Santalum ellipticum, commonly known as Iliahialoe (Hawaiian) or coastal sandalwood, is a species of flowering plant  in the mistletoe family, Santalaceae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.  It is a sprawling shrub to small tree, typically reaching a height of  and a canopy spread of , but is extremely variable in size and shape. Like other members of the genus, S. ellipticum is a hemi-parasite, deriving some of its nutrients from the host plant by attaching to its roots.

Habitat and range
Iliahialoe inhabits dry forests, low shrublands, and lava plains throughout the archipelago, including the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, but has been extirpated from Laysan and Kahoolawe. Although never recorded on Niihau, its historic presence on the island is almost certain. S. ellipticum is generally found at elevations from sea level to , but populations can occur as high as . An isolated individual was observed growing at  on the island of Hawaii.

Uses

Non-medicinal
The laau ala (heartwood) of iliahialoe contains valuable, aromatic essential oils.  Trees were harvested for export to China between 1791 and 1840, where the hard, yellowish-brown wood was made into carved objects, chests, and incense. The iliahialoe trade peaked from 1815 to 1826.  Native Hawaiians used the wood to make pola, the deck on a waa kaulua (double-hulled canoe).  Powdered laau ala was used as a perfume and added to kapa cloth.

Medicinal
Native Hawaiians combined leaves and bark of the iliahialoe with naio (Myoporum sandwicense) ashes to treat kepia o ke poo (dandruff) and liha o ka lauoho (head lice).  Iliahialoe shavings mixed with awa (Piper methysticum), nioi (Eugenia reinwardtiana), ahakea (Bobea spp.), and kauila (Alphitonia ponderosa) was used to treat sexually transmitted diseases.

References

ellipticum
Plants described in 1829
Trees of Hawaii
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Flora without expected TNC conservation status


Gas is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis. The film was directed by Les Rose and produced by Claude Héroux.

Plot summary
A small Midwestern town is thrown into chaos when the local oil tycoon Duke Stuyvesant orchestrates a phony oil shortage in order to increase profits. News reporter Jane Beardsley tries to uncover the plot. Radio DJ Nick the Noz, observing from his station's news helicopter, reports on the craziness caused by the gasoline shortage.

Cast
 Susan Anspach  ...  Jane Beardsley
 Howie Mandel  ...  Matt Lloyd
 Sterling Hayden  ...  Duke Stuyvesant
 Helen Shaver  ...  Rhonda
 Sandee Currie  ...  Sarah Marshal
 Peter Aykroyd  ...  Ed Marshal
 Keith Knight  ...  Ira
 Alf Humphreys  ...  Lou Picard
 Philip Akin  ...  Lincoln Jones
 Michael Hogan  ...  Guido Vespucci
 Paul Kelman  ...  Nino Vespucci
 Donald Sutherland  ...  Nick the Noz
 Dustin Waln  ...  Earl Stuyvesant
 Vlasta Vrána  ...  Baron Stuyvesant
 Harvey Chao  ...  Lee Kwan
 Walker Boone ... Gangster #1 (Dutch)

Home media
The film was released on VHS and ßeta in January 1982 by Paramount Home Video. To date, it has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray or 4k/UHD.

References

External links

 Gas at VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever

1981 films
1981 comedy films
English-language Canadian films
Films scored by Paul Zaza
Canadian comedy films
Films directed by Les Rose
1980s English-language films
1980s Canadian films


(International title: Love Games / ) is a 2009 Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Joel Lamangan and Lore Reyes, it stars Jolina Magdangal, Jennica Garcia, Dennis Trillo and Marvin Agustin. It premiered on June 8, 2009 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing All About Eve. The series concluded on September 11, 2009 with a total of 70 episodes. It was replaced by Stairway to Heaven in its timeslot.

The series was released in DVD by GMA Records.

Cast and characters

Lead cast
 Jolina Magdangal as Joanna Maglipot (Lindenberg)
 Marvin Agustin as Carlos Manansala
 Dennis Trillo as Ruben Domingo
 Jennica Garcia as Karen Maglipot

Supporting cast
 Elizabeth Oropesa as Stella Maglipot
 Joey Marquez as Luigi Maglipot
 Eugene Domingo as Fatima Lindenberg
 Chanda Romero as Aurora Manansala
 Pauleen Luna as Camille Sickat
 Chariz Solomon as Emelene Santos
 Benjie Paras as Benjo
 Iwa Moto as Andrea
 German Moreno as Joe
 Tony Mabesa as Samuel
 Luz Valdez as Caring Domingo
 Ces Quesada as Ising Domingo
 Vaness del Moral as Racquel Domingo
 John Lapus as July
 Sandy Talag as Ria Domingo
 Jim Pebanco as Roman
 Mosang as Mila
 Renerich Ocon as Penelope

Guest cast
 Wendell Ramos as James
 Chynna Ortaleza as Liza
 Isabel Granada as Doy
 Dang Cruz as Estrelita
 Polo Ravales as himself
 SexBomb Girls as themselves
 Yassi Pressman as Lucinda Bartolome
 Mang Enriquez as Katong
 Dinky Doo as Dodong
 Rosemarie Sarita as Matilda
 Raquel Villavicencio as Mercy

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of  earned a 25.4% rating. While the final episode scored a 34.1% rating.

References

External links

2009 Philippine television series debuts
2009 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine romantic comedy television series
Television shows set in the Philippines


The ninth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered in Canada on October 4, 2009, concluded on July 16, 2010, and consists of twenty-three episodes (19 episodes, and 1 movie). Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. Although only one school year passed in the story timeline since season six, season nine is set in the spring semester in which the years it aired. Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. This season continues to depict the lives of a group of high school freshmen, juniors and seniors, and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that young adults face such as drug abuse, sexting, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual identity, homosexuality, crime, sex, and relationships.

Production for the season began on May 19, 2009 at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario. The final episodes of the season were filmed in part in New York City, New York, and were written and directed by Stefan Brogren, who plays Archie "Snake" Simpson. This was the first season to air on TeenNick in the United States, and to have some Canadian premieres on MuchMusic.

Cast

The ninth season features twenty-four actors who receive star billing with twenty of them returning from the previous season.

Main cast
 Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair (20 episodes)
 Landon Liboiron as Declan Coyne (18 episodes)
 Raymond Ablack as Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari (18 episodes)
 Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards (17 episodes)
 Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton (17 episodes)
 Shane Kippel as Gavin "Spinner" Mason (17 episodes)
 Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black (16 episodes)
 Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt (16 episodes)
 Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone (15 episodes)
 Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson (15 episodes)
 Paula Brancati as Jane Vaughn (13 episodes)
 Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne (12 episodes)
 Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie (12 episodes)
 A.J. Saudin as Connor DeLaurier (12 episodes)
 Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari (12 episodes)
 Jahmil French as Dave Turner (12 episodes)
 Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson (11 episodes)
 Scott Paterson as Johnny DiMarco (9 episodes)
 Judy Jiao as Leia Chang (7 episodes)
 Jordan Hudyma as Blue Chessex (5 episodes)
 Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros (5 episodes)
 Cassie Steele as Manuela "Manny" Santos (5 episodes)
 Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart (5 episodes)
 Natty Zavitz as Bruce the Moose (5 episodes)
 Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson (5 episodes)

Recurring cast
 Joy Tanner as Mrs. Laura Coyne (7 episodes)
 Linlyn Lue as Ms. Laura Kwan (7 episodes)
 Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos (6 episodes)
 Damon Runyan as Coach Carson (6 episodes)
 Kyra Azzopardi as Trish (6 episodes)
 Michael Kinney as Coach Darryl Armstrong (5 episodes)
 Doug Morency as Mr. Bince (4 episodes)
 Rick Jon Egan as Mr. Lavigne (4 episodes)
 James Edward Campbell as Mark Fitzgerald (4 episodes)
 Scott Beaudin as Ethan McBride (4 episodes)
 Jennifer Podemski as Ms. Chantel Sauvé (3 episodes)
 Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute as Basketball Team (3 episodes)
 Joe Bostick as Todd (3 episodes)
 Tom Melissis as Mr. Dom Perino (3 episodes)
 Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School as Cheerleaders (3 episodes)
 Suresh John as Gamal (3 episodes)
 Dylan Miles as Grade 9 Math Student (3 episodes)
 Nina Dobrev as Mia Jones (2 episodes)
 Shileen Paton as Victoria (2 episodes)
 Wesley Morgan as Sam (2 episodes)
 Paula Boudreau as Ms. Dawes (2 episodes)
 Jonathan Seinen as Larping Boy (2 episodes)
 Anna-Kate Shand as Katie (2 episodes)
 Rebecca Williams as Larissa (2 episodes)
 Team Impact as Wrestling Team (2 episodes)
 Susan Hamann as Mary-Kate Sinclair (2 episodes)
 Joanne Reece as Female Panelist (2 episodes)
 Erin Simms as Stacie (2 episodes)
 Amanda Stepto as Christine "Spike" Nelson (2 episodes)
 Sarena Parmar as Farrah Hassan (2 episodes)
 Mishu Vellani as Mrs. Bhandari (2 episodes)
 Jessi Cruickshank as Kristin (2 episodes)
 Forbes March as George (2 episodes)
 Rudy Webb as Doorman (2 episodes)
 Elizabeth Lofranco as Intern #1 (2 episodes)
 Ian MacIntyre as Intern #2 (2 episodes)
 Ian Blackwood as George's Keyboardist (2 episodes)

