Damola Awoyokun, an engineer and historian has perused hitherto hidden dispatches from British diplomats and intelligence officers on Nigeria's first coup—a very bloody one—executed by Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna on 15 January 1966. The coup in which political leaders and military officers of northern Nigeria extraction were majorly killed triggered a counter-coup and eventually declaration of Biafra and a civil war.
It was a soundless morning, dark, pulsating, starless. The harmattan spiked the 2am air with prickly cold and fog. With his finger to the trigger, the 28-year-old Major Patrick Chukwuma Nzeogwu addressed the soldiers from Charlie Company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and some Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) personnel. They were armed with fury, submachine guns, knives, grenades, torchlights, rocket launchers. Nzeogwu reeled about how the politicians had dragged the country to the cliff of fall and kicked it down into a worst-case scenario. He reeled about nepotism, large scale looting of public wealth, persistent poverty of the people, the yearnings of millions hollowed out by afflictions, the epidemic of insecurities, the Tiv riots, the Western Region's daily bloodletting, the country's tireless race to the bottom instead of high up to the plane of regard.
He pointed to Sardauna's residence right behind him as the ultimate symbol of the filth Nigeria had become. His fellow soldiers were stunned. They did not know they had been turned into reluctant rebels. They thought this was supposed to be another night's training exercise the brigade high command had approved for them which they started two weeks previously. Nzeogwu then asked the soldiers to concentrate on how to be necessary and to feel proud that they were the ones called upon to rescue the nation, to show the way, to be the new founding fathers of a better Nigeria. In other words, like Homer's Illiad, he was asking them not to see the epic bloodbath that was about to start as an outbreak of evil, but their generous contribution to the redemption and welfare of the nation.
Four hours earlier around 10 o'clock, the last lights in the Sardauna's household had gone out. They were expected to wake by 4am to eat suhur, the predawn meal to begin the fast. Ramadan started on 23rd December 1965. A week earlier, the Prime Minister Mallam Tafawa Balewa Abubakar met the Queen and the British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He had invited all the Commonwealth Prime Ministers for a special meeting in Lagos from 11- 12 January to resolve Rhodesian crises. It was the first of its kind outside London. On 19 December, he went to the small village of Arondizuogu in Orlu for the commissioning of his trade minister, Dr Ozumba Mbadiwe's Palace of the People. Built by Italian contractors, it was a three-storey affair resplendent with blue terrazzo walls, swimming pool and a fountain, grand conference halls and event rooms, red carpet and gilt chairs. All these in a village where most houses were still born of mud and thatched roofs.
Since the first tarred roads were constructed in 1890s in Lagos, and the first dual carriage way in Nigeria – Queen Elizabeth Road – appeared in 1956 in Ibadan, no road in Arondizuogu or in Orlu had ever been graced with bitumen before. Yet Mbadiwe situated the grand palace there as a source of pride for his people. At the commissioning ceremony, the Eastern Premier, Dr Okpara never saw the project as a white elephant planted by megalomania and watered by corruption, rather he hailed the project as "a great achievement for one of the priests of pragmatic socialism to have been so clever to accommodate this building within the context of pragmatic African socialism." The press placed the value of the house at least half a million pounds. Mbadiwe said it was "at most £40,000." After the commissioning, Abubakar then proceeded to his farm in Bauchi for his annual leave. On Tuesday 4th of January, he joined the retinue of well-wishers in Kaduna airport to bid farewell to his in-law and godfather, the Sardauna, who was going to Saudi Arabia to perform Umra, a lesser hajj, in the company of 184 other state-sponsored pilgrims. The cost of the one-week pilgrimage to the government was around £17,000.
Nigerian soldiers Drawn from Charlie company of the 3 rd Infantry Battalion believed they were going for another night military exercise!
That morning, The New Nigerian newspaper wrote an unprecedentedly scathing editorial laying the blame for the region's financial woes and lack of development on Sardauna inefficiencies and ineptitude and asked him to "put his house in order." When Nzeogwu read the editorial, he went straight to the paper's newsroom and demanded to see the writer. He was in his uniform and his eyes were red. No one knew him nor had seen his face before. The staff did not know what to make of his demand. The expatriate managing editor Charles Sharp then stepped forward. Nzeogwu shook his hands and said the content and tone of the editorial reflected their thinking in the army and they had resolved to put that house in order. The newsroom did not understand what he meant until the morning of the January 15. The paper was the first to publish for the world the picture of Sardauna's house still smouldering in the flames of Nzeogwu.
Meanwhile, the premier of the Western Region, Samuel Ladoke Akintola received a tip from his NNDP ministers in the federal cabinet that after the Commonwealth special meeting, the Prime Minister planned to impose a state of emergency on the Western Region, drop him as an ally and appoint a federal caretaker just as he did in 1962. Market women staging protests against skyrocketing costs of foodstuffs, burnout cars, shot and charred corpses, politicians and civil servants' houses set on fire, intellectuals' houses emptied onto the street were weekly occurrences in the West. Ever since the rift between Awolowo the Action Group leader and Akintola his deputy, the Western Region that was an Africans-can-do-it model of governance and jaw-dropping development was turned into a landscape of sorrow, blood and tears. With fund from the public treasury and under the command of Fani-Kayode the deputy premier, Akintola's well-armed hooligans held the upper hand while AG's bully-boys sponsored by Dr Michael Okpara and the NCNC leadership were on the defensive. After the elections of 11 October 1965, Akintola used the state broadcasting services to announce false counts while the Okpara-sent Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service team secretly camped in Awolowo's house declared the correct results ward by ward. On the night of 15th October, when Akintola was to announce himself the winner, Wole Soyinka, with a generous assistance from his pistol, forced the Western Broadcasting Service to air his own subservice tape asking Akintola to resign and go. Akintola and his supporters went berserk. The police declared Soyinka wanted and he fled to Okpara in the East for temporary refuge until his arrest on 27th October 1965.
On Thursday, 13th January when Sardauna arrived from Mecca, Akintola flew to Kaduna to meet him to dissuade Abubakar from imposing a state of emergency on the West or replace him with an Administrator. Akintola had recently buried his daughter and staunchest ally Mrs Modele Odunjo who on 26th October died allegedly of overdose of sleeping pills. She was married to Soji Odunjo, who was a staunch enemy of her father and he was also the son of the Alawiye's Chief J.F. Odunjo whom Akintola also sacked as the Chairman of Western Region Development Corporation for being pro-Awolowo. Akintola had also sent his son, Tokunbo (who died in 1973) faraway to Eton College in England. He had imported the first ever bulletproof car into Nigeria: an £8000 Mercedes Benz. As the 13th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, he felt unchained and fired up for a total fight. With more men and firepower, he told the Sardauna, he would crush all disturbances from AG's supporters and their Eastern sponsors. The Sardauna promised to discuss his request with the Prime Minister. Major Timothy Onwuatuegwu, a 27-year-old instructor at the NMTC who was detailed to track Sardauna's daily movements reported this surprise meeting with Akintola to the Revolution's high command. From his No 13, Kanta Road residence, Nzeogwu promptly dashed to the Kaduna airport where Sardauna had already gone to see off Akintola. Nzeogwu went to the VIP lounge saluted the Sardauna and wished Akintola safe journey back home convinced that in 48 hours at most, both VIPs would be counted among the dead.
That evening, Nzeogwu went back to the airport to pick up his best friend Major Olusegun Obasanjo the Officer Commanding the Field Engineers who had just finished his course in India and flew in via London. Obasanjo's deputy Captain Ben Gbuile was supposed to pick him up at the airport but he was busy mobilising for the Revolution. And so he telephoned Nzeogwu who promptly came to the airport. Though they slept together in the same room, Nzeogwu never told him of the death awaiting certain personalities.
The following day, 14th January, Bernard Floud a British MP and director of Granada TV (now ITV) which partly owned the Northern Region Television Station was staying at the plush Hamdala Hotel in Kaduna. He had met with the Sardauna briefly to discuss funding and expansion of the television reach. They were supposed to meet the following day Saturday 15th January to continue the business talk. But there would be no tomorrow.


