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Bryce Jiron Cotton (born August 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Providence Friars, where he was a two-time first-team All-Big East honoree. He joined the Austin Spurs in 2014 before splitting the next two years in the NBA and NBA Development League, and spending time in China and Turkey. He spent the back-end of the 2014–15 season with the Utah Jazz and had short stints with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies during the 2015–16 season. In January 2017, he arrived in Australia to play for the Wildcats. Two months later, he guided Perth to the NBL championship behind a Grand Final MVP performance. He continued on with the Wildcats for the 2017–18 season and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award. He won his second and third NBL championships in 2019 and 2020 while also garnering his second NBL MVP and second Grand Final MVP in 2020. He won his third NBL MVP in 2021.

Early life
Cotton was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He loved sports as a child, playing basketball, football and baseball. Due to suffering from a rare form of epilepsy, he was advised during fifth grade to no longer play football due to the high risk of head injuries which could lead to seizures. Focusing on basketball, one of Cotton's biggest deficiencies was his lack of height. He worked with his uncle, former NFL player David Adams, for an edge to combat taller opponents. Cotton's parents separated when he was a toddler and his father worked as a police officer on the other side of the country. Money was tight and Adams often provided them with financial assistance during tough times. Cotton's grandmother, Mary, helped raise him and his brother Justin while their mother worked in real estate.

After spending his junior year in Las Vegas, Cotton completed secondary school at Palo Verde High School in Tucson. Cotton helped lead Palo Verde to a 24–7 record and a berth in the state 4A semifinals in the 2009–10 season. He averaged 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior, and scored 30 or more points nine times, including a career-high 40 points in an 85–82 win over Buckeye on February 16, 2010. He also set a school record for the highest triple-double with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Rio Rico on December 11, 2009. He earned First Team All-City and First Team All-State honors in 2010. He also had perfect grades and a high GPA.

Cotton was not highly recruited out of high school. He was turned down by Montana State and Northern Arizona, and was later also turned away by Division II school Chico State. He also reportedly tried to obtain a scholarship from Houston Baptist.

College career

Freshman season
Cotton's family could not afford to pay for college tuition and his scholarship dream looked over until Providence College made an offer just three days before freshman orientation. After reportedly signing with Miami Dade College on August 18, 2010, Cotton instead committed to the Providence Friars on August 30. He scored 15 points in the Friars' season opener against Dartmouth on November 13, 2010. In 31 games as a freshman, Cotton averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game.

Sophomore season
As a sophomore in 2011–12, Cotton became a starter and was the team's second leading scorer, averaging 14.3 points per game while shooting 37.9 percent from 3-point range. On December 10, 2011, Cotton scored 20 of his career-high 34 points in the first half of the Friars' 72–61 win over Bryant. He went 11-of-16 from the field with a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line against Bryant. He later scored 27 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, with a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range and 10-of-12 from the free throw line against Louisville on January 10, 2012.

Junior season
Despite reports of Cotton leaving Providence following his sophomore season, he continued on with the Friars in 2012–13.

Following a breakout sophomore year, Cotton came into his junior season still in the shadows of senior point guard Vincent Council. Cotton was forced to step into the forefront for Providence to make up for injuries in the backcourt to Council and highly touted freshman guard Kris Dunn. Cotton also had to take on a leadership role with a young team. He registered his first career double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Bryant on November 12, 2012. On December 1, he injured his knee and missed the second half against Mississippi State. It turned out he had torn his meniscus, but decided to play through the pain for the rest of the season. He scored a season-high 33 points and was 7-of-14 from 3-point territory against Boston College on December 22. He led the Big East Conference in scoring with 18.3 points per game, becoming the fifth Friar all-time to lead the league in scoring. He subsequently earned first-team All-Big East honors. In total, Cotton averaged 19.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 37.8 minutes per game over 32 games.

During the off-season, Cotton had surgery to repair his meniscus.

Senior season
To conclude the 2013–14 regular season, Cotton was the only player in the nation to average more than 40 minutes per game (40.1), having averaged 41.9 minutes in Big East competition. His high minutes per game were as a result of Providence's six overtime games, four of which went to a second overtime. In those four double-overtime outings, Cotton played 200 minutes of a possible 200 minutes. His tireless play carried the Friars to their best season in a decade, as they headed into the Big East tournament with a 20–11 record. After going 3–0 in the Big East tournament, the Friars reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. It marked Providence's first Big East tournament title since 1994, and Cotton was selected as the tournament MVP. In Providence's 79–77 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA tournament, Cotton scored a career-high 36 points.

In 35 games as a senior, Cotton averaged 21.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He led the Big East in assists and was second in scoring. He subsequently earned first-team All-Big East honors for the second straight season, as well as being named to the AP Honorable Mention All-America Team. He finished his career ranked fourth all-time in scoring at Providence (1,975 points), and became the fifth player from a major conference to average 20-plus points and five-or-more assists in a season since 2002.

College statistics

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| 31 || 1 || 15.3 || .387 || .259 || .784 || 1.5 || .5 || .7 || .0 || 4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| 32 || 32 || 38.6 || .413 || .379 || .891 || 2.5 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .2 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| 32 || 31 || 37.8 || .437 || .364 || .798 || 3.6 || 2.9 || .9 || .1 || 19.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| 35 || 35 || 39.9 || .419 || .367 || .853 || 3.5 || 5.9 || 1.0 || .1 || 21.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 130 || 99 || 33.2 || .421 || .361 || .838 || 2.8 || 3.0 || .9 || .1 || 15.2

Professional career

NBA, D-League, China, and Turkey (2014–2016)
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Cotton signed with the San Antonio Spurs on July 7, 2014. He played in six Summer League games and five preseason games for the Spurs, before being waived on October 23, 2014. He subsequently joined the Spurs' NBA Development League affiliate team, the Austin Spurs, and appeared in 34 games (all starts), averaging 22.4 points (third in the D-League), 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 40.5 minutes (first in the D-League) per contest. Cotton scored in double figures on 31 occasions and recorded 20-plus points in 20 games. He also registered 40-or-more points twice, including a season-high 43 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and two steals against the Reno Bighorns on February 19, 2015. He was named D-League Performer of the Week on February 23 after averaging 30.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals for the week. Earlier that month, he was named to the Western Conference All-Star team for the NBA D-League All-Star Game. At the season's end, he was named All-NBA D-League Second Team and NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team.

On February 24, 2015, Cotton signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz. He made his NBA debut three days later, recording three points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in just under seven minutes off the bench in a 104–82 win over the Denver Nuggets. He signed a second 10-day contract with the Jazz on March 6, and a multi-year deal on March 16. Over the final four games of the season, he averaged 14.3 points per game, scoring in double figures all four times, including a season-high 21 points against the Dallas Mavericks on April 13. In 15 games for the Jazz in 2014–15, he averaged 5.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 10.6 minutes per game.

After playing for the Jazz during the Summer League and preseason, Cotton was waived by Utah on October 20, 2015. He subsequently re-joined the Austin Spurs for the 2015–16 season. On November 25, 2015, after four games with Austin, Cotton signed with the Phoenix Suns. Cotton's long-awaited debut for the Suns came over a month later on December 30, following injuries to Eric Bledsoe and Ronnie Price. He scored two points on 1-of-6 shooting in a 112–79 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. He also had three steals and two assists in just over 21 minutes off the bench. Cotton appeared in the Suns' next two games before being waived on January 7, 2016. Five days later, he returned to the Austin Spurs. After appearing in two more games, he parted ways with Austin to sign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. In nine games for Xinjiang, he averaged 21.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

On April 1, 2016, Cotton signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. On April 11, he signed with the Grizzlies for the remainder of the 2015–16 regular season. He appeared in five games for the Grizzlies before parting ways with the team prior to the start of the playoffs.

After playing for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2016 NBA Summer League, Cotton signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes on August 27, 2016. A mutual termination of his contract took place on December 12, 2016, with Cotton citing that the country's safety concerns were a major factor in him leaving. He averaged 8.0 points in 10 EuroLeague games and 10.4 points in seven Turkish League games.

Perth Wildcats (2017–present)

2016–17 season: Championship and Grand Final MVP

By late December 2016, reports surfaced of Cotton's move to Australia to join the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2016–17 NBL season. On January 3, 2017, the Wildcats made the signing official. Cotton set a Wildcats scoring record on NBL debut four days later with 26 points against the Sydney Kings, eclipsing James Ennis' 25-point NBL debut with the Wildcats in 2013. In his fifth game for the Wildcats on January 20, Cotton scored a season-high 27 points in an 84–78 overtime win over the Cairns Taipans. In late January, Cotton committed to remaining with the Wildcats for the rest of the season after rejecting a 10-day contract from the Atlanta Hawks. On February 3, he scored a game-high 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including five 3-pointers, in a 94–63 win over the Brisbane Bullets. In the Wildcats' regular-season finale on February 12, Cotton scored 19 points in a 96–94 win over Melbourne United. The win propelled the Wildcats into the finals as they finished the regular season in third place with a 15–13 record. At 22.09 points per game, Cotton ousted Casper Ware (22.06) for the NBL's regular season scoring champion.

In game one of the Wildcats' best-of-three semi-final series against the second-seeded Taipans in Cairns on February 17, Cotton had a 34-point effort to lead his team to a 91–69 win. His 34 points were the most scored by a Wildcat in a post-season game since Shawn Redhage had 35 in 2008. He also had a team-high five assists and three steals. Cotton scored nine points in game two in Perth three days later, as the Wildcats defeated the Taipans 74–66 to sweep the series and move on to the NBL Grand Final. The Wildcats went on to sweep the best-of-five grand final series, defeating the Illawarra Hawks 3–0 behind a Grand Final MVP performance from Cotton. Over the three games, Cotton averaged 27.7 points, which included a 45-point effort in a 95–86 title-clinching win in game three. He shot 12-of-17 from the field, 7-of-12 from 3-point range, and 14-of-15 from the free throw line in game three, with his 45 points setting the new all-time NBL Grand Final scoring record. In 16 games for the Wildcats, he averaged 23.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

2017–18 season: NBL MVP and Club MVP
After attempting to re-enter the NBA via minicamps and the Summer League, Cotton made the decision to return to Perth, re-signing with the Wildcats for 2017–18 NBL season on July 14, 2017. Cotton was considered a long-shot to re-join the Wildcats and reportedly turned down an offer from Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. Cotton was the NBL's highest earner in 2017–18 with a $600,000 contract.

