title: Leann Tilley

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Leann Tilley is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne.

Education and awards
Leann Tilley was born in Edenhope, Victoria, and attended Marian College in Ararat. Following a BSc (hons) in biochemistry at the University of Melbourne, she obtained her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Sydney. She completed postdoctoral fellowships at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, the College de France in Paris, and the University of Melbourne, before joining La Trobe University. In 2011 she moved to the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Melbourne.

Professor Tilley was awarded an Australian Research Council Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship (2016-2020) to measure and model malaria parasites. This includes a role as an ambassador for women in science. Tilley's work has been recognised by the award of the title of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, University of Melbourne (2016), an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellowship (2011-2015), the Bancroft-Mackerras Medal from the Australian Society for Parasitology and the Beckman Coulter Discovery Award of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Her team was awarded the 2016 Eureka Award for Infectious Diseases Research. She was awarded the Bob Robertson Award of the Australian Society for Biophysics in 2017.

Research
Tilley's research focuses on the use of molecular approaches and imaging techniques to study the malaria parasite and its interactions with its host in an effort to develop novel therapies. Her scientific contributions have been in four main areas: 1) Establishing Imaging Facilities and Technologies. For example, Tilley has pioneered the application of methods such as Super-Resolution Optical Microscopy to studies of the malaria parasite. 2) Antimalarial Drug Action. For example, Tilley investigates the molecular basis of the resistance that is currently emerging to the antimalarial drug, artemisinin, with a view to extending the use of a drug that saves millions of lives, 3) Studying the unusual trafficking path that brings P. falciparum virulence proteins to the host red blood cell surface, and 4) Determining the molecular basis of the amazing shape-changing properties of the sexual stage gametocyte.

She served as Deputy Director (2005-2012) and Director (2013-2014) of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science (CXS).

References

External links
PROF Leann TILLEY - The University Of Melbourne
Australian Society for Parasitology
 PROF Leann TILLEY, School of Biomedical Science, The University Of Melbourne

Academic staff of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne alumni
University of Sydney alumni
Utrecht University alumni
Academic staff of La Trobe University
Australian parasitologists
Malariologists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian women scientists
Australian women academics


title: Black-eyed bulbul

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Black-eyed bulbul refers to one of the following species:

 Common bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
 Dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)


title: Navruzbek Olimov

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Navruzbek Olimov (born 21 March 1992) is an Uzbekistani footballer who currently plays for Pakhtakor as a striker.

Career
In 2015, he moved to Pakhtakor after completing two season playing for Qizilqum Zarafshon.

International career
Olimov played his debut match for senior national team on 27 May 2014 against Oman (0–1), where he came in as a substitute for Ivan Nagaev in the 67th minute.

Career statistics

International goal
Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
Uzbekistani men's footballers
Uzbekistan men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan
Aral Samalı PFK players


title: Omen (musician)

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Damon Coleman, better known by his stage name Omen, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. His debut studio album Elephant Eyes, was released on July 21, 2015.

Musical career

2010–2013
In 2010, Omen released his first mixtape, Delayed. The following year, he released critically acclaimed mixtape, Afraid of Heights. The mixtape includes guest features from J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, among others.

2014–present
In 2014, Omen then appeared on the Dreamville compilation mixtape Revenge of the Dreamers. That mixtape was released in celebration of Dreamville's partnership with Interscope Records.

On July 21, 2015, Omen's debut album, Elephant Eyes, was released after a few setbacks and date changes. During the Spring and Summer of 2015 Omen, was a part of the J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Tour with other acts Bas, Cozz, Pusha T, Jhene Aiko, Jeremih, YG, Big Sean, which brought him across North America as well as Europe. In the Fall of 2015 he went on his own Elephant Eyes Tour hitting Los Angeles, as well as, Boston, New York and his Hometown Chicago.

Discography

Studio album

Mixtapes

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

Guest appearances

References

Living people
American hip hop record producers
Interscope Records artists
Dreamville Records artists
Rappers from Chicago
21st-century American rappers
Record producers from Illinois
African-American male rappers
American male rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
1982 births


title: Dirkir Glay

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Dirkir Kohn Glay (born 1 January 1992) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays for Liberian First Division club LISCR FC.

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Monrovia
Watanga FC players
Thika United F.C. players
KF Tirana players
KF Elbasani players
Gor Mahia F.C. players
Persiba Balikpapan players
LISCR FC players
Men's association football defenders
Liberian men's footballers
Liberia men's international footballers
Liberian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Kenya
Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Kenya
Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Liberian First Division players
Kenyan Premier League players
Kategoria Superiore players
Kategoria e Dytë players
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players


title: 2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 15  and 17 August.

Medalists

Records

Schedule

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals. Soufiane El Kabbouri and David Bustos admitted to the final because damaged by Andreas Vojta.

Final

References

Round 1 Results
Final Results

1500 M
1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships


title: Richard Maitland (British Army officer)

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Major Richard Maitland ( – 21 February 1763) was a British Army officer who served in the Royal Artillery, and the captor of Surat while in the service of the East India Company.

Early career
Maitland was born in around 1714. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery as a matross on 1 November 1732, at about 18. He rose by merit through the enlisted and non-commissioned officer grades, and received a commission as lieutenant-fireworker in 1742. The dates of his subsequent commissions show that his promotion was at first uncommonly rapid: he was a second lieutenant on 1 May 1743, a first lieutenant on 1 April 1744, a captain-lieutenant on 1 August 1747, and a captain on 1 March 1755. Maitland fought at the battle of Fontenoy in 1745, and likely in some of the less successful battles of the War of the Austrian Succession during the following two years.

Indian service
In 1755, four companies of the Royal Artillery, one of which Maitland commanded, were specially formed for Indian service under the East India Company. They embarked for India in that year; one was totally lost on the voyage out, but the other three arrived safely at Bombay, where they joined the garrison. Maitland participated in the capture of Gheriah, a stronghold of Maratha Empire pirates, in February 1756, on which occasion the land forces were commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Clive.

On 20 February 1759, Maitland's company, sailed from Bombay with the objective of capturing the town and castle of Surat, then held by Sidi Masud. As the seniormost officer in the expeditionary force, Maitland was entrusted with its command by the authorities at Bombay (making him the first Royal Artillery officer to command a mixed expeditionary force). The land force comprised Maitland's and John Northall's artillery companies, and a large detachment of the Bombay European Regiment, altogether 850 European soldiers and 1,500 Sepoys. The naval part of the expedition, under Commodore Watson, consisted of five of the East India Company's warships and a large number of vessels to carry the troops and stores. The soldiers were paid by the merchants of Surat, in exchange for not looting the city. After a slow passage along the coast, the troops landed on 26 February at Dumas,  from Surat. On 20 February, a new camp was established at Umra, a village on a river bank near the city, and Maitland began besieging the castle. On 28 February, the enemy were driven from a position at the French Gardens after a smart action that lasted four hours, in which Maitland lost about twenty killed and as many wounded. On 1 March some of the troops were landed at the Bunder (customs wharf), covered by the fire of the shipping, and after some fighting the town surrendered. A battery for two guns and a mortar had been completed, and after three days' firing from this and the wharfs, a "general attack" was made, and on 4 March the castle capitulated. The details of the loss of the besiegers have been variously stated, but probably amounted to 130, including four officers, killed, and near a hundred wounded on the part of the land forces, while "the marine" lost about 150. Maitland evinced throughout the excellent command abilities, and expert use of artillery.

Maitland remained at Surat to repair the defences until April, when he landed at Bombay to a salute of thirteen guns. He received the thanks of the East India Company, to whom the acquisition of Surat brought an increase of revenue of about 50,000 pounds per annum. He was promoted to the rank of major on 10 March 1762, and he died at Bombay on 21 February 1763. He was buried the same day.

Maitland's company is now 5 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery of The Scottish Gunners.

References

1710s births
1763 deaths
Royal Artillery officers
British East India Company Army officers


title: Steve Trilling

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Steve Trilling (October 2, 1902, New York City – May 28, 1964, Los Angeles) was a Hollywood executive, best known for being second in command to Jack L. Warner at Warner Bros in the 1940s through to 1960s. He replaced Hal Wallis after Wallis left the studio, although Trilling had less power than Wallis.

Trilling joined Warner when it acquired Stanley Theatres in 1928. He was a casting director before becoming Jack Warner's executive assistant. In 1942 when Warner went into the army, Trilling ran the studio on Warner's behalf. Trilling became an associate executive producer in 1951 and a vice president in 1957.

Trilling was replaced by William T. Orr as head of the movie making division in 1961. He was fired from Warner in 1964. Shortly after his departure from Warner Bros., Trilling, suffering from heart trouble, was reported to have died in his sleep, on May 28, 1964.  Film historian David Thomson, however, claims without citation in his book Warner Bros:  The Making of an American Movie Studio that Trilling committed suicide.

References

External links

American film studio executives
1902 births
1964 deaths
Warner Bros. people


title: ADAMDEC1

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ADAM-like, decysin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ADAMDEC1 gene.

Function

This encoded protein is thought to be a secreted protein belonging to the disintegrin metalloproteinase family. Its expression is upregulated during the maturation of dendritic cells. This protein may play an important role in dendritic cell function and their interactions with germinal center T cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

References

Further reading

Proteases
EC 3.4.24


title: New Horizon (Tak Matsumoto album)

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New Horizon is the fifteenth solo studio album by Japanese guitarist Tak Matsumoto, of B'z fame. It is an instrumental album (except for "Feel Like a Woman Tonite", with guest vocals by American singer Wendy Moten) and it was released by Vermillion Records on April 30, 2014 in Japan. The album debuted at number 3 on both the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart and the Billboard Japan album chart.

Some tracks of the album are not new; the title track was featured in a series of commercials by Japanese transportation company Sagawa Express, "Black Jack" is a rerecorded version of the Black Jack Special theme song, and "Rain" had been already performed live during their 25th anniversary tour. The album also features three covers: "Take 5", which had already been covered in Matsumoto's debut solo album Thousand Wave, and two other tracks by Japanese musicians, the only tracks with Japanese-language titles.

