Georges Constant Mandjeck (born 9 December 1988) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Stuttgart
Mandjeck joined Stuttgart from Kadji Sports Academy in the summer of 2007 and made his competitive debut for the club on 25 July 2007 in their 2–0 home defeat to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Premiere-Ligapokal, coming on as a substitute for Antônio da Silva in the 89th minute. It turned out to be his only competitive appearance for Stuttgart during the 2007–08 season.

Loan to Kaiserslautern

On 30 January 2008, Mandjeck was loaned out to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season. He made his league debut for the club on 1 February 2008 in their 1–1 away draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach, starting the match and being replaced by Moussa Ouattara in the 67th minute. He went on to make a total of 10 league appearances for Kaiserslautern before returning to Stuttgart upon the end of the season.

Back at Stuttgart
Mandjeck's first competitive appearance since returning to Stuttgart came on 28 August 2008 in the club's 4–1 away win at Hungarian side Győri ETO FC in the second leg of the second qualifying round for the UEFA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Pável Pardo in the 63rd minute. He went on to make his Bundesliga debut on 13 September 2008 in Stuttgart's goalless draw away at 1899 Hoffenheim, coming off the bench to replace Khalid Boulahrouz in the 84th minute.

Second loan to Kaiserslautern
In July 2009, Mandjeck was again loaned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the 2009–10 season. He made his first competitive appearance of the season on 31 July 2009 in Kaiserslautern's 1–0 win at Eintracht Braunschweig in the first round of the German Cup and also appeared in the club's opening league match of the season on 8 August 2009, a 2–1 win at home to Greuther Fürth, playing the full 90 minutes in both of these two games. He subsequently established himself as a regular at the club.

Stade Rennais
In July 2010, he moved to Stade Rennais F.C.

Auxerre
In January 2013, he moved to Auxerre.

Kayseri Erciyesspor
Mandjeck moved to Kayseri Erciyesspor at a fee of €4 million. He signed a contract until 2016.

Loan to Metz
On 11 January 2018, Sparta Prague loaned Mandjeck to Ligue 1 side FC Metz until the end of the season.

Waasland-Beveren
On 29 September 2020, Mandjeck joined Belgian Belgian First Division A side Waasland-Beveren.

Kocaelispor
On 8 July 2021, he signed with Kocaelispor in Turkey.

International career
Mandjeck was part of Cameroon's squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He came on as a substitute in their first group game against South Korea, where he scored a goal to earn Cameroon a 1–1 draw. He made his second appearance in the team's third group game, a goalless draw against Italy, where he was sent off for stamping on the foot of Antonio Nocerino.

Career statistics

International

Honours

International
Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations: 2017

References

External links

1988 births
Footballers from Douala
Living people
Cameroonian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Cameroon men's international footballers
Kadji Sports Academy players
VfB Stuttgart players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
AJ Auxerre players
Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
FC Metz players
AC Sparta Prague players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
S.K. Beveren players
Kocaelispor footballers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Süper Lig players
Czech First League players
Israeli Premier League players
Belgian Pro League players
TFF First League players
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Cameroon
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium


Great Science Fiction Stories About the Moon is a 1967 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by T. E. Dikty and published by Fredrick Fell.  The stories had originally appeared in the magazines Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Galaxy Science Fiction, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Astounding.

Contents

 "Earth’s Natural Satellite", by T. E. Dikty
 Table of Comparisons: Earth and Moon
 Significant Events in Lunar Exploration
 "Moon Prospector", by William B. Ellern
 "The Reluctant Heroes", by Frank M. Robinson
 "Glimpses of the Moon", by Wallace West
 "The Pro", by Edmond Hamilton
 "Honeymoon in Hell", by Fredric Brown
 "Via Death", by Eando Binder
 "Trends", by Isaac Asimov
 Glossary

References

1967 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Short stories set on the Moon


The Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a non-profit organization, was the primary educational and support services resource for Deaf and Hard of Hearing residents in Vermont and surrounding areas. The Vermont Center, headquartered at Brattleboro’s Austin’s School For The Deaf, was launched by the Austine School in 1998 and operated until 2014. The Austine School was one of four independent schools and twelve outreach programs through which the Vermont Center assisted thousands of Vermonters who had hearing loss.

History

In the late 1800s, U.S. Army Colonel William Austine retired to Brattleboro, Vermont. In his will, the Colonel specified a sum of $50,000 to establish a hospital for the treatment of strangers or local residents with extraordinary circumstances. Complying with this wish and under trusteeship, five local citizens incorporated the Austine Institution in 1904. About this same time, the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital opened and alleviated the need for another medical facility. After debate, the then Vermont Attorney General, who was also the administrator of the Colonel's will, prevailed with his suggestion to open a school for blind and deaf students. Support was gained from the Vermont General Assembly to purchase a  farm and in the fall of 1912 the Austine School opened with sixteen students.

In 1914, Alexander Graham Bell delivered Austine School's first commencement address.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the school grew. A new elementary school was added followed by a new high school wing. Soon after, a high school boys dormitory and a high school girls dorm were completed. In 1970, the construction of Vermont Hall upgraded the dormitories for the younger children, added administrative offices, a modern kitchen, dining room and health facility.

In 1975 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed. This legislation impacted how people with disabilities are educated. The Vermont Center was created to provide statewide, location-based support for deaf education through a statewide consulting network. Additional programs the Austine School had founded over the years to meet the needs of the deaf community beyond the classroom were now grouped under the umbrella of the Vermont Center.

With mainstreaming underway, Austine School saw a marked increase in the percentage of its students who face multiple  physical and educational challenges. In response, the William Center was created as a separate school licensed by the Department for Children and Families and housed on the Austine Campus as a residential facility for emotionally disturbed deaf children.

Mission and philosophy

The mission of The Vermont Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Inc. was to provide comprehensive educational and support services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, adults, and families throughout Vermont and surrounding states. This was accomplished through:

The Austine School, in Brattleboro, was an independent, coeducational day and residential school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children age four to twenty two from New England and New York. Striving to prepare students for entry to college and career by making learning relevant to everyday life, the school provided a challenging academic program, sensitive to the individual needs of each student. The ultimate goal for every Austine student was to experience a happy, healthy and successful adulthood.

The William Center, located on the Austine School Campus, was an approved independent school and licensed by the Department for Children and Families as a residential facility for emotionally disturbed deaf children. All students received weekly counseling from a licensed mental health counselor.

The Williston Regional Day Program in Williston, Vermont, was housed within a large public elementary school. It was a day program for Pre/K to grade eight students that utilized both mainstream and specialized curricula. Interpreters accompanied students to all mainstreamed classes.

The Bennington Regional Day Program, in Bennington, Vermont, was a specialized day program much like the Williston Program for Pre/K to grade six students.

These four educational facilities were approved by the Vermont Department of Education and Vermont Department of Children and Families for residential programs.

VCDHH Consultant Program was statewide and provided an array of special services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing students from birth to twenty-one years regardless of their educational placement. Consultants provided children and their families unbiased information regarding language choice, communication methods and educational opportunities throughout the child's developmental years. Families and school staff were provided with in-service training and ongoing support.

The Family Sign Language Mentor Program provided statewide, home-based individual sign language instruction and family support for deaf, hard of hearing and non-verbal individuals and their families.

The American Sign Language Program provided sequential, comprehensive sign language instruction to students and adults across Vermont. It also offered consultation and materials to school districts offering ASL for foreign language credit. Additionally, this program oversaw and assisted in developing statewide standards for ASL instruction. Family Services provided a full array of family-based services that include educational workshops, social opportunities, parent-to-parent networking, community outreach education, ASL instruction, Deaf mentoring, a lending library and a parent newsletter.

The Center for Audiological Services was established in 1971 at the Austine Hearing Center. The Center's goal was to provide quality, affordable audiological services to the general community in southeastern Vermont and to students at the Austine School for the Deaf.

The Vermont Interpreter Referral Service (VIRS) provided statewide interpreter referral services for ASL/spoken English/oral interpreting assignments in medical, legal, mental health, employment, educational, civil and recreational settings.

