The Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus (AGMC) is a nonprofit performing arts organization based in Atlanta, Georgia (US).  The AGMC, along with the Atlanta Women's Chorus, are managed under their parent organization, Voices of Note.

The AGMC's traditional concert season includes a Holiday Concert in early December at The Cathedral of St. Phillip in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, a Spring Concert in late April, and a Pride Concert in June. The AGMC is also a strong presence in the Atlanta LGBTQ Community due to their involvement in various charitable organizations, cultural events and the annual Atlanta Gay Pride Parade.

One of the world's longest-running gay choruses, the AGMC is a member of the international Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA), and it actively participates in collaborative performances and educational efforts with GALA member choruses worldwide. The AGMC is also a member of Chorus America, an organization dedicated to the expansion of the choral movement in North America.

History
In August 1981, a time when the gay-rights movement was just gaining momentum, founding Artistic Director Jeffrey D. McIntyre and 45 singers came together to form something quite new, especially in the South—a singing group. Auditions were held on August 29 and the first rehearsal was held in September with a charter membership of 45 singers.  By the time the newly formed AGMC gave its premier performance at First Metropolitan Community Church on North Highland Avenue on October 18, membership had increased to 48.  More than 300 people attended.  Six weeks later, the AGMC presented its first Holiday Concert, Music of the Season, featuring ten decidedly Christmas songs, on November 29, 1981, at Grant Park United Methodist Church.

The AGMC was chartered in the U.S. state of Georgia as a domestic nonprofit organization on March 3, 1982, and was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service in December 1982.  The AGMC joined the Gay And Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses), an international organization of gay, lesbian, and mixed choruses, on September 2, 1984.  GALA has more than 185 member choruses with 10,000+ active members in 11 countries and hosts an international choral festival every four years (every three years in the 1980s).  The AGMC has attended and performed in every festival since 1989, including Seattle, Washington, in 1989; Denver, Colorado, in 1992; Tampa, Florida, in 1996; San Jose, California, in 2000; Montreal, Québec, in 2004, Miami, Florida, in 2008, and Denver, Colorado, in 2012 and 2016. AGMC is set to perform at GALA Festival 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In 1984, the AGMC was the first gay organization to have a float in WSB-TV's annual Independence Day Salute 2 America Parade, and was included again in 1985.  In 1994, the AGMC commissioned its first major work, Memento mori: an AIDS requiem by James Adler, which was world-premiered in 1996.  In 1997 and again in 1998, the AGMC presented concerts at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Midtown Atlanta.

The AGMC has performed joint concerts with several other GALA choruses, including the New Orleans Gay Men's Chorus  in the late 1980s, One Voice of Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1993, the Gateway Men's Chorus of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1994, le Choeur International Gai de Paris (the International Gay Men's Chorus of Paris, France) in 1996, the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., in 1999, Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas, Texas, in 2003, and several performances over the years with the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus (AFWC). On July 14, 1986, the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus and the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus joined more than 500 other choral group members for a performance in Woodruff Park in the middle of downtown Atlanta.

The AGMC has also performed joint concerts with several special guests, including the Derivative Duo (Seattle, Washington) in 1995, Dr. Maya Angelou in 1998, the Atlanta Ballet in 1999, Matt Alber in 2015, and Jessica Vosk in 2022.  For many years, the AGMC was a regular performer in the annual Heartstrings fundraiser for AIDS , St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church's annual Olde English Festival and, from 1996 to 1998, was also a featured performer at First Night Atlanta.  The AGMC was the featured entertainment at the annual Southern Comfort Transgender Conference for many years.  In 2000, the AGMC presented a benefit concert for the Birmingham AIDS Network in Birmingham, Alabama.  In 2001, the AGMC, AFWC, and Atlanta Freedom Marching Band hosted a benefit concert for the victims and survivors of the September 11 terrorist attacks on America.  In 2002, the AGMC performed at the post-inaugural reception for City of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, the first time any LGBT organization had participated in such an event. The AGMC was invited to perform for the City of Atlanta Mayor's Inaugural Pride Reception, started by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in 2018. Since then, the AGMC has been invited back to perform again at the 2nd Annual Pride Reception in 2019, and the 4th Annual Pride Reception in 2022, which was continued and hosted by the City of Atlanta Mayor, Andre Dickens.

In 2001, a quartet from the AGMC performed the national anthem at an Atlanta Braves home game, and in 2002, the entire chorus returned to do the same.  Mayor Shirley Franklin issued a proclamation declaring that day, June 5, 2002, as "Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus Day" in the City of Atlanta.  The AGMC is the only openly gay performing arts organization to perform the national anthem at an Atlanta Braves game. The AGMC continues to perform the National Anthem each year at the Atlanta Hawks games, including for their Atlanta Hawks Pride Night.

On December 20, 2013, the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus became the first openly gay group to be invited to and perform at the Georgia State Capitol building. The performance was coordinated by Artistic Director Kevin Robison and Georgia State Rep. Karla Drenner. Ms. Drenner and other local dignitaries also attended the performance.

On March 12, 2014, the Georgia House of Representatives passed Resolution HR 1787 commending the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus for its legacy and hard work. Representative Karla Drenner championed the Resolution through the House. The Resolution passed the House on the very day that the AGMC performed in the Rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol.

In the summer of 2023, a group of about 30 members from the AGMC performed in Bologna, Italy for the Various Voices European Choir Festival, from June 14–18, 2023. They two performances: they first performed on June 16, 2023 at the MAMbo - Modern Art Museum of Bologna under the direction of Donald Milton III. They also presented a selection of music on June 17, 2023, at the Teatro Arena del Sole, in The Leo de Berardinis Hall for an audience of over 450 people from other choruses from around the world.

Artistic Directors

Current Artistic Director

Donald Milton, III is the AGMC's current Artistic Director. He joined the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus in January 2018, bringing an impressive background in conducting, music education and music administration. Milton also serves as the full time Director of Music at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (UUCA), the largest UU congregation in the Southeast. Active in the Atlanta music scene, he has served as the executive director of the Atlanta Master Chorale, artistic director of the DeKalb Choral Guild, founder and artistic director of Lux Atlanta, and founder of Sky Punch, a company that produces sing-alongs, concerts and other interactive community music events.

Milton has extensive experience as an educator, including teaching general music at an alternative school for emotionally impaired youth. He is an active choral clinician, guest conductor, lecturer and performer. He studied at the University of Michigan School of Music, with concentrations in education, conducting and vocal pedagogy.

Previous Artistic Directors
 Jeffrey D. McIntyre, Founding Artistic Director, 1981–1984 and 1991–1994, Interim Artistic Director, 2006–2007
 Neil Gregory, 1984–1987
 Richard D. Rechtin, 1988–1990
 David A. Puckett, 1995–1999
 Gary W. Arnold, 1999–2000
 Leslie J. Blackwell, 2000–2006
 Kevin Robison, first Full-Time Artistic Director, 2007–2017

Discography
 The AGMC recorded three tracks for Gerald L. Stacy's CD, In Remembrance of Love, in 1997, including "Commencement" by Shelly Jackson, "Prayer for the Children" by Kurt Bestor, and "Irish Blessing", arranged by Robert Seeley.  "Prayer for the Children" was performed by the AGMC's small ensemble, Panache; David A. Puckett, Artistic Director.  Recorded and produced by Allgood Productions, Atlanta, Georgia.
 Carols, Revels and Holiday Cheer (1998)—a live recording of the AGMC's 1997 Holiday Concert at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip; David A. Puckett, Artistic Director.  Recorded and produced by DiverseCity Records, Austell, Georgia.
 Passions (2002)—a live recording of the AGMC's 2001 Spring Concert at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church; Leslie J. Blackwell, Artistic Director.  Recorded and produced by Gil Moor & Bill Brown, Atlanta, Georgia.
 A Real Family Holiday (2004)—a studio recording of music from the AGMC's 2003 Holiday Concert; Dr. Leslie J. Blackwell, Artistic Director.  Recorded by Allgood Productions, Atlanta, Georgia; produced by Dr. Leslie J. Blackwell.
 Live at the Cathedral (2004)—a live recording of the AGMC's 2004 Holiday Concert at The Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip; Dr. Leslie J. Blackwell, Artistic Director.  Recorded and produced by Allgood Productions, Atlanta, Georgia.
 And On Earth, Peace (2012)—a live recording of various selections from the AGMC's Holiday Concerts at the Cathedral of St. Phillip from 2008–2011. Kevin Robison, Artistic Director. Recorded by RM Audio, Atlanta, Georgia.

Performances
1st Concert Season: 1981–1982

 The AGMC's very first public performance, called simply "Sneak Preview", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on October 18, 1981, at (First) Metropolitan Community Church in Virginia Highland.

 The 1981 Holiday Concert, "Music of the Season", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on November 29, 1981, at Grant Park United Methodist Church.

 The 1982 Spring Concert, "Southern Knights", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on May 15, 1982, at the Peachtree Playhouse.

2nd Concert Season: 1982–1983

 The 1982 Holiday Concert, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 4, 1982, at All Saints' Episcopal Church.

 The 1983 Pride Concert, "United in Song!", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on June 18, 1983, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

3rd Concert Season: 1983–1984

 The 1983 Holiday Concert, "Fanfare for Christmas", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 10, 1983, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

 The 1984 Pride Concert, "A Grand Night for Singing", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre and a joint performance with the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus and the Atlanta Lambda Chorale, was presented on June 23 & 30, 1984, at the Dancers Collective.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Jeffrey D. McIntyre, performed in WSB-TV's "Salute to America" parade in Atlanta on July 4, 1984, and was the first openly gay organization to do so.

