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# Alonzo H. Evans

Alonzo H. Evans (February 24, 1820 – May 27, 1907) was an American bank executive and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts General Court, and on the Massachusetts Governor's Council and was the first Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts.

## Early life

Evans was born on February 24, 1820, in Allenstown, New Hampshire. At the age of fifteen he moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he worked in a factory for one year. He then moved to Boston.

## Banking career

In 1854 he helped found the Boston Five Cent Savings Bank and was its first treasurer. When bank president Paul Adams retired in 1874, Evans succeeded him.
Evans also served as a director of the Winthrop National Bank.

## Political career

Evans was a leader in the movement to have Everett separate from Malden, Massachusetts. After Everett became separate, Evans was chosen to serve as its first Town Moderator. In 1874 and 1876, Evans represented Everett in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1892 he was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council, representing the sixth district.
Evans was also active in the movement to establish a city government in Everett. The city charter was accepted in 1892. On November 21, 1892, the Town Committee acting on the petition of 506, held a general caucus to nominate candidates for the office of mayor. Evans and George E. Smith were chosen to run in the general election to be held on December 13. He defeated Smith 1,241 votes to 1,052 and was inaugurated on January 2, 1893.
In 1899 and 1900 he represented the Sixth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate.

## Death

Evans died on May 27, 1907, at his home in Everett. His health had deteriorated after he suffered a fall the previous week.
# International Open University

The International Open University (IOU) is a private distance education university headquartered in Kanifing, The Gambia. It was founded by Bilal Philips, in 2007 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.

## History

The university was Initially established in 2001, but temporarily ceased operations. In April 2007, it reopened under the name Islamic Online University with a greater offering of completely free short courses. On January 13, 2020, it was announced that the institution's name has been changed to the International Open University.
Ernest Bai Koroma, the chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone (USL) welcomed the idea of establishing the IOU type Islamic institution. In 2014, the Niger State Government paid the International Open University's Bachelor of Arts school fees for 35 students that registered from the state.
As of 2018, the International Open University is amongst the most ethnically diverse universities in the world.
In 2018, the International Open University's programs were ranked among the six best online Middle Eastern Studies programs by Successful Student, although by June 2020 they had been removed from this list.
In 2021, the online Kenyan newspaper Tuko ranked the International Open University among the top accredited distance learning universities in Africa, along with the University of Johannesburg, the University of Zambia, the University of South Africa, the University of Nairobi and the University of Pretoria, in addition to few other universities.
In November 2022, the IOU Chancellor Dr. Bilal Philips paid a courtesy visit to Adama Barrow, the President of the Gambia, and offered scholarships worth USD 4,000,000 for education of underprivileged Gambians at the International Open University.

## Affiliations

The International Open University is a full member of Association of African Universities, approved member of International Council for Open and Distance Education, African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN), Association of Quality Assurance Agencies of the Islamic World (IQA), associate member of International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), Asian Association of Open Universities, as well as a member of International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE) and a member of the Talloires Network.

## Research

The International Open University launched a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Integrated Sciences, in 2019.
Professor Dr. G. Hussein Rassool, the dean for the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, head of the Department of Psychology, Director of Research and Publications and Professor of Islamic Psychology at the International Open University is editor-in-chief of the journal.

## Community service

The International Open University has set a mandatory community service for the students as a part of graduation requirements. In order to graduate, in addition to academic requirements, students are mandated to complete 216 hours of community service.
# 2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election

Elections to the Council of the Isles of Scilly, a sui generis unitary authority in the far southwest of England, were held on 4 June 2009.
The whole council of 21 members was up for election, with thirteen members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another eight from the 'Off Islands', being two each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. All eight seats for the 'Off Islands' were uncontested.
As with other unitary elections in England, these local elections in the Isles of Scilly took place on the same day as the European elections of 2009. The previous election, in 2005, coincided with the 2005 United Kingdom general election.

## Results summary

2009 Isles of Scilly Council election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Independent | 21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,029 | |

### By ward

St Mary's (13 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Gordon Bilsborough | 570 |
| Independent | Merryn Smith | 526 |
| Independent | Roy Duncan | 510 |
| Independent | Dudley Mumford | 505 |
| Independent | Brian Mark Lowen | 483 |
| Independent | Christopher Robin Thomas | 481 |
| Independent | Michael Hicks | 473 |
| Independent | Julia Margaret Day | 404 |
| Independent | David Pearson | 396 |
| Independent | Gaz O'Neill | 394 |
| Independent | Amanda Jane Martin | 367 |
| Independent | Ralph Harban Banfield | 357 |
| Independent | Frederick John Ticehurst | 335 |
| Independent | Lorraine Cheney | 218 |
Bryher (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K. Marian Bennett | uncontested | | |
| | Independent | Christopher P. Hopkins | uncontested | | |
St Agnes (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Molly Peacock | uncontested | | |
| | Independent | Richard I. McCarthy | uncontested | | |
St Martin's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John J. Goddard | uncontested | | |
| | Independent | Christine S. Savill | uncontested | | |
Tresco (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert A. Dorrien Smith | uncontested | | |
| | Independent | Michael A. Nelhams | uncontested | | |
# Hervey Studdiford Moore Sr.