The Vermont Parent Infant Program (VTPIP) was a statewide program focusing on the services and support of families of children, from birth to age three, with a diagnosed hearing loss or for whom hearing is an area of concern. This program was offered at no cost to all Vermont families.

Mental Health Services were provided statewide by masters and doctoral level clinical staff who are fluent in ASL and had expertise in working with persons who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Adult Services, also known as Access, was a community-based employment program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Access services included supported employment, case management, service coordination, community outreach, independent living skills instruction and vocational assessment.

Deaf Victims Advocacy Services (DVAS) was a program that serves victims of domestic and sexual violence who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.  DVAS also provides training on working with Deaf consumers to involved agencies, including police departments, court personnel and shelter staff.

Vermont Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (VT EDP) provided telecommunications equipment for qualified Vermont individuals with a communication impairment or disability.

Austine-Green Mountain Lion's Summer Camp served children from ages two to eighteen. It provided an opportunity for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and their siblings to experience the pleasure of summer camp. Each day was filled with educational opportunities using adventure activities, outdoor education models and environmental studies. Educational support such as tutoring or other services specified in each child's individual education plan was also provided.

All VCDHH academic and residential programs were approved and licensed by the Vermont State Department of Education or by another department of the state government.

Location and community
VCDHH was headquartered on the rural,  Austine School campus overlooking the Connecticut River Valley. Holton Hall, the school's first building, housed the Center's administrative office and audiological services and is the focal center of the campus. On the hillside below Holton Hall was the school proper and soccer fields. Athletic fields, hiking trails, a swimming pool, and a ropes course were on the hillside above Holton Hall. The President's house was in the forest not far off.

Closure of VCDHH

In September 2014, the VCDHH trustees decided to order the closure of VCDHH due to ongoing financial issues. VCDHH filed for bankruptcy, and as part of the bankruptcy process, the former Austine School campus was sold to Winston Prouty Center, a non-profit organization, in 2016.

The State of Vermont hired a new company, Nine East Network, to provide services for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents.

References

Deafness organizations in the United States


KELK (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Elko, Nevada, United States, the station is currently owned by Elko Broadcasting Company and features programming from ABC Radio. The station is also heard on 95.9 FM, through a translator licensed to Carlin, Nevada.

KELK was originally on 1340 kHz. It moved to 1240 kHz in 1951.

Translator

References

External links
Official Website

FCC History Cards for KELK

ELK
Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Elko, Nevada


Johann Dietrich Alfken (11 June 1862 in Frankfurt – 14 February 1945 in Rüthersdorf, Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Apoidea.

His collection is shared between the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and the Naturkundemuseum Erfurt.

Partial list of publications
(1902) Die nordwestdeutschen Prosopis-Arten. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 2(2):65-91. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13367899
(1902) Nachträgliche Notiz zu dem Artikel über die Prosopis - Arten. Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 2(2):109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13367945
(1902) Zur Kenntnis der Prosopis annularis K. (= (dilatata K.)-Gruppe. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 2(4):193-195. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13368037
(1903) Beitrag zur Insectenfauna der Hawaiischen und Neuseenländischen Inseln. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific.) Schauinsland 1896–1897. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere, 19:561-628. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10194235
(1903) Zwei neue Bienen aus Japan. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 3(4):209-211. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13746769
(1903) Zur Kenntnis einiger Centris-Arten. Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 3(4):211-213. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13746771
(1904) Beitrag zur Synonymie der Apiden. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 4(1):1-3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13746991
(1904) Ueber die von Brullé autgestellten griechischen Andrena-Arten. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 4(5):289-295. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13747313
(1904) Andrena curvungula Thoms. und A. Pandellei (Pér.) Saund. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 4(6):320-321. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13747348
(1904) Neue palaearktische Prosopis-Arten und -Varietäten. (Hymn.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 4(6):322-327. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13747350
(1905) Melitta nigricans n. sp., eine neue deutsche Biene. (Hym.). Zeitschrift Für Systematische Hymenopterologie Und Dipterologie, 5(2):95-96. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33765229
(1912) Die Bienenfauna von Bremen. Abh. naturw. Ver. Bremen, 22:1-137.

References
Gusenleitner, F. 1991 Wildbienenforschung in Österreich. Kataloge des Oberösterr. Landesmuseums, NF 10:103-153 Portr.

German entomologists
Hymenopterists
1862 births
1945 deaths
People from the Free City of Frankfurt


KELY (1230 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Ely, Nevada, United States, the station is owned and operated by Ely Radio, LLC and features programming from the Genesis Communications Network. It is known as the flagship station for the nationally syndicated Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox. KELY's programming is simulcast on three other radio stations across the state of Nevada. On February 7, 2022, Nevada Talk Network launched a translator in Ely, NV on 98.5 MHz FM with the callsign K253CJ.

References

External links
Facebook - KELY 1230

ELY
News and talk radio stations in the United States


Pontis is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Thermal emittance or thermal emissivity () is the ratio of the radiant emittance of heat of a specific object or surface to that of a standard black body. Emissivity and emittivity are both dimensionless quantities given in the range of 0 to 1, representing the comparative/relative emittance with respect to a blackbody operating in similar conditions, but emissivity refers to a material property (of a homogeneous material), while emittivity refers to specific samples or objects.

For building products, thermal emittance measurements are taken for wavelengths in the infrared. Determining the thermal emittance and solar reflectance of building materials, especially roofing materials, can be very useful for reducing heating and cooling energy costs in buildings. Combined index Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) is often used to determine the overall ability to reflect solar heat and release thermal heat. A roofing surface with high solar reflectance and high thermal emittance will reflect solar heat and release absorbed heat readily. High thermal emittance material radiates thermal heat back into the atmosphere more readily than one with a low thermal emittance. In common construction applications, the thermal emittance of a surface is usually higher than 0.8–0.85.

High thermal emittance materials are essential to passive daytime radiative cooling, which uses surfaces high in thermal emittance and solar reflectance to lower surface temperatures by dissipating heat to outer space. It has been proposed as a solution to energy crises and global warming.

References

Physical quantities


The Curse of Man () is a 1920 German film directed by Richard Eichberg and featuring Béla Lugosi, Violetta Napierska, and Lee Parry.

Series
The Curse of Man was the first of a series of two films:

The Curse of Man, original title in  (meaning The Curse of Man, Part 1 - The Daughter of Labour)
In the Ecstasy of Billions, original title in  (meaning The Curse of Man, Part 2 - In the Ecstasy of Billions)

Cast
 Lee Parry
 Violetta Napierska
 Robert Scholz
 Gustav Birkholz
 Willy Kaiser-Heyl
 Reinhold Pasch
 Alfred Schmasow
 Marga Köhler
 Felix Hecht
 Béla Lugosi – Reckless Saboteur

See also
 Béla Lugosi filmography

References

External links

1920 films
German black-and-white films
German silent feature films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Richard Eichberg


This article contains an overview of the year 1980 in athletics. The major athletics event of the year was the 1980 Moscow Olympics. A boycott of this competition meant many of world's leading athletes did not face each other, with many of the boycotting athletes taking part in the rival Liberty Bell Classic competition.

A further global event, the 1980 World Championships in Athletics, was held specifically for women athletes in the 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres disciplines, as neither event featured on the Olympic programme in spite of IAAF approval.

