title: Shun (song)

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() is a song by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was the leading promotional song for her fourth album Sanmon Gossip. It was digitally released on June 1, 2009, a month before the release of the album and at the same time as Sheena's song "Futari Bocchi Jikan".

Background and development

In 2007, Sheena resumed releasing music under her solo name, after working as a member of Tokyo Jihen since 2004. She released the soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku in February, a project where she collaborated with composer Neko Saito to create music for the Mika Ninagawa-directed film Sakuran. In September of the same year, Tokyo Jihen released their third album, Variety, a project album featuring members other than vocalist Sheena composing the album's music. After their 2007 Spa & Treatment tour, this began a two-year period of inactivity for the band. In November 2008 to celebrate her 10th as a solo musician, Sheena held a series of three concerts at the Saitama Super Arena, Sheena Ringo (Nama) Ringo-han '80: Jūshūnen kin'en-sai.

Sheena began developing her fourth solo studio album in 2009. Sanmon Gossip was a collection of songs she did not think would work for her releases with Tokyo Jihen for stylistic reasons.

On May 27, Sheena released a single called "Ariamaru Tomi", which was used as the drama Smile'''s theme song. This song was commercially successful, being certified gold by the RIAJ in three different mediums.

 Writing and production

The song was produced by J.A.M: a musical sub-unit Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, composed of Jōsei on piano, Goldman Akita on wood bass and Midorin on drums. Sheena had worked with Soil & "Pimp" Sessions in several projects in the past, most notably the "Karisome Otome" single in 2006, as well as on "Mayakashi Yasaotoko", a song also featured on Sanmon Gossip.

 Promotion and release

On July 1, 2009, Sheena performed the song during her second special on NHK's music program Songs. Four years later, the song was performed during Sheena's Tōtaikai concerts in November 2013. Two recordings from these concerts were released of the song: the November 25 performance was featured on the Holiday Jazz on 25th November, 2013 live CD attached to the Tōtaikai video album, and the performance on November 26 was released on the DVD proper.

"Shun" was covered by R&B musician Daichi Miura on his tour Daichi Miura Live Tour 2010: Gravity on November 20, 2009.

 Music video

A music video was created for the song, and was first released on June 8, 2009. It was directed by Yutaka Kimura and cameraman Shoji Uchida, who were the creative team who worked on "nude visual" concept for the "Ariamaru Tomi" and Sanmon Gossip artworks. It features Sheena dressed in only a tan-coloured sheet, as images are projected into her skin.

The video was compiled on her music video collection Seiteki Healing: Sono Yon, which was released on DVD on August 26, 2009.

 Critical reception

CDJournal reviewers were positive about the song, calling it a "first rate love song". They noted the song as being a "soft ballad with a simple arrangement", and praised J.A.M's "jazzy arrangement" as being "pleasant".

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from Sanmon Gossip'''s liner notes booklet.

Michiko Abe – violin
Goldman Akita – wood bass
Toshiki Akiyama – viola
Kazuki Chiba – contrabass
Great Eida – concert master
Midori Eida – violin
Motoko Fujiie – violin
Toshiki Fujisawa – cello
Akane Irie – violin
Jōsei – piano
Eriko Kawano – viola
Chieko Kinbara – violin
Nagisa Kiriyama – violin
Ayumu Koshikawa – violin
Yutaka Kozawa – cello
Jō Kuwata – violin
Yoshihiko Maeda – cello
Haruki Matsuba – cello
Midorin – drums
Kioko Miki – violin
Tatsuo Ogura – violin
Naoko Okisawa – cello
Takayuki Oshikane – violin
Jun Saitō – contrabass
Neko Saito – conductor
Teruhiko Saitō – contrabass
Ringo Sheena – vocals, songwriting
Masaaki Shigematsu – cello
Tomoko Shimaoka – viola
Kon Shirasu – violin
Ruka Suzuki – viola
Mayu Takashima – viola
Kōjirō Takizawa – violin
Takashi Taninaka – contrabass
Manami Tokutaka – viola
Chizuko Tsunoda – violin
Haruko Yano – violin

Chart rankings

Release history

References

2009 songs
Japanese-language songs
Songs written by Ringo Sheena
Ringo Sheena songs


title: The Dugdale Centre

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Dugdale Arts Centre (DAC) is situated in the centre of Enfield Town. It contains a 150-seat studio theatre, the Museum of Enfield, workshops and small-scale performance spaces and an award-winning cafe restaurant specialising in locally made and sustainable food.

The venue is open Tuesday - Sunday during school term and Monday - Sunday during school holidays, with exhibitions, workshops and community gatherings.

DAC is owned, managed and funded by London Borough of Enfield Council.

History
Between 2008 and 2011 The Dugdale Centre was the temporary home of the Enfield Town Library and then the Forty Hall and the estate administration while they both underwent major refurbishment.

The Dugdale Centre became part of the Millfield Arts Centre family in October 2011. The theatre programme was developed to create a new style of studio work not previously available in Enfield. New programmes of jazz, comedy, mime, poetry, puppetry and children's theatre were developed to complement the larger scale work produced at Millfield Theatre.

In the Summer of 2012 the first floor was developed into a suite of conference and meeting rooms which opened to the public in November 2012. A new home was also developed for the permanent collection of the Museum of Enfield to sit alongside the local studies and archives.

In January 2013 new wing space and side seating were developed in the Studio Theatre creating larger capacities and more flexible use of the venue.

In 2020 the site was used by the NHS as one of the chief COVID vaccination centres for the borough.

An extensive renovation was carried out and the site reopened in December 2022 as Dugdale Arts Centre with a new design by architects Dallas-Pierce-Quintero.

The centre celebrates the best arts from across the UK and everything Made in Enfield.

Transport
DAC is located close in the centre of Enfield Town at the Junction of London Road and Cecil Road. The nearest railway station is Enfield Town and Enfield Chase. The following London Bus routes serve the area:
121
W8
329
231

Enfield, London
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Enfield
Theatres in the London Borough of Enfield
Arts centres in London
Museums in the London Borough of Enfield


title: 2014–15 FC Vestsjælland season

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FC Vestsjælland, also known as FCV Vikings, is a professional Danish football club currently playing in the Danish Superliga. They play their home matches at Harboe Arena Slagelse in Slagelse, which has a capacity of 10,000 (3,300 seats). During the 2014/15 campaign they will be participating in the Danish Superliga.

Competitions

Players in / out

In

Out

Danish Superliga

League table

References

External links
Official Site
Slagelse B&I
FCV Vikings Divisionsholdet

FC Vestsjælland
Vestsjaelland


title: L. Banks Holt House

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L. Banks Holt House is a historic home located near Alamance, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in the 1870s, and consists of a two-story main block, two-story ell, and one-story hip-roofed wing in a vernacular Italianate style. Parts of the house may date to the late 18th or early 19th century. Also on the property is the Holt family cemetery.

The house now serves as the Alamance County Historical Museum.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

References

External links
 Alamance County Historical Museum website

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Italianate architecture in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1875
Houses in Alamance County, North Carolina
Museums in Alamance County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina


title: Tropical Storm Usagi (2001)

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Tropical Storm Usagi was a weak but deadly tropical cyclone that impacted Vietnam and Thailand on early-August 2001. The eighteenth tropical cyclone and the thirteenth named storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Usagi originated from an area of convection persisted over the South China Sea on August 8. Over low to moderate wind shear, it moved slowly to the west, strengthening to a tropical depression on the same day. Despite favorable conditions, upper-level easterlies inhibited the storm for further intensification while moving westward. However, the JMA, JTWC, and the CMA upgraded the system to a tropical storm, with the former naming it Usagi, shortly before making landfall on Ha Tinh, Vietnam on August 10. It weakened inland and was last noted over Thailand, the next day.

Meteorological history

An area of convection developed into a weak tropical depression in the South China Sea, just west off Luzon on August 8. On the next day, operationally, the JTWC began on issuing advisories on the system as Tropical Depression 13W. However, post-analysis showed that the system had already intensified into a tropical depression several hours earlier. Despite with an exposed center, a weak banding feature began to develop around it. Organization of the 13W improved slightly, and by August 10, the system had intensified into a tropical storm, with the JMA naming it Usagi. Usagi reached its maximum intensity only with 10-minute sustained wind speeds of . By 18:00 UTC, Usagi moved inland Vietnam, just to the south of Hanoi, and therefore the JTWC issued its final advisory on the system. The storm continued moving westward over land until it was last noticed by the JMA on August 11.

Preparations and impact
Despite the system making landfall on Vietnam, no damages and fatalities were reported; however, there were reports of flooding throughout the area. The Thai Meteorological Department on the neighbouring country,  Thailand reported that over 176 people died due to the flash floods and landslides from the remnants of the storm, with Lom Sak District the worst affected. Flash floods also affected Laos. In total, Usagi killed more than 176 individuals due to the floods across Thailand and nearby Laos and displaced more than 450,000 people.

See also

 Other tropical cyclones named Usagi
 Typhoon Lingling - a violent typhoon that also hit Vietnam, 3 months later.
 Tropical Storm Linfa - also a weak, but deadly tropical storm that impacted the country in October 2020.

References

2001 Pacific typhoon season
2001 in Vietnam
Typhoons in Vietnam


title: Tropical Storm Utor (2001)

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Severe Tropical Storm Utor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Feria, was a large and deadly system that caused heavy rains and landslides throughout the Philippines, Taiwan, and China. The eighth tropical depression and fourth named storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Utor formed on July 1 and intensified into a tropical storm shortly after. Utor was upgraded to a typhoon by the JTWC on July 3, and a day later, Utor was estimated to have peaked with 10-min winds of , with the JTWC estimating 1-min winds of . After passing just north of Luzon, Utor began to weaken, before making landfall on the district of Dapeng as a minimal typhoon. Utor caused 203 deaths, of which 168 were in the Philippines, 23 were in the province of Guangdong, 10 were in the province of Guangxi, and 2 were in Taiwan. Total damages from the storm amounted to $2.78 billion.