4th Concert Season: 1984–1985

 The 1984 Holiday Concert, "Let Us Rejoice Together", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on December 15, 1984, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

 The 1985 Spring Concert, "Spring", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on April 12 & 14, 1985, at the Walter C. Hill Auditorium of the High Museum of Art.

 The 1985 Pride Concert, "Way Down South of Broadway", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on June 29, 1985, at the Academy Theater.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Neil Gregory, performed in WSB-TV's "Salute to America" parade in Atlanta on July 4, 1985.

5th Concert Season: 1985–1986

 The 1985 Holiday Concert, "Celebrating the Season", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on December 14, 1985, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

 The 1986 Spring Concert, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on April 19, 1986, at the Richard H. Rich Theatre of the Woodruff Arts Center.

 The 1986 Pride Concert, "The Best of AGMC", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on July 26, 1986, at the Academy Theater.

6th Concert Season: 1986–1987

 The 1986 Holiday Concert, "Throw Up the Sash", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on December 13, 1986, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

 The 1987 Spring Concert, "Red, White and Blues", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on April 25, 1987, at the Walter C. Hill Auditorium of the High Museum of Art.

 The 1987 Pride Concert, "...When You're Having Fun", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on July 25, 1987, at the Walter C. Hill Auditorium of the High Museum of Art.

7th Concert Season: 1987–1988

 The 1987 Holiday Concert, "The Stockings Were Hung", directed by Neil Gregory, was presented on December 12, 1987, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

 The AGMC, the Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida and the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., presented "Brothers in Harmony", a joint performance under the direction Gary E. Keating, on February 20, 1988, at Victory Park Auditorium in North Miami Beach, Florida.

 The 1988 Pride Concert, "That's Entertainment", directed by Richard D. Rechtin, was presented on July 30, 1988, at the Samuel Inman Middle School Auditorium.

8th Concert Season: 1988–1989

 The 1988 Holiday Concert, "A Special Holiday Concert", directed by Richard D. Rechtin, was presented on December 7, 1988, at Onstage Atlanta.

 The 1989 Spring Concert, "Heart Theme", directed by Richard D. Rechtin, was presented on February 18, 1989, at the Walter C. Hill Auditorium of the High Museum of Art.

 The 1989 Pride Concert, "Look to Your Dream", directed by Richard D. Rechtin, was presented on June 10, 1989, at the Walter C. Hill Auditorium of the High Museum of Art.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Richard D. Rechtin, performed at GALA Festival III at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, in July 1989.

9th Concert Season: 1989–1990

 The 1989 Holiday Concert, "A Gift of Song", directed by Richard D. Rechtin, was presented on December 2, 1989, at the June Cofer Auditorium at Southside High School.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Richard D. Rechtin, presented "The Gayest Event of the Season" on December 16, 1989, at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

 The 1990 Pride Concert, "In Harmony and Unity", directed by Richard D. Rechtin and a joint performance with the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus, was presented on June 3, 1990, at the June Cofer Auditorium at Southside High School.

10th Concert Season: 1990–1991

 The 1990 Holiday Concert, "Carols, Toys & Sugarplum Fairies!", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 8, 1990, at the June Cofer Auditorium at Southside High School.

 The 1991 Spring Concert, "Spring Break", directed by Richard Ezell, was presented on April 6, 1991, at the June Cofer Auditorium at Southside High School.

11th Concert Season: 1991–1992

 The 1991 Holiday Concert, "Men on Christmas", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 15, 1991, at the 14th Street Playhouse.

 The 1992 Spring Concert, "WGAY Radio", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on March 29, 1992, at the 14th Street Playhouse.

 The 1992 Pride Concert, "Tenth Anniversary Pride Concert", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on June 14, 1992, at the Alliance Theatre of the Woodruff Arts Center.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Jeffrey D. McIntyre, performed at GALA Festival IV in Denver, Colorado, in the summer of 1992.

12th Concert Season: 1992–1993

 The 1992 Holiday Concert, "Home for the Holiday?", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 19, 1992, at Henry Grady High School.

 The 1993 Spring Concert, "Homecoming Hop", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on March 26, 1993, at Henry Grady High School.

 The 1993 Pride Concert, "Made in the USA: Homegrown Music", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre and a joint performance with One Voice from Charlotte, North Carolina, was presented on June 12, 1993, at Henry Grady High School.

13th Concert Season: 1993–1994

 The 1993 Holiday Concert, "Carols of Splendor", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 17 & 18, 1993, at the William R. Cannon Chapel at Emory University.

 The 1994 Spring Concert, "An Evening with... Lenny, George, Steve & Fats", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on March 25, 1994, at Henry Grady High School.

 The 1994 Pride Concert, "When We No Longer Touch", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre and a joint performance with the Gateway Men's Chorus of St. Louis, Missouri, was presented on June 18, 1994, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

14th Concert Season: 1994–1995

 The 1994 Holiday Concert, "Christmas with Spirit", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 16 & 17, 1994, at the William R. Cannon Chapel at Emory University.

 The 1995 Spring Concert, "Songs from the Heart", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on April 8, 1995, at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium at Emory University.

 The 1995 Pride Concert, "WGAY Radio: Tune In Again!", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on June 24, 1995, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

15th Concert Season: 1995–1996

 The 1995 Holiday Concert, "Masters in This Hall", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on December 8 & 9, 1995, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

 The 1996 Spring Concert, "Memento mori: an AIDS requiem", featuring the world premiere of the AGMC's first major commissioned work by James Adler, directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on April 13 & 14, 1996, at Glenn Memorial Auditorium at Emory University.

 The 1996 Pride Concert, "The Atlanta Flames", directed by David A. Puckett and a joint performance with Le Choeur International Gai de Paris, France, was presented on June 29, 1996, at the Atlanta Civic Center.

 The AGMC, under the direction of David A. Puckett, performed at GALA Festival V in Tampa, Florida, in July 1996.

16th Concert Season: 1996–1997

 The 1996 Holiday Concert, "Fa La La La La...", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on December 13 & 14, 1996, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 1997 Spring Concert, "United We Stand", directed by David A. Puckett and a joint performance with the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus, was presented on April 11 & 12, 1997, at the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts.

 The AGMC, under the direction of David A. Puckett, recorded three songs in studio for Gerald L. Stacy's CD, "In Remembrance of Love", in May 1997. The CD was released later that year.

 The 1997 Pride Concert, "Are We in Kansas Yet?", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on June 28, 1997, at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

17th Concert Season: 1997–1998

 The 1997 Holiday Concert, "Carols, Revels and Holiday Cheer", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on December 11, 12 & 13, 1997, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip. "Carols, Revels and Holiday Cheer" was subsequently released as the AGMC's first commercially available CD.

 The 1998 Spring Concert, "Songs of Freedom and Celebration with Maya Angelou", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on March 3 & 4, 1998, at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

 The 1998 Pride Concert, "Decades of Divas", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on June 27, 1998, at the Atlanta Civic Center.

18th Concert Season: 1998–1999

 The 1998 Holiday Concert, "Simply... Peace", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on December 17, 18 & 19, 1998, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 1999 Spring Concert, "The Gay '90s", directed by David A. Puckett, was presented on March 19 & 20, 1999, at the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts.

 The 1999 Pride Concert, "S'wellegant Elegance", directed by Gary W. Arnold and a joint performance with the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., was presented on June 19, 1999, at the Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

19th Concert Season: 1999–2000

 The 1999 Holiday Concert, "A Family of Lights", directed by Gary W. Arnold, was presented on December 10 & 11, 1999, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 2000 Spring Concert, "Cameras, Postcards & Places to Be", directed by Gary W. Arnold, was presented on March 25, 2000, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The 2000 Pride Concert, "Celluloid, Footlights & Videotape", directed by Gary W. Arnold, was presented on June 17, 2000, at the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell, performed at GALA Festival 2000 in San Jose, California, in July 2000.

20th Concert Season: 2000–2001

 The 2000 Holiday Concert, "Adeste Fideles", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on December 8 & 9, 2000, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 2001 Spring Concert, "Passions", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on March 31, 2001, at Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. "Passions" was subsequently released as the AGMC's second commercially available CD.

 The 2001 Pride Concert, "Harmonic Convergence", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell and a joint performance with the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus, was presented on June 23, 2001, at the Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

 A quartet representing the AGMC, under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell, performed the national anthem before an Atlanta Braves home game at Turner Field on August 8, 2001.

21st Concert Season: 2001–2002

 The 2001 Holiday Concert, "An Evening at St. Philip's", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on December 14 & 15, 2001, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell, performed at the post-inaugural reception for newly elected Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin at the Atlanta Civic Center on January 7, 2002.

 The 2002 Spring Concert, "Of Men & Music", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on April 6, 2002, at Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell, performed the national anthem before a home game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets at Turner Field on June 5, 2002.

 The 2002 Pride Concert, "WGAY Radio Theatre", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on June 22, 2002, at Earthlink Live.

22nd Concert Season: 2002–2003

 The 2002 Holiday Concert, "Spirit of Lights", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on December 12, 13 & 14, 2002, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell, presented "Brothers in Song", a joint performance with Turtle Creek Chorale, on January 25, 2003, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The 2003 Spring Concert, "Livin' La Dulce Vita", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on April 5, 2003, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The 2003 Pride Concert, "Babes in Boyland", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on June 20 & 21, 2003, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

23rd Concert Season: 2003–2004

 The 2003 Holiday Concert, "A Real Family Holiday", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on December 12 & 13, 2003, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip. "A Real Family Holiday" was subsequently released as the AGMC's third commercially available CD.

