The 90 Millas World Tour is the seventh concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour was performed primarily for her Spanish audience but also for the Dutch, Irish and British who have been her most ardent supporters.

The tour was promoted by concert touring company Live Nation, which also promotes shows for other international acts such as Madonna, U2 and Jay-Z.

Tour history
This tour was made in part to promote the album sales of her latest effort 90 Millas, though initially the tour was a rumour only made by some Estefan fans on their forums, in May 2008 was announced by Estefan herself to a Spanish newspaper that the tour would come true for the summer season. This marked the first time in twelve years since Estefan made a tour to the European continent.

The tour started with only two legs, but both were for Europe, the first leg was for the concerts in Valencia and Marbella, Spain. The second leg started with the sold-out concert at Rotterdam, Netherlands and initially the tour would start at The Netherlands, and then will pass to Spain, but at last-time the concert started in Valencia for unknown reasons. Later, in 2009 the second leg was expanded to Latin American countries.

The tour was very simple and was partially made by all the Estefan's greatest hits, adding to some dates different songs at the encore section. At least one song of every album released by Estefan was added to set list:

From Eyes of Innocence: "Dr. Beat."
From Primitive Love: "Conga."
From Let It Loose: "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You," "Can't Stay Away from You," 1-2-3" and "Anything for You" or its Spanish version "No Te Olvidare."
From Cuts Both Ways: "Don't Wanna Lose You" or its Spanish version "Si Voy a Perderte," "Here We Are," Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)," "Cuts Both Ways" and "Get on Your Feet."
From Into the Light: "Remember Me with Love," "Live for Loving You" and "Coming Out of the Dark" or its Spanish version "Desde la Oscuridad."
From Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits: "Always Tomorrow" and "I See Your Smile".
From Mi Tierra: "Mi Tierra," "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan," "Si Señor!..." and Ayer."
From Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me: "Turn the Beat Around," "Everlasting Love" and "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me."
From Abriendo Puertas: "Tres Deseos," "Abriendo Puertas," and "Más Allá."
From Destiny: "Reach," "Higher," "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart," You'll Be Mine (Party Time)," and "No Pretendo."
From Gloria!: "Heaven's What I Feel" or its Spanish version "Corazon Prohibido," "Oye!," Cuba Libre" and "I Just Wanna Be Happy."
From Alma Caribeña: "No Me Dejes de Querer."
From Unwrapped: "Hoy" or its English version "Wrapped," "I Wish You" and "Tu Fotografía" or its English version, "Your Picture."
From 90 Millas: "No Llores," "Morenita," "Caridad," and "Bésame."

Estefan sang the collaboration with Só Pra Contrariar "Santo Santo" as part of the encore of the Tenerife concert; this time the song was sung a cappella and with the public.  The song was later added to the running order in her concerts of 2009 as a virtual duet with Só Pra Contrair on the video screen.

Estefan also made some covers, the first was Connie Francis hit "Where the Boys Are;" this song was sung at the concerts in London, Belfast, Rotterdam, and Hollywood. Another cover made by Estefan was her collaboration with Jennifer Lopez "Let's Get Loud" which was written by Estefan herself for Lopez's debut album. For the Madrid and Tenerife concerts Estefan made a cover of Joselito with his song "El Ruiseñor".  In Liverpool, she sang a cover of "One Day in Your Life" as a tribute to Michael Jackson.

For the British concert on September 10, 2008, Estefan added a special song for the show, her rendition of Mel Carter's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," which is until today one of Estefan's biggest selling singles at the UK.

Estefan also made some other encores at other concerts, at Madrid, Estefan made again the same rendition as she did at the Wembley Stadium of Mel Carter, and she also sang an acoustic version of her song "Always Tomorrow" and the cover of Joselito.

Though not included at first at the places to visit of the tour, Estefan was named along with REO Speedwagon the headliners for the 2008 Aruba Music Festival, leading to a free performance at October 11.

One of the highlights of the tour was when Estefan surprised the audience and brought out her 13-year-old daughter Emily. The audience received Emily with an ovation and she performed to the audience playing the electric guitar and the drums in all the tour. Emily Estefan made a cover of Alice Cooper's "School's Out".   In 2009 the song was replaced by Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music."

Latin American leg
The tour was rescheduled for performances at some Latin American countries such as Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. For some countries such as Uruguay, it was the first time Estefan came to visit during her music career, while for Argentina it was the first time in almost ten years to come around again.  Although is the same leg of the above-mentioned, the show was renamed "90 Millas - The Latin American Tour 2009".

The show at Uruguay is one of the most successful concerts given by Estefan and due to the high and fast sales of the tickets, another date was added making it the only place of the tour to had a double-date. The two concerts at Uruguay were sold-out.

Jalisco en Vivo 2009
Though not included at first, due to the main problem of the Swine influenza illness around the world, Estefan, along with other Latin American artists, would perform at a free concert, called "Jalisco en Vivo 2009," at Guadalajara, Mexico as part of a free-concert series in which Alejandro Fernández, who worked before with Estefan for the song "En El Jardín" was the official organizer of a campaign to promote tourism in Mexico after the epidemic. Estefan's sang her hit, "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan," as well as the duets, "En El Jardín" and "Si Nos Dejan" with Alejandro Ferenández at the Glorieta de la Minerva. The date officially given for the performance was on June 27, 2009.

Continuing 90 Millas

Estefan  extended her 90 Millas Latin American Tour starting in Puerto Rico on October 10, along with a show in Panama, and the closing of the tour in Mexico.

Set list
"Oye!"
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
"Tres Deseos"
"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan"
"Bésame3
"No Pretendo" 3  7
"Don't Wanna Lose You"/"Si Voy a Perderte"4  7
"Here We Are"4
"Can't Stay Away From You" 4  6
"Where the Boys Are" (Cover of song made popular by Connie Francis)5
"Morenita"3 4
"Ayer" 3  7
"No Me Dejes de Querer" 3  7
"Let's Get Loud" (Cover of song made popular by Jennifer Lopez)
"1-2-3" 4  6  7
Medley:  "Renacer" / "Regresa A Mi" / "No Sera Facil"7
"School's Out" (Cover of Alice Cooper)2
"Hoy" / "Wrapped" 1
"Abriendo Puertas"1
"Santo Santo"7
"Heaven's What I Feel" / "Corazón Prohibido" 3  4  7
"Everlasting Love"
"Your Picture"/"Tu Fotografía"
"Anything for You"/"No Te Olvidare"
"Reach" / "Puedes Llegar" 3  4  7
"I Wish You"7
"No Llores"
"Cuba Libre" 8
Medley: Mi Tierra" / "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"
"Turn the Beat Around"
"Conga"
"Dr. Beat"
"Get on Your Feet"
"I Just Wanna Be Happy"
"Live for Loving You" 4  6  7
"Higher" 5  6  7
"Always Tomorrow"5 6
"Caridad" 5  6  7
"You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" 7
"Coming Out of the Dark" / "Desde la Oscuridad" 7

1Added to the running order in 2009.
2Song performed by Gloria's daughter, Emily Estefan.  In 2009 replaced by Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music."
3Performed in all Spain dates in 2008.
4Performed in all the 2008 dates outside Spain.
5Performed in select 2008 dates outside Spain.
6Performed in select Spain dates.
7Performed in select 2009 dates.
8Added to the running order in Zaragoza.

Additional notes

In Valencia only 15 songs were performed, (Oye, Rhythm is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Morenita, Caridad, Con Los Años Que Me Quedan, Bésame, No Pretendo, School's Out, No Me Dejes de Querer, No Llores, Mi Tierra/Oye Mi Canto, Turn the Beat Around, Conga, I Just Wanna Be Happy) while every other concert had a set list of over 20 songs.
In Marbella "Cuts Both Ways" was performed instead of "1-2-3."
The same set list was made for the concerts at Rotterdam and Belfast, however a variation of songs was notable between the two concerts at the encore section. For the Rotterdam date the encore songs were "Live for Loving You," an a cappella version of the song "Remember Me with Love," "I See Your Smile," and "Caridad."  For Belfast the encore consisted of "Live for Loving You," "Higher," "Always Tomorrow," and "Caridad."
The same set list was made for all the concerts in Spain after the British date. However the encore sections were very different: In Madrid the encore consisted of "Live for Loving You," "Higher,"  an a cappella version of Mel Carter's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," a cover of the Joselito song "El Ruiseñor," "Always Tomorrow," and "Caridad."
In Barcelona the encore included "Live for Loving You,"  "Higher", "Can't Stay Away from You" and "Caridad." Before the encore section an a cappella version of  "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" was performed.
For the Tenerife concert the encore section was made of: "Live for Loving You," a cover of Joselito song "El Ruiseñor," her song "Higher," an a cappella version of "Remember Me With Love," "Caridad," and her duet "Santo Santo" was included in a cappella version sung with the public along with the song "Malvina."
The Perú concert lasted for more than 3 hours.  The encore consisted of "Live for Loving You," "Higher," "Corazón Prohibido,"  "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)", "1-2-3," "Si Señor!...," and Desde la Oscuridad."   That night, "Hoy" was performed with Gian Marco, who wrote the song.
The concert in Argentina ended with Carlos Gardel's Tango "El Día Que Me Quieras." The encore was "Live for Loving You," "Higher," "Si Señor!...," "Corazón Prohibido," "Más Allá," and "Desde La Oscuridad" with Gloria and the MSM playing for almost 3 hours.
During the concert in Puerto Rico, Gloria was joined by Kany García for "Desde la Oscuridad."

