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# ARA Azopardo (1922)

ARA Azopardo was a tugboat of the Argentine Navy, built in the Bethlehem Shipyard in 1919 and transferred to Argentina in 1922. It was based at the port of Buenos Aires and later at Puerto Belgrano, and it was decommissioned in 1941. The vessel was named after the Juan Bautista Azopardo, a Maltese privateer and officer of the Argentine Navy during the Independence and Cisplatine wars, and was the second Argentine naval ship with this name.

## Design

Azopardo was a steam tugboat built in 1919 at the Bethlehem Co., in Boston. It had a single funnel and two simple masts.
It was powered by two triple expansion steam engines of 900 hp each, with two boilers, driving two propellers. It could carry 250 tons of coal, and consumed a maximum of 20 tons of coal per day, giving it a maximum range of 20 days at sea.
It was equipped with a "Lidgerwood" steam engine on its stern, for towing ships. It also had a refrigerated store, and electric searchlights.

## History

Azopardo was launched in 1919 in United States, as Barstow. It was transferred to Argentina in 1922 by the US Navigation Board, to compensate for the damages caused by the ship American Legion in the port of Buenos Aires.
It was commissioned by the Argentine Navy in December 1922 by O. G. 211/922, and put in service in the port of Buenos Aires. In December 1924 was transferred to Puerto Belgrano. From 1925 to 1928 was part of the "Instruction Division", until that unit was dissolved. It remained on auxiliary tasks on port until 1929 when was assigned to the 1st Division of the Sea Fleet, serving until 1931 with it. From 1932 onwards had different assignments within Puerto Belgrano, until put out of service in 1936.
Between 1936 and 1939 had sporadic use; finally in 1941 was decommissioned and scheduled for disposal (decreee Nº 91.352, 17 May 1941). It was sold in 1943, to be scrapped.
# ARA Azopardo

ARA Azopardo or Azopardo may refer to one the following vessels of the Argentine Navy, named after Juan Bautista Azopardo, an Argentine naval officer:
* ARA Azopardo (1884), 1885–1922, was a transport
* ARA Azopardo (1922), 1922–1943, was a tugboat
* ARA Azopardo (P-35), 1955–1972, was a frigate
Azopardo may also refer to one the following vessels of the Argentine Naval Prefecture, with same namesake:
* Juan B. Azopardo (GC 11), a former US Navy Asheville-class frigate transferred to Argentina
* PNA Azopardo (GC-25), a Mantilla-class patrol boat in service since 1983
# Rift lake

A rift lake is a lake formed as a result of subsidence related to movement on faults within a rift zone, an area of extensional tectonics in the continental crust. They are often found within rift valleys and may be very deep. Rift lakes may be bounded by large steep cliffs along the fault margins.

## Examples

* Lake Baikal, in Siberia
* Lake Balaton, in Hungary
* The Dead Sea, on the border of Israel, Palestine and Jordan, a pull-apart basin, formed along the Dead Sea Transform.
* Ebi Lake in China at the Dzungarian Gate on the border with Kazakhstan
* Lake Elsinore, in the Elsinore Trough in Southern California
* Lake Hazar, in Turkey
* Lake Idaho, a Pliocene rift lake in Idaho
* Lake Khuvsgul, northern Mongolia
* Limagne, an infilled Paleogene rift lake in France
* Lake Lockatong, a rift lake of Triassic age, formed in the Newark Basin.
* Lake Malawi, part of East African Rift
* The Orcadian Basin, in northern Scotland, had rift lakes that formed during the Middle Devonian.
* Rift Valley lakes, eastern Africa
* Lake Tanganyika, part of Albertine Rift
* Lake Vostok, in Antarctica, may have formed in a rift setting
* Þingvallavatn, in Iceland
# Rendahlia

Rendahlia jaubertensis is a species of sole native to the Pacific coast of Australia. This species is the only known member of its genus.
# Shark Girl

Shark Girl may refer to:
* Daffney (1975–2021), professional wrestler
* Shark Girl (novel), a 2007 novel in verse by Kelly Bingham
* "Shark Girl," a character by Casey Riordan Millard
* Shark-Girl, Brazilian super-heroine from Marvel Comics named Iara Dos Santos
# Shark Girl (novel)

