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# Dj Black (Ghanaian DJ)

Kwadwo Ampofo also known as Dj Black or the Toontoom is a Ghanaian disc jockey and media personality. He is also a radio host at Joy FM of the Multimedia Group Limited and has been the official DJ for Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

## Early life and education

Dj Black was born in Ghana but raised in Port Harcout, Nigeria before coming back to Ghana for senior high school education.
He attended Ofori Panin Senior High School for his secondary education then proceeded to the University of Ghana for a diploma in public administration management in 1999–2001. He later topped up his diploma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication and public relations at the University of Ghana from 2003 to 2006. He later attended the Ghana Institute of Journalism for a Master of Arts degree in media management from 2014 to 2015.

## Career

DJ Black started his DJ career in 1993 while in high school and later joined Prime Cut in 1995, where he worked alongside veteran Ghanaian DJs like Azigiza Jnr, DJ Magic Sam, DJ Rab, DJ Kakra and to name a few. Later in 1997 he moved on to manage Dope Rhyme Studios in Nima whiles there he became one of the DJs pushing HipLife.
He started his radio career in 1997 at Radio Universe hosting Space Jam whiles in University. In 2001 he moved to work with Joy FM hosting the Open House Party, Joy Beach Jam, Weekend Warmer and other shows he was assigned to till date. He has also been a part of Hitz FM over the period of his time at Multimedia Group Limited owners of Joy FM as well.
DJ Black was the first judge to be chosen for the first ever Channel O Sprite Emcee Africa tour. He has played the finals set at the Big Brother Africa finals in 2011 in Johannesburg. He has also hosted Events, Concerts, Album Launches, Tours, Clubs, Mixtapes and others.
He founded Blaqbone International together with partners Mr. Bless’On (Radio Cardiff) and Nortse A. Amarteyfio in 2005 and manage artistes and DJs such as Dretonio, Philo, E-double.
In 2010, DJ Black formed the ToonToom brand with Toontoom Agency Studios at Kokomlemle, where he worked as a voice over artiste for a number of radio and TV commercials. He was later appointed Social Media Ambassador for Dstv Ghana in May 2012.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
| 2013 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best DJ | Himself | Won |
| 2013 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Event DJ Of The Year | Himself | Won |
| 2013 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Male Radio DJ Of The Year | Himself | Won |
| 2014 | AFRIMMA Awards | Africa's Best DJ | Himself | Won |
| 2014 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best DJ | Himself | Won |
| 2014 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Event DJ | Himself | Won |
| 2014 | Ghana DJ Awards | Mixtape DJ Of The Year | Himself | Won |
| 2014 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Male Radio DJ Of The Year | Himself (Joy 99.7 Fm) | Won |
| 2015 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best DJ | Himself | Won |
| 2015 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Radio DJ Of The Year | Himself (Joy 99.7 FM) | Won |
| 2016 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best DJ | Himself | Won |
| 2016 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Radio DJ Of The Year | Himself (Joy 99.7 FM) | Won |
# Ralph A. Foote

Ralph Albert Foote (January 22, 1923 – July 16, 2003) was an American attorney who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1965, and a prominent attorney practicing in Middlebury, Vermont.

## Early life

Foote was born in Proctor, Vermont, on January 22, 1923. He was the grandson of Lieutenant Governor Abram W. Foote.
Foote graduated from Amherst College in 1943 and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, including combat at the Battle of Okinawa. He graduated from Albany Law School in 1949 and became an attorney in Middlebury. He returned to active duty with the Marines during the Korean War.

## Career

A Republican, Foote served as Deputy State's Attorney of Addison County and interim state's attorney. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican state's attorney nomination in 1950. Foote ran successfully for the Vermont House of Representatives in 1956 and served two terms, also serving as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1960, he served under Republican F. Ray Keyser Jr. When Keyser lost the governorship to Philip H. Hoff in 1962, Foote won re-election. In 1964 Foote challenged Hoff, but lost badly in what turned into a wave election for Democrats nationwide.
Foote spent the rest of his career at the law firm of Conley and Foote in Middlebury. He also served as president of the Addison County and Vermont Bar Associations, was chairman of the Vermont Judicial Conduct Board, and chaired the Middlebury and Addison County Republican Committees.

## Personal life

He was married for more than 50 years to Nancy Dickey Foote. They had five sons—Brian, Peter, Cory, Richard, and Anthony.

## Death

He died in Middlebury on July 16, 2003. He was cremated, and his remains were interred at Evergreen Cemetery in West Cornwall, Vermont. His wife Nancy died on May 10, 2014.
# Samuel Mattocks

Samuel Mattocks (December 30, 1739 – January 18, 1804) was a Connecticut and Vermont Continental Army officer and political figure who served as Vermont State Treasurer during the state's early years.