Track listing

The American and European editions come with a slightly different track list (with "Take 5" as the opening track and the title track coming next) and the two Japanese-language titled tracks translated to English

Personnel
 Tak Matsumoto - guitars on all tracks, arrangements

Session members
 Wendy Moten - vocals on "Feel Like a Woman Tonite"
 John Ferraro - drums
 Lee Laing - drums, keyboards and wah guitar on "Feel Like a Woman Tonite"
 Shane Gaalaas - drums on "Rain"
 Lenny Castro - percussion on "Take 5"
 Travis Carlton - bass on track 1, 6, 9, 10, 11
 Bryant Siono - bass on "Feel Like a Woman Tonite"
 Barry Sparks - bass on "Rain"
 David Enos - wood bass on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
 Akira Onozuka - electric piano on tracks 1, 4, 6; piano on tracks 5, 7, 8, 9; Wurlitzer on "Black Jack" and "Gakuseigai No Kissaten"; organ on "Rain"
 Greg Vail - saxophone on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10; flute on tracks 2, 3, 7; tenor saxophone on "New Horizon" and "That's Cool"
 Greg Adams - trumpet on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10
 Lee Thornburg - trombone on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10
 Hiroko Ishikawa of Lime Ladies Orchestra - strings on tracks 5, 7, 8

Technical staff
 Hideyuki Terachi - arrangement
 Hiroyuki Kobayashi - recording; mixing on tracks 5, 8, 9, 11, 12; engineering
 Paul Brown - recording and engineering on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10; mixing on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10; arrangement on "Feel Like a Woman Tonite"

References

External links
 New Horizon - B'z Official Website

2014 albums
Being Inc. albums
Instrumental albums
Tak Matsumoto albums


title: Ferjani Sassi

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Ferjani Sassi (; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Gharafa and the Tunisia national team.

Club career
Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt.

International career

Sassi played his first international game with the Tunisia senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match.

He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England. Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sassi goal.

Honours
CS Sfaxien
 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2012–13
 CAF Confederation Cup: 2013

ES Tunis
 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2016–17, 2017–18
 Tunisian Cup: 2015–16

Zamalek
 Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21
 Egypt Cup: 2018–19 , 2020–21
 Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20
 CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19
 CAF Super Cup: 2020
 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2018

Al-Duhail
Qatar Stars League: 2022–23
Emir of Qatar Cup: 2022
Qatar Cup: 2023
Qatari Stars Cup: 2022–23

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
People from Aryanah
Tunisian men's footballers
Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
Tunisia men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
CS Sfaxien players
FC Metz players
Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
Al Nassr FC players
Zamalek SC players
Al-Duhail SC players
Al-Gharafa SC players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Ligue 1 players
Saudi Pro League players
Egyptian Premier League players
Qatar Stars League players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Ligue 2 players
2022 FIFA World Cup players


title: List of Oricon number-one singles of 1982

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The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1982.

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart

References

1982 in Japanese music
Japan Oricon
Oricon 1982


title: Miss Rosa

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Rosa "Miss Rosa" Cisneros is a fictional character from the Netflix dramedy series Orange Is the New Black, played by Barbara Rosenblat. The character made her first screen appearance during the premiere episode titled "I Wasn't Ready", which aired on July 11, 2013. Stephanie Andujar portrayed "Young Rosa" in flashback sequences. Rosenblat originally auditioned for another character but producers asked her to portray Miss Rosa. The character is a cancer sufferer who is incarcerated in Litchfield federal prison because she committed armed bank robberies. Rosenblat did not want to shave her head for the role and a make-up artist was hired to fit a prosthetic appliance to her head creating the character's baldness. The application process took three hours, meaning that the actress had to arrive on set earlier than other cast members. Initially there was no character biography created for Miss Rosa; it was Rosenblat who gave the character a Hispanic background and accent.

The show decided to increase Miss Rosa's role during the second season; creating a backstory episode in which she was revealed to be a daring bank robber surrounded by tragedy. Other storylines include forming friendships with Lorna Morello (Yael Stone) and Yusef (Ben Konigsberg), growing animosity with the show's villain Yvonne "Vee" Parker (Lorraine Toussaint). The show remained focused on developing Miss Rosa's cancer storyline and her illness progressed to terminal stages. She was used to close the second season finale where she is told she has weeks to live. She escapes Litchfield in a stolen prison van and murders Vee with it. In the first episode of the third season, it is revealed that Miss Rosa commits suicide by driving the van into a quarry.

Critical reception of the character has generally been positive. Various critics praised the character for being the second season's break out role. Jayme Deerwester from USA Today called for Rosenblat to be handed an Emmy Award, while Arielle Calderon of BuzzFeed and Elizabeth Freda from E! Online labelled her as one of the show's best characters. But Kate Zernike of The New York Times criticized the character's fake accent and Vogue magazine's John Powers thought that she had a "clumsy" backstory.

Development

Creation and casting
The character was created for the pilot episode of the show. At the time the character did not have a surname and there was no characterization. Barbara Rosenblat attended auditions for Orange Is the New Black in New York. She originally read for the part of Galina "Red" Reznikov which was later awarded to Kate Mulgrew. Later she was asked to play Miss Rosa after she impressed the casting director. Rosenblat asked her agent for more details about the character but the only information supplied was that Miss Rosa suffers from an unknown form of cancer. Little was known because only the first episode had been planned. Alongside dialogue acquired from the audition, the actress had the creative freedom to develop Miss Rosa's image and persona.

Characterization
Miss Rosa has a unique Hispanic accent which Rosenblat created and puts on. She drew inspiration from her scripts and costume. When she first placed a wig cap and looked in the mirror she began to envision how her character should sound. Though it was not until she filmed later episodes that she made a decision. Rosenblat told Anna Silman from Vulture that it was a scene involving Miss Rosa and Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), in which she states "I could have been the jefa". Rosenblat said that the Spanish word made her realize that her character is Hispanic and her dialect is indicative of something Latin.

Miss Rosa is a complex character and as she is developed she became more humanized. Though suffering from cancer, she does not let this define her or limit what she can do. Rosenblat said that she styled Miss Rosa to be a self-absorbed woman who had spent a long time incarcerated in Litchfield prison. The actress also wanted to play her as "classy and centered".

Cancer
Miss Rosa suffers from cancer but refuses to let her illness define her. Rosenblat believed that her character's attitude resonated with viewers and she received letters of thanks from the audience and later recalled that one such letter, from a 16-year-old viewer, meant a lot to her. Her storyline helped him understand elements of his grandmother's cancer he could not grasp. Rosenblat said that these such stories relating to Miss Rosa left her "touched and moved".

Miss Rosa undertakes chemotherapy to treat her cancer, which leaves her bald. Rosenblat did not shave her head for the role because she worried about other roles. She had to wear a silicone "appliance" on her head and neck. Each morning on set makeup artist Josh Turri made up the appliance onto her. The process would take approximately three hours and Turri added false beauty marks, eyebrows and small veins to complete Miss Rosa's look. Rosenblat described him as "utterly brilliant and a perfectionist ... so you got this entirely organic sense that I was utterly bald and suffering [from] cancer." While on set fellow actors and crew members incorrectly assumed she had shaved her head. The weather during filming also affected Miss Rosa's costumer. During warm weather crew shielded Rosenblat from the sun with umbrellas because the heat would cause the make up to crack. Other breaches were caused by perspiration and Turri would drain water from underneath the prosthetics prior to repairing it. At the end of each shoot it took Rosenblat 45 minutes to remove the appliance.

Rosenblat also recalled that while filming an episode directed by Jodie Foster, she plucked her nipple hair. Foster was on set to talk over the logistics of how she wanted it portrayed through Miss Rosa. During season two Miss Rosa needs life-saving surgery, but inmate counselor Sam Healy (Michael J. Harney) informs her that officials at the Department of Corrections are not willing to fund the operation. Instead she is forced to continue with chemotherapy, which for her is essentially a death sentence.

Character expansion
Miss Rosa played a minor role throughout the first season. Rosenblat had admitted that she only appeared sporadically and did not get to portray much. But the actress was eager to return for the show's second season. But during the second season the role was expanded which surprised Rosenblat. The actress told a reporter from Indiewire, "I learned where Miss Rosa is from I learned why she's in prison. You're going to learn a lot about her, a lot that I was desperate to know, and it helps." In March 2014, series creator Jenji Kohan told Jessie Katz of The Hollywood Reporter that viewers would be introduced to Miss Rosa's backstory. When the writers had planned a backstory episode for the character, Rosenblat was delighted. But the development left her unsure how Miss Rosa's story would fit into main storyline of Orange Is the New Black.

The episode "Appropriately Sized Pots" features a young Rosa. She is involved with a gang who commit bank robberies. It soon transpires that each time Rosa participates in a robbery, someone close to her dies. During her first heist, her boyfriend Marco (Alfredo De Quesada) is shot and killed by a security guard. In a later robbery her new lover Andy (Andhy Méndez) suffers a heart attack. Left with the only other gang member Don (Edvin Ortega), Rosa continues her crime spree. But she becomes obsessed with the thrill of money and raids a bank she did not check out and is apprehended for her crimes. Actress Stephanie Andujar played the character during flashback scenes. She watched Rosenblat's performance of the character so that she could portray her similarly.

During the season Miss Rosa has several encounters with Season 2's main antagonist, Yvonne "Vee" Parker (Lorraine Toussaint). Rosenblat told Taylor Cole Miller of The Huffington Post that she recalled thinking that the storyline would not have a happy ending and felt that there was a bigger story to come from it. Another storyline sees the character undergoing chemotherapy sessions at a hospital. Rosenblat told radio host Ira Wood that Miss Rosa meets a cancer stricken teenager Yusef (Ben Konigsberg) who thinks she is an "old git", but he gains respect for her when he learns that she was a bank robber. The dialogue featured in the story was Rosenblatt's favourite from the entire show.

Rosenblat was given the storyline that ties up the second season. The scenes feature Miss Rosa being told that she is going to die from her cancer. Fellow inmate and prison van driver Lorna Morello (Yael Stone) feels sorry for her and exits the van urging Miss Rosa to escape. The final scene features Miss Rosa driving away when she notices Vee also making an escape from prison. Recalling an earlier altercation with Vee, Miss Rosa careens the vehicle at Vee killing her instantly. Rosenblat told Silman that she joyfully screamed in the bathroom for five minutes when she learned of her character's actions. She added "After all this effort to get rid of this woman, just evil incarnate, you know, and then I stroll along in my van. [In Miss Rosa voice] 'So rude, that one.' Amazing. That final scene was really great." During the scene Miss Rosa morphs into her younger incarnation as she becomes free once again. Rosenblat recalled the logistics of filming having to swap backwards and forth with Andujar to create the same position behind the wheel.

