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Events in the year 1895 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 28 (明治28年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents Emperor: Emperor Meiji Prime Minister: Itō Hirobumi Governors Aichi Prefecture: Tokito Konkyo Akita Prefecture: Yasuhiko Hirayama Aomori Prefecture: Masa Sawa Ehime Prefecture: Chang Masaya Komaki Fukui Prefecture: Kunizo Arakawa Fukuoka Prefecture: Kojiro Iwasaki Fukushima Prefecture: Yoshio Kusaka then Yasutaro Hara Gifu Prefecture: Michio Sokabe then Sukeo Kabayama Gunma Prefecture: Motootoko Nakamura Hiroshima Prefecture: Baron Nabeshima Miki Ibaraki Prefecture: Takasaki then Egi Kazuyuki Iwate Prefecture: Ichizo Hattori Kagawa Prefecture: Baron Umashi Obata then Ichizo Fukano Kochi Prefecture: Ishida Eikichi Kumamoto Prefecture: Matsudaira Masanao Kyoto Prefecture: Baron Nobumichi Yamada Mie Prefecture: Shangyi Narukawa Miyagi Prefecture: Minoru Katsumata Nagano Prefecture: Asada Tokunori Niigata Prefecture: Baron Seung Zhi Kuwata Oita Prefecture: Tameharu Yamada Okinawa Prefecture: Shigeru Narahara Osaka Prefecture: Utsumi Tadakatsu Saga Prefecture: Teru Tanabe Saitama Prefecture: Tomi Senketaka Shiname Prefecture: Michio Sokabe Tochigi Prefecture: Sato Nobu Tokyo: Miura Yasushi Toyama Prefecture: Tokuhisa Tsunenori Yamagata Prefecture: Shuichi Kinoshita Events January 20-February 12 - Battle of Weihaiwei January 31 - The Kyoto Electric Railway, the first electric railway in Japan, begins operation. March 4 - Battle of Yingkou March 23–26 - Pescadores Campaign (1895) May 2 – Kiyō Saving Bank, as predecessor of Kiyō Bank was established in Wakayama Prefecture. May 29-October 21 - Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) June 2–3 - Battle of Keelung June 11-August 2 - Hsinchu Campaign August 27 - Battle of Baguashan September 25 – Bank of Ashikaga (足利銀行) was established in Tochigi Prefecture. October 9 - Battle of Chiayi October 11 - Battle of Chiatung October 19 – Nekata Bank (根方銀行), as predecessor of Suruga Bank was founded in Shizuoka Prefecture. November 26 - Battle of Changhsing Unknown date – Genzo Shimazu Battery Manufacturing, as predecessor of GS Yuasa was founded in Kyoto. Births January 19 - Isamu Cho January 21 - Noe Itō February 23 - Iwao Matsuda (general) March 2 - Sanji Iwabuchi April 26 - Enzo Matsunaga September 18 - Tomoji Tanabe September 25 - Masafumi Arima November 17 - Unichi Hiratsuka December 25 - Mitsuharu Kaneko Heihachirō Kojima Keiichirō Yoshino Deaths January 15 - Prince Arisugawa Taruhito February 9 - Ōdera Yasuzumi February 20 - Kōno Bairei April 20 - Kōno Togama November 5 - Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa References 1895 by country 1890s in Japan Years of the 19th century in Japan 1895 in Asia
Cyclopentanepentone, also known as leuconic acid, is a hypothetical organic compound with formula C5O5, the fivefold ketone of cyclopentane. It would be an oxide of carbon (an oxocarbon), indeed a pentamer of carbon monoxide. As of 2000, the compound had yet to be synthesized in bulk, but there have been reports of trace synthesis. Related compounds Cyclopentanepentone can be viewed as the neutral counterpart of the croconate anion . The compound referred to in the literature and trade as "cyclopentanepentone pentahydrate" (C5O5·5H2O) is probably decahydroxycyclopentane (C5(OH)10). References See also Cyclohexanehexone Oxocarbons Hypothetical chemical compounds Cyclic ketones Polyketones Conjugated ketones
Edith Maud Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun (13 May 1883 – 24 February 1960) was a British peeress. Family She was the first daughter and coheir of Hon. Paulyn Abney-Hastings (the second son of Charles Abney-Hastings, 1st Baron Donington, and Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun) and his wife, Lady Maud née Grimston (the third daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam). On 12 December 1916, she married Captain Reginald Huddleston, who adopted her surname. They divorced in 1947 after having six children: Captain Ian Huddleston Abney-Hastings, Lord Mauchline (1918 – 11 July 1944), killed in Italy in World War II Lady Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings (1919–2002), later 13th Countess of Loudoun Lady Jean Huddleston Abney-Hastings (later Campbell of Loudoun, 1920–1981), married (1) Edgar Wakefield, (2) Arthur Hubble Lady Iona Mary Huddleston Abney-Hastings (1922–1990), married Robert French Lady Fiona Huddleston Abney-Hastings (1923–1993), married Robert Conroy-Robertson (later de Fresnes), 12th baron de Fresnes Lady Edith Huddleston Abney-Hastings (1925–2006), married David Maclaren (they had two children, Norman Angus MacLaren and Roderick John MacLaren). Peerages On 17 May 1920, she inherited the earldom of Loudoun from her childless uncle, Charles Clifton, 11th Earl of Loudoun. On 19 October that year, she and her sister, Viscountess St Davids, petitioned the Committee for Privileges for the baronies of Botreaux, Hungerford, de Moleyns, Hastings (de Hastings) and Hastings (de Hungerford), which were abeyant between them and their other sister, Lady Flora, since the death of the 11th Earl. They also petitioned for the baronies of Strange (de Knockyn) and Stanley as descendants of the last holder, Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby. The sisters were confirmed as co-heirs to the baronies on 17 December. On 23 February 1921, the viscountess was granted the baronies of Hungerford, de Moleyns and Strange (de Knockyn), whilst those of Botreaux, Stanley and Hastings (de Hastings) were granted to the countess on 7 March. On 23 June that year, the two sisters also petitioned for the earldoms of Warwick and Salisbury, and for the baronies of Montagu, Montacute, Monthermer and Pole of Montagu, as descendants of Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, and Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, and for the latters attainders to be reversed. However, James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, and Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick, counter-petitioned and the attainders were not reversed. On Lady Loudoun's death in 1960, her earldom passed to her eldest surviving child, Lady Barbara, whilst her English baronies became abeyant again, between her five daughters. The Great Fire On 1 December 1941, the family comprising Lady Loudoun, her daughters and infant granddaughter Sheena, were sleeping in their rooms under the first floor library in Loudoun Castle. Heating was by coal and log fires and it is thought that burning resin came back down the library chimney setting the wooden floor alight. The resulting fire destroyed the building, except for the stone walls. No one from the family has slept in the castle since that night. In 1995 the castle grounds were converted into a popular amusement park. References \|- \|- Earls of Loudoun Hereditary women peers Scottish countesses 1883 births 1960 deaths 20th-century British women politicians 20th-century Scottish politicians 20th-century Scottish women Barons Hastings People from Loudoun 20th-century English nobility Barons Stanley
The Revolt of the Polkos was a coup d'état in Mexico that was launched on February 27, 1847, during the Mexican-American War. The coup was initiated by militias stationed at the Mexican capital with the aim of overthrowing President Valentin Gomez Farias. It would eventually succeed, and Gomez Farias was replaced by Pedro María de Anaya. It was the second successful coup that Mexico experienced during the Mexican-American War, and Gomez Farias himself had ascended to the presidency in the aftermath of the fall of President Mariano Paredes, who was overthrown in August 1846 for his poor handling of the war. It was also the second non-consecutive time that Gomez Farias was serving as President of Mexico. He had been president in 1833 during which he had attempted to pass many anti-clerical measures. As the government was struggling to finance the war, the Gomez Farias administration in January, 1847 decided upon nationalizing church lands and selling them to the amount of fifteen million pesos. The measure was met with difficulties and controversy, with conservatives fearing the revival of the 1833 anticlerical campaign, and moderate liberals questioning the effectiveness of such a controversial decree. Violent resistance throughout the country began in January, but it was not until February 27 that the Revolt of the Polkos broke out in the capital. Polkos was a term used to refer to the middle class professionals that made up the militias involved in the revolt. Meanwhile Santa Anna was returning to Mexico City from the Battle of Buena Vista to focus on Winfield Scott's expedition at Veracruz. He received news of the revolt en route, and eventually took the role of arbitrator, siding with the rebels and deposing Gomez Farias. Background The Mexican American War began under the presidency of Mariano Paredes, who, after suffering catastrophic losses throughout the north of the country and ending with American troops under Zachary Taylor, ensconced as far as Saltillo, was overthrown in August 1846. Jose Mariano Salas became interim president. He also engaged in constitutional reform byrestoring the federalist Constitution of 1824, after a decade of crises culminating in the war had discredited the Centralist Republic of Mexico and led to a resurgence of support for the old constitution. The former dictator Santa Anna proclaimed his support for the federal system and was invited back into the country to help the war effort. New presidential elections were held in December 1846 and were be won by Santa Anna and Valentin Gomez Farias, who would precede to share power. Both men had already ruled together in 1833 during which a controversial anticlerical campaign had been carried out, culminating in Santa Anna switching sides and overthrowing Gomez Farias. The government was struggling to finance the war, a problem worsened by corruption in the finance ministry, which did not inspire confidence when the government proposed an audit of property owners. On January 7, 1847, a measure was introduced to congress thaty was signed by four of five members of a financial ministry commission, who endorsed the seizure of fifteen million pesos from the church by nationalizing and then selling its lands, which in turn alarmed Gomez Farias’ opponents into fearing that he was reviving the anti-clerical campaign of 1833. The decree was signed by President of Congress Pedro María de Anaya, and Gomez Farias approved it with the support of FinanceMminister Zubieta. The latter was given instructions to avoid any fraud, or hiding of wealth that would impede the efficacy of the measure. Tenants on church lands were to be fined if they did not hand over their rent to government agents, instead of the church. Minister of Relations José Fernando Ramírez recommended the application of the relevant Indian laws in anticipation of political agitation in the churches. Minister of War Valentin Canalizo urged the utmost severity in enforcing laws against those upsetting the public order. Local opposition to the decree was more marked. The legislatures of Queretaro, Puebla, and Guanajuato petitioned congress to nullify the decree. The State of Durango refused to enforce it, and the State of Queretaro proposed an alternative plan to fund the war effort. Tenants who lived on church lands were also resistant to the enforcement of the decree. The liberal paper El Monitor Republicano was incredulous that of all available options for raising funds, the government had chosen to nationalize church lands in the middle of a war without sounding public opinion, and it reminded its readers that the last time Gomez Farias had tried to nationalize church lands in 1833, it ended with the overthrow of the liberal government. Ramirez resigned after clashes with the cabinet, including difficulties in finding buyers of church lands. On January 26, President Gomez Farias named a junta charged with carrying out the sales of church lands. The legal secretaries Cuevas and Mendez were fined for not wishing to participate. A measure was taken to audit the finance ministry to reduce corruption in general, and the relevant officials were also obliged to present a report every four days on the progress of the church land sales and to explain any factors that were causing any delays. There were demonstrations in the capital as early as January 15t but the government was obstinate in carrying out its policy of nationalizing church lands. The Oaxaca garrison pronounced against the government on February 21. Mazatlan followed, and much as when there had been revolts against the first presidency of Gomez Farias, the rebels began to call for Santa Anna, with whom Gomez Farias was sharing power, to take over the government. Meanwhile, peaceful opposition against the nationalization law continued. The liberal deputy Mariano Otero protested the measure, and the new finance minister, José Luis Huici, refused to sign it. Rebellion Sensing that members of the newly-formed national guard at the capital were not sympathetic to the government, Gomez Farias tried to move them to locations in which they would not be a threat to the government. He intended to move the Independence Battalion away from the University of Mexico, located next to the National Palace. He sent on February 24 troops who were led by his own son to expel the Independence Battalion from their temporary barracks. The battalion was a militia that was made up of middle class professionals, and their expulsion from the city threatened the livelihoods of their families. That resulted in protest and outrage, followed by the arrest of certain members of the Independence Battalion. On February 27, five national guard battalions proclaimed against the government. They released a manifesto excoriating the government for pursuing a divisive policy, instead of uniting the country in the war effort and seeking a means of funding the military that was backed by national consensus. That came to be known as the Revolt of the Polkos because the young middle-class men who made up the militias stationed throughout the capital were known for dancing the polka. The rebels were joined by General José Mariano Salas, who had already played a role during the war of overthrowing President Mariano Paredes. General Matías de la Peña Barragán, the chief of the rebels. met with Valentin Canalizo on February 30 and negotiated on the matter of an arrangement, with Pena insisting on the deposition of Gomez Farias. The negotiations came to nothing, and the revolt continued. Meanwhile, news arrived that Santa Anna had won the Battle of Buena Vista, which took place on February 22 to February 23, but in reality, it had been a draw. Santa Anna was heading back to Mexico City to arrange defenses against the forces of Winfield Scott, who had just landed at Veracruz. He was at the town of Matehuala, on the way from Angostura, to San Luis Potosi, when received news that there had been a revolution against the government of Gomez Farias. Upon arrival in San Luis Potosi on March 10, he wrote two letters, one to Gomez Farias and one to Peña Barragán, in which he ordered them to suspend hostilities. They did so and awaited the arrival and the arbitration of Santa Anna On his way to the capital, he was met by representatives from both sides of the conflict who hoped to sway him to their cause. On March 21, representatives of the Congress including Mariano Otero and José María Lafragua, set out to present Santa Anna with an offer to assume the presidency. He continued receiving representatives of various interests and was congratulated for his "victory" at Buena Vista. Ignacio Trigueros was named new governor of the federal district, and Pedro María de Anaya was named the new commandant general. In the peace settlement, Congress abolished the office of vice president, thereby removing Gómez Farías from office, and named Pedro María de Anaya as the new president. References Sources Conway, Christopher, and Gustavo Pellon. The U.S.-Mexican War: A Binational Reader. Hackett Publishing, 2010, 116. Costeloe, Michael P. "The Mexican Church and the Rebellion of the Polkos." The Hispanic American Historical Review 46, no. 2 (May 1, 1966): 170–178. Fowler, Will. Santa Anna of Mexico. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 2007. Frazier, Donald. The United States and Mexico at War: Nineteenth-Century Expansionism and Conflict. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1998, 329. Heidler, David Stephen, and Jeanne T. Heidler. The Mexican War. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, 113-115. Howe, Daniel Walker. What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848. New York: Oxford University Press US, 2007, 781–782. MacLachlan, Colin M., and William H. Beezley. Mexico's Crucial Century, 1810–1910: An Introduction. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2011, 62–74. Santoni, Pedro. Mexicans at Arms: Puro Federalists and the Politics of War, 1845–1848. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1996, 182–195. External links Divisions in Mexico - PBS U.S.-Mexican War The Polkos Revolt - A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War Monterrey Presidency of James K. Polk Rebellions in Mexico 1847 in the Mexican-American War Religiously motivated violence in Mexico History of Catholicism in Mexico Polkos
HMS Bulldog was a designed by Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy. Originally she was ordered as a , however, under Admiralty Order of 26 December 1843 she was directed to be built to a new specification. After commissioning she sailed for the Cape of Good Hope. She then was in the Baltic Sea for the Russian War. She carried out ocean sounding for the Atlantic telegraph. She was lost while in action with the Haitians in 1865. Bulldog was the third vessel so named since it was used for a 16-gun sloop, launched by Ladd of Dover on 10 November 1782, made a bomb in 1798, converted to a powder hulk 1801 Breaking completed at Portsmouth in December 1829. The vessel had been in French hands from 27 February 1801 to 16 September 1801. Construction She was ordered on 18 March 1841 from Chatham Dockyard though her keel was not laid until 7 July 1844. She was launched on 2 October 1845. Following her launch she was towed to the East India Dock to have her boilers and machinery fitted. She was then towed to Chatham and was completed for sea on 7 September 1846 at an initial cost of £58,122 including the hull at £23,342, machinery at £24,892 and fitting at £8,338. Commissioned Service First Commission She was commissioned at Devonport under Commander George Evans Davis, RN on 25 June 1846 for service on the Cape of Good Hope Station. By December she was back in Devonport. Commander Astley Cooper Key, RN took command on 4 May 1847 and assigned to the Mediterranean. She returned paying off on 16 April 1850. Second commission She commissioned on 23 January 1854 under the command of Commander William King Hall, RN for service in the Baltic Sea during the Russian War. She was the flagship of Sir Robert Napier during the bombardment of Bomarsund on 16 August 1854. In February 1855 her new commander was Commander Alexander Crombie Gordon, RN for her return to the Baltic. By December 1856 she had been assigned to particular service. She was paid off into steam reserve on 25 March 1857. Third Commission On 2 June 1860 she was commissioned under Sir Francis Leopold McClintock for ocean sounding for the Atlantic Telegraph. Commander Henry Frederick McKillop, RN took command on 3 December 1860. During 1861 she was fitted with Armstrong guns before proceeding to the North America and West Indies Station. Fourth Commission In March 1864 she was commissioned for service on the North American and West Indies Station under the command of Captain Charles Wake, RN. Loss She was in action at Cape Haytien with Haitian ships and forts on 23 October 1865. She sank the Haitian ships Valorogue and a schooner before she was run around then deliberately blown up. Notes Citations References Lyon Winfield, The Sail & Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 to 1889, by David Lyon & Rif Winfield, published by Chatham Publishing, London © 2004, Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1817 – 1863), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2014, e, Chapter 11 Steam Paddle Vessels, Vessels acquired since November 1830, Stromboli Class Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, 2020, e (EPUB) The New Navy List, conducted by Joseph Allen, Esq., RN, London: Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, Military Library, Whitehall, MDCCCXLVII The Navy List, published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London External links Paddle sloops of the Royal Navy Sloop classes 1845 ships
The Royal Pump Room Gardens is a popular open space found in the centre of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, next to the Royal Pump Rooms and just north of the River Leam. Despite being named "gardens" there is only one area divided by footpaths with an ironwork bandstand in the centre. Opened in 1814 with the Pump Rooms themselves, to begin with the gardens were only for the use of patrons of the Pump Rooms "to afford them pleasant promenades." The original bandstand was later erected and bands played in the afternoon and evening during the summer (and other public holidays) for those paying to use the baths. During these early days the famed tightrope walker Charles Blondin crossed the area in July 1851. However in 1875 the gardens were opened to the public. In 1881 plans were made to build the town hall on the gardens but at the last minute a change of site was agreed and it was built further north near The Regent Hotel. In 1893 a pedestrian bridge called York Bridge was built over the river. The second bandstand was designed by Walter MacFarlane & Co and founded in Glasgow. It was installed in 1896. Also the only remaining examples of the original Leamington cast iron gas lamps can be found alongside the south side of the gardens. The gardens originally contained decorative flower beds but with the decline in fortunes of the Pump Rooms themselves these have been grassed over. Bands still play in the bandstand, although very infrequently but the gardens host the annual Leamington Peace Festival, a fun fair once a year and farmers markets once a month. It is also a popular place for young people, especially those from the nearby Warwick University to sunbathe and play football. As it lies so close to the river it is part of the town that is most frequently flooded. The last two times such floods occurred were at Easter 1998 and in the summer of 2007. In March 2012 new lights in iron arches (commonly known as the Linden Arches) were erected along the pathway furthest from the river. They were officially unveiled by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. This is the first major alteration to the park's superficial appearance since 1896. This was followed later in the decade when the bandstand was removed in autumn 2018 and returned re-furbished and painted different colours in spring 2019. The paths were slightly re-routed and totally re-paved and a new seating area with rock features and a small pond was constructed at the western end of the gardens. The £1.4 million project also included new railings and new trees being planted. Notes References Cave, Lyndon F (1988) "Royal Leamington Spa", Phillimore, Chichester Urban public parks Jephson Gardens Leamington Spa 1814 establishments in England
Treburgie is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dobwalls, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. References Hamlets in Cornwall
Mette Lindberg (born 2 December 1983) is a Danish vocalist for psychedelic pop group The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, paired with songwriter/producer Lars Iversen. The band has produced three studio albums to date, Fruit, Out of Frequency, and Bring Us Together. She appeared as a judge on the ninth season of the Danish Version of The X Factor. She mentored the 15-to-22-year-olds category. Lindberg had two acts in the final, Reem Hamze and Alex Benson, but they finished as runner-up and third placer, respectively, after the competition was won by Embrace. References External links The Asteroids Galaxy Tour website The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Myspace page 1983 births Danish pop singers Living people 21st-century Danish women singers
WFSK-FM (88.1 MHz) is a non-profit radio station in Nashville, Tennessee. Owned and operated by Fisk University, it broadcasts a smooth jazz format under the branding "Jazzy 88," although the station also features various specialty programs, both music and spoken-word, aimed at both the Fisk student body and the Nashville area's general African-American population. The station's studios are located inside Dubois Hall and its transmitter are located nearby -- both on campus. Unlike some other stations operated by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the present, WFSK has no affiliation with the public radio system (e.g., NPR) and operates independently. Sharon Kay is the general manager of WFSK; Xuam Lawson is the program director. History The station began from a Fisk student initiative in 1969 to supplement commercial stations that served black listeners in Nashville. Its original callsign was WRFN-FM (now used by an unrelated community-licensed station in Nashville), and started operations sometime in 1973, indicated by University and station records. According to the Federal Communications Commission, the station was first issued a license on January 15, 1974, some months after what were probably test broadcasts were first conducted. Its current license dates to May 26, 1983, when the present WFSK callsign was adopted. See also List of Nashville media References External links Official website FSK FSK Smooth jazz radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1973 1973 establishments in Tennessee
Balloon is a 2019 live-action short film written and directed by Jeremy Merrifield and produced by Dream Three Films. It stars Jonah Beres and Paul Scheer and explores gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity associated with boyhood. Balloon premiered at the Palm Springs International ShortFest. The film qualified for the Oscars by winning the Grand Prix at Hollyshorts in 2019 and was nominated for a Student Academy Award. The short film won both Best Drama Series and The Seymour Bricker Humanitarian Award at The Television Academy’s 40th annual College Television Awards. Plot Junior high schooler, Sam Wheeler, wants to do nothing more than keep his head down, get through the day, and hang out with his friend Adam. All of that changes in the aftermath of a fight with Jason Kingsley as their classmates continuously share a recording of the fight online and send Sam derisive digital messages. As a consequence, Adam, too, begins to pull away. While Sam is still trying to suppress the rage, he discovers he has a latent super-ability. Backed into a corner and possessing the power to do something about it, the fate of Sam’s future hangs in the balance of his choice. Reception IndieWire compared the film to Joker, saying where that film "explores the genesis of a villain," Balloon "depicts the making of a hero," while describing it as "emotionally vivid and delicately rendered" and calling it "a timely critique of the superhero mythos, offering an alternative world that prizes softness and sensitivity over brute strength." The Independent Critic called Balloon "one of the best short films of 2019." Accolades References 2019 short films Films about gender
The following is a list of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens which were regarded as rare species by the authors of British Plant Communities, together with the communities in which they occur. Vascular plants Man orchid (Aceras anthropophorum) CG2, CG3, CG5 Baneberry (Actaea spicata) W9 Bristle bent (Agrostis curtisii) H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 Ground-pine (Ajuga chamaepitys) CG2, OV15 The lady's-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. filicaulis CG10 The lady's-mantle Alchemilla acutiloba MG3 The lady's-mantle Alchemilla glomerulans MG3 The lady's-mantle Alchemilla monticola MG3 The lady's-mantle Alchemilla subcrenata MG3 The lady's-mantle Alchemilla wichurae MG3, CG10 Babington's leek (Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii) OV6 Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) H6, H7, MC5 Three-cornered garlic (Allium triquetrum) OV24 Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) M2 Annual vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum aristatum) OV1 Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti) OV5 Bristol rock-cress (Arabis stricta) CG1 Field wormwood (Artemisia campestris) CG7 Goldilocks aster (Aster linosyris) CG1 Purple milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus) H7, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CG7, SD11, SD12, MC10, MC5 Wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea) OV41, MC4, MC5 Lesser quaking-grass (Briza minor) OV1, OV2, OV6 Lesser hairy brome (Bromus benekenii) W9 Great pignut (Bunium bulbocastanum) CG2 Small hare's-ear (Bupleurum baldense) CG1 European box (Buxus sempervirens) W13 Narrow small-reed (Calamagrostis stricta) S1 Narrow-leaved bittercress (Cardamine impatiens) W8 Fibrous tussock-sedge (Carex appropinquata) W3 Hair sedge (Carex capillaris) CG10 String sedge (Carex chordorrhiza) M4 Lesser tussock-sedge (Carex diandra) W3 Elongated sedge (Carex elongata) W2 Rare spring-sedge (Carex ericetorum) CG2, CG5, CG7 Dwarf sedge (Carex humilis) CG1, CG2, CG3 Tall bog-sedge (Carex magellanica) M2 Soft-leaved sedge (Carex montana) H4, CG2, CG10 Rock sedge (Carex rupestris) CG10 Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea var. capitatum) MC5 Dwarf mouse-ear (Cerastium pumilum) CG1, CG2 Tuberous thistle (Cirsium tuberosum) MG5, CG2 Coralroot orchid (Corallorrhiza trifida) W3 Grey hair-grass (Corynephorus canescens) SD11 Sea-kale (Crambe maritima) SD1 Northern hawk's-beard (Crepis mollis) W9 Mezereon (Daphne mezereum) W8 Yellow whitlowgrass (Draba aizoides) CG1, OV41 Hoary whitlowgrass (Draba incana) CG10 Crested buckler-fern (Dryopteris cristata) W2 The fern Dryopteris × uliginosa, the hybrid of crested buckler-fern and narrow buckler-fern (D. carthusiana) W2 Dorset heath (Erica ciliaris) H3, H4 Cornish heath (Erica vagans) H4, H5, H6, H7 Musk stork's-bill (Erodium moschatum) OV14 Portland spurge (Euphorbia portlandica) H7, CG1 The eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri CG2 Wood fescue (Festuca altissima) W8 Snake's-head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) MG4 Tall ramping-fumitory (Fumaria bastardii) OV6, OV11, OV13 Yellow star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea lutea) W9 Wall bedstraw (Galium parisiense) CG7 Slender bedstraw (Galium pumilum) CG2, CG5 Limestone bedstraw (Galium sterneri) CG2, CG10 Early gentian (Gentianella anglica) CG1, CG2 Chiltern gentian (Gentianella germanica) CG2 Hairy greenweed (Genista pilosa)) H2, H7, MC5 Bog orchid (Hammarbya paludosa) M1 White rock-rose (Helianthemum apenninum) CG1 Hoary rock-rose (Helianthemum canum) CG1 The hybrid between white and hoary rock-roses Helianthemum × sulfureum CG1 Musk orchid (Herminium monorchis) CG2, CG4, CG5 Fringed rupturewort (Herniaria ciliolata) H7, MC5 Lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum) CG7 Hutchinsia (Hornungia petraea) CG7, OV39 Spotted cat's-ear (Hypochoeris maculata) CG1, CG2, CG3 Wild candytuft (Iberis amara) CG2 Land quillwort (Isoetes histrix) H7 Dwarf rush (Juncus capitatus) H6 Somerset hair-grass (Koeleria vallesiana) CG1 Rock sea-lavender (Limonium recurvum) MC1 Perennial flax (Linum perenne subsp. anglicum) CG2, CG3 Hairy bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus hispidus) MC5 Tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) W1, W3, M4 Bur medick (Medicago minima) CG7 Sickle medick (Medicago falcata) CG7 Toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha) OV14 Sand lucerne (Medicago sativa ssp. varia) CG7 Oysterplant (Mertensia maritima) SD3 Early sand-grass (Mibora minima) SD19, MC5 Fine-leaved sandwort (Minuartia hybrida) CG7 Spring sandwort (Minuartia verna) H7, CG10, MC5 Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) CG10 Dwarf cudweed (Omalotheca supina) CG10 Small restharrow (Ononis reclinata) MC5 Late spider-orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) CG2 Early spider-orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) CG2, MC4 Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) CG2 Burnt orchid (Orchis ustulata) CG2 Orange bird's-foot (Ornithopus pinnatus) MC5 Oxtongue broomrape (Orobanche picridis) CG2 Purple oxytropis (Oxytropus halleri) MC10 Curved hard-grass (Parapholis incurva) MC1 Milk-parsley (Peucedanum palustre) W2 Purple-stem cat's-tail (Phleum phleoides) CG7 Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma tenerum) CG2, CG3, CG5 Bulbous meadow-grass (Poa bulbosa) MC5 Early meadow-grass (Poa infirma) MC5 Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) MG2 Four-leaved allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) MC5 Dwarf milkwort (Polygala amara) CG2 Chalk milkwort (Polygala calcarea) CG2, CG3, CG5 Whorled Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum verticillatum) W9 Ray's knotgrass (Polygonum oxyspermum ssp. raii) SD2, SD3 Holly fern (Polystichum lonchitis) OV40 Spring cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana) CG1, CG7 Oxlip (Primula elatior) W8 Primula × digenea, the hybrid between oxlip and primrose (P. vulgaris) W8 Scottish primrose (Primula scotica) H7, MC10 Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) CG2, CG3, CG5 Round-leaved wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia) W2, W3 Brown beak-sedge (Rhynchospora fusca) M1 Mountain currant (Ribes alpinum) W8 Sand crocus (Romulea columnae) MC5 Alpine pearlwort (Sagina saginoides) CG10 Dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) CG10 Dark-leaved willow (Salix myrsinifolia) W3 Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) CG2 Perennial glasswort (Sarcocornia perennis) SM10 Shepherd's-needle (Scandix pecten-veneris) OV15 Rannoch-rush (Scheuchzeria palustris) M1 Autumn squill (Scilla autumnalis) H7, CG1, MC5 Spring squill (Scilla verna) H5, H6, H7, MC10, CG1, MC5, MC12 Rock stonecrop (Sedum forsterianum) CG1 Silver ragwort (Senecio cineraria) CG1 Field fleawort (Senecio integrifolius ssp. integrifolius) CG2, CG3, MC5 Moon carrot (Seseli libanotis) CG2 Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens) CG10 Sand catchfly (Silene conica) CG7 Small-flowered catchfly (Silene gallica) OV2, OV6 Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora) OV16 Nottingham catchfly (Silene nutans) MG1, CG2, OV41, OV39, MC4 Spanish catchfly (Silene otites) CG7 London-rocket (Sisymbrium irio) OV14 Autumn ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) CG2, H7 The dandelion Taraxacum fulgidum MG4 The dandelion Taraxacum haematicum MG4 The dandelion Taraxacum melanthoides MG4 The dandelion Taraxacum sublaeticolor MG4 The dandelion Taraxacum subundulatum MG4 The dandelion Taraxacum tamesense MG4 Cut-leaved germander (Teucrium botrys) CG2 Marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris) W2 Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) CG2, CG3, CG5 Breckland thyme (Thymus serpyllum) CG7 Large thyme (Thymus pulegioides) CG2, CG3, CG5 Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) W8 Scottish asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla) CG10 Twin-headed clover (Trifolium bocconei) H6, H7 Western clover (Trifolium occidentale) H7, MC10, MC5 Suffocated clover (Trifolium suffocatum) MC5, OV2 Intermediate bladderwort (Utricularia intermedia) M1 Spiked speedwell (Veronica spicata) CG1, CG2, CG7 Fingered speedwell (Veronica triphyllos) OV3 Spring speedwell (Veronica verna) CG7 Pale dog-violet (Viola lactea) H3 Dune fescue (Vulpia membranacea) SD19 Alpine woodsia (Woodsia alpina) OV40 Bryophytes Mosses Side-fruited crisp-moss Pleurochaete squarrosa CG7 Curving feather-moss Scorpiurium circinatum CG1 Golden bog-moss Sphagnum pulchrum M1, M2 Neat crisp-moss Tortella nitida CG1 Liverworts Greater pawwort Barbilophozia lycopodioides U6 Lichens Bacidia muscorum CG7 Buellia epigaea CG7 Diploschistes scruposus var. bryophilus CG7 Fulgensia fulgens CG7 Lecidea decipiens CG7 Squamaria lentigera CG7 Toximia caerulea var. nigricans CG7 Toximia lobulata CG7 British National Vegetation Classification Lists of biota of the United Kingdom British National Vegetation Classification, rare
