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# John Garbutt

John Garbutt (c.1779 Northumberland, England – 1855 Garbutt, New York) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

He was the son of Zachariah Garbutt and Phebe (Nairn) Garbutt. He married Mercy Cady (b. 1788), and they had three children.
John Garbutt was a shoemaker, a farmer, a surveyor and a politician. He worked at his trade, supervised his farm, surveyed many of the highways of Caledonia and Wheatland, and filled many town offices.
He was Supervisor of the Town of Caledonia in 1820. On February 23, 1821, the Town of Inverness was separated from Caledonia, but Garbutt—who was English-born—took exception to the Scottish name, and on April 3, 1821, the State Legislature changed the name to Wheatland thus honoring indirectly Garbutt who ran the local flour mill. Garbutt was the first Supervisor of the Town of Wheatland.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Co.) in 1829.

## Sources

* 1 2 Slocum, George E (1908). Wheatland, Monroe County, New York : a brief sketch of its history. Scottsville, N.Y.: I. Van Hooser. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
* The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 208 and 275; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
# Frank Rice (politician)

Frank Rice (January 15, 1845 – December 5, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician.

## Life

He was born on January 15, 1845, in Seneca, Ontario County, New York. He attended Dr. Taylor's private school at Geneva, New York, Geneva Classical and Union School, and Canandaigua Academy. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1868. The following year he began studying law at the firm of Comstock and Bennett in Canandaigua, New York, was admitted to the bar and became a clerk in the surrogate's office in 1870.
He was District Attorney of Ontario County from 1875 to 1881. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Ontario Co.) in 1883 and 1884; and was Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections in 1883, and Minority Leader in 1884. From 1885 to 1889, he was Judge of the Ontario County Court. He was Secretary of State of New York from 1890 to 1893, elected at the New York state election, 1889 and the New York state election, 1891. He was a delegate to the 1880, 1892 and 1912 Democratic National Conventions.
He died on December 5, 1914, in Canandaigua, New York.

## Sources

* Prognosis of election result mentioning earlier defeat of Raines by Rice, in NYT on October 27, 1895
* Bios from History of Ontario County (Conover & Aldrich, 1893, p. 155f), and History of Ontario Co., NY & Its People (1911, Vol. II, p. 332), at usgennet
* Sketches of the Democratic candidates, in NYT on October 2, 1889
* Obit in NYT on December 6, 1914
New York State Assembly :
| Preceded byJohn Raines | New York State Assembly Ontario County 1883–1884 | Succeeded byJohn Raines |
| Political offices |||
| Preceded byTheodore Roosevelt | Minority Leader in the New York State Assembly 1884 | Succeeded byWilliam Caryl Ely |
| Preceded byFrederick Cook | Secretary of State of New York 1890–1893 | Succeeded byJohn Palmer |
# William Ross (speaker)

William Ross (died September 5, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician.

## Life

He was the son of Robert Ross, a Scottish tanner who settled at Rossville, a hamlet in Newburgh, New York. William Ross studied law and gained admission to the bar in 1801, and practiced at Newburgh, New York. He married first Mary S. McLean (1787–1812), and then Caroline Middlebrook of Connecticut.
He was a member from Orange County of the New York State Assembly in 1808, 1809, and from 1811 to 1814. In February 1811, he was elected Speaker after the previously elected Speaker Nathan Sanford could not attend the session because of ill health.
From 1815 to 1822, he was a member of the New York State Senate from the Middle District, and was a member of the Council of Appointment in 1816 and 1819.

