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# Berna (footballer)

Bernardo Silva Conceição (born 15 September 2003), better known as just Berna, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Felgueiras. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team.

## Professional career

Berna is a youth product of FC Foz, Porto and Boavista. On 8 May 2020, he signed his first senior contract with Boavista. On 25 May 2022, he extended his professional contract with Boavista for 2 more seasons. He made his senior and professional debut with Boavista as a substitute in a 3–2 Taça da Liga win over Belenenses on 18 November 2022. He joined the senior Boavista team for the preseason in the summer of 2023, and was promoted to their senior team in advance of the 2023–24 season.

## Personal life

Born in Portugal, Berna is of Portuguese and Angolan descent.
# Joey Allen

Joseph Alan Cagle, known professionally as Joey Allen, is best known as the lead guitarist of the American glam metal band Warrant.
Allen was born as Joseph Alan Cagle on June 23, 1964, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and grew up in Irvine, California. His father is a retired electronics executive, while his mother worked for the Irvine Unified School District. He has two older sisters.
Allen played in approximately 20 bands before joining Warrant. He endorses GMP guitars, Hughes and Kettner amplifiers and Dean Markley strings. In an interview, his bandmate and co-guitarist from Warrant Erik Turner states that "Joey is more of a technical player than me. I never really took a lot of lessons or studied. I just learned by jamming with different people, picking up stuff off records, or watching people play live. Joey is a true lead guitarist, and I'm a rhythm guitarist at heart who plays a little bit of lead."
Allen met guitarist Erik Turner in 1979 and they formed the band Knightmare II. Erik Turner says he left the band before the recording of Knightmare II's Death Do Us Part EP. Allen is however on that EP, credited as Joe Kagle
Allen left the band to attend trade school, earning an associate degree in electronic engineering in 1985. In the meantime, Turner had formed Warrant. Allen joined the band in March 1987.
Allen has a daughter, Kylie Jo, born to he and his first wife in 1991. He is married to his second wife Shari and has a son, Kallan, who was born in 2012.
In 1994, Allen left the band and became a Microsoft Certified Professional and went to work for a software company. During this time, he also played in a band called Joey Allen Project. In an interview in 1999, Joey revealed that it was his decision to leave Warrant. He left as Warrant's style of music was losing popularity because of the grunge movement and he did not want to go back to playing clubs. He rejoined Warrant in 2004 after ten years away from the band.

## Discography
### with Knightmare II

* Death Do Us Part EP (1985)

### with Warrant

* Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989)
* Cherry Pie (1990)
* Dog Eat Dog (1992)
* Born Again (2006)
* Rockaholic (2011)
* Louder Harder Faster (2017)

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Release | With | Soundtrack |
| "Game of War" | 1989 | Warrant | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure |
| "We Will Rock You" | 1992 | Warrant | Gladiator |
| "The Power" | 1992 | Warrant | Gladiator |
# Julián Villagrán

Julián Villagrán Aguilar (born 24 May 1973) is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films and television programs since 1997.

## Biography

Julián Villagrán Aguilar was born in Trebujena, province of Cádiz on 24 May 1973. He was however raised in Seville. His sister Aixa has also pursued an acting career. He trained as an actor at Seville's CAT [es]. He landed his feature film debut in La duquesa roja (1997).

## Selected filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | Astronautas (Astronauts) | Andrés |
| 2004 | Hipnos (Hypnos) | Ulloa |
| 2006 | Cabeza de perro (Doghead) | Eduardo |
| 2007 | Bajo las estrellas (Under the Stars) | Lalo |
| 2011 | La cebra | Colonel |
| 2011 | Extraterrestre (Extraterrestrial) | Julio |
| 2012 | Impávido (Poker Face) | Rai |
| 2012 | Grupo 7 (Unit 7) | Joaquín |
| 2014 | Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means) | Julio |
| 2016 | Gernika (Guernica) | Pierre |
| 2018 | Cuando los ángeles duermen (When Angels Sleep) | Germán |
| 2018 | Quién te cantará | Nicolás |
| 2021 | Operación Camarón (Undercover Wedding Crashers) | Blas |
| 2023 | Una vida no tan simple (Not Such an Easy Life) | Rascafría |
| 2023 | Como Dios manda (How to Become a Modern Man) | Víctor |
| 2024 | Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres (We Treat Women Too Well) | Julián |
| 2024 | Mala persona (Mean Streak) | Juanjo |
| 2024 | Desmontando a Lucía | Óliver |

