Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2 is a live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead, the second in their "Road Trips" series of archival releases.  It was recorded in October 1977, and released on February 4, 2008.

Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2 contains material from four different concerts, recorded over a two-week period at venues in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.

Portions of the 10/11/77 show from Norman, Oklahoma can also be found as bonus tracks on Dick's Picks Volume 29.

Track listing

Personnel

Grateful Dead

 Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
 Donna Godchaux – vocals
 Keith Godchaux – keyboards
 Mickey Hart –  drums
 Bill Kreutzmann – drums
 Phil Lesh – electric bass
 Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

Produced by Grateful Dead
Compilation produced by David Lemieux and Blair Jackson
Recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson
Edited and mastered by Jeffrey Norman at Garage Audio Mastering
Cover art by Scott McDougall
Photos by Bob Minkin and Ed Perlstein
Package design by Steve Vance
Liner notes written by Steve Silberman

Sound quality

A label on the CD case for Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2 states, "The compact discs herein have been digitally remastered directly from original analog reel-to-reel tapes.  They are historical snapshots, not modern professional recordings, and may therefore exhibit occasional technical anomalies and unavoidable ravages of time."

The album was released in HDCD format.  This provides enhanced sound quality when played on CD players with HDCD capability, and is fully compatible with regular CD players.

Concert set lists

The complete set lists for the October 7, 11, 14 and 16, 1977 Southwest Tour concerts from which this recording was taken were:

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico – 10/7/77
First Set: "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo", "Jack Straw", "Peggy-O", "El Paso", "They Love Each Other", "Big River", "Dupree's Diamond Blues", "Let It Grow", "Deal"
Second Set: "Samson & Delilah", "Sunrise", "Ramble On Rose", "Passenger", "Terrapin Station", "Playing in the Band", "Drums", "Iko Iko"**, "The Wheel"**, "Wharf Rat"**, "Sugar Magnolia"**
Encore: "One More Saturday Night"

Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma – 10/11/77
First Set: "Help on the Way"*, "Slipknot!"*, "Franklin's Tower"*, "Jack Straw", "Peggy-O", "El Paso", "Sunrise"**, "Deal", "Let It Grow"*
Second Set: "Dancin' in the Streets"***, "Dire Wolf"***, "Estimated Prophet", "Eyes of the World", "Not Fade Away"***, "Wharf Rat"***, "Around and Around"***

Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas – 10/14/77
First Set: "Jack Straw", "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo"*, "El Paso"*, "Brown-Eyed Women", "New Minglewood Blues", "Loser"**, "Passenger", "Friend of the Devil", "Me & My Uncle", "Tennessee Jed", "The Music Never Stopped"
Second Set: "Bertha", "Good Lovin'", "Candyman", "Playing in the Band"*, "Drums", "The Wheel", "Wharf Rat", "Around and Around"
Encore: "Brokedown Palace"*, "Playing in the Band"*

Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – 10/16/77
First Set: "Promised Land", "Sugaree"*, "Cassidy", "Loser", "New Minglewood Blues", "Friend of the Devil", "Sunrise", "Dire Wolf", "The Music Never Stopped"*
Second Set: "Scarlet Begonias"**, "Fire on the Mountain"**, "Estimated Prophet"**, "Drums"*, "The Other One"*, "Good Lovin'"*, "Terrapin Station"*, "Black Peter"*, "Around and Around"*
Encore: "U.S. Blues"

* appears on Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2
** appears on bonus disc
*** appears on Dick's Picks 29

References

Road Trips albums
2008 live albums


Claws for Alarm is a 1954 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on May 22, 1954 and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester.

It is the second of three cartoons teaming Porky and Sylvester, continuing his non-speaking role as Porky's pet cat in a spooky setting where only Sylvester is aware of the danger the pair are in. The other two cartoons in the series are Scaredy Cat (1948) and Jumpin' Jupiter (1955). The title is a take-off on the 1951 thriller Cause for Alarm!.

Plot
Porky and Sylvester are driving in the desert and reach Dry Gulch, a ghost town that is obviously, even as seen from the outskirts, sinister-looking and not at all suggestive of the 'civilization' Porky declares they have returned to after their vacation. While Porky goes on about how 'quaint and picturesque' the (abandoned) local hotel is, deciding it is 'the perfect' spot to spend the night, Sylvester is trembling with fear and literally attaching himself to Porky.

After a few scares for Sylvester on the way into the hotel, Porky signs the two of them in the register. Sylvester has become aware of the actual danger, which is from murderous mice that have taken up residence in the hotel. Unlike in Scaredy Cat, however, the mice are generally unseen, except for a few scenes including tiny, malevolent-looking pairs of eyes peering out of dark corners.

The mice begin their attempts to kill Porky and terrify Sylvester. As always, Porky does not see the danger until Sylvester has chased the mice away, leaving him holding the bag — or, as in the first major incident, the noose (intended for Porky's neck) which the mice drop from a mounted moose head above the front desk. When Porky demands to know why Sylvester has shoved him over the desk, the cat impersonates the moose head and demonstrates how the rope was dropped. Porky derides Sylvester and starts up the stairs to a room. The moose head, a shotgun protruding from its mouth, follows to the foot of the staircase, whereupon the mice inside position the gun for a shot at Porky. Sylvester pounces and, preventing the assassination, is left standing with the gun and the now-empty moose head. Porky scolds Sylvester for fighting against stuffed animals.

The two end up in Room 13. Porky settles in bed for a good night's sleep while Sylvester is curled up on a chair on high-alert. Suddenly, a noose drops from the ceiling and finds its way around Porky's neck. As the mice tighten it, Sylvester finds a razor in a suitcase, leaps on the bed and cuts the rope. Porky wants to know what the cat is doing with a noose (still around Porky's neck) and a razor. Just then, on a ledge above the bed, Sylvester spots a mouse (which closely resembles Wile E. Coyote, in contrast to the Hubie and Bertie-like mice of Scaredy Cat) with a kitchen knife. The mouse, a string tied around its waist, swoops down, presumably to slice off Porky's head. Sylvester shoves Porky down, out of danger, though the knife slices off a line of fur down Sylvester's back. Still unaware of what just happened, Porky gets fed up and boots Sylvester out of the hotel room.

In the hallway, a ghost appears to be coming up the stairs toward a terrified Sylvester. A shaft of moonlight reveals that the "ghost" is merely more mice standing on each other's shoulders under a white sheet. Sylvester breaks through the closed door to get back into the room. He takes refuge beneath Porky's nightcap. When Porky commands him to explain this particular behavior, Sylvester points to a white sheet floating ghost-like by the window. Porky pulls the sheet to reveal it is merely covering a chair and being gently blown by the wind. Porky looks for an explanation - "Well?" - and Sylvester acts out his experience. Porky does not believe him, but suggests that Sylvester may as well share the bed if he is that frightened. Shortly, a shotgun pokes through a hole in the wall. Sylvester dashes over and sticks his finger in the barrel, stifling the shot, although the bullet does pass through the tip of Porky's nightcap. Sylvester wrestles the weapon away from the mice. "Tell me, Sylvester, is there any insanity in your family?" Porky asks, upon waking to see the cat returning fire through the hole in the wall. For the rest of the night, Sylvester performs guard-duty at the foot of the bed.

Dawn finally breaks, ending the bleary-eyed cat's vigil. Porky wakes up refreshed, happy and eager to spend 'a week or 10 days' further in the town 'to get really rested up'. This is the last straw for Sylvester, who furiously clubs Porky over the head with the shotgun as he is freshening up and singing "Home on the Range." Porky is left stiff as a board, with a big star in each eye and stuck like a skipping record on the song's line "and the deer and the antelope play".

At high-speed, Sylvester loads the car with the luggage and Porky and roars away from the hotel and Dry Gulch.  After a last look back, Sylvester breathes a sigh of relief, unaware that tiny, malevolent-looking pairs of eyes are peering out of various places in the dashboard as the cartoon closes with the words "That's All Folks!".

Reception
Some cartoon buffs view Claws for Alarm as the creepiest and darkest of the trio of cartoons centered on Porky's and Sylvester's weird vacations, noting the simpler drawings and the almost never-seen mice. Emru Townsend, writing for the online animation magazine Frames Per Second, lists Claws as one of his favorites for Halloween, and comments: "Claws for Alarm makes the cut for Halloween because, unlike in the other two cartoons, the sense of fear and dread comes in from the very first frame." Townsend also cites the "true horror-movie fashion" of the ending, where the "monsters" are not completely vanquished.

Home video
This short was edited into Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988), and is featured in its entirety in Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3.

References

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1954 films
1954 short films
1954 comedy films
1954 horror films
1954 animated films
1950s comedy horror films
1950s Warner Bros. animated short films
American comedy horror films
Merrie Melodies short films
Porky Pig films
Sylvester the Cat films
Films about mice and rats
Films set in New Mexico
Films set in deserts
Films set in hotels
Films set in abandoned houses
Short films directed by Chuck Jones
Films scored by Carl Stalling
Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese
Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
1950s English-language films


Sunwater, the trading name of Sunwater Limited, is a statutory Queensland Government-owned corporation that supplies bulk water to over  customers and water consultancy services to a range of institutional clients in the Wide Bay–Burnett and North West regions of Queensland, Australia.

Sunwater was established on 1 October 2000 pursuant to the  and the

Function and activities
Sunwater is responsible for the operation and maintenance of 19 major dams, 63 weirs, 80 major pumping stations and more than  of pipelines and open channels. Water storage infrastructure managed by Sunwater includes:

 Burdekin Falls Dam
 Bjelke-Petersen Dam
 Kinchant Dam
 Wuruma Dam

SunWater constructed, and owns and operates the Tinaroo Hydro Power Station, a minihydroelectric power station at Lake Tinaroo; and the Paradise Mini-Hydro, a minihydroelectric power station at Paradise Dam, impacted by flooding near  in 2010.

History
In 2003, there was a project underway to prevent interbasin transfer of the invasive fish species, Mozambique tilapia. The fish breeds rapidly and competes with native fish species. Sunwater planned to install mesh screens near irrigation channel outlets to prevent the escape of the fish.