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In final meeting of the year, YAA board celebrates success, honors departing members
The Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors held its final meeting of the 2020-21 academic year on Saturday, recognizing the great work accomplished during a most unusual year and bidding goodbye to its departing members.
The meeting, as with all YAA board meetings in 2020-21, was held virtually, a fitting finish to year in which online programming took precedence and the board had to reimagine the best ways to fulfill the YAA's mission to enhance and renew the lifelong Yale experience for all alumni, whoever they are and wherever they may be.
"We started the year with so much uncertainty, knowing we could not gather in person but without a clear blueprint on how the year would progress," said Jerry Henry '80 MDiv, chair of the YAA Board of Governors. "We were able to pivot quickly, thanks to the dedication of the board's alumni volunteers who rushed into the breach with great ideas and incredible energy. At the end of the day, we were able to have one of our most successful years. I couldn't be prouder of this group."
The biggest transition came in terms of events and programs. All were moved online, with individual webinars and regular series created to engage alumni. Online board meetings throughout the year provided connection – both to their fellow board members and to the university and its students, with an eye on organizing events that would serve alumni populations of all ages and interests.
The work was done during the board's regular gatherings – a mix of committee meetings and plenary sessions that ranged from diversity, equity, and inclusion training to discussions with senior trustee Catharine Bond Hill '85 PhD, President Salovey '86 PhD, and other university officials – and in monthly committee meetings that ensured YAA initiatives were moving forward and reaching their intended audience. Committees for 2020-21 included careers and mentoring, alumni communities, board governance, equity and inclusion, and volunteer pipeline development.
"In my time on the board as a volunteer in the 1990s and now as executive director, I have never seen a year quite like this one," said Weili Cheng '77, YAA executive director and former board member and chair. "Yet, throughout it all, the dedication and commitment of the board never wavered. They transitioned seamlessly from in-person meetings to Zoom meetings and innovated every step of the way to create meaningful, engaging opportunities for their fellow alumni."
Saturday's meeting concluded with a celebration of those departing the board: Board members Cornell Brooks '90 JD, Darryl Crompton '76 MPH, Thomas Dolan '05, Tara Falcone '11, Shah Karim '81, '87 MA, '07 MPhil, and Patricia Melton '83, and executive officers Rob Greenly '83 MBA, Billy Kolber '86, and Kevin Winston BA.
"I truly don't have the words to express my gratitude to this group for all they have done," Henry said. "They have left an indelible mark on the board and, by extension, on Yale. I thank them for their dedication and their friendship. And while I am sad to see them go, I'm heartened by the fact that they will continue on as volunteers and alumni leaders, and we will most definitely call on them in that capacity – soon and often."
Photo caption (clockwise from top left): Cornell Brooks '90 JD, Darryl Crompton '76 MPH, Thomas Dolan '05, Tara Falcone '11, Rob Greenly '83 MBA, Kevin Winston BA, Patricia Melton '83, Billy Kolber '86, and Shah Karim '81, '87 MA, '07 MPhil.
Yale Alumni Academy honored with 2022 Linda K. Lorimer Award

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Portlandia's fifth season doesn't premiere until next year, but over the past few weeks Carrie Brownstein has been posting some pictures from the set on Instagram that reveal at least a few of the stars set to make guest appearances throughout the season. In addition to Portlandia regular Jeff Goldblum, the revealed guest stars include Orange Is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne, Olivia Wilde, Jane Lynch, Matt Groening, and Paul Reubens. Click through to check out some of Brownstein's sneak peeks from the set.


Dr. Aglombickilan Glombicki is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and Memorial Hermann SW Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine and has been in practice for 33 years. Dr. Glombicki accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 4 doctors at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and one of 17 at Memorial Hermann SW Hospital who specialize in Gastroenterology. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Filipino and Greek.


