The FV1620 Humber Hornet (FV1620, truck 1-ton, air portable, armoured launcher, Hornet launcher) was a specialised air-deployable armoured fighting vehicle designed to carry the Malkara, an anti-tank guided missile developed by Australia and the United Kingdom.

History
The Hornet was developed in the 1950s to provide British and Australian airborne units with an air-dropped long-range anti-tank capability. Based on the British Army's FV1611 Humber "Pig" one-ton four-wheel drive armoured truck, it carried two Malkara,  missiles on a retractable boom at the rear, as well as two reloads. It could be transported by air in a Blackburn Beverley and air-dropped on a cluster of 6 special parachutes.

Operation

The gunner fired the missiles from inside the cab and controlled them by means of a joystick attached to a wire which unreeled from the rear of the missile and connected to the sights. Electronic signals controlling the missile's flight were transmitted through the wire.

With a 27 kg warhead, the Malkara  missiles carried the largest warhead ever fitted to an anti-tank weapon and could destroy any tank in service at the time.

The vehicle remained in service with British units until being replaced in the 1970s by the Ferret armoured car Mk 5 equipped with Swingfire missiles. It was also operated by a squadron of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.

See also
 List of armoured fighting vehicles
 Malkara anti-tank missile
Comparable vehicles
 M551 Sheridan

References

Bibliography

 "FV 1620 Humber "Hornet/Malkara" Anti-Tank Vehicle" WarWheels.net

External links

 MilitaryFactory.com factsheet

Anti-tank missile carrier
Cold War armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom
Airborne fighting vehicles
Military vehicles introduced in the 1950s


Nikolaos Votsis (; c. 1877–1931) was a Greek naval officer who distinguished himself during the Balkan Wars and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral.

Life
Votsis was born in the island of Hydra in about 1877. He belonged to the prominent Votsis-Kountouriotis family: he was the nephew of admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, while his maternal great-grandfather was Georgios Kountouriotis, participant of the Greek War of Independence.

During his studies at the Naval Academy, he served in the naval blockade of Crete in 1896–97, in the run-up to the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. He then spent the period 1904-1906 in training service in the French Navy.

At the outbreak of the First Balkan War in October 1912, with the rank of Lieutenant, he was commanding torpedo boat No. 11, a vessel already old at the time (it belonged to a batch of six constructed in Stettin in 1884).

Sinking the Feth-i Bülend

Setting sail from his base at Litochoro, on the night of , Votsis led his vessel into the harbour of Thessaloniki, at the time still held by the Ottomans. Inside the harbour, which was protected by minefields and coastal batteries, lay a handful of Ottoman vessels: aside from four tugboats, the only warship was the old ironclad Feth-i Bülend. The ship had been disarmed and converted into a barracks ship, with its weaponry having been used to reinforce the coastal batteries.

According to Votsis' own description, he evaded the searchlights of Karaburnu fortress which stood at the entrance of the harbour, and sighted the Feth-i Bülend at 23:20. Sailing closer and directly towards the unsuspecting vessel, he launched his starboard torpedo at 23:35 from a distance of 150 m, followed by the portside torpedo. As he turned his ship around, he also launched the deck-mounted torpedo, but it exploded on the quay. While the torpedoes struck the Feth-i Bülend, Votsis sailed out of the harbour at full speed, relying on his craft's shallow draught to pass over the minefield and sailed towards Greek-held territory.

The Feth-i Bülend sank rapidly. Casualties however amounted to only seven men from its crew, as most were ashore manning the guns. The sinking of the Feth-i Bülend may not have had much military significance, but it provided a great morale boost to the Greeks: it was the first of a series of naval successes in the war, and the Hydriot Votsis was propelled to the status of a national hero, readily associated with the legendary fireship captains of the Greek Revolution.

Later career
Promoted to Lt. Commander, he was placed in command of the captured Ottoman torpedo boat Antalya, which was renamed to Nicopolis.

In 1920, he was captain of the battleship Kilkis at anchor at Constantinople. On 27 January 1921 (O.S.), he was appointed as Greece's High Commissioner to the Allied mission at Constantinople, a post he held until 22 February 1922 (O.S.), when he was appointed captain of the battleship Lemnos, which he commanded until September 1922.

Disagreeing with the revolt of the Army, led by Venizelist officers, against the royalist government, he resigned in October and went into retirement with the rank of Rear Admiral.

From 1927 to his death in 1931 he was the president of the Greco-Albanian Association with Filippos Dragoumis, brother of Ion Dragoumis as secretary.

Honours
 In 1934, a marble bust of Votsis was erected at Thessaloniki, in front of the White Tower.
 A La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft, the Ypoploiarchos Votsis (P 72) has been named after him.
Order of Prince Danilo I

References

Sources
  ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΗ ΤΑΧΕΩΝ ΣΚΑΦΩΝ - MIA ΠΕΡΙΗΓΗΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ from the ΠΤΗΣΗ magazine, issue 170, February 1997, pp. 12, 18

1870s births
1931 deaths
Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars
Hellenic Navy admirals
People from Hydra (island)
Arvanites


Thonburi is a former capital of Siam (now Thailand) and now a part of Bangkok. The name may also refer to:

 Thon Buri District, a district in Bangkok comprising part of the former city of Thon Buri
 Thonburi Kingdom, the period in Thai history during which Thonburi was capital
 King of Thonburi, an alternative name for King Taksin, who reigned during the period
 Thonburi Group, a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant and import distributor for Daimler-Benz products

See also

 Dhanpur (disambiguation)
 Dhanpuri, a city in Madhya Pradesh, India


Discrimination against homeless people is the act of treating unhoused people or people perceived to be unhoused unfavorably. As with most types of discrimination, it can manifest in numerous forms.

Discriminatory legislation regarding homelessness

Use of the law to discriminate against homeless people takes on disparate forms: restricting the public areas in which sitting or sleeping are allowed, ordinances restricting aggressive panhandling, actions intended to divert homeless people from particular areas, penalizing loitering, asocial, or , or unequally enforcing laws on homeless people and not on those who are not homeless. An American Civil Liberties Union report claimed that the government of LA discriminated against the homeless residents. The report lays out the ways such as “harassment, segregation, issuing citations,” by which the government discriminates against the homeless people and holds back essential services that could save their lives.

