Vitor Miranda (born March 10, 1979) is a Brazilian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey 2007 super heavyweight tournament champion.

Biography
Vitor Miranda was born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. When growing up, he was interested in martial arts but did not start training before turning 21, when his friend introduced him to Muay Thai.

Currently, Miranda trains in the U.S. at Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Florida.

Kickboxing career
After only two years of practice and at the same time working part-time as a video store clerk, Miranda turned pro in 2001. He made his K-1 debut in 2003, quitting his job to become a full-time fighter.

Miranda's first K-1 fight was on February 23, 2003, at K-1 Brazil GP. He lost the fight against Carlos de Lima by unanimous decision. On October 22, 2005, he entered the K-1 Heavyweight Factory tournament in Sao Paulo and achieved the first success of his young career by winning the Grand Prix with three consecutive knockouts over Nelson Vargas, Lucio Silva and Asmir Burgic.

After two years of fighting in smaller shows in Brazil, Miranda was selected to participate in one of the regional K-1 qualifying tournaments, on November 2, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey. In the quarterfinals he was matched up against local fan favorite Erhan Deniz. He won the hard fought battle by majority decision, as well as his other next two fights in the evening and was declared the K-1 Turkey champion. The win qualified him for K-1 European Elimination GP held on February 9, 2008, in Budapest, Hungary.

He defeated Tsotne Rogava by unanimous decision in the first round of the 2013 Tantneft Cup on February 23, 2013.

In the quarterfinals of the Tafneft Cup, he defeated Netherlands' Jantje Siersema by unanimous decision.

In the semifinals of the Tafneft Cup, Vitor Miranda faced the local Russia's fighter Mikhail Tyuterev.  Miranda lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career
Concurrent to his kickboxing career, Miranda made his professional MMA debut in November 2003. He fought in MMA sporadically over the next ten years, obtaining a record of 9 wins against 3 losses with all but one of his wins coming by way of a finish.

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil
In February 2014, it was revealed that Miranda was chosen as a fighter to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3.

To get into the TUF house, Miranda defeated Bruno Silva via head-kick knockout. He was the second Heavyweight chosen to be on Team Sonnen.  In his second fight on the show, he faced Antônio Branjão and won via TKO in the first round.  In the semifinals, he faced Richardson Moreira and again won by TKO, this time in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Having secured his place in the final, Miranda faced fellow finalist Antônio Carlos Júnior at the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 finale on May 31, 2014. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Miranda faced promotional newcomer Jake Collier in a middleweight bout on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58. He won the fight via knockout in the last second of the first round. The win also earned Miranda his first Performance of the Night bonus award.

Miranda was expected to face Nick Catone on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15.  However, Catone abruptly announced his retirement on March 25, citing a litany of injuries and a history of chronic back pain. In turn, Miranda was also pulled from the card citing a rib injury.

Miranda faced Clint Hester on August 1, 2015, at UFC 190. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Miranda faced Marcelo Guimarães on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Miranda faced Chris Camozzi on May 29, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 88. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Miranda faced Marvin Vettori on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Miranda faced promotional newcomer Julian Marquez on December 16, 2017, at UFC on Fox 26. However on December 4, it was announced that Miranda was pulled from the fight due to injury. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Miranda faced newcomer Abu Azaitar on July 22, 2018, on UFC Fight Night 134. He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Championships and achievements

Kickboxing
 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Turkey champion
 2005 K-1 Brazil Grand Prix in São Paulo champion
 2004 K-1 Brazil Challenge runner up
 2003 Storm Muay Thai Brazil champion
 2003 South Brazilian Muay Thai champion
 2002 Catarinense de Muay Thai champion
 2002 Catarinense de Muay Thai champion

Mixed martial arts
 Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Heavyweight Tournament Runner Up
Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Jake Collier

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Loss
|align=center|12–7
|Abu Azaitar
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Hamburg, Germany
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12–6
|Marvin Vettori
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12–5
|Chris Camozzi
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12–4
|Marcelo Guimarães
|TKO (head kick and punches)
|UFC 196
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:09
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11–4
|Clint Hester
|TKO (punches and elbows)
|UFC 190
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:38
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–4
|Jake Collier
|TKO (head kick and punches)
|UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:59
|Barueri, Brazil
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 9–4
| Antônio Carlos Júnior
|Decision (unanimous)
|The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado
|
| align=center|3
| align=center|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–3
| João Paulo Pereira
| TKO (knees and punches)
| Nitrix Champion Fight 15
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:38
|Joinville, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–3
| Elton Rodrigues
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Mestre do Combate
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:23
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–3
| Eli Reger
| TKO (punches)
| Nitrix Champion Fight 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:32
|Joinville, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–3
| Marcelo Cruz
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Top Fight Brasil
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|Goiânia, Brazil
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–3
| Guto Inocente
| Submission (punches)
| Shooto - Brazil 17
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:43
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–2
| Cassio Drummond
| TKO (retirement)
| Bitetti Combat 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:00
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 4–2
| Fábio Maldonado
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bitetti Combat 4
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–1
| Renato Matos
| TKO (knee)
| Shooto - Brazil 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:15
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–1
| Gustavo Moia
| KO (knee)
| Shooto - Brazil 9
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|Fortaleza, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–1
| Sidney da Silva
| KO (head kick)
| Shooto - Brazil 8
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 0:45
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 1–1
| Fábio Maldonado
| Decision (unanimous)
| Mo Team League 2
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| São Paulo, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Rivanildo Riva
| Decision (unanimous)
| K-1 MMA in Brazil
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
| Curitiba, Brazil
|
|-
|}

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Richardson Moreira
|TKO (punches)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3
| (airdate)
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Antônio Branjão
|TKO (punches)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3
| (airdate)
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Bruno Silva
|KO (head kick)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3
| (airdate)
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
|
|-

Kickboxing record
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|24 Wins (18 (T)KO's, 4 Decisions), 8 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
| 27/04/2013
|  Loss
|  Mikhail Tyuterev
| Tatneft Arena World Cup 2013 1/2 final (+91 kg), Kazan, Russia
| Decision
| 4
| 3:00
|-
| 27/04/2013
|  Win
|  Jantje Siersema
| Tatneft Arena World Cup 2013 2nd selection 1/4 final (+91 kg), Kazan, Russia
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 4
| 3:00
|-
| 23/02/2013
| Win
|  Tsotne Rogava
| Tatneft Arena World Cup 2013 4th selection 1/8 final (+91 kg), Kazan, Russia
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 4
| 3:00
|-
| 11/06/2009
| Loss
|  Thiago de Jesus Beowulf
| Arena Brazil II, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| Decision (Split)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 05/30/2009
| Win
|  Marco Rogério
| V Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai, Pacaembu, Brazil
| KO
| 2
|
|-
| 05/17/2008
| Loss
|  Dzevad Poturak
| K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008, Austria
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 02/09/2008
| Loss
|  Zabit Samedov
| K-1 World GP 2008 in Budapest, Hungary
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 11/02/2007
| Win
|  Karl Glyschinsky
| K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007
| TKO (Doctor stoppage)
| 1
| 3:00
|-
| 11/02/2007
| Win
|  Dzevad Poturak
| K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007
| KO
| 3
| 2:45
|-
| 11/02/2007
| Win
|  Erhan Deniz
| K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007
| Decision (Majority)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 07/07/2007
| Win
|  Guto Inocente
| Shooto Brazil 3, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 04/14/2007
| Win
|  Guigao
| Demolition V, São Paulo, Brazil
| KO (Left body hook)
| 1
| 0:50
|-
| 03/24/2007
| Win
|  Ronaldo Leite
| Shooto Brazil 2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| KO
| 3
| 4:17
|-
| 03/10/2007
| Win
|  Eduardo Maiorino
| Floripa Fight 3, Florianopolis, Brazil
| KO (Right hook)
| 1
| 3:00
|-
| 12/17/2006
| Win
|  Dany Marhold
| Jungle Fight 7, Ljubliana, Slovenia
| KO (Left high kick)
| 1
| 2:15
|-
| 09/23/2006
| Win
|  Eduardo Maiorino
| Demolition IV, São Paulo, Brazil
| KO (Left high kick)
| 2
| 1:16
|-
| 03/25/2006
| Win
|  Cleber Adao
| K-1 Rules Heavyweight Factory GP II, São Paulo, Brazil
| KO (Left body hook)
| 2
| 1:43
|-
| 10/22/2005
| Win
|  Asmir Burgic
| K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil
| KO (Left body hook)
| 2
| 2:38
|-
| 10/22/2005
| Win
|  Lucio de Freitas Silva
| K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil
| KO
|
|
|-
| 10/22/2005
| Win
|  Nelson Vargas
| K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil
| KO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:54
|-
| 10/30/2004
| Loss
|  Eduardo Maiorino
| K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Goiania, Brazil
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 10/30/2004
| Win
|  Dimirty Wanderlei
| K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Goiania, Brazil
| KO
| 3
| 2:39
|-
| 10/30/2004
| Win
|  Flavio da Costa
| K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Goiania, Brazil
| KO
| 1
| 1:15
|-
| 06/26/2004
| Win
|  Great Kusatsu
| K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka, Japan
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 09/13/2003
| Loss
|  Assuerio Silva
| Stomp GP, Florianopoils, Brazil
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 02/23/2003
| Loss
|  Jefferson Silva
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Brazil
| KO
| 2
| 2:01
|-
| 02/23/2003
| Loss
|  Carlos Lima
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Brazil
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-

See also
 List of current UFC fighters
 List of male mixed martial artists
 List of male kickboxers
 List of K-1 events

References

External links

1979 births
Living people
Brazilian male kickboxers
Heavyweight kickboxers
Brazilian male mixed martial artists
Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners
Brazilian Sanshou practitioners
Brazilian savateurs
Brazilian male judoka
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Mixed martial artists utilizing savate
Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sportspeople from Joinville


Plummer Hull Harman (February 3, 1886 – November 26, 1958), known professionally as Pat Harmon, was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1920 and 1947.

