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# In Search of Walid Masoud: A Novel

In Search of Walid Masoud is a novel by the Palestinian writer Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, published for the first time in 1978. It was ranked the second-best Arabic-language novel by the Arab Writers Union in 2010.

## Plot

The novel's main character is Walid Masoud, a Palestinian banker, womanizer, and rebel who fights against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Masoud has disappeared near the Iraq-Syrian border, and his friends try to discover what happened to him. The narrator discovers a cassette tape that Masoud had recorded, and arranges for his acquaintances to listen to it, hoping to find clues about his whereabouts.
The author shows how Walid Masoud's character was shaped by his upbringing in Palestine and details his turbulent emotional life. The plot delves into his multiple relationships with women and his religious and political positions. The novel is told from the perspective of several different people who knew Walid Masoud, including Masoud himself, through excerpts from his memoirs.

## Critique

In Search of Walid Masoud carried the features of novelistic modernity in the Arab world, as it is, to this day, unique in its format and is a meeting point between the peculiarities of Arabic writing and the international novel. On the other hand, the novel is considered a shorthand for Jabra Ibrahim Jabra's narrative career. Jabra Ibrahim Jabra's novel In Search of Walid Masoud is considered one of the most famous of his work as "The discourse in this novel revolves around the Palestinian Walid Masoud, who announces by his disappearance his symbolic existence and makes those around him look for themselves in searching for him and determine their fates according to this research. Jabra may have exaggerated this little or too much." The discourse in the novel captures the behaviors, values, and social contradictions prevailing in the Baghdadi society, and society is a symbol and a study of the narrative sample of the Arab city society. "In Search of Walid Masoud talks about searching for one's self, and searching for identity, presenting the crisis of place for the Palestinian in his exile and alienation. It explores the personalities and their psychological and intellectual contradictions, and by that painting a picture of the Palestinian intellectual in his loss and suffering.
# Napier Range

The Napier Ranges are located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The range is south of and runs parallel to the Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges (formerly King Leopold Ranges).
The majority of the Kimberley is composed of sandstone but the Napier Range is mostly made from heavily eroded limestone, or karst, with the ridges composed of an ancient Devonian reef system.
They feature the impressive Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek and Geikie Gorge that were formed over 350 million years ago as part of the same limestone reef.
The Fitzroy River cuts through the range at Geikie Gorge, while the Lennard River is responsible for the formation of Windjana Gorge. The Barker River also carved Barker gorge through the range.
The highest point in the Napier Range is Mount Behm that is 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level.
The ranges were made famous by Jandamarra, who was the subject of a massive police hunt and caused the construction of the Lillimilura police outpost which is on the southern side of the ranges approximately four kilometres from Windjana.
Some small deposits of copper and lead have been discovered in the Range but no active mine sites exist within the area.
A major expedition was carried out through the Range in 1988 by the Royal Geographical Society and the Linnaean Society involving 30 scientists. The scientists were studying the biology and geomorphology of the Range.
# 1985 Omloop Het Volk

The 1985 Omloop Het Volk was the 40th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 2 March 1985. The race started and finished in Sint-Amandsberg. The race was won by Eddy Planckaert.

## General classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | 6h 03' 00" |
| 2 | Jacques Hanegraaf (NED) | + 0" |
| 3 | Jozef Lieckens (BEL) | + 38" |
| 4 | Greg LeMond (USA) | + 38" |
| 5 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | + 38" |
| 6 | Luc Colijn (BEL) | + 3' 04" |
| 7 | Walter Planckaert (BEL) | + 3' 04" |
| 8 | Jan Bogaert (BEL) | + 3' 04" |
| 9 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | + 3' 04" |
| 10 | Adri van Houwelingen (NED) | + 3' 04" |
# Caroaebe River

The Caroaebe River (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Caroebe River which is further south) is a river of Roraima state in northern Brazil, near the equator.

## Geography

The headwaters are at approximately 00°55′N 59°45′W﻿ / ﻿0.917°N 59.750°W﻿ / 0.917; -59.750 between the towns of Caroebe and São João da Baliza, on the northern side of the connecting roadway BR-210. The river flows westward to approximately 01°10′N 60°05′W﻿ / ﻿1.167°N 60.083°W﻿ / 1.167; -60.083 where it merges with the larger Anauá River, just prior to the Majada waterfall which is to the north of São Luiz.