Meteorological history

At 21:30 UTC on June 26, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring a system in the Western Pacific Ocean. On June 29 at 12:30 UTC, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on the system. The system continued moving to the southwest and on July 1 at 0:00 UTC both the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm, with the JMA giving it the name Utor. Shortly after being named, Utor abruptly turned to the north, passing just west of the island of  Yap. On the next day at 6:00 UTC, Utor entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named Feria by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), which also began issuing advisories. Utor steered northwestward as it was gradually strengthening, being upgraded to a typhoon by the JTWC east of Luzon on July 3. The JMA followed suit, upgrading it to a severe tropical storm. Utor continued to strengthen as it continued northwestward, and on July 4, Utor made its closest approach to the island of Luzon, peaking in the process with 10-min winds of , with the JTWC estimating 1-min winds of . Utor developed a ragged eye during peak intensity, with the island of Calayan being in the eye. After peak intensity, Utor slowed down slightly, beginning to weaken as it approached the Chinese province of Guangdong. On July 6 at 0:00 UTC, Utor made landfall on the district of Dapeng as a minimal typhoon, quickly weakening over land. 18 hours later, the JTWC issued its final warning on the system, and the JMA followed suit not long after. Utor dissipated over the autonomous region of Guangxi.

Impacts

Philippines
Utor, while not a very strong storm, brought heavy rain causing many landslides and flooding throughout the countries it affected. Almost 1 million people spread out over 20 provinces in the Philippines were affected by the typhoon, with thousands of houses being destroyed or damaged. Effects and impacts from Utor in the Philippines amounted to greater than $37 million (2001 USD) in damage, as well as causing at least 168 fatalities. At least 17 landslides occurred throughout the Philippines. In Baguio, rainfall from Utor set a new 24-hour rain record. Due to the effects of the storm, on August 13, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of calamity in the Ilocos Region and in the Cordillera Administrative Region.

Hong Kong and China
During Utor's passage, a 980 hPa reading was recorded in Hong Kong. 87 flights were canceled and 402 more were delayed due to the storm on July 6 in Hong Kong, with crops, roads, power lines, and other infrastructure in Guangdong being heavily damaged. A total of 23 people were killed and damages in Guandong amounted to ¥6.7 billion (US$813 million) (2001 USD). In Guangxi, economic losses were estimated at ¥16 billion (US$1.93 billion) (2001 USD), with 10 people being killed and another 6,850 people injured. In Nanning, the Yong River rose to 5.4 meters above its danger level, the highest it has reached in 50 years.

Taiwan
Agricultural losses in Taiwan amounted to NT$68 million (US$2 thousand) (2001 USD). 2 people were killed and 6 were injured due to torrential rains and strong winds.

See also

Other tropical cyclones named Utor
Other tropical cyclones named Feria

References

2001 Pacific typhoon season
Typhoons in China
Typhoons in the Philippines
2001 in China
2001 in the Philippines


title: Simen Aanerud

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Simen Aanerud (born 28 June 1981) is a Norwegian musician from Nes in Akershus. He is best known as a pianist.

Aanerud is known as a blues pianist, both in Norway and New Zealand. He has played with artists such as Tim Finn, Gin Wigmore, Amund Maarud, Stellar* and Darcy Perry.

Life and career
Aanerud's career as a musician started as a 12-year-old, with Amund Maarud and Henrik Maarud in the band MaarudKara. This band came second in the national TV-show Talentiaden on NRK in 1997, and released the album First Blues on Tylden & Co. In 2001 he moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where he furthered his career as a pianist. He joined blues guitarist Darcy Perry in 2002, and shortly after released the album Blues4Dad. In 2003 and 2005 they also released the albums Don't Hold Back and Heavy Rain. While working with several artists in New Zealand, Aanerud also created his own bands, Handsome Giants and Blue Devils. Handsome Giants released their live DVD Live on Bow Street in 2005. In this same time span, he also contributed on the New Zealand Idol-winner Rosita Vai's solo album Golden.

In 2006, Aanerud joined the band of former Split Enz and Crowded House front man Tim Finn. This band also consisted of Brett Adams (guitar), Matt Eccles (drums) and Mareea Patterson (bass). Together with Tim Finn he toured New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the US, before returning to Norway in 2009. In New Zealand Aanerud is also known under the artist name Simen Taylor.

Back in Norway, Aanerud rejoined Amund Maarud in his solo project, and recorded  his album Electric in 2001. This album won Spellemannsprisen in the Blues category. The following year saw the release of Amund's album Dirt, which was nominated for Spellemannsprisen in the Blues category.

In 2012 Aanerud officially founded his own company, Aanerud Industries. This is a company which makes interiors, lamps, toys, machines and other design items. The company has a workshop in Skogbygda. In December 2013 he was asked to do a talk at a Pecha Kucha-event in Oslo, about his creative process.

Simen released his first solo album Medicine in September 2014.

Discography

MaarudKara
 First Blues (Tylden, 1999)

Darcy Perry
 blues4dad (RMA, 2002)
 Don't Hold Back (RMA, 2003)
 Heavy Rain (RMA, 2005)
 Phoenix (RMA, 2008)

Handsome Giants
 Live on Bow Street (Live DVD, 2002)

Various Artists
 Harmonica Masters of New Zealand (RMA, 2007)

Amund Maarud
 Electric (Snaxville Recordings, 2011)
 Dirt (Snaxville Recordings, 2012)

Simen Aanerud
 Medicine (Snaxville Recordings, 2014)

References

Living people
Norwegian blues musicians
Norwegian male pianists
21st-century pianists
21st-century Norwegian male musicians
1981 births


title: David Ranken

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David Ranken  was consecrated a college bishop (i.e. a bishop without a diocese) on 11 June 1727.

References

College bishops


title: Our World War (TV series)

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Our World War is a 2014 British television drama mini-series based on first hand accounts of the soldiers who served in the First World War and how it affected people on the battlefield. The show was created by Joe Barton and directed by Bruce Goodison and Ben Chanan and was inspired by the 2012 BAFTA-winning series Our War. Episodes first aired on BBC Three on 7 August 2014 and concluded on 21 August, the release show was released as part of the 100 year commemoration of the beginning of the First World War.

The series featured three hour-long episodes featuring different accounts and stories and starring a new cast per each episode. The series starred such actors as Luke Tittensor, Jefferson Hall, Gerard Kearns, Michael Socha, Danny Walters, Dominic Thorburn and Theo Barklem-Biggs.

Production
The series makes use of modern film techniques like fixed, body-mounted cameras and overhead battle scene animations, alongside a modern soundtrack featuring artists such as PJ Harvey, to attract a new audience. Parts of episode one were filmed at The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent which doubled as the British HQ in Mons.

Cast

The First Day

Pals

War Machine

Episode list

Reception
While some reviewers described the soundtrack choice as "powerful" and "beautiful", others felt it trivialised the subject matter and would quickly date.

References

External links

2014 British television series debuts
2014 British television series endings
2010s British drama television series
BBC television dramas
2010s British television miniseries
World War I television drama series
English-language television shows


title: Typhoon Vanessa

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Typhoon Vanessa, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Toyang, was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1984 Pacific typhoon season, and one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record. The 22nd named storm, twelfth typhoon, and first super typhoon of the 1984 Pacific typhoon season.

Meteorological history

This system formed in the near equatorial trough southeast of Ponape on October 20. The system moved northwest to just north of Ponape as it slowly developed. The disturbance strengthened into a tropical depression by October 22 and a tropical storm October 23. On the next day, Vanessa strengthened into a minimal typhoon.

Moving west-northwest, Vanessa began to explosively intensify on October 25, becoming a super typhoon two days later. Super Typhoon Vanessa continued to intensify throughout the day, reaching maximum sustained wind speeds of  over the open waters of the West of the Philippines. At its peak, it had a pressure of 880 mb, which makes it tied as the 6th most intense tropical cyclone on record, behind Ida of 1958 only 10 millibars higher than the record-setting Typhoon Tip of 1979 later that day. Its central pressure fell 100 mb in 48 hours, which was at a near record pace. The intense cyclone recurved to the northeast on October 27 and October 28 as a cold front approached from the northwest. Vanessa slowly weakened and began to merge with the frontal boundary, becoming a storm-force extratropical cyclone late on October 30 before getting absorbed by the front later that day.

Impact

As a minimal typhoon, Vanessa moved about  south of Guam, where winds gusted to  on Nimitz Hill. Damage on the island totaled US$1.7 million (1984 dollars, US$4.98 million in 2023), mainly to the banana crop.

Though the storm did not directly impact the Philippines, its outer bands triggered flooding that killed 63 people.

References

External links
 Digital Typhoon : Typhoon 198422 (VANESSA) - National Institute of Informatics

1984 Pacific typhoon season


The England A Team Triangular Series in 2014 was a List A cricket tournament that was held in England in August 2014 between the teams England Lions, New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A. New Zealand A emerged victorious of the tournament.

Squads

Points table

Fixtures

Group stage

Round 1

Round 2

See also
Australia A Team Quadrangular Series in 2014

References

External links

International cricket competitions in 2014
One Day International cricket competitions


title: William Irvine (bishop)

text:
William Irvine  was consecrated a college bishop (i.e., a bishop without a diocese), on 22 October 1718.

References

College bishops


title: Kernodle-Pickett House

text:
Kernodle-Pickett House is a historic home located at Bellemont, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1895–1896, and consists of a -story, "L"-shaped frame main block with -story frame wings in the Queen Anne style. It sits on a brick pier foundation and has a multi-gable roof with embossed tin shingles. The house features a variety of molded, sawn, and turned millwork.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1896
Houses in Alamance County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina


title: Vinícius da Silva

text:
Vinícius da Silva Salles (born 30 October 1982), commonly known as Vinícius da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer.

Club career

Brazil
Vinícius began his professional career in 1998 in Brazil with São Paulo-based Comercial Futebol Clube. In 2000, he moved to another São Paulo-based club Associação Portuguesa de Desportos.

Greece
He first moved out of Brazil in 2004 to Europe and more accurately to Greece where he signed a one-year contract with Athens-based Ethnikos Asteras F.C. In 2005, he again signed a contract with an Athens-based club Akratitos F.C.

