The Detective is a 1968 American neo-noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aaron Rosenberg, and starring Frank Sinatra, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp.

Co-stars include Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Klugman, William Windom, and Robert Duvall, with a script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Abby Mann. The book's rights were owned by Robert Evans, who was to produce the film but never got a chance to when Evans was hired by Gulf+Western to run Paramount Pictures.

The Detective marked a move towards — and was billed as — a more "adult" approach to depicting the life and work of a police detective while confronting, for one of the first times in mainstream cinema, previously taboo subjects such as homosexuality. Here, the detective in question is Joe Leland, who is trying to juggle marital issues with a murder case that seemed to be open-and-shut at first but runs much deeper than he could have imagined.

The Detective was Sinatra's fourth collaboration with director Douglas, having worked together on Young at Heart (1954), Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), Tony Rome (1967), and then later Lady in Cement (1968).

Plot
New York City police detective Joe Leland is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death, head crushed, and has had his penis removed. Puzzled and disgusted, the police on call are left bemused, and Leland holds things together with his direct, no-nonsense approach.

Few leads are found, other than the fact that a housemate of the victim remains conspicuous by his absence. All the while notions about the victim's sexuality and personal interests warp the ideals of the officers assigned to the task. Leland tries to remain focused on the case while dealing with the breakdown of his marriage to wife Karen.

Eventually, the victim's housemate is identified as Felix Tesla, and he is soon tracked down by Leland and another detective. Leland makes a psychologically disturbed Tesla crack and coaxes a confession out of him. This results in extensive publicity, a promotion for Leland, and the electric chair for Tesla, which distresses Leland because it is clear to him that Tesla is insane.

Later, across town, a man kills himself by jumping from the rooftop of the Garden State Park Racetrack grandstand. The case goes unnoticed until the much-younger wife of the dead man, Norma MacIver, comes to Leland's office and asks him to look into it, believing something far more complex is involved.

Leland and partner Dave Schoenstein follow leads. A psychiatrist, Dr. Roberts, clearly knows more about the dead man, Colin MacIver, than he is willing to reveal. The therapist also is familiar with Karen Leland, whose infidelity is putting a great strain on the detective's home life and distracting him from his work.

Leland soon learns that certain powerful interests in the city do not want him to ask questions about their scheme to inflate the value of real estate. Leland discovers MacIver is at the center of the scheme. The incorruptible detective presses on, at risk to his career and life, as he discovers a lurid relationship between the man's suicide and the previous murder. MacIver had met the victim after going to a gay club to "get [homosexuality] out of my system." MacIver then proceeded to murder him following the victim's remarks about being able to recognize MacIver as a homosexual.

MacIver made a taped confession to Dr. Roberts in which he also explains that he used the doctor's name as a front in his real estate scheme. Roberts insists that Leland keep MacIver's confession secret to preserve the detective's professional reputation as well as the powerful interests who do not want their crimes exposed. The film ends after Leland has revealed the truth and is happy to let the chips fall where they may, having unburdened himself of his guilt over Tesla's wrongful execution.

Cast

 Frank Sinatra as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
 Lee Remick as Karen Wagner Leland
 Jacqueline Bisset as Norma MacIver
 Ralph Meeker as Det. Curran
 Jack Klugman as Det. Dave Schoenstein
 Horace McMahon as Capt. Tom Farrell
 Lloyd Bochner as Dr. Wendell Roberts
 William Windom as Colin MacIver
 Tony Musante as Felix Tesla
 Al Freeman, Jr. as Det. Robbie Loughlin
 Robert Duvall as Det. Nestor
 Pat Henry as Mercidis
 Patrick McVey as Officer Mike Tanner
 Dixie Marquis as Carol Linjack
 Sugar Ray Robinson as Kelly
 Renée Taylor as Rachael Schoenstein
 James Inman as Teddy Leikman
 Tom Atkins as Officer Jack Harmon
 George Plimpton as reporter in squad room
 Joe Santos as reporter in squad room [uncredited]

Casting
Sinatra originally planned to have his then-wife Mia Farrow cast as Norma MacIver, a role that was eventually taken by Jacqueline Bisset after Farrow was kept beyond the previously scheduled end of filming for Rosemary's Baby. This was the last straw for Sinatra, who had the divorce papers publicly served on Farrow on her film's set. Their divorce became final in August 1968, putting an end to a short-lived romance of barely two years.

Release and critical reception

Box office
Released on May 28, 1968, The Detective was a box office success, becoming the 20th highest earning film of the year with $6.5 million taken in box office rentals, exceeding its $4.49 million budget.

According to Fox records the film required $8,800,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $10.2 million, therefore making a profit for the studio.

Critical
Critical reception was mostly good while Sinatra delivered one of his most intense and dedicated acting performances. The Hollywood Reporter commented: "Sinatra has honed his laconic, hep veneer to the point of maximum credibility." Roger Ebert praised his performance and the concept of the film, stating: "It is pretty clear that Sinatra wanted 'The Detective' to be as good a movie as he could manage. It provides a clear, unsentimental look at a police investigation, and even the language reflects the way cops (and the rest of us) talk."

Vincent Canby of The New York Times thought that the Thorp novel on which the film is based "had all the literary grace of a mile-long comic strip without pictures." As for the movie, he wrote, "Although it makes some valid comments about contemporary society, it exploits its lurid subject matter in a show-offy, heavy-handed way designed as much to tease as to teach compassion." He praised it for being "a film of transition. It deals with subject matter available to the new Hollywood in a style that reflects the old."

The Detective was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in 2005 as part of a boxed set that included Tony Rome and Lady in Cement.

Legacy
In 1979, Roderick Thorp wrote a sequel to his novel The Detective called Nothing Lasts Forever, in which Leland is trapped in a Klaxon Oil Corporation skyscraper after it is taken by German terrorists and must rescue his daughter and grandchildren. The novel was adapted into the 1988 20th Century Fox film Die Hard, in which Joe Leland's name was changed to John McClane, the object of his heroism was changed from his daughter to his wife, and Klaxon became the Nakatomi Corporation. Coincidentally, Lloyd Bochner's son Hart was also featured in Die Hard, as was Jacqueline Bisset's then-partner, Alexander Godunov. The film launched a film franchise that ran until 2013.

See also
 List of American films of 1968

References

External links

1968 films
1968 crime drama films
1968 LGBT-related films
20th Century Fox films
1960s English-language films
American neo-noir films
American crime drama films
American police detective films
American LGBT-related films
Films about capital punishment
Films about miscarriage of justice
Films directed by Gordon Douglas
Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith
Die Hard
Films set in New York City
1960s police procedural films
1960s American films
Films set in Queens, New York


Cleveland Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 42.

Geography
Cleveland Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Bethel.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Comanche Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 462.

Comanche Township was organized in 1879.

Geography
Comanche Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.

The stream of Walnut Creek runs through this township.

Transportation
Comanche Township contains one airport or landing strip, Peters Landing Field.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 US-Counties.com
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


John Gore (born 1962) is an twenty-time Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated British entertainment producer, known for his live theatre company the John Gore Organization.

Early life and education

Gore was educated at Harrow School and graduated in film and theatre from London University in 1987.  His student production of Joe Orton's What The Butler Saw enjoyed a successful professional run at the Bloomsbury Theatre. Gore's producing and/or directing credits on the West End include: Thunderbirds F.A.B. (produced first in 1989 is currently the most revived show in the history of the West End, returning for a sixth time in 2002); Star Trek – the Lost Voyage of the Enterprise; and Wallace & Gromit.

Career

Gore founded Key Brand Entertainment (KBE) in 2004 to develop theatrical properties in the United States. Broadway Across America (BAA) was acquired in January 2008, from the music company Live Nation, while the e-commerce theatre website Broadway.com was acquired in December 2010, from Hollywood Media Corp. In 2016, KBE was rebranded as the John Gore Organization.

Gore has received 20 Tony Awards, an Olivier Award and 2 NY Emmy Award. Gore has been a member of the board of governors of The Broadway League since 2008.

In 2010 Gore was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special for Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story. In 2018 Gore won a NY Emmy Award for At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber for WCBS-TV.

