Joachim Ziegler (2 October 1904 – 2 May 1945) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a commander of the SS Division Nordland, and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Career
Ziegler was awarded the Spanish Cross for his participation in the Spanish Civil War, fighting in the Condor Legion. In 1939 he served as the adjutant in the 3rd Panzer Brigade and on 23 September 1939 he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class followed by a 1st class award on 28 June 1940. On 14 March 1943 he was promoted to Oberst and served on the General Staff of the XXXXII Army Corps. He was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 15 March 1943 and later was invited by the Wehrmacht to a command position in the Waffen-SS. His SS number was 491,403. From 20 June 1943 Ziegler was the Chief of General Staff of the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps, and in November 1943 he was granted permission to wear an SS uniform for the duration of his command.

When Fritz von Scholz was killed in action on 28 July 1944, he was asked to take over command of the 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland. On 5 September 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross for the conduct of the division in action and the Oak Leaves later in April 1945. The division retreated into what was known as the Courland Pocket. Soviet forces launched major offensives against the German units there. From late October to December 1944, the Nordland remained in the pocket; by early December the divisional strength was down to 9,000 men. In January 1945, the division was ordered to the Baltic port of Libau, where it was evacuated by sea.

During the Battle of Berlin, the Nordland division was positioned to the south-east of the city and to the east of Tempelhof Airport. On 25 April 1945, SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Krukenberg was appointed the commander of (Berlin) Defence Sector C, which included the Nordland Division. Ziegler was relieved of his command the same day. The exact reason for the transfer of the command is not clearly known. It was requested by General Helmuth Weidling, commander of the Berlin Defence Area.

After Hitler's death on 30 April, Krukenberg assembled most of his escort made up of French volunteers of the SS Sturmbataillon "Charlemagne" for the breakout to try and get through the Soviet Red Army encirclement of that area of Berlin. They joined up with Ziegler and a larger group of Nordland troops. They crossed the Spree just before dawn. Near the Gesundbrunnen U-Bahn station they came under heavy fire and Ziegler was wounded. Ziegler died from his wounds on 2 May 1945.

Awards
 Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (31 May 1939)
 Iron Cross (1939)
 2nd Class (23 September 1939)
 1st Class (28 June 1940)
 German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of XXXIX. Panzerkorps
 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 Knight's Cross on 5 September 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division Nordland
 (848th) Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer and commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division Nordland

See also
List SS-Brigadeführer

Notes

References

Citations

Bibliography

1904 births
1945 deaths
People from Hanau
Military personnel from Hesse-Nassau
SS-Brigadeführer
Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Condor Legion personnel
Waffen-SS personnel killed in action
German Army officers of World War II


Angami may refer to:

People and culture
 Angami Naga, an ethnic group of the Naga people in Northeastern India
 Angami language
 Angami Naga Sign Language
 Angami–Pochuri languages
 Angami name

Other uses
 Angami Public Organization
 Angami Women Organization

See also
 Angami Baptist Church Council


is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career
Tokushige was born in Satsumasendai on February 18, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined Regional Leagues club Nippon Denso (later Denso) in 1993. The club was promoted to Japan Football League from 1996. He played many matches every season. In 2001, he scored 25 goals in 28 matches and became a top scorer in Japan Football League. In 2002, he moved to newly was relegated to J2 League club, Cerezo Osaka. Cerezo was promoted to J1 League end of 2002 season. He played many matches as forward and midfielder every season. However Cerezo was relegated to J2 end of 2006 season. In 2007, he moved to newly was relegated to J2 League club, Kyoto Sanga FC. He played as regular left midfielder and Sanga was promoted to J1 end of 2007 season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2008. In 2009, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis. He played as regular player in 2009. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2010, he played many matches every seasons. In 2013, he moved to Regional Leagues club Nagoya SC. He retired end of 2014 season.

Club statistics

References

External links

1975 births
Living people
Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Japan Football League players
FC Kariya players
Cerezo Osaka players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Tokushima Vortis players
Nagoya SC players
Men's association football midfielders


Sorcerer's Apprentice may refer to:
 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (), a 1797 poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Books
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Ewers novel) (), 1910 novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers
 Sorcerer's Apprentice (Augiéras novel) (), a 1964 novel by François Augiéras
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Bulis novel), a 1995 novel written by Christopher Bulis based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
 Sorcerer's Apprentice (Shah book), a 1998 travel book by Tahir Shah

Film and television
 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", a segment of the 1940 Disney animated film Fantasia, which uses the music by Paul Dukas and the story from Goethe's poem
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955 film), a short film
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1980), a Canadian animated short film
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001 film), a British film made in South Africa
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film), a 2010 Jon Turteltaub film and video game based on it
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (TV series), a children's television series
 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Alfred Hitchcock Presents), a 1962 episode that never received a network airing
 Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a 1977 animated film by Karel Zeman

Other uses
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas), the 1897 symphonic poem by Paul Dukas based on Goethe's poem
 Sorcerer's Apprentice (Atari 2600), based on a segment of the 1940 film Fantasia
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a 2010 video game based on 2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice film

See also
 The Magician's Apprentice (disambiguation)
 Sorcerer's Apprentice Syndrome, a computer network protocol flaw


Karl Holländer (Hollaender, Hollander) (born 2 August 1868 – died ?) was a German chess master.

He lived in Berlin, where he played in local tournaments. He tied for 11-12th in 1888 (Horatio Caro won), took 5th in 1889 (Theodor von Scheve won), was a winner ahead of Caro and Emil Schallopp in 1890, and shared 3rd in 1891/92 (Caro won).

Holländer won a match against Curt von Bardeleben (6.5 : 5.5) at Berlin 1891, and lost to Siegbert Tarrasch (0 : 4) at Nuremberg 1892.

References

External links
Karl Holländer at 365Chess.com

1868 births
German chess players
Year of death missing


Saman Safa (, born September 12, 1984) is an Iranian football player. He most recently plays for the Iran's Premier Football League club Foolad as a goalkeeper.

Club career
A product of the Pas Tehran’s youth system, Safa was drafted into the first team for the IPL 2006/07 season. At the end of the season as Pas F.C. officially dissolved, he moved to PAS Hamedan.

Club career statistics
Last Update: 3 August 2011

References

1984 births
Living people
PAS Tehran F.C. players
Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players
Foolad F.C. players
Persian Gulf Pro League players
Iranian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Tehran


is a Japanese retired football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Hisato Sato is also footballer.

Club career
Sato was born in Kasukabe on March 12, 1982. He joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) from youth team in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2002. In 2003, he completely became a regular player and JEF United finished at the 3rd place under new manager Ivica Osim. After that, JEF United won the champions in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup.

In 2008, Sato moved to Kyoto Sanga FC. He played as regular player in 2 seasons.

In 2010, Sato re-joined JEF United Chiba which club was relegated to J2 League from 2010 season. He played as regular player and JEF United qualified for Promotion Playoffs to J1 for 3 years in a row (2012-2014). However the club missed promotion for J1.

In October 2019, he announced he would play the last season for the club. In January 2020, he became "Club Officer", representing the club in several occasions.

National team career
In August 2006, when Sato played for JEF United Chiba, he was selected Japan national team under new manager Ivica Osim who is manager for JEF United until July 2006. On August 16, Sato debuted for Japan against Yemen.

Club statistics
.

National team statistics

References

External links

Japan National Football Team Database

 Profile at JEF United Chiba

1982 births
Living people
Association football people from Saitama Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's international footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
JEF United Chiba players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Japanese twins
Men's association football midfielders


Qinhuai District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.

Administrative subdivisions
Qinhuai has administrative jurisdiction over the following 12 subdistricts:

In 2013, Baixia merged into Qinhuai gaining seven additional subdistricts.

Important areas in Qinhuai District
 Caoqiao Mosque
 Fuzimiao
 Zhonghua Gate
 Bao'ensi

See also
Qinhuai Lantern Fair

References

External links

Official website of Qinhuai District government

Districts of Nanjing
County-level divisions of Jiangsu


Paddington Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school and academy located in Maida Vale in the borough of Westminster and the ceremonial county of London, England. Established in September 2006, it is run by United Learning, formerly known as United Church Schools Trust. It was officially opened by The Princess Royal on 19 March 2009 at 9am.

History
Paddington Academy opened in September 2006 as one of two new academies (along with Westminster Academy) established to replace North Westminster Community School. The initial plan was moving school to an older building located on North Wharf Road for its first term and then moving into a new building located on Maryland's Road. However, work on the new building was delayed multiple times, forcing the school to stay at North Wharf Road for a year before finally moving to the new and current site in April 2007.

Academics

Ofsted judgements

In the academy's first Ofsted report in 2007, it was described as "an academy that rightly judges that standards remain low and that achievement is inadequate."

The academy's second Ofsted report and first full inspection in 2009 showed that while there was an improvement in the grades of students, there was a lack of consistency within the subjects. However, overall the school was described as "[an] academy which provides a satisfactory quality of education."

In November 2011, the academy was judged as Outstanding by Ofsted.