See also

 Queensland Water Commission
 seqwater
 Water security in Australia
 Water supply and sanitation in Australia

External links
 SunWater About Page

References

Water companies of Queensland
Government-owned companies of Queensland


Papin is a surname, and may refer to:

Christine Papin (1905–1937), French murderer
Denis Papin (1647 – c. 1712), French physicist, mathematician and inventor
Jean-Pierre Papin (born 1963), French former football player
Joseph Papin (1825–1862), lawyer and political figure in Canada East
Lea Papin (1911–1982), French murderer
Steve Papin (born 1972), American football player
Theophile Papin (ca. 1858-1916), American, known as the "squire of debutantes"

It may also refer to:
Papin, Missouri

See also

Papen
Pappin
 Papain, a proteolytic enzyme from papaya


Fontane is a surname of Italian origin, meaning fountain. The name may refer to:

Char Fontane (1952–2007), American actress
The Fontane Sisters (active 1941–1961), American singing trio
Theodor Fontane (1819–1898), German novelist and poet
Tony Fontane (1925–1974), American gospel singer

See also
 Lynn Fontanne (1887–1983), English actress
 Fontaine (disambiguation)
 Fontanes (disambiguation)
 Fontanet (disambiguation)


The  were a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan that played out of Nagasaki Prefecture. The team was established as part of an expansion of the league in 2008 (along with the Fukuoka Red Warblers).

In 2009 the team won a half-season championship. Following the 2010 season, the team announced that it would not be participating in the league's 2011 season; the Saints were officially dissolved in September 2010.

References

External links
Official web site (in Japanese)
IBLJ page
IBLJ press release
Nagasaki Shimbun article
Mainichi Shimbun article
Yomiuri Shimbun article

Baseball teams in Japan
Baseball teams established in 2008
Sports teams in Nagasaki Prefecture


Pappin is a surname, and may refer to:

 Jim Pappin (1939–2022) - retired professional ice hockey right winger
 Veryan Pappin (born 1958) - former Scottish field hockey player

Some claim that Pappin is a common surname from Pikwàkanagàn, however this information is inaccurate.

See also

 Papin
 Pippin (disambiguation)

English-language surnames


Ahsoka Tano is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She was introduced as the 14-year-old Togruta Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) before appearing in the subsequent animated television series (20082014; 2020); the sequel series Star Wars Rebels (20142018); in the live-action film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as a voiceover cameo; and in the miniseries Tales of the Jedi (2022), voiced by Ashley Eckstein. In 2020, Ahsoka made her live-action debut in the second season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, portrayed by Rosario Dawson. Dawson reprised the role in a 2022 episode of the spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, and the 2023 miniseries, Ahsoka.

Creation and development

Concept
Ahsoka was created by George Lucas and Dave Filoni. The character was developed to illustrate how Anakin Skywalker develops from the brash, undisciplined Padawan apprentice in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) to the more reserved Jedi Knight in Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Lucas, who had two daughters, also wanted the character to appeal to girls. Early in development, Ahsoka's name was "Ashla". Lucas renamed her after the ancient Indian emperor Ashoka; the spelling was then altered by screenwriter Henry Gilroy.

Filoni, The Clone Wars supervising director and writer, wrote a fable about Ahsoka's early childhood to help develop the character. He imagined the discovery that she has "the right stuff" to become a Jedi would be a cause for celebration in her hometown. Filoni said he is protective of the Ahsoka character.

Giving Anakin responsibility for a Padawan was meant to place the character in a role that forced him to become more cautious and responsible. It would also provide him with insight into his relationship with his own master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and depict how their relationship matured. Ahsoka and Anakin's relationship was seen as an essential story arc spanning both the animated film and the Clone Wars television series.

Writing

Filoni initially struggled with writing Ahsoka because he had "zero perspective" on what it was like to be a 14-year-old girl. He, therefore, shifted his focus and instead wrote Ahsoka primarily as a Jedi who just happens to be an adolescent female. Filoni said he "has always had a story in mind" for Ahsoka's overall development. He began thinking about the final confrontation between Ahsoka and Vader ever since he started writing material for Ahsoka; different iterations had different endings, including one in which Vader kills Ahsoka just as she slashes open his helmet to reveal his scarred face.

Ashley Eckstein, who primarily voiced Ahsoka, said she and the writers were aware that audiences initially found the character annoying, and that there was a "fine line" between Ahsoka being bratty and becoming endearing. Because production was a year ahead of what was broadcast, with Ahsoka developing over that time, Eckstein implored fans to be patient with the character's growth.

Although Ahsoka leaves the Jedi Order at the end of The Clone Wars fifth season, the storyline initially had her return to the Order. Filoni said this would be the "normal" arc and suggested to Lucas that she instead remain expelled; Lucas agreed. Lucas believed Ahsoka survived Order 66, the mass murder of the Jedi portrayed in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

The Fulcrum character introduced early in Star Wars Rebels was always understood to be Ahsoka. Filoni, who served as executive producer and co-creator of Rebels, worked with Lucas on identifying what Ahsoka would know about Anakin's fate. Filoni also collaborated with executive producer Simon Kinberg and season one executive producer Greg Weisman on developing Ahsoka's role as a Rebel agent.

The show's writers were excited for Ahsoka's return in the second season, and Filoni was anxious about Rebels instead becoming "The Ahsoka Tano Show". Consequently, Filoni required that Ahsoka play a role in service of Rebels main characters, Ezra Bridger and Kanan Jarrus; he saw Ahsoka's new role as similar to the one played by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. Although Ahsoka is more mature in Rebels, Filoni wanted "aspects of that kid who was there to shine through". He initially envisioned Ahsoka as a more "passive player" not engaged in combat, but later decided it was more appropriate to see Ahsoka as a warrior during a turbulent time. Ahsoka's presence was necessary to allow Darth Vader to encounter the show's lead characters without the latter being destroyed; Ahsoka can stand toe-to-toe with Vader.

Filoni cites fans' passion for the character as one reason for Ahsoka's prominence in Clone Wars and Rebels.

Voice acting
Eckstein said Filoni wanted her to bring some of her personality into the Ahsoka character; he said her actions and speech between audition takes had earned her the part more than the actual audition. Once production on The Clone Wars began, it took about six months for Eckstein and the writers to understand Ahsoka; consequently, much of the dialogue for the first half of season one was re-recorded to depict the character better. Eckstein also said the Ahsoka character was solidified by the casting of Matt Lanter as Anakin, which occurred halfway through the first season.

Eckstein reprised the role of Ahsoka for Rebels, although she did not do all of Fulcrum's voice work. She learned about Ahsoka's return about a year before the first season's finale aired and said it was hard to keep it a secret. Eckstein said Ahsoka developed a quiet confidence and quiet strength the younger character doesn't possess, but sometimes she played Ahsoka too seriously; she pointed out that "snippiness" and determination are still part of Ahsoka's personality. Eckstein pitched her voice down a bit but, because she and Ahsoka were now much closer in age, generally spoke like herself.

Not knowing Ahsoka's experiences between The Clone Wars and Rebels at times presented challenges for Eckstein's performance. Filoni avoids giving the actors plot details that might inappropriately affect their performance; for example, he did not tell Eckstein whether Ahsoka survives her duel with Darth Vader lest Eckstein telegraph something in her performance that the character would not know.

Appearance

Ahsoka's design evolved over three years before her introduction in the Clone Wars film. Her appearance was inspired by San in Princess Mononoke. Ahsoka initially appears in what Wired called a "tube-top-and-miniskirt costume." In the third season, Ahsoka and other characters received new costumes. Filoni said the changes were meant to bring the show's aesthetic closer to that of Revenge of the Sith and were made possible by improved animation techniques. For the seventh and final season of Clone Wars, Ahsoka's design was once again tweaked due to improvements in animation technology. Her costume was also changed to a more grayish-blue color, similar to her appearance in Star Wars Rebels, which aired before the season.

Ahsoka often uses a reverse lightsaber grip, similar to that of the Japanese film character Zatoichi. Along with the costume change in the third season of Clone Wars, Ahsoka also received a second lightsaber. In the seventh and final season, she received new blue lightsabers.

Ahsoka's armor in Rebels is based on a "pseudo-samurai look" influenced by photographs of samurai women. The armor is meant to appear as if she found it in an ancient Jedi temple, and her lightsabers' colorless blades indicate she is neither a Jedi nor a Sith. Filoni said the white lightsabers appear much better than he anticipated. Her facial markings were changed to show that she has aged. It was "new ground" for the production team to shift Ahsoka's animation style to reflect her older age.

Depiction

Film

The Clone Wars (2008)

Ahsoka Tano was introduced in the 2008 Clone Wars animated film (serving as a pilot for the television series of the same name) as a 14-year-old Padawan apprentice, assigned by Yoda to Anakin Skywalker to teach him responsibility. Anakin is initially frustrated by this decision. Their early interactions are "playfully contentious", with Anakin calling her "Snips" for her "snippy" attitude and Ahsoka calling him "Skyguy" as a play on his surname.

The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Ahsoka Tano makes a vocal cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as one of the past Jedi who help Rey fight the resurrected Darth Sidious. Eckstein returned to voice the character in the film.

Television

Animated series

The Clone Wars (2008–2014; 2020)

Ahsoka is a main character in six of the seven seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. She is a padawan-commander of the 501st Legion in the Grand Army of the Republic and continues to learn the ways of the Jedi as Anakin's apprentice. The two develop a mutual fondness, at times taking great risks to protect or save one another. Some of Anakin's actions taken out of concern for Ahsoka expose his darker tendencies, such as his torture of prisoners who may know her location when she goes missing. Ahsoka also finds mentorship from Captain Rex, a clone trooper with whom she and Anakin serve throughout the war. During the final arc of season five, Ahsoka is framed and imprisoned for a deadly explosion and a subsequent murder, both of which were committed by her friend Barriss Offee. Although eventually exonerated, she becomes disillusioned with the Jedi Council and leaves the Jedi Order in the season finale.

