Blaye-les-Mines (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

The settlement grew up around the home of Gabriel de Solages (1711–1799), who founded the Compagnie minière de Carmaux and a glassworks at his château at Blaye.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Mouzieys-Teulet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


In the Charsadda bombing of 9 February 2008, a suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and another 50 were injured in Charsadda, Pakistan attending a political rally for the opposition Awami National Party. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan suspected Al-Qaeda or Taliban-linked groups were responsible after threatening all political parties in the North-West Frontier Province. The bombing occurred nine days before the 2008 Pakistani general election which was postponed in the wake of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

References

2008 murders in Pakistan
21st-century mass murder in Pakistan
Suicide bombings in Pakistan
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2008
Mass murder in 2008
Crime in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


Tyronne Jones (born September 12, 1971 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans VooDoo in the Arena Football League. He previously played for the Nashville Kats, the Philadelphia Soul, and the Georgia Force.

College years
Jones attended Grambling State University and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he was named the Southwestern Conference Player of the Year.

Arena Football League career
1998 - Jones played for the Nashville Kats and had an impressive rookie season, as he hauled in 94 receptions for 1054 yards(11.21 yards per reception avg.) and 21 touchdowns, and made 71 kickoff returns for 1,467 yards(20.66 yards per kickoff return avg.) and five touchdowns. After the season, he was named the Nashville Kats 1998 Team MVP and was named to the AFL All-Rookie team.
2001 - Jones played for the Nashville Kats and finished the season with 55 receptions for 794 yards(14.43 yards per reception avg.) and 21 touchdowns.
2004 - Jones played for the Philadelphia Soul in their inaugural season and finished the season with 76 receptions for 1,000 yards(13.16 yards per reception avg.) and 18 touchdowns, and made 46 kickoff returns for 1032 yards(22.43 yards per kickoff return avg.) and four touchdowns.
2005 - Jones played for the Philadelphia Soul and during the season, he appeared in 11 games and grabbed 28 receptions for 416 yards(14.86 yards per reception avg.) and seven touchdowns.

External links
New Orleans VooDoo's bio page
AFL stats

References

1971 births
Living people
Players of American football from New Orleans
American football wide receivers
Grambling State Tigers football players
Nashville Kats players
Philadelphia Soul players
Georgia Force players
New Orleans VooDoo players


Payrin-Augmontel (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The Espinat forms most of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Thoré, which forms the commune's southern border.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Le Bez (, meaning the birch tree) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Poulan-Pouzols is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Dave Johnson (born 1951 in Montreal) is the former head coach for Swimming Canada, serving in that capacity from 1993 to 2004. His twin brother Tom is currently a coach for Swim Canada. Dave Johnson is currently the head coach of the Cascade Swim Club in Calgary.

Johnson became head coach in 1988 after Don Talbot was dismissed by the Canadian Olympic Committee. Johnson oversaw the coaching of the national swim program for three Olympic Games: Atlanta (1996), Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004).

Following the Athens Games, Mark Tewksbury suggested there was a lack of accountability at Swimming Canada, and that Johnson was given too much power,  noting that Canada's success in the pool during the 1980s and early 1990s was due to regional swim clubs rather than the national swim centres that were in place in 2004.

Shortly after the Athens Olympics, Swimming Canada president Rob Colburn dismissed Johnson. Johnson said that his firing represented "a knee-jerk reaction" to a problem that has been coming for quite some time.

Johnson was succeeded by Pierre Lafontaine, a former Talbot protégé, and Team Canada turned in improved results at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.

Appointment of Canada's first female Olympic swim coach
Johnson appointed Shauna Nolden as Canada's first female Olympic swim coach on June 4, 2000.

The appointment was criticized by the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association, as Nolden was not selected on pre-determined criteria and results.
Nolden responded saying "I'm sorry it [the mudslinging] is out there. It casts a shadow on a really great thing". "Dave Johnson is extremely professional, as am I. You don't make an appointment to an Olympic team and risk the performance of the team." Johnson defended it as an affirmative-action move, as federal government funding agency Sport Canada was pushing national sport bodies to have females make up 30-percent of coaching ranks by 2004, and described Nolden as a "trailblazer personality".

External links
Johnson disciplined for remarks
Swimmer Carroll in trouble for waving Quebec flag on podium
MEDALIST DEFIES ORDER

1951 births
Swimmers from Montreal
Canadian male swimmers
Living people
Canadian twins


Carbonyl metallurgy is used to manufacture products of iron, nickel, steel, and other metals. Coatings are produced by vapor plating using metal carbonyl vapors. These are metal-ligand complexes where carbon monoxide is bonded to individual atoms of metals .

Iron carbonyl is stable as iron pentacarbonyl, where five carbon monoxide molecules are pendently bonded to the iron atom, while nickel carbonyl is stable as nickel tetracarbonyl, which has four carbon monoxide molecules pendantly bonded to the nickel atom. Both can be formed by the exposure of the powdered metal to carbon monoxide gas at temperatures of around 75 degrees Celsius. Both the metal carbonyls decompose near 175 °C, resulting in a vapor plated metallic coating. The thickness of the vapor plated deposit can be increased to desired thicknesses by controlling the amount of metal carbonyl used and the duration of the plating process.

Vale Inco produces over 100 million pounds (ca. 45000 tonnes) of nickel metal annually by the carbonyl process. The carbonyl process has been used to produce molds in custom shapes for industry. Such molds have been used in plastic molding and other manufacturing techniques.
William Jenkin developed many of the techniques and procedures used in carbonyl metallurgy.

Carbonyl metallurgy is useful as a low-temperature metal coating technique that may find many applications in the future.

See also
 Chemical vapor deposition

Further reading
 Iron recovery and steel manufacture using carbonyl chemistry - http://www.space-mining.com/IRONRECOVERY.htm (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20120210151936/http://www.space-mining.com/IRONRECOVERY.htm)
 Beneficiation of asteroidal iron by carbonyl metallurgy - http://www.space-mining.com/beneficiation.html (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20120210152024/http://www.space-mining.com/beneficiation.html)
 William Jenkin inventor of numerous carbonyl processes - https://web.archive.org/web/20080511182043/http://www.wcjenkin.com/
 Preparation of Iron Carbonyl -
 Preparation of metallic shaped bodies - http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5802437-claims.html

Chemical processes
Coatings
Metallurgy


Cambon-lès-Lavaur (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Cahuzac-sur-Vère (, literally Cahuzac on Vère; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. The people of Cahuzac are called Cahuzacois.

Geography
The Vère flows westward through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Cambounet-sur-le-Sor (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Lamontélarié (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
Lamontélarié is located at the limits of Hérault on the Monts de Lacaune.  It is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It is about 1 hour and 35 minutes from Albi Castres.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


The 2008 Kansas Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 9, 2008.

By the evening of February 9, Fox News and CNN projected Mike Huckabee as the winner of the Kansas Caucuses.
The Associated Press also called the race for Mike Huckabee.

Results

There were also 528 provisional ballots cast.

See also
 2008 Kansas Democratic presidential caucuses
 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

Kansas
2008 Kansas elections
2008


Fréjairolles (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Puéchoursi (; , meaning bear mountain) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Villefranche-d'Albigeois (; Languedocien: Vilafranca) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Colston Weatherington (born October 29, 1977) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Central Missouri State University.

Early years
Weatherington attended Rehobeth Elementary/High School in Dothan, AL, until transferring to Graceville High School for his junior and senior years, where he was named All-state and helped the team win a Class 2A championship and a second-place finish.

After being out of football for two years while enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College, he joined the football team until 1998, recording 68 tackles (18 for loss), 13 sacks, 3 passes defensed and 5 forced fumbles, earning All-state and All-region community college honors. He played in the Mineral Water Bowl and was named the game's defensive MVP, even though his team lost 41-3.

In 1999, he transferred to Central Missouri State for his sophomore season, registering 52 tackles (19 for loss), 12 sacks (led the team) and 2 fumble recoveries, while earning Division II All-American and MIAA Defensive MVP honors. He also played for the basketball team, averaging 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 17 games.

As a junior, he finished with 32 tackles (22 for loss), 7 sacks and 7 passes defensed, receiving All-MIAA and third-team Division II All-American honors. He declared early to the NFL Draft, leaving with one year remaining of eligibility.

In 2012, he was inducted into the University of Central Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys
Weatherington was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (207th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. His progress in training camp was slowed after suffering a high right ankle sprain in the preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders and missed the next 4 contests. He was released on September 2 and signed to the practice squad.

In 2002, he was allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, where he recorded 15 tackles and a forced fumble. In the NFL regular season, he played in only 3 games (inactive in 11 contests), making one tackle and one pressure.

The next year, he was tried at defensive tackle, before being waived on August 31, 2003. He was signed to the practice squad and eventually cut on October 28.

Philadelphia Eagles
On August, 17, 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was released on August 30.