GCSE results

In 2007, GCSE results showed that only 25% of students managed to get 5 or more A*–C grades including English and Maths. The following year, that figure increased to 41%. Then in 2009, it fell to 34%. However, in 2010 the number of students achieving 5 or more A*–C GCSE grades including English and Maths jumped to 62% and in total, 94% of students managed to achieve 5 or more A*–C grades, up from 86% the year before. As of 2011, the results show that figure has managed to rise again to 68% with a total of 99% of students managing to achieve 5 or more A*–C GCSEs, a 5% increase from the prior year.

In 2010, Paddington Academy became the second most improved academy in England, was ranked the 5th best school in the country and was ranked 2nd for the most student progress. As of 2011, it received the 3rd highest number of students receiving 5 or more A*-C GCSEs in Westminster and was ranked the 4th best school in England.

In August 2018 at GCSE level 80% of students at the academy gained at least a grade 4 in English and Maths. In addition, 60 of the grades gained by students were grade 9s, which is the highest attainable grade at GCSE and was achieved by only 3% of students nationally.

At A Level, 32% of grades were awarded the highest marks of A* or A, 66% of A Level grades were awarded A*-B; 90% of grades were awarded A*-C and ten students gained at least 3+ A grades at A Level (7% of the cohort).

The school achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.94 in October 2019 which placed the academy in the top 1% of schools nationally.

See also
List of schools in the City of Westminster

References

External links

Academies in the City of Westminster
United Learning schools
Educational institutions established in 2006
Secondary schools in the City of Westminster
2006 establishments in England


Desch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

August Desch (1898–1964), American hurdler
Joseph Desch (1907–1987), American engineer and cryptologist
Madison Desch (born 1997), American artistic gymnast

See also
Desch, a character in Final Fantasy III

German-language surnames


is a former Japanese football player.

Club statistics

References

External links

1985 births
Living people
Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Men's association football midfielders


The 2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Mark Turgeon, who coached the team to a 25–11 record and an NCAA tournament appearance in his first season.

The Aggies went 14–1 in nonconference play, with wins over Alabama, Arizona, and LSU; the one loss was handed by Tulsa.

Leading into the season
Josh Carter and Bryan Davis received preseason Big 12 honorable mention. The team did not make the top 25 of the preseason AP or Coaches polls, though received votes.

During the 2009 signing period, the Aggies signed Naji Hibbert, Khris Middleton, Kourtney Roberson, and Ray Turner, who are all listed in the Rivals.com Top 150 prospects for the class of 2009. Hibbert, a Rivals four-star, is the highest-ranked recruit at No. 88. The recruiting class placed 23rd in the Rivals' early signing period national rankings compiled on 12 November 2008. ESPN's recruiting services ranked the class 25th in November as well.

2008 recruiting class

Roster

Season accomplishments
In the Florida A&M game, the team set a Big 12 game record after shooting all 20 of its free throws. Chinemelu Elonu recorded six blocked shots, the third most in school history. Donald Sloan also scored a season-high of 21 points.
Three players—Chinemelu Elonu, Bryson Graham, and Nathan Walkup—made the season's Academic All-Big 12 team. Elonu made the first team (GPA of 3.20+) while Graham and Walkup made the second team (GPA of 3.00–3.19).
Josh Carter became an All-Big 12 Third Team selection, while Derrick Roland was selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.

Schedule

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References

Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball seasons
Texas AandM
Texas AandM


Tangi is a town and block in Khordha district. It has a tehsil also.

The population is close to 25,000 as per the 2011 census. It is a major town in Khordha district. Tangi is 65 km away from the state capital, Bhubaneswar. Tangi has several temples, including the Raghunath temple and the Lokanath temple.

Transportation
NH 16 runs through the town. The state capital, Bhubaneswar, is well-connected to the town by road and rail. The nearest railway station is Kalupada Ghat, located 3 km from the town. By road, Bhubaneswar can be reached in one and a half hours.

References

Tangi is best semi urban

Cities and towns in Khordha district


The Zoological Museum of Moscow University is the second largest zoological museum in Russia (the largest is the Zoological Museum in St.Petersburg) and one of the twelve largest in the world.

The museum was established in 1791 as a museum of natural history. The present building was erected in 1898–1902. A Biological Faculty of Moscow University was established in 1930 and the museum became a part of the university for a year, became independent again and then returned to the university the end of the 1930s. In 1991 it became a research institution.

External links
Official Site

References

Natural history museums in Russia
Museums established in 1791
Museums in Moscow
Moscow State University
University museums in Russia
1791 establishments in the Russian Empire
Cultural heritage monuments in Moscow


is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career
Ishii was born in Fujieda on January 19, 1978. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1996. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder in 1998. Although he played many matches for a long time, his opportunity to play decreased in 2002. In 2003, he moved to Vegalta Sendai. Although he played as regular player in 2003, his opportunity to play decreased in 2004. In 2005, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC). Although he could not play many matches until early 2006, he became a regular player from late 2006. However the club gains many players in 2008 and he could hardly play in the match behind new member Yuto Sato and Sidiclei. In 2009, he moved to Roasso Kumamoto. Although he played as regular player, he was released for generational change end of 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to his local club Fujieda MYFC in Regional Leagues. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to Japan Football League from 2012. He retired end of 2013 season.

Club statistics

References

External links

1978 births
Living people
Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Urawa Red Diamonds players
Vegalta Sendai players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Roasso Kumamoto players
Fujieda MYFC players
Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
Men's association football midfielders
Asian Games competitors for Japan
People from Fujieda, Shizuoka


was a Japanese ophthalmologist and photographer. During his career, he became president of Showa University and also had his photography exhibited and published.

Biography and medical career
Akira Toriyama was born on 20 June 1898 in Shinagawa-machi, Ebara-gun (now Shinagawa-ku), Tokyo. He studied medicine at Tokyo Imperial University, graduating in 1926. His health was not good, and he is said to have been nudged toward ophthalmology by his own professor, who believed that the relatively stable working hours of an ophthalmologist would be better for Toriyama. In 1928, Toriyama became a professor of ophthalmology at Showa Medical School and he continued at the school as it became Showa Medical University and later Showa University, whose president he became in 1969. Toriyama also became chairman of the university's board of directors; he retired from both positions in 1988 but continued as an adviser. He died on 30 November 1994.

Toriyama was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class, in 1971, and Upper Fourth Rank (), in 1994.

Photography
In 1934, Toriyama realized that his work as an ophthalmologist gave him some spare time, and his uncle the amateur photographer Yasunari Toriyama introduced him to the Japan Photographic Society (JPS), where the skills of the younger man quickly developed. By 1937, his works were appearing in group shows in Paris, France, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, as well as Japan.

Toriyama's membership of JPS was central to his photography, and JPS retained (for example as the title of its magazine) Shinzō Fukuhara's phrase from the 1920s, "Light with its harmony" (, Hikari to sono kaichō). Ryūichi Kaneko points out that the work of JPS changed with the times: from a start that rejected certain painterly influences on photography but that embraced the subject-matter and composition of traditional Japanese aesthetics, it moved to include the portrayal of urban scenes and fragments. Kaneko says that, influenced by Rosō Fukuhara, Toriyama went further; for example, in his photography of plants "his emphasis on the sculptural qualities of leaves, stems, and branches is fresh even today"; further, that his style is similar to that of Shōji Ueda, Akira Nomura, and other photographers of the generation who emerged in the late 1930s and are thought of as modernists rather than pictorialists. Kaneko concludes that "[Toriyama's] work clearly testifies to [his] Modernist will to live his own life, to express himself, to the full."

As his medical career progressed, Toriyama's photography continued but went largely unremarked. Following his death, Tomio Yoshikawa (, Yoshikawa Tomio) of Showa University visited his house and learned that he had left an enormous number of photographs. Yoshikawa soon had a collection of these published. Following this, Toriyama's family and ophthalmologists from Showa University discovered further large numbers of photographs and had selections of these published. First came Photographs by Akira Toriyama (1997), a lavish collection of well over a hundred monochrome photographs from the late thirties, reproduced in sepia. This was followed by A Visit to Showa (1999), a smaller collection of reproductions of colour slides thought to have been taken between 1962 and 1967. ("Showa" here refers to the Shōwa period, which gave its name to the medical school where Toriyama worked.)

Books
Kyōmaku shikkan (, Scleral diseases). Nihon Ganka Zensho 18. Tokyo: Nihon Isho Shuppan, 1953.
Toriyama Akira shashinshū () / Photographs by Akira Toriyama. Tokyo: Mitsumura Printing, BeeBooks, 1997. .  Captions and texts in Japanese and English.
Toriyama Akira shashinshū: Shōwa raikan () / A Visit to Showa. Tokyo: Mitsumura Printing, BeeBooks, 1999. .  Captions in Japanese and English, most texts in both Japanese and English but some in Japanese only.

Notes and references

Further reading
Nihon no shashinka () / Biographic Dictionary of Japanese Photography. Tokyo: Nichigai Associates, 2005. . P. 291.  Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese.