In 1935, Harmon was the victim of a violent assault which resulted in serious facial injuries, and on August 29, 1935, he was sentenced to serve two-to-10 years in Folsom Prison after being found guilty of stealing a horse. After the incidents involved, Harmon's film career ended as he never appeared on screen again.

He was born in Lewistown, Illinois and died in Riverside, California.

Partial filmography

 In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
 Riders of the Law (1922)
 The Kentucky Derby (1922)
 The Firebrand (1922)
 The Phantom Fortune (1923)
 The Shock (1923)
 The Sawdust Trail (1924)
 American Manners (1924)
 Ridgeway of Montana (1924)
 The Back Trail (1924)
 Behind the Curtain (1924)
 The Martyr Sex (1924)
 Hot Water (1924)
 S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
 Barriers Burned Away (1925)
 The Lure of the Wild (1925)
 Fighting Youth (1925)
 The Phantom Bullet (1926)
 College Days (1926)
 The Unknown Cavalier (1926)
 The Barrier (1926)
 The Cowboy Cop (1926)
 Sin Cargo (1926)
 Breed of the Sea (1926)
 Winning the Futurity (1926)
 Josselyn's Wife (1926)
 The Bachelor's Baby (1927)
 Snowbound (1927)
 The Haunted Ship (1927)
 Hazardous Valley (1927)
 Lightning (1927)
 The Warning (1927)
 The Sideshow (1928)
 Court Martial (1928)
 Waterfront (1928)
 Sal of Singapore (1928)
 The Broken Mask (1928)
 Sunset Pass (1929)
 Tide of Empire (1929)
 Spite Marriage (1929)
 Small Talk (1929)
 Berth Marks (1929)
 Dark Streets (1929)
 See America Thirst (1930)
 Two-Gun Caballero (1931)
 Secret Menace (1931)
 Malay Nights (1932)
 Battling Buckaroo (1932)
 Another Wild Idea (1934)
 Border Vengeance (1935)
 The Last of the Clintons (1935)
 Trails End (1935)
 Five Bad Men (1935)

References

External links

1886 births
1958 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Illinois
20th-century American male actors
People from Lewistown, Illinois


Christy Bonevacia (born 25 December 1985 in Willemstad, Curaçao in the former Netherlands Antilles) is a Curaçao footballer who currently plays for Dutch amateur side VVA '71.

Club career
Bonevacia came through the youth ranks at AZ and in 2005, he played for AZ in the UEFA Cup semi-final against Sporting Portugal. He then played for Eerste Divisie sides Emmen and Haarlem before moving to Spakenburg.

Personal life
He works for a security company.

External links
 Profile at VI
 Player profile - SV Spakenburg

1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Willemstad
Men's association football midfielders
Curaçao men's footballers
Curaçao men's international footballers
AZ Alkmaar players
FC Emmen players
HFC Haarlem players


Pérols-sur-Vézère (, literally Pérols on Vézère; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze


Vigeois (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Vigeois station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Uzerche and Limoges.

Population

Notable residents
Henri Cueco, painter.

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze


Bugeat (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its inhabitants are called les Bugeacois and les Bugeacoises.

Geography
Commune located in the Massif Central and the parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin. It is watered by the river Vézère and two of its tributaries, the Ars and the Ruisseau des Rochers.

Population

History

Antiquity
Before the conquest of Gaul by the Romans, the human presence at Bugeat was signified by mounds, called tumuli, such as the mound erected in the wood of Chaleix. These tumuli are burial sites, most often linked to the Gallic civilisation of La  Tène (period 450 to 50 BC). These burials are frequently located on summits, and have a circular shape of several metres in diameter and 1 metre in height. In the 1st century AD, the Gallo-Roman civilisation developed, whose presence at Bugeat is manifested through the Gallo-Roman villa known as the Champ du palais. This construction, that of a farm, left vestiges near the Pont des Rochers, on the Bugeat-Égletons road. Foundation walls, a column fragment, ceramics, and coins were found at this location.

Middle Ages
 Among the monuments dating from the Middle Ages in Bugeat was the church of the parish, a parish under the patronage of Saint-Doux. A church existed in the 12th century, in Romanesque style, in the form of a cross. This Romanesque church no longer exists and all that remains from that time is a Romanesque baptismal vessel, adorned with curved arches, surmounted by a row of small circles. This ancient church was replaced, between the 14th and 15th century's, by the present church, in Gothic style. The building has on its entrance facade, a steeple-wall and inside, several bays with bossed keystones vaults with sculptures of a crown, a rose and a rhombus.

1789 to 1914
In the last quarter of 19th century, Bugeat experienced an important event, the arrival of the railway. On 8 October 1883, the section from Eymoutiers-Meymac, belonging to the Limoges-Ussel railway line, was inaugurated. The station at Bugeat resulted in the appearance of the town on the railway maps.

The Great War (1914-1918)
The First World War, as was the case for all the French communes, affected the history of the commune of Bugeat in a profound and lasting way. The human balance of the conflict is terrible: 74 soldiers from the commune of Bugeat died, and in Bugeat in 1919, 60 disabled men were recorded. The effect of the conflict on the demography is notable: between 1911 and 1921, the population of Bugeat declined by 5 per cent, while the population of the canton of Bugeat declined by more than 18 per cent (war, but also the rural exodus, which began before 1914, explains this setback).

The vast majority of Bugeat's soldiers were enrolled in Infantry Regiments (RI), such as the 100th RI, the 126th RI, the 300th RI. These regiments belong to the 24th Infantry Division, which was part of the 12th Corps, which was the Army Corps of the military region based in Limoges from the departments of the Charente, the Corrèze, the Dordogne and the Haute-Vienne.

Many of the 74 soldiers who died during this period were the victims of the battles in the Marne, as well as the battles of the  l'Aisne and the battles of the Somme. Other soldiers were killed outside of France, such as the soldier engaged on the Eastern front, in Serbia, Marius Jean-Baptiste Manigne, who died on 11 March 1917 in Leskovets (the village of Leskoets – current spelling – is today in Macedonia).

The Inter-war period (1918-1939)
In 1923, the supply of running water was carried out in the village of Bugeat. At that time, the connection to "running water" was made for some individuals in the village. Up until the installation, hydrants were judiciously placed to serve the different districts of the town.

Second World War (1939-1945)
On 6 April 1944, a German army company departing to the Normandy front shot four Jews in Tarnac, and four inhabitants of the village were shot by German soldiers to terrorise the people who protected resistance fighters from Êchameil.

On 29 April 1944, three resistance fighters were tortured and then shot in Vergne by German soldiers for refusing to reveal where their camp was located.

On 5 May 1944, the German Army unit attacked the groupe Lalet based in the abandoned village of Bordes de Bonnefond, which they burned. Among the resistance fighters, two were killed in battle — Lucien Niarfeix and Charles Terracol — three were deported to Dachau, René Dumas, who had been wounded during the attack, Louis Brousse and Roger Lavieille, the latter not returning from death camp.

On 14 July 1944, during a clash with the brigade Jesser, three resistance fighters (Henri Cayet, Pierre Orluc, Auguste Stein) of the 238e compagnie FTPF died in Marcy and six members were deported. Before leaving, the Nazis set fire to the village.

On the night of 11 August 1944, the French soldiers of the 3rd SAS Parachute Regiment arrived at Fonfreyde to fight against the German Army, alongside their comrades from the Maquis.

Deported from Gourdon-Murat
A stele was erected in memory of three resistance members deported from the commune of Gourdon-Murat. One was arrested in Paris by the Special brigades of Pétain and deported to Ravensbrück, another was deported to Buchenwald in the same circumstances, and one who was to be hanged, finally deported to Dachau.

End of 1940s to the present day
Initiatives were taken by leaders, at various levels, and from various backgrounds, to try to develop the commune economically. As tourism appears to be one of the only opportunities for the development of Bugeat, the initiatives undertaken are aimed at the different types of tourism: family Tourism (example: "Secondary residence"), social tourism, sports tourism (see below), outdoor tourism (example: hiking). A great success was made in the area of sports tourism. This involved the setting up of a National Training Centre at Bugeat. Following Alain Mimoun's victory at the Melbourne Marathon in 1956, he worked to set up a training centre in Bugeat, where he and his wife owned a second home and where he had prepared for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. From 1967, municipal, departmental, regional and national policymakers made decisions leading to the construction of a gymnasium, near the Ganette Stadium, then constructing accommodation for athletes. This is how the national training centre of Bugeat developed, now known as the Espace Mille Sources.

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Brivezac (; Limousin: Brivasac) is a former commune in the Corrèze department in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Former communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Populated places disestablished in 2019


Brignac-la-Plaine (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Branceilles (; ) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Bonnefond (; ) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

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Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Beyssenac (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

Sights
It is home to a Romanesque church (12th century) and a monument commemorating a massacre made by Nazi troops against the population of 16 February 1944.

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze


Beyssac (; ) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

Personalities
Beyssac was the birthplace of Étienne Aubert (1282 or 1295–1362), who became pope as Pope Innocent VI, and of Suzanne Lacore – born Marie Lacore – (1875-1975).

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Beynat (; ) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Benayes is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Bellechassagne (; ) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography
The river Diège forms part of the commune's western border.

Population

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (, literally Beaulieu on Dordogne; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, central France. Beaulieu is a medieval city, originally dominated by its great abbey of St Pierre, of which only the abbey church remains. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Brivezac was merged into Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

Geography

Toponymy
Beaulieu comes from the Latin "bellus locus", "lieu beau", a nice place to live. The inhabitants of Beaulieu are called by varies names: Beaulieusard, Beaulieurois, Bellilocien, Bellieurain, Bellilocois, Belliloquois, Belliloqueteux, Belliquière, Berlugan, Beloudonien.