Dallas Desperados
On December 18, 2003, he signed with the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League, who were owned by Jerry Jones, who also owned the Dallas Cowboys. After learning to be a two-way player and blocking as an offensive lineman, he earned AFL All-Rookie honors when he registered team-highs in sacks (7.5), quarterback pressures (5), forced fumbles (2) and blocked kicks (5).

The next year, he finished with 17 tackles, 3.5 sacks (second on the team), 7.5 tackles for losses (led team), 9 quarterback pressures (led team) and 4 touchdowns. In 2006, he became one of the league's best players, recording 13.5 tackles (9 for loss), 7.5 sacks (led team), 4 forced fumbles, one safety, 2 passes defensed and 3 touchdowns. He also earned AFL Lineman of the Year and All-Arena honors.

In 2007, he was named to the All-Arena team after registering 19.5 tackles (10.5 for loss), 10 sacks (second most in the AFL), 7 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 2 blocked kicks. In 2008, he led the league in sacks (10.5) and ranked second in tackles for loss (11.0). He played five seasons until the team folded on August 4, 2009, upon the dissolving of the original AFL.

Orlando Predators
In 2010, he was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.

References

External links
 Former Cowboy Weatherington Top AFL Lineman

1977 births
People from Graceville, Florida
Players of American football from Florida
American football defensive ends
Northwest Mississippi Rangers football players
Central Missouri Mules football players
Central Missouri Mules basketball players
Dallas Cowboys players
Amsterdam Admirals players
Dallas Desperados players
Living people
American men's basketball players


Saint-Jean-de-Rives (; Languedocien: Sant Joan de Ribas) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Rouairoux (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The Thoré forms the commune's southern border; the Fontanelles, a tributary of the Thoré, forms part of its eastern border; the Peyrettes, another tributary of the Thoré, forms most of its western border.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


This is a list of seasons completed by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. In the team's 53 years of existence (through 2023), the Blazers have qualified for the NBA playoffs 37 times.  This includes a streak of 21 straight playoff appearances from 1983 through 2003. The team has one NBA title, in 1977, and appeared in the NBA Finals two other times, in 1990 and 1992; they are the only team in NBA history to win a championship in their franchise's first-ever visit to the postseason.  The best record posted by the team was 63–19, in 1991; the worst record was 18–64, in the team's second season.

Seasons

All-time records
Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2022–23 season.

Notes

References

External links
Portland Trail Blazers Franchise History at Basketball Reference

seasons
Events in Portland, Oregon


Labastide-de-Lévis is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Escoussens is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Briatexte (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The river Dadou flows westward through the northern part of the commune and crosses the village.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Labastide-Gabausse (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Roquecourbe (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

The name of the settlement – Ròca Corba in Occitan – means "curved rock".

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Quail Island is the third-largest island in Australia's Western Port, after Phillip Island and French Island. The island was listed on the Register of the National Estate, and its wetlands are listed on the Ramsar Convention.

Overview

Quail Island is about  in area, though earlier news reports claimed that it was much larger, up to . Quail Island is connected to the mainland at low tide. North of the island, a tidal creek connects Watson Inlet and Rutherford Inlet. The island itself is uninhabited, the entirety of it being gazetted as Quail Island Nature Conservation Reserve, and in January 2016 as the North Western Port Nature Conservation Reserve. Mangrove surrounds the island, and on its western shore there is a wide salt marsh. There is an undisturbed topography area of Cranbourne sands, and behind the mangroves there are sandy spits and beaches. The island's eastern coastline is offshore from Warneet, from which it may be accessed by boat. There are two seasonal dams located in the centre, one of which was about  long.

Fauna on the island include the southern brown bandicoot, Caspian tern, ruddy turnstone, red fox, and European rabbit. In 2008, a pregnant feral pig was illegally released onto the island, possibly by a hunter; the population grew to about 12–16 pigs by 2018. The pigs caused significant environmental damage, as they preyed on local fauna and their wallowing disturbed the salt marshes. In 2019, Parks Victoria, funded by the Victorian government and the Australian Government's National Landcare Program, escalated efforts to remove all the pigs from the island through poison baiting and shooting. No pigs had been spotted on the island one year later. The island was also once host to a significant, but ill-fated, population of koalas.

History
Since the 1860s, Quail Island was used for grazing. A bridge was built to the mainland around this time -- possibly in response to an 1865 article in The Argus recounting a near-death by a housekeeper of Quail Island station:

Throughout the 1880s, several people suggested that Quail Island be used for "turning out partridges and other game," for military purposes, and, in 1909, as a labour site for unemployed men, though none of these proposals happened. Near the turn of the 20th century, then-chief inspector of fisheries and game Frederick Lewis asked the Land Department to turn the island into a preserve, calling it a refuge for wildlife and citing the variety of fauna on the island: "silver gulls, kangaroos, magpies, opossums, plover, bronze-winged pigeons, quail, wallabies and black swans." On 13 March 1928, due to Lewis's urging, the island was declared a sanctuary. The West Australian wrote in 1933 that the island had thus become the world's only native such settlement "where animals are permitted to thrive undisturbed in their natural sanctuary."

Koala population

Lewis took a particular interest in koalas and their potential extinction. In 1930, 165 koalas were transferred to Quail Island from French Island, where the animals had been introduced several decades prior. However, many koalas reportedly died in a 1936 fire, believed to be set by a farmer, and in later years contradictory accounts were released about the animals' well-being. A particularly sensational report by writer and photographer Ronald Monro recounted a scene of near-bare trees and near-starving koalas:

This account was seized upon by naturalists, but authorities including Lewis argued that the koalas were, in fact, healthy. In 1944, a film of Quail Island's dismal conditions was shown in a Melbourne theatre. Herbert Hyland, then the Chief Secretary of Victoria, denounced the film, calling it misleading, and the government even made efforts to suppress and censor the film so that people outside Australia would not see it. The authorities finally conceded, and in 1944, 1,308 living koalas were captured and taken off Quail Island. The island's koala population never reached its 1930s peak again.

References

External links
An account of a researcher's visit to Quail Island

Islands of Victoria (state)
Western Port
Mornington Peninsula
Uninhabited islands of Australia


Cagnac-les-Mines (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is a former coalmining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Geography
The Vère forms part of the commune's north-western border.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Bradley Thomas Cole (born February 11, 1959) is an American actor.

Early years
Singer-songwriter, actor, and producer, Bradley "Brad" Cole was born and raised in Southern California. He began guitar lessons at 8 years old and was heavily influenced by rock and soul music from the 1960s and 70s. He played in various rock bands throughout his teen and high school years in California.

Cole studied drama and business at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where he also played baseball. He hoped to play professionally until an injury put that dream aside, and he turned his focus to acting and his music.
Cole won the "Best Actor" award for his performance in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". He then traveled to Europe where played solo and in groups in clubs and small venues there.

Career
While in Paris, France, Cole founded a theater company, "La Version Originale", where he performed in classic American dramas such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", as well as original plays which he authored and for which he composed the music. He continued pursuing songwriting and music and played in bands in Paris as well as in other European cities. During this time he was offered many roles in both French and American TV and film including the made-for-television movies Jewels and The Sun Also Rises, feature films Sweet Revenge, Touch and Die and 5 Days in June and the international soap "Riviera". He is most known in France for his portrayal of Daniel Green on the popular "cult" sitcom "Les Filles d'à Côté".

In the late 90s, Cole traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first album of original compositions. The album was released in Europe and is scheduled for a re-release in 2022. In the early 2000s, he was noticed by casting director Glenn Daniels and was cast in the long-running soap opera "The Guiding Light" to play the dual characters of "Prince Richard" and "Jeffrey O'Neil", the love interest of "Reva Shayne", played by 5 time Emmy winner Kim Zimmer in New York City, a stint that lasted for over 10 years. The role(s) garnered him a Soap Digest Award nomination and best supporting actor Emmy pre-nomination and he topped the fan voter polls in CBS Soap Digest magazine numerous times.

During his time in New York, Cole recorded and released 3 more albums of original music and toured extensively across America playing mostly in small clubs and venues coast to coast. While in New York he also performed in off-Broadway theater as well as roles in productions of Shakespeare in Princeton, New Jersey. His music has been recently uploaded to social media platforms and can be found on Spotify and Apple I-Tunes as well as YouTube. After the birth of his second child, Cole took an extended break from the entertainment industry to be a stay-at-home dad. In 2021 he returned to television guest starring on the French soap "Les Mysteres De L'Amour" ("The Mysteries of Love").

Family life
He and his wife, Yasuko, are the parents of son Sean William and daughter Maya Joan.

Television roles
General Hospital as Warren Bauer (2010)
Guiding Light as Jeffrey O'Neill (2003–2009)
All My Children as Jordan Roberts (January 2 & 3, 2003)
Guiding Light as Richard Winslow (1999–2003)
Les Vacances de l'Amour as Paul Richardson (1998)
Les Filles d'à Côté as Daniel Green (1993–1994)
Maguy as Tony (1992)
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (season 2, episode 55 : Pour qui sonne le jazz) as Inspecteur Jackson (1988)
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (season 2, episode 14 : Tilt) as Red (1985)

Go to IMDb for complete list https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170461/

References

External links

Bradley Cole's Official Website
Bradley Cole's actor profile at soapcentral.com

1959 births
Living people
Male actors from Los Angeles County, California
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors


Castelnau-de-Lévis (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is located just west of Albi. The inhabitants are Castellévisiens.