1898 births
1994 deaths
People from Tokyo
Japanese photographers
Japanese ophthalmologists
Presidents of universities and colleges in Japan
University of Tokyo alumni
Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class
Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class


Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system is a traction power network for the southern portion of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), the Keystone Corridor, and several branch lines between New York City and Washington D.C. The system was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1915 and 1938 before the North American power transmission grid was fully established. This is the reason the system uses 25 Hz, as opposed to 60 Hz, which is the standard for power transmission in North America. In 1976, Amtrak inherited the system from Penn Central, the successor to the Pennsylvania Railroad, along with the rest of the NEC infrastructure.

Only about half of the system's electrical capacity is used by Amtrak; the remainder is sold to the regional railroads that operate their trains along the corridor, including NJ Transit, SEPTA and MARC.

The system powers  of the NEC between Washington, D.C., and New York City, the entire  Keystone Corridor, a portion of NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line (between the NEC and Matawan), along with the entirety of SEPTA's Airport, Cynwyd, and Media/Wawa lines.

History

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) began experimenting with electric traction in 1910, coincident with their completion of the trans-Hudson tunnels and New York Penn Station. These initial systems were low-voltage direct current (DC) third rail systems. While they performed adequately for tunnel service, the PRR ultimately found it inadequate for long-distance, high-speed electrification.

Other railroads had, by this time, experimented with low frequency (less than 60 Hz) alternating current (AC) systems. These low-frequency systems had the AC advantage of higher transmission voltages, reducing resistive losses over long distances, as well as the typically DC advantage of easy motor control as universal motors could be employed with transformer tap changer control gear. Pantograph contact with trolley wire is also more tolerant of high speeds and variations in track geometry. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad had already electrified a portion of its Main Line in 1908 at 11 kV 25 Hz AC and this served as a template for the PRR, which installed its own trial main line electrification between Philadelphia and Paoli, Pennsylvania in 1915. Power was transmitted along the tops of the catenary supports using four single phase, 2 wire 44 kV distribution circuits. Tests on the line using experimental electric locomotives such as the PRR FF1 revealed that the 44 kV distribution lines would be insufficient for heavier loads over longer distances.

In the 1920s, the PRR decided to electrify major portions of its eastern rail network, and because a commercial electric grid did not exist at the time, the railroad constructed its own distribution system to transmit power from generating sites to trains, possibly hundreds of miles distant. To accomplish this the PRR implemented a pioneering system of single-phase high voltage transmission lines at 132 kV, stepped down to the 11 kV at regularly spaced substations along the tracks.

The first line to be electrified using this new system was between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware in the late 1920s. By 1930, catenary extended from Philadelphia to Trenton, New Jersey, by 1933 to New York City, and by 1935 south to Washington, D.C. Finally, in 1939, the main line from Paoli west to Harrisburg was completed along with several freight-only lines. Also included were the Trenton Cutoff and the Port Road Branch. Superimposed on these electrified lines was an independent power grid delivering 25 Hz current from the point of generation to electric locomotives anywhere on nearly 500 route miles (800 km) of track, all under the control of electric power dispatchers in Harrisburg, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City.

Northeast railroads atrophied in the years following World War II; the PRR was no exception. The infrastructure of the northeast corridor remained essentially unchanged through the series of mergers and bankruptcies which ended in Amtrak's creation and acquisition of the former PRR lines which came to be known as the Northeast Corridor. The circa 1976 Northeast Corridor Improvement Project had originally planned to convert the PRR's system to the utility grid standard of 60 Hz. Ultimately, this plan was shelved as economically unfeasible and the electrical traction infrastructure was left largely unchanged with the exception of a general traction power voltage increase to 12 kV and a corresponding transmission voltage increase to 138 kV.

During the 1970s, several of the original converter or power stations which originally supplied power to the system were shut down. Also, the end of electrified through-freight service on the Main Line to Paoli allowed the original 1915 substations and their 44 kV distribution lines to be decommissioned with that  section of track being fed from 1930s-era substations on either end. In the decade between 1992 and 2002, several static converter stations were commissioned to replace stations that had or were being shut down. Jericho Park, Richmond, and Sunnyside Yard converters were all installed during this period. This replaced much of the electrical frequency conversion equipment, but the lineside transmission and distribution equipment were unchanged.

In 2003, Amtrak commenced a capital improvement plan that involved planned replacement of much of the lineside network, including 138/12 kV transformers, circuit breakers, and catenary wire. Statistically, this capital improvement has resulted in significantly fewer delays, although dramatic system shutdowns have still occurred.

Specifications and statistics

The 25 Hz system was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad with a nominal voltage of 11.0 kV. The nominal operating voltages were raised in 1948 and are now:

 Catenary (Traction) Voltage : 12.0 kV
 Transmission Voltage: 138 kV
 Signal Power:
 2.2 kV 91⅔ Hz – NY Penn Area. 60 Hz used 1910–1931. 100 Hz installed but quickly changed to avoid interference caused by simultaneous AC and DC electrification.
 3.3 kV 100 Hz – Paoli/Chestnut Hill. 60 Hz used 1915/18–1930.
 6.9 kV 91⅔ Hz – all electrification work from 1930 onward.

As of 1997, the system included:
  of 138 kV transmission line,
 55 substations,
 147 transformers, and
 1104 miles of 12 kV catenary.

Over 550 GWh of energy are consumed annually by locomotives on the system. If this were consumed at a constant rate over the entire year (although it is not in practice), the average system load would be approximately 63 MW.

The system power factor varies between 0.75 and around 0.85.

Power sources

Electrical power originates at seven generation or conversion facilities. The nameplate capacity of all the power sources in the system is about 354 MW. The instantaneous peak loading on the system is 210–220 MW (as of  2009) during the morning rush hour, and up to 225 MW during afternoon. Peak load has risen significantly in the last decade – in 1997 the peak load was 148 MW. As a point of comparison, an HHP-8 electric locomotive is rated for a 6 MW (equivalent to 8,000 hp) mechanical output, after conversion and head end power losses.

Regardless of the source, all converter and generator plants supply power to the transmission system at 138 kV, 25 Hz, single phase, using two wires. Typically at least two separate 138 kV circuits follow each right of way to supply the lineside substations.

Currently, the following converter and generating plants are operable, although all are rarely in operation simultaneously due to maintenance shutdowns and overhaul:

Several types of equipment are currently in operation: static inverters, motor-generators (sometimes called rotary frequency converters), water turbines (hydroelectric generators) and a static cycloconverter.

Hydroelectric generators

 Safe Harbor Dam, PA – The Safe Harbor Dam has two 28 MW, single phase, turbines dedicated to 25 Hz power generation. A 25 MW bi-directional motor generator type frequency converter is also installed. The total 25 Hz capacity of the dam is 81 MW. Power from Safe Harbor is transmitted via the Conestoga substation to Royalton, Pennsylvania, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (two circuits), and Perryville, Maryland (four circuits) where it is fed into the lineside 138 kV network.

The 25 Hz machines at the dam are scheduled by Amtrak but owned and operated by Safe Harbor Water Power Company. Like other hydroelectric plants, it also has excellent black start capability. This was most recently demonstrated during the 2006 blackout. After a cascade shutdown of converters had left the network de-energized, it was recovered using Safe Harbor's generators, and the other converters subsequently brought back online.

During the twelve-month period ending August 2009, Safe Harbor supplied about 133 GWh of energy to the Amtrak substation at Perryville. Typically, two thirds of the Safe Harbor output is routed through Perryville, the remainder being sent through Harrisburg or Parkesburg. This suggests that Safe Harbor supplies around 200 GWh of energy annually into the 25 Hz network.

Motor-generators (rotary frequency converters)
Motor-generators and steam turbine generators were the original power sources on the PRR traction power network. The last steam turbine shut down in 1954, but some of the original motor generators remain. Although the converting machines are frequently called 'rotary converters' or 'rotary frequency converters', they are not the rotary converter used frequently by subways to convert low-frequency alternating current to DC power. The converters used are more precisely described as motor generators and consist of two synchronous AC machines on a common shaft with different ratios of poles; they are not electrically connected as in a true rotary converter.

Principal advantages of motor generators include very high fault current ratings and clean output current. Solid state electronics can be damaged very quickly, so the microprocessor control systems react very quickly to over-correct conditions to place the converter in a safe, idle mode; or to trip the output circuit breaker. Motor generators, being of 1930s design, are heavily overbuilt. These rugged machines can absorb large load transients and demanding fault conditions, while continuing to remain online. Their output waveform is also perfectly sinusoidal without noise or higher harmonic output. They can actually absorb harmonic noise produced by solid-state devices, effectively serving as a filter. These attributes, combined with their high fault-current capability, make them desirable in a stabilizing role within the power system. Amtrak has retained two of the original converter plants and plans to overhaul them and continue their operation indefinitely.