Ticket sales
The sales for the first date announced were sold via Live Nation at Thursday May 29, 2008
starting 5 pm until Friday May 30, 2008 ending at the same hour. The tickets for the concert at Marbella, Spain were exclusively sold, tickets for this concert were on sale on June 13, 2008, at www.ticktackticket.com, Tick Tack Ticket outlets, and the FNAC, Urende, Carrefour and Tipo stores and only 2,600 tickets were available.

The tickets for the concert at Santa Ponsa, Majorca were also exclusive in the way of sales, tickets for residents of the city were cheaper than the tickets for tourists or travelers in the city.

The tickets for the first Uruguay concert at the Hotel Conrad were only issued to VIP Casino guests leading to the first show being completely sold out. The second date was an open sale and had the same success selling out everything. The concert in Peru was a complete success, the tickets sold out 2 weeks in advance.

Tour dates

She's Got A Friend
As part of her tour schedule, Estefan gave a three-days special performance at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. But the difference this time, was that this performance was a concert with singer/songwriter Carole King.

Set
Gloria:
"Oye!"
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
"Tres Deseos"
"Wrapped"
"Coming Out of the Dark"
"Mi Tierra"/"Oye Mi Canto"

Gloria & Carole:
"It's Too Late" (Featuring Emily Estefan on guitar)
"Lo Que Tu Eres Para Mí"

Carole:
"Way Over Yonder"
"So Far Away"
"Jazzman"

Gloria & Carole:
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"

Gloria:
"Everlasting Love"
"Cuba Libre"
"Get On Your Feet"
"Turn The Beat Around"
"Conga"

Gloria & Carole:
"Anything For You"
"You've Got A Friend"
"I Feel The Earth Move"

Encore: Gloria & Carole:
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"

Miscellaneous concerts

Notes

References
 90 Millas Official Site
 Gloria Estefan's Official Web Page
 Gloria Estefan's Mexico Fan Official Page

Gloria Estefan concert tours
2008 concert tours
2009 concert tours


Oh Yeah is a music centre located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the Cathedral Quarter. It was founded primarily to support young talented musicians and bands from Northern Ireland and its huge and growing music scene by providing help and promotion, technical equipment for rehearsing, recording, gigs and event organisation, performing space and releases of band compilations (Oh Yeah Sessions, Scratch My Progress). The Oh Yeah Music Centre's genres are varying in its manifolds of Alternative rock, Indie rock, Electronica, Post rock, Post punk, Crossover, Experimental rock and further musical stylistic ways and conceptions.

Formation
The Oh Yeah project was formed after a meeting between Gary Lightbody, of Snow Patrol, the former Assistant Editor of NME Stuart Bailie, who has been presenting radio programmes for the BBC since 1999, Martin Neill, a multi-media professional and head of the web design business "No More Art" and Davy Matchett, who has been involved in business and banking for the past ten years and shares a passion for music, on 29 December 2005. The group agreed that the project would prove beneficial to the Belfast, and Northern Ireland, music scene. Additionally, the group decided that Oh Yeah would be a non-profit organization. After a number of fundraisers and charity work for the centre, Lightbody's band Snow Patrol donated a sizeable sum. Lightbody felt it would be more beneficial to get assistance from the government, and the group met Secretary of State Peter Hain on 11 January 2007 with their idea at Millbank, London. They succeeded in securing backing and financial assistance. Tim Wheeler from Ash and BBC Radio 1's Colin Murray are also counted amongst the active supporters of the Oh Yeah.

Location
The venue is a former bonded whiskey warehouse in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast’s cultural district. It measures  over three floors and is home to rehearsal rooms, performance space, a café and office units for music businesses. The venue was inaugurated on 5 May 2007 and featured performances by Snow Patrol, Starsailor, Duke Special and actor James Nesbitt.

Recent activity

The 2008 Fate Awards supported the project, and part of the profits made from the event were donated for the project. Project manager Stuart Bailie said: "The guys at Fate are actively raising funds for Oh Yeah - to literally put a roof over our heads. Fate instantly recognized that trying to establish a dedicated music centre for Belfast is a very tough process. We hope to become good friends with Fate and their contribution will go a long way to Oh Yeah realizing its potential."

Band Compilations

Oh Yeah Sessions 2008

When Jackie Shone - Cashier No.9
Kansus – Kowalski
Where's Your Sense of Urgency? – Panama Kings
A Little Bit Of Solidarity Goes A Long Way – And So I Watch You From Afar
Golden Ticket – The Jane Bradfords
Of The Bear – Mojo Fury
Please Take Your Time – General Fiasco
Mr. Heskey – Lafaro
Bonus tracks:

Align the Planets - In Case of Fire

Rides Again - David Holmes

References

External links
 Website of Oh Yeah Belfast
 Oh Yeah on MySpace
 Recommendation of the Oh Yeah by a German Travel Guide for Ireland
 Gary banks on the future

Snow Patrol
Music venues in Belfast


Carlos Muñoz Pizarro (September 25, 1913 – May 12, 1976) was a Chilean botanist born in the city of Coquimbo and deceased on May 12, 1976 in New York City. He was well known for his studies of the Chilean flora, its conservation and as university professor.

Early life and study
He developed an interest in natural sciences while studying agronomy at the University of Chile, from which he graduated in 1937. During 1939 and 1940 he studied plant taxonomy in the United States of America (USA), first at Harvard University and later at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. After his return to Chile, he returned to the USA in 1948 to study the Chilean plants kept in the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University.

Teaching and advocacy
He was an active advocate of the conservation of renewable natural resources and the scenic beauty of Chile. As a university professor, he constantly encouraged the younger generations to join him in this endeavor. He promoted the creation of the first Forestry School at the University of Chile. He taught botany for almost 40 years in the Agronomy, Forestry, and Architecture Schools of the University of Chile.

Expeditions
Many expeditions throughout Chile allowed him to become familiar with the flora of Chile and turned him into a tireless disseminator of its peculiarities. He promoted the creation of a Network of National Parks and Forest Reserves in Chile and was one of the first Chilean botanists to draw attention to the threatened and endangered condition of numerous endemic species of the Chilean vascular flora. He also actively participated in creating the National Botanical Garden in the Region of Valparaiso (Chile). His enthusiasm for taxonomic studies was crucial for the complete refurbishing of the National Herbarium located at the National Museum of Natural History in Santiago (Chile), which he accomplished along with a significant increase in the number of herbarium specimens, contributed by him or by others. With his wife, Ruth Schick Carrasco, he created a collection of phototypes of the Chilean specimens in foreign herbaria. His passion for plant taxonomy was so great that he named his daughters after three grass genera: Mélica, Nassella, and Aira.

Offices and awards
He attended numerous conferences and scientific meetings. In 1940 he joined the Commission for the Protection of the Flora, Fauna, and Natural Scenic Beauty, which met in Washington (USA). That same year he was Vice President of the Biological Science Commission of the VIII American Scientific Congress held in the same city. In 1964 he was appointed Honorary Vice-Chairman of the X International Botanical Congress held in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was chairman of the Latin American Committee on National Parks (CLAPN) under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) based in Switzerland. In 1967 it was incorporated as a Number Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Chile. Many honors were bestowed upon him, but most notably was his appointment, in 1974, as Knight in the Most Excellent Order of the Golden Ark by his Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, for outstanding service in the cause of nature conservation.

Notable publications
His extensive research generated a considerable number of publications, mostly in Spanish, including the "Bibliographic Index of Chilean Grasses (1941), "Synopsis of the Chilean Flora" (1959 and 1966), "Plant Species described by R.A. Philippi in the 19th Century" (1960), "Wild Flowers of Chile" (1966), and "Chile: Endangered Plants Species" (1973).

Death
On May 12, 1976, while he was participating in the conference “Extinction is forever: threatened and endangered species of plants in the Americas and their significance in ecosystems today and in the future” at the New York Botanical Garden in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the United States of America, a heart attack ended his life at age 63.

Miscellanea
He described 8 new species for the Chilean flora, and 4 plant species have been named in his honour: Valeriana munozii (by Olga Helena Borsini), Gamochaeta munnozii (by Ángel Lulio Cabrera), Senecio munnozii (by Cabrera), and Griselinia carlomunozii (by Michael Dillon & Melica Muñoz-Schick).

Bibliography
 Muñoz P., Carlos. 1941. Índice bibliográfico de las gramíneas chilenas. Ministerio Agricultura, Departamento de Genética y Fitotécnica, Santiago de Chile. Boletín Técnico 2:1-88.
 Muñoz P., Carlos. 1959. Sinopsis de la flora chilena. Claves para la identificación de familias y géneros. Ediciones Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 840 págs, 238 lám. incluidas en el texto, 5 lám.
 Muñoz P., Carlos. 1966. Sinopsis de la flora chilena. Claves para la identificación de familias y géneros. Ediciones Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 2da edición, 500 págs., 243 lám. incl. en el texto, 4 lám.
 Muñoz P., Carlos. 1960. Las especies de plantas descritas por R.A. Philippi en el siglo XIX. Ediciones Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 189 págs.
 Muñoz P., Carlos. 1966. Flores silvestres de Chile. München. 245 págs., 51 lám.
 Muñoz P., Carlos. 1973. Chile: Plantas en extinción. Editorial Universitaria, 248 págs., 41 figs., y 31 lám. incl. en el texto.
 Borsini, O. 1944. Valerianaceae. En H. Descole (ed.) Genera et Species Plantarum Argentinarum 2: 275-372.

References

People from Coquimbo
20th-century Chilean botanists
1913 births
1976 deaths
Harvard University alumni
Academic staff of the University of Chile
Chilean expatriates in the United States


In medicine, a forme fruste (French, "crude, or unfinished, form"; pl., formes frustes) is an atypical or attenuated manifestation of a disease or syndrome, with the implications of incompleteness, partial presence or aborted state. The context is usually one of a well defined clinical or pathological entity, which the case at hand almost — but not quite — fits.