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European Union to fund scheme to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution
The European Union (EU) has announced plans to fund a private-public scheme dubbed "Clean Sky" to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution in European aircraft. Officials claim that the project will have large-scale economic benefits, will reduce jet engine carbon emissions by 20 to 40 percent and will therefore offset the large growth in commercial air travel. The proposal comes at a time when European officials are under heavy criticism for not doing enough to reduce aircraft emissions.
The new proposal is outlined in a document that is reported to be likely to be passed by the European Commission. The document says that "Not launching Clean Sky soon will put the European industry in a position of competitive disadvantage, with negative repercussions not only for the industry itself but also for the EU as a whole," and goes on to point out that the US has a comparable scheme, the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy, and points out that progress is beginning to be made in the area by Brazil, Russia, China and India. The paper also highlights the need for public spending in the scheme to ensure it does not fall behind international development. The commission has argued that "the present value, at 2006 prices, of the cumulative direct effect over the period 2010-2035 of Clean Sky on economic output in the EU has been estimated to approximately €100 billion to €160 billion reflecting increased operating profits, labor expenditures, capital investment and other direct effects."
The proposal calls for the aviation industry to contribute €800 million between 2008 and 2014, with companies such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Saab, Thales, Dassault and Eurocopter. Universities and research institutions have also pledged support. The funding will be matched with public money from the EU, making the total cost €1.6 billion.
As well as approval by the European Commission, the plan requires approval by the individual EU member states. Britain, though infamously skeptical of large EU projects, has already voiced its support, along with several other countries.
If the project goes ahead, funding will be split between six separate main initiatives, including a "greener" engine, a "smart" fixed wing that continually readjusts itself to maintain best fuel economy, and research regarding lighter materials that could be used to replace metals in aircraft bodies and components.
According to current estimates, the 20 to 40 percent carbon emissions reduction will mean a reduction of two to three billion tons between 2015 and 2050, and the project will also reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 40 to 60 percent in the same time frame, as well as causing a 50 percent reduction in "perceived aircraft noise."
"EU set to fund "Clean Sky" programme for quieter and cleaner aircraft technologies" — Aviation and Aerospace, 13 June 2007
Stephen Castle. "EU airline project seeks greener skies" — IHT, June 12, 2007
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Catholics in Rome, like in many other cities around the world, have a special image of Mary they pray before in times of trouble, big or small. The love and affection Romans have for the icon "Salus Populi Romani" (Our Lady, Health of the Roman People) is on display daily in a special chapel at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, but it reaches its height each year on the 24th January feast of its installation in a side chapel of the Basilica. As is customary, the Roman city government donated to the Basilica a silver chalice as a sign of thanksgiving for the historical intercession of the "Salus Populi Romani" for the well-being of the people of Rome. The Byzantine-style icon, which is 5 feet high and more than 3 feet wide, is painted on thick cedar planks. It depicts Mary dressed in a gold-trimmed, dark blue mantle over a red tunic and holding the Christ child on her lap. It is thought to have been painted in the 13th century, or possibly earlier, and is housed in the Basilica's Pauline Chapel.
It was before this image of the Salus Populi Romani in September 1721 that St. Paul of the Cross "made a vow to promote the memory of the Passion of Jesus and to work together to gather companions for this purpose".
…Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
For thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls!
We revere Mary as our Mother, and seek to imitate her trustful persevering prayer. In our love for her, we endeavour compassionately to share her sorrow in the mystery of the Cross, chiefly by contemplating the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Invoking her help, we are confident that her motherly intercession will win us the graces we need as sons making our way to the Father.


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Oakboro, Stanly Sheriff's Office discover 18 pounds of marijuana on traffic stop
Published 8:45 am Wednesday, October 7, 2020
By Charles Curcio
Oakboro Police Dept.
A routine traffic stop for an Oakboro policeman turned into a drug bust Oct. 2.
Oakboro Police Sgt. David Daigle made a speeding violation traffic stop at around 2:15 p.m. When the driver, Tykeem Ra Hsan Jomal Sumpter of Sumter, S.C., gave his license and registration to the officer, Daigle asked the driver about a smell of marijuana coming from the car.
When he asked the driver to get out of the car, Sumpter drove off at a high rate of speed. After a high-speed chase through Oakboro's east side of town, the driver went off-road and Daigle lost the vehicle. However, upon further investigation, an area with several pieces of the underbody of the car were found as the vehicle had hit a ditch.
Oakboro then asked for the help of the Stanly County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Jared Efird and his K-9 partner, Bodie, searched on the property where the vehicle parts were located. The deputies found two bags filled with approximately 18.2 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $100,000.
Warrants are being obtained for Sumpter by Daigle, including two felony counts of trafficking of marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle with a controlled substance, felony flee/eluding arrest, possession of marijuana with intent to sell or distribute, reckless driving and speeding.
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press for more than 16 years and has written numerous news and feature storeis as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won an award from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.
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<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Contains \Drupal\system\Tests\System\PageTitleTest.
 */

namespace Drupal\system\Tests\System;

use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
use Drupal\Core\Utility\Title;
use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;

class PageTitleTest extends WebTestBase {

  /**
   * Modules to enable.
   *
   * @var array
   */
  public static $modules = array('node', 'test_page_test');

  protected $content_user;
  protected $saved_title;

  /**
   * Implement getInfo().
   */
  public static function getInfo() {
    return array(
      'name' => 'Page titles',
      'description' => 'Tests correct handling or conversion by drupal_set_title() and drupal_get_title() and checks the correct escaping of site name and slogan.',
      'group' => 'System'
    );
  }

  /**
   * Implement setUp().
   */
  function setUp() {
    parent::setUp();

    $this->drupalCreateContentType(array('type' => 'page', 'name' => 'Basic page'));

    $this->content_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('create page content', 'access content', 'administer themes', 'administer site configuration'));
    $this->drupalLogin($this->content_user);
    $this->saved_title = drupal_get_title();
  }

  /**
   * Reset page title.
   */
  function tearDown() {
    // Restore the page title.
    drupal_set_title($this->saved_title, PASS_THROUGH);

    parent::tearDown();
  }

  /**
   * Tests the handling of HTML by drupal_set_title() and drupal_get_title()
   */
  function testTitleTags() {
    $title = "string with HTML";
    // drupal_set_title's $filter is Title::CHECK_PLAIN by default, so the title should be
    // returned with check_plain().
    drupal_set_title($title, Title::CHECK_PLAIN);
    $this->assertTrue(strpos(drupal_get_title(), '') === FALSE, 'Tags in title converted to entities when $output is Title::CHECK_PLAIN.');
    // drupal_set_title's $filter is passed as PASS_THROUGH, so the title should be
    // returned with HTML.
    drupal_set_title($title, PASS_THROUGH);
    $this->assertTrue(strpos(drupal_get_title(), '') !== FALSE, 'Tags in title are not converted to entities when $output is PASS_THROUGH.');
    // Generate node content.
    $langcode = Language::LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIED;
    $edit = array(
      "title" => '!SimpleTest! ' . $title . $this->randomName(20),
      "body[$langcode][0][value]" => '!SimpleTest! test body' . $this->randomName(200),
    );
    // Create the node with HTML in the title.
    $this->drupalPost('node/add/page', $edit, t('Save'));