Back to Brazil
In 2006, he came back to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Silva Jardim Futebol Clube.

Saudi Arabia
In 2008, he again made a move out of Brazil and this time to the Middle East and more accurately to Saudi Arabia where he signed a one-year contract with Najran-based Najran SC.

Kuwait
In 2009, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to Kuwait where he signed a one-year contract with Al-Tadamun SC.

Jordan
In 2010, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to Jordan where he signed a two-year contract with Shabab Al-Ordon Club.

Bahrain
After a one and a half-year spell with Shabab Al-Ordon Club of Jordan, he moved to Bahrain where he signed a six-month contract with Al-Muharraq SC. He helped his club to achieve the runners-up place in the 2012 GCC Champions League.

Oman

In December 2012, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to Oman where he signed a two-year contract with Saham SC. He helped the club to achieve the runners-up place in the 2012–13 Oman Federation Cup, win the 2013 Oman Professional League Cup and achieve the runners-up place in the 2014 GCC Champions League.

Club career statistics

Honours

Club
With Al-Muharraq
GCC Champions League (0): Runner-up 2012
With Saham
Oman Professional League Cup (1): 2013 Runner-up 2012
GCC Champions League (0): Runner-up 2014

References

External links

 Vinícius da Silva Salles - YouTube

1982 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Najran SC players
Shabab Al-Ordon SC players
Al-Muharraq SC players
Saham Club players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan
Saudi Pro League players
Men's association football fullbacks
A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players
Kuwait Premier League players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan
Jordanian Pro League players
Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players
Bahraini Premier League players
Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) players
Oman Professional League players
Footballers from Ribeirão Preto


title: Joe Joyce (boxer)

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Joe Joyce (born 19 September 1985) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO interim heavyweight title from 2022 to April 2023. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title twice between 2018 and 2021; the British title from 2020 to 2022; and the European title from 2020 to 2021. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships; gold at the 2014 Commonwealth and 2015 European Games; bronze at the 2015 World Championships; and silver at the 2016 Olympics.

As of October 2022, he is ranked as the world's second-best active heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, fourth by The Ring magazine, and sixth by ESPN and BoxRec. He currently holds a 93% knockout-to-win percentage.

Early life
Born on 19 September 1985 to a Scottish-born Irish father and a mother of Nigerian origin, Joyce grew up in London and studied at Elliott School, based in Putney. He took up boxing at the age of 22, having his interest in track and field athletics curtailed by injuries, and joined Earlsfield ABC, based in Earlsfield, London. Joyce is on record saying ‘I don’t really like boxing, but I enjoy doing it’, highlighting the fact that he was not a big boxing fan growing up, and only started watching some of the greats after getting into boxing properly.

Joyce obtained a BSc degree in Fine Arts at Middlesex University in 2009; he graduated with Upper Second Class Honours. In 2017, Joyce has displays with the Art of the Olympians.

Amateur career
Joyce won the super heavyweight class at the 2012 ABA Championships and 2012 GB Amateur Boxing Championships. He won the bronze in his class at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships after getting KO'd by defending Russian champion Sergei Kuzmin in the semifinal.

He competed in the men's super heavyweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal. He also won the title at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

He had success during 2015 and 2016 in the World Series of Boxing, and in April 2016 won a gold medal at the European Olympic trials to qualify for the Olympics. On 21 August 2016 Joyce won the silver medal in the super heavyweight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing in the final, via a controversial split decision to Tony Yoka of France. It was the final medal won by Team GB at the Olympics.

Professional career

Early career
Joyce turned professional in July 2017 at the age of 31, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar. On 6 September 2017, an official announcement was made for the first boxing event which would take place at indigo at The O2 in London on 20 October 2017. Haye confirmed that Joyce would headline the card, making his debut against former British title challenger Ian Lewison (12–3–1, 8 KOs). Joyce put on an impressive display in a hard earned victory. Promoter David Haye spoke to Metro after the bout stating he offered British heavyweight champion Sam Sexton a career-high payday to fight Joyce next, but hadn't heard anything back. He also offered David Allen a fight, who turned it down to rematch Lenroy Thomas. Haye hoped to get Joyce back in action on the undercard of his rematch with Tony Bellew in December 2017.

On 2 November, Joyce confirmed that he would fight on the Tony Bellew vs. David Haye II undercard on 17 December. Two days later, British boxer Tom Little (10–4, 3 KOs) was announced as his opponent. The event was rescheduled to 5 May 2018. On 30 January 2018, Hayemaker Ringstar announced that Joyce would make his next appearance at the York Hall in London on 16 February against 25 year old Croatian boxer Rudolf Jozic (4–1, 3 KOs). On 3 February, whilst backstage at the O2 Arena in London for Lawrence Okolie vs. Isaac Chamberlain, Derek Chisora met with Haye and Joyce, where Chisora revealed Haye had contacted his manager Steve Goodwin and offered £60,000 for him to fight Joyce. Chisora later stated if the money was right, he would fight Joyce on the Tony Bellew vs. David Haye II card on 5 May 2018. Joyce knocked out Jozic in the first round after landing a right hand to the head towards the end of the round. When the result was announced, the timekeeper included the 10-count, announcing the time of stoppage as 3 minutes and 6 seconds. After the fight, Haye stated a new six-figure offer would be presented to Chisora, which would see him earn around the same purse he received in his loss to Agit Kabayel.

On 1 March, speaking ahead of his next fight at the York Hall on 17 March against Donnie Palmer, Joyce stated that Chisora had rejected the offer to fight him. Joyce knocked Palmer out inside the first minute of round one at the O2 Arena. On 24 March, after Chisora knocked out his French opponent Zakaria Azzouzi and then called Joyce and Haye over during his post-fight interview with Sky Sports. Prior to calling them over, Chisora referred to Joyce as a Chihuahua. Chisora first asked Haye if he had confidence in Joyce and then stated, "In front of the British public on live television, I’ll make a deal with you right now: if he (Joyce) beats me you write me a cheque of £1, if I beat him you give me your purse against Tony (Bellew) and your TV rights." Haye rejected the offer. Chisora then told Haye to not mention his name again. Haye told Sky Sports, "We offered him the same money he got for (Kubrat) Pulev, more money than he got for the European title, but you said no. Okay, we understand."

Commonwealth champion
On 16 April 2018, it was announced a deal was in place for Joyce to challenge for the Commonwealth heavyweight title against Jamaican boxer Lenroy Thomas (22–4–1, 10 KOs). Two days later, Sky Sports officially announced the fight for 5 May. Joyce entered the ring wearing a sombrero. He knocked Thomas down three times before the fight came to an end in round 2. Two knockdowns came from body shots and the final knockdown came from a left hook to the head. After the fight, Joyce stated he would like to challenge for the British heavyweight title. By winning the belt in just his fourth professional bout, Joyce broke a 106-year record.

On 21 May, it was announced that Joyce would make a first defence of his Commonwealth title on 15 June at the York Hall in London, live and exclusive on Dave. On 8 June, Ghanaian boxer Richard Lartey (12–1, 9 KOs) was confirmed as Joyce's opponent. A day before the fight, Lartey was replaced by Croatian journeyman Ivica Bacurin (29–13–1, 18 KOs). In a non-title fight, Joyce knocked Bacurin out in less than two minutes. After the fight, there was talks around a potential fight with British champion Hughie Fury. On 18 June, Joyce said he was open to fighting American heavyweight Bryant Jennings (23–2, 13 KOs) on 18 August 2018 in New Jersey. Jennings was initially in talks to fight former WBO champion Joseph Parker on the same date, however Parker opted to fight Dillian Whyte on 28 July.

After Kell Brook suffered an ankle injury and ruled himself out of the Whyte-Parker PPV card, there was rumours that Joyce would fight domestic rival Nick Webb on the undercard. Joyce quickly denied the reports and stated he had no intention in fighting in July. He also stated he had parted ways with trainer Ismail Salas after Salas had announced himself semi-retired and moved to Doha, Qatar.

Signing with Al Haymon
On 24 July 2018, Joyce started a one month trial with world-renowned trainer Abel Sanchez. Seven days later Joyce and Sanchez reached a deal to team up full time. On 15 August, Joyce signed a deal with powerful American advisor Al Haymon. It was said that Joyce would make his US debut before the end of 2018. On 4 September, it was announced that Joyce would fight Iago Kiladze (26–3, 18 KOs) in an 8-round bout at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, on 30 September. Joyce kept his unbeaten run alive with a fifth round knockout win over Kiladze. Joyce knocked Kiladze down three times in dropping him in rounds 2, 3 and 5. The fight was stopped after the third knockdown with Kiladze appearing hurt. The official time of the stoppage was at 41 seconds of the round. Kiladze didn't appear to cause any damage with the shots he landed and Joyce appeared to use his jab more.

Joyce vs. Hanks
After being listed as a next possible opponent for Joyce, former world title challenger Gerald Washington (19–2–1, 12 KOs) welcomed the bout, which was likely to take place on the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Showtime PPV undercard on 1 December 2018. Joyce spent the next few weeks as one of Fury's sparring partners. On 30 October, it was revealed that Joyce would fight returning American boxer Joe Hanks (23–2, 15 KOs) on the Wilder-Fury card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Joyce weighed 262 pounds compared to Hanks' 247 ½ pounds. It was reported by the CSAC, Joyce would make $40,000 and Hanks would take home $50,000. Joyce put on an impressive performance in knocking out Hanks in the first round of their scheduled 10 round bout. Hanks had his moments earlier in the round. He landed several clean shots that made Joyce take a few steps back. Joyce came back and hurt Hanks with right hands. Joyce then landed a hard left to the head, knocking Hanks down. Hanks managed to beat referee Jerry Cantu's count; however, the fight was waved off. The time of stoppage was 2 minutes and 25 seconds of round one, awarding Joyce the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. In the post-fight presser, Joyce called out Luis Ortiz, also stating he was ready for bigger challenges. Ortiz accepted, claiming he does not turn down a challenge.