An opposite term in medicine, forme pleine — seldom used by English-speaking physicians — means the complete, or full-blown, form of a disease.

Use
According to gastroenterologist William Haubrich: A patient may exhibit sudden, intense, epigastric pain and a rigid abdomen. He is thought to have a perforated peptic ulcer. But at operation, only a penetrating ulcer is found, sealed off by adhesion to the omentum or anterior abdominal wall. Such a patient is said to have a forme fruste of acute free perforation as a complication of his peptic ulcer disease.

History
The Latin phrase frustra esse means "to be mistaken" or "to be confused". As a technical term in French, the cognate fruste has been used in two related ways. First, as an antiquarian’s term it refers to a coin, medal or ancient stone on which figures and characters can no longer be recognized due to wear. Secondly, it was employed in natural history to denote mollusk shells whose striations, grooves or tips were worn down. By extension, this sense could be applied to sculpture, pottery, or other objects of great antiquity.

It was in this sense of "indistinctness due to wear or through long use" that the great French internist Armand Trousseau (1801–67) first employed the term in connection with an obscured form of Graves' disease, which he described as a "…maladie dite fruste par l’absence du goitre et de l’exophthalmie" ("…disease said to be crude [i.e., indistinct] for its absence of goiter and exophthalmia")

The sense of the term in medicine has slightly evolved to mean a "not fully developed form of an illness", rather than simply an obscure form. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) often used the term forme fruste in connection with incomplete or obscured cases of neuroses and psychoses and thus the literature of psychoanalysis is replete with it.  (An equivalent term in German is minimalvariante, but Freud used the French version.)

List of "forme fruste" medical syndromes

Schatzki's ring is a forme fruste of an early peptic stricture

Forme fruste Babinski response- flexion of hip and knee without toe movement.

"Forme fruste keratoconus", as opposed to "frank" keratoconus
"Zona fruste", early name for zoster sine herpete (shingles without the rash)
"Forme fruste mitral regurgitation", mitral regurg due to fibroelastic deficiency with myxomatous changes (as opposed to fully formed degenerative changes seen in Barlow's disease).
"Forme fruste cleft lip", also known as microform. This is the stated cause of the scar on actor Joaquin Phoenix's upper lip
"'Formes fruste of Churg–Strauss syndrome" have also been described as eosinophilic vasculitis and/or eosinophilic granulomas in isolated organs without evidence of systemic disease
"'Formes fruste type of Calcaneonavicular Coalition", the mildest type of CN coalition prior to Fibrous, Cartilaginous, or osseous types.
"Forme fruste Choledochal Cyst", variant of Choledocal cyst described in children in which there is Anomalous Pancreatico Biliary Ductal Junction (APBDJ) with minimal dilatation of Bile duct (6-10mm) in children and associated biliary and/ or pancreatic symptoms. Treatment of choice is bile duct excision. Reason for surgery is significant risk of malignancy and symptomatic relief of symptoms.
"Forme fruste Rett Syndrome", variant of Rett Syndrome which has a later age of onset compared with the classical form, with regression occurring between 1 and 3 years of age; hand use is sometimes preserved with minimal stereotypic movements
unilateral papillary cystadenoma is supposed to be forme fruste of VHL disease(mostofi and price 1973)
"'Forme fruste of an epileptiform discharge", an EEG abnormality which appears similar to an epileptiform discharge but with a poorly-defined or nonstereotypic morphology, or with a more limited or fragmented cephalic distribution. This abnormality may represent a discharge which is less well-formed due to treatment with medications, or may be seen as an age-limited epilepsy syndrome is remitting.
"'Forme fruste lupus", incipient, or hidden form, lupus. Seropositivity without clinical findings.
"Forme fruste tuberous sclerosis" a reduced phenotypic expression of tuberous sclerosis.
"Forme fruste Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease" manifests as pes cavus and absent ankle jerks only.
"Dissociative Identity Disorder, Forme Fruste" a patient will present with an internal mental milieu of strong mental "characters" but lacks the following dissociative traits: amnesiac periods (in both traumatic and non-traumatic events) and distress over the disorder.

Forme fruste bipolar disorder (cyclothymia) - a variant of bipolar disorder characterised by regularly alternating periods of both heightened and depressed mood, neither of which meet the full criteria for mania, hypomania or depression.

Forme fruste schizophrenia forms (paranoid and schizotypal personality disorders) - Cluster A personality disorders which represent an accentuated variant of the whole schizophrenic process (schizotypal personality disorder) or the paranoid subtype specifically (paranoid personality disorder). Schizoid personality disorder, the third Cluster A personality disorder, is often also considered a "schizophrenia spectrum disorder."

See also
Cryptogenic
Diagnosis of exclusion

References

Nosology


Jack Lancaster is a British composer, record producer and musician.

In the late 1960s, Lancaster co-founded the British rock group Blodwyn Pig with Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams and in the late 1970s he was a member of the British progressive rock group Aviator with former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker, former Manfred Mann's Earth Band guitarist Mick Rogers, and former Caravan and Quantum Jump bassist John G. Perry that released two albums on the EMI America Records label (Lancaster appeared only on the band's debut). In between these high-profile projects, Lancaster collaborated with keyboardist Robin Lumley in the studio band The Soul Searchers with a line-up that included guitarists Gary Moore and John Goodsall, bassist Percy Jones, and drummer Bill Bruford. This group released one 7" single Scaramouche b/w Head Stand in 1975 for EMI Records.

Lancaster performed on two Jazz Fusion records with Lumley that were released by RSO Records in the mid-1970s. The first was The Rock Peter and the Wolf (1975), a rock version of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf,  and the second was Marscape (1976); both albums featured the contributions of members of what would become Lumley's future band Brand X (John Goodsall, Percy Jones, and Phil Collins on drums).

In 1979, Lancaster and Dutch keyboardist Rick van der Linden released the electronic album Wild Connections on the Acrobat Records label that featured former Blue Mink drummer Barry Morgan and The English Chorale. 1980, Lancaster released a solo album on the Kamera Records label titled Skinningrove Bay that included Rod Argent, Clive Bunker, Phil Collins, Robin Lumley, Gary Moore, John G. Perry, Mick Rogers, Rick van der Linden and Bernie Frost.

Since then he has performed live on tour, composed for television and film, performed as a session musician and has produced, written and arranged recording sessions with artists including Gary Moore, Phil Collins, Rod Argent, Anthony Phillips, Hans Zimmer, Stéphane Grappelli, Brian Eno, The View, Vangelis and Rick van der Linden. Lancaster lives in Hollywood.

Discography

With Blodwyn Pig
 1969: Ahead Rings Out
 1970: Getting to This
 1997: Live at The Lafayette
 1997: The Modern Alchemist
 1999: On Air
 1999: Live at the Fillmore West
 2000: The Basement tapes
 2002: Live At The Marquee Club London 1974 (The Official Bootleg)
 2004: Pigthology

Soul Searchers
 1975: "Scaramouche" / "Head Stand" – Single

Aviator
 1979 : Aviator

Solo recordings
 1975: Peter & The Wolf – with Robin Lumley, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Stéphane Grappelli, Alvin Lee, Gary Moore, etc.
 1976: Marscape – with the musicians of Brand X – Robin Lumley, John Goodsall, Percy Jones & Phil Collins.
 1979: Wild Connections – with Rick van der Linden, with The English Chorale.
 1980: Skinningrove Bay – with Gary Moore, Phil Collins, Bernie Frost, John G. Perry, Clive Bunker, Mick Rogers, Rod Argent, Rick van der Linden, Robin Lumley, etc. (Re-released under the title Deep Green in 1991.)
 1995: The Deathray Tapes – with Mick Farren, Brad Dourif.
 2016: Carnival of the Animals – with Phil Collins, Rod Argent, Gary Brooker, John Kramer, Mick Abrahams, etc.

External links
 Blodwyn Pig Discography: https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/458854-Blodwyn-Pig
 Blodwyn Pig On air: http://www.progboard.com/Blodwyn-Pig/On-air-19691989-/8368
 Blodwyn Pig Live at The Filmore West: http://www.progboard.com/Blodwyn-Pig/Live-at-the-Fillmore-West-1970-/8367
 Blodwyn Pig Pigthology: https://www.discogs.com/fr/Blodwyn-Pig-Pigthology/release/6320574
 The Soul Searchers: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/the_soul_searchers/scaramouche___head_stand/
 Interview with Jack Lancaster by Dmitry M. Epstein
 Jack Lancaster's discography with album releases & credits at Discogs.com
 A brief history about Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley and albums The Rock Peter and the Wolf (1975) & Marscape (1976) at Dutch Progressive Net Page (www.DPRP.net)

Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English rock musicians
RSO Records artists
EMI Records artists
Harvest Records artists
English session musicians
Blodwyn Pig members


Nathan Brown (August 19, 1986) is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at the University of Central Arkansas, a position he has held since the 2018 season.

Early life
Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and raised in Russellville, Arkansas. He attended Russellville High School, where he was an All-State quarterback his senior season playing for head coach Jeff Holt. Brown was a three-year letterman at Russellville. His senior year he completed 242 of 353 passes for 3,385 yards and 33 TDs. He was named the KARV Dream Team Player of the Year, the Russellville Courier Dream Team and All-River Valley. Brown also lettered three years in baseball and was an All-State performer in 2003 and 2004.

