khali retained the title. Batista received a disqualification victory against Khali at SummerSlam after Khali used a steel chair, thus retaining the title again. Batista finally claimed his third World Heavyweight Championship after eight consecutive attempts, by defeating Khali in a match that included Rey Mysterio at Unforgiven. His first challenge was from The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison Match at No Mercy where Batista retained his title. He won the match by leaping from the inner bamboo structure to the outer one, shortening his escape route and beating Khali to the floor. After the return of The Undertaker at Unforgiven, the duo reignited their feud at Cyber Sunday where the fans chose Stone Cold Steve Austin as the Special Guest Referee. Batista pinned The Undertaker after two Batista Bombs. The feud continued with a Hell in a Cell match at Survivor Series. During the match, Edge returned and interfered by giving The Undertaker a con-chair-to. He then pulled an unconscious Batista on top of The Undertaker for the pinfall to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. At Armageddon, Edge won a Triple Threat match, alongside The Undertaker for Batista's World Heavyweight Championship. Batista appeared in the Royal Rumble and was eliminated by Triple H. At No Way Out, he was part of the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match and eliminated Big Daddy V, but was last eliminated by The Undertaker. At WrestleMania XXIV, he defeated Umaga in an interpromotional match. After Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair at the same event, Batista began a feud with Michaels, calling him selfish and egotistical. The two faced off at Backlash with Chris Jericho as the Special Guest referee. Michaels won after faking a knee injury and performing Sweet Chin Music. Batista then defeated Michaels at One Night Stand in a stretcher match, thus ending their feud. On June 23, Batista was drafted from SmackDown to the Raw brand during the 2008 WWE Draft. Batista became a World Tag Team Champion for a third time on August 4 episode of Raw when he teamed up with John Cena to defeat Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase for the title, but they failed to retain the titles against the former champions on the next episode of Raw. Batista narrowly defeated Cena at SummerSlam. On October 26 at Cyber Sunday, Batista defeated Chris Jericho for his fourth World Heavyweight Championship in a match in which Stone Cold Steve Austin was voted in as the special guest referee. Batista's reign, however, only lasted eight days when Jericho won the title back in a Steel Cage match on a three-hour special episode of Raw. Batista then entered a feud with former Evolution partner, Randy Orton; at Survivor Series, Batista led a team of himself, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, and R-Truth to face the team of Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, William Regal, Cody Rhodes, and Mark Henry. Orton's team won with Orton pinning Batista, winning the match for his team. His feud with Orton continued up to Armageddon where Batista defeated Orton. On December 15 episode of Raw, Batista was put into a handicap match against The Legacy with John Cena as his partner. During the match, Orton struck Batista with a punt to the head. Batista was knocked out and put out of action indefinitely due to a (kayfabe) head injury. WWE.com later reported that Batista elected to undergo surgery to repair a hamstring tear. The hamstring was injured at SummerSlam, in the same match that former World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was forced out of action with a neck injury. He was expected to be out of action for six to eight months. Batista returned on April 6 episode of Raw, to save Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon from The Legacy. Vince McMahon, then announced that Batista would take his place at Backlash, where he would team up with WWE Champion Triple H, and Shane McMahon, to face The Legacy. During the match, Batista had brought out a chair, but Triple H tried to stop him, so they would not get disqualified. This distraction however, cost Triple H his championship, after he lost it to Orton. The following night on Raw, Batista won a singles match against Big Show due to a distraction by John Cena, to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day. Batista went on to defeat Orton in a rematch at Extreme Rules in a Steel Cage match to capture the WWE Championship. However, on June 8 episode of Raw, Batista was to vacate the title due to a staged brutal attack by Orton and the Legacy. It was later revealed that Batista had suffered a legitimate torn left biceps similar to what he suffer in 2006. Legacy was given on-screen credit for his injury. Batista returned on September 14 episode with his arm still in a vice and began his announcement. Randy Orton, assuming Batista was announcing his retirement, then came out and stated that it was he who ended the career of Batista. Batista then went on to remove his arm vice, as it was a fake just to lure out Orton, and proceeded to attack Orton. He then announced that he will not be retiring, but moving to SmackDown instead. Later that night, he defeated Orton in a no-holds barred match which was to be his last match on the Raw brand. Following his return to SmackDown, Batista defeated Unified Tag Team Champions Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and The Big Show) in singles competition. These two victories culminated in a tag team title match against Jeri-Show with his partner Rey Mysterio On October 4 at WWE Hell in a Cell, which Jeri-Show won. That same month at WWE Bragging Rights, Batista was unsuccessful in winning the World Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal Four-Way match including CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, and champion and event winner The Undertaker. During the match, Mysterio broke up Batista's pin on Undertaker possibly costing him the match and the title. After the match, Batista and Mysterio appeared to patch things up, but Batista said he was tired of coming so close only to be stabbed in the back and told Mysterio he was going to rip his head off. Batista proceeded to brutally attack Mysterio, turning heel in the process. Batista faced Mysterio on November 22 at Survivor Series, where Batista won via referee stoppage after delivering three Batista Bombs to Mysterio. Batista defeated Mysterio again in a street fight on the December 11 episode of SmackDown. A few weeks later, Batista lost to Mysterio in a number one contenders match for the World Heavyweight Championship; Mysterio's title match against The Undertaker ended as a no-contest after interference from Batista. On December 13 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Batista faced Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Chairs match. Batista initially won the match and the title, but SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long reversed the decision because Batista had hit Undertaker with a low blow behind the referee's back. The match was restarted with The Undertaker winning and retaining the championship. Batista then became involved in WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and Bret Hart's rivalry in February 2010 by assisting McMahon in attacking Hart; John Cena attempted to save Hart, but would end up being assaulted by Batista. On February 21 at Elimination Chamber, as payment for Batista attacking Hart, McMahon allowed Batista to face Cena for the WWE Championship right after Cena won the title in an Elimination Chamber match. Batista would win the match and his second WWE Championship, which resulted in Batista moving back to Raw. On March 28 at WrestleMania XXVI, Batista lost the WWE Championship to John Cena in a rematch, ending his reign at 35 days. Batista received his rematch for the title in a Last Man Standing on April 25 at Extreme Rules, but was defeated by Cena after Cena duct-taped his legs around a ring post, preventing him from standing up. Batista and Cena faced off once again for the WWE Championship on May 23 at Over the Limit, but he failed again to regain the title from Cena in an "I Quit" match, quitting as Cena threatened to give him the Attitude Adjustment off the roof of a car. Cena did so anyway, throwing Batista off of the car and through the stage below. The following night on Raw, Batista opened the show in a wheelchair and claimed he would be pursuing legal action against Cena and the WWE for his injuries (which he revealed in 2014 to be a legitimate compression fracture of his L1 spine). His promo was interrupted by new Raw General Manager Bret Hart, who requested he face an injured Randy Orton to qualify for a shot at WWE Championship against Cena again at the new Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. Batista refused and quit the company after Hart named Orton winner by forfeit. His profile was subsequently moved to the WWE.com alumni page. He later said in an interview that he left WWE because he did not like the direction the company was going in and would not be returning anytime soon. On the December 23, 2013 episode of Raw, a vignette aired announcing the return of Batista on January 20, 2014 episode of Raw. It was later announced that Batista would be participating in the 2014 Royal Rumble match. Batista returned as a face to confront WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton on the January 20 Raw, and vowed to win the Royal Rumble match and become champion at WrestleMania XXX. Later that night, Batista confronted Alberto Del Rio, who had been trash talking him for several weeks, and eventually attacked him with a Batista Bomb. Six days later at the Royal Rumble, Batista entered the Rumble match at number 28 and last eliminated Roman Reigns to win the match, becoming the fifth wrestler to win multiple Rumble matches, and the first, and so far only multi-time Royal Rumble winner to win from the same entrant number (28). The live crowd reacted negatively towards Batista's win, as Daniel Bryan did not take part in the match. Despite a positive reaction originally, the crowd began to boo Batista after Reigns was eliminated. After the show went off the air, Batista mocked Bryan and gestured his middle finger at the crowd. According to Batista, he thought a return as face was a bad idea because of the fans being so invested in Daniel Bryan's 'Yes Movement'. On the February 3 Raw, Batista was confronted and was ultimately assaulted by Del Rio before chasing him off. Batista retaliated the following week, powerbombing Del Rio through the announce table. At the Elimination Chamber event and on the following Raw, Batista was heavily booed by the fans during matches against Del Rio. Batista won the match at Elimination Chamber, but continued to suffer a torrid fan reaction with 'Boo-tista' chants. Batista responded to the audience on the February 28 SmackDown, saying he didn't come back to be liked, mocking other superstars by stating they weren't "real men" and promising to be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion, thus turning heel again in the process for the first time since 2009. After Orton retained his title at the Elimination Chamber, the scheduled WrestleMania XXX main event was Batista vs. Orton, however Bryan was added to the match after defeating Triple H in the opening contest of the show. Bryan would ultimately win the triple threat match at WrestleMania, forcing Batista to submit and win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The next night on Raw, Batista and Orton teamed together to face The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but the match ended in a no contest due to both teams being counted out. Later that night, Batista and Orton, along with Kane, attacked Bryan before he was set to defend his title against Triple H. Before Triple H could defeat Bryan, The Shield interrupted by spearing Triple H and taking out Batista, Orton and Kane, causing Bryan to retain his title via disqualification. On the April 14 edition of Raw, Batista, Triple H and Randy Orton came down to the ring to attack The Shield after their 11-on-3 handicap match, using the name and the theme of Evolution. At both Extreme Rules and Payback, Evolution lost to The Shield. On June 2 episode of Raw, Batista quit WWE after Triple H denied him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, leaving the WWE once again. According to a report before this quitting, Batista was to leave the WWE after this episode of Raw due to creative differences. However, after the episode, he made one last appearance at an NXT event on June 12 as a face and receiving a positive reaction from the crowd, cutting a promo with Bo Dallas before attacking him with a spinebuster. In April 2015, Batista said he would be interested in returning to the WWE, but only at untelevised events. In August, he was announced as a playable character in the WWE 2K16 video game. His contract with the company would expire later that year, although he was offered a role at WrestleMania 32 in 2016, he turned it down because he wanted his return to mean something more. Regarding his tenure in professional wrestling, he said his greatest achievement in sports entertainment was "putting guys over" and "repaying favors". After being released from the WWE, Batista attended Strikeforce: Los Angeles on June 16, 2010, having previously registered an interest in competing in mixed martial arts. On June 21, 2010, Batista announced to TMZ.com that he would be embarking on an MMA career. He also became a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of Cesar Gracie. Batista had announced that he and Strikeforce had agreed on a price and were negotiating a contract. However, in April 2011, Batista announced to TMZ.com that negotiating a contract with Strikeforce fell through when Strikeforce was bought by Zuffa, LLC. Batista was expected to make his MMA debut against Rashid Evans (not Rashad Evans) on October 6, 2012 at Classic Entertainment and Sports: Real Pain in Providence, Rhode Island. However, on October 1, 2012, it was announced that Evans was forced out of the bout after a probation violation landed him back in jail. With Batista's MMA debut still on for the event, Evans was replaced by journeyman and 40-fight veteran Vince Lucero. Batista would go on to win the fight by TKO at 4:05 in the first round. Batista worked alongside Rob Van Dam, Marrese Crump, and Ja Rule in the action film titled Wrong Side of Town. Batista appeared as the villainous Brass Body in the Universal Studios film The Man with the Iron Fists. He played Drax the Destroyer in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, which was a critical and commercial success. He played Mr. Hinx in the James Bond film, Spectre (2015), and will star as the villain Tong Po in the reboot of the 1989 martial arts film Kickboxer, opposite Georges St-Pierre. Batista has also joined the cast of Blade Runner 2049, which is scheduled to begin filming July 2016. He will reprise his role as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, scheduled for release in May 2017. In addition to wrestling, Batista has been in several commercials and on several magazine covers. He was shown breakdancing in a commercial promoting WWE SummerSlam in 2004 where he did his take on a "floor routine", a routine that parodied the floor routines shown at the Olympic Games. He was also on the cover of the April 2005 Flex and Muscle & Fitness for September 2008. Moreover, Batista has acted and has guest-starred in several television shows as both himself and in-character as Batista. He guest-starred in the eighth episode of season 6 of the American drama action/adventure television series Smallville; he played an extraterrestrial alien named Aldar that escaped from the Phantom Zone, who sucks the bones out of people for nourishment. Along with John Cena and Ashley Massaro, Batista appeared representing WWE on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in January 2007, giving the kids of the family whose house was renovated WWE merchandise and eight tickets to WrestleMania 23. During the week of November 5, 2007, he appeared on Family Feud with several other WWE superstars. On September 7, 2008, he appeared on an episode of Iron Chef America as one of the judges, with snails as the theme ingredient. Batista, along with Candice Michelle, Shelton Benjamin, and Josh Mathews, represented the WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 presidential election. Batista has also appeared on MTV Cribs showing his house and his cars. On May 2, 2009, he was shown on camera where he accompanied boxer and fellow Filipino Manny Pacquiao in his fight against British boxer Ricky Hatton in which Pacquiao won in the second round. He told The Sun that he loves Hatton, but Manny is in a league of his own and he tends to support his fellow Filipinos out of patriotism, adding that he is thrilled to be there to support Manny before his bout. In June 2009, Batista made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2010, he made an appearance on an episode of Chuck. He has also made a cameo appearance in Relative Strangers. Dave Batista had his first biographical DVD released through WWE Productions entitled Batista: I Walk Alone. It was released October 20, 2009. In August 2010, Batista, in conjunction with The South of France Spa Naturals and Monday Night Mayhem wrestling released a video to obtain monetary contributions to Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. The video showed Batista in various locales and included his long-time friend and veteran mixed martial arts fighter Imani Lee, his friend and trainer, Marrese Crump, his daughter, Athena and ex-wife Angie. Bautista dedicated the video to Angie, who has battled ovarian cancer for several years and is in remission. Batista's backstage problems continued at the 2006 SummerSlam pay-per-view commercial shoot. It was reported that Batista got into a real-life fistfight with Booker T. The incident was reported on WWE.com, with both men telling their sides of the story. The fight was believed to stem from the idea that Batista considered himself to be better than the rest of the roster due to his main event status and relatively quick climb to achieve it. It was said that wrestlers backstage were praising Booker for speaking his mind to Batista about his attitude. In August 2007, Batista was accused of anabolic steroid use after an ESPN article released the names of wrestlers that were clients of Signature Pharmacy of Orlando, Florida, one of many pharmacies under investigation for filling illegal prescription drugs. Batista released a statement denying ESPN's allegations and was reportedly furious over the report. He denied ever being a customer of Signature and stated that he has been "tested regularly by the WWE, and I am in full compliance with the WWE Wellness Program". WWE reportedly suspended ten wrestlers named in the controversy, though Batista was not one of them. Bautista was married to a woman named Glenda in the early 1990s and had two daughters with her, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992) before divorcing. Bautista married his second wife Angie on October 13, 1998, however they divorced in 2006. Before the age of 40, Batista had already become a grandfather of two grandsons: Jacob and Aiden by Keilani, his first daughter. During his marriage with Angie, Batista became an avid collector of vintage metal lunch boxes. He admits his favorite is the 1967 Green Hornet lunch box, as it has Bruce Lee on it. This collection started when he bought Angie an ET lunchbox and she did not want to break it, so he bought a second one. Batista revealed that he and Angie were separated in the August 2006 edition of WWE Magazine. He later revealed, in his autobiography, a relationship with WWE Diva Melina Perez after the divorce from his wife in 2006, which led to a brief angle on SmackDown! during a feud with MNM. Batista previously dated WWE Diva Kelly Kelly briefly. In an interview on September 2, 2009, Batista said that he had previously dated WWE Diva Rosa Mendes. In October 2015 he married competitive pole dancer Sarah Jade. In October 2007, his autobiography Batista Unleashed was released. In an interview about the book, Batista claims "I didn't want to tell my story unless it was honest," and that "you have to go through three sets of lawyers: Simon & Schuster lawyers, WWE lawyers, my lawyers. Everything now being the way it is, you can be sued for the simplest thing." One source of controversy was the book's mentioning of Chris Benoit, who was almost completely removed due to his double murder and suicide. Batista responded saying, "I loved the guy. I despise what he did, but that doesn't erase him from my life. I fought to keep him in there and glad they did." When asked about his ex-wife, Angie, he says " have really become close again, which we really haven't been in years. I really learned a lot about her, and she learned a lot about me from reading the book. She actually saw things from a different perspective from reading the book. So that was definitely therapeutic." He has numerous tattoos, including a large dragon on his back, red Kanji lettering on his upper left biceps which says "Angel" in tribute to his former wife Angie, a signature design on his upper right biceps, and a small sun on his stomach which encircles his belly button. He also has a tattoo on his arm of the flags of the Philippines and Greece. While taking time off due to injury in 2009, Batista had both upper arms covered in large, tribal style tattoos, including the word "DC soldier" on his right bicep. On November 11, 2011 it was announced via Twitter that Batista had been confirmed for the third WWE '12 DLC pack which was released in January 2012. Please use a more specific template. See control, Authority (professional wrestling), and Authority (comics) for possible options. Streak | 1 |
KF Tirana | KF Tirana 2012-01-06T22:36:53Z KF Tirana (Albanian: Klubi i Futbollit Tirana, in English Football club Tirana) is the most successful Albanian football club earning 47 major trophies in the country and is branch of Multiple Sport Klub of Tirana (Football Men's). KF Tirana is the most popular football club in the country with a considerable number of supporters. KF Tirana team plays its home games in the capital of Albania, Tirana, at the Selman Stërmasi stadium or at the Qemal Stafa stadium. The club was founded on August 16, 1920 under the name of "Agimi Sports Association". In 1927 the club was renamed to SK Tirana (Albanian: Sportklub Tirana), in 1947, to "17 Nëntori Tirana", from 1952 to 1956 to "Puna Tirana", and in 1991 the club was renamed KF Tirana. Tirana won its first title of Albanian champions in the first Albanian Football Championship. KF Tirana is also the only club in Albania to have played all the championships of the Albanian Superliga since 1930 and all the Albanian Cups started in 1938. Additionally, white and blues are the most successful albanian club in Europe having passed 10 times the first round along their 45-year history. The club participated in an European Cup competition in 1965–66 for the first time. KF Tirana has been appointed an ECA member. The club also has women's football team called Tirana AS who are the winners of the first two official organised events held so far in Albania. They also have a futsal called Futsal Klub Tirana who have won the Albanian Mini-Football Championship 5 times out of a possible 8, and they have competed in the UEFA Futsal Cup in five occasions. On August 16, 1920, Albanian patriot P. Nika altogether with A. Erebara, P. Jakova, A. Hoxha, A. Koja, P. Berisha, A. Zajmi, H. Fortuzi, B. Pazari, L. Berisha, S. Frasheri, H. Alizoti, A. Gjitomi and V. Fekeci founded the "Agimi Sports Association". The association's favourite sport was football. In October of that same year the newly founded team played the first match against "Juventus" Shkodra. In 1925 the association's governing council was elected. Its members were A. Zajmi, S. Stermasi, B. Toptani, I. Gjinali and A. Koja. The team also played its first international match against the Montenegrin team "Crnagorec" Cetinje the same year. In 1927 on the initiative of Mr S. Stermasi, Mr A. Erebara, Mr A. Zajmi and Mr A. Koja, "Agimi" changed its name to Sportklub Tirana (SK Tirana). During the period 1927–1930 SK Tirana played many friendly matches against other Albanian teams. The onset of the Albanian national football championship was on April 6, 1930. At the end of the first championship the white-and-blue team finished at the leading position, thus becoming the first Albanian champions. Later on they won the championship six times out of seven during the pre-World War 2 period, convincingly dominating the Albanian football scene. SK Tirana were the first Albanian football team to introduce the permanent role of a regular coach and also the first to secure the services of a foreign coach, the Hungarian Samo Singer, in 1934. From 1930 to 1944 Tirana won eight national championships (out of 10 organized by the FSHF during that period), however two of them, the "two war championships", are still not recognized by the FSHF. To this date there has never been an official position from FSHF as to why these two championships are not recognized by its own organizer. After the war, KF Tirana made a good start reaching the second spot in 1945, after losing to Vllaznia Shkodër in the final. But soon the club would become a victim of the reigning communist regime in Albania. At the beginning of March 1946, at the "Nacional" movie theater in Tirana, as a result of instructions coming from the communist politburo, KF Tirana was forced to change its name to "17 Nentori". The club was thus denied its own name. The following decade would unroll in the same suffocating atmosphere, becoming even heavier after the foundation of two system-privileged teams that would follow the experiences of their sisters in the former USSR, former Yugoslavia, and the other eastern European countries: Partizani, the Defense Ministry team and Dinamo, the Internal Affairs Ministry team. Dozens of Tirana’s talented players were "convinced" to play during those years in either Partizani or Dinamo. As a result "17 Nentori" struggled to stay at the top during the years 1947–1957, however the team managed to gain some of the lost groung during the second part of the 50's after replacing in part some of the first choice players of its line up. From 1958 to 1964 Tirana kept on producing some good football and finishing the championship almost always at the third spot. These years were a prelude to what was about to happen later: Tirana reexperienced its pre-war glory spell under the services of the unforgettable coach Lym (Myslym) Alla. At the end of the 28th national championship Tirana became champions of Albania more than twenty years after their last title. The team repeated the success the year after, but this was an obvious challenge to Partizani's generals and Dinamo's secret service bosses. After having practically won the 1966–1967 title three matches in advance, Tirana was banned from the competition and the title was assigned to Dinamo. After this, Tirana won the championship two years in a row in style, losing only two matches in 1968 and only one during the 1969–1970 season. During the seventies Tirana struggled hard to stay at the top, the best result being the second place and the worst the thirteenth. Yet the club won the national cup twice. The generation of older players came to the end pf their careers and this could only mark the end of a highly successful era. However the unsuccessful spell would not last long this time. Tirana won the championship at the end of the 1981–1982 season, and they went on to win the title three other times during the eighties, in 1984–1985, 1987–1988, and 1988–1989 and the Albanian Cup in 1983, 1984, and 1986. The club was also successful in the European club competitions and many of the team players made up the core of the best Albania the country had ever had. During the first half of the nineties KF Tirana (which in August 1991 regained its old name), likewise the whole Albanian society, went through a period of profound changes. Almost all the best Albanian players left the country and went abroad looking for a richer team who could hire them. But it seems that the club simply could not stand being too long from the leading spots. Thus at the end of the 1994–1995 season, KF Tirana once again won the championship five matches in advance with 12 points ahead of the second placed team. During the recent years Tirana has dominated the Albanian football by winning 10 out of the last 15 Albania's championships. In addition to being the best team in all domestic competitions, KF Tirana have also given the best performances in Europe among Albanian teams. Although Tirana have passed 10 times the first European round, they have never gone further than that. In their european path, Tirana have played against "big guns" such as: AFC Ajax, FC Bayern Munich, AC Milan, etc. Drawn against reputable teams such as: FC Dinamo Bucuresti, Ferencvárosi TC, PFC CSKA Sofia, Stabaek IF, FC Utrecht, NK Dinamo Zagreb, IFK Goteborg, Malmo FF, Standard Liege, etc. In several occasions, respectable European names such as: FC Dinamo Bucuresti, FC Dinamo Tbilisi, ND Gorica, NK Varteks, etc have been eliminated from white and blues. The best squad to compete in Europe was that of season 2004/05. After having easily passed FC Gomel of Belarus in the first round, Tirana played against Ferencvárosi TC in the second round. Having lost the first leg at home 2–3, KF Tirana produced fantastic football in Budapest and was leading 1–0, after which the team missed a penalty and the ball hit woodwork twice, but they just could not score the qualifying goal and therefore were eliminated with a 3–3 on aggregate. KF Tirana vs AC Milan On the 14th October 2008, KF Tirana and AC Milan took part, for the first time ever, in the "Taci Oil Albania Reads" project in Tirana. This new initiative had the goal to raise funds for the construction of new and modern libraries across Albania, a project launched by UNICEF. The proceeds of this event, sponsored by Taci Oil helped to create 100 new libraries in Albanian schools, whilst also driving forward the improvement in learning, teaching and reading standards in schools. KF Tirana won the match 2–1. Even though KF Tirana dominated through the last 20 years, the last three recent seasons displayed instability. Despite the fact that most of the key players remained in the team, other factors affected negatively the presentation, not only in the domestic league, but also the international appearances. KF Tirana's last solid dominating season was the one 2006/07, when the title was easily achieved. However,since the team failure in Champions League qualifications (two losses against Slovenians of NK Domzale) which interrupted the chain of successes in first leg's European league matches, KF Tirana started an unexplainable downfall. The season 2007/08 found them in 6-th spot, an unusual position for this team for last 18 years. Although Tirana won the title in 2008/09, it was a glowless season. The problems started again in 2009/10 where the club just couldn't be a match for champions KS Dinamo in Superior League and were eliminated early in the Cup from KS Besa. The only consolation of another failed season was the achievement of Europa League first qualifying round participation. Having a coefficient of 1.799 KF Tirana ranked among seeded teams on the first round. The draw goggles in Nyon revealed Zalaegerszegi TE as first round opponent. Having drawn goalless at the first leg in home soil, KF Tirana won their second away match 1–0 in 107' of extra time via a marvellous free kick from Erindo Karabeci and KF Tirana qualified with a scoreline 1–0 in aggregates. The following round gave Tirana a much tougher opponent, FC Utrecht. The Dutch team beat the white and blues 4–0 in the first away leg, as the second leg ended 1–1 draw. Thus KF Tirana were eliminated with a 1–5 aggregate scoreline, focusing the attention in the incoming Domestic League. White and blues yet again didn't make a good start of the 2010/2011 Domestic League, due to some controversies between the president and club chief, as well as unexplainable delays in paying players salaries, which had a negative impact in the team. As result, previous KF Tirana coach Sulejman Starova was sacked and replaced with 8 times legendary champion, Nevil Dede. The continuous unpleasant results caused Tirana presidency to finally sack coach Nevil Dede and replace him with croatian Mišo Krstičević changing coaches thrice in one season. Contrary to the League, KF Tirana did very well in the Cup winning against Dinamo Tirana by penalties 4:3, as regular and extra time finished in a 1–1 draw, earning also the participation in Europa League for second time in a row. Nonotheless, late preparations, late new players arrivals, even late new coach appointment gave the negative effects either in team consolidation, or poor performance in Europa League. Starting from 2-nd qualifying round, having drawn goalless first match home, Tirana suffered a 1-3 away loss against slovakian opponent FC Spartak Trnava and were therefore knocked out early from the competition. The new 2011/2012 season started very well for now a consolidated Tirana. They added another trophy in their wealthy palmares, the 9-th Albanian Supercup by winning the final match against defending champions KF Skënderbeu Korçë in their own soil, with a single goal of Bekim Bala. White and blues finished the first part of current season in the 2nd place, 5 points below leaders KS Teuta even though outstanding spanish coach Julián Rubio had to re-create the squad twice, due to players who left the club late summer. Additionally, Tirana players had to outface a temporary financial kink, caused from the latter club transformation to sh.a. October,12-th,2011 was another key event for club's future. The Municipality Council voted with unanimous consent the transformation of KF Tirana status to a shareholders association. Municipality of Tirana will initially hold 100% of shares, however future private sponsors or donors approaches to share stock will be welcome. The home ground of KF Tirana is Selman Stermasi stadium which is shared with city rivals Dinamo Tirana and Partizani Tirana. However, most derby and significant matches are played at the national team's Qemal Stafa stadium, the stadium is also used if the Selman Stermasi Stadium is unavailable as it is used by three different teams. The club has expressed it's desire to rebuild the current Selman Stermasi Stadium into a modern complex with around 15,000 to 20,000 season. They want it to be Albania's first modern post Communism stadium without an athletic track around the field, which they hope will provide more atmosphere and attract more fans. However has not yet been decided when this will be built but it is rumoured to be the club's 100th anniversary present in 2020. KF Tirana plays most of its official and friendly games at the Selman Stërmasi stadium in Tirana. The Selman Stermasi Stadium was built in 1956 and was previously named the 'Dinamo' Stadium till 1991 when it was permanently given its new name. The Football Association of Albania and the club decided to name the stadium post mortem after the eminent KF Tirana player, coach and president, Selman Stërmasi. The stadium has a capacity of 12,500 (of which 6000 seated) and has recently ended a long phase of construction, involving development of the main pitch, central seated area, facilities around the ground and general lineaments. There are still improvements expected to be made soon, as side seated areas, an electronic clock and a KF Tirana shopping centre just under central seated. The internal facilities include a press conference room, journalist's corner and modern showers. The main parking area is located at the front of the stadium which leads to the entrance. The whole external part of the stadium is surrounded by a 9 ft. rail fence. The supporters of KF Tirana are organised in Tirona Fanatics. This fanclub is started in 2005 and is popular to football fans out of KF Tirana. The name Tirona Fanatics is chosen because it's written in the dialect of Tirana. KF Tirana are regarded as the Albania's top football team having won: 24 times (Record) – 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1964–1965, 1965–1966, 1968, 1969–1970, 1981–1982, 1984–1985, 1987–1988, 1988–1989, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009 14 times – 1938–39, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011. 9 times (Record) – 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011. Runners Up – 1983. Last Update: 24 July 2011 (As of 21 July 2011), Source: Bert Kassies website (1 January 2001 – 30 September 2010), Source: IFFHS (1 January 2001 – 30 September 2010), Source: IFFHS 4-4-2 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. For the reserve and academy squads, see KF Tirana Reserves and Academy For details on former players, see Category:KF Tirana players. (after the 8th week of 2010–2011 season) The following players have won the Albanian Golden Boot whilst playing for KF Tirana: KF Tirana has historically been managed and owned by one president. The only exception is during period of 2007–2008, when the presidency was vacant and club was managed by a number of sponsors. KF Tirana has had numerous presidents over the course of its history, most of which have also been the owners of the club, whilst others have only been honorific presidents such as Bamir Topi and Fatmir Frasheri. The club has had a total of 13 presidents, in total from 1920 until the present day. The most successful president in history is considered to be the Egyptian millionaire Metwally El Sayed who was president of the club during the period 1999–2004. The president who has had the longest management over the club has been Selman Stermasi who was owner and president from 1936 until 1960, whilst the president with the shortest management has been Fatmir Frasheri, who only lasted a single year from 2004–2005. Below is the official presidential history of KF Tirana, from when the club was formed, until the present day. Since the Kategoria superiore began in 1930, KF Tirana have scored 2957 goals and conceded 1559. The club has won 906 games, drawn 441 and lost 377. The club's goal difference is +1398 and the winning difference is +529. Data correct up to the end of the 2010–2011 season. (4 times or more) Europa League, KF Tirana 2013-12-29T13:11:36Z KF Tirana (Albanian: Klubi i Futbollit Tirana, in English Football Club Tirana) are the most successful Albanian football club, earning 49 major trophies in the country and are (Football Men's) branch of multi-disciplinary Sport Klub of Tirana (SK Tirana). "White and blues" are one of the most popular football clubs in Tirana, with a considerable number of supporters in Albania and worldwide. KF Tirana team plays its home games in the capital of Albania, Tirana, at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium or at the Qemal Stafa stadium. The club was founded on 16 August 1920 under the name of "Agimi Sports Association". In 1927 the club was changed to SK Tirana (Albanian: Sportklub Tirana), in 1947 to "17 Nëntori Tirana", in 1952 to "Puna Tirana", in 1956 again to "KS 17 Nëntori", and in 1991 the club was divided into two branches, the multi-disciplinary branch named "KS Tirana" and the footballing branch named as "KF Tirana". Tirana have won their first title of Albanian championship in the first Albanian Football Championship. KF Tirana are the only club in Albania to have participated at all the championships (75) of the top flight since 1930 as well as all the Albanian Cups started in 1938. Additionally, the multi-trophy team represents the most successful Albanian team in Europe having passed 11 times the first round along their 46-year history. The club participated in the European Cup competition in 1965–66 for the first time. KF Tirana have been appointed an ECA member. On 16 August 1920, Albanian patriot P. Nika altogether with A. Erebara, P. Jakova, A. Hoxha, A. Koja, P. Berisha, A. Zajmi, H. Fortuzi, B. Pazari, L. Berisha, S. Frasheri, H. Alizoti, A. Gjitomi and V. Fekeci founded the "Agimi Sports Association". The association's favourite sport was football. In October of that same year the newly founded team played the first match against "Juventus" Shkodra. In 1925 the association's governing council was elected. Its members were A. Zajmi, S. Stermasi, B. Toptani, I. Gjinali and A. Koja. The team also played its first international match against the Montenegrin team "Crnogorac" Cetinje the same year. In 1927 on the initiative of Mr S. Stermasi, Mr A. Erebara, Mr A. Zajmi and Mr A. Koja, "Agimi" changed its name to Sportklub Tirana (SK Tirana). During the period 1927–1930 SK Tirana played many friendly matches against other Albanian teams. Still an unofficial event of Albanian Football, recently revealed by historians to be the very first championship ever played in Albania. All rounds were played in a one-legged format, similar to those of European competitions. Event started on April, 7th with quarter-finals, semi-finals were played out on April, 11th & 12th, then ended on April, 14th, 1911 with the final match. All matches, including the final have been played in Fier. It was contested by 8 teams, and KF Tirana won the championship. The onset of the Albanian national football championship was on 6 April 1930. At the end of the first championship the white-and-blue team finished at the leading position, thus becoming the first Albanian champions. Later on they won the championship six times out of seven during the pre-World War 2 period, convincingly dominating the Albanian football scene. Tirana were the first Albanian football team to introduce the permanent role of a regular coach and also the first to secure the services of a foreign coach, the Hungarian Samo Singer, in 1934. From 1939 to 1942, KF Tirana won two more national championships (out of 3 organized by the AFA during that period, the third won by KS Vllaznia), however, despites being official, these trophies are still not added to Tirana's palmares by AFA. Although these championships were played right after King's Cup was concluded (an event officially recognized from AFA) and the 1942 championship had a massive nationwide participation (the first and the only time in Albanian football history so far in which Kosovo teams compete alongside Albanian teams as a Nationwide League), it's meaningless why AFA are still hesitating to add these events as well, considering the fact that AFA are the official organizers! The AFA finally made a decision in February 2013 that, according to them, although AFA admits the WWII Championships have indeed been played correctly and rightfully, are not legitimate and won't be recognized since they weren't organized by the AFA, but by the Fascist regime. After the war, KF Tirana made a good start reaching the second spot in 1945, after losing to Vllaznia Shkodër in the final. But soon the club would become a victim of the reigning communist regime in Albania. At the beginning of March 1946, at the "Nacional" movie theater in Tirana, as a result of instructions coming from the communist politburo, KF Tirana was forced to change its name to "17 Nentori". The club was thus denied its own name. The following decade would unroll in the same suffocating atmosphere, becoming even heavier after the foundation of two system-privileged teams that would follow the experiences of their sisters in the former USSR, former Yugoslavia, and the other eastern European countries: Partizani, the Defense Ministry team and Dinamo, the Internal Affairs Ministry team. Dozens of Tirana’s talented players were "convinced", against their will, to play for either Partizani or Dinamo. As a result "17 Nentori" struggled to stay at the top during the years 1947–1957, however the team managed to gain some of the lost groung during the second part of the 50's after replacing in part some of the first choice players of its line up. From 1958 to 1964 Tirana kept on producing some good football and finishing the championship almost always at the third spot. These years were a prelude to what was about to happen later: Tirana reexperienced its pre-war glory spell under the services of the unforgettable coach Lym (Myslym) Alla. At the end of the 28th national championship Tirana became champions of Albania more than twenty years after their last title. The team repeated the success the year after, but this was an obvious challenge to Partizani's generals and Dinamo's secret service bosses. After having practically won the 1966–1967 title three matches in advance, Tirana was banned from the competition and the title was assigned to Dinamo. After this, Tirana won the championship two years in a row in style, losing only two matches in 1968 and only one during the 1969–1970 season. During the seventies Tirana struggled hard to stay at the top, the best result being the second place and the worst the thirteenth. Yet the club won the national cup twice. The generation of older players came to the end pf their careers and this could only mark the end of a highly successful era. However the unsuccessful spell would not last long this time. Tirana won the championship at the end of the 1981–1982 season, and they went on to win the title three other times during the eighties, in 1984–1985, 1987–1988, and 1988–1989 and the Albanian Cup in 1983, 1984, and 1986. The club was also successful in the European club competitions and many of the team players made up the core of the best Albania the country had ever had. During the first half of the nineties KF Tirana (which in August 1991 regained its old name), likewise the whole Albanian society, went through a period of profound changes. Almost all the best Albanian players left the country and went abroad looking for a richer team who could hire them. But it seems that the club simply could not stand being too long from the leading spots. Thus at the end of the 1994–1995 season, K. F. Tirana once again won the championship five matches in advance with 12 points ahead of the second placed team. During the recent years Tirana has dominated the Albanian football by winning 10 out of the last 15 Albania's championships. In addition to being the best team in all domestic competitions, K.F. Tirana (Men) have also given the best performances in Europe among Albanian teams. Although Tirana have passed 11 times one European round, they have never gone further than that. In their European path, Tirana have played against "big guns" such as: AFC Ajax, FC Bayern Munich, A.C. Milan, etc. Drawn against reputable teams such as FC Dinamo București, Ferencvárosi TC, PFC CSKA Sofia, Stabæk IF, FC Utrecht, NK Dinamo Zagreb, IFK Göteborg, Malmö FF, Standard Liège, etc. In several occasions, respectable European names such as: FC Dinamo București, FC Dinamo Tbilisi, ND Gorica, NK Varteks, etc. have been eliminated from white and blues. The best squad to compete in Europe was that of season 2004/05. After having easily passed FC Gomel of Belarus in the first round, Tirana played against Ferencvárosi TC in the second round. Having lost the first leg at home 2–3, KF Tirana produced fantastic football in Budapest and was leading 1–0, after which the team missed a penalty and the ball hit woodwork twice, but they just could not score the qualifying goal and therefore were eliminated with a 3–3 on aggregate. KF Tirana vs A.C. Milan. On 14 October 2008, KF Tirana and A.C. Milan took part, for the first time ever, in the "Taci Oil Albania Reads" project in Tirana. This new initiative had the goal to raise funds for the construction of new and modern libraries across Albania, a project launched by UNICEF. The proceeds of this event, sponsored by Taçi Oil helped to create 100 new libraries in Albanian schools, whilst also driving forward the improvement in learning, teaching and reading standards in schools. KF Tirana won the match 2–1. Even though KF Tirana has dominated through the last 20 years, since 2006 club have displayed instability in management, which has also reflected in the results. Several factors have affected negatively the presentation, not only in the domestic competitions, but also the international appearances. Late preparations, late new players arrivals, even late new coach appointment gave the negative effects either in team consolidation, or poor performance in Europa League. Starting from 2-nd qualifying round, having drawn goalless first match home, Tirana suffered a 1–3 away loss against Slovakian opponent FC Spartak Trnava and were therefore knocked out early from the competition. 12 October 2011 was another key event for club's future. The Municipality Council voted with unanimous consent the transformation of KF Tirana status to a shareholders association. Since then, the club is originally named as KF Tirana Sh. A (Shoqëri Aksionere). Municipality of Tirana will initially hold 100% of shares, however any future private sponsors or donors approaches to share stock would always be welcome. White and blues ended the League in the 3rd place, 5 points below crowned champions KF Skënderbeu Korçë, even though outstanding Spanish coach Julián Rubio had to re-create the squad twice, due to lack of players who left the club by late summer. Additionally, Tirana players and staff had to outface a temporary financial kink, caused from the latter club transformation to sh.a. which had negative influence in the limited number of quality players which approached from the market. At majority of the season coach Rubio had severe difficulties and wasn't able to even to create a proper official squad for a match! Nonetheless, despite all difficulties faced, Tirana finally ended the season in the best possible way earning 2 trophies out of 3, by also winning their 15th Cup trophy. Tirana won the final against their fierce rivals of last 2 seasons KF Skënderbeu Korçë, with Bekim Bala becoming again the key scorer, netting the winning goal at 107' at extra-time, since regular time ended goalless draw. The home ground of KF Tirana is Selman Stërmasi Stadium, which is shared with city rivals Dinamo Tirana and Partizani Tirana. However, most derby and significant matches are played at the national team's Qemal Stafa Stadium; the stadium is also used if the Selman Stërmasi Stadium is unavailable as it is used by three different teams. The club has expressed its desire to rebuild the current Selman Stërmasi Stadium into a modern complex with around 15,000 to 20,000 season. They want it to be Albania's first modern post-Communism stadium without an athletic track around the field, which they hope will provide more atmosphere and attract more fans. However, it has not yet been decided when this will be built but it is rumoured to be the club's 100th anniversary present in 2020. KF Tirana plays most of its official and friendly games at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana. The Selman Stërmasi Stadium was built in 1956 and was previously named the 'Dinamo' Stadium till 1991 when it was permanently given its new name. The Football Association of Albania and the club decided to name the stadium post mortem after the eminent KF Tirana player, coach and president, Selman Stërmasi. The stadium has a capacity of 12,500 (of which 6000 seated) and has recently ended a long phase of construction, involving development of the main pitch, central seated area, facilities around the ground and general lineaments. There are still improvements expected to be made soon, as side seated areas, an electronic clock and a KF Tirana shopping centre just under central seated. The internal facilities include a press conference room, journalists' corner and modern showers. The main parking area is located at the front of the stadium, which leads to the entrance. The whole external part of the stadium is surrounded by a 2.7 M (9 ft) rail fence. The supporters of KF Tirana are organised in Tirona Fanatics. This fanclub is started in 8 January 2006 and is popular to football fans out of KF Tirana. The name Tirona Fanatics is chosen because it's written in the dialect of Tirana. KF Tirana are regarded as the Albania's top football team having won: 27 times* (domestic record) – 1911 (not yet recognized by AFA), 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939 (not yet recognized by AFA), 1942 (not yet recognized by AFA), 1964–1965, 1965–1966, 1968, 1969–1970, 1981–1982, 1984–1985, 1987–1988, 1988–1989, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009 15 times (domestic record shared with Partizani Tirana) – 1938–39, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012. 10 times (domestic record) – 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 2 times - 1996, 1999 1 time - 2008 *Including the 3 Championships which are yet to be officially recognized from AFA. Runners Up – 1981. (As of 21 October 2013), Source: Bert Kassies website (As of 29 January 2013), Source: IFFHS published 29 January 2013 (1 January 2001 – 31 December 2011), Source: IFFHS published 21 March 2012 (1 January 2001 – 31 December 2011), Source: IFFHS published 21 March 2012 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. For the reserve and academy squads, see KF Tirana Reserves and Academy Recently, KF Tirana have established their reserve team which will compete from the lowest category. For details on former players, see Category:KF Tirana players. (after the 8th week of 2010–11 season) The following players have won the Albanian Golden Boot whilst playing for KF Tirana: KF Tirana has historically been managed and owned by one president. The only exception is during period of 2007–2008, when the presidency was vacant and club was managed by a number of sponsors. KF Tirana has had numerous presidents over the course of its history, most of which have also been the owners of the club, whilst others have only been honorific presidents such as Bamir Topi and Fatmir Frasheri. The club has had a total of 13 presidents, in total from 1920 until the present day. The most successful president in history is considered to be the Egyptian millionaire Metwally El Sayed who was president of the club during the period 1999–2004. The president who has had the longest management over the club has been Selman Stermasi who was owner and president from 1936 until 1960, whilst the president with the shortest management has been Fatmir Frasheri, who only lasted a single year from 2004–2005. Below is the official presidential history of KF Tirana, from when the club was formed, until the present day. Since the Kategoria superiore began in 1930, KF Tirana have played 1784 Superliga matches, scored 3021 goals and conceded 1614. The club has collected so far 2628 points, won 938 games, drawn 456 and lost 390. The club's goal difference is +1407 and the winning difference is +548. Data correct up to the end of the 2012–13 season. (4 times or more) Europa League | 1 |
Robert_Low_(writer) | Robert_Low_(writer) 2011-09-07T15:23:13Z Robert Low is a Scottish journalist and historical novelist, with novels based on the Viking Age. He was war correspondent in Vietnam and also several other locations, including Sarajevo, Romania and Kosovo, until "common-sense, age and the concerns of my wife and daughter prevailed". Now he writes novels full time. He's also a historical reenactor performing with the UK-based group,, Robert_Low_(writer) 2012-04-07T17:37:20Z Robert Low is a Scottish journalist and writer of historical fiction. His Oathsworn series of novels are set in the Viking Age. Low was war correspondent in Vietnam and also several other locations, including Sarajevo, Romania and Kosovo, until "common-sense, age and the concerns of my wife and daughter prevailed". He now writes novels full time, and is also a historical reenactor performing with the UK-based group, The Vikings. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Vestfossen | Vestfossen 2008-05-08T01:19:07Z Vestfossen is a town in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, county of Buskerud in Norway. As of 2006 it had a population of 2741 according to Statistics Norway. Vestfossen is a former industrial town with traditions dating back to the 16th century. At that time, the manor now known as Fossesholm became the center of a land collecting effort for the purpose of creating a large-scale sawmill industry. Later, other types of industry emerged. The most influential among them were the Vestfossen Cellulose paper mill, and the textile factory of Fredfos Uldvarefabrik. An industrial crisis which occurred around 1970 lead to the fall of these factories, and large parts of the local industrial infrastructure were unused for a long time. After the year 2000, a cultural effort has led to the establishment of several cultural institutions here, most notably the contemporary art gallery of Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium founded by artist Morten Viskum, and Vestfossen now calls itself "the capital of culture". 59°43′47″N 9°52′11″E / 59. 72972°N 9. 86972°E / 59. 72972; 9. 86972, Vestfossen 2009-01-11T19:56:47Z Vestfossen is a settlement in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, county of Buskerud in Norway. As of 2008 it had a population of 2867 according to Statistics Norway. Vestfossen is a former industrial town with traditions dating back to the 16th century. At that time, the manor now known as Fossesholm became the center of a land collecting effort for the purpose of creating a large-scale sawmill industry. Later, other types of industry emerged. The most influential among them were the Vestfossen Cellulose paper mill, and the textile factory of Fredfos Uldvarefabrik. An industrial crisis which occurred around 1970 lead to the fall of these factories, and large parts of the local industrial infrastructure were unused for a long time. After the year 2000, a cultural effort has led to the establishment of several cultural institutions here, most notably the contemporary art gallery of Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium founded by artist Morten Viskum, and Vestfossen now calls itself "the capital of culture". 59°43′47″N 9°52′11″E / 59. 72972°N 9. 86972°E / 59. 72972; 9. 86972 | 0 |
Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Perpignan-Elne | Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Perpignan-Elne 2007-11-07T16:05:46Z The French Catholic diocese of Perpignan-Elne comprises the Department of Pyrénées-Orientales. This see continues the old diocese of Elne, which was renamed and had its see relocated at Perpignan, in 1601 after a papal bull of Pope Clement VIII. The diocese of Perpignan as it was re-established in 1817 was suffragan to the archdiocese of Albi. Its see is Perpignan Cathedral. Its territory brought together the diocese of Elne, part of the Spanish diocese of Urgel known as French Cerdagne, three cantons of the diocese of Alet, and two villages of the diocese of Narbonne. The department was united in 1802 to the diocese of Carcassonne; by the Concordat of 1817 it received a special see. Elne was a suffragan of Narbonne until 1511; from 1511 to 1517 it was directly subject to the Holy See; in 1517 it became again a suffragan of Narbonne; a Decree of the Council of Trentt made it a suffragan of the archdiocese of Tarragona; after 1678 it was again a suffragan of Narbonne. The first known Bishop of Elne is Dominus, mentioned in 571 in the Chronicle of John of Biclarum. Among others are Cardinal Ascanio Maria Sforza (1494-95), Cardinal Caesar Borgia (1495-98), Cardinal François de Loris (1499-1506), Cardinal Jacques de Serra (1506-12), Cardinal Hieronimo Doria (1530-33); Olympe Gerbet (1854-64). The Cathedral of Elne (eleventh century) and the adjoining cloister are rich examples of elaborate medieval ornamentation. In the later Middle Ages, and under the influence of Roman Law, Roussillon witnessed revivals of slavery; this is proved by numerous purchase deeds of Muslim and Christian slaves, dating back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The diocese honours especially St. Vincent de Collioure, martyr (end of the third century); and St. Eulalia and St. Julia, virgins and martyrs (end of third century). In memory of former ties with the metropolis of Tarragona, the Church of Perpignan honours several Spanish saints: St. Fructuosus, Bishop of Tarragona, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius, martyred at Tarragona in 259; some martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (end of third century); Justa and Rufina of Seville; Felix and Narcissus of Gerona; Aciselus and Victoria of Cordova; Leocadia, of Toledo; St. Ildefonsus (607-67), Archbishop of Toledo. The Benedictine Dom Briard (1743-1828), who continued the series of Historiens de France, belonged to Perpignan. At Perpignan Pope Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna) held a council 1 November, 1408, to rally his partisans; they gradually melted away and on 1 February, 1409, the eighteen remaining bishops advised the antipope to send ambassadors to Pisa to negotiate with Pope Gregory XII. Numerous councils were held at Elne: in 1027, 1058, 1114, 1335, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, and 1380. The council held in 1027 decreed that no one should attack his enemy from Saturday at nine o'clock to Monday at one; and that Holy Mass be said for the excommunicated for a space of three months, to obtain their conversion. The author of l'Art de verifier les Dates wrongly maintains that theCouncil of Elvira was held at Elne. The chief places of pilgrimage of the diocese are: Notre-Dame du Château d'Ultréra, at Sorède; Notre-Dame de Consolation, at Collioure; Notre-Dame de Font Romeu, at Odeillo; Notre-Dame de Forca-Réal, near Millas; Notre-Dame de Juigues, near Rivesaltes; the relics of Sts. Abdon and Sennen at Arles on the Tech. ==Bishops of Perpignan This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help), Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Perpignan-Elne 2009-06-30T21:47:23Z The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The diocese comprises the Department of Pyrénées-Orientales. This see continues the old diocese of Elne, which was renamed and had its see relocated at Perpignan, in 1601 after a papal bull of Pope Clement VIII. The diocese of Perpignan as it was re-established in 1817 was suffragan to the archdiocese of Albi. Its see is Perpignan Cathedral. Its territory brought together the diocese of Elne, part of the Spanish diocese of Urgel known as French Cerdagne, three cantons of the diocese of Alet, and two villages of the diocese of Narbonne. The department was united in 1802 to the diocese of Carcassonne; by the Concordat of 1817 it received a special see. Elne was a suffragan of Narbonne until 1511; from 1511 to 1517 it was directly subject to the Holy See; in 1517 it became again a suffragan of Narbonne; a Decree of the Council of Trentt made it a suffragan of the archdiocese of Tarragona; after 1678 it was again a suffragan of Narbonne. The first known Bishop of Elne is Dominus, mentioned in 571 in the Chronicle of John of Biclarum. Among others are Cardinal Ascanio Maria Sforza (1494-95), Cardinal Caesar Borgia (1495-98), Cardinal François de Loris (1499-1506), Cardinal Jacques de Serra (1506-12), Cardinal Hieronimo Doria (1530-33); Olympe Gerbet (1854-64). The Cathedral of Elne (eleventh century) and the adjoining cloister are rich examples of elaborate medieval ornamentation. In the later Middle Ages, and under the influence of Roman Law, Roussillon witnessed revivals of slavery; this is proved by numerous purchase deeds of Muslim and Christian slaves, dating back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The diocese honours especially St. Vincent de Collioure, martyr (end of the third century); and St. Eulalia and St. Julia, virgins and martyrs (end of third century). In memory of former ties with the metropolis of Tarragona, the Church of Perpignan honours several Spanish saints: St. Fructuosus, Bishop of Tarragona, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius, martyred at Tarragona in 259; some martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (end of third century); Justa and Rufina of Seville; Felix and Narcissus of Gerona; Aciselus and Victoria of Cordova; Leocadia, of Toledo; St. Ildefonsus (607-67), Archbishop of Toledo. The Benedictine Dom Briard (1743-1828), who continued the series of Historiens de France, belonged to Perpignan. At Perpignan Pope Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna) held a council 1 November, 1408, to rally his partisans; they gradually melted away and on 1 February, 1409, the eighteen remaining bishops advised the antipope to send ambassadors to Pisa to negotiate with Pope Gregory XII. Numerous councils were held at Elne: in 1027, 1058, 1114, 1335, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, and 1380. The council held in 1027 decreed that no one should attack his enemy from Saturday at nine o'clock to Monday at one; and that Holy Mass be said for the excommunicated for a space of three months, to obtain their conversion. The author of l'Art de verifier les Dates wrongly maintains that the Council of Elvira was held at Elne. The chief places of pilgrimage of the diocese are: Notre-Dame du Château d'Ultréra, at Sorède; Notre-Dame de Consolation, at Collioure; Notre-Dame de Font Romeu, at Odeillo; Notre-Dame de Forca-Réal, near Millas; Notre-Dame de Juigues, near Rivesaltes; the relics of Sts. Abdon and Sennen at Arles on the Tech. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) | 0 |
Alex Beresford | Alex Beresford 2019-01-20T03:57:55Z Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 17 October 1980) is an English weather presenter for ITV. Beresford was born in Bristol, England. His mother is White British (English) and his father is Black British (Guyanese). He grew up in the Eastville area of Bristol and went to the Riding high school in Winterbourne. Beresford primarily worked for ITV News West Country on ITV West Country based in Bristol, originally as an autocue operative in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter. He has also presented the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007. He was set to join the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their weather presenter on a permanent basis, this after he made a guest appearance, presenting on 16 March 2012, however he quit for personal reasons, but still continued to present on a stand-in basis for Laura Tobin. Daybreak was axed on 25 April 2014; it was replaced by a new show, Good Morning Britain where Beresford has continued to provide cover for Tobin. He appears both in the studio and on location at events elsewhere. Beginning on 30 April 2013, Alex presented a three-part series for Channel 4 called The World's Weirdest Weather. The following year, he hosted four-part Channel 4 series Britain's Most Extreme Weather which began airing on 28 April 2014. In June 2015 and January 2016, he presented two episodes of ITV's Tonight programme. Beresford took part in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2018, partnered with Brianne Delcourt. He was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated from the show following a skate off with Kem Cetinay and his partner Alex Murphy. Beresford runs a Diversity School Tour Project where he visits inner-city schools to talk about media careers. He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears. He donated a toy truck to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal. , Alex Beresford 2020-12-29T04:30:31Z Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 17 October 1980) is an English television presenter employed by ITV. Beresford was born in Bristol, England. His mother is White British (English) and his father is Black British (Guyanese). He grew up in the Eastville area of Bristol and went to the Saint Thomas Moore RC (now Fairfield) in Stapleton in Bristol. Beresford primarily worked for The West Tonight on ITV West based in Bristol, originally as an autocue operative in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter in 2005. He has also presented the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007. In February 2009 he transferred to The West Country Tonight on ITV West Country following the demise of ITV West. He was set to join the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their weather presenter on a permanent basis, this after he made a guest appearance, presenting on 16 March 2012, however he quit for personal reasons, but still continued to present on a stand-in basis for Laura Tobin. Daybreak was axed on 25 April 2014; it was replaced by a new show, Good Morning Britain where Beresford has continued to provide cover for Tobin. He appears both in the studio and on location at events elsewhere. Beginning on 30 April 2013, Alex presented a three-part series for Channel 4 called The World's Weirdest Weather. The following year, he hosted four-part Channel 4 series Britain's Most Extreme Weather which began airing on 28 April 2014. In June 2015, January 2016, April 2019, June 2020 and October 2020 he presented five episodes of ITV's Tonight programme. On 20 August 2020, Beresford made his debut as a guest presenter of ITV’s Good Morning Britain. From 6 September 2020, Beresford presents ITV’s All Around Britain, a new weekly topical magazine series. Beresford took part in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2018, partnered with Brianne Delcourt. He was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated from the show following a skate off with Kem Cetinay and his partner Alex Murphy. Beresford runs a Diversity School Tour Project where he visits inner-city schools to talk about media careers. He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears. He donated a toy truck to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal. Beresford resides in Eastville, Bristol. Beresford separated from wife Natalia Natkaniec in 2019; together they have a son, Cruz. | 1 |
Karahafu | Karahafu 2009-06-12T21:33:20Z The karahafu (唐破風) is a type of gable with a style peculiar to Japan. The characteristic shape is the undulating curve at the top. This gable is common in traditional architecture, including Japanese castles, Buddhist temples, and Shinto shrines. Roofing materials such as tile and bark may be used as coverings. The face beneath the gable may be flush with the wall below, or it may terminate on a lower roof. Although kara (唐) can be translated as meaning "China" or "Tang", this type of roof with undulating bargeboards is an invention of Japanese carpenters in the late Heian period. It was named thus because the word kara could also mean "noble" or "elegant", and was often added to names of objects considered grand or intricate regardless of origin. The karahafu developed during the Heian period and is shown in picture scrolls to decorate gates, corridors, and palanquins. The first known depiction of a karahafu appears on a miniature shrine (zushi) in Shōryoin shrine at Hōryū-ji in Nara. The karahafu and its building style (karahafu-zukuri) became increasingly popular during the Kamakura and Muromachi period, when Japan witnessed a new wave of influences from the Asian continent. During the Kamakura period, Zen Buddhism spread to Japan and the karahafu was employed in many Zen temples. Initially, the karahafu was used only in temples and aristocratic gateways, but starting from the beginning of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, it became an important architectural element in the construction of a daimyo's mansions and castles. The daimyo's gateway with a karahafu roof was reserved for the shogun during his onari visits to the retainer, or for the reception of the emperor at shogunate establishments. A structure associated with these social connections naturally imparted special meaning. Gates with a karahafu roof, the karamon (mon meaning "gate"), became a means to proclaim the prestige of a building and functioned as a symbol of both religious and secular architecture. In the Tokugawa shogunate, the karamon gates were a powerful symbol of authority reflected in architecture. This article about a Japanese building- or structure-related topic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Karahafu 2010-08-28T06:05:18Z The karahafu (唐破風) is a type of gable with a style peculiar to Japan. The characteristic shape is the undulating curve at the top. This gable is common in traditional architecture, including Japanese castles, Buddhist temples, and Shinto shrines. Roofing materials such as tile and bark may be used as coverings. The face beneath the gable may be flush with the wall below, or it may terminate on a lower roof. Although kara (唐) can be translated as meaning "China" or "Tang", this type of roof with undulating bargeboards is an invention of Japanese carpenters in the late Heian period. It was named thus because the word kara could also mean "noble" or "elegant", and was often added to names of objects considered grand or intricate regardless of origin. The karahafu developed during the Heian period and is shown in picture scrolls to decorate gates, corridors, and palanquins. The first known depiction of a karahafu appears on a miniature shrine (zushi) in Shōryoin shrine at Hōryū-ji in Nara. The karahafu and its building style (karahafu-zukuri) became increasingly popular during the Kamakura and Muromachi period, when Japan witnessed a new wave of influences from the Asian continent. During the Kamakura period, Zen Buddhism spread to Japan and the karahafu was employed in many Zen temples. Initially, the karahafu was used only in temples and aristocratic gateways, but starting from the beginning of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, it became an important architectural element in the construction of a daimyo's mansions and castles. The daimyo's gateway with a karahafu roof was reserved for the shogun during his onari visits to the retainer, or for the reception of the emperor at shogunate establishments. A structure associated with these social connections naturally imparted special meaning. Gates with a karahafu roof, the karamon (mon meaning "gate"), became a means to proclaim the prestige of a building and functioned as a symbol of both religious and secular architecture. In the Tokugawa shogunate, the karamon gates were a powerful symbol of authority reflected in architecture. This article about a Japanese building- or structure-related topic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Church_of_the_Atonement_(Fish_Creek,_Wisconsin) | Church_of_the_Atonement_(Fish_Creek,_Wisconsin) 2008-11-25T22:28:43Z Episcopal Church of the Atonement, is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal summer chapel in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, within the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac. On March 7, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The church is open during the summer. Template:Anglican Portal This article about a property in Wisconsin on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about an American Anglican church is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Church_of_the_Atonement_(Fish_Creek,_Wisconsin) 2010-06-07T18:16:03Z Episcopal Church of the Atonement, is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal summer chapel in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, within the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac. On March 7, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The church is open during the summer. This article about a property in Wisconsin on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about an American Anglican church is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