The 2009–2010 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England. The 2009 season officially began 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One, League Two and the Premier League. The Championship season finished 2 May 2010, with the Premier League, League One and League Two concluding on the weekend of 8–9 May. Promotion and relegation (pre-season) Teams promoted to 2009–10 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham City Burnley Teams relegated from 2008–09 Premier League Newcastle United Middlesbrough West Bromwich Albion Teams promoted to 2009–10 Football League Championship Leicester City Peterborough United Scunthorpe United Teams relegated from 2008–09 Football League Championship Norwich City Southampton (started on −10 points for administration entrance) Charlton Athletic Teams promoted to 2009–10 Football League One Brentford Exeter City Wycombe Wanderers Gillingham Teams relegated from 2008–09 Football League One Northampton Town Crewe Alexandra Cheltenham Town Hereford United Teams promoted to 2009–10 Football League Two Burton Albion Torquay United Teams relegated from 2008–09 Football League Two Chester City (started on −25 points and expelled from the Football Conference 10 March 2010) Luton Town Managerial changes Notes 1 Sampson was named caretaker manager following Gray's departure on 8 September and appointed full-time on 5 October. 2 McDermott was named caretaker manager following Rogers' departure on 17 December and was appointed full-time on 27 January. 3 Simpson was named caretaker manager on 3 March and appointed full-time on 14 April. 4 Keith Millen remained caretaker manager until the end of the season when Coppell took charge. Diary of the season July 2009 1 July: Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo completed his world record £80 million move from Manchester United to Real Madrid. English defender Glen Johnson switched from Portsmouth to Liverpool for £18 million, one of the highest fees ever paid for a defender. English midfielder Gareth Barry ended 11 years at Aston Villa and signed for Manchester City for £12 million. 6 July: Chelsea signed Russian winger Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow for £18 million. 26 July: An England XI defeated a Germany XI 3–2 at St James' Park, Newcastle, in a charity match raising money for the cancer charity of former England manager Sir Bobby Robson. Robson, who has fought the illness since 1992 and gone into remission four times, attended the match in a wheelchair. 27 July: English striker Peter Crouch, who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice but left without playing for them, returned to White Hart Lane in a £9 million move from Portsmouth. 31 July: Sir Bobby Robson died, aged 76. August 2009 5 August: Sunderland paid a club record £10 million for England and Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent. Liverpool sold Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for £30 million. 12 August: England came back from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 against Netherlands in Amsterdam thanks to two goals by Jermain Defoe. 14 August: Bryan Gunn became the first managerial casualty of the season when his contract was terminated by Norwich City of League One. 15 August: The new Premier League season kicks off, with the highlight of the opening day coming at Goodison Park where Arsenal trounce Everton 6–1 in the biggest opening day victory at this level for 15 years. Burnley's returned to the top flight after 33 years away began on a low note when an own goal by Stephen Jordan contributed to a 2–0 defeat against Stoke City. 19 August: Burnley achieved a shocking 1–0 home win over Manchester United, with the only goal of the match coming from veteran striker Robbie Blake. 23 August: The highlight of the second weekend of the Premier League season came when Burnley achieves another shocking 1–0 win, this time over Everton after French striker Louis Saha missed a penalty. 25 August: Some of the worst scenes of football hooliganism in years are witnessed in West Ham United's 3–1 home win over Millwall in the League Cup second round. Fans invaded the pitch twice and there was widespread violence in the stands and the streets surrounding Upton Park, including an incident in which a man suffered stab wounds. Manchester City pays £22 million for Everton and England defender Joleon Lescott. 27 August: Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp suggested West Ham and Millwall should never be allowed to play each other in a cup competition again. 31 August: The first month of the Premier League season ended with Chelsea as leaders, level on 12 points with second-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Defending champions Manchester United are third, with underdogs Stoke City standing fourth after a strong start to the season. September 2009 1 September: Everton signed Dutch defender Johnny Heitinga from Atlético Madrid for £6 million. 9 September: England secured qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after a 5–1 win over Croatia at Wembley Stadium. 20 September: The Manchester derby at Old Trafford produced one of the most thrilling matches of the season as United defeated Manchester City 4–3 thanks to a stoppage time winner by Michael Owen. 30 September: Manchester United and Chelsea are level on 18 points at the top of the Premier League, three points ahead of their nearest rivals Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal and Manchester City complete the top six. Portsmouth are bottom of the table after starting the season with a record seven consecutive defeats, joined in the relegation zone by West Ham United and Hull City. October 2009 2 October: Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson is jailed for 32 months on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving in relation to a fatal car crash on the M1 motorway in December 2008. 17 October: Sunderland defeat Liverpool 1–0 at the Stadium of Light after Darren Bent's shot is deflected in off a beachball. 21 October: Gareth Southgate's contract as manager of Middlesbrough is terminated, despite them standing fourth in the Championship one season after relegation from the Premier League. 26 October 2009: Gordon Strachan is appointed as Middlesbrough's new manager, five months after resigning from Celtic. 29 October: Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King has his contract terminated by the club after receiving an 18-month prison sentence for assaulting a woman in a nightclub. It is the second time King has been in convicted and incarcerated, having also received an 18-month prison sentence in 2002 when convicted of driving a stolen car. 31 October: October draws to a close with Chelsea now two points ahead of Manchester United, with the rest of the top four unchanged from the end of last month. Portsmouth remains bottom, but have now gained their first seven points of the season, while West Ham and Hull City complete the bottom three once again. November 2009 30 November: November ends with Chelsea two points ahead of Manchester United and with a match in hand, while the only change to the rest of the top six is that Aston Villa has displaced Liverpool, who are now seventh. Portsmouth remain bottom, now joined in the relegation zone by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bolton Wanderers. December 2009 13 December: Brian Laws leaves Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday after three years as manager. 15 December: Brendan Rodgers is sacked after six months as manager of Reading, who are battling relegation from the Championship just months after almost being promoted under his predecessor Steve Coppell. 16 December: The 11 venues for England's 2018 World Cup bid are announced. Three stadiums in London will feature – Wembley (England national team), Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) and either the Olympic Stadium or a rebuilt White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur). Birmingham (Aston Villa's Villa Park), Bristol (a proposed new stadium for Bristol City), Leeds (Leeds United's Elland Road), Liverpool (the current stadium, Anfield, or its replacement), Milton Keynes (Stadium MK, home of Milton Keynes Dons), Nottingham (new Nottingham Forest stadium), Manchester (Old Trafford and the City of Manchester Stadium), Newcastle (St James' Park), Plymouth (Home Park), Sheffield (Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough) and Sunderland (Stadium of Light) have also been selected as venues if England are accepted as hosts. 19 December: Despite being sixth in the Premier League and being on course for their highest league finish in nearly 20 years, Manchester City sack manager Mark Hughes and appoint Italian Robert Mancini as his successor. 22 December: Albert Scanlon, former Manchester United winger who survived the Munich air disaster in 1958, dies at age 74 after a two-month illness. There are now just four players who survived the crash still alive. 30 December: Premier League strugglers Bolton Wanderers sack manager Gary Megson after two years in charge, while Alan Irvine is sacked after the same length of time in charge of Championship side Preston North End. 31 December: The decade draws to a close with Chelsea two points ahead of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League. Arsenal is two points behind United in third place, with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Liverpool completing the top seven. A surprise challenge for Europe place is coming from newly-promoted Birmingham City, who have collected 32 points from their opening 20 matches. Portsmouth is bottom of the Premier League, with Hull City and Bolton Wanderers completing the relegation zone. January 2010 3 January: Manchester United suffer a shock exit at home to League One leader Leeds United in the FA Cup third round, their 1–0 defeat being their first defeat at the entry stage of the competition in 26 years. 5 January: The first managerial change of the decade takes place when Owen Coyle leaves Burnley to take over as manager of local rivals Bolton Wanderers. 6 January: Darren Ferguson is appointed manager of Preston North End and declares his ambition to take them into the Premier League and play against his father Sir Alex's Manchester United side. 8 January: Alan Irvine is appointed manager of Sheffield Wednesday. 9 January: Seven of the Premier League fixtures this weekend are postponed due to heavy snow across Britain. Four fixtures survive in the Championship and two will be played in League One, but the whole League Two program is postponed. 13 January: Another shock in the FA Cup third round takes place at Anfield, where Liverpool lose 2–1 to Championship strugglers reading in the replay, casting further doubt on the position of manager Rafael Benítez, whose job has reportedly been on the line for weeks due to sub-standard form by his team. Burnley appoint Brian Laws as their new manager. 18 January: Championship leaders Newcastle United announce a new four-year sponsorship deal with Northern Rock, the bank which has been nationalized for two years after almost collapsing due to the credit crunch which brought on the current recession. 31 January: January draws to a close with Chelsea a point ahead of the nearest challengers Manchester United in the Premier League, with a match in hand. Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester City complete the top six. Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth occupy the bottom three. February 2010 19 February: Chester City, the bottom of the Conference Premier with −3 points due to a 25-point deduction imposed upon them for financial problems, are suspended from their league until further notice for breach of league rules. A takeover deal is still in the pipeline for the club, who last season was relegated from the Football League for the second time in a decade. 23 February: Portsmouth, bottom of the Premier League, are reported to be within 72 hours of receivership. 26 February: Portsmouth goes into administration, the first Premier League club to do so. They are set to be deducted nine points and are already bottom of the table with 16 points. The points deduction would leave with just seven points and make relegation almost certain. Chester City, bottom of the Conference National with −3 points after a 25-point deduction for similar financial problems, are expelled from the Conference a year after being relegated from the Football League and were wound-up shortly after. Their expulsion made them the first team at this level to fold mid-season since Newport County in February 1989. 28 February: Manchester United steal the first major silverware of the season by beating Aston Villa 2–1 in the League Cup final at Wembley, retaining the trophy. It is the fourth time they have won the trophy – all of the wins have been under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson. In the Premier League, United are still looking strong contenders for the title as they stand one point behind leaders Chelsea. Arsenal's good form has seen them occupy third place with just two points less than United and a nine-point gap outside their nearest contenders Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. March 2010 3 March: Keith Alexander, manager of League Two strugglers Macclesfield Town, dies suddenly at age 53. Alexander had been manager of the Cheshire club since February 2008 and also been in charge of Lincoln City (twice), Peterborough United and non-league sides Ilkeston Town and Northwich Victoria in a managerial career which began in 1993. He had suffered a near fatal brain aneurysm in November 2003 during his second spell as Lincoln City manager. 8 March: Chester City's expulsion from the Conference Premier is confirmed and their record for this season is expunged, sparking a revised league table which sees Oxford United taking over from Stevenage Borough as leaders, while York City drop out of the playoff zone and Cambridge United move dangerously closer to the relegation zone. 14 March: England captain David Beckham suffers an Achilles tendon injury during a Serie A match for Milan (where he is on loan from the LA Galaxy) and is expected to miss this summer's World Cup. 15 March: Newport County, the former Football League club who reformed in 1989 after going bankrupt and being expelled from the Conference, achieve an early promotion back to the highest division outside the Football League as Conference South champions. 17 March: Portsmouth's nine-point deduction for going into administration is confirmed, making relegation from the Premier League almost certain as they remain bottom of the table but are now 17 points adrift of safety with nine matches left to play. 18 March: Fulham defeat Italian giants Juventus 4–1 on the night and 5–4 on aggregate to progress to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. 28 March: Southampton defeat Carlisle United 1–4 at Wembley Stadium to win the Football League Trophy. April 2010 5 April: The first of the promotions and relegations in the Football League are confirmed when Newcastle United seal promotion from the Championship to the Premier League after one season away, while the division's bottom club Peterborough United (in their last match under the management of Jim Gannon before the appointment of Gary Johnson) are relegated back to League One after just one season. 6 April: Arsenal's dreams of a first UEFA Champions League triumph are ended when they are eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals. 7 April: Manchester United's hopes of winning the UEFA Champions League are ended when they are eliminated in the quarter-finals by Bayern Munich on away goals. 8 April: Fulham reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals with a 3–1 aggregate win over VfL Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals. Liverpool also reach the semi-finals by eliminating Benfica. 10 April: Portsmouth become the first Premier League club to be relegated this season when fellow relegation side West Ham United beat Sunderland 1–0, while West Bromwich Albion are promoted to the Premier League for the fourth time in nine seasons. Chelsea's double hopes are given a massive boost when they defeat Aston Villa 3–0 in the FA Cup semi-final. In the Championship, a 3–0 victory for Nottingham Forest over Ipswich Town guarantees Forest's spot in the 2010 Football League play-offs. 11 April: 24 hours after being relegated without kicking a ball, Portsmouth reach the FA Cup final with a surprise 2–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in extra-time in the semi-final. Manchester United's hopes of a unique fourth successive top division title are dealt a major blow when mid-table Blackburn Rovers hold them to a goalless draw at Ewood Park. 13 April: Chelsea establish a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League by defeating Bolton 1–0 at Stamford Bridge with a Nicolas Anelka penalty against his former club being the only goal of the match. 17 April: The gap between leaders Chelsea and second placed Manchester United is narrowed down to a single point when a Paul Scholes goal gives United a 1–0 win over Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium, while Chelsea suffer a 2–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. The two results also see Tottenham take the fourth and final Champions League spot from Manchester City with three match to play. In the Championship, Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City are now certain of a playoff place, with Leicester City and Swansea City completing the top six, and Blackpool being the only club able to reach the playoff zone. Plymouth Argyle now need a run of very good results to avoid joining Peterborough in the drop to League One, while Queens Park Rangers, Scunthorpe United, Watford, Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday are the teams also battling to avoid the drop. Norwich City seal promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking with a 1–0 away win over fellow promotion contenders Charlton Athletic, and could be joined by any one of the five teams Leeds United, Millwall, Swindon Town, Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town. Colchester United and Southampton are the only two clubs now capable of creeping into the playoffs. Notts County seal promotion from the league's bottom tier after six years there, while Rochdale have gained promotion after a record 36 successive seasons at this level. AFC Bournemouth now need only two points from their final three matches to be sure of promotion. In contrast, Grimsby Town now need a miracle to avoid relegation from the Football League and the only teams they could leapfrog are Cheltenham Town, Lincoln City and Barnet. Stevenage Borough seal the Conference Premier title to seal promotion to the Football League 14 years after they last won the title but were denied promotion because their stadium did not meet capacity requirements. Luton Town and Oxford United – arguably the biggest clubs outside the Football League – have comfortably secured playoff qualification along with fellow former Football League members Rushden & Diamonds and York City. 19 April: Newcastle United take the Championship title with a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle, which consigns Plymouth to relegation to League One after six years in the Championship. 24 April: Manchester United go top of the Premier League with a 3–1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur (in which 36-year-old Ryan Giggs scores his first two league penalties for them), although Chelsea will regain their lead tomorrow if they defeat Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, a 1–0 home defeat to Sunderland by Hull City means that the East Yorkshire club will need to record two comprehensive victories from their final two league matches and hope that West Ham United are heavily beaten in both of theirs to achieve survival. In the Championship, Watford's survival is confirmed, and it is now down to Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday to fight it out and try to avoid joining Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United in the drop to League One. In League One, Norwich City (already promoted) sealed the division title with a 2–0 home win against relegation-threatened Gillingham. Southend United are relegated after being held to a 2–2 draw by Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park. Although nobody can now muscle in on the top six for a playoff place, second-placed Leeds United's automatic promotion hopes are still under threat from Millwall, Swindon Town and Charlton Athletic, while Huddersfield Town has achieved a playoff place at this level for the first time since their relegation from Division One (now the Championship) in 2001, thanks to a 6–0 win at relegated Stockport County. Southampton would now be second if it had not been for their hefty points deduction at the start of the season, but as a result, they have now been left unable to achieve even a playoff place. In League Two, AFC Bournemouth are promoted after two seasons in the division with a 2–0 win at Burton Albion. Grimsby Town's 2–0 away win over already-relegated Darlington keeps their hopes of survival alive, though the only teams they are capable of leapfrogging are Barnet and Cheltenham Town. In the Conference Premier, Stevenage Borough have already been confirmed champions, leaving four former Football League members (Luton Town, Oxford United, Rushden & Diamonds and York City) to contest the playoffs for the second promotion place, while Forest Green Rovers and Ebbsfleet United are relegated to the Conference South. Forest Green Rovers was later reprieved following the demotion of Salisbury City due to a breach of Conference rules. 25 April: Chelsea return to the top of the Premier League with a 7–0 win over mid table Stoke City, giving themselves a one-point advantage over Manchester United as well as a considerably greater goal difference. Burnley's first season back in the top flight for more than 30 years ends in relegation when they are beaten 4–0 at home by a Liverpool side who are now almost certain of Europa League qualification and still have a Champions League place in their sights. 27 April: Notts County take the League Two title with a 5–0 win against relegated Darlington. 29 April: Five men are found guilty of public order offences in connection to violent clashes at a match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion in West Bromwich town center 15 months ago. May 2010 1 May: Tom Huddlestone scores the only goal of the match as Tottenham Hotspur defeat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 at White Hart Lane, meaning a draw at Manchester City and a win on the final day of the season will end their 20-year wait for a top four finish and put themselves beyond the reach of Liverpool, who for the last four seasons have held a "big four" dominance with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. Aston Villa, meanwhile, are left with no hope of Champions League qualification after they are defeated 3–1 by a Manchester City side still in the hunt for a place in the top four. In League One, Leeds United remain in second place and needing a win from their final match of the season to guarantee automatic promotion, despite losing 1–0 to a Charlton Athletic side who still have hope of automatic promotion thanks to this win. Millwall blow the chance of creeping into the top two by losing 2–0 to relegation threatened Tranmere Rovers. Swindon Town's 3–2 home win over Brentford keeps the West Country club in the hunt for an automatic return to the league's second tier after a decade away. Huddersfield Town have an outside chance of automatic promotion thanks to an injury time winner by Lee Novak against Colchester United. Wycombe Wanderers are relegated back to League Two after one season in League one after a 2–0 defeat by a Leyton Orient side who are now almost certainly safe. Exeter City and Gillingham are still at risk of relegation. Grimsby Town defeat Barnet 2–0 to ensure that the battle against relegation for both clubs will go down to the last match of the season Cheltenham Town are trounced 5–0 by champions Notts County and as a result are still at risk of losing their Football League status after 11 years, as well as suffering a second successive relegation. 2 May: Chelsea's 2–0 win at Liverpool leaves them needing only a win against Wigan Athletic in a week's time to confirm themselves as Premier League champions, and today's result also confirms the end of the "big four" which has dominated the top of the Premier League for the last four seasons – Liverpool will now finish sixth or seventh, while Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester City will seal the final Champions League place. West Ham United's 3–2 defeat at Fulham means that they will go into the final match of the season knowing that a heavy defeat at home to Manchester City and a heavy win for Hull City at home to Liverpool could see them slide out of the Premier League on goal difference. In the Championship relegation crunch, Sheffield Wednesday go down after only managing a 2–2 draw at home to Crystal Palace, whose safety is confirmed. Blackpool, who last played in the top flight in 1971, qualify for the playoffs. Newcastle United finish the season with 102 points (the highest points tally in their history) by beating mid table QPR 1–0 at Loftus Road. Back in the Premier League, Chelsea could have sealed the title today but Manchester United's 1–0 win at Sunderland ensures that the title race will go down to the wire. 3 May: Hull City's relegation from the Premier League is confirmed after they are held to a 2–2 draw by Wigan Athletic. It is only the third time in 18 seasons of the Premier League that all of the relegation places have been confirmed before the last match of the season. York City and Oxford United reach the Conference Premier playoff final to compete for the second promotion place to the Football League. 5 May: Tottenham Hotspur win 1–0 at Manchester City to seal a Champions League place and take Liverpool's place in the "big four". It is Tottenham's highest finish in 20 years and they will be their first European Cup campaign for 49 years and only their second since the competition's inception. 6 May: Hartlepool United have deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their 2–0 win over Brighton on 5 April, meaning they can still be relegated from League One. 8 May: During a topsy-turvy final day, in which changing scores have Millwall, Charlton, Huddersfield and Swindon all in the automatic promotion places at one point, Leeds United seal promotion from League One after three years by winning their final match of the season 2–1 at home to Bristol Rovers, despite going down to 10 men and conceding the first goal. Gillingham are relegated from League One when losing 3–0 at already relegated Wycombe Wanderers. Grimsby Town are relegated from the Football League after 99 years. 9 May: Chelsea win the Premier League title with an 8–0 demolition of Wigan Athletic, meaning that Manchester United's hopes of a unique fourth successive title are ended despite a 4–0 home win over Stoke City. Meanwhile, Liverpool finish in their lowest position for 11 years (seventh), though this season it is enough to achieve UEFA Europa League qualification due to second placed Manchester United being League Cup holders and champions Chelsea being FA Cup finalists. Burnley, already relegated, bow out of the Premier League in style with a 4–2 home win over fourth placed Tottenham Hotspur. 11 May: Gianfranco Zola is sacked after less than two years as manager of West Ham United. However, Steve McClaren, the former Middlesbrough and England manager whose name had been linked with the West Ham job amid previous speculation about Zola's future, is ruled out as a successor after ending his two-year spell at FC Twente of the Netherlands and accepting an offer to manage German side VfL Wolfsburg. A London-based manager makes the headlines for the right reasons as the League Managers Association votes Fulham's Roy Hodgson as manager of the year. 12 May: Fulham lose 2–1 to Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Europa League final at the Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Diego Forlán, the former Manchester United striker, had put the Spaniards ahead in the 32nd minute, only for Fulham midfielder Simon Davies to equalise five minutes later. With the scores still level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time and Forlan won the trophy with his second goal in the 116th minute. 14 May: Wayne Brown, the Leicester City defender, is forced to apologize to his teammates after revealing to them that he voted for the far-right British National Party in last week's general election. 15 May: Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1–0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Didier Drogba scored the match's only goal from a second-half free-kick, as Kevin-Prince Boateng and Frank Lampard missed penalties for Portsmouth and Chelsea, respectively. Chelsea's victory in the 2009–10 FA Cup secured the club's first league and cup double, as well as their third FA Cup victory in four years. 16 May: Oxford United beat York City 3–1 in the Conference Premier playoff final at Wembley Stadium to secure a return to the Football League after four years away. 21 May: Avram Grant resigned as manager of Portsmouth. 22 May: Blackpool defeated Cardiff City 3–2 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium to seal promotion to the Premier League, ending their 39-year exile from the top division of English football. 24 May: England beat Mexico 3–1 in a friendly at Wembley, with goals coming from Ledley King, Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson. 26 May: Following promotion to the Premier League, Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston announces that a new stand will be built at the Bloomfield Road stadium in order to achieve a 16,000 all-seated capacity. 27 May: Steve Cotterill resigns as manager of Notts County despite having led them to promotion from League Two, amid speculation that he is about to replace Avram Grant as Portsmouth manager. 29 May: A Paul Robinson goal gives Millwall promotion to the Championship as they defeat Swindon Town in the League One playoff final. 30 May: Jon Nurse grabs the winner as Dagenham & Redbridge clinch promotion to League One following a 3–2 win over Rotherham United in the League Two playoff final. England beat Japan 2–1 in their final friendly before the World Cup June 2010 1 June: England's 23-man World Cup squad is announced, with Theo Walcott, who appeared in the 2006 squad despite being only 17, being the most notable exclusion. Crystal Palace are saved from liquidation by a last minute takeover deal. 3 June: Rafael Benítez resigns from Liverpool after six seasons as manager, during which time the Reds won the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup, but failed to clinch the league title which has eluded them since 1990. Meanwhile, Avram Grant is confirmed as manager of West Ham United. 4 June: England captain Rio Ferdinand is ruled out of the World Cup by a knee injury sustained during training. 8 June: Philippe Senderos leaves Arsenal after seven years and joins Fulham on a three-year contract. 9 June: Chelsea give free transfers to out-of-contract players Joe Cole and Michael Ballack. 10 June: Cardiff City pay off £1.9 million debt with HM Revenue and Customs, removing any threat of club's existence from the High Court. Swindon Town teenager Alex Henshall joins Manchester City for an undisclosed fee. 13 June: England's World Cup campaign begins with a 1–1 draw against the United States. 18 June: England's World Cup hopes are thrown into doubt when they are held to a 0–0 draw with Algeria in their second group match. 23 June: England reach the last 16 of the World Cup with a 1–0 win over Slovenia in their final group match. 27 June: England go out of the World Cup in a 4–1 defeat by Germany. Retirements 8 October 2009: Stephen Roberts, 29-year-old former Wrexham, Doncaster Rovers and Walsall defender. 22 October 2009: Marc Edworthy, 36-year-old right-back who last played for Burton Albion retired after playing over 500 senior appearances in 18-year career. He played for eight clubs in his career which included spells in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Norwich City and Derby County. 8 December 2009: Linvoy Primus, 36-year-old Portsmouth defender, after failing to overcome a serious knee injury but now work ambassadorial role for Portsmouth. He previously played for Charlton Athletic, Barnet and Reading. 11 December 2009: Dean Ashton, 26-year-old West Ham United striker, after failing to make a full recovery from an ankle injury suffered when training with the England team in August 2006. 17 December 2009: Riccardo Scimeca, 34-year-old Cardiff City midfielder formerly of Aston Villa, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest. 6 January 2010: Neil Clement, 31-year-old West Bromwich Albion defender and club's longest serving player after 10 years there, after failing to make a full recovery from a knee injury suffered in August 2008. 6 January 2010: Patrik Berger, 36-year-old Czech midfielder who had spells in England with Liverpool, Portsmouth and Aston Villa before returning to Sparta Prague. Notable debutants 24 October 2009 – Jeffrey Bruma, 17-year-old defender, made his debut for Chelsea as a substitute (coming on for Ricardo Carvalho) in a 5-0 Premier League home win against Blackburn Rovers. 2 March 2010 – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 16-year-old winger, made his debut for Southampton as a late substitute in a 5–0 home win over Huddersfield Town in League One. 21 March 2010 – Phil Jones, 18-year-old defender, made his debut for Blackburn Rovers in their 1–1 home Premier League draw to Chelsea. 