title: Niroshan Dickwella

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Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella, known as Niroshan Dickwella (born 23 June 1993), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game for Sri Lanka. A left-hand batsman, he also plays as a wicket-keeper of the team. Dickwella is known for hitting left handed Dilscoops. In November 2017, he was named the emerging cricketer of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.

Domestic and T20 franchise career
In March 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. He was the leading run-scorer for Kandy during the tournament, with 315 runs in three matches. The following month, he was also named as the vice-captain of Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.

In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla Viiking for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.

International career
He made his Test cricket debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa in July 2014. He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against India on 16 November 2014. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka against India on 9 February 2016.

Dickwella was originally included into 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka squad, but due to poor performances in India tour and 2016 Asia Cup, he was dropped from the world cup squad.

Dickwella was called up for the South African limited over tour after fine performances in domestic tournaments. He was included in the T20I side as the opening batsman and scored quick innings in all three matches. He scored his maiden T20I fifty as a match-winning knock in the third match, which ensured the first series win against South Africa on their home soil in any format. Dickwella was adjudged both man of the match and player of the series for his match-winning batting performances.

After the ban, he looked forward to coming back to the squad for second ODI against Bangladesh in late March 2017. However, he was ruled out of the series due to hairline fracture in his left hand.

He scored his first ODI century on 6 July 2017 against Zimbabwe at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. Along with Danushka Gunathilaka, they made a 229-run partnership for the first wicket, where Gunathilaka also scored his first ODI century. Sri Lanka chased 310 to win the match, which was the first 300-plus chase by Sri Lanka on home soil. In the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe, he and Danushka Gunathilaka set the record for becoming the first pair of batsmen to score two successive 200-plus partnerships in ODIs.

In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season. In March 2021, during the first Test against the West Indies, he set a new record for scoring the most half centuries by a batsman (17) in Test cricket without scoring a century, passing the previous record held by Chetan Chauhan.

In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. In the Australian Test series in July 2022, Sri Lanka suffered a huge defeat, with the match ending in three days. In the match, Dickwella was the only Sri Lankan player to score a fifty, scoring 58 runs in the first innings.

Disciplinary issues
In July 2014, on his Test debut, he was fined 10% of the match fees for claiming unfair catch.

During the fourth ODI against South Africa on 7 February 2017, Dickwella had a verbal encounter with Kagiso Rabada and was fined, along with gaining three demerit points. On 21 February 2017, Dickwella was suspended for two limited over matches, after a Code of Conduct breach during the second T20I against Australia at Kardinia Park. He was fined 30% of his match fees and was given two more demerit points.

In July 2017, Dickwella was fined 30 percent of his match fee and received two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. during the ODI against Zimbabwe.

On 28 June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) suspended Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka after they breached the team's bio-secure bubble during Sri Lanka's tour of England. All three players were seen in the city centre of Durham, with SLC sending them all back home ahead of the ODI matches. In July 2021, following the outcome of the incident, Dickwella was suspended from playing in international cricket for one year. Sri Lanka Cricket agreed to lift the ban early, rescinding the punishment in January 2022.

Accolades
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2012
Dialog SLC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2016–17.

References

External links

1993 births
Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy
Colombo Commandos cricketers
Living people
Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers
Sri Lankan cricketers
Sri Lanka Test cricketers
Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
Southern Express cricketers
Wayamba cricketers
Saint Lucia Kings cricketers
Dambulla Aura cricketers
Wicket-keepers
Cricketers from Kandy


title: My Secret Hotel

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My Secret Hotel () is a 2014 South Korean mystery-romantic comedy television series starring Yoo In-na, Jin Yi-han, Namkoong Min and Lee Young-eun. It aired on tvN from August 18 to October 14, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes.

Synopsis
Nam Sang-hyo (Yoo In-na) is the head of the wedding planning division of The Secret Hotel, one of Korea's most elite and luxurious hotels and considered among the top wedding destinations in the country. Optimistic, cheerful and a perfectionist, she works hard and dreams of becoming the hotel's general manager someday. Sang-hyo faces the biggest challenge of her job when her next client turns out to be architect Gu Hae-young (Jin Yi-han), her ex-husband. Seven years ago, Sang-hyo and Hae-young fell madly in love and got hitched in Las Vegas, but because of Hae-young's easy-come-easy-go attitude towards relationships, they fought and broke up. Since the marriage lasted only 100 days, they never filed the paperwork to legally register it, so their short-lived marriage remains a secret.

Meanwhile, Sang-hyo has caught the eye of her boss Jo Sung-gyeom (Namkoong Min), a strict but thoughtful hotel managing director who has all the female employees swooning. But there's also ambitious public relations manager Yeo Eun-joo (Lee Young-eun), who competes with Sang-hyo for both a promotion and Sung-gyeom's heart.

To make matters even more complicated, a murder turns the hotel topsy-turvy. Sung-gyeom may be connected to the case, while Eun-joo attempts to use the circumstances surrounding the murder to get a leg up on the corporate ladder. As Sang-hyo and Hae-young juggle their sudden reunion under awkward circumstances, the exes also get sucked into the murder investigation.

Cast

Main
 Yoo In-na as Nam Sang-hyo
 Jin Yi-han as Gu Hae-young
 Namkoong Min as Jo Sung-gyeom
 Lee Young-eun as Yeo Eun-joo

Supporting
 Ha Yeon-joo as Jung Soo-ah, Gu Hae-young's fiancée.
 Choi Jung-won as Yoo Shi-chan, Gu Hae-young's best friend.
 Hwang So-hee as Joo Jung-eun, Gu Hae-young's stalker.
 Kim Jae-seung as Kim Ki-ho, Jung Soo-ah's chauffeur.
 Choi Jung-woo as Lee Moo-yang, general manager of The Secret Hotel.
 Uhm Soo-jung as Yang Kyung-hee, employee of wedding planning division of The Secret Hotel.
 Kim Bo-mi as Heo Young-mi, employee of wedding planning division of The Secret Hotel.
 Choi Tae-hwan as Jang Ki-chul, employee of wedding planning division of The Secret Hotel.
 Go Yoon-hoo as Cha Dong-min, head of security team of The Secret Hotel.
 Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Geum-bo, police detective.
 Lee Kwang-hoon as Simon, Jo Sung-gyeom's secretary.
 Kim Byung-choon as Hwang Dong-bae, employee of wedding planning division of The Secret Hotel, murder victim.
 Ahn Bo-hyun as Sang-hoon.

Special appearances
 Hong Seok-cheon as Chef Andre Hong
 Hong Jin-young as herself looking for her husband Goong Min who looks like Jo Sung-gyeom (Hong Jin-young and Namkoong Min were pair in reality variety show We Got Married (season 4) aired at same time as this TV series) – ep. 7-8.

Ratings
In this table,  represent the lowest ratings and  represent the highest ratings.

References

External links
 My Secret Hotel official tvN website

TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas
2014 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
Works set in hotels
South Korean romantic comedy television series
South Korean mystery television series


title: Priyaragalu

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Priyaragalu is 1997 Telugu-language romantic musical film, produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under the Melody Theaters banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari, Master Anand Vardhan and has music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film is a remake of Malayalam film, Pappayude Swantham Appoos and won two Nandi Awards.

Plot
The film begins with Madhu is a topmost model who resorted to his work after being unable to cope with his wife Priya's death. During the process, he unintentionally neglects his only son, Kush Lav, and is unable to fulfill anything for him. Meanwhile, Kush Lav becomes friends with a girl Sneha that falls for Madhu, but he shows annoyance towards her. Sneha's half-brother Banerjee, who had a land dispute with Madhu realizes that his sister is staying with him, so he forcefully takes her back. Kush Lav becomes disappointed and turns rebellious, which culminates in Madhu's hitting. Afterward, he realizes his mistake, apologizes to Kush Lav, and promises to bring back Sneha. At her residence, Banerjee mistreats Madhu which leads to a fight where Kush Lav gets caught up. As time passes, Madhu notices an illness in Kush Lav and he finds out it is a serious internal hemorrhage and urgent surgery is required. Now is the less time left for Madhu to spend with his son and he wants to fulfill all the promises given to him before the operation. So he decides to get Sneha, who is to be married against her wishes. Madhu rescues Sneha from Banerjee and the three of them travel towards a temple, where Kush Lav witnesses his mother Priya's soul under the illusion of leading to his survival. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Madhu and Sneha.

Cast

Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. The music was released on T-Series Music Company.

Reception
A critic from Andhra Today opined that "On the whole a good movie, which could have avoided being marred by the plagiarism of comic scenes from a recent popular movie".

Awards
Nandi Awards – 1997
 Best Child Actor – Master Aanand Vardhan
 Best Male Playback Singer – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Chinna"

References

External links

1990s musical comedy-drama films
1990s romantic comedy-drama films
1990s romantic musical films
1990s Telugu-language films
1997 comedy-drama films
1997 films
Films based on Indian novels
Films based on romance novels
Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy
Films scored by M. M. Keeravani
Films set in Hyderabad, India
Films shot in Hyderabad, India
Indian musical comedy-drama films
Indian romantic comedy-drama films
Indian romantic musical films


title: George Dobson (footballer, born 1949)

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George Richard Dobson (24 August 1949 – 10 September 2007) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a winger. He later dropped into non-League football and played for Guildford City and Slough Town. After retiring as a player, he became a coach.

Playing career

Brentford
A winger, Dobson joined Brentford at a young age and came through the youth ranks and made his debut in a 1–0 Fourth Division win over Chesterfield at Griffin Park on 25 February 1967 at the age of just 17. He quickly established himself as a first team regular, making 37 appearances during the 1967–68 season and winning rave reviews for his ability to take on and beat opposition full backs. Dobson's appearance count reduced during the 1968–69 season, as a broken ankle hindered his progress. An injury to Dobson's other leg ensured he would not be the same player again and he departed the Bees at the end of the 1969–70 season. He made 93 appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.

Non-League football
After his release from Brentford, Dobson had spells with non-League clubs Guildford City and Slough Town in the 1970s.

Coaching career
Dobson later returned to Brentford to work in the club's Centre Of Excellence.

