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Atilia
Atilia (sometimes spelt Attilia), daughter of Atilius Serranus and first wife of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, whom he married c. 73 BC, after his intended wife, Aemilia Lepida, married Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica.
In the words of Plutarch:
[Atilia] was the first woman with whom he had sex, but not the only one, as was true of Laelius, the friend of Scipio Africanus; Laelius, indeed, was more fortunate, since in the course of his long life he only ever made love to one woman, the wife of his youth.
Cato and Atilia had a son Marcus Porcius Cato, who later died in the second Battle of Philippi, and a daughter Porcia Catonis, who became the wife of her cousin Marcus Junius Brutus.
Circa 63 BC, Cato divorced Atilia on the grounds of her "unseemly behaviour", later marrying Marcia. Atilia is not mentioned again.
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Odelo
"Odelo" is the third single by Serbian new wave band Električni Orgazam and the second single from the Lišće prekriva Lisabon album.
Track listing
Both tracks written by Srđan Gojković
"Odelo" (2:00)
"Afrika" (1:55)
Personnel
Srđan Gojković (guitar, vocals)
Ljubomir Đukić (keyboards, vocals)
Jovan Jovanović (bass)
Goran Čavajda (drums, percussion)
Ljubomir Jovanović (guitar)
External links
EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;
Odelo / Afrika at Discogs
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Veaceslav Lisa
Veaceslav Lisa (born 24 May 1993) is a Moldovan football midfielder who plays for FC Spicul Chișcăreni.
Honours
Moldovan National Division: 2011–12, 2012–13 2013–14
Moldovan Super Cup: 2013
External links
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Cealia Pompeius Pulchellus
Cealia Pompeius Pulchellus was, according to the notoriously unreliable Historia Augusta, a clergy member in the Temple of Venus from 185-88. It was noted that Cealia was thought to be blessed by Cupid based on his very feminine appearance and body. At the age of 18, Cealia was supposedly summoned by Emperor Commodus to his bedchamber after the latter heard word of Cealia's rumored connection with the god of affection Cupid, only to be raped and murdered by the emperor the same night.
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2001 Buffalo Bills season
The 2001 season was the Buffalo Bills' 42nd season. Previous head coach Wade Phillips was fired, and was replaced by Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. They finished the season at 3-13 and last in the AFC East division for the first time since 1985.
John Butler, who had been the Bills' general manager from 1993–2000, left to take the same position with the San Diego Chargers. He was replaced by Tom Donahoe, who would remain with the Bills through the 2005 season.
In the wake of Buffalo's quarterback controversy, Doug Flutie was released by the Bills, prior to the season and followed Butler to San Diego. Buffalo named Rob Johnson their starting quarterback for the 2001 season, which would ultimately be his last in Buffalo. Bills defensive end Marcellus Wiley, linebacker Sam Rogers, and linebacker John Holecek also left Buffalo for San Diego in 2001, leaving a gap in Buffalo's defense. The special teams also saw a major overhaul. Placekicker Steve Christie was also among the defectors to San Diego, forcing the Bills to sign rookie Jake Arians (son of longtime offensive coordinator Bruce Arians) as a replacement, then after several weeks of Arians's poor play, Shayne Graham. Chris Mohr left for the Atlanta Falcons and was replaced by Brian Moorman, who would stay with the team for the next eleven seasons.
Offseason
NFL draft
Buffalo's 2001 draft was general manager Tom Donahoe first with the team. The Bills' first three draft picks — Nate Clements, Aaron Schobel and Travis Henry — went on to make the Pro Bowl with the Bills.
Players in yellow indicates future Pro Bowl selections
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: September 9, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: FOX
Announcers: Scott Graham, D.J. Johnson
Referee: Larry Mallam
The Gregg Williams era began inauspiciously in this game against former Bills linebacker Jim Haslett and the New Orleans Saints. The Bills led 6-0 at halftime, but in the second half the Saints turned the game into a rout. Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks went long and found Albert Connell for a 46 yard touchdown to give the Saints the lead, then later in the quarter threw another touchdown pass to tight end Cam Cleeland to make the score 17-6. Ricky Williams added another touchdown on a 19 yard reception from Brooks late in the fourth quarter to clinch the game for the Saints.
Rob Johnson threw three interceptions, all of which were intercepted by Saints safety Sammy Knight. Linebacker Sam Cowart hurt his achilles' heel in the first quarter and would go on to miss the rest of the season.
Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: September 23, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Referee: Bill Carollo
The Bills then traveled to Indianapolis to take on the Colts, who were coming off an impressive road win at the Jets two weeks prior. Surprisingly, the Bills struck first with rookie cornerback Nate Clements intercepting a Peyton Manning pass and returning it 48 yards for a touchdown. However, after this play it was all Colts. Edgerrin James scored on a one yard touchdown plunge to tie the score at 7-7, then Manning threw a 60 yard bomb to receiver Jerome Pathon to make the score 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. Rookie running back Travis Henry answered with a 4 yard touchdown to tie the score at 14-14, but then Manning found Marvin Harrison for three touchdowns in the second quarter. The first two were from 39 yards apiece, and the third was a 7 yard touchdown to make the score 35-17 Colts at the half. Late in the fourth quarter, on a 4th and 34, Rob Johnson threw a 40 yard touchdown pass to Peerless Price in the end zone cutting the score 42-26, and also converting the longest 4th down in known NFL history, but the bills failed on a 2-point conversion pass.
The Bills allowed a whopping 555 yards of total offense, with Peyton Manning throwing for 421 yards and 4 touchdowns (albeit with two interceptions).
Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: September 30, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
Referee: Tom White
The Bills' next game was at home against the Steelers, where they continued to struggle. Near the end of the first quarter, Travis Henry fumbled in Steeler territory, and Dewayne Washington returned the loose ball 63 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring, 7-0. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers broke open the game with running back Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala running in for a 22 yard touchdown to make it 20-3.
The Bills were held to a mere 172 yards of total offense.
Week 4: vs. New York Jets
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: October 7, 2001
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Craig James, and Beasley Reece
Referee: Ron Winter
In danger of falling to their worst start in over a decade, the Bills opened this matchup by going into their bag of tricks. Rookie punter Brian Moorman attempted a surprise onside kick on the opening play of the game, and the Bills recovered. However, the Bills failed to score with Sammy Morris losing a fumble on the third play of the drive, and the Jets capitalized on the turnover by driving down for a 16 yard Curtis Martin touchdown run to make it 7-0. On the ensuing drive, Rob Johnson threw an interception deep in his own territory to linebacker Marvin Jones, and the Jets capitalized with Vinny Testaverde finding fullback Richie Anderson for a 4 yard touchdown on the very next play to make it 14-0 Jets. Johnson answered with a 46 yard touchdown pass to Eric Moulds, but a failed two-point conversion kept the score at 14-6. The next Bills drive lasted only one play as linebacker Mo Lewis sacked Johnson and forced him to fumble, with lineman John Abraham returning the fumble 7 yards for another Jets touchdown. The next play from scrimmage featured an injury. Just as he had two weeks earlier when he knocked out Drew Bledsoe against the Patriots to begin the Tom Brady era, Mo Lewis hit Rob Johnson at the end of a 17 yard run and knocked him out of the game, forcing longtime backup Alex Van Pelt to take over at quarterback.
Alex Van Pelt played well in his relief appearance, and after Curtis Martin added another touchdown to make the score 28-9 Jets, the Bills began to mount a comeback. Late in the first half, Van Pelt found tight end Jay Riemersma for a 3 yard touchdown to make the score 28-15 at the half. Then on the opening drive of the second half, Van Pelt found Peerless Price for a 70-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to just 6, 28-22. However, the Jets stretched the lead back to 20 points with Vinny Testaverde finding tight end Anthony Becht for a 2 yard touchdown, then with Mo Lewis recovering a Larry Centers fumble and returning it 15 yards for another touchdown to make the score 42-22. With 4:37 to go, Centers did run in for a 2 yard touchdown to make the score 42-29, then the Bills forced a punt. Van Pelt led the Bills to another touchdown by finding Centers for a 7 yard touchdown to make the score 42-36, the drive took lots of time due to short passes and there were only 7 seconds remaining at this point. The Bills' subsequent onside kick was recovered by the Jets and the game then ended.
Alex Van Pelt was 23 of 41 for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception. Travis Henry ran for 113 yards on 19 carries for his first career 100-yard game, Eric Moulds caught 5 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown, and Peerless Price added 4 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Although the Bills outgained the Jets 473-335, the turnover battle decided the game as the Bills committed 5 turnovers to the Jets' 0.
Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Bills finally got into the win column with this win over the slumping Jaguars in a Thursday night clash. They led 3-0 at halftime after a 30 yard field goal by kicker Jake Arians. In the third quarter, Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell found tight end Kyle Brady for a 20 yard touchdown pass to make the score 7-3, but on the ensuing drive Rob Johnson hit Eric Moulds for a 27 yard touchdown to make the score 10-7. Late in the fourth quarter with the score tied 10-10, the Bills drove to the Jaguars' 29 yard line. Arians made a 46 yard field goal with 1:03 to go to give the Bills the lead, then safety Travares Tillman intercepted a Brunell pass on the next drive with 44 seconds left to seal the win.
Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Date: October 28, 2001
Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST (4:15 p.m. EST)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Craig Bolerjack, Trevor Matich, and Scott Kaplan
Referee: Tony Corrente
Among the most hyped games of the year for the Bills was this game against the Chargers. This was in large part due to the number of Bills players and executive from the previous season's team that were now part of the Chargers, including general manager John Butler, quarterback Doug Flutie, and defensive end Marcellus Wiley. Of particular note was the head-to-head quarterback battle between Flutie and Rob Johnson, who had jousted with each other for the Bills' starting quarterback position over the previous three seasons.
The Chargers came out strong with a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Doug Flutie found tight end Freddie Jones for a one yard touchdown in the quarter. However, the Bills rallied at the end of the half with Rob Johnson running in for a 1 yard touchdown and Jake Arians kicking a 41 yard field goal as time expired in the half to make the score 13-10 Chargers.
In the fourth quarter, Jason Perry intercepted a Rob Johnson pass and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown to make the score 20-10 Chargers. However on the very next play from scrimmage, Johnson hit Peerless Price for a 61 yard touchdown to make the score 20-17 with 10:11 to go. After the following Chargers drive ended with a missed field goal, the Bills drove down the field and scored a touchdown with Travis Henry scoring on a one yard plunge to make the score 24-20 Bills with just 1:30 remaining. However, special teams would cost the Bills the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Chargers kick returner Ronney Jenkins returned the ball 72 yards to the Bills' 26 yard line, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Brian Moorman added half the distance to the goal. On the next play, Doug Flutie ran in for a 13 yard touchdown to make the score 27-24 Chargers with 1:10 to go. Despite this turn of events, the Bills were not done. A 25 yard pass from Rob Johnson to Jay Riemersma moved the ball to field goal range in the final moments of the game. However with 7 seconds remaining, Jake Arians' 44 yard field goal attempt was blocked.
In the battle of the two quarterbacks, Rob Johnson went 24 of 37 for 310 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while Doug Flutie was 21 of 33 for 254 yards and a touchdown. Both players added a rushing touchdown as well. While Johnson outgained Flutie through the air and on the ground, Flutie's quarterback rating was 97.3 to Johnson's 88.8.
Former Bill Marcellus Wiley added 2 sacks against his former team.
Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: November 4, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST (originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m.)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Referee: Walt Coleman
Although they themselves were now in the midst of a disappointing season, the Colts still beat the Bills soundly upon the rematch at Orchard Park. The Colts scored first on the first play of the second quarter with Peyton Manning finding tight end Marcus Pollard for a 15 yard score. Nate Clements tied the game for the Bills with a 66 yard punt return touchdown. However, the Bills suffered a defensive breakdown on the next series. Manning called for a naked bootleg, and despite his slow speed outran the Bills to the end zone untouched for a 33 yard touchdown run (the longest run of his career) to make the score 14-7 Colts. In the third quarter, running back Dominic Rhodes ran in for a 1 yard touchdown to make the score a three score game, 24-7.
Week 9: at New England Patriots
at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date: November 11, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Tom Brady's reign of terror against the Bills began with this Week 9 matchup that saw the Patriots improve to over .500 for the first time in their first Super Bowl season. However, it would be former Bill Antowain Smith who would do the most damage in this contest.
The Patriots would open the scoring in the first quarter with Tom Brady finding running back Kevin Faulk for a 6 yard touchdown to make the score 7-0. A 24 yard Jake Arians field goal made the score 7-3 at the half. In the third quarter, Antowain Smith ran in for a 1 yard score to make the score 14-3 Patriots heading in the final quarter. With under 5 minutes remaining, cornerback Terrell Buckley sacked Rob Johnson, who suffered a season-ending injury in the process. Johnson was replaced by Alex Van Pelt as the Bills turned it over on downs by failing to convert a 4th and 27 with 4:07 left. However on the ensuing possession, defensive end Kendrick Office sacked Brady and forced him to fumble, with fellow lineman Jay Foreman recovering the ball to put the Bills back in the game. The Bills capitalized on the turnover with Van Pelt finding Peerless Price for a 17 yard touchdown score two plays later, and the ensuing two point conversion made the score 14-11 Patriots with 2:43 to go. However, the ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Patriots, and two plays later, Smith broke through for a 42 yard touchdown to clinch the game.
One bright spot for the Bills in this game was their pass rush. The Bills broke through the Patriots' strong O-line for 7 sacks, with Kendrick Office, Tyrone Robertson, and rookie defensive end Aaron Schobel all contributing two sacks apiece. However, the Bills allowed their former running back Antowain Smith to run for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns on 20 carries.
The game was Rob Johnson's final appearance as a Buffalo Bill, as Alex Van Pelt started for the remainder of the season. Fittingly, he was sacked 5 times.
Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: November 18, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Referee: Bernie Kukar
The Bills kicked off a two week homestand with a home matchup against the Seahawks. In the second quarter, Matt Hasselbeck found rookie wide receiver Koren Robinson for a 7 yard touchdown to make the score 10-0 Seattle. However, the Bills struck back with Alex Van Pelt finding Peerless Price for a 16 yard touchdown on the ensuing drive to make the score 10-7, and Jake Arians's 25 yard field goal tied the score at 10-10 at halftime. In the third quarter, Seattle regained the lead with running back Shaun Alexander scoring on a 1 yard run to make it 17-10. Two field goals by future Bill Rian Lindell, including one from 51 yards, made the score 23-13 Seahawks with just 3:12 to go. Van Pelt hit Jay Riemersma for a 6 yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 3, 23-20, with 1:23 to go. However, Seahawks cornerback Shawn Springs recovered Arians's ensuing onside kick and the game then ended.
The Bills outgained the Seahawks 372-246, but committed 2 turnovers while the Seahawks committed none.
Despite the loss, Alex Van Pelt played well in his first start of the season, going 28-42 for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. Peerless Price was the leading receiver with 10 catches for 138 yards and a touchdown.
During halftime, longtime quarterback Jim Kelly's name was added to the Bills Wall of Fame, and his number 12 jersey was retired. It was the first number retired by the Buffalo Bills, and as of 2017 is one of only two numbers to have been retired by the franchise (Bruce Smith's #78 is the other).
Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: November 25, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Craig James, and Beasley Reece
Referee: Terry McAulay
The Dolphins opened the scoring in this divisional game with running back Lamar Smith scoring a 1 yard touchdown, but the Bills answered on the very next play from scrimmage with Alex Van Pelt finding Eric Moulds for an 80 yard touchdown to tie the score at 7-7. With 6 seconds to go in the half, the Bills capped off an 80 yard drive with Van Pelt finding Sheldon Jackson for a 1 yard touchdown pass to give the Bills a surprising 14-10 lead at the half. On the opening drive of the second half, Van Pelt threw a 54 yard touchdown pass to Moulds, and the score was 21-10 Bills heading into the final quarter.
However, the fourth quarter was a Bills meltdown. On the opening play of the quarter, Jay Fiedler found tight end Jed Weaver for an 8 yard touchdown pass to narrow the score 21-17. The Bills answered with another touchdown drive, capped off by Travis Henry's 8 yard touchdown run with 8:16 to go. However, Jake Arians whiffed on the extra point, and the score remained 27-17. On the following drive, Fiedler found rookie wide receiver Chris Chambers for a 22 yard touchdown pass to cut the score to 27-24 with 4:07 to play. After a Bills punt, the Dolphins drove into field goal range, and Olindo Mare kicked a 39 yard field goal to tie the score at 27-27 with just 1:11 to go. On the very next play, Nate Clements fumbled the kick return, and Dolphins corner Patrick Surtain recovered at the Bills' 42 yard line. Two plays later, Fiedler hooked up with Chambers for his second touchdown of the quarter, a 32 yard pass that gave the Dolphins a stunning 34-27 lead with 48 seconds remaining. Alex Van Pelt attempted to get the Bills down the field for a game-tying touchdown in the game's final moments, but while spiking the ball at the Dolphins' 32 yard line to set up one more opportunity, the clock ran out.
Alex Van Pelt was 21-34 for 309 yards with 3 touchdowns and an interception for his second consecutive 300 yard game. Eric Moulds caught 6 of his passes for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
Date: December 2, 2001
Game time: 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m. EST)
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
Referee: Ed Hochuli
After three consecutive competitive games against teams that finished with winning records, the Bills were completely dominated by the 49ers in a Sunday Night game in San Francisco. In the second quarter, 49ers running back Garrison Hearst opened the scoring with a 1 yard touchdown run, followed by Jeff Garcia finding receiver Tai Streets for a 23 yard touchdown to make the score 14-0 49ers at halftime. The Bills' misery continued in the third quarter as Garcia found Terrell Owens for a 17 yard touchdown pass to make the score 21-0 at the end of three quarters. Even fullback Fred Beasley and seldom-used running back Paul Smith got in on the fun with touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
The 49ers dominated the Bills in all phases of the game, outgaining the Bills 409-191 with a 230-29 advantage on the ground while controlling the clock for 39:48 to the Bills' 20:12. Alex Van Pelt threw 4 interceptions, while Travis Henry was held to a mere 9 yards rushing.
Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: December 9, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: FOX
Announcers: Curt Menefee, Ray Bentley, and Bob Trimble
Referee: Bill Carollo
The Panthers-Bills matchup was, by record, the worst matchup of the 2001 NFL season with the teams combining for a record of 4-28. Sure enough, only 44,549 fans were on hand to see the Bills finally end their 6 game losing streak in a sloppy game.
After a 3-3 stalemate in the first quarter, the Panthers built a big lead in the second quarter. Rookie Panthers quarterback Chris Weinke ran in for a 1 yard touchdown, then running back Richard Huntley added a 2 yard touchdown to make the score 17-3 Panthers. After a field goal by the Bills' new kicker Shayne Graham (who replaced Jake Arians starting in the 49ers game), Weinke found tight end Kris Mangum for a 2 yard touchdown to make the score 24-6 Panthers with 36 seconds to go in the half. However, the Bills drove 70 yards down the field in just 30 seconds, scoring on Alex Van Pelt's 7 yard touchdown pass to Peerless Price with 1 second to go in the half. This made the score 24-13 Carolina at the half.
In the third quarter, rookie linebacker Brandon Spoon intercepted a Chris Weinke pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown, with a failed two point conversion keeping the score 24-19 Panthers heading into the final quarter. With 8 minutes remaining, Travis Henry ran in for a 1 yard touchdown plunge to give the Bills their first lead of the game, 25-24. The Bills' defense held on a 4th and 2 with 2:24 to go, then Alex Van Pelt completed a pass to Jay Riemersma on a 3rd and 8 for a game-clinching first down.
Travis Henry ran for 101 yards on 27 carries for a touchdown.
Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date: December 16, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Referee: Mike Carey
The Bills' final home game of the year was a defensive slugfest against the Patriots that did not feature a single touchdown. The Patriots led 6-0 at the half after two Adam Vinatieri field goals. In the fourth quarter the Bills took a 9-6 lead after three consecutive Shayne Graham field goals, which Vinatieri answered with a 25 yard field goal with 2:45 remaining to tie the score at 9-9. After neither team was able to move the ball in the final minutes of regulation, the game went into overtime. Perhaps representative of the defensive battle, the game's most memorable play came in the third quarter when Nate Clements blasted Tom Brady on a QB scramble after he found no receivers open, sending his helmet flying in the process.
Defensive theatrics aside, the Patriots got help from a challenge in overtime. Tom Brady completed a pass to wide receiver David Patten, who fumbled upon being tackled by safety Keion Carpenter along the sideline. Initially it was ruled that Nate Clements recovered the fumble for the Bills, but upon being challenged by Bill Belichick, the ball was ruled out of bounds and the Patriots kept the ball. On the next play, former Bill Antowain Smith broke free for a 38 yard run to put the Patriots in the red zone, setting up Adam Vinatieri for a game-winning 23 yard field goal.
Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Date: December 23, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Craig Bolerjack, Trevor Matich
Referee: Larry Nemmers
In contrast to their previous game with the Patriots, the Bills' contest against the Atlanta Falcons turned into a shootout. The Falcons opened the scoring with running back Maurice Smith running in for a 1 yard touchdown. Just one minute later, the Bills struck back with running back Shawn Bryson, starting in place of Travis Henry, running for a 15 yard touchdown to even the score at 7-7. In the second quarter, Brandon Spoon intercepted a pass by Chris Chandler and returned it 7 yards for his second touchdown in three weeks, and the Bills led 14-13 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Bills fell behind 16-14 after a Jay Feely field goal, but regained the lead with Shawn Bryson outrunning the Falcons for a 68 yard touchdown to make the score 20-16. However, two touchdown passes by Chris Chandler, the first to receiver Tony Martin for 63 yards and the second to rookie tight end Alge Crumpler for 49 yards, caused the Bills to fall behind 30-20 with 11:56 to go. With 3:55 to go, Shayne Graham kicked a field goal to make the score 30-23, then the Bills used up their three timeouts to force a Falcons punt. Alex Van Pelt drove the Bills 82 yards down the field, then threw a 3 yard touchdown pass to Eric Moulds with just 48 seconds remaining to tie the score at 30-30. However, the Falcons were not content with overtime and went for the win. An illegal formation penalty pushed them back to midfield with 10 seconds remaining, but Chandler completed a 16 yard pass to receiver Brian Finneran and the Falcons called their final timeout with 2 seconds remaining. This set up a long attempt for rookie kicker Jay Feely at 52 yards, but his kick was good as time expired. Feely celebrated by jumping wildly as the Bills walked off the turf with yet another loss in a close game.
Although the Bills outgained the Falcons on the ground 190-67 with Shawn Bryson running for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 16 carries, the Falcons outgained the Bills in net passing 422-208 with Chris Chandler torching the Bills secondary for 431 yards passing.
Week 16: at New York Jets
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date: December 30, 2001
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Craig James, and Beasley Reece
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Despite the struggles the Bills faced all season, they were able to play spoiler in a late-season game against the New York Jets, who were fighting for a playoff spot in the crowded AFC race. The game was played on a cold, windy day in New Jersey, but the lack of precipitation was notable for Buffalo fans as their city was being pelted by a raging snowstorm in the days leading up to the game.
Late in the first half, the Bills got on the board with Larry Centers scoring on a 5 yard run with 19 seconds remaining in the half, giving them a 7-6 lead. In the third quarter, the Bills extended their lead with Alex Van Pelt finding Peerless Price for a 22 yard touchdown pass. At the two minute warning, the Jets were at the Bills' 35 yard line needing a touchdown to win down 14-9. However, Phil Hansen (playing in his second-to-last game before retirement) made a big play by tipping a Vinny Testaverde pass and intercepting it, ending the scoring threat. The Jets used their remaining timeouts to force a three-and-out before the Bills special teams threatened to give away yet another game, with Brian Moorman fumbling the snap on the ensuing punt and the Jets recovering at midfield with 47 seconds left. With one more chance, the Jets advanced to the Bills' 24 yard line when a baffling coaching decision decided the game. Rather than go for a touchdown with 13 seconds left, the Jets called for a short passing play over the middle of the field. Testaverde threw to Curtis Martin, who was tackled by Jay Foreman as the clock continued to run. The Jets were forced to run no huddle for a desperation pass and got a final snap off with less than a second remaining, but with few players on the field focused on the play anyway, Testaverde threw a pass intended for receiver Kevin Swayne that sailed over the end zone to end the game.
Shawn Bryson had his second consecutive 100-yard game by running for 107 yards on 28 carries.
Week 17: at Miami Dolphins
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Date: January 6, 2002
Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST (Originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on September 16, 2001)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Referee: Tony Corrente
The Bills' woeful season came to a fitting ending against the Dolphins. In this game, Alex Van Pelt played the first quarter and backup Travis Brown, who started the season as the third-string quarterback, played the final three quarters.
The Bills fell behind 13-0 at halftime, with Dolphins running back Lamar Smith running for a 6 yard touchdown during that time. After the Bills scored their only points of the game in the third quarter to make the score 13-7, the fourth quarter was a disaster. Jay Fiedler found receiver James McKnight for a 16 yard touchdown pass, then ran for a 16 yard touchdown on the Dolphins' next possession to make the score 27-7. The Bills' offense was awful, with Alex Van Pelt throwing an interception and Travis Brown throwing two more while the ground game contributed only 39 yards rushing, and their run defense struggled with Lamar Smith gashing and running over the defense for 158 yards rushing. And with all that said, the worst play of the game for the Bills - and a highly symbolic conclusion to their season - came on the final play of the game. Brown was intercepted at the goal line by safety Brock Marion while trying to throw an out pattern, and Marion raced down the sideline untouched for a 100 yard touchdown and exclamation point.
With this loss, the Bills finished their worst season since 1985 with a 3-13 record.
Standings
References
External links
2001 Buffalo Bills at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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James Roumanos
James Roumanos (Arabic: جيمس رومانوس) is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who plays as a or forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Career
Roumanos made his international debut for Lebanon in their 56-14 loss to Fiji in the 2019 Pacific Test.
References
External Links
Canterbury-Bankstown profile
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The Top Notes
The Top Notes was a rhythm and blues vocal group, centered around the singers Derek Martin and Howard Guyton. They released a number of singles in the early 1960s, amongst which was the first recording of "Twist and Shout".
Members
Derek Don Martin (also known as "Derek Ray") was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 2, 1938. He began his professional career at the age of 17 when he joined Duke Ellington as a vocalist. Howard "Howie" Guyton (also known as "Guy Howard") was born 1938. He was a cousin of Dave "Baby" Cortez, who performed with Guyton and Martin in The Pearls.
Despite being primarily a vehicle for Martin and Guyton, other members of The Top Notes included George Wilson Torrence Jr. (who later became a pastor in Duncan, Oklahoma) and singers known as Roy and Johnny. When the group changed record labels in 1961, the lineup consisted solely of Martin and Guyton, who subsequently hired Barbara Wells, Dionne Warwick and Rosco King, a bassist who had previously sung with them in The Five Pearls.