Shark Girl (2007) is the debut novel by Kelly Bingham. It is a young adult novel in verse that tells the story of the fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood who goes swimming at a California beach in June, is attacked by a shark and has to have her right arm amputated. The novel is told mostly through blank verse poetry that is interspersed with news articles about Jane’s attack and letters of encouragement she receives from strangers. The story is similar to—but not based upon— the life of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton who had her left arm bitten off by a shark in 2003.
# 2015 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The World Group II play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2016 World Group, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.
Participating Teams :
| Argentina | Belarus | Japan | Paraguay |
| Serbia | Slovakia | Spain | Sweden |

## Serbia vs. Paraguay

| Serbia 4 | Spens Sport Centre, Novi Sad, Serbia 18–19 April 2015 Hard (outdoor) | Spens Sport Centre, Novi Sad, Serbia 18–19 April 2015 Hard (outdoor) | Paraguay 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Aleksandra Krunić Verónica Cepede Royg 6 1 6 3     2 Ana Ivanovic Montserrat González 6 2 6 0     3 Ivana Jorović Verónica Cepede Royg 6 3 2 6 1 6   4 Aleksandra Krunić Montserrat González 6 0 6 2     5 Ivana Jorović / Aleksandra Krunić Verónica Cepede Royg / Montserrat González 6 1 6 4 ||||

## Slovakia vs. Sweden

| Slovakia 4 | Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia 18–19 April 2015 Clay (indoor) | Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia 18–19 April 2015 Clay (indoor) | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Rebecca Peterson 6 3 6 3     2 Daniela Hantuchová Susanne Celik 6 2 6 0     3 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Ellen Allgurin 6 1 6 4     4 Daniela Hantuchová Rebecca Peterson       not played 5 Jana Čepelová / Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Susanne Celik / Rebecca Peterson 4 6 6 3 [10] [7] ||||

## Japan vs. Belarus

| Japan 2 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 18–19 April 2015 Hard (indoor) | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 18–19 April 2015 Hard (indoor) | Belarus 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Misaki Doi Victoria Azarenka 1 6 2 6     2 Kurumi Nara Olga Govortsova 6 4 4 6 6 2   3 Kurumi Nara Victoria Azarenka 3 6 3 6     4 Ayumi Morita Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 6 4   5 Shuko Aoyama / Ayumi Morita Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova 3 6 4 6 ||||

## Argentina vs. Spain

| Argentina 0 | Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18–19 April 2015 Clay | Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18–19 April 2015 Clay | Spain 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Paula Ormaechea Sara Sorribes Tormo 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 1 6   2 María Irigoyen Lara Arruabarrena 0 6 1 6     3 Paula Ormaechea Lara Arruabarrena 1 6 6 4 7 9   4 María Irigoyen Sara Sorribes Tormo       not played 5 Tatiana Búa / Nadia Podoroska Anabel Medina Garrigues / Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov 6 4 1 6 [3] [10] ||||
# 2015 Fergana Challenger – Men's doubles

Sergey Betov and Alexander Bury were the defending champions, but Bury decided not to participate. Betov teamed up with Michail Elgin and successfully defended the title, beating Denys Molchanov and Franko Škugor in the final, 6–3, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Sergey Betov / Michail Elgin (champions)
* Radu Albot / Alexander Kudryavtsev (quarterfinals)
* Chen Ti / Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (quarterfinals)
* Denys Molchanov / Franko Škugor (final)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | S Betov M Elgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Sultanov Pavel Tsoy | 0 | 2 | | 1 | S Betov M Elgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Arévalo I Ivashka | 4 | 5 | | WC | S Fayziev D Karimov | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Fayziev D Karimov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | S Betov M Elgin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | T Chen J Nedunchezhiyan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Milojević M Tepavac | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Rizo Saidkhodjaev Diyor Yuldashev | 0 | 0 | | 3 | T Chen J Nedunchezhiyan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Milojević M Tepavac | 6 | 7 | | | N Milojević M Tepavac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bossel A Šetkić | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Betov M Elgin | 6 | 7 |
| | T Gabashvili D Matsukevich | 3 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Molchanov F Škugor | 3 | 5 |
| | T Ismailov Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev | 6 | 6$^5$ | [8] | | T Gabashvili D Matsukevich | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | [9] | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kalovelonis C Wang | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 4 | D Molchanov F Škugor | 6$^8$ | 6 | [11] | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Molchanov F Škugor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | D Molchanov F Škugor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D O'Brien R Roelofse | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | D O'Brien R Roelofse | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Shyla A Vasilevski | 6$^5$ | 7$^9$ | [7] | | D O'Brien R Roelofse | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Grigelis L Mugevičius | 7$^7$ | 2 | [6] | 2 | R Albot A Kudryavtsev | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Albot A Kudryavtsev | 6$^3$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# Return of the Chinese Boxer