No_Mercy_(2007) | No_Mercy_(2007) 2007-11-28T16:24:41Z No Mercy 2007 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The event took place on October 7 2007 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event was Randy Orton versus Triple H for the WWE Championship in a Last Man Standing match. The main matches on the undercard were Batista versus The Great Khali for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Punjabi Prison match and CM Punk versus Big Daddy V for the ECW Championship. The main feud heading into No Mercy on the RAW brand was between John Cena and Randy Orton over the WWE Championship. Cena had defended the title twice against Orton and was successful in his first title defense, and in the second retained after getting disqualified. Right after the match, Jonathan Coachman booked both Cena and Orton to a Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship at No Mercy. However, the match never occurred. On October 1 edition of RAW, after Cena had defeated Mr. Kennedy in a non-title match, Orton RKO'd Cena. During the match, Cena tore his right pectoral tendon after a botched hiptoss to Kennedt. As a result of this injury, he was stripped of the title on October 2 edition of ECW ending up a lengthy reign of 380 days. McMahon guaranteed that history would be made at No Mercy and promised that a WWE Championship match would occur at the event and a new WWE Champion would be determined. The main feud on SmackDown! was between Batista and The Great Khali for the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista won the title from Khali at Unforgiven in a Triple Threat match which also involved Rey Mysterio and was also Batista's eighth consecutive attempt to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. On September 21 edition of SmackDown! , Batista defeated Mark Henry in a non-title match by disqualification. Henry was disqualified because Khali interfered and attacked Batista and put him in a Khali Vise Grip. Khali challenged Batista to a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy. The main feud on the ECW brand was between CM Punk and Big Daddy V for the ECW Championship. Originally, an Elimination Chase was planned to determine the #1 contender for the ECW Championship. In the first match of the chase, held on September 18 edition of ECW, Elijah Burke, Stevie Richards, Tommy Dreamer and Kevin Thorn were the participants. Burke eliminated Richards from the chase. On September 25 edition of ECW, Burke was again on top eliminating Thorn. On October 2 edition of ECW, Tommy Dreamer originally won the chase after defeating Burke and was made the #1 Contender to the ECW Championship but General Manager Armando Alejandro Estrada said that the chase was not yet over sending Big Daddy V to the ring. Big Daddy V defeated Dreamer to become the #1 contender to the title. Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Hardcore Holly defeated Cody Rhodes in a dark match after an Alabama Slam. The event started with Vince McMahon's "No Chance In Hell" entrance theme music. McMahon and William Regal entered into the ring to determine the new WWE Champion. People chanted the name of "Y2J" but McMahon denied that Jericho would not be the new champion. He said that he would fulfill his promise by guaranteeing a WWE Championship match and a new WWE Champion and awarded the WWE Championship to Randy Orton. , No_Mercy_(2007) 2009-06-18T07:07:03Z No Mercy (2007) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on October 7, 2007 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the 10th annual No Mercy event and starred wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown! and ECW brands. Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The first main event featured wrestlers from the Raw brand in a Last Man Standing match—a match where the first person unable to respond to a ten count by the referee lost—between WWE Champion Triple H and Randy Orton. Orton won the match and became the WWE Champion. The other main event featured wrestlers from the SmackDown! brand, in which defending World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated challenger The Great Khali in a match in which a large wooden structure known as a Punjabi Prison surrounded the ring. Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In a standard wrestling match between wrestlers from the Raw brand, WWE Champion Triple H defeated Umaga to retain his title. The other was a standard match between wrestlers from the SmackDown! brand in which Finlay and Rey Mysterio fought to a no contest. The 2007 No Mercy event had an approximate attendance of 12,500 and received approximately 271,000 pay-per-view buys. This event helped WWE obtain a pay-per-view revenue of $19. 9 million. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of nineteenth on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. Matches were planned with predetermined outcomes by WWE's creative staff and featured wrestlers playing characters for the entertainment of the audience. All wrestlers were from either Raw, SmackDown, or ECW—the three brand divisions to which WWE assigned its employees. The main leading rivalry scripted into the event on the Raw brand was between John Cena and Randy Orton over the WWE Championship. At WWE's August pay-per-view (PPV) event SummerSlam, Cena successfully defended the championship against Orton, and the following night on Raw, one of WWE's primary television programs, Orton interfered in Cena's match with King Booker (Robert Huffman) and cost him the match. After the match ended, Orton attacked Cena's real-life father, in storyline, by kicking him in the head. As a result of Orton's actions, the two met in a championship match at WWE's September pay-per-view (PPV) event Unforgiven, in which Cena was disqualified for ignoring the referee's commands; as per WWE rules, a title can only change hands via pinfall or submission, Orton was not awarded the title. Following their match, Cena's father gained revenge on Orton by kicking him in the head the same way Orton had done to him earlier. Later in the night after the event went off the air, authority figure Jonathan Coachman made a rematch between the two at No Mercy in a Last Man Standing match, which involves two competitors fighting until one can not stand up on his feet before the referee counts to ten. On the October 1 episode of Raw, Cena legitimately tore his right pectoral muscle during a match with Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson) and attack by Orton. Due to the severity of his injury, Cena was forced to vacate the title. Although Cena's match against Orton was canceled, World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon stated that there would be "a new WWE Champion crowned at No Mercy". The main storyline on the SmackDown! brand was between Batista (Dave Bautista Jr. ) and The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana) over the World Heavyweight Championship. Their rivalry began in July when Khali issued a challenge to the SmackDown roster, which Batista answered. Khali won the World Heavyweight Championship, he interfered in a match pitting Batista against Kane for the chance to fight Khali at The Great American Bash for the championship, which caused the match to end in a no contest. As a result of Khali's actions, Long announced that at The Great American Bash, Khali would defend the championship against Batista and Kane in a Triple Threat match, in which Khali was victorious and retained the championship. At SummerSlam, Batista defeated Khali by disqualification, however, as per WWE rules, he did not win the title. The following month at Unforgiven, Khali faced off against Batista and Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez) in another Triple Threat match in which Batista pinned Khali to win the championship. The same week on SmackDown! , Khali announced that his rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship would take place at No Mercy in two giant wooden structures that make up what is known as a Punjabi Prison; the winner in the match is the first to climb out of the structures. Another staged rivalry was on the ECW brand between CM Punk and Big Daddy V (Nelson Frazier, Jr. ) over the ECW Championship. This rivalry began when ECW authority figure Armando Estrada (Hazem Ali) announced an "Elimination Chase to No Mercy", involving Elijah Burke, Tommy Dreamer, Kevin Thorn (Kevin Fertig), and Stevie Richards. Over a three-week period, Richards, Thorn, and Burke were eliminated, with Dreamer winning the number one contendership. Estrada, however, revealed that Big Daddy V was also a contender, and he quickly defeated Dreamer to earn the chance to fight Punk for the title. Before the event began and aired live on pay-per-view, a dark match was contested between Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes. Holly defeated Rhodes via pinfall to win the match. After the dark match, the pay-per-view event began with an in-ring segment featuring Raw General Manager William Regal and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, who awarded the WWE Championship to Randy Orton due to John Cena's injury, which had caused Cena to vacate the title. McMahon informed Orton that he would have to defend the title that night; Triple H then came to the ring and challenged Orton to a match for the title, which Orton rejected. McMahon, however, relented to Triple H's request and made the match, which became the opening contest of the event. The first match of the night, therefore, featured WWE Champion Randy Orton defending his title against Triple H. During the match, Orton attempted to perform a jumping cutter, called the RKO, but the move was countered by Triple H into an attempt to a modified facebuster, referred to as the Pedigree. This move was countered by Orton, who used aback body drop. The match ended shortly after when Orton placed Triple H in the ring turnbuckle and missed an attempt to tackle him, which allowed Triple H to perform a roll up pinning maneuver, which allowed a cover for a pinfall. As a result, Triple H won the WWE Championship. The following bout was a six-man tag team match between Jeff Hardy, Brian Kendrick, and Paul London and Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson), Lance Cade (Lance McNaught), and Trevor Murdoch William Mueller. In the early stages of the match, both teams wrestled inconclusively until Kennedy put London on his shoulders and executed a second rope rolling fireman's carry slam, a move referred to as a Green Bay Plunge. Kennedy then covered London for a pinfall, winning the match for his team. A backstage segment then occurred, where Vince McMahon announced that as Triple H had previously been booked for a match against Umaga (Eddie Fatu), the match would still take place that night, with the added stipulation of being for the WWE Championship. The third contest was a standard match for the ECW Championship in which the champion, CM Punk defended against Big Daddy V (Nelson Frazier, Jr. ), who was accompanied by Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye). Soon after the match began, Punk Dropkicked Big Daddy V with the soles of both feet]], which knocked Big Daddy V down. Striker then jumped in the ring and attacked Punk, which caused a disqualification victory for Punk, by which he retained his championship. Following the disqualification, Big Daddy V attacked CM Punk before leaving the ring. An in-ring segment then took place—a pizza eating contest between WWE Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) (Alvin Burke, Jr. ). The competition was hosted by Tazz and judged by Maria and Melina. In order to win the competition, one competitor had to eat more slices of pizza than the opponent in a two minute time limit. Hardy finished two slices in the time limit while MVP did not finish any, which won Hardy the competition. The next match was the featured preliminary match from the Raw brand: a standard match for the WWE Championship, where Triple H defended the title against Umaga. The match saw both men perform a variety of wrestling maneuvers, including a DDT from Triple H onto Umaga, and a Fireman's carry drop from Umaga onto Triple H. Umaga attacked Triple H's ribs throughout the match, but Triple H gained an advantage when Umaga missed a hip attack. Umaga attempted to jump belly first on Triple H, but Triple H moved and Umaga was sent into the ring post. Triple H then performed a Pedigree on him, which allowed him to cover Umaga for a pinfall, thereby retaining his championship. The fifth contest was the featured preliminary match from the SmackDown brand, which saw Finlay (Dave Finlay) versus Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez). Both men performed many offensive maneuvers through the match, but Mysterio gained the advantage when he kicked Finlay as he hung from the ropes, followed by jumping and landing his leg across Finlay's face, a move called a leg drop, sending Finlay to ringside area and striking his head. As a result of a staged injury, Finlay was placed on a stretcher and brought away from the ring, and Mysterio followed. Finlay, however, got up and attacked Mysterio, ending the match in a no contest. A backstage segment took place, with Triple H seen having his ribs iced. Vince McMahon then made the announcement that Randy Orton was using his rematch clause to allow him a rematch for the WWE Championship that night. He also added that it would be a Last Man Standing match, a match in which the goal is to incapacitate the opponent long enough for a full 10-count. The next bout was for the WWE Women's Championship, in which the champion, Candice Michelle, defended against Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Carolan). The match ended when Phoenix slammed Michelle to the mat, followed by a cover for the pinfall, winning Phoenix the Women's Championship. The seventh match was the main event from the SmackDown brand, a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which the champion, Batista (Dave Batista), defended his title against the Great Khali (Dalip Rana). In the match, two giant wooden cages surrounded the ring, and, in order to win, a competitor had to escape both structures. After both men prevented the other from escaping, Khali utilized a leather strap as a weapon. Batista later used the leather strap and attempted to climb over the first cage structure, but Khali stopped him and squeezed Batista's head with both hands, known as a Vise Grip. The Great Khali then called for a door to be opened but was stopped from going through when Batista struck him with a low blow. The match ended when Khali climbed over the first structure and began climbing the second. Batista then climbed the first structure, and as Khali climbed the outer cage, Batista jumped from the first cage to the second. Batista then climbed over the outer cage to the ground below and retained the championship. The main event from the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship, in which the champion, Triple H, defended his title against Randy Orton in his third match of the night. The two men fought extensively on the outside of the ring, both taking advantage of the stipulations regarding the Last Man Standing match, in which there are no countouts or disqualifications. At one point, the two men were positioned on top of one of the announcer's tables, where Orton attempted to execute an RKO on Triple H, who countered the move and sent Orton through another of the announcers' tables. Triple H followed this by striking Orton with the steel ring steps. The men returned to the ring, and Orton performed a DDT and an RKO on Triple H, both of the moves involved Triple H's head striking a steel chair. The competitors returned to the outside of the ring again, and Triple H struck Orton with a steel chair. They returned to the top of the announcer's table, and Triple H attempted to perform a Pedigree through the table on Orton. Orton countered this into an RKO onto the table. The referee began a count and reached ten before Triple H could rise; as a result Orton won the match and subsequently regained the WWE Championship. The next night on Raw, during an appreciation ceremony held by Vince McMahon for Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels returned from a five-month hiatus and superkicked Orton in the face to end the show. At Survivor Series in November, Orton defeated Michaels in a match to retain his WWE Championship. That same month, on the November 16 edition of SmackDown! , Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Matt Hardy lost the WWE Tag Team Championship in a match against John Morrison and The Miz. Umaga lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Jeff Hardy on the September 3 edition of Raw. Afterward, Umaga started a feud with Triple H, and they faced off in a Street Fight a month later at Cyber Sunday. At Cyber Sunday, CM Punk retained his title after defeating The Miz. The following month, at Survivor Series, Punk defeated Morrison and The Miz in a Triple Threat match to retain the ECW Championship. Batista resumed his feud with The Undertaker, which led to a match against Batista at Cyber Sunday, with Steve Austin winning a fan poll to become the special guest referee. Batista won the match and retained the title. After Cyber Sunday, The Undertaker challenged Batista to a Hell in a Cell match at Survivor Series. Batista won the match following interference from Edge. As a result, Edge then became part of the rivalry, and the three men faced each other in a match at Armageddon. Edge won the match, and the championship, to end the feud. Candice Michelle used her rematch clause for the Women's Championship on the October 22 edition of Raw in a Two out of three falls match against Beth Phoenix. After Phoenix won the first pinfall, Candice failed to execute a move correctly from the top rope, causing her to fall on her neck, shoulder and face. As a result, Candice suffered a legitimate cracked clavicle, and Phoenix retained the title. The event had an approximate attendance of 12,500, the maximum allowed. The event resulted in 271,000 pay-per-view buys, higher than the previous year's event. The promotion's pay-per-view revenue was $19. 9 million. Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling section rated the entire event 7. 5 out of 10 stars. The rating was higher than the No Mercy event in 2004, which was rated a 6 out of 10 stars. The Last Man Standing main event match from the Raw brand was rated a 9 out of 10 stars. The SmackDown! brand's main event, a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship, was rated a 6 out of 10 stars. The event was released on DVD on November 6, 2007. The DVD reached a peak position of nineteenth on Billboard's DVD sales chart for recreational sports on January 19, 2008. The average customer rating for the DVD from Amazon. com was four out of five stars. | 0 |
Nyi_Pu | Nyi_Pu 2008-05-13T22:46:43Z U Nyi Pu (1915 - 1996 ) was a Burmese actor and film director. He was the first film actor in Myanmar. He was born on September 12, 1900 at Pyay. He is the second son of U Ba Nyunt and Daw Nyein shin. His real name is U Ba Htay. He cooperated with Photographer U Mg Mg in 1915 and they helped U Ohn Maung who attempting to found Myanmar cinema. He participated in the1920 Student Uprising. He starred in the film Myitta Nit Athuyar, Myanmar's first film. He did as the patron of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization until he died. His youngest brother is Tin Maung He was chairman of Film Council ( Myanmar Motion Picture Organization) from 1969 to 1970 and from 1971 to 1972. He died in September 1, 1996 at Yangon and he left his wife, Daw San Yin and five children, Nyi_Pu 2010-02-27T05:30:55Z Nyi Pu (Burmese: ညီပု; 12 September 1900 - 1 September 1996) was a Burmese actor and film director. He was the first film actor in Burmese cinema. His youngest brother was Tin Maung, an accomplished film director. Nyi Pu was born Ba Htay on 12 September 1900 in Prome (Pyay), the second son of Ba Nyunt and Nyein Shin during the British colonial era. In 1920, Ba Htay participated in the First University Strike against the British rulers. In the same year, he along with photographer Maung Maung assisted Ohn Maung who was looking to make films in Burma. In 1920, using the screen name Nyi Pu (lit. Short Brother) starred in the first-ever film Myitta Nit Athuyar in Burma. He made many more silent films in the 1920s and 1930s. After World War II, he made a few more films in the 1950s and 1960s. He was chairman of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization from 1969 to 1972. Nyi Pu died on 1 September 1996 at Yangon, and was survived by his wife San Yin and their five children. | 0 |
Henry_W._Hahn | Henry_W._Hahn 2009-02-19T02:42:48Z Henry W. Hahn is a Corporal of the US Marine Corps who was awarded the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism during World War II in the Pacific War theatre. Hahn was born in Detroit, Michigan. At the time of the service for which he was decorated, Corporal Hahn was serving with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division. On the 15th and 16th of September 1944, the battalion were in action against Japanese forces on Peleliu in the Palau Islands. Hahn was engaged as a Squad Leader of an assault platoon in Company K. He saw that the enemy were installing a machine gun in a position that posed a serious threat to his squad and so crawled to the Japanese gun location. Hahn then threw hand grenades into the hostile position and captured the gun after three of the four soldiers who were installing it were killed and the other fled. After capturing the gun, Hahn lead his men in a furious running assault against Japanese defenses at the north end of the beach, winning new positions for the Marines. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the opposing soldiers. During the night of the September 15, and the following early morning, the Japanese troops launched strong counterattacks. Hahn was expert in his direction of his unit's fire and was instrumental in the success of the defence of the new positions. Later on in the day of the 16th Hahn received a shrapnel wound but continued to lead his squad in a reconnaissance patrol. During this they encountered enemy forces and were hugely outnumbered but Hahn lead his men in driving back the opposing troops with rifles and hand grenades. He allowed his own evacuation only after the mission was accomplished and he had lead the squad back behind US lines. Hahn was awarded the Navy Cross for his above actions, the citation noting his "outstanding courage, determined leadership and indomitable fighting spirit in the face of tremendous odds". The award was approved by the Secretary of the Navy on July 10, 1951. Template:Persondata, Henry_W._Hahn 2010-09-21T21:20:28Z Henry W. Hahn is a Corporal of the US Marine Corps who was awarded the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism during World War II in the Pacific War theatre. Hahn was born in Detroit, Michigan. At the time of the service for which he was decorated, Corporal Hahn was serving with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division. On the 15th and 16 September 1944, the battalion were in action against Japanese forces on Peleliu in the Palau Islands. Hahn was engaged as a Squad Leader of an assault platoon in Company K. He saw that the enemy were installing a machine gun in a position that posed a serious threat to his squad and so crawled to the Japanese gun location. Hahn then threw hand grenades into the hostile position and captured the gun after three of the four soldiers who were installing it were killed and the other fled. After capturing the gun, Hahn lead his men in a furious running assault against Japanese defenses at the north end of the beach, winning new positions for the Marines. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the opposing soldiers. During the night of the September 15, and the following early morning, the Japanese troops launched strong counterattacks. Hahn was expert in his direction of his unit's fire and was instrumental in the success of the defence of the new positions. Later on in the day of the 16th Hahn received a shrapnel wound but continued to lead his squad in a reconnaissance patrol. During this they encountered enemy forces and were hugely outnumbered but Hahn lead his men in driving back the opposing troops with rifles and hand grenades. He allowed his own evacuation only after the mission was accomplished and he had lead the squad back behind US lines. Hahn was awarded the Navy Cross for his above actions, the citation noting his "outstanding courage, determined leadership and indomitable fighting spirit in the face of tremendous odds". The award was approved by the Secretary of the Navy on July 10, 1951. Template:Persondata This biographical article related to the United States Marine Corps is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Adam_Skorek | Adam_Skorek 2007-11-18T04:19:47Z Adam Waldemar Skorek was born in Krzczonów, Poland, December 24, 1956. He completed Master of Sciences in Electrical Engineering Program at Technical University of Białystok receiving both Master of Sciences and Engineer degree in 1980. His Doctor of Sciences Degree in Electrical Engineering was received at Technical University of Warsaw in 1983. Adam is a Full Professor and Former Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres. Prof. Adam Skorek has made a distinctive contribution to advancement of engineering and science by his pioneering works on numerical modeling and simulations of electro-thermal phenomena in industrial environment. His works on supercomputers applications to the electro-thermal applications and complex problems solutions in industrial environment ranks him near the top of those in his discipline. More specifically he is the inventor of new numerical algorithms with the use of parallel processing for the analysis of the thermal problems in electrical devices and systems. Successfully approaching pure scientific considerations to the industrial reality, he has had a significant impact to the advancement of human knowledge and technological progress of the society He is a founder of the PARELEC IEEE International Conference considered as a unique and never done before engineering and computer science community event especially dedicated to the parallel computing applications in electrical engineering. Adam is a very actif Senior Member of the Instiitute of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IEEE). His IEEE implications includes Industry Applications Society Executive Board (2001-2003) and 2005 - …) and chairs of the St-Maurice Section (2003-2004) and (1992-1994, Education Society Chapters Committee (1997 -2001), Eastern Canada Council (1996-1997) and Education Activities Committee of the IEEE Canada. He is recipient of the 2006 IEEE RAB Leadership Award - "In recognition of his dynamic leadership and significant contributions in promoting IEEE and the engineering profession" and 2005 IEEE Canada Wallace S. Read Outstanding Service Award - "In recognition of service to the profession and to the society. His public activities includes interactions with widely famous people such politicians, journalists, actors, musicians and evidently scientists or engineers. He has served society personally with Prime Minister of Canada and President’s of the Republic of Poland. He has done outstanding contribution promoting electrical engineering profession on local, national and international media. For his achivements he was awarded Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (2004)as well he received the Gold Cross of the Order of Merit, awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland., Adam_Skorek 2009-08-09T20:30:23Z Adam Waldemar Skorek was born in "Krzczonów". , Poland, December 24, 1956. He completed Master of Sciences in Electrical Engineering Program at Technical University of Białystok receiving both Master of Sciences and Engineer degree in 1980 . His Ph. D. Degree in Electrical Engineering was received at Warsaw Technical University in 1983. Dr. Skorek is a Full Professor and Former Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Prof. Adam Skorek has made a distinctive contribution to advancement of engineering and science by his pioneering works on numerical modeling and simulations of electro-thermal phenomena in industrial environment. His works on supercomputers applications to the electro-thermal applications and complex problems solutions in industrial environment ranks him near the top of those in his discipline. More specifically he is the inventor of new numerical algorithms with the use of parallel computing for the analysis of the thermal problems in electrical, electronics and nanoelectronics devices. He has made notable contribution to the numerical analysis of electro-thermal phenomena exploring and applying as pioneer new techniques to the devices design and industrial process control . This contribution is reflected in the number of over 100 papers published and presented in journals and conferences . Successfully approaching pure scientific considerations to the industrial reality , he has had a significant impact to the advancement of human knowledge and technological progress of the society . He is a co-founder of the PARELEC IEEE International Conference considered as a unique and never done before engineering and computer science community event especially dedicated to the parallel computing applications in electrical engineering. Adam is a very active Fellow Member of the Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IEEE). His IEEE implications includes membership of the IEEE Awards Board (2008-2009) and the Industry Applications Society Executive Board (2001-2003 and 2005 - 2008) as well Chairs of the St-Maurice Section (2003-2004 and 1992-1994), Education Society Chapters Committee (1997 -2001), Eastern Canada Council (1996-1997) and Education Activities Committee of the IEEECanada (1990-1992). He is recipient of the 2006 IEEE RAB Leadership Award - "In recognition of his dynamic leadership and significant contributions in promoting IEEE and the engineering profession" and 2005 IEEE Canada Wallace S. Read Outstanding Service Award - "In recognition of service to the profession and to the society" . Prof. Skorek is a man of enthusiasm, which provides him the capacity for charismatic leadership . This is perhaps demonstrated in his appointment as Head of his Department and also as Chair of the Canadian Heads of Electrical Engineering Departments but it is confirmed by his success in establishing and leading the Industrial Electroheat and NanoHeat Laboratories at his University . His public activities includes interactions with widely famous people such politicians, journalists, actors, musicians and evidently scientists or engineers. He has served society personally with Prime Minister of Canada and Former President of the Republic of Poland. He has done outstanding contribution promoting electrical engineering profession on local , national and international media. For his achievements Prof. Adam W. Skorek was elected "Fellow". of the "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers". (IEEE) as well Fellow of the "Engineering Institute of Canada". . He received the Gold Cross of the Order of Merit, awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland. His wife Marzena Skorek is an architect registered , in Province of Quebec Canada. Married in 1980, they have two children Marcin Skorek (born October 27, 1980) graduated in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University and Katarzyna Skorek (born October 11, 1982) graduated in Social Communication at Laval University. | 0 |
Inkigayo | Inkigayo 2013-01-06T11:41:56Z The Music Trend (Korean: SBS 인기가요; previously Popular Song, romanized as Inkigayo) is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 3:20 PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. As of December 16, 2012 it is hosted by IU, Hwang Kwanghee and Lee Hyun-woo. It is broadcast from the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The Music Trend debuted as SBS Popular Song in 1991 as a chart show, but was canceled in Autumn 1993. It was later revived in 1998 with its original title and format. In 2003, the chart format was removed and was replaced by Take 7, where seven of the most popular artists from the week are featured and the most popular artist receives the award for Mutizen Song. In Spring 2007, the program changed from a recorded broadcast to a live broadcast in an effort to boost ratings, as well as changing the English name to The Music Trend. On November 2, 2008, the program moved from 3:20 PM to 4:10 PM Sunday afternoons, airing before Good Sunday, also to boost ratings. In Spring 2010, the program expanded to 70 minutes beginning at 3:50 PM every Sunday. On July 10, 2012, SBS announced revamping the show removing the Take 7 system and Mutizen Song award, explaining that "We believe that rather than the ranking system, the most important thing is the genre K-Pop being recognized worldwide. Therefore, we have decided to abolish the system after much discussion. There’s really no meaning behind a ranking system. We have decided to undergo this change in hopes that viewers can just enjoy the music. There are a lot of K-Pop stars in the music industry that have talent. We wanted to break free from the repetitive system, in which artists release new songs and perform, so we plan on redesiging our system by having the concept of more special stages. For viewers to enjoy the music, we will have more collaboration stages and much more." The revamped show, without the Take 7 and Mutizen Song award, began July 15, 2012. Every week, a "rookie" artist or group performs live on stage. At the end of the month, a "Super Rookie" is chosen, through votes from The Music Trend homepage, and is featured that month. 2008 2009 2010 Formerly known as Mobile Ranking, the Digital Music Charts takes into consideration the popularity of songs through downloads on mobile phones as well as downloads on music sites. Every week, it features 5 ranks with a special guest(s) to host the segment. This segment was abandoned mid-2009. Throughout each episode, various artists are featured in campaign songs that raise awareness for certain topics or issues. Such campaigns include: safe driving, drinking milk, piracy, and various local events. Take 7 is the representative segment of The Music Trend. Every week, 7 of the most popular songs of that week are featured, where most artists will perform. At the end of the show, the Mutizen Song (뮤티즌송) which is the most popular song of the week receives the award. This has replaced the regular countdown charts format seen in most music programs and eliminates the need to rank artists. This system was abolished on July 10, 2012. February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July Triple Crown is a song that has received Mutizen Song (뮤티즌송) 3 times. After that, the song is removed from Take 7. 2000 & 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Most No.1/Mutizen Song winners Most Triple Crowns winners A Nipslip scandal involving Ryu Hwayoung of T-ara in a January 29 episode of Inkigayo in which Hwayoung accidentally exposed her breast during her dance solo. A screencap is already making its rounds online through Korean media portals and other SNS services like Twitter and even Tumblr. Allkpop and JoongAng Ilbo said that the show was airing live when the incident occurred. Core Contents Media issued an official statement about the nipslip saying: “We feel deeply regretful about the accident that occurred on ‘Inkigayo.’” Officials continued, “We found rumors claiming that it was pre-recorded, but that’s not true at all. T-ara’s stage was done completely live, and it was a live broadcast accident. There weren’t any problems during their rehearsal so it’s upsetting that it had to occur during the live show. Before the fact that she’s a celebrity, she’s still a minor, so we hope that people will remember that she’s a young girl.” SBS issued an statement saying: “First of all, T-ara’s stage was live, not pre-recorded. The head PD was busy at the time so he was not able to pay attention to the incident. We are extremely sorry about what happened.” Hwayoung's sister Hyoyoung said via twitter: “To the fans. Thank you. It’s a situation requiring great care. We’ll start smiling again tomorrow.”. Programs, Inkigayo 2014-12-28T16:35:28Z The Music Trend (Korean: SBS 인기가요; previously Popular Song, romanized as Inkigayo) is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 2:20 pm KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. As of December 28, 2014, it is hosted by Hwang Kwang-hee, Kim Yoo-jung and Hong Jong-hyun. It is broadcast from the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The Music Trend debuted as SBS Popular Song in 1991 as a chart show, but was canceled in Autumn 1993. It was later revived in 1998 with its original title and format. In 2003, the chart format was removed and was replaced by Take 7, where seven of the most popular artists from the week are featured and the most popular artist receives the award for Mutizen Song. In Spring 2007, the program changed from a recorded broadcast to a live broadcast in an effort to boost ratings, as well as changing the English name to The Music Trend. On November 2, 2008, the program moved from 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm Sunday afternoons, airing before Good Sunday, also to boost ratings. In Spring 2010, the program expanded to 70 minutes beginning at 3:50 pm every Sunday. On July 10, 2012, SBS announced revamping the show removing the Take 7 system and Mutizen Song award, explaining that "We believe that rather than the ranking system, the most important thing is the genre K-Pop being recognized worldwide. Therefore, we have decided to abolish the system after much discussion. There’s really no meaning behind a ranking system. We have decided to undergo this change in hopes that viewers can just enjoy the music. There are a lot of K-Pop stars in the music industry that have talent. We wanted to break free from the repetitive system, in which artists release new songs and perform, so we plan on redesigning our system by having the concept of more special stages. For viewers to enjoy the music, we will have more collaboration stages and much more." The revamped show, without Take 7 and Mutizen Song award, began July 15, 2012. On March 3, 2013, the program announced the revival of the chart system with Inkigayo Chart. The new chart is a collaboration with the Music Industry Association of Korea's Gaon Chart, and began March 17, 2013. Every week, a "rookie" artist or group performs live on stage. At the end of the month, a "Super Rookie" is chosen, through votes from The Music Trend homepage, and is featured that month. This segment ended at the end of 2010. 2008 2009 2010 Formerly known as Mobile Ranking, the Digital Music Charts takes into consideration the popularity of songs through downloads on mobile phones as well as downloads on music sites. Every week, it features five ranks with a special guest(s) to host the segment. This segment was abandoned mid-2009. Throughout each episode, various artists are featured in campaign songs that raise awareness for certain topics or issues. Such campaigns include: safe driving, drinking milk, piracy, and various local events. Take 7 is the representative segment of The Music Trend. Every week, seven of the most popular songs of that week are featured, where most artists will perform. At the end of the show, the Mutizen Song ("Mutizen" is a portmanteau of "music" and "netizen", symbolizing a song chosen by netizens) which is the most popular song of the week, receives the award. This has replaced the regular countdown charts format seen in most music programs and eliminates the need to rank artists. One song can only receive the award a maximum of three times. The following week, it is removed from the Take 7 list. This system was abolished on July 10, 2012. February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July Triple Crown is a song that has received Mutizen Song three times. After that, the song is removed from Take 7 and ineligible to win again. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Viewers can ask a designated artist of the week questions through SBS mobile app Soty. During this interview segment, selected questions are asked and those users receive prizes for their participation. This segment began on February 17, 2013. A new stage to showcase talented indie and new artists who are hard to see on television each week. This segment began along with Inkigayo Chart on March 17, 2013. After abolishing Take 7 in July 2012, a new chart system was implemented on March 17, 2013. The revived chart will feature fifty songs for viewers to vote on (like the previous Take 7 chart) through SBS mobile app Soty, combined with Digital Song Chart and Offline Album Chart in collaboration with the Music Industry Association of Korea's Gaon Chart to create the Inkigayo Chart. The chart is calculated by combining Digital Sales Points (60%) from Gaon Chart, SNS Points (35%) from YouTube views and Twitter mentions (provided by Gaon Chart), and Advance Viewers Vote Points (5%) from votes on SBS mobile app Soty. The Top 50 songs of the chart are featured on the show, where the Top 11-50 songs are shown via marquee and the Top 4-10 songs are featured by the hosts. The top three artists of the chart become First Place Nominees, who go through live SMS and mobile app M& TV talk voting by viewers (10%), which will be combined with the existing scores to determine the First Place winner, known as the Top Artist of the week. March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December Triple Crown is a song that has received First Place three times. After that, the song is removed from the chart and ineligible to win again. 2013 2014 Most No.1/Mutizen Song winners Most Triple Crown winners Top 10 Highest Scores March 24, 2013 – Present Scoring System: Digital Single Sales (60%), SNS (35%), Advance Viewer Vote (5%), Live Vote (10%) A Nipslip scandal involved Ryu Hwayoung, ex-member of T-ara, in the January 29, 2012 episode of The Music Trend in which she accidentally exposed her breast during her dance solo. A screencap made its rounds online through Korean media portals and SNS services. JoongAng Ilbo said that the show was airing live when the incident occurred. Core Contents Media issued an official statement about the nipslip saying: “T-ara’s stage was done completely live, and it was a live broadcast accident. There weren’t any problems during their rehearsal . Before the fact that she’s a celebrity, she’s still a minor, so we hope that people will remember that she’s a young girl.” SBS issued an apology statement. 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Will Stevens | Will Stevens 2018-01-02T09:24:26Z William "Will" Stevens (born 28 June 1991 in Rochford, Essex) is a British racing driver, who formerly competed in the Formula One, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championships. In Formula One, he made his debut at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Caterham F1, replacing Marcus Ericsson for the double points race. During the 2015 season he competed with the Manor Marussia F1 Team. As of October 2016, he races in the FIA World Endurance Championship, with G-Drive Racing in the LMP2 category. In 2016, he competed in the Blancpain GT Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship (LMP2) while in 2017, Stevens continues to race for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT racing an Audi R8 LMS in the Blancpain GT Series’ Sprint & Endurance Cups, Blancpain GT Asia Series and the Audi R8 LMS Cup. In the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Stevens raced a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 in the GTE AM category for JMW Motorsport, co-driving alongside fellow Briton Rob Smith and Belgian Dries Vanthoor. They won the class in a near-faultless run, crossing the line two laps clear of their closest rivals. Stevens started his racing career in 2003 at age of 12 in karts. After one year of racing in the National Cadet championship he joined Rotax Mini Max. He raced in a lot of different championships in Britain and outside, and after finishing 7th in the Rotax class in Super One he joined Formula Renault 2.0. He ended 7th in the 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK and 4th in 2010. In 2011 he switched to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, where he resulted 4th. Stevens jumped to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012, resulting 12th in his first year. In 2013 he scored five podiums in 17 races and ended fourth in the season standings. The driver got two wins and four podiums in 2014 to finish sixth in points. In October 2014 Marussia F1 announced that Stevens had joined the team as a reserve driver for the remainder of the 2014 season. They had originally planned to run him in first practice session of the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix; however they were unable to return the relevant paperwork to the FIA Contract Recognition Board in time. The following month he made his Formula One debut with Caterham F1 at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having previously tested for the team. He finished the race in 17th place, one lap down. He paid £500,000 for the privilege. In February 2015, Marussia F1 announced Stevens as one of their drivers whilst bringing substantial funding to the team, along with Roberto Merhi. Marussia attended the Australian Grand Prix but did not compete due to a technical issue. In the Malaysian Grand Prix Stevens drove the Marussia car for the first time in Practice 1. However, he did not compete in qualifying or the race because of a problem with the fuel system. In the Chinese Grand Prix Stevens finished his first race for Marussia in 15th place ahead of his teammate Merhi after being lapped twice by race winner Lewis Hamilton. Stevens finished ahead of Merhi in Bahrain and Spain. He finished behind Merhi in the Monaco Grand Prix in 16th. In the Canadian Grand Prix he qualified behind Merhi but moved up to 17th due to penalties to Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. In the race on lap 52, Romain Grosjean of Lotus was lapping Stevens but cut Stevens left rear tyre which caused both drivers to make an emergency pit stop. The mechanics of both Lotus and Marussia had little time to react to their drivers pitting so that meant both Grosjean and Stevens took long pit stops. Stevens complained to his team on the radio about the incident. Grosjean received a 5-second penalty for the collision but Stevens had dropped from being 4 seconds behind Merhi to a minute behind him. However, Merhi was forced to retire on lap 56 after a drive-shaft issue. Stevens eventually finished in 17th place, 4 laps down on race winner Lewis Hamilton. After the race, Grosjean apologised to Stevens for the incident. During the later races of the season, Merhi was replaced by Alexander Rossi who outpaced Stevens in 3 of 4 races. In February 2016, Manor Motorsport, a team made by former Manor Racing employees John Booth and Graeme Lowdon, decided to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, with Stevens and former Manor F3 driver Tor Graves. The following month it was announced that Stevens would dovetail his WEC campaign with racing in the 2016 Blancpain GT Series for the W Racing Team, driving an Audi R8 LMS with René Rast. In May 2017 it was confirmed that Stevens would co-drive the JMW Ferrari 488 GTE-Am alongside two Le Mans 'rookies', nineteen-year-old Dries Vanthoor of Holland and British driver Rob Smith. The team's Ferrari 488 was fresh out of the box, making its race debut, and was quickly on the pace; third-quickest in first free-practice. The team focused on fulfilling driver qualification requirements in First Qualifying (8th in GTE-Am, 3:56.890), but pushed on in Second Qualifying, with Dries Vanthoor the first to better the old class lap record (3:54.543). Will Stevens then sliced half a second off this by posting a 3:53.981 to lay claim to provisional class pole. In third and final qualifying the team completed race-preparation of the all-new car, and a succession of yellow flags prevented personal improvements for the JMW drivers. The car lined up 6th in GTE-Am for the race. Stevens drove the first stint, moving through to fourth in class. His co-drivers continued the advance, the team capturing third at 5:40 pm, and then second three hours into the race. Shortly after 10 pm, the #84 JMW Ferrari took the GTE-Am lead, and from there steadily built up an advantage that extended to over two laps at the finish. The car completed 333 laps and crossed the line 27th overall. Stevens set the fastest lap for the JMW Ferrari of 3:54.461. † As Stevens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. , Will Stevens 2019-12-16T12:28:05Z William "Will" Stevens (born 28 June 1991) is a British racing driver, who formerly competed in the Formula One, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championships. In Formula One, he made his debut at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Caterham F1, replacing Marcus Ericsson for the double points race. During the 2015 season he competed with the Manor Marussia F1 Team. In 2016, he competed in the Blancpain GT Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship (LMP2) while in 2017, Stevens continues to race for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT racing an Audi R8 LMS in the Blancpain GT Series’ Sprint and Endurance Cups, Blancpain GT Asia Series and the Audi R8 LMS Cup. In the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Stevens raced a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 in the GTE AM category for JMW Motorsport, co-driving alongside fellow Briton Rob Smith and Belgian Dries Vanthoor. They won the class in a near-faultless run, crossing the line two laps clear of their closest rivals. Stevens started his racing career in 2003 at age of 12 in karts. After one year of racing in the National Cadet championship he joined Rotax Mini Max. He raced in a lot of different championships in Britain and outside, and after finishing 7th in the Rotax class in Super One he joined Formula Renault 2.0. He ended 7th in the 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK and 4th in 2010. In 2011 he switched to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, where he resulted 4th. Stevens jumped to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012, resulting 12th in his first year. In 2013 he scored five podiums in 17 races and ended fourth in the season standings. The driver got two wins and four podiums in 2014 to finish sixth in points. In October 2014 Marussia F1 announced that Stevens had joined the team as a reserve driver for the remainder of the 2014 season. They had originally planned to run him in first practice session of the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix; however they were unable to return the relevant paperwork to the FIA Contract Recognition Board in time. The following month he made his Formula One debut with Caterham F1 at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having previously tested for the team. He finished the race in 17th place, one lap down. He paid £500,000 for the privilege. In February 2015, Marussia F1 announced Stevens as one of their drivers whilst bringing substantial funding to the team, along with Roberto Merhi. Marussia attended the Australian Grand Prix but did not compete due to a technical issue. In the Malaysian Grand Prix Stevens drove the Marussia car for the first time in Practice 1. However, he did not compete in qualifying or the race because of a problem with the fuel system. In the Chinese Grand Prix Stevens finished his first race for Marussia in 15th place ahead of his teammate Merhi after being lapped twice by race winner Lewis Hamilton. Stevens finished ahead of Merhi in Bahrain and Spain. He finished behind Merhi in the Monaco Grand Prix in 16th. In the Canadian Grand Prix he qualified behind Merhi but moved up to 17th due to penalties to Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. In the race on lap 52, Romain Grosjean of Lotus was lapping Stevens but cut Stevens left rear tyre which caused both drivers to make an emergency pit stop. The mechanics of both Lotus and Marussia had little time to react to their drivers pitting so that meant both Grosjean and Stevens took long pit stops. Stevens complained to his team on the radio about the incident. Grosjean received a 5-second penalty for the collision but Stevens had dropped from being 4 seconds behind Merhi to a minute behind him. However, Merhi was forced to retire on lap 56 after a drive-shaft issue. Stevens eventually finished in 17th place, 4 laps down on race winner Lewis Hamilton. After the race, Grosjean apologised to Stevens for the incident. During the later races of the season, Merhi was replaced by Alexander Rossi who outpaced Stevens in 3 of 4 races. In February 2016, Manor Motorsport, a team made by former Manor Racing employees John Booth and Graeme Lowdon, decided to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, with Stevens and former Manor F3 driver Tor Graves. The following month it was announced that Stevens would dovetail his WEC campaign with racing in the 2016 Blancpain GT Series for the W Racing Team, driving an Audi R8 LMS with René Rast. In May 2017 it was confirmed that Stevens would co-drive the JMW Ferrari 488 GTE-Am alongside two Le Mans 'rookies', nineteen-year-old Dries Vanthoor of Holland and British driver Rob Smith. The team's Ferrari 488 was fresh out of the box, making its race debut, and was quickly on the pace; third-quickest in first free-practice. The team focused on fulfilling driver qualification requirements in First Qualifying (8th in GTE-Am, 3:56.890), but pushed on in Second Qualifying, with Dries Vanthoor the first to better the old class lap record (3:54.543). Will Stevens then sliced half a second off this by posting a 3:53.981 to lay claim to provisional class pole. In third and final qualifying the team completed race-preparation of the all-new car, and a succession of yellow flags prevented personal improvements for the JMW drivers. The car lined up 6th in GTE-Am for the race. Stevens drove the first stint, moving through to fourth in class. His co-drivers continued the advance, the team capturing third at 5:40 pm, and then second three hours into the race. Shortly after 10 pm, the #84 JMW Ferrari took the GTE-Am lead, and from there steadily built up an advantage that extended to over two laps at the finish. The car completed 333 laps and crossed the line 27th overall. Stevens set the fastest lap for the JMW Ferrari of 3:54.461. Stevens also in 2017 finished 2nd in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup which included his first GT3 win at Zolder with team-mate Markus Winkelhock. Unfortunately he had a rather disappointing season in the Blancpain Gt Series Endurance Cup where his car retired in every race he competed in and he wasn't involved in the 24 hours of Spa the blue riband event of the Blancpain GT Series. After their victory at the 24 hours of Le Mans JMW Motorsport invited Stevens to race in the last 2 races of the European Le Man Series in an attempt to come 1st in the GTE Series Team standings. This attempt was successful as Stevens helped the team come 2nd at Spa-Francorchamps and Algarve which elevated the team to 1st in the GTE standings. In March 2018 Stevens joined the Panis-Barthez LMP2 Team for the 2018 European Le Mans Series and to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. † As Stevens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress. ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. | 1 |
Kavana_Cooperative | Kavana_Cooperative 2008-02-05T02:24:36Z The Kavana Cooperative is a nondenominational Jewish organization in Seattle, Washington formed in 2006. Members of Kavana are called "partners". Kavana offers educational, religious, and social programs that are planned and directed by Kavana's partners. Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum, a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York, is the organization's spiritual leader. In June 2006, Kavana was awarded the Levitan Innovation Award. In 2007, Kavana was named one of North America's most innovative nonprofit organizations in Slingshot '07-'08, a guidebook published by the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. Additionally, Kavana received a 2007-2008 grant from the Legacy Heritage Fundhttp://www. legacyheritage. org/ip_grantees. html for its "Prep and Practice" program. , Kavana_Cooperative 2009-06-26T22:06:08Z The Kavana Cooperative is an independent Jewish community in Seattle, Washington, formed in 2006. Kavana is pluralistic and nondenominational, welcoming people from a diverse range of backgrounds. It is based on a cooperative model, where partners and participants take on the responsibility for actively creating a Jewish life for the group. Kavana offers many different ways to "plug in" to the community, with educational, religious and social programs for both adults and families. Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum is the organization's spiritual leader. In June 2006, Kavana was awarded the Levitan Innovation Award. In 2007, Kavana was named one of North America's most innovative nonprofit organizations in Slingshot '07-'08, a guidebook published by the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. Additionally, Kavana received a 2007-2008 grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund for its "Prep and Practice" program. In April 2008, Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum was named one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America by Newsweek. In April 2009, Kavana was named one of the Top 25 Most Vibrant Congregations by Newsweek | 0 |
Bruce Campbell | Bruce Campbell 2002-01-14T22:17:50Z The actor who starred in the famous Evil Dead triology. Often works with his director-friend Sam Raimi. His autobiography is titled If Chins Could Kill, making light of one of his noticeable facial features. , Bruce Campbell 2003-12-14T11:59:59Z Bruce Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor. Campbell is best known for his starring role as Ash in the Evil Dead trilogy of horror/slapstick movies. Campbell has worked with Sam Raimi, a high school friend who directed the Evil Dead movies. He has also had several small parts in the movies of Joel and Ethan Coen. Campbell's autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor (ISBN 0312242646), traces his career as an actor in low-budget movies and television. The paperback (ISBN 0312291450) adds a chapter about the reaction of fans at book signings. He is currently writing another book, Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way, a humorous look at relationships, and books about relationships. | 1 |
Dave Franco | Dave Franco 2014-01-01T10:07:07Z David John "Dave" Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American television and film actor who is best known for his roles in the films 21 Jump Street, Charlie St. Cloud, Fright Night, Now You See Me and Warm Bodies, and on the series Scrubs. He is the younger brother of actor James Franco. Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, the son of Betsy (née Verne), a poet, author and editor, and Doug Franco (1948–2011), who met as students at Stanford University. Franco's father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent and Franco's mother is Jewish (of Russian Jewish descent). Franco's paternal grandmother, Marjorie (Peterson) Franco, is a published author of young adult books. Franco's maternal grandmother, Mitzie (Levine) Verne, owns the Verne Art Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Cleveland, and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women. Franco grew up in California with his two brothers, Tom Franco and James Franco. In 2006, Franco made his acting debut on The CW Drama television series 7th Heaven. He has since appeared in television shows such as Do Not Disturb and Young Justice. Franco has also had noticeable roles in films such as Superbad, Charlie St. Cloud, 21 Jump Street, Warm Bodies, The Shortcut, and Now You See Me. In May 2008, he was cast in The CW teen drama television series Privileged. The series centered on a live-in tutor for two spoiled heiresses in Palm Beach. Franco was cast in an initial major recurring role. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 to 3.1 million viewers. Ratings continued to slip each week with the series sixth episode reaching 1.837 million viewers. The CW did not renew the series for a second season due to low ratings. In August 2009, Variety announced Franco was cast in a regular role for the ninth season of the ABC sitcom series Scrubs. Franco portrayed the role of "Cole Aaronson", a medical student, whose family paid a large sum of money to Sacred Heart Hospital to receive an internship. Franco went on to appear in all thirteen episodes of the ninth season and received praise from critics for his performance; however, the ninth season was the final season of the series. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of the Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011. In August 2011, Franco starred in the 3D Horror Comedy film Fright Night alongside Colin Farrell and Toni Collette. The film is a remake of the 1985 film of the same name and follows a teenage boy who finds out his neighbor is a vampire. Franco played the role of popular high school student Mark. The film received positive reviews from critics and went on to make over $41 million worldwide. In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked him and his brother, James, number 2 on its list of “the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish men in the world. " In May 2012, Franco starred in the Columbia Pictures action comedy film, 21 Jump Street, as Eric, a high school student and the lead drug dealer. The film was based on the 1987 television series of the same name and was released in March 2012 to critical acclaim and box office success. In 2013, he co-starred in the zombie romance film Warm Bodies, as "Perry Kelvin". The film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel Warm Bodies, followed a romance between a zombie and a human during a zombie apocalypse. Also in the same year, Franco appeared alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Mélanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, and Isla Fisher in the ensemble crime thriller film Now You See Me. To promote the movie, he was interviewed on the Bob Rivers Show, based in Seattle, Washington, US. Rivers persuaded him to show the card-throwing abilities he had learned and Franco expertly sliced half a banana into a further half with his hotel card. In late 2013, Franco's cameo appearance in 22 Jump Street also appears in a trailer for the film, and his role in the Seth Rogen comedy Neighbors also appears in the red band trailer for the film, released in September., Dave Franco 2015-12-31T15:39:14Z David John "Dave" Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American television who recently appeared on general hospital and film actor who is known for his roles in the films 21 Jump Street, Charlie St. Cloud, Fright Night, Now You See Me, Warm Bodies, Neighbors and on the ninth season of the series Scrubs. He is the younger brother of actor James Franco. Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, the son of Betsy Lou (née Verne), a poet, author, and editor, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco (1948–2011), who met as students at Stanford University. Franco's father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent. Franco's mother is Jewish (from a family of Russian Jewish ancestry, with her parents having changed the surname from "Verovitz" to "Verne"); Dave has stated that he is "proud" to be Jewish. Franco's paternal grandmother, Marjorie (Peterson) Franco, is a published author of young adult books. Franco's maternal grandmother, Mitzie (Levine) Verne, owns the Verne Art Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Cleveland, and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women. Franco grew up in California with his two older brothers, Tom and James. In 2006, Franco made his acting debut on The CW drama television series 7th Heaven. Since then he appeared in television shows such as Do Not Disturb and Young Justice. Franco has also had noticeable roles in films such as Superbad, Charlie St. Cloud, 21 Jump Street, Warm Bodies, The Shortcut and Now You See Me. In May 2008, he was cast in The CW teen drama television series Privileged. The series centered on a live-in tutor for two spoiled heiresses in Palm Beach. Franco was cast in an initial major recurring role. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 to 3.1 million viewers. Ratings continued to slip each week with the series sixth episode reaching 1.837 million viewers. The CW did not renew the series for a second season due to low ratings. In August 2009, Variety announced Franco was cast in a regular role for the ninth season of the ABC sitcom series Scrubs. Franco portrayed the role of Cole Aaronson, a medical student, whose family paid a large sum of money to Sacred Heart Hospital to receive an internship. Franco went on to appear in all thirteen episodes of the ninth season and received praise from critics for his performance; however, the ninth season was the final season of the series. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of the Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011. In August 2011, Franco starred in the 3D horror comedy film Fright Night alongside Colin Farrell and Toni Collette. The film is a remake of the 1985 film of the same name and follows a teenage boy who finds out his neighbor is a vampire. Franco played the role of popular high school student Mark. The film received positive reviews from critics and went on to make over $41 million worldwide. In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked him and his brother James at number 2 on its list of "the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish men in the world". In March 2012, Franco starred in the Columbia Pictures action comedy film, 21 Jump Street, as Eric, a high school student and the lead drug dealer. The film was based on the 1987 television series of the same name. In 2013, he co-starred in the zombie romance film Warm Bodies, as Perry Kelvin. The film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel Warm Bodies, followed a romance between a zombie and a human during a zombie apocalypse. Also in the same year, Franco appeared alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Mélanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Isla Fisher in the ensemble crime thriller film Now You See Me. To promote the film, he was interviewed on the Bob Rivers Show, out of Seattle. Rivers persuaded Franco to show the card-throwing abilities he had learned and Franco expertly sliced half a banana into a further half with his hotel card. Franco's 2014 roles included the Seth Rogen comedy Neighbors and a cameo appearance in 22 Jump Street. In 2015, he co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Tom Wilkinson in the comedy Unfinished Business. Upcoming roles include playing Greg Sestero in the film The Disaster Artist, reprising his role of Jack Wilder in the film Now You See Me: The Second Act. and playing legendary actor Montgomery Clift in Zeroville. Franco has been dating actress Alison Brie since 2012 and in August 2015 the couple got engaged. | 1 |
Michael Hurst | Michael Hurst 2005-03-04T03:24:43Z Actor who played Iolas in the Hercules series, Michael Hurst 2006-12-30T23:51:32Z Michael Eric Hurst (born September 20, 1957) in Lancashire England. Is an actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television. His family moved to New Zealand when he was seven years old. He is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programme Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess. Hurst is the oldest of three brothers. When he was seven his family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand. He enrolled at Papanui High School, then University of Canterbury, but for only one year. He married New Zealand actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand in 1988. They have two sons: Jack Louis Ward Hurst, born in 1997, and Cameron Lane Ward Hurst, born in 1999. In 2003, Hurst received the Laureate Award from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. He was later designated an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2005 "for services to film and the theatre". | 1 |
Cancell | Cancell 2008-04-24T00:44:46Z Cancell, also called Protocel, Sheridan's Formula, Jim's Juice, Crocinic Acid, JS–114, JS–101, 126–F, and Cantron, is a liquid that has been promoted as a treatment for a wide range of diseases, including cancer. According to the U. S. National Cancer Institute, the ingredients thought to be in Cancell have been tested, and none of them has been shown to be effective in treating any form of cancer. Originally called Entelev, the formula was developed by biochemist Jim Sheridan, as a cancer treatment designed to target the primarily anaerobic cell respiration of cancer cells, in accordance with the theories of Otto Warburg. The exact composition of Cancell/Cantron/Protocel is unknown. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has listed the components as inositol, nitric acid, sodium sulfite, potassium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, and catechol. The original manufacturer also identified "crocinic acid" as a component; however, information about the nature and origin of this chemical has not been provided, and it does not appear to be a known compound. Cancell is not approved by the FDA for use as a cancer treatment in the United States. , Cancell 2009-11-07T13:26:46Z Cancell, also called Protocel, Sheridan's Formula, Jim's Juice, Crocinic Acid, JS–114, JS–101, 126–F, Cantron, and Entelev, is a formula that has been promoted as a treatment for a wide range of diseases, including cancer, and is available in both liquid and capsule variations. Originally called Entelev, the formula was developed by biochemist Jim Sheridan. Sheridan sought to target the primarily anaerobic cell respiration of cancer cells (in accordance with the theories of Otto Warburg), claiming to lower cell potential leading to the destruction of cancer cells. The individual ingredients of Cancell were tested by the National Cancer Institute and found to be ineffective against cancer, though Cancell continues to be marketed as a dietary supplement in the U. S. The exact composition of Cancell/Cantron/Protocel is unknown. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has listed the components as inositol, nitric acid, sodium sulfite, potassium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, and catechol. The original manufacturer also identified "crocinic acid" as a component; however, information about the nature and origin of this chemical has not been provided, and it does not appear to be a known compound. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) tested the individual ingredients of the mixture in animal experiments (in 1978 and 1980) and found insufficient anticancer activity to warrant further study, however, the "formula" was never tested. NCI laboratory studies concluded that the individual compounds in Cancell could not be taken in doses high enough to kill cancer cells in the body. No peer-reviewed clinical or animal trials of Cancell have demonstrated any positive effect; evidence for Cancell's efficacy—if any—is limited solely to anecdotal reports and testimonials. The American Cancer Society recommends against the use of CanCell, as there is no evidence that it is effective in treating cancer. Injunction proceedings were instigated by the FDA in June 1987 for manufacturing compliance violations and failure to maintain complaints files. A complaint for permanent injunction was filed February 21, 1989 in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to enjoin Sheridan and Edward J. Sopcak from distributing CanCell. At a hearing in November 1992, the Court found Sopcak to be in civil contempt and ordered him to comply with the injunction immediately. Cancell is currently distributed as a dietary supplement under the names Protocel and Cantron, and is not approved by the FDA for use as a cancer treatment in the United States. This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U. S. National Cancer Institute. | 0 |
AS Monaco FC | AS Monaco FC 2010-01-04T16:37:12Z Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club (often simply known as AS Monaco or Monaco) are a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. They play in the Ligue 1 (formerly known as the French Première Division) and are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. They have also regularly competed in European football, becoming runners-up in both the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1992 and 2004, respectively. The club are the only team within the French football system not based in France itself, being based in the sovereign principality of Monaco. They enjoyed numerous successes in the 1970s and late 1980s under the managerial tenures of Lucien Leduc and Arsène Wenger, during which they were amongst the leading lights of European football. Their traditional colours are red and white, being affectionately known as Les Rouge et Blanc (The Red and Whites). Monaco currently play at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, their home since 1985, and are members of the European Club Association. Monaco were founded on 23 August 1924 as an unification of numerous local clubs based in the principality. The club's early years were spent in the amateur regional divisions of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, rising rapidly between the leagues in the 1920s. In 1933, Monaco were invited by the French Football Federation to turn professional. The Monégasques' first year of second division football ended in failure however, as they were relegated to the amateur leagues the following year. By 1948, Monaco reacquired its professional status and returned to the French second division; they subsequently consistently finished in its upper echelons, with this sustained period of effort resulting in promotion to the French first division for the first time in 1953. In 1960, Monaco's first iconic coach, Lucien Leduc, led the club to its first professional trophy, the Coupe de France, beating Saint-Étienne 4–2 in extra time. This initial success was bettered even further in the following year, with the club winning the French Championship for the first time in its history, qualifying for the European Cup. Leduc subsequently led the club to its first League and Cup Double in 1963. Upon Leduc's departure in 1963, Monaco endured a barren run, entrenched in the middle half of the league for the best half of the next decade and alternating between the first and second divisions after 1963. In 1975, Jean-Louis Campora, son of former president Charles Campora, became chairman of the club. In his second season, he brought back Leduc, who immediately won the club promotion to the first division and won them the championship the following year in 1978. Leduc subsequently left the club again in 1979, succeeded by Lucien Müller and Gérard Banide, both of whom were unable to halt the club's dissent. The early 1980s saw a steady stream of successes in national competitions. Monaco won a title almost every other year; the Coupe de France in 1980 and 1985, the French Championship in 1982, was Coupe de France finalist in 1984. In the 1985–86 season, Monaco hammered Bordeaux 9–0, one of the biggest wins in club history. Disappointingly for Monaco fans, the club could not translate its domestic leadership into European success. Up to this point, Monaco had never past the first round of any European competition. Monaco lost to Dundee United (1981) CSKA Sofia twice (1982 and 1984) and Universitatea Craiova. In 1986, famed Ajax manager István Kovács, who succeeded Rinus Michels and honed his total football ideals with the Dutch champions, came out of a three-year hiatus to manage Monaco, but even he could not bring them success. With the club facing a second barren spell, they signed legendary future Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, who had hitherto been relatively unknown, managing Nancy without much material success. Wenger's reign saw the club enjoying one of the most successful periods of their history, signing several talented players, including future legends George Weah, Glenn Hoddle, Jürgen Klinsmann, and Youri Djorkaeff, his youth team policies garnering future World Cup winners Emmanuel Petit, Lilian Thuram, and Thierry Henry, winning the league in his first season in charge (1988) and the Coupe de France in 1989 and 1991, with the club consistently competing in the latter stages of the European Cup and regularly challenging for the league title. The club could have had even further successes in this period, as it emerged in 1993 that bitter rivals Marseille had indulged in match fixing and numerous improprieties, a view that Wenger had long held. In 1995, after being blocked by the Monaco board from opening discussions with German powerhouses Bayern Munich for their vacant managerial post upon having been shortlisted for the role, Wenger was released from the club, several weeks after the post had already been fulfilled. After Wenger's departure, the club endured another barren run, only winning the league two times afterwards, in 1997 and 2000, and amidst rumours of the club facing numerous financial difficulties, Campora left the club in 2003, with Monaco facing relegation into the second division due to a huge deficit and a major dearth of investors. His replacement, Pierre Svara, took charge on a transitional basis in 2003, with the club enjoying a remarkable run towards the final of the UEFA Champions League, led by former French national team captain Didier Deschamps and with the team featuring stalwarts such as Fernando Morientes, Ludovic Giuly, Jérôme Rothen, and Dado Pršo, beating Real Madrid and Chelsea along the way. Even with this successful run, Svara was not retained as chairman and was soon replaced by Michel Pastor. One of Pastor's first tasks upon taking over the helm of the club was to hold onto the players who had turned the club into one of the best in Europe; however, he failed to convince them to stay, with their replacements not being able to replicate their previous successes. After four years, six coaches and nothing apart from mid-table finishes, Pastor left the club amid severe criticism of his management skills. In 2008, Jérôme de Bontin, a leading shareholder of the club since 2003, took charge of the club, asserting that he would enact a complete reorganization of the administration. Under his reign the club brought in players such as Park Chu-Young and Freddy Adu; however, they did not witness much success on the pitch, going through a torrid season and only managing a mid-table place. De Bontin resigned at the end of the season, replaced by banker Etienne Franzi and a new board of directors. In July 2009, Brazilian manager Ricardo Gomes was replaced by former Cannes and Rennes coach Guy Lacombe, inheriting a youthful squad featuring numerous highly lauded youth team prospects, including Cédric Mongongu, Serge Gakpé, Vincent Muratori, Frédéric Nimani, Nicolas N'Koulou, Yohan Mollo, and Yohann Thuram-Ulien. Monaco have played at the original Stade Louis II stadium since its beginnings in 1939; in 1985, the stadium was replaced with the current iteration, built on a nearby site consisting of land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea, a recurring feature of its seaside Fontvieille surrounds. Housing a total of 18,500 supporters and noted for its iconic nine arches, it has hosted numerous athletic events and European cup finals, including each instance of the annual UEFA Super Cup. The ground's pitch has been changed numerous times of late, and at the beginning of the 2008–09 season underwent numerous renovations, including the installation of two large screens. The club train in nearby La Turbie at a newly-built training facility featuring state-of-the-art gyms, pools and conference centres. As of 9 September 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Goalkeepers : Defenders : Defensive midfielders : Attacking Midfielders : Forwards : start end, AS Monaco FC 2011-12-31T10:57:49Z Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club (French pronunciation: ; commonly referred to as AS Monaco or simply Monaco) are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille. Monaco is managed by former Monaco player and Italian international Marco Simone and captained by Ludovic Giuly. Simone works as manager in tandem with club sporting director Jean Petit. Though based in Monaco, the club is regarded as a French club, as the club plays in the French football league system, and because the principality of Monaco is not a member of UEFA. Monaco is one of the most successful clubs in the country having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. The club has also regularly competed in European football having been runners-up in both the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1992 and 2004, respectively. Monaco enjoyed numerous successes in the 1970s and late 1980s during the managerial tenures of Lucien Leduc and Arsène Wenger, during which the club was amongst the leading lights of European football. Monaco's traditional colours are red and white, and the club is affectionately known as Les Rouge et Blanc (English: The Red and White). Monaco is also a member of the European Club Association. In December 2011, two-thirds of the club was sold to an investment group led by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. AS Monaco FC was founded on 23 August 1924 as an unification of numerous local clubs based in France and the principality. The club's early years were spent in the amateur regional divisions of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, rising rapidly between the leagues in the 1990s. In 1933, Monaco were invited by the French Football Federation to turn professional. The Monégasques' first year of second division football ended in failure however, as they were relegated to the amateur leagues the following year. By 1948, Monaco re-acquired its professional status and returned to the French second division; they subsequently consistently finished in its upper echelons, with this sustained effort resulting in promotion to the French first division for the first time in 1953. In 1960, Monaco's first iconic coach, Lucien Leduc, led the club to its first professional trophy, the Coupe de France, beating Saint-Étienne 4–2 in extra time. This initial success was bettered in the following year with the club winning the French Championship for the first time in its history, qualifying for the European Cup. Leduc subsequently led the club to its first League and Cup Double in 1963. Upon Leduc's departure in 1963, Monaco endured a barren run, entrenched in the middle half of the league for the best part of the next decade and alternating between the first and second divisions after 1963. In 1975, Jean-Louis Campora, son of former president Charles Campora, became chairman of the club. In his second season, he brought back Leduc, who immediately won the club promotion to the first division and won them the championship the following year in 1978. Leduc subsequently left the club again in 1979, to be succeeded by Lucien Müller and Gérard Banide, both of whom were unable to halt the club's decline. The early 1980s saw a steady stream of successes in national competitions. Monaco won a title almost every other year; the Coupe de France in 1980 and 1985, the French Championship in 1982, was Coupe de France finalist in 1984. In the 1985–86 season, Monaco hammered Bordeaux 9–0, one of the biggest wins in club history. Disappointingly for Monaco fans, the club could not translate its domestic leadership into European success. Up to this point, Monaco had never past the first round of any European competition. Monaco lost to Dundee United (1981) CSKA Sofia twice (1982 and 1984) and Universitatea Craiova. In 1986, famed Ajax manager István Kovács, who succeeded Rinus Michels and honed his total football ideals with the Dutch champions, came out of a three-year "retirement" to manage Monaco, but even he could not bring them success. With the club facing a second barren spell, they signed legendary future Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, who had hitherto been relatively unknown, managing Nancy without much success. Wenger's reign saw the club enjoy one of its most successful periods, with several inspired signings, including future legends George Weah, Glenn Hoddle, Jürgen Klinsmann, and Youri Djorkaeff. Youth team policies produced future World Cup winners Emmanuel Petit, Lilian Thuram, and Thierry Henry. Under Wenger, they won the league in his first season in charge (1988) and the Coupe de France in 1989 and 1991, with the club consistently competing in the latter stages of the European Cup and regularly challenging for the league title. The club could have had even greater success in this period, as it emerged in 1993 that bitter rivals Marseille had indulged in match fixing and numerous improprieties, a view that Wenger had long held. In 1994, after being blocked by the Monaco board from opening discussions with German powerhouse Bayern Munich for their vacant managerial post after being shortlisted for the role, Wenger was released from the club, several weeks after the post had already been filled. After Wenger's departure, the club endured a relatively poor run, only winning the league twice afterwards (1997 and 2000), amidst rumours that the club was facing numerous financial difficulties. Wenger's successor, Campora, left the club in 2003, with Monaco facing relegation into the second division due to a huge deficit and a dearth of investors. His replacement, Pierre Svara, took charge on a temporary basis in 2003, with the club enjoying a remarkable run towards the final of the UEFA Champions League, led by former French national team captain Didier Deschamps and with the team featuring stalwarts such as Fernando Morientes, Ludovic Giuly, Jérôme Rothen, and Dado Pršo, beating Real Madrid and Chelsea along the way. Even with this successful run, Svara was soon replaced by Michel Pastor. One of Pastor's first tasks was to hold onto the players who had turned the club into one of the best in Europe, but he failed to convince them to stay, and their replacements were unable to replicate previous successes. After four years, six coaches and only mid-table finishes, Pastor left the club amid severe criticism of his management skills. In 2008, Jérôme de Bontin, a leading shareholder of the club since 2003, took charge of the club, promising a complete shake-up. Under his reign as president, the club brought in players such as Park Chu-Young and Freddy Adu, but they did not find much success on the pitch, going through a torrid season and only managing a mid-table finish. De Bontin resigned at the end of the season, replaced by banker Etienne Franzi and a new board of directors. In July 2009, Brazilian manager Ricardo Gomes was replaced by former Cannes and Rennes coach Guy Lacombe, inheriting a youthful squad featuring numerous highly lauded youth team prospects, including Cédric Mongongu, Serge Gakpé, Vincent Muratori, Frédéric Nimani, Nicolas N'Koulou, Park Chu-Young, Yohan Mollo, and Yohann Thuram-Ulien. Lacombe led Monaco to 8th place in Ligue 1 in his first season in charge, but he was unable to replicate this performance in his second season, and was sacked in January 2011 with Monaco sitting 17th in Ligue 1. He was replaced by Laurent Banide, who was unable to turn around the club's fortunes; Monaco finished the 2010-11 season in 18th position, thus becoming relegated to Ligue 2. Monaco have played at the original Stade Louis II since its beginnings in 1939. In 1985, the stadium was replaced with the current iteration, built on a nearby site consisting of land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea, which has become a recurring feature of the stadium's seaside surroundings. The stadium is named after the former Prince of Monaco Louis II and houses a total of 18,500 supporters. The Stade Louis II is noted for its iconic nine arches and has hosted numerous athletic events and European Cup finals, including each instance of the annual UEFA Super Cup, which is held every August. The stadium has been undergone renovations numerous times and, at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, underwent numerous changes, which included the installation of two large screens. Monaco train in nearby La Turbie, a newly-built training facility featuring state-of-the-art gyms, pools and conference centres. AS Monaco FC is today one of the Ambassadors for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport. As of 6 September 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Below are the notable former players who have represented Monaco in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1924. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club. For a list of former and current AS Monaco players with a Wikipedia article, see here. | 1 |
KB Trepça | KB Trepça 2013-03-04T00:27:24Z Kosovo Cup Winner -00, 04 Kosovo League Finalist -07, 10 Kosovo Cup Finalist -05, 10 Kosovo League Regular Season Runner-Up -10 Kosovo League Semifinals -04, 05, 06, 09, 11 KB Trepça is a basketball club in Kosovo. The club currently plays in the sport and youth center "Palestra e Sporteve Minatori", in the center of Mitrovica, with a capacity for around 3500 spectators. , KB Trepça 2014-10-26T06:35:08Z Kosovo Cup Winner -00, 04 Kosovo League Finalist -07, 10 Kosovo Cup Finalist -05, 10 Kosovo League Regular Season Runner-Up -10 Kosovo League Semifinals -04, 05, 06, 09, 11 KB Trepça is a basketball club in Kosovo. The club currently plays in the sport and youth center "Palestra e Sporteve Minatori", in the center of Kosovska Mitrovica, with a capacity for around 3500 spectators. Pance Milevski Notes: References: | 1 |
Marie_Kean | Marie_Kean 2009-11-12T09:40:14Z Marie Kean (June 27, 1918 – December 29, 1993) was an Irish actress of stage and screen whose career spanned over 40 years. Kean grew up in the village of Rush, County Dublin and was educated at Loreto College, North Great George's Street, Dublin. She learnt her craft at the Gaiety School of Acting and was part of the Abbey Theatre company until 1961. Kean's leading role as the kindly matriarch, Mrs. Kennedy, in the Radio Éireann serial drama, The Kennedys of Castleross, made her famous throughout Ireland. She starred in the programme for the duration of its 18-year run. In 1968, Kean won a Jacob's Award for her performance as Winnie in RTÉ television's production of Samuel Beckett's play Happy Days, a role she had previously performed on stage and which she described later as her favourite part. Kean's many stage appearances include performances in the plays of Synge, O'Casey and Friel. She took the lead role of Maggie Polpin in the 1969 world première of John B. Keane's play Big Maggie at the Cork Opera House In 1978 she won the State of New York best actress award for her performance in what has become Keane's most successful play. Arguably her most memorable film role was as Barry's scheming mother in Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. She also played a bigoted Irish shopkeeper in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter. Her final movie appearance was in John Huston's The Dead (1987), in which she played the part of Mrs. Malins Marie Kean died in Donnybrook, Dublin at the age of 75. Her husband, William Mulvey, predeceased her in 1977., Marie_Kean 2011-01-16T15:32:52Z Marie Kean (27 June 1918 – 29 December 1993) was an Irish actress of stage and screen whose career spanned over 40 years. Kean grew up in the village of Rush, County Dublin and was educated at Loreto College, North Great George's Street, Dublin. She learnt her craft at the Gaiety School of Acting and was part of the Abbey Theatre company until 1961. Kean's leading role as the kindly matriarch, Mrs. Kennedy, in the Radio Éireann serial drama, The Kennedys of Castleross, made her famous throughout Ireland. She starred in the programme for the duration of its 18-year run. In 1968, Kean won a Jacob's Award for her performance as Winnie in RTÉ television's production of Samuel Beckett's play Happy Days, a role she had previously performed on stage and which she described later as her favourite part. Kean's many stage appearances include performances in the plays of Synge, O'Casey and Friel. She took the lead role of Maggie Polpin in the 1969 world première of John B. Keane's play Big Maggie at the Cork Opera House In 1978 she won the State of New York best actress award for her performance in what has become Keane's most successful play. Arguably her most memorable film role was as Barry's scheming mother in Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. She also played a bigoted Irish shopkeeper in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter. Her final movie appearance was in John Huston's The Dead (1987), in which she played the part of Mrs. Malins Marie Kean died in Donnybrook, Dublin at the age of 75. Her husband, William Mulvey, predeceased her in 1977. . Before she died she had 4 children, Becky, Nina, Marie, and Harry Template:Persondata | 0 |