There is also potential for individuals experiencing homelessness to face employment discrimination. Many employers require applicants to list home addresses on job applications, which creates potential for an employer to recognize an applicant's address as a homeless shelter. Sarah Golabek-Goldman writes about BAN THE ADDRESS, a campaign that proposes that employers delay asking about an applicant's address until after the applicant is given a job offer. The BAN THE ADDRESS campaign seeks to protect individuals experiencing homelessness from discrimination in the hiring process by attempting to eliminate one source of potential employment discrimination.

There are at least 5 states which consider crimes against homeless people with the reason being due to their homelessness to be a hate crime, which include Florida, Maine, Washington and Rhode Island. It is also a hate crime stature in Washington, DC.

History of discrimination
Within the US, homeless individuals have faced discriminatory action for decades. American Colonists in the 17th Century believed unhoused individuals to be homeless because of their moral inadequacies. Early views of homeless individuals revolved around a dehumanizing view, and that they were not in good religious standing.

The term "Homeless" was first recorded in the US in the 1870s. This was first used towards individual's that would travel around throughout the country in search of work. This term was created and used towards those that were perceived to be a threat towards the traditional home style life. Stigma and prejudicial view towards these individuals came from the idea that they had strayed from the domestic lifestyle.

In the 1820s less than 7% of Americans lived in cities. The rapid growth of industrialization increased the population sizes in these cities rapidly. The population of Boston, MA between the years of 1820 and 1860 grew 134,551.

In the 1870s, the issue of homelessness became a national issue. Words such as "vagrant" and "bums" began to be used at this time. Veterans of the civil war, displaced persons from the civil war, and immigrant families made up large portions of the homeless population in this era. In 1874 the homeless or "vagrant" population in Boston was reported to be 98,263 individuals.

Anti Vagrancy Laws existed in the US in various forms since the 17th century. These laws often targeted unhoused women and African-Americans. Up until the 1970s, Anti Vagrancy laws punished innumerable amounts of Americans. In 1972 the Supreme Court invalidated and undermined these Anti Vagrancy. The Deinstitutionalization Movement of the 1960s and 1970s released thousands of individuals from Mental Hospitals and Institutions. Many of these individuals became homeless because of this releasing. These individuals suffering from mental illness struggled to survive unhoused.

The modern issue of homelessness in the US has grown exponentially in recent years in part due to housing crises, the COVID Pandemic, and increased cost of living.

Anti-camping legislation and policy

The French novelist Anatole France noted this phenomenon as long ago as 1894, famously observing that "the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges".

In July 2022, The Los Angeles City Council voted 10-1 in favor of expanding Municipal Code 41.18, the anti-camping law banning sitting, sleeping and storing property within 500 feet of several parks, recreation centers and other facilities. Following the council's vote, Councilman Hugo-Martínez, who opposed 41.18, wrote in a Twitter post, "LA's Municipal Code 41.18 criminalizes unhoused people, preventing them from existing in large portions of the city, even as we don't have nearly enough housing or shelter beds to accommodate everyone forced to live on our streets."

Coercive Psycho-pharmaceutical Treatment

For example, see

Criminal victimization

Precise factors associated with victimization and injury to homeless people are not clearly understood. Nearly one-half of homeless people are victims of violence. There have been many violent crimes committed against homeless people due to their being homeless. A study in 2007 found that this number is increasing. This can be further understood as to why this happens, and supported by another study that found that people do not even perceive homeless people as fully human, neither competent or warm.

Lack of access to public restrooms
Per the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in January 2017, there were a total of 553,742 homeless people accounted for across the United States, including territories. Of those accounted for, 192,875 of them were unsheltered and "lived in a place not meant for human habitation, such as the street or an abandoned building". Many unsheltered homeless camps are located in industrial districts and along highways, far away from public parks facilities where traditional public bathrooms are located. If local municipalities do not provide bathroom access, homeless people are left to urinate and defecate in the streets and waterways near their camps.

Robinson and Sickels with the University of Colorado Denver released a report highlighting the criminalization of homelessness across the State of Colorado. During their research, they found that 83% of the people they interviewed said they were denied bathroom access because they were homeless. Without access to bathrooms, unsheltered homeless populations across the country are living in . This, in turn, leads to public health concerns such as the hepatitis A outbreak seen in California. As reported by Kushel with The New England Journal of Medicine, in 2017 alone 649 people in California were infected with hepatitis A; this outbreak began in the homeless population.

Anti-homeless architecture

City and town plans may incorporate hostile architecture, also known as anti-homeless or defensive architecture, to deter homeless people from camping or sleeping in problematic areas. Research conducted by Crisis (based in the UK) recorded that 35% said they were unable to find a free place to sleep as a result of the designs. The named hostile architectures include; anti-homeless spikes, segregated benches and gated doorways.

Due to the politicization of the homelessness problem, the funds to help people with mental illness have been diverted to other areas leaving the mentally ill without any help. Mental health is considered one of the most significant contributing factors to homelessness.

Resources to help

People who are homeless struggle with social inclusion. Some are scared to reach out because they fear the discrimination that may come with it. Reconstructing past relationships into something positive can make all the difference.

Another substantial factor is employment. Employment can help these people to feel wanted as well as assist them to get back on their feet. There are some facilities that offer shelter and employment, one being in Los Angeles. “Skid Row,” conducted a study to see what kind of impact this help gives. Homeless people granted the shelter were likelier to want to work.

There are many actions to take when it comes to helping homeless people. Some simple ones are donating clothing, household items, books, and other materials. Other measures that can be taken involve fundraising programs, supporting a homeless shelter, or even helping to raise awareness.

See also

 Anti-homelessness legislation
 Aporophobia
 Black triangle (badge)
 Camden bench
 Class discrimination
 Economic discrimination
 Economic inequality
 Homeless dumping
 Hostile architecture
 Housing First
 Internally displaced person
 List of homelessness organizations
 Poverty
 Right to housing
 Skid row
 Social cleansing
 Vagrancy laws

References

All articles with unsourced statements
Class discrimination
Homelessness


Boris Porena (Rome, 27 September 1927 - Cantalupo in Sabina, 3 May 2022) was an Italian thinker, music composer and didactical expert. He was married to Paola Bučan, a famous Croatian cellist and teacher who, until her retirement in 2014 was a tenured professor at the Conservatorio di Musica in Perugia (Italy).