College career
He was a record breaking quarterback at Central Arkansas. In addition to being a four-year starter, he was the Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2008 and the SLC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007. Brown was also a Walter Payton Award finalist in 2008 and was a three-time All-American for the Bears. Brown was also the first UCA player to play in the Senior Bowl in 2008. He was also selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game. He set state collegiate passing records for yards (10,558) and touchdowns (100), and led the Bears to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals as a redshirt freshman. Brown was the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005. Brown led the Bears to the 2005 Gulf South Conference championship, and the 2008 Southland Conference championship.

Professional career

He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. After being released by the Jaguars he went to the New Orleans Saints for a short time.

Brown went into coaching after his short pro football stint, hired by his alma mater in 2009 to coach quarterbacks. In 2014 he was promoted to offensive coordinator for UCA.

On December 9, 2017, he was introduced as the new head coach of the UCA Bears football team, his first head coaching job.

Head coaching record

References

External links
 Central Arkansas profile

1986 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
Central Arkansas Bears football coaches
Central Arkansas Bears football players
Jacksonville Jaguars players
New Orleans Saints players
Players of American football from Hattiesburg, Mississippi


If I Don't Stay the Night is the second studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on November 4, 1997 by BNA Records. The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and featured three singles, "What If I Do", "The Other Side of This Kiss", and "You'll Never Know". The album sold 825,000 copies and was certified gold by the RIAA, despite not producing a Top Ten country hit. The track "Oh Romeo" crossed over the United Kingdom, where it reached #41 on the UK Singles Chart. This album is unavailable on streaming services for unknown reasons.

Track listing

International Tracklist

Personnel
From liner notes.

Musicians
Bob Bellamy - hammer dulcimer
Richard "Spady" Brannan - bass guitar
Kathy Burdick - background vocals
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
Rob Hajacos - fiddle
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Jeff King - electric guitar
Michael Landau - electric guitar
Paul Leim - drums, percussion
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
David Malloy - background vocals
Larry Marrs - background vocals
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Mindy McCready - lead vocals
Jimmy Nichols - keyboards, background vocals, string arrangements on tracks 7, 9, and 11

Additional background vocals on "Oh Romeo": Cynthia French, Randi Michaels, Kim Parent, Melissa Ashworth

Technical
Derek Bason - recording
Kevin Beamish - recording, mixing
David Malloy - production
Denny Purcell - mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1997 albums
BNA Records albums
Mindy McCready albums
Albums produced by David Malloy


The Jamaican Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Jamaica. These records are kept by Jamaica's national swimming federation: the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ).

Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:

freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
individual medley (I.M.): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
relays: 4x50 free (25m only), 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley (25m only), and 4x100 medley.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Women

Mixed relay

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Women

Notes

References
General
Jamaican Long Course Records 15 April 2019 updated
Jamaican Short Course Records 14 February 2023 updated
Specific

External links
ASAJ web site
ASAJ records page

Jamaica
Records
Swimming
Swimming


The Minister for International Security Strategy was a British government position. The last holder of the post was Andrew Murrison, Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence,

The post was a junior ministerial position within the Ministry of Defence. It ceased to exist in 2014.

Minister for International Defence and Security

References

International Defence and Security
International Defence and Security
Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
2008 establishments in the United Kingdom
2014 disestablishments in the United Kingdom


The discography of American country music singer Doug Stone consists of ten studio albums and 33 singles.

His self-titled debut album was released in 1990 on Epic Records. The album produced three top 10 singles, and a number one single, "In a Different Light". The album reached #12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. I Thought It Was You, his second album, was also certified platinum. It was followed by a Christmas album and 1992's gold-certified From the Heart.

A fourth album for Epic, the gold More Love, featured songs from the film Gordy, his acting debut. After a greatest hits package in 1995, he released Faith in Me, Faith in You on Columbia Records. This album produced no Top 10 hits, however, and Stone did not release any albums until 1999's Make Up in Love on Atlantic Records, followed by the unsuccessful The Long Way on Audium. In 2005, Stone signed to Lofton Creek Records. Since signing, he has released two studio albums for the label. Neither album produced a charting single.

Studio albums

1990s

2000s

Compilation albums

Singles

1990s

2000s

Music videos

Notes

References

Country music discographies
Discographies of American artists


Frances "Fanny" Price (named after her mother) is the heroine in Jane Austen's 1814 novel, Mansfield Park. The novel begins when Fanny's overburdened, impoverished family—where she is both the second-born and the eldest daughter out of 10 children—sends her at the age of ten to live in the household of her wealthy uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, and his family at Mansfield Park. The novel follows her growth and development, concluding in early adulthood.

Key events include the arrival of the charismatic Crawfords from London, the temptations of Sotherton, the family theatrical controversy, the coming-out ball, Fanny's obstinate refusal to marry Henry Crawford, Fanny's three month penance at Portsmouth, and Maria's elopement with Henry Crawford leading to family devastation followed by a final restoration.

Background
Mansfield Park is the most controversial of all Jane Austen’s novels, mainly because readers are unable to agree in their assessment of the novel’s heroine, Fanny Price. Fanny Price is unique amongst the Austen heroines in that her story begins when she is ten and traces her story up to age eighteen. Paula Byrne says, "Mansfield Park is perhaps the first novel in history to depict the life of a little girl from within".

Fanny's mother is Frances Price (née Ward) youngest sister of Lady Bertram and Mrs Norris. Her father is an impoverished  retired marine lieutenant in Portsmouth. There are eight other children. Because of the Price family's poverty, Sir Thomas Bertram offers to take Fanny in and bring her up at Mansfield Park, his Northamptonshire estate.

Fanny is described as small for her age, "with no glow of complexion, nor any other striking beauty; exceedingly timid and shy, and shrinking from notice." She is self-conscious, and untutored, but not brash or offensive in her movement or speech.

Fanny's arrival at Mansfield Park
Fanny feels intimidated at Mansfield Park and is homesick. The house seems far too big; Sir Thomas is daunting, Lady Bertram silent, Mrs Norris oppressive and her four cousins (Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia) are distant. Even the maidservants sneer at her clothes. Nobody puts "themselves out of their way to secure her comfort". She misses her brothers and sisters where she had value as playfellow, instructress, and nurse.

Fanny, who had been taught to read, write and do needlework but nothing more, now receives her education from Miss Lee in the school-room alongside Maria and Julia.  In private the sisters think her 'prodigiously stupid' and make fun of her ignorance. Mrs Norris, who spoils the sisters, constantly emphasises Fanny's inferiority. Only Edmund attempts to understand her predicament. He befriends her, helps her adapt to her new life and guides her reading.

Character and psychological profile
Many gentle adjectives are used in the novel to describe Fanny - sweet, pretty, quiet, modest, timid, shy, graceful - but none describe the true character of Fanny who is clever, observant, strong-minded and practical. The young Fanny is seen as mentally and physically fragile, a vulnerable girl with low self-esteem and emotionally thin-skinned. The strength that has enabled her to survive is the love of her brother William, just one year older.

John Wiltshire says that, by the beginning of the 21st century, critics had come to appreciate Austen's highly sophisticated expression of her characters' psychological lives. They no longer understood Fanny as the pivot of moral right and, depending on their point of view, to be simply celebrated or berated. Instead they explored her psychological development, seeing her as ‘a trembling, unstable entity, [an] erotically driven and conflicted figure, both victim and apostle of values inscribed within her by her history of adoption'.

Joan Klingel Ray suggests that Fanny Price is Austen's insightful study of "the battered-child syndrome", a victim of emotional and material abuse in both households. Other writers have identified in Fanny symptoms common to those who have suffered the trauma of dislocation.

Growing into adulthood

Young adult
Colleen Sheehan offers a partial defence for the readers and scholars who dislike Fanny. She maintains that Austen deliberately makes the character of Fanny difficult to empathise with and that one has to work at liking her.  Austen refuses to give the reader simplistic stereotypes that will allow of easy moral judgement. Beneath all the liveliness and wit of the charismatic Crawfords there is an intense spiritual and moral battle being waged against Fanny and Edmund. Austen encourages her readers to think for themselves, to exercise their own moral judgement in a complex world.

Once the governess, Miss Lee, has left, Fanny continues to find in Edmund a considerate companion who tries to protect her from discrimination within the family. In time she becomes romantically and jealously attracted to him, though in secret. Throughout the novel, Fanny is portrayed in the uncompromising position of loving without invitation and without hope.

As an eighteen year-old adult, Fanny is considered pretty, with a good figure and countenance. But she tires quickly from any exercise, is still shy, and reluctant to give her own opinions or to assert herself. Deeply sensitive, however, she loves nature, poetry and biography, especially Shakespeare, Crabbe and Cowper. As well as later quoting from William Cowper’s Tirocinium, she also loves his extended poem, The Task. Beginning to use her shyness creatively, she becomes a skilled observer, listener and reflector. These skills prove to be useful in future decision-making, in winning people's confidence, and eventually, in being a help and strength to others.

Thomas Edwards says that, compared to the other characters, Fanny alone has a full conscience, a sympathetic understanding of what other people feel. Fanny's natural sympathy is at times so intense that she is overwhelmed by the perceived needs of others. Her capacity for empathy also acts as a partial balance against her tendency towards being judgemental. She can feel compassion for Mrs Norris even when narrator and reader feel only condemnation. "Fanny's disposition was such that she could never even think of her aunt Norris in the meagerness and cheerlessness of her own small house, without reproaching herself for some little want of attention to her when they had been last together."