Personal life
Dobson had two sons, Michael and Richard, who were both on the books at Brentford, with Michael making over 200 appearances for the first team between 2000 and 2006, many of them as captain. Richard played non-League football and went on to work in the Centre Of Excellence at Brentford and coached the club's women's team, before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in 2007 to work in the club's youth system, rising to become first team assistant manager in 2011. Dobson, a cancer sufferer, died on 10 September 2007.

Career statistics

References

1949 births
Footballers from Chiswick
English men's footballers
Brentford F.C. players
English Football League players
2007 deaths
Guildford City F.C. players
Slough Town F.C. players
Isthmian League players
Southern Football League players
Men's association football wingers
Brentford F.C. non-playing staff


title: L'Echo français

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L'Echo français ('French Echo') was a French biweekly newspaper published from Mexico City. It was founded on January 26, 1902. The newspaper was published between 1902 and 1925. Anatole (alias Henri) Papillaud was the founder of the newspaper, albeit Papillaud left Mexico a few months after the launch of the publication. It was one of two main French-language publications in Mexico at the time. Its offices were located at Calle Uruguay 95.

Ownership of the newspaper was later taken over by Max Athénosy. In 1925 the newspaper merged with Courrier du Mexique.

References

Defunct newspapers published in Mexico
French diaspora in North America
French-language newspapers published in North America
Newspapers published in Mexico City
Newspapers established in 1902
Publications disestablished in 1925


title: Festival of the Unexceptional

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The Festival of the Unexceptional is a Concours d'Elegance-style car show held in England, featuring classic cars from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s that were considered ordinary when new, but are now quite rare.

Concept
The festival is the idea of Hagerty Insurance, who "wanted to raise the profile of vehicles which are not seen at Pebble Beach, Hampton Court, Goodwood or other such prestigious Concours events [...] ordinary cars to whom a large majority of people can truly relate; the first car you drove, your parent’s car or simply the car you admired on your neighbour’s drive". Regular judge and motoring writer Sam Skelton said that "we want to see the cars which littered street corners a couple of decades ago" and that the festival "celebrates those cars which were ubiquitous when new, and apathy has made rare in their old age". The festival has two arenas where cars are displayed: a Concours de l'Ordinaire of about fifty selected vehicles, and a general car park of ordinary classics. The Concours de l'Ordinaire is open to 'unexceptional' cars made between 1966 and 1996.

History
The inaugural event took place at Whittlebury Park, Northamptonshire, on 26 July 2014 and was attended by 300 people. Cars on the concours included Princess Diana's Austin Metro displayed by Coventry Transport Museum and the very small Peel P50 displayed by the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. A range of other cars took part such as a Fiat Strada, Ford Cortina, Renault 6 and Vauxhall Chevette. The winner of the first concours was a Nissan Cherry Europe GTi, with the runner-up spot taken by a 1975 Austin Maxi.

The event returned in 2015 with over fifty cars showcased in the concours, with Best in Show awarded to a 1978 Ford Escort 1600 and second place going to a 1978 Fiat 127. A 1974 Hillman Avenger Super Estate took the People's Choice award. The winning Escort's owner described the car as "something of a family heirloom" that had been bought new by his father and later restored after it was nearly written off following an accident.

At the 2016 event there were forty-five cars displayed on the concours; Best in Show was won by a 1980 Morris Marina pick-up and second place was taken by a 1979 VW Golf L. The People's Choice was awarded to a 1968 Hillman Minx estate. A new feature introduced this year was the Feast of the Unexceptional, a competition of 1970s-style picnics brought by visitors.

In 2017 the event took place in the grounds of Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. A new feature was the selection of five cars from the car park that were invited to join the cars on the concours. The Best in Show award went to a 1983 Datsun Sunny 1.5 GL, with second place taken by a 1972 Daf 33 and the People's Choice awarded to a 1972 Austin Allegro SS.

The 2018 event was again held at Stowe School. Fifty cars took part in the main concours; Best in Show was a 1977 Chrysler Alpine, one of only thirteen Alpines left on UK roads, which had been fully restored by an enthusiast of the marque who had spent over 1,000 hours working on the car and had sourced the seat fabric from the last roll of original material from France. Second place went to a 1981 Datsun Bluebird GL saloon and the People's Choice award was won by a 1982 Fiat Strada 65CL. Over 2,000 people attended the event.

In 2019 the event moved to the Claydon Estate in Buckinghamshire. Best in Show was won by a 1977 Morris Marina 1.3 Deluxe Estate, which the owner had rescued from being scrapped when the garage that housed it was scheduled for demolition. In second place was a 1978 Vauxhall Chevette E and the People's Choice award was won by a 1982 Peugeot 305 SR Estate. A new concours class introduced this year was the Anniversary Class, for vehicle models that were celebrating significant anniversaries, such as fifty years since introduction.

The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2021 event took place at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire. A 1989 Proton Saloon, 'Black Knight' special edition took the Concours de l'ordinare prize. The car, which had covered only 13,000 miles from new, is the last remaining example of 201 made.

The 2022 event returned to Grimsthorpe Castle and the winner was a three-door 1994 Vauxhall Astra Merit 1.4.

The 2023 event returned to Grimsthorpe Castle and the winner for this year was a 1991 Daihatsu Applause.

References

External links

2016 Event review https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/festival-of-the-unexceptional-2016/

2016 Event report https://petrolicious.com/concours-de-l-ordinaire-is-as-charmingly-mundane-as-it-sounds
2017 Event Report https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/festival-unexceptional-2017-celebration-ordinary-cars-pictures/

Auto shows in the United Kingdom
Concours d'Elegance


title: Jönköpings-Posten

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Jönköpings-Posten (simply JP) is a Swedish language morning newspaper in published in Jönköping, Sweden.

History and profile
Jönköpings-Posten was first published on 17 January 1865. The paper is based in the town of Jönköping and is published six days per week from Monday to Saturday. It has a liberal stance and is published in broadsheet format.

Stig Fredrikson is among the former editors-in-chief of Jönköpings-Posten.

Jönköpings-Posten had a circulation of 32,800 copies in 2012 and 31,400 copies in 2013.

References

External links
 Official website

1865 establishments in Sweden
Newspapers established in 1865
Daily newspapers published in Sweden
Swedish-language newspapers
Mass media in Jönköping


title: Suleymaniye Mosque (Rhodes)

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The Suleymaniye Mosque or the Mosque of Suleiman (, ) is a former mosque in the city of Rhodes, Greece. It was originally built after the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes in 1522 and is named after Sultan Suleiman to commemorate his conquest. The mosque was reconstructed in 1808 and has been restored several times since. It is the most significant surviving Ottoman-era monument in Rhodes.

History
This mosque was the first mosque in the town of Rhodes, built right after Ottomans besieged it and captured it in 1522. Local tradition holds that the mosque was built on the site of a previous church. The mosque's construction is thus dated to around 1522–1523. It is named after Sultan Suleiman, who led the Ottoman invasion. The 17th-century Ottoman writer and traveler, Evliya Çelebi, reported the presence of an inscription on the minaret which recorded repairs effected in 940 AH (1533–1534 CE).

In 1808, the mosque was rebuilt, following the same design as the original mosque.  It was partially restored prior to a visit by Sultan Abdulaziz (). The 1856 earthquake caused damage to the mosque. That same year, a gunpowder magazine under the nearby Church of Saint John was struck by lightning, causing a massive explosion that destroyed the church and further damaged the mosque. A decision to repair the building was eventually taken in 1892. The minaret, which originally had just one balcony, was rebuilt with two balconies at this time or earlier in 1863.

The minaret was repaired again in 1925, but was demolished in 1987 due to structural problems. Major restoration and reconstruction on the whole mosque began in 1988 and were completed in 2005. Europa Nostra gave this mosque an honorary distinction in 2006. The mosque is currently closed to visitors, except for special occasions.

Architecture

The mosque's design reflects an earlier period of Ottoman architecture when mosques were adjoined by tabhanes (hospices for Sufis). The prayer hall today consists of three domed chambers. The central room is covered by a large, high dome and is flanked on either side by a room with a smaller and lower dome. The central room also contains a mihrab (niche indicating the direction of prayer) and a minbar (pulpit) made of walnut wood. Originally, the central room would have been the prayer hall or mosque proper, while the side rooms would have served as tabhanes. At some later period, these three rooms were joined together to former a larger prayer hall.

On the outside, the mosque is fronted by a double narthex with an outer and inner portico. The inner portico is covered by seven domes and supported by eight columns, while the outer portico is covered by a sloped lead roof supported on more columns.

The entrance doorway to the mosque is an ornate marble archway carved with flowers and other motifs. This portal formerly belonged to a funerary monument built by the Knights Hospitaller in 1510–1520, which was probably part of the Church of Saint John that was destroyed in the 1856 explosion. The portal was moved and incorporated into the mosque in 1863. It may have originally been a work imported by from Italy by the Knights.

Because mosques are required to be aligned with the qibla (direction of prayer), which did not necessarily match the orientation of existing streets and of surrounding buildings, the construction of new mosques in the city often involved clearing additional neighboring structures to accommodate the building's orientation. This left an open space of irregular shape on the northwest side of the mosque (in front of its entrance), which was turned into a public square with a fountain for ablutions. The fountain in front of the Suleymaniye Mosque has an octagonal base with eight spoliated columns supporting a dome.

See also

 Islam in Greece
 List of former mosques in Greece
 List of mosques in Greece
 Ottoman Greece

References

External links

Ottoman mosques in Greece
16th-century mosques
Buildings and structures in Rhodes (city)
16th-century architecture in Greece
Former mosques in Greece
Museums in Rhodes
Mosque buildings with domes
Ottoman architecture in Rhodes


title: Polish Rugby Union

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Polish Rugby Union (Polish: Polski Związek Rugby), abbreviated to PZR, is the only legal Polish representative of Polish rugby union and rugby sevens for both men and women's rugby and all age groups.