Return of the Chinese Boxer is a 1977 sequel to the 1970 Hong Kong film The Chinese Boxer and is directed by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu.

## Plot

Since the time of the Ming period, A Chinese boxer returns to take revenge on a gang of Japanese ninjitsu experts. a japanese man has a new weapon of a six holed rifle to kill chinese mings and qing martial artist.

## Cast

* Jimmy Wang Yu as Tsao Pai Leung
* Lung Fei as Black Crane
* Hsieh Han as Kitsu
* Emily Cheung Ying Chan as Female Ninja
* Philip Ko as Chen Liu
* Jack Long as Kun Pan So
* Blackie Ko as Thai Fighter
* Yeung Fui Yuk as Nagata
* Kam Kong as Monk Yen Feng
* Wang Yung Hsing as Flying Dagger
* Hsieh Hsing as Kin Po
* Sun Jung Chi as Chao Hsao Lung
* Lei Chun as Colonel Wei
* Ching Chi Min as Lady Fong
* Ma Chi as General To
* Chen Ti Men as Japanese Lord
# Return of the Champions

Return of the Champions is a double live album by English rock band Queen + Paul Rodgers. It was recorded in May 2005 during the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England (except for "Imagine", which was performed in Hyde Park, London immediately after that year's terrorist attack) and released on 19 September 2005. A companion DVD was released in October, directed by David Mallet.
Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Robert Christgau | D+ link |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

## Track listing

All lead vocals performed by Paul Rodgers, except where noted.

### Disc 2

NOTES: Tracks 12-13 are bonus songs from the DVD

## Personnel

* Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, guitars
* Brian May – guitars, arrangements, vocals
* Roger Taylor – drums, percussion, vocals
* Spike Edney – keyboards, percussion, vocals
* Jamie Moses – guitars, vocals
* Danny Miranda – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
* Freddie Mercury – pre-recorded vocals ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Beautiful Day"), pre-recorded piano ("Bohemian Rhapsody")

## Charts
### Album

| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 19 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 52 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 39 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 19 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 80 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 13 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 47 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 19 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 44 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 42 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 12 |
| US Billboard 200 | 84 |

### DVD

| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| Australian Music DVDs Chart | 16 |
| Austrian Music DVDs Chart | 2 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart | 7 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart | 6 |
| Danish Music DVDs Chart | 10 |
| Dutch Music DVDs Chart | 2 |
| Greek Music DVDs Chart | 3 |
| Italian Music DVDs Chart | 4 |
| Spanish Music DVDs Chart | 6 |
| US Music Videos Chart | 13 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 7,500$^^$ |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 10,000$^*$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 25,000$^^$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
# Sharmila

Sharmila (Hindi : शर्मिला) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "comfort", "joy" and"protection".

## Notable people named Sharmila

* Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Sri Lankan-American physician
* Sharmila Bhattacharya (born 1964), American-Nigerian doctor and NASA scientist
* Sharmila Biswas (born 1962), Indian dancer and choreographer
* Sharmila Chakraborty (born 1961), Indian cricketer
* Sharmila Devar (born 1977), American actress
* Sharmila Farooqi (born 1978), Pakistani politician
* Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, Indian professor of material science
* Sharmila Nicollet (born 1991), French-Indian golfer
* Sharmila Rege (1964–2013), Indian sociologist, feminist and writer
* Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 1972), Indian poet, political and civil rights activist
* Sharmila Tagore (born 1944), Indian actress
* Y. S. Sharmila (born 1973), Indian politician

## Notable people named Sarmila

* Sarmila Bose (born 1959), Harvard Academic

## Notable people named Sharmiela

* Sharmiela Mandre (born 1989), Indian actress
# Revival (Jully Black album)