Galatasaray S.K. (football) | Galatasaray S.K. (football) 2015-01-04T10:24:38Z Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Galatasaray, is a Turkish professional football club based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the association football branch of the larger Galatasaray Sports Club, itself a part of the Galatasaray Community which includes the Galatasaray University and Galatasaray High School. Galatasaray has won 49 domestic trophies, including a record 19 Süper Lig titles, a record 15 Turkish Cups and a record 13 Turkish Super Cups. It is one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Turkish Süper Lig since 1959, following the dissolution of the Istanbul Football League, and are the only club to have won the Süper Lig in four successive seasons. Internationally, Galatasaray has won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000, becoming the first Turkish team to win a European trophy. In the 1999–2000 season, the club achieved the rare feat of completing a quadruple by winning the Turkish Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in a single season. Galatasaray is also the only Turkish club to have been ranked 1st on the IFFHS World Rankings. Since 2011, the club's stadium is the 52,695 capacity Türk Telekom Arena in Seyrantepe, Istanbul. Previously, the club had played at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, as well as a succession of other grounds in Istanbul, which included groundshares with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe at the Taksim Stadium and İnönü Stadium. The club has a long-standing rivalry with other major Istanbul teams, namely with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe. The derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe is dubbed the Kıtalar Arası Derbi (English: Intercontinental Derby) due to the location of their headquarters and stadiums on the European (Galatasaray) and Asian (Fenerbahçe) sides of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul. Galatasaray SK was founded in the fall of 1905, by Ali Sami yen and Galatasaray High School (a high school founded in 1481) students as a football club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen. Their first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and they won this match by 2–0. There were discussions about the club's name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray. Our aim is to play together, to have a colour and a name, and to beat the teams of outside of Turkey. The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Galatasaray literally means "Galata palace". According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over a local Greek club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of Galata Palace), and, after this incident, they adopted that name and started to call their club "Galata Sarayı". In 1905, during the era of the Ottoman Empire, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, but, after the 1912 Law of Association, the club registered legally. Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asım Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil. Since there weren't any other Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul League that was consisting of English and Greek teams in the season of 1905–1906. With their first championship title they won in 1908–1909, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history. While football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon the initiation of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League, was played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles. Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi (Turkish Super League today) formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 19 league titles since then. The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name Fortis Turkey Cup) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 15 trophies since then. Probably the greatest record that club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in 1986–87 season. Galatasaray's most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club become the first Turkish football club ever to win a European trophy. They were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of home grown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played quarter finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium which is literally called "Hell" by the supporters of Galatasaray due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds. There are many successful footballers who have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. The team's legendary players include the 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç; Boduri who died aged 21; Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match; Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed Baba (Father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in the 1950s, with great success in both duties; Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in the 1954 FIFA World Cup; Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray; Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin"; Fatih Terim, the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish national football team for many years, who won the UEFA Cup in 2000 as the team's coach; Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super League; Zoran Simović, another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves; Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray; Tanju Çolak, an extraordinary goalscorer and the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray; Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian teammate of Tanju Çolak specializing in free kicks; Taffarel the World Cup winner goalkeeper of Brazil; Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey; Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, who was called Super Mário by the fans and scored both of Galatasaray's two goals in the European Super Cup Final in 2000 against Real Madrid; and last but not least, Hakan Şükür, the player who scored most goals in the Turkish Super League history, with 249 goals. The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Galatasaray literally means "Galata Palace". There is no diminutive form of Galatasaray. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname "Cim Bom Bom" (pronounced 'Jim Bom Bom') or the shortened 'Cim Bom'. The shortened form 'Gala' is sometimes used in Europe/Americas. It is important to keep in mind Galatasaray is a compound word and it is pronounced as such. The most common mistake that is done by non-Turkish speakers is to intonate as Gala-tasaray, while the correct enunciation should be Galata-Saray with a very brief pause between the two words. Galatasaray's first emblem was drawn by 333 Şevki Ege. This was the figure of a spread-winged eagle with a football in its beak. The eagle was a model emblem that Galatasaray dwelled on in the beginning. But when the name did not attract too much interest, Şevki Ege’s composition was pushed aside. It was replaced by the current design in the 1920s. This replaced in 1925 by the current “Ghayn-Sin” crest, designed by Ayetullah Emin. Galatasaray wore red and white colours when founded, then played in dark yellow and dark blue during the 1907–1908 season. For a match against the football team of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham's crewmen, played on 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow, inspired by the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II. Since 1908 the club's home kit has typically been an 8-piece halved design. The shirt’s front, back and sleeves are made up of two alternating colours. White shorts and red socks are usually worn as part of the home strip This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the "classic" kit in 2012. The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red). When Galatasaray were formed no Turkish teams had their own home ground, and all games in the Istanbul Football League took place at Papazın Çayırı – now the site of Fenerbahçe's Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. In 1921 the city's first proper football stadium was constructed, Taksim Stadium, which was used as the home ground for all of Istanbul's teams. When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished in 1940, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in Şeref Stadi and Dolmabahçe Stadi On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened. Named after the founder of Galatasaray, Ali Sami Yen, it is in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had capacity over 35,000. Due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, the all-seater capacity reduced to 22,000 in 1993. A few years later, the rebuilt of main stand, which was damaged by an earthquake, slightly increased the capacity. After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record among Turkish stadiums was broken there, in Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older. In 2011, the stadium demolished after Galatsaray moved to newly built Türk Telekom Arena. The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Arena in the Aslantepe quarter near Maslak financial district in Şişli. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,695 seats, making it the largest private stadium owned by a club in Turkey. Since 1998, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Florida State University war chant (Galatasaray War Chant), a chant developed by the Marching Chiefs (FSU's marching band), is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags. Many people call the Turk Telekom Arena 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthems and the continuous roar of the fans. Galatasaray fans attach high importance to European competitions, and Galatasaray is known as the Conqueror of Europe by their fans. This nickname underlines the importance of the UEFA Cup and Super Cup Galatasaray managed to win during the 1999–2000 season. Galatasaray fans also have a reputation in Europe as being one of the most fanatic in the world, along with ultrAslan. Ryan Giggs once said I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Two hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was packed! The chanting was brilliant: one side starts, then the other, then quiet, then all of them chanting! The players really enjoyed it. Before it was good, after it wasn't. ' Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray’s new stadium Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. A peak reading of 131.76 dBA was recorded. According to media polls since 2000, Galatasaray is the most popular team among football fans in Turkey. The latest poll by June 2012 places Galatasaray in the first place with a 41.8% level of popularity while Fenerbahçe S.K. comes second with a 35.9% level, Beşiktaş J.K. third with 16.3% and Trabzonspor fourth with 4.7%. "The big three" clubs of Istanbul, Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a century-long history of rivalry. The Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters as much as the result. Supporters are often quoted as stating that winning the league without winning the derby is hollow. There is always huge interest in the derby due to its fierce nature on and off the pitch. Many documentaries have been made about the derby including an The Real Football Factories International episode. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions, though this has been on the decline in recent years. The typical features of derby days include sell out stadiums, loud support throughout the match and taunting choreography displays by supporters before kick off. Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched. Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell". Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Last updated: 20 May 2014 1 Galatasaray SK started season in UCL but joined UC after group stage. Div. = Division;TS = Turkcell Super League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Fortis Turkey Cup. Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up. Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey. Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya is the center of the department. Galatasaray S.K. PAF have won the Turkish Youth League three times. Galatasaray football academy trains children between seven and fifteen. They are located in 75 sites, in Turkey, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK. Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include:, Galatasaray S.K. (football) 2016-12-31T11:41:02Z Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, also known as Galatasaray is a Turkish professional football club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is the association football branch of the larger Galatasaray Sports Club, itself a part of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee which includes the prestigious Lycée de Galatasaray, where the football club was founded in October 1905 consisting entirely of students members. Galatasaray is the most successful Turkish football club. They have won 7 domestic trophies, including 20 Süper Lig titles, a 17 Turkish Cups and a 13 Turkish Super Cups. It is one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Turkish Süper Lig since 1959, following the dissolution of the Istanbul Football League, and are the only club to have won the Süper Lig in four successive seasons. Internationally, Galatasaray has won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000, becoming the first and only Turkish team to win a major UEFA competition. In the 1999–2000 season, the club achieved the rare feat of completing a quadruple by winning the Turkish Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in a single season. Galatasaray is also the only Turkish club to have been ranked 1st on the IFFHS World Rankings. Since 2011, the club's stadium is the 52,652 capacity Türk Telekom Arena in Seyrantepe, Istanbul. Previously, the club had played at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, as well as a succession of other grounds in Istanbul, which included groundshares with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe at the Taksim Stadium and İnönü Stadium. The club has a long-standing rivalry with other major Istanbul teams, namely with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe. The derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe is dubbed the Kıtalar Arası Derbi (English: Intercontinental Derby) due to the location of their headquarters and stadiums on the European (Galatasaray) and Asian (Fenerbahçe) sides of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul. As a result of the team's twentieth championship for the 2014–15 season of the Süper Lig, their logo hereafter contains 4 stars representing their 20 championships for the league. Each star corresponds to the team's 5 championships. Galatasaray SK was founded in October 1905 (the exact day is disputed, but is traditionally accepted as "17 Teşrinievvel 1321" according to the Rumi calendar, which corresponds to "30 October 1905" according to the Gregorian calendar) by Ali Sami Yen and other students of Galatasaray High School (a high school in Istanbul which was established in 1481) as a football club. Ali Sami Yen became Galatasaray SK's first president and was given the club's membership number "1". The team's first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and Galatasaray won this match with a score of 2–0. There were discussions about the club's name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray. Our aim is to play together, to have a colour and a name, and to beat the non-Turkish teams. The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Galatasaray literally means "Galata palace". According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over a local Greek club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of Galata Palace), and, after this incident, they adopted that name and started to call their club "Galata Sarayı". In 1905, during the era of the Ottoman Empire, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, but, after the 1912 Law of Association, the club registered legally. Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asım Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil. Since there weren't any other Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul League that was consisting of English and Greek teams in the season of 1905–1906. With their first championship title they won in 1908–1909, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history. While football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon the initiation of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League, was played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles. Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi (Turkish Super League today) formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 20 league titles since then. The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name Ziraat Turkish Cup) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 16 trophies since then. Probably the greatest record that club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in 1986–87 season. Galatasaray's most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club become the first and only Turkish football club to win a major UEFA competition. They were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of home grown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played quarter finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium which is literally called "Hell" by the supporters of Galatasaray due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds. There are many successful footballers who have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. The team's legendary players include Nihat Bekdik nicknamed Aslan (Lion); the 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç; Boduri who died aged 21; Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match; Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed Baba (Father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in the 1950s, with great success in both duties; Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in the 1954 FIFA World Cup; Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray; Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin"; Fatih Terim, the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish national football team for many years, who won the UEFA Cup in 2000 as the team's coach; Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super League; Zoran Simović, another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves; Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray; Tanju Çolak, an extraordinary goalscorer and the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray; Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian teammate of Tanju Çolak specializing in free kicks; Taffarel the World Cup winner goalkeeper of Brazil; Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey; Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, who was called Super Mário by the fans and scored both of Galatasaray's two goals in the European Super Cup Final in 2000 against Real Madrid; and last but not least, Hakan Şükür, the player who scored most goals in the Turkish Super League history, with 249 goals. The name Galatasaray (Turkish pronunciation: ) itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which took its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn ("Galata Palace Imperial School"), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Thus Galatasaray literally means "Galata Palace". "Galatasaray" is a compound word and it is pronounced as such, with a very brief pause between the two words. There is no diminutive form of the club's name. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname Cim-Bom(-Bom)—pronounced )—of uncertain etymology. However, the shortened form "Gala" is sometimes used by English speakers. Galatasaray's first emblem was drawn by 333 Şevki Ege. This was the figure of a spread-winged eagle with a football in its beak. The eagle was a model emblem that Galatasaray dwelled on in the beginning. But when the name did not attract too much interest, Şevki Ege’s composition was pushed aside. It was replaced by the current design in the 1920s. This replaced in 1925 by the current "Ghayn-Sin" crest, which are the first two Arabic letters of "G"alata "S"aray, designed by Ayetullah Emin. Galatasaray wore red and white colours when founded, then played in yellow and black during the 1906–1908 season. For a match against the football team of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham's crewmen, played on 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow, inspired by the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II. Since 1908 the club's home kit has typically been an 8-piece halved design. The shirt’s front, back and sleeves are made up of two alternating colours. White shorts and red socks are usually worn as part of the home strip This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the "classic" kit in 2012. The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red). Galatasaray's kit is manufactured by Nike, who have held the contract since 2011. Previous kit manufacturers have been: Çamlıca (1978–79); Adidas (1978–82, 1984–91, 1995–2001, and 2005–11); Umbro (1979–81, 1982–83, 1991–95, and 2002–05); Puma (1980–81); Gola (1981–82); Fatih (1984–85); and Lotto (2001–02). Since 2014, Galatasaray's shirt sponsors have been Turkish Airlines and HUAWEI. Previous sponsors have been: Volvo and PeReJa (1977–78); Halı Fleks (1979–80); Telefunken, Alo and THY (1980–81); Borsaş and Meban (1981–83); Telefunken (1983–84); Modell's (1984–85); Denizbank (1984–86); TürkBank (1986–91); ADEC Saat (1991–92); SHOW TV (1991–95); Emek Sigorta (1992–95); VakıfBank (1995–97); Bank Ekspres (1997–98); Marshall (1998–2000); Telsim (2000–01); Aria (2001–04); Avea (2004–09); and Türk Telekom (2009–14) When Galatasaray were formed no Turkish teams had their own home ground, and all games in the Istanbul Football League took place at Papazın Çayırı – now the site of Fenerbahçe's Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. In 1921 the city's first proper football stadium was constructed, Taksim Stadium, which was used as the home ground for all of Istanbul's teams. When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished in 1940, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in Şeref Stadi and Dolmabahçe Stadi On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened. Named after the founder of Galatasaray, Ali Sami Yen, it is in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had capacity over 35,000. Due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, the all-seater capacity reduced to 22,000 in 1993. A few years later, the rebuilt of main stand, which was damaged by an earthquake, slightly increased the capacity. After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record among Turkish stadiums was broken there, in Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older. In 2011, the stadium demolished after Galatsaray moved to newly built Türk Telekom Arena. The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Arena in the Aslantepe quarter near Maslak financial district in Şişli. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,695 seats, making it the largest private stadium owned by a club in Turkey. Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Galatasaray War Chant, which is borrowed from the original Warchant created by Florida State University, is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags. Many people call the Turk Telekom Arena 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthems and the continuous roar of the fans. Galatasaray fans attach high importance to European competitions, and Galatasaray is known as the Conqueror of Europe by their fans. This nickname underlines the importance of the UEFA Cup and Super Cup Galatasaray managed to win during the 1999–2000 season. Galatasaray fans also have a reputation in Europe as being one of the most fanatic in the world, along with ultrAslan. Ryan Giggs once said I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Three hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was overcrowded! The chanting was brilliant: one side starts, then the other, then quiet, then all of them chanting! The players really enjoyed it. Before it was good, after it wasn't for us. ' Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray’s new stadium Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. A peak reading of 140.76 dBA was recorded. According to media polls since 1978, Galatasaray is the most popular team among football fans in Turkey. The latest poll by June 2012 places Galatasaray in the first place with a 41.8% level of popularity while Fenerbahçe S.K. comes second with a 35.9% level, Beşiktaş J.K. third with 16.3% and Trabzonspor fourth with 4.7%. "The big three" clubs of Istanbul, Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a century-long history of rivalry. The Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters as much as the result. Supporters are often quoted as stating that winning the league without winning the derby is hollow. There is always huge interest in the derby due to its fierce nature on and off the pitch. Many documentaries have been made about the derby including an The Real Football Factories International episode. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions, though this has been on the decline in recent years. The typical features of derby days include sell out stadiums, loud support throughout the match and taunting choreography displays by supporters before kick off. Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nationwide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched. Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell". Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Last updated: 21 May 2016 1 Galatasaray SK started season in UCL but joined UC after group stage. Div. = Division;TS = Turkcell Super League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Fortis Turkey Cup. Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up. Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey. Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya is the center of the department. Galatasaray S.K. PAF have won the Turkish Youth League three times. Galatasaray football academy trains children between seven and fifteen. They are located in 79 sites, in Turkey, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK. Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include: | 1 |
Elitserien (bandy) | Elitserien (bandy) 2013-03-16T16:11:45Z The Elitserien (literally, "The Elite League") is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consist of 14 teams. The season ends with a final on Studenternas IP in Uppsala. From 2013 the final will be played at Friends Arena. The season starts with a regular season comprising 14 teams and 26 rounds. The first eight teams qualify for the quarter finals, the eleventh and twelfth plays a relegation round robin tournament against teams from the Allsvenskan and the last two teams are relegated. , Elitserien (bandy) 2014-07-07T16:53:15Z The Elitserien (literally, "The Elite League") (Swedish: Elitserien i bandy) is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consist of 14 teams. The season ends with one final game in March. The final was held at Studenternas IP in Uppsala until 2012 and from 2013 the final is played at Friends Arena in Solna. The season starts with a regular season comprising 14 teams and 26 rounds. Every team play against each of the other teams twice, one time at home and one time away. The first eight teams qualify for the quarter finals in the paly-off which decides which team will be the Swedish champion. Team eleven to fourteen plays a qualification round against teams from Allsvenskan. During the first few years, the last two teams were automatically relegated to Allsvenskan without the possibility for re-qualification until next year. The number denotes the place in that year's end stand of the regular league before the championship play-off, while a blank space means the club was not playing in Elitserien that year. A gold background means the club became Swedish champion that year following the championship play-off, a silver background means the club was the runner-up for the championship. | 1 |
Kevin Pollak | Kevin Pollak 2005-01-12T02:34:13Z Kevin E. Pollak (Born October 30, 1957 in San Francisco, California, USA) is an American actor and comedian. , Kevin Pollak 2006-12-31T15:52:46Z Kevin E. Pollak (born on October 30, 1957 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor, impressionist and comedian. His well-known impressions include Albert Brooks, Christopher Walken, Peter Falk and William Shatner. As an actor, Pollak's trademark is usually playing the best friend or confidant characters to the leading men, as he did in Ricochet (1991), End Of Days, A Few Good Men (1992) and The Wedding Planner (2001). But Pollak has played a wide variety of parts such as villains in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and criminals like The Usual Suspects (1995). He also briefly hosted Celebrity Poker Showdown in its first season. As a comedian, Pollak's most popular work was his 1992 HBO special Stop With the Kicking: Kevin Pollak in Concert, directed by comedian David Steinberg and produced by Boston comedy writer Martin Olson. Pollak is also known for having one of the best Christopher Walken impersonations in show business. One specific Walken impression routine, "Frankenstein never scared me", has become one of the most requested sound bytes on the Bob and Tom Show, and the routine is a code word to see if another person is a Bob and Tom fan. In an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Pollak recounted that he was invited to introduce Walken at the unveiling of his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, despite the fact that the two had never met. Another impersonation that Pollak is notorious for is his William Shatner; specifically, imitations of the characteristically overdramatic and sometimes stilted performances Shatner gave in his best-known role as Star Trek Captain James T. Kirk. In a 1994 special edition of Canadian TV Guide, published to commemorate the final episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Pollak writes a guide of how to do an impersonation of Kirk. In December 2006, he played Karl Kreutzfeld in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room. | 1 |
1899_Philadelphia_Phillies_season | 1899_Philadelphia_Phillies_season 2019-12-23T13:20:24Z The following lists the events of the 1899 Philadelphia Phillies season. Infielders Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts This article relating to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , 1899_Philadelphia_Phillies_season 2022-04-02T11:57:50Z The following lists the events of the 1899 Philadelphia Phillies season. Infielders Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts This article relating to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
West Virginia United | West Virginia United 2008-01-23T22:14:19Z West Virginia Chaos is an American soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pontiac and Toronto. The Chaos play their home games at Schoenbaum Stadium in the city of Charleston, West Virginia. The team's colors are red and black. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. start end, West Virginia United 2009-12-24T06:43:45Z West Virginia Chaos is an American soccer team based in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Schoenbaum Stadium, where they have played since 2004. The team's colors are white, red and black. West Virginia Chaos, which is part of the larger Chaos soccer club, joined the PDL in 2003, but suffered a disappointing first season, ending in 6th and last place in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a 2-14-1 record; their only wins came over Greenville Lions in May, 1-0 off a goal by Stuart Bracher, and over the Columbus Shooting Stars in June, 3-2 with goals by Thomas Whittaker, Benjamini Chavolla and Hans Schubert. 2004 saw an improvement in form, with four wins on the season, but the team still finished last in their division, behind Chesapeake Dragons on goal difference, and 21 points behind league leaders Carolina Dynamo. The Chaos actually began the season strongly, winning three of their first four games (3-1 over Chesapeake Dragons, 4-0 over Raleigh CASL Elite and 1-0 over Williamsburg Legacy), and played out an astonishing 10-goal game against Carolina Dynamo in which Chaos's Shaun Oliveira scored a hat trick but still ended up on the losing side. However, the Chaos suffered a dramatic downturn in form as the season progressed, suffering a 6-1 thrashing by Chesapeake Dragons, and three consecutive 4-0 losses to Raleigh, Williamsburg and Richmond Kickers Future. 2005 was much of the same; a disappointing series of high-scoring losses peppered with one or two impressive wins left them Chaos fifth of six in the mid-Atlantic, with 5 victories on the board, but a much too leaky defense. The highlight of the year was a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Richmond Kickers Future on the final day of the season, with the winning goal being scored by striker Stanton Smith. Unfortunately, too many comprehensive losses kept Chaos from progressing much further - Carolina Dynamo beat them 4-0 in mid-May, Augusta FireBall put six past them in mid-June, and Williamsburg Legacy out-shot them 5-2 at the end of June. Stanton Smith was the Chaos's top scorer, with 4 goals for the season, while Shaun Oliveira contributed 5 assists. There wasn't much of a change in Chaos's fortunes in 2006, as for the fourth consecutive year they finished outside the playoffs - although the team did pick up six wins, their highest annual victory tally to date. Despite failing to put together a positive streak at any time in the year, Chaos did enjoy some encouraging results: they hammered Northern Virginia Royals on the road in early June off a brace by David Lilly and, most impressively, beat divisional champions Virginia Beach Submariners 3-2 on the final day of the season, with two goals by Karim Boukhemis. Unfortunately, Chaos continued to be weak at the back, with Raleigh Elite, Atlanta Silverbacks U23's and Virginia Beach Submariners all putting four or more goals past them. However, as encouraging as 2006 was, 2007 was - at the time - the worst season in Chaos's history. They picked up just three wins all year, and finished dead last of the 9-team Mid Atlantic Division, 34 points behind champions Hampton Roads Piranhas. The single bright spot of an otherwise dismal season was the 3-1 victory over Northern Virginia Royals at the end of May; elsewhere, however, Chaos suffered defeat after defeat, and having to endure a 7-game winless streak until the final game of the season, when they bested new boys Fredericksburg Gunners 3-2. Chris Whalley, Stanton Smith and Chad Duernberger were the Chaos's top scorers, netting 13 of their 20 goals between them. Chaos's poor form continued on into 2008, despite transferring from the Eastern Conference Mid Atlantic Division to the Central Conference Great Lakes Division, and despite hiring a young, talented head coach in the shape of Englishman Luke Ibbetson. Chaos endured a demoralizing 14-game winless streak from the beginning of the season through to mid-July, during which they picked up just 5 points from five tied games. They lost 3-0 to eventual division champs Michigan Bucks, were overpowered 5-0 by Cleveland Internationals, and suffered another 5-0 defeat, this time to Indiana Invaders at the end of June. They even managed to let winning positions slip, conceding two late goals in their tie with Chicago Fire Premier; their single victory came in the penultimate game of the season when - out of the blue - they annihilated Fort Wayne Fever 5-0 in front of a set of home fans who had waited three months for a victory. Ultimately, however, Chaos finished the season rooted to the bottom of the division, a full 31 points behind Michigan, and the overall fifth-worst team in the country. That the three players tied at the top of the goalscorers list - Matthew Clare, Luke Ibbetson and Avneet Shergill - scored just two goals each highlighted perfectly the team's main problem. as at June 7, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. start end | 1 |
Knatts_Valley | Knatts_Valley 2008-12-14T17:20:20Z Knatts Valley is situated in the West Kingsdown civil parish in Kent in England. It was originally a rural community comprising mainly of several small holdings: the principal farms being Knatts Farm (sheep), giving its name to the area; and Maplescombe Farm (cattle). One settlement in the valley is Romney Street; the word street meaning hamlet in these parts of Kent. To the east there is a development of housing within a wooded area, mainly of detached housing, and to the west is a similar development — East Hill. There is a golf course here, a residential caravan park and a Public House at Romney Street. The Fox and Hounds 51°20′00″N 0°14′53″E / 51. 3332°N 0. 2481°E / 51. 3332; 0. 2481 , Knatts_Valley 2010-10-08T18:25:19Z Knatts Valley is situated in the West Kingsdown civil parish in Kent in England. It was originally a rural community consisting mainly of several small holdings: the principal farms being Knatts Farm (sheep), giving its name to the area; and Maplescombe Farm (cattle). One settlement in the valley is Romney Street; the word street meaning hamlet in these parts of Kent. To the east there is a development of housing within a wooded area, mainly of detached housing, and to the west is a similar development — "East Hill, Kent". There is a golf course here, a residential caravan park and a public house offering meals called "The Fox and Hounds" at Romney Street. Here is also an unlicensed airstrip, being part of Romney Street Farm, with a north-south grass runway east of Upper Wood. Romney Street is a street, sometimes referred to as a hamlet in its own right in the West Kingsdown civil parish, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent. It is about eight miles south west of the large town of Sevenoaks It is also near Austin Spring. 51°20′00″N 0°14′53″E / 51. 3332°N 0. 2481°E / 51. 3332; 0. 2481 | 0 |
FourFourTwo | FourFourTwo 2006-01-03T17:30:02Z FourFourTwo is a football (soccer) magazine published by Haymarket. Published monthly, and at about 186 pages long, it is due to reach the 150th edition mark in early 2007. It takes its name from a football formation of the same name. The magazine has a certified circulation of just over 100,000. FourFourTwo launched an Australian edition in October 2005. In september 2005 the first issue of the Norwegian edition was published, called Fire Fire To. Star columnists at FourFourTwo have included: See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. , FourFourTwo 2007-12-31T18:05:47Z FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Haymarket. Published monthly, costing £3.99, and at about 164 pages long, it published its 150th edition in February 2007. It takes its name from the football formation of the same name, 4-4-2, which is considered to be a basic, trustworthy and standard formation in British football; it is almost certainly the most popular formation for 11-a-side matches. An Audit Bureau of Circulations report for the first half of the year 2006 showed that the magazine's circulation had increased by 18% when compared to the same figures for the previous year. It had a Total Average Net Circulation Per Issue of 111,406. Of this; Currently, the following high-profile people are amongst the regular contributors to Four Four Two (UK edition): Previously, the following high-profile people were amongst the regular contributors to Four Four Two (UK edition): Notable editors of FourFourTwo have included Matt Snow and Hugh Sleight. The magazine is split up as such: The following three features are always in the first part of the magazine. Up Front runs from about page 25 to 60 of the magazine, consisting of shorter interviews and regular features. It is often more comedy based than the rest of the magazine. Amongst others, it contains: Between Up Front and Planet Football, so usually stretching from about page 60 to 125. 'Regular' Features include: This covers two main areas: UK football other than the Premiership and overseas football. It consists of a number of short interviews, features and a results service. Among many reports from top-level football leagues across the globe, the section includes a report from James Richardson, the jovial frontman of Setanta Sports' Italian Football coverage. In September 2005 the first issue of the Norwegian edition was published. The name was translated literally into Norwegian as Fire Fire To. It combines coverage of the Norwegian domestic leagues with that of the Premiership, which is very popular throughout Scandinavia - in fact Norway has more Premiership football on terrestrial TV than Britain itself. FourFourTwo launched an Australian edition in October 2005, to coincide with new A-League. The launch publicity ran with the tagline of "It's footy, but not as you know it", a reference to the popularity of Australian rules football and rugby league and the fact that Association Football is referred to as soccer in Australia. This also referred to the launch slogan of the A-league "It's football, but not as you know it" - part of the work Football Australia is doing to rebrand and relaunch the game. Further to this, the first edition's frontpage contained the motto "Goodbye Soccer, Hello Football". The launch party was attended, amongst others, by cricketer Ricky Ponting. | 1 |
Joselu | Joselu 2015-03-21T18:00:25Z name 2 José Luis Sanmartín Mato, commonly known as Joselu (born 27 March 1990), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club Hannover 96 as a striker. Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Spain. He has two older sisters. Joselu played his two first professional games for local Celta de Vigo, with the Galicians in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level. Late in the 2009 summer Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign. He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position. Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to promote in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against UD Almería: he scored almost immediately off a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 for the hosts. On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against SD Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the 4–1 two minutes later, in an eventual 5–1 win. In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team promoted to division two after five years, as champions; he subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs. On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg, and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart. On 9 June 2014, after spending one season on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt, scoring 14 goals all competitions comprised, Joselu joined fellow German top-divisioner Hannover 96 on a four-year deal. , Joselu 2016-12-24T21:46:08Z name 2 José Luis Sanmartín Mato (born 27 March 1990), commonly known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan from Stoke City. Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then English Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million. Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Galicia, Spain. He has two older sisters. Joselu played his two first professional games for local Celta de Vigo in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level. In late summer 2009, Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign. He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position. Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to win promotion in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against Almería: he scored almost immediately from a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 to the hosts. On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the goal to make the game 4–1 two minutes later, in an eventual 5–1 win. In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team were promoted to division two after five years, as champions. He subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs. Joselu said in 2015 that he did not regret his time at Real Madrid despite his limited first-team opportunities, due to his experiences training with its players and manager José Mourinho. On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg, and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart, and added a brace against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 19 October 2012. He played 25 times for the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena side, scoring five goals as they finished in 16th position. At the end of his first season with Hoffenhiem, Joselu admitted that he struggled to adapt to his new surroundings and was loaned out to Bundesliga rivals Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2013–14 season. He rediscovered his form under Frankfurt manager Armin Veh at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances as the club finished in 13th position and reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League. On 9 June 2014, Joselu joined Hannover 96 on a four-year deal for a €5 million transfer fee. In his only season there he made 32 appearances, scoring 10 goals. On 16 June 2015, Joselu joined English Premier League side Stoke City for a fee of £5.75 million, therefore fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play in England's top division. He made his debut on 15 August away to Tottenham Hotspur, as a 59th-minute substitute for Jonathan Walters; he won a penalty when fouled by Toby Alderweireld, converted by Marko Arnautović as Stoke came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2. On 28 December, after coming on in place of compatriot Bojan, Joselu scored his first goal for the Potters in a 4–3 win at Everton. He played 27 times for Stoke in 2015–16, scoring four goals as the team finished in ninth position. Towards the end of the campaign, Stoke manager Mark Hughes stated that Joselu had made a slow start to life in English football. On 31 August 2016, Joselu returned to Galicia to join Celta's rivals Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goals for the team on 10 December, a two-minute brace as a substitute to give them the lead in an eventual 3–2 loss on his return to Real Madrid. Joselu plays as a striker and has been described by his Stoke manager Mark Hughes as a "technically adept forward...He's a good technical player, he's got good ability and I like his movement. His link-up play is very good and with the finishing we've done so far in training I've been very pleased. You can see technically he's very adept, getting his body in the right position to take chances". | 1 |
Joseph_Barker_(mayor) | Joseph_Barker_(mayor) 2008-09-19T20:47:13Z Joseph Barker (c. 1806—August 21862) was an American local public figure of the 1840s and 50s remembered for his nativist and anti-Catholic activism which marked his brief term in public office as mayor of Pittsburgh. There are no reliable historical accounts documenting Joseph Barker's early years, and, despite his association with Pittsburgh, there is no specific indication that the city was his birthplace. Important, although sparse, details are provided, however, in the information collected by the Census of 1850. Barker is listed therein as 44 years old and living in Pittsburgh's Fifth Ward with his Irish-born wife Jane and three children. His birthplace is described as being in "Pennsylvania", and his occupation is given as "Mayor". Barker gained public attention and notoriety as an illiterate street preacher inveighing against Catholics. In September 1849, following one of his tirades, Pittsburgh mayor John Herron had him arrested for "obstructing traffic" and "using lewd and indecent language". Although the charges resulted in a fine and a 12-month jail term, the next mayoral election was fast approaching, and Barker's nativist supporters circulated a write-in petition during his imprisonment which resulted in his election as mayor to succeed Herron. Reports of Barker's one-year 1850–51 term describe it as a period of religious and nativist strife. Joseph Barker lived for eleven years after leaving the mayoralty and despite a number of additional attempts, never again held public office. He was in his mid-fifties at the time of his decapitation in a train accident in the neighboring town of Manchester (a part of Pittsburgh since 1908). Interment was in Allegheny Cemetery. , Joseph_Barker_(mayor) 2009-12-23T00:29:42Z Joseph Barker (c. 1806 – August 2, 1862) was an American local public figure of the 1840s and 50s remembered for his nativist and anti-Catholic activism which marked his brief term in public office as mayor of Pittsburgh. There are no reliable historical accounts documenting Joseph Barker's early years, and, despite his association with Pittsburgh, there is no specific indication that the city was his birthplace. Important, although sparse, details are provided, however, in the information collected by the Census of 1850. Barker is listed therein as 44 years old and living in Pittsburgh's Fifth Ward with his Irish-born wife Jane and three children. His birthplace is described as being in "Pennsylvania", and his occupation is given as "Mayor". Barker gained public attention and notoriety as an illiterate street preacher inveighing against Catholics. In September 1849, following one of his tirades, Pittsburgh mayor John Herron had him arrested for "obstructing traffic" and "using lewd and indecent language". Although the charges resulted in a fine and a 12-month jail term, the next mayoral election was fast approaching, and Barker's nativist supporters circulated a write-in petition during his imprisonment which resulted in his election as mayor to succeed Herron. Reports of Barker's one-year 1850–51 term describe it as a period of religious and nativist strife. Joseph Barker lived for eleven years after leaving the mayoralty and despite a number of additional attempts, never again held public office. He was in his mid-fifties at the time of his decapitation in a train accident in the neighboring town of Manchester (a part of Pittsburgh since 1908). Interment was in Allegheny Cemetery. | 0 |
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In 1970, Mothersbaugh, Lewis and Casale formed the idea of the "devolution" of the human race and started to play music as Devo. Since Devo, Mothersbaugh developed a successful career writing musical scores for film and television. In film, Mothersbaugh has worked frequently with filmmaker Wes Anderson, and scored most of his feature films (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou). His music has been a staple of the children's television shows Rugrats and Clifford the Big Red Dog. He also wrote the theme song for the new Felix the Cat show for Hanna Barbera, some music for Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and in 1990 and the theme song for The New Super Mario World for DiC Entertainment in 1991. Mothersbaugh is also known for his music in video games including Sony's Crash Bandicoot series, the Jak and Daxter series, and Maxis Software's The Sims 2. This work is often performed with Mutato Muzika, the music production company he formed with several other former members of Devo including his brother, Bob Mothersbaugh. Mothersbaugh composed the distinctive music heard in the award-winning "Get A Mac" commercials (seen on TV and online) for Apple Computer 2006/2007. He currently hosts a drawing segment on the children's television series, Yo Gabba Gabba! . Without glasses, Mothersbaugh is legally blind. At the age of seven, he was taken to the optometrist where he obtained his first pair of glasses and saw, for the first time, "smoke from chimneys and birds." After truly "experiencing" the world for the first time, Mothersbaugh started to draw, and his second grade teacher praised his work. That same night he had dreamed of being a famous artist. In addition to music, Mothersbaugh still paints - in a style influenced by surrealism and Andy Warhol. Mothersbaugh is also a member of the Church of the SubGenius, a parody religion mocking consumerism, cults, and the commercialisation of religion, and has produced songs and visual arts for the Church. | 1 |
Marching Chiefs | Marching Chiefs 2017-02-28T23:47:57Z The "World-Renowned" Florida State University Marching Chiefs is the official marching band of the Florida State University. The band has served in this capacity since the 1940s and continues to perform at all home football games as well as several away games each year. There are 420+ members, or Chiefs, as members are sometimes known, in the band who hail from almost every academic department within the university. The first appearance of a formal band was organized in the late 1930s by Charlotte Cooper, Jean Hitchcolk, Allice Ludlaw, and director Owen F. Sellars. The band, which consisted of less than twenty students, performed at the Odds and Evens intramural football game on Thanksgiving Day 1939. The following year the Florida Flambeau ran an announcement of try-outs for the now established band. In 1942 Sellars took military leave for World War II and Frank Sykora became the interim director. The same year uniforms were purchased and worn for the first time at the inauguration of Doak S. Campbell as the new college president. 1946 saw the first option for students to take marching band for credit. In 1947 the Florida State College for Women officially became Florida State University and the university was changed to coeducational by an act of the Florida Legislature. With the change to a coed school came the introduction of a male football team which competed in a five-game season. The marching band performed at the games and practiced on Landis Green under Robert Smith. 1949 saw a new director for the band, Robert T. Braungel, and the new, official name of "Marching Chiefs. The name was chosen by a newspaper survey sponsored by the Student Government Association. The first appearance of the newly christened Marching Chiefs was at Stetson University. Dr. Manley R Whitcomb became the new director of the Marching Chiefs in 1953 after transferring from Ohio State University and joining the FSU faculty. Dr. Whitcomb brought with him a talented young arranger by the name of Charles Carter who became the official arranger of the Marching Chiefs. Carter's arrangements gave the Marching Chiefs a distinctive style that survives to this day. Whitcomb also brought with him the traditional eight-to-five step, fast marching tempos, and the high step with arm swing now known as "Chief Step. " The 1949-50 football season saw the Seminoles' and the Marching Chief's first appearances in a postseason bowl game at the Cigar Bowl in Tampa, FL. 1954 marked the Seminoles next appearance in a bowl at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The Miami Daily News proclaimed, "FSU's bid to Sun Bowl clinched by Marching Chiefs. " In the spring of 1955 FSU received a charter of Kappa Kappa Psi honorary band fraternity. The brothers of KKPsi, as the organization is commonly known, produced a newsletter named The Chieftain which aimed to keep band members informed of upcoming events and activities. In 1956 Charlie Carter arranged J. Dayton Smith's The Hymn to the Garnet and the Gold for band. The Charlie Carter arrangement had its premier performance at the 1958 homecoming game. The in-state rivalry of the Seminoles and the Gators began with their first match in 1958. It was not until 1964 that the annual game alternated between schools. 1969 saw the beginning of a new tradition for the Marching Chiefs with the newly created Band Alumni Association putting graduates of the Marching Chiefs onto the field for halftime. 1971 was another big year for the Marching Chiefs. It saw Richard Mayo, an FSU alumnus and former drum major, take over direction of the Chiefs in a year in which membership grew to over 200 students. The Marching Chiefs were also finalists in the Best College Marching Band contest on ABC-TV which established their reputation as one of the nation's finest marching bands. It also was the year that the Marching Chiefs took on the titled of "World-Renowned. " The Chiefs performed at the International Trade Fair in Damascus, Syria as a guest of State Department. While in the Middle East, Chiefs performed in Amman, Jordan as a command performance for King Hussein. Color guard auxiliary was added in 1970. 1976 was the one-year term of William Raxdale as director of the Chiefs. He introduced a corps-style drill which included the glide step. The Chiefs performed the same show at every game during the '76 football season. Bentley Shellahamer, another Chiefs alumnus, took over directorship and reinstated the Chiefs' traditional style of marching. In 1978 Chiefs performed their second of many NFL performance during a game for the New Orleans Saints. Chiefs surpassed 300 members during the 1981 football season which was marked by a trip to Ohio State University. Dr. Whitcomb conducted the combined bands in a performance of the National Anthem which Dr. Shellahamer described as the "ultimate experience. " 1981 was also the year that alumnus Dave Westberry took on the role of the "Voice of the Marching Chiefs. " The next year Andre Arrouet became interim director while Dr. Shellahamer took leave to work on his doctorate at Ohio State. In 1982, Sports Illustrated featured the Marching Chiefs in an eight-page picture spread in which it was declared that, "Florida State occasionally may lose a football game, but never a halftime show" (December 6, 1982). This is the origin of the unofficial nickname of the Marching Chiefs as "The band that never lost a halftime. " Also in 1982 was the addition of the yearly Prism Concert to be included with the annual Tri-State Band Festival and Conducting Conference. Dr. Shellahamer resumed directorship in 1984 and Chiefs, along with the Gator Band performed at Super Bowl XVIII in Tampa, FL. 1988 saw the Marching Chiefs hit another membership milestone when it reached 400 students, thus making Chiefs the world's largest collegiate marching band. In 1989 Chiefs got a new director, Robert Sheldon, and new uniforms. Though not successful at the time, there was an effort by band members to dedicate the Chiefs' practice field the Manley Whitcomb Memorial Field. 1991 began the current era of the Marching Chiefs. Patrick Dunnigan gained directorship of the band and was instrumental in the production of the Chiefs' first CD, Our Best Foot Forward. Though currently commonplace, the CD was the first end-of-season CD recording of a college marching band. The next year was Charlie Carter's 40th year at FSU and was celebrated by a special halftime show in his honor. 1993 was another momentous year, beginning with a trip to East Rutherford, New Jersey for the Kickoff Classic against the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Doak Campbell Stadium was also renovated before this season including a section was added in the south end zone for the Chiefs and the new "Elephant Doors" underneath the section. The Homecoming Show celebrated 50 years of bands at FSU. To end the season the Marching Chiefs participated in FSU's first National Championship win over the University of Nebraska Cornuskers. The Chiefs renewed their "World-Renowned" title in 1997 when they traveled to London, England to perform a halftime show for a game of the World Football League's London Monarchs. The following season Dunnigan took leave to pursue a doctorate at the University of Texas and Dr. John L. Baker served as interim director. In 1998 the Marching Chiefs found themselves heading to Tempe, Arizona for another shot at the National championship but lost to the Tennessee Volunteers in the Fiesta Bowl. The newly hooded Dr. Dunnigan returned for the 1999 season which ended with a National Championship win against the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Sugar Bowl. Though the movement had begun long before, in 2002 the Marching Chiefs' practice field was named in honor of Manley Whitcomb. In 2005, a donation of over $350,000 was made to the university by Bill Harkins, former FSU lacrosse head coach, for a new practice field for The Florida State Lacrosse Team. This allowed Chiefs to start off the '05 season with a new, artificial turf field to march on. The field, Bill Harkins field at the Manley R. Whitcomb Band Complex, is an exact replica of the appearance of Bobby Bowden Field on game day as it appeared in 2005. This new field replaced a grass field which was known for less-than-ideal conditions. In 2009 The Marching Chiefs hit 460 members allowing it to retain the title as the world's largest collegiate marching band. Work on the Manley Whitcomb Band Complex was finally completed in time for the 2013 homecoming game. On November 15, 2013 the new field house and ceremonial arch were dedicated by Dr. Dunnigan. The new building will serve as storage facilities for the equipment that the Marching Chiefs use on a daily basis during marching season. As part of an effort to keep the band in tip-top condition, a fund was started in 2013 to replace many of the aging instruments that are used by members of the band who don't own their own. When the 2013 Seminoles football team made it to the National Championship game the Marching Chiefs traveled with them to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl and contributed to the school's third national championship. Aspiring members of the Marching Chiefs complete a week of Preseason Training that begins with a music audition. Following the music audition is a process of learning how to march as a Chief for rookies and a three-day refresher for veterans. After being taught how to march, the week concludes with the marching audition. The playing audition and marching audition each account for 50% of the total audition score which assists in completing the official Marching Chiefs "Block List." Anyone who wishes to be a member of the Marching Chiefs in a given year, new and returning, must audition to be in the band each year. The band institutes an "alternate" system due to the number of members and the limitations of drill. Members declared alternates share their field position with another member and perform the pregame and/or halftime show every other football game. The number of alternates varies by section and by year. Marching Chiefs rehearse for two hours on Monday through Friday from 4pm to 6pm. On game days, the band has early morning Continuity rehearsals to review the halftime show and pregame. Drum Majors and Assistant Drum Majors of the Marching Chiefs fulfill ceremonial as well as musical positions of leadership within the band. One of the most significant and visible responsibilities of the Drum Major is the pre-game strut, which includes a 40-yard strut and mace toss prior to the beginning of the Marching Chiefs' pre-game show. This tradition began with Jim Bruce during his tenure as Drum Major in the late 1970s. Over the years, Marching Chiefs added the position of Assistant Drum Major (and later a second) to serve as an additional field commander and conductor. For halftime and special appearances, the Drum Major dresses in a uniform designed in the likeness of the Seminole Indian Tribe, incorporating designs and colors representative of traditional tribal attire. The current head drum major is Matthew Tenore. 1did not complete season The Marching Chiefs' instrumental sections are known by its members by their own specific names and are as follows: Flutes & Piccolos: "Chiefs Flutes" Clarinets: "Five Easy Pieces" commonly referred to as "Pieces" Alto & Tenor Saxophones: "Section X" Mellophones: "HornZ" Trumpets: "Screech Squad," commonly referred to as "Screech" Baritones & Euphoniums: "T.O.N.E. Quality (TQ)," commonly referred to as "Tones" Trombones: "The Roamin' Bones," commonly referred to as "Bones" Sousaphones: "The Royal Flush," commonly referred to as "Flush" Percussion: "The Big 8 Drumline," commonly referred to as "Big 8" Auxiliary consists of Color Guard, Majorettes and Feature Twirler(s) Majorettes, commonly referred to as "Rettes" Each section has its own set of history and traditions, some with their own colors, mottos, symbols, songs, pre-game rituals and/or crests. "Skull Session" - The Chiefs perform together at a pregame "Skull Session" before each home football game in Tallahassee. When Manley Whitcomb came to Florida State University from Ohio State University he brought several traditions with him, one of those being the "Skull Session. " The idea is that the Chiefs get the music into their skulls before the game and can focus more on the marching and visual performance during the game. Originally, Skull Session was held in Opperman Music Hall but has since become a public performance. Now, performing on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium (located next to Doak Campbell Stadium), the Chiefs perform section cheers and then go on to give the audience a sneak preview of the day's halftime show selections. Most section cheers tend to be either well-known pop songs, opportunities to poke fun at school opponents/other sections or inside jokes. All cheers are arranged by students who are current/alumni Chiefs. "Come On and Go" - This is a pregame tradition which the band opens with. The drumline begins by playing the cadence "Come On and Go" as the band "Chief Steps" out onto the field from under the stadium. As the cadence progresses, the band performs a double-time high step known as "Go Cadence" onto the field. "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (Retired)- This was a tradition that started in the early 1980s when the Chiefs were under the direction of Dr. Bentley Shellahamer. As the Florida State football team was finishing its on-field pre-game warm up routine, the Chiefs joined the team's vocals. As they finished, the players lined up shoulder to shoulder on the fifty-yard line, held up their helmets and walked in a side-by-side line toward the North end zone as the Chiefs played the "main title" theme from the 1966 film "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" which has been arranged into "G.B.U.", an extended intro which then leads into the playing of the "FSU Fight Song," or the "Warchant". Even though this tradition was retired in 2010, the Chiefs still play "G.B.U." in the stands. "'Flushing' The Field" - The Royal Flush, during every pregame performance, "flushes" the field by running around the Seminole head logo at the center of Bobby Bowden Field while the head drum major stands at the center of it. As the rest of the band transitions to the team entrance formation, The Royal Flush follows and the entire band ends the exit cadence by counting aloud the number of Flush members and ending with "Flush!" This can be heard on each and every recording of the Exit Cadence. "Roamin' The Stadium" - The Roamin' Bones "roam" the stadium during 3rd or 4th quarter and perform different arrangements from the Bone Book, their collection of musical charts written specifically for the Roamin' Bones. "The Hymn To The Garnet & Gold" - Most Chiefs will agree that their favorite school song is what is commonly known as "The Hymn". When Florida State University was looking for an alma mater, several composers sent in their contributions. The Hymn did not make it as the official FSU Alma Mater, but it lives and thrives as a long-standing school tradition, as the Chiefs sing it at the end of every game., Marching Chiefs 2018-11-11T21:51:13Z The "world renowned" Florida State University Marching Chiefs is the official marching band of the Florida State University. The band has served in this capacity since the 1940s and continues to perform at all home football games as well as several away games each year. There are 420+ members, or Chiefs, as members are sometimes known, in the band who hail from almost every academic department within the university. The first appearance of a formal band was organized in the late 1930s by Charlotte Cooper, Jean Hitchcolk, Allice Ludlaw, and director Owen F. Sellars. The band, which consisted of less than twenty students, performed at the Odds and Evens intramural football game on Thanksgiving Day 1939. The following year the Florida Flambeau ran an announcement of try-outs for the now established band. In 1942 Sellars took military leave for World War II and Frank Sykora became the interim director. The same year uniforms were purchased and worn for the first time at the inauguration of Doak S. Campbell as the new college president. 1946 saw the first option for students to take marching band for credit. In 1947 the Florida State College for Women officially became Florida State University and the university was changed to coeducational by an act of the Florida Legislature. With the change to a coed school came the introduction of a male football team which competed in a five-game season. The marching band performed at the games and practiced on Landis Green under Robert Smith. 1949 saw a new director for the band, Robert T. Braunagel, and the new, official name of "Marching Chiefs. " The name was chosen by a newspaper survey sponsored by the Student Government Association. The first appearance of the newly christened Marching Chiefs was at Stetson University. Dr. Manley R Whitcomb became the new director of the Marching Chiefs in 1953 after transferring from Ohio State University and joining the FSU faculty. Dr. Whitcomb brought with him a talented young arranger by the name of Charles Carter who became the official arranger of the Marching Chiefs. Carter's arrangements gave the Marching Chiefs a distinctive style that survives to this day. Whitcomb also brought with him the traditional eight-to-five step, fast marching tempos, and the high step with arm swing now known as "Chief Step. " The 1949-50 football season saw the Seminoles' and the Marching Chief's first appearances in a postseason bowl game at the Cigar Bowl in Tampa, FL. 1954 marked the Seminoles next appearance in a bowl at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The Miami Daily News proclaimed, "FSU's bid to Sun Bowl clinched by Marching Chiefs. " In the spring of 1955 FSU received a charter of Kappa Kappa Psi honorary band fraternity. The brothers of KKPsi, as the organization is commonly known, produced a newsletter named The Chieftain which aimed to keep band members informed of upcoming events and activities. In 1956 Charlie Carter arranged J. Dayton Smith's The Hymn to the Garnet and the Gold for band. The Charlie Carter arrangement had its premier performance at the 1958 homecoming game. The in-state American football rivalry between Florida State and UF began with their first meeting in 1958 but it was not until 1964 that a standing home-and-away series was launched. 1969 saw the beginning of a new tradition for the Marching Chiefs with the newly created Band Alumni Association putting graduates of the Marching Chiefs onto the field for halftime. In 1971 Richard Mayo, an FSU alumnus and former drum major, take over direction of the Chiefs in a year in which membership grew to over 200 students. The Marching Chiefs were also finalists in the Best College Marching Band contest on ABC-TV which established their reputation as one of the nation's finest marching bands. In 1974 the Marching Chiefs gained the title of "world-renowned" as a result of an international performance at the International Trade Fair in Damascus, Syria as a guest of State Department. While in the Middle East, Chiefs performed in Amman, Jordan as a command performance for King Hussein. Color guard auxiliary was added in 1970. The 1976 season marked the term of William Raxdale as director of the Chiefs. The step was introduced as part of an overall shift to a strict drum-and-bugle-corps aesthetic in which the Chiefs performed the same show at every game during the '76 football season. While the overall philosophy was not retained, the glide step introduced in that season is still used as a contrasting marching style by the Chiefs. In 1977 Bentley Shellahamer, a Chiefs alumnus, took over directorship. Shellahamer reinstated the Chiefs' characteristic style of marching while emphasizing flexibility and innovation in matching visuals to music. In 1978 Chiefs performed their second of many NFL performance during a game for the New Orleans Saints. Chiefs surpassed 300 members during the 1981 football season which was marked by a trip to Ohio State University. Dr. Whitcomb conducted the combined bands in a performance of the National Anthem which Dr. Shellahamer described as the "ultimate experience. " 1981 was also the year that alumnus Dave Westberry took on the role of the "Voice of the Marching Chiefs. " The next year Andre Arrouet became interim director while Dr. Shellahamer took leave to work on his doctorate at Ohio State. In 1982, Sports Illustrated featured the Marching Chiefs in an eight-page photo spread. The magazine echoed a longstanding slogan of the Chiefs in declaring that "Florida State occasionally may lose a football game, but never a halftime show" (December 6, 1982). Also in 1982 was the addition of the yearly Prism Concert to be included with the annual Tri-State Band Festival and Conducting Conference. Dr. Shellahamer resumed directorship in 1984 and Chiefs, along with the Gator Band, performed at Super Bowl XVIII in Tampa, FL. 1988 saw the Marching Chiefs hit another membership milestone when it reached 400 students, thus making Chiefs the world's largest collegiate marching band. In 1989 Chiefs got a new director, Robert Sheldon, and new uniforms. Though not successful at the time, a campaign was launched by band members to designate the Chiefs' practice field "Manley Whitcomb Memorial Field. " 1991 began the current era of the Marching Chiefs. Patrick Dunnigan gained directorship of the band and was instrumental in the production of the Chiefs' first CD, Our Best Foot Forward. Though currently commonplace, the CD was the first end-of-season CD recording of a college marching band. The next year was Charlie Carter's 40th year at FSU and was celebrated by a special halftime show in his honor. 1993 was another momentous year, beginning with a trip to East Rutherford, New Jersey for the Kickoff Classic against the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Doak Campbell Stadium was also renovated before this season including a section was added in the south end zone for the Chiefs and the new "Elephant Doors" underneath the section. The Homecoming Show celebrated 50 years of bands at FSU. To end the season the Marching Chiefs participated in FSU's first National Championship win over the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Chiefs renewed their "world renowned" laurels in 1997 when they traveled to London, England to perform a halftime show for a game of the World Football League's London Monarchs. The following season Dunnigan took leave to pursue a doctorate at the University of Texas and Dr. John L. Baker served as interim director. In 1998 the Marching Chiefs found themselves heading to Tempe, Arizona for another shot at the National championship but lost to the Tennessee Volunteers in the Fiesta Bowl. The newly hooded Dr. Dunnigan returned for the 1999 season which ended with a National Championship win against the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Sugar Bowl. In 2002 the Marching Chiefs' practice field was at last officially named in honor ofDr Manley Whitcomb. In 2005 a donation of over $350,000 was made to the university by Bill Harkins, former FSU lacrosse head coach, for a new practice field for The Florida State Lacrosse Team. This allowed Chiefs to start off the '05 season with a new, artificial-turf field for rehearsals. This field, Bill Harkins field at the Manley R. Whitcomb Band Complex, replicated the appearance of Bobby Bowden Field on game day as it appeared in 2005. The turf choice resulted from less-than-ideal conditions faced in rehearsals due to the previous natural grass surface. In 2009 The Marching Chiefs continued to set records in collegiate band size with 460 members. Work on the Manley Whitcomb Band Complex was finally completed in time for the 2013 homecoming game. On November 15, 2013 the new field house and ceremonial arch were dedicated by Dr. Dunnigan. The new building will serve as storage facilities for the equipment that the Marching Chiefs use on a daily basis during marching season. As part of an effort to keep the band in tip-top condition, a fund was started in 2013 to replace many of the aging instruments loaned to students who don't own their own. When the 2013 Seminoles football team made it to the National Championship game the Marching Chiefs traveled with them to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl and contributed to the school's third national championship. Aspiring members of the Marching Chiefs complete a week of Preseason Training that begins with a music audition. Following the music audition is a process of learning how to march as a Chief for rookies and a three-day refresher for veterans. After being taught how to march, the week concludes with the marching audition. The playing audition and marching audition each account for 50% of the total audition score which assists in completing the official Marching Chiefs "Block List." Anyone who wishes to be a member of the Marching Chiefs in a given year, new and returning, must audition to be in the band each year. The band institutes an "alternate" system due to the number of members and the limitations of drill. Members declared alternates share their field position with another member and perform the pregame and/or halftime show every other football game. The number of alternates varies by section and by year. Marching Chiefs rehearse for two hours on Monday through Friday from 4pm to 6pm. On game days, the band has early morning Continuity rehearsals to review the halftime show and pregame. Drum Majors and Assistant Drum Majors of the Marching Chiefs fulfill ceremonial as well as musical positions of leadership within the band. One of the most significant and visible responsibilities of the Drum Major is the pre-game strut, which includes a 40-yard strut and mace toss prior to the beginning of the Marching Chiefs' pre-game show. This tradition began with Jim Bruce during his tenure as Drum Major in the late 1970s. Over the years, Marching Chiefs added the position of Assistant Drum Major (and later a second) to serve as an additional field commander and conductor. For halftime and special appearances, the Drum Major dresses in a uniform designed in the likeness of the Seminole Indian Tribe, incorporating designs and colors representative of traditional tribal attire. The current head drum major, Matthew Tenore. passed the whistle on April 9, after auditions, to Aaron Meitz, new drum major for 2017-2018. 1did not complete season The Marching Chiefs' instrumental sections are known by its members by their own specific names and are as follows: Flutes & Piccolos: "Chiefs Flutes" Clarinets: "Five Easy Pieces" commonly referred to as "Pieces" Alto & Tenor Saxophones: "Section X" Mellophones: "HornZ" Trumpets: "Screech Squad," commonly referred to as "Screech" Baritones & Euphoniums: "T.O.N.E." commonly referred to as "Tones" Trombones: "The Roamin' Bones," commonly referred to as "Bones" Sousaphones: "The Royal Flush," commonly referred to as "Flush" Percussion: "The Big 8 Drumline," commonly referred to as "Big 8" Auxiliary consists of Color Guard, Majorettes and Feature Twirler(s) Majorettes, commonly referred to as "Rettes" Each section has its own set of history and traditions, some with their own colors, mottos, symbols, songs, pre-game rituals and/or crests. "Skull Session" - The Chiefs perform together at a pregame "Skull Session" before each home football game in Tallahassee. When Manley Whitcomb came to Florida State University from Ohio State University he brought several traditions with him, one of those being the "Skull Session. " The idea is that the Chiefs get the music into their skulls before the game and can focus more on the marching and visual performance during the game. Originally, Skull Session was held in Opperman Music Hall but has since become a public performance. Now, performing on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium (located next to Doak Campbell Stadium), the Chiefs perform section cheers and then go on to give the audience a sneak preview of the day's halftime show selections. Most section cheers tend to be either well-known pop songs, opportunities to poke fun at school opponents/other sections or inside jokes. All cheers are arranged by students who are current/alumni Chiefs. "Come On and Go" - This is a pregame tradition which the band opens with. The drumline begins by playing the cadence "Come On and Go" as the band "Chief Steps" out onto the field from under the stadium. As the cadence progresses, the band performs a double-time high step known as "Go Cadence" onto the field. "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (Retired)- This was a tradition that started in the early 1980s when the Chiefs were under the direction of Dr. Bentley Shellahamer. As the Florida State football team was finishing its on-field pre-game warm up routine, the Chiefs joined the team's vocals. As they finished, the players lined up shoulder to shoulder on the fifty-yard line, held up their helmets and walked in a side-by-side line toward the North end zone as the Chiefs played the "main title" theme from the 1966 film "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" which has been arranged into "G.B.U.", an extended intro which then leads into the playing of the "FSU Fight Song," or the "Warchant". Even though this tradition was retired in 2010, the Chiefs still play "G.B.U." in the stands. "'Flushing' The Field" - The Royal Flush, during every pregame performance, "flushes" the field by running around the Seminole head logo at the center of Bobby Bowden Field while the head drum major stands at the center of it. As the rest of the band transitions to the team entrance formation, The Royal Flush follows and the entire band ends the exit cadence by counting aloud the number of Flush members and ending with "Flush!" This can be heard on each and every recording of the Exit Cadence. "Roamin' The Stadium" - The Roamin' Bones "roam" the stadium during 3rd or 4th quarter and perform different arrangements from the Bone Book, their collection of musical charts written specifically for the Roamin' Bones. "The Hymn To The Garnet & Gold" - Most Chiefs will agree that their favorite school song is what is commonly known as "The Hymn". When Florida State University was looking for an alma mater, several composers sent in their contributions. The Hymn did not make it as the official FSU Alma Mater, but it lives and thrives as a long-standing school tradition, as the Chiefs sing it at the end of every game. | 1 |
