French cruiser Lapérouse

Service history

The keel for Lapérouse was laid down at the Arsenal de Brest shipyard in Brest on 23 June 1875. She was launched on 5 November 1877, and she was commissioned to begin sea trials on 6 October 1879. She conducted full-power tests on 22 December, where she reached a maximum speed of 15.15 knots (28.06 km/h; 17.43 mph), slightly exceeding her design speed. Her initial testing was completed in early March 1880, and on the 7th she was placed in the 2nd category of reserve; she was later reduced to the 3rd category on 7 August 1881. During this period, the number of 37 mm guns was increased to eight. The ship was finally recommissioned for active service on 1 December 1884 for a deployment to East Asia to reinforce the Far East Squadron.

By the time the ship had arrived in the western Pacific Ocean in January 1885,Sino-French War that had begun over Chinese objections to French interference in Tonkin (now Vietnam). Lapérouse joined the blockade of Formosa; the cruisers committed to the blockade included her sister D'Estaing, and Villars, Champlain, Rigault de Genouilly, and Éclaireur. The ships were based at Tainan, toward the southern end of the island. In March, the French commander, Admiral Amédée Courbet, sent Lapérouse, Nielly, Champlain, Rigault de Genouilly, and the gunboat Vipère to blockade the mouth of the Yangtze river on mainland China. The French blockade effort, which included other ports, proved to be effective at interrupting the movement of rice crops from southern China north. By this time, secret negotiations between French and Chinese representatives had already begun, as both countries were losing patience with the costly war, and in April, an agreement was reached that was formally signed on 9 June, ending the war.Lapérouse remained in the Far East Squadron, along with the ironclads La Galissonnière (the flagship), Turenne, and Triomphante, the cruisers Primauguet, Roland, and Champlain, and two gunboats.

Lapérouse at Algiers on 2 August 1886


French cruiser Lapérouse

Lapérouse at Algiers on 2 August 1886

In 1886, she was transferred to a squadron that operated in the Indian Ocean, which also included the cruisers Forfait, Naïade, and Limier, the gunboats Pique, Chacal, and Capricorne, and the aviso Labourdonnais. The ships were supported by a pair of transport vessels.Lapérouse had been laid up in reserve, but she was mobilized to take part in that year's fleet exercises as part of the Reserve Division. The exercises began in June and culminated with a mock attack on the port of Toulon on 18 July. During the maneuvers, on 26 June, Lapérouse suffered a minor breakdown of her steering gear.

On 1 January 1896, Lapérouse was recommissioned at Toulon for another deployment to the Indian Ocean station, where she was to relieve her sister Primauguet as the station flagship; the latter returned to Toulon to be decommissioned.Dupetit-Thouars and four gunboats.Dupetit-Thouars was relieved by the cruiser Fabert, and two of the gunboats departed.Lapérouse was waiting to take on coal at Fort Dauphin in French Madagascar when a storm drove her ashore and wrecked her. According to some reports, her anchor chains were broken after having struck a submerged wreck. At the time, she was serving as the flagship of the cruiser division there, and in addition to the commanding officer, she also had General Joseph Gallieni, the governor of Madagascar, aboard. Her entire crew survived the incident, and the ship's guns were later salvaged, along with the provisions the ship had had aboard. The ship was formally struck from the naval register on 14 December, and she was eventually sold for scrap on 15 January 1901, to be broken up.


French cruiser Lapérouse

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Dam Tang-e Chahen

Dam Tang-e Chahen (Persian: دم تنگ چاهن, also Romanized as Dam Tang-e Chāhen; also known as Damtang-e Shāhīn)Olya Tayeb Rural District, in the Central District of Landeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 47, in 9 families.


2004 in Irish music

Part of a series of articles on
Popular music in Ireland

Genres
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Artists
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Festivals
Current festivals:

  * Castlepalooza
  * Cois Fharraige
  * Electric Picnic
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  * KnockanStockan
  * Live at the Marquee
  * Oxegen
  * Slane
  * Solas

Defunct festivals:

  * Creamfields
  * Download
  * Féile
  * Forfey
  * Garden Party
  * Green Energy
  * Witnness
Venues
Indoor theatres:

  * Ambassador
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  * Belvedere House and Gardens
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  * Dublin Castle
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  * Thomond Park
  * Punchestown Racecourse
  * Stradbally Hall

Smaller venues:

  * The Academy
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2004 in music
By location
  * United Kingdom
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A summary of the year 2004 in the Irish music industry.

Summary

March

  * Tickets for Oxegen 2004, the festival that would in years to come be a worthy successor to Witnness, went on sale on Friday 5 March. One-day tickets cost €59.50, two-day tickets were priced at €110.00 whilst a two-day ticket with camping included cost €130.00.

June


2004 in Irish music

June

  * On Friday 11 June tickets for Dido's August performance at Marlay Park in Dublin, supported by Scissor Sisters, went on sale priced at €55.
  * On Saturday 12 June Red Hot Chili Peppers played Phoenix Park, supported by The Thrills, The Pixies, Groove ArmadaHothouse Flowers. It was their fourth consecutive year to appear in Ireland.
  * On 25 June tickets for The White Stripes two August shows in Dublin's Marlay Park and the Belfast Botanic Gardens went on sale.
  * On Wednesday 30 June it was announced that David Bowie would be unable to headline his scheduled slot on the Sunday night of Oxegen 2004.

July

  * Oxegen 2004 took place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 July, headlined by The Darkness, The Strokes and The Cure. It was the natural successor to Witnness and like the previous year's festival was held at Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare. It was the first of two new festivals this year that would leave a permanent mark on the Irish music scene in later years.

August

  * On 24 August The White Stripes played Marlay Park in Dublin. On 25 August they played Belfast's Botanic Gardens. They were supported at both shows by New York Dolls.
  * On 25 August Dido played Marlay Park in Dublin with support from Scissor Sisters.
  * The first Electric Picnic was held at Stradbally, County Laois. Beginning as a one-day event, it was soon to become an international hit, and it wasn't long before it was catching up on Oxegen in popularity. Its patrons praised it for its unique atmosphere and, although it didn't attract the same internationally recognised acts as Oxegen, it became very much a fixture in later years.

November

  * 19 November saw the Irish release of the internationally anticipated eleventh studio album by U2. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb debuted at #1 in 34 countries and worldwide sales as of 2006 number close to 10 million copies sold. The album was preceded by the lead single "Vertigo", released for radio airplay on 24 September, when it received extensive airplay and topped the charts in several countries when it was released on 8 November.

December


2004 in Irish music

December

  * On 1 December Foo Fighters were confirmed as the Sunday night headliner for Oxegen 2005.
  * On 10 December The Prodigy were confirmed for Oxegen 2005.

Bands formed

  * The Chakras
  * Dark Room Notes
  * The Flaws
  * Glyder
  * Lluther
  * Travega (January)
  * Triega (July)

Bands disbanded

  * Moloko

Bands reformed

  * Planxty
  * The Radiators from Space (as The Radiators (Plan 9))

Albums & EPs

Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2004.
  * Absent Friends – The Divine Comedy (29 March 2004)
  * Meltdown – Ash (17 May 2004)
  * Kindness – The Radio (August 2004)
  * Let's Bottle Bohemia – The Thrills (13 September 2004)
  * Burn the Maps – The Frames (17 September 2004)
  * Bavarian EP – The Divine Comedy (25 October 2004) – (EP downloadable from official website)
  * How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 (19 November 2004)

Unknown

  * Nightrock – The Chalets (2004) – (EP)
  * Something Ilk – Cathy Davey (2004)
  * Listening In: Radio Sessions 1978-1982 (Live) – The Undertones (2004)

Singles

Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2004. Issue date   Song title              Artist             Source  Sales  Notes
24 February  "Clones"                Ash
22 March     "Come Home Billy Bird"  The Divine Comedy
12 April     "Chocolate"             Snow Patrol
3 May        "Orpheus"               Ash
14 June      "Absent Friends"        The Divine Comedy
19 June      "Starcrossed"           Ash
20 August    "Finally"               The Frames
25 October   "How to Be Dead"        Snow Patrol
8 November   "Vertigo"               U2
__ December  "Renegade Cavalcade"    Ash

Date unknown

  * "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?" – The Thrills (??? 2004)
  * "Not for All the Love in the World" – The Thrills (??? 2004)

Festivals

Oxegen 2004


2004 in Irish music

Festivals

Oxegen 2004

  * Oxegen 2004 took place at Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare on Saturday 9 July and Sunday 11 July. It was headlined by The Darkness, The Cure and The Strokes, whilst Kings of Leon, PJ Harvey, The Divine Comedy, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Muse, Faithless, Massive Attack, Basement Jaxx and Chemical Brothers also appeared.

Electric Picnic 2004

  * Electric Picnic 2004 took place in Stradbally Estate, County Laois. It was headlined by Groove Armada, Super Furry Animals, Jurassic 5, David Kitt, Mylo and Erol Alkan.

Heineken Green Energy

  * Heineken Green Energy took place for the 9th year in 2004, featuring The Streets and The Stooges.

Slane 2004

  * Slane 2004 was headlined by Madonna, supported by Paul Oakenfold and Iggy Pop and the Stooges.

Music awards

2004 Meteor Awards

The 2004 Meteor Awards were held on ???, 2004. Below are the winners:

Award                       Winner(s)
Best Irish Male             Paddy Casey
Best Irish Female           Cara Dillon
Best Irish Band             The Frames
Best Irish Album            So Much for the City (The Thrills)
Best New Irish Act          Future Kings of Spain
Best Irish Pop Act          Westlife
Best Live Performance       Red Hot Chili Peppers (Slane 2003)
Best Irish DJ               Ryan Tubridy
Hope for 2004               Republic of Loose
Best Folk/Traditional       Damien Dempsey
Best International Male     Justin Timberlake
Best International Female   Beyoncé Knowles
Best International Band     The Darkness
Best International Album    Elephant (The White Stripes)
Industry Award              Dave Fanning
Lifetime Achievement Award  The Dubliners
Humanitarian Award          Stanislaus Kennedy (Sister Stan)

Choice Music Prize

The Choice Music Prize did not exist this year.