Revival is the second album by Canadian R&B artist Jully Black. The album was released on October 16, 2007. The album has been proven to be her most successful record as it was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association with sales of over 50,000 copies.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| NOW | |
Matthew Chisling of AllMusic found the album an improvement over This Is Me, praising the production for containing both retro and modern beats, and Black as a performer and songwriter, concluding that "On Revival, we see so many sides of a truly multi-dimensional Black who, thanks to more than a decade of struggle and failure, releases a powerful showing of delicious Rhythm & Blues to her fans and leaves them coming back for more. Black has improved in every aspect, and establishes herself as a truly credible R&B Canadian diva who deserves heaps of praise and success; Canada, you've found your Mary J." Ryan B. Patrick of Exclaim! also gave praise to the production but said that listeners might be put off by it playing safe and yearn for Black's trademark genre-mixing sound, concluding that, "In the grand scheme of things however, its remarkable that a Canadian R&B artist even gets to record a sophomore disc, much less one as ambitious as this. Revival rocks rightly, plays it safe and essentially ensures Black a lengthy and award-winning Canadian career." Jason Richards, writing for NOW, was critical of the album's single "Seven Day Fool" and felt that it carried over on the production sounding mainstream and radio-friendly, concluding that "[T]he canned production is undeservedly insipid and needlessly limits Black's potent and versatile energy. The only highlight is "Wishing", which makes brilliant use of a whistling sample heard in Kill Bill."

## Samples

* "My Baby" contains an interpolation and sample of "Love Jones" by Clarence Johnson, Ralph Larry Eskridge and Randolph Murph performed by Brighter Side of Darkness.
* "Wishing" contains elements from "Twisted Nerve" written and composed by Herrmann.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Revival.
* Dylan "3D" Dresdow: mixing (Paper VU Studios, Los Angeles, CA)
* Brad Blackwood: mastering (Euphonic Masters)
* David "Click" Cox: A&R
* Garnet Armstrong: art direction
* Susan Michalek: design
* Ivan Otis: photography
* Peter Papapetrou: stylist
* Ryan Reed: hair
* Shauna Llewellyn: make-up
* Colin Lewis: booking agent (The Agency Group)
* Sandy Pandya: management (Pandyamonium Artist Management)
# Revival (Gillian Welch album)

Revival is the first album by American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, released on April 9, 1996. Revival was nominated for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
The plant described in the song, "Acony Bell" appears to be Shortia galacifolia, also known as the Oconee bells. Welch later began her own record label under the name Acony. To celebrate the album's 20th anniversary, Welch re-released Revival as Boots No 1: The Official Revival Bootleg which included demos, outtakes and alternate versions of the tracks in addition to eight new songs.

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Sun-Times | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Uncut | |
| The Village Voice | B− |
Mark Deming of AllMusic called it a "superb debut" and wrote, "Welch's debts to artists of the past are obvious and clearly acknowledged, but there's a maturity, intelligence, and keen eye for detail in her songs you wouldn't expect from someone simply trying to ape the Carter Family." Bill Friskics-Warren of No Depression praised the album as "breathtakingly austere evocations of rural culture." Ann Powers of Rolling Stone gave Revival a lukewarm review and criticized Welch for not singing of her own experiences, and "manufacturing emotion." Robert Christgau wrote Welch "just doesn't have the voice, eye, or way with words to bring her simulation off."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, except where noted

## Personnel

* Gillian Welch – vocals, guitar
* David Rawlings – guitar, vocals, bass, Optigan
* James Burton – guitar, National Steel guitar
* Armando Campean – bass
* Buddy Harman – drums
* John Hughey – pedal Steel
* Roy Huskey Jr. – bass
* Jay Joyce – E-Bow, guitar
* Jim Keltner – drums
* Greg Leisz – dobro, Weissenborn
* T Bone Burnett – Optigan
# ASG Vorwärts Cottbus

ASG Vorwärts Cottbus was an East German football club from the city of Cottbus in Brandenburg. The club was established in 1955 through the wholesale transfer of players from Vorwärts Leipzig to the local airforce club known as Sport Club Vorwärts der Luftstreitkräfte Cottbus.
Following World War II Germany was occupied by the victorious Allies and a separate state – the German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR; commonly in English, East Germany) – emerged in the Soviet-held eastern part of the country. The formation of an independent East German football competition soon followed. The name Vorwärts was used in East Germany by those clubs associated with the armed forces, paramilitary organizations, and police.