Major events

World

Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
World Cross Country Championships
World Championships in Athletics
Liberty Bell Classic (Olympic Boycott Games)
Gymnasiade

Regional

CARIFTA Games
CAC Junior Championships
Pan American Junior Championships
South American Junior Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country
European Champion Clubs Cup
Islamic Games
Balkan Games

World records

Men

Women

Season's bests

Marathon winners

Awards

Births
January 1 – Masumi Aya, Japanese hammer thrower
January 2 – Yusuke Yachi, Japanese race walker
January 7 – Lívia Tóth, Hungarian distance runner
January 8 – Mitsuhiro Sato, Japanese sprinter
January 11 – Li Xiaoxue, Chinese hammer thrower
January 19 – Matic Osovnikar, Slovenian sprinter
January 21 – Elva Goulbourne, Jamaican long jumper
January 25 – Christian Olsson, Swedish athlete
January 27 – Naleya Downer, Jamaican sprinter
January 31 – Joel Brown, American  hurdler
January 31 – Adriana Pirtea, Romanian long-distance runner
February 3 – Markus Esser, German hammer thrower
February 3 – Sini Pöyry, Finnish hammer thrower
February 4 – Yared Asmerom, Eritrean long-distance runner
February 4 – Gary Kikaya, Congolese sprinter
February 7 – Emma Ania, British sprinter
February 11 – Karin Ruckstuhl, Dutch heptathlete
February 13 – Tetyana Holovchenko, Ukrainian distance runner
February 13 – Irina Naumenko, Kazakhstani heptathlete
February 20 – Bram Som, Dutch track and field athlete
February 21 – Takayuki Matsumiya, Japanese long-distance runner
February 24 – Aki Heikkinen, Finnish decathlete
February 25 – Marisa Barros, Portuguese long-distance runner
February 26 – Irina Butor, Belarusian heptathlete
March 3 – Nikolett Szabó, Hungarian javelin thrower
March 7 – Olli-Pekka Karjalainen, Finnish hammer thrower
March 12 – California Molefe, Botswanan athlete
March 15 – Kim Il-Nam, North Korean long-distance runner
March 19 – Justus Koech, Kenyan middle-distance runner
March 23 – Teja Melink, Slovenian pole vaulter
March 30 – Amélie Perrin, Franch hammer thrower
April 6 – Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
April 13 – Boštjan Buč, Slovenian track and field athlete
April 17 – Igors Kazakevičs, Latvian race walker
April 18 – Wojciech Kondratowicz, Polish hammer thrower
April 19 – Gudisa Shentema, Ethiopian long-distance runner
May 1 – Inês Henriques, Portuguese race walker
May 2 – Chris Boyles, American decathlete
May 2 – Ronetta Smith, Jamaican sprinter
May 10 – Mayumi Kawasaki, Japanese race walker
May 14 – Eugène Martineau, Dutch decathlete
May 17 – Tatyana Sibileva, Russian race walker
May 20 – Chinatsu Mori, Japanese shot putter (d. 2006)
May 23 – Ri Kum-Song, North Korean long-distance runner
June 2 – Shingo Suetsugu, Japanese track and field athlete
June 8 – Vânia Silva, Portuguese hammer thrower
June 13 – Alistair Cragg, Irish distance runner
June 17 – Shitaye Gemechu, Ethiopian long-distance runner
June 19 – Sanjay Ayre, Jamaican athlete
July 5 – Park Ju-Young, South Korean long-distance runner
July 8 – Noraldo Palacios, Colombian javelin thrower
July 9 – Brooke Krueger, Australian hammer thrower
July 12 – Mikko Kyyrö, Finnish discus thrower
July 17 – Rashid Ramzi, Moroccan athlete
July 24 – Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
July 27 – Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Belarusian sprinter
July 31 – Masato Naito, Japanese hurdler
August 11 – Monika Pyrek, Polish pole vaulter
August 23 – Bronwyn Eagles, Australian hammer thrower
August 23 – Roisin McGettigan, Irish distance runner
August 24 – Shani Marks, American triple jumper
August 29 – Perdita Felicien, Canadian track and field athlete
September 6 – Nailiya Yulamanova, Russian long-distance runner
September 6 – Gulnara Vygovskaya, Russian long-distance runner
September 8 – Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South African middle-distance runner
September 16 – Lukáš Melich, Czech hammer thrower
September 25 – Jennifer Joyce, Canadian hammer thrower
September 28 – Maurice Smith, Jamaican decathlete
October 7 – Clarissa Claretti, Italian hammer thrower
October 7 – Olesya Zykina, Russian track and field athlete
October 16 – Maureen Griffin, American hammer thrower
October 26 – Deriba Merga, Ethiopian long-distance runner
November 9 – Tamicka Clarke, Bahamian sprinter
November 14 – Naoko Sakamoto, Japanese long-distance runner
November 19 – Yipsi Moreno, Cuban hammer thrower
November 24 – Zoe Derham, English hammer thrower
December 12 – Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopian runner
December 13 – Venera Getova, Bulgarian discus thrower
December 17 – Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower

Deaths
February 11 – Paavo Yrjölä (77), Finnish decathlete (b. 1902)
February 21 – Mario Lanzi (63), Italian middle-distance runner (b. 1914)
March 31 – Jesse Owens (66), American sprinter (b. 1913)
May 9 – Rolf Hansen (73), Norwegian long-distance runner (b. 1906)
December 24 – Heikki Liimatainen (86), Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1894)

References
 Year Lists
 Association of Road Racing Statisticians
 1980 Year Rankings
 Year Rankings

Athletics
Athletics (track and field) by year


"I Could Fall in Love" is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena for her fifth studio album, Dreaming of You (1995), released posthumously by EMI Latin on 15 June 1995. "I Could Fall in Love" and "Tú Sólo Tú" were the album's lead promotional recordings and her first English language songs to be featured as singles, showcasing her musical transition from Spanish-language to English-language songs. The lyrics explore feelings of heartbreak and despair and express the singer's fear of rejection by a man she finds herself falling in love with. Composed by Keith Thomas, "I Could Fall in Love" is a pop ballad with R&B, soul and soft rock influences.

Critics praised Selena's emotive enunciation and compared it to work by Celine Dion, Brandy Norwood and TLC. It received the Tejano Music Award for the Tejano Crossover Song of the Year, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards as one of the most performed songs of 1995. Because of the recording's composition structure and the singer's vocalization, OC Weekly, BuzzFeed, Neon Tommy, and Latina magazine, believed "I Could Fall in Love" was one of the best songs recorded by Selena in her musical career.

The track was not released as a commercial single in the United States, where it was feared that it might sell more copies than the album itself. "I Could Fall in Love" peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, and at number one on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It reached the top ten on the singles charts of Canada and New Zealand. It became the most played song in Kansas City, Miami, and Boston and the second most played in Los Angeles.

The accompanying music video, directed by Hector Galan, featured a montage of pictures and videos of live performances of Selena, which had been collected by her family. It, too, was released posthumously, and it received a Music Video of the Year nomination at the 1996 Tejano Music Awards. "I Could Fall in Love" became one of Selena's most famous and recognizable recordings, and in the 1990s it became a popular wedding song. Cover versions include recordings by Adrienne Bailon, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Lisa Leuschner, Solange Knowles and Papushi.

Background and release
Before Selena signed a recording contract in 1989 with EMI Latin, she had hinted that she wanted to start recording in English. She was asked to make three demonstration recordings for Charles Koppelman, chairman of EMI Records. After reviewing them, Koppelman declined a crossover attempt, believing that Selena should first strengthen her fan base. Later, after releasing five Spanish-language albums that all achieved unprecedented milestones in the Latin music industry, Koppelman considered that Selena had reached her peak in the Spanish market, and he began preparations for a crossover album.

Selena and her record-producer brother A.B. Quintanilla III arrived in Nashville, Tennessee, intending to collaborate with producer-songwriter Keith Thomas. Thomas had prepared the instrumental parts for "I Could Fall in Love" but had not had time to complete the vocal parts, so he sang it for them. Selena and A.B. immediately liked it, and A.B. said that he wanted Selena to include it in her album. She recorded it in December 1994 at The Bennett House in Franklin, Tennessee, and Bill Whittington mixed it with assistance from Mike Corbett and Todd Moore. Although Selena had to return later when Thomas was able to provide additional vocals, Selena's husband Chris Perez, who had overseen the recording sessions, said that the recording was completed on 25 March 1995.

On 31 March 1995, Selena was murdered in Corpus Christi, Texas, by her friend and former employee Yolanda Saldívar. Thomas later announced that he had been working on another track for Selena to record, telling Biography that the track remained unfinished. "I Could Fall in Love" was released as the lead promotional recording for the 1995 album Dreaming of You on 26 June 1995, at the same time as "Tú Sólo Tú", to demonstrate Selena's transition from Spanish- to English-language recordings. "I Could Fall in Love" debuted on US radios on 15 June 1995 to contemporary hit radios, Top 40, urban AC and rhythmic contemporary airplay, while "Tú Sólo Tú" targeted Latin music radios such as Tejano, Latin pop, and regional Mexican airplay. An editor from the Arizona Daily Star believed "I Could Fall in Love" was targeted more towards adult contemporary radios than R&B and top 40 radio formats that were successful for Gloria Estefan.