 The 2004 Spring Concert, "Spirited Away", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on April 3, 2004, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The 2004 Pride Concert, "Reel Men", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on June 18 & 19, 2004, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The AGMC, under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell, performed at the 2004 GALA Festival in Montreal, Québec, in July 2004.

24th Concert Season: 2004–2005

 The 2004 Holiday Concert, "Home for the Holidays", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on December 10 & 11, 2004, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 2005 Spring Concert, "One World", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on April 2, 2005, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The 2005 Pride Concert, "Babes in Boyland 2", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on June 17 & 18, 2005, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

25th Concert Season: 2005–2006

 The 2005 Holiday Concert, "Candlelight at the Cathedral", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on December 9 & 10, 2005, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip. "Candlelight at the Cathedral" was subsequently released as the AGMC's fourth commercially available CD.

 The 2006 Spring Concert, "The Best of Times", directed by Leslie J. Blackwell, was presented on April 1, 2006, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

 The 2006 Pride Concert, "Beyond the Yellow Brick Road", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on June 16 & 17, 2006, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

26th Concert Season: 2006–2007

 The 2006 Holiday Concert, "Wrapped in Light", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on December 8 & 9, 2006, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 2007 Spring Concert, "Liberty: Songs of Protest and Awakening", directed by Jeffrey D. McIntyre, was presented on March 23 & 24, 2007, at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church.

 The 2007 Pride Concert, "Let's Misbehave!", directed by Robert Glor, was presented on June 16, 2007, at Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College.

27th Concert Season: 2007–2008

 The 2007 Holiday Concert, "Bells, Brass and Beyond", directed by Kevin Robison, was presented on December 7 & 8, 2007, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 2008 Spring Concert, "Divas & Dilemmas: Opera OUR Way", directed by Kevin Robison, was presented on March 29, 2008, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

 The 2008 Summer Concert, "They Had It Coming: The Music of Kander & Ebb", directed by Kevin Robison, was presented June 27 & 28, 2008, at the Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center.

 Eighty members of the AGMC, under the direction of Kevin Robison, performed in the Knight Concert Hall in Miami, Florida, on July 15, 2008, during the weeklong GALA Choruses Festival 8.

28th Concert Season: 2008–2009

 The 2008 Holiday Concert, "Holiday Inn--and Out!", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 7, 2008, at the Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, and on December 12 & 13, 2008, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

 The 2009 Spring Concert, "Shaken, Not Heard: Stories of Gay Men, Faith and Reconciliation", directed by Kevin Robison, presented in April 2009.

 The 2009 Summer Concert, "Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn", directed by Kevin Robison, presented in July 2009.

29th Concert Season: 2009–2010

 The 2009 Holiday Concert, "December Detours", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 11 & 12, 2009, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2010 Spring Concert, "The Road Leads Back: Georgia on Our Minds" tour, directed by Kevin Robison, presented Spring of 2010. The tour went through Savanah, Georgia (March 20), Augusta, Georgia (March 21), Athens, Georgia (March 25) and ended in Atlanta, Georgia on March 26 & 27 at Virginia Highlands Baptist.
 The 2010 Summer Concert, "All You Need is Love: The Music of the Beatles", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on July 9 & 10, 2010, at the Rialto Center for the Arts.

30th Concert Season: 2010–2011

 The 2010 Holiday Concert, "Holiday Lights", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 10 & 11, 2010, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2011 Spring Concert, "Divas 2: Opera Revisited", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on April 29 & 30, 2011, at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University.
 The 2011 Summer Concert, "Thirty Years of Broadway", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on July 8 & 9, 2011, at the Rialto Center for the Arts.

31st Concert Season: 2011–2012

 The 2011 Holiday Concert, "Bells in Boyland" featuring the Atlanta Concert Ringers, directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 9 & 10, 2011, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2012 Spring Concert, "Gleeful Noise: Celebrating Glee Clubs Then & Now", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on March 30 & 31, 2012, at the Cannon Chapel at Emory University.
 The 2012 Summer Concert, "Red, White & You: United We Stand", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on June 15 & 16, 2012, at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium at Emory University - Decatur.
 GALA 2012 Choral Festival, directed by Kevin Robison, presented July 7–11, 2012, in Denver, Colorado.

32nd Concert Season: 2012–2013

 The 2012 Holiday Concert, "And On Earth, Peace", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 7 & 8, 2012, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2013 Spring Concert, "No Rest for the WICKED: The Music of Stephen Schwartz", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on April 19 & 20, 2013, at the 14th Street Playhouse. This concert also was the debut performance of the AGMC Women's Chorus Project.
 The 2013 Summer Concert, "Singing Out Proud" premiered "I am Harvey Milk" by Andrew Lippa, directed by Kevin Robison, presented on June 28 & 29, 2013, at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium at Emory University - Decatur.

33rd Concert Season: 2013–2014

 The 2013 Holiday Concert, "Seasons of Family", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 6 & 7, 2013, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip. Featuring the performance by the Atlanta Women's Chorus (formerly the AGMC Women's Chorus Project).
 The 2014 Spring Concert, the premiere of "When I Was Your Age: Sons of Our Fathers", written and produced by the AGMC, directed by Kevin Robison, presented on March 27–30, 2014, at the Fabrefaction Theatre.
 The 2014 Summer Concert, "CHER Determination", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on June 27 & 28, 2014, at the Rialto Center for the Arts.

34th Concert Season: 2014–2015

 The 2014 Holiday Concert, "Tied up With Strings", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 5 & 6, 2014, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2015 Spring Concert, "UnSUNG Heroes" featuring singer Matt Alber, directed by Kevin Robison, presented on March 27 & 28, 2015, at Druid Hills Methodist.
 The 2015 Summer Concert, "Men in the Mirror", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on June 26 & 27, 2015, at Druid Hills Presbyterian.

35th Concert Season: 2015–2016

 The 2015 Holiday Concert, "Deck the Halls", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 4 & 5, 2015, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2016 Spring Concert, "And Justice for All" including a world premiere of "Libertad" by Kevin Robison, directed by Kevin Robison & Dr. Melissa Arasi, presented on March 18 & 19, 2016, at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. This concert was presented by the Atlanta Gay Mens Chorus and the Atlanta Women's Chorus.
 The 2016 Summer Concert, "The Story of Us" featuring the "When I Was Your Age" performance from 2014, directed by Kevin Robison, presented on June 24 & 25, 2016, at Druid Hills Presbyterian.
 GALA 2016 Choral Festival, "When I Was Your Age", directed by Kevin Robison, production by Christopher Repotski, presented on July 3, 2016, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, Colorado.

36th Concert Season: 2016–2017

 The 2016 Holiday Concert, "Comfort & Joy", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 2 & 3, 2016, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2017 Spring Concert, Two Boys Kissing" from composer Joshua Shank, directed by Kevin Robison, presented on March 31 & April 1, 2017, at Druid Hills Presbyterian.
 The 2017 Summer Concert, "Revolution: The Music of the Beatles", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on June 30 & July 1, 2017, at the Rialto Center for the Arts.

37th Concert Season: 2017–2018

 The 2017 Holiday Concert, "Bells, Babs, & Beyond", directed by Kevin Robison, presented on December 8 & 9, 2017, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2018 Spring Concert, "Midnight Train to Georgia", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on March 30 & 31, 2018, at Out Front Theatre.
 The 2018 Summer Concert, Broadway & Peachtree", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on June 29 & 30, 2018, at Out Front Theatre.

38th Concert Season: 2018–2019

 The 2018 Holiday Concert, "Holly, Jolly and Gay!", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on December 7 & 8, 2018, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2019 Spring Concert, "Sound Off", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on April 5 & 7, 2019, at Atlanta City Hall.
 The Roger Smith Memorial Concert, AGMC performs their Stonewall Concert, directed by Donald Milton III, presented on June 15, 2019, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hendersonville, NC. This was part of Hendersonville's Pride Week.
 The 2019 Summer Concert, "I see You: 50 Years After Stonewall", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on June 22, 2019, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

39th Concert Season: 2019–2020

 The 2019 Holiday Concert, directed by Donald Milton III, presented on December 6 & 7, 2019, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 A special performance with Yacht Rock Schooner, "The Best Damn Queen Show Ever", presented on February 14, 2020, at the Variety Playhouse.
 The 2020 Spring Concert, "Queens & Queen", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on December 7, 2020, at Lassiter Concert Hall.
 The 2020 Summer Concert (Virtual Concert), "A Couch Cabaret", hosted by Donald Milton III, and the Atlanta Women's Chorus Artistic Director, Dr. Melissa Arasi, presented on May 21, 2020.

40th Concert Season: 2020–2021

 The 2020 Holiday Concert (Virtual Concert), "25 Years at the Cathedral", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on December 4 & 5, 2020, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2021 Spring Concert (Virtual Concert), "Never Turning Back", directed by Donald Milton III and the Atlanta Women's Chorus Artistic Director, Dr. Melissa Arasi, presented on April 9 & 10, 2021. This was a combined concert with the Atlanta Women's Chorus.
 The 2021 Summer Concert, "Yaaaaaas Broadway" (Virtual Concert), directed by Donald Milton III, presented on June 18 & 19, 2021.