## History

Now playing as Sportvereinigung Vorwärts Cottbus, the former airforce side was part of the Bezirksliga Cottbus (IV) and the arrival of the Leipzig players contributed to a title win there and promotion to the 2.DDR-Liga (III). The team was renamed Armee-Sportklub Vorwärts Cottbus in 1957. They spent five seasons in third-tier play before advancing to the DDR-Liga (II) through a promotion playoff following a divisional title win in 1959.
The Cottbus side missed promotion to first-division play when they finished second to Lok Stendal in 1963. In 1966, the club was degraded from a sports club to a sports community and again renamed, becoming Armeesportgemeinschaft Vorwärts Cottbus. They became a DDR-Liga fixture spending 14 seasons in second-tier play until slipping to the Bezirksliga after a 10th-place finish in 1974.
Cottbus made its first appearance in play for the FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup) in 1962 and appeared in each subsequent cup tournament until 1974. However, the team was never able to make its way out of the early rounds.
In 1975 the club was transferred to Kamenz, Saxony near Dresden where they would play for the next ten seasons as Armee-Sportgemeinschaft Vorwärts Kamenz until folding in 1985.

## Honours

* Bezirksliga Cottbus champions: 1955
* 2.DDR-Liga divisional champions: 1959
# AS Corbeil-Essonnes XIII Spartans

AS Corbeil Essonne XIII Spartiates are a French Rugby league club based in Essonnes, Paris in the Île-de-France region. The club plays in the Île-de-France regional league of the French National Division 2.

## History

* It wasn't until 2009 that AS Corbeil XIII, as they were originally called, made an impact in French rugby league. It was that season that the club recorded their highest ever league position, winning the second tier Elite Two Championship by beating RC Baho XIII in the final 30-14 under Australian coach Jamie Papa.
* Unable to earn promotion to the top flight, the club went into administration after overstretching themselves and were forced to drop down to the bottom tier.
* The new owners renamed the club The Spartiates XIII after the club relocated to Essonnes and were brought under the same banner as the football club of the same name.
* The club also left their home ground Stade de Robinson and moved to the Stade Albert Mercier.
* In the 2010–2011 season they won the National Division 2 title.
* In 2015 the name Spartans was added to the club name.

## Honours

* Elite Two Championship (1): 2008-09
* National Division 2 (1): 2010-11
# Return to Paradise (short story collection)

Return to Paradise (1951) is a collection of short stories written by American author James A. Michener. The collection is a sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, the collection that launched his career in 1947. In Return to Paradise, Michener revisits the islands and cultures of the South Pacific in the late 1940s, combining factual descriptions and tales set in such exotic places as Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia.

## Contents

* The Mighty Ocean
* The Atoll
* Mr. Morgan
* Polynesia
* Povenaa's Daughter
* Fiji
* The Mynah Birds
* Guadalcanal
* The Story
* Espiritu Santo
* The Good Life
* New Zealand
* Until They Sail
* Australia
* The Jungle
* New Guinea
* The Fossickers
* Rabaul
* What I Learned

## Reception

Orville Prescott of The New York Times wrote that all eight stories were "intelligent, competent, professional. But none of them can compare with the dozen or so best in 'Tales of the South Pacific.' To repeat an earlier success has always been one of the most difficult of literary tasks. Mr. Michener hasn't been able to bring it off." A. J. Liebling of The New Yorker wrote that Michener "has had to assume a number of expert roles, including those of anthropologist, linguist, historian, gastronome, economist, and expert on colonial administration, but he's handled this Hydra-headed assignment modestly and in an easy-going and sometimes distinguished style. His fictional pieces, however, seem to have been tossed off without any long period of incubation, and the points they make, while undoubtedly estimable, are arrived at in fairly obvious ways."

## Film adaptations

The story "Mr. Morgan" from Return to Paradise was made into a film of the same name in 1953 by United Artists. Starring Gary Cooper and Roberta Haynes, it was directed by Mark Robson, who also brought The Bridges at Toko-Ri, another Michener book, to screen one year later.
The story "Until They Sail" was filmed in 1957 as Until They Sail with Paul Newman and Jean Simmons and was directed by Robert Wise.