## Early life

Samuel Mattocks was born in Middletown, Connecticut on December 30, 1739. He was living in Hartford and owned a wig-making shop when he joined the Army for the American Revolution.

## American Revolution

He was a member of the 8th Connecticut Regiment, commanding a company with the rank of captain. The regiment took part in action throughout New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and Mattocks served until resigning in 1780, when he moved to Tinmouth, Vermont.

## Life in Vermont

Mattocks farmed and also became active in politics and government. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1781 to 1784, and was a member of the Governor's Council in 1785. He was Assistant Judge of Rutland County from 1783 to 1788, Chief Judge from 1788 to 1793, and Assistant Judge again in 1794. From 1786 to 1800 Mattocks was Vermont's State Treasurer, and in 1792 he was a member of the Council of Censors. His term as Treasurer bridged the period from the founding of the Vermont Republic until Vermont achieved statehood in 1791.

## Death and burial

Mattocks moved to Middlebury in 1797, and resided there until his death. He died on January 18, 1804, and was buried in Middlebury's Washington Street Cemetery.

## Family

Samuel Mattocks married Sarah Birdwell (or Burdell) on March 14, 1763. Their children included: Samuel Mattocks Jr. (1764-1823), who was an innkeeper in Middlebury and served in local office; Sarah (1767–1778); Rebecca (1768–1841), the wife of Samuel Miller of Middlebury; Mary (1770–1777); and John (1777–1847).
John Mattocks served in the United States House of Representatives and was Governor of Vermont from 1843 to 1844.
# Gamaliel Painter

Gamaliel Painter (May 22, 1742 – May 21, 1819) was an American politician and a key figure in the founding of Middlebury, Vermont, and Middlebury College. Painter was raised in New Haven, Connecticut and had the goal of becoming a farmer. Following his move to Middlebury, Vermont Painter served in numerous roles: a soldier, Jurist, Sheriff and State Representative. He went on to have three children, all who passed before his death. Painter left a legacy at Middlebury College through his walking cane and his part in the college's founding.

## Life and legacy

Painter was born to Shubael and Elizabeth (née Dunbar) Painter in New Haven, Connecticut Colony.
Painter's first wife, Abigail (née Chipman) Painter, was the sister of John Chipman, the first settler of Middlebury in 1767. At her prompting, the Painters themselves settled in Middlebury in 1773. He purchased fifty acres along Otter Creek, eventually building a number of mills and selling smaller plots of land or donating them for public buildings, including the courthouse and Congregational church.
During the American Revolutionary war, the town of Middlebury was evacuated, and Painter had left with the others but remained in the state. He was known to travel to British-possessed Fort Crown Point as a spy numerous times.
Painter served in a number of political offices: member of the Vermont Constitutional Convention (1777), judge of the Addison County Court (1785, 1787–1794), sheriff of Addison County (1786), and member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1788–1792).
Painter's first wife died in April 21, 1790. Their first child Joseph died in 1804, and their second child drowned in the creek in 1797. Painter's second wife, Victoria Ball of Salisbury, CT, died in June 1806. Their daughter Abby Victoria died in December 1818. His third wide Ursula Bull of Litchfield, CT, survived him.
Painter is most known for his association with Middlebury College. Painter was one of the people who obtained a charter for the college from the Vermont General Assembly. He presided over the construction of the college's first building, Painter Hall, built from 1812 to 1816. Upon his death, he left most of his estate, $13000, to the college.
Painter's bequest included his walking cane. The cane is employed as the institutional mace for official events, such as freshman convocation, where it is passed around to new students, and Middlebury College students are given a replica of the cane upon graduation. The cane has its own song, "Gamaliel Painter's Cane," penned in 1917:
   When Gamaliel Painter died, he was Middlebury's pride, A sturdy pioneer without a stain; And he left his all by will, to the college on the hill, And included his codicil cane. Oh, its rap rap rap, and it's tap tap tap, If you listen you can hear it sounding plain; For a helper true and tried, as the generations glide, There is nothing like Gamaliel Painter's cane.
# Jimmy Merchant

James Merchant (born February 10, 1940) is an American singer and musician. He was a member of the doo-wop group The Teenagers. Merchant was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Teenagers. He retired from The Teenagers in 2005.

