Lou Anders is the author of the Thrones & Bones series of middle grade fantasy novels. Anders is a Hugo Award-winning American editor, a Chesley Award-winning art director, an author and a journalist.

Early life
Lou Anders is originally from Birmingham, Alabama, but has lived in multiple cities in several states. In 2003, he returned to Birmingham, Alabama having moved there from Los Angeles via San Francisco.

He describes his route through the science fiction and writings businesses as broadly beginning with "theatre in college lead[ing] to a partial scholarship to study acting in Oxford and London". This in turn got him into directing plays in Chicago, which lead  to working on sets in Los Angeles, which lead sick to journalism & screenwriting, the former being "sci-fi" based, which lead  to internet publishing, which lead sick to publishing.

Career
Anders' break came in 1994, when he became involved with the UK's Titan Publishing when they were about to launch the first Star Trek magazine, Star Trek Monthly (launched in March 1995). Recommended to Titan by Jean-Marc Lofficier, Anders became Titan Publishing Group's 'Los Angeles liaison', "churning out about 30 articles a month on average and living on the Star Trek and Babylon 5 sets". Anders was writing scripts and pitches on the side with a writing partner, and in 1996, was asked to write The Making of Star Trek: First Contact for Titan.

Between 1994 and 1999, Anders wrote around 500 articles, which have appeared in multiple magazines on a variety of - primarily science fiction-related - subjects, and Babylon 5 in particular. His articles have appeared in Babylon 5 Magazine, Doctor Who Magazine, Dreamwatch, Manga Max, Sci Fi Universe, Star Trek Monthly and Star Wars Monthly, and been translated into several languages. Much of his work has also appeared online at sites including Believermag.com, the SF Site, Infinity Plus. and RevolutionSF.com, while many of his Star Trek and Babylon 5 articles and interviews "have been illegally transcribed and are scattered throughout [web]sites the world over".

Editor

Bookface
In late 1999/early 2000, and shortly after two of Anders' then-main journalistic subjects - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade - were cancelled, he was invited to fly from West Hollywood to San Francisco, to become Executive Editor of www.Bookface.com, an online company providing non-downloadable and non-printable books and short stories for free online reading.

In June 2000, Bookface, Inc. launched the website www.Bookface.com, a "Read on Demand" service precipitated both by the concurrent print on demand boom, and launching during the hype surrounding Stephen King's online-only novella The Plant, which had been launched in July, 1999. Bookface delivered "whole books and excerpts to readers directly", with publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin Puttnam, Random House and Time Warner Trade Publishing lined up to provide Bookface with content.
CEO and co-Founder Tammy Deuster described Bookface as:

essentially providing an ever-present and convenient way to find a book without a special hardware device, without a download, and without even requiring a credit card. A user simply logs on to our website and starts to read.

The idea behind Bookface.com was to provide books for free, "while paying authors and publishers for each page read", through revenue derived from advertising.

Bookface's launch coincided with the bursting of the "dot-com bubble", while its success was tied closely to interest in online "Read on Demand" content (not to be confused with the similar but separate electronic medium, eBooks) becoming widespread. Arguably the highest-profile online-published title of the time was Stephen King's The Plant, whose initial success was cited by Bookface's co-founder and CEO Tammy Deuster as "proof that readers want to explore exciting books, whether those books are delivered in printed or electronic mediums". Despite initial success, however, actual sales of King's novella fell once the media circus had died down, with the ratio of paying readers to total readers falling to less than half by the fourth part of the serial. The Plant serialization came to a halt in late 2000, and Bookface itself followed suit, ceasing trading in early 2001.

In January 2001, Anders edited an anthology entitled Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.com, which was published by Wildside Press.

Argosy
In 2003, Anders launched Argosy Magazine in collaboration with publisher James A. Owen, serving from 2003 to 2004 as senior editor on the  bimonthly title. It was named after Argosy (a title that dates back to the 19th century), because (as Anders describes in an interview with John C. Snider): "[W]e thought taking a name that harkened back to its spirit was a good launching point from which to found a new magazine, one that sought to set trends for the 21st century, the way Munsey's magazines did for the 19th and 20th.
Despite this, Argosy Magazine, however was stated to have "no connection to the original Frank A. Munsey magazine, or any other incarnation of Argosy ... [it] is a completely new magazine ... a new entity."

The new magazine, "devoted to publishing quality fiction in a wide range of genres and styles, from science fiction and fantasy to mystery to mainstream", and including a smattering of non-fiction essays and interviews, launched in November, 2003, and featured in its first eclectic issue an interview by Adam Roberts with Samuel R. Delany. Argosy format complimented its eclectic nature, accompanying its digest-sized magazine with a "separate trade-paperback novella ... [both] presented in an attractive slipcase".(See left for Argosy #2's cover & slipcase.) The uniqueness of its design proved confusing to retailers, however, leading to subsequent issues being published in two formats: "Connoisseur" (two-volume, available through Argosy, to subscribers and via certain comic shops and independent bookshops) and "Proletarian" (single magazine, available at newsstands).

Having overseen the first two issues (and preparatory work on a third), mounting "creative differences" and concerns caused Anders to resign as editor in early July, 2004 to focus on his work with Pyr while Argosy itself went on hiatus.

Anthologies
Anders has edited a number of anthologies from several different publishers, helped in no small part by having been able to forge links and contacts with sci-fi authors during his time at Bookface. Anders' anthologies include Outside the Box(above) (a 'Print on Demand' collection of short stories that first appeared on Bookface.com) from Wildside Press, Live Without a Net from Roc (although originally planned for a small press, which was going under at the time) and Projections from MonkeyBrain (initially two separate books, "one on literature and one on cinema", co-published by Chris Roberson, who Anders had met through Live Without a Net).

Anders is seen as a particular mentor to Roberson, whom he met at the World Fantasy Convention in Montreal, where he invited Roberson to submit to Live Without a Net. Roberson's work subsequently appeared in Argosy magazine, Anders' FutureShocks and his novels Here, There & Everywhere and Paragaea: A Planetary Romance have both been published by Pyr. Roberson was also featured in the Anders-edited anthology Sideways in Crime (2008).

Anders notes that his anthology Live Without a Net was a direct reaction against a certain type of science fiction. He says, in interview with Rick Kleffel:

I was reacting to what I felt was a preponderance of post-cyberpunk in American science fiction in the year 2000. The anthology was a deliberate attempt to counter that trend in some small and useful way.

Pyr
Having been encouraged to apply to Prometheus Books' advert for "someone to help them launch a new SF line", Anders has been editorial director of Prometheus Books' science fiction imprint Pyr, since its launch in March, 2005. Pyr is an imprint of Prometheus Books, and its titles under Anders have been nominated for multiple awards. Anders hopes that the imprint will help regain science fiction's "grounding in science", while making sure to note that that is not the be-all and end-all. He is adamant that the imprint not be so narrow as to confine our authors to one agenda, so that while I am selecting books that mesh broadly with their overall aesthetic, I'm not limiting us to just one mode or subgenre or philosophical position ... [however] I'm hoping Pyr will stay slanted towards science fiction over fantasy, while publishing engaging and intelligent offerings from both genres. I have a real need for hard science fiction.

He states that it is the core concept that is important, that:

If a story can survive without the speculative element and is only using the science fiction as backdrop, then I'm not interested.

Pyr's launch titles in its "first season" comprised eight titles - "four original novels, two North American debuts, one classic reprint, and one anthology". The authors (and anthologist Gardner Dozois) were all recipients of multiple industry awards and/or nominations, and were:

weighted towards hard SF, but contain two fantasies (one secondary world, one historical), one sci-fantasy or soft SF, and an anthology of stories examining the very Promethean struggle of science vs. superstition.

Those, Anders stated, were "highly reflective" of his subsequent intentions as editor, which he says are similar to those of Robert Silverberg, effectively "pruning" science fiction to its relevant core.

Anders is particularly proud to have brought John Meaney to American attention. Pyr's published authors also include Michael Moorcock, Alan Dean Foster, Adam Roberts, Mike Resnick, Justina Robson, Joe Abercrombie, and Ian McDonald.

Anders left Pyr in September 2014 to concentrate on writing full-time.

Awards and nominations

Anders was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form seven years in a row, in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 winning in 2011. He is a 2008 Philip K. Dick Award nominee for his anthology, Fast Forward 2, and a 2010 Locus Award, World Fantasy Award and Shirley Jackson Award nominee for his anthology, Swords & Dark Magic, edited with Jonathan Strahan. He was nominated for a Chesley Award for Best Art Director in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2103, and 2014, winning in 2009. He is a 2006 and a 2011 World Fantasy Special Award: Professional nominee for editing at Pyr.

His middle grade fantasy novel Frostborn has been nominated for a 2015-16 Utah Beehive Book Award, a 2016-17 Nebraska Golden Sower Award, a 2016-17 Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award, and a 2016-17 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. He was chosen as the 2016 Thurber House Children's Writer-in-Residence.

Other appearances
Anders also features as a recurring fictional cartoon character in Jim Woodward's real-life comic book stories These Things Happen.