41st Concert Season: 2021–2022

 The 2021 Holiday Concert, "40th Anniversary Holiday Concert", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on December 3 & 4, 2021, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2022 Spring Concert, "Rubyversary", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on April 10, 2022, at the Byers Theater. Hosted by Jorge Estevez with special guest, Broadway star Jessica Vosk.
 Strictly Sondheim: In Voices of Note's Annual Fundraiser Cabaret, select members from the AGMC and its sister chorus, the Atlanta Women's Chorus, performed in a broadway style musical review dedicated to the late Stephen Sondheim. They performed at Outfront Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on July 16, 2022.
 The 2022 Fall Concert, the world premiere of Julian Hornik's "QueerZ", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on October 15, 2022, at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

42nd Concert Season: 2022–2023

 The 2022 Holiday Concert, directed by Donald Milton III, presented on December 2 & 3, 2022, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.
 The 2023 Spring Concert, a commissioned piece of work titled "Songs of the Phoenix", directed by Donald Milton III, presented on March 25, 2023, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
 The 2023 Summer Concert, directed by Donald Milton III, presented on June 9, 2023 at Atlanta City Hall, and June 10, 2023 at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University.
 The 2023 Various Voices Choral Festival: A group of about 30 members from the AGMC performed in Bologna, Italy for the Various Voices European Choir Festival, from June 14–18, 2023. The group performed on June 16, 2023 at the MAMbo - Modern Art Museum of Bologna under the direction of Donald Milton III. They also performed on June 17, 2023, at the Teatro Arena del Sole.
 Everything Old is New Again: In Voices of Note's Annual Fundraiser Cabaret, select members from the AGMC and its sister chorus, the Atlanta Women's Chorus, performed in a broadway style musical review, including iconic material from Broadway hits like “Rent,” “Aida,” Hercules,” “Miss Saigon” and “Godspell.” They hosted two performances on August 14, 2023, at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
43rd Concert Season: 2023–2024

 The 2023 Holiday Concert, directed by Donald Milton III, is set to present on December 1 & 2, 2023 at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip.

References

External links
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library

Gay men's choruses
Organizations based in Atlanta
1981 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Musical groups established in 1981
LGBT organizations in the United States
LGBT culture in Atlanta
Gay culture in Georgia (U.S. state)


Pleasantville is a community located in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.

It is a small hamlet consisting of mainly farms, residential homes and horse ranches. Pleasantville was originally settled by Quakers from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century.

Pleasantville is situated east of Highway 404 and can be reached from Vivian Sideroad (Mulock Drive) by driving north on Woodbine Avenue.

References

Communities in Whitchurch-Stouffville


A saucery was the office in a medieval household responsible for sauces, as well as the room in which the preparation of sauces took place. It was headed by a saucerer. The office was subordinated to the kitchen, and existed as a separate office only in larger households. It was closely connected with other offices of the kitchen, such as the spicery and the scullery. The term is largely obsolete today.

See also
 Condiment
 Sorcery (disambiguation)
 Saucier

References

Medieval cuisine


Nereus Pharmaceuticals was a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of natural products from marine microbial and other natural sources into small molecule human therapeutics.  The major disease area addressed by Nereus is cancer. Nereus was purchased by Triphase Research and Development in 2012.

Drug discovery
Until 2004, Nereus used methods licensed from the University of California, San Diego to retrieve and cultivate marine microorganisms, particularly bacteria in the Actinomycetia class and organisms belonging to Kingdom Fungi.  Since 2004, the company has focused on commercializing identified bioactive natural products.  As of mid-2007, two compounds were being examined in Phase I clinical trials: NPI-2358 and NPI-0052.
 Plinabulin (NPI-2358) is a halimide derivative, halimide itself having been isolated from a member of genus Aspergillus.  This compound appears to selectively disrupt tumour vasculature through interaction with microtubules.
 NPI-1342 (Acanthoic Acid analog, NPI-1302a-3) is a plant derived orally active small molecule that targets the NF_kB transcript factor pathway.  It is significantly active against cancer and inflammatory diseases and is being developed for clinical testing in multiple myeloma and glioblastoma.
 Salinosporamide A (NPI-0052) is a natural product of Salinispora tropica, a member of the bacterial family Micromonosporaceae that was first isolated in 2002 and taxonomically identified genetically in 2005.  NPI-0052 acts as a proteasome inhibitor.

References

Companies based in San Diego
Defunct pharmaceutical companies of the United States
American companies established in 1988
Privately held companies based in California
Pharmaceutical companies established in 1988
Pharmaceutical companies disestablished in 2012


The saker was a medium cannon, slightly smaller than a culverin, developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English. It was named after the saker falcon, a large falconry bird native to the Middle East.

A saker's barrel was approximately  long, had a calibre of , and weighed approximately . It could fire round shot weighing  approximately  using  of black powder. The shot was intended to bounce along the ground to cause as much damage as possible, the explosive shell being rare before the 19th century. Tests performed in France during the 1950s show that a saker's range was over  when fired at a 45-degree angle.

Henry VIII amassed a large arsenal of sakers in the early 16th century as he expanded the Royal Navy and came into conflict with France. Henry's foundries used so much bronze that there was a world shortage of tin. According to the inventory in the Anthony Roll, the Mary Rose carried several sakers, though none have been found so far and may have been recovered by salvagers soon after the ship's disastrous sinking. Sakers were heavily used during the English Civil War, especially during sieges, when they were used by both attackers and defenders of fortified towns. They also saw action in the Jacobite rising of 1689 and were used by the armies of both William III and James II at the Battle of the Boyne.

A French version of the saker is the couleuvrine moyenne, meaning "middle sized", which was often used at sea. Venetian merchant ships often carried sakers to defend themselves from pirates, and similar cannons have been found on Spanish Armada wrecks.

In the New World, the Pilgrims removed the naval guns from the Mayflower for use in possible land engagements, which they installed in the fort that they built to protect their newly founded Plimoth Plantation from French, Spanish, and hostile Native Americans. The British installed six saker cannons in Castle William on Castle Island in 1644 when the first of many rebuilds and rearming over the centuries was conducted in order to control the approaches to Boston Harbor.

In Britain, Brigadier General Michael Richards was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance in 1714 and he commissioned a Danish expert, Albert Borgard, to design a new artillery system. Borgard did away with the traditional nomenclature of culverins, sakers and minions, and devised a new system based on the weight of shot that each gun used, from 4 to 64 pounds. Although Borgard's gun designs were quickly superseded, the practice of naming ordnance by weight of shot persisted in Britain into the 20th century.

References

Further reading
 Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Cannon
Naval artillery


Châteauneuf-Villevieille (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

The village was founded in the Middle Ages by inhabitants of nearby Contes. They were seeking a site sheltered from the instability in the valley at the time.

Jean de Revest (?-1347) was the coseigneur (lord) of Châteauneuf. He was a knight, a judge in Avignon (1314), grand judge of Piedmont (1322), judge of appeal of the Kingdom of Sicily (1331), and lieutenant to the seneschal (1340).
Born to a family that had been in Nice since the late 13th century, he later moved to Aix. In 1309 or 1310 he married Sybille Chabaud, lady of Châteauneuf and daughter of the noble Boniface Chabaud.

The territory of Bendejun and Cantaron belonged formerly to the commune. They were separated in 1911 to form separate communes.

Formerly called Châteauneuf, the commune was renamed Châteauneuf-de-Contes in 1961. In 1992, the name was changed again to Châteauneuf-Villevieille.

Geography
It is located  north of Nice, its administrative center
, in the Férion mountain range.

Population

Sights
At its center is a 12th-century church.

See also
Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

External links
 Châteauneuf-Villevieille on Provenceweb
 Personal website about the ruins of the medieval village

Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


St Carantoc's Church, Crantock is in the village of Crantock, Cornwall, England.  Since 1951 the church has been designated as a Grade I listed building.  It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Truro, the archdeaconry of Cornwall and the deanery of Pydar.  Its benefice is combined with that of St Cubert.

History
A church existed on the site before the Norman Conquest, dating from the time of St Carantoc in the 6th century. Domesday Book (1086) recorded Crantock as held by the Canons of St Carantoc's; they had already been in possession before 1066. The earliest features of the existing church are Norman. In 1224 the choir was reconstructed and a tower was added. A collegiate church was founded on the site by Bishop William Briwere of Exeter in the mid 13th century. This consisted of a Dean and nine prebendaries.  To this collegiate church were appropriated the parishes of Crantock and St Columb Minor; in 1283 Bishop Peter Quinel united the prebends to make a vicarage.  The vicar was assisted by a curate at St Columb Minor.  However the old arrangement was restored by Bishop Stapeldon in 1309 and thenceforward the dean alone had cure of souls of both parishes, while the prebendaries were probably non-resident.  In 1312 the Pope gave the deanery to a Frenchman; the cure of souls however was entrusted to a perpetual vicar while the Dean was absent.  The endowment of the college was inadequate from the beginning but the economic effect of the Black Death made things worse. Bishop Grandisson in 1351 reconstituted the college as a dean, nine canons and four vicars choral (there had formerly been seven).  Canons who were unwilling to reside could compound for non-residence by paying for the education of two clerks and two or three boys. In 1384 it was found that none of the canons was resident and that the dean was a pauper. In 1377 the church was seriously in need of repair; the canons had the transepts repaired but the parishioners were unable to repair the tower. A legacy of £20 was left by Bishop Brantyngham to this end in 1393 but not long afterwards the tower collapsed upon the nave so that it was ruined. Indulgences were sold in 1412 to raise funds and then a new tower was built at the west end.  In 1412 the tower collapsed and was rebuilt. A memorial brass in Tintagel Parish Church commemorates Joan (d. 1430s?), mother of John Kelly who was vicar of Tintagel 1407-1427 and afterwards dean of Crantock.