Gore also has extensive property interests in County Donegal, Ireland.

Gore has been named as one of Variety’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in the global media industry.

John Gore Organization

The John Gore Organization (JGO), formerly known as Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in North America, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by Gore, who is the company's chairman, CEO and owner.

The company's assets include:

 Broadway Across America (BAA) a major theater touring organization in North America acquired in 2008. With over 400,000 season subscribers, BAA has earned 215 Tony Awards in over 30 years of producing and investing in Broadway shows. BAA owns and/or operates five theaters in Boston, Baltimore, and Minneapolis.
 Broadway.com, the e-commerce site, with the 2010 acquisition of Theatre Direct NY. Broadway.com has been cited as the number one source of information on Broadway based on the Broadway League Audience Demographic Survey In 2018, Broadway.com won a NY Emmy for its production of At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber for WCBS-TV.
 Group Sales Box Office, merged with Broadway.com/Groups in 2012.
 BroadwayBox.com, the top source for Broadway discounts was acquired in 2013.
 The Broadway Channel, the video content brand acquired in 2015.
 In August 2023, it was announced JGO had acquired Hammer Films and Studios.

Awards
Theatre
As the John Gore Organization
 Kimberly Akimbo - 2023 Best Musical
 Revival Parade - 2023 Best Revival Of A Musical
 A Strange Loop - 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical
 The Lehman Trilogy - 2022 Tony Award for Best Play
 Company - 2022 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical; Drama Desk Award
 Moulin Rouge! The Musical – 2020 Tony Award for Best Musical
 Oklahoma! - 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical
 The Prom - 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
 The Waverly Gallery - 2019 Drama Desk Award
 The Band's Visit - 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical
 Angels in America - 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award
 Dear Evan Hansen - 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical
 Hello, Dolly! - 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
 A View From The Bridge - 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award

As Broadway Across America
 The Humans - 2016 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award
 Pippin - 2013 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
 The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - 2012 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
 War Horse - 2011 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award
 Memphis — 2010 Tony Award for Best New Musical; Drama Desk Award
 La Cage Aux Folles — 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
 Hair — 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
 Spring Awakening — 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical in London
 Passing Strange — 2009 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play
 Boeing-Boeing — 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award

Television
As Broadway.com

 Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal - 2021 NY Emmy Award for Best Magazine Series.

 At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber - 2018 NY Emmy Award for Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports)

As John Gore (Theater Producer)

 2022 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.

 2021 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
 2020 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
 2019 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.

Philanthropy
Philanthropically, Gore has supported The Arthur Miller Foundation with a grant to provide theater educators in NYC Public Schools. In 2017, Gore raised $500,000 for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico by producing a benefit performance of Thornton Wilder's Our Town starring Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. It was announced in September 2018 that JGO pledged $100,000 to the T. Fellowship at Columbia University, a program that fosters new creative producers.

In 2019, the John Gore Organization donated a $1 million gift to The Princess Grace Foundation-USA toward a new award with the goal to identify and support extraordinary young stage talent annually.

In 2021, Gore launched the Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America Fellowship program to help increase representation of black identifying professionals within the Broadway industry and was a founding funder for The Theater Leadership Project, providing additional fellowships throughout the Broadway industry. In March 2020, after theaters shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Broadway Across America gave purchasers the option to donate the value of their unused tickets to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, resulting in a $1 million donation towards the cause.

In August 2023, Gore made a substantial contribution to name the Entertainment Community Fund building in honor of EGOT recipient Rita Moreno. This cultural center is part of a larger $135 million development project, which also includes provisions for affordable housing for artists and support for young filmmakers.

Footnotes

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Living people
People educated at Harrow School
Alumni of the University of London
1961 births
English theatre managers and producers
English chief executives
Conservative Party (UK) donors


Hopane is a natural chemical compound classified as a triterpene.  It forms the central core of a variety of other chemical compounds which are collectively known as hopanoids.  The first compound of the hopane family to be isolated and characterised was hydroxyhopanone, found in dammar resin. The name derives from Hopea, a tree genus from which dammar is obtained.

See also
 Bacteriohopanepolyol

References

Triterpenes
Hydrocarbons
Cyclopentanes
Isopropyl compounds


Eureka Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 82.

Eureka Township was organized in 1878.

Geography
Eureka Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Walnut Valley.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Jack Nelson (October 15, 1882 – November 10, 1948) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1935. He also directed 58 films between 1920 and 1935. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and died in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Biography
Upon arriving in North Bay, Nelson took over management of the Capital Theatre, one of two movie theatres in North Bay at the time. Years later after World War Two broke out, Nelson played an important role in the nine national Victory Loan Drives (1941–1945). Acting as chairman of public relations, Nelson served on the Nipissing District National War Finance Committee. His duties included organizing parades, corresponding with the local North Bay Daily Nugget Newspaper, and hosting occasional free movie admission nights for residents who purchased bonds. During the Sixth Victory Loan Drive in May 1944, Nelson and his employees at the Capital Theatre were awarded a coveted flag on behalf of the National War Finance Committee in Ottawa. The entire staff at the theatre, under Nelson's management, had subscribed 15% their payroll during the four-week drive. In accordance with the Sixth Victory Loan drive promotions, any company within Canada that subscribed 15% of payroll finances to bond purchases were awarded the Victory Loan V-Flag in recognition. The V-Flag was subsequently hung in the lobby of the Capital Theatre.

Selected filmography

 If My Country Should Call (1916)
 Undine (1916)
 Pasquale (1916)
 A Jewel in Pawn (1917)
 The Spotted Lily (1917)
 The Lash of Power (1917)
 The Flash of Fate (1918)
 Winner Takes All (1918)
 When Do We Eat? (1918)
 The Haunted Bedroom (1919)
 Love Madness (1920)
 I Am Guilty (1921)
 Rough Riding Romance (1924)
 The Covered Trail (1924)
 Battling Mason (1924)
 Midnight Secrets (1924)
 A Fighting Heart (1924)
 After a Million (1924)
 The Wall Street Whiz (1925)
 He Who Laughs Last (1925)
 The Mysterious Stranger (1925)
 Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)
 Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926)
 The Valley of Bravery (1926)
 The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926)
 The Devil's Gulch (1926)
 The Dead Line (1926)
 The Call of the Wilderness (1926)
 Beyond the Rockies (1926)
 Say It with Diamonds (1927)
 Life of an Actress (1927)
 The Fighting Hombre (1927)
 Bulldog Pluck (1927)
 The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
 Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
 The Diamond Master (1929)
 Two-Gun Caballero (1931)

References

External links

1882 births
1948 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
American film directors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from Memphis, Tennessee


Fairview Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 89.

Fairview Township was organized in 1878.

Geography
Fairview Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Galatia.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Fairview.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Grant Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 55.

Grant Township was organized in 1879.

Geography
Grant Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Anns.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Great Bend Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,752.

Great Bend Township was organized in 1872.

Geography
Great Bend Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Great Bend (the county seat).  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Golden Belt Memorial Park and Great Bend.

The stream of Dry Walnut Creek runs through this township.

Transportation
Great Bend Township contains two airports or landing strips: Button Airport and Great Bend Municipal Airport.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 US-Counties.com
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Roberto Villanueva Puno (born March 27, 1962) is a Filipino politician. A member of the National Unity Party party, he was elected a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Antipolo from 2007 to 2016, and again in 2019. He is an alumnus of the Ateneo de Manila University and a staunch supporter of Philippine basketball.

References

Kapampangan people
People from Antipolo
1962 births
Living people
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians
Lakas–CMD politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Antipolo
National Unity Party (Philippines) politicians
Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines


Independent Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 758.

Independent Township was organized in 1875.

Geography
Independent Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Claflin.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Bloomingdale and Pleasant View.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Lakin Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 262.

Lakin Township was organized in 1872.

Geography
Lakin Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements, though the township surrounds the governmentally independent city of Ellinwood.

Transportation
Lakin Township contains one airport or landing strip, Ellinwood Municipal Airport.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 US-Counties.com
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Liberty Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 262.

Liberty Township was organized in 1879.