Joyce vs. Stiverne
On 23 January 2019, PBC announced Joyce would return to the UK and fight former world titleholder Bermane Stiverne (25–3–1, 21 KOs) on the James DeGale-Chris Eubank Jr. PPV undercard on 23 February 2019 at The O2 Arena in London. Joyce explained the fight was made after Stiverne made comments about "taking Joyce to school", when they sparred previously. Stiverne explained he felt insulted that Joyce, who had only 7 professional bouts under his belt, wanted to fight him. Before the fight, Joyce stated he would not be finishing the fight in round 1, as he 'was not there yet', but predicted he would take Stiverne out by round 8. Stiverne came into this fight at 273 pounds. Joyce kept his knockout streak alive by finishing Stiverne in round 6 of their scheduled 12 round bout. Both boxers started the fight aggressively throwing punches. By round 2, Joyce began landing shots which wobbled Stiverne. With his guard no longer high, Stiverne stayed on his feet and finished the round. in round 3, Joyce landed a big right hand, which sent Stiverne into the ropes, forcing the referee to make a 10-count. Stiverne recovered and managed to get through the next couple of rounds due to Joyce slowing down his pace. The end came when Joyce trapped Stiverne against the ropes in round 6 and landed two right hands, forcing referee Howard Foster to stop the action. Stiverne had no complaints with the stoppage and walked slowly back to his corner. After the bout, Joyce's co-promoter Richard Schaefer said Joyce would likely return on Wilder's undercard in May and then look to challenge for the WBA 'Regular' title later in the year. With the win, Joyce retained the Commonwealth belt and won the vacant WBA Gold heavyweight title.

In March 2019, Joyce became the mandatory challenger for European heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel. Joyce also became linked with fighting British prospect Daniel Dubois for the vacant British heavyweight title, with Frank Warren also stating he had no issued with making the fight happen. On 17 April 2019, Joyce revealed he had split with trainer Abel Sanchez, having moved back to UK to train with Adam Booth in London.

Signing with Queensberry

Joyce vs. Ustinov
On 25 April 2019, Joyce signed with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions to co-promote him, alongside Ringstar Sports. It was announced Joyce would return to the ring on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders vs. Shefat Isufi on 18 May at Broadhall Way in Stevenage, England. On 2 May, 42 year old former world title challenger Alexander Ustinov (34–3, 25 KOs) was announced as Joyce's opponent, subject to a visa. Joyce explained he could have waited for a bigger fight in July, but wanted to stay busy instead, not fighting another journeyman. Joyce won the fight via TKO in round 3. In round 1, Joyce started off picking his shots behind the jab. Ustinov also managed to land a small number of shots, which had no impact on Joyce. Joyce increased his output in round 2, putting pressure on Ustinov, who did not land very much and began holding on. By the end of round 2, Ustinov was on unsteady legs. Both boxers started round 3 trading, with both landing clean shots. Joyce being more active, was throwing with both hands and managed to land a clean left hand to Ustinov's head, dropping him near the ropes. Ustinov slowly tried to beat the count, but was unable to, and counted out. Joyce said after the fight backstage, "The proof's in the pudding. You tell Eddie, you know, winning this fight like that, before Hunter, proves to the world, and to Eddie, that I am a credible opponent [for Joshua]." Joyce felt the win would help him get a world title opportunity by the end of 2019.

Joyce vs. Jennings
Joyce would next be scheduled to fight at The O2 Arena in London, on 13 July 2019, on the Daniel Dubois vs. Nathan Gorman: Heavy Duty card. On 22 May, Joyce's manager Sam Jones revealed that he was unable to agree a deal with Alexander Povetkin, Joseph Parker, Derek Chisora and Agit Kabayel to fight Joyce in July. He stated he would now look at the likes of Éric Molina, Bryant Jennings and Chris Arreola. A day later, Jennings came out as being the favourite to fight Joyce. Jennings teased the announcement via his social media, when he tagged "Grind 7/13 O2 Arena", under a video segment of him working out. Sam Jones replied to the tweet, "He's going to need more than a vegan diet and a six-pack to deal with Joe." On the night, Joyce was taken the full distance for the first time in his career, winning a unanimous decision with scores of 118-109, 117-110 and 115-112, with the irregular scores due to Jennings being deducted a point for a low blow.

Joyce vs. Wallisch
Over a year later, Joyce returned to the ring on 25 July 2020 against Michael Wallisch in a behind-closed-doors bout in Stratford. After knocking Wallisch down three times in the first three rounds, the referee stopped the fight resulting in a third-round technical knockout victory for Joyce.

Joyce vs. Dubois
On 28 November 2020, Joyce fought undefeated prospect Daniel Dubois in Church House in London. This was a highly anticipated domestic match-up that had big implications for future world title hopes as both fighters came in undefeated, with the British, Commonwealth, European, WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles on the line. In a competitive fight, it was the jab of Joyce that made the biggest difference swelling the eye of Dubois from the second round and closing the eye by the tenth round. Dubois was unable to continue in the tenth round: he pawed at his swollen left eye and voluntarily went down on one knee taking a ten count from the referee, before being counted out. In an upset victory, Joyce was declared the winner by tenth-round stoppage loss. In his post-fight interview, Joyce declared, "I'm ready for [the WBO's #1 ranked heavyweight] Oleksandr Usyk. Daniel has got some power but I've felt power like that before. With my experience I've learnt to ride them."

Joyce vs. Takam
On 16 June 2021, it was announced that Joyce's next fight would be against former world title challenger Carlos Takam on 24 July at the Wembley Arena. After a slow start from Joyce on the night, in which Takam landed numerous punches to the head and body of Joyce in the opening rounds, Joyce staggered his opponent at the start of the sixth round, overwhelming him with a barrage of punches and forcing referee Steve Gray to halt the fight. The official result was a sixth-round technical knockout victory for Joyce. In his post-fight interview, he named the two opponents that he would be interested in facing next: "What I want is AJ or [Oleksandr] Usyk."

Joyce vs. Hammer
Joyce's next fight would also take place at the Wembley Arena, almost one year later on 2 July 2022 against Christian Hammer. He knocked Hammer to the canvas multiple times, before finally finishing off his opponent with a left hook to the body in the fourth round. After the fight, Joyce asserted, "I'm top level ready for the world stage. I'm ready for all comers and I'm looking to fight the winner of AJ-Usyk, maybe Tyson Fury. I'm at that level."

WBO interim heavyweight champion

Joyce vs. Parker
On 24 September 2022, Joyce headlined a BT Sport Box Office pay-per-view show against former WBO champion Joseph Parker at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, in a fight between the WBO's number 1 and 2 contenders for the vacant interim title. In a fast-paced bout in which both men landed power punches, Joyce was able to bloody Parker's nose and open a cut above his eye, fighting largely on the front foot and using his jab to set up his attacks, while Parker was able to work off the back foot, finding some success with the left hook and overhand right. In the eleventh round, Joyce knocked his opponent down with a powerful left hook. Parker was able to rise to his feet, but the referee deemed it unsafe for him to continue, halting the fight to declare Joyce the winner by eleventh-round knockout. With the result, Joyce became the first man to stop Parker, who had previously never been knocked out. Joyce made it clear that he wanted to face the full WBO champion next, saying, "[Oleksandr] Usyk, let's get it on."

Joyce vs. Zhang

On 2 February 2023, it was officially announced that Joyce would be making the first defence of his WBO interim title against southpaw contender Zhilei Zhang at the Copper Box Arena in London, England on 15 April 2023. In a surprise upset, Joyce lost the fight via TKO in round six, marking the first loss of his professional career. The repeated heavy shots from Zhang caused swelling above Joyce's right eye, causing the referee to wave off the fight.

Joyce vs. Zhang II
On 29 June 2023, it was officially announced that Joyce would have an immediate rematch with WBO interim heavyweight champion Zhilei Zhang at Wembley Arena in London, England on 23 September 2023. He lost via knockout in round 3.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

Joe Joyce - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

1985 births
Living people
English male boxers
Boxers from Greater London
English sportspeople of Nigerian descent
English people of Irish descent
Black British sportsmen
Heavyweight boxers
Super-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Boxers at the 2015 European Games
European Games gold medalists for Great Britain
European Games medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Great Britain
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in boxing
English Olympic medallists
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
England Boxing champions
British Boxing Board of Control champions
European Boxing Union champions
Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games


title: James Maxwell (colonial administrator)

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Sir James Crawford Maxwell,  (1869 – 1932) was a British physician and colonial administrator.

Biography
Maxwell was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1869. He was educated at the High School of Dundee, before studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating M.B., C.M. in 1893, and proceeding M.D. in 1896. He was House-Surgeon at Halifax Infirmary for a brief period before becoming a district medical officer in Sierra Leone between 1897 and 1900. He was awarded the West Africa Medal and a clasp for his role in the Hut Tax War of 1898.

In 1900, he moved into political service and served first as a district commissioner in Sierra Leone. He was awarded the CMG in 1911. Between 1914 and 1920 he served as First Class Resident in Nigeria. He thereafter returned to Sierra Leone as Colonial Secretary, before being promoted to a similar role in the Gold Coast.

In 1927 he was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of Northern Rhodesia. He was awarded the KBE in 1925 and  on 1930.

He retired in 1932 and died later that year aged 63 whilst on voyage to Australia.

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1869 births
1932 deaths
People from Dundee
People educated at the High School of Dundee
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
British expatriates in Nigeria
British expatriates in Sierra Leone
British expatriates in Ghana
Colonial Secretaries of Sierra Leone
Chief Secretaries of the Gold Coast (British colony)
Governors of Northern Rhodesia
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
People from the British Empire


title: Shadhin Bangla football team

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The Shadhin Bangla football team was formed by Bangladesh Krira Samity of the Bangladeshi government in exile shortly after the start of liberation war in 1971. This is the first instance of a Bangladesh national football team in any form. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war.

The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh. By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971.

Players

Officials

In popular culture
 The 2010 Bengali-language film titled Jaago is inspired by Shadin Bangla football team.
 Based on the football team, 2022 Bengali-language film Damal is produced by Impress Telefilm.

