Private George Edwin Ellison (10 August 1878 – 11 November 1918) was the last British soldier to be killed in action during the First World War. He died at 09:30 am (90 minutes before the armistice came into effect), shot by a sniper while on a patrol in woodland on the outskirts of Mons, Belgium.

Biography
Ellison was born in York and later lived in Leeds, England. He first joined the British Army as a regular soldier in 1902 – but had left by 1912, by which time he had become a coal miner, and when he married Hannah Maria Burgan in Nottingham. Sometime just before the outbreak of war he was recalled to the army, joining the 5th Royal Irish Lancers and serving in the army from the very start of the war. He fought in the Battle of Mons in 1914, and several other battles including the Battle of Ypres, Battle of Armentières, Battle of La Bassée, Battle of Lens, Battle of Loos, and Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front.

Ellison, aged 40 at the time of his death, is buried in the St Symphorien Military Cemetery, just southeast of Mons. Coincidentally, and in large part due to Mons being lost in the very opening stages of the war and regained at the very end (from the British perspective), his grave faces that of John Parr, the first British soldier killed during the Great War, and just a few metres away from George Lawrence Price, the Canadian soldier who was also felled near Mons at 10:58am, and was the last British Empire soldier killed in the Great War.

He was survived by Hannah and a son, James Cornelius (just five days short of his fifth birthday when his father was killed) – living in Richmond Hill in east Leeds, as were Ellison's parents. The family only learnt of his death just before Christmas, more than a month after the war had ended. Ellison's only brother Frederick was also killed during the war, in 1917.

Legacy

In recent times, Ellison's story was featured in a 2008 BBC 'Timewatch' documentary with Michael Palin, in conjunction with his granddaughters.

In 2018, he and John Parr became the inspiration behind a poem, "Goodnight Kiss", by writer Philip Parker – written as part of a project in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum.

In November 2018 (the centenary of his death), Leeds Civic Trust and partners unveiled a memorial plaque to him at Leeds railway station, paid for via a public crowdfunding campaign. The Civic Trust's plaques are usually blue, but Ellison's is olive green to symbolise the uniform of the soldiers. The unveiling event was attended by his two granddaughters and other family members. A memorial mock newspaper was created and circulated at the event, marking Ellison's life and the story of the war as experienced by regular people in Leeds.

Following the unveiling of the plaque, Leeds artist Suman Kaur heard Ellison's story, and created and circulated a 'remastered' charcoal portrait of him based on the only known photo of him.

See also

References

Further reading

External links

1878 births
1918 deaths
British military personnel killed in World War I
British Army personnel of World War I
5th Royal Irish Lancers soldiers
Leeds Blue Plaques
Military personnel from York
Burials at St Symphorien Military Cemetery


The Hart-Cluett Mansion is located at 57 Second Street in Troy, New York, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is a contributing property to the Central Troy Historic District created in 1986. Since the 1950s it, and the Carr Building next door, was the main office of the Rensselaer County Historical Society before the organization changed its name to the Hart Cluett Museum at Historic Rensselaer County in 2019. The house is open to the public as a historic house museum.

Built in 1827 from a most likely created by architect Martin E. Thompson, of New York City, it is a Federal style townhouse with decorated marble and limestone facing considered one of the best and most intact houses in that style in the city of Troy. The house was built by John Bard Colgrove, who moved to Troy, NY in 1826 to oversee the construction of the Hart House.  Immediately after constructing the Hart House, Colgrove built the first Rensselaer County Court House (1828–31). It was constructed as a gift for his only child, Betsey Howard Hart, and her husband, Richard P. Hart, by wealthy New York City merchant and banker William Howard, done in a style similar to contemporary mansions there. Those homes have since been demolished, making Troy the only extant place visitors can experience an early 19th-century New York City mansion.

In the late 19th century it became the property of another local businessman, George Cluett, who expanded it in the early 20th century. In 1910, the property was sold to his nephew Albert Cluett and his wife Caroline.  Caroline Cluett donated the house to the Historical Society in 1952.

Building

The house is L-shaped, two and a half stories high with a full basement. The short end facing the street to its east and the long end wrapping around the brick house to its north. The front facade is four bays wide; the southern facade, accounting for the house's full depth from the street and overlooking a narrow alley, nine. All other facades save the front are done in brick.

That front facade is dominated by its off-center entrance. The recessed door is set in a portico, with elliptical fanlight supported by small columns and sidelights. Around the portico are a marble architrave with vermiculated keystone and quoins. No similar marble houses, are found in Troy, or the vicinity. The marble is presumed to come from a Berkshire quarry, possibly near Great Barrington, Mass. The marble has vertical comb finish, approximately 6 to the inch and is laid with 1/8" lime mortar joints.

The tin gabled roof has two dormer windows on the east side. Two chimneys apiece rise from the north and south ends. There is one outbuilding, a former carriage house, in the rear of the building.

Inside, the house follows the standard Federal-style central hall plan, with high ceilings and narrow, tall windows. Much of the original furnishings and trim remain. The plaster and woodwork are unaltered, as are such details as a marble mantelpiece and dining room mirror. The original basement kitchen remains, along with a late 19th-century one on the first floor.

History

Hart, an early member of Troy's business elite, was a personal friend of Howard when he married Betsey. He had made his money first by supplying the Army during the War of 1812 and then in commerce from the Erie and Champlain canals. He later served as president of the Schenectady and Troy Railroad and several local philanthropies. He had a political career as well, serving as a state assemblyman and mayor of Troy.

To build the house, 29-year-old John Colegrove was hired. He moved to Troy from New York in 1826 to supervise the job, and stayed there, going on to build many other notable buildings in the city. His obituary in 1860 referred to the mansion as his first major local accomplishment.

The original house was just the square block. The house was first enlarged in 1836 when Richard Hart was Mayor of Troy. Richard Hart died in 1843. Betsey remained in the house till her death in 1886 and her daughter Sarah Wool Hart was the last Hart to live in the house. She died in 1892 and the house was then sold to George B. Cluett, founder of Cluett, Peabody & Co. Inc. makers of Arrow Shirts. George and his wife Amanda had a new addition built that moved the kitchen to the first floor, replacing the original basement kitchen.  He sold the house to his nephew Albert E. Cluett, in 1910.

Albert and Caroline Cluett made alterations on the third floor, raising the roof to accommodate the growing needs of their four sons.  New oak floors, picture and chair rail mouldings all in the Colonial Revival Style were added to the two parlors and entrance hall.  The old wallpaper was removed and the walls were painted ivory. A scenic wallpaper from the Zuber & Co. of Paris, France was installed on the walls of the Entrance Hall on the first floor.

Albert Cluett died in 1949 but not before he and his wife Caroline challenged the Board of Trustees at RCHS to raise money to support the preservation of the house.  Caroline lived in the house until 1952 when she then signed the house over to RCHS.  The society has maintained it as a historic house museum and uses the adjoining Joseph B. Carr Building (57 2nd Street) as their museum headquarters that house the changing exhibition galleries, research library, collection storage and administrative offices.

Museum

The house is open to the public the 2nd Saturday of the month at 2pm for a guided tour, May through December.  Tours are also available by prior appointment. 2nd Saturday tours are $10.00 for adults.

Floor Plan and Elevation

References

External links
Hart Cluett Museum at Historic Rensselaer County

Historic house museums in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Troy, New York
Federal architecture in New York (state)
Houses completed in 1827
Houses in Troy, New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Museums in Rensselaer County, New York
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New York (state)
1827 establishments in New York (state)


Malcolm Mowbray (24 June 1949 – 23 June 2023) was a British screenwriter and director who worked in film and television.

Background
Mowbray was born in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. His father was a dentist. He attended Sherrardswood School, Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, and the National Film and Television School.

Career
Mowbray began his career in television, directing episodes of Premiere, BBC2 Playhouse, and Objects of Affection. In 1984, he turned to feature films with A Private Function. He directed and co-wrote with Alan Bennett, with whom he shared the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay. He then moved to Los Angeles to continue working in film, though he returned to Britain by the 1990s. Additional credits include Crocodile Shoes, Out Cold, Cadfael, Pie in the Sky, Don't Tell Her It's Me, Sweet Revenge, and Monsignor Renard.

Following his final feature, Meeting Spencer, in 2011, he turned to academia. In 2016, he was named head of directing at the Northern Film School Leeds.

Personal life
Mowbray married Valerie Hill in 1977. They first met when they were both students at Ravensbourne. The couple had two sons and were together until her death in 2006. Mowbray died from complications of dementia on 23 June 2023, the day before his 74th birthday.

References

External links

1949 births
2023 deaths
20th-century British screenwriters
Alumni of Ravensbourne University London
Alumni of the National Film and Television School
British film directors
British male screenwriters
British television directors
Deaths from dementia in England
English expatriates in the United States
People from Knebworth


Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (in full, ) (1469–1536) was a Castilian general and administrator.  He served in the Italian Wars, and was later appointed Viceroy of Valencia where he fought the rebel Germanies in the Revolt of the Brotherhoods.

Early life
Diego was the second son of Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza and Mencia de Lemos (of the House of the Lords of Trofa, in Portugal), making him a member of the powerful Mendoza family.  As Cardinal Mendoza was already a Cardinal, Diego was born out of wedlock. He was born on November 3, 1469, and raised in the castle of Manzanares el Real.

Italian wars
He joined the army and fought in the Granada War.  After it completed in 1492, Mendoza advanced in rank and served in the Second Italian war, where he distinguished himself serving under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, "el Gran Capitán."  He played an important role in the Battle of Ruvo and in the taking of Melito in the Kingdom of Naples, for which he was appointed Count of Mélito in 1506.