Location
Beaulieu is in the south of the Corrèze department. It is located on the D940 road on the banks of the Dordogne river, south of the Limousin. Tulle is 37 km north. Brive-la-Gaillarde is 38 km away and Collonges-la-Rouge is 20 km to the northwest. Aurillac (Cantal) is 60 km to the east.

Hydrography and relief
The commune is limited on its entire eastern border by the Dordogne, and watered to the north by its tributary the Ménoire.

History

Middle ages

In the midst of the War of succession at the head of Aquitaine, around 855, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges, rallied to the legitimate cause embodied by Charles the Bald, was committed to establishing a monastic foundation on his family lands. After a vain attempt at Végennes, he turned to Vellinus. The cartulary of the abbey reported that at the sight of the place's splendour, he could not help but baptise it "bellus locus". From the great Solignac Abbey, he invited a team of monks to set up a new monastery and participated with his wide kin in the building of the abbey's heritage. The monastery was consecrated in 860. Like those at nearby Uzerche and Limoges, the abbey of Saint Pierre at Beaulieu was a Benedictine foundation and flourished largely because of its proximity to the Way of St. James. The first monks came from the abbey of Solignac, near Limoges.

Thanks to the pious donations of the Counts of Quercy, the Viscounts of Turenne, their multiple vassals, the area of the abbey consists of a third of the Bas-Limousin. Endowed with a treasure trove of relics (Saint-Prime and Félicien), and although it suffered from secular lusts, it had a spectacular rise that allowed the development of pilgrimages. Beaulieu became an essential stage on the roads uniting Limoges to Aurillac and Figeac, leading to Conques, Moissac, Toulouse and Compostela. As its wealth grew, the independence of the abbey was threatened by neighbouring feudal lords and it was defended against their depredations by the bishops of Limoges. Annexed to the Cluny Abbey around 1095, it was reformed and experienced a favourable period and the construction of the great abbey church was begun and it continued for nearly half a century. In the fourteenth century, a separate western steeple was erected: this also acted as the town's belfry.

The powerful abbey, under the protection of popular saints, was located around fertile lands, an indispensable condition for the village inhabitants to develop. From the end of the 12th century, a village was built around the conventual buildings protected by a wall, punctuated by towers and bordered by a ditch. From the monastic enclosure, districts developed outside the walls: the Faubourg de la Grave, towards the Dordogne, where the former hospital was located; the main district at the site of the old village of Vellinus; the Barri du Trou in which the deceased were buried and the Mirabel district near the ancient orchards of the abbey. Beaulieu became an important commercial place from which emerged a true bourgeois community that aroused the desires of the Lords of Castelnau and Turenne.

From 1213, saw the end of the Cluny stranglehold, with the abbey losing power little by little. Beaulieu became the seat of the conflicts for power between the Lord Abbot, the middle-class and the Viscount of Turenne. With the beginning of the fifteenth century, the abbey gradually crumbled.

Modern era

The abbey declined during the Hundred Years' War, which devastated the region. The French Wars of Religion completed the process. The abbey suffered the attacks by the Protestants during that war. As the sixteenth century approached, the ideas of the reform had spread under the influence of the merchants and gabariers (barge-men) of the Dordogne. Twice (1569–1574), the Protestants troops of the Admiral Gaspard de Coligny plundered the city and the abbey. The abbey church was then transformed into a Protestant temple. Given to the Catholic cult, in 1622, thanks to the Catholic League, the abbey was rebuilt in the seventeenth century by the Benedictine Congregation of Saint-Maur. They reinstate the monastic discipline and it was not until 1663 that the abbey began to function again. The city, again prosperous, erected its opulent mansions. The former Leaguer's created, with the help of the bishops, many brotherhoods.

French Revolution and Empire
The abbey still sheltered six monks when the revolution destroyed the conventual buildings and the Maurist constructions. The abbey was spared and became a parish church. Part of the vault collapsed in 1808 and in 1889, the square in front of the abbey church was cleared and created.

Contemporary period
On January 1, 2019, the municipality extended its perimeter to that of Brivezac.

Population and society

Population

Sport
Beaulieu's rugby club was created in 1908: Union Sportive Beaulieu (U.S.B.). A regular champion of the Limousin, the club participated in several stages of the French championship reaching the semifinals in 1921. During the 2011-2012 season, the club was shown by winning the title of Champion of France in 2nd Series by beating in the final, US Josbaig Saint Goin (15 to 11), crowning a great season and allowing the club to climb in 1st Series for the season 2012-2013.

Economy
The Beaulieu region produces 400 tonnes of strawberries or nearly 1% of French production. In particular, it feeds the production of jams by the Andros group in its factories in Biars-Bretenoux. A strawberry festival is held on the second Sunday in May, where a strawberry pie is made of 8 metres diameter and 900 kg of strawberries.

Local culture and heritage

Civil buildings

Château d'Estresse
The Chateau was built on a terrace supported by a medieval retaining wall on the Dordogne river, so as to defend Beaulieu and the upper valley from  invasions from the river (King Odo of France stopped the Normans in 889). The Chateau consists of buildings from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, and one can still see a bretèche protruding over the entrance gate. The Chateau approached the twentieth century in the state of ruin, but it was restored. It is included in the inventory of historical monuments.

Religious buildings

Abbey Church of St Pierre
Founded in the 9th century by Rodolphe of the family of the Counts of Turenne, Lords of Beaulieu, the abbey was attached to Cluny in the 11th century. Under the impetus of the Gregorian reforms, the pilgrimages flourished, necessitating the construction of new, better-adapted churches.

In 1150, the choir and transept of the new Church of Beaulieu were already completed. The construction would continue until the 13th century. The plan was similar to the others Romanesque churches of the pilgrimages, with a Latin Cross, having a nave with aisles and an ambulatory allowing pilgrims, to pray to the saints of their choice in the apsidal chapel without disturbing high altar. The architect Anatole de Baudot carried out restoration work.

The church has a nave of four spans. The choir, the southern arm of the transept and much of the nave date back to the original Romanesque phase of the building. The belfry and the central tower are of later, Gothic construction. The total length of the building is 71 metres, and the width at the transept is 38 metres. The nave rises to 17 metres, while the central tower exceeds it by 6 metres.

The most notable feature of the church is the elaborately sculpted south portal, particularly the tympanum. Instead of the usual Last Judgement, this depicts the Second Coming, the triumphant return of Christ, and the General Resurrection. A 2.1 metre Christ, his arms spread in the form of a cross, is flanked by the 12 Apostles, while angels above him carry the crown and nails. Meanwhile, other angels sound the trumpet to summon up the dead.

Another notable feature is a fine baroque retable in gilded wood, dating from 1678, shortly after the refounding of the abbey. It depicts the Assumption of the Virgin. The treasury contains a number of important high medieval items, including a Virgin and Child and two arm reliquaries, all made of wood and covered in silver or gold leaf.

Cultural heritage
In its 2017 charts, le Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris de France (National Council of the Flower Towns and Villages of France) awarded a flower to the commune in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris (Contest of the Flowers towns and villages).

Personalities
Notable personalities linked to the commune include:
 Eustorg de Beaulieu (1495–1552), French poet, composer and pastor
 Jean-Antoine Marbot (1754–1800), French general and politician, father of generals Adolphe and Marcellin Marbot
 Adolphe Marbot (1781–1844), French general
 Marcellin Marbot (1782–1854), French general, author of the famous Memoirs of General Marbot
 Frits Thaulow (1847–1906), Norwegian Impressionist painter
 Asher Peres (1934–2005), Israeli physicist

Gallery

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

External links

 Official Web Site

Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Bassignac-le-Haut (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassignacois or Bassignacoises .

Geography
Bassignac-le-Haut is located in the Massif Central some 20 km north-east of Argentat and 20 km south-east of Tulle. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Darazac in the south which passes through the commune and the village before continuing north-east along the banks of the river then across to Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Bousquet, Vaujour, Le Mas, Vernac, Maurel, and Ymons in the commune. The commune is mostly farmland but heavily forested along the river.

A lake formed by the Barrage du Chastang dam on the Dordogne river forms the western and northern border of the commune. The Ruisseau de vaujour rises in the north-west of the commune and flows the short distance north-west to the Dordogne. Similarly the Ruisseau du Roc Chabrier rises in the north and flows north into the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de la Cascade flows north through the eastern part of the commune to join the Dordogne east of the commune. The Ruisseau de Vieilzot rises just south of the commune and forms much of the southern border as it floes west to join the Dordogne in the south-western tip of the commune.

History
Bassignac-le-Haut appears as Baßignac le Haut on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bassignac le Haut on the 1790 version.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography
In 2017 the commune had 179 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The Ouradour Cemetery Cross (Middle Ages)
The Ciriex Cemetery Cross (12th century)
A Covered Cross in the old cemetery (15th century)
The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (16th century) The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
A Painting with frame: Saint Roch (18th century)
A Painting with frame: John the Baptist (18th century)
An Altar Painting with frame: Christ on the Cross (18th century)
A Painting with frame: Presentation of the Rosary to Saints Dominic and Catherine (18th century)

Notable people linked to the commune
 Stephen of Obazine (1085-1154), priest and hermit famed for his pious nature. Born in the commune.

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

External links
Bassignac-le-Haut Official website

Communes of Corrèze


Bassignac-le-Bas (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassignacois or Bassignacoises.

Geography
Bassignac-le-Bas is located some 30 km south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde and 10 km south-west of Argentat. Access to the commune is by the D116 which comes from Argentat in the north-east and passes along the riverbank through the commune before continuing south to join the D940 at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. The D41 from Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne to La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud passes through the south-west of the commune. The D136 comes from Brivezac across the river and passes through the commune eastwards to join the D41 in the east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Vaurs, Recoudier, Le Peuch, Culagne, Chaviolle, La Gendrie, Le Gasquet, Brette, and La Laurie in the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Dordogne river forms the western and northern borders of the commune as it flows south to eventually join the Garonne at Bayon-sur-Gironde. The Ruisseau de la Borie flows from a small lake in the east of the commune westwards to join the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de Layssot forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de Chauvac forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Dordogne.