  * IMRO website
  * IRMA website
  * Hot Press website
  * State website
  * MUSE.ie
  * CLUAS.com
  * News at Phantom FM
  * Music at The Irish Times
  * Music at the Irish Independent
  * Music news and album reviews at RTÉ


Administrative Zone 2 (Gambela)

Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia showing the current Gambela zones

Administrative Zone 2 was one of the three zones of the Ethiopian Region of Gambela. This zone was bordered by South Sudan and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region on the south, Administrative Zone 3 on the west, Administrative Zone 1 on the north, and the Godere special woreda on the east. It was added to Anuak Zone. Towns in this zone included Abobo and Fugnido.

Rivers in this Zone include the Alwero and the Gilo; major bodies of water include Lakes Alwero and Tata. A notable landmark is the Gambela National Park, which occupies the land west of the Fugnido - Gambela road and north of the Gilo.

Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 48,084, of whom 23,235 are men and 24,849 are women; 4,935 or 10.3% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 13,142.51 square kilometers, this zone has an estimated population density of 3.66 people per square kilometer.


Administrative Zone 2 (Gambela)

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 36,199 in 4,075 households, of whom 17,463 were men and 18,736 women; 2,869 or 7.93% of the population were urban inhabitants. (This total also includes an estimate for two kebeles in Gog woreda and four in Jor, which were not counted; these areas were estimated to have 5,562 inhabitants, of whom 2,566 were men and 2,996 women.) The five largest ethnic groups of Zone 2 were the Anuak (72.65%), the Kambaata (9.17%), the Amhara (6.22%), the Oromo (3.35%), and the Mezhenger (3.14%); all other ethnic groups made up 5.47% of the population. Anuak is spoken as a first language by 72.71%, 9.34% speak Kambaata, 6.61% Amharic, 3.12% Majang, and 3.06% speak Oromiffa; the remaining 5.16% spoke all other primary languages reported. The largest group of the inhabitants said they were Protestant, with 38.52% of the population reporting they embraced that belief, while 20.68% professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 13.95% practiced traditional religions, 6.49% were Muslim, and 5% were Catholic.

Woredas

This list of the woredas, or districts, is compiled from material on the CSA website. However, the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency map of the Gambela Region disagrees with the information from the CSA and the map prepared by UN-OCHA for Gambela: although all have Abobo woreda, where the UN-OCHA map (copyright 2003) shows Gog and Jor the DPPA map (copyright 2006) instead shows Gilo and Dimma woredas. The CSA only provides statistics for Gog and Jor in their latest population estimates.

  * Abobo
  * Gog
  * Jor

7°10′N 34°15′E / 7.167°N 34.250°E


Aiguille de la Vanoise

The Aiguille de la Vanoise is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Vanoise massif mountain range in the commune of Pralognan-la-Vanoise. It has an altitude of 2796 metres above sea level and is known for its great North Face which is 300 to 400m high.

Geography

The nearest town to the Aiguille de la Vanoise is Pralognan-la-Vanoise which is about 4 km in a direct line south-west of the peak. Pralognan-la-Vanoise can be reached by Highway D915 which runs east then south from Moûtiers. The highest mountain in the area is the Grande Casse of 3855m some 4 km north-east in a direct line of the Aiguille de la Vanoise. Other peaks in the area include the Grande Motte, the Dôme des Sonnailles, and Mont Pelve.

History

The first ascent is credited to Miss Verney and Mr. Amiez on 12 September 1911 by the Traveerse of the Ridges, AD(3c Max).

It was René Desmaison and teammate André Bertrand who famously returned to this face and traced a very beautiful route on 13 July 1964.Jean-Marc Boivin.

It was in 1984 that François Diaféra made the face look easy with the use of modern techniques of protection (climbing bolts and Pitons).

In January 1993, Lionel Daudet climbed the Hi Ginette (ED 6c, A2) alone in winter.

Panorama

The Aiguille de la Vanoise is surrounded by mountains and offers a panoramic view of the Vanoise massif, including the Grande Casse, the Pointe de la Réchasse, the Pointe du Dard, and the glaciers of the VanoisePointe du Creux-Noir, the Pointe du Vallonnet, the Pointe du Volnets, the big and small Pointe de la Gliere, and the Pointes et aiguille de l'Épéna.

Climbing routes

North Face


Aiguille de la Vanoise

Climbing routes

North Face

  * Les larmes du soleil (Tears of the Sun): TD, 6a
  * Tacos doudou : TD, 6a (in French)
  * La ballade des joyeux marmottons (Ballad of Happy Marmots): D, 5b (in French)
  * La grande Paquier : ED, 6b
  * Salut Ginette (Hi Ginette): ED, 6c, A2
  * La Desmaison: TD, 6a (in French)
  * La fille aux yeux verts (The woman with green eyes): ED-, 6b
  * Electrochoc: TD, 6b (in French)
  * La petite Paquier: TD, 5c (in French)
  * Voie bérard rigotti: D, 5b (in French)
  * Missing Link : TD, 5c (in French)

South face

Bérard Rigotti way: D, 4b / c (2 steps 5b / c)

Traverse of Ridges

  * Aiguille de la Vanoise: Traverse of the Ridges E to W : AD- (in French)
  * Grande Casse (3852 m)
  * Pointes et aiguille de l'Épéna (3421 m)


Aiguebelle National Park

Aiguebelle National Park (French: Parc national d'Aiguebelle) is a provincial park in Quebec, Canada.Abitibi-Témiscamingue region some 50 km north-east of Rouyn-Noranda, 50 km west of Amos, Quebec, 100 km north west of Val-d'Or, Quebec, and about 50 km due west of Lake Hebecourt. The park has a surface area of 268,3 km2.

Its mission is to protect a representative sample of the clay belt of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region and the Abijévis hills.

The park includes a watershed line and thus extends over two watersheds: the basin of the Hudson Bay and that of the Atlantic. There are traces of ancient volcanic activity and several lakes on the faults. It is managed by the Quebec government by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Society of outdoor facilities in Quebec) (SÉPAQ).

Geography

The park contains among other features the Abijévis hills, including Mount Dominant which is the highest summit of Abitibi (570m). The hills cover about two-thirds of the park. There is a fault that runs through much of the territory from Lake Lois to Lake La Haie.

The park is located on old geological formations of more than 2.7 billion years making it very much pre-Cambrian. It is composed mainly of pillow basalt formations that were formed at the bottom of the ocean. These formations are part of the larger group of Kinojévis in Superior Craton.

Hydrography

The park is situated on the borderline between the watersheds of Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. This line from the northwest corner to the middle of the eastern border. Nearly three quarters of the water is drained into the Saint Lawrence river. There are more than 80 lakes. The principal lakes are Aiguebelle and Lake Lois to the north, and Lake Sault and Lake La Haie located in the area of faults. There is also Lake Matissard lake on the southern edge of the park. The Kinojévis river passes near this latter lake.

History


Aiguebelle National Park

History

It was in 1945 that the Government of Quebec found, following the settlement of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, a lack of space for wildlife in the region. It thus chose the canton of Aiguebelle to create a reserve for hunting and fishing because of the poor quality of the land in that area. In 1976, it opened up camping and hiking trails in the area. In 1980 the status of the reserve was changed to a wildlife reserve. In 1985, this reserve was divided into two to create the Conservation Park of Aiguebelle with an area of 241.7 km2. Following public consultation in 1998, the wildlife reserve was abolished, and the park was expanded to its current area.

The name of the park is the name of the canton, which commemorates Charles Névair Aiguebelle, the captain of grenadiers of the Regiment of Languedoc, who distinguished himself by his bravery during the Battle of Sainte-Foy on 28 April 1760. The name of the canton is a continuation of the theme of the French military of the Seven Years' War in America which prevails in Abitibi.

Natural heritage

Flora

The park is located in the Boreal forest of Canada which is also known as taiga. There are several common tree species such as White birch, Black Spruce, balsam poplar, American aspen, Jack Pine, American Larch, and balsam fir. Also found in the park are lowland species of the Saint Lawrence and the Great Lakes, such as yellow birch, black ash, and Eastern white pine.

Wildlife


Aiguebelle National Park

Wildlife

The Aiguebelle National Park features 55 species of mammals from Abitibi-Témiscamingue, including the Moose (Alces alces), the North American beaver (Castor canadensis), the Gray wolf (Canis lupus), the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), the Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), the American mink (Mustela vison), the Least weasel (Mustela nivalis), the American black bear (Ursus americanus), the North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), and the American marten (Martes americana). The birdlife of the park has 150 species of birds including twenty species of New World warblers.

The lakes on the plains are dominated by Walleye and Northern pike. For the lakes in the Abijévis hills, there are lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).

[Vue panoramique du lac Loïs]

Panoramic View of Lake Loïs

  * Parc national d'Aiguebelle - official site


Aiguille de Borderan

The Aiguille de Borderan (2,492 m) is a mountain in the Aravis Massif in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France.


Aiguille de Leschaux

Aiguille de Leschaux (Italian: Aiguille de Leschaux) (3,759 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border of Haute-Savoie, France and Aosta Valley, Italy.

Located on the eastern side of the Mont Blanc massif on the ridge between Mont Dolent and Grandes Jorasses, the mountain is usually climbed from Val Ferret on the Italian side. The nearest town is Courmayeur.

Media related to Aiguille de Leschaux at Wikimedia Commons


Ecological districts of New Zealand

In New Zealand an ecological district is defined as a particular geographical region that has a characteristic landscape and range of biological communities.Protected Natural Areas.

List

Initially 268 ecological districts within 85 ecological regions were defined.