Career
The group was formed from members of Martin and Guyton's previous bands, known at various times as The Five Pearls, The Sheiks, The Pearls, and Howie and the Sapphires. These groups released records on Aladdin, Cat, Atco and Okeh Records respectively. In a 2015 interview, Martin suggests that the formation of The Top Notes was just a name-change to move away from names that had previously been associated with payola. The Top Notes signed to Atlantic Records in 1960, releasing two singles—"A Wonderful Time" (b/w "Walkin' with Love") and "Say Man" (b/w "Warm Your Heart")—the same year.
In 1961 the group recorded the single "Hearts of Stone" (b/w "The Basic Things") under the direction of Phil Spector, with King Curtis on saxophone. The second single that year was the first recorded version of Phil Medley and Bert Berns's "Twist and Shout", which was also produced by Spector. Recorded at Atlantic Studios on February 23, 1961, Martin and Guyton were accompanied by an orchestra conducted and arranged by Teddy Randazzo, which included (among others) King Curtis on tenor saxophone, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, and Panama Francis and Gary Chester on percussion and drums respectively. Further accompaniment came from a 10-piece string ensemble and vocals from The Cookies. The single was not a hit, and the group did not release through Atlantic again. "Twist and Shout" was later recorded by The Isley Brothers and The Beatles; the latter group's version was kept from the top of the US charts by "Can't Buy Me Love" in 1964 when they held all of the top five positions in the chart. By the end of the decade, Spector had moved on to produce the Beatles themselves.
In 1962, the group released "Wait for Me Baby" (b/w "Come Back Cleopatra) on Festival Records, before their final single, "I Love You So Much" (b/w "It's Alright") was released through ABC-Paramount Records in 1963.
Martin launched a solo career the same year; his debut single was a cover of Otis Blackwell's "Daddy Rolling Stone". A later single, "You Better Go", fell just short of the Top 20 R&B chart.
Guyton later joined a group touring as The Platters. During a tour of Argentina, 39-year-old Guyton collapsed in his Buenos Aires hotel room on October 22, 1977 and died from a heart attack.
Singles discography
Atlantic Records
1960—"A Wonderful Time" (b/w "Walkin' with Love")
1960—"Say Man" (b/w "Warm Your Heart")
1961—"Hearts of Stone" (b/w "The Basic Things")
1961—"Twist and Shout" (b/w "Always Late (Why Lead Me On)")
Festival Records
1962—"Wait for Me Baby" (b/w "Come Back Cleopatra")
ABC-Paramount Records
1963—"I Love You So Much" (b/w "It's Alright")
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Focus variation
Focus variation is a method to calculate a sharp image and to measure the depth with an optics with limited depth of field.
Algorithm
The algorithm work as follows:
at first images with difference focus are captured. This is done by moving the sample or the optics in relation to each other.
then for each position the focus over each plane is calculated
the plane with the best focus is used to get a sharp image. the corresponding depth gives the depth at this position-
Optics
Focus variation requires an optics with very little depth of field. This can be realized if a microscopy like optics and a microscope objective is used. These objectives have a high numerical aperture which gives a small depth of field.
Usage
The use of this method is for optical surface metrology and coordinate-measuring machine. This means measuring form, waviness and roughness on samples. With optimized hardware and software components a lateral resolution of 500 nm (limitation of wavelength of light) and a vertical resolution of several nm can be reached.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
can be used on samples with steep flankes. This is because a ring light can be used to extend the illumination aperture
can deliver color information
can measure on rough surfaces
Disadvantages:
can not be used if the surface of the sample does not give structure in the image. This means it can not be used for wafers and glass
Standardisation
ISO committee is working on a new series of ISO standards that is called the ISO 25178 series. The part 6 document describes the available methods for roughness measurement. Focus variation is one of the described methods.
See also
Roughness
Surface metrology
References
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Delaware Route 2
Delaware Route 2 (DE 2) is a east–west highway located in northern New Castle County, Delaware. It runs from DE 72 and DE 273 on the eastern edge of Newark east to DE 52 in Wilmington. DE 2 is known variously as Capitol Trail, Kirkwood Highway, and Lincoln and Union streets along its route. Between Newark and Wilmington, the route is a four- to six-lane divided highway that passes through suburban areas. In Wilmington, DE 2 is routed along a one-way pair of city streets.
What would become DE 2 was paved by 1924 and became a state highway in 1927, receiving the DE 2 designation by 1936. At this time, the western terminus of the road was at the Maryland border southwest of Newark, where it continued into that state as Maryland Route 279 (MD 279). The road was progressively widened into a divided highway from Wilmington to Newark between 1940 and 1964, bypassing some portions of the road which are now known as Old Capitol Trail. DE 2 was routed to bypass Newark by 1990, with DE 2 Business (DE 2 Bus.) designated on the former route through Newark. In 2013, the western terminus of DE 2 was truncated to its current location and DE 2 Bus. was decommissioned. The westernmost portion of the route was designated as DE 279, matching the route number just across the Maryland border.
Route description
DE 2 begins at an intersection with DE 72 and DE 273 in the eastern part of the city of Newark. From here, DE 2 heads north concurrent with DE 72 on Capitol Trail, a four-lane divided highway. The road turns northeast and passes under CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line before it leaves Newark and continues northeast through residential areas, briefly becoming undivided as it crosses White Clay Creek.
DE 72 splits from DE 2 by heading northwest on Possum Park Road, with DE 2 continuing northeast through suburban areas consisting of homes and businesses as a four-lane divided highway. The road passes to the south of Pike Creek and intersects several roads including Polly Drummond Hill Road/Red Mill Road, North Harmony Road, and Upper Pike Creek Road. After the Upper Pike Creek Road intersection, the route crosses Pike Creek. At the Pike Creek Road intersection, the road name becomes Kirkwood Highway. The highway continues through suburbs and reaches a junction with Delaware Park Drive, an access road south to Delaware Park, which consists of a thoroughbred horse racetrack, casino, and golf course. Following this, the road intersects Milltown Road prior to crossing Mill Creek. In Marshallton, the route widens to six lanes and comes to an intersection with DE 7.
Past this intersection, DE 2 continues past businesses, intersecting Duncan Road. The road comes to a bridge over Red Clay Creek and the Wilmington and Western Railroad before reaching Prices Corner and an intersection with Newport Gap Pike, which heads northwest as DE 41 and southeast as DE 62. At this point, DE 2 passes to the north of Prices Corner Shopping Center. The road comes to a bridge over Centerville Road, with indirect access to Centerville Road and a park and ride lot to the south, before reaching a partial cloverleaf interchange with the DE 141 freeway.
Following this interchange, DE 2 narrows to four lanes and continues east through a mix of homes and businesses, crossing Little Mill Creek and passing to the south of the Wilmington VA Medical Center. At this point, the route enters the town of Elsmere and briefly turns southeast before curving back to the east and reaching an intersection with DE 100. Past this intersection, the road comes to a bridge over a junction between CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision and an East Penn Railroad line and then CSX's Market Street Industrial Track line before running past homes as South Union Street.
DE 2 crosses into the city of Wilmington in the Canby Park Estates neighborhood and passes to the north of Canby Park, where it splits into the one-way pair of South Lincoln Street eastbound and South Union Street westbound and heads northeast. The one-way pair, which carries two lanes in each direction, passes urban homes and businesses and reaches an intersection with DE 48 (Lancaster Avenue) in the Union Park Gardens neighborhood. At this point, DE 2 becomes North Lincoln Street eastbound and North Union Street westbound, with the westbound direction forming a concurrency with westbound DE 48 between West 2nd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The highway enters the Little Italy neighborhood, where it intersects the northern terminus of DE 9. The route continues north to its eastern terminus at DE 52.
DE 2 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 49,116 vehicles at the DE 141 interchange to a low of 19,009 vehicles at the DE 9 intersection. The entire length of DE 2 is part of the National Highway System.
History
The portion of present-day DE 2 between Prices Corner and Wilmington was built in 1881 as New Road, connecting Greenbank Mill to Wilmington. The road that ran from the Maryland state line west of Newark and through Newark to Wilmington, which would later become DE 2, was originally a narrow and winding unpaved county road. Since the 1910s, this roadway was called the Lincoln Highway, a name it would retain until 1938. The Lincoln Highway name continued northeast of Wilmington along the Philadelphia Pike, which is present-day U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) and US 13, to the Pennsylvania border in Claymont. The Lincoln Highway between Newark and Wilmington also became known as the Capitol Trail as the travel corridor eventually led to the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. By 1924, the roadway between the Maryland border west of Newark and Wilmington was paved. In 1925, suggestions were made for the state to take over maintenance of the highway connecting the Maryland border to Newark and Wilmington. The same year, recommendations were made to remove a grade crossing with a junction between the Reading Railroad (now the East Penn Railroad) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision) in Elsmere. In 1927, the state took over maintenance of the highway between the Maryland border and Wilmington via Newark. In November 1931, the Marshallton Cutoff was opened, bypassing the narrow and winding route through the community of Marshallton. This section included a through plate girder bridge over the Red Clay Creek. In the 1930s, plans were made to build a divided highway alignment of the Capitol Trail between Wilmington and Stanton, including a bypass of Marshallton, as a result of the construction of the Delaware Park racetrack, which opened in 1937.
In 1936, DE 2 was designated to run from the Maryland border southwest of Newark, where it connected to MD 279, to DE 52 in Wilmington, following Elkton Road, Main Street, Capitol Trail, New Road, and Union Street. In 1938, construction began on widening DE 2 into a divided highway between Prices Corner and Elsmere, with plans to extend the divided highway westward to bypass the two-lane section through Marshallton to the north along a new alignment. In 1939, the divided highway alignment of DE 2 was completed between DE 7 and Elsmere, with the exception of the bridge over the Red Clay Creek in Cranston Heights. This bridge was finished in 1940, completing the improvement of DE 2 into a divided highway between DE 7 and Elsmere. The new divided highway routing of DE 2 was extended west from DE 7 to Pike Creek Road in 1941. The bypassed former alignment of the route between Pike Creek Road and Prices Corner became known as Old Capitol Trail. On May 9, 1941, the new alignment of DE 2 between Pike Creek Road and the east end of New Road in Elsmere was named the Robert Kirkwood Highway in honor of Robert Kirkwood, an American Revolutionary War soldier from Newark. The portion of the route between DE 273 and Pike Creek Road retained the name Capitol Trail.
In 1940, plans were made to eliminate the grade crossing with the railroad junction in Elsmere by replacing it with a bridge over the tracks along with a new alignment for DE 2 between the end of the divided highway in Elsmere and Union and Lincoln streets in Wilmington. Due to World War II and steel shortages, construction of the bridge would be delayed until after the war. In December 1949, the bridge carrying the route over the Reading Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Elsmere was opened to traffic, with final work on the bridge finished in 1950.
In 1956, DE 2 and DE 273 were routed onto the one-way pair of Delaware Avenue eastbound and Main Street westbound in downtown Newark following an eastward extension of Delaware Avenue to the intersection between DE 2 and DE 273 east of the city. In 1957, work began to widen DE 2 into a four-lane divided highway between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision) bridge in Newark and DE 7. The divided highway was extended west to Red Mill Road by 1959. Also by this time, the route was split into a one-way pair in Wilmington on Union Street and Lincoln Street. The road between Newark and Red Mill Road became a divided highway by 1964. The portion of DE 2 along Elkton Road between the Maryland border and Newark was widened into a divided highway in 1972.
The Christiana Parkway around the southern edge of Newark was completed in September 1983. By 1990, DE 2 was realigned to bypass Newark along Christiana Parkway, which carried portions of DE 4 and DE 896, Chestnut Hill Road, which also carried DE 4, and South Chapel Street and Library Avenue, which was also DE 72. With this realignment, the former route through Newark became DE 2 Bus. In 2013, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) proposed the renumbering of routes in and around Newark. The plan called for DE 2 to start at DE 273 (Main Street) east of Newark instead of at the Maryland state line as well as the removal of the DE 2 Bus. designation through Newark. In addition, the portion of Elkton Road between the Maryland border and the Christiana Parkway would be designated as DE 279. The goal of the project was to "simplify the route designations in Newark, reduce sign clutter, and reduce sign maintenance costs." The changes were completed in the middle part of 2013. In September 2015, the concurrency with DE 41 in Prices Corner was removed.
Major intersections
Delaware Route 2 Business
Delaware Route 2 Business (DE 2 Bus.) was a long business route of DE 2 that ran through the city of Newark. DE 2 Bus. continued northeast from an intersection with DE 2/DE 4/DE 896 southwest of downtown Newark along four-lane divided Elkton Road, concurrent with DE 896. From this point, DE 2 Bus./DE 896 crossed the Christina River and headed into residential areas. The road changed names to South Main Street and became undivided as it passed businesses before reaching downtown Newark. Here, DE 2 Bus./DE 896 intersected DE 273, with the road splitting into a one-way pair. Eastbound DE 2 Bus./northbound DE 896 ran concurrent with eastbound DE 273 on West Delaware Avenue, heading to the east, while westbound DE 2 Bus./southbound DE 896 remained along South Main Street, also concurrent with eastbound DE 273. The one-way pair carried two lanes in each direction. Westbound DE 2 Bus. entered South Main Street from West Main Street, which also carried the westbound direction of DE 273 and the northbound direction of DE 896. At the intersection with South College Avenue, the concurrency in both directions with northbound DE 896 ended. DE 2 Bus./DE 273 passed through the University of Delaware campus and continued through the commercial downtown as East Delaware Avenue eastbound and East Main Street westbound. Farther east, the one-way pair crossed the Pomeroy and Newark Rail Trail and passed the Newark Transit Hub serving DART First State buses, which is located between East Main Street and East Delaware Avenue. East Delaware Avenue shifted farther to the south of East Main Street, with the one-way streets passing between a residential neighborhood and East Delaware Avenue passing to the north of Newark High School. Past here, the route came to an intersection with DE 2/DE 72. At this point, DE 2 Bus. ended and eastbound DE 273 headed north with DE 2/DE 72 to rejoin westbound DE 273.
The business route was created by 1990 when DE 2 was routed to bypass Newark. In 2012, the Newark city council voted in favor of renaming the portion of Elkton Road carrying DE 2 Bus./DE 896 between West Park Place and West Main Street to South Main Street in order to promote businesses along this stretch of road. The change went into effect January 1, 2013. DE 2 Bus. was decommissioned in 2013 as part of changes that also truncated the western terminus of DE 2 to the intersection with DE 72 and DE 273 in the eastern part of Newark.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
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Hub City Hotshots
The Hub City Hot Shots were an amateur baseball club located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They were formed in 2018. The Hot Shots were a part of the Expedition League and were in the Lewis Division. In their two seasons, they had gone 51-73.
Record By Year
Suspended Operations
On September 4, 2019, Expedition League owner and the Acting Owner for the Hot Shots, Steve Wagner, announced that they would suspend operations for the 2020 season. Also, the Aberdeen Parks and Recreation Board announced that they would be terminating the contract with the Hot Shots for the use of Fossum Field and its concessions.
References
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Lakes College (West Cumbria)
Lakes College is a further education institute located at Lillyhall, West Cumbria, England, between the towns of Workington and Whitehaven.
The college offers courses to students from Allerdale, Copeland and the surrounding areas. These courses include NVQs, BTECs, Diplomas and Access courses, as well as HNCs, HNDs and Foundation Degrees.
The college is a sponsor of Energy Coast UTC in Workington.
In 2018 the northern hub of the National College for Nuclear was launched at the college, funded by £7.5 million from the Department for Education. The college is expected to service the building and operation of new build nuclear power plants, for example the nearby proposed Moorside Nuclear Power Station.
References
External links
Lakes College West Cumbria homepage
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Trapdoor
A trapdoor is a sliding or hinged door, flush with the surface of a floor, roof, or ceiling, or in the stage of a theatre. A hatch, an opening which may also be in a wall and need not be flush with the surface, is similar; in some cases either name is applicable. A small door in a wall, floor or ceiling used to gain access to equipment is called an access hatch or access door.
History
Originally, trapdoors were sack traps in mills, and allowed the sacks to pass up through the mill while naturally falling back to a closed position.
Many buildings with flat roofs have hatches that provide access to the roof. On ships, hatches are usually not flush, and never called trapdoors—provide access to the deck. Cargo ships, including bulk carriers, have large hatches for access to the holds.
Gallows
Most 19th- and early 20th-century gallows featured a trapdoor, usually with two flaps. The victim was placed at the join. The edge of a trapdoor farthest from the hinge accelerates faster than gravity, so that the prisoner does not hit the flaps but falls freely.
Railways
The term trapdoor also refers to a plate in the entry vestibule of a passenger railcar that permits access to high-level platforms when lying flat against the floor of the car, and which can be flipped open to expose steps for accessing ground-level platforms. Many American commuter railroads which operate the Comet railcars made by Bombardier have trapdoors to accommodate passengers boarding and alighting on both high-level and ground-level platforms. Amtrak's Viewliner, Amfleet, and Horizon railcar fleets all have trapdoors.
Biology
Trapdoor spiders hide in an underground nest they line with their silk, and then conceal it with a hinged silk lid, the trapdoor.
Star traps in theatre
In theatrical use, "star traps" allowed explosively fast appearances on stage, such as Jinn appearing in a puff of smoke.
Fiction
Hidden trapdoors occasionally appear in fiction, as entrances to secret passageways, dungeons, or to secret tunnels. They also appear as literal traps into which a hapless pedestrian may fall if he or she happens to step on one.
A trapdoor features in a late scene of the 1963 film Charade. Cary Grant's character releases a trapdoor in the stage of a theatre to save Audrey Hepburn's character from Walter Matthau's character.
See also
Trap (disambiguation)
Angstloch
Trapdoor function
References
External links
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Poujols
Poujols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
At the 2016 census the Population of the municipality was 163 inhabitants a rise of 8.67% from the 2011 census, creating a population densité of 57 inhabitants/km2.
The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the censuses of the population carried out in the commune since 1793. From 2006, the legal populations of the communes are published annually by INSEE. The census is now based on an annual collection of information, successively covering all municipal territories over a period of five years. For municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, a census survey of the whole population is carried out every five years, the legal populations of the intermediate years being estimated by interpolation or extrapolation. For the municipality, the first comprehensive census within the framework of the new system was carried out in 2005.
The town reached peak population in the half a century following the French revolution but dwindled to a low following the Second World War, but has seen some growth in the early 21st century.
See also
Communes of the Hérault department
References
INSEE
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Graham Fyfe
Graham Fyfe may refer to:
Graham Fyfe (footballer, born 1982), ex-Celtic F.C. player who currently plays for Hawke's Bay United
Graham Fyfe (footballer, born 1951), ex-Rangers F.C. and Dumbarton player
See also
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Inlay (guitar)
Inlay on guitars or similar fretted instruments are decorative materials set into the wooden surface of the instrument using standard inlay techniques. Although inlay can be done on any part of a guitar, it is most commonly found on the fretboard, headstock—typically the manufacturer's logo—and around the sound hole of acoustic guitars. Only the positional markers on the fretboard or side of neck and the rosette around the sound hole serve any function other than decoration (the rosette serves as reinforcement). Nacre ("mother of pearl"), plastic and wood are the materials most often used as inlay.
Some very limited edition high-end or custom-made guitars have artistic inlay designs that span the entire front (or even the back) of the guitar. These designs use a variety of different materials and are created using techniques borrowed from furniture making. While these designs are often just very elaborate decorations, they are sometimes works of art that even depict a particular theme or a scene. Although these guitars are often constructed from the most exclusive materials, they are generally considered to be collector's items and not intended to be played. Large guitar manufacturers often issue these guitars to celebrate a significant historical milestone.
Fretboard
Some popular fretboard inlays include rhombuses, parallelograms, isosceles trapezoids, shark fins and rectangles. Circular markers are the easiest and least expensive to produce, because drilling circular indentations and cutting circular inlays (from sheets or rods) require the least time and resources. They are typically of a color contrasting with the color of the fretboard: For example, whereas a luthier might use black for a light-colored fretboard such as maple, that same luthier would likely use white, silver, or mother-of-pearl for a fretboard made of a darker wood such as rosewood or ebony.
Many manufacturers use a distinct shape for their fret markers to create a brand identity set themselves apart from competitors. Gibson uses isosceles trapezoids while Fender uses dots, but others include lightning bolts, letters and numbers.
Smaller dots are also usually inlaid into the upper edge of the fretboard or the neck so as to be more visible to the player who views the instrument from the side.
LEDs or optical fiber can be employed to illuminate the markers. This is mostly employed by players who perform in front of live audiences where the lighting is either insufficient or constantly changing.
Schemes
On guitars, there are two popular fretboard inlay schemes:
The most popular (1) involves single inlays on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, double inlays on the 12th, single inlays on the 15th, 17th, 19th, and 21st, and if present, double inlays on the 24th. Advantages of such scheme include its symmetry about the 12th fret and symmetry of every half (0–12 and 12–24) about the 7th and 19th frets. However, playing these frets, for example, on the E string would yield the notes E, G, A, B, C# that barely make a complete musical mode by themselves.
Resonator Guitars usually have inlays like the first scheme shown above but with a single inlay on the 12th, and double inlays on the 15th.
A less popular scheme (2) involves inlays on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd and 24th frets. Playing these frets on the E string yields the notes E, G, A, B, D that fit perfectly into the E minor pentatonic scale. Such a scheme is very close to the coloring of a piano's keys and is of some use on classical guitars.
Some guitars like the Gibson Les Paul Custom will also have a single inlay on the 1st fret, then follow one of the above schemes.
Headstock, neck and pickguard
Beyond the fretboard inlay, the headstock and sound hole are also commonly inlaid. The manufacturer's logo is commonly inlaid into the headstock and pickguard, if present. Sometimes a small design such as a bird or other character or an abstract shape also accompanies the logo. The sound hole designs found on acoustic guitars vary from simple concentric circles to delicate fretwork. Many high-end guitars have more elaborate decorative inlay schemes. Often the edges of the guitar around the neck and body and down the middle of the back are inlaid.
Because some electric guitars (like the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster) do not have a separate fretboard under which they can fit a truss rod, they fit it in the back of the neck and cover it with a strip of dark wood. This has popularly become known as a "skunk stripe," and while it is not inlay, some makers use inlay to simulate it.
Sound hole
The edge of the soundboard around the sound hole of an acoustic guitar is almost always decorated with a rosette inlay.
Main body
Many guitars also have inlays on the main guitar body itself, often for decorative purposes.
Binding
Binding on acoustic guitars serve to protect the edges of the wood from impact and, particularly where end grain would be exposed, moisture damage. After the back, front and sides are joined a small ledge is cut out on the edge which is then inlaid before finishing the guitar. On solid-body electric guitars it serves only a cosmetic purpose. Fretboards are sometimes also "bound".
Purfling
Purfling is similar to binding, but differs in that it is offset a small distance from the edge surface. It is typically found around the edges of the front, back and sound holes of violins. Purfling helps prevent cracks at the edge from extending deeper into the wood.
References
Examples and pictures of how inlay is done step-by-step.
Guitar binding and purfling repair article on fretnotguitarrepair.com explains basic terms and lists common problems and solutions.
Guitar Inlay Repair article that explains inlay materials, how inlays break, and how to repair guitar inlays on the Guitar Repair Bench Luthier Website
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Tim Welke
Timothy James Welke (born August 23, 1957) is a former American professional baseball umpire. He worked in the American League from 1984 to 1999 and has worked throughout Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2015. He had been a crew chief since 2000. Welke wore number 30 when he joined the American League staff, then switched to 3 after the AL and National League umpiring staffs merged in 2000. His brother Bill is also a major league umpire. Tim has umpired in four World Series, seven League Championship Series, eight Division Series and two All-Star Games.
Minor league career
A youth baseball umpire since the age of 16, Welke entered minor league umpiring in 1977. He appeared in the Gulf Coast League (1977), Florida State League (1978–79), Eastern League (1980), American Association (1981–83), Florida Instructional League (1977–80) and Dominican Winter League (1981–83) prior to his major league promotion in 1984.
MLB career
Welke umpired in the World Series in 1996, 2000, 2003, and 2008. He also worked the League Championship Series in 1991, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2011; and the Division Series in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2010, and 2013. He served as crew chief for the NLCS in 2004 and 2006, the ALCS in 2011 and the ALDS in 1995 and 2000. He was also the crew chief for the 2008 World Series. He umpired in the All-Star Game in 1990, 2005, and 2015.
Welke spent 2005 and 2008-2010 on the same umpiring crew as his brother Bill.
Notable games
On April 29, 1986, he was the first base umpire when Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox achieved a record 20 strikeouts against the Seattle Mariners.
Welke ejected Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox from game six of the 1996 World Series, the most recent World Series ejection.
Welke was also the first base umpire for Roy Halladay's perfect game on May 29, 2010; coincidentally, his brother Bill worked at third base that same game.
In a May 2, 2012 game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, Welke made a controversial out call at first base against Jerry Hairston, Jr. though first baseman Todd Helton's foot came well off the bag. Welke later admitted that he had missed the call. Hairston subsequently defended Welke and described him as "a really good umpire for a long time."
He served as crew chief for the 2014 Opening Series in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In a September 16, 2014 game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, immediately following an Ian Desmond two-run homer, Bryce Harper came up to bat. On an 0-1 count, an unruly Braves fan shouted profanity-laced insults at Harper. Upon hearing what the fan said, Welke took off his mask and ordered a nearby usher to remove the heckler from the ballpark. Harper struck out during the same at bat, but that did not stop the Nationals from clinching the NL East with a 3-0 win over the Braves.
On March 18, 2016, Welke announced his retirement after undergoing knee replacement surgery on one knee and a planned second surgery on the other knee.
Personal life
Welke lives in his native state of Michigan. He graduated from Coldwater High School and attended Glen Oaks Community College. He is married with three children.
See also
List of Major League Baseball umpires
References
External links
Major league profile
Retrosheet
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Daniel Laidlaw
Daniel Logan Laidlaw VC (26 July 1875 – 2 June 1950), nicknamed "The Piper of Loos", was a Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions during the Battle of Loos in the First World War.
Early life
Laidlaw was born at Little Swinton, Berwickshire on 26 July 1875 and joined the Army in 1896. He served with the Durham Light Infantry in India where he received a certificate for his work during a plague outbreak in Bombay in 1898. In the latter year he was claimed out by his elder brother and transferred as a piper to the King's Own Scottish Borderers, in 1912 he transferred to the reserve. Laidlaw re-enlisted on 7 September 1914 and was appointed Acting Corporal before leaving to serve in France in February 1915.
First World War
Laidlaw was 40 years old, and a piper in the 7th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division British Army during the Battle of Loos in September 1915 when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Citation
He received the VC from King George V at Buckingham Palace in early 1916. This was followed by two promotions, to Corporal and then Lance Sergeant by the end of 1917. In the same year, the French awarded him the Croix de Guerre, which was commonly awarded to members of allied armed forces for heroic deeds. He was demobilised in April 1919 and transferred to the Class Z Reserve later that month.