Guest stars
 Ed Robertson as Mr. Fowler (1 episode)
 Kevin Jubinville as The Shep (1 episode)
 Gina Clayton as Anna Jones (1 episode)
 Larissa Vouloukos as Isabella Jones (1 episode)
 Aiden Simko as Male Model (1 episode)
 Ron Bell as Truck Driver (1 episode)
 Riley Jones as Hot Tub Jumper (1 episode)
 John MacDonald as Security Guard (1 episode)
 Jon-Paul Khouri as Fashion Photographer (1 episode)
 Jordan Gavaris as Nathan (1 episode)
 Cory Doran as Referee (1 episode)
 Jess Mal Gibbons as Officer Turner (1 episode)
 Tracy Shreve as Mrs. Turner (1 episode)
 Michelle Mallen as Doctor (1 episode)
 Jonathan Potts as Mr. K (1 episode)
 Aimee Lococo as Mom At The Dot GRILL (1 episode)
 Kate Parker as Babysitting Instructor (1 episode)
 Bruce Hunter as Gerry Halliwell (1 episode)
 Alina Usataia as Cute Girl #1 (1 episode)
 Heidi Hatcher as Cute Girl #2 (1 episode)
 Yasmine Ali as Cute Girl #3 (1 episode)
 Nicole Martin as Cute Girl #4 (1 episode)
 Coral Fraser as Cute Girl #5 (1 episode)
 Rischan Donaldson-Fuller as Kid With Accordion (1 episode)
 John Paul Ruttan as Pirate Boy (1 episode)
 Gary Eisler as Waiter (1 episode)
 Chris Tarpos as Student (1 episode)
 Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi (1 episode)
 Tim Daugulis as Kyle Middleton (1 episode)
 Jacob Neayem as Male Student (1 episode)
 Evan Williams as Kelly Ashoona (1 episode)
 Joseph Pierre as Drug Cop (1 episode)
 Raquel Gil-Jimenez as Pastel (1 episode)
 Alexander Broughton as Pothead (1 episode)
 Fritz Helder and The Phantoms as Themselves (1 episode)
 Joe Vercillo as Roadie (1 episode)
 Marvin L. Ishmael as Mr. Bhandari (1 episode)
 Laura Miyata as Lindsay (1 episode)
 Indiana Jagait as Mr. Hassan (1 episode)
 Rishma Malik as Mrs. Ameena Hassan (1 episode)
 Spencer Van Wyck as Wesley Betenkamp (1 episode)
 Shannon Kook-Chun as Zane Park (1 episode)
 Karla Jang as Yoga Instructor (1 episode)
 Horace Abel as Security Guard (1 episode)
 Eric Johnston as Degrassi School Drummer (1 episode)
 Lizz Alexander as Tattoo Artist (1 episode)
 Burlington Teen Tour Band as Graduation Band (1 episode)
 Lainey Lui as herself (1 episode)
 Jay Manuel as himself (1 episode)
 Tyler Kyte as Drummer in Sweet Thing (1 episode)
 Nicholas Rose as Guitarist & Background Vocalist in Sweet Thing (1 episode)
 Morgan Waters as Bass Player in Sweet Thing (1 episode)
 Owen Carrier as Lead Vocalist in Sweet Thing (1 episode)
 Ryan Carrier as Busker (1 episode)
 R.O. Glasgow as Card Dealer (1 episode)
 Kenny Hotz as Ron (1 episode)
 Colin Mochrie as Larry (1 episode)
 Mary Murphy as Sales Clerk (1 episode)
 Sydney Van Delft as Chloe (1 episode)
 Jelena Zivanovic as Morgan (1 episode)
 Anna Cyzon as Siobhan (1 episode)
 Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt (1 episode)
 Robin Craig as Mrs. Mason (1 episode)

Beginning this season, Stefan Brogren, Miriam McDonald, Shane Kippel, and Cassie Steele are the only original cast members to still appear in the series.

Joining the main cast are Annie Clark, Jahmil French, Landon Liboiron, and Jessica Tyler as Fiona Coyne (12 episodes), Dave Turner (12 episodes), Declan Coyne (18 episodes), and Jenna Middleton (17 episodes).

The five actors from season eight who did not return this season are Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, Marc Donato as Derek Haig, Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, and Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash. All left the series, while Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Nina Dobrev, Adamo Ruggiero, and Evan Williams all guest starred this season.

Crew
Season nine was produced by Epitome Pictures in association with CTV. Funding was provided by The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, the Canadian Television Fund and BCE-CTV Benefits, The Shaw Television Broadcast Fund, the Independent Production Fund, Mountain Cable Program, and RBC Royal Bank.

Linda Schuyler, co-creator of the Degrassi franchise and CEO of Epitome Pictures, served as an executive producer with her husband, and President of Epitome Pictures, Stephen Stohn. Brendon Yorke is also credited as an executive producer again. David Lowe was the producer, and Stephanie Cohen the supervising producer. As well as playing Snake Simpson, Stephen Brogren also served as a producer, and, for the first time, directed episodes, after previously writing, producing, and directing the exclusive online series Degrassi Minis. The casting director was Stephanie Gorin, and the editor was D. Gillian Truster.

The executive story editor was Sarah Glinski, and Matt Heuther the story editor. The script supervisor was Nancy Markle. Episode writers for the season are Duana Taha and Brendon Yorke. The director of photography was Jim Westenbrink, and the director was Phil Earnshaw.

Reception
Linda Schuyler, Stefan Brogren, David Lowe, Stephen Stohn, Stephanie Williams, and Brendon Yorke, along with Epitome Pictures, were nominated for the 25th Gemini Awards for best children's or youth fiction program or series, for producing Degrassi: The Next Generation, but lost to Overruled!. Directors Phil Earnshaw and Stefan Brogren were nominated for "Just Can't Get Enough (Part 2)" and "Beat It (Part 2)" respectively, for best direction in a children's or youth program or series, Brogren would win. On screen couple Landon Liboiron (Declan Coyne) and Charlotte Arnold (Holly J. Sinclair) were nominated for best performance in a children's or youth program or series, for "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "Somebody" ("Love Games, Parts 1 & 2") respectively, Arnold would win. Linda Schuyler was honoured with the Academy Achievement Award. The following year "Degrassi Takes Manhattan" was nominated for best sound in a dramatic program, but lost to the first episode of The Pillars of the Earth miniseries. At the 2010 Young Artist Awards, Jamie Johnston and Aislinn Paul were nominated as a Leading Young Actor and Supporting Young Actress in the Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series, Laytrel McMullen and A.J. Saudin were also nominated as a Guest Starring Young Actress and Recurring Young Actor 14 and Over in the Best Performance in a TV Series.

Episodes
The first half of this season included a number of two-part episodes that aired on the same night on CTV, and MuchMusic later in the week. "Just Can't Get Enough" was an hour-long season premiere, and "Beat It" and "Heart Like Mine" were two-part episodes that aired on the same night in Canada, however on consecutive weeks in the US. Episodes 904 & 906 and 903 & 905 also aired together in Canada, to follow the ongoing story lines. The second half of the season premiered on MuchMusic, at one episode a week, then CTV a couple of weeks later in back-to-back format again. The first episode to have its Canadian premiere on MuchMusic was "Why Can't This Be Love? (Part One)". The US had aired the first half of the season by order of production, but opened the second half with the two-part "Why Can't This Be Love?", which was on consecutive weeks in Canada. In the US, four episodes were renamed by TeenNick, in both the TV spots, and the on-screen titles. This list is by order of production, as they appear on the DVD.

DVD release
The release of season nine was made available online and on DVD in select stores by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment in the US on July 20, 2010; this is the third season not to be released by Alliance Atlantis Home Entertainment in Canada or by FUNimation Entertainment in the US. As well as every episode from the season, the release features the Degrassi Takes Manhattan movie, and bonus material including deleted scenes, bloopers and behind-the-scenes featurettes.

References

External links
 List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes at IMDB.

Degrassi: The Next Generation seasons
2009 Canadian television seasons
2010 Canadian television seasons


The 1922 Ice Hockey European Championship was the seventh edition of the ice hockey tournament for European countries associated to the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was played between February 14, and February 16, 1922, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and it was won by Czechoslovakia.

Results

February 14

February 15

February 16

Final standings

Top Goalscorer

Jaroslav Jirkovský (Czechoslovakia), 6 goals

References
 Euro Championship 1922

1922
Ice Hockey European Championships
Euro
February 1922 sports events
Sport in St. Moritz


The former Post and Telegraph Building, now known as Chaffers Dock Apartments, is a building located in Wellington, New Zealand.

The building, located on Herd Street, was designed by Edmund Anscombe and built in 1939. The building is situated on reclaimed land, and sits on about 400 concrete piles up to 18m long. It originally had two full-size tennis courts on the roof, but these were demolished during World War II to make way for a sixth storey. The building ceased to be used by New Zealand Post in the late 1980s.

The building was refurbished in the mid-2000s, and currently houses a mix of apartments, restaurants and shops. It has a Category II listing with Heritage New Zealand.

References

External links

Anscombe's building and the royal yacht HMY Britannia 1963
Wellington City Council - Heritage on the Waterfront

Buildings and structures in Wellington City
Art Deco architecture in New Zealand
Edmund Anscombe buildings
1930s architecture in New Zealand
Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic places in the Wellington Region


Poelman is a Dutch toponymic surname that translates to "pool man", originally referring to a person who lived near a small lake. The name is most common in the provinces of Drenthe and Groninegen. Alternative spellings include Poelmann and Poelmans. The name may refer to:

Anette Poelman (1853–1914), Dutch suffragist and philanthropist
Anne Osborn Poelman (born 1943), American medical doctor
Frits Poelman, New Zealand football defender
Jacqueline Poelman (born 1973), Dutch sprinter
Ronald E. Poelman (1928–2011), American Mormon leader
Simon Poelman (born 1963), New Zealand decathlete
Poelmann
Boudewijn Poelmann (born 1949), Dutch businessman
Poelmans
Edgard Poelmans (1883–1932), Belgian football defender
Joeri Poelmans (born 1995), Belgian football defender
Kim Poelmans (born 1977), Belgian singer

See also
Polman, Dutch surname of the same origin

References

Dutch-language surnames
Toponymic surnames


Terrell Alfred Braly (born 1953) is an American businessman.

Biography

Early life
His great-great grandfather, J. Oliver Russell, along with his brothers William G. Russell, Levi Russell and James Russell, discovered gold in the Colorado Territory in 1858 and are credited with founding Denver and starting the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. He was born on December 1, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas. He began school in England and France before his family settled in Marin County, CA in 1961. He attended 3R schools and San Rafael Military Academy and graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. in 1977.

Career
He founded Sandwich World in Denver, CO which was purchased and later became Quiznos.{2} An association with Tom Hulett of Concerts West led to his becoming a leading concert promoter in the 1980s producing such acts as The Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News, America, The Eagles and many other top acts of the era.

He took control of National Video Industries in New York City in 1991 producing music videos, documentaries, short films and commercials including A Great Day in Harlem [4] which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.

In 2001, he returned to Texas to look after family business interests. He soon took control of a small Austin cinema eatery, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and grew it from a five-screen company to what was called by Entertainment Weekly in 2005 "The Best Theater in America". Terrell also founded, with Tim League, the franchise division with the first franchise being in Houston, TX. He sold his interests shortly thereafter. [5].