"I Could Fall in Love" was released as a maxi single on 26 June 1995 in Australia and Mexico and on 10 August 1995 in Germany. A maxi single featuring "Dreaming of You" and "Sukiyaki" was released in Japan. "Tú Sólo Tú" was released primarily to Spanish-speaking countries. Fred Bronson of Billboard commented that if EMI Latin had released "I Could Fall in Love" as a single and it had debuted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, then it would have been the first posthumous debut single to do so since "Pledging My Love" by Johnny Ace in 1955.

Composition and lyrics

"I Could Fall in Love" is a mid-tempo pop ballad and R&B song with soul and soft rock influences. Mario Tarradell, an editorial writer for The Dallas Morning News, called the song a "mundane ballad". It is set in common time and employs an electronic piano, drum machine, a violin, and a flute in the background. The instrumentation includes bass drum, keyboard, flamenco guitar, Spanish guitar, and synthesizers. "I Could Fall in Love" is written in the key of E major, to be played in a moderate groove at 78 half notes per minute. The vocal range of the melody extends from the note F3 to A4. Sandy Masuo of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote, "These songs ["I Could Fall in Love", "I'm Getting Used to You" and "Captive Heart"] were to be her armaments in the crossover war and, sure enough, they're catchy, state-of-the-art pop/R&B – but, despite the sublime melody of "I Could Fall in Love", strikingly anonymous." An editor from the Contra Costa Times called the song a "jazzy ballad". Donny Brusca's book BPM List 2006: Main Edition classified it as "light-adult contemporary". Andrew Griffin of The Town Talk called it a "Tex-Mex (Texas-Mexico) pop" song.

"I Could Fall in Love" is similar to "Dreaming of You" in its lyrics. Many media outlets, including the Milwaukee Journal and Billboard magazine, called them "confessional ballads", with an emotionally vulnerable narrator who wants true love but finds it unattainable. Tarradell believed "I Could Fall in Love" was an indirect response to Selena's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., who forced her and Perez to end their relationship just because Perez was a rocker. Tarradell asserted that the words "I know it's not right but I guess I should try to do what I should do" were directed at Abraham and reflected Selena's realization of her independence. Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News believed that Selena's 1992 song "Missing My Baby" shared similarities with "I Could Fall in Love" in expressing uncontrollable "adrenalin-fueled love". Burr later wrote that the difference in "I Could Fall in Love" is that the lyrics are recorded with "powerful agony" which forces the narrator to "fall into a phase of deep loneliness" because her lover may or may not reciprocate her feelings.

The first verse of "I Could Fall in Love" implores the object of the singer's desire to walk away, because her emotions are too overpowering and she feels love of unprecedented intensity. She fears that by allowing him to stay attached, she may "lose control". Selena believes that her infatuation can lead to romantic love. She then sings "I could fall in love (in love) with you" before wondering how she would feel if she were to touch him for the first time. The fear of being rejected and unloved leads her to keep her feelings to herself, and she begins to believe that her love is "not right". She continues, "and I guess I should try / to do what I should do / but I could fall in love / fall in love with you". During the midpoint break, Selena sings in Spanish that she is always dreaming about him, imagining that he loves her. She sings the chorus twice before the song comes to an end without her ever having come to terms with her loved one.

Critical reception
"I Could Fall in Love" received a generally positive response from music critics, who commented on its similarities to songs recorded by other artists. Ed Morales of Vibe magazine felt that, because of its syncopated drums, "I Could Fall in Love" had a "Jon Secada-like feel", and it reminded Tarradell of songs recorded by American singer Brandy Norwood and by the trio TLC. An editor from the Star-News thought the song had "a whiff of" Celine Dion. James Hunter, also from Vibe, praised Selena's astute interpretation, calling it a "masterpiece" and commenting that Selena's death made the track more difficult to listen to. Larry Flick of Billboard described "I Could Fall in Love" as an "optimistic love song" that left "melancholy thoughts of what might have been" in the mind of the listener. John Lannert, also from Billboard, conceived "I Could Fall in Love" as a "sensuous narrative" recording and a "seductive romantic confessional". Tarradell, writing in The Beaver County Times, called it a "crossover staple".

Mary Talbot of the New York Daily News, praised Selena's "soft, velvety voice". A San Jose Mercury News reporter wrote that "I Could Fall in Love" and "Dreaming of You" helped Selena to become "the new Gloria Estefan". Richard Torres of Newsday considered both these songs to be romantic anthems. Enrique Fernandez of the Sun Sentinel described "I Could Fall in Love" as "beautiful", while an editor from The Sacramento Bee called the song a "Latin-influenced R&B lite". Because of its "overly simplistic and repetitive lyrics", Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News assessed "I Could Fall in Love" as the "weakest track" of Dreaming of You.

Elizabeth Rodriguez Kessler and Anne Perrin wrote in their 2007 book Chican@s in the Conversations that "I Could Fall in Love" was a "clean pop offering". Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle commented in 2008 that it had "made the Tejano goddess a posthumous crossover star". On 31 March 2010, Teresa Jusino of Popmatters expressed the view that English-speaking music fans no longer remember Selena's name, saying that on playing "Dreaming of You" or "I Could Fall in Love", many would say "I remember that song!" or "I love that one!". Randi Bergman of Fashion magazine, called the number an "epic ballad".

Recognition and accolades
"I Could Fall in Love" was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 1996 Tejano Music Awards, and won the Tejano Crossover Songs of the Year. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as one of the most performed songs of 1995 at the 4th ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Marco Torres of OC Weekly, called the song "so sweet, so loving, so absolutely, amazingly, and astonishingly adorable!" and placed it at number seven on his "Top 10 Selena songs of All time" list. Brian Galindo of BuzzFeed believed the "melancholy ballad is another great example of Selena's ability bring an emotional vulnerability to her songs." and placed "I Could Fall in Love" at number five on his list of "The 15 Greatest Selena Songs of All Time". Latina magazine placed "I Could Fall in Love" at number three on their "Remembering Selena: Her Top Ten Songs" list. Ashley Velez of Neon Tommy commented that "Selena lends her vulnerability to this slow ballad" and that it "displays Selena's talented vocals and helped introduce the singer to the American mainstream." Velez then ranked the recording number two on her list of the "Top 5 Selena Songs".

Chart performance
Davitt Sigerson, the president and CEO of EMI records, feared that "I Could Fall in Love" might sell more copies than the album itself, so he did not issue the single as a commercial release. Therefore, it was not eligible for the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "I Could Fall in Love" debuted at number four on the Hot Latin Tracks chart on 1 July 1995 and peaked at number two the following week, becoming the highest-ever English-language song on that chart. "Tú Sólo Tú" and "I Could Fall in Love" occupied the first and second positions respectively on Hot Latin Tracks for five consecutive weeks. Selena thus became the first artist to place both a Spanish- and an English-language song in the top ten of the Hot Latin Tracks chart. "I Could Fall in Love" became the fifth best-charting song from that chart in 1995 and remained the highest-charting English-language song for two years, until Celine Dion's 1998 single "My Heart Will Go On" surpassed it when it peaked at number one. It also reached number-one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.

"I Could Fall in Love" debuted at number 46 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart issue dated 8 July 1995 and peaked eight weeks later at number 8 on 2 September 1995.
By entering the Adult Contemporary Tracks chart at number 37 on 29 July 1995, the recording received a "Hot Shot Debut" as the highest debut of the week. It ran at number 14 for three consecutive weeks starting on 21 October 1995.