## Ecology

Along the river, biologists have studied species of black flies (Simulium guianense and Simulium litobranchium, see Simulium) which carry a parasite that causes river-blindness.
# John Spilsbury

John Spilsbury may refer to:
* John Spilsbury (Baptist minister), leader of the Particular Baptists in 17th-century England
* John Spilsbury (cartographer), London mapmaker and engraver who invented the jigsaw puzzle
* John Spilsbury (cricketer), English cricketer
# Casiguran

Casiguran may refer to the following municipalities in the Philippines:
* Casiguran, Aurora
* Casiguran, Sorsogon
# Gamurra

A gamurra was an Italian style of women's dress popular in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. It could also be called a camurra or camora in Florence or a zupa, zipa, or socha in northern Italy. It consisted of a fitted bodice and full skirt worn over a chemise (called a camicia). It was usually unlined.
The gamurra probably developed from a fourteenth century garment called the gonna, gonnella, or sottana. Early styles were front-laced, but the fashion later changed to side-laced styles. The fashion for sleeves also changed: though sleeves earlier in the fifteenth century are attached to the bodice, after 1450, they are usually detached and laced or pinned to the bodice.
The gamurra could be worn on its own in the home or in an informal setting; in a formal setting, it would typically be worn underneath an overdress such as a giornea or a cioppa.

## Gallery

* Madonna del Parto, c.. 1455, by Piero della Francesca. This image shows a gamurra laced in front and at the side, used here to regulate the size of the gamurra during pregnancy.
* Portrait of a Woman, c. 1475, by Sandro Botticelli. A woman wearing a brown gamurra.
* The Visitation (detail), c. 1488, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. A full-length image of Giovanna Tornabuoni wearing a gamurra and giornea.
* The Birth of St. John the Baptist, c. 1485–1490, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. The woman to the left wears a gamurra underneath a giornea and the women in the center seems to wear a gamurra under an overdress.
# John Steere

John Steere (ca. 1634 – 1724) was one of the earliest settlers of the state of Rhode Island, a town official, and a founder of the town of Smithfield, Rhode Island.
John Steere was purportedly born in Ockley, Dorking, Surrey in England around April 6, 1634. Steere likely emigrated to New England in the late 1650s and on May 9, 1660 he was granted his first recorded land on the west side of the Moshassuck River in Providence and later acquired various other parcels of land. In 1660 he married Hannah Wickenden, daughter of Rev. William Wickenden, pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, and the Steeres were likely members of the Baptist church. In 1663 Steere served as town sergeant of Providence. Around 1663-67 Steere was one of the first settlers to move to Wayunkeke (Weecapasacheck) in western Smithfield, Rhode Island near Glocester, Rhode Island, and in 1666 Steere is recorded as a witness of the Inman Purchase in northern Rhode Island, which was acquired from the Indian, Quashaamit. John Steere helped divide the purchase with Edward Inman and John Mowry. During King Phillips War in 1675-76 Steere and his family moved back to Providence, living near Cowpen Point. Eventually, in 1686/87 the Steeres returned to Wionkhiege Hill in Smithfield when his son-in-law Peter Place and daughter Sarah settled in the area. Steere was purportedly one of the first to plant apple orchards in the area and was a prominent farmer and many of his descendants followed in the apple farming tradition. In 1704 Steere leased a piece of land "unto an Indian known by the name of Sam Noforce who hath for sum years lived by mee and hath well behaved him selfe towards mee and mine." Steere died in Smithfield on August 27, 1724 and left his mansion house to his youngest son Samuel.
The John Steere Family Association was founded in 1930 and meets each summer in Rhode Island for annual family reunions of the descendants of John Steere.
# John Steer (merchant)

John Steer (1824–1918) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative.
He was born in Torquay, Devon and came to Newfoundland as an infant. He first worked as a dry goods clerk. Steer married Amelia, the sister of Charles R. Ayre. He worked in partnership with his brother-in-law from 1844 to 1858 and then opened his own dry goods store.
His son Francis Henry Steer later served in the Newfoundland legislative council.
# John Woods

