Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu (born 12 April 1932) is a Romanian electrical engineer, professor at the Politehnica University of Bucharest.

Early life
Tănăsescu was born in Bârlad. His father, Dumitru Tănăsescu, was a lawyer, being also known for his hobby of apiculturist. His mother Cecilia Tănăsescu (born Dragomir (1902–1986) was teacher of history in Bârlad and Buzău. Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu studied engineering at the Faculty of Electrotehnics of the Politechnic Institute of Bucharest graduating in 1956. He defended the thesis in the field of electrical measures for his doctorate in 1968, at the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi.

Career
Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu started his professional activity as research engineer at the "Research and Design Institute for the Electrotechnic Industry" (Institutul de Cercetări şi Proiectări pentru Industria Electrotehnică – ICPE"). He rose through the ranks until he reached the position of Director General of the institute. His research concentrated on high voltage electrical equipment, new energy sources, electrotechnology and partial electrical discharge in electrical insulating systems. He has patented over 35 inventions. He is also professor at the University Politehnica of Bucharest and the Valahia University in Târgovişte.

At the national level, Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu was coordinator of the national policy for scientific research in the "National Council for Science and Technology" (Consiliului Naţional pentru Ştiinţă şi Tehnologie – CNŞT) (1985–1987) and was secretary of state in the Ministry of Education (1992–1996). He is editor in chief of the technical magazine "Electrotehnica-Electronica-Automatica".

Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu is member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) and of the World Energy Conference – WEC. He is honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova

Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu had an important contribution to the activity of scientific societies in Romania. In 1986 he was elected chairman of the National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission – IEC. He is active in the team working on the "IEC Thesaurus". He is founding member of the CNR – CME (Romanian National Committee of World Energy Council) and of the Romanian Telework Society He is also secretary general of the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences. He is member of the executive board of the General Association of Romanian Engineers (AGIR) for 2006–2009. He is chairman of the "Association for Terminology" (TERMROM)

During his activity Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu received different awards and distinctions. In 1970 he was awarded the Traian Vuia prize of the Romanian Academy. He is recipient of the honor diploma of the National Authority for Scientific Research (Authoritatea Naţională pentru Cercetare Ştiinţifică).

Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu has published 10 books and over 125 scientific articles.

Works

 The Modern Problems of Electrostatics with Applications in environment protection – with Ion I. Inculet and Radu Cramariuc – Kluwer Academic Pub, 1999
 Repere ale ingineriei româneşti –  with Mihai Mihăiţă, and Mihai Olteneanu – Editura AGIR, București 2000

References

Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași alumni
Romanian electrical engineers
Academic staff of the Politehnica University of Bucharest
Romanian inventors
Members of the Technical Sciences Academy of Romania
Honorary members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Living people
1932 births
People from Bârlad


Amy Thomson (born October 28, 1958) is an American science fiction writer.  In 1994 she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Most of her work is considered hard science fiction and contains feminist and environmental themes.

Personal life
Amy Thomson was born in Miami, Florida. She attended college at the University of Idaho and began writing short stories when she moved to Seattle, Washington after graduating. She published her first book, Virtual Girl, in 1993. She is married to Edd Vick.

Bibliography

Novels
 Virtual girl (1993)
 The color of distance (1995)
 Through alien eyes (1999)
 Storyteller (2003)

Short fiction

Stories

References

External links
Interview at io9

1958 births
Living people
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers
American science fiction writers
American women novelists
Analog Science Fiction and Fact people
Cyberpunk writers
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners
Women science fiction and fantasy writers


Flute's Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush is a children's picture book by Lynne Cherry, creator of The Great Kapok Tree. It was published in 1997 by Harcourt Brace and Company.

Plot summary
The book tells the first year of a wood thrush's life starting from it hatching in a forest that is in Maryland. Two children see the bird when it is young and calls it Flute. The children wait for Flute to return from migration and watch him and his mate build a nest and raise their young. In Flute's travels, he encounters many dangers. The eggs and nestlings are at more of a risk.

Reception
A review in the book Gotcha: Nonfiction Book talks to Get Kids Excited about Reading says, "Whether or not you know much about songbirds and the dangers they face, this book is great reading, and it includes ideas for things that kids can do to help them. The illustration of Flute's mother feeding her babies a worm is a good one to show." Books use the book for activities for kids to do. The book focused national media attention on conservation efforts to save the Belt Woods in Maryland.

See also
Wood thrush
Lynne Cherry
Maryland

References

1997 children's books
American picture books
Nature books
Children's non-fiction books
Children's books about birds
Children's books set in Maryland


Cass Lewart is an author, electrical engineer and Polish Holocaust survivor. He has written extensively on computer and data communication, as well as non-fiction articles on his life experiences. He is also a speaker on computer related topic and an award-winning computer hobbyist.

Career

Cass Lewart has written 10 books and numerous articles relating to personal computers, database programming and data communication. He worked in the electrical engineering field for 40 years and is an avid computer hobbyist. His writings on computer related topics include the Modem Handbook for the Communications Professional published in 1987 and his most recent book The Ultimate Modem Handbook published by Simon & Schuster. The Ultimate Modem Handbook was reviewed by Robert Slade in an industry publication and his books have been used as sources for New York Times technology articles.

He and his wife were 2005 recipients of the Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey: Hobbyist of the Year award. Cass has been a speaker at computer clubs meetings and contributed papers to the Trenton Computer Festival Annual Proceedings Book.

He wrote a short memoir on his experiences growing up in Poland during World War II and his survival of the Holocaust (Shoah). as well as the non-fiction story Pleasure of Winning.

References

External links
Cass Lewart's Web Page
 Cass Lewart page

American electrical engineers
American male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people


There have been a variety of Sesame Street video games released for video game platforms. Most of the Sesame Street video games were published and developed by NewKidCo.

Video games

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Alpha Beam with Ernie

Big Bird's Egg CatchBig Bird's Egg Catch (originally Grover's Egg Catch) is a 1983 video game for the Atari 2600 developed by Atari and Children's Computer Workshop.

In Big Bird's Egg Catch, the player controls Big Bird as he saves eggs produced by chickens at the top of the screen. These eggs travel down variously contorted chutes to land safely in the basket perched on Big Bird's head. Most eggs count for a single point, but a golden egg will periodically appear that is worth five points. When an egg is dropped, a number of points are lost. At higher levels, the eggs move faster, the chutes become more convoluted, there are more egg-laying hens, and the chutes may even flash invisible. "Turkey in the Straw", the song that plays during the egg-catching, also increases in tempo.

Periodically, Big Bird will exit the screen to count his eggs. During this stage, Big Bird is seen with his basket and numbers flash on the screen progressively faster as he counts. When the total is reached, a song is played and Big Bird dances. The game ends when too many eggs are dropped or a set number of counting sessions is performed.

Cookie Monster Munch
Cookie Monster Munch is a video game developed by Atari and Children's Computer Workshop for the Atari 2600 and released in 1983.  The game was programmed by Gary Stark.

The objective of Cookie Monster Munch is to guide Cookie Monster through a simple maze, collecting cookies and placing them in a cookie jar at the bottom of the screen.

Cookie Monster Munch used an Atari Kid's Controller (sold separately), although the regular keyboard controller would also work.

Cookie Monster's Quest
Cookie Monster's Quest has you play as Cookie Monster, as you wander around Sesame Street looking for your chocolate chip cookie, that you did not eat.  Along the way, you help your friends complete quests in this point-and-click game made around 2001.

Count's Castle
Count's Castle is a video game developed by Atari for the Atari 2600.  The game was never finished and was about 80% complete before development was stopped and no prototype has been found. It was going to be a math based game.

Countdown
Sesame Street: Countdown is a platform game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. Players control Count von Count as they search for a number. The number is chosen in a spinning wheel. Each time players collect the right number, which may be in the form of a number or a collection of items that add up to the number. When players begin, they may choose to move by jumping repeatedly or running.

Elmo's Art Workshop
Elmo's Art Workshop is a CD-ROM game produced by Creative Wonders and the Children's Television Workshop. First released as Sesame Street Art Workshop in 1995, it was reissued by Creative Wonders in 1998, and Encore Software in 2002 and 2005. The game's activities allow users to draw, paint and create artwork. Elmo, who is only heard in voice-over, gives instructions throughout.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo

Elmo's Deep Sea Adventure
Elmo's Deep Sea Adventure is a CD-ROM game. The game was developed by Mattel Media in 2000 and re-released by Sesame Workshop in 2005, and by Encore Software in 2006. Elmo invites users to join him on his deep sea submarine to explore shipwrecks, sunken cities and lost treasure. Oscar, Grover, Zoe, Rosita and Telly also appear. Skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision making are taught in three play modes, five activities, and two levels.

Elmo's Letter Adventure
Elmo's Letter Adventure is an educational game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation featuring Sesame Streets Elmo. It was released in 1999.

Elmo's Number JourneyElmo's Number Journey is an educational game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation featuring Sesame Streets Elmo. It was released in 1999.

Players must guide Elmo through three areas, split into two halves each, collecting the numbers needed to answer the mathematical problems posed by each area's host. Play begins on Sesame Street, where the player must choose one of three difficulty levels and then proceed to Elmo's playroom to access a tutorial or talk to one of the hosts in order to access their area. The difficulty level determines how many problems the player must solve to proceed to the next area, and how many mistakes a player can make before game over. Unlike many video games, there are no enemies to defeat and no races against the clock, play revolves around choosing the correct answer to problems and navigating areas with different vehicles.

The Nintendo 64 version of Elmo's Number Journey has been somewhat popular amongst speedrunners in recent years due to the game's short duration.

Elmo's PreschoolElmo's Preschool is a CD-ROM game developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in August 1996. Elmo guides the user, who chooses to play in one of the five unique playrooms available.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo

The game sold more than 150,000 units by January 1997.

Elmo Through the Looking-Glass
Elmo Through the Looking-Glass is a CD-ROM game. The game was developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in 1998 and later re-released by Encore Software and Sesame Workshop in 2004.

It was first released as Reading Adventure. When it was re-released the name changed.

In this game, Elmo goes through the looking-glass in his room to find the little red monster he sees there. Skills emphasized include object identification, visual discrimination, vocabulary, matching, and reading. In 1998, this game was included in the two-disc Elmo's Reading: Preschool and Kindergarten CD-ROM set, along with Elmo's Reading Basics.