9 May 2010 – Jack Robinson, 16-year-old defender, made his debut for Liverpool in a 0-0 away Premier League draw with Hull. At the time, this made Robinson Liverpool's youngest-ever first-team player, a record since broken by Jerome Sinclair (all competitions) and Harvey Elliott (Premier League only.) National team The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column. Friendly matches World Cup qualifiers England were in Group 6 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process. Honours Trophy and league champions Playoff winners League tables Premier League In one of the most closely fought title races in recent history, Chelsea were crowned Premier League Champions for the second time in five years, breaking the goal-scoring record with 103 goals. Despite the disappointment in the Champions League, the club managed to retain the FA Cup, recording their first domestic double under Carlo Ancelotti. The £80 million departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer meant Manchester United narrowly missed out on the title, though they managed to retain the League Cup. Arsenal took third place and once again qualified for Europe's elite competition, while Tottenham Hotspur took the final spot for the Champions League by finishing fourth, with the manager Harry Redknapp winning the Premier League Manager of the Year award. Three teams took the UEFA Europa League spots. Taking fifth place were Manchester City, whose controversial gamble of sacking Mark Hughes at Christmas and replacing him with Roberto Mancini paid off as they finished in their best position in years. Finishing sixth once again were Aston Villa, who again looked like breaking into the top four, but ultimately fell short. Taking seventh place were Liverpool, who were runners-up the year before, but suffered from losing key players, such as Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, Sami Hyypiä to Bayer Leverkusen and Fernando Torres several times to injury throughout the season; these factors resulted in indifferent form in all of their competitions, meaning they only took a Europa League spot after the FA Cup finalists were refused a UEFA licence and finished in their lowest position for eleven years. Fulham built on last season's finish of seventh place as they came close to Europa League glory in Hamburg, losing 2–1 in extra time to Atlético Madrid with ex-Manchester United striker Diego Forlán scoring the winning goal. However, critics universally praised manager Roy Hodgson for guiding a club threatened with relegation two seasons previously to the Europa League final. By a wide margin, he won the LMA Manager of the Year award. Birmingham City finished ninth in their best position in the top flight in years, with their season including a twelve match unbeaten run, while fellow promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers flirted with relegation several times, but ultimately finished in a respectable 15th place. Portsmouth endured a season of financial worries, a nine-point deduction and four different owners that effectively ended their seven-year stay in the top flight. Hull City failed to emulate their previous season's success and were also relegated. After the departure of promotion-winning manager Owen Coyle at the turn of the year, Burnley's league form under Brian Laws declined rapidly and they were relegated to the Championship after just one season. Table Leading goalscorer: Didier Drogba (Chelsea) – 29 Football League Championship Newcastle United put last season's relegation behind them as they returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, staying top for the majority of the season and losing just four matches under the management of Chris Hughton, remaining unbeaten at home in the process. Roberto Di Matteo's first season in charge of West Bromwich Albion brought success as the Midlands club enjoyed automatic promotion to the top flight for the third time in eight years. They were joined by Blackpool, who were tipped by many as relegation favourites at the beginning of the season. Ian Holloway masterminded the Lancashire club's promotion with a thrilling 3–2 victory over Cardiff City in the play-off final, returning to the top flight for the first time since 1971. Swansea City occupied a play-off place for most of the season but missed out on the final day, this despite scoring fewer goals than all three relegated sides. Middlesbrough made a strong start to the season, however the mid-season decision to sack Gareth Southgate while still in contention for promotion backfired. Their form subsequently declined under his replacement Gordon Strachan, and they fell out of the promotion race and finished in 11th place. Peterborough United went straight back down to League One, employing four different managers and propping up the table for the majority of the season. They were soon joined by Plymouth Argyle, who did not win a game until late September and went on a five-match losing streak towards the end of the season, ending six years in the second tier. Crystal Palace, who had been on the brink of the playoffs before being deducted ten points for entering administration, faced Sheffield Wednesday in the final match of the season as they both fought for survival. The match finished 2–2, meaning Palace survived and Wednesday dropped into League One. Leading goalscorers: Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) – 20, and Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) – 20 Football League One After recovering from an embarrassing 7–1 defeat to Colchester on the first day of the season, a turnaround under new manager Paul Lambert and the 24 goals from free-scoring striker Grant Holt saw Norwich City make an immediate return to the Championship. Leeds United secured automatic promotion in the runners-up spot; their season almost fell apart disastrously after they led the table by eight points at the turn of the year and also knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup. They rebounded in the final weeks of the season and a last day 2–1 victory over Bristol Rovers saw the Yorkshire side end their three-year spell in League One. Millwall, who narrowly missed out on automatic promotion by just one point, beat Swindon Town in the play-off final, returning to the Championship after a four-year absence. Despite being deducted ten points and missing out on the play-offs, Southampton managed to win the Football League Trophy and striker Rickie Lambert was the league's top scorer with 31 goals. Stockport County spent the entire season in administration and were subsequently relegated. Southend United were faced with financial problems and also relegated. Wycombe Wanderers' first season at this level for six years proved a disappointment, and they were immediately relegated back to League Two. Gillingham also suffered an immediate relegation after their play-off victory the previous year, their inability to win an away fixture all season proved to be their downfall. Hartlepool stayed up on goal difference after they received a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player, but Gillingham's loss to Wycombe confirmed their survival. Leading goalscorer: Rickie Lambert (Southampton) – 31 Football League Two Notts County's season mostly made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as they were involved in an abortive high-spending takeover by a consortium who brought in Sven-Göran Eriksson as director of football and went through four managers during the season. However, they managed to overcome their off-field problems and won the title. AFC Bournemouth continued their revival under Eddie Howe and won promotion in the runners-up spot. The last automatic promotion spot was taken by Rochdale, who were promoted for the first time since 1969. Dagenham & Redbridge won the play-offs, reaching the third tier of the Football League for the first time in their 18-year history. Darlington were unable to recover from losing many of their players during their spell in administration at the end of the previous season and finished bottom of the league, becoming the third club (after Halifax Town and Chester City) to be relegated to the Football Conference on two separate occasions. Grimsby suffered the relegation that they only avoided the previous year due to Luton Town's points deduction; their form improved significantly in the final weeks of the season, but they were ultimately undone by an earlier run of nearly five months without a win and were relegated to the Conference Premier after losing on the final day. Leading goalscorer: Lee Hughes (Notts County) – 30 Clubs that folded Deaths 12 July 2009 – Tommy Cummings, 80, former defender who made 479 appearances for Burnley, and was a member of the Clarets' side that won the league championship in 1959–60. Later became player-manager of Mansfield Town, and also had a short spell as Aston Villa manager. 21 July 2009 – Dai Lawrence, 62, former full-back who played four seasons for Swansea City in the late 1960s. 31 July 2009 – Sir Bobby Robson, 76, former inside-forward and manager. As a player, he played for Fulham and West Bromwich Albion, and won 20 caps for England. As manager, he reached even greater heights, being appointed to Ipswich Town in 1969 and over the next 13 years taking them to FA Cup and UEFA Cup glory (also finishing second in the league in his final two seasons as manager), before leaving in 1982 to manage England for eight years during which they reached the quarter-final of the World Cup in 1986 and to the semi-final in 1990, only losing on penalties. He later managed PSV, Porto and Barcelona before returning home to manage his boyhood favourites Newcastle United from 1999 to 2004, during which time they qualified for Europe on three occasions. He was knighted for his services to football in 2002. His death came after a 17-year battle against cancer which had gone into remission four times. 2 August 2009 – Joe Livingstone, 67, former striker who scored 42 goals in 82 appearances for Carlisle United, and also played for Middlesbrough and Hartlepool United. 9 August 2009 – Tommy Clinton, 83, former defender who spent eight seasons at Everton, and was capped three times by the Republic of Ireland. Also played briefly for Blackburn Rovers and Tranmere Rovers. 19 August 2009 – Bobby Thomson, 65, full-back capped eight times by England. He played 278 league matches for Wolverhampton Wanderers, 110 for Luton Town and also played for Birmingham City, Walsall, Port Vale, and in the United States. 13 September 2009 – Paul Shirtliff, 46, former defender who played in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Northampton Town, and also had a long career at non-league level. 24 September 2009 – Terry Bly, 73, former striker who most notably holds the post-war single-season goalscoring record in The Football League, having scored 52 goals for Peterborough United in 1960–61. Also played for Norwich City, Coventry City and Notts County. 26 September 2009 – Geoff Barrowcliffe, 77, former Derby County full-back who spent 16 seasons with the Rams, playing more than 500 first-team matches. He also played for several non-league clubs including Ilkeston Town and Boston United. 5 October 2009 – Tommy Capel, 87, former inside-forward who most notably played five seasons for Nottingham Forest, where he scored 72 goals in 162 appearances. Also played for Manchester City, Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Coventry City and Halifax Town. 8 October 2009 – Alex McCrae, 89, former inside-forward who scored 49 goals in a five-year spell with Middlesbrough in the early 1950s. Also played for Charlton Athletic, and for Hearts and Falkirk in his native Scotland. 12 October 2009 – Stan Palk, 87, former inside-forward who played for Liverpool and Port Vale in the immediate post-war years. 17 October 2009 – David Burnside, 69, former midfielder who played for a number of clubs, but is probably best remembered from his five-year spell with West Bromwich Albion. Some of his other clubs include Southampton, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Plymouth Argyle. 21 October 2009 – John Jarman, 78, former Barnsley and Walsall wing-half, who later worked as a coach for Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Mansfield Town and Derby County. 22 October 2009 – Ray Lambert, 87, former Wales international full-back who played more than 300 matches for Liverpool, where he won the 1946–47 league title. 2 November 2009 – Keith Kettleborough, 74, former inside-forward who spent the majority of his career with Rotherham United and Sheffield United, and also had a spell as player-manager at Doncaster Rovers. 7 November 2009 – Billy Ingham, 57, former Burnley midfielder who spent eleven years with the Clarets, playing more than 250 matches for the club before finishing his career with a spell at Bradford City. 15 November 2009 – Ray Charnley, 74, former Blackpool striker who is one of the Seasiders' most prolific scorers of all time, with 222 goals in 407 appearances for the club. He won one England cap while at Blackpool, and also played for Morecambe, Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue. 15 November 2009 – Don Martin, 65, former striker who scored more than 100 goals in a 16-year career with Northampton Town and Blackburn Rovers. 23 November 2009 – Tony Parry, 64, former central defender who spent the majority of his nine-year professional career with Hartlepool United, and also had a brief spell with Derby County before dropping down to non-league football. 25 November 2009 – Mike Tiddy, 80, former winger who began his career at Torquay United before making over 100 appearances with Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion as well as making over 50 appearances for Arsenal. 29 November 2009 – George Cummins, 78, former inside-forward who began his career at Everton, but spent the majority of his 12-year professional career with Luton Town. He also had a brief spell at Hull City, and was capped 19 times for the Republic of Ireland. 1 December 2009 – Neil Dougall, 88, inside-forward or wing-half who played nearly 100 matches for Birmingham City and more than 300 for Plymouth Argyle, a club he later managed. Capped once for Scotland. 14 December 2009 – Alan A'Court, 75, former Liverpool winger who spent 13 seasons with the Reds, playing 382 matches, before finishing his career at Tranmere Rovers. He was also capped five times by England, and played for his country in the 1958 World Cup. 16 December 2009 – Dennis Herod, 86, former Stoke City goalkeeper who was a member of the team that came within two points of winning the league title in 1946–47, and famously scored a goal for the club in 1952 against Aston Villa. Also played for Stockport County. 20 December 2009 – Jack Brownsword, 86, former left-back who spent nearly his entire career with Scunthorpe United, playing a club-record 597 league appearances for the Iron between 1950 and 1964. Also had a brief spell with Hull City prior to joining Scunthorpe. 22 December 2009 – Albert Scanlon, 74, former Manchester United winger and Busby Babe who survived the Munich Air Disaster. Played 115 league matches for the Red Devils, and was a member of the 1955–56 and 1956–57 championship-winning sides. Later played for Newcastle United, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town. 7 January 2010 – Alex Parker, 74, former full-back who was a member of Everton's 1962–63 championship-winning side, and played for Scotland in the 1958 World Cup. Also played for Falkirk and Southport. 20 January 2010 – Jack Parry, 86, former goalkeeper who played for Swansea Town and Ipswich Town, and was capped once by Wales in 1951. 30 January 2010 – Jackie Newton, 84, former wing-half who spent 12 years with Hartlepool United, making 361 first-team appearances. Began his career at Newcastle United, but failed to make an appearance for the Magpies. 3 February 2010 – Gil Merrick, 88, former Birmingham City goalkeeper and manager who served the club for more than 25 years. As a player, he appeared in 485 league matches for the Blues, and was also capped 23 times by England, playing in the 1954 World Cup. As manager, he won the 1963 League Cup, beating arch-rivals Aston Villa in the final. 11 February 2010 – Petar Borota, 56, Serbian goalkeeper who played for Chelsea between 1979 and 1982, and whose other clubs include Partizan and Porto. Won four caps for the former Yugoslavia. 11 February 2010 – Brian Godfrey, 69, former striker who played for six clubs, most notably Scunthorpe United, Preston North End and Aston Villa, where he played in the 1971 League Cup final. He also won three caps for Wales, and was manager at Exeter City and several non-league clubs. 22 February 2010 – Bobby Smith, 56, former midfielder who spent eight seasons at Leicester City between 1978 and 1986, and also had a long career in his native Scotland, mostly with Hibernian and Dunfermline Athletic. 27 February 2010 – Charlie Crowe, 85, former Newcastle United defender who was a member of the Magpies' 1951 FA Cup winning side. Also played for Mansfield Town at the tail end of his career. 28 February 2010 – Adam Blacklaw, 72, former Burnley goalkeeper who played more than 300 matches for the Clarets, and was a member of Burnley's 1959–60 championship-winning squad. Also played for Blackburn Rovers, and Scotland at international level. 3 March 2010 – Keith Alexander, 53, manager and former striker who was manager of Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, and had also managed Lincoln City and Peterborough United earlier in his career. As player, he was a journeyman striker who spent most of his career in non-league football, but also had a few spells in the Football League, primarily with Grimsby Town and Lincoln City. 4 March 2010 – Tony Richards, 75, former striker who is Walsall's second-leading scorer of all time with 185 league goals for the Saddlers between 1954 and 1963. Also spent three seasons with Port Vale. 15 March 2010 – Charlie Ashcroft, 83, former goalkeeper who spent nine years at Liverpool, mostly as the team's second-choice goalkeeper, and also had spells at Ipswich Town and Coventry City late in his career. 19 March 2010 – Bob Curtis, 60, former right-back who made more than 350 appearances for Charlton Athletic during an 11-year spell at The Valley. Also played for Mansfield Town and Kettering Town. 24 March 2010 – George Luke, 76, former left-winger who spent his entire career in the North East, playing almost 200 matches for Hartlepools United before joining Newcastle United, where he stayed just over a year before finishing his career with Darlington. 6 April 2010 – Sid Storey, 90, former inside-forward who spent nine years at York City, where he played more than 350 matches and scored 42 goals. Also had short spells with Barnsley and Accrington Stanley. 8 April 2010 – Stan Smith, 79, former inside-forward who spent most of his career with Port Vale, and also played for Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic. 11 April 2010 – John Batchelor, 51, controversial former owner and chairman of York City. 13 April 2010 – Charlie Timmins, 87, former Coventry City full-back who spent his entire ten-year professional career at Highfield Road. 21 April 2010 – Tony Ingham, 85, former full-back who spent most of his career at Queens Park Rangers, where he made a club-record 514 league appearances between 1950 and 1963, and later spent many years as QPR's commercial director after retiring as a player. Began his career at Leeds United. 25 April 2010 – Ian Lawther, 70, former Northern Ireland international striker who played 17 seasons in The Football League for six different clubs, most notably Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers. Capped four times for Northern Ireland. 11 May 2010 – Brian Gibson, 82, former Huddersfield Town full-back who played 171 first-team matches for the Terriers, his only club at professional level. 15 May 2010 – Besian Idrizaj, 22, Swansea City striker who died from a heart attack while visiting his family in Austria. He had played three matches for the Swans during the 2009–10 season, and was previously on the books of Liverpool, with loan spells at Luton Town and Crystal Palace. He was also a former Austria under-21 international. References
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Guido Kangur (born 9 June 1956 in Kohtla-Järve) is an Estonian actor. In 1980 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1980 to 1992 he was an actor in Noorsooteater. Since 1992 he is an actor in Estonian Drama Theatre. He has also played in many films and theater plays. Selected filmography Names in Marble (2002) Ruudi (2006) Farts of Fury (2011) Elu keset linna (2012) The Wall (2012) Living Images (2013) It Flies to the Hive (2015) Üheotsapilet (2015) The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow (2017) Deserved Happiness (2018) On The Water (2020) Salmonid 25 aastat hiljem (2020) Kuulsuse narrid (2023) References 1956 births Living people Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male film actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class People from Kohtla-Järve
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Phospholipase C, gamma 1, also known as PLCG1 and PLCgamma1, is a protein that in humans involved in cell growth, migration, apoptosis, and proliferation. It is encoded by the PLCG1 gene and is part of the PLC superfamily. Function PLCγ1 is a cell growth factor from the PLC superfamily. PLCγ1 is used during the cell growth and in a cell migration and apoptosis, all of which are vital cell processes that, if disrupted by mutations, can cause cancerous cells to form within the body. Mutations in this protein show an increase in issues in cells regarding regulation of proliferation and their cell signaling. PLCγ1 roles are also involved in neuronal actin growth, calcium signaling, and brain development. It is highly regulated by multiple factors, such as PIK3, AMPK, and FAK. It is part of the PIP3 pathway and leads to and increase in calcium in the cells. In neuronal cells, PLCγ1 is highly involved in actin cytoskeleton organization and synaptic plasticity. The basic PLCγ1 pathway, as scientists currently understand it, is seen below. The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) from phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. This reaction uses calcium as a cofactor and plays an important role in the intracellular transduction of receptor-mediated tyrosine kinase activators. For example, when activated by SRC, the encoded protein causes the Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor RASGRP1 to translocate to the Golgi apparatus, where it activates Ras. Also, this protein has been shown to be a major substrate for heparin-binding growth factor 1 (acidic fibroblast growth factor)-activated tyrosine kinase. The receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPmu (PTPRM) is capable of dephosphorylating PLCG1. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. Common to all PLC isozymes, PLCG1 consists of an N-terminal PH domain, which translocates PLC to the plasma membrane and binds PIP3; four EF hands; an X and Y catalytic region comprising the TIM barrel; and a C-terminal C2 domain. Specific to the PLCG isozymes is a large separation between the X and Y domains consisting of a split PH domain, tandem SH2 domains, and an SH3 domain. The SH2 domains bind phosphorylated tyrosine residues on target proteins via their FLVR sequence motifs, activating the catalytic function of PLCg; and the SH3 domain binds to proline-rich sequences on the target protein. PLCG1 can be activated by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and non-receptor tyrosine kinases. For example, when activated, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 and epidermal growth factor receptor are RTKs that have phosphorylated tyrosines, which provide docking sites for PLCG1 SH2 domains. The activated RTKs phosphoylate PLCG1 at tyrosines located at position 472, 771, 775, 783, and 1254. Non-receptor tyrosine kinases interact with PLCG1 in large complexes at the plasma membrane. For example, in T cells, Lck and Fyn (Src family kinases) phosphorylate immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs (ITAMs) on the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR). The phosphorylated ITAMs recruit ZAP-70, which phosphorylates tyrosines in LAT and SLP-76. PLCg1 binds to LAT through its n-terminal SH2 domain and to SLP-76 via its SH3 domain. Has been shown to interact with CISH which negatively regulates it by targeting it for degradation. The deletion of Cish in effector T cells has been shown to augment TCR signaling and subsequent effector cytokine release, proliferation and survival. The adoptive transfer of tumor-specific effector T cells knocked out or knocked down for CISH resulted in a significant increase in functional avidity and long-term tumor immunity. There are no changes in activity or phosphorylation of Cish's purported target, STAT5 in either the presence or absence of Cish. In vitro studies have shown signs of PLCγ1 having many cell-motility functions, however in vivo have not been able to show a physiological role for PLCγ1. While PLCγ1 is well documented and easily found in the body, clear connections and roles for PLCγ1 have been difficult to find in in vivo studies. Despite this, there is still able to find links between levels of PLCγ1 and cancer patient survivability. Cancer While there is a strong link between PLCγ1 and tumor growth/cancer progression, most research is in early stages. Cancer is also a very unique illness in that every patient has different needs. Information here is not to be used as treatment and instead as a way to better understand cancer progression.Mutations in PLCγ1 can lead to cancer cell proliferations and inhibition can lead to tumor growth. PLCγ1 is involved in cell proliferation, and mutations cause it to be over expressed and help the progression of tumor cells. This aspect of PLCγ1 also helps cancer migration and metastasis away from the original tumor cells. There is also a link between PLCγ1 and PDK, the PDK-PLCγ1 pathway, which is a vital part of cancer cell invasion. The inhibition of PLCγ1 is linked to a decrease in tumor growth and metastasis. PLCγ1 is acting as a vital part in stopping apoptosis in cells, and thus by inhibiting PLCγ1 the body better allows programmed cell death and avoidance of tumors. The main role found for PLCγ1 is cell growth, and this role in specific is why it is becoming more commonly studied for anti-cancer drugs. Tissue samples from cancer patients the PLCγ1 levels are not elevated, however, regulatory factors for this proteins are lowered and that amplification of PLCγ1 is extremely high. The regulatory proteins that stop PLCγ1 have been turned off by the cell, which means that while there is no increase in the physical protein PLCγ1 there is an increase in how much work it is doing - nothing is stopping it from over working itself. Studies also showed that adding new regulatory to cells in vitro helped reduce previously amplified PLCγ1. This information has encouraged PLCγ1 becoming an anti-cancer drug target despite the issues that come with targeting intermembrane proteins. Interactions PLCG1 has been shown to interact with: BAG3, CD117, CD31, Cbl gene CISH Epidermal growth factor receptor, Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1, FLT1, GAB1, GIT1, Grb2, HER2/neu, IRS2, ITK, KHDRBS1, Linker of activated T cells, Lymphocyte cytosolic protein 2, PDGFRA, PLD2, RHOA, SOS1, TUB, TrkA, TrkB, VAV1, and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein. See also Phospholipase C References Peripheral membrane proteins EC 3.1.4
The 2006 Movistar Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament held on outdoor clay courts in Viña del Mar, Chile that was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 30 January to 6 February 2005. Third-seeded José Acasuso won the singles title. Finals Singles José Acasuso defeated Nicolás Massú 6–4, 6–3 It was Acasuso's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd and last of his career. Doubles José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto defeated František Čermák / Leoš Friedl 7–6(7–2), 6–4 It was Acasuso's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Prieto's only title of the year and the 7th of his career. References External links ATP tournament profile Chile Open (tennis) Movistar Open Movistar Open
Greenleaf Township may refer to: Greenleaf Township, Washington County, Kansas, in Washington County, Kansas Greenleaf Township, Michigan Greenleaf Township, Meeker County, Minnesota Greenleaf Township, Hand County, South Dakota, in Hand County, South Dakota Township name disambiguation pages
Sebastiaan Bornauw (born 22 March 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team. Club career Anderlecht Bornauw made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 4–1 Belgian Pro League win over Kortrijk on 28 July 2018, at the age of 19 years old. He played the full game. Bornauw would go on to become a key defender for Anderlecht, despite his young age. In total, he played in 24 league games and he scored one goal as a defender for Anderlecht in his debut season. 1. FC Köln On 6 August 2019, Bornauw joined 1. FC Köln on a five-year deal. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 20 October 2019 against SC Paderborn. In his first season at 1. FC Köln, Bornauw established himself as a regular starter and became a key player for the club. VfL Wolfsburg On 16 July 2021, Köln announced that the club had transferred Bornauw to VfL Wolfsburg, where he signed a contract until 2026. He scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on 26 February 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach. International career Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020. References External links Living people 1999 births Men's association football defenders Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers R.S.C. Anderlecht players 1. FC Köln players Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany VfL Wolfsburg players Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
USS Carroll (DE-171) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1966. History USS Carroll was launched on 21 June 1943 at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. H. F. Carroll, Sr. (mother of LT Herbert F. Carroll, USN, ship's namesake); She was then towed to the Norfolk Navy Yard for completion and commissioned on 24 October 1943 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet. World War II North Atlantic operations Carroll was assigned to convoy escort duty, with its heavy demands for vigilance, ability to steam in all weather, and optimum readiness for duty at all times. Between 1 January 1944 and 9 May 1945, she made eight voyages between Norfolk, Virginia, and Gibraltar, Casablanca, Bizerte, and Algeria, guarding the men and supplies destined to carry the war through southern Europe. Between convoys, Carroll received necessary attention at east coast shipyards, and sharpened her training with exercises in Casco Bay. World War II Pacific Theatre operations With the coming to the European theater of the victory in which she had played a significant part, Carroll was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet, to which she reported at Cristobal, Canal Zone, on 9 June 1945. She sailed to San Diego, California, and Pearl Harbor for exercises through 15 July, when she sailed for Eniwetok, Saipan, and Ulithi, arriving on 17 August. Until 3 November 1945, Carroll patrolled the smaller islands of the Palau group searching for by-passed Japanese garrisons and prisoners of war. On 6 October, the surrender of Sonsorol, Fanna, Merir, and Tobi Islands was signed on her decks. She then furnished supplies, and supervised the evacuation of the islands by the Japanese. Post-War decommissioning She was homeward bound on 3 November, and arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, on 14 December. Here she was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 19 June 1946. She was struck from the Navy List on 1 August 1965, sold on 29 December 1966 and scrapped. References External links Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the United States Navy 1943 ships World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States Ships built in Portsmouth, Virginia
Fun with Charades is an Australian television program which aired on Sundays from late 1956 to early 1958 on Melbourne station HSV-7. The show was originally hosted by Miles Maxwell, a music teacher at Brighton Grammar School. Later episodes were hosted by Danny Webb. The format was near-identical to the American series Pantomime Quiz, which itself saw an Australian version in 1957 on stations ATN-7 and GTV-9. It is not known if Fun with Charades was ever kinescoped. Gameplay Two teams of four members compete. One member of the team is told the charade (which could be the title of a book, play, etc.) and without saying anything has to act it out, with his team needing to figure out the answer within 60 seconds. See also The following game shows also debuted on station HSV-7 during late 1956: I've Got a Secret Stop the Music Wedding Day References External links 1950s Australian game shows 1956 Australian television series debuts 1958 Australian television series endings Australian live television series Australian panel games Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows Seven Network original programming
6β-Naltrexol, or 6β-hydroxynaltrexone (developmental code name AIKO-150), is a peripherally-selective opioid receptor antagonist related to naltrexone. It is a major active metabolite of naltrexone formed by hepatic dihydrodiol dehydrogenase enzymes. With naltrexone therapy, 6β-naltrexol is present at approximately 10- to 30-fold higher concentrations than naltrexone at steady state due to extensive first-pass metabolism of naltrexone into 6β-naltrexol. In addition to being an active metabolite of naltrexone, 6β-naltrexol was itself studied for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation. It was found to be effective and well-tolerated, and did not precipitate opioid withdrawal symptoms or interfere with opioid pain relief, but development was not further pursued. 6β-Naltrexol binds to the opioid receptors with affinity (Ki) values of 2.12 nM for the μ-opioid receptor (MOR), 7.24 nM for the κ-opioid receptor (KOR), and 213 nM for the δ-opioid receptor (DOR). Hence, 6β-naltrexol shows 3.5-fold selectivity for the MOR over the KOR and 100-fold selectivity for the MOR over the DOR. Relative to naltrexone, 6β-naltrexol has about half the affinity for the MOR. In contrast to naltrexone, 6β-naltrexol is a neutral antagonist of the MOR (as opposed to an inverse agonist) and can antagonize the actions of both agonists and inverse agonists at the receptor. 6β-Naltrexol is said to have very limited capacity to cross the blood–brain barrier. However, 6β-naltrexol is still able to cross into the brain and produce central opioid receptor antagonism at sufficient levels. In animal studies, 6β-naltrexol showed about 10-fold separation in potency between peripheral and central opioid antagonism, whereas naltrexone showed no separation. Because it is a MOR neutral antagonist and hence does not reduce basal MOR signaling, 6β-naltrexol shows much lower potential for producing opioid withdrawal symptoms than naltrexone at doses achieving similar central opioid blockade in animal studies. Due to the very high levels of 6β-naltrexol that occur during naltrexone therapy, 6β-naltrexol may contribute to the central opioid receptor antagonism of naltrexone. See also 6β-Naltrexol-d4 Methylnaltrexone References Abandoned drugs Cyclohexanols Cyclopropyl compounds 4,5-Epoxymorphinans Human drug metabolites Kappa-opioid receptor antagonists Mu-opioid receptor antagonists Peripherally selective drugs Phenols Semisynthetic opioids Tertiary alcohols
ABRS may mean: ABRS Management & Technology Institute a Hong Kong-based education institute ABS (TV station) aka ABRS, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV station in Loxton, South Australia Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis Australian Biological Resources Study
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She also goes by the name when voicing adult games. Her former stage name was . Roles Anime D.C. II: Da Capo II (Akane Hanasaki) Dragon Ball GT (Palace (Japonais)) Debutante Detective Corps (Yōko Ryūzaki) Ef: A Tale of Memories. (Chihiro Shindō) Hanaukyo Maid Team (Yuki Morino) Kaginado (Komari Kamikita) Lamune (Tae Isawa) Little Busters! (Komari Kamikita) Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (Tatsuko Itagaki) Soul Link (Nanami Inatsuki) _summer OVA (Konami Hatano) Video games _Summer (Konami Hatano) Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Norn) Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (Fee) Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Nell Ellis) D.C. II: Da Capo II (Akane Hanasaki) Ef: The First Tale. (Chihiro Shindō) Ef: The Latter Tale. (Chihiro Shindō) Grisaia no Kajitsu (Chizuru Tachibana) Haru no Ashioto (Yuzuki Kaede) Hoshiuta (Yurika Amamiya) I/O (Ea) Island Days (Kokoro Katsura) Lamune (Tae Isawa) Little Busters! (Komari Kamikita) Logos Panic Love & Destroy (LuLu) Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (Tatsuko Itagaki) Moe! Ninja Girls RPG (Waka Kyogoku) Narcissu: Side 2nd (Himeko) Rapelay (Manaka Kiryū) Riviera: The Promised Land (Fia) Sakura Sakura (Nanako Sakura) Strip Battle Days (Kokoro Katsura) (credited as "Izumi Maki") Valkyrie Profile (Nanami, Lemia) Heart de Roommate (Tomoe Katsuragi) Tintin: Destination Adventure (Tin Tin) Drama Kyuukyoku Parodius (Tako A) References External links 1971 births Japanese voice actresses Living people Voice actresses from Tokyo
Kul Bahadur K.C. () (28 June 1946 - 14 March 2013) is one of the most significant Nepali poets. He is known for his well-rhymed poems that related to the social and economic problems of the common people who form the vast majority of the population in Nepal. He believed that the problems of the poor and the neediest had to be addressed at first so that they would be able to contribute to the sustained economic growth and the development of the country in the long run. He is known for his works "Mero Maato(मेरो माटो) from (Bijay Unmukh Achhyarharoo(विजय उन्मुख अक्षरहरू)", "Mutuka Jhilka(मुटुका झिल्का)", "Garib Ustai Chha(गरिब उस्तै छ)", "Ashauch Bardaichhan Kabitaharoo(आशौच बार्दैछन् कविताहरू)". "Poet Kul Bahadur KC was a patriot and naturalist poet, he wrote against the feudal, suppressing and exploiting nature prevalent in the society." said the contributors on the Memory book of Kul Bahadur KC Books The following are the works of Poet Kul Bahadur K.C. that have been published till date Mutuka Jhilka (मुटुका झिल्का), 2039 B.S. - A collection of poems Garib Ustai Chha (गरिब उस्तै छ), 2040 B.S. - A short narrative poem Gaunle (गाउँले), 2052 B.S. - A collection of poems Ashauch Bardaichhan Kabitaharoo (आशौच बार्दैछन् कविताहरू), 2061 B.S. - A collection of poems Bijay Unmukh Achhyarharoo (विजय उन्मुख अक्षरहरू), 2064 B.S. - A collection of poems Samaya-taranga (समय-तरङ्ग), PART I, 2067 B.S. - A collection of stray poems (Muktak) Alok (आलोक), 2067 B.S. - A long narrative poem Samayakaa Saugatharoo (समयका सौगातहरू), 2067 B.S. - A collection of poems Samaya-taranga (समय-तरङ्ग), PART II, 2068 B.S. - A collection of stray poems Ganga-Jamuna (गंगा-जमुना), under-publication - An epic Awards Poet Kul Bahadur KC has been awarded several awards in view of his contribution to Nepali literature, some of which are as follows; See also Lekhnath Paudyal Laxmi Prasad Devkota Bhanubhakta Acharya Motiram Bhatta List of Nepalese poets References 21st-century Nepalese poets Nepali-language poets Nepalese male poets 1946 births 2013 deaths People from Pokhara