See also
 Bangladesh Liberation War
 Football in Bangladesh
 Bangladesh Football Federation
 Bangladesh national football team

References

Further reading

External links
 Bangladesh Football Federation (official website)
 History of the Masses at The Daily Star
 Shadhin Bangla Football Team: The underappreciated heroes at The Business Standard

Bangladesh Liberation War
Football in Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
Association football clubs established in 1971


title: Grenada national cricket team

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The Grenada national cricket team represents the country of Grenada in cricket. The team is not a member of the International Cricket Council, but the Grenada Cricket Association is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board, and players from Grenada generally represent the Windward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. Grenada has however played as a separate entity in matches which held Twenty20 status, but has not appeared in first-class or List A cricket. The team's coach, as of November 2013, is Ricky Williams. The team currently has two captains: Devon Smith, who captains the two-day team, and Andre Fletcher who captains the 20-over team.

History
A Grenada cricket team first appeared in West Indian cricket in 1887 against a touring Gentlemen of America team at the old Queen's Park. Ten years later the team was recorded playing against Lord Hawke's touring team, though unlike several matches during the tour, this match did not have first-class status.  In 1899, G. A. de Freitas and William Mignon became the first Grenada cricketers to play first-class cricket. In 1910, Grenada played in the inaugural Cork Windward Islands Challenge Cup, with the team participating in that tournament until 1939. There is a long gap between 1939 and Grenada's next recorded appearance, which came in the 1965 Windward Islands Tournament against St Vincent. By this time the Windward Islands were playing matches which held first-class status, with Queen's Park playing host to the team's inaugural first-class fixture in 1959 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. Grenada continued to play in the Windward Islands Tournament, and from 1975 its successor, the Heineken Trophy. Their participation in the tournament (under various names) continued into the 1990s, with home matches throughout this period being held at the old Queen's Park.

In 2000, just months after a major redevelopment, the old Queen's Park was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan, necessitating its reconstruction in 2004. Having played in regional tournaments throughout the early to mid 2000s, Grenada were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. They played three matches in the tournament, defeating Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the first-round and quarter-final respectively, before losing to Guyana in the semi-finals. Two years later, they were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, playing two matches in the tournament, defeating Anguilla in the first-round, before losing to Barbados in the following round. These matches mark Grenada's only major appearances in cricket.

In August 2014, Grenada played against Bangladesh in a 50 over game during Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies.  Bangladesh ran out winners by 95 runs.

Notable players

International Players

Five players from Grenada have represented the West Indies Internationally.

 Apps denotes the number of appearances the player has made.
 Runs denotes the number of runs scored by the player.
 Wkts denotes the number of wickets taken by the player.

Many other Grenadian players have represented the Windward Islands cricket team domestically in the West Indies Regional Super50, Regional Four Day Competition and the Caribbean Twenty20.

Grenada players on the current Windward Islands cricket team
Devon Smith
Andre Fletcher
Nelon Pascal
Denis Smith

See also
List of Windward Islands first-class cricketers
List of Grenada Twenty20 players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

source:
Grenada v Bangladesh - August 2014
 Grenada Squad - 2014 Windward Championship
Grenada Squads - 2013 T20 & 2-day

Stanford 20/20

2006 Grenada Stanford 20/20 Squad
2008 Grenada Stanford 20/20 Squad

National cricket stadium

References

External links
Grenada at CricketArchive

Cricket in Grenada
National cricket teams
Cricket


title: Allen House (Burlington, North Carolina)

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Allen House is a historic home located on the Alamance Battleground State Historic Site near Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1782, and is a two-story, hewn log dwelling with a gable roof. It rests on a stone foundation.  The Allen house was moved to the Alamance Battleground in 1966 and restored as a homestead dwelling.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1782
Houses in Alamance County, North Carolina
Museums in Alamance County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina
1782 establishments in North Carolina


title: Stuck (2017 film)

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Stuck is a 2017 musical drama film directed by Michael Berry, who also wrote the screenplay with Riley Thomas, whose stage musical the film is based on. It stars Giancarlo Esposito, Arden Cho, Amy Madigan, Ashanti, Omar Chaparro and Gerard Canonico.

The film had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 23, 2017. It was released on April 19, 2019, by Eammon Films.

Premise
Six strangers get stuck together on a stalled subway train in New York City and all of them have a story to tell.

Cast
Giancarlo Esposito as Lloyd
Arden Cho as Alicia
Amy Madigan as Sue
Ashanti as Eve
Omar Chaparro as Ramon
Gerard Canonico as Caleb
 Sienna Luna as Ramon's daughter Mila
 Madison Blas as Ramon's daughter Elena

Production
In July 2014, Giancarlo Esposito, Amy Madigan, and Ashanti joined the cast of the film, with Michael Berry directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Riley Thomas, who also wrote the play the film is based upon.

Release
The film had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 23, 2017. It was released on April 19, 2019, by Eammon Films.

References

External links

2010s musical drama films
American musical drama films
Films based on musicals
Films set in New York City
Films set on the New York City Subway
Films set on trains
2017 independent films
2017 films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films


title: Sunny Side (Burlington, North Carolina)

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Sunny Side is a historic home located near Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped frame Italianate style dwelling with Gothic Revival style design elements. It features an ornate two-bay hip-roof front porch.  Also on the property are the contributing well house and smokehouse, and the remnants of the original gardens. It was built by Lawrence S. Holt, a prominent Alamance County textile mill owner and philanthropist.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Gothic Revival architecture in North Carolina
Italianate architecture in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1871
Houses in Alamance County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina


title: Typhoon Violet (1961)

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Typhoon Violet was an unusually intense super typhoon that made landfall in Japan in early October 1961. It was the second strongest typhoon of the year with wind speeds up to 205 mph, which made Violet the third strongest tropical cyclone in terms of 1 minute sustained winds, Just behind Typhoon Nancy in the same year and Hurricane Patricia in 2015.

Meteorological history

Violet was first observed as a small circulation to the southwest of Marcus Island. On October 2, the system had organized enough to warrant further investigation. After a few days of observation, a report of tropical storm force winds was relayed back to the JTWC and on October 4, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Violet. Violet took an unusual track, moving in a southern direction after formation. This was due to its location west of a high-pressure system, which the storm struggled to move around. After completing a curve to the south of the ridge, Violet quickly intensified into a typhoon. The movement of the subtropical ridge to the east resulted in Violet turning abruptly to the northwest. Violet continued to intensify and soon reached its peak intensity, on October 7, with sustained winds of  and a minimal surface pressure of ; however, the wind readings during this era of reconnaissance were erroneously high. Violet moved in a smooth path northward and clipped the Boso Peninsula area of Japan, near Tokyo. After landfall, Violet began to transition into an extratropical cyclone and continued to move northward. By October 10, Violet had become fully extratropical.

Impact

Violet was an intense storm, yet did not impact any landmass at or near peak intensity. On Guam, damages were light, mostly consisting of crop damage. The effects on Japan were generally minimal due in part to early preparation. A 9124-ton freighter, The Pioneer Muse, was left stranded on the Daitō Islands during the passing of the typhoon on October 9. All men on board were saved and later the cargo of military hardware was scavenged. Another ship, The Sheik, also was stranded a few miles from The Pioneer Muse, it would later break in two due to rough seas. Two fatalities were reported in Japan due to the passage of Violet.

See also

 Typhoon Ruth (1962)
 Typhoon Hagibis

References

External links

Typhoons in Japan
1961 in Japan
1961 Pacific typhoon season


title: Taher Shah

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Taher Shah is a Pakistani singer, best known for his songs "Eye to Eye" and "Angel". He has been described as "Pakistan's most spectacular internet celebrity" by Dawn newspaper. It was thought that he left singing after receiving death threats, but he released an animated Urdu song, "omaad nahi hai Farishta", in April 2020.

Career
Shah became famous in 2013 when he released his first song "Eye to Eye". In an interview, he stated that it took him a year and half to write the lyrics for the song and to complete the whole project. According to Indian Express, the song achieved "enormous success", and according to The Atlantic the song made him an "overnight pop sensation". The song went viral on social media, and many artists dedicated their covers to the singer. In 2016, Shah's new video for the song "Mankind's Angel" was released, causing what the BBC described as a "social media frenzy".

In December 2016, it was announced that Shah had left Pakistan after receiving death threats. He currently resides in the United States with his family.

In April 2020, he released an animated Urdu music video named "Farishta" ("Angel").

In June 2023, his management team announced the creation of a "Hollywood movie" titled "Eye to Eye".

References

Pakistani record producers
Living people
Pakistani male singers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
English-language singers from Pakistan
Victims of cyberbullying
Singers from Karachi


title: Precept, Nebraska

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Precept is an unincorporated community in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States.

History
A post office was established in Precept in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.

References

Populated places in Furnas County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska


title: Hajime Kamoshida

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is a Japanese novelist. His best known works are the light novel series The Pet Girl of Sakurasou and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, which have received manga and anime adaptations. His debut work was Saga of a World Without God () in 2007.

Works

Light novels
Kaguya: Tsuki no Usagi no Gin no Hakobune (2007–2008)
Houkago Idol (2010)
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (2009–2014)
Rascal Does Not Dream (2014–present)

Anime
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (2012-2013) – original creator, scriptwriter
M3: The Dark Metal (2014) – scriptwriter
Selector Spread WIXOSS (2014) – scriptwriter
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015-2017) – scriptwriter
Just Because! (2017) – series composition, scriptwriter
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018) – original creator
Tawawa on Monday 2 (2021) – scriptwriter
Synduality (2023) – original story draft

Manga
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Steel Moon (2014–2018)
Tora Kiss: A School Odyssey (2012–2014)
Mobile Suit Gundam Eight (TBA)

References

Light novelists
1978 births
Living people
21st-century novelists
Writers from Kanagawa Prefecture
20th-century Japanese writers


title: The Almost Nearly Perfect People

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The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth About the Nordic Miracle is a 2014 nonfiction book by the British journalist Michael Booth. In the book, Booth focuses on the five Nordic countries—Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden—dedicating a section of the book to each one. He began writing the book after migrating from England to Denmark, based on his perceptions of the Nordic region before and after moving. He wanted to present an alternative perspective to the extremely positive depiction of the region in British media. The book received mixed reviews: some critics found it to be overly critical with poor humour, others praised its tone and informativeness.