In the Wildcats' season opener on October 7, Cotton scored a game-high 24 points in a 96–86 win over the Brisbane Bullets. On November 9, he scored a game-high 26 points in an 88–84 loss to the New Zealand Breakers. On December 10, he scored a season-high 36 points in a 99–91 win over the Illawarra Hawks, moving the Wildcats to atop the NBL ladder with a 10–3 record. The Wildcats dropped to 13–9 following two horror losses to the Sydney Kings in Round 15. On January 27, 2018, he scored 27 points in a 90–73 win over the Breakers. In the Wildcats' regular-season finale on February 18, Cotton scored a game-high 24 points on 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range along with six assists in an 89–61 win over the Cairns Taipans. The Wildcats finished the regular season in third place with a 16–12 record, while Cotton finished as the NBL's leader in 3-pointers made with 84. The mark came from 187 attempts, giving him a 3-point shooting percentage of 44.9 – the best in the league for any player taking an average of at least one attempt per game. His 84 3-pointers sits third-most in Wildcats history for a regular season, behind Jermaine Beal (87, 2014) and James Harvey (85, 2006). Cotton also led the league in total points scored with 544, averaging 19.4 points per game. On the eve of the Wildcats' finals campaign, Cotton was named the NBL Most Valuable Player for the 2017–18 season, finishing 23 votes ahead of second place. He became just the third Wildcat to win the award, joining Paul Rogers (2000) and Kevin Lisch (2012). He was also named to his first All-NBL First Team.

In game one of their semi-final series against the second-seeded Adelaide 36ers, the Wildcats were defeated 109–74 despite Cotton's 22-point effort. The Wildcats went on to lose game two 89–88, with Cotton scoring 19 of his game-high 31 points in the first quarter, to bow out of the finals at the hands of a 2–0 sweep. His 19 first-quarter points set a record for any Wildcat in one quarter during a final. Cotton appeared in all 30 games for the Wildcats in 2017–18, averaging 19.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. At the Wildcats MVP Ball, Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club's Most Valuable Player for the 2017–18 season.

On April 3, 2018, Cotton signed with Brescia Leonessa of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). In 11 games, he averaged 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

2018–19 season: Second championship

On June 5, 2018, Cotton signed a three-year deal to return to the Wildcats, with the contract including an NBA out-clause. At the NBL Pre-Season Blitz, Cotton won the Ray Borner Medal as tournament's most valuable player. In the Wildcats' season opener on October 11, Cotton scored 22 points in a 99–91 win over the Adelaide 36ers. On October 27, he scored a game-high 31 points in a 101–96 double-overtime win over Melbourne United. On November 9, he scored a season-high 37 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left on the clock to lift the Wildcats to a 90–87 win over the Brisbane Bullets. On November 23, he scored a game-high 24 points in a 98–93 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. However, he checked out with two minutes remaining in overtime clutching his right thumb after his hand was pinned on the backboard on a fast break layup. He subsequently missed the Wildcats' following game two days later, a game the Wildcats won to move to 10–1 on the season. He missed a second game on December 6 against the Sydney Kings, before returning to action on December 9, scoring a game-high 21 points in a 94–72 win over the Cairns Taipans. Cotton later missed the Wildcats' New Year's Eve game against the Taipans in Cairns due to hamstring tightness. The Wildcats fell to 12–9 by early January, leading to increasing external pressure for roster changes. Instead, the playing group was backed by the club to return to form and enjoy success in the latter part of the season. On February 10, after going scoreless in the first half, Cotton had 24 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Wildcats' 95–86 win over Kings. On February 15, he scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half of the Wildcats' 93–85 win over the 36ers, helping the Wildcats secure the minor premiership with a sixth straight win. A loss to Melbourne in overtime in the regular-season finale two days later saw the Wildcats finish with an 18–10 record. Overlooked for NBL MVP, Cotton was named All-NBL First Team and Fan's MVP, and was crowned the league's scoring champion for the second time in three years.

In the Wildcats' semi-final series against the Bullets, Cotton scored a game-high 22 points in an 89–59 win in game one and 19 points in an 84–79 win in game two, helping to sweep the series and move onto the NBL Grand Final. With a career-high 10 assists in game two, Cotton recorded his first career double-double. In game one of the grand final series against Melbourne United, despite going 4-of-16 from the field and 0-of-9 from three, Cotton had eight assists and seven rebounds to go with his 10 points in an 81–71 win. The Wildcats went on to lose game two 92–74 despite Cotton's 19 points and five 3-pointers. In game three, Cotton recorded 16 points and nine assists to help the Wildcats take a 2–1 lead in the series with a 96–67 win. In game four in Melbourne, Cotton scored a game-high 28 points in a 97–84 win, as Cotton claimed his second NBL championship in three years. In 31 games, he averaged 21.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. At the Wildcats MVP Ball, Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club's Most Valuable Player for the 2018–19 season, becoming the ninth Wildcat to win back-to-back club MVP honors.

2019–20 season: NBL MVP, Grand Final MVP and championship
Cotton returned to the Wildcats for the 2019–20 season having had a quiet off-season rehabbing a nagging thumb injury that he withstood throughout the 2018–19 season. In the Wildcats' season opener on October 5, Cotton scored 21 points in a 94–93 win over Melbourne United. On October 20, he scored 27 points and made the game-winning two-pointer to lift the Wildcats to a 95–93 win over United. On November 10, he scored a then season-high 36 points with six 3-pointers in a 104–85 loss to the Sydney Kings. On November 17, he scored 34 points with six 3-pointers in an 88–77 win over the New Zealand Breakers. The Wildcats fell to an 8–5 record after losses to Cairns and Adelaide. Cotton responded with 100 points over the next four games to help the Wildcats win four straight. By the end of that four-game stretch, Cotton had reached 2,000 career points, becoming the 15th Wildcat to do so and the fastest Wildcat to reach the milestone. He did so in 94 games and 3,165 minutes, beating former teammate Shawn Redhage's previous record of 95 games and 3,400 minutes. On December 28, he scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter and had a then career-high eight 3-pointers in a 98–85 win over the Kings. On February 1, he recorded 30 points and five steals in a 110–100 win over the Kings, becoming the first Wildcat to have 30 points and five steals in a game since Scott Fisher in 1993. Cotton sat out the final regular season game, as the Wildcats earned the second seed for the finals with a 19–9 record. He ended the regular season as the first player in NBL history to lead the league in scoring (22.6) and steals (1.7) in the same season. At the NBL's end-of-season awards night, Cotton was named in the All-NBL First Team for the third straight year and claimed the NBL Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in three years. In doing so, he became the seventh player in NBL history to win the league's MVP award more than once.

In game one of their semi-final series against the Cairns Taipans, Cotton scored 42 points with a career-high 10 3-pointers in a 108–107 overtime win. The Wildcats went on to lose game two with Cotton scoring 11 points, before going on to win game three despite Cotton only scoring five points. In game one of the NBL Grand Final series against the Kings in Sydney, Cotton scored 32 points in an 88–86 win. After scoring a game-high 27 points in a game two loss at home, Cotton had 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 111–96 win in Sydney in game three. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kings refused to complete the five-game series. As a result, the NBL announced the Wildcats as the 2020 champions with Cotton named the Grand Final MVP. He became the first player in Wildcats history to be named league MVP, Grand Final MVP and win a championship all in the same season. In 33 games, he averaged 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

For the season, Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club's Most Valuable Player for the third straight year, joining Kevin Lisch, Shawn Redhage and Ricky Grace as three-time winners of the club MVP award.

2020–21 season: Third NBL MVP
On April 30, 2020, Cotton opted out of the final year of his contract due to the salary cuts that were implemented by the NBL to protect the league during the COVID-19 pandemic. After exploring playing opportunities overseas, Cotton re-signed with the Wildcats on a three-year deal reportedly worth $2 million on May 26, 2020. The 2020–21 NBL season began in January 2021. In the Wildcats' season opener on January 24, Cotton recorded 27 points, seven assists and five steals in an 88–76 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. He recorded 32 points and six assists five days later in a 90–89 loss to the Phoenix. On February 23, he recorded 30 points and nine assists in a 113–106 win over the Sydney Kings. On March 14, he recorded a season-high 34 points, seven assists and three steals in a 97–88 win over the Adelaide 36ers. He scored 20 second-half points in leading a 26-point comeback. With seven wins in eight NBL Cup games, the Wildcats were crowned winners of the inaugural NBL Cup. On March 22, he set a new season high with 36 points in a 92–82 win over the 36ers. On April 13, he scored 34 points in an 85–79 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. He hit the game-tying buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. On May 9, he recorded 32 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a 98–84 win over the Breakers, becoming the first Wildcat since Shawn Redhage in 2006 to have 30 points and 10 assists in a game. On May 24, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a hematoma to his left quadriceps. He averaged career highs in points (23.5) and assists (5.7), earning his fourth NBL scoring title. He was subsequently named NBL MVP for the third time, becoming the first player to win back-to-back MVPs since Andrew Gaze in 1998 and joined Gaze and Leroy Loggins as the only three-time winners. He was also voted Fan's MVP and named to the All-NBL First Team for the fourth consecutive season. Without Cotton, the Wildcats reached the grand final series but lost in a 3–0 sweep to Melbourne United.