Further information
He later achieved the rank of sergeant-piper. His medals are on display on the 5th floor of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Only one other piper was awarded a Victoria Cross during the First World War, the Scottish-born Canadian soldier James Cleland Richardson.
References
Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
VCs of the First World War - The Western Front 1915 (Peter F. Batchelor & Christopher Matson, 1999)
External links
Location of grave and VC medal (Northumberland)
Piper Laidlaw VC (military figurine)
"95th Anniversary, Loos"
Recording 'Laidlaw's Last Lament' song by David Kilpatrick, recorded 1999 anniversary in Kelso, Scotland
Video "Pipers of the Trenches", contains footage of Laidlaw being interviewed and then playing his pipes
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Cleve Kinley
Cleve Kinley (born January 3, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman in the Norwegian GET-ligaen.
Awards and honors
External links
Kinley to Attend Amerks Camp
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Category:Living people
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Asca longotonsoris
Asca longotonsoris is a species of mite in the family Ascidae.
References
Further reading
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NGC 4294
NGC 4294 is a barred spiral galaxy with flocculent spiral arms located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
NGC 4294 appears to be undergoing ram-pressure striping edge-on.
Physical characteristics
NGC 4294 hosts many H II regions.
Interaction with NGC 4299
NGC 4294 appears to be in a pair with NGC 4299 and may be possibly tidally interacting.
Effects of a tidal interaction on NGC 4294 are evident as the galaxy has a disturbed optical and HI morphology, a high global star formation rate, and has an observed asymmetry in polarized radio continuum emission.
HI tail
Chung et al. identified that NGC 4294 has a one sided tail of neutral atomic hydrogen (HI). The tail points to the southwest and appears to be a result of ram-pressure. The tail has no optical counterpart and is oriented parallel to the HI tail found in NGC 4299.
As the tail has no optical counterpart, this makes the probability of the tail being caused by tidal interaction low. However, NGC 4299 lies from NGC 4294 and the two galaxies have almost the same velocity, with a difference of 120 km/s. This means that the scenario of the tail originating from a tidal interaction cannot be ruled out entirely.
Black Hole
NGC 4294 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 3,000 (3*10^3) to 20,000 (2*10^4) solar masses.
References
External links
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Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Fontpédrouse is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
History
The commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas is merged into Fontpédrouse on .
Part of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas are destroyed in December 1932 because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.
Population
See also
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
References
INSEE
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Lake Fenton Community Schools
Lake Fenton Community School District is a public school district in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and in the Genesee Intermediate School District. The district is a classified as a "Class C"
school district consisting of 27 square miles which takes in portions of the city of Fenton, Fenton Township, parts of Grand Blanc, Linden and Mundy townships.
History
The district originally began as a collection of six one-room schoolhouses that consolidated in two waves. O'Dell Schoolhouse was designated as School District No. 1 and was located at the corner of Baldwin and Torrey roads in Fenton Township on land owned by Lafayette O'Dell and later donated by his descendant William O'Dell. The school was started in 1837 and was the first record school in the county. The first schoolhouse was built in 1845. At annexation, the school was the oldest district still in continuous operation.
The first wave of consolidation was in 1922 and consisted of Severance, Long Lake and Sand Bar schools joined together. In 1953-54, the school district added the O'Dell, South Mundy and Kennedy one-room schools.
Consolidation began in 1922 and, in 1956, the Lake Fenton Community School (essentially West Shore Elementary and Torrey Hill Middle School) was built to replace the one-room schools. The school itself sat on the site of one of the one-room schools, the former Long Lake School. Then, in 1959, the first Lake Fenton High School was built, being added onto the Community School. In time, West Shore and Torrey Hill moved to a new building in Lahring Road, and the high school occupied the 1956 school building. Today, Torrey Hill is an intermediate school, the original high school a middle school and a new high school that has been built on Lahring Road in Fenton Township.
Karen Morris, 51, of Fenton Township, while serving as the Director of Food Services, embezzled approximately $100,000. The embezzlement occurred over the course of 2015 through 2019. In September of 2019, she was allowed to plead to a misdemeanor from her felony charge of embezzlement.
High school
Athletics
The Lake Fenton Blue Devils play in the Flint Metro League. They also compete in many sports such as Basketball, Cheer (Competitive & Sideline,) Football, Cross Country, Track, and others. They also have won in some Sports. And have recently made a new Lacrosse program
that finished I'ts first Season last Year. Lake Fenton used to play in the Genesse Area Conference but moved. (Needs Edit and more Information)
References
External links
lakefentonschools.org - official url
lake-fenton.schoolfusion.us - actual website
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Time Waits for No One: Anthology 1971–1977
Time Waits for No One: Anthology 1971–1977 is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones released in 1979 (released worldwide except for the U.S.). It covers the period from Sticky Fingers in 1971 until Love You Live in 1977. Only two of ten single A-sides from the period are included—"Angie" and "Fool to Cry". Released for the first time on CD in May 2019 in Japan but making use of the standard-version of the title-song and the censored version of "Star Star".
Track listing
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Side one
"Time Waits for No One" – 6:39
From It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
"Bitch" – 3:37
From Sticky Fingers
"All Down the Line" – 3:48
From Exile on Main St.
"Dancing with Mr. D" – 4:52
From Goats Head Soup
"Angie" – 4:33
From Goats Head Soup
Side two
"Star Star" – 4:26
From Goats Head Soup
"If You Can't Rock Me"/"Get Off Of My Cloud" – 4:56
From Love You Live
"Hand of Fate" – 4:28
From Black and Blue
"Crazy Mama" – 4:34
From Black and Blue
"Fool to Cry" – 5:04
From Black and Blue
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Lei Chen-Tzu
Lei Chen-Tzu, also known as Lei Jen Zu, is the name of a supernatural Chinese hero. Lei Chen-Tzu, though not born a dragon, took on the form of a dragon when his adoptive father Wen Wang – the god of literature – was taken prisoner, in order to save him.
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History of the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
The History of Olympic National Sports Complex in Kiev, Ukraine stretches back to the start of the 20th century. Located at the foot of city's central Cherepanova Hill in Pechersk Raion it was built following the Russian Civil War in 1923 after Kiev was finally secured by the Red Army.
Red Stadium
The predecessor of the contemporary National Arena was the Kiev City Stadium, which with the establishment of Soviet power was eventually renamed and better known as the Red Stadium. The construction of that stadium in Kiev was considered as early as 1914, when the city was the commercial and cultural center of the Russian Empire's Southwest, and the Empire's third most important city (in some perspectives). The plans were shelved during World War I. In the following years, the city was in turmoil as the wars, revolutions, forces of different states and stateless bands occupied and fought in the city. The Bolshevik government revived the idea as the proposed Red Stadium in 1919, but the resumption of hostilities ended the project prematurely.
Chaos gave way to stability in the early 1920s, with the capital of the Soviet Ukraine re-established in Kharkov (1919) and Kiev having the status of guberniya center. Construction resumed under the leadership of engineer L. I. Pilvinsky in early 1923, to host the Second All-Ukrainian Spartakiad to be held in August of that year. The chosen site was the former location of the 1913 All-Russian exhibition—the war-ravaged lot of the Oleksiivsky Park. The southern and eastern stands used the slopes of Cherepanov Mount, while the northern and western stands were constructed from the parts of damaged and adjacently located buildings. The football field size was 120x70, orienting west to east. The military commissar of the Kiev Governorate Laiozs Gavro sponsored the construction project. The games were opened at the Trotsky Red Stadium on August 12, 1923 (by 1924 the name of Trotsky was omitted). The stadium became the main sports arena in the region and the home ground of FC Lokomotyv Kyiv (Zheldor Kiev).
Republican level of renovation
Many mistakes were made due to the rushed construction. In particular, the stadium was aligned along an east-west axis instead of the standard north-south. So in 1934 as the Republican administration was moved to Kiev (from Kharkov), the plans were made for the replacement of the stadium, and in 1936 construction began on the new 50,000-seat stadium designed by architect Mykhailo Hrechyna (1902–1979) called the Ukrainian Republican Stadium. Later Hrechyna organized all the renovations of the stadium until the 1980s. Among other Hrechyna's notable projects were Palace of Sports (located in the vicinity), Komsomolsky residential massif at the Dnipro Raion, Hotel "Rus", a building of the Trade-Industrial Chamber, as well as the hotel "Tarasova Hora" in Kaniv.
The construction started on grounds adjacent to the Red Stadium. By Hrechyna's design the stadium was to be one of the best after the Moscow and Leningrad stadiums. The entrance to the stadium was beautified by the Corinthian Order colonnade of 22 columns. However, due to the lack of funding the construction of the colonnade was suspended and never finished. The complex was scheduled for completion in 1941 (see Five-Year Plan) and the ceremonial opening was scheduled for June 22, 1941. It was decided to name the stadium in honor of the first secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Nikita Khrushchev. A game fixture of the Soviet Top League was scheduled on the opening day between Dynamo Kyiv and Red Army team.
However, in a monumental twist of history, on that very day Kiev was bombed by the Luftwaffe as part of the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, the onset of the Great Patriotic War. The opening ceremony was not canceled, however: a sign hung on the stadium gates optimistically indicated that it was merely "postponed until after the victory". Indeed, following the 1945 Soviet Victory over Nazi Germany, not only was the stadium reconstructed, but tickets issued in 1941 were honored for admittance to an opening ceremony of the Respublikanskiy (Republican) Stadium in 1944.
Wartime
During the war all events at the stadium were suspended as the front line moved across and away from the city. With the military actions moving farther east, life in Kiev was more or less stabilized. During that time the stadium was unofficially called the Sport Palace Stadium. On July 12, 1942 the stadium was officially reopened as the All-Ukrainian Stadium.
After the liberation of Kiev on November 6, 1943 retreating German troops damaged the stadium and some of its features were removed. It needed a major renovation which was undertaken by Khrestchatykbud (later - Kievcitybud-4). With the help of Kiev residents the stadium conditions were returned to order in half a year.
After the war
The stadium was re-opened on June 25, 1944. Symbolically, the first game was between Dynamo Kyiv and CDKA Moscow, the same one that was to have taken place three years before. The Kievan club was defeated 0:4, however it did not kill the celebratory mood of the event. Here is how the local newspapers were describing it:
The government of the republic and Khrushchev personally requested the architects and builders to bring the stadium to its prewar condition as well as provide it with the latest improvements. Firstly, they were to install what was previously intended but not completed, such as the VIP stand, the sports pavilion with a colonnade, fence, etc. Secondly, floodlights to conduct football games in the evening hours as well as a contemporary scoreboard were to be installed. However, the scoreboard was not installed until 1949 and the match results were displayed on plates that were hung on poles with ladders and were changed by the stadium servicemen as the game went on. Improvements to the stadium were slowing down due to lack of investment and reconstruction stretched for five years until 1949.
In the early 1950s a wooden scoreboard finally appeared over the stands of the southern goalpost. The names of teams and the score were depicted in meter-size letters on a 6x3 meters plywood shield, in a metal frame. After every scored goal a stadium serviceman would climb to the top by a special ladder and change the plates on the scoreboard. In the summer of 1954 the construction of the stadium main facade, the colonnade with a service entrance to the inside court of an administrative building, was finalized. Those columns became the distinguished landmark of the stadium.
Further improvements
The main achievement of that time was the installation in 1956 of four 45-meter metal towers with 320 spotlights having a total brightness of 500 lux. Also in 1956 a more contemporary scoreboard was installed. It had a clock in the middle and was equipped with electric lamps that displayed match results electronically. In October 1962 the stadium changed its name to the Central Stadium. It was at that time that the old scoreboard was replaced with a new electronic one which was bought in Hungary. On April 10, 1963 at the game Dynamo Kyiv - Spartak Moscow, spectators could for the first time see the scoreboard display the score and specifying the time when the goals were scored and the names of their authors.
As the city boomed in the postwar years and its population approached two million, the stadium underwent its second major reconstruction in the mid-1960s. The renovations were planned to be completed prior to the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution (1967). In 1966–68 the Kiev Central Stadium was enlarged to accommodate some 100,000 spectators with the addition of a second tier of seating. The design of the reconstruction was by the architects of Kievan zonal scientific-research institute of typical and experimental planning and Kievproject headed by Mykhailo Hrechyna. The mounting of the second tier on the original double-console crossbars of reinforced concrete was considered to be the avant-guard practice in stadium construction across the globe. The expanded complex also included indoor tennis courts, two additional football pitches, several outdoor courts and other arenas, and notably a ski jumping ramp of a rather novel suspended design. During that reconstruction the scoreboard was replaced by two new ones measuring 18x6 meters. One displayed the time, date, and temperature, and the other the names of the teams, the game score and names of the goalscorers. Also, a news reporting complex was built. Over the upper tier of the western stand on tall supports several cabins were mounted for commentators.
Olympic preparations
The new stadium served the city until 1978, when it underwent a new cycle of complete reconstruction to accommodate the 1980 Summer Olympics which were hosted by the Soviet Union. It was renamed, yet again, as the Republican Stadium, a name that would remain for several years after the Collapse of the Soviet Union. It hosted the local ceremony of the Grand Opening of the 1980 Olympics followed by several football matches (the final games were held in the official host city, Moscow).
The nearby Kiev Metro station Respublikanskiy Stadion was opened in late 1984.
Major football events
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 4 (Europe)
1975 European Super Cup
Final
Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Group C
Group D
Quarter final
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 3 (Europe)
Recent developments
After Ukrainian independence in 1991, the stadium was given national status in 1996 and renamed the "Olympic" National Sports Complex. Kievans still commonly refer to it as the Tsentralny (Central) or Respublykanskyi stadion (Republican Stadium), and the nearby metro station was also called Respublykanskyi Stadion until 2010 when it was renamed Olympiyska
In 1997–99 the stadium was reconstructed in accordance with FIFA guidelines, and its capacity was reduced to 83,450. The stadium continued to be the home ground of Dynamo with the Lobanovsky stadium serving as a training ground. Some time after 1998 big changes took place as the stadium was not being efficiently maintained. Dynamo decided to reconstruct Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium to become its primary ground due to the fact that attendance rarely exceeded 10,000 spectators. Since that time Olympic is used primarily for football international matches and is being lent to FC Dynamo Kyiv for high-profile home games when a high turnout is expected. However, it is not the official home ground of Dynamo or any other Kiev club, as they all have smaller home stadiums and training bases. The stadium is an official home ground of the Ukraine national football team and was the official venue of the Ukrainian Cup final until 2008. Since 2008, Olympic is under major reconstruction in preparation for the continental championship.
Euro 2012
On 18 April 2007, Poland and Ukraine were chosen to co-host Euro 2012, the finals of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, with the Olympic set to host the final. The reconstruction of the stadium involved the demolition and rebuilding of the lower tier, a completely new west stand with a two-level press box (or luxury boxes) between the two tiers, the addition of a 13-story high rise building to the west, and the addition of a new roof covering the entire seating area. The capacity of the stadium after this reconstruction would be 69,004.
On 1 December 2008, reconstruction began when a winner of countless tenders held was announced. The stadium was reopened on 9 October 2011 with a performance by Shakira and had its international football inauguration with a friendly game between Ukraine and Germany on 11 November 2011. It hosted the final of Euro 2012.
Web cameras
Top view
Side view
References
External links
Journal of reconstruction «Olympic» NSC
Olimpiysky History
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Derrylough
Derrylough may refer to:
Derrylough, County Clare, a townland in County Clare, Ireland
Derrylough, County Cork, a townland in County Cork, Ireland
Derrylough, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland
Derrylough, County Kerry, a townland in County Kerry, Ireland
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Uitvlugt
Uitvlugt (pronounced "owt-flut") is a village in Guyana situated on the coastal public road on the west bank of the Demerara River.
It lies immediately to the west of Stewartville and to the south of Zeeburg, and is about 20 minutes by road from Vreed-en-Hoop.
The name is Dutch, and was the name of a huge sugar plantation.
As of 2012 the population was around 2,000 from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Unusually for the region, the village has seven churches.
See also
Harischandra Khemraj
References
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Jean-Baptiste Campenon
General Jean Baptiste Marie Edouard Campenon (5 May 1819 in Tonnerre – 16 March 1891 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French general and politician.
Life
He studied at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, graduating on 1 October 1840 as a sous-lieutenant. He took part in the Crimean War, the French conquest of Algeria, campaigns in China and the Franco-Prussian War. A friend of Gambetta, he was minister for war several times in 1881, then in 1883 and 1885. He then became a sénateur inamovible. He also secretly translated The Perfumed Garden.
Bibliography
G. Vapereau, «Campenon, Jean Baptiste Marie Edouard » in Dictionnaire Universel Des Contemporains, Paris : Hachette, 1880. (p. 10)
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Severna Park (disambiguation)
Severna Park is a census-designated place in Maryland, United States.
Severna Park can also refer to:
Severna Park (writer), an American science-fiction author
Severna Park Mall
Severna Park High School
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Language workbench
A language workbench is a tool or set of tools that enables software development in the language-oriented programming software development paradigm. A language workbench will typically include tools to support the definition, reuse and composition of domain-specific languages together with their integrated development environment. Language workbenches were introduced and popularized by Martin Fowler in 2005.
Language workbenches usually support:
Specification of the language concepts or metamodel
Specification of the editing environments for the domain-specific language
Specification of the execution semantics, e.g. through interpretation and code generation
Examples
Racket is a cross platform language development workbench including compiler, JIT compiler, IDE and command line tools designed to accommodate creating both domain-specific languages and completely new languages with facilities to add new notation, constrain constructs, and create IDE tools.
JetBrains MPS is a tool for designing domain-specific languages. It uses projectional editing which allows overcoming the limits of language parsers, and building DSL editors, such as ones with tables and diagrams. It implements language-oriented programming. MPS combines an environment for language definition, a language workbench, and an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for such languages.
Kermeta is an open-source academic language workbench. The Kermeta workbench uses three different meta-languages: one meta-language for the abstract syntax (aligned with Emof); one for the static semantics (aligned with OCL) and one for the behavioral semantics (called the Kermeta Language itself).
Melange is a language workbench that provides a modular approach for customizing, assembling and integrating multiple domain-specific language (DSL) specifications and implementations.
Spoofax is an open-source language workbench for generating parsers, type checkers, compilers, interpreters, as well as IDE plugins for Eclipse and IntelliJ. It uses SDF and a scannerless GLR parser for syntax, and formalisms derived from Stratego/XT for semantics.
Xtext is an open-source software framework for developing programming languages and domain-specific languages (DSLs). Unlike standard parser generators, Xtext generates not only a parser, but also a class model for the abstract syntax tree. In addition, it provides a fully featured, customizable Eclipse-based IDE.
See also
Language-oriented programming
Compiler-compiler
Intentional programming
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References
External links
Martin Fowler, Language Workbench
Language Workbench Challenge
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2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the 38th edition of the second level tournament in Honduran football and the 15th since its re-branding as Liga de Ascenso. As the previous season, the tournament will be divided into two phases named Apertura (fall) and Clausura (spring), the winners of each phase will fight for the promotion to the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional.
2016–17 teams
For the first time, there will be 32 teams divided into 4 groups of eight.
Group A
Victoria (Relegated from 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional)
Arsenal
Yoro
Trujillo
Tela F.C.
Boca Júnior
CARDVA
Discua Nicolás (Promoted from 2015–16 Honduran Liga Mayor)
Group B
Deportes Savio
Real Juventud
Olimpia Occidental
Lepaera
Atlético Esperanzano
Atlético Pinares
Group C
Parrillas One
Atlético Choloma
Atlético Municipal
Atlético Independiente
Villanueva
Comayagua
Atlético Limeño
Brasilia
Group D
Lobos UPNFM
Olancho
Valle
Municipal Valencia
Gimnástico
Estrella Roja (Promoted from 2015–16 Honduran Liga Mayor)
Apertura
The Apertura tournament will run from 19 August to December 2016.
Final
Clausura
The Clausura tournament will run from January to May 2017.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
UPNFM won 1–0 on aggregated. Olancho won 3–1 on aggregated. Lepaera won 3–1 on aggregated. Villanueva won 7–3 on aggregated.Semifinals
Lepaera 2–2 UPNFM on aggregated. UPNFM won 4–1 on penalty shoot-outs. Villanueva won 2–1 on aggregated.Final
Promotion
The winners of both Apertura and Clausura'' tournaments will face to decide the team to be promoted to 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional. In case the same team wins both phases, it will obtain automatic promotion. Lepaera F.C. and Lobos UPNFM as Apertura and Clausura winners respectively will fight for promotion.
References
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Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Greenwood Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Greenwood Township is in southern Crawford County, bordered to the south by Mercer County. It is bordered to the north by the Conneaut Outlet, a stream with associated wetlands flowing from Conneaut Lake towards French Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.49%, is water. The township contains the unincorporated communities of Geneva in the north and Custards in the northeast.
Interstate 79 crosses the eastern side of the township, with access from Exit 141 (Pennsylvania Route 285) near Custards. U.S. Route 19, the Perry Highway, parallels I-79 to the west. From Exit 141, Meadville, the county seat, is to the north and Pittsburgh is to the south.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,487 people, 560 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.1 people per square mile (15.9/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.26% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 560 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $38,977. Males had a median income of $31,154 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,584. About 8.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Greenwood Township (Crawford County, PA) Comprehensive Plan
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Sonia Karlsson
Sonia Karlsson (born 1946) is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 1988.
External links
Sonia Karlsson at the Riksdag website
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Category:Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006
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Bight ghostshark
The bight ghostshark or blackfin ghostshark (Hydrolagus lemures) is a species of chimaera endemic to the waters of Australia from Queensland to Western Australia where it is found near the ocean floor of the continental shelf and upper slope. Its depth range is between from the surface. It reaches a maximum total length of . Reproduction is oviparous and eggs are encased in horny shells. It is listed as least concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature because, despite its limited range, it is abundant throughout and of low economic value.
References
External links
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Memphis Invitational
The Memphis Invitational was a men's professional golf event played in 1945 and 1946. It was played at the Chickasaw Golf Club each year.
The 1945 tournament drew national attention as Byron Nelson had won 11 straight events on the PGA tour and was going for 12 in Memphis. Amateur Fred Haas won the tournament by five strokes, with Nelson finishing in fourth place, six strokes behind.
1946 Buck White
1945 Fred Haas (a)
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Taisuke Otsuji
is a Japanese judoka.
He won a bronze medal in the half-middleweight division in 1996 Asian Judo Championships.
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Happy Together (2018 film)
Happy Together is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Jung-hwan. It was released on November 15, 2018.
Premise
The story revolves around Suk-jin and his son, Ha-neul, who earn a living with playing music together on night stages, as they struggle to achieve a successful life.
Cast
Park Sung-woong as Kang Suk-jin
Song Sae-byeok as Park Young-geol
Choi Ro-woon as Ha-neul (younger)
Han Sang-hyuk as Ha-neul
Kwon Hae-hyo as Dal-su
Jung In-gi as Captain Choi
Lee Jae-yong as Chairman Kim
Sung Byung-sook as Nun Veronica
Cho Seung-hee as Nun Maria
Production
Principal photography began on October 14, 2017.
Release
The film was released on November 15, 2018, alongside Unfinished and Hollywood film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which was released a day earlier.
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Benjamin ben Abraham Anaw
Benjamin ben Abraham Anaw (also known as Benjamin ben Abraham Anav) was a Roman Jewish liturgical poet, Talmudist, and commentator of the thirteenth century, and older brother of Zedekiah ben Abraham Anaw.
Perhaps the most gifted and learned of his Roman contemporaries (although chiefly a poet), Anaw possessed a thorough mastery of halakhic literature, diligently studied philology, mathematics, and astronomy, and wielded a keen, satirical pen.
Poetry
His poetical activity began in 1239, when the apostate Nicholas Donin assailed the Talmud and appealed to Pope Gregory IX to order its destruction and the persecution of its students. Donin's agitation filled the Roman Jews with terror, and they seem to have appointed a day for fasting and prayer. At that time—and possibly for that fast-day—Anaw composed a penitential hymn "To whom shall I flee for help"—an acrostic of twelve stanzas.
Donin's endeavors met meanwhile with great success. In June, 1239, several wagon-loads of Talmudic manuscripts were burned in Paris and Rome: at the latter place the Jewish cemetery was destroyed. These events stirred the poet to a bitter elegy, "My heart is convulsed", in which he deeply laments the fate of Israel and passionately appeals to God to avenge the desecration of the dead.
Anaw wrote numerous Hebrew poems for the liturgy, which are embodied in part in the Roman Machzor, partly still extant in manuscript. He is the author of the following works:
"The Burden of the Valley of Vision", a satirical poem directed against the arrogance of the wealthy and the nobility (Riva di Trento, 1560; reprinted, Lemberg, 1859, by M. Wolf, in his Hebrew chrestomathy (Israel's Praises).
"Alphabetical Commentary", on the Aramaic pieces of the Shavuot liturgy. In this treatise he exhibits a knowledge of Italian, Latin, Greek, and Arabic.
"Sefer Yedidut" (Book of Friendship), a ritualistic work, which has disappeared. It is mentioned by Anaw in the preface to his abridgment of Eliezer ben Samuel's "Sefer Yereim."
"Sha'arei Etz Chayyim" (The Gates Conducting to the Tree of Life), a work on practical ethics, in the form of moral sayings. The poem contains sixty-three strophes, arranged according to the letters of the alphabet. Each chapter deals with one virtue or one vice. Among the subjects treated are love, hospitality, faithfulness, cheating, thankfulness, shame, pride, charity. It was printed in Prague, 1598, and reprinted in "Kobetz al Yad".
Glosses to Rashi's commentary on the Bible and to Solomon ben Shabbethai's commentary on the "Sheëltot."
"Rules for Making a Calendar," in which he utilizes his mathematical and astronomical knowledge. This manuscript served several later writers on the same subject. Anaw was in correspondence with Abigdor Cohen, to whom he addressed numerous halakhic questions. He himself gave many halakhic decisions, which are referred to in his brother's work, Shibbolei haLekket.
References
Bibliography:
Hermann Vogelstein and Paul Rieger, Geschichte der Juden in Rom, i. 379 et seq.;
Moritz Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. No. 4514;
Zunz, Literaturgeschichte, pp. 352 et seq.;
Landshuth, 'Ammude ha-'Abodah, p. 51;
Moritz Güdemann, Gesch. des Erziehungswesens der Juden in Italien, p. 201;
Michael, Or ha-Chayyim, No. 570.
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I Believe (Chilliwack song)
"I Believe" is a song that was performed by the Canadian group Chilliwack. It was released on their 1981 album Wanna Be a Star.
In Canada, the song peaked at number 13 for two weeks. In the United States, it reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on Cash Box.
