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# General Johnson (musician)

General Norman Johnson (May 23, 1941 – October 13, 2010) was an American R&B singer, frontman of the Chairmen of the Board, songwriter, and record producer. He usually performed as General Johnson, although sometimes (particularly early in his career) he was billed as Norman Johnson. "General Norman" were in fact his given forenames, in that order; General was not a nickname or stage name.

## Biography

Johnson made an early start in music when he began singing in his church choir at the age of six. His recording debut came six years later on Atlantic Records, which recorded his group the Humdingers, although the tracks remain unreleased. In 1961, and following a change in name to the Showmen, Johnson and the group recorded “It Will Stand”, a single for Minit Records. It was a chart hit in both 1961 and 1964. Although the Showmen recorded other offerings for Minit and Swan, including such hits as "39-21-46", they split up in 1968.
Johnson attempted an abortive solo career before joining the then new Invictus label in Detroit, Michigan. Steered by Holland-Dozier-Holland, Johnson recruited Danny Woods (ex-The Showmen), Harrison Kennedy, and Eddie Curtis and created Chairmen of the Board. Their debut single "Give Me Just a Little More Time" rose to #3 in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1970. Additional hits included "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" and "Everything's Tuesday".
Johnson commenced a career as songwriter with "Pay to the Piper", becoming a modest success for Chairmen of the Board. Other songs he wrote were successful when recorded by other musicians. These included the Grammy Award-winning "Patches" for Clarence Carter (Jerry Reed also recorded a country music version). Invictus Records labelmates Honey Cone recorded the Johnson penned tracks "Want Ads", "Stick Up", and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show". Johnson also wrote "Bring the Boys Home" for Freda Payne.
Chairmen of the Board's popularity diminished in the middle of the 1970s, although Johnson and Woods remained together re-billed as the Chairmen. Johnson tried a solo career again in 1976, and his debut solo album on Arista Records was a modest success. He teamed again with Woods in the following decade, making a living on the beach music circuit. In 1993, Johnson released the album What Goes Around Comes Around (recorded with Woods).
In recognition of the contribution that Johnson has made to American popular music, the Virginia General Assembly designated June 9, 2001, as General Johnson Day in Virginia.
Johnson died on October 13, 2010, in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. His obituary in The New York Times reported that his family attributed his death to complications of lung cancer. Other obituaries did not mention lung cancer but did note that he was recovering from recent knee surgery.
# Sherwan Haji

Sherwan Haji (born 18 March 1985) is a Syrian-Finnish actor, filmmaker and writer. Haji graduated from the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus. He played leading roles in several TV series for several TV channels in the Middle East.
Haji moved to Finland in 2010 to continue his studies. In 2012, he established a production company called Lion's Line Ltd. Haji has worked as an educator and he has produced documentaries, fiction movies, and art workshops. Haji moved to Cambridge, U.K. to continue his studies, receiving the degree of Master of Arts with distinction in Film and TV Production from Anglia Ruskin University in 2016.
In 2017, Haji worked with Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, playing a leading role in The Other Side of Hope. He was awarded the prize for best actor at the Dublin International Film Festival for his performance.

## Selected filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2017 | The Other Side of Hope | Khaled |
| 2022 | Boy from Heaven | Soliman |
| 2023 | Fallen Leaves | Khaled - Parakin asukas |
| 2024 | Elyas | Mr. Jamal Al Kuwari |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2018 | Bullets | Sayid |
| 2019 | Roba | Sami Yaasin |
| 2020 | Syke | Tarek Midamesek |
| 2023 | Dark Hearts | Commander Salar Fakhri |
# Pauke Siaka

Pauke Siaka (born 19 June 1986) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. She captained the Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017. In the tournament, she was the highest wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea, with 8 dismissals.
In June 2018, at the Papua New Guinea Cricket Awards, she won the Lewas Medal for the best Women's Cricketer of the Year for her performance in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Later the same month, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In October 2021, she was named in Papua New Guinea's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.
# Daphoeninae

The Daphoeninae are an extinct subfamily of dog-like, terrestrial carnivores, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae of the suborder Caniformia. The group inhabited North America from the Middle Eocene subepoch to the Middle Miocene subepoch 42—15.97 million years ago (Mya), existing for about 26.03 million years.