2021–22 season: Fifth scoring title and All-NBL First Team
Cotton entered the 2021–22 season fully recovered from the hematoma and surgery. In the second game of the season on December 5, he scored 31 points in a 90–67 win over the Cairns Taipans. On December 31, he scored 19 of his 29 points in the second quarter of the Wildcats' 84–78 win over the Taipans. He hit five 3-pointers in the game to move to second place (430) on the Wildcats' all-time 3-pointers list. On January 22, 2022, against the Illawarra Hawks, Cotton played his 150th game for the Wildcats. Five days later, also against the Hawks, he helped the Wildcats move to a 7–2 record with a 94–80 win. He scored 20 of his game-high 28 points in the first half. On February 12, he scored 31 points in a 93–87 loss to Melbourne United. On February 19, he scored a game-high 33 points with eight 3-pointers in a 98–95 loss to the Sydney Kings. On March 14, he recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a 104–102 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. He made a 3-pointer and was fouled with 1.4 seconds to play, missing the free throw and seeing Perth to the win. Over the next nine games, the Wildcats went 3–6 to finish fifth with a 16–12 record, thus ending the club's 35-year finals appearance streak. In the season finale on April 24, Cotton scored a game-high 28 points in a 102–100 overtime loss to the South East Melbourne Phoenix. For the fourth straight season and the fifth time in six years, Cotton was named NBL scoring champion with 22.7 points per game. He played all 28 games and totalled 635 points, the most points scored by Cotton in a 28-game regular season. He also hit 88 3-pointers, the most ever by a Wildcat in a regular season. He was subsequently named to the All-NBL First Team for the fifth straight year and was named Wildcats Club MVP for the fourth time.

2022–23 season: Sixth scoring title and All-NBL First Team
On May 4, 2022, Cotton re-signed with the Wildcats on a new three-year deal. In the 2022–23 season opener on October 2, he recorded 23 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and six steals in an 87–73 win over the Brisbane Bullets. He became the first NBL player in the league's 40-minute era to record 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals. With two 3-pointers against the Bullets, he reached 500 career 3-pointers. On January 14, 2023, against the Adelaide 36ers, he moved into fifth on the Wildcats' all-time scoring list. On January 20, he had 21 points and a career-high 11 assists in a 111–104 win over the Sydney Kings. On January 27, he scored 40 points with seven 3-pointers in a 106–86 win over the Illawarra Hawks. It was his first NBL regular-season game with 40 points and the third 40-point game of his NBL career. On February 3, he scored a game-high 28 points to go with 13 rebounds and seven assists in an 84–71 loss to the Cairns Taipans. Two days later, despite Cotton's 1-of-19 from the field, the Wildcats defeated the Kings 96–84 in the final regular season game to qualify for the post-season. For the fifth straight season and the sixth time in seven years, Cotton was named NBL scoring champion with 23.5 points per game. He was also named to the All-NBL First Team for the sixth straight year. In the Play-In Qualifier, Cotton scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter of the Wildcats' 106–99 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. In the play-in game three days later, the Wildcats bowed out of the finals with a 91–78 loss to the Taipans, with Cotton recording 19 points and 10 assists. He was named Wildcats Club MVP for the fifth time.

2023–24 season
After scoring 21 points in a season-opening win over the Tasmania JackJumpers, a form slump from Cotton saw the Wildcats win just two of their first six games. He averaged 15.2 points on 32 per cent from the field over the first four rounds, where he had two matches scoring 11 points and one where he was restricted to seven points. The Wildcats fell to 2–5 after a loss to the Brisbane Bullets, where Cotton scored 10 points at 16 per cent from the field.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 15 || 0 || 10.6 || .420 || .350 || .833 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 5.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix
| 3 || 0 || 11.0 || .250 || .000 || .000 || .0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 5 || 0 || 1.2 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 23 || 0 || 8.6 || .418 || .304 || .833 || .8 || .8 || .3 || .0 || 3.8

NBL

Career Statistics

|-
| align="left" | 2016–17
| align="left" | Perth
| 11 || 8 || 32.7 || .472 || .338 || .873 || 2.6 || 3.1 || 0.9 || .1 || 22.1
|-
| align="left" | 2017–18
| align="left" | Perth
| 28 || 28 || 33.0 || .438 || .447 || .881 || 3.2 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .1 || 19.4
|-
| align="left" | 2018–19
| align="left" | Perth
| 25 || 25 || 35.2 || .405 || .361 || .856 || 3.9 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .1 || 22.5
|-
| align="left" | 2019–20
| align="left" | Perth
| 27 || 27 || 33.9 || .426 || .385 || .830 || 4.0 || 3.7 || 1.7 || .1 || 22.6
|-
| align="left" | 2020–21
| align="left" | Perth
| 32 || 31 || 35.2 || .407 || .317 || .900 || 2.9 || 5.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 23.5
|-
| align="left" | 2021–22
| align="left" | Perth
| 28 || 28 || 35.2 || .412 || .359 || .913 || 3.8 || 4.8 || 1.4 || .1 || 22.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 174 || 170 || 34.2 || .427 || .367 || .875 || 3.4 || 3.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 22.2

Personal life
Cotton is the son of Yvonne and Charles Cotton. He has one brother, Justin Tarpley, and two half-brothers, Chaz Cotton and Elijah Cotton. One of his brothers died by suicide in 2021. His uncle, David Adams, played football at the University of Arizona and had a short stint with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.

Cotton's wife Rachel is from Perth. They met each other on an Australian beach. The couple's first child, a daughter, was born in Australia in November 2019.

Citizenship turmoil
In July 2019, Cotton applied for Australian citizenship. Delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic led to Cotton applying for an Australian Distinguished Talent visa in order to gain permanent residency with the idea this would fast-track his citizenship process. He received his Distinguished Talent visa in February 2021 after a meeting in Melbourne with the Federal government. Over the next two years, Cotton continued to wait for citizenship approval amid public outcry and minimal status updates. During this time, Basketball Australia retracted its request to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to push the Federal government to fast-track the citizenship application after the AOC demanded they guarantee Cotton's position in the final 2024 Olympic team.

It was revealed in April 2023 that in the meeting to obtain a Distinguished Talent visa, Cotton's normal visa had to be cancelled and he was legally detained for roughly 30 minutes while the new paperwork was completed. That small period without a visa was classified as Cotton being in Australia unlawfully and as a result of this technicality, the Federal government deemed him ineligible to become a citizen and he was banned from being eligible to apply again until 2025. Cotton and the Perth Wildcats subsequently engaged lawyers to fight the decision.

References

External links

NBL profile
Providence Friars bio
"Cottoning on to the NBL" at nbl.com.au
"Bryce Cotton: Why I chose to return to Perth Wildcats" at thewest.com.au
"Cotton Could End up Greatest Ever Wildcat" at nbl.com.au
"The Top Ten Moments of Bryce Cotton's First 100 NBL Games" at nbl.com.au
"NBL star Bryce Cotton leaning towards Perth Wildcats return" at espn.com.au
"From NBA misfit to the LeBron James of the NBL: Bryce Cotton’s puzzling path to greatness" at foxsports.com.au

1992 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Austin Spurs players
Basket Brescia Leonessa players
Basketball players from Tucson, Arizona
Memphis Grizzlies players
Perth Wildcats players
Phoenix Suns players
Point guards
Providence Friars men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
Utah Jazz players
Xinjiang Flying Tigers players


title: Edward Harper

text:
Edward Harper may refer to:

 Edward Harper (engineer), British broadcasting engineer in Ceylon
 Edward Eugene Harper (born 1946),  American former fugitive
 Edward John Harper (1910–1990), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 Edward S. Harper (1854–1941), President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists


title: Bridge of Allan F.C.

text:
Bridge of Allan Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire.

History

The club was founded in 1878 and disbanded in 1899. The club competed in the Scottish Cup for four seasons between 1880 and 1891 as well as the regional Stirlingshire Cup competition.

The club's first Scottish Cup tie, against Southfield Rangers in 1890–91, ended 7–2 to the Brig, despite the club having to play the tie at Forthbank as the Bridge of Allan ground was not ready.

The club could not play in the Scottish Cup in 1894–95 as it was suspended over non-payment of a debt of 7/6.

Colours

From 1890 onwards, the club's home colours were black and gold shirts with navy shorts.

Ground

The club played its home matches at Westerton Park before moving to Coneyhill Park in 1881 where it remained until 1899 when the club disbanded.

References

External links

Defunct football clubs in Scotland
Association football clubs established in 1878
1878 establishments in Scotland
Association football clubs disestablished in 1899
1899 disestablishments in Scotland


title: Richard B. Smith (New York politician)

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Richard Breson Smith (August 27, 1878 – February 26, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life
He was born on August 27, 1878, in Syracuse, New York, the son of Edward C. Smith (1843–1912) and Mary N. (Gannon) Smith (1850–1927). He attended the public schools and Syracuse High School. He graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1901, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Syracuse. On June 24, 1903, he married Anna Leonard (1880–1921), and they had two sons.

He was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Onondaga County, elected in the 5th Ward of Syracuse, from 1912 to 1915. He was an Onondaga County Tax Appraiser from 1916 to 1923.

Smith was a member of the New York State Assembly (Onondaga Co., 3rd D.) in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937. He was Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing from 1927 to 1931; and Chairman of the Committee on Affairs of Cities in 1933 and 1934, and in 1936 and 1937.

He died on February 26, 1937, in Syracuse University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, after a cerebral hemorrhage; and was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery there.