In late 1981, the group performed "I Believe" on American Bandstand.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Thryptomene australis
Thryptomene australis, commonly known as hook-leaf thryptomene, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
The shrub has an erect, bushy and spreading habit and typically grows to a height of in height. It blooms between July and November producing white flowers.
It is found on hills, plains, around salt lakes and creeklines and in firebreaks in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly, sandy, clay or loamy soils over granite.
There are two recognised subspecies:
Thryptomene australis subsp. australis
Thryptomene australis subsp. brachyandra
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Miller Mountain
Miller Mountain may refer to:
Miller Mountain (Alabama)
Miller Mountain (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Miller Mountain (Stone County, Arkansas)
Miller Mountain (Washington County, Arkansas)
Miller Mountain (Mohave County, Arizona)
Miller Mountain (Washington County, Arizona)
Miller Mountain (Monterey County, California)
Miller Mountain (San Diego County, California)
Miller Mountain (Shasta County, California)
Miller Mountain (Siskiyou County, California)
Miller Mountain (Colorado)
Miller Mountain (Idaho)
Miller Mountain (Nevada) in the Candelaria Hills
Miller Mountain (Maine)
Miller Mountain in Mineral County, Montana
Miller Mountain (Park County, Montana)
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Johnson Building
Johnson Building is a historic commercial building located at Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1902, and is two-story, five bay by eight bay, brick building with Classical Revival-style details. The front facade features arched windows, brick corner pilasters, recessed brick panels, decorative metal cornice, and a raised parapet. The building was constructed following a fire that destroyed much of the Clinton commercial district.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is located in the Clinton Commercial Historic District.
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Oligodon cruentatus
The Pegu kukri snake (Oligodon cruentatus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Myanmar.
Geographic range
The snake is found in Myanmar between 16° and 24° north.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1864
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1864, adopted unanimously January 23, 2009, after recalling resolution 1740 (2007), 1796 (2008) and 1825 (2008) on the situation in Nepal, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), whose mandate expired that day, by another six months until July 23, 2009.
Details
While agreeing to extend the current UNMIN at the request of the Nepalese government, the Security Council also endorsed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposal of a phased, gradual draw-down and withdrawal of UNMIN staff, and agreed with the Secretary-General that the current monitoring arrangements in Nepal could not be maintained indefinitely.
The Council called on the Nepalese Government to create the necessary conditions for UNMIN to complete their mission conditions at the end of their mandate in order for United Nations staff to begin withdrawal. The Council also requested that the Secretary-General submit a report no later than April 30, 2009, on the progress of implementation of the resolution.
See also
List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1801 to 1900 (2008 – 2009)
Nepalese Civil War
United Nations Mission in Nepal
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St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond)
St. Mary's Hospital is a private, non-for-profit hospital in the west end of Richmond, Virginia. It is a 391-bed hospital and serves the Central Virginia community and beyond. St. Mary's is affiliated with the Bon Secours Richmond Health System and the Sisters of Bon Secours.
History
Under the guidance of the Sisters of Bon Secours, St. Mary's opened its doors in 1966. Over the years, the hospital expanded to help serve the community, growing from an initial size of 169 beds and only 250 employees. Today, St. Mary's has evolved into a state-of-the-art 391-bed facility. The hospital continues to serve the community with the philosophy of good help to those in need, especially the poor and dying.
Honors and awards
St. Mary's has received a variety of awards for its quality of care. Highlights include being the first community hospital in Richmond to achieve Magnet Recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence, in 2008. St. Mary's was named a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital in the nation by Thomson Reuters and was recognized by HealthGrades for being ranked among the Top 5% in the nation for emergency medicine, critical care, stroke, gastrointestinal care, and prostatectomy. St. Mary's was also awarded the HealthGrades 2012 Patient Safety Award.
Services
St. Mary's offers a number of specialized services to the Richmond community. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission for having centers of excellence in heart failure, heart attack, and hip and knee joint replacement, and for its primary stroke center. It's also a center of excellence for surgical weight loss surgery and breast imaging. Additionally, St. Mary's has been designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons.
St. Mary's is well known in Richmond for its birthing center, with Style Magazine readers voting it the "Best Place in Richmond to Have a Baby." In addition, the hospital has introduced a Pediatric Emergency Department to better serve the community. In 2014, the Evelyn D. Reinhart Guest House was opened to help serve patients and caregivers who live far from the hospital. The Guest House was built largely thanks to donations and is located within walking distance of St. Mary's. Patients and caregivers who live far away from the hospital are referred and stay in this "home away from home" to help begin the healing process.
References
External links
St. Mary's Hospital official site
Evelyn D. Reinhart Guest House
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Harry Liddell
Harry Liddell (1866–1931) was a British politician. He was elected (Irish Unionist) Member of Parliament for West Down in 1905, resigning in 1907 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
He was born in Donacloney, Northern Ireland in 1866. Growing up, he served as an apprentice in his father's linen business. He represented the firm Liddel and Co. in the United States until his father died. He then returned to Donaghcloney and took over the business.
Liddell was elected (Irish Unionist) Member of Parliament for West Down in 1905, defeating Alderman Andrew Beattie.
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Zelda Williams
Zelda Rae Williams (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress, director, producer, and writer. She is the daughter of actor and comedian Robin Williams and film producer Marsha Garces Williams.
Early life
Zelda was born in New York City to Robin Williams and his second wife, Marsha. She was born 10 days after her father's 38th birthday. Her father stated that he named her after Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda video game series. Her mother is of Filipino and Finnish descent. Zelda, the older of Williams's children by his second wife, has a younger brother, Cody, and an older half-brother, Zachary Pym "Zak" Williams.
Career
She made her acting debut at age 5. At 15, Williams acted in the 2004 film House of D opposite her father and actor Anton Yelchin as the latter's young first love, Melissa Loggia.
In June 2011, both Williams and her father were featured in a television commercial for the Nintendo 3DS game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. On October 25, 2011, she was the special guest host at the London Zelda Symphony Concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, marking the 25th anniversary of the Zelda Series. On November 17, 2011, subscribers to Nintendo emails received an email of her and her father playing the new game The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii console. She appears in an interview with Nintendo representatives in which she says that one of her favorite things to do in her free time is play Super Smash Bros. Melee with her friends, always playing as the character Sheik. She was also born on the North American release of the original Gameboy.
She appeared in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue for 2007. She appears in the Wynter Gordon music video for "Buy My Love" and has a cameo in the Cobra Starship music video "You Make Me Feel", alongside her father.
In 2018, Williams wrote and directed the short film Shrimp, which she also starred in alongside Conor Leslie, Paulina Singer, Frances Fisher, and Jake Abel. The film depicts the lives of dominatrixes in a Los Angeles BDSM den. Williams later entered into a deal with Gunpowder & Sky to develop the short film into a half-hour series.
Personal life
Williams has described herself as an avid athlete and video game player, and a fan of her namesake The Legend of Zelda series. She has stated that The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is her favorite game and had voiced support of its release on the 3DS by supporting Operation Moonfall until Nintendo finally announced the game on November 5, 2014.
Williams is bisexual. She dated actor Jackson Heywood from 2013 to 2016.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
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Battle of Kufra (1931)
The Battle of Kufra occurred during the Italian colonisation of Libya.
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Carol H. Beck
Carol H. Beck (1859-1908) was an American historical painter, critic and writer.
Life and work
She was a student the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Schools from 1879 to 1884, where she studied under Thomas Eakins. She studied in Dresden, and at the Académie Julian in Paris. She returned to PAFA in 1899, where she did additional study under William Merritt Chase.
She received PAFA's 1899 Mary Smith Prize for best painting by a Philadelphia woman artist. She was a Fellow of the Academy and a member of the Plastic Club, Philadelphia. Beck painted portraits and her works were frequently exhibited. Well-known portraits include Governor Robert E. Pattison, painted for the Pennsylvania State Capitol, as well as a portrait of her brother Hon. James M. Beck. Her portraits were also seen in the University of Pennsylvania, in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, in Wesleyan College, at the capitols of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and other public places, as well as in many private homes. Beck edited the Catalogue of the William P. Wilstach Collection of Paintings in Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. For some years and until her death, she was one of the managers of the Fellowships of the Pennsylvania Academy. On an order from Andrew Carnegie, she painted William Penn in armor for the Pennsylvania Society in New York, and several portraits for Skibo Castle.
Beck Gold Medal
The now defunct Carol H. Beck Gold Medal was awarded for the best painting by an American artist exhibited at PAFA's annual exhibitions. Founded in 1908 by James M. Beck, in memory of his sister, it was first awarded in 1909. The portrait had to have been painted within the prior three years, and an artist could be awarded the medal only once. Recipients included John Singer Sargent, Robert Henri, George Bellows, John Sloan and Thomas Hart Benton.
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Ithomiola
Ithomiola is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical ecozone.
Species
Ithomiola buckleyi Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru
Ithomiola callixena (Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
Ithomiola cascella (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
Ithomiola celtilla (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador
Ithomiola floralis C. & R. Felder, [1865] present in French Guiana, Suriname and Bolivia
Ithomiola rubrolineata Lathy, 1904 present in Peru
Biology
Known as the glasswing mimic, Ithomiola floralis is protected by resembling Ithomiinae species.
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Velká Kraš
Velká Kraš () is a village and municipality (obec) in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 838 (as at 31 December 2007).
Velká Kraš lies approximately north of Jeseník, north of Olomouc, and east of Prague.
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Giancarlo Guizzardi
Giancarlo Guizzardi (born 1975 in Vitoria, Brazil) is a Brazilian–Italian computer scientist specializing in conceptual modeling, enterprise modeling, applied ontology and ontology-driven information systems. He is a professor in the computer science department of the Free University of Bolzano-Bozen in Italy and a senior researcher and founding member of the Ontology & Conceptual Modeling Research Group (NEMO) in Vitoria, Brazil.
Work
He is known for his approach towards Conceptual Modeling, which advocates that, if Conceptual Modeling is about representing conceptualizations of reality to support human understanding communication and problem solving, it must rely on foundations that take formal ontology in philosophy, cognitive science and linguistic seriously.
He has been, for the past two decades, an active promoter of the so-called field of “Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling”, in general, and of the role of philosophy for Information Systems Engineering, in particular. He frequently gives keynote addresses as well as interviews on these topics.
He defended his PhD thesis in 2005 in the University of Twente. His thesis, entitled Ontological Foundations for Structural Conceptual Models, lays the foundation of what came to be known as the Unified Foundational Ontology and the OntoUML language.
Collaborations
He has an active history of collaboration with Nicola Guarino. In fact, an initial fragment of OntoUML was considered to be an evolution of the OntoClean methodology, the first methodology for ontological analysis in computer science, proposed by Guarino and Chris Welty.
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Royal Stag
Royal Stag, also known as Seagram's Royal Stag, is an Indian brand of whisky launched in 1995. It is available in many countries across the world in various pack sizes. It is Pernod Ricard's best selling brand by volume. It is a blend of grain spirits and imported Scotch malts. It is commonly available in 1 L, 750 ml, 375 ml and 180 ml bottles and also available in 90 ml and 60 ml bottles. The brand is named after a species of deer famous for its antlers, that is also featured in its logo. It is produced in several company-owned as well as bottler-owned distilleries. It was the first whisky brand launched in India that did not use any artificial flavours.
Pernod Ricard has identified Royal Stag along with Seagram's Imperial Blue, Seagram's Blenders Pride, Chivas Regal and Seagram's 100 Pipers as the company's five core brands to build its spirits business in India. Royal Stag sold 12.3 million cases in 2011, toppling Absolut Vodka, to become Pernod Ricard's biggest selling brand in its global portfolio of alcoholic beverages. Royal Stag sold 18 million cases in 2016.
History
Seagram’s Royal Stag was launched in 1995. The brand redefined the spirits space by not using molasses but choosing instead to pioneer grain spirit blended with Scotch malts. It is named after a deer species known for long antlers.
It is the first whisky brand launched in India which did not use any artificial flavour. The whisky is a blend of grain spirits and imported Scotch malts. Seagram's global business was jointly acquired by Pernod Ricard and Diageo in December 2000. The two companies later split Seagram's business based on the previously announced framework agreement signed between them.
In the calendar year 2001, Royal Stag was selling over 125,000 cases per month and sold approximately 1.75 million cases in 2002. The brand's annualised sales during the 2004 calendar year crossed 3 million cases, and increased to nearly 4 million cases in 2006. Royal Stag was ranked second among Indian spirits brands in Impact International's 2008 list of "Top 100 Brands at Retail Value" with a retail value of US$505 million. The brand reported sales of 8 million cases in 2009 and nearly 10.6 million cases in 2010.
Royal Stag sold 12.3 million cases in 2011, toppling Absolut Vodka which sold 11.3 million cases, to become Pernod Ricard's biggest selling brand in its global portfolio of alcoholic beverages.
Pernod Ricard launched a premium version of Royal Stag, called Royal Stag Barrel Select in December 2011 in India, Gulf and a few other Asian markets. In the Indian whisky market, Barrel Select is positioned between the deluxe and premium segment occupied by the company's Royal Stag and Blenders Pride brands respectively. United Kingdom-based branding and packaging consultants CARTILS developed the strategic positioning, branding, bottle shape, packaging and mono carton for Barrel Select. CARTILS felt it was necessary to retain brand familiarity whilst elevating Barrel Select to a more premium level than Royal Stag, to avoid portfolio cannibalisation. The Barrel Select bottle has rectangular shape similar to Royal Stag, but it has been tapered. The bottle also features a dominantly positioned, gold two-tone illustration of the stag that is part of the Royal Stag logo.
Marketing
Royal Stag is placed in the deluxe segment of the Indian whisky market and is priced to target the upper middle class aged 25–40 years. The brand's main national competitor, at its price point, is United Spirits Ltd's McDowell's No.1 whisky. Royal Stag also faces competition from Radico Khaitan's 8 PM Royale, Mason & Summers' "Royal Crown", United Spirits Ltd's Royal Mist whiskies and Allied Blenders & Distilleries (ABD)'s Officer's Choice Black. Pernod Ricard has identified Royal Stag along with Imperial Blue, Blenders Pride, Chivas Regal and 100 Pipers as the company's five core brands to build its spirits business in India. 5 brands have been divided in 2 categories, Chivas Regal and 100 Pipers come under "lifestyle business " category while the other brands, including Royal Stag, are designated as India-made foreign liquor (IMFL). It is marketed in 1 L, 750 ml, 375 ml and 180 ml bottles and also available in 90 ml and 60 ml bottles.
Advertising alcoholic beverages is banned in India as per the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Amendment Bill, which came into effect on 8 September 2000. To circumvent the ban liquor manufacturers use surrogate advertising or develop associate properties. Royal Stag uses three themes – Mega Movie, Mega Music and Mega Cricket – to promote the brand. According to Seagram India's vice-president of marketing Bikram Basu, "We've developed Royal Stag Mega Cricket and Royal Stag Mega Movies to promote the brand". Mega Cricket sells cricket gear, and sponsors cricket events, and Basu claims that Mega Movies sponsors "around 8–10 national releases of Hollywood movies every year." The brand often uses cricketers and Bollywood stars in its advertising. The brand's slogan is: "It's your life, make it large".
In 2006, a Royal Stag advert featuring Harbhajan Singh without his turban, with his hair tumbling down over his shoulders, outraged orthodox Sikhs, who burnt effigies in the city of Amritsar. Sikh clergy and its representative body, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) demanded an apology from Singh and demanded that Pernod Ricard India withdraw the ad, which the SGPC termed, an "offensive representation which has hurt the feelings of Sikhs." Singh later apologised saying, "I apologise. In case I have hurt the feelings of my people, it was really not my intention."
A Royal Stag ad in 2011 featuring Harbhajan Singh, showed him opting to not work in his father's ball bearing factory and focus on cricket instead. The commercial ends with him asking the viewer, if with his achievements, "Have I made it large?" Royal Stag's rival, United Spirits Ltd's McDowell's No. 1 Platinum whisky mocked the ad in its commercial featuring Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The ad showed Harbhajan look-alike making ball bearings the size of gym balls at his father's factory, asking if he had "made it large", only to get slapped by his father for being incompetent. Dhoni then tells the viewer, "Zindagi main kuch karna hai to large chodo, kuch alag karo yaar" (If you want to do something in life, then forget large, do something different ). The ad is considered to be a rare example of a spoof in surrogate advertising. The Economic Times quoted an industry official as saying, "It is in bad taste, this type of advertising has never been used in the Indian liquor industry." Harbhajan served a legal notice to United Spirits Ltd on 18 July 2011 claiming that the commercial mocked him, his family and the Sikh community. The notice was sent to Vijay Mallya, UB Executive vice-chairman SR Gupte, President & CFO Ravi Nedungadi, Deputy President Harish Bhat and Executive VP (Corporate Affairs) Nandini Verma. It was sent by Avtar Kaur, Harbhajan's mother, through his lawyers, Dewani Advocates & Consultants. Kaur stated these kinds of advertisements brought "disunity and friction" in the Indian cricket team and could be termed "anti-national". The notice also demanded that the company publicly apologise to the family "through widely-read newspapers as well as television channels prominently", remove the advertisement within three days of receiving the notice and compensation of . The United Breweries Group withdrew the ad on 22 July 2011 stating that had done so "in the interest of the game of cricket" and fearing that the commercial could be "misused by vested interests to further their own agenda". The company also stated that the view of the management was that there was no maintainable case.
Brand ambassadors
In 2002, Seagram signed eight cricketers to endorse Royal Stag, including Harbhajan Singh (India), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Glenn McGrath (Australia), Jonty Rhodes (South Africa), Mervyn Dillon (West Indies), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), and Andy Flower (Zimbabwe). The campaign was handled by Ogilvy & Mather. Seagram spent on this promotion. Following this contract, in 2004, Pakistan Civil Court ruled that Wasim Akram had hurt sentiments of Muslims and was fined 25,000 Pakistani rupees (£238) and ordered to apologize the nation. While Akram's lawyer maintained stand that Akram had never appeared in any advertisement of alcoholic product.
Other cricketers that have featured as brand ambassadors or have appeared in Royal Stag advertising include Gautam Gambhir, Jonty Rhodes, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ricky Ponting and Yuvraj Singh.
The brand's first TV commercial with Saif Ali Khan as brand ambassador, aired in 2007. The campaign was developed by creative agency Ogilvy & Mather. It also featured cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa. According to Bikram Basu, vice-president, marketing, Seagram India, "The TVC [television commercial] intends to further strengthen the brand's positioning of "Make it Large". The campaign defines the larger than life attitude associated with Royal Stag. It targets the party loving youth of the country, who aspire to make it large in every aspect of their lives and communicates the brand message in a truly fast-paced and international way."
On 10 February 2010, Pernod Ricard India announced that it had signed Shahrukh Khan, for an undisclosed amount, as the brand ambassador for Royal Stag, for a period of one year. The company said that Shahrukh would work in tandem with Saif Ali Khan, who has been the brand ambassador since 2007. In April 2013, social activist T Satish Kumar and student leader Banoth Amru Naik, from the Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, filed a complaint with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) against Telugu film actor Mahesh Babu for endorsing Royal Stag. The annulment of the agreemenet would result in Sri Lanka Cricket losing its rights to organise matches at the stadium.
In 2014 Pernod Ricard India announced its signing of Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor as brand ambassadors. General manager of Marketing Raja Banerjee said that, "We firmly believe that the dynamic duo represents the dreams of this country and therefore would reinforce our brand positioning". However, they maintained that Shah Rukh Khan would continue to promote the brand.
Sponsorship
The Royal Stag brand often sponsors musical and sporting events. It sponsored the Sahara Cup matches in Toronto, Canada from 1996 to 1999. Under the name "Seagram's Royal Stag Mega Music", the brand sponsored a multi-city music tour featuring Strings, along with Saif Ali Khan (then brand ambassador) and Indian rock 'n roll band Parikrama in January 2008. Royal Stag is the title sponsor of the Mirchi Music Awards.
Sales
In 2002, Seagram's Imperial Blue and Royal Stag were emerged as fasted growing brands in domestic market. Royal Stag saw 53% rise in its sale from 1.12 million cases in 2001 to 1.75 million case in 2002. In 2010, Royal Stag first time crossed the mark of 10 million cases and Pernod Ricard became the first multinational company to cross this mark in India. In 2013 calendar month, Royal Stag first time crossed retail sale worth more than $1 billion. It had a total of $1.3 billion in retail sale. Royal Stag sold 16.1 million cases in 2014 and remained the third biggest-selling whisky in India from 2011 behind Officer's Choice and McDowell's No.1.
The following table shows the annual sales of Royal Stag:
See also
India-made foreign liquor
List of Indian beverages
References
External links
Pernod Ricard official site Royal Stag page
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Volgograd floating landing
Volgograd floating landing () is one of the places of interest in Volgograd region that is not related to Stalingrad battle.
Wooden two-storied floating dock is located on the left bank of Volga in the Volga-Akhtuba’s floodplain, to the north from the town Kransnoslobodsk, across Volgograd.
It was built in 1954 on a shipbuilding yard in Gorodets in Gorky region.
First it was used as a river boat station of the town Kamyshin.
In 1966 the floating landing was moved to Srednyaya Akhtuba region to Denezhnoe lake, and it served well as a rowing base of Dinamo sports society.
It became widely known due to an attempt of demolition at the end of spring - beginning of summer 2013.
Volgograd floating land was recognised as an identified object of cultural heritage on June 4, 2013.
External links
34fleet.blogspot.ru - Volgograd floating landing (in Russian)
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Harry's Hong Kong
Harry's Hong Kong is a 1987 American TV film directed by Jerry London.
Cast
David Soul as Harry Petros
Mike Preston as Max Trumble
Mel Harris as Fay Salerno
Jan Gan Boyd as Sally Cheng
Lisa Lu as Rose
Julia Nickson as Mei Ling
James Hong as Mr Yu
Rosanna Huffman as Mrs Hamilton
David Hemmings as Jack Roarke
Russell Wong as Sergeant Lee
Robert Easton as American Tourist
Production
There was location filming in Hong Kong. Julia Nickson fell in love with David Soul during filming and they became engaged.
References
External links
Harry's Hong Kong at BFI
Harry's Hong Kong at TCMDB
Harry's Hong Kong at IMDb
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Megachile pseudomonticola
Megachile pseudomonticola is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Hedicke in 1925.
References
Pseudomonticola
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Welfare state in Cyprus
In 2014, the Cyprus Guaranteed Minimum Income and Social Benefits Law was passed to replace the previous Public Assistance and Service Law. It covers all EU citizens and also long-term residents with legal status, and its main intention is to shelter those with higher risk of poverty and to guarantee the recipients with basic standard of living.
All EU citizens and Cypriots are applicable to the program if they have lived in Cyprus for more than five years before the application and will continue to reside there. Similar with conservative welfare states, Cyprus’s Minimum Income (MI) Law adopted the principle of subsidiarity, which means that family unit must serve as the first defending line for individuals. For Cyprus’s MI Law, eligibility for help is based on the total needs of a family unit. A family is qualified for benefits as long as its total income cannot satisfy its total need. Additionally, property ownership is also calculated based on family unit. The assumption is that members inside a family must collaborate and help each other. Only when they together as a social unit cannot afford to live well would the state came to help as the last-resort safety net. Moreover, the basic income value for a person that has zero income reported is set €480 per month, which is more than half of the respective poverty threshold. The value is set in an ad hoc basis to adapt to varying levels of national income and inflation.
Benefits of Cyprus’s MI Law are given based on means testing. Potential recipients need to apply and demonstrate that they have certifiable needs, and that they’re really out of means except government support. To truly distribute benefits to those that need them the most, the Cyprus’s MI Law sets an age limit (above 28 years old) to eliminate young people who’re not earning much but are enjoying high standard of living with their parents from the list beneficiaries. It also has an activation strategy aimed to encourage the unemployed to actively seek jobs. Recipients would be required to accept available jobs in their relative fields, and those who’re unemployed voluntarily would be excluded from the program.
Pension system
The Cyprus social security pension system consists of six parts: the General Social Insurance Scheme; the Social Pension Scheme; the Special Allowance to pensioners; the Government Employees Pension Scheme; other Public Sector Employees Pension Schemes; the Voluntary Provident Funds and other similar collective arrangements. Each scheme calculates benefits in different formulations. The General Social Insurance Scheme covers everyone who's gainfully employed in Cyprus with contributory interests. The Government Employees Pension Scheme covers pensions for those who're inside the army and work for the government and is also earning-related. It is notable that while Cyprus pension system do target various social groups, including the self-employed, its employees in private sector still are largely unsheltered. Cyprus pension system also pays specific attention to the elderly, especially those who experienced the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, many of whom have lost their means of life.
Legal residents in Cyprus are entitled for pension programs as long as they have lived 20 years in Cyprus after the age of 40 and 35 years after the age of 18. Besides, the Agreement on Social Security signed between Canada and Cyprus in 1991 permits that those who have worked in Canada and have contributed to the Canada Pension Plan for a certain period of time might be qualified to enjoy the benefits of Cyprus pension system after verification. Even though the Cyprus pension programs have covered its population comparatively comprehensive, the replacement rate is still pretty low.
References
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After the Waterfall
After the Waterfall is a 2010 New Zealand drama film based on Stephen Blanchard's novel The Paraffin Child. The film was the first starring role in a feature film for Antony Starr and Kate Beckinsale, known for his roles in Outrageous Fortune and was the first feature film directed by Simone Horrocks. It was released theatrically in New Zealand on 4 November 2010.
Premise
John Drean (Antony Starr) is a park ranger whose marriage to his wife Ana (Kate Beckinsale) begins to suffer when their daughter, Pearl (Georgia Rose), goes missing under his care. Four years later, John is still looking for his little girl and his life seems to be at a standstill, while Ana is in a relationship with John's best friend, and the policeman behind Pearl's disappearance, David (Cohen Holloway). Things begin to change for the better, however, when John's father, George (Peter McCauley), believes he saw Pearl walking past a shop window.
Cast
Antony Starr as John Drean
Kate Beckinsale as Ana Drean
Cohen Holloway as David
Peter McCauley as George
Georgia Rose as Pearl
Production
In May 2009 it was announced that award-winning director Simone Horrocks would be directing her debut feature-length production and that Outrageous Fortune actor Antony Starr would be portraying the lead role. Horrocks had previously attracted international attention when she was a semi-finalist for the prestigious Sundance Institute/NHK Filmmaker's Award in 2001.
Reception
Critical reception
The film was released to critical acclaim throughout New Zealand with many praising Starr's acting. Darren Bevan of TVNZ stated that the film was great but slightly let down by Cohen Holloway's performance but Starr makes up for the small hiccup.
Francesca Rudkin of The New Zealand Herald gave the film 4/5 stars praising Starr's performance and the plot. She also praises Peter McCauley's performance and the soundtrack saying it adds to the atmosphere immensely. Andrew Hedley of Flicks.co.nz praised Starr's acting but noted the film was at times inconsistent and poorly written. Helen Martin of Onfilm magazine praised Starr's acting alongside the camera shots and music. Christine Powley of the Otago Daily Times criticized the inexperience of the crew but praised how the movie felt Kiwi without resorting to Kiwiana.