Geography
Liberty Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Logan Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 138.

Logan Township was organized in 1879.

Geography
Logan Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Montgomery.

The stream of Little Cheyenne Creek runs through this township.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


North Homestead Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 111.

Geography
North Homestead Township covers an area of .  The incorporated city of Hoisington sits on the township's southern border with South Homestead Township.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


The 1987 Masters (officially the 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 January and 1 February 1987 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Alex Higgins dominated the tournament. He defeated Terry Griffiths in the first round 5–4, after being 2–4 down, and won the match before his fans invaded the Wembley Conference Centre to greet him similar to his 1985 match with Steve Davis in the same round. He then cruised past World Champion Joe Johnson and Tony Meo before facing fellow Irishman Dennis Taylor in the final, which turned out to be a late night finish. Higgins led 8–5 by the evening session, but Taylor won the last 4 frames to win his only Masters title and his first major title since beating Steve Davis in the 1985 World Championship.

This was the first, and to date only, major final to feature 2 players from Northern Ireland. It also stood as the last time a player from Northern Ireland had won a Triple Crown title for over 30 years until Mark Allen's victory in the 2018 Masters.

Also in the 1987 Masters, Ray Reardon made his last appearance in the competition, when he played Joe Johnson. Cliff Thorburn failed to make it three Masters titles in row, when he lost 5–6 to Dennis Taylor in the semi-final. The highest break of the tournament was 136 made by Jimmy White.

Field
Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Joe Johnson seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Neal Foulds was making his debut in the Masters.

Main draw

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Final

Century breaks
Total: 7
 136  Jimmy White
 111, 106, 105, 101  Dennis Taylor
 108  Alex Higgins
 101  Tony Meo

References

Masters (snooker)
Masters Snooker
Masters Snooker
Masters (snooker)
Masters Snooker
Masters Snooker


Pawnee Rock Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 373.

Pawnee Rock Township was organized in 1878.

Geography
Pawnee Rock Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Pawnee Rock.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Bergtal and Pawnee Rock.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 US-Counties.com
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Doris Mary, Lady Rhodes (1898–1982) was Britain's leading female bridge player until the arrival of Rixi Markus.  Rhodes was from London. Born Doris Mary Adams, she married Sir John Phillips Rhodes, 2nd Bt. She was described in the June 1947 issue of the Contract Bridge Journal as "a deceptively dangerous opponent; a misleadingly modest partner".

Life in bridge

With her husband and a Mrs Bosworth, she started a school for contract bridge in 1931; it was called the Lady Rhodes Bridge School, in Tite Street, Chelsea. Hubert Phillips claimed that she and Mrs Bosworth were the first two registered teachers of the Culbertson system in Britain. Rhodes became Culbertson's chief representative in Britain; Terence Reese mentions that she taught his mother, and gave her a Culbertson Teacher's Certificate.

Her career as an international player started in 1932 with matches against the Dutch and German teams at Grosvenor House Hotel, and against Denmark in Copenhagen. Also in 1932, she won the BBL Pairs Championship. In 1933 she played in one of the most famous matches in bridge history for 'Pops' Beasley's team against the Culbertson team for the Schwab trophy.

After World War II Rhodes played five times in the European Women's team championship. She was Rixi Markus' first partner in the British team: Markus described her as "A more than satisfactory partner [and] a good friend." Rhodes and Markus won the European title in 1951 and 1952, and in 1953 toured America in a British women's team. The pair twice defeated an American ladies team on this tour, and also won the prestigious Two Stars event. Rhodes also represented Britain in the women's team at the Olympiad of 1960.

References

1898 births
1982 deaths
British and Irish contract bridge players
English contract bridge players
Bridge players from London
Wives of baronets


South Bend Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 674.

South Bend Township was organized in 1876.

Geography
South Bend Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.

The stream of Antelope Creek runs through this township.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 US-Counties.com
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


South Homestead Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 322.

Geography
South Homestead Township covers an area of .  The incorporated city of Hoisington sits on the township's northern border with North Homestead Township.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Hillcrest Memorial Park and Saint John.

The stream of Deception Creek runs through this township.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Union Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 101.

Union Township was organized in 1878.

Geography
Union Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Susank.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Concordia.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Walnut Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 403.

Walnut Township was organized in 1876.

Geography
Walnut Township (T18S R15W) covers an area of  and contains two incorporated settlements: Albert and Olmitz.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Anthony.

The streams of Boot Creek and Dry Creek run through this township.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Wheatland Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 53.

Wheatland Township was organized in 1878.

Geography
Wheatland Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Schneider and Schoenfeld.

References
 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com

Townships in Barton County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Little Posbrook is a hamlet in south Hampshire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the hamlet was included in the Titchfield ward of Fareham Borough Council.

References

Villages in Hampshire


Angelito Cabaron Gatlabayan (born July 3, 1952), also referred to by his initials ACG, is a Filipino politician. He was the first City Mayor of Antipolo following its transition to cityhood, serving from 1998 to 2007. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 2nd District of Antipolo during the 14th Congress from 2007 to 2010.

Early life
Gatlabayan was born in 1952 and raised by his parents, former Vice Mayor Maximo Leyva Gatlabayan and Catalina Legado Cabaronin, in Antipolo. Before serving as a politician, he worked in various multinational companies such as Handyware Philippines, and Union Ajinomoto Philippines.

Political career
As Antipolo transitioned from a municipality to a component city of Rizal, Gatlabayan was elected as its first city mayor on May 15, 1998 and was re-elected in a landslide victory to a second term on May 14, 2001. Mayor Gatlabayan was responsible for handling Antipolo's ₱800-million budget and served its 500,000 residents.

References

Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Antipolo
Mayors of places in Rizal
People from Antipolo
1952 births
Living people
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians
Adamson University alumni
Mayors of Antipolo


Iason Sappas (, 1892, date of death unknown) was a Greek sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

In the 1920 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal as member of the Greek team in the team 30 metre military pistol event.

He also participated in the following events:

 Team 50 metre free pistol - fourth place
 50 metre free pistol - eighth place
 Team free rifle - 13th place
 300 metre free rifle, three positions - result unknown

References

External links

1892 births
Greek male sport shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic shooters for Greece
Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Greece
Year of death unknown
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics


The English alternative rock band the Smiths released four studio albums, one live album, 10 compilation albums, three extended plays (EPs), 24 singles, one video album and 13 music videos on the Rough Trade, Sire and WEA record labels. The band was formed in 1982 in Manchester by vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bass player Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.

The Smiths' debut single was "Hand in Glove" (May 1983); it failed to chart. Its follow-up, "This Charming Man" (October 1983), met with critical approval and reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1984 the band reached number 12 in the UK with the single "What Difference Does It Make?" and went to number two on the UK Albums Chart with their debut album, The Smiths. Their next three singles all went into the top 20 of the charts in the UK, helping to consolidate their previous chart success. The next studio album, Meat Is Murder (1985), reached the top of the British charts; the only single to be released from the album, "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" (1985), failed to break into the UK Top 40. The Smiths' next six singles all made the top 30 in the UK, and their third album, The Queen Is Dead (1986), climbed to number two in the UK.

Despite the Smiths' chart success, Marr left the group in August 1987 because of a strained relationship with Morrissey. Failing to find a replacement, the Smiths disbanded by the time of the release of their final studio album, Strangeways, Here We Come, in September that year. Strangeways, Here We Come climbed to number two in the UK and became the band's highest-charting release in the United States when it reached number 55 on the Billboard 200. During their time together, as well as four studio albums, the Smiths also released three compilation albums (Hatful of Hollow, The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs), while a live album Rank, recorded in 1986, was released in 1988 a year after the band split. In early 1992 WEA acquired the entire back catalogue of the Smiths and produced two compilations – Best I and Best II – the first of which went to the top of the UK Albums Chart. The following year, 1993, WEA re-released the four studio albums, Rank and the three earlier compilation albums. WEA released two further singles compilations in 1995 and 2001, with a further compilation, The Sound of The Smiths, released in November 2008.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other certified releases

Other album appearances

Video albums

Music videos

References

Sources

External links

Discographies of British artists
Rock music group discographies
Alternative rock discographies


Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MALT1 gene. It's the human paracaspase.