He was a disciple of  Goffredo Petrassi – alongside other distinguished musicians such as Ennio Morricone, Aldo Clementi, and Sergio Cafaro. Although he was initially influenced by neoclassical poetics, he later evolved towards the use of the harmonic language of the late Renaissance period, which he has used with originality in order to build his own musical research which directly influenced his later compositional processes.

He started composing when only 12 years old. His career is effectively in two distinct and different periods – the first being up until 1967 during which time he gained a wide national and international success. From 1968, as consequence of the evolution of both his thought and his social involvement, he abstained from composing, a period which lasted for the next twenty years. During that time he devoted himself to a grassroots cultural practice and set up the Metacultural Centre, located at Cantalupo in Sabina (Rieti, Italy). In 1988 he began to compose again with renewed enthusiasm, starting on a new and different compositional phase.

As a musical critic he has written essays about his master, Goffredo Petrassi along with several other important texts about music; among them Musica/Società (Einaudi, 1975) stands out, going beyond purely musical issues and authoritatively examines and explores the fields of social and political analysis.

He has taught new didactics of composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and he has been director of the Research and Experimental Centre "Musica in Sabina". Among his many disciples are Jesús Villa-Rojo, Luca Lombardi, Celestino Dionisi, Giuliano d'Angiolini, Derek Healey, James Clifford Brown, Claudio Pietro, Jorge (Manuel Rosado Marques) Peixinho, Armando Santiago, Oliver Wehlmann,  Monica Conversano [composer], Massimo Fornetti, Alessandro De Rosa, Emanuele Pappalardo and many more.

His non compositional writings cover a number of other fields, especially pedagogy and grassroots didactics, but also philosophical reflections such as those expressed in "Metacultural Hypothesis: an hypothesis for survival" (1999).

He has a considerable and deep-seated interest in natural sciences which have led him to becoming something of an authority in entomology and especially in coleopterology.

He has written a rich collection of poetry, especially in German, his mother tongue.

The Hypothesis

His deep interest in the global problems affecting contemporary society have led Boris Porena, together with the Metacultural Centre, to formulate the Metacultural Hypothesis (MCH), also known as "the Hypothesis".

This Hypothesis has known several formulations.

For example:

(Formulation 1)
Every one of our acts or thoughts, being a possible communication object, has in itself a cultural component which must be relativised with regard to the culture which has produced it.

But also:

(Formulation 2)
MCH coincides with the interruption of the principle of non contradiction.

And even in a third form:

(Formulation 3)
Given any proposition p, it is always possible either to find or to build a local cultural universe LCUp within which p becomes 'true'

Writings
Kinder-Musik (1973)
Musical Inquisitions (1974)
Music-Society. Musical Inquisitions II (1975)
Music in Compulsory Schooling (5 volumes) (1975–1978)
Musica Prima. Musical composition: a tool for grassroots cultural practice at the school and in the territory (1979)
Lake of Reflected Stories (1984)
New Music Didactics (review and technical comments by Paola Bučan) (1988)
N.1 for Piano – An itinerary for the first three years of study
N.2 for Composition – Grammatical and Syntactical Issues
N.3 Music by ... do, listen, learn, discuss. For the middle school and beyond
N.4 for Cello – An itinerary towards professional activity
Metacultural Hypothesis: an hypothesis for composing differences, i.e. for survival (1999).
About Composition. Metacultural reflection addressed to musicians, professionals and amateurs. (1998)
From knowing to thinking. For the sake of a truly renewed elementary school (2003)

Biography
Giorgio De Martino, , (2004), 364 pages plus photographies, Zecchini Editore, Varese

Musical works
His rich musical production, which comprises hundreds of works, has been accurately catalogued by Prof. Patrizia Conti (see ). The following works should be particularly notable:
 Sonatina "Vive la France!" (piano) (1951)
 Three sacred pieces . Liturgical text (1. Kyrie 2. Sanctus 3. Agnus Dei)	(1954)
 Vier klassische Lieder (soprano, piano) 1. Die Zerstörung Magdeburgs, 2. St. NepomuksVorabend, 3. Schneider-Courage, 4. Die wandelnde Glocke 	(1956)
 Der Gott und die Bayadere (baritone, soprano, choir, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, 2 bassoons, four trumpets, strings)	(1957)
 Vier kanonische Lieder (soprano, clarinet) 1. Fernen 2. Auge der Zeit 3. Ich weiss 4. Der uns die Stunden zählte	(1958)
 Drei Lieder (bass, 3 trombones – or 3 cellos) 1. Im Osten 2. Klage 3. Der Schlaf (originating also other Trakl-Lieder)	(1959–1960)
 Eine Gryphius-Kantate (Baroque cantata) (1961)
 Music for orchestra N.1, (three flutes, three oboes, three clarinets, two bassoons, three horns, three trumpets, three trombones, percussions, strings)	(1963)
 Über aller dieser deiner Trauer. Passio  (1965)
 Sei Ländler (in memoriam of Serapione) – Musical Inquisitions (piano)	(1970)
 Suite N. 1 Benjamin Britten (cello solo)	 Prima (1981)
 Sonata quasi una parodia (Beethoven opus 109) (piano)	(1987)
 Traumwirrnis (Schumann) (piano)	(1987)
 Claude ... déchiré (Debussy) (piano)	(1987)
 Trio N. 1 Felix (violin, cello, piano) 	(1987)
 Vivaldi (four concertant violins, strings)	(1988)
 Satura for Bruno (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano)	(1991)
 About the more and the less (second version) Dialogue for cello solo	(1992)
 Wir. Scenic action in three acts plus an intermezzo	(1993–1995)
 Euphorion. Szene für einen Goetheabend	(1997)
 Bauhaus-Symphonie (Symphony N. 4), 1. Punkte, Linien, Flächen, Farben, 2. Linie, auf Abenteuer aus, 3. Gebrauchssinfonietta, 4. Räume	(1997)
 Eight preludes for cello solo	(1999)
 Eine weltliche Passion. Passio mundana	(2000)
 Quartet N. 4 (1. Figurale monodico, 2. Afigurale I, 3. Figurale armonico (corale variato), 4. Afigurale II, 5. Figurale contrappuntistico (Fuga prima), 6. Afigurale III (Fuga seconda))	(2000)
 Suite 2000 (Suite of suites) (2000)
I serie Preludio Menuetto Sarabanda Gavotta Bourrée Pavana Giga
II serie Valzer Polka Tango Samba Ragtime Rock I Rock II Passacaglia
III serie estampida Girotondo Canzone a Ballo Ritmo indiano Danza dell'anitra Danza rituale Tarantella)