Accolades
The film received several nominations in the 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards, including; director Simone Horrocks for "Outstanding Feature Film Debut", "Best Editing in a Feature Film", "Images & Sound Best Sound in a Feature Film" and "Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film" for Antony Starr.
References
External links
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James Wayne
James Wayne may refer to:
James Moore Wayne (1790–1867), U.S. Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Representative
James Wayne (R&B musician) (1920–1978), American rhythm and blues musician who also recorded as James Waynes and "Wild Willie" Wayne
Jimmy Wayne (born 1972), American country musician
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Order in Council
An Order in Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms. In the United Kingdom this legislation is formally made in the name of the Queen by and with the advice and consent of the Privy Council (Queen-in-Council), but in other countries the terminology may vary. The term should not be confused with Order of Council, which is made in the name of the Council without royal assent.
Types, usage and terminology
Two principal types of Order in Council exist: Orders in Council whereby the Queen-in-Council exercises the Royal Prerogative, and Orders in Council made in accordance with an Act of Parliament.
In the United Kingdom orders are formally made in the name of the Queen by the Privy Council (Queen-in-Council).
In Canada they are made in the name of the Governor General by the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (or in the case of provincial orders-in-council, orders are by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council) and in other places in name of the governor by the Executive Council (Governor-in-Council, Governor-General-in-Council etc.)
In New Zealand, the Orders in Council are required to give effect to the government's decisions. Apart from acts of parliament, Orders in Council are the main method by which the government implements decisions that need legal force.
Prerogative orders
An Order in Council made under the Royal Prerogative is primary legislation, and does not depend on any statute for its authority, although an Act of Parliament may change this. This type has become less common with the passage of time, as statutes encroach on areas which used to form part of the Royal Prerogative.
Matters which still fall within the Royal Prerogative, and hence are regulated by (Prerogative) Orders in Council, include dealing with servants of the Crown, such as the standing orders for civil servants, appointing heads of Crown corporations, governance of British Overseas Territories, making appointments in the Church of England and dealing with international relations.
Traditionally, Orders in Council are used as a way for the Prime Minister to make political appointments, but they can also be used to issue simple laws as a sort of decree. In times of emergency, a government may issue legislation directly through Orders in Council, forgoing the usual parliamentary procedure though most Orders of this sort are eventually formalized according to the traditional lawmaking process, if they are not revoked at the end of the emergency. However, in the UK, this power was later superseded by a statutory power to make such Orders in Council under the Civil Contingencies Act.
British Orders in Council may occasionally be used to effectively reverse court decisions applicable to British Overseas Territories without involving Parliament. Within the United Kingdom itself, court decisions can be formally overruled only by an Act of Parliament, or by the decision of a higher court on appeal.
In the rest of the Commonwealth they are used to carry out any decisions made by the cabinet and the executive that would not need to be approved by Parliament.
It was long thought that prerogative orders, being primary legislation, were not subject to judicial review. This was reversed in the 1985 case Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service, which however allowed for some exceptions, such as national security. A given prerogative order therefore may or may not be subject to judicial review, depending on its nature.
As statutory instruments
In this second case, an Order in Council is merely another form of statutory instrument (in the UK, regulated by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946), albeit subject to more formalities than a simple statutory instrument. This kind of Order in Council tends to be reserved for the most important pieces of subordinate legislation, and its use is likely to become more common. Like all statutory instruments, they may simply be required to be laid before both Houses of Parliament, or, they may be annulled in pursuance of a resolution of either the lower House (House of Commons in the UK and Canada or House of Representatives in the other realms), or the upper House (House of Lords in the UK or Senate in other realms) ('negative resolution procedure'), or require to be approved by a resolution of either House, or, exceptionally, both ('affirmative resolution procedure'). That said, the use of Orders in Council has been extended recently, as the Scotland Act 1998 provides that draft Orders in Council may be laid before the Scottish Parliament in certain circumstances in the same way as they would have been laid before the Westminster Parliament. From 2007, legislation put before the Welsh Assembly will be enacted through Orders in Council after following the affirmative resolution procedure.
An Order in Council of this type usually has the following form: "Her Majesty, in pursuance of [relevant section of primary legislation], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:"
For most of the period from 1972 to 2007, much Northern Ireland legislation was made by Order-in-Council as part of direct rule. This was done under the various Northern Ireland Acts 1974 to 2000, and not by virtue of the Royal Prerogative.
Under the Government of Wales Act 2006, the royal assent to Measures of the National Assembly for Wales is given by Order-in-Council, but this is not done by Statutory Instrument but in a form similar to that of a prerogative Order.
Controversial uses
Canada
After the British Empire entered World War I on the Allied side, an Order in Council was made in Canada for the registration, and in certain cases for the internment, of aliens of "enemy nationality". Between 1914 and 1920, 8,579 "enemy aliens" were detained in internment camps.
An Order in Council made by the Brian Mulroney government on 21 November 1988 created Amex Bank of Canada, a Canadian banking subsidiary of American Express, although federal banking policy at the time would not ordinarily have permitted such an establishment by a foreign company.
In July 2004 and 30 August 2006, Orders in Council were used to deny a passport to Abdurahman Khadr, a member of the Khadr family, who had previously been held in detention by the United States at Guantanamo Bay.
United Kingdom
Orders in Council were controversially used in 2004 to overturn a court ruling in the United Kingdom, which held that the exile of the Chagossians from the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was unlawful.
Initially, the High Court in 2006 held that these Orders in Council were unlawful: "The suggestion that a minister can, through the means of an order in council, exile a whole population from a British Overseas Territory and claim that he is doing so for the 'peace, order and good government' of the territory is to us repugnant."
The UK government's first appeal failed, with the Court of Appeal holding that the decision had been unlawfully taken by a government minister "acting without any constraint". However, the government successfully appealed to the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, who overturned the High Court and Court of Appeal decisions (R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte Bancoult (No 2)). The Law Lords decided that the validity of an order in council made under the prerogative legislating for a colony was amenable to judicial review (see paragraph 35 of the decision). Also, it was not for the courts to substitute their judgement for that of the Secretary of State as to what was conducive to the peace, order and good government of the BIOT. The orders were not Wednesbury unreasonable on the facts, given the considerations of security and cost of resettlement. Finally, none of the orders was open to challenge in the British courts on the ground of repugnancy to any fundamental principle relating to the rights of abode of the Chagossians in the Chagos Islands.
See also
Delegated legislation
Executive order (United States)
References
External links
Orders in Council:
UK made since October 2000.
Northern Ireland
Canada 1867–1910.
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Queen's University: [Canadian Orders-in-Council – An Overview]
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Bill Cooper (sailor)
Reginald William Binch Cooper (5 November 1928 – 7 March 2016) was a Royal Navy lieutenant-commander and later actuary who gave up his profession to become a full-time sailor and author. He was awarded the Hammond Cup for seamanship by the Royal Naval Sailing Association and was recognised by the World Record Academy for having spent the longest time at sea. With his wife Laurel, he wrote a number of non-fiction books and a novel that was published in 2014.
Selected publications
With Laurel Cooper
Sell up and sail: Taking the Ulysses option. 1986.
Sell up and cruise the inland waterways.
Watersteps through France: To the Camargue by canal.
Sail into the Sun-set: A handbook for ancient mariners.
Sole author
Seago: A sea story. 2014.
References
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Category:2016 deaths
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Rhynchospora capitellata
Rhynchospora capitellata is a species of sedge known by the common names brownish beaksedge and brownish beaked-rush. It is native to eastern North America and a few spots in the western United States. It grows in wet habitat, such as swamps, springtime meadows, and moist areas in forests. It is a perennial herb producing clumps of stems 20 to 100 centimeters tall, each stem sheathed with several narrow, pointed leaves. The inflorescence is a cluster of brown spikelets each about 3 or 4 millimeters long.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Flora of North America
Photo gallery
capitellata
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Saidi Kyeyune
Saidi Kyeyune is a Ugandan professional footballer, who plays as a Midfielder Uganda Revenue Authority SC Uganda Revenue Authority SC.
International career
In January 2014, coach Milutin Sedrojevic, invited him to be a part of the Uganda national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe and losing to Morocco.
References
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Category:African Nations Championship players
Category:2014 African Nations Championship players
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Category:Proline FC players
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2012 London Broncos season
The 2012 London Broncos season was their first since being re-branded the Broncos, and the 32nd in London's professional rugby league club's history. Coached by Rob Powell until he was replaced by Tony Rea mid-year, and captained by Craig Gower, they competed in Super League XVII. London also competed in the 2012 Challenge Cup, being knocked out in the quarter finals. They finished Super League's regular season 12th (out of 14 teams), failing to reach the play-offs for the 7th consecutive year.
References
Category:London Broncos seasons
London Broncos season
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Tittivilla
Tittivilla (also known as Titivilla or Tetivila) is an eroded volcano in the Andes of Bolivia, on the isthmus separating the Salar de Coipasa in the north from the Salar de Uyuni. The maximum slope in its summit area is 30°. The stratovolcano and neighbouring Tunupa formed 3.5-2.5 mya on NE-SW and NNE-SSW structures, it belongs to the Tungapujo-Guachacoyo volcanic chain. The volcanoes are formed from andesite and dacite belonging to potassium-rich calc-alkaline series.
Tittivilla underwent an edifice collapse that triggered a long debris avalanche. The avalanche descended an altitude of with an azimuth 68° and covered a surface area of . The slide left a wide amphitheatre on the east-northeast side of the volcano that cut through older lava flows, the amphitheatre was originally interpreted to be an explosion crater.
The northern side of the avalanche has large blocks up to several kilometres of length that are hard to distinguish from eroded lavas from the neighbouring Cerro Grande. The eastern sector contains megablocks and hummocks. The southern part of the slide has a much smaller scale hummocky topography. The topography of the slide was buried by the highstands of the Altiplano lakes and contains lacustrine deposits. The 28000BP Lake Minchin and 50000BP Lake Escara paleolakes certainly submerged the slide deposits.
The volcano was active in the Pliocene-Pleistocene. A lava flow within the slide scar is the only clear post-collapse volcanic activity. It originates in the northern part of the slide mouth and continues for to the shores of the Salar de Coipasa.
References
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Category:Pleistocene volcanoes
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Oxia
Oxia (, ) may refer to:
the acute accent in polytonic Greek
Oxeia, a Greek island
a 1998 concept car by Peugeot
Oxia Chaos, a chaos terrain on the planet Mars
Oxia Colles, a mountain range on the planet Mars
Oxia Palus quadrangle, one of the 30 quadrangles of the plant Mars
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G. V. Atri
G.V. Atri (born G. Vijayakumar Atri, 21 May 1964, died - 30 April 2000) was an Indian singer in Kannada language (spoken in the state of Karnataka of India).
Early years
He was born in Kanakapura and raised in Bangalore city. He was trained in Hindustani form of Indian classical music during his formative years under guru, Sheshadri Gavai of Bangalore.
Music career
G.V. Atri specialized in Sugama Sangeetha (Light music), the modern singing form. He also sang as a playback singer for more than a dozen Kannada movies. He was very popular in performing live on public stage with variety of songs. He was popularly known as Junior P.B. Sreenivas, as his voice resembled that of the ace playback singer of yesteryear, P.B. Sreenivas. He composed and sang a few thousand songs encompassing musical repertoire of romantic, devotional, patriotic, folk and children’s songs for many of his albums.
He was also a member of the Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, a Karnataka Government institution. He organized music oriented social events such as sugama sangeetha seminars, recognition to yester year musicians and music competitions.
He also organized a music workshop for the benefit of inmates of a Bangalore prison. He believed that music improves the qualities of a human being and thus it could reform even criminals.
He founded the "Sangeetha Ganga" a foundation and music school to train and encourage young and upcoming singers in Kannada. Many have attended Sangeetha Ganga.
Death
He died, along with 5 of his family members, during a bath in a river at Sringeri. Many awards have been instituted after his name by public cultural organizations to unearth young talents and encourage them, thus commemorating his memory.
External links
1. Links to news of tragedy:
Tribune India - Bodies of singer, kin cremated
The Music Magazine - Sugama sangeeta singer dead
Daily Excelsior - Singer drowns with 5 family members
G V Atri remembered
2. Links to G.V. Atri commemoration program notification:
The Hindu - G.V. Atri Savinenapu
A tribute to G.V. Atri
Memory of G.V. Atri
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Pentacora signoreti
Pentacora signoreti is a species of shore bug in the family Saldidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Pentacora signoreti:
Pentacora signoreti signoreti (Guérin-Méneville, 1857)
Pentacora signoreti yucatana Hodgden, 1949
References
External links
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George H. Miller (physicist)
George H. Miller Ph.D. served as director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) from 2007 until 2011. Dr. Miller, an employee of the Laboratory for 34 years, replaced Michael Anastasio, who left LLNL to head Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Dr. Miller received his B.S. with high honors in physics in 1967, his M.S. in physics in 1969 and his Ph.D. in physics in 1972, all from the College of William and Mary.
Dr. Miller joined the LLNL staff in 1972, as a physicist. In 1985, he became associate director for nuclear design. He left LLNL in 1989, to serve as the special scientific adviser on weapons activities to the U.S. Department of Energy. In 1990 he returned to LLNL to serve as associate director for defense and nuclear technologies, associate director for national security, and associate director for National Ignition Facility programs. Prior to being named the LLNL Director, he had been associate director at large for LLNL since June 2005. He retired as LLNL director in December 2011.
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2019–20 DHB-Pokal
The 2019–20 DHB-Pokal is the 44th edition of the tournament.
Format
The first round was split in a north and a south part and played in mini tournaments where only the winner advanced to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system will be used to determine the winner. The final four will be played on one weekend in Hamburg.
Round 1
The draw was held on 18 June 2019. The matches were played on 17 and 18 August 2019.
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Round of 16
The draw was held on 21 August 2019. The matches were played between 25 September and 3 October 2019.
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 3 October 2019. The matches were played on 3 and 4 December 2019.
Final four
The draw was held on 9 December 2019. The matches will be played on 4 and 5 April 2020.
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
References
External links
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Clio Area School District
Clio Area School District is a public school district in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and in the Genesee Intermediate School District. The district includes all of the city of Clio; the majorities of Vienna Township, and Thetford Township; and parts of Mount Morris Township, and Montrose Township, Michigan.
Clio Schools operates a three-tier configuration for district schools. Grades K–4 are assigned to elementary level, 5–8 are assigned to the middle school or junior high level, and 9–12 to the high school level.
Attendants of the Clio Area High School require 28.5 credits to graduate; 25.5 of the credits must be earned through Clio High School. The rest are to be earned through correspondence schools, virtual high school, and adult education courses, etc. If a student does not have at least this many credits, there are credit make-up programs available.
Athletics
Clio was a charter member of the Genesee County B League, formed in 1950. In 1960, Clio, along with seven other schools from around Genesee County left the GCBL to form the Big Eight Conference. The conference would later be renamed the Big Nine Conference in 1968 after the addition of an additional member school.
Clio remained a member of the Big Nine Conference through the end of the 2004-05 school year, when the district applied for and was granted membership into the Flint Metro League for competitive reasons. While in the Big Nine, Clio teams had great success in baseball, wrestling, girls' golf, and girls' basketball.
Though Clio has no recognized Michigan High School Athletic Association team state championships, the school finished as state runner-up for girls' cross-country (1980), and girls' golf (2000–2006). The school has had several individual state champions in boys' wrestling and girls' cross-country.
Recently the boys' cross-country team took second place at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (2012).
In 2007, alumnus Zac Purdy received the "Helen A. Keller Scholarship", an award for developmentally challenged youth.
The press box located at the Clio High School's Pride Stadium was renamed in 1991 in honor of long time Clio resident and former Board of Education member Robert Sheppard. Sheppard, who was the public address announcer for the Mustangs for many years, was killed in a collision in Chesaning, MI in 1990.
References
External links
http://www.clioschools.org
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John C. Calhoun (police officer)
John C. Calhoun was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from 1921 until 1923.
See also
Police chief
Allegheny County Sheriff
List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania
References
Category:American municipal police chiefs
Category:American municipal police officers
Category:Government of Pittsburgh
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Strathfieldsaye Football Club
The Strathfieldsaye Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Storm, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Bendigo suburb of Strathfieldsaye, Victoria.
The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
History
A predecessor of the current club was founded in 1978 as the "Mandurang-Strathfieldsaye Junior Football Club". This club was formed due to the need to facilitate the increasing population of junior footballers in the Mandurang and Strathfieldsaye district. The club commenced playing in the Bendigo Junior Football League. In 2003 the club became known as the Strathfieldsaye Junior Football Club (Strathfieldsaye JFC).
By 2007 there was enough interest in a senior club forming and in September 2007 the "Strathfieldsaye Football Netball Club" was formed. There were discussions on whether to join the stronger Bendigo Football League or the lower Heathcote District Football League to get the club established but the members voted overwhelmingly for the Bendigo Football League. The club decided that Bendigo was where they wanted to play so they submitted a business plan to get to a higher standard as quick as possible. In 2008, an application to join the Bendigo Football League for the following season was submitted and accepted. The club identity 'Strath Storm' was created and the club adopted playing colours of blue & white hoops as these were the colours of the Strathfieldsaye JFC.
In 2009 the Strathfieldsaye Storm competed in senior competition for the first time and in 2012 they played in their first finals series winning both the elimination and first semi-final, before losing the preliminary final.
In 2013 the Storm made their first Grand Final after finishing the Home and Away season on top with 12 wins and 1 draw from 16 games, however lost the Grand Final to Golden Square by 21 points. The Storm went on to claim their first Premiership in 2014, defeating Sandhurst by 55 points.
In 2017, all the football grades of the club (seniors, reserves and U18) won the premiership.
Club Song
Oh we’re from Strathfieldsaye
A fighting fury we’re from Strathfieldsaye
In any weather you’ll see us with a grin
Risking head and shin
If we’re behind then never mind
We’ll fight and fight and win
For we’re from Strathfieldsaye
We never weaken til the final siren’s gone
Like the Ranga's of old
We’re strong and we’re bold
For we’re from Strathfield
(blue and white)
We’re from Strathfieldsaye
GO STORM
*The term "Ranga's" is a direct reference to the foundation club being Mandurang/Strathfieldsaye JFC and reflects the heritage of the original club.
Year by year performance (home and away only)
* denotes Premiership winning year
Honours
Premierships & Grand Finals
Bibliography
History of Football in the Bendigo District, John Stoward,
References
External links
SportsTG website
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Rasulpur River
The Rasulpur River (also spelt Rasalpur) is a tributary of the Hooghly River. The Rasulpur flows through Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts. It flows as Bagda River until Kalinagar and then flows as Rasulpur River. Its tributaries are Itaberia Khal, Mugberia Khal, Palabani Khal, Padurbheri Khal and Alipur Khal. It joins the Bay of Bengal shortly after Petua Ghat, a Fishing Harbor just before the estuary of the river , opposite Sagar Island.
References
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Big L 1395
Big L is the name of a broadcasting company registered by the British licensing authority Ofcom from 11 June 2002 to 10 June 2003 for a satellite radio service known as Big L. The license states that the station "… will provide an eclectic mix of rock and pop, both modern and classic. News and weather will be broadcast hourly. The service will be in English language and will be free to air." The station is owned by Big L Limited. Though the station targets audience in the United Kingdom, advertisers develop their commercials mainly to reach English speakers in the Netherlands.
Station licence
The station's Ofcom licence states the station is under the ownership of Big L Limited, 1 Colmore Crescent, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9SJ.
Independent media evaluation of Big L 1395
Big L 1395 was featured on Channel 4 programme Get Your Act Together With Harvey Goldsmith in an episode broadcast 17 April 2007. Presenter Harvey Goldsmith attempted to improve the fortunes of the station but met with resistance and failed to deliver on his promises.
Transmitter information
The station broadcast on 1395 kHz (215 m) Medium Wave from a transmitter in the Netherlands, and the Internet.
Big L returned to 1395 kHz on 3 December 2009, but on 25 January 2011 this 1395 kHz transmitter was switched off and the station currently broadcasts on the internet only.
References
External links
Big L 1395 official website
Big L Limited
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DXXL
DXXL (93.9 FM), under the brand 93.9 iFM Davao, is a music FM station owned and operated by Radio Mindanao Network in the Philippines. The station’s studio is located at the 2/F San Vicente Bldg., Iñigo St. corner Bonifacio St., Davao City and its transmitter is located at Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City. The main format of the station is pop music and news format design for masses.
History
DXKC-FM 93.9 Davao started its operations on May 1, 1978.
On August 15, 1993, the station was reformatted as 93.9 Smile Radio.
On November 23, 1999, it was reformatted into a CHR station, and rebranded as 939 XLFM with its slogan, "Live it up!". Its callsign changed to DXXL.
On May 16, 2002, DXXL-FM rebranded as 93.9 iFM and flipped into a Hot AC format.
On November 9, 2015, 93.9 iFM Davao and provincial stations launched its new logo and slogan, "Ang Bestfriend Mo!".
On September 2017, iFM Davao launched its new slogan, "I NA TAAH!".
Current DJs
BB Bungot (John Louie Jay Deloso)
Mario Penduko (Harvey John Bahaynon) (also a network voice-over of iFM nationwide)
Bubbles (Joyce Mejos)
PJ (Peter John Dela Cerna)
Luningning (Honey Vie Masibog)
iFM stations
Further information: iFM stations
Category:Adult contemporary radio stations in the Philippines
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2016 World Cup of Hockey
The 2016 World Cup of Hockey (abbreviated WCH2016) was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the third installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, 12 years after the second World Cup of Hockey in 2004. It was held from September 17 to September 29 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Canada won the championship, defeating Team Europe in the best-of-three final.
Teams
The teams were officially announced on September 10, 2015 by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The teams are:
(24-and-over players) — host
(24-and-over players)
Europe (Players from European nations not already represented in the tournament.)
North America (23-and-under players)
National anthems
The national anthem for each team playing was played before the start of each game. However, there were two exceptions: no anthem was played for Team Europe because of the team's multiple national representatives, while both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" were played before games Team North America played.
Rosters
Each team's roster was limited to twenty skaters (forwards and defencemen) and three goaltenders. All eight participating teams submitted their initial roster of sixteen players on March 2, 2016.
Jerseys
Each one of the national teams' players wore a customized jersey manufactured by Adidas.
Group A
Group B
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Venue
In contrast to previous World Cups, all contests in the 2016 World Cup were held at the same site.
Pre-tournament venues
The following venues were used across North America and Europe in the pre-tournament schedule
Pre-tournament games
All games are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Start date: September 8, 2016.
Source: National Hockey League
Group stage
All games are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
All times are local, Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
The final was played in a best-of-three format.
Ranking and statistics
Final standings
Scoring leaders
List depicts skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source: WCH2016
Leading goaltenders
Only goaltenders who played greater than or equal to one-third of the team's minutes are included.
Source: WCH2016
Broadcasting
In Canada, Rogers Communications held broadcast rights to the tournament; the tournament was aired by Sportsnet in English and TVA Sports in French. Similarly to its sub-licensing agreement for Hockey Night in Canada'', the semi-finals and finals were simulcast by CBC Television. Although it was initially reported that Rogers was allowed to match competing bids for the rights (such as by Bell Media and ESPN's TSN) per its holding of exclusive national media rights to the NHL in Canada, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman denied that there was such a rule, and that the bidding process was "competitive".
In the United States, the tournament was broadcast by ESPN and ESPN Deportes in English and Spanish, respectively; NBC Sports, the national rightsholder of the NHL in the United States, passed on the tournament due to scheduling conflicts with various events being broadcast by its networks in that period of time.
ESPN also broadcast the tournament for the Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, the Commonwealth Caribbean, the Pacific Rim and Brazil. In Russia, the tournament was broadcast by Channel One and Match TV. In Finland, the tournament was broadcast by Viasat Sport and Nelonen. In Sweden, Denmark and Norway, the tournament was broadcast by Viasat Sport. In the Czech Republic, the tournament and exhibition games were broadcast by public channel ČT Sport and in Slovakia by Markíza. In Germany, the tournament was broadcast by Sport 1. In Poland, the tournament was broadcast by public channel TVP Sport.
The broadcasts incorporated the use of technology by British firm Supponor to allow for the digital replacement of advertising on the rink boards on selected camera shots. These allowed a single advertiser at a time to brand the entire board, localization of advertising in different media markets, and other customized graphics to be substituted onto the boards. Advertisements are replaced when cameras shots are switched to minimize distractions.
Officials
The NHL selected seven of their referees and seven linesmen to officiate the tournament.
See also
2016 IIHF World Championship
1996 World Cup of Hockey
2004 World Cup of Hockey
National Hockey League
International Ice Hockey Federation
References
External links
2016 World Cup of Hockey Schedule & Results on ESPN
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Category:2016 in Ontario
Category:2016–17 in Canadian ice hockey
Category:Ice hockey in Toronto
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Pardaleodes sator
Pardaleodes sator, the scarce pathfinder skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Oplismenus hirtellus.
Subspecies
Pardaleodes sator sator (Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877 (Cameroon: except the west, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
References
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Honest to God
Honest to God is a book written by the Anglican Bishop of Woolwich John A.T. Robinson, criticising traditional Christian theology. It aroused a storm of controversy on its original publication by SCM Press in 1963. Robinson had already achieved notoriety by his defence of the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Robinson's own evaluation of Honest to God, found in his subsequent book Exploration into God (1967), stated that the chief contribution of this book was its successful synthesis of the work of seemingly opposed theologians Paul Tillich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rudolf Bultmann.
Major themes in Honest to God
The dominant theory of Honest to God is that having rejected the idea of 'God up there', modern secular man needs to recognize that the idea of 'God out there' is also an outdated simplification of the nature of divinity. Rather, Christians should take their cue from the existentialist theology of Paul Tillich and consider God to be 'the ground of our being'.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's notion of religion-less Christianity is also a major theme in the book. Robinson's interpretation of this phrase is—inevitably—controversial. He claims that secular man requires a secular theology. That is, that God's continuing revelation to humanity is one brought about in culture at large, not merely within the confines of "religion" or "church."
The book also introduced the idea of situational ethics to an English speaking audience. This was a form of relativism, based on the idea that moral codes are not set in stone, but may be subject to circumstances.
Controversy and criticism
The book was controversial even before its publication, as an interview about it with Robinson in The Observer bore the provocative headline "Our Image of God Must Go". Some of the letters and articles for and against Robinson's views were published by the end of the year in The Honest to God Debate. A flurry of books on the subject appeared by everyone from the Ceylon Rationalist Association to Patience Strong.