Bibliography

Novels
 Frostborn (Thrones and Bones Book One) (Crown Books for Young Readers August 5, 2014) Cover by Justin Gerard
 Nightborn (Thrones and Bones Book Two) (Crown Books for Young Readers July 14, 2015) Cover by Justin Gerard
 Skyborn (Thrones and Bones Book Three) (Crown Books for Young Readers September 6, 2016) Cover by Justin Gerard

Anthologies
Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.com (ed.) (Wildside Press (2001)) Cover by John Picacio
Contributors include: Fiona Avery • Paul Cornell • John Grant • Graham Joyce • Paul Melko • Vera Nazarian • Kate Orman • J. Michael Straczynski
Live Without a Net (ed.) (Roc Books (Jul, 2004)) Cover by John Picacio (US Trade)  US MM Paperback
Contributors include: Stephen Baxter • David Brin • Paul Di Filippo • Pat Cadigan • John Grant • Alex Irvine • John Meaney • Paul Melko • Mike Resnick • Chris Roberson • Adam Roberts • Rudy Rucker • S. M. Stirling • Charles Stross • Matthew Sturges • Michael Swanwick
 Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film (ed.) (MonkeyBrain (Dec, 2004)) Cover by John Picacio
Contributors include: Catherine Asaro • David Brin • John Clute • Paul Cornell • Mark Finn • James Gunn • John Grant • Howard V. Hendrix • Jonathan Lethem • Robert A. Metzger • Sean McMullen • Michael Moorcock • Adam Roberts • Mike Resnick • Robert J. Sawyer • Lucius Shepard • Robert Silverberg • Michael Swanwick
 FutureShocks (ed.) (Roc Books (Jan, 2006)) Cover by John Picacio
 Contributors include: Paul Di Filippo • Kevin J. Anderson • Robert Charles Wilson • John Meaney • Alan Dean Foster • Robert J. Sawyer • Louise Marley • Mike Resnick • Harry Turtledove • Alex Irvine • Caitlín R. Kiernan • Chris Roberson • Adam Roberts
 Fast Forward 1 (ed.) (Pyr (Feb, 2007)) Cover by John Picacio
 Contributors include: Robert Charles Wilson • Justina Robson • Robyn Hitchcock • Tony Ballantyne • Elizabeth Bear • Stephen Baxter • Larry Niven • Ken MacLeod • Mike Resnick • Nancy Kress • Ian McDonald • Gene Wolfe • John Meaney • Paul Di Filippo • Paolo Bacigalupi • Kage Baker • A. M. Dellamonica • Louise Marley • Pamela Sargent • Mary A. Turzillo • George Zebrowski
 Sideways in Crime (ed.) (Solaris (June 2008)) Cover by Bob Eggleton
 Contributors include: Kage Baker • John Meaney • Stephen Baxter • Paul Park • Jack McDevitt • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Mary Rosenblum • Paul Di Filippo • Jon Courtenay Grimwood • Theodore Judson • Pat Cadigan • S. M. Stirling • Mike Resnick & Eric Flint • Tobias S. Buckell • Chris Roberson
 Fast Forward 2 (ed.) (Pyr (October 2008)) Cover by John Picacio
 Contributors include: Paul Cornell • Kay Kenyon • Chris Nakashima-Brown • Nancy Kress • Jack Skillingstead • Cory Doctorow and Benjamin Rosenbaum • Jack McDevitt • Paul McAuley • Mike Resnick and Pat Cadigan • Ian McDonald • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Karl Schroeder and Tobias S. Buckell • Jeff Carlson • Paolo Bacigalupi
 Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery (ed., with Jonathan Strahan) (Eos (June 2010)) Cover by Benjamin Carre
 Contributors include: Steven Erikson • Glen Cook • Gene Wolfe • James Enge • C. J. Cherryh • K. J. Parker • Garth Nix • Michael Moorcock • Tim Lebbon • Robert Silverberg • Greg Keyes • Michael Shea • Scott Lynch • Tanith Lee • Caitlin R Kiernan • Bill Willingham • Joe Abercrombie
 Masked (ed.) (Gallery Books (July 2010)) Cover by Trevor Hairsine
 Contributors include: Matthew Sturges • James Maxey • Paul Cornell • Mike Carey • Mike Baron • Daryl Gregory • Gail Simone • Stephen Baxter • Chris Roberson • Peter David and Kathleen David • Joseph Mallozzi • Mark Chadbourn • Marjorie M. Liu • Ian McDonald • Bill Willingham

Short fiction
"Crowd Control" in Strange Pleasures 2 by John Grant and Dave Hutchinson (ed.s) (Prime Books (June 2003))
"The Woman on the Cross" in Strange Pleasures 3 by Dave Hutchinson (ed.) (Prime Books (Oct, 2005))
"The Mad Lands, Part 1: Death Wish" in Adventure, Vol. I by Chris Roberson (ed.) (MonkeyBrain (Nov, 2005))
"Generation Gap" in the Doctor Who anthology Short Trips: Transmissions (2008)
"And How His Audit Stands" in The Clockwork Jungle Book (Shimmer Magazine Issue #11) (2009)

Selected non-fiction
The Making of Star Trek: First Contact (Titan Books, 1996)
 The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy : Themes, Works, and Wonders (3 vols.) by Gary Westfahl (ed.) (Greenwood Press (Sep, 2005))
Contributions include: "Babylon 5 (1993-1998) and films", "Batman (1989) &c.", "Doctor Who (1963-1989) and films", "Drugs", "Individualism and Conformity" and "Religion"
 "A Tale of Two Orphans" in The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman by Glenn Yeffeth (ed.) (BenBella Books (May, 2006))
 "A Word Of Warning For Brandon Routh" in The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman by Glenn Yeffeth (ed.) (BenBella Books (May 2006))
 Counsel for the Prosection: "Star Wars novels are poor substitutes for real science fiction and are driving real SF off the shelves" in Star Wars on Trial by David Brin & Matthew Woodring Stover (ed.s) (BenBella Books (June, 2006))
"The Natural and the Unnatural: Verisimilitude in Battlestar Galactica" in So Say We All: Collected Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica by Richard Hatch (ed.) (BenBella Books (Oct, 2006))
"The Tangled Web We Weave" in Webslinger: SF and Comic Writers on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man by Glenn Yeffeth (ed.) (BenBella Books (Mar, 2007))
"New Directions: Mind the Gap": an online essay on the different branches of Science fiction at RevolutionSF

References

External links
Lou Anders' homepage
Lou Anders' blog "Bowing to the Future"
Thrones & Bones official website
Lou Anders' Amazon blog
Prometheus Books' science fiction/fantasy imprint Pyr Books's website
David Alastair Hayden interviews Lou Anders for Redstone Science Fiction
John Snider interviews Lou Anders about Argosy Magazine
Archived submission information for Argosy at Locus
"New Directions: Mind the Gap" essay by Lou Anders at RevolutionSF
Interview on the SciFiDimensions Podcast

Living people
American science fiction writers
21st-century American novelists
Science fiction editors
American book editors
American magazine editors
American online publication editors
American speculative fiction editors
American male journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Writers from Birmingham, Alabama
American male novelists
Hugo Award-winning editors
Journalists from Alabama
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers


Craft of the Lost Art is the first studio album by Shape of Broad Minds. It was released on Lex Records in 2007.

Production
Shape of Broad Minds was a group made up of Jneiro Jarel, Dr. Who Dat?, Jawwaad, Panama Black, and Rocque Wun. With the exception of Jawwaad, the rest of the group were aliases of Jneiro Jarel. In an interview with Clash, Jarel stated that Craft of the Lost Art came out of a deep depression, saying, "I'd had a bad year and felt really low, like I was drowning, so I built the album around that." He described it as "an album left in a treasure chest underwater." The album featured guest appearances from MF Doom, Count Bass D, John Robinson, Stacy Epps, and Deborah Jordan.

Critical reception
Vincent Thomas of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an exploratory album, with no terrain off limits." Tom Smith of Cyclic Defrost said, "it's forward thinking, soulful, honest, hip hop that has been in high rotation around here for several weeks." Jesse Serwer of XLR8R said, "SOBM flips a spaced-out jazzy aesthetic that at various points recalls Digable Planets, Antipop Consortium, and J Dilla."

Siobhan Murphy of Metro gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "There's variety and invention aplenty, moments of beauty and sly humour, but ultimately the album's 23 tracks add up to a cohesive hip hop offering of genuine significance." Mosi Reeves of Spin said, "[Jneiro Jarel is] better off handing the mic to guest MCs Count Bass D, MF Doom, and Stacy Epps and focusing on his richly textured, next-level beats."

PopMatters placed it at number 90 on the "101 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007" list.

Track listing

References

External links

2007 debut albums
Jneiro Jarel albums
Lex Records albums


Kattevaram is an area of the Tenali in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division. It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.

Geography
Kattevaram is situated to the north of Tenali, at .

Demographics

 census, Katevaram had a population of 13,209. The total population constitute, 6,608 males and 6,601 females —a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 1,384 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 731 are boys and 653 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 71.52% with 8,457 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Kattevaram gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. There are 14 wards, each represented by an elected ward member. The present sarpanch is vacant, elected by the ward members. The village is administered by the  Tenali Mandal Parishad at the intermediate level of panchayat raj institutions.

Education

Katevaram Zilla Parishad High School is a Zilla Parishad funded school, which provides secondary education in the village.

See also
List of villages in Guntur district

References

Villages in Guntur district


Lucas Johnson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Don Gilet. He made his first on-screen appearance on 3 April 2008. Lucas is introduced as a reformed drug addict and criminal-turned-preacher who appears as the estranged father of established character Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin/Zaraah Abrahams). He also has a young son, Jordan (Michael-Joel Stuart), and later goes on to marry Chelsea's mother Denise (Diane Parish) - whom he had previously been in a relationship with prior to their reunion.

While the character originally appeared to be respectfully dedicated to his own religious convictions, Lucas slowly became the show's secondary antagonist when he causes the death of his former wife Trina (Sharon Duncan Brewster) by leaving her to die in a raking accident; murders Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner (Lee Ross) on their wedding day; drowning his son's dog Sugar after the latter risks unearthing Owen's corpse; and strangling Denise before locking her up in a basement while allowing her family to believe that she is responsible for the murders - with Lucas killing another woman to use as Denise's supposed body so that her family could believe that she committed suicide. The character soon departed on 30 July 2010 when Lucas gets arrested for the murders of Trina and Owen, both of which were publicly exposed after he allowed Denise to escape and she subsequently exposed his homicidal crimes to her family - which resulted in Lucas briefly holding Denise and her family hostage until he eventually turned himself in. Lucas made a previously unannounced reappearance on 1 January 2016 before returning for a short stint in the year, in which he escaped prison until he was rearrested and left the programme again on 10 March 2016. On 1 October 2020, it was announced that Gilet was set to reprise his role, and he returned on 25 December 2020 and departed on 18 March 2021.

During his time working on the show, Gilet has described Lucas as having "Jekyll and Hyde" aspects to his character. This multi-faceted personality was further explored in the BBC Three special EastEnders: The Two Faces of Lucas. The character also appeared in the spin-off series EastEnders: E20.

