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# St Thomas' Church, Preston

St Thomas' Church is in Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire, England. It has historically been an Anglican parish church, and now used by City Church Preston, an AOG GB church. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

## History

The church was designed by John Latham and built between 1837 and 1839 at a cost of £4,500. When first built the church could seat about 1,100 people. It is recorded in 1869 that near the entrance to the church was a curtained pew that was occupied by Edward Hermon, the local Member of Parliament. The church was declared redundant on 1 November 1983. In May 1987 it was in "civic, cultural or community" use, and from 6 February 2001 it has been used for "worship by other Christian bodies". From 2014 it was the Preston Elim Pentecostal Church. From 2018 it became known as St Thomas Centre, after it was purchased and used by City Church Preston.

## Architecture

St Thomas' is built in sandstone with slate roofs, and is mainly in Romanesque Revival (Norman) style; all the openings are round-headed. The church consists of a six-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, and a chancel with a five-sided apse, which is flanked by north and south vestries. Above the chancel is a three-stage tower with a window on each side of the middle stage and two-light bell openings in the top stage. Surmounting the tower is a broach spire. In the lower part of the west front is a window in a Norman-style surround flanked by windows in two tiers. Above this is a three-light window, and in the gable is a wheel window. There are doorways on each side of the church in the western bay of the aisles, the north doorway being gabled. The other bays along the sides of the aisles and the bays of the clerestory are divided by pilasters, and each contains a window. There is also a window in each side of the apse. Inside the church the arcades are carried on cylindrical piers. The interior of the church has been divided by the insertion of an upper floor.

## Appraisal

The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 27 September 1979. Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". Hartwell and Pevsner in the Buildings of England series state that the church "is indeed an odd creature", commenting that although it is mainly Norman in style, the broach spire is not a Norman feature, and that the site of the tower, and the polygonal apse, are not typical of the Norman style. A. Hewitson, writing in 1869, described the church as a "small, strong, hard-looking building".
# Hancock Butte (Arizona)

Hancock Butte is a 7,683-foot-elevation (2,342-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated one mile south of the Point Imperial viewpoint on the canyon's North Rim, where it towers 3,700 feet (1,100 meters) above Nankoweap Canyon. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Hayden, one mile to the north-northeast, Kibbey Butte is one mile to the south-southwest, and Brady Peak is 1.5 mile to the southeast. Hancock Butte is named after William A. Hancock (1831–1902), a pioneer and politician of the Arizona Territory known for performing the survey work required to create the town of Phoenix and erecting the first building there in 1870. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hancock Butte is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.

## Geology

Hancock Butte is a butte topped by Esplanade Sandstone, part of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group overlaying the cliff-forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone. Precipitation runoff from this feature drains east into the Colorado River via Nankoweap Creek.

## Gallery

* William Augustus Hancock
* Aerial view with south aspect front and center, Mt. Hayden to right, Point Imperial centered at top
* Mt. Hayden to left, Hancock Butte lower right
* Hancock Butte lower left
* Aerial view of Hancock Butte with Mt. Hayden behind it.
# Karlshall

Karlshall was a courthouse in Karlskoga, Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden, situated within the city center, bordered by an esker to the north and the south by the Karlskoga Church. The site is of interest to the Nobel Prize because of its role in the process of its creation.

## History

Karlshall was constructed between 1882 and 1883 and demolished in 1945. It was a wooden white-colored building, with both pinnacles and towers, surrounded by an iron fence. In 1905, architect Magnus Dahlander renovated it. It served as the courthouse of the Karlskoga Bergslag Hundred from 1884 to 1945. The courthouse's detention center has been preserved and is today an art gallery.
On 13 February 1897, the Karlskoga District Court approved Alfred Nobel's last will at Karlshall. Nobel's relatives contested the district court's decision.
Remains of the former building foundation were exposed during the fall of 2022 following the construction of a fountain, which sparked a local debate on how the cultural heritage of Karlshall could be better managed.
# Værløse Boldklub

Værløse Boldklub (Danish pronunciation:; also known as Værløse BK) is a Danish football club based in the town of Værløse. They play in the seventh-tier Series 1 and their home field is the 1,500 capacity Værløse Stadium.