## Sources

* Political Graveyard
* Google Books The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 101, 145, 184 and 301; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
* Pioneer Families of Orange County, New York by Bill Reamy (Heritage Books, 2007, ISBN 1-58549-601-4, ISBN 978-1-58549-601-3 ; page 135f)
* "BIG" LITTLE BRITAIN - The James Burnets by Margaret V. S. Wallace, from the Orange County Post on July 2, 1970, page 10
Political offices :
| Preceded byNathan Sanford | Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1811 | Succeeded byAlexander Sheldon |
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# Differentology (album)

Differentology is an album by soca singer Bunji Garlin released in 2014 by RCA/VP Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

## Critical reception

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Julianne Escovedo Shepherd of Rolling Stone gave Differentology a 3 out of 5 stars rating. Shepherd took note that Garlin "blends dancehall, EDM and even trap ("Truck on D Road," with ASAP Ferg) into his sound, without ever seeming like he's trying too hard. It's soca for the Spotify generation."
Jon Caramanica of The New York Times praised Differentology saying "Decades ago, reggae made peace with dancehall, its younger, rowdier, more digital version, but soca — reggae’s Caribbean cousin — has been slower to modernize. That’s one of a few reasons that “Differentology” (VP/RCA), the new Bunji Garlin album, feels like such a shock to the system. This is the album that assuredly moves soca into the now era."
David Jeffries of AllMusic remarked "singer Bunji Garlin offers a much more rough and energetic take on the (Soca) genre. Having collaborated with Busta Rhymes and been remixed by Major Lazer, his 2014 effort Differentology retains some of these pop influences with hip-hop beats and EDM production techniques scattered about...He sees dance music as freedom and works James Brown-hard at delivering this message, while his combination of charisma and supreme leader stylings comes straight out of Paisley Park, even if Bunji is a much more gruff character than Prince. Filled with the tracks that made him Trinidad's Soca Monarch, plus a favorite among those who those who like to see the boundaries of pop music pushed, Differentology is a fine intro to this dynamic and vital artist.
Chris Richards of The Washington Post exclaimed "The Trinidadian vocalist might be the shiniest star in soca music, but his new album throbs with a rich, pulsating pan-Caribbean energy that should translate easily on any dance floor."
Natalie Weiner of NPR commented "Differentology is the soca singer's 11th album, and that after 16 years in the business, Garlin is finally poised for crossover success...the album's first line is its mission statement: "Somebody give me a riddim to activate the waistline on the feminine gender, now please," Bunji intones. Thankfully, someone complied."
Differentology was placed upon Rolling Stone's list of the 20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance albums of 2014.
# Norman Rothfield

Norman Rothfield OAM (26 January 1912 – 4 June 2010) was an English-born Australian peace and labour activist.
Rothfield was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1934, aged 22, he was elected to Marylbone Borough Council, representing the Labour Party. In 1934 he married Evelyn Dell, and in 1939 migrated to Australia. He joined the Australian Labor Party in 1941 and the Jewish Council to Combat Fascism and Anti-Semitism, of which he became an executive member in 1942. He worked as a women's garments manufacturer and a builder, and promoted the establishment of the State of Israel. In 1947 he became president of the council of the Victorian Jewish Board of Deputies. He ran for election several times on the Labor platform, and campaigned against nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War.
Although he had promoted the establishment of Israel, Rothfield also campaigned vigorously for a separate Palestinean state, and established the Paths for Peace journal in 1974 which supported a negotiated settlement. He established the Australian Jewish Democratic Society in 1984 in response to lack of progressivism in the Jewish community. He and his wife Evelyn were awarded Medals of the Order of Australia in 1998, shortly after Rothfield's memoir, Many Paths to Peace (1997), was published. He published another book, The Trial of God, in 1998. Evelyn died in 2006, but Rothfield remained physically active throughout his nineties. He died in 2010.
# Michał Bałasz

Michał Bałasz (born 22 January 1924) is a Polish architect, specializing in sacred architecture, notably Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. Bałasz was born in Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania) on 22 January 1924. He turned 100 on 22 January 2024.