History

The Polish Rugby Union (Polski Związek Rugby) was founded in 1957, although rugby had already existed in Poland since the 1920s, when in 1921, Louis Amblard, a Frenchman, set up the very first Polish rugby club called "The White Eagles". The first match was in 1922, and the first club international in 1924 against a Romanian side. There was, however, an earlier Polish Rugby Union set up in the early 1920s, but disbanded in 1928, as the sport failed to gain much popularity and historical disruptions such as World War II and Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact halted development, which why it was not until the 1950s that the sport re-emerged. Poland's first ever rugby season was in 1956 between September and December. There was no national league but only 5 regional divisions which were meant to determine who shall play in the top flight which was to be established later on. PZR joined the IRFB in 1988.
The official supplier of equipment to the PRU is O'Brien sport.

In 1921, Louis Amblard, a Frenchman, set up the very first Polish rugby club called "The White Eagles". The first match was in 1922, and the first club international in 1924 against a Romanian side.

The game became established in the Warsaw Military Academy in the early 1930s.

The tragic events of World War II, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact etc., meant that the growth of Polish rugby was retarded until the 1950s. During World War II, there were occasional games between allied POWs in German camps in Poland. For example, a game was held between a Scottish and a Welsh XV, in ten inches of snow. No conversions were allowed, as the ball would have gone over the camp fence, and the game was twenty minutes each way. Players wore army boots, trousers, prison shirts and balaclavas.

Polish rugby arguably achieved its greatest success in the late 1970s when the national team beat Italy, Spain and the USSR, and also held Romania to a 37–21 win in 1977.

"Much to everyone's surprise, Eastern Bloc countries are among the game's vigorous participants, seemingly oblivious to rugby's capitalist class-ridden origins. Russia emerged from behind the Iron Curtain and came under international scrutiny when they played France in Toulouse in November 1978. Rumania, Poland and Czechoslovakia are members of the Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur, the governing body for those countries not in the IB."

In 1983, Poland failed to play  in the FIRA Championships, and told FIRA that two of their players had died. It is not known where the other died, but one had died near Bucharest.

The Cold War frequently intruded – for example in the 1984 FIRA Championships, in the game against France, Poland demanded the removal of the French players Didier Camberabero, Henri Sanz and the Brive RFC centre Yves Fouget, because as members of the French armed forces, they were considered to be a security risk.

Because of high Polish emigration, particularly to France, and English speaking nations, the Polish team actually has a fairly large pool of potential players. In addition,
a number of Poles returning from jobs in the British Isles and France, have carried the game back with them.

There are currently three divisions in Poland. The second division was relaunched in 2009 using some of the major teams providing 2nd XVs, along with some newly formed sides. The top division has 8 teams while the second division has 6 teams. Prior to that in 2008/2009 there were 10 teams in the top division and only 4 in the second. This led to some very uneven contests between the top teams and those at the bottom of the league. There is now also a regional league played in the centre of Poland (around Lodz and Warsaw) in which some smaller clubs have entered teams and second teams from some of the top clubs nationally compete.

Polish rugby development, however, has tended to concentrate on rugby sevens as a means of introducing the sport to people. The PRU organises regular one day sevens tournaments over the spring/summer with teams travelling from all over the country. There are teams forming all over the country, but there is a shortage of quality coaching and basic equipment. Despite this rugby is making good headway.

Rugby tens also has some popularity.

International

The PZR governs currently several senior Polish rugby teams. The most notable is the Poland national rugby union team, however there is also a Poland women's national rugby union team. There are also both men's and women's rugby sevens national teams.

Poland's international debut was in 1958 against , and they won the match 9–8.

They compete in the second division competition Rugby Europe Trophy, where the winner is promoted to the Premier Division Rugby Europe Championship. In 2018, Poland competed against Portugal, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Maldova.

In 2018, the Polish XV Men's team was ranked 35 in the world. They also compete in the VII's Europe Grand Prix 7s Series.

Women's Polish Rugby compete in the Women's 7s GPS, where they play other European countries, such as Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy, France, Russia and Germany

Men's Rugby
The PZR governs the 3 domestic national divisions. The second division was relaunched in 2009 using some of the major teams providing 2nd XVs, along with some newly formed sides. The top division has 8 teams while the second division has 6 teams. Prior to that in 2008/2009 there were 10 teams in the top division and only 4 in the second. This led to some very uneven contests between the top teams and those at the bottom of the league. There are now also regional leagues in which some smaller clubs have entered teams and second teams from some of the top clubs which compete nationally.

The current league system has been in place since 2011/2012.

XV Rugby

Tier 1 – Extraliga
Rugby Ekstraliga
Teams
Ogniwo Sopot
Skra Warszawa
Juvenia Kraków
Budowlani Łódź
Lechia Gdańsk
Pogoń Siedlce
Arka Gdynia
Budowlani Lublin
Orkan Sochaczew
Sparta Jarocin

Tier 2 – Liga I
I liga
Teams
Sparta Jarocin
AZS AWF Warszawa
Rugby Białystok
Zielona Góra
Miedzi Lubin
Legia Warszawa

Tier 3 – Liga II
II liga Rugby Teams
RC Posnania
Ark Rumia
Alfa Bydgoszcz
Mazovia Minsk Mazowiecki
Rugby Ruda Śląska

Seven's Rugby

Polish rugby development, has tended to concentrate on rugby sevens as a means of introducing the sport to people. The PRU organises regular one day sevens tournaments over the spring/summer with teams travelling from all over the country. There are teams forming all over the country, but there is a shortage of quality coaching and basic equipment. Despite this rugby sevens is making good headway, and the national team regularly competes in tournaments.

Rugby tens also has some popularity,

Seven's Teams

Posnania Poznań
Lechia Gdańsk
GTR Tytan Gniezno
Juvenia Kraków
RC Orkan Sochaczew

AZS AWFiS Gdańsk
Rugby Bełchatów
Werewolves Wąbrzeźno
Rugby Team Olsztyn

Kaskada Szczecin
Szarża Grudziądz
Budowlani Łódź SA
KS Budowlani Łódź

Women's rugby
Although Poland's women have not yet played test match rugby, they have been playing international sevens rugby since 2005. (Current playing record).

Seven's Rugby
Teams

Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk
Black Roses Posnania Poznań
Legia Warszawa
Juvenia Kraków

AZS AWF Warszawa
Legia II Warszawa
Miedziowe Lubin

KS Rugby Gierzwałd
Flota Gdynia
Diablice Ruda Śląska
Tygrysice Orkan Sochaczew

Youth and Children rugby
Poland rugby has a youth tournament for different age groups.

XV and Seven's Rugby
Teams

UKS Piątka Wilda Poznań
KS BBRC Łódź
UKS Karb przy MDK 2 Bytom
UKS Cisowa Arka Gdynia
UKS Dziesiątka Gdynia
UKS Gorce Raba Niżna
SP Grodysławice

Hegemon Akademia Rugby
UKS Kadet Rachanie
UKS Koziołki Jerzykowo-Biskupice
UKS Rugby Lubień
KS Marlin Ozorków
Miejski Klub Rugby Siedlce
KR Owal Leszno

UKS Osiemdziesiątka Sochaczew
UKS Rugby Czeczewo
Rugby Gorzów Wielkopolski
UKS Strzałka
SP Wożuczyn
UKS Żaczek Michalów

Regional bodies
The PZR is divided into 6 regional governing bodies, each with their own president:
 Masovian: Warszawsko - Mazowiecki Okręgowy Związek Rugby - Andrzej Suliga
 Pomerania: Pomorski Okręgowy Związek Rugby – Przemysław Szablewski
 Warmia-Masuria: Warmińsko-Mazurski Okręgowy Związek Rugby – Henryk Pach
 Greater Poland: Wielkopolski Okręgowy Związek Rugby – Roman Augustyniak
 Lubelian: Lubelski Okręgowy Związek Rugby – Wiesław Piotrowicz
 Silesia: Śląski Okręgowy Związek Rugby – Teresa Jarczyk
 Lesser Poland: Małopolski Okręgowy Związek Rugby – Dariusz Grzyb

See also
 Rugby union in Poland
 Poland national rugby union team
 Poland national rugby sevens team
 Poland women's national rugby sevens team
 Ekstraliga

References

Rugby union in Poland
Rugby union governing bodies in Europe
Rugby
National members of World Rugby
Sports organizations established in 1957
1957 establishments in Poland


title: Sarah Turner (filmmaker)

text:
Sarah Turner is a British artist, filmmaker, writer, curator and academic. Her moving image work is known for its preoccupation with form and its interplay between abstraction and narration.

Education

Turner studied Fine Art, Film and Video at St Martin’s School of Art in the late eighties, followed by an MA at the Slade School of Fine Art.

Career

Academic Work

Turner has lectured at the University of Kent since 2002, first as senior lecturer in film studies then was appointed director of fine art in 2012.

Film practice

Turner describes her work as "characterized by explorations of technologies, experimental approaches to writing and an engagement with experiences of narrative, immersion and embodiment within the long form film" with the governing aesthetic of "the space between abstraction and narration and working around affect"

Recent long form works have been supported by Film London Artists' Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) and Arts Council England.

Early interest in alternative media and storytelling

Turner has long been interested in storytelling methods and devices, and it was an interest in literature that originally propelled her interest in language: ideas expressed in time and space, which led to her work in film.

In 2004, she was the writer in residence at the University of York, and also the recipient of a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council in order to investigate and produce an ‘alternative to a script-based filmmaking practice through an innovative, location-based process that exploits the responsive potential of digital video technologies’.

Following this, she wrote an article concerning her own processes in developing Ecology (then titled The Mills) and the industry’s attitude to scriptwriting more generally, which has been archived by Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design’s British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection project.

For the Birds Eye View Film Festival 2008, Turner orchestrated an ‘innovative cinematic symphony of women's voices from around the world’ in an interactive mobile phone filmmaking project.  The project invited participants to engage by making a quick film on a mobile phone, on the theme ‘overheated’.  A live edit took place at the Institute of Contemporary Art with sound designer Annabelle Pangbourn. The completed project is available on the project’s site: overheatedsymphony.blogspot.co.uk.

Major works

Perestroika

Turner’s 2009 feature film Perestroika mixed 20-year-old Hi8 footage with animated recent digital stills, and was itself reworked for the 2013 film perestroika:reconstructed.