Function

Genetic ablation of the paracaspase gene in mice and biochemical studies have shown that paracaspase is a crucial protein for T and B lymphocytes activation. It has an important role in the activation of the transcription factor NF-κB, in the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and in T and B lymphocytes proliferation Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene.

In addition, a role for paracaspase has been shown in the innate immune response mediated by the zymosan receptor Dectin-1 in macrophages and dendritic cells, and in response to the stimulation of certain G protein-coupled receptors.

Sequence analysis proposes that paracaspase has an N-terminal death domain, two central immunoglobulin-like domains involved in the binding to the B-cell lymphoma 10 (Bcl10) protein and a caspase-like domain. The death domain and immunoglobulin-like domains participate in binding to BCL10. Activation of MALT1 downstream NF-κB signaling and protease activity occurs when BCL10/MALT1 gets recruited to an activated CARD-CC family protein (CARD9, -10, -11 or -14) in a so-called CBM (CARD-CC/BCL10/MALT1) signaling complex.

Paracaspase has been shown to have proteolytic activity through its caspase-like domain in T lymphocytes. Cysteine 464 and histidine 414 are crucial for this activity. Like metacaspases, the paracaspase cleaves substrates after an arginine residue. To date, several paracaspase substrates have been described (see below). Bcl10 is cut after arginine 228. This removes the last five amino acids at the C-terminus and is crucial for T cell adhesion to fibronectin, but not for NF-κB activation and IL-2 production. However, using a peptide-based inhibitor (z-VRPR-fmk) of the paracaspase proteolytic activity, it has been shown that this activity is required for a sustain NF-κB activation and IL-2 production, suggesting that paracaspase may have others substrates involved in T cell-mediated NF-κB activation. A20, a deubiquitinase, has been shown to be cut by paracaspase in Human and in mouse. Cells expressing an uncleavable A20 mutant is however still capable to activate NF-κB, but cells expressing the C-terminal or the N-terminal A20 cleavage products activates more NF-κB than cells expressing wild-type A20, indicating that cleavage of A20 leads to its inactivation. Since A20 has been described has an inhibitor of NF-κB, this suggests that paracaspase-mediated A20 cleavage in T lymphocytes is necessary for a proper NF-κB activation.

By targeting paracaspase proteolytic activity, it might be possible to develop new drugs that might be useful for the treatment of certain lymphomas or autoimmune disorders.

Interactions

MALT1 has been shown to interact with BCL10, TRAF6 and SQSTM1/p62.

Protease substrates

MALT1 (PCASP1) is part of the paracaspase family and shows proteolytic activity. Since many of the substrates are involved in regulation of inflammatory responses, the protease activity of MALT1 has emerged as an interesting therapeutic target. Currently known protease substrates are (in order of reported discovery):

Specifically by the oncogenic IAP2-MALT1 fusion:
 NIK
 LIMA1

Protease inhibitors
Since MALT1 protease activity is a promising therapeutic target, several different screenings have been performed which have resulted in different types of protease inhibitors. There is active competition between multiple pharma companies and independent research groups in drug development against the MALT1 protease activity.

 Substrate peptide-based active-site inhibitor: Initially described with the metacaspase inhibitor VRPR-fmk. Others have developed peptide inhibitors based on the optimal peptide sequence (LVSR) or further chemical modifications.  Janssen Pharmaceutica is currently performing a clinical trial with this class of inhibitors.
 Phenothiazine compounds like mepazine and chlorpromazine (which have been used clinically for neurological/psychological conditions) have been found to be allosteric inhibitors of MALT1 protease activity.
 Biperiden, like phenothiazines, act as a MALT1 protease inhibitor and show promising results against pancreatic cancer.
 A molecular modeling approach led to the development of the small molecule active site inhibitor MI-2.
 Analogs of β-Lapachone have been identified as MALT1 protease inhibitors.
 Quinoline and thiazolopyridine allosteric MALT1 protease inhibitors have been demonstrated to work in mouse disease models.
 secondary metabolites (oxepinochromenones) from the fungus Dictyosporium show MALT1 protease inhibitory activity.
 Novartis is developing pyrazolopyrimidine derivative MALT1 protease inhibitors.
 VIB is developing MALT1 protease inhibitors in collaboration with the Leuven-based spin-off Centre for Drug Design and Discovery (CD3)
 AstraZeneca is developing MALT1 protease inhibitors.
 Lupin and AbbVie are developing MALT1 protease inhibitors.
 Chordia therapeutics is entering a clinical trial with a MALT1 protease inhibitor in 2020

See also
 Paracaspase

References

Further reading

External links


Thor 5, also known as Thor 2R, is a Norwegian communications satellite. It was successfully launched for Telenor atop an International Launch Services Proton-M/Briz-M carrier rocket, at 11:34 GMT on 11 February 2008. It is based on the STAR-2 satellite bus, and was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It carries 24 Ku band transponders, to provide direct-to-home television broadcasting. After launch, the Briz-M upper stage placed Thor 5 directly into a geosynchronous orbit, eliminating the need for orbital raising manoeuvres and making the spacecraft able to save weight by carrying less fuel. It is positioned at a longitude of 1° West.

References

Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
Spacecraft launched in 2008
Telenor
Satellites of Norway
Satellites using the GEOStar bus


Tüdeviin Üitümen (, internationally often Tudev Ujtumen; born 27 August 1939 – died 1993) was a Mongolian chess master. He became Mongolia's first International Master in 1965.

In 1969, he won the West Asian Zonal tournament in Singapore. He tied for 20th-22nd in the Interzonal tournament at Palma de Mallorca 1970 (Bobby Fischer won).

In other international tournaments, he played mainly in USSR. He took 15th at Sochi 1964 (Chigorin memorial, Nikolai Krogius won); took 15th at Sochi 1965 (Chigorin memorial, Wolfgang Unzicker and Boris Spassky won); took 9th at Havana 1967 (4th Armies-ch, Vlastimil Hort won); tied for 11-13th at Tbilisi 1971 (Goglidze memorial); and took 9th at Dubna 1973 (Mikhail Tal and Ratmir Kholmov won).

Ujtumen was a three-time winner of the Mongolian Chess Championship, in 1972, 1978 and 1986. He played six times for Mongolia in Chess Olympiads (1964–1974). He won the individual gold medal on second board (+11 −1 =5) at Tel Aviv 1964 and silver on second board (+12 −3 =3) at Siegen 1970.

References

External links

1939 births
1993 deaths
Mongolian chess players
Chess International Masters
20th-century chess players


Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War is a computer wargame, combining both a strategic level and a tactical level by means of letting the player(s) raise, equip and move armies and then fight out battles on a randomized map when encountering the enemy. This game was made by Western Civilization Software, whose headquarters is located just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, and uses the same game engine as the company's 2005 release, "Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon" and 2009 expansion Crown of Glory: Emperor's Edition, which likewise features a combination of grand strategy and tactics.

Basic Facts
There are two playable factions available in this game, the Confederacy and the Union (although foreign intervention is a possibility). The campaign map for the strategic level stretches from Minnesota to Texas and from Maine to Florida. Battle maps for the tactical level are made of terrain hexes which correspond to how far a unit can move. Battles are fought at the brigade-level, and the player gets to customize his brigades by purchasing weapons and "brigade attributes" (e.g., brigade cavalry, scouts, sharpshooters, Zouaves). There are more than 1000 Civil War generals in the game, with the most famous (and infamous) having a 100% chance to appear each game, while the less famous ones have a much smaller chance of entering the game. As part of an ongoing project, some players of "Forge of Freedom" have been volunteering to write biographies of each general that is included in the game, adding an educational dimension to the game. The game also features economics, European diplomacy, trade, and politics (in the form of state governors), which are all important for success.

Scenarios
There are no scenarios starting after 1861. The simplistic nature of the economic system provided with the game does not easily map to real life events and statistics.