As viceroy of Valencia
In 1520, he was appointed Viceroy of Valencia.  Valencia was at the time unsettled by plague and flood, and the germanies (guilds) were taking control of the city of Valencia from the weak royal government there.  Mendoza, a Castilian, was not well-received, and he provoked the Germanies by siding with the nobility and refusing to seat lawfully-elected representatives from the populace that favored the Germanies.  The viceroy's palace was attacked, and only barely held out after two hours assault.  Mendoza and the government fled into the countryside, and the open warfare phase of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods began.  Mendoza was initially defeated by the agermanats at the Battle of Gandia in June 1521, but royalist troops triumphed elsewhere, and he eventually returned with reinforcements into the city of Valencia in November 1521.  He acted with moderation against the defeated rebels, but the arrival in 1523 of the new Viceroy Germaine of Foix, widow of Ferdinand of Aragon, saw the punishment of the rebels intensify.

Diego was married to Ana de la Cerda y Castro, granddaughter of Gastón de la Cerda, 4th Count of Medinaceli. He died in Toledo in 1536.

See also
 House of Mendoza
 Italian War of 1499–1504
 Revolt of the Brotherhoods

References

1468 births
1536 deaths
Viceroys of Valencia
Diego 01
Diego 01
People of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods
People of the Italian Wars


The men's tumbling event was part of the gymnastics program at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was contested for the only time at the Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 10, 1932. Four gymnasts from two nations competed.

Medalists

Results

Two exercises were contested with the results based on total points.

References

External links
 Olympic Report

Tumbling


The Porto Alegre Botanical Garden  is a Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul located on the street Salvador França, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

History

The project for a botanical garden in Porto Alegre dates back to the beginning of the 19th century, when Dom Joao VI, after creating the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, sent seedlings to Porto Alegre to establish another similar park in the city. Unfortunately these seedlings did not come to the capital, remaining trapped in Rio Grande, where they were planted. The agriculturist Paul Schoenwald subsequently donated a plot of land to the state government to establish a green area, but the project was unsuccessful.

A third attempt would be made in 1882, when councilman Francisco Pinto de Souza presented a proposal for scientific exploitation of the area then known as the Várzea de Petrópolis, providing a garden and a promenade. Considered utopian, the plan was terminated and lay dormant for decades, only returning to consideration in the mid-20th century.

In 1953 the 2136 law authorized the selling of an area of 81.57 hectares, of which 50 hectares would be to create a park or botanical garden. A committee, which included prominent teacher and religious figure Teodoro Luís, was formed to develop the project, which began in 1957 with the first planting of selected species: a collection of palm trees, conifers and succulent. When opened to the public on September 10, 1958, it already featured nearly 600 species.

Soon after, in 1962, was inaugurated the oven for cacti, in the 1970s and the botanical garden was integrated into Fundação Zoobotânica Foundation, along with the Park Zoo and the Museum of Natural Sciences. This season began the collection of trees, with emphasis on families of ecological importance (Myrtaceae, Rutaceae, Myrsinaceae, Bignoniaceae, Fabales, Zingiberales, among others), thematic groups (condiments and scented) and forest formations typical of the state, and is launched a program for expeditions to collect specimens and seeds.

A project linked to the Program Pro-Guaíba allowed in the 1990s an improvement in the infrastructure of the Botanical Garden, where nurseries were built for bromeliads, orchids, succulent, vines and cacti, and reforms have taken place in the center of visitors and the administration, beyond the creation of a seed bank.

Paleontology

At the Museum of Natural Sciences, which is located inside the Porto Alegre Botanical Garden, there is an exhibition of fossils found in geopark of paleorrota, as well as contributing to publications on the subject.

See also
Paleorrota Geopark

References

External links
Official Page

Botanical gardens in Brazil
Gardens in Porto Alegre
Botanical research institutes
Research institutes in Brazil


The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule
The table below shows the 1997 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Statistical Information

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
  Martina Hingis – Sydney, Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Paris, Miami, Hilton Head, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, US Open, Filderstadt, Philadelphia (12)
  Lindsay Davenport – Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Atlanta, Zurich, Chicago (6)
  Jana Novotná – Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow, Season-Ending Championships (4)
  Iva Majoli – Hanover, Hamburg, French Open (3)
  Monica Seles – Los Angeles, Toronto, Tokyo (Tier II) (3)
  Amanda Coetzer – Budapest, Luxembourg (2)
  Dominique Van Roost – Hobart, Surabaya (2)
  Ruxandra Dragomir – Rosmalen (1)
  Mary Joe Fernández – Berlin (1)
  Steffi Graf – Strasbourg (1)
  Joannette Kruger – Prague (1)
  Elena Likhovtseva – Hope Island (1)
  Mirjana Lučić – Bol (1)
  Marion Maruska – Auckland (1)
  Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya (1)
  Barbara Paulus – Warsaw (1)
  Mary Pierce – Rome (1)
  Virginia Ruano Pascual – Cardiff (1)
  Chanda Rubin – Linz (1)
  Naoko Sawamatsu – Jakarta (1)
  Barbara Schett – Maria Lankowitz (1)
  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy – Quebec City (1)
  Ai Sugiyama – Tokyo (Tier III)
  Nathalie Tauziat – Birmingham (1)
  Sandrine Testud – Palermo (1)

The following players won their first title:
  Marion Maruska – Auckland
  Chanda Rubin – Linz
  Ai Sugiyama – Tokyo (Tier III)
  Mirjana Lučić – Bol
  Virginia Ruano Pascual – Cardiff
  Sandrine Testud – Palermo

List of titles won by country:
  Switzerland 12 – Sydney, Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Paris, Miami, Hilton Head, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, US Open, Filderstadt, Philadelphia
  11 – Linz, Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Berlin, Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta, Tokyo (Tier II), Zurich, Chicago
  Croatia 4 – Hanover, Hamburg, Bol, French Open
  Czech Republic 4 – Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow, Season-Ending Championships
  Austria 3 – Auckland, Warsaw, Maria Lankowitz
  3 – Rome, Birmingham, Palermo
  South Africa 3 – Budapest, Prague, Luxembourg
  Belgium 2 – Hobart, Surabaya
  2 – Tokyo (Tier III), Jakarta
  1 – Strasbourg
  Russia 1 – Hope Island
  Netherlands 1 – Quebec City
  Romania 1 – Rosmalen
  Slovakia 1 – Pattaya
  1 – Cardiff

Rankings
Below are the 1997 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

See also
 1997 ATP Tour

References

WTA Tour


China Merchants Bank Tower (), or the Shenzhen World Trade Centre a 53-story skyscraper in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China was designed by American architecture firm Lee / Timchula of New York City. Lee / Timchula was the continuation of the Edward Larrabee Barnes, John MY Lee Architecture firm after Barnes retired in 1993. Completed in 2001.

The 53 story high tower is defined by three zones-the podium, the tapering tower shaft, and the crown. The podium is a simple, 5-story rectangular volume with clear glass and 2 tones of gray granite detailed in sleek flush planes. The podium contains a full height atrium and a grand banking hall. Above the main shaft is a sky garden where refreshments are served at the Bankers Club in the crown zone above.

The exact location is at the intersection of  Nongyuan Road (Chinese:农园路; Pinyin: Nóngyuán Lù) and Shennan Boulevard (Chinese:深南大道; Pinyin: Shēnnán Dàdào), a major east-west thoroughfare of Shenzhen.

History
Completed in 2001, the global headquarters of China Merchants Bank is located within the tower.

Transportation
Shenzhen Metro: Chegongmiao Station

See also

 List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen

References

External links

 Emporis Building Profile
 www.cmbchina.com

2001 establishments in China
Futian District
Skyscraper office buildings in Shenzhen
Office buildings completed in 2001


Clopton is a village and civil parish in Suffolk. It is located between Ipswich and Debenham two kilometres north of Grundisburgh on the River Lark. The village is no larger than a series of houses either side of the B1078, surrounded by farm land. The village itself has no clear centre; houses and other buildings are concentrated around the four manors of Kingshall, Brendhall, Rousehall and Wascolies, all of which are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

As of 2011, the population of the parish numbered 375 people. The village previously had a school, which was built in 1875 and had capacity for 100 pupils with an average attendance of 56, however it closed in the late 1930s. Pupils instead attend schools in Grundisburgh or Woodbridge, with a bus service provided by Suffolk County Council.

History

Historical Writings

The earliest known mention of Clopton is a record in the Domesday Book as "Clopetuna".

In the early 1870s, it was described in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales as:

 "...a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; 3½ miles N by W of Bealings r. station, and 4 NW of Woodbridge. Post town, Grundisburgh, under Wood-bridge. Acres, 2, 074. Real property, £4, 012. Pop., 407. Houses, 84. The property is divided among a few. Part of the land is common. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £720.* Patron, Mrs. E. Taylor. The church is old but good; and there are charities £34."

In 1887, John Bartholomew also wrote an entry on Clopton in the Gazetteer of the British Isles with a much shorter description:

"Clopton, par., E. Suffolk, 4 miles NW. of Woodbridge, 2074 ac., pop. 382; P.O.; contains C. Hall."

The BBC Domesday Project described Clopton in a similar yet more detailed fashion to the Gazetteer entries in 1986:

 "Clopton is a small village situated approximately 7 miles from Ipswich and 4 miles from Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk. The area consists mainly of arable farms together with a small amount of housing. To the east side of Clopton is an area of disused airfield which now has a small amount of light industry. To the west side is the East Suffolk College of Agriculture and Horticulture at Otley; again consisting mainly of farmland. The village is served by a Post Office, bus service, mobile tradesmen and has 3 churches. There are no schools or shops in Clopton."

World War II

Between Clopton and the nearby village of Debach, the site of RAF Debach can be found, which was home to the USAAF 493d Bombardment Group over the course of World War II. A service memorial and the flag flown over the base can be found inside St. Mary's church at Clopton.

Industry

In 1831, the decennial census found that over three-quarters of Clopton's population worked in agriculture, with most of these being labourers employed by farmers. Other than this, the parish had a small number describing themselves as being employed in "retail and handicrafts," and an even smaller number being "professionals" or "other."