Storylines

2008–2010
Lucas Johnson first appears on Albert Square when his estranged daughter, Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin), tracks him down to a community service - whereupon she discovers that he is a preacher. Lucas, confronted by Chelsea, explains that he was seventeen when Chelsea was born and abandoned her along with her mother Denise (Diane Parish) - as he could not cope with fatherhood. He became a drug addict but overcame his addiction and joined the church. Chelsea reluctantly agrees to give Lucas a chance, but is unhappy to learn he has a son, Jordan (Michael-Joel David Stuart). Lucas comes to Chelsea's aid when she develops a drug habit but Denise is furious to see him and tells him to stay away. Denise eventually forgives Lucas and they rekindle their relationship, becoming engaged.

Jordan reveals that Lucas is still married to his mother, Trina (Sharon Duncan-Brewster), though Lucas explains they are separated as she abandoned Jordan after he was born prematurely and addicted to heroin. Trina repeatedly tries to come between Lucas and Denise. She eventually agrees to a divorce, planning to move to Walford to be with Jordan. Lucas and Trina have sex, and during an argument, Lucas pushes her away and unintentionally causes her throat to be impaled on a rake. He leaves her to die, making it appear that she died in an accident while taking drugs. The coroner subsequently gives a verdict of accidental death.

Denise's ex-husband, Owen Turner (Lee Ross), suspects Lucas was involved in Trina's death and confronts him on his wedding day. When Owen threatens to go to the police, Lucas strangles him to death. He marries Denise and buries Owen's body in Albert Square, under a tree planted in Trina's memory. When Jordan's sheepdog, Sugar, starts sniffing around the tree, Lucas disposes of her at a nearby canal, telling his family that she ran away. Jordan is later hospitalised after being attacked by Ben Mitchell (Charlie Jones) and Lucas blames himself, leading to him suffering a breakdown. He meets a woman named Jade (Niamh Webb) in a bar and takes her to a secluded area, where he forces her to kneel and pray. Denise becomes suspicious after finding deep scratch marks on his neck, so Lucas takes her to visit Jade, who reveals that Lucas baptised her and washed away her sins. She says it will help her give up her alcohol dependence and get her daughter back. Denise tells Lucas that she is proud of what he has done.

Owen's body is discovered when Trina's tree is accidentally broken. Lucas confesses to Denise, claiming he killed him in self-defence. Denise is horrified but urges Lucas not to tell the police. He later admits that he could have saved Trina's life but chose not to, claiming that he will go to the police and tell them everything. Instead, he takes Denise to a canal, intending to baptise her. When Denise refuses to submit to God, he strangles her and fakes her suicide. Lucas murders a prostitute, Gemma Charleston (Rita Balogun), who resembles Denise, and places her body in the canal. He implicates Denise in Trina and Owen's murders, while keeping her prisoner in the basement of the empty house next door. Lucas gradually realises that his actions were wrong and allows Denise to escape. He attempts to take his family hostage, but they escape and Lucas is arrested. In his jail cell, he scratches religious messages on the wall with his finger nails, causing them to bleed. He writes "sorry" in his blood, and hands his bible to an officer, saying he will not need it where he is going. In February 2011, Denise watches as Lucas is sentenced (off-screen) to life imprisonment. She celebrates her divorce from him, but does consider visiting him in January 2013 when he sends her a visiting order.

2016
Six Years later, after discovering Jordan has been in trouble with the police, Denise tells her daughter Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu) that she is going to visit Lucas in prison. She receives a visiting order but changes her mind. Lucas then calls Denise, asking why she did not visit him, and she tells him not to call her again, hanging up on him. However, one month later, jealous of all the couples around her and hoping to get help for Jordan, she contacts Lucas and tells him she is coming to visit him in prison. Lucas tells Denise that he has taken all responsibilities for his past actions, as he has been mentally ill and wanted to believe he was being guided by some spiritual being. Lucas admits to Denise that he is still in love with her, although she denies still being in love with him, and reveals that he is aware of Jordan being in trouble with the police. Lucas then encourages Denise to find him herself so she can help him. Denise later finds Jordan (now played by Joivan Wade) and convinces him and his son JJ Johnson (Zayden Kareem) to move in with her. Lucas then sends her flowers so Denise visits him in prison to tell him not to send her anything again and that she will no longer visit him. Lucas then asks Denise to ask Jordan to visit him, which she does. Initially, Jordan wants to visit Lucas to tell him to stay away from him, but Denise's friend Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) convinces him not to, not wanting Lucas to try to control him like he did to Denise. Jordan eventually decides to visit Lucas, however, and he and Denise are persuaded to help Lucas get onto a scheme that would allow him to apply for jobs and be granted more visiting hours. After Denise gives a statement, his application is accepted, but Lucas and Jordan plan to use the scheme to help Lucas break out of prison. He uses Jordan to try and convince Denise to come with them, but when she learns what is happening, she alerts Libby who calls the police. Lucas and Jordan are both taken into custody. Denise and Patrick later visit Lucas in prison. Lucas declares that he needs Denise and she warns him never to contact her again.

2020–2021
Lucas returns to Walford after being released from prison on Christmas Day 2020, having reunited with his daughter Chelsea (now Zaraah Abrahams). Denise takes her son Raymond Dawkins to a Christmas service where Lucas is a speaker. Denise and Raymond leave once she realizes who he is, but Lucas follows them outside. He attempts to explain, but Denise makes it clear she is not interested. She is surprised to see Chelsea with Lucas, and urges her to return to Walford with her but she refuses. Patrick then finds Lucas and warns him off. Patrick visits Phil and requests him to scare Lucas away. Phil meets him in a restaurant and threatens him to never return to Walford. When Lucas and Chelsea are leaving the restaurant, Lucas gets beaten up by thugs. A week later, Lucas returns to the square and starts stalking Denise as he watches her with her boyfriend Jack Branning (Scott Maslen). The following day, Denise finds out what Patrick and Phil did and decides to move in with Jack. When Patrick is alone in the house, Lucas turns up to confront him, suspecting him of setting up the attack. During a heated argument, Patrick collapses and suffers a stroke. Lucas hesitantly calls for an ambulance anonymously to protect himself from being rearrested. Denise warns Lucas not to come to the square again or she will call the police. Chelsea is later seen taking a phone call from a mystery assailant, where it is revealed that she was behind Lucas's attack. Denise later finds out that Phil was not behind the attack and asks to meet Lucas so she can warn him that someone else is out to get him. Lucas agrees to stay away from Walford in order to protect Chelsea. However, Chelsea later finds Lucas sleeping rough. She tries to persuade him to move in with her but Lucas refuses. Denise later agrees to meet Lucas again. Lucas tries to convince Denise that he is a changed man, revealing that his son Jordan died from a heroin overdose. After being persuaded by Patrick and Jack, Denise later agrees to let Jack rent one of his flats in the square out to Lucas.

Lucas sees one of the men who attacked him with Chelsea and confronts him, soon realising that Chelsea is trying to set him up for drug smuggling. Chelsea later tells Lucas she is taking him on a trip to Ibiza, but he warns her that he would be breaking his parole conditions if he left the country. However, determined to carry out her plan, Chelsea lies to Lucas and tells him she has told the police about their trip and that he has been cleared to go. However, on the day of the trip, Lucas fails to turn up for their taxi. Denise finds a devastated Chelsea crying and thinks that Lucas has let her down, so goes round to the flat to confront him. While Denise has a go at Lucas, he goes into a breakdown and lashes out at Denise. Jack and Chelsea later call round to the flat and find blood on the floor and Lucas and Denise missing. After calling the police, Jack finds Lucas walking around the square and chases after him, with Callum Highway (Tony Clay) in tow. Despite Callum's requests to have Lucas arrested, Jack kidnaps him and holds him hostage in the Arches. Lucas insists he has nothing to do with Denise's disappearance. Jack tries to beat Lucas up, but is restrained by Callum. While Callum and Jack argue, Lucas escapes. Denise is later found kidnapped by an unknown assailant, who is later revealed to be Caleb Malone (Ben Freeman), putting Lucas in the clear. Caleb later lets Denise go after Chelsea agrees to return the drugs she owes him. Chelsea is forced to tell Denise about her plan. Denise is furious with Chelsea but covers for her when Jack asks what happened. Denise later tells Chelsea she will get Lucas to come back and do the job. Denise meets Lucas and tells him to go away with Chelsea. Lucas, knowing Denise and Chelsea's true intentions, starts to question why he is trying to change. He later saves Raymond from been hit by a trailer. Denise and Chelsea are grateful. Lucas talks to Denise about Chelsea's plan to set him up. Denise tells him who really kidnapped her. Lucas vows to find Caleb and kill him and steals Chelsea's phone to track him down. Chelsea warns Lucas that if he hurts Caleb, she wants nothing more to do with him. She tells him that Caleb will kill her if he goes near him and tells him to stay away from Caleb and do the job if he wants her forgiveness but Chelsea makes it clear that she will always hate Lucas for what he did. Chelsea books the flight and tells Lucas the job will be in a couple of weeks. Lucas tries to make amends with Chelsea and makes dinner for them. When Denise later tells Jack about the job, Chelsea comes on to Jack in an unsuccessful bid to try and stop him reporting her. Lucas and Denise are disappointed to hear of their daughter's recent actions and confront her. Chelsea breaks down in tears and tells Lucas she regrets what she did. Lucas later sees Chelsea and Jack arguing. Chelsea gloats about how she could have gotten with Jack if she really wanted to, leaving Lucas disappointed with her actions.