References

External links
 Il Blog di Boris Porena
 Musica – Società (1975)
 Metaparole (2008)

 https://archive.org/details/RitrattoDiB.porena-EmanuelePappalardo-Radio31991 Ritratto radiofonico di 57' a cura di Emanuele Pappalardo per Antologia di Radio 3 (a cura di Mirella Fulvi) 1991
 https://archive.org/details/ILPIACEREDICONOSCERE07121987F28712RomaMpeg2video a cura di Emanuele Pappalardo Rai2 1987
 https://archive.org/details/scuolamediaunascuolachesirinnovadse16121980a87103roma1 Boris Porena e Maurizio Della Casa_RAI DSE 1980(prima parte)
 https://archive.org/details/DSE19802 (seconda parte)

1927 births
2022 deaths
20th-century classical composers
Italian classical composers
Italian male classical composers
Italian philosophers
20th-century Italian composers
20th-century Italian male musicians
Composers from Rome


Amparanirappel is a place near Palai in Kottayam district of Kerala, India.

Location
It is located on the outskirts of Bharananganam, a renowned pilgrimage center. Nearby towns are Palai and Erattupetta.

Economy
Major plantation in this area is rubber. The Meenachil river flows along one side of Amparanirappel. It is the home land of  First Engineering & Technology monthly in Malayalam"Engineers World". Amparanirappel is located in Poonjar assembly constituency seat. Since Thidanadu panchayat is a part of Pathanamthitta Parliament seat, the place belongs to that constituency.

Nearby Places of Interest
 Bharananganam
 Palai
 Vagamon

Home Stays in the area
Planters Home Stay

References

Villages in Kottayam district


The 2005 Cincinnati Masters (also known as the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 104th edition of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 15 through August 22, 2005, and the women from August 23 through August 30, 2005.

The men's field was led by World No. 1 Roger Federer. Other top seeded players were Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, and home favorite Andy Roddick.

The women's draw featured Patty Schnyder and Vera Zvonareva. Also competing were Jelena Janković, Daniela Hantuchová, and Marion Bartoli.

Finals

Men's singles

 Roger Federer defeated  Andy Roddick, 6–3, 7–5
It was Roger Federer's 9th title of the year, and his 31st overall. It was his 4th Masters title of the year and his 8th overall.

Women's singles

 Patty Schnyder defeated  Akiko Morigami 6–4, 6–0
It was Patty Schnyder's 2nd title of the year and her 10th overall.

Men's doubles

 Jonas Björkman /  Max Mirnyi defeated  Wayne Black /  Kevin Ullyett, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Women's doubles

 Laura Granville /  Abigail Spears defeated  Květa Peschke /  María Emilia Salerni 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile
Men's Singles draw
Men's Doubles draw
Men's Qualifying Singles draw
Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles draws

Western and Southern Financial Group Masters
Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati Masters
Western and Southern Financial Group Masters


The 2008–09 Libyan Premier League season was the 42nd edition of the competition since its establishment in 1963. Al Ittihad were the defending champions, having won their fourteenth Libyan Premier League title with just one round of matches to spare in the previous season. The campaign began on Friday October 17, 2008, delayed due to Libya's World Cup qualifiers, and, depending on the Libyan Cup, is scheduled to finish on June 26, 2009. A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 who competed in the previous season and three promoted from the Libyan Second Division. (see 2007–08 Libyan Second Division)

The first goal of the season was scored by newly promoted Wefaq Sabratha's Stefan de Paul against 2003-04 champions Al Olomby in the thirty-second minute of the game on the opening day of the season on October 17. Atef Hussein of Al Olomby scored the first hat-trick of the season against Al Sweahly on December 16, netting two in the final six minutes to help his side to a 3–3 draw.

The season paused for its usual mid-season break. However, this season's break was extended due to the national team's participation in the 2009 African Championship of Nations, and participation (at club level) in Africa's continental competitions. The season continued on March 13.

Wahda Tripoli were the first club to be relegated following a 4–1 defeat to Ahly Benghazi on May 28, 2009.Wefaq Sabratha's relegation was also confirmed on June 18, 2009 despite defeating Jazeera 4–1, as other results went against them. Jazeera's defeat also meant that they would not be remaining in the division for next season. Aman al Aam were relegated on the final day of the season. Although they defeated Khaleej Sirte 2–0, they needed Hilal Benghazi to lose to Sweahly to stay up on head-to-head record. Hilal secured a 0–0 draw, ensuring their survival by one point.

Ittihad Tripoli won the title on June 19, 2009 after defeating Sweahly 2–1 to gain an unassailable lead over second-placed Ahly Benghazi. This was Ittihad's 5th league title in succession, and their 15th overall.

Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2007–08 Libyan Second Division
 Champions: Hilal
 Promoted:
Sweahly
Aman al Aam
 Play-Offs: Wefaq Sabratha

Teams relegated to Libyan Second Division 2008–09
 Urouba
 Suqoor
 Nojom Ajdabiya

League table

Results

Team summary

1 As the 28 March Stadium was not re-opened until October 22, 2008, Benghazi clubs played at stadia selected by the Libyan Football Federation. Some fixtures were also re-arranged so that these clubs played away from home for rounds 1 & 2.
2 Due to Al Jazeera's ban from their Zuwara Stadium, the club will play their remaining home games at 9 July Stadium for the remainder of the season.
3 Wefaq Sabratha's used the Ajaylat Stadium from rounds 1-8 as their own Sabratha Stadium was undergoing maintenance.

