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BK (musician)

BK is the working name of the English hard house producer Ben Keen (born in London in 1978.

His "Revolution" single became one of the few hard house records to receive regular airplay on daytime BBC Radio 1, and between 1995 and 2005, he produced over one hundred 12" singles. He was the last artist to reach the UK Singles Chart with a vinyl only release ("Revolution"). He secured six hits in the UK chart.

BK started his career in production at the age of 16, when employed as a trainee engineer.  He moved later to writing music for both film and television, having gained recording studio experience at Media Records. He progressed to recording his own music for Nukleuz Records, and performing worldwide as a club DJ.

A regular in the DJ Mag top 100 he was also credited with being a pioneer of the scene and its most successful producer. While the in-house producer at Nukleuz records they won the largest selling independent label award two years running.

In 2021 he launched an educational masterclass to teach aspiring producers how he created his 2003 hit Revolution.

Discography

Singles

† Fergie and BK
‡ BK and Nick Sentience
¶ Cortina featuring BK and Madam Friction

References

External links
Interview with BK

1973 births
Living people
English record producers
English house musicians
English DJs
People from Woodford, London
Electronic dance music DJs
WRUA

WRUA (channel 8), branded on-air as Tiva TV, is a Spanish-language independent television station serving northeastern Puerto Rico that is licensed to Fajardo. The station is owned by Eastern Television Corporation and operated by Grupo TIVA, a joint venture between Dr. Norman Gonzalez Chacon, under Dr. Norman's Broadcasting (stockholder), Iglesia Cristiana El Caballero de la Cruz (station licensee) & Alejandro Luciano (shareholder, owner of translator stations). The station is showing lifestyle and health programs. WRUA maintains its studios located at Julio Andino Street, at the corner of Simon Madera Avenue in Rio Piedras and its transmitter is located in the El Yunque National Forest.

W08EI-D (virtual and digital channel 8) in Guaynabo operates as a full-time translator of WRUA, serving San Juan and eastern Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Alejandro Luciano. The transmitter is located at Cerro La Marquesa in Aguas Buenas.

History
On March 7, 1997, WRUA channel 34 started broadcasting religious programming. WRUA was owned by Damarys de Jesus, who serves as a general manager. In 2000, WRUA is sold to Eastern Television Corporation for $40,000, and joining the Telecadena ECN religious network, as satellite of WECN.

From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using the Citytv branding, under license from CHUM Limited – it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil. Rogers Media discontinued the licensing for WRUA, after its acquisition of Citytv, and the station formerly serves as a translator for WECN.

Both prior to its time as Citytv and after, WRUA was and still is a religious station.

WECN & WRUA forces to shut down on October 22, 2014, due to financial reasons. as of 2015, WECN is Silent, and its sale is pending to the new officers & directors, under Único TV Media for $1.9 million. On March 1, 2015; WRUA returns to the air, and will become a Satellite of WVQS-LD, repeating Telemicro Internacional on Channel 33.1 & The Retro Channel on 33.2. On April 17, WRUA will become a full-time Locally owned Independent station, broadcasting Retro Music Videos on channel 33.1, just before WVQS-LD moves CTNi to 50.1 & Telemicro Internacional to WSJU-TV channel 31.1.

On August 10, 2015, WRUA moves its frequency from 33.1 to channel 8.1, becoming a satellite of WWXY-LD, as part of the Tiva TV Network.

On October 27, 2015, WRUA will sell $1,000,000 to Grupo TIVA (Dr. Norman Gonzalez, president, Edwin Gonzalez, general manager), the owners of WWXY-LD, marking its move to low-power channel 38, and will become the first full-power VHF O&O television station to be owned by TIVA. The sale was completed on December 7, 2015.

Digital television
The stations' digital signals are multiplexed:

Analog-to-digital conversion

On February 17, 2009, WECN and WRUA signed off their analog signals.

Translator stations
WRUA can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

References

External links

RUA
Television channels and stations established in 1997
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
1997 establishments in Puerto Rico
Independent television stations
Estadio Wilfrido Massieu

Estadio Wilfrido Massieu is an outdoor stadium located north of Mexico City, within the "Adolfo Lopez Mateos" campus of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). It was built in 1959 and has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. The stadium is the home field of the IPN's college football teams: the Águilas Blancas and Burros Blancos .

The stadium was primarily used for American football until 2000, when it was vetoed from American football events by damages in its structure. However, in 2015 it was announced that the stadium will again host American football matches.