## Early life and career

Merchant was born on February 10, 1940, in Morrisania, Bronx, New York, due to Harlem Hospital not having enough room at that time.
In September 1954, while attending Edward W. Stitt Junior High School, Merchant met Sherman Garnes and formed The Earth Angels. They then formed The Coupe De Villes and Herman Santiago and Joe Negroni joined the group. Frankie Lymon watched the show before joining the group, and they evolved to The Ermines and The Premiers before renaming themselves The Teenagers. The song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" was released in 1955. In 1956, Lymon left the group while Billy Lobrano join the band in 1957. After they have success with Lobrano, he left in 1958. Sherman Garnes died in 1977, and Joe Negroni died in 1978. Lewis Lymon (formerly of Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords), Pearl McKinnon (formerly of The Kodaks), Bobby Jay, and Eric Ward later joined the group. Jimmy Castor joined as the lead singer before he left and was replaced by Timothy Wilson (formerly of Tiny Tim & the Hits). Thomas Lockhart joined the group as well. Merchant retired in 2005, but teamed up again with Herman Santiago in 2008. They were known as Frankie Lymon's Teenagers or The Legendary Teenagers.
In 1997, Merchant joined The Royal All Stars (Doo Wop All Stars). He took the place of BJ Jones from the Dubs, and along with Vito Balsamo from Vito and the Salutations, Artie Loria from The Earls, Randy Silverman from The Impalas, and Eugene Pitt from The Jive Five, they became a mainstay in the "doo wop" circuit and toured relentlessly in the following years. Merchant arranged a lot of the vocal harmonies for the group. The group performed and toured all over the country bringing the show to countless numbers of doo wop / oldies fans. Merchant remained in the Doo Wop All Stars for two years, until he returned to The Teenagers.
On May 26, 2023, Merchant released his memoir called A Teenager's Dream: Why Do Fools Fall in Love via Pearly Gates Publishing.
# Hectorspruit level crossing accident

The Hectorspruit level crossing accident occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on 13 July 2012, when a Witbank to Maputo coal train collided with a truck on a controlled level crossing near Hectorspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

## Crash

The truck was carrying 44 seasonal farm workers engaged mainly in picking citrus crops in the region. There were 25 or 26 fatalities among the truck's occupants, and several others were injured. Immediately after the collision, the truck was dragged by the train for about 200 metres (660 ft); bodies were left scattered on the ground, with limbs missing.
On the same day, the Minister for Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, and Transnet officials visited the collision scene, on the line between Malelane and Hectorspruit. They were satisfied that all level crossing safety measures were in place at the time of the crash. According to one official, the train driver "even hooted to let the [truck] driver know that he was approaching".

## Investigation & trial

The South African cabinet sent its condolences to the families of the victims. Additionally, senior government officials visited them to offer their support. Most of the families could not afford to bury their loved ones without assistance. "These are really poor families and it is incumbent upon government to show the necessary care and to support these families with all the means to ensure that the funeral of their children is conducted in a befitting manner", said Mr Gigaba.
The driver of the truck, George Mandlazi, 32, was arrested immediately after being treated and discharged from hospital. He was charged with 25 counts of murder. Witnesses claimed that Mandlazi had failed to stop at the level crossing.
When Mandlazi first appeared in court, the charges against him were reduced from murder to culpable homicide, and he was remanded in police custody to allow him time to get a legal representative. Murder charges were reinstated on 17 July 2012, when Mandlazi appeared in court again, and was denied bail. At his trial on 12 November 2013, he pleaded guilty on 24 counts of culpable homicide and one count of negligent driving. His bail of 3,000 South African rand ($295, €220, or £185 as of November 2013) was extended, with sentencing scheduled for February 2014. In February 2014 his sentencing was postponed until June 2014. He was sentenced to seven years in jail on 25 June 2014 in the Nelspruit circuit of the High Court in Pretoria.
The judge said Mandlazi was very reckless by ignoring two warning signs before the railway crossing and also failed to heed the train's horn.
# Afra River

Afra River is a river of south-western Bangladesh. The river is 30 km long and its average width is 50 meter. The river flows from the Chitra River to the Bhairab River. The identification number of the Afra River given by the Bangladesh Water Development Board or "PWDB" is the River No. 5 in the Southwest Region.
# 1913 North Cork by-election

The 1913 North Cork by-election was held on 4 November 1913. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent All-for-Ireland MP, Patrick Guiney. It was won by his brother John Guiney, the All-for-Ireland candidate, who was returned unopposed.
# Operator protection device

An operator protection device (OPD) is a device that protects the operator of machinery.
The term has been adopted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to describe devices used to protect all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riders from being crushed in the event of an accident.
In the event of an ATV rollover, an OPD will flex over or around a person on the ground while bearing the load of the ATV - thus preventing the rider from being crushed.
In 2017 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) began investigating the mandatory safety standard for ATVs. This resulted in legislation requiring all new quad bikes to have an operator protection device (OPD) fitted.
The safety standard issued by the ACCC specified two models: the Quadbar and the ATV Lifeguard. Since the standard has been issued, the makers of ATV Lifeguard have developed and released the QuadGuard.
OPDs are sometimes referred to as crush protection devices (CPD) or roll-over protective structures (ROPS).
# Ameer Idreis