Disadvantages of motor generators include lower efficiency, generally between 83% (lightly loaded machine) and 92% (fully loaded machine). In comparison, cycloconverter efficiency can exceed 95%. Also, motor generators require more routine maintenance due their nature as rotating machines, given the bearings and slip rings. Today, the outright replacement of motor generators would also be difficult due to the high manufacturing cost and limited demand for these large 25 Hz machines.

Metuchen, NJ – 25 MW Motor Generator. Upgrades to transmission lines and circuit breakers are planned for 2010.
Lamokin (Chester), Pennsylvania – The Lamokin plant was built in the 1920s and has a net capacity of 48 MW and consists of three 16 MW motor generators. All three units will be overhauled, including re-winding of rotors and stators, and replacement of slip ring assemblies. Associated breakers and cables are also planned for replacement.

Static inverters and cycloconverter
The static converters in the system were commissioned during the decade between 1992 and around 2002. Static converters use high-power solid-state electronics, with few moving parts. Chief advantages of static converters over motor generators include lower capital cost, lower operating costs, and higher conversion efficiency. The Jericho Park converter exceeds its efficiency design criteria of 95%. Major disadvantages of solid state converters include harmonic frequency generation on both the 25 Hz and 60 Hz sides, and lower overload capability.

 Sunnyside Yard (Long Island City), NY – Static Inverter rated at 30 MW ordered from ABB in 1993 for $27 million. This converter is operated by Amtrak and generally runs at low continuous loading to provide peaking and reactive power support to the New York area.
 Richmond (Philadelphia), PA – The Richmond Static Converter plant consists of five 36 MW modules and has a net capacity of 180 MW. It was ordered from Siemens in 1999 for $60 million and installation was completed around 2002. The plant receives 69 kV, three phase, 60 Hz power from the PECO Energy Company. Although the exact electrical architecture of the converter modules is unknown, they are presumably of the DC link variety (Rectifier, filtering capacity, and inverter placed back to back) based on other Siemens traction power converters. The 2006 traction network shutdown originated in one of the converter modules at this plant. Richmond output power is scheduled with PECO, although the units themselves are operated by Amtrak remotely from Philadelphia. Generally, the three PECO-supplied converters (Richmond, Metuchen, and Lamokin) are scheduled as a block with PECO.
 Jericho Park, MD – 20 MW Static Converter. Jericho Park was constructed to replace the capacity lost when BG&E declined to renew the Benning rotary converter contract. BG&E proposed a static converter to replace Benning and Jericho Park came on service six years later. It consists of two 10 MW cycloconverter modules supplied by GE.  Jericho Park was the first solid-state power supply introduced on the Amtrak network. It suffered from some filtering network problems caused by the highly distorted voltage present on the catenary and was ultimately downgraded from its original design capacity of 25 MW to 22 MVA. Amtrak has requested funding to rehabilitate portions of the converter in an ARRA request. During the twelve-month period that ended in August 2009, the Jericho Park converter used about 70 GWh of energy. Note that SEPTA's static converter plant at Wayne Junction is also based on this technology, although it was supplied by a different company; see SEPTA's 25 Hz Traction Power System.
 Metuchen – In October 2014 Amtrak placed a contract with Siemens for two 30 MW converters to supplement the existing 25MW motor-generator from 1933. The project was completed in 2017 and forms part of the New Jersey High Speed Rail Improvement Program (NJHSRIP).

Former converter and power stations

The majority of power sources in the original Pennsylvania Railroad electrification were built prior to 1940. Some have been retired out-right, others have been replaced with co-located static frequency converters, and others remain in service and will be refurbished and operated indefinitely. The following tables lists sources which are no longer in service.

Declining need for 25 Hz power
During the beginning of the 20th century, 25 Hz power was much more readily available from commercial electrical utilities. The vast majority of urban subway systems used 25 Hz power to supply their lineside rotary converters used to generate the DC voltage supplied to the trains. Since rotary converters work more efficiently with lower frequency supplies, 25 Hz was a common supply frequency for these machines. Rotary converters have been steadily replaced over the past 70 years with, at first, mercury arc rectifiers and more lately solid-state rectifiers. Thus, the need for special frequency power for urban traction has disappeared, along with the financial motivation for utilities to operate generators at these frequencies.

Long Island City Generating Station
Long Island City Power Station in Hunter's Point, NY was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1906 in preparation for the North River Tunnels and the opening of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. The station consisted of 64 coal-fired boilers and three steam turbine generators with a total capacity of 16 MW. In 1910, the station was expanded with two additional turbine generators for a total capacity of 32.5 MW. Power was transmitted to rotary converters (AC to DC machines) for use in the PRR's original third rail electrification scheme. Like most DC electric distribution systems of the time (Thomas Edison's being the most famous), 25 Hz power was used to drive rotary converters at substations along the line. Some sources state that the station was largely dormant by the 1920s. When AC overhead electrification was extended in the 1930s, Long Island City connected to the 11 kV catenary distribution system. Operation of the station was transferred to Consolidated Edison in 1938, although ConEd began supplying power from the adjacent Waterside Generating Station, most likely due to declining overall demand for 25 Hz power. The station was disused and sold in the mid-1950s.

Waterside Generating Station

Originally constructed by Consolidated Edison to supply power to their DC distribution system in Manhattan, Waterside began supplying power to the PRR's AC system around 1938 when ConEd assumed operation of the Long Island City Station. The single-phase turbine generators were retired in the mid-1970s due to safety concerns. Two transformers were installed to supply catenary power from remaining (three-phase) portions of ConEd's still relatively extensive 25 Hz system. Power flow management problems prevented usage of this source under other than emergency conditions.

Benning Frequency Changer
In 1986, Baltimore Gas and Electric elected to not renew the contract under which it had operated the Benning Power Station frequency changer on behalf of Amtrak. They proposed a static frequency changer which was built at Jericho Park (Bowie, Maryland) and placed on service in the spring of 1992.

Radnor synchronous condenser
Although reactive power has primarily been supplied along with real power by the steam turbines and motor generators of the system, the PRR briefly used two synchronous condensers. Shortly after commissioning the 1915 electrification, the railroad discovered that the 44 kV feeders and large inductive loads on the system were causing significant voltage sag. The supplying electric utility (Philadelphia Electric) also discovered that power factor correction was needed. In 1917, the PRR installed two 11 kV, 4.5 MVA synchronous converters at , the approximate center point of the system load. This substation was located at the site of water tanks used to supply water to track pans which supplied water to conventional steam locomotives. At some later time, the converters were shut down and removed. Dedicated machines for reactive power support have not been used subsequently by either the PRR or Amtrak.

Substations

The PRR's original 1915 electrification made use of four substations, at Arsenal Bridge, West Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, and Paoli. The Arsenal Bridge substation stepped-up 13.2 kV, 25 Hz power supplied from PECO's Schuylkill power station on Christian Street to 44 kV for distribution. The remaining three substations reduced the 44 kV distribution voltage to 11 kV catenary voltage. The substations were operated from adjacent signal towers. They used typical period concrete buildings to house the transformers and switchgear while the line terminals were on the roof. From 1918 onward, outdoor stations were used and when the main line electrification began in 1928 the stations became large open air structures using lattice steel frameworks to mount the 132 kV terminations and switchgear. By 1935 new stations were connected to remote supervision systems allowing power directors to open and close switches and breakers from central offices without having to go through the tower operators.

Today about 55 substations are part of Amtrak's network. Substations are spaced on average  apart and feed 12 kV catenary circuits in both directions along the line. Thus the catenary is segmented (via section breaks, also called 'sectionalizations' by the PRR) at each substation, and each substation feeds both sides of a catenary's section break. A train traveling between two substations draws power through both transformers.

A typical substation includes two to four 138/12 kV transformers, 138 kV air switches that permit isolation of individual transformers, shutdown one of the two 138 kV feeders, or cross-connection from one feeder to another. The output of the transformers is routed to the catenary via 12 kV circuit breakers and air disconnect switches. Cross-connect switches allow one transformer to feed all catenary lines.

The PRR substation architecture was based on a long distance, high speed railway. The substation spacing ensures that any train is never more than 4 or 5 miles from the nearest substation, which minimized voltage drop. One disadvantage to the substation design as originally built by the PRR concerns its lack of 138 kV circuit breakers. Essentially all segmentation of the 138 kV system must be manually accomplished, making rapid isolation of a fault on the 138 kV line difficult.

Faults in one part of the line also affect the entire distribution system since it is impossible for the 138 kV transmission system to protect or reconfigure itself during a fault condition. High voltage faults generally are cleared by opening converter output breakers, which causes a concurrent loss of the converter. The system does not degrade gracefully under high voltage faults. Rather than isolating, for example, the south 138 kV feeder between Washington and Perryville, the system would require opening converter output breakers at Jericho Park and Safe Harbor. This results in loss of much more of the network than is required to simply isolate the fault.

Transmission lines

All transmission lines within the 25 Hz system are two-wire, single-phase, 138 kV. The center tap of each 138 kV/12 kV transformer is connected to ground, thus the two transmission lines are tied to ±69 kV with respect to ground and 138 kV relative to each other.