The name is inspired by Alice Through the Looking-Glass.

Elmo's ABCs

Elmo's ABCs is a video game developed by Bonsai Entertainment Corp. and published by NewKidCo. It was released on the Game Boy Color in 1999.

Elmo's 123s

Elmo's 123s is a video game published by NewKidCo. It was released on the Game Boy Color in 1999.

Get Set to Learn!
Get Set to Learn! is a CD-ROM game. The game was developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in 1996. This game promotes the thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for learning.

Voices
 Don Pearson as Guy Smiley
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
 Frank Oz as Grover and Cookie Monster
 Jerry Nelson as Count von Count
 Fran Brill as Zoe
 Martin P. Robinson as Telly
 Jerry Nelson and Martin P. Robinson as the Martians

Grover's Music Maker
Grover's Music Maker (originally called Monkey Music) is a video game for the Atari 2600 developed by Atari in 1983 but never released.  The game was programmed by Stephen Keith and Preston Stuart and uses the Atari Kid's Controller.

The game has several songs pre-programmed into it that children can listen to as Grover dances across the stage.  Players can also make their own songs by pressing different buttons on the keypad.

Grover's Travels
Grover's Travels is a 1998 CD-ROM game developed by Encore Software and Children's Television Workshop. In this parody of Gulliver's Travels, users join Grover as he meets Big Bird, Elmo, Mr. Snuffleupagus and more. There are six activities designed to teach numbers, shapes, sound recognition, story comprehension and emotions.

Let's Make a Word!
Let's Make a Word! is a 1995 CD-ROM game developed by Electronic Arts and Children's Television Workshop.

Guy Smiley welcomes users to his latest game show. Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Zoe and the Two-Headed Monster also appear. There are 6 different "word experts", and four locations filled with words, and over 300 words in this game to choose from.

The game was reissued by Creative Wonders, including as part of the two-disc Kindergarten Deluxe CD-ROM set, and later by Encore Software with different packaging.

Voices
 Don Pearson as Guy Smiley
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Fran Brill as Zoe
 Carmen Osbahr as Rosita
 Jerry Nelson and Adam Hunt as the Two-Headed Monster

Music Maker
Music Maker is a Sesame Street CD-ROM released in 1999 by Sesame Workshop and Mattel Interactive.

Elmo, Bert and Ernie, Grover and Cookie Monster lead kids into a music activity center of eight games and activities. The game also includes newly recorded and mixed versions of Sesame Street's greatest hits including "Rubber Duckie", "C is for Cookie" and "Elmo's Song" among others.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Steve Whitemire as Ernie
 Frank Oz as Bert, Grover and Cookie Monster

Pals Around Town
Pals Around Town is a computer game published by Hi-Tech Expressions in 1987 and programmed by Children's Television Workshop. It was released for the Atari, Commodore 64, and the IBM PCjr in cartridge form.

The basis for the game was strictly educational. The player could pick a character (Sesame Street characters available included Bert and Ernie, among others) and could interact with various objects in a variety of settings. Two such settings were a school classroom and an outdoor playground. Some items that could be interacted with included a fishbowl and a globe.

Oscar's Trash Race
Oscar's Trash Race is a video game for the Atari 2600 developed by Atari and was released in 1984.  The game was programmed by Christopher Omarzu and uses the Atari Kid's Controller.

The goal is to help Oscar the Grouch and the little Grouches collect trash in a race. It was meant to give practice in numerical skills and directional concepts.

Search and Learn Adventures
Search & Learn Adventures is a 1997 CD-ROM game. The game was developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in 1997, and re-released in 1998, 2000 (by Mattel Media), and 2004 (by Encore Software). Sherlock Hemlock guides users as they find the clues to solve puzzles and mysteries. Concepts emphasized are safety, healthy eating and recycling; skills developed include critical thinking and problem-solving. There are more than 20 activity combinations and multiple skill levels.

Voices
 Jerry Nelson as Sherlock Hemlock, The Amazing Mumford, Count von Count and Mr. Johnson (The Food Lover)
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
 Kevin Clash as Elmo and Watson the Dog
 Fran Brill as Zoe
 Frank Oz as Bert, Grover and Cookie Monster
 Steve Whitemire as Ernie makes a cameo in the beach ending but doesn't have any lines

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

In January 2010, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced plans to make Sesame Street games for the Xbox 360, which will use the Kinect accessory. The title was announced on February 15, 2011 as Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, and was released on October 11 of that year.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 David Rudman as Cookie Monster
 Eric Jacobson as Grover
 Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch
 Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster and Slimey the Worm
 Dee Bradley Baker as Doo-rays

Kinect Sesame Street TV

Cast
 Bob McGrath as himself
 Dr. Loretta Long as Susan
 Roscoe Orman as Gordon
 Sonia Manzano as Maria
 Emillio Delgado as Luis
 Allison Barlett as Gina
 Desiree Casado as Gabi
 Alan Murraka as himself
 Chris Knowings as himself
 Nitya Vidyasagar as Leela

Voices
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Fran Brill as Zoe and Prairie Dawn
 Steve Whitemire as Ernie and Kermit the Frog
 Eric Jacobson as Bert, Grover and Guy Smiley
 David Rudman as Cookie MOnster and Baby Bear
 Jerry Nelson and Matt Vogel as Count von Count, Mr. Johnson, The Amazing Mumford and Sherlock Hemlock
 Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster
 Martin P. Robinson and Bryant Young as Mr. Snuffleupagus
 Carmen Osbahr as Rosita
 Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby
 Joey Mazzarino as Murray Monster
 Martin P. Robinson and Matt Vogel as the Martians

Sesame Street A-B-C and 1-2-3

Sesame Street A-B-C and 1-2-3 are two educational video games for the NES. They were re-released as a compilation cartridge titled Sesame Street A-B-C and 1-2-3.

Sesame Street A-B-C
Sesame Street A-B-C is an educational Nintendo game featuring two educational video games.

The goal of Ernie's Big Splash is to create a series of connections, which include pipes, waterways, sea animals, and some of Ernie's friends including Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Grover, and Cookie Monster that will help Rubber Duckie to make his way to Ernie's bathtub. The game teaches basic logic, directions (North, South, East and West) and sequencing.

In Letter-Go-Round, the goal is to find the correct letter, spell words, and finding the missing letter of a word. There is also a mode where the player has to make a 'secret' word, by finding the correct letters. This game teaches letter recognition, word recognition, capital and lowercase, and spelling.

The video game was published by Hi Tech Expressions, for ages 3 to 6.

Ernie's Big Splash, one of the mini games present, was originally a stand alone title released for IBM PC DOS in 1986, but later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System with other new mini games in 1990. On NES, it was released on the cartridge Sesame Street ABC, supplementing Letter-Go-Round.  At some point in time, the game was released for the Unisys ICON operating system, a platform commissioned by the Ontario education system. No copies of this format exist, as the last ICON computers and software were destroyed in the early-2000s.

Sesame Street 1-2-3
Sesame Street 1-2-3 featured two different games: "Astro-Grover," and "Ernie's Magic Shapes", and was released for the NES in 1989.

In Ernie's Magic Shapes, you had to match the right symbol to a base symbol. This game teaches shape and color recognition, and is the only game in the NES line-up of Sesame Street games, that has a tutorial mode, so players can learn how to play.

In Astro-Grover, Grover and his little aliens buddies called 'Zips' teach basic math like counting, adding, and subtracting. Some games include finding the correct number to answer a question, or trying to find a group of the correct number of Zips.

It was developed by Rare and published by Hi-Tech Expressions.

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide and Speak
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide and Speak is a game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.  It was the first NES game to feature a digitized voice, in the form of Big Bird. This game stars Big Bird and co-stars Little Bird, and features Bert, Ernie, The Count, Grover, and Elmo.

The game was developed by RSP Inc. and published by Hi Tech Expressions.

All four sides of the D-pad move Little Bird to the next window clockwise; A and B Buttons both choose a window. The center buttons (Start and Select) exit to the game select screen.

The game's objective is to choose the correct character or letter, with six different levels. The first two levels are based on simply choosing the window instructed by Big Bird, while the next two needed memorizing since the windows close. In the fifth level, the player has to spell the three-letter word instructed by choosing the right letters. In the last level the player must attempt to spell the most number of different words before a time limit, the letters in the windows change after a new word is created.

Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival

Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival is the first of four Sesame Street games targeting the Wii and Nintendo DS to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, with a PC version also available.  It was developed by Black Lantern Studios and released in 2010 alongside Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure.  The Nintendo versions utilize motion controls and are packaged with special Wii Remote and Nintendo DS stylus jackets that are intended to make them comfortable to use for young children.  This game teaches basic math.

Voices
 David Rudman as Cookie Monster
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
 Chris Knowings as himself

Sesame Street Counting Cafe
Sesame Street: Counting Cafe is a Sega Genesis game published by EA. Players learn how to count numbers with Grover as he tries to count, climb, and jump while collecting food items for counting. Bert has a tendency to throw an egg in the mass and alter the order.

North America was the only region in which the game was released; it uses the American English language.

Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure

Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo is the second of four Sesame Street games targeting the Wii and Nintendo DS to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, with a PC version also available.  It was developed by Black Lantern Studios and released in 2010 alongside Cookie's Counting Carnival. The Nintendo versions utilize motion controls and are packaged with special Wii Remote and Nintendo DS stylus jackets that are intended to make them comfortable to use for young children.  This game pairs knowledge of the alphabet with an overview of animals.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Fran Brill as Zoe
 Chris Knowings as himself

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece is the last of four Sesame Street games targeting the Wii and Nintendo DS to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.  It was developed by Griptonite Games and released in 2012.  As with Ready, Set, Grover! and the Nintendo versions of Elmo's A-to-Zoo and Cookie's Counting Carnival, this game utilizes motion controls and is packaged with special Wii Remote and Nintendo DS stylus jackets that are intended to make them comfortable to use for young children.  This game intends to teach about musical instruments and using them to play songs.

This was one of the final videogame appearances of Jerry Nelson's voice of Count von Count before Nelson passed away in August 2012 of the year this game was released.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby
 Jerry Nelson as Count von Count

Sesame Street: Letters
Sesame Street: Letters is an interactive Sesame Street computer game that was originally developed by the Children's Television Workshop in 1991. it was reissued by Creative Wonders in 1994, and The Learning Company or Knowledge Adventure in 2001.