Unusually for a film noted for its challenges to its audience, Perestroika attracted the attention of mainstream film critics, from whom it received highly favourable coverage. Nigel Andrews of the Financial Times awarded four stars to ‘a travelogue with philosophical trimmings [which] turns into a puzzle picture worthy of Resnais or Antonioni’.

The film critic Peter Bradshaw writing in The Guardian described her 2009 work Perestroika, "challenging art film is a stream of consciousness memory-jogger".

It was the Sight and Sound Film of the Month, about which the critic Chris Darke wrote, "As physically immersive as anything you’re likely to see at a 3D multiplex, Perestroika sets its coolly minimalist structure against a visceral emotional tone to produce a work unlike any other in current British cinema."

Perhaps the reason for the appeal of Turner’s work outside the art world is that it pushes the boundaries of both film and politics. Perestroika has been noted by academics and critical thinkers for both its artistic form and commentary on environmental and social issues, most notably featuring in the essay volumes Performing Authorship: Self inscription and corporeality in the cinema and Screening Nature: Cinema Beyond the Human. For Cecilia Sayad, the film’s importance lies in its structures:  its function in highlighting the act of authorship as performance, and how the film’s structural devices serve to emphasise the fictionality of narration, how the retelling, even of truth or fact, always and necessarily involves an element of creation and thus fiction. Sayad comments that whilst Perestroika ostensibly interweaves footage of a 2007–08 reconstruction of a train journey across Siberia that Turner took in 1987–88 with that from the original journey in what was then the USSR, it is as much about the workings of memory and filmmaking itself. But Sophie Mayer has commented on how the work uses the idea of pollution as a function of retention, and weaves it through both the social/cultural and natural worlds. Mayer goes further in exploring the contextual importance of the work, comparing Perestroika with works of the filmmakers Lucrecia Martel and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, commenting that each offers a ‘utopian possibility of a post-capitalist, post-industrial, postcolonial moment’. In a booklet of essays written to accompany the publication of Perestroika and perestroika:reconstructed in 2014, another academic, Paul Newland writes ‘the artist explores the nature of representation and its problematical relationship to our experience of reality. By doing this the film travels the branch lines between cinematography, photography, and everyday life.’

Public House
Public House, 96 mins, premiered in the Documentary competition, LFF 2015, nominated for the Grierson Awards. Public House was re-mastered in 2016 for wider audiences and toured UK cinemas and galleries throughout 2017. Writing for the BFI's Sight and Sound, critic Sophie Mayer commented “Its combination of the choreographic and choral offer a dazzlingly unique form in which to make the collective cinematic”.

Influences

As a student, Turner was mentored by the artists Tina Keane and Lis Rhodes. Like Rhodes, Turner was involved in the women’s film distributors, Circles and later Cinenova, where she had access to much early women’s and feminist moving image work. She has also stated that her influences include Black Audio Film Collective, Sankofa and Isaac Julien’s subsequent works.

Curatorial

In the early nineties, Turner curated for the Tate gallery, programmed the monthly avant garde showcase at the National Film Theatre (now BFI Southbank), and devised a touring programme of artists’ moving image work for the Arts Council of England ‘Hygiene and Hysteria: The body desired and the body debased’ in conjunction with fellow filmmaker Ian Iqbal Rashid, featuring such artists as Michael Brynntrup, Kayla Parker, John Grayson and Anna Thew.

In 1997 she co-curated the launch of the Lux Cinema in Hoxton, east London with artist and academic Jon Thomson. In the four month launch programme collaborations with communities and other art forms plus explorations into political and technological change featured heavily alongside original commissioned moving image works.

Since 2008, Turner has been a founding member of a curatorial group, Hysteriography, which is composed of British female filmmakers, writers and curators.

Filmography

She Wanted Green Lawns 4' (1989)
One and the other time 5' (1990)
A Tale Part Told 4' (1991)
Sheller Shares her Secret 8' (1994)
A Life in a Day with Helena Goldwater 25' (1996)
CUT 18' (1999)
London Birds Can’t Fly 11' (2003)
Ecology (2007)
Overheated Symphony 10' (2008)
Perestroika (2009)
This is not a Pier (2011)
perestroika: reconstructed (2013)
public house (2016)

References

External links

Living people
British women film directors
Academics of the University of Kent
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Hatun Urqu (Huancavelica)

text:
Hatun Urqu (Quechua hatun big, urqu, mountain, "big mountain", Hispanicized spelling Jatunorcco) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about  high. It is situated  in the Huaytará Province, in the west of the Pilpichaca District. Hatun Urqu lies south of the mountain Yana Urqu ("black mountain", Hispanicized Yanaorcco). Between these mountains there is an intermittent stream. It flows to the river Qullpamach'ay ("salpeter cave", Jollpamachay) south of Hatun Urqu.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Huancavelica Region


title: Black Moor

text:
Black Moor may refer to:

 Black Moor (musical group), a heavy metal band
 Black Moor (Rhön), a wetland habitat in Germany
 Black Telescope goldfish, known as black moor, a variant of telescope eye goldfish
 "Harap Alb", a 1877 Romanian-language fairy tale

See also
 Blackmore
 Blackamoors (disambiguation)
 White Moor (disambiguation)


title: Royal Chapel (Sweden)

text:
The Royal Chapel () is a church inside Stockholm Palace. It was opened in 1754.

The royal palace chapels (including the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace, the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace, and Riddarholmen Church) are all part of the national Church of Sweden, although their management is in the hands of the Office of the Marshal of the Realm, as part of the Royal Estate.

Royal weddings
Recent royal weddings have taken place in the chapel include:
 Princess Christina married Tord Magnuson on 15 June 1974
 Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland married Christopher O'Neill on 8 June 2013
 Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland married Sofia Hellqvist on 13 June 2015

Baptism
Royal baptisms are often held in the royal chapel. The recent ones include:
 Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (Christening 22 May 2012), eldest daughter of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Daniel Westling, first granddaughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Queen Silvia

References

External links

18th-century Church of Sweden church buildings
Churches in Stockholm
Churches completed in 1754
1754 establishments in Sweden
Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)


title: Dawson's Weekly

text:
Dawson's Weekly is a British television series featuring seven half-hour comedy plays, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and starring Les Dawson. It ran from 12 June to 29 July 1975.

References

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1975 British television series debuts
1975 British television series endings
1970s British comedy television series
ITV comedy
English-language television shows
Television series by Yorkshire Television


title: Anésio Argenton

text:
Anésio Argenton (14 March 1931 – 3 October 2011) was a Brazilian cyclist. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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1931 births
2011 deaths
Brazilian male cyclists
Brazilian road racing cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Brazil
Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
Pan American Games medalists in cycling
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Competitors at the 1959 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 1963 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
20th-century Brazilian people
21st-century Brazilian people


title: Umbonium suturale

text:
Umbonium suturale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description
The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 19 mm. The strong and solid shell has a depressed shape with a low-conoidal spire. The upper and lower surfaces are nearly equally convex. The color pattern is whitish or pinkish, with numerous, close, oblique, zigzag, radiating purplish-brown lines extending to the purple or crimson basal callus. The surface of the shell is polished, shining, with a few shallow spiral sulci on the upper surface, generally not more than 4, frequently obsolete. The shell contains about six whorls, each with a prominent, convex margin bordering the deeply impressed suture, below this margin concave. The body whorl is rounded at the periphery and convex beneath. The aperture is subquadrate. The basal callus is irregularly convex, with two lumps or prominences, one behind the columellar lip.

Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

References

External links

suturale
Gastropods described in 1822


title: Apurvi Chandela

text:
Apurvi Singh Chandela (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian Shooting player who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2019 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi. She is a recipient of Arjuna award.

Early life and background
Chandela was born on 4 January 1993 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her father, Kuldeep Singh Chandela, is a hotelier and a sports enthusiast and mother, Bindu Rathore, is a businesswoman, who was a basketball player. She did her schooling from Mayo College Girls School Ajmer  & Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School, Jaipur. She studied Sociology honours from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University.

In her early years, Chandela wanted to become a sports journalist, but she was inspired to take up shooting as a sport by Abhinav Bindra's performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won a gold medal in shooting. Initially, she had to travel for 45 minutes to reach a shooting range in Jaipur. Later on, her parents set up a shooting range for 10-meter air rifle practice for her at their home.

In 2009, Chandela won the All India School Shooting Competition, and the Senior national shooting championship in 2012. She registered podium finishes at national events at least six times during 2012–2019.

Chandela enjoys reading in her free time and practices meditation to enhance her focus to help her game.

Career
In 2012, Chandela won the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the National shooting and chandela was a woman shooter
champion in New Delhi, her first year in the senior circuit. In 2014, she won four medals at the InterShoot Championships at The Hague, that included two individual and two team medals. In the same year, she won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, having scored 206.7 points in final, in the process creating a new games record. And a year later, she debuted in ISSF World Cup in Changwon, where she won a bronze medal.

Chandela qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle event, where she finished at 34th position in the qualification round out of 51 contestants. Chandela received the Arjuna Award, from the President of India in 2016.

At the 2018 Asian Games, she paired with Ravi Kumar for the 10 meter air rifle mixed team event, and won a bronze medal.
She is being mentored by former National Champion Rakesh Manpat. In the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Chandela won a bronze medal for India. She won the gold medal at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi and set a world record of 252.9 in the 10-metre air rifle event.  She has secured a gold medal in women's 10m air rifle at the (ISSF) World Cup 2019.

In ISSF World Cup 2019 in New Delhi, Chandela won the first medal for India by winning the gold medal with a record score in the women's 10m air rifle event.  The 28 years old set a new world record in the process with 252.9 points to bag her third individual World Cup medal. The shooter, rose to the top of the table in the finals with her 17th shot and then followed it up with 10.8 in the 18th shot. In the 2016 Swedish Cup Grand Prix, Chandela broke the world record for the second time in three years after her score of 211.2.

Chandela also secured a quota spot to participate in the Tokyo Olympics in Women's 10 metre air rifle event, where she finished at 36th position in the qualification round out of 50 participants. In 2020, she won a gold medal at a private tournament in Meyton cop, Austria.