Filoni said an initial finale concept for The Clone Wars would have had Rex escape Order 66, and his and Ahsoka's presence elsewhere would have explained both characters' absence from Revenge of the Sith. Ahsoka returns in the seventh and final season of The Clone Wars, which aired in 2020 on Disney+. She is the focus of two of the three story arcs featured in the season. The second of these, set during the events of Revenge of the Sith, sees her briefly reuniting with Anakin and acting as an advisor to Rex (promoted to Commander) in the 332nd Company (split from the 501st Legion) during the siege of Mandalore to capture the former Sith Lord Maul. When she confronts Maul, he reveals that Darth Sidious intends to make Anakin his new apprentice and offers to join forces to prevent this, but she does not believe him. Ahsoka defeats and captures Maul, but on the way to Coruscant, she senses her former master in trouble, though unaware that he has fallen to the dark side. When Order 66 is issued, Ahsoka's clone troopers, including Rex, turn on her, but she escapes and manages to remove Rex's chip controlling his brain, while also freeing Maul to create a distraction. Ahsoka and Rex escape the Venator-class Star Destroyer they are on before it crashes on a small moon, where they bury all the deceased clone troopers. Ahsoka also discards one of her lightsabers before parting ways with Rex. The final scene of the series depicts Darth Vader leading a search party on the moon and walking up to the remains of the ship. He notices Ahsoka's blade on the ground, picks it up, and ignites it, before leaving with the saber in silence.

Rebels (2014–2018)

Ahsoka is a secretive Rebel agent in the first season of Star Wars Rebels, which takes place 14 years after The Clone Wars concludes. Operating under the codename "Fulcrum", she provides the Rebel crew of the Ghost with intelligence and supplies, while disguising her appearance by using an altered voice and appearing as a hooded hologram. Her identity is revealed in the season finale.

She becomes a recurring character in the second season, continuing to help lead a group of Rebel forces and working with the Ghost's crew, especially with its Jedi members Ezra Bridger and Kanan Jarrus. Having assumed that Anakin died like most other Jedi at the end of the Clone Wars, she is overwhelmed to recognize her mentor under "a layer of hate" in Darth Vader. Later in the season, a vision of Anakin blames her for leaving him and allowing him to fall to the dark side. In the season finale, Ahsoka duels with Darth Vader inside a Sith temple on Malachor, allowing her friends from the Ghost to escape Vader and the temple's destruction. As the episode concludes, Darth Vader is shown injured and leaving the temple, watched by a green and white owl. The owl, previously a companion to Ahsoka in the show and an avatar of the Daughter of Mortis, then flies back into the temple to witness Ahsoka seemingly walking deeper inside its walls. Filoni said Ahsoka's fate is ambiguous and "a bit open-ended" though Eckstein believed the character to still be alive.

In the fourth-season episode, "A World Between Worlds", Ahsoka's fate is finally revealed. Ezra, having ended up in the realm "between worlds and time" within the Jedi temple on Lothal and guided by Ahsoka's owl companion Morai, pulls her out of the moment before Vader could deliver the deathblow and thus altered her fate. Ahsoka is updated on what occurred to the Ghost crew while convincing Ezra to not prevent Kanan's fate as he would risk losing his own life. Darth Sidious then makes his presence known as he attempts to force Ezra into bringing him into the realm using Sith sorcery. Ahsoka helps Ezra escape while returning (with Morai) to her timeline moments after the Sith temple collapsed, vowing to find Ezra and the crew again. Ahsoka makes a return appearance in the epilogue of the series finale "Family Reunion and Farewell", returning to Lothal following the events of the Battle of Endor to join Sabine Wren in her quest to find Ezra, who disappeared during Lothal's liberation.

Tales of the Jedi (2022)
Ahsoka appears in three episodes of the animated miniseries Tales of the Jedi: one depicting her birth and life as a toddler, one showing her as a Padawan under Anakin Skywalker, and one adapting the events of the 2016 novel Ahsoka, depicting her life after the events of Order 66 and before Star Wars Rebels.

Live-action series

Rosario Dawson expressed interest in playing Ahsoka Tano in early 2017, with some fan support. In March 2020, Dawson was reported to be appearing as the character in the second season of the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. Ahsoka made an appearance in "Chapter 13: The Jedi", the fifth episode of the second season. Dawson reprises her role as Ahsoka in "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger" of The Book of Boba Fett.

In December 2020, Lucasfilm announced Ahsoka would be getting her limited series on Disney+, titled Ahsoka. Developed by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, it exists alongside The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett through interconnected stories culminating in a "climactic story event". Dawson reprises her role as Ahsoka Tano in 2023.

The Mandalorian (2020)

During her search for Grand Admiral Thrawn, she attempts to liberate the city of Calidan on Corvus from Imperial occupation, and encounters the titular character, who was told to seek her out by Bo-Katan Kryze so that she could train "The Child". Communing with him through the Force, she learns that the child's name is Grogu and that he was raised at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, before being rescued during the Great Jedi Purge and hidden for his safety, which is why he suppresses his Force powers. Sensing great fear in Grogu, and a deep connection with the Mandalorian, Ahsoka refuses to take him as an apprentice, fearing that he could follow the same dark path as her former master. After the Mandalorian helps her liberate Calidan, Ahsoka tells him to take Grogu to the Jedi Temple on Tython, where he might be able to reach out to another Jedi through the Force.

The Book of Boba Fett (2022)

While visiting Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy where Grogu had started his Jedi training, Ahsoka reunites with the Mandalorian, who came to visit Grogu and give him a gift: a beskar chain mail forged by the Armorer. Ahsoka advises the Mandalorian against seeing Grogu, as it would hinder his training due to the Jedi's strict rules against personal attachments. The Mandalorian reluctantly follows Ahsoka's advice, who offers to deliver the gift in his place. After the Mandalorian leaves, Ahsoka gives the chain mail to Luke who says he is uncertain whether Grogu is fully committed to the Jedi path or not, and that he is not sure how to handle that fact. Ahsoka tells Luke that trait is reminiscent of his father during her apprenticeship with him, and advises him to follow his instincts on the matter before leaving the planet.

Ahsoka (2023)

Dawson reprised her role in the series Ahsoka, which is a spin-off of The Mandalorian and focuses on Ahsoka’s quest to find Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger. She is accompanied by Sabine Wren (portrayed by Natasha Liu Bordizzo), Hera Syndulla (portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Huyang (voiced by David Tennant).

Other media
Filoni said he does not want Ahsoka thought of as an animated character, but rather as a Star Wars character who can exist "in all forms of media".

Ahsoka appears in the Star Wars Forces of Destiny animated web series, in the Touching Darkness episode of the Star Wars: Tales From The Far, Far, Away fan comic, and as a collectible, playable character in the Disney Infinity 3.0 video game.

At Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016, Filoni, Eckstein, and Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo held a panel about Ahsoka's "Untold Tales" that occur between The Clone Wars and Rebels.

Ahsoka (2016)

Star Wars: Ahsoka is a young-adult novel by E. K. Johnston published in October 2016. It is set between the events of The Clone Wars and Rebels, and makes several references to Ahsoka's "Untold Tales", elements of which were later adapted in the seventh season revival of The Clone Wars. Filoni was heavily involved in developing the novel, and the cover art by Jason P. Wojtowicz is based on a sketch Filoni created several years prior. Eckstein narrates the audiobook version. The novel was on the New York Times best sellers list and in the category of young adult hardcovers it reached number one shortly after release. Although the seventh season of The Clone Wars retconned several elements from the novel, it is still considered largely canon, and its events were ultimately loosely adapted as "Resolve", the first season finale of Tales of the Jedi.

Critical response
After her introduction, some critics called Ahsoka annoying and predicted the character would die before The Clone Wars series ended because she does not appear in Revenge of the Sith. The Los Angeles Times called Ahsoka a "carefully calculated-to-be-cute" character in The Clone Wars film. Wired criticized Ahsoka's "half-naked" appearance in The Clone Wars first two seasons, calling her third-season costume change "more appropriate". Blastr said Ahsoka's initial immaturity gives the character room to grow, saying she becomes "a well-rounded and complex character in every sense". Ahsoka's youth aided her in being a point-of-view character for younger viewers. io9 called Ahsoka's development arc one of the best aspects of The Clone Wars, highlighting the character's role in exploring the nuances of war and the flaws of the Jedi Order. According to Tech Times, Ahsoka's maturation and development mirror the show's, and the producers chose wisely in making Ahsoka the audience's "entry point" to The Clone Wars. Chris Taylor called Ahsoka's decision to leave the Jedi Order "the show's most shocking cliffhanger". Ashley Eckstein was nominated for the 2012 and 2013 "Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series — Action/Drama" awards from Behind the Voice Actors.

The Mary Sue said Ahsoka's relationship with Anakin is critical in understanding his development between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and the publication called Ahsoka a foil for Anakin's growth. Blastr commented that Anakin's interactions with Ahsoka help show that he is a powerful Jedi and war hero. Blastr also hypothesized that Anakin's sense of failure when Ahsoka leaves the Jedi contributes to his fall to the dark side; io9 posited that Anakin might have succeeded in reforming the Jedi if Ahsoka had stayed with him. io9 said Ahsoka, more than Anakin, articulates moral guidance in The Clone Wars.

Blastr identified Ahsoka as one of the most important characters in Star Wars, especially for young girls who, until that point, had not seen a potent female Jedi depicted on screen. Erika Travis of California Baptist University said Ahsoka is "compassionate and feminine, without being overtly sexualized". Mara Wood called Ahsoka a feminist icon, adding that Ahsoka is one of several characters that make The Clone Wars superior to the original and prequel trilogies in depicting strong women. Wood added that Ahsoka probably shows the most growth of any woman in the Star Wars canon.

Relationships

Mentorship tree

Notes

References

External links

Characters created by George Lucas
Characters created by Dave Filoni
Extraterrestrial superheroes
Fantasy television characters
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Fictional female child soldiers
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The 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 13–16, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Georgia, the improbable winner of the tournament, earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.