Notes

References
Western Civilization Software
Matrixgames forum

Reviews
Gamesquad.com
ArmchairGeneral.com
BovineConspiracy.com
GameSpy

Interview with Developers
Armchair General interview
Ann Arbor News
GamersInfo.net

American Civil War video games
Strategy video games
2006 video games
Indie games
North America-exclusive video games
Turn-based strategy video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games set in the United States
Windows games
Windows-only games
Computer wargames
Matrix Games games
Multiplayer and single-player video games


Hook is a hamlet and former civil parish in the Fareham district, in south Hampshire, England. The parish of Hook, sometimes known as Hook-with-Warsash, until 1 April 1932, when the parish was abolished and became part of Fareham Urban District. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1310.

History

Prehistory
There appears to have been activity on the site at Hook since early prehistory, with a number of palaeolithic handaxes and other implements found in gravel terrace excavations in and around hook during the 18th and 19th century
Later prehistoric artifacts have also been found in the area, including Bronze Age beakers. and bucket urns, and a late Bronze Age enclosure on hook lane.

Medieval settlement
The name 'Hook' refers to the hook shaped spit of land at the mouth of the River Hamble. In medieval times this protected the entrance to a tidal inlet known as the fleet, hence the local name 'Fleet End'. The medieval hamlet and port of Hook occupied the southern shore of the inlet, situated some distance west of the present settlement. Even at its height the settlement was probably little more than a scatter of cottages and a chapel but its significance as a port is indicated by records of the conflict with France in 1345. It was recorded that 21 ships and 208 men left England from Hook to fight in the battle of Crécy. By the sixteenth century the Fleet was beginning to silt up and this combined with a gradual increase in the size of ships slowly led to its decline as a port.

It is mentioned in the Domesday Book by the name 'Houche' and reference to the ownership of the Manor of Hook can be traced back to the early fourteenth century. The manor was once the property of Richard, Duke of York, and there is evidence that Henry VIII once granted ownership of it to Anne of Cleves.

A map commissioned in 1595 by Queen Elizabeth 1st and drawn by Christopher Saxton, refers to the area around Hook as 'Hoke'.

Industrial hamlet

The modern hamlet of Hook is linked to the return to England of William Hornby, Governor of Bombay. After his return in 1783 the British Government granted Hornby land at Hook where, between 1785 and 1789, he set about building a country mansion modelled upon Government House in Bombay. There is a memorial window to William Hornby in St Peter's Church in Titchfield. The parkland, laid out as a setting for the mansion, resulted in the removal of what remained of the medieval hamlet. The work also involved the diversion of existing local roads and the construction of a sea wall across the creek, reducing the former inlet to a small stream. At the time the mansion was built there was no bridge across the fleet at Newtown as there is today, and access to the estate was from Titchfield via Abshot and Hook Park Road.

William Hornby died in 1803 and ownership of the estate passed to his son John. When John Hornby died in 1832 ownership passed on to his son, William. It was William Hornby, the grandson of Governor Hornby, who constructed the estate buildings which form the industrial hamlet at Hook. These comprised a Blacksmiths House, Smithy and four workers cottages to serve his estate. There is some evidence that the Wheelwrights House is of an earlier date although the shop adjoining was probably built (or rebuilt) at this time. The four cottages were probably built in 1846. Initially built to serve the estate, the smithy and wheelwright's shop gradually expanded to serve the much wider area of Warsash and Locks Heath, becoming a small industrial centre providing woodwork and ironwork for the district.

The mansion was destroyed by fire around midnight on the night of 17 July 1903. Only a group of listed buildings associated with the house, which lie to the west of the conservation area, survive as a reminder. These include the Georgian stable block, known as Golf House, the walled garden and the Orangery. A scatter of older cottages still survive on Hook Park Road, including a former schoolhouse, these mark the route to the old hamlet and the former Hook House. The industrial hamlet survives as a notable example of a group of Victorian estate buildings and its buildings form the core of the Hook Conservation Area.

Modern times

The relationship between Hook and Warsash is reflected in the local names of Hook-with-Warsash school and Hook-with-Warsash nature reserve.

Notable people of Hook
Alan Ball, Jr., the former England international footballer, was living in Hook at the time of his death in April 2007. He died, aged 61, at his house in the hamlet after suffering a heart attack when trying to control a bonfire which got out of control.

References

Hamlets in Hampshire
Former civil parishes in Hampshire
Borough of Fareham


The Vanishing Rider is a 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor and featuring William Desmond and Ethlyne Clair. Boris Karloff was also in the cast. The film is now considered to be lost.

Plot

Cast
 William Desmond as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
 Ethlyne Clair as Mary Allen
 Nelson McDowell as Pop Smith
 Bud Osborne as Butch Bradley
 Boris Karloff as The Villain

See also
 List of film serials
 List of film serials by studio
 Boris Karloff filmography

References

External links

1928 films
1928 lost films
1928 Western (genre) films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Ray Taylor
Lost American Western (genre) films
Universal Pictures film serials
Silent American Western (genre) films
Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton
1920s American films


Talin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TLN1 gene. Talin-1 is ubiquitously expressed, and is localized to costamere structures in cardiac and skeletal muscle cells, and to focal adhesions in smooth muscle and non-muscle cells. Talin-1 functions to mediate cell-cell adhesion via the linkage of integrins to the actin cytoskeleton and in the activation of integrins. Altered expression of talin-1 has been observed in patients with heart failure, however no mutations in TLN1 have been linked with specific diseases.

Structure

Human talin-1 is 270.0 kDa molecular weight and 2541 amino acids. The N-terminal region of talin-1 is ~50 kDa in size and homologous to members of the ERM protein family which have a globular FERM domain (residues 86-400) that links the actin cytoskeleton to adhesion proteins. In addition to F-actin, the N-terminal region of talin-1 binds layilin, β1- and β3-integrin, and focal adhesion kinase. Talin-1 N-terminal region also binds acidic phospholipids for insertion into lipid bilayers. The rod domain (>200 kDa) has considerable flexibility and houses a conserved actin binding site, three vinculin binding sites, and also has an additional integrin binding site, termed IBS2. The head and rod domains are connected by an unstructured linker region (residues 401-481), which houses several sites of phosphorylation, as well as protease cleavage.  Talin-1 can homodimerize in an antiparallel fashion, however, talin-1 and its closely related counterpart, talin-2 do not form heterodimers.

Function

In mammals talin-1 is ubiquitously expressed; talin-1 is found complexed to integrins and localized to intercalated discs of cardiac muscle and to costamere structures of both skeletal and cardiac muscles, in correspondence with the I-band and M-line. Talin-1 is also found at focal adhesions of smooth muscle cells  and non-muscle cells.

In undifferentiated cultures of myoblasts, talin-1 expression is perinuclear, and then progresses to a cytoplasmic distribution followed by a sarcomlemmal, costameric-like pattern by day 15 of differentiation. Homozygous disruption of TLN1 in mice is embryonic lethal, demonstrating that talin-1 is required for normal embryogenesis. It has been shown, however, that talin-1 expression is minor in adult cardiomyocytes, and becomes more prominent at costameres during cardiac hypertrophy induced by pharmacological and mechanical stress.

The primary function of talin-1 involves the linkage of integrins to the actin cytoskeleton and in the energy-dependent activation of integrins. Functions for talin-1 in specific tissues have been illuminated through conditional knockout animals. Studies employing the conditional knockout of talin 1 in skeletal muscle have demonstrated its role in maintaining integrin attachment sites at myotendinous junctions; knockout mice develop progressive myopathy and show deficits in muscle force generation. In platelets, conditional knockout of talin-1 results in the inability to activate integrins in response to platelet agonists, resulting in mice with severe hemostatic defects and resistance to arterial thrombosis. Conditional knockout of talin-1 in cardiomyocytes shows that mice have normal cardiac function at baseline, but improved function, blunted hypertrophy, and attenuated fibrosis when subjected to pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy, which correlated with blunted ERK1/2, p38, Akt, and glycogen synthase kinase 3 responses. These data suggest that upregulation of talin-1 in cardiac hypertrophy may be detrimental to cardiomyocytes function.

Clinical significance

In patients with heart failure, talin-1 expression in cardiomyocytes is increased relative to control cells.