In 2007, he formed a joint venture with the Regal Entertainment Group called Cinebarre [6] and became its CEO/Chairman. Cinebarre now has locations nationally in cities including  Charlotte NC, Charleston SC, Thornton CO, Boulder CO, Seattle, WA, Issaquah WA and Salem, OR.

Controlling interest was sold to Regal Entertainment Group in December 2015.

References

 4. Great Day in Harlem  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4361417/
 5. Austin Business Journal,  Braly explores cinema-eatery after Alamo, http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2005/12/05/story5.html
 6. Knoxville News Sentinel, Regal gets on board with dinner-and-a-movie deal, http://archive.knoxnews.com/business/regal-gets-on-board-with--dinner-and-a-movie-deal-ep-413186782-360296801.html

Living people
1953 births
Businesspeople from San Antonio
American entertainment industry businesspeople


Archie Bruce "Beak" Weston (June 9, 1895 – April 1981) was an American football player who was a quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1917 and a halfback in 1919.  He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1917 by Chicago Tribune sports editor Walter Eckersall.

Youth in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Weston was born in Alpena, Michigan to Frank and Jane Weston . He was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, and was a star player on Sault Ste. Marie High School's 1913 state championship football team. The Sault Ste. Marie "Blue Devils" were a football powerhouse with Weston. In a 1972 interview with his home town newspaper, Weston recalled the 1913 championship team: "We were an awful bunch of roughnecks – there was no football team in the state tougher than we were that year. We blasted all of them and loved doing it." Weston was asked about a 1913 newspaper report that he had been tackled by an irate woman during a 24–7 win over Alpena. He recalled the incident:

The game was played there, and the fans hated us. We were too rough to suit them. I was running around the left end toward the Alpena side of the field. There was nobody near me as I ran the end, and all of a sudden, this woman dives from the sideline and drops me for no gain. Well, I was so surprised I couldn't get up at first.

Playing for the University of  Michigan

All-American in 1917
Weston began the 1917 college football season as a second substitute quarterback for Fielding H. Yost's University of Michigan football team. Cliff Sparks started the first two games as Michigan's quarterback, with Lowell Genebach as his substitute. Sparks was injured in the second game of the season, and Yost gave Weston the start against Mount Union College. Weston seized the opportunity and put on an offensive display that attracted national attention. On the second play of the game, Weston "straight-armed and dodged the entire Mount Union team, running sixty-five yards for a touchdown." Weston scored a total of five touchdowns in the first two quarters and led the Wolverines to a 69–0 win over Mount Union. Following the game, one newspaper called him a "sensation" under the headline: "Yost Discovers Star Performer."

Weston celebrated his first day of play on a Michigan varsity team by tearing up the enemy so fast that  had to quit giving himself the ball -- he made so many gains that he was wearing out his team making them keep up with him.

An Iowa newspaper also took note of Weston's debut:

Weston brought his rating up from that of a second substitute quarterback to that of the star of Yost's men. He played an unrivaled game despite his handicap of weighing only 143 pounds. He is the lightest and fastest man on the team.

Weston won the starting quarterback position and led the Wolverines in the next six games, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 234 to 3. After his first three starts, Weston faced a major test against a strong Nebraska team. In a profile of the Wolverines published the week before the game, The Lincoln Daily Star focused on Weston: "Weston is continuing to improve at the quarterback. Work seems to agree with him; he has put on three pounds of weight since he became famous two weeks ago, being no longer the lightest man on the squad."  Leading the Wolverines to a 20–0 win over Nebraska, his reputation continued to grow.

The Wolverines followed the shutout of Nebraska with a 69–0 win over Kalamazoo and a 42–0 win over eastern power Cornell. Weston gained over 300 yards on the ground against Kalamazoo and Cornell, making him a favorite for All-American honors.  In the game against Cornell, Weston also intercepted a pass in the first quarter and returned it 80 yards for the first of his three touchdowns.  The Syracuse Herald described Weston's interception return: "After Cornell's backs were held they tried a forward pass, Pendleton chucking the leather into Weston's hands.  The little 'Eel' grabbed the spheroid and dashed down the field with it seventy-five yards for a touchdown."  His performance against Cornell also included runs of 45, 35, and 25 yards,  leading sportswriters to note his "remarkable skill as an open field runner."   The Associated Press reported on Weston's performance against Cornell as follows:Weston, Michigan's little quarterback, made most of Michigan's gains and his wonderful open field running kept the crowd on edge. ... Quarterback Weston, the smallest field general Michigan has ever had, played a game that will live long in Michigan history. ... Every touchdown that Michigan made was directly  or indirectly the result of Weston's magnificent gains."

After conquering Cornell at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, the undefeated Michigan team traveled east to Philadelphia to play Penn. News of Weston's skills had spread to the East Coast. However, it was reported after the game that "the football fans of the East who gathered at Philadelphia for the Penn-Michigan game to get a glimpse of Weston, the Michigan quarterback, who is touted as a greater player than the famous Willie Heston, were treated to a disappointment." During the first half of play, Weston got into a fistfight with Penn halfback Strauss, and both players were ejected from the game.  The Associated Press reported that the ejection of Weston was a serious loss and that the Michigan team "did not play with sustained power" after Weston's departure. His replacement at quarterback, Genebach, fumbled a punt, allowing Penn to recover the ball at the ten-yard-line in the third quarter. Penn won the game 16–0, and one eastern sports editor noted, "Weston, it appears, would make a better battler than a football star."

Weston's difficulties continued when it was announced two days before the season's final game that he would be barred from participation for his poor academic performance.

After starting the season with eight wins and no losses, the Wolverines finished the years with losses in the final two games, both without Weston. This led sports columnist Grantland Rice to compare Weston to Ty Cobb:

Detroit's Tigers can get along without Ty Cobb as easily as Michigan can get along without Weston. Michigan with Weston could beat Nebraska 20 to 0. Michigan, minus Weston, was soft and woolly picking. A good quarterback is more to be chosen than great riches, or than tackles, halfbacks or ends.

Weston's loss of academic eligibility caused most All-American and All-Western selectors to overlook him. One newspaper wrote, "It is certain that Weston of Michigan, had he not been declared ineligible, would have been the easy pick for the honor."  The one major All-American selector who chose Weston as his first-team All-American quarterback was Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune.  Eckersall was the referee for the Michigan-Cornell game, where he had been an up-close witness to Weston's performance.  Another reporter credited Weston with being the "backbone" of Michigan's offense.

Weston was one of the sensations of the west this year.  Flashing to recognition from the scrub eleven, he proved the backbone of Michigan's offense and is expected to be the Wolverines' field general next year.

Military service in 1918
The United States entered World War I before the 1917 college football season began. Weston enlisted in the U.S. Army, and during the 1917 season had already been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.  He was granted leave to play by the Army during autumn 1917, but in December 1917 he announced he hoped to be called to active duty.  By April 1918, newspapers reported a majority of members of Michigan's 1917 football team, including Weston, were on active duty in the military.  Weston was assigned to Chanute Aviation Field in Rantoul, Illinois, where he was quarterback and captain of the Chanute Field football team.  However, Weston and two others were dismissed from the Army in October 1918 "following an incident in Decatur, in which the automobile in which he was riding was painted yellow because of alleged violation of the gasless Sunday order."

Switch to halfback in 1919
After the war, Weston returned to the Michigan football team. He started all seven of Michigan's games in 1917 as a halfback (five as left halfback and two as right halfback), and Cliff Sparks took over as quarterback.  The 1919 Michigan team finished with a disappointing 3–4 record and a 7th-place finish in the Western Conference.

Later years
Following his university days, Weston moved to Connecticut, where he married and raised a family.  He remained active, speaking to the Sault Ste. Marie football team, attending Michigan football games, and traveling between Michigan and his home in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Archie Weston died in Waterbury in April 1981, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife, Lena.

See also
 1917 College Football All-America Team

References

1895 births
1981 deaths
American football halfbacks
American football quarterbacks
Michigan Wolverines football players
United States Army personnel of World War I
United States Army officers
People from Alpena, Michigan
People from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Players of American football from Waterbury, Connecticut
Players of American football from Michigan
Military personnel from Michigan


The Bohai Sea () is a marginal sea approximately  in area on the east coast of Mainland China. It is the northwestern and innermost extension of the Yellow Sea, to which it connects to the east via the Bohai Strait. It has a mean depth of approximately , with a maximum depth of about  located in the northern part of the Bohai Strait.

The Bohai Sea is enclosed by three provinces and one direct-administered municipality from three different regions of China—Liaoning Province (of Northeast China), Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality (of North China), and Shandong Province (of East China). It is the center of the Bohai Economic Rim, and its proximity to the Chinese capital of Beijing and the municipality of Tianjin makes it one of the busiest seaways in the world. The entrance to the Bohai Sea is considered a part of the territorial sea of the People's Republic of China due to the presence of the Miaodao islands. China declared the Bohai sea to be part of its inland waters in 1958.

History
During the Pleistocene, the Bohai Sea experienced numerous glacioeustatic transgressions and regressions, as evidenced by sediment cores sampled from the seafloor showing fluvial floodplain conditions during intervals of low sea level.

Until the early 20th century, Bo Hai was often called the Gulf of Zhili () or Gulf of Beizhili (). The romanization systems widely used in the West at the time rendered these names as variations of "Jili", "Chihli", "Pechihli", or "Pe-Chihli". Zhili and North Zhili were historic provinces in an area surrounding Beijing that approximately corresponds to what is now Hebei Province.

Geography
There are three major bays inside the Bohai Gulf: Laizhou Bay to the south, Bohai Bay to the west, and Liaodong Bay to the north. The provincial-level administrative divisions that have a coastline to the Bohai Sea are, from the south going clockwise: Shandong, Hebei, Tianjin (Tientsin), Hebei again, and Liaoning. Some of the major rivers draining into the gulf include the Yellow River, Xiaoqing River, Hai River, Luan River, Dai River, Daling River, Xiaoling River, Liao River and Daliao River. There are a few important oil reserves in the vicinity of the gulf, including the Shengli Field. Important islands or island groups in the gulf include the Changshan Archipelago, Juehua Island (), Bijia Mountain, Changxing Island, Xizhong Island, the East/West Mayi Islands (), Zhu Island () and She Island ().