Storylines
In the pilot episode, Miss Rosa meets new inmate Piper Chapman and offers her some advice. She reveals that she is suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. Miss Rosa is told that she needs an operation to improve her chances of survival. However the DOC refuse to fund the operation and she is told that she needs to keep having chemotherapy. The outcome of which means she is likely to die. She then reminisces about her past as bank robber in which all the men she kissed during heists ended up dead. She details her life to a fellow cancer patient Yusef and they bond. He decides to help her regain the adrenaline rush felt from robbery and they steal a nurse's purse. Miss Rosa is delighted to learn that Yusef has gone into remission but is sad to say goodbye. She returns to her cell and informs good friend Anita DeMarco (Lin Tucci) that she is dying before smelling the money she stole from the nurse.

Vee approaches Miss Rosa claiming to remember her and tries to recruit her. But she is not interested and tells Vee that she is a rude woman. Vee and Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren (Uzo Aduba) later force Rosa to move out of the canteen and ruin her meal. Morello becomes concerned for Rosa during a hurricane which leaves Litchfield without power. Miss Rosa attends a hospital appointment and is told she only has weeks to live. The prison guard seems unfazed that she will die in prison. When a prison lockdown occurs Morello uses the opportunity to help Miss Rosa escape. She takes the offer and escapes from prison and on the way spots Vee. Recalling how Vee had treated her, Miss Rosa deliberately runs Vee down and kills her. She then drives off, laughing, toward her implied death in the quarry ahead. Her death is confirmed in the following episode when a guard reveals that she "(drove their) outdated crap into a quarry".

Reception
Anna Silman from Vulture described Miss Rosa as a "no-nonsense bank robber evolved from being a bit player to becoming one of season two's most fascinating breakout roles." She also praised the role for being "rich and unusual". Arielle Calderon of BuzzFeed named the character as "one of the Season 2’s new fan favorites". Elizabeth Freda from E! Online ranked Miss Rosa as the third best character from season two. The character's backstory was her favourite. She said that a "cursed bank robber" sounded corny, but worked well. Hilary Busis of Entertainment Weekly described the character as a forgettable non-entity during the first season. She also praised Stephanie Andujar's performance as Young Rosa and called for her own spin-off series to be created. Kimberley Potts of Yahoo! TV voted Miss Rosa's backstory as the second best one of the entire show. Vogue magazine's John Powers criticized it, however, writing, "bald Miss Rosa is never again as interesting after clumsy, overlong flashbacks to her criminal career."

The Huffington Posts Miller described Rosa as "the husky-voiced, curmudgeonly, terminal cancer patient who comes up for air just long enough to pluck a "tit hair" or knock off a bank." Jenee Osterheldt from The Kansas City Star said that "if there’s one thing that sticks out about her character, it’s that husky and seductive voice that steals every conversation. You want to hear her speak, to cling to her words and let her paint the picture." Anita Li writing for Mashable praised the character's friendship with Yusef stating "despite the depressing circumstances of their meeting, the pair's chemistry is entertaining for viewers to watch."

ScreenCrush's Britt Hayes said that Miss Rosa and Vee's stories dominated the second season, but that she was disappointed that the two stories collided to form the series finale. She felt that it was both comical and absurd. Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast opined that the scene in which Miss Rosa learns she is dying was handled phenomenally. He also said that she deserved an award for killing Vee. Kate Zernike of The New York Times criticized the character's accent, believing it sounded more Russian. However, she thought Miss Rosa's last scene was both brilliant and exhilarating. Perri Nemiroff from Screen Rant praised the ending because it was emotional. She described Morello offering her freedom as an "especially moving season-ending thrill". She summed up Miss Rosa as being a kind person and branded it all more "gratifying" when she killed Vee. Entertainment Weekly readers voted Miss Rosa killing Vee as the "most shocking moment" of season two. Jayme Deerwester of USA Today said that Miss Rosa provided the best moments of season two, and that Rosenblatt deserved an Emmy Award. Dana Piccoli from AfterEllen.com said Miss Rosa was a character with the ability to "beguile me and break my heart". She called the scene with Rosa sniffing the stolen money as "euphoric". Lauren Hoffman of Cosmopolitan found that Miss Rosa's cancer struggle was "almost ignorable" during the first season, but viewers later saw her true self and her branded her refusal to care as her strength.

References

External links
 Miss Rosa on IMDb

Female characters in television
Television characters introduced in 2013
Fictional characters with cancer
Fictional Hispanic and Latino American people
Fictional female murderers
Fictional female robbers
Fictional prison escapees
Fictional professional thieves
Fictional suicides
Orange Is the New Black characters
Fictional bank robbers
Fictional inmates in American federal prisons


title: Frederick Shepherd

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Frederick Shepherd (1869–1969) was an English boat designer. He designed 84 yachts over his 45-year career, and usually supervised the construction of each yacht. This may account for the relatively small number of designs over a long career of designing yachts. Unusually amongst yacht designers of the time, his principal focus was cruising yachts rather than racing yachts. His focus on cruising rather than racing meant that he became known for yachts which had attractive lines and better space down below than their racing equivalents.

Early career
Shepherd spent his early career as a draughtsman at Arthur E Payne and then yacht brokers Lory & Cornwallis.

Established as an independent designer (1899–1914)
In 1899 Shepherd established his own design office in London, based at Norfolk Street, off the Strand. During his early years in this office he designed a notable selection of larger yachts including Nereus (1899, 95' long), Coral of Cowes (1902, 98' long), and Pelagia, later renamed Diogene (1903, 92' long). Having established his 'big boat' credentials he spent the years until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 focused mainly on mid-sized cruising sailing yachts in the range 35' to 65' in length. These were interspersed with a more varied range of boats such as Coralind (1904, a 5 ton yawl), Baby II (a racing motor boat), Thalia (1911, a wildfowling and cruising cutter) and Corona (1911, a 50'6" long centreplate yawl which had a minimum draught of just 3'10")

Hiatus during and following the war (1914–1929)
Having seen the launch of four of his designs in 1914, and with an inevitable slowdown during the war years, Shepherd relocated his practice in 1921 to Swanwick in Hampshire, and in 1926 he co-founded a yacht building business Frederick Shepherd and Morgan Limited, although this was short-lived and by 1929 he had returned to London, re-establishing a design practice in Piccadilly.

Later career: return to designing yachts (1929–1939)
The first design he is known to have launched after this move was Crystal II (1929, a 35' yawl) and this was followed in quick succession by three larger boats: White Bird (1928, 100'4" long), Milena (1929, 89' long) and Lexia (1931, 64' long). Around this time Shepherd appointed Fred Parker as an assistant and together they settled into a pattern of designing mid-sized sailing yachts ranging from 35' to 51' in length and it is this type of yacht for which Shepherd remains best known. Very typical of his designs was the Selina King, a 35' 6" (10.8m) Bermudian cutter built for Arthur Ransome in 1938. The yachts also include three built for military men: Maybird (1937, a 43' gaff ketch built for Lieutenant Colonel WCW Hawkes), Amokura (1939, a 50'6" Bermudian yawl built for Major (later Sir) Ernest Harston, ADC to Lord Mountbatten) and Glaramara (1947, a replica of Amokura's hull, rigged as a yawl, built for Naval officer Sir Philip Bowyer Smith).  During this time Shepherd also acted as a marine surveyor.

Retirement (1939–1969)
By the late 1930s Shepherd had relocated his office to Kings Somborne in Hampshire, close to his favoured boat building yards White Bros (Southampton), Berthon Boat Company (Lymington) and AH Moody & Sons (Swanwick) Shepherd came out of retirement in 1946 to design, and supervise the build, of Glaramara.

References

External links
 Profile of Fred Shepherd as published by Maybird http://www.maybird.co.uk/maybird-history-provenance-shepherd.php
 Profile of Fred Shepherd as published by Amokura http://www.amokura.info/?p=1405
 List of Fred Shepherd designed yachts http://www.amokura.info/?p=1444
 Searchable NMMC register of boats with details of designers http://www.nmmc.co.uk/iframe/yachtdesigns.php
 Shepherd yacht Coral of Cowes http://www.coralofcowes.com/
 Shepherd yacht Wayward http://www.wayward.fr/
 Shepherd yacht Carrina http://www.carrinaclassics.com/
 Shepherd yacht Maybird http://www.maybird.co.uk/
 Shepherd yacht Amokura http://www.amokura.info/
 Shepherd yacht Glaramara in the Spetses Classic Yacht Race http://www.classicyacht.tv/videos/play/a-greek-revival-spetses-classic-yacht-race-2013
 Shepherd yacht Lively Lady http://www.livelylady.net/

1869 births
1969 deaths
British yacht designers
Boat and ship designers


title: Blue Virgin Isles (song)

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Blue Virgin Isles is a song written by Ted Gärdestad and Kenneth Gärdestad, and originally recorded with lyrics in English on the Ted Gärdestad album "Blue Virgin Isles", released October 1978. as well as appearing as a B-side for the 1979 single "Satellit".

Recording it with lyrics in Swedish by Kenneth Gärdestad as Himlen är oskyldigt blå, Ted Gärdestad released it as a single in 1993 charting at Svensktoppen for seven weeks between 18 September and 30 October 1993, peaking at 4th position.

The song has also been recorded by Tommy Körberg. and by Yohio on his 2013 album Break the Border. Kikki Danielsson recorded the song with lyrics in English on her 2006 album "I dag & i morgon"  The song has also been performed live by Håkan Hellström during the "Från tango till Taube" shows with Sven-Bertil Taube.