### Television

Key :
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015–20 | El ministerio del tiempo | Velázquez |
| 2018 | Arde Madrid | Floren |
| TBA | Superestar † | Arlequín |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Under the Stars | Nominated |
| 2009 | 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actor in a Secondary Role | La taberna fantástica | Won |
| 2013 | 27th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Unit 7 | Won |
| 2013 | 22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Unit 7 | Won |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role | El ministerio del tiempo | Won |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Minor Role | Arde Madrid | Won |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | How to Become a Modern Man | Nominated |
# Matteo Gritti

Matteo Gritti (born 11 June 1980) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He is not to be confused with Serie C2 player Matteo Gritti (born 1986).

## Career

Born in Seriate, about 4 km southeast of Bergamo, Gritti started his career at Serie D club Bassano Virtus before returned to Lombardy for Atalanta Bergamo. After two seasons at their youth teams, Gritti moved back to Serie D for Oggiono, which also located in Lombardy. He played for the club as regular starter before signed for Serie C1 club Alzano, his third Lombardy club. He then signed by the Province of Bergamo based AlbinoLeffe, which in 2002–03 in the same group with Alzano, but Alzano relegated and AlbinoLeffe promoted.
At AlbinoLeffe, he worked as backup for another Province of Bergamo native, Paolo Acerbis.
In 2004–05 season, he played for his 6th Lombardy club Palazzolo at Serie C2.
In mid-2005, he abroad to Switzerland for AC Lugano, which from Ticino, an Italian speaking region. His performance made Swiss giant BSC Young Boys signed him, worked as Marco Wölfli's backup. After Young Boys re-signed their youth product Paolo Collaviti as new backup goalkeeper, Gritti went on loan to Chiasso of Ticino.
After a loan spells at Challenge League, he signed for Swiss Super League newcomer AC Bellinzona in July 2008. He became the no.1 goalkeeper ahead Lorenzo Bucchi at the start of season, but Bucchi regain his place until the arrival of former A.S. Roma goalkeeper Carlo Zotti. Gritti was released on 30 June 2011.
In February 2012, Gritti signed a contract with Petrolul Ploieşti, in Liga I, until the end of the season. He played only three games for Petrolul, and his contract wasn't renewed.
# Simone Valli

Simone Valli (born 3 March 1995) is an Italian footballer Currently playing as a Midfielder for Marines F.C. in Thai League 3. The club is in Sattaip (Chonburi Province). Though he played football in several countries Been also a Capitain in Second League in Cambodia. He also can Speaks multiple leanguage.

## Football (Soccer) career
### Early career

Born in Seriate, Bergamo, Simone Valli began his youth career with Virtus Bergamo. In 2013, at the age of eighteen, he moved to Portugal and was signed by S.C. Olhanense. After one year, he joined Cardiff U21 team. Then he moved to Spain, signing up to FC Jumilla, in Segunda División B. In 2016, Valli joined Romanian Liga II side Soimii Panchota.

### Thailand

In 2018 Valli moved to Thailand and became the first Italian footballer to play in a local football club. He was firstly signed by Samut Songkhram FC and after six months Valli joined Surin Sugar KMC FC. In Surin, a town in east Thailand, near the Cambodian border, while in Surin, Valli founded the Italian Soccer Academy to teach local children about European football.

### Hong Kong, Venezuela and Nicaragua

In summer 2019, Valli spent three months in Hong Kong with Squadron FC and North District FC. Then he moved to Venezuela, joining FC Yaracuy. However, due to some bureaucratic problems related to foreign athletes, he was forced to leave the team and in January 2020 he moved to Nicaragua. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Valli played until April and, at the end of the season, he was elected Best player for the 2019/2020 season and Best foreigner in the Clausura Tournament.