Bohai Strait
The opening of the Bohai Gulf is bounded by the Changshan Archipelago between Dalian's Lüshunkou District on the southern tip of Liaodong Peninsula, and the Cape of Penglai on the northernmost protrusion of Shandong Peninsula. Due to its proximity to the capital city Beijing and the population of its surrounding provinces exceeding 210 million, the exit of the Bohai Gulf to the Yellow Sea, the Bohai Strait (), has become one of busiest sea routes in recent times. Due to the Changshan Island Chain traversing the southern half of the strait, the strait is subdivided into several channels:

(from north to south, the most commonly used ones in bold)

 Laotieshan Channel (), also known as the Lau-ti-shan Channel, is the widest and deepest
 Daqin Channel ()
 Xiaoqin Channel ()
 North Tuoji Channel ()
 South Tuoji Channel ()
 Changshan Channel (), is the most direct route to Tianjin
 Dengzhou Channel (), also known as the Miaodao Channel () or Miaodao Strait (), is the nearest to the shore but also the shallowest

Major ports

There are five major ports along the Bohai Sea rim, with throughputs over 100 million tons, though the port of Tangshan is further subdivided into Jingtang and Caofeidian:

Port of Yingkou ()
Qinhuangdao Port ()
Port of Jingtang ()
Port of Tangshan ()
Port of Tangshan Caofeidian ()
Tianjin Port ()
Port of Huanghua ()

Caofeidian and Jingtang are usually treated as one port for statistical purposes. The ports of Dalian and Yantai are also traditionally considered part of the Bohai rim, even though strictly speaking they lie outside the limits of the sea. The Port of Longkou reached 70 million tons of cargo in 2013, and is expected to reach the 100 million ton landmark in the near future.

Major cities along the Bohai Sea coast

 Liaoning
 Dalian
 Yingkou
 Panjin
 Jinzhou
 Huludao
 Hebei
 Qinhuangdao
 Tangshan
 Cangzhou
 Tianjin municipality
 Shandong
 Yantai
 Weifang
 Dongying
 Binzhou

Hydrocarbon resources
The Bohai Bay contains significant oil and gas reserves, which provide much of China's offshore production. The main field in the region, named Shengli, has been exploited since the 1960s. It still produces about half a million barrels a day, but is declining. Production is dominated by Chinese majors (China National Offshore Oil Corporation was mostly created for this region), but foreign companies, including ConocoPhillips and Roc Oil Company, are present. The Gudao Field, located in the Zhanhua sedimentary basin, was discovered in 1968, based on gravity, magnetic and seismic surveys conducted between 1963 and 1964. The reservoir includes the Guantao (Miocene) and Minghuazhen (Pliocene) geologic formations within the dome-like anticline. The Suizhong 36-1 Oil Field was discovered in 1987, and produces from Oligocene fluvial-deltaic and lacustrine sandstones. Oil spills have been reported frequently in this region: three spills occurred in a two-month timeframe in 2011.

Tunnel crossing

In February 2011, China announced that it would build a road and rail tunnel across the Bohai Strait to connect the Liaodong and Shandong peninsulas. When completed, the tunnel would be  long. In July 2013, a modified plan was announced, involving a -long tunnel between Dalian, Liaoning and Yantai, Shandong. The overall concept had its origins in a 1994 plan, which had been intended for completion by 2010 at a cost of $10 billion.

See also
 Balhae
 Bohai Commandery
 Bohai Economic Rim

Notes

References

External links

 Unep Reports – Regional Definition: Bohai Sea

Bays of China
Metropolitan areas of China
Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean
Bodies of water of the Yellow Sea
China Seas


A.R.C.H.I.E. is a 2016 American-Canadian science fiction film written and directed by and starring Robin Dunne and featuring the voice of Michael J. Fox.  It is Dunne's feature directorial debut.

Plot
Roboticist Brooke Benton creates a dog, Archie, that can talk and has super speed, strength, and X-ray vision. Upon learning the military is shutting down the program, she releases the robot dog into the wild, hoping it will help a family in need. Archie ventures into the town of Deanewood and befriends Isabel, a lonely girl who lives with her uncle and town mayor, Paul. Isabel and Archie form a close bond and help Paul retain his mayorship and run his hamburger restaurant.

Cast
Michael J. Fox as A.R.C.H.I.E (voice)
Katharine Isabelle as Brooke Benton
Robin Dunne as Paul
Sarah Desjardins as Isabel Sullivan
Fred Ewanuick as Hugh

Reception
SciFiPulse.net reviewed the film, writing that "Overall. A.R.C.H.I.E. is a fun ride that kids of all ages including grown-up ones like me will enjoy. The writing is solid in creating a fun world and sympathetic and relatable characters." The Dove Foundation gave A.R.C.H.I.E a seal of approval.

Sequel
The film spawned a sequel released in 2018 titled A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible. The sequel received reviews from Dove and Common Sense Media.

References

External links

2016 directorial debut films
2016 science fiction films
Canadian science fiction films
English-language Canadian films
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films


The Renewable Energy Certificates Registry (REC-registry) is an internet-based registry system in Australia for renewable energy certificates (RECs).  If an Australian organization installs a green energy installation (solar energy, wind energy, etc.), they can apply for RECs to offset consumption of fossil fuels.

The REC-registry was established by the Australian Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (the act), and is maintained by the Clean Energy Regulator.

The REC-registry:
 facilitates the creation, registration, transfer and surrender of large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) and  small-scale technology certificates (STCs)],
 tracks the ownership and status of all certificates,
 provides access to the STC clearing house, and
 maintains various public registers as required by the act.

Prior to 1 January 2011, the primary mechanism in the renewable energy target (RET) was the renewable energy certificate (REC). From 1 January 2011 RECs were split into small-scale technology certificates (STCs) and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs). RECs are still used as a general term covering both STCs and LGCs.

All certificates must be created in the REC-registry before they can be bought, sold, traded or surrendered. Participants must hold an account and be registered as a REC-registry user to create, view or transfer certificates.

References

External links
 REC Registry Web Site
 ORER Web site

Renewable energy in Australia
Renewable energy certification


A hyperplastic polyp is a type of colorectal polyp.

Cancer risk
Most hyperplastic polyps are found in the distal colon and rectum. They have no malignant potential, which means that they are no more likely than normal tissue to eventually become a cancer.

Hyperplastic polyps on the right side of the colon do exhibit a malignant potential.  This occurs through multiple mutations that affect the DNA-mismatch-repair pathways.  As such DNA mutations during replication are not repaired.  This leads to microsatellite instability which can eventually lead to malignant transformation in polyps on the right side of the colon.

Serrated polyposis syndrome

Serrated polyposis syndrome is a rare condition that has been defined by the World Health Organization as either:
≥5 serrated lesions/polyps proximal to the rectum, all ≥ 5 mm in size, with two lesions ≥10 mm
>20 serrated lesions/polyps of any size distributed throughout the large bowel with 5 proximal to the rectum.

Histopathology
Histopathologically, there are two main types of hyperplastic polyps, which have genetic differences, as well as different histologic structure, but no significant differences clinically. The two main types of hyperplastic polyps are microvesicular mucin-rich type and goblet cell-rich type. A mucin-poor type with eosinophilic cytoplasm, which is rare, was previously described. However, the mucin poor type is no longer considered a distinct subtype.

Mucin-rich type
The luminal portion has a serrated ("saw tooth") appearance formed by tufts or folds of abundant apical cytoplasm. It contains glands with star-shaped lumina. There are crypts that are elongated but straight, narrow and hyperchromatic at the base. All crypts reach to the muscularis mucosae. The basement membrane is frequently thickened.

Goblet cell-rich type
Elongated, fat crypts and little to no serration. Therefore, they may not be obvious without comparing to adjacent normal intestinal wall.

They are filled with goblet cells, extending to surface, which commonly has a tufted appearance.

Epithelial misplacement
Infrequently, the epithelium is misplacement into the submucosa. Such polyps have been termed "inverted hyperplastic polyps". They appear to be restricted to the sigmoid colon and rectum. The misplaced epithelium is mucin-depleted, similar to the basal 1/3 of the polyp. The misplacement is accompanied by the lamina propria, and is continuous with overlying polyp through a gap in the muscularis mucosae. It may require slices at multiple levels to demonstrate microscopically.

In such cases adjacent hemorrhage and hemosiderin deposition is common. Collagen type IV stain will have a strong continuous staining around nests.

Cellular structure
Nuclei are small, regular, round and basal in the luminal half of the crypts, most reliably evaluated near the luminal surface.

There are proliferative changes at the base of crypts, where nuclei are enlarged, the nucleus/cytoplasm ratio is elevated.

Immunohistochemistry
Immunohistochemistry using Ki-67 stains the basal  to  of crypts, indicating a proliferative zone.

CK20 is positive in the luminal  or  parts.

Differential diagnoses

The deep proliferative zones and reactive processes closely mimic changes seen in colorectal adenomas.

Features that distinguish a hyperplastic polyp from a tubular colorectal adenoma are as follows:

A sessile serrated adenoma or traditional serrated adenoma is suspected if there is either of the following:
 Nuclear stratification
 Loss of polarity
 Dysplasia

A sessile serrated adenoma is suspected in case of any of the following:
 Size ≥0.5 cm
 Location in right colon
If both are present, it is almost always an SSA. Other features causing a suspicion for sessile serrated adenoma are:
 Dilation of crypts
 Branching of crypts
 Horizontal glands at the base
 Mature mucinous cells at the base of crypts

References

Digestive system neoplasia
Large intestine
Anatomical pathology


Arnoldi Anthony Cruz (born August 18, 1986) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 2007 MLB Draft and he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with them four years later. Cruz was a member of the Cardinals 2011 World Series champion team. He also played for the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds.

Career

St. Louis Cardinals
Cruz graduated from Santaluces Community High School. From Palm Beach State College and Middle Georgia College, Cruz was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round (802nd overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.  In five seasons and 400 minor league games, he batted .266 with 96 doubles, 37 home runs and 221 runs batted in (RBI).  He appeared in 231 games at catcher and 133 at third base.

On May 23, 2011, the Cardinals called Cruz up for the first time to the major leagues when they placed Gerald Laird on the 15-day disabled list (DL) with a right index finger fracture.  The next day, he made his major league debut as a starter.  He collected three hits in five at bats with two singles and a double.  He was optioned back to the minors on August 12, 2011.  He was later recalled when the Cardinals made the postseason.  Cruz served as the third-string catcher during the postseason and eventually won the 2011 World Series with the Cardinals.