"I Could Fall in Love" peaked at number 17 on the Adult Top 40 chart and number three on the Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay chart on 23 December 1995. The performance entered the Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrent chart on 27 January 1996 at number six and achieved the same on the Rhythmic Top 40. Number 15 was its highest position on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. In New Zealand, "I Could Fall in Love" debuted at number 36 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 10 October 1995 and peaked at number ten in the week ending 19 November 1995, its fifth week on the chart. In Canada, "I Could Fall in Love" debuted at number 55 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart of 24 July 1995. By 30 October it had reached number one. On 21 August 1995 it entered at number 94 on the RPM Top Singles chart, and in October, after eleven weeks, it reached number ten for two consecutive weeks.

Music video
Directed by Hector Galan, the song's accompanying music video featured a montage of pictures and videos of live performances by Selena that had been collected by her family. It was released posthumously and received a Music Video of the Year nomination at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards. This promotional video reached number 11 on the Billboard Video Monitor VH1 Top Music Videos list, number 6 on The BOX Video List, number 10 on the MOR Music list, and number 3 on the California Music Channel (CMC) list of most popular music videos.

Cultural impact
"I Could Fall in Love" dominated the Top 40 radio stations, a fact that was well received by critics. The song was given heavy rotation in the southern United States, becoming the most played song in Kansas City, Miami, and Boston and the second most played in Los Angeles. In Tucson, Arizona, it was played every 2½ hours, and in San Antonio every hour. The song was played 25 times its first day of availability on US radios on the Harlingen, Texas radio station KBTQ. It helped increase Selena's catalogue sales and simultaneously boosted media attention. The song's release sparked a two-day "on-air blitz" on radios in South Texas. In Riverside, California, program directors reported that "I Could Fall in Love" was one of the three hits they were playing most often on their radio stations. A San Antonio disc jockey told The Victoria Advocate about the overwhelming response received from the English-speaking audience, who were constantly calling her radio station asking for "I Could Fall in Love".

"Dreaming of You" and "I Could Fall in Love" were EMI Records' top selling digital downloads from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005. "I Could Fall in Love" became one of Selena's most widely recognized recordings. It rapidly became popular as a wedding song, causing it to become one of Selena's most famous songs. Her English-speaking audience increased substantially as a result of its widespread popularity. Amanda Edwards of Voxxi.com called it "one of the most popular Latin love songs of all time", adding that, "from her sweet voice to the genuine sentiment of the song (with a hint of sexiness if you're listening carefully), we're sold on this track being a solid standby any time of year but especially for someone hoping for romance on Valentine's Day".

Covers

A number of singers have adapted the song in a variety of genres. Puerto Rican-American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez lip-synced the track for her portrayal of the title role in the 1997 biographical film Selena, which was praised by critics. Reviewing the film's opening, a Wichita Eagle writer described the song as "hauntingly lovely" and said that it expressed the feelings of Selena's fans. Lopez included "I Could Fall in Love" in the set list for her Lets Get Loud Tour in 2001 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and on 11 February 2003 she included the song in her live video album Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud. Cuban singer Gloria Estefan performed a cover version during the Selena ¡VIVE! concert in 2005; Tarradell commented in The Dallas Morning News that it had been a "lovely rendition". Puerto Rican singer Ana recorded the song for her album Amor Latino. The Korean singer Im Tae Kyung performed a slower pop ballad version that incorporates a guitar as its musical foundation. A reggae-inspired version of the song appeared on Fiona's Best of Sweet Love.

Season three American Idol contestant Lisa Leuschner included the song in her album Reality. In Kumbia Kings' third compilation album Duetos (2005), Selena's brother A.B. Quintanilla III recorded "I Could Fall in Love" as a Spanglish duet with Selena. For the album Familia RMM Recordando a Selena, recorded by various artists in 1996, Los Jovenes Del Barrio performed a cover of the song. Season 10 American Idol contestant Karen Rodriguez performed "I Could Fall in Love" during the "top 13" episode, receiving unfavorable reviews from critics who considered the song too powerful for her. However, The Washington Post contributor Derrik Lang called Rodriguez' cover a "breathy redemption". American Idol alumna Katie Stevens wrote to The Hollywood Reporter, claiming that the judges on the show had judged Rodriguez too harshly and calling Rodriguez the "new Selena". Rodriguez recorded a studio version of "I Could Fall in Love" in 2011 for her debut album, which was produced by Jim Jonsin.

Solange Knowles included the song in the set list for her 2013 world tour, which has received praise from music critics. Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle wrote that Knowles had "put a lovely, downtempo twist on 'I Could Fall in Love". Michael O'Connell of The Hollywood Reporter called Knowles' rendition a "fangirl cover". Writing in the San Francisco Weekly, Erin Browner considered Knowles' cover the "highlight of the night" when she performed it at the start of her US tour. Browner commented that the "combination of sexy Solange and Selena's epic love song was almost too much for the audience to handle" and that "people immediately whipped out their phones to record (yep, it's already on YouTube) and/or just plain cried the lyrics along with her". On 29 March 2015, Filipino singers Angeline Quinto, Yeng Constantino, and Juris Fernandez performed "I Could Fall in Love" for the variety show ASAP. American singer Adrienne Bailon performed "I Could Fall in Love" after a six-year departure from the music business, during 31 March 2015 episode of The Real; a talk show she co-hosted from 2013 to 2022.

Formats and track listings

 Worldwide Promotional Recording
 "I Could Fall in Love (Album version)" – 4:40
 "I Could Fall in Love (Softer version)" – 4:41

 Japan maxi single
 "I Could Fall in Love" – 4:41
 "Dreaming of You" – 5:15
 "Sukiyaki" – 3:01

 Mexican CD single
 "I Could Fall in Love (Album version)" – 4:40
 "I Could Fall in Love (Softer version)" – 4:41
 "Tú Sólo Tú" – 3:12

 Australian maxi single
 "I Could Fall in Love (Album version)" – 4:40
 "I Could Fall in Love (Softer version)" – 4:41
 "Tú Sólo Tú" – 3:45
 "Amor Prohibido" – 2:50

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Dreaming of You album liner notes.

 Keith Thomas — producer, arranger, synthesizer, bass programming
 Selena — lead vocals, backing vocals
 Bill Whittington — vocals recorder, mixer
 Mike Corbett — assistant engineer
 Todd Moore — production coordinator

 Mark Hammond — drums
 Tommy Sims — bass guitar
 Dann Huff — acoustic guitars
 Trey Lorenz — backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release and radio history

See also
 Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart

References

Bibliography

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The following article presents a summary of the 1912 football (soccer) season in Brazil, the 11th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

Americano-SP declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

State championship champions

References

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KHWG (750 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Fallon, Nevada, United States, the station was owned by Media Enterprises, LLC. This station operated at 750 kHz, with a power of 10,000 watts day and 250 watts night, both non-directional. KHWG's studio was located at 1050 West Williams Avenue (U.S. Route 50) in Fallon, with transmitter facilities at 3447 Veterans Memorial Highway on the outskirts of Fallon.

History

Beginnings in Carson City
The history of KHWG dates back to 1991, when Caballero Radio West purchased two construction permits for this station, the known as KKNK Carson City, and KKNC in Sun Valley, California at a price of $37,500, according to the 1993 Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook.  KKNK, licensed to Carson City, Nevada; was granted a permit to operate at 10,000 watts unlimited time, with different directional antenna patterns for day and night.

Move to Fallon
KKNK never made to the air in Carson City.  The construction permit for KHWG (not yet assigned call letters) later ended up in the hands of Kidd Communications, a company based in South Lake Tahoe, California, and headed by Chris Kidd, who at the time also owned KTHO in South Lake Tahoe.  Kidd applied for the permit in May 2002.  The construction permit was then transferred to another company owned by Chris Kidd, known as Eastern Sierra Broadcasting, and also located in South Lake Tahoe.

Litigation
The construction permit for KHWG was transferred again, this time from Chris Kidd to Keily Miller, owner of Pahrump, Nevada television stations KPVT-LP and KHMP-LP, in settlement of a lawsuit between them, in December 2002, over the intended sale of the construction permit and its sale price.  Miller at the time owned another radio station in Quincy, California bearing the call letters of KHWG.  Both parties settled out of court on October 31, 2002, with Miller paying Kidd a total of $35,000 for the construction permit.