## Notable works

* The Orthodox Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Częstochowa
* The Orthodox Church of St. Demetrius in Hajnówka
* The Roman Catholic Church of the Resurrection in Białystok
* The Orthodox Church of the Hagia Sophia in Białystok
* The Roman Catholic Church of Divine Providence in Bielsk Podlaski
* The Orthodox Church of St. Anne in Boratyniec Ruski
# E-mu Audity

The E-mu Audity was a digitally controlled, analog synthesizer made in 1978. It was inspired by Tangerine Dream's Peter Baumann, and eventually evolved into a state-of-the-art, 16-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with an included digital keyboard and sequencer that was intended to compete with Sequential Circuits' Prophet 5. The project was funded with royalties from Sequential Circuits for their use of E-mu's digital scanning technology in their keyboards, and was to be sold for $69,200 (approximately $199,000, when adjusted for inflation in 2016).
Only one Audity was ever built. It was exhibited at the May 1980 AES convention, but soon after Sequential Circuits notified E-mu that it was not going to continue paying royalties, which ensured the Audity's death. However, research on the Audity led to the development of the influential and successful Emulator, one of the first digital sampling keyboards.
The only Audity ever made resides in the collection of National Music Centre at Studio Bell in Calgary. It no longer functions.
# Portrait of Robert Monckton

Portrait of Robert Monckton is a 1763 portrait painting by the American artist Benjamin West. It depicts the British soldier Robert Monckton, noted for his service during the Seven Years' War. Monckton had been second-in-command to James Wolfe during the Siege of Quebec in 1759 and was wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. It commemorates his subsequent command during the Invasion of Martinique in which the French-controlled was captured. The city of Moncton in New Brunswick is named after him. He is dressed in the uniform of a major general and holds a map in his hand. In the background on the left the conquest of Martinique is decpicted.
It was an important early commission for the Pennsylvania-born artist coming soon after he had arrived in London. He depicts Monckton in the stance of the Apollo Belvedere. Sir Joshua Reynolds encouraged West to exhibit the painting at the Society of Artists in 1764. The painting is now in the collection of the National Army Museum in Chelsea. A mezzotint was produced from the image by the Irish engraver James Watson, a copy of which is now in the British Museum.
# The Payoff (1942 film)

The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

## Plot summary

Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder of a district attorney who has tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleaze and local corruption. He has been using an undercover assistant DA, Phyllis Walker.

## Cast

* Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
* Tom Brown as Guy Norris
* Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker
* Evelyn Brent as Alma Doren
* Jack La Rue as John Angus
* Ian Keith as Police Inspector Thomas
* Robert Middlemass as Norris – Newspaper Publisher
* John Maxwell as Moroni – Reporter
* John Sheehan as Police Sergeant Brenen
* Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele
* Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
* Pat Costello as Reporter Pat
# Javad Mokhbery

Javad Mokhbery (born 1952) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Futek.

## Early life and education

Mokhbery was born in 1952 in Iran and moved to England at the age of 19 to receive his early education. Later, 1974, he moved to Detroit, U.S. and attended Lawrence Technological University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1979.

## Career

After finishing his studies, he worked in Detroit and California for different sensor companies, contributing to projects such as the Discovery space shuttle. In 1985, he established Futek, initially focusing on cryogenic sensors for the Discovery space shuttle mission. Futek later created sensors for NASA's Curiosity rover, designed to function in the planet's low temperatures. These sensors monitored the rover's drilling arm, drilling force, and precision on the Mars surface. The rover landed in August 2012, and his company continues to collaborate with NASA on various projects, including the next-generation Mars rover's robotic arm, parachute sensors, and load cells for the International Space Station.
In September 2022, Mokhbery was honored in the LTU School of Engineering Hall of Fame. In November 2022, he participated as a candidate in the Laguna Niguel City Council election. Mokhbery supports the Saddleback College Foundation, Irvine Public Scholl Foundation, and Families Forward. In 2020, Lawrence Technological University established the Advanced Cybersecurity Computer Lab, made possible by a gift from Mokhbery.
# Daniel P. Wood

Daniel Phelps Wood (November 5, 1819 in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York – May 1, 1891 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY) was an American lawyer and senator from New York. He became Major General of the 6th Division of the National Guard.