Lucas befriends Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and they arrange a date. However, Lucas lies about his true identity and uses Jordan's name. Lucas's parole officer tells him that there is a job in Newcastle. Lucas is reluctant to take it as he does not want to leave Chelsea. Karen and Lucas go on the date, but Karen soon discovers Lucas's true identity when Denise tells Karen's ex-boyfriend, Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths) who he really is. Karen, Denise and Chelsea are furious with Lucas for his lies. Lucas lashes out at Chelsea, having had enough of her recent behaviour. While Lucas is alone, he calls Caleb, using Jordan's identity again, and arranges a job interview with him. When Caleb is not fooled by Lucas's act and insults Chelsea, Lucas threatens him with a chair. Chelsea is furious when she hears about this. Lucas loses patience with Chelsea and refuses to do the job unless she comes to church with him. Lucas tells Chelsea he wants to help her and believes she should go to the police and face up to her crimes. On the day of the job, Caleb gives Chelsea an extra package. At the airport, Lucas changes his mind about doing the job and tells Chelsea to take the drugs through herself. Chelsea does so as Lucas watches on. Security then pull Chelsea's bag aside for checking. Lucas then hands in his bag with the drugs and is arrested. Lucas later provides Jack with evidence of Caleb's crimes. The police then try to track Caleb down but are unable to find him. Chelsea later tips the police off when Caleb asks her to meet him and he is arrested. When Jack tells Lucas this and offers to get him moved to a different prison in order to protect him from Caleb, Lucas tells Jack he will get what he deserves and vows never to contact Denise again. Lucas is later beaten up by Caleb's thugs. Chelsea later visits Lucas in prison and is upset to hear what Caleb did to him, blaming herself. Lucas tells a tearful Chelsea that he wants her to walk away from any involvement with him so she can have a better life.

Creation and development

Introduction (2008)
Gilet's casting in the show was announced in January 2008, when the character was described as "attractive, charismatic, strong and forthright" and "just a dodgy geezer with a murky past." His profile on the official EastEnders website describes him as "an upstanding member of the community, a far cry from the youth he once was." Through the show's narrative, it is revealed that Lucas is a former drug addict and has gone on to become a preacher in a Christian church.

In February 2009, it was announced that Sharon Duncan Brewster had been cast as Lucas's estranged wife Trina. Entertainment website Digital Spy reported: "Trina arrives and surprises Lucas and she makes it very clear she wants to give things another go. Lucas tries to get rid of her but his secret is out when Patrick (Rudolph Walker) sees what's going on. Just how willing will Trina be to let her husband walk into the arms of another woman? And more importantly, will she divorce him to enable him to marry again?" Despite his connection with the church, in September 2009 Lucas attempts to cover up his involvement in Trina's death. Gilet told Soaplife magazine, "When he first appeared someone wrote in saying he was a good character, but somewhere down the line something was going to come unstuck. We've always known there was more to this do-gooder than meets the eye. Things are going to get a lot darker in the build-up to Christmas. [...] It's going to get very dark and I hope I can pull it off." Lucas went on to kill Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner (Lee Ross) when he came close to discovering how Lucas was involved in Trina's death. Gilet explained that although Lucas does not want people dead and has no malice in his heart, he sees killing as a way to stop things from happening. When the show's executive producer Diederick Santer was asked by Digital Spy what was lined up for Lucas in 2010, he said "He's got right on his side, hasn't he? Is the world a better place without Trina? Probably, yes. Is the world a better place without Owen? Well, I don't know about that, but he's not a particularly nice person... Lucas is doing the Lord's work and who knows what that's doing to his head maybe he'll kill again. Lucas's story is 'poised' and we're just trying to work out the exact timing of the long-term story. There's brilliant stuff in the pipeline — it's one for a slow burn really. We have Lucas who's a murderer. Will he murder again? Who's the next person to cross him? He's one dangerous man."

Characterisation
Gilet described Lucas as having "Jekyll and Hyde" aspects to his character, and tries to hide the darker side of his personality from Denise. Gilet commented: "Every actor enjoys playing a character who's flawed – but how long can Lucas continue to hide the dark side of himself before the cracks start to show? I think a lot of people reckon the clock might be ticking. This story has shocked some people! I was getting fan mail where people were saying what a nice guy he was – and, of course, now they know he's not." Gilet has called Lucas "a very good character to play because of his complexity", explaining: "I think that's partly because he's a guy who always strives to do the right thing but his path for doing that gets warped as time goes on. I think his heart started off in the right place but - partly because of his drug-addled years - he has a slightly warped outlook on life." Asked whether he felt Lucas was truly bad, Gilet replied:

Gilet has characterised Lucas as having a "carnal side" with which he is "constantly at odds", explaining: "There are times when that human and carnal side to him, the side that gives in to temptation, is going to come through. As time goes on, that strong moral side to him starts to chip away and this chink of darkness starts to show and unravel. It's a Pandora's box, in a way." Discussing Lucas's relationship with Denise, Gilet refuted the suggestion that Denise was a "token wife" deeming her more reliable than Trina and expanding: "He's found a woman who's strong-willed, strong-minded, a good mother to their shared child and to Libby (Belinda Owusu) and Jordan. It's kind of ideal and he's worked so hard for it. Nothing, but nothing, should stop that - he deserves to have this. It's one of these situations where he likes the idea that he's earned this relationship. That seems to be more of a priority than the pure love he has for her. He loves what he's earned and he's now this respectable person who wants to hold on to what he has by any means necessary." After Owen's body is discovered, Lucas confesses to Denise, and goes on to strangle her while quoting a line from the Bible. Complaints were received from viewers that Lucas's storyline was offensive to Christians. The BBC responded with a statement saying: "Lucas is certainly not intended to be representative of Christians. He is a very damaged and dangerous individual who has created a twisted version of the Christian 'faith' in his mind to hide behind and to convince himself that his actions are acceptable. As the story unfolds, we will see other characters questioning Lucas's claim to be a Christian. As Lucas has become increasingly unhinged, his obsession and reliance on the Bible and the scriptures has become increasingly frantic and desperate. This represents this character's emotional breakdown, and it is very clear that this is absolutely not normal behaviour. In episodes yet to broadcast, we will see the characters Grace [Olubunmi], Mercy [Olubunmi] and Dot [Branning] – all three of whom are Christians – question and discuss Lucas's frame of mind." It was confirmed that Gilet would depart from the show at the end of the storyline.

In June 2010, a decision was made to reshoot scenes planned months in advance involving Lucas picking up a sex worker named Jade (Niamh Webb) who he seemingly strangles after forcing her to pray for God's forgiveness. The decision to drop the prostitute link was made following the charging of Stephen Griffiths with the murder of three sex workers in Bradford.

Return stint (2020–2021)
In October 2020, it was confirmed Gilet would reprise the role of Lucas, whose return would "cause shockwaves amongst the residents". Speaking of his return to the serial, Gilet stated: "I'm thrilled and honoured to be asked to breathe life once again into such a complex, controversial and diverse character but, most importantly to have another opportunity to work alongside one of UK's finest actors, Diane Parish. I feel blessed." On 18 March 2021, it was confirmed that Lucas' "short stint" had come to an end in the episode transmitted that day. With Lucas returning to prison, Gilet opined that he would "persevere" and use his time in prison to "repent and hopefully will use the time to better himself further because it was his choice". Gilet found the storyline "interesting" to be part of, due to the change in residents' reaction to him. He explained: "Lucas was so calculating and devious in how well he was able to hide the truth from everyone around him – this time round there's been no hiding for Lucas so even when he tried to lie, he was always caught out. So that aspect of his character has been stripped away." Gilet added that he would "never say never" to a potential return in the future.

Reception
The BBC received 103 complaints from viewers after it was hinted that Lucas had killed Sugar the dog, compared to "a handful" following his murders of Trina and Owen. The BBC responded saying they do not condone the killing of dogs or people, but iterated that the behaviour was in keeping with the character, adding that "no animals were harmed in the making of this story."

The character was nominated in the "Smooth Criminal" and "Killer Secret" categories at the 2010 All About Soap Bubble Awards. In January 2011, Gilet was nominated for Serial Drama Performance at the 2011 National Television Awards for his portrayal of Lucas but did not make it through to the shortlist. He was also nominated at the British Soap Awards 2010 and 2011 for 'Villain of the Year'.

See also
 List of EastEnders characters (2008)
 List of EastEnders: E20 characters
 List of soap opera villains

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Black people in television
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Eric Brunner (born February 12, 1986) is a retired American soccer player who played as a defender.

Career

Professional

Following his college career Brunner was selected 16th in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. He initially signed a senior contract, but when the Red Bulls signed Andrew Boyens, they tried to move him down to the developmental roster. However, Brunner refused to take the pay cut and left the team. He signed with Miami FC of the USL First Division of May 20, 2008. Brunner made his first appearance for Miami on June 14, 2008, when he came on as a substitute and played for five minutes.

He made his Columbus debut against Colorado Rapids on April 11, 2009, and scored his first career professional goal on June 20, 2009, against FC Dallas.

On November 24, 2010, he was selected by the Portland Timbers in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft. He was a frequent starter for the Timbers until suffering a concussion on May 26, 2012, after which he sat out much of the remainder of the 2012 season.

On December 3, 2012, he was traded to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for allocation money.

He retired following the 2014 season.

International
Brunner was called up to play for the United States under-23 men's national soccer team at the 2008 Toulon Tournament.

Personal life
Brunner is a gamer, and streams live gameplay under the pseudonym "Broomsweeper" on Twitch. As of 24 December 2014, he has over 8,400 followers and primarily plays Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on his channel.

References

External links

Ohio State bio

1986 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players
Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer players
Flint City Bucks players
New York Red Bulls players
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players
Columbus Crew players
Portland Timbers players
Houston Dynamo FC players
People from Dublin, Ohio
Soccer players from Ohio
USL League Two players
USL First Division players
Major League Soccer players
United States men's under-23 international soccer players
New York Red Bulls draft picks
All-American college men's soccer players
Men's association football defenders


Danville High School is located at 733 Ironmen Lane, Danville, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Danville Area School District. The high school serves fragments of two rural Pennsylvania counties. In Montour County the school serves the Boroughs of Danville and Washingtonville and Cooper Township, Derry Township, Liberty Township, Mahoning Township, Mayberry Township, Valley Township and West Hemlock Township. In Northumberland County it covers the Borough of Riverside and Rush Township. In 2018, the principal of the school is Jeremy Winn and the assistant principal is Ms. Amy Willoughby.