Sign-on and Subsequent Failure
KHWG was granted approval by the FCC to take its new call sign on October 1, 2003, later signing on at its assigned power.  The call letters of Miller's KHWG in Quincy were retired and replaced with KHGQ.

Miller then set up Media Enterprises controlling KHWG.  She transferred the license from herself (as an individual) to the new company in August 2005.  In January 2006, Media Enterprises applied to the FCC for a daytime power increase to 10,000 watts.

KHWG went silent on January 1, 2015, citing "a lack of revenue". The station's license was canceled by the FCC on July 5, 2016, due to the length of time for which the station had been silent. As of 2018, the station's tower is still standing and its studio building with the station signage remain intact.

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Kill II This (sometimes typeset as Kill 2 This) are an English metal band from Manchester.

History

Beginnings and Another Cross II Bare (1995–1997)
Kill II This blend extreme metal music with elements of dance music, hip hop/trip-hop and soul. Terrorizer magazine summed it up by saying, "Their sound crosses clever industrial style sampling with fearsome guitar. Kill II This have created a beast which is threatening yet danceable."

The first album, Another Cross II Bare, was released in 1997 and featured Jeff Singer (drums), Pete Stone (Bass) and Nick Arlea (vocals). The band supported Grip Inc. and Skinlab for some UK dates in June 1997 then Megadeth on their Cryptic Writings European tour.

Deviate (1998–2000)
In 1998 the second album, Deviate, was released. Matt Pollock and Caroline Campbell were recruited for vocal and bass duties, while Ben Calvert replaced Jeff Singer on drums for touring duties after the album had been recorded. Metal Hammers review said, "Here is an album brimming with deflowered gems; downbeat riffs that don't depress and confident grooves." 2000 saw the band on a British tour supported by Earthone 9 and Linea 77.

Trinity (2000–2002)
The band's third effort, Trinity, featured Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell guesting on the cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Two Tribes". The album received mixed reviews. The band was confirmed as support to the Godflesh and Devin Townsend package tour of Britain during December 2001. They would also open for Soil's UK debut gig in January 2002. Kerrang! said, "Kill II This set about putting the last 20 years of heavy guitar music into a blender, and arrive at a sound that puts them out as one of THE most cutting edge bands around."

Mass. [Down.]-Sin.(Drone) and break-up (2002–2004)
The fourth album, 2003's Mass.[Down.]-Sin.(Drone), was recorded with vocalist Phil Bretnall and drummer Steve Rooney. Pete Stone returned on bass. European tours with Anthrax, Fear Factory, Type O Negative, Slipknot and Machine Head followed as well as a headline European tour with Area 54 as support.

In the Spring of 2004 Mark Mynett revealed that the fifth Kill II This album would be the band's last. However, plans for the swansong outing took on a new direction when the record, entitled, A New Spiritual Mountain, was released under the brand new band name City of God. This new outfit comprised Jeff Singer, fresh from his stints with Paradise Lost and Blaze, Simon Gordon (ex-Xentrix/Hellfighter), and Tim Preston (ex-Dearly Beheaded).

The band did not tour in support of this album and it seemed Kill II This had indeed come to an end.

Post-breakup (2004–2014)
Mark Mynett is now a Senior Lecturer in Music Technology & Production at the University of Huddersfield and currently resides in Manchester, England. Mynett had the cover feature published in November 2009's issue of Sound on Sound magazine where he discusses 'Extreme Metal Production'. Mynett still actively produces albums from the University of Huddersfield's suite of recording studios which includes five recording studios, five mixing suites, a live music production staging room and a radio studio.

Reformation (2014–present)
In late 2014, Kill II This reformed with the original line-up of Mark Mynett, Pete Stone (bass), Jeff Singer (drums), but with a new singer, Simon Gordon (City of God) on vocals. They played a live gig in the Belgian music Festival 'La Fiesta Du Rock' on 16 October 2014. The first two new tracks to be announced are "Coma Karma" and "Sleeper Cell".

Mynett said in an interview with French metal site Metal Sickness that the new material will be akin to the Deviate album and sound, with a modern feel.

Kill II This played Bloodstock in 2016 and announced a 2016 October/November UK tour.

They released a new video, "Sleeper Cell", in May 2017 (by Chalkman Video)

In February 2019, the band released a new video, "Coma Karma", on their official YouTube channel.

On 7 January 2022, the band announced on their official Facebook page that "The new album is nearly done and we can't wait to share it with you." On 20 January 2022, the band announced on Facebook that the song "Coma Karma" will feature on the new album.

Lineup
 Current members
 Simon Gordon – vocals (2014–present)
 Mark Mynett – guitar (1995–2004, 2014–present)
 Pete Stone – bass (1995–1998, 2003–2004, 2014–present)
 Jeff Singer – drums (1995–1998, 2014–present)

 Previous members
 Phillip Bretnall – vocals (2002–2004)
 Steve Rooney – drums (2003–2004)
 Nick Arlea – vocals (1995–1998)
 Matt Pollock – vocals (1998–2002)
 Caroline Campbell – bass (1998–2002)
 Ben Calvert – drums (1998–2002)

Discography
 1996: Another Cross II Bare
 1998: Deviate
 2001: Trinity
 2003: mass.(down.)-sin.(drone)

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KVLV (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fallon, Nevada, United States, the station is currently owned by Lahontan Valley Broadcasting Company, LLC and features programming from ABC Radio  and Jones Radio Network.  Artists played include Eddy Arnold, Roger Miller, and Jimmy Dean.

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La Rochette (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

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References

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Stefano Rossini (born 2 February 1971) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender for numerous Italian clubs throughout his career. He is the manager of Serie D club Vigor Carpaneto.

Club career

Parma & Inter
Rossini started his career at Parma, who were at that time in Serie B. He joined Italian giant Internazionale in summer 1989, but after a poor season, he left for AC Fiorentina. He made no appearance for La Viola and left for his mother club Parma in November 1990 for their first ever Serie A season.

Between Serie A bottom clubs
In the next season, he left for Udinese, where he won Serie A promotion after finishing fourth in Serie B. He moved back to Internazionale in 1992–93 season, but just played four games, including one in Coppa Italia.

He moved back to Udinese in 1993–94 season, where the club were relegated back to Serie B at the end of season.

Rossini joined Piacenza in the summer of 1994, where he again won promotion to Serie A after finishing 1st in Serie B. After Piacenza finished just above the relegated clubs in 1995–96 season, he left for Atalanta, who finished just above Piacenza in that season.

Rossini played with Atalanta until November 1997, when he left for newly promoted Serie A team Lecce. Lecce finished second from bottom and were relegated.

After playing once in Serie B for Lecce during the 1998–99 season, he left for Genoa C.F.C. of Serie B in October 1998.

Genoa & Serie B
Rossini played with Genoa from 1998 until 2001, then spent a season at Ternana in Serie B in 2001–02 season. He returned to Genoa for the start of the 2002–03 season. In summer 2003, he joined Como, but Como finished bottom and were relegated to Serie C1. After six months without a club, he joined Cremonese of Serie C1 in January 2005, and won promotion to Serie B after finishing as champions. Cremonese were subsequently relegated in summer 2006.

Late career
Rossini joined Reggiana of Serie C2 in summer 2006. In January 2008, after spending 6 months unattached, he signed for Pizzighettone. He left the club at the end of the season, joining Fidenza in Serie D.

International career
Rossini was a member of the Italian Olympic football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career
After retiring, Rossini was hired as a youth coach at Pavia. He was appointed as caretaker manager two times for the first team of Pavia, first time on 13 December 2015 and three days forward, and the second time from March 2016 until the end of the season. Rossini then left the club at the end of the 2015–16 season.

On 5 October 2017, Rossini was appointed as manager of ASD Vigor Carpaneto. He was fired from his position on 5 March 2019. On 7 October 2019, he was hired by Vigor Carpaneto once again.

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Saint-Jeannet (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

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The history of Alexandria dates back to the city's founding, by Alexander the Great, in 331 BC. Yet, before that, there were some big port cities just east of Alexandria, at the western edge of what is now Abu Qir Bay. The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at that time, and was widely used for shipping.