John Woods may refer to:

## Education

* John Woods (logician) (1937–2024), Canadian professor of logic
* John Woods (oceanographer) (born 1939), British professor of oceanography
* John E. Woods (historian) (active since 1970), American professor of Iranian and Central Asian history
* John E. Woods (translator) (1942–2023), translator of literature from German to English

## Entertainment

* John Joseph Woods (1849–1934), composer of music for national anthem of New Zealand
* Johnny Silvo (John Woods, 1936–2011), British folk and blues singer
* John Levene (born John Woods in 1941), British actor
* John Woods, a Scottish showman who exhibited the Tay Whale around Britain in the 1880s

## Politics

* John Woods (Pennsylvania politician) (1761–1816), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
* John Woods (Ohio politician) (1794–1855), U.S. Representative from Ohio
* John M. Woods (1839–1927), American politician in Massachusetts
* John Woods (Australian politician) (1822–1892), Minister of Railways in colonial Victoria
* John Woods (Canadian politician) (1876–1957), in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
* John Woods (civil servant) (1895–1962), British civil servant

## Sports

* John Thomas Archer Woods (c. 1872–1954), English cricketer and footballer
* John Woods (baseball) (1898–1946), MLB player for the Boston Red Sox
* John Woods (athlete) (born 1955), Irish long-distance runner
* John Woods (footballer) (active 1954–1967), Scottish footballer
* John Woods (rugby league) (born 1956), English footballer 1970s–1990s, coached in the 1980s
* Jack Woods (rugby league) (1907–1965), English footballer in the 1930s

## Other

* John Crawford Woods (1824–1906), Australian minister
* John Grieve Woods (1900–1980), Australian doctor and soldier
* John C. Woods (1911–1950), American executioner at the Nuremberg Trials
# Gary Wright (disambiguation)

Gary Wright (1943–2023) was an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist.
Gary Wright may also refer to:
* Gary Wright (cricketer) (born 1970), Australian cricketer
* Gary Wright (ice hockey) (fl. 1972–present), American ice hockey coach
* Gary Wright (racing driver) (born 1958), American racing driver
# John Williams (schoolmaster, born 1760)

John Williams (1760–1826) was a Welsh cleric and schoolmaster.

## Life

Williams's father, also called John, was agent to the Gwydir Estate in Llanrwst. Williams was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 15 May 1777, then obtaining degrees of Bachelor of Arts (1781) and Master of Arts. He was appointed to a Fellowship of the college in 1783. He was ordained on 19 September 1784, in the Diocese of Bangor, and was licensed to the chapelry in Betws-y-Coed. In 1791, he became master of the Free school in Llanrwst (holding this post until 1812), and also became perpetual curate of Dolwyddelan and Capel Curig. He became rector of Llanbedr-y-Cennin and Caerhun in 1802. He died in 1826 and was buried at Llanbedr-y-Cennin.
Williams had a particular interest in Welsh literature. He preserved a large collection of papers from the Wynns of Gwydir, and also letters from Goronwy Owen and Edward Owen. Various manuscripts held by the National Library of Wales came from his collection as well.
# John Williams (ship)

John Williams was a missionary ship under the command of Captain Robert Clark Morgan (1798–1864) and owned by the London Missionary Society (LMS). She was named after John Williams (1796–1839), a missionary who had been active in the South Pacific.
She was paid for by the contribution of English school children.
She sank in 50 fathoms after drifting onto a reef at Danger Island (Pukapuka) on 16 May 1864. The passengers and crew were rescued.
Six more John Williams ships successively operated in the Pacific as part of the LMS's missionary work, the last, John Williams VII, being built in 1962 and decommissioned in 1968.

## General specifications

John Williams was launched at Harwich on 20 March 1844.
She was of 296 tons and had a length of 103 feet (31 meters) and beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.52 meters). The depth of her hold was 16 feet (4.9 meters). She had 10 state rooms.
A medal was issued commemorating her first three-year voyage and an example of this is held at the Royal Museum of Greenwich.
# John Young (seigneur)

John Young (c. 1759 – September 14, 1819) was a seigneur, businessman, judge, and political figure in Lower Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from June 1792 until his death.