Following the dissolution of the monasteries the college was closed. It then consisted of a dean, nine prebendaries and four vicars choral (viz. the curates of Crantock and St Columb Minor, the mass chaplain and the college clerk. Over three centuries of neglect was to follow; the curates were paid only £8 p.a. while all the tithes were received by the patrons. However the Bullers when they were patrons allowed the curates to have the vicarial tithe.  In the 18th century, the roofs and windows were restored. Crantock reached its nadir in the 19th century when the church was virtually a ruin. However Victorian restoration in the late 19th century and another restoration between 1902 and 1907 by Edmund H. Sedding (when he died in 1921 Sedding was buried in the churchyard) resulted in "the best adorned church in Cornwall" (Charles Henderson, writing in 1925).

Architecture

Exterior
The church is built in slatestone and granite rubble with granite dressings and slate roofs. There is evidence, around a door, of the use of sandrock in the church's construction. Use of this poor quality stone may have contributed to the collapse of an earlier tower at in the 14th century. Its plan consists of a west tower, a nave with north and south aisles, north and south transepts, a chancel and a south porch.  The tower is in three stages, with each stage being set back and angle buttresses up to the second stage.  The parapet is corbelled and embattled.  The tower has a west doorway above which is a 19th-century Perpendicular style window. On the south side of the second stage is a clock face.  The interior of the church has plastered walls and a slate floor.  The arcades contain some Norman architecture.  In the west wall of the north transept is a blocked 12th-century doorway.

Interior
In the south aisle is a piscina dating from the 19th century. The font dates from the 12th century.  The communion rail dates from the 17th century and the wooden pulpit from the 19th century.  The stained glass is from the 19th century although there are fragments of medieval glass in the sacristy.  The rood screen dates from 1905 and was carved by Mary Rashleigh Pinwell.  The church plate includes a silver chalice dated 1576.  The parish registers date from 1559.  There is a ring of six bells.  Three of these are dated 1767 by John III and Fitzantony II Pennington and the other three were cast in 1904 by John Taylor and Company.

External features
In the churchyard are a number of objects which are listed at Grade II.  These include a medieval stone coffin, and four monuments.  Also in the churchyard are a granite cross dating from the 19th century which is set on a granite base probably dating from before the Norman Conquest, and stocks dating from the 17th century which are set under a 20th-century gabled roof on granite piers.   The lychgate at the south entrance to the churchyard dates from the late 19th century.

References

External links

Church of England church buildings in Cornwall
English Gothic architecture in Cornwall
Grade I listed churches in Cornwall
English churches with Norman architecture


This is a list of television programmes that were broadcast on Bravo in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 1985 to 2011.

Summary
The schedule for Bravo mainly consisted of a mixture of American and British comedy, drama and factual programming. The channel was targeted towards a male audience ranging from the 25 to 45 age group. The channel also showed commissioned content from other Virgin Media Television channels as well as its own commissioned programmes on both Bravo and Bravo 2.

Former programming (originally shown by others)

10 Things You Didn't Know About
12 oz. Mouse
1000 Ways to Die
Adult Swim
Airwolf
Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Alias
America's Hardest Bounty Hunters
Amsterdam Nights
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Automan
A-Z of Bad Boys
Barbershop
Battle Dome
Battlestar Galactica
Beavis and Butt-Head
Blade: The Series
Blues and Twos (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Booze Britain (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Britain's Toughest Towns
Brit Cops
Brits Behind Bars: America's Toughest Jail
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Car Sharks
Caribbean Cops
Chuck
Cold Squad
Cops (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Cops, Cars & Superstars I (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Cops, Cars & Superstars II (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Cops, Cars & Superstars III (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Cops Uncut
Costa Del Street Crime
Dan August
Dante
Day Break
Disorderly Conduct: Cops on Camera
Dog the Bounty Hunter
ECW on TNN
ECW Hardcore TV
Edgar Wallace
Excel Saga
Extreme: Animal Attacks
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Football Italia
Football Saved My Life
Gamepad
Gamer.tv
Gamer's Guide To:
Highway Patrol
Hogan's Heroes
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
In Your Face
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
I Predict a Riot
King of Cars
Knight Rider
Laid Bare
Leverage
Life on Mars
Loving You
MacGyver
Man's Work
Masters of Horror
Monster Jam
Moral Orel
Most Shocking
Motorway (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Motorway Patrol (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Night Stalker
The PJs
Playr
Police Beat (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Protect and Serve (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Real TV (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Robotica
Robot Wars
Roger Ramjet
Saber of London
Sin Cities
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
Space Precinct
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spider-Man
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Starsky and Hutch
Street Crime UK (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
Street Hawk
Sun, Sea and A&E
That '70s Show
The A-Team
The Brittas Empire
The Burning Zone
The Doris Day Show
The Dudesons
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Fall Guy
The Kill Point
The Mod Squad
The Persuaders!
The PJs
The Twilight Zone
The Ultimate Fighter
The Unit
The X-Files
Thunderbirds
TNA Epics
TNA iMPACT!
Towers of London
Travel Sick
When Sports Go Bad: Wacked Out
Walker, Texas Ranger
WCW Nitro
WCW Thunder
When Games Attack (Also Shown on Bravo 2)
World's Most Amazing Videos (Also Shown on Bravo 2)

References

Bravo programmes
Bravo


The Constitutional Court of Slovakia (officially Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic, ) is a special court established by the Constitution of Slovakia. Its seat is in Košice in eastern Slovakia. Its head is Ivan Fiačan (since 2019).

Tasks
The basic standing of the court and its judges is regulated by the constitution (more precisely, chapter seven, part one). It rules on the compatibility of laws, decrees (either by government or local administration bodies) and legal regulations (issued by local state administration or resulting from international treaties) with the constitution. It also decides on disputes between bodies of state administration, unless if the law specifies that these disputes are decided by another state body, complaints against legally valid decisions of state bodies, elections, referendums etc., and is the only court that can sue the President of Slovakia.

The court initiates proceedings on the basis of proposal by: at least one-fifth (i.e. 30) deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the president of Slovakia, the Government of Slovakia, a court, the general prosecutor or anyone in the case of constitutional complaints.

Judges
Originally, the Court had ten judges appointed for seven years by the President, who selects them from the double number of candidates chosen by the National Council.

After a constitutional amendment in 2001, it is composed of thirteen judges appointed for twelve years, again selected by the President from the double number of candidates elected by the National Council (by a simple majority vote).

A candidate for constitutional judge must be electable to the National Council, be at least 40 years old, be a law school graduate and be practising law for at least 15 years. Judges may be taken into custody only with consent of the Constitutional Court.

References

External links
Official site

Slovakia
Law of Slovakia


Preston Lake is a community located in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The community is centred on Preston Lake, a natural glacier kettle lake, immediately north-east of the intersection of Bloomington Road and Woodbine Avenue, east of Highway 404, near Aurora.

The Preston Lake community has approximately 700 residents divided into three distinct sub-communities: the North Shore, the Association of North Shore Ratepayers (private gated community); Preston Lake Beach Club on the west shore (luxury estate properties); and the Preston Lake South Shore Property Owners Association (upper middle-class). These three distinct homeowner's associations form the Pride & Preston Lake Community Association, a not-for-profit corporation, consisting of three elected directors (one from each residential shore - north, south, west), and an executive committee of volunteers, which includes a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary.

Geography
Lake depth: approx.  at deepest point
Area: approx. 280,000 m2 open water (approx 70 acres)

Preston Lake is home to numerous fish species, including largemouth bass, yellow perch, brown bullhead (catfish), and pumpkinseed (sunfish). The Ontario record for largemouth bass was caught by Mario Crysanthou of North York, Ontario in Preston Lake in August 1976; the fish weighed 10.43 pounds, and was  in length with a girth of .

Thanks mainly in part to the preservation of the lake by its residents (Lake Management Plan/Homeowner's Guide) and a town by-law that prohibits the use of gasoline powered motorboats, the water of Preston Lake remains extremely clean and teeming with wildlife. Shoreline restoration funding is granted regularly by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Further land use is now tightly restricted by the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act.

Use of the lake and its shorelines is regulated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in conjunction with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (including some funding for shoreline restoration); the Ministry of Natural Resources governs fishing regulations, town by-laws prohibit the use of power boats on the lake, and laws are enforced by the York Regional Police Marine Unit. While the resources of all levels of government are used for the regulation, protection and preservation of the lake, the entire perimeter of the lake is currently in private hands, and the homeowners in the sub-communities alone benefit from exclusive access rights to one of Whitchurch–Stouffville's most significant natural and recreational assets. It remains one of the premiere communities in all of southern Ontario.

History
Archaic native artifacts more than 3,000 years old have been found around Preston Lake. The native Seneca (Iroquois) people had a settlement near Preston Lake from 1500 to 1650 A.D.

In 1802, Frederic Baron de Hoen was granted  in Whitchurch Township around the lake, owning lots 10 and 11, concession 4. He received the grants as a Hessian soldier for service with the British Army in the American War of Independence. Through the years a story was handed down that he sold  of land for the cost of a horse and saddle to Peter Reesor, a Pennsylvania Dutch settler who registered the land in 1805. Reesor's family and fellow Pennsylvanians began settling the area in 1803, continuing with other Mennonite families (the Tauns and Brillingers) between 1850 and 1900, and the lake was then known as Reesor Lake.

Ressor Lake became Middleton Lake after the Middletons bought the land from the Ressors at the turn of the century. In 1920, the Middletons sold their land to George and Annie Preston who developed the lakeshore as a summer tourist resort in the early 1920s. In 1915, Preston built a large, red brick, eleven-room farmhouse to the north of lot 13 which still stood as of 2008. In 1923, the residence became the first in the area to have electricity, powered by a Delco generator in the basement. Preston's entrepreneurial spirit saw him and his family living in the basement as he used the home for hotel guests during the summers of the 1920s, and since the lane to his house was the only access to the lake, he charged a toll fee of 25 cents for cars and 10 cents for horses and carriages to use the lane for lake access.