NB: The newly constructed Benina Stadium will be used to host matches held in Benghazi, as the 28 March Stadium is undergoing maintenance. The 28 March Stadium will not be in use for the rest of this season.

Awards
 Best fans : Ittihad Tripoli
 Best foreign player : Samer Saeed of Ahly Tripoli
 Best young player : Abdulaziz Belreesh of Ittihad Tripoli
 Best goalkeeper : Samir Aboud of Ittihad Tripoli
 Best defender : Younes Al Shibani of Ittihad Tripoli
 Best midfielder : Mohamed Esnany of Ittihad Tripoli
 Best striker : Ahmed Zuway of Ittihad Tripoli

Season statistics

Goals
First match of the season: October 17, 2008 - Akhdar vs. Tersanah, 14:00 EET
First goal of the season: Stefan de Paul for Wefaq Sabratha against Olomby, 38 minutes and 46 seconds (October 17, 2008)
Last goal of the season: Adnan Belaid for Ahly Tripoli against Tersanah, 84th minute (June 26, 2009)
Fastest goal of the season: 11 seconds - Ismael Bangoura for Al Sweahly against Al Ahly Tripoli (March 25, 2009)
First own goal of the season: Jasim al Toumi (Wahda) for Nasr, 90+1 minutes and 32 seconds (April 11, 2009)
Goal scored at latest point in a match:  90+6 minutes and 36 seconds - Imad al Traiky for Tersanah against Aman al Aam (December 16, 2008)
Widest winning margin: 8 goals: Shat 1–9 Ahly Tripoli (June 5, 2009)
Most goals in a match: 10 goals: Shat 1–9 Ahly Tripoli (June 5, 2009)
Most goals in one half: 6 goals - Shat 1–9 Ahly Tripoli (June 5, 2009) 0–4 half time, 1–9 final
Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals - Pierre Koulibaly (Ittihad Tripoli) against Wahda Tripoli,     (21 May 2009)
First hat-trick: Atef Hussein for Olomby vs Sweahly (December 17, 2008)
Fastest hat-trick: Pierre Koulibaly (Ittihad Tripoli) against Wahda (May 21, 2009);    (13 minutes and 28 seconds)
Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals - Shat vs. Ahly Tripoli (21 May 2009) 0–4 at half time, 1–9 final

Discipline
First sending off of the season: Imaad al Khafi for Tersanah against Akhdar - October 17, 2008 (62nd minute)
Card given at latest point in a game: Mahmoud Makhlouf (red) at 90+8 minutes and 4 seconds for Ittihad against Jazeera (January 16, 2009)
First match referred by a Libyan referee: Akhdar vs. Tersanah (October 17, 2008 -  Mohammed Azzallawi)
First match refereed by a foreign referee: Ahly Tripoli vs. Ahly Benghazi (October 17, 2008 -  Khalil Rouaissi)
Most red cards in a single match: 4: Akhdar 1–0 Khaleej Sirte - 2 for Akhdar (Khalifa al Mear & Marei Al Ramly) and 2 for Khaleej (Mohammad Abu Rqiqa & Mohammad Shleeq) (June 13, 2009)

Other
Longest injury time of season: 15 minutes, 4 seconds - Ahly Tripoli 0–2 Ittihad Tripoli (June 10, 2009)

Top scorers
As of June 26, 2009

1 7 goals for Al Olomby

Stadia

See also
2007–08 Libyan Premier League
2008–09 Libyan Second Division
2007–08 Libyan Second Division

References
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Libyan Premier League
Libyan Premier League seasons


Strikeforce: Destruction was a mixed martial arts event held on November 21, 2008.  The event was held by Strikeforce and took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California. This event aired live and free on HDNet.

Results

See also
 Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)
 List of Strikeforce champions
 List of Strikeforce events
 2008 in Strikeforce

References

Destruction
2008 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in San Jose, California
2008 in sports in California


"King of Rock" is a 1985 single by Run–D.M.C. and the title track from their album of the same name. It was featured in the video games Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,  Thrasher: Skate and Destroy, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and is a downloadable track on Rock Band 3. The song was performed by the group at the 1985 Live Aid concert. Eddie Martinez is the song's lead guitarist and appears in the video.

Cash Box said that the song is "in the traditional boasting rap themes which touches on humor and raw social critique and makes Run D.M.C. one of the few rap groups which can transcend its original trappings."

The music video featured Calvert DeForest as a security guard.

Cover versions
In 1996, the song was covered by Institute of Technology for the electro-industrial various artists compilation Operation Beatbox.

Track listing
7" - Profile (US)
 "King of Rock" – 4:38
 "King of Rock (Instrumental)" – 4:10

12" - Profile (US)
 "King of Rock" – 6:15
 "King of Rock (Instrumental)" – 6:34

Charts

References

1984 songs
1985 singles
Run-DMC songs
Songs written by Darryl McDaniels
Songs written by Joseph Simmons
Songs written by Jam Master Jay
Songs written by Russell Simmons
Profile Records singles
4th & B'way Records singles


The Cyprus driving licence is the official document issued in Cyprus to authorise its holder to operate various types of motor vehicle on public roads.

Licences are issued by the Department of Transport which forms part of the Ministry of Communications and Works. Mopeds (less than 50cc) and cars can be driven on a learner's licence from the age of 17 and a half years old. Now you can obtain a full Cypriot driving licence from 18 years old. High capacity motorcycles and certain heavier vehicles can only be driven over the age of 21.

As of 2008, the cost is €59.80 (up to 60 years of age), €25.63 (60 to 65 years of age) and for those over 65 it is free. Drivers over 70 years of age require a fitness to drive certificate from a medical  doctor.

A Cyprus licence is valid in all EU member states. They are printed on paper but new licences are now plastic credit card style, show the holder's photograph and have the standard EU vehicle categories and EU logo.

Offences such as speeding and drink driving are strictly policed and penalty points can be imposed on driving licences when caught. In certain serious cases or in repeat offences accumulating enough points a driving licence is revoked on a temporary or permanent basis.

Driving licences only apply for use of vehicles on public roads. Any vehicle can be driven on one's own land (or another person's, with the owner's permission) without a licence.