    $node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($edit["title"]);
    $this->assertNotNull($node, 'Node created and found in database');
    $this->drupalGet("node/" . $node->id());
    $this->assertText(check_plain($edit["title"]), 'Check to make sure tags in the node title are converted.');
  }
  /**
   * Test if the title of the site is XSS proof.
   */
  function testTitleXSS() {
    // Set some title with JavaScript and HTML chars to escape.
    $title = '</title> & < > " \' ';
    $title_filtered = check_plain($title);

    $slogan = '';
    $slogan_filtered = filter_xss_admin($slogan);

    // Activate needed appearance settings.
    $edit = array(
      'toggle_name'           => TRUE,
      'toggle_slogan'         => TRUE,
      'toggle_main_menu'      => TRUE,
      'toggle_secondary_menu' => TRUE,
    );
    $this->drupalPost('admin/appearance/settings', $edit, t('Save configuration'));

    // Set title and slogan.
    $edit = array(
      'site_name'    => $title,
      'site_slogan'  => $slogan,
    );
    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/system/site-information', $edit, t('Save configuration'));

    // Load frontpage.
    $this->drupalGet('');

    // Test the title.
    $this->assertNoRaw($title, 'Check for the unfiltered version of the title.');
    // Adding </title> so we do not test the escaped version from drupal_set_title().
    $this->assertRaw($title_filtered . '</title>', 'Check for the filtered version of the title.');

    // Test the slogan.
    $this->assertNoRaw($slogan, 'Check for the unfiltered version of the slogan.');
    $this->assertRaw($slogan_filtered, 'Check for the filtered version of the slogan.');
  }

  /**
   * Tests the page title of render arrays.
   *
   * @see \Drupal\test_page_test\Controller\Test::renderTitle()
   */
  public function testRenderTitle() {
    $this->drupalGet('test-render-title');

    $this->assertTitle('Foo | Drupal');
    $result = $this->xpath('//h1');
    $this->assertEqual('Foo', (string) $result[0]);
  }

}

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Downton Abbey's leading ladies pose for Harper's Bazaar UK in gorgeous gowns from Valentino, Erdem, Jenny Packham, and more.
We spy Michelle Dockery, Lily James, Laura Carmichael, Sophie McShera, Michelle Dockery, Lesley Nicol, Raquel Cassidy, Elizabeth McGovern, Phyllis Logan, and Joanne Froggatt. The only one missing is our beloved Maggie Smith!


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Чуду́ — споконвічно кумицька національна страва, яка перейшла до інших народів Дагестану за радянських часів. Це тонкі, або товсті прісні коржі з начинкою, обсмажені на сухій сковорідці. За формою чуду бувають як круглі, так і напівкруглі. Тісто може бути як прісне або дріжджове, так і замішане на кисломолочному продукті. Варіантів начинки існує безліч - це і м'ясо (баранина, яловичина), і зелень (кріп, дика цибуля, кропива, лобода, щавель кінський), і овочі (картопля, гарбуз), та сир. Готові чуду зазвичай змащують маслом і складають один на одного. Потім накривають чимось, щоб чуду відпарилися і розм'якшилися. Вживають гарячими.

Джерела
  Магомед Атабаев. Кумики. Історія, культура, традиції . ISBN 5457687287, 9785457687288
 Дагестанське чуду
 даргинські чуду з м'ясом і картоплею

Коржі
Кавказька кухня

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What they did started out as a joke, then people expected them to perform music at shows.
The US national anthem, the music part is based on a very old British navy drinking song.
There is another drinking game with a Slovene connection.
Yes I know its a nervous tick but its still kind of funny.
This is one of our most famous comedians appering before some hot shots in London and Helsinki.
I think its funny thank you.
Poor bugger, that's some awful tick.
Does not detract from his watch ability.
Here are a couple of guys that kind of reflect that and the changing culture and demographic of who is Canada.
Some of it a little crude be warned.
That was surreal, never heard that before.
As I understand it was a novelty song he came up with to mock people that would sing songs in English when they did not speak the language.
He does get the accent right, that talent!


This one of those, "getting to know you" memes going around. I put my answers in bold, because I'm bold.
Chocolate or Strawberry? Use to be chocolate, but see above, bummer!
Kids or Pets? What? You can't have both, what's goin' on?
Breakfast in Bed or Breakfast Out? Neither, I take mine sitting at the kitchen table.
Late nights or Not? It's the age thing.
BTW, what are your plans for Thanksgiving? Us, we're having a small family gathering with all the trimmings.
If you want to to this, too. Just copy and paste the list, below.
Breakfast in Bed or Breakfast Out?
Aren't you the clever one? I enjoyed your BOLDness!
What fun. I think I am Pets, only because that's who lives with me these day; and I stay up much later than I should and therefore prefer breakfast out, maybe it's really brunch. Oh well. For Thanksgiving, I am cooking an early one for my Idaho family who will be here early in the week and driving home to do another one. But spending Thanksgiving day with friends.