On 29 August 1930, Plan 232 was approved by Whitchurch Township, and Preston hired engineers and surveyors to begin development of the north side of the lake. Considering that the first condominium law passed in the United States was in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1958, his idea for a private community of home owners, controlled by the association of owners that jointly represent ownership of the whole area, was visionary for the time.

Preston created one public and one private beach, installed a wharf and diving facilities and stocked the lake with bass for fishing. In 1955, the lake was painted by the Group of Seven artist A. J. Casson. The painting was of the Hennessy homestead, which still stands on the west side of Woodbine Avenue.

At least since 1998, the north shore community of Preston Lake (Preston Lake Country Club) has been divided and unable to agree on a funding formula and strategy for the maintenance of their commonly held, private road network. The club has become dependent on the larger town to facilitate discussions on the maintenance of the club's own internal road network, to provide an annual grant for road maintenance, for liability insurance to cover Preston North Shores Roads Committee (including sub-committees for the maintenance of a private beach), and since 2004, to collect maintenance fees for the private roads through realty taxes. Grants from other levels of government have also been sought. Despite the larger town's assistance in the maintenance of the club's road network and lake access route, the roads remain private property, and citizens outside the Preston Lake Country Club have no legal access to the lake from the beach-front road.

The south shore of the lake saw cottage development begin in the 1950s, and a trailer park emerge on the west shore in the 1970s. In the 1990s, Landford Preston Lake Limited purchased the west shore property, removed the trailer park and built an estate subdivision in its place with  lots (Preston Lake Estates); the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville assumed the streets of the west shore in 1997, while allowing the private Preston Lake Beach Club exclusive access to the lake in its subdivision.

On the south shore there is one small lakefront park to which local residents alone have deeded access.

Until the 1970s, Preston Lake had a public beach accessible for a small day-fee. When the beach and trailer park on the west shore were purchased by for estate property development in the 1990s, the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville failed to ensure and protect public access to its own lake. Today, despite the investment of significant funding and/or oversight of all levels of government, the lake is completely surrounded by private property and access is restricted to fewer than 700 people. The new Vandorf-Preston Lake Secondary plan proposed a trail system that would give public access to the lake; this met with significant opposition by residents who enjoy exclusive access to the lake.

References

External links
 Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, official website

Communities in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Kettle lakes in Canada


Satter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Beryl Satter (born 1959), American historian
David Satter (born 1947), American journalist
Gustave Satter (1832–1879), Austrian classical composer and pianist
Jack Satter, American baseball team owner and philanthropist
Jonathan Satter (born 1969), American businessman
Muneer Satter (born 1960), American investor and philanthropist
Rodney J. Satter (1925–2011), American politician
Ruth Lyttle Satter (1923–1989), American botanist
Tina Satter, American playwright and theatre director

See also
Sater (disambiguation)


Dakar Records (1967-1976) was a record label started by Carl Davis in 1967, while employed at Brunswick Records. The label was initially distributed by Atlantic Records subsidiary Cotillion Records, and was based in Chicago. All releases after late 1971 were distributed by Brunswick Records.

Notable artists on the imprint included Tyrone Davis, Hamilton Bohannon, and Sidney Joe Qualls. Dakar also released LPs by Boobie Knight and the Universal Lady, Even Stevens, Johnny Sayles, Prophets of Soul and Mighty Doug Haynes.

When Brunswick/Dakar went dormant, Davis founded Chi Sound Records.

Owned by Brunswick today, the Dakar catalog is today distributed by Koch Entertainment.

References
 Edwards, David, Callahan, Mike and Eyries, Patrice Dakar Album Discography

American record labels
Soul music record labels
Record labels established in 1967
1967 establishments in the United States


"No Way Out" is the first Christmas special of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It first aired on 24 December 1975. In this episode, prisoner Tommy Slocombe makes an escape attempt in the lead-up to Christmas.

Synopsis
Christmas has come to Slade Prison. Godber, with his innocent nature, likes the idea of Christmas, but Fletcher tells him that Christmas in prison is little different to any other day. Godber points out that there are carol singers, but Fletcher remarks that they are there to drown out the sound of Tommy Slocombe's tunnelling.

Fletcher tries to visit the prison's infirmary with his bad knee, but the prison doctor refuses to admit him. Instead, he gives Fletcher an appointment at a civilian hospital, Carlisle General. With this information, Harry Grout requests that Fletcher picks up an important object from a nurse at the hospital.

Mr Barrowclough is given the job of escorting Fletcher to hospital, although he finds the very edgy Fletcher's grumbling a dampener on his day. At the hospital, a young nurse gives Fletcher a "Christmas card", which turns out to be a fake passport for Tommy Slocombe. Grouty also asks that Fletcher and Godber help with the choir, but also insists that Fletcher provides him with a bicycle.

Unfortunately, Barrowclough's bicycle is stolen as part of the escape plan and, on confronting Godber, Warren and Fletcher about the theft, he is left in a state of confusion with their responses. Mr Mackay berates Barrowclough for being too trusting with the prisoners. To make matters worse, Mackay discovers what is going on with the tunnelling, and orders the men back to their cells. Lukewarm, a skilled pickpocket, manages to steal Barrowclough's watch under the façade of wishing him a Merry Christmas. Mackay's wallet is also stolen.

Due to these events, Christmas is cancelled in Slade Prison. Fletcher realises that things have gone too far and speaks to Harry Grout, who admits that the tunnel is off course anyway. Fletcher arranges to have a word with Mackay; his plan is for Mackay to fall into the tunnel, and Grout can use the distraction to smuggle Slocombe out another way, but Fletcher miscalculates the tunnel's location and ends up falling into the tunnel himself.

With the escape attempt apparently thwarted, Christmas is reinstated and Fletcher is in the infirmary. As Fletcher is eating Christmas lunch, Mackay tries to bribe him with an almost full small bottle of whisky if he tells him where the earth from the tunnel went. Fletcher tells Mackay that they dug another tunnel and hid the earth there. The episode ends with a triumphant Fletcher drinking his whisky and wishing Mackay a Merry Christmas.

Episode cast

Notes
 It has been established that Warren cannot read. However, he is seen holding a hymn book while singing in the choir. It could be however, that due to the choir singing the same four carols over and over, that he has memorised the lyrics as he is not seen reading from the book itself.
 Mackay mentions that he went to the Governor's sherry party. However, it is revealed in the following year's Christmas special that the Governor is teetotal. Although it is entirely feasible that the Governor could throw a sherry party without drinking alcohol himself.

References

Porridge (1974 TV series) episodes
British Christmas television episodes
1975 British television episodes


Hard Truck 2: King of the Road is the European version of Hard Truck 2. It was released in various European countries by JoWooD Productions on June 7, 2002.

Gameplay
The game is an open world truck driving simulator, but less relaxing. You will be racing your competition for the monopoly of the trucking market. In doing so, you will have to race with your competition from destination to destination all while you have to evade the mafia, drive carefully enough so the police is content, dealing with any road hazards that exist and expanding your business.

Reception
In the United States, Hard Truck 2 sold 210,000 copies and earned $2.1 million by August 2006, after its release in June 2000. It was the country's 100th best-selling computer game during this period.

Footnotes

2002 video games
Trade simulation games
Truck racing video games
Video games developed in Russia
Video game sequels
Windows games
Windows-only games
JoWooD Entertainment games


ABKO Properties was a joint venture between Wichita, Kansas real estate entrepreneur George Ablah and Wichita-based Koch Industries formed specifically to purchase Chrysler Realty Corporation in the late 1970s from a hard-pressed Lee Iacocca. Koch Industries is ranked 2 among the Forbes list of largest private companies.  Chrysler Realty Corporation purchases, leases or options dealership facilities and then leases or subleases these facilities to Chrysler dealers. The name ABKO was derived from the first two letters of Ablah's name and the first two letters of Charles Koch's name, who is head of Koch Industries.  At the time ABKO was formed, Chrysler was on the verge of bankruptcy.

History

ABKO purchased around 840 Chrysler automotive dealership sites around the country controlled by Iacocca in 1979 for slightly over $100 million in cash.  Not all the sites were owned by Chrysler Realty.

Under the leadership of Ablah and his team, Chrysler Realty president Ed Homer (for a brief time), executive vice president Corliss (Corky) Nelson of Koch, acquisition/disposition specialists Wayne Delfino and Frank Mills, and attorney John Schippel, among others, ABKO set forth a strategy to diversify Chrysler Realty Corporation by way of liquidating non-performing Chrysler dealership properties by tax-free exchange and sale.

In 1983, Iacocca, assisted by a government bailout he organized, repurchased 446 of the dealerships in a measure aimed at strengthening the Chrysler dealer network.  ABKO dissolved shortly thereafter.

Notes

Defunct real estate companies of the United States
Former joint ventures
Koch Industries
Chrysler
Auto dealerships of the United States


A Finntown is a quarter populated by Finnish American people in the cities and big villages of the United States. In the United States there were a dozen Finntowns. In the Finntowns were services for Finnish people, usually at least a co-op store, a church and a town hall. In the biggest Finntowns there were, for example, saunas, restaurants, hotels, shoemakers, tailors, barbers and record stores all serving in Finnish. The biggest communities of Finnish Americans were in Brooklyn, New York (Finntown (Brooklyn)) and in Harlem, in Hancock, Michigan, in Duluth, Minnesota, in Butte, Montana, in Astoria, Oregon, Chicago, Berkeley, California, Ashtabula, Ohio and Cleveland.