In 1844, White's Directories for Suffolk listed 13 farmers, a shoemaker, blacksmith and wheelwright. The 1912 edition listed 19 farmers, a farm bailiff, postmaster, schoolmaster, builder, shoemaker, wheelwright, storekeeper, grocer, hardware merchant, furniture remover/carrier, publican and insurance agent.

By 1881, the Parish as a whole, while still mostly reliant on agriculture to provide work, had diversified into other industries. Around this time, the presence of women in the workplace had increased somewhat as well: though these industries were small in comparison to the almost entirely male-dominated agricultural sector, in the 1881 census women outnumbered men in the 'Domestic Services and Offices' and 'Dress' occupation orders. Nonetheless, while 75 men reported working in agriculture, only 9 women reported having an occupation at all.

Population

Since the passing of the Census Act 1800, Clopton's overall population has remained relatively unchanged. In 1801, the first decennial census recorded a population of 389 people, while an all-time high of 468 was recorded in 1831.

The Modern Parish

The modern village of Clopton has been described as:

 "...a widely spaced village which consists mainly of farming, around 140 residential homes and a few small businesses. There is a very good village hall at the centre of the village, which gets plenty of bookings... but, unfortunately, no village pub, nor shop.  However, there are several of each in the nearby surrounding villages."

Demographics

In 2011, the National Census found that 385 people lived in Clopton, and of these 186 were male and 189 female. The average age of people in Clopton is 41 years, though the largest age group is 45–59 years, with 83 people (22.1% of the total population) reported.

Employment

People in Clopton reported in the 2011 Census that they were primarily in full-time employment or self-employed (28.8% and 22.9% of the population, respectively), with a smaller percentage being in part-time employment (15.5%). Men make up more of these figures than women: While 35.7% and 32.9% of men are in full-time employment and self-employed respectively, these figures are only 21.4% and 12.2% for women.

The principle sectors of employment for men, as found by the 2011 Census, are in "Skilled Trades Occupations" (25%), "Managers, Directors and Senior Officials" (23.1%) and "Professional Occupations" (21.3%). For women, the main sectors are "Professional Occupations" (20%), "Managers, Directors and Senior Officials" (17.6%) and "Administrative and Secretarial Occupations" (17.6%), with an additional notable presence in "Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations" (14.1%).

Local Politics

Clopton has joined a campaign dubbed "Save Our Rural Roads", first started in 1997 by Grundisburgh & Culpho Parish Council, after concerns of heavy goods vehicles causing damage to buildings and roads in the community.

Residents of the village receive a quarterly news magazine from Grundisburgh and District News.

References

External links
 Clopton Suffolk

Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk


H.241 is a Recommendation from the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) that defines extended video procedures and control signals for H.300-series terminals, including H.323 and H.320.

This Recommendation defines the use of advanced video codecs, including H.264:
 Command and Indication
 Capability exchange signaling
 Transport
 requires support of single NAL unit mode (packetization mode 0) of RFC 6184
 Reduced-Complexity Decoding Operation (RCDO) for H.264 baseline profile bit streams
 Negotiation of video submodes

External links
ITU-T H.241 Recommendation

ITU-T recommendations


Chet Picks on the Grammys is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 13 tracks are all recordings of songs that won Grammy awards from 1967 to 1996. The songs either won a Grammy individually or were included on an album that won.

Track listing
 "Tears" (Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli) – 2:46
 "Nut Sundae" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) – 2:39
 "Snowbird" (MacLellan) – 2:16
 "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:20
 "The Entertainer" (Scott Joplin) – 2:18
 "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:18
 "Ready for the Times to Get Better" (Reynolds) – 4:09
 "Cosmic Square Dance" (Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Paul Yandell) – 4:17
 "So Soft, Your Goodbye" (Randy Goodrum) – 3:20
 "Poor Boy Blues" (Paul Kennerly) – 4:05
 "Sneakin' Around" (Kass) – 4:27
 "Young Thing" (Atkins) – 3:15
 "Jam Man" (Atkins) – 3:22

Personnel
Chet Atkins – guitar
Paulinho da Costa - Percussion

References

2002 compilation albums
Chet Atkins compilation albums
Columbia Records compilation albums


"Heaven & Hell" is the solo debut single by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon from the soundtrack to the 1994 film Fresh and later featured on his 1995 solo debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... It features fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah and backing vocals from Wu-Tang affiliate singer Blue Raspberry. It was the first song recorded for the album. Allmusic stated "everything culminates in "Heaven & Hell" and its longing for redemption"

As the rest of the album, the song was produced by the Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA and contains a sample from "Could I Be Falling in Love?" by Syl Johnson, reached #34 in the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales in 1994, and #21 in the Hot Rap Singles in 1995. In 2006, German singer Joy Denalane recorded a completely reworked version of the song, under the title "Heaven or Hell", featuring Raekwon, for her album Born & Raised. Cappadonna also makes his first appearance in the music video.

Track listing
 "Heaven & Hell" (Radio Edit) - 3:14
 "Heaven & Hell" (Album Version) - 4:59
 "Heaven & Hell" (Instrumental) - 4:59

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1994 singles
Song recordings produced by RZA
1994 songs
Songs written by Raekwon
Songs written by Ghostface Killah
Loud Records singles
Raekwon songs
Ghostface Killah songs


"Thinkin' Problem" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Ball.  Ball co-wrote the song with Allen Shamblin and Stuart Ziff.  It was released in March 1994 as the lead-off single and title track from his album Thinkin' Problem.  The song reached number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and number 1 on Canada's RPM country chart. It also earned Ball a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards in 1995, as well as a nomination for the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year.

Content
"Thinkin' Problem" is a moderate up-tempo with electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, and fiddle flourishes. In it, the male narrator states that he has a "thinkin' problem" (meant as a play on the term "drinking problem") because he is constantly thinking about his former significant other despite numerous attempts to quit. The song begins with the famous phrase "Yes I admit, I've got a thinkin' problem", with the final syllable of the word "admit" drawn out.

Music video
The music video was directed by O Pictures and premiered in early 1994.

Critical reception
Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the song a mixed review, saying that it "is the fuel that ignited Ball's launch into stardom" but that "he tends to over-nasalize to the point of annoyance." Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it a "perfect combination of retro sensibility and '90s production, and a pure honky-tonk delight."

Parody
Cledus T. Judd, a country music parodist, parodied the song as "Stinkin' Problem" on his 1995 debut album Cledus T. Judd (No Relation).

Chart positions
"Thinkin' Problem" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994.

Year-end charts

References

1994 singles
1994 songs
David Ball (country singer) songs
Songs written by Allen Shamblin
Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey
Warner Records singles
Songs written by David Ball (country singer)


In policing on the Indian subcontinent, a chargesheet is prepared after first information reports (FIRs), and charges an individual for (some or all of) the crimes specified in those reports.

Once the chargesheet has been submitted to a court of law, the court decides as to who among the accused has sufficient prima facie evidence against them to be put on trial. After the court pronounces its order on framing of charges, prosecution proceedings against the accused begin in the judicial system.

References

Law enforcement in India
Law enforcement in Pakistan
Law enforcement in Bangladesh


Eran Preis is an Israeli–American director, screenwriter, playwright, and producer. Beyond the Walls, a film he co-wrote in 1984, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has taught screenwriting and International Cinema for decades.

Biography
Born in Afula, Mandatory Palestine, Eran Preis, is a naturalized American citizen.  Currently he is Professor and Director of the Graduate Program at Temple University, Dept. of Film and Media Arts. Since 1979 his plays were on the major theaters in the country. In 1983 he wrote the screenplay, Behind Bars (בעברית: מאחורי הסורגים) and a year later the film was nominated for the Oscar Award.
He lives and works in Philadelphia. Married to Andrea, they have three sons.

Film Work
Eran worked for fifteen years as a playwright and screenwriter for the Israeli television, theater and film industries. Beyond the Walls, a film he co/wrote in 1984, was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film Category. Five of his plays have been produced professionally, and he has been awarded the prestigious King David Award in Israel, among others. He received the New Filmmaker Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival for his documentary, "The Case of Jonathan Pollard."

His documentaries include "Patricia Baltimore"(2007); "Viewfinder" (2004); "Bet Herut-The End of the Beginning"(2003); "The Case of Jonathan Pollard" (2001).

Awards for Creative Accomplishments
 "Patricia Baltimore" 2007. Selected for show in four festivals and shown on WHYY, (PBS Philadelphia).
 "Bet Herut-the End of the Beginning" is being distributed by Cinema Guild, Inc in New York, 2005. Selected for show in three of Israel main Cinematheques, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Rosh Pina. Selected for show at The Philadelphia International Film Festival, the Athens Film Festival, and the Dallas Film and Video Festival.  Ethnographic Festival De film de Montreal 1/29-30/05.
 "Viewfinder" documentary, produced and directed, 2004. Selected for the Jury award Finalist in the Docrumentary Category of the UFVA Association. Selected for show at:  the Black Earth Film Festival in Galesburg, IL 10/2005.
 "The Case of Jonathan Pollard", documentary, directed and co-produced, received the New Filmmaker Award for, Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2003. Selected for show at: Toronto Jewish Film Festival, 2002. Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, 2002. Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, 2003. The Dallas Video Festival, 2002. The Fort Lauderdale International Film and Video Festival, 2002. The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2003. The Wilmington Film Festival, 2003. The Daytona Beach Film Festival, 2003.  The Bucks County video Festival, 2003

Filmography

Other awards
 Distinguished Alumni Award Ohio University, 2008, for his body of work.
 Unsettled Land 109 minutes feature film, co-written.  Selected for show at the Israeli film Festival in NY 1988, and the Tokyo International Film Festival, Tokyo, 1988
 "Beyond The Walls" was selected as the winner of the second best film produced in Israel during the last forty years, Israel, 1988. Received an Academy Award nomination, Oscar, for Best Foreign Film Category, USA, 1984. International critics Award, Venice Film Festival, Italy, 1984 First Prize, Salerno Festival, 1984. Winner of Best Script, Israeli "Oscar" (Awards of the Israeli Film Academy), 1984.
 "Stigma", Received the Israeli Cinema Award in the Best Actor Category for film in Israel, 1982.
 "Sentenced For Life", King David Award for Best Original TV Play, Israel, 1979.
 "Paula", King David Award nomination for best theatrical play, Israel, 1979.