References

1978 songs
Ted Gärdestad songs
Kikki Danielsson songs
Yohio songs
Tommy Körberg songs
Songs written by Ted Gärdestad


title: Houston E-Z Riders

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The Houston E-Z Riders were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT) founded by husband and wife E.Z. and Betty Jones. The E-Z Riders played only one season before suspending operations just before the start of the 1975 season, and later folding. The E-Z Riders had 25 wins and 19 losses and finished second in the Gulf Plains Section in 1974. They lost to the Minnesota Buckskins in the Western Division Semifinals ending their season.

Team history
The E-Z Riders were founded as a charter member of WTT in 1973, by oil industry executive E.Z. Jones, who named the team after himself, and his wife, Betty Jones. The team began play in WTT's inaugural 1974 season. The team played 18 of its 22 home matches at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas and the other four at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas.

Prior to the WTT's inaugural draft, the E-Z Riders signed John Newcombe as a preferential choice which effectively made him their first-round draft pick.

The first match in E-Z Riders' history was a 30–28 victory over the Minnesota Buckskins at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on May 7, 1974, in front of 2,317 fans. The E-Z Riders won that match despite the absence of their biggest star, Newcombe, the world's number 1 player at the time. The E-Z Riders' home opener at Sam Houston Coliseum was also a victory against the Buckskins.

Aside from Newcombe, other E-Z Riders players included player-coach Bill Bowrey and his wife Lesley, Dick Stockton, Peter Doerner and his wife Cynthia, Karen Krantzcke, Helen Gourlay and Emilie Burrer.

The E-Z Riders finished the regular season with 25 wins and 19 losses, second place in the Gulf Plains Section, 2 matches behind the Buckskins whom they met in the Western Division Semifinals. Newcombe and Stockton led WTT in game-winning percentage in men's doubles.

WTT playoff series in 1974, were played over two legs, one match on the home court of each team. The team with the best aggregate score over the two matches was the winner. As the higher seed, the Buckskins had the choice to play either the first or the second match at home. After winning the opening match in Minnesota, 28–19, the E-Z Riders went home and lost the second match, 29–19, and narrowly lost the series, 48–47, to end their season. Only 851 fans showed up to cheer on the E-Z Riders in what would prove to be the last match they would ever play.

While several of the original 16 WTT franchises from 1974, had financial difficulties resulting in six of them not returning for and four of them moving before the 1975 season, the E-Z Riders had made plans to go forward in Houston. The team was to play its 1975 home matches in the brand new Astroarena. However, just before the season started, on May 2, 1975, team president and vice-president E.Z. and Betty Jones announced that the E-Z Riders were suspending operations for the 1975 season. Players under contract with the team could be loaned to other WTT teams, and the E-Z Riders had the right to protect four players to return for the 1976 season. There were rumors that the E-Z Riders were behind on their financial obligations. However, E.Z. Jones said, "We are 100% current with our league obligations and our player salaries and have even made salary advances." In order to return to WTT in 1976, the E-Z Riders would need to meet certain league financial requirements and exercise an option by September 15, 1975. The suspension of operations was so sudden and unexpected that newspaper advertisements for E-Z Riders home matches continued to run after the announcement. The E-Z Riders did not exercise their option to return to the league in 1976, and the team folded on September 15, 1975.

Hall of Fame players
The following players who are enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame played for the Houston E-Z Riders:
 John Newcombe
 Lesley Turner Bowrey

1974 roster
The Houston E-Z Riders roster for the 1974 season was
 Bill Bowrey, Player-Coach
 Lesley Turner Bowrey
 Emilie Burrer
 Cynthia Doerner
 Peter Doerner
 Helen Gourlay
 Karen Krantzcke
 John Newcombe
 Dick Stockton

See also

 World TeamTennis
 1974 World Team Tennis season
 Sports in Houston
 List of former professional sports teams in Houston

References

External links
 Official World TeamTennis Website

Defunct World TeamTennis teams
1973 establishments in Texas
Tennis in Texas
Sports clubs and teams in Texas
Sports clubs and teams established in 1973
Defunct sports clubs and teams in Texas
1975 disestablishments in Texas
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1975


title: Odisha Computer Application Centre

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The Odisha Computer Application Centre or OCAC is a Designated Technical Directorate of Information Technology Department Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha registered under Society Registration Act, 1860 on dated 21 March 1985 redesignated as Technical Directorate of Information Technology Department, Government of Odisha.

Projects
 OSWAS(Odisha Secretariate Workflow Automation System)
Bhubaneswar Development Authority – Customer Care System
Computerisation of Land Records
Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services – SMS Based Reporting System
Employee Database for Finance Department with DFID and Bannock Consulting
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department –  PDS Information System
Odisha Tourism Development Corporation – Hospitality Management System
Panchayati Raj Department — BETAN (Payroll Information System)
Health and Family Welfare Department – Computerisation of SCB Medical College & Hospital (SCBMCH), Cuttack
Improving Citizen Access to Information (UNDP Supported Project)
School & Mass Education Department – e-Sishu (Child Tracking System-2005)
State Election Commission – Preparation of Electoral Rolls and Photo Identity Cards (EPIC Project)
W & CD Department – e Pragati
W & CD Department, Government of Odisha – Scheme Information System
OCAC Training Centre;– Joint Venture of OCAC & OKCL

Services
Industry Facilitation
IT Consultancy: Hardware and Software Evaluation, Implementation of RDBMS-Based Information Systems and Enterprise Wide Solutions, Site Preparation & Hardware Installation, Software Design, System Analysis, System Study, Tender Processing and Procurement, Web Hosting and Maintenance
Schemes Development
Training & Education

Events Organized
2nd E-Odisha Summit 2014 on 24 January 2014 at Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar
15th National Conference on E-Governance, Bhubaneswar, on 9 & 10 February 2012 at KIIT Auditorium, Bhubaneswar
Orissa IT 2008 on 2 & 3 July 2008 at Hotel Swosti Plaza, Bhubaneswar
French Film Festival on 31 March 2007, IDCOL Auditorium, Bhubaneswar
Russian Cultural Festival on 24 March 2007 at Hotel Swosti Plaza, Bhubaneswar

References

External links
Official Website of Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC)
Official Website of OCAC Training Centre (OCAC)

Economy of Bhubaneswar
State agencies of Odisha
E-government in India
1985 establishments in Orissa
Indian companies established in 1985


title: Himlen är oskyldigt blå

text:
Himlen är oskyldigt blå may refer to:

 Blue Virgin Isles (song)
 Behind Blue Skies, 2010 Swedish film


title: Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore

text:
Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore (The Supporter, the Referee and the Footballer)  is a 1983 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore.

Cast

 Segment L'arbitro e il calciatore
Alvaro Vitali as Alvaro Presutti
Carmen Russo as  Manuela Presutti
Enzo Cannavale as Sposito
Marisa Merlini as The Mother-in-law
 Marco Gelardini as  Walter Grass
Luigi Montini as Dr. Moroni

 Segment Il tifoso
Pippo Franco as Amedeo
Daniela Poggi as  Patrizia Pecorazzi
Mario Carotenuto as  Sor Memmo
Gigi Reder as  Commendator Pecorazzi
Lucio Montanaro as Bazzettone
Roberto Della Casa as  Sportelli
Gianfranco Barra as  Capo del personale
Franco Caracciolo as  Armando Sgabelloni

See also
 List of Italian films of 1983

References

External links

1983 films
Italian sports comedy films
1980s sports comedy films
Films set in Rome
Films shot in Rome
Italian association football films
Films directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore
1983 comedy films
1980s Italian films
1980s Italian-language films


title: Beautiful Duckling

text:
Beautiful Duckling is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Li Hsing. It tells the story of a duck man Lin Tsai-tien (Ko Hsiang-ting) and his adopted daughter Hsiao-yue. Hsiao-yue (Tang Pao-yun) knows nothing about her real descent, which Lin has designedly disguised. Her natural brother Chao-fu (Ou Wei) is a Taiwanese opera actor, he keeps asking Lin for money. He brings Hsiao-yue to the theatrical troupe to follow himself, where Hsiao-yue learns about her natural parents. Lin has to sell all his ducks, entrust Hsiao-yue to Chao-fu, and gives him money to let him start his own business. At the end of the film, Lin's son comes back, and Chao-fu repents his behavior and returns the money to Lin.

The film is one of the representative works of Healthy Documentary Film in Taiwan, the traditional Chinese ethics. It received three Golden Horse Awards including wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography.

References

External links

1965 films
Taiwanese drama films
Films set in Taiwan
Films whose director won the Best Director Golden Horse Award
Films with screenplays by Chang Yung-hsiang
Films directed by Li Hsing
Central Motion Picture Corporation films


title: Blue Blue (Victoria)

text:
"Blue Blue (Victoria)" is a song written and recorded by English musician Bruce Woolley in 1980.

Magnus Uggla version
Magnus Uggla wrote lyrics in Swedish as "IQ", recording it for his 1983 album Välkommen till folkhemmet. He wrote the song's lyrics after being kicked out from Café Opera. The single peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Single track listing
IQ (Blue Blue (Victoria))
Raggare

Charts

Magnus Uggla version

References

1983 singles
1980 songs
Magnus Uggla songs
Songs written by Bruce Woolley


title: Jab We Wed

text:
Jab We Wed (; ) is a Pakistani romantic, comedy drama serial directed by Wajahat Rauf and written by Mohsin Ali. The drama stars Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan in lead roles. The drama was first aired Eid al-Fitr 2014 on Urdu 1.

Jab We Wed is also being aired on Indian channel Zindagi from 18 December 2015 every Monday to Saturday 8:30pm (IST) under the same title.

Plot outline
Faris’ (Danish Taimoor) mother (Bushra Ansari) tells him that her dying wish is that he marry one of his aunt's daughters. Faris, with his best friend and confidante, Nisa (Aiza Khan) goes on this journey to find the right girl for him. From the fashion ramps of Karachi to the towns of Punjab, this trip proves to be more than a memorable journey for Nisa, Faris and his 3 cousins. In the end, Faris is able to realise his feelings for Nisa and proposes to her at her wedding day with Zero. Nisa accepts the proposal and they get married. The serial ends with a dance performance by the whole cast on the title track.