## Fossil distribution

Daphoenus fossils found in late Oligocene rocks in the Great Plains are dated about 28 million years old. Daphoenus survived to 27 Mya in the Pacific Northwest in the John Day beds of Oregon. Other sites include: Alachua County, Florida (Whitneyan) estimated at 31.1—24.3 Ma., Tecuya Canyon, California (Arikareean age) 30.8—20.6 Ma., Haystack Member Formation, Wheeler County, Oregon (Hemingfordian) 20.6—16.3 Mya, Lac Pelletier, Alberta, Canada (Duchesnean) around 42 Mya.
# Paul Barber (farmer)

Paul Kelson Barber (31 December 1942 – 18 June 2023) was an English farmer and cheese manufacturer. He was also successful as a racehorse owner, twice winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup as part-owner of horses See More Business in 1999 and Denman in 2008. He owned Manor Farm Stables at Ditcheat, the base of racehorse trainer Paul Nicholls.
# Chan Ming Tai

Chan Ming Tai (Chinese: 陳銘泰 born 30 January 1995), also known as Theophilius Chan, is an athlete from Hong Kong specialising in the long jump. He is coached by Ms Chan Wai Yin and Dr Anthony Giorgi. At the 2015 Summer Universiade he finished 4th with a jump of 7.89m (0.9). At the 2016 Asian Indoor Championships in Doha he won the bronze medal with a jump of 7.85m. At the 2017 Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar he won the silver medal with a jump of 8.03m.
His personal best in the event is 8.12m set at the Hong Kong Championships 2016. This is the current national record.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Hong Kong ||||||
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 16th (q) | Long jump | 7.13 m |
| 2013 | East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 6th | Long jump | 7.38 m |
| 2014 | Asian Junior Championships | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd | Long jump | 7.70 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.27 m |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 5th | Long jump | 7.73 m |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 9th | Long jump | 7.44 m |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 4th | Long jump | 7.89 m |
| 2016 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Long jump | 7.85 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.79 m |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 2nd | Long jump | 8.03 m |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 11th | Long jump | 7.44 m |
| 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3rd | Long jump | 7.44 m |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.48 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.11 m |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.31 m |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 16th (q) | Long jump | 7.52 m |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th | Long jump | 8.02 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 27th (q) | Long jump | 7.60 m |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 6th | Long jump | 7.83 m |
| 2024 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 6th | Long jump | 7.46 m |
# Shemon IV

Mar Shemʿon IV Basidi (died 20 February 1497) was the patriarch of the Church of the East in the last quarter of the 15th century. Traditionally his reign is said to have begun in 1437, but this results in an improbably long tenure and has been revised by modern research. Thomas Carlson puts the start of his reign in 1477, while David Wilmshurst places it about 1450.
Shemʿon's Arabic surname, Basidi, indicates that he or his family came from the village of Beth Sayyade in the vicinity of Erbil. According to a document from 1552: "A hundred years ago we had a patriarch who would only consecrate a metropolitan from among his own stock, clan and family, and his family has maintained that custom during the past century." Shemʿon IV has thus been see as the patriarch responsible for making the office hereditary. This he did by only appointing metropolitans from his family and designating his successor as natar kursya (guardian of the throne).
A different picture from that of the document of 1552, which was drawn up by enemies of the patriarchal family, is painted by a note in a manuscript copied at Mosul in 1484 by the archdeacon Ishoʿ, who was attached to the patriarchate. According to him, "the Church was at peace, the convents and brothers enjoyed freedom, the ruined monasteries were restored, the degrees of priests and levites multiplied, and the faithful were blessed by the intercession of" the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Yaqub Beg. Another manuscript note from 1488, specifically states that Shemʿon IV successfully intervened with Yaqub to have churches reopened in the eastern districts. Apparently, one of Yaqub's subordinates had begun enforcing the restrictive laws against Christians strictly sometime before 1484, leading the destruction and closure of many churches.
Shemʿon died on 20 February 1497 and was buried in the monastery of Rabban Hormizd near Alqosh, where he may have spent most of his patriarchate. An epitaph records his burial.
# 1997 Kids' Choice Awards

The 10th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 19, 1997, at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Actress Rosie O'Donnell was the host of the ceremony while Terry Bradshaw served as a guest announcer. The ceremony is also notable for leading into "Born to Be Beavers", the first episode of The Angry Beavers.