References

External links

Temple University Faculty Profile

1947 births
Living people
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
American film directors
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Israeli emigrants to the United States
Temple University faculty
American male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century American male writers
Screenwriters from Pennsylvania


is a Japanese novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. It is the second novel in the Kyōgokudō series that began with Summer of the Ubume. The novel has been turned into a live action feature film, a manga, and an anime television series.

Story
The story takes place between August and October, 1952. It primarily follows crime fiction writer Tatsumi Sekiguchi and news magazine editor Morihiko Toriguchi as they investigate, with the help of onmyōji Akihiko Chūzenji, a series of unusual crimes that take place in Musashino and Mitaka.

Kanako Yuzuki and Yoriko Kusumoto are friends and middle school students. The two plan to go to Lake Sagami over summer break. On the night they are to leave, Kanako is hit by the train on which Tokyo police detective Shutarō Kiba is traveling. After the hospital stabilizes Kanako, her older sister, Yōko Yuzuki, has Kanako transferred to Kōshirō Mimasaka's research hospital. Several days later, the discovery of a severed arm and two boxed, severed legs catches the attention of Toriguchi, who travels by automobile with Atsuko Chūzenji and Sekiguchi to investigate.

Yoriko tells Kiba that Kanako was pushed into the train by a man wearing gloves. Shortly afterward, Kanako is apparently abducted from the hospital; Mimasaka's assistant, Tarō Suzaki, is murdered; and Kanako's guardian, Noritada Amemiya, also disappears. Witnesses report seeing a gloved man in the area where three other girls are soon abducted. Residents of the surrounding area later discover the girls' boxed, severed limbs.

Noriyuki Masuoka, the lawyer for Kanako's grandfather, hires private investigator Reijirō Enokizu to find Kanako. Masuoka explains that Yōko is actually Kanako's mother. Kanako is unaware of her true parentage, but she is the only heir to the fortune of Yōkō Shibata, who appointed Amemiya as her guardian.

Toriguchi obtains a list, labeled "Onbako-sama", of believers in a local cult led by Hyōei Terada, a self-proclaimed onmyōji. Toriguchi believes Terada is involved with the dismemberment case, because all the dismemberment victims are daughters of Terada's followers. Sekiguchi notices two names on the list: Yoriko's mother, and fiction writer Shunkō Kubo. As a fellow writer for the same publisher, Sekiguchi already knows Kubo, who always wears gloves. After Enokizu and Sekiguchi meet with Yoriko, she meets Kubo, who takes her to an abandoned temple filled with boxes. Later, Yoriko's severed arms are found.

From reading Kubo's latest fiction work, Chūzenji deduces that Kubo is the perpetrator of the dismemberment case. Chūzenji, Sekiguchi, and Enokizu confront Terada, and demonstrate that all of Terada's practices are fake. Terada confesses his swindle to the police, and reveals that Kubo is his son. Meanwhile, Tokyo police detective Bunzō Aoki goes to the abandoned temple that Kubo is using, but Kubo escapes. Later, Kubo's severed limbs are found.

Chūzenji tells Sekiguchi, Toriguchi, and Enokizu that he knew Mimasaka during the war. Mimasaka's research involved replacing biological human body parts with mechanical ones. Meanwhile, Kiba accuses Mimasaka of dismembering girls to further his research, and demands to know what he has done with Kanako. Sekiguchi, Toriguchi, and Enokizu pick up Yōko and arrive at Mimasaka's facility. Yōko tells them Mimasaka is her father. Chūzenji soon arrives with Masuoka, Aoki, and police constable Fukumoto.

Chūzenji recounts the series of events, beginning with Yoriko pushing Kanako onto the train tracks. Suzaki had been blackmailing Yōko, because he knew that Kanako was not Yōkō Shibata's legitimate heir. Since Mimasaka could keep only Kanako's head alive mechanically, Suzaki could easily stage her kidnapping and demand a ransom from Shibata. The first severed limbs found, before Kanako's abduction, were Kanako's. After Suzaki took Kanako's head, Amemiya killed Suzaki and ran away with Kanako's head. Kubo met Amemiya on a train and saw Kanako's head alive inside a box. Kubo himself then tried to keep the heads of other girls alive in a box. Kubo wrote about it all in his fiction. Before he killed Yoriko, she told him about Mimasaka. When he went to Mimasaka, in hopes of learning how to replicate what he saw, Mimasaka instead performed the same procedure on Kubo.

Aoki tries to arrest Mimasaka for what he did to Kubo, but Mimasaka grabs the box with Kubo's head and tries to escape with Yōko. Kubo bites Mimasaka in the neck and kills him, so Yōko kills Kubo. Kiba arrests Yōko for the murder of Kubo.

Publication
The original novel was first published in 1995, and has been reprinted in several bunko editions.

Adaptations

Film
The novel was turned into a 2007 live action movie, directed by Masato Harada and starring Shinichi Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Abe, Kippei Shiina, Hiroyuki Miyasako, and Rena Tanaka.

Shooting started in 2005 and completed in May 2007. The significant events of the novel are unchanged, but the remainder of the content is a bold alteration. To simulate 1952 Tokyo, exteriors were shot in Shanghai.

Mitsuki Tanimura won Best Supporting Actress at the 2008 Osaka Film Festival for her portrayal of Yoriko Kusumoto.

The DVD was released June 25, 2008.

Animated TV series
The anime adaptation began airing on October 7, 2008. Produced by Madhouse, Nippon TV, D.N. Dream Partners and VAP, the series was directed by Ryōsuke Nakamura, with Sadayuki Murai handling series composition, Clamp and Asako Nishida designing the characters and Shūsei Murai composing the music. The opening and ending themes of the anime are "Lost in Blue" and "NAKED LOVE" by the Japanese rock group Nightmare.

The series follows the novel, but some of the minor characters are slightly changed, and the series includes some original material. The original material includes:
 The sequences in which Sekiguchi reads his own work and the fiction of Kubo
 The clairvoyance experiments in episode 5
 Additional wartime experimentation ascribed to the research unit where Chūzenji and Mimasaka were staffed, apparently based on Unit 731 and Number Nine Research Laboratory

The anime distributor VAP released the Blu-ray disc of the television series on May 22, 2009 with a 16-minute OVA extra exclusive to the Blu-ray, revealing the investigative notes that Atsuko wrote in episode 6 about the brutal dismembering incidents in the main story.

Characters

Principal characters

Onmyōji and book store owner, also known as .

Crime fiction writer.

Magazine news editor.

Tokyo police detective.

Private investigator with the Rose Cross Detective Agency.

Significant characters

Medical researcher.

Mimasaka's assistant.

Gothic fiction writer, the mysterious gloved man.

Cult leader and fake onmyōji.

Yuzuki family and associates

Middle school student.

Kanako's "older sister", formerly a film actress with the stage name .

Lawyer for Shibata Financial and private lawyer for Kanako's grandfather, .

Kanako's guardian, appointed by Yōkō Shibata.

Kusumoto family and associates

Middle school student and Kanako's friend.

Yoriko's mother.

Kimie's male friend.

Police

Tokyo police detective.

Kanagawa police administrator, inspector rank.

Musashino policeman, constable rank.

Other characters

Akihiko's younger sister, a reporter for Toriguchi's magazine.

Akihiko's wife.

Tatsumi's wife.

Episode List

Notes

Manga
The manga adaptation features art by Aki Shimizu and a script by Natsuhiko Kyogoku himself, and began serialization in 2007. It is five volumes long.

References

External links
 Movie official website
 Anime official website

Fiction set in 1952
Fiction set in the 1950s
1995 novels
2007 manga
Films based on Japanese novels
Films directed by Masato Harada
Horror anime and manga
Incest in fiction
Japanese crime thriller films
Japanese horror novels
Japanese mystery novels
Japanese novels adapted into films
Kadokawa Shoten manga
Kyōgōkudō series
Madhouse (company)
Mystery anime and manga
Psychological novels
Seinen manga
Works by Clamp (manga artists)
Japanese mystery films


The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fourth term. This election was McConnell's biggest margin of victory to date. It is the only election in which he won Franklin County, and the most recent in which he won urban Jefferson and Fayette counties. The latter two were the only Kentucky counties won by either Hillary Clinton in 2016 or Joe Biden in 2020, signifying their leftward drift.

Democratic primary

Candidates
 Lois Combs Weinberg, Vice Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky
 Tom Barlow, former U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates
 Mitch McConnell, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results
McConnell was unopposed.

General election

Candidates
 Mitch McConnell (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
 Lois Combs Weinberg (D), Vice Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky

Predictions

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
 Magoffin (Largest city: Salyersville)
Webster (Largest city: Providence)
Morgan (Largest city: West Liberty)
Henderson (Largest city: Henderson)
Letcher (Largest city: Jenkins)
Muhlenberg (Largest city: Central City)
Fulton (Largest city: Fulton)
Bath (Largest city: Owingsville)
Marion (Largest city: Lebanon)
Menifee (Largest city: Frenchburg)
Rowan (Largest city: Morehead)
Jefferson (Largest city: Louisville)
Carlisle (Largest city: Bardwell)
Livingston (Largest city: Salem)
Hopkins (Largest city: Madisonville)
Marshall (Largest city: Benton)
Graves (Largest city: Mayfield)
Hickman (Largest city: Clinton)
Lyon (Largest city: Eddyville)
Montgomery (Largest city: Mount Sterling)
Union (Largest city: Morganfield)
Perry (Largest city: Hazard)
Ballard (Largest city: LaCenter)
Boyd (Largest city: Ashland)
Harlan (Largest city: Cumberland)

See also
 2002 United States Senate election

Notes

References

2002 Kentucky elections
Kentucky
2002


Thomas Bryan (9 January 1897 – 14 March 1921) was an Irish republican and member of the Irish Republican Army who was one of six men hanged in Mountjoy Prison on 14 March 1921.