## Life

He was the son of Daniel Wood (died 1838) and Sophia (Sims) Wood. He attended Pompey Hill Academy and graduated from Hamilton College in 1843. Then he studied law with Victory Birdseye, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Syracuse in 1846. On August 14, 1848, he married Lora Celeste Smith (1823–1891), and they had six children. He was for three years City Attorney of Syracuse.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Assembly (Onondaga Co., 3rd D.) in 1853 and 1854. In 1853, he was one of the Managers (prosecutors) at the impeachment trial of Canal Commissioner John C. Mather. Afterwards, he spent some time in South Carolina to improve his health.
He was a Republican member of the State Assembly in 1865, 1866 (both Onondaga Co., 2nd D.), and 1867 (Onondaga Co., 1st D.).
He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd D.) from 1872 to 1875, sitting in the 95th, 96th, 97th and 98th New York State Legislatures. In 1874, he was appointed as Major General of the 6th Division of the National Guard.
He also engaged in the manufacture of salt, and in banking; and was a Director of the Syracuse and Geddes Railway and the Genesee and Water Street Railroad.
He died on May 1, 1891, in Syracuse, New York; and was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery there.

## Sources

* The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 476, 478, 503, 505 and 507)
* Life Sketches of the State Officers, Senators, and Members of the Assembly of the State of New York in 1867 by S. R. Harlow & H. H. Boone (1867; pg. 398ff)
* OBITUARY NOTES; Gen. Daniel P. Wood died yesterday... in NYT on May 2, 1891
# William Pizzuto

William Pizzuto is an American Republican Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 71st district, which includes the town of Middlebury and part of the city of Waterbury, since 2022. Following the 2021 resignation of Anthony D'Amelio, Pizzuto was elected to the seat in a February 2022 special election over Democrat John Egan. Pizzuto formerly served as the campus director for the University of Connecticut's Waterbury campus.
# Auguste Davezac

Auguste Davezac (May 30, 1780 – February 15, 1851) was a Saint Dominican-American diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.

## Biography

Auguste Genevieve Valentin D'Avezac was born in May, 1780, near Aux Cayes in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now Haiti. His father was a wealthy landowner, and he was educated in France at the College de Sorèze and the French Military College. In 1791, the slaves of Saint-Domingue revolted, which resulted in the deaths of Auguste's two older brothers, with the rest of his family fleeing to Virginia and New Orleans. In 1805, Davezac's sister Louise married Edward Livingston. Ten years later, their younger sister Aglae Pauline married Judge Henry Cox Carleton of New Orleans.
Davezac completed his education in France and moved to the United States shortly after Louise's marriage, studying medicine in Edenton, North Carolina, and establishing a practice in Accomack County, Virginia. He changed the spelling of his last name (eliminating the apostrophe), decided to abandon medicine for the law and relocated to New Orleans to study under Livingston. Davezac built a successful practice and was a sought-after criminal defense attorney.
During the War of 1812, Davezac served on the local defense committee established by the residents of New Orleans. In 1814 he joined the staff of Andrew Jackson as aide-de-camp and judge advocate with the rank of Major, the title by which he was addressed for the rest of his life. Davezac participated in the Battle of New Orleans As a result of his War of 1812 experience Davezac became a devoted admirer and political supporter of Jackson, campaigning actively for him in both the 1824 and 1828 campaigns for President.
In 1829 Jackson rewarded Davezac with appointment as Secretary of the United States embassy in the Netherlands, where he served under William Pitt Preble. In 1831 Edward Livingston became Secretary of State and Davezac succeeded Preble, serving as Chargé d'affaires until 1839.
Davezac returned to New Orleans, but soon relocated to New York City, where he was active in Martin Van Buren's unsuccessful 1840 campaign for reelection. In the early 1840s Davezac was elected to two terms in the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, 1842 to 1843, and 1844 to 1845.
In 1844 Davezac supported Van Buren's efforts to win the Democratic nomination for President, and campaigned extensively for the eventual nominee, James K. Polk. When Polk won the presidency, he rewarded Davezac by reappointing him as Chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands, where he served from 1845 to 1850.
After leaving office Davezac returned to New York City, where he lived in retirement for only a few months before he became ill and died on February 15, 1851. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
# Dana, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Dana (Kashubian: Danóf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puck, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Puck and 48 km (30 mi) north of the regional capital Gdańsk.
# Hama yumi