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Savage Garden | "I Want You" |
| Jewel | "You Were Meant for Me" |
| Coolio | "The Winner" |
| Immature | "Watch Me Do My Thing" |

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

### Movies

| Favorite Movie | Favorite Movie Actor |
| Independence Day Happy Gilmore The Nutty Professor Twister | Jim Carrey – The Cable Guy as Ernie "Chip" Douglas Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible as Ethan Hunt Will Smith – Independence Day as Captain Steven Hiller Robin Williams – Jack as Jack Powell |
| Favorite Movie Actress ||
| Rosie O'Donnell – Harriet the Spy as Katherine "Ole Golly" Whoopi Goldberg – Eddie as Eddie Franklin Whitney Houston – The Preacher's Wife as Julia Biggs Michelle Pfeiffer – One Fine Day as Melanie Parker ||

### Television

| Favorite TV Show | Favorite TV Actor |
| Home Improvement All That America's Funniest Home Videos Goosebumps | Tim Allen – Home Improvement as Timothy "Tim" Taylor Michael J. Fox – Spin City as Mike Flaherty LL Cool J – In the House as Marion Hill Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Home Improvement as Randy Taylor |
| Favorite TV Actress | Favorite Cartoon |
| Tia & Tamera Mowry – Sister, Sister as Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell Jennifer Aniston – Friends as Rachel Green Roseanne Barr – Roseanne as Roseanne Conner Courteney Cox – Friends as Monica Geller | Rugrats Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Animaniacs The Simpsons |

### Music

| Favorite Singer | Favorite Group |
| Coolio Brandy LL Cool J Alanis Morissette | Fugees Boyz II Men Hootie and the Blowfish TLC |
| Favorite Song ||
| "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJ's "Always Be My Baby" – Mariah Carey "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis ||

### Sports

| Favorite Male Athlete | Favorite Female Athlete |
| Shaquille O'Neal Ken Griffey Jr. Michael Jordan Emmitt Smith | Kristi Yamaguchi Dominique Dawes Shannon Miller Dominique Moceanu |
| Favorite Sports Team ||
| Green Bay Packers Chicago Bulls New York Yankees Orlando Magic ||

### Miscellaneous

| Favorite Video Game | Favorite Animal Star |
| NBA Jam T.E. Diddy's Kong-Quest Super Mario 64 Toy Story | Pongo – 101 Dalmatians Chance – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Flipper – Flipper Sassy – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco |
| Favorite Book ||
| Matilda by Roald Dahl How to Kill a Monster by R.L. Stine James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl The Girl Who Cried Monster by R.L. Stine ||

## Hall of Fame

* Will Smith
# Jenny-May Clarkson

Jenny-May Clarkson (née Coffin; 9 April 1974) is a New Zealand television presenter and former New Zealand netball player.
Clarkson was a member of the Silver Ferns, the New Zealand national netball team, from 1997 to 2002, and was the vice-captain in 2001. She also played for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the National Bank Cup (1998–2004) and the Auckland Diamonds (2007); she also played one season in the ANZ Championship in 2008 for the Southern Steel, and was signed to play with the Northern Mystics in 2010.
Since 2005, Clarkson has been a sports commentator and news presenter for TVNZ and Māori Television. She currently co-hosts Breakfast with Chris Chang.

## Early life

Jenny-May Coffin was born in Te Kūiti, New Zealand. She was the youngest of six children raised by Waka and Paddy Coffin in Piopio, close to Mokaukohunui marae. Her father's parents were Charlie Coffin, a Pākehā, and Harata, a Māori.

## International netball

Jenny-May Coffin played for the Silver Ferns from 1997–2002. She was vice-captain in 2001, and represented the Silver Ferns at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She made 26 caps for the Ferns before retiring from international netball at the end of 2002.

## Domestic netball

Jenny-May Coffin played in New Zealand domestic netball leagues since 1995 and the National Bank Cup since 1998. She started playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 1998 and in 2000 was appointed captain. She left the Magic in 2004, going into retirement and worked as a sports presenter on TVNZ. She returned to netball in 2006 and played in the National Championships before playing in the Auckland Diamonds as captain in 2007. With the National Bank Cup replaced by the ANZ Championship in 2008, Coffin was signed with the Southern Steel on a two-year contract. However, she pulled out of the team after the first season to focus on her television career. Coffin announced her return to competitive netball in October 2009, signing with the Northern Mystics for the 2010 ANZ Championship season.

## Broadcasting

Clarkson first joined TVNZ in 2005 as the netball commentator for the National Bank Cup on ONE Sport. In March of that year she was announced as the weekend sports presenter and sports producer during the weekdays. In 2006, she regained her role on ONE Sport and she rejoined the netball commentating team. In 2007, she played for the Auckland Diamonds netball team. She presented sport on TV One on Mondays and Tuesdays, and commentated some National Bank Cup games. She was a news presenter on TVNZ 7 before TVNZ dropped the station.
Clarkson replaced Daniel Faitaua as the news presenter on Breakfast on TVNZ 1 in September 2019. In August 2020 she succeeded Hayley Holt as co-presenter, alongside John Campbell.