Generally two separate two-wire circuits travel along the rail line between substations. One circuit is mounted at the top of the catenary poles on one side of the track; the second circuit runs along the other side.

The arrangement of catenary supports and transmission wires gives the overhead structure along former Pennsylvania Railroad lines its characteristic -tall 'H'-shaped structure. They are much taller than the overhead electrification structures on other electrified American railroads due to the 138 kV transmission lines. Catenary towers and transmission lines along former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines and Amtrak's New England division are much shorter, and are recognizable due to different design and construction.

While a majority of the transmission infrastructure is located directly above the rail lines on the same structure that supports the catenary system, some lines are either located above lines that have been de-electrified or abandoned or in a few cases on completely independent rights of way.

The following is a list of all major segments of the 25 Hz 138 kV transmission infrastructure listing substations (SS or Sub) or high-tension switching stations (HT Sw'g) as termini. For clarity, positions of substations are not repeated in this table. A listing of the high-tension switching stations follows.

Recent developments

Amtrak's capital improvement program which began in 2003 has continued to the present day and has since 2009, received added support from economic stimulus funding sources (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA).

Major improvements in 2010 included:
 Completion of the Ivy City substation and 138 kV transmission line.
 Replace five traction power transformers.
 Renew 40 miles of catenary in Maryland.
 Renew 18 miles of catenary in Pennsylvania.
 Continue catenary renewal along Hell Gate line in New York.
 Replace the 138 kV transmission line between Safe Harbor (Conestoga Substation) and Atglen, PA (just west of Parkesburg, PA).

Major improvements planned for the future include:
 Upgrade the Metuchen frequency converter.
 Construction of a new substation, called Hamilton (Sub 34A), between Morrisville and Princeton.
 Upgrade of the catenary and power system for high-speed operation in New Jersey.

Ivy City substation project

The Ivy City substation project marked the first extension of 138 kV transmission line since Safe Harbor Dam was constructed in 1938. In the original PRR electrification scheme, the 138 kV transmission lines went south from Landover to the Capital South substation rather than following the line through Ivy City to the northern approach to Union Station. The two tracks between Landover and Union Station had no high voltage transmission line above them; Union Station catenary was fed at 12 kV from the Landover and Capitol substations (the latter via the First Street Tunnels). When the Capitol South substation was abandoned, coincident with the de-electrification of the track between Landover and Potomac Yard, Union Station and its approaches became a single-end fed section of track. This combined with rising traffic levels resulted in low voltage conditions on the approaches to Union Station and decreased system reliability.

The Ivy City project resulted in the installation of two 4.5 MVA transformers in a 138/12 kV substation on the northeast edge of the Ivy City yard complex and  of 138 kV transmission line to augment the overstretched facilities at Landover. Since the original catenary supports along this section of track were only high enough for the 12 kV catenary wire, the 138 kV lines were installed on new steel monopod poles installed along the right-of-way. Except for the fact that the new poles only carry four conductors rather than the typical six for a utility line, the new line appears as a typical medium voltage power line rather than the typical PRR style H-shaped structure.

Conestoga to Atglen transmission line
In 2011, Amtrak replaced the transmission lines that tie the Conestoga Substation to Parkesburg via Atglen. These lines were originally installed over the Atglen and Susquehanna Branch. The line was subsequently abandoned by Conrail and the tracks removed, but Amtrak has retained an easement to operate its 138 kV transmission lines over the roadbed. Towers and conductors and wire over  of the route were replaced; work was completed in September 2011. The scope of work included:
 Original portal and cantilever catenary support (~450 structures) removal.
 Installation of 257 new monopole structures.
  of ACSR transmission conductor installation (two circuits, two wires each).
  of fiberoptic ground line.
Funding for this project was included under the ARRA program. The specified number of poles, spaced approximately  per tower, is approximately twice as far apart as the span length between the 1930s structures, which averaged .

Zoo to Paoli transmission line

In late 2010, Amtrak solicited design services for new transmission lines between Paoli and Zoo substations. Primary objectives of this expansion include improving reliability of transmission between Safe Harbor and Philadelphia, and reducing maintenance costs. This project complements the Safe Harbor to Atglen transmission line replacement, which has already been completed.

The Zoo to Paoli transmission line would replace the current supply scheme which uses 138 kV lines which run circuitously along the SEPTA Cynwyd Line, the Schuylkill Branch rail-trails and the Trenton Cut-off between the Zoo and Frazer substations. The new routing will reduce maintenance costs, as Amtrak must maintain transmission poles and control vegetation along right-of-way which it neither owns nor uses for revenue service. The conceptual line will run from the existing Paoli substation to the junction of the Harrisburg to Philadelphia main line and SEPTA's Cynwyd Line at 52nd Street in West Philadelphia. .

The new lines would connect to the existing 1ED and 2ED circuits, which would be abandoned between the junction and their current terminus at the Earnest Junction HT Switch. The plan also includes construction of a 138/12 kV substation at Bryn Mawr to replace the existing switching station. The existing 1915 catenary structures are planned for replacement, and new transmission supports will be compatible with catenary replacement. However, none of this was done due to local opposition.

Hamilton substation project
A new substation (Number 34A) called Hamilton was constructed in Mercer County, NJ. Work on the site began in early 2013, and the substation sap put into service in early 2015.

Morton and Lenni
The Morton #01 and Lenni #02 substations are owned by SEPTA and supply the Media/Wawa Line; therefore, they are not covered by Amtrak capital funding programs. SEPTA's own capital improvement plan, formulated in late 2013 after passage of funding legislation in Pennsylvania, allowed for the renewal of all components at Morton and Lenni.

Lenni
In October 2014 SEPTA requested interested contractors to submit bids for the rehabilitation of Lenni substation. In December 2014 SEPTA awarded a $6.82 million contract to Vanalt Electrical for the work. The work was completed by the end of fall 2016.

Morton
In February 2014 SEPTA awarded a $6.62 million contract to Philips Brothers Electrical Contractors Inc. for the rehabilitation of Morton substation. The work was completed by the end of fall 2016.

Recent problems
Despite the recent capital improvements throughout the system, several high-profile power failures have occurred along the NEC in recent years.

May 26, 2006, Blackout
On May 25, 2006, during restoration from maintenance on one of the Richmond inverter modules, a command to restore the module to full output capability was not executed. The system tolerated this reduced capacity for about 36 hours, during which time the problem went unnoticed. During rush hour the next morning (May 26), the overall capacity became overloaded:

 At 7:55 am, the two Jericho Park converter breakers tripped.
 Shortly after, the Sunnyside converter tripped.
 At 8:02 am, three of the Richmond converter modules breakers tripped. A fourth tripped shortly afterward. After the fourth Richmond breaker tripped, the system began to destabilize. Human operators recognized the impending system damage and manually tripped the remaining power supplies, shutting down the entire 25 Hz network.

By 8:03 am, the entire 25 Hz system, stretching from Washington, D.C. to Queens, New York, was shut down. About 52,000 people were stranded on trains or otherwise affected. Two New Jersey Transit trains stranded under the Hudson River were retrieved by diesel locomotives. Restoration was hampered by policies which allowed the converter stations to operate unattended during rush hour periods. The 25 Hz system was restored by a 'black start' using the Safe Harbor water turbines, and most service along the system returned to normal by mid-afternoon. Amtrak subsequently improved its system of maintaining 'rescue' diesel locomotives near the Hudson River tunnels.

December 23, 2009, Brownout
Low system voltage around New York City caused a halt of trains in and around the New York area at 8:45 am on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Power was never fully lost, and full voltage was restored by 11:30 am. Amtrak stated that an electrical problem in North Bergen, New Jersey (near the western portal and the Union City substation) caused the problem, but did not further elaborate on the nature of the malfunction.

August 24, 2010, Brownout
Low system voltages beginning at 7:45 am on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, caused Amtrak to order an essentially system-wide stoppage of trains within the 25 Hz traction network. Slow-speed service was gradually restored, and the power problem was corrected by 9:00 am, although delays persisted the remainder of the morning.

October–November 2012: Hurricane Sandy

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the northeast coast of the U.S. Augmented by a nor'easter, the storm surge from Sandy raced through the Hackensack Meadows, severely damaging (among other railroad infrastructure) Kearney Substation #41 and knocking it offline. This loss of electrical capacity forced Amtrak and New Jersey Transit to operate fewer trains, using modified weekend schedules. With assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the substation was isolated from floodwaters and then dewatered. After testing the substation's components, the degree of damage was determined to be less than initially feared, and after further repairs, Kearney Substation came back on-line on Friday, November 16, allowing the immediate return of all Amtrak and gradual return of all NJ Transit electric trains into Penn Station through the dewatered North River Tunnels.

Amtrak has since requested federal funding to upgrade Kearny substation so it is high enough to not be affected by flood water.