Ecological districts of New Zealand

Region                         District            Code
Kermadec                       Kermadec            1.01
Three Kings                    Three Kings         2.01   Region                District          Code
Te Paki                        Te Paki             3.01   Spenser
Aupouri                        Aupouri             4.01   Rotoroa               49.01
Western Northland                                         Travers               49.02
Maungataniwha                  5.01                       Ella                  49.03
Hokianga                       5.02                       Lewis                 49.04
Tutamoe                        5.03                       Hope                  49.05
Tangihua                       5.04                       Whataroa
Eastern Northland                                         Hokitika              50.01
Eastern Northland and Islands  6.01                       Whitcombe             50.02
Taranga                        6.02                       Harihari              50.03
Poor Knights                   Poor Knights        7.01   Wilberg               50.04
Kaipara                        Kaipara             8.01   Waiho                 50.05
Auckland                                                  Glaciers              50.06
Rodney                         9.01                       Karangarua            50.07
Waitakere                      9.02                       Mahitahi              50.08
Tamaki                         9.03                       Aspiring
Rangitoto                      9.04                       Paringa               51.01
Inner Gulf Islands             9.05                       Mataketake            51.02
Awhitu                         9.06                       Landsborough          51.03
Manukau                        9.07                       Haast                 51.04
Hunua                          9.08                       Okuru                 51.05
Coromandel                                                Arawata               51.06
Little Barrier                 10.01                      Dart                  51.07
Great Barrier                  10.02                      Lowry
Colville                       10.03                      Hundalee              52.01
Mercury Islands                10.04                      Leslie                52.02
Thames                         10.05                      Culverden             52.03
Tairua                         10.06                      Waiau                 52.04
Waihi                          10.07                      Cheviot               52.05
Te Aroha                       10.08                      Motunau               52.06
Mayor                          10.09                      Waikari               52.07
Waikato                                                   Hawdon
Meremere                       11.01                      Minchin               53.01


Ecological districts of New Zealand

Meremere                       11.01                      Minchin               53.01
Hapuakohe                      11.02                      Arthur's Pass         53.02
Hauraki                        11.03                      Puketeraki
Hamilton                       11.04                      Sumner                54.01
Hinuera                        11.05                      Poulter               54.02
Maungatautari                  11.06                      Cass                  54.03
Waipa                          11.07                      Torlesse              54.04
Tainui                                                    Craigieburn           54.05
Raglan                         12.01                      Coleridge             54.06
Kawhia                         12.02                      Canterbury Foothills
Herangi                        12.03                      Ashley                55.01
Northern Volcanic Plateau                                 Oxford                55.02
Motiti                         13.01                      Whitecliffs           55.03
Tauranga                       13.02                      Canterbury Plains
Otanewainuku                   13.03                      High Plains           56.01
Rotorua                        13.04                      Low Plains            56.02
White Island                   13.05                      Ellesmere             56.03
Whakatane                                                 Banks
Te Teko                        14.01                      Port Hills            57.01
Taneatua                       14.02                      Herbert               57.02
Opotiki                        14.03                      Akaroa                57.03
Western Volcanic Plateau                                  D'archiac
Ranginui                       15.01                      Browning              58.01
Pureora                        15.02                      Armoury               58.02
Tokoroa                        15.03                      Mt Cook               58.03
Central Volcanic Plateau                                  Heron
Atiamuri                       16.01                      Mathias               59.01
Taupo                          16.02                      Mt Mutt               59.02
Eastern Volcanic Plateau                                  Arrowsmith            59.03
Kaingaroa                      17.01                      Hakatere              59.04
Whirinaki                      17.02                      Two Thumb             59.05
Tongariro                      Tongariro           18.01  Tasman
Raukumara                                                 Godley                60.01
Waioeka                        19.01                      Dobson                60.02
Motu                           19.02                      Pareora
East Cape                                                 Orari                 61.01
Pukeamaru                      20.01                      Fairlie               61.02


Ecological districts of New Zealand

Pukeamaru                      20.01                      Fairlie               61.02
Waiapu                         20.02                      Geraldine             61.03
Turanga                        20.03                      Hunters               61.04
Urewera                                                   Waimate               61.05
Waimana                        21.01                      Hakataramea           61.06
Ikawhenua                      21.02                      Wainono
Waikaremoana                   21.03                      Makikihi              62.01
Wairoa                                                    Glenavy               62.02
Tiniroto                       22.01                      Oamaru                62.03
Mahia                          22.02                      Mackenzie
Waihua                         22.03                      Tekapo                63.01
King Country                                              Pukaki                63.02
Waitomo                        23.01                      Ben Ohau              63.03
Taumarunui                     23.02                      Grampians             63.04
Taranaki                                                  Ahuriri               63.05
North Taranaki                 24.01                      Omarama               63.06
Matemateāonga                  24.02                      Benmore               63.07
Egmont                         Egmont              25.01  Waitaki
Moawhango                      Moawhango           26.01  Kirkliston            64.01
Kaimanawa                      Kaimanawa           27.01  St Mary               64.02
Ruahine                        Ruahine             28.01  Hawkdun               64.03
Hawkes Bay                                                St Bathans            64.04
Maungaharuru                   29.01                      Kakanui
Heretaunga                     29.02                      Duntroon              65.01
Rangitikei                     Rangitikei          30.01  Dansey                65.02
Manawatu                                                  Waianakarua           65.03
Manawatu Plains                31.01                      Lakes
Foxton                         31.02                      Huxley                66.01
Manawatu Gorge                                            Wanaka                66.02
Manawatu Gorge North           32.01                      Richardson            66.03
Manawatu Gorge South           32.02                      Shotover              66.04
Pahiatua                                                  Remarkables           66.05
Woodville                      33.01                      Central Otago
Puketoi                        33.02                      Lindis                67.01


Ecological districts of New Zealand

Puketoi                        33.02                      Lindis                67.01
Eastern Hawkes Bay             Eastern Hawkes Bay  34.01  Pisa                  67.02
Eastern Wairarapa              Eastern Wairarapa   35.01  Dunstan               67.03
Wairarapa Plains               Wairarapa Plains    36.01  Maniototo             67.04
Aorangi                        Aorangi             37.01  Old Man               67.05
Tararua                        Tararua             38.01  Manorburn             67.06
Sounds-Wellington                                         Rock and Pillar       67.07
Wellington                     39.01                      Lammerlaw
Cook Strait                    39.02                      Macraes               68.01
Sounds                         39.03                      Waipori               68.02
D'Urville                      39.04                      Tapanui               68.03
Richmond                                                  Lawrence              68.04
Pelorus                        40.01                      Otago Coast
Para                           40.02                      Waikouaiti            69.01
Fishtail                       40.03                      Dunedin               69.02
Wairau                                                    Tokomairiro           69.03
Blenheim                       41.01                      Balclutha             69.04
Wither Hills                   41.02                      Catlins
Grassmere                      41.03                      Waipahi               70.01
Flaxbourne                     41.04                      Tahakopa              70.02
Hillersden                     41.05                      Olivine
Inland Marlborough                                        Cascade               71.01
Waihopai                       42.01                      Pyke                  71.02
Medway                         42.02                      Fiord
Bounds                         42.03                      Darran                72.01
George                         42.04                      Doubtful              72.02
Molesworth                                                Te Anau               72.03
Sedgemere                      43.01                      Preservation          72.04
Balaclava                      43.02                      Mavora
Miromiro                       43.03                      Livingstone           73.01
Clarence                                                  Eyre                  73.02
Tapuaenuku                     44.01                      Upukerora             73.03
Dillon                         44.02                      Waikaia
Manakau                        44.03                      Nokomai               74.01
Kaikoura                                                  Umbrella              74.02


Ecological districts of New Zealand

Kaikoura                                                  Umbrella              74.02
Kekerengu                      45.01                      Gore                  Gore              75.01
Aniseed                        45.02                      Southland Hills
Kowhai                         45.03                      Takitimu              76.01
North-West Nelson                                         Taringatura           76.02
West Whanganui                 46.01                      Hokonui               76.03
Wakamarama                     46.02                      Te Wae Wae
Golden Bay                     46.03                      Waitutu               77.01
Totaranui                      46.04                      Tuatapere             77.02
Heaphy                         46.05                      Longwood              77.03
Wangapeka                      46.06                      Makarewa
Arthur                         46.07                      Southland Plains      78.01
Karamea                        46.08                      Waituna               78.02
Matiri                         46.09                      Rakiura
Nelson                                                    Foveaux               79.01
Motueka                        47.01                      Anglem                79.02
Moutere                        47.02                      Freshwater            79.03
Bryant                         47.03                      Mt Allen              79.04
Red Hills                      47.04                      Solanders             79.05
North Westland                                            Snares                79.06
Ngakawau                       48.01                      Chathams              Chathams          80.01
Foulwind                       48.02                      Bounty                Bounty            81.01
Buller                         48.03                      Antipodes             Antipodes         82.01
Reefton                        48.04                      Auckland Islands      Auckland Islands  83.01
Punakaiki                      48.05                      Campbell              Campbell          84.01
Maimai                         48.06                      Macquarie             Macquarie         85.01
Totara Flat                    48.07
Blackball                      48.08
Hochstetter                    48.09
Greymouth                      48.10
Brunner                        48.11


Ecological districts of New Zealand

* Environment of New Zealand
  * Conservation in New Zealand
  * Ecological regions and districts at the Ministry for the Environment


Valley of the Sun (film)

Valley of the Sun is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Lucille Ball and James Craig.

Plot

In the Arizona Territory of 1868, a fugitive army scout and a crooked Indian Agent lock horns over the treatment of the cheated Native Americans, and over the affections of a local beauty.