In 2016, enrollment was 608 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. The school employed 48 teachers.

Danville Area High school students may choose to attend the Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the school with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars
The Danville Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, including forensics (speech and debate), activities and an extensive sports program. The district reports spending over $700,000 in 2013-14. Danville Area School District is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference is a voluntary association of 25 PIAA High Schools within the central Pennsylvania region.

Athletics

Boys
Baseball - Varsity and JV teams AAA
Basketball - AAAA
Bowling - AAAAAA
Cross Country - AA
Football - Varsity and JV teams AAA
Golf - AA
Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
Lacrosse - AA
Soccer - AA
Swimming and Diving - AA
Tennis - AA
Track and Field AA
Wrestling	 - AA

Girls
Basketball - AAAA
Bowling - AAAAAA
School sponsored non competitive cheerleading
Cross Country - AA
Field Hockey - A
Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
Lacrosse - AA
Soccer (Fall) - AA
Softball - AAAA
Swimming and Diving - AA
Girls' Tennis - AA
Track and Field - AA

According to PIAA directory July 2016

Cross Country
| 2012 - Girls Cross Country won the Shikellamy Classic Invitational

| 2012 - Girls Cross Country won the AA District IV XC Championships

| 2012 - Girls Cross Country took 6th Place at The PIAA State Cross Country Championships

| 2012 - Guys Cross Country took 2nd in the Shikellamy Classic Invitational

| 2012 - Guys Cross Country took 2nd in the AA District IV XC Championships

References

External links
Official site

Public high schools in Pennsylvania
High schools in Central Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Valley
Schools in Montour County, Pennsylvania
Education in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Schools in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania


Tavian Remond Banks (born February 17, 1974) is a former running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998 and 1999.

College and high school careers
Tavian Banks was a high school standout in both football and soccer at Bettendorf High School Bulldogs in Bettendorf, Iowa, breaking many school records. Banks chose to play for the in-state Iowa Hawkeyes over offers from national powers Miami and Washington.  After being a backup to standout Sedrick Shaw for most of his first three years, Banks became the full-time starter his senior season . Tavian coined the nickname "Big Money" while at Iowa as a play on his last name.  During his senior campaign of 1997, Banks rushed for a school record 1,691 yards and 17 touchdowns, an Iowa single season record that would stand until broken by Shonn Greene in 2008. In the secondgame of the 1997 season, Banks rushed for 314 yards  and scored four times in Iowa's victory over Tulsa.  Banks holds the school record for touchdowns scored in a career with 33.  Iowa finished 1997 with a record of 7–5 after losing to Arizona State, 17–7, in the 1997 Sun Bowl, in what was coach Hayden Fry's last bowl appearance. Fry retired after the 1998 season.

NFL career

Banks was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, the same draft in which Jaguars great Fred Taylor was drafted in the first round. After a promising start to the 1999 season, Banks suffered a major knee injury during a game against the Atlanta Falcons. Banks tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and fibular collateral ligament (LCL) in his left knee and missed over two years due to surgery and rehab. Banks attempted a comeback with the New Orleans Saints in 2002. He was named to the practice squad in 2003. Banks was placed on waivers by the Saints in at the conclusion of the 2004 season.

Coaching career
Banks served as assistant running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals in 2006, but decided to leave the team when head coach Bobby Petrino left for the Atlanta Falcons. Currently, Banks is the C.E.O. of Carpe Diem Sports Enhancement in Yorkville, Illinois. He is currently a running backs coach at Naperville Central Highschool.

In 2008 Tavian Banks was inducted into Iowa High School Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he was elected to Quad-City Sports Hall of Fame.

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MMHS can refer to several things:

Machias Memorial High School
Manchester Memorial High School
Maple Mountain High School (Utah)
Mardela Middle and High School
Matthew Moss High School
Morton Memorial Schools, at the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home
Mount Miguel High School
Military Message Handling System
Milliken Mills High School
Minto Memorial High School
Mira Mesa Senior High School
Mundy's Mill High School
Murdock Middle/High School
Murrieta Mesa High School


West Pointe à la Hache is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.

The community, which stands on Louisiana Highway 23, is on the southwest bank of the Mississippi River with Pointe à la Hache directly across the river to the northeast, to which it is connected by the Pointe à la Hache Ferry.

Woodland Plantation, which has been depicted on the label of Southern Comfort since the 1930s, is an antebellum mansion in the community. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

Unincorporated communities in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River
Unincorporated communities in New Orleans metropolitan area


The Clements Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in San Joaquin County, California.  It is located in the southeast part of the larger Lodi AVA.  The Mokelumne River flows through the wine region, which is composed of rolling hills between  and  in elevation.  A variety of microclimates exist within the hills of the region.  The soils in the area includes loams, clay loams, and clays. Below the alluvial top soil are areas of granite and volcanic soils.

References

American Viticultural Areas
American Viticultural Areas of California
Geography of San Joaquin County, California
2006 establishments in California


Frankie Dusen (1878–1936) was an early New Orleans jazz trombonist. He played with Buddy Bolden's band, and following Bolden's health problems took over as bandleader of the group and renamed it The Eagle Band, considered one of the best in New Orleans for more than a decade.

He was born in Algiers section of New Orleans. During the Great Depression he played with the era orchestra on the ship "S.S Capitol," and later played alongside Louis Dumaine. Dusen also taught music. He died in 1936 at the age of 58.

References

1878 births
1936 deaths
American jazz trombonists
Male trombonists
Jazz musicians from New Orleans
The Eagle Band members


The Campeonato Baiano 2008 is the 104th edition of the Campeonato Baiano. Vitória won the competition.

Format
First stage:

The 12 teams play in double round-robin in 22 rounds. The top 4 qualify for the Final Stage, the bottom team is relegated.

Final stage:

The 4 teams play in double round-robin in 6 rounds. The winners of Final Stage is the champions. The top 3 teams (except the clubs of Série A and Série B) qualify for the Série C.

Participating teams

Standings

* For offending the referee, Fluminense de Feira was punished with the loss of 6 points.

Final stage

Final standings

First Three Matches

Second Three Matches

References

Campeonato Baiano
Baiano


The SEAT Cupra Championship was a one-make series that ran for six years between 2003 and 2008, the last five of which ran as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship.

Originally the prize for winning the championship was a drive for the SEAT works team in the BTCC. From 2005 and onwards this changed to a £100,000 cheque.

Throughout the championship's six years, 78 drivers competed. It established itself as one of the main routes into topline Touring Car racing, and drivers went on to do well in either the BTCC or World Touring Car Championship. Past contenders such as Rob Huff, Mat Jackson, James Pickford, Emmet O'Brien and Gordon Shedden mean that tin top fans keep a close eye on these cars and drivers for the next big racing talent.

The Cars

Cars driven are the SEAT León Cupra. Engine sizes moved from a 1.8 L (first generation Cupra R) to the second generation León with a 2.0 L engine in 2007. The engines use an inline four cylinder layout and are paired with a six speed gearbox. Prices for new entrants are £40,000 plus VAT directly from SEAT. SEAT estimate the total budget for running a car to be between £60,000 and £100,000.

History

2003 Season

The Inaugural meeting for the Holiday Inn SEAT Cupra Championship was held at the Croft Circuit, with a strong 17 car grid (including three female drivers). All cars were being prepared by one team to make racing more even. Stefan Hodgetts claimed the first ever victory. Eventual championship winner Rob Huff went on to win race two. Both these drivers would battle it out to the fifth and final championship meeting of the season at Thruxton along with Gordon Shedden who finished second, and Gavin Smith who came in fourth place behind Hodgetts. Huff's prize was a full works drive in the BTCC for SEAT Sport UK. A prize which launched a very successful career in the world of touring cars.

2004 Season

Again, first prize would be a drive in the 2005 BTCC season. James Pickford and Gavin Smith shared wins in the first races at Brands Hatch. Tom Boardman and Gavin Smith won races 3 and 4 at Silverstone, giving Smith an early championship lead. It was James Pickford who was consistently finishing in high positions including 2 more wins at Oulton Park and Croft who won a closely fought championship with 151 points.

A late surge in the standings saw Oli Wilkinson finish second, just 5 points off Pickford with 146. Tom Boardman was third with 133 points, Gordon Shedden fourth with 123 and Gavin Smith fifth with 98 points.

2005 Season

2005 saw the season have an expansion to 18 rounds compared to last years 12 rounds plus a new name, the Smartnav SEAT Cupra Championship. Cars were now entered by independent teams rather than SEAT themselves, meaning less performance parity but involving more people in the series

This was Tom Boardman's year, as he made a good start to the season winning both opening rounds at Donington, and going on to get 7 race wins in total for the year. Mat Jackson got a total of 8 wins including some superb performances at Snetterton and Knockhill. In the end he was always playing catch up to the more consistent finishing of Boardman, who won overall on 260 points. Jackson finished in second on 245 points. third was Tom Ferrier on 219 points, fourth was Carl Breeze on 191 points and fifth was Alan Blencowe who finished on 116.

2006 Season

Despite the SEAT Cupra champion Tom Boardman not getting the works drive for 2005, the rules remained unchanged meaning he was not allowed to stay and defend his title. There was still a healthy grid with 22 entrants for 2006 and a new sponsorship deal, creating the Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship. It was Mat Jackson, who carried on his good form and show of ability by winning the first three races. He went on to dominate the championship winning 11 out of the 18 rounds.

With a lot of new faces for 2006, the nearest any one got to Mat's total of 273 points was Alan Blencowe with 225. Following them in the final points standing were new boys, Jonathan Adam in third with 218 points, Fulvio Mussi in fourth with 169 points and Ben Winrow in fifth with 166 points. Jackson used his £100,000 prize to buy the WTCC winning car used by Andy Priaulx to enter his own Jackson Motorsport team as an independent in the BTCC for 2007.

2007 Season

This year saw a restructuring of the championship, with the introduction of the new model SEAT León. This created a two tier system incorporating the new cars with the old ones running in a Cupra R class. A total of 28 drivers entered.