Background
He was born at 30 North Brunswick Street, Dublin on 9 January 1897. His birth was registered as Thomas, son of James Brien, a labourer, and Mary Brien, née Caffrey. In the early 1900s, he and his family lived in North King Street, Dublin. He was an experienced IRA Volunteer and a member of the Dublin Brigade's Active Service Unit. In 1917, he took part in the hunger strike in Mountjoy in which Thomas Ashe died. By 1920, Bryan was living at 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin and was an electrician by trade. He married Annie Glynn at St. Michan's Catholic Church, Dublin on 28 November 1920.

His great-nephew is English singer Boy George.

Trial and execution
He was tried by court-martial on 24 February 1921 for his part in an attempted ambush at Drumcondra on 21 January 1921. Found guilty of high treason, he was hanged, aged 24, along with Frank Flood at 8am on 14 March 1921. Four other men had been hanged earlier on the same day: Thomas Whelan and Patrick Moran at 6am and Patrick Doyle and Bernard Ryan at 7am. It was reported that a crowd of over 20,000 people assembled outside Mountjoy on the morning of the executions. Work was also suspended throughout the city following a call from the Irish Labour Party.

Re-interment
He is one of a group of men hanged in Mountjoy Prison in the period 1920–1921, commonly referred to as The Forgotten Ten. On 14 October 2001, he and the other nine, including Kevin Barry, were exhumed from their graves in the prison and given a full state funeral. He is now buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.

In March 2023 a plaque was unveiled by Dublin City Council at his old residence, 14 Henrietta Street.

References

1897 births
1922 deaths
People executed for treason against the United Kingdom
The Forgotten Ten
Executed people from County Dublin


Martha Nell Smith is a professor of English and founding director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) at the University of Maryland, College Park.  Her work's main focus is on the life and works of the poet Emily Dickinson.

Career
A native of San Angelo, Texas, Smith is Coordinator and Executive Editor of the Dickinson Electronic Archives projects at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of Virginia.  With Lara Vetter, Smith is editor of Emily Dickinson’s Correspondence: A Born-Digital Textual Inquiry (2008) from the Mellon-sponsored Rotunda New Digital Scholarship, University of Virginia Press.

With teams at the University of Illinois, University of Virginia, University of Nebraska, University of Alberta, and Northwestern University, Smith worked on two interrelated Mellon-sponsored data mining and visualization initiatives, NORA and MONK (Metadata Offer New Knowledge).  Smith also serves on the editorial board and steering committee of NINES (Networked Interface for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship), and is on the advisory board of the Poetess Archive.

Smith is President (and a director) of the Emily Dickinson International Society (EDIS).

In 2009, Livingston College at Rutgers University awarded Smith its Distinguished Alumni Award 2009 for scholarly achievement and leadership.

In May 2011, Smith was voted Chair-Elect of the University of Maryland Senate, and became Chair for the 2012–2013 term.

The recipient of numerous awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the Mellon Foundation, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) for her work on Dickinson, American literary history, and in new media, Smith is a founding board member of the Emily Dickinson International Society (EDIS), for which she has served as President since August 2013.

In 2012 Smith helped locate a photo believed to be of Dickinson, considered to be the only picture of the poet as an adult.

Publications
Smith has published five books:
 Emily Dickinson, A User's Guide (2012)
 Companion to Emily Dickinson (2008), coedited with Mary Loeffelholz
 Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Letters to Susan Dickinson (1998), coauthored with Ellen Louise Hart
 Comic Power in Emily Dickinson (1993), coauthored with Cristanne Miller and Suzanne Juhasz
 Rowing in Eden: Rereading Emily Dickinson (1992)
She has also published more than 40 articles and essays in American Literature, Studies in the Literary Imagination, South Atlantic Quarterly, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Profils Americains, San Jose Studies, The Emily Dickinson Journal, ESQ, and A Companion to Digital Humanities.

References

External links

Smith, Martha Nell, scholars' registry at The Emily Dickinson International Society

Rutgers University alumni
University of Maryland, College Park faculty
American literary critics
American women literary critics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from San Angelo, Texas
People from Takoma Park, Maryland
Journalists from Texas


John Bruce "Chip" Saltsman Jr.  (born March 24, 1968) is an American politician who has served as chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 1999 to 2001, senior political advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and manager of Mike Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign. He also worked for the Chuck Fleischmann campaign in Tennessee's 3rd district from 2009 to 2010. Saltsman also worked for Randy Boyd's unsuccessful Tennessee Gubernatorial campaign in 2018.

Early life
Saltsman was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to parents Bruce Saltsman and Edna Elaine Saltsman. He attended Father Ryan High School, a Catholic high school in Nashville, and then Christian Brothers University in Memphis, where he earned his bachelor's and master's in business administration degrees.  While at Christian Brothers, Saltsman was active in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Knights of Columbus and student government.

Political career
Under Saltsman's watch as state party chairman in 2000, then-Governor George W. Bush defeated then-Vice President Al Gore in his home state of Tennessee.

Work with Frist
Saltsman followed this accomplishment by working as development director for Senator Frist at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the 2002, where he helped Republicans regain control of the Senate after the defection of Senator James Jeffords handed the chamber to Democratic control in May 2001.

Saltsman then became Senior Political Advisor to Majority Leader Frist at VOLPAC, a political action committee chaired by Frist and dedicated to recruitment and support of Republican candidates for political office nationwide.  In 2004, eighteen of the twenty-two races that VOLPAC supported were successful.  And, in 2006, VOLPAC helped ensure the election of Senator Bob Corker over Harold Ford, Jr. in Tennessee.

Saltsman was also an important figure in Senator Frist's preparations for a potential run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and was labeled "Frist's secret weapon" by Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post  and "a multi-talented superstar ... [who has] demonstrated uncanny, remarkable leadership in every endeavor he's undertaken" by Frist himself.

Huckabee presidential campaign

Saltsman was nominated by Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic as one of the top four campaign managers of the election cycle, and has since been labeled a "noted GOP strategist" with "a strong future on the national campaign-management stage."

RNC Chair candidacy

Saltsman announced his candidacy for RNC Chairman, after frequent mentions prior to announcing.

In his bid for the RNC Chairmanship, Saltsman was endorsed by: former Republican presidential candidate Governor Mike Huckabee, former United States Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, and Tennessee House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower.

Saltsman dropped out one day before the voting following a controversy regarding Saltsman's distribution of a CD containing the song 'Barack the Magic Negro".

Fleischmann Congressional campaign
After incumbent U.S. Representative Zach Wamp decided to leave Congress to run for Governor of Tennessee, Saltsman became campaign manager for Chuck Fleischmann, an attorney and former talk radio host who sought the Republican nomination to succeed Wamp in the third congressional district seat. Mike Huckabee endorsed Fleischmann in March 2010. Fleischmann's biggest competition in the Republican primary was expected to come from former state GOP chairwoman Robin Smith. The U.S. House Republican whip Eric Cantor, chief deputy whip Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican Conference chairman Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich had endorsed Smith. Fleischmann won the August 5, 2010, primary, topping a field of 11 candidates with about 30% of the vote and edging out second-place finisher Robin Smith, who earned 28%.

In March 2010, Saltsman was also hired as top gubernatorial campaign consultant for South Carolina  Lieutenant Gov. André Bauer. Bauer came in fourth among four candidates in the GOP primary in June 2010.

Tim James Gubernatorial Campaign
In 2008, Tim James hired Saltsman to serve as a senior advisor on his 2010 Alabama gubernatorial campaign.  James ultimately came in third place in the primary and failed to make the runoff.

Randy Boyd Gubernatorial Campaign
Randy Boyd, who was previously the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, announced in March 2017 that he would be running for governor in the 2018 election.   Boyd tapped Saltsman to serve as the Campaign CEO.

Former Congresswoman Diane Black and Boyd as recently as June 2018 were considered to be the frontrunners to win the Republican primary. Bill Lee ended up winning the primary with 37% of the vote, followed by Boyd at 24% and Black at 23%, despite Boyd being the biggest spender in the governor's race. Black was second in spending.

Rusty Crowe Congressional campaign
Dr. Phil Roe decided not to seek reelection in Tennessee's First Congressional District, setting up an open primary in 2020. State Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City), was considered an early favorite, having been a state senator nearly 30 years. Crowe led by 10% in a January poll conducted by Spry Strategies. Crowe hired Saltsman in June 2020 for his congressional campaign.

Despite starting out with a lead in the polls and being one of the leading spenders in the race, Crowe finished in third place.

Crowe's loss represents the second consecutive primary contest where Saltsman's candidate lost.

Kris Kobach Senate Super PAC
Saltsman worked on Free Forever PAC in 2020, which supported Kris Kobach during the 2020 Kansas Senate primary. Kobach lost to Roger Marshall by 14% in the primary.

Kobach initially came to prominence in U.S. politics over his hardline views on immigration, and his involvement in the implementation of high-profile anti-immigration ordinances in various American towns.

In October 2017, Kobach wrote a column in Breitbart News which said that immigrants commit a disproportionate share of crimes, and that the United States should limit the amount of immigrants admitted on a yearly basis. According to The Kansas City Star, the claims made in the article have "been debunked by numerous studies over multiple years. In fact, studies have found immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the U.S." To support his claims, Kobach cited a column by Peter Gemma, who is associated with white supremacist groups and the American Holocaust denial movement.

Matt Hullander Hamilton County Mayoral campaign
Saltsman served as a consultant for Matt Hullander's 2022 Hamilton County Mayoral campaign. Despite, being the largest spender in the Republican primary, Hullander came in third place in the Republican primary.