Cast

  * Lucille Ball as Christine Larson
  * James Craig as Jonathan Ware
  * Cedric Hardwicke as Lord Warrick
  * Dean Jagger as Jim Sawyer
  * Peter Whitney as Willie
  * Billy Gilbert as Judge Homer Burnaby
  * Tom Tyler as Geronimo
  * Antonio Moreno as Chief Cochise
  * George Cleveland as Bill Yard
  * Hank Bell as Hank - Shotgun Guard
  * Valley of the Sun at IMDb
  * Valley of the Sun at AllMovie
  * Valley of the Sun at the TCM Movie Database
  * Valley of the Sun at the American Film Institute Catalog


Angelika Beblo

Angelika Beblo (born 11 March 1961) is a German rower. She competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.


2007 St. Petersburg Open

The 2007 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 13th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October 22 through October 28, 2007.

The singles field was led by ATP No. 4, French Open and US Open semifinalist, and recent Moscow winner Nikolay Davydenko, Doha and Metz runner-up, San Jose champion Andy Murray, and Dubai and Munich finalist, Rotterdam titlist Mikhail Youzhny. Other seeded players were Valencia and Kitzbühel runner-up Potito Starace, Indianapolis and Bangkok champion Dmitry Tursunov, Fernando Verdasco, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Thomas Johansson.

Davydenko controversy

World No. 4, top seed and home favourite Nikolay Davydenko received a warning and a $2,000 fine for not trying hard enough during his second-round encounter against then-102nd-ranked Croatian Marin Čilić. After cruising through the first set 6–1, Davydenko lost a tight second 5–7, and eventually the third 1–6, committing ten double faults over the course of the match. Belgian chair umpire Jean-Philippe Dercq decided in the third set to issue Davydenko a code violation for lack of best effort.

The accusation came as the Russian was under investigation from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) after irregular betting patterns were found in his match against Martín Vassallo Argüello at the Sopot event earlier in the year. Davydenko called the umpire's decision "outrageous", and cited leg pain to explain his loss: "The reality is that I started feeling tired. My legs were just dead by the third set. Maybe my problems are psychological, maybe it's in my head." His opponent, Čilić, backed up Davydenko, saying he did not believe the Russian had stopped trying to win the match.

Davydenko appealed, and on November 13, after reviewing and analysing the match, the ATP decided to remove the sanction and rescind the fine, consequently closing the case.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2007 St. Petersburg Open – Singles


2007 St. Petersburg Open

Main article: 2007 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

[United Kingdom] Andy Murray defeated [Spain] Fernando Verdasco, 6–2, 6–3

  * It was Andy Murray's 2nd title of the year, and his 3rd overall.

Doubles

Main article: 2007 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles

[Canada] Daniel Nestor / [Serbia] Nenad Zimonjić defeated [Austria] Jürgen Melzer / [Australia] Todd Perry, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

  * Official website
  * Singles Draw
  * Doubles Draw
  * Qualifying Singles Draw


Bill Eadie (footballer)

Not to be confused with William Eadie (footballer).

William Phillips Eadie (born 1882 – 1931) was a Scottish footballer who played for Greenock Overton, Morton, Manchester City and Derby County as a centre-half.

He played for Manchester City between 1906 and 1914, appearing more than 200 times in Football League and FA Cup matches.


Bifrenaria grandis

Bifrenaria grandis is an orchid that is normally placed in the genus Bifrenaria. However it has been molecularly determined that the species is actually part of the genus Lacaena. It is endemic to Bolivia.


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

Léon Gambetta was the lead ship of her class of three armored cruisers built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century. Armed with four 194-millimeter (7.6 in) guns, the ships were much larger and more powerfully armed than their predecessors. Completed in 1905, she was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord) where she served as a flagship. The ship was transferred to the Mediterranean Squadron (Escadre de la Méditerranée) in 1910 and remained there for the rest of her career.

During World War I, Léon Gambetta escorted convoys as well as the capital ships of the French fleet. She participated in the blockade of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Adriatic Sea. The ship was sunk by the Austro-Hungarian U-boat U-5 in April 1915 with heavy loss of life.

Description

Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1923

The Léon Gambetta-class ships were designed as enlarged and more powerful versions of the Gloire-class armored cruisers. The first two ships (Léon Gambetta and Jules Ferry) measured 148.35 meters (486 ft 9 in) overall, with a beam of 21.4 meters (70 ft 3 in) and a draft of 8.18 meters (26 ft 10 in). All three sister ships were designed to displace 12,550 metric tons (12,350 long tons) at normal load. Their crew normally numbered 26 officers and 708 enlisted men, or 30 officers and 749 men when serving as a flagship.


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

The ships had three vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft. Each of the sisters used a different type of water-tube boiler and Léon Gambetta was fitted with 28 Niclausse boilers. Their engines were rated at a total of 27,500 metric horsepower (20,200 kW) to reach their designed maximum speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph); during her sea trials on 22 April 1905, Léon Gambetta reached 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) from 29,029 metric horsepower (21,351 kW). The cruisers carried enough coal to give them a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).

The main battery of the Léon Gambetta class consisted of four 194-millimeter Modèle 1893–1896 guns mounted in twin-gun turrets fore and aft of the superstructure. Their secondary armament comprised sixteen 164-millimeter (6.5 in) Modèle 1893–1896M guns. Twelve of these were in three twin-gun turrets on each broadside and the remaining four guns were in casemates in the hull.torpedo boats, they carried twenty-four 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns.Léon Gambetta was also armed with five 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes. One pair was submerged and the other pair was above water, both firing on the broadside; the last tube was above water in the stern. The ship could carry 10 naval mines.

The cruisers' waterline armor belt ranged in thickness from 80 to 150 millimeters (3.1 to 5.9 in) and the main-gun turrets were protected by armor 138 millimeters (5.4 in) thick. Their deck armor was 33 to 65 mm (1.3 to 2.6 in) thick. The front and sides of the conning tower consisted of 174-millimeter (6.9 in) armor plates.

Construction and career

Léon Gambetta at the Quebec Tercentenary, July 1908


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

Léon Gambetta at the Quebec Tercentenary, July 1908

Minister of the Navy Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan ordered the Arsenal de Brest to begin work on the ship, named after former French Prime Minister Léon Gambetta, on 2 July 1900 in compliance with the recently passed Naval Law (Statut Naval). She was laid down on 15 January 1901, launched on 26 October 1902, and began her preliminary sea trials on 1 December 1903. The cruiser ran aground in fog while conducting trials in late February 1904; two of her propellers and a large amount of hull plating had to be replaced. After resuming her trials in August, the cruiser briefly went aground again while trying to navigate the narrow entrance to the River Penfeld in early September. One of her bilge keels was damaged and the blades of her propellers were bent. Léon Gambetta finally began her official sea trials in April 1905 and was commissioned (armement définitif) on 21 July. Her construction cost 29,248,500 francs.

The ship was assigned to the Northern Squadron and became the flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron (1re Division de croiseur) under the command of Vice Admiral (Vice-amiral) Camille Gigon. Léon Gambetta participated in the Northern Squadron's visit to Portsmouth the following month to commemorate the signing of the Entente Cordiale allying France and Britain. Vice Admiral Horace Jauréguiberry had assumed command of the squadron by October when she ferried Émile Loubet, President of France, home from a state visit in Lisbon, Portugal. In May 1908 The ship transported Armand Fallières, who succeeded Loubet as President, to Dover, England, and in July participated in the Quebec Tercentenary in Canada. Jauréguiberry remained in command of the division through July 1909.


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

On 5 October 1909, the French Navy reorganized its forces and redesignated the Northern Squadron as the 2nd Squadron (2e Escadre) and the 1st Cruiser Squadron became the 1st Light Division (1re Division légère (DL)). In January 1910 Léon Gambetta was transferred to the Mediterranean where she was assigned to the 1st DL of the 1st Squadron (1re Escadre). The 1st DL was redesignated as the 2nd DL in August and a new 1st DL was formed with Léon Gambetta as its flagship in October. By 4 April 1911, the 1st DL consisted of all three sisters with Léon Gambetta serving as the flagship of Rear Admiral (Contre-amiral) Louis Dartige du Fournet. The ship was transferred to the 1st DL by 4 September and participated in the fleet review by Fallières off Toulon that day. The 2nd DL was reformed on 10 February 1912 with all three sisters assigned; Léon Gambetta became the divisional flagship.

World War I

When Imperial Germany declared war on France on 3 August 1914, the ship was the flagship of Rear Admiral Victor-Baptistin Senès. The following day the 2nd DL was part of the escorting force for a troop convoy from Algiers, French Algeria to Metropolitan France. On 13 August Vice Admiral Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère, commander of the Allied forces in the Central Mediterranean, was ordered to begin offensive operations against the Austro-Hungarian fleet in the Adriatic. He decided to break the Austro-Hungarian blockade of the port of Antivari, Montenegro, and to engage any ships operating out of nearby Cattaro. He split his available forces into two groups with the armored cruisers following the Albanian coast and the battleships tracing the Italian coast before cutting across the Adriatic to rendezvous at Antivari on the morning of the 16th. The latter sank the protected cruiser SMS Zenta that morning in the Battle of Antivari as the armored cruisers were coming up from the south.


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

At the end of the month, the French began intermittently escorting single cargo ships to Antivari, usually escorted by the armored cruisers and covered by the main battlefleet. The first of these was on 31 September when four armored cruisers escorted the steamer SS Liamone while the battleships bombarded the defenses of Cattaro. The 2nd DL escorted the cargo ship SS Henri Fraissinet as it brought long-range artillery pieces to Antivari on 18–19 September. On the return voyage, they took advantage of the fog to bombard Cattaro before they were forced to withdraw by the heavy return fire. The 2nd DL participated in the next sortie into the Adriatic on 17 October, but it was uneventful. During the following mission, begun at the end of October, the 2nd DL raided the island of Lastovo on 2 November and Jules Ferry was narrowly missed by U-5, an Austro-Hungarian U-boat, on the return voyage the following day. The torpedoing of the dreadnought battleship Jean Bart on 21 December brought an end to the sorties into the Adriatic by the battlefleet; henceforth the supply ships were escorted by the armored cruisers or smaller ships. The French also responded by moving their patrol line further south to a line north of the Greek island of Corfu.