Fanny lives by the strict moral principles she has learned from Edmund and derived from Sir Thomas's worldview. This code embraces typical regency views of propriety and of a woman's place in the world. Rousseau depicted the ideal woman as fragile, submissive, and physically weak, a view frequently reiterated in a young woman's reading matter. Fanny, with her constant illnesses, timid disposition, submissiveness and fragility, conforms outwardly to Rousseau's ideal woman. This leads some reviewers to consider Fanny priggish. Even Sheehan, who is deeply sympathetic to Fanny, describes her as pure, poor, plain, timid, sickly and without wit, and also rather prudish.  Kingsley Amis described her as "morally detestable". Other critics, like Claire Tomalin, point out that she is a complex personality, perceptive yet given to wishful thinking, and that she shows courage and grows in self-esteem during the latter part of the story. While faithful to the moral code she has learned from Edmund, Fanny grows into an understanding which is deeper than that of her teacher. Her sufferings, her introspection, her integrity, her willfulness and her observation of human interactions lead her to unexpected conclusions. She has a core strength and In the end, Fanny unwittingly undermines prevailing attitudes to propriety, and finds inner resources to place conscience above obedience and love above duty.

The East Room
The school-room is later renamed the East Room by Maria, and once Miss Lee departs, it becomes vacant. Fanny gradually appropriates the room, filling it with her plants, her simple treasures and the books she buys once she has a little money of her own. It becomes her safe place, her 'nest of comforts' where, though unheated (by order of Mrs Norris) she retreats in times of stress. Here she reflects that, "though there had been sometimes much of suffering to her; though her motives had often been misunderstood, her feelings disregarded, and her comprehension undervalued; though she had known the pains of tyranny, of ridicule, and neglect, yet almost every recurrence of either had led to something consolatory", and the chief consolation had always been Edmund.

Described in greater detail than any other part of the house, the room has many objects with symbolic potential. The table set against the East wall and its window with its transparency of Tintern Abbey, is suggestive of a chapel, a place of meditation, of comfort and prayer, though, unlike the improving novels of many of Austen's contemporaries, personal prayer is rarely mentioned.

The trauma of her dislocation at the age of ten is recalled here by Fanny eight years later when she is promised a visit to her birth family. "The remembrance of all her earliest pleasures, and of what she had suffered in being torn from them, came over her with renewed strength, and it seemed as if to be at home again would heal every pain that had since grown out of the separation." John Wiltshire describes Fanny as, "a heroine damaged early by her upbringing, as well as by her quasi-adoption, who experiences intense conflict between gratitude to her adoptive family and the deepest rebellion against them", a rebellion scarcely conscious.

Arrivals and departures
When Fanny is fifteen, her uncle Norris, the local clergyman, dies. Led to believe that she will be moved from Mansfield Park and live with Mrs Norris, Fanny again experiences the trauma of dislocation and abandonment, although it soon becomes clear that Aunt Norris does not want her.

The following year, Sir Thomas takes Tom to Antigua to deal with problems on his Caribbean estate, expecting to be away for about a year. His daughters do not grieve over his going, and Fanny only grieves that she cannot grieve. In his farewell private talk with Fanny, Sir Thomas encourages her to invite her brother William to visit but expresses the fear that William may see little improvement in her since they last met when she was ten. Her cousins, seeing Fanny's tears, misinterpret her pain and dismiss her as a hypocrite.

The wife of the new minister has a half-sister, Mary Crawford who comes to live with her at the parsonage, accompanied by her brother, Henry Crawford. Mary, first interested in Tom, soon finds herself  attracted to Edmund, a matter which distresses Fanny.

Outing to Sotherton Court
On the family visit to Sotherton Court, Fanny, now aged eighteen, silently observes Henry flirting, first with Julia and then with Maria. She is particularly concerned for Maria who is already engaged to the young master of Sotherton, the rich but dull Mr Rushworth.

As Mrs Rushworth takes the party on a conducted tour of the  house, Mary Crawford learns for the first time that Edmund is to become a clergyman; Mary, Edmund and Fanny subsequently debate the merits of an ecclesiastical career.

David Monaghan, arguing for a conservative view of the novel, states that Fanny values what has emerged naturally over the centuries, that she alone is able to appreciate the charm of Sotherton as a great house despite its imperfections. She sees the house 'built in Elizabeth's time' as a symbol of tradition and when Mr Rushworth  dismisses it as 'a dismal old prison' she defends the English idyllic society, despite in many ways being unequipped for the task. Warren Roberts sees in this debate an expression of the conflict between French atheism and English religion. He asserts that the character of Mary Crawford, whose 'French' irreverence has alienated her from church, is contrasted unfavourably with that of Fanny Price whose 'English' sobriety leads her to faith, a faith that asserts: "there is something in a chapel and chaplain so much in character with a great house, with one's idea of what such a household should be".

The young people exploit Sotherton's allegorical potential, particularly in the garden and the wilderness. Henry, looking across the locked gate by the ha-ha says, "You have a very smiling scene before you". Maria responds, "Do you mean literally or figuratively?" She complains of being trapped behind the gate and having "a feeling of restraint and hardship". The dialogue is full of innuendo. Fanny, also present, urges Maria not to climb the gate, warning of spikes, a torn garment and a fall, all unconsciously suggestive of moral violence. Lucy Worsley calls this Austen's most striking incidence of phallic symbolism.

Home theatricals
While Sir Thomas is still in Antigua, the elder son, Tom, recently returned from one of his diversions, and influenced by his new friend, the recently arrived Mr. Yates, decides that the young people should entertain themselves with amateur theatricals. All apart from Fanny and Edmund are enthusiastic and after several days of discussion and argument the play Lovers' Vows is chosen. On reading the script, Fanny is astonished that the play should be thought suitable for private theatre and considers the two leading female roles as "totally improper for home representation — the situation of one, and the language of the other so unfit to be expressed by any woman of modesty". She believes from her observations of the household that the acting will have a negative impact on the emotions and subsequent behaviour of the actors. However, she lacks the strength and courage to persuade the others.

When Tom and Mr Yates suggest bringing in an outsider to act, Edmund is even more distressed. He is concerned about Sir Thomas' sense of propriety which abhors any invasion of privacy. He also dislikes the thought of a stranger performing an intimate scene with Mary Crawford and so reluctantly accepts the part himself. Fanny is disturbed by Edmund's change of mind, though others gloat. But despite being pressed, Fanny continues in her refusal to act. However, she agrees to be a prompter and becomes very involved. During rehearsals, Fanny observes the ongoing flirtation between Henry and the about-to-be-married Maria, "Maria acted well, too well." She also sees the sexual tension and attraction between Edmund and Mary as they play the part of the two lovers. Fanny's jealousy prompts much of the novel’s dynamic.

The master returns
Some commentators see an allusion to the judgement parables of the Gospels as the young people entertain themselves during Sir Thomas's absence. In the parables, the Day of Judgement comes when least expected so hearers are warned to be obedient, faithful and alert, always ready for the master's return. On what turns out to be the final rehearsal, the door of the room is thrown open, and Julia, with face aghast, exclaims, “My father is come!". For the first readers, this cliff-hanger marks the end of volume one. The story resumes with consternation, each person feeling it "most unwelcome, most ill-timed, most appalling". Every heart is sinking under some degree of self-condemnation or undefined alarm, “What will become of us? What is to be done now?” '... and terrible to every ear were the corroborating sounds of opening doors and passing footsteps.' For half a minute, there is complete silence. Julia, the first to speak, declares self-righteously, “I need not be afraid of appearing before him.” Fanny herself is full of fear, though Edmund later informs Sir Thomas, "All of us have been more or less to blame, except Fanny."  Sir Thomas greets his family warmly. When he finally learns of their activity he is upset, puts an end to the play, but deals with them gently.

Slave trade
It is generally assumed that Mansfield Park, being a newly built property, had been erected on the proceeds of the British slave trade. Fanny asks Sir Thomas about the slave trade but receives no answer. The pregnant silence (underlined the following day in conversation with Edmund) perplexed Fanny and continues to perplex critics. Austen here, as often in the novel, raises moral questions but invites the reader to make their own judgement. Claire Tomalin, following the literary critic, Brian Southam, argues that in questioning her uncle about the slave trade, the usually timid Fanny shows that her vision of the trade's immorality is clearer than his. Fanny (like Austen) favours the poet William Cowper, who was a passionate abolitionist and often wrote poems on the subject. His most notable work, The Task was an assault on contemporary society, condemning the slave trade, French despotism, fashionable manners and lukewarm clergymen, all matters of concern to Austen.

Assault

Flirtation
Henry Crawford returns some time after Maria's marriage to Mr Rushworth. For Henry, as for Mary, sexual conquest is the motivating force in a romantic relationship. Henry decides to ‘make a hole in Miss Price’s heart’ simply because he thinks he can. He pretends  to court Fanny, showing her attention and kindness. Fanny does not appreciate his attentions. She has a bad opinion of Henry's character, believing he has no principles. Sir Thomas, observing Henry's behaviour and failing to recognise his flaws, starts to think Henry might be in love with Fanny and approves. Henry shocks his sister by declaring that he has fallen in love with Fanny and speaks of her sweet conduct and forbearance. Mary identifies the only real attraction for Henry as Fanny's resistance to his charms, but begins to think he might truly be in love. Mary's attitude to Fanny now becomes ambivalent and she colludes with Henry in his attempted conquest of her.

Coming out
Fanny's 'coming out' ball, is the culmination of Sir Thomas' growing endorsement, following his return from Antigua. It begins when he gives her permission to attend the Grant's dinner party at the parsonage and makes his carriage available to her, despite Mrs Norris' objections.