Cast
 Danish Taimoor as Faris Kapur
 Ayeza Khan as Nisa Mehra
 Bushra Ansari as Faris's mother
 Nimra Khan as Rumi
 Hira Mani as Heer
 Fizza Zehra as Nazuk
 Tipu Shareef as Raanjha
 Seemi Pasha as Rumi's mother
 Shehryar Zaidi as Rumi's father
 Hashim Butt as Heer's father
 Humaira Ali as Heer's mother
 Birjees Farooqui as Amma Ji
 Furqan Qureshi as Zero
 Rameez Siddqui as Loosey
 Aqdas Ghaffar as Rida

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack of Jab We Wed is composed and sung by Sahir Ali Bagga. Jab We Wed OST is a true happy Pakistani song directed by Wajahat Rauf and Mohsin Ali. You will see all the stars of the drama dancing in the song including Danish, Ayza, Bushra Ansari and others. The dance in the song is choreographed by Zarmina and Brekhn.

References

External links

Urdu-language television shows
Pakistani drama television series
Urdu 1
Urdu 1 original programming


title: Salinarimonas

text:
Salinarimonas  is a genus of bacteria from the order of Hyphomicrobiales.

References

Hyphomicrobiales
Bacteria genera


title: Phil Cooley

text:
Phillip Cooley is an Australian former rugby league referee.

Cooley began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League. He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) in 1982, gaining his first first-grade match in 1986.

Cooley controlled 30 first-grade matches between 1986 and 1989. When others were preferred for that role, Cooley reinvented himself as a touch judge. In that capacity he made his most notable contributions to rugby league, officiating in 194 National Rugby League matches (including the 1996, 1997 and 2000 grand finals), and eight State of Origin matches. Cooley retired as an on-field official at the end of 2001. He then went on to the role of video referee for a further 279 first-grade matches. Cooley retired from officiating in 2012, having achieved over 500 first-grade appointments.

In his 2003 book Harrigan: The referee in a league of his own, former leading referee Bill Harrigan reflected that Cooley had been dropped after a 1986 first grade game for several poor decisions, including incorrectly sending Parramatta Eels' Peter Sterling to the sin bin, the only time in Sterling's career. Harrigan noted that Cooley "went on to become one of the best first grade touchies the game has ever had". In 2012 Harrigan, by then director of referees, had occasion to stand down Cooley after he had made a bad call as a video referee. Cooley soon returned to duty and was appointed at the end of 2012 as a video referee for the grand final of the New South Wales Cup.

Honours and awards
2013 - Eric Cox Medal for very significant contribution to the NSWRLRA for at least ten years after receiving Life Membership
2013 - NSWRLRA 300 Club inductee for officiating in at least 300 first grade rugby league matches
1994 - Life Membership of the NSWRLRA
1991 - Award for outstanding contribution to the NSWRLRA

References

External links
Phil Cooley career summary at Rugby League Project

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from New South Wales
Australian rugby league referees
Rugby league referees from Newtown


title: Jy Hitchcox

text:
Jy Hitchcox (born 18 August 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a  and  for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Country Rugby League and the Illawarra Rugby League premiership.

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL, Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 964) in the Super League. Hitchcox spent time away from Castleford at the Batley Bulldogs and Halifax in the Championship, and at Bradford in League 1. He later joined the Bradford Bulls on a permanent deal in the second tier.

Jy is the only player to score on debut in all tiers of professional Rugby League in both hemispheres.

Background
Hitchcox was born in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Mullumbimby Giants before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. As a youngster, Hitchcox played for the Australian Schoolboys Under-18s team.

Playing career

Australia
In 2009, Hitchcox played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.

In 2010, Hitchcox joined the Melbourne Storm.

After a stint with Manly RUFC in the Shute Shield, Hitchcox joined the Wests Tigers in 2012.

In Round 23 of the 2014 NRL season, Hitchcox made his NRL début for the Wests Tigers against the Sydney Roosters. He scored a try on debut.

England
On 19 December 2014, Hitchcox signed a two-year contract with the Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship starting in 2015.

Castleford Tigers
In November 2015, Hitchcox signed a 1-year contract with Super League team Castleford Tigers starting in 2016.

Hitchcox scored 2 tries in his début for Castleford in a live televised game against Hull F.C.

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.

Leigh Centurions
On 29 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Centurions in the RFL Championship

References

External links

Castleford Tigers profile
NRL profile
Wests Tigers profile
SL profile

1989 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Australian expatriate sportspeople in France
Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players
Batley Bulldogs players
Bradford Bulls players
Castleford Tigers players
Featherstone Rovers players
Halifax R.L.F.C. players
Leigh Leopards players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
Rugby league players from Byron Bay
Toulouse Olympique players
Wests Tigers players
Wests Tigers NSW Cup players
Manly RUFC players


title: Vittring (song)

text:
Vittring is a song written by Magnus Uggla, and recorded by himself on the 1978 album Vittring. It was also released as a single the same year. Uggla subsequently recorded a version with lyrics in English, titled "Everything You Do".

The single peaked at 12th position on the Swedish singles chart, but Magnus Uggla himself said it failed.

Charts

References

External links

1978 singles
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Magnus Uggla
Magnus Uggla songs
Swedish-language songs
1978 songs


title: 1969 Dutch Open (tennis)

text:
The 1969 Dutch Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 28 July to 3 August 1969. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and the second in the Open era of tennis. Tom Okker and Kerry Melville won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles
 Tom Okker defeated  Roger Taylor 10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles
 Kerry Melville defeated  Karen Krantzcke 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Men's doubles
 Tom Okker /  Roger Taylor defeated  Jan Kodeš /  Jan Kukal 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

Women's doubles
 Kerry Melville /  Karen Krantzcke defeated  Pat Walkden /  Helen Gourlay 1–6, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles
Final not played due to thunderstorms.

References

External links
ITF – Hilversum tournament details

Dutch Open (tennis)
Dutch Open
Dutch Open
Dutch Open
Dutch Open (tennis), 1969


title: Montserrat Torrent

text:
Montserrat Torrent i Serra (born 17 April 1926) is a Spanish organist.

Biography
Born in Barcelona in 1926, she started her musical studies as a pianist with her mother who was pupil of Enrique Granados. She studied under Frank Marshall (1883-1959) at the Academia Marshall in Barcelona, and also attended the Conservatorio Superior Municipal de Música de Barcelona.

Later, she studied in París (with Noëlie Pierront), thanks to a scholarship grant from Institut Français; and in Siena (with Ferdinando Germani and Helmuth Rilling), granted by Fundación Juan March.

Torrent was later appointed as organ teacher at Conservatorio Municipal de Barcelona. She started her career performing in Europe, United States of America and South America, focusing on the organ as a popular music instrument.

In 1962, she founded the Organ Friends Association (Associació d'Amics de l'Orgue), with the aim of publicizing organ music and preserving historic organs in Spain. She also worked together with Ars Musicae de Barcelona, a group of pioneers of early music and period performance of Spanish and European music.

Awards
Montserrat Torrent has been awarded with the following distinctions:

 Grand Prix du Disque "Charles Cros" for her recording of music of Cabanilles (1965).
 Creu de Sant Jordi from Catalan Government (1995).
 Académica correspondiente at Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Granada (1995).
 Medalla de Plata del Mérito Artístico de Bellas Artes from Ministerio de Cultura (1996).
 Premio Nacional de Música (1996).
 Medalla de Oro al Mérito Artístico from Ayuntamiento de Barcelona (1997).
 Medalla del Real Conservatorio de Música de Madrid (2001).
 Medalla del Mérito al Trabajo "Francesc Macià" from Catalan Government (2001)
 Doctora Honoris Causa por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (2008).

Discography
 L'orgue del Vendrell (1965)
 Juan Cabanilles · Orgelwerk (1965)
 L'orgue de Maó (1967)
 Hispaniae Musica (1968)
 Música de la cort: segle XVI (1970)
 Obres per an orgue: Família Cabezón (1970)
 Música orgánica española de los siglos XVI y XVII (1970)
 Portugaliae musica (1971)
 Joan Cabanilles · Orgues de Mallorca (1975)
 Música española en el órgano de Mahón (1977)
 Montserrat Torrent en el órgano de la Bien Aparecida (1978)
 Orgue de Santa Maria de Badalona (1985)
 Organ Recital (1990)
 Libro de Tientos y discursos de música práctica, y teórica para Organo Vol. I (1991)
 Libro de Tientos y discursos de música práctica, y teórica para Organo Vol. II (1992)
 Compositors Catalans s. XVI-XIX (1994)
 P. Antòni Soler - 6 concerts per a dos teclats (1995)
 Montserrat Torrent Plays the Great Organ of Barcelona Cathedral (1995)
 Les Llibertats d'orgue del cicle de Nadal (1995)
 Libro de Tientos y discursos de música práctica, y teórica para Organo Vol. III (1996)
 L'esplendorós barroc (1997)
 Libro de Tientos y discursos de música práctica, y teórica para Organo Vol. IV (1999)
 El órgano en el camino de Santiago (1999)
 Tientos y Variaciones SS. XVI - XVII (1999)
 L'Orgue a Catalunya Història i actualitat (2000)
 Antología de organistas aragoneses del s. XVII (2001)
 El Organo de San Juan El Real de Caalatayud (2001)
 Maestros de Capilla del Monasterio de S. Lorenzo El Real del Escorial Antología Vol.1 Música para órgano (s. XVII) (2001)
 Antología Vol.2 Música para órgano (s. XVIII) P. Antonio Soler. Integral de órgano, I (2003)
 Antología Vol.3 Música para órgano (s. XVIII) P. Antonio Soler. Integral de órgano, II (2003)
 El Órgno del Monasterio de Santa María de las Huelgas de Valladolid (2007)

References

External links
 Information about Montserrat Torrent in www.granadaorgano.net

1926 births
Living people
Spanish classical organists
20th-century organists
20th-century Spanish musicians
20th-century classical musicians
20th-century women musicians
21st-century organists
21st-century classical musicians
21st-century Spanish musicians
21st-century women musicians


title: 2015 US Open (tennis)

text:
The 2015 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 135th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Marin Čilić was the defending champion in the men's singles event, but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion in the women's singles event and was also trying to complete the calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988, having won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but lost to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals. Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title and became the first Italian to win the US Open. The finalists Vinci and Flavia Pennetta were childhood friends from Southern Italy and grew up together.