The hama yumi (破魔弓, lit. 'evil-destroying bow') is a sacred bow (yumi) used in 1103 A.D. in Japan. This bow is said to be one of the oldest and most sacred Japanese weapons; the first Emperor Jimmu is always depicted carrying a bow.
According to legend; at that time, the Imperial Palace was taken over by an evil demon, which caused the Emperor to fall ill with great anxiety and suffering. When the Imperial High Priests tried and failed in their efforts to destroy the demon and dispel the Imperial household of its influence, they were at a loss. Finally, an archer, Minamoto no Yorimasa, was summoned to the Imperial Palace in the hopes of slaying the demon with his bow and arrow, ridding the palace of this plague. With a steady hand and a virtuous heart, Yorimasa vanquished the demon with the first arrow, and his bow was declared to be a hama yumi, an "Evil-Destroying Bow" (and the first arrow a hama ya an "Evil-Destroying Arrow").
Since then, hama yumi have been used in Buddhist and Shinto rituals of purification (i.e., Shihōbarai, 四方払い, the Purification/Sweep of the Four Directions). In Japan, it is believed that merely the twanging of its bowstring will frighten away ghosts, evil spirits and negative influences from the house. A miko will carry a hama yumi and a set of hama ya as part of their religious regalia, while back in Feudal Japan, they were used quite literally in defence of the shrine or temple.
As a result, hama ya (破魔矢, lit. 'evil-destroying arrows'), decorative arrows, are sold even today at shrines as Engimono (good-luck charms); smaller replicas have been placed in shrines and people's homes. It is believed that even just one Hama-Ya which has been blessed by a Shinto Priest carries great spiritual power, will bring protection against the forces of evil, and for purification, and they are also believed to have the ability to attract vast good fortune. Hama ya and hama yumi are often given as gifts to celebrate the first New Year of a male baby's life.
Hama-yumi replicas are scale versions of the sacred Japanese bow, coated with urushi, wrapped in fine rattan and accented in gold leaf. They are displayed in a stand, along with two arrows tipped with yanone (traditional warrior tips); one representing male and the other female, yin and yang (vermilion signifying male energy (yang), and black representing female energy (yin)).
# William H. Van Cleef

William H. Van Cleef (April 9, 1857 – November 20, 1934) was an American farmer and politician from New York.

## Life

Van Cleef was born on April 9, 1857, in an estate four miles north of Seneca Falls, New York, son of farmer William G. Van Cleef and Hannah N. Greene.
After finishing school, Van Cleef worked as an operator for a steam threshing machine for ten years. He then worked as a farmer, living on the estate he was born in. His farm had 130 acres and was largely devoted to raising Shorthorn Durham cattle. He was elected Highway Commissioner for the town of Tyre. He also served as town supervisor for Tyre. He was a justice of the peace and a member of the town board for 12 years. His son Lawrence later occupied the latter two offices.
In 1923, Van Cleef was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Seneca County. He served in the Assembly in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929.
Van Cleef attended the Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Grange. In 1891, he married Mary E. Beach of Montezuma. Their children were Ellen Hannah and Lawrence W.
Van Cleef died at home in Seneca Falls following a five year illness on November 20, 1934. He was buried in Restvale Cemetery.