After its foundation, Alexandria became the seat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, and quickly grew to be one of the greatest cities of the Hellenistic world. Only Rome, which gained control of Egypt in 30 BC, eclipsed Alexandria in size and wealth.

The city fell to the Arabs in AD 641, and a new capital of Egypt, Fustat, was founded on the Nile. After Alexandria's status as the country's capital ended, it fell into a long decline, which by the late Ottoman period, had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village. The French army under Napoleon captured the city in 1798 and the British soon captured it from the French, retaining Alexandria within their sphere of influence for 150 years. The city grew in the early 19th century under the industrialization program of Mohammad Ali, the viceroy of Egypt.

The current city is the Republic of Egypt's leading port, a commercial, tourism and transportation center, and the heart of a major industrial area where refined petroleum, asphalt, cotton textiles, processed food, paper, plastics and styrofoam are produced.

Early settlements in the area
Just east of Alexandria in ancient times (where now is Abu Qir Bay) there was marshland and several islands. As early as the 7th century BC, there existed important port cities of Canopus and Heracleion. The latter was recently rediscovered under water. Part of Canopus is still on the shore above water, and had been studied by archaeologists the longest. There was also the town of Menouthis. The Nile Delta had long been politically significant as the point of entry for anyone wishing to trade with Egypt.

An Egyptian city or town, Rhakotis, existed on the shore where Alexandria is now. Behind it were five villages scattered along the strip between Lake Mareotis and the sea, according to the Romance of Alexander.

Foundation

Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC (the exact date is disputed) as  (Aleksándreia). Alexander's chief architect for the project was Dinocrates. Ancient accounts are extremely numerous and varied, and much influenced by subsequent developments. One of the more sober descriptions, given by the historian Arrian, tells how Alexander undertook to lay out the city's general plan, but lacking chalk or other means, resorted to sketching it out with grain. A number of more fanciful foundation myths are found in the Alexander Romance and were picked up by medieval historians.

A few months after the foundation, Alexander left Egypt for the East and never returned to his city. After Alexander departed, his viceroy, Cleomenes, continued the expansion of the city.

In a struggle with the other successors of Alexander, his general, Ptolemy (later Ptolemy I of Egypt) succeeded in bringing Alexander's body to Alexandria. Alexander's tomb became a famous tourist destination for ancient travelers (including Julius Caesar). With the symbols of the tomb and the Lighthouse, the Ptolemies promoted the legend of Alexandria as an element of their legitimacy to rule.

Alexandria was intended to supersede Naucratis as a Hellenistic center in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile Valley. If such a city was to be on the Egyptian coast, there was only one possible site, behind the screen of the Pharos island and removed from the silt thrown out by the Nile, just west of the westernmost "Canopic" mouth of the river. At the same time, the city could enjoy a fresh water supply by means of a canal from the Nile. The site also offered unique protection against invading armies: the vast Libyan Desert to the west and the Nile Delta to the east.

Though Cleomenoes was mainly in charge of seeing to Alexandria's continuous development, the Heptastadion (causeway to Pharos Island) and the main-land quarters seem to have been mainly Ptolemaic work. Demographic details of how Alexandria rose quickly to its great size remain unknown.

Ptolemaic era

Inheriting the trade of ruined Tyre and becoming the center of the new commerce between Europe and the Arabian and Indian East, the city grew in less than a generation to be larger than Carthage. In a century, Alexandria had become the largest city in the world, and for some centuries more, was second only to Rome. It became the main Greek city of Egypt, with an extraordinary mix of Greeks from many cities and backgrounds. Nominally a free Hellenistic city, Alexandria retained its senate of Roman times and the judicial functions of that body were restored by Septimius Severus after temporary abolition by Augustus.

Construction

Monumental buildings were erected in Alexandria through the third century BC. The Heptastadion connected Pharos with the city and the Lighthouse of Alexandria followed soon after, as did the Serapeum, all under Ptolemy I. The Museion was built under Ptolemy II; the Serapeum expanded by Ptolemy III Euergetes; and mausolea for Alexander and the Ptolemies built under Ptolemy IV.

Library of Alexandria

The Ptolemies fostered the development of the Library of Alexandria and associated Musaeum into a renowned center for Hellenistic learning.

Luminaries associated with the Musaeum included the geometry and number-theorist Euclid; the astronomer Hipparchus; and Eratosthenes, known for calculating the Earth's circumference and for his algorithm for finding prime numbers, who became head librarian.

Strabo lists Alexandria, with Tarsus and Athens, among the learned cities of the world, observing also that Alexandria both admits foreign scholars and sends its natives abroad for further education.

Ethnic divisions

The early Ptolemies were careful to maintain the distinction of its population's three largest ethnicities: Greek, Jewish, and Egyptian. (At first, Egyptians were probably the plurality of residents, while the Jewish community remained small. Slavery, a normal institution in Greece, was likely present but details about its extent and about the identity of slaves are unknown.) Alexandrian Greeks placed an emphasis on Hellenistic culture, in part to exclude and subjugate non-Greeks.

The law in Alexandria was based on Greek—especially Attic—law. There were two institutions in Alexandria devoted to the preservation and study of Greek culture, which helped to exclude non-Greeks. In literature, non-Greek texts entered the library only once they had been translated into Greek. Notably, there were few references to Egypt or native Egyptians in Alexandrian poetry; one of the few references to native Egyptians presents them as "muggers." There were ostentatious religious processions in the streets that displayed the wealth and power of the Ptolemies, but also celebrated and affirmed Greekness. These processions were used to shout Greek superiority over any non-Greeks that were watching, thereby widening the divide between cultures.

From this division arose much of the later turbulence, which began to manifest itself under the rule of Ptolemy Philopater (221–204 BC). The reign of Ptolemy VIII Physcon from 144–116 BC was marked by purges and civil warfare (including the expulsion of intellectuals such as Apollodorus of Athens), as well as intrigues associated with the king's wives and sons.

Alexandria was also home to the largest Jewish community in the ancient world. The Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (the Torah and other writings), was produced there. Jews occupied two of the city's five quarters and worshipped at synagogues.

Roman era

Roman annexation

The city passed formally under Roman jurisdiction in 80 BC, according to the will of Ptolemy Alexander but only after it had been under Roman influence for more than a hundred years. Julius Caesar dallied with Cleopatra in Alexandria in 47 BC and was besieged in the city by Cleopatra's brother and rival. His example was followed by Mark Antony, for whose favor the city paid dearly to Octavian. Following Antony's defeat at the Battle of Actium, Octavian took Egypt as personal property of the emperor, appointing a prefect who reported personally to him rather than to the Roman Senate.  While in Alexandria, Octavian took time to visit Alexander's tomb and inspected the late king's remains.  On being offered a viewing into the tombs of the pharaohs, he refused, saying, "I came to see a king, not a collection of corpses."

From the time of annexation and onwards, Alexandria seemed to have regained its old prosperity, commanding, as it did, an important granary of Rome. This was one of the chief reasons that induced Octavian to place it directly under imperial power.

Jewish–Greek ethnic tensions in the era of Roman administration led to riots in AD 38 and again in 66. Buildings were burned during the Kitos War (Tumultus Iudaicus) of AD 115, giving Hadrian and his architect, Decriannus, an opportunity to rebuild.

In 215 AD the emperor Caracalla visited the city and, because of some insulting satires that the inhabitants had directed at him, abruptly commanded his troops to put to death all youths capable of bearing arms. This brutal order seems to have been carried out even beyond the letter, for a general massacre ensued. According to historian Cassius Dio, over 20,000 people were killed.

In the 3rd century AD, Alexander's tomb was closed to the public, and now its location has been forgotten.

Late Roman and Byzantine period
Even as its main historical importance had sprung from pagan learning, Alexandria now acquired new importance as a center of Christian theology and church government. There, Arianism came to prominence, and there also Athanasius opposed Arianism and the pagan reaction against Christianity, experiencing success against both and continuing the Patriarch of Alexandria's major influence on Christianity into the next two centuries.

Persecution of Christians under Diocletian (beginning in AD 284) marks the beginning of the Era of Martyrs in the Coptic calendar.