The Finntowns flourished until the 1950s, when they started to vanish. Nowadays the biggest Finnish-American community is in Lake Worth and Lantana in Florida. There 18 000 Finnish residents, both old and new immigrants.

References

Sources
Pitkänen, Silja & Sutinen, Ville-Juhani: Amerikansuomalaisten tarina, Tammi, 2014. ISBN 978-951-31-7568-9.
Turun Sanomat, 5 April in 2006, https://www.ts.fi/teemat/1074112019

Culture of Finland
Finnish diaspora
Finnish American
Finnish-American culture


The Northeast Delta Dental International was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played from 2004 to 2013 in the Concord, New Hampshire area. Naming rights were purchased by insurer Northeast Delta Dental.

Tournament names through the years:
2004–06: Laconia Savings Bank Golf Classic
2007–09: USI Championship
2010–11: The International at Concord
2012–13: Northeast Delta Dental International

Winners

Tournament records

References

External links
Coverage on the Symetra Tour's official site

Former Symetra Tour events
Golf in New Hampshire
2004 establishments in New Hampshire
2013 disestablishments in New Hampshire
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013


Barrow Airport may refer to:

 Barrow/Walney Island Airport in Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom
 Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Utqiaġvik (formerly known as Barrow), Alaska, United States
 Barrow Island Airport in Western Australia


The Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society Limited, known locally as Plymco, was founded in 1859 by ten tradesmen. The society grew from 18 members, as recorded on 3 January 1860, to a membership of over 130,000. The department store business was sold to Vergo Retail in 2009.

Members approved a merger with the larger Co-operative Group (of which the society was a corporate member) at a series of members' meetings during 2009. The merger occurred on 6 September 2009.

References

Companies based in Plymouth, Devon
Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom
1859 establishments in England
2009 disestablishments in England
Defunct companies of England
British companies disestablished in 2009
British companies established in 1859
Consumers' co-operatives of the United Kingdom


Bradford Ernest Sullivan (November 18, 1931 – December 31, 2008) was an American character actor on film, stage and television. He was best known for playing the killer Cole in The Sting, hockey goon Mo Wanchuk in Slap Shot, mobster George in The Untouchables (1987) and the gruff Henry Wingo in The Prince of Tides (1991).

Biography

Early life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Winthrop Sullivan and Margaret Schroeder Sullivan, Brad Sullivan served in the Korean War and then attended the University of Maine. After touring with a stage company, he moved to New York City and studied at the American Theatre Wing. He made his Off-Broadway debut in Red Roses for Me in 1961, and went on to appear in the London company of the musical South Pacific.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, he appeared in two productions of the New York Shakespeare Festival — Coriolanus at Central Park's Delacorte Theatre (1965), and Václav Havel's The Memorandum. In 1971, he starred as Rip Cord opposite Adrienne Barbeau as Cookie Kovac in the David Newbburge-Jacques Urbont musical Stag Movie. Theater critic Clive Barnes in The New York Times called the two "quite jolly" and that they "deserve to be congratulated on the lack of embarrassment they show when, on occasion, they have to wander around stark naked. They may not be sexy but they certainly keep cheerful."

In 1972, he made his feature film debut in the military drama Parades (1972; re-released as The Line, 1980). This was followed by an appearance in a CBS TV-movie adaptation of David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, a black comedy about a Vietnam War veteran. The subject matter proved so controversial that half of the network's affiliates refused to broadcast the telefilm.

Success as character actor
Sullivan was then featured prominently in director George Roy Hill's hit The Sting (1973), playing Cole, the hired killer who dogs the Robert Redford and Paul Newman characters. Following roles in other productions, Sullivan reteamed with star Newman and director Hill for Slap Shot (1977), a hit comedy about a down-and-out hockey team. In a departure from the stoic, taciturn parts in which he was often cast, Sullivan played a spectacularly vulgar hockey player, Morris "Mo" Wanchuk.

He followed this with his Broadway debut, playing three different military officers in a revival of David Rabe's play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (April–September 1977), starring Al Pacino. The following year, Sullivan earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as steelworker Mike LeFevre in Working (May–June 1978), adapted from the book by Studs Terkel and also starring Patti LuPone and Joe Mantegna. He would go on to do four other Broadway plays: Beth Henley's The Wake of Jamey Foster (October 1982), with Holly Hunter; a Circle in the Square revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (May–November 1983); Peter Hall's revival of Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending (September–December 1989), as Jabe Torrance opposite Vanessa Redgrave's Lady Torrance (both recreating their roles in the TNT cable network's adaptation); and a stage version of the movie On the Waterfront (May 1995).

Sullivan's other feature film credits include Walk Proud (1979), The Island (1980); Ghost Story (1981); Tin Men (1987); The Untouchables (1987); Funny Farm (1988); Dead Bang (1989); The Dream Team (1989); The Abyss (1989); Guilty by Suspicion (1991); True Colors (1991), The Prince of Tides (1991); Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993); The Fantasticks (made 1995, released 2000); The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995); Canadian Bacon (1995); and Bushwhacked (1995). Of his role as a harsh husband in The Prince of Tides, in which his unwary character is given dog food to eat and consumes it with gusto, Sullivan told an interviewer he was never quite sure if the contents of a can served him by Kate Nelligan, who played his wife, was actually dog food. He added, however, that as an actor he did not believe in questioning a director, and that whatever it was tasted fine.

On television, Sullivan portrayed Artemas Ward in 1984 miniseries George Washington, and Judge Roy Bean in the 1991 television movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw. Additional television credits include Miami Vice, The Equalizer, Against the Law, and Best of the West. He had recurring roles on I'll Fly Away, as Mr. Zollicofer Weed, the ex-Marine turned wrestling coach, and NYPD Blue, as Patsy Ferrara, a retired prizefighter who taught Bobby Simone about keeping birds. As a cast member of the drama Nothing Sacred (1997–1998), he played Father Leo, the older priest who helps guide his younger colleagues. His final TV role was on a 2000 episode of Law & Order.

Other theater work includes the Off-Broadway plays The Ballad of Soapy Smith by Michael Weller (1984) and Neal Bell's Cold Sweat (1988) at Playwrights Horizons.

Personal life and death
Sullivan lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He died on December 31, 2008, aged 77, of cancer.

Partial filmography

Parades (1972) - Sergeant Hook
Sticks and Bones (1973)
The Sting (1973) - Cole
Movin' On (1975) - Lt. Hardacre
Slap Shot (1977) - Mo Wanchuk
Walk Proud (1979) - Jerry Kelsey
The Island (1980) - Stark
Ghost Story (1981) - Sheriff Hardesty
Cold River (1982) - Reuban Knat
The Neighborhood (1982, TV movie) - Foreman
The New Kids (1985) - Colonel Jenkins
Hoosiers (1986) - George
Tin Men (1987) - Masters
The Untouchables (1987) - George
Funny Farm (1988) - Brock
Dead Bang (1989) - Chief Hillard
The Dream Team (1989) - Sgt. Vincente
Signs of Life (1989) - Lobsterman
The Abyss (1989) - Executive Officer Everton
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) - Congressman Velde
True Colors (1991) - FBI Agent Abernathy
The Prince of Tides (1991) - Henry Wingo
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) - Father Thomas
The Fantasticks (1995) - Ben Hucklebee
The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995) - Detective Robert Worzic
Canadian Bacon (1995) - Gus
Bushwhacked (1995) - Jack Erickson

References

External links

Male actors from Chicago
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male stage actors
Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
Place of death missing
Deaths from liver cancer
Actors from the Upper West Side
1931 births
2008 deaths
University of Maine alumni
20th-century American male actors


A spicery was the office in a medieval or Renaissance household responsible for spices, as well as the room in which the spices were kept. It was headed by a spicerer. The office was subordinated to the kitchen or the wardrobe, and existed as a separate office only in larger households. It was closely connected with other offices of the kitchen, such as the saucery and the scullery. The term is largely obsolete today, and if used at all is more often simply a synonym for spices.

References

Medieval cuisine


The 2 krooni banknote (2 EEK) is a denomination of the Estonian kroon, the former currency of Estonia. Karl Ernst von Baer, who was an Estonian Baltic German anthropologist, naturalist and geographer (1792–1876), is featured with a portrait on the obverse. The 2 krooni bill is called sometimes a "kahene" meaning "a two".

A view of Tartu University which was founded in 1632 is featured on the reverse. Before the replacement of the EEK by the euro, the 2 krooni banknote was the smallest denomination most commonly used by Estonian residents on an everyday basis. It can be exchanged indefinitely at the currency museum of Eesti Pank for €0.13.

History of the banknote
 1992: first series issued by the Bank of Estonia;
 2006: second series issued;
 2007: third series issued;
 2011: withdrawn from circulation and replaced by the euro

Security features

Source:
 1992
On the right-hand side of the banknote there is a watermark depicting the Tall Hermann Tower of Toompea Castle.
The paper of the banknotes contains security fibres of different colour.
Each note contains a security strip.
Each banknote has a seven-digit serial number printed in black.
 2006
 Portrait watermark.
 Dark security thread with transparent text "2 EEK EESTI PANK".
 Microprint, repeated text "EESTI PANK".
 Tactile intaglio-printed elements.
 Latent number "2".
 Signatures. Governor, Chairman of the Board.
 Anti-copier line-structure.
 UV-fluorescent fibres glowing green.
 UV-fluorescent security thread glowing blue.
 UV-fluorescent rectangle with the denomination "2".
 Serial numbers.