Currently, the stadium is also used by the Mayas of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional.

See also 
 Águilas Blancas
 Mexican College Football

References

External links

College American football venues in Mexico
Athletics (track and field) venues in Mexico
Wilfrido Massieu
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
1959 establishments in Mexico
Sports venues completed in 1959
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin

The Diocese of Zrenjanin (Latin: Dioecesis Zrenjanensis,  / , , , ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Serbia. It is subject to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade. The Diocese is centered in the city of Zrenjanin.

Territory
The Diocese of Zrenjanin encompasses the Serbian part of the Banat region, which is mostly situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (the small part of the area administratively belongs to the City of Belgrade).

The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint John of Nepomuk in Zrenjanin, which was built in 1868.

The diocese is multi-ethnic and has members primarily from the sizable Hungarian and Croat communities, as well as Bulgarians, Czechs, Slovaks, and Germans.

History
Until the end of First World War, the territory of the present-day Diocese of Zrenjanin belonged to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Csanád. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, region of Western Banat was incorporated into newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia). In 1923, the Apostolic Administration of Yugoslav Banat was created. First apostolic administrator was Ivan Rafael Rodić. In 1924, he was appointed first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade, continuing to serve also as apostolic administrator of Yugoslav Banat. Until the end of Second World War, the largest number of Roman Catholics in the territory of Yugoslav Banat was of German ethnicity. In 1986, apostolic administration was reorganized into "Diocese of Zrenjanin" and placed under metropolitan jurisdiction of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade.

Administrators and bishops
 1923–1936 Ivan Rafael Rodić
 1936–1961 Josip Ujčić
 1961–1971 Gabrijel Bukatko
 1971–1988 Tamás Jung (bishop since 1986)
 1988–2007 László Huzsvár
 2007–present László Nemet

See also
Roman Catholic Church in Serbia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica
Roman Catholic Diocese of Syrmia

External links
Bishopric of Zrenjanin

Banat
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Estadio Templo del Dolor

(Temple of Pain Stadium) is a stadium in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.  It is primarily used for American football and is the home field of the Aztecas UDLAP.  It holds 4,500  people.

Artilleros Puebla from Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), Mexico's top American football league, also played their home games at the Templo del Dolor for the 2019 season.

References

Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Sports venues in Puebla
College American football venues in Mexico
American football venues in Mexico
Estadio La Congeladora

Estadio La Congeladora ("The Freezer") is a stadium in Toluca, Mexico, on the campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Toluca. It is primarily used for American football and is the home field of the university's team, Borregos Salvajes Toluca. It holds 5,000 people and was built in 2001.

In April 2014, the stadium was converted from a green artificial turf surface to a blue playing surface provided by Polytan, the first and only colored turf surface in use in Mexican college football.

References

La Congeladora
Toluca
Auditorio Municipal

Auditorio Municipal is an indoor arena in Torreón, Mexico.  It is primarily used for basketball and is the home field of the Toros Laguna and Algodoneras.  It holds 4,363 people.

Municipal
Sports venues in Coahuila
Indoor arenas in Mexico
Basketball venues in Mexico
Volleyball venues in Mexico
Estadio El Gigante del Norte

Estadio El Gigante del Norte, officially named Monumental de la Vicente López, is a multi-use stadium in Salta, Argentina.  It is currently used mostly for football matches.  The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built in 1993.

References

g
Buildings and structures in Salta
Sport in Salta Province
George Muirhead (linguist)

George Muirhead (1715–1773) was a Scottish linguist.

Life
Muirhead was born at Dunipace. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh (M.A. 1742), he was ordained as a Minister of the Kirk in 1746. He was professor of oriental languages at the University of Glasgow (1753-4), until his appointment as Chair of Humanity in 1754. Muirhead was elected Clerk of Senate in 1769.

Muirhead died on 31 August 1773. He was "an enthusiastic and accomplished classical scholar", and with James Moor, professor of Greek, superintended the noble edition of Homer in 4 vols., printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis of Glasgow (the Iliad in 1756, the Odyssey, with the Hymns and Fragments, in 1758).

Legacy
The Muirhead Prizes are awarded in his memory.

References

1715 births
1773 deaths
18th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland
People from Falkirk (council area)
Scottish linguists
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Scottish editors
Academics of the University of Glasgow
People of the Scottish Enlightenment
Olympic Stadium (Caracas)

Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a multipurpose stadium (football, athletics, rugby) used mainly for association football in Caracas, Venezuela, which serves the home ground of Caracas F.C., Deportivo La Guaira, Metropolitanos F.C., and Universidad Central. It has a capacity of 24,264.