On June 27, 2012, Cruz hit his first major league home run.

Cruz spent the majority of the 2013 season as the Cardinals primary backup to Yadier Molina and a pinch hitter.  When Molina went on the 15-day DL with a knee injury after the All-Star break Cruz assumed the #1 catcher role.  However, on August 15, 2013 - one day after Molina's return from the DL - the Cardinals announced Cruz was going onto the disabled list with a stress fracture of his left forearm.  He had been playing with the fracture for about a month, but it was evaluated as soreness at first, according to general manager John Mozeliak.

Kansas City Royals
On December 2, 2015, the Cardinals traded Cruz to their cross-state rivals, the Kansas City Royals for minor leaguer José Martínez. He was up and down in the majors with the Royals in 2016. He was designated for assignment on November 18, 2016, and released on November 23.

San Diego Padres
On February 7, 2017, Cruz signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization. He was assigned to the El Paso Chihuahuas, where he would spend the entire season, playing in 51 games and hitting .280/.341/.458 with 7 home runs and 27 RBI. Cruz elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Cincinnati Reds
On December 19, 2017 Cruz signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds.  On May 8, 2018, Cruz was recalled from the Triple–A Louisville Bats after the Reds traded catcher Devin Mesoraco to the Mets for Matt Harvey. He was released on June 21.

References

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The Snake Alley Criterium takes place annually, on Memorial Day weekend, in Burlington, Iowa. The bike race is most famous for riding up Snake Alley, which was named by Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the crookedest alley in the world. The Snake Alley portion of the race includes a  ascent on the  alley and includes five major turns.

This race has been said to be one of the most challenging bicycle races in the Midwest. A national cycling magazine has named the Snake Alley Criterium to be the fifth best criterium in the nation. The race spans over two days, and many of the downtown streets are closed to traffic. The course spans over 15 city blocks. Throughout the course the elevation ranges between  and .

Competitors may include anyone from the age of ten to senior citizens. These age groups however, do not all race in the same event. The Criterium is open to men and women both of which compete in separate races. Prizes vary between $50 for Juniors to $10,000 for the Pro's. Each race has a maximum number of competitors; the smallest group being 50, the largest being 150. The Junior group rides the fewest laps (four), and the Pro group rides the most laps which is a total of twenty-five.  The entry fees are different for each group. The Juniors pay the least amount of money, fifteen dollars, and the Pros pay the most with forty-five. As with any credible bike race, proper safety equipment must be worn at all times.

External links
http://www.snakealley.com/history.html
http://www.traveliowa.com/attractiondetails.aspx?cat=7&id=&destid=449207
http://www.snakealleycriterium.com/SAC%20flyer.html

Sports in Iowa
Burlington, Iowa


The 1925 Ice Hockey European Championship was the 10th edition of the ice hockey tournament for European countries associated to the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was played between January 8, and January 11, 1925, in Štrbské Pleso and Starý Smokovec, Czechoslovakia, and it was won by Czechoslovakia.

Results

January 8

January 9

January 11

Final standings

Top Goalscorer

Josef Maleček (Czechoslovakia), 5 goals

References
 Euro Championship 1925
 Dates

1925
Ice Hockey European Championships
1924–25 in Czechoslovak ice hockey
January 1925 sports events
Sport in Prešov Region


The Community Mortgage Program is a socialized housing initiative of the Philippine Government. By 2001, 106,273 families had found secure tenure.

Program
The Community Mortgage Program (CMP) was set up following the People Power Revolution of 1986. It aims to help low-income families who are squatting to find secure tenure by establishing community associations to buy land, to set up infrastructure and to build houses. In 1992, the CMP was taken under the National Shelter Program by Republic Act Number 7279, the Urban Development and Housing Act. Then in 2004, Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) was created through Executive Order Number 272 and the CMP alongside other housing initiatives was moved under its control.

In the 1990s, individual families could get loans to fund housing construction, namely 30,000 pesos for undeveloped land, 45,000 pesos for developed land and 80,000 pesos for a house with lot. The loans were given at 6% interest on a 25-year repayment plan.

Legacy
The efficiency of the program was challenged by budget cuts and crises in the National Housing Mortgage Finance Corporation. By 2001, the CMP had helped 106,273 families to set up 854 communities. The local government of Marikina, in cooperation with the CMP and other organizations, initiated an in-city relocation program for informal settlers in 1993, eventually succeeding to relocate more than 30,000 families by 2006.

References

Law of the Philippines
Public housing in the Philippines
Presidency of Corazon Aquino
Squatting in the Philippines


Yuli Township (; Japanese: Tamazato [ Kanji:  [] ]), , Bunun:  (Hanzi transliterated by 1917: ), is an urban township located in central Huadong Valley, and also the southern administrative center of Hualien County, Taiwan. It has a population of 22,305 inhabitants and 15 villages.

Geography

The township is located in the Huadong Valley.

Administrative divisions
The township comprises 15 villages: Chunri, Dayu, Dewu, Guanyin, Guowu, Lege, Qimo, Sanmin, Songpu, Taichang, Tungfeng, Yongchang, Yuancheng, Zhangliang, and Zhongcheng.

Tourist attractions

 Antong Hot Springs
 Dongfeng Leisure Farm
 Mount Chihke
 Teifen Waterfalls
 Xietian Temple
 Yucyuan Temple
 Yuli Jinja
 Walami Trail
 Yushan National Park

Transportation

Railway
TRA (Taitung line)
Yuli Station
Sanmin Station

Road
 Provincial Highway 9 (Hualien-Taitung Highway)
 Provincial Highway 30 (Yuli-Chengbin Highway)
 County Road No.193

Bus
 Hualien Bus Company

Notable natives
 Evonne Hsieh, actress
 Umin Boya, writer, director and actor
 Wu Maw-kuen, Minister of Education (2018)

References

External links

 Office of Yu Li Township (Chinese)

Townships in Hualien County


Little Bras d'Or  is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton County on Cape Breton Island.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Little Bras D'Or had a population of 148 living in 64 of its 68 total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2016 population of 135. With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2021.

References

 Little Bras d'Or on Destination Nova Scotia

Communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Designated places in Nova Scotia


Ruby Theater or Ruby Theatre may refer to:

 Ruby Theater (Chelan, Washington), listed on the NRHP in Washington
 Ruby Theatre (Three Forks, Montana), listed on the NRHP in Montana


Kennedy Building may refer to:

in the United States (by state then city)
Kennedy Building (West Yellowstone, Montana), listed on the NRHP in Gallatin County
 Kennedy Building (Omaha, Nebraska), listed on the NRHP in Douglas County
Kennedy-Worthington Blocks, Springfield, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Hampden County
Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building, Washington, D.C., listed on the NRHP in Northwest Quadrant
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C.

See also
Kennedy House (disambiguation)


Preetha Ram is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Inquus Corporation, also known as OpenStudy. Currently on leave, she serves as the associate dean for prehealth and science education in the office of undergraduate education at Emory University. Here, she has held multiple distinguished roles, including founder and executive director of the Emory PreHealth Mentoring Office (PHMO), founding co-director of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, and founder and director of the interdisciplinary science program for integrating science into education. During her tenure at Emory, she has founded numerous educational initiatives such as Science Experience Abroad, the ChemMentors peer-to-peer learning program, which later developed into the supplemental instruction model for Emory College, and the International Research Experience for Science fellowships.

Early life and education

Ram was born in Chennai, India, and was raised alongside a younger brother and sister. Her father, Rajagopalachari Parthasarathy, worked as a railway engineer, while her mother, Choodamani, was a homemaker.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Women's Christian College in Chennai, India, and later received a Master of Science in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. In 1983, she moved to the United States to pursue a PhD in chemistry. She first enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she met Ashwin Ram, her future husband, whom she married in 1984. Later that year, she transferred to Yale University to further her studies in biophysical chemistry. Ram earned her PhD from Yale University in 1989 and her MBA from Goizueta Business School in 2010. Currently, she resides in Palo Alto and is the mother of three children, Nikhil, Maya, and Naveen.

Career
Ram joined Emory University in 1989 as a faculty member in the chemistry department, where she taught introductory chemistry, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry. She developed a novel problem-based learning approach to introductory science education, applying this method in both large freshman classes and smaller upper-division seminars. This innovative approach was later published. Additionally, she served as associate faculty in educational studies and director of undergraduate studies in chemistry. In 2005, she transitioned to higher university administration, taking on a role as a dean in the office of undergraduate education.

As founding co-directors of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI), Ram, alongside Lobsang, collaborated with the Dalai Lama to create a curriculum and instructional model for educating Tibetan monastics. Under her guidance, ETSI faculty taught Tibetan monastics about western science, covering topics such as cosmology, biology, physics, chemistry, and neuroscience, all while integrating Western thought with Buddhist theology. She also served as editor for the instructional handbooks, A Handbook of Science and The Structure of Science. ETSI aimed to establish "a comprehensive science curriculum" within the framework of monastic education at major academic monastic institutions by 2013.

Ram strongly advocates for international experiences as a crucial component of the college education, especially for science students. She spearheaded Emory's first science-focused summer study abroad program, Chemistry Studies in Italy, and successfully replicated this model with Neuroscience in France, Environmental Science and Biology in Australia, and Global Health in South Africa. Her study abroad program was recognized with the Best Practices in International Education Award in 2007.

Preetha Ram is a member of Project Kaleidoscope.

References

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Living people
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American businesspeople
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Indian women science writers
Indian technology writers
American women writers of Indian descent
Indian academic administrators
American academic administrators
Businesspeople from Chennai
Businesswomen from Tamil Nadu
American women non-fiction writers
American women academics
21st-century American women


Steven Douglas Hill (born March 14, 1985) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Career history
Hill played college baseball for Stephen F. Austin University, Eastfield College, Mt. San Jacinto College, and San Jacinto College-North before being selected by the Cardinals in the 13th Round (412th overall) of the 2007 amateur entry draft. Hill played for the Class AA Springfield Cardinals before bypassing the Cardinals Class AAA Memphis Redbirds farm team when he was called up to the major league Cardinals on August 11, 2010. He made his debut on Aug 15 at Busch Stadium and hit a home run for his first major league hit. He was recalled on September 24 after Yadier Molina was shut down for the season.