## History

Værløse Boldklub was originally part of IF Værløse, which was founded in 1924. The association football branch was founded in 1950. Værløse Stadium, where the team practice and have their home matches, is centrally located in the townnear Værløsehallerne and is also called "Daugaard Grounds" after the club's first honorary member field inspector Ejvind Daugaard.
From 2000, the club won three promotions in a row, from Series 1 (2000) via the Zealand Series (2001), ultimately reaching the Denmark Series for the first time in club history after a decisive match against Lyngby Boldklub. After that, they stayed in the Denmark Series for a year, after which they won another promotion and moved up to the Danish 2nd Division in 2004. The club's first season in the third best tier ended with a last place, but due to a restructuring of Danish divisions, they remained in the division. Head coach Finn Christoffersen and assistant coach Jens Jørgensen, led the team through promotions, and were later succeeded by former Brøndby IF profile and Denmark national team player Bent "Turbo" Christensen.
Since the early 2000s, Værløse slid down the divisions again. In June 2009, the club suffered relegation to the Denmark Series, and they have since settled in Series 1.
# Banu Qatadah

The Banu Qatadah (Arabic: بنو قتادة, romanized: Banū Qatādah, lit. 'Sons of Qatadah'), or the Qatadids (Arabic: القتاديون, romanized: al-Qatādayūn), were a dynasty of Hasanid sharifs that held the Sharifate of Mecca continuously from 1201 until its abolition in 1925. The Qatadids were the last of four dynasties of Hasanid sharifs (preceded by the Jafarids/Musawids, Sulaymanids, and the Hawashim) that all together ruled Mecca since about the mid-10th century. The progenitor of the dynasty was Qatadah ibn Idris, who took possession of the holy city from the Hawashim in 1201. The Emirate remained in the possession of his descendants until 1925 when the last Sharif of Mecca, Ali ibn al-Husayn, surrendered the Kingdom of Hejaz to Ibn Saud, Sultan of Nejd. The House of Bolkiah, which rules Brunei, claims Qatadid descent and Sayyid status from their ancestor Sharif Ali's grandfather Emir Rumaythah.
# United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum is an American organization located at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. It moved to the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010 and was previously located in facilities at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. It came into existence in 1987 as a means to pay homage to the people and horses who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of show jumping.