ISSF World Medal Tally

Awards
Arjuna Award, India 2016

References

External links

Living people
1993 births
Indian female sport shooters
Sport shooters from Jaipur
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games
Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games
Olympic shooters for India
Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Sportswomen from Rajasthan
21st-century Indian women
21st-century Indian people
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Asian Games medalists in shooting
ISSF rifle shooters
Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games


title: 1984 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

text:
The 1984 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 1984. It was the 63rd running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Sagace, a four-year-old horse trained in France by Patrick Biancone and ridden by Yves Saint-Martin. Sagace stayed on in tremendous style and won by 2 and 6 length from Northern Trick, stable-mate and previous year's winner All Along and Esprit du Nord in a time of 2:39.1 in a twenty-two runner field.
Time Charter and Sun Princess showed up early in the straight, but their efforts were short-lived. Rainbow Quest was a dismal failure. Australian horse Strawberry Road ran a great race, fading out of contention only in the closing stages after having looked the winner soon after the turn for home. Northern Trick was the only serious challenger to Sagace in the final two furlongs. Her late run, though, was not enough to tear down the tough winner. All Along and Sun Princess hated the sticky ground on that day.

Race details
 Sponsor: Trusthouse Forte
 Purse: Total: 4,250,000 FF – Winner: 2,500,000 FF
 Going: Heavy
 Distance: 2,400 metres
 Number of runners: 22
 Winner's time: 2:39.1

Full result

 Abbreviations: ns = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short neck; nk = neck

Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Sagace.
 Sex: Colt
 Foaled: 26 Mai 1980
 Country: France
 Sire: Luthier; Dam: Seneca (Chaparral)
 Owner: Daniel Wildenstein
 Breeder: Daniel Wildenstein

References

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
 1984
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe


title: Harry Mason (boxer)

text:
Harry Mason (27 March 1903 – 27 August 1977) was a British boxer who was a British and European (EBU) champion in the lightweight division and British champion in the welterweight division.

Career
Born in Bethnal Green on 27 March 1903 to a Jewish family, Mason moved to Leeds as a child, where he worked as a trolley boy for the London & North Eastern Railway.

He made his professional debut in August 1920, beating Young Bull over 10 rounds.

British and European lightweight title
On 17 May 1923, he defeated Seaman Nobby Hall, recognised as the reigning British and European lightweight champion, at the Olympia Club in Kensington, England, to win the British lightweight title. Hall was disqualified for a low blow in the thirteenth of a scheduled twenty rounds. Mason was later recognized in September 1923 by the European Broadcasting Union as European champion.

He travelled to the United States in 1924 for a series of fights before returning to England towards the end of the year. In April 1925 he fought Lucien Vinez in Paris to decide who would challenge for the world title, but the match ended in a draw.

Mason met fellow Jewish boxer Philadelphian Harry "Kid" Brown at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York on 15 January 1924, winning in a ten-round points decision. Mason showed fine footwork and a careful defence.  After a slow first four rounds, Mason began to land on Brown's midsection frequently, and easily rolled away from Brown's punches. Mason's punch was not considered particularly strong by American standards.  On 12 February 1924, Mason defeated Herb Brodie in a twelve-round points decision at New York's Pioneer Sporting Club.  In his career, Brodie would meet many of the better American junior welterweights of his day including Leo Houck.

Defence of lightweight titles
In June 1925 he fought British champion Ernie Izzard in a defence of his British and European lightweight titles at Holland Park Rink in Kensington, and won when Izzard failed to return to the ring after the eighth round. In his first trip to the canvas, a right uppercut from Mason put Izzard down for a count of nine in the eighth. When he arose, Mason put him to the canvas again with a few wild swings. Izzard struggled up using the ropes but was pummeled by Mason, though at the eighth round bell, he had the stamina to remain on his feet.

In October 1925, he moved up to welterweight to first challenge Johnny Brown for the vacant British welterweight title, losing a 20-round points decision.

British welterweight champion
He took the British welterweight title for the first time from "Hamilton" Johnny Brown on 19 November 1925 in a twenty-round points decision at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, making him a career holder of British championships in two weight classes.

He lost the British Welterweight title to Jack Hood on 31 May 1926, in a highly disputed twenty rounds decision in Kensington, England, and later unsuccessfully appealed against the official ruling. In 1928 he travelled to Australia for a series of fights.

In his most widely publicized bout in Australia on 25 August 1928, Mason lost to Tommy "Nutty" Fairhall in a fifteen-round points decision at Sydney Stadium. In a decisive loss, Mason was floored in both the first and fifteenth rounds.  The two had previously given a training exhibition at Sydney's Rushcutter Stadium on 22 August that was followed by a vaudeville act.

He avenged his previous loss to Jack Hood in a rematch on 20 March 1930 in a non-title fight back in Albert Hall in Kensington, the two having exchanged blows at the weigh-in; Mason defeated Hood in a fifteen-round points decision. In 1928 he travelled to Australia for a series of fights.

In an important defence of his lightweight title on 29 April 1926, Mason drew with ring great Len Harvey at Royal Albert Hall in Kensington.  In a close match, Harvey had the advantage in height and reach, and did well with lefts to the face and body, but Mason scored with straight lefts to the body throughout the bout. Mason was down in the first and eighteenth rounds.

Mason lost to future world welterweight champion Tommy Freeman on 18 August 1927, in a ten-round points decision at New York's Madison Square Garden. Though he took a serious beating in a decisive loss, Mason remained on his feet throughout the bout, after having some trouble in the first.  His third round was his best, but in the majority of rounds, Freeman appeared to deliver three times the number of blows as Mason. A Depression crowd of only 5,000 attended the Garden's bout, having limited interest in the foreign challenger to Freeman.

Mason had his first bout in South Africa against Oscar Jacobsohn in Johannesberg on 9 May 1929, winning a ten-round points decision.  Mason would continue to box in South Africa through September 1929, though the bouts garnered limited newspaper coverage.  He would eventually make his home in South Africa after his retirement from the ring.

In an important career bout, Mason lost to former world welterweight champion Joe Dundee on 28 May 1930, in a ten-round points decision at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of only 5,000 showed up to see the bout. In his first showing in America, Mason caught Dundee on the chin in the opening of the first round, but somehow Dundee made it through to the bell, recovering well by the second. After the first, where Mason made his great opening, Dundee was required to rally in the remaining rounds to take the lead in points.  To Mason's credit, there were no knockdowns in their exciting semi-final bout fought at the Garden, New York's shrine to boxing.

Mason drew with well-known American boxer James "Red" Herring in a ten-round points decision on 29 July 1930 in Utica, New York.

Mason suffered financial problems in 1931 after his former manager Joseph Morris successfully took him to court a year earlier for breach of contract, claiming that he had signed an exclusive contract to fight for him; At the time his debts were estimated at £450–500, and his assets £91.

In November 1931 he won a final eliminator against George Rose to earn another shot at the British welterweight title, but didn't get to fight for the title until June 1934, after winning an eliminator against Danny Evans.

In November 1932, he fought Ernie Rice at the Royal Albert Hall with his British and European lightweight titles at stake, winning on points over 20 rounds.

British welter champion again
He regained the British Welterweight title with a win over Len "Tiger" Smith on 11 June 1934 after an eleventh round disqualification at the Embassy Rink in Birmingham, England, the title having been vacated by Jack Hood.

A run of defeats followed, culminating in the loss of his British welterweight title to Pat Butler in a fifteen-round decision in Leicester, England on 17 December 1934. He continued to fight until 1937, losing his final fight to Jack Kid Berg. His career record included 145 wins (26 by knockout) from 215 fights.

Mason was known for his showmanship, and often played violin or recited poetry from the ring before a fight. In 1926 he appeared in vaudeville at the Holborn Empire, singing, dancing, and conducting the Miami Band.

Mason's last fight on 21 February 1937 was a third-round technical knockout loss to former world junior welterweight champion Harry "Kid" Berg at The Ring, in Southwark. Mason was down in the first round, and could not return to the ring for the fourth round bell.

Boxing retirement
Mason was engaged to Violet Hilton for a time, subsequently having a relationship with her conjoined twin sister Daisy.

Following his boxing retirement in 1937, Mason accepted an offer to manage a Hotel in South Africa, where he remained for the rest of his life. He died in South Africa on 27 August 1977 at the age of 74.

References

External links
Career record, boxrec.com

1903 births
1977 deaths
Lightweight boxers
Welterweight boxers
English male boxers
English Jews
Jewish boxers


title: Asim Hussain

text:
Asim Hussain, SI, NI (born 28 November 1953) is a Pakistani-Canadian, active in the fields of health, education, and Pakistani politics. He is chairman of Ziauddin Group of Hospitals in Karachi, and former Advisor of Prime Minister for Ministry of Oil and Natural Resources, Pakistan. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan as part of Pakistan Peoples Party from 2009 to 2015.

In recognition of his services to the nation in the fields of education and health care he was conferred with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 2005 and 2013, respectively.

Early life
Hussain was born in Karachi on 28 November 1953. After receiving early education at Karachi Grammar School, Cadet College Petaro, Dow Medical College, he went to Europe for further studies.

Career

Hussain served as the Chairman of National Reconstruction Bureau with the status of Federal Minister from May 2008 until November 2009. He was the Advisor to the Prime Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources/Federal Minister from November 2008 until August 2009. He was the Honorary Personal Physician to the President of Pakistan from 12 December 2009. He was the Advisor/Federal Minister Petroleum & Natural Resource from May 2011 until May 2013.

On 27 August 2015, Hussain was detained by the authorities in an ongoing operation within the city of Karachi launched by the Pakistani Army.

He was appointed as the Chairman of Sindh Higher Education in 2014. In 2018, he was re-appointed for a second term, which ended in 2022.

Personal life
Hussain ran a travel agency and invested in some property, but did not have the needed Canadian credentials to work as a doctor. He is the grandson of Sir Ziauddin Ahmad.