Monuments and sites
 Chateau de Castelnau-de-Lévis is a ruined castle dating from the 13th and 15th centuries.

Motocross
The village at the base of the château is the site of a motocross championship, the Championnats du Monde MX3 et d’Europe 125 de Motocross. The track is also scheduled to host the French 2009 Sidecarcross world championship Grand Prix on 29 March 2009, however, this will still have to be confirmed by the FIM.

See also
 Communes of the Tarn department
 Tourism in Tarn

References

External links

Communes of Tarn (department)


Caucalières (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The Thoré forms most of the commune's southern border.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Ali Khanaliuly Aliyev (; born 27 October 1980) is a retired Kazakh footballer.

Career

Club
In March 2014, Aliyev joined FC Ordabasy as a Player-Coach.

Management
On 20 January 2021, Aliyev was appointed as Head Coach of Shakhter Karagandy.

From April 2022 to January 2023 head coach "Zhenis".

Career statistics
Last update: 15 December 2014

International

Statistics accurate as of match played on 23 May 2008

Honours
Kairat
Kazakhstan Premier League: 2004
Kazakhstan Cup: 2001, 2003

References

External links

Profile at KFF website

1980 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Kazakhstani men's footballers
Kazakhstan men's international footballers
FC Kairat players
Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers
FC Tobol players
FC Vostok players
FC Irtysh Pavlodar players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Kazakhstani expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Footballers from Almaty


Castelnau-de-Brassac (; Languedocien: Castèlnòu de Braçac) is a former commune in the Tarn department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Fontrieu.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Former communes of Tarn (department)
Populated places disestablished in 2016


Labarthe-Bleys is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The commune is traversed by the Cérou river.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Stephen Edward Blaire (December 22, 1941 – June 18, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Bishop of Stockton from March 16, 1999, until January 23, 2018.

Biography

Early life
Stephen Edward Blaire was born in Los Angeles, California, as the twelfth of fourteen children. He attended local Catholic schools in the San Fernando Valley, and graduated from Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary (high school) in 1959. Blaire then entered St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo.

Priesthood
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angelese by Cardinal James McIntyre on April 29, 1967, and then served as associate pastor of St. Luke's Parish in Temple City, California, until 1972.

From 1972 to 1986, Blaire worked in Catholic secondary education, initially as a teacher and administrator at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California and later as vice principal at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California. He was principal at Bishop Alemany from 1977 to 1986. He then became curial moderator and chancellor of the archdiocese.

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
On February 17, 1990, Blaire was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and titular bishop of Lamzella by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on May 31, 1990, from Archbishop Roger Mahony, with Bishops John Ward and George Ziemann serving as co-consecrators. Blaire was made vicar general of Los Angeles in 1990 and assigned to Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region in 1995.

Bishop of Stockton
Blaire was named the fifth bishop of the Diocese Stockton on January 18, 1999, and was installed on March 16, 1999, in the Cathedral of the Annunciation.

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Blaire was chair of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, having formerly chaired the Pastoral Practices Committee and been a member of the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. Within the California Catholic Conference, he was chair of the Legislation and Public Policy Committee, as well as a member of the Religious Liberty Committee. He also served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Ecumenical affairs.

In 2001, Blaire learned of allegations that Oscar Pelaez, a priest of the diocese, had molested a 14-year-old boy at Sacred Heart Church in Turlock, California, in 1997. Blaire suspended Pelaez but did not report the incident.  Blaire indicated thatbecause the person alleging the abuse was now an adult and declined to report it, responsibility for reporting it did not rest with the diocese. Blaire said his critics "made an issue about not reporting. We had no legal obligation to report."

In November 2007, Blaire was defeated in his bid to win the chair of the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.

In June 2012, Blaire, as chair of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, announced organization's proposal to draft a message entitled Catholic Reflections on Work, Poverty and a Broken Economy.

In May, 2013, the University of San Francisco awarded Blaire an honorary degree and he was the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremony for the Graduate Students in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Retirement and legacy
On January 23, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Blaire's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Stockton.  Stephen Blaire died on June 18, 2019, in Modesto, California.

Viewpoints

Capital punishment
Citing his opposition to capital punishment, Blaire made this statement in 2013:"We must lift up the dignity of all human life – even for those convicted of the worst crimes, and work to transformour culture so that it respects the inherent dignity and value of all people,"

Social justice
In a 2013 letter to the US House of Representatives, Blaire said that budget cuts to human services should be evaluated on three criteria:

 .Whether it protects or threatens human life and dignity
 How it affects “the least of these” (Matthew 25):
 The needs of those who are hungry and homeless, without work or in poverty should come first.

See also

 Catholic Church hierarchy
 Catholic Church in the United States
 Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
 List of Catholic bishops of the United States
 Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton Official Site
; discusses an August 2011 Labor Day statement by Bishop Blaire in his new role as USCCB Chairman on the Committee for Domestic Justice and Human Development, on the link to today's workforce and Pope Leo XIII's landmark 1891 encyclical on capital and the value of labor "Rerum novarum" ("On New Things").

Episcopal succession

1941 births
2019 deaths
Clergy from Los Angeles
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Roman Catholic bishops of Stockton
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States


Lescure-d'Albigeois (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Lédas-et-Penthiès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The commune is traversed by the Cérou river.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


M-pact is an American pop-jazz vocal group based in Los Angeles, California.  Founded in June 1995, the band is known for their award-winning vocal arrangements, recordings, and music videos.  The name "m-pact" is meant to signify an agreement (or "pact") between the band members to always remain true to the musical and artistic vision of the group.  This 'music-pact' began as 5-man ensemble in Seattle, Washington.  Conceptually, the founders of m-pact sought to create a group which would combine the harmonic structure and arranging style of vocal jazz ensembles like Take 6 and the New York Voices with a powerful beatbox-driven vocal rhythm section found in groups like Rockapella and The House Jacks.  The membership has changed over the years, and the sound of the group has fluctuated to reflect the unique voices of each iteration of the band.  However, despite these changes, they have maintained a consistent artistic vision, and to this day they remain true to the original 'pact' of its founding members.

M-pact's commercial recordings include 5 full-length albums, a 2-volume 'greatest hits' collection, 4 EPs, and at least 12 single-song releases.  They have received numerous awards, and have been included on multiple compilations and "best of" collections.  While in Seattle, the group provided studio vocals for several comedy/parody albums (known as "Twisted Tunes") produced by the well-known radio personality Bob Rivers.  They also recorded the theme song for Disney animated holiday special "Seasons of Giving".  Their original song "If I Lost You" was re-recorded in Korean and used as the theme song for a Korean soap opera.  More recently, m-pact have twice been a featured performer on the PBS special "LA Holiday Celebration" broadcast live from Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and were an opening act for Jay Leno at McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California.

History

The Seattle years (1995-2004)
The band was formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1995 by Marco Cassone, Trist Curless, Jonathan Gonzales, Carl Kelley, and Matthew Selby. Trist, Jonathan, and Matthew were music students together in the jazz department of the University of Northern Colorado, while Marco and Carl were professional singers in Seattle.  Marco and Trist had a mutual friend who sang in the professional a cappella group The Coats.  After this mutual friend learned that both Marco and Trist had similar visions for starting a vocal group, he made the introduction.  The two had several phone calls to "audition" each other and realized almost immediately that they did indeed have much in common.  So, after a few discussions, it was decided that the 3 Coloradans would relocate to Seattle and the group would be founded there.  At first, they decided to call themselves Flipside.  However, after discovering that this name was already trademarked by another band, they decided on the name m-pact.

Once everyone had settled in Seattle, they immediately began rehearsing, learning repertoire, and looking for small gigs around the city.  m-pact's first public performance was at the consumer electronics store Incredible Universe in Auburn, Washington.  From there, they continued to rehearse, hustle, self-promote, and accept whatever gigs they could do between their day jobs.  In early 1996, m-pact's first big breakthrough came when they competed in and won the national a cappella competition, the Harmony Sweepstakes.  Not only did they win first prize, they also took home the award for "Audience Favorite".  Soon after, the band released its first album, It's All About Harmony, which would go on to win 2 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs).  Having just won the Harmony Sweepstakes, and with their first album receiving critical acclaim, m-pact was making waves in the a cappella community, and it was clear that they were about to be very busy.

Recognizing that the band was moving in direction of full-time touring and performing, Carl decided to leave the group and was replaced by Britt Quentin in early 1997.  Britt was a singer and arranger from Detroit who had studied jazz and classical voice at Wayne State University.  His uniquely bright timbre and extraordinarily high range would help to define m-pact's sound from that point forward.  Additionally, the creativity and complexity of his arrangements were largely responsible for elevating m-pact's standing in the world of a cappella groups and vocal jazz ensembles.