Tournament

The 2015 US Open was the 135th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

In addition, the annual men's and women's Champions Invitational doubles events were held, with eight male and eight female former Grand Slam champions taking part. For the second year running, the American Collegiate Invitational competitions is organized, where top sixteen American collegiate players compete in men's and women's singles events. Exhibition matches also take place.

The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium (with permanent steel erected and new video boards, LED court lighting and sound system in place, as part of a refurbishment project), Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand. It is the last ever US Open played on courts without the operational roof on center court and with the old Grandstand in place. Starting from the 2016 edition, the Arthur Ashe Stadium will have completed retractable roof and matches will be played on newly built Grandstand.

After two years of tournament being scheduled across 15 days, the US Open returns to a traditional 14-day schedule in 2015, which has impact on all senior events. Women's singles semifinals have been scheduled for September 10 evening session, while men's singles semifinal matches will be played on Friday September 11 after mixed doubles final. Men's doubles final will be played before women's singles final on Saturday September 12, and men's singles final will follow women's doubles final.

Because Serena Williams could become the first woman to win all four major tennis titles in a calendar year since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 and because she could tie Graf's major title count of 22, the women's final sold out before the men's final for the first time.

Broadcast
In the United States, the 2015 US Open was the first under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series, thus ending CBS Sports' 46-year association with the tournament, and availability of coverage on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors (the French Open is split between Tennis Channel for cable coverage and NBC for over-the-air coverage, with portions previously sub-licensed to ESPN until 2016).

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior

Wheelchair

Junior

Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2015 was increased by 10.5 percent to a record $42,253,400, which potentially could reach almost 45 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up an additional $2.625 million in bonus money at the US Open.

Of the total prize money, $33,017,800 (plus $1,760,000 in qualifying competitions) is distributed for singles players, $4,927,600 for teams competing in doubles events and $500,000 for mixed doubles teams. Competitors in Legends Exhibition, Wheelchair and Champions Invitational events earn $570,000 while players' per diem is estimated at $1,478,000.

 Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finished in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below.

Singles players
2015 US Open – Men's singles

2015 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Before the tournament
Maria Sharapova, the 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a leg injury the day before tournament began. Making her withdrawal that was for the second time in three years.

Day 4
British qualifier Johanna Konta upset the 9th seeded Garbiñe Muguruza won in three sets at 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 on an epic longest match at three hours and twenty-three minutes, surpassing Nadia Petrova–Samantha Stosur match in the 2011 US Open.

Day 6
Eugenie Bouchard announced that she is withdrawing from the tournament citing a concussion days before her scheduled fourth round match with 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci. She also withdrew from Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Due to a withdrawal issue, Vinci advanced to her US Open quarterfinal in four years.

Day 8
Kevin Anderson, the 15th seed, upset the 3rd seeded Andy Murray in the fourth round on a four setter win. This was the first time since 2010 US Open that Murray failed to reach his Slam quarterfinal. Anderson became the first South African to reach a Slam quarterfinal since Wayne Ferreira at the 2003 Australian Open.

Day 9 and 10
In the women's quarterfinals, Kristina Mladenovic, Petra Kvitová and Simona Halep reached in their first US Open quarterfinal. For Mladenovic, it was her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal overall six years after her first Slam debut.

Day 11
The women's semifinals was scheduled to be on September 10 but was canceled due to a rain.

Day 12
Roberta Vinci defeated Women's No. 1 and 3-time defending champion Serena Williams in three sets. This loss ended Williams' bid to win a calendar-year Grand Slam.

Day 13
In the women's final, the two players were Italian: Vinci and Flavia Pennetta. This was the first time this happened in the Open Era.

Events

Men's singles

 Novak Djokovic def.  Roger Federer, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

  Flavia Pennetta def.  Roberta Vinci, 7–6(7–4), 6–2

Men's doubles

  Pierre-Hugues Herbert /  Nicolas Mahut def.  Jamie Murray /  John Peers, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

  Martina Hingis /  Sania Mirza def.  Casey Dellacqua /  Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles

  Martina Hingis /  Leander Paes def.  Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Sam Querrey, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

Junior boys' singles

  Taylor Harry Fritz def.  Tommy Paul, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2

Junior girls' singles

  Dalma Gálfi def.  Sofia Kenin, 7–5, 6–4

Junior boys' doubles

  Félix Auger-Aliassime /  Denis Shapovalov def.  Brandon Holt /  Riley Smith, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Junior girls' doubles

  Viktória Kužmová /  Aleksandra Pospelova def.  Anna Kalinskaya /  Anastasia Potapova, 7–5, 6–2

Men's champions doubles

  Pat Cash /  Mark Philippoussis def.  Michael Chang /  Todd Martin, 6–2, 6–1

Women's champions doubles

  Lindsay Davenport /  Mary Joe Fernández vs  Tracy Austin /  Gigi Fernández, not played

Wheelchair men's singles

  Shingo Kunieda def.  Stéphane Houdet, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–2

Wheelchair women's singles

  Jordanne Whiley def.  Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 0–6, 6–1

Wheelchair quad singles

  Dylan Alcott def.  David Wagner, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

Wheelchair men's doubles

  Stéphane Houdet /  Gordon Reid def.  Michaël Jeremiasz /  Nicolas Peifer, 6–3, 6–1

Wheelchair women's doubles

  Jiske Griffioen /  Aniek van Koot def.  Marjolein Buis /  Sabine Ellerbrock,  7–6(7–3),  6–1

Wheelchair quad doubles

  Nick Taylor /  David Wagner def.  Dylan Alcott /  Andrew Lapthorne, 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]

Singles seeds
Seedings are based on rankings as of August 24, 2015. Rankings and points before are as of August 31, 2015.

Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2014, points defending includes results from both the 2014 US Open and tournaments from the week of September 8, 2014 (Davis Cup for the men; Hong Kong, Québec, and Tashkent for the women).

Men's singles

Women's singles

Doubles seeds

Men's doubles

 1 Rankings are as of August 24, 2015.

Women's doubles

 1 Rankings are as of August 24, 2015.

Mixed doubles

 1 Rankings are as of August 24, 2015.

Wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Men's singles
  Jared Donaldson
  Bjorn Fratangelo
  Ryan Harrison
  Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Lleyton Hewitt
  Austin Krajicek
  Ryan Shane
  Frances Tiafoe

Women's singles
  Louisa Chirico
  Samantha Crawford
  Océane Dodin
  Nicole Gibbs
  Sofia Kenin
  Jamie Loeb
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Sachia Vickery

Men's doubles
  Deiton Baughman /  Tommy Paul
  Bjorn Fratangelo /  Dennis Novikov
  Taylor Harry Fritz /  Reilly Opelka
  Sam Groth /  Lleyton Hewitt
  Denis Kudla /  Tim Smyczek
  Julio Peralta /  Matt Seeberger
  Michael Russell /  Donald Young

Women's doubles
  Tornado Alicia Black /  Ingrid Neel
  Kaitlyn Christian /  Sabrina Santamaria
  Irina Falconi /  Anna Tatishvili
  Nicole Gibbs /  Taylor Townsend
  Maya Jansen /  Erin Routliffe
  Asia Muhammad /  Maria Sanchez
  Melanie Oudin /  Jessica Pegula

Mixed doubles
  Jennifer Brady /  Mitchell Krueger
  Lauren Davis /  Eric Butorac
  Victoria Duval /  Christian Harrison
  Claire Liu /  Taylor Harry Fritz
  Christina McHale /  Stefan Kozlov
  Anda Perianu /  Andrei Dăescu
  Taylor Townsend /  Donald Young
  Sachia Vickery /  Frances Tiafoe

Qualifier entries
The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25 – 28, 2015.

Junior boys' singles

  Paul-Henri Mathieu
  Alexander Zverev
  Guido Pella
  Michael Berrer
  Nikoloz Basilashvili
  Yoshihito Nishioka
  Jürgen Melzer
  Matthew Ebden
  Evgeny Donskoy
  Andrey Rublev
  Tommy Paul
  John-Patrick Smith
  Elias Ymer
  Konstantin Kravchuk
  Alejandro González
  Illya Marchenko

Junior girls' singles

  Jessica Pegula
  Tereza Mrdeža
  Johanna Konta
  Maria Sakkari
  Anett Kontaveit
  Kateryna Bondarenko
  Elizaveta Kulichkova
  Kiki Bertens
  Alexandra Panova
  Kateryna Kozlova
  Jeļena Ostapenko
  Laura Siegemund
  Mayo Hibi
  Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  Shelby Rogers
  Anna Tatishvili
 Lucky losers
  Daria Kasatkina

Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Men's Singles
  Mardy Fish (PR 25)
  Tommy Haas (PR 25)
  Florian Mayer (PR 34)
  Radek Štěpánek (PR 57)
  Janko Tipsarević (PR 39)

Women's Singles
  Petra Cetkovská (PR 54)
  Vania King (PR 73)
  Laura Robson (PR 52)

Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.

 Men's singles
Before the tournament
  Julien Benneteau → replaced by  Damir Džumhur
  Juan Mónaco → replaced by  Radu Albot

 Women's singles
Before the tournament
  Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by  Wang Qiang
  Peng Shuai → replaced by  Kirsten Flipkens
  Maria Sharapova → replaced by  Daria Kasatkina

During the tournament
  Eugenie Bouchard

Retirements

 Men's singles
  Pablo Andújar
  Marcos Baghdatis
  Alexandr Dolgopolov
  David Goffin
  Ernests Gulbis
  Denis Istomin
  Thanasi Kokkinakis
  Lu Yen-hsun
  Florian Mayer
  Gaël Monfils
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
  Jack Sock
  Radek Štěpánek
  Jiří Veselý

 Women's singles
  Vitalia Diatchenko
  Marina Erakovic

See also
US Open (tennis)

Notes

References

External links
Official website

US Open
US Open
US Open
2015
US Open
US Open
US Open
US Open


title: I'm Getting a Yacht

text:
I'm Getting a Yacht () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci.

Plot
Piero is a dentist who lives apart from his wife Roberta. To spend the traditional two weeks of vacation with his children Fiorella and Claudio he decides to buy a boat called Biba, Roberta's nickname, with which to leave Civitavecchia for Sardinia; Roberta also arrives from Milan to board the Kabir, a yacht owned by the engineer Casorati, full of rich snobs including Attilio.