The book was almost universally condemned by traditionalists, but was hailed as a breath of fresh air by many liberals. Not so with most Anglo-Catholics. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, thought that Robinson's theology was weak, and that he had only a vague understanding of many of the issues he brought into the mainstream. Professional theologians saw Honest to God as a popularisation of the radical shifts in theological thinking brought about by Protestant theologians like Rudolf Bultmann, Paul Tillich and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, although Robinson did not intend to write a work for a wide popular audience.
In his last interview before his death, C. S. Lewis was asked, "What do you think of the controversial new book Honest to God, by John Robinson, the bishop of Woolwich? Lewis replied, “I prefer being honest, to being ‘honest to God.’”
Lewis also wrote a short article entitled "Must our Image of God Go?" which appeared in The Observer shortly after the similarly titled Robinson interview.
See also
Lambeth Palace Library, which contains John A. T. Robinson's collection of books relating to 'Honest to God', .
References
Further reading
Clarke, O. Fielding, For Christ's Sake: a Reply to the Bp. of Woolwich's book, "Honest to God" and a Positive Continuation of the Discussion, Wallington, Surrey: Religious Education Press, 1963, 103 p.
The Economist interviews: the Archbishop of Canterbury June 13, 1964
Robinson, J. A. T. Honest to God, 1963, John Knox Press. reprint edition: , 40th anniv. edition 2003:
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1844 in Belgium
Events in the year 1844 in Belgium.
Incumbents
Monarch: Leopold I
Prime Minister: Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
Events
1 January
Royal decree establishes spelling rules for Dutch in Belgium.
Vlaemsch België, first Dutch-language daily newspaper in Belgium, launched.
19 October – Postal convention between Britain and Belgium signed in London.
undated
Belgian Pontifical College established
Publications
Periodicals
Annales de la Société royale des beaux-arts et de littérature de Gand
Annuaire de l'Académie royale des sciences et belles-lettres de Bruxelles, 10
Annuaire de l'état militaire de Belgique
Gazette médicale belge
Messager des sciences historiques de Belgique
Nouvelle Revue de Bruxelles
La renaissance: Chronique des arts et de la littérature, 5.
Official publications
Convention de limites entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas, conclue à Maestricht le 8 aout 1843 (Brussels, Imprimerie du Moniteur Belge, 1844)
État de l'instruction supérieure en Belgique (Brussels, M. Devroye)
Pasicrisie belge: recueil général de la jurisprudence des cours (Brussels, Société Typographique Belge)
Others
Auguste Baron, La Belgique monumentale, historique et pittoresque (Brussels, A. Jamar & Ch. Hen)
Pierre de Decker, Études historiques et critiques sur les monts-de-piété en Belgique (Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts)
Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck, Description des animaux fossiles qui se trouvent dans le terrain carbonifère de Belgique (Liège, H. Dessain)
Alphonse Wauters, Les délices de la Belgique (Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts)
Births
24 March – Camille Lemonnier, writer (died 1913)
10 April – Jules de Burlet, politician (died 1897)
27 April – Théophile Wahis, colonial governor (died 1921)
3 June – Paul Mansion, mathematician (died 1919)
16 December – Victor Chauvin, Orientalist (died 1913)
Deaths
13 April – Frédéric Théodore Faber (born 1782), painter
14 October – Jan Baptiste de Jonghe (born 1785), painter
References
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Thomas Jenkins
Thomas Jenkins may refer to:
Thomas A. Jenkins (1880–1959), U.S. congressman from Ohio
Thomas Jenkins (headmaster), Shakespeare's headmaster
Thomas Jenkins (antiquary) (1722–1798), English antiquarian in Rome
Thomas Jenkins (Medal of Honor) (1831–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War
Thomas Jenkins (footballer) (1877–?), Rhyl F.C. and Wales international footballer
Thomas Jenkins (Wisconsin legislator) (1832–1911), two-term member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Thomas Jenkins (Wisconsin politician) (1801–1866), member of the Legislature of the Wisconsin Territory and of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Thomas Lowten Jenkins (1812–1867), English rower and barrister
Thomas Jenkins (bishop) (1871–1955), missionary bishop of the Episcopal Church
See also
Bert Jenkins or Thomas Bertie Jenkins (1885–1943), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
Edward Jenkins (priest) or Thomas Edward Jenkins (1902–1996), Anglican priest
Tom Jenkins (disambiguation)
Tommy Jenkins (born 1947), English footballer
Tommy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1902–1979), Australian rules footballer
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Lawlers
Lawlers may refer to:
People
Ernest Lawlers, a US blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer
Places
Lawlers Gold Mine, a gold mine in Western Australia
Lawlers, Western Australia, a ghost town
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Fucked Up
Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Ben Cook (guitar, vocals), Sandy Miranda (bass) and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals).
To date the band has released five studio albums, alongside several EPs, singles, and companion releases. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for their second studio album, The Chemistry of Common Life. In 2018, the band released its fifth studio album, Dose Your Dreams, after a hiatus. Driven by Haliechuk, it is a concept album focusing on the band's recurring character David, and featuring several guest lead vocalists, alongside Abraham, Falco, and Haliechuk.
History
2001–2006
The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001. The initial practicing lineup consisted of 10,000 Marbles (Mike Haliechuk, lead guitar), Concentration Camp (Josh Zucker, rhythm guitar, vocals), Mustard Gas (Sandy Miranda, bass guitar) and Chris Colohan (of Left For Dead/The Swarm fame, who was lead vocalist for Cursed). Just prior to recording their demo tape, Concentration Camp concentrated on guitar duties and vocal duties were taken over from Colohan by Pink Eyes (Damian Abraham, also known as Mr. Damian). Drums were played by Mr. Jo (Jonah Falco, also credited as G. Beat or J. Falco).
Following the release of the demo, the band embarked on a long series of 7" records. The band released the "No Pasaran" 7" in May 2002. The Police 7" was released on March 2003, quickly followed the Baiting the Public 7" in May 2003. Two more 7"'s followed in 2004, the Dance of Death single, and the Litany 4-song ep. The vinyl releases to this point were collected on 2004s Epics in Minutes CD. The band was the subject of a two-minute 16 mm film showing its links to the Toronto hardcore scene, a local infoshop and punk radio show.
The band's use of imagery and symbolism (notable the use of Sigils) took a decided turn after the release of Epics in Minutes, as it was followed by two limited 12"s, the Looking for Gold 12", and the live Let Likes be Cured by Likes 12". The Looking for Gold 12" contained no liner notes or credits, no song titles, and a hidden track. It was self-released by the band in 2004 in two limited runs of 300 and 400 copies. The title track was 16 minutes long, used 18 guitar tracks, had a three-minute drum solo and contained 5 minutes of whistling.
In the summer of 2004 the band released the Generation 7" and 12" eps. After touring for most of 2005 the band took on David Eliade as a quasi-full-time manager/promoter. In early 2006 Eliade began shopping demos of songs from the planned Hidden World album to labels, ending with the band signing to Jade Tree Records for an early fall 2006 release of the album. Jade Tree is distributed by Touch & Go which in turn has a distribution agreement with ADA (Warner Music Group). Jade Tree licensed the vinyl version to Deranged Records, which released it as a double album in November 2006.
Several other records, such as Year of the Dog 12" were released, before the band went on the European tour, visiting England, Germany and Spain, among other places. January 16, 2007 marked the band's live television debut on MTV Live, where they were introduced as "Effed Up". During their performance of their song "Baiting the Public", the majority of the audience were moshing and causing damage to the set (also visible was a cut on Damian's forehead), resulting in a sum of $2,000 in damages. This performance sparked controversy and resulted in MTV Canada banning moshing from future MTV Live performances.
2008–present
On October 9, 2008 the band returned to MTV Live, this time performing in the men's washroom. Once again, the band (and their fans) caused a large amount of damage, destroying the ceiling, spray painting walls and knocking over amps and a motorcycle which was brought into the washroom as a prop. Fans, who were told beforehand to stay out of the washroom and to watch from outside the door, rushed the doors and joined in the destruction the band had already started. The band was supposed to play three songs, but were stopped after the first song as MTV was not aware of the destruction the band had planned and were concerned about the safety of the band, audience and crew.
On October 10 Abraham blogged about the performance on the MTV Live website, saying the bathroom performance was "f**king out of control terrifying."
In November 2007, the band played a show in New York that was filmed for the movie Burn, directed by Richard Roepnack. The performance was positively reviewed in the New York Times, although the Times chose not to print the band's name, referring to them instead as a string of asterisks.
The band signed to Matador Records in Spring of 2008. That summer, Matador reissued the "Year Of The Pig" 12" single. This time it came out with additional formats including a series of three 7"es, for the US, UK and Japan respectively, each with a different edit of the A-side and a new B-side. A CDEP compiled all the versions from the various vinyl versions. The band toured extensively in the UK behind this release, following it with a trip up the West Coast.
On October 7, 2008, Matador released Fucked Up's second album, "The Chemistry Of Common Life." It has received near-universal critical acclaim from publications such as the NME, The New York Times, Blender, Pitchfork, Alternative Press, Q Magazine and many more. The band toured the Eastern US in October, including a much-covered 12-hour long show on the Bowery in New York on October 14. They were joined by musical guests including Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, Moby, John Joseph of the Cro-Mags, members of Endless Boogie, Les Savy Fav, Dinosaur Jr., and others.
In November 2008, the band participated with other similarly named bands, including Holy Fuck, Fuck, and Fuck Buttons in the Festival of the Fuck Bands music festival in the village of Fucking, Austria.
In 2009, Damian Abraham was invited to become a regular guest (appearing one to three times a month) on the Fox News show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, which he had previously appeared on twice.
In 2009 Fucked Up took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had lead singer Damian Abraham inside Rotate This talking about his love of vinyl and punk music.
Fucked Up were confirmed to play the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010. The band also confirmed they will play their annual Halloween gig in Toronto, October 31, 2010. The band had initially cancelled the event due to scheduled tour with Against Me!. "We were going to go on this tour in the UK with this band Against Me!, but then they cancelled all their shows for some reason (they never told us) so the tour isn't happening so we'll be in Toronto so we figure what the hell." They were joined by The Sadies at The Garrison, Toronto.
In February 2011, the band toured Australia for the first time as a part of the Soundwave Festival. Additionally, the band played some select side-shows from the festival with artists as diverse as The Bronx, Terror, H20, Trash Talk and Polar Bear Club.
On June 7, 2011, Fucked Up released their third studio album, David Comes to Life. A self-professed "rock opera" set in Thatcherite Britain, it tells a story of love, loss and redemption. The story is complicated by misdirection and unreliable narrators. The record debuted at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 in the US. It has received wide critical acclaim.
In November 2011 it was announced that the band would be going on hiatus, as Abraham is not able to handle raising a family and tour the same time.
In December 2011, Spin magazine named David Comes to Life its No. 1 Album of 2011, and put the band on the cover, writing "Fucked Up have synthesized 40 years of rock into what's ostensibly a hardcore record, and in doing so created its own logic."
On February 7, 2012, the band was listed as one of the acts to be featured during the Orion Music + More Festival. The event took place June 23–24, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was curated by Metallica. The band was also listed to play Fun Fun Fun Fest in November, 2012, in Austin, Texas.
In August 2012, Fucked Up was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize for the second time. The shortlist nomination described David Comes to Life as follows: "Excessive? Sure. Ridiculous? At times. Brilliant? Sounds pretty damn close to it."
In March 2014, Fucked Up announced their fourth LP, named Glass Boys, which was released by Matador Records on June 3, 2014.
Avatars of the band and their songs "Paper the House" and "Queen of Hearts" were featured in the 2016 video game "LOUD on Planet X".
In 2016 the band released the Zanzibar soundtrack, recorded in 2011, to Tod Browning's silent movie from 1928 West of Zanzibar starring Lon Chaney.
In 2018 the band announced their fifth studio album, Dose Your Dreams which was released on October 5 via Merge Records.
Members
Mike Haliechuk — lead guitar (2001–present)
Sandy Miranda — bass guitar, vocals (2001–present)
Josh Zucker — vocals (2001); guitar (2001–present)
Damian Abraham — vocals (2001–present)
Jonah Falco — drums (2001–present)
Ben Cook — guitar, vocals (2007–present)
Former members
Chris Colohan – drums (2001)
Lawsuit
In January 2008, Fucked Up, along with Xiu Xiu, filed a lawsuit against Rolling Stone and Camel Cigarettes for an advertisement that included both bands in an Indie Rock Universe special. The advertisement apparently portrayed the bands as supporters of Camel. Pink Eyes stated that "The fact that Fucked Up was mentioned in there wasn't some great coincidence. This isn't a case of subliminal advertising, where we're claiming that there were penises in the shadows — our name is right there. Maybe they thought we were too stupid to know what was going on."
On January 28, 2010, The Court of Appeal of the State of California for the First Appellate District reversed the lower court's ruling, saying constitutional principles of freedom of speech and the press require that the lawsuit be dismissed.
Collaborations
Fucked Up has collaborated extensively with other artists on record and during live performances. Hidden World features guest instrumentation from Final Fantasy, and guest vocals by Ben Cook of No Warning (2 years before he joined the band), George Pettit and Dallas Green, formerly of Alexisonfire, Chris Colohan of Cursed, and Heidi Hazelton. Year of the Pig was written in part with Max Mccabe-Locos of The Deadly Snakes, who plays piano and organ on the record, and a lead vocal by Jennifer Castle of Castlemusic. In late 2007, the holiday charity single David Christmas featured guest vocals from Nelly Furtado, Davey Havok, David Cross, Shenae Grimes of Degrassi: The Next Generation and Faris Badwan of The Horrors, among others.
On March 15, 2008 at the Mess With Texas Fest in Austin Tx, Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris joined Fucked Up on stage and sang Backed Against the Wall, Beverly Hills, and Nervous Breakdown.
On February 6, 2009 at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, they were joined onstage again by Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks to play the Black Flag song Nervous Breakdown.
On February 8, 2009 while playing at San Francisco's The Independent, Fucked Up were joined on stage by former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra, for their encore of the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop".
On December 8, 2009, Fucked Up released a second all-star Christmas single, this time a cover of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas," featuring Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, the members of Yo La Tengo, David Cross (again), Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene, Tegan & Sara, Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio, and GZA. Proceeds from the single go to benefit three charitable organizations working to publicize the high disappearance rate of Aboriginal women in Canada.
On January 21, 2010, Abraham joined Dinosaur Jr. at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto for the encore, performing vocals on "Chunks". He made another appearance with Dinosaur on September 26, 2012 at Lee's Palace during the encore, performing the same vocals for "Chunks". He was accompanied by Murph at the microphone stand, while Harvey Milk (band) drummer Kyle Spence performed drums.
On April 15, 2011, Fucked Up released a special Record Store Day exclusive vinyl LP entitled David's Town. It is not billed to Fucked Up, and in fact pretends to be a compilation album documenting the scene in the fictitious UK city of Byrdesdale Spa, the late '70s setting for the band's upcoming "rock opera" David's Come To Life. Each song featured a guest singer (one was sung by the band's vocalist Abraham, three were sung by other band members), including Danko Jones, Wesley Patrick Gonzalez, Dan Romano, Simone Schmidt, Cee Kay, A.C. Newman and Dylan Baldi.
Television appearances
This is the list of all known appearances of Fucked Up or their songs on mainstream television.
MTV Live Canada - 2 live performances
"Baiting The Public" (from Hidden World) is used in The Bad Girls Club episode 30.
"Son The Father" (from The Chemistry of Common Life) is used in Friday Night Lights and Skins. It was also used in the film Cedar Rapids (film).
Red Eye host Greg Gutfeld declared The Chemistry of Common Life the best album of 2008 and interviewed Abraham.
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight Christmas Special 2010
Cedar Rapids 2011, song "Born Again" is featured in a scene.
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight December 2011
The Chris Gethard Show Episode 97 (June 26, 2013)
The Layover Season 2, Episode 5 (December 17, 2012)
Billions Season 2, Episode 8 (April 9, 2017)
Discography
Studio albums
Hidden World (2006)
The Chemistry of Common Life (2008)
David Comes to Life (2011) No. 83 US, No. 90 CAN, No. 152 UK
Glass Boys (2014) No. 84 US, No. 187 UK
Dose Your Dreams (2018)
Collaborations
2011 David's Town (Matador Records)
Compilation albums
2004 Epics in Minutes CD (Deranged Records)
2010 Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009 CD (Matador Records)
Soundtrack albums
2016 Zanzibar recorded in 2011 (self-released)
Zodiac series
2006 "Year of the Dog" 12" (Blocks Recording Club)
2008 "Year of the Pig" 12" (Vice Records) + CD (Matador Records)
2009 "Year of the Rat" 12" (What's Your Rupture?)
2010 "Year of the Ox" 12" (Merge Records + Matador Europe)
2012 "Year of the Tiger" 12" (Matador Records)
2014 "Year of the Dragon" 12" (Tankcrimes)
2015 "Year of the Hare" 12" (Deathwish Inc.)
2017 "Year of the Snake" 12" (Tankcrimes)
Other 12"s
2004 Let Likes be Cured by Likes 12" (Schizophrenic Records)
2004 Looking for Gold 12" (self-released)
2005 Generation 12" (Slasher Records)
2005 Litany + 1 12" (Test Pattern)
2009 Bruises - Live in Muenster Germany 12" (Slowboy Records)
2011 Coke Sucks, Drink Pepsi - Live 12" (Chunklet)
2013 21st Century Cling-Ons on Sugar Daddy Live Split Series Vol. 8 split 12" with the Melvins (Amphetamine Reptile Records)
2016 This Mother Forever 12" (self-released)
Singles, EPs, demos, mixtapes, splits, and tapes
2001 Demo 2001 cassette (Breakout Fanzine)
2002 Demo tape (self-released)
2002 No Pasaran 7" (Deranged Records)
2003 Police 7" (Deranged Records)
2003 Baiting the Public 7" (Deranged Records)
2003 Generation / Last Man Standing from Toronto City Omnibus 12" (Schizophrenic Records)
2003 88 from Town of Hardcore CD (Town of Hardcore fanzine)
2003 Dance of Death 7" (Deranged Records)
2003 Epics in Minutes 7" (self-released)
2003 Epics in Minutes 7" (fake version, self-released) (really Baiting the Public 7")
2004 Litany 7" EP (Test Pattern Records, repressed on Havoc in 2006)
2004 Split with Haymaker 7" (Deep Six Records)
2005 Dangerous Fumes 7" (fake version, self-released) (really Baiting the Public 7")
2005 Generation 7" (Slasher Records)
2005 Mix Tape Volume One cassette tape (Hidden World/Deranged Records)
2005 Black Cross 7" (Burning Sensation)
2005 Black Army 7" (Burning Sensation)
2005 Dropout from Generations: A Hardcore Compilation CD (Revelation Records)
2005 Search For The Words / Dance Of Death (Original Rough Mix) from Pink Eye Club Chi-Town Get Down CDR (self-released)
2006 Try a Little Togetherness from Killed by Canada CD (Fans Of Bad Productions)
2006 Fucked Up Tape cassette tape (Harsh Brutal Cold Productions - reissued by Trujaca Fala Records in 2007)
2006 Triumph of Life 7" (Peter Bower Records / Vice Records UK)
2006 Triumph of Life 3 song CD (Go Down Fighting Records / Vice Records UK)
2006 Dangerous Fumes 7" (Deranged Records)
2006 Dangerous Fumes 7" (Hate Records; German Edition)
2006 Split with Think I Care 7" (Town of Hardcore)
2006 Mix Tape Volume II cassette tape (Deranged Records)
2006 Dolly Mixture 7" (Fucked Up Records) - two covers of Dolly Mixture
2006 Shop Assistants 7" (Fucked Up Records) - two covers of The Shop Assistants
2006 Humos Peligrosos 7" (La Vida es un Mus) - actually a different version of Dangerous Fumes 7"
2006 Fums Perillosos 7" (La Vida es un Mus) - actually a different version of Dangerous Fumes 7"
2006 Hoxton Cunts 7" ("Random 7"'s that have fake covers and labels on it done to make fun of the band and Vice Records.")
2006 Two Snakes 7" (Fucked Up Records)
2006 Since U Been Gone 10"/12" (bootleg)
2007 Hidden World 8 Track (Welfare Records)
2007 Toronto FC 7" Split with Hard Skin (No Future)
2007 Year of the Pig 12" (What's Your Rupture?)
2007 David Christmas 7" (Hidden World Records)
2008 2007 Halloween Weekend DVD 2008 Year of the Pig American Edit 7" (Matador Records / What's Your Rupture)
2008 Year of the Pig UK Edit 7" (Matador Records / What's Your Rupture)
2008 Year of the Pig Japanese Edit 7" (Matador Records / What's Your Rupture)
2008 Baiting the Public (Recorded Live in The Pit at KFJC, Los Altos Hills, CA.) from Live At The Devil's Triangle Vol 11 CD (KFJC)
2008 Job from Killed by Trash 2 LP (P. Trash Records)
2008 Crooked Head/I Hate Summer 7" (Matador Records)
2008 Royal Swan 7" split with Katie Stelmanis 7" (Matador Records)
2009 Two Snakes 7" (HG Fact)
2009 Mixtape No. 3 (self-released)
2009 No Epiphany 7" (Matador Records)
2009 Singles Compilation Tape (Trujaca Fala)
2009 Singles Compilation CD (HG Fact)
2009 Neat Parts digital single (Matador Records)
2009 Do They Know It's Christmas? digital single (Matador Records)
2009 Son of Sam on Shred Yr Face Vol. 2 7" Split with Rolo Tomassi and The Bronx (Matador Records)
2010 Couple Tracks 7 (Matador Records)
2010 @WFMU 10" (recorded in 2007) (Altamont)
2010 Daytrotter Sessions 7" (two-song bootleg)
2010 Daytrotter Sessions 7" (three-song official release for Record Store Day) (Matador Records)
2010 Reel Live reel-to-reel tape (Welfare Records)
2010 Here Lies Are split with Serena Maneesh 12" (Best of Both Records)
2010 Lazer Attack from Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters CD (Red Scare Industries)
2010 Baiting the Public (Recorded Live On KBOO 90.7 FM PDX) from Mixed Combat Vol.1 cassette tape (Life During Wartime)
2010 Hotel California from Metal Hard Rock Covers 353 CD
2010 Live On CBC Radio 3 May/6/2008 digital single (Free Music Archive)
2011 Mixtape No. 4 (self-released)
2011 The Other Shoe digital single (Matador Records)
2011 A Little Death digital single (Matador Records)
2011 Ship Of Fools digital single (Matador Records)
2011 Queen Of Hearts digital single (Matador Records)
2011 The Other Shoe UK tour 7" (self-released)
2011 Byrdesdale Garden City 7" (Matador Records)
2011 Do All Words Can Do 7" (Matador Records)
2011 Remember Me (That's All I Ask) 7" (Matador Records)
2011 Turn The Season 7" (Matador Records)
2011 Octavio Made The Bomb 7" (Matador Records)
2011 Full Ripe split 7" (bootleg) (really a fake with no connection to the band)
2011 Jingle Bells benefit 7" split with Sloan (self-released)
2012 Clap, Clap, Clap from Rated G.G. 7" (WFMU)
2012 I Hate Summer (Live) 7" split with The Dirtbombs (Bruise Cruise Records)
2012 What Would You Do (For Veronica) ? 7" split with Yamantaka/Sonic Titan (Polaris)
2013 Walking on (Crooked) Sunshine from BrooklynVegan Presents Sun Salute CD (Primary Wave)
2014 Year of the Dragon 7" (Tankcrimes)
2014 Glass Boys (Slow Version) CD/LP (Matador Records)
2014 Paper the House 7" (Matador Records)
2014 Led by Hand 7" (Matador Records)
2014 Sun Glass 7" (Matador Records)
2014 The Art of Patrons 7" (Matador Records)
2014 Blink/The Way We Did 7" (self-released)
2014 Mixtape No. 5 (self-released)
2014 Voce Rubata from Broadsheet Music: A Year In Review (really a Jonah Falco solo effort released under the Fucked Up moniker) CD (Arts & Crafts)
2015 Our Own Blood 7" (self-released)
2016 Cream Puff War from Day of the Dead CD/LP (4AD)
2018 Raise Your Voice Joyce/Taken'' 7" (Merge Records/Arts & Crafts)
Music videos
"Crooked Head" (2008)
"Queen of Hearts" (2011)
"The Other Shoe" (2011)
"Do You Feed ? (The Curry Song)" (2011)
"Turn the Season" (2012)
"Inside A Frame" (2012)
"Paper the House" (2014)
"Led by Hand" (2014)
"Sun Glass" (2014)
"The Art of Patrons" (2014)
"Year of the Hare" (2015)
"Normal People" (2018)
"Accelerate" (2018)
"Dose Your Dreams" (2019)
Motion Pictures
"Burn" (2007)
"The Last Pogo Jumps Again" (2013)
See also
Canadian rock
References
External links
Official website
Fucked Up official Blog
Alternative Fucked Up Blog (by Damian)
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Dizzy bat
Dizzy bat (also known as Louisville chugger, D-bat, and The Spins) is a drinking game in which the participant chugs a full beer out of the holding end of a Wiffle ball bat. While the person is chugging, the surrounding participants count off in seconds how long it takes for the person to finish the full beer. The other players cannot stop shouting numbers until the batter turns the bat upside down to prove that every last drop has been consumed.
The participant must then lean over and spin around with their forehead placed on the end of the bat for however long it took to finish chugging. Once the participant has finished spinning, another person tosses the empty beer can in the air, and the participant must hit the can with the Wiffle ball bat. If the participant misses the can, they must spin an additional three times and try again to hit it again.
Venues
Dizzy bat is commonly played at parties, colleges and universities, bars, and other drinking festivities such as a tailgate party at sporting events and concerts.
Game variants
"Team Dizzy Bat" is a variation of the simpler dizzy bat drinking game, in which there are two even teams with two bats competing against each other in a relay race, with the bats acting as the baton. Each team splits into two even groups, facing each other about fifteen yards apart with both bats starting on the same side. Instead of the participants drinking a full beer from the inside of the Wiffle ball bat, they must drink a full beer (can, cup, or bottle), then spin around ten times, run over to their other group, and pass the bat to next player. Whichever team finishes first is the winner.
Dizzy bats
Participants in the game of dizzy bat use any number of plastic, hollowed bats. Players can create their own bat using a standard Wiffle Ball Bat by removing the handle end to create an opening and punching a hole on the bat end to create air flow. Alternatively, players can purchase one of the commercially available bats, such as "The Dizzy Bat".
See also
List of drinking games
References
Book:Drinking games
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Kurt Bieber
Kurt Bieber (1930 – December 31, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed the character Letch Feeley in Patrick Dennis' illustrated autobiographical novel Little Me.
He had small cameos on Cruising as a club goer and in Midnight Cowboy as a street hustler.
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Ron Shaw
Ron Shaw was an English professional footballer who spent his entire professional career with Torquay United, making 384 appearances in the Football League.