Baxter Lee Congressional campaign
After redistricting, Tennessee's 5th Congressional District became a Republican friendly district – and a prime pickup opportunity. The new 5th Congressional District attracted many Republican candidates for the primary. Saltsman was named campaign manager for Baxter Lee, a Nashville businessman. Lee was kicked off the ballot for not following the party's bylaws, as he did not vote in three of the last four Tennessee August Republican primaries.

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton
Saltsman serves as a senior advisor to Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton. Sexton was first elected Speaker in 2019.

Saltsman was appointed by House Speaker Cameron Sexton to join the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission in July 2022.

Barack The Magic Negro
Saltsman was forced to drop out of the 2009 RNC Chairmanship election following a controversy regarding Saltsman's distribution of a CD containing the song “Barack the Magic Negro.”

During the hearings for Saltsman's appointment to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission in 2023, State Senator London Lamar brought up Saltsman's comments and said we should not be nominating someone who is using racist and derogatory language to elected officials.

References

External links
 RNC Chairman campaign website
 Chuck Fleischmann campaign website

1968 births
Christian Brothers University alumni
Living people
Politicians from Nashville, Tennessee
State political party chairs of Tennessee
Tennessee Republicans


Sneznik may refer to:

Děčínský Sněžník, a mountain in the Czech Republic, near Děčín
Králický Sněžník, a mountain in the Eastern Sudetes on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland
Śnieżnik Mountains, a mountain range in the Eastern Sudetes on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland
Snežnik, the highest peak of the Dinaric Alps in Slovenia
 Snežnik Castle, near Kozarišče in Loška Dolina, Slovenia
Snezhnika, a glacieret in the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria


The Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886. It required the closure of all public houses in Wales on Sundays. The Act had considerable political importance as a formal acknowledgement of the separate character of Wales, setting a precedent for future legislation and decisions. It was repealed in 1911.

Introduction of the legislation
The legislation was introduced by the Liberal Government elected in 1880 under Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.  It was the first Act since the annexation of Wales which specifically applied only to Wales. A similar Bill which would have applied in England was rejected by Parliament. The 1881 Act did not apply to Monmouthshire, but was extended over that county in 1915 under wartime legislation which was reaffirmed in 1921. However, later Acts which were specific to Wales, including the Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889, were also applied to Monmouthshire.

Background and effects
The legislation followed pressure by the temperance movement and, in particular, the nonconformist chapels.  According to historian John Davies, the public houses in Wales had become "recruiting centres for the Conservative Party" following earlier Liberal legislation to restrict the licensed trade, and there was considerable backing among Welsh working class men to restrict their opening.  However, one of the effects of the legislation was to encourage the opening of a large number of private social clubs which were excluded from it, and the legislation seems to have had little effect on drunkenness. According to Davies, "above all, [the legislation] connected Welshness with negativity", and it became increasingly unpopular through the 20th century.

Repeal
The Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881 was repealed and consolidated into the Licensing (Consolidation) Act 1910, which was itself later replaced by the Licensing Act 1953. Sunday closing, however, was retained. The Licensing Act 1961 enabled local authorities in Wales to hold polls if their electorate wished to retain, remove or readopt Sunday closing. Shortly after the Act's enactment, there was a nationwide referendum in 1961.

This first referendum oversaw the removal of Sunday closing in Monmouthshire, Newport, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil and Flintshire. Another referendum was held in 1968, which led to the abandonment of Sunday closing in Brecknockshire, Radnorshire and Denbighshire. The last district to follow suit was Dwyfor, which removed Sunday closing in 1996. The requirement for regular polls on Sunday opening in Wales was abolished by the Licensing Act 2003.

References

Welsh culture
History of Wales
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1881
1881 in Wales
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Wales
Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
Sunday
Alcohol law in the United Kingdom


12 String Guitar! is an instrumental folk album released by The Folkswingers in 1963. The Folkswingers were a studio band with constantly changing personnel but on this album, they are Glen Campbell on 12-string guitar and The Dillards.

Track listing

Critical reception

Personnel
Doug Dillard – banjo
Rodney Dillard – guitar
Dean Webb – bass
Glen Campbell – 12 string guitar

Production
Producer – Jim Dickson

Charts

References

External links
[ The Folkswingers] at Allmusic

Glen Campbell albums
1963 debut albums
The Dillards albums
World Pacific Records albums
Instrumental albums


The Black House (1981) is a collection of short stories by American author Patricia Highsmith.

Contents
 "Something the Cat Dragged In"
 "Not One of Us"
 "The Terror of Basket-Weaving"
 "Under a Dark Angel's Eye"
 "I Despise Your Life"
 "The Dream of the Emma C"
 "Old Folks at Home"
 "When in Rome"
 "Blow It"
 "The Kite"
 "The Black House"

Reception
"Her short stories represent a relatively minor part of her achievement; but within their limits they are almost always compelling, as they are here." – The New York Times
"The Black House runs true to a beguilingly upsetting form." – Event
"Her stories are masterpieces of misanthropy and futility." – Irish Times

References

1981 short story collections
Crime short story collections
Short story collections by Patricia Highsmith
Heinemann (publisher) books


Patrick Doyle was one of six men hanged in Mountjoy Prison on the morning of 14 March 1921. He was aged 31 and lived at St. Mary's Place, Dublin. He was one of The Forgotten Ten.

Background
Doyle was involved in an arms raid on Collinstown Aerodrome in 1919. Together with Frank Flood, he was involved in planning several attempts to free Kevin Barry from Mountjoy in the days before Barry's own execution in November 1920.  Flood would later be hanged on the same morning as Doyle.

Arrest, detention and execution
Doyle was a member of 'F' Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Irish Republican Army and was tried on 24 February 1921 by court-martial, charged with high treason and levying war against the King for his part in an attempted ambush at Drumcondra on 21 January that year. The six men were hanged in pairs beginning at 6 in the morning.

He was a carpenter and married with four children. His wife gave birth to twins shortly before his death, one of whom died on 12 March. Reportedly, she caught a chill returning from a visit to the prison. Doyle's brother Seán was killed in action at the Custom House six weeks after the execution.

Re-interment

He is one of a group of men hanged in Mountjoy Prison in the period 1920-1921 commonly referred to as The Forgotten Ten. In 2001 he and the other nine, including Kevin Barry and Frank Flood, were exhumed from their graves in the prison and given a full State Funeral. He is now buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.

References

1889 births
1921 deaths
People executed for treason against the United Kingdom
The Forgotten Ten
Executed people from County Dublin


Sněžník may refer to:
Děčínský Sněžník, a mountain in the Czech Republic, near Děčín
Králický Sněžník (Polish Śnieżnik), a mountain on the Czech–Polish border
Králický Sněžník (range)


LaBelle Municipal Airport  is a public-use airport located  south of the central business district of the city of LaBelle in Hendry County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.

References

External links

Airports in Florida
Transportation buildings and structures in Hendry County, Florida


Bernard Ryan (–1921) was one of six men hanged in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin on 14 March 1921. He was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and part of the Dublin Brigade's Active Service Unit. He was one of The Forgotten Ten.

Background
He was born in the city of Dublin, the son of Joseph Ryan and Anne Ryan, née Plummer. Bernard, who was affectionately known as Bertie, was recorded with his widowed mother and his two sisters, Katie, and Sarah, in Quarry Lane, Glasnevin, Dublin in the 1911 Census of Ireland. He also had a foster brother, Paddy. He had attended St. Gabriels National School in Cowper Street. By trade he was an apprentice tailor and was 20 years old when he was hanged.

Trial and execution
Ryan, together with Patrick Doyle, Thomas Bryan, and Frank Flood, were tried by Court-martial on 24 February 1921 and convicted of high treason and 'levying war against the King', following an attempted ambush at Drumcondra, Dublin on 21 January 1921. The four of them, along with Thomas Whelan and Patrick Moran, were hanged at Mountjoy Prison by executioner John Ellis on 14 March 1921, while a crowd of over 20,000 people protested outside. They were hanged in pairs: Whelan and Moran at 6am; Doyle and Ryan at 7am; and Bryan and Flood at 8am.

Reinterment
He is one of a group of men hanged in Mountjoy Prison in the period 1920-1921 commonly referred to as The Forgotten Ten. In 2001 he and the other nine, including Kevin Barry, were exhumed from their graves in the prison and given a full State Funeral. He is now buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.

Bibliography

 Thorne, Kathleen, (2014) Echoes of Their Footsteps, The Irish Civil War 1922-1924, Generation Organization, Newberg, OR, ISBN 978-0-692-245-13-2

References

1900s births
1921 deaths
People educated at Belvedere College
People executed for treason against the United Kingdom
The Forgotten Ten
Executed people from County Dublin


The 2002 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Phil Gramm decided to retire, instead of seeking a fourth term. State Attorney General Republican John Cornyn won the open seat. This was the first open-seat election since 1984.

Democratic primary

 Ron Kirk, Mayor of Dallas
 Victor Morales, Teacher, Navy Veteran, 1996 Senate nominee
 Ken Bentsen Jr., U.S. representative, nephew of former US Senator Lloyd Bentsen

Primary

Source: OurCampaigns.com, TX US Senate - D Primary

Runoff

Source: OurCampaigns.com, TX US Senate - D Runoff

Republican primary
 John Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas

Primary

Source: OurCampaigns.com, TX US Senate - R Primary

General election

Campaign
Despite the fact that Texas is a red state, Kirk ran on a socially progressive platform: supporting abortion rights and opposing Bush judicial nominee Priscilla Richman, although Kirk was a former George W. Bush supporter. He also supported increases in defense spending, such as Bush's proposed $48 billion increase in military spending, except for the money Bush wanted to use for missile defense. Kirk had the support of former Governor Ann Richards and former U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen.