Ameer Idreis (Arabic: أمير إدريس; born 22 December 1999) is a Palestinian Canadian writer, playwright, and urbanist.
Idreis's debut play Ships in the Night won the 2023 Hart House Theatre Playwriting Competition, 2024 Playwrights Guild of Canada Robert Beardsley Award, and is in development at Theatre Passe Muraille. Idreis previously participated in the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Playwrights Retreat and Paprika Festival, where he developed his second play The Walls Enclosing.
Idreis's contributions as an urbanist include his research on the Ontario Greenbelt, which informed both his Master’s thesis and a play, Lines in the Land. His academic work includes research on urbanism, politics, and planning at the University of Toronto and the School of Cities, as well as academic articles on the role and impact of the Canadian Constitution on Indigenous and minority rights.
As a young novelist, Idreis published two books in his debut series The Ewald Series, with awards and recognition from the Canada-Arab Business Council, the Council of the Arab League, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Women's Press.

## Works and Publications
### Plays

* Idreis, Ameer (2023). Ships in the Night.
* Idreis, Ameer (2024). The Walls Enclosing.

### Books

* Idreis, Ameer (October 2011). Ewald and the Gems of Time. ISBN 978-1-300-14049-8.
* Idreis, Ameer (October 2012). Ewald and the Land of Unknown. ISBN 978-1-304-16426-1.

### Journal Articles

* Idreis, Ameer. “Section 35 and the Settler Constitutional Order’s Impediment to the Decolonization of Indigenous Rights.” Politicus 7, no. Special Issue II (2020): 53–61. https://www.queenspoliticus.com/s/Special-Issue-December-Final.pdf#page=53.
* Idreis, Ameer. “The Charter’s Revolutionary Impact on Gay Rights in Canada.” Gettysburg Social Sciences Review 6, no. 1 (2022): 4. https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/gssr/vol6/iss1/4/.
# Limnophila sessiliflora

Limnophila sessiliflora, known as dwarf ambulia, ambulis, and Asian marshweed is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, mostly found in southeast Asia.

## Distribution and habitat

L. sessiliflora is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Hong Kong, India (Assam, Sikkim), Indonesia (Java), Japan (Ryukyu Islands), North Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It inhabits a wide range of natural and man-made freshwater wetland habitats including ponds, rice fields, and swamps. It occurs in both permanent and seasonal waters at altitudes up to 1,900 m (6,200 ft).
This species has become invasive in the United States, occurring in the states of Florida, Georgia, and Texas. It likely became established in the U.S. after escaping cultivation in Florida, where it was first recorded growing in Hillsborough County in 1961.

## Description

This species appears superficially similar to Cabomba caroliniana, yet it has leaves formed in whorls, about 1.2 inches (3 cm) in diameter. Any confusion is likely due to the leaves being pinnate and bright green in colour. Under strong artificial light or sunlight, the leaves take on a reddish, 'stresses' hue, as do many plant species. When the plant has received enough light for the day, the whorls of leaves will often close, and the entire plant will "sleep". This plant can, eventually, reach over 16 inches (40 cm) in height, often growing emergent (out of the water's surface), where sunlight and carbon dioxide is far more available to the plant. The submersed leaves are very different from the emersed leaves, due to lower light penetration through the water, often more dark green, and more or less 'Lance'-shaped.
The fruit are elliptical capsules, 3.5–5.5 mm long, green-brown when submersed, dark brown when emersed.

## Ecology

L. sessiliflora is an aquatic perennial herb. It is capable of growing fully submerged or emergent, with the leaves taking on distinct submerged and emerged forms. It is a fast growing species that may reproduce by seed or by stem fragmentation.

## Cultivation

Quite commonly used as a bunch plant in aquariums. Needs medium light (more light results in better growth and appearance) and a nutrient-rich water column. Benefits from the addition of CO$_2$. Like many stem plants, it tends to take on a leggy growth in poor light.
Propagated by cuttings.
Growth conditions: Ph 6–7.5 3–25 dGH 3–25 dKH Temperature 22 – 28'C
A nutrient-rich substrate also benefits the plant.
# Kairat Mami

Kayrat Abdirazaquly Mami (Kazakh: Қайрат Әбдіразақұлы Мәми / Qairat Äbdırazaqūly Mämi; born May 9, 1954) is a Kazakh jurist and politician. He served as Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, and Chairman of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan.

## Early life

Mami was born in 1954. He graduated from the Kazakh State University in 1981 specializing in law.

## Career

In April 2011 he was appointed a Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was later approved as Chairman of the Senate.
He held positions as Chairman of the Guryev (Atyrau) Regional Court, Member of the Supreme Court of the Kazakh SSR, Chairman of the Almaty Municipal Court, Chairman of the Panel of the Supreme Court, Vice Minister of Justice, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Chairman of the Supreme Court, and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

## Recognition

He was awarded Parasat, 2nd degree, Barys orders, and four medals.