## Birth

John Young may have been born in Scotland around 1759. Y-DNA testing of his descendants also suggest Scottish origins.

## Early life

Nothing is known of his childhood.

## Marriage

In 1795, at the Cathedral Holy Trinity in Québec, John Young married Christian Ainslie, daughter of Thomas Ainslie, businessman, office holder, and militia officer. They had five children together including Thomas Ainslie young and Gilbert Ainslie Young who both make notable contributions to Québec society.

## Life

He became a merchant in London and came to Quebec City in 1783 to collect debts from a bankrupt firm there on behalf of firms from London and Glasgow. He entered business there in wholesale and retail sales. The firm expanding rapidly, acquiring ships to transport their goods. It became part owner of Thomas Grant and Company, a distiller, in 1791. In 1787, Young acquired the seigneury of Vitré. Young's firm purchased part of the seigneury of Beauport in 1792.
In 1792, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for the Lower Town of Quebec and served until 1808. Young served in the local militia and became lieutenant in 1794. He was also named to the Executive Council in 1794. In the same year, Thomas Ainslie joined Young's firm as a partner. In 1795, Young married Christian (Christiana), Ainslie's daughter. Young acquired Dorset Township, Lower Canada, near Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, in 1799 and later sold it to Simon McTavish. He was a director and later president of the Quebec Fire Society. In 1805, Young introduced a bill in the assembly which created Trinity House of Quebec with the aim of improving navigation on the Saint Lawrence River. He was its first master and served in that post until 1812. Young helped found the Union Company of Quebec in 1805 that operated the Union Hotel at Quebec. He also served as a justice of the peace and a judge in the Court of Appeals.
Young's company took advantage of borrowed money to finance its rapid expansion and, later in life, he found it more difficult to deal with his debts. Also, he was not always able to collect money owed to the company. The properties at Beauport were sold to cover debts. However, the household continued to live in the fashion to which it had become accustomed although in rented quarters. Young died at Quebec City in 1819.
His son Thomas Ainslie Young also served in the Legislative Assembly and was named controller of customs at Quebec.
# 1985 Chicago Marathon

The 1985 Chicago Marathon was the ninth running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 20. The elite men's race was won by Britain's Steve Jones in a time of 2:07:13 hours and the women's race was won by America's Joan Samuelson in 2:21:21. A total of 7562 runners finished the race, an increase of over 1700 from the previous year.

## Results
### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Steve Jones | United Kingdom | 2:07:13 |
| | Djama Robleh | Djibouti | 2:08:08 |
| | Robert de Castella | Australia | 2:08:48 |
| 4 | Gianni Poli | Italy | 2:09:57 |
| 5 | Ralf Salzmann | West Germany | 2:10:56 |
| 6 | José Gómez | Mexico | 2:11:08 |
| 7 | Don Janicki | United States | 2:11:16 |
| 8 | Francisco Pacheco | Mexico | 2:11:57 |
| 9 | Ken Martin | United States | 2:12:00 |
| 10 | Henrik Jørgensen | Denmark | 2:12:03 |
| 11 | Allister Hutton | United Kingdom | 2:12:28 |
| 12 | John Graham | United Kingdom | 2:12:55 |
| 13 | Mats Erixon | Sweden | 2:13:29 |
| 14 | Bill Donakowski | United States | 2:14:07 |
| 15 | David Olds | United States | 2:14:19 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Paumen | Belgium | 2:14:25 |
| 17 | Gianni Demadonna | Italy | 2:14:30 |
| 18 | Craig Holm | United States | 2:14:43 |
| 19 | Kurt Hürst | Switzerland | 2:14:49 |
| 20 | Agapius Masong | Tanzania | 2:14:54 |
| — | Mark Curp | United States | DNF |
| — | David Gordon | United States | DNF |
| — | Simon Kigen | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Martín Pitayo | Mexico | DNF |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Joan Samuelson | United States | 2:21:21 |
| | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:23:05 |
| | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 2:23:29 |
| 4 | Carla Beurskens | Netherlands | 2:27:50 |
| 5 | Véronique Marot | United Kingdom | 2:28:04 |
| 6 | Glenys Quick | New Zealand | 2:31:44 |
| 7 | Mary O'Connor | New Zealand | 2:33:41 |
| 8 | Maria Rebelo | France | 2:34:02 |
| 9 | Sylvie Bornet | France | 2:34:05 |
| 10 | Rita Borralho | Portugal | 2:36:03 |
| 11 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 2:36:42 |
| 12 | María Trujillo | Mexico | 2:37:10 |
| 13 | Susan Stone | Canada | 2:38:48 |
| 14 | Gillian Castka | United Kingdom | 2:38:53 |
| 15 | Henrietta Fina | Austria | 2:39:52 |
| 16 | Sissel Grottenberg | Norway | 2:43:52 |
| 17 | Linda Somers | United States | 2:46:29 |
| 18 | Susan Bosch | United States | 2:47:09 |
| 19 | Joanne Scianna | United States | 2:49:31 |
| 20 | Jane Murphy | United States | 2:50:04 |
# John Thomson Hall