History
Bassignac-le-Bas appears as Baßignac le Bas on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bafignac leBas on the 1790 version.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography
In 2017 the commune had 91 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Martin contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
A Statue: Sainte Fauste (15th century)
A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (15th century)
A Bronze Bell (1611)

See also
Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze


The Football Conference season of 1989–90 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Football Conference.

Overview
Darlington, relegated to the Conference from the Fourth Division a year earlier, finished the season as Conference champions and regained their Football League status at the first attempt – just as Lincoln City had done two years earlier. Coming down to the Conference from the Football League were the bottom placed Fourth Division club Colchester United.

New teams in the league this season
 Barrow (promoted 1988–89)
 Darlington (relegated from the Football League 1988–89)
 Farnborough Town (promoted 1988–89)
 Merthyr Tydfil (promoted 1988–89)

Final league table

Results

Top scorers in order of league goals

Promotion and relegation

Promoted
 Darlington (to the Football League Fourth Division)
 Bath City (from the Southern Premier League)
 Gateshead (from the Northern Premier League)
 Slough Town (from the Isthmian League)

Relegated
 Colchester United (from the Football League Fourth Division)
 Chorley (to the Northern Premier League)
 Enfield (to the Isthmian League)
 Farnborough Town (to the Southern Premier League)

References

External links
 1989–90 Conference National Results

National League (English football) seasons
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The Light Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class.  Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 75 - 81 kilograms.

list of boxers

Medalists

Results

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round

Final Round

Qualification to Olympic games

References
AIBA

AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament


C More Sport HD is a premium high-definition television channel owned by C More Entertainment, which is a part of TV4 AB. It broadcasts sports in high definition.

The channel was launched on 3 February 2007, when the existing HD channel from C More was split into two: Canal+ Film HD and Canal+ Sport HD.

As of January 2008, the channel is only available from the Canal Digital satellite and cable platforms. Competing cable platforms that have launched HDTV, such as Com Hem in Sweden and Stofa in Denmark, only offer Canal+ Film HD.

References

Pan-Nordic television channels
TV4 AB
Television stations in Denmark
Television channels in Finland
Television channels in Norway
Television channels in Sweden
Television channels and stations established in 2007
Sports television in Denmark


The Paraguay women's national volleyball team represents Paraguay in international volleyball competitions. In the 1960s the squad twice won a medal (silver and bronze) at the South American Championship. Paraguay also participated in the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship in Lima, Peru.

Results

FIVB World Championship
 1982 — 19th place

South American Championship
 2009 — 8th place
 2011 — 7th place

See also
 Paraguay men's national volleyball team

References
Sports123

Volleyball
National women's volleyball teams
Volleyball in Paraguay


Julie Finley (born c. 1937) was the United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).  She was nominated by President George W. Bush.

Education
Finley is a 1952 graduate of the Potomac School and a 1955 graduate of Miss Porter's School. She then attended Vassar College, graduating with a B.A. degree.

Career
After graduation, Finley worked for several media organizations, including NBC's Office of Corporate Affairs, ABC News and the Washington Post. She also worked for syndicated columnist Joseph Kraft.

Finley has been active in Republican politics for many years and served the party in a number of capacities.  She was the Washington, D.C., Republican Party Chairman from 1992 through 2000 and the D.C. Republican National Committeewoman from 2000 to 2004.  Finley also served as National Finance Co-Chairman for the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign for Washington, D.C., and as Co-Chairman of Team 100, the major fundraising arm for the Republican National Committee, from 1997 through 2004.

Finley assumed her duties in Vienna, Austria, on August 18, 2005.

In November 2005, in response to a report that press freedoms in Kazakhstan were being violated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Finley made a statement that, according to reporter C.J. Chivers of the New York Times, seemed to dismiss the significance of the crackdown on the press. Addressing a Kazakh official in a speech during an OSCE session in Vienna, Finley stated, "When I was in Kazakhstan a couple of weeks ago I had the interesting pleasure of reading some of this [sic] newspapers that have been seized. Maybe you saved some readers some waste of time, anyway."

The U.S. State Department had been pushing Nazarbayev to respect press freedoms, but that message "became mixed"  when Finley made her comment, Chivers wrote. The Times reported that the transcript of the speech was removed from the American mission's website but had already been circulated independently by Western diplomats. Finley declined to comment to the Times about her statement, though a colleague said that the quote had been ad libbed and did not reflect the Ambassador's "true feelings."

In 2020, Finley, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that President Trump was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."

Personal
Finley is the daughter of Edward Frederick Hamm Jr. (March 27, 1908 – March 19, 1985) and Joy Elizabeth (Fairman) Hamm (April 13, 1910 – April 15, 1990). Her father was the first managing director of the Interstate Commerce Commission. She was married to William Thompson Finley Jr. (May 2, 1936 – May 21, 1992) and they had two sons. Her husband was a lawyer who clerked for Associate Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. in 1964 and became a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in January 1991.

References

External links
 Profile, Institute for Policy Studies

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Atlantic Council
1930s births
Living people
Miss Porter's School alumni
Vassar College alumni
Washington, D.C., Republicans
Women in Washington, D.C., politics
American women diplomats
American diplomats
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 2nd Class
21st-century American women


The Paraguay men's national volleyball team represents Paraguay in international volleyball competitions. In the 1950s the squad twice won a medal (silver and bronze) at the South American Championship, and won another bronze medal in 1979 in Rosario, Argentina.

Tournament Records

FIVB World Championship
 1960 - 12th place

South American Volleyball Championship
 1958 - 2nd place

See also
 Paraguay women's national volleyball team

References

Sports123
FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men. (2016, August 22). Retrieved March 24, 2017
Napout, O. E. (2017, March 24). Paraguayans men's national volleyball team [Personal interview]. Former manager of the Paraguayans men's national volleyball team
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8ZYr1ZUU1t6VzJOVzZVTGhIdE0

Volleyball
National men's volleyball teams
Men's sport in Paraguay
Volleyball in Paraguay


Raymond Lesley Homoet (born 13 November 1978 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a Netherlands Antilles footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for amateur side Zwaluwen '30.

References

External links
 Profile at VI

1980 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch people of Curaçao descent
Dutch Antillean men's footballers
Netherlands Antilles men's international footballers
FC Volendam players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Hoorn
Curaçao men's footballers


Perils of the Yukon is a 1922 American Northern silent film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial was presumed to be lost, but a copy is preserved by the Belgian Cinematek in Brussels.

Cast
 William Desmond as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
 Laura La Plante as Olga
 Fred R. Stanton as Ivan Petroff (as Fred Stanton)
 Joseph McDermott as Hogan (as Joe McDermott)
 George A. Williams as Scott McPherson
 Mack V. Wright as Lew Scully
 Fred Kohler as Captain Whipple
 Neola May as Neewah (as Princess Neela)
 Chief Harris as Numa
 Joseph W. Girard (as Joseph Girard)
 Ruth Royce

See also
 List of film serials
 List of film serials by studio
 List of lost films

References

External links

1922 films
1922 adventure films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by J. P. McGowan
Films directed by Perry N. Vekroff
Films directed by Jay Marchant
Northern (genre) films
Universal Pictures film serials
Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton
1920s American films
Silent adventure films


The River King is a 2005 film directed by Nick Willing and starring Edward Burns, Rachelle Lefèvre and Jennifer Ehle as a policeman, student and teacher all searching for the truth behind the apparent suicide of a young man at a small private school. Lefevre plays Carlin Leander, the young man's only real friend, who is now haunted by memories of their increasingly difficult relationship.

The film is based the novel The River King by Alice Hoffman.

Plot
Two young boys discover the body of Gus Pierce, a seventeen-year-old student at the prestigious Haddan School, in a frozen river. Local policemen Abel Grey and his partner retrieve the body and begin investigating at the school. The principal describes Gus as a loner, often depressed and alienated. Abel asks the school's photography teacher, Betsy, to take pictures of Gus' room and she insists on developing them herself. She also reveals that she had seen Gus the night before arguing with his friend Carlin, who had been crying in Gus' room when the police arrived. She cautions Abel to be kind to Carlin, saying she's not as tough as she seems. On his way out of the dorm Abel seems to hear a noise which he follows to the lavatory but finds nothing.

When Gus' father arrives, Abel is assigned to take him to a hotel, but instead brings him to see his son first. Carlin comes to the hotel and insists to Gus' father that Gus did not kill himself. Abel picks up Carlin on her way out of the hotel and she tells him that Gus' accident was her fault, but that he couldn't have killed himself because he would have left her a note. Later Carlin reveals more about the cruelty of Harry and his clique of friends, and that she couldn't bear it if she thought Gus killed himself. Abel tries to persuade his superior to investigate further but everyone else believes it was suicide.

Except Betsy, who delivers the photographs to Abel and shows him a shadowy figure standing next to Gus' bed in one image, saying it gives her the creeps. Abel then asks Betsy out to dinner, but she explains that she is getting married, and he tells her to let him to know if she thinks of anything else. Abel continues to find little clues to the events leading up to Gus' death, and learns that the department withheld evidence from the reports that Gus had human excrement in his lungs, which did not come from the river water. After another argument with his supervisor his partner brings him to a party at the Haddan School where he picks up a bribe from the principal and tries to persuade Abel to drop his inquiries. Abel rejects the bribe and walks home in a fury.

Betsy follows Abel home from the party and shows him more photographs, with dark shadows next to Harry, Carlin's boyfriend and Gus' tormentor in Chalk House, the most exclusive dorm on campus. She asks if he thinks she's crazy, he replies that maybe they both are, and asks why she couldn't wait to come to his house. She replies that she couldn't wait; they embrace and go to bed together. Betsy leaves in the morning.