Later in 1997, Jonathan decided to leave the band, citing vocal health issues and concerns as a deciding factor.  After a nation-wide search, the high-tenor / alto position was won by Greg Whipple, who was a studio vocalist and full-time performer at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  Soon after Greg joined the group, m-pact began recording their sophomore album, 2.  This new recording, which consisted of 9 original compositions and 1 cover tune ("Fantasy" by Earth, Wind & Fire), was released in the summer of 1998 and demonstrated the band's tremendous growth as arrangers, songwriters, and studio musicians during the two years since their debut album.  The album won 1 CARA for Best Pop/Rock Cover Song for "Fantasy".

Almost immediately, m-pact began work on their first holiday album.  The concept for this project was to commission arrangements by some of the world's top vocal arrangers.  In addition to arrangements penned by band members Matthew and Marco, The Carol Commission featured charts by Randy Crenshaw, Michele Weir, Jason Smith, Roger Treece, April Arabian-Tini, Yumiko Matsuoka-Young, Morgan Ames, and Cedric Dent. The resulting product was a one-of-a-kind showcase of vocal arranging and studio production.  Released in late 1999, the album would win 2 CARAs for Best Holiday Album and Best Holiday Song (for "Caroling, Caroling"). But, perhaps more importantly, this album put m-pact on the map as one of the top vocal jazz ensembles in the world.

Soon thereafter, Matthew made the decision to leave the group and relocate to southern California.  He has since gone on to have a stellar career as a musician and music director for the Walt Disney Company and Disney theme parks around the world.  Matthew was replaced by Seattle native Jake Moulton, who had been a member of the local a cappella band Kickshaw.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, m-pact was touring full-time all over North America – in some years performing more than 200 shows per year.  During this time they also began to make forays into international markets, including tours to Europe (Germany and Italy) and southeast Asia (Japan and Singapore).  In 2001, their album 2 was re-packaged and released in Japan, with distribution by Sony subsidiary Fab Records.  In support of this release, they toured throughout Japan, including a national appearance on Fuji TV.

In 2001, Greg Whipple left the group to pursue a studio career in Los Angeles.  He was replaced temporarily by Steve Wallace, and then eventually Rudy Cardenas – another Denver native and graduate of UNC-Greeley.  While continuing to tour year-round – including their first trip to Africa for the 2003 Tabarka Jazz Festival – m-pact found time to work on studio projects.  In 2001 and 2003, they printed two different EPs (with some cross-over material) which represented several promising works-in-progress.  Still, the group had not decided on a firm direction for their next full-length album.  So, the decision was made to record their first-ever live album.  This double-disc project was recorded in early 2004, and was taken from a series of performances at the group's favorite hometown venue, The Triple Door.  It was also around this time that m-pact began planning their move to Los Angeles, California.

The Los Angeles years (2004–2016)
In May 2004, m-pact relocated to Los Angeles, California.  The primary purpose of this move was to provide additional opportunities for the band members to find substantial work in the music industry when not on the road with m-pact.  It was also around this time that the group expanded to a sextet.  Tenor vocalist / beatboxer Jeff Smith relocated from Kansas City, Missouri, to join m-pact in June 2004.  He had made a name for himself in the a cappella community as the leader and music director of the successful midwest vocal group, measureXmeasure ('measure by measure").

m-pact continued to tour across North America, as well as several tours and headline concerts in Europe.  Notable events / venues included the Festilac Music Festival (Switzerland) with R&B sensation Boyz II Men; the Vocal Jazz Summit (Germany); Fandango Music Festival (Italy); Veneto Jazz Festival (Italy); Jazzkaar (Estonia), and many more.  In between tours, the band also renewed their efforts to complete their long-awaited new studio project.  In June 2006, they released the eponymous album m-pact – a 13-song collection of jazz standards and original music.  The album was released on Primarily A Cappella Records, and was featured in JazzTimes 2006 Year-in-Review Issue. The recording won two CARAs for "Best Jazz Album" and "Best Original Song" for the Britt Quentin-penned tune "You Need to Know".

Later in 2006, m-pact baritone/beatboxer Jake Moulton announced his departure from the band due to vocal health concerns.  The baritone position remained unfilled for about  years, but during that time the band toured with several terrific sub singers – including Tonoccus McClain, singer-songwriter (and former Chanticleer counter-tenor) Matt Alber, and founding m-pact member Matt Selby.  In November of that year, the band returned to southeast Asia for performances in Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia for the Jakarta Jazz Festival (JakJazz).

In 2007, m-pact power-tenor / alto Rudy Cardenas gained notoriety for his appearance on season 6 of the hit TV show American Idol.  Rudy had a successful run to Hollywood, including a show-stopping performance of "How Deep is Your Love" with eventual runner-up Blake Lewis.  Although he was one of the final 24 contestants, he was eliminated after his performance of Free Ride failed to overcome the Sanjaya voting phenomenon that swept through that season's competition.  On the heals of his American Idol run, Rudy decided to leave m-pact in order to pursue a solo career.  He was replaced by LA session singer, Fletcher Sheridan (who had previously filled in for Rudy while he was filming).

Later that year, m-pact was one of four groups selected to perform in an international a cappella festival / concert called "Amazing Voice", which took place in August 2007 in South Korea.  The other participating groups were The Real Group (Sweden), Rajaton (Finland), and The Idea of North (Australia).  The groups performed 2 preview concerts at Phoenix Park in Gangwon-do, South Korea prior to their 2-night sold-out run at the Sejong Performing Arts Center in Seoul.  The festival was such a huge success that it was immediately re-booked for a 2nd run in August 2008.

In early 2008, m-pact selected LA vocalist David Loucks as the full-time singer for their baritone position.  Over the next 2 years, the group made several more overseas appearances, including a headline performance at the Internationales Festival für Vokalmusik (Leipzig, Germany); a 3-city Korean run of "Amazing Voice" (Daejon, S. Korea; Seongnam, S. Korea; Seoul, S. Korea); a short tour to Singapore, and a return to Tokyo and Seoul in 2009.  Near the end of 2009, Britt Quentin left the group to join the London cast of the new West End show "Thriller Live".  This prompted a shift in personnel, as Fletcher moved up to the soprano part, and the alto position was filled by Jarrett Johnson.  Jarrett had recently relocated to LA after a successful career with Illinois a cappella ensemble Chapter 6.

For the next few years, the band continued to perform sporadically throughout North America, averaging around 40 shows per year.  Venues included performing arts centers, jazz festivals, and educational outreach events.  In 2010, David was replaced by Denmark native Morten Kier, who had previously toured full-time with renowned Danish ensemble Basix.  With this line-up, m-pact began recording their first music videos for release on YouTube in 2014.  They filmed a cinematic short film for Fletcher's arrangement of the Michael Jackson tune Human Nature, a video of the Stevie Wonder classic Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, and a collaboration video with New York a cappella group Duwende.  The group was also one of the guest artists for the inaugural year of A Cappella Academy, a summer program founded by Sing-Off arranger Rob Dietz, Pentatonix producer/arranger, Ben Bram, and founding bass of Pentatonix, Avi Kaplan.

In late 2014, Morten left m-pact to focus on his solo career, and he was replaced by singer Kenton Chen.  Kenton had previously been a member of the LA a cappella group The Backbeats, which had a successful run on the NBC a cappella competition show The Sing Off.  He was also a featured vocalist with the retro jazz performance group Postmodern Jukebox.  Over the next couple of years, the group headlined the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival, were a guest performer for The Sing Off Tour, returned as a guest artist for the 2nd year of the A Cappella Academy, and was a featured performer for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conference in Pasadena, California.  They also headlined the Brandon Jazz Festival in Brandon, Manitoba.  Along with these achievements, each of the guys continued to be more and more in demand for competing work outside the group.  As a result, individual scheduling conflicts made it difficult to book substantial tours or make progress on recording projects and videos.  In early 2016, the band's two remaining founders – Trist and Marco – decided to retire from the group.  Trist had already accepted a position as the new bass singer for vocal ensemble The Manhattan Transfer.  Marco was preparing to relocate to northern California to pursue a consulting career in organizational management.  With the departure of the band's last founding members, the next era of the m-pact would be left in the hands of an all-new line-up for the first time in its history.

"m-pact 2.0" (2016–present)
After Trist and Marco announced their retirement, Fletcher, Jarrett, and Kenton also decided to retire from the group.  This left 12-year band member Jeff with the need to put together a new ensemble – almost entirely from the ground up.  Fortunately, there were several talented singers who had subbed with m-pact over the previous few years who had the skills and experience to do the job.  Tracy Robertson (bass), Drew Tablak (soprano), and Aaron Schumacher (alto) had all performed with the group numerous times, and they were now ready to join the group full-time.  The next call was to Jamond McCoy, who was a recent graduate of the stellar vocal jazz program at California State University-Long Beach, and who Jeff had seen perform at the ACDA conference earlier that year.  To round up the first line-up, Jeff called on Jared Jenkins, who had been a teacher at A Cappella Academy, and who had also performed with Tracy at Berklee College of Music.  With this group of singers, m-pact was able to fulfill several contractual obligations for the summer of 2016.  However, Jared indicated that he was only available to fill in temporarily.  So, in September of that year the band welcomed Andy Degan to their ranks, and the newest version of m-pact was officially formed.