Voices
 Martin P. Robinson as Snuffy, Telly Monster
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird, Oscar
 Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Harvey Kneeslapper
 Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit the Frog
 Jerry Nelson as Sherlock Hemlock, Harry Monster
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn

Sesame Street: Numbers
Sesame Street: Numbers is an interactive Sesame Street computer game that was originally developed by the Children's Television Workshop in 1991. it was reissued by Creative Wonders in 1994, and The Learning Company or Knowledge Adventure in 2001.

Voices
 Kevin Clash as Elmo, Hoots the Owl
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird, Oscar
 Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover
 Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit the Frog, Guy Smiley
 Martin P. Robinson as Snuffy, Telly Monster
 Jerry Nelson as Count von Count, Biff, Sherlock Hemlock

Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!

Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! is the third of four Sesame Street games targeting the Wii and Nintendo DS to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.  It was developed by Griptonite Games and released in 2011.  As with the Nintendo versions of Elmo's A-to-Zoo and Cookie's Counting Carnival, this game utilizes motion controls and is packaged with special Wii Remote and Nintendo DS stylus jackets that are intended to make them comfortable to use for young children.  This game teaches the basics of personal health, exercise, playtime and relaxation.

Voices
 Eric Jacobson as Grover
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby

Sesame Street: Sports
Sesame Street: Sports was published by NewKidCo and was released on PlayStation and Game Boy Color in 2001.

Voices
 Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
 Kevin Clash as Elmo
 Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Grover
 Steve Whitmire as Ernie
 Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster
 Fran Brill as Zoe

The Three Grouchketeers
The Three Grouchketeers is a 1998 CD-ROM game released in 2005 by Encore Software and Creative Wonders.

This game is a parody of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. Telly, Zoe and Grover are on a quest to find King Oscar's missing Royal Pig. Each has a unique talent: Telly knows about shapes, Zoe is good with animals, and Grover reads very well. They must cooperate to complete their tasks.

Voices
 Frank Oz as Allistair Cookie Monster and Grover
 Fran Brill as Zoe
 Martin P. Robinson as Telly
 Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch

References

Children's educational video games
Creative Wonders games
Lists of video games based on works
Mattel video games


The Circuito delle Madonie was a road racing course made up of public roads, situated on the Italian island of Sicily, near the capital of Palermo, which hosted the famous Targa Florio event, between 1906 and 1977. The original public roads are still used today for the Targa Florio Rally successor event, which has been held since 1978. The course was made up of three different circuit length variations; the  Piccolo short/small circuit, the slightly larger  Medio medium circuit, and the full  Grande circuit.

Track

Course variants
Several versions of the track were used. It started with a single lap of a  circuit from 1906–1911 and 1931. From 1912 to 1914 a tour around the perimeter of Sicily was used, with a single lap of , lengthened to  from 1948 to 1950. The  "Grande" circuit was then shortened twice, the first time to , the version used from 1919–1930, and then to the  circuit used from 1932 to 1936 and 1951 to 1977. From 1951–1958, the long coastal island tour variant was used for a separate event called the Giro di Sicilia (Lap of Sicily).

The start and finish took place at Cerda. The counter-clockwise lap lead from Caltavuturo and Collesano from an altitude over  down to sea level, where the cars raced from Campofelice di Roccella on the Buonfornello straight along the coast, a straight that was even longer than the Mulsanne Straight at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans. The longest version of the circuit went south through Caltavuturo (whereas the shortest version of the open-road circuit went east just before entry into Caltavuturo, through a mountainous section directly to Collesano) through an extended route through elevation changes, and climbed uphill through the nearby towns of Castellana, Sottana, Madonnuzza and Miranti, twisting around mountains up to the highest point-  at Geraci Siculo, dropping down  into Castelbuono, twisting around more mountains and passing through Isnello and the village of Mongerrati and then rejoined the most recent version of the track at Collesano. The second version of the track also went south through Caltavuturo and took a shortcut starting right before Castellana to Collesano via the town of Polizzi Generosa. There was a closed circuit called Favorita Park in the Sicilian capital of Palermo used from 1937-1940. All the roads used for all the variations of the circuits are still in use today. Originally a narrow 2-lane country road, the Buonfornello straight became a lot wider in the late 1960's thanks to the development of the Autostrade motorways all over Italy.

The challenge of the Targa was unprecedented in its difficulty and the driving experience of any of the course variants was unlike any other circuit in the world other than perhaps that of the Nurburgring in Germany and (for motorcycles) the much faster but similar Snaefell Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. All of the variants had 18 to 23 corners per mile (11 to 14 corners per kilometer)- the original Grande  circuit had in the realm of 2,000 corners per lap, the  Medio had about 1,300-1,400 corners per lap and the final iteration of the course, the  Piccolo circuit had about 800-900 corners per lap. To put that into perspective, most purpose-built circuits have between 12 and 18 corners, and the longest purpose-built circuit in the world, the 13-mile Nurburgring, has about 180 corners. So learning any of the Targa Florio courses was extremely difficult and required, like most long circuits, at least 60 laps to learn the course- and unlike the purpose-built Nurburgring, the course had to be learned properly in public traffic, and one lap of even the Piccolo course would take about an hour to do in a road car- if there was little to no traffic. To even finish this punishing race required a very reliable car- and it being a slow, twisty circuit it was very hard on the gearbox, brakes and the suspension of a car. Some manufacturers and entrants, particularly non-Italian ones would sometimes outright skip the Targa because of the difficulty of learning the layout and were unsure if their cars could stand the brutal pace there.

Lap speeds
Like a rally event (and events like the Isle of Man TT and the Mille Miglia), the race cars were started one by one every 15 seconds for a time trial, as a start from a full grid was not possible on the tight and twisty roads.

Although the public road circuit used for the Targa was extremely challenging- it was a very different kind of circuit and race from any other race on the sportscar calendar. All of the circuit variations of the Targa had so many corners that lap speeds at the Targa never went higher than , as opposed to Le Mans in France, where cars would average 150+ mph (240+ km/h) or the Nürburgring, where cars would average . Helmut Marko set the lap record in 1972 in an Alfa Romeo 33TT3 at 33 min 41 s at an average of  during an epic charge where he made up 2 minutes on Arturo Merzario and his Ferrari 312PB. The fastest ever was Leo Kinnunen in 1970, lapping in the Porsche 908/3 at  or 33 min 36 seconds flat.

Due to the track's length, drivers practised in the week before the race in public traffic, often with their race cars fitted with license plates. Porsche factory drivers even had to watch onboard videos, a sickening experience for some. The lap record for the  "Grande" circuit was 2 hours 3 min 54.8 seconds set by Achille Varzi in a Bugatti Type 51 at the 1931 race at an average speed of . The lap record for the  "Medio" circuit was 1 hour 21 min 21.6 seconds set by Varzi in an Alfa Romeo P2 at an average speed of  at the 1930 race. The fastest completion around the short version of the island tour was done by Giovanni "Ernesto" Ceirano in a SCAT at the 1914 race, completed in 16 hours, 51 minutes and 31.6 seconds from May 24–25, 1914. The fastest completion of the long version of the island tour was by Mario and Franco Bornigia in an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione, completed in 12 hours, 26 minutes and 33 seconds flat at the 1950 race at an average speed of .

1970s, safety and demise
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, race cars with up to  such as Nino Vaccarella's Ferrari 512S raced through small mountain villages while spectators sat or stood right next to, or even on, the road. Porsche, on the other hand, did not race its big and powerful Porsche 917, but rather the smaller and nimble Porsche 908/03 Spyders.

Due to safety concerns, especially by Helmut Marko, who called the race "totally insane", the last Targa Florio as a World Sportscar Championship race was run in 1973; when it had become impossible to retain its international status after a number of accidents, two of which were fatal; one which privateer Charles Blyth crashed his Lancia Fulvia HF into a trailer at the end of the Buonfornello straight and was killed; and another where an Italian driver crashed his Alpine-Renault into a group of spectators, killing one. There were several other accidents during practice for the 1973 event in which a total of seven spectators sustained injuries. The event was won by a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR as the prototypes such as Jacky Ickx's Ferrari suffered crashes or other troubles.

The Targa's international demise was compounded because of widespread concern about the organizers' ability to properly maintain the race on such a massive circuit, and there were not enough marshals - most spectators sat too close to the roads; and also the international automotive governing body, the FIA, mandated safety walls on all circuits that were going to hold FIA-mandated events from 1974 onwards, and the  length of combined public roads made this simply impossible and totally impracticable, especially from a financial standpoint: the sport's growing professionalism was something the Targa's organizers simply could not keep up with. One example of this concern was when Briton Brian Redman crashed his Porsche 908/03 during the 1971 event 20 miles into the first lap. The steering on his car broke, and it hit a stone wall and caught fire. Redman had second-degree burns all over his body and it took 45 minutes for any medical help to reach Redman (while he was attended to by spectators who were trying to keep him cool by waving objects). The Porsche team did not know where he was for 12 hours until teammates Pedro Rodriguez and Richard Attwood found him in a local clinic.

The Targa was continued as a national event for some years, before a crash in 1977 where hillclimbing specialist Gabriele Ciuti went off the road and crashed at the fast curves at the end of the Buonfornello straight after some of the bodywork flew off his BMW-powered Osella prototype. This accident killed 2 spectators and seriously injured 5 others (including Ciuti, who went into a coma, but survived), and effectively sealed the race's fate. After this accident the race was forcibly taken over by local police and was stopped on the 4th lap, and it also saw 2 other drivers having serious accidents; one of them was critically injured, but survived.

Although the Targa Florio was a rally-type race that took place on closed-off public mountain roads with (aside from straw bales and weak guardrails at some of the turns, the latter were installed by the island's government) practically no safety features, only 9 people – including spectators – died at the event over the 71 year and 61 race history using a total of 6 circuit configurations. This number is relatively small compared to other open road races, like the Mille Miglia, where over a period of 30 years and 24 races, 56 people lost their lives and the Carrera Panamericana, where over a period of 5 years and 5 races, 25 people were killed. This is probably due to the fact that the mountain roads used were extremely slow and twisty, and average lap speeds never reached even  even up to the final years of the race's history, even with the very long straight at the northernmost of the track, whereas most road circuits had average speeds anywhere between  and even .