See also
 European driving licence
 Driving licence in Northern Cyprus

References

External links
 Department of Road Transport

Cyprus


Wonder of the World is the second studio album from contemporary Christian rock band Rush of Fools. It was released on September 16, 2008 through Midas Records and debuted at No. 187 on the Billboard 200. The album's first single was the title track "Wonder of the World".

Background
Rush of Fools was in studio recording for the album earlier in the year, April and May 2008, completing the process mid-year. The album's title was announced by July 2008. It was produced by Scott Davis, Jason Ingram and Rusty Varenkamp, and mixed by Lee Bridges with Tom Laune.

The members of Rush of Fools considered the album to be different thematically than the lyrics of their self-titled debut Rush of Fools. The band's guitarist and co-writer Kevin Huguley said in an interview that, "on our first album, we focused a lot on our sin—our need for grace—and the second album still has parts where we talk about our struggles, but this album focuses on the joy we have in Christ".

Music and lyrics
Kevin Huguley self-described Rush of Fools as a "little worship band". The track "Never Far Away" is a love song dedicated to the band members' wives, and was written about the life of touring across the United States; "but they are never far away because of the love that God has given us for each other and [because] our marriage relationships are in our hearts."  A remix for "Never Far Away" was produced by Jim Brickman and was made for Adult Contemporary stations, which became very popular. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 2009.

Release and reception
Wonder of the World was released on September 16, 2008 and received moderate commercial success following the band's debut release Rush of Fools. It charted at No. 187 on the Billboard 200 in its first few weeks of release.

Critical reception of the album was somewhat mixed, however. Gospel Music Channel's review noted that, since Rush of Fools is a band based on the Christian worship genre, there is a "higher bar to vault over".

Track listing
Wonder of the World contains 11 main tracks, one bonus track which is Jamie’s rap song as the hidden track. And  another track that contains 29 seconds of silence.

All songs written by Jason Ingram, Kevin Huguley and Wes Willis, except where noted.
"There Is Nothing" - 3:19
"Wonder of the World" - 3:47
"Holy One" - 3:40
"You Are Glory" - 3:00
"Lose It All" - 3:10
"Escape" - 3:17
"The Only Thing That's Beautiful in Me" - 3:41
"Freedom Begins Here" - 3:38
"Tonight" - 3:48
"No Name" (Huguley, Willis, Scott Davis - 3:26
"Never Far Away" - 3:46
<dead air> - 0:29
"Jamie's Rap Song" (Jamie Sharpe) - 1:44

Personnel
Rush of Fools
 Wes Willis – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars
 Kevin Huguley – guitars, backing vocals
 J.D. Frazier – guitars, backing vocals (5)
 Jacob Chesnut – bass, backing vocals (5)
 Jamie Sharpe – drums, backing vocals (5)

Additional musicians
 Jeremy Bose – programming
 Jason Ingram – programming, backing vocals
 Rusty Varenkamp – programming
 Scotty D – programming (10)
 Adam Lester – guitars
 Chris Carmichael – strings

Production
 Kevin Huguley – executive producer
 Andrew Patton – executive producer
 Wes Willis – executive producer
 Jason Ingram – producer (1-9, 11, 12, 13)
 Rusty Varenkamp – producer (1-9, 11, 12, 13), recording (1-9, 11, 12,13), editing (1-9, 11, 12, 13)
 Scotty D – producer (10), engineer (10), editing (10)
 Ben Phillips – engineer (10), editing (10)
 Tom Laune – mixing (1, 4, 7, 8, 9)
 F. Reid Shippen – mixing (2, 3)
 Lee Bridges – mixing (5, 6, 11)
 David Zaffiro – mixing (10), additional editing (10)
 Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee
 Boyhowdy – album design
 Bo Streeter – photography

References

2008 albums
Rush of Fools albums
Midas Records Nashville albums


G. W. Martin may refer to:

 George Washington Martin II (1876–1948), American lawyer
 George Willard Martin (1886–1971), American mycologist


Óscar Nadin Díaz Gonzalez, known as Óscar Díaz (born 29 January 1984) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as centre-back or wing-back.

Club career
Díaz previously played for FC Saturn Ramenskoye and FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League.

References

External links
Profile at BDFA

1984 births
Sportspeople from Luque
Living people
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
12 de Octubre Football Club players
FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players
FC Rubin Kazan players
Deportes Quindío footballers
Sportivo Trinidense footballers
Cerro Porteño players
Club León footballers
Club Presidente Hayes footballers
América de Cali footballers
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Club Atlético 3 de Febrero players
C.S. Herediano footballers
Independiente F.B.C. footballers
Ayacucho FC footballers
Russian Premier League players
Liga de Expansión MX players
Categoría Primera A players
Liga FPD players
Paraguayan Primera División players
Peruvian Primera División players
Bolivian Primera División players
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica
Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia


The following highways are numbered 419:

Canada
Manitoba Provincial Road 419
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 419

Japan
 Route 419 (Japan)

United States
 Florida:
  Florida State Road 419
  County Road 419 (Seminole County, Florida)
 County Road 419 (Osceola County, Florida)
  Georgia State Route 419 (unsigned designation for Interstate 985)
  New York State Route 419
 New York State Route 419 (former)
  Pennsylvania Route 419
  Puerto Rico Highway 419
  South Carolina Highway 419
  Virginia State Route 419


NetCorps (French: Cyberjeunes) was a volunteer-organizing coalition consisting of nine Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and managed by the NetCorps coordination unit. Through the program, the organizations created international information and communication technologies (ICT) internships in developing countries around the world. Interns typically participated in six-month programs, leaving between August and November for host organizations in the placement countries. Positions were limited to 19–30-year-old Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who had "appropriate information and communication technologies skills". Typical duties included creating webpages, developing databases, computer networking, setting up hardware, preparing manuals and other documentation, and general-to-advanced computer instruction.

Program

Objectives

 To strengthen the ICT capacity of civil society and public-sector organizations to contribute to development goals in governance, education, health, gender equality and environmental sustainability
 Increase the professional skills and capacities of young Canadians aged 19 to 30 to contribute positively to Canadian international development efforts and secure meaningful employment
 To increase the awareness and promote greater engagement of young Canadians with respect to international development issues

Budget
During the 2007-2008 season, the program placed 240 interns and was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) at a cost of C$4.6 million. The program covered all travel and accommodation expenses for the interns, provided a modest living allowance and a completion bonus.