Piero's holiday does not start under the best auspices, the Biba is actually a half-hut, which as soon as it is handed over to him immediately loses the propeller, forcing him to jump into the water to get it back; after a few miles of navigation he is forced to return to Civitavecchia for having damaged the net of a group of fishermen. Finally, having landed on the shores of the Argentario, Roberta, worried about the fate of her children, decides to leave the Kabir and join Piero and the boys on the Biba.

After several hardships, Biba reaches Sardinia and the journey brings Piero and Roberta closer together, but, in Porto Cervo, Piero meets Alessia, his nurse and lover, who asks him to recommend her to a well-known dentist. Piero with an excuse goes to dinner with Alessia, but is discovered by Roberta and, after yet another fight, the two understand that they still love each other and want to get back together.

In the meantime, however, Biba is taking off, Piero and Roberta manage to reach her with a rubber boat, but they will find themselves hostages of two prison escapees, who have taken the boat to go to Corsica. The couple, however, with cunning manage to knock out the two fugitives, but in the meantime the Biba is sunk by Claudio and Fiorella who believed that their parents had been killed by bandits; stranded in the middle of the sea they are saved by Attilio and finally they can start their life together again, perhaps by buying a bigger boat.

Cast
 Johnny Dorelli: Dr. Piero Savelli
 Laura Antonelli: Roberta
 Christian De Sica: Attilio
 Daniela Poggi: Alessia
 Daniele Formica: L'ingegnere
 Franco Giacobini: Evaso
 Sal Borgese: Marò
 Vittorio Musy Glori: Casorati

See also
 List of Italian films of 1980

References

External links

1980 films
1980 comedy films
1980s Italian-language films
Films directed by Sergio Corbucci
Sailing films
Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
Italian comedy films
Films scored by Gianni Ferrio
1980s Italian films


title: Maurandya antirrhiniflora

text:
Maurandya antirrhiniflora, known as roving sailor or (along with other similar species) climbing snapdragon, is a scrambling or climbing herbaceous perennial native to Mexico and the south western United States (California to Texas) where it grows in a variety of relatively dry habitats. It has sometimes been put into a separate genus as Maurandella antirrhiniflora.

Description

It has more-or-less triangular untoothed leaves and tubular flowers in various shades of pink, red or blue to violet with white bases. Unlike other species in the genus Maurandya, the flowers have closed "lips".

References

Plantaginaceae
Plants described in 1806
Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt
Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland


title: Karl Alexander Wilhelm von Treskow

text:
Major-General Karl Alexander Wilhelm von Treskow (5 June 1764, Eiserwagen – 23 November 1823, Berlin) was a Prussian officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was a Knight of the Order Pour le Mérite (Blue Max).

See also
Order of Battle of the Waterloo Campaign.

Notes

References

1764 births
1823 deaths
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
Prussian Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
Major generals of Prussia


title: Let's Talk it over in the Ladies Room

text:
"Let's Talk it over in the Ladies Room" is a song written by Peter Koelewijn, which became a 1984 Curtie and the Boombox hit.

Kikki Danielsson recorded the song with lyrics in Swedish by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, as "Vi låser dörren in till damernas", for the 1985 album Bra vibrationer. and as the song became considered a Kikki Danielsson song in Sweden, it was recorded by Lars Vegas trio on their 1993 EPKikki Resque.

Chart trajectories

References

1984 singles
Dutch pop songs
English-language Dutch songs
Kikki Danielsson songs
1984 songs
Songs written by Peter Koelewijn
Chrysalis Records singles


title: Antonio French

text:
Antonio French is a former city alderman in St. Louis, Missouri's 21st Ward.

From 2009 until 2017 French served as the Alderman, representing part of the neighborhoods of Penrose, College Hill, and O'Fallon, where he was born and raised. Prior to becoming Alderman, he served the 21st Ward as the Democratic Committeeman and managed numerous winning political campaigns as the president of his own consulting firm. French also ran a newspaper titled The Public Defender.

Political career

Aldermanic first term
French's first election, in 2009, gave him the aldermanic seat that he held until the 2017 election, in the Ward in which he grew up. In 2010, he was named "Best Local Politician" by the Riverfront Times. During his first term, He worked to start at $600,000 project to install security cameras all around his ward, which helped cut homicides and general crime in the ward. French also introduced legislation requesting speed bumps in the newly improved O'Fallon Park that was vetoed by Mayor Francis G. Slay.

Other community improvement actions he took during his first term include a "Block by Block" campaign to rehab houses with corporate and non-profit partners each month and a jazz concert series in O'Fallon Park.

Aldermanic second term
After being re-elected in 2013, Alderman French went on to sponsor a civilian review board bill, in response to the unrest in Ferguson. The bill would create a seven-person board that has the power to review police evidence, interrogation tapes, and investigations, but would not have the power of subpoena. The board would have the power to send investigations back to Internal Affairs with recommendations for further questions or additional evidence. If the board is still unsatisfied, it can conduct its own independent investigation and make recommendations to the police chief regarding discipline. During his second term, French also received his Executive MBA degree from Washington University.

Mayoral election
French ran for Mayor of St. Louis in the 2017 election. He was endorsed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He came in fourth out of the seven declared candidates.

Education initiative
In 2012, French founded The North Campus, an education initiative modeled after The Harlem Children’s Zone in New York City. The North Campus provides after-school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment services for more than 150 children. The organization's mission is to coordinate an expansive network of partnerships working together for a common goal: providing the children of the North Campus with a world-class education and an enriching childhood experience so that they will ultimately lift themselves and their families out of poverty. French is both the founder and President of the organization, coordinating multiple sites of student services. In 2015, the IRS stripped North Campus Partnership, an organization created by French, of its nonprofit status for failing to file annual tax returns. The status was subsequently fully reinstated retroactively.

Ferguson involvement

In 2014, French gained national visibility for his role in documenting protests over the shooting of Michael Brown, for which he was arrested. French was among the first of elected officials involved in the Ferguson protests, acting as social media-/photo-journalist and mediator.

Personal life
French's wife, Jasenka, is a Bosnian immigrant who came to the United States with her family as a refugee of the Bosnian War.

References

External links
 Official profile

Members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Missouri Democrats
Living people
1977 births
African-American people in Missouri politics
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people


title: Cochacucho

text:
Cochacucho (possibly from Quechua qucha lake, k'uchu corner, inside corner or outward angle) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain is about  high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated southwest of the mountains Pomanota and Jatuncucho, and north of the mountain Jatun Sallica.

The lake named Cochacucho lies southwest of the mountain in San Pablo District at .

References

Lakes of Cusco Region
Lakes of Peru

Mountains of Puno Region
Mountains of Cusco Region


title: Did You Hear the Rain?

text:
"Did You Hear the Rain?" is the debut single by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. It was released as the lead single from his debut studio album Wanted on Voyage (2014). The song was released as a digital EP on 1 November 2013 in Italy and as a digital single in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2014 through Columbia Records. The song peaked at number 72 in Austria.

"Did You Hear the Rain?" was re-released in the UK on 11 May 2015.

Background and inspiration
In an interview with Australian music website FasterLouder, Ezra claimed that "The whole point of ["Did You Hear the Rain?"] was looking at characters – and I wrote that song actually when I was, I must have been 18, and I was looking into the fact that no matter who you meet, no matter how you meet them, they're gonna have more than one side to their personality. I'm not saying that they're gonna be split personality but you meet people at a certain time on a certain day and they might be different to if you met them, and I thought that about myself as well so I wrote the not-so-nice side."

Regarding the recording of the song, he said, "What could be a weird beat on Did You Hear the Rain? is actually three loops we found and mixed together – someone beat boxing, someone playing didgeridoo, and another I can't remember. We fed loops through distortion, then made beats out of it. There's tons of that going on in the songs, which was fun in the studio, but now that I've got a band, is a ball ache to try to recreate live."

Critical reception
Hannah Skolnick reviewed the song positively, calling it: "Equally catchy, but darker and with a greater depth," and that "Ezra scratches and howls out his chorus 'you can try and run and hide, tearing at the chain oh, Lucifer's inside.' Complete with full instrumentation, the sound is dense and imposing, yet some of his tonal delicacy has been lost in the studio recording". Amy Davidson of Digital Spy gave the song 4/5 stars: "'Did You Hear the Rain?' happened to be the track that introduced the world to George Ezra. Released in the slightly different context of a number one album, the track proves why the singer-songwriter has managed to stick around since it debuted. With dark, vengeful lyrics that name-check Lucifer himself, not to mention Ezra's deep, bluesy voice, 'Did You Hear the Rain?' showcases the range and depth of George Ezra."

Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Did You Hear the Rain?" was first released onto YouTube on 6 November 2013 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-eight seconds.

Track listing
Digital download
 "Budapest" – 3:22
 "Did You Hear the Rain?" – 2:57
 "Benjamin Twine" – 2:53
 "Angry Hill" – 4:10

Charts

Release history

References

2013 debut singles
2013 songs
George Ezra songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by George Ezra
Song recordings produced by Cam Blackwood


title: FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup

text:
The FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup (known as Alpen Cup) is a ski jumping tournament held in Alps yearly by the International Ski Federation since 1990.

History
The first season of this competition took place in the 1990/91 season. The summer season was introduced in 1996/97. In the 1999/00 season two separate classifications, summer and winter, were introduced for the first time, while both together counted for overall classification. From the 2000–01 season one only overall classification exists, joining the points from summer and winter together.

This competition is only for junior ski jumpers of maximum 20 years old. Until the 2005/06 season, the limit was 18 years old. Until the 2006–07 season, only jumpers from Alpine countries were allowed to compete. From the 2007/08 season onward, ski jumpers from Eastern European countries: Bulgarians, Czechs, Poles, Romanians, Slovaks and Hungarians, can compete too.

In the years 2000-2004 and from the 2013/14 season, the Alpen Cup takes place also in the women's category.

Higher competitive circuits are the World Cup, the Summer Grand Prix and the Continental Cup; the lower circuits include the FIS Cup and the FIS Race.

Men's standings

Overall

Summer

Ladies' standings

Overall

References

Ski jumping competitions
Jumping
Recurring sporting events established in 1990
1990 establishments in Europe


title: Porca vacca

text:
Porca vacca is a 1982 Italian war-comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film was panned by critics.