On 10 January 1915 Boué de Lapeyrère was informed that the Austro-Hungarian battlefeet was headed south; he put to sea with Léon Gambetta and the armored cruisers Ernest Renan, Waldeck-Rousseau and Jules Michelet patrolling off Corfu while the battleships cruised further south. This proved to be a false alarm. On 24 January Léon Gambetta ferried the Montenegrin Foreign Minister to the port of Medua, Albania, with a cargo of clothing and shoes for the Montenegrin Army, but it proved impossible to unload the cargo and the cruiser returned with it still aboard. There was another false alarm on 4 April, during which U-5 had spotted the cruiser off the island of Paxos, but was not able to maneuver into an attack position; the submarine was not spotted by the French ship. Léon Gambetta escorted the French freighter SS Whitehead to Medua on 5 April.

A German postcard with an artist's depiction of the sinking of Léon Gambetta


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

Italy signed the Treaty of London on 26 April, agreeing to declare war on Austria-Hungary. Boué de Lapeyrère, concerned about a possible pre-emptive attack on the southern Italian ports, temporarily moved all of his armored cruisers closer to the Strait of Otranto that day. Unbeknownst to Léon Gambetta, she had been stalked for a day and a half by Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) Georg Ritter von Trapp, the new commander of U-5, when the submarine was finally able to make her attack at 00:40 on 27 April, roughly 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south of Santa Maria di Leuca (the south-eastern tip of Italy in the Ionian Sea).

Sinking

Von Trapp fired two torpedoes at a range of 500 meters (550 yd), both of which struck the cruiser. One of them detonated abreast the dynamo room and the other against the forward boiler room, which contained the only boilers that were operating. The explosions immediately knocked out all power and Léon Gambetta took on a 15-degree list. The loss of steam prevented the use of the ship's pumps and hindered the ability to lower the lifeboats. Only two could be lowered in the 10 minutes before the cruiser capsized and sank. One of the lifeboats subsequently sank due to overcrowding; only 137 men out of her crew of 821 were rescued by the Italian destroyers Impavido and Indomito and two torpedo boats. The casualties included Senès and all of the ship's officers.

After the sinking, Boué de Lapeyrère withdrew his armored cruisers even further south to a patrol line running through the Gerogombos lighthouse on the island of Cephalonia. He also ordered that patrols should be made at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), not the leisurely 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) used by Léon Gambetta's late captain.


French cruiser Léon Gambetta

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French cruiser Léon Gambetta

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Dam Tang-e Sheykh Sarkeh

Dam Tang-e Sheykh Sorkeh (Persian: دم تنگ شيخ سركه) is a village in Margown Rural District, Margown District, Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 35, in 7 families.


2004 in Iran

Events in the year 2004 in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Incumbents

  * Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei
  * President: Mohammad Khatami
  * Vice President: Mohammad-Reza Aref
  * Chief Justice: Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

Events

  * Since 2004 until 2005 – Canada evokes its ambassador to Iran and in 2005 restates that until Iran has the same opinion to a global inquiry into Zahra Kazemi’s death, Canada will not restart political relations with Iran.
  * February 18 – A train carrying a convoy of petrol, fertiliser, and sulfur derails and explodes in Nishapur, Iran, killing 320 people.
  * February 20 – Conservatives win a majority in the Iranian parliament election.
  * May 3 – Pas Tehran become 2003–2004 Iranian Premier Soccer League Champions.
  * June 24 - A petrol truck loses control and collides with a bus at a police checkpoint in Nosratabad, killing 90 and injuring an additional 114.
  * July 20 – Ehsan Haddadi wins gold with a 62.14m discus throw.
  * July 20 – Iran finishes 14th at IAAF World Junior Track-and-Field Championships.

Births

  * 31 January – Amir Ebrahimzadeh, football player

Notable deaths

  * April 30 – Kioumars Saberi Foumani, 62, also known as "Gol-Agha", Iranian satirist


A. L. Rao

A. Lakshman Rao is the former Chief Operating OfficerWipro Technologies.Information Technology business as a founder member in 1980 and contributed significantly towards building a R&D team. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as Vice President (Technical) at Wipro Systems and played an important role in building competence in Client/Server and Object technologies. During this period, he was instrumental in building a number of business practices from scratch. Testing services, business intelligence, data warehousing and e-Enabling are some of them. As group vice president and chief technology officer of Wipro from 1996 to 1999, he implemented ISO 9000 compliant quality processes across the Software Divisions of Infotech Group. He has also driven the SEI CMM initiative enabling Wipro to become the first SEI CMM Level 5 Software Services Company in the world. In Oct 2000, Rao took over the leadership of Telecom and Internetworking Solutions Division

In June 2005, the then CEO of Wipro Technologies, Vivek Paul quit,chief operating officer, with the responsibility for Product Engineering business(about one Billion Dollar revenues), CIO & CTO functions, Admin & Facilities and Japan & China Geographies sales & Operations.

Prior to Wipro, he worked in Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. from 1973 to 1980 and was associated with the development of operating systems and compilers for ECIL computers. Rao has delivered the keynote speech at the 2nd World Congress on Software Quality in Japan in 2000. He was also a guest speaker at the Project Management Conferences held in Japan and the US. He has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering for distinguished contribution to Computer Science & Engineering. Rao did his MSc and PhD (in Nuclear Physics) from Andhra University, India.


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A. L. Lloyd

Albert Lancaster Lloyd (29 February 1908 – 29 September 1982),A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd, was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the British folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. While Lloyd is most widely known for his work with British folk music, he had a keen interest in the music of Spain, Latin America, Southeastern Europe and Australia. He recorded at least six discs of Australian Bush ballads and folk music.

Lloyd also helped establish the folk music subgenre of industrial folk music through his books, recordings, collecting and theoretical writings.

Early life

Lloyd was born in the Wandsworth district of London. His father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the gypsy singers that she had heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.

Career as folklorist

When Lloyd returned to the UK in 1935, during the Great Depression,British Museum; he is quoted as saying that there is "nothing like unemployment for educating oneself".Southern Empress, bound for the southern whaling grounds of the Antarctic.

During this decade, Lloyd joined the Communist Party of Great BritainA. L. Morton, particularly his 1938 book A People's History of England.Daily Worker (since 1966 renamed Morning Star) newspaper.

In 1938, the BBC hired Lloyd to write a radio documentary about seafaring life, and from then on he worked as a journalist and singer.communism, he was staunchly opposed to Adolf Hitler, and, in 1939, was commissioned by the BBC to produce a series of programmes on the rise of Nazism. Between 1940 and 1950 he was employed as a journalist by Picture Post magazine but he left the job in an act of solidarity with one of his colleagues.


A. L. Lloyd

By the 1950s, Lloyd had established himself as a professional folklorist—as Colin Harper puts it "in a field of one".Ewan MacColl is quoted as describing Lloyd affectionately as "a walking toby jug".Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs, was published.

The 1956 film Moby Dick, directed by John Huston, featured Lloyd singing a sea shanty as the Pequod first sets sail. There is also a brief visual clip of him.

In the early 1960s, Lloyd became associated with an enterprise known as "Centre 42" which arose from Resolution 42 of the 1960 Trades Union Congress, concerning the importance of arts in the community. Centre 42 was a touring festival aimed at devolving art and culture from London to the other main working class towns of Britain. It was led by Arnold Wesker, with MacColl and Lloyd providing the musical content and Charles Parker on production. Centre 42 was important in bringing a range of folk performers to the public attention: Anne Briggs, the Ian Campbell Folk Group, The Spinners and The Watersons.

Lloyd recorded many albums of English folk music, most notably several albums of the Child Ballads with MacColl. He also published many books on folk music and related topics, including The Singing Englishman, Come All Ye Bold Miners, and Folk Song in England. He was a founder-member of Topic Records and remained as their artistic director until his death.

The accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten includes a short biography and lists two albums he is closely associated with as classic albums, The Iron MuseFrost and Fire by The Watersons.The Two Magicians from another album he was closely associated with, being The Bird in the Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs).

Mark Gregory interviewed him in 1970 for the National Library of Australia,Folk Review magazine in September 1974.

Lloyd died at his home in Greenwich in 1982.