References

External links
 Asim Hussain on Facebook
Asim Hussain on Twitter
Official University Page
 Higher Education Commission, Pakistan

1953 births
Muhajir people
Pakistani landowners
Pakistani chief executives
Karachi Grammar School alumni
Pakistani medical doctors
Cadet College Petaro alumni
People acquitted of corruption
Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Pakistani people convicted of tax crimes
Pakistani prisoners and detainees
Pakistan People's Party politicians
Businesspeople from Karachi
Politicians from Karachi
Living people
Dow Medical College alumni
Pakistani politicians convicted of corruption


title: Happy Little Pill

text:
"Happy Little Pill" is the debut single by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan. The song is the first single from TRXYE, his first extended play (EP) released by a major label. It was released digitally on 25 July 2014. The song was written by Troye Sivan, Brandon Rogers, and Tat Tong.

"Happy Little Pill" peaked at number 10 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The single received critical acclaim for its mature sound.

Background
Sivan said of the song, "It's about loneliness and the different ways that people cope with the things that are going on in their lives." He also stated: "I wrote this song during a bit of a rough time for someone super close to me, and for myself, and it still means as much to me as the day I wrote it."

Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Happy Little Pill" was posted by Troye Sivan, on his Vevo YouTube page. It was directed by Jeremy Koren.

Critical reception
"Happy Little Pill" has garnered acclaim from contemporary music critics. Mike Wass from Idolator praised the song, and said: "'Happy Little Pill' is a surprisingly mature (and dark) pop anthem." Abby Abrams from TIME praised the lyrics and production of the song, and commented: "'Happy Little Pill' seems primed to move the teen into the big leagues, with melancholy lyrics and a downtempo electronic sound that give off a world-weary vibe." Platform called the single "an infectious and brooding synth-pop song which is sure to take over dancefloors across the world" and praised its "profound lyricism."

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

Certifications

Release history

References

2014 debut singles
2014 songs
Electropop songs
Troye Sivan songs
Songs about loneliness
Songs written by Troye Sivan


title: Gustav Adolf Church

text:
Gustav Adolf Church may refer to:

Gustav Adolf Church, Borås
Gustav Adolf Church, Habo Municipality
Gustav Adolf Church, Hagfors Municipality
Gustav Adolf Church, Helsingborg
Gustav Adolf Church, Iisalmi
Gustav Adolf Church, Liverpool
Gustav Adolf Church, Viby
Gustav Adolf Church, Sundsvall
 Gustaf Adolf Church, Stockholm
 Gustav Adolf Church, Hamburg (German. Gustaf-Adolfs-Kirche)

Other
 Gustav Adolf Chapel at Schwedenstein, Lützen
 Gustav Church
 Hartola Church (Fi. Hartolan kirkko, Sw: Gustav Adolfs kyrka)
 Karl Gustav Church

See also
 Gustav Church (disambiguation)
 Gustav Adolf Parish
 Gustavus Adolphus


title: Ruairí Deane

text:
Ruairí Deane (born 3 September 1991) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cork senior team. From the Bantry Blues club, Ruairi works as a teacher. He captained the Cork 2013 Junior Football team to Munster and All-Ireland glory, playing at midfield.

Career statistics

Honours

Bantry Blues
West Cork Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2012
Division 2 Cork County League (1): 2012
Division 3 Cork County League (1): 2010

Cork
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 2013 (c)
Munster Junior Football Championship (1): 2013 (c)
Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2012
All-Ireland Fresher Football League (1): 2010/11
McGrath Cup (2): 2016, 2018

References

1991 births
Living people
Bantry Blues Gaelic footballers
Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers


title: Boris Savostin

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Boris Savostin (; 16 November 1936 – 5 September 2001) was a Soviet cyclist. He competed in the time trial event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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1936 births
2001 deaths
Soviet male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for the Soviet Union
Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing


Airways Corp of New Zealand v Geyserland Airways Ltd [1996] 1 NZLR 116 is a New Zealand legal case involving the legal concept of acceptance.

Background
IN 1987, the Airways Corporation of New Zealand (ACNZ) which was responsible for air traffic control in New Zealand was privatised.

In a bid to recoup its costs, it started charging airlines for providing this service. ACNZ gave Geyserland notice informing it that it was now subject to their "standard terms of contract", which included a term for the charging of landing fees, and they were subsequently invoiced for air control fees.

Geyserland refused to pay the charges, as they claimed they did not agree to any contract with them, even though they continued to request air traffic control services from ACNZ at the Rotorua airport. They pointed out that ACNZ were required by law to provide air traffic control services under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953.

Left with no other option, ACNZ sued Geyserland for the unpaid landing fees.

Held
The Court ruled that as Geyserland had not accepted Airways contract, there was no legally binding contract between the two parties.

NOTE: The Court stated obiter, that Airways may have been successful if they had sued under Quantum Meruit i.e. they benefited from the improved air safety. For unknown reasons, this was never plead in court by ACNZ.

References

High Court of New Zealand cases
1996 in case law
1996 in New Zealand law
New Zealand contract case law


title: Shah Hussain Shah

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Shah Hussain Shah (8 June 1993, London) is a Pakistani judoka. Shah competes in the men's -100 kg division. As of July 2014, he is based in Japan. Shah Hussain received the honour to bear Pakistan flag at Rio Olympics. Shah represented Pakistan in 2018 Asian Games where he won a bronze medal in -100 kg division.

Family
Shah is the son of former Pakistani Olympic boxer, Hussain Shah, who won the country's first Olympic boxing medal, a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

Career
Shah won a bronze at the Asian Judo Championships. He has also participated in the South Asian Games where he won 2 gold medas.

2014
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow he was beaten in the finals of the -100 kg division by Scotland's Euan Burton.

2016
Shah represented Pakistan in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the first Judoka from Pakistan to be qualified in Olympic Games.

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from London
Pakistani male judoka
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Pakistan
Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan
Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan
Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
Pakistani expatriates in Japan
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
South Asian Games medalists in judo
South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games


title: Alan Danson

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Alan Danson (27 January 1928 – 16 August 1988) was a British cyclist. He competed in the time trial event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

References

1928 births
1988 deaths
British male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics


title: Bill Walkenbach

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Bill Walkenbach is an American college baseball coach, currently the head coach of Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.  Previously, he was the head coach at Cornell from 2009 season to 2015 season and at Franklin & Marshall from 2006 to 2008.  Walkenbach led both of these schools to an NCAA tournament appearance.

Playing career
Walkenbach attended Cornell, where he played baseball from 1995 to 1998.  A shortstop, he was named All-Ivy League as a first-teamer in his freshman and sophomore seasons and a second-teamer in his junior and senior seasons.

Coaching career

Assistant positions
Walkenbach's coaching career began in the early 2000s, when he served as an assistant at Division III Emory from 2002 to 2003. In 2003, Walkenbach served as assistant coach of the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. His first Division I came as an assistant at Cornell from 2004 to 2005.  In 2005, the Big Red won their first Gehrig Division title but lost to Harvard in the Ivy Championship Series.

Franklin & Marshall
His first head coaching job was at Division III Franklin & Marshall (F&M), where he coached from 2006 to 2008, replacing Brett Boretti, who had left to become the head coach at Columbia.  In three seasons, the Diplomats had a 69–42 record under Walkenbach.  They won the Centennial Conference regular season title in 2006 and 2007 and the Centennial Tournament in 2006.  In the 2006 NCAA tournament, the team went 1–2 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional.  It beat Gwynedd Mercy in the opener, then lost to TCNJ and Montclair State and was eliminated.  F&M's Ted Serro won the 2006 Centennial Pitcher of the Year award, and Gary Kruger was named the Player of the Year.  Serro was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2006 MLB Draft.

Cornell
Ahead of the 2009 season, Walkenbach was hired as the head coach at Cornell.  He replaced his old coach, Tom Ford, who was demoted to associate head coach.

In 2009, Cornell shared the Gehrig Division title with Princeton. They defeated the Tigers in the divisional playoff game but lost to Dartmouth in the Ivy Championship Series.

After losing records in conference in 2010 and 2011, Cornell won the Gehrig Division again in 2012.  The Big Red went 29-14-1 (15-5 Ivy) in the regular season.  Cornell hosted a rematch against Dartmouth in the Ivy Championship Series at Hoy Field.  After splitting the first two games, Cornell won the decisive third game 3–1 in 11 innings on a Chris Cruz walk-off home run.  It was Cornell's first Ivy League Title and gave them an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.  They went 0–2 at the Chapel Hill Regional, losing to host North Carolina 7-4 and second-seeded East Carolina 10–6.

Between 2009 and 2015, Cornell had one major award winner and two draftees under Walkenbach.  In 2011, the Boston Red Sox selected Jadd Schmeltzer in the 49th round.  In 2012, pitcher Kellon Urbon was unanimously selected the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.  In 2014, the Arizona Diamondbacks took pitcher Brent Jones in the fourth round of the draft.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Prior to the 2016 season, Walkenbach left Cornell to accept the head coaching position at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, a Division III program in his hometown.

Head coaching record
Below is a table of Walkenbach's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.

Personal
Walkenbach's wife, Beth, also graduated from Cornell. She has served as a field hockey coach at Cornell, Franklin & Marshall, and Ithaca.

See also
 List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
 Cornell Big Red

References

External links
 April 2011 Interview at Cornell.edu

Living people
Baseball coaches from California
Cape Cod Baseball League coaches
Cornell Big Red baseball coaches
Cornell Big Red baseball players
Emory Eagles baseball coaches
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats baseball coaches
Georgia State University alumni
Sportspeople from Claremont, California
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Hittite cuisine

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The Hittites have left a good number of texts detailing the preparation of food and many Hittite laws to stipulate how certain food is to be prepared, cooked, and served.
The main ingredients of Hittite cuisine were dairy products, meat, grain products, and other natural products such as honey.
Hittites loved bread and had recipes for as many as 180 types of bread in different shapes and with varying ingredients. Food eaten in Anatolia is a continuation of the Hittite cuisine as stated in the book "Hittite Cuisine" published by Alpha Publishing (08-2008) in Turkey.
Some cities have preserved the Hittite food traditions. Adana, a major city in southeast Turkey (Adaniya in Hittite in the former Neo-Hittite, Luwian Kizzuwadna region) is famous for its kebabs, and according to studies Hittite cuisine contained a strong element of meat skewer (Shish Kebab).
Various books are written in Turkish about the Hittite cuisine and the Hittite University in Çorum in Turkey has published articles about Hittite cuisine recently.
Hittite food recipes were generally similar to that of contemporary civilizations, especially in regard to meat and dairy dishes, but were unique with regard to the plants used in cooking, as Anatolia has its own unique vegetation.
Wine was consumed by the Hittites on regular basis and used for religious festivals and rituals.