See also
 25 kV AC railway electrification
 Amtrak's 60 Hz traction power system operates along the northern portions of the Northeast Corridor from New Haven to Boston
 Electrification of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, electrification between New York and New Haven.
 SEPTA's 25 Hz traction power system, also used by commuter trains in the Philadelphia area.
 List of railway electrification systems
 Railroad electrification in the United States

Footnotes

References

  Retrieved from Google Books
 "The Electrification of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Broad Street Terminal Philadelphia to Paoli", The Electric Journal, Vol 12, pp. 536–541, Pittsburgh, PA: 1915. Retrieved from Google Books November 10, 2010.

 . A good general overview of the 1930s electrification, written while most of the main line was complete, but work was still ongoing.

  Provides a good discussion on the design decisions related to the Ivy City substation. Good plan view of the substation and breaker and transmission line designations.

 Reply Testimony of Stanley R. Forczek, August 28, 2009. Case Number 9173. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  Retrieved from Google Books on November 12, 2010.

 "Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty-first Street, New York, New York, NY", Historic American Buildings Survey, Survey Number HABS NY,31-NEYO,78A-, retrieved from the Library of Congress September 1, 2011.

 New York Edison Company, Powerhouse, 686-700 First Avenue, New York, New York, NY, Historic American Buildings Survey, Survey HABS NY,31-NEYO,159A-, retrieved from the Library of Congress on January 31, 2011.

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is a retired Japanese footballer who last played for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Career
After more than a decade in J. League, he opted to retire at the end of the 2020 season.

Career statistics
Updated to January 1st, 2022.

References

External links
Profile at Ehime FC
Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga

1984 births
Living people
Kansai University alumni
Association football people from Shiga Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Cerezo Osaka players
Matsumoto Yamaga FC players
Ehime FC players
Men's association football defenders


The Cap Sizun (; ) is a headland forming the western extremity of the Cornouaille, in the French département of Finistère in Brittany, corresponding to the former canton of Pont-Croix.

The best known sites in this region are the pointe du Raz, the pointe du Van, and, between these two points, the baie des Trépassés.

The Cap Sizun reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean, bordered to the north by the baie de Douarnenez, and to the south by the baie d'Audierne.

The territory of Cap Sizun is formed by the communes of Pont-Croix, Audierne, Plouhinec, Confort-Meilars, Mahalon, Esquibien, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Goulien, Cléden-Cap-Sizun, Primelin, Plogoff and the Île-de-Sein. This territory is covered by a commonality of communes (Communauté de communes du Cap-Sizun), which includes all the above communes except île de Sein.

Bibliography
  Cap-Sizun - Au pays de la pointe du Raz et de l'île de Sein, par Serge Duigou et Jean-Michel Le Boulanger, Éditions Palantines, 2005, 239 pages,
  La Révolution au fond du Cap-Sizun, de l'Abbé Corentin Parcheminou, paru en 1935, réédité en 2003 par Le Livre d'Histoire-Lorisse, Paris,  ;
  Pilleurs du Cap! Le pillage d'épaves dans les paroisses du Cap-Sizun au XVIII° siècle, de Paul Cornec, Editions du Cap Sizun, 2001,  ;
  Le Couvent des Capucins d'Audierne, 1657–1795, Fondation, vie et disparition d'une institution française, Paul Cornec, Editions du Cap Sizun,
  Contes du Cap-Sizun, traduits du Breton par Roger Gargadennec, Librairie d'Amérique et d'Orient Adrien Maisonneuve Paris, 1973
  Hyacinthe Le Carguet, un passeur de mémoire en Cap-Sizun, présenté par Paul Cornec, Editions du Cap-Sizun, 9, rue Danton 29770 Audierne, 332 pages,

External links
 http://www.cap-sizun.fr
 Official site of the association Bateau Cap Sizun

Headlands of Brittany
Landforms of Finistère


is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career
Ueno was born in Muroran on May 31, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in 2000. However he could hardly play in the match behind Shigetatsu Matsunaga and Naohito Hirai.

In June 2004, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on loan. However he could not play at all in the match behind Takashi Shimoda until 2005.

In 2006, he returned to Kyoto.

In 2007, he played as regular goalkeeper until May in J2 League. However he could hardly play in the match after that. In 2009, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis.

In 2009, he played full time in all 51 matches. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2010 and he could not play at all in the match in 2011.

He retired end of 2011 season.

Club statistics

References

External links

1981 births
Living people
Association football people from Hokkaido
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Tokushima Vortis players
Men's association football goalkeepers
People from Muroran, Hokkaido


Marlis Petersen (born 3 February 1968) is a German operatic coloratura soprano.

Career
Born in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Marlis Petersen won six important piano competitions before eventually going to the Stuttgart Conservatory where she studied music education, flute and dance as well as voice. She made her operatic debut at the Staatstheater Nürnberg as Ännchen in Der Freischütz which led to a contract with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where she primarily sang in operas by Mozart and Strauss. On 6 September 2007, Petersen sang the role of Aphrodite in the world premiere of Hans Werner Henze's Phaedra at the Berlin State Opera. Another world premiere came in May 2008, when she sang the role of Marta in Manfred Trojahn's La Grande Magia at the Dresden Semperoper. Petersen has also appeared on the stages of Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, London,  Paris, Geneva, and Monte Carlo and is also known for her portrayal of the demanding title role in Alban Bergs Lulu in ten productions around the world.

In addition to her operatic roles, Petersen is known for her performances in works by Johann Sebastian Bach with conductors Ton Koopman and Helmuth Rilling and for her Lieder recitals with pianist Jendrik Springer. She sang the title role in the premiere of the Aribert Reimann opera Medea at the Vienna State Opera in 2010.

In March 2010 Petersen undertook the role of Ophélie in Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She spent less than four days preparing for the role, which, a reviewer remarked, "to judge from her beautiful and emotionally vulnerable singing, she clearly relishes."

In March 2021 she premiered in Barrie Kosky's new production of Der Rosenkavalier at the Bavarian State Opera, making role debut as the Marschallin.

Since 2009 she has lived in Athens.

Recordings
 Dimensions – Otherworld, Marlis Petersen (soprano), Camillo Radicke (piano). Compositions by Johannes Brahms, Carl Loewe, Max Reger etc. Label: Solo Musica
 Dimensions – World, Marlis Petersen (soprano), Stephan Matthias Lademann (piano). Compositions by Franz Schubert, Clara and Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner, Sigurd von Koch and Hans Sommer. Label: Solo Musica
 Handel: Der Messias (Messiah), Marlis Petersen, Margot Oitzinger, Markus Schäfer, Marek Rzepka, Hanoverian Court Orchestra (on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir; Jürgen Budday, conductor. (2006 concert recording, sung in German). Label: Maulbronn Monastery Edition.
 Mozart: Il rè pastore, Annette Dasch,  Kresimir Spicer,  Marlis Petersen,  Arpiné Rahdjian, Andreas Karasiak; Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor. Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DVD).
 Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten, Marlis Petersen,  Werner Güra, Dietrich Henschel; RIAS Kammerchor, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; René Jacobs, conductor. Label: Harmonia Mundi.
 Bach: Cantatas Vol 19, Marlis Petersen, Klaus Mertens, Sandrine Piau, Bogna Bartosz, Johannette Zomer, Christoph Prégardien, James Gilchrist, Sibylla Rubens, Paul Agnew, Caroline Stam, Michael Chance; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir; Ton Koopman, conductor. Label: Challenge. Marlis Petersen sings the solo cantata BWV 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen with obbligato trumpet.
 Bach: Mass in B minor, Stella Doufexis, Marlis Petersen, Anke Vondung, Franz-Joseph Selig, Lothar Odinius,  Christian Gerhaher; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Gächinger Kantorei; Helmuth Rilling, conductor. Label: Hänssler Classic.
 Haydn: Orlando paladino, Marlis Petersen, Tom Randle, Pietro Spagnoli, Magnus Staveland, Sunhae Im, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Victor Torres, Arttu Kataja; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; René Jacobs, conductor. Recorded live at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 8 May 2009. Label: EuroArts (DVD).
 Widmann: Arche, Marlis Petersen, Thomas E. Bauer, Iveta Apkalna, Kent Nagano, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. Label: ECM.

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1968 births
Living people
People from Sindelfingen
German operatic sopranos
State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart alumni
20th-century German women opera singers
21st-century German women opera singers
Musicians from Baden-Württemberg


Alfred Wünnenberg (20 July 1891 – 30 December 1963) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS and the police of Nazi Germany. He commanded the SS Polizei Division between December 1941 and June 1943. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. On 10 June 1943, he was moved to command the IV SS Panzer Corps, where he remained until 31 August. That same year he became chief of the Ordnungspolizei (Orpo; uniformed police). After the war, Wünnenberg was interned in Dachau, Bavaria, but was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 February 1915) & 1st Class (9 September 1915)
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)  2nd Class (18 June 1940) & 1st Class (21 August 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as SS-Standartenführer and Oberst of the Schupo, and commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3
Oak Leaves on 23 April 1942 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police, and commander of SS-Polizei-Division

See also
List SS-Obergruppenführer

References
Citations

Bibliography

1891 births
1963 deaths
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is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga FC.