## Inductees

| Horses | People |
| 1987 : Idle Dice 1990 : San Lucas 1992 : Snowman 1995 : Trail Guide 1996 : Heatherbloom — Jet Run 1997 : Sun Beau 1999 : Democrat — Sinjon 2000 : Touch of Class 2001 : Untouchable 2002 : Calypso — Gem Twist 2003 : Main Spring 2004 : Snowbound 2005 : For the Moment 2008 : Abdullah — Miss Budweiser — Riviera Wonder 2009 : Balbuco 2010 : Good Twist 2012 : Starman - Nautical 2014 : I Love You 2016 : The Natural 2017 : Authentic (show jumping horse) 2017 : Sympatico (horse) 2018 : Bold Minstrel 2020 : Sapphire 2023 : Cedric | 1987 : William Steinkraus — Bertalan de Némethy 1988 : Patrick Butler — August A. Busch, Jr. 1989 : Jimmy Williams — Frances Rowe — David T. Kelley — Ben O'Meara 1990 : Harry D. Chamberlin — Kathy Kusner — Arthur McCashin 1991 : Adolph Mogavero — Pat Dixon — Morton W. “Cappy” Smith — Whitney Stone 1992 : Barbara Worth Oakford — Eleonora R. Sears — Mary Mairs Chapot 1993 : Dr. Robert C. Rost — Joe Green 1994 : Gordon Wright — Frank Chapot 1995 : Michael G. Walsh 1996 : Richard “Dick” Donnelly — Pamela Carruthers 1997 : Bobby Egan — Edward “Ned” King 1998 : Fred “Freddy” Wettach, Jr. — Melanie Smith Taylor — Johnny Bell 1999 : Frankin F. “Fuddy” Wing, Jr. — Rodney Jenkins 2000 : George H. Morris — Carol Durand 2001 : Eugene R. Mische — Lt. Colonel John W. Russell — Robert J. Burke 2002 : Honey Craven — Harry R. Gill 2003 : J. Russell Stewart, Sr. 2005 : Michael Matz 2006 : Conrad Homfeld 2007 : Joe Fargis — Karen Golding — Marcia “Mousie” Williams 2008 : Dr. John Steele 2009 : Neal Shapiro 2010 : John D. Ammerman — Leonard A. King, Jr. 2011 : Jane Clark — Gabor Foltenyi — Hap Hansen — Larry Langer 2012 : Jerry Baker — Charles "Sonny" Brooks 2013 : Daniel Marks — Seamus Brady — Steve Stephens 2014 : Fitz Dixon — Guy Henry 2015 : Katie Monahan Prudent — Susan Hutchison — Elizabeth Busch Burke 2016 : Walter Devereux III — Frances Steinwedell — Anne Kursinski 2017 : Hunter Harrison — Norman Dello Joio (equestrian) 2018 : Peter Doubleday — Robert Ridland — Colonel John W. "Gyp" Wofford 2019 : Leslie Burr Howard — David Distler 2020 : Margie Engle 2021 : Beezie Madden — Mason Phelps, Jr. 2022 : Linda Allen — Anthony D'Ambrosio 2023 : Francisco "Pancho" Lopez |
# Multiline optical-character reader

A multiline optical-character reader, or MLOCR, is a type of mail sorting machine that uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to determine how to route mail through the postal system.
MLOCRs work by capturing images of the front of letter-sized mailpieces, and extracting the entire address from each piece. It looks up the postal code within each address in a master database, prints a barcode representing this information on the mailpiece, and performs an initial sort. All of this occurs in a fraction of a second as the mailpiece passes through the machine. After this point, mail is further sorted by barcode sorters that read this barcode to determine its destination throughout its journey all the way down to the walk sequence of the mail carrier.
In the United States, if the MLOCR is not able to decode the address (usually because it is handwritten) then the mailpiece is placed on "hold" by printing a unique fluorescent barcode on the back of the mailpiece, and the mailpiece is then set aside for further processing by the Remote Bar Coding System (formerly called Remote Video Encoding). An image of the mailpiece is sent to a Remote Encoding Center where a human Data Conversion Operator manually inspects the image. The operator converts the information on the mailpiece into abbreviated codes and enters the data into the computer. This data is sent back to the MLOCR site where it is matched with the unique barcode on the back of the un-coded mailpiece, and a barcode is then printed on the mailpiece like the rest of the mail. All this effort is invested up front into deciphering the destination of each mailpiece and printing the correct barcode, so that the mailpiece will never need to be manually examined again until it reaches the hands of the letter carrier who will carry it to the final delivery point. A Delivery Bar Code Sorter is repeatedly used at each point in the USPS system to read the barcode and sort the mailpiece to a tray corresponding to the next leg of its journey towards its final destination.
The United States Postal Service is the largest user of these machines; however, large volume mailers and mail consolidators also have their own MLOCR systems to barcode outgoing mail, in order to receive significant postage discounts.
An option called FASTforward can be added to an MLOCR that allows it to automatically forward mail to a new address. This additional computer hardware/software combination looks up decoded addresses in the National Change of Address database to see if the recipient has recently moved. If so, a POSTNET barcode representing the new address is sprayed on the mailpiece thus routing it to new address although the old address is still visible—a testament to the degree at which mail can be mechanically sorted.
Generally all OCR equipped letter sorting machines ordered since the late 1980s have been equipped with OCR systems capable of reading multiple lines of address.
# Henry Lysons

Colonel Henry Lysons VC CB (30 July 1858 – 24 July 1907) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

## Family

Lysons was a member of the Lysons family of Hemsted Park, Gloucestershire. He was the son of Gen. Sir Daniel Lysons, son of the antiquarian Daniel Lysons, and Harriet Sophia Bridges.