The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split national championship and the ensuing controversy helped lead to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The national title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Buffaloes (11–1–1) took the AP poll while the Yellow Jackets (11–0–1) took the UPI Coaches poll by one vote over Colorado, 847 to 846. During the season Colorado had a particularly controversial victory over Missouri in what would later be known as the "Fifth Down Game". It was the only time in UPI Coaches poll history that a coach (Tom Osborne) changed his vote against the pre-bowl #1 after that #1 team won their bowl game. Rule changes Approved reducing the width of the goal posts from 23 feet 9 inches to 18 feet 6 inches starting in 1991. Mandated visible 25-second clocks at each end zone. Allowed the defense to advance fumbles that occur beyond the line of scrimmage. Previously, fumbles could only be advanced if they were caught in the air. Conference standings Bowl games New Year's Day Bowls: Orange Bowl: No. 1 Colorado 10, No. 5 Notre Dame 9 Florida Citrus Bowl: No. 2 Georgia Tech 45, No. 19 Nebraska 21 Cotton Bowl: No. 4 Miami (FL) 46, No. 3 Texas 3 Rose Bowl: No. 8 Washington 46, No. 17 Iowa 34 Sugar Bowl: No. 10 Tennessee 23, Virginia 22 Gator Bowl: No. 12 Michigan 35, No. 15 Mississippi 3 Hall of Fame Bowl: No. 14 Clemson 30, No. 16 Illinois 0 Fiesta Bowl: No. 18 Louisville 34, No. 25 Alabama 7 Other Bowls: John Hancock Bowl: No. 22 Michigan St. 17, No. 21 Southern California 16 Copper Bowl: California 17, Wyoming 15 Holiday Bowl: Texas A&M 65, No. 13 Brigham Young 14 Freedom Bowl: Colorado St. 32, Oregon 31 Peach Bowl: Auburn 27, Indiana 23 All-American Bowl: North Carolina St. 31, No. 23 Southern Mississippi 27 Blockbuster Bowl: No. 6 Florida St. 24, No. 7 Penn St. 17 Liberty Bowl: Air Force 23, No. 24 Ohio St. 11 Aloha Bowl: Syracuse 28, Arizona 0 Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34 California Bowl: San Jose St. 48, Central Michigan 24 Final AP Poll Final UPI/Coaches Poll Georgia Tech Colorado Miami (FL) Florida State Washington Notre Dame Tennessee Michigan Clemson Penn State Texas Louisville Texas A&M Michigan State Virginia Iowa Brigham Young Nebraska Auburn San Jose State Syracuse USC Mississippi Illinois Virginia Tech Florida, Houston and Oklahoma were not eligible to be ranked in the coaches poll due to NCAA probation. Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Source: Other major awards Maxwell Award – Ty Detmer, BYU Walter Camp Award – Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame O'Brien Award – Ty Detmer, BYU Lombardi (Linebacker) – Chris Zorich, Notre Dame Outland (Interior) – Russell Maryland, Miami-FL AFCA Coach of the Year – Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech National title Colorado Buffaloes – AP Poll Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – UPI Poll No. 1 and No. 2 progress Recap of the year Voters were divided in the first poll of the 1990 college football season. The first rankings reflected the lack of consensus, as No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Florida State, and No. 5 Colorado each received at least three first-place votes in the preseason poll. Week One: August 26-September 1, 1990 There was little movement in the polls as most teams either played against non-competitive foes or did not begin the season until September 8. The only significant game was a 31–31 tie between No. 5 Colorado and No. 8 Tennessee in the first-ever Pigskin Classic, played at Anaheim Stadium. The next AP Poll featured Miami and Notre Dame still at Nos. 1 and 2, Auburn and Florida State tied at No. 3, and Michigan at No. 5. Week Two: September 8, 1990 The most significant game and slight upset of week two came in Provo, Utah, where No. 16 Brigham Young, led by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer, held off the defending champion, No. 1 Miami Hurricanes, 28–21. No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 5 Michigan, who were scheduled to play each other the following week, had not begun their season. No. 3 Auburn defeated Cal State Fullerton 38-17, while fellow No. 3 Florida State beat East Carolina 45-24. A comeback by No. 6 Colorado staved off defeat against unranked Stanford, 17–14. The pollsters remained unimpressed by Colorado, dropping them to No. 9 despite the win. The Gene Stallings era began for No. 13 Alabama with a 27–24 loss to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, quarterbacked by Brett Favre; the Tide opened their season with three straight losses. The Steve Spurrier era also began at Florida, as the unranked Gators beat Oklahoma State 50-7. In Charlottesville, No. 14 Virginia beat No. 9 Clemson 20-7 in what was viewed as an upset. It was Virginia's first win ever over the Tigers, after 29 consecutive losses since their first meeting in 1955. The top five teams in the next poll were No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Michigan, and No. 5 Brigham Young. Week Three: September 15, 1990 The most important game of week three was a top five match-up of No. 1 Notre Dame against No. 4 Michigan. In an exciting game, the Fighting Irish prevailed 28–24. No. 2 Auburn won 24-10 at Mississippi, No. 3 Florida State defeated Georgia Southern 48-6, No. 5 Brigham Young beat Washington State 50-36, and No. 6 USC got past Penn State 19-14. The other game that would have season-long significance was No. 21 Illinois' upset of No. 9 Colorado, 23–22. The game would figure prominently in the national championship argument in January. Spurrier also won his SEC debut, with No. 24 Florida besting Alabama 17–13. The next poll featured No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Brigham Young, and No. 5 USC. Week Four: September 22, 1990 No. 1 Notre Dame squeaked past No. 24 Michigan State 20-19, with the crucial moment being a bizarre play where a Rick Mirer pass bounced off the chest of Spartans cornerback Todd Murray and into the hands of receiver Adrian Jarrell, putting the Irish in position to score the game-winning touchdown. No. 2 Florida State won 31-13 at Tulane, while No. 3 Auburn was idle. No. 4 Brigham Young defeated San Diego State 62-34, but No. 5 USC was blasted 31-0 by No. 21 Washington. No. 6 Tennessee, which was idle this week, moved up in the next poll: No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Brigham Young, and No. 5 Tennessee. Week Five: September 29, 1990 No. 1 Notre Dame defeated Purdue 37-11, and No. 2 Florida State beat Virginia Tech 39-28. No. 5 Tennessee had their second tie in a little over a month, as No. 3 Auburn rallied from a 17-point deficit to even the score; a missed Volunteers field goal with 15 seconds left led to a 26-26 final tally. No. 4 Brigham Young visited Oregon and lost 32-16. No. 6 Michigan won 45-17 over Maryland, and No. 7 Virginia defeated William & Mary 63-35. The next poll featured No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Virginia, and No. 5 Auburn. Week Six: October 6, 1990 The most controversial game of the season—and one of the most controversial of all time—occurred this week, when No. 12 Colorado beat Missouri on a last minute lunge by back-up quarterback Charles Johnson. The problem, however, was that Johnson actually scored on a Fifth Down due to an error by the seven officials calling the game. The game would have major ramifications for the national championship at year's end. Meanwhile, Stanford’s Tommy Vardell scored four touchdowns (all on runs from the one-yard line) to lead the Cardinal to a 36-31 upset of No. 1 Notre Dame. No. 2 Florida State visited No. 9 Miami and lost 31-22. No. 3 Michigan dominated Wisconsin 41-3, while No. 4 Virginia was idle. No. 5 Auburn barely escaped unheralded Louisiana Tech, winning 16-14 on a last-second field goal, and the Tigers fell out of the top five in the next poll. No. 6 Tennessee was also idle, and No. 7 Oklahoma moved up with a 31-17 win at Oklahoma State: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Virginia, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Tennessee. All of the top five teams received first place votes, as did No. 8 Nebraska, No. 10 Florida, and No. 13 Houston. Week Seven: October 13, 1990 After sitting on top of the college rankings for only four days, Michigan became the third number one team of the year to get knocked off the top spot, losing 28–27 at home in Ann Arbor to archrival Michigan State; the Wolverines failed a two-point conversion with seconds to go as Desmond Howard could not hold on to the ball when he was allegedly interfered with, in a very controversial no-call by the referees. This opened the door for No. 2 Virginia, who moved atop the polls for the first time in team history with a 31-0 shutout of North Carolina State. No. 3 Miami was similarly dominant in a 34-0 win over Kansas. The day's other upset of a top-five team was No. 4 Oklahoma's 14–13 loss to unranked Texas in the Red River Shootout. No. 9 Florida also endured their first loss in the Spurrier era, losing a 45–3 rout at the hands of No. 5 Tennessee despite being down only 7–3 at halftime. No. 18 Georgia Tech knocked off No. 15 Clemson, 21–19, in a game that was to be of greater importance at the end of season. The next poll featured No. 1 Virginia, No. 2 Miami, No. 3 Tennessee, No. 4 Nebraska, and No. 5 Auburn. Week Eight: October 20, 1990 No. 1 Virginia won 49-14 at Wake Forest, but otherwise the season continued to shock as ten of the 25 ranked teams went down to defeat on an unforgettable Saturday. In a battle of national powers, No. 6 Notre Dame knocked off No. 2 Miami, 29–20, in South Bend and ensured the Hurricanes would not repeat as national champions. Perhaps an even greater upset came in Knoxville, where Alabama (with a 2–3 record), stunned No. 3 Tennessee, 9–6, just one week after the Volunteers had put up 45 points on Florida. The Vols lined up to kick a potential game winning FG with less than two minutes left only to see Stacy Harrison block the kick. The momentum from the block sent the ball forty yards back downfield and put Alabama in position to win on a last second field goal by All-American Phillip Doyle. No. 5 Auburn scored 10 points in the last 4 minutes to beat No. 7 Florida State 20–17 in a match-up of top ten teams. Auburn's win put them at No. 2 in the nation, their highest ranking since they won the national championship in 1957. No. 24 Michigan State continued their habit of close games against highly-ranked teams, losing 15-13 to No. 8 Illinois with all of the Illini’s points coming on field goals. No. 11 Georgia Tech suffered their first imperfection of the season, but they did not lose the game thanks to a Scott Sisson field goal in the closing seconds. Their tiff with North Carolina ended in a 13–13 tie that would later haunt the Yellow Jackets. Michigan lost their second game in a row by a single point, this time to Iowa, 24–23, following their ascent to number one. The next poll featured No. 1 Virginia, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Nebraska, and No. 5 Illinois. Week Nine: October 27, 1990 No. 1 Virginia was idle. No. 2 Auburn won yet another nailbiter, prevailing 17-16 over Mississippi State on a blocked extra point. No. 3 Notre Dame won 31-22 at Pittsburgh, No. 4 Nebraska beat Iowa State 45-13, and No. 5 Illinois defeated Wisconsin 21-3. The next poll featured No. 1 Virginia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Nebraska, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 5 Illinois. Week Ten: November 3, 1990 One of the most upset-filled days in college football history started at the top. No. 1 Virginia entered their game against No. 16 Georgia Tech short-handed, as star tight end Bruce McGonnigal ruptured his spleen in a freak accident when he fell into a concrete pit while looking for a lost dog. A late Cavaliers touchdown was nullified by a penalty called on one of McGonnigal’s backups, and this play proved to be the difference when Georgia Tech's Scott Sisson kicked a field goal with time running out for a 41-38 victory. But this game shared top billing with the showdown in Lincoln, Nebraska, between No. 3 Nebraska and No. 9 Colorado. Trailing by 12 points with only 12 minutes to play, the Buffaloes scored four touchdowns, all from Eric Bieniemy, to win 27–12. And just when the shock had worn off, No. 15 Florida routed No. 4 Auburn, 48–7, and No. 5 Illinois fell 54-28 to No. 13 Iowa. A few highly-ranked teams actually won: No. 2 Notre Dame regained the top spot with a 52-31 win over Navy, No. 6 Houston beat TCU 56-35, No. 7 Washington defeated No. 23 Arizona 54-10, and No. 8 Miami shut out Pittsburgh 45-0. The next poll featured No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Washington, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Colorado, and No. 5 Miami. Week Eleven: November 10, 1990 In keeping with the strange season where the uncommon became commonplace, four of the top nine teams lost and the muddy national title picture got a little clearer. No. 2 Washington, poised for a possible shot at the title, lost a stunner at home to UCLA, 25–22, when the Bruins kicked the game-winning FG with seven seconds left, ending a national title dream, although the Huskies still were bound for the Rose Bowl. No. 3 Houston, with Heisman Trophy candidate David Klingler filling the shoes of departed 1989 Heisman winner Andre Ware, finally lost, falling 45–24 to No. 14 Texas and ending speculation that the national championship might go to a team on probation. Houston's bowl ineligibility assured they would be given no consideration in the final poll for a top ranking. No. 6 Iowa stumbled at home and lost to Ohio State, 27–26, as the Buckeyes scored the game-winning touchdown with one second left, ending the Hawkeyes' title bid. No. 9 Tennessee managed a fourth imperfection on their record—two losses and two ties—when they fell to No. 1 Notre Dame, 34–29. The losses, however, helped clear the way for some other hopefuls. No. 4 Colorado beat Oklahoma State 41-22 to clinch the Big 8 title and an Orange Bowl berth, while No. 5 Miami was idle. No. 7 Georgia Tech scored their second buzzer-beating field goal in two weeks in a 6-3 win over Virginia Tech; the Yellow Jackets, whose only blemish was a tie against North Carolina in October, were now the only undefeated team in the nation. No. 8 Brigham Young won 45-14 over No. 25 Wyoming and moved up in the next poll: No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Colorado, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Georgia Tech, and No. 5 Brigham Young. Week Twelve: November 17, 1990 The championship picture, much clearer just a week earlier, was considerably muddied again when top-ranked Notre Dame became the fifth number one to fall from the top spot as No. 18 Penn State edged the No. 1 Irish, 24–21, on a Craig Fayak field goal with 4 seconds left, coming back from a 14-point deficit. No. 2 Colorado finished their season by overwhelming Kansas State 64-3, No. 3 Miami defeated Boston College 42-12, No. 4 Georgia Tech won 42-7 at Wake Forest, No. 5 Brigham Young visited Utah for a 45-22 victory, and No. 6 Florida was victorious 47-15 at Kentucky. The next poll featured No. 1 Colorado, No. 2 Miami, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Brigham Young, and No. 5 Florida. Week Thirteen: November 24, 1990 No. 1 Colorado had finished their season. No. 2 Miami beat Syracuse 33-7, but undefeated No. 3 Georgia Tech (which was idle this week) moved ahead of the two-loss Hurricanes in the next poll. No. 4 Brigham Young defeated Utah State 45-10, and No. 5 Florida was idle. No. 6 Texas, who clinched the SWC title and a Cotton Bowl berth with a 22-13 win at Baylor, moved up in the next poll: No. 1 Colorado, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Brigham Young, and No. 5 Texas. Week Thirteen: December 1, 1990 No. 1 Colorado had finished their season. No. 2 Georgia Tech ended the year with a 40-23 win at Georgia. No. 3 Miami barely got past unheralded San Diego State 30-28, and No. 4 Brigham Young lost 59-28 at Hawaii. No. 5 Texas beat Texas A&M 28-27 on a failed two-point conversion by the Aggies. No. 7 Notre Dame, who had already finished their schedule, moved back into the top five in the final regular-season poll: No. 1 Colorado, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Miami, and No. 5 Notre Dame. In a chaotic year where nearly every club had two or more losses, the top two teams were 10-1-1 Colorado and 10-0-1 Georgia Tech. The Buffaloes had an inferior record and were the beneficiaries of the referee’s error in the Fifth Down Game, but they also played an extraordinarily tough schedule (their non-conference opponents included the champions of the Big Ten, Pac-10, and SWC as well as the second-place team in the SEC), while the Yellow Jackets faced easier opposition. As the champions of the Big 8 and ACC, the two teams were locked into the Orange and Citrus Bowls and were not able to play each other in a de facto national championship game. Many of the bowl matchups were affected by unusual circumstances. For the second year in a row, the Orange Bowl organizers had invited top-ranked Notre Dame to play Big 8 champion Colorado in what they hoped would be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup, only for the Fighting Irish to lose their next game after accepting the invitation; they had fallen to No. 5 by the time they faced No. 1 Colorado. The Sugar Bowl made an even bigger blunder by selecting Virginia as one of its participants, as the Cavaliers lost all of their remaining games after accepting the invitation and entered bowl season unranked. No. 11 Florida, the SEC champion, was barred from bowl participation due to NCAA sanctions, so No. 10 Tennessee (the only team to beat the Gators in conference play) took their place in the Sugar Bowl. The Big Ten finished in an unusual four-way tie for first place between No. 12 Michigan, No. 16 Illinois, No. 17 Iowa, and No. 22 Michigan State; the Hawkeyes, who beat all three of the other teams but lost to two lesser opponents, got the Rose Bowl bid against No. 8 Washington. The Cotton Bowl featured a relatively normal matchup between No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Miami, but the Fiesta Bowl, faced with a potential boycott over the state of Arizona’s refusal to declare Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday, had to settle for No. 18 Louisville against No. 25 Alabama. No. 2 Georgia Tech’s Citrus Bowl opponent would be No. 19 Nebraska. Bowl games Although Miami had two losses, the Hurricanes would repeat as national champions if both Colorado and Georgia Tech lost while Miami won. The Hurricanes did their best, routing the Longhorns, 46–3, but the early morning 45–21 pounding of No. 19 Nebraska by Georgia Tech, closed the door on the Hurricanes chances and opened the question of whether Georgia Tech could possibly win a share if Colorado beat Notre Dame. The wins by Miami and Georgia Tech ensured Notre Dame could not wind up as champion, but the Irish and Buffaloes fought to the finish with Colorado prevailing, 10–9, on a blocked extra point. With only 65 seconds left, it appeared Notre Dame had won when Rocket Ismail ran 91 yards with a punt return for touchdown that was called back on a clipping penalty. Deon Figures intercepted Rick Mirer's desperation pass to clinch the national title for Colorado. UPI rankings shake-up When the final votes were counted, Colorado had won their first national champion as voted by the Associated Press. The UPI coaches poll, however, saw a shake-up that resulted in Georgia Tech moving to No. 1 by one point. The deciding vote was cast by Colorado Buffaloes rival Nebraska's head coach Tom Osborne, the only coach who had played both teams during the 1990 season. Colorado beat Nebraska, 27–12, in Lincoln while Georgia Tech had beaten them in the Florida Citrus Bowl, 45–21. See also Fifth Down Game (1990) References
Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo, GCIH (born 3 December 1951) is a Spanish politician, political scientist, historian, and minister. She is also niece of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Bustelo, former prime minister and of former foreign minister Fernando Morán Lopez and grandniece of the physicist Blas Cabrera Felipe. Biography Cabrera holds a PhD in political sciences and sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid and from 1996 onwards she was professor of history of Political Theory and of the social and political movements in the Complutense University. She is married to Carlos Arenillas, vice-president of the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV, Spanish National Stock Exchange Commission) and has two children. She has been a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) deputy for the constituency of Madrid since 2004 when she ran second on the party list after Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She was chosen as chair of the Parliamentary committee on education and science in the Congress of the Deputies. She is a member of the board of governors of the Pablo Iglesias Foundation and president of the Association of Friends of the "Residencia de Estudiantes". Also she has been a teacher at the "Estudio" School of Madrid. On 7 April 2006 she was named Spanish minister of education and science by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Position she held until April 2009 when she was substituted by Ángel Gabilondo. Honours Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (25 September 2006) Published works The employer's association before the Second Republic. Organizations and strategy (1931–1936). Publishing Century XXI. 1983.. The power of the industrialists. Policy and economy in contemporary Spain (1875–2000) Publishing Taurus. 2002. . With light and stenographers: Parliament in the Restoration (1913–1923). Taurus Editorial. 1998. . The industry, the press and the policy: Nicholas Maria de Urgoiti (1869–1951). Publishing Alliance. 1994. . References External links Personal file in Congress USC News 1951 births Politicians from Madrid Living people Complutense University of Madrid alumni Women government ministers of Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Members of the 8th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Education ministers of Spain 21st-century Spanish women politicians Historians of the Second Spanish Republic Historians of the Bourbon Restoration in Spain
Kombaki (, also Romanized as Kombakī) is a village in Piveshk Rural District, Lirdaf District, Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 394, in 101 families. References Populated places in Jask County
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) (later CV-59, then AVT-59), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. The other carriers of her class were , and . She surpassed the World War II Japanese carrier as the largest carrier yet built, and was the first designed to support jet aircraft. The ship was affectionately called "The FID", because her namesake was the first Secretary of Defense, FID standing for "First In Defense". This is also the slogan on the ship's insignia and patch. Forrestal served for nearly four decades in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. She was decommissioned in 1993, and made available as a museum. Attempts to save her were unsuccessful, and in February 2014 she was towed to Brownsville, Texas, to be scrapped. Scrapping was completed in December 2015. Construction and commissioning Forrestal'''s keel was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding on 14 July 1952. During construction, her design was adjusted several times—the original telescoping bridge, a design left over from the canceled USS United States, was replaced by a conventional island structure, and her flight deck was modified to include an angled landing deck and steam catapults, drawing on British innovations. She was launched on 11 December 1954, and commissioned into service on 1 October 1955, with Captain Roy L. Johnson in command. Design featuresForrestal was the first American aircraft carrier to be constructed with an angled flight deck, steam catapult, and an optical landing system, as opposed to having them installed after launching. The original design——provided for the island to retract flush with the deck during flight operations, but that was found to be too complicated. Another solution was considered where the two masts were to fold down, in lieu of the retractable island, to allow the carrier to pass under the Brooklyn Bridge. The larger center mast was to fold to the side and rest on the flight deck, and the smaller mast was to fold toward the stern. 1956–1962 From her home port, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, Forrestal spent the first year of service in intensive training operations off the Virginia Capes and in the Caribbean. In May of 1956, Captain Johnson was relieved by Captain William Edward Ellis. An important assignment was training aviators in the use of her advanced facilities. During this time she often operated out of Naval Station Mayport, Florida. On 7 November 1956, she put to sea from Mayport to operate in the eastern Atlantic during the Suez Crisis, ready to enter the Mediterranean Sea should it be necessary. She returned to Norfolk on 12 December to prepare for her first deployment with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, for which she sailed on 15 January 1957. On this, as on her succeeding tours of duty in the Mediterranean, Forrestal visited many ports to "show the flag" and take on board dignitaries and the general public. For military observers, she staged underway demonstrations to illustrate her capacity to bring air power to and from the sea in military operations on any scale. She returned to Norfolk on 22 July 1957 for exercises off the North Carolina coast in preparation for her first NATO operation, Operation Strikeback in the North Sea. This deployment, between 3 September and 22 October, found her visiting Southampton, UK, as well as drilling in the highly important task of coordinating United States naval power with that of other NATO nations. The next year found Forrestal participating in a series of major fleet exercises as well as taking part in experimental flight operations. During the Lebanon crisis of 1958, the carrier was again called upon to operate in the eastern Atlantic to back up naval operations in the Mediterranean. She sailed from Norfolk on 11 July to embark an air group at Mayport two days later, then patrolled the Atlantic until returning to Norfolk on 17 July. On her second tour of duty in the Mediterranean, from 2 September 1958 to 12 March 1959, Forrestal again combined a program of training, patrol, and participation in major exercises with ceremonial, hospitality and public visiting. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by United States Secretary of Defense N. H. McElroy. Returning to Norfolk, she continued the never-ending task of training new aviators, constantly maintaining her readiness for instant reaction to any demand for her services brought on by international events. Visitors during the year included King Hussein of Jordan.Forrestal again went to the 6th Fleet between 28 January 1960 and 31 August, visiting the ports typical of a Mediterranean deployment as well as Split, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia). Again she was open for visitors at many ports, as well as taking part in the patrol and training schedule of the 6th Fleet. She completed another deployment to 6th Fleet January 1961 to August 1961, after which she entered a yard period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard where the six arresting wires were replaced with four, freed 03 level spaces were converted to berthing areas, and the right side flight deck mirror landing system was replaced with a permanent Fresnel lens in the port catwalk, among other updates. She conducted a shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay in January 1962 with port calls in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Port of Spain, Trinidad. She then acted as the defending carrier in an amphibious force landing exercise on Vieques Island; it was the largest assembled naval force since the Korean War. Forrestal with Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard, and Enterprise with President John F. Kennedy aboard hosted many foreign ambassadors, military attaches, and other diplomats for a Naval Air Power demonstration off the Virginia Capes in June 1962, with Captain Donald M. White then in command.Forrestal deployed to the Mediterranean again on 3 August 1962 to 2 March 1963 as flagship for Commander Carrier Division Four (ComCarDiv 4) participating in NATO exercises in the Atlantic and western Mediterranean with , British and French carriers. Cross deck operations were conducted with . Whilst a USMC Phantom was aboard Ark Royal, it developed problems and couldn't take off to return to the Forrestal before docking in Malta. US personnel were not allowed on Malta at the time so the Phantom was painted with Royal Navy tail markings to make the jet blend in with Royal Navy Phantoms. 1963–1967Forrestal, under the command of Captain Dick H. Guinn, made history in November 1963, on the 8th, 21st and 22nd, when LT James H. Flatley III and his crew made 21 full-stop landings and takeoffs in a C-130 Hercules aboard the ship. The tests were conducted out in the North Atlantic off the coast of Massachusetts. In so doing, Forrestal and the C-130 set a record for the largest and heaviest airplane landing on a Navy aircraft carrier. The Navy was trying to determine whether the big Hercules could serve as a "Super-COD", or "Carrier Onboard Delivery" aircraft. The problem was there was no aircraft which could replenish a carrier in mid-ocean. The Hercules was stable and reliable, and had a long cruising range and high payload. The tests were more than successful. At , the KC-130F came to a complete stop within , and at the maximum load, the plane used only for take-off. The Navy concluded that, with the C-130 Hercules, it would be possible to lift of cargo and land it on a carrier. However, the idea was considered too risky for routine COD operations. The aircraft was also too large to fit on the carrier's elevators or in her hangars, severely hampering operations. The C-2 Greyhound program was developed and the first of these planes became operational in 1965. For his effort, the Navy awarded LT Flatley the Distinguished Flying Cross. The Hercules used, BuNo 149798, was retired to the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in May 2003. In 1964, in what was known as Operation Brother Sam, U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson sent Forrestal to support a military coup d'état against Brazilian president João Goulart. The coup was successful and led to a 20-year-long military dictatorship in Brazil.<ref group="note">"Brazil: The Military Republic, 1964–85, Library of Congress Country Studies" [...] The role of the United States in these events was complex and at times contradictory. An anti-Goulart press campaign was conducted throughout 1963, and in 1964 the Johnson administration gave moral support to the campaign. Ambassador Lincoln Gordon later admitted that the embassy had given money to anti-Goulart candidates in the 1962 municipal elections and had encouraged the plotters; that many extra United States military and intelligence personnel were operating in Brazil; and that four United States Navy oil tankers and the carrier Forrestal, in an operation code-named Brother Sam, had stood off the coast in case of need during the 1964 coup. Washington immediately recognized the new government in 1964 and joined the chorus chanting that the coup d'état of the "democratic forces" had staved off the hand of international communism. In retrospect, it appears that the only foreign hand involved was Washington's, although the United States was not the principal actor in these events. Indeed, the hard-liners in the Brazilian military pressured Costa e Silva into promulgating the Fifth Institutional Act on 13 December 1968. This act gave the president dictatorial powers, dissolved Congress and state legislatures, suspended the constitution, and imposed censorship."</ref> On 15 March 1966, Forrestal again was a witness to history when she and various other units of the Sixth Fleet made a brief stopover at Palomares, Spain, (site of an underway nuclear disaster cleanup and H-bomb recovery effort) ostensibly to deliver personnel, material support, or both. The carrier dropped anchor at 0903, departed at 1219, and resumed flight operations. 1967 fire In June 1967, Forrestal, under the command of Captain John Kingsman Beling, departed Norfolk for duty in waters off Vietnam. In the Gulf of Tonkin on 29 July, Forrestal had been launching aircraft from her flight deck. For four days, the planes of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 flew about 150 missions against targets in North Vietnam from the ship. On 29 July 1967, during preparation for another strike, a Zuni rocket installed on an F-4 Phantom (#110), misfired, impacting an armed A-4 Skyhawk (#405)'s side, parked on the port side. The rocket's impact dislodged and ruptured the Skyhawk's 400-gallon external fuel tank. Fuel from the leaking tank caught fire, creating a serious conflagration that burned for hours, killing 134, injuring 161, destroying 21 aircraft and costing the Navy US$72 million. On the flight deck that day was Lieutenant Commander (later Senator) John McCain. In September of 1967, Captain Beling was relieved by Captain Robert B. Baldwin, who in turn was relieved in December 1968 by Captain James W. Nance. 