Discography

Solo albums


A. L. Lloyd

Discography

Solo albums

  * The Shooting of His Dear / Lord Bateman, HMV B.10593, 78rpm, 1953
  * Down in Yon Forest / The Bitter Withy, HMV B.10594, 78rpm, 1953
  * Bold Jack Donahue / Banks of the Condamine, Topic TRC84, 78rpm, 1954
  * Australian Bush Songs, Riverside RLP 12-606, 1956
  * The Foggy Dew and Other Traditional English Love Songs, Tradition Records TLP 1016, LP, US, 1956
  * Banks of the Condamine and Other Bush Songs, Wattle Records (Australia) 10-inch LP, 1957
  * Across the Western Plains, Wattle Records (Australia) LP, 1958
  * Outback Ballads. Folk songs of Australia. Topic Records 12T51, 1958
  * English Drinking Songs, Riverside Records (US) LP, 1961. CD Reissue: Topic records
  * England and Her Folk Songs (A Selection From The Penguin Book), with Alf Edwards, Collector Records (UK) 7-inch EP
  * First Person (Some of His Favourite Folk Songs), Topic Records LP, 1966
  * The Best of A. L. Lloyd, Xtra (UK) LP, 1966
  * Leviathan, Topic Records (UK) LP, 1967. CD Reissue: Topic records
  * Ten Thousand Miles Away: English and Australian Folk Songs, Fellside Records (UK) 2CD, 2008
  * An Evening with A. L. Lloyd Fellside Recordings (UK) CD, 2010
  * Turtle Dove, Fellside Records (UK), 2014

With Ewan MacColl


A. L. Lloyd

With Ewan MacColl

  * The English and Scottish Popular Ballads 9 Volumes, Washington albums, 1952
  * Blow Boys Blow (Songs of The Sea), Tradition Records (US) LP, 1957. LP Reissue: Transatlantic, 1967. CD Reissue: Tradition, 1996
  * Thar She Blows! (Whaling Ballads and Songs), Riverside RLP 12-635 (US) LP, 1957
  * Convicts and Currency Lads. Wattle Recordings B2, EP, 1958
  * Whaling Ballads, Washington WLP 724 (US) LP, 196x. This was a reissue of the Riverside album above.
  * English and Scottish Folk Ballads, Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964
  * Bold Sportsmen All, Topic Records (UK) 10-inch, 1958. CD reissue: Topic Records
  * Gamblers and Sporting Blades (Songs of the Ring and the Racecourse), Topic records (UK) 7-inch EP, 1962
  * A Sailor's Garland, Xtra Records (UK) LP, 1966

Compilations and contributions


A. L. Lloyd

Compilations and contributions

  * Blow The Man Down, Topic Records (UK) 7-inch EP, 1956
  * The Iron Muse (A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music), Topic Records (UK) LP, 1963
  * Farewell Nancy (Sea Songs and Shanties), Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964
  * The Bird in the Bush - by A L Lloyd, Anne Briggs, Frankie Armstrong, Topic Records (UK) LP, 1966
  * Singing The Fishing – A Radio Ballad, Argo Records (UK) LP, 1967
  * "Babbacombe" Lee by Fairport Convention (1971), Island Records: Narration and arrangement
  * The Valiant Sailor (Songs & Ballads of Nelson's Navy), Topic Records (UK) LP, 1973
  * Sea Shanties, Topic Records (UK) LP, 1974
  * The Transports (A Ballad Opera by Peter Bellamy), Free Reed (UK) 2LP, 1977
  * Topic Sampler No. 1 – Folk Songs, Topic Records (UK) LP
  * Topic Sampler No. 2 – Folk Songs, Topic Records (UK) LP
  * Topic Sampler No. 3 – Men at Work, Topic Records (UK) LP
  * Topic Sampler No. 6 – A Collection of Ballads & Broadsides, Topic Records (UK) LP
  * Topic Sampler No. 7 – Sea Songs & Shanties, Topic Records (UK) LP
  * "Doodle let me go (yaller girls)" Performed on soundtrack of The Lighthouse (2019)

Recorded and edited by Lloyd


A. L. Lloyd

Recorded and edited by Lloyd

  * Folk Music of Bulgaria, Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964
  * Folk Music of Albania, Topic Records (12T154) (UK) LP, 1966
  * García Lorca, Federico (1937) Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter and other poems; translated by A. L. Lloyd. London: Heinemann
  * Kafka, Franz (1937) The Metamorphosis; translated by A. L. Lloyd. London: Parton Press; published as Metamorphosis (1946) by Vanguard Press, Inc.
  * Fallada, Hans (1952) The Drinker; translated by C. Lloyd and A. L. Lloyd: Melville House, Hoboken, N.J.
  * Lloyd, A. L. & Vinogradoff, Igor (1940) Shadow of the Swastika, London: John Lane The Bodley Head
  * Lloyd, A. L. (1944) The Singing Englishman: an introduction to folksong. London: Workers' Music Association
  * Lloyd, A. L. (compiler) (1945) Corn on the Cob (Popular and Traditional Poetry of the USA) London: Fore Publications
  * Lloyd, A. L. (1951) Singing Englishmen: a collection of folk-songs specially prepared for a Festival of Britain concert given in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain
  * Lloyd, A. L. (compiler) (1952) Coaldust Ballads (Part-songs by various composers). London: Workers' Music Association
  * Lloyd, A. L. (compiler) (1952) Come All Ye Bold Miners (Ballads & Songs of the Coalfield) London: Lawrence & Wishart
  * Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Lloyd, A.L., eds. (1959). The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-85418-188-1.
  * Lloyd, A. L. (1960) The Golden City London: Methuen
  * Lloyd, A. L. (1967) Folk Song in England London: Lawrence & Wishart (Paperback edition: Paladin, 1975)

Films


A. L. Lloyd

Films

  * Ken Taylor, Ten Thousand Miles: A. L. Lloyd in Australia, 1970
  * Gavin Barry, Bert a personal memoir, 1985
  * Dave Arthur, Bert: the Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd. London: Pluto Press, 2012, ISBN 9780745332529.
  * Biography of A. L. Lloyd in Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1999/2000): "Starting Over: A. L. Lloyd and the Search for a New Folk Music, 1945–49" by E. David Gregory
  * The A. L. Lloyd Collection – Lloyd's library and papers at the Library of Goldsmiths College, University of London
  * Reinhard Zierke's British Folk website Most complete Discography
  * Bert Lloyd Centenary links – Australian Folk Songs website
  * A Tribute to Bert – EFDSS Concert 15 November 2008
  * BBC Radio 3 highlights of Tribute to Bert – Lucy Duran World Routes
  * EFDSS Book Launch – Bert: The Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd


Andreas Barucha

Andreas Barucha (born 2 April 1979 in Potsdam) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. He won a gold in the mixed team event at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. His best finish at the FIBT World Championships was seventh in the four-man event at Calgary in 2005.

Barucha's best World Cup finish was second three times in the four-man event (2005, 2006, 2009).

He finished fourth in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.


Valley of the Kings (disambiguation)

Look up Valley of the Kings in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt holding the tombs of many kings and nobles.

Valley of the Kings may also refer to:

  * Valley of the Kings (Tibet), tumuli believed to contain the tombs of Tibetan kings in Tibet
  * Valley of the Kings (film), a 1954 adventure film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  * Valley of the Kings (1964), written by Jean Scott Rogers
  * Valley of the Kings (EP), a 1997 EP by Gamma Ray
  * "Valley of the Kings", a song by Blue Murder from the 1989 album Blue Murder
  * "Valley of the Kings", a song by Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve from the 1984 album Through the Fire
  * In the Valley of the Kings, a 2009 short story collection by Terrence E. Holt
  * King's Valley
  * King's Valley II
  * Kings Valley, Oregon
  * Royal Valley (disambiguation)


Ayşe Sözeri

Ayşe Oktay Sözeri (born 27 January 1974) is a Turkish windsurfer. She competed in the women's mistral one design event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

  * Ayse Sozeri at World Sailing
  * Ayse Sozeri at Olympics.com
  * Ayşe Sözeri at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)


2007 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Main article: 2007 St. Petersburg Open

Mario Ančić was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mikhail Youzhny.

Andy Murray won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against Fernando Verdasco.

Seeds

 1. [Russia] Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
 2. [United Kingdom] Andy Murray (champion)
 3. [Russia] Mikhail Youzhny (semifinals)
 4. [Italy] Potito Starace (quarterfinals)
 5. [Russia] Dmitry Tursunov (quarterfinals)
 6. [Spain] Fernando Verdasco (final)
 7. [Germany] Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals, retired due to an illness)
 8. [Sweden] Thomas Johansson (first round)

Draw

Key

  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking

Finals

  Semifinals                                                           Final

  Q           [Croatia] Marin Čilić         2                          3

  6           [Spain] Fernando Verdasco     6                          6
              6                             [Spain] Fernando Verdasco  2                             3

                                            2                          [United Kingdom] Andy Murray  6   6
  3           [Russia] Mikhail Youzhny      2                          7                             61

  2           [United Kingdom] Andy Murray  6                          5                             77

Top half


2007 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Top half

  First round                              Second round        Quarterfinals                            Semifinals

  1            [Russia] N Davydenko   6    6
               [Italy] F Volandri     1    1                                  1  [Russia] N Davydenko   6                  5                   1
  WC           [Russia] M Elgin       3    4                                  Q  [Croatia] M Čilić      1                  7                   6
  Q            [Croatia] M Čilić      6    6                                                                               Q                   [Croatia] M Čilić   6  6
               [Chile] N Massú        3    6             6                                                                 [Latvia] E Gulbis   4                   4
               [Russia] T Gabashvili  6    3             4                       [Chile] N Massú        1                  2
               [Latvia] E Gulbis      6    6                                     [Latvia] E Gulbis      6                  6
  8            [Sweden] T Johansson   2    1                                     Q                      [Croatia] M Čilić  2                   3
  4            [Italy] P Starace      3    6             77                                                                6                   [Spain] F Verdasco  6  6
               [Belgium] K Vliegen    6    4             63                   4  [Italy] P Starace      77                 6
  Q            [Russia] M Ledovskikh  7    6                                  Q  [Russia] M Ledovskikh  64                 2
  Q            [Russia] M Kukushkin   5    3                                                                               4                   [Italy] P Starace   3  4
               [Italy] S Bolelli      710  6                                                            6                  [Spain] F Verdasco  6                   6
               [Sweden] J Björkman    68   2                                     [Italy] S Bolelli      4                  4
               [Austria] W Eschauer   64   1                                  6  [Spain] F Verdasco     6                  6
  6            [Spain] F Verdasco     77   6

Bottom half


2007 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Bottom half

  First round                                   Second round      Quarterfinals                                 Semifinals

  7            [Germany] P Kohlschreiber    77  6
               [Russia] E Korolev           64  3                                7   [Germany] P Kohlschreiber  6                   6
               [Russia] I Kunitsyn          62  3                                WC  [Russia] D Matsukevich     1                   1
  WC           [Russia] D Matsukevich       77  6                                                                                7                          [Germany] P Kohlschreiber  4   0r
               [Croatia] M Ančić            6   6                                                               3                   [Russia] M Youzhny         6                          0
               [Ecuador] N Lapentti         4   1                                    [Croatia] M Ančić          4                   2
               [United States] J Gimelstob  2   4                                3   [Russia] M Youzhny         6                   6
  3            [Russia] M Youzhny           6   6                                    3                          [Russia] M Youzhny  2                          7                          61
  5            [Russia] D Tursunov          78  77                                                                                2                          [United Kingdom] A Murray  6   5   77
               [Austria] J Melzer           66  60                               5   [Russia] D Tursunov        4                   6                          6
               [Serbia] B Pašanski          78  6                                    [Serbia] B Pašanski        6                   3                          4
               [Spain] G García López       66  4                                                                                5                          [Russia] D Tursunov        6   62  4
  WC           [Russia] P Chekhov           65  4                                                               2                   [United Kingdom] A Murray  3                          77  6
  Q            [Czech Republic] L Dlouhý    77  6                                Q   [Czech Republic] L Dlouhý  2                   4
               [Belarus] M Mirnyi           2   2                                2   [United Kingdom] A Murray  6                   6
  2            [United Kingdom] A Murray    6   6

  * Draw
  * Qualifying draw


Bill Easley

Bill Easley (born January 13, 1946)

Early life and education

Easley was born and raised in Olean, New York.Memphis State University during the 1960s.