References

Targa Florio
Motorsport venues in Italy
Sports venues in Italy


The Rolls-Royce LiftSystem, together with the F135 engine, is an aircraft propulsion system designed for use in the STOVL variant of the F-35 Lightning II. The complete system, known as the Integrated Lift Fan Propulsion System (ILFPS), was awarded the Collier Trophy in 2001.

Requirement

The F-35B STOVL variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft was intended to replace the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet used by the United States Marine Corps. It would also replace the British Aerospace Harrier II and the British Aerospace Sea Harrier used by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. The aircraft had to have a supersonic capability, and a suitable vertical lift system that would not compromise this capability was needed for the STOVL variant. This requirement was met by the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem, developed through a $1.3 billion System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract from Pratt & Whitney. This requirement was met on 20 July 2001.

Design and development

Instead of using separate lift engines, like the Yakovlev Yak-38, or rotating nozzles for engine bypass air, like the Harrier, the "LiftSystem" has a shaft-driven LiftFan, designed by Lockheed Martin and developed by Rolls-Royce, and a thrust vectoring nozzle for the engine exhaust that provides lift and can also withstand afterburning temperatures in conventional flight to achieve supersonic speeds. The lifting/propulsion system with its Three Bearing Swivel Duct Nozzle (3BSD) most closely resembles plans for the Convair Model 200 Sea Control Fighter of 1973 than the preceding generation of STOVL designs to which the Harrier belongs.

The team responsible for developing the propulsion system included Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce, under the leadership of the United States Department of Defense Joint Strike Fighter Program Office. Paul Bevilaqua, Chief Engineer of Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Projects (Skunk Works), invented the lift fan propulsion system. The concept of a shaft-driven lift-fan dates back to the mid-1950s.  The lift fan was demonstrated by the Allison Engine Company in 1995–97.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded General Electric and Rolls-Royce a $2.1 billion contract to jointly develop the F136 engine as an alternative to the F135. The LiftSystem was designed to be used with either engine. Following termination of government funding GE and Rolls-Royce terminated further development of the engine in 2011.

Rolls-Royce managed the overall development and integration program in Bristol, UK, and was also responsible for the LiftFan turbomachinery, 3BSM and Roll Post designs. Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis provided the gearbox, clutch, driveshaft and nozzle and conducted the build and verification testing of the LiftFan.

Operation

The Rolls-Royce LiftSystem comprises four major components:
LiftFan
Engine to fan driveshaft
Three-bearing swivel module (3BSM)
Roll posts (two)

The three-bearing swivel module (3BSM) is a thrust vectoring nozzle at the rear of the aircraft which directs engine exhaust to pass either straight through with reheat capability for forward flight, or to be deflected downward to provide lift.

For vertical flight, 29,000 hp is transferred by an extension shaft on the engine fan using a clutch and bevel-gearbox to a contra-rotating lift-fan located forward of the engine. The fan airflow (low-velocity unheated air) leaves through thrust-vectoring vanes on the underside of the aircraft, and balances the lift from the rear nozzle. For lateral stability and roll control, bypass air from the engine is used in a roll-post nozzle in each wing. For pitch control, the areas of exhaust nozzle and LiftFan inlet are varied while keeping the total lift constant. Yaw control is achieved by yawing the 3BSM. Forward, and also backward, motion is controlled by tilting the 3BSM and vanes in the LiftFan variable area vane box nozzle.

The following are the component thrust values of the system in lift mode:

In comparison, the maximum thrust of the Rolls-Royce Pegasus 11-61/F402-RR-408, the most powerful version which is used in the AV-8B, is . The weight of the AV-8B is about 46% of the weight of the F-35B.

Like lift engines, the added LiftSystem components are dead weight during flight, but the advantage of employing the LiftSystem is that its greater lift thrust increases takeoff payload by an even larger amount.

Engineering challenges
While developing the LiftSystem many engineering difficulties had to be overcome, and new technologies exploited.

The LiftFan uses hollow-bladed titanium blisks (a bladed disk or "blisk" achieved by super-plastic forming of the blades and linear friction welding to the blisk hub). Organic matrix composites are used for the interstage vanes. The LiftFan is cleared for flight up to  This condition appears as a crosswind to the horizontal intake and occurs when the aircraft transitions between forward flight and hover.

The clutch mechanism uses dry plate carbon–carbon technology originally derived from aircraft brakes. Friction is only used to engage the lift fan at low engine speeds. A mechanical lock-up is engaged before increasing to full power.

The gearbox has to be able to operate with interruptions to its oil supply of up to a minute while transferring full power through 90 degrees to the LiftFan.

The Three-Bearing Swivel Module has to both support the final hot thrust vectoring nozzle and transmit its thrust loads back to the engine mounts. The "fueldraulic" actuators for the 3BSM use fuel pressurised to , rather than hydraulic fluid, to reduce weight and complexity. One actuator travels with the swivel nozzle, moving through 95 degrees while subject to intense heat and vibration.

Testing
During concept definition of the Joint Strike Fighter, two Lockheed airframes were flight-tested: the Lockheed X-35A (which was later converted into the X-35B), and the larger-winged X-35C, with the STOVL variant incorporating the Rolls-Royce LiftFan module.

LiftSystem flight testing commenced in June 2001, and on 20 July that year the X-35B became the first aircraft in history to perform a short takeoff, a level supersonic dash and vertical landing in a single flight. By the time testing had been completed in August, the aircraft had achieved 17 vertical takeoffs, 14 short takeoffs, 27 vertical landings and five supersonic flights. During the final qualifying Joint Strike Fighter flight trials, the X-35B took off in less than , transitioned to supersonic flight, then landed vertically.

Ground tests of the F136/LiftSystem combination were carried out at the General Electric facility in Peebles, Ohio in July 2008. On 18 March 2010, a STOVL equipped F-35B performed a vertical hover and landing demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD.

Collier Trophy award
In 2001, the LiftSystem propulsion system was awarded the Collier Trophy, in recognition of "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America", specifically for "improving the performance, efficiency and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year."

Specifications (LiftSystem)
Main engine
Pratt & Whitney F135
  dry thrust

Components:
LiftFan
Two-stage contra-rotating hollow titanium blisk fan of  diameter. Uppermost fan fitted with variable inlet guide vanes. Capable of generating more than  cold thrust
Three-bearing swivel module
Able to rotate through 95 degrees in 2.5 seconds and vector  dry thrust in lift mode, with reheat capability in normal horizontal attitude
Roll posts
Two: hydraulically actuated

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See also
 Boeing X-32
 Lift fan
 XV-4 Hummingbird
 Rolls-Royce RB108
 Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig
 Yakovlev Yak-38
Related lists
 List of aircraft engines

References

External links

Pratt & Whitney F135 - Project milestones
Rolls-Royce - LiftSystem
GovExec: The engine that could
The man with the fan
Paul M. Bevilaqua : The shaft driven Lift Fan propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter DTIC.MIL Word document, 5.5 MB. Date: 1997.
Two approaches to achieving short takeoff and vertical landing Design Engineer - Aerospace, 21 February 2013
F-35B Lightning II Three-Bearing Swivel Nozzle Code One Magazine, 12 August 2014

Collier Trophy recipients
Articles containing video clips
Rolls-Royce


Venus in Overdrive is the 16th studio album by rock musician Rick Springfield. According to an interview that Springfield gave to the website Songfacts, the title track was written about his wife, Barbara Porter, whom he married in 1984.  The album spent two weeks on Billboard's album chart.

Track listing
All lyrics written by Rick Springfield; all music composed by Springfield and Matt Bissonette.

Bonus Track iTunes U.S. - 13.
“Pretty Little Mess“

Bonus track on German edition - 13. "Who Killed Rock 'N' Roll?"

Bonus tracks on Best Buy edition - 13. "My Generation"  14. "Jessie's Girl (Acoustic)"

Charts

Personnel
Rick Springfield - lead vocals, guitars
Matt Bissonette - bass, backing vocals
George Bernhardt - guitars
Derek Hilland - keyboards
Rodger Carter - drums

References

External links
 Rick Springfield Official Website

2008 albums
Rick Springfield albums


On July 15, 1996, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 13010. This executive order addressed the concerns regarding infrastructure by listing critical infrastructures, identifying threats to critical infrastructures, and establishing the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.

Critical Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure stated in EO 13010:
 Telecommunications
 Electrical Power Systems
 Gas and Oil Storage and Transportation
 Banking and Finance
 Transportation
 Water Supply Systems
 Emergency Services
 Medical
 Police
 Fire
 Rescue
 Continuity of Government

Threats
Threats to critical infrastructures stated in EO 13010:
 Physical  Threats to tangible property
 Cyber  Threats of electronic, radio-frequency, or computer-based attacks on the information or communications components that control critical infrastructures

Literary Mention

Arthur C. Clarke said in the "Sources" section of his novel, 3001: The Final Odyssey;

"As the result of a series of Senate Hearings on Computer Security in June 1996, on 15 July 1996 President Clinton signed Executive Order 13010 to deal with 'computer-based attacks on the information or communications components that control critical infrastructures ("cyber threats").' This will set up a task force to counter cyberterrorism, and will have representatives from the CIA, NSA, defense agencies, etc."

References

13010
1996 in American law


De Gosto de Água e de Amigos is the eighth solo album by Brazilian musician Zé Ramalho. It was released in 1985. The Golden Boys, a famous Jovem Guarda band, made some guest appearances in several tracks of the album.