Synopsis
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at the Georgia Dome, but a tornado struck downtown Atlanta on the night of March 14, while the third of four quarterfinal games was in overtime. While that game was completed, SEC officials decided not to risk playing the fourth game, between the University of Kentucky and University of Georgia.  That quarterfinal was subsequently postponed until Saturday morning. That game and all subsequent games were played at Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Georgia Tech, a school in the Atlantic Coast Conference (and coincidentally a former SEC member). Due to the smaller capacity, only the players' families, credentialed media, school officials and 400 fans from each school were allowed to attend the rest of the tournament.

Georgia, which had a sub-.500 record (13–16, 4–12 in the SEC) going into the tournament and had to win the title to secure an NCAA Tournament bid, was forced to play and win three games in the space of 30 hours, including two games on Saturday — the original quarterfinal game against Kentucky that was postponed by the tornado and venue change, and the subsequent semifinal game. Coincidentally, Georgia won the SEC tournament championship on the home court of its bitter rival, Georgia Tech. This was Georgia's first SEC men's basketball tournament championship since 1983.

Television coverage
The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom Sports, the successor to Lincoln Financial Sports (formerly Jefferson Pilot Sports), which folded into Raycom at the beginning of the year. The regular season preceding the tournament marks the 22nd season of the regionally syndicated package.

The SEC Championship Game was produced by CBS, but it was televised by ESPN2.

Final SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards

Standings

Bracket

* Denotes game ended in overtime.
† Game originally scheduled for 9:45 p.m. the day before. Postponed due to tornado.
‡ - Game was originally to have been telecast on CBS.

All-Tournament Team
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia (Most Valuable Player)
Terrance Woodbury, Georgia
Charles Thomas, Arkansas
Darian Townes, Arkansas
Mykal Riley, Alabama

Game delays and relocation

During overtime of the Friday night quarterfinal between Mississippi State and Alabama, a tornado hit the Georgia Dome at 9:40 p.m. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning at 9:26 p.m., because radar indicated a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. The storm tore open a panel on the north side of the dome; sheared bolts and insulation fell into the arena. After the storm passed, the teams returned to the court at 10:30 and completed the game.

The Kentucky–Georgia basketball game, originally scheduled for Friday night, was postponed. It was rescheduled for Saturday at noon.  Due to the severe damage suffered at the Georgia Dome, the remainder of the tournament was moved to Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The semifinals began at 6:00pm Saturday in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Because the games were moved to a significantly smaller arena, only players' families & friends, bands, cheerleaders, and persons with working credentials were admitted. The SEC looked at several possible scenarios; one specifically mentioned by media involved playing only the Kentucky-Georgia game on Saturday, playing both semifinals on Sunday, and declaring the semifinal winners co-champions. However, tournament officials were told by the NCAA tournament selection committee (which included SEC commissioner Michael Slive) that it had to finish the tournament in order to preserve the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The championship game was originally slated to be televised by CBS but was bumped to ESPN2 after the SEC opted to move the tip time to 3:30 p.m. (EDT). The move to ESPN2 was because CBS televised the Big Ten tournament final at 3:30 p.m. However, CBS still produced the game, with announcers Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery calling the game.  All CBS affiliates in the finalists' home markets also carried the game.

References

SEC men's basketball tournament
-2008 SEC Menand#39;s Basketball Tournament
SEC Men's b
Basketball in Georgia (U.S. state)


Pippen is a surname.  People with the name include:

Cotton Pippen (1911–1981), American baseball player
Danny Pippen (born 1997), American basketball player
Kavion Pippen (born 1996), American basketball player
Larsa Pippen (born 1974), American reality television personality
Lovetta Pippen (21st century), American singer
Scottie Pippen (born 1965), American basketball player
Scotty Pippen Jr. (born 2000), son of the above; American basketball player

See also
Pippin (name), given name and surname

English-language surnames


Aubrey Strode "Red" Newman (1903–1994) was a United States Army major general with 34 years of service. During World War II, Newman commanded the 34th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division during the Philippines Campaign. His cry of "Follow Me!" at Leyte rallied his troops and inspired American infantrymen for decades. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), the nation's second-highest award for valor in combat, for extraordinary heroism during this battle.

Biography

Aubrey Newman was born in Clemson, South Carolina on January 30, 1903. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1925.

While a lieutenant, Newman competed in the 1928 Olympics and finished 16th in the pentathlon.

Newman was a contributor to Army Magazine for many years. His articles on common sense leadership were very popular and were later published in three books: Follow Me: The Human Element in Leadership, Follow Me II: More on the Human Element in Leadership, and Follow Me III: Lessons on the Art and Science of High Command. He also authored What Generals are Made Of.

He died in Sarasota, Florida on January 19, 1994, and was buried at West Point Cemetery.

Legacy
Newman's books remain on the professional reading lists of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the United States Marine Corps' Commandant, and many other military and paramilitary organizations.

The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) recognizes outstanding junior leaders who demonstrate a commitment to developing their soldiers with the Major General Aubrey "Red" Newman Award.

See also

References

External links
Center of Military History Print of Newman rallying his troops on Leyte
US Army Command and General Staff College Hall of Fame Biography
FORSCOM Regulation for Major General Aubrey "Red" Newman Award

Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
1903 births
1994 deaths
United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
United States Army generals
United States Army personnel of World War II
American male modern pentathletes
United States Military Academy alumni
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Recipients of the Silver Star
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Olympic modern pentathletes for the United States
Modern pentathletes at the 1928 Summer Olympics
20th-century American writers
20th-century American male writers
Burials at West Point Cemetery


This page provides the summaries of the CAF first round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Format
Five knockout ties were originally required, involving the ten lowest ranked African countries (based on FIFA rankings as of July 2007). The actual draw was apparently conducted one day before the format was announced by CAF. The pairings were:

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São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic both withdrew in early September. As a result, Swaziland and Seychelles (the highest ranked of the ten nations) were no longer required to play in this round, and the teams they were originally matched against, Somalia and Djibouti, were redrawn to play each other instead. The tie between Djibouti and Somalia was played as a one leg tie in Djibouti, as Somalia was not deemed suitable for FIFA matches; the other two ties were played as two leg ties.

The winners advanced to the second round.

Matches

Madagascar won 10 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Djibouti advanced to the second round. This tie was played as a one leg tie in Djibouti, as Somalia was not deemed suitable for FIFA matches.

Sierra Leone won 1 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored over 5 games, for an average of 2.80 goals per game.
4 goals
 Faneva Imà Andriantsima

2 goals

 Lalaina Nomenjanahary
 Rija Rakotomandimby

1 goals

 Bakar Ibor
 Daoud Midtadi
 Hussein Yassin
 Hubert Robson
 Jean Tsaralaza
 Kewullay Conteh

References

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A.B. Lucas Secondary School is a secondary school located at the northern end of London, Ontario, Canada.

The school was named after A.B. Lucas, who was recognized for his contribution to education in London. In April 1962, Hugh Murray became the first principal. He commissioned lieutenants Terry Ferris, Jim Wylie, Don Epplet, Phil Sparling, Don Carson, Charlie Belchamber, Alex Shamas, Alan Williams, Ed Hancox and Fred Hickman. During the next few months, these men recruited more staff, acquired equipment and supplies and arranged programs.

During the years 1962–1963 some 60 north-Londoners traveled daily to Westminster Secondary School in the west end of the city. But by September 1963 the doors were opened to the first Viking recruits in grades 9, 10, and 11. The premier of Ontario, Mr. John Robarts, officially opened the school on October 25, 1963.

History and construction
By early 1960, monumental growth in north London soon established the need for the construction of a new secondary school to accommodate the new families moving into the area. Suffering economic restraint, the Board of Education was hesitant to approve growth, but eventually approved the project in an effort to reduce the strain on other schools in the city.

Robert D. Schoales, a noted regional modernist, was responsible for the design of the existing structure that would be built concurrently with Westminster Secondary School in Byron. As architect for the London Board of Education, Schoales was responsible for the design of many of London's mid-century school buildings, including  Knollwood Park Public School (70 Gammage Street), G. A. Wheable Centre for Adult Education London (70 Jacqueline Street), and many others. His design incorporated an L-shaped two-story brick structure, including a stilted instrumental music wing, and auditorium. Terrazzo flooring was chosen for its durability, while glazed tile was utilised as an attractive, yet cost effective decoration for the entrance foyers. In addition to consultation work with educational boards throughout Ontario, Schoales collaborated with the Ministry of the Solicitor General, providing advice in the design and construction of correctional facilities across the province.

During the construction process, the future students of Lucas (including a large number of future Westminster students) attended Wheable Secondary School while they waited for their new school to be completed. Following the organization of the schools' administrative teams, the staff and students of Wheable attended classes in the morning while the Lucas and Westminster staff and students attended afternoon shifts, ending at 5:45 pm each day. These original students recall 'not starting classes until noon hour and then boarding the buses in the dark and arriving at their country homes in the pitch black of a winter's night.'

A.B Lucas was officially opened in October 1963, seven months following the completion of Westminster. While the building was considered impressive by both students and journalists, many of the buildings features had yet to be completed, and it would be several months before the school would become fully operational. The irritation from concrete and plaster dust constantly lingering in the air forced many students wearing contact lenses to wear only one at a time in an effort to allow the other eye to heal. Rodents meanwhile infested the lockers, using the drain holes in each locker to scavenge food from unsuspecting students' lunch boxes.

Sports and clubs

Clubs :

A.B. Lucas ranks high in competitive clubs and activities such as DECA, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Reach for the Top, Science Fair, and Science Olympics.

In the past, A.B. Lucas students have been qualified to compete in DECA Provincials and Internationals, won the 2017 London, Middlesex, Oxford & Elgin Ontario Mock Trial Tournament by OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials (OOCMT), and competed in CWSF (Canada-Wide Science Fair) with multiple awards.