Later that year, m-pact once again joined forces with NYC group Duwende to headline the Kettering A Cappella Festival in Ohio.  They also filmed a live-in-studio recording of "Silent Night" for the acclaimed YouTube channel The Black and White Sessions.  From there, m-pact continued to tour and gig throughout North America.  In spring 2017, they were a featured act for the Disney Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure. Later that year, they began recording and filming music videos again.  Their first release was a live performance of "Dont You Worry 'bout a Thing", followed up by a fiery rendition of Jon Bellion's "Guillotine", which was nominated for several A Cappella Video Awards.

In 2018, the band launched into their first substantial recording project in almost 12 years.  The result was the critically acclaimed 8-song EP Wonderful World.  Released on August 24, 2018, Wonderful World was an eclectic collection of 7 brand-new tracks combined with the group's 2018 CARA-winning single, "Come Together". In addition to new vocal arrangements by band members Andy, Jamond, and Tracy Robertson, the group also culled the m-pact archives to discover a treasure trove of hidden gems which had never been recorded - and in some cases, never performed - before. "This project was an opportunity for us to make a statement about who m-pact is today", said artistic director Jeff, "while also shining a light on the legacy of the group's musical history, which we're so proud to be a part of."  That same year, m-pact also released new music videos for "Come Together" and "We Can Work it Out", both of which went on to be nominated for or win several 2019 A Cappella Video Awards.  Additionally, Wonderful World won 2 awards at the 2019 CARAs - Best Jazz Album, and Best Jazz Song for "Stay".

In January 2019, m-pact was once again a guest artist for the Jazz Education Network conference in Reno, NV.  Later that month, they embarked on their first international tour in nearly 10 years.  They were a headlining guest artist for the London A Cappella Festival and also performed concerts in Tallinn, Estonia; Viljandi, Estonia, and Copenhagen, Denmark.  Throughout the spring and summer, the band made several guest appearances at vocal jazz, a cappella, and choral festivals around the U.S.  They filmed another live video - a medley of songs by Earth, Wind & Fire – which was released in August 2019. This video also won a 2020 A Cappella Video award for Best Live Video.  In November 2019, m-pact launched their first-ever Vocal Festival in conjunction with the music department of Kansas City Kansas Community College.  The 2nd festival is planned for November 2020.

During the year 2020, m-pact is celebrating their 25th anniversary, and they have announced a variety of anniversary projects – including a reunion concert and a recording/video project featuring past and present band members.  In March 2020, they released a new video of their well-known version of "My Favorite Things", and they are currently recording a new full-length album – arranged and produced by Grammy-nominated composer Roger Treece – scheduled to be released in late 2020 or early 2021.

On November 23rd 2021, the group announced via their Facebook page that Los Angeles based producer Daniel Weidlein would be joining the group as the replacement bass vocalist for departing member, Tracy Robertson.

Discography and recordings

Awards and nominations

References

External links
 Official website
 m-pact on Spotify
 m-pact on Apple Music

Professional a cappella groups
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Jazz musicians from California
Vocal jazz ensembles


Livers-Cazelles is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

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Juan Brunetta may refer to:

 Juan Guillermo Brunetta (born 1975), Argentine cyclist
 Juan Brunetta (footballer) (born 1997), Argentine footballer


Richard Arlen "Bud" Marshall (September 12, 1941 – July 16, 2009) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins.  He also played in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers.  Marshall played college football at Baylor University and Stephen F. Austin State University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1965 NFL Draft.

Marshall died on July 16, 2009, five years to the day after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.

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Saint-Michel-de-Vax is a rural commune and hamlet in the Tarn department in southern France.

The hamlet is located on a largely wooded Causse just east of the road between the small towns of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val and Cordes. The hamlet has no local amenities and consists of about 30 houses, a church and a partially ruined chateau.

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Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Joshua Bunce (May 10, 1847 – April 28, 1912) was an American left fielder and umpire in Major League Baseball who played in one game for the Brooklyn Hartfords in  and was hitless in four at bats.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bunce had been a member of several amateur baseball clubs in the New York area, such as the Nassau Club and the Brooklyn Baseball Club. He served as captain of the Nassau Club. Bunce also served as an umpire in the National League for seven games in 1877 – four of them prior to his sole appearance as a player and three after – and was umpiring amateur baseball games in the New York area as late as 1897. Bunce also worked for the Brooklyn Fire Department. He died of heart disease in his home on Bedford Avenue at age 64.

Major league game
Bunce played one game for the National League Hartfords on August 27, ; the game was played at Union Grounds in Brooklyn. According to The New York Times, "The Hartfords were short the services of three of their best players—York, Holdsworth, and Ferguson. Their places, however, were very acceptably filled by Pike and Bunce, two    players, and Habridge, the regular substitute of the club." The Hartfords beat the Cincinnati Red Stockings 5–1. Terry Larkin was the winning pitcher and Amos Booth was the loser. Bunce played left field and made one putout. The reporter for the Times summarized, "The game was tedious and uninteresting, and was witnessed by about 200 persons."

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1847 births
1912 deaths
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Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (January 8, 1932 – May 3, 2004) was an American politician who was a member of the Maryland State Senate and chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

Background
Trotter was born in Washington, D.C., on January 8, 1932. He attended Washington, D.C., public schools and then earned his B.S. at Virginia State University, in 1956. He was married with two daughters, five grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

In the Legislature

Trotter first served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Prince George's County from 1975 to 1979. He was a member of the Ways and Means Committee and sponsored Maryland's first minority business enterprise act. Four years later he was elected to the Maryland Senate and served until 1999. In the Senate he was a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee from 1983 to 1992, the Special Joint Committee on Pensions from 1984 to 1999 and Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus from 1986 to 1988. He also served as a member of the Special Joint Committee on the Medical Assistance Program, 1988–92; the Joint Expenditure Study Group on Education and Human Resources, 1991; the Finance Committee, 1993–99; and the Welfare Reform Subcommittee. He chaired the Senate Rules Committee, 1995–99; Legislative Policy Committee, 1995–99; Joint Audit Committee (formerly Joint Committee on Budget and Audit), 1995–99; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1995–99; Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 1996–99; Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997. Senate chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices, 1997-99.

Legacy
Trotter was a member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors since 1999 who served as chairman in 2001. He died on May 3, 2004, in Baltimore, where he was being treated for bone cancer. At the time of his death, he was the chairman of WMATA's Board Planning, Development, and Administration Committee.

WMATA Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Richard A. White called Trotter "a passionate supporter and believer of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority," as well as "a strong advocate for equality and fairness.an unwearying champion of Metro and a man who lived life to the fullest."

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Utricularia reniformis is a large perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. reniformis is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by Augustin Saint-Hilaire in 1830. It usually grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and only sometimes as an epiphyte in the water-filled leaf axils of some bromeliad species. It is typically found between altitudes of  and  in its southern range and up to  in its northern range. It has been collected in flower between October and March.

See also
 List of Utricularia species

References

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reniformis


Prankers Pond (also Lily Pond or Pranker Pond) is one of the largest lakes in Saugus, Massachusetts, United States.  It is the center of a recreational area that also includes hiking and picnicking areas.  The pond lies east of U.S. Route 1 and southwest of Birch Pond.  Named for Edward Pranker, the owner of the Pranker Mills at the pond, it lies at an elevation of .

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Saugus, Massachusetts


Saint-Martin-Laguépie (; Languedocien: Sent Martin de la Guépia) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

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Saint-Amans-Valtoret (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography
The river Thoré forms the commune's southern border.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Cirgue (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and are a member of the NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. The Clippers were founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves. They were one of three franchises that joined the NBA as an expansion team in the 1970–71 season. The Braves moved to San Diego, California after the 1977–78 season, and became known as the San Diego Clippers. For the 1984–85 NBA season, the Clippers moved north to Los Angeles and became known as the Los Angeles Clippers.

On October 14, 1970, the Braves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107–92 in their first game. In the 1972 NBA draft, the Braves selected Bob McAdoo, who later won such awards as Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player. During McAdoo's years (1972–76) with the franchise, the Braves reached the post-season three times and had a record of nine wins and 13 losses during that time.