Track listing

Personnel
 Zé Ramalho - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
 Tavito - Acoustic guitar, vocalise and arrangements on track 10
 Jota Moraes - Keyboard, arrangements, conducting on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
 Zé Américo - Keyboard, arrangements, conducting on tracks 4, 6, 9
 Eduardo Souto Neto - Keyboard
 Jaime Alem - Electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 steel guitar, acoustic guitar, arrangement and conducting on track 7
 Zepa - Electric guitar on tracks 4, 6, 9
 Fernando de Souza - Bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
 Sant'ana - Bass guitar on tracks 4, 6, 9
 Rui Motta - Drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
 Helbert Bedaque - Drums on track 4, 6, 9
 Sidnei Moreira - Percussion on track 4, 8, 9
 Marcos Amma - Percussion on track 4, 8, 9
 João Firmino - Percussion on track 5
 Zé Gomes - Zabumba on track 4
 Niltinho - Trumpet on track 4
 Bidinho - Trumpet on track 4
 Roberto Marques - Trombone on track 4
 Pareschi - Spala on track 7
 Walter Hack - Violin on track 7
 Carlos Hack - Violin on track 7
 Paschoal Perrota - Violin on track 7
 Faini - Violin on track 7
 Aizik - Violin on track 7
 Michael Bessler - Violin on track 7
 Alves - Violin on track 7
 Stephany - Viola
 Penteado - Viola
 Jaques Morelembaum - Cello
 Alceu - Cello
 Marquinhos - Accordion on tracks 8, 9
 Zé Gomes - Rhythm
 Zé Leal - Rhythm
 João Gomes - Rhythm
 Ana Lúcia - Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 10
 Regina - Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
 Renata Moraes - Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
 Jurema - Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
 Nair de Cândia - Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
 Simiana - Vocals on track 10
 Marize - Vocals on track 10
 Fernando Adour - Vocals on track 10

References

1985 albums
Zé Ramalho albums
Epic Records albums


Still Alive: The Remixes is a remix album comprising different versions of the song "Still Alive" by Swedish pop rock singer Lisa Miskovsky. It was released by Artwerk on 11 November 2008 to coincide with the North American release date of Mirror's Edge, an action-adventure video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE (DICE) for which "Still Alive" had been chosen as the main theme.

The instrumental version of the track was used in the mobile game "Mirror's Edge (iOS)". The Teddybears and Paul Van Dyk remixes were used in the flash game "Mirror's Edge 2D".

Background and writing
The song "Still Alive" was recorded exclusively for the video game Mirror's Edge. The music was written and produced by Arnthor Birgisson and Rami Yacoub, who have also written material for artists such as Britney Spears, Shayne Ward and Westlife; Miskovsky wrote the lyrics.  The song and several of its remixes have been featured in several previews, first appearing in a teaser trailer released on 6 May 2008. , a music video directed by Matthew Stawski and featuring Miskovsky has been produced for the song in Los Angeles, California.

Critical reception
Still Alive: The Remixes has received some favourable reviews. While reviewing the album for IGN, Spence D. praises several of the remixes, saying that each remixer "has left their own unique stamp on the material, improving it by tweaking it as they saw fit". However, he also points out that "it's the remixes that really score here, taking an otherwise mundane generi-pop track and turning it upside down".

Chart performance
A week after Still Alive: The Remixes was released, the lead track entered the Swedish Singles Chart. It peaked at number 29, and remained in the chart for a total of three weeks.

Track listings
Three versions of Still Alive: The Remixes have been released, including a promotional release and a North American release containing four additional versions of the lead track. The promotional release is available for critical review via download and is packaged as a bonus disc for the PC version of the game, the other releases are available in various formats including 12" record and CD, and for download from various online retailers including iTunes, eMusic and Amazon. The original version of "Still Alive" was written by Arnthor Birgisson, Rami Yacoub and Lisa Miskovsky, and was produced by Birgisson and Yacoub.

Standard release

North American release

Promotional release

Personnel
The following people contributed to Still Alive: The Remixes.

Lisa Miskovsky – vocals
Arnthor Birgisson – writer, producer
Rami Yacoub – writer, producer
Benny Benassi – remix
Paul van Dyk – remix
Armand Van Helden – remix
Junkie XL – remix
Teddybears – remix

References

Lisa Miskovsky albums
2008 remix albums
Songs written by Arnthor Birgisson
Video game theme songs


Darren Kevin Junee (born 2 July 1969) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer. He was an Australian rugby union representative and had a first grade rugby league career with the Sydney Roosters in the NSWRFL competition.

Family and early life
Junee is the son of Australian rugby league representative Kevin Junee. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill from 1981 to 1987 where he played rugby union and featured in the school's first XVs of 1986 and 1987.

Rugby union career
Junee made the Australian schoolboy's rugby union representative side of 1987 and the Australian U21s and the AIS U21s sides in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
His club rugby was with the Eastwood Rugby Club and later the Randwick DRUFC.

He made his Australian representative debut on the Wallabies' 1989 Australia rugby union tour of Canada and France. He made a total of four Test appearances for the Wallabies – two against France, one against Western Samoa and a Bledisloe Cup win against New Zealand. He also made the 1990 Wallaby tour to New Zealand and the 1992 tours of Europe and South Africa and played for Australia in a further 22 tour matches.

From 1990 to 1992 he played in the Australia national rugby sevens team and made toured with that side to hong Kong and Uruguay.

Following his rugby league stint he returned to union in 1998. From 1999 to 2001 he played for the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in the Shute Shield and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby. All told he made 56 appearances for the NSW Waratahs.

Rugby league career
Junee switched to rugby league in 1995 and joined the Sydney City Roosters where his father had played. He was a fullback and utility three-quarter, who made 63 first grade appearances for the club between 1995 and 1998. His league career was hampered by injury and in 1997 he was dropped in favour of the new Roosters arrival Jack Elsegood. He is perhaps best known for a solo, chip and chase try scored for the Roosters in an enthralling victory over the Brisbane Broncos in front of 35,000 people on a Monday night in 1996, that has since gone down in Rugby League folklore.

Professional career
From 2001 to 2018 Junee was a science teacher and boarding house master at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill where he coached various sports including rugby. In 2019 he commenced a role as Head of School House at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.

References

Australian rugby league players
Australian rugby league coaches
Sydney Roosters players
Australia international rugby union players
People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Living people
1969 births
Rugby union fullbacks
Place of birth missing (living people)
Eastwood Rugby Club players
Randwick DRUFC players
Northern Suburbs Rugby Club players


Post-partisanship is an approach to dispute resolution between political factions that emphasizes compromise and collaboration over political ideology and party discipline. It does not imply neutrality. Usage of the term has grown since 2008 as the concept takes hold among policy-makers. The New York Times has attributed an oblique reference to postpartisan idealism in a statement by US President Thomas Jefferson, when he declared in his inaugural address in 1801: "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists."

Post-partisanship and the 2008 US presidential election
Often invoked by supporters of both 2008 US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, its modern renaissance dates back to a Los Angeles conference hosted June 18–19, 2007, by the USC Annenberg School for Communication, to "explore ways to improve political dialogue and decision making."

William Safire, the late New York Times language maven, finds the first media reference to post-partisanship in a February 1976 article in the Times about a "disenchanted electorate" that preceded the Ford-Carter campaign: "It is within the fluid and independent middle," he quotes Christopher Lydon as saying, "that could shape new parties, realign the old ones or extend the history of erosion into a new 'post-partisan' era".

Despite this journalistic heritage, it was at the Annenberg Conference in Los Angeles - titled Ceasefire! Bridging the Political Divide - that the concept of post-partisanship was studied, explained and celebrated by two modern politicians: Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (a former Democrat, later re-elected as a Republican in 2005).

In a nutshell, according to entrepreneur and health policy researcher Neil Seeman, post-partisanship means involving all sides early in contemplating problems to complex policy issues - taking dialogue seriously and driving to the best solution that has maximum feasibility and impact. Mark Satin, editor of Radical Middle Newsletter, an online journal, has articulated what he calls the 10 principles of post-partisanship (Satin 2007), as derived from the Los Angeles conference.

The 10 principles of post-partisanship
 Relationships are as important as convictions.
 Criticism needs to be well-balanced by self-criticism.
 There must be an overriding commitment to dialogue and deliberation.
 There must be an overriding commitment to diversity of opinions and perspectives.
 Compromise is not the only endgame.
 Be simultaneously creative and practical.
 Demonstrate a penchant for big ideas.
 Support a bias for action.
 Demonstrate concern with values and principles.
 Have a long-term vision.

Health innovation researcher Neil Seeman was the first to apply these principles to health policy decision-making, specifically to public health (Seeman, 2008). A former lawyer for the conservative-leaning National Citizen's Coalition of Canada (once headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper) and former Fraser Institute research fellow, Seeman is a member of a growing number of policy thinkers who advocate for the application of post-partisanship to policy-making. Currently a Senior Resident at Massey College at the University of Toronto and an adjunct Professor of Health Services Management at Toronto Metropolitan University, Seeman writes frequently on health system innovation and the application of Web 2.0 and social network analysis in health care ("Health 2.0"). He currently writes on health innovation for Canada's National Post and many peer-reviewed and other publications.

Other observers dispute the notion of post-partisanship. In a December 2008 New York Times article, Dan Mitchell, an economic analyst at the free-market Cato Institute, noted: "I don't think there is such a thing as post-partisan or post-ideological politics, but there is such a thing as one side being so shell-shocked and/or incompetent that it is incapable of presenting an alternative vision."

In an October 2008 "open letter" to Canada's conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Seeman advises Harper to "try a post-partisan approach to public health policy." Seeman distinguishes between bipartisanship and postpartisanship. He writes: "Bipartisanship is horse-trading – in its best incarnation, this means crafting patchwork legislation that allows all sides to feel satisfied that some thread of their vision or ideological essence found its way into law. The process plays to ego, not good policy."

Postpartisan decision making
Postpartisan decision-making, in advance of landing on any final policy proposal, allows multi-sector partners to select weighted solution criteria (a process formally referred to as multi-criteria decision analysis). The process enables a neutral, independent commission with assigned legislative power (comprising members nominated by all parties) to identify the cognitive and partisan biases that may have inadvertently crept into any final, recommended policy solutions. Pointing by way of example to California's success in constraining teenage pregnancy, Seeman writes:

"We have seen dividends come from such an approach in the arena of public health. Consider that Gov. Schwarzenegger’s state has witnessed a dramatic percentage decline in teen pregnancy rates. This is especially impressive since it occurred during mass migration to the state of sub-populations with very high teen pregnancy rates such as those seen outside of California.

California’s ambitious plan to curb teenage pregnancy – as with the governor’s new leadership in the battle against childhood obesity through mandated school physical activity- and healthy-lunch initiatives – would never have taken place but for Mr. Schwarzenegger’s continued openness to opposing viewpoints."

See also
 Bipartisanship
 Nonpartisan
 Partisanship
 Transpartisan
 Collaboration
 Moderation

References

Sources
 Seeman N. 2008. "Why Barack Obama's Hot Body Matters" Globe and Mail.

Collaboration
Political terminology


Central Huron Secondary School ('CHSS') is a secondary school in Clinton, Ontario. The school opened in 1866.