## Controversy

In April 2018 after the Silver Ferns failed to qualify for a medal at the Commonwealth Games, Clarkson's question about whether the team had pride in the black dress, asked of captain Katrina Rore, was criticised as being too harsh.

## Personal life

Clarkson married Dean Clarkson in 2015; the couple had twin sons in 2016.
# The Chymes

The Chymes were an all-female 1960's garage rock group that was signed to Chattahoochee Records. The group consisted of sisters Stephanie, Candice and Irisse. They were first discovered by Howard Kaylan of The Turtles. The group recorded their only songs in 1966, consisting of "He's Not There Anymore", which was released on a Chattahoochee 715 with a B side of their only other song "Quite A Reputation". They also recorded a song titled "Nobody Cares," written by Kaylan and his girlfriend Nita Garfield who helped discover The Chymes. However, no copies of the song remain.
The girls' brief popularity won them local television appearances. Their record reached #28 on the top 40.

## Notable information

When the sisters first began recording, Stephanie was 16, Irisse was 15, and Candice was 13. Candice was the lead singer, Stephanie sang soprano harmony and Irisse sang alto harmony. They lived in the Los Angeles suburbs when they were discovered. The Chymes performed a live gig in Santa Barbara with another up-and-coming group known as the Sixpence, who were playing in the background and later changed their name to the Strawberry Alarm Clock. They did a lip-sync performance on a Bandstand-like show in San Diego, following the Mamas and the Papas.
Candice died on August 8, 2010, from lung cancer.
# James M. Harkins

James Harkins (born December 29, 1953) is an American politician who served as Director of Maryland Environmental Services from 2005 until March 2016. He also is a former Harford County Executive and Delegate for District 35A. In December 2019, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appointed Harkins to the University of Maryland Medical System board of directors.

## Education

Harkins attended Bel Air High School. He received his A.A. from Harford Community College.

## Career

Harkins joined the Harford County Sheriff's Office and was eventually promoted to sergeant. He was awarded Police Officer of the Year - Harford County by the Baltimore Sun in 1981 and Deputy of the Year, Harford County Sheriff's Department, 1981.
He chaired the Republican Central Committee, Harford County, 1987–90. In 1996, he was elected as Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004.
In 1998, Harkins was elected as Harford County Executive. He served in this office until June 30, 2005 when Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed him to be Director of Maryland Environmental Service.

## Election results

* 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 35A
       Voters to choose two:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome James M. Harkins, Rep. 18,655  36%  Won Donald C. Fry, Dem. 14,458  28%  Won James F. Greenwell, Rep. 10,443  20%  Lost Joseph Lutz, Dem. 7,858  15%  Lost
* 1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 35A
       Voters to choose two:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome James M. Harkins, Rep. 10.122  29%  Won Donald C. Fry, Dem. 8,791  25%  Won James A. Adkins, Rep. 8,594  24%  Lost Joseph Lutz, Dem. 7,946  22%  Lost

## References and notes

* ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Oct. 24, 2007
* ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Oct. 24, 2007
# Barbara Nadalin

Barbara Nadalin (22 December 1972, in San Vito al Tagliamento – 14 July 2012, in Udine) was an Italian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.
She won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg. Nadalin finished 15th in the K1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

## World Cup individual podiums

| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
| 1999 | 20 Jun 1999 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
# Patricia Clarke (historian)

Mary Patricia Clarke OAM FAHA (born 30 July 1926) is a writer, historian and former journalist who now writes about nineteenth century women in Australia.

## Early life and education

Clarke was born in Alphington, Melbourne to John L. Ryan, a teacher, and Annie T. Ryan (nee McSweeney). She was educated in Melbourne until the family moved to Sale where she went to secondary school and then at the University of Melbourne.

## Career

Clarke worked as a journalist at the Australian News and Information Bureau in Melbourne and Canberra, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the Press Gallery, Parliament House, Canberra, as journalist and editor for Maxwell Newton Publications and as Editor of Publications for the National Capital Development Commission. She has published numerous books about women in Australian history, with a particular interest in female journalists.
Clarke is an honorary fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, fellow of the Federation of the Australian Historical Societies and awardee of a Medal of the Order of Australia for contributions to literature on Australian history.

## Awards

* 1993 Harold White Fellow, National Library of Australia
* 1995 Joint winner, Society of Women Writers non-fiction award
* 2001 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
* 2002 Fellow Federation of Australian Historical Societies
* 2005 Honorary Fellow Australian Academy of Humanities
* 2016 Friends Medal National Library of Australia
* 2016 Petherick Medal National Library of Australia