The championship was dominated by Scottish driver Jonathan Adam, who won winning 9 of the 20 races. An exciting first race of the year saw a win for Carl Breeze with Adam right behind him at the line. A good start to race 2 and a very comfortable victory for Adam followed. His impressive driving continued, winning 4 out of the next 6 at Rockingham, Thruxton and Croft.

One of the more interesting meetings were rounds 11 and 12 at Donington, where the drivers were greeted with terrible weather conditions. Victims included Carl Breeze and Oli Wilkinson. The race was red flagged and restarted, but by round 12 we had a very depleted grid of 14 cars. Champion Adam ended the season with a huge total of 302 points. Fulvio Mussi was half a point ahead of third placed Carl Breeze with 204.5 and 204 respectively. Behind them were Neil Waterworth fourth with 177.5 points and Daniel Welch ending the season strong to finish fifth with 153.5 points.

The Leon Cupra R class was won by Harry Vaulkhard with 267 points. Ian Churchill was second on 263 points ahead of older brother Adrian on 248.5 points. Freddy Nordstrom was fourth with 222 points and Mike Doble fifth with 171.5 points.

2008 Season

The field was much smaller for 2008, with the R Class gone and only 12-14 cars entering most meetings. Robert Lawson and reigning Renault Clio Cup champion Martin Byford were notable additions who were immediately on the pace. A change of rules meant that Adam was allowed to defend his title, although Mussi and Waterworth did not return. Lawson dominated the first half of the season, but Adam came back at him to lead the standings going into the final round. Lawson finished the season scoring the most points, but the result remained provisional as Lawson awaited the result of an appeal. He was thrown out of qualifying at Silverstone for an illegal camber angle, which had been bent out by an earlier escapade across the kerbs bending his wheel rim.  Seat harshly stripped him of 32 championship points and put him to the back of the grid and Lawson lodged an immediate appeal.  With bent parts changed Lawson beat Adam in the race taking victory. Due to Seat Sports shock withdrawal from motorsport and based on a financial decision with his sponsors Lawson elected not to take the unappealing first prize of a drive in Seats Touring Car, but to take the second prize of a brand new Seat race car and the cash prize.  He withdrew his appeal which meant that Adam completed back-to-back titles.

Champions
All champions were British-registered.

References

Touring car racing series
Auto racing series in the United Kingdom
One-make series
Recurring sporting events established in 2003
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008


Price Center is a student center located in the center of the University of California San Diego campus, just south of Geisel Library.  As one of the largest student centers in the country, Price Center serves more than 30,000 visitors a day. Price Center offers a variety of services, places, and spaces geared to the needs of students including fast food restaurants, the campus bookstore, a movie theater, and offices for various student organizations.

History
In the early 1980s, UC San Diego found that its existing Student Center in Muir College was unequipped to handle the more than 12,000 students that were enrolled at the university. As a result, UC San Diego suffered from reduced student involvement and a sense of apathy across campus. Additionally, the lack of on-campus social space contributed to the fact that nearly 60% of UC San Diego students at the time commuted to school. In November 1983, a survey of 2,000 UCSD students indicated a pressing need for a new student union. That same school year, students passed a referendum that raised their student fees from $12.50 per quarter to $37.50 per quarter, for the purpose of constructing a University Center that would house fast food restaurants, a movie theater, and offices for student organizations. The proposed University Center, sited southeast of the existing Central Library, was originally estimated to cost $9 million to construct, but the Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz design approved by the UC Regents would be an $18.6 million facility with an added pub, ballroom, and bookstore.

Construction on the center was initially met with some opposition, as student members of the Committee for Responsible Spending argued that the fee increase was passed due to unethical actions by the Student Center Board. However,  construction workers broke ground in the summer of 1986, with completion scheduled for late 1988. In 1987, retail mogul Sol Price donated $2 million to the construction of the center, an act which was then one of the largest donations in university history and resulted in it being named for him. The ribbon-cutting ceremony on 21 April 1989 was interrupted by protestors who called the $19.6 million structure the "High Price Center", but the game room and circular plaza were met with enthusiasm. While the old Student Center remained open, Price Center went on to become the main hub of campus.

East expansion

By 2002, it was becoming increasingly clear that even Price Center and the Student Center combined would be unable to support UC San Diego's projected enrollment, which was expected to surpass 30,000 students by 2010. A student-initiated task force recommended several renovations to the Student Center, and an expansion of Price Center. The expansion was to be anchored by a 24-hour study lounge surrounded by late-night fast food restaurants, as well as a grocery store, post office, and retail services. In the spring of 2003, students approved a fee increase of $39/quarter to fund the new facility. One of the stipulations of the fee increase was that it would not take place until the facility was constructed and opened. The student fee gathered roughly $46 million for the expansion, with the remainder coming from various campus accounts.

A 2005 report on overall campus satisfaction determined that the Price Center expansion would be best served by focusing on three areas: "building a sense of community on campus, improving the intellectual and social connection between faculty and students and creating a stronger identity for the school by increasing publicity of its accomplishments." The architect for the expansion, Mehrdad Yazdani, was faced with the challenge of integrating the expansion into the existing facility, while redesigning the surrounding area to create an "urban center". The design for Price Center East featured a central four-story atrium which connected to the exterior of the university through a series of plazas and staircases. The adjacent Town Square and shuttle loop, too, were redesigned to create a downtown for UC San Diego students.

The university celebrated the opening of the Price Center East on 18 May 2008. The grand staircase connecting Town Square and the second story opened shortly afterwards.

Art installations

Price Center features one Stuart Collection piece and two other major university art installations. Former UC San Diego faculty member Barbara Kruger's Another is a 74-foot long mural installed upon the completion of the Price Center East expansion in 2008. It is on the western wall of the central atrium. The mural features two clocks that are punctuated with terrazzo-like phrases that begin with the word "ANOTHER". Two LED displays serve as news tickers, scrolling rapidly with current events from an AP stream. The mural integrates with the building through blocks on the atrium floor featuring quotes from well-known artists and scientists.

The south entrances to the building, on the Triton Steps, are flanked by alumnus and sculptor Manuelita Brown's Triton, a 750-pound bronze sculpture that honors the university's mascot, King Triton. It was unveiled on 13 October 2008 by Chancellor Marye Ann Fox. The sculpture had been planned ten years earlier by the graduating classes of 1998 and 1999, as part of an effort to increase campus pride.

On 11 February 2015, Chancellor Pradeep Khosla unveiled the Black Legacy Mural, a 17-by-40-foot mural depicting various African-American leaders smiling behind two African-American children, the grandchildren of artist Andrea Rushing. The mural, located behind Dlush on the first floor of Price Center East, is supplemented by a set of 23 tabletops which highlight the various individuals depicted.

Arson incident
On 3 December 2013, surveillance tapes showed two young women setting two fires on the first and second floors of Price Center. On 7 February 2014, UCSD student Holly Nguyen was arrested on suspicion of setting the fires, and UCSD student Maya Land was arrested shortly thereafter. The two students, who received eight separate charges, were believed to be connected to the Earth Liberation Front, an eco-terrorism group. This was because the fires occurred the same day that the University Centers Advisory Board voted to replace Espresso Roma with Starbucks Coffee, angering campus fair trade activists. Both suspects eventually pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment.

Amenities

Food and beverage
Price Center West (Plaza food court)
Price Center East (Atrium food court)

Services

First floor
 Price Center Theater
 UC San Diego Box Office
 UC San Diego Bookstore and Perks coffee shop
 UC San Diego Postal Center
 Sustainability Resource Center
 The Zone wellness center
 Triton Lounge (computer lab)
 One Button (recording studio)
 Group study rooms
 Commuter kitchen
 Commuter lockers

Second floor
 Outback Adventures surf shop
 Kaplan test prep center
 West ballrooms
 East ballroom
 Dance studio
 Art studio
 Cross-Cultural Center
 Inter-Tribal Resource Center
 Student organization offices
 Meeting rooms
 Study lounges

Third floor
 University Centers administration offices
 The One Stop (student organization resource center)
 Center for Student Involvement
 Center for Communication and Leadership Development
 Student organization offices
 Graphic studio
 Meeting rooms
 Alumni affairs offices
 Event Services offices

Fourth floor
 Meeting rooms
 Senate chambers
 Student leadership offices
 Governance chambers

Awards
Price Center and the Price Center East expansion have won numerous architectural awards, including:
 2005 - American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Diego: Unbuilt Category Honor Award
 2005 - Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design: American Architecture Award
 2009 - American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Diego: Honor Award
 2011 - Association of College Unions International (ACUI): Facility Design Award

References

External links
 The UCSD University Centers: Price Center and Student Center
 UCSD University Centers Expansion Homepage
 ASUCSD University Centers Advisory Board

University of California, San Diego
Education in San Diego
Student activity centers in the United States
1989 establishments in California


Prince Alexander Nikitich Romanov (4 November 1929 – 22 September 2002) was a member of the Romanov family. He was a son of Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia and a great nephew of Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar.

Born in France, he took British citizenship in 1938 and lived with his grand mother Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna in England until her death in 1960. The following year, Prince Alexander Nikitich became the first member of the Romanov family to visit Russia after the Revolution.

Life
He was born in Paris, the youngest son Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia and his wife Countess Mariya Ilarianovna Vorontzova-Daschkova. Prince Alexander was a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and a great nephew of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II. He spent the early years of his life in the United Kingdom and received British nationality in 1938. By age 14 he was fluent in five languages. He was interested in geography, history, philosophy.

At the outbreak of the Second World War Prince Alexander and his family were in France and unable to return to the United Kingdom so he was taken to Rome first and then on to Czechoslovakia which resulted in the family almost being repatriated to Russia. Following the conclusion of the war he returned to Britain before moving onto the United States to study at Columbia University. He returned to Britain in 1953 and stayed with his grandmother Grand Duchess Xenia at Hampton Court. He helped to raise funds for a new Orthodox church, after the old temple near Buckingham Palace was destroyed. After the death of his grandmother in 1960, Alexander Nikitich moved to New York, where he worked as translator for a publishing house, worked in advertising, as well as doing historical and genealogical research.