Central Huron Secondary School ('CHSS') is a secondary school in Clinton, On. The school opened in 1866. Although High School classes had been held in the Clinton Masonic Lodge as early as the mid-1850s, it was not until 1866 that Clinton High School was formally established. In 1877, the original Clinton High School building was erected. It was a structure built in the Second Empire style with a centre block tower and mansard roof. The school was officially designated a Collegiate in 1885 because it offered courses in classical studies (Greek and Latin). A new building constructed in 1926 replaced the original school. The 1926 building was built in the Tudor style and is the oldest school building still in use as an educational institution in Huron County. The school was known as Clinton Collegiate Institute until 1946 when it was changed to Clinton District Collegiate Institute. It was renamed Central Huron Secondary School in 1962. In 2002, it amalgamated with the former Seaforth District High School.

Notable alumni

 Robert H. Coats (born July 25, 1874, in Goderich Twp.-d. Feb. 7, 1960) (class of 1892). Economic Historian and founder of Dominion Bureau of Statistics (Stats Can.). Coats building in Ottawa is named after him.
 George Robson Coldwell (born 4 July 1858, Durham County, ON – d. 24 January 1924, Brandon, Man.) (attended Clinton High School in early 1870s), lawyer, founder Brandon Manitoba Opera House; Manitoba Minister of Education, 1908–1915.

 William James Dunlop (born June 24, 1881, in Durham, ON-d. Feb. 2, 1961 in Toronto) (class of 1899). Instructor, Canadian Officer   Training Corps, 1915–16; editor Canadian Historical Review; Ontario Minister of Education, 1951–59; Minister Without Portfolio, 1959–61; Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, 1937–38.
 Horatio Hale (born May 3, 1817, in New Port, New Hampshire-d. Dec. 28, 1896 in Clinton, Ont.). Hale was born in New Hampshire. He was a relative of American patriot Nathan Hale. His mother Sarah Hale edited Godey's Lady Book and is believed to have written the children's rhyme 'Mary Had A Little Lamb.' Hale graduated from Harvard University in 1837 with a law degree. He became interested in native languages and was appointed philologist on the Wilkes Scientific and Exploration Expedition (1838-1842) that explored the Antarctic and Polynesian regions. Hale was instrumental in cataloging the scientific specimens from the expedition that would later form the basis of the Natural History Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. He wrote several anthropological works on the Polynesian and Native North American peoples. He married Margaret Pugh from Clinton, Ontario in 1855 and relocated there the following year. He was a founder and first Chair of the newly established Clinton Collegiate Institute in 1877. He died in Clinton in 1896.
 Honore Jaxon (née Henry Jackson) (born May 13, 1861, in Toronto-d. Jan. 10, 1952 in New York City) (class of 1879). Jackson moved to Manitoba and although an English speaking Methodist, he identified with the Metis cause, converted to Catholicism and adopted the name Honore Jaxon. He became Metis leader Louis Riel's English Secretary. Jaxon was captured by Canadian forces at the Battle of Batoche in May 1885. He was tried for treason but declared not guilty by reason of insanity. He escaped the asylum to Chicago. Jaxon became the first Canadian convert to the Bahá'í Faith. He died penniless and homeless in New York City on January 10, 1952.
 Emily Kate Johnston (born May 19, 1984, London, ON---) (Class of 2002) Johnston is the author of the best selling young adult novel The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim. (2014). The setting for Johnston's novel is Central Huron Secondary School and Huron County.
 Russell Temple Kelley (b. Sept. 10, 1877 in Bruce Co.-d. Feb. 20, 1952 in Hamilton, ON) (Class of 1896)Kelley founded the Kelley Advertising Agency; President of the United Nations Society of Canada; Director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; President of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A; President of the Ontario Lacrosse Association; Ontario Minister of Health 1946–1950; Minister Without Portfolio 1950–1952.
 Benjamin T. Lobb (b. Sept. 10, 1976 in Goderich Twp- ) (class of 1995) elected Member of Dominion Parliament for Huron Bruce 2008–present.
 Kenneth W. MacKenzie (b. Feb 3, 1862 in Lucknow, ON–d. October 9, 1929 in Edmonton, Alta.) (attended Clinton Collegiate in the 1870s), teacher, Edmonton City Councillor, two-term Mayor of Edmonton, Alta 1899–1901, President Edmonton Board of Trade (1903); President Associated Boards of Trade for Western Canada, 1908).
 Bobby Mair (born January 5, 1986, in London, ON-) (class of 2005)stand-up comedian based in London, U.K; has made regular appearances on television shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Sweat the Small Stuff, and Virtually Famous. Mair co-stars with wife and fellow comedian Harriet Kemsley in television series Bobby and Harriet Get Married.
 Hon. William Melville Martin P.C., K.C., LL.D. (born August 23, 1876, in Norwich, ON-d. June 22, 1970, Saskatoon) (class of 1894) Second Premier of Saskatchewan 1916–1922; Chief Justice of Saskatchewan Court of Appeals 1948–61; Grand Master of Saskatchewan Masonic Order, 1927.
 Sir John Cunningham McLennan, K.B.E; F.R.S; F.R.S.C. (born 14 April 1867 in Ingersoll, ON-d. October 9, 1935, Abbeville, France) (class of 1883) Teacher, author of A Laboratory Course in Comprehensive Physics (1895); first Canadian Ph.D. in physics at University of Toronto in 1900; pioneer researcher in electro-magnetism, and radiation; elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1903; Chair of Royal Navy Board of Inventions and Research, 1915–1919; elected Fellow of Royal Society (Great Britain); awarded Order of the British Empire, 1917; President of the Royal Canadian Institute, 1916–17; author of 150 academic publications; Knighted by His Majesty King George V, 1935. Lord Rutherford called McLennan 'the acknowledged leader of science in Canada' in his obituary in The Times of London (taken from Robert Craig Brown in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
 Hon. Carol Mitchell (b. Clinton, ON., 1957) (class of 19--) Warden of Huron County 1999–2000; elected Member of Provincial Parliament 2003; Provincial Minister of Agricultural, Food and Rural Affairs, 2010–2011.

Notable alumni from the former Seaforth District High School
 Howard Hillen Kerr(b. December 24, 1900 McKillop Twp., ON-d. June 16, 1984, Toronto, ON) (Seaforth Class of 1919) founding principal of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, 1948–1966; Chair of the Council of Regents for Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, 1966–69.

See also
List of high schools in Ontario

References

External links

High schools in Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1866
1866 establishments in Canada
Schools in Huron County, Ontario


The 1991 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Gene Stallings who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The team competed in the Southeastern Conference.

The team improved upon a 7–5 record from Stallings's first season as they ended with an 11–1 overall record, while going 6–1 in their conference games. The September 21st win against Georgia would prove to be the first in a school record tying 28-game winning streak and a school record 31-game unbeaten streak.

Summary
In the opener against Temple, Chris Anderson had a 96-yard touchdown run from scrimmage, setting an all-time team record that still stands.  One week later, Alabama traveled to Florida and got blown out, 35–0.  It was the worst Tide loss in 34 years, since a 40–0 loss in 1957 to Auburn that ended the disastrous coaching tenure of J.B. Whitworth.  It also cost Alabama an SEC title as the Gators went undefeated in conference play.  However, it would be the last game Alabama lost until November 1993, as the next week's 10–0 victory over Georgia began a 28-game winning streak.

After lopsided victories over Vanderbilt, Chattanooga, and Tulane, the Tide started winning a series of squeakers.  Against Tennessee the Tide trailed 6–3 in the fourth quarter when starting quarterback Danny Woodson left the game with a strained hamstring.  Behind backup Jay Barker, Alabama rallied for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and won 24–19.  It was the Crimson Tide's sixth victory in a row in the Third Saturday in October rivalry.  Barker assumed the starting job when Woodson was suspended for violating team rules before the LSU game.

Late in the fourth quarter of the Mississippi State game, the Bulldogs drove down to the Alabama 1, but Stacy Harrison's end-zone interception preserved a 13–7 victory.  Against LSU, David Palmer ran a punt back 90 yards for a touchdown and Antonio London blocked a field goal with 2:39 to go to preserve a 20–17 Alabama victory.  Bama eked out a 10–7 victory over lowly Memphis State after the Memphis kicker missed two second-half field goals and Alabama end John Copeland forced a fumble by the Memphis quarterback at the Tide 27 with 3:51 to go.  The season ended with Alabama's fifth straight victory by six points or less, as the Tide defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl 13–6.  Alabama faced off against Colorado in the Blockbuster Bowl and won another nailbiter 30–25 behind a punt return TD and 146 all-purpose yards from Palmer.  Alabama's 11–1 record was its best since the 1979 team went 12–0 and won the national championship.

Schedule

Source: Rolltide.com: 1991 Alabama football schedule

Rankings

Roster

Regular season statistics
Source:

Overall

Scoring

Passing

References

Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons
Cheez-It Bowl champion seasons
Alabama Crimson Tide football


What Hi-Fi? is a website and magazine published by Future. It is a buying guide for consumer electronics, featuring news, reviews and features on hi-fi, home cinema, television and home audio. The website, whathifi.com, is updated daily, while the magazine is published thirteen times per year.

What Hi-Fi? writes about stereo speakers, TVs, amplifiers, headphones, soundbars, projectors, tablets and turntables. Brands featured across the website and magazine include Bowers & Wilkins, KEF, Naim, LG and Sony.

Reviews are written in-house at dedicated testing facilities, currently found in London, Reading and Bath.

The magazine has nine international editions, and its publisher claims that its total readership is in excess of one million per issue. The What Hi-Fi? website has a consistently updated library of audio and video hardware reviews, plus news, features, advice and opinion from the editorial team. In the course of 2017, the website reached over 24 million unique users.

What Hi-Fi? was sold to Future Publishing by Haymarket in multi-brand deal for £14m.

History
The first issue of What Hi-Fi? magazine was published by Haymarket Media Group in the UK in 1976, costing 35p and promising to be “the only magazine to list and price every available hi-fi unit”.

The magazine was focused on hi-fi equipment for a mainstream audience, recommending turntables and cartridges for people to use at home, but also covered “Sound & Vision” products, including the first Video Recorder machines.

Brand extensions

What Hi-Fi? Awards
The What Hi-Fi? Awards began in 1983 and have announced the brand's favourite products of the year with a special issue of the magazine, the Awards issue. The What Hi-Fi? Awards are also announced and hosted on the website. In 2022, the What Hi-Fi? Awards featured 109 winners across 26 product categories.