Henry dances with Fanny at the ball, and later, by using his uncle's influence, tries to gain her favour by facilitating the promotion of William to lieutenant in the Royal Navy. But when he proposes to Fanny, she rejects him. Apart from Henry's persistence, she has to cope with Sir Thomas' angry reaction. Fanny cannot  tell of her secret love for Edmund and she is not willing to harm Maria and Julia by revealing Henry Crawford's scandalous behaviour towards them. Fanny is further isolated when Edmund fails to support her. Austen biographer Claire Tomalin argues that "it is in rejecting obedience in favour of the higher dictate of remaining true to her own conscience that Fanny rises to her moment of heroism."

Trauma and restoration

Portsmouth
"Home" is one of several major themes in the novel. Sir Thomas sends Fanny back to her family in Portsmouth so that she can better understand the benefits of what he believes to be an ideal match. Fanny anticipates this visit with excitement but soon realises that her memories of Portsmouth have been greatly idealised. In a conversation with Mary the previous autumn, Fanny had ruminated on the mystery and unpredictability of memory. Now, surrounded by the chaos of the Price household, she longs to return to Mansfield, her memories again transformed.

Change in Fanny's character is most marked during her three months exposure to Portsmouth life. As she reassesses her own abilities, she realises she is capable of seeing and judging correctly, of giving, and of being positively useful. Symbolically a descent into hell, Portsmouth life becomes an opportunity for change and growth. One Saturday morning, nearly four weeks after her arrival, Fanny receives an unexpected visit from Henry. He treats her chaotic family with respect; his love for her is apparently constant. While still refusing Henry, she begins to think about him a little more favourably; while Fanny has seen some seemingly positive change in his character, she hasn't seen enough to feel that it will be permanent or enough to revise her previous opinion of him, which later proves to be valid.

Some time later, however, Mr Price, reads in his borrowed newspaper that Henry and Maria have eloped. Fanny learns more detail from letters sent by Mary and later Edmund: Henry has fulfilled her worst fears about him. Fanny is eventually brought back by Edmund to a traumatised Mansfield. She alone has the experience and inner strength to survive the trauma and becomes chief support to the family. She is welcomed as comforter to Aunt Bertram, listener to Edmund in his disappointed assessment of Mary, and increasingly as a special friend to Sir Thomas.

Susan Morgan says that Fanny, though a flawed heroine, possesses "the energy, open to us all, to struggle against selfishness, toward self-knowledge and that generosity of mind which should illuminate our view of the people around us." Fanny's principal virtue is that of 'growing worth', her ability to understand the world around her, to use her reason, to care about others, to change yet remain true to herself.

The ending
Sir Thomas takes a long time to recover, examining his conscience and past motives. As he regains confidence, he comes to depend more on Fanny, treating her as a much loved daughter. Byrne finds in Mansfield Park an exploration of the role of parents in raising their children and forming their moral characters. Over time, Sir Thomas has gradually changed his view of his niece. At first he felt that she was not the social equal of his daughters. At the end, he acknowledges her advantages in starting from hardship in her parents' home, and recognises his failings in guiding his own daughters. Over time, Edmund proposes to Fanny and is delighted to find that she has always loved him.

Austen's sister, Cassandra, thought Fanny should have married Henry, but despite their arguing about the matter, Jane stood firm. At the end of the book, the narrator suggests that if Henry had been more patient, Fanny would probably have accepted him. Additionally, Fanny's beloved cousin Edmund, whom she longed to marry, might have married Mary, had Mary not destroyed her own reputation by attempting to justify her brother's scandalous affair. Some commentators, like Thomas Edwards, see this as a rare weakness in the text, believing that if Fanny had accepted Henry, the narcissistic regency rake would have soon lost interest and turned his attentions elsewhere. Even in the text, Mary speculates that if they had married, Henry would have satisfied himself with the occasional dalliance.

Colleen Sheehan concludes that "just as Fanny tries to remain a bystander to the production of Lovers’ Vows but is drawn into the action, we the audience of bystanders are drawn into participation in the drama of Mansfield Park. Austen does not save Henry and Mary Crawford in this work; only they could save themselves. Neither does she save her readers. Our judgement must be our own."

See also

Who is Fanny Price?, an analysis of the character

References

Mansfield Park characters
Fictional gentry
Female characters in literature


The National Radio Institute (NRI) established the Conar Instruments division in the fall of 1961 and announced it in their bimonthly publication, The NRI News. Conar was an expansion of the National Radio Institute's student supply division that functioned primarily to supply test equipment to their students and graduates. It was located in Washington, D.C. at 3939 Wisconsin Ave.

All products that had been originally sold under the name NRI Professional began to carry the CONAR label and were now available to the general public, not just students and alumni. These products were primarily kits, assembled and tested by the students as part of NRI's many home-study training courses. These stock numbers ended in "UK" indicating it was an unassembled kit.  Some models, but not all, were also available assembled from the factory with stock numbers ending in "WT" for wired and tested. Conar was able to enter the market with a complete series of radio-TV test-equipment kits of proven design that had already been developed by NRI's technical staff. In addition to the Radio-TV test equipment, Conar would eventually have a complete line of kits for experimenters, hobbyists, ham radio operators, and hi-fi and stereo enthusiasts. Sub-assemblies, cases and parts were also made available.

Trivia: The name 'CONAR' was derived from the first letters of COmpany, NAtional Radio.

Notable Kits
 Model 400/500, aka "The Conar Twins" - an amateur radio transmitter and receiver pair.
 Model 800, TV Camera - an early retail camera for your television.

External links
 History of Conar Instruments, at RadioMuseum.Org
 Conar Information, at Nostalgic Kits Central
 The Conar Information Center: a repository for manuals.

References

Defunct companies based in Washington, D.C.
Electronic test equipment manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in Washington, D.C.


Bloom is a generative music application for iOS created by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers. The software plays a low drone, and touching the screen produces different tones, which play in a loop. If the screen is left untouched, the software will create its own music.

Eno and Chilvers have since released a related app named trope and another in 2012 named Scape.

References

External links
 generativemusic.com

2008 software
Brian Eno
Computer music software
IOS software


The Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, also known as the Nehalem Divide Railroad Tunnel, is an abandoned railroad tunnel near Scappoose, Oregon, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tunnel was driven by the Portland and Southwestern Railroad, whose chief business was logging.  Unusually for a logging railroad, the Portland and Southwestern built tunnels.  In order to reach the far side of the Nehalem divide in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, the railroad undertook a  tunnel.  Some work was started in 1910, but most work began in 1918 and was completed in 1919. Since the tunnel was not through solid rock, the tunnel was lined with timber. The tunnel was used until 1945, when it was replaced by a truck road over the divide.

While portions of the tunnel roof have collapsed, the tunnel is still open from end to end.

The west portal is located at ; the east portal is at .

See also
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon

References

External links
Portland & Southwestern Railroad and the Nehalem Divide Tunnel

Portland & Southwestern Railroad (Nehalem Divide) Tunnel Photos

National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Oregon
Railroad tunnels in Oregon
Railway tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places
Transportation buildings and structures in Columbia County, Oregon
Tunnels completed in 1910
1910 establishments in Oregon
Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon


Chris Pizzotti (born June 29, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Harvard.

Pizzotti was also a member of the Green Bay Packers.

Early years
Pizzotti attended Reading Memorial High School in Reading, Massachusetts.

College career
Pizzotti attended Harvard University where he majored in Economics. He was selected First-team All-Ivy League in 2007 and 2008.

Professional career

New York Jets
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Pizzotti was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009. He was waived on August 15, 2009. He was re-signed on August 21, only to be waived again on August 30.

Green Bay Packers
On December 9, 2009, Pizzotti was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad after the team lost former practice squad quarterback Mike Reilly after Reilly was signed to the St. Louis Rams active roster. On January 11, 2010, Pizzotti was signed to reserve/future contract.

On May 20, 2010, the Packers released Pizzotti and signed Graham Harrell.

References

Further reading

External links
New York Jets bio

1986 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
Harvard Crimson football players
New York Jets players
People from Reading, Massachusetts
Green Bay Packers players
Players of American football from Middlesex County, Massachusetts


The 104th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in South Central Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Dave Madsen.

District profile
The 104th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southern Dauphin County, including the following areas:

 Dauphin County
 Harrisburg (PART)
 Ward 1 (PART, Precincts 02 and 03)
 Ward 2, 13
 Ward 9 (PART, Precincts 02, 03, 04, and 05)
 Lower Swatara Township (PART)
 Precinct 03
 Swatara Township
 Highspire
 Paxtang
 Steelton

Representatives

Recent election results

References

External links
District map from the United States Census Bureau
Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
Population Data for District 104 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

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Andre Brown (born December 15, 1986) is a former American football running back. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Brown has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins and Houston Texans.

College career
Brown played four seasons for the NC State, rushing for 2,539 yards and 22 touchdowns on 523 carries. He rushed for 767 yards and seven touchdowns (both career highs) as a senior in 2008.

Professional career

First stint with the Giants
Brown was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during training camp on August 14, which forced him to miss his rookie season. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2009. Brown was waived by the Giants on September 4, 2010.

Denver Broncos
On September 5, 2010, Brown was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos, waived on September 15, and then signed to the Broncos' practice squad on September 17, 2010. On September 21, 2010 Brown was signed to the active roster, and Lance Ball was waived. Brown himself was waived on October 16, 2010. In four regular season games with the Broncos, Brown played in three but only amassed statistics in one (two rushes for a total of minus one yard in a 31-17 road loss to the Baltimore Ravens on October 10, 2010).

Indianapolis Colts
Brown was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on October 18, 2010. Brown was moved to the Colts active roster on November 6, 2010, then waived on November 9, 2010. Brown did not amass any statistics in his only game with the Colts, a 26-24 road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on November 7, 2010.

Carolina Panthers
Brown was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on November 9, 2010, and then waived on November 16, 2010.  Brown did not play in his only game with the Panthers, a 31-16 road loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 14, 2010.