On 27 May 1961 he became the first descendant of the Imperial Family to return to Russia after its members went into exile or were murdered by the Communists following the October Revolution, when he managed to get a visa to join a group of tourists. During his stay he visited Moscow, St Petersburg (although at the time the city was called Leningrad) the former capital of the Russian Empire and the estate of the Princes Yusupov in Arkhangelsk.

Prince Alexander married a Sicilian princess Maria Valguarnera (29 November 1931, Palermo, Italy - 29 September 2023, New York City), daughter of Corrado, Prince of Niscemi and Castelnuovo and Duke of Arenella, on 23 February 1971 in New York City in a civil ceremony, and in a religious ceremony on 18 July 1971 in Cannes. His wife converted to Orthodox Christianity before their marriage. The couple lived in New York City and in London. They had no children.

In 1979 Prince Alexander Nikitich became a member of the Romanov family association. In 1992 he participated in the meeting of the seven princes of the Romanov family in Paris.

Prince Alexander Nikitich Romanov died after a brief illness, 21 September 2002 in London. His body was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium and buried in the ancestral tomb of his wife's family in Palermo.

Ancestry

References

External links
Romanov Family Association
About Prince Alexander of Russia

1929 births
2002 deaths
Nobility from Paris
People educated at King's College School, London
Columbia University alumni
House of Romanov in exile


Sworn Vengeance is the fourth studio album released by death metal band Severe Torture in 2007. It was recorded at Excess Studios in The Netherlands with producers Hans Pieters and Robbe Kok.

Track listing
Dismal Perception (Marvin Vriesde, Seth Van De Loo) – 02:51
Serenity Torn Asunder (Vriesde) – 03:28
Fight Something (Vriesde, Patrick "Pat" Boleij) – 04:15
Repeat Offender (Vriesde) – 03:21
Countless Villains – 03:56 (Vreisde)
Dogmasomatic Nausea (Van De Loo, Boleij) – 02:50
Redefined Identity (Vriesde, Van De Loo) – 03:29
Buried Hatchet (Vriesde, Boliej) – 03:41
Sworn Vengeance (Vriesde, Boliej, Van De Loo) – 05:19
Submerged in Grief (Vriesde) [Instrumental] – 02:52

American edition bonus tracks
 "It's The Limit" (originally by Cro-Mags) – 1:50
"Eyemaster" (originally by Entombed) – 3:04

Personnel
Dennis Schreurs – vocals
Thijs van Laarhoven – rhythm guitar
Patrick Boleij – bass
Seth van de Loo – drums
Marvin Vriesde – lead guitar
Ché Snelting (Born From Pain) – guest Vocals on "Buried Hatchet" & "It's The Limit"
Jason Netherton (Misery Index) – guest Vocals on "Buried Hatchet"

Severe Torture albums
2007 albums
Earache Records albums


Woodland Plantation, in West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana, is a historic building and a former plantation house. It is located at 21997 Louisiana Highway 23 in West Pointe à la Hache, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. This plantation was once worked by enslaved people. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 18, 1998.

Woodland Plantation is depicted in A Home on the Mississippi, an 1871 lithograph; which later was licensed for use on the label of Southern Comfort after Prohibition ended. Privately owned, the location has most recently operated as a bed and breakfast.

In popular culture
Since the 1930s, the image on the label of Southern Comfort has been a rendering by Alfred Waud of Currier & Ives' A Home on the Mississippi, depicting Woodland Plantation. In 2010, Southern Comfort was rebranded and the company dropped the plantation image from the label.

Celebrity guests have included Jason Statham, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Snoop Dogg.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
Plantation houses in Louisiana
Houses in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Houses completed in 1855
National Register of Historic Places in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
1855 establishments in Louisiana


Anna Maria Island,  is a barrier island on the coast of Manatee County, Florida, in the United States. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico, on the south by Longboat Pass (which separates it from Longboat Key), on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by Tampa Bay. Anna Maria Island is approximately  long north to south.

History
Anna Maria Island was part of the Safety Harbor culture area for many centuries before the arrival of Europeans in Florida. Both the Narvaez expedition, in 1527, and the Hernando de Soto expedition, in 1539, entered the mouth of Tampa Bay, north of Anna Maria Island, passing the island by to make their landfall on the mainland.

Anna Maria Island was first settled in the mid-nineteenth century by Confederate Deputy Marshall and Tampa Mayor Madison Post who then named the island for his wife Maria and his sister-in-law Anna. As Cuban fishermen were the first visitors to the island at the southern mouth of Tampa Bay, the settlement was very soon dominated by nautical types.

In 1892, George Emerson Bean became the first permanent resident on the Island, homesteading much of what is now the City of Anna Maria. After Bean's death in 1898, the land's ownership transferred to his son, George Wilhelm Bean, who partnered with Charles Roser, a wealthy real estate developer from St. Petersburg, to form the Anna Maria Beach Company in order to develop the area. The company laid out streets, built sidewalks and houses, and installed a water system.

In 1921, actor Paul Gilmore purchased  of land where present day Coquina Beach is, with the intent to build a film colony named Paul Gilmore’s Oriental Film City, later renamed Gil-Mor Isle. He did get one movie to be filmed here by Character Picture Corporation, The Isle of Destiny with Gilmore himself appearing in the movie. However, the movie was unsuccessful, never getting national distribution. Gilmore had no luck with getting other movies filmed there, and later the Florida land boom crashed.

The first bridge that was built to connect Anna Maria Island to mainland Florida began construction in the summer of 1921. A heavy storm wiped out half the bridge, but construction was able to continue. The bridge was finished as scheduled in 1922. It crossed the bay to what now is Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach to the fishing town of Cortez. More people then began to visit the island, which caught the interest of several businessmen.

Holmes Beach is a planned community that was started by John E. Holmes, Sr. after World War II and was named after him. Holmes Beach would be incorporated on March 13, 1950 after a meeting was held about incorporating the community. 46 would vote in favor, 13 voted against incorporation while 1 person voted to abstain. Despite a request being made to not use a name, Holmes Beach was decided on. Names that were proposed for Holmes Beach were: Palm City, Mid-Island Beach, Coquina Beach and Tarpon Beach. Bradenton Beach would be incorporated the following year on December 21, 1951 after voting 84-56 to be a city.

Name origin
Legend states that "a Spanish explorer" named the place "Ana Maria Cay" in honor of the Virgin Mary and her mother, Ann.

A common myth reported that Ponce de León (died 1521) named the island for Maria Anna von der Pfalz-Neuburg (born 1667), the queen of Charles II of Spain (born 1661), the sponsor of his expedition.

In the past, pronunciation of the name differed: old timers said "Anna Mar-EYE-a," but most people today say "Anna Mar-EE-a".

Geography

Fauna

From May through October in Florida, sea turtles come ashore to nest.

The island is a bird sanctuary. There are pelicans, multiple types of cranes, herons, feral parrots, sandpipers, osprey, hawks, vultures, seagulls, crows, and a nesting pair of bald eagles. Bottlenose dolphins are in the Intracoastal Waterway, the Gulf, and Bimini Bay.

There are roseate spoonbills, snowy egrets, and wood storks. Marine animals include redfish, snapper, mackerel, black drum, snook, trout, and amberjack.

Adjacent islands
Adjacent to Anna Maria Island's bayside is the island of Key Royale, formerly known as School Key. It was uninhabited until 1960, when a bridge was built joining it to the Holmes Beach section of Anna Maria Island and development began. It is included in the city limits of Holmes Beach. Longboat Key lies at the very southern edge of the island, connected by the Gulf Drive drawbridge. Just to the east of the drawbridge lies Jewfish Key.

Municipalities
Anna Maria Island today is divided into the three cities of Anna Maria in the north, Holmes Beach in the middle, and Bradenton Beach in the south. In 2005 the United States Census Bureau estimated the combined population of the three cities at approximately 8,500.

Demographics
As of 2020 the United States Census Bureau reported the population at 1,092. The age range of majority of residents is 55-84 years old.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Anna Maria Island is between a tropical climate with a dry winter and a mild temperate climate that's fully humid with a hot summer.

Hurricanes

 2022- Hurricane Ian- The storm did damage to many nearby parts of Florida, but damage here was minimal.
 2021- Hurricane Elsa- There was flooding and storm surge in the area, but no serious damage or injuries.
 2017- Hurricane Irma- This caused damage, but not very severe. The city pier, a large attraction in the area, was destroyed and closed for three years to repair. This ended up costing 6.8 million dollars.
 2016- Hurricane Hermine- This storm caused severe flooding due to extensive rainfall and in turn, home damage.
 2004- Hurricane Frances and Jeanne- These two hurricanes happened within about a week of each other. The combined effects of these resulted in dune and beach erosion, but no major structural damage.

Education
The only school located in Anna Maria Island is Anna Maria Elementary School and it is in the Manatee school district. This is a public school in Manatee County that offers kindergarten to fifth grade classes. There are 203 students attending as of 2021.

There are no middle schools or high schools on the island, but there are a couple options still in Manatee County. There is Martha B. King Middle School in Bradenton, Florida. There is also Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida. There are also a few private schools in the area, but again, not on the island.

There are also no higher education options available, but off the island there is State College of Florida - SCF Bradenton. This is also in Manatee County.

Transportation

The main north-south road on the island is Gulf Drive, which begins on the south end of the island at the foot of the Longboat Pass Bridge from Longboat Key. Gulf Drive is the only road that runs the entire length of the island. It is State Road 789 south of Manatee Avenue (State Road 64) in Holmes Beach and Holmes Beach City 789 (a former portion of State Road 64) north of there.

There are two bridges across from the mainland: the Cortez Bridge, which brings State Road 684 into Bradenton Beach from Cortez, and the Anna Maria Island Bridge, which brings State Road 64 into Holmes Beach from the Palma Sola section of Bradenton.

Anna Maria Island is served by a free trolley-style bus that runs north and south on Gulf Drive. The trolley connects with both the MCAT (Manatee County Area Transit) system serving the greater Bradenton area, and the SCAT (Sarasota County Area Transit) system. The MCAT connects to the trolley at Manatee Public Beach, at the intersection of State Road 789 and State Road 64. The SCAT connects to the trolley at Coquina Beach, at the south end of Anna Maria Island, just before the Longboat Key Bridge. Several local taxi companies serve Anna Maria Island.