William_Augustus_Pitt | William_Augustus_Pitt 2008-09-09T03:40:51Z General Sir William Augustus Pitt, KB was a long-serving if undistinguished senior officer of the British Army whose sixty years of service covered several major wars and numerous postings as garrison and regiment commanders. He also dabbled in politics and served as MP between 1754 and 1761. He came from a notable political family: his father was also an MP and his elder brother became Baron Rivers. Pitt was born in approximately 1728, the sixth but second surviving son of George Pitt, MP for Wareham and his wife Mary Louisa. His date of birth is not known for sure and indeed very little information is available about his early life. He may have attended Winchester College as a school boy as his elder brother George is known to have done, but nothing is known for sure of his activities until 1744 when he received a commission to join the 10th Dragoons as a cornet. In the dragoons Pitt registered solid if unspectacular service and was not engaged on active service until the outbreak of the Seven Years War in 1756. During the war, Pitt's service remains vague, but it is known that he gained distinction for his bravery in action and was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Kloster Kampen in 1760. Released on parole, Pitt returned to his regiment at the war's conclusion and was made a full colonel. Between 1754 and 1761, Pitt had been the Member of Parliament for Wareham, a Dorset constituency with approximately 500 voters. He lost his seat whilst a prisoner in France and did not enter politics again, even after his brother's elevation to the House of Lords. In 1763, Pitt married Mary Howe, the daughter of Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe, but the marriage failed to produce children. In 1770, Pitt was promoted to major-general while maintaining the colonelcy of the 12th Dragoons. His forces were not deployed during the American Revolutionary War and in 1775 he transferred to the 3rd Irish Horse, again not seeing any action. In 1777 he was promoted to lieutenant general and in 1784 became commander of all the British forces in Ireland, a post he retained until 1791, when he was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath. At the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, Pitt was promoted to full general but his age and lack of military service precluded any active postings and in 1794 Pitt was given the quiet shore command of the Portsmouth defences, a post he retained until 1809 when he died at his estate in Hampshire aged over eighty. Despite his relatively uneventful service, Pitt continued to exert influence at Army headquarters throughout his life. Template:Persondata, William_Augustus_Pitt 2010-02-14T23:01:03Z General Sir William Augustus Pitt, KB (c. 1728 - 29 December 1809) was a long-serving if undistinguished senior officer of the British Army whose sixty years of service covered several major wars and numerous postings as garrison and regiment commanders. He also dabbled in politics and served as MP between 1754 and 1761. He came from a notable political family: his father was also an MP and his elder brother became Baron Rivers. Pitt was born in approximately 1728, the sixth but second surviving son of George Pitt, MP for Wareham and his wife Mary Louisa. His date of birth is not known for sure and indeed very little information is available about his early life. He may have attended Winchester College as a school boy as his elder brother George is known to have done, but nothing is known for sure of his activities until 1744 when he received a commission to join the 10th Dragoons as a cornet. In the dragoons Pitt registered solid if unspectacular service and was not engaged on active service until the outbreak of the Seven Years War in 1756. During the war, Pitt's service remains vague, but it is known that he gained distinction for his bravery in action and was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Kloster Kampen in 1760. Released on parole, Pitt returned to his regiment at the war's conclusion and was made a full colonel. Between 1754 and 1761, Pitt had been the Member of Parliament for Wareham, a Dorset constituency with approximately 500 voters. He lost his seat whilst a prisoner in France and did not enter politics again, even after his brother's elevation to the House of Lords. In 1763, Pitt married Mary Howe, the daughter of Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe, but the marriage failed to produce children. In 1770, Pitt was promoted to major-general while maintaining the colonelcy of the 12th Dragoons. His forces were not deployed during the American Revolutionary War and in 1775 he transferred to the 3rd Irish Horse, again not seeing any action. In 1777 he was promoted to lieutenant general and in 1784 became commander of all the British forces in Ireland, a post he retained until 1791, when he was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath. At the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, Pitt was promoted to full general but his age and lack of military service precluded any active postings and in 1794 Pitt was given the quiet shore command of the Portsmouth defences, a post he retained until 1809 when he died at his estate in Hampshire aged over eighty. Despite his relatively uneventful service, Pitt continued to exert influence at Army headquarters throughout his life. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Jeff Tremaine | Jeff Tremaine 2005-03-30T10:15:39Z The Director of MTV's Jackass and=yy/7Ó •, Jeff Tremaine 2006-12-09T02:02:14Z Jeff Tremaine(born December 8, 1969) is an American film and television producer/director, and, along with Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze, one of the creators of MTV's Jackass. He directed Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, and Jackass spinoff Wildboyz. Tremaine is the former editor of Big Brother Magazine and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO. Jeff is currently the executive producer on the MTV reality series Rob and Big. Using his formal background in graphic design, Tremaine took a job as the art and editorial editor at Big Brother Magazine in 1992. During this time Tremaine came in contact with some of the more colorful personalities in the skateboarding world, including Dave Carnie, Chris Pontius, and later Steve-O at a Big Brother party. Tremaine also worked at Big Brother with future Jackass and Wildboyz crew members Dimitry Elyashkevich and Rick Kosick. Together with Dave Carnie and Johnny Knoxville, with material submitted by Bam Margera, the Big Brother group created a television series based on Knoxville's Big Brother video skits and Tremaine's longtime friend and music video director Spike Jonze submitted the pilot to various networks. After a bidding war between Comedy Central and MTV, Jackass was picked up by MTV with Jeff as the director. Following the ending of the Jackass television series and a successful major motion picture, Tremaine joined Jackass alums Chris Pontius, Steven 'Steve-O' Glover, Dimitry Elyashkevich, and Rick Kosick in the Jackass spin-off Wildboyz. Also a musician, Tremaine was the vocalist for the band Milk, whose songs can be heard in Jackass: The Movie and in Jason Lee's part in Video Days, the influential skateboarding video. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland in 1987. Jeff is also a class of 1990 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. While attending Washington University Jeff was a member in good standing of the Sigma Nu fraternity. | 1 |
Zhu Houren | Zhu Houren 2018-01-01T09:51:01Z Chinese-language singer and actor Zhu Houren (Chinese: 朱厚任) is a Singaporean MediaCorp actor, most notable for his role in Wok of Life. Zhu was educated at Chung Cheng High School. In 2003, he made his directorial debut in the telefilm After School, while taking on a role in the same film. During the Star Awards 2010, Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Sgt. Leong, an old man who suffers from senile dementia for the drama Reunion Dinner. In his spare time, Zhu loves to sing oldies. "Everyday" by Buddy Holly is his personal favorite. The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp. , Zhu Houren 2019-12-29T07:04:45Z Zhu Houren (Chinese: 朱厚任) is a Chinese-born Singaporean actor. He is also one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the "black and white" era. Zhu was educated at Chung Cheng High School. In 2003, he made his directorial debut in the telefilm After School, while taking on a role in the same film. During the Star Awards 2010, Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Sgt. Leong, an old man who suffers from senile dementia for the drama Reunion Dinner. In his spare time, Zhu loves to sing oldies. "Everyday" by Buddy Holly is his personal favorite. His birth name is referenced by an Instagram photo of a plane ticket posted on his personal blue tick verified profile @choohouren on 11 Nov 2015. Zhu has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2019 respectively. | 1 |
Al_Nesser | Al_Nesser 2009-08-04T15:22:07Z {{NFL. com player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. Alfred "Al" Louis Nesser (born June 6, 1893) was a professional American football offensive lineman. He played for 7 teams (Akron Pros, Cleveland Bulldogs, Columbus Panhandles, Akron Indians, New York Giants, & Cleveland Indians) in the National Football League and the Cleveland Panthers in the the first American Football League. He won NFL Champuionship titles with the Akron Pros in 1920 and the New York Giants in 1927. During his career, Al played against Charlie Copley, Fritz Pollard and Jim Thorpe. Although he didn't play college football, prior to the formation of the NFL, Al played in the "Ohio League" for the Columbus Panhandles and the Canton Bulldogs. He was one of the seven Nesser Brothers who played professional football. He became the last Nesser brother to retired from the game, when he ended his playing career in 1931. He was the last football player to play without having to use a mandatory helmet. Although none of the Nessers have been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Al was elected to the professional branch of the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame in 1952. This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Al_Nesser 2011-07-04T05:20:28Z Alfred "Al" Louis Nesser (June 6, 1893 – March 1967) was a professional American football offensive lineman. He played for 7 teams (Akron Pros, Cleveland Bulldogs, Columbus Panhandles, Akron Indians, New York Giants, & Cleveland Indians) in the National Football League and the Cleveland Panthers in the first American Football League. He won NFL Championship titles with the Akron Pros in 1920 and the New York Giants in 1927. During his career, Al played against Charlie Copley, Fritz Pollard and Jim Thorpe. Although he didn't play college football, prior to the formation of the NFL, Al played in the "Ohio League" for the Columbus Panhandles and the Canton Professionals (later renamed the Canton Bulldogs). He was one of the seven Nesser Brothers who played professional football. He became the last Nesser brother to retired from the game, when he ended his playing career in 1931. He was the last football player to play without having to use a mandatory helmet. Although none of the Nessers have been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Al was elected to the professional branch of the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame in 1952. Template:Persondata This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Anthony Modeste (French footballer) | Anthony Modeste (French footballer) 2010-02-16T15:20:55Z Anthony Modeste (born 14 April 1988 in Cannes) is a French professional footballer of Martinique descent currently playing for Ligue 2 club Angers SCO on loan from OGC Nice. , Anthony Modeste (French footballer) 2011-11-26T20:00:20Z Anthony Modeste (born 14 April 1988 in Cannes) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1. On 13 August 2010, Modeste joined Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee thought to be €3.5 million and signed a four-year contract with the club. | 1 |
Monte Sereno, California | Monte Sereno, California 2021-01-12T17:14:58Z Monte Sereno (from Spanish monte, hill, and sereno, serene) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 3,341 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of San Jose, immediately northwest of Los Gatos, and southeast of Saratoga. The city is named for the 2,580-foot (790 m) El Sereno Mountain, upon the slopes of which the southern portion of the city is built. The community is entirely residential, with no commercial zoning and 99% single-family housing, and is an upscale Silicon Valley bedroom community. Monte Sereno shares the 95030 ZIP code with the town of Los Gatos. Many municipal services are provided under contract by Los Gatos. The Monte Sereno area was part of the 1839 Alta California land grant of Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos. The city incorporated on May 14, 1957, to protect its semi-rural atmosphere. Its first Mayor was Retired Vice Admiral and former U.S. Director of Naval Intelligence, Thomas B. Inglis. John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men in a wooded home at 16250 Greenwood Lane in what is now Monte Sereno. Beat generation figure Neal Cassady lived in a Monte Sereno ranch house in the 1950s. Painter Thomas Kinkade lived in Monte Sereno in the later years of his life, which is also where he died. Monte Sereno is located at 37°14′17″N 121°59′22″W / 37.238194°N 121.989475°W / 37.238194; -121.989475. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land. Saratoga-Los Gatos Road (State Route 9) runs through the city. The El Sereno Open Space Preserve is immediately south of the city and covers the top and portions of the flanks of El Sereno mountain. The 2010 United States Census reported that Monte Sereno had a population of 3,341. The population density was 2,068.4 people per square mile (798.6/km2). The racial makeup of Monte Sereno was 2,698 (80.8%) White, 14 (0.4%) African American, 12 (0.4%) Native American, 464 (13.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 28 (0.8%) from other races, and 125 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 162 persons (4.8%). The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 1,211 households, out of which 433 (35.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 917 (75.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 59 (4.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (2.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 14 (1.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 178 households (14.7%) were made up of individuals, and 87 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76. There were 1,002 families (82.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.05. The population was spread out, with 816 people (24.4%) under the age of 18, 156 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 487 people (14.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,235 people (37.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 647 people (19.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The medi There were 1,287 housing units at an average density of 796.8 per square mile (307.6/km2), of which 1,090 (90.0%) were owner-occupied, and 121 (10.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 3,030 people (90.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 311 people (9.3%) lived in rental housing units.an age of residents in the city is 51 years of age. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,483 people, 1,211 households, and 1,024 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,158.7 people per square mile (835.3/km2). There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of 766.7/sq mi (296.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.61% White, 0.17% African American, 0.06% Native American, 12.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population. In the city 604 people are foreign born, 6.7% from Asia, 3% from Europe, and 2.7% from other North American countries. There were 1,211 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $154,268, and the median income for a family was $156,706. The unemployment rate in 2015 was 3.7%. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $41,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $76,577. About 3.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. Of Monte Sereno's 2,501 registered voters, 38% are registered Democrats, while 33% are registered Republicans, according to a February 2017 report by the California Secretary of State. In the state legislature, Monte Sereno is in the 15th Senate District, represented by Democrat Jim Beall, and in the 28th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Evan Low. Federally, Monte Sereno is in California's 18th congressional district, represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren. Monte Sereno is also served by District 1 Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman. Most of Monte Sereno's residents are served by the Los Gatos Union Elementary School or Saratoga Elementary School districts (for elementary and middle schools) and Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School Districts (for high school), while a small portion of residents, primarily in the Bicknell Road area, are served by the Campbell Union School and the Campbell Union High School Districts. Public services for Monte Sereno are served by those of the town of Los Gatos. These include the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, the Los Gatos Parks and Recreation Department, and Los Gatos youth sports leagues. Monte Sereno is a General Law City incorporated on May 14, 1957. It operates under the City Council-City Manager form of local government, which combines the political leadership of a five-member elected City Council with the strong professional experience of an appointed local government administrator (City Manager) who is the responsible for the day-to-day administrative operation of the city, including preparation of the budget, delivery of services, hiring of personnel, and implementation of capital projects. City Council elections are held the first Tuesday of November in even numbered years. The election is nonpartisan and the councilmembers are elected "at large" to serve the entire community rather than by district. The councilmembers are elected to four-year terms. In 1998 voters approved an ordinance limiting the number of terms a member of the Monte Sereno City Council may serve on the City Council to two consecutive four year terms with a right to hold office again only after at least two years have elapsed since that person last held office. In 2004 the City Council voted to cancel the election because only the two incumbents whose terms were up, Erin Garner and David Baxter, filed candidacy papers to run for the two available seats. In 2008 the City Council voted to hold the election for the two available seats despite there being only two candidates, Lana Malloy and Susan Garner, for those seats. Rowena Turner (1) Council Member LaBouve resigned on September 1, 2020. (2) On March 5, 2019, Council Members Turner, Leuthold and Lawler voted to strip Mayor Rogers of his title of Mayor and elevate Vice Mayor Turner to Mayor and make Council Member Lawler the Vice Mayor. (3) Daniel LaBouve was appointed on May 7, 2019 to fill Curtis Rogers' seat after Mr. Rogers resigned on March 5, 2019. (4) Evert Wolsheimer was appointed on November 3, 2015 to fill Susan Garner's seat. (5) Lon Allan was appointed January 21, 2014 to fill Julie Wiltshire's seat. (6) Julie Wiltshire resigned in December 2013 when she moved out of the City. (7) Marshall Anstandig was appointed November 18, 2008 to fill Alan Aerts' seat after Mr. Aerts resigned on October 21, 2008 for health reasons. (8) Appointed April 13, 2000 to fill Joel Gambord's seat when Mr. Gambord moved out of the City. A dispute between two neighbors over extravagant Christmas decorations gained Monte Sereno attention in national news. Bonnie and Alan Aerts of Monte Sereno had for years showcased elaborate holiday displays, costing as much as US$150,000, in their front yard. The displays attracted large masses of visitors, resulting in great traffic around the normally quiet cul-de-sac of four houses. Neighbors Le and Susan Nguyen protested, and, in late 2003, the city council voted 3-2 (Nesbet, Brodsky, Wright for, Garner, Baxter against) to pass an ordinance regarding "regulation of special events" , which would require permits for such displays. On the first Christmas season for which the law was effective (in 2004), the Aertses declined to apply for a permit, which would allow the Aertses' holiday display to be active only for 12 hours in a 72-hour period and would require a 30-day waiting period before a new 72-hour permit could be applied for. Instead, they erected a huge, 10-foot-tall Grinch on their lawn, who swayed from side while singing "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". The Grinch's outstretched arm pointed conspicuously at the home of the Nguyens. The spectacle gained mention from the Associated Press and NPR. The Aerts and the Nguyens also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late night talk show, about the situation. Darla and Joe Padgett and the City of Monte Sereno litigated in various lawsuits stemming out of incidents relating to the Padgett's building of a home which was started in 1999. The City began with allegations of code violations and a too-tall wooden fence, and later the Padgetts claimed, and later proved, that a city employee had written them a threatening letter and that there had been numerous other attempts made to intimidate them. In September 2007, Monte Sereno's city manager, Brian Loventhal, was found to have destroyed evidence. In June 2009 a jury found that Mayor Curtis Wright violated the couple's civil rights and awarded the Padgetts $1 in compensatory damages, $200,000 in punitive damages, and awarded more than $4,000,000 in attorney's fees—more than the city's entire annual budget. In March, 2019, newly elected Council Member Shawn Leuthold, arguing the City was violating the law in election years by choosing the Mayor for the next year prior to the seating of the newly-elected council members, successfully led an effort to change how Monte Sereno would select its mayor in the future and to remove the then-current mayor, Mayor Curtis Rogers. Vice Mayor Rowena Turner was elected Mayor and Council Member Liz Lawler was elected Vice Mayor, with Council Members Turner, Lawler, and Leuthold voting for these changes and Council Members Javed Ellahie and Rogers voting against. Upon being removed as Mayor, Council Member Rogers resigned. The Council appointed Daniel LaBouve to fill the vacancy. During the course of the remainder of the year, most of the City staff resigned--Finance Officer Sue L’Heureux, City Attorney Kirsten Powell, Building Official Rob Queirolo, and City Manager Terry Blount. The City staff also decided to unionize for the first time in Monte Sereno's 60-year history. In April, 2020, Andrea Chelemengos, City Clerk for the prior two decades, resigned. In the year 2020, Monte Sereno hired a new City Attorney, City Manager, City Clerk, and Finance/Administrative Officer. Councilmember Daniel LaBouve resigned from the City Council. Councilmember Bryan Mekechuk was elected to City Council on November 3rd. Councilmember Rowena Turner was re-elected to a second term on November 3rd. Monte Sereno adopted a labor agreement with employees, worked extensively on new infrastructure and facility improvements, adopted a new budget format, and adopted finance and pension paydown policies. In addition, Monte Sereno adopted a Telework policy for employees. Monte Sereno granted funding to West Valley Community Services for COVID-19 housing relief, and granted funding for the Disaster Aid Recovery Team (DART). The Monte Sereno Youth Commission began its efforts to establish a Social Justice Award Program. The Monte Sereno Building and Planning Departments began implementation of an online building permitting software application. City Council voted to commit funding for the remodel of the old U.S. Post Office space located at City Hall into a Community Room which will also be used as a Emergency Operations Center and a Community Resource Center. A new Community Newsletter titled "The Peaceful Mountain Monitor" was established as well as a new City website. , Monte Sereno, California 2022-12-12T19:21:05Z Monte Sereno (Spanish for "Serene Mountain") is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 3,479 at the 2020 census. The city is located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of San Jose, and is bordered by the town of Los Gatos to the north, east, and south, the Santa Cruz Mountains to the southwest, and the city of Saratoga to the northwest. The city is named for the 2,580-foot (790 m) El Sereno Mountain, upon the slopes of which the southern portion of the city is built. The community is entirely residential with no commercial zoning and 99% single-family housing. It is an upscale Silicon Valley bedroom community. Monte Sereno shares the 95030 ZIP code with the town of Los Gatos. Many municipal services are provided under contract by Los Gatos. The Monte Sereno area was part of the 1839 Alta California land grant of Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos. The city incorporated on May 14, 1957, to protect its semi-rural atmosphere. Its first Mayor was Retired Vice Admiral and former U.S. Director of Naval Intelligence, Thomas B. Inglis. John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men in a wooded home at 16250 Greenwood Lane in what is now Monte Sereno. Beat generation figure Neal Cassady lived in a Monte Sereno ranch house in the 1950s. Painter Thomas Kinkade lived in Monte Sereno in the later years of his life and until his death. Monte Sereno is located at 37°14′17″N 121°59′22″W / 37.238194°N 121.989475°W / 37.238194; -121.989475. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land. Saratoga-Los Gatos Road (State Route 9) runs through the city. The El Sereno Open Space Preserve is immediately south of the city and covers the top and portions of the flanks of El Sereno mountain. The 2010 United States Census reported that Monte Sereno had a population of 3,341. The population density was 2,068.4 inhabitants per square mile (798.6/km2). The racial makeup of Monte Sereno was 2,698 (80.8%) White, 14 (0.4%) African American, 12 (0.4%) Native American, 464 (13.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 28 (0.8%) from other races, and 125 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 162 persons (4.8%). The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 1,211 households, out of which 433 (35.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 917 (75.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 59 (4.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (2.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 14 (1.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 178 households (14.7%) were made up of individuals, and 87 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76. There were 1,002 families (82.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.05. The population was spread out, with 816 people (24.4%) under the age of 18, 156 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 487 people (14.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,235 people (37.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 647 people (19.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. There were 1,287 housing units at an average density of 796.8 per square mile (307.6/km2), of which 1,090 (90.0%) were owner-occupied, and 121 (10.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 3,030 people (90.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 311 people (9.3%) lived in rental housing units. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,483 people, 1,211 households, and 1,024 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,158.7 inhabitants per square mile (833.5/km2). There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of 766.7 per square mile (296.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.61% White, 0.17% African American, 0.06% Native American, 12.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population. In the city 604 people are foreign born, 6.7% from Asia, 3% from Europe, and 2.7% from other North American countries. There were 1,211 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $154,268, and the median income for a family was $156,706. The unemployment rate in 2015 was 3.7%. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $41,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $76,577. About 3.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. Of Monte Sereno's 2,687 registered voters, 43% are registered Democrats while 26% are registered Republicans, according to a January 2022 report by the California Secretary of State. In the state legislature, Monte Sereno is in the 15th Senate District, represented by Democrat Dave Cortese, and in the 28th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Evan Low. Federally, Monte Sereno is in California's 18th congressional district, represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren. Monte Sereno is also served by District 1 Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman. Most of Monte Sereno's residents are served by the Los Gatos Union Elementary School or Saratoga Elementary School districts (for elementary and middle schools) and Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School Districts (for high school). A small portion of residents, primarily in the Bicknell Road area, are served by the Campbell Union School and the Campbell Union High School districts. Public services for Monte Sereno are served by those of the town of Los Gatos. These include the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, the Los Gatos Parks and Recreation Department, and Los Gatos youth sports leagues. Monte Sereno is a General Law City incorporated on May 14, 1957. It operates under the City Council-City Manager form of local government, which combines the political leadership of a five-member elected City Council with the strong professional experience of an appointed local government administrator (City Manager) who is responsible for the day-to-day administrative operation of the city, including preparation of the budget, delivery of services, hiring of personnel, and implementation of capital projects. City Council elections are held the first Tuesday of November in even-numbered years. The election is nonpartisan, and the councilmembers are elected "at large" to serve the entire community rather than by district. The councilmembers are elected to four-year terms. In 1998, voters approved an ordinance limiting the number of terms a member of the Monte Sereno City Council may serve on the City Council to two consecutive four-year terms with a right to hold office again only after at least two years have elapsed since that person last held office. In 2004, the City Council voted to cancel the election because only the two incumbents whose terms were up, Erin Garner and David Baxter, filed candidacy papers to run for the two available seats. However, in 2008, the City Council voted to hold the election for the two available seats despite there being only two candidates, Lana Malloy and Susan Garner. Rowena Turner (1) Javed Ellahie, Burton Craig, and Evert Wolsheimer were appointed to the council rather than holding an election in November 2022 because they were the only three residents who submitted candidacy forms for the three open council seats. (2) Council Member LaBouve resigned on September 1, 2020. (3) On March 5, 2019, Council Members Turner, Leuthold and Lawler voted to strip Mayor Rogers of his title of Mayor and elevate Vice Mayor Turner to Mayor and make Council Member Lawler the Vice Mayor. (4) Daniel LaBouve was appointed on May 7, 2019 to fill Curtis Rogers' seat after Mr. Rogers resigned on March 5, 2019. (5) Evert Wolsheimer was appointed on November 3, 2015 to fill Susan Garner's seat. (6) Lon Allan was appointed January 21, 2014 to fill Julie Wiltshire's seat. (7) Julie Wiltshire resigned in December 2013 when she moved out of the city. (8) Marshall Anstandig was appointed November 18, 2008 to fill Alan Aerts' seat after Mr. Aerts resigned on October 21, 2008 for health reasons. (9) Appointed April 13, 2000 to fill Joel Gambord's seat when Mr. Gambord moved out of the city. A dispute between two neighbors over extravagant Christmas decorations gained Monte Sereno attention in national news. For years, Bonnie and Alan Aerts of Monte Sereno had showcased elaborate holiday displays in their front yard, costing as much as US$150,000. The displays attracted large masses of visitors, resulting in great traffic around the normally quiet cul-de-sac of four houses. Neighbors Le and Susan Nguyen protested, and, in late 2003, the city council voted 3-2 (Nesbet, Brodsky, Wright for; Garner, Baxter against) to pass an ordinance regarding "regulation of special events," which would require permits for such displays. In 2004, on the first Christmas season for which the law was effective, the Aertses declined to apply for a permit, which would allow the Aertses' holiday display to be active only for 12 hours in a 72-hour period and would require a 30-day waiting period before a new 72-hour permit could be applied for. Instead, they erected a huge, 10-foot-tall Grinch on their lawn, who swayed from side while singing "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". The Grinch's outstretched arm pointed conspicuously at the home of the Nguyens. The spectacle gained mention from the Associated Press and NPR. The Aertses and the Nguyens also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late night talk show. Darla and Joe Padgett and the City of Monte Sereno litigated in various lawsuits stemming out of incidents relating to the Padgett's building of a home which was started in 1999. The City began with allegations of code violations, including a wooden fence that was too tall. Later, the Padgetts claimed, and later proved, that a city employee had written them a threatening letter and that there had been numerous other attempts made to intimidate them. In September 2007, Monte Sereno's city manager, Brian Loventhal, was found to have destroyed evidence. In June 2009, a jury found that Mayor Curtis Wright violated the couple's civil rights and awarded the Padgetts $1 in compensatory damages, $200,000 in punitive damages, and awarded $600,000 in attorney's fees and costs. In 2010, the punitive damages were reduced from $200,000 to $10,000. In February 2019, newly elected Council Member Shawn Leuthold successfully led an effort to change how Monte Sereno would select its mayor in the future, arguing that the City was violating the law in election years by choosing the Mayor for the next year, prior to the seating of the newly-elected council members. In March 2019, the Council went a step further and removed Mayor Curtis Rogers from his position as mayor, and then appointed the then-current Vice Mayor Rowena Turner as Mayor with Council Member Liz Lawler being appointed as Vice Mayor (with Council Members Turner, Lawler, and Leuthold voting for the changes and Council Members Javed Ellahie and Rogers voting against). Upon being removed as Mayor, Council Member Rogers resigned. The Council appointed Daniel LaBouve to fill the vacancy. During the course of the remainder of the year, most of the City staff resigned: Finance Officer Sue L’Heureux, City Attorney Kirsten Powell, Building Official Rob Queirolo, and City Manager Terry Blount. The City staff also decided to unionize for the first time in Monte Sereno's 60-year history. In April 2020, Andrea Chelemengos, City Clerk for the prior two decades, resigned. | 1 |
Olympique de Marseille | Olympique de Marseille 2007-01-02T13:14:09Z Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, Marseille is one of the largest and most successful clubs in France. It is the best-supported club in the country, and the only French team to have won the Champions League. However, having suffered from scandalous financial irregularities in 1994 and the resulting relegation, the club has not won a major trophy in over a decade. Nicknamed l'OM - sometimes spelled phoenetically as l'Oheme - fans of the club can often be heard chanting "Allez l'OM, allez!" ("Go Marseille, go!"). The club's motto is Droit Au But, French for "Straight to the Goal". Marseille is also well known for its fierce rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille was founded in 1899. The highlight of the club's history is winning the Champions League in new format in 1993. That triumph was the first time that a France-based club has won, and it made Didier Deschamps and Fabien Barthez the youngest captain and goalkeeper, respectively, to capture the title. This, however, was followed by a decade of decline. In 1994, due to financial irregularities and a match fixing scandal involving then president Bernard Tapie, they suffered forced relegation to the second division. Upon returning to the top flight in 1996 with backing by Adidas's owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus, l'OM reached the UEFA Cup Final in 1999; the closest Marseille to get another trophy was when they reached the UEFA Cup Final in 2004, impressively beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Inter Milan, Liverpool and Newcastle United along the way. But they were beaten in the final by newly-crowned Spanish champions Valencia and once again fans were forced to continue waiting for the next cup to come along. Recently, Marseille succeeded in winning the 2005 Intertoto Cup, beating the likes of SS Lazio and Deportivo La Coruna in doing so, and earning another shot at the UEFA Cup. The team regularly fills their imposing home of the Stade Vélodrome, which seats 60,000. Marseille's vast support continues to show unwavering and impressive loyalty to the club, despite having several average seasons since their return to the top flight. The fans continue to hope that Marseille will regain its former glory. Marseille has won 8 French championships (record is owned by Saint-Etienne, 10 times champions) and a record 10 French Cups. Marseille's latest title arrived in 1993, which had since been stripped off following a match fixing scandal involving then president Bernard Tapie. The club also won the Champions League in the same year, defeating A.C. Milan in the final. As of August 4, 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. In Out France Argentina Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Croatia England Germany Ghana Ireland Italy Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Morocco Portugal Russia Sweden Uruguay Yugoslavia start Cup 2006/07 If this article does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, please remove this notice. end, Olympique de Marseille 2008-12-31T22:11:53Z Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, Marseille is the largest and most successful club in France. It is so far the only French team to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993, which rounded off their dominant run of four consecutive Ligue 1 titles. However, at their peak of success they were found guilty of match fixing and suffered from scandalous financial irregularities, which resulted in relegation from the top flight in 1994, and the club has not won a major trophy since. Nonetheless, the team is considered the most-supported club in France and regularly fill their imposing home of the Stade Vélodrome, which seats 60,013. Their vast fanbase continues to show unwavering and impressive loyalty to the club, despite many mediocre seasons since their return to the top flight. The fans continue to hope that Marseille will regain its former glory. Marseille also has the largest number of supporters associations outside its region in France. The club's motto is Droit Au But, French for "Straight to the Goal". Nicknamed l'OM, pronounced as l'Ohème, . According to André Gascard, a former OM player before WWI, coach and then archivist for the team, l'Olympique de Marseille, an omnisport club, was created in 1892. But the name Olympique de Marseille wasn't adopted until 1899 (Football Club de Marseille since 1897, before that Sporting Club and US Phocéenne). At the beginning Rugby union was the most important team sport of the club, the motto "Droit au but" coming from rugby. Affiliated to USFSA since 1898, it was only in 1902, thanks to English and German (still according to André Gascard), that football began to be played by l'OM. Richer and better organized than other football teams of Marseille (Sporting, Stade, Phocéenne. ..), l'OM, playing at the Stade de l'Huveaune, took the leadership in the city. In 1904, l'OM won the first Championnat du Littoral, opposing teams from Marseille and its suburbs, and took part in the final rounds of the eleventh French championship. At that time, the word "football" applied to rugby, and people used the word "Association" (which would be soccer in North America) for football. During the twenties, l'OM became an important team in France, winning the Coupe de France in 1924, 1926 and 1927. The team won the French championship in 1929, defeating Club Français. The Coupe de France in 1924 was the club's first major title, won against FC Sète which dominated French football at the time. In the twenties, numerous French international such as Jules Dewaquez, Jean Boyer or Joseph Alcazar played for l'OM.In 1930, Marseille lost against FC Sète, which would be the winner, in the semi-final round. In 1931, the team became champion of the South-East, with victories against rivals such as FC Sète. In Coupe de France, l'OM lost in 5 matches to Club Français, winning the second match which was canceled due to the disqualification of the OM striker Vernicke. Even though the season 1931/32 was less successful, Marseille easily entered professionalism. In 1932, the team became a member of the union of professional clubs. On 13 January 1932 at 9:15 PM, at the Brasserie des Sports, Mr Dard, Mr Bison, Dr Rollenstein, Mr Etchepare, Mr Leblanc, Mr Mille, Mr Anfosso, Mr Sabatier, Mr Seze, Mr Bazat, Mr Molteroj and Mr Pollack elected the following committee: Honour presidents : Paul Le Cesne et Fernand Bouisson President : M.Dard Vice-Presidents : Mr Leblanc, Mr Bison, Mr Etchepare, Dr Rollenstein et Mr Anfosso General secretary : Mr De Possel-Daydier Treasurer : Mr Bison helped by Mr Ribel. For the first championship, Division 1 was divided into two pools. Marseille finished second in the first, behind Lille OSC. For its first match of the championship l'OM defeated the future champion, Lille OSC. In 1937, Marseille won its first professional French championship thanks to goal average (+30 for Marseille, +17 for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard). The arrival of Vasconcellos made the defence stronger , whereas former goalkeeper Laurent Di Lorto shone with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and France. In the meantime, Marseille won Coupe de France in 1935 and 1938 but failed a double success in 1934, due to FC Sète. In 1938, Larbi Ben Barek signed with l'OM, and became "the black pearl" for the team but WWII would cut his career. The season 1942/43 is full of records:100 goals in 30 matches, including 20 in one match (20-2 against Avignon), in which Aznar scored 9 goals, including the first 8 (Marseille was leading 8-0), playing only 70 minutes. Aznar scored 45 goals in 30 matches, plus 11 in cup games, for a record of 56 goals in 38 matches. With the minots (young players) of the moment (Scotti, Robin, Dard, Pironti), Marseille won the cup in two matches against Bordeaux (4-0). In 1948, thanks to a draw against Sochaux, Marseille became Champion of France. The two last victories at the Stade Vélodrome against Roubaix (6-0) and Metz (6-3) were important, as Aznar and Robin's returned in spring. In 1952, Marseille was about to be relegated. But Gunnar Andersson saved his team, finishing best scorer (31 goals). The team won (5-3) on aggregate against Valenciennes. The same year, Marseille lost at the Stade Vélodrome against AS Saint-Étienne 10-3, but Liberati was injured. In 1953, Gunnar Andersson would take the record of goals scored in one season with 35. L'OM was runner-up in the Coupe de France (OGC Nice won 2-1) in 1954 and the Coupe Drago in 1957 to (RC Lens which won 3-1). Marseille was struggling at that time and was relegated for the first time in 1959. From 1959 to 1965, the team played in the second division except during the season 1962/63, finishing 20th out of 20 in first division. In 1965, Marcel Leclerc became president. The first period of domination of the club in the French League was in the early 70's, under Marcel Leclerc's presidency (1965-1972). His ambition allowed l'OM to return to the First division in 1965/66, and they won the Coupe de France in 1969 and the First division in 1971 with a record of 44 goals by Josip Skoblar, helped by Roger Magnusson. The arrival of Georges Carnus and Bernard Bosquier from AS Saint-Etienne helped them to win First division and the Coupe de France in 1972. Marseille played in the European Cup in 1971/72 and 1972/73 but were defeated by Ajax Amsterdam of Johan Cruyff and Juventus. However, success was not to last. Marcel Leclerc was forced to leave the club on 19 July 1972. The president was a stubborn man, and he threatened the whole league by threatening to withdraw his professional team from Division 1 because the federation refused to accept three foreign players in one team (Leclerc wanted to acquire the Hungarian star Zoltán Varga but he had already the maximum number of two foreigners in his team). But OM decided, instead of following Leclerc against the league, to fire him. Then followed an era of crisis with Marseille only winning a Coupe de France in 1976 and being relegated to the second division, where they played with a bunch of young local players: the "Minots" who allowed the team to return back to First division in 1984. Éric Di Meco was one of them. On 12 April 1986, Bernard Tapie became president, thanks to Marseille mayor Gaston Defferre, and promptly built the greatest team ever seen in France. His first signings were Karl-Heinz Forster and Alain Giresse, who were bought after the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Tapie signed a large number of highly regarded players over the next few years in his pursuit of the European Cup, such as Jean-Pierre Papin, Chris Waddle, Klaus Allofs, Enzo Francescoli, Abedi Pelé, Didier Deschamps, Basile Boli, Marcel Desailly, Rudi Völler and Eric Cantona as well as appointing high-profile coaches like Franz Beckenbauer, Gérard Gili and Raymond Goethals. Between 1989 and 1992, l'OM won 4 League titles in a row and the French Cup. The highlight of the club's history is winning the new format Champions League in 1993. Basile Boli scored the only goal against Italy's A.C. Milan in the final held in Munich's Olympic Stadium. That triumph was the first time that a French club has won, and it made Didier Deschamps and Fabien Barthez the youngest captain and goalkeeper, respectively, to capture the title. This, however, was followed by a decade of decline. In 1994, due to financial irregularities and a match fixing scandal involving then president Bernard Tapie, they suffered forced relegation to the second division, where Marseille stayed two years before coming back to First division. Moreover, they lost their 1992-1993 Division 1 title and the right to play in the UEFA Champions League 1993-94 and the Intercontinental Cup. This scandal, called l'affaire VA-OM (VA for Valenciennes FC and OM for Marseille), was denounced by Valenciennes, whose players Jacques Glassmann, Jorge Burruchaga and Christophe Robert were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie, in order to let OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final. Marseille returned to the top flight in 1996 with backing from Adidas's owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus. He chose Rolland Courbis as coach, signed Fabrizio Ravanelli, Laurent Blanc and Andreas Köpke, and l'OM finished 11th for his return. For the 1998/99 season, the team celebrated his centenary and built a team of stars:Robert Pirès, Florian Maurice, and Christophe Dugarry, culminating in a second place finish in the French championship, behind Bordeaux and an appearance in the UEFA Cup Final in 1999, losing to Parma. Courbis left the team in November 1999, after a poor start to the season. The closest Marseille to get another trophy was when they reached the UEFA Cup Final in 2004, impressively beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Inter Milan, Liverpool and Newcastle United along the way. But they were beaten in the final by newly-crowned Spanish champions Valencia and once again fans were forced to continue waiting for the next trophy to come along. Recently, Marseille succeeded in winning the 2005 Intertoto Cup, beating the likes of SS Lazio and Deportivo La Coruna in doing so, and earning another shot at the UEFA Cup. In January 2007, there was negotiation between Dreyfus and Jack Kachkar, a Canadian doctor and businessman (CEO of pharmaceutical company Inyx), about the selling of the club. As Jack Kachkar took too much time to buy the team, Robert Louis-Dreyfus decided on 22 March 2007 not to sell to the Canadian businessman. Another close call to glory was in the French Cup final against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in May 2007, however, they lost on penalties after a 2-2 draw after extra time, to the disappointment of everyone linked with the club, but they soon wiped all that disappointment away by qualifying for the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League group stage, after securing 2nd place with a game to go. In the Champions League, Marseille shocked Europe, by becoming the first French team to win at Anfield when they beat 2007 runners-up Liverpool 1-0, and the team took 6 out of 6 points from their opening two games. However, they only drew one more match, and in a winner takes all final group game they lost 4-0 to Liverpool, who became the first English team to win at the Stade Vélodrome. Marseille coming third in the Champions League Group A resultantly qualified for the UEFA Cup. Marseille finished the 2007-2008 season with a third place finish in Ligue 1, earning them a birth in the 3rd and final qualifying round of the Champions' League. This is Marseille's second consecutive season in the Champions League. From 1904 to 1937, Marseille played at the Stade de l'Huveaune. The club was the owner of the venue, contrary to its current stadium. L'Huveaune, a time named "Stade Fernand Buisson" in honour of a former rugby player who became deputee was renovated at the beginning of the twenties, thanks to supporter's financial help. It had a capacity of 15000. After 1937, l'OM used this venue under Marcel Leclerc's presidency in order to compel the city of Marseille to lower the rent of Stade Vélodrome and during the renovation of Vélodrome for Euro 1984, during the 1982/83 season. The stadium again underwent redevelopment in time for the 1998 World Cup and was transformed into an immense ground composed of two kop ends (Virage Nord and Virage Sud - North Curve and South Curve) which house the supporters groups as well as the main stand, Jean Bouin, and the imposing Ganay stand. Today, the team regularly fills their impressive home, the Stade Vélodrome, which seats 60,013. Marseille's vast support continues to show unwavering and impressive loyalty to the club, despite having several average seasons since their return to the top flight. The fans continue to hope that Marseille will regain its former glory. Before the start of each home game the song Jump by Van Halen is heard. When a goal is scored by Marseille in their home matches the song Come with Me by Puff Daddy is played. The incredible atmosphere in the Stade Vélodrome is created by the dominance and rivalry of OM's own supporters who are housed in the kop style ends behind the goals. The Virage Nord-Patrice de Peretti The North Curve is home to the Yankee Nord Marseille, Marseille Trop Puissant, Fanatics, and Dodgers supporters associations who buy up the tickets at the start of each season and sell them on to their members. Known for being the most intense end of the ground, the Virage Nord is situated next to the away enclosure which is protected by high fences. The stand is divided into sections with each group striving to make the most noise and an unbelieveable coordination at the start of each game sees the Virage Nord decked out with impressive banners to cheer on l'OM. In 2002, the Virage Nord was officially given the name of Patrice de Peretti (1972-2000), the late founder and leader of the supporters group Marseille Trop Puissant. The Virage Sud As with the Virage Nord, the South Curve is controlled by supporter's associations with the Commando Ultras 1984 and the South Winners dominating the central section and Amis de l'OM and Club Central des Supporteurs filling the remaining sections of the stand. Also known for their impressive display of banners and colours at the start of the game, these groups strive to make more noise than the Virage Nord, creating an unbelieveable atmosphere with 14,000 people at each end of the ground showing their loyalty to the OM cause. Livorno - AEK - Marseille There is a strong relationship between AS Livorno, AEK Athens, and Olympique Marseille. Marseille fans often lift banners and create choreography in support of the fellow teams. Marseille has won 8 French championships (the record is held by Saint-Etienne, 10 times champions) and a record 10 French Cups. Marseille's latest title came in 1993; it has since been stripped following a match-fixing scandal involving then-president Bernard Tapie. The club also won the Champions League in the same year, defeating A.C. Milan in the final. As of 31 December 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. For a complete list of former Olympique de Marseille players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Olympique de Marseille players. start Cup 2008-09 League 2008-09 end | 1 |
2007–08_FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup | 2007–08_FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup 2007-10-28T17:01:27Z The 2007-2008 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. The season began on 27 October 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in Düsseldorf, won by Natalia Matveeva of Russia, who took her first World Cup victory. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others. Both men's and women's events tend to be held at the same resorts over a 2 or 3 day period. Listed below is a list of races which equates with the points table further down this page. The Tour de Ski is a series of events which count towards the World Cup. This starts with the meet at Nové Město and concludes at Val di Fiemme. On the right are tables showing the number of points won in the 2007-08 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women. A skier's best results in 18 distance races and 9 sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals. All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski (which counts as 50 % of a normal race) and the total World Cup Final, count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski (which counts as 50 % of a normal race) and the first race of the World Cup final, count towards the sprint standings. The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double (see World Cup final positions), with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc. ) awarded. , 2007–08_FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup 2008-09-23T18:52:13Z The 2007-08 Cross Country Skiing World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. The season began on 27 October 2007 with 800m sprint races for women in Düsseldorf, won by Natalia Matveeva of Russia, who took her first World Cup victory. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others. Both men's and women's events tend to be held at the same resorts over a 2 or 3 day period. Listed below is a list of races which equates with the points table further down this page. The Tour de Ski is a series of events which count towards the World Cup. This starts with the meet at Nové Město and concludes at Val di Fiemme. On the right are tables showing the number of points won in the 2007-08 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women. A skier's best results in 18 distance races and 9 sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals. All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski (which counts as 50 % of a normal race) and the total World Cup Final, count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski (which counts as 50 % of a normal race) and the first race of the World Cup final, count towards the sprint standings. The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double (see World Cup final positions), with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc. ) awarded. | 0 |
Nox Arcana | Nox Arcana 2021-04-25T04:28:10Z Nox Arcana is the American neoclassical dark wave musical project of Joseph Vargo. The group was founded in 2003 as a duo with William Piotrowski, who left the group in 2008 to pursue a career in film score composing and Vargo continued on as a solo act under the name. Piotrowski still acts as Nox Arcana's studio engineer. The name in Latin translates to "mysteries of the night." All of Nox Arcana's music is released independently on the Monolith Graphics label, a publishing company owned by Vargo. With their third album, Nox Arcana became a Billboard Top Ten charting artist in the holiday genre. Nox Arcana specializes in concept albums based on original stories, as well as gothic fiction and classic horror literature Some of their albums also make reference to medieval themes and ancient mythology. In addition to the storytelling aspect of each album, hidden puzzles and interactive quests are incorporated into the album artwork and into the music itself. Beginning with the Blood of the Dragon CD in 2006, Vargo began a tradition of incorporating a quest or adventure within the album artwork and sometimes leaving clues in his narratives. He later went back and did the same for some of the earlier CDs. Now more than half of Nox Arcana's CDs contain some sort of hidden puzzle, which is left to the listener to discover. Nox Arcana's music is often used to provide atmosphere for films, public events, role-playing games and during Halloween at theme parks, several of which have based haunted attractions on Nox Arcana's original theme albums, Transylvania and Blackthorn Asylum. Nox Arcana's music is melodic and moody, focusing on a dominant melody line. Instrumentation varies with each album as appropriate to the theme or time period of the album concept, and typically includes piano, bells, violin, pipe organ, harpsichord, timpani drums and other percussion. Some albums also include cymbals, lutes, acoustic guitars, bagpipes and glockenspiel, depending on the theme of a given album. Their music is generally classified as dark wave or dark ambient, "sometimes sandwiched into the gothic music genre" and aptly labeled "atmospheric gothic." The moods associated with Nox Arcana music describe it as ominous, romantic, lush, epic, otherworldly, menacing, spooky and eerie, Nox Arcana's music covers a broad range of subgenres within the rock and alternative music categories. Joseph Vargo explained Nox Arcana's style to a blogger from Gnostics.com: "Our music is mainly classically based instrumental, although we do incorporate chanting choirs and spoken narratives for dramatic effect to achieve a blend of darkly haunting melodies that encompass the complete gothic spectrum the romantic, the mysterious, and the horrific. We utilize a variety of instruments such as piano, pipe organ, violin, acoustic guitar, drums and tolling bells to achieve symphonic orchestrations. Our concept has always been to create moody and melody-driven gothic soundscapes that take the listener on a musical journey through various dark realms of fantasy." Carnival of Lost Souls though primarily a dark cabaret-style album, also contains a heavy metal song, while the music on the Blood of Angels album blends industrial dance and tribal rhythms with ethereal-style vocals. Vocals and narratives are also used sparingly to help relate a story or serve as introduction to a musical piece, for example, the voice of "Jonathan Harker" and whispered female voices of "Dracula's brides" that beckon to the listener, a carnival barker with the indistinct sounds of an audience in the distance, or "Edgar Allan Poe" and a voice calling out from the grave after being prematurely buried, the gravelly voice of a "witch" casting a spell, and a variety of low Gregorian-style chanting and choirs. Enforcing the theme and the narrative are the use of sound effects, such as a door creaking or a pendulum swinging on the Poe-inspired Shadow of the Raven. Their trilogy of winter holiday-themed albums feature a range of ethereal-style choirs, Gregorian-style chanting, classical music, and Celtic new-age instrumentation, giving a darker overtone to music for the Christmas and Yuletide holidays. Their third release,Winter's Knight peaked at #8 on the Billboard chart for Top Holiday Album in 2006 and again in 2007. Three albums, Blood of Angels, Zombie Influx, and House of Nightmares were recorded as side-projects with other artists or vocalists. William Piotrowski released his first solo film soundtrack with Crimson Winter. Joseph Vargo wrote and recorded solo for later albums, Blackthorn Asylum, Winter's Eve, Theater of Illusion, The Dark Tower, Winter's Majesty, Legion of Shadows, Gothic, Season of the Witch, and Ebonshire, which has become a series of holiday music EPs released each year, culminating in 2018 with the full collection. Nox Arcana is influenced by new-age, classical, ambient music, rock music, and film soundtracks, citing other composers such as John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, AC/DC, Wojciech Kilar, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Beethoven, Jerry Goldsmith, and Hans Zimmer. Their literary references include H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, The Brothers Grimm, Ray Bradbury, and Edgar Allan Poe. Nox Arcana support a wide variety of independent productions like radio dramas and student films to which they lend their music. A number of professional performances of gothic plays, such as Frankenstein, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Dracula and Richard III have featured music by Nox Arcana. In 2013, a young Corsican filmmaker Ariakina Ettori won first place in the L'Institut Régional du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel (IRCA) with her modern version of "Little Red Riding Hood" inspired by Nox Arcana's song "Night of the Wolf." The film school credits Joseph Vargo and Nox Arcana for their unconditional support. William Piotrowski wrote the score for a local production entitled Ghosts of Ohio, a video documentary about Mary Ann Winkowski, a real-life medium who inspired the CBS television show Ghost Whisperer. In 2013, William wrote and performed the motion picture soundtrack for the vampire film Crimson Winter. Nox Arcana's music is used by theme parks such as Busch Gardens, Six Flags, Knott's Scary Farm and Universal Studios during Halloween for scenes and haunted houses based upon their album themes. Nox Arcana's music is featured exclusively on the TV show America Haunts for the Travel Channel, which has aired throughout the Halloween weekend each year since 2009. Music from Nox Arcana's Transylvania album was featured on the FOX TV show So You Think You Can Dance. In 2016, Nox Arcana's musical composition "Night of the Wolf" from their Transylvania album is the centerpiece of a live performance for Cirque des Voix, a show that combines orchestral and choral music with contemporary circus acts. Nox Arcana's sound has been used by other performing artists to introduce their albums or live shows. Joseph Vargo recorded the vocal Intro for the 2008 album Witchtanic Hellucinations by Acid Witch. He also provided the intro music and vocals for Legion of the Damned albums Cult of the Dead (2008) and Decent Into Chaos (2011). LOTD also opened their 2010 "Slaughtering" tour with Nox Arcana's song "Circus Diabolique" from their album Carnival of Lost Souls. In 2013, Blood on the Dance Floor opened their Bad Blood tour with "Essence of Evil" from Nox Arcana's Blackthorn Asylum album. Monolith Graphics publishes and distributes Nox Arcana music worldwide. The publishing company is owned by Joseph Vargo, who became world-renowned as a gothic-fantasy artist in the early 1990s with work ranging from album covers and books to posters and other products. Before forming Nox Arcana in 2003, Joseph Vargo produced two albums for Midnight Syndicate but left the band in 2000 to co-write Tales from the Dark Tower, a book that follows the exploits of a vampire during the First Crusade. Over the next 8 years, he published Dark Realms magazine, released a best-selling card deck, The Gothic Tarot, and wrote a book based on his original story for Nox Arcana's debut album, Darklore Manor. In 2011, Vargo released, Beyond the Dark Tower, a sequel to Tales from the Dark Tower along with The Dark Tower album based on his book series. , Nox Arcana 2022-11-10T01:07:28Z Nox Arcana is the American neoclassical dark wave, dark ambient musical project of Joseph Vargo. It was founded in 2003 as a duo with William Piotrowski, who left in 2008 to pursue a career in film score composing but still acts as its studio engineer whereas Vargo continued on as a solo act under the name. The name in Latin translates to "mysteries of the night." All of Nox Arcana's music is released independently on the Monolith Graphics label, a publishing company owned by Vargo. With their third album, Nox Arcana became a Billboard Top Ten charting artist in the holiday genre. Nox Arcana specializes in concept albums based on original stories, as well as gothic fiction and classic horror literature Some of their albums also make reference to medieval themes and ancient mythology. In addition to the storytelling aspect of each album, hidden puzzles and interactive quests are incorporated into the album artwork and into the music itself. Beginning with the Blood of the Dragon CD in 2006, Vargo began a tradition of incorporating a quest or adventure within the album artwork and sometimes leaving clues in his narratives. He later went back and did the same for some of the earlier CDs. Now more than half of Nox Arcana's CDs contain some sort of hidden puzzle, which is left to the listener to discover. Nox Arcana's music is often used to provide atmosphere for films, public events, role-playing games and during Halloween at theme parks, several of which have based haunted attractions on Nox Arcana's original theme albums, Transylvania and Blackthorn Asylum. Nox Arcana's music is melodic and moody, focusing on a dominant melody line. Instrumentation varies with each album as appropriate to the theme or time period of the album concept, and typically includes piano, bells, violin, pipe organ, harpsichord, timpani drums and other percussion. Some albums also include cymbals, lutes, acoustic guitars, bagpipes and glockenspiel, depending on the theme of a given album. Their music is generally classified as dark neoclassical or dark ambient, "sometimes sandwiched into the gothic music genre" and aptly labeled "atmospheric gothic." The moods associated with Nox Arcana music describe it as ominous, romantic, lush, epic, otherworldly, menacing, spooky and eerie, Nox Arcana's music covers a broad range of subgenres within the rock and alternative music categories. Joseph Vargo explained Nox Arcana's style to a blogger from Gnostics.com: "Our music is mainly classically based instrumental, although we do incorporate chanting choirs and spoken narratives for dramatic effect to achieve a blend of darkly haunting melodies that encompass the complete gothic spectrum the romantic, the mysterious, and the horrific. We utilize a variety of instruments such as piano, pipe organ, violin, acoustic guitar, drums and tolling bells to achieve symphonic orchestrations. Our concept has always been to create moody and melody-driven gothic soundscapes that take the listener on a musical journey through various dark realms of fantasy." Carnival of Lost Souls though primarily a dark cabaret-style album, also contains a heavy metal song, while the music on the Blood of Angels album blends industrial dance and tribal rhythms with ethereal-style vocals. Vocals and narratives are also used sparingly to help relate a story or serve as introduction to a musical piece, for example, the voice of "Jonathan Harker" and whispered female voices of "Dracula's brides" that beckon to the listener, a carnival barker with the indistinct sounds of an audience in the distance, or "Edgar Allan Poe" and a voice calling out from the grave after being prematurely buried, the gravelly voice of a "witch" casting a spell, and a variety of low Gregorian-style chanting and choirs. Enforcing the theme and the narrative are the use of sound effects, such as a door creaking or a pendulum swinging on the Poe-inspired Shadow of the Raven. Their trilogy of winter holiday-themed albums feature a range of ethereal-style choirs, Gregorian-style chanting, classical music, and Celtic new-age instrumentation, giving a darker overtone to music for the Christmas and Yuletide holidays. Their third release, Winter's Knight peaked at #8 on the Billboard chart for Top Holiday Album in 2006 and again in 2007. In 2022, Nox Arcana's Halloween-themed EP, Darkfall, debuted at #13 on Billboard's Classical Crossover chart. Three albums, Blood of Angels, Zombie Influx, and House of Nightmares were recorded as side-projects with other artists or vocalists. William Piotrowski released his first solo film soundtrack with Crimson Winter. Joseph Vargo wrote and recorded solo for later albums, Blackthorn Asylum, Winter's Eve, Theater of Illusion, The Dark Tower, Winter's Majesty, Legion of Shadows, Gothic, Season of the Witch, and Ebonshire, which has become a series of holiday music EPs released each year, culminating in 2018 with the full collection. Nox Arcana is influenced by new-age, classical, ambient music, rock music, and film soundtracks, citing other composers such as John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, AC/DC, Wojciech Kilar, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Beethoven, Jerry Goldsmith, and Hans Zimmer. Their literary references include H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, The Brothers Grimm, Ray Bradbury, and Edgar Allan Poe. Joseph Vargo's cover art for Nox Arcana's Transylvania album was featured as a full page in LIFE magazine's October 2021 issue, Vampires: Their Undying Appeal. Nox Arcana support a wide variety of independent productions like radio dramas and student films to which they lend their music. A number of professional performances of gothic plays, such as Frankenstein, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Dracula and Richard III have featured music by Nox Arcana. In 2013, a young Corsican filmmaker Ariakina Ettori won first place in the L'Institut Régional du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel (IRCA) with her modern version of "Little Red Riding Hood" inspired by Nox Arcana's song "Night of the Wolf." The film school credits Joseph Vargo and Nox Arcana for their unconditional support. William Piotrowski wrote the score for a local production entitled Ghosts of Ohio, a video documentary about Mary Ann Winkowski, a real-life medium who inspired the CBS television show Ghost Whisperer. In 2013, William wrote and performed the motion picture soundtrack for the vampire film Crimson Winter. Nox Arcana's music is used by theme parks such as Busch Gardens, Six Flags, Knott's Scary Farm, Kennywood Park and Universal Studios during Halloween for scenes and haunted houses based upon their album themes. Nox Arcana's music is featured exclusively on the TV show America Haunts for the Travel Channel, which has aired throughout the Halloween weekend each year since 2009. Music from Nox Arcana's Transylvania album was featured on the FOX TV show So You Think You Can Dance. In 2016, Nox Arcana's musical composition "Night of the Wolf" from their Transylvania album is the centerpiece of a live performance for Cirque des Voix, a show that combines orchestral and choral music with contemporary circus acts. Nox Arcana's sound has been used by other performing artists to introduce their albums or live shows. Joseph Vargo recorded the vocal Intro for the 2008 album Witchtanic Hellucinations by Acid Witch. He also provided the intro music and vocals for Legion of the Damned albums Cult of the Dead (2008) and Decent Into Chaos (2011). LOTD also opened their 2010 "Slaughtering" tour with Nox Arcana's song "Circus Diabolique" from their album Carnival of Lost Souls. In 2013, Blood on the Dance Floor opened their Bad Blood tour with "Essence of Evil" from Nox Arcana's Blackthorn Asylum album. Monolith Graphics publishes and distributes Nox Arcana music worldwide. The publishing company is owned by Joseph Vargo, who became world-renowned as a gothic-fantasy artist in the early 1990s with work ranging from album covers and books to posters and other products. Before forming Nox Arcana in 2003, Joseph Vargo produced two albums for Midnight Syndicate but left the band in 2000 to co-write Tales from the Dark Tower, a book that follows the exploits of a vampire during the First Crusade. Over the next 8 years, he published Dark Realms magazine, released a best-selling card deck, The Gothic Tarot, and wrote a book based on his original story for Nox Arcana's debut album, Darklore Manor. In 2011, Vargo released, Beyond the Dark Tower, a sequel to Tales from the Dark Tower along with The Dark Tower album based on his book series. | 1 |
Basketbol Süper Ligi | Basketbol Süper Ligi 2005-07-26T22:26:08Z The Turkish Basketball League (TBL) is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey. Founded in 1969, the TBL currently consists of the following 14 member clubs (number of championship titles): Defunct teams (number of championship titles):, Basketbol Süper Ligi 2006-12-18T20:15:37Z current The Turkish Basketball League (TBL) is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League (Turkish: "Türkiye 1. Basketbol Ligi"). There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League (TB2L) consisting of 4 divisions (A, B, C and D). The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert College in Istanbul in 1904. Galatasaray Lisesi formed the first basketball team in 1911. The next basketball team founded was of Fenerbahçe SK in 1913. An unofficial league was founded in 1927 in Istanbul, which lasted until the establishment of a regional official league in 1933. From 1946 on, basketball championships were organized between the leading clubs of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The Turkish Basketball League, in the recent form, was founded on December 13, 1969 by the Turkish Basketball Federation. With the season 1968-1969, the Turkish Second Basketball League took its start. There are 14 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top 8 teams are entitled to participate at the play-off games. The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Premier League. The two lowest placed teams of the Premier League play with the third and fourth ranking teams of the Second League in a special league with one game only. The winning top two teams are entitled to play in the Premier League, and the losing two others are relegated into the Second League. The league currently consists of the following member clubs (number of championship titles won): start end | 1 |
Antara Mitra | Antara Mitra 2006-04-07T01:17:00Z 'Antara (born July 10 1987 in Bengal, India was one of the top 5 contestant in the on-going reality show Indian Idol 2 on Indian Television. She Dropped out of the show on March 7th due to unknown problems. She was also the highest standing female of the second season. Antara epitomises all that Indian Idol stands for. Belonging to a small village on the Indo-Bangladesh border, Anatara represents talent that has been unearthed from the interiors of our country and that has bloomed in the glitz and glamour of Mumbai. A confident performer with an unbeatable voice, Antara has come a long way from the small town girl that she was. Her makeover has transformed her into India's next big female popstar and her brilliant performance in the galas has shown us that this small town girl is set to go places! Audition: Top 5: Mere Haaton Mein Nau Nau Chudiyan Chandani, Antara Mitra 2007-11-12T18:46:58Z Antara Mitra (born July 10 1987 in West Bengal, India) managed to place fifth, and was the last female remaining by then, in the reality show Indian Idol 2, broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television. Antara Mitra was voted out of the show on 7 March, 2006. Antara Mitra hails from Maslandpur, a small village in West Bengal, near Calcutta, India. She exhibited a keen interest in music early, and her father inspired her. At one time she considered studying medicine, but abandoned the idea in favour of pursuing a professional singing career. Mitra grew up with music: her father is a music teacher. Since the age of three, Antara would sing along with other children who came to her home in order to learn from her father. When Antara was eliminated from the contest, Anu Malik offered her work, but Antara returned to her home town. She moved to Mumbai in April 2006. In the Piano Round, which was the first round when the viewing public voting was invited, she sang the song "Rangeela Re" from the film Rangeela. Anu Malik remarked with a smile, "I think I have found my Playback Singer!" Indial Idol 1 champion Abhijeet said, 'Itna aacha performance hai ki mumbai walle bhi itna aacha nahi kar sakte. Itna aacha gaya...' Farah Khan said, ' outstanding performer...' although Khan felt Mitra had overperformed slightly. Sonu Nigam said, "You can sing any kind of song beautifully as well as you sing classical (Hindi songs). So the only word I can use for you is SUPERB!" On the following Indian Idol 2 episode, it was announced that Antara had bagged the most SMS (cell phone text message) votes. Indian Idol's official competition stages had started! Antara for the first time performed in front of the podium, with the three judges and the millions of TV-viewing audience nationwide looking and listening on. Antara sang the song "Ruki Ruki Thi Zindagi." She got decent comments, Anu Malik telling her that she should not worry, because she will come to the next round "for sure." Farah Khan said her performance was that of an international superstar and that Antara looked like an "international superstar." Sonu told her to not move around as much, but said that it was very good. In the second gala she sang "Tu Ruta To," and she got a few positive comments, however Sonu Nigam felt she did have more to offer. Tabu said Antara's makeover has been phenomenal and that she should keep up the good singing. Next gala, she showed lods of improvement with the song "Tere Bina", and all the judges gave her good comments. Anu found no fault in her singing. He said he is proud of her specially today thisis is a proud movement for me when i say that you are my play back singer. Farah and Sonu complimented her for a perfect performance. The two only had a few words of caution to her on the pronunciation of words. Priyanka was also impressed by the young voice and felt she had a great future in playback singing. She will create magic with her voice!! !!kareena complimented dat ur voice is absolutely stunning & I like wht you wear today too looking on her Red Sari But it was her performances of "Zara Zara" and "Morani Baga" that the judges were most impressed with. For Zara zara from Rehna hai tere dil mein Sonu Nigam was very happy to see that Antara had taken his advice. 'Where was this side of you all these weeks?' . Fantastic singing, superb singing. Anu Malik – tumhari singing ne jadoo bataya, kissi ko banaya aur kissi ko mitaya. Farah Khan – Mind blowing singing & performance, its ur best performance till date. Amisha told Antara that if there were rose buds on the sets, they would have bloomed listening to her sweet voice. In Next Gala she sung Morni baga ma from Lamhe. Anu praised her singing from all quarters.farah seemed proud after listening her that she was one of the jury, which discovered such a talented singer like u from a small town in India.sonu was surprised to seeing such a talented singer frm a small town nd told dat im soo proud of u. . coz ur very very very good. Preity also felt proud to be associated with a show where such a marvelous talent flourishes. kiyunki aapne bohot bohot bohotttt achcha gaaya. She also said dat she wish some day Antara to give a playback for her. Anu Malik supported that comment by telling 100% she is his playback singer. Her next performance, of "Bairi Piya" was liked by the judges.nu Malik was satisfied with her performance of this difficult song. You sang it so well. Sonu Nigam felt that she had only put in 80% efforts. 'Your specialty is that you can sing all types of songs, but today I fell that you could have done better, even though you have put up a good show,' said Nigam.farah said dat u sang soo well nd i think i should agree with annuji as next Indian idol will be a girl nd also complimented her looks, saying she could not only be the next Indian Idol, but also Miss India...Karan Johar said Antara's performance was a perfect gift to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, as it was his birthday! I really felt soo good, aapka antara bhi n aapka mukhra bhi utna hi sundar hai. Her parents had also come to the Mumbai studio watch her for the first time to surprise the young singer, which led to a tearful family reunion on camera, especially between the mother and daughter. In the Results episode that followed, it was declared that, for the first time, she was in the bottom three (in danger of leaving the competition)! She was with N. C. Karunya and Meenal Jain there, and with Meenal in the bottom two. However, she made it to the final five, as Meenal was eliminated. The following week Antara was the last girl left. She sang Mere Haathon, for which she received negative comments. Antara feeling the pulse of the nation had said before her elimination, "Being the only girl left in the race now, I quite fear a vote out...”. Sandeep Acharya (the eventual top winner) and Antara were in the bottom two, and with the lowest number of votes she left, leaving 4 males in the competition. Antara got loud cheers of applause from the live audience and the hosts of the show, Aman Verma and Mini Mathur when she said that she didn’t want votes on the pretext that she is the only female contestant left on the show. Antara, who was shattered with being voted out, said that she had learnt a lot on this platform. "This stage has given me so much, glamour, recognition. I am upset about being voted out but I am quite content with the Indian Idol stage! Though out of Indian Idol...I am not going back to my village, I am going to stick on here in Mumbai and make my name in the music industry," tearful yet confident Antara said. Antara Mitra was the last female standing and competed to reach the Top Five contestants. She had the most impressive record of not being "in danger" on the Indian Idol 2 TV series: she was only in danger once! Also, in the galas, she received the most votes three times... specifically for her performances of "Ruki Ruki Thi Zindagi," "Zara Zara," and "Morani Baga. " Antara made a great impression on judges and viewers alike, and her camaraderie with other contestants also went well. She was one of the youngest contestants in this competition, even junior in years to also-young Karunya, Sagar, Sandeep, Monali and Meenal, and a year older than Neha. She formed friendships with the series runner-up male vocalist N. C. Karunya, as well as female co-contestants Meenal Jain and Neha Kakkar. (In remix version of yeh ISHQ from Jab We Met u can hear antara's voice too) Ravi Tripathi | Panna Gill | Monali Thakur | Neha Kakkar | Yashashree Bhave | Sagar Sawarkar | 1 |