History

NetCorps creation

NetCorps Canada International was conceived in 1996 by Dr. David Johnston (Governor General of Canada as of 2011 and former President of the University of Waterloo), a prominent lawyer and adviser to the federal government on information-highway issues.

Phase I

In 1997 Industry Canada, in partnership with the Special Initiatives Division of Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), funded a NetCorps-style test project that sent two residents of Cape Breton to Angola for Internet and Geographic Information Systems projects. This NetCorps conceptualization and placement was done through the Centre for Community and Enterprise Networking (C/CEN) and Dr.Michael Gurstein, Director of the Centre and (at the time) Chair in the Management of Technology Change at the University College of Cape Breton. An initial NetCorps training program and manual were produced as a result of this program. Notably, the two placements in Angola were of previously unemployed young adults from Cape Breton; they were provided with training in Linux through C/CEN as part of a demonstration program in the economic benefits that could be achieved through local investment in Information and Communications Technologies in economically marginal regions.

Phase II

In 1998 the efforts of Industry Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and a consortium of Canada’s largest international development volunteer-sending agencies secured 14 internships in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Phase III

Further collaboration with Industry Canada and the consortium of international development agencies in 1998 saw the Canadian International Development Agency offer 30 internships in the Americas. This phase was announced by the Prime Minister at the 2nd Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile in April 1998.

Phase IV - NetCorps Canada International

From 1999 to 2006, the NetCorps consortium sent more than 1700 NetCorps volunteers overseas, due to the collaboration of Industry Canada and the Youth Employment Strategy financed by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).

2006–2007 – Transition Year

In 2006–2007, the consortium successfully organized the placement of 236 volunteers in collaboration with Industry Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). 2006-2007 was the last year that Industry Canada would be involved in the NetCorps program.

Phase VI – 2007–2008

For 2007–2008, (CIDA) replaced Industry Canada as funders of the NetCorps program. The 240 placements offered that year were once again part of the Government of Canada’s youth-employment strategy.

The program was discontinued indefinitely as of the 2008–2009 season.

Member organizations
 WUSC
 Canada World Youth
 Alternatives
 CUSO
 Oxfam Québec
 VSO International
 Canadian Crossroads International
 Canadian Society for International Health
 International Institute for Sustainable Development
 Human Rights Internet

See also
 eCorps
 Geekcorps
 Geeks Without Bounds
 ICVolunteers
 Inveneo
 NetDay
One Laptop per Child
 Peace Corps
 Random Hacks of Kindness
 United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS)

References

External links
 NetCorps homepage (page no longer belongs to NetCorps)
 NetCorps Alumni Facebook Group
 NetCorps Program Presentation Video
  CWY - NetCorps Program
 Alternatives - NetCorps Program
  Oxfam-Québec - NetCorps Program
  HRI - NetCorps Program Description
 "Future of CIDA Internship Program Up in the Air", Lee Berthiaume, Embassy Newspaper, August 20, 2008.

Development charities based in Canada
International volunteer organizations
Organizations established in 1996
Internship programs
Digital divide
Charities
Charities


Rock River Music, a division of Rock River Communications, Inc., is a music licensing and production company.

Founded in 1995 by Billy Straus, Rock River Music produced music for clients such as Pottery Barn, adidas, Gap, Ford Motor Company, Holiday Inn and others.

History
In the early 1990s, musician Billy Straus co-produced an eclectic album of new music based on the hit children's television series Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?. Believing the album had great potential, he and his collaborators were frustrated by the inability of BMG Music to effectively market and distribute the album. This gave birth to the idea of bypassing the major distributors entirely, developing instead an alternate method of getting music of all genres in front of potential listeners by selling directly through non-music retailers. Initially rebuffed by all but one such retailer, Straus delivered one of the first for-sale branded CD compilations for Pottery Barn in 1995.  The collection of holiday music entitled A Cool Christmas sold all 15,000 units within two weeks.   Teaming up with business partner Jeff Daniel in 1997, Rock River continued to produce branded CD compilations for Pottery Barn, with over 100 titles released in over a decade.   At least three compilations sold in excess of 100,000 copies.

In 2001, Rock River provided Volkswagen with "RadioVW", an early example of brand-sponsored internet radio.  RadioVW offered listeners multiple channels of music, including tracks from Volkswagen television ads.

With the rise of digital music delivery, Rock River negotiated innovative licensing deals for online promotions.  In early 2007, Rock River produced music-based video and audio podcasts for clients such as Chrysler and Ford.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Rock River "struck some of the first deals to license major-label content for podcasts."

Rock River also expanded its scope to include original music production. In 2007, Rock River produced "Bob Marley: Roots, Rock, Remixed", the first collection of remixes authorized by the family of the late reggae singer. The release became the subject of a protracted lawsuit when Rock River sued Universal Music for interfering with the album's release after Universal disparaged Rock River's rights in the underlying master recordings. After the Ninth Circuit Federal Appeals Court ruled unanimously in Rock River's favor, the suit was settled out of court thus avoiding a jury trial.

Clients
 adidas
 Banana Republic
 Chrysler
 Cuervo
 Diet Coke
 Ford
 Gap
 Hilton
 Intercontinental Hotels
 Levi's
 LG
 Mini
 Old Navy
 Pottery Barn
 Princess Cruises
 Restoration Hardware
 Skyy Vodka
 Tropicana
 Tylenol
 Volkswagen
 W Hotels
 Wells Fargo
 Williams Sonoma

References

External links
 Rock River Music website
 Hoover's Company Profile
 Adidas / Major League Soccer Represent website
 Sunny Side of the truth Remix website
 Chocolate 3 by LG website
 Tropicana Pure website

Advertising agencies of the United States


Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division of Stavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club from Stavanger, Norway. In Rogaland, they are colloquially called Sif or Stavanger.

SIF reached the semi-finals of the Norwegian Football Cup in 1912, 1914, 1929 and 1930. Its latest stint in the First Division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, was in 2009. The club is currently playing in 5. divisjon, the sixth tier of Norwegian football.