## Details

Lysons was 20 years old, and a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, 90th Regiment of Foot, British Army during the Anglo-Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 28 March 1879 at the Hlobane Mountain, South Africa, Lieutenant Lysons, with a captain and a private (Edmund John Fowler) dashed forward in advance of the party which had been ordered to dislodge the enemy from a commanding position in natural caves up the mountain. The path was so narrow that they had to advance in single file and the captain who arrived first at the mouth of the cave was instantly killed. Lieutenant Lysons and the private, undeterred by the death of their leader, immediately sprang forward and cleared the enemy out of their stronghold.

## Further information

He later achieved the rank of colonel in July 1904. His VC is displayed at the Cameronians Regimental Museum, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
# Island Girl

"Island Girl" is a 1975 song by English musician Elton John. It was written by John and his songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin and released as the first single from the album Rock of the Westies (1975). It reached number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (John's final No. 1 single as a solo artist for 22 years), selling over one million copies. It also reached the top five in Canada and New Zealand, as well as the top twenty in Australia and the UK.
John has not performed the song since 1990. While no official reason has been given, Andy Greene of Rolling Stone surmises it is due in part to controversial lyrics about a Jamaican prostitute in New York City and a Jamaican man who wants to take her back to Jamaica.

## Background

The single's B-side was "Sugar on the Floor", written by Kiki Dee, who would go on to duet with John on a number of occasions, most notably on their chart-topping 1976 single, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".

## Personnel

* Ray Cooper – congas, tambourine, marimba
* Kiki Dee – backing vocals
* James Newton Howard – ARP synthesizer, Mellotron solo
* Davey Johnstone – Ovation guitar, slide electric guitars, banjo, backing vocals
* Elton John – piano, lead vocal, backing vocals (credited as "Ann Orson")
* Kenny Passarelli – bass, backing vocals
* Roger Pope – drums
* Caleb Quaye – acoustic guitar, backing vocals

## Release

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 11 October 1975 at number 49, and reaching the top in four weeks.
The week of 4 October 1975, the week before the "Island Girl" entered the charts, marked the first week in over two years in which Elton John did not have a single on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard's "Inside Track" column reported it as follows: "This week is the first time since August 1973 that Elton John hasn't had a single on the Billboard Hot 100. If Rocket had shipped the upcoming 'Island Girl' a few days earlier, Elton would still be in the running to beat Pat Boone's all-time record of just over four years on the charts."
The song which "Island Girl" replaced at number one was "Bad Blood", by Neil Sedaka. Elton had provided uncredited backing and duetting vocals on this collaboration.
Upon the single release, Record World said "Tropically splendid Elton and Bernie entering the RW charts at 42 this week...need we say more?"

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 75,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
# Have Mercy on the Criminal

"Have Mercy on the Criminal" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the most frequent live-track on the album besides the two dominating singles, "Daniel" and "Crocodile Rock".

## Musical structure

The song is one of only two songs from the album that features orchestration. Long-time collaborator Paul Buckmaster was responsible for the arrangement. It opens unusually, in the middle of a crescendo, before ending with a snare drum-hit that segues into a slow-paced dramatic ballad that lasts for the rest of the song. A guitar solo is also featured. Upon introducing the song during his orchestral tour of Australia in 1986, John stated that "no one did arrangements like this in those days," claiming "that's why Buckmaster was so great."
Author Mary Anne Cassata praises the song as a "breakthrough stunner," particularly praising Buckmaster's "tense" arrangement and John's "desperate" vocals. Elton John biographer David Buckley believes the song's guitar riff was influenced by that of Derek and the Dominos' "Layla".