Hervey Studdiford Moore Sr. (October 14, 1884 – December 11, 1947) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing Mercer County, New Jersey in 1913 through 1914 and again in 1919.

## Biography

He was born in Trenton, New Jersey on October 14, 1884, to Mary R. Bradley and William Randolph Moore. He attended Trenton Central High School, the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University.
He married Lillian Mary Field and they had Hervey Studdiford Moore Jr. (1916-1995).
He died on December 11, 1947, in Trenton, New Jersey. He was buried in First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery in Ewing, New Jersey.
# Keep the Dogs Away

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Keep the Dogs Away is the first studio album by the heavy metal band Thor, released in 1977. The album went gold shortly after it was released, selling 50,000 copies in Canada. In 2009 it was reissued on CD for the first time in a special 30th Anniversary Edition; It included a 16-page booklet and a few unreleased bonus tracks. In 2016 it was reissued once again with even more bonus content under Deadline Music in a deluxe 6-panel digipak CD with alternate cover art, liner notes from a longtime fan, author/producer Brian Kehew, 22 rare and unreleased bonus cuts on a separate disc, and a vintage 1984 London concert, that previously was limited to VHS, now on DVD. The first CD is the original album and all bonus content is put on the second disk. A faithful reissue of the original vinyl that had meticulously recreated the original pressing with the original cover art, foldout poster, and printed inner sleeve.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by John Shand, Willi Morrison, and Ian Guenther, except where noted
* Tracks 11–14: Songs cut from the original album
* Tracks 15–17: Previously unreleased tracks

## Personnel
### Band

* Jon Mikl Thor – vocals
* John Shand – guitars, six-string bass
* David Munkhoff – guitars
* Terry McKeown – bass
* Billy King – drums

### Guest/Session

* Barry Keane – percussion
* The Tootonic Chorale – backing vocals

### Miscellaneous staff

* Ian Guenther – producer
* Willi Morrison – producer
* George C. I. Semkiw – engineering, mixing
* Mick Walsh – engineering assistant
* Mark Wright – engineering assistant
* John Williamson – cover art, design
* Joan Chisholm – cover art, design
* Leslie Smart – design
* Normands Berzins – photography
# Charnwit Polcheewin

Charnwit Polcheewin (Thai: ชาญวิทย์ ผลชีวิน) is a Thai football coach.

## Managerial career

In club level, he brought Thai Farmers Bank to two consecutive AFC Champions League (then Asian Club Championship) titles in 1993–94 and 1994–95. He coached Thailand during their successful campaign in the 2005 SEA Games. He resigned from the post on 20 February 2007 to coach Vietnamese club Đồng Tháp. However, as the transfer did not go through, he return to his post as the Thai national team coach. He was confirmed in this position in April 2007 after the election of the new FAT President and the appointment of a new executive committee.
Polcheewin left his post in the national team on 22 June 2008, after the 2010 World Cup qualifier game against Oman. In his final game, Thailand lost 1–2 to Oman. Polcheewin was again linked with the Vietnamese side Đồng Tháp on 20 November 2008, according to the Vietnam Bridge website.

## Political careers

Charnwit was appointed as senator in Senate of Thailand on 14 May 2019.

## Honours
### Managers

Thai Farmers Bank
* AFC Champions League: 1994, 1995
Thailand
* SEA Games: 2005
Individual
* AFC Coach of the Year: 1994
# Rose Weaver

Rose Weaver is an American actress, singer, director and writer in Rhode Island. Weaver is described as a "major figure in Rhode Island entertainment," and she is known for her role in the film Poetic Justice.

## Early life

Weaver grew up in McDonough outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Her family were sharecroppers. She was one of the first black people to attend Joseph Emerson Brown High School, an all-white high school in Atlanta, Georgia and participated in the Emory University Upward Bound program in her youth.