Plot
During World War I Barbisetti, a mediocre artist also known as "Primo Baffo", tries to avoid the military service, but he doesn't succeed. During the war he meets two farmers, Tomo Secondo and Marianna, two scammers: the two manage to deceive the soldier many times, but eventually the three establish a friendship made of ups and downs.

Cast

Renato Pozzetto: Primo Malvisetti aka Primo Baffo
Laura Antonelli: Marianna
Aldo Maccione: Tomo Secondo
Raymond Bussières: Uncle Nicola
Raymond Pellegrin: The General
Adriana Russo: The Ballet Dancer
Massimo Sarchielli: The Captain
Gino Pernice: The "Professor"
Corrado Olmi: Ufficiale Medico
Enzo Robutti:  Captain Caimani del Piave
Maurizio Mattioli: Soldier from Bologna

See also
 List of Italian films of 1982

References

External links

1982 films
Italian war comedy films
1980s war comedy films
Films directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Italian World War I films
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films scored by Riz Ortolani
1982 comedy films
1980s Italian-language films
1980s Italian films


title: Albania at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

text:
Albania competed at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. A delegation of two athletes were sent to represent the country.

References

Nations at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
2014
European Athletics Championships


title: Parc floral de Paris

text:
The Parc floral de Paris is a public park and botanical garden located within the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.  Created in 1969, the park remains the legacy of the international horticultural exposition, which was organised under the auspices of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). It is one of four botanical gardens in Paris, and is the site of major annual flower shows.  The nearest metro station to the park is Chateau-de-Vincennes.

History

The  Parc floral, as a part of the Bois de Vincennes, had originally been part of a royal park and hunting domain.   The park had been enclosed with a wall by King Philippe-Auguste in the 12th century, and the neighboring chateau was built by King Charles V of France.  King Louis XV had reforested the park and built paths and promenades, and a pyramid (1831), still visible, just outside the Parc Floral, at the intersection of the route de Polygone and route royale de Beauté.

After the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte had turned the Bois de Vincennes into a training ground for his soldiers.  Between 1840 and 1843 The land occupied by the Parc Floral was mostly deforested and turned into an immense field of 166 hectares where the infantry practiced manoeuvres.  During the Second Empire of Napoleon III,  a large part of the Bois de Vincennes was made into a public park, but the area of the future Parc floral remained under military control well after the Second World War.  It was largely flat, had a few buildings which could be used for exhibit space.  Its most promising assets were a grove of oaks and a grove of pine trees.

The Bois de Vincennes had hosted a major international flower show, called the Floralies, in 1959 and 1964.  The city of Paris decided to create a permanent exhibition space for the Floralies and other botanical exhibits and shows.  In 1969 the Paris city architect, Daniel Collin, was put in charge of the project, assisted by several different architects for different parts of the garden:  Caroline Stefulesco-Mollie for the valley of flowers;   Jacques Sgard for the sculpture garden; Alain Provost for the water garden; and Lucienne Talihade-Collin for the playground.

Features of the park

The park occupies 31 hectares, making it the fourth-largest park in Paris, after the Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes (of which it forms a considerable part) and Parc de la Villette (35 hectares), but larger than the Tuileries gardens.

Like other city parks of the 1960s and 1970s, the Parc Floral was seen as a form of amusement park, as well as a botanical garden. It features the Delta, a large outdoor concert stage; a restaurant and a cafe;  large and small exhibit halls; an art gallery;  a large playground, and a miniature railway.  It also has a number of modern works of sculpture by Alexander Calder, Alicia Penalba and other artists, placed in different gardens around the park.

The park can be entered either from the Château de Vincennes, or from the Route de la Pyramide.  Visitors entering from the Chateau de Vincennes pass through a forest of cedars and oaks to arrive at the central element of the composition,  the Vallée des Fleurs, or Valley of Flowers.  The varieties of flowers in the Valley of flowers are changed each year, according to a chosen theme.   The Valley borders  a lake, the Miroir d'eau, or water mirror, which is placed near the center of the park, with a modern fountain and series of cascades on one side. There are smaller ponds devoted to lily pads, lotus, and other aquatic plants. The large outdoor concert stage, the Delta, faces and dominates the lake.

Smaller flower gardens are scattered throughout the park;  there is a garden to show varieties of the azalea;  a large garden showcasing the rhododendron; a garden of ferns; gardens for irises and dahlias;  a garden and pavilion for medicinal plants and culinary herbs; a garden for varieties of cactus;  a garden of plants from the Mediterranean regions; and a large pavilion for displaying Japanese bonsai plants.   There is also one garden, the jardin des Quatres-Saisons (Garden of the seasons)   where flowers are in bloom year-round.

References

Notes and citations

Bibliography

External links
 Official website of the BIE

Gardens in Paris
Botanical gardens in France
12th arrondissement of Paris
Parks and open spaces in Paris


title: Procopius Waldvogel

text:
Procopius Waldvogel (alternate spellings: Prokop Waldvogel or Procopius Waldfogel) was a medieval printer from Avignon. It is believed that he might have invented printing before Johannes Gutenberg. He flourished in the fifteenth century.

Life

He was a German living in Avignon. He was a silversmith by trade. He fled from Prague during the Hussite troubles and stayed in Lucerne, Switzerland .  He arrived in Avignon in 1444.  At Avignon he had two students: Manaud Vitalis and Arnaud de Coselhac. His name appears in several contracts of that time, most notably the one in which he agrees to provide Davin de Caderousse with movable metal type of Hebrew letters. He disappeared from the historical record after 1446.

Career

It has been claimed that he owned molds for printing before Johannes Gutenberg in 1444. However, unlike Gutenberg, he did not print any books.

He had two alphabets and various metal forms and he offered to teach the art of artificial writing to a schoolteacher.

In 1890, the French historian M. Requin claimed that Waldvogel had invented the art of moveable-type printing before Johannes Gutenberg. Unfortunately, Requin never showed any evidence that Waldvogel printed anything, and his allegations are long forgotten.

He was a contemporary of other printers of the time, which included Laurens Janszoon Coster, Jean Brito and Panfilo Castaldi.

Controversial printed quires possibly assigned to Procopius Waldvogel

In 2015 two Hebrew-letter quires with a total of 32 pages were found to be reused in the cover of a book from the 16th century. They were sent by their owner to the Institute of Hebrew Manuscript Research at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem. The study of their watermarks, paper, ink, typeset typography, made upon request of their owner, concluded that it may be possible that they could have been printed in the area of Avignon around 1444, suggesting that they might be Waldfogel and Davin de Caderousse's work. This finding has received some media coverage, although in the absence of a counter-expertise by independent scholars, the putative link between these printed quires and Waldfogel's entreprise remains purely speculative.

Since 2019, the Institute for Computerized Bibliography of the Hebrew Book published three comprehensive studies on the sheets, which were brought in 2015 before Yitzhak Yudlov , who was the Head of the Institute for Hebrew Bibliography in Jerusalem for many years, and Dr. Benjamin Richler, former Director of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts at the National Library in Jerusalem.

Regarding the identification of those sheets, they wrote: "In our opinion, these are the sheets from the printing experiments of Prokop Waldvogel and Davin from Caderousse ".

The publications of the Institute for Computerized Bibliography of the Hebrew Book dealt with three components of the sheets, namely paper, watermark and typography.

The first publication, co-authored with the Historical City Archive of Fabriano, Italy, where the paper and the watermark were created, is titled “Watermark identification of early Hebrew printed paper from Avignon in 1446”.

 A second publication is a comprehensive research lecture given at the 2022 conference of the International Association of Paper Historians in Krems, Austria.

The published version appeared as a chapter in the book “Artists’ paper – a case in paper history”, Verlag Berger 2023.

In this chapter, for the first time, the Institute for Computerized Bibliography of the Hebrew Book presents an innovative study method on the typography of Hebrew books in the 15th century.

The third publication was a lecture given at the 2023 conference of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, TAGA, in Oklahoma City.

There a comprehensive and in-depth study on the beginning of print in the 15th century was presented.

It is worth noting that until now, about 8 years since the identification of the sheets by the
Institute for Hebrew Bibliography of the National Library of Israel, no other study has been
published that contradicts the opinion of either their experts or of the researchers of the Institute
for Computerized Bibliography of the Hebrew Book from Jerusalem, Moshe Rosenfeld and Dr. Elyakim Kassel.

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15th-century German businesspeople
Businesspeople from Avignon
German printers


title: Andorra at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

text:
Andorra competed at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. A delegation of two athletes were sent to represent the country.

References

Nations at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
2014
European Athletics Championships


title: Armenia at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

text:
Armenia competed at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. A delegation of three athletes were sent to represent the country.

References

Nations at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
2014
European Athletics Championships


title: Takehiko Ogawa

text:
is a Japanese urologist and developmental biologist, known for his pioneer research on in vitro spermatogenesis. He is Professor of Proteomics at Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University.

Contribution
In 2011, Ogawa and his colleagues succeeded to produce functional sperm from spermatogonial stem cells with the testis of mouse using an organ culture method, which was the first demonstration of mammalian. The result could change views about fertility and spermatogenesis and result in new diagnostics for male infertility as well as treatment and follow-up of patients with cancer. In 2014, his research group reported that a sample of frozen testicle has been used to produce live offspring in experiments on mice, and this breakthrough could have important implications for boys with cancer who become infertile due to chemotherapy treatments.

Biography
Ogawa received his M.D. in 1985 and his doctorate in Pathology in 1989 from Yokohama City University. After clinical residency in Urology, he worked as an urologist at several hospitals in Yokohama and neighboring cities. Wishig to study germ cells, he served as a postdoctoral fellow under Ralph L. Brinster at University of Pennsylvania between 1995 and 1998. On returning to Japan, he became a member of the faculty of Yokohama City University.

External links
Takehiko Ogawa laboratory

References

Developmental biologists
Japanese biologists
Japanese urologists
Yokohama City University alumni
Academic staff of Yokohama City University
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Austria at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

text:
Austria competed at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. A delegation of thirteen athletes were sent to represent the country.

References

Nations at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
2014
European Athletics Championships