Cornyn was criticized for taking campaign money from Enron and other controversial companies. And although other Democrats have seized on the issue, Kirk is well-entrenched in the Dallas business community, and his wife resigned from two private-sector jobs that created potential conflicts of interest for Kirk while he was mayor.

An October Dallas Morning News poll had Cornyn leading 47% to 37%. A record $18 million was spent in the election.

Debates
Complete video of debate, October 18, 2002
Complete video of debate, October 23, 2002

Predictions

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Atascosa (Largest city: Pleasanton)
Bastrop (Largest city: Elgin)
Brewster (Largest city: Alpine)
Cottle (Largest city: Paducah)
Fannin (Largest city: Bonham)
Galveston (Largest city: Galveston)
Knox (Largest city: Munday)
Milam (Largest city: Rockdale)
Palo Pinto (Largest city: Mineral Wells)
Red River (Largest city: Clarksville)
Stonewall (Largest city: Aspermont)
Trinity (Largest city: Trinity)
Waller (Largest city: Hempstead)
Robertson (Largest city: Hearne)
 Bexar (largest city: San Antonio)
 Calhoun (largest city: Port Lavaca)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Pecos (Largest city: Fort Stockton)
San Augustine (Largest city: San Augustine)
San Patricio (Largest city: Portland)
Hudspeth (Largest city: Fort Hancock)
Refugio (Largest city: Refugio)
 Dallas (largest city: Dallas)

See also
 2002 United States Senate election

Notes

References

United States Senate
Texas
2002


Henry B. Hidden (c. 1839, New York City – March 9, 1862, Sangster's Station, Virginia) was a First Lieutenant in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Hidden is believed to be the first cavalry officer killed in action in the Army of the Potomac and the first officer of Union volunteer cavalry killed in the Civil War.

Biography
Henry B. Hidden was born in New York City to a wealthy family related to the shipwright William Henry Webb. He enlisted in the Union Army on August 5, 1861, at New York City, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant of Company H, 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, a regiment also called the "Lincoln Cavalry." On March 9, 1862, Hidden was ordered to take a small scouting party to investigate enemy activity near a bridge Union soldiers were building at Sangster's Station, a railroad station southwest of Fairfax Station, Virginia. Hidden and his party of 14 dragoons encountered an estimated 150 Confederate soldiers. Although vastly outnumbered, Hidden ordered a charge. In the resulting skirmish, he was shot in the neck and died soon afterward. The rest of the scouting party was wounded or captured.

Hidden was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

Artistic depictions of Hidden's charge

Hidden's charge sparked the imagination of several artists in subsequent years. Victor Nehlig painted An Episode of the War — The Cavalry Charge of Lt. Henry B. Hidden in 1875, and Frank Leslie illustrated the Sangster's Station skirmish in The Soldier of Our Civil War (1893). The former is on display in the New-York Historical Society's Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture.

Additionally, the New York Evening Post printed a poem inspired by his charge.

See also
Elmer E. Ellsworth

References

1862 deaths
1830s births
Union Army officers
United States Army officers
Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
Military personnel from New York City


Li Weihan (; 2 June 1896 – 11 August 1984) was a Chinese Communist Party politician. After pursuing his studies in France in 1919–20, he returned to China for the Party's founding Congress in Shanghai in 1921. He became a member of the Politburo in 1927 but fell out of favour shortly afterwards in the wake of the unsuccessful Autumn Harvest Uprising in junction of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. When he sought to bring the uprising to an end, he found himself accused of cowardice. Li was eclipsed until reemerging in the early 1930s as a supporter of Li Lisan, a leading figure in the party at the time, and an opponent of the anti-Mao 28 Bolsheviks faction.

Li Weihan was promoted to become the first principal of the Yan'an-based Central Party School of the Communist Party, the highest training center for party workers and leaders. Li served as principal from 1933 to 1935 and again from 1937 to 1938. After the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Li was involved in managing China's minorities and nationalities as Chairman of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. He was also a significant player in the Party's drive to introduce state control of the economy (Soviet-type economic planning), and in the late-1950s Anti-Rightist Campaign, in which his own brother was purged.

Li was the director between 1944 and 1964 of the United Front Department, the predecessor to the present-day United Front Work Department. He was removed from his post in 1964 and was subsequently criticised by Zhou Enlai for "capitulationism in united front work". However, he reemerged after 1978 as a supporter of the reformist Deng Xiaoping – who Li had saved from persecution years before – and as a critic of Mao and autocracy in the Party, which Li referred to as "feudalism". Deng promoted Li in 1982 to the post of vice chairman of the Central Advisory Commission, which Deng himself chaired. Li died in office in August 1984.

See also
 Historical Museum of French-Chinese Friendship

References

External links
Biographical note on Li Weihan

1896 births
1984 deaths
Burials at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan
Delegates to the 4th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Delegates to the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Hunan First Normal University alumni
Members of the 5th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 4th Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 5th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan
Politicians from Changsha
Secretaries of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Secretary-General of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference\
Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress
Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference


Sohan halwa (Urdu سوہن حلوہ; ) is a traditional Mughlai dessert in South Asia, which is a variety of dense, sweet confection or halwa. Gheewala halwa is popular for sohan halwa since the Mughal era. There are hundreds of shops Pakistan that produce sohan halwa in the cities of Multan (Punjab), Dera Ismail Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).

It is made by boiling a mixture of water, sugar, milk, and cornflour until it becomes solid. Saffron is used for flavoring. Ghee is used to prevent it from sticking to the pan. Almonds, pistachios, and cardamom seeds are added. Unlike most other halwa dishes in the South Asia, it is solid, similar to its Middle Eastern counterparts.

History
[[File:Sohan Halwa at Ghantewala in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.jpg|thumb|left|Sohan halwa (top shelf) and other traditional Indian sweets.]]

In Old Delhi, in 1790, a Ghantewala sweet shop established during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II made sohan halwa. It was a popular attraction, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2002.   but in 2015 it closed due to a lack of profitability.

This sweet was originally called sohan in Khariboli (Hindi). The name is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit word shobhan''. According to John T. Platts' Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, the sweet was named after one Sohan Lal.

Commercial production
Sohan halwa has been commercially produced by traditional confectioners for decades. It is brittle and caramelised, usually made into discs of 5-6mm thickness or as square bite-size pieces. It is usually packaged in intricately designed tin cylinders. In recent years other packages have also been common.

See also
Baklava
Basbousa
Halva
Pişmaniye
Saray helva
Shekarpareh
Sohan (confectionery)
Soan papdi

References

Indian desserts
Pakistani desserts
Multan District
Pakistani confectionery
Economy of Multan


District 13: Ultimatum, also known as D13-U ( or B13-U), is a 2009 French action thriller film and a sequel to the 2004 film District 13. Directed by Patrick Alessandrin and written and produced by Luc Besson (who also wrote and produced the first film), the film sees parkour artists Cyril Raffaelli and David Belle reprising their original roles of Damien and Leïto.

Plot
Three years after the events of the original film, the authorities are attempting to return law and order to ravaged District 13. However, their efforts so far have failed to do so. The death of gang overlord Taha Ben Mahmoud has left a power vacuum, and total control of the area is now being fought over by five rival territorial gang lords who want to step into Taha's position. Leïto tries demolishing the walls surrounding the district on a daily basis, but is told to stop by African gang lord Molko, who sees the walls as protection from outside the district.

After single-handedly eliminating a major drug dealer, Damien is framed for drug dealing and arrested, but manages to make a brief call to Leïto to come rescue him.

Meanwhile, corrupt government agents from the Department of Internal State Security (DISS), led by Walter Gassman are bent on destroying the five tower blocks at the heart of District 13 with tactical precision bombing, and building luxury flats after the area is cleared. In order to spark conflict with the district's gangs, the DISS shoot two policemen, dump their car in District 13, and prompt several gang members into gunning down the vehicle, making it look like the gang members killed the policemen. The footage of the incident convinces the French President to carry out the strike. However, the DISS were witnessed killing the policemen and filmed by a teenager named Samir and his friends. The DISS agents soon come after the teen to arrest him, but Samir manages to give his memory card to Leïto before being arrested.

Leïto gets himself arrested in order to get into the prison. He then escapes the police and rescues Damien. After freeing Damien from his cell, they discuss the events (deducing that Damien was framed by DISS to keep him from finding out their plans during the crisis) and further plans, resolving to gather enough proof to expose the DISS agents. While Damien distracts the guards, Leïto breaks into Gassman's office to steal his hard-drive for the evidence that they need. Once they escape and return to District 13, Damien and Leïto convince the five gang lords Tao, Molko, Little Montana, Karl the skinhead, and Ali-K to band together and prevent the destruction of the district. While the President struggles with the decision to destroy District 13, even with the area evacuated, a large number of gang members storm the Élysée Palace. They eventually reach the President and show him the information that they acquired, proving Gassman is a corrupt DISS agent. Gassman then takes the President hostage and tries to force him to approve the mass demolition. Leïto, Damien, and the gang lords succeed in freeing the President and incapacitating Gassman, earning the President's thanks and a promise to fund District 13's restoration.

With the conflict over and District 13 completely evacuated, the gang lords then decide that it would be better to rebuild District 13 anew rather than try to patch up its remnants. The movie ends with the President authorizing the strike, the District 13 buildings exploding and the president breathing a sigh of relief, stating that he needs a drink.

In a post-credits scene, a short clip shows the President, the gang lords, Damien and Leïto all joking around and smoking cigars together.

Cast
 David Belle as Leïto
 Cyril Raffaelli as Damien Tomaso
 Philippe Torreton as President
 Daniel Duval as Walter Gassman
 Élodie Yung as Tao, leader of the Asian gang
  as Molko, leader of the African gang
 Fabrice Feltzinger as Little Montana, leader of the Gypsy gang
  as Karl, leader of the Skinhead gang
 La Fouine as Ali-K, leader of the Arab gang
  as Roland
  as Sonya
 Jean-François Lénogue as Jeff
 Lannick Gautry as the cool friend
  as the mute secretary
 Emilien De Falco as Police Officer (uncredited)

Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 74 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "District 13 bites off more than it can chew with its political subtext and questionable script, but the many action sequences are never less than entertaining." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Releases
The original French-language version of District B13: Ultimatum was released in France on 18 February 2009. The English-language version of the film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2009, and it premiered in the United States in a free screening in New York on 28 January 2010.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in France on 19 August 2009. The Region 1 version was released on 27 April 2010.