2012
Hill's contract at AAA-Memphis was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals and he was recalled on May 23, 2012. He had two different stints with St. Louis during the season, but saw limited playing time with only ten at-bats, going 2-for-10. He played in 87 minor-league games for Memphis batting .266 with 17 home runs and 52 RBIs.  In November 2012 Steven Hill, along with two other players was outrighted back to Memphis as St. Louis cleared space on their 40-man off-season roster for possible trades and acquisitions.  Hill was claimed by the Oakland Athletics during the Triple-A portion of the 2012 Rule 5 draft. Hill announced his retirement on April 2, 2013.

References

External links

MiLB.com player profile
Hill player profile page at Scout.com

1985 births
Living people
Baseball players from Texas
Major League Baseball catchers
St. Louis Cardinals players
Batavia Muckdogs players
Eastfield Harvesters baseball players
Swing of the Quad Cities players
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Springfield Cardinals players
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball players
Gulf Coast Cardinals players
Memphis Redbirds players
Mt. San Jacinto Eagles baseball players


The 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Indiana State's Jerry Newsom named Most Outstanding Player. Uniquely, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the (1946 and 1948) NAIA Tournaments, the (1979) NCAA Division I Tournament, and the 1968 NCAA Division II Tournament.

Regional participants

*indicates a tie

Regionals

New England

Consolation- Assumption 94, Springfield 75
Consolation- Northeastern 67, Le Moyne 54

South - Jackson, Tennessee
Location: unknown Host: Union University

Third Place - Oglethorpe 82, Bethune-Cookman 70

East - Reading, Pennsylvania
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College

Third Place -Philadelphia Textile 105, Muhlenberg 94

Mideast - Ashland, Ohio
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University

Third Place - Denison 90, Roanoke 77

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University

Third Place - Lincoln 92, Southern Colorado 77

Southwest - Lake Charles, Louisiana
Location: Memorial Gym Host: McNeese State University

Third Place - Jackson State 75, McNeese State 71

Great Lakes - Normal, Illinois
Location: Horton Field House Host: Illinois State University

Third Place - South Dakota State 86, DePauw 84

Pacific Coast - San Diego, California
Location: Peterson Gym Host: San Diego State College

Third Place - San Diego State 79, UC Davis 72

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

Third Place - Trinity 68, Ashland 52

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team
 Fred Hardman (Indiana State)
 Larry Jeffries (Trinity (TX))
 Jerry Newsom (Indiana State)
 Dallas Thornton (Kentucky Wesleyan)
 George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)

See also
 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
 1968 NAIA Basketball Tournament

References

Sources
 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
 1968 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com

NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
Tournament
NCAA College Division basketball tournament
NCAA College Division basketball tournament


Bakers Settlement  is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.

References
Bakers Settlement on Destination Nova Scotia

Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia


Tongkang or "Tong'kang" refers to several type of boats used to carry goods along rivers and shoreline in Maritime Southeast Asia. One of the earliest record of tongkang has a background of 14th century, being mentioned in Malay Annals which was composed no earlier than 17th century. One passage mentioned it as being used by Majapahit empire during the 1350 attack on Singapura.

Etymology
Because the majority of tongkangs were built, used, and manned by Chinese people, it is frequently assumed that the name was Chinese word. In fact, "tongkang" is certainly a Malay word, and probably derived from bělongkang (properly përahu bèlongkang, a pěrahu jalur with strakes added to increase the freeboard), a word which was formerly used in Sumatra for a river cargo boat.

Description
The tongkang was an unmotorised open cargo boat, propelled by a variety of methods, including rowing, punt poles and sail.

The early tongkangs were about 20 ton burthen or less; they were propelled by about ten rowers and guided by a steersman. Long punt poles were used to propel them in shallower water. The size of the tongkang increased around 1860.

The tongkang was one of the two traditional Malay ships using junk rig with local hulls instead of the Chinese Junk hull. Its hull design was more reminiscent of the dhow type used in South Asia and Western Asia than to the common Chinese or Far-eastern type. Besides the Junk Rig, the ketch rig was also used on the tongkang. The last tongkangs in Singapore were towed by a motorised launch.

Types of tongkang
Because the term "tongkang" is applied to several type of boats, the description of each boat is not necessarily the same.

Malaya

Tamil-manned lighter, brought to Singapore in the 1820s.
The old Singapore sailing lighter. Originally the Tamil-manned lighter, brought to Singapore in the 1820s. Later a western-style lighter hull, double-ended, usually with a single mast setting a large loose-footed dipping lugsail, and frequently manned by Chinese. These latter boats still survive, but they are no longer propelled by sails.
 Tongkang tunda, meaning "towed tongkang". European-style lighter hull, double-ended, usually with a single mast setting a large loose-footed dipping lugsail, and frequently manned by Chinese. These boats still survive, but they are no longer propelled by sails. Hull length is .
 Tongkang Melayu, manned by Malays. Typically a double-ended lighter hull, ketch-rigged with standing gaffs and two headsails. No stern gallery and a western style rudder. Some had transom sterns. The hull length is .
 Penang sailing lighter. Western-style lighter hull, with a transom stern and 1 mast with a large loose-footed dipping lugsail and a single headsail, or a bermuda-headed mainsail and one headsail. Formerly also double-ended, generally with 2 masts, setting a large lugsail on the mainmast. No stern gallery and a western style rudder. Normally manned by men from southern India. Hull length is .
Singapore timber tongkang. A heavy, wide hull with a transom stern, 2 masts and with a long bowsprit. They are ketch-rigged with standing gaffs, no topsails, two or three headsails. A stern gallery and Chinese rudder. Manned by Chinese. Hull length is .
 Singapore trader: General purpose trading boat, now used mostly for carrying firewood. Hull similar to Singapore timber tongkang, but less beamy: stepping two or three masts, each setting a single highpeaked Chinese junk sail. Manned by Chinese. Hull length: .

Brunei

 Tongkang. Manned by Malays. Medium-sized, double-ended cargo boat, decked fore and aft, with a deckhouse amidship. It has a stern gallery and 1 mast, setting a square-sail or a dipping lug. Built at Sepitang and Brunei. The local cargo-carrier of Labuan Bay, occasionally found as far north as Jesselton. Hull length: .

North Borneo

 Tongkang Melayu. Western-style hull with transom stern, had 1 or 2 masts, each setting a large dipping lugsail. No bowsprit, usually one headsail. Steered with an unpierced rudder. This boat, which is used for collecting firewood in Sandakan Bay, is very similar to the transom-stern Penang Lighter in broad outline, though rather beamier. It is made by Banjars (Malays) on Nunuyan Laut Island, in Sandakan Bay. Hull length: .
Tongkang China. The name used in the North Borneo ports for visiting Chinese junks (usually arriving from Hongkong).

Tongkangs in Singapore
There are references to the activity of these boats in Singapore, where a Chinese document, refers to the Southern bank around Read Bridge area, as cha chun tau (柴船头), meaning "jetty for boats carrying firewood". Small tongkangs carrying firewood from the Indonesian archipelago berthed at this jetty. The firewood trade was primarily a Teochew enterprise.

A tongkang in full sail appeared on the reverse of the 1990 and 1992 Singapore dollar 2 $ currency notes. Tongkang LRT station was named after this boat.

Another boat used on the Singapore River along with the tongkang was the twakow. These traditional vessels began to disappear around the 1930s, following the introduction of motor-powered boats and contemporary-type lighters.

See also
Junk Rig
Tongkang Pechah
Sampan panjang
Jong

References

External links

Pictures of moored tongkangs and twakows in old Singapore
 Junk and Advanced Cruising Rig Association
Stephen Dobbs, Urban Redevelopment and the Forced Eviction of Lighters from the Singapore River Causes and impact of the "eviction" of the lighterage industry from the Singapore River in 1983.

Boat types
Water transport in Singapore
14th-century ships
Tall ships


Kindling is the first novel in the Flame of Evil series written by Mick Farren, featuring The Four: a mythical group of young adults with supernatural powers. Its first edition was published in August 2004, and its first mass-market edition in February 2004.

Plot Overview

A ravening horde of barbarians from the East, the Mosul Empire, in unholy alliance with the Teutons and the Mameluke warlords led by the brutal theocracy of the Zhaithan, has subjugated the Land of the Franks and the Hispanic Peninsula. Setting their sights on the New World, they have already conquered the Republic of Greater Carolina and the Virginia Freestate. Only the Kingdom of Albany still stands, aided by the Norse Alliance of Britain and Scandinavia.

Four youngsters from very different backgrounds are brought together to form The Four - a supernatural entity that becomes the last-ditch hope of the Free World.

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The Delltones were an Australian rock 'n' roll band, which formed in 1958. They started as a doo-wop, harmony quartet with Warren Lucas (tenor vocals), Brian Perkins (baritone vocals), Noel Widerberg (lead vocals) and Ian "Peewee" Wilson (bass vocals). In July 1962 Noel Widerberg died in a car accident in Brighton-le-Sands in Sydney, and three weeks later the group's single, "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands", reached the top five on the local charts. Widerberg's position was filled by Col Loughnan (ex-the Crescents). The group disbanded in 1973.

Wilson, as the sole founding mainstay, reformed the group with new members in 1978 as a five – piece band. Along with stylistic changes, it led to their resurgence and a top 20 compilation album, Bop Til Ya Drop (1983). The Delltones performed for five decades; although their most successful recording years were in the 1960s. They were consistent live entertainers in Australia before disbanding in 2016.

History

1958-1959: Origins and early years
In 1958, Noel Widerberg (lead vocals) and Ian "Peewee" Wilson (bass vocals) were lifesavers at the Bronte Surf Club. They were interested in four-part doo wop harmonies, "such as The Diamonds and Elvis Presley's The Jordanaires," and began singing together at club socials. Later that year they were joined by Warren Lucas (tenor vocals), a member of a vocal group the Sapphires, and then by Brian Perkins (baritone vocals). The four met at a Bronte Club social to form the Delltones. According to music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, the name means "'of tones' ('dell' meaning 'of' in Spanish)." They began harmonising at talent quests and on street corners. The quartet's first "professional engagement" was at a Kings Cross nightclub after they stopped its owner in the street and sang for him. He invited them to perform an impromptu session consisting of four songs – their total repertoire. They were paid with spaghetti bolognese and beer.