Abel is also forced to face facts from his past, and the strain of his relationship with his father, as the sights and sounds he encounters in the investigation trigger memories of his big brother Frank's suicide. Eventually he discovers that Gus was bullied and hazed by Harry and the other Chalk House boys involved in a secret society, while the teacher supervising the dorm, Betsy's fiancé, turned a blind eye. Betsy meets Abel to tell him she can't lie to her fiancé and breaks off their relationship. Carlin breaks up with Harry as her grief intensifies, and she isolates herself from family staying at school over the holiday break. It seems they are all haunted by Gus' death.

Abel's frustration leads him to pressure a young boy from the dorm whom he suspects witnessed Gus being assaulted in the lavatory by Harry and his friends. After the boy is assaulted by Harry and his friends, Abel accosts Harry. Harry is removed from the Haddan School and Abel turns in his badge and gun.

Sometime later, Abel visits Gus' father, who reveals that Gus did leave a note in the magic box that Carlin was trying to open the day they arrived at the dorm. After he learns Gus chose to take his own life, Abel talks to his own father about Frank's death and begins to come to terms with his survivor guilt. Abel chooses to keep Gus' choice a secret because he doesn't want to hurt Carlin. When Abel runs into Betsy at another party in the spring, he walks away. She comes to him and smiles, and they kiss.

Carlin is seen swimming in the river, under a sunny sky.

References

External links

2005 films
Films based on American novels
2005 drama films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
Films directed by Nick Willing
Films scored by Simon Boswell
British drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
2000s British films


Terrasson-Lavilledieu (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1963 by the merger of the former communes Terrasson and Lavilledieu. Terrasson station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Brive-la-Gaillarde.

Population
The population data given in the table below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Terrasson.

Sights

The Gardens of the Imagination (Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire)—classified as a remarkable garden by the French Ministry of Culture—are situated in Terrasson. It was designed in 1996 by landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson to present thirteen tableaux of the myths and legends of the history of gardens. It uses simple natural elements; trees, flowers, water and stone to suggest the passage of mankind from nature to agriculture to the city. It uses a symbolic sacred wood, a rose garden, topiary art, and fountains to tell the story.

See also
Communes of the Dordogne department

References

External links

Communes of Dordogne


The Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi, is a  gravel bar formed where the Wairau River meets the sea in Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, north-eastern South Island, New Zealand.  It is an important archaeological site, settled by explorers from East Polynesia who arrived in New Zealand about 1280.  It is one of the earliest known human settlements in New Zealand.  At the time of the occupation it is believed to have been a low scrub-covered island  high,  long and  wide.

Discovery
The site was discovered in 1939 by then schoolboy Jim Eyles who, in 1942, found more artefacts.  Early investigations with Roger Duff unearthed a burial site.  Bones were scattered and close to the surface. This was originally believed to have been due to ploughing, but work by Bruce McFadgen shows that at some stage, probably between the two periods of occupation, the site was subject to either large storm surge waves or a tsunami which probably contributed to the scattering.  Using the techniques of the time about 2,000 artefacts and 44 human skeletons were removed and examined in detail.  The record seems to show that the partial skeletons of several children were found in shallow graves but these were in such poor condition and scattered that Duff was either unable or unwilling to keep the fragments using the methods of those days.  The examination showed that the people were using the same cultural methods as those in eastern Polynesia, particularly the Marquesas Islands. Sixty-nine adzes were found at Wairau Bar, of which only three were made of greenstone. Eighty small, one-piece, triangular, stone or bone fishing lures with lashed unbarbed hook were found.

Human remains
In 2009 a more modern analysis by Buckley et al found the skeletons had a range of estimated ages. None of the skeletons were from elderly people. The oldest was 39 and the second oldest was 36. Most of the skeletons were from people aged in their 20s. No children and only 1 teenager's skeleton was found. This is consistent with younger people being buried elsewhere, a practice that was quite common in the South Pacific.  There was only one child's skeleton.  The 21 skeletons with teeth all exhibited some developmental enamel disorders, showing they had suffered long stressful periods during childhood but survived to reasonably healthy adulthood. Tooth decay was rare, especially amongst males (a similar trait to neolithic people of the Americas (North American Indians). Many of the skeletons showed multiple signs of stress such as Harris lines (on X-rays of long bones such as the tibia) caused by either infection or a poor diet.  Tooth wear was substantial among older individuals, with teeth worn to the roots, but this did not seem to be due to bracken fern root chewing.  All the adults showed healed bone fractures, indicating a well-balanced diet and a supportive community structure. Several skeletons showed features that are interpreted as being caused by tuberculosis (TB). The presence of TB was yet to be confirmed by DNA analysis in 2010. Anaemia was common, as was arthritis. The average height of the males was  and the females . These figures show the early colonisers were tall compared to most Polynesians. The skeletons were all found in shallow graves, with the heads pointing towards the east and the feet to the west, as was the practice in eastern Polynesia.  The archaeological layers were shallow.

DNA study
Lisa Matisoo-Smith and Michael Knapp from New Zealand's Otago University have released the results of a recent bone and teeth DNA study carried out on early Polynesian migrants to New Zealand who lived at Wairau Bar about 1285–1300 AD. The results of DNA analysis reinforce the idea that some of these people were original settlers from East Polynesia, as they had a very different diet based on soft starchy food. The two other burial groups showed a very different, more varied diet consistent with being raised in New Zealand. Scientists found that there was a wide range of DNA mutations indicating that settlers were part of a reasonably large group. This indicate a planned migration rather than isolated random groups. One of the mutations was associated with insulin rejection as found in type 2 diabetes This reinforces the mathematical modelling done in the past that shows the same pattern. Work will now begin on tracing East Polynesian populations that have the same DNA mutations in order to discover the specific homelands of the Wairau Bar settlers. The DNA pattern is very similar to that found in the Marquesas Islands in East Polynesia at the same time.

Site use
The later 2009–2010 study, using more precise modern methods, resulted in the site being more accurately dated by the radiocarbon method to 1288–1300 CE.  The site appeared to be occupied twice over a period of about 20 years, which is consistent with information from other early Polynesian colonisation sites in New Zealand.  Accurate dates were obtained from moa egg fragments found in grave and midden sites.  Buried with the skeletons were moa bone reel necklaces, whole moa eggs (used as water carriers), argillite adze heads, carved serpentine that looked like shark and whale teeth, harpoon heads and tattoo chisels.  Few nephrite (jade or greenstone) artefacts were found. It is believed the site was primarily a factory for making stone adze heads. It has been estimated from the adze heads found and the large area of stone flakes that about 12,000 adze heads were made here or about 400 to 500 per year. Argillite, the most common adze head material is hard, compressed mudstone. It is found at D'Urville Island only  away from Wairau Bar. A Maori argillite quarry is located in the hills behind Nelson City.  Such large numbers of adze heads have implications about trade in the early archaic period. One adze found in the 2009 study has been identified by archaeologist Richard Walter as Tahanga basalt from Tahanga Hill near Opito, a well known moahunter area. It was of quadrangular shape(known as Type 1), identical in design to those used in the Cook Island at the same time. Also found were chert from Kaikoura, which was commonly used for making holes, pumice from the volcanic plateau, which was used as floats and for making small handheld fire bowls and small amounts of greenstone from the West Coast which was made into two adze heads. This indicates that the Wairau Bar moa hunters travelled extensively through New Zealand exploring the land. Adze heads are associated with shaping wood, especially in the making of waka. The stone head was lashed to an L-shaped natural crook and swung so the blade struck the wood more or less horizontally.

An investigation by a team from Otago University found a huge stone-lined umu or hangi pit (earth oven)  deep by  across—estimated to be big enough to feed 1000 people by a local Maori familiar with modern hangi. However these large hangi or umu pits were identified in 1968 (in the Kermadecs) by Roger Duff, as being typical Polynesian umu ti. The purpose of the large pit was to cook the taproot of the ti plant.  This was a common method of reducing the tuberous root to a sugary pulp. The ti can be cultivated easily but is slow growing.  The root is about  long by  wide, to a point. It is cooked very slowly in an umu for 12 to 24 hours.  The plant is usually associated with the far north of New Zealand but may have been grown further south during the warmer climatic period associated with early Polynesian settlement. A geophysics study showed that it was only one of six such pits in a rough horseshoe shape on the edge of a lagoon. The study also showed the site to be much bigger than previously thought—at least  and possibly larger as two boundaries have not been accurately plotted.  At least 50 percent of the area was intact.

By 2007 only 2 percent of the site had been scientifically investigated. "Intact" skeletons (many minus the head) were found in four groups, with the oldest (1-7) being closer to the sea and at the western end of the site. These have been shown by DNA studies to be people who had lived in East Polynesia. The largest group of skeletons (15-43) were in an area to the east which covered an oval area . These people are believed to be moa hunters who lived their lives in New Zealand, based on bone and teeth DNA analysis. The main habitation area was central, about  from the southern lagoon edge. There were three zones of cooking and surface midden debris, all about  approximately. The earliest zone was alongside the lagoon and the latter on the ocean side of the island. At the time of the second occupation of the island, the second site was protected from the ocean by a long and narrow boulder bank. There are two adze-making sites—one adjacent to the early occupation zone and the second adjacent to the later burial site. The most intensely studied indicates a right handed person sitting in the porch area of a small whare. They sat in front of a flat stone on a path cobbled with small round rocks, chipping off flakes of argillite with a hammer stone of quartzite. The limited studies done so far indicate a sizeable village. It is apparent that bodies were commonly buried about  from the cooking and working zones.