Sources

External links

1878 births
1937 deaths
Politicians from Syracuse, New York
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Syracuse University College of Law alumni
Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York)
Lawyers from Syracuse, New York


title: 2014 in Mexico

text:
This is a list of events that happened in 2014 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

Incumbents

Federal government
 President: Enrique Peña Nieto

 Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong
 Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): José Antonio Meade
 Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
 Education Secretary (SEP): Emilio Chuayffet
 Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda
 Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz
 Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): Alfonso Navarrete Prida
 Secretary of Welfare (BIENESTAR): Rosario Robles
 Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Claudia Ruiz Massieu
 Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Juan José Guerra Abud
 Secretary of Health (SALUD): Mercedes Juan López
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, (SHCP): Luis Videgaray Caso

Governors

 Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre,
 Baja California: Francisco Vega de Lamadrid
 Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor
 Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés,
 Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello
 Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez
 Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez
 Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno
 Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera
 Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez
 Guerrero
Ángel Aguirre Rivero , until October 23
Rogelio Ortega Martínez, Interim governor starting October 27
 Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz
 Jalisco: Aristóteles Sandoval
 State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas
 Michoacán
Fausto Vallejo , until June 19
Salvador Jara Guerrero, Substitute starting June 20
 Morelos: Graco Ramírez .
 Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda
 Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz
 Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo
 Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas
 Querétaro: José Calzada
 Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo
 San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández
 Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez
 Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías
 Tabasco: Eruviel Ávila Villegas
 Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú
 Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur
 Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa
 Yucatán: Rolando Zapata Bello
 Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes
Head of Government of the Federal District: Miguel Ángel Mancera

Events

January

February
 February 22 – Alpine skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg sets the record for the longest span of competing at the Winter Olympic Games, at 30 years.

March
 March 2–9 – The 2014 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament take place in Mexico City.

April
 April 13 – 36 people are killed after the bus in which they were travelling crashed in Acayucan, Veracruz.
 April 18 – A 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits near Petatlán, Guerrero.

May
 May 12 – Galindo Mellado Cruz, one of the founding members of the Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas, and four other armed men are killed in a shootout with Mexican security forces after they raided Cruz's hideout in the city of Reynosa.

June

July

August
 27 August–September: CENAPRED reported explosions of Popocateptl, accompanied by steam-and-gas emissions with minor ash and ash plumes that rose 800-3,000 m above the volcano's crater, which drifted west, southwest, and west-southwest. On most nights incandescence was observed, increasing during times with larger emissions.
 29 and 31 August 2014: The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) reported discrete ash emissions from Popocateptl.

September
 September 2 – Plans for a new Mexico City international airport are announced at the President's State of the Union Address.
 September 14 – Hurricane Odile reaches Category 4 strength as it nears Mexico's Baja California coast.
 September 19 – The biographical film Cantinflas, about the Mexican actor of the same name, is released in Mexico.
 September 26 – 6 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa are killed and 43 more disappear after a protest and a confrontation with Iguala, Guerrero police officers.

October
 October 4 – A mass grave is found outside Iguala, Guerrero, southern Mexico, during the search of the students from Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa.
 October 25 – Nuestra Belleza México 2014 takes place.

November
 November 4 – Mexican Federal Police arrest a mayor and his wife, the alleged masterminds of the kidnapping of 43 students in Iguala, Guerrero.
 November 7 – Parents of Mexico's missing students say authorities found 6 bags containing unidentified corpses; investigations are underway to determine if they are of the missing students. Three people confess their involvement in the massacre.
 November 11 – A mob angry at the kidnapping and murder of 43 students torches the regional headquarters of Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, and briefly holds a police commander hostage.
 November 12 – Protesters attack the State Congress building in Guerrero setting alight five vehicles.
 November 17 – Former Beltrán Leyva Cartel leader Alfredo Beltrán Leyva is extradited to the United States from Mexico, facing drug trafficking and money laundering offences.
 November 20 – Thousands of protestors gather in Mexico City for a national rally in memory of the 43 missing students. Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike.
 November 26 – Mexico's Party of the Democratic Revolution  founder Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas resigns amid internal political crisis resulting from the disappearance of the 43 students in September.

December
December 2 – The number of Chikungunya cases in Chiapas increases from 14 to 39 in one week. Between 17,000 and 18,000 cases have been reported by the Pan American Health Organization.

Awards

Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Eraclio Zepeda
Order of the Aztec Eagle
José Mujica, President of Uruguay
National Public Administration Prize
Ohtli Award
 Bismarck Lepe
 Hispanic Heritage Foundation
 Denise Moreno Ducheny
 Alma Flor Ada
 Fernando Valenzuela
 Jonathan Rothschild
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
Linguistics and literature – María de los Dolores Castro Varela and Eraclio Zepeda Ramos
Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Carlos Federico Arias Ortiz and Mauricio Hernández Ávila
History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Néstor García Canclini and Enrique Semo Calev
Technology and Design – José Mauricio López Romero
Popular Arts and Traditions – Carlomagno Pedro Martínez and Alberto Vargas Castellano
Fine arts – Arnaldo José Coen Ávila

Deaths

January 23 – Miguel Ángel Guzmán Garduño, journalist (Vértice) in Chilpancingo, Guerrero; killed.
January 26 – José Emilio Pacheco, notable writer.
February 5 – Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz, journalist (Notisur & Liberal del Sur) in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz; killed.
February 16 – Omar Reyes Fabiánjournalist (Oaxaca Tiempo) in Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca; killed.
February 28 – Benjamín Galván Gómez, journalist (Última Hora & Primera Hora) in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; killed.
June 2 – Jorge Torres Palacios, journalist (El Dictamen de Guerrero) in Acapulco, Guerrero; killed.
July 14 – Antonio Riva Palacio, politician , Governor of Morelos (1988-1994), Ambassador to Ecuador (b. 1926)
July 30 – Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez, journalist (Canal 9) in Guadalupe, Zacatecas; killed.
August 12 – Murder of Octavio Rojas Hernández: Journalist  (El Buen Tono) in Cosolapa Oaxaca; killed.
August 21 – Marlén Valdez García, journalist (La Última Palabra) in Juárez, Nuevo León; killed.
August 27 – Adrián Gaona Belmonte, journalist (La Comadrita 97.3 FM Radio) in Reynosa, Tamaulipas; killed.
September 3 – Víctor Pérez Pérez, journalist (Sucesos) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; killed.
October 12 – Octavio Atilano Román Tirado, journalist (ABC Radio) in Mazatlán, Sinaloa; killed.
September 23 (approx.) – Gabriel Gómez Michel, politician , Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress from Zacatecas.
October 16 – María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio, journalist (Valor por Tamaulipas) in	Reynosa, Tamaulipas; killed.
October 22 – Jesús Antonio Gamboa Urías, journalist (Nueva Prensa) in Los Mochis, Sinaloa; killed.
November 28 – Chespirito "Roberto Gómez Bolaños", actor and writer.
December 15 — Fausto Zapata, lawyer, politician , diplomat, Governor of San Luis Potosí in 1991

See also

 List of Mexican films of 2014

References

Footnotes

Citations

External links

Mexico
Years of the 21st century in Mexico
Mexico
2010s in Mexico


title: David Diosa

text:
David Diosa (born 4 December 1992) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Valley United FC in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).

Personal

Diosa was born in Medellin, Colombia and moved to the United States with his mother and sister when he was 11 years old. Diosa grew up in Jackson Heights and attended Martin Luther King High School.

Club career

In 2010, Diosa was a member of the New York Cosmos Academy Under-18 team. Diosa scored the first goal for a Cosmos side in 25 years when he scored for the U-18 team in a U.S. Soccer Development Academy match against Connecticut's South Central Premier. Diosa also scored in a match against Newtown Pride FC.

In 2011, he was a member of the New York Cosmos Under-23 that participated in the Premier Development League.

Professional career

Diosa signed with the New York Cosmos on July 5, 2013 and made his professional debut in the Cosmos’ 1–0 victory over Atlanta on November 2, 2013, when he played 38 minutes as a substitute.

Diosa scored his first professional goal on August 30, 2014 in the team's 2–2 draw at Indy Eleven. Diosa finished the 2014 season with one goal and one assist in nine appearances for the team. On December 3, 2015 it was announced that the Cosmos had signed Diosa to a contract extension.

In 2017, Diosa signed with OKC Energy FC, but was transferred back to the Cosmos a month later.

On April 6, 2021, Diosa was signed by National Independent Soccer Association side New Amsterdam FC ahead of the 2021 Spring NISA season.

References

External links
 New York Cosmos player profile
 NISA player profile

1992 births
Living people
Colombian men's footballers
Colombian expatriate men's footballers
People from Jackson Heights, Queens
New York Cosmos (2010) players
OKC Energy FC players
Real Monarchs players
Richmond Kickers players
New Amsterdam FC players
Men's association football forwards
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
USL League One players
National Independent Soccer Association players
Soccer players from New York (state)
Footballers from Medellín


title: Edward Howell

text:
Edward Howell may refer to:

 Edward Howell (died 1655) (1584–1655), English Puritan who settled in Massachusetts
 Edward Howell (actor) (1902–1986), British Australian actor and scriptwriter
 Edward Howell (cellist) (1846–1898), British cellist and music professor
 Edward Howell (politician) (1792–1871), U.S. Representative from New York
 Edward H. Howell (1915–1994), American jurist in the state of Oregon
 Blue Howell (Edward E. Howell, 1905–1964), American football player and coach

See also
Edwin Howell (disambiguation)


title: Paloș

text:
Paloș may refer to the following places in Romania:

Palos, a village in the commune Cața, Brașov County
Paloș (Homorodul Mare), a tributary of the river Homorodul Mare in Harghita and Brașov Counties
Paloș, a tributary of the river Cozd in Brașov County
Paloșu, a tributary of the river Caminca in Bacău County


The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA), founded in 1982 is a nonprofit association of scholars, writers, and publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature, film, and the other arts.  Its principal activities are the organization of the International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA), which was first held in 1980, the publication of a journal, the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (JFA), which has been published regularly since 1990, and the production of a news blog and other social media that publish information of interest to the membership.

Membership in the IAFA is open but almost all members are scholars, teachers, and graduate students in the field of science fiction studies or fantasy literature or horror literature, or are authors.

The Conference

The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) is held annually in the spring. The conference has been held in Orlando, Florida since 2008.

The first ICFA was organized by Dr. Robert A. Collins of Florida Atlantic University in March 1980. The conference was held on the FAU campus and was supported by a gift of operating funds provided by Margaret Gaines Swann, mother of the late FAU professor and fantasy author Dr. Thomas Burnett Swann. In the following years, the conference was held in Boca Raton, Florida, Beaumont and Houston, Texas, and in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, before settling in Orlando.