As native influences began to reassert themselves in the Nile valley, Alexandria gradually became an alien city, more and more detached from Egypt and losing much of its commerce as the peace of the empire broke up during the 3rd century, followed by a fast decline in population and splendor.

In 365, a tsunami caused by an earthquake in Crete hit Alexandria.

In the late 4th century, persecution of pagans by Christians had reached new levels of intensity. Temples and statues were destroyed throughout the Roman empire: pagan rituals became forbidden under punishment of death, and libraries were closed. In 391, Emperor Theodosius I ordered the destruction of all pagan temples, and the Patriarch Theophilus complied with his request. The Serapeum of the Great Library was destroyed, possibly effecting the final destruction of the Library of Alexandria. The neoplatonist philosopher Hypatia was publicly murdered by a Christian mob.

The Brucheum and Jewish quarters were desolate in the 5th century, and the central monuments, the Soma and Museum, fell into ruin. On the mainland, life seemed to have centered in the vicinity of the Serapeum and Caesareum, both which became Christian churches. The Pharos and Heptastadium quarters, however, remained populous and were left intact.

Recent archaeology at Kom El Deka (heap of rubble or ballast) has found the Roman quarter of Alexandria beneath a layer of graves from the Muslim era. The remains found at this site, which are dated circa the fourth to seventh centuries AD, include workshops, storefronts, houses, a theater, a public bath, and lecture halls, as well as Coptic frescoes. The baths and theater were built in the fourth century and the smaller buildings constructed around them, suggesting a sort of urban renewal occurring in the wake of Diocletian.

Arab rule

In 619, the city was taken by Khosrau II, King of Persia. Although the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius recovered it a few years later, in 641 the Arabs, under the general Amr ibn al-As during the Muslim conquest of Egypt, captured it decisively after a siege that lasted fourteen months. The city received no aid from Constantinople during that time; Heraclius was dead and the new Emperor Constans II was barely twelve years old. In 645 a Byzantine fleet recaptured the city, but it fell for good the following year. Thus ended a period of 975 years of the Greco-Roman control over the city. Nearly two centuries later, between the years 814 and 827, Alexandria came under the control of pirates of Andalusia (Spain today), later to return to Arab hands. In the year 828, the alleged body of Mark the Evangelist was stolen by Venetian merchants, which led to the Basilica of Saint Mark. Years later, the city suffered many earthquakes during the years 956, 1303 and then in 1323. After a long decline, Alexandria emerged as major metropolis at the time of the Crusades and lived a flourishing period due to trade with agreements with the Aragonese, Genoese and Venetians who distributed the products arrived from the East through the Red Sea. It formed an emirate of the Ayyubid Empire, where Saladin's elder brother Turan Shah was granted a sinecure to keep him from the front lines of the crusades. In the year 1365, Alexandria was brutally sacked after being taken by the armies of the Crusaders, led by King Peter of Cyprus. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Venice has eliminated the jurisdiction and its Alexandrian warehouse became the center of the distribution of spices to the Portuguese Cape route to open in 1498, which marks the commercial decline, worsened by the Turkish invasion.

There has been a persistent belief that the Library of Alexandria and its contents were destroyed in 642 during the Arab invasion.

The Lighthouse was destroyed by earthquakes in the 14th century, and by 1700 the city was just a small town amidst the ruins.

Though smaller, the city remained a significant port for Mediterranean trade well through the medieval period, under the Mamluk sultanate, playing a part in the trade network of Italian city-states. However, it declined still further under the Ottoman Empire, losing its water supply from the Nile, and its commercial importance, as Rosetta (Rashid) became more useful as a port.

Modern history

Napoleonic invasion
Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. French troops stormed the city on July 2, 1798 and it remained in their hands until the British victory at the Battle of Alexandria on March 21, 1801, following which the British besieged the city which fell to them on 2 September 1801.

Two French savants assessing the population of Alexandria in 1798 estimated 8,000 and 15,000.

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, the Ottoman Governor of Egypt, began rebuilding the city around 1810, and by 1850, Alexandria had returned to something akin to its former glory.

British occupation

In July 1882 the city was the site of the first battle of the Anglo-Egyptian War, when it was bombarded and occupied by the Royal Navy. Large sections of the city were damaged in the battle, or destroyed in subsequent fires.

Republic of Egypt

Relations between Egypt and the United Kingdom grew strained in the 1950s, with violence periodically erupting between local police units and the British Army, in Alexandria as well as in Cairo. These clashes culminated in the Egyptian coup of 1952, during which the army occupied Alexandria and drove King Farouk from his residence at Montaza Palace.

In July 1954, the city was a target of an Israeli bombing campaign that later became known as the Lavon Affair. Only a few months later, Alexandria's Manshia Square was the site of the famous, failed assassination attempt on the life of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Mayors of Alexandria (since the implementation of the local-government act of 1960):
Siddiq Abdul-Latif (October 1960 - November 1961)
Mohammed Hamdi Ashour (November 1961 - October 1968)
Ahmad Kamil (October 1968 - November 1970)
Mamdouh Salim (November 1970 - May 1971)
Ahmad Fouad Mohyee El-Deen (May 1971 - September 1972)
Abdel-Meneem Wahbi (September 1972 - May 1974)
Abdel-Tawwab Ahmad Hadeeb (May 1974 - November 1978)
Mohammed Fouad Helmi (November 1978 - May 1980)
Naeem Abu-Talib (May 1980 - August 1981)
Mohammed Saeed El-Mahi (August 1981 - May 1982)
Mohammed Fawzi Moaaz (May 1982 - June 1986)
Ismail El-Gawsaqi (July 1986 - July 1997)
Abdel-Salam El-Mahgoub (1997–2006)
Adel Labib (August 2006 - )

Arts

Alexandria was the home of the ethnically Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy. E. M. Forster, who worked in Alexandria for the International Red Cross during World War I, wrote two books about the city and promoted Cavafy's work.

Lawrence Durrell, working for the British in Alexandria during World War II, achieved international success with the publication of The Alexandria Quartet (1957–1960).

Recent discoveries
In July 2018, archaeologists led by Zeinab Hashish announced the discovery of a 2,000-year-old 30-ton black granite sarcophagus. It contained three damaged skeletons in red-brown sewage water. According to archaeologist Mostafa Waziri, the skeletons looked like a family burial with a middle-aged woman and two men. Researchers also revealed a small gold artifact and three thin sheets of gold.

In June 2022, archaeologists from The Cairo Ministry of Antiquities announced the discovery of an alabaster bust of Alexander the Great as well as molds and other materials for creating amulets for warriors and for statues of Alexander the Great.

See also
 Timeline of Alexandria

References

Bibliography

 Haas, Christopher (1997). Alexandria in Late Antiquity: Topography and Social Conflict. Johns Hopkins University Press.
 Harris, W.V. & Giovanni Ruffini, eds. (2004). Ancient Alexandria Between Egypt and Greece. Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition, Vol. XXVI. Leiden & Boston: Brill. .
 Jacob, Christian, & François de Polignac, eds. (1992/2000). Alexandria, third century BC: The knowledge of the world in a single city. Translated by Colin Clement. Alexandria: Harpocrates Publishing, 2000. . Originally published in 1992 as Alexandrie IIIe siècle av. J.-C., tous les savoirs du monde ou l'rêve d'universalité des Ptolémées.
McKenzie, Judith (2007). The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, 300 B.C.–A.D. 700. Pelican History of Art, Yale University Press.
 Polyzoides, A. J. (2014). Alexandria: City of Gifts and Sorrows: From Hellenistic Civilization to Multiethnic Metropolis. Sussex Academic Press.
 Reimer, Michael J. (1997). Colonial Bridgehead: Government and Society in Alexandria, 1807–1882. Boulder, Colorado: WestviewPress (HarperCollins).
 Pollard, Justin. Reid, Howard (2006). The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Birthplace of the Modern World. Penguin Books.
 Scwartz, Seth. (2014). The Ancient Jews from Alexander to Muhammad: Key themes in Ancient History Cambridge University Press.

External links
 Centre d'Études Alexandrines – established by Jean-Yves Empereur  – site (in French) has useful articles and files

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