Hall of Fame
A selection of the brand's favourite products of all time are also presented in the What Hi-Fi? Hall of Fame, which includes products launched in 1976 and right up until the present day.

Notable products include the Linn LP12 turntable, the Sony Walkman, Acoustic Energy AE1 speakers, Mission Cyrus One amplifier, Sennheiser HD600 headphones, Sky+, Sonos, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin wireless speaker, the Apple iPhone, Pioneer Kuro plasma TVs, the Naim Mu-so, KEF LS50 Wireless speaker system and the Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones.

Australian hi-fi magazines
In 2020, the website began hosting reviews and features written by Australian Hi-Fi and Sound+Image magazines, following their acquisition by Future.

References

External links

Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Music magazines published in the United Kingdom
Science and technology magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1976
2018 mergers and acquisitions


Paul Nicholas Rowntree Clark (17 August 1940 – 6 October 2008) was a British circuit judge in the Courts of England and Wales.

He was educated at Bristol Grammar School, New College, Oxford, where he was an open scholar, and Middle Temple, where he was Harmsworth Scholar. Called to the Bar in 1966, he practised principally on the Midland and Oxford Circuit, where he became a circuit judge in 1985, having been a recorder from 1981-85.

He was President of the Council of Circuit Judges. He was elected the youngest Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1982 and was Master Reader in 2005. He was also Chairman of the Middle Temple Scholarship Committee, a role which he used to help numerous people gain a foothold in the profession. In Oxford he was chairman of the university’s disciplinary committee and chairman of the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum.

A memorial service was held at New College, Oxford on Saturday 10 January 2009 at 2.30pm.

Footnotes

References
Obituary in The Times
Obituary in the Oxford Mail

External links
The Middle Temple

People educated at Bristol Grammar School
Circuit judges (England and Wales)
1940 births
2008 deaths
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Alumni of New College, Oxford
English barristers
Members of the Middle Temple
20th-century English lawyers


Olive wood carving is an ancient tradition in Palestine that continues to the present day. It involves the skillful chiseling of olive wood and is most common in the Bethlehem region.

History
The tradition of making the handicrafts began in the 4th century CE under Byzantine rule in Bethlehem — which continues to be the main city that produces the craft — following the construction of the Church of the Nativity. Greek Orthodox monks taught local residents how to carve olive wood. The art developed and became a major industry in Bethlehem and nearby towns like Beit Sahour and Beit Jala in the 16th and 17th centuries when Italian and Franciscan artisans on pilgrimage to the area — by now under the rule of the Ottomans — taught the residents how to carve. Since then the tradition has been passed on generation by generation and is dominated by the descendants of the original local carvers.

Today, the art continues to be a major source of income for Bethlehem's Palestinian Christian residents and is the most profitable tourist product in the city with the main purchasers being Christian pilgrims visiting in Christmas time. Olive wood is carved into crosses, boxes, picture frames, covers for historical and old books, candle holders, rosaries, urns, vases and Christmas ornaments as well as scenes of the Holy Family. Olive wood branches are supplied by olive groves in nearby villages as well as from the Nablus and Tulkarm region, despite the difficulty of transportation in the West Bank.

Production process
The process of producing an olive wood craft requires labor intensity and consists of many stages, often involving the work of multiple artisans. Drilling machines are used initially to attain the rough outline of the intended craft. It accounts for 15% of the process, although it eliminates some of the most difficult and time-consuming aspects of the carving. Next the piece is passed onto a skilled artisan who transforms the rough outline into a finished product by chiseling the details. Finally, the finished item must be sanded down and polished, then coated with olive wax to give the object a "natural shine" and ensure its longevity. Depending on what the particular product is, the process could take up to 45 days. Most professional artisans go through six to seven years of training.

Olive wood is used because it is easier to carve than other woods and could be done accurately with simple hand tools. Also, it has a diverse variety of natural color and tonal depth, due to the annual structure. It is also resistant to decay and receptive to a number of surfacing treatments.
The olive tree's wood is widely used in the manufacturing of various artistic, religious, and historical works such as cups, crosses, engraved key chains, Christian magnets, kitchen items, rosary beads, rosary boxes, tree ornaments, flower vases, and wall decorations.

See also
Mother-of-Pearl carving in Bethlehem
Palestinian handicrafts

References

Arab culture
Palestinian handicrafts
Bethlehem
Woodcarving
Palestinian inventions


"The English Way" was the first single to be taken from Fightstar's third studio album, Be Human. It was released on 3 November 2008.

Frontman, Charlie Simpson, described the song's meaning as wanting England to be more patriotic, as he believes it has lost its pride and traditional values.

The song debuted at No. 62 in the UK Singles Chart and at No. 2 in the UK Independent Label Chart.  The music video for the release proved a success, making both the No. 1 spot on the most requested charts on Scuzz and Kerrang! television stations.

Track listing
CD
 "The English Way"
 "Colours Bleed" (Album demo)

iTunes bundle
 "The English Way"
 "Hide and Seek" (Imogen Heap cover)
 "The English Way (Acoustic)"
 "The English Way (Music video)"

7" vinyl
 "The English Way"
 "Drown"

Chart performance

Personnel
Fightstar
 Charlie Simpson — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard
 Alex Westaway — vocals, lead guitar
 Dan Haigh — bass guitar
 Omar Abidi — drums, percussion
 Caius Fitzgerald, Luke Bowen, Andrew Armstrong, Josh Rees-Jones — choir vocals

Additional
 Produced by Carl Bown and Fightstar
 Engineered by Chris Potter
 Mixed by Carl Bown
 Recorded at Treehouse Studios, West Sussex, England.
 Artwork by Ryohei Hase

References

External links
 The English Way official video on YouTube.

Fightstar songs
2008 singles
Songs written by Charlie Simpson
Songs written by Alex Westaway
2008 songs


Anything Goes is the debut studio album by American country music singer Randy Houser. It was released on November 18, 2008 via Universal South Records. The album's lead-off single, its title track, reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Boots On", peaked at number 2. Houser co-wrote all but three of the songs on the album.

"Back to God" was later recorded by Reba McEntire for her 2017 album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, from which it was released as the second single.

Track listing

Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.

Cliff Audretch III – background vocals (track 3)
David Angell – strings (tracks 4, 5)
Nick Buda – drums (tracks 6, 7)
John Catchings – strings (tracks 4, 5)
J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (all tracks), baritone guitar (track 5)
Eric Darken – percussion (all tracks except 7 & 10)
David Davidson – strings (tracks 4, 5)
Stuart Duncan – fiddle (track 11)
Kim Fleming – background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (all tracks except 6 & 7), dobro (track 11)
Vince Gill – background vocals (track 10)
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (tracks 8-11)
Vicki Hampton – background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
Wes Hightower – background vocals (all tracks except 6 & 10)
Randy Houser – lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 8, 9)
Stephen Lamb – copyist (tracks 4, 5)
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (tracks 1-5), gut string guitar (track 5)
Steve Mackey – bass guitar (tracks 6, 7)
Aaron Mason – background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
Kevin McKendree – Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks 6, 7), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 6, 7)
Rob McNelley – electric guitar (tracks 1-7)
Steve Nathan – piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1, 3-5, 9)
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (all tracks except 6 & 7)
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (track 11)
Bruce Wallace – acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 7)
Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (tracks 4, 5), strings (tracks 4, 5)
John Willis – acoustic guitar (tracks 8-11)
Lonnie Wilson – drums (all tracks except 6 & 7)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2008 debut albums
Randy Houser albums
Show Dog-Universal Music albums
Albums produced by Mark Wright (record producer)


Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai is a former member of the Taliban movement who defected to the Afghan government in December 2007. He is a leader of the Alizai, a Pashtun tribe.

In the 1980s, Mullah Abdul Salaam took part in the resistance against the Soviets. During the Taliban rule of Afghanistan, he was a military commander, and held the posts of governor of Orūzgān Province, and later district governor of Kajaki. He was said to be on good terms with Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

After the demise of the Taliban regime in 2001, Mullah Abdul Salaam returned to a civilian life but was later imprisoned by the governor of Helmand province Sher Mohammed Akhundzada for eight months. The two men both belong to the Alizai tribe, but are from rival sub-tribes. Eventually, they reconciled and Mullah Salaam served as head of Sher Mohammed's security detail, but the enmity between sub-tribes has not abated. Mullah Salaam later returned to his home town of Musa Qala to become a member of the local tribal council.

In mid-June 2006, as part of the Helmand province campaign, ISAF troops were deployed to Musa Qala, where they came under heavy attack by Taliban elements. In October 2006, both forces agreed to withdraw from the town, but in February 2007, the Taliban returned and seized control of Musa Qala. Mullah Salaam claimed that when the Taliban convened a Shura (council) to attack the ISAF, he refused to participate. However, during the Taliban takeover of February 2007, he is said to have led his tribal force in support of the Taliban. Later, he began negotiations with an Irish diplomat working for the European Union who persuaded him to join the government. In the autumn of 2007, Mullah Salaam travelled to Kabul where he met President Hamid Karzai and persuaded him that he could provoke a tribal uprising against the Taliban. Upon his return, he was soon arrested by the Taliban and taken for further prosecutions to the court where he fought with his barehands and used their weapons against them while on his way to the court. He was supported by a tribal uprising against the Taliban where coalition and Afghan commanders then planned Operation Mar Kardad to recapture Musa Qala from the Taliban. The offensive began on December 7, 2007. However, once coalition troops had driven away the Taliban, he was appointed governor of Musa Qala District.

Having rallied to the government, he became a target for the Taliban. In January 2008, a suicide bomber injured several of his bodyguards.

After June 2008, his relations with the British appear to have significantly degraded. He accused British soldiers of undermining his authority by releasing people he had imprisoned and refusing to fund his "war chest", which he claims is for buying the support of Taliban commanders. In response, the British have accused him of concerning himself only with his own profit, and neglecting the reconstruction of Musa Qala. They have also charged that he has been taxing the illegal opium poppy crop, while his militia is said to have engaged in thievery and extortion. Mullah Salaam has denied the charges.

On January 1, 2009, Taliban militants attacked his house in the village of Shah Kariz, killing 20 of his bodyguards, but Salaam was absent at the time, and escaped injury.