With these club experiences, A.B. Lucas students broaden their experiences through the school board of 76,000 students as well.
A.B. Lucas students represented TVDSB as Student Trustees in 2016–17 and 2017–18.
In the past, A.B. Lucas students also represented the school board at the provincial level at OSTA-AECO.

 Athletic Council
 AV Light/Sound
 Cancer Campaign
 Chess
 Computer
 Concert Choir
 Creative Writing
 DECA
 Drama
 FIRST Robotics Team 6854
 Gallery
 Green Team
 Math Contests
 Intermediate and Senior Band
 Intramural Council
 Math Tutoring
 Mock Trial
 Model United Nations
 Multicultural
 Music Council
 Newspaper
 Photography
 Reach for the Top
 Relay for Life Committee
 Social Justice
 Student Athletic Association
 Science Fair
 Science Olympics
 School Show (Drama)
 SCROOGE Committee
 Small Ensemble
 United Way
 Viking Volunteers
 Viking 101
 Yearbook

Sports:

A.B. Lucas students continue to qualify for WOSSAA (Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association) and OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association) every year in a variety of sports.

Male:

 Baseball
 Badminton
 Basketball
 Cross Country
 Curling
 Football
 Golf
 Hockey
 Rugby
 Swimming
 Track and Field
 Volleyball
 Wrestling

Female :

 Badminton
 Basketball
 Curling
 Cross Country
 Golf
 Hockey
 Rowing
 Soccer
 Swimming
 Track and Field
 Volleyball
 Wrestling

Academics and rankings

A.B. Lucas Secondary School ranked 186th out of all 738 secondary schools in Ontario in the 2017–18 Fraser Institute Ontario secondary school ranking with an overall rating of 7.2 out of 10. The school has consistently performed well, ranking 148th out of 625 in the most recent 5 years

Events

Relay for Life

On June 1, 2018, A.B. Lucas Secondary School ranked #1 in Canada by the students raising $201,000 to support cancer research with the Canadian Cancer Society for the annual overnight event, Relay for Life.

Lucas had previously also been ranked #1 in Canada in 2017 by raising $190,000.

Since 2005, A.B. Lucas Secondary School has raised a total of $1,001,000 for the nationwide event and is the first school in Canada to achieve that goal.

Notable alumni

 Craig Billington, Former NHL goalie
 Trevor Blumas, actor
 Logan Couture, NHL player plays for the San Jose Sharks
 Jeff Hackett, Former NHL goalie
 Nazem Kadri, NHL Player plays for the Calgary Flames.
 David Lee, CFL player for Saskatchewan Roughriders
 Deb Matthews, M.P.P. for London North Centre
 Gloria Reuben, actress
 Jamie Romak, Baseball Player for SSG Landers
 David Shore, creator of House MD

See also
 List of high schools in Ontario

References

External links

 Viking Robotics Website

High schools in London, Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1963
1963 establishments in Ontario


The Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) is an association of public tertiary school level institutions in the Philippines. These comprises all 102 State Universities and Colleges (SUC) which are under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). PASUC holds its sports, literary, and musical competition annually participated by its member.

Regional Members
The State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) members are grouped in three according to its region.
 Luzon Association of State Universities and Colleges (LASUC)
 Visayas Association of State Universities and Colleges (VASUC)
 Mindanao Association State Colleges and Universities Foundation (MASCUF)

List of state-run colleges and universities by location

Luzon Association of State Universities and Colleges (LASUC)

National Capital Region (NCR) members

Visayas Association of State Universities and Colleges (VASUC)

Mindanao Association State Tertiary Schools (MASTS)

References

External links
Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges

State universities and colleges in the Philippines
Mindanao Association State Colleges and Universities Foundation
Higher education in the Philippines


Douglas Burnet Smith (born 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian poet. He is the author of fifteen volumes of poetry. His Voices from a Farther Room was nominated for the Governor General's Award, the most prestigious literary award in Canada. In addition to winning numerous poetry awards, in 1989 Mr. Smith won The Malahat Review’s Long Poem Prize. He has also represented Canada at international writers’ festivals and has served as the President of the League of Canadian Poets and as Chair of the Public Lending Right Commission of Canada. His poetry has also been published in numerous literary periodicals and anthologies. He was twice a member of the Poetry Jury for the Canada Council for the Arts' Governor General's Literary Awards, in 1988  and again in 2011 .

He currently teaches English literature and creative writing at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

Works
White Corvettes (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2015)
Nine Kinds of Light (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2013)
Learning to Count. (Frontenac House, 2010)
Sister Prometheus. (Wolsak & Wynn, 2008)
Helsinki Drift. (Beach Holme Books, 2002)
Chainletter. (Trout Lily Press, 2001)
The Killed. (Wolsak & Wynn, 2000)
Thaw. (Four Humours Press, 1977)
Scarecrow. (Turnstone Press, 1980)
Light of Our Bones. (Turnstone Press, 1980)
Living in the Cave of the Mouth. (Owl's Head Press, 1987)
Ladder to the Moon. (Brick Books, 1988)
The KnifeThrower's Partner. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1989)
Voices from a Farther Room. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1992)
Two Minutes for Holding. (House of Anansi, 1995)

Poetry published in anthologies

New Life in Dark Seas, ed. Stan Dragland (Brick Books, 2000), 126.
The Windhorse Reader:  Choice Poems of ’93, ed. John Castlebury (Yarmouth, N.S.), 1993.
Let The Earth Take Note:  First Anthology of the Milton Acorn Festival 1987-91 (Charlottetown:  Milton Acorn Festival Publishing, 1994.
Draft:  An Anthology of Prairie Poetry, ed. Dennis Cooley, (Turnstone Press, 1981), 143-45.
Section Lines, ed. Marc Duncan, (Turnstone Press, 1988), 197-98.
The Lyric Paragraph, ed. Robert Allen, (D.C. Books, Montreal, 1987), 144-46.
Arrivals:  Canadian Poetry in the Eighties, ed. Bruce Meyer The Greenfield Review, 1986), 185.

Coastlines:  The Poetry of Atlantic Canada ed. Anne Compton, Laurence Hutchman, Ross Leckie and Robin McGrath (Goose Lane, 2002) 163-66.

Awards

Dallas Taylor Memorial Prize, 1972.
Chancellor's Prize for Poetry, University of Manitoba, 1973.
The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize, 1989.
Governor General's Award for Poetry, finalist, 1993.

Notes

See also

https://web.archive.org/web/20080206061018/http://www.poets.ca/linktext/direct/smithd.htm<

20th-century Canadian poets
Canadian male poets
1949 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian male writers


George Bagration may refer to:
 George Bagration of Mukhrani (1884–1957), Georgian nobleman
 Jorge Bagration of Mukhrani (1944–2008), Spanish racing car driver of Georgian descent
 George Nikolaevich Bagration (1834–1882), Georgian nobleman


Bolesław Kon (9 December 190610 June 1936) was a Polish concert pianist who won international acclaim in his brief career.

Kon was born into a poor Jewish family in Warsaw. He began his piano training aged about 10, at the Moscow Conservatory under Konstantin Igumnov. In 1924, he returned to Poland and continued his studies, first at the Chopin Higher Academy, and then at the Warsaw Conservatory under Aleksander Michałowski and afterwards under Juliusz Wertheim and Zbigniew Drzewiecki. Even as a student, he showed extraordinary powers, and a front-rank career was anticipated for him.

After graduation, he moved to Kraków as professor of piano at the Music Society Conservatory there, of which he became Director in 1929–1931. By now, he was giving orchestral concerts in Warsaw and Kraków, and in 1932, at Drzewiecki's urging, he entered the II International Chopin Piano Competition and won the third prize - having tied with Abram Lufer, and he won at the coin flipping. In the following year, after a short period of preparation living in Vienna, he entered the second International Music Competition there and obtained first prize. (It was on this occasion that Alfred Cortot, a member of the jury, walked out because the prize had been awarded to Kon and not to Dinu Lipatti, who took second prize.) Kon at once received many invitations to give concerts.

However, he suffered from a form of existential depression and committed suicide in Warsaw in June 1936. He was afflicted with a hereditary mental illness and attended a sanatorium at regular intervals. The need to continue his career caused him to cut short a period of treatment, and it was in this way that the fatal melancholy overtook him.

According to Professor Drzewiecki, Kon was the greatest pianistic genius that he ever heard; Mme Margerita Trombini-Kazuro described his playing as of great nobility and spontaneity. It is believed that he made no recordings.

Notes

Sources
J. Methuen-Campbell, Chopin Playing From The Composer To The Present Day (Gollancz, London 1981).
Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Website.
Vienna's Music Contests 1933 →　" Musical Courier July 15, 1933. →　http://blog.livedoor.jp/bookshell/archives/1286524.html

External links
Fryderyk Chopin Institute biographic sketch of Kon,

1906 births
1936 suicides
1936 deaths
Polish classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Musicians from Warsaw
Academic staff of the Academy of Music in Kraków
Prize-winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition
Jewish classical pianists

20th-century classical pianists

20th-century composers
20th-century male musicians
Suicides in Poland
Moscow Conservatory alumni


Dickenson may refer to:

Dickenson (surname), list of notable people with the surname
Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
Dickenson Hill Road, Singapore
CS Dickenson, see
Dickinson College, a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

See also
Dickinson (disambiguation)
Dickinson (name)


Henry Poole Is Here is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Pellington. The screenplay by Albert Torres focuses on a dying man whose religious neighbor insists the water stain on the side wall of his house is an image of Jesus Christ.

The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival before going into limited release in the US on August 15.

Plot
Having been diagnosed as terminally ill, Henry Poole purchases a tract house in his hometown, a working class suburb of Los Angeles, and awaits the inevitable, fortified with whiskey and frozen pizza. His peaceful solitude and self-imposed exile are disrupted by his meddling neighbor Esperanza Martinez, who insists she sees the face of Christ embedded in the stucco wall of his home and is convinced the image has miraculous powers when it begins to exude drops of blood. Before long, she is leading pilgrimages to his backyard and inviting Father Salazar from the local parish to bless the supposedly sacrosanct blemish.  To Henry the image is a water stain.