John Thomson Hall (7 February 1841 – 2 December 1883), was an Australian violinist.

## History

Hall was born in Sydney, the eldest son of John Hall, and began violin lessons at age seven. He loved music, and was playing in public before the age of twelve. He then studied under the respected violinist Caranzani del Valle, and at age 24 he was appointed orchestra leader with Lyster's Opera Company. Five years later was appointed musical director, and produced some of the finest operas that had been heard in Australia. He was closely associated with the pianist Alfred Anderson, and during Ilma de Murska's 1875 Australian tour both accompanied the celebrated soprano, who married Anderson shortly before he died. In this connection, he has been confused with the conductor John Thomas Hill who , like Anderson, married De Murska shortly before he died.
He was appointed orchestra leader at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide in 1873, and maintained that position until shortly before his death.

## Compositions

* St Agatha (sacred march) 1876
* "Amy" (galop)

## Family

Hall was married to Amy Hall and had children. They faced destitution, and in July 1884 Mrs Hall sold their home at Rundle Street, Kent Town and household effects.
After Hall's death, his brother George Hall took the post of the Theatre Royal's orchestra leader. He returned to Sydney in 1886 and was performing at a high level in 1887 but nothing further has been found.
# Garden City Arena Complex

The Garden City Arena Complex (formerly the Gatorade Garden City Complex) was a sports complex in St. Catharines, Ontario. It was the main arena facility in that city from its construction in 1938 until the opening of the Meridian Centre in 2014.
The complex housed two arena pads - the Jack Gatecliff Arena, which was home to the Niagara IceDogs from the 2007–2008 to the 2013–2014 seasons, and the smaller Rex Stimers Arena. The original section was constructed in 1938, and was named the Garden City Arena. The facility was later named after local sportswriter Jack Gatecliff after extensive renovations in 1996, that combined the Garden City Arena and Rex Stimers Arena into a single building. The smaller arena was named for Rex Stimers, a popular sportscaster with local radio station CKTB for a period of 32 years beginning in 1934. The complex was renamed the Gatorade Garden City Complex on September 19, 2007, after the naming rights were sold to Gatorade. Upon the expiry of the naming agreement, the complex was renamed the Garden City Arena Complex.
The final capacity of the Jack Gatecliff Arena was 3,145, including standing room. Seating capacity in the Rex Stimers Arena was 800 seats.
The arena was previously home to the Niagara IceDogs of the OHL, as well as the St. Catharines Jr. B Falcons of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Niagara Icedogs moved into the new Meridian Centre for the 2014–15 season. Upon the arenas closure in 2022 the Falcons moved into the already existing Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre for the 2022–23 season. From 1982 to 1986 it was home to Toronto Maple Leafs farm team the St. Catharines Saints of the American Hockey League. Demolition of the building began in July 2023 with the rex stimers arena being demolished first. Demolition was completed in September of 2023 and the use of the land is currently unknown at this time.