Background and release
Michael Booth began writing The Almost Nearly Perfect People when he moved from England to Denmark about 15 years before its publication in 2014. Before moving, he had perceived Scandinavians to be a "bearded, woolly jumper-wearing, recycling bunch of people", but afterwards was surprised by how different each of the Nordic countries seemed to be. He wanted to write a book to explore these differences and to explain what he saw as a "fascinating dysfunctional family dynamic" between the five Nordic neighbors. He was further inspired by the "Nordic wave" phenomenon that gained popularity in the 2000s and 2010s when the western world became fascinated with the Nordic countries and their ways of life. In particular, he wanted to investigate Denmark's consistently high scores on various happiness indexes, since these figures conflicted with his own observations that "they didn't seem that happy", and also challenge the perception that the Nordic nations as a group are "little jolly green countries in the north".

Booth undertook four years of research while writing the book, including travelling to each of the countries and interviewing prominent political and cultural figures of each nationality. In writing about each country, he tried to examine both their successes and their weaknesses to "rebalance the utopian view" of Scandinavia held by many British people and to present a different perspective of the region than the extremely positive depiction in a lot of British media. The tone of the book was inspired by Simon Winder's Germania, which combines humour with an historical and travel-based narrative.

The book was published in English on 14 February 2014 by Jonathan Cape. Its first publication, however, was in September 2013 as a Danish translation. Although the manuscript was in English, it was translated and published first in Denmark. On 23 October 2014, the book was translated into Finnish. The Polish translation came on 7 October 2015. In addition, a Norwegian translation of the book is planned.

Content
The Almost Nearly Perfect People is divided into five sections for Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden. Beginning with Denmark, Booth explains the Danish concept of hygge ("cosy times"), which he sees as conformism. He criticises the Danish population's environmental footprint and notes that their taxation rate and levels of personal debt are among the highest in the world. Moving to Iceland, Booth details the banking practices that led to the collapse of the country's largest banks in the 2008 financial crisis, as well as the popular belief among Icelanders in the existence of Huldufólk (elves).

In Norway, he highlights the rise of far-right politics, the widespread opposition to immigration, and the multiple high-profile Norwegian neo-Nazis. He notes that despite having a "nature-loving" reputation, Norway has a large ecological footprint, and that the sale of fossil fuels accounts for much of the country's wealth. He recounts Finland's history of heavy alcohol consumption and its high rates of murder, suicide, and antipsychotic drug use. He explains the Finnish concept of sisu and what he sees as the resulting obsession with machismo.

Sweden receives Booth's strongest criticism, where consumerist influences are blamed for the apparent downfall of the Nordic model of social democracy and recurrent failures of the Swedish justice system. He argues that Sweden, with its strict rules of social etiquette, has a strong culture of conformity.

Denmark
 Chapter 1 - Happiness
 Chapter 2 - Bacon
 Chapter 3 - Gini
 Chapter 4 - Boffers
 Chapter 5 - Chicken
 Chapter 6 - Vikings
 Chapter 7 - 72 per cent
 Chapter 8 - Hot-tub sanwiches
 Chapter 9 - The bumblebee
 Chapter 10 - Denim dungarees
 Chapter 11 - The Law of Jante
 Chapter 12 - Hygge
 Chapter 13 - Legoland and Other Spiritual Sites
 Chapter 14 - The happiness delusion

Iceland
 Chapter 1 - Hakarl
 Chapter 2 - Bankers
 Chapter 3 - Denmark
 Chapter 4 - Elves
 Chapter 5 - Steam

Norway
 Chapter 1 - Dirndls
 Chapter 2 - Egoiste
 Chapter 3 - The new Quislings
 Chapter 4 - Friluftsliv
 Chapter 5 - Bananas
 Chapter 6 - Dutch disease
 Chapter 7 - Butter

Finland
 Chapter 1 - Santa
 Chapter 2 - Silence
 Chapter 3 - Alcohol
 Chapter 4 - Sweden
 Chapter 5 - Russia
 Chapter 6 - School
 Chapter 7 - Wives

Sweden
 Chapter 1 - Crayfish
 Chapter 2 - Donald Duck
 Chapter 3 - Stockholm syndrome
 Chapter 4 - Integration
 Chapter 5 - Catalonians
 Chapter 6 - Somali pizza
 Chapter 7 - The party
 Chapter 8 - Guilt
 Chapter 9 - Hairnets
 Chapter 10 - Class
 Chapter 11 - Ball bearings

Mistakes

The chapter "Dirndls" states that musician Alexander Rybak is of Russian origin, but Rybak is actually from Belarus.

Reception

The Almost Nearly Perfect People received mixed reviews from critics:
 Mariella Frostrup described the book for The Guardian as a "comprehensive and occasionally downright hilarious explanation of the Nordic miracle" and praised its "companionable, lightly mocking tone".
 Alwyn Turner gave the book 4 (out of 5) stars in a review for The Daily Telegraph, writing that "if [Booth's] tone is sometimes a little too jokey, his enthusiasm is contagious" and that "the real joy of the book" lay in the collection of interesting trivia.
 The Literary Review Bernard Porter found the book to be "a thoroughly entertaining read, written brilliantly", but criticised its largely impressionistic nature and the lack of sources and references.
 Ian Thomson of The Guardian described the book as "informative, if strenuously humorous", but felt that Booth's "schoolboy humour" was at times "pretty embarrassing".
 Anna Vesterinen, writing for the Rationalist Association, felt that Booth relied too much on quoted studies and surveys and ought to have included more interviews with "ordinary locals".
 The Financial Times Richard Milne wrote that, despite Booth's tendency to reinforce some stereotypes, "Behind the jokey tone is a lot of good material", and described the book as "a welcome rejoinder to those who cling to the idea of the Nordic region as a promised land".
 Sara Steensig opined in the GBTimes that the book's section on Iceland was somewhat superficial and that Booth's analysis of Sweden was too critical, but nevertheless, "while he does make a lot of fun of the Nordic countries, I think you can feel his affection for the inhabitants too."

See also
 Utopia for Realists
 Utopian architecture

References

2014 non-fiction books
British travel books
Jonathan Cape books
Nordic countries
English non-fiction books


title: Few Options

text:
Few Options, also known as Few Options, All Bad, is a 2011 American feature-length crime drama written and directed by George Pappy.

Plot summary
When a convicted drug smuggler leaves prison after 22 years for one youthful mistake, he just wants to start over and obey the law. But, unable to find work, he's forced to take a supposedly legitimate job with his old crime partners. And they have big plans for their newest employee.

Cast

 Kenny Johnson as Frank Connor
 Erin Daniels as Helen Martin
 David Marciano as Russ
 Brad Dourif as Chris Pendler
 Rainn Wilson as Cousin Don
 Michael Sheen as The Florist
 Laura San Giacomo as The Ticket Agent
 Dayton Callie as Warden Winslow
 Christian Stokes as Mike Colton
 Cindy Baer as Jillian

Exhibition
The film had its U.S. debut at The Valley Film Festival on November 12, 2011.  The film was first televised in the U.S. on Showtime on April 23, 2012.

References

External links

2011 films
2011 crime thriller films
2011 crime drama films
American crime thriller films
American crime drama films
Films set in Los Angeles
Films shot in Los Angeles
American independent films
Films set in the 2010s
2011 directorial debut films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
2011 independent films


title: Susan Macdonald

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Susan Elizabeth MacDonald (born 11 July 1951) is a Scottish Anglican priest. She has been Rector of Christ Church, Morningside, Edinburgh since 2007. From 2012 to March 2017, she also served as the Dean of Edinburgh.

Early life and education
Macdonald was born on 11 July 1951. In 1993, she entered Edinburgh Theological College, an Anglican theological college to train for ordination in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Ordained ministry
Macdonald was ordained in the Scottish Episcopal Church as a deacon in 1996 and as a priest in 1997. Between 1996 and 1998, she served her curacy as a non-stipendiary minister at St John the Evangelist, Jedburgh in the Diocese of Edinburgh. Then, from 1998 to 2001, she was a priest of St Peter's Church, Galashiels.

Macdonald was appointed to head her first church in 2001; that year, she became priest in charge of Gordon Chapel, Fochabers. From 2001 to 2004, she was also co-ordinator of Mission 21 for the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. She was a Canon of Inverness Cathedral from 2003 to 2004. She was Missioner for the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney from 2004 to 2007.

Since 2007, she has been the Rector of Christ Church, Morningside, Edinburgh. In March 2012, it was announced that she would be the next Dean of Edinburgh and therefore the first female dean in the Scottish Episcopal Church. She was installed as Dean on 13 May 2012 at a service in Edinburgh Cathedral. On 5 March 2017, she stepped down as dean and was succeeded by the Frances Burberry.

References

1951 births
Living people
Alumni of Edinburgh Theological College
Scottish Episcopalian clergy
Deans of Edinburgh


title: Patrick Muir Renison

text:
Sir Patrick Muir Renison GCMG (24 March 1911 – 10 November 1965) was a British colonial administrator.

Biography
Renison was born in 1911 in Rock Ferry, England. He attended Uppingham School, and later Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

He entered the Colonial Administrative Service in 1932 and was seconded to the Colonial Office. In 1936 he moved to Ceylon where he was appointed to the Ceylon Civil Service. He would remain in Ceylon until 1944, during which time he would hold a number of Civil Service posts across the country.

Following the Second World War, Renison was asked to assist the Colonial Office's plans for post-war recruitment. In 1947 he returned to the United Kingdom whereupon he was appointed an Assistant Secretary in the Colonial Office. In 1948 he began work as Colonial Secretary of Trinidad and Tobago.

Rension was appointed Governor of British Honduras in 1952, a post he held until 1955. On 25 October 1955 he took up the position of Governor of British Guiana. He left the post in 1958 and served as Governor of Kenya between 1959 and 1962.