The ICFA is organized into divisions by topic, which can change to reflect changing interests of the members. Current divisions include: fairy tales and folk narrative (added after the 2017 ICFA), fantasy literature, gothic and horror literature, the international fantastic, science fiction literature, visual and performing arts and audiences, film and television, and children's and young adult literature and art. Proposals for conference presentations are submitted to a specific division, which is selected by the proposer, for review by the appropriate division head.

Anthologies of essays delivered at conferences from 1980 (published in the mid 80s) through 1994 have been called "the most comprehensive set of analyses of the fantastic in English."

As well as the presentation of research, the conference includes readings by invited authors, addresses by notable authors and scholars, workshops and social activities for students, and dramatic and sometimes humorous performances.

Numerous invited authors attend each year's conference and the event includes one or more guests of honor, generally authors. Recent guests of honor include Jeff VanderMeer (2021), Terry Windling (2016), James K. Morrow (2015), Ian McDonald and Nnedi Okorafor (2014), Neil Gaiman and Kij Johnson (2013), China Miéville and Kelly Link (2012), and Terry Bisson and Connie Willis (2011).

Themes
For much of its history, ICFAs have been organized around a theme of current interest to IAFA members.  These themes have included:
 ICFA 44, 2023: Afrofuturism
 ICFA 43, 2022: Fantastic Communities – held in-person
 ICFA 42, 2021: Climate Change and the Anthropocene – held on-line with over 550 attendees from 27 countries
 ICFA 41, 2020: Climate Change and the Anthropocene (Scheduled but not held due to the COVID-19 event of 2020–2021)
 ICFA 40, 2019: Politics and Conflict
 ICFA 39, 2018: Frankenstein Bicentennial
 ICFA 38, 2017: Epic Fantasy
 ICFA 37, 2016: Wonder Tales
 ICFA 36, 2015: The Scientific Imagination
 ICFA 35, 2014: Fantastic Empires
 ICFA 34, 2013: Fantastic Adaptations, Transformations, and Audiences
 ICFA 33, 2012: The Monsterous Fantastic
 ICFA 32, 2011: The Fantastic Ridiculous
 ICFA 31, 2010: Race and the Fantastic
 ICFA 30, 2009: Time and the Fantastic
 ICFA 29, 2008: The Fantastic in the Sublime
 ICFA 28, 2007: Representing Self and Other: Gender and Sexuality in the Fantastic
 ICFA 27, 2006: Drawn by the Fantastic: Comics, Graphic Novels, Art, and Literature
 ICFA 26, 2005: Blurring the Boundaries: Transrealism and Other Movements
 ICFA 25, 2004: Here There Be Dragons: The Global Fantastic
 ICFA 24, 2003: What Might Be Going to Have Been: Dark Myths and Legends in the Fantastic
 ICFA 23, 2002: Fantastic Visions: Re-Presenting the UnReal—The Fantastic in Children's Literature and Young Adult Literature and Art
 ICFA 22, 2001: 2001—Once and Future Odysseys
 ICFA 21, 2000: Looking Backward: The Fantastic Then and Now
 ICFA 20, 1999: Utopias/Dystopias
 ICFA 19, 1998: The War of the Worlds Centennial
 ICFA 18, 1997: Dracula Centennial

Awards

The following awards are presented at the conference:

The IAFA Distinguished Scholarship Award

The IAFA Distinguished Scholarship Award, presented annually since 1986, recognizes a career of distinguished contributions to the scholarship and criticism of the fantastic. Recipients deliver a keynote address at the annual conference.

Recipients of the IAFA Distinguished Scholarship Award
 Farah Mendlesohn (2022)
 Stacy Alaimo, (2021)
 Mark Bould, (2019)
 Fred Botting, (2018)
 Edward James, (2017)
 Cristina Bacchilega, (2016)
 Colin Milburn, (2015)
 Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., (2014)
 Constance Penley, (2013)
 Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, (2012)
 Andrea Hairston, (2011)
 Takayuki Tatsumi, (2010)
 Maria Nikolajeva, (2009)
 Roger Luckhurst, (2008)
 Jane Donawerth, (2007)
 M. Thomas Inge, (2006)
 Damien Broderick, (2005)
 Marcial Souto, (2004)
 S. T. Joshi, (2003)
 Roderick McGillis, (2002)
 Brooks Landon, (2001)
 Nina Auerbach, (2000)
 John Clute, (1999)
 Gary K. Wolfe, (1998)
 N. Katherine Hayles, (1997)
 T. A. Shippey, (1996)
 Peter Hunt, (1995)
 James Flannery, (1994)
 Sir Devendra P. Varma, (1993)
 Jack Zipes, (1992)
 Brian Attebery, (1991)
 H. Bruce Franklin, (1990)
 C. N. Manlove, (1989)
 Kathryn Hume, (1988)
 Brian Stableford, (1987)
 Brian W. Aldiss, (1986)

The IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

The Crawford Award, named for publisher William L. Crawford, each year recognizes a new writer whose first fantasy book was published during the previous calendar year. The award was established with the support of the late Andre Norton, who also helped establish the criteria. Past winners include Usman T. Malik (2022) for Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan,   Nghi Vo (2021) for The Empress of Salt and Fortune, R. F. Kuang (2019) for The Poppy War, Carmen Maria Machado (2018) for Her Body and Other Parties, Charlie Jane Anders (2017) for All the Birds in the Sky, Kai Ashante Wilson (2016) for The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, Zen Cho (2015) for Spirits Abroad and Stephanie Feldman (2015) for The Angel of Losses, Sofia Samatar (2014) for A Stranger in Olondria, Karin Tidbeck (2013) for Jagganath, Genevieve Valentine (2012) for Mechanique, and Karen Lord (2011) for Redemption in Indigo. Redemption in Indigo was also nominated for the Best Novel award at the World Fantasy Convention in 2011.

Dell Magazines Award

The Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (formerly the Isaac Asimov Award) is presented to a full-time undergraduate college student for an unpublished and unsold science fiction or fantasy short story. The award includes a five hundred dollar prize and is co-sponsored by Dell Magazines, the IAFA, and the School of Mass Communications of the University of South Florida.  The winner is invited to the annual conference and the winning story is considered for publication in Asimov's Science Fiction. Recent winners include Jack Hawkins (2022) for Hellish Takeout, Jazmin Collins (2021) for My Gardening Journal, Rona Wang (2020) for Imitation Game, Ana Maria Curtis (2019) for Military Sunset, Arthur Davis (2018) for Happy? Sad?, Taimur Ahmad (2017) for Noor, Rani Banjarian (2016) for Lullabies in Arabic, Kayla Chronister (2015) for How the Blood Spills, Rich Larson (2014) for Nostalgia Calculator, Lara Donnelly (2013) for To the Dogs,
Rebekah Baldridge (2012) for Superposition, and
Seth Dickinson (2011) for The Immaculate Conception of Private Ritter.

David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar Award

The David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar Award is an annual award and stipend presented to a graduate student for a paper presented at the conference. Previous winners include Robert Nguyen (2021), Filip Boratyn (2020), Sheetala Bhat (2019), Kelli Shermeyer (2018), Grant Dempsey (2017), Jordan S. Carroll (2016), Taylor Evans (2015), Melisa Kurtz (2014), Cassandra Bausman (2013), Timothy S. Miller (2012), and Mark DeCicco (2011). This award, the IAFA’s general award for an outstanding student paper, was formerly called the Graduate Student Award. It was renamed the David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar Award in 2016, in tribute to eminent editor and long-time IAFA Board member and book room manager David Hartwell.

Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English

The Jamie Bishop Memorial Award recognizes a critical essay on the fantastic written in a language other than English. The award is named for Jamie Bishop (1971–2007), who was among those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre of April 16, 2007. Jamie was the son of Michael Bishop, an award-winning science fiction writer, and Jeri Whitaker Bishop.
Previous winners include Natacha Vas-Deyres and Patrick Bergeron (2016), for Des fourmis et des hommes: voyage entomologique au cœur de la proto-science-fiction (1890–1950) (Of Ants and Men: An Entomological Journey to the Heart of Proto-Science Fiction (1890–1950)), Fernando Ángel Moreno, Mikel Peregrina, and Steven Bermúdez (2015), for Condiciones para el nacimiento de la ciencia ficción española contemporánea (Conditions for the Birth of Recent Spanish Science Fiction), Vera Cuntz-Leng (2014), Ezequiel De Rosso (2013) for La línea de sombra: literatura latinoamericana y ciencia ficción en tres novelas contemporáneas (The shadow line: Latin American literature and science fiction in three contemporary novels), Pampa Olga Arán (2012) for Lo unido y lo enhebrado: para una teoría del fantástico literario contemporáneo (The United and the Linked: Towards a Theory of Contemporary Fantastic Literature), and Alejo Steimberg (2011) for El futuro obturado: el cronotopo aislado en la ciencia ficción argentina pos-2001 (The Future Sealed Off: The Chronotope of Isolation in Argentine Science Fiction After 2001).

The Lord Ruthven Award

The Lord Ruthven Award is given annually at the ICFA by the Lord Ruthven Assembly, a group of academic scholars associated with the IAFA that specialize in vampire literature. The award is presented for the best fiction on vampires and the best academic work on the study of the vampire figure in culture and literature. The award is named after Lord Ruthven, one of the first vampires in English literature.

Walter James Miller Award
The Walter James Miller Memorial Award for Student Scholarship in the International Fantastic is given annually to the author of the best ICFA student paper devoted to a work or works of the fantastic originally created in a language other than English. In addition to  scholarly excellence, the winning paper must also demonstrate the author’s command of the relevant linguistic, national, and cultural contexts of the work or works discussed.
The first Walter James Miller Award, given in 2015, was awarded to Andrés García Londoño, PhD Candidate in Hispanic Studies, University of Pennsylvania, for A Time without a Master. Proposals for an Alternative Future in Los pasos perdidos (The Lost Steps), by Alejo Carpentier.