In addition to dealing with Esperanza, Henry finds himself interacting with Dawn and her taciturn six-year-old daughter Millie, who hasn't spoken a word since her father abandoned the family a year earlier. Dawn becomes convinced of the image's healing powers when Millie begins to talk after touching it. Another disciple is supermarket cashier Patience, who wears thick glasses and discovers her vision is perfect after she too comes in contact with the stain.

When Henry learns that Millie has gone silent after learning of his terminal illness while eavesdropping on his conversation with her mother, he resolves to remove the stain and disabuse the faithful of what he believes to be misplaced belief. Henry destroys the image with an axe and in the process destroys his house. With the structure weakened, a corner of the house collapses on him.

The film ends with Henry recovering in the hospital. Upon awakening in his hospital bed, he is greeted by Esperanza, Dawn and a talking Millie, who inform him that he is no longer ill. Surprised and rejuvenated, he finds himself ready to accept hope and belief and even the possibility of miracles.

Cast
 Luke Wilson as Henry Poole
 Radha Mitchell as Dawn Stupek
 Adriana Barraza as Esperanza Martinez
 George Lopez as Father Salazar
 Cheryl Hines as Meg Wyatt
 Richard Benjamin as Dr. Fancher
 Morgan Lily as Millie Stupek - Age 8
 Rachel Seiferth as Patience
 Beth Grant as Josie

Production
The film was shot on location in La Mirada, California.

The soundtrack includes "Not Dark Yet" by Bob Dylan, "Song 2" by Blur, "Promises" by Badly Drawn Boy and "All roads lead home" by Golden State.

Reception
The film received generally negative reviews. Stephen Holden of The New York Times said the film "traffics in the kind of inspirational kitsch that only a true believer could swallow" and added, "Mr. Wilson offers a credible portrait of an angry, despairing man fending off a cult. But the film’s spiritual deck is stacked. In the mawkish tradition of movies like Simon Birch, Wide Awake, August Rush, and Hearts in Atlantis, Henry Poole Is Here is insufferable hokum that takes itself very, very seriously."

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times rated the film 3½ out of four stars and said it "achieves something that is uncommonly difficult. It is a spiritual movie with the power to emotionally touch believers, agnostics and atheists - in that descending order, I suspect. It doesn't say that religious beliefs are real. It simply says that belief is real. And it's a warm-hearted love story . . . I fell for it."

Reyhan Harmanci of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "a strange and thoughtful little movie" and added, "The film manages to be successfully character-driven, but the characters ride on a flimsy plot."

Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times graded the film C- and commented, "Henry Poole Is Here is aimed at the Bible bunch, who will be more tolerant of its oversimplification of theological mystery. They'll see Henry as a lost soul resisting Christian power until that becomes impossible, then sing praises when it does. But that doesn't change the fact that Pellington's movie is draggy-dull and a bit annoying with its piety. Hollywood still does sin much better than salvation."

Josh Rosenblatt of the Austin Chronicle rated the film 1½ stars and asserted "good old disturbing Pellington has officially gone soft. Though his latest, Henry Poole Is Here, is full of all his usual ultrastylized, ultradark visual experimentation – an aesthetic that makes viewers feel like they’re drowning in an ocean of uncomfortable childhood memories – its story couldn’t be more corny, redemptive, or inspirational . . . I don’t know if Pellington found religion recently, but I do know you have to wonder about the artistic health and decision-making abilities of any filmmaker who looks for divinity in shots of sunlight pouring out from behind clouds. All that’s missing from the director’s new vision of the world is the pipe organ and the choir of angels."

Robert Koehler of Variety observed, "Because it's billed as a more personal project for Mark Pellington after a string of interesting, idiosyncratic thrillers (Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies), Henry Poole Is Here is all the more disappointing. [Its] tendency to lecture on the power of faith and religion and on the demerits of science seems to assume an almost childlike audience that needs to be spoon-fed Pablum. This tale . . . won't advance the profile of the always-likable Luke Wilson, and Christian moviegoers will have to show up in great numbers to keep the film from being doomed to something far less than sleeper status."

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 39% based on 92 reviews; the average rating is 5.2.  The consensus reads: "Full of Hallmark-truisms and pop songs presented with strained significance, this comic foible intends less to convert than to preach to the choir."

Adriana Barraza won the Grace Award for Movies for her work on the film at the 2009 Movieguide Awards.

DVD release
Anchor Bay Entertainment released the film on Region 1 DVD on January 20, 2009. Viewers have the option of watching it in fullscreen or anamorphic widescreen format with subtitles in English or Spanish. Bonus features include commentary by director Mark Pellington and screenwriter Albert Torres, The Making of Henry Poole Is Here, and two music videos. The film is available in Christian bookstores, but as a "Family Edited Version".

References

External links

2008 films
2008 comedy-drama films
2008 independent films
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Randall William Spetman (born December 30, 1952) is an American college athletic director who was most recently athletic director at Florida State University from 2008 to 2013.  Spetman has also been the director of athletics at Utah State University and the United States Air Force Academy. He was a vice president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics during the 2009–10 academic year.

Early life, education, and military career
Spetman was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1971 and the United States Air Force Academy in 1976. While at the Academy, he played at defensive end for the Air Force Falcons football team from 1973 to 1975. Spetman has master's degrees from Central Michigan University and from the Naval War College.

After graduation from the Academy, Spetman spent 28 years in the United States Air Force as a pilot. In addition to being an assistant coach for Air Force football, Spetman served in the Air Force in various capacities, including Chief of Bomber Planning in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and Chief of the Command and Control Division, Operations Directorate of the United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. Spetman retired as a colonel in April 2004.

Athletics administration career
Beginning in August 1995, Spetman was associate athletic director at Air Force before being promoted to athletic director effective March 1, 1996. In 2000, Spetman hired Joe Scott to be Air Force Falcons men's basketball coach and in 2002 signed Scott through 2008. On October 15, 2003, Spetman announced his retirement effective in December. In March 2004, three months after Spetman's retirement, Scott led Air Force to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in over 40 years.

Utah State University president Kermit Hall hired Spetman on June 18, 2004 to be athletic director effective July 1. By 2007, Utah State had won four WAC championships and had a conference-best 78 percent graduation rate.

Spetman became athletic director of Florida State University on February 4, 2008, hired by president T. K. Wetherell. In July 2008, Florida State hired Lonni Alameda as head softball coach, following the retirement of longtime head coach Joanne Graf. Alameda would go on to win five consecutive ACC Coach of the Year honors from 2013 to 2017 and the 2018 Women's College World Series title. After the resignation of longtime head coach Bobby Bowden, Spetman promoted offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher as the new Florida State Seminoles football head coach in December 2009. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that Bowden made the decision to retire following a meeting with Wetherell and Spetman. Fisher would take Florida State to three straight bowl victories and two ACC Atlantic Division titles, with top-ten year-end rankings after the 2012 season. On June 5, 2013, new Florida State president Eric Barron reassigned Spetman to a special advisor role for the remainder of his contract that would expire in February 2014.

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1952 births
Living people
American football defensive ends
Air Force Falcons athletic directors
Air Force Falcons football players
Florida State Seminoles athletic directors
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Central Michigan University alumni
Naval War College alumni
United States Air Force colonels
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ASME BPE (American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Bioprocessing Equipment) is an international Standard developed as an aid for the design and construction of equipment intended for use in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals.  The standard is approved as an American National Standard by the ASME Board of Pressure Technologies.  The first edition of this Standard was approved as an American National Standard on May 20, 1997. The most recent edition was approved by ANSI on March 21, 2022.

New editions of the standard are generally approved and published every two years.

Purpose and Scope
The ASME Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE) Standard was developed to aid in the design and construction of new fluid processing equipment used in the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals, where a defined level of purity and bioburden control is required. The Standard typically applies to (a) components that are in contact with the product, raw materials, or product intermediates during manufacturing, development, or scale-up (b) systems that are a critical part of product manufacture [e.g., water-for-injection (WFI), clean steam, filtration, and intermediate product storage]. Within scope also is the design and construction of piping systems for hygienic service.

Multi-Use metallic, Multi-Use plastic and Single-Use materials of construction and design, are all covered in the scope of the 2022 edition.

New editions of the ASME BPE Standard may be used beginning with the date of issuance and become effective 6 months after the date of issuance.

The ASME BPE Standard provides requirements for systems and components that are subject to cleaning and sanitization and/or sterilization including systems that are cleaned in place (CIP’d) and/or steamed in place (SIP’d) and/or other suitable processes used in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals. It also provides requirements for single-use systems and components used in the above listed applications. This Standard may be used, in whole or in part, for other applications where bioburden risk is a concern. This Standard applies to:
(a) new system (and component) design and fabrication
(b) definition of system boundaries
(c) specific metallic, polymeric, and elastomeric (e.g., seals and gaskets) materials of construction
(d) component dimensions and tolerances
(e) surface finishes
(f) materials joining
(g) examinations, inspections, and testing
(h) certification

This Standard is intended to apply to new fabrication and construction. It may be used in other cases with consensus between the system owner/user, engineer, installation contractor, and inspection contractor.

Please note: This paraphrased information comes from Part GR-1 and GR-2 of the ASME BPE Standard, 2022 edition, and was condensed for brevity to a broader audience. The intent of this article is general knowledge and general information for a wider audience outside of bioprocessing and engineering. Please purchase a copy of the most recent edition for complete understanding, reference, detail, context and content.

Structure
The ASME BPE is a voluntary consensus standard written by a team of over three hundred balanced subject matter experts. These individuals provide their knowledge and experience to drive technology and innovation forward safely and responsibly for the manufacturing of modern biopharmaceuticals. ASME controls the development and approval of all content by rigorous policies and procedures, ensuring that a thorough vetting process occurs and that the information published is reliable and trustworthy.