## Lyrical meaning

The lyrics describe what life is like for an escaped prisoner. The first verses mention "dogs at night chasing some poor criminal", while the last verses mentioning "never seen a friend in years", bookending the theme as being about the escape and recapture of a criminal. The chorus claims "have mercy on the criminal – are you blind to the winds of change – don't you hear them anymore," pleading for tolerance for the criminal on the lam. Author Elizabeth Rosenthal believes the song was influenced by the songs of Rosemary Clooney and Jo Stafford. Phillip Norman traces some of the imagery in the song to stories and B-movies that Taupin was exposed to as a child.

## Performances

Bootleg sources prove that it was performed months before the album's release, with the earliest recording being from November 1972. It was performed at practically each show on his 1973 tours, occasionally in 1975. For his 1980 tour, it was a staple, being played during the latter half of every show. It was performed on and off in 1984 as well, and in 1986, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. A live performance was included on the 1987 album Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. As with other songs performed at those shows, it also received performances during his 1988–89 World Tour. It was performed in 1995 in the Netherlands, and on his 2002 tour as a staple. It made a brief return in the summer of 2004 during his second orchestral tour. He sparsely performed the song in the 2010's. During the 2022 leg of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, the song was brought back and played regularly at every show.

## Personnel

* Elton John – vocals, piano
* Dee Murray – bass
* Nigel Olsson – drums
* Davey Johnstone – electric guitar
* Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangement
# Club at the End of the Street

"Club at the End of the Street" is an upbeat pop rock song composed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was included on John's album Sleeping with the Past in 1989 and released as its third single in 1990. The song describes a night on the town between two lovers at an undisclosed nightclub. In 2013, John stated on Rolling Stone that this song was one of his favourites. The song featured an animated music video. He performed it three times live during the One Night Only concerts in 2000.
For the single release, John's rendition of the well-known John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance" was used for the B-side.

## Chart performance

The single was a No. 28 pop hit in the US and a Top 40 hit in several countries in the summer of 1990; whilst in Denmark, where the album was recorded, it reached No. 1 for two weeks and remains one of Elton's biggest hits in that country.

## Music video

The music video was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London and directed by Derek Hayes; it followed the success of the Madonna video "Dear Jessie" by the same company. The music video version of the track is slightly faster than the single and album versions. The animated version of Elton John would make a cameo appearance a year later in Rod Stewart's "The Motown Song" music video; which was also created by the same company.
* Director – Derek Hayes
* Producer – Maddy Sparrow
* Designer – Lin Jammet
* Animators – Neville Astley, Paul Cowan, Jimmy Farrington, Kevin Griffiths, Andy Goff, Malcolm Hartley, Derek Hayes and Erica Russell.
* Additional Animation – 'A' For Animation
* Production Company – Animation City

## Track listings

7-inch and CD single
* "Club at the End of the Street" – 4:49
* "Give Peace a Chance" – 3:46
12-inch maxi
* "Club at the End of the Street" – 4:49
* "Give Peace a Chance" – 3:46
* "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (live in Verona, Italy) – 5:37

## Personnel

* Elton John – keyboards, lead and harmony vocals, backing vocals
* Guy Babylon – keyboards
* Fred Mandel – keyboards, organ, guitar
* Peter Iversen – Fairlight and Audiofile programming
* Davey Johnstone – guitar, backing vocals
* Romeo Williams – bass
* Jonathan Moffett – drums
* Vince Denham – saxophone

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
| United States | April 1990 | 7-inch vinylcassette | MCA | |
| United Kingdom | 6 August 1990 | 7-inch vinyl12-inch vinylCDcassette | Rocket | |