1968–1975 Forrestal was deployed to Mediterranean waters four times between 1968 and 1973. She also sped to Tunisia for rescue operations in the flooded Medjerda River Valley near Tunis. The ship logged three more Mediterranean deployments between 1973 and 1975. On 22 July 1974, as a result of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Roger Davies requested the evacuation of U.S. citizens from that island nation. In a joint Navy-Marine Corps effort, HMM-162 from the 6th Fleet amphibious assault ship evacuated 466 people, 384 of them U.S. citizens, in only five hours. Forrestal provided air cover for that operation. In October 1968, during the night recovery of a VAW-123 E-2A, the aircraft boltered and went off the angled deck and into the water, nose first. When it hit the water, the aircraft flipped over onto its back, breaking its radar dome off and sank within minutes. The dome floated and was recovered. Immediately, helicopters moved into the area for search and rescue operations, three crewmen were recovered, while three were lost at sea. On 10 July 1972, while moored at Pier 12, Norfolk, Forrestal was once again the scene of a catastrophic fire. This fire, which was set by a crewmember, was in an O-3 level computer room (just under the flight deck). A hole was cut in the flight deck to reach the fire from above and hundreds of gallons of water were pumped into the space. This ruined all of the computer equipment and the ship took on an exaggerated list, prompting concern that she might capsize. The ship returned to the yards at Portsmouth and three months later was at last able to relieve , which had to serve an extended Mediterranean deployment while the Forrestal was being repaired. Electrician's Mate Robert Horan, who was aboard at the time, recalls in a memoir "[The fire did] over seven million dollars in damage. The news videos...show[ed] the flight deck glowing red. We went back to Portsmouth for repairs and I believe we got most of the CIC and electronics equipment that was supposed to go on board the , then under construction." In June 1974, Forrestal sent a contingent of 34 sailors and two officers to represent the U.S. Navy at the 30th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy, France. The group marched in various parades at the Normandy Beaches on 6 June 1974 as well as Cherbourg, France and was well received by the locals. The group was passed in review by retired General of the Army Omar Bradley. This contingent of sailors were flown off of Forrestal by SH-3 Sea Kings of HELANTISUBRON 3 (HS-3) onto the deck of USS Milwaukee (AOR-2), then taken to Naval Station Rota, Spain. After a few days of refresher "marching", they were flown to Cherbourg, France in a C-130. Following the celebrations, the group reunited with Forrestal at the island of Crete in mid June. 1975–1980 On 30 June 1975, Forrestal was reclassified a "Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier", CV-59. Also in 1975 Forrestal was selected to be host ship for the International Naval Review in New York City on the nation's Bicentennial. On 4 July 1976, on Forrestals flight deck, President Gerald Ford rang in the Bicentennial and reviewed over 40 tall ships from countries around the world. Shortly after the review, Forrestal participated in a special shock test. It involved the detonation of high explosives near the hull to determine if a capital ship could withstand the strain of close quarter combat and still remain operational. In September 1977, following a nine-month overhaul, Forrestal departed Norfolk and shifted her homeport to Mayport. The carrier left Mayport on Friday, 13 January 1978 for a three-week at-sea period in the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility (AFWTF) of the Roosevelt Roads Operating Area to complete the third phase of Type Commander's Training (TYT-3), and to undergo the Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE). On the evening of 15 January 1978 as an A-7 Corsair II from VA-81 crashed on the flight deck, killing two deck crewmen and injuring 10 others. The pilot was operating without communication gear due to an onboard malfunction, and as he was making his approach, he saw that the "ball" was lit (signalling that it was permissible to land). The pilot ejected safely after seeing that the deck was covered with parked and moving aircraft, by which time it was impossible to pull up. He was recovered, suffering only minor injuries, but his Corsair struck another A-7 and an EA-6B before careening across the deck in a ball of flames. A small fire on the aft portion of the deck, caused by fuel spilled during the crash, was extinguished within seconds. At the time of the accident, Forrestal was operating about off St. Augustine, Florida. A memorial service for the dead was held on board on 19 January. The ship returned to Mayport on 3 February. Forrestal left Mayport for the Mediterranean on 4 April 1978. At 22:00 on 8 April, just minutes after the ship had finished a general quarters drill, the crew was called to G.Q. again, but this time it was not a drill; a fire had broken out in the Number Three Main Machinery Room. Freshly painted thermal insulation in Three Main engine room had been set smoldering by hot steam lines. Watch-standers within the space activated an extinguishing system and had the fire out within seconds. Three days later, the crew again was called to respond to another emergency G.Q. At midnight on 11 April, a fire was discovered in a catapult steam trunk in the forward part of the ship at about the 01 level, and another fire was found in an adjoining storeroom minutes later. The at-sea fire brigade, working with area repair lockers, had the fires out within the hour. On 10 May 1978 while in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, flooding, which began in a pump room in the aft portion of the ship, rose to a height of before it was controlled. The flood spread into food storage rooms, destroying most of the ship's stocks of fresh milk and produce. Divers from the ship's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team dropped into the pump room to plug the leak. Total damage from the flooding was estimated at $30,000. From 19 to 29 May 1978, Forrestal participated in Operation Dawn Patrol, the first of three NATO exercises the ship would be involved in during the deployment. Dawn Patrol involved air and ground forces and over 80 ships from six NATO countries. Forrestals role during the exercise included protecting a Turkish amphibious task group and working with and the French aircraft carrier Foch to defend against simulated "enemy" ships and aircraft. During this sea period, two separate air crashes on successive days left one pilot dead and another injured. On 24 June 1978, LCDR T. P. Anderson, Operations Officer for Carrier Air Wing Seventeen, was killed when his A-7E Corsair II crashed into the sea during a practice bombing mission. Before the crash, the pilot ejected while the plane was inverted in less than ideal weather conditions. On 25 June, a pilot from VA-83, also flying an A-7E, ejected shortly after takeoff due to a catapult malfunction, suffering minor injuries. He could be seen swimming away from the side of the ship as it passed near him. A rescue crew aboard an SH-3D Sea King helicopter from HS-3 recovered the pilot and returned to the ship within eight minutes after the crash. Both accidents occurred as the ship was operating in the Ionian Sea, east of Sicily. From 4 to 19 September 1978, Forrestal participated in the massive NATO exercise Northern Wedding, which included over 40,000 men, 22 submarines, and 800 rotary and fixed-wing aircraft from nine NATO countries. Northern Wedding, which took place every four years, practiced NATO's ability to reinforce and resupply Europe in times of tension or war. During the exercise Forrestal and the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal headed separate task groups, steaming in a two-carrier formation to gain sea control and deploying their aircraft in support of mock amphibious landings in the Shetland Islands and Jutland, Denmark. From 28 September to 10 October, Forrestal participated in Display Determination, the third and final NATO exercise of the deployment. The operation, involving ships, aircraft, and personnel from eight NATO countries, was designed to practice rapid reinforcement and resupply of the southern European region in times of tension or war. Forrestal arrived in Rota, Spain, on 11 October for the last overseas port stop of the deployment. On 13 October 1978, the ship put to sea to conduct a one-day exercise with a task group of deploying U.S. ships headed by the aircraft carrier . Air Wing Seventeen's planes conducted mock attacks on the task group to allow the ships to practice anti-air warfare. Forrestal returned to Rota late in the evening on the 13th. Before dawn on 15 October, Forrestal departed Rota and outchopped from the Sixth Fleet, having been relieved by Saratoga. On the homeward transit, Forrestal took an extreme northerly course as part of a special operation code-named Windbreak. Commander Second Fleet, Vice Adm. Wesley L. McDonald, embarked in Forrestal for the exercise. Windbreak was designed to introduce U.S. sailors and equipment to relatively unfamiliar waters and conditions, and to gauge Soviet interest in U.S. ships in transit to and from the Mediterranean. During the exercise, Forrestal traveled as far north as 62 degrees latitude, south of Iceland, encountering seas to , winds in excess of , and a wind chill factor that drove the temperature as far down as . The waves were high enough to crash over the flight deck as the ship drove west. Also participating in Windbreak were the guided missile cruiser and the destroyer . Forrestal returned to Mayport on 26 October 1978. On 13 November, Forrestal commenced a four-month period of upkeep and repair known as an Extended Selected Restricted Availability (ESRA), to be conducted as the ship was moored alongside the carrier pier in Mayport. Forrestal ended 1978 as she had started it, moored to the carrier pier in Mayport. On 27 August 1979 Forrestal had to make an emergency deployment due to Hurricane David. It was feared the ship could be damaged and in turn damage the carrier pier as the storm surge from the hurricane thrust inland. Forrestal traveled through the main part of the storm and emerged in the eye briefly before coming out of the opposite side as the storm moved northwest along the east coast. The ship was manned with a skeleton crew and no aircraft. After completing her 15th Mediterranean cruise from November 1979 to May 1980 she celebrated her silver anniversary in October 1980. Forrestal got underway on her 16th Mediterranean deployment in March 1981 and returned to the carrier pier in Mayport on 15 September 1981 . 1981–1987 On 2 March 1981, Forrestal began her 16th Mediterranean deployment and second quarter century of naval service. During the Syria/Israel missile crisis, Forrestal maintained a high state of readiness for 53 consecutive days at sea. In a Gulf of Sidra exercise, two Libyan aircraft were shot down after firing on F-14s from Nimitz over international waters. Forrestal aircraft made more than 60% of all the intercepts of Libyan planes. After departing the Mediterranean she operated above the Arctic Circle as part of NATO Ocean Venture '81. After a repair period, Forrestal deployed for her 18th Mediterranean cruise on 8 June 1982, and operated in the eastern Mediterranean in support of the Lebanon Contingency Force of 800 U.S. Marines in Beirut. On 12 September 1982, after transiting the Suez Canal for the first time in her 28-year history, she entered the Indian Ocean. This marked the first time that Forrestal had operated with 7th Fleet since the 1967 Vietnam cruise. Forrestal completed the five and one-half-month deployment with a nighttime arrival at Mayport on 16 November 1982 and immediately began preparing for the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). The ship shifted homeport to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia on 18 January 1983, and embarked on the 28-month, $550 million SLEP, designed to extend the life of U.S. aircraft carriers another 15 to 20 years. During Forrestals SLEP, the ship was completely emptied and most major equipment was removed for rework or replacement. Forrestals successful SLEP period was completed on time when the ship left Philadelphia on 20 May 1985. After completing a four-day transit to her homeport of Mayport, Forrestal immediately began a workup cycle in preparation for her first deployment in over four years. Forrestal departed Mayport on 2 June 1986, on her 19th deployment. During this cruise, Forrestal aircraft frequently operated in the international airspace of the Tripoli Flight region, the international air traffic control sector of Libya. Forrestal also participated in Operation Sea Wind a joint U.S.-Egyptian training exercise and Display Determination, which featured low-level coordinated strikes and air combat maneuvering training over Turkey. In 1987, Forrestal went through yet another period of pre-deployment workups. This included refresher training, carrier qualifications, and a six-week deployment to the North Atlantic to participate in Ocean Safari '87. In this exercise, Forrestal operated with NATO forces in the fjords of Norway. Forrestal in New Orleans The ship and crew performed so well in Ocean Safari '87 that Forrestals commanding officer, CAPT John A. Pieno Jr., recommended that the ship be granted a special liberty call in the United States as a reward. Special liberty calls serve to reward Navy personnel with a trip to other parts of the U.S. and provides Americans who would normally never see warships and planes an up close look at life in the United States Navy. CAPT Pieno being a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, decided that New Orleans, during her Mardi Gras celebration, would be the perfect location to show off his pride and joy. During her trip to New Orleans Forrestal broke another record by becoming the largest naval warship ever to come up the Mississippi River. Also during her four days in New Orleans she accommodated tours for over 40,000 visitors. The tour included viewings and descriptions of all her aircraft, damage control demonstrations, and the crowd's favorite, a ride on one of her four aircraft elevators. 1988–1993 Forrestal departed on her 20th major deployment on 25 April 1988. She steamed directly to the North Arabian Sea via the Suez Canal in support of America's Earnest Will operations in the region. She spent 108 consecutive days at sea before her first liberty port. During the five and one-half month deployment, Forrestal operated in three ocean areas and spent only 15 days in port. She returned on 7 October 1988, and received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for her superior operational performance during the deployment. After a brief stand down period followed by local operations, Forrestal participated in New York City's Fleet Week in May 1989, and then commenced preparations for her next deployment. Also in 1989, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. Forrestals departure for her 21st major deployment was delayed when a fire caused major damage to a primary command and control trunk space. Through the efforts of the ship's crew and civilian contractors, Forrestal was able to depart for her deployment on 6 November 1989, completing the necessary repairs well ahead of projections. The 9 October 1989 fire caused around $2.5 million in damage and injured 11 sailors. The final two months of 1989 proved exciting. Beyond the "routine" exercises and training initiatives, Forrestals crew became part of history, as they provided support to President George H. W. Bush during his Malta Summit. The support included a three-hour Presidential visit to the ship. Forrestal participated in numerous exercises during this deployment including Harmonie Sud, Tunisian Amphibious and National Week. She returned to Mayport on 12 April 1990, ending a deployment which had included nine port visits in seven different countries. After a post deployment stand down, Forrestal completed a drydocking selected restricted availability at Mayport from 14 May 1990 – 27 August 1990. From September to November 1990, Forrestal underwent repairs at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Repairs included work on the catapult system, hull and other changes to accommodate the F/A-18 Hornet. Forrestal returned to Mayport 21 November 1990. In 1989, during work up cruises to prepare for the upcoming deployment, Forrestal was diverted from an 11-day carrier task force training exercise in the Atlantic. The order came in just after midnight and the Forrestal was directed to leave the task force, and proceed West at flank speed. After 20 hours, she slowed to 2 knots and took up station keeping off the North West coast of Puerto Rico. At around 12:30 the second evening, 2 helicopters arrived, delivering SEAL Team Six to the Forrestal's deck. The crew and its visitors cruised for 3 days to the South West Caribbean sea off the Panama and Colombian coasts, where Seal Team Six departed. It is unclear if the operation was an attempt to capture Manuel Noriega, or if it was in support of Operation Pokeweed to apprehend Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The year of 1991 was one of anticipation and change for Forrestal and her crew, as she spent the first five months maintaining combat readiness as the east coast ready carrier. Maintaining a hectic and challenging period of at-sea operations, Forrestals anticipated deployment in support of Operation Desert Storm was not to be, and orders to deploy were canceled twice during the conflict. The call to deploy finally came and Forrestal commenced the 22nd and final operational deployment on 30 May 1991. No less challenging than the months of maintaining readiness for combat, Forrestals deployment was repeatedly referred to as "transitional." During the ensuing six months, Forrestal was called upon to provide air power presence and airborne intelligence support for Operation Provide Comfort, and to initiate, test and evaluate a wide range of innovative Sixth Fleet battle group tactics and new carrier roles. The year ended with Forrestal making advanced preparations for a change of homeport to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and the transition into a new role as the Navy's training carrier, replacing . Forrestal was redesignated AVT-59 and arrived in Pensacola on 4 February. The ship and crew returned to New Orleans for a visit in May, 1992. Forrestal arrived in Philadelphia on 14 September 1992 to begin a 14-month, $157 million complex overhaul prior to assuming duties as a training carrier. In early 1994, however, the Navy decided to decommission Forrestal and leave the Navy without a dedicated training carrier. Decommissioning and fate After more than 37 years of service, Forrestal was decommissioned on 11 September 1993 at Pier 6E in Philadelphia, and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. After being stricken, ex-Forrestal was heavily stripped to support the rest of the carrier fleet. Two 30 ton anchors were transferred to , while the ship's four nearly new bronze propellers were installed on , then under construction. On 16 June 1999, the Navy announced that the ship would be available for donation to an eligible organization for use as a museum or memorial. The USS Forrestal Museum Inc. began a campaign to obtain the ship from the Navy via donation, for use as a museum, to be located in Baltimore, but this plan was not successful. No other viable applications were received and the vessel was removed from donation hold in December 2003 and redesignated for disposal. According to the NVR, efforts were made to determine her viability to be "donated for use as fishing reef." In 2007, the ship was environmentally prepared for sinking as an artificial reef as was USS Oriskany. Due to elements of the Forrestal design having led directly to current aircraft carrier design, it was intended that the ship be donated to a state and sunk to become a deep water reef, for fishery propagation and not be accessible to divers. That plan never materialized. On 15 June 2010, ex-Forrestal departed Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island, where she had been stored since 1998, under tow for the inactive ship storage facility in Philadelphia and tied up at Pier 4, next to ex-. On 26 January 2012, the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command posted a notice of solicitation for the towing and complete dismantlement of multiple CV-59/CV-63 Class aircraft carriers in the United States, to include ex-Forrestal (CV-59), ex-, ex-, and ex-. These solicitations were posted in May 2012 and subsequently awarded to three successful offerors, pending their receipt of the facility security clearance required as part of the contract award. After the initial award of one carrier to each successful offeror, this contract provides the Navy with the capability to scrap other decommissioned conventionally-powered aircraft carriers over a five-year period. In October 2013, it was announced ex-Forrestal would be scrapped by All Star Metals in Brownsville, Texas, at a cost of 1 cent. She left the Philadelphia Naval Yard via a team of tugboats at 5:00AM on 4 February 2014. She arrived at All Star Metals in Brownsville on 18 February 2014 for final scrapping. According to the Naval Vessel Register, scrapping was completed 15 December 2015. Her stern plate was saved and restored and now is in the hands of the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. See also List of aircraft carriers List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy Notes References Notes Bibliography Further reading Freeman, Gregory A. Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It. New York: William Morrow, 2002. , . Capt Terrence Riley Medical Corps, US Navy. "Ship's Doctor" Annapolis Maryland: Naval Institute Press. External links USS Forrestal Association homepage Navy photographs of Forrestal (CVA-59) Memorial to the men who died in the Forrestal fire USS Forrestal Construction – Youtube Forrestal-class aircraft carriers 1954 ships Cold War aircraft carriers of the United States Vietnam War aircraft carriers of the United States Ships built in Newport News, Virginia
The Queen Fabiola Competition () is an international music competition for carillon. It was established in 1987 by the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" to supersede the smaller annual competitions held in Belgium. Named after Queen Fabiola of Belgium, the competition's original patron, it was modeled after the Queen Elizabeth Competition. Its establishment was supported by the Flemish Government, Antwerp Province, and the city of Mechelen. The competition involves learning several pieces of carillon music across three musical styles: baroque, romantic, and contemporary. It is extended over several days, with each contestant playing twice. A panel of judges award five prizes. Considered the equivalent of top global competitions for piano, it has been described as the most important carillon competition in the world and the "Olympics of the carillon" Laurates References External links Carillons Music competitions in Belgium Recurring events established in 1987 1987 establishments in Belgium Mechelen
Jason William Krizan (born June 28, 1989) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played college baseball at Dallas Baptist University, where Krizan was named a First-Team All-American in his senior season. The Detroit Tigers drafted Krizan in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. He is currently the hitting coach for the Winston-Salem Dash, the High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Amateur career Krizan attended Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas. At Pflugerville, he was named to the All-District Baseball Team all four years, the All-Central Texas Baseball Team as a junior in 2006 and as a senior in 2007, and the All-State Baseball Team by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior. Krizan enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, where he played college baseball for the Dallas Baptist Patriots of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, competing as an independent program. Krizan played collegiate summer baseball for the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League after the 2008 season, the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League after the 2009 season, and the North Texas Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League after the 2010 season. As a senior in 2011, Krizan had a 39-game hitting streak, a Dallas Baptist record. He also set an NCAA Division I record with 39 doubles in 2011, besting the previous record of 36 shared by Brad Hawpe, Damon Thames and Jeremy Morris. He batted .413/.498/.700, leading Division I independents in slugging percentage, doubles, home runs (10), RBIs (81), and OPS (1.199). Krizan led Dallas Baptist to its first NCAA Division I tournament victory. After the season, Krizan was named to the 2011 College Baseball All-America Teams of the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America. Professional career Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers selected Krizan in the eighth round, with the 257th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, and Krizan signed with the Tigers. He was assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Single-A Midwest League after he signed. Krizan played for West Michigan in 2012, batting .244/.333/.337 in 110 games for the team. He played for the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the High-A Florida State League in 2013, hitting 4 home runs with 52 RBI to go along with a .288/.388/.396 slash. He played for the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014. He ended the year with a .293 batting average, 31 doubles, and 56 runs batted in. He was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the final week of the season. The Tigers invited Krizan to spring training in 2015, where the Tigers had him play in the infield with an eye on converting him into a utility player. He began the 2015 season with the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple-A International League, but was demoted to Erie in May after batting .169 in 71 at bats. He finished the year with a .252/.327/.357 slash between the two clubs. Krizan began the 2016 season in Erie, hitting .293 with nine home runs and 55 runs batted in 95 games. In July, Krizan won the Double-A Eastern League Home Run Derby with a total of 30 home runs. On August 8, 2016, Krizan returned to Toledo and in 32 games hit .300 with one home run and ten runs batted in. He spent the 2017 season split between Toledo and Erie, hitting .281/.351/.417 with 8 home runs and 51 RBI in 121 games between the two affiliates. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017. On December 21, 2017, Krizan re-signed with the Tigers on a new minor league contract. He played for Toledo in 2018, posting a .250/.333/.378 slash with 8 home runs and 55 RBI in 106 contests. He elected minor league free agency again following the season on November 2, 2018. New York Mets On December 18, 2018, Krizan signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization. He split the 2019 season between the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, accumulating a .275/.358/.469 slash with a career-high 14 home runs and 65 RBI. San Francisco Giants On December 12, 2019, the Oakland Athletics selected Krizan from the Mets in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Krizan did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2020. On November 18, 2020, Krizan signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. He spent the 2021 campaign with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, batting .316/.367/.492 with career-highs in home runs (16) and RBI (73) in 110 games for the team. He elected minor league free agency following the season on November 7, 2021. On December 13, Krizan re-signed with the Giants on a new minor league contract, and later received an invitation to spring training. He began the 2022 season with Sacramento. On April 29, 2022, Krizan was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Brandon Belt and Dominic Leone were placed on the COVID injured list. Krizan made his major league debut the same day, starting at left field, and collected his first major league hit on a single to right field two days later on May 1, 2022, against Washington Nationals starter Josiah Gray. After he batted 1-for-8 in three games, the Giants sent Krizan outright to Sacramento. Playing for Sacramento in 2022, he batted .266/.329/.487 in 357 at bats, and was tied for 8th in the Pacific Coast League in doubles, with 30. He elected free agency following the season on November 10. Coaching career On January 31, 2023, Krizan was named the hitting coach of the Winston-Salem Dash, the High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Personal life Krizan married Kristin on November 3, 2018, at First United Methodist church in Sarasota, Florida. They had a son in 2019. References External links Dallas Baptist University bio 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Pflugerville, Texas Baseball players from Austin, Texas Major League Baseball outfielders San Francisco Giants players Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball players West Michigan Whitecaps players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Toledo Mud Hens players Estrellas Orientales players Binghamton Rumble Ponies players Syracuse Mets players Sacramento River Cats players All-American college baseball players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Waterloo Bucks players
The 2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 21–13. References Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2005-06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2005-06 Louisville
Linby railway station was a station on what is now the Robin Hood Line. It was used predominantly to serve Linby Colliery. It shut in 1964. When the line was re-opened in the 1990s it was decided not to re-open Linby station, or the nearby Annesley railway station. References Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England
Vexillum citrinum, common name : the Queen Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. Description The shell size varies between 50 mm and 86 mm. The smooth shell is ovately conical, rounded and rather solid at the upper part. The spire is short, finely striated towards the apex. The apex is raised and sharp. The shell has as orange citron colour, variously stained with livid chesnut. The columella is five-plaited. The aperture is very long. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, Madagascar and in the Western Pacific. References Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289. Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 24 Herrmann, M. and E. Guillot de Suduiraut. 2009. Two new species of Vexillum from the Philippines and Malaysia with remarks on Vexillum plicarium (Linnaeus, 1758), its synonyms and the identity of Vexillum citrinum (Gmelin, 1791)(Gastropoda: Costellariidae). Conchylia 40(3-4): 26-33 External links Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published citrinum Gastropods described in 1791
HD 215497 c is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 215497, located approximately 142 light years away in the constellation Tucana. This planet has at least one-thirds the mass of Jupiter and takes 568 days to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 1.282 AU. This planet was detected by HARPS on October 19, 2009, together with 29 other planets, including HD 215497 b. References Exoplanets discovered in 2009 Exoplanets detected by radial velocity Giant planets Tucana (constellation)
A shyster is generally a charlatan, a person practising quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage by pretense. Shyster may also refer to: Sylvester Shyster, a fictional villain & dictator in the Mickey Mouse universe SS-3 Shyster, the NATO name for the Soviet R-5 missile during the Cold War SHYSTER, a legal expert system Shyster, an enemy in Super Mario RPG Attorney Matthew B. Byrne of Vermont
John Coffin (c. 1751 – May 12, 1838) was an army officer, merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented King's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1816. He was born in Boston, the son of Nathaniel Coffin and Elizabeth Barnes. Coffin entered the British Army and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He became a major in the Orange Rangers in 1777, serving in New Jersey and New York, and later transferred to the New York Volunteers, which saw action in Georgia and South Carolina. In 1781, he married Ann Mathews. Coffin became a major in the King's American Regiment in 1782. In 1783, he was placed on half pay and brought his family to what is now New Brunswick. Coffin acquired a large estate from Beamsley Perkins Glasier, where he built a grist mill and a sawmill. He also sold fish, lumber and rum. Coffin was named a justice of the peace and a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1812, he was named to the New Brunswick Council. Coffin raised the New Brunswick Fencibles during the War of 1812. In 1819, he was given the rank of full general. In 1817, Coffin moved to England but he retained his position on the New Brunswick Council until 1828. He later returned to New Brunswick and died in Westfield Parish. His brother Isaac became a prominent land owner in Quebec. General John Coffin was buried along with his son Nathaniel in St. Peter's Cemetery at Woodman's Point where the Nerapis meets the Saint John River. Their markers, under a huge Oak tree simply read General Coffin age 87, Nath Coffin age 15. References 1838 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Year of birth uncertain Colony of New Brunswick judges Members of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people
That Holiday Feelin' is a Christmas album by jazz singer, Joe Williams, released by Verve on November 6, 1990. Critical reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic writes, "One of the better Christmas jazz sets, Joe Williams is heard in quartets and quintets with pianist Norman Simmons, in several tender duets with pianist Ellis Larkins." AllMusic rated the album 3 stars out of 5. Ron Givens of Entertainment Weekly rates this album an "A" and writes, "From the world of jazz, singer Joe Williams has delivered a warm and cozy greeting card of an album with That Holiday Feelin’. His style is casual and relaxed, so effortlessly conversational that it feels like a chat with an old friend." Track listing Musicians Joe Williams – vocals Kenny Burrell – acoustic guitar (track 10), electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7) Bobby Watson – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1, 2, 7, 10) Paul West – bass (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11) Dennis Mackrel – drums (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 11) Ted Dunbar – electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11) Ellis Larkins – piano (tracks 4, 6, 8) Norman Simmons – piano (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9 to 11) Frank Wess – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) Al Grey – trombone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) Clark Terry – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) Joe Wilder – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) Production Executive producer – Richard Seidel Producer – Bob Porter Product Manager – Sheila Mathis Recorded by Malcolm Addey Recorded by (Assistant) – Ron Allaire Arranged by Joe Williams, Norman Simmons Horns arranged by Bobby Watson (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) References 1990 Christmas albums Joe Williams (jazz singer) albums
Hammer and Bolter is an animated series based on the Warhammer 40,000 games. 15 episodes were broadcast from August 2021 exclusively on Games Workshop's streaming website Warhammer+ Plot Hammer and Bolter is an anthology series, with the first 8 episodes directed by Dylan Shipley. Each 30 minute episode focuses on one particular faction from the Games Workshop universe, such as the Imperial Guard, Chaos Space Marines, Orks, Necrons, or Tyranids. The animation style is reminiscent of 1980s Japanese anime. Episodes Reviews Critics have generally responded favorably to the series due to the quality of the animation, the dialog, and its faithfulness to the source material. The episode Old Bale Eye received particularly high praise due to the presence of the fan-favorite character Commisar Yarrick. References Space marines 2022 animated television series debuts science fiction horror Warhammer 40,000
The Sun Odyssey 29.2 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jacques Fauroux as a family cruiser and first built in 1997. Production The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1997 to 2008 with 832 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Sun Odyssey 29.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of polyester fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull is solid fiberglass, while the deck is a fiberglass-balsa sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, a single set of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with continuous stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and steel centerboard. The fin keel model displaces and carries of cast iron ballast, while the centerboard version displaces and carries of exterior cast iron ballast. The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2YM20 diesel engine of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is "L"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin maximum headroom is . For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of . The design has a hull speed of . See also List of sailing boat types References External links Keelboats 1990s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Jacques Fauroux Sailboat types built by Jeanneau
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Delta1 Gruis}} Delta1 Gruis, Latinized from δ1 Gruis, is a candidate binary star system in the constellation Grus. With a peak apparent visual magnitude of 4.0 it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye at night. The distance to this system, as determined using an annual parallax shift of 10.54 mas as seen from the Earth, is around 309 light years. It is gradually moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +4.9 km/s. The brighter component of this system is an evolved, yellow-hued, G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G6/8 III. It is a semiregular variable that ranges between apparent magnitudes 3.99 and 4.2, located 325 light-years from Earth. Delta1 Gruis has around 3 times the mass and 24 times the diameter of the Sun. The fainter companion is a magnitude 12.8 star at an angular separation of 5.6 arc seconds, as of 2008. See also List of stars in Grus References G-type giants Grus (constellation) Gruis, Delta1 Durchmusterung objects 213009 110997 8556
The Information technology sector in Russia employed around 300,000 people in 2012, and contributed 1.2% of the country's GDP in 2015. The sector is concentrated in the cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. History The Russian IT sector drew comparatively little from Soviet-era institutions. Russian IT companies were started in the early 1990s by founders with an academic background seeking to find a place in the new market economy. Piracy was widespread in the country, with an estimated 90% of all software in Russia being pirated in 1997. In the 1990s, companies such as Vist began assembling computers out of foreign-made components, targeting small businesses and families who could not afford foreign brands like IBM and Compaq. DVM Computer gained some traction in the laptop market with its RoverBook brand. The Russian Computer Association (Российская компьютерная ассоциация) was the trade association representing the sector. In 1997 Yandex was established in Moscow. In 1999 MCST developed the Elbrus 2000 processor, which was initially hyped as an Itanium killer, but the project was hampered by a chronic lack of funding. Over time, Russian companies moved to software development, an activity which enjoyed higher margins. Local companies cater to the specific needs of the Russian market, such as ERP software developed by 1C Company with a focus on Russian accounting rules. Kaspersky Labs is described as the flagship company of the Russian IT industry. Exports of software and IT services from Russia reached $7 billion in 2015, up from $2.8 billion in 2009. In 2012 MCST launched the NT-ElbrusS, a rugged laptop for military applications. In the aftermath of the War in Donbass and the annexation of Crimea, the Ukrainian government banned a number of Russian IT companies from conducting business in the country. In June 2015 the Russian parliament passed a law to establish a preference system for software developed in Russia. Worsening relations between the United States and Russia have led some to advocate a purge of Russian software. Largest Internet companies List of the largest internet companies based in Russia, according to the local version of Forbes: See also List of Russian IT developers References External links Federal registry of Russian software Information technology in Russia