## Career

Weaver began singing in Boston and Rhode Island clubs in the 1970s. She graduated from Wheaton College in 1973 and was awarded a three-year fellowship by Trinity Repertory in 1973. She spent 11 seasons acting at Trinity, including roles as Silvia in Two Gentleman of Verona, Dussie Mae in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues. In 1994, she returned to Trinity in 1994 for another 11 seasons, taking roles such as the Witch in Into the Woods and Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. In addition to her time at Trinity, Weaver was the producer and host of the television program "Sunday Sunday" on WJAR TV in the 1980s.
In 1993 she played Aunt Audrey in the film Poetic Justice alongside Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.
Weaver continues to act, sing, write and direct. She performed at the state inauguration in Rhode Island, 1999. In 2000, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Brown University. She was an artist in residence at Brown University's Rites and Reason Theatre in 2015 where she developed her play about Alzheimer's disease and memory, Skips The Record. Her play Menopause Mama, which she wrote, directed and starred in toured internationally and earned her a fellowship in play writing at the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts in 2017. In 2022, her play Silhouette of a Silhouette, a semi-autobiographical play, received its world premiere at the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence.

## Awards and distinctions

2019, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
2018, Rhode Island Woman of the Year, GoLocalProv
2018, Wheeler School Community Spirit Award
2018, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Wheaton College
2016, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Providence College
2002, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Marymount Manhattan College
2001, Rhode Island Historical Society History Makers
2000, Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts
1991, "Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz"
1973, Miss Massachusetts - Miss Congeniality
1973, Miss Foxboro

## Selected film and television roles

A Snow White Christmas, 2018, Mrs. Woods
Brotherhood, 2006, Mrs. Lynch
Poetic Justice, 1993, Aunt Audrey
Tales From The Crypt, "Mute Witness to Murder", 1990, Desk
The Accused, 1988, Nurse
Go Tell It On The Mountain, 1984
In the Heat of the Night, 1989
Brother to Dragons, Great Performances, 1975, Family Slave

## Published works

"Mama's Helper" and "Chips on My Shoulder", Monologues for Women by Women, Tori Haring-Smith ed., 1994
NuMuse: an anthology of plays from Brown University's New Plays Festival, 1994
# Coleophora albidella

Coleophora albidella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described in 1775 by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller,

## Description

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. White with sparse, sometimes obscure, darker speckling. Forewing ground colour white. Apical cilia greyish fuscous. Antennal scape with a well-developed basal tuft. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.
Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on various species of willow including, Salix repens, Salix aurita, Salix cinerea and sometimes Salix caprea.

## Distribution

It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
# Sidney Lawrence

Sidney Lawrence (December 31, 1801 – May 9, 1892) was an American lawyer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1847 to 1849.

## Biography

Born in Weybridge, Vermont, Lawrence moved with his parents to Moira, New York, in early childhood. He attended the common schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Moira, New York.
He was Justice of the Peace for more than half a century. He served as supervisor and as assessor. Surrogate of Franklin County 1837–1843. He was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) in 1843 and 1844. He served as member of the State assembly in 1846.

### Congress

Lawrence was elected as a Democrat to the 30th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849.

### Later career and death

Afterwards he resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in the real estate business and in banking. He died in Moira, New York, May 9, 1892. He was interred in Moira Cemetery.

## Sources

* United States Congress. "Sidney Lawrence (id: L000139)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
New York State Senate :
| Preceded byJohn W. Taylor | New York State Senate Fourth District (Class 2) 1843–1844 | Succeeded byAugustus C. Hand |
| U.S. House of Representatives |||
| Preceded byJoseph Russell | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district 1847–1849 | Succeeded byJohn R. Thurman |
# John S. Cate

John S. Cate (March 25, 1839 – October 11, 1906) was an American business executive and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Board of Selectmen, and as Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts.

## Early life

Cate was born on March 25, 1839, in Tamworth, New Hampshire.

## Business career

Cate was engaged in the manufacture of roofing materials, and was also involved in the real estate business.

## Political offices

From 1887 to 1889 Cate served as a member of the Everett, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen. In 1889 Cate was elected as a Republican, (over Independent Republican Thomas Leavitt who had earlier lost the Republican nomination to Cate), to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the legislature of 1899 Cate served on the Committee on Street Railways.

## Death

Cate died, on October 11, 1906, at his summer home in West Ossipee, New Hampshire.
# Sean Cahill

Seán Cahill (born 26 April 1967) is an Irish former athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.
His personal bests are 13.66 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (-1.6 m/s, Sestriere 1993) and 8.16 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Stockholm 1996).