Exploitation of fauna
After being used for cooking, each umu had subsequently been used as a midden.  The bottom layer of the midden showed that at the very earliest occupation time shellfish, such as mussels, were much larger, averaging  long.  The lower layers of the midden also showed that early moa bones were not smashed to get at the marrow as was common in the upper layers. Whale bones were found in the lower layer. Mainly moa leg bones were found indicating that moa were hunted inland and brought to the site for cooking.  Bones from all five moa species located in the upper South Island were found.  As well as the remains of numerous butchered moa, seals, porpoises, the extinct Haast's eagle, Eyles' harrier, New Zealand swan and New Zealand raven, kurī (Maori dogs), tuatara, kiore, shellfish such as pipi, paua, cockles, and marine bones from eels, skate, sunfish and sharks were found there. Anderson and Smith in their 1996 study stated that the first colonists enjoyed a sustained assault on the local megafauna.

At the time of the latest investigation the local Rangitāne Iwi reburied 60 skeletons claimed to be their forebears in a formal ceremony at the lagoon site.

Shell link to East Polynesia
A study of a turret shell artifact completed in 2011 shows a direct link between the Wairau Bar site and East Polynesia. This is only the second artifact found in New Zealand originating from East Polynesia dated to the early Polynesian colonial period. (The other is the early East Polynesian pearl lure found at Tairua identified by A. Powell of Auckland Museum.) The shell tool is a modified spiral gastropod shell. These tools were used as small chisels or gouges, possibly for enlarging holes. The point of the turret shell was removed and the remains honed to a chisel point of about 60 degrees by grinding. Although found in various East Polynesian Islands the most common site by far is Fa'ahia, Huahine, in the Society Islands, where many have been located from the same period. The significance of the find that was dug up 60 years ago was not realised until recently.

References

Further reading
Antiquity. June 1999. T. Higham, A. Anderson, C. Jacomb: Dating the First New Zealanders.
McFadgen, B. Hostile Shores. Auckland University Press. 2007.
Wild Tomato Story. Steve Austin. Marlborough Museum. 2008
Eyles, James R. (2007). Wairau Bar Moa Hunter. Dunedin, NZ: River Press. .
Duff, Roger (1950). The Moa-Hunter Period of Maori Culture. Canterbury Museum Bulletin No. 1, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

Headlands of the Marlborough Region
Archaeological sites in New Zealand
Former populated places in New Zealand
Paleontological sites of New Zealand
Spits of New Zealand
History of the Marlborough Region
Paleoanthropological sites
1939 archaeological discoveries
1942 archaeological discoveries


Mussidan (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Mussidan station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

Population

Roundup of 16 January 1944

On 16 January 1944, 35 hostages were arrested by the Germans for acts of resistance. They were deported to German work camps.

Battle and executions of 11 June 1944

On 11 June 1944 Francs-Tireurs et Partisans  destroyed a German armoured train at Mussidan station. During the fight, eight guerrillas and the train guard were killed. At the same time a convoy of the 11th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht arrived from Bordeaux. The guerrillas were obliged to withdraw.
As a reprisal, a detachment of the Gestapo from Périgueux led by Second Lieutenant Michaël Hambrecht, reinforced by a platoon led by Alexandre Villaplane, head of one of the five sections of the North African Brigade and former captain of the France football team at the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, 350 men over the age of sixteen from the city and its surroundings were arrested. The village was plundered by the North Africans. In the evening, 47 civilians were shot near the town hall; five others were massacred in the street, including Raoul Grassin, the mayor of the town, and a councillor. Eight boys were under 18. Only two people survived despite their serious injuries. The Mussidan massacre constitutes the largest massacre of civilians committed in the Dordogne during the Second World War, the tenth largest in France. 115 inhabitants were deported.

These sufferings earned Mussidan the award of the 1939-1945 war cross on 11 November 1948, a distinction also awarded to eighteen other municipalities in the Dordogne.

International relations
It is twinned with:
 Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
 Vigy, France; since 1990

See also
Communes of the Dordogne department

References

Communes of Dordogne


Montpon-Ménestérol (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1964 by the merger of the former communes Montpon-sur-l'Isle and Ménestérol-Montignac. Montpon-Ménestérol station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

Population
The population data given in the table below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Montpon-sur-l'Isle.

See also
Communes of the Dordogne department

References

Communes of Dordogne


Saint-Germain-Laval () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

The North American explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.

Geography
The commune is located in the plain of Forez, in the center of departement of Loire, in the center of France, 35 kilometers south of Roanne, 52 kilometers north-west of Saint-Etienne and 37 kilometers east of Thiers.

It is crossed by the Aix river, a tributary of the Loire which flows less than ten kilometers to the east.
A
The commune is 6 kilometers south of exit 5 of A89 autoroute linking Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne, 85 km distant) to Saint-Étienne (62 km distant).

Population

Twin towns
Saint-Germain-Laval is twinned with:
  San Germano, Italy

See also
Communes of the Loire department
 Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 – 1710), born in Saint-Germain-Laval. He is the namesake of Duluth, Minnesota as well as Duluth, Georgia

References

Communes of Loire (department)

pms:Saint-Germain-Laval


Saint-Jean-de-Braye () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is an eastern suburb of Orléans. The organist and musicologist Norbert Dufourcq (1904–1990) was born in the commune.

On 14 February 2020, the municipal council voted unanimously to suspend the twin towns partnership with the Polish Tuchów as a result of the controversial anti-LGBT resolution passed by the Tuchów authorities.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Loiret department

References

Saintjeandebraye


The Mexico men's national volleyball team represents Mexico in international volleyball competitions. In the 1950s the squad twice won a medal (silver and bronze) at the Pan American Games. The dominant forces in men's volleyball in North and Central America are Cuba and the United States.

Results

Olympic Games
1968 – 10th place
2016 – 11th place

World Championship
1974 – 10th place
1978 – 12th place
1982 – 18th place
2010 – 13th place
2014 – 17th place
2022 – 18th place

World League
2014 – 25th place
2015 – 30th place
2016 – 34th place
2017 – 28th place

NORCECA Championship
1969 –  Silver medal
1971 –  Bronze medal
1975 –  Silver medal
1977 –  Silver medal
1979 –  Bronze medal
2001 – 6th place
2003 – 4th place
2005 – 6th place
2007 – 7th place
2011 – 5th place
2013 – 5th place
2015 – 4th place
2017 – 4th place
2019 – 4th place
2021 –  Bronze medal
2023 – 5th place

Pan American Games
1955 – 3rd place
1959 – 3rd place
1963 – did not compete
1967 – 4th place
1971 – 5th place
1975 – 3rd place
1979 – 4th place
1983 – did not compete
1987 – did not compete
1991 – did not compete
1995 – did not compete
1999 – did not compete
2003 – did not compete
2007 – 8th place
2011 – 4th place
2015 – 7th place
2019 – 7th place

Pan-American Cup
2006 – 4th place
2007 –  Gold medal
2008 – 4th place
2009 – 5th place
2010 – 7th place
2011 – 5th place
2012 – 5th place
2013 –  Silver medal
2014 – 6th place
2015 – 5th place
2016 – 4th place
2017 – 8th place
2018 – 5th place
2019 –  Bronze medal
2021 –  Gold medal
2022 – 6th place

Current squad
The following is the Mexican roster in the 2022 World Championship.

Head coach:  Jorge Azair

References

External links
Official website
FIVB profile

Volleyball
National men's volleyball teams
Volleyball in Mexico
Men's sport in Mexico


Mike 'Spike' Edwards (born February 1962) based in Nidderdale, is an English motorcycle road racer.
He is a seven time motorcycle champion in various classes.

Mike 'Spike' Edwards after competing in motorcycle racing each year since 1982, is now offering access to his extensive race and on track experience, through his online presence producing  motorcycle related info vids, circuit guides, and hint and tips on riding techniques.

Edwards has a broad range of online profiles, usually through his brand identity of 'no1bloke'

Edwards is now also using Patreon as a platform to provide exclusive online content to his subscribers; where there are several tiers of contributions for which the subscribers can earn a variety of rewards.

Edwards drawing on his extensive motorcycle racing experience has prepared track guides, on how he rides a decent lap of the race circuit. Using his own personally recorded onboard action video Edwards edits the track in to sections, and uses slow motion and freeze frames to highlight and illustrate markers and reference points with a voiceover; as a rider aid, whether you are a racer or track day rider this guide may be able to offer you some pointers to put together a good lap. You can browse his extensive library of "how I ride" circuit guides to stream or instantly download on Vimeo.

With a particular love and enjoyment for Endurance Racing, Edwards with different teams, private and factory supported, has secured 5 World Endurance rostrums. Brno, Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Imola and Vallelunga.

He enjoys competing worldwide and is renowned for his ability to ride a wide range of motorcycles racing in endurance racing, Classic racing and Supermono events.
Additionally Edwards is one of a few ACU certified Commercial Road Race Coaches.
Edwards has previously trained as a Driving Standards Agency, Compulsory Basic Training and Direct Access Training instructor.

Edwards now offers an on track and online coaching and riding assessment scheme, V121Pro where he uses video footage to help other motorcyclists improve their riding skills.

Edwards had great fund racing his eBay project 'Gordon' where he took a £454 Yamaha SZR 660cc salvage yard wreck to rostrum finishes in the British Supermono Championship. Through the creation of 'Gordon's Special Friends' the bike was totally rebuilt and race prepared; with the progress documented on a popular website and blog. Mike also completed another motorcycle restoration race project named 'Nancy' a Yamaha FZ600 with the rebuild and restoration project being followed as editorial pieces in Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine.

Career highlights
1988 British JuniorStock Champion
1992 400cc British Supersport Championship
1995 600cc British Supersport Championship
2004 British Supermono Champion (watercooled)
2014 British Historic GP Champion
2015 British Historic GP Champion
2017 Euro FIM International Classic GP Champion

Edwards is an established motorcycle racing journeyman - a respected competitor with extensive and successful race experience, having competed every single year since 1982.
With 7 separate Championship titles, in depth experience, winning on the Roads, and at World and European level - his history in the sport runs deep.