Interactions

TLN1 has been shown to interact with:

 ACTA1,
 CD61,
 ITGB1,
 LAYN,
 PXN,
 PIP5K1C,
 PTK2,
 SYNM, and
 VCL.

See also
 Talin protein

References

Further reading

External links


Alexandros Vrasivanopoulos (, born 1890, date of death unknown) was a Greek sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

In the 1920 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal as member of the Greek team in the team 30 metre military pistol event.

He also participated in the following events:

 Team 50 metre free pistol - fourth place
 Team free rifle - 13th place
 300 metre free rifle, three positions - result unknown

He was born in Volos.

References

External links

Year of death missing
1890 births
Greek male sport shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic shooters for Greece
Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Greece
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Volos


Theodoric II  (ca. 1080 – January 1163) was Count of Montbéliard (1105–1163). He was the son of Theodoric I, Count of Montbéliard, Bar and Verdun, and Ermentrude of Burgundy.

He received first possessions of the family, but they were chased by his subjects because of his bad temper. After the death of his father in 1105, he received the county of Montbéliard, becoming its count that same year. He played an important role with emperors, participating in the Concordat of Worms. He had also founded several monasteries.

His wife is unknown. He had the following issue:
Theodoric III, who died between 1155 and 1160. Married to Gertrude Habsburg, the daughter of Werner II, Count of Habsburg
Sophie († 1148), married in 1128 to Richard II, Count of Montfaucon. It was their son, Amadeus II of Montfaucon, who succeeded his grandfather.
Stephanie, married to Folmar, Count of Sarrewerden
Ermentrude, married to Eudes, Count of la Roche

House of Montbelliard
Theodoric II
1163 deaths
Year of birth uncertain


The men's pole vault event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 19 competitors from 13 nations, with two qualifying groups (19 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Wednesday August 8, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Pierre Quinon of France, the nation's first medal in the men's pole vault. France also took one of the two bronze medals after Thierry Vigneron tied with Earl Bell of the United States for third. Mike Tully, also American, earned silver. Bell and Tully continued the American streak of podium appearances in the event every time the United States competed.

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1980 Games were seventh-place finisher Thierry Vigneron of France and tenth-place finisher Miro Zalar of Sweden. Earl Bell of the United States, who had been a finalist in 1976 but was kept out of the Moscow Games by the boycott, also returned. Poland and the Soviet Union had become powers in the event in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the Soviet-led boycott kept out significant competitors including the world champion and world record holder Sergey Bubka. The United States had dominated the event through 1968 and still maintained perennially contending teams; Bell and Mike Tully were among the favorites. France also had a strong team and was the only nation of the four to compete in both 1980 and 1984; Vigneron's finish in Moscow had been disappointing, and he sought a better result in Los Angeles along with teammate Pierre Quinon.

The People's Republic of China and the Virgin Islands each made their men's pole vaulting debut. The United States made its 19th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912, with results cleared between rounds. Vaulters received three attempts at each height. Ties were broken by the countback rule. At the time, total attempts was used after total misses.

In the qualifying round, the bar was set at 5.10 metres, 5.20 metres, 5.30 metres, 5.35 metres, 5.40 metres, and 5.45 metres. All vaulters clearing 5.45 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 cleared that height, the top 12 (including ties) advanced.

In the final, the bar was set at 5.10 metres, 5.20 metres, 5.30 metres, 5.40 metres, and then increased by 5 centimetres as a time.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition. The following national records were established during the competition:

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Results

Qualifying round

The qualifying round was held on Monday August 6, 1984. Qualification rule: Qualifying performance 5.45 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Final

The final was held on Wednesday August 8, 1984.

See also
 1982 Men's European Championships Pole Vault (Athens)
 1983 Men's World Championships Pole Vault (Helsinki)
 1984 Men's Friendship Games Pole Vault (Moscow)
 1986 Men's European Championships Pole Vault (Stuttgart)
 1987 Men's World Championships Pole Vault (Rome)

References

External links
  Official Report

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Pole vault at the Olympics
Men's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics


The Diamond Master is a 1929 film serial directed by Jack Nelson. The film is considered to be lost. It is based on a story by Jacques Futrelle who was one of the 1500 victims in the Titanic disaster in 1912.

Cast
 Hayden Stevenson as Mark Van Cortland Wynne
 Louise Lorraine as Doris Killner
 Al Hart as Randolph Latham
 Monte Montague as Van's Manservant
 Louis Stern as John Killner
 Walter Maly

Chapter titles
 The Secret of the Night
 The Diamond of Death
 The Tunnel of Terror
 Trapped
 The Diamond Machine
 The Wolf Pack
 The Death Trap
 Into the Flames
 The Last Stand
 The Reckoning

See also
 List of American films of 1929
 List of film serials
 List of film serials by studio

References

External links

1929 films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Universal Pictures film serials
Films directed by Jack Nelson
Lost American films
1920s American films


Drywood Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 394.

Geography
Drywood Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Howard, Mayfield, Pine Lawn, Pleasant View and Tweedy.

The streams of Cox Creek and Walnut Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Exequiel Bellaflor Javier (born October 16, 1946) is a Filipino politician. He has been elected to six terms as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Lone District of Antique from 1987 to 1998, and from 2001 to 2010. He has also served as the governor of the province of Antique.

A graduate of the Ateneo de Manila Law School, Javier is the younger brother of Antique governor Evelio Javier, a political ally of Corazon Aquino who was assassinated during Aquino's presidential campaign in 1986. Javier himself was elected to one term as Antique governor, serving from 1998 to 2001. In three successive elections, his foe Arturo Pacificador tried to gain back his seat he had lost when he was ousted in the People Power Revolution, but lost.

On February 3, 2015, Javier was formally removed from office by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Commission on Elections (Comelec)  for violating the Omnibus Election Code when he ordered the suspension of Mayor Mary Joyce Roquero, of Valderrama town in Antique, during the 2013 election period.

References

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1946 births
Karay-a people
Living people
Governors of Antique (province)
Lakas–CMD politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Antique (province)
20th-century Filipino lawyers
People from Antique (province)
Ateneo de Manila University alumni


Franklin Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.

Geography
Franklin Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Boulware and Stevenson.

The Little Osage River and smaller streams of Bell Branch, Buck Run, Irish Creek, Limestone Creek, Owl Creek and Ross Branch run through this township.

Further reading

References

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Freedom Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 505.

Geography
Freedom Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Fulton.  According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Avondale, Glendale and Zion.

The Little Osage River and smaller streams of Clever Creek, East Laberdie Creek, Elk Creek, Elm Creek, Laberdie Creek, Lost Creek and West Laberdie Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Abdelkader Firoud (October 11, 1919 in Oran, Algeria – April 3, 2005 in Nîmes, France), most commonly known as Kader Firoud, was a French-Algerian professional football midfielder and manager.

External links

Profile on French federation official site

1919 births
2005 deaths
Algerian emigrants to France
French men's footballers
France men's international footballers
Algerian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
USM Oran players
AS Saint-Étienne players
Nîmes Olympique players
Ligue 1 players
French football managers
Algerian football managers
Nîmes Olympique managers
Montpellier HSC managers
Footballers from Oran
Morocco national football team managers
Algeria national football team managers


Marion Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,165.

Geography
Marion Township covers an area of  and contains two incorporated settlements: Bronson and Uniontown.  According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Hatch, Marion, Mount Zion, Turkey Creek and Walnut Hill.

The streams of Dyer Creek, Hinton Creek, Turkey Creek, Walnut Creek, West Fork Dry Wood Creek and Wolfpen Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Marmaton Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 815.

History
Marmaton is a corruption of Marmiton, a French name given by fur traders meaning "scullion".

Geography
Marmaton Township covers an area of  and contains one city, Redfield, and the unincorporated community of Marmotan.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Marmaton and Woods.

The largest section of scenic Hollister Wildlife Area, containing portions of Pawnee Creek and Elm Creek, is located in the south. Bunion Creek, Cedar Creek, Chambers Branch, Paint Creek and Robinson Branch also run through the township.