The Standard (2022 Edition) is split into the following Chapters and Parts. The teams that develop each Part function as working teams, to develop, approve and refine content.

Chapter 1, Introduction, Scope, and General Requirements
Part GR, General Requirements

Chapter 2, Certification
Part CR, Certification Requirements

Chapter 3, Materials
Part MM, Metallic Materials
Part PM, Polymeric and Other Nonmetallic Materials

Chapter 4, Design for Multiuse
Part SD, Systems Design for Multiuse

Chapter 5, Process Components for Multiuse
Part DT, Dimensions and Tolerances for Process Components
Part PI, Process Instrumentation for Multiuse
Part MC, Components for Multiuse

Chapter 6, Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection for Multiuse
Part MJ, Materials Joining for Multiuse
Part SF, Process Contact Surface Finishes for Multiuse

Chapter 7, Design for Single-Use
Part SU, Systems Design for Single-Use

Chapter 8, Process Components for Single-Use
Part SC, Components for Single-Use

Chapter 9, Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection for Single-Use
Part SJ, Joining Methods for Single-Use

How to get involved
The ASME BPE meets three times a year in person, but offline meetings occur to develop and refine existing content. Unless otherwise stated, the sessions are free and open to all, and volunteers are welcome. ASME posts the details for all meetings on their website; the link is also below.

False claims of codification
At least as early as April 19, 2011, ASME published a web page which falsely indicated the ASME BPE standard had been adopted by the State of California.  The statement was based upon California's codification of Section 443, Group L—known as the "L Occupancy"—within Part 1 of the California Building Code.  The web page claimed that the "L Occupancy" referenced the ASME BPE standard, but no such reference appears as described.  A codification of the ASME BPE standard via such a reference is generally precluded by the building code's own requirement that any content that is not a building standard as defined in California's Health and Safety Code Section 18909 shall not be construed as part of the provisions of the California Building Code (Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1.1.6).

The web page has been removed.

See also
 ISO 2852
 Single use systems

References

 Huitt, Bill. (2016). Bioprocessing Piping and Equipment Design: A Companion Guide for the ASME BPE Standard (Wiley-ASME Press Series) 1st Edition. Wiley-ASME Press Series. https://www.amazon.com/Bioprocessing-Piping-Equipment-Design-Wiley-ASME/dp/1119284236

External links
Bioprocessing Equipment Certification. ASME Certification Program application and details for stainless steel tubing and fittings

ASME BPE, 2022 (Current) Edition. ASME BPE Codes & Standards, BPE-2022

ASME Calendar of Events. ASME Searchable Calendar of Events

 ASME Bioprocessing Equipment Standards Committee

Biology organizations
ASME


The Scotland national under-19 rugby union team is one of several junior national rugby union teams behind the Scottish national side. Starting in 2008, the International Rugby Board scrapped its under-21 and under-19 world championships in favour of a single under-20 competition, the IRB Junior World Championship. Scotland accordingly replaced its under-21 and under-19 sides with a new under-20 side.

The Under 19s regularly played until 2010 before being scrapped. The age grade is still very occasionally used by Scotland. In July 2014, the Under 18 boss Eddie Pollock named an Under 19 squad for a double header in August 2014 against Romanian age grades. The Scotland Under 19 side played the Romania Under 19 and Romania Under 20 sides.

Squad

Forwards
 Josh Brown (Bristol/Stilton Colts)
 Kevin Bryce (Glasgow Warriors)
 Steven Burton (Currie)
 Craig Charters (Hawick PSA)
 Angus Dixon (Aberdeen GSFP)
 Adrian Duncan (Stewart's Melville FP)
 Ralph McAnally (Perthshire)
 Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh Rugby)
 Lewis Niven (Edinburgh Academicals)
 Neale Patrick (Dunfermline)
 Craig Simmonds (Dalziel)
 Joe Stafford (Glasgow Warriors)
 Gary Strain (Dalziel)
 Alexandre Wukovits (Begles Bordeaux)

Backs
 Murray Allan (Stewart's Melville FP)
 Ruairidh Bonner (Edinburgh Academicals)
 Tom Bury (Edinburgh Academicals)
 Harry Duthie (Harrogate)
 Ruairidh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors)
 Lee Jones (Selkirk)
 Chris Kinloch (Edinburgh Academicals)
 Stephen McColl (Dunfermline)
 James Murray (Edinburgh Academicals)
 Matthew Roxburgh-Heeks (London Scottish)
 Ross Samson (Tynedale)
 Johnnie Smart (Dunfermline)

See also

Men's National teams

Senior
 Scotland national rugby union team
 Scotland A national rugby union team
 Scotland national rugby sevens team

Development
 Scotland B national rugby union team
 Scotland Club XV

Age Grades
 Scotland national under-21 rugby union team
 Scotland national under-20 rugby union team
 Scotland national under-19 rugby union team
 Scotland national under-18 rugby union team
 Scotland national under-17 rugby union team
 Scotland national under-16 rugby union team

Women's National teams

Senior
 Scotland women's national rugby union team
 Scotland women's national rugby union team (sevens)

References

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Whites Creek is an unincorporated neighborhood of Davidson County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is governed by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, due to the fact that the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of Nashville.

The community is named for the creek of the same name running north–south along U.S. Route 431. The historic Whites Creek District was established in 1780 and has some of the best preserved examples of the architectural and historical significance of this era in Middle Tennessee.

History

The legendary James Gang outlaws visited Whites Creek and rested there in the 1800s. Gang member Bill Ryan was arrested on March 25, 1881 in Whites Creek, prompting gang leaders Frank and Jesse James to leave the area.

Whites Creek Comprehensive High School is the community's only high school. The school is a part of the Metro Nashville Public Schools system.

Whites Creek Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on July 18, 1980.

Fontanel, the former residence of Barbara Mandrell, is located in Whites Creek. The location was purchased by two investors and reopened to the public, featuring a restaurant, trails, and an amphitheater. It recently added a bed & breakfast called The Inn at Fontanel, and a branch of Prichard's Distillery.

Notable residents
JJ Lawhorn – American Country Music Artist-Songwriter
 Frank Omiyale – NFL Offensive tackle
 Homer "Boots" Randolph – (1927 – 2007) Performed 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax"
 John Rich – Country music star and co-founder of MuzikMafia
 Kid Rock (James Ritchie) - American singer, songwriter, and rapper

References

Neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee
Populated places in Davidson County, Tennessee


Kharba is a village in Chanchal I CD Block in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is located on the western banks of the Mahananda River.

Geography

Location
Kharba is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Kharba is a village panchayat under Chanchal I intermediate panchayat in Malda district.:

Area overview
The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Kharba had a total population of 3,744, of which 1,914 (51%) were males and 1,830 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Kharb was 2,835 (72.08% of the population over 6 years).

Healthcare
Chanchal subdivisional hospital at Chanchal (with 100 beds) is a major medical facility. There are primary health centres in Chanchal I CD Block at Kharba (with 10 beds) and Singla (Nadishik PHC) (with 10 beds).

See also
 Kharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References

Villages in Malda district


The 2008 Arizona Democratic presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, and had a total of 56 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Arizona's eight congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, which totaled 37. Another 19 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Hillary Clinton. The 56 delegates represented Arizona at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Eleven other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention.

Polling

Results

Analysis

One of the most diverse states in the nation with a heavily Latino population, Hillary Clinton was declared the winner of the Arizona Democratic Primary. According to exit polls, 68 percent of voters in the Arizona Democratic Primary were Caucasian and they opted for Clinton by a margin of 53–38. Clinton also won the Latino vote in Arizona by a margin of 55–41, which accounted for 18 percent of the electorate, as well as the Native American vote by a margin of 53-45 which accounted for 5 percent of the total voters in the primary. Obama carried the African American vote by a margin of 79–12, which accounted for 8 percent of the electorate. In terms of age, Obama won all voters under the age of 40 while Clinton won those over the age of 40. In terms of educational attainment, Clinton won all those who had a high school diploma, some college and/or college graduates while Obama won those who possessed postgraduate degrees. Clinton won self-identified Democratic voters and all ideological groups while Obama carried Independents in the state. Pertaining to religion, Clinton won all the major denominations in Arizona – Protestants backed Clinton 51–38, Catholics 57–37, Jews 51–44, and other Christians 47–46. Obama won nonreligious voters and voters who affiliated with other religions.

Clinton performed extremely well statewide in Arizona – carrying all counties but two: Coconino and Yavapai. She carried Maricopa County, which contains the state capital and largest city of Phoenix by a healthy margin as well as many of its suburbs. She also performed well in Southern Arizona, carrying Yuma and Tucson. She also carried seven of the state's eight congressional districts – the 5th District, which contains Tempe and Scottsdale, was won by Obama.

Former Governor Janet Napolitano endorsed Obama.

See also
 2008 Arizona Republican primary

References

2008 Arizona elections
2008 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state
2008
2008 Super Tuesday


Lepoglava prison (officially Lepoglava penitentiary, ) is the oldest prison in Croatia. It is located in Lepoglava, Varaždin County, Croatia. During the socialist rule in SFR Yugoslavia, Lepoglava prison served as one of the main political prisons for the opponents and seditionists in the country.

History
Lepoglava prison was formed in 1854 in a monastery formerly owned by the Pauline Fathers, which was transformed by the authorities into a penitentiary (this order would wait until 2001 for a part of its property there to be returned to the bishopric). The prison was subsequently used by Austro-Hungary, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Independent State of Croatia and Communist Yugoslavia, before its current role as the main penitentiary in the Republic of Croatia.

In 1878, Lepoglava warden Emil Taufer introduced the Irish rehabilitation system and opened a number of workshops for penal labor. Literacy classes were provided for younger offenders. Over time, the system largely turned into a direct exploitation of inmates' nearly free labor. This was particularly pronounced during World War I, when working up to 15 hours a day in an unsafe working environment and poor overall conditions contributed to high mortality among the prisoners.