Overall, the Clippers have qualified for the post-season sixteen times; most recently in the 2020–21 season. They passed the first round of the playoffs seven times (1975–76, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20 and 2020–21). The Clippers have never won league or Conference titles. Their 51-year drought between entering Western Conference finals (before doing so in 2020–21) is one of the longest in league history and the 30-year drought between winning a playoffs round (before doing so in 2005–06) is the longest in league history. They also have only sixteen seasons with a winning percentage of .500 or better, and as a result, in their April 17, 2000 issue, the Sports Illustrated had three Clippers fans on the cover that stated "The worst franchise in sports history". A decade later, the additions of Blake Griffin and Chris Paul helped them win their first division title during the 2012–13 season, their 43rd year in the league, and they repeated the feat the following year. Paul and Griffin departed in 2017, and after a short transition period, the Clippers signed All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in 2019.

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Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were formerly known as the Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings. While the Kings were created first as a semiprofessional team in 1923 with the Rochester Seagrams, their professional roots began in 1945 with their arrival in the National Basketball League, where it won the title in their first season. They joined the Basketball Association of America in 1948, with the league soon rebranding itself as the NBA. The Royals won the NBA title in 1951. After reaching the postseason ten times in twelve professional seasons, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1957. After fifteen years of mediocrity, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1972, for which they played games in Kansas City and in Omaha, Nebraska. After thirteen years of mediocrity, they moved to Sacramento, California in 1986. An attempt to change ownership by way of selling the team and moving to Seattle failed in 2013. Vivek Ranadivé purchased the team later that year.

Starting in 2006–07 through the 2021–22 season the Kings set an NBA record in futility with 16 consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance, breaking old record of 15 playoff-less seasons that was compiled by the Los Angeles Clippers between 1976–77 and 1990–91.  Every single one of those seasons saw them finish below .500,  which is also a record. Since 1945, the team has reached the postseason just 33 times, with 11 in Sacramento and 10 in Rochester.

They have not reached the NBA Finals in 71 years (a record), have not reached a Conference finals in twenty seasons (tied for 5th for most seasons in history), and have not won a playoff series in eighteen seasons (tied for a record).

As one of the original eight NBA teams, they have the most losses in league history.

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NBA records

NBL records

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seasons
Events in Sacramento, California


Donnazac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

External links

 Les Vents Bleus

Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Julien-du-Puy (Languedocien: Sant Julian dal Puòg) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Moulayrès (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Puybegon (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Mirandol-Bourgnounac is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. René Mauriès, (1921–1999), journalist and writer, winner of the Albert Londres Prize (1956) and the Prix Interallié (1974), was born in Mirandol-Bourgnounac.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Labastide-Dénat (; Languedocien: La Bastida de Denat) is a former commune in the Tarn department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Puygouzon.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Former communes of Tarn (department)
Populated places disestablished in 2017


Harold Bruce Ellingsen (born April 26, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball, the left-handed pitcher worked in 16 games, including two starting assignments for the  Cleveland Indians. Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1967, Ellingsen stood  tall and weighed .

Ellingsen spent six full seasons in the Dodgers' farm system before he was acquired by the Indians on April 3, 1974, in an ultimately one-sided transaction. For Ellingsen, the Indians gave up Pedro Guerrero, then a 17-year-old with one year of professional experience with the Rookie-classification Gulf Coast Indians. Guerrero would go on to play eleven seasons for the Dodgers (and 15 in all in the Major Leagues), slug 215 home runs, bat an even .300, and be selected to five National League All-Star teams.

Ellingsen began the 1974 season with the Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers, but was recalled in July. His final two appearances in September were as a starting pitcher against the New York Yankees. In the first, on September 22 at Shea Stadium, he went seven innings and surrendered only six hits, but lost a pitchers' duel to the Yankees' Pat Dobson 2–1 when he gave up a sixth-inning home run to Bobby Murcer. In his second start, six days later at Cleveland Stadium, he gave up four hits and four earned runs in  innings, but did not factor in the decision in a 9–7 Cleveland loss.  Ellingsen then returned to minor league baseball in 1975 and retired from baseball following that season.

In 42 major league innings pitched, Ellingsen allowed 45 hits, 17 bases on balls and five home runs. He struck out 16.

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Mauricio "Morris" Gamsao Domogan (born October 10, 1946) is a Filipino lawyer and politician and is the longest serving mayor of the city of Baguio. A member of the Lakas Kampi CMD party, Domogan served three terms as mayor of Baguio, initially as acting mayor from July to October 1992, and officially as the new mayor in October 1992 after succeeding the mayoralty post from Ramon Labo after he was disqualified due to his citizenship status, until 2001, and again from 2010 to 2019.

He has also been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Lone District of Baguio. He first won election to Congress in 2001, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2007. In 2019, barred by the constitution to a fourth term, he ran once more for the city's lone congressional seat, against the incumbent Congressman, Marquez Go, to whom Domogan suffered the first loss in his political career.

Early life and career
Domogan was born on October 10, 1946, and traces his roots to the remote sitio of Bab-asig, Patiacan, Quirino (formerly Angaki), Ilocos Sur and within the boundaries of Besao, Mountain Province and Tubo, Abra.

He finished his elementary education at the Patiacan Elementary School in 1961 and finished his secondary education at the Lepanto High School. He obtained his BA degree from the University of Baguio in 1969 and finished his Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Cordilleras in 1973.

Before his political career, he was a private practitioner from 1974 to 1992, focusing on labor issues and was counsel to several unions including Hyatt Terraces Employees Union and Baguio Country Club Employees Union to name a few.

Political career

Councilor, Vice Mayor and Acting Mayor
Domogan began his political career as a councilor of Baguio from 1988 to 1992. He was later elected as Vice Mayor of Baguio in May 1992 but assumed the position of acting mayor of the city 15 minutes after taking his oath as vice mayor. He served as acting mayor from July 1, 1992 to October 24, 1992, and he assumed the office of the city mayor by virtue of the disqualification of then-elected mayor Jun Labo, who was disqualified by the Supreme Court due to his Australian citizenship.

Mayor (1992–2001)
Domogan’s first term was marked by the task of rehabilitating the city after the July 16, 1990 earthquake in cooperation with then Congressman Bernardo Vergara, the other city officials, city residents, and national leadership. Massive reconstructions of the city roads, buildings and other infrastructures continued during his second and third terms.

These included the modernization of Marcos Highway, the Baguio-Tuba-Itogon-Sablan-La Trinidad (BLIST) circumferential road, and Naguilian Road, the repair, rerouting, declogging and construction of the drainage system of the City Camp Lagoon, among others. In addition, Mayor Domogan orchestrated the twin drive of cleaning and greening the city, which led to the city earning the title of "Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City" in the country for three consecutive years, elevating the city to the Hall of Fame Award category with a total monetary award of 5 million pesos, which was used to purchase garbage trucks. Moreover, Mayor Domogan was able to lead the city in garnering the highest award that the national government could bestow to a local government unit, namely, the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award for two consecutive years, thereby elevating the city, once again, to the Hall of Fame Award category

Congressman (2001-2010)

Being barred by the constitution to run for his fourth consecutive term as mayor, he instead ran as congressman for the Lone District of Baguio in 1998.

During the 12th Congress, Congressman Domogan was able to file twenty (20) bills as main author and fifty (50) bills as co-author. Eleven of these bills have become laws of the land (Republic Acts). part of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), was devoted to programmed projects benefiting his constituents in the Barangays, public schools, poor but deserving students, indigent patients, livelihood projects, and computerization program on a continuing basis for elementary and high school of Baguio.

Knowing the problems of the City during the rainy months, he prioritized the dredging, revitalization and construction of the drainage system in the central business district, thus effectively solving the age-old problem of flooding at the foot of Session Road as well as the rehabilitation and repair of the biggest drainage system of the City from the Athletic Swimming Pool to the Rabbit Sink Hole. Cognizant of the City as a tourists destination, he campaigned to entice more visitors to come to Baguio. He Supported the Baguio City Police Office in its security concerns to provide a safe haven to tourists in the City. He provided the impetus to successful tourists-oriented activities such as the Panagbenga Flower Festival, Salad Bowl Festival, and the Summer Vacation Activities.

Mayor (2010–2019)
Being barred by the constitution to run for a fourth consecutive term in the Congress, he decided to reclaim his post as Mayor of Baguio for the 2010 election. He successfully reclaimed such post. He was again re-elected in 2013 and 2016.

2019 Congressional bid
Being barred by to run for a fourth consecutive term for the city's mayoralty post, he decided to try and reclaim his post as Congressman of the lone district of the CIty. He lost his bid to incumbent congressman Mark Go. This is the first time he lost in his lengthy political career, spanning over 2 decades. He said that he would return to private life and would never abandon the city.

Awards and recognition

References

External links

 http://mauriciodomogan.com/

20th-century Filipino lawyers
People from Baguio
People from Ilocos Sur
1946 births
Living people
Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians
Lakas–CMD politicians
United Nationalist Alliance politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Baguio
Mayors of Baguio
University of Baguio alumni
University of the Cordilleras alumni


Pont-de-Larn (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is 2 kilometers from Mazamet in the Occitanie region.

The town is situated on the river Arn (a tributary of the Thoré) in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park at the foot of the Montagne Noire.