Career

Easley worked with George Benson in the late 1960s and with Isaac Hayes in the 1970s. He also did sessions at Stax and Hi Records (with Ann Peebles and Al Green). He moved back to New York in 1980.

He has worked with Roland Hanna, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, Ruth Brown, James Williams, Bill Mobley, George Caldwell, Mulgrew Miller, Grady Tate, Victor Gaskin, Panama Francis, Mercer Ellington, and Billy Higgins.

Discography

  * Wind Inventions (Sunnyside, 1986)
  * First Call (Milestone, 1990)
  * Easley Said (Evidence, 1997)
  * Business Man's Bounce (18th & Vine, 2007)
  * Hearing Voices (18th and Vine, 2008)
  * Love Stories (American Showplace, 2010)

As sideman

With Mercer Ellington

  * Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies (RCA, 1981)
  * Music is My Mistress (Music Masters, 1988)

With Jimmy McGriff

  * City Lights (JAM, 1981)
  * Movin' Upside the Blues (JAM, 1982)
  * Skywalk (Milestone, 1984)
  * Blue to the 'Bone (Milestone, 1988)
  * You Ought to Think About Me (Headfirst, 1990)
  * McGriff's House Party (Milestone, 2000)
  * Feelin' It (Milestone, 2000)
  * McGriff Avenue (Milestone, 2002)

With Warren Vaché

  * Talk to Me Baby (Muse, 1996)

With James Williams

  * Flying Colors (Zim, 1977)
  * Alter Ego (Sunnyside, 1984)
  * Progress Report (Sunnyside, 1985)
  * Memphis Convention (DIW, 1992)

With others


Bill Easley

With others

  * Jimmy Witherspoon, Sings the Blues (Black & Blue, 1980)
  * Benny Carter, Central City Sketches (MusicMasters, 1987)
  * Bobby Watson, The Year of the Rabbit (New Note, 1987)
  * Charles Earland, Front Burner (Milestone, 1988)
  * Ed Thigpen, BWay (Alpha Jazz, 1989)
  * Grady Tate, Dream Love (All Art, 1989)
  * Joey DeFrancesco, Where Were You? (Columbia, 1990)
  * Etta Jones, Christmas with Etta Jones (Muse, 1990)
  * Randy Johnston, Walk On (Muse, 1992)
  * Grady Tate, TNT Grady Tate Sings (Milestone, 1991)
  * Dakota Staton, Darling Please Save Your Love for Me (Muse, 1991)
  * Jimmy Heath, Little Man Big Band, (Verve, 1992)
  * Harold Mabern The Leading Man (DIW, 1993)
  * Chris Connor, I Walk With Music (HighNote, 2002)
  * Official site


Bernard Vajdič

Bernard Vajdič, (born September 18, 1980 in Celje), is a Slovenian alpine skier.

Vajdič represented Slovenia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He specializes in the slalom discipline of his sport, but he also competes in giant slalom.

Bernard Vajdič currently resides in Ljubljana, Slovenia.


Ashit

The Ashit (Russian: Ашит; Tatar: Ашыт [ʌˈʂɯt]) is a river in Tatarstan and Mari El, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Ilet. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,065 square kilometres (411 sq mi).

Major tributaries are the Ura, Semit, Shashi, Urtemka, and Ilinka. The maximal mineralization 450 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 180 millimetres (7.1 in). Drainage is regulated. The lower part of the valley is swamped.Alat and Bolshaya Atnya are in the river valley.


Daniel Kaiser

Daniel Kaiser may refer to:

  * Dan Kaiser (politician) (born 1980), American politician
  * Daniel Kaiser (footballer, born 1990), German footballer
  * Daniel Kaiser (soccer, born 2000), Canadian soccer player
  * Daniel Kaiser (wrestler) (fl. 1920s), Swiss wrestler


1962 Palanca Awards

The 12th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.

LIST OF WINNERS

The 1962 winners, the twelfth recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:

English Division

Short Story

  * First Prize: Jose V. Ayala, "The Mountain"
  * Second Prize: Gregorio Brillantes, "Journey to the Edge of the Sea"
  * Third Prize: Wilfrido D. Nolledo, "Rice Wine"

One-Act Play

  * First Prize: Estrella D. Alfon, "With Patches of Many Hues"
  * Second Prize: A. Oliver Flores, "Human Interest"
  * Third Prize: Mar V. Puatu, "The Fly-Trap"

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

  * First Prize: Liwayway Arceo, "Banyaga"
  * Second Prize: Rogelio R. Sikat, "Impeng Negro"
  * Third Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., "Sugat sa Dibdib ng Gabi"

Dulang May Isang Yugto

  * First Prize: Gregorio A. Moral Jr., "May Iba Pang Daigdig"
  * Second Prize: Benjamin P. Pascual, "Ang Huling Ulos"
  * Third Prize: Gregorio R. Florencio Jr., "Madilim sa Entresuwelo"

  * "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1962". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.


1962 President's Cup Races

The April 29, 1962, race at Virginia International Raceway was the third racing event of the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's 1962 Championship Racing Series.

SCCA National Virginia - Classes: AP+BP+CP
(Race Results)

Div.  Finish  Driver          Car Model            Car #  Comments
AP    1st     Dick Thompson   Corvette 327         11
AP    2d      Ben Moore       Corvette 327         18
AP    3rd     Dick Lang       Corvette 327         58
BP    4th     Don Yenko       Corvette             12     1st in B Prod.
AP    5th     Bob Brown       Corvette 327         41
BP    6th     Bruce Jennings  Porsche 356 Carrera  77
AP    7th     Roy Kumnick     Corvette 327         47
BP    8th     Grady Davis     Corvette             31
CP    9th     Dave Clark      Lotus Super 7        37     1st in C Prod.
CP    10th    Ross McCain     Morgan               72
CP    11th    Paul Richards   Alfa Romeo Special   21
BP    12th    George McKean   Corvette             42
CP    13th    Don Greimel     Morgan               97
CP    14th    Harvey Marks    Porsche 356          5
AP    15th    Henry Mergner   Corvette 327         8

  * RacingSportsCars.com
  * World Sports Racing Prototypes
  * Dick Lang Racing History


1962 Paris–Tours

The 1962 Paris–Tours was the 56th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 7 October 1962. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jo de Roo.

General classification

Final general classificationRank  Rider                      Time
1     Jo de Roo (NED)            5h 57' 26"
2     Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)   + 2"
3     Benoni Beheyt (BEL)        + 2"
4     Piet Damen (NED)           + 2"
5     Gustaaf De Smet (BEL)      + 2"
6     Willy Bocklant (BEL)       + 2"
7     Fernand Delort (FRA)       + 2"
8     Bernard Viot (FRA)         + 2"
9     Etienne Vercauteren (BEL)  + 2"
10    Piet Rentmeester (NED)     + 2"


2011 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

In the American Region for Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Canada and USA, qualified directly to the world cup and the third place, Uruguay, entered a playoff against the third place European team and the second place African and Asian teams.

The qualification process started with regional qualification tournaments. First a Caribbean tournament in the Cayman Islands during April 2008, was won by Trinidad and Tobago. South America's Second Division 2008 South American Rugby (division B) was the next tournament to take place. Brazil won on the final day in Paraguay.

The two regional champions advanced to a playoff to decide who would face Uruguay and Chile in Round 3A. Brazil won both legs of the two-match series for the right to participate in the 2009 South American Rugby Championship A Division, which was won by Uruguay. Uruguay then faced the United States to determine the Americas 2 seed.

On July 11, 2009, Canada claimed the Americas 1 seed, making them the first team to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The USA followed on November 21 to claim the Americas 2 seed, sending Uruguay to the playoffs for the final place.

18 teams participated in the qualifying process. For 2007 there were 19. Changes in participation levels were due to Argentina earning a spot in the 2011 tournament with their performance in 2007, Saint Lucia not participating, and Mexico making their Rugby World Cup qualifying debut.

Round 1A (Caribbean Regional Tournament) - April 2008

The Caribbean Regional Championships held in the Cayman Islands was the first Qualifying event for the Rugby World Cup 2011. The Tournament included the nine eligible IRB members from the Caribbean & Central America. Mexico was competing in their first major international competition as one of the IRB's newest members. The Mexicans faced Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a preliminary qualifying match to determine the final eight. The match was played at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In addition to determining a champion, the tournament played out each final position. The tournament was won by Trinidad and Tobago who advanced to Round 2 of the qualifying process. The main tournament was hosted by the Cayman Islands, with all matches being played at Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town. Attendance at this tournament varied throughout, but the maximum attendance was calculated at 1,395 during the final.