Robert A. Collins Service Award

The Robert A. Collins Service Award is presented, when merited, to an officer, board member, or division head for outstanding service to the organization.

Stephen R. Donaldson Award

The Stephen R. Donaldson Award recognizes exceptional support and service to the organization from individuals who have not served as officers, board members, or division heads. It has been presented six times since its creation in 1997.

The Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award

Beginning in 2020, The Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award has been presented at the ICFA Awards Banquet. This award recognizes emerging authors in the Indigenous Futurisms movement who use science fiction to address issues of indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Previous winners of the award include Julia A. Thompson (2020).

Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts

The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (JFA), published regularly since 1990, is one of the four major academic journals that publish critical works concerning science fiction, featuring no fiction other than as reference. The journal is interdisciplinary, publishing work on the fantastic in literature, art, drama, film, and popular media. The JFA is published three times a year from its office at Idaho State University's Department of English and Philosophy.

Student Caucus

The Student Caucus of the IAFA (SCIAFA) is open to both graduate and undergraduate student members. The caucus sponsors a mentor program, a panel, and graduate student writing workshops at the conference. Panels are pragmatic in orientation and have included such topics as: "How to Publish a Paper", "Applying for Graduate Schools", and "Getting a Job". The SCIAFA president is an ex-officio member of the executive board. The caucus has its own e-mail listserv.

Lord Ruthven Assembly

The Lord Ruthven Assembly is a group of academic scholars specializing in vampire literature. The assembly has its own e-mail listserv.

BIPOC Caucus

The BIPOC Caucus is open to members who are classified as "black, indigenous, or people of color". The caucus sponsors safe, brave, and counter spaces during the annual conference. The BIPOC president is an ex officio voting member of the executive board. The caucus has its own e-mail listserv and there is also an open list for allies of the caucus.

Governance

The association is governed by an executive board that includes nine officers: President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Treasurer, Public Information Officer, Conference Coordinator, Immediate Past President (ex-officio), Registration and Membership Coordinator, and Student Caucus Representative. Other officials are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the other elected officers. These include the Chief Technology Officer, On-site Technology Officer, JFA Editor, Crawford Award Director, Program Book Editor, Director of the Dell Award, and the Book Room Liaison. The academic affairs of the annual conference are supervised by the Vice-Presidents of the IAFA and the division heads, which are appointed by the board.

The IAFA is registered in Florida, USA, as a 501(c)(3) corporation—a "public charity" for literary and educational purposes.

References

External links
Dell Award Past Honorees
IAFA website - official
JFA website - official
Science Fiction Awards Database

Science fiction studies organizations
Science fiction conferences
Fantasy conventions
International organizations based in the United States


title: Akbarabad, Irandegan

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Akbarabad (, also Romanized as Akbarābād) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28, in 6 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Ali Morady

text:
Ali Morady (, also Romanized as ʿĀlī Morādy) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41, in 9 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Angiar

text:
Angiar (, also Romanized as Angīār) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 86, in 18 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Anjirak (1), Irandegan

text:
Anjirak (, also Romanized as Ānjīrak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19, in 6 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Anjirak, Kahnuk

text:
Anjirak (, also Romanized as Ānjīrak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 63, in 12 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Espah

text:
Espah (, also Romanized as Espeh) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District of Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 587 in 123 households. The following census in 2011 counted 413 people in 90 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 811 people in 239 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.

References

Khash County

Populated places in Khash County


title: Baghak, Khash

text:
Baghak (, also Romanized as Bāghak; also known as Bāgak and Bāghūk) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 219, in 54 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Baha ol Din

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Baha ol Din (, also Romanized as Bahā’ ol Dīn; also known as Bahādīnī) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15, in 4 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Bibah

text:
Bibah (, also Romanized as Bībah and Bī Bah) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 106, in 29 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Binag, Sistan and Baluchestan

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Binag (, also Romanized as Bīnag; also known as Bīnak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24, in 7 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Bok, Khash

text:
Bok (; also known as Bog) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 106, in 27 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Barataki

text:
Barataki (, also Romanized as Barātakī) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24, in 5 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Bumask

text:
Bumask (, also Romanized as Būmask) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17, in 4 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Joseph Breitbach

text:
Joseph Breitbach (1903–1980) was a French-German playwright, novelist and journalist. He was born in Koblenz and died in Munich. He is best known for his novel Bericht über Bruno (Report on Bruno).

The Joseph-Breitbach-Preis is named after him.

References

External links

German male writers
1903 births
1980 deaths
Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Members of the German Academy for Language and Literature


title: List of people from Barnsley

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This is a list of people from Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

A
 John Arden (1930–2012), playwright
 Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England

B
 Alan Barton (1953–1995), singer
 Josh Bates (1996–), professional speedway rider
 Mark Beevers (1989–), footballer, Peterborough United, formerly Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Bolton Wanderers
 Mike Betts (1956–), retired professional footballer
 Dickie Bird (1933–), international cricket umpire
 Dai Bradley, actor, Billy Casper in Ken Loach's film Kes
 Joseph Bramah (1748–1814), inventor of flushing water closet, Bramah lock and the beer pump
 Pete Brown (1968–), beer writer and columnist
 Stan Burton (1912–1977), former Wolverhampton Wanderers player, played in 1939 FA Cup Final

C
 John Casken (1949-), composer
 Ed Clancy (1985–), professional cyclist
 Tom Clare (1999–), a footballer and television contestant on 2023 Love Island series nine.
  Jay Clayton (1990-), Musician and songwriter in the band Crywank
 Wilf Copping (1909–1980), footballer, played for England 20 times
 Mark Crossley (1969–), former Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday and Chesterfield goalkeeper.
 Nick Crowe (1968–), artist

D
 Shaun Dooley, actor
 Alan Doonican II, comedy folk-musician - accordionist/keyboardist in The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
 Scott Doonican, comedy folk-musician - lead vocalist/guitarist with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
 Björn Doonicansson, comedy folk-musician - banjo/mandolin/fiddle player with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
 Kenny Doughty, actor
 John Duttine (1949–), actor

E
 Leonard Knight Elmhirst (1893–1974), philanthropist
 Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst (1895–1982), Commander-in-Chief Royal Indian Air Force, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
 Bethany England, (1994-),  English footballer, 2019/2020 Player of the Year, plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL and England

F
 Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist
 Toby Foster, Radio Sheffield presenter, comedian and actor

G
 Brian Glover (1934–1997), actor
 Darren Gough (1970–), cricketer
 Brian Greenhoff (1953–2013), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United
 Jimmy Greenhoff (1946–), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United

H
 Alan Hill (footballer, born 1943) (1943-), footballer
 Charlie Hardcastle (1894–1960), boxer
 Joanne Harris (1964–), novelist, Chocolat
 Paul Heckingbottom (1977–), born in Barnsley, an English former footballer, played for Barnsley 2006–2008, and was the team manager from 2016–2018.
Barry Hines (1939 - 2016), author of A Kestrel for a Knave, among other works.
 David Hirst (1967–), England international footballer, played for Barnsley before joining Sheffield Wednesday
 Stephanie Hirst (1976–), radio presenter, former host of hit40uk on commercial radio throughout the UK
 Geoff Horsfield (1973–), professional footballer turned coach
 Alan Hydes (1947-), International table tennis player and 4 times Commonwealth gold medal winner
 Dorothy Hyman (1941–), sprinter

I
 Graham Ibbeson, sculptor, artist, responsible for statue outside NUM Head Offices, Barnsley, and Eric Morecambe statue in Morecambe

J
 Ashley Jackson, artist
 Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson (1855–1929), GCB, FRS, first Sea Lord, 1915–1916; pioneer of ship to ship wireless technology
 Milly Johnson (1964–), author
 Mark Jones (1933–1958), one of the eight Manchester United players killed in the Munich air disaster

K
 Katherine Kelly (1980–present), actress, played Becky Granger in ITV soap opera Coronation Street
 James Kitchenman (1825-1909), carpet manufacturer

L
 Ethel Lang (1900–2015), supercentenarian
 Davey Lawrence (1985–), ice hockey netminder playing for the Sheffield Steelers
 Joseph Locke (1805–1860), civil engineer
 Stephen Lodge (1952–), former Premier League referee; retired from top-flight officiating at the end of the 2000–01 season

M
Danny Malin, (1980–), Internet celebrity and food reviewer
 Baron Mason of Barnsley (1924–2015), former Northern Ireland Secretary
 John Mayock (1970–), former 1500m runner, member of Team GB, 3000m gold medallist at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships
 Mick McCarthy (1959–), footballer, manager of  Ipswich Town F.C. and Republic of Ireland national football team (1996–2002, 2018–)
 Paul McCue (1958–), author and military historian
 David McLintock (1930–2003), philologist and German translator
 Ian McMillan (1956–), the Bard of Barnsley
 CJ de Mooi, former panellist on quiz show Eggheads
 Chris Morgan (1977–), ex-professional football player; formerly played for the town's football club; now a coach at Sheffield United
 Martyn Moxon (1960–), cricketer who played for Yorkshire and played in 10 test matches for England
 Jenni Murray (1950–), journalist and broadcaster, current presenter of Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4

N
 Sam Nixon (1986–), came 3rd on Pop Idol 2003; singer and television co-host
 Victoria Nixon, model and writer

O
 Richard O'Dwyer, university student, creator of TV Shack; in the process of extradition to the US on charges of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and criminal infringement of copyright
 Craig Oldham (born 1985), designer
Julie O'Neill, novelist. Born in Staincross in 1971.

P
 Jon Parkin (1981–), professional footballer, playing for York City F.C.; nicknamed 'The Beast'
 Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), talk show host, journalist and television presenter

R
 William Rayner (1929-2006), novelist
 Stan Richards (1930–2005), actor
 Danny Rose (1993–), football player for Northampton Town, previously played for Barnsley, Bury and Mansfield Town.
 Kate Rusby (1973–), folk singer
 Oliver Rowland (1992-), racecar driver

S
 Mary Sadler, Lady Sadler (1852–1931), heiress and hostess
 Arthur Scargill (1938–), leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, 1981-2000; founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996, currently the party's leader
 Harry Leslie Smith (1923–2018), author of Harry's Last Stand (2014), and autobiographical works.
 Danielle Steers (1991–) English stage actress and singer-songwriter
 John Stones, (1994–), English footballer, currently plays for Manchester City and England national football team.