Herrerita is the name of: Herrerita (footballer, born 1914), Spanish footballer Herrerita (footballer, born 1939), Spanish footballer
Heriot are a British metal band, based in Swindon and Birmingham, England. History Heriot were originally formed in late 2014 by drummer Julian Gage, bassist and vocalist Jake Packer and guitarist Erhan Alman, who all met at the same school in Swindon. The band self-released their debut EP, Violence, in January 2015. Heriot gained some notability with their second EP World Collapse, released on 28 October 2016, and from their performance on the New Blood stage at the 2016 Bloodstock Festival. Heriot would go on an indefinite hiatus later that year when Packer moved to Bristol and the band "lost momentum", according to Gage. The band have since disowned their output from this period, which has also been removed from streaming services. In 2019, Heriot reformed, adding vocalist and guitarist Debbie Gough (of the Birmingham-based Dead Hands) to their line-up. With Gough's introduction, the band's music would move away from the sludge-doom sound of their earlier releases towards a more discordant and experimental one, influenced by bands such as The Chariot. Heriot's debut single with Gough, "Cleansed Existence", was released on 26 November 2020. In April 2021, Heriot signed with Church Road Records. On 29 April 2022 the band released their third EP, Profound Morality. The band decided against releasing a proper album at the time as they still wanted the freedom to experiment with their sound. In 2023, the band were featured on NME "NME 100" list for "essential emerging artists". On 14 February 2023, Heriot released a new single, "Demure". As of July 2023, they are currently working on their debut album. Band members Erhan Alman – guitars (2014–2016, 2019–present) Debbie Gough – guitars, vocals (2019–present) Jake Packer – bass, vocals (2014–2016, 2019–present) Julian Gage – drums (2014–2016, 2019–present) Discography EPs Violence (2015) World Collapse (2016) Profound Morality (2022) Singles "China Lake" (2016) "Cleansed Existence" (2020) "Recreant" (2021) "Dispirit" (2021) "Near Vision / Enter the Flesh" (2021) "Coalescence" (2022) "Demure" (2023) References British metalcore musical groups Musical groups established in 2014 Musical groups disestablished in 2016 Musical groups reestablished in 2019
Osmoxylon mariannense is a rare species of tree in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Rota, one of the Northern Mariana Islands. A 2002 survey found only eight mature trees remaining on the island. A resident of the commonwealth, the tree is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. See also List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands References External links USDA Plants Profile Flora of the Northern Mariana Islands Mariannense Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Derk is a Dutch masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Derk Bodde (1909-2003), American Sinologist Derk Boerrigter (born 1986), Dutch footballer Derk Cheetwood (born 1973), American actor Derk Droze (born 1972), American soccer player Derk Rijkens (born 1975), Dutch cricketer Derk Gerard Willem Spitzen (1896-1957), Dutch politician Derk Jan Eppink (born 1958), Dutch journalist Jacob Derk Carel van Heeckeren (1730-1795), Baron of Ruurlo Dutch masculine given names Masculine given names
The 71st Infantry Division (, 71-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was a reserve infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was mobilized twice, in 1904–1905 for the Russo-Japanese War and in 1914–1918 for World War I. Organization 1st Brigade 281st Infantry Regiment 282nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade 283rd Infantry Regiment 284th Infantry Regiment Commanders 1904-1906: Eduard Ekk References Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire
Scott Cary Kolden (born February 11, 1962) is an American sound engineer and former child actor. Beginning his professional show business career at the age of eight, Kolden is perhaps best known for his Disney film roles; as Leonard in The Mystery in Dracula's Castle and as Rupert in Charley and the Angel, as well as for his role as Scotty on the NBC Saturday morning children's series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. Early life Kolden was born in Torrance, California, the son of Janet Louise (née Wilford) and Lloyd Cameron Kolden. His father was a design supervisor for Hughes Aircraft. Kolden grew up with an older sister, Karen Patricia Kolden (b. 1957), an older brother, Lloyd Cameron "Cam" Kolden, Jr. (b. 1958) and later, a younger sister, Katherine Courtney Kolden (b. 1977). Career Actor From the time he was a baby, friends commented on Kolden's photogenic looks, suggesting to his mother that she get him into show business. Years later, when recounting how he began his acting career, Kolden explained, "I got started at about 7½ [or] 8-years-old. I was just the little kid that was kind of the ham-bone. I'd do funny voices and I was putting on a show for the relatives and friends and I guess enough people bugged mom saying 'Gee you oughta get him in show business.'" Kolden's mother took him to a commercial talent agent. The agency signed him, sent him on three auditions, and he was promptly hired for all three commercials. Kolden continued, "I guess I just had the right look at the right time [because] every [audition] I seemed to go on, I just started getting them." After starting as essentially a child model in commercials, Kolden quickly transitioned to acting roles. In January 1971, The Los Angeles Times reported that Paramount Television was filming a new pilot for CBS, tentatively titled The Plumbum. The pilot reportedly starred Kenneth Mars and Kolden as a bachelor plumber and his young cousin, however, no record of the pilot or subsequent series having aired has been found. According to IMDb, Kolden made his television debut in a small role as Bobby on the 1971 comedy series Funny Face. The following year, he landed a co-starring role as Scott Reynolds, the son of Ted Bessell and Anita Gillette on the short-lived CBS comedy series Me and the Chimp. In January 1973, Kolden co-starred as Leonard Booth alongside Johnny Whitaker as his brother, Alfie in The Wonderful World of Disney two-part television film, The Mystery in Dracula's Castle. In March of that year, he made his feature film debut co-starring as Rubert Appleby, the son of Fred MacMurray and Cloris Leachman in the Walt Disney family film Charley and the Angel. In 1976, Kolden starred as Joey Fields, a boy who befriends a Killer Whale at Marineland in the feature film A Whale of a Tale (although earliest reports of a release date to 1976, records indicate the film was shot circa 1972). In 1973, Kolden landed his co-starring role as Scotty Stuart on the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning comedy-fantasy series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, once again paired alongside fellow child star Johnny Whitaker as his brother, Johnny. The series was a success and aired on NBC from 1973 to 1975, becoming the first Krofft Saturday morning series to be picked up for a second season and co-starring such veteran character actors as Billy Barty, Mary Wickes, Rip Taylor and Margaret Hamilton, among others. On September 7, 1973, Kolden also appeared as Scotty Stuart on the NBC Saturday Morning Preview special introducing the new Saturday morning offerings of the 1973–1974 season alongside fellow Sigmund co-stars, Johnny Whitaker and Billy Barty. In 1980, Kolden made his final on-screen appearance as Steve, the son of Jim Davis in the science-fiction feature film, The Day Time Ended. Sound engineer In 1993 Kolden began a career as a sound engineer, working as a sound mixer and sound effects editor on over 200 films and television series, including The X-files, Everybody Loves Raymond, Pinocchio's Revenge and Leprechaun 3, as well as working on the Disney channel children's series Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Cory in the House. In 2000, Kolden won the Golden Reel Award for his work on the children's film Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein and in 2004, was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the dramatic television film 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out. Personal life During his years working on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Kolden attended Wilmington Junior High School in Wilmington, California. His favorite hobbies at that time were sports, playing drums, baseball and riding his unicycle. After leaving show business, Kolden graduated from Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, California in 1979. On October 19, 1985, Kolden married Lorraine Vanek. He is the father of six children; four sons and two daughters. Since February 2003, Kolden has served as Technical Arts Director at Discovery Church in Simi Valley, California. Filmography This filmography lists only Kolden's film and television appearances as an actor. See the "External links" section below for an IMDb link to a complete filmography of his work as a sound engineer. Awards References External links Scott Kolden at Allmovie.com Scott Kolden at TVGuide.com 1962 births American audio engineers American male child actors American child models American male television actors Living people Actors from Torrance, California Engineers from California
Gaslighter is the eighth studio album by American country band The Chicks. It was released on July 17, 2020, by Columbia Records. Produced by Jack Antonoff and the Chicks, it is the group's first album in fourteen years, and first to be released under their new name (though some physical pressings of the album still carry the "Dixie Chicks" name.) The album was preceded by the release of three singles: "Gaslighter", "Julianna Calm Down", and "March March". The album received critical acclaim. Background The Chicks began to hint at a new album in June 2018 when Natalie Maines posted several photos from the recording studio on Instagram. While Maines and her bandmates Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire continued to drop small hints that new music might be in the works, they did not confirm that an album was planned until a year later when Maines posted a video clip to Instagram in which the trio took turns saying, "Dixie Chicks. Album. Coming." This was followed by producer Jack Antonoff saying, "Someday." In August 2019, in the midst of their divorce, Maines' ex-husband, Adrian Pasdar asked the court to give him access to all of Maines' unreleased music over concerns it might violate a confidentiality clause in their prenuptial agreement, although he had previously argued in divorce proceedings that the couple's prenuptial agreement was invalid, claiming that Maines should owe him financial support. Pasdar stated that he wanted to know if any of the unreleased material might contain lyrics that pertain to their breakup. Maines' legal team filed a response to Pasdar's new motion, saying that if he succeeds in overturning the validity of the agreement, it also invalidates the confidentiality clause. Their divorce was finalized in December after Maines and Pasdar settled out of court. In September 2019, Maines revealed during her Spiritualgasm podcast that the album would be titled Gaslighter. She went on to say that the album was originally planned to be something simple, like an album of covers, to fulfill their contract with Sony, but after her divorce from Pasdar, she had been inspired to start writing songs again. She said, "When I started getting a divorce, I had a lot to say, so that kind of sparked me being ready [to make new music]. Songwriting is really hard for me, and I think, for many years, I didn't want to analyze my life or my relationship. I was just in it and dedicated and devoted...I just was not ready to open up like that." During the same podcast, host Sterling Jones mentions a song titled "Go It Alone," which Maines revealed is actually titled "My Best Friend's Weddings". The title of the album refers to gaslighting. On June 25, 2020, the band changed their name to the Chicks, dropping "Dixie", which referenced any of the American South, the Antebellum South, or the American Mason–Dixon line. The name change followed criticism that the word had connotations of American slavery. Release and promotion The album was announced on March 4, 2020, with a scheduled release date of May 1. On April 21, the release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 11, the album's release was rescheduled for July 17. Singles The album's lead single and title track, "Gaslighter", was released to critical acclaim on March 4, 2020, along with the album's pre-order. The music video was directed by Seanne Farmer and was released the same day. The song deals with lead singer Natalie Maines' bitter divorce from ex-husband Adrian Pasdar. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 36 on the Country Airplay chart. The song also peaked at number 31 on the Canada Country chart. "Julianna Calm Down" was released as the album's first promotional single on May 1. The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart. The album's third single, "March March", was released on June 25, along with its accompanying music video. The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Sleep at Night" was released as the album's fourth single on July 17, along with its accompanying music video. Critical reception Gaslighter was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a weighted average score of 82 based on 21 reviews. Album of the Year, which also assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, gave the album a weighted average score of 82 based on 24 reviews. At AnyDecentMusic?, which assigns a normalized rating out of 10 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a weighted average score of 7.8 based on 19 reviews. In a review for The Daily Telegraph, Neil McCormick called it "stunning", praising Antonoff's "slick, tasteful production" and "perfectly balanced vocal arrangements". Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Maura Johnston said that "by blending early-21st-century pop savvy with the storytelling that made country music so crucial to the American canon, Gaslighter is all fire and nerve." Chris Willman, in a review for Variety, praised the album's songwriting, saying that "each new incendiary lyrical moment seems to top the last, before grievance gives way to beautiful grief." Laura Dzubay, in Consequence of Sound, praised the group's "management of tone throughout" as "masterful and consistent". She felt that the album was "anchored to place by restrained instrumentation and artful, deliberate counterpoints between highs and lows." Writing for American Songwriter, Lynne Margolis said that the album is "so full of emotion, it takes a while to absorb it all". She went on to say that the album's "not perfect, and it's not meant to be. But the juxtaposition of slickness and rawness somehow works." Ellen Johnson reviewed the album for Paste, calling it "the best country album of 2020". She felt the album "forces empathy onto the listener while reminding us we don't have to be superheroes to make a difference." Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album's arrangements as "subtle and sly" and "accentuating the emotions underpinning the songs". The Guardian called it "pertinent on its own terms" instead of sounding like "three middle-aged musicians straining to recapture their relevance." Annabel Nugent, in a review for The Independent, said that while the album "is not a reinvention for the trio by any means", it is "still political" and "still resilient". Mikael Wood reviewed the album for the Los Angeles Times, calling it the group's "most personal effort yet". In his Substack-published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau said that while the songs have a "pro forma" effect attributable to Antonoff, "Maines has never written with more righteous anger and sisterly concern—more humanity." More critical was Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone, felt that the tracks on the album "fall into easy, radio-friendly categories: empowerment anthem, cheeky ukulele kiss-off, [and] minimalist protest song." She noted that the "arrangements dissolve most of the group's lingering connections to their street-corner bluegrass origins." Accolades Commercial performance On the US Billboard 200, Gaslighter debuted at number 3 with 84,000 album-equivalent units, becoming the band's fifth top 5 album and first in the streaming era. Including 71,000 album sales, it was the best-selling album in its debut week. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes. Performance Jack Antonoff – Mellotron (tracks 1–2, 4, 7, 9–12), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3–4, 8–12), piano (tracks 1–7, 9, 11), percussion (tracks 1–3, 6–9), keys (tracks 1, 6), drums (tracks 1–3, 5–9, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 9), 12-string electric guitar (track 1), programming (tracks 2, 5–8), bass (tracks 2, 4–5, 7, 10), Moog (tracks 2, 4), modular (track 2), background vocals (track 2), electric bass (track 3), acoustic bass (tracks 3, 8), electric guitar (tracks 3, 8), guitar (track 5), Wurlitzer (track 5), Juno (tracks 5, 7–8, 11), B3 (track 9), vibes (track 12) Eric Byers – cello (tracks 2, 5, 11–12) Annie Clark – electric guitar (track 3) Teddy Geiger – programming (track 2), percussion (track 2), guitar (track 2), keys (track 2) Chris Gehringer – mastering (track 1–12) Mikey Freedom Hart – Wurlitzer (track 5) Sean Hutchinson – percussion (track 1) Lloyd Maines – pedal steel (tracks 2, 6, 9, 11–12) Natalie Maines – vocals (tracks 1–12), Omnichord (track 4), acoustic guitar (track 4), percussion/leg slaps (track 6), ukulele (track 8) Martie Maguire – vocals (tracks 1–12), fiddle (tracks 1–12), viola (tracks 2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12) Justin Meldal-Johnson – bass (track 8) Beckett Pasdar – drums (track 2) Will Quinnell – mastering (track 1–12) Michael Riddleberger – percussion (track 1) Chad Smith – drums (tracks 1–2, 5–7, 9, 11), percussion/leg slaps (track 6) Evan Smith – organ (track 8) Emily Strayer – vocals (tracks 1–12), banjo (tracks 1–7, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 6, 9–10), asher (track 6), dobro (track 10), ukulele (track 12) Erick Walls – acoustic guitar (track 8) Justin Weaver – guitar (track 8) Production Jack Antonoff – producer (tracks 1–12), recording (tracks 1–12), mixing (tracks 8, 10, 12) The Chicks – producer (tracks 1–12) Greg Eliason – recording assistant (track 4) Ben Fletcher – mixing engineer (tracks 2, 7, 9) Teddy Geiger – producer (track 2) Jeff Gunnell – recording (track 2) Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1–9, 11) John Hanes – mixing engineer (tracks 1–9, 11) John Rooney – recording assistant (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9) Jon Sher – recording assistant (tracks 1–12) Laura Sisk – recording (tracks 1–12), mixing (tracks 8, 10, 12) Other personnel Savannah Baker – wardrobe styling Michael Bierut – album design The Chicks – creative direction, album design Britt Cobb – album design Hesh Hipp – First assailant camera Breidge Martin – cover photo Cover photo features Corrigan-White School of Irish Dance Competition Winners (from left to right): Josie Bogle, Emma Martin, and Caoimhe O'Shea Monotone/LBI Entertainment – management Delta Murphy – album design Pentagram – album design Philippa Price – additional creative direction, additional photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 2020 albums Albums postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Albums produced by Jack Antonoff Columbia Records albums The Chicks albums
The Tifton Blue Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Tifton, Georgia. From 1949 to 1955, Tifton played as members of the Class D level Georgia State League (1949–1950) and Georgia–Florida League (1951–1956), winning the 1949 league championship. The Tifton teams hosted home minor league games at Eve Park. Tifton played the 1954 season as a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, adopting the "Indians" nickname for that season. History Georgia State League The Blue Sox were preceded by the 1917 Tifton Tifters, who played the season as members of the Class D level Dixie League, with the league folding during the season. The Tifton "Blue Sox" resumed minor league play in 1949, as a new franchise in the eight–team Class D level Georgia State League. The Baxley-Hazlehurst Red Sox, Douglas Trojans, Dublin Green Sox, Eastman Dodgers, Fitzgerald Pioneers, Sparta Saints and Vidalia-Lyons Twins joined Tifton in beginning league play on April 18, 1949. In their first season of play, the Blue Sox won the 1949 Georgia State League championship. The Blue Sox ended the Georgia State League regular season with a 74–63 record to place third, finishing 12.0 games behind the first place Eastman Dodgers. The team was managed by Charles Farrar. In the first round of the playoffs, Tifton Blue Sox beat the Douglas Trojans 3 games to 2 and advanced. In the finals, Tifton defeated the Vidalia-Lyons Twins 4 games to 2 to win the championship. The 1950 Tifton Blue Sox continued Georgia State League play. Tifton ended the 1950 season with a record of 69–70, placing sixth and finishing the regular season 14.5 games behind the first place Dublin Green Sox. The Blue Sox scored 772 runs and yielded 825 runs during the season. William Barnes and Dave Coble served as managers, as Tifton failed to qualify for the league playoffs. Georgia–Florida League In 1951, the Blue Sox reached the league finals as the franchise continued play as new members of the Class D level Georgia–Florida League. Tifton joined the Albany Cardinals, Americus Rebels, Brunswick Pirates, Cordele A's, Moultrie To-baks, Valdosta Dodgers and Waycross Bears in beginning league play on April 25, 1951. The Blue Sox ended the 1951 Georgia–Florida League regular season with a 62–63 record. Tifton placed fourth, finished 18.5 games behind the first place Valdosta Dodgers and qualified for the playoffs, as Beverly Tschudin served as manager. In the Playoffs, the Blue Sox defeated the Valdosta Dodgers 4 games to 1 and advanced. In the Finals, the Waycross Bears beat the Tifton 4 games to 1 to claim the championship. The Blue Sox reached the finals for a second straight season in 1952. The Blue Sox ended the Georgia-Florida League regular season with a record of 78–61, placing fourth. Tifton finished 3.0 games behind the first place Valdosta Dodgers, playing the season under managers Greek George, Edmond Dickerman and Parnell Ruark. In the first round of the playoffs, Tifton swept the Valdosta Dodgers in four games. In the Finals, the Albany Cardinals won the championship, sweeping Tifton in four games. The 1953 Tifton Blue Sox qualified for the Georgia–Florida League playoffs. Tifton ended the 1953 regular season with a record of 84–55, placing third, as Edd Hartness served as manager. The Blue Sox finished 7.0 games behind the first place Thomasville Dodgers. In the first round of the playoffs, the Brunswick Pirates swept the Tifton Blue Sox in four games. In 1954, Tifton became a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and adopted the "Indians" nickname for the season. The Tifton Indians ended the 1954 Georgia-Florida League season with a record of 60–80, placing seventh and missing the playoffs, as Edd Hartness returned as manager. The Indians finished 28.0 games behind the first place Brunswick Pirates in the final regular season standings. The team returned to the "Blue Sox" nickname for the final time in 1955. The Blue Sox missed the playoffs after finishing in seventh place for the second consecutive season. The Blue Sox ended Georgia–Florida League regular season with a record of 59–80 and again finished 28.0 games behind the first place Brunswick Pirates. The Blue Sox scored 641 runs and allowed 735 runs. Paul Eames served as manager. Tifton played their final season in 1956 as the Tifton Phillies, with the team becoming an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Tifton, Georgia has not hosted another minor league team. The ballpark From 1949 to 1956, the Tifton Blue Sox, Indians and Phillies teams hosted minor league home games at Eve Park. The Eve Park still in use today with four ballfields on the site and the Eve Park original field being the largest. The location is Victory Drive at Baldwin Drive & West 6th Street, Tifton, Georgia. In nearby Albany, Georgia, the Paul Eames Sports Complex is named for 1955 the Blue Sox manager, who was an Albany resident. Timeline Year–by–year records Notable alumni Dave Coble (1950, MGR) Greek George (1951), (1952, MGR) Don Manno (1950) Ken Retzer (1954) Dick Stigman (1954) See also Tifton Blue Sox playersTifton Indians players References External links Tifton - Baseball Reference Eve Park photos Defunct baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state) Defunct Georgia State League teams Defunct Georgia-Florida League teams Baseball teams established in 1949 Baseball teams disestablished in 1955 Tift County, Georgia
İsmail Çağlar Bayırcı (born 1984) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party who was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Kütahya in the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election. References Living people 1984 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Turkish politicians Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Deputies of Kütahya Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey
Felix Kok (1 August 1924 – 11 August 2010), born in South Africa and resident in Britain from 1938, was a violinist, leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1988. Life Kok was born in Brakpan in South Africa in 1924; his father, once a farmer, was a miner, and his mother played violin and piano. A teacher, noticing Felix's talent in playing the violin, encouraged him to have lessons in London. The family moved to Britain in 1938, and he attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School; with a scholarship, he went to the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Rowsby Woof. After graduating, he joined the Blech Quartet, playing second violin. In 1947, with his brother the cellist Alexander Kok, and pianist Daphne Ibbott, he formed the Beaufort Trio. He was sometimes guest leader of the Boyd Neel Orchestra; the violinist Peter Mountain said "We always enjoyed his leading – he led firmly and his playing had strength and truthfulness". He joined the Philharmonia Orchestra, where the conductors he played under included Herbert von Karajan, Otto Klemperer and Wilhelm Furtwängler. From 1959 he was leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, under conductors Constantin Silvestri followed by Charles Groves. In 1965 Kok became leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), remaining there until his retirement in 1988. During this period the conductors were Hugo Rignold, then from 1969 Louis Frémaux. After Frémaux's departure, Kok was on the selection committee that shortlisted Simon Rattle as conductor; the players then voted for Rattle's appointment in 1980. In 1992, while in Portugal to set up a youth orchestra for the Gulbenkian Foundation, he slipped under a train in Oporto. His left leg was amputated and he sustained other injuries. He was able to appear a few months later as guest leader of the CBSO for a run of ten opera performances. In his last years Kok lived in an almshouse in London Charterhouse. He died in 2010 aged 86, from a stroke. Family In 1955 he married pianist Ann Steel; they often gave musical recitals together. They had three sons, including the conductor Nicholas Kok, and a daughter who predeceased her father. Ann died in 1998. References 1924 births 2010 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music 20th-century classical violinists Concertmasters People from Brakpan South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
The Dad Vail Regatta is the largest regular intercollegiate rowing event in the United States, drawing over a hundred colleges and universities from North America. The regatta has been held annually on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1953. It was renamed the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta in 2019 for new sponsor Thomas Jefferson University, a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2017 through the merger of Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University. It was renamed the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta in 2010 for sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management, a Scottish investment firm whose U.S. operations are headquartered in Center City Philadelphia. The purposes of the Dad Vail Rowing Association are: "to perpetuate the 'Dad' Vail tradition, foster and encourage intercollegiate rowing among colleges new to the sport, and promote schedules for member schools." Origin of the name "Dad Vail" The regatta was named after Harry Emerson "Dad" Vail, for his years of coaching at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The story of the Dad Vail Regatta, and of the Rowing Association, begins with two men, "Rusty" Callow, then coach at the University of Pennsylvania, who came up with the idea, and Lev Brett, who made the idea a reality. Callow originated the idea of promoting competition among colleges struggling to found rowing programs. These included schools too small to hope to ever compete in major races and larger institutions not yet ready for such competition. In order to create competition, Rusty created a trophy as the competition prize, in 1934, which was named in honor of Vail. Since then, the name "Dad" Vail has become one and the same with the race. Vail's passion for rowing helped form the modern-day Dad Vail Regatta and motivate the multitudes of colleges to come compete. History of the regatta The first race, before the formation of the Dad Vail Rowing Association, was held in 1934 with "Rusty" and the University of Pennsylvania as hosts. Marietta College, coached by Ellis MacDonald won the first leg on the new trophy by finishing second to a Penn sub-varsity boat, which was an added entry. Rutgers, coached by Ned Ten Eyck, was third and Manhattan College, coached by "Skippy" Walz was fourth. The race in 1935 was at Marietta. With the addition of Rollins College and Wisconsin, the order at the finish of the race was: Rutgers, Penn, Marietta, Wisconsin, Manhattan, and Rollins. There was no race held in 1937. In both 1936 and 1938, only Rutgers and Manhattan competed on the Harlem. Rutgers won both times. In February 1939, a meeting was held and the Dad Vail Rowing Association was formed in order to help promote the race and encourage schools to compete. The growth of the regatta is pointed out by the following statistics: in the first association regatta, seven colleges sent seven varsity crews to Red Bank. At Philadelphia in 1961, twenty colleges sent forty crews to compete in varsity, JV, and freshman races. Currently, over a hundred colleges and universities from the United States and Canada compete, making the Dad Vail Regatta the largest collegiate regatta in the United States and bringing thousands of student athletes to Philadelphia. Women competed for the first time in 1976. As coxswain for Marietta College's JV heavyweight eight that year, Deborah Patterson was the first woman to win a gold medal at the Dad Vail. Briefly in late 2009, the Dad Vail Organizing Committee announced that the regatta would be held in Rumson, New Jersey in 2010, citing loss of local sponsors. However, this decision was soon rescinded due to pressure from the city and logistical problems with the Rumson location, and the event returned to Philadelphia for 2010. The Dad Vail entered its 75th year in 2013. Winners of select events Points trophies The regatta awards trophies for men's, women's, and overall points based on the following scheme: See also Boathouse Row Sports in Philadelphia References External links History of the regatta 1953 establishments in Pennsylvania Recurring sporting events established in 1953 Sports in Philadelphia Row College rowing competitions in the United States
Sądry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mrągowo, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Mrągowo and east of the regional capital Olsztyn. References Villages in Mrągowo County
Ginshachia bronacha is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found on Java, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Subspecies Ginshachia bronacha bronacha (Java, Thailand) Ginshachia bronacha aritai (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo) External links The Moths of Borneo Notodontidae
"One More Day" is a song written by Bobby Tomberlin and Steven Dale Jones, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in October 2000 as the second single and title track from their album One More Day, in addition to gaining popularity after the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. After falling from the charts, it received heavy recurrent rotation as a tribute to the people who died in the September 11 attacks. Content The narrator has a dream that a wish was granted to him. He talks about how he didn't wish for any extravagant gift like a "mansion in Malibu", he wished for one more day with his lover. Reception Keyboardist Dan Truman recalled the beginning of the songs popularity, “It all started in Los Angeles, when RCA Nashville chairman Joe Galante played six of our new songs for some RCA people who were from outside country music. When he came home, he told us he was just astounded, because after he played ‘One More Day’ everybody stood up and applauded. That’s why it was chosen for a single. And then, there it went.” Music video The music video was shot in black and white and directed by Deaton Flanigen and features Diamond Rio performing in and outside of a mansion. It also shows a model swimming in the mansion's swimming pool. The video premiered on September 28, 2000 on CMT. Chart performance The song entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 68 on November 4, 2000, and spent a total of 33 weeks on that chart. "One More Day" reached the #1 position on the Billboard country chart dated for March 10, 2001, making it the group's third number one overall and their first since "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" in 1997. A week later, it fell to #2, with Toby Keith's "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" — which had also been #1 on the March 3 survey — reclaiming the #1 spot. Keith also held the top spot on March 24, with Diamond Rio still at #2 that week. Finally, on the chart dated March 31, "One More Day" returned to the #1 position, giving the song a total of two non-consecutive weeks at the top of the country chart. In addition to peaking at number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts, "One More Day" peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 2000 singles 2000 songs Diamond Rio songs Songs written by Steven Dale Jones Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions Arista Nashville singles Country ballads Black-and-white music videos