Washington Redskins
On November 24, 2010, Brown was signed by the Washington Redskins and added to their active roster. He was released on July 28, 2011.

Second stint with the Giants
On August 3, 2011, Brown re-signed with the New York Giants. He was waived on September 3, but re-signed the next day to the practice squad. On February 5, 2012, Brown and the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots. After the game Brown became known for his celebratory song, "I got a ring", he and his teammates sang on the plane ride home and at the parade the following week.

In March 2012, Brown was hit with a four-game suspension by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He later claimed it was a result of Adderall use  and eventually won an appeal, having his suspension lifted.

On September 16, after starter Ahmad Bradshaw was knocked out of the game with a neck injury, Brown rushed for 71 yards on 13 carries, converting a two-point conversion and scoring the game-winning touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On September 20, Brown stepped in as the starter for the Giants against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football.  Brown rushed for 113 yards on 20 carries, scoring two rushing touchdowns.  He also had 3 receptions for 17 yards.

On November 25, he suffered a broken fibula in the fourth quarter on a Sunday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium, effectively ending his season.  He ended the season, where he participated in 10 games, with 73 carries for 385 yards, with a 5.3 yard per carry average, after only 2 carries in the previous 3 seasons. He was eventually placed on injured reserve.

In 2013, Brown injured his leg in the final preseason game for the New York Giants.  He was expected back by week 10.
He did return week 10 to face the Oakland Raiders, where he accumulated 115 yards rushing and one rushing touchdown in his 2013 debut.

Houston Texans
On April 7, 2014, Brown signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. He was released on August 11.

References

External links
NC State Wolfpack bio
New York Giants bio
Houston Texans bio

1986 births
Living people
American football running backs
Carolina Panthers players
Denver Broncos players
Houston Texans players
Indianapolis Colts players
NC State Wolfpack football players
New York Giants players
Sportspeople from Greenville, North Carolina
Players of American football from Baltimore
Players of American football from North Carolina
Washington Redskins players


Tele-information services are based on an alliance of digital telecommunication and computer technology that play an important role in inter-human communications. It is a classification of information flows broken down so that the presentation and information content are not confused with the character of the information flow. Tele-information services consist of four definable information traffic patterns being allocution, conversation, consultation and registration. These information traffic patterns can be combined to form more complex multi-pattern services and networks made up of any number of information traffic patterns.

Information traffic patterns

 Allocution — the issue of information by an information service centre under programmatic control of the centre itself. Typically has a general/soldier, master/slave relationship. Examples include broadcasting organisations such as radio and television.
 Conversation — the issue of information by information services consumer(s) under programmatic control of the consumer(s) themselves. Examples include information flow between consumers or with the help of an interpreter.
 Consultation — the issue of information by an information service provider under programmatic control of an information service consumer. Examples include phoning a doctor, lawyer, reading books, magazines and newspapers as well as cable television and the Internet.
 Registration — the issue of information by an information service consumer under the programmatic control of an information service centre. Examples include a fire alarm, news agencies and some MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) such as World of Warcraft.

References

Telecommunication services
Information


Heavy Machinery is a collaborative studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, keyboardist Jens Johansson and drummer Anders Johansson, released in 1996 through Heptagon Records (Sweden), and on 12 August 1997 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Pony Canyon (Japan).

Confusingly, on the album's European/US release, "Macrowaves" is made up of complete silence after 2:51, with an additional improvised "filler" keyboard and drum solo by the Johanssons at 23:46. On the Japanese release, "Macrowaves" only comprises the first part as normal without any silence; the silence has instead been moved to the bonus track, "The Moose Are Marching", where it fills the space from 7:59 to 20:45, after which the latter keyboard solo from "Macrowaves" ends the album.

Critical reception

John W. Patterson at AllMusic awarded Heavy Machinery three stars out of five, describing the album as "unforgettable fireworks of furious fusion" and "great jazz-rock fusion". He praised all three musicians for their intense playing, in particular comparing Holdsworth and Jens Johansson's jamming to the duo of guitarist Jeff Beck and keyboardist Jan Hammer, but remarked that the album is "just more intriguing than those Hammer/Beck excursions."

Track listing

Personnel
Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe
Jens Johansson – keyboard, bass synthesizer, engineering, mixing, production
Anders Johansson – drums, production

Technical
Nolan Moffitte – engineering
Yoram Vazan – engineering
Krister Olsson – mastering

References

External links
Johansson/Holdsworth "Heavy Machinery" at Guitar Nine

Allan Holdsworth albums
Jens Johansson albums
1996 albums
Shrapnel Records albums
Collaborative albums
Pony Canyon albums


Aliante Casino and Hotel (formerly Aliante Station) is a hotel and casino in the Aliante community in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The resort was announced as the Aliante Station in December 2005, as a joint project between Station Casinos and The Greenspun Corporation, with an initial cost of $400 million to $450 million. Construction began in February 2007, and the resort was built at a cost of $662 million.

After opening in November 2008, the resort operated at a financial loss. Station Casinos filed for bankruptcy the following year, and the resort's ownership was transferred to a holding company. Profits subsequently improved, and Station Casinos continued managing the property until November 2012, when it was renamed Aliante Casino and Hotel. Parts of the resort were then rebranded and refurbished, at a cost of $2.8 million. Boyd Gaming purchased the hotel-casino in 2016, at a cost of $380 million.

History

Mike Montandon, mayor of North Las Vegas, Nevada, was initially against the inclusion of a casino in the planned community of Aliante during its early planning stages in 2002, although he was ultimately convinced by the community's developers that it would be a good idea. In October 2002,  of property at the northeast corner of the Las Vegas Beltway and Aliante Parkway were set as the future site of a hotel-casino in the community. The land was owned by The Greenspun Corporation through its American Nevada Company, which was co-developing the Aliante community.

Aliante Station was announced on December 20, 2005, as a joint project between Station Casinos and The Greenspun Corporation, which had previously partnered in developing the Green Valley Ranch hotel-casino. Under the deal, Station Casinos would build and manage the resort, which would include approximately 200 hotel rooms and 2,000 slot machines. Construction would cost between $400 million and $450 million, with joint financing from both companies. Construction was expected to begin in late 2006 or early 2007, with an opening in mid-2008.

In September 2006, Station Casinos announced that the project's budget had increased to $600 million as the result of rising construction costs, in addition to redesigned plans for a larger resort. Rising construction costs accounted for approximately $30 million of the increased budget. Groundbreaking took place on February 22, 2007. The property had received 1,000 employee applications each week from mid-July through early October 2008. Prior to its opening, Station Casinos expected some economic difficulty for Aliante Station due to the Great Recession. Station Casinos' target clientele was a combination of the company's current customer base, the 6,500 households in the Aliante community, tourists, and visitors to the nearby Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The project was completed at a cost of $662 million.

Opening
Following a fireworks show, the Aliante Station opened early, at 10:40 p.m. on November 11, 2008, due to large crowds gathered outside. The resort had been scheduled to open at 11:11 p.m., a time which was considered lucky. It was the first new hotel-casino to open in North Las Vegas since the Cannery Casino and Hotel in 2003. A pre-opening party was held for nearly 3,000 invited guests, and included an hour-long concert performance by Sheryl Crow. Guests included George Maloof, Terrence Lanni, and other gaming company officials.

Aliante Station included the largest casino in North Las Vegas at the time, measuring , with 2,554 slot machines and 40 table games. The casino also included a 170-seat sportsbook, with large television monitors spanning a total of 96 feet. Approximately 1,500 of the slot machines were penny games, and the resort also offered inexpensive restaurant options to appeal to Station Casinos' customer base while attracting new customers during the weak economy. The resort was located within a three-mile radius of more than 100,000 residents. The resort featured a food court as well as six restaurants, including Station Casinos' Feast Buffet. Also included was Camacho's Cantina, a Mexican restaurant with more than 100 different types of tequila, as well as a chandelier made out of 2,700 empty tequila bottles.

Aliante Station featured a desert theme. Its design was inspired by Scottsdale, Arizona, and company officials described it as "contemporary Scottsdale with a combination of muted and vibrant colors." A modern design was chosen after positive customer reactions to Station Casinos' Red Rock Resort, which opened in April 2006 with a modern design. The resort included Earth tones and crystal adornments, similar to the larger Red Rock Resort. Aliante Station included approximately 1,400 employees at its opening, including 350 who transferred from Station Casinos' other resorts. The resort had 5,000 parking spaces, including a 3,300-space parking garage. The resort also had  of convention space with capacity for up to 1,000 people, in addition to an arcade and a 700-person pool.

The resort's 16-screen all-digital movie theater, operated by Regal Cinemas and measuring , held its grand opening on November 14, 2008, after two days of bargain previews. The resort's  Access Showroom, designed by Scéno Plus, also opened on November 14, with a performance by Smokey Robinson. The showroom included seating for 600 people, and could be arranged into a 340-seat lounge. The hotel also opened on November 14, with 202 rooms and 9 suites, while a planned future phase would add a second hotel tower for an additional 202 rooms. Similar to the Green Valley Ranch arrangement with The Greenspun Corporation, Station Casinos received a management fee of two percent of revenues for Aliante Station, and five percent of its cash flow.

Operation and sale

After its opening, Aliante Station operated at a financial loss due to below-average operating margins, and its employee count later decreased to 880. After Station Casinos filed for bankruptcy in July 2009, Aliante was handed over in November 2011 to its creditors, a group of nine banks and three private equity firms that were owed more than $378 million, while the property's estimated liquidation value was only $47–53 million. ALST Casino Holdco LLC, a holding company, was created to own the resort, with its largest shareholders being Apollo Global Management (20%), Standard General (28%) and TPG Capital (20%).