In early 1959, the Delltones visited Bob Rogers, a radio DJ for 2GB. They auditioned Widerberg's composition "Why" during a commercial break. Rogers phoned Lee Gordon, an American-born, Sydney-based promoter, and persuaded him, "to feature them on one of the early Stadium shows." The Delltones, whose average age was 21, performed in many of Gordon's Big Shows, backing vocalists and with their own feature spot. They provided harmony backing vocals for performances by visiting international and local artists (Johnny O'Keefe, Dig Richards, Johnny Rebb and Johnny Devlin). The Delltones also sang backing vocals on recording sessions for O'Keefe.

1960–1961: Early recordings and television
O'Keefe invited the Delltones to appear as regulars on his ABC Television music show Six O'Clock Rock, and the radio show, Rockville Junction. The band also appeared on the rival show, Bandstand, hosted by Brian Henderson. Their television show appearances helped to promote their act and "was the perfect platform for a successful recording career."

Lee Gordon also signed the Delltones to his Leedon Records recording label and, within a week, the group had cut their first single – a remake of the Crows "Gee" and the Widerberg composition "Why". "Gee" was a success, eventually peaking at No. 15, with eight-week duration, on the Sydney charts; though it failed to make headway on the national Australian charts. Their second single, "Tonight", was released in October 1959, and was written by Widerberg. Its b-side was their cover version of Dion and the Belmonts' "Every Little Thing I Do"; it became a minor hit, but failed to generate sales nationally.

At this stage, the group's popularity as live performers began to increase rapidly. They were in demand for recording sessions, including on O'Keefe's "Shout", and Rebb's "Highway of Love". They also recorded harmony backing for country music artists, Slim Dusty, Reg Lindsay, and Lionel Long.

Their next single "Yes Indeed" peaked at number 30 on the local charts. But the follow-up release, a DooWop version of Vera Lynn's classic "White Cliffs of Dover", with Wilson singing a bass vocal lead, failed to make an impression. Disenchanted by Leedon's failure to promote these singles to a larger national audience, the group accepted an offer to switch to the CBS (Coronet) label in June 1960.

Following a performance on The Tommy Sands Show in mid 1960, the group befriended the Sands guitarist Scotty Turnbull who offered to write two songs for The Delltones – "Little Miss Heartbreak" and "Take This Heart". Turnbull also produced and played with Hal Blaine on drums for both singles. Unfortunately they were not a commercial success.

However, the next Coronet release proved to be the breakthrough that the group had been seeking for the past eighteen months. The single "You're The Limit", provided them with their first national hit when it reached the top ten across Australia. This release was even more successful in Sydney, reaching number 4 on the local charts, in January 1961.

After a better financial offer from EMI Records the group changed labels again and their next release "Wonder", was moderately successful at number 30 nationally. But the follow-up single String a Long, released in July, was a dismal failure.

An anecdote of The Delltones auditioning for Denis Wong, the colourful owner of the famous Sydney nightclub Chequers, has now entered into folklore. After their audition, Wong expressed his approval and asked "how much for you boys"? A fee was quoted and the ever frugal Wong replied "I take two" pointing at Widerberg and Wilson.

After the expiry of the EMI deal, they re-signed to the Leedon label, now owned by Festival Records, and immediately recorded "Get A Little Dirt on Your Hands" written by Bill Anderson. The record quickly picked up generous airplay right across Australia.

1962: Tragedy
In early July 1962, two weeks after "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" entered the charts, Noel Widerberg was killed in a car accident in the Sydney beachside suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands. Widerberg lost control of the vehicle he was driving, which rolled four or five times, throwing the occupants from the vehicle, and Widerberg "head first into the gutter". The remaining group members were understandably devastated and all engagements were cancelled. After a period of inactivity, friends and business associates of the group persuaded the band to seek out a replacement and continue with their careers. The current single "Get A Little Dirt on Your Hands" proved to be the most successful to date, reaching No. 3 on the national charts. The song was also used on the soundtrack of the multi-award-winning movie The Year My Voice Broke.

According to Graham Jackson in his book, Pioneers of Australian rock 'n' roll, "As Warren Lucas was a good friend of Colin Loughnan, [...] Warren persuaded the others that Colin was the natural replacement for Noel". The Delltones didn't audition any other singers, and in fact no auditions were held at all. Jackson quotes Loughnan as saying: "it was short and sweet. It was just: 'Are you interested?' 'Yes' 'Okay, you're in'". Loughnan's style was distinctively different from Widerberg's.

After several weeks of rehearsal The Delltones entered the recording studio in November 1962 to record "Come A Little Bit Closer", written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Around this time, Leedon released the band's first self-titled album which included all previously released material with Widerberg. He had been the guiding musical force and leader of the group. After his death, Wilson became the group's spokesperson. When "Come A Little Bit Closer" was released in 1963, it was an immediate hit and eventually became their all-time best seller. The single reached number 3 in Sydney's 2UE top 40, number 1 on 2GB top 30 and number 2 on 3UZ top 40. An album, entitled Come A Little Bit Closer, was also released to capitalise on the hit single. One track was Cotton Fields.

The follow-up single "Sitting in the Moonlight", was arranged in a similar style as its predecessor, with a harmonica introduction. It became the group's eighth Sydney chart entry.

At this time The Delltones participated in a modern pantomime for children, titled Mother Goose and The Three Stooges, which opened at the Palais Theatre in Sydney. The production also featured other pop stars and celebrities of the time including: Robie Porter aka "Rob E.G.", Brian Davies, Lucky Starr, Dig Richards, Jay Justin, and actor Jacki Weaver. Peewee played Mother Goose, with the other band members as the Stooges. The matinee show had a six-week run playing to full houses. They also performed an evening show, Once Upon A Surfie – a musical farce, which showcased the cast members' musical hits.

1963-1968: Gone surfing

By the latter part of 1963 surf music dominated the Australian Charts, particularly in Sydney and Brisbane. The Delltones were quick to release the tongue in cheek composition, "Hangin' Five", written by Ben Acton who was a police officer and also a lifesaver with Manly Surf Club and a member of the police band. This release was almost as successful as "Come A Little Bit Closer" – reaching number 3. "Hangin' Five" became a cult classic in California along with The Atlantics instrumental "Bombora". "Hangin' Five" also featured in Mel Gibson's first movie, a 1977 release called Summer City. In 1963, The Delltones picked up four radio awards including "Gold and Silver Baton Award," "Golden Microphone Award", and "The Best Australian Record Award".

Once again an album was quickly issued and consisted mainly of current surf hit covers. Since the surf craze showed little signs of waning, the next single "Out the Back" was also written by Ben Acton, but it failed to capture the light hearted spirit of "Hangin' Five".

In 1964, they released a reworking of The Tams "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me", and the cover "Surfer Girl" by The Beach Boys which became a top 30 hit in most Australian states. Unfortunately their next three singles failed to chart.

The first of the final two Leedon singles was a version of Paul Anka's "Lonely Boy." The final release on Leedon "Tonight We Love", was heavily produced in the style of Phil Spector, and was adapted from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B-flat minor. A period of recording inactivity followed. At this point the group concentrated on live performances, including shows for the troops in Vietnam. They later received "The Vietnam Logistic & Support Medal".

1969: Further changes and London and Europe
After their return from Vietnam, Warren Lucas left the group, followed shortly by Col Loughnan. Loughnan joined the Daly-Wilson Big Band in 1969 and Ayers Rock in 1973, and went on to become one of Australia's most experienced reed instrument players, an arranger, and a teacher of reed instruments and flute.

Ray Burton and Wayne Cornell  filled the vacancies. Burton left after only a year: he went on to co-write "I am Woman" with Helen Reddy, who had an international hit with the song. He was replaced by Bill Kirwin. Both Cornell and Kirwin continued with the band until 1968.

In that same year, Sep Martin and Bob Pierse, formerly of The Ambassadors, joined The Delltones. Both were lead vocalists with experience in harmony. In 1969 the group went back to Vietnam and toured the Far East. They also went to London, like many other Australian artists such as the Bee Gees and The Seekers, in an attempt to crack the overseas market.

After a performance at the London Playboy Club, The Delltones were offered a seven-week residency. This is where Wilson met his wife, actress Carla Prowse, who also became the group's manager in 1981.

During their stay in London, The Delltones were signed to EMI records and recorded ten tracks for their later release, the London Session album, produced by expatriate David McKay from Eaton Music. Bob Pierse and Dig Richards wrote most of the songs. The album was arranged and conducted by Bill Shepherd of Bee Gees fame, and backed by Australian band The Twilights, led by guitarist Terry Britten, who would later write global hits for Cliff Richard, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson. One outstanding track was a reworking of Steve Winwood's "Gimme Some Lovin'" which became Radio Luxembourg's hit pick of the week and top DJ Tony Blackburn's opening signature tune.

They were also invited to perform "Gimme Some Lovin'" on Top of the Pops, hosted by Jimmy Savile. The single was released in America and Europe. The band also toured throughout Europe. After tensions arose between the group and their manager Bill Watson over financial problems they decided to return to Australia.

1970–1973: Home and disenchantment
The Delltones returned to Australia at the end of 1970. The following year they recorded the classic single "Rock 'N' Roll Will Stand", which was backed with a Bob Pierse composition "Billy's Rock 'N' Roll" for Festival Records. Following this, they released the album London Session in Australia. The single release from this album "Birmingham" was also written by Bob Pierse and backed with a cover of Frank Zappa's "Tears Begin To Fall". But both releases failed to register on the charts. For the next three years the band toured nationally. The tour culminated with their near-demise, in the infamous fire at Brisbane's Whisky au Go Go nightclub.

In 1973, following disenchantment with city life, the show business industry and tensions within the group, The Delltones split up. Martin and Pierse continued performing as a duet, while Wilson and Perkins embraced alternative lifestyles and settled with their families at Eungai on the mid-north coast of NSW.

1978–1983: Reformation
In 1978, after pressure from various sources, including Johnny O'Keefe, The Delltones reformed. They went on to tour for the next two years, sharing the bill with Digger Revell. The Delltones backing band at the time was Jon Hayton aka Farmer Jon, Michael Lawler and Leon Isackson. Former tensions and disputes arose in The Delltones, with Sep Martin leaving in 1981, followed by Bob Pierse, and finally Brian Perkins.

By the end of 1981, Wilson, the only surviving member, realised the limits of a harmony ensemble in a live environment dominated by tensile Oz Rock bands. So he set about reinventing the venerable entity, changing it from vocal group to vocal band. The line up changed but the essence continued on. Contributors to these changes included musicians and vocalists: Alan Freeman, who previously played bass with the jazz singer Kerrie Biddell; Johnny Charters, who played with Johnny Rebb's Rebels in the 1960s; Alex Plavsic, an ex-member of the progressive rock group Sebastian Hardie; as well as Vic Schrier, Ralph Wilcock, Bob Cook, and Robert Kitney.