Bibliography
 Hitit Mutfağı (Hittite Cuisine), Asuman Albayrak, Metro Kultur Publishing (2008),

References

cuisine
History of Turkish cuisine


The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley was the debut album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1953 and first released on the Debut label as a 10-inch LP.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "Drummer Max Roach's first studio session as a leader falls stylewise between bop and hard bop... The music is enjoyable although not as essential as the great drummer's later dates".

Track listing
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
 "Cou-Manchi-Cou" - 3:01
 "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 3:08
 "The Glow Worm" (Paul Lincke, Johnny Mercer, Lilla C Robinson) - 2:27 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 "Mobleyzation" (Hank Mobley) - 2:42 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 "Chi-Chi" (Charlie Parker) - 2:58
 "Kismet" (Mobley) - 2:39
 "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 3:13
 "Sfax" - 2:17 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 "Orientation" (Mobley) - 2:50	 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 "Drum Conversation" - 2:42
 "Drum Conversation Part 2" - 4:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded in New York City on April 10, 1953 (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 9) and April 21, 1953 (tracks 1, 2, 5-7, 10 & 11)

Personnel
Max Roach - drums
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-9)
Walter Davis, Jr. - piano (tracks 1-9)
Franklin Skeete - bass (tracks 1-9)
Idrees Sulieman - trumpet (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 9)
Leon Comegys - trombone (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 9)
Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone  (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 9)

References

1954 albums
Max Roach albums
Hank Mobley albums
Debut Records albums


title: Brachycaudus

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Brachycaudus is a genus of aphids of the family Aphididae.

References

Sternorrhyncha genera
Macrosiphini


title: Warren Scarfe

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Warren Scarfe (11 December 1936 – 4 November 1964) was an Australian cyclist. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He died during a fall in a training run in 1964.

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1936 births
1964 deaths
Australian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Australia
Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales
Cyclists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Australian track cyclists
Cyclists who died while racing
Road incident deaths in New South Wales
Sport deaths in Australia
Cyclists from New South Wales
20th-century Australian people
Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Sportsmen from New South Wales


title: Nikola Mirković

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Nikola Mirković (; born 26 July 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Novi Pazar.

Career

SønderjyskE
On 28 January 2019, Mirkovic went on a trial to SønderjyskE and joined the squad, which at that time was in Turkey. The trial was successful, and the club announced on 6 February 2019, that they had signed the keeper for the rest of 2019. His contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 5 October 2020.

Honours
SønderjyskE
Danish Cup: 2019–20

References

External links

 Nikola Mirković stats at utakmica.rs

1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Smederevo
Men's association football goalkeepers
Serbian men's footballers
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
FK Napredak Kruševac players
FK Mladi Radnik players
FK Spartak Subotica players
FK Rad players
NK Zvijezda Gradačac players
Atromitos F.C. players
Sønderjyske Fodbold players
FK Budućnost Dobanovci players
FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players
FK Novi Pazar players
Serbian First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Danish Superliga players
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark


title: George Vere Irving

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George Vere Irving (1816–1869) was a Scottish lawyer and antiquary.

Life
George Vere Irving was born on 9 October 1816 and was the only son of Alexander Irving of Newton, Lanarkshire, who became a Scottish judge with the title of Lord Newton. In 1837, he was called to the Scottish bar.

Irving took part in the volunteer movement, and became captain of the Carnwath troop. He died at 5 St. Mark's Crescent, Regent's Park, London, on 29 October 1869, aged 53.

Works
Irving's works were:

 Digest of the Law of the Assessed Taxes in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1841.
 Digest of the Inhabited House Tax Act, London, 1852.
 The Upper Ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated. The Archæological and Historical Section by G. V. Irving. The Statistical and Topographical Section by Alexander Murray, 3 vols. Glasgow, 1864.

Irving was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and vice-president of the British Archæological Association. He also contributed frequently to Notes and Queries.

Notes

Attribution

1816 births
1869 deaths
Scottish lawyers
Scottish legal writers
Scottish antiquarians


title: Umbonium sagittatum

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Umbonium sagittatum is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description
The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 6 mm. The shell is smaller and more depressed than is the case in Umbonium vestiarium. The color is fawn or flesh-colored, with a row of arrow-shaped dark spots at the periphery, and another row a short distance below the suture. The shell has about 4¼ whorls, which widen rapidly. The body whorl is depressed. The spire is lower than in Umbonium vestiarium. The basal callus is convex, circular, and smaller than in Umbonium vestiarium and it is either white or slate-colored. The surface of the shell is perfectly smooth and polished.

Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Makassar Strait.

References

External links

sagittatum
Gastropods described in 1845


title: Ding (song)

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"Ding" (German for thing) is a song released in 2006 by German reggae/dancehall band Seeed. It was the third and last single of the third album Next! and reached No. 5 in the German Single Charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2006 singles
2005 songs
Warner Records singles
Songs written by Peter Fox (musician)


title: Fred Streeter

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Frederick Streeter MBE (25 June 1879 – 1 November 1975) was a British horticulturalist and broadcaster.

Streeter was born in Pulborough, Sussex, England, on 25 June 1879, to farm worker James Streeter and Dinah (née Sayers). The family moved to Dorking in Surrey, where he was educated at North Holmwood; and later to Reigate, after which he attended Reigate Grammar School. He left school at twelve years of age. He often had to move around for his gardening work in order to gain experience and promotion. He worked for Veitchs the famous nurserymen in Kings Road, Chelsea, then moved to Straffan, a large estate in Ireland, and from there, in 1901, to Basing Park near Alton as foreman, where he met his wife Hilda, née Burden (2 February 1880 – 26 February 1966). He secured his first job as a head gardener in his twenties.

Streeter was awarded the MBE, in the 1973 Birthday Honours.

Presenting
He presented the BBC radio programme Home Grown, with Roy Hay, that occupied the two o'clock slot on Sunday afternoon that was later occupied by Gardener's Question Time. He also worked on television.

In 1945, he was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour, its highest award. He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 15 July 1957.

He died on 1 November 1975 at Petworth House Gardens in Petworth, Sussex, his home. His final broadcast, which was prerecorded, was transmitted on the same day.

References

1879 births
Place of birth missing
1975 deaths
British horticulturists
BBC radio presenters
People from Petworth
People from Pulborough
People educated at Reigate Grammar School
Veitch Nurseries


title: Minze Stuiver

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Minze Stuiver (October 25, 1929 – December 26, 2020) was a geochemist who was at the forefront of geoscience research from the 1960s until his retirement in 1998.  He helped transform radiocarbon dating from a simple tool for archaeology and geology to a precise technique with applications in solar physics, oceanography, geochemistry, and carbon dynamics.  Minze Stuiver's research encompassed the use of radiocarbon (14C) to understand solar cycles and radiocarbon production, ocean circulation, lake carbon dynamics and archaeology as well as the use of stable isotopes to document past climate changes.

Biography

Minze Stuiver was born in Vlagtwedde, the Netherlands, in 1929.  As a boy he narrowly missed being taken into German forced labor toward the end of the Second World War, but, because he was away delivering milk by bicycle, he escaped the round-up that took most of the young men and older boys from the village.  His secondary school education was disrupted by the war when the school was occupied by German soldiers and air raids interrupted classes in makeshift rooms. After the war he went to the University of Groningen, where he studied physics, mathematics and astronomy, focusing on nuclear physics.  After graduation he joined the biophysics group led by the pre-eminent researcher Hessel de Vries and received a Ph.D. in Biophysics in 1958 with a thesis on the Biophysics of the Sense of Smell. Shortly thereafter he began working in the rapidly developing field of radiocarbon dating with de Vries, who found variations in the concentration of radiocarbon in the atmosphere which challenged the assumptions of the radiocarbon dating method.  In 1959, together with his wife, Anneke, Minze went to Yale University for a one-year fellowship position but was called back to Groningen to take over as director of the radiocarbon facility when De Vries died. However Minze chose to remain in the United States at the Geochrometric Laboratory at Yale University.   There he developed high-precision methods in radiocarbon that enabled him, along with Hans Suess, to verify De Vries’ “wiggly” nature of the atmospheric concentration of radiocarbon in the past from tree-rings.  Stuiver and Suess created one of the first curves for calibration of radiocarbon dates. In 1969 Minze moved to the newly founded Quaternary Research Center at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle.  There he built the Quaternary Isotope Lab with a lead-lined room 30 feet below ground to shield the hand-built gas counters from detecting spurious events due to cosmic rays.

In the 1970s Minze began measuring 14C in dissolved inorganic carbon in ocean water as part of The Geochemical Ocean Sections Study (GEOSECS) to study the distribution of carbon in the ocean. In addition he was involved in a number of studies on the glacial histories of Antarctica and North America.  He was the senior editor of the journal Radiocarbon from 1977 to 1988 and broadened the scope of the publication to include articles about scientific knowledge derived from radiocarbon measurements. By then the terminology for various ways to calculate and present radiocarbon data was becoming rather confusing.  Together with Henry Polach, he formulated the equations and conventions for reporting radiocarbon data that is still widely used.
His work investigating atmospheric 14C changes gave rise to a greater understanding of the changes in solar activity over time and potential links to climate change as well as the extent of fossil fuel input.

In the mid-1980s he led the development of the first high-precision radiocarbon calibration curve extending back nearly 10,000 years ago based on 14C measurements of tree-rings with known calendar ages from dendrochronology.  This data still forms the backbone of the Holocene portion of the current international radiocarbon calibration curve which is used by archaeologists and geoscientists around the world.  He also oversaw the development of the CALIB computer software to automate the calibration process.