### United Arab Emirates

After terminating his contract in Nicaragua and as soon as the conditions to fly were favorable, Valli moved to the United Arab Emirates where he was signed by the second division team Regional Sports FC, of Abu Dhabi. Even though he sustained an injury to his foot (fractured toe), Valli decided to continue training with the team. Valli played in three games with Regional Sports FC before the tournament was paused for two weeks due to COVID-19 outbreaks. After the two weeks break Valli decided to terminate his contract with Regional Sports FC.

### Cambodia

On July 1, 2022, Valli signed with the Cambodian League 2 club Banteay Meanchey FC, and subsequently moved to Cambodia.

## Personal life

Simone Valli travels the world playing soccer. He can speak Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Thai
# Elena Fanchini

Elena Fanchini (30 April 1985 – 8 February 2023) was an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Val Camonica, she focused on the speed events of downhill and super-G. Her younger sisters Nadia and Sabrina also raced on the Italian team.

## Biography

Fanchini won two World Cup races in downhill 9 years apart and won a silver medal at the 2005 world championships. She represented Italy at three Winter Olympics and six World Championships.

## Illness and death

On 12 January 2018, Fanchini announced that she would not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang in order to undergo cancer treatment. That November, she was preparing to return to the World Cup; during training in the United States at Copper Mountain, Colorado, she fell and suffered a fracture of a finger of the hand and a distortion-bruising trauma to the left knee, with fracture of the proximal fibula. The injury forced her to return to Italy and miss the 2019 season.
On 22 April 2020, sisters Elena and Nadia Fanchini announced their retirement from racing.
At age 37, Fanchini died from colon cancer on 8 February 2023 at Pian Camuno.

## World Cup results
### Season standings

| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2005 | 19 | 75 | — | — | 45 | 32 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 41 | — | — | 47 | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | 77 | — | — | 50 | 30 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 45 | — | — | 34 | 23 | 39 |
| 2009 | 23 | | | | | | |
| 2010 | 24 | 53 | — | — | 26 | 24 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 28 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 36 | — | — | 32 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 27 | 62 | — | — | 47 | 22 | 37 |
| 2014 | 28 | 33 | — | — | 42 | 10 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 17 | — | — | 19 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 51 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 57 | — | — | 50 | 16 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 70 | — | — | 40 | 27 | — |

### Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 DH)
* 4 podiums – (4 DH); 25 top tens (20 DH, 5 SG)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2006 | 2 December 2005 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 2014 | 29 November 2013 | Beaver Creek, United States | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2014 | 6 December 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2015 | 16 January 2015 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 1st |

## World Championship results

| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant  slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2005 | 19 | — | DNF1 | — | 2 | 20 |
| 2007 | 21 | — | — | 31 | 27 | DNS2 |
| 2009 | 23 | | | | | |
| 2011 | 25 | — | — | 18 | 16 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 |
| 2017 | 31 | — | — | — | 14 | — |

## Olympic results

| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant  slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2006 | 20 | — | — | DNF | 29 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | 14 | DNF | — |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | — | 12 | DNS2 |

## National titles

Elena Fanchini won 7 national titles.
* Italian Alpine Ski Championships
** Downhill: 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 (7)
# Rebecca Whisnant

Rebecca Suzanne Whisnant is professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Dayton.

## Biography

Whisnant gained her degree in philosophy from Oberlin College in 1989. She went on to complete a masters (1992), and a Ph.D. (2002), both in philosophy, at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Prior to working at the University of Dayton, Whisnant taught at the University of Southern Indiana.
# Chief Justice of Tasmania

The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Tasmania. The chief justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head, responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures. The current chief justice is Chris Shanahan, whose appointment was announced in 2024 by the Tasmanian Attorney-General. Justice Shanahan, who succeeded Alan Blow, who had been Chief Justice since 2013, assumed office on 20 January 2025.
Due to an age limit changed at the request of Chief Justice Blow, the incumbent chief justice must retire upon reaching the age of 75.
The chief justice also holds the role of lieutenant governor of Tasmania.