Transportation
Marmaton Township is the site of Fort Scott Municipal Airport, a municipally-owned general aviation airport and landing strip.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Mill Creek Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 472.

Geography
Mill Creek Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Centerville and West Plains.

The streams of Honey Creek and Little Mill Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Osage Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 394.

Geography
Osage Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Barnesville, Fairview, Maple Grove and West Liberty.

The Little Osage River and smaller streams of Fish Creek, Indian Creek and Moores Branch run through this township. Fish Creek, Indian Creek and Moores Branch all enter the Little Osage in Osage Township.

Transportation
Osage Township contains two airports or landing strips: Emmerson Airport and Lyons Field.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Pawnee Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 308.

Geography
Pawnee Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Hiattville and Saint Mary.

The stream of Little Pawnee Creek runs through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Scott Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,326.

Geography
Scott Township covers an area of  surrounding the incorporated city of Fort Scott.  According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Clarksburg, Evergreen, Lath Branch, Mayberry, Oak Grove, Saint Marys and Union Center.

The streams of Hickory Creek, Lath Branch, Rock Creek and Wolverine Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Mason County Airport may refer to:

 Mason County Airport (Michigan) in Ludington, Michigan, United States (FAA: LDM)
 Mason County Airport (Texas) in Mason, Texas, United States (FAA: T92)
 Mason County Airport (West Virginia) in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States (FAA: 3I2)


The competition for Miss República Dominicana 1994 was held on August 4, 1993. There were 24 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1994. The first runner-up would enter Miss World 1994. The second runner-up would compete in Miss International 1994.

The remainder of the finalists entered different pageants.

Results

Delegates

† After the first runner up sashed Patricia Bayonet in next year edition, Claudia Franjúl dies at the age of 20 in a car accident.

Miss Dominican Republic
1994 beauty pageants
1994 in the Dominican Republic


Timberhill Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 256.

Geography
Timberhill Township covers an area of  and contains one incorporated settlement, Mapleton.  According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Dayton, Morris and Northway.

The Little Osage River and smaller streams of Baker Branch, Opossum Creek, Reagan Branch and Tippie Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Walnut Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 135.

Geography
Walnut Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Rosedale.

The streams of Owl Creek and Prong Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 City-Data.com
 Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

Townships in Bourbon County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (8 September 1962 – 9 February 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament, lawyer and former wrestling champion.

He was fired from his cabinet position after he accused Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa of entering into an accord with LTTE. He had alleged he faced death threats. In March 2007, he was arrested on charges of misusing a government vehicle
He was associated with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana faction.
His parliamentary web page identified him as a member of parliament for the district of Gampaha, a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance, and a  Buddhist. His death is highly controversial and believed to have inside hands from the government.

References

1962 births
2008 deaths
Sri Lanka Navy officers
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan lawyers
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Naval and Maritime Academy graduates


Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr. (born May 15, 1970) is a Filipino politician and the current governor of Apayao province. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Lone District of Apayao. First elected in 2001, he was re-elected in 2004 and 2007.

References

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1970 births
Living people
Nationalist People's Coalition politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Apayao
People from Apayao
Governors of Apayao


This is a list of census-designated places in the U.S. state of Illinois, by county.

Adams County
 North Quincy

Alexander County
 Olive Branch

Champaign County
 Lake of the Woods
 Penfield
 Seymour

Christian County
 Langleyville

Clark County
 West Union

Crawford County
 Annapolis
 West York

Franklin County
 Mulkeytown

Jackson County
 Harrison

Jefferson County
 Opdyke

Jo Daviess County
 Apple Canyon Lake
 The Galena Territory

Kane County
 Prestbury

Kendall County

Oswego Township
 Boulder Hill

Knox County
 Gilson
 Oak Run

LaSalle County

Dayton Township
 Dayton

Northville Township
 Lake Holiday

Lake County
 Knollwood
 Lake Catherine
 Long Lake
 Venetian Village

Antioch Township
 Channel Lake

Ela Township
 Forest Lake

Grant Township
 Fox Lake Hills

Warren Township
 Gages Lake
 Grandwood Park

Logan County
 Beason
 Chestnut
 Cornland

Macon County
 Boody

Madison County
 Holiday Shores
 Mitchell
 Rosewood Heights

Mason County
 Goofy Ridge

McDonough County
 Adair
 Georgetown

McHenry County
 Alden
 Big Foot Prairie
 Burtons Bridge
 Chemung
 Coral
 Franklinville
 Harmony
 Hartland
 Lawrence
 Pistakee Highlands
 Ridgefield
 Riley
 Solon Mills

McLean County
 Twin Grove

Menard County
 Lake Petersburg

Ogle County
 Grand Detour
 Lost Nation

Piatt County
 La Place
 White Heath

Peoria County
 Lake Camelot
 Rome

Rock Island County
 Coyne Center
 Rock Island Arsenal

Shelby County
 Westervelt

St. Clair County
 Darmstadt
 Floraville
 Paderborn
 Rentchler
 Scott Air Force Base

Stephenson County
 Lake Summerset

Tazewell County
 Heritage Lake

Vermilion County
 Olivet

Whiteside County
 Como

Will County
 Crystal Lawns
 Fairmont
 Frankfort Square
 Ingalls Park
 Lakewood Shores
 Preston Heights
 Willowbrook

Williamson County
 Crab Orchard

Winnebago County
 Lake Summerset

Former CDPs
 Goodings Grove, incorporated and renamed as village of Homer Glen
 Wonder Lake, annexed by village of Wonder Lake

See also
 List of municipalities in Illinois
 List of Illinois townships
 List of precincts in Illinois
 List of unincorporated communities in Illinois

Census-designated places
Illinois


A Final Reckoning is a 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor, set in colonial Australia. The film is considered to be lost. It is based on an 1887 novel by G. A. Henty.

Cast
 Newton House as Ruben Whitney
 Louise Lorraine as Miss Whitney, Ruben's Sister
 Jay Wilsey as Captain Wilson (as Buffalo Bill Jr.)
 Edmund Cobb as Black Jack
 Frank Clark as Jim Whitney

See also
 List of American films of 1928
 List of film serials
 List of film serials by studio

References

External links

1928 films
1928 lost films
1928 Western (genre) films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Bushranger films
Films based on British novels
Films directed by Ray Taylor
Films set in colonial Australia
Lost American Western (genre) films
Silent American Western (genre) films
Universal Pictures film serials
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
1920s English-language films


Rajeev Kanakala (born 13 November 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He started his career in television serials and short films, where he not only acted but also produced and directed. He is married to Suma Kanakala since 1999, who is an actress and TV anchor.

In 2013, he started a production house along with his wife which produces TV series.

Filmography

References

External links

Living people
Telugu people
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Telugu cinema
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Hyderabad, India
1969 births


Amadeus II of Montfaucon (1130–1195) was Count of Montbéliard and Lord of Montfaucon from 1163 until his death. He was the son of Richard II of Montfaucon and Sophie of Montbéliard, daughter of Theodoric II, Count of Montbéliard. He was ultimately succeeded by his son Richard III of Montfaucon.

He first married to Beatrice Grandson-Joinville, then Osilie of Faucogney, and had the following issue:
 Walter I of Montbéliard who was Regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus (1206-1210).
 Richard III who succeed his father
 Agnès of Montfaucon

Amadeus was a member of the House of Montfaucon, and was the Count of Montbéliard from 1163 until his death in 1195.

House of Montfaucon
Counts of Montbéliard
1130 births
1195 deaths


Hanna Eady is a Palestinian-American actor and playwright best known for co-writing Suhmata, a play about the destruction of the Palestinian Arab village of Suhmata, near Acre in what is now northern Israel.

Eady was born in 1956 in the village of Buqu'ya in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and took an interest in theater from an early age. He earned a B.A. in social work from the University of Haifa, and then worked as the artistic director of a theater. He then moved to the United States to study theater, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Fine Arts in drama and directing from the University of Washington in Seattle.