National team career
In October 2009, Miyayoshi was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2009 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches and scored 2 goals against Switzerland.

Career statistics

Club
Updated to 21 July 2022.

1Includes Emperor's Cup.
2Includes J. League Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.

International goals
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-17

Appearances in major competitions

References

External links
Profile at Consadole Sapporo
Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Profile at Kyoto Sanga

1992 births
Living people
Association football people from Shiga Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's youth international footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Kataller Toyama players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
Men's association football forwards


The Gordys are an African-American family of businesspeople and music industry executives. They were born to Georgia-reared parents Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr. (born Berry Gordy II) and Bertha (née Fuller) Gordy and raised in Detroit, where most of the siblings played a pivotal role in the international acceptance of rhythm and blues music as a crossover phenomenon in the 1960s. The accomplishment is attributable to the creation of Motown, a company founded by the seventh-oldest sibling, Berry Gordy Jr. (born Berry Gordy III).

Origins
Berry Gordy I was the son of Georgia slave owner James Thomas Gordy and one of his female slaves, Esther Johnson. In addition, James Gordy had a son, also James, with his legal wife; the younger James was the maternal grandfather of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, making Carter and Berry III and his siblings second half-cousins. Berry II was born and raised in Georgia, but later left for Detroit both for job opportunities offered by the booming automotive businesses as well as worries over the racist atmosphere of the American South; in the first twenty years of the 20th century alone there were over 1,500 lynchings, most of them committed by the Ku Klux Klan targeting black men.

Family members
Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr./II (father) – deceased
Bertha Fuller Gordy (mother) – deceased
Fuller Gordy (oldest, sibling #1) – deceased
Esther Gordy (sibling #2) – deceased
Anna Ruby Gordy (sibling #3) – deceased
Loucye Gordy (sibling #4) – deceased
George Gordy (sibling #5) – deceased
Gwen Gordy (sibling #6) – deceased
Berry Gordy Jr./III (sibling #7)
Robert Gordy (sibling #8) - deceased

Businesspeople, musicians, recording artists and executives within the family

Berry and Bertha Gordy
As a couple, Berry and Bertha owned several businesses, including a successful painting business that they established, and a construction firm. Berry Sr. (or Berry II) established a Booker T. Washington grocery store in Detroit, while Bertha co-founded the Friendship Mutual Life Insurance Company. Later, Berry Sr. mentored several recording acts for his son's Motown label.

Bertha died in 1975.  Berry II died in 1978. A tribute album, called Pops, We Love You!, and single, called "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)", were released later that year in his memory.

Fuller Berry Gordy
The eldest Gordy child, Fuller B. Gordy (September 9, 1918 – November 9, 1991), born in Georgia, was an executive alongside his younger siblings in their brother Berry's Motown music company. Fuller was also a professional in bowling. His daughter Iris was married to singer Johnny Bristol.

Esther Gordy Edwards
The eldest Gordy daughter, Esther (April 25, 1920 – August 24, 2011), born in Georgia, established herself early in business as a political campaigner for her husband, Detroit politician George Edwards. She was in charge of the family's savings fund which they called the "Ber-Berry" Co-op (a combination of the parents names "Bertha" and "Berry"). In 1959, her brother Berry wanted to borrow $1000 from the family savings fund to start a record company. Esther was skeptical, but ultimately Berry did get an $800 loan to start Tamla Records. Esther Gordy Edwards served as head of the art department and was the head of the artist management arm at Motown during the 1960s. Edwards also served as mentor, adviser, and vice president of Motown's main offices from 1961 until 1972, when Berry moved the entire operation to Los Angeles. In 1985, she founded the Motown Historical Museum at the site of the former Hitsville U.S.A. studios, where many of Motown's successful recording artists recorded. Esther died in 2011 at the age of 91.

Anna Gordy Gaye
Though she is often remembered more for her volatile marriage to Motown legend Marvin Gaye, Anna Ruby Gordy (January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014), the third and last child born in Georgia prior to the family's move to Detroit, was one of Motown's earliest songwriters, penning several hits mainly for her first (and only) husband. Anna also co-founded a self-named music label (Anna Records) that would establish Motown's records nationally, such as Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)". In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Anna co-wrote The Originals' biggest hits, "Baby I'm For Real" and "The Bells", alongside Marvin.  She also co-wrote "God Is Love" and "Flying High (In the Friendly Sky)" on Marvin's famed What's Going On album. Despite an acrimonious divorce in 1977, Gordy remained friends with Gaye until his 1984 death, after which Anna retreated into seclusion, only coming out briefly to celebrate Marvin's music career by attending ceremonies, including Marvin's 1987 induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Anna died in 2014 at the age of 92.

Loucye Gordy Wakefield
Another astute businesswoman, Loucye (1924 – July 24, 1965) was named head of Jobete Music, Motown's main publishing division created by Berry. Loucye headed the division until her sudden death from brain cancer in 1965. Her youngest brother Robert succeeded her as the publishing company's head. At the time of her death on July 24, 1965, she went by the name Loucye S. Gordy Wakefield.

George Gordy
George Weldon Gordy Sr. (January 7, 1926 – July 27, 2011) started several short businesses before joining his brother's Motown label in 1960, where he was a co-writer of several songs released by Motown artists and produced some sessions by The Spinners. By his wife Rosemary (who died in 1980), he had six sons and two daughters. He died in his sleep at the age of 85.

Gwen Gordy Fuqua
Another important member of Motown's growing success was Gwendolyn Gordy (November 26, 1927 – November 8, 1999). Gwen partnered with her brother Berry and then-boyfriend Billy Davis to co-pen several hits for Jackie Wilson in the mid-1950s. In 1959, Gwen, Billy and sister Anna formed Anna Records in Detroit. Anna would be the site where the hit song, "Money (That's What I Want)", then a regional single for Berry's Tamla Records, would get its first national distribution. Two years later, Anna Records was absorbed by Motown. In 1961, Gwen married The Moonglows' Harvey Fuqua and the two presided over the labels Harvey Records and Tri-Phi Records; the latter label represented acts such as The Spinners. By 1964, Gwen joined Motown's staff songwriting team, later writing "Distant Lover" for her brother-in-law, Marvin Gaye, and discovering the disco group High Inergy in 1976. Gwen died of cancer in 1999 at the age of 72.

Berry Gordy
A former boxer and jazz record store owner, Berry Gordy, Jr. (born November 28, 1929) first got involved with producing and writing R&B songs in 1955. Amongst Gordy's earliest songwriting successes were songs he penned as one-third of the songwriting team behind Jackie Wilson's first legion of solo hits, including "Reet Petite", "To Be Loved" and "Lonely Teardrops". By 1959, Gordy, fed up with not being paid royalties for his work with Wilson and other acts, decided to form a record label.  He convinced his sister Esther to lend him $800 from the tuition fund his father had established for him and formed Tamla Records in January of that year. The label didn't become national until later that year after the success of Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)",  and the label changed its name to Motown Records in December. Its first national release was The Miracles' "Way Over There". After 1964, Motown became one of the most successful recording labels in the business and "The Motown Sound", partially cultivated by Gordy, began to dominate popular music and pop culture. Gordy soon developed Motown Industries in 1968, which developed television specials and variety shows. By 1973, Motown had produced more than 100 top ten and number-one singles on various Billboard charts and had become the most successful black business company ever. By founding Motown Records, Gordy became the first African-American owner of a major recording label. He retired from being president of Motown Records in 1973 and from Motown Industries in 1988; he sold Motown's interest for $61 million to MCA Records and Boston Ventures. Gordy retained Motown's music publishing division, including Jobete Music Co., and Motown's film and television production company, Gordy was inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his musical achievements the same year he sold Motown. In September 2019, 2 months before his 90th birthday, Gordy announced his retirement during the Motown 60th anniversary program in Detroit.

Robert Gordy
Robert Louis Gordy (born July 15, 1931 – October 21, 2022) is best known for playing a cameo in the Diana Ross-starring vehicle Lady Sings the Blues, playing a drug dealer named "Hawk". Also an early songwriter of several songs for the Motown label, Gordy recorded a 1958 novelty hit, titled "Everyone Was There",  under the stage name Bob Kayli. He replaced Loucye Gordy as head of Jobete Music Publishing in 1965 after Loucye's death. Gordy is the father of Robert Louis Gordy Jr. He died on October 21, 2022, at the age of 91.

Music groups formed consisting of family members

Apollo

A quintet formed by Kerry Gordy and his friends. Also in this group was Kerry's half-brother Cliff Liles, a son by Raynoma Mayberry Liles and Charles Liles.

LMFAO

A duo consisting of Skyler Austen ("Sky Blu") Gordy (born August 23, 1986), grandson of Berry Gordy Jr. and Thelma Coleman through their son Berry Gordy IV and his wife Valerie Robeson, and Stefan Kendal ("Redfoo") Gordy (born September 3, 1975), son of Berry Gordy Jr. and Nancy Leiviska.