References

External links

 District 13: Ultimatum at Rotten Tomatoes

District 13 films
2009 films
2009 action thriller films
EuropaCorp films
Films about organized crime in France
Hood films
Films directed by Patrick Alessandrin
Films produced by Luc Besson
Films set in the future
Films shot in Belgrade
Films shot in Paris
Films shot in Serbia
French action thriller films
2000s French-language films
French sequel films
French martial arts films
Parkour in film
2000s American films
2000s French films


The men's floor  or free-handed exercise event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was contested for the first time at the Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, August 8, 1932. Twenty-five gymnasts from six nations competed.

Medalists

Results

A separate competition was held, unrelated to the all-around event but only participants from the all-around contest were allowed to compete. Georges Miez was allowed to compete by special permission.

References

External links
 Olympic Report

Floor


Deng Yuanzhao or Deng Fa () (March 7, 1906 – April 8, 1946) was an early leader of the Chinese Communist Party. He was born in Yuncheng District, Yunfu, Guangdong, and participated in the Canton–Hong Kong strike and the Guangzhou Uprising in his youth. He later engaged in underground work in Guangzhou and Hong Kong for the CCP, and become Party Committee Secretary of Guangzhou and Hong Kong and head of the Organisation Department in Guangdong.

After 1931, he was active in the Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet and worked as the Party Committee Secretary of Fujian, and head of the State Political Security Bureau. He later assisted in the war, becoming the Political Director of the Shaan-Gan Army's 3rd Column, in charge of the secret police. His handling of the position earned him the nickname of China's Dzerzhinsky; he was present in the Long March. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was an alternate Politburo member, but by the Zunyi Conference he had already lost influence and made many enemies due to his campaigns.

Due to this, he was appointed representative of the CCP to Xinjiang, far from the center of power, and among other positions, became the fifth president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the highest training center for party workers and leaders. Deng served as principal from 1939 to 1943, although from 1941 his position was only nominal, with Peng Zhen in charge of managing the school. In March 1943 he was dismissed from this position and started serving as nominal secretary of the Mass Movement Work Committee. He died in a plane crash in 1946, along with other senior Communist leaders including Ye Ting, Bo Gu, and Wang Ruofei.

References

External links
Archives from the University of Heidelberg

1906 births
1946 deaths
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangdong
Politicians from Yunfu
Republic of China politicians from Guangdong
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in China


Kai Feng (; 1906 – March 23, 1955), born He Kequan (), was a Chinese Communist Party revolutionary and politician. He was one of the 28 Bolsheviks trained in Moscow. He was the eighth president of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, the highest training center for party workers and leaders. In the spring of 1931 he was sent to the Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet, along with other cadres. He served in the Yangtze Bureau, the CCP's largest organization outside of Shaanxi from April 1938. Kai served as president from 1953 to 1954.

References

Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi
1906 births
1955 deaths
Politicians from Pingxiang
Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi
Moscow Sun Yat-sen University alumni
National Wuhan University alumni


This list of Wizards of the Coast products includes games and other products published by Wizards of the Coast as an independent developer and publisher, and any of its subsidiaries, its computer and video game divisions, and later as a brand of Hasbro.

Games and products

Board games
A board game is a tabletop game that involves counters or  moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules.
 Axis & Allies (Revised Edition), as well as D-Day, Europe, Pacific, and Battle of the Bulge spinoffs
 Betrayal at House on the Hill
 Diplomacy
 Lords of Waterdeep
 Monsters Menace America
 Magic the Gathering: Arena of the Planeswalkers
 Nexus Ops
 Risk 2210 A.D. and Risk Godstorm
 RoboRally
 Vegas Showdown

Collectible card games

 BattleTech Trading Card Game
 C-23
 Codename: Kids Next Door Trading Card Game
 Duel Masters Trading Card Game
 Dune
 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
 Hecatomb
 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
 Magic: The Gathering
 MLB Showdown
 NBA Showdown
 Neopets Trading Card Game
 Netrunner
 NFL Showdown
 Pokémon Trading Card Game (publishing right transferred back to Nintendo in 2003)
 The Simpsons Trading Card Game
 Star Sisterz
 Star Wars: The Trading Card Game
 Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (previously Jyhad)
 WCW NITRO Trading Card Game
 Xena: Warrior Princess
 Xiaolin Showdown Trading Card Game

Miniature games
 Axis & Allies Miniatures
 Dreamblade
 Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game
 Star Wars Miniatures
 Heroscape

Online games
 Magic: The Gathering Online
 Magic Duels
 Magic: The Gathering Arena

Role-playing games and supplements

 Alternity (defunct line, acquired in the TSR buyout)
 Ars Magica 3rd edition supplements only.
 d20 Modern
 d20 system
 Dungeons & Dragons (acquired in the TSR buyout)
 Everway
 Gamma World
 Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (acquired in the TSR buyout)
 Star Wars Roleplaying Game
 The Primal Order

Wizards of the Coast drafted the Open Game License used by Open Gaming Foundation and the d20 system.

Standalone card games
 Alpha Blitz
 Filthy Rich (game)
 Guillotine
 Pivot
 The Great Dalmuti and Corporate Shuffle (a Dilbert-themed edition; it is not functionally identical, however. See The Great Dalmuti for detail on the differences.)
 Three-Dragon Ante

Fantasy novel series
Wizards of the Coast also publishes many fantasy novel series based on its other game products. Some of these are now out-of-print.

 Dragonlance
 Eberron
 Forgotten Realms
 Greyhawk
 Legend of the Five Rings
 Magic: The Gathering (since 1998)
 Planescape
 Ravenloft

Wizards also has a juvenile publishing imprint, Mirrorstone Books, which has produced books for StarSisterz, Dragonlance: The New Adventures and Knights of the Silver Dragon.

References

Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast products
Wizards of the Coast


Jabdi  is a town in Lalbandi Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,507 people living in 1,135 individual households.

References

External links
UN map of the municipalities of Sarlahi  District

Populated places in Sarlahi District


Francis Hasbrouck Brill (born Briell) (March 28, 1864 – November 19, 1944) was an American professional baseball player and hall-of-fame bowler.  He appeared in one season in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines during the 1884 season.  He played 12 games as a pitcher and one game as an outfielder.  He later played several seasons of minor league baseball.  During the 1900s he became a prominent ten-pin bowler. At the first annual national championship held by the American Bowling Congress in 1901, Brill won both the singles (648 pins) and all-events (1,736 pins) championships.  He was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1996.

Early years
Brill was born in 1864 in Astoria, New York.

Professional baseball player
Brill made his major league debut for the Detroit Wolverines on June 23, 1884, at age 20.  Over the next six weeks he appeared in 12 games as a starting pitcher and one game as a left fielder for the Wolverines, compiling a 2–10 win–loss record and a 5.50 earned run average (ERA) as a pitcher and a .136 batting average with six hits and five runs scored in 44 at bats.  He appeared in his last major league game on August 8, 1884.

Although his major league playing career ended in 1884, Brill also played five seasons of minor league baseball as a first baseman (55 games), pitcher (26 games), third baseman (24 games) and outfielder (36 games).  His minor league career included stints with the Scranton Indians (34 games, 1886), Buffalo Bisons (18 games, 1886), New Haven Blues (31 games, 1887), Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons (1887-1888), Elmira Hottentots (40 games, 1889) and with the Easton, Pennsylvania club (12 games, 1890).  While playing for Wilkes-Barre in 1888, he became a first baseman, and The Sporting Life reported that the change in position had revived his career: "As a first baseman Frank Brill has shown himself as among the first in the League; the change from being a pitcher has been beneficial both in his playing and batting."

Brill also played at the shortstop position for the Staten Island Athletic Club baseball team in 1891 and was presented with a gold watch and chain at the end of the season for his contributions to the team.

Bowling

After retiring from baseball, Brill became a professional bowler, competing for the Hoffman Bowling Club of Chicago.  In January 1901, he entered the first national bowling championship, participating in singles, doubles and team events.  The event was sponsored by the American Bowling Congress and was held on specially built lanes in the Wellsbach building on Wabash Avenue in Chicago.  Brill won the 1901 singles championship with a score of 648, and also placed first in all-events with a total pinfall of 1,736 over nine games. Brill was also a member of the Lincoln Groves, the first bowling team to tour the United States.

In 1903 he was working as the manager of a Chicago bowling establishment.  He was also reported to have won a prize at an International League tournament.  In 1905 he was described as "a bowler of some prominence and an ex-national champion."  As of February 1906, The Evening World reported that Brill had competed in all five of the national tournaments held since 1901 and that he had the highest average in those tournaments at 188.21 (45 games).

Brill was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1996.

Later years
Brill lived in Long Island City in 1897.  He lived in Chicago for at least 20 years in the early 1900s.  At the time of the 1900, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Censuses, he was living in Chicago with his wife, Frances L. Brill.  He was employed in 1900 as the manager of a bowling establishment, in 1910 as a saloon keeper and bowling alley employee and in 1920 as a billiard hall manager.

By 1940 Brill had moved to Queens, New York, living with his wife Frances. He died in 1944 in Flushing, New York at age 80.  He was buried at the Flushing Cemetery in that city.

References

1864 births
1944 deaths
19th-century baseball players
American ten-pin bowling players
Baseball players from New York (state)
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Detroit Wolverines players
Easton (minor league baseball) players
Elmira Hottentots players
Major League Baseball pitchers
New Haven Blues players
Scranton Indians players
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players
People from Long Island City, Queens