R_Family_Vacations | R_Family_Vacations 2008-01-24T04:48:09Z R Family Vacations is a LGBT vacation entertainment company mainly focused on providing luxury cruise ship trips with a focus on inclusive activities for children and providing entertainment and activities geared to couples including gay marriage ceremonies. In 2003 Rosie O'Donnell and her partner Kelli Carpenter partnered with travel entrepreneur Gregg Kaminsky to launch R Family Vacations catering to both gays and lesbians, "the very first all gay and lesbian family vacation packages" where "gays and lesbians can bring their kids, their friends, and their parents. " Although O'Donnell is not involved on a day-to-day basis, she does contribute to the creative aspects of "advertising and marketing materials" and initiated the idea for the company when she filled in as a last-minute replacement headliner on one of Kaminsky's Atlantis Events gay cruises and also came up with the name "R Family Vacations. " Kaminsky was previously a Vice President for Atlantis Events, the largest and most successful all-gay cruise company producing "all-gay vacations in Africa, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, and Mexico" and his partner is also a business partner of O'Donnell's. On July 11, 2004, the first cruise was held aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines's Norwegian Dawn with 1600 passengers including 600 children. By the third year, the cruise was selling out to a maximum capacity of 2,600 passengers. In addition to traditional entertainment and recreational activities, the company partnered with Provincetown’s Family Pride, a 25-year-old Washington, D. C. -based organization that advocates for GLBT families, to host discussions on "adoption, insemination, surrogacy, and everything else that would be helpful to gay parenting. ” Metropolitan Community Church, the predominantly GLBT Christian denomination, had clergy on board to perform wedding ceremonies and conduct interfaith services and there was also discussion groups for kids and a panel discussion where teens could share their experiences of growing up with gay and lesbian parents. In January 2008, Pink Pea, a production company, announced that "Dottie", "the star of Dottie's Magic Pockets -- the first children's program for kids in gay and lesbian families" will be part of the entertainment. Dottie's Magic Pockets is "set in a lesbian household" and started airing in September 2007. "Dottie", portrayed by actor Jen Plante, will appear on the cruise to the Mexican Riviera, March 15-22, 2008 and marks the first time the LGBT families and friends will be "entertained by the main character of a kids' show that is set in a lesbian household". A documentary film about the trip looked inside the lives of some of the 500 families that cruised from New York to the Bahamas. The documentary, All Aboard: Rosie's Family Cruise, debuted 6 April 2006 on HBO and is now available on DVD. The film was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Of the experience O'Donnell stated "e didn’t really realize the magic that was going to take place. People who had never met another gay family met other families and it was powerful. " In 2007 the annual cruise dropped Bermuda from its itinerary because another of the Norwegian Cruise Lines' all gay cruises was met by a hundred Christian "protesters chanting anti-gay slogans" in nearby Nassau, Bahamas and the R Family cruise itself was being targeted by an interfaith group of 80 churches called United By Faith who were calling for the trip to be canceled or they would protest when the ship arrived. United By Faith's spokesman, Andre Curtis, is also chairman of Faith Based Tourism for Bermuda's Tourism Ministry as well as being responsible for running Premier Dr. Ewart Brown’s constituency committee in Warwick South Central, where Brown will be seeking re-election. Although Brown, who is also the Minister of Tourism and Transport in Bermuda's Cabinet "dismissed requests" for the cruise to be canceled R Families changed the itinerary to instead visit two stops in Florida and a private island. Kaminsky stated "If we didn't have kids on board and there were protesters, we would go, but we did not want to expose kids to that hatred while they were on vacation. ", R_Family_Vacations 2009-09-05T21:49:52Z R Family Vacations is a LGBT vacation entertainment company mainly focused on providing luxury cruise ship trips with a focus on inclusive activities for children and providing entertainment and activities geared to couples including same-sex marriage ceremonies. In 2003 Rosie O'Donnell and her partner Kelli Carpenter-O'Donnell partnered with travel entrepreneur Gregg Kaminsky to launch R Family Vacations catering to both gays and lesbians, "the very first all gay and lesbian family vacation packages" where "gays and lesbians can bring their kids, their friends, and their parents. " Although O'Donnell is not involved on a day-to-day basis, she does contribute to the creative aspects of "advertising and marketing materials" and initiated the idea for the company when she filled in as a last-minute replacement headliner on one of Kaminsky's Atlantis Events gay cruises and also came up with the name "R Family Vacations. " Kaminsky was previously a Vice President for Atlantis Events, the largest and most successful all-gay cruise company producing "all-gay vacations in Africa, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, and Mexico" and his partner is also a business partner of O'Donnell's. On July 11, 2004, the first cruise was held aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines's Norwegian Dawn with 1600 passengers including 600 children. By the third year, the cruise was selling out to a maximum capacity of 2,600 passengers. In addition to traditional entertainment and recreational activities, the company partnered with Provincetown’s Family Pride, a 25-year-old Washington, D. C. -based organization that advocates for GLBT families, to host discussions on "adoption, insemination, surrogacy, and everything else that would be helpful to gay parenting. ” Metropolitan Community Church, the predominantly GLBT Christian denomination, had clergy on board to perform wedding ceremonies and conduct interfaith services and there was also discussion groups for kids and a panel discussion where teens could share their experiences of growing up with gay and lesbian parents. In 2007, Kaminsky threatened to boycott Bermuda following a 2004 incident between Norwegian Cruise Lines' all gay cruises and Christian "protesters chanting anti-gay slogans" in Nassau, Bahamas. In 2006, Bermuda's Parliament refused to even consider outlawing sexuality-based discrimination, and the country has long held a reputation for being anti-gay. The issue of the R Families cruise quickly became contentious; the trip was supported by Premier and Minister of Tourism and Transportation Dr. Ewart Brown, but targeted by Andre Curtis, a close ally of Brown who ran a controversial "Faith-Based Tourism" initiative, who organised some eighty churches into an interfaith group called "United by Faith" to oppose the planned visit alongside the country's African Methodist Episcopal churches. R Families decided to change the itinerary to replace Bermuda with two stops in Florida and a private island. Kaminsky stated "If we didn't have kids on board and there were protesters, we would go, but we did not want to expose kids to that hatred while they were on vacation. " Ironically, Bermuda has actually been the host of gay tourism for many years. The LGBT travel company Pied Piper, for example, has been organising trips — albeit on a smaller scale — to the country since 1990, without incident. In January 2008, Pink Pea, a production company, announced that "Dottie", "the star of Dottie's Magic Pockets — the first children's program for kids in gay and lesbian families" will be part of the entertainment. Dottie's Magic Pockets is "set in a lesbian household" and started airing in September 2007. "Dottie", portrayed by actor Jen Plante, will appear on the cruise to the Mexican Riviera, March 15-22, 2008 and marks the first time the LGBT families and friends will be "entertained by the main character of a kids' show that is set in a lesbian household". Also in 2008 a cruise to Canada and New England took place from July 13-20 with "gay-friendly" stops including Provincetown, Halifax and Bar Harbor. A documentary film about the trip looked inside the lives of some of the 500 families that cruised from New York to the Bahamas. The documentary, All Aboard: Rosie's Family Cruise, debuted 6 April 2006 on HBO and is now available on DVD. The film was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Of the experience O'Donnell stated "e didn’t really realize the magic that was going to take place. People who had never met another gay family met other families and it was powerful. " | 0 |
Ashley Zukerman | Ashley Zukerman 2010-03-15T19:01:22Z Ashley Zukerman is an actor best known for his role as Constable Michael Sandrelli in Rush, an Australian TV series in which he was nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent in 2009. He was born in Santa Monica, California and moved to Melbourne with his family when he was two years old. He attended Wesley College, Melbourne at the Glen Waverley campus. Graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2006, his professional career began in theatre. He had a critically acclaimed role in The History Boys, directed by Peter Evans for the Melbourne Theatre Company. He also appears in HBO's war miniseries The Pacific, which premiered March 14, 2010. Zukerman is a co-founder of the production company Inside Job Productions. , Ashley Zukerman 2011-12-21T12:46:05Z Ashley Zukerman is an actor best known for his role as Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Rush, an Australian TV series for which he was nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent in 2009. He was born in Santa Monica, California and moved to Melbourne with his family when he was two years old. He attended Wesley College, Melbourne at the Glen Waverley campus. Graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2006, his professional career began in theatre. He had a critically acclaimed role in The History Boys, directed by Peter Evans for the Melbourne Theatre Company. He appeared in HBO's war miniseries The Pacific, which premiered March 14, 2010 and filmed a four episode role in Lowdown, portraying Dylan Hunt. Zukerman is a co-founder of the production company Inside Job Productions. Zukerman also plays a recurring role in the American science fiction series Terra Nova on Fox in 2011. | 1 |
Melbourne Ice | Melbourne Ice 2006-01-20T10:43:16Z Melbourne Ice are the only Victorian team in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The Ice first entered the league for the 2003 season, during which season they split their home games between Oakleigh and Bendigo. From 2004 onwards, all home games were played in Oakleigh, at the Olympic Ice Arena (1080 Centre Rd, Oakleigh South), noted for being the smallest hockey rink in the league. Furthermore, loose netting replaces the high transparent boards associated with top level hockey, and the puck is prone to leaving play with annoying frequency. Attendances for Ice games have increased markedly over the past seasons, with the small crowd area often packed to capacity towards the end of the 2005 season. Away teams from the north will almost always play Melbourne and Adelaide Avalanche on consecutive days during a weekend-long road trip to the south; however, the Ice play more double-points games than most teams, due to these travel hassles for others. Melbourne is yet to reach the playoffs in its three seasons in the AIHL. Its first season was coloured with several crushing defeats; its second season combined a strong, low scoring home record with a poor away record, again containing many big losses. However, in 2005, the Ice were competitve almost every week, both home and away, finishing 5 points out of the playoffs, and left rueing several third period fade-outs. Fans have already attained an underlying rivalry with fellow 2003-entrant, winners of the 2003 and 2005 Goodall Cups, the Newcastle Northstars, against whom several tough games have been played over the past years, and have over the past year become accustomed to an entertaining and decent quality brand of hockey with each team scoring from 2 to 4 goals in most games. Among the most important and well loved Ice People are the following: Other players include: Enrico Bergamin, Matt Broadhead, Steve Nagy, powerful defenseman Steve Laforet, Jo Hughes (who amassed fifteen points in his five games of 2005), Daniel Gunn and Jon Pol. , Melbourne Ice 2007-09-04T03:53:03Z The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre (OISC) in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash which in turn is part of the Melbourne metropolitan area. The Ice first entered the league for the 2002 season, and during their first two seasons they split their home games between Oakleigh South and Bendigo. From 2004 onwards, all home games were played at the OISC, noted for being the smallest rink in the league, with its width about two-thirds that of a regulation Olympic-sized rink. Furthermore, loose netting replaces the high transparent boards associated with top-level hockey, and the puck is prone to leaving play with annoying frequency. Melbourne did not reach the playoffs in its first four seasons in the AIHL. Its first two seasons were coloured by several crushing defeats; its second season combined a strong, low scoring home record with a poor away record, again containing many big losses. However, in 2005, the Ice were competitive almost every week, both home and away, finishing 5 points out of the playoffs, and left rueing several third period fade-outs. Attendances for Ice games have increased markedly over the past seasons, with the small crowd area often packed to capacity towards the end of the 2005 season. Away teams from the north will almost always play Melbourne and the Adelaide Avalanche on consecutive days during a weekend-long road trip to the south; however, the Ice play more double-points games than most teams due to these travel hassles for others. Melbourne's strongest rivalty exists with the Adelaide Avalanche, on the basis of southern location. The Ice are also one of many teams who have somewhat of a rivalry with the Newcastle North Stars, who along with Melbourne also entered the AIHL in 2002, and who ultimately defeated the Ice in its first playoff game in 2006. Fans have become accustomed to entertaining, high quality (and often high scoring) games when these teams meet. The season got off to a shaky start when the Ice lost its first three games, all at home, including both legs of its traditional double-header against the Adelaide Avalanche. Their form recovered, and they won the next six games, including three double-points games, to move to the top of the ladder, a position from which they continued to build. On August 5, 2006, the Ice mathematically clinched the franchise's first minor premiership and guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2006 playoffs with a 5-3 win over Central Coast. On September 2, 2006, they played their first ever playoff game against the fourth-placed Newcastle North Stars in Adelaide. Despite having swept the North Stars during the regular season, the Ice were exposed on the larger Adelaide rink and lost the game 6-1. The following night, after the final, president Josh Puls and captain Brad Vigon were presented with the V.I.P. Cup, rewarding the Ice's minor premiership. The 2007 season again began with the traditional double-header against Adelaide, and home games against the Rhinos and Knights in the following weeks, yielding four consecutive regulation wins (6-1, 5-4, 5-3, 4-1). The following month featured four road games: a 3-4 a shoot-out loss and a 2-1 victory, against Adelaide; a 3-0 victory against the Knights in Canberra for double points, and; a 2-3 loss, the team's first in regulation, to the Bears in Penrith. The team then returned to Oakleigh for a string of three home games, with a 5-1 win over the Knights, and 5-4 and 4-3 shoot-out wins over the Bears and Northstars (the first and second in club history). The following weekend, a high-scoring road trip to Brisbane saw a 7-3 win and a 5-8 loss to the Blue Tongues. Returning to Oakleigh the following weekend, Melbourne beat the Western Sydney Ice Dogs 6-4. The ensuing road trip saw a 6-3 victory over the Rhinos for double points, and a disappointing 0-3 loss to the Bears. Back at Oakleigh, the Ice were underwhelming in a 3-2 win over the Rhinos, and were soundly beaten 3-6 by the Bears once again. After a week off, the Ice returned with a dominant 8-2 home win against the Ice Dogs. The following weekend a road trip saw a 5-4 shootout win against the Northstars for double points, clinching a playoffs berth for the Ice, and a 4-3 shootout loss against the Ice Dogs, again for double points. The Ice were disappointing in their final two games, home losses against Newcastle (0-1) and Brisbane (2-4), giving them poor momentum heading into the finals. After results failed to fall their way in the final weekend, during which they were idle, the Ice lost the V.I.P. Cup to the Adelaide Avalanche. Drawn to face third placed Newcastle in another semi-final, the Ice were again unable to reach the final game, losing 3-6. Forward Tommy Powell was awarded the inaugural AIHL MVP award. Powell was forced to be the Ice's offensive focal point during the first half of the season after Lliam Webster sustained a jaw injury in the first game, and he did so with great success. Stu Denman narrowly defeated Bears' goaltender Pekka Kankaanranta to claim the best G.A.A. in the league of 2.87. 1. Stu Denman: Starting goaltender, Australian representative 2. Lliam Webster: Forward, Second alternate captain, Australian representative 3. Jeff Street: Forward, Import (Canada) 4. Rob Murray: Defense, Import (USA) 5. Dylan Moore: Defense 6. Thomas Yawney: Forward, Import (Canada), Victorian Under 18s coach 7. Vinnie Hughes: Defense, First alternate captain 8. Steve Laforet: Defense 9. Brad Vigon: Forward, Captain 10. Shane Hardy: Forward 11. Peter Matus: Defense, Former Australian representative 12. Thomas Powell: Forward 13. Steve Edwards: Forward 14/21. Joey Hughes: Forward, Australian representative (wears 21 at home, 14 on the road) 15. Sean Jones: Forward 17. Greg Sturrock: Forward 18. Glen Mayer: Forward, Fourth alternate captain 19. Doug "Bubba" Ferguson: Defense, Import (Canada), Third alternate captain 20. Roland Weber: Goaltender 22. Slava Kovshov: Forward, Import (Russia) 24. Tyler Abrams: Defense, Import (Canada) 26. Devin Johns: Forward, Import (Canada) Paul Watson: Head Coach Roy Sargent: Assistant Coach Rob Knesaurek: Assistant Coach Joshua Puls: President Ian Webster: Vice President/Team Manager Mark Weber: Founding President/Inaugural Life Member In an Australian first, Melbourne Ice home matches are broadcast live on Melbourne radio station DOUBLE X 1611 AM, and its internet site www.radio1611.com.au Away games are covered on radio through Match Reports, presented after conclusion of the away fixtures. | 1 |
WTIS | WTIS 2008-03-07T21:49:54Z WTIS (1110 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by WTIS-AM, Inc. The station broadcasts during daytime hours only, to protect clear channel station WBT in Charlotte, NC and ] in Omaha, Nebraska. This station was formerly WALT, a pioneer Top-40 station in the Tampa area. This article about a radio station in Florida is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , WTIS 2008-09-20T01:12:39Z WTIS (1110 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by WTIS-AM, Inc. The station broadcasts during daytime hours only, to protect clear channel stations WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina and KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska. This station was formerly WALT, a pioneer Top-40 station in the Tampa area. In 1970, Suncoast Radio, the owners of WQYK-FM 99. 5, bought WALT and relaunched it as a country music station, WQYK. The signal was simulcast with WQYK-FM until 1976, when the AM station was sold to a religious broadcaster and its call letters changed to WTIS. (WQYK has since returned to the AM dial, at 1010 AM. ) This article about a radio station in Florida is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Sokratis Papastathopoulos | Sokratis Papastathopoulos 2008-01-05T20:53:31Z Sokratis Papastathopoulos was born on June 9 1988 in Kalamata. He is a Greek football player currently playing for AEK Athens FC. He is regarded as the next big thing in Greek football. He plays at centre back but can also play as a defensive midfielder. Comparisons are already being made between him and Tony Adams (footballer) while AEK fans already consider him as the next Stelios Manolas. In the summer of 2006 he was linked with a move to Wigan Athletic F.C. while other big clubs such as Juventus, Chelsea, Arsenal as well as Liverpool watched him closely. Papastathopoulos is under contract with AEK until June 2008. Papastathopoulos made his debut for AEK in the 2005-2006 Greek Cup against PAS Giannina. AEK won this game 3-0 with Sokratis scoring the first goal of the game. During the 2006-2007 Greek Super League, Papastathopoulos managed to make 14 appearances whilst competing against the likes of Bruno Cirillo, Traianos Dellas and Vaggelis Moras. In AEK's UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 campaign, Papastathopoulos managed to play in 3 out of AEK's 6 group games. In these games where Sokratis played, AEK managed 1 win (the famous 1-0 victory of A.C. Milan), 1 draw (the 2-2 away draw with R.S.C. Anderlecht) and one loss (the 3-1 away defeat to Lille OSC). Unfortunately, AEK missed out to progress to the round of 16 by 1 point. At the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Austria, Papastathopoulos was captain of the Greece National Under 19 Football Team but controversially missed out on the final against Spain due to a suspension. Sokratis picked up his second yellow card of the tournament against Germany in the semi-final, following up on his first yellow card against Austria in the group stage. The Hellenic Football Federation tried to appeal the yellow card to UEFA but were rejected. The match referee of the Germany game, Kevin Blom, apologized to Papastathopoulos for giving him the yellow, as it was later shown on video that it was not a booking. Papastathopoulos was a key figure of Greece's defensive line and was sorely missed in the final. Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to battle it out with Arsene Wenger to sign 19-year-old Greek defender Socrates Papastathopoulos. Arsenal has instructed its German scout Thomas Kost to set up camp in Athens to monitor the AEK player – Kost is even watching the Greek lad train. Ferguson has responded by sending his brother Martin to cast an eye over the centre back. , Sokratis Papastathopoulos 2009-12-22T09:22:50Z Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greek: Σωκράτης Παπασταθόπουλος) (born on June 9, 1988 in Kalamata, Greece) is a Greek international football player currently playing as a centre back for Genoa in Serie A. Papastathopoulos joined AEK Athens from Apollon Petalidiou for €30K. On October 26, 2005 he made his debut for AEK Athens in a Greek Cup match against PAS Giannina scoring on the 7th minute of the game leading AEK Athens to a 3-0 win. On January 2006 he was loaned to Greek Second Division club Niki Volou for 6 months in order to gain first team football and gather valuable experience. He made a total of 15 appearances for Niki Volou. During the 2006-2007 Greek Super League, Papastathopoulos managed to make 14 appearances whilst competing against the likes of Bruno Cirillo, Traianos Dellas and Vangelis Moras. In AEK Athens' UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 campaign, Papastathopoulos managed to play in 3 out of the 6 group games. In these 3 games AEK Athens managed 1 win (the famous 1-0 victory over A.C. Milan), 1 draw (the 2-2 away draw with R.S.C. Anderlecht) and one loss (the 3-1 away defeat to Lille OSC). During the 2007-2008 Greek Super League, he has been a mainstay in AEK's defence, keeping out competition from Geraldo Alves. On August 1, 2008, Sokratis Papastathopoulos agreed to transfer to Genoa, a Serie A team, for a fee of €4 million . He made his debut for Genoa on 27 September 2008 against Fiorentina, followed by a start against Ravenna Calcio in the Coppa Italia a few days later. His first goal for Genoa came on the 5 October 2008 at home against S.S.C. Napoli. Genoa won the game 3-2, but Papastathopoulos was sent off in the 89th minute At the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Austria, Papastathopoulos was captain of the Greece National Under 19 Football Team but controversially missed out on the final against Spain due to a suspension. Sokratis picked up his second yellow card of the tournament against Germany in the semi-final, following up on his first yellow card against Austria in the group stage. The Hellenic Football Federation tried to appeal the yellow card to UEFA but were rejected. The match referee of the Germany game, Kevin Blom, apologized to Papastathopoulos for giving him the yellow, as it was later shown on video that it was not a booking. Papastathopoulos was a key figure of Greece's defensive line and was sorely missed the final. He was called up on February 1, 2008 and made his debut on February 5, 2008 in the 1-0 friendly victory against Czech Republic. The Greece squad for Euro 2008 was announced by Otto Rehhagel on May 27, 2008, and Papastathopoulos was the unfortunate player to be cut from the provisional squad of 24 to the final 23-man selection. He was recalled for a friendly against Slovakia on 10 August 2008, about a month after Euro 2008. From then, he has been a regular squad member for Greece. He featured in 4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and helped his country to qualify for the final tournament. 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Hirami_Ahmet_Pasha_Mosque | Hirami_Ahmet_Pasha_Mosque 2007-12-19T06:51:01Z 41°01′40. 28″N 28°56′44. 84″E / 41. 0278556°N 28. 9457889°E / 41. 0278556; 28. 9457889 Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hırami Ahmet Paşa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monastery bearing the same name. Its full name was Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome (Greek: Άγιος Ίωάννης ο Πρόδρομος έν τώ Τρούλλω, Hagios Ioannis ho Prodromos en tō Trullō). It is the smallest byzantine church of Constantinople still extant and has never been studied. The building lies in Istanbul, in the district of Fatih, in the neighborhood of Çarşamba, one of the most (Islamic) conservative areas of the walled city. It is located in Koltutçu Sokak, along a small square, surrounded by new buildings, less than 400 m to the south of the complex of the Pammakaristos. Nothing is known about this church before the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The appellation "troullos" (Latin trullus, Italian trullo, dome) probably comes from a dome-roofed palace that used to be in the neighborhood. According to its style, the church must have been built during the twelfth century. Between 1454 and 1456, when the Patriarchate was moved from the Church of the Holy Apostles to that of Pammakaristos, Patriarch Gennadios displaced some nuns who were living in the monastery of Pammacharistos to the small nunnery of Troullos, which probably was founded in this occasion. At the end of sixteenth century, during the reign of Sultan Murat III, Hırami Amet Pasha, formerly Agha of the Jannissaries, converted the church of the Pammakaristos into a mosque. He did the same with the church of Saint John, closing the nunnery and expelling the nuns. This should have occurred between 1587/88 (the years of the conversion of Pammakaristos) and 1598, the year of his death. At the beginning of the 20th century the small building went to ruin. In 1961 it was carefully restored and reopened to Islamic worship. The building is built of masonry made with bricks and stone. It has a cross-in-square plan surmounted by a dome, with a bema divided in three parts and a narthex. It is only 15 m long, included the narthex. The arms of the cross to the north and south are covered with barrel vaults, and the interior is lighted by triple windows. Four columns with capitals sustain an octagonal drum, which bears the dome. The three apses are semicircular. The central apse projects outside, and is opened by a a large window, divided in three parts by two pillars with capitals. The diaconicon has been reused as mihrab of the mosque. The prothesis is surmounted by a barrel vault. The mosque has no minaret. Before restoration, the building was in a very bad condition: the narthex was almost completely ruined, the columns had disappeared, and the paintings were barely visible. The four missing columns have been replaced with ancient ones, whose origin is unknown. The edifice has never been the subject of a systematic study. , Hirami_Ahmet_Pasha_Mosque 2009-03-24T22:51:47Z 41°01′40. 28″N 28°56′44. 84″E / 41. 0278556°N 28. 9457889°E / 41. 0278556; 28. 9457889 Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hırami Ahmet Paşa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monastery bearing the same name. Its full name was Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome (Greek: Άγιος Ίωάννης ο Πρόδρομος έν τώ Τρούλλω, Hagios Ioannis ho Prodromos en tō Trullō). It is the smallest Byzantine church of Constantinople still extant and has never been studied. The building lies in Istanbul, in the district of Fatih, in the neighborhood of Çarşamba, one of the most (Islamic) conservative areas of the walled city. It is located in Koltutçu Sokak, along a small square, surrounded by new buildings, less than 400 m to the south of the complex of the Pammakaristos. Nothing is known about this church before the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The appellation "troullos" (Latin trullus, Italian trullo, dome) probably comes from a dome-roofed palace that used to be in the neighborhood. According to its style, the church must have been built during the 12th century. Between 1454 and 1456, when the Patriarchate was moved from the Church of the Holy Apostles to that of Pammakaristos, Patriarch Gennadios displaced some nuns who were living in the monastery of Pammacharistos to the small nunnery of Troullos, which probably was founded in this occasion. At the end of 16th century, during the reign of Sultan Murat III, Hırami Amet Pasha, formerly Agha of the Jannissaries, converted the church of the Pammakaristos into a mosque. He did the same with the church of Saint John, closing the nunnery and expelling the nuns. This should have occurred between 1587/88 (the years of the conversion of Pammakaristos) and 1598, the year of his death. At the beginning of the 20th century, the small building went to ruin. In 1961, it was carefully restored and reopened to Islamic worship. The building is built of masonry made with bricks and stone. It has a cross-in-square plan surmounted by a dome, with a bema divided in three parts and a narthex. It is only 15 m long, included the narthex. The arms of the cross to the north and south are covered with barrel vaults, and the interior is lighted by triple windows. Four columns with capitals sustain an octagonal drum, which bears the dome. The three apses are semicircular. The central apse projects outside, and is opened by a a large window, divided in three parts by two pillars with capitals. The diaconicon has been reused as mihrab of the mosque. The prothesis is surmounted by a barrel vault. The mosque has no minaret. Before restoration, the building was in a very bad condition: the narthex was almost completely ruined, the columns had disappeared, and the paintings were barely visible. The four missing columns have been replaced with ancient ones, whose origin is unknown. The edifice has never been the subject of a systematic study. Media related to Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque at Wikimedia Commons | 0 |
Markus_Paul | Markus_Paul 2009-10-17T19:43:36Z Markus Paul (born April, 1966 in Orlando, Florida) is a current American football assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League. Paul attended Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, where he played football as an All-State quarterback and defensive back. Paul attended Syracuse University, where he played football as a safety from 1984 to 1988. As a senior, he earned first team All-American honors by The Sporting News and set a school record with 19 career interceptions. The Chicago Bears selected Paul in the 4th round of the 1989 NFL Draft. In five seasons with the team, he started 30 games, 15 at each safety position. He spent the final game of the 1993 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1998, Paul rejoined his strength and conditioning coach at Syracuse, Mike Woicik, then serving the same position with the New Orleans Saints, as the Saints' assistant strength and conditioning coach. Paul followed Woicik to the Patriots in 2000, again serving as the assistant strength and conditioning coach under Bill Belichick. After winning Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots, he left the team for the New York Jets following the 2004 season. He spent one year under Herman Edwards as the Jets' director of physical development, then a year under Eric Mangini as the team's strength and conditioning coach. Paul was fired by Mangini after the season, and was hired by the New York Giants as their assistant strength and conditioning coach. , Markus_Paul 2011-07-10T12:48:41Z Markus Paul (born April, 1966 in Orlando, Florida) is a current American football assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League. Paul attended Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, where he played football as an All-State quarterback and defensive back. Paul attended Syracuse University, where he played football as a safety from 1984 to 1988. As a senior, he earned first team All-American honors by The Sporting News and set a school record with 19 career interceptions. The Chicago Bears selected Paul in the 4th round of the 1989 NFL Draft. In five seasons with the team, he started 30 games, 15 at each safety position. He spent the final game of the 1993 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1998, Paul rejoined his strength and conditioning coach at Syracuse, Mike Woicik, then serving the same position with the New Orleans Saints, as the Saints' assistant strength and conditioning coach. Paul followed Woicik to the Patriots in 2000, again serving as the assistant strength and conditioning coach under Bill Belichick. After winning Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots, he left the team for the New York Jets following the 2004 season. He spent one year under Herman Edwards as the Jets' director of physical development, then a year under Eric Mangini as the team's strength and conditioning coach. Paul was fired by Mangini after the season, and was hired by the New York Giants as their assistant strength and conditioning coach. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Spastin | Spastin 2010-07-20T16:42:04Z Template:PBB The human gene SPAST codes for the microtubule-severing protein of the same name, commonly known as spastin. Template:PBB Summary Template:PBB Further reading This article on a gene on human chromosome 2 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Template:PBB Controls, Spastin 2013-03-17T18:46:56Z Template:PBB The human gene SPAST codes for the microtubule-severing protein of the same name, commonly known as spastin. Template:PBB Summary Template:PBB Further reading Template:PBB Controls This article on a gene on human chromosome 2 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Zus_&_Zo | Zus_&_Zo 2009-11-19T06:48:47Z Zus & Zo is a 2001 Dutch film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This article related to a Dutch film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This film article about a 2000s comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Zus_&_Zo 2012-10-20T00:57:09Z Zus & Zo is a 2001 Dutch film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This article related to a Dutch film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This film article about a 2000s comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
David Button | David Button 2010-01-03T23:48:27Z David Robert E. Button (born 27 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town on loan from Tottenham Hotspur as a goalkeeper. Button joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy in the 2005–06 season. In 2008 he went on loan to Grays Athletic twice and Rochdale once. In 2009 he was loaned out to Bournemouth. He made his Football League debut away at Rotherham United where they lost 1–0. Button joined Luton Town on a one-month loan deal on 6 March 2009, and was on the bench in Luton's Football League Trophy victory at Wembley, but was sent back to Spurs when his loan spell ended the next day. He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on an emergency loan as cover for the injured Tony Roberts in April 2009. Button was unsually for a goalkeeper, allocated the squad number 6, and made his debut for the club in the 3–0 home victory against Bradford City on 18 April. Button started the 2009–10 on loan at Crewe Alexandra, where he made a total of three appearances. He was recalled by Tottenham on 20 August following an injury to Heurelho Gomes. He made his Tottenham Hotspur debut as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers in the 26 August League Cup game. Button re-joined Crewe on loan for three-months on 1 September. On 27 October, Tottenham recalled Button from his loan spell. On 20 November 2009, Button joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until January 2010. Button attended Monk's Walk School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. , David Button 2011-12-16T00:26:53Z David Robert Edmund Button (born 27 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He has earned 31 caps for England in four separate age groups. Button joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy in the 2005–06 season. In 2008 he went on loan to Grays Athletic twice and Rochdale once. In 2009 he was loaned out to Bournemouth. He made his Football League debut away at Rotherham United where they lost 1–0. Button joined Luton Town on a one-month loan deal on 6 March 2009, and was on the bench in Luton's Football League Trophy victory at Wembley, but was sent back to Spurs when his loan spell ended the next day. He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on an emergency loan as cover for the injured Tony Roberts in April 2009. Button was, unusually for a goalkeeper, handed the squad number 6, and made his debut for the club in the 3–0 home victory against Bradford City on 18 April. Button started the 2009–10 on loan at Crewe Alexandra, where he made a total of three appearances. He was recalled by Tottenham on 20 August following an injury to Heurelho Gomes. He made his Tottenham Hotspur debut as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers in the 26 August League Cup game. Button re-joined Crewe on loan for three-months on 1 September. On 27 October, Tottenham recalled Button from his loan spell. On 20 November 2009, Button joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until January 2010. He has signed a new deal with Tottenham until 2013. On 3 August 2010, Button joined Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan. On 25 August 2011, Button joined Leyton Orient on loan until 7 January 2012. Button attended Monk's Walk School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. U19 Squad Euro 2008 | 1 |
Welterwerk | Welterwerk 2008-12-21T20:47:43Z Welterwerk is the 2006 full-length album by the Norwegian extreme metal band Drottnar, released on Endtime Productions. Welterwerk was recorded at Subsonic Sudios, Norway, in 2005, and it was produced by Lars Klokkerhaug and Drottnar. The first print of the album was released in a limited digipak version that contains 12 page booklet with bronze color. Musically Welterwerk is technical and progressive extreme metal with elements from thrash, death and black metal styles. The album's output has been compared to that of Mayhem's Chimera, later works of Enslaved, and Extol's Synergy. Welterwerk does not contain many melodies, but it is characterized by more experimental, technical guitar playing and plenty of tempo changes. The concept of the album can be described as militant, as it introduces vocal effects such as megaphone, Czech speaking vocals, and instruments such as trumpet and mandolin. "Victor Comrade", "Niemand Geht Vorbei" and "Vulgo Vesper" are instrumental pieces that concentrate in creating the album's atmosphere with the aforementioned elements as well as samples reminiscent of war time radio communication. The album's concept is supported by the booklet's pictures of old industrial machinery and the band's member's in militant uniforms reminiscent of those of Soviet, Czech or DDR style. "Rullett" is sang in Norwegian language. Welterwerk's lyrics have a political vibe, containing Latin phrases such as "Ad hoc" and "Sine qua non". "Niemand Geht Vorbei" is German for "None Shall Pass. " The album's reception was positive and achieved good reviews from several online magazines. , Welterwerk 2009-12-21T17:52:19Z Welterwerk is the 2006 full-length first album by the Norwegian extreme metal band Drottnar, released on Endtime Productions. Welterwerk was recorded at Subsonic Sudios, Norway, in 2005, and it was produced by Lars Klokkerhaug and Drottnar. The first print of the album was released in a limited digipak version that contains a 12 page booklet with bronze color. Musically Welterwerk is technical and progressive extreme metal with elements from thrash, death and black metal styles. The album's output has been compared to that of Mayhem's Chimera, the later works of Enslaved and Extol's Synergy. Welterwerk has few melodies, but it is characterized by more experimental, technical guitar playing and plenty of tempo changes. The concept of the album can be described as militant, as it introduces vocal effects such as megaphone, Czech speaking vocals, and instruments such as trumpet and mandolin. "Victor Comrade", "Niemand Geht Vorbei" and "Vulgo Vesper" are instrumental pieces that concentrate on creating the album's atmosphere with the aforementioned elements as well as samples reminiscent of war time radio communication. The album's concept is supported by the booklet's pictures of old industrial machinery and the band's members in military uniforms reminiscent of those of Soviet, Czech or DDR style. "Rullett" is sung in Norwegian. Welterwerk's lyrics have a political vibe, containing Latin phrases such as ad hoc and sine qua non. "Niemand Geht Vorbei" is German for "None Shall Pass". The album's reception was positive and it achieved good reviews from several online magazines. Ad Hoc Revolt (10:07), 2006 Endtime ProductionsA 7-inch vinyl record single, published as a limited 100 copies edition teaser before the album's release. The record contains the songs "Ad Hoc Revolt" and "Victor Comrade", also found in the Welterwerk album. "Ad Hoc Revolt" begins with a sample of an old film projector starting up, and then features the band's technical and progressive extreme metal output. "Victor Comrade" is an instrumental piece, containing mostly trumpet playing by session musician Jan-Espen S. Schildmann and Czech speaking vocals of Ondřej Valeš. | 0 |
Nacella | Nacella 2009-06-28T17:01:57Z See text. Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. Species of this genus are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters (Tierra del Fuego, Macquarie Island, Kerguelen Island, Heard & McDonald Islands). Their grayish brown shell is suboval and flattened. The ribs are rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate brown. , Nacella 2011-02-08T19:56:58Z See text Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. These limpets are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters (Tierra del Fuego, Macquarie Island, Kerguelen Island, Heard & McDonald Islands). Their grayish brown shell is suboval and flattened. The ribs are rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate brown. Species within the genus Nacella include: | 0 |
Disco_Nights_(Rock-Freak) | Disco_Nights_(Rock-Freak) 2009-12-13T23:12:12Z "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" was a hit song for soul/disco group GQ Released from the album of the same name, the song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the spring of 1979 and peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The single also peaked at number three on the disco charts. , Disco_Nights_(Rock-Freak) 2010-02-18T05:03:45Z "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" was a hit song for soul/disco group GQ Released from the album of the same name, the song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the spring of 1979 and peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The single also peaked at number three on the disco charts (now known as Hot Dance Club Songs). | 0 |
Trzebieszowice | Trzebieszowice 2009-11-22T01:17:24Z Trzebieszowice (German: Kunzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Lądek-Zdrój, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 1,155. , Trzebieszowice 2017-03-09T00:18:00Z Trzebieszowice (German: Kunzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Lądek-Zdrój, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 1,155. | 0 |
Overspill_parking | Overspill_parking 2009-07-25T09:28:48Z Overspill parking frequently occurs where the local availability of formal car-parking spaces is insufficient for the demand. In many instances such parking does not cause conflict however in some cases it causes conflict with other motorists, emergency vehicles, pedestrians, the blind, wheel-chair users and other vulnerable groups. It often occur in residential areas, outside shops, schools, hospitals, at events and any other location that attracts people in cars. There are a number of management techniques available, however these are themselves sometimes controversial. The relevant authority will often attempt to provide additional parking opportunities and direct users to those facilities. Authorities can introduce parking regulations to limit parking to particular times of day, for limited periods of time, to introduce charges for parking or restrict parking to some limited classes of users. Regulations include residential zoned parking, disabled parking bays, metered bays and no-parking restrictions. Authorities can used design elements, such as Bollards, high kerbs, railings, benches and other Street furniture including raised planters to stop overspill parking. , Overspill_parking 2010-10-10T13:10:49Z Overspill parking is the parking of vehicles beyond the main area provided for the purpose. It can occur because provided parking spaces are insufficient for demand or considered unsatisfactory for some reason. Additional official parking may be provided for an event, or at some distance from the intended destination. Overspill car parking may simply be parking further away from a place than desirable or in some circumstances it may involve unauthorised or anti-social parking such as double parking, parking on verges or on sidewalks and can on occasions create difficulties for others. Available parking may be insufficient, unsuitable or otherwise undesirable (on the basis of cost for example). Parking may be limited because the urban form historically made little provision for the parking of private vehicles, or because the transport authority zoning policies consciously limit the provision of parking spaces to discourage car use. Overspill parking is commonplace near shops, schools, hospitals, sports grounds and train/metro stations and at other locations that attract people and vehicles. Commuters prevented from parking for the day close to train stations may resort to parking elsewhere, for example on side streets, verges or other locations. Overspill parking may conflict with other road users including other motorists, emergency vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and members of various vulnerable groups including the blind, wheel-chair users and people with small children. Vehicles parked on grass, authorised or not, can turn the area to mud in wet weather and parking on sidewalks can cause damage and additional maintenance/repair costs. Such cases may prompt preventative action. Policy makers may choose to accept overspill parking as inevitable, they may choose to provide more parking spaces or may introduce legislative or physical measures to control the places where vehicles can be parked. Design elements may include Bollards, high kerbs, railings, benches, raised planters, and other Street furniture to prevent parking on footways. Restrictions can limit parking to particular times of day, for limited periods of time, and may discriminate among users. Examples include residential zoned parking, disabled parking bays, metered bays, and no-parking restrictions. In a referendum in Amsterdam in 1992 the population voted for reducing the level of parking provision in the city. The relevant authority will sometimes attempt to provide additional parking opportunities and direct users to those facilities. Consideration was given to overspill parking when Chelsea Football Club was developing the 'Chelsea Football Club Academy' on days when the reserve team were expected to play there and the popular seaside town of Southwold creates additional parking during busy summer periods. Many transport authorities run campaigns to highlight the costs and inconvenience of overspill parking. Living Streets in the United Kingdom runs a 'Campaign for combat pavement parking' suggesting various things that people can do to reduce the problem. Voluntary or compulsory 'Car Exclusion zones' around schools at school drop-off/collection times are used to create a more attractive environment for pedestrians and discourage parents from using cars to schools where there is insufficient space to accommodate them. Streetfilms has produced a number of videos highlighting the issues, highlighting the benefits to pedestrians if the issue is addressed and approaches that can be adopted. The House of Commons Transport Select Committee published a report on 'Parking Policy and Enforcement' in June 2006. The report acknowledged that the problem of parking on pavements and in particular parking outside schools, hospital entrances and on corners, junctions and bus stops was "a large one and that a major effort would be required to enforce the law". It criticised the Department for Transport for what it saw as a 'do-nothing' attitude to the problem and said that the government "must grip the problem of pavement parking once and for all and ensure that it is outlawed throughout the country". | 0 |
Salvia_clevelandii | Salvia_clevelandii 2010-12-02T18:30:12Z Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland sage, Blue sage, and Fragrant sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat. The plant was named in 1874 by Asa Gray, honoring Daniel Cleveland, a plant collector. Salvia clevelandii is an evergreen shrub that reaches 1 to 1. 5 m (3. 3 to 4. 9 ft) in height and width. The fragrant, ashy green leaves are obovate and rugose, growing less than 2. 5 cm (0. 98 in) long. Flowers are on 30 cm (12 in) spikes, with numerous whorls of upright amethyst blooms opening in June-July. Salvia clevelandii is a popular California landscape plant, cultivated since the 1940s. Plants prefer dry summers, good drainage, and full sun, with a relatively short life span of five to ten years. They are hardy to −7 °C (19 °F). Cultivars and hybrids include: Salvia clevelandii is one of the parents of the hybrid Salvia 'Celestial Blue'. , Salvia_clevelandii 2011-07-11T01:18:06Z Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland sage, Blue sage, Jim sage and Fragrant sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat. The plant was named in 1874 by Asa Gray, honoring Daniel Cleveland, a plant collector. Salvia clevelandii is an evergreen shrub that reaches 1 to 1. 5 m (3. 3 to 4. 9 ft) in height and width. The fragrant, ashy green leaves are obovate and rugose, growing less than 2. 5 cm (0. 98 in) long. Flowers are on 30 cm (12 in) spikes, with numerous whorls of upright amethyst blooms opening in June–July. Salvia clevelandii is a popular California landscape plant, cultivated since the 1940s. Plants prefer dry summers, good drainage, and full sun, with a relatively short life span of five to ten years. They are hardy to −7 °C (19 °F). Cultivars and hybrids include: Salvia clevelandii is one of the parents of the hybrid Salvia 'Celestial Blue'. | 0 |
Lance Bouma | Lance Bouma 2012-01-08T05:16:15Z Lance Bouma (born March 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League (AHL). He is a prospect of the Calgary Flames, drafted as their third round selection, 78th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in January 2011. As a junior, he was a member of the Vancouver Giants team that won the 2007 Memorial Cup. Bouma was a second round selection of the Vancouver Giants at the 2005 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft. He spent the majority of the 2005–06 season playing midget hockey in the Rural Alberta Midget Hockey League, but appeared in five games as a 15-year-old for the Giants, scoring one goal and four points. He became a regular for the Giants in the 2006–07 WHL season, appearing in 49 regular season games and 22 playoff games as the Giants reached the WHL final. Though the team lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers for the league championship, they qualified for the 2007 Memorial Cup as the host team, and defeated the Tigers in the final for the Canadian Hockey League championship. Bouma finished second on his team in rookie playoff scoring behind James Wright. Additionally, he played for Team Alberta at the 2007 Canada Games hockey tournament, scoring two goals as the team finished in fourth place. After improving to 12 goals and 35 points in 71 games for the Giants in 2007–08, Bouma was selected by the Calgary Flames in the third round, 78th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He remained in junior for two more seasons, and served as the Giants' captain in 2009–10, in which the team reached the third round of the WHL playoffs before bowing out to the Tri-City Americans. Upon elimination, Bouma played his first professional games, joining the Flames' AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, for five playoff games. He scored one goal, against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the second round of the AHL playoffs. Bouma joined the Heat full time for the 2010–11 AHL season, and with 11 goals through his first 49 games, was approaching his best career best goal total at any level. Not known for his offence, Bouma relies on his physical play and willingness to drive the net, qualities that earned him his first recall to the NHL on February 3, 2011, when he was assigned to join the Flames. He made his NHL debut two nights later against the Los Angeles Kings, and scored his first point, assisting on a Mikael Backlund goal, on February 7 against the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2012 against Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild. Statistics complete to the end of the 2010–11 season. , Lance Bouma 2013-10-05T23:02:27Z Lance Bouma (born March 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a third round selection of the Flames, 78th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in January 2011. As a junior, he was a member of the Vancouver Giants team that won the 2007 Memorial Cup. Bouma was a second round selection of the Vancouver Giants at the 2005 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft. He spent the majority of the 2005–06 season playing midget hockey in the Rural Alberta Midget Hockey League, but appeared in five games as a 15-year-old for the Giants, scoring one goal and four points. He became a regular for the Giants in the 2006–07 WHL season, appearing in 49 regular season games and 22 playoff games as the Giants reached the WHL final. Though the team lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers for the league championship, they qualified for the 2007 Memorial Cup as the host team, and defeated the Tigers in the final for the Canadian Hockey League championship. Bouma finished second on his team in rookie playoff scoring behind James Wright. Additionally, he played for Team Alberta at the 2007 Canada Games hockey tournament, scoring two goals as the team finished in fourth place. After improving to 12 goals and 35 points in 71 games for the Giants in 2007–08, Bouma was selected by the Calgary Flames in the third round, 78th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He remained in junior for two more seasons, and served as the Giants' captain in 2009–10, in which the team reached the third round of the WHL playoffs before bowing out to the Tri-City Americans. Upon his team's elimination from the 2010 WHL Playoffs, Bouma played his first professional games, joining the Flames' AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, for five playoff games. He scored one goal, against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the second round of the AHL playoffs. Bouma joined the Heat full-time for the 2010–11 AHL season, and with 11 goals through his first 49 games, was approaching his best career best goal total at any level. Not known for his offence, Bouma relies on his physical play and willingness to drive the net, qualities that earned him his first recall to the NHL on February 3, 2011, when he was assigned to join the Flames. He made his NHL debut two nights later against the Los Angeles Kings, and scored his first point, assisting on a Mikael Backlund goal, on February 7 against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the only point he scored in 16 NHL games with the Flames. Bouma split the 2011–12 season between the Heat and the Flames. In Abbotsford, he recorded three goals, three assists and 53 penalty minutes in 31 games. In Calgary, he appeared in 27 games and scored three points. Bouma scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2012, against Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 victory. Bouma was expected to make the Flames roster for the start of the 2012–13 NHL season, however a labour dispute resulted in his being assigned to Abbotsford instead. He played only three games for the Heat before suffering a serious knee injury. He missed the remainder of the season and required two surgeries to repair his medial collateral and Anterior cruciate ligaments. Returning healthy for the 2013–14 season, Bouma began the season in Calgary. Statistics complete to the end of the 2012–13 season. | 1 |
Stonehouse_Pipe_Band | Stonehouse_Pipe_Band 2008-11-30T12:09:08Z The Stonehouse Pipe Band are a pipe band from Stonehouse in the South Lanarkshire region of Scotland. Formed in 1899 under Pipe Major Hector McIness Stonehouse Pipe Band grew steadily during the pre-war years at the beginning of the last century. In 1909 Harry Lauder suggested a competition for civilian bands at the Cowal Gathering. He had been a miner and knew that many mining villages had pipe bands which which would struggle to compete against the military bands in the Argyll Shield. So the civilian contest for the Sir Harry Lauder Shield began. In 1909 Stonehouse Pipe Band won the civilian contest and went on to retain it in 1910 and 1911. However the 'bigger news' was that Stonehouse won the Argyll Shield in 1909 as well. This was, in effect, the World Championships at that time. Winning the world championship means that they would have been up against all the armed forces and police bands, so they must have been quite exceptional. Remember these were miners with coal dust in their lungs! As detailed in the Piping Times, Volume 45 No 6, by Archie MacNeill: "The first civilian band to make a real impact was Stonehouse. . . Stonehouse won the world championship shortly before the First War and they made a very good impression on everybody who heard them. Their pipes were so well tuned compared to the bands from the city. Previously very little attention was paid to the tuning of chanters or drones. " As an aside - the Argyll Shield is now the award for Grade One at Cowal, while the Sir Harry Lauder Shield is the award for Grade Two. The band original wore the McGregor tartan but this was changed to the Hamilton dress tartan in the 1930’s after it was donated by Mrs. Janet Millar of Tinto View, Stonehouse. Mrs. Millar’s brother was Alexander Hamilton of Kidderminster who had also gifted a public park to the village of Stonehouse in 1925. The band began to break up around 1939-40 due to increasing pressure and competition from other bands, although the junior band continued into the 1970's. Stonehouse Pipe Band were reformed in 2007 with the intention of teaching a complete new band of beginners on both pipes and drums. , Stonehouse_Pipe_Band 2012-02-13T00:07:05Z The Stonehouse Pipe Band are a pipe band from Stonehouse in the South Lanarkshire region of Scotland. Formed in 1899 under Pipe Major Hector McIness Stonehouse Pipe Band grew steadily during the pre-war years at the beginning of the last century. In 1909 Harry Lauder suggested a competition for civilian bands at the Cowal Gathering. He had been a miner and knew that many mining villages had pipe bands which would struggle to compete against the military bands in the Argyll Shield. So the civilian contest for the Sir Harry Lauder Shield began. In 1909 Stonehouse Pipe Band won the civilian contest and went on to retain it in 1910 and 1911. However the 'bigger news' was that Stonehouse won the Argyll Shield in 1909 as well. This was, in effect, the World Championships at that time. As detailed in the Piping Times, Volume 45 No 6, by Archie MacNeill: "The first civilian band to make a real impact was Stonehouse. . . Stonehouse won the world championship shortly before the First War and they made a very good impression on everybody who heard them. Their pipes were so well tuned compared to the bands from the city. Previously very little attention was paid to the tuning of chanters or drones. " As an aside - the Argyll Shield is now the award for Grade One at Cowal, while the Sir Harry Lauder Shield is the award for Grade Two. The band original wore the McGregor tartan but this was changed to the Hamilton dress tartan in the 1930s after it was donated by Mrs. Janet Millar of Tinto View, Stonehouse. Mrs. Millar’s brother was Alexander Hamilton of Kidderminster who had also gifted a public park to the village of Stonehouse in 1925. The band began to break up around 1939-40 due to increasing pressure and competition from other bands, although the junior band continued into the 1970s. Stonehouse Pipe Band were reformed in 2007 with the intention of teaching a complete new band of beginners on both pipes and drums. reformed in 2007 by pipe major Matt Steel and Morag Cook. | 0 |
Kotvrdovice | Kotvrdovice 2019-04-15T21:14:19Z Kotvrdovice (German: Gottfriedsschlag) is a village in Blansko District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 850 (2006). , Kotvrdovice 2021-01-22T19:56:10Z Kotvrdovice (German: Gottfriedsschlag) is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Kotvrdovice is twinned with: | 0 |
Chandigarh_Lions | Chandigarh_Lions 2008-03-29T08:37:31Z Chandigarh Lions are a team playing in the Indian Cricket League. They were one of the six founding teams and were the runners-up in the inaugural Twenty20 Championship, which was won by Chennai Superstars. The team represents the Punjab state capital Chandigarh, and the captain is Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand all-rounder . The team competed in the first edition of the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 championship, finishing runners-up to the Chennai Superstars. Their results were as follows; The coach for the Chandigarh Lions is former Indian international Balwinder Sandhu. Template:Cr start Template:Cr end, Chandigarh_Lions 2008-11-19T21:28:52Z Chandigarh Lions are a team playing in the Indian Cricket League. They were one of the six founding teams and were the runners-up in the inaugural Twenty20 Championship, which was won by Chennai Superstars. The team represents the Punjab state capital Chandigarh, and the captain is Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand all-rounder . The coach for the Chandigarh Lions is former Indian international Balwinder Sandhu. The team competed in the first edition of the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 championship, finishing runners-up to the Chennai Superstars. Their results were as follows; | 0 |
Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island | Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island 2015-04-24T15:17:11Z The Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island (FCI Terminal Island) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in California. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCI Terminal Island is located at the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor, between San Pedro and Long Beach. All inmates are expected to maintain a regular job assignment, unless medically exempted. Many job assignments are controlled through a performance pay system, which provides monetary payment for work. UNICOR has a separate pay scale. Institutional maintenance jobs are usually the first assignment you will receive. These might include assignments to Food Service, as a unit orderly, or in a maintenance shop. However, a significant number of inmate jobs are available in the Federal Prison Industries. There is a waiting list for factory employment. UNICOR employs and trains inmates through the operation of, and earnings from, the metal factory which produces high-quality metal products for the Federal government. You must obtain a GED for grade advancement and must participate in the Financial Responsibility Program (if required) to be employed in UNICOR. Federal Prison Industries, a US government employment program, has a shop at FCI Terminal Island which specializes in repairing, refurbishing, and reconditioning furniture, office equipment, tires, and other government property. †Inmates released prior to 1982 are not listed on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. 33°43′40″N 118°16′03″W / 33.7279°N 118.2675°W / 33.7279; -118.2675, Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island 2016-12-30T11:14:12Z The Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island (FCI Terminal Island) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in California. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCI Terminal Island is located at the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor, between San Pedro and Long Beach. The prison was opened at the southern end of Terminal Island, adjacent to a Coast Guard base, on June 1, 1938, with 610 male, and 40 female prisoners. It consisted of a central quadrangle surrounded by three cell blocks and cost $2 million to construct. In 1942, the U.S. Navy took control of the prison for use as a receiving station and later as a barracks for court-martialed prisoners. The facility was deactivated by the Navy in 1950 and turned over to the state of California for use as a medical and psychiatric institution. The state returned control to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons in 1955 for conversion back to a low-to-medium security federal prison. The prison was coed, with female prisoners housed separately, until 1977, when overcrowding led to the transfer of the women to the federal prison in Pleasanton. The prison was given increased barbed wire and armed guards in the early 1980s in an effort to dispel the facility's "Club Fed" image. A corruption scandal rocked the prison in the early 1980s, resulting in the indictment of six employees on charges of bribes, cover-ups, marijuana sales to inmates, and other corruption. Those indicted included Charles DeSordi, the prison's chief investigator of crimes, the highest-ranking federal prison official ever to be indicted. †Inmates released prior to 1982 are not listed on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. All inmates are expected to maintain a regular job assignment, unless medically exempted. Many job assignments are controlled through a performance pay system, which provides monetary payment for work. UNICOR has a separate pay scale. Institutional maintenance jobs are usually the first assignment one will receive. These might include assignments to Food Service, as a unit orderly, or in a maintenance shop. However, a significant number of inmate jobs are available in the Federal Prison Industries. There is a waiting list for factory employment. UNICOR employs and trains inmates through the operation of, and earnings from, the metal factory that produces high-quality metal products for the Federal government. One must obtain a GED for grade advancement and must participate in the Financial Responsibility Program (if required) to be employed in UNICOR. Federal Prison Industries, a U.S. government employment program, has a shop at FCI Terminal Island that specializes in repairing, refurbishing, and reconditioning furniture, office equipment, tires, and other government property. 33°43′40″N 118°16′03″W / 33.7279°N 118.2675°W / 33.7279; -118.2675 | 1 |
Coventry Blaze | Coventry Blaze 2009-01-07T21:10:01Z Coventry Blaze are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the current Elite Ice Hockey League Champions, having won the title for the third time in four years on March 9, 2008. Originally from the neighbouring town of Solihull, the Blaze rose quickly through the various leagues of British Ice Hockey. In 2000–01, in order to attract a new and larger fanbase, the Blaze made the decision to move to the 3,000 capacity Coventry Skydome. They went on to become one of the more successful British National League (BNL) teams. In 2002–03, they won the league and playoff double, completing the playoffs unbeaten. In the summer of 2003, Coventry joined with two other BNL sides, three former Superleague sides and two new sides in a brand new Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). The core of the BNL roster was retained, and joined by such players as, eventual player of the year, Steve O'Brien, Steve Gallace and Graham Schlender. Blaze eventually finished third in the League behind Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers. They failed to qualify for the end of season playoffs after performing badly. In the summer of 2004, Paul Thompson undertook a re-building of the roster in a bid to improve upon the previous season. Steve Carpenter, Michael Tasker, Shaun Johnson, Hilton Ruggles and Mathias Soderstrom were dropped, and Steve Chartrand, announced his retirement. Gallace and O' Brien also departed. Dan Carlson, Adam Calder, Doug Schueller, Pavol Mihalik, Neal Martin and Andre Payette joined the club, as well as Wade Belak of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blaze claimed their first Elite League title on March 5 2005 following a 5-1 victory over the London Racers. They also won the 2005 Challenge Cup following an 11-5 aggregate victory over Cardiff Devils. On April 10 2005 the Blaze completed a Grand Slam of all three EIHL trophies with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Nottingham Panthers in the playoff final. Netminder Jody Lehman was voted to the EIHL All Star Team at the end of the season along with Dan Carlson, Adam Calder, Wade Belak and the overall League MVP, Neal Martin. In addition, Doug Schueller was voted to the British Ice Hockey Writers Association All Star Team and Tait made the British All Star Team. Wade Belak returned to the NHL and Calder and Carlson left for Sweden and Germany respectively. Coupled with the retirement of both Schlender and McNamara, the Blaze embarked upon the defence of their three titles with a radically changed roster. Evan Cheverie was acquired from Long Beach Ice Dogs of the ECHL and joined by Barrie Moore, formerly of the Buffalo Sabres. Jeff Hutchins joined from Mississippi Sea Wolves. In October 2005 the club competed in the Continental Cup in Grenoble, eventually losing in their final game against the host team. Blaze began by defeating Herning Blue Fox of Denmark in a shootout and followed up with a win over the Amsterdam Tigers. Upon their return, Dan Welch was transferred from the Nottingham Panthers, and Calder returned from Sweden, but Blaze lost both the Challenge Cup Final, to the Cardiff Devils, and the final of the British Ice Hockey Cup, to Sheffield Steelers, on penalty shots. They also lost the League title to the Belfast Giants. Thompson started off the season by acquiring Canadian defenceman Reid Simonton from Herning Blue Fox, and re-signing Dan Carlson from EHC Munich to re-unite with Adam Calder. Hutchins departed for Belfast Giants and Cheverie and Welch joined Morzine Avoriaz Penguins in France. Replacements arrived in the form of Danny Stewart from UHL side Danbury Trashers, and AHL veteran Sylvain Cloutier. Another former NHL player, Rumun Ndur joined Samy Nasreddine and the returning James Pease and Neal Martin in the defence. The side qualified for the final of the Challenge Cup for the 3rd successive season, conceding far fewer goals than all of their Elite League counterparts. March 14 2007 brought a setback, as the side lost in the final of the British Knockout Cup to Cardiff Devils. On March 27, 2007, Blaze reclaimed the Challenge Cup, defeating the Sheffield Steelers 9-4 on aggregate over two games. Paul Thompson's team then went on to the quarter finals of the Elite League playoffs. They played 8th place Newcastle Vipers and trailed 1-0 after the 1st leg in Newcastle. Many of the previous squad re-signed, including netminder Trevor Koenig, Barrie Moore, Adam Calder, Rumun Ndur, Michael Tasker, Stephen Fone, Tom Pease and James Archer. In addition to these, GB captain Jonathan Weaver signed from the Newcastle Vipers, Russ Cowley rejoined the club after a year spent with the Cardiff Devils and forward Curtis Huppe was signed, having been released by the Belfast Giants before the end of the 2006-07 season. The final import slot was taken by fan favourite Mathias Söderström, after a three year absence from the side. In light of Tait's departure, AHL veteran, Sylvain Cloutier was appointed captain of the side. On March 9 2008, Blaze clinched their 3rd Elite Ice Hockey League Championship in 4 seasons, after beating Belfast Giants 4-2 at the Skydome. Curtis Huppe scored the Championship winning goal against his former side. On March 18 2008, Blaze won the British Knockout Cup, having lost the previous two finals to Sheffield Steelers and Cardiff Devils. Blaze recovered from a two goal deficit against Basingstoke Bison in the final period of the 2nd Leg to clinch the tie 8–6 on aggregate. Dan Carlson led the scoring netting two goals in a five point game. Blaze finished the season as runners up in the play off competition. Having disposed of Edinburgh Capitals in the Quarter Finals and Newcastle Vipers in the Semi's, Blaze lost 2-0 in the final to the Sheffield Steelers. On Monday 28 April 2008, Blaze made young British defenceman, Ben O' Connor their first new signing of the off season. O'Connor had played for both Basingstoke Bison and Edinburgh Capitals in the previous season. Leigh Jamieson was recruited from the Belfast Giants at the beginning of May, having spent 5 years in Northern Ireland. On Thursday 15 May 2008, Blaze announced the signing of former Phoenix Coyotes 1st round draft pick, Scott Kelman. Shortly afterwards, Blaze confirmed that fans favourite Dan Carlson had penned a new 2 year deal. Following the departure of Neal Martin and Curtis Huppe, this was a key retention for the club, with Carlson having registered a League leading 81 assists in 2007/08. Blaze added J.F. Perras to their roster following the departure of Trevor Koenig and also acquired the services of Carlyle Lewis from Belfast Giants. Greg Wood was captured from Basingstoke Bison, and the club confirmed the retention of Barrie Moore, Mathias Soderstrom and Tom Watkins as the team building continued. On July 22nd, Blaze were dealt a blow when influential skipper Sylvain Cloutier announced that he was retiring to become the head coach of Corpus Christi Rayz in the CHL. On August 5th, Blaze replaced Cloutier with another Sylvain.... Sylvain Deschatelets formerly of the Cardiff Devils, Paul Thompson feels he is a similar player to the departing captain, a fantastic replacement for Cloutier. , Coventry Blaze 2010-11-17T12:54:28Z Coventry Blaze are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the curernt holders of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) title. Originally from the neighbouring town of Solihull, the Coventry Blaze evolved from the Solihull Barons to become the Solihull Blaze in 1996. In order to attract a new and larger fanbase the team moved to Coventry in 2000 and continue to occupy the 3000-seat SkyDome Arena. The Coventry Blaze head coach is Paul Thompson, who also coaches the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team. The Solihull Barons evolved into Solihull Blaze before the start of the 1996-1997 season, finishing second in the Premier Ice Hockey League. The 1997-1998 season was one of the most successful on record as Blaze were victorious in the English National League and the ED1 North. Nine goals in each leg of the play off final against Chelmsford Chieftains gave Blaze their third trophy of the season. The club moved into the new nine team English Premier League for the start of the 1998-1999 season. In November 1998, they were losing finalists in the English Cup. But the side were once again crowned league champions in March with a victory in Chelmsford on March 20. Play-off success followed in April with a 5-3 two-legged victory over season-long rivals, Milton Keynes Kings. The following season, Blaze made a semi-final appearance in the 1999-2000 British National League play-offs, losing to eventual winners Fife Flyers, having finished in seventh position in their first year back at British National League level. In May 2000, the club announced that they would be heading to new surroundings, the Coventry SkyDome Arena for the 2000-2001 BNL campaign. With eight new players on board the Blaze kicked off their inaugural season at the Skydome with a decent run in the Benson & Hedges Cup and, after losing in their opening BNL game, proceeded to set a blistering pace in the league competition throughout October and November. The loss of key players, Craig Chapman (returned to USA) and Steve Chartrand (injury) at the turn of the year led to a dip in form which resulted in an eventual fourth place finish. The Play-Offs were difficult and the Blaze were unable to repeat the previous years semi-final appearance. However, the most important factor of the year was the growth in fan base from a few hundred at the start of the year to over 2000 by the end of the play-offs. Season 2001-2002 saw few changes in the line up (Canadian Ian Burt replacing Henrik Sjodin between the pipes, Andrew McNiven joining in place of AJ Kelham and Steve Carpenter returning to Blaze colours being the main changes.) The Season started with fine run in the Findus Challenge Cup which saw Blaze qualify for the Semi-Finals. This run included the first return visit to Hobs Moat Road in Solihull to take on the reformed Barons (both games saw Blaze comfortable winners). An injury to McNiven saw ex-Steeler/Panther/Giant Steve Roberts join up with the Blaze and set the league on fire. A storming October/November saw the Blaze matching new-boys Dundee Stars all the way. The Finals weekend of the Challenge Cup saw Blaze comeback from 3-0 down in the semi-final to dramatically beat Basingstoke Bison and go on to meet Fife in the Final. Flyers dominated the Final however, as tired legs caught up with Blaze. Returning to the league, and the Blaze continued in fine form throughout splitting results with the Stars. Stars greater consistency, and their ability not to drop points against mid-table teams left them top of the league with the Blaze runners-up again. The Play-Offs saw the Blaze top their qualification group and then beat Guildford Flames, resoundingly, over the two legged semi-final. The Final saw them take on the Stars and loose out by the narrowest of margins, 8-7, over the two legs - bridesmaids for the third time in the season. Season 2002-2003 saw another evolution not revolution in the playing staff with Jody Lehman replacing Burt between the pipes, Joel Poirier replacing the departed Roberts, and GB forward Ashley Tait joining being the major additions. Blaze entered the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) Challenge Cup at the start of the season, and ran a couple of ISL teams close but used the competition primarily as warm up for the real business in hand. The Findus Challenge Cup saw Blaze storm into the Finals where they met the Newcastle Vipers. Probably the worst performance of the season saw them come second again with a 0-3 loss to the Vipers. This was the kick start though for the remainder of the season and a superb run of form saw the Blaze wrap up the league title with a stunning victory in Dundee. This was followed up with a truly amazing unbeaten play-offs run, the Final being a hotly contested affair against the rejuvenated Cardiff Devils, narrow victory in Cardiff was followed by a first ever capacity crowd (2750) at the Skydome for a triumphant Sunday night that saw Blaze lift their second trophy of the year. Shortly after the final, Blaze announced their move into the newly formed Elite Ice Hockey League, and commenced preparations for their first ever season in the top flight of hockey. Season 2003-2004 saw another major change in the club’s progress as they took part in their first season as a top-flight club in the newly-formed Elite League. Coach Paul Thompson stayed true to the team which had won the double in the BNL the year before, replacing only three players; defencemen Steve O’Brien and Steve Gallace coming from the ECHL to replace Andreas Moborg and Ron Shudra and college-graduate Graham Schlender replacing folk-hero Kurt Irvine. The first game of the league saw another first for the club as they flew to their game in Belfast and turned heads by beating the previous year’s Superleague playoff champions. A 6-1 win over Sheffield in October and an 11-0 thumping of Manchester Phoenix in December were highlights as the team bobbed along with the leaders at the top up until Christmas, with defenceman-turned-forward Steve Gallace going goal-crazy. In the New Year, Blaze petered away and wins were hard to come by, but they still finished a highly-respectable third in their first year in the top flight. The playoffs however, got off to an awful start as they lost in Cardiff minus coach Thompson, serving a one match ban following a bench clearance against the Devils the weekend before. With only four games in the group stage, Blaze were unable to get going after that loss and ended the season in disappointing fashion by finishing winless in the post-season. Despite this, the team had made significant progress and had made themselves ones to look out for in the Elite League. If the previous season had finished disappointingly, season 2004-2005 ended in the best possible way after the greatest seven months in the club’s history. Although stalwarts such as netminder Jody Lehman and new captain Ashley Tait returned, coach Thompson changed many, bringing in more size, more speed and more quality. His greatest coup was signing former-Superleague defenceman Neal Martin, who went on to become the league’s Player of the Year and selected to the EIHL All-Star Team. The brand-new first line of Dan Carlson, Adam Calder and Andre Payette proved potent all through the season, as Carlson’s speed and vision proved the perfect set-up for Calder’s finishing and play around the net, while Payette angered many by clocking up almost 500 penalty minutes for himself. The season started well as they qualified from their group for the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, kept with the early pace-setters at the top of the league and even got over the disappointment of losing out on NHL forward Eric Beaudoin on a lock-out deal by bringing in high-scoring centreman Chris McNamara. The turning point in Blaze’s season came in November, as Thompson cut Slovak Michal Vrabel and brought in Toronto Maple Leafs’ NHL defenceman Wade Belak, sparking a run to the end of the regular season where they only lost once in regulation time. A Doug Schueller howitzer against Nottingham Panthers sent Coventry to their first Challenge Cup final with a 5-4 aggregate victory, before they destroyed Cardiff 6-1 in the first leg of the final. A fight-strewn second-leg a week later saw Coventry battle under pressure to win the game 5-4; securing their first trophy of the season, 11-5 on aggregate. As Cardiff faltered, the league eventually became a two-horse race between Coventry and Belfast. The Blaze’s consistency had always kept them a step ahead of the Giants and eventually they had the chance to wrap it up the title bid with three games to go. In front of a new record crowd at the Skydome, Coventry dispatched of London Knights 5-1 and secured their place as the number one team in Britain. Now the bid was on to add the Playoff crown to their trophy cabinet. After qualifying comfortably from their playoff group for their first finals weekend, a Jody Lehman shutout was significant as Blaze beat Sheffield Steelers 3-0 in their semi-final. The Playoff Final against the home-town Nottingham Panthers was one of the best of recent years; agonizingly tight and eventually going into sudden-death overtime tied at 1-1. But just over three minutes into the extra session, captain Ashley Tait raced in on goal and scored the game-winner, securing Coventry Blaze’s place in British Ice Hockey history forever as winners of the elusive Grand-Slam. n the 2005/06 season, Coventry Blaze faced the enormity of trying to follow up their amazing season, but before it had even begun they had suffered devastating losses, with their entire first line and star netminder moving on, as well as three key players retiring. With replacements acquired, the team began slowly, edging into the Challenge Cup semis whilst trying to keep with the early pace-setters in the league. The season high came when Blaze were British representatives in the Continental Cup group stages, winning and drawing their opening two games before falling to French hosts Grenoble in the final, deciding game. The excursion appeared to set a curse on Coventry, and signalled the start of an incredible amount of bad luck which lasted right until the last second of the season, with major and minor injuries being the plague of Blaze’s year. Blaze took a three-goal lead in a repeat of the previous year’s Challenge Cup final against Cardiff, but the second leg, which should have been their highpoint, turned into their lowest. The Devils wiped out the advantage, with the final goal an agonizing 20 seconds from time, and were the only team to score in the deciding penalty shootout – breaking Coventry’s hearts. The remaining months were little better as the team finished fourth and then failed to make the playoff semis. Their last chance at success came in the final of the hastily created British Knockout Cup in front of a new record Skydome crowd, but there was still enough bad luck left. Another shootout loss rounded out a season Coventry Blaze would rather forget. With a wholesale revamp of the team, the 2006/07 season saw Coventry taking to the ice vastly more experienced for the challenge from back to front. League All-Star Trevor Koenig to man the pipes proved the team’s key signing, and the lethal partnership of the Grand-Slam year was reformed as Adam Calder and Dan Carlson both returned. Combined with proven past winners like Sylvain Cloutier and Samy Nasreddine, NHLer Rumun Ndur and the gritty Reid Simonton and Danny Stewart, Blaze had one of their strongest ever teams. The new squad started slowly, but gradually gelled into a formidable outfit with a never-say-die attitude, epitomized by an overtime comeback win in Edinburgh which seemed a lost cause with a minute to go. Despite reigning champions Belfast flying away at the top of the league, Blaze quietly went about their business, qualifying for both cup finals without defeat and maintaining a steady pace behind the Giants. Come early February, Blaze had evaporated the 11 point lead Belfast held at Christmas, and when the two met at the Skydome, an 8-0 hammering in Coventry’s favour proved the tide had well and truly turned. They were ran close, but a home win against Edinburgh with a few games remaining secured Blaze’s second Elite League championship in three years. A week later a second trophy was in the cabinet – an exemplary 5-1 win in Sheffield, cheered on by a large and loud travelling support, brought the Challenge Cup back to Coventry. The other two trophies eluded them thanks to the Cardiff Devils, with a shock 3-0 shutout on Skydome ice in the Knockout Cup final followed up by a narrow 3-2 success in the playoff semi-finals, but the season was a resounding success nevertheless. The summer after Blaze’s second Elite League title proved far more settled than after the first, with the majority of the Championship team retained. Captain Ashley Tait departed after a five-year stay and was quickly replaced by fellow British international star Jonathan Weaver in the team’s big transfer story, while sniper Curtis Huppe arrived from Belfast and popular past-servants of the club, Russ Cowley and Matt Soderstrom, returned to Coventry for the 2007/08 season. Despite disappointingly relinquishing the Challenge Cup early on with failure to escape their group and make the semis, Blaze hit the ground running in the league and kept going throughout the season. They were the British representatives in the Continental Cup once more, this time in Aalborg, Denmark, and although they ultimately missed out on a place in the next round, they produced one of the greatest results in the club’s history – a 3-2 overtime comeback win against Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg. Domestically, it proved to be the Adam Calder show, ably assisted again by partner Dan Carlson. The Canadian scorer had a career season, hitting an astounding 58 goals and 125 points in Elite League competitions as he ended the year the club’s and the league’s MVP. Backed by continued All-Star netminding by Trevor Koenig, Blaze battled through adversity during the season and held off their challengers to finally seal a second successive, and third overall, Elite League title. By this time Coventry had also reached the Knockout Cup final against battling strugglers Basingstoke, but they needed a monumental four-goal burst in the final period of the second leg to seal a second trophy of the season – one which had proved elusive on two previous occasions. They gave all they had in the playoffs to reach the final against league runners-up Sheffield, but finally ran out of steam. A 2-0 shutout backstopped by Blaze grand-slam goalie Jody Lehman eluded them of a treble in what was already another memorable season in their history. By recent standards, the 2008-09 season was to some degree a disappointment, with the club winning no major silverware for the first time in three years. The club reacted to losing the spine of their team, in All-Stars Trevor Koenig and Neal Martin and talismanic captain Sylvain Cloutier, by building a young, mobile roster designed to last the distance. However, they lacked consistency in key areas and went through periods of poor form. All of Head Coach, Paul Thompson's new signings were familiar to British hockey bar two - Scott Kelman and Corey LeClair - who both arrived from the East Coast league. The first half of the season saw good progress, with the club taking the Charity Shield in overtime against Sheffield and qualifying for the Challenge Cup semi finals. A third representation by the club at the Continental Cup saw a winner-takes-all final game against hosts Bolzano, where a controversially disallowed Coventry goal proved the major turning point in an eliminating 1-0 defeat. Come January 2009 though, the wheels started to fall off Blaze's wagon - Kelman and LeClair were replaced after failing to adapt and the Knockout Cup was relinquished in embarrassing fashion against Belfast over two legs. The changes in personnel failed to bring enough of a change in fortunes, with Coventry falling over two legs to the Giants again in the Challenge Cup semis before finishing a hefty 11 points behind Sheffield to take second in the Elite League title race. The last hope of a trophy came in the playoffs, but the season's arch-enemies Nottingham provided a final devastation with a crushing 6-2 defeat. Coventry Blaze celebrated their 10th anniversary season in 2009-10 and were given the perfect gift – a third Elite League title in four seasons that made it 10 trophies in 10 seasons since the move to the city in the summer of 2000. Coach Paul Thompson’s new signings were key as Coventry recovered from being runners-up the previous year to title winners again. Fan favourite Peter Hirsch added stability between the pipes, player of the year Brian Lee led by example on the blue-line, Greg Chambers provided creativity and skill, while hot-shot Luke Fulghum brought goals – and lots of them. The season started with a Challenge Cup run that fell flat at the group stage, but the Elite League’s newly created 20-20 hockey tournament proved more of a success and Blaze were losing finalists to the Sheffield Steelers. With the cups removed from the priority list, the league became Coventry’s everything for six months, and the race for its title was to become one of the most fascinating for years, going all the way to the final weekend of the season after swinging one way or another. To avoid a final day showdown with second-placed Belfast, Coventry as narrow leaders needed to win their penultimate game in Edinburgh. Blaze gained a two-goal lead, but with a minute to go found themselves a goal down and the big title-decider against the Giants looked likely. But Captain Adam Calder came up bigger than ever before for his team – his second of the game tied the scores with only 28 seconds remaining and took the game to OT, before his hat-trick goal sealed an exhilarating comeback and the league championship. However, dragging themselves over the finishing line had took its toll on Blaze’s battered and bruised team, and despite making the Playoff Semi-Finals for a fourth year running, they were well-beaten in Nottingham by the Cardiff Devils. Blaze faced a difficult start to the 2010 season. Depiste having improved their roster in several areas over the league-winning side from the previous season the team failed to make an impact, suffering defeats in their first four games and finding themselves in unfamiliar territory; the bottom of the EIHL standings. However, a run of form since has slowly raised Coventry back up the standings, and on 7 November a 3-2 scoreline over Braehead Clan saw Blaze break a club record of 11 successive league victories. The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2010-11 season. Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Below is a list of all the major titles and honours for the Solihull/Coventry Blaze since 1996. English Division One North Champions English National League Champions English National League Play Off Champions English Premier League Champions English Premier League Play Off Champions British National League Champions British National League Play Off Champions Elite Ice Hockey League Challenge Cup Champions Elite Ice Hockey League Champions Elite Ice Hockey League Play Off Champions Elite Ice Hockey League First Team All-Stars Elite Ice Hockey League Second Team All-Stars | 1 |