During the twentieth century, the prison was a home for numerous "unwanted" groups and political prisoners. This occurred during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941), when Communists and revolutionaries were incarcerated, along with such notables as Josip Broz Tito, Moša Pijade, Rodoljub Čolaković, and Milovan Đilas.

The Independent State of Croatia (1941–45) held dissidents at the prison, including Ante Vokić who attempted a coup in 1944. The prison was used to incarcerate and liquidate over 2,000 anti-fascists. On 12–13 July 1943, the partisans attacked and temporarily captured the facility, freeing around 800 inmates.

Following World War II, notable prisoners included suspected Axis collaborationists such as Aloysius Stepinac and Ivo Tartaglia. On 5 July 1948, three prisoners were killed by prison authorities after a failed escape attempt. After the Croatian Spring, prisoners included Šime Đodan, Dražen Budiša, Vlado Gotovac, Marko Veselica, Dobroslav Paraga and Franjo Tuđman. A memorial to the victims was erected in 2005.

References

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Prisons in Croatia
Prisons in Yugoslavia
Lepoglava prison


The Feldmann case () was a controversial criminal case in Norway in which two border guides admitted to killing an elderly Jewish couple during their escape from the Holocaust in Norway, and stealing their money. A jury acquitted the two of culpability for the killing, accepting their explanation that the couple endangered not just the mission but the viability of the escape route to Sweden.

Prelude
On October 22, 1942, a train on the Østfold Line bound for Halden included ten refugees bound for Sweden, of whom nine were Jewish. Also traveling were two border guides, Karsten Løvestad and Harry Pedersen, both of whom may have been wanted by the occupying authorities. Between Skjeberg and Døle stations (both are now closed for passenger traffic), Norwegian police came through the cars inspecting identification cards. Hermann Feldmann and Willy Schermann (two of the Jewish refugees) and Karsten Løvestad (one of the guides) were asked by Arne Hvam, a committed Norwegian Nazi policeman, to step outside. Accounts differ as to whether Hvam at that point had asked the conductor to notify the police in Halden that he had apprehended refugees.

However, Løvestad, who was carrying a forged passport, shot Hvam on the train. The three then jumped off the speeding train near Besseberg. Feldmann broke an arm in the fall, and Schermann sustained some gashes. The three tried for some time to evade capture, but were eventually caught in one of the largest police campaigns in the history of the war. Feldmann, Schermann and the other Jewish refugees were murdered in Auschwitz in August 1943; Karsten Løvestad was also shot in September 1943 after appearing before a tribunal without the benefit of a defense.

The Nazi authorities made propaganda out of this incident. Newspaper headlines made it out to be a cold-blooded murder of a faithful public servant at the hands of the Jews. Hvam's funeral was attended by the top echelon of both the German and Norwegian Nazi authorities. Well-plated editorials called for decisive action against Jews.

Rakel and Jacob Feldmann
Hermann Feldmann's foster parents were Rakel and Jacob Feldmann. Unnerved by the publicity this incident had caused, they had decided to make their own break for the Swedish border. They showed up at the farm of the Løvestad family in Trøgstad on October 23, asking for refuge and help to find their way across the border. As the area was still subject to search and surveillance by police forces, the Løvestad family was under significant pressure and risk of discovery.

The couple stayed hidden in the area for a few days, until October 27 when two border guides—Peder Pedersen and Håkon Løvestad—offered to take them across the border. The couple borrowed clothing and footwear for a two-day hike. But when the company of four arrived at Skrikerudtjernet, the guides clubbed the Jewish couple to death, stole their money, and sank the bodies in the lake with weights.

Løvestad fled to Sweden wearing Feldmann's gold watch, and Pedersen returned to his home after this and resumed guiding refugees across the border, including several Jews.

Trial and verdict
The Feldmanns' bodies eventually floated to the surface and were discovered, and investigations led to the prosecution of Peder Pedersen and Håkon Løvestad. The matter came to trial in 1947. Although the two accused did not deny that they had killed the couple and taken their money, they claimed they had no real choice in the matter: the Feldmanns were old, overweight, and incapable of the long walk to the border. They were bound to be discovered where they were, and their arrest and detention would bring down the underground railroad, endangering many more lives than theirs.

The two were acquitted of killing the couple but were convicted for embezzling their money, which amounted to NOK 12,000; and their possessions.

During the debate surrounding the verdict, Oskar Hasselknippe, the editor of Verdens Gang, a leading Norwegian newspaper, challenged Leo Eitinger's criticism of the verdict, pointing out that in war, difficult decisions sometimes have to be made. He implied that Eitinger would not understand this, asking Eitinger where he had been during the war. To which Eitinger replied: "In Auschwitz!"

Coverage in other media
In 1987, Bente Erichsen directed a Norwegian movie with a fictionalized account of the case, called Over grensen or Feldmann saken, based on the work of dramatized non-fiction by Sigurd Senje titled Ekko fra Skriktjenn.

References

The Holocaust in Norway
Trials in Norway


The 2008 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008. As he did in every other state that held a caucus rather than a primary, Barack Obama won the caucus by a wide, two-to-one margin over Hillary Clinton.

Process
As a cost-saving measure, Colorado stopped holding primary elections in 2000 in favor of a caucus system. Caucuses are run and paid for by the political parties. Both Republican and Democratic Caucus started at 7 p.m.

The Colorado Democratic Caucus was a closed caucus, open only to registered voters who registered as Democrats no later than December 5, 2007, with the exception of 18-year-olds or new citizens, who could register at the caucus site. The precinct chairs took presidential preference polls of all caucus attendees; these preference polls were reported to the media. After the preference poll, delegates were then selected among the attendees for each viable candidate, and supporters of nonviable groups could re-caucus into viable groups. Candidates were required to reach a 15-percent threshold for viability within each level of the selection process.

Following the local caucuses, county conventions, congressional district conventions, and the state convention, on May 17, 2008, were held to finally apportion delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

Polls
A Denver Post poll from late January indicated that Barack Obama was leading Hillary Clinton, though polls from earlier in the year had showed Clinton with a double-digit lead.

Results

Precinct Caucus Results
Total Precincts: 3,205

Caucus date: February 5, 2008

County Assembly and Convention Results

Assembly/Convention Dates: February 20–March 17, 2008

National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 55)

Congressional District Convention Results

Convention Dates: May 3–16, 2008

National pledged delegates determined: 36 (of 55)

State Convention Results

Convention Date: May 17, 2008

National pledged delegates determined: 19 (of 55)

Analysis
Barack Obama's large margin of victory in the Colorado Democratic Caucus can be traced to a number of factors. The Clinton campaign largely ignored organizing for caucuses and rather spent their time getting the vote out in bigger, more crucial states that had more delegates up for grabs. The Obama campaign took advantage of this and it ultimately paid off as caucusgoers in Colorado awarded Obama a more than two-to-one margin of victory. Obama performed extremely well statewide and won nearly every county. Clinton performed the best in Eastern Colorado where she won the more rural and conservative counties in the Eastern Slope.

See also
 2008 Colorado Republican Caucus
 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries

References

Colorado
2008 Colorado elections
2008
2008 Super Tuesday


John Stuart (25 September 1718 – 21 March 1779) was a Scottish-born official of the British Empire in the colony of South Carolina, North America. He was the superintendent for the southern district of the British Indian Department from 1761 to 1779; his northern counterpart was Sir William Johnson, based in the colony of New York.

Early life
Born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1718, by 1748 Stuart had emigrated to the British colony of South Carolina. There he worked as a merchant and became prominent in local affairs. In 1760 he served as a militia captain in the Anglo-Cherokee War (1759–1761). Stuart was captured by the Cherokee, but he was ransomed by Chief Attakullakulla and returned to South Carolina.

Appointment as Superintendent in the Indian Department
Captain Stuart's familiarity with Native Americans and the frontier earned his appointment in 1761 as royal superintendent in the Indian Department. His role was to help Great Britain and the colonies bring order to their relations with the Southeast Indians (who became known as the "Five Civilized Tribes"). He also worked to prevent the organization of anti-British native confederations, such as the one that organized Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763.

In 1762 Stuart appointed Alexander Cameron as his deputy. Cameron had served at Fort Prince George during the Anglo-Cherokee War, and had long experience with and empathy for the Cherokee. They called him "Scotchie" and considered him one of the few white men they trusted. He helped build relations with the Southeast Indians and bring peace to the backcountry in the years before the American Revolutionary War.

American Revolutionary War
When the war broke out in 1775, most Native American leaders in Stuart and Cameron's area supported the British. In the summer of 1776, the Cherokee opened a series of concerted attacks against frontier settlements from Tennessee to central South Carolina, hoping to expel the colonists. Initially Stuart and Cameron tried to prevent the violence, but once the attacks began, they tried to prevent the Cherokee from attacking loyalists.

Revolutionaries in both Carolinas and Virginia petitioned the Continental Congress to raise a militia to "exterpate"  the Cherokee. Eventually 6,000 militia troops were recruited from the three colonies under the overall command of Griffith Rutherford of North Carolina. While called the Rutherford Expedition, most of the Cherokee Towns were destroyed by forces commanded by Major Andrew Williamson of South Carolina.

Cameron and Cherokee allies led a successful ambush of Patriot militia led by Major Williamson at the Battle of Twelve Mile Creek on 1 August 1776 in western South Carolina. Williamson gathered reinforcements, however, and led several expeditions against the Cherokee, killing an estimated 2,000, and destroying half of their 62 towns.

During the war, Stuart fled to Georgia and then to Pensacola in the Loyalist colony of West Florida. He died there in 1779.

Legacy and honors
Stuart's home, built in 1772 in Charleston, is now known as the Colonel John Stuart House and was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1973.

See also

Anglo-Cherokee War (1759–1761)
Cherokee-American wars (1776–1794)

References

Bibliography

Further reading

External links

1718 births
1779 deaths
British Indian Department
British officials in the American Revolution
Colonial American Indian agents
Loyalists in the American Revolution from South Carolina
People of South Carolina in the French and Indian War
People from Charleston, South Carolina
People from Inverness
Scottish emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies
South Carolina colonial people