## List of chief justices of Tasmania

| Name | Term as Chief Justice |
| Sir John Pedder | 4 March 1824 – 4 May 1854 |
| Sir Valentine Fleming | 7 August 1854 – 31 December 1869 |
| Sir Francis Smith | 8 August 1870 – 7 February 1885 |
| Sir William Lambert Dobson | 7 February 1885 – 17 March 1898 |
| Sir John Stokell Dodds | 29 October 1898 – 26 June 1914 |
| Sir Herbert Nicholls | 1 July 1914 – 31 October 1937 |
| Sir Harold Crisp | 21 December 1937 – 14 April 1940 |
| Sir John Morris | 15 April 1940 – 3 July 1956 |
| Sir Stanley Burbury | 28 August 1956 – 29 October 1973 |
| Sir Guy Green | 30 October 1973 – 1 September 1995 |
| William Cox | 4 September 1995 – 1 December 2004 |
| Peter Underwood | 2 December 2004 – 28 March 2008 |
| Ewan Crawford | 24 April 2008 – 7 April 2013 |
| Alan Blow | 8 April 2013 – 2 December 2024 |
| Chris Shanahan | 20 January 2025 – present |
# Huangxing Square station

Huangxing Square station is a subway station in Kaifu District/ Furong District/ Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan, China, operated by the Changsha subway operator Changsha Metro. It entered revenue service on June 28, 2016.

## History

The station opened on 28 June 2016.

## Layout

| G | | Exits | |
| LG1 | Concourse | Faregates, Station Agent | |
| LG2 | ← | Line 1 towards Jinpenqiu (Wuyi Square) | |
| Island platform, doors open on the left |||
| LG2 | | Line 1 towards Shangshuangtang (Nanmenkou) | → |

## Surrounding area

* Entrance No. 1: Huángxīnglù Commercial Pedestrian Street
# Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre running target

The men's 10 metre running target competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 3 and 4 October at the Changwon International Shooting Range.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 09:00 | Qualification slow |
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 09:00 | Qualification fast |
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 15:30 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
Qualification :
| World Record | Igor Kolesov (RUS) | 588 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | 30 May 2002 |
| Asian Record | Yang Ling (CHN) | 588 | Lahti, Finland | 5 July 2002 |
| Games Record | Zhang Ronghui (CHN) | 573 | Beijing, China | 30 September 1990 |
| Final |||||
| World Record | Yang Ling (CHN) | 687.9 | Milan, Italy | 6 June 1996 |
| Asian Record | Yang Ling (CHN) | 687.9 | Milan, Italy | 6 June 1996 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |

## Results
### Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Slow | Slow | Slow | Fast | Fast | Fast | Total | Notes |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Notes |
| 1 | Niu Zhiyuan (CHN) | 95 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 95 | 579 | GR |
| 2 | Her Dae-kyung (KOR) | 98 | 99 | 96 | 86 | 98 | 98 | 575 | |
| 3 | Yang Ling (CHN) | 98 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 575 | |
| 4 | Zeng Guobin (CHN) | 93 | 95 | 99 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 566 | |
| 5 | Cho Se-jong (KOR) | 96 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 90 | 90 | 560 | |
| 6 | Jong Yong-won (PRK) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 88 | 559 | |
| 7 | Andrey Gurov (KAZ) | 92 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 555 | |
| 8 | Sergey Duzev (KAZ) | 94 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 551 | |
| 9 | Rustam Seitov (KAZ) | 91 | 88 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 92 | 539 | |
| 10 | Hwang Young-do (KOR) | 93 | 91 | 94 | 83 | 85 | 91 | 537 | |
| 11 | Mebkhout Al-Najem (QAT) | 84 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 89 | 87 | 510 | |
| 12 | Hassen Abdulla (QAT) | 86 | 88 | 89 | 85 | 67 | 93 | 508 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Qual. | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | S-off | Notes |
| Rank | Athlete | Qual. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Total | S-off | Notes |
| | Niu Zhiyuan (CHN) | 579 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 97.4 | 676.4 | | GR |
| | Her Dae-kyung (KOR) | 575 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 98.7 | 673.7 | | |
| | Yang Ling (CHN) | 575 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 94.9 | 669.9 | | |
| 4 | Zeng Guobin (CHN) | 566 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 98.6 | 664.6 | | |
| 5 | Jong Yong-won (PRK) | 559 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 93.9 | 652.9 | | |
| 6 | Cho Se-jong (KOR) | 560 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 91.9 | 651.9 | | |
# Rodney D. Bennett