History_of_longitude | History_of_longitude 2008-07-21T17:28:47Z The history of longitude is a record of the effort, by navigators and scientists over several centuries, to discover a means of determining longitude. The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation. Historically, the most important practical application of these was to provide safe ocean navigation. Knowledge of both latitude and longitude was required. Finding a method of determining longitude took centuries and involved some of the greatest scientific minds. Determining longitude on land was fairly easy compared to the task at sea. A stable surface to work from, a comfortable location to live in while performing the work and the ability to repeat determinations over time made for great accuracy. Whatever could be discovered from solving the problem at sea would only improve the determination of longitude on land. Determining latitude was relatively easy in that it could be found from the altitude of the sun at noon with the aid of a table giving the sun's declination for the day. For longitude, early ocean navigators had to rely on dead reckoning. This was inaccurate on long voyages out of sight of land and these voyages sometimes ended in tragedy. In order to avoid problems with not knowing one's position accurately, navigators have, where possible, relied on taking advantage of their knowledge of latitude. They would sail to the latitude of their destination, turn toward their destination and follow a line of constant latitude. This was known as running down a westing (if westbound, easting otherwise). This prevented a ship from taking the most direct route (a great circle) or a route with the most favourable winds and currents, extending the voyage by days or even weeks. This increased the likelihood of short rations, scurvy or starvation leading to poor health or even death for members of the crew and resultant risk to the ship. Errors in navigation have also resulted in shipwrecks. Motivated by a number of maritime disasters attributable to serious errors in reckoning position at sea, particularly spectacular disasters such as that which took Admiral Cloudesley Shovell and his fleet, the British government established the Board of Longitude in 1714. "The Discovery of the Longitude is of such Consequence to Great Britain for the safety of the Navy and Merchant Ships as well as for the improvement of Trade that for want thereof many Ships have been retarded in their voyages, and many lost. . . " and announced the Longitude Prize "for such person or persons as shall discover the Longitude. "The prizes were to be awarded to the first person to demonstrate a practical method for determining the longitude of a ship at sea. Each prize, in increasing amounts, were for solutions of increasing accuracy. These prizes, worth millions of dollars in today's currency, motivated many to search for a solution. Britain was not alone in the desire to solve the problem. France's King Louis XIV founded the Académie Royale des Sciences in 1666. It was charged with, among a range of scientific activities, the improvement of maps and sailing charts and advancement of the science of navigation. From 1715, the Académie offered one of the two Prix Rouillés specifically for navigation. Spain's Philip II offered a prize for the discovery of a solution to the problem of the longitude in 1567; Philip III increased the prize in 1598. Holland added to the effort with a prize offered in 1636. Navigators and scientists in most European countries were aware of the problem and were involved in finding the solution. Due to the international effort in solving the problem and the scale of the enterprise, it represents one of the largest scientific endeavours in history. Since the Earth rotates at a steady rate of 360° per day, or 15° per hour (in sidereal time), there is a direct relationship between time and longitude. If the navigator knew the time at a fixed reference point when some event occurred at his location, the difference between that time and his apparent local time would give him his position relative to the fixed location. For example, knowing the time at a reference location when the apparent local time the sun reached its highest point in the sky (local noon) would yield the location. Finding apparent local time is relatively easy. The problem, ultimately, was to determine the time at a distant reference point while on a ship. In 1612, having determined the orbital periods of Jupiter's four brightest satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto), Galileo proposed that with sufficiently accurate knowledge of their orbits one could use their positions as a universal clock and this would make possible the determination of longitude. He worked on this problem from time to time during the remainder of his life. To be successful, it required the observation of the moons from the deck of a moving ship. To this end, Galileo proposed the celatone, a device in the form of a helmet with a telescope mounted so as to accommodate the motion of the observer on the ship. This was later replaced with the idea of a pair of nested hemispheric shells separated by a bath of oil. This would provide a platform that would allow the observer to remain stationary as the ship rolled beneath him, in the manner of a gimballed platform. To provide for the determination of time from the observed moons' positions, a Jovilabe was offered - this was an analogue computer that calculated time from the positions and gets its name by its similarities to an astrolabe. The practical problems were severe and the method was never used at sea. However, it was used for longitude determination on land. Around 1683, Edmund Halley proposed using a telescope to observe the time of occultations or appulses of a star by the moon as a means of determining time while at sea. He had accumulated observations of the moon's position and of certain stars to this end and had deduced the means of correcting errors in predictions of the moon's position. Following John Flamsteed's death, as new Astronomer Royal, he had undertaken the task of observing both stellar positions and the path of the moon, with the intention of supplementing existing knowledge and advancing his proposal for determining longitude at sea. By this time, he had abandoned the use of occultations in preference for appulses exclusively. No reason was given by Halley for abandoning occultations, however, there are few bright stars occulted by the moon and the task of documenting the dim stars' positions and training navigators to recognize them would be daunting. Appulses with brighter stars would be more practical. While he had tested the method at sea, it was never widely used or considered as a viable method. His observations did contribute to the lunar distance method. Halley also hoped that careful observations of magnetic deviations could provide a determination of longitude. The magnetic field of the Earth was not well understood at the time. Mariners had observed that magnetic north deviated from geographic north in many locations. Halley and others hoped that the pattern of deviation, if consistent, could be used to determine longitude. If the measured deviation matched that recorded on a chart, the position would be known. Halley used his voyages on the pink Paramour to study the magnetic variance and was able to provide maps showing the halleyan or isogonic lines. This method was eventually to fail as the localized variations from general magnetic trends make the method unreliable. The first publication of a method of determining time by observing the position of the Earth's moon was by Johannes Werner in his In hoc opere haec continentur Nova translatio primi libri geographiae Cl. Ptolomaei, published at Nürnberg in 1514. The method was discussed in detail by Petrus Apianus in his Cosmographicus liber (Landshut 1524). A Frenchman, the Sieur de St. Pierre, brought the technique to the attention of King Charles II of England in 1674. Being enthusiastic for the proposed technique, the king contacted his royal commissioners who included Robert Hooke. They in turn consulted the astronomer John Flamsteed. Flamsteed supported the feasibility of the method but lamented the lack of detailed knowledge of the stellar positions and the moon's movement. King Charles responded by accepting Flamsteed's suggestion of the establishment of an observatory and appointed Flamsteed as the first astronomer royal. With the creation of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich and a program for measuring the positions of the stars with high precision, the process of developing a working method of lunar distances was under way. To further the astronomers' ability to predict the moon's motion, Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation could be applied to the motion of the moon. Tobias Mayer, the German astronomer, had been working on the lunar distance method in order to determine accurately positions on land. He had corresponded with Leonard Euler, who contributed information and equations to describe the motions of the moon. With these studies, Mayer had produced a set of tables predicting the position of the Moon more accurately than ever before. These were sent to the Board of Longitude for evaluation and consideration for the Longitude Prize. With these tables and after his own experiments at sea trying out the lunar distance method, Nevil Maskelyne proposed annual publication of lunar distance predictions in an official nautical almanac for the purpose of finding longitude at sea to within half a degree. Being very enthusiastic for the lunar distance method, Maskelyne and his team of human computers worked feverishly through the year 1766 preparing tables for the new Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris. Published first with data for the year 1767, it included daily tables of the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets and other astronomical data as well as tables of lunar distances giving the distance of the Moon from the Sun and nine stars suitable for lunar observations (ten stars for the first few years). This publication later became the standard almanac for mariners worldwide, and since it was based on the Royal Observatory, led to the international adoption of Greenwich Mean Time as an international standard. Another proposed solution was to use a mechanical timepiece to maintain the correct time at a reference location while being carried on the ship. The concept of using a clock can be attributed to Gemma Frisius and attempts had been made on land with some success using pendulum clocks. However, many including Isaac Newton, were pessimistic that a clock of required accuracy could ever be developed. At that time, there were no clocks that could maintain accurate time while being subjected to the conditions experienced on a moving ship. The rolling, pitching and yawing, coupled with the pounding of wind and waves would knock existing clocks out of time. In spite of this pessimism a small group felt that the answer lay in chronometry--developing a time piece that would work, even on extended voyages at sea. A suitable timepiece was eventually built by John Harrison, a humble Yorkshire carpenter, with his marine chronometer; the timepiece in question was the one later known as H-4. Harrison built five chronometers and two were tested at sea. His first, H-1, was not tested under the conditions that were required by the Board of Longitude. Instead, Admiralty required that it travel to Lisbon and back. It performed excellently but the perfectionist in Harrison prevented him from sending it on the trial to the West Indies and instead embarked on the construction of H-2. This never went to sea and was immediately followed by H-3. Still not satisfied with his own work, he produced H-4 which did get its sea trial and satisfied all the requirements for the Longitude Prize. However, he was not awarded the prize and was forced to fight for his reward. Though the British Parliament rewarded John Harrison for his marine chronometer in 1773, his chronometers were not to become the standard design. Chronometers, such as those by Thomas Earnshaw were suitable for general nautical use by the end of the 18th century. However, they remained very expensive and the lunar distance method continued to be used for some decades. The lunar distance method was initially labour intensive, due to the complexity of the calculations (early trials of the method could involve four hours of effort). However, the tables in the nautical almanacs contained more of the pre-calculated information and the process became usable (time for calculations was reduced to less than 30 minutes). Lunar distances were widely used at sea during the period from 1767 to about 1850. Lunar distance tables last appeared in the USNO Nautical Almanac for 1912 and an appendix explaining how to generate single values of lunar distances was published as late as the early 1930s. Similarly, the British Nautical Almanac published the tables until 1906 and the instructions until 1924. The presence of these tables does not imply common usage. Expert navigators learned lunars as late as 1905 since they were a requirement for certain licenses. However, by this late date, the vast majority of navigators had ceased using the method of lunar distances because affordable, reliable marine chronometers had been available for decades. It was less expensive to buy three chronometers, which could serve as checks on each other, than it was to acquire a high-quality sextant which was essential for lunar distance navigation. The combination of the availability of marine chronometers and wireless telegraph time signals put an end to the use of lunars in the 20th century. Time signals were first broadcast by wireless telegraphy by the US Navy from Navy Yard in Boston in 1904. Another regular broadcast began in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1907 and the more widely used time signals were broadcast from the Eiffel Tower in 1910. As ships adopted radio telegraph sets for communication, these time signals could be used to correct the chronometer. This reduced the importance of lunars as a means of verifying chronometers. Today a sailor has a number of choices for determining accurate positional information, including radar and GPS, the satellite navigation system. With modern technical refinements that make position fixes accurate to within meters, the radio-based LORAN system is also regaining popularity. Combining independent methods also improves the accuracy of position fixes. Even with all these modern methods of determining longitude, a marine chronometer and sextant are normally carried as a backup. For the determination of longitude on land, the preferred method became exchanges of chronometers between observatories to accurately determine the differences in local times in conjunction with observation of the transit of stars across the meridian. An alternative method was the simultaneous observation of occultations of stars at different observatories. Since the event occurred at a known time, it provided an accurate means of determining longitude. In some cases, special expeditions were mounted to observe a special occultation or eclipse to determine the longitude of a location without a permanent observatory. From the mid 19th century, telegraph signalling allowed more precisely synchronization of star observations. This significantly improved longitude measurement accuracy. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich and the U. S. Coast Survey coordinated European and North American longitude measurement campaigns in the 1850s and 1860s resulting in improved map accuracy and navigation safety. Synchronization by radio followed in the early 20th century. Satellites were used to more precisely measure geographic coordinates from the 1970s and 1980s - see GPS. In the process of searching for the solution to the problem of the longitude, many scientists added to our knowledge of astronomy and physics. , History_of_longitude 2010-03-21T14:52:28Z The history of longitude is a record of the effort, by navigators and scientists over several centuries, to discover a means of determining longitude. The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation. Historically, the most important practical application of these was to provide safe ocean navigation. Knowledge of both latitude and longitude was required. Finding a method of determining longitude took centuries and involved some of the greatest scientific minds. Eratosthenes in the 3rd century BC first proposed a system of latitude and longitude for a map of the world. By the 2nd century BC Hipparchus was the first to use such a system to uniquely specify places on the earth. He also proposed a system of determining longitude by comparing the local time of a place with an absolute time. This is the first recognition that longitude can be determined by accurate knowledge of time. In the 11th century Al-Biruni believed the earth rotated on its axis and this forms our modern notion of how time and longitude are related. Determining longitude on land was fairly easy compared to the task at sea. A stable surface to work from, a comfortable location to live in while performing the work and the ability to repeat determinations over time made for great accuracy. Whatever could be discovered from solving the problem at sea would only improve the determination of longitude on land. Determining latitude was relatively easy in that it could be found from the altitude of the sun at noon with the aid of a table giving the sun's declination for the day. For longitude, early ocean navigators had to rely on dead reckoning. This was inaccurate on long voyages out of sight of land and these voyages sometimes ended in tragedy as a result. In order to avoid problems with not knowing one's position accurately, navigators have, where possible, relied on taking advantage of their knowledge of latitude. They would sail to the latitude of their destination, turn toward their destination and follow a line of constant latitude. This was known as running down a westing (if westbound, easting otherwise). This prevented a ship from taking the most direct route (a great circle) or a route with the most favourable winds and currents, extending the voyage by days or even weeks. This increased the likelihood of short rations, which could lead to poor health or even death for members of the crew due to scurvy or starvation, with resultant risk to the ship. Errors in navigation have also resulted in shipwrecks. Motivated by a number of maritime disasters attributable to serious errors in reckoning position at sea, particularly such spectacular disasters as the Scilly naval disaster of 1707, which took Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell and his fleet, the British government established the Board of Longitude in 1714: "The Discovery of the Longitude is of such Consequence to Great Britain for the safety of the Navy and Merchant Ships as well as for the improvement of Trade that for want thereof many Ships have been retarded in their voyages, and many lost. . . " "for such person or persons as shall discover the Longitude. "The prizes were to be awarded for the discovery and demonstration of a practical method for determining the longitude of a ship at sea. Prizes were offered in graduated amounts for solutions of increasing accuracy. These prizes, worth millions of dollars in today's currency, motivated many to search for a solution. Britain was not alone in the desire to solve the problem. France's King Louis XIV founded the Académie Royale des Sciences in 1666. It was charged with, among a range of other scientific activities, advancement of the science of navigation and the improvement of maps and sailing charts. From 1715, the Académie offered one of the two Prix Rouillés specifically for navigation. Spain's Philip II offered a prize for the discovery of a solution to the problem of the longitude in 1567; Philip III increased the prize in 1598. Holland added to the effort with a prize offered in 1636. Navigators and scientists in most European countries were aware of the problem and were involved in finding a solution. Due to the international effort in solving the problem and the scale of the enterprise, it represented one of the largest scientific endeavours in history. Since the Earth rotates at a steady rate of 360° per day, or 15° per hour (in sidereal time), there is a direct relationship between time and longitude. If the navigator knew the time at a fixed reference point when some event occurred at the ship's location, the difference between the reference time and the apparent local time would give the ship's position relative to the fixed location. Finding apparent local time is relatively easy. The problem, ultimately, was how to determine the time at a distant reference point while on a ship. In 1612, having determined the orbital periods of Jupiter's four brightest satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto), Galileo proposed that with sufficiently accurate knowledge of their orbits one could use their positions as a universal clock, which would make possible the determination of longitude. He worked on this problem from time to time during the remainder of his life. To be successful, this method required the observation of the moons from the deck of a moving ship. To this end, Galileo proposed the celatone, a device in the form of a helmet with a telescope mounted so as to accommodate the motion of the observer on the ship. This was later replaced with the idea of a pair of nested hemispheric shells separated by a bath of oil. This would provide a platform that would allow the observer to remain stationary as the ship rolled beneath him, in the manner of a gimballed platform. To provide for the determination of time from the observed moons' positions, a Jovilabe was offered — this was an analogue computer that calculated time from the positions and that got its name from its similarities to an astrolabe. The practical problems were severe and the method was never used at sea. However, it was used for longitude determination on land. Around 1683, Edmund Halley proposed using a telescope to observe the time of occultations or appulses of a star by the moon as a means of determining time while at sea. He had accumulated observations of the moon's position and of certain stars to this end, and had deduced the means of correcting errors in predictions of the moon's position. Following John Flamsteed's death, as new Astronomer Royal, Halley had undertaken the task of observing both stellar positions and the path of the moon, with the intention of supplementing existing knowledge and advancing his proposal for determining longitude at sea. By this time, he had abandoned the use of occultations in preference for appulses exclusively. No reason was given by Halley for abandoning occultations, however, there are few bright stars occulted by the moon and the task of documenting the dim stars' positions and training navigators to recognize them would be daunting. Appulses with brighter stars would be more practical. While he had tested the method at sea, it was never widely used or considered as a viable method. His observations did contribute to the lunar distance method. Halley also hoped that careful observations of magnetic deviations could provide a determination of longitude. The magnetic field of the Earth was not well understood at the time. Mariners had observed that magnetic north deviated from geographic north in many locations. Halley and others hoped that the pattern of deviation, if consistent, could be used to determine longitude. If the measured deviation matched that recorded on a chart, the position would be known. Halley used his voyages on the pink Paramour to study the magnetic variance and was able to provide maps showing the halleyan or isogonic lines. This method was eventually to fail as the localized variations from general magnetic trends make the method unreliable. The first publication of a method of determining time by observing the position of the Earth's moon was by Johannes Werner in his In hoc opere haec continentur Nova translatio primi libri geographiae Cl. Ptolomaei, published at Nürnberg in 1514. The method was discussed in detail by Petrus Apianus in his Cosmographicus liber (Landshut 1524). A Frenchman, the Sieur de St. Pierre, brought the technique to the attention of King Charles II of England in 1674. Being enthusiastic for the proposed technique, the king contacted his royal commissioners, who included Robert Hooke. They in turn consulted the astronomer John Flamsteed. Flamsteed supported the feasibility of the method but lamented the lack of detailed knowledge of the stellar positions and the moon's movement. King Charles responded by accepting Flamsteed's suggestion of the establishment of an observatory and appointed Flamsteed as the first astronomer royal. With the creation of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich and a program for measuring the positions of the stars with high precision, the process of developing a working method of lunar distances was under way. To further the astronomers' ability to predict the moon's motion, Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation could be applied to the motion of the moon. Tobias Mayer, the German astronomer, had been working on the lunar distance method in order to determine accurately positions on land. He had corresponded with Leonard Euler, who contributed information and equations to describe the motions of the moon. With these studies, Mayer had produced a set of tables predicting the position of the Moon more accurately than ever before. These were sent to the Board of Longitude for evaluation and consideration for the Longitude Prize. With these tables and after his own experiments at sea trying out the lunar distance method, Nevil Maskelyne proposed annual publication of lunar distance predictions in an official nautical almanac for the purpose of finding longitude at sea to within half a degree. Being very enthusiastic for the lunar distance method, Maskelyne and his team of human computers worked feverishly through the year 1766, preparing tables for the new Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris. Published first with data for the year 1767, it included daily tables of the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets and other astronomical data, as well as tables of lunar distances giving the distance of the Moon from the Sun and nine stars suitable for lunar observations (ten stars for the first few years). This publication later became the standard almanac for mariners worldwide, and since it was based on the Royal Observatory, it led to the international adoption of Greenwich Mean Time as an international standard. Another proposed solution was to use a mechanical timepiece, to be carried on a ship, that would maintain the correct time at a reference location. The concept of using a clock can be attributed to Gemma Frisius. Attempts had been made on land using pendulum clocks, with some success. In particular, Huygens had made accurate pendulum clocks that made it possible to determine longitude on land. He also proposed the use of a balance spring to regulate clocks. There is some dispute as to whether he or Robert Hooke first proposed this idea. However, many, including Isaac Newton, were pessimistic that a clock of the required accuracy could ever be developed. At that time, there were no clocks that could maintain accurate time while being subjected to the conditions of a moving ship. The rolling, pitching and yawing, coupled with the pounding of wind and waves, would knock existing clocks out of the correct time. In spite of this pessimism, a small group felt that the answer lay in chronometry--developing an improved time piece that would work even on extended voyages at sea. A suitable timepiece was eventually built by John Harrison, a Yorkshire carpenter, with his marine chronometer; that timepiece was later known as H-4. Harrison built five chronometers, two of which were tested at sea. His first, H-1, was not tested under the conditions that were required by the Board of Longitude. Instead, the Admiralty required that it travel to Lisbon and back. It performed excellently, but the perfectionist in Harrison prevented him from sending it on the required trial to the West Indies. He instead embarked on the construction of H-2. This chronometer never went to sea, and was immediately followed by H-3. Still not satisfied with his own work, Harrison produced H-4, which did get its sea trial and satisfied all the requirements for the Longitude Prize. However, he was not awarded the prize and was forced to fight for his reward. Though the British Parliament rewarded John Harrison for his marine chronometer in 1773, his chronometers were not to become standard. Chronometers such as those by Thomas Earnshaw were suitable for general nautical use by the end of the 18th century. However, they remained very expensive and the lunar distance method continued to be used for some decades. The lunar distance method was initially labour intensive because of the time-consuming complexity of the calculations. Early trials of the method could involve four hours of effort. However, nautical almanacs eventually provided tables that contained pre-calculated data, making the process practical due to reducing the time needed for calculations to less than 30 minutes. Lunar distances were widely used at sea between 1767 to about 1850. During the mid- to late-19th century, affordable, reliable marine chronometers became available, gradually but rapidly replacing the method of lunar distance calculation. It became possible to buy three relatively inexpensive chronometers, serving as checks on each other, rather than acquiring a single (and expensive) sextant of sufficient quality for lunar distance navigation. By the early 20th century, the vast majority of navigators had ceased using the method of lunar distances. Nonetheless, expert navigators were forced to learn lunars as late as 1905, since they were a requirement for certain licenses. As a result, the British Nautical Almanac published lunar distance tables until 1906 and the instructions until 1924. Such tables last appeared in the 1912 USNO Nautical Almanac, though an appendix explaining how to generate single values of lunar distances was published as late as the early 1930s. The presence of lunar distance tables in these publications until the early 20th century does not imply common usage until that time period but was simply a necessity due to a few remaining (soon to be obsolete) licensing requirements. The development of wireless telegraph time signals in the early 20th century, used in combination with marine chronometers, put a final end to the use of lunar distance tables. Time signals were first broadcast by wireless telegraphy in 1904, by the US Navy from Navy Yard in Boston. Another regular broadcast began in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1907, and time signals that became more widely used were broadcast from the Eiffel Tower starting in 1910. As ships adopted radio telegraph sets for communication, such time signals were used to correct chronometers. This method drastically reduced the importance of lunars as a means of verifying chronometers. Modern sailors have a number of choices for determining accurate positional information, including radar and the Global Positioning System, commonly known as GPS, a satellite navigation system. With technical refinements that make position fixes accurate to within meters, the radio-based LORAN system is also gaining popularity. Combining independent methods is used as a way to improve the accuracy of position fixes. Even with the availability of multiple modern methods of determining longitude, a marine chronometer and sextant are routinely carried as a backup system. For the determination of longitude on land, the preferred method became exchanges of chronometers between observatories to accurately determine the differences in local times in conjunction with observation of the transit of stars across the meridian. An alternative method was the simultaneous observation of occultations of stars at different observatories. Since the event occurred at a known time, it provided an accurate means of determining longitude. In some cases, special expeditions were mounted to observe a special occultation or eclipse to determine the longitude of a location without a permanent observatory. From the mid 19th century, telegraph signalling allowed more precisely synchronization of star observations. This significantly improved longitude measurement accuracy. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich and the U. S. Coast Survey coordinated European and North American longitude measurement campaigns in the 1850s and 1860s, resulting in improved map accuracy and navigation safety. Synchronization by radio followed in the early 20th century. In the 1970s, the use of satellites was developed to more precisely measure geographic coordinates (GPS). In the process of searching for a solution to the problem of determining longitude, many scientists added to the knowledge of astronomy and physics. | 0 |
Belizaire_the_Cajun | Belizaire_the_Cajun 2009-03-01T19:55:29Z Belizaire the Cajun is a 1986 film starring Armand Assante. It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (traiteur) in Acadiana in 1859, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between Cajuns and the new Anglophone arrivals to Southwest Louisiana. , Belizaire_the_Cajun 2011-02-06T21:14:12Z Belizaire the Cajun is a 1986 film directed by Glen Pitre and starring Armand Assante. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (traiteur) in Acadiana in 1859, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between Cajuns and the new Anglophone arrivals to Southwest Louisiana. | 0 |
H5_(French_company) | H5_(French_company) 2009-09-30T10:10:13Z H5 is an office of french graphics started in 1996 by Ludovic Houplain and Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (qualified by the Esag - Penninghen). It works essentially for the music (visuals for Air, Super Discount, Etienne de Crécy, Le Tone, Alex Gopher, Darkel, Cosmo Vitelli, Demon) and for luxury (Dior, Cartier, Hugo Boss, Hermès, Lancôme). H5 gathers Ludovic Houplain, Rachel Cazadamont, Fleur Fortuné , Emmanuel Cossu, Quentin Brachet, Matthieu Lelièvre, Sandra Schmalz and Eliote Shahmiri today. Since 1999, H5 is also a collective of directors. It makes their first clips in animation with Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (animated typography for Alex Gopher, cartoon for Zebda, digital animations for Great Furry Animals and Playgroup) then Hervé de Crécy. H5 made the clips of Röyksopp " Remind Me " (MTV Award Best European Video 2002), Massive Attack " Special cases ", Goldfrapp "Twist", and a series of advertising campaigns for France and for the world: Areva, Audi, Citroën, Volkswagen " Train Fantôme " (1st award Film Cinema, Club of the DA on 2006). H5 is at present represented in France by Addict. Their first short film, Logorama, was selected at the Week of Criticism in the Cannes film festival 2009 and in Cinevegas on 2009. In parallel, the work of H5 was presented in numerous exhibitions and festivals, in Paris (National center of art and culture Georges-Pompidou, Paris sleepless night 2007, French National Library, Gallery Anatome), London (Institute of Contemporary Arts, National Museum of Photography, British Film Institute), Tokyo ( Sendai Mediatheque), Rotterdam ( NAI), New York ( MoMA) and Los Angeles ( Egyptian Theater). , H5_(French_company) 2011-02-13T09:02:10Z H5 is a French graphics and animation studio started in 1996 by Ludovic Houplain and Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (qualified by the Esag - Penninghen). Its work can mostly be found in the fields of music video (visuals for Air, Super Discount, Etienne de Crécy, Le Tone, Alex Gopher, Darkel, Cosmo Vitelli, Demon) and luxury advertising (Dior, Cartier, Hugo Boss, Hermès, Lancôme). H5's current employees include Ludovic Houplain, Rachel Cazadamont, Fleur Fortuné, Emmanuel Cossu, Quentin Brachet, Matthieu Lelièvre, Sandra Schmalz, and Benjamin Parienté. Since 1999, H5 has also worked as a collective of directors. They made their first animated clips under the leadership of Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (animated typography for Alex Gopher, cartoon for Zebda, digital animations for Super Furry Animals and Playgroup) then Hervé de Crécy. H5 made the clips for Röyksopp's "Remind Me" (which won the MTV Europe Award for Best Video in 2002), Massive Attack's "Special Cases", Goldfrapp's "Twist", and a series of advertising campaigns for France and the wider world: Areva, Audi, Citroën, Volkswagen's "Train Fantôme" (1st award Film Cinema, Club of the DA on 2006). H5 is at present represented in France by Addict. Their first short film, Logorama, was selected at the Week of Criticism at the Cannes Film Festival 2009 and at CineVegas in 2009. The film won the Kodak Prix at Cannes and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. In parallel, the work of H5 was presented in numerous exhibitions and festivals, in Paris (National Center of Art and Culture Georges-Pompidou, Paris sleepless night 2007, French National Library, Gallery Anatome), London (Institute of Contemporary Arts, National Museum of Photography, British Film Institute), Tokyo (Sendai Mediatheque), Rotterdam (NAI), New York (MoMA) and Los Angeles (Egyptian Theater). | 0 |
Beard_v._Banks | Beard_v._Banks 2007-10-29T18:21:06Z Beard v. Banks (Doc et No. 04-1739) was a case decided by United States Supreme Court in which a petitioner, Ronald Banks, challenged the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections policy of denying access to written material such as newspapers and magazines, to Level 2 (disciplinary unit) inmates, on the grounds that the policy was a violation of his basic First Amendment rights,including rights to freedom of speech. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections maintains a Long Term Segregation Unit (LTSU) to segregate a small number of its most violent and unmanageable inmates. Level 2, the most restricted level in LTSU, does not allow inmates access to normally available written nonreligious material or photographs. Inmates begin at Level 2, which has the most severe restrictions, but may graduate to the less restrictive level 1 where such material is allowed, based on maintenance of good behavior and deprivation for rehabilitation. Banks, a Level II inmate, filed suit in Federal Court, alleging that this policy violated his First Amendment rights, including freedom of speech. Ronald Banks was serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania prison and was kept in the LTSU Level 2 unit which meant he spent 23 hours a day of solitary confinement. During discovery, prison officials testified and introduced policy and standards manuals and other documents into the record, outlining the procedures used in the LTSU and their penological purpose of rehabilitation and behavior modification. Inmates in Level 2 confinement were deprived of privileges as punishment with the incentive that if their behavior improved they would be moved to Level 1 with its addendant privileges. Along with the documents, Secretary, Beard filed a motion for a summary judgment in the Federal District Court based on the undisputed facts including those in the deposition, while Banks, rather than contesting the motion, filed a separate motion for a summary judgment. The District Court granted the Beard's motion, based on the facts provided, and denied the motion of Banks. It ruled that the LTSU policies were rationally related to prison interests, furthering prison security and providing rehabilitation. Banks appealed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals which reversed Beard’s summary judgment, holding that the prison rules and regulations could not be supported by law. The points at issue in this case are whether the LTSU prison policy violates the First Amendment rights of Level 2 inmates. It is also questions of whether judges should allow prison officials to determine policies that are less related to security than to beliefs about behavioral management techniques and that rely on deprivation to deter misbehavior and the increased privileges in Level 1 to inspire improved behavior. This Supreme Court ruling was seen as a curtailment of prisoner rights, and a reduction of court protection of inmates. , Beard_v._Banks 2008-03-18T16:14:54Z Beard v. Banks, 548 U. S. 521 (2006), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in which the petitioner, Ronald Banks, challenged the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections policy of denying access to written material such as newspapers and magazines, to violent ("Level 2") inmates, on the grounds that the policy was a violation of his basic First Amendment rights, including freedom of speech. The Supreme Court previously had directed Federal Courts to defer to prison officials as experts in prison administration and security in Turner v. Safley and set forth criteria to met in order to balance the needs of the prison with an inmate' constitutional rights. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections maintains a Long Term Segregation Unit (LTSU) to segregate a small number of its most violent and unmanageable inmates, those that are the most incorrigible and who continue to commit criminal acts within the prison. Level 2, the most restricted level in LTSU, does not allow inmates access to non-religious written material that is normally available, such as newspapers or photographs. Inmates begin at Level 2, which has the most severe restrictions and deprivation, but may graduate to the less restrictive level 1 where such material is allowed, based on maintenance of good behavior for rehabilitation. Ronald Banks, the plaintiff, was serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania prison and was kept in the LTSU Level 2 unit from its inception in 2000 to 2005. He was placed there originally because he was so violent that prison officials determined that he had to be segregated within the prison. In Level 2, he spent 23 hours a day in solitary confinement. Banks filed suit in United States district court, alleging that this policy violated his First Amendment rights, including freedom of speech. The defendant, Jeffrey Beard, served as Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The Deputy Superintendent of Corrections testified in a deposition that the Department of Corrections policy was aimed at behavior modification by using written material as an incentive to encourage good behavior. The prison official testified that inmates in Level 2 confinement were deprived of privileges as punishment with the incentive that if their behavior improved they would be moved to Level 1 with its added privileges. Such rules also allegedly served prison security, as the prison official described how tightly rolled newspapers could be as effective a weapon as clubs and paper can be used to start fires. Along with the documents, Secretary Beard filed a motion for summary judgment based on the undisputed facts, including those in the deposition. Although federal court rules gave Banks a chance to refute facts and contest these materials, he did not take this opportunity. Rather, he filed a separate motion for summary judgment, arguing that the policy had no rational basis. He argued that religious material could be used for dangerous purposes as easily as secular material. He also argued that the level of deprivation of Level 2 inmates was so great that it violated the Eighth Amendment. The District Court ruled that neither the cases Banks cited nor the statistics he produced supported his argument and therefore granted Beard's motion, based on the facts provided, and denied Banks' motion. It ruled that the LTSU policies were rationally related to prison interests, furthering prison security and providing rehabilitation. Banks appealed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed Beard's summary judgment, holding that the prison rules and regulations could not be supported by law. The points at issue in this case were whether the LTSU prison policy violates the First Amendment rights of Level 2 inmates and whether judges should allow prison officials to determine policies that are less related to security than to beliefs about behavioral management techniques and that rely on deprivation to deter misbehavior and the increased privileges in Level 1 to inspire improved behavior. By a vote of six to two, the U. S. Supreme Court overturned the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and upheld the Pennsylvania prison regulations banning all reading matter, except religious or legal material, from its most unmanageable inmates as legal. The decision was based in part on Bank's failure to challenge the facts as set forth by Beard. In this case, the Court held that the four-part test outlined in Turner v. Safley was met. This Supreme Court ruling was seen as a curtailment of prisoners' rights, and a reduction of court protection of inmates. | 0 |
Ben Crompton | Ben Crompton 2007-02-27T16:27:22Z Ben Crompton born 1974, Manchester, England, UK Is best know as one of the stars of the BBC sketch show Man Stroke Woman. In addition he appears in BBC Three sitcom Ideal with Johnny Vegas.he has also appeared in the 2002 film All or Nothing and the TV series Clocking Off . He is a Former member of Youth Unlimited Theatre Group, Ben Crompton 2008-11-27T13:49:36Z Ben Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor, best known as one of the stars of the BBC sketch show Man Stroke Woman. In addition he appears as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal with Johnny Vegas. He also appeared in the 2002 film All or Nothing , the TV series Clocking Off, and the TV movie Housewife, 49. He is a former member of Youth Unlimited Theatre Group. | 1 |
BC Rytas | BC Rytas 2019-01-04T00:22:40Z BC Rytas, formerly known as Lietuvos rytas, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 on the basis of another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas, among other titles, have won two EuroCup titles, five Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. Lietuvos rytas plays their home games at 11,000-seat Siemens Arena and 2,500-seat Lietuvos rytas Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis. Rytas plays in the EuroCup, Lithuanian Basketball League, and King Mindaugas Cup. They have a farm club Perlas, which is used for the development of young players and plays in the second-tier NKL. In 1963, the first basketball team from Vilnius, called Žalgiris, was formed. Next year it changed its name to Plastikas. The same year, 1964, Plastikas players joined a new team, called Statyba. This name was used for over 30 years. Jonas Kazlauskas, Rimas Girskis, and then head coach Rimantas Endrijaitis led Statyba to a third place in the 1979 Soviet Union Championship. Three years later, Šarūnas Marčiulionis joined the team and became its leader. In 1987, Artūras Karnišovas joined the team at the age of 16. In 1994, Statyba won bronze medals in first LKL season. In 1995, biggest Lithuanian newspaper Lietuvos rytas started sponsoring Sūduva Marijampolė, a basketball club from Marijampolė, Lithuania. The partnership lasted for two seasons, during which the team was known as Lietuvos rytas Marijampolė and played in the second-tier Lithuanian league, the LKAL. A notable player for the team was teenager Darius Songaila. However, after 1996–97 season partnership ended. At the same time, Statyba faced with financial difficulties and was at the verge of bankruptcy. The team needed new investors and in 1997 Lietuvos rytas bought the club. However, the new owners did not want to continue Statyba history and started a new one – the team was renamed to Statyba-Lietuvos rytas, then just Lietuvos rytas. The newspaper's investment helped the club to establish itself as one of two best in Lithuania, the other being Žalgiris from the country's second-largest city Kaunas. During its first season, Lietuvos rytas managed to repeat Statyba's biggest achievement in LKL and won bronze. Next season was even better - Rytas won LKL silver, losing only to reigning EuroLeague champions Žalgiris Kaunas. The team also took second place in 1997 William Jones Cup. However, the biggest success at that time came in 2000, when Vilnius' side, led by the so-called "big three"—Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Giedraitis and Eric Elliott, also combined with youngsters Arvydas Macijauskas and Robertas Javtokas, managed to win LKL. The team was coached by Šarūnas Sakalauskas. It was the first time in the history of the Lithuanian Basketball League when Žalgiris Kaunas did not win the LKL title. Also, Rytas reached the Saporta Cup semifinal, where they met last season EuroLeague runner-up Kinder. After an upsetting home win 70–60, Lietuvos rytas lost in Italy 71–83, with Šiškauskas missing a three-pointer which would've won the two-game series for his team. The next season, due to the split between the FIBA and ULEB, Rytas played in the FIBA SuproLeague, making it to the quarterfinals, but losing to Anadolu Efes S.K.. The team won third place in the NEBL, a step down from the previous season's second place. In the LKL finals, Žalgiris Kaunas defeated Lietuvos rytas in tough five game series 3–2. In 2002, Lietuvos rytas repeated their triumph, this time in a dramatic seven-game final series with the last game decided in overtime. The team played without center Robertas Javtokas, who was seriously injured in a motorbike crash. Lietuvos rytas also won the NEBL title in 2002, becoming the last team winning the tournament. The team held first place in the group stage of the Saporta Cup, but lost in the quarterfinals to Hapoel Jerusalem. Over the next two seasons, Lietuvos rytas lost both times in the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas. They had more success in Europe, though, finishing in second place in the FIBA Eurocup regional stage (though losing to Hemofarm Vršac in the final stage). The team also debuted in the ULEB Cup, making to the quarterfinals, but losing to Hapoel Jerusalem. After not winning any title in the past two seasons Lietuvos rytas decided that change was needed and started recruiting foreign coaches, first of them being Serbian Vlade Đurović. Midway through the season, team leader Frederick House suffered a season-ending injury, head coach Đurović resigned and was replaced by Slovenian Tomo Mahorič. Despite this, newcomer Tyrone Nesby, Latvian playmaker Roberts Štelmahers and an inspirational Lithuanian trio: Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Tomas Delininkaitis led the team to the victory of 2005 ULEB Cup, beating Pamesa Valencia in the semifinals and Makedonikos in the final. This victory granted them a place in the EuroLeague, the continent's primary basketball club tournament. Lietuvos rytas won second place in both the LKL and BBL finals, losing handily to Žalgiris Kaunas. Before the 2005–06 season, Croatian specialist Neven Spahija became the head coach of the team. Lietuvos rytas started the 2005–06 EuroLeague season well. After losing their first two matches, Rytas matched the EuroLeague record by winning seven consecutive EuroLeague fixtures, defeating such teams as FC Barcelona, champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (twice) and Efes Pilsen Istanbul. Those wins allowed Rytas to advance to Top 16 phase, where they won three times out of six, beating Tau Ceramica Vitoria once and Brose Baskets Bamberg twice. However, that was not enough and Lietuvos rytas was eliminated from that year's EuroLeague. After winning the Baltic Basketball League title, Lietuvos rytas won their easiest finals series, crushing Žalgiris Kaunas 4–0. Despite winning the Lithuanian title, Lietuvos rytas did not acquire the country's spot for 2006–07 EuroLeague that was reserved to the arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas. Although the coach and three leading players: Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Fred House had left the team during the interseason, the 2006–07 ULEB Cup season was rather successful for Lietuvos rytas as well, despite that two coaches were replaced during the season: Sharon Drucker from Israel was replaced by Slovenian Zmago Sagadin and the latter to his assistant coach Aleksandar Trifunović from Serbia. The roster was strengthened during the season when promising NBA player Kareem Rush arrived to lead the team to the ULEB Cup final where Lietuvos rytas was defeated by Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid's victory at the ACB semifinals and of one of four spots reserved for Spain allowed Lietuvos rytas to take part in the 2006–07 EuroLeague as the ULEB Cup finalist. On 27 April 2007, Lietuvos rytas won their second consecutive BBL title, Kareem Rush was named the Final Four MVP. The LKL finals and LKF Cup finals were both unsuccessful, though, as Žalgiris Kaunas won them both. Lietuvos rytas was very successful in the regular season of 2007–08 EuroLeague, beating teams like Unicaja Málaga or Armani Jeans Milano. Very notable victories were achieved against future EuroLeague finalists of that season, Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 1 November, Lietuvos rytas defeated Maccabi by 18 points at home for a third time in a row as Artūras Jomantas led the team with 19 points and became the week's co-MVP with Erazem Lorbek, both having performance index ratings of 29. The fourth victory in a row over Maccabi (away, by 5 points) was due to spectacular performances by Hollis Price (19 points) and Chuck Eidson (28 points). A road victory against Cibona Zagreb on 31 January 2008 completed the Euroleague regular season for Lietuvos rytas and allowed them to remain at the first spot in the Group B securing a favorable position in the first pool before the Top 16 draw together with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid and Panathinaikos Athens. Their 11–3 record was the team's best regular season performance ever, and the best by a Lithuanian team in Euroleague at the time. However, the team was not as successful in the Top 16 and with record of 2–4 did not advance to playoffs. Lietuvos rytas were the runner-up at all: the Lithuanian Basketball League, the Baltic Basketball League and the Lithuanian Cup, losing each time to Žalgiris Kaunas. The 2008–09 season was met by the team with a significantly reduced budget, putting a greater emphasis on young and perspective local players. Nevertheless, Lietuvos rytas managed to win the first Baltic Basketball Presidents Cup. On 21 October 2008, Lietuvos rytas had a first chance ever to play against National Basketball Association basketball club Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Lietuvos rytas lost that game 126–106. However, as many other Baltic professional sports clubs, Lietuvos rytas had to face the blow of financial crisis in late 2008 and early 2009. Having lost two of its foreign leaders Lietuvos rytas still managed to reach the second phase of EuroCup finishing second in their group with three home wins and three away losses. Head coach Antanas Sireika resigned and was replaced by a former Lietuvos rytas' player Rimas Kurtinaitis for the second half of the season. The team has started second phase of the EuroCup with only two foreign players, Chuck Eidson (a teammate of Petravičius at South Carolina) and Milko Bjelica on its roster which had been refreshed with promising Lithuanians. However, that was enough and Rytas successfully advanced to Final 8. Chuck Eidson was named the regular season MVP. The Final 8 started with a victory against Benetton Treviso in quarterfinal on 2 April 2009. Two days later the team won semifinal against Hemofarm Vršac and made the third consecutive appearance in the EuroCup finals. Mindaugas Lukauskis has made a decisive three-pointer and that allowed him to become the only player to participate in the final three times in total and, later, the only two-time EuroCup champion. Going into finals, Rytas was considered underdog against rich Russian team Khimki. However, terrific performances of Steponas Babrauskas (18 points) and Marijonas Petravičius (20 points) allowed the team to overcome the odds and win the final. Lietuvos rytas made an outstanding 15–0 run, having left their rivals empty for 6 straight minutes in the third and fourth quarters. Rytas became the first team to reclaim the EuroCup title, while Marijonas Petravičius became the Final 8 MVP. Lietuvos rytas was very successful in matches against arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas too. Firstly, it won the 2009 LKF Cup, with Mindaugas Lukauskis scoring the game-winning three pointer with 2 seconds left. Next was the Baltic Basketball League final game - it was won by Lietuvos rytas on 25 April 2009 over Žalgiris Kaunas, 97–74. Chuck Eidson scored 41 points and was announced the MVP. It was the third BBL title for the club, compared to Žalgiris' two. The final trophy of the season was the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Lietuvos rytas swept past all the teams in the playoffs and qualified to the finals. There Vilnius team confronted their rival Žalgiris Kaunas and won the series 4–1, the final match taking place on 18 May. This was the 4th time Lietuvos rytas became the LKL champion. It was the 5th trophy of the season for the team from 5 possible ones. After the season team leaders Marijonas Petravičius, Mindaugas Lukauskis and Chuck Eidson left the team and Lietuvos rytas acquired new perspective players to replace them. The team began their 2009–10 season with a dramatic loss to their rivals Žalgiris Kaunas 83–78 in BBL Cup finals. Lietuvos rytas also participated in the 2009 Gomelsky Cup, in which the team claimed third place after a near-loss game against Triumph Lyubertsy 94–90. Lietuvos rytas was not as successful in 2009–10 EuroLeague as before – they lost the deciding game against Unicaja Málaga, took the 5th place in Group B and did not advance to the Top 16. However, their fierce battles with Žalgiris Kaunas continued. After winning the LKF Cup by the score of 77–65, Lietuvos rytas, having problems with players injuries, suffered a loss in the BBL Finals to their rivals from Kaunas, 66–73. However, Lietuvos rytas took revenge and won the LKL trophy, beating Žalgiris Kaunas after a thrilling series 4–3. It was the second consecutive LKL title of Vilnius' team. After the conclusion of the season, head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis left the club to be replaced by Croatian Dražen Anzulović. The 2010–11 EuroLeague season was the fourth one for Lietuvos rytas. After an unsuccessful start of the season, Dražen Anzulović was replaced by the team's former coach Aleksandar Trifunović. The team's overall record being 0–4 in their Group C, the team signed free agent Lithuanian star and a former team member Šarūnas Jasikevičius. After winning 3 of 3 last EuroLeague group phase games, Rytas qualified for the Top 16 stage in the fourth berth during their last games. At the New Year's Eve Jasikevičius was replaced by a former member of the team Simas Jasaitis, also a free agent. The Top 16 phase was the most successful for the team from all its 3 attempts. Playing in the Group E Lietuvos rytas defeated Caja Laboral at home, Panathinaikos Athens and Unicaja Málaga on the road. The last round remaining, the team had a chance to finish first in their Top 16 E group. However, Lietuvos rytas lost to Caja Laboral and took the third place in the group. The 9th place in EuroLeague is the highest achievement for Lietuvos rytas in this tournament in whole club history. However, the remaining part of the season was unsuccessful for the club as Lietuvos rytas lost in the semifinals at the Baltic Basketball League and finished only in 3rd place for the first time in club history. Head coach Trifunović was replaced by assistant coach Darius Maskoliūnas. The game improved, but the team ended up losing to Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL finals, 4–1. After dismissing Milko Bjelica, Kenan Bajramović, D.J. Strawberry, Cemal Nalga and losing team leader Martynas Gecevičius, Lietuvos rytas replaced 8 players and opened a new page in club history. The beginning of the season was not very successful as Lietuvos rytas didn not win EuroLeague's qualification tournament, which was organized in Vilnius. Lietuvos rytas won their first two matches against Budućnost Podgorica and Cibona Zagreb, but lost the final game against Galatasaray with a score of 71–63. Because of that, Lietuvos rytas had to play at the second-tier European competition - EuroCup. The team, led by Renaldas Seibutis, Jonas Valančiūnas and Tyrese Rice, made it to the EuroCup quarterfinal round for the fifth time in a row and defeated Donetsk there, but lost to Valencia Basket in the semifinals. Rytas finished third after a 71–62 win against Spartak St. Petersburg. Lietuvos rytas finished third in the regular season round of VTB United League and qualified for the eighth-final. They defeated Nizhny Novgorod there and advanced to quarterfinals where they met Khimki. Khimki were reigning EuroCup and VTB League champions and they were considered heavy favorites, but, unexpectedly, Rytas won the series 2–1. The Final Four tournament was organized at Siemens Arena. After a tense semifinal Lietuvos rytas lost to CSKA and went on to win 3rd place against Lokomotiv-Kuban. Despite two third places in international competitions, Rytas lost the LKL final series 3–0 to Žalgiris Kaunas. This was the worst domestic season in team's history - Rytas lost all six of its matches (five in LKL and one in BBL) to its rival. Following the conclusion of the season, Tyrese Rice, Lawrence Roberts, Aleksandar Rašić and Jonas Valančiūnas left the team. After losing most of their leaders during the summer, Rytas formed a younger squad. Players like Nemanja Nedović were expected to be the future of the team. However, the season was not very successful. It started with loss of Lithuanian Supercup to Žalgiris Kaunas. After struggling to find rhythm in the opening months, Lietuvos rytas released coach Aleksandar Džikić, promoting Maskoliūnas as head coach. Though the game has improved, thanks to the solid play of Leon Radošević, Renaldas Seibutis and Nemanja Nedović, the EuroLeague season was finished only with a 2–8 record. The team did not fare much better in the VTB United League. After Leon Radošević and Predrag Samardžiski were released, Rytas signed Milt Palacio, Tomislav Zubčić and Patrick O'Bryant. However, the rookies did not help much and Rytas still missed the VTB playoffs, with Donetsk defeating Rytas in the deciding game. Coach Maskoliūnas was fired then and replaced with Dirk Bauermann. Rytas started to play much better then, and in April scored a shocking away win over Žalgiris Kaunas (first one in almost 2 years). Rytas made the LKL finals for the 15th time in a row. However, Žalgiris Kaunas easily swept Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the final. Due to the unsuccessful past season, the manager decided to almost completely rebuild the team: eight players left after the team lost LKL finals to the rival Žalgiris Kaunas. Former team leader Martynas Gecevičius was recalled after two seasons break and a notable point guard Omar Cook was signed. Because the team was second in the domestic league, it had to hope for a EuroLeague wild card. The team did not receive it, and had to participate in EuroLeague's qualification tournament once again, which was held in Vilnius. This time, Rytas, led by Renaldas Seibutis and Martynas Gecevičius, was successful – it won three games in a row (against VEF Rīga, EWE Oldenburg and Telenet Oostende), and qualified for the EuroLeague. To strengthen the team roster before EuroLeague games, Lietuvos rytas signed former NBA and Lithuania national team player Darius Songaila. On 18 October 2013, Lietuvos rytas started the 2013–14 EuroLeague season with an 84–83 victory against Panathinaikos Athens after Renaldas Seibutis's winning shot in overtime. The game was named as the EuroLeague's Game of the Week and re-broadcast in over 150 countries worldwide. However, after this, the level of play for the Lithuanian team dropped significantly and Rytas was not able to win any more games. 6 games were lost by 10 points or more and it turned out to be worst Lietuvos rytas season ever in EuroLeague. Following the fiasco, coach Dirk Bauermann was replaced by Croat Aleksandar Petrović. The change helped and on 22 December, Rytas crushed its rival Žalgiris Kaunas 90–58. After being eliminated in the EuroCup playoffs by Crvena zvezda Belgrade, Lietuvos rytas also suffered a shocking defeat in the LKF Cup finals, losing to TonyBet Prienai 92–91, leading to the firing of coach Aleksandar Petrović, who was replaced by Dainius Adomaitis. Despite two victories against biggest Rytas rival Žalgiris Kaunas during regular season, the LKL playoffs were an disaster for Lietuvos rytas. Due to rare situation in LKL standings, Rytas and Žalgiris Kaunas met in the semifinals and not in the finals for the second time since 1998. Darius Songaila 28 points led Rytas to first series victory in Vilnius with result 90–85, however then Rytas lost to Žalgiris in Kaunas with result 72–57 and series tied at 1–1. Third crucial game was played in Vilnius, however it was not successful for the home team. Despite having 7 points lead multiple times, Rytas lost 71–73 to Žalgiris Kaunas and did not qualify to the LKL Finals for the second time in club history, losing the series 2–1. Team captain Steponas Babrauskas described it as an tragedy, moreover one of team leaders Renaldas Seibutis injured his eye after contact with Vytenis Lipkevičius and due to required surgery missed the rest of the season. The disastrous season continued for Rytas in the VTB playoffs-after defeating Triumph Lyubertsy in the first round, Rytas lost to Nizhny Novgorod in the semifinal round, losing a chance to play in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season. Rytas finished in 3rd place in the LKL, winning the series against TonyBet Prienai 30 and winning the bronze medals-this was the team's worst season since the 1998–99 season. After terrible LKL season last year, taking only 3rd place, Rytas lost all chances of qualifying into the EuroLeague that year. He was not even invited to the qualifying tournament as before and had to return to the second-tier European league EuroCup. As a result of this, the club changed firmly. Firstly, club biggest stars Renaldas Seibutis, Omar Cook and Darius Songaila left the team. Secondly, the team played most of its games in the newly reconstructed Lietuvos rytas Arena instead of the Siemens Arena. Thirdly, Rytas withdrew from Russian VTB League. Virginijus Šeškus, a former multiple LKL bronze medalist with Prienai, was signed as a head coach of the team, along with his past team members Artūras Valeika and Mindaugas Lukauskis, who played six seasons in Rytas previously. Club owner Gedvydas Vainauskas shortly afterward said that enthusiastic V. Šeškus reminds him former team coach Rimas Kurtinaitis, who has led Rytas to the biggest victories in the club history. Lithuania national team member Adas Juškevičius and former NBA player Travis Leslie were signed as well. On 15 October 2014, Rytas powerfully started the EuroCup season by 92–65 crushing Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade. They have finished first round with 8–2 record and took first place in the group. On 16 December, team roster was strengthened with addition of Kšyštof Lavrinovič, who has signed two-year deal with Rytas. Later, on 5 January 2015, another Lithuania national team member Simas Jasaitis also signed with Rytas for the third time in his career. Lietuvos rytas started the Last-32 stage in EuroCup by winning against the best team in Poland, Turów Zgorzelec which was relegated to EuroCup after winning only one game in EuroLeague's regular season. Despite successful start, Rytas lost three games of six in the second stage and qualified into the next round by taking 2nd place in the group only after the crucial smash-up of Telenet Oostende 111–83 at the last game in Vilnius. Due to questionable shape of the team, Virginijus Šeškus was fired as head coach. Despite fired as head coach, Šeškus stayed in Rytas as an assistant of the new head coach Marcelo Nicola. Between 20 and 22 February, Rytas participated in 2015 LKF Cup. They defeated Dzūkija Alytus 78–63 in the quarterfinals and Šiauliai 71–61 in the semifinals, however at the finals Rytas lost season's first trophy to principal rival Žalgiris Kaunas 83–76 and extended trophies drought. On 4 March, Lietuvos rytas played first game of the EuroCup playoffs versus Pınar Karşıyaka. Despite having the double-digit lead multiple times, Rytas failed to secure it until the final seconds. The match finished with result 81–81 and the series winner was to be decided in Turkey. Despite the affirmative thoughts and the mighty moods, on 11 March, Rytas players failed to show any positive signs in the game. The deficit was already shattering after the first two quarters (34–53). The final result was 97–81, ending the two-times EuroCup champion Rytas journey in the international competitions early that year. In LKL, Rytas started ambiguously. On 19 October 2014, they suffered first defeat against Žalgiris Kaunas 84–82 in Vilnius. Although, they defeated the EuroLeague participant Neptūnas Klaipėda week later. On 15 November, during a game against Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys second defeat happened. Furthermore, on 28 December, Rytas also suffered defeat to Neptūnas 90–94 in their home arena. On 1 January 2015 Rytas failed to compete for the victory during the second game against Žalgiris in Kaunas, losing the game 77–91. Though, on 8 March 2015 Rytas had shown solid positive signs under the command of the new head coach. They absolutely crushed Žalgiris Kaunas in Vilnius with result 93–66 and at times the Rytas lead was even 35 points. Žalgiris Kaunas assistant coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius described the game as a "shame". Following the fiasco in EuroCup, on 15 March, Rytas tremendously defeated Neptūnas 87–86 for the second time in Klaipėda after the astonishing Mike Moser shot when there was only 0.6 second remaining, and firmly improved the chances of taking the first spot during the regular LKL season. On 13 April, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 84–75 for the third time, reaching the 16th straight victory in LKL, and guaranteeing at least second spot in the regular LKL season. The winning streak ended on the final day of the regular season, with a tough 81–82 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas. With the loss, Rytas entered the playoffs as the second seed team. Though, the game referees decisions left doubtful impressions, which sparked many discussions. Consequently, Rytas requested LKL to hire foreign-born referees during the semifinals and the grand finals to completely guarantee referees impartiality. Although, their request was rejected by the majority of the LKL clubs. Rytas began the LKL playoffs by smashing Šiauliai 3–0 in the series (97–69, 107–96 and 96–92), in spite of all their militant efforts, especially shown by the upcoming Rytas member Rokas Giedraitis. The LKL semifinals began much more difficultly for Lietuvos rytas, overcoming Neptūnas only during the final game minutes 88–79. Though, they later lost 107–101 in Klaipėda after overtime and the semifinal series tied at 1–1. Rytas successfully reached a revenge 96–89 two days later in Vilnius. Crucial game in Klaipėda began remarkably positively for Rytas, who once even had 29 points lead. Though, Neptūnas performed their last assault and almost tied the game at the end. Still it was not powerful enough assault as Rytas won the game by 5 points and eliminated Neptūnas 3–1, qualifying for the LKL Finals after one-year break. Lietuvos rytas began LKL finals with a close defeat of 73–66 to Žalgiris Kaunas. Antanas Kavaliauskas dominated in the first half with total of 17 points, Kšyštof Lavrinovič did the same in the second half with 17 points as well, though the team failed to receive solid support from the team captain Martynas Gecevičius (4 points, 0/5 three-pointers) and one of the key players Gediminas Orelik (2 points, 1/6 field goals). During second game, Rytas suffered desperate defeat 62–78 in Vilnius. All-season team's leaders: Gecevičius, Kavaliauskas and Orelik together scored only 13 points. Then Žalgiris Kaunas won two more games: 71–68 after overtime and 85–77. Rytas was crushed 4–0 in the finals once again. Despite the victories in the regular season and 3–2 LKL semifinal result last season, their most recent victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL finals was achieved only back in 2011. "I don't know how they got this information, but they tried to lure me. <...