On the sunny side of the Thoré valley, Pont-de-Larn offers residents and guests the ambience of a "country town". There are guest houses and lodges in the vicinity, and marked hiking trails.

There is also a tennis club, stadiums, bowling and one of the oldest golf courses in the region, de la Barouge. The village offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants and services.

Pont-de-Larn can be the starting point for excursions to the Sidobre, the valley of the Orb and the Caroux Lacaune.

References

External links

Virtual travel guide for Pont de l'Arn

Communes of Tarn (department)


Labessière-Candeil (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Lacroisille (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Villeneuve-sur-Vère (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

History
In the beginning of the 13th century, those who survived the Crusade of Simon de Montfort created a Bastide in the east side of fort Alemanni, named Bastide of Mount Alaman or in Doat. Later, in 1212, this Bastide was renamed Villeneuve by Déodat Alaman, who was the new founder. The new fortified town was built on a ledge with a view to the Vère River. The Archdiocese of Albi comprised the whole of the department of Tarn. Villeneuve-sur-Vere belonged to the Archbishop of Albi, until 1479. Then the lordship was acquired by Louis d'Amboise, who became the new bishop of Albi.

Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Vère, which flows westward through the commune.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department
Search for Villeneuve-sur-Vere at the John Reps Bastides Collection, Cornell University Library

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


DIANA (Descriptive Intermediate Attributed Notation for Ada) is an intermediate language used to represent the semantics of an Ada program.

History
It was originally designed as an interface between the compiler front end (syntactic analysis) and middle end (semantic analysis) of the compiler on the one hand and the compiler back end (code generation and optimization) on the other.  It is also used as an internal representation (IR) by other language tools.

DIANA is also used by PL/SQL, which is based on Ada.

DIANA is an abstract data type; its concrete implementations are defined using the IDL specification language.

DIANA descends from TCOL and AIDA, earlier representations of Ada programs.

The Ada-0 subset of Ada at Karlsruhe (1980) was first using AIDA, but later AIDA got replaced by DIANA.
The full Karlsruhe Ada compilation system used DIANA as well and the IDL External Representation for marshalling between the middle-end and the code generating back-end.

References

Footnotes

General

 DIANA Reference Manual, Draft Revision 4: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a272792.pdf

Programming language implementation
Ada (programming language)


al-'Azi (, ) is an Arab village in Israel. Located just south of Kfar Menahem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In  it had a population of .

The village was officially recognized in 2003 but existed long before then. The Trans-Israel Highway was built on land owned by the village, with the village given land owned by neighbouring kibbutz Kfar Menahem as compensation.

See also
Arab localities in Israel

References

Arab villages in Israel
Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
2003 establishments in Israel


Carlus is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy (; Languedocien: Sent Pèire de Trevesi) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The commune has an average elevation of  and an area of . Its population in 2018 was 621.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Ledyard Blair Clark (August 22, 1917 – June 6, 2000) was an American liberal journalist and political activist who played key roles both as a journalist and a political operator. He was general manager and vice president of CBS News from 1961 to 1964, and later became editor of The Nation magazine. He was Senator Eugene McCarthy's national campaign manager for the 1968 presidential nomination.

Early life

Clark was born in East Hampton, New York, in 1917, the son of Wiliam Clark (1891–1957) and Marjory (née Blair) Clark (1893–1975).  He was named after his maternal grandfather, investment banker C. Ledyard Blair. He was raised in Princeton, New Jersey and attended boarding school at St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts.  In 1940 he graduated with an A.B. degree from Harvard College, where he was a member of the Spee Club and Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770. He was also the editor and president of The Harvard Crimson.

Clark had a knack for connecting with talented and ambitious people.  At St. Mark's School, Clark became friends with poet Robert Lowell.  At Harvard he befriended classmate John F. Kennedy; they remained in touch throughout Kennedy's political career, and Clark and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis corresponded for decades. Journalist Theodore H. White was also a long-time contact.

Career
From 1941 to 1946, Clark reported for the Joseph Pulitzer Jr.-owned St. Louis Post-Dispatch before serving in the United States Army.

New Hampshire Sunday News
In 1946, Clark used a $60,000 inheritance from his grandmother to found The New Hampshire Sunday News. The newspaper's star reporter was Ben Bradlee, who was also an alumnus of St. Mark's and Harvard and later become executive editor of The Washington Post. Within two years, the Sunday News had the highest circulation in New Hampshire. When the New Hampshire Union Leader threatened to compete with its own Sunday paper, Clark sold the Sunday News to Union-Leader Corporation in 1948 for a substantial profit.

During World War II, Clark served in the Army as deputy historian for Gen. George S. Patton Jr.'s 3rd Army.

CBS
In 1953, he joined CBS News in Paris, and later became producer and anchor of The World Tonight on the CBS Radio Network, now known as the nighttime edition of the CBS World News Roundup. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy offered Clark the ambassadorship to Mexico, but instead he became general manager and vice president of CBS News. He expanded the radio and television coverage of CBS News by hiring additional correspondents in the United States and abroad.  He worked with Edward R. Murrow, and among those he hired at CBS were Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Roger Mudd and Bill Plante.

After leaving CBS, Clark was associate publisher of the New York Post, editor of The Nation magazine, and a fellow of the New York Institute for Humanities at New York University. He was an influential early supporter of The New York Review of Books. Subsequently, he taught at New York University and Princeton University.

Career in politics

Clark first met Senator Eugene McCarthy in 1965 at a party at Walter Lippmann's house in Washington, D.C. Two years later, when McCarthy announced that he would challenge President Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 Democratic primaries as an anti-war candidate, Clark wrote to McCarthy from London to express his support. With his friend, Theodore H. White, Clark traveled to Chicago in December 1967 to hear McCarthy address the Conference of Concerned Democrats, a group of anti-war activists. Soon after meeting in Chicago, McCarthy asked Clark to be his campaign manager.

In his new position within the campaign, Clark set about convincing McCarthy to enter the New Hampshire primary. McCarthy had initially planned to skip New Hampshire and begin campaigning in Wisconsin. The case to run in New Hampshire was laid out by two members of the New Hampshire delegation of the Conference of Concerned Democrats: Dartmouth College official David C. Hoeh and St. Paul's School teacher (and future congressman) Gerry Studds. After more convincing from Clark, McCarthy decided that he would declare his entry to the New Hampshire primary. Hoeh and Studds took the titles of New Hampshire campaign director and coordinator, and Clark recruited the journalist Seymour Hersh to be McCarthy's press secretary.

McCarthy's surprisingly strong showing in New Hampshire led to the rapid growth of his supporters, but the campaign was in increasing disarray. When Senator Robert F. Kennedy entered the race as a second anti-war candidate, Clark and other McCarthy advisers initially tried to broker an agreement with Kennedy to meet head-to-head only in the California primary, with both campaigns supporting the winner of that primary, but McCarthy flatly rejected the proposal. Bitterness between the McCarthy and Kennedy campaigns only deepened after Johnson announced that he would not seek re-election and Hubert Humphrey emerged as the choice of the Democratic establishment. In the wake of Kennedy's assassination the night that he won the California primary, many Kennedy delegates to the 1968 Democratic National Convention refused to support McCarthy. McCarthy publicly conceded that Humphrey had enough delegates to win the nomination, a move that enraged Clark and other McCarthy supporters who felt that the candidate still had a chance of defeating Humphrey.

Clark's sister Anne Clark Martindell also attended the Democratic National Convention as a McCarthy supporter, launching her career in politics and public service. She would go on to serve in the New Jersey Senate and as United States Ambassador to New Zealand.

Clark later became treasurer of the New Democratic Coalition, a group of disaffected liberals from the 1968 campaign. When the Watergate break-in occurred, Clark was the Democratic National Committee's communications director.

Personal life
In 1941, he was married to Jessie Holladay Philbin, daughter of Jesse Holliday Philbin (d. 1978) and granddaughter of Eugene A. Philbin (1857–1920), the New York County District Attorney. They had two children, Timothy B. Clark and Cameron Clark. The couple divorced in 1960.

Jessie Philbin remarried John Sumner Runnells James in 1965. In 1971, Blair married his second wife Joanna (née Rostropowicz) Malinowski (b. 1939), who was born in Warsaw, Poland and was the daughter of Wladyslaw and Helena (née Baranski) Rostropowicz. Joanna, the mother of Tomasz Malinowski (b. 1965), received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is a writer. They had a son.

In 2000, Clark died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 82.

External links
Blair Clark Papers at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University

References

1917 births
2000 deaths
St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) alumni
People from East Hampton (town), New York
People from Princeton, New Jersey
CBS executives
American magazine journalists
20th-century American non-fiction writers
The Harvard Crimson people
Harvard College alumni


Saint-Sernin-lès-Lavaur (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Urcisse (; Languedocien: Sent Orsesi) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Tegan Moss (born February 7, 1985) is a Canadian actress appearing in film and television. She was nominated for Young Artist Awards in 1997 and 2000.