Danny Mayers joined The Delltones after Wilson saw him perform at the Palais Royale in Newcastle. The Delltones went on to play a record sixteen-week run at Kinselas in Sydney's Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, including a memorable guest performance by Tiny Tim. They performed at the Anti Nuclear Rally, alongside Aboriginal band No Fixed Address, and then at the Tivoli with Mondo Rock. By the end of 1983 they had played 171 gigs. At this stage the Band was being managed by Carla Wilson; they touched a wider range of Australians than almost any other rock group.

1984–1987 : Revival
1984 kicked off with the rock 'n roll revival album Bop Til Ya Drop. It featured a garish pink and green jacket, designed by renowned artist Martin Sharp, who had also designed album covers for Cream. It went gold almost immediately, and was number 2 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in Sydney. It peaked at number 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

This coincided with a film clip for the single "Get A Job", directed by Yahoo Serious, who then cast Peewee for the role as his Dad in the film Young Einstein. The Delltones then played at Moomba, the Adelaide Festival of Arts and the AFI Awards, plus appearing on the Australian television soap opera A Country Practice.

The release of the Tickled Pink album followed. It was recorded and mixed at Alberts Studio, produced by Bruce Brown and Russell Dunlop, the co-writers and producers of the number 1 hit "Space Invaders".

With their single "Papa Oom Mow Mow" at number 1, and Tickled Pink high on the charts, they went on to record the live album Out in the Open, in front of a record 28,000 people at the Toowoomba Showgrounds. The album failed to register on the national charts.

All These Things And More, a Christmas EP, was the last recording with Danny Mayers before he left to pursue his own career. He was later replaced by Nevin McLean in 1985. The group now consisted of five members including: Nevin McLean (vocals), Alan Freeman (tenor vocals/bass), Merv Dick (alto vocals/drums), Woody Finlayson (baritone vocals/guitar),and Wilson (bass vocals).

By this time The Delltones were in a revival, with regular appearances on television shows such as Hey Hey It's Saturday, The Mike Walsh Show, Donnie Sutherland's Sounds, The Midday Show and many more. The notable exception was Countdown. These appearances, along with press exposure, opened the doors to a national touring circuit, of clubs, pubs, theatres, and concert halls with sellout shows.

The phrase "Keep on raging – to stop the ageing" was adopted by Wilson in the 1980s.

1988-1994: Futile experiment & Court case
In January 1988, the group performed as part of Australia's Bicentennial celebrations in front of Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles.

Also during 1988, the start of the digital music revolution, Wilson and Alan Freeman, along with Russell Dunlop, experimented with traditional DooWop harmony and digitally generated music, using a Fairlight synthesiser, to develop the album Oasis. Both Freeman and Wilson wrote several of the tracks – "One Man Woman", "Touch and Go" and "You Changed My Life". These were featured along with revised versions of Aussie classics such as: Cold Chisel's "Forever Now" and The Reels "Love will find a Way". The album failed to impress radio or their fans at live performances.

November 1988 saw Wilson and another of the original members of The Delltones, Brian Perkins, clash in court. Perkins, after seven years of absence from performing, formed a band called "The Dellies", a well-known Australian colloquialism for The Delltones, with ex-Delltones vocalist Danny Mayers, Sydney bass singer Max Wright, and Rikki Organ. Wilson claimed that Perkins was cashing in on The Delltones name, which Perkins didn't own, and that the similarity in names would cause confusion with agents and fans alike. Perkins issued a counter claim for a share of The Delltones profits to date, claiming that the partnership he shared with Wilson had never been properly dissolved. Wilson won the court case and prevented Perkins from using the name. It was a bittersweet victory.

During the 1980s and into the 1990s The Delltones had as their support acts some of the top, up-and-coming-stars of the country music industry, such as: Brett Parlane, James Blundell, and Adam Harvey. They also had Allan Caswell as a special guest on their live show towards the end of this period. In 1993, they teamed up with Caswell on the single "Stole My Heart Away" which was written by him. The song featured on many Country charts.

In 1995, weary from constant touring, Nevin McLean and Alan Freeman left The Delltones. Later the same year, Nevin and Alan would team up with former Delltones drummer and musical director Leon Isackson, and Idris Jones from the Mixtures, to form another vocal band called Phoenix. The band won critical acclaim for their harmonies and stage show, winning several music awards including an "ACE" and "Mo Award" for excellence.

1995–1999: More changes
Later in 1995 saw the return of Danny Mayers and a new member Owen Booth. Booth was a former member of Aesop's Fables and bass player for many international touring artists, including Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. In 1995 they returned to their surf culture roots with the album The Sunshine Club. The title track was written by Wilson and Freeman. The pair also teamed up with Mayers to write "Gimme Love", while Woody Finlayson wrote "Slow Down".

At the same time they recorded the single "Breaking Waves", written by Allan Caswell and dedicated to the Surf Life Saving Clubs of Australia. Then in 1998 they started a national tour, with the release of the compilation album "The Big Four O", to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary.

2000-2015 : New millennium
In 2000, Sony Music released a charity compilation album Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge which included The Delltones DooWop version of the Sex Pistols' punk classic "Pretty Vacant". For the first time in almost 30 years, The Delltones were being featured on independent radio stations throughout Europe and the United States.

In 2005, forty-six years after backing O'Keefe, The Delltones were invited by Jimmy Barnes to sing back-up vocal for his version of "Shout". It was a duet with the late Billy Thorpe on Barnes's Double Happiness album.

In 2008, The Delltones embarked on a national tour to celebrate fifty years of performing in theatres, clubs, town halls, civic centres, and outdoor concerts. They released a double album CD and DVD entitled, BopaDooWop A - Live in Concert. The first CD Unplugged featured mainly Doowop songs from the band's early repertoire. The second CD Electrified contained songs with elements of pop, rock and soul, from different periods throughout their career, including their own hits from the Sixties.

The release coincided with the Warner Music's Deluxe Collectors Limited Edition Release of  Fifty Years of Australian Rock 'n Roll. The Delltones featured on disc one with their first ever recording of "Gee".

In mid 2011, Danny Mayers left the group. Founding member Wilson, in concert with the other Delltones, continued to tour as a four-part harmony ensemble.

In 2012, on behalf of The Delltones in all their various forms, Wilson accepted "The Life Achievement Award" from the Australian Club Entertainment Awards.

In 2014, The Delltones released a new album Harmony and Rock ’n’ Roll that's Good for The Soul, celebrating the return to the four-part harmony sound that epitomized the original Delltones.

2016: Delltones disband
In 2016, drummer, Merv Dick, and guitarist, Rod ‘Woody’ Finlayson, took legal action seeking long service leave payments they perceived they were eligible for after being members of the band for 31 years.  They were unsuccessful in their claim. These actions ultimately led to the Delltones’ demise after almost 60 years.  Peewee retired, however there is speculation of a future tour with a new line-up and fans continue to ask if the band will come together for a final farewell tour.

Overall since 1958, more than 20 names have graced the stage as members of the Delltones to audiences in Australia, UK, Asia/Pacific and Europe.

In 2018, the song "Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands" was featured during the ending credits of the Australian television program Mr In between, season 1, episode 6.

Members
Final line-up
 Ian 'Peewee' Wilson – vocals (1958–1973, 1978–1998, 2000-present)
 Merv Dick – vocals, drums (1985–1998, 2000–2016)
 Woody Finlayson – vocals, guitar (1984–1998, 2000–2016)
 Owen Booth – vocals, bass guitar (1995–1998, 2000–2016)

Founding members
 Noel Widerberg – vocals (1958–1962; died 1962)
 Warren Lucas – vocals (1958–1965)
 Brian Perkins – vocals (1958–1973, 1978–1981)
 Ian 'Peewee' Wilson – vocals (1958–1973, 1978–2016)

Other former members
 Col Loughnan – vocals (1962–1966)
 Ray Burton – vocals (1965–1966)
 Wayne Cornell – vocals (1965–1968)
 Bill Kirwin - vocals (1966–1968)
 Bob Pierse – vocals (1968–1973, 1978–1981)
 Sep Martin – vocals (1968–1973, 1978–1981)
 Bob Cook – bass guitar, vocals (1981)
 Robert Kitney – drums (1981)
 Johnny Charters – keyboards, vocals (1981–1984)
 Vic Schrier – instruments, saxophone (1981–1984)
 Alex Plavsic – drums, percussion (1982–1984)
 Ralph Wilcock – guitar, vocals (1981–1984)
 Alan Freeman – bass, vocals (1981–1994)
 Nevin McLean – vocals (1985–1994)
 Danny Mayers – vocals (1982–1984, 1995–1998, 2000–2011)

Backing band
 Jon "Farmer Jon" Hayton – guitar (1978–1979)
 Michael Lawler – bass guitar (1978–1979)
 Leon Isackson – drums (1978–1979)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Awards

Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016.
 (wins only)
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| 1982
| The Delltones
| Vocal Group of the Year
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| 1983
| The Delltones
| Vocal Group of the Year
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| 1985
| The Delltones
| Show Group of the Year
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| 2001
| The Delltones
| Variety Group of the Year
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Ace Awards
 2006: Ace Award
 2007: Ace Award
 2008: Ace Award
 2009: Ace Award
 2012: ACE Life Achievement Award

References

Print sources

 Archived on-line at:"Encyclopedia entry for 'The Delltones'" on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

External links
 Official Website
 Noel Widerberg profile
 Starseed Enterprises (current Band Management)

Australian rock music groups
New South Wales musical groups
Doo-wop groups
Australian surf rock groups
Musical groups established in 1958
1958 establishments in Australia


Hines House or Hines Farm may refer to:

Hines House (Bowling Green, Kentucky), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Hines Round Barn, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, listed on the NRHP in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Pierre Rossiter and Charlotte Hines House, Portland, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Multnomah County, Oregon
Hines House (Bozeman, Montana), listed on the NRHP in Gallatin County, Montana
Hollingsworth-Hines Farm, Turkey, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Sampson County, North Carolina
E. M. Hines House, Waxahachie, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Ellis County, Texas
Hines Mansion, Provo, Utah, listed on the NRHP in Utah County, Utah