Teams


Teams

  * Barbados
  * Guyana
  * Cayman Islands
  * Trinidad and Tobago
  * Bahamas
  * Jamaica
  * Bermuda
  * Mexico
  * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Team eliminated in the preliminary round)
  Quarter-finals                       Semi-finals    Final

  April 20, 2008

  Trinidad and Tobago  39
  April 23, 2008
  Cayman Islands       12
  Trinidad and Tobago  56
  April 20, 2008
                       Barbados        0
  Barbados             21
                       April 26, 2008
  Mexico               20
  Trinidad and Tobago  40
  April 20, 2008
                       Guyana          24
  Guyana               10
  April 23, 2008
  Jamaica              3
  Guyana               25
  April 20, 2008
                       Bermuda         13             3rd-Place final
  Bermuda              29
                       April 26, 2008
  Bahamas              13
  Bermuda              17

  Barbados             6

  Semi-finals               Final

  April 23, 2008

  Cayman Islands   6
  April 26, 2008
  Mexico           13
  Mexico           17
  April 23, 2008
                   Bahamas  23
  Jamaica          12

  Bahamas          19
  3rd-Place final

  April 26, 2008

  Cayman Islands   11

  Jamaica          10

2008 Caribbean Regional Championships
Date                                            Home                              Score    Away                 Referee
Preliminary Round
29-Mar-2008                                     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  7 - 47   Mexico               N/A
1st Round
20-Apr-2008                                                       Cayman Islands  12 - 39  Trinidad and Tobago  Tony Spreadbury [England]
20-Apr-2008                                                               Guyana  10 - 3   Jamaica              Derek Stoltz [Canada]
20-Apr-2008                                                              Bahamas  13 - 29  Bermuda              Paul Bretz [United States]
20-Apr-2008                                                             Barbados  21 - 20  Mexico               Aaron Christie [Jamaica]
Bowl Semifinals
23-Apr-2008                                                              Bahamas  19 - 12  Jamaica              Larry Mendez [Trinidad and Tobago]
23-Apr-2008                                                       Cayman Islands  6 - 13   Mexico               Derek Stoltz [Canada]
Championship Semifinals
23-Apr-2008                                                              Bermuda  13 - 25  Guyana               Tony Spreadbury [England]
23-Apr-2008                                                  Trinidad and Tobago  56 - 0   Barbados             Paul Bretz [United States]
Shield Final
26-Apr-2008                                                       Cayman Islands  11 - 10  Jamaica              N/A
Bowl Final
26-Apr-2008                                                               Mexico  17 - 23  Bahamas              N/A
Plate Final
26-Apr-2008                                                              Bermuda  17 - 6   Barbados             N/A
Championship Final (RWC 2011 Qualifying Final)
26-Apr-2008                                                               Guyana  24 - 40  Trinidad and Tobago  Tony Spreadbury [England]

Round 1B (South American Consur B Championships) - June 2008


Round 1B (South American Consur B Championships) - June 2008

This round is also the 2008 South American Rugby Championship B Division, a competition for second tier South American nations. The tournament was played at Colegio de San José in Asuncion, Paraguay in June 2008. The winners were Brazil who beat hosts Paraguay on the final day. They advanced to Round 2 to face Trinidad and Tobago. Brazil and Paraguay were promoted to the Division A of the Consur.

Main article: 2008 South American Rugby Championship "B"

Standings

Team       Played  Won  Drawn  Lost  For  Against  Difference  BP  Pts
Brazil     4       4    0      0     169  20       +149        3   19
Paraguay   4       3    0      1     181  25       +156        3   15
Venezuela  4       2    0      2     86   123      -37         2   10
Colombia   4       1    0      3     53   148      -95         0   4
Peru       4       0    0      4     23   196      -173        1   1

Matches

Match Results
Date           Winner     Score    Loser
19-Jun-2008     Paraguay  44 - 3   Venezuela

19-Jun-2008       Brazil  34 - 6   Colombia

21-Jun-2008    Venezuela  34 - 15  Colombia

21-Jun-2008     Paraguay  71 - 0   Peru

23-Jun-2008       Brazil  61 - 8   Venezuela

23-Jun-2008     Colombia  25 - 20  Peru

26-Jun-2008       Brazil  59 - 0   Peru

26-Jun-2008     Paraguay  60 - 7   Colombia

29-Jun-2008    Venezuela  41 - 3   Peru

29-Jun-2008       Brazil  15 - 6   Paraguay

Round 2 (Regional Champions Playoff)

This playoff was between the two regional champions of Round 1. The winner of the playoff progressed to join Uruguay and Chile in Round 3A.

Match Results
Date           Home                 Score    Away                 Venue                                      Referee
11-Oct-2008    Trinidad and Tobago  8 - 31   Brazil               Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar               David Smortchevsky [Canada]
18-Oct-2008                 Brazil  24 - 12  Trinidad and Tobago  Estádio ADC Parahyba, São José dos Campos  Santiago Slinger [Uruguay]

Brazil advanced by winning the series two matches to none.

Round 3A (South America Consur A Championships) - April/May 2009


This round was also the 2009 South American Rugby Championship A Division, a competition for first tier South American nations. The tournament was played in Montevideo, Uruguay (with the exception of the first match played in Viña del Mar, Chile) in April and May 2009. Paraguay participated in the tournament; however, their participation was limited to the Consur A Championship and their results had no bearing on Rugby World Cup qualifying. Uruguay, who defeated Chile and Brazil, qualified for Round 4 to face the loser of Round 3B.

See also: 2009 South American Rugby Championship "A"

Standings

Team     Played  Won  Drawn  Lost  For  Against  Difference  Points
Uruguay  2       2    0      0     117  12       +105        6
Chile    2       1    0      1     88   49       +39         4
Brazil   2       0    0      2     6    150      -144        2

Match Results
Date           Home     Score   Away     Venue                            Referee
25-Apr-2009      Chile  79 - 3  Brazil   Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar  TBA

29-Apr-2009    Uruguay  71 - 3  Brazil   Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo      TBA

02-May-2009      Chile  9 - 46  Uruguay  Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo      TBA

Round 3B (North American Qualification Playoff)

This round was a two legged playoff between the USA and Canada. The winner, Canada, qualified for Pool A of the 2011 Rugby World Cup as Americas 1; the USA moved on to Round 4.

Match Results
Date           Home           Score    Away           Venue                                          Referee
04-Jul-2009    United States  12 - 6   Canada         Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina  Alan Lewis [Ireland]

11-Jul-2009           Canada  41 - 18  United States  Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Alberta        Alan Lewis [Ireland]

Series drawn 1-1. Canada won on aggregate 47 - 30.

Round 4 (Final American Qualification Playoff)

This two-legged playoff between Uruguay, the winner of South American Qualification (Round 3A), and the USA, the loser of the North American Playoff (Round 3B) qualified the United States for Pool C of the Rugby World Cup as Americas 2, while Uruguay advanced to the Final Place Playoff as Americas 3 to face Kazakhstan (the second place Asian team) in the semifinal.


Match Results
Date           Home           Score  Away           Venue                                               Referee
14-Nov-2009          Uruguay  22–27  United States  Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo                         Federico Pastrana [Argentina]

21-Nov-2009    United States  27–6   Uruguay        Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida  David Smortchevsky [Canada]

USA won the series 2–0 and 54–28 on aggregate.

Uruguay v USA

14 November 2009
18:00 (UTC-02)

Uruguay                            22 – 27  United States
Try: Etcheverry 79' c                       Tries: Usasz 14' m
Con: Etcheverry (1/1)                       Swiryn (2) 19' m, 48' c
Pen: Morales 18'                   Report   Wyles 65' c
Etcheverry (4) 55', 64', 74', 76'           Con: Hercus (2/4)
                                            Pen: Hercus 37'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Federico Pastrana (Argentina)

USA v Uruguay

21 November 2009
14:00 EST (UTC-05)

United States            27 – 6  Uruguay
Tries: Stanfill 20' m
Swiryn 35' m
Clever (2) 46' c, 80' c
Con: Hercus (1/3)        Report  Pen: Etcheverry (2/3) 40', 43'
Malifa (1/1)
Pen: Hercus (1/2) 2'
Drop: Hercus (0/1)

Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: David Smortchevsky (Canada)

  * Rugby World Cup
  * 2011 Rugby World Cup
  * 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
  * Confirmation of draw
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Williamsport Millionaires

The Williamsport Millionaires were a minor league baseball team based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from 1906 to 1910. Many teams in this era never adopted formal nicknames and neither did the Millionaires. The Millionaire name was used in reference to the mansions downtown known as "Millionaire Row". Some of the mansions have hidden rooms and were once involved with the underground railroad. The same nickname was adopted by the high school.

  * Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
  * League: Tri-State League 1906–1910
  * Affiliation: None
  * Ballpark: various fields in Williamsport


Williamson conjecture

In combinatorial mathematics, specifically in combinatorial design theory and combinatorial matrix theory the Williamson conjecture is that Williamson matrices of order [n] exist for all positive integers [n]. Four symmetric and circulant matrices [A], [B], [C], [D] are known as Williamson matrices if their entries are [\pm 1] and they satisfy the relationship

[{\displaystyle A^{2}+B^{2}+C^{2}+D^{2}=4nI}]

where [I] is the identity matrix of order [n]. John Williamson showed that if [A], [B], [C], [D] are Williamson matrices then

[{\displaystyle {\begin{bmatrix}A&B&C&D\\-B&A&-D&C\\-C&D&A&-B\\-D&-C&B&A\end{bmatrix}}}]

is an Hadamard matrix of order [4n].[n] and that the structure of Williamson matrices could provide a route to proving the Hadamard conjecture that Hadamard matrices exist for all orders [4n].[{\displaystyle n=35}].


Agios Nikolaos metro station

Agios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος), also known as Aghios Nikolaos on signage, is on Athens Metro Line 1. It opened on 12 February 1956 and is 13.164 kilometres (8.180 mi) from Piraeus.