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9e2: Evening 7, DJ Spooky's The Hidden Code at Benaroya Hall, October 27
T.s. Flock
Posted on October 25, 2016, 3:19 pm
Arts festival 9e2 leaves its base at King Street Station and heads downtown on Evening 7. DJ Spooky (Paul J. Miller) presents the west coast debut of his multimedia project The Hidden Code at Benaroya Hall on October 27, 2016.
Imagine a visual odyssey through the cosmos driven by lush musical compositions, and inspired by complex themes of astronomy, engineering, biology, and psychology. Miller composed the music for The Hidden Code based on conversations with Dartmouth physicists, astronomers, engineers, biologists, brain scientists and computer scientists. The work is a synthesis of emerging science, poetry, and music transformed into the ultimate fusion of art and science. Dartmouth Physicist and musician Stephon Alexander will be playing saxophone for the performance, and Miller and Alexander will conduct a Q&A after the show.
The music for The Hidden Code was commissioned by Dartmouth College's Neukom Institute for Computational Science and its Director, Daniel Rockmore. The visuals for The Hidden Code were created by staff of the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science in Boston. This work highlights the enabling power of computational science in the arts, inspiring an "album" that lives at the intersection of art and science, technology, engineering, and math.
This event will likely sell out, so don't delay.
DJ Spooky's The Hidden Code
When: Thursday, October 27, 2016. Doors at 7pm. Show at 7:30pm.
Where: Benaroya Recital Hall (201 University St., Seattle 98101)
Get tickets online.
Lead photo courtesy of 9e2.
9e2 Benaroya Hall Daniel Rockmore DJ Spooky Paul J. Miller Stephon Alexander The Hidden Code
T.s. Flock is a writer and arts critic based in Seattle and co-founder of Vanguard Seattle.
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Q: Remotely passing parameters from PS to batches I have read the Q/A already available and found no answer for my (maybe too simple?) case.
I have a PS function which:
1) put a local .bat file into a remote machine (target)
2) calls the remote .bat (through invoke-command) passing it a parameter
3) wait for the successful completion of the remote .bat
4) delete the .bat from the target machine
My problem is that everything runs perfectly but...the parameter is not displayed!
The code of the PS script is:
function Run-BatchFile ($computer,$dbn, [string]$batLocation)
{
$sessions = New-PSSession -ComputerName $computer -Credential elsmith
Copy-Item -Path $batLocation -Destination "\\$computer\C$\temp" #copy the file locally on the machine where it will be executed
$batfilename = Split-Path -Path $batLocation -Leaf
Invoke-Command -Session $sessions -ScriptBlock {param($batfilename) &  cmd.exe /c "C:\Temp\$batfilename $dbn" } -ArgumentList $batfilename -AsJob
-ArgumentList $batfilename -AsJob
Get-job | Wait-Job
Remove-Item -Path "\\$computer\C$\Temp\$batfilename" -Force
Remove-PSSession -Session $sessions
}
Run-BatchFile SERVERNAME JOHN "C:\Temp\test_remote_called.bat"

The code of the invoked script is just:
set DB=%1
echo Test of %DB% was successful >> c:\temp\output.txt
exit /B

The output is:
Test of  was successful

I'm sure there must be a trivial way to solve this problem: am I doing a gross mistake? Am I missing anything?