Chunnakam (; ) is a town, located north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani. In northern Sri Lanka, Chunnakam is only second to Jaffna in terms of population density and commercial activities in and around its neighbourhoods. Etymology According to Tamil scholars, Chunnakam derived from two Tamil words, "Chunnam+Gramam", "Chunnam" means limestone and "Gramam" means village, limestone is widely found in the nearby areas. One of the great Sri Lankan Tamil poets, Muthukumara Kavirayar gave a new definition to its name in his poem beginning as முடிவிலாதுறை சுன்னாகத்தான் வழி ... , from which, scholars believe that the rising Sun from the East reflecting on the temple of Shiva located on the present day station road, has the impression of seeing a shiny mountain, which is presumably the Heaven, the home of Shiva made him to inspire for the poem mentioned above here, சுன்னாகம் can be divided into two parts of nouns as சுல் + நாகம் = சுன்னாகம், where சுல் means silver and நாகம் means mountain giving the compound noun the meaning as "Shiny Mountain" It was once suggested that the name Chunnakam was the equivalent of Pali name Cunnagãma (). But later suggested that the name may be the Tamil equivalent of the Sinhala name Sulunãgama (Pali: Cullanãgagãma). History Historically in the recent centuries Chunnakam has been an area dominated mostly by Sri Lankan Tamils and up until the 1980s there was a small Sinhalese population from the south along with Indian Tamils, Moors, and other South Indian Non-Tamils such as Malayalis lived in Chunnakam area. This ethnic diversity among its residents gave Chunnakam a characteristic of a major city. Location Chunnakam is about 5 miles2 in area as it has Punnalaikkadduvan on its East, Uduvil to its South, Sandilipay to its West and Mallakam to its north as bordering villages. Chunnakam has population of about 60,000. Transport Chunnakam railway station Politics Currently Chunnakam is governed by Valikamam South Divisional Council. Unlike other places in Northern Sri Lanka, people of Chunnakam also adapted to diversive political beliefs. During the days of Town Council era, residents always preferred candidates from LSSP to Federal party or Tamil congress and in the 1982 presidential election, the then JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera collected majority votes within Manipay constituency from the two poll booths in Chunnakam only. There was even a popular rumor about Mr. Wijeweera being kept in a secret place in Chunnakam when he was wanted by the Sri Lankan government following the infamous uprising by his men in the late 80's. However, that turned out to be untrue as he was captured in a place in the central province. Places of worship There are quite a few worship places within the town limits of Chunnakam. Hindu temples Sri Kathiramalai Sivan Devasthanam (established by Tamil King UkiraRajasinkan) Mayilani Annamaar (Annamageswarar) Temple Viswanatha Swamy Temple (Mayilani Sivan Temple) Mayilani Kanthaswamy Temple Mayilani Muthumary Amman (Vadali Amman) Temple Soolanai Gnana Vairavar Temple Soolanai Muthumary Amman Temple Paruthikalati Gnana Vairavar Temple Chunnakam Thalaiyadi Harihara Puthira Iyanar Temple Chunnakam Santhirasekara Pillaiyar Temple Varushapulam Mahamary Amman Temple Chunnakam East Oorisaaddy Sivapootharayar Temple (சுன்னாகம் கிழக்கு ஊரிசாட்டி சிவபூதராஜர் தேவஸ்தானம்) Chunnakam Bhuvaneswary Amman Temple (Muthukrishnar Lane) Chunnakam South Sivapootharayar Temple Chunnakam East Gnana Vairavar Temple Christian churches St. Antony's Parish Catholic Church (Chunnakam) St. Mary's Catholic Church (Erlalai) St. Mary's Catholic Church (Uduvil) Colleges and schools Ramanathan Academy of Fine Arts - University of Jaffna Ramanathan College, Maruthanarmadam Mayilani Saiva Vidyalayam (middle school) Nakeswari Vidyasalai (primary school) Roman Catholic Mixed School (primary school) St. Antony's Kindergarten (operated by St. Antony's Parish) Notable persons Kumaraswamy Pulavar - scholar, poet Vetharniam - The founder of Chunnakam V. Dharmalingam - Former Member of Parliament, Former Chairman of Uduvil Village Council Ponnambalam Nagalingam - Former Chairman of Chunnakam Town Council in the 1960s & Former Senator - Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) D. Siddarthan - Member of Parliament, Leader of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu - Paternal grandson of Vetharniam, The founder of Chunnakam Sabdharatnajyoti Saravanamuttu - Paternal grandson of Vetharniam, The founder of Chunnakam Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu - Paternal grandson of Vetharniam, The founder of Chunnakam Manicasothy Saravanamuttu - Paternal grandson of Vetharniam, The founder of Chunnakam Notes Towns in Jaffna District Valikamam South DS Division Suburbs of Jaffna
Pelmatellini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 90 described species in Pelmatellini. Genera These eight genera belong to the tribe Pelmatellini: Hakaharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Kupeharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Lecanomerus Chaudoir, 1850 Nemaglossa Solier, 1849 Notospeophonus B.Moore, 1962 Pelmatellus Bates, 1882 Syllectus Bates, 1878 Trachysarus Reed, 1874 References Harpalinae
The Wandering Man () is a novel by Boris Akunin, the first part of the third book on the adventures of Russian and German spies during the First World War. It describes the dangerous adventures of Josef von Theofels in St. Petersburg in early 1916. Plot The story is set in the winter of 1916. During the previous year, all the power of the German army was directed against Russia. After several crushing defeats, Russia lost about 2 million soldiers and many thousands of square kilometers of its territory. However, Germany failed in its main goal of 1915 - to force the Russian Empire out of the war. One of the most important episodes of the war in the East in 1915 was the German army's attempt to break through the Russian Northern Front, which ended in complete failure and with great losses because the German command was fed deceptive information. The author of this brilliant operation was General Vladimir Zhukovsky. Realizing that Zhukovsky's talent may cause a lot of damage to Germany in the future, the German intelligence chief and his deputy order their best spy, Josef von Theofels (known as "Sepp"), to carry out the operation against the Russian general. The intention is to have Zhukovsky accused of taking bribes and to get him fired from his post as chief of Russian counterintelligence. Under the guise of the "Siberian industrialist" Emelyan Bazarov, Teofels penetrates into St. Petersburg. Using an acquaintance with Princess Vereiskaya, with whom Bazarov allegedly escaped from German captivity, he meets Zhukovsky, but the general's discernment and caution prevent the German spy from carrying out the intended provocation. Enraged, Theofels decides to make use of an unusual trump card in the fight against General Zhukovsky – the Wandering Man, or the Wanderer. This is a mysterious figure who is alternately considered a saint or a devil, who may be of use to Sepp in a new, cunning plan. Historical basis The prototypes of real historical figures operate in the story. The main figure, Wanderer - is one of the most mysterious personalities during the last years of the Russian Empire – Grigori Rasputin. The faithful fan of the Wanderer "Fanny Zarubina" (who is derisively called "The Cow") is Anna Vyrubova, the lady-in-waiting, the closest and most devoted friend of the last Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The "Deputy of the State Duma Zaitsevich" is Vladimir Purishkevich, a Russian politician of the ultra-right wing, a monarchist, a deputy of the State Duma of Russia. In reality, Purishkevich ("deputy Zaitsevich") died completely differently than described in the story. Purishkevich died in 1920 in Novorossiysk from typhus. The prototype of General Vladimir Zhukovsky is General Vladimir Dzhunkovsky. August 19, 1915 Dzhunkovsky during the report, Nicholas II tried to uncover the pernicious influence of Grigory Rasputin, citing numerous facts of riots committed by Rasputin. The Emperor did not want to hear anything - Djunkovsky was dismissed from the post of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and sent to the front. References 2009 novels Novels by Boris Akunin Historical mystery novels Russian detective novels Russian spy novels Russian historical novels Russian mystery novels 2009 Russian novels Novels set during World War I
Brian Michael Fitzgerald (born December 26, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners in . In 6 games, he had an 8.53 ERA and 3 strikeouts. On August 12, 2002, he was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies. External links Baseball-Reference 1976 births Living people Baseball players from Virginia Major League Baseball pitchers Everett AquaSox players Lancaster JetHawks players Orlando Rays players New Haven Ravens players San Antonio Missions players Seattle Mariners players Tacoma Rainiers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Virginia Tech Hokies baseball players People from Woodbridge, Virginia Sportspeople from Prince William County, Virginia
Jian Renzi (; born 19 October 1991), also known as Joyce Jian, is a Chinese actress. She is known for her roles in My Sunshine (2015) and Game of Hunting (2017). Early life and education Jian was born 19 October 1991 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2014. Career Jian started her acting career in 2014 with the movie Fantasia. In the same year she started to gain popularity for her role in The Romance of the Condor Heroes. In 2015 she rose to fame starring as He Yimei in the television show My Sunshine. The show was a huge success in China gaining over 10 billion views online and won Audience's Favorite TV Series (Dragon TV) at the 1st China Television Drama Quality Ceremony. In 2017, she starred alongside Hu Ge in the TV show Game of Hunting. Jian gained popularity due to the show and received positive reviews for her performance. She was cast in the wuxia drama Wen Tian Lu, and spy drama Autumn Cicada. In 2018, Jian starred in the workplace drama Partners. Filmography Film Television series References External links 1991 births Living people Actresses from Shenyang Central Academy of Drama alumni 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses
Łysak () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielbark, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. References Villages in Szczytno County
Events from the year 1981 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Margrethe II Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen Events 8 December – The 1981 Danish parliamentary election is held. Sports Badminton Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup. Cycling Albert Fritz (FRG) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. Births JanuaryMarch 9 February – Kristian Pless, tennis player 5 March Helle Frederiksen, triathlete AprilJune 30 May – Lars Møller Madsen, handball player 9 June – Kasper Søndergaard, handball player JulySeptember 1 August – Hans Lindberg, handball player 1 September – Michael Maze, table tennis player 6 September – Søren Larsen, footballer OctoberDecember 6 October – Thomas Troelsen, music producer 28 October – Elvira Lind, film director 24 November Mads Rasmussen, rower Deaths 17 February – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (born 1894) 27 March – Preben Kaas (born 1930) 21 November – Ejner Federspiel, actor (born 1896) 28 November – Arthur Jensen, actor (born 1897) See also 1981 in Danish television References Denmark Years of the 20th century in Denmark 1980s in Denmark
The Brittany Movement and Progress (Breizh War Raok in Breton) (MBP) is a Breton political movement created in 2010. History Created by Christian Troadec in the 2010 regional elections under the slogan, "We'll make Brittany again" where the party got 4.29% of the vote. The movement was created as a left wing autonomist party that is independent of the PS. The main spokesman of the party, Christian Troadec, the mayor of Carhaix-Plouguer and a general councillor in the township of Carhaix-Plouguer. The party also includes Christian Derrien, mayor of Langonnet and a councillor in Gourin After the success in the regional elections where the party gained two elected representatives, the leaders then affirmed that they wanted to run in bigger elections notably senatorial and legislative. In the 2011 senatorial elections, the MBP participated in a union with other left wing parties and nominated Hélène Le Ny to contest the senatorial seat in Morbihan held by Joël Labbé, an EELV senator. In the legislative elections in 2012, Christian Troadec ran in Finistère's 6th constituency and came third with 19.22% of the vote. He got a result that guaranteed him a place in the second round but withdrew due to fear of vote splitting. In the European Elections in 2014, the party presented its candidates with the help of the Breton Party and Breizh Europa. The party managed to get 3.05% which allowed it to get reimbursed. This result came despite the presence of an alliance led by the Breton Democratic Union as well as the Breizhistance with help from the NPA. In the 2015 Regional Elections, the party stood under the "Yes Brittany" coalition with the Breton Democratic Union and received 6.7% of the overall vote in Brittany making Yes Brittany the fourth biggest political force within Brittany. In 2016, both the Breton Democratic Union and Brittany Movement and Progress declared their intention to renew the alliance for the legislative and presidential elections in 2017. References 2010 establishments in France Breton nationalist parties Left-wing nationalist parties Political parties established in 2010 Political parties in Brittany Regionalist parties in France Socialist parties in France
Cecily Polson, Australian actor John Polson (born 1965), Australian actor Nicholas Polson (born 1963), British statistician Shannon Huffman Polson, American soldier and writer Thomas Andrew Polson (1865–1946), Anglo-Irish writer and politician William Polson (1875–1960), New Zealand politician English-language surnames Surnames from given names
New Zealand Knights Football Club (formed from the Football Kingz Football Club in 2004) were the only professional association football club in New Zealand before they became defunct. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, they played in the A-League, Australia's premier football competition and have since been replaced by the Wellington Phoenix. History Kingz and the NSL 1999–2004 Football Kingz FC (promoted as "Auckland Kingz" within Australia) joined the Australian National Soccer League in 1999 and proceeded to play in the last five seasons of the NSL, failing to qualify for the playoffs in every season. The club was originally to use the spelling of "Kings", however this was changed to the Kingz after receiving legal threats from the Sydney Kings basketball franchise. Restructuring Football Kingz into New Zealand Knights The Football Kingz brand was disestablished in 2004 and was restructured into the New Zealand Knights as a new franchise for Australia's new national football competition called the A-League. Market research carried out by the club, to determine the viability of a new identity for the team, indicated that 76% of respondents were in favour of a name change. When that research was focused on those aged 35 and under, the percentage in favour of a change rose to 90%. Further to that, the name of "Knights" were polled best of all names suggested in the survey, a clear 30% higher than any other option. The former Football Kingz FC General manager Guy Hedderwick was promoted to the role of New Zealand Knights chief executive officer. Alongside him Football Kingz and Waitakere City Chairman, Anthony Lee, became the New Zealand Knights Chairman in the restructuring. Initially Anthony Lee had invested into the New Zealand Knights, with his company's (Total Football Ltd) 20% shareholding second only to majority owner Brian Katzen's Octagon Sport (later included Maurice Cox as partner) with 60%. The other shareholders were Sky Television (5%), Chris Turner (10%), and New Zealand Soccer (non-cash 5%). The only major sponsor the club had was retailer Zero's New Zealand (Sub Sandwiches). They agreed to a deal with the Knights over the first three seasons in a six figure deal as a sleeve sponsor. New Zealand Knights was confirmed as one of the eight founding teams in the A-League.John Adshead, who took the New Zealand national side, the All Whites to their first ever World Cup finals appearance in 1982 was named their inaugural manager/coach. former New Zealand international, Danny Hay, who previously played in the English Premiership with Leeds United was named the inaugural captain of the team. New Zealand Knights A-League seasons 2005–2013 Despite having a squad boasting several players with extensive experience in English football, many pundits did not rate the Knights as serious contenders for the A-League title, and they were considered favourites for the wooden spoon. These predictions turned out to be true, with New Zealand Knights proving to be well out of their depth in their debut A-League season. In April 2006, after the poor season, manager John Adshead resigned from the club. Paul Nevin was confirmed as manager a month later, having worked as caretaker manager since the position was vacated by Adshead. In late October 2006, as a result of low crowd attendance at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland and continual poor on-field performances, rumours began to circulate that Football Federation Australia (FFA) was considering the possibility of revoking the Knights' A-League licence and granting it to a new team that would be set to enter the competition in the 2007–08 season. On 15 November, nearing the end of the transfer window, the board and management decided to relieve Paul Nevin of his coaching duties due to a string of poor performances. On 13 December 2006, strong rumours resurfaced that the FFA was considering the revocation of the Knights' licence to compete in the A-League. It quickly became clear that, with five weeks remaining in the current season, the FFA fully intended to reclaim the licence from the Knights. The FFA had continued to express angst at low attendance numbers, poor on-field performance and the lack of domestically developed players. Late on 14 December, the FFA announced that it had revoked the competition licence held by the Knights' owners. An arrangement with NZ Soccer would see the national body step in to manage the club for the remaining five weeks of the regular season, with former All Whites player Ricki Herbert to fill the role of head coach. Effectively, the Knights dissolved on 21 January, when the final match of the season was played against Perth Glory FC. On 19 March 2007 after several delays, Wellington Phoenix was selected as the successor to the New Zealand Knights. A-League Seasonal Results Future There has been recent speculation on a possible return for the New Zealand Knights, or another Auckland-based team, to re-join the A-League. Encouraging crowds of 20,078 in November 2011 when Wellington Phoenix played Adelaide United and 11,566 in January 2013 when Wellington Phoenix played Perth Glory, both held at Eden Park, have added to the push for the addition of a second New Zealand team in the A-League . Stadium North Harbour Stadium is a rectangular stadium situated in Albany on Auckland's North Shore in New Zealand. It was opened in 1997 after nearly a decade of discussion, planning and construction. North Harbour Stadium has four main seating areas with an official capacity of 25,000. 19,000 (76%) of this capacity is seated, and the other 6,000 are on grass embankments. Main Grandstand — A futuristic looking structure with a distinctive arched roof. It has three main tiers of seating, as well as a row of corporate boxes and several corporate lounges. A total of 12,000 can be seated, mostly under the roof. This is on the southern side of the ground. Open Stand — A single uncovered tier opposite the Main Grandstand that can seat 7,000. Embankments — At either end (East/West) of the ground, there is a single-tier grass embankment with a capacity of 3,000 people. The scoreboard is at the Western End, while the replay screen is directly opposite. The stadium is lit with four 45 m tall light towers. Colours and badge The Knights played in all-black strips, with a silver left sleeve. The change strip was white, with black shorts and white socks. The badge was designed for the inaugural 2005–06 season and launched at the January 2005 press conference which highlighted the club name change. Supporters The New Zealand Knights supporter base was known as Bloc 5. Players Former players see List of New Zealand Knights FC players Club Captains 2005 Danny Hay 2006 Darren Bazeley Manager history All Time League records Record Victory: 3–1 vs Queensland Roar (H), 29 December 2006 Record Defeat: 0–5 vs Queensland Roar (A), 15 September 2006 Highest League Crowd: 9,827 vs Sydney FC, 2 September 2005 Lowest League Crowd: 1,632 vs Central Coast Mariners, 28 September 2006 Winning Streak: 2 games (29 December 2006 – 7 January 2007) Undefeated Streak: 4 games (29 December 2006 – 21 January 2007) Losing Streak: 11 games (18 September 2005 – 1 December 2005) Winless Streak: 18 games (18 September 2005 – 2 September 2006) Goals in a game: 2 – Jeremy Brockie vs Newcastle Jets (H), 4 November 2005 Goals in a season: 4 – Jeremy Brockie, Simon Yeo, 2005/06 Most Assists in a season: 3 – Sean Devine, 2005/06 All-time most Appearances: 41 – Darren Bazeley All-time Top Scorer: 4 – Jeremy Brockie and Simon Yeo See also Football Kingz FC Wellington Phoenix FC New Zealand Football Football Federation Australia A-League Notes d Caretaker manager after Paul Nevin was removed of coaching duties. e Caretaker manager for the remainder of the season before the club was to be defunct. References External links Former A-League Men teams Knights Association football clubs established in 2004 Association football clubs disestablished in 2007 Association football clubs in Auckland 2004 establishments in New Zealand 2007 disestablishments in New Zealand Expatriated football clubs
Over my dead body may refer to: Film and television Over My Dead Body (1942 film), American comedy mystery film Over My Dead Body (1995 film), German romantic comedy film Over My Dead Body, a 2007 documentary produced by Vickie Gest Over My Dead Body (2012 Canadian film), documentary film Over My Dead Body (2012 South Korean film), crime comedy film Over My Dead Body (TV series), 1990–1991 American detective drama series "Over My Dead Body" (Grimm), 2012 TV episode "Over My Dead Body", 2011 TV episode, see Pretty Little Liars (season 2) Literature Over My Dead Body (novel), a 1940 Nero Wolfe novel by Rex Stout Over My Dead Body (1957) and Over My Dead Body: Forty Years On (1996), books by June Opie Music Over My Dead Body (band), an American straight-edge hardcore band "Over My Dead Body" (song), a 2011 song by Drake Other uses Over My Dead Body (play), a 1989 play by Michael Sutton and Anthony Fingleton Over My Dead Body (podcast), an American true-crime podcast Over My Dead Body (Ramon Casas), an 1893 painting by Ramon Casas See also Over Her Dead Body, a 2008 comedy film directed by Jeff Lowell Over Her Dead Body (2022 film), a Nigerian film by Sola Osofisan Over Her Dead Body: Death, Femininity and the Aesthetic, a 1992 book by Elisabeth Bronfen Laconic phrase Molon labe
Nicolas William White (born 13 June 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Super Rugby club Western Force and the Australia national team. Early life White attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown representing New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges. He played for NSW Schools 2nd XV at the Australian Schoolboys Championship in 2007 while in year 11. In 2008 he injured his medial collateral ligament and missed the schoolboy representative season. Professional career Signed by the Brumbies in 2008, he represented Australia at the 2009 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Japan where Australia made the semi-finals and again represented Australia U20 in the 2010 championship in Argentina where Australia were beaten in the final by New Zealand. White played in the John I Dent Cup grand final in 2010, kicking a last minute penalty for Queanbeyan to win 30-28 to deny Vikings a fourth grand final victory in a row. In 2011 he joined the Eastwood club in Sydney, playing halfback in their near perfect season, in which they lost only one competition game on the way to defeating Sydney University in the grand final. Nic achieved the rare feat of a hat trick of tries in a finals match in the previous week's final against Randwick, completing his feat in the first 10 minutes of the game. White made his Brumbies debut during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Reds in Brisbane. He started 2012 as the starting halfback for the Brumbies as they just failed by a point to make the finals after a poor 2011 season. In 2013 at the age of 23 he was named as the twelfth player to captain the Brumbies when they played the Melbourne Rebels in a Super Rugby game. The Brumbies made the Super Rugby final in 2013 but after an arduous travel schedule, which included beating the Bulls in Pretoria, they faded in the closing stages to lose to the Chiefs in Hamilton. In 2014 they again made the semi-finals, losing to the Waratahs in Sydney and in 2015 lost in the semi-finals to the Hurricanes in Wellington. On 15 January 2015, White, along with teammate David Pocock, was appointed vice-captain of the Brumbies for the 2015 Super Rugby season. White made his debut for Australia against Argentina in Perth in 2013 a narrow victory for Australia. He started all three tests in the June series against France in 2014, which the Wallabies won 3-0. He came off the bench in 2015 against New Zealand in Sydney, with the Wallabies posting their first win over the All Blacks since 2011. In July 2015, White signed a contract to join French Top 14 side Montpellier Hérault. On 16 March 2017, White signed for Exeter Chiefs in England’s Premiership from the 2017-18 season. On 9 October 2019, White returned to Australia to rejoin the Brumbies. White signed a two-year deal with the Western Force in May 2023. Statistics Club Internationals List of international test tries As of 10 August 2023 References External links Nic White at Wallabies Nic White at ItsRugby.co.uk Nic White at ESPNscrum 1990 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves ACT Brumbies players People from Scone, New South Wales New South Wales Country Eagles players Montpellier Hérault Rugby players Australian expatriate rugby union players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate rugby union players in France Exeter Chiefs players Rugby union players from New South Wales 2019 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players
John Speed's Ipswich is a graphic account of the town of Ipswich, Suffolk created by John Speed in conjunction with the Dutch engraver, Jodocus Hondius, in 1610. It was featured as an inset for his map of the county of Suffolk, published in Theatre of The Empire of Great Britaine. It is the earliest extant map of Ipswich and features many buildings of the late medieval period, whilst at the same time showing streets laid out in a grid pattern which has largely been retained into the twenty first century. Elments of John Speed's Ipswich John Speed's map contains different key elements: "Orwell flu." The river labelled "Orwell flu." has been known as the River Gipping or Little Gipping. Parish churches Ipswich was divided into four wards, each further subdivided into parishes centred on a parish church, as follows. Each ward had a headborough who was the leet officer for the ward. Other religious buildings Ipswich Greyfriars Ipswich Blackfriars Town gates Other buildings Poorhouses (mislabbelled Y, actually Z): These are the Tooley's and Smart's Almshouses. These had been founded in 1550 by Henry Tooley with a further endowment provided by William Smarte (MP) in 1591. They were rebuilt as a whole in 1846. References History of Ipswich
Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) is a research centre established in 2002 at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, England. The formation GURU was formed through the merger of three successful urban research centres, providing an effective force in global urban research. The centre incorporates: CREUE—The Centre for Research in European Urban Environments. One of Europe's largest and most innovative urban research centres, CREUE, since 1993, pioneered institutional analyses of urban planning, development, governance, and planning theory. It has developed nuanced analyses of the practices surrounding social polarisation and exclusion and community and housing development. And it has integrated urban design, conservation issues and transport planning thoroughly into wider urban debates. CARDO - The Centre for Architectural Research and Development Overseas. A leading and long-established centre exploring the links between housing, architecture, and social and economic development in the Global South. CARDO has developed different approaches to the study of the home, household enterprises, and community development and has fast-developing expertise on the social aspects of mega-urbanisation. CUT – The Centre for Urban Technology. An innovative and cross-disciplinary centre, CUT has, since 1994, pioneered research into the complex intersections of technologies, infrastructures and urban development. CUT has pioneered the 'socio-technical’ view of cities emphasising flow, the material bases of mobility, and the social construction of buildings and infrastructures. It has started to use this perspective to address the analytical challenges of global urbanism and urban environmental sustainability in a wide range of contexts. Current work Harnessing the combined capabilities of these three Centres, GURU emerges as a globally significant organisation at the leading edge of contemporary thinking and research about cities. GURU’s work is organised into smaller overlapping research groups, forming a loose matrix within the overall Group so that interactions within and across thematic groups is developed to the maximum possible extent. List of GURU directors Stuart Cameron (2002–04) Jean Hillier (2005–06) Geoff Vigar (2006–2010) Ali Madanipour (2010–present) Scholars attached to the unit Stuart Cameron Simin Davoudi Patsy Healey Ali Madanipur Frank Moulaert Steve Graham John Pendlebury Mark Shuksmith Geoff Vigar See also ESDP Network Association of European Schools of Planning References External links Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University Newcastle University Research institutes in Tyne and Wear Town and country planning in the United Kingdom 2002 establishments in the United Kingdom Urban studies and planning schools
The Kimberley lined ctenotus (Ctenotus rhabdotus) is a species of skink found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. References rhabdotus Reptiles described in 2017 Taxa named by Daniel L. Rabosky Taxa named by Paul Doughty Skinks of Australia
Enoch Baldwin (5 August 1822 – 1905) was an English iron founder and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Baldwin was the son of Enoch Baldwin, iron founder of Stourport-on-Severn, whose brother was George Pearce Baldwin. He became a member of the family firm of Baldwin, Son & Co in 1839, becoming in time senior partner. In 1880, Baldwin was elected Member of Parliament for Bewdley after the sitting MP Charles Harrison was unseated on petition. He held the seat until 1885. He subsequently became JP for Worcestershire and in March 1889 a County Councillor. Baldwin lived at The Mount, Stourport, and died at the age of 82. He was first cousin to Alfred Baldwin. Baldwin married Elizabeth Langford Tildesley daughter of Henry Tildesley on 27 Feb 1849. She died in 1875 and he married secondly on 19 July 1876 to Emily Lydia Driver daughter of Rev. George Frederick Driver a Wesleyan minister. References External links 1822 births 1905 deaths People from Stourport-on-Severn Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 Councillors in Worcestershire
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1955 in Norwegian music. Events June 1 – The 3rd Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (June 1 – 15). Deaths October 26 – Arne Eggen, composer and organist (born 1881). Births January 10 – Ole Henrik Giørtz, jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader. February 27 – Terje Tønnesen, violinist. April 19 Rolf Løvland, composer and lyricist (Eurovision Song Contest). Rune Klakegg, jazz pianist and composer. May 18 – Kjetil Bjerkestrand, keyboardist, composer, music arranger and record producer. June 7 – Jon Balke, jazz pianist and composer (Magnetic North Orchestra). July 9 – Jan Kåre Hystad, jazz saxophonist (Bergen Big Band). 15 – Pål Thowsen, jazz drummer. October 1 – Morten Gunnar Larsen, jazz pianist and composer. December 28 – Yngve Slettholm, composer. See also 1955 in Norway Music of Norway References Norwegian music Norwegian Music 1950s in Norwegian music
A mobile office is an office built within a truck, motorhome, trailer or shipping container. The term is also used for people who don't work at a physical office location but instead carry their office materials with them. The mobile office can allow businesses to cut costs and avoid building physical locations where it would be too costly or simply unnecessary. See also Mobile home Virtual office References Office work Construction Portable buildings and shelters
Golf ball sponge may refer to several different species of sea sponges: Any of the species in the genus Tetillidae, found throughout the world Tethya aurantium, found off the southern African coast Tethya samaaii, the red golf ball sponge, found off the western coast of South Africa
Aliabad (, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād) is a village in Taghenkoh-e Shomali Rural District, Taghenkoh District, Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 134, in 39 families. See also List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province References Populated places in Firuzeh County
"These Days" is a song by English drum and bass band Rudimental, featuring British singers Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen as well as American rapper Macklemore. It was released on 19 January 2018 as the second single from Rudimental's third studio album, Toast to Our Differences, following their UK top 10 hit "Sun Comes Up". After spending a record-tying seven weeks at number two, the song reached number one in the UK on 30 March 2018, becoming Rudimental's third UK number-one single, Glynne's sixth, and both Macklemore (as a solo artist) and Caplen's first. This also made Glynne the British female solo artist with the most UK chart-toppers in history. The song also reached number one in Austria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Norway and Scotland, as well as the top 10 in numerous countries including Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland. Background Dan Caplen, Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta and John Ryan wrote a demo for "These Days" in 2016. After it was produced by Rudimental, Caplen showed it to Macklemore in Los Angeles and he was excited to feature on it. The final vocalist to join was Jess Glynne, who added her vocals to the song after a studio session in 2017. Music video An official music video was released to Rudimental's YouTube channel on 25 January 2018. The video was filmed in London, directed by Johnny Valencia and produced by Shabana Mansuri. Chart performance On 26 January 2018, "These Days" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 33. Two weeks later it charted at number 2, held off the top spot by Drake's song "God's Plan". Drake kept Rudimental at bay for a total of seven weeks, giving the latter a record-equalling stint at number 2; the only other songs in UK chart history to spend that number of weeks at number 2 are All-4-One's "I Swear" (1994) and "Moves Like Jagger" (2011) by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera. On 30 March, "God's Plan" became subject to accelerated chart ratio (ACR) and "These Days" finally reached number 1. Glynne and Cheryl previously jointly held the record for most number-one singles by a British woman, with five each, but Glynne gained the record in her own right when "These Days" reached the summit. Rudimental, Glynne and Caplen performed the song live for the first time on The One Show on 7 February 2018. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications References 2018 singles 2018 songs Rudimental songs Dan Caplen songs Jess Glynne songs Macklemore songs Asylum Records singles Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Iceland Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Scotland Song recordings produced by Rudimental Songs written by Amir Amor Songs written by Dan Caplen Songs written by Jamie Scott Songs written by Julian Bunetta Songs written by John Ryan (musician) Songs written by Macklemore UK Singles Chart number-one singles Song recordings produced by Mark Ralph (record producer)
Snæfell may refer to: Iceland Snæfellsjökull, a mountain (1,446 m) with its big glacier on top, in western Iceland Snæfell, a mountain (1,833 m) northeast of Vatnajökull, in the eastern region of Iceland Snæfell, a mountain (1,383 m) southeast of Vatnajökull near Jökulsárlón glacier lake Ungmennafélagið Snæfell, a sports club in Stykkishólmur Snæfell/UDN, a football club in Iceland. Isle of Man Snaefell, a mountain Snaefell Mountain Course, a motor sports track
Valdepiélago is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 422 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of León
Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in Accra) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 metre freestyle. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres. His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers. Jackson represented Ghana in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jackson and female swimmer Kaya Forson, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Competition record Individual Long course Short course Relay Long course References External links 2000 births Living people Ghanaian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Ghana Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Ghana Sportspeople from Accra