After the ownership change in November 2011, profits improved over the next year. Station Casinos continued to manage Aliante Station under an agreement with the new owners until November 1, 2012, when the resort was renamed Aliante Casino and Hotel. The Aliante was then managed by Aliante Gaming, and a 24-hour restaurant, The Farm 24/7, was added that month. A total of $2.8 million was spent on rebranding and refurbishing parts of the resort; a second-floor spa area was among the improvements. Following the end of Station Casinos' involvement in the property, three restaurants were rebranded and reopened in January 2013: The Salted Lime, Bistro 57, and the Medley Buffet. In the year after the management change, 200 additional employees were hired, for a total of 860. The casino's 1,800 slot machines were also updated, and a bingo room was added as well. Hotel renovations also took place. By February 2014, hotel occupancy had increased to an average of 90 percent, in comparison to 40 percent in late 2012.

In April 2016, Boyd Gaming announced a deal to purchase ALST Casino Holdco LLC and become the resort's new owner. Boyd Gaming's $380 million purchase was completed in September 2016. As of 2017, the casino is .

References

External links

2008 establishments in Nevada
Boyd Gaming
Buildings and structures in North Las Vegas, Nevada
Casino hotels
Casinos in the Las Vegas Valley
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009
Hotel buildings completed in 2008
Hotels established in 2008
Resorts in the Las Vegas Valley
Skyscraper hotels in the Las Vegas Valley


Dedication 3 is a mixtape by Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama. It is the sequel to its predecessors, The Dedication and the highly successful Dedication 2, becoming the third in Lil Wayne's "Gangsta Grillz" series. Lil Wayne also told MTV, "Tha Carter IV is nice but you need to be looking for Dedication 3". Although Dedication 3 was a major success, it failed to match that of its predecessors despite gaining some attention. Besides the interludes, a majority of the mixtape has Wayne using auto-tune and rapping alongside artists signed to his label, Young Money Entertainment.

Track listing
 All tracks were arranged by DJ Drama.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links
 "Critics’ choice: New CDs". The New York Times. November 16, 2008

2008 mixtape albums
Lil Wayne albums
DJ Drama albums
Sequel albums
Young Money Entertainment mixtape albums


is a fantasy-themed side-scrolling action game developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first published in Japan by Towa Chiki in 1990 and in North America by SOFEL in 1992.

Plot
Set in a fantasy world, an evil warlock named Zabbaong attacks the once peaceful land of Baljing with his army of monsters, leaving the country in ruins. The Dragon Spirit, the guardian deity of the Baljing people, decides to take vengeance on Zabbaong by bringing the statue of a legendary warrior to life. The warrior must travel to Zabbaong's lair at Mount Gia in order to slay the evil warlock and avenge the people of Baljing.

Gameplay

The player takes control of a magical human fighter who has the ability to transform himself into a flying dragon. As the fighter, the player can run, crouch, jump, and attack with his sword as he would in most side-scrolling action games.

As the fighter, the player can also shoot a projectile attack by holding the B button until the character begins to flash, and waiting until the attack is fully charged. The types of projectile fired by the player depends on the color of the player's outfit, which can be changed by picking up certain power-up items labeled with the letters G (green, the player's default color), B (blue), and R (red). Underneath his life gauge is a "metamorphosis gauge" that will gradually be filled as the player destroys his enemies. When the metamorphosis gauge is at least halfway full, it will flash, and the player can transform into the dragon by pressing and holding "up" on the d-pad at the peak of a jump (the peaks of any jumps where the "A" button is let go prematurely also count). As a dragon, the player will hover in the air while the screen scrolls automatically to the right, similarly to a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up game. The dragon's attack corresponds to the color of the player's outfit. While the player can fly in any of the eight directions, they cannot turn around and the dragon will only face and attack to the right. As a dragon, the player's metamorphosis gauge will gradually be drained out. The player will transform back to a fighter if the metamorphosis gauge empties out completely, and the player can also transform back at any time by pressing the "down" and "A" buttons simultaneously. Though the instruction manual says this can also be done by rapidly pressing the A button, doing so does not work.

Other power-ups (besides the different color outfits) include energy restoring potions, a flower that helps fill the metamorphosis gauge faster, and a ring that destroys all on-screen enemies. At the end of each stage, the player will receive a staff that will increase their maximum health. The staff will also partly refill the players health.

There are six stages in all, each with their own guardian awaiting to challenge the warrior at the end. The game will end if the player loses all of their life power and only three chances are provided to continue at the stage where they died before the player is forced to start all over.

References

1990 video games
Fantasy video games
Natsume (company) games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Side-scrolling video games
Single-player video games
SOFEL games
Towa Chiki games
Video games about dragons
Video games developed in Japan


Jamuna Future Park is a shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was inaugurated on 6 September 2013. Construction began in 2002, by Jamuna Builders Ltd., a subsidiary of the Jamuna Group and the exterior was completed in 2008. It has a total floor area of .
It is the biggest shopping mall in South Asia, and the 24th biggest mall in the world.

Location
The complex is spread across  of land in Kuril, Baridhara, situated on the Pragati Sharani, neighboring upper class residential areas of Dhaka city like Gulshan, Banani and Bashundhara. It is relatively close to Shahjalal International Airport, offices of multinational companies, major embassies and other offices.

It can be accessed by the Kuril Flyover, which opened in August 2013, from both directions of the Airport Road.

Structure
The centrally air-conditioned shopping complex has seven floors, equipped with its own 45MW power plant and WiFi internet. The lower basement and middle basement floor are reserved for car parking and a portion for a supermarket and a hypermarket. This mall has 2,500 car parking spaces. Level 1 is the base floor for all atria, facilities for live entertainment, musicals and fashion shows. From the ground floor to the fifth floor, there are several categories of outlets, non-branded shops, banks, online booths, and food courts.  The fifth floor has space for a children's theme park, a gymnasium and a health club, two separate swimming pools for men and women,  exhibition halls, banquet halls, international standard movie theater with seven individual halls, 22-lane bowling alley with karaoke facilities, and a musical and entertainment floor. JFP is also going to have Dhaka's second ice skating rink. The shopping mall is built with earth resistance as per Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) Zone 2.

Future projects include a 700-room JW Marriott Dhaka hotel and a mosque.

Services
Worlds largest Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) is located in this mall.

See also
List of shopping malls in Bangladesh
List of largest shopping malls in the world

References

External links

 Other listing link : https://allofbd.com/listing/jamuna-future-park/

Jamuna Group
Shopping malls in Dhaka
Shopping malls established in 2013


Captain Alexander Smollett is the fictional captain of the schooner Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. He plays an important part in disciplining the main characters on the ship as the story progresses, and helps the protagonists survive against the pirates later on.

In the novel
He first appears to the reader as a strict, bitter man who finds fault with everything and is never satisfied. However, he quickly reveals that not all is well aboard the ship, and his first conversation with Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney foreshadows the eventual mutiny of many of the Hispaniolas members under the leadership of Long John Silver, a cunning and wealthy one-legged pirate. When the Hispaniola finally reaches its destination and the pirates rebel, he organizes the faithful crew's flight from the Hispaniola onto the shores of the island and helps in gaining a stockade. The next day, he attempts to negotiate with "Captain" Long John Silver, but the negotiations fail due to the arrogance of Silver and the stubbornness of Smollett. (Indeed, Smollett admits that he has goaded Silver on purpose, reasoning that battle is probably inevitable and might as well be fought sooner rather than later, while they are alert and fresh.) As a result, Silver storms off in a rage, and Smollett is left to organize the defence of the stockade. In the battle of the stockade, he is seriously wounded by two bullets, though neither incapacitates him, and he disappears from the story for the most part. In the end, he and the faithful crew sail back to Bristol laden with treasure, and he retires from seafaring.

Captain Smollett's role in the story is crucial, but he is usually remembered for his temperamental personality. He is obsessed with duty and expects all his orders to be followed to the letter. When the stockade's defences break down during his negotiations with Silver, he explodes, venting his rage on the Doctor and Squire Trelawney for abandoning their stations to watch the negotiations. Yet, he doesn't fail to reward those who perform well and praises Abraham Gray, a mutineer who defects to their side, for staying at his post dutifully.

Film adaptations
 Buddy Messinger in the 1918 version.
 Harry Holden in the 1920 version.
 Lewis Stone in the 1934 version.
 Basil Sydney in the 1950 Disney live-action version.
 Rik Battaglia in the 1972 live-action version.
 Richard Beale in the 1977 version.
  in the 1982 version.
 Klaus Löwitsch in the 1987 outer space version.
 Viktor Andriyenko in the 1988 Soviet version.
Clive Wood in the 1990 version.
 In the 1996 Disney Muppets version, the character was renamed Captain Abraham Smollett (Kermit the Frog as performed by Steve Whitmire) by Brian Henson and the scriptwriters. Here, the character has a much larger role and is more benevolent, suiting his portrayer, as well as being the former fiancé of Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy).
 Malcolm Stoddard in the 1999 version.
 In the 2002 Disney film Treasure Planet, the character is replaced with Captain Amelia, a female cat-like alien. She is voiced by Emma Thompson.
 In the 2006 film Pirates of Treasure Island by The Asylum, the character is depicted as a Frenchman trading with the then-new United States.
 Philip Glenister in 2012 version.

References

 Stevenson, Robert Louis (1883) Treasure Island.

External links
 Treasure Island Book Review

Treasure Island characters
Literary characters introduced in 1883
Fictional characters from the 18th century
Fictional military captains
Fictional English people
Adventure film characters