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SPLA-Juba In Preparation To Launch New Attacks In Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria
by . February 1, 2016 February 1, 2016 00
BY ANDREW OLWENY,
Nimul, ESS | ROSS
South Sudanese SPLA soldiers are pictured in Pageri in Eastern Equatoria state on August 20 where they fought an armed group identified as SSAF(Photo: Gehtti Image)
Feb 1, 2016(Nyamilepedia) —- A High level, senior official and a major general in the SPLA-Juba revealed to this news site that the SPLA general Headquarter is in its final phase of preparations for an immanent attack against the bases of SPLA-IO in Eastern Equatoria State.
It is not clear what has triggered such an unthinkable plan to violate the peace agreements given the overall commander of the Eastern Equatoria Division; Gen. Martin Kenyi has ordered his forces as parts of the peace deal to stay in their camps and he himself is committed and is physically present in Juba. "I think the Dinka lead government is not interested in peace and doing every thing possible to sabotage this peace implementations, otherwise what is the justifications for this planned attacked now", he asked.
"If Kiir is planning an attack on these forces how about an attack on Kenyi himself in Juba? Is this an equivalent to attacking Kenyi himself and what shall such do to the already badly damaged peace by no other than Kiir" He pondered.
According to the informant, the potential targets and locations to be raided by a special commando forces reinforced by the criminal and notorious militia of Kiir, the Presidential units of Tiger battalion mainly recruited from President Kiir's home of Gorgial, supported by Helicopter gunships, includes Pageri areas, Kerepi, Moli and Opari in Madi area, while in Acholi area the locations are Agoro, Amee, and Pajok.
This same militias group is now stand accused by UN panel committee of experts on south Sudan of having committed ethnic cleansing against the Nuer in Juba during the darkest hours of our nation, the black December 2013.
The senior military officer who hails from the Equatoria region, who spoke in condition of anonymity, warned that the attack on the SPLA-IO bases is very eminent and is expected to be executed within the next three days, possibly tomorrow or the day after. He said the chief of general staff Paul Malong has been consulting with his senior military officers. And more troops have been deployed from Western Equatoria and Bahr el Ghazal and that his own troops are in standby waiting for the final orders to move to the areas mentioned above.
He said the move to deploy forces from Bahr el Ghazal to crush rebel groups based in Eastern Equatoria state was rejected by many senior generals from Equatorian region during the consultation phases held in General HQ in a closed door meeting. The generals from Equatoria see no reason to attack the bases of the rebels given the rebels group in EES have not attacked government position and are part of party to cessions of hostilities.
According to the general, any attack on positions of the rebel force in violation of the peace agreement will be viewed by most of them in the Ranks of the government as declaration of war against Equatorian and many of them are angered after the recent senseless fighting in Western Equatoria state where many civilians were killed and displaced.
He said the Equatoria senior general felt that their views and voices were disregarded and not paid attention to. According to the senior general from Equatoria, if indeed Paul Malong with his group go on and defy the rejection of war by sons of Equatoria in the government army, the move will derail the ongoing efforts to form a Transitional Government of National Unity and will also cause deep rift among the army and will encourage many sons from the Equatoria to desert the army because they feel the recent attack in WES is designed to silence the voices within Equatoria, which called for equitable power distributions, the contrary response by Juba reveals perhaps how Juba is not ready to accept coexistence of all ethnic groups in the country.
He further said recently Juba has taken several reconnaissance spying flights over the area to spy and monitor the movements of the alleged rebel forces. He cautioned the civilian population to be vigilant because the plan is to repeat what has happened in WES. He further cautioned the youth from the mentioned areas to move out in order to avoid being arrested or killed as youth are at risk of and are prime target of the Dinka led government, and warned that what happened in Yambio recently must serve as an example.
He questions the motives behind the selection of the army deployed to Juba now in readiness to make a move to those places. He said most of the forces are from Bahr el Ghazal and majority of them are not part of regular forces.
This tells us the Equatorian sons, there will be yet another massacre on civilian, special in Ma'di corridor, which has been the prime, target for the Dinkas. He said this plan came at the time Martin Kenyi is taking part with the advance Team of SPLA-IO and he is physically present in Juba.
He conclude by issuing a strong warnings that should innocent lives be lost in this senseless campaign masterminded by none other than the malignant Malong, the ramifications will be felt in Juba and no Dinka shall be safe anywhere in Equatorian lands, if the Dinka armies are purposefully targeting Civilians as they have done so far all over south Sudan.
SSLN has reached out to Captain Theophilus Badru Pitia, with a unit of the SPLA-IO Eastern Equatoria Division Magwi County, for comments. He said "we do not know what rebels they are coming after because according to the peace deal we are no longer rebels but a regular army except under the SPLA-IO and we are in observant of the peace deal as was commanded by our overall Chief, Dr Rick Machar and our
Eastern Equatoria Division Commander, Gen. Kenyi. "He, however said, "We, nevertheless, are on stand by and will, without hesitations, respond forcefully and decisively when provoked by the belligerent and peace enemy, Paul Malong."
He said, "Luckily this report shows, those who shall face the other end of our guns are strangers to the areas and should not be deceived by the helicopter gunships that never win wars." He further said, "SPLA-Juba, a tribal army should come prepared with large body bags if and when they step into our forests." "We are committed to peace but we shall respond decisively to any provocations and teach Juba a lesson we thought they have learned by now, however we welcome them to come for some more if death instead of peace keeps knocking at their doors, we shall comply and respond to them in a kind but with determined resolves" He added.
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HomeNorman Coinage
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Part 4, Norman Coinage.
Following the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon council quickly offered the throne of England to the victor, Duke William of Normandy, who was crowned king on Christmas Day 1066. On his death in 1087, he was succeeded by his son, William II, otherwise known as William Rufus because of his red hair. When William II died in a hunting accident in the New Forest he left no direct heirs so his brother Henry became king and reigned for thirty-five years. Despite being twice married he only had two children. When his son and heir was drowned at sea in 1120 in a shipwreck crossing from France, he made his daughter Matilda his heir. However, following his death in 1135, the Council offered the throne to Stephen of Blois, Henry's nephew, condemning England to a protracted civil war. It was not until the death of Stephen's only son in 1153 that an agreement reached whereby Matilda's son, Henry of Anjou, would become king after Stephen. The following year Stephen died and, as agreed, was succeeded by Henry.
Henry II (1154-1189) was the first of the Plantagenet kings, a name derived from their badge, the "planta genista" (yellow broom). His name is mostly remembered for the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas à Becket in 1170. His son, Richard the Lionheart, spent most of his ten year reign away fighting in the Crusades, during which time his brother John tried to gain control of the country. When Richard died in 1199, John became king, spending most of his reign in conflict, with the French (thereby losing most of England's territory in France which had been the patrimony of William the Conqueror and Geoffrey of Anjou, Henry II's father), with the Church, which led to England being excommunicated, and with his own barons. At Runymede in 1215, John was forced to sign the Magna Carta, which conferred rights on the people (i.e. the barons). When he broke his promises, the barons enlisted help from France to move against him, but John died, to be succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Henry III.
Henry III's 56 year reign (1207-1272) was not a success, with continued civil unrest in the latter years. His son, Edward I was a much better ruler, and although unsuccessful in his wars with Scotland (against William Wallace "Braveheart"), he did subjugate Wales. His son, Edward II, was less satisfactory and after a 20 year reign was forced to abdicate in favour of his son, Edward III, during whose reign the "Black Death", bubonic plague, came to Britain. It is possible that half the population died as a result, causing Edward to break off his war with France, begun in 1337, that was later to resume and became known as the Hundred Years War.