> Vilnius. Family. Challenge. Beloved team. BC Lietuvos rytas had more levers at his side." — Antanas Kavaliauskas, describing his "Loyalty..." message in Twitter, which he wrote after rejecting the identical contract from the LKL champions Žalgiris Kaunas that competed in EuroLeague. On 5 July 2015, Lietuvos rytas president Gedvydas Vainauskas admitted that the tickets prices and the move to the 2,500 seat arena during the primary games were a failure and said that the club was seeking to return the lost positions in the near future. Following the agreement with the Siemens Arena, the club once again played their most important games there. The deal with the arena owners was signed till 2020. Despite all the Rytas efforts and Euroleague Basketball Company promises to LKL, the club did not received a wild card to the tournament and had to play in the second-tier league EuroCup for a second straight season. Rytas early began signings with the new team members. First of all, all the foreigners left the team: Billy Baron, Mike Moser, Travis Leslie. Though, Marcelo Nicola remained as the head coach of the team, despite the disastrous LKL finals. Then one of the CSU Asesoft Ploiești leaders Marius Runkauskas replaced Martynas Gecevičius. Club president later in an interview told that the contract extension with a team leader, who scores only 10 points per 4 final games, is not possible. Unlike Gecevičius, another Rytas leader Antanas Kavaliauskas signed a new three-years deal. Rytas also signed with Deividas Gailius, who was Neptūnas|Neptūnas Klaipėda team leader and had a solid EuroLeague season. As a result, Simas Jasaitis had to leave the team. Later Rytas surprisingly signed with Artūras Gudaitis by paying buyout, who was a member of the principal opponents Žalgiris Kaunas, and was recently drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers. Team roster was also strengthened with one of the most talented young Lithuanians, Rokas Giedraitis, who had signed a four-year deal with the club. Furthermore, one of the Šiauliai leaders Julius Jucikas replaced Artūras Valeika. Seven Lietuvos rytas players were invited to the Lithuania men's national basketball team training camp. Argentina national basketball team member Nicolás Laprovíttola became Rytas roster final piece in the summer of 2015. On 19 August, first training camp was held. On 4 September, Krasta Auto (authorized BMW dealer in Lithuania) became one of the club sponsors, giving 14 brand-new cars for the club members and replacing the former vehicle's sponsor Škoda. The agreement was signed for 3 years. On 23 September, Kavaliauskas was chosen captain of the team. Rytas positively began the pre-season by winning a friendly tournament in Alytus and then the Vladas Garastas Cup, where they defeated the EuroLeague participant Khimki in the final 85–84. Rytas also started the LKL in dominating fashion. The returning to the Siemens Arena game, which started the 2015–16 EuroCup season, ended with a vexatious 91–87 defeat to Beşiktaş J.K. The team then crushed Szolnoki Olaj 89–65. After a loss to Žalgiris Kaunas 79–70, the problems began. After shocking losses to Avtodor Saratov 81–97 and Zenit Saint Petersburg 70–65 at home in the EuroCup, the team was even booed of the court. Rytas also lost to P.A.O.K. BC 76–81, and rumors started off about conflicts between coach Nicola and the team. Due to the hopeless shape of the team, Marcelo Nicola was fired, with rumors that he will be replaced by Tomas Pačėsas. Under coach Aurimas Jasilionis, however, the team played the best match in the season - a thrilling 103–92 win over Beşiktaş J.K in Istanbul. A few days later, despite improved play, Rytas lost 82–68 to Žalgiris Kaunas in the Siemens Arena. The poor form of the team was quickly recalled when Rytas lost another EuroCup home game, this time to Szolnoki Olaj 99–98. Another disastrous performance happened in Saratov - Rytas lost to Avtodor Saratov 109–92, with only minimal hope for qualification for the Last-32 stage in the EuroCup. After the loss, coach Jasilionis was replaced by longtime assistant coach Arvydas Gronskis. After another loss, this time to Zenit Saint Petersburg 92–84, Rytas lost all hope to qualify to the Last-32 stage. In the final game, Rytas lost to P.A.O.K. BC 81–88 at home, finishing with a 2–8 record. After the EuroCup fiasco, coach Gronskis was sent to the reserve team Perlas Vilnius again, and Tomas Pačėsas became the new head coach of the team. The team, under a firm arm of Pačėsas, finished the year with a three straight victories. On 31 December, Nicolás Laprovíttola left the team. On 10 January, Julius Jucikas was traded to Dzūkija Alytus for Adam Łapeta. On 17 January, Rytas achieved the season's first victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas 78–72. On 19–21 February, Rytas competed in the newly formed Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė tournament. After defeating Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinals 88–82, Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 97–79 and Žalgiris Kaunas in the final 67–57, the team won their first trophy following a five seasons drought. Antanas Kavaliauskas was named MVP. On March 29, Rytas signed a three-years contract with the Euroleague Basketball Company in order to compete in its organized tournaments. The rest of the season, however, was a complete fiasco. After losing to Žalgiris Kaunas in the final regular season game, Rytas had difficulty in a victorious sweep against Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinal stage. In the semifinals, the problems became clear when in the first match at Siemens Arena, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 71–83. After a 70–68 loss in Klaipėda, Rytas was down 0–2, though managed to win the next two games 66–64 and 74–73, setting a deciding fifth game at the Siemens Arena. Rytas lost 73–72 and lost the series 3–2, suffering the biggest fiasco in club history. This was also the first time that Rytas was eliminated in the LKL by another team, instead of Žalgiris Kaunas. The disappointing season ending was finished by winning LKL bronze medals series 3–0 versus the Juventus Utena. The signings of the new season began by contract extensions with Artūras Jomantas and Artūras Gudaitis, who decided to stay in the club. Following it, Rytas signed David Logan, who had been an EuroLeague star under the command of Tomas Pačėsas. On July 23, the front line was strengthened by athletic Kenny Kadji. On July 27, Adam Łapeta signed a new two-year contract. During the summer, team captain Kavaliauskas reportedly had disputes with the team management concerning pay. Soon it was announced that Kavaliauskas would probably not return for the next season, leading to Kavaliauskas deleting the infamous "Loyalty.." message he wrote about Lietuvos rytas last summer. In August, in a move that shocked fans from both teams alike, Kavaliauskas left the team and signed with Žalgiris Kaunas. On August 30, Drew Gordon was signed. On October 1, Rashaun Broadus signed a trial deal. On October 2, Kadji was released after failing to adapt to the team and playing just three games. On November 22, one of the Nigerian national team leaders Josh Akognon was signed as primary point guard. On December 9, Broadus was fired. On December 28, Clevin Hannah joined the team, along with Laimonas Kisielius. On January 21, Akognon left the team. Lietuvos rytas qualified to the EuroCup Top 16 phase with a 3–5 record, in large part due to incredible efforts from Drew Gordon, David Logan and the rising Artūras Gudaitis. Many troubles started before the start of the top 16, as Gudaitis and Gailius suffered injuries. Rytas lost a very close game to Hapoel Jerusalem at the start in Vilnius, losing 76–80 in a game Rytas led by as much as 20 points, with the fans and coaching staff blaming the referees after the game. In the second round, Rytas lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg 88–79 in an away game, though fought hard and erased a bigger deficit before the end. In the next two weeks, Rytas faced Nizhny Novgorod, blowing out their opponents both times – 97–63 away, and 99–73 at home, with chances to reach the playoffs returning. After a tough game, and a loss, to Hapoel in Jerusalem 82–77, Rytas faced Zenit at home – David Logan scored 28 points in the deciding game, with Rytas winning 86–84, but just narrowly missing the playoffs, as Zenit won the first game by 9 points. After the failure to progress into the EuroCup Playoffs club announced addition of guard Jimmy Baron from local rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda. On February 10, Tomas Pačėsas decided to leave the club and was replaced by Rimas Kurtinaitis, who coached Rytas to most of its titles previously. The coaching change, however, did not save Rytas from one of the most shocking losses in the season – in the first round of the King Mindaugas Cup, Rytas, the defending champion, lost to Juventus Utena 87–84. The loss also became the last game of David Logan, who after weeks of rumors left to sign with Sidigas Avellino. On 25 February, club signed a contract with forward Taylor Brown from the Polish Basketball League. In the LKL, with coach Pačėsas, the team fell to third place for much of the season, only getting second place by the last weeks in the regular season under coach Kurtinaitis. Rytas split the season series with new rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and with the rising Lietkabelis Panevėžys team. Against Žalgiris Kaunas, however, this was not the case, Lietuvos rytas were swept in the season series 4–0. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas faced, and swept Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys in the quarterfinals 3–0. In the semifinal, Rytas faced Lietkabelis – in the regular season, both teams won at home, and fought for the second place and home court advantage, which Rytas won at the last game in Vilnius 92–60. Considered a fovorite, Rytas won the first game 96–85 in Vilnius, a game with many conflicts between both teams, in particular Drew Gordon and Lietkabelis forward Žygimantas Skučas. In the second game, Rytas lost in Panevėžys 90–73. With the series tied at 1–1, Rytas was the favorite heading in the third game in Vilnius - Lietkabelis had never won in Vilnius before. However, a shock happened – Rytas lost 81–73, and was down 1–2 in the series. Heading to Panevėžys, internal teams arose with the team in regards with discipline violations by Taylor Brown, Corey Fisher and Clevin Hannah, though no actions were taken by the team until after the series - the three players, along with Drew Gordon, were suspended for the rest of the season. All of them were denying the fact but the incontestable pictures were published, which shattered all the doubts. In Panevėžys, Rytas lost 86–77 and lost the series 3–1. This fiasco also meant that Rytas did not qualify for the LKL finals for the second time in a row - first time in history this has happened. In the bronze medal series, Rytas faced Neptūnas Klaipėda, who was now considered the favorite due to problems internally in Rytas. Rytas started the series with a 79–60 win in Vilnius, to shut up all critics. After losing in Klaipėda 70–83, Rytas won the third game in Vilnius 71–54, again taking a series lead. The last two games were thrillers - led by Chris Lofton, Neptūnas tied the series in Klaipėda at 2–2 apiece with a 70–65 win, leading to a decisive Game 5 in the next few days. Led by Gailius and Baron, former Neptūnas players who hit many clutch baskets in the deciding minutes, Rytas won the game 74–66 and the series 3–2, ending the season with a bit more positive note and avenging the 2016 loss to Neptūnas. The season ended with international scandal for the team, however, as club president Gedvydas Vainauskas made a controversial statement about black players of the team who severely behaved unprofessionally (saying no more than 2 players should play in the team and that more are like a gang), drawing negative attention to the team all over the world. On 19 June 2017, famous poker player, businessman and European Parliament member Antanas Guoga bought major stake of the club (2/4) from Sigitas Židonis and Remigijus Kazilionis. Two remaining stake owners Darius Gudelis and Vilnius City Municipality retained their rights to the club (1/4 each). On 20 June, Gedvydas Vainauskas resigned from the Rytas president post following 20 years of operation since the founding of the club in 1997, just a week after receiving award from LKL president Remigijus Milašius for merits to basketball. Shortly after becoming new owner of the club, Guoga sparked discussions about changing the club's name and invited the public to offer their ideas since the team no longer have connections with the Vainauskas' newspaper Lietuvos rytas. The idea was strictly criticised by the club's elite fans group B Tribūna (Rytas Ultras), who told that the only team they will support is black-white-red Rytas. On 21 June, the new owners organized a meeting, during which first changes were made: public institution Krepšinio rytas was renamed to Statyba in order to remember the historical Statyba Vilnius, Darius Gudelis replaced Martynas Purlys in the club's director position and it was decided that the club's name Lietuvos rytas will be changed in not longer than 1-year term with the most likely but not yet final choice being Rytas. Guoga also told media that it is very likely that at least two Lithuanian basketball stars will participate in the team activities, bearing in mind Jonas Valančiūnas, Linas Kleiza and Arvydas Macijauskas. On 4 July, Gudelis announced that former assistant coach Alberto Blanco and Linas Kleiza are joining the club, whose first task will be assisting Rimas Kurtinaitis to bring together new roster of the team. On 13 July, press conference was held during which it was announced that Kleiza also became shareholder of the club by receiving part of the Guoga's stake, was named vice-president of the club and will also act as sports director. Limited liability company Norvelita and Perlas also became shareholders of the club. Despite positive changes around the club, rifts between the new owners started to emerge after club announced sponsorship agreement with Lithuanian business consortium MG Baltic. Club's president Antanas Guoga condemned this partnership and demanded both - annulment of it and resignation of CEO Darius Gudelis. Despite that other shareholders decided against such actions and openly questioned Guoga's financial commitment to the club. Finally on 24 October, club announced that Guoga sold his share in the club to Gudelis and wrote off €300,000 that he had previously loaned for the club. On 9 October 2018, however, it was revealed Guoga was still the team's president. Gudelis resigned on 15 November, after controversy involving Blanco. Executive director Julius Serapinas was named as his replacement. On 14 June 2017, it was announced that Rytas received a wild card to the 2017–18 EuroCup season. On 17 June, Rytas quickly signed with first addition to the club for the upcoming season - former Lietkabelis leader Ben Madgen. Rimas Kurtinaitis also remained on as head coach. On 11 July, famous Lithuanian masseur Juozas Petkevičius returned to the team. After launching ticket sales for the upcoming season, the team has sold 1,800 season tickets in less than 24 hours. On 19 July, Rytas signed veteran Mindaugas Lukauskis for his 9th season as the club member. On the following day, Travis Peterson was signed and Kurtinaitis also confirmed that the team has reached an agreement with Chris Kramer. On 22 July, Chris Kramer and Marc Antonio Carter officially joined the team. On 28 July, Mindaugas Brazys joined the coaching staff. On 17 August, notable Lithuanian youth national teams member Martynas Echodas was signed to a three-years deal. The newly formed team has shown positive results during the preparation games, winning all their 7 games and the Vladas Garastas Cup. On 23 September, Rytas began the 2017–18 LKL season by defeating Juventus Utena 82–75. On 25 September, Rytas signed with the experienced veteran Loukas Mavrokefalidis. Due to the Artūras Gudaitis' departure to the Olimpia Milano, he was replaced by Egidijus Mockevičius, who signed a three-year deal with the team on September 30. However, Mockevičius was ruled out from playing due to injury. In the LKL regular season, Rytas played the best season since 2015. Wins over rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda and Lietkabelis Panevėžys helped the team reach second place in the standings, behind Žalgiris Kaunas, with whom Rytas tied in the season series, 2–2. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas defeated Juventus Utena 3–0 in the quarterfinals. Having signed Neptūnas leaders Girdžiūnas and Butkevičius, Rytas became the most hated team in Klaipėda, and the rivalry between the two teams intensified. Rytas tied the season series with Neptūnas 2–2 in the regular season, with a win in Klaipėda in April 90–72 being the first one since the 2016 season and it helped Rytas secure 2nd place in the standings. The two teams faced off in the LKL semifinals. In the first game in Vilnius, Rytas shockingly lost to Neptūnas 83–74. In the second game in Klaipėda, Rytas avenged the loss and played the best defence of the season, winning 67–49 and tying the series at 1–1. Rytas then won the third game at home, 74–67, after good performances by both Mavrokefalidis, and Girdžiūnas, whose many shots helped Rytas take control against his former team and helped Rytas take a 2–1 series lead. In Klaipėda, with a chance to close out the series in the fourth game, Rytas took a 16-point lead in the first quarter. Neptūnas, however, came back - led by former Rytas players Seibutis and Delininkaitis, Neptūnas took the lead in the 4th quarter, and won the game 74–70, forcing the deciding match in Vilnius by tying the series 2–2. In the deciding fifth game, led by Girdžiūnas, Giedraitis, Mavrokefalidis and Echodas, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 88–82 in a very hard-fought game, winning the series 3–2. The win marked the first trip to the LKL finals since 2015. In the LKL finals, Rytas faced Žalgiris Kaunas, playing the best season since 1999 and coming off a 3rd-place finish in the Euroleague. Rytas lost the first game, 96–83, in Kaunas. In the second game, Rytas avenged the loss with an 82–73 win in Vilnius, led by Mavrokefalidis scoring 22 points and Ben Madgen with 19, and tied the series at 1–1. This win marked the first win by Rytas in the LKL finals since 2011. In Kaunas, Žalgiris Kaunas won the game 90–80 and took a 2–1 series lead. Back in Vilnius, Rytas lead for much of the first half, but a tragic third quarter lead to a Rytas loss 82–78 at home, with Žalgiris Kaunas taking a commanding 3–1 series lead. With one last chance, Rytas fought hard in the fifth game back in Kaunas, but a strong fourth quarter by Žalgiris Kaunas led to an 80–70 win. Rytas lost the series 4–1. In the King Mindaugas Cup, Rytas avenged their previous season defeat against Juventus Utena, winning an overtime thriller 91–88 in the quarterfinals thanks to Chris Kramer. In the semifinals, Rytas defeated Dzūkija Alytus 81–61. In the finals, Rytas faced rival Žalgiris Kaunas, who were having a spectacular season in the Euroleague. Coming off two wins against Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL, Rytas lead in the first half, before Žalgiris Kaunas recovered in the second, dominating the game and beating Rytas 81–62 in the finals. In the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas lost at home to Bilbao Basket 93–83 in the opener. The next week, Rytas won their first game by defeating Partizan Belgrade 91–80 in Belgrade due to monster efforts from Week MVP Rokas Giedraitis, who scored 28 points, and Loukas Mavrokefalidis, 26 points. An injury to Chris Kramer did a lot of damage for the team - Rytas then lost a home game to PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 93–85 in overtime, as well as an away game to Alba Berlin 93–86. The team faced a lot of criticism for poor defence. With Kramer back in the lineup, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP at home, 92–76. The second round of the Eurocup became a huge success for Rytas - in Bilbao, Rytas avenged their loss by defeating Bilbao Basket 96–79 in dominating fashion, being led by Chris Kramer, who scored 27 points, and became the Week MVP. A home win against Partizan Belgrade followed, 93–75. Rytas lost to Lokomotiv Kuban 77–68 in an away game, fighting back and erasing a huge deficit, but not being able to hold off Lokomotiv by the end. Many changes occurred in the team at the same time – Marc Antonio Carter and power forward Robert Carter were released, and replaced by Mindaugas Girdžiūnas and Arnas Butkevičius, leaders from rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and Egidijus Mockevičius returned from injury. These changes helped, as Rytas won the most important game in the regular season, by defeating Alba Berlin 94–73 and avenging their first round loss - the win also helped Rytas qualify for the EuroCup Top 16. In the last game of the regular season, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP 71–69 in an away game, finishing second in the group C. In the Top 16, Rytas started by losing a very tough game to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg at home, 98–96. After losing two more away games to Bayern Munich 81–68 and Fiat Torino 83–77, Rytas fell to 0–3 record, worst start in club history. A monster game by Martynas Echodas, who became the Week MVP, helped Rytas get revenge against Fiat Torino 101–68 in home victory. During the same game, however, Arnas Butkevičius suffered a broken hand, and was out for about 5 weeks. In the most important game of the EuroCup season for Rytas, they fell to Zenit 113–100 in an away game, thus losing all chances to qualify for the EuroCup playoffs. Coach Kurtinaitis and the team faced heavy criticism for the poor defence. In the final home game in the EuroCup, Rytas lost to Bayern Munich 87–85, another poor defensive showing, and finished with a 1–5 record and last place in Top 16 group F. The preparation for the season began in June, during the semifinal series, with controversial rumors that Lithuanian national basketball team and former Rytas head coach Dainius Adomaitis will replace coach Kurtinaitis at the end of the season. While the team denied the rumors, after losing the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas, Adomaitis was named the team's new head coach. Former Rytas players and current members of the national team, Eimantas Bendžius and Evaldas Kairys, were the first additions, signing in July. Dominique Sutton, formerly of Dolomiti Energia Trento and one of the best players in both the Italian league and the Eurocup, signed in August. D. J. Seeley replaced Rokas Giedraitis, who left to sign with Alba Berlin. Rytas also signed point guard Matt Farrell, scoring leader from University of Notre Dame, but he was released just before the season, for reported personal reasons. Talented young players Deividas Sirvydis and Marek Blaževič were signed to long term deals. Norbertas Giga, former member of the Rytas system, returned in October. Kramer, who resigned in the summer, was named as the new team captain. Rytas won the first game of the season, beating Juventus Utena 87–57 in the start of the LKL. In the 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball, on October 2, Rytas defeated Unicaja Malaga in the first game in Vilnius, winning 80–72. On October 10, Rytas lost to UNICS in Kazan 86–73. Young Deividas Sirvydis had an amazing performance, scoring 17 points, being the youngest player in Eurocup history to accomplish such a feat, at just 17 years old. Rytas signed guard Manny Harris, former leader of FIBA BCL champion AEK Athens, hoping to strengthen the guard position. Rytas then suffered a shocking loss at home, to Skyliners Frankfurt, 70–61. Harris played poorly in his debut Eurocup match. Rytas rebounded the next week, beating Fiat Torino at home 86–77, thanks to a strong performance by Sutton and the return of Kramer, who missed the last two games. Reported off-court issues lead to Harris being released on October 29, spending just a little over than one month with the team. Rytas finished the first round of the Eurocup by beating Mornar Bar 92–69 in a decisive road victory, ending with a 3–2 record. At the start of the second round, more injuries plagued Kramer, and without him, Rytas played two very different halves in Malaga - in the first, Rytas lead by double digits and had great performances by Seeley and young talents Blaževič and Aistis Pilauskas, but in the second, Rytas had no chance, and lost to Unicaja 95–76. In need of a point guard, Rytas signed Rok Stipčević to help. Stipčević had a solid Eurocup debut, during the game against UNICS, and helped Rytas lead most of the way, but a solid fourth quarter helped UNICS pick up an 87–81 win at the Siemens Arena, dropping Rytas to a 3–4 record. In a rematch against Skyliners in Frankfurt, again, Rytas led most of the way, including a 17-point lead in the second quarter, before shockingly losing 65–63, after a poor second half. Stipčević lead the team to the EuroCup Top16 on December 11, scoring 31 points and helping Rytas win against Fiat Torino in an overtime 101–96 victory in Torino, again losing a big lead in the game. Stipčević was named the EuroCup Week MVP for his efforts. Rytas finished the regular season by beating Mornar Bar 71–67 at home, behind a spectacular performance by Martynas Echodas, and finished with a 5–5 record. After it was announced that Kairys would be out for the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury, Rytas signed former Euroleague center Artsiom Parakhouski to the team. Marijonas Mikutavičius, the creator of de facto Lithuania Olympics Team song – Trys Milijonai, also created a special song to the BC Lietuvos rytas team, following its success in LKL and the very first steps in the prestigious EuroLeague. The song is called Laikas būti pirmiems (English: Time To Be First) and it is widely regarded as the club's anthem. To this day it is still played after the successful club's games or just at the time-outs during the home games. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed. Note: exact date is listed for players who joined or left during season. squad start |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | SF |Eimantas Bendžius (from Monbus Obradoiro) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | F/C |Evaldas Kairys (from Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | USA | style="text-align: center;" | F |Dominique Sutton (from Dolomiti Energia Trento) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | USA | style="text-align: center;" | SG |D. J. Seeley (from Herbalife Gran Canaria) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | C |Norbertas Giga (from Jacksonville State Gamecocks) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | BLR | style="text-align: center;" | C |Artsiom Parakhouski (from Maccabi Tel Aviv) |} |} squad start |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | SF |Rokas Giedraitis (to Alba Berlin) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | C |Egidijus Mockevičius (to VL Pesaro) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | F |Artūras Jomantas (to Dzūkija Alytus) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | USA | style="text-align: center;" | G |Jimmy Baron (to Champagne Châlons-Reims) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | GRE | style="text-align: center;" | C |Loukas Mavrokefalidis (to Ionikos Nikaias) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | USA | style="text-align: center;" | F |Travis Peterson (to retired) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | SF |Mindaugas Lukauskis (to Skycop Prienai) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | AUS | style="text-align: center;" | SG |Ben Madgen (to Crailsheim Merlins) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | USA | style="text-align: center;" | PG |Matt Farrell (to Delaware Blue Coats) |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | USA | style="text-align: center;" | SG |Manny Harris (to Bahçeşehir Koleji) |} |} squad start |- class="vcard agent" | style="text-align: right;" | | style="padding-right:15px;" | LTU | style="text-align: center;" | C |Norbertas Giga (to Spójnia Stargard) |} |} Total titles: 21 Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. 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To appear in this section a player must have either: To appear in this section a player must be either: The following head coaches won at least one major trophy when in charge of Rytas: Only players with significant amount of games played or points scored. ‡ Last updated: 15 November 2016 EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague MVP of the Month 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Chosen: Nominated: EuroLeague Basketball 2001–10 All-Decade Team EuroCup MVP of the Round EuroCup Leaders Performance Index Rating Rebounds Best EuroCup coach of all time EuroCup Basketball Awards LKL Finals MVP Slam Dunk Contest Champions Three-point Shootout Champions Final Four MVP Finals MVP FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award Lietuvos rytas basketball club was featured in the NBA 2K15 video game. , BC Rytas 2020-12-23T08:24:08Z Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup titles, five Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena and the 2,741-seat Jeep Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis. Rytas plays in the EuroCup, Lithuanian Basketball League, and the King Mindaugas Cup. The team's farm club, Perlas, is used for the development of young players and plays in the second-tier NKL. In 1963, the first basketball team from Vilnius, called Žalgiris, was formed. The following year it changed its name to Plastikas. In that same year, 1964, Plastikas players joined a new team, called Statyba. This name was used for over 30 years. Jonas Kazlauskas, Rimas Girskis, and then-head coach Rimantas Endrijaitis led Statyba to third place in the 1979 Soviet Union Championship. Three years later, Šarūnas Marčiulionis joined the team and became its leader. In 1987, Artūras Karnišovas joined the team at the age of 16. In 1994, Statyba won bronze medals in their first LKL season. In 1995, the largest Lithuanian newspaper Lietuvos rytas began sponsoring Sūduva Marijampolė, a basketball club from Marijampolė, Lithuania. The partnership lasted for two seasons, during which the team was known as Lietuvos rytas Marijampolė and played in the second-tier Lithuanian league, the LKAL. A notable player for the team was teenager Darius Songaila. However, after the 1996–97 season the partnership ended. At the same time, Statyba was faced with financial difficulties and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The team needed new investors and in 1997 Lietuvos rytas bought the club. However, the new owners did not want to continue the team's history and renamed it Statyba-Lietuvos rytas, then just Lietuvos rytas. The newspaper's investment helped the club to establish itself as one of the two best in Lithuania, the other being Žalgiris from the country's second-largest city Kaunas. During its first season, Lietuvos rytas managed to repeat Statyba's greatest achievement in the LKL and won bronze. The following season was even better - Rytas won LKL silver, losing only to reigning EuroLeague champions Žalgiris Kaunas. The team also took second place in 1997 William Jones Cup. However, the biggest success at that time came in 2000, when Vilnius' side, led by the so-called "big three"—Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Giedraitis and Eric Elliott, combined with youngsters Arvydas Macijauskas and Robertas Javtokas, managed to win LKL. The team was coached by Šarūnas Sakalauskas. It was the first time in the history of the Lithuanian Basketball League that Žalgiris Kaunas did not win the LKL title. Also, Rytas reached the Saporta Cup semifinal, where they met last season's EuroLeague runner-up Kinder. After an upset home win 70–60, Lietuvos rytas lost in Italy 83–71, with Šiškauskas missing a three-pointer which would have won the two-game series for his team. The next season, due to the split between the FIBA and ULEB, Rytas played in the FIBA SuproLeague, making it to the quarterfinals, but losing to Anadolu Efes S.K.. The team won third place in the NEBL. In the LKL finals, Žalgiris Kaunas defeated Lietuvos rytas in a tough five-game series 3–2. In 2002, Lietuvos rytas repeated their triumph in the LKL, this time in a dramatic seven-game final series with the last game decided in overtime. The team played without center Robertas Javtokas, who was seriously injured in a motorbike crash. Lietuvos rytas also won the NEBL title in 2002, becoming the last team to win the tournament. The team held first place in the group stage of the Saporta Cup but lost in the quarterfinals to Hapoel Jerusalem. Over the next two seasons, Lietuvos rytas lost in the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas. They had more success in Europe, though, finishing in second place in the FIBA Champions Cup regional stage (though losing to Hemofarm Vršac in the final stage). The team also debuted in the ULEB Cup, getting to the quarterfinals but losing to Hapoel Jerusalem. After not winning any title in the past two seasons Lietuvos rytas decided that change was needed and began recruiting foreign coaches, the first of them being Serbian Vlade Đurović. Midway through the season, team leader Frederick House suffered a season-ending injury; head coach Đurović resigned and was replaced by Slovenian Tomo Mahorič. Despite this, newcomer Tyrone Nesby, Latvian playmaker Roberts Štelmahers and an inspirational Lithuanian trio— Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Tomas Delininkaitis—led the team to victory in the 2005 ULEB Cup, beating Pamesa Valencia in the semifinals and Makedonikos in the final. This victory granted them a place in the EuroLeague, the continent's primary basketball club tournament. Lietuvos rytas won second place in both the LKL and BBL finals, losing handily to Žalgiris Kaunas. Before the 2005–06 season, Croatian specialist Neven Spahija became the head coach of the team. Lietuvos rytas began the 2005–06 EuroLeague season well. After losing their first two matches, Rytas matched the EuroLeague record by winning seven consecutive EuroLeague fixtures, defeating such teams as FC Barcelona, champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (twice) and Efes Pilsen Istanbul. Those wins allowed Rytas to advance to the Top 16 phase, where they won three times out of six, beating Tau Ceramica Vitoria once and Brose Baskets Bamberg twice. However Lietuvos rytas was eliminated from that year's EuroLeague. After winning the Baltic Basketball League title, Lietuvos rytas won their easiest final series, crushing Žalgiris Kaunas 4–0. Despite winning the Lithuanian title, Lietuvos rytas did not acquire the country's spot for 2006–07 EuroLeague that was reserved for arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas. Although the coach and three leading players: Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Fred House had left the team during the interseason, the 2006–07 ULEB Cup season was rather successful for Lietuvos rytas. Two coaches were replaced during the season: Sharon Drucker from Israel was replaced by Slovenian Zmago Sagadin and the latter by his assistant coach Aleksandar Trifunović from Serbia. The roster was strengthened during the season when promising NBA player Kareem Rush arrived to lead the team to the ULEB Cup final where Lietuvos rytas was defeated by Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid's victory at the ACB semifinals, and of one of four spots reserved for Spain, allowed Lietuvos rytas to take part in the 2007–08 EuroLeague as the ULEB Cup finalist. On 27 April 2007, Lietuvos rytas won their second consecutive BBL title; Kareem Rush was named the Final Four MVP. The LKL finals and LKF Cup finals were both unsuccessful, though, as Žalgiris Kaunas won them both. Lietuvos rytas was very successful in the regular season of 2007–08 EuroLeague, beating teams like Unicaja Málaga and Armani Jeans Milano. Very notable victories were achieved against future EuroLeague finalists of that season, Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 1 November, Lietuvos rytas defeated Maccabi by 18 points at home for a third time in a row as Artūras Jomantas led the team with 19 points and became the week's co-MVP with Erazem Lorbek, both having performance index ratings of 29. The fourth victory in a row over Maccabi (away, by 5 points) was due to a spectacular performance by Hollis Price (19 points) and Chuck Eidson (28 points). A road victory against Cibona Zagreb on 31 January 2008 completed the Euroleague regular season for Lietuvos rytas and allowed them to remain in the first spot in Group B securing a favorable position in the first pool before the Top 16 draw together with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid and Panathinaikos Athens. Their 11–3 record was the team's best regular season performance ever, and the best by a Lithuanian team in Euroleague at the time. However, the team was not as successful in the Top 16 and with record of 2–4 did not advance to the playoffs. Lietuvos rytas were the runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League, the Baltic Basketball League and the Lithuanian Cup, losing each time to Žalgiris Kaunas. The 2008–09 season saw the team with a significantly reduced budget andputting a greater emphasis on less expensive young and perspective local players. Nevertheless, Lietuvos rytas managed to win the first Baltic Basketball Presidents Cup. On 21 October 2008, Lietuvos rytas had its first chance ever to play against an NBA basketball club the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Lietuvos rytas lost the game 126–106. However, like many other Baltic professional sports clubs, Lietuvos rytas had to face the effects of the financial crisis in late 2008 and early 2009. Having lost two of its leading foreign players Lietuvos rytas still managed to reach the second phase of EuroCup finishing second in their group with three home wins and three away losses. Head coach Antanas Sireika resigned and was replaced by a former Lietuvos rytas' player Rimas Kurtinaitis for the second half of the season. The team started the second phase of the EuroCup with only two foreign players, Chuck Eidson (a teammate of Petravičius at South Carolina) and Milko Bjelica. The team's roster had been refreshed with promising Lithuanians and Rytas successfully advanced to the Final 8. Chuck Eidson was named the regular season MVP. The Final 8 began with a victory against Benetton Treviso in the quarterfinal on 2 April 2009. Two days later the team won its semifinal against Hemofarm Vršac and made its third consecutive appearance in the EuroCup finals. Mindaugas Lukauskis has made a decisive three-pointer and that allowed him to become the only player to participate in the final three times in total and, later, the only two-time EuroCup champion. Going into the finals, Rytas was considered an underdog against the rich Russian team Khimki. However, the performances of Steponas Babrauskas (18 points) and Marijonas Petravičius (20 points) allowed the team to win the final. Lietuvos rytas made a 15–0 run, having left their rivals scoreless for six straight minutes in the third and fourth quarters. Rytas became the first team to reclaim the EuroCup title; Marijonas Petravičius was selected the Final 8 MVP. Lietuvos rytas was also successful in matches against arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas. It won the 2009 LKF Cup, with Mindaugas Lukauskis scoring the game-winning three pointer with 2 seconds left. Next was the Baltic Basketball League final game - it was won by Lietuvos rytas on 25 April 2009 over Žalgiris Kaunas, 97–74. Chuck Eidson scored 41 points and was announced the MVP. It was the third BBL title for the club, compared to Žalgiris' two. The final trophy of the season was the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Lietuvos rytas swept past all the teams in the playoffs and qualified for the finals. There the Vilnius team confronted their rival Žalgiris Kaunas and won the series 4–1, the final match taking place on 18 May. This was the fourth time Lietuvos rytas became the LKL champion. It was the fifth trophy of the season for the team from five possibilities. After the season, team leaders Marijonas Petravičius, Mindaugas Lukauskis and Chuck Eidson left and Lietuvos rytas acquired new perspective players to replace them. The team began their 2009–10 season with a dramatic loss to their rivals Žalgiris Kaunas 83–78 in BBL Cup finals. Lietuvos rytas also participated in the 2009 Gomelsky Cup, where the team claimed third place after a near-loss game against Triumph Lyubertsy 94–90. Lietuvos rytas was not as successful in 2009–10 EuroLeague as before—they lost the deciding game against Unicaja Málaga, took fifth place in Group B and did not advance to the Top 16. However, their fierce battles with Žalgiris Kaunas continued. After winning the LKF Cup by the score of 77–65, Lietuvos rytas, had problems with player injuries, and suffered a loss in the BBL Finals to their rivals from Kaunas, 73–66. However, Lietuvos rytas won the LKL trophy, beating Žalgiris Kaunas after a thrilling series 4–3. It was the second consecutive LKL title for the Vilnius' team. After the conclusion of the season, head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis left the club to be replaced by Croatian Dražen Anzulović. The 2010–11 EuroLeague season was the fourth one for Lietuvos rytas. After an unsuccessful start of the season, Dražen Anzulović was replaced by the team's former coach Aleksandar Trifunović. With an overall record of 0–4 in their Group C, the team signed free agent Lithuanian star, and a former team member, Šarūnas Jasikevičius. After winning three last EuroLeague group phase games, Rytas qualified for the Top 16 stage in the fourth berth during their last games. On New Year's Eve, Jasikevičius was replaced by a former member of the team Simas Jasaitis, also a free agent. Rytas lost the LKF Cup final to Žalgiris Kaunas 81–69. The Top 16 phase was the most successful of its three attempts for the team. Playing in the Group E Lietuvos rytas defeated Caja Laboral at home, Panathinaikos Athens and Unicaja Málaga on the road. The last round remaining, the team had a chance to finish first in their Top 16 E group. However, Lietuvos rytas lost to Caja Laboral and took third place in the group. Their ninth-place finish in EuroLeague is the highest achievement for the team in this tournament in club history. However, the remaining part of the season was a complete fiasco for the club - Rytas lost in the semifinals at the Baltic Basketball League, to VEF Rīga and finished only in third place for the first time in club history. Head coach Trifunović was fired and replaced by assistant coach Darius Maskoliūnas. The team's game improved, but Rytas still lost the LKL finals to Žalgiris. After dismissing Milko Bjelica, Kenan Bajramović, D.J. Strawberry, Cemal Nalga and losing team leader Martynas Gecevičius, Lietuvos rytas replaced eight players. The beginning of the season was not very successful as Lietuvos rytas did not win EuroLeague's qualification tournament, which was organized in Vilnius. Lietuvos rytas won their first two matches against Budućnost Podgorica and Cibona Zagreb, but lost the final game against Galatasaray by a score of 71–63. As a result, Lietuvos rytas had to play at the second-tier European competition, EuroCup. The team, led by Renaldas Seibutis, Jonas Valančiūnas and Tyrese Rice, made it to the quarterfinal round for the fifth time in a row and defeated Donetsk, qualifying to the 2012 Eurocup Basketball Final Four, but lost to Valencia Basket 80–70 in the semifinals. Rytas finished third after a 71–62 win against Spartak St. Petersburg. The team finished third in the regular season round of the VTB United League and qualified for the eighth final. They defeated Nizhny Novgorod and advanced to the quarterfinals where they met Khimki. Khimki were the reigning EuroCup and VTB League champions and were considered heavy favorites but Rytas unexpectedly won the series 2–1. The Final Four tournament was organized at Siemens Arena. After a tense semifinal, Lietuvos rytas lost to CSKA Moscow 79–72, but went on to win third place against Lokomotiv-Kuban 91–83. Despite two third places in international competitions, Rytas lost the LKL final series to Žalgiris Kaunas, with Žalgiris winning 3–0. This was the worst domestic season in the team's history; Rytas lost all six of its matches (five in LKL and the BBL finals) to its rival. Following the conclusion of the season, Tyrese Rice, Lawrence Roberts, Aleksandar Rašić and Jonas Valančiūnas left the team. After losing most of their leaders during the summer, Rytas formed a younger squad. Players like Nemanja Nedović were expected to be the future of the team. However, the season was not very successful. It started with the loss of the Lithuanian Supercup to Žalgiris Kaunas. After struggling in the opening months, Lietuvos rytas released coach Aleksandar Džikić, promoting Darius Maskoliūnas as head coach. Though the game had improved, thanks to Leon Radošević, Renaldas Seibutis and Nemanja Nedović, the EuroLeague season was finished with a 2–8 record. The team did not fare much better in the VTB United League. After Leon Radošević and Predrag Samardžiski were released, Rytas signed Milt Palacio, Tomislav Zubčić and Patrick O'Bryant. The rookies were not much help, however, and Rytas still missed the VTB playoffs, with Donetsk defeating Rytas in the deciding game. Coach Maskoliūnas was fired and replaced by Dirk Bauermann. Rytas began to play much better, and in April scored an away win over Žalgiris Kaunas—the first in almost two years. Rytas made the LKL finals for the 15th time in a row. However, Žalgiris Kaunas easily swept Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the final. Due to the unsuccessful past season, the manager decided to almost completely rebuild the team: eight players left after the team lost LKL finals to the rival Žalgiris Kaunas. Former team leader Martynas Gecevičius was recalled after a two-season break and a notable point guard Omar Cook was signed. Because the team was second in the domestic league, it had to hope for a EuroLeague wild card. The team did not receive it, and had to participate in EuroLeague's qualification tournament once again, which was held in Vilnius. This time, Rytas, led by Renaldas Seibutis and Martynas Gecevičius, was successful—it won three games in a row (against VEF Rīga, EWE Oldenburg and Telenet Oostende), and qualified for the EuroLeague. To strengthen the team roster before the EuroLeague games, Lietuvos rytas signed former NBA and Lithuania national team player Darius Songaila. On 18 October 2013, Lietuvos rytas started the 2013–14 EuroLeague season with an 84–83 victory against Panathinaikos Athens after Renaldas Seibutis's winning shot in overtime. The game was selected EuroLeague's Game of the Week and re-broadcast in over 150 countries worldwide. However, after this, the level of play of the Lithuanian team declined significantly and Rytas was unable to win any more games. Six games were lost by 10 points or more and it ended being the worst Lietuvos rytas season ever in the EuroLeague - a disappointing 1–9 record. After this, coach Dirk Bauermann was fired and replaced by Aleksandar Petrović. The change helped and on 22 December, Rytas crushed its rival Žalgiris Kaunas 90–58. After being eliminated in the EuroCup playoffs by Crvena zvezda Belgrade, Lietuvos rytas also suffered a defeat in the LKF Cup finals - losing to TonyBet Prienai 92–91. This led to the firing of coach Aleksandar Petrović, who was replaced by Dainius Adomaitis. Despite two victories against Rytas biggest rival Žalgiris Kaunas during regular season, the LKL playoffs were a disaster for Lietuvos rytas. Due to rare situation in LKL standings, Rytas and Žalgiris Kaunas met in the semifinals and not in the finals for the second time since 1998. Darius Songaila's 28 points led Rytas to a first series victory in Vilnius with 90–85 result. Rytas lost to Žalgiris in Kaunas 72–57 and the series was tied at 1–1. The third crucial game was played in Vilnius, however it was unsuccessful for the home team. Despite having multiple leads, Rytas lost 73–71 to Žalgiris Kaunas and did not qualify to the LKL Finals for the second time in club history = Žalgiris won the series 2–1. Team captain Steponas Babrauskas described it as a "tragedy". Moreover, one of team leaders Renaldas Seibutis injured his eye after contact with Vytenis Lipkevičius and required surgery causing him to miss the rest of the season. The disastrous season continued for Rytas in the VTB playoffs. After defeating Triumph Lyubertsy 3–0 in the first round, Rytas lost to Nizhny Novgorod 1–3 in the semifinals, losing a chance to play in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season. Rytas finished in third place in the LKL, winning the series against TonyBet Prienai 3–0 and winning the bronze medal. This was the team's worst season since 1998–99. After an unsuccessful LKL season the previous year, taking only third place, Rytas lost any chance of qualifying for the EuroLeague that year. The team was not invited to the qualifying tournament as before and had to return to the second-tier European league EuroCup. As a result, the club made changes. Firstly, the club's biggest stars Renaldas Seibutis, Omar Cook and Darius Songaila left the team. Secondly, the team played most of its games in the newly reconstructed Lietuvos rytas Arena instead of the Siemens Arena. Thirdly, Rytas withdrew from the Russian VTB League. Virginijus Šeškus, a former multiple LKL bronze medalist with Prienai, was signed as head coach of the team, along with his past team members Artūras Valeika and Mindaugas Lukauskis, who played six seasons in Rytas previously. Club owner Gedvydas Vainauskas said shortly afterward that the enthusiastic Šeškus reminds him of former team coach Rimas Kurtinaitis, who led Rytas to its biggest victories in club history. Lithuania national team member Adas Juškevičius and former NBA player Travis Leslie were signed as well. On 15 October 2014, Rytas started the EuroCup season by a 92–65 victory over Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade. They finished first round with an 8–2 record and took first place in the group. On 16 December, the team roster was strengthened with addition of Kšyštof Lavrinovič, who signed a two-year deal with Rytas. On 5 January 2015, another Lithuanian national team member Simas Jasaitis also signed with Rytas for the third time in his career. Lietuvos rytas started the last 32-game stage in the EuroCup by winning against the best team in Poland, Turów Zgorzelec which was relegated to EuroCup after winning only one game in the EuroLeague's regular season. Despite a successful start, Rytas lost three games of six in the second stage and qualified into the next round by taking second place in the group only after the crucial defeat of Telenet Oostende 111–83 at the last game in Vilnius. Due to the questionable shape of the team, Virginijus Šeškus was fired as head coach. Despite this he remained with Rytas as an assistant to the new head coach Marcelo Nicola. Between 20 and 22 February, Rytas participated in the 2015 LKF Cup. They defeated Dzūkija Alytus 78–63 in the quarterfinals, and Šiauliai 71–61 in the semifinals, however at the finals Rytas lost the season's first trophy to principal rival Žalgiris Kaunas 82–76 and extended their trophy drought. On 4 March, Lietuvos rytas played the first game of the EuroCup playoffs against Pınar Karşıyaka. Despite having a double-digit lead multiple times, Rytas failed to secure the game until the final seconds. The match finished with an 81–81 tie; the series winner was to be decided in Turkey. On 11 March, Rytas players failed to show any promise of winning the game. The deficit after the first two quarters was 34–53. The final result was 97–81, ending the two-time EuroCup champion Rytas' to the international competitions early that year. In LKL, Rytas started ambiguously. On 19 October 2014, they suffered their first defeat against Žalgiris Kaunas 84–82 in Vilnius, although, they defeated the EuroLeague participant Neptūnas Klaipėda 73–65 a week later. On 15 November, they lost to Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys 87–85. On 28 December, Rytas also lost to Neptūnas 94–90 in their home arena. On 1 January 2015 Rytas failed to win the second game against Žalgiris in Kaunas, losing 91–77. On 8 March 2015 Rytas had shown positive signs under their new head coach Nicola. They defeated Žalgiris Kaunas in Vilnius 93–66; at times Rytas led by 35 points. Žalgiris Kaunas' assistant coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius described the game as a "shame". Following the fiasco in the EuroCup, on 15 March, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 87–86 for the second time in Klaipėda after a goal by Mike Moser with only 0.6 second remaining, and firmly improved the chances of taking the first spot during the regular LKL season. On 13 April, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 84–75 for the third time, for its 16th straight victory in LKL, and guaranteeing at least second spot in the regular LKL season. The winning streak ended on the final day of the regular season, with an 82–81 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas. With the loss, Rytas entered the playoffs as the second seed team. The referees' decisions sparked many discussions. Consequently, Rytas asked LKL to hire foreign-born referees during the semifinals and the grand finals to completely guarantee referee impartiality. Their request was rejected by the majority of the LKL clubs. Rytas began the LKL playoffs defeating Šiauliai 3–0 in the series (97–69, 107–96 and 96–92), despite the efforts Rokas Giedraitis who was signed with Lietuvos rytas the following season. The LKL semifinals were more difficult for the team who defeated Neptūnas only during the game's final minutes 88–79. They later lost 107–101 in Klaipėda after overtime and the semifinal series tied at 1–1. Rytas won 96–89 two days later in Vilnius. A crucial game in Klaipėda began well; the team had a 29-point lead at one time. Neptūnas almost tied the game at the end byt Rytas won by five points and eliminated Neptūnas 3–1, qualifying for the LKL Finals after a one-year break. The team began the LKL finals with a 73–66 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas. Antanas Kavaliauskas scored 17 points in the first half, Kšyštof Lavrinovič did the same in the second half with 17 points as well, but the team failed to receive solid support from the team captain Martynas Gecevičius (4 points, 0/5 three-pointers) and one of the key players Gediminas Orelik (2 points, 1/6 field goals). During second game, Rytas was defeated 78–62 in Vilnius. All-season team leaders Gecevičius, Kavaliauskas and Orelik together scored only 13 points. Žalgiris Kaunas won two more games, 71–68 after overtime and 85–77. Rytas lost the finals 0–4 once again. Despite the victories in the regular season and the disastrous LKL semifinal result last season, their most recent victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL finals was in 2011. "I don't know how they got this information, but they tried to lure me. <...> Vilnius. Family. Challenge. Beloved team. BC Lietuvos rytas had more levers at his side." — Antanas Kavaliauskas, describing his "Loyalty..." message in Twitter, which he wrote after rejecting the identical contract from the LKL champions Žalgiris Kaunas that competed in the EuroLeague. On 5 July 2015, Lietuvos rytas president Gedvydas Vainauskas admitted that the tickets prices and the move to the 2,500-seat arena during the primary games were a failure and said that the club was seeking to fill vacant positions in the near future. Following the agreement with the Siemens Arena, the club once again played their most important games there. The deal with the arena owners is in place until 2020. Despite all of Rytas' efforts and Euroleague Basketball Company promises to LKL, the club did not receive a wild card to the tournament and had to play in the second-tier league EuroCup for a second straight season. Rytas began signing new team members early on. First of all, all the foreigner players left the team: Billy Baron, Mike Moser, Travis Leslie. Though, Marcelo Nicola remained as the head coach of the team, despite the disastrous LKL finals. Then one of the CSU Asesoft Ploiești leaders Marius Runkauskas replaced Martynas Gecevičius. The club's president said later in an interview said that a contract extension with a team leader, who scores only 10 points in four final games, is not possible. Unlike Gecevičius, another Rytas' leader Antanas Kavaliauskas signed a new three-year deal. Rytas also signed Deividas Gailius, who was Neptūnas Klaipėda's team leader and had a solid EuroLeague season. As a result, Simas Jasaitis had to leave the team. In a surprise move, Rytas signed Artūras Gudaitis, who was a member of their principal opponents Žalgiris Kaunas, and was recently drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, by paying to buyout his contract. The team roster was also strengthened with one of the most talented young Lithuanians, Rokas Giedraitis, who signed a four-year deal with the club. Furthermore, one of the Šiauliai leaders Julius Jucikas replaced Artūras Valeika. Seven Lietuvos rytas players were invited to the Lithuania men's national basketball team training camp. Argentina national basketball team member Nicolás Laprovíttola became the final player on Rytas' in the summer of 2015. On 19 August, first training camp was held. On 4 September, Krasta Auto (Lithuania's authorised BMW dealer) became one of the club sponsors, giving 14 new cars to club members and replacing the former vehicle sponsor Škoda Auto. The agreement was signed for three years. On 23 September, Kavaliauskas was chosen captain of the team. Rytas had a positive start to the pre-season by winning a friendly tournament in Alytus and then the Vladas Garastas Cup, where they defeated the EuroLeague participant Khimki in the final 85–84. Rytas also started the LKL in dominating fashion. The return to the Siemens Arena at the start of the 2015–16 EuroCup season, ended with an 91–87 defeat to Beşiktaş J.K. The team then defeateded Szolnoki Olaj 89–65. After a 79–70 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas, problems began to surface. After losses to Avtodor Saratov 97–81 and Zenit Saint Petersburg 70–65 at home in the EuroCup, the team was booed off the court. Rytas also lost to PAOK 81–76, and rumors started about conflicts between coach Nicola and the team. Due to team's losing record Marcelo Nicola was fired. There were rumors he would be replaced by Tomas Pačėsas. Under coach Aurimas Jasilionis, however, the team played its best match of the season—a 103–92 win over Beşiktaş J.K in Istanbul. A few days later, despite their improved play, Rytas lost 82–68 to Žalgiris Kaunas in the Siemens Arena. The team's poor form was quickly recalled when Rytas lost another EuroCup home game, this time to Szolnoki Olaj 99–98. Rytas then lost to Avtodor Saratov 109–92, leaving minimal hope it would qualify for the Last-32 stage in the EuroCup. After the loss, coach Jasilionis was replaced by longtime assistant coach Arvydas Gronskis. After another loss, this time to Zenit Saint Petersburg 94–84, Rytas lost all hope of qualifying for the Last-32 stage. In the final game, Rytas lost to PAOK 88–81 at home, finishing with a 2–8 record. After the EuroCup fiasco, coach Gronskis was sent to the reserve team Perlas Vilnius again, and Tomas Pačėsas became the team's new head coach. The team finished the year with a three straight victories. On 31 December, Nicolás Laprovíttola left the team. On 10 January, Julius Jucikas was traded to Dzūkija Alytus for Adam Łapeta. On 17 January, Rytas achieved the season's first victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas 78–72. On 19–21 February, Rytas competed in the newly formed Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė tournament. After defeating Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinals 88–82, Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 97–79, and Žalgiris Kaunas in the final 67–57, the team won their first trophy following a five-season drought. Antanas Kavaliauskas was named MVP. On 29 March, Rytas signed a three-years contract with the Euroleague Basketball Company to compete in its organized tournaments. The rest of the season, however, was a disaster. Rytas lost the first place in the LKL regular season to rivals Žalgiris Kaunas. Rytas had difficulty in a victorious sweep against Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinal stage. In the semifinals, the problems became clear when in the first match at Siemens Arena, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 83–71. After a 70–68 loss in Klaipėda, Rytas was down 0–2, though managed to win the next two games 66–64 and 74–73, setting a deciding fifth game at the Siemens Arena. Rytas lost 73–72 and lost the series 3–2, the worst fiasco in club history. This was also the first time Rytas was eliminated in the LKL by another team, instead of Žalgiris Kaunas. The disappointing season ended with the team winning the LKL bronze medal series 3–0 versus the Juventus Utena. The new season began with a contract extension for Artūras Jomantas and Artūras Gudaitis, who decided to remain with the club. Following this, Rytas signed David Logan, who had been a EuroLeague star under coach Tomas Pačėsas. On 23 July, the front line was strengthened by the athletic Kenny Kadji. On 27 July, Adam Łapeta signed a new two-year contract. During the summer, team captain Kavaliauskas reportedly had a dispute with the team management concerning his pay. Soon it was announced that Kavaliauskas would probably not return for the next season, leading to him deleting the infamous "Loyalty.." message he wrote about Lietuvos rytas the previous summer. In August, in a move that shocked fans of both teams, Kavaliauskas left the team and signed with Žalgiris Kaunas. On 30 August, Drew Gordon was signed. On 1 October, Rashaun Broadus signed a trial deal. On 2 October, Kadji was released after failing to adapt to the team after playing just three games. On 22 November, one of the Nigerian national team leaders Josh Akognon was signed as primary point guard. On 9 December, Broadus was fired. On 28 December, Clevin Hannah joined the team, along with Laimonas Kisielius. On 21 January, Akognon left the team. Lietuvos rytas qualified for the EuroCup Top 16 phase with a 3–5 record, in large part due to the efforts of Drew Gordon, David Logan and Artūras Gudaitis. Many troubles began before the start of the top 16, as Gudaitis and Gailius suffered injuries. Rytas lost a very close game to Hapoel Jerusalem at the start in Vilnius, losing 80–76 in a game Rytas led by as much as 20 points. The fans and coaching staff blamed the referees for the loss after the game. In the second round, Rytas lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg 88–79 in an away game. In the next two weeks, Rytas faced Nizhny Novgorod, winning both times – 97–63 away, and 99–73 at home, with chances to reach the playoffs returning. After a tough game, and a loss, to Hapoel in Jerusalem 82–77, Rytas faced Zenit at home. David Logan scored 28 points in the deciding game, with Rytas winning 86–84 but just narrowly missing the playoffs as Zenit won the first game by nine points. After failing to progress into the EuroCup Playoffs the club announced addition of guard Jimmy Baron from local rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda. On 10 February, Tomas Pačėsas decided to leave the club and resigned, and was replaced by Rimas Kurtinaitis, who had coached Rytas to most of its titles previously. The coaching change, however, did not save Rytas from losing in the first round of the King Mindaugas Cup. Rytas, the defending champion, lost to Juventus Utena 87–84. The loss was David Logan's last game. After weeks of rumors, he left to sign with Sidigas Avellino. On 25 February, club signed a contract with forward Taylor Brown from the Polish Basketball League. In the LKL, with coach Pačėsas, the team fell to third place for much of the season, only moving in to second place by the last weeks of the regular season under coach Kurtinaitis. Rytas split the season series with new rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and with the rising Lietkabelis Panevėžys team. Against Žalgiris Kaunas, however, this was not the case - Žalgiris swept Rytas in the regular season. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas faced, and swept Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys in the quarterfinals 3–0. In the semifinal, Rytas faced Lietkabelis. In the regular season, both teams won at home, and fought for the second place and home court advantage, which Rytas won at the last game in Vilnius 92–60. Considered a fovorite, Rytas won the first game 96–85 in Vilnius, a game with many conflicts between both teams, in particular Drew Gordon and Lietkabelis' forward Žygimantas Skučas. In the second game, Rytas lost in Panevėžys 90–73. With the series tied at 1–1, Rytas was the favorite heading in to the third game in Vilnius, Lietkabelis had never won in Vilnius before. However Rytas lost 81–73, and was down 1–2 in the series. Heading to Panevėžys, trouble arose with regard to discipline violations by Taylor Brown, Corey Fisher and Clevin Hannah, though no actions were taken by the team until after the series. The three players, along with Drew Gordon, were subsequently suspended for the rest of the season. All of them were denying the violations but incontestable pictures were published. In Panevėžys, Rytas lost 86–77 and lost the series 1–3. This fiasco meant that Rytas did not qualify for the LKL finals for the second time in a row—the first time in the team's history this had happened. In the bronze medal series, Rytas faced Neptūnas Klaipėda, who were now considered the favorite due to Rutas' internal problems. Rytas started the series with a 79–60 win in Vilnius. After losing in Klaipėda 83–70, Rytas won the third game in Vilnius 71–54, again taking a series lead. The last two games were very close. Led by Chris Lofton, Neptūnas tied the series in Klaipėda at 2–2 with a 70–65 win, leading to a decisive Game five in the next few days. Led by Gailius and Baron, former Neptūnas players, Rytas won the game 74–66 and the series 3–2, ending the season with a more positive note and avenging their 2016 loss to Neptūnas. The season ended with an international scandal for the team, however, as club president Gedvydas Vainauskas made a controversial statement about black players on the team who behaved unprofessionally (saying no more than two players should play on the team and that more are like a gang), drawing negative attention to the team from around the world. On 19 June 2017, famous poker player, businessman and European Parliament member Antanas Guoga bought fifty percent of the club from Sigitas Židonis and Remigijus Kazilionis. Two remaining stake owners Darius Gudelis and Vilnius City Municipality retained their rights to the club (twenty-five percent each). On 20 June Gedvydas Vainauskas resigned as president of Rytas a positiin he held since the founding of the club in 1997, just a week after receiving an award from LKL president Remigijus Milašius for his contributions to basketball. Shortly after becoming the new owner of the club, Guoga sparked discussions about changing the club's name and invited the public to offer their ideas since the team no longer had connections with the Vainauskas' newspaper Lietuvos rytas. The idea was sharply criticised by the club's elite fans, group B Tribūna (Rytas Ultras), who said the only team they would support is black-white-red Rytas. On 21 June, the new owners organised a meeting, during which the first changes were announced. The public institution Krepšinio rytas was renamed to Statyba to honour the historical Statyba Vilnius, Darius Gudelis replaced Martynas Purlys as the club's director, and it was decided that the club's name Lietuvos rytas would be changed within a year with the most likely, but not yet final, choice being Rytas. Guoga also told the media it was very likely that at least two Lithuanian basketball stars will participate on the team, in addition to Jonas Valančiūnas, Linas Kleiza and Arvydas Macijauskas. On 4 July, Gudelis announced that former assistant coach Alberto Blanco and Linas Kleiza were joining the club. Their first task was to assist Rimas Kurtinaitis to bring together a new team roster. On 13 July, a press conference was held during which it was announced that Kleiza had also become a shareholder of the club buying part of the Guoga's stake. He was named vice-president of the club and would act as sports director. Limited liability company Norvelita and Perlas also became shareholders of the club. Despite positive changes in the club, rifts between the new owners started to emerge after it announced a sponsorship agreement with Lithuanian business consortium MG Baltic. Club president Antanas Guoga condemned the partnership and demanded an annulment of it and the resignation of CEO Darius Gudelis. Despite his wishes the other shareholders decided against these actions and openly questioned Guoga's financial commitment to the club. Finally on 24 October, the club announced that Guoga had sold his share in the club to Gudelis and had written off €300,000 that he had previously loaned the club. On 9 October 2018, however, it was revealed Guoga was still the team's president. Gudelis resigned on 15 November, after a controversy involving Blanco. Executive director Julius Serapinas was named as his replacement. On 7 June 2019, Serapinas was replaced by former Rytas player Rolandas Jarutis. Kleiza left the team in February 2020, after a falling out with Jarutis. On 14 June 2017, it was announced that Rytas had received a wild card to the 2017–18 EuroCup season. On 17 June, Rytas signed with first addition to the club for the upcoming season, former Lietkabelis leader Ben Madgen. Rimas Kurtinaitis remained as head coach. On 11 July, famous Lithuanian masseur Juozas Petkevičius returned to the team. After launching ticket sales for the upcoming season, the team has sold 1,800 season tickets in less than 24 hours. On 19 July, Rytas signed veteran Mindaugas Lukauskis for his ninth season as a club member. On the following day, Travis Peterson was signed and Kurtinaitis also confirmed that the team had reached an agreement with Chris Kramer. On 22 July, Chris Kramer and Marc Antonio Carter officially joined the team. On 28 July, Mindaugas Brazys joined the coaching staff. On 17 August, notable Lithuanian youth national team member Martynas Echodas was signed to a three-year deal. The newly formed team showed positive results during the preparation games, winning all seven games and the Vladas Garastas Cup. On 23 September, Rytas began the 2017–18 LKL season by defeating Juventus Utena 82–75. On 25 September, Rytas signed experienced veteran Loukas Mavrokefalidis. Due to Artūras Gudaitis' departure to the Olimpia Milano, he was replaced by Egidijus Mockevičius, who signed a three-year deal with the team on 30 September. However, Mockevičius was unable to play due to injury. In the LKL regular season, Rytas played its best season since 2015. Wins over rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda and Lietkabelis Panevėžys helped Rytas reach second place in the standings, behind Žalgiris Kaunas, with whom Rytas tied in the regular season series. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas defeated Juventus Utena 3–0 in the quarterfinals. Having signed Neptūnas leaders Girdžiūnas and Butkevičius, Rytas became the most hated team in Klaipėda, and the rivalry between the two teams intensified. Rytas tied the season series with Neptūnas 2–2 in the regular season, with a win in Klaipėda in April 90–72, the first since the 2016 season. This helped Rytas secure second place in the standings. The two teams faced off in the LKL semifinals. In the first game in Vilnius, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 83–74. In the second game in Klaipėda, Rytas avenged the loss winning 67–49 and tying the series at 1–1. Rytas then won the third game at home, 74–67, to take a 2–1 series lead. In Klaipėda, with a chance to close out the series in the fourth game, Rytas took a 16-point lead in the first quarter. Neptūnas, however, came back and took the lead in the fourth quarter winning the game 74–70, and forcing the deciding match in Vilnius by tying the series 2–2. In the deciding fifth game Rytas defeated Neptūnas 88–82, winning the series 3–2. The win marked the first trip to the LKL finals since 2015. In the LKL finals, Rytas faced Žalgiris Kaunas, playing the best season since 1999 and coming off a third-place finish in the Euroleague. Rytas lost the first game, 96–83, in Kaunas. In the second game, Rytas won 82–73 in Vilnius, led by Mavrokefalidis scoring 22 points and Ben Madgen with 19, and tied the series at 1–1. This win marked the first win by Rytas in the LKL finals since 2011. In Kaunas, Žalgiris Kaunas won the game 90–80 and took a 2–1 series lead. Back in Vilnius, Rytas led for much of the first half but lost 82–78, with Žalgiris Kaunas taking a commanding 3–1 series lead. With one last chance, Rytas fought hard in the fifth game in Kaunas, but a strong fourth quarter by Žalgiris Kaunas led to an 80–70 win, and winning the series 4–1. In the 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, Rytas avenged their previous season defeat against Juventus Utena, winning in overtime 91–88 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, held in Klaipėda, Rytas defeated Dzūkija Alytus 81–61. In the finals, Rytas faced rival Žalgiris Kaunas, who were having a successful season in the Euroleague. Coming off two wins against Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL, Rytas lead in the first half, before Žalgiris Kaunas recovered in the second, dominating the game and beating Rytas 81–62 in the finals. In the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas lost at home to Bilbao Basket 93–83 in the opener. The next week, Rytas won their first game by defeating Partizan Belgrade 91–80 in Belgrade thanks to the efforts of Week MVP Rokas Giedraitis, who scored 28 points, and Loukas Mavrokefalidis, 26 points. An injury to Chris Kramer hurt the team. Rytas then lost a home game to PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 93–85 in overtime, as well as an away game to Alba Berlin 93–86. The team faced a lot of criticism for poor defence. With Kramer back in the lineup, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP at home, 92–76. The second round of the Eurocup was a huge success for Rytas. In Bilbao, Rytas avenged their loss by defeating Bilbao Basket 96–79 led by Chris Kramer, who scored 27 points, and became the Week MVP. A home win against Partizan Belgrade followed, 93–75. Rytas lost to Lokomotiv Kuban 77–68 in an away game. Many changes occurred to the team at the same time. Marc Antonio Carter and power forward Robert Carter were released, and replaced by Mindaugas Girdžiūnas and Arnas Butkevičius, leaders from rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and Egidijus Mockevičius returned from injury. These changes helped, as Rytas won the most important game in the regular season, by defeating Alba Berlin 94–73 and avenging their first round loss. The win also helped Rytas qualify for the EuroCup Top 16. In the last game of the regular season, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP 71–69 in an away game, finishing second in the group C. In the Top 16, Rytas started by losing to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg at home, 98–96. After losing two more away games to Bayern Munich 81–68 and Fiat Torino 83–77, Rytas fell to an 0–3 record, its worst start in club history. A strong game by Martynas Echodas, who became the Week MVP, helped Rytas win against Fiat Torino 101–68 at home. During the same game, however, Arnas Butkevičius suffered a broken hand, and was out for about five weeks. In the most important game of the EuroCup season for Rytas, they fell to Zenit 113–100 in an away game, losing any chance to qualify for the EuroCup playoffs. Coach Kurtinaitis and the team faced heavy criticism for the poor defence. In the final home game in the EuroCup, Rytas lost to Bayern Munich 87–85, another poor defensive showing, and finished with a 1–5 record and last place in Top 16 group F. "I want to underline that this team is special. I began professionally playing basketball when I was seventeen, I have won the Croatian championship and cup twice. I played in the Italian final, however this team is something different. I have to begin from the coach – he gives us directions, but you need to have 12 soldiers, pit bulls who would follow these. These guys are special and deserve the victory." — Rok Stipčević, following the Rytas triumph in the 2019 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė Final Four. The preparation for the season began in June, during the semifinal series, with controversial rumors that Lithuanian national basketball team, and former Rytas head coach Dainius Adomaitis would replace coach Kurtinaitis at the end of the season. While the team denied the rumors, after losing the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas, Adomaitis was named the team's new head coach. Former Rytas players, and current members of the national team, Eimantas Bendžius and Evaldas Kairys, were the first additions, signing in July. Dominique Sutton, formerly of Dolomiti Energia Trento, and one of the best players in both the Italian league and the Eurocup, signed in August. D. J. Seeley replaced Rokas Giedraitis, who left to sign with Alba Berlin. Rytas also signed point guard Matt Farrell, scoring leader from the University of Notre Dame, but he was released just before the season for reported personal reasons. Talented young players Deividas Sirvydis and Marek Blaževič were signed to long-term deals. Norbertas Giga, former member of the Rytas system, returned in October. Kramer, who resigned in the summer, was named the new team captain. Rytas won the first game of the season, beating Juventus Utena, 87–57, in the start of the LKL. During the season, Rytas struggled against rivals Žalgiris, Lietkabelis and Neptūnas, which led to Rytas finishing third in the regular season with a 26–10 record, worst regular season finish in club history. Rytas faced Juventus in the quarterfinals, winning the series in 2–1. In the semifinals, Rytas faced Neptūnas who, for the first time, had home court advantage, defeating them shockingly easily 2–0 and advancing to the LKL Finals. In the LKL Finals, Žalgiris easily swept Rytas 3–0. In the 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas played in group D, and struggled against top teams in the group, such as Unicaja Malaga, UNICS Kazan and Fraport Skyliners, but wins over KK Mornar and Fiat Torino helped Rytas qualify for the Top 16 stage with a 5–5 record. Seeley, Sutton (who was released in February) and Bendžius were the team leaders. Martynas Echodas was named the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star. In the Top 16 stage, now joined by Stipčević and Artsiom Parakhouski, Rytas struggled against Alba Berlin, which was led by former Rytas player Rokas Giedraitis, but wins over KK Partizan and AS Monaco helped them qualify for the EuroCup playoffs for the first time since 2015. Rytas faced Valencia Basket, losing the series 2–0 and being eliminated from the EuroCup. During the 2018–19 season, Rytas won the King Mindaugas Cup. After eliminating Juventus Utena in the Quarterfinals, they eliminated Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 86–72 and then defeated Žalgiris Kaunas in the Final 70–67. After a season-ending injury to Kramer, Rytas signed Derek Needham to fill the point guard spot. During the off-season, Parakhouski, Seeley, Needham, Kramer, Stipčević, Giga, Normantas, Piliauskas all departed from the team. Rolandas Jarutis, former Rytas player, was named the new team manager. Under Jarutis, Rytas started adding more players from developmental team Perlas-MRU, like Augustas Marčiulionis, son of legendary basketball player Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Simas Jarumbauskas, Einaras Tubutis, Ąžuolas Tubelis and Marek Blaževič, who already had played in the previous seasons, but also played in the NKL for Perlas. Karolis Giedraitis, son of former Rytas player Andrius Giedraitis, also earned a spot on the team. Deividas Sirvydis, drafted in the 2019 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks as the 37th pick, but traded to the Detroit Pistons, remained with the team. Bendžius, Girdžiūnas and most importantly, the improving Butkevičius remained with the team. Butkevičius also debuted for the Lithuanian national basketball team in the World Cup. Rytas also signed Dovis Bičkauskis from Juventus and Tu Holloway as the new point guards. Australian Cameron Bairstow was signed as the new power forward, while Francisco Cruz was signed as the new shooting guard. Evaldas Kairys was initially among the players released during the summer, but was re-signed in September. After the season, coach Adomaitis remained with Rytas. The preparation for the season began in August. Rytas largely struggled in pre-season matches. Rytas started the 2019–20 LKL season with a five-game winning streak. The win streak was snapped by Žalgiris Kaunas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LKL season ended prematurely - Žalgiris were announced as the winners, while Rytas finished second - one win over third-placed Lietkabelis Panevėžys. In the King Mindaugas Cup tournament, Rytas reached the finals, but was defeated by Žalgiris. In the 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas played in Group B, with Umana Reyer Venezia, Partizan NIS, Tofaş, Lokomotiv Kuban and Limoges CSP. Wins over Lokomotiv Kuban and Tofaş helped Rytas qualify for the Top 16, with a 4–6 record, also eliminating the powerful Lokomotiv team, from the competition. Bendžius, Butkevičius and Cruz lead the team. In the Top 16 competition, Rytas played UNICS Kazan, AS Monaco and Galatasaray. Losses against AS Monaco and UNICS eliminated Rytas from playoff contention. Rytas finished with a 3–3 record, and third place in the standings. The season was later cancelled. During the season, Rytas gave much of the younger players playing time, with Blaževič in particular having a breakout season with Rytas, both in the LKL and the EuroCup. Rytas faced with the 2020–21 season with drastically reduced budget as the club had to pay off debts, despite the fact that the debt from June 2017 decreased from 4,040,000 Eur to 2,140,000 Eur, and fired team manager Jarutis. Therefore, the club decided to choose the Basketball Champions League instead of the EuroCup due to a much more beneficial financial offer and returned to a FIBA competition for the first time since the 2002–03 season. Rytas sold its young talents Deividas Sirvydis and Marek Blaževič for buyouts, captain Eimantas Bendžius left the club due to financial reasons, however Martynas Echodas and the new captain Arnas Butkevičius stayed in the team. Donaldas Kairys replaced Dainius Adomaitis in the head coach position. Also, Rytas signed with a former EuroLeague star Andrew Goudelock, Demetrius Jackson, who proved to be a pleasant surprise, Chris McCullough, and Lithuanians Saulius Kulvietis, Rokas Gustys, Gytis Radzevičius, Lukas Uleckas, Augustas Marčiulionis. Due to health reasons, contract with Kulvietis was terminated and he was replaced by Kristjan Kitsing; Maurice Ndour was also signed in October. Marijonas Mikutavičius, the creator of de facto Lithuania Olympics Team song – Trys Milijonai, also created a special song for the BC Lietuvos rytas team, following its success in LKL and the very first steps in the prestigious EuroLeague. The song is called "Laikas būti pirmiems" (Time To Be First) and it is widely regarded as the club's anthem. To this day it is still played after club wins or at time-outs during the home games. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed. Note: exact date is listed for players who joined or left during season. Total titles: 28 Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed. To appear in this section a player must have either: To appear in this section a player must be either: The following head coaches won at least one major trophy when in charge of Rytas: Only players with significant number of games played or points scored. ‡ Last updated: 15 November 2016 EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague MVP of the Month 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Chosen: Nominated: EuroLeague Basketball 2001–10 All-Decade Team EuroCup MVP of the Round EuroCup Leaders Performance Index Rating Rebounds Best EuroCup coach of all time EuroCup Basketball Awards LKL Finals MVP Slam Dunk Contest Champions Three-point Shootout Champions Final Four MVP Finals MVP FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award Lietuvos rytas basketball club was featured in the NBA 2K15 video game. | 1 |