On the 'pure' roadsEdwards won:
The Macau Grand Prix on a works Yamaha engine ROC 500
North West 200 Supersport 600cc race

He's had some great fun in World Endurance, with many rostrums with different bike manufacturers, racing all over the world, including the iconic Suzuka 8hr; Edwards' favourite result being 2nd at the Bol d'Or with teammates Robert Holden and Steve Manley to the factory Yamaha team with the Sarron brothers and Yasu Nagai in 1984.
He's the last Briton to have won the Imola 200 since Paul Smart in 1972

Supermono bikes and the racing class has long held an attraction for Edwards, who enjoys the camaraderie and engineering skills that this class particularly offers. Having ridden the factory backed MuZ Skorpion single to many race wins, Edwards also enjoyed great success racing a ‘mini mono’ – 450cc engine in a 125 size frame in the European Supermono series. His notorious project ‘Gordon’ www.gordonsalive.com was born from Edwards' love of supermonos.

Wanting to pass on the wealth of knowledge Edwards has been lucky enough to acquire over the years; he is now also a road race coach.
It's not been easy to achieve; but by giving something back to the sport that has given him so much over the years, he definitely thinks it's worth it.
Edwards has been the only independent ACU certified commercial road racing coach since 2006; in addition to his motorcycle 'on track' coaching,  Mike now offers the facility for distance or online coaching, either using the client's own video or through a two way, online virtual track walk.
With the online coaching, the customer keeps a copy of the coaching video to rewatch and revise from.

Edwards enjoys a good online presence across many motorcycling message boards  and has a good following of his racing related videos on his YouTube channel, or you can simply search for him online to see them.

Sources

External links
 Mike Edwards web site
 Coaching website
 "how I ride" track guide list

1962 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Harrogate
British motorcycle racers
English motorcycle racers


Merris () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is about  west-northwest of Armentières, and about  north of Béthune.

Heraldry

See also
Communes of the Nord department

References

Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders


Silay Institute, informally referred to by its acronym SI, is a private, co-educational institution of learning located in Silay City, 14 kilometers north of Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines. It is the only school in the city that offers formal college education.

History
The school, originally a high school, was established in 1925 after a group of concerned citizens had a survey conducted regarding the feasibility of opening such a school to serve the children of the locality, who after graduating from primary education, had no opportunities for acquiring secondary education.

A local doctor, Dr. Luis Gorgeous, initiated plans for establishing the school; he later became its first President. Another local resident, Ramon Legaspi, secured the necessary government permits, dr and procured instructional s for the institution.

See also
 St. Theresita's Academy
 Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School

References

External links
Silay Institute on Wikimapia, Geo Links for Silay Institute

Schools in Silay
Educational institutions established in 1925
1925 establishments in the Philippines


Forges-les-Eaux () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Le Fossé was merged into Forges-les-Eaux.

Geography
A farming and spa town, with considerable light industry, situated by the banks of the rivers Andelle and Epte, in the Pays de Bray, some  southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D 915, D 921, D1314 and D 919 roads.

History
Known as "De Forgis" in 1186, the first part of the name, Forges, is derived from the fact that it was an important centre for the mining and manufacturing of iron in Roman times.
The second part of its name comes from the therapeutic use of the thermal waters from the sixteenth century onwards.
A seigneur from Forges took part in the Battle of Hastings and another took part in the First Crusade.
During the Hundred Years War, a certain Philippe de Forges was killed in 1356 at the Battle of Poitiers. Years later, but in the same conflict, the English besieged the castle and took the town, in 1418.
Blanche d'Evreux, widow of Philippe VI of France, came here to take the waters in the fourteenth century, but it was the Chevalier de Varenne who really began the vogue in 1573.
The spa became famous after the stay from 21 June to 13 July 1632 of Louis XIII, Anne of Austria and Cardinal Richelieu.  Because of the royal visit, the parks, gardens and many water sources were developed, including three lakes that still exist today. Subsequently, many famous figures from French history have taken the waters. In 1657, the Regent Doctor of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, Pierre Cressé, wrote a thesis on the waters of Forges which he compared to those of Passy then the chemist Gilles-François Boulduc, apothecary to King Louis XIV, studied their composition.
A large pottery factory was active from 1797 to the end of the nineteenth century.
The casino was first built in the nineteenth century but destroyed by fire in 1896. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1902.

1906 saw the first (in France) annual butter conventions.

The railway station was opened in the nineteenth century and runs a TER service to Gisors and Dieppe.

The film "Poulet au vinaigre" (1985) by Claude Chabrol, with Stephane Audran (Released in the US as "Cop au Vin,") was filmed in Forges-les-Eaux.[Film credits]

Heraldry

Population

Places of interest
 The nineteenth century church of St. Eloi.
 A seventeenth century Carmelite convent.
 A feudal motte.
 The casino.
 The château de la Minière.
 Three museums.
 A 45 km paved bicycle path along a disused rail line to Dieppe

Notable people
Jean Le Chapelier, politician, lived here.

Twin towns
 Battice, Herve, in Belgium since 1960.
 Heathfield, East Sussex, in England.
 Wennigsen, Lower Saxony, in Germany since 1997.

See also
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

External links

Official Forges-les-Eaux website
Commerce website of Forges-les-Eaux
Site of the Office de Tourisme
Station Verte of Forges-les-Eaux

Communes of Seine-Maritime


The Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class.  Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 81 - 91 kilograms.

List of boxers

Medalists

Results

Quarterfinal Round

Semifinal Round

Final Round

Qualification to Olympic games

References
AIBA

AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament


Anton Jongsma (born 13 January 1983) is a Curaçaoan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career
Jongsma made his professional breakthrough for FC Zwolle in the 2006–07 season, and went on to score 26 goals in 86 total appearances for the club through two seasons.

References

External links

1983 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch people of Curaçao descent
Dutch Antillean men's footballers
Netherlands Antilles men's international footballers
Curaçao men's footballers
Curaçao men's international footballers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Derde Divisie players
FC Groningen players
SC Veendam players
PEC Zwolle players
RKC Waalwijk players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Utrecht (city)
Dual men's international footballers
WKE '16 players
Achilles 1894 players


Oliver/Dawson Saxon was an English heavy metal band formed in 1995 by former members of Saxon, guitarist Graham Oliver and bassist Steve Dawson.

Following Steve Dawson's decision to retire from performing in October 2021, Graham Oliver, Gav Coulson and Bri Shaughnessy recruited new bandmembers and chose to continue working together under the new name of 'Graham Oliver's Army'.

Biography

Oliver/Dawson Saxon (1994–2021)
In 1994, Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, founding members of Saxon, reunited under the name Son of a Bitch (which had been Saxon's own name originally, before they became well known) and released Victim You. They performed under various names such as "SAXON-Son of a Bitch tour" and "SAXON-the early years", before deciding on their current name "Oliver/Dawson Saxon" in 2000. The band has been known by this name ever since, and despite recording other material from 1996 onwards have always relied primarily on Saxon songs during live sets. An attempt to perform under the name "SAXON" alone was prevented by Peter "Biff" Byford, another member of the original band, threatening legal action. In 1997, Oliver and Dawson registered "SAXON" as a trademark, and attempted, through their management company, to prevent Byford's band using the name on their promotional material. Byford opposed this registration, but initially the UK Patent Office held that the registration was valid, as Oliver and Dawson (as original members of "Son of a Bitch" in 1978) had equal rights to Byford in the name "SAXON". However, the High Court overturned the registration, ruling that it had been applied for in bad faith. Oliver and Dawson were thereby prevented from describing themselves as "Saxon" and obliged to prominently include the "Oliver/Dawson" element of the name in their advertising material. The name "Saxon" had been given to the band by then Freddy Cannon, managing director of Carrere Records UK, because retail outlets refused to carry "Son of A Bitch" in 1978. In 2011, Brian Shaugnessey, frontman of rock group Seventh Son joined as the lead vocalist.

In 2016 Hadyn Conway stepped down as lead guitarist, and was replaced by Gavin Coulson.

In 2021, bassist and founder member Steve Dawson chose to retire from touring and recording, which brought the band to a close.

Final line-up
 Graham Oliver – guitar (Saxon: 1976–1994, Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 1994–2021)
 Steve Dawson – bass guitar (Saxon: 1976–1986, Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 1994–2021)
 Paul Oliver – drums (Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 2010–2021)
Bri Shaughnessy – vocals (Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 2011–2021)
 Gav Coulson – guitar (Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 2016–2021)

Past members

Son of a Bitch (1994–1999)

 Ted Bullet – vocals
 Graham Oliver – guitar
 Haydn Conway – guitar
 Steve Dawson – bass
 Pete Gill – drums

Son of a Bitch (1999)

 Kev Moore – vocals
 Graham Oliver – guitar
 Haydn Conway – guitar
 Steve Dawson – bass
 Nigel Durham – drums

Oliver/Dawson Saxon (2000 – Nov 2010)

 John Ward – vocals
 Graham Oliver – guitar
 Haydn Conway – guitar
 Steve Dawson – bass
 Nigel Durham – drums

Oliver/Dawson Saxon (Nov 2010–2011)

 John Ward – vocals
 Graham Oliver – guitar
 Haydn Conway – guitar
 Steve Dawson – bass
 Paul Oliver – drums

Oliver/Dawson Saxon (2011–2016)

 Bri Shaughnessy – vocals
 Graham Oliver – guitar
 Haydn Conway – guitar
 Steve Dawson – bass
 Paul Oliver – drums

Oliver/Dawson Saxon (2016 – 2021)

 Bri Shaughnessy – vocals
 Graham Oliver – guitar
 Gav Coulson – guitar
 Steve Dawson – bass guitar
 Paul Oliver – drums

Discography
 Victim You (as Son of a Bitch) (1996)
 Re://Landed (Live) (2000)
 Rock Has Landed It's Alive (DVD) (2002)
 The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHM (with Girlschool and Tygers of Pan Tang) (2003)
 It's Alive (Live) (2003)
 Motorbiker (2012)
 Blood And Thunder – Live (2014)

References

External links

Official Website
Official myspace
Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson – Uber Rock Interview
Oliver/Dawson Saxon – 'Motorbiker' – Uber Rock Review
 Oliver Dawson Saxon, Unofficial German Website
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/4824874381/?ref=notif&notif_t=group_r2j

Musical groups established in 1995
English heavy metal musical groups


Courville-sur-Eure () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Eure-et-Loir
Orléanais


Volgotanker (, '"Volgotanker" Volga Oil Tanker Shipping JSC') is a Russian company engaged in the business of tank storage,transporting oil and oil products by tanker ship along the inland waterways and coastal seas of European Russia. It is headquartered in Samara.