Anna Maria Island was only accessible by boat until 1921, when the wooden Cortez Bridge was constructed from the fishing village of Cortez to what is now Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach. The remaining parts of the Cortez Bridge are used as a fishing pier.

Economy

Tourism

Since 2002, tourism development has been targeted as a key economic goal by island, county and state officials and millions of tax dollars have been invested to draw visitors to the island with national and international advertising and publicity efforts. This success has not been without its downsides of congested traffic, noise, litter and parking complaints during peak tourist seasons. This influx of visitors has prompted developers to convert many of the original 1950s and 1960s-era houses into short-term rental units, a subject of local controversy.

In media
In 1938 Siam Garden Resort began a fish camp and in 1948, MGM brought Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, Jimmy Durante, Cyd Charisse, and Xavier Cugat to Anna Maria Island to film “On an Island with You." In the plot "a beautiful movie star travels to Hawaii and finds romance in this South Seas musical.” Anna Maria Island is featured in the Florida band Shinedown's video for "Second Chance".

Anna Maria Island is the setting for the 2016 comedy/drama, Monty Comes Back, written and directed by Bradenton native Thomas John Nudi.

Longtime resident Kathleen Flinn wrote about her family's abrupt move to the island in the 1970s after her dying father fell in love with the place in her book, Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good (Penguin Random House).

Notable people

 Wyatt Blassingame, writer
 Georges Simenon, writer
Fred Hutchinson, former Major League baseball pitcher and manager.
 Kathleen Flinn, author and chef

Gallery

References

External links

 Florida History
 Anna Maria Island Community

Beaches of Manatee County, Florida
Gulf Coast barrier islands of Florida
Islands of Manatee County, Florida
Beaches of Florida
Islands of Florida


Fantasy Focus is a one-hour show from RotoWire.com focused on fantasy baseball on Blogtalkradio. It runs Monday through Friday at 1 PM ET. It can be heard live on Blogtalkradio/RotoWire with podcasts available later at RotoWire.com/podcast. Fantasy Focus is hosted by Jeff Erickson. From 2005 to 2008 the show ran on  XM Radio's Home Plate 175 channel. John Sickels, RotoWire's minor league expert, had hosted "Fantasy Focus" on XM 175 on Fridays, when it is often called "Down on the Farm," and now makes frequent appearances on the show.

Frequent guests
 Will Carroll
 Brandon Funston
 Ron Shandler
 Joe Sheehan

References

Fantasy sports
Baseball culture
Fantasy Focus on Blogtalkradio
Fantasy Focus


Lucille Talks Back is an album by B. B. King, released in 1975. B.B. King produced it himself and recorded it with his own orchestra. It is not to be confused with a compilation of the same name, released in 1988.

The album was out of print until it was re-released as a bonus disc as part of the iTunes edition of the 2012 box set Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B. B. King.

Track listing
Side A
"Lucille Talks Back (Copulation)" [ Instr. ] (B.B.King) - 2:25
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews) -- 2:58
"Reconsider Baby" (Lowell Fulson) - 2:53
"Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes" (Bobby Lexing, Miles Grayson) - 3:15

Side B
"When I'm Wrong" (B. B. King) - 6:11
"I Know The Price" (B. B. King) -- 3:06
"Have Faith" (Shirrell Sutton)- 2:36
"Everybody Lies A Little" (Jackson, King) -- 3:43

Personnel
B.B. King - guitar, vocals
Jesse Daniel Houck, Milton Hopkins - rhythm guitar
Rudy Aikels - bass guitar
Ron Levy - piano, synthesizer
James Toney - Hammond organ
John "Jabo" Starks - drums
Marcus Barnett - percussion
Bobby Forte - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Cato Walker III - alto saxophone
Herbert Hardisty - tenor saxophone, trumpet
Eddie Rowe - trumpet, flugelhorn
Joseph Burton - trombone
B. B. King, Eddie Rowe, Hampton Reese - arrangements
Technical
Tom Wilkes - art direction
Martin Donald - design
Jim McCrary - photography

References

B. B. King albums
1975 albums
ABC Records albums


Blepharis mitrata is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is found in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas of Namibia, such as the Khomas Honchland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The whole plant is very spiny.

In traditional medicine

The fruits, seeds and roots of Blepharis mitrata are claimed to be useful for hemorrhoids, cough, wounds and fontanel hardening, though further analysis is needed to determine its true medical value.

References

mitrata
Flora of Namibia
Least concern plants


Lamar Rogers (born November 5, 1967) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by and played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991 and 1992.  Rogers played college football at Auburn University.

References

External links
Just Sports Stats

1967 births
Living people
People from Opp, Alabama
American football defensive ends
Cincinnati Bengals players
Scottish Claymores players
Tampa Bay Storm players
Florida Bobcats players
Auburn Tigers football players


Bennet were a British alternative rock band formed in 1993.  They released two albums on Roadrunner Records, achieving mild success on the independent circuit in the UK.  They were best known for their 1997 single "Mum's Gone to Iceland", the title of which came from a British television advertisement for the supermarket chain, Iceland. The band split up in 1998.

In 2016 they reformed with a new single due to be released in the summer, as well as a B Sides compilation.

Discography

Albums
Super Natural (1996)
Street vs Science (1997)

Singles and EPs
"Curly Shirly" (1995)
"If You Met Me, Then You'd Like Me" (1996)
"Colossal Man" (1996)
"Someone Always Gets There First" (1996) - UK #69
"Mum's Gone to Iceland" (1997) - UK #34
"I Like Rock" (1997) - UK #79
"Horse's Mouth" (1998)

References

External links
[ Bennet overview at AllMusic Guide]
Discography

English rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1993
Musical groups disestablished in 1998
Musical groups from Reading, Berkshire
1993 establishments in England


The 16th Arabian Gulf Cup () was held in Kuwait, between 26 December 2003 to 11 January 2004. All matches were played Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium. Yemen made their debut in the Arabian Gulf Cup.

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Result

Matches

Winners

References

External links
 Official Site (Arabic)

Arabian Gulf Cup
International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait
Gulf Cup Of Nations, 2003
Gulf


William Toliver Carlisle (December 19, 1908 – March 17, 2003), better known as Bill Carlisle and Jumpin' Bill Carlisle, was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Biography
Carlisle was born in Wakefield, Kentucky southeast of Louisville.  He performed in the 1920s with his older brother, Cliff Carlisle, on radio stations WLAP-AM in Lexington, Kentucky, and WNOX-AM in Knoxville, Tennessee. His first solo single and hit was the 1933 recording of "Rattlesnake Daddy," released on ARC Records. That year he formed the Carlisle Brothers with Cliff, and in 1938 they signed with Decca Records and continued performing on Kentucky country radio programs. He created an alter ego for the WNOX's Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round and Tennessee Barn Dance shows called Hot Shot Elmer, a bumbling buffoon in costume who would "interrupt" Carlisle's own performances. His leaps on stage won him the moniker "Jumpin' Bill."

Carlisle's guitar style was noted for its precision and speed, and he employed yodeling as a vocalist. Like his brother, he released many songs which included humorous, veiled references to sexuality. The duo signed with King Records after World War II, and hit big with the Ernest Tubb cover, "A Rainbow at Midnight", in 1946. Carlisle had a solo hit in 1948 with "Tramp on the Street". Cliff retired from the business about 1950, and Bill put together a backing ensemble, The Carlisles, though none of them was related to him. Among its members were singer Martha Carson and songwriter Betty Amos.

Carlisle signed with Mercury Records and continued to release novelty song hits in the 1950s, such as "Too Old to Cut the Mustard", a top ten country hit in 1951 later covered by artists including Rosemary Clooney and Marlene Dietrich. Other hits included the number one smash "No Help Wanted" (their biggest) and the top ten "Taint Nice (To Talk Like That)", both 1953. That year the Carlisles were invited to join the Grand Ole Opry. In the mid-1950s, Carlisle was a regular performer on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee.

He also wrote the gospel song "Gone Home," which has been recorded by Flatt & Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band. Carlisle said he never recorded the song himself because he "just did so much better with the novelty stuff."

Personal life
In 1953, Carlisle, his wife, and children, Bill Jr. (born 1942), and Sheila, moved to Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana, to be near the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. At the time Tillman Franks of Shreveport was his manager.

His children became members of The Carlisles group in the 1960s; his last hit was "What Kinda Deal Is This", released in 1965. After his fame receded, he continued as a regular at the Opry, appearing less than two weeks before his death on March 17, 2003, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Legacy
Carlisle was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2002.

Chart singles

References

External links

Bill Carlisle biography at CMT.com
 Bill Carlisle recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.

1908 births
2003 deaths
American country singer-songwriters
American country guitarists
American male guitarists
Grand Ole Opry members
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
Members of the Country Music Association
Country musicians from Kentucky
People from Spencer County, Kentucky
People from Minden, Louisiana
King Records artists
Decca Records artists
RCA Victor artists
Mercury Records artists
Columbia Records artists
Hickory Records artists
20th-century American singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Kentucky
20th-century American guitarists
Baptists from Louisiana
Singer-songwriters from Louisiana
Guitarists from Kentucky
Guitarists from Louisiana
Baptists from Kentucky
Country musicians from Louisiana
20th-century American male musicians
20th-century Baptists
American male singer-songwriters


The Sloughhouse AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Sacramento County, California.  It is in the northeast part of the larger Lodi AVA.  Sloughhouse has the warmest climate in the Lodi region.  Elevations in Slouhhouse AVA reach as high as  above sea level, reducing the influence of fog that keep lower elevation areas in Lodi cooler.  Sloughhouse is considered by some to be a transitional climate and terrain between the characteristics of the wine regions of the Central Valley and the nearby Sierra Foothills AVA.

References

American Viticultural Areas of California
Geography of Sacramento County, California
American Viticultural Areas
2006 establishments in California