He died in Marylebone, London on 10 November 1965, aged 54. His daughter, Anne Willoughby Renison, married Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere of Pitt River (b. 18 Jan 1934).

References

1911 births
1965 deaths
Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
People from Birkenhead
British Trinidad and Tobago people
Chief secretaries (British Empire)
Governors of British Honduras
Governors of British Guiana
Colonial governors and administrators of Kenya
British Kenya people
British expatriates in British Ceylon


title: Aali Mosque

text:
Aali Mosque is a mosque located in the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was constructed in 1471 A.D. during the reign of Shamiri king Sultan Hassan Shah. The structure is the largest existing mosque within the premises of Eidgah Srinagar. It is also the second largest mosque in the Kashmir Valley after the Jamia Masjid, also located in Srinagar. The building shows a unique synthesis between Central Asian and local traditions of wooden architecture. The mosque is based on a 4m×4m grid supported on 5 m 151 wooden columns of 0.95 m girth. The main hall on the ground floor measuring 61.2 m by 20.5 m consists of 75 such modules. All 151 deodar columns are rested on carved stone pedestals with varying designs. The overall area of the mosque is 1844 m2.

References

Religious buildings and structures completed in 1471

Mosques in Srinagar


title: Moldenhauer Archives

text:
The Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress is a collection of original music, unique documents and manuscripts within the Library of Congress, the national library of the United States. The Moldenhauer archives contains many thousands of unique original documents of historical significance. Part of the collection was bequeathed to The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University, located in the Houghton Library at Harvard University.

Significance
The archives were founded through a donation of documents and funds by the German collector, historian and musicologist Hans Moldenhauer, in honour of his wife Rosaleen Moldenhauer.

The original bequest, consisting of over 3,500 documents, constituted the most comprehensive collection of original musical manuscripts ever accumulated. The collection spans musical periods from the Middle Ages through the 20th century, and includes original musical manuscripts by 57 of the foremost western composers, from Bach, Bartók, Beethoven and Brahms, via Mahler, Mendelssohn and Mozart, to Schubert, Schoenberg and Webern.

Since 1987, the Moldenhauer Archives have grown to many thousands of items that are now housed in nine institutions around the world:
in the United States, at the Library of Congress, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Washington State University, and Whitworth College; in Basel, Switzerland, at the Paul Sacher Foundation; in Zürich, Switzerland, at the Zentralbibliothek; in Munich, Germany, at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek; and in Vienna, Austria, at the Stadtarchiv und Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek.

About the benefactor

Hans Moldenhauer was born in 1906 in Germany, but emigrated to the United States in 1938 to escape fascism in his native country. He lived and worked in the United States until his death in 1987.

Literature
 John Y. Cole: Encyclopedia of The Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. 2004.
 Jon Newsom, Alfred Mann: The Rosaleen Moldenhauer Memorial: Music History from Primary Sources : a Guide to the Moldenhauer Archives. Washington, D.C. 2000, Library of Congress.

External links
 Online collection at Library of Congress: The Moldenhauer Archives - The Rosaleen Moldenhauer Memorial
 Finding aid to the Moldenhauer archives at the Library of Congress, circa 1000-circa 1990
 Article: The Rosaleen Moldenhauer Memorial at the Library of Congress (English)
 www.loc.gov: Website Library of Congress (English)
 Online-Katalog (English)
 Library of Congress Authorities (English)
 Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University

References

Library of Congress
Music archives in the United States


title: Marian Emma Chase

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Marian Emma Chase (1844–1905) was a British painter, water colour artist and draftsperson. She is best known for her flower, fruit and still-life watercolour paintings. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds one of her works.

Life
Chase was born on 18 April 1844 in Fitzroy Square in London to John and his second wife, Georgiana Ann Chase (born Harris). His first wife, Mary Ann Rix, had been a water colour artist, had died in 1840. Chase's father, John Chase, was an established artist who had been trained in part by John Constable.

Chase went to school in Richmond and was taught by her father as well as by Margaret Gillies. She worked mostly in England and although she did exhibit at other galleries she sent the vast majority of her water colours to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.

In early life she devoted a good deal of time to illuminating, but it was as a painter in water-colour of flowers, fruit, and still-life that she made her mark, by virtue of her truthful colouring and delicate treatment. She painted in the same medium interiors, a few landscapes, and, towards the close of her life, studies of flower-gardens; in her figure subjects she was less successful. She also occasionally worked in oil.

She exhibited from 1866 to 1905 at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute, the Dudley Gallery, the Grosvenor Gallery, the International Exhibition of 1871 and various provincial, colonial, and foreign exhibitions. On 22 March 1875, she was elected an associate of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours (now the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours), and in 1879 she became a full member. In 1878 she contributed drawings and watercolours to the journal "The Garden". In 1888 the Royal Horticultural Society awarded her a silver medal.

Chase died in 1905 after a heart operation. She is buried in St. Pancras Cemetery.

Her work is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Aberdeen Art Gallery and the Leicester Galleries.

Gallery

References

Sources

1844 births
1905 deaths
19th-century British painters
19th-century British women artists
British watercolourists
British women painters
Painters from London
Women watercolorists


title: Ysatis (perfume)

text:
Ysatis is a women's perfume produced by French fashion house Givenchy introduced in 1984. Xeryus, a matching fragrance for men, was introduced in 1986.

References

External links
 Ysatis at Basenotes.net

Products introduced in 1984
20th-century perfumes
Designer perfumes


title: 1968 Challenge Cup final

text:
The 1968 Challenge Cup Final also remembered as the Watersplash Final was a rugby league match contested between Leeds and Wakefield Trinity on 11 May 1968 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the 67th final of English rugby league's primary cup competition, the Challenge Cup. The match was played in virtually unplayable conditions due to the state of the waterlogged pitch caused by heavy downpours both before and during the game.

The final is best remembered for Wakefield's Don Fox missing a conversion from in front of the posts in the last minute of the game, handing Leeds an 11–10 victory. It was the club's eighth Challenge Cup win, and the first since 1957. Fox was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy, as he had already been voted as man of the match before his miss.

Match details

References

External links
Pathe News coverage of the Rugby Cup Final 1968
Rugby Football League website

1968
1968 in rugby league
1968 in English sport
1968 sports events in London
May 1968 sports events in the United Kingdom
Leeds Rhinos matches
Wakefield Trinity


title: Carlo Cattaneo (mathematician)

text:
Carlo Cattàneo (31 October 1911, San Giorgio Piacentino – 7 March 1979, Rome) was an Italian academic and one of the general relativity theorists and mathematical physicists in the 1960s and 1970s. He made contributions to general relativity theory, fluid mechanics, and elasticity theory.

After secondary and university studies in Rome, Cattaneo received a laurea (PhD) in civil engineering in 1934 and a laurea (PhD) in mathematics in 1936 from the University of Rome. In 1938 he was appointed an assistant and in 1940 a docent at the University of Rome. From 1949 to 1957 he was a professor at the University of Pisa. In 1957 he was appointed a professor at the University of Rome, where he worked under the guidance of Tullio Levi-Civita. Cattaneo remained a professor at the University of Rome for the rest of his life.

Cattaneo was the author of introductory textbooks on classical mechanics, fluid mechanics and the theory of relativity. His textbooks were widely used in Italy and made him known as an author or co-author of the best known college textbooks in the field of mathematical physics in Italy.

Catteneo also appears to have been the first to develop a hyperbolic model for heat conduction in 1948. The resulting constitutive equation relating the heat flux and its time rate of change to the temperature gradient has become known as the "Maxwell–Catteneo law" due to the fact that James Clerk Maxwell suggested a similar relation in 1867.

From 1972 to 1976 Cattaneo was vice-president of the Comitato Nazionale della Matematica (National Committee of Mathematics) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) of Italy. He was elected a member of the International Committee on General Relativity in 1962. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lille and was elected a member of the Accademia dei Lincei. His doctoral students include Carlos Aragone.

References

1911 births
1979 deaths
Italian relativity theorists
Mathematical physicists
Sapienza University of Rome alumni
Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome
Academic staff of the University of Pisa
20th-century Italian mathematicians
National Research Council (Italy) people


title: Jardins des Champs-Élysées

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The Jardin des Champs-Élysées is a public park located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.  It occupies 13.7 hectares, and is located on both sides of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées between the Place de la Concorde on the east and the Rond-point des Champs-Élysées on the west and between Avenue Gabriel to the north and the Seine to the south.  It includes within its boundaries the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, as well as a theater and other buildings.  It was one of the first parks in the city, laid out by André Le Notre in 1667, and was the site of the Paris International Exposition of 1855 and an important part of the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900, for which the Grand Palais and Petit Palais were created.

History

The gardens were originally designed in 1667 by André Le Notre as an extension of the Jardin des Tuileries, the gardens of the Tuileries Palace.   Le Notre planned a wide promenade between the palace and the modern Rond Point, lined with two rows of elm trees on either side, and flowerbeds in the symmetrical style of the French formal garden.  The garden was remade in 1765 in the same style by Abel François Poisson, the marquis de Marigny, the brother of Madame Pompadour and Director-General of the King's Buildings. The avenue itself was extended as far as Place d'Etoile in 1710, and then extended again in 1774 by Marigny as far as the modern porte Maillot.

Following the French Revolution, two equestrian statues, made in  1745 by Nicolas and Tuillaume Coustou,  were transferred from the former royal palace at Marly-le-Roi and placed at the beginning of the boulevard and park. After the downfall of Napoleon and the restoration of the French monarchy,  the gardens had to be replanted, because the occupation armies of the Russians, English and Prussians had camped in the park and used the trees for firewood.

In 1834, under King Louis Philippe, the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff was commissioned to redesign the Place de la Concorde and the gardens of the Champs-Élysées.  He kept the formal gardens and flowerbeds essentially intact, but turned the garden into a sort of outdoor amusement park,  with a summer garden café, the Alcazar d'eté, two restaurants, the Ledoyen and the restaurant de l'Horloge;  a theater, the Lacaze;  the Panorama, built in 1839, where large historical paintings were displayed,  and the cirque d'eté (1841),  a large hall for popular theater, musical and circus performances.   He also placed several ornamental fountains around the park, of which three are still in place.