Edward's grandson, son of Edward the Black Prince, became King Richard II in 1377, but being a minor, the country was effectively run by his uncle, John of Gaunt. Estrangement between John and Richard led to the outbreak of civil war, which ended when John's son, Henry Bolingbroke deposed Richard and became king in his place, as Henry IV, the first of the Lancastrian kings. Throughout his reign there was civil unrest and rebellions, but his son, Henry V inherited a country at peace and was able to renew the war with France. After the English victory in the Battle of Agincourt he married the daughter of Charles VI, the King of France and was thus acknowledged as his heir. Unfortunately, he died earlier than Charles and his son and heir; Henry VI, was barely a year old. For the next 30 years there was continual war with France that ended in 1453 with England losing all its French possessions except for the town of Calais.
The following year saw the renewal of the dispute between the Houses of Lancaster and York, known as the War of the Roses from their respective emblems, the red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York. In 1461 Henry VI was deposed by Edward, Duke of York, who reigned in his place as Edward IV. Henry was briefly restored in 1470, but Edward returned in 1471 and ruled for another twelve years. When he died his son became king as Edward V, only for his uncle, Richard of Gloucester to usurp the throne to become the infamous King Richard III. The murder (alleged or otherwise) of his nephews, the "Princes in the Tower" alienated many of his supporters and when the exiled Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, invaded the country in 1485, many deserted Richard's cause. At the Battle of Bosworth, Richard was killed and Henry became king, the first of the Tudor monarchs.
The coinage
William the Conqueror (1066-1087) continued to mint silver pennies to the same standard and fineness as his Anglo-Saxon predecessors, circa 1.3 gm (22-24 grains). During his reign some 70 mints were in operation at one time or another, some only briefly. It is thought that this was because mints were opened in various towns and cities as the king travelled around the country. During the reign of Henry II the quality both of design and production declined rapidly. Clipping the edges was prevalent and forgery was rife. In addition the moneyers at the mints produced coins that were underweight and used debased silver. The problem was so great the in 1124 Henry summoned all the moneyers to Winchester (at the time the capital of England) to the Assize of Moneyers. Although hefty punishments were meted out, including mutilation, the abuses did not stop.
The turbulence of Stephen's reign meant that the coinage declined even further, which continued at first under Henry II, reaching new lows in crudity and quality. In order to restore confidence, a new coin type was introducced in 1180 known as the Short Cross penny (from its reverse design) which was of a good weight and fineness of silver, and a better style. The design was continued for nearly 70 years by Richard I and John with unchanged obverse legend, still reading HENRICUS REX (King Henry), and for the first 30 years of Henry III.
Short Cross penny minted at Rochester,Kent
Moneyer: Alisandre
In 1247 Short Cross penny was discontnued and the reverse design changed to the Long Cross type, the idea being that the extension of the cross to the edge of the coin was a guard against the continuing practice of clipping. Henry's titles were extended to include III or the word TERCI (Third).
*Image* Henry III
Long Cross silver penny minted at Canterbury
Moneyer: Nicole
Save for a few extremely rare halfpennies the only coinage produced was the silver penny. The need for a smaller denomination as the economy began a gradual shift towards being money based rather than barter, was met by halving the coins or cutting them into quarters ("fourthings", which became farthings). The double lines of the reverse cross on the Long Cross penny made it easier and more accurate to make these divisions.
By the time of Edward I, there was a need for other denominations beside the penny. A short-lived experiment with a gold coin valued at 20 silver pence issued by Henry III was doomed by a subsequent rise in the value of gold which meant that most were melted down for profit. In 1279 Edward commenced a recoinage, the basis of which was a redesigned penny minted in millions, with a more realistic portrait of the king, groats (valued at four pence), halfpennies and farthings. The old pennies could be taken to the mint and exchanged for the new coins. The groat was unsuccessful because it was underweight. The others were all of a more acceptable standard, made more popular because the design made clipping easier to detect. On the new coinage privy marks were introduced as a check on production standards in place of the former moneyer's names.
Post-reform silver penny minted in London
It was not until 1351, in the reign of Edward III, that the groat reappeared, together with a half-groat of two pence value. This time the weights were correctly proportioned and the new denominations were accepted.
Silver groat minted in London 1356
Mintmark: Crown
Even more innovatory was the introduction of a gold coinage, made necessary because several European countries had already done so. The first coins were by two Florentine engravers in 1343 and were called the double leopard or florin, leopard (half florin) and helm, with values of six shillings, three shillings and one shilling and sixpence respectively (one shilling = 12 pence). Although based on contemporary French standards, the gold in the coins had been overvalued and consequently they were rejected by the public. The following year Edward tried again, this time successfully, with the gold noble, valued at six shillings and eight pence (80 pence), half noble (three shillings and four pence = 40 pence) and, two years later, the quarter noble of one shilling and eight pence (20 pence). These new coins were of the correct weight for the values assigned to them.
*Image* Edward III gold quarter noble first introduced in 1346
This example dates from the Treaty Period 1361-1369 and was minted in London
The new system of gold and silver coinage continued during the following reigns virtually unchanged until 1412, in the reign of Henry IV. A shortage of bullion forced an approximately 10 per cent reduction in the weight of the gold coinage and a 16 per cent decrease in the silver, bringing the English coinage into line with prevailing Continental standards.
Heavy coinage silver groat minted in Calais, France
These remained the standards until 1464 when the cost of the interminable wars coupled with another shortage of bullion caused Edward IV to make further reductions. All the gold coins in circulation were revalued upwards, the noble to eight shillings and four pence, the half noble to four shillings and two pence and so on. Two new coins were introduced, the rose noble with a value of ten shillings and the angel (so-called because of its obverse design depicting St. Michael killing a dragon) given the former value of the noble, six shillings and eight pence. The rose noble was unpopular and was discontinued after a few years but the angel was very popular.
*Image* Edward IV
Gold Rose Noble value 10 shillings, minted at Calais
The upward valuation of the gold coinage was exactly matched by a corresponding reduction in the weight of the silver coins, for example the groat changed from a weight of 60 grains to one of 48 grains. When Edward returned to the throne following the brief second reign of Henry VI, the older gold coins were phased out and only the angel and a half angel were minted, together with a small number of silver groats, half groats, pennies, halfpennies and farthings.
Light coinage silver groat minted in London
Light coinage silver half groat minted in Canterbury
Kings of England 1066 - 1485
Norman Kings
William I (William the Conqueror) 1066 - 1087
William II (William Rufus) 1087 - 1100
Henry I 1100-1135
Stephen 1135 -1154
Matilda circa 1135-1153
Henry II 1154 - 1189
Richard I (Richard the Lionheart, Richard Couer-de-Lion) 1189 - 1199
John 1199 - 1216
Henry III 1216 -1272
Edward I 1272 -1307
Edward II 1307 -1327
Edward III 1327 - 1377
Richard II 1377 - 1399
Henry IV 1399 - 1413
Henry V 1413 - 1422
Henry VI first reign 1422 - 1461
Edward IV first reign 1461 -1470
Henry VI second reign 1470 -1471
Edward IV second reign 1471 - 1483
Edward V 1483
Richard III 1483 -1485
From 1066 to 1485 no less than 94 different mints operated in England, plus Calais in France. Of these, some were only of a transient nature, for example Lewes in Sussex during the reign of Richard I. Others enjoyed a brief life for military purposes, such as Berwick on Tweed during the wars with Scotland conducted by Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. The use of Calais by Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV and Henry VI were as much a political statement as a necessity. The main mints throughout the period were:
London - all reigns
Canterbury - all reigns to Edward IV
York - all reigns to Richard III
Durham - all reigns to Richard III
Bristol - most reigns to Edward IV
Another important mint was that of Bury St. Edmunds which produced coins until the reign of Edward III.
A larger number of mints were only in operation until the reign of Henry III. These were:
Chester (to Edward I)
Exeter (to Edward I)
Ipswich (to John)
Lincoln (to Edward I)
The vast majority of mints only produced coins during the early part of the period, from William I to Henry II or earlier.