Biography
Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has two brothers, Rory Moss, and actor Jesse Moss. Her given name is of Welsh origin, meaning "fair one" and pronounced to rhyme with "Megan". Moss had attended the Point Grey Secondary School and graduated in June 2003.

Moss appears in the films Free Style and Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts. She appeared in the movie Sea People as Amanda Forrest.

Filmography

Awards/Nominations

References

External links

1985 births
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Living people
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian child actresses


Mind your Ps and Qs is an English language expression meaning "mind your manners", "mind your language", "be on your best behaviour", "watch what you're doing".

Attempts at explaining the origin of the phrase go back to the mid-19th century.
One explanation favoured in a letter to the editors of Notes and Queries dated 1851, is a literal interpretation of the saying, regarding possible confusion between the lowercase letters p and q in schoolwork or typesetting. This is mentioned in the 3rd edition Oxford English Dictionary, but the OED considers the explanation unlikely since "the chronology of the senses would argue against this, and no such connotation is evident in the earliest quotations" and says that the origin of the expression is unknown.

According to Michael Quinion, "investigations by the Oxford English Dictionary in 2007 when revising the entry turned up early examples of the use of Ps and Qs to mean learning the alphabet. The first is in a poem by Charles Churchill, published in 1763: ‘On all occasions next the chair / He stands for service of the Mayor, / And to instruct him how to use / His As and Bs, and Ps and Qs.’ The conclusion must be that this is the true origin."

When pupils were taught lowercase alphabet, the position of the vertical line before or after the circle represented different letters: d & b, p & q. Pupils also had to mind the order of letters in the alphabet (p comes before q). As noted by W. D. Henkle in  Educational Notes and Queries  in 1876, in this sense the phrase should be "note your ps and qs" (lowercase), because the distinction of majuscule P and Q does not pose a problem.

Nevertheless, a number of alternative explanations have been considered plausible.
One suggests "Ps and Qs" is short for "pleases" and "thank-yous", the latter syllables pronounced like the letter "Q".
Another proposal is from the English pubs and taverns of the 17th century: bartenders would keep watch over the pints and quarts consumed by the patrons, telling them to "mind their Ps and Qs".  This may also have been a reminder to bartenders not to confuse the two units, written as "p" and "q" on the tally slate.

Other origin stories, some considered "fanciful", could come from French instructions to mind one's pieds (feet) and queues (wigs) while dancing.  However, there is no French translation for this expression.
Another is from sailors in the 18th century who were reminded to pay attention to their peas (pea coat) and queues (pony tail).
Another proposal concerns the use of Norman French in medieval England; as the English dialect of the 11th century had no letter q, one must watch one's usage with the French Norman conquerors.

Quinion cites an apparently related expression of pee and kew for "highest quality" used in 17th-century English: "The Oxford English Dictionary has a citation from Rowlands’ Knave of Harts of 1612: 'Bring in a quart of Maligo, right true: And looke, you Rogue, that it be Pee and Kew, possibly the initials of "Prime Quality" (folk etymology).

Another folk etymology comes from the pubs in Scotland and England.  The reason sometimes given is that Scottish pints and quarts were about 3 times larger than English pints and quarts, it was important to notice because the mug for a Scottish pint was similar (but still larger) than an English quart.

References

External links

 Quinn, Polly. "Where did the saying 'mind your Ps and Qs' come from?" (ask.yahoo.com)  2003.

English-language idioms
English phrases
Latin script


Laparrouquial (; , meaning the parish (land)) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Coufouleux (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Transport

Rabastens-Couffouleux station has rail connections to Toulouse, Albi and Rodez.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Jean-de-Vals (; Languedocien: Sant Joan de Vals) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Jean-de-Marcel (; Languedocien: Sant Joan de Marcelh) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The commune is traversed by the Cérou river.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Valence-d'Albigeois (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Maria Haukaas Mittet (née Storeng, born 3 August 1979) also known as simply Maria is a Norwegian recording artist. She gained national recognition in 2004 for her participation in the Idol reality television series, and international recognition in 2008 as Norway's representative in the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest.

Biography
Maria was born in Finnsnes, but grew up on the island of Senja, in Troms county, Norway. She first received national media attention when she had her first musical role at the age of 11, with the lead in Annie, at the Bryggeteateret in Oslo (1991). Maria and her family moved to Oslo for the musical, and when the show run was over, they moved back to Senja.

She has since performed in several musicals, both in the capital Oslo, and in the county Troms where she grew up.

At the age of 24, she was part of Idol (Norway) in 2004, where she finished 6th. She took part in the Idol Tour 2004, along with other contestants in the top ten.

She released her debut solo album in 2005, which peaked at number 13 on the Norwegian album charts. The single "Breathing" peaked at number 5 and was certified Gold in Norway, while "Should've" peaked at number 20. She went on a four-month national tour to promote the album. "Should've" has the same chord structure as the Rolling Stones song "Beast of Burden" from their album Some Girls.

 Maria is the Norwegian representative to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong", written by Mira Craig. On 12 February 2008 the song entered the Norwegian single charts at number 5, reaching number 1 on 19 February 2008.

Maria released her second studio album, Hold On Be Strong, on 28 April 2008 with help from Mira Craig.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Maria entered the qualifying rounds of the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on 18 January and was voted through directly to the national final. In the final on 9 February, she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury, which made her the Norwegian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, which was held in Belgrade, Serbia. The song finished fourth in the first semi-final and qualified for the final, which took place on 24 May. Maria and the song did very well in the final, ending up in fifth place.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Maria was a co-host (together with Per Sundnes) of Melodi Grand Prix 2009, in which Alexander Rybak was selected as Norway's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

Maria also participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009, singing "Killing Me Tenderly", with Anna Sahlene. They competed against seven other contestants in the fourth heat, in Malmö on 28 February 2009, and placed seventh out of eight acts.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 4 December 2009 it was officially announced that Maria would participate in the Melodi Grand Prix 2010 the national contest which will decide the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 to be held in Oslo after last year's Alexander Rybak victory. Maria's song is called "Make My Day" and is written by Merethe La Verdi and Mats Lie Skåre and is described as mid-tempo. On 8 January, the first heat of the Melodi Grand Prix 2010 was held in Orland and Maria won the semi and advanced to the Final in Oslo, where she did not come in the top four.

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011
Maria performed the official theme song "Glorious" for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Norway.

Theatre (selected)

 1991–1992 Annie – as Annie (at Bryggeteateret in Oslo)
 1995–1996 Trollmannen fra Oz (en. The Wizard of Oz) – as Dorothy (at Det norske teatret in Oslo)
 2002 Thank You for the Music – ABBA Tribute (at Scene West in Oslo)
 2003 Fame – as Mabel Washington (at Chat Noir in Oslo)
 2005 Hamlet – as Ophelia (by Nordnorsk Scenekompani in Harstad and Tromsø)
 2006–2007 Hair – as Sheila Franklin (at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo)

Discography

The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Haukaas Storeng.

Albums

Singles

Featured-on albums
 1991 "Annie" – den norske suksessversjonen
 2004 Idol – de 11 finalistene – track 3, "Don't Give a Damn" – (Album charts: number 2)
 2008 Melodi Grand Prix 2008 (Album charts: number 28)
 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009
 2010 Melodi Grand Prix 2010

Filmography

 Kim Possible (TV) (Norwegian audio version) – sings the theme song – sings a ballad in one episode
 Chicken Little (Norwegian audio version) – sings "Ta Den Ut"
 Shrek the Third (Norwegian audio version) – Rapunsel (voice)

Self
 1999 Beat for Beat (TV) (Norwegian music show)
 2001 Du skal høre mye (TV)
 2003 Beat for Beat (TV)
 2004 Idol (TV)
 2004 Beat for Beat (TV)
 2005 Heia Tufte (TV)
 2007 Beat for Beat (TV)
 2008 Beat for Beat (TV)

See also
 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

References

External links

1979 births
Living people
People from Lenvik
Bonnier Amigo Music Group artists
Melodi Grand Prix contestants
Melodi Grand Prix winners
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
Idol (Norwegian TV series) participants
Norwegian pop singers
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian women singers
English-language singers from Norway
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2009


Lacrouzette (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Crespinet () is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Saint-Beauzile (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Villeneuve-lès-Lavaur (, literally Villeneuve near Lavaur; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Técou (; , meaning salmon) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Réalmont (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)


Cambounès (; , ) is a commune in the Tarn department, Occitania, southern France.

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Communes of the Tarn department

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Communes of Tarn (department)


Moulin-Mage (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

The name of the settlement – Molin Màger in Occitan – means "main mill".

The population of the commune was 316 at the 2007 census, with a density of 21 people per km2. The city hall is situated at an altitude of 852 meters above sea level. The current elected mayor is Madame Isabelle CALVET, chosen for a 6-year mandate ( 2020-2026 ).

See also
Communes of the Tarn department

References

Communes of Tarn (department)