In 1855 Emperor Napoleon III chose the park as the site of the first great international exposition to be held in Paris,  the Exposition Universelle.  The park was the location of the Palace of Industry, a giant exhibit hall  which covered thirty thousand square meters, where the Grand Palais is today.

In 1858, following the Exposition, the Emperor's prefect of Paris, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, had the gardens transformed from a formal French garden into a picturesque English style garden, with groves of trees, flowerbeds and winding paths.  The rows of elm trees, which were in poor health, were replaced by rows of chestnut trees.

The garden was one of the first parks in Paris to have monumental and sanitary public toilets.  They were designed especially for the park by city architect Gabriel Davioud, and were called Chalets de Toilette et de Necessités publiques,  or "chalets of toilets and public necessities"   One was photographed by pioneer urban photographer Charles Marville in 1865.

The park served again as an exposition site during the Universal Exposition of 1900;  it became the home of the Grand Palais and Petit Palais.   It also became the home of a new panorama theater, designed by Gabriel Davioud, the chief architect of Napoleon III, in 1858, to display large 360-degree historical paintings. That building became the Palais de Glace, or ice palace, in 1893, and then, after World War II, became a dramatic theater, the Théatre du Rond-Point,  which specialized in new French plays.    The Théatre Marigny was built by Charles Garnier, architect of the Paris Opera, in 1883, was also originally designed to display panorama paintings.  It was turned into a musical theater in 1894.

The park played a memorable role in French literature;  in the novels of Marcel Proust, it was the place where the young narrator met with his first love, Gilberte.

Description

The modern park is divided by one of the busiest boulevards in Paris, the Champs-Élysées, but it still manages to provide quiet corners for calm, reflection and appreciation of nature.   The most remote and quiet corner of the park lies in the southwest,  along Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt and between the Grand Palais and the Cours-la-Reine.  This section of the park is called the Vallée Suisse, or Swiss valley, and features a stream which passes under a weeping willow tree, and offers a selection of old and exotic trees.

Another quiet small garden with a fountain, Square Jean Perrin is found just north of the Grand Palais and the Palais de la Decouverte, next to Avenue du General Eisenhower.

The buildings within the park include:
The Théâtre du Rond-Point.  Originally built as the National Panorama to display large-scale historical paintings by architect Gabriel Davioud, it became the Palais de Glace, or ice palace, in 1893, then a dramatic theater after World War II.
The Grand Palais and Palais de la Decouverte, within the same building
The Petit Palais
The Restaurant Ledoyen
The Restaurant Laurent
The Theatre Marigny,  built in 1883 by architect Charles Garnier to display large-scale historical panorama paintings, then converted to a musical theater in 1894.
The Espace Cardin, a theater opened in 1971.

The park contains many statues and monuments, including a statue to the poet/writer Alfred de Musset  by Alphonse Moncel (1910);  to Alphonse Daudet, by Saint-Marceaux (1902);  to the explorer Jacques Cartier;  to Georges Clemenceau, by François Cogné (1932); to Jean Moulin by Georges Jeanclos (1984); to Georges Pompidou by Louis Derbré (1984). and to Winston Churchill and Charles DeGaulle.  One of the most recent monuments in the park is a statue of fashion designer Pierre Cardin by the sculptor Andrei Kovalchuk, placed near the Carré des Ambassadeurs in 2011.

References

Notes and citations

Bibliography

Parks and open spaces in Paris
8th arrondissement of Paris
Tourist attractions in Paris


title: Typhoon Wanda (1956)

text:
Typhoon Wanda was one of the deadliest typhoons to impact China, and was the strongest typhoon to impact Zhejiang since Typhoon Nina in 1953.

Meteorological history

A tropical depression developed southwest of Guam on July 25. It moved north-northeastward, passing east of the Northern Marianas. On July 27, it intensified into a tropical storm and was designated Wanda. On the same day, the storm turned more westward, steered by the subtropical ridge to the north. Low wind shear and warm waters allowed Wanda to intensify steadily, developing into an intense typhoon. On July 30, reconnaissance aircraft recorded a minimum pressure of , and the peak winds were estimated at . After passing through the Miyako Islands, Wanda weakened slightly and traversed the East China Sea. On August 1, the typhoon made landfall in eastern China near Zhoushan, Zhejiang, producing a pressure of ; this was the lowest pressure recorded in China from a tropical cyclone. Wanda slowly weakened while progressing through China, dissipating on August 5.

Impact
Taipei on Taiwan recorded  of rainfall over three days while the typhoon would pass to the north. Along the coast of Zhejiang, Wanda produced a  storm surge that destroyed 465 seawalls and 902 boats. The storm also flooded crop fields, destroying 20,380 tons of wheat. Across Zhejiang, 2.2 million houses and 38.5% of the main roads were damaged during the storm. Nationwide, Wanda killed 4,935 people and injured 16,617 others.

See also

 Other tropical cyclones of the same name

References

External links
 Digital Typhoon : Typhoon 195606 (WANDA)  – National Institute of Informatics

Typhoons in China
1956 Pacific typhoon season
1956 in China


title: Geoff Townsend

text:
Geoff Townsend (born   1964) is an Australian professional rugby union football coach. He is currently head coach of Sydney club Gordon RFC, and he was appointed as head coach of the North Harbour Rays for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.

Townsend began his professional rugby coaching career in 1997 with three undefeated seasons as co-head coach of the New South Wales Under 19 team. He was the co-head coach of the Manly first grade team in the Shute Shield in 1999 and 2000. Townsend spent several seasons in Japan – as a coaching consultant to Top League team Kobelco Steelers in 2001, and as coach and technical advisor to Tokyo University from 2002 to 2004.

Returning home to Australia, he was head coach of the Southern Districts first grade team in the Shute Shield from 2004 to 2006. He joined the Western Force as head coach of the club's academy in 2007, and was assistant coach to the Force's Super Rugby team under head coach John Mitchell in 2009 and 2010. Following a stint as coaching consultant to Sydney University, he joined Gordon in 2014 on a three-year deal as head coach of their Shute Shield team. After the launch of the National Rugby Championship, he was appointed as head coach of the North Harbour Rays team to play in the new competition.

References

External links

Living people
Australian rugby union coaches
1964 births


title: Gerald Kellett

text:
Major General Gerald Kellett CB CBE (24 October 1905 – 6 July 1973) was a senior British Army officer.

Biography
Born on 24 October 1905, Gerald Kellett was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1925. He served during the Second World War and was appointed as Director of the Inspectorate of Armaments, between 1954 and 1956, and Director General of Artillery at the War Office, between 1957 and 1960.

Major General Gerald Kellett was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957, and as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1959. He retired from the British Army in January 1961 and died on 6 July 1973.

References

1905 births
1973 deaths
British Army major generals
People educated at Bedford School
British Army personnel of World War II
Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Artillery officers


title: Corby East Midlands International Pool

text:
Corby East Midland International Swimming Pool (also known as Corby Pool) is a sports facility located in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, which is owned and run by Corby Borough Council. The centre, which cost £19 million, was opened in July 2009 and is regularly used by the Northants ASA to host competitive swimming galas and their annual championships. The pool is used by Corby Swimming Club and Corby Steel Diving Club as their main training facility. It is also used by Northampton Swimming Club for training and for hosting open meets.

Facilities

Pools
The main pool is a long course 50m pool with eight lanes. The pool has adjustable floors at both ends of the pool meaning that the pool can be split into three sections. There are also diving blocks and 'touch pads' in all lanes at both ends of the pool allowing for competition to take place.  At the west side of the pool there is diving equipment including a 5m fixed platform and four spring boards. The floor at this end can go down to a maximum of four metres for safety reasons.

South west of the main pool is a four lane twenty metre pool. This is often used for lessons and as a warm down pool at competitions.

East of the main pool is a fun pool with a pirate ship theme. The pool is of varying depths and includes a large 'water flume'.

Gym
The pool also features a 70 station gym, which looks over the pool, as well as a studio.

See also
 List of long course swimming pools in the United Kingdom

References

Swimming venues in England


title: Röntgen Memorial Site

text:
The Röntgen Memorial Site in Würzburg, Germany, is dedicated to the work of the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) and his discovery of X-rays, for which he was granted the Nobel Prize in physics. It contains an exhibition of historical instruments, machines and documents.

Location

The Röntgen Memorial Site is in the foyer, corridors and two laboratory rooms of the former Physics Institute of the University of Würzburg in Röntgenring 8, a building that is now used by the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt. The road, where the building lies, was renamed in 1909 from Pleicherring to Röntgenring.

History
On the late Friday evening of 8. November 1895 Röntgen discovered for the first time the rays which penetrate through solid materials and gave them the name X-rays. He presented this in a lecture and publication On a new type of rays - Über eine neue Art von Strahlen on 23 January 1896 at the Physical Medical Society of Würzburg.

During the discussion of this lecture, the anatomist Albert von Kölliker proposed to call these rays Röntgen radiation after their inventor, a term that is still being used in Germany.

Exhibition

The Röntgen Memorial Site gives an insight into the particle physics of the late 19th century. It shows an experimental set-up of cathodic rays beside the apparatus of the discovery. An experiment of penetrating solid materials by X-rays is shown in the historic laboratory of Röntgen. A separate room shows various X-ray tubes, a medical X-ray machine of Siemens & Halske from 1912 and several original documents. In the foyer a short German movie explains the purpose of the Memorial Site and the life of Röntgen. In the corridor some personal belongings of Röntgen are displayed to give some background information on his personal and historical circumstances.

After remodeling in 2015 the tables and captures of the exhibition are now in English and German language.

Society
The site is managed by the non-profit organisation Kuratorium zur Förderung des Andenkens an Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in Würzburg e.V.. It offers guided tours to Röntgen's lab.

References

External links
* Website of the  Röntgen Memorial Site in Würzburg (page written in English and German)

Wilhelm Röntgen
Experimental particle physics
Projectional radiography
University of Würzburg
X-rays