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Ji Ling
Ji Ling ( 196) was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
In historical records
In late 196, Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to lead 30,000 troops to attack a rival warlord Liu Bei. When Liu Bei requested aid from another warlord Lü Bu, Lü's subordinates said, "General, you've been wanting to kill Liu Bei. Now you can make use of Yuan Shu to help you kill him." Lü Bu replied, "No. If Yuan Shu eliminates Liu Bei, he'll be able to build a network with the warlords in the north and I'll end up being encircled by them." He then sent 1,000 foot soldiers and 200 riders to help Liu Bei. Ji Ling withdrew his forces and did not dare to make any move when he heard of Lü Bu's approach.
Lü Bu set up a camp one li southwest of Xiaopei (小沛; present-day Pei County, Jiangsu) and invited Ji Ling to his camp. Ji Ling also hosted a feast in his camp and invited Lü Bu to attend. Lü Bu went there and brought Liu Bei along with him. He told Ji Ling, "Xuande (Liu Bei) is my younger brother. I heard that he was trapped by you gentlemen, so I came here to help him. I don't enjoy getting into conflicts, but I enjoy helping others resolve conflicts." He then had a ji erected at the gate of the camp, and said, "Gentlemen, watch me fire an arrow at the lower part of the curved blade on the ji. If I hit it in one shot, all of you must withdraw your forces and leave. If I don't, you can remain here and prepare for battle." He then raised his bow and fired an arrow at the ji, hitting exactly the lower part of the curved blade. Everyone present at the scene was shocked. They said, "General, you possess godlike skill!" The following day, they threw another party and then withdrew their forces.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Ji Ling has a greater role in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is first introduced in Chapter 14 during a battle between the forces of Yuan Shu and Liu Bei. He is from Shandong and he wields a war trident weighing 50 jin. He duels with Guan Yu and both sides end with a draw. He is also mentioned in the subsequent chapters. The incident involving Lü Bu's resolving of the conflict between Ji Ling and Liu Bei is further dramatised in Chapter 16. In Chapter 21, Ji Ling is slain by Zhang Fei while escorting his lord through Xu Province.
See also
Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
References
Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu).
Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi).
Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian.
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Bribie Island Seaside Museum
Bribie Island Seaside Museum opened on 14 May 2010 at 1 South Esplanade, Bongaree, on the Pumicestone Passage side of Bribie Island, Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is run by Moreton Bay Regional Council.
The purpose-built museum has a contemporary design, naturally lit interiors, polished hardwood floors, dark ceilings and a facade of timber slats with views to the landscape and beach beyond. A micro-cinema seats around 10 with another 5 standing. The main reception area houses the museum shop. There is a purpose-built ventilated display case to house preserved fish specimens dating from 1904.
The museum opened with three permanent displays, the Matthew Flinders 1799 expedition, the life and art of Ian Fairweather, and the story of Bribie Fish and Fishing featuring the early 1900s fish collection of the Amateur Fishermen's Association of Queensland Inc. The collection was started by J Douglas Ogilby, a world-class ichthyologist. At the time of the opening a travelling exhibition on beach culture occupied the touring exhibition space.
The Queensland government contributed $1 million to the construction of the museum through its Q150 Legacy Infrastructure program.
During her visit in August 2010, Queensland Local Government Minister Desley Boyle suggested Bribie Island was arguably the birthplace of Queensland's tourism industry, referring to the steam ship Koopa's regular run to the island carrying 800 passengers. She recounted that during the War Bribie Island was under United States control and was referred to as Fortress Bribie and that artist Ian Fairweather spent many years living in a basic shack on the island.
See also
List of museums in Queensland
References
External links
Brisbane Australias New World City, Bribie Island Seaside Museum
Brisbane Living Heritage Network, Bribie Island Seaside Museum
Opening times and contact details
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Jessica Leccia
Jessica Leccia , ; (born January 8, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayals of Natalia Rivera on Guiding Light from 2007 to 2009 and of Inez Salinger on One Life to Live from 2010 to 2011.
Early life and education
Leccia was born in New York City, New York. She received a B.A. from Bloomsburg University. Graduated from East Stroudsburg High School - South (East Stroudsburg, PA), Class of 1994, as Jessica Rodriguez. She was 1 of 5 candidates for 1993 Homecoming Queen. Her extracurricular activities included the Welcoming Club 12, Float Committee 10-12, Drama Club 9, and Soccer Manager, 12. She was raised by a young, Hispanic (Puerto Rican), single mother.
Career
Leccia is best known for her portrayal of Natalia Rivera Aitoro on the American daytime drama Guiding Light. Prior to joining Guiding Light, Leccia had a recurring role on the television show Rescue Me starring Denis Leary. Leccia also guest-starred on the American daytime drama As the World Turns.
Leccia joined the cast of Guiding Light on April 25, 2007 as Natalia Rivera, Gus Aitoro's (Ricky Paull Goldin) long lost high school sweetheart. Leccia's character Natalia was paired with Crystal Chappell's character Olivia Spencer as the popular same-sex supercouple known by the portmanteau Otalia during the last several months of Guiding Light, which ended its 72-year run on 18 September 2009.
Leccia is working with ex Guiding Light castmate Chappell again on Chappell's new webseries, Venice: The Series, in which she plays Ani, a photographer and ex-girlfriend of Crystal Chappell's character, Gina. Along with Chappell and Leccia, other ex Guiding Light stars Jordan Clarke, Tina Sloan and Gina Tognoni joined the cast of Venice. Venice aired its first episode on December 4, 2009.
Leccia has also made appearances in the prime time shows Law & Order: Trial by Jury and Love Monkey.
From June 2010 to May 2011, Leccia portrayed Inez Salinger on One Life to Live and also stars as Ivy on The Grove: The Series with and created by Crystal Chappell.
Personal life
She has been married to Brian Malloy since May 3, 2008. The couple welcomed their daughter Ivy Lola Malloy, on June 10, 2009.
Leccia has said that she enjoys watching the television series Lost and that her favorite singer is Stevie Wonder.
Filmography
Awards
Nominated
2008 ALMA Award Outstanding Performance in a Daytime Drama Series (Guiding Light)
See also
Olivia Spencer and Natalia Rivera Aitoro
List of supercouples
References
External links
The Official Jessica Leccia Website
Inez Salinger character profile at One Life to Live, ABC.com
Actor Profile from SoapCentral
Guiding Light.net
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Katsuto Momii
is a Japanese businessman who was elected as NHK's 21st Director-General on 20 December 2013. He worked for Mitsui & Co. from 1965 until 2005. From 2005 until 2011 he worked as President and representative director of Unisys Japan.
NHK
On 25 January 2014 at his first interview with the press upon being appointed Director-General Momii caused controversy by playing down the issue of the women who provide sex so-called comfort women by the Japanese military in World War II. As head of Japan's state run media he also said that NHK should support the Japanese government in its territorial dispute with China and South Korea. It was subsequently reported by the Japan Times that on his first day at NHK Momii asked members of the executive team to hand in their resignation on the grounds that they had all been appointed by his predecessor.
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ʽAraqah
Àraqah is a village in west-central Yemen. It is located in the San‘a’ Governorate.
External links
Towns and villages in the San‘a’ Governorate
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Wetter (song)
"Wetter" is a song by American rapper Twista off his seventh album Category F5 and released as the first single. The song features the singer Erika Shevon, and was produced by The Legendary Traxster. It is sometimes referred to as the second part to the song "Get It Wet" off his 1997 album Adrenaline Rush due its similarities. It was released as a Digital Download on February 24, 2009. The radio version is remixed. The song contains elements from Janet Jackson's 1994 hit Any Time, Any Place. It is a straightforward slow jam, with Shevon's vocal chorus punctuating Twista's two verses. The 'calling you daddy' section serves as both an intro and outro. There is a freestyle by Lil Wayne & Shanell called "Wayne On Me" from Wayne's 2009 mixtape No Ceilings. This song is Twista's highest-charting single since Girl Tonite (2005).
Formats and track listing
Promo CD single
"Wetter" (Squeaky Clean Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:18
"Wetter" (Clean Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:18
"Wetter" (Explicit Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:18
"Wetter" (Instrumental) - 4:18
"Wetter" (Acapella) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16
Digital single
"Wetter" (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16
"Wetter" (Radio Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16
"Wetter" (Instrumental Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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Velisemõisa
Velisemõisa is a village in Märjamaa Parish, Rapla County in western Estonia.
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Apollo Citharoedus
An Apollo Citharoedus, or Apollo Citharede, is a statue or other image of Apollo with a cithara (lyre). Among the best-known examples is the Apollo Citharoedus of the Vatican Museums, a 2nd-century AD colossal marble statue by an unknown Roman sculptor. Apollo is shown crowned with laurel and wearing the long, flowing robe of the Ionic bard. The statue was found in 1774, with seven statues of the Muses, in the ruins of Gaius Cassius Longinus' villa near Tivoli, Italy. The sculptures are preserved in the Hall of the Muses, in the Museo Pio-Clementino of the Vatican Museums.
A marble sculpture now identified as Pothos following a lost Greek 4th-century BC original by Skopas was restored as an Apollo Citharoedus; it is conserved in the Great Hall of the Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums, Rome. Another marble Apollo Citharoedus (2.29m), from a Hellenistic original attributed to Timarchides, of the 2nd century BC, also stands in the Great Hall of the Palazzo Nuovo.
Other examples include the Apollo of Mantua and the Apollo Barberini, possibly a copy of the cult statue of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus; it is conserved in the Glyptothek, Munich.
References
Citharoedus
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Liam Mellows GAA
Liam Mellows GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Renmore, a suburb of Galway City, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. The club is named after IRB member Liam Mellows.
On 12 November 2017, Liam Mellows reached their first Galway Senior Hurling Championship final since 1970 after defeating Cappataggle by 0-13 to 1-9 in Athenry.
On 3 December 2017 they beat Gort to win the championship.
They were defeated by the All Ireland Champions Cuala in the semi final in Thurles.
Hurling Titles
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships:
1970, 2017
Galway Senior Hurling Championships:
1935, 1945, 1946, 1968, 1970, 2017
Galway Minor Hurling Championship
1947, 2003
Notable players
Aonghus Callanan
David Collins
Tadhg Haran
John Lee
References
External links
Official Site
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Battle of Verona (249)
The Battle of Verona was fought between the Roman general and usurper Decius, and Roman Emperor Philip the Arab in 249. Decius was victorious, and Philip was killed. Decius then became Roman Emperor.
Prelude
Gothic tribes had attacked the Roman province of Moesia, on the frontier of the Danube River. The Roman troops there, led by Roman general Marinus Pacatianus held the Goths back and for the time being, secured the Roman defense of Moesia. In 248, Pacatianus' troops proclaimed him emperor. This made Pacatianus a usurper. Roman emperor Philip the Arab sent his trusted friend and general, Decius, to Moesia to put down the rebellion. Decius brought his son Herennius Etruscus with him. However, before Decius arrived, Pactianus's troops mutinied and assassinated their commander. When Decius arrived, he and Herennius attempted to restore order to the orphan army. The troops were tired of taking orders from a distant emperor. They proclaimed Decius emperor. Decius and his army then marched to Italy. Phillip, with only two reserve legions, marched to meet Decius in battle.
Battle
The two armies met in battle near Verona, Italy, in a bloody and brutal battle. Decius outnumbered Philip heavily.
6th century Byzantine writer Zosimus recorded the day:
"The supporters of Decius, though they knew the enemy had the imperial forces, still retained their confidence in Decius, trusting his great skill and prudence"
Not many details of the battle are known, but Decius had better quality troops than Philip. Philip did not have much of a chance of victory. Emperor Philip himself was killed brutally by Decius. Philip's army was defeated. Decius had won a very easy victory.
Aftermath
Decius entered Rome and was received by the Senate. Decius was hailed as emperor by the Senate.
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Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run is a 1950 crime film noir directed by Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on the April 1948 short story "Man on the Run" by Sylvia Tate and filmed on location in San Francisco.
The film was restored and preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Plot
One night, a man tries to blackmail "Danny Boy", but is shot. The killer then spots unsuccessful painter Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott), out walking his dog, and shoots at him, before fleeing.
The victim was going to testify before a grand jury against a gangster. Since Frank saw the shooter, Police Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith) wants to place him in protective custody so he can testify. Frank has second thoughts and slips away. Ferris speaks to Frank's wife, Eleanor (Ann Sheridan). She comments, "Just like him, always running away." Ferris asks her, "Running away from what?" She replies, "From everything." She is not especially cooperative or concerned about her husband.
Eleanor later tries to sneak out without being spotted by the police and encounters reporter Danny Legget (Dennis O'Keefe). He offers help and $1000 for an exclusive story. Sam, a friend, passes along a message that Frank will send her a letter addressed to his co-worker Maibus.
When Eleanor returns to her apartment, Ferris informs her that he has spoken with Frank's doctor. He is taking medicine for a bad heart, a condition she was unaware of. Ferris has instructed all druggists to notify him if someone asks for it. Eleanor gets some from his doctor.
Frank's letter is intercepted by Legget, who gains Eleanor's trust. The letter gives cryptic instructions on where Frank is. They speak to Sam again; his friend Suzie mentions to Legget that Frank made a sketch that looks like him. Legget later returns, gets the drawing and tears it up; Suzie dies from a fall from a building.
During the course of her investigation, Eleanor learns things she never knew about Frank, including that he still loves her. She begins to question herself, her feelings for him and how she treated him.
Once Eleanor figures out Frank's riddle, she and Legget go to a beachside amusement park at night. Ferris follows them there. Then Ferris receives a phone call from Sam, who tells him that the only thing missing from Suzie's possessions is Frank's drawing. When Eleanor finds Frank, she reconciles with him. She then goes to find Legget. When they spot Ferris, they get on the roller coaster to avoid being spotted. Legget has Eleanor stay on the roller coaster, while he goes to meet Frank. She suddenly realizes that Legget is the killer (he remarked that Frank was shot at, a detail known only to her, the police and the gunman), but she is trapped on the ride. Leggett tries to induce a heart attack in Frank. The two fight and shots ring out. Eleanor runs to the scene to discover that Ferris has shot the corrupt reporter. She finds her husband and the two embrace.
Cast
Ann Sheridan as Eleanor Johnson
Dennis O'Keefe as Daniel Legget
Robert Keith as Inspector Martin Ferris
John Qualen as Maibus
Frank Jenks as Detective Shaw
Ross Elliott as Frank Johnson
Jane Liddell as Messenger Girl
Joan Shawlee as Blonde (as Joan Fulton)
J. Farrell MacDonald as Sea Captain
Steven Geray as Dr. Hohler
Victor Sen Yung as Sam
Reiko Sato as Suzie (as Rako Sato)
Syd Saylor as Sullivan
Tom Dillon as Joe Gordon (as Thomas P. Dillon)
Production
The film was announced in January 1950 as Man on the Run. Filming started 20 March 1950.
J Farrell MacDonald was borrowed from 20th Century Fox.
The film was shot on location in San Francisco and at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, during the amusement park roller coaster scene.
Ross Hunter worked as dialogue director on the film. He later produced some movies starring Sheridan at Universal helping launch Hunter's producing career.
Reception
Film critic Bosley Crowther gave the film a generally positive film review. He wrote, "Since it never pretends to be more than it is, Woman on the Run, which began a stand at the Criterion yesterday, is melodrama of solid if not spectacular proportions. Working on what obviously was a modest budget, its independent producers may not have achieved a superior chase in this yarn about the search by the police and the fugitive's wife for a missing witness to a gangland killing. But as a combination of sincere characterizations, plausible dialogue, suspense and the added documentary attribute of a scenic tour through San Francisco, Woman on the Run may be set several notches above the usual cops-and-corpses contributions from the Coast ... Woman on the Run will not win prizes but it does make crime enjoyable."
Film Comment reviewer Farran Smith Nehme praised Sheridan's performance.
See also
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List of American films of 1950
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References
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Magnapop
Magnapop is an American rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the festival circuit and have remained popular in Europe throughout their career. After modest success in the United States in the mid-1990s with the singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door" and a series of albums produced by Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, and Geza X, the band went on an extended hiatus due to the dissolution of their record label. They returned with a new rhythm section in 2005 on the Daemon Records release Mouthfeel. The band has continued to perform and record since this reunion and have self-released two more albums. Magnapop's musical style is noted for blending the pop vocals and melodies of Hopper with the aggressive, punk-influenced guitar-playing of Morris and her back-up vocal harmonies.
History
Formation and self-titled debut (1989–1993)
Linda Hopper—a native of Marietta, Georgia—was a member of the late 1970s/early 1980s music scene in Athens, Georgia, where she befriended fellow University of Georgia student Michael Stipe in an art design class. Stipe went on to form R.E.M. and Hopper joined him in the experimental music group Tanzplagen along with Stipe's sister, Lynda, and other local musicians. After the group folded, Stipe and Hopper formed Oh-OK, whose line-up later included Matthew Sweet and David McNair. That project ended in 1984 and Hopper briefly belonged to a Washington, D.C. band named Holiday, who released their only EP in 1987.
In 1989, Ruthie Morris had recently moved to Atlanta from West Palm Beach, Florida—where she played a few shows as the guitarist for The Pockets. She attempted to play with local male musicians, but did not feel comfortable with any of them. Hopper and Morris were introduced by a mutual acquaintance and became fast friends; they wrote their first song together at Hopper's apartment the day they met. The duo had a difficult time finding collaborators to form a complete band (as Hopper described it, "We had to beg people to come and play with us.") The duo eventually recruited bassist Tim Lee and McNair on drums in March 1990. Lee left the band after a brief tenure and was replaced by Shannon Mulvaney, whom Morris met at a record store. The musicians named themselves Homemade Sister after a line from the film Baby Doll and released their first single—"Rip the Wreck"/"Merry"—on Safety Net Records in 1990. Displeased with their name, the band was briefly renamed Swell, before they found out a San Francisco band had the same name and then billed themselves as Swell Dopa.
In 1990—while named Swell—they made their public debut at a show in Athens that Michael Stipe attended. He approached the band afterward and offered to produce some demos for them in John Keane's Athens studio in December. Their first high-profile show was at the July 1991 New York New Music Seminar along with three other bands that were introduced by Stipe. At that event, Morris gave out two demo tapes—one to American rock journalist James Sullivan and the other to Tom Engelshoven and John van Luyn of the Dutch music magazine Muziekkrant OOR. The band proceeded to pass the tape to a promoter in The Netherlands who gave the band some club dates as well as a spot at the side stage of the 1991 Rotterdam Festival. After the positive response they received, they were promoted to the main stage the next day. In The Netherlands, Magnapop was signed to Play It Again Sam Records, who released the Sugarland EP and Magnapop demo album in 1992. Their self-titled first album included four of the 1990 Stipe demos, and was released on Caroline Records in the United States. A music video for the single "Merry" was shot and aired in Europe.
Magnapop was featured on a variety of various artist compilations. Their first commercial recording other than their independent single was their 1992 cover version of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" for Here No Evil – A Tribute to The Monkees. The band was also featured on other various artist tribute albums, including "Ear" (a different recording from the one on Magnapop) for Delicacy & Nourishment – Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings Vol. 3 in 1992 and 1993's recording of "Every Grain of Sand" for Outlaws Blues Volume Two – A Tribute to Bob Dylan with violinist Mamie Fike. The band also recorded the Kiss My Mouth EP with Ted Niceley and released it in Europe. Around this time, the band was so fraught from booking recording sessions, that they briefly considered breaking up.
Magnapop established their fan base in the early 1990s through touring and the festival circuit—particularly in central Europe, where they first broke through to the mainstream. It was only after they had established a fan base in Europe and received positive press in the United Kingdom that the band first became recognized in the United States, including their native Atlanta. By the end of 1992, they were getting positive write-ups in American press such as The New York Times and supported Juliana Hatfield on tour. The group made appearances at Rocking Kolonia Festival in Maastricht in 1992, Pukkelpop in 1992, Transmusicales in 1992, A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise in 1993, and the Reading Festival in 1993. They also recorded a John Peel session on September 2, 1993 and a Black Session on February 25, 1994.
Mainstream success (1994–1997)
Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü had seen the band at a show in New York City's CBGB as well as in Rotterdam—he called the latter show their "turning point"—and invited the band to tour with his new group Sugar in Europe and the United States in 1992–1993. The band asked Sugar bassist and fellow Athens musician David Barbe produce their major label debut album. When he refused, Mould offered to record with the band, taking them to Pedernales Recording Studio, in Austin, Texas in August 1993. The sessions would result in the album Hot Boxing, which was released by Play It Again Sam in Europe and Priority Records domestically on July 5, 1994. Releasing an album by Magnapop was a radical departure for Priority who had previously focused on rap music.
The album produced two singles: "Slowly, Slowly", which spent seven weeks on the charts, peaking on September 10, 1994, at 25 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, and "Lay It Down", which topped the 1993 De Afrekening poll. The band toured the United States supporting The Lemonheads in 1993 and played at the 1994 Phoenix Festival and Marktrock to promote the album and created music videos for "Lay It Down", "Slowly, Slowly", and "Texas". The promotional EP Big Bright Cherry was released in 1994 and included three tracks from the Hot Boxing recording sessions as well as three self-produced songs.
In 1995, the McNair and the band parted ways, with neither party giving a definitive rationale. Hopper explained "We had a hard time recording Hot Boxing, because our drummer had a lot of things in the way ... Nobody wants to hurt anyone, or to cut them out, but it was just like four adults getting a divorce, and their child is the band." She has alternately explained that the split was due to the "alternative lifestyles" of McNair and the rest of the group and that McNair's musicianship was not as competent as the other members. The remaining trio recruited session drummer Josh Freese and engineers Sandy Solomon and Bernie Zwass to record a cover of Tom Waits' "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" at Plus Four Recordings Studios, in Sherman Oaks, California in June 1995 for the compilation album Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits. Freese joined the group in November–December of that year in Los Angeles, California to record Rubbing Doesn't Help. Mould was unavailable, so the band relocated to Los Angeles and worked with producer Geza X at his home studio in attempt to make a more "eclectic" album that would represent the diversity of their songwriting. After hearing some demos, the band decided to hire him to produce the actual album and moved to Los Angeles for recording. The album produced the singles "Open the Door" and "This Family" (the former also had a music video), as well as the EP Fire All Your Guns at Once. The band immediately set out to tour in promotion.
Los Angeles musician Mark Posgay auditioned for the band in 1995 and became the group's permanent drummer. In July of that year, Magnapop supported R.E.M. on their Monster World Tour and continued playing in the United States and Europe, including an appearance at X-Fest in 1996. They also played their first dates in Australia and Japan in 1996 and hosted 120 Minutes on July 7 of the same year. In late 1996, Mulvaney left the group, citing problems of distance—Hopper and Morris had relocated permanently to Los Angeles—as well as a desire to focus on his family. He continued playing bass guitar and stand-up bass with Atlanta groups The Hots, The Lugosis, and Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause. Boston native and former Queers bassist Greg Urbaitis replaced him after replying to an ad in The Recycler and the band continued to play live shows through 1997, including supporting Throwing Muses on their farewell tour. Posgay quit that summer and he was replaced by former Lifter drummer Johnny Rozas and this line-up recorded six demos at a recording studio in Orange County. This version of the band was short-lived as Magnapop was informed while on tour that their record label's rock division ceased to exist and they did not have any funding for future touring or recording. Compounding matters further, the band members were still under contract to their old record label and were legally disbarred from using the name "Magnapop" until their contract expired seven years later.
Hiatus, reformation, and independent releases (since 1998)
Hopper and Morris continued to play a few acoustic live shows as a duo into 1999, occasionally with accompaniment (such as Philadelphia bassist Billy Warburton and drummer Lance Crow) and attempted to record an EP for record label Vital Cog with a drum machine as backing, but ended up putting Magnapop on an indefinite hiatus. During this time, Morris also moved to Seattle, where she recorded a 2002 single with drummer Curtis Hall as The New Candidates. Hopper, Morris, Hall, and a group of Seattle musicians also demoed some Hopper/Morris songs during this period. Hall would also drum with Hopper, Morris, and Mulvaney for a few Magnapop shows in 2002–2003. The band officially re-formed in 2003 with bassist Scott Rowe and drummer Brian Fletcher to tour the European festival circuit and record an album. In The Netherlands, Hopper also performed vocals on R.E.M.'s cover of "Favorite Writer" at two of the group's concerts on June 21 and 22.
The following May, the band entered Zero Return Studios in Atlanta with drummer Curt Wells as producer for their first album in almost a decade. On January 25, 2005, Magnapop released Mouthfeel on Amy Ray's record label Daemon Records and supported it with a tour through the United States. By 2005, Fletcher had left the group, and drummer Chad Williams had been recruited to replace him on two weeks prior to the first show on the Mouthfeel tour that included an appearance at South by Southwest. One of these performances was recorded for the band's first live album—Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005—which they released independently through online music distributors including eMusic, the iTunes Store, and Rhapsody. In May 2006, the band completed a tour of Belgium and The Netherlands and returned to Atlanta to begin work on the followup to Mouthfeel. They continued touring Europe in 2007 and completed writing and recording for a new album sometime prior to 2008, with the album initially slated to be released in summer 2009. These sessions recorded with Brian Paulson were released as Chase Park on September 4, 2009, through digital distributors by the band's own, newly created label, The Kraft Records.
The band has continued to intermittently tour since the release of Chase Park and on September 13, 2011, Creative Loafing announced that Mulvaney had attempted to re-form the original line-up of Magnapop to perform a benefit concert for local independent music store Criminal Records. The benefit was later scheduled for October 15, and the band announced that they would be performing their self-titled debut album in its entirety, along with some songs from Hot Boxing. Mulvaney was motivated to support Criminal due to the store carrying their early releases in the Atlanta area. The original line-up became permanent after the 2011 reunion.
Between touring with Magnapop, bassist Scott Rowe also performed in Luigi from 2003 through 2008 with former Magnapop drummer Brian Fletcher as well as Bad Magic Number with current drummer Williams. The former has released two albums—2003's Vamonos and Found on the Forest Floor in 2005. Williams began drumming for Dead Register in 2014.
In September 2016, Magnapop announced a February 2017 tour of Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK, accompanied by the album The Circle Is Round, released in 2019.
Musical style
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Magnapop have been defined genre-wise as power pop by multiple rock critics, and their performances have drawn comparisons with punk, new wave, and surf rock. Reviewers have commented on the band's pop-influenced songwriting, specifically their employment of guitar hooks and simple chord structure. To that end, they have been compared to Mould's previous work as a member of Sugar and Hüsker Dü, as well as fellow Georgia-based rock acts such as Guadalcanal Diary and Let's Active and alternative rock pioneers Pixies and The Replacements. The album Rubbing Doesn't Help represented a stylistic shift for the band away from their more pop-inspired material toward more guitar-oriented rock, but their comeback with Mouthfeel returned to the more pop-inspired sound of Hot Boxing.