After obtaining his third academic degree, Eady opened the New Image Theater Company, where he wrote and produced numerous plays, including Seeing Double (1991) and Abraham's Land (1992). The play Suhmata, which he co-wrote with Edward Mast, depicts the 1948 destruction of a Palestinian village of that name during the 1948 Palestine war. The play debuted in Seattle in 1996 and has since been performed in various theaters in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

References
 Hanna Eady: childhood memoir  and profile at Cune Press
 Profile of Hanna Eady at the Institute for Middle East Understanding
 Suhmata Review  at Americans for Middle East Understanding

Living people
American people of Palestinian descent
1956 births
Palestinian male actors
Palestinian dramatists and playwrights


Paresh Prasad Lohani (born 19 August 1980) is a Nepalese cricketer. Paresh is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against United Arab Emirates in November 2000.

He represents the Sagarmatha Legends of the Nepal Premier League, APF Club of the National League and GoldenGate International College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Born in Kathmandu in 1980, Lohani first played for Nepal in the 2000 ACC Trophy in the United Arab Emirates. He played matches against the UAE, Japan, the Maldives and Hong Kong during the tournament. He played in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Ontario, Canada the following year.

He played in the ACC Trophy again in 2002 and 2004, making his first-class début in the latter year when he played in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the UAE and Malaysia. He played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Nepal and Hong Kong later the same year.

In February 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy, in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-off. He also played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE and Hong Kong. The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup and are his last first-class matches to date. He won the man of the match award in the match against Singapore after scoring a total of 172 runs in the match, including an unbeaten century in the second innings.

The following year, he played in a play-off match against Namibia to decide the final spot in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Needing an outright win to qualify, Nepal could only secure a draw after there was no play on the first day. Later in the year he played on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal in addition to playing in the ACC Trophy and ACC Premier League.

He also represented Nepal at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup and 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

References

External links

1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kathmandu
Nepalese cricketers


Pinotepa may refer to:

Languages
Pinotepa Mixtec, a Mixtec language of southern Oaxaca

Places
 Mexico:
Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca
Pinotepa de Don Luis, Oaxaca


Mason County Airport  is a county-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Ludington, a city in Mason County, Michigan, United States.

History
The airport sits on the land of former lawyer Charles Wing, who published the local newsletter and ran businesses in the area. The land was sold to Mason County in 1920 for use as an airport.

The county airport was officially established in 1927 with a single grass runway, and the First Michigan Air Tour was held at the airport in 1928.

Development at the airport was stopped during the Great Depression, but a major overhaul was planned in 1939 with funds split between the county and the state. A new runway was built, and the existing runway was extended. A third runway was built in 1949, and the United States federal government provided portable lighting for the airport.

Northern Air Service was the first company to provide regular commercial air service to the airport. It supported a Dow Magnesium defense plant nearby.

The airport saw its biggest growth to date after World War II as more families bought airplanes and new hangars were built.

The airport's first concrete runway was built in the early 1960s, and a second was built in 1966. That second runway was extended twice until it was just over 5,000 feet long.

The airport got its second commercial service in 1969 when Miller Airline flew twice daily to Lansing and Grand Rapids. That service lasted until the airline folded months later.

The airport hosts a number of events in the modern day, including an aviation summer camp for youth in the area.

Facilities and aircraft
Mason County Airport covers an area of  which contains two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 measuring 5,003 x 75 ft (1,525 x 23 m) and 1/19 measuring 3,503 x 75 ft (1,068 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had just over 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 84% general aviation and 16% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 19 aircraft based on the field, all airplanes: 18 single-engine and 1 multi-engine. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.

The aircraft has a fixed-base operator that offers services such as fuel, conference rooms, a crew lounge, snooze rooms, showers, and a courtesy car.

Accidents and incidents

 On March 26, 1993, a Cessna 182 Skylane was destroyed during an NDB approach into Mason County Airport. A witness reported the aircraft sounded normal for the approach phase of a flight, though the pilot was unable to successfully land the plane after two approaches. On the third approach, the plane sounded lower to the ground, and the witness reported suddenly hearing a "hard and fast" throttle input, though the aircraft subsequently impacted trees. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's improper instrument procedures, especially related to weather conditions below instrument approach minimums.
 On July 2, 2003, a Cessna 140 sustained substantial damage when the left main landing gear axle separated from the landing gear during landing on runway 18 at Mason County Airport. The pilot reported a "strange wobble" on the landing rollout, and the left main gear acle then separated from the landing gear strut. Though the pilot was able to maintain directional control using the rudder, the main gear leg dropped into hole in the pavement, which resulted in the airplane nosing down causing a prop strike. The pilot reported the airplane slid to a stop and rested on the propeller and cowling in a tail up position. The probable cause was found to be the maintenance personnel's improper installation of the landing gear axle, which resulted in the separation of the axle from the landing gear.

References

External links
 Michigan Airport Directory:

Airports in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Mason County, Michigan
Transportation in Mason County, Michigan


John Roberton (1776 – 1840) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. A radical and fringe figure in the medical profession, he is best remembered for advocating the founding of a medical police to promote health and social welfare and for authoring a book that became the centre of a notorious legal case.

Life
Roberton was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, the eldest of four children to a modest family. By 1799 he was in Edinburgh attending medical lectures though he seems never to have graduated. He was admitted to the Royal Medical Society which suggests that he enjoyed the support of a patron. His early published scientific papers on blisters, catarrh and cantharides already suggest that he nurtured unconventional views. Though he seems to have practised under the supervision of a senior doctor until 1802, he then established himself independently as a general practitioner. He specialised in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and was a single-minded advocate of the use of cantharides. In 1809 Roberton published A Treatise on Medical Police, and on Diet, Regimen, &c.. He was fond of controversy and became involved in many undignified disputes, including that between the rival rites of freemasonry. His conduct was eventually adjudged "disgraceful" by the Royal Medical Society and he was expelled, departing for London in 1810.

On arrival in London, he started to finalise his work on the pathology of the reproductive system, On Diseases of the Generative System and asked Matthew Baillie to accept the dedication of the book. In the book, Roberton had criticised the methods of Sir Everard Home, a relative of Baillie's, and Baillie balked at accepting the dedication. Further, the book made no pretension of being a scientific work. As Roberton asserted in the introduction, "In this work, no tedious, uninteresting investigation will be entered into; it will be purely practical and suited to readers in general." Another undignified exchange of correspondence followed. Owing to his reputation and the somewhat sensational nature of the work along with its explicit illustrations, Roberton had some difficulty in finding a publisher. The book was eventually published by John Joseph Stockdale, who himself had something of the reputation of a pornographer, further enhancing its notoriety. Stockdale guaranteed the salacious reputation of the work when he published further editions, himself interpolating still more sensational illustrations. After a well-thumbed copy of the book was discovered by prison inspectors in Newgate Prison in 1839, the book became the centre of the important defamation case of Stockdale v. Hansard.

Roberton was again disgraced but seems to have maintained a prosperous household in St. James's Park on the revenue from Generative System and some private practice. Practice by unlicensed and unqualified physicians was not proscribed by law until the Medical Act 1858. In 1821, under the pseudonym T. Bell MD, he published, again through Stockdale, Kalogynomia, or the Laws of Female Beauty.

References

Bibliography

By Roberton
 (Google Books)

About Roberton
[Anon.] (1857) "J. Roberton", Lowndes Bibliographers' Manual
 (Google Books)

1776 births
1840 deaths
19th-century Scottish medical doctors
Scottish reformers
People from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
British social reformers


Bethel United Methodist Church is located at 4843 South US Hwy. 441 at County Road 133-B in Lake City, Florida. Known as Old Bethel Church, it was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s. The original church was a small log structure located about two miles northeast of its current location. In 1855, the new building was erected to accommodate a growing number of parishioners. It is one of only a few Antebellum church buildings which have survived in rural Florida. Bethel Church has served its congregation continuously since its mid-nineteenth century founding. The building has been known in the community as "the white church by the side of the road" for over one hundred years. There is also a Bethel UMC in Warrenton, Virginia.

Gallery

References

External links
 Bethel UMC, Lake City, FL
 Flickr photo and text

United Methodist churches in Florida
Churches in Columbia County, Florida
Lake City, Florida
1820s establishments in Florida Territory