T
 James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905), Protestant Christian missionary to China; founder of the China Inland Mission (now OMF International)
 Tommy Taylor (1932–1958), professional footballer, one of the 'Busby Babes' (or Manchester United under the management of Matt Busby) who was killed in the Munich air disaster

W
 Obadiah Walker (1616–1699), academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688
 Charlie Williams (1928–2006), ex-professional footballer and stand-up comedian
 David Williams (born 1948), cricketer
 Harry Worth (1917–1989), actor, comedian and ventriloquist
 Celia Wray (1872-1954), architect and suffragette
 Sarah Walker (born 1965/66), music broadcaster, musician and writer

References

Barnsley
People from Barnsley


title: Cross County Trail

text:
The Cross County Trail is a multi-use trail located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. As of July 2023, eight of the nineteen proposed segments of the trail are complete. The trail starts at its junction with the Schuylkill River Trail and runs north to one of its current termini at Germantown Pike for a length of .
The trail is planned to extend east for an additional  to connect to the Wissahickon Trail at Stenton Avenue and West Valley Green Road. </ref> The trail will then start again further north on the Wissahickon Trail in Fort Washington State Park, and briefly follow the Wissahickon Creek before turning northeast towards Fort Washington. Once complete, the trail will connect to the Pennypack Trail, Power Line Trail, Wissahickon Trail, and the Schuylkill River Trail.

References

External links
 Cross County Trail Web Site

Rail trails in Pennsylvania
Bike paths in Pennsylvania
Protected areas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania


title: Campsie F.C.

text:
Campsie Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the village of Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire.

History

The club was founded in 1883, with the club's initial honorary and match secretaries living in Crosshill Terrace in Lennoxtown.  Honorary secretary Thomas Rodger had held the same role with Campsie Glen, one of the previous senior clubs in the town, and the club took over Campsie Glen's Lennox Park ground.  The club promptly joined the Scottish Football Association and made its Scottish Cup bow a month later.

First Stirlingshire Cup final

The club went out in the first round, but later that season was a founder member of the Stirlingshire Association and played in the first Stirlingshire Cup in 1883–84; it had more success in the local tournament, reaching the semi-final, only losing 2–1 to a Falkirk side able to call on the resources of a membership over three times as large - the Campsie side "exhibited the passing game as few clubs in the shire can do".  The success stimulated the revival of another senior club in the town (Central) in 1884.

The club went one stage further in 1884–85, reaching the final by beating the two largest teams in the county; King's Park 1–0 away from home in a replay, thanks to an early goal from Alex Stewart, with Campsie having to run a gauntlet of King's Park's younger supporters throwing dirt at their carriage back to the station, and East Stirlingshire in a semi-final replay.  The win over the Shire was particularly sweet, the 5–1 score avenging a defeat in the first round of the 1884–85 Scottish Cup.  Although favoured in the final against Camelon, who had had a far easier run in the competition and relied on a protest to overturn an earlier defeat, Camelon won 2–1 after extra time in a second replay.  Campsie protested that a goal was wrongly disallowed after the Camelon team dragged their goalkeeper Nisbet - with the ball - to the side of the goal during a scrimmage, but to no avail.

Campsie's local form had not been repeated in the Scottish Cup, not winning a tie until 1886–87, when it put double figures past Dunipace in the first round, and put up a tremendous fight at Vale of Leven in the third round, only losing 7–4; Campsie even took the lead, and although the club went 6–1 down, it pulled back to 6–4 with ten minutes to go, before the Vale made the game safe - the Campsie performance having such "dash and judgment" that the Vale supporters started to cheer Campsie on.  The match saw Vale play a 2–3–5 formation against Campsie's regular 2–2–6, despite the new formation being criticized for its defensiveness.

Scottish Cup quarter-final

The club's best Scottish Cup run came in 1888–89, with the club reaching the quarter-final; ironically it proved to be deleterious for the club, as following the season it suffered a number of departures as players were poached by quasi-professional or English clubs, star forward William Dempsey for instance moving to Hibernian.  The highlight of the run was a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian, but in the quarter-final the 3rd L.R.V. proved too strong, Alex Kain scoring the only Campsie goal in a 6–1 defeat at Cathkin Park.

Stirlingshire Cup win

The introduction of qualifying rounds from 1891–92 meant that Campsie had to win through to play in the first round proper, and the club only did so in 1892–93, suffering a heavy defeat in the first round proper to Motherwell.  The previous season however saw the club win the Stirlingshire Cup for the only time, beating Falkirk 4–1 in the final at King's Park's Forthbank ground; inside-left Smith opening the scoring and Pattison making it two, before the Bairns pulled one back with a "very suspicious offside goal", before two second-half goals made the game safe.  Captain Macfarlane and striker Danny McVicar both decided to retire after the match.

End of club

Falkirk gained revenge over Campsie in the second round of the Stirlingshire Cup in 1892–93; Campsie won the tie, but Falkirk's protest that a Campsie player was barred because of an appearance in an Army Cup tie meant the tie replayed, this time Falkirk winning out. Campsie in turn protested Falkirk for alleged professionalism, but withdrew the protest because of lack of proof, and Campsie did not play competitive football again.

Campsie entered the Scottish Cup in 1893–94, but scratched to Camelon in the first qualifying round.  The club's final demise came in 1894, along with fellow Stirlingshire senior sides Vale of Bannock, Denny, and Bridge of Allan, as professionalism - with reliance on gate money - meant the clubs in smaller towns could no longer compete with clubs with bigger catchment areas and league placings.

Colours

The club's home colours were dark blue jerseys and knickers, with red socks, until 1890 when they changed to light blue, first wearing them against Dalmuir Thistle in August.

Ground

The club originally played at Lennox Park, in the east end of the village, half a mile from Lennoxtown station   and 1¼ miles from Campsie railway station, and using the High Street for changing facilities.  By 1889 the club was playing at the Alum Works Park, which during the summer was the home of the Campsie cricket club.

Honours

Stirlingshire Cup
Winner: 1891–92
Runner-up: 1884–85

Notable players

 Quintin Macfarlane, full-back and captain of the club through the 1880s, and in the Stirlingshire Cup triumph, who was often "borrowed" by other clubs when there was no clash with a Campsie fixture, and who represented the Stirlingshire FA in county matches.
Joe McQue, half-back, who played in the Stirlingshire Cup win in 1892

External links

 Scottish Cup results
 Stirlingshire Cup

References

Defunct football clubs in Scotland
Association football clubs established in 1883
1883 establishments in Scotland
Association football clubs disestablished in 1894
1894 disestablishments in Scotland


title: Aspire Academy

text:
Aspire Academy () is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondary school education.

History

Aspire Academy was established by an emiri decree, No. 16 of 2004, as an independent government-funded agency that reported directly to the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani through the heir apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Later, an emiri decree – no.1 of 2008 – incorporated the Aspire Academy as a strategic business unit (SBU) into the new, parent organization of Aspire Zone Foundation. Despite the switch from an independent government body to an SBU, the original purpose and objectives of the Aspire Academy remained the same.

On 17 November 2005, the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani led an opening ceremony of the Aspire Dome, essentially signaling the global announcement of Aspire Academy as an international institute of high standing. Over the years, it has received international recognition.

Aspire own Spanish team Cultural Leonesa and Belgian team K.A.S. Eupen. In August 2017, Spanish side Atlético Astorga FC announced links with Aspire Academy. The link up saw some Aspire based players join the club. As of 3 January 2018, Aspire also have an official partnership with Leeds United in England. They also have a satellite academy in the African country of Senegal.

In January 2019 and January 2020 the complex hosted the Match Premier Cup friendly tournament.

In September 2023, the Aspire Academy and Qatar Football Association (QFA) signed a cooperation agreement to further develop the coaching education system and enhance their joint expertise.

Achievements

Football
In 2014, the Qatar U-19 national football team, composed solely of Aspire Academy student-athletes, won the 38th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship in Myanmar, for the first time in Qatar's history. With the same Aspire players, the senior side managed to win the nation's first ever AFC Asian Cup in the 2019 edition.

Athletics
 Mutaz Essa Barshim, high jumper, has been the 2014 World Indoor Champion, the 2017 and 2019 World Champion and a 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist, besides holding the Asian record and second best outdoor high jump in history. set during the 2014 Diamond League.
 Abdulla Al-Tamimi, professional squash player, was also a footballer scouted by Al Sadd SC at the Aspire Academy, is the Qatari number 1 and the world number 28.
 Ashraf El Seify, hammer thrower, graduated from Aspire Academy in 2014, won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships and 2012 World Junior Athletics Championships setting a new World Junior Record and World Youth Best. In 2014, Ashraf became the 1st athlete to successfully defend his title at the IAAF World Junior Championships.

Controversies

Most notably, there have been many allegations that Qatar planned to assimilate academy players into their 2022 World Cup squad. This was bolstered by Qatar's lenient policy on naturalization of athletes for sports. The statements were denied by Qatar. In a conversation with the BBC, General Secretary of the bid committee Hassan al Thawadi said that “the Qatar bid did not do anything wrong.”

See also
Sport in Qatar
Aspire Zone
Aspire Dome

References

External links

Football academies in Asia
Sports organisations of Qatar
Educational organisations based in Qatar
Youth sport in Qatar
2004 establishments in Qatar
Venues of the 2006 Asian Games
National football academies


title: Olteț (disambiguation)

text:
Olteț may refer to:

Olteț, a river in Gorj, Vâlcea and Olt Counties, Romania
Olteț, a village in the commune Viștea, Brașov County, Romania
Olteț, alternative name for the Drăguș River, Brașov County, Romania


title: Belle Isle State Park

text:
Belle Isle State Park may refer to:
Belle Isle State Park (Michigan), formerly a Detroit city park
Belle Isle State Park (Virginia)


title: Richard Angas

text:
Richard George Angas (18 April 1942 – 20 August 2013) was a British bass singer, particularly associated with the English National Opera, but who also sang with other UK opera companies and in Europe.