Mihanabad (, also Romanized as Mīhanābād; also known as Mīhanābād-e Shomālī) is a village in Bostan Rural District, Bostan District, Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 78, in 10 families. References Populated places in Dasht-e Azadegan County
Plicagonum is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least three described species in Plicagonum, found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Species These three species belong to the genus Plicagonum: Plicagonum fulvum Darlington, 1952 Plicagonum kaindi Darlington, 1971 Plicagonum rugifrons Darlington, 1952 References Platyninae
Nicholas (Nick) Freeman (born 1956) is an English lawyer best known for specialising in the defence of traffic and speeding cases as well as road safety campaigning. He is the owner of Manchester-based legal practice Freeman & Co. Freeman has been nicknamed "Mr Loophole" by the British tabloid press, a sobriquet which he has since trademarked. Early life Freeman is Jewish. He was privately educated at Uppingham School in Rutland. His father worked in retail, but warned him there would not be a business for him to take over. Although harbouring ambitions to become a professional golfer, he was persuaded to study law. Freeman completed his A-levels a year early, and went on to study law at Trent Polytechnic, and at the College of Law in Chester. Career On graduation, Freeman became an Articled Clerk in Nottingham. He won an advocacy competition and was hired as a prosecutor for Greater Manchester Police in 1981. In 1983, he moved to a firm of criminal lawyers in Manchester and was a partner within six months. Aged 42, he left and set up Freeman & Co in Manchester. Freeman gained notoriety for getting acquittals for a number of celebrities. Freeman also still handles legal aid work and is on the Legal Services Commission's specialist fraud panel. Loopholes A motorcyclist was acquitted of a 132 mph speeding charge when Freeman quoted case law from 1922. Ashley Fitton, was cleared of drunk-driving based on the defence of coercion from the Criminal Justice Act 1925, claiming she was terrified she would be hurt by her husband if she did not drive him. Freeman "defended a businessman who had crashed his car and was taken to hospital seriously injured", and who was over the drink-drive limit, and was acquitted as "the relevant legislation says that the blood must be taken by someone who is not associated with the driver's care. In this case, it was taken by a surgeon directly involved, and so the man was acquitted." On the ethics of using loopholes, Freeman comments: Clients His first high-profile case was that of Alex Ferguson in 1999. Freeman argued that Ferguson had to use the hard shoulder to get to the training ground to allow for his upset stomach and need for a toilet. Clients since have included: Joe Cole – Cole was caught speeding at 105 mph but Freeman persuaded magistrates to delay the 50-day ban as Cole's wife was unable to drive. This was due to a traumatising incident where she was car jacked by eight men and meant she was unwilling to get behind the wheel. Ranulph Fiennes – He escaped a prosecution for an alleged driving offence due to Freeman pointing out there was technical failures such as spelling errors on the letter summoning Fiennes to court and letters were sent out to a 'Mr Ran Flenns'. Van Morrison – The singer was clocked at 36 mph in his BMW in a 30 mph zone in Taunton, Somerset. He was due to be tried in court for his offence but Freeman discovered prosecution papers had been served late and argued the delay was unfair and the Crown Prosecution Service decided to drop the case. Frank Lampard – Lampard was fined £850 and handed six penalty points on his licence after he admitted speeding at 84 mph on a 50 mph road. He pleaded guilty after video footage showed his speeding. Freeman urged the court to consider points rather than a ban as the footballer needed to drive to see his children regularly, who live with his former partner. Ian Brown – After Freeman defended the Stone Roses lead singer for being caught driving at 105 mph on the M6. Freeman persuaded the court not to disqualify him, so that he could fulfil his domestic duties, such as picking his son up from school to take him out for dinner and going to the supermarket for his elderly parents. Caprice Bourret – Freeman claimed the model had a urinary tract infection, and that she was affected by the drugs she was taking. Banned for 12 months. Lee Bowyer – the Crown Prosecution Service initially alleged that Bowyer had been driving at an average 112 mph (180 km/h) on the A1, peaking at 132 mph (212 km/h). Freeman negotiated with the CPS at Northumberland court, following irregularities with the road markings, (which were too short, giving a lower speed than expected). The West Ham United midfielder pleaded guilty instead to driving at 99 mph (159 km/h) on the A1. He was banned (as it was his second speeding offence in 3 years) for 42 days and fined £650. It prompted a furious response from road safety charity Brake. Jimmy Carr – cleared of using a mobile phone while driving at Harrow Magistrates Court after Freeman argued that Carr had used the dictation setting of his iPhone to record a joke as he drove and that using the phone for such a purpose was not illegal under current law. Jeremy Clarkson – after being loaned a car by Alfa Romeo, the vehicle was caught doing 82 mph (131 km/h) in a 50 mph (80 km/h) zone on the A40 in Hillingdon. Alfa Romeo sent the ticket to Clarkson, who was acquitted and awarded costs because the prosecution did not offer evidence as to who the actual driver was at the time of the offence. Andy Cole Andrew Flintoff – caught on camera doing 87 mph (140 km/h) in a temporary 50 mph (80 km/h) zone, Freeman pointed out that the prosecution notice was sent two days later than the law allows. Flintoff only had to turn up at Liverpool Magistrates Court to confirm his name, age and address to be acquitted. Claire Ince, the wife of then Wolverhampton Wanderers player Paul Ince. Caught travelling at 100 mph in her husband's Mercedes-Benz CL600 along the M56 at Thornton-Le-Moors by Cheshire Police, they sent a Section 172 notice to Paul, the registered keeper. Claire filled in the form, and was asked to attend court. Facing an immediate ban, Freeman said that Claire should have been sent her own Section 172, before being charged. She was acquitted. Steve McFadden – who "had a remarkable capacity for drink" and was examined by a police surgeon, had drunk the equivalent of nine double vodkas, and was found "for all intents and purposes to be quite sober." McFadden was banned for 18 months, which is a fairly lenient sentence for the amount of alcohol in his blood. Colin Montgomerie – acquitted when the policeman who was said to have caught him travelling at 96 mph (154 km/h) on the A3 near Esher, Surrey (a 70 mph (112 km/h) road) at 12:50 am failed to attend court, making it impossible to prove that he was driving. Got him off a second time from a 56-day ban in November 2008, after caught driving his Bentley Continental Flying Spur and failing to pay the fine. Freeman revealed that Montgomerie hated flying, and drove per annum in part to see his Surrey-based children from his Scottish base. In 2010, Freeman had Montgomerie's points-tot-up ban quashed after revealing the indiscriminate way in which the civilian speed gun operator at Corby Hill, Carlisle had 'zapped' 390 cars in 73 minutes, one every 11 seconds, including Montgomerie's BMW X5 as well as a jogger. The case resulted in over 100 drivers having their points also quashed, and the tax payer with a £30,000 legal bill. Tiff Needell – cleared of failing to supply details in relation to a speeding ticket, and the speeding offence by Pontypridd magistrates Ronnie O'Sullivan – Freeman accused the magistrate of winking at a journalist. The magistrate replied: "Why would I wink at anybody? Do you think I'm gay or something?" Freeman subsequently had the trial stopped. At the retrial, the court accepted the explanation that O'Sullivan was "too depressed" to provide a urine sample. Wayne Rooney – cleared of driving without insurance when Freeman said that a requested adjournment had not been granted and the hearing had been conducted in absentia. William Stobart – the driver of a car allegedly doing 116 mph (185 km/h) on the M6 claimed he was William Stobart: but was he the same William Stobart who exercised his right not to attend the hearing at Penrith Magistrates? The court decided the prosecution had not proved the driver was Freeman's client, Cumbrian haulage tycoon William Stobart. Matthew Vaughn Jonathan Woodgate – banned from driving and since convicted of affray. Freeman defended Woodgate successfully in August 2008, after the footballer was allegedly caught doing 85 mph (135 km/h) in a restricted zone in his Mercedes Benz S65 AMG on the A66 near Stockton-on-Tees. The judge dismissed the case as the police said the measurement was taken over a distance of 519 metres, while Freeman showed that the road section was only 405 metres long. Dwight Yorke – acquitted when a Home Office-approved speed gun could not be shown to have been used under the correct conditions of approval. Freeman defended Yorke again in January 2008, whereby Yorke refused to sign police documentation to confirm he accepted he was speeding at 95 mph (152 km/h). Freeman advised Yorke to plead guilty to a charge of 85 mph (135 km/h), which resulted in a fine of £315 and 3points – keeping Yorke below 12 points, and an automatic ban. The husband of Coronation Street actress Vicky Entwistle, Andrew Chapman, was represented by Freeman against an allegation that he punched a fan who approached his wife on a train and asked her for a photo. Chapman pleaded not guilty at Salford magistrates' court, but was convicted of common assault and fined. Zafar Ali, of Sudbury Hill, Wembley, north London was represented by Freeman when Ali who pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court in May 2011 to driving a Porsche at more than 117 mph on a dual carriageway section of the A23. The prosecution was not represented at the hearing. Ali was fined £600, and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge as well as £43 prosecution costs. His licence was endorsed with six penalty points. Freeman became involved when Ali was wrongly sent a second summons regarding the same incident. Freeman acted as Ali's advocate at the trial, which was held at Horsham, West Sussex. Cross-examination of a police witness revealed errors in police statements, and Ali was acquitted after the prosecution offered no further evidence. Immediately after the acquittal, Freeman applied to the court to set aside Ali's earlier conviction at the first trial on the grounds that – despite Ali admitting the speeding offence – the conviction was also flawed by errors and inaccuracies in police statements. Paddy McGuinness – the comedian was acquitted of a driving ban in October 2017 despite having pleaded guilty. McGuinness was caught speeding in August 2016 but the case was later dismissed at Manchester Magistrates' Court after the lawyer argued the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had displayed a 'cavalier approach' to the case. Sir Harry Djanogly CBE – charged with driving his five-litre silver Jaguar XK dangerously on The Westway A40, Hammersmith in December 2014 and assaulting Police Sergeant Robert McDonald on the same occasion but was cleared under Freeman's counsel as Djanogly claimed he was speeding to get his sick wife to hospital. Kenneth Hugill, an 83 year old farmer, was charged with GBH when he shot an intruder on his farm in November 2015. Though the jury at Kingston upon Hull Crown Court took just 24 minutes to clear him of grievous bodily harm, Mr Hugill still had to pay the £30,000 legal costs incurred during the three-day trial. Mr Freeman was so outraged by this that he set up a crowdfunding page to help pay for these believing that the outcome 'was not justice' In 2015 Freeman represented Lynette Tweedale pro bono, after Tweedale was ordered by the Bedford Borough Council to pay a £50 fine after walking her dog without a lead in a Bedford cemetery. Freeman took Tweedale's case after hearing her speak about it on BBC Radio 3. The case against Tweedale was dropped in December 2015. Arrest On 30 October 2006, Freeman and one other man were arrested by Greater Manchester Police at premises in the centre of Manchester and held at a police station. The arrest was for suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice by encouraging a client to lie under oath, and the arrest was on behalf of an investigation being undertaken by Gwent Police. Freeman denied the allegations, and after an extended release on bail, no charges were brought against him after it emerged that he had not spoken to the client. Campaigning In 2021, Freeman created a petition calling for cyclists and e-scooter riders to be required to display visible identification, to use cycle lanes where available, and for the introduction of a licensing and penalty point system. The petition received 10,000 signatures, and the government responded that it had no plans to introduce such requirements for cyclists. In 2014 he established the "Save the Staffy" website as part of his campaign against negative stereotypes about the Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog breed. Books The Art of the Loophole: David Beckham's lawyer teaches you how to make the law work for you (2013), Coronet Books References 1956 births Living people English Jews People from Nottingham Alumni of Nottingham Trent University English solicitors
She devil may refer to: Film The She-Devil, a 1918 American silent film She Devil (1934 film) or Drums O' Voodoo, based on the play Louisiana Tarzan and the She-Devil, a 1953 American film She Devil (1957 film), an American sci-fi horror She-Devil (1989 film), an American dark comedy Other uses The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (TV series), a British series based on the book of the same name She Devil (mountain), a mountain in Idaho, United States She Devils, an Argentine punk group Penn Jersey She Devils, a roller-derby team Trois Filles de leur mère, a 1926 erotic novel by Pierre Louÿs, sometimes translated into English as The She-Devils See also Shanna the She-Devil, a comic superhero She Devils in Chains or Ebony, Ivory & Jade, a 1976 Philippine film She-Devils on Wheels, a 1968 American film She Demons, a 1958 film Devil Lady, a 1997 manga series Devil Woman (disambiguation)
Vansbro AIK FK is a Swedish football club located in Vansbro. Background Vansbro AIK FK currently plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Vanåvallen in Vansbro. Vanåvallen was built in 1939 and its record attendance dates back to 1957 when 2 074 persons watched the derby game against Malungs IF. The club is affiliated to Dalarnas Fotbollförbund. Vansbro AIK have competed in the Svenska Cupen on 18 occasions and have played 21 matches in the competition. Season to season In their most successful period Vansbro AIK FK competed in the following divisions: In recent seasons Vansbro AIK FK have competed in the following divisions: Footnotes External links Vansbro AIK FK – Official website Vansbro AIK FK on Facebook Football clubs in Dalarna County Association football clubs established in 1920 1920 establishments in Sweden
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Wilmette, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Wilmette, Illinois. Academics and scientists Acting and modeling Architects Business Chefs Music Photography Politics Sports Writing and journalism Other References Wilmette Wilmette
The 2023 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Netherlands defeated Austria in the final to win their third overall title, while the Czech Republic defeated host South Africa for the bronze medal. Qualification All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition. First round The schedule was released on 17 October 2022. All times are local (UTC+2). Pool A Pool B Classification matches Eleventh place game Ninth place game Second round Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place game Final Final standings Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Goalscorers See also 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Notes References 2023 Indoor Hockey World Cup Indoor Hockey world Cup Women Indoor Hockey World Cup Women International women's field hockey competitions hosted by South Africa Sports competitions in Pretoria FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
The Jewish United Fund of Chicago (JUF) is the central philanthropic address of Chicago's Jewish community and one of the largest not-for-profit social welfare institutions in Illinois. JUF provides critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care, education and emergency assistance to 500,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and millions of Jews in Israel and around the world, funding a network of 100+ agencies, schools and initiatives. Allocations National and Overseas—The Jewish United Fund of Chicago (JUF) conducts fundraising activities by means of annual calendar year campaigns and makes allocations/grants to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Jewish Federation of Chicago (JF). Through its allocation to JFNA, JUF supports services to nearly 2 million individuals in Israel and 71 other countries. These range from basic social service programs addressing needs of all age groups to formal and informal Jewish education/identity development. The major beneficiary organizations that engage in overseas work through support from JFNA are the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel and World ORT. (Russian: Общество Ремесленного Труда, Obchestvo Remeslenogo (pronounced: Remeslenava) Truda, "Association for the Promotion of Skilled Trades"). Community Relations—Through its support of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), JUF coordinates the collective policies and programs among 46 constituent Chicago-area Jewish organizations active in public affairs/community relations work. JCRC educates and mobilizes the Jewish community for action through JUF and those constituent groups on issues ranging from Israel to Darfur, and from combating anti-Semitism to the broad array of intergroup relations (interfaith, interethnic, etc.). JCRC activities and engagement takes place with the media, campuses, government, foreign diplomats, and religious and civic leaders. One of Judaism's central tenets is the importance of passing traditions and teachings from generation to generation. JUF has a deep commitment to engaging the community's youth and inspiring their Jewish journeys, supporting a host of informal education and outreach experiences for young people that strengthen their Jewish identity and connections to community. In addition, JUF's TOV Volunteer Network provides hands-on volunteer opportunities for people of all ages to actively participate in tikkun olam, the repair of the world. History 1900s Associated Jewish Charities of Chicago is founded on April 12, 1900 (Passover Eve). Chicago Hebrew Institute (CHI), forerunner to Jewish Community Center (JCC) Chicago, founded. Associated Jewish Charities’ Jewish Home Finding Society pioneers foster care concept. Michael Reese Hospital opens, begins 100 years of service. Jewish Aid Society launches first worker-training program. 1910s Home Finding Society leads to new Illinois law, a mother's pension act. Federation of Orthodox Jewish Charities of Chicago consolidates local Orthodox charities. Julius Rosenwald builds new home for Jewish Aid Society on West Side. Mount Sinai Hospital opens. 1920s Jewish Aid Society merges with Bureau of Personal Services to become Jewish Social Service Bureau, later provides services during Great Depression. Chicago Hebrew Institute becomes Jewish People's Institute, begins construction of Camp Chi. Hebrew Theological College founded; Board of Jewish Education founded, establishes College of Jewish Studies. Associated Jewish Charities merges with Orthodox Federation, becoming Jewish Charities of Chicago. Julius Rosenwald is 1st president. 1930s Associated Talmud Torahs, Jewish Vocational Service, and Jewish Children's Bureau founded. Jewish Charities forms Jewish Children's Welfare Society. Jewish community leaders help found Community Fund of Chicago, now United Way. Depression-based school closings lead thousands of youths to enroll in Jewish People's Institute. United Jewish Appeal raises funds for European Jews in desperate need. 1940s Jewish Community Center of Chicago established to expand leisure activities of Jewish People's Institute. Jewish Social Service Bureau becomes Jewish Family and Community Service (JFCS). Jewish Charities, Jewish Welfare Fund merge fundraising as Combined Jewish Appeal. Operation Magic Carpet brings 50,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel on a 400-flight airlift. Jewish Charities becomes Jewish Federation of Chicago. 1950s Jewish Vocational Service pioneers therapeutic workshops for people with disabilities. Camp Chi moves to Lake Delton, WI. JFCS establishes Virginia Frank Child Development Center. Jewish Federation of Chicago moves to 1 S. Franklin. 1960s Jewish Welfare Fund supports Jewish programs on college campuses. Combined Jewish Appeal becomes Jewish United Fund; Philip Klutznick 1st chair. JUF establishes Public Affairs Committee, later Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). 1970s The ARK becomes a special grant agency; Response Center established. College of Jewish Studies becomes Spertus College of Judaica. Jewish Federation merges with Jewish Welfare Fund. Federation establishes the Council for Jewish Elderly, now CJE SeniorLife. First Walk With Israel. Federation resettles some 300 Vietnamese refugees at US government request. JUF responds to proposed Nazi march in Skokie, as chronicled by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. 1980s B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations and College-Age Youth Services merge into Hillel-CAYS, today known as The Hillels of Illinois. Federation's Public Affairs Committee (later JCRC) co-sponsors rally in Evanston, protesting a proposed Neo-Nazi rally in that suburb; 4,000 attend. Federation opens Government Affairs offices in Springfield and Washington D.C. Federation opens EZRA Multi-Service Center in Uptown. Federation spearheads Operation Moses, bringing 10,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. SHALVA and Keshet founded; Keshet starts first Jewish day school for disabled children in U.S. JFMC Facilities Corporation established. JUF's Chicago Conference on Soviet Jewry flies 1,000 to D.C. for national, 200,000-strong rally, brings Federal lawsuit against USSR. 1990s Operation Exodus rescues and resettles 200,000 Soviet Jews over 10 years. JUF opens its Chicago Israel Office of the Federation in Jerusalem. Operation Solomon airlifts 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 24 hours. Federation establishes Community Foundation for Jewish Education and Jewish Women's Foundation. JUF celebrates Israel's 50th anniversary: 10,000 attend concert, 10,000 attend Walk with Israel. Petach Tikvah becomes Chicago's Israeli Sister City, having been JUF's Project Renewal sister city. JUF joins Partnership 2000 with the Kiryat Gat-Lachish-Shafir area of Israel's Negev. JUF's JCRC escorts Joseph Cardinal Bernardin to Israel. JUF celebrates Jerusalem's 3,000th anniversary with its largest Mission to date. JUF helps draft first statewide bill making it illegal to raise funds to support terrorist activity. TOV: The Tikkun Olam Volunteer Network and The JUF Uptown Café established. 2000s Federation celebrates Centennial, launches Centennial Campaign, hosts General Assembly. JUF provides humanitarian aid to Kosovar refugees fleeing ethnic cleansing. JUF establishes Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders. JUF runs Israel Emergency Campaign to address needs created by these situations. JUF responds to terror attacks of September 11 with Terror Relief Fund, to Hurricane Katrina with humanitarian aid and volunteers. 25,000 attend first JUF's Israel Solidarity Day, incorporating the Walk With Israel, at McCormick Place. JCB and JFCS merge into Jewish Child and Family Services. Federation establishes Jewish Day School Guaranty Trust. Federation moves to new headquarters at 30 S. Wells after 48 years at 1 S. Franklin. JUF accompanies Sen. Barack Obama to Israel, then escorts Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley there. JUF celebrates Israel's 60th anniversary with gala at Northwestern University, attended by 8,000, and concert at Millennium Park, attended by 15,000. References External links Official website Jews and Judaism in Chicago Jewish charities based in the United States Organizations based in Chicago Jewish community organizations Jewish refugee aid organizations Charities based in Illinois Zionist organizations in the United States
Branko Mirković (, ; born October 5, 1982) is a Serbian-Bulgarian former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. Professional career During his career, Mirković played for KK Smederevo 1953, KK Pelister, BC Rilski Sportist, PBC Lukoil Academic and KK Igokea. On July 24, 2013, he signed with BC Tsmoki-Minsk. On June 21, 2020, he signed with Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Bulgarian national basketball team In 2013, Mirković accepted to play for the Bulgaria national basketball team after which he received a Bulgarian passport. With the national team, he led all players at FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification in minutes played, while averaging 12 points, 4 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game. See also List of foreign basketball players in Serbia References External links at eurobasket.com at vtb-league.com at fiba.com at eurobasket2015.org at sportal.bg at sportal.bg 1982 births Living people Basketball players from Belgrade BC Kalev/Cramo players BC Pieno žvaigždės players BC Rilski Sportist players BC Tsmoki-Minsk players Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players Serbian emigrants to Bulgaria Bulgarian men's basketball players Bulgarian people of Serbian descent CSM Oradea (basketball) players KK Igokea players KK Smederevo players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria PBC Academic players Point guards Serbian expatriate basketball people in Belarus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Serbian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Naturalised sports competitors Bulgarian expatriate basketball people
The Nuns' Island gas station was a modernist-style filling station in Montreal built in 1969 from a project of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Closed for several years, it was later converted to a community centre. It was the first gas station on the island, commissioned by Imperial Oil. Community centre The borough of Verdun transformed the building into a community arts centre, La Station. Eric Gauthier was the lead architect on the project, which saw the two glass pavilions rebuilt to their original 3,000- and sizes. La Station is a community centre for teens and people over 50 years of age. The two main buildings are called the salle blanche (English: white room) and salle noire (English: black room), after their floor colours. The original glass-enclosed attendant's booth serves as a display case of Mies' and the building's history, with the former fuel dispensers marked by ventilation shafts. The centre uses geothermal energy. See also Westmount Square References External links Montreal Architects Rescue Mies Van Der Rohe Gas Station from Obscurity, The Architizer Blog Conversion of Mies van der Rohe gas station on Nuns Island, e-architect.co.uk, Feb 21, 2012, updated March 6, 2014 Commercial buildings completed in 1969 Buildings and structures in Montreal ExxonMobil buildings and structures Gas stations in Canada Heritage buildings of Quebec Historic filling stations Ludwig Mies van der Rohe buildings Modernist architecture in Canada Verdun, Quebec 1969 establishments in Quebec Community centres in Canada
Robert Dawes was an English actor. Robert Dawes may also refer to: Sir Robert Dawes (died 1690), second baronet of the Dawes baronets Bob Dawes (1924–2003), Canadian ice hockey defenceman Robert "Bobby" Dawes was a fictional candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in the tabletop roleplaying game Cyberpunk 2020 See also Dawes (surname)
Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais (1773 – 1842) was a French genealogist and littérateur. Biography Early life Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais was born on 6 April 1773 in Langres, France. Career During the French Revolution, he served as an Assistant to Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Count Brune (1763–1815). In 1808, he became a genealogist. His genealogical practice was called, "Bureau général de la Noblesse de France" (General Bureau of French Nobility). By 1820, his sold his practice to Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles (1759-1834). Death and legacy He died in 1842 in Paris. His son went on to serve in the French Foreign Legion. Bibliography ( 6 volumes 4to and 23 volumes 8vo 1818–1820) References 1773 births 1842 deaths People from Langres Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery French genealogists French archivists French male non-fiction writers
Lin Ping is a Chinese swimmer. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games. She competes in the Paralympic class SM9. She also won gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London in the 50m freestyle S9. References Paralympic swimmers for China Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Living people Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Chinese female freestyle swimmers 21st-century Chinese women
Adrian Demond Brown (born February 7, 1974) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played from 1997 through 2006 in Major League Baseball (MLB). Brown is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. Brown has the ability to play all three outfield positions, mainly center field. He reached MLB in 1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending six years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (2003) Kansas City Royals (2004), and Texas Rangers (2006). His most productive season came in 2000 with Pittsburgh, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.315), home runs (4), RBI (28), runs (64), doubles (18), and stolen bases (13) in 104 games. External links 1974 births Living people African-American baseball players Altoona Curve players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Augusta GreenJackets players Baseball players from Mississippi Boston Red Sox players Calgary Cannons players Carolina Mudcats players Gulf Coast Pirates players Kansas City Royals players Lynchburg Hillcats players Major League Baseball outfielders Nashville Sounds players Oklahoma RedHawks players Omaha Royals players Pawtucket Red Sox players Pittsburgh Pirates players Texas Rangers players Williamsport Crosscutters players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople
Oberea pruinosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. in 1913. It is native to North America. References Beetles described in 1913 pruinosa Taxa named by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.
Karpatska Rus' (Карпатска Русь) is a Rusyn language newspaper published in the United States for the Rusyn-speaking Lemko immigrant community. It is the successor to Lemko, which began publication in 1927. Originally, the paper was published weekly or twice a week, and was entirely in the Lemko form of the Rusyn language. Its largest circulation was during World War II, when it provided reporting from the war in the Carpathian Mountains. It later added articles in English, and eventually became a bilingual paper. It was still in active publication in 2006, but with a reduced circulation. Since 2008 it has been published in English as a quarterly. The newspaper had a Russophile orientation, and avoided any suggestion that some researchers consider Lemkos a branch of the Ukrainians as opposed to Lemko being a synonym for Rusyn. References External links Online archive Lemko American Newspapers established in 1939 Rusyn-American culture in New Jersey Rusyn-American history Rusyn-language newspapers Bilingual newspapers Non-English-language newspapers published in New Jersey Allentown, New Jersey 1939 establishments in New Jersey Rusyn culture
Jesús Álvarez Amaya (November 19, 1925 – June 21, 2010) was a Mexican painter and graphic artist, mostly known for mural work and his graphic work as head of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, which he led from 1967 until his death. His murals can be found in various parts of the country and his art mostly have social and political themes. Life Jesús Álvarez Amaya was born on November 19, 1925, in the La Merced neighborhood in Mexico City. He came from modest background, working as a baker in his youth. He studied art at the Escuela de Arte para Trabajadores (Art School for Workers) and later studied with noted artist Ramón Alva de la Canal. He later worked as an assistant to Diego Rivera for the mural done at the Insurgentes Theater, as well as the Olympic Stadium at the Ciudad Universitaria . He was a lifelong militant communist, involved in activities mostly through the Taller de Gráfica Popular, for example printing posters during the student uprising in 1968. He was a heavy reader especially valuing poetry, and that of his friend Jaime Sabines. He was also a fan of Carlos Monsiváis. He died on June 21, 2010, in Mexico City of cancer which could not be treated because of his advanced age. Career Álvarez was a painter and graphic artist. His first individual exhibition was in 1951 at the Galería Commercial de Arte Moderno. Some of his last exhibitions include those at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, of which he was a member. His works can be found in a number of collections including that of the Blaisten Collection and the Fundación Cultural Pascual. Those in the last collection were donated by the artist during the Pascual Boing workers 1982 strike which eventually led to the employees taking over the company. His best known painting is mural work, which is mostly has political and social themes. He had his first contact with mural painting at the Mexican Navy headquarters where he painted a portion of the sky on a mural there. Working with Rivera, Alvarez painted the face of Miguel Hidalgo on the Insurgentes Theater mural. His first solo mural was done in 1950 related to the Popol Vuh in the dining room of the Hotel Maya-Land at Chichen Itza . From 1955 on he painted murals such as “Hidalgo en el pretérito, presente y futuro de México”, in Mexicali, “El hombre nuevo”, in Misantla, and “Benito Juárez”, in Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz . His last mural was “La comunicación postal” at the Vicente Guerrero Library in Mexico City, which measures eighty m2. It was a recreation done in 2006 of a mural he originally did for the Centro Postal Mecanizado México in 1974, but was destroyed in 2004. His most prolific work was in graphics as a member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular. He became a member in 1955, at a time when many of the older artists were leaving. In the late 1950s into the 1960s, the Taller workshop became abandoned. In 1967, Álvarez and other artists decided to reactivate the organization, obtaining the keys to the facility, rehabilitating it and working to attract young artists. He was general provisional coordinator of the Taller from 1967 to 1987, when he was self-named coordinator for life. During the 1968 student uprising Alvarez led the group in its creation of hundreds of posters. This led to repression of the group, but they were able to reopen in 1969, with the organization including writers and artists such as Jaime Sabines, Rubén Salazar Mallén, Efraín Huerta, Thelma Nava, Roberto López Moreno, Xorge del Campo, Dionicio Morales, Gerardo de la Torre, René Avilés Fabila and Manuel Blanco. The organization declined again in the 1970s and had to relocate several times. He maintained the Taller’s archives, often with his own money until Mexico City mayor Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas gifted the building where the Taller is found today. In 1955 he founded the Escuela de Artes Plásticas José Clemente Orozco in Mexicali. He won three Acquisition Awards and three scholarships for his work. Artistry Álvarez’s arts was mostly tied to social and political causes. He was one of the last muralists in the tradition of David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera, promoting Mexican muralism throughout his life, even after it had fallen out of favor. His graphic work was mostly tied to the Taller de la Gráfica Popular. He painted canvases as well as murals. Among his canvas works, his self-portraits stand out, along with those of Emiliano Zapata. References Mexican artists 1925 births 2010 deaths

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