Morris is known for her particularly aggressive guitar-playing and its interaction with Linda Hopper's pop-influenced vocals. In addition, the vocal harmony between the two singers has defined the band's sound, especially on later releases such as Rubbing Doesn't Help that feature more of Morris' vocals. Critics have compared Morris' guitar-playing to punk acts like Johnny Ramone of Ramones as well as alternative rock musicians such as Johnny Marr.
Covers and tributes
"Open the Door" has been covered by Eels as the B-side to "Flyswatter"—it would later be collected on Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006. Eels performed the song several times on their Electro-Shock Blues Show tour in support of the album Electro-Shock Blues. Karaoke versions of the song were released by Stingray Digital through the iTunes Store on January 15, 2008. "Favorite Writer" was covered by R.E.M. as a B-side to "Bad Day" in 2003 and was played live during the 2003 tour to promote In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003.
In 1993, Juliana Hatfield wrote "Ruthless" in honor of the band's guitarist after the two had a conversation about Camille Paglia while touring in 1992 ("We're all gushin', but I swear we really mean it, man/We're all sucking up to Ruthie.") It appeared as a B-side on the Juliana Hatfield Three singles "Spin the Bottle" and "My Sister".
Band members
Linda Hopper – lead vocals
Ruthie Morris – backing vocals, guitar
David McNair – drums
Shannon Mulvaney – bass guitar
DiscographyMagnapop (1992)Hot Boxing (1994)Rubbing Doesn't Help (1996)Mouthfeel (2005)Chase Park (2009)The Circle Is Round'' (2019)
See also
Magnapop discography
List of Magnapop band members
List of songs recorded by Magnapop
Oh-OK
The Complete Recordings (Oh-OK album)
Music of Athens, Georgia
Daemon Records
Timeline of alternative rock
References
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U.S. Route 301 in Georgia
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels south-to-north from the St. Marys River south-southeast of Folkston to the Savannah River north-northeast of Sylvania, via Jesup, Ludowici, Glennville, Claxton, Statesboro, and Sylvania.
The highway is concurrently with various state highways in Georgia. It uses SR 4/SR 15 from the Florida state line to Homeland, SR 23 from Folkston to Glennville, SR 38 from Jesup to Ludowici, SR 57 from Ludowici to Glennville, SR 73 from Glennville to the South Carolina state line, and SR 73 Loop along the western edge of Sylvania. US 301 is concurrent with US 25 from Jesup to Statesboro.
Route description
Florida State Line to Jesup
The route starts at the Florida state line on a bridge over the St. Marys River in eastern Charlton County, and initially travels north as a four-lane highway through Folkston, concurrent with US 1, US 23, and SR 4/SR 15. In Folkston, the highway intersects Main Street, which leads to a popular railfanning site on the west side, and is also the western terminus of SR 40 on the east side. One block later, the road intersects Love Street, which is also the southwestern terminus of SR 252, and later is joined by SR 23/SR 121 where another concurrency begins. A connecting route begins along the east side to travel southeast towards SR 40. In Homeland, US 1/US 23/SR 4/SR 15/SR 121 turns to the northwest at an interchange where it crosses into Ware County, and initially forms the county line between Ware County and Brantley County, while US 301/SR 23 heads north into the woods of northeastern Charlton County.
Throughout most of southern Georgia, US 301/SR 23 travels through forested wetlands with occasional farms, but almost always in close proximity to the CSX Nahunta Subdivision, a railroad line being used by Amtrak Silver Star and Silver Meteor trains on the west side of the road. Very few remotely populated areas can be found along this segment, among them Newell and later Winokur. Just north of the Cross Swamp Bridge, which is erroneously signed as being for Buffalo Creek, US 301 crosses the Charlton–Brantley County line, and the same rural swampland atmosphere continues, interrupted occasionally by farms and other residencies. A second northbound lane appears just before the road approaches Brantley County Road 77 (Jane Johns Road), but this is not a turn lane. Shortly after this intersection, a sign appears for the border of the Bachlott Community, but no evidence of such a community can be found until the road approaches the second intersection with CR 77 (Bachlott Church Road), the east side of which is paved and leads to a local church before becoming CR 89 and winding northeast into more farmland. US 301/SR 23 curves to the northeast to get further away from the railroad tracks after Taylor Bay Boulevard, but In Hickox, the road curves back towards the northwest as it briefly widens to accommodate left turn lanes for Brantley CR 79. However, before crossing this road, the right-of-way for a former segment begins on the southeast corner of this intersection and follows the existing road along the east side until it reaches the bridge over Buffalo Creek. The former section resumes after the bridge, and the road has right-turn lanes as it approaches a road named for the aforementioned creek. Somewhere north of Britt Still Road an unfinished frontage road can be found along the west side, approaching a trailer park and local church. Both sections end just after this mobile home community.
A clear sign that the road is approaching Nahunta is the southern terminus of a second southbound lane just south of Brantley CR 70 (Robin Lane). Later on the other side, a loop road of schools called "School Lane" includes Nahunta Elementary School, Nahunta Primary School, and the offices of the Brantley County Board of Education. Within the city limits the road is named South Main Street. Sparse commercial development becomes more abundant as US 301/SR 23 heads north across US 82/SR 520. After this intersection, South Main Street becomes North Main Street and the first block along this segment travels through a five-way intersection with one unnamed one way street and Brantley Street, the southeast corner of which contains the back yard of the historic Brantley County Courthouse. One block north of that, the road passes by the Nahunta City Hall on the southwest corner of Satilla Avenue then crosses a railroad track, and passes by the Hotel Knox, on the northwest corner of Broome Street and Florida Avenue at another five-way intersection. The road leaves the city limits after the intersection with a dirt road off to the east named Willis Avenue. After passing through some wetlands, it then gains a second northbound lane which ends just before the road enters Raybon. Very little else exists at the intersection with Brantley CR 102 (Hoke Road and Seed Orchard Road), besides an unused frontage road on the southwest corner and a small church sign on the northeast corner. North of CR 102, a few local businesses can be found. The road crosses over a culvert leading from the southeastern edge of Strickland Lake before intersecting with Brantley CR 103. North of CR 103, a former segment of the road can be found at a local automotive repair shop, and is found again on the east side of the road south of the intersection with Brantley CR 299 (Laural Road). The right of way for this former segment remains on the right side, and is even used as a boat-launching area as US 301/SR 23 crosses a bridge over the Satilla River. After the bridge, the former section resumes on the same side. Traveling through Trudie, the only excuse for a major intersection is CR 230 (Trudie Road), which travels west to Blackshear. Shortly after this it crosses a bridge over the Little Satilla River, followed by another bridge over an overflow creek to the river. A second bridge over another overflow creek to the river can be found north of the first overflow bridge. The right-of-way for this former segment ends just after that second overflow bridge. At some point after this bridge, the route enters Hortense. One church can be found on the west side before the routes approach a blinker-light intersection with SR 32, right after a dirt road that was once part of SR 32. One block north, US 301/SR 23 crosses a power line right-of-way, and passes the intersection of a long dirt road named Old Hortense Road. Just after the intersection with Perry Rozier Road on the west side the routes cross the Brantley–Wayne County line and has an intersection with Loper–Bryan Road on the east side. North of the county line, the road is named Pine Street.
The surroundings of US 301/SR 23 are identical to those of Brantley County south of SR 32. After the intersection with Ed Harrell Road and later some unnamed dirt roads, the route crosses over a bridge over Barbers Creek. For some reason after this, an extra southbound lane forms and then comes to an end just before an intersection with an unnamed dirt road traveling northwest and southeast. After passing two unnamed dirt roads and one named one (Oil Well Road), US 301/SR 23 enters McKinnon and immediately intersects a dirt road that was named for the community, along with three other dirt roads. The routes also pass a cell phone tower just south of the intersection of Fire Tower Road. Shortly after this, US 301/SR 23 becomes the northern terminus of Old Hortense Road. In Broadhurst the route encounters Broadhurst Road West which leads to Screven, and then Broadhurst Road East which leads to Gardi and Manningtown. After this, a second northbound lane appears momentarily and ends in another wooded area. After the bridge over Little Penholoway Creek, the road intersects Long Fork Road, which branches off to the northeast. Just before entering Jesup the routes pass by the Jesup-Wayne County Airport, and then the Pine Forest Country Club. In the city itself, US 301/SR 23 crosses US 341/SR 27, where northbound US 25 turns from US 341 onto US 301/SR 23, and then travels over a bridge over a former Southern Railway line that was originally owned by the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. The three highways travel to the north-northeast in the northeast part of the city. They curve to the north-northwest, before curving to the north and approaching a bridge over the Nahunta Subdivision, then merges with US 84/SR 38 at a partial wye interchange. Immediately afterward, the five highways travel to the north-northeast and leave the city limits. The concurrency travels through rural parts of the county, passing the Jesup Drive-In, and then a Rayonier Performance Fibres plant near Doctortown, and curving to the northeast, then crossing over the Altamaha River into Long County on the Dr. J. Alvin Leaphart, Sr. Memorial Bridge.
Concurrency with US 25
The combined routes (US 25/US 84/US 301/SR 23/SR 38) continue to the northeast and travel through rural areas of the county, crossing over tributaries of the Altamaha River such as Forrest Pond, Back Swamp (in two places), Corker Branch, Fountain Branch, Brickyard Branch, and Jones Creek on its way to Ludowici. In town, the concurrency intersects SR 57 south, which travels to the southeast. At this intersection, US 25/US 301/SR 23, as well as SR 57 north, travel to the northwest in a new concurrency, while US 84/SR 38 continue to the northeast. This segment of the highway is named North McDonald Street until roughly around Macon Darien Road where it becomes Cecil Nobles Highway. After a slight jog more towards the northwest, the roadway crosses through Wefanie. Just before leaving the county, they intersect the southwest terminus of former SR 261, today known as Marcus Nobles Road. Right after that, they curve to the north-northwest and cross over Beards Creek into Tattnall County.
US 25/US 301/SR 23/SR 57 travel to the east of Kicklighters Pond. In Glennville, the concurrency makes its strongest effort to move from northwest to northeast at the intersection of SR 196. However, only in "downtown" Glennville does SR 23/SR 57 split off to the northwest at the intersection of SR 144. SR 73 begins there, taking US 25/US 301 north from Glenville. Within the city, the road travels through a diagonal intersection with Hencart Road, a local street that leads northeast and southwest to the western end of the SR 23/SR 57/SR 144 concurrency. Just after leaving the city limits, the highways pass the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery – Glennville, Stricklands Pond, and Strickland Pond Dam. After passing a bridge over Chapel Creek, the concurrency travels along the west side of Smith State Prison, where it begins to curve to the north. They curve to the north-northwest at Tattnall CR 403 and CR 374, then back to the north-northeast and cross over Beards Creek just before intersecting the southern terminus of what used to be SR 250. After passing to the east of Durrence Pond, just west of Midway, US 25/US 301/SR 73 crosses into Evans County.
The concurrency passes to the east of Union Cemetery and then to the west of Evans Heights Golf Club. Approximately later, it crosses over Bull Creek. After a westward jog past Richards Pond, the highways curve to a due north routing and where it travels between the Claxton Elementary School and a local storage facility before entering Claxton. In downtown, the roads pass by The Georgia Fruitcake Company then cross a railroad line right before the intersection with US 280/SR 30/SR 129 (Main Street). Just after the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/East Long Street, the highways curve to the northeast. Just northeast of the city limits, US 25/US 301/SR 73 passes southeast of the Claxton Sewage Treatment Pond and the accompanying dam. About later, they cross over the Canoochee River on the Claxton Bridge. They provide access to the Claxton–Evans County Airport and then curve to the north-northwest. After curving back to the north-northeast, the highways curve to a due north routing and intersect the northern terminus of SR 169. About later, they cross into Bulloch County.
Bulloch County through Statesboro
Almost immediately, the three highways curve to the north-northwest, passing Ephesus Cemetery, and curve back to the north-northeast and pass by Nevils Pond and Nevils Pond Dam. They again curve to the north-northwest and the road widens to four lanes, becoming a divided highway. Because after the intersection with Bulloch CR 190 the road approaches the real reason for the widening, which is the interchange with I-16 (Exit 116), also known as the Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway. US 25/US 301/SR 73 curved to a nearly due north routing briefly before curving to the northeast and intersect SR 46, southeast of Register, just before crossing over Lotts Creek. North of SR 46 the divider comes to an end, but US 25/US 301/SR 73 remains a four-lane highway with provisions for left turn lanes. The highways pass Riggs Lake and Riggs Lake Dam. Later on, they travel through Jimps, just before passing a campus of Ogeechee Technical College. The routes officially enter Statesboro just south of the intersection with Veterans Memorial Parkway (Statesboro, Georgia), where US 25 Bypass/SR 67 Bypass branches off to the left, and US 301 Bypass/SR 73 Bypass branches off to the right. North of the bypass, the routes travel along South Main Street which passes just to the west of Georgia Southern University and later cuts between the W. Jones Lane Memorial Park and Charles H. Henry Pines Nature preserve. Before this, a former section of US 25/US 301/SR 73 travels along the west side from Woodland Road cutting through the W. Jones Lane park and ending at the southwest corner of the intersection with Tillman Road. They curve to the north-northeast and cross over Little Lotts Creek, and later encounters a railroad crossing with two different railroad lines crossing each other at the intersection of Brannen Street immediately south of SR 67 (Fair Road) where another concurrency begins. Further downtown, US 25/US 301/SR 67/SR 73 travels through the edge of the South Main Street Residential Historic District. Beyond that district, other NRHP-listed sites include the John A. McDougald House now the Beaver House Restaurant, the William G. Raines House, now the Statesboro Inn, and the James Alonzo Brannen House which was moved from its original site, and now houses the Statesboro–Bulloch Chamber of Commerce. The road travels in front of the Dr. Madison Monroe Holland House which is across the street from the historic post office building before entering the South Main Street Historic District, which ends at unmarked West Main Street and East Main Street, where US 25/US 301/SR 67/SR 73 becomes North Main Street in front of the Bulloch County Courthouse on the northeast corner of North Main Street and East Main Street. The road enters the North Main Street Commercial Historic District until it reaches Courtland Street.
Still in downtown Statesboro, the routes curve to the north-northwest and meet US 80/SR 26 (Northside Drive East), where US 25/SR 67 splits from US 301/SR 73 to the west onto US 80/SR 26 (Northside Drive West), joining a concurrency with those routes instead. US 301/SR 73 continues north along North Main Street. Two blocks later, US 301/SR 73 leaves North Main Street and turns east onto East Parrish Street, but begins to curve to the northeast after passing a local Jehovah's Witnesses Temple. Along this curvature, a Southern States agricultural warehouse can be found where the route crosses one of the railroad lines that it crossed south of SR 26 a second time. The rest of the area contains random local commercially zoned properties until it reaches the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office and Correctional Facility, and then the northeast terminus of US 301 Bypass/SR 73 Bypass, where the road officially leaves the city. The road descends slightly along the landscape between some local businesses before crossing a bridge over Mill Creek, then curves towards the north, where it approaches offices for the Bulloch County Animal Shelter, a local Georgia Forestry Commission facility, and the Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport. Beyond Bulloch CR 450 (Randy Lowery Road), US 301/SR 73 narrows from three lanes to two, then passes between two farm fields, the one on the east side ending at an unfinished housing development on a dead end street named Thomas Village. North from there the route enters Clito, where it travels past an independent motel called the Mill Creek Lodge, and then passes the intersection of Kyle Sorrell Road, which has the Statesboro Mission Outreach Ministries on the southwest corner, and a gas station and convenience store on the northwest corner. After passing that and another convenience store across the street from it, the routes pass by the gateway to the Eagle Village Mobile Home Park, before approaching the blinker-light intersection with Clito Road where the Clito Baptist Church and cemetery can be found on the northwest corner. The rest of the surroundings consist of farms and forests, and almost all intersections are with local dirt roads, with the exception of Bulloch CR 473 (Brooks Hendrix Road). Further north, the only other paved road is on the opposite side, and is named Hope Baptist Church Road, a loop road named for the church of the same name. A power line right-of-way crosses US 301/SR 73 from southwest to northeast, and then travels parallel to the routes across the street from the Oak Hill manufactured home development. These power lines continue along the east side through another blinker-light intersection with Bulloch CR 474 (Old River Road North), which actually sets the gas station that would otherwise be on the northeast corner one lot to the east. Beyond that point, the power lines are obstructed by trees, and the routes descend as they approach a culvert over Lily Creek. US 301/SR 73 winds around another former segment as it approaches a bridge over the swamplands of the Ogeechee River, crossing over the former bridge on the east side, both of which enter Screven County.
Screven County to the South Carolina state line
The road immediately enters Dover with the name Statesboro Highway and after the first intersection within the county, crosses a bridge over a railroad line. Shortly it travels under a power line right-of-way, and then approaches a blinker-light intersection with the first major crossroad in Screven County; SR 17, although some maps indicate that this is actually in Cooperville. North of SR 17, the east side of the road is dominated by a run-down restaurant and motel, and the rest of the way north is flanked by wide right-of-ways on both sides. Around Simmons Branch Road, that right-of-way is occupied by a pond. North from Goloid, the road widens from two to four lanes between a loop road on the right side called Hillcrest Drive but mysteriously narrows back down to two lanes near Freemam Pond. From there it crosses the bridge over Ogeechee Creek. Various run-down local businesses can be found on both sides before the route enters the Sylvania City Line Right after the intersection of Waters Station Road, US 301/SR 73 becomes a divided highway flanked by a frontage road on the southbound side, before approaching the intersection of and south end of the concurrency with SR 21. Remnants of former sections of SR 21 and SR 73 can be seen on the east side of the northbound lanes as SR 73 (former US 301 Business) almost instantly leaves US 301 to enter downtown Sylvania, and is replaced by SR 73 Loop. Flanked by frontage roads on both sides despite lacking interchanges, the road curves from northwest to northeast before the at-grade interchange with Rocky Ford Road, then has another at-grade interchange with Millen Highway, where SR 21 leaves to the northwest and SR 21 Business ends. The road curves more towards the east as it has another at-grade interchange with Buttermilk Road and Singleton Avenue and again at Bascom and Habersham Roads before returning to SR 73 (North Main Street) and curving north where SR 73 Loop and the frontage roads come to an end. The division ends in front of the Village Green Motel just before leaving the city limits, and curves to the northeast with the name Burton's Ferry Highway.
Along the way, the route passes the South Manor Motel, which advertises to hunters, one common driveway next to a local residence, then the Dreamland Motel and R&D's Seafood Restaurant. The only other intersection north of this which serves as a landmark is oriented east-northeast and is named Indian Branch Road, a dirt road that's only notable for leading to a local church. The road then curves more toward the north near an abandoned gas station before the intersection of Country Club Drive, which leads to Brier Creek Country Club. Little else besides more ranch and forest land can be found until the road passes the New Home Welcome Church, and then an intersection with Reddick Cemetery Road, which leads to the as named cemetery located on a small lake. A similarly purposed road can be found shortly after this in the form of the two ends of Lawton Cemetery Road both of which travel east of US 301/SR 73, then after the second intersection, a paved road going to the west named Lawton Road. After some random local businesses, the route approaches one of the few rural gas stations along the road that tries to cater to truck drivers just before the south end of the concurrency with SR 24 as both roads cross a bridge over Beaverdam Creek, then intersects Bryan's Bridge Road to the northeast and Landmark Road to the northwest before the road divides. Four historical markers can be found in the median across from the intersection of Dell Goodall Road, which only intersects with the southbound lanes, and then has an at-grade interchange with the north end of the concurrency with SR 24. The road narrows back down into a two-lane undivided highway as it passes an unnamed dirt road leading to two churches, and a former gas station on a private residence. The rest of the road is aligned with random small farms and encounters a second intersection with Bryan's Bridge Road, which contains the remains of another former gas station on the southwest corner. North of there, the surroundings include more forest land than farmland, even as it curves to the northeast before crossing a bridge over the swamps of Brier Creek. North of the Brier Creek wetlands, the road intersects Plantation Road and Pine Grove Inn Road, then after passing Harmony Church and Cemetery, bears off to the right from a road named Harmony Road which travels relatively northwest off into the woods. After the intersection with Oglethorpe Trail and Old River Road, US 301/SR 73 curves to the east before encountering Georgia's first Welcome Center, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 29, 2011. A former segment of the road is found on the southwest corner of the entrance to Archadian Road, which leads to the Burton's Ferry Public Boat Launching Ramp. The existing US 301/SR 73 travels around the former section as it approaches the 1965-built Burton's Ferry Bridge which is parallel to the former Parker Truss Swing Bridge from 1938 both of which cross over the Savannah River and the state line with South Carolina, where SR 73 officially terminates, while US 301 continues through the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.
National Highway System
The only segments of US 301 that are included as part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense, are as follows:
From the Florida state line to Homeland
From Jesup to Ludowici
From I-16 to the South Carolina state line
History
1920s
The roadway that would eventually become US 301/SR 73 was established at least as early as 1919 as part of SR 15 from the Florida state line to Homeland and part of SR 38 from Jesup to Ludowici. By the end of 1921, the crossing of the Altamaha River, between Jesup and Ludowici, was indicated to have "no bridge or ferry". Part of SR 23 was established from Ludowici to a point south of Glennville, where it curved to the northwest. Part of SR 26 was established southwest of Statesboro. By the end of 1926, US 1 was designated on SR 15 from the Florida state line to Homeland. This segment of US 1/SR 15 had a "completed semi hard surface". The Wayne County portion of the Jesup–Ludowici segment of SR 38 was under construction. By the end of 1929, SR 4 was designated on US 1/SR 15 from the Florida state line to Homeland. The entire segment of SR 38 between Jesup and Ludowici had a completed semi hard surface. The segment of SR 23 from Ludowici to the Long–Tattnall county line, as well as SR 26 southwest of Statesboro, had a "sand clay or top soil" surface.
1930s
By the middle of 1930, SR 15 was truncated off of US 1/SR 4. SR 24 was extended southeast to Sylvania. The segment of US 1/SR 4 from the Florida state line to Homeland had a completed hard surface. A portion of SR 26 southwest of Statesboro had a sand clay or top soil surface. Later that year, the Jesup–Ludowici segment of SR 38 was under construction. By the end of 1931, the crossing of the Altamaha River was indicated to again have a bridge. SR 73 was designated from US 280/SR 30 in Claxton to SR 26 southwest of Statesboro. It was also designated from SR 24 north of Sylvania to the South Carolina state line. The segment of SR 24 north of Sylvania was under construction. In April 1932, SR 23 was extended southward from Ludowici on SR 38 to Jesup and solely south-southwest through Nahunta to Folkston. The Jesup–Ludowici segment of SR 23/SR 38 had a sand clay or top soil surface. In September, the portion of SR 24 north of Sylvania had a completed hard surface. Between November 1932 and May 1933, SR 73 was extended from a point southwest of Statesboro to Sylvania. Nearly the entire Tattnall County portion of the segment of SR 23 from Ludowici to south of Glennville, as well as the southern half of the segment of SR 73 from north of Sylvania to the South Carolina state line, was under construction. In May, the Jesup–Ludowici segment of SR 23/SR 38 had a completed hard surface. In July, the entire Tattnall County portion of the segment of SR 23 from Ludowici to south of Glennville also had a completed hard surface. The next year, SR 73 was extended south-southwest from Claxton to Glennville. A portion of SR 23 north-northeast of Nahunta was under construction. By the middle of 1935, this segment had completed grading, but was not surfaced. In the first half of 1936, the southern part of the segment of SR 73 from north of Sylvania to the South Carolina state line had completed grading, but was not surfaced. Nearly the entire Evans County portion of the segment of SR 73 from Claxton to southwest of Statesboro was under construction. By October, the Brantley County portion of the Nahunta–Jesup segment of SR 23 was under construction. By the end of the year, the crossing of the Savannah River was indicated to have no bridge or ferry. Late in the year, the southern part of the Ludowici–Glennville segment of SR 23 had a completed hard surface. The segment of US 1/SR 15 from the Florida state line to Homeland, as well as the Wayne County portion of the Nahunta–Jesup segment of SR 23 was under construction. By the end of the year, two segments were under construction: a portion of SR 73 south of Claxton and the northern part of the segment of SR 73 from north of Sylvania to the South Carolina state line. Later that year, the Long County portion of the Ludowici–Glennville segment of SR 23 had a completed hard surface. A portion of SR 73 south-southwest of Sylvania had completed grading, but was not surfaced. The portion of SR 73 from north of Sylvania to the South Carolina state line was under construction. By the middle of 1939, US 25 was extended southward from Statesboro to Jesup. The crossing of the Savannah River was indicated to again have a bridge. Two segments were under construction: The Charlton County portion of the Folkston–Nahunta segment of SR 23 and the northern part of the Bulloch County portion of the Statesboro–Sylvania segment of SR 73. By October, the Nahunta–Jesup segment of SR 23 had completed grading, but was not surfaced. The Brantley County portion of the Folkston–Nahunta segment of SR 23 was under construction.
1940s to 1970s
In 1940, two segments had a completed hard surface: the Nahunta–Jesup segment of SR 23 and the segment of SR 73 from north of Sylvania to the South Carolina state line. At the end of 1940, south-southwest of Nahunta, SR 23 had a completed hard surface. By the middle of 1941, the segment of US 25/SR 73 from the Evans–Bulloch county line to SR 46 southwest of Statesboro also had a completed hard surface. By the end of the year, a small portion of SR 73 southwest of Sylvania also was completed. In 1942, this type of surface was applied to the Tattnall County portion of the Glennville–Claxton segment of US 25/SR 73. The next year, this was applied to the Evans County portion of this same segment. Also, the small portion southwest of Sylvania had a sand clay or top soil surface. In 1944, the southern half of the Bulloch County portion of the Statesboro–Sylvania segment of SR 73 was completed. Between the beginning of 1945 and November 1946, the entire length of what would eventually become US 301 was hard surfaced. By February 1948, US 301 was designated on its then-current path. This was due to the fact that US 301/SR 23 did not travel through Homeland at the time. By August 1950, US 23 was designated on the Folkston–Homeland segment. By the end of 1951, US 301/SR 23 shifted westward to travel on US 1/US 23/SR 4 on this segment. Between July 1957 and June 1960, SR 73's path on US 25/US 301, straddling the SR 46/SR 119 intersection southwest of Statesboro (just east-southeast of Register), was redesignated as SR 73E. By June 1963, SR 121 was extended southeast on the Folkston–Homeland segment. In 1970, SR 73 Loop was established between two intersections with US 301/SR 73 (one south-southwest of the city and the other north of it). US 301 was routed onto SR 73 Loop. US 301's former path through the city (on SR 73) was redesignated as US 301 Bus.
Major intersections
See also
Special routes of U.S. Route 301
References
External links
US 301 (Georgia Highways)
US 301 in Georgia (Motorcycle Roads)
US 301 in Georgia (Mile By Mile)
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