References

Governors of Urozgan Province
Pashtun people
Taliban members
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


Anthony John Bukovich (August 30, 1915 — December 19, 2009) was an American ice hockey player who played 17 games for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League between 1943 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1948, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Painesdale, Michigan. At the time of his death, at the age of 94 in Hancock, Michigan, he was the oldest former member of the Detroit Red Wings.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

Profile of Tony Bukovich, including mention of his death

1915 births
2009 deaths
American men's ice hockey left wingers
Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
Detroit Red Wings players
Fort Worth Rangers players
Ice hockey players from Michigan
Indianapolis Capitals players
Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players
People from Houghton County, Michigan


Available Light may refer to:
 Available light, sources of light that not explicitly supplied by the photographer for the purpose of taking pictures
 Available Light (album), by Dave Dobbyn
 Available Light (EP), by James McCartney
 "Available Light", a song by Rush from the album Presto
 Available Light (1990 film), a British television film in the anthology series ScreenPlay


Apex Hill is a hill in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on Baffin Island, near the community of Apex, a suburb of Iqaluit.

References
Atlas of Canada – Apex Hill, Nunavut

Mountains of Qikiqtaaluk Region
Hills of Canada


Namibia, despite its scant population, is home to a wide diversity of languages, from multiple language families: Germanic, Bantu, and the various Khoisan families. When Namibia was administered by South Africa, Afrikaans, German, and English enjoyed an equal status as official languages. Upon Namibian independence in 1990, English was enshrined as the nation's sole official language in the constitution of Namibia. German and Afrikaans were stigmatised as relics of the colonial past, while the rising of Mandela's Youth League and the 1951 Defiance Campaign spread English among the masses as the language of the campaign against apartheid.

Language demographics

The most widely spoken languages used in households are Oshiwambo dialects, by 49% of the population; Khoekhoegowab by 11%; Afrikaans by 10%; RuKwangali by 9%; and Otjiherero by 9%. Other native languages include the Bantu languages Setswana, Gciriku, Fwe, Kuhane, Mbukushu, Yeyi; and the Khoisan Naro, ǃXóõ, Kung-Ekoka, ǂKxʼauǁʼein and Kxoe. English, the official language, is spoken by 3% of people as their native language. Portuguese was spoken by 4–5% of the total population, i.e. 100,000 people, made up mostly of the Angolan community in 2014. The number of Angolans in Namibia declined from 2014 to 2015, affected by the neighbouring country's economic crisis. Among the white population, 60% speak Afrikaans, 32% German, 7% English, and 1% Portuguese.

Indigenous languages are included in the school syllabus at primary level.  From secondary level English is the medium of instruction. English is the main lingua franca in the north and Afrikaans in the south. English and Afrikaans are both widely spoken in Windhoek.

Languages most often spoken in Namibian households

Source: 2001 Census and 2011 Census

See also
 Namibian Sign Language
 German language in Namibia

References


Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff is  the fifth American blues studio album by Taj Mahal. Tracks 1-7 were recorded live; tracks 8-11 are studio recordings.  The album cover shows a photograph of Taj Majal and Mississippi John Hurt taken by David Gahr backstage at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964.

Track listing
All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted.
 "Conch Intro" (not credited) – :30
 "Kalimba" – 1:35
 "Bound to Love Me Some" (Traditional) – 4:21
 "Ricochet"  – 4:17
 "A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)"  – 3:40
 "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) – 2:20
 "Conch: Close" (not credited)  – :33
 "Cakewalk Into Town"  – 2:32
 "Sweet Home Chicago" (Traditional; Robert Johnson) - 6:45
 "Texas Woman Blues"  - 2:55
 "Gitano Negro"  - 8:30

Personnel
 Taj Mahal - steel-bodied guitar, kalimba, banjo, conch, hand claps, upright bass
 The Pointer Sisters - backing vocals on "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Texas Woman Blues"
 Howard Johnson - hand claps and tuba on "Cakewalk Into Town"
Technical
David Brown, George Engfer - engineer

References

1972 albums
Taj Mahal (musician) albums
Columbia Records albums


Opus Visionário is the ninth solo album by Brazilian musician Zé Ramalho. It was released in 1986. Geraldo Azevedo, a famous Brazilian MPB singer, made a guest appearance in the track "Pedras e moças".

Track listing

Personnel
 Zé Ramalho - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
 Geraldo Azevedo - Acoustic guitar
 Joca - Acoustic guitar and guitar solo on track 6
 Mauro Motta - Choir Emulator and Bells on track 6 Programming
 Lincoln Olivetti - Bass emulator & sound effects on track 6, Programming
 Robson Jorge - Programming
 Ariovaldo - Tumbadora on tracks 1, 7, triangle on tracks 1, 7, cincerro on track 1, 9, Xique-Xique on track 7, Maraca on track 7, Kiko on track 7
 Fernandinho - Bass guitar
 Neguinho - Drums
 Mingo Araújo - Conga, gong, Russian spoon, Berra-boi
 Claudia Olivetti - Choir
 Cláudia Telles - Choir
 Myriam Peracchi - Choir
 Rosana - Choir
 Sônia Bonfá - Choir

References

1986 albums
Zé Ramalho albums
Epic Records albums


The Hardy Plant Society is a British charity that promotes the cultivation of hardy herbaceous plants.  The society was founded in 1957 by a group of gardeners and nurserymen. It has approximately 7,500 members and provides information about familiar and less well known perennials, how to grow them and where they may be obtained. The society also works towards ensuring that garden-worthy perennial plants remain in cultivation and have the widest distribution.  Its president is Roy Lancaster.

Activities
The society aims to inform and encourage the novice gardener, stimulate and enlighten the more knowledgeable, and entertain and enthuse all gardeners bonded by a love for, and an interest in, hardy perennial plants.  Throughout the year there is a wide range of events hosted by local group members, from plant study days to residential weekends to garden visits.  The society exhibits at local and national shows throughout the country to stimulate interest in hardy plants. Visitors can see hardy plants in bloom and leaf in their natural season and find out more about the work of the society.  An extensive library of digital images covering a wide range of plants and garden scenes is available to members and members of the public. Images have been donated by photographers in the society.

Conservation
The Hardy Plant Society is concerned about the conservation of garden plants. Countless fine plants have totally disappeared from cultivation and remain but a memory. The society is working towards ensuring that older, rarer and lesser-known perennial plants are conserved and made available to gardeners generally.  Members suggest plants which they believe are garden-worthy but hard to source and they are grown in members' gardens so their hardiness and tolerance to different growing conditions can be compared across the country – information that is collected in a database and reflected on the society's webpages as a resource for HPS members and the public. http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/about-plants/conservation

Seed distribution scheme
Every member can join in the annual Seed Distribution Scheme by obtaining or donating hardy perennial seed. The Seed List offers over 2,000 varieties of rare, unusual and familiar seeds and is sent to every member in December.

Membership
National membership of the society gives members the opportunity to join a local group and take part in a range of activities. There are around 40 local groups across the UK and national members are invited to join the group nearest to them. Each group offers a range of gardening activities including lectures from gardening speakers, garden visits, plant sales and educational and social events throughout the year. Most groups produce their own newsletters.

Within the society there are groups for members with a special interest in particular groups of plants or those which require particular growing conditions.  There are special interest groups covering Galanthus, Half Hardy Plants, Hardy Geraniums, Peonies, Pulmonarias, Ranunculaceae, Shade and Woodland Plants and Variegated Plants. They produce their own newsletters and organise meetings and events for fellow enthusiasts.  The Correspondents Group enables members who are unable to attend meetings to remain in touch with one another and exchange gardening ideas and information.

Publications
The Hardy Plant Society produces a twice-yearly journal, The Hardy Plant, with contributions from leading UK and international plant enthusiasts. It contains articles on hardy perennials and gardens as well as contributions from members.  A newsletter is circulated three times a year that provides information on all the society's events, activities, interests and group contacts.

The society publishes a series of booklets on a range of hardy plants including Geraniums, Peonies and Hostas.  These can be ordered via the website.  http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/publications/booklets

Bursaries
The Hardy Plant Society offers a number of small bursaries, for students and for people who are employed in horticulture, to enable them to develop their knowledge and understanding.  Grants are usually made to support travel and subsistence costs for project work or study modules on topics broadly related to the society's aims and objectives.  The bursaries are made available as a result of a generous legacy to the society from the estate of Kenneth Black.

References

External links
Official  Hardy Plant Society website
Hardy Plant Society Facebook Page
Hardy Plant Society on Twitter
Reckless Gardener.com: article on the Hardy Plant Society

Horticultural organisations based in the United Kingdom
Garden plants
Gardening in the United Kingdom
Environmental charities based in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1957
1957 establishments in England
1957 establishments in the United Kingdom


The M121/A1 155mm Projectile was a chemical artillery shell designed for use by the U.S. Army. It was designed to be used with approximately  of GB or VX nerve agents.

History
The U.S. Army standardized the M121 shell in 1954 as an artillery shell capable of delivering sarin via a 155mm howitzer.  Shortly after the discovery of VX in 1952, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps began experimenting with employment systems for the newly discovered nerve agent.  The M121A1 was standardized in 1961 as a modified version of the original projectile with the additional capability of transporting VX as well as sarin.  The M121 and M121A1 have never been used in combat and remaining stockpiles are currently being disposed of in accordance with the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.

Design
The M121 was designed as a steel shell that was  long with the fuze assembly attached and  without the fuze.  The center contains a burster, which is topped by a booster propellant, which subsequently screws into the fuze. the hollow portion of the shell is filled with  of sarin (GB).

The M121A1 is identical to the M121 with the exception of it using a larger fuze assembly, which makes the entire projectile .  The large fuze assembly allows for the M121A1 to safely carry and deliver  of VX or  of sarin away from the howitzer.

See also
M104 155mm Projectile
M110 155mm Projectile
M687 155 mm Projectile

References

Chemical weapon delivery systems
155mm artillery shells
Chemical weapons of the United States


This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards, snakes, and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado

Lizards

§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.

*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.

Snakes

§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.

*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.

Turtles

†Red-eared sliders are an introduced and invasive species to Colorado.

See also

Bibliography of Colorado
Geography of Colorado
History of Colorado
Index of Colorado-related articles
List of Colorado-related lists
Outline of Colorado

Notes

References

External links

State of Colorado
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
CPW Quick Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of Colorado
Colorado Herpetological Society

Lists of fauna of Colorado
Colorado, List of reptiles of