Life and career
The Angas family were keen amateur musicians, and Richard, who was born in Esher in Greater London, became a chorister at the Royal School of Church Music as well as joining a local choral group. From 1960 until 1964 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and in 1965 won both the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship and the Richard Tauber Memorial Prize, before continuing his studies in 1965 and 1966 with Ilse Rapf and Erik Werba at the Vienna State Academy, and finally with Josephine Veasey.

Angas's debut was as Lodovico in Otello for Scottish Opera in 1966. He sang the Abbot in Britten's Curlew River for English Opera Group in 1969. He first appeared with Welsh National Opera in 1976, and in 1980 began a 30-year association with English National Opera (ENO) where his roles included Pluto (L'Orfeo), Basilio (The Barber of Seville), Gloucester (Lear), Arkel (Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)), various roles in War and Peace, and the Mikado, which he sang over 150 times. He sang at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City with ENO on tour in 1984.

He created roles in The Catiline Conspiracy (Hamilton, 1974), We Come to the River (Henze, 1975), The Mask of Orpheus (Birtwistle, 1986), Master and Margarita (Höller, 1989), Wagner Dream (Harvey, 2013), The Merchant of Venice (Tchaikowsky, 2013).

Angas was particularly admired by director David Pountney, with whom he worked on notable productions such as Lulu, Wagner Dream and The Merchant of Venice (Tchaikowsky at the Bregenz Festival 2013).

He sang Temrouk in the 1975 BBC broadcast of Ivan IV, and several roles in a rare 1983 transmission of Brian's The Tigers. Commercial records include a priest in Schoenberg's Moses und Aron conducted by Boulez in 1974, Simon Magus and Envy in The Pilgrim's Progress in 1971 under Boult, and the Cuisinière in The Love for Three Oranges under Denève in 2005. He sang the Norman Allin line as part of the 1969 Boult recording of Serenade to Music. ENO recordings of The Mikado (title role), Orpheus in the Underworld (Jupiter) and Pacific Overtures (reciter) are also available.

He appeared on television as Sir Richard Cholmondely in The Yeomen of the Guard in 1975 and in a documentary on Venetian operas introduced by Raymond Leppard in 1973.

The magazine Opera commented that "his gravelly yet vivid bass, great verbal acuity and 6'7" frame all contributed to an instantly recognizable stage presence", while The Guardian noted his "vocal presence ... immaculate diction and focused acting skills".

Angas died in Leeds, where a concert celebrating his life and career was held at the Grand Theatre on 16 February 2014; it attracted thirty major singers and five conductors from several UK opera companies. Lesley Garrett, Susan Bullock and Jean Rigby sang the "Three Little Maids" from The Mikado, songs by Ireland and Schubert and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music were performed, and there were readings by colleagues.

References

British basses
1942 births
2013 deaths
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music
People from Esher


title: Peg O'Connor

text:
Peg O'Connor, is a Professor of Philosophy and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies as well as Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College. Her present research interests include two separate but intersecting strains: Wittgenstein's approach to ethics, and the philosophy of addiction.  She also contributes to public discourse about her areas of interest through contributing to popular media, especially around philosophical issues surrounding addiction, and has actively spoken out about issues of gender equity facing the field of philosophy.

Education and career
O'Connor earned her bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in 1987, and her master's and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Minnesota in 1993 and 1996, respectively. Her doctoral thesis focused on Wittgensteinian moral realism. While pursuing her doctorate, O'Connor also acted as an instructor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota from 1994 to 1995, and an instructor of philosophy at Moorhead State University from 1995 to 1996.  After completing her doctorate, O'Connor accepted a position as a visiting assistant professor of philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College from 1996 to 1999, before accepting a position as assistant professor of women's studies at Gustavus Adolphus. She was promoted to associate professor in 2003 and to full professor in 2007, in both philosophy and women's, gender, and sexuality studies. O'Connor has also acted in several administrative capacities, including chair of the Philosophy Department in 2011, and director of the Women's Studies Program from 1999 to 2011.

Research areas
O'Connor's research interests include two separate but intersecting strains: Wittgenstein's approach to ethics and the philosophy of addiction. She has also written extensively about issues involving gender equity and harassment, sexuality, abuse, and oppression.

Publications
O'Connor has published two books and is working on a third. She has also edited two books, contributed several book and encyclopedia chapters, and published several journal articles.

O'Connor's first book, published in 2002, is Oppression and Responsibility: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Social Practices and Moral Theory. It draws on a primarily Wittgensteinian framework to articulate various forms of political oppression (focusing on forms she views as primarily invisible because their existence relies on rarely questioned assumptions) and to put forward a theory of moral responsibility. Her second book, published in 2008, is Morality and Our Complicated Form of Life: Feminist Wittgensteinian Metaethics. It opposes both realist and antirealist positions to metaethics, suggesting instead a Wittgensteinian approach that O'Connor calls "felted contextualism".

O'Connor's third book will explore issues of addiction and recovery through the lens of philosophy. In an interview about the book, she said: "Addicts are frequently very philosophical; we tend to be armchair thinkers. Addicts struggle with issues of self-identity, self-knowledge and self-deception, the nature of God, existential dilemmas, marking the line between appearance and reality, free will and voluntariness, and moral responsibility. These are prompted by acute instances of self-examination and reflection about how to live well."

O'Connor also maintains a blog on Psychology Today that deals with the philosophy of addiction, contributes to the New York Times's Opinionator and The Stone blogs about similar topics, and co-maintains the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's article about topics in feminism.

Selected bibliography

Books

 O'Connor, Peg (2016). Life on the rocks: finding meaning in addiction and recovery. Las Vegas, NV: Central Recovery Press.

References

External links

 Profile page: Peg O'Connor Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter's, Minnesota

1965 births
21st-century American philosophers
American women philosophers
Feminist philosophers
Gustavus Adolphus College faculty
Living people
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni
Wesleyan University alumni
Wittgensteinian philosophers
21st-century American women


title: Chegerd, Khash

text:
Chegerd (; also known as Chederg) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 288, in 69 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Cheshmeh-ye Kondur

text:
Cheshmeh-ye Kondur (, also Romanized as Cheshmeh-ye Kondūr) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 65, in 14 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Darkeshan

text:
Darkeshan (, also Romanized as Dārkeshān) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36, in 10 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Darenan

text:
Darenan (, also Romanized as Dārenān; also known as Dārenā) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 53, in 13 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Deh Qola

text:
Deh Qola (, also Romanized as Deh Qolā; also known as Dehqa‘leh) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 49, in 11 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Deh-e Rais

text:
Deh-e Rais (, also Romanized as Deh-e Ra’īs; also known as Deh-e Ra’īs-e Gārūk, Deh-e Ra’īs Gārūk, Deh-e Ra’īsī, and Ra’īsī) is a city in, and the capital of, Irandegan District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 433 in 107 households, when it was a village in Kahnuk Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 327 people in 79 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 765 people in 219 households.

After the census, the village of Deh-e Rais was elevated to the status of a city.

References

Khash County

Cities in Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Populated places in Khash County


title: Dak Jamal

text:
Dak Jamal (, also Romanized as Dak Jamāl) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Its population in 2006 was 29, in 5 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Del Morad

text:
Del Morad (, also Romanized as Del Morād; also known as Mādenī) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19, in 4 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Dasht Kuh-e Anjirak

text:
Dasht Kuh-e Anjirak (, also Romanized as Dasht Kūh-e Ānjīrak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 18, in 4 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gomn

text:
Gomn () is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 102, in 22 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gari Dasht Kuh

text:
Gari Dasht Kuh (, also Romanized as Garī Dasht Kūh) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24, in 6 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gat Rais Golestan

text:
Gat Rais Golestan (, also Romanized as Gat Ra’īs Golestān) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51, in 13 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gavatamak, Khash

text:
Gavatamak (, also Romanized as Gavātāmak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20, in 5 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gavatamak, Kahnuk

text:
Gavatamak (, also Romanized as Gavātāmak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 147, in 36 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gunak, Irandegan

text:
Gunak (, also Romanized as Gūnak) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27, in 5 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Gur Band, Sistan and Baluchestan

text:
Gur Band (, also Romanized as Gūr Band) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 95, in 22 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Brenton Griffiths

text:
Brenton Griffiths (born 9 February 1991) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Youth

Griffiths played for St. Catherine High School in the parish St Catherine and Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, Jamaica before earning a soccer scholarship to Tyler Junior College in Texas.  After Tyler JC, he spent two years at the University of South Florida.

Senior

On 22 January 2013, Griffiths was drafted in the second round (25th overall) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Colorado Rapids and signed to a professional contract three months later. He made his professional debut on 18 May 2013 in a 1–1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. He was released by the team on 11 June 2014.

In 2014, Griffiths signed with the Orange County Blues.

In 2016, Griffiths signed with Reno 1868 FC for the 2017 season. Griffiths was released by Reno on 3 December 2018.

Griffiths joined National Premier Soccer League club Miami FC in January 2019.

International

Griffiths played for Jamaica at the U17 and u20 level.

Honours

Miami FC
 2019 NPSL Champion
2019 NISA East Coast Championship

References

External links

1991 births
Living people
Colorado Rapids draft picks
Colorado Rapids players
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Jamaican men's footballers
Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
Major League Soccer players
Orange County SC players
Sportspeople from Spanish Town
Reno 1868 FC players
Miami FC players
South Florida Bulls men's soccer players
USL Championship players
National Independent Soccer Association players
Men's association football defenders


title: Chegerd

text:
Chegerd () may refer to:
 Chegerd, Khash
 Chegerd, Mehrestan
 Chegerd, Sib and Suran