Other family members

Iris Gordy
Iris Gordy (born 1943) served as a vice president at Motown, where she helped launch the careers of DeBarge, Teena Marie, and Rick James. She currently sits on the board of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Iris is the daughter of Fuller Gordy.

Kerry Gordy
Kerry Gordy (Known as KG) is the son of Berry Gordy Jr. and his second wife, Raynoma Mayberry. He was a member of the band Apollo, which released an album on Gordy Records in 1979. Later, he worked as a staff writer and producer at Motown under his given name, Kerry Ashby. He was responsible for breaking his brother Rockwell's 1984 smash hit "Somebody's Watching Me." He was the Former Vice President of A&R and Urban Division Vice President at Warner Bros. Records. He co-founded "Siebers Style with Debbie Siebers" in 2004. They struck a deal with BEACHBODY to license her "Debbie Siebers' Slim in 6" weight loss program which grossed an excess of $250 million. He was the co-president of Prince's record label, Paisley Park, alongside John Dukakis. KG was also Rick James' manager from 1996 until his death in 2004. He is now the CEO of KGIP, Inc., an intellectual property management and consulting firm, which specializes in copyright recapture, sync licensing, and brand revitalization. As of 2021, KG has partnered with Dakia-Global and Dakia-Universal to form Dakia-Gordy, IP., a venture geared toward the revitalization, re-imagination, and re-monetization of existing intellectual properties, as well as the development of new intellectual properties and partnerships through television and film production, experiential musical innovation, and artist development.

Rockwell
Kennedy William Gordy, known by the stage name Rockwell, is the son of Berry Gordy Jr. and former girlfriend Margaret Norton, Kennedy William Gordy changed his name to Rockwell in 1983 to become a rock star. The singer, who earned his deal with Motown without his father's knowledge, recorded his biggest hit, 1984's "Somebody's Watching Me", which included background vocals by his labelmates Michael Jackson and Jermaine Jackson. The song rose to number-two on the Billboard Hot 100. Rockwell turned out to be a one-hit wonder and after two more albums, he retired from music in the late 1980s.

Rhonda Ross Kendrick
Rhonda Ross Kendrick is the daughter of Berry Gordy Jr. and Diana Ross, Rhonda garnered fame as an actress, first in the daytime soap Another World for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy and later in films such as The Temptations, where she played Temptations original member Paul Williams' wife. She later embarked on a jazz career, which continues currently.

Redfoo
Son of Berry Gordy Jr. and Nancy Leiviska, who is white, Stefan Kendal Gordy is better known by his stage name Redfoo. Alongside his nephew Skyler Gordy, who himself is known as Sky Blu, he is a singer, rapper and dancer best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO. The two of them created their act in 2006 and released two studio albums.

Denise Gordy
Denise Gordy is the daughter of George and Rosemary Gordy, sister of Gregory, Patrice and Phillip Gordy (among others), mother of Marvin Gaye III and Bianca Lawson, and grandmother of Marvin IV and Dylan Gaye. Denise appeared in television and theatrical productions throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Bianca Lawson
Daughter of Denise Gordy and Richard Lawson, Bianca, like her parents, achieved fame as an aspiring actress appearing in numerous television productions and theatrical releases. Appeared alongside Rhonda Ross Kendrick in the television miniseries The Temptations as Diana Ross and also appeared in as "Darla" in the OWN series Queen Sugar.

Sky Blu
Son of Berry Gordy IV (Berry Gordy's son) and Valerie Robeson, who is also white. Skyler Austen Gordy is better known by his stage name Sky Blu. Alongside his uncle Stefan Gordy, who himself is known as Redfoo, he is a singer, rapper and dancer best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO. The two of them created their act in 2006 and have since released two studio albums. He is also the brother of Mahogany "LOX" Cheyenne Gordy (born October 4, 1994).

Family ties
The Gordys have at a few times been connected to other famous musicians and other notables over the years, mainly through Berry Gordy, either through marriage or relationships:

Johnny Bristol: married Berry Gordy's niece Iris Gordy
Marvin Gaye: married Berry Gordy's sister Anna Gordy in 1962; divorced in 1977
Richard Lawson: married Berry Gordy's niece Denise Gordy in 1978, divorced in 1989; he is now married to Tina Knowles, who is the mother of Beyonce.
Harvey Fuqua: married sister Gwen Gordy in 1961; divorced in 1968
Jermaine Jackson: married Berry Gordy's daughter Hazel Gordy in 1973; divorced in 1988
Raynoma Mayberry Liles: married to Berry Gordy from 1960 to 1964
Diana Ross: dated Berry Gordy between 1965 and 1970
Rodney Kendrick: married to Berry Gordy and Diana Ross's daughter Rhonda Ross Kendrick since 1996
Bessie Lillian Gordy, mother of former United States president Jimmy Carter: She was a biological half first-cousin of Berry Gordy Sr.

Philanthropy
In 2019, Berry Gordy donated $4 million towards the expansion of the Motown Museum in Detroit, helping to fund the creation of a performance theatre and interactive spaces. This is considered as Gordy's most significant financial contribution to Detroit since 1972, when he relocated Motown Records to Los Angeles.

References

External links
 Official Classic Motown website

African-American families
Business families of the United States
Businesspeople from Detroit
Motown


is a Japanese football player who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro.

Early life

Koken was born in Chiba. He went to Funabashi High School.

Career

Koken made his debut for Kyoto on the 4th of April 2009. He scored his first goal for Kyoto on the 29th of April 2009, scoring in the 89th minute.

Koken made his debut for Kataller on the 4th of March 2012 against Fagiano Okayama. He scored his first goal for Kataller against 27 May 2012, scoring the only goal in the 55th minute in a 1—0 win.

Koken made his debut for ThespaKusatsu on the 3rd of March 2013 against Mito HollyHock. He scored his first goal for Thespa against Roasso Kumamoto on the 18th of August 2013, scoring the only goal in the 65th minute in a 1–0 win.

Koken made his debut for Giravanz Kitakyushu on the 1st of April 2015 against Tokyo Verdy. He scored his first goal for them on the 17th of March 2019, scoring in the 57th minute.

Koken made his debut for Tokyo on the 28 February 2021 against Ehime FC. He scored his first goal on the 11th of July 2021, scoring the winner in the 77th minute.

Koken made his debut for Nagano against Sagamihara on the 29th of July 2023, also scoring his debut goal for the club in the 63rd minute.

Club career statistics
Updated to 19 July 2022.

References

External links
Profile at Giravanz Kitakyushu

Profile at Kyoto Sanga

1989 births
Living people
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Kataller Toyama players
Thespakusatsu Gunma players
Giravanz Kitakyushu players
Men's association football midfielders


Sir Edward John Bunting  (13 August 19182 May 1995) was an Australian public servant and diplomat, whose senior career appointments included Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Biography
Bunting was born in Ballarat, Victoria, and educated at the Trinity Grammar School. In 1937 he entered residence at Trinity College (University of Melbourne), where he played cricket and football, graduating in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts (honours). Bunting was one of four graduates accepted into the Commonwealth Public Service in 1940, accepting a posting in Canberra within the Department of Trade and Customs and later, the Department of Post-war Reconstruction. After a short posting overseas, Bunting became a member of the Sydney-based Inter-Departmental Dollar Committee, which dealt with the allocation of dollars for imports.

In 1950 he was appointed to the Prime Minister's Department as an assistant secretary and later returned to London as Official Secretary at Australia House. Back in Canberra, Bunting was appointed deputy secretary in the Prime Minister's Department and appointed as Secretary to that department in 1959, a position he continued to hold until 1968, and served successive prime ministers Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt, and John McEwen. Within days of John Gorton becoming Prime Minister, Bunting was sidelined as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Cabinet Office and was replaced by Lenox Hewitt as Secretary to the Prime Minister's Department. On taking office as Prime Minister in 1971, William McMahon reversed Gorton's changes and restored Bunting to the pre-eminent position as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Hewitt accepted appointment to the lesser role of Secretary to the Department of the vice-president of the Executive Council. Bunting provided advice to incoming Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on the transition to government; with Whitlam later opining of Bunting:
(His) loyalty, integrity, diligence and dedication have made him a leader and example among all public servants.

Bunting was appointed to serve as High Commissioner in London, with effect from 1 February 1975. Suffering a heart attack whilst in Dundee in February 1976, Bunting returned to Australia in 1977, unable to complete his full term as High Commissioner.

Upon his return to Australia, Bunting was appointed as a consultant to the Office of National Assessments. A close confidant of Robert Menzies during and after his Prime Ministerial career, in 1978 Bunting was appointed as the inaugural National Coordinator of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation. In 1988, Bunting authored a biography of Robert Menzies, entitled R. G. Menzies: a portrait.

Bunting died in Sydney on 2 May 1995, aged 77, survived by Lady Bunting and their three sons.

Honours
In 1953 Bunting was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire; and upgraded to a Commander of the Order in 1961. Knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1964; and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1977. In 1982 Bunting was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in recognition for public and community service.

References

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