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Ireland ||||||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 20th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.84 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.16 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 46th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.33 |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 23rd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.16 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 53rd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.28 |
# Ulster Banner

The Ulster Banner, also unofficially known as the Ulster Flag or Flag of Northern Ireland, is a heraldic banner taken from the former coat of arms of Northern Ireland, consisting of a red cross on a white field, upon which is a crowned six-pointed star with a red hand in the centre. It was the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland and common flag of Northern Ireland from 1953 until that government was abolished in 1973 with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

## Origin

The arms and flag were designed in Dublin Castle by Major Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Ulster King of Arms, in 1923–1924. The flag is based on the flag of the traditional province of Ulster, including a Red Hand of Ulster in the centre, and the red de Burgh cross (though some claim this is the Saint George's Cross). It has the addition of a crown to represent the monarchy of the United Kingdom. Rather than a shield, the Red Hand is inside a six-pointed star, representing the six counties that make up Northern Ireland. It is blazoned: "Argent a cross gules, overall on a six-pointed star of the field ensigned by an Imperial crown proper a Dexter hand couped at the wrist of the second".
The flag is also sometimes called the Ulster flag, the Northern Ireland flag, the (old) Stormont flag, or the Red Hand of Ulster flag. Loyalists often use "Ulster" as another name for Northern Ireland, and Stormont was the seat of the former Government of Northern Ireland.

## History
### Use by the Government of Northern Ireland

In 1924, the Government of Northern Ireland was granted its own coat of arms by Royal Warrant and had the right to display these arms on a flag or banner. This right was exercised for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. From 1953 until 1972 (when the government last sat), the flag was used officially by the Government of Northern Ireland and also as a de facto civic flag for Northern Ireland. In 1973, the Government and Parliament of Northern Ireland were abolished by the Parliament of the United Kingdom under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

### Later use

Since the Government of Northern Ireland was abolished in 1973, the flag (and variations thereof) has continued to be used by unionists. In 2004, Belfast City Council commissioned a study on the flying of flags that noted that the Ulster Banner continued to be flown, alongside the Union flag, by three unionist-controlled local authorities in Northern Ireland: Ards Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, and Castlereagh Borough Council.

## International sport

The Ulster Banner is used to represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games, to represent golfers on the PGA Tour, and by FIFA to represent the Northern Ireland national football team.
In November 2024, the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) discussed the possibility of using its own flag at the Commonwealth Games if a new "Civic Flag" proposed by the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Traditions is not in place before the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
# Gilbert Hitchcock

Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (September 18, 1859 – February 3, 1934) was an American congressman and U.S. Senator from Nebraska, and the founder of the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.

## Life and career

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Hitchcock was the son of U.S. Senator Phineas Warren Hitchcock of Nebraska. He attended the public schools of Omaha and the gymnasium at Baden-Baden, Germany. He graduated in 1881 from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity; he was then admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Omaha in 1882. He continued the practice of law until 1885, when he established and edited the Omaha Evening World; four years later, he purchased the Nebraska Morning Herald and consolidated the two into the morning and evening editions of the Omaha World-Herald.
On August 30, 1883, he married Jessie Crounse, the daughter of Nebraska Supreme Court justice and future governor Lorenzo Crounse.
His first wife died on May 8, 1925, and on June 1, 1927, he married Martha Harris, of Memphis, TN.
His family had traditionally been Republicans, but Gilbert broke tradition and became a Democrat in response to agricultural issues and the leadership of fellow Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan.
Hitchcock was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Congress in 1898; four years later, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress. Hitchcock was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911).
He did not seek renomination in 1910, having become a candidate for the United States Senate. Hitchcock was elected as a Democrat to the Senate by the legislature on January 18, 1911; he was reelected (by direct election) in 1916 and served from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1923. During his two terms, he was the chairman of the Committee on the Philippines (Sixty-third through Sixty-fifth Congresses), the Committee on Foreign Relations (a portion of the Sixty-fifth Congress), and the Committee on Forest Reservations and Game Protection (Sixty-sixth Congress). As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leading advocate of the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles.
Hitchcock was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 and for election in 1930. After the end of his Senate service, he resumed newspaper work in Omaha. He retired from active business in 1933 and moved to Washington, D.C., where he died on February 3, 1934. He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha. Gilbert M. Hitchcock Elementary School and Hitchcock Park in Omaha were named in his honor.
The newspaper was then led by his son-in-law Henry Doorly, husband of Hitchcock's daughter Margaret.
Collections of Senator Hitchcock's papers are housed at the Library of Congress and Nebraska State Historical Society.
In 1984 Hitchcock was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.