WFNY | WFNY 2009-11-10T04:02:42Z WFNY (1440 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Gloversville, New York, USA. Programming primarily consists of what is known as a Variety format, focusing on Pop music from the 50's to the 80's, along with community oriented local productions. WFNY serves the area of Upstate NY including the Mohawk Valley, Southern Adirondacks, and portions of the Capital Region. The station is owned by local businessman Michael A. Sleezer. This article about a radio station in New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , WFNY 2012-12-27T15:29:03Z WFNY (1440 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Gloversville, New York, USA. Programming primarily consists of what is known as a Variety format, focusing on Pop music from the 50's to the 80's, along with community oriented local productions. WFNY serves the area of Upstate NY including the Mohawk Valley, Southern Adirondacks, and portions of the Capital Region. The station is owned by local businessman Michael A. Sleezer. The station also simulcasts on 94. 1 FM. This article about a radio station in New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
August_Aichhorn | August_Aichhorn 2012-01-21T17:41:53Z August Aichhorn (July 27, 1878 – October 13, 1949) was an Austrian educator and psychoanalyst who was a native of Vienna. He was initially an elementary school teacher in Vienna, and in 1918, following World War I was responsible for setting up educational centers for problem youth in Lower Austria. His success in this endeavor led him to be encouraged by Anna Freud (1895–1982) to enrol in psychoanalytic training at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute in 1922. Soon afterwards, Aichhorn set up a child guidance service for the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. During World War II he was a training analyst for psychiatrists in Vienna, and following the war Aichhorn took legal maneuvers to reopen the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, which was later renamed the "August Aichhorn Gesellschaft". August Aichhorn is considered a founder of psychoanalytic education. He is remembered for his work with juvenile delinquent and disadvantaged youth. He believed that imposed discipline and suppression which were practiced in traditional reformatories yielded few positive results. Aichhorn was known for his intuitive talents in dealing with the antisocial nature of troubled adolescents, and his unorthodox approach in handling their aggressive tendencies. Aichhorn was an advocate of the idea that there was a distinction between manifest and latent delinquency, and believed that arrested development in youth was a precursor to antisocial behavior. He also believed that this situation was caused by disturbances in early child-parent relationships. Aichhorn's best known written work was his 1925 Verwahrloste Jungend (Wayward Youth), which is still regarded as a relevant resource. Also, the "August Aichhorn Center for Adolescent Residential Care" in New York is named after him. English German Template:Persondata, August_Aichhorn 2013-01-02T00:42:56Z August Aichhorn (July 27, 1878, Vienna – October 13, 1949, Vienna) was an Austrian educator and psychoanalyst. Aichhorn’s father had had a career in the banking system of Austria, but it ended with the long depression which began in 1873. Aichhorn was initially an elementary school teacher in Vienna, and in 1918, following World War I was responsible for setting up educational centers for problem youth in Lower Austria. His success in this endeavor led him to be encouraged by Anna Freud (1895–1982) to enroll in psychoanalytic training at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute in 1922. Soon afterwards, Aichhorn set up a child guidance service for the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. During World War II he was a training analyst for psychiatrists in Vienna, and following the war Aichhorn took legal maneuvers to reopen the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, which was later renamed the “August Aichhorn Gesellschaft”. The city of Vienna was a lifelong source of strength and vitality for Aichhorn. Heinz Kohut said of him: “He knew every shade of dialect, every nuance of local habits, depending on regional and class differences. He knew it all without effort because it was his medium of life. ” August Aichhorn is considered to be one of the founders of psychoanalytic education. He is remembered for his work with juvenile delinquent and disadvantaged youth. He believed that imposed discipline and suppression which were practiced in traditional reformatories yielded few positive results. Aichhorn was known for his intuitive talents in dealing with the antisocial nature of troubled adolescents, and his unorthodox approach in handling their aggressive tendencies. Aichhorn was an advocate of the idea that there was a distinction between manifest and latent delinquency, and believed that arrested development in youth was a precursor to antisocial behavior. He also believed that this situation was caused by disturbances in early child-parent relationships. Aichhorn was known for his ability to improvise with patients and thus overcome impasses. Heinz Kohut once said the following of Aichhorn: If a patient’s hostility was hidden behind a rigid mask of good manners, Aichhorn might solemnly shake hands at the beginning of the hour. But then—to the surprised annoyance of the recipient of the “handshake”—Aichhorn kept his hand limp (the well-known practical joke of children) without otherwise indicating by the slightest change in his facial expression that he was joking. If another patient’s guilt feelings toward him had to be diminished in order to become available for analysis, he would ask small symbolic favors, for instance, he would ask the patient to buy a newspaper for him or a package of cigarettes. If, on the other hand, he felt that the patient was keeping guilt feelings or other related conflicts out of the transference, he would mobilize them effectively by simply asking the patient to make out his own bill at the end of the next month. Aichhorn’s wealth in variations of technical devices seemed inexhaustible because it was the expression of his psychological genius; for him, every psychological situation was new, living, and fascinating. Aichhorn was the first analyst of young Heinz Kohut in 1938–39, before Kohut went into exile first in England and then in the United States. Aichhorn’s best known written work was his 1925 Verwahrloste Jugend (‘Wayward Youth’), which is still regarded as a relevant resource. This was in fact the only book he wrote, but his students have edited collections of his writings. The “August Aichhorn Center for Adolescent Residential Care” in New York is named after him. English German Template:Persondata | 0 |
Dulce_desafío | Dulce_desafío 2010-07-02T16:55:37Z Dulce desafío (English: Sweet Challenge) is a Mexican telenovela starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez. Dulce desafío is a teen novela in which a rebellious young girl named Lucero (Adela Noriega) falls in love with her professor (Eduardo Yáñez), who is a few years older than she, and becomes a heroine of the boarding school where she studies. The typical story of rich and rebellious children who challenge their parents and life until obtaining their attention. In 2000, a remake of the telenovela was made entitled "Locura de Amor". , Dulce_desafío 2011-12-10T02:35:28Z Dulce Desafío (Sweet Challenge) is a Mexican telenovela starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez. Dulce Desafío is a teen novela that tells a story about Lucero Sandoval, a sixteen year old girl who lives with her father, Santiago Sandoval and her sister, Beatriz. Lucero's mother died when she was very little and that void shows through her rebellious behaviour. Her father decides to send her to a strict boarding school for problematic girls. The director of the school, Luis Mancera abuses his authority by making life impossible for the students of the school. Lucero becomes the heroine of the boarding school where she studies. In 2000, a remake of the telenovela was made entitled Locura de amor. | 0 |
Jim Gaffigan | Jim Gaffigan 2009-01-06T19:56:28Z James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comic and actor. He is best known for his Comedy Central Presents specials, a recurring role on the show My Boys and several nationwide commercials. Gaffigan was born in Chesterton, Indiana, and attended Chesterton Highschool. He is one of six children and often jokes about growing up in a large, Catholic family. He is married to Jeannie Noth, with whom he has one daughter, Marre, and one son, Jack. He is brother to Joe and Mike Gaffigan. Gaffigan is a practicing Catholic. His comedy routines are known for being deadpan, and often include humorous, high-pitched voices, such as that of a hypothetical audience member commenting on his performance. Gaffigan is also known for various routines relating to being lazy and eating food, especially famous routines regarding Hot Pockets and bacon. His latest album, Beyond the Pale, consisted primarily of material regarding food. The album was accompanied by an hour long special on Comedy Central of the same name, which was also released on DVD. Gaffigan is also recognizable for having performed in several comedic commercials for Sierra Mist. He also appeared in two movies chosen for the 2001 Sundance Film Festival: Super Troopers and Thirty Years to Life. Gaffigan is a regular cast member of the TBS original sitcom My Boys. , Jim Gaffigan 2010-12-18T08:43:38Z James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Gaffigan was born in Chesterton, Indiana, and attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He is one of six children, plus a cat and often jokes about growing up in a large family. He is married to Jeannie Noth, with whom he has two daughters, and one son, Jack. Gaffigan was raised Catholic, something else he frequently jokes about. He attended one year at Purdue University where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business in 1988. He is of Irish descent, although in his Comedy Central Presents special he joked that his dad was Swedish and his mother was Elton John, and in Beyond the Pale he used one of his "asides" to joke that one of his parents must have been a polar bear and, the other, a fish. Also, in his first stand-up performance (included in the special features of the Beyond the Pale DVD) he jokes that his father was a Q-tip. Gaffigan's comedy routines often include humorous, high-pitched "asides" representing commentary on his performance from a hypothetical naive and easily offended audience member. His high-pitched "asides" were inspired by his sister, which he stated during an interview with Sirius satellite station Raw Dog. Gaffigan is also known for various routines or skits relating to being lazy and eating food, especially popular routines regarding Hot Pockets, cake, and bacon. His 2006 album, Beyond the Pale, consisted primarily of material regarding food and American eating habits. The album was accompanied by an hour-long special on Comedy Central of the same name, which was also released on his DVD. His 2009 album, King Baby, was also a television special filmed in Austin, Texas at the end of his tour, "The Sexy Tour". In a March 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, Gaffigan defended his naming of the tour, stating that he thought it would be funny, but that parents were unsure about whether to bring their teenage children to the show. Gaffigan is also recognizable for having performed in several comedic commercials for Sierra Mist alongside fellow comedian Michael Ian Black. Furthermore, he appeared in two movies chosen for the 2001 Sundance Film Festival: Super Troopers and Thirty Years to Life. Gaffigan was a regular cast member of the TBS original sitcom My Boys. He left the show at the end of the third season. Gaffigan produced a series of animated shorts for Late Night With Conan O'Brien titled Pale Force, in which the animated Gaffigan and O'Brien are super heroes who fight crime with their extremely pale skin. In 2009, Gaffigan guest starred as the "best friend" of Murray Hewitt in one episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. Later in 2009, he appeared in the Sam Mendes-directed dramedy Away We Go and the teen comedy 17 Again. On June 11, 2009, Gaffigan made his first and only appearance on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He also appeared on Law & Order episodes "Flight" and "Reality Bites". Gaffigan recently expressed support for O'Brien during the 2010 Tonight Show host and timeslot conflict. He also appeared in an episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a man who, posing as a prolific Daily Show correspondent, obviously knows nothing about the show (refers to it as "The John Daily Show") and simply wants to be seen with Jon Stewart. It was meant to be a parody of the 2009 White House gatecrash incident. In 2010, Gaffigan traveled for Easter to Israel and had two performances. One at a theater in Tel Aviv and the second at Israel's only English speaking comedy club in Jerusalem. On 2 November 2010 it was announced that he will next appear on Broadway opposite Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric in That Championship Season which will open in March 2011. | 1 |
Viewbank College | Viewbank College 2009-02-08T02:54:57Z Viewbank College is a public secondary school located in Viewbank, Victoria, Australia. The teachers will get you. Lolz. Viewbank College was founded on the site of Rosanna East High School in 1994. It was the result of a merger between Rosanna East High School and Banyule High School because of decreasing enrolments in both schools. In 1993 talks were held between the schools about a merger and in January 1994 the Viewbank College as a school had begun. Later on November 6 1996, the opening was made official by Honourable Richard McGarvie who was the Governor of Victoria at the time. The school celebrated the 10th anniversary of Viewbank College in 2004. Viewbank College has a high reputation for academic success in the Heidelberg area and an increasing amount of enrolments has led to the school having much stricter guidelines for entrance. Unlike many other schools Viewbank College has a large focus on the arts. Approximately one in four students are involved in the music program offered and the school's art facilities are renowned for the resources available to all students. The LOTE (Languages Other Than English) program is also one of significance. When the two schools merged the two languages chosen to be available to the students were German and Japanese, because of the two schools' prior use of them. Recently the entire school's facilities were renovated. On 7 August 2007, the Australian rock group Grinspoon hired out Viewbank College's gym to shoot the music video for their song What You Got. The music video was designed to have a distinctive 70's feel to it and the Viewbank College Gym fitted this requirement well. Ben Wilson the famous k-mart model attends Viewbank College In 2008, The Jazz Band Anders +3 was formed by students from this school. Anders Ross, the Godfather of the school attends! , Viewbank College 2010-12-28T05:01:01Z Viewbank College is an Australian public secondary school located in the north eastern suburb of Viewbank, in Melbourne, Australia. Viewbank College was founded on the site of Rosanna East High School in 1994. It was the result of a merger between Rosanna East High School and Banyule High School because of decreasing enrollments in both schools. In 1993 talks were held between the schools about a merger and in January 1994 the Viewbank College as a school had begun. Later on November 6, 1996, the opening was made official by Honorable Richard McGarvie who was the Governor of Victoria at the time. The school celebrated the 10th anniversary of Viewbank College in 2004. Viewbank College has a high reputation for academic success in Victoria and it's increasing amount of enrollments has led to the school having much stricter guidelines for entrance. Unlike many other schools Viewbank College has a large focus on the arts, with the school regularly utilizing the Banyule Theater, a site owned by the College and built on the grounds of the old Banyule High School. Viewbank College is proud of its outstanding Instrumental Music Program which involves over 300 students and 20 Instrumental Music Teachers. The Instrumental Music Program is supported by a Year 7-12 classroom music program. Expert tuition is available in Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello, Contemporary Voice, Classical Voice, Drumkit and Piano. The school music program involves award winning concert bands, stage bands, string orchestras, choirs and an array of smaller ensembles at junior, intermediate and senior level. The department also puts together a full orchestra to play for their renowned annual school production. Each year students perform in multiple ensemble concerts, solo nights, competitions and external gigs. The school's small ensembles have a busy annual schedule involving booked performances at venues around Victoria. On top of their busy schedule, Viewbank's music program offers camps and overseas trips. In 2008, the senior stage band participated in a tour of China. One of the school's many string ensembles will also take this tour in June 2010. The LOTE program is also one of significance. When the two schools merged the two languages chosen to be available to the students were German and Japanese, because of the two schools' prior use of them. The school achieves very high results in both of these areas each year. To support their emphasis on languages, Viewbank College conducts an annual international exchange program to Germany and Japan. The exchanges provide students with an intensive and rich experience of the language and culture of the LOTE that they are studying. In addition to the arts, Viewbank College also has a large focus on sport. Each year the school's students participate in numerous competitions, state trials and inter-school competitions. In 2009, the school had a large number of students achieving very high results in both state and national level competitions. Other notable highlights of the school's sports focus include the annual Teacher vs. Student Cricket Match, the Swimming Sports day and the famous Athletics Carnival. Recently the entire school's facilities were renovated, with extensive renovations to the school's library scheduled for the last months of 2009. The school also promotes student initiative by supporting groups such as the Social Justice Group. The Viewbank College Social Justice Group is an entirely student led group. A very active group, it, it is committed to raising awareness of justice issues such as poverty, equality and in particular, educational equality. The Social Justice Group sponsors several groups including Red Cross, Berry Street Family Services and Salvation Army. In the past, they have sponsored the East Timorese Friendship School Project, Friends of Alola. The Ultranet is taking Viewbank College to the next level in the use of ICT in education. Each year, the drama and music students of Viewbank College star in an independent performance of a famous musical. Over the years, Viewbank College has made productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Annie, Crazy For You, Oliver! and the upcoming "Hot Mikado". The production is a valued school tradition that involves students in every facet. The school is one of the few schools in Victoria that has a VET Music Technology course. Students from these classes run all the audio and lighting for the school's productions. The orchestra is made up of students from various other ensembles and works hard to learn the original scores for each musical. Students also play a large role in artistic design, choreography and organization. The production is something that all students enjoy and look forward to each year. 37°44′31″S 145°05′12″E / 37.74194°S 145.08667°E / -37.74194; 145.08667 | 1 |
Richard Herring | Richard Herring 2010-01-01T23:13:52Z Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is a British comedian and writer. He is probably most famous for his part in the double-act, Lee and Herring. He is described by the British Theatre Guide, as "one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy" He has written and performed in a body of live one-man comedy shows including the acclaimed Talking Cock and the resulting book of the same name. He has also enjoyed recent collaboration with Andrew Collins, initially on the radio comedy series Banter, on Collins' BBC 6 Music show and the well received Collings and Herrin Podcast. During the 2000s, Herring has toured with a new stand-up show almost every year. The latest of these, the 2009 show Hitler Moustache, was the subject of much controversy, but also received universal critical approval and sold out for the entire Edinburgh Festival . Stewart Lee said of the piece, "I think the 20 minute bit about why racists are less racist than you is an all time great slice of stand-up that stands comparison with the best bits of the best comedians ever. The rest of the show is rubbish though, obviously." Herring was born in Pocklington, Yorkshire, but grew up in Cheddar, Somerset. He was educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he wrote and performed for a comedy troupe known as the Seven Raymonds as well as the Fringe favourites the Oxford Revue. With Stewart Lee, Herring wrote material for Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci's On the Hour (1991). It was during this time that the duo contributed to the creation of the character Alan Partridge. In 1992 and 1993, they wrote and performed Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World for BBC Radio 4. For Radio 1, they wrote and performed one series of Fist of Fun (1993), which was later remade for television. They also hosted a series on Radio 1 in 1994 and 1995, simply called Lee and Herring. A final television partnership with Lee, This Morning With Richard Not Judy, was a victim of BBC management reshuffles. In 2002 Herring played the role of Renchard in the Doctor Who webcast Real Time, together with Stewart Lee as Carey and Colin Baker as the Doctor. Since cordially ending his informal partnership with Stewart Lee, Herring has written and performed one-man shows to critical acclaim. Most noteworthy of these shows were Talking Cock – released as a book in 2003 – which The Guardian described as "man's answer to The Vagina Monologues. " Like Patrick Marber (a long-standing rival who was described as "curmudgeonly" or "a Cornish curmudgeon" in Fist of Fun), he has also written and produced several plays. Herring co-wrote and presented the history based sketch show That Was Then, This Is Now (or TWTTIN), a six-part series produced for Radio 2. A second series was commissioned and aired in September and October 2006. On the broadcast of 2 September, he urged listeners to edit Wikipedia's Mother Teresa entry to suggest that she grew up with the middle name "Gonk". It took a whole 3 months before someone carried out his plan, although his own page had been edited in the same manner within days of the broadcast. A third series of the show began broadcast on 29 November 2007. He has also written for television, most notably penning a large portion of Al Murray's sitcom vehicle Time Gentlemen Please, on which Stewart Lee worked as script editor. Herring has also contributed to the third series of Matt Lucas and David Walliams' popular TV sketch show Little Britain, as script editor. On 25 November 2002 Herring started his blog Warming Up as a way to overcome writer's block. He has updated the blog regularly ever since, often daily. It is estimated that he has a regular readership of over 3,000. Some of the ideas from Warming Up were used in his 2005 Edinburgh show Someone Likes Yoghurt, his 2006 Edinburgh show Ménage à Un and his 2007 Edinburgh show Oh Fuck, I'm 40! . In December 2008 the first six months of his blog were published in a book called Bye Bye Balham. In 2005, he presented a chat show called Heads Up with Richard Herring on the Pokerzone channel, in which he interviewed professional poker players and celebrities about their careers and their love of the game. There were ten episodes in total. Herring also made weekly appearances on Andrew Collins' BBC 6 Music radio show on Saturday afternoons, where the two would discuss the weeks papers. Occasionally he hosted the show in Collins's absence and joined him for the whole of his final show on 31 March 2007. Herring is also a panellist on BBC Radio 4 gameshow Banter, which is presented by Collins. In January 2007, Herring's live stand-up show Someone Likes Yoghurt was filmed in Cardiff and released on DVD on 16 May by the independent distributor Go Faster Stripe. A recording of an earlier show, The 12 Tasks of Hercules Terrace, was released on 5 March 2007. Herring returned to Cardiff in June 2007 to film his third DVD, ménage à un. This DVD was released on 19 December 2007. He recorded Oh Fuck, I'm 40 on 21 March 2008. This DVD was released by Go Faster Stripe on 9 December 2008. In February 2007, filming began on Herring's new comedy drama You Can Choose Your Friends. As well as writing the script, Herring also plays one of the characters alongside Gordon Kennedy, Claire Skinner, Rebecca Front, Sarah-Jane Potts, Robert Daws, Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie. The show was broadcast on ITV1 on 7 June 2007. In January 2008 he began producing the Collings and Herrin (sic) podcast with Andrew Collins. His 2008 stand-up set The Headmaster's Son earned critical respect with four 5 star reviews and several 4 star reviews. The set covers his experience growing up in The Kings of Wessex School in Somerset where his father worked as headmaster and how this may have encouraged him to make puerile jokes. The show was seen by critics as a thoughtful look at his upbringing, and his relationship with his father, to whom the show is dedicated. It follows a similar vein to Andrew Collins' work where he often looks back at his past and in particular his childhood. "The point of all the routines mentioned, when quoted in full, is vehemently anti-racist ... The show as a whole, far from examining my hatred of Pakistanis (another out of context quote from a routine intended to demonstrate the ludicrous nature of racism) is about trying to change the meaning of the toothbrush moustache so that it is no longer associated with Hitler and to make it into an anti-fascist symbol as a way of encouraging people to vote to ensure that the BNP never get elected again." -Richard Herring, letter to The GuardianThe original idea behind his 2009 show, Hitler Moustache, was to see if he "could reclaim the toothbrush moustache for comedy – it was Chaplin's first, then Hitler ruined it." The show discusses broader issues, such as fascism and the British National Party. Herring and some of his contemporaries, including Dave Gorman, were angered when comments he makes in his show were grossly misrepresented in an The Guardian opinion column written by critic Brian Logan. In his piece about offensiveness in comedy, Logan failed to communicate that Herring's line "that racists have a point" is accompanied by a critical commentary of democracy. Amateur video of a stand-up routine interrupted by a heckler was mounted on YouTube and has been viewed by more than 750,000 people. In Warming Up, Herring noted ruefully that this was more than had ever seen him perform his prepared material. He has also written for the Talking Heads-style programme Batteries Not Included, shown on the Dave channel in the UK. He is the main contributing writer for Phill Jupitus' voiceovers. On 12 October 2009 he recorded the first episode of As It Occurs To Me, a weekly stand-up and sketch show made especially for internet download, which entered the iTunes chart at number 2. It also features Emma Kennedy, Dan Tetsell and Christian Reilly and has an initial run of 10 episodes. Herring generally keeps quiet about his love life. He was formerly in a relationship with the actress Julia Sawalha, according to The Daily Telegraph: So taken was he that the Oxford-educated stand-up comedian even set up a shrine to her on Fist of Fun, the television programme he wrote and acted in with Stewart Lee. "My ideal woman has the head of Julia Sawalha and the body of Julia Sawalha," went the running gag. When Stewart Lee pointed out that it would be easier just to say that his ideal woman was Julia Sawalha, Richard added: "No, Stew, you're not listening. I said the head of Julia Sawalha and the body of Julia Sawalha. I said nothing about them being attached." Richard is a supporter of York City Football Club. , Richard Herring 2011-12-30T21:08:12Z Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is a British comedian and writer, whose early work includes his involvement in the double-act, Lee and Herring. He is described by the British Theatre Guide as "one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy". He has written and performed in a body of live one-man comedy shows including the acclaimed Talking Cock and the resulting book of the same name. He has collaborated with the broadcaster Andrew Collins, initially on the radio series Banter, then on Collins' BBC 6 Music show and Collings and Herrin Podcast. During the 2000s, Herring has toured with a new stand-up show almost every year. His 2009 show Hitler Moustache was the subject of much controversy, but also received critical approval and sold out for the entire Edinburgh Festival. His 2010 show Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming received several 4 and 5 star reviews and was taken on a 94 date tour of the UK in the Spring of 2011. It was the subject of protests from Christians in Glasgow. and Lowestoft Herring was born in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, but grew up in Cheddar, Somerset. He was educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he wrote and performed for a comedy troupe known as the Seven Raymonds as well as the Fringe favourites the Oxford Revue. He attained a 2:1 in History. With Stewart Lee, Herring wrote material for Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci's On the Hour (1991). It was during this time that the duo contributed to the creation of the character Alan Partridge. In 1992 and 1993, they wrote and performed Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World for BBC Radio 4. For Radio 1, they wrote and performed one series of Fist of Fun (1993), which was later remade for television. They also hosted a series on Radio 1 in 1994 and 1995, simply called Lee and Herring. A final television partnership with Lee, This Morning With Richard Not Judy, was a victim of BBC management reshuffles. In 2002 Herring played the role of Renchard in the Doctor Who webcast Real Time, with Stewart Lee as Carey. Since cordially ending his informal partnership with Stewart Lee, Herring has written and performed one-man shows to critical acclaim. Most noteworthy of these shows were Talking Cock – released as a book in 2003 – which The Guardian described as "man's answer to The Vagina Monologues. " The show was translated into several European languages, most successfully in French. The book was also published in Russian. Like Patrick Marber (a long-standing rival who was described as "curmudgeonly" or "a Cornish curmudgeon" in Fist of Fun), he has also written and produced several plays. Herring co-wrote and presented the history based sketch show That Was Then, This Is Now (or TWTTIN), a six-part series produced for Radio 2. A second series was commissioned and aired in September and October 2006. On the broadcast of 2 September, he urged listeners to edit Wikipedia's Mother Teresa entry to suggest that she grew up with the middle name "Gonk". It took a whole 3 months before someone carried out his plan, although his own page had been edited in the same manner within days of the broadcast. A third series of the show began broadcast on 29 November 2007. He has also written for television, most notably penning a large portion of Al Murray's sitcom vehicle Time Gentlemen Please, on which Stewart Lee worked as script editor. Herring has also contributed to the third series of Matt Lucas and David Walliams' popular TV sketch show Little Britain, as script editor. He has also worked for Russell Howard. On 25 November 2002 Herring started his blog Warming Up as a way to overcome writer's block. He has written an entry for every single day since then, around about 3000 consecutive entries. It is estimated that he has a regular readership of over 3,000. Some of the ideas from Warming Up were used in his 2005 Edinburgh show Someone Likes Yoghurt, his 2006 Edinburgh show Ménage à Un and his 2007 Edinburgh show Oh Fuck, I'm 40! . In December 2008 the first six months of his blog were published in a book called Bye Bye Balham. The blog also proved a useful source for his 2010 book "How Not To Grow Up" and his 2011 stand up show "What is Love, Anyway?" In 2005, he presented a chat show called Heads Up with Richard Herring on the Pokerzone channel, in which he interviewed professional poker players and celebrities about their careers and their love of the game. There were ten episodes in total. Herring also made weekly appearances on Andrew Collins' BBC 6 Music radio show on Saturday afternoons, where the two would discuss the weeks papers. Occasionally he hosted the show in Collins's absence and joined him for the whole of his final show on 31 March 2007. Herring is also a panellist on BBC Radio 4 gameshow Banter, which is presented by Collins. In January 2007, Herring's live stand-up show Someone Likes Yoghurt was filmed in Cardiff and released on DVD on 16 May by the independent distributor Go Faster Stripe. A recording of an earlier show, The 12 Tasks of Hercules Terrace, was released on 5 March 2007. Herring returned to Cardiff in June 2007 to film his third DVD, ménage à un. This DVD was released on 19 December 2007. He recorded Oh Fuck, I'm 40 on 21 March 2008. This DVD was released by Go Faster Stripe on 9 December 2008. He recorded "The Headmaster's Son" on 2 June 2009 at the Bristol Tobacco Factory. This was released by Go Faster Stripe on 11 February 2010. The DVD of "Hitler Moustache" was recorded on 2 April at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff and was released through PIAS/Go Faster Stripe on 25 October 2010. In February 2007, filming began on Herring's new comedy drama You Can Choose Your Friends. As well as writing the script, Herring also played one of the characters alongside Gordon Kennedy, Claire Skinner, Rebecca Front, Sarah-Jane Potts, Robert Daws, Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie. The show was broadcast on ITV1 on 7 June 2007. In January 2008 he began producing the Collings and Herrin (sic) podcast with Andrew Collins. They celebrated their two year anniversary with a live "100th" podcast (it was actually about the 105th one they had done) at the Leicester Square Theatre. On 30 January 2010 the pair started sitting in for Adam and Joe on BBC 6 Music on Saturdays mornings. His 2008 stand-up set The Headmaster's Son earned critical respect with four 5 star reviews and several 4 star reviews. The set covers his experience growing up in The Kings of Wessex School in Somerset where his father worked as headmaster and how this may have encouraged him to make puerile jokes. The show was seen by critics as a thoughtful look at his upbringing, and his relationship with his father, to whom the show is dedicated. "The point of all the routines mentioned, when quoted in full, is vehemently anti-racist ... The show as a whole, far from examining my hatred of Pakistanis (another out of context quote from a routine intended to demonstrate the ludicrous nature of racism) is about trying to change the meaning of the toothbrush moustache so that it is no longer associated with Hitler and to make it into an anti-fascist symbol as a way of encouraging people to vote to ensure that the BNP never get elected again." -Richard Herring, letter to The GuardianThe original idea behind his 2009 show, Hitler Moustache, was to see if he "could reclaim the toothbrush moustache for comedy – it was Chaplin's first, then Hitler ruined it." The show discusses broader issues, such as fascism and the British National Party. Herring and some of his contemporaries, including Dave Gorman, were angered when comments he makes in his show were grossly misrepresented in an opinion column written by critic Brian Logan in The Guardian. In his piece about offensiveness in comedy, Logan failed to communicate that Herring's line "that racists have a point" is accompanied by a critical commentary of democracy. Amateur video of a stand-up routine interrupted by a heckler was mounted on YouTube and has been viewed by more than 1,500,000 people. In Warming Up, Herring noted ruefully that this was more than had ever seen him perform his prepared material. On 12 October 2009, he recorded the first episode of As It Occurs To Me, a weekly stand-up and sketch show made especially for internet download. It also features Emma Kennedy, Dan Tetsell and Christian Reilly and had a first run of 10 episodes. The show made a modest profit and a second series of eight episodes ran from 17 May to 5 July 2010. It was nominated for best internet show at the 2010 Sony Awards, though failed to place. An Edinburgh special took place during the Fringe on 17 August and there were three autumn specials in October and November 2010. A third series of six episodes started on 16th May 2011. On 8 April 2010, Herring made his first appearance on the BBC's Have I Got News For You. He returned to the show as a guest on 13 May 2011 for episode five of the 14th series. On 14 October 2010, his Radio 4 series "Richard Herring's Objective" was first broadcast. In it Herring attempted to reclaim demonised items, starting with the Hitler moustache. The other episodes revolve around the hoodie, St George's Flag and Dolly the Sheep. An Edinburgh special about the "See You Jimmy" Hat was broadcast in August 2011 and a second series is being recorded in October 2011 with episodes about the Golliwog, the wheelchair, the Page 3 girl and the Old School Tie. On 27 December 2010, Herring finished second on Celebrity Mastermind with a final score of 35 points. His specialist subject was Rasputin. He was The Pod Delusion "Comedian of the Year 2010" On 7 February 2011, As It Occurs to Me won the first Chortle Internet award On the 18 May 2011 he recorded a live performance of his 2010-11 show, Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming, which is due to be released by Go Faster Stripe on October 31st 2011. In May 2011 it was announced that Fist of Fun would be released on DVD via Go Faster Stripe. The first series was released on December 5th 2011. His 2011 Edinburgh show What Is Love, Anyway premiered at the Cow Barn on 3 August, and will be taken on tour between October 2011 and April 2012. Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast topped the iTunes chart for 3 weeks during August 2011 and guests included Adam Buxton, Sarah Millican, Al Murray and Omid Djalili. During the 2011 Festival Richard referred to himself as "The King of Edinburgh". This was then picked up in several Festival focused publications. Herring was formerly in a relationship with the actress Julia Sawalha, according to The Daily Telegraph: So taken was he that the Oxford-educated stand-up comedian even set up a shrine to her on Fist of Fun, the television programme he wrote and acted in with Stewart Lee. "My ideal woman has the head of Julia Sawalha and the body of Julia Sawalha," went the running gag. When Stewart Lee pointed out that it would be easier just to say that his ideal woman was Julia Sawalha, Richard added: "No, Stew, you're not listening. I said the head of Julia Sawalha and the body of Julia Sawalha. I said nothing about them being attached." Herring has raised money for the Scope charity since 2003, and ran the London marathon in aid of the charity in 2004 as well as the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in 2011. In January 2011 he was nominated for a Just Giving Life Time Achievement Award for his extensive work in helping to raise money, awareness and support for Scope Richard is a supporter of York City Football Club and in April 2010 performed a one-off fund-raising gig in aid of the club's cash-strapped youth fund. In 2010 he was made a Distinguished Supporter of The British Humanist Association | 1 |
Common (rapper) | Common (rapper) 2014-01-07T04:19:39Z Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992, with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate, received widespread critical acclaim and tremendous commercial success. His first Grammy award was in 2003 for Best R&B Song for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)", with Erykah Badu. Its popularity was matched by May 2005's Be, which was nominated in the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. Common was awarded his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his July 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released on November 27, 2007. Common has also initiated a burgeoning acting career, starring significant roles in such films as Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, and New Year's Eve. He also narrated the award-winning documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He currently stars as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Common was born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., on Chicago's South Side, on March 13, 1972. He is the son of educator Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines and former ABA basketball player turned youth counselor Lonnie Lynn. They divorced when he was six years old, resulting in his father's moving to Denver, Colorado. This left Common to be raised by his mother, but his father remained active in his life and landed Lonnie Jr. a job with the Chicago Bulls during his teens. While a student at Luther High School South in Chicago, Lynn with his childhood friends, record producer No I.D., and Corey Crawley formed C.D.R. a rap trio that opened for acts that included N.W.A. and Big Daddy Kane. Common attended Florida A&M University for two years under a scholarship and majored in business administration. After being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine, Lynn debuted in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ", followed by the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? , under stage name Common Sense. With the 1994 release of Resurrection, Common achieved a much larger degree of critical acclaim, which extended beyond Chicago natives. The album sold relatively well and received a strong positive reaction among alternative and underground hip hop fans at the time. Resurrection was Common's last album produced almost entirely by his long-time production partner, No I.D., who was also the then-mentor of a young Kanye West. In 1996, Common appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine. He would later also contribute to the Red Hot Organization's Fela Kuti tribute album, Red Hot and Riot in 2002. He collaborated with Djelimady Tounkara on a remake of Kuti's track, "Years of Tears and Sorrow". The song "I Used to Love H.E.R." from Resurrection ignited a feud with West Coast rap group Westside Connection. The lyrics of the song criticized the path hip hop music was taking and was interpreted by some as directing blame towards the popularity of West Coast Gangsta rap. Westside Connection first responded with the 1995 song "Westside Slaughterhouse," with the lyrics "Used to love H.E.R. mad cause I fucked her". Westside Connection recorded tracks venting their issues with rival East Coast rappers (see East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry). "Westside Slaughterhouse" also mentioned Common by name, prompting the rapper to respond with the scathing Pete Rock-produced attack song "The Bitch in Yoo". Common and Westside Connection continued to insult each other back and forth before finally meeting with Louis Farrakhan and setting aside their dispute. Following the popularity of Resurrection, Common Sense was sued by an Orange County-based reggae band with the same name, and was forced to shorten his moniker to simply Common. Initially scheduled for an October 1996 release, Common finally released his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, in September 1997. The album took a total of two years to complete and included collaborations with artists such as Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Canibus, Black Thought, Chantay Savage, and Questlove – a future fellow member of the Soulquarians outfit. The album, which made a point of eschewing any gangsterism (in response to questions about his musical integrity), was critically acclaimed and led to a major label contract with MCA Records. In addition to releasing One Day, Common's first child, daughter Omoye Assata Lynn, was born shortly after the release of the album. As documented by hip hop journalist Raquel Cepeda, in the liner notes for the album, this event had a profound spiritual and mental effect on Common and enabled him to grow musically while becoming more responsible as an artist. She writes: Common addresses family ethics several times on One Day..., and the album sleeve is decorated with old family photos, illustrating the rapper's childhood, as well a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:11, which summarizes the path to manhood: When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Following One Day..., Common signed a major label record deal with MCA Records and relocated from Chicago to New York City in 1999. He began recording almost exclusively with a loose collective of musicians and artists (dubbed the "Soulquarians" by central figure Questlove) throughout 1999, and made a few sporadic guest appearances on The Roots' Things Fall Apart, and the Rawkus Records compilation, Soundbombing 2. In 2000, his fourth album, Like Water for Chocolate, was released to mass critical acclaim. Executive produced by Questlove and featuring significant contributions by J Dilla, (who helmed many tracks except – "Cold Blooded", "Geto Heaven Part II", "A Song For Assata", "Pop's Rap Part 3...All My Children" & the DJ Premier-produced track "The 6th Sense"), Like Water for Chocolate transpired to be a considerable commercial breakthrough for Common, earning the rapper his first gold record, and greatly expanding his fanbase among critics and listeners alike. With both artists hailing from the Great Lakes region of the United States (Chicago and Detroit, prospectively), Common and J Dilla established their chemistry early on. Both became members of the Soulquarians collective, and collaborated on numerous projects together, even placing one song, "Thelonius", on both the Slum Village album Fantastic, Vol. 2, and Common's Like Water for Chocolate. As Dilla's health began to decline from the effects of Lupus Nephritis, he relocated to Los Angeles, and asked Common to make the move with him as a roommate (Dilla would later lose his battle with the rare disease). This album saw Common exploring themes (musically and lyrically), which were uncommon for a Hip hop record, as he does on the song "Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela)"; a homage to Nigerian music legend, and political activist Fela Kuti. The most popular single from the album "The Light" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In early 2004, Common made an appearance on fellow Chicagoan Kanye West's multi-platinum debut album, The College Dropout (on the song "Get Em High"), and announced his signing to West's then-newfound label GOOD Music. West had been a longtime fan of Common and the two even participated in a friendly on-air MC battle, where West took jabs at his lyrical idol for "going soft" and wearing crochet pants (as he does for his appearance in the video for the Mary J. Blige song "Dance for Me"). The pair worked together on Common's next album, Be, almost entirely produced by Kanye West, with some help from Common's longtime collaborator the late James Yancey (J Dilla) – also a favorite of West. The album was released in May 2005, and performed very well, boosted by Kanye's involvement and the singles "The Corner", and "Go". Be earned Common the second gold record of his career, with sales topping out at around 800,000 copies. The Source magazine gave it a near perfect 4.5 mic rating, XXL magazine gave it their highest rating of "XXL", and AllHipHop gave the album 4 stars. The album was also nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2006. Following the release of Be in 2005, several mixed-race artists from the UK hip-hop scene took exception to Common's comments about interracial relationships on the song "Real People." Yungun, Doc Brown and Rising Son recorded a track over an instrumental version of "The Corner" named "Dear Common (The Corner Dub)." Common states that he has heard of the track but never actually taken the time to listen to it, and has not retaliated in song. Common's seventh LP titled Finding Forever was released on July 31, 2007. For this album, he continued his work with Kanye West, as well as other producers such as will.i. am, Devo Springsteen, Derrick Hodge, and Karriem Riggins, as well as the only J Dilla-produced track, "So Far To Go". The album features guest spots from artists such as Dwele, Bilal, D'Angelo, and UK pop starlet Lily Allen. The first single from the album was "The People" b/w "The Game". West predicted that Finding Forever would win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album, but did not win, losing to West's Graduation; however, Common did win his second Grammy for "Southside," which won the 2008 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group. On July 31, 2007, Common performed a free concert in Santa Monica, California on the 3rd Street Promenade to promote the release of Finding Forever. Common explained to the audience that the title "Finding Forever" represented his quest to find an eternal place in hip-hop and also his wishes to be an artist for the rest of his life. The album debuted at #1 on the national Billboard 200 charts. In an August 2007 interview with XXL, rapper Q-Tip of the group A Tribe Called Quest stated that he and Common were forming a group called The Standard. While the two were meant to hit the studio to record a Q-Tip-produced album, possibly with contributions from Kanye West, Common put out Universal Mind Control instead and has already planned a next album, The Dreamer, The Believer, for late 2011. Common was instrumental in bridging the trans-Atlantic gap by signing UK's Mr Wong and J2K to Kanye West's Getting Out Our Dreams recording outfit. Common met the pair during his tour in the UK earlier on in the year. It is speculated that the deal is not only to bring the UK and US hip hop genres together but that to rival Syco Music's cross-Atlantic success with Leona Lewis. He also has a deal with Zune mp3 players. In 2008 Common made an estimated 12 million dollars, making him equal in earnings to Eminem and Akon, tied for the 13th highest grossing Hip-Hop artist. The eighth album from Chicago hip-hop artist Common was originally scheduled to be released on June 24, 2008 under the name Invincible Summer, but he announced at a Temple University concert that he would change it to Universal Mind Control. The release date was pushed back to September 30, 2008 due to Common filming Wanted. The release date was set for November 11, 2008, but again it was pushed back to December 9, 2008. The album's first single, titled "Universal Mind Control", was officially released on July 1, 2008 via the US iTunes Store as part of the Announcement EP (sold as "Universal Mind Control-EP" in the UK). The song features Pharrell, who also produced the track. The Announcement EP included an additional track track titled "Announcement" featuring its producer, Pharrell. The video for "Universal Mind Control" was filmed in September by director Hype Williams. American producer No I.D., has stated that he and Kanye West will be producing Common's next album The Dreamer The Believer, due sometime in 2011. In July 2011, it was announced that No I.D. will be the album's sole producer. Common made an appearance on The Jonas Brothers' most recent album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times as a guest rapper for the group's new song, "Don't Charge Me for the Crime." On July 6, 2011, Common released his first single, titled "Ghetto Dreams", from his next album. A second single,"Blue Sky", was released on October 4, 2011. On December 20, 2011, Common released his ninth solo album titled The Dreamer, The Believer. Although he left GOOD Music in 2011, Common was featured on the label's first compilation album, 2012's Cruel Summer. After a quiet 2012, Common announced he would release an EP in January 2013, and his first mixtape in April. In February 2013, Common announced his tenth solo studio album would be released in September 2013 and will feature Kanye West and production from Kanye West and No I.D.. Later on September 8, 2013, he gave an update to his projects saying the previously announced EP would be released soon, and would feature a song with new Def Jam signee Vince Staples. He also told HipHopDX, his tenth solo studio album would be released in early 2014. In 2003, Common appeared on the American UPN sitcom Girlfriends. In the episode "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning", he appeared as Omar, a slam poet who competes with fellow poet Sivad (played by Saul Williams) for the affection of Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White). He also had a cameo appearance on an episode of UPN's One on One, where he played a drama class instructor named Darius. He also made an appearance on the ABC show "Scrubs". In 2007, Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the crime film Smokin' Aces. He made his big screen debut as villainous Mob enforcer Sir Ivy. He appeared alongside Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, The RZA and T.I. in the 2007 crime thriller American Gangster. On January 20, 2007, one week before the opening of Smokin Aces, he appeared in a Saturday Night Live sketch as himself. The show's host was Piven, his Aces co-star. In 2007 Common played the role of Smokin' Aces co-star Alicia Keys's boyfriend in the music video "Like You'll Never See Me Again". In 2008, he starred in the film adaptation of the comic book Wanted alongside Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. Common also appeared in the movie Street Kings alongside Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, The Game, and Forest Whitaker. Common also starred in the 2010 movie Just Wright as a basketball player that falls in love with his trainer Queen Latifah. He also appeared in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation as John Connor's lieutenant Barnes. He starred as a corrupt cop in the 2010 comedy Date Night with Steve Carell and Tina Fey. His most recent role, as part of the ensemble cast of AMC's Hell on Wheels, is portraying one of the lead characters, Elam Ferguson, a recently freed slave trying to find his place in the world. In 2006, Common was a model for photos of The Gap's fall season collection, appearing on posters in stores. Later that year, he performed in The Gap's "Holiday in Your Hood" themed Peace Love Gap. In February 2007, Common signed a deal with New Era to promote their new line of Layers fitted caps. Common also stars in a television commercial for the 2008 Lincoln Navigator. He appears in NBA 2K8 in NBA Blacktop mode. In the fall of 2008, Common appeared in an ad for Microsoft's Zune, comparing his new song, "Universal Mind Control", to "Planet Rock", a song from hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. Also, he featured in the Diesel campaign for a new fragrance called "Only The Brave". His song "Be (intro)" is featured in a commercial for BlackBerry as of January 2011. In December 2008, Common launched a new clothing line in partnership with Microsoft titled "Softwear", based on 1980s computing. Common was invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to appear at a poetry reading on May 11, 2011 at the White House. This caused furor with the New Jersey State Police and their union, who disagreed with his lyrical content. The president of the New Jersey State Troopers Fraternal Association voiced concern to the White House. They cite the song "A Song For Assata" about a member of the Black Liberation Army and step-aunt of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur named Assata Shakur, previously known as Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted in 1977 of the first degree murder of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster. At another poetry reading, Common said, “flyers say ‘free Mumia’ on my freezer,” a reference to Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was controversially convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Common stated, "The one thing that shouldn't be questioned is my support for the police officers and troops that protect us every day." Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary at the time, spoke for President Obama on the matter by saying the president does not support, but actually opposes, some of the kind of words and lyrics that have been written by Common and others. Even though the president does not support the lyrics in question, he believed that some reports were distorting what Mr. Lynn stands for more broadly. Common gave a single line response to the entire controversy: "I guess Sarah Palin and Fox News doesn't like me." Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show questioned Fox News' coverage of the controversy, saying that they "took the time to ignore Common's entire body of work, save for one poem he wrote in 2007 that they appear to misunderstand." Stewart also pointed out that in 2002, George W. Bush honored Johnny Cash, whose songs contain violent lyrics. Stewart further pointed out that Fox News itself offered positive coverage of Common's career in 2010, and that Sean Hannity, who criticized Common's White House invitation, is a friend of musician Ted Nugent, who in clips played on The Daily Show, used violent rhetoric in comments he made about President Obama and Hillary Clinton. Common later discussed the matter with Stewart during a September 14, 2011 appearance on the program. In September 2011, Common published his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense, through Atria Books. As the book details how his close relationship with his mother influenced his life, it is partially narrated by her. Common used to be vegan, but is now a pescetarian. In addition, he is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. He appeared in a print advertisement for PETA titled "Think Before You Eat". Common is also part of the "Knowing Is Beautiful" movement, which supports HIV/AIDS awareness. He is featured in the video for "Yes We Can", a song in support of the candidacy of Barack Obama, which made its debut on the internet on February 2, 2008. Common has pledged to stop using anti-gay lyrics in his music. Common is the founder of the Common Ground Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to empower underprivileged youth to be strong citizens and citizens of the world. The foundation includes programs dedicated to leadership development & empowerment, educational development, creative expression, as well as a book club. Common has had romantic relationships with singer Erykah Badu, actress Taraji P. Henson, and tennis player Serena Williams, but as of September 2011 maintained that he was single. , Common (rapper) 2015-12-30T01:14:55Z Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor and poet from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, and, in the past, has released music under various other labels such as Relativity, Geffen and GOOD Music, among others. Common's first major-label album, Like Water for Chocolate, received widespread critical acclaim and tremendous commercial success. His first Grammy Award was in 2003, winning Best R&B Song for "Love of My Life", with Erykah Badu. Its popularity was matched by May 2005's Be, which was nominated for Best Rap Album, at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common was awarded his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his July 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released on November 27, 2007. Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as 1960s Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes starring significant roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve and Run All Night. He also narrated the award-winning documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Common was born in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. He is the son of educator Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines and former ABA basketball player turned youth counselor Lonnie Lynn. They divorced when he was six years old, resulting in his father's moving to Denver, Colorado. This left Common to be raised by his mother, but his father remained active in his life and landed Lonnie Jr. a job with the Chicago Bulls during his teens. While a student at Luther High School South in Chicago, Lynn with his friends, record producer and Corey Crawley formed C.D.R. a rap trio that opened for acts that included N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane. Cite error: The tag has too many names (see the help page). After being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine, Lynn debuted in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ", followed by the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? , under stage name Common Sense. With the 1994 release of Resurrection, Common achieved a much larger degree of critical acclaim, which extended beyond Chicago natives. The album sold relatively well and received a strong positive reaction among alternative and underground hip hop fans at the time. Resurrection was Common's last album produced almost entirely by his long-time production partner, No I.D., who was also the then-mentor of a young Kanye West. In 1996, Common appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine. He would later also contribute to the Red Hot Organization's Fela Kuti tribute album, Red Hot and Riot in 2002. He collaborated with Djelimady Tounkara on a remake of Kuti's track, "Years of Tears and Sorrow". The song "I Used to Love H.E.R." from Resurrection ignited a feud with West Coast rap group Westside Connection. The lyrics of the song criticized the path hip hop music was taking and was interpreted by some as directing blame towards the popularity of West Coast Gangsta rap. Westside Connection first responded with the 1995 song "Westside Slaughterhouse," with the lyrics "Used to love H.E.R. mad cause I fucked her". Westside Connection recorded tracks venting their issues with rival East Coast rappers (see East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry). "Westside Slaughterhouse" also mentioned Common by name, prompting the rapper to respond with the scathing Pete Rock-produced attack song "The Bitch in Yoo". Common and Westside Connection continued to insult each other back and forth before finally meeting with Louis Farrakhan and setting aside their dispute. Following the popularity of Resurrection, Common Sense was sued by an Orange County-based reggae band with the same name, and was forced to shorten his moniker to simply Common. Initially scheduled for an October 1996 release, Common finally released his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, in September 1997. The album took a total of two years to complete and included collaborations with artists such as Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Canibus, Black Thought, Chantay Savage, and Questlove – a future fellow member of the Soulquarians outfit. The album, which made a point of eschewing any gangsterism (in response to questions about his musical integrity), was critically acclaimed and led to a major label contract with MCA Records. In addition to releasing One Day, Common's first child, daughter Omoye Assata Lynn, was born shortly after the release of the album. As documented by hip hop journalist Raquel Cepeda, in the liner notes for the album, this event had a profound spiritual and mental effect on Common and enabled him to grow musically while becoming more responsible as an artist. She writes: Common addresses family ethics several times on One Day..., and the album sleeve is decorated with old family photos, illustrating the rapper's childhood, as well a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:11, which summarizes the path to manhood: When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Following One Day..., Common signed a major label record deal with MCA Records and relocated from Chicago to New York City in 1999. He began recording almost exclusively with a loose collective of musicians and artists (dubbed the "Soulquarians" by central figure Questlove) throughout 1999, and made a few sporadic guest appearances on The Roots' Things Fall Apart, and the Rawkus Records compilation, Soundbombing 2. In 2000, his fourth album, Like Water for Chocolate, was released to mass critical acclaim. Executive produced by Questlove and featuring significant contributions by J Dilla, (who helmed many tracks except – "Cold Blooded", "Geto Heaven Part II", "A Song For Assata", "Pop's Rap Part 3...All My Children" & the DJ Premier-produced track "The 6th Sense"), Like Water for Chocolate transpired to be a considerable commercial breakthrough for Common, earning the rapper his first gold record, and greatly expanding his fanbase among critics and listeners alike. With both artists hailing from the Great Lakes region of the United States (Chicago and Detroit, respectively), Common and J Dilla established their chemistry early on. Both became members of the Soulquarians collective, and collaborated on numerous projects together, even placing one song, "Thelonius", on both the Slum Village album Fantastic, Vol. 2, and Common's Like Water for Chocolate. As Dilla's health began to decline from the effects of Lupus Nephritis, he relocated to Los Angeles, and asked Common to make the move with him as a roommate (Dilla would later lose his battle with the rare disease). This album saw Common exploring themes (musically and lyrically), which were uncommon for a Hip hop record, as he does on the song "Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela)"; a homage to Nigerian music legend, and political activist Fela Kuti. The most popular single from the album "The Light" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2002, Common released his fifth album, Electric Circus. The album was highly anticipated and praised by many critics for its ambitious vision. However, it was not as commercially successful as his previous album, Like Water for Chocolate, selling under 300,000 copies. An eclectic album, Electric Circus featured fusions of several genres such as hip hop, pop, rock, electronic, and neo soul. The album's style tended to divide critics; some praised its ambitious vision while others criticized it for the same reason. Most of the criticism tended to revolve around the album's experimental nature; some felt Common had strayed too far from his previous sound. This was Common's second and last album for MCA, and the label's final release prior to its absorption into Geffen Records. In early 2004, Common made an appearance on fellow Chicagoan Kanye West's multi-platinum debut album, The College Dropout (on the song "Get Em High"), and announced his signing to West's then-newfound label GOOD Music. West had been a longtime fan of Common and the two even participated in a friendly on-air MC battle, where West took jabs at his lyrical idol for "going soft" and wearing crochet pants (as he does for his appearance in the video for the Mary J. Blige song "Dance for Me"). The pair worked together on Common's next album, Be, almost entirely produced by Kanye West, with some help from Common's longtime collaborator the late James Yancey (J Dilla) – also a favorite of West. The album was released in May 2005, and performed very well, boosted by Kanye's involvement and the singles "The Corner", and "Go". Be earned Common the second gold record of his career, with sales topping out at around 800,000 copies. The Source magazine gave it a near perfect 4.5 mic rating, XXL magazine gave it their highest rating of "XXL", and AllHipHop gave the album 4 stars. The album was also nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2006. Following the release of Be in 2005, several mixed-race artists from the UK hip-hop scene took exception to Common's comments about interracial relationships on the song "Real People." Yungun, Doc Brown and Rising Son recorded a track over an instrumental version of "The Corner" named "Dear Common (The Corner Dub)." Common states that he has heard of the track but never actually taken the time to listen to it, and has not retaliated in song. Common's seventh LP titled Finding Forever was released on July 31, 2007. For this album, he continued his work with Kanye West, as well as other producers such as will.i. am, Devo Springsteen, Derrick Hodge, and Karriem Riggins, as well as the only J Dilla-produced track, "So Far To Go". The album features guest spots from artists such as Dwele, Bilal, D'Angelo, and UK pop starlet Lily Allen. The first single from the album was "The People" b/w "The Game". West predicted that Finding Forever would win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album, but did not win, losing to West's Graduation; however, Common did win his second Grammy for "Southside," which won the 2008 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group. On July 31, 2007, Common performed a free concert in Santa Monica, California on the 3rd Street Promenade to promote the release of Finding Forever. Common explained to the audience that the title "Finding Forever" represented his quest to find an eternal place in hip-hop and also his wishes to be an artist for the rest of his life. The album debuted at #1 on the national Billboard 200 charts. In an August 2007 interview with XXL, rapper Q-Tip of the group A Tribe Called Quest stated that he and Common were forming a group called The Standard. While the two were meant to hit the studio to record a Q-Tip-produced album, possibly with contributions from Kanye West, Common put out Universal Mind Control instead and has already planned a next album, The Dreamer, The Believer, for late 2011. Common was instrumental in bridging the trans-Atlantic gap by signing UK's Mr Wong and J2K to Kanye West's Getting Out Our Dreams recording outfit. Common met the pair during his tour in the UK earlier on in the year. It is speculated that the deal is not only to bring the UK and US hip hop genres together but that to rival Syco Music's cross-Atlantic success with Leona Lewis. He also has a deal with Zune mp3 players. In 2008 Common made an estimated 12 million dollars, making him equal in earnings to Eminem and Akon, tied for the 13th highest grossing Hip-Hop artist. The eighth album from Chicago hip-hop artist Common was originally scheduled to be released on June 24, 2008 under the name Invincible Summer, but he announced at a Temple University concert that he would change it to Universal Mind Control. The release date was pushed back to September 30, 2008 due to Common filming Wanted. The release date was set for November 11, 2008, however it was once again pushed back to December 9, 2008. The album's eponymous lead single "Universal Mind Control", was officially released on July 1, 2008, via the US iTunes Store as part of The Announcement EP (sold as Universal Mind Control EP in the UK). The song features Pharrell, who also produced the track. The Announcement EP included an additional track titled "Announcement", also featuring Pharrell. The video for the lead single was filmed in September by director Hype Williams. In 2009, Common was prominently featured throughout his GOOD Music label-mate Kid Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day, as a narrator and featured artist. In late 2009, it was revealed Common was nominated for two Grammys at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Make Her Say", alongside Kid Cudi and Kanye West, as well as Best Rap Album for Universal Mind Control. American producer No I.D., stated that he and Kanye West will be producing Common's next album The Dreamer/The Believer, due sometime in 2011. In July 2011, it was announced that No I.D. will be the album's sole producer. Common made an appearance on The Jonas Brothers' most recent album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times as a guest rapper for the group's new song, "Don't Charge Me for the Crime." On July 6, 2011, Common released his first single, titled "Ghetto Dreams", from his next album. A second single,"Blue Sky", was released on October 4, 2011. On December 20, 2011, Common released his ninth solo album titled The Dreamer, The Believer. Although he left GOOD Music in 2011, Common was featured on the label's first compilation album, 2012's Cruel Summer. Common released a song entitled "Sweet", from The Dreamer/The Believer, which included lyrics critical of rappers who sing, although this criticism was not aimed specifically at Canadian recording artist Drake. Drake took offense and responded by releasing "Stay Schemin'", a song with Rick Ross and French Montana. Common fans only had to wait two-and-a-half days for him to respond to Drake's diss track. On February 13, 2012, Common commented on the feud by saying "It's over. But it was all in the art of hip hop. He said some things to me so I had to say some things back...I wouldn't say but I know I heard something that I felt was directed to me so I addressed it. That's all. But you know, thank God we were able to move forward from it and all is good." After a quiet 2012, Common announced he would release an extended play (EP) in January 2013, and his first mixtape in April. In February 2013, Common announced his tenth solo studio album would be released in September 2013 and will feature Kanye West and production from Kanye West and No I.D.. Later on September 8, 2013, he gave an update to his projects saying the previously announced EP would be released soon, and would feature a song with new Def Jam signee Vince Staples. He also told HipHopDX, his tenth solo studio album would be released in early 2014. On January 6, 2014, Common announced his tenth studio album to be titled Nobody Smiling and would be produced entirely by longtime collaborator No I.D.. The album, which Common revealed was originally going to be an EP, is set to feature Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and "some new artists from Chicago." The concept of the album was inspired by his troubled hometown of Chicago: "We came up with this concept 'nobody's smiling.' It was really a thought that came about because of all the violence in Chicago," he says. "It happens in Chicago, but it's happening around the world in many ways." He continues, "We was talking about the conditions of what's happening, when I say 'nobody's smiling.' But it's really a call to action." On June 4, 2014, it was announced Common signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings and No I.D.'s Artium Records. It was also announced Nobody's Smiling would be released July 22, 2014. In 2003, Common appeared on the American UPN sitcom Girlfriends. In the episode "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning", he appeared as Omar, a slam poet who competes with fellow poet Sivad (played by Saul Williams) for the affection of Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White). He also had a cameo appearance on an episode of UPN's One on One, where he played a drama class instructor named Darius. He also made an appearance on the ABC show Scrubs. In 2007, Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the crime film Smokin' Aces, making his big screen debut as villainous Mob enforcer Sir Ivy. He appeared alongside Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, The RZA and T.I. in the 2007 crime thriller American Gangster. On January 20, 2007, one week before the opening of Smokin Aces, he appeared in a Saturday Night Live sketch as himself. The show's host was Piven, his Aces co-star. In 2007, Common played the role of Smokin' Aces co-star Alicia Keys's boyfriend in the music video "Like You'll Never See Me Again". In 2008, he starred in the film adaptation of the comic book Wanted alongside Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. Common also appeared in the movie Street Kings with Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, The Game, and Forest Whitaker. Common also starred in the 2010 movie Just Wright as a basketball player who falls in love with his trainer Queen Latifah. He appeared in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation as John Connor's lieutenant Barnes. He starred as a corrupt cop in the 2010 comedy Date Night with Steve Carell and Tina Fey. He was part of the ensemble cast of AMC's Hell on Wheels, as one of the lead characters, Elam Ferguson, a recently freed slave trying to find his place in the world. In the 2014 film Selma, for which he also co-wrote the Oscar-winning song "Glory", Common co-starred as 1960s civil rights leader James Bevel. In 2015, he played a hit man in Run All Night (film). In April 2015, it was announced that Common would appear in the 2016 film Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer and part of the DC Extended Universe, although his role was not specified. In December 2015, Common appeared in the NBC TV special The Wiz Live!, as the Bouncer guarding the Emerald City. In 2006, Common was a model for photos of The Gap's fall season collection, appearing on posters in stores. Later that year, he performed in The Gap's "Holiday in Your Hood" themed Peace Love Gap. In February 2007, Common signed a deal with New Era to promote their new line of Layers fitted caps. Common also stars in a television commercial for the 2008 Lincoln Navigator. He appears in NBA 2K8 in NBA Blacktop mode. In the fall of 2008, Common appeared in an ad for Microsoft's Zune, comparing his new song, "Universal Mind Control", to "Planet Rock", a song from hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. Also, he featured in the Diesel campaign for a new fragrance called "Only The Brave". His song "Be (intro)" is featured in a commercial for BlackBerry as of January 2011. In December 2008, Common launched a new clothing line in partnership with Microsoft titled "Softwear", based on 1980s computing. Common was invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to appear at a poetry reading on May 11, 2011 at the White House. This caused furor with the New Jersey State Police and their union, who disagreed with his lyrical content. The president of the New Jersey State Troopers Fraternal Association voiced concern to the White House. They cite the song "A Song For Assata" about a member of the Black Liberation Army and step-aunt of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur named Assata Shakur, previously known as Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted in 1977 of the first degree murder of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster. At another poetry reading, Common said, "flyers say 'free Mumia' on my freezer", a reference to Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was controversially convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Common stated, "The one thing that shouldn't be questioned is my support for the police officers and troops that protect us every day." Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary at the time, spoke for President Obama on the matter by saying the president does not support, but actually opposes, some of the kind of words and lyrics that have been written by Common and others. Even though the president does not support the lyrics in question, he believed that some reports were distorting what Mr. Lynn stands for more broadly. Common gave a single line response to the entire controversy: "I guess Sarah Palin and Fox News doesn't like me." Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show questioned Fox News' coverage of the controversy, saying that they "took the time to ignore Common's entire body of work, save for one poem he wrote in 2007 that they appear to misunderstand." Stewart also pointed out that in 2002, George W. Bush honored Johnny Cash, whose songs contain violent lyrics. Stewart further pointed out that Fox News itself offered positive coverage of Common's career in 2010, and that Sean Hannity, who criticized Common's White House invitation, is a friend of musician Ted Nugent, who in clips played on The Daily Show, used violent rhetoric in comments he made about President Obama and Hillary Clinton. Common later discussed the matter with Stewart during a September 14, 2011 appearance on the program. In September 2011, Common published his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense, through Atria Books. As the book details how his close relationship with his mother influenced his life, it is partially narrated by her. Common used to be vegan, but is now a pescetarian. In addition, he is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. He appeared in a print advertisement for PETA titled "Think Before You Eat". Common is also part of the "Knowing Is Beautiful" movement, which supports HIV/AIDS awareness. He is featured in the video for "Yes We Can", a song in support of the candidacy of Barack Obama, which made its debut on the internet on February 2, 2008. Common has pledged to stop using anti-gay lyrics in his music. Common is the founder of the Common Ground Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to empower underprivileged youth to be strong citizens and citizens of the world. The foundation includes programs dedicated to leadership development & empowerment, educational development, creative expression, as well as a book club. In 2014 Common Ground inaugurated the Aahh! Fest music festival in Chicago's Union Park. Rapper Common along with other rapper activists appear in the documentary short film #Bars4Justice which was shot in Ferguson MO and produced by Nation19 Magazine. Common has had romantic relationships with singer Erykah Badu, actresses Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson, and tennis player Serena Williams, but as of July 2014 maintained that he was single. Common is a Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears fan. | 1 |
Gladys Reyes | Gladys Reyes 2022-01-30T09:58:19Z Gladys Sommereux (née Reyes; born June 23, 1977), is a Filipina actress best known for her role as "Clara," the lead villainess from the 90s ABS-CBN hit series Mara Clara. In 2012, after years with her home network ABS-CBN, she transferred back to GMA Network. She received the PMPC Star Awards for Best Drama Actress for the TV series Saan Ka Man Naroroon. She received a Urian Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Magkakabaung. She is currently a member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Known by the alias Primera Kontrabida, Gladys Reyes had her big break with the 1990s soap opera Mara Clara, as Clara, which was later portrayed by Julia Montes in the hit remake of the same name. She is the wife of Christopher Roxas (born Jean-Christopher Sommereux, 1978), her co-star in the said soap opera. They have four children. Reyes is a member of Iglesia ni Cristo, and an alumna of New Era University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. , Gladys Reyes 2023-12-24T08:28:48Z Gladys Sommereux (née Reyes; born June 23, 1977), is a Filipino actress, television presenter, entrepreneur and comedian. She began a career as a child actress after joining Little Miss Philippines in 1984 and rose to fame after playing "Clara," the lead villainess from the classic television series Mara Clara. Reyes is recognized as one of the most celebrated actresses who plays antagonist roles in Philippine television. Her acclaimed films and soap operas has earned her accolades including a Gawad Urian Award, PMPC Star Award for Television and a "Best Actress" trophy at the 1st Summer Metro Manila Film Festival. In 2011, she was appointed as a board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Known by the alias Primera Kontrabida, Gladys Reyes had her big break with the 1990s soap opera Mara Clara, as Clara, which was later portrayed by Julia Montes in the hit remake of the same name. She is married to Christopher Roxas (born as Jean-Christopher Sommereux in 1979), her co-star in the said soap opera. They have four children. Reyes is a member of Iglesia ni Cristo, and an alumna of New Era University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. | 1 |
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