The company was re-incorporated in October 2020.

History

Soviet period
The history of Volgotanker goes back to the Oil Fleet Agency, part of the Volga State Shipping Company, which was established in 1923. In 1938, the agency was spun off into a separate state-owned company, called Volgatanker. Its mandate was to ship crude oil and oil products, primarily coming from the Baku oil fields, from the Caspian port of Astrakhan to Russia's industrial centers along the Volga and Kama. The service turned out to be highly important during the Second World War, when most of the railway lines connecting the Caucasus with Central Russia were cut by enemy action in 1942. Fifty-nine of the company's barges were sunk or damaged during the war, primarily by Luftwaffe's bombs and mines, with the loss of 123 sailors.

Soon after the war, the company also started transporting oil from Russia's so-called "Second Baku" – the oil fields in Bashkiria and eastern Tatarstan. As oil refineries were built along the Volga and its tributaries (e.g. at Ufa, Kstovo, and Syzran), their products, too, were taken to the markets throughout Russia by Volgotanker. The Volga–Baltic Waterway and Volga–Don Canal made it possible to deliver oil and oil products to Soviet ports on the Baltic, Azov and Black Seas as well. As of 1965, the company transported 3 million metric tons of oil and oil products per year. That year, Volgotanker boats also started transporting oil directly to Finnish ports.

When in August 1970, Volgotanker's Nefterudovoz-3 arrived to Kandalaksha, it was the first tanker ever to bring a cargo of oil directly from the Volga basin over the White Sea–Baltic Canal and into the White Sea.

By 1984, shipping volumes reached 35 million tons per year.

Post-Soviet

Since the late 1980s, the operations entered a decline along with much of the Soviet economy. In 1992, the company was privatized as a Joint-Stock Company (a corporation). With the decline of domestic operations, transportation of oil for export became the main line of business for the company, reaching 70% of its operations by 1993. It was not until the early 21st century that the volume of operations started to rise again.

Besides its traditional Baltic and Black Sea export directions, in the 2003 Volgotanker resumed using the White Sea–Baltic Canal. The plan was to transport 800,000 tons of fuel oil this way, for transfer to Latvian seagoing tankers at a floating transfer station near the Osinki Island in the Onega Bay, 36 km north-east of the port of Onega. The next year plans were for 1,500,000 tons. Local fishery authorities reported that some 74 km of the coast were contaminated by oil, at least 300 seabirds and a number of seals died. As a result, fines were paid by Volgotanker to the city of Onega, the transfer operations closed down by the Arkhangelsk Oblast authorities after only 220,000 tons have been exported, and the company did not get a permit for similar operations in the following year.

Yukos was Volgotanker's largest customer as well as a major shareholder. As Yukos started having problems with the government in the mid-2000s, it was replaced with Rosneft as the main customer.

In 2004, Volgotanker itself has been charged with tax evasion and levied a fine of $23 million. After a few rocky years, the company was eventually placed into bankruptcy in 2007, and sales of assets were impending as of the summer 2007. On November 11, 2007, one of their boats, Volgoneft-139, broke apart in the Kerch Strait, spilling at least 1,300 tons of fuel oil into the sea.

The fleet

As of the mid-2000s, the company controlled 70% of liquid cargo transportation market in the basin of Volga and Kama, and carried about 10% of the total Russian exports of fuel oil. It owned 353 vessels with the total carrying capacity of over
1.2 million tons, as follows:
 204 tankers and ore-bulk-oil carriers with capacities ranging from 300 to 10,000 tons;
 95 barges with a capacity ranging from 1,000 to 9,000 tons;
 54 tugboats.
Most boats have a name consisting of the word Volgoneft and a number, e.g. Volgoneft-139.

References

Literature

External links
 Volgotanker Official Site (in English and Russian)  This website is no longer active.

Defunct shipping companies of Russia
Companies based in Samara, Russia
Tanker shipping companies
Shipping companies of the Soviet Union
Oil companies of the Soviet Union


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Population

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Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

Communes of Eure-et-Loir


Prevotella melaninogenica is a species of bacterium in the normal microbiota of the upper respiratory tract. It is an important human pathogen in various anaerobic infections, often mixed with other aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. P. melaninogenica is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod, named for its black
colonies, and black pigment.

P. melaninogenica is associated with hypertension together with Campylobacter rectus and Veillonella parvula.

Description
P. melaninogenica are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria. They cannot survive in the presence of oxygen. They are not motile, and do not form spores. P. melaninogenica grow well on blood agar, where they form circular dark-colored colonies that darken over one to two weeks.

History
P. melaninogenica was originally described as Bacteroides melaninogenicus in 1921 by Wade Oliver and William Wherry at the University of Cincinnati as a new bacterium isolated from various sites of several different human patients. In 1982, Lillian Holdeman and John Johnson determined that some bacteria previously described as B. melaninogenicus were actually a distinct species, which they named Bacteroides loescheii. In 1990, Haroun Shah and David Collins at the London Hospital Medical College reclassified several species of Bacteroides, including B. melanogenicus under a new genus called Prevotella. With this, B. melaninogenicus was renamed to Prevotella melaninogenica.

References

Bacteroidia
Bacteria described in 1921


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Communes of Eure-et-Loir


Mézières-en-Drouais is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department and Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It lies 32 km north of Chartres and some 70 km west of Paris.

Population

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Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

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Communes of Eure-et-Loir


BlackBlack was a rock band from Los Angeles, California, consisting of Diva Dompe (vocals/bass), Lola Dompe (drums), and Clark Schädelkopf (guitar).

Background
Diva Dompe started the band in 2004 with her sister Lola and then-boyfriend Alex Greenwald, who performed as his alter-ego "Clark Schädelkopf"  in the context of the band. Schädelkopf means "skullhead" in German. The Dompe sisters are both daughters of Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins.

They have channeled their fantastical and sci-fi leanings into their shows. Prepping for past gigs included dressing as if they were starring in the Ice Capades, crafting massive Native American headdresses, and making vats of theatrical blood in the Dompe family kitchen for a Carrie-themed summertime barbecue at The Echo in Echo Park.

Many people believed that they got their name from the caffeinated Japanese gum, BlackBlack, but Clark has said that the meaning is "blacker than black."

Some criticized BlackBlack because they thought that it was a random side project for the already successful Alex Greenwald, but they have steadily gained recognition, especially in Los Angeles and Japan.

Recently the band has come under some harsh criticism for reportedly performing in blackface, although the band claims that they painted their skin to perform as 'shadows' and did it "just to be scary" and didn't intend to be racially offensive.

The band, especially the Dompe sisters, are often noted for their quirky and constantly shifting fashion choices, going so far as to appear on the front page of the Urban Outfitters website.

Music

BlackBlack has a moody, gloomy sound, reminiscent of The Velvet Underground and Joy Division. Clark Schädelkopf tells ElleGirl "we're not Goth, but we do have to fight it."

Some of their musical influences consist of contemporary bands such as Deerhoof, Lightning Bolt and Blonde Redhead. A staple and likely the most commented on feature of the band's live shows is their cover of the Misfits song "Skulls".

They have toured Japan in the summer of 2006 sponsored by X-Girl. In January 2007 they supported Deerhoof during their west coast tour.

Diva and Lola have appeared in music videos for the electronic band M83.

Discography
BlackBlack have released two independent EPs as well as a full-length album in Japan which combines the two EPs. The album had a limited vinyl release in 2012.

Albums
 Blackblack - Mathom Records  – 23 August 2006

Singles and EPs
 Blackblack EP 1 - 16 June 2005
 "Royal Dragon"
 "Sophia"
 "Honey In Your Ears"
 "Firefly"
 "I Wish I Were A Scientist"
 "Algorythyx and Gurantaxtaxq"

 Blackblack EP 2 - 2006
 "Emerald Forest"
 "Ogre Mountain"
 "The Energy Song"
 "The Most! The Best! The Greatest! Forever!"
 "The Long Boat"
 "Skulls" – cover song of the Misfits
 "We, The Grimlocks"

 "Waiting For Magic" 2009 Single

Appearances
 Perfect As Cats a tribute to The Cure on Manimal Vinyl Records Oct 2008

References

External links
Blackblack Official MySpace
Blackblack (Japanese fan site)

Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 2004


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Communes of Eure-et-Loir


Saint-Prest () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Population

Notable people
 Madeleine Castaing (1894–1992), antiques dealer and interior designer, spent her childhood at Villa des Roses, 30 rue de la République.

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Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

Communes of Eure-et-Loir


Les Aix-d’Angillon () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography
A small farming town, with a little associated light industry, situated some  northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955, D25, D12 and the D46 roads. The small rivers Colin and Quatier flow southward through the commune.

Population

Sights
 A sixteenth century hospice.
 The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
 The church of St. Germain de Valentigny.
 Traces of the feudal castle.

See also
Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

Official website of Les Aix-d'Angillon

Communes of Cher (department)


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Population

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Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

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Former communes of Eure-et-Loir