History

The club was founded 17 September 1905. They were the dominating club in Stavanger up until the 1930s, and reached the semi-finals of the Norwegian Football Cup in 1912, 1914, 1929 and 1930. One of the club's profiles from that period, Sverre Berg-Johannesen, was the first player from Rogaland to be capped for the Norway national football team.

After World War Two, Viking FK took over as the dominating football club in Stavanger. SIF went on to play in lower divisions, and the club was also passed by FK Vidar (another club from Stavanger) in terms of league position and achievements in the 1980s.

Per Ravn Omdal, president of the Norwegian Football Association from 1987 to 1992 and the current vice president of UEFA, started his active career with SIF.

With Roger Nilsen as manager, SIF was promoted to 2. divisjon in 2006. On 25 October 2008, SIF secured promotion to 1. divisjon for the 2009 season after winning their group in 2. divisjon, but were relegated back to 2. divisjon for the 2010 season. They were promptly relegated again, to 3. divisjon in 2010.

Recent seasons

Stadium

SIF currently play their home matches at SIF Stadion, which is located in Bekkefaret in Stavanger. Prior to the 2009 season in 1. divisjon, the stadium was upgraded with a new seated spectator stand and improved facilities for players and match officials. SIF Stadion has an artificial turf.

References

External links

Football clubs in Norway
Sport in Stavanger
1905 establishments in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1905

it:Stavanger Idrettsforening


Radosav Bulić (; born 2 January 1977) is a Montenegrin former football midfielder.

Club career
He started playing with his hometown club FK Rudar Pljevlja before moving to FK Sartid 1913 that would consequently lead him to sign with Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade. He also played with FK Radnički Obrenovac before moving to Russia where he played with FC Rubin Kazan and FC Spartak Chelyabinsk.

After leaving Russia, he played one season with FK Voždovac in the Serbian SuperLiga, before returning to Montenegro in 2008, and has represented Rudar and FK Berane in the Montenegrin First League.  In summer 2011 he joined FK Ibar in the Montenegrin Second League.

After retiring from his active playing career, he became a players manager.  He was the manager of the Montenegrin international footballer Janko Simović when he signed in March 2012 with Ukrainian FC Dynamo Kyiv.

His original name is Radosav, although numerous non-local sources usually misspell his name as Radoslav.

Honors
Zvezdara
Second League of FR Yugoslavia: 2000–01

References

External links

1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pljevlja
Men's association football midfielders
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Montenegrin men's footballers
FK Berane players
FK Rudar Pljevlja players
FK Smederevo 1924 players
FK Zvezdara players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FK Radnički Obrenovac players
FC Rubin Kazan players
FK Voždovac players
FK Ibar players
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Russian Premier League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Montenegrin First League players
Montenegrin Second League players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia
FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod players


Tour EP is an EP released by Canadian extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad. The EP was sold at live shows as a promo for their then-upcoming self-titled album, Strapping Young Lad. The EP includes alternate mixes of two tracks from Strapping Young Lad, two live tracks and "Oh My Fucking God". Only 2500 copies of Tour EP were pressed.

Track listing

Personnel
Devin Townsend – vocals, guitar, production
Jed Simon – guitar
Gene Hoglan – drums, percussion
Byron Stroud – bass guitar

2003 EPs
Strapping Young Lad albums
Century Media Records albums
Albums produced by Devin Townsend


James Nicol, Nichol, Nicholl or Nicoll may refer to:
 James Nicol (geologist) (1810–1879), Scottish geologist
 James Nicol (minister) (1769–1819), Scottish poet
 James Dyce Nicol (1805–1872), Scottish politician

 James Nicholl (1890–1955), Scottish footballer with Middlesbrough and Liverpool
 James Nicoll (born 1961), Usenet personality
 James Henderson Nicoll, Scottish paediatric surgeon
 Jimmie Nicol (born 1939), British drummer and temporary member of the Beatles
 Jimmy Nicholl (born 1956), football player and manager most known for time at Manchester United, Raith Rovers and Northern Ireland
 Jimmy Nichol (1903–1954), Scottish footballer with Gillingham and Portsmouth

See also
 James Nicoll Morris (1763–1830), Royal Navy officer


The 2005 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Madrid Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain, from 17 October through 24 October 2005. First-seeded Rafael Nadal won the singles title.

The singles field was led by World No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Other top seeds were Andy Roddick and Nikolay Davydenko.

Finals

Singles

 Rafael Nadal defeated  Ivan Ljubičić 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
It was Rafael Nadal's 11th title of the year and his 12th overall. It was his 4th Masters Series title of the year, and overall.

Doubles

 Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Leander Paes /  Nenad Zimonjić 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

External links
 Official website
 Singles draw
 Doubles draw

2005 ATP Tour
2005 in Spanish tennis


Calvin Asa Cooper (August 11, 1922 – July 4, 1994) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Cooper appeared in one game for the Washington Senators. Prior to his major league debut and exit, he attended and played for Newberry College. Cooper batted and threw right-handed.

Early life
Cooper was born in 1922 in Great Falls, South Carolina, a small town in the north central portion of the state.  As a young man, Cooper served in the US Navy during World War II.   After military service, Cooper attended Newberry College, a small Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina.  At age 26, he was  called up from the Triple-A organization of the Washington Senators to play in the majors.

Major League Baseball career

Cooper made his major league debut on September 14, 1948, with the Washington Senators. Cooper competed in one game in , wearing uniform number 16. His major league career thus consisted of pitching one inning, in which he surrendered five hits, allowing five runs including a home run, and walked a batter, before recording three outs. Being his only appearance, he ended his career with his lifetime earned run average (ERA) of 45.00.

After baseball
After his single afternoon in a major league baseball uniform, Cooper returned to South Carolina where he worked as a personnel director at Clinton Mills in the town of Clinton.  Cooper died on July 4, 1994, in Clinton, South Carolina.  For 28 years prior to his death in 1994, Cooper served as a member of the Laurens County School Board. He is buried at Pinelawn Memory Gardens in Clinton.

Sources

Newberry Wolves baseball players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Baseball players from South Carolina
1922 births
1994 deaths
People from Chester County, South Carolina
People from Clinton, South Carolina
United States Navy personnel of World War II