See also
 Currencies related to the euro
 Estonian euro coins
 Currency board
 Estonian mark
 Economy of Estonia

References

External links

 Global Financial Data data series - Estonia Kroon
 The Global History of Currencies - Estonia

Currencies of Estonia
Two-base-unit banknotes


The CALFED Bay-Delta Program, also known as CALFED, is a department within the government of California, administered under the California Resources Agency. The department acts as consortium, coordinating the activities and interests of the state government of California and the U.S. federal government to focus on interrelated water problems in the state’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The coordination program was created in 1994 by Governor Pete Wilson and federal Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt following a decade of chaotic disputes between the state of California, the federal government, environmental groups, agricultural interests, and municipal water services.

The current Director of CALFED is Joe Grindstaff. The department is located along Capitol Mall in Sacramento.

Priorities
CALFED's priorities for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta include:
To ensure the reliability of water supplies within the Delta.
To improve and safeguard the Delta's water quality. The Delta currently serves as the tap to 25 million Californians who receive at least some of their drinking water.
To restore the Delta's ecosystem by protecting native species and eradicating invasive species.
To improve levee protection along the Delta's rivers.

Coordinating agencies
Various federal and state agencies fall into CALFED's coordination authority. These agencies include:

State
California Resources Agency
California Bay-Delta Authority
California Department of Conservation
California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Water Resources
California State Parks
Reclamation Board
Delta Protection Commission
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
California Environmental Protection Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
California Department of Food and Agriculture
California Department of Health and Human Services
California Department of Public Health

Federal
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Forest Service
National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration

In addition to the state and federal agencies, nearly 60 Native American tribes also participate in the program's activity coordination.

Criticisms
In February 2006, the California Legislative Analyst's Office, or LAO, published criticisms of the CALFED Program during its annual budget review, citing sources from the California State Legislature and various independent review panels. The LAO report indicated that CALFED had "[failed] to develop a viable long-term finance plan (as directed by the Legislature)," as well as its "lack of focus and priorities," and "lack of a performance orientation." Due to its various coordination agencies and priorities, the LAO declared that "the program had strayed from its original focus of resolving conflicts among water-related interests in the Delta, by expanding into what looked like a statewide water management program, resulting in substantial overlap with the mission and responsibilities of [the] California Department of Water Resources."

The LAO recommended to the Legislature and for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to reform CALFED by establishing realistic budget reviews and create more confined responsibilities that would not overlap into other departments.

See also

Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
Central Valley Project
California Water Fix and Eco Restore, formerly known as the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
California Water Wars

References

External links
Official CALFED Bay-Delta Program website

California Natural Resources Agency
State agencies of California
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
San Francisco Bay watershed
Government agencies established in 1994
1994 establishments in California


Wesley Corners is a community situated in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.

The hamlet is located at the intersection of Woodbine Avenue (east of Highway 404) and York Regional Road 15/ Aurora Road. It was originally known as Hacking's Corners, after Rev. James Hacking who settled there in 1817. A Methodist Church was constructed of logs on the north-west corner in 1840; it was replaced by the current brick structure in 1881. The hamlet eventually became known as Wesley, in honour of the founder of the Methodist movement, John Wesley.

Today a service station and coffee shop are found on the south-west corner, and an auto repair shop on the south-east corner. Ducks Unlimited, a wetland and wildlife conservation organization, is on the north-east corner.

References

Communities in Whitchurch-Stouffville


The Color of Paradise (Persian: رنگ خدا, Rang-e Khodā, literally The Color of God) is a 1999 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi.

Plot

The story revolves around a blind boy named Mohammad who is released from his special school in Tehran for summer vacation. His father, Hashem, shamed and burdened by Mohammad's blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries to convince the headmaster to keep Mohammad over the summer. The headmaster refuses, so Hashem eventually takes him home.

Hashem, who is a widower, now wants to marry a local woman and prepares for the wedding. He approaches the woman's parents with gifts, and they give him their blessing. He attempts to hide the fact that his son is blind because he fears that the girl's family will see it as a bad omen.

Meanwhile, Mohammad happily roams around the beautiful hills of his village with his sisters. He touches and feels the nature around him, counting the sounds of animals and imitating them. He displays a unique attitude toward nature and seems to understand its rhythms and textures as a language. Mohammad goes to the local school with his sisters and reads the lessons from his textbook in Braille, which amazes the children and the teacher.

Fearing his bride-to-be's family will learn of Mohammad, Hashem takes Mohammad away and leaves him with a blind carpenter who agrees to make him an apprentice. The blind carpenter begins to mentor the boy, but Mohammad begins to cry and expresses that he wants to see God. Mohammad says that God must not love him for making him blind, and says that his teacher taught that God loves the blind children more for their blindness. Mohammad then questions why God should make him blind if he truly loves him more. He also says that he wanted to be able to see God, and that his teacher said that God is everywhere and one can also feel God. The carpenter simply remarks that he agrees and walks away, possibly affected by the boy's words as he himself is blind.

Mohammad's grandmother is heartbroken when she realizes that Hashem has sent Mohammad away to apprentice under a blind carpenter, and, in her distress, she falls ill. She leaves the family home, but Hashem tries to convince her to stay, questioning his destiny, and lamenting his deceased wife and blind son. As she leaves, Mohammad's grandmother drops a hairpin from Mohammad into a pond and faints, falling into the water as she attempts to find it again. Hashem carries her back home. Eventually, Mohammad's grandmother dies. The bride's family sees this as a bad omen, and the wedding is called off.

His hopes destroyed, Hashem decides to bring Mohammad back. The film shows glimpses of shame and pity that Hashem felt for himself and his son all along. He returns to the blind carpenter and retrieves Mohammad. They head for home through the woods. As they cross a small wooden bridge over a rushing river, the bridge collapses and Mohammad falls into the water, carried away by the strong currents. For a moment, his father stands petrified, looking on in shock at the sight of his son being dragged away; he appears to be torn between rescuing him and freeing himself of his "burden." Moments later, he makes his decision, dashes into the river, and is also carried along swiftly by the roaring water, behind Mohammad.

Hashem wakes up on the shore of the Caspian Sea and sees Mohammad lying motionless a short distance away. He drags himself up and stumbles toward Mohammad's body and takes him in his arms. Hashem weeps over his son's body and looks to the skies. A woodpecker is heard, and the sun comes out; Mohammad's fingers slowly start to move. Perhaps he is "reading" the sound with his fingers as if they are Braille dots, or maybe, in his death, he has finally touched God.

Cast
 Hossein Mahjoub as Hashem (Mohammad's father)
 Mohsen Ramezani as Mohammad (blind boy)
 Salameh Feyzi as Mohammad's grandmother

References

External links

1999 films
1999 drama films
Iranian drama films
1990s Persian-language films
Films about blind people
Films shot in Iran
Films set in Iran
Films directed by Majid Majidi
Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners
Films about disability


HelioVolt Corporation was a privately held solar energy company based in Austin, Texas that suspended operations in 2014. The company manufactured photovoltaic (PV) solar modules using a thin film semiconductor process based on copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) to produce CIGS solar cells. HelioVolt manufactured these thin film modules for commercial rooftop, utility-scale ground mount, residential, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and custom installations. The company raised over $230 million in investments including over $80 million by SK Group.

History
HelioVolt Corporation was founded in 2001 to develop and commercialize its FASST® process for applying CIGS thin-film photovoltaics directly onto conventional construction materials. The company’s FASST® process,

based on semiconductor printing was conceived by HelioVolt founder Dr. Billy J. Stanbery, an expert in the materials science of CIGS and related compound semiconductors. FASST® is a patented manufacturing process for CIGS synthesis.

HelioVolt produced thin film solar PV modules for commercial rooftop, utility-scale ground mount, residential, BIPV and custom installations. HelioVolt suspended operations in 2014 and the contents of the Austin facility were auctioned in January 2015

Investments
Large-scale investment in HelioVolt began with $8 million in Series A funding from New Enterprise Associates in 2005.

A further $77 million was added in a Series B funding round co-led by Paladin Capital Group and the Masdar Clean Tech Fund in August 2007.
The Series B funding round was closed for a total of $101 million in October 2007
with investments from Sequel Venture Partners, Noventi and Passport Capital.
 The latest investment will fund factory expansion preparation activities.

Technology

HelioVolt developed a new way to manufacture thin-film CIGS semiconductor coatings for solar panels, based on research into the fundamental device physics of the CIGS semiconductor material.

Conventional semiconductor processing requires a vacuum process to deposit the semiconductor film on the substrate. The need for vacuum chambers makes this a lengthy batch-oriented production process. HelioVolt developed a nanomaterial-based coating that could be sprayed onto a wide variety of substrates without requiring a vacuum. Non-vacuum or atmospheric deposition processes offer a combination of lower costs, process simplicity and reduced manufacturing times. The company's
FASST manufacturing process won a Nanotech Briefs "Nano 50"
nanotechnology award in 2006.  In 2008, HelioVolt and NREL won an R&D 100 Award for their innovative Thin Film Solar Printing Process as well as the year's coveted R&D Magazine's Editor’s Choice for Most Revolutionary Technology.

HelioVolt produced thin film solar cells that could convert 14% of the sunlight that hit them into electricity, and solar modules with conversion efficiencies of above 12 percent as certified by NREL.

References

External links
 HelioVolt company website

Engineering companies of the United States
Thin-film cell manufacturers
Companies based in Austin, Texas
Companies disestablished in 2014
Companies established in 2001