Rodney D. Bennett is the appointed chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was the former President of the University of Southern Mississippi. Bennett received his Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication, Master of Education, and Education Specialist degrees from Middle Tennessee State University and earned his Ed.D. from Tennessee State University in Educational Administration. Bennett served as Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Georgia, and in 2013 Bennett was appointed the 10th President of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Shortly after his appointment, the Hattiesburg campus of the University of Southern Mississippi was struck by an EF4 tornado, which did not involve any loss of life due to a students' break for the Mardi Gras holiday. In 2017, William Carey University, also located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was struck by a tornado, and Bennett's leadership in providing temporary space at the University of Southern Mississippi later resulted in him being honored with a doctor of humane letters, honoris causa, from William Carey. He was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in 2019 at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Bennett was the first African-American president of a historically and predominantly white higher education institution in Mississippi.
On July 1, 2023, Bennett took office as the 21st chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, replacing outgoing chancellor Ronnie D. Green.
# List of Christian country artists

The following is a list of Christian country artists.
Christian country music, sometimes marketed as country gospel, inspirational country is country music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. It originated as a blend of early mountain music, cowboy music, and the music from the plantations of the Deep South. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2002) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity". Based on this definition, this list includes artists that work in the Christian music industry as well as artists in the general market.

## List

* Lauren Alaina
* Bruce Haynes
* Randy Coward
* Ken Holloway
* TJ Smith
* Del Way
* Whitehorse
* Josh Baldwin
* Glen Campbell
* Johnny Cash
* Gary Chapman
* Charlie Daniels
* Russell Dickerson
* David Eugene Edwards
* Danny Gokey
* Buddy Greene
* Grandpa Jones
* James Kilbane
* Kris Kristofferson
* Cristy Lane
* The Louvin Brothers
* Richie McDonald
* Susie McEntire
* Reba McEntire
An Open Letter From Jimmy Reno
* Ricky Skaggs
* Whosoever South
* Randy Travis
* Josh Turner
* Carrie Underwood
* The Oak Ridge Boys
* The Statler Brothers
* The Way
* Cody McCarver
# Łania, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Łania is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chodecz, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Chodecz, 28 km (17 mi) south of Włocławek, and 72 km (45 mi) south of Toruń.
# Lick Branch (Sandy Creek tributary)

Lick Branch is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

## Course

Lick Branch rises about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile south of Pickaway.

## Watershed

Lick Branch drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km$^2$) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.40, and is about 54% forested.
# Jamie McEwan

James Patrick McEwan (September 24, 1952 – June 14, 2014) was an American slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s and then again in the 1980s and early 1990s. He teamed up with his son Devin to compete in the 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C1 event at Munich in 1972.
McEwan was born in Olney, Maryland and began kayaking at his family's Valley Mill Camp. He earned a degree in literature from Yale University in 1975. He was married to children's author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, a fellow Yale graduate (class of 1974).
With his partner, Lecky Haller, McEwan won a silver medal in the C2 slalom at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice. He and Haller placed fourth in the 1992 Summer Olympics. They have also won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category in the inaugural season of this competition in 1988.
In 1998 McEwan and his brother Tom were members of an expedition to run the Tsangpo Gorge, considered the "Mount Everest" of rivers. The expedition encountered unanticipated high water and ended in tragedy when teammate Doug Gordon failed to boof a waterfall, missed his roll, and died.
McEwan wrote many children's books. In 2009 he was diagnosed with Multiple myeloma after suffering back problems and died on June 14, 2014.

## World Cup individual podiums

| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
| 1989 | 15 Aug 1989 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 |
| 1989 | 20 Aug 1989 | Tacen | 2nd | C2 |
| 1990 | 26 Aug 1990 | Tacen | 2nd | C2 |
| 1991 | 25 Aug 1991 | Minden | 2nd | C2 |
| 1992 | 20 Jun 1992 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 2nd | C2 |