John Wycliffe, 14th century English religious reformer, 16th century. Wycliffe (c1329-1384) embarked on a translation of the Bible into English in order to bypass the established Church and make the word of God accessible to all literate people. A controversial opponent of the established Catholic Church who questioned the doctrine of transubstantiation, he was the leader of the religious movement known as the Lollards (Mumblers). Wycliffe was blamed by his ecclesiastical superiors for inciting the Peasant's Revolt of 1381, and many of his writings were banned. His works were an inspiration to the leaders of the Reformation, including Martin Luther.


either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
either of two books, I Esdras or II Esdras, corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, respectively, in the Authorized Version.
An authority upon which he (p. 379) placed great reliance in this connection was the fourth book of The fourth book of Esdras.
Zoroaster, according to the Arabians, had in like manner been the servant of Esdras.
Here Jewish apocalyptic (as in 2nd Esdras) and Christian 'prophecy' are closely in accord.
It contained, therefore, the apocryphal books of that version, to which was also added the second of Esdras.
Stay, stay exclaimed Esdras, and heare mee but one word further.


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A Day of Surprises – 10th February
This was the day was the that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), agreed to give Luton Borough Council (LBC) a Capitalisation Directive for £35 million for the financial year 2021/22. This means that LBC are being allowed to borrow that sum to use in service budgets. Normally such actions are not allowed by Law, to protect Councils from the burden of repayments, and to stop them living outside their means. This decision was made after a financial review of LBC's books, by the MHCLG in October/November last year.
The following morning on local BBC radio, the CEO said that inspection had shown LBC had taken the right approach to the drastic loss in income from the airport due to Covid-19, and MHCLG were confident that LBC were doing the right things. When asked about the comment by MHCLG that Councils had found themselves in financial difficulties, some due to the pandemic, others by poor management, the CEO reiterated the point made about the inspection last year.
The second piece of news on the 10th was the confirmation of the closure of 15 Children's Centres in Luton. This, along with the job cuts at LBC, was attributed to a loss of income from London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL) last year.
The third piece was that the planning application, 17/002300/EIA, for the New Century Park Business Park and access road, presented to the Development Control Committee of LBC in March 2019, was to be reviewed at their next meeting on the 24th February.
In 2019 the employment phase of the Application was given outline consent, mainly for new car park provision, and the access road was given full permission. As we have mentioned recently, the scheme was not progressed due to complicated discussion on the Section 106 agreements of the plan, but it would appear that these are now ready for signing. The Planning Officers at LBC have decided however, that as the landscape has changed so much since 2019, it should go back to Committee to be reaffirmed, or indeed withdrawn, as there has been a change in makeup of that Committee, and opinions may have changed?
Three news items on the same day, all linked by one common thread, LBC's poor commercial decision in putting all its eggs in the one basket of its airport company and the Airport.
The opportunity to put £35 million into services is good news, but it and interest will have to be paid back. At some point or other, cuts will have to be made to service those repayments, unless a magic money tree appears outside the Town hall. If the sum of circa £500 million had not been borrowed and lent to LLAL for vanity projects at the airport, the reserves of LBC would have made this loan unnecessary. The CEO stressed the point that LLAL had put £22 million into budgets in 2020/21, and given £9 million to charity. He did not however mention the £60 million bailout loan that LBC had to give LLAL it keep it solvent and keep the airport in Council ownership. A net loss of £29 million in revenue is – as ever – brushed away under the carpet.
Without the borrowing of money for LLAL, would the Children's Centres still be open? We think without a doubt. Yet again, they join the list of collateral damage down to LLAL debts on vanity projects.
The Century Park plan is yet another LLAL project funded by LBC. The employment area is just a tenuous smoke screen for the road application, which as you know is the deliverer of the LLAL Development Consent Order for airport expansion. This road will require another batch of multi million pound loans from LBC to LLAL, and yet more diversion of funds from services to pay them off, if the decision to build is upheld.
Let us go back to the point made by the MHCLG, that some Councils find they in are difficulties due to the pandemic, others down to poor management. We think LBC finds itself in the unique situation of being the victim of both of these. It has over invested due to poor management in the one of the biggest casualties of COVID, aviation, and as a result other services within Luton bear the brunt as ever.
We would hope that at the meeting on the 24 February, the Development Control Committee will see this cycle has to stop, and revoke the permissions made in 2019. We feel strongly that the best interests of Luton and its residents must take precedence over the money pit that is LLAL and its airport projects.


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Neil James Lumsden (born December 19, 1952) is a Canadian politician and retired professional football player. Lumsden was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election, and was subsequently appointed as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport in June 2022.

Lumsden played his entire professional career in the Canadian Football League, mostly as a fullback and also as a running back for the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos from 1976 to 1985.

Early life

He played high school football at Northern Secondary School and graduated from Crescent School in Toronto.

Football career

Some of his career highlights include the Vanier Cup with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in 1975, being the eastern conference nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie in 1976, losing out to John Sciarra of the BC Lions, and winning three Grey Cup Championships with Edmonton Eskimos from 1980 to 1982, and again being a Grey Cup winner in 1999 as General Manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In the 1981 Grey Cup game Lumsden with 8 receptions for 91 yards plus a carry for 2 yards was selected as the Outstanding Canadian being awarded with the Dick Suderman Trophy.

In ten seasons Lumsden played in 141 regular season games and carried the ball 767 times for 3755 yards and with 36 touchdowns. He also had 180 receptions for 1729 yards and 15 more touchdowns. Several times during his career he was called on to fill in as a placekicker and punter.

Post-CFL career

Lumsden worked briefly in cycling when he was appointed COO of the Hamilton, Ontario, UCI Road World Championships in 2003. This was only the fourth time the road cycling world championships had taken place outside Europe.

Lumsden now heads Drive Marketing, a sports marketing firm and a division of OK&D Marketing Group of Burlington, Ontario.

Lumsden acted as Honorary Chairman of the 2008 Desjardins Vanier Cup in Hamilton, Ontario.

In 2014, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Political career
In 2022, he was nominated to run as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the provincial electoral riding of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. He was then elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election.

Personal life

His son is Jesse Lumsden was also a CFL football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos, and Calgary Stampeders before retiring in 2011. He is now a member of the Canadian Olympic Bobsled Team.

In 2015, he and his daughter, Kristin Lumsden, a makeup artist/skincare specialist living and working in Toronto, competed in the third season of The Amazing Race Canada. In the first six legs, they placed 10th, 6th, 1st, 6th, 7th, and 6th. In the seventh leg, they placed last in 7th place and were eliminated from the show.

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