In the 1990s, in addition to continued work on radiocarbon calibration and solar variability, he began work on oxygen isotopes from Greenland ice cores together with Pieter Grootes.   Their sub-annual resolution stable isotopes measurements provided confirmation of the rapid nature of major climatic changes at the end of the last glaciation.

Stuiver died on December 26, 2020, at the age of 91.

Awards
 1983: Humboldt Prize.
 1997: The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) named Stuiver Valley in Antarctica after Minze Stuiver for his work on radiocarbon dating Antarctic samples.
 1993: The 13th Pomerance Award of the Archaeological Institute of America for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology went to Minze Stuiver along with Michael G. L. Baillie, Bernd Becker, Gordon W. Pearson, Jonathan R.  Pilcher, and Hans Suess.
 2000: Received The American Quaternary Association Distinguished Career Award.
 2001: Thomson Reuters most cited paper in geosciences for the 1990s.
 2005:  Awarded the Geological Society of America's Penrose Medal for outstanding original contributions or achievements that mark a major advance in the science of geology.
 2009: Awarded an honorary doctorate at Queen's University Belfast.

References

External links
 Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington
 CALIB radiocarbon calibration program

1929 births
Living people
People from Vlagtwedde
University of Groningen alumni
Geochemists
20th-century Dutch chemists
Penrose Medal winners
University of Washington faculty


title: 2014 Carling Black Label Cup

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The 2014 Carling Black Label Cup was the fourth edition of the competition to be held.

A South African beer brand Black Label started the "Be The Coach" where the fans had the opportunity to elect the starting 11 of their desired players from the two Soweto derby arch rivals, Orlando Pirates, and Kaizer Chiefs which are two of the most successful and largest soccer clubs in South Africa. Fans had the chance to vote for their starting line-up by purchasing a Black Label beer and dialling *120*764* on their mobile phones or voting on the official website. They could then enter their unique code under of the bottle cap or beer can ring and the # sign, and then are able to choose their team they would like to manage on the day and the players they would like to see start in the starting lineup.

The selected teams played the match on 26 July 2014 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

About
The Black Label Cup tournament has replaced the Telkom Charity Cup. [Carling Black Labellaunched the campaign where the fans get to select the starting 11 players to take part in this once off Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday 26 July 2014. Fans had from June 2014 till 26 July 2014 to select their top 15 player via their mobile phones. Carling Black Labelhas also announced that fans would select their own substitutions on the day of the game. During the first 45min, fans can send the shirt number of the player that they want to substitute via a text message. At 60min in the second half the player with the most votes will be substituted.

Be The Champion Coach
The Carling Black Label also put in place an initiative where for two lucky fans have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to coach their club on the matchday. One fan represents Kaizer Chiefs, the other, Orlando Pirates. The 'Consumer Coaches' will be randomly selected to be coaches of their respective teams get to present at their team's training sessions, pre-match briefings and be part of the dugout with their favourite team.

Requirements
To be eligible to be a consumer coach the fan should've voted either via their cellphone or at www.carlingblacklabel.co.za, a minimum of 11 times.

Consumer Coaches
 Tebogo Molekoa (Kaizer Chiefs).
 Cornelius Motsepe from Mmakau.

Venue
The FNB Stadium was chosen to host this once a year event. The FNB Stadium, known as Soccer City during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is a stadium located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters (SAFA House) where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were housed. Designed as the main association football stadium for the World Cup, the FNB Stadium became the largest stadium in Africa with a capacity of 94,700, However its maximum capacity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup was 84,490 due to reserved seating for the press and other VIP's. The stadium is also known by its nickname "The Calabash" due to its resemblance to the African pot or gourd.

Prize money

Starting XI announcement
The starting teams were announced before the game.

Match

Details

Unavailable players
Matthew Rusike, undergoing injury scans after getting injured the day before the match.
Siphiwe Tshabalala, picked up an injury in a friendly against Chippa United on 20 July 2014 and was ruled out for 10–14 days.
Knowledge Musona, listed as an ineligible player as he is still contracted to TSG Hoffenheim despite getting the second highest number of votes with 913,068.
Bernard Parker, undergoing knee surgery

References

Soccer cup competitions in South Africa
Carling


title: Bill Thompson (television host)

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William Earnest Thompson (December 18, 1931 – July 23, 2014), better known as Wallace, co-hosted The Wallace and Ladmo Show, a daily children's variety show broadcast on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona for 36 years. The program featured short comedy skits and cartoons and was known for humor that appealed to adults as well as children.

Personal life
Thompson was born in New York City on December 18, 1931, to William and Marie Thompson, who had met while attending the University of Arizona. The Thompsons were a wealthy family who had made a large part of their fortune through mining operations in Arizona carried out by Bill's great-uncle, William Boyce Thompson, and grandfather, J. E. Thompson. As a child, Bill visited J. E. Thompson's estate in Phoenix, the Rancho Joaquina House, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on the historic register for the City of Phoenix. Bill's father traded stocks on Wall Street. When Bill was three, the family moved from Manhattan to Bronxville, New York, where he grew up near the Thompson family's mansion.

After graduating from Bronxville High school, Thompson attended DePauw University, where he studied art and acting, but was not an enthusiastic student. Around that time, he began writing children's stories featuring a character named Wallace Snead.

In 1952, Thompson dropped out of college, moved to Phoenix, married Donna Cope and started a family. They had three children: Carrie, Annie and Tony. They eventually divorced and, on March 4, 1974, he married Katie Frye.

Thompson died on July 23, 2014, of undisclosed causes in Phoenix.

Career
After arriving in Phoenix, Thompson worked in the circulation department of The Phoenix Gazette newspaper. He eventually was hired by KPHO-TV and, on April 1, 1954, his character Wallace Snead first appeared on the KPHO-produced children's program, The Golddust Charlie Show. KPHO's program director, Bob Martin, soon offered him his own show and in January 1955 it debuted as It's Wallace? The following year, "Ladmo" (Ladimir Kwiatkowski) joined the program. On June 15, 1970, the title was officially changed to The Wallace and Ladmo Show, as it had come to be known colloquially. It continued broadcasting, Monday through Friday, until its last taping on December 29, 1989—one of the longest-running, daily, locally produced children's television shows in American broadcasting.

Thompson holds a prominent place in the cultural history of Arizona and has been inducted into Arizona Historical Society's hall of fame. In addition to his TV program, he made thousands of personal appearances and performed at live stage shows and in the 1960s he owned a chain of fast-food restaurants with his co-host, Ladmo. The Wallace and Ladmo Show won many awards, including nine Emmys, and has been credited by Steven Spielberg, Alice Cooper and generations of Phoenicians as having a formative influence on them.

After The Wallace and Ladmo Show left the air, Thompson, then 58, essentially retired from broadcasting and public life.

See also

The Wallace and Ladmo Show

References

Further reading

External links

 WallaceWatchers.com: (fan site)
 Legend City
 Videos on YouTube

American television personalities
1931 births
2014 deaths


title: James Bamford (stunt coordinator)

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James Bamford, also known by the nickname "BamBam", is a Canadian film & television director, who was the sole "directing producer" of the series Arrow and directed 17 episodes of the series including multiple premieres, season finales, crossovers and the series finale. He started his career in the film and television industry as a stuntman and fight choreographer with his martial arts experience as his entry skill set. He continued on in his career to become a stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director, then director, and directing producer/executive producer.

James Bamford was president and on the executive board of Stunts Canada, an invitation-only organisation for stunt professionals, for three consecutive two-year terms. Stunts Canada is the oldest and largest stunt association in Canada.

Biography
Bamford was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and presently lives and works out of Vancouver, Canada.

Awards, nominations, medals
James Bamford has won two Leo Awards for Stunt Coordination, as well as a nomination in 2010 for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series for the Stargate Universe episode "Air". The Leo Awards celebrate excellence in film and television in British Columbia. In 2013, Bamford won the Leo Award for Best Stunt Coordination in a Television Movie for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. In 2016 he, along with colleagues JJ Makaro, Eli Zagoudakis, and Curtis Braconnier, won the Leo Award for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series for the Arrow episode, Brotherhood, in which Bamford made his directorial debut. His directing efforts on the Brotherhood episode were also rewarded with a Leo Award nomination for Best Director in a Dramatic Series.

Bamford was a stunt coordinator on the movie Ek Tha Tiger which won Best Action at the Times of India Film Awards in 2013.

While working as a Juvenile Corrections Officer in Victoria, Bamford won a bronze medal for Team Canada for the Karate-Kumite division in the 1991 World Police and Fire Games, in Memphis, USA.

Career
Bamford has been a stunt double for many actors, including Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke and David Duchovny, and worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on TV shows from The X-Files to Arrow, and films including Final Destination, The Chronicles of Riddick and X-Men 2. He is best known for his work on Arrow, and has appeared at many fan conventions in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia including San Diego Comic-Con.

James Bamford appeared as a subject in the 2014 Vancouver Creatives exhibition by Vancouver Biennale (VnB), comprising portraits of 22 creative Vancouverites  and sponsored by the magazine Vancouver is Awesome. The photographs were an example of collaborative Calotype photography and James Bamford was selected as a result of a public vote.

Interviews

In 2020, James Bamford was a guest on the Positive Solace podcast with BBC journalist Attika Choudhary

In 2018, Canada's The Globe and Mail profiled James Bamford.

Joseph Mallozzi, producer of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, hosted a Q&A to Bamford on his Wordpress blog in 2008, and called him "the fearless one".

Premiere Scene interviewed Bamford about stunt coordination at the London Film and Comic Con.

Bamford was a presenter at the Leo Awards in 2012.

Next Level Radio interviewed James Bamford, where he says that "a stunt performer has a 100% likelihood of being injured."

DC Entertainment's DC All Access went behind the scenes on the TV show Arrow in April 2014, where James Bamford demonstrates some stunt action.

Bamford was the fight coordinator on the Arrow stunt team, which was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as the Most Likely to Earn Someone an Emmy in their 5th Annual Season Finale Awards, 2014.

Filmography
This is only a small selection of James Bamford's roles, as in June 2014 he had 424 entries at IMDB.

References

External links

  from Stunts Canada

1967 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian stunt performers
Canadian television directors
Stunt doubles