History

The stadium was designed by Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva.  It was opened in 1951 and renovated in 2007. It used to be the home ground of Unión S.C.

The stadium has hosted major events such as the Copa Libertadores, the 1983 Pan American Games and the South American qualifiers for the World Cup, as well as the former Copa Merconorte and matches of the Copa América. 

There have been several important football teams that have played at this stadium, such as Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Real Madrid, USSR, Argentina and Brazil. 

The 1975 Copa América final between Peru and Colombia was also played in this stadium.

In 2009, Aerosmith was to be the first act playing at Estadio Olímpico. The concert was cancelled due to a knee infection to lead guitarist Joe Perry.

Copa América matches

1975 Copa América
The Olímpico was the venue for the 1975 Copa América play-off final:

2007 Copa América
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2007 Copa América. The following games were played at the stadium during said event:

References

External links

Olimpico
Olimpico
Copa América stadiums
Multi-purpose stadiums in Venezuela
Sports venues in Caracas
Pan American Games opening ceremony stadiums
1950 establishments in Venezuela
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Rugby union stadiums in Venezuela
University Stadium (Caracas)

The Estadio Universitario is a multi-use stadium in Caracas, Venezuela, and is used mostly for baseball games. The stadium holds 20,723 people and was built in 1952.

The Estadio Universitario served as the home stadium for the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League club Leones del Caracas until 2023 and the Tiburones de la Guaira as well until 2019, though they still use the stadium as a secondary home.

Concerts

References

Baseball venues in Venezuela
Estadio Universitario de Caracas
Sports venues completed in 1952
Estadio Universitario de Caracas
Sports venues in Caracas
Seiyō Kibun

The  is a 3-volume study of the Occident by Japanese politician and scholar Arai Hakuseki based on conversations with Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti.
The first volume is a collection of conversations with Sidotti. The second volume is a study of "the five continents" (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas).  The third volume contains an overview of Roman Catholicism which includes some of Hakuseki's critical notes on Christianity, as well as a few comparisons he makes between Christianity and Buddhism. It was written in or around 1713, and published in 1882.

Translation of a key dialogue in the work can be found in Jason Josephson, The Invention of Religion in Japan, Appendix 1, p. 263-264.

References

Edo-period works
1710s books
History of Christianity in Japan
Geography books
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were 7 competitors from 5 nations in the triple jump, then known as the "hop, skip, and jump" despite the wide range of techniques used by the competitors. The event was held on 6 April, immediately after the first heats of the 100 metre race. Since there was only one round of the triple jump, the winner was crowned as the first modern Olympic champion.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. There were 11 entrants, but only 7 men actually started.

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping. There were no rules on the jumps allowed. "The styles of the medalists were described in The Field as follows: Connolly took two hops on his right foot and then a jump; Tuffèri performed a hop, step and a jump in the standard English method; and Persakis used two steps and a jump."

Records

There were no standing Olympic records (as this was the first Games) before the event.

* unofficial

The following record was established during the competition:

Schedule

The exact time of the contest is not known; it was the second event of the Games. The first day began with the arrival of the King and a brief opening ceremony at 3 p.m., followed by the first round of the 100 metres before the triple jump began.

Results

References

Sources
  (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
  (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org)
 

Men's jump triple
Triple jump at the Olympics
Dargan Bridge

Dargan Bridge may refer to:

Dargan Bridge, Belfast, a railway bridge
William Dargan Bridge, Dublin, a light rail bridge
Dallas Adams

Dallas Roland Adams (17 February 1947 – 29 August 1991) was an English actor noted for his television performances.

His television credits include Strange Report, Thriller, Space: 1999, Bergerac, Doctor Who (in the serial Planet of Fire), Robin of Sherwood and Agatha Christie's Poirot, and his film credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), From Beyond the Grave (1974), Gulag (1985) and King Ralph (1991).

Adams, who started his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1968 was also a painter and a playwright. His working-class family (his mother worked as a cleaner , and his father Alec as a taxi driver ) moved from Islington to the L.C.C. Estate at South Oxhey near Watford in the 1950s , where they lived in Little Oxhey Lane. 

According to the audio memoirs of John Nathan-Turner, in the early 1980s, Adams was the largest gay palimony lawsuit winner in English legal history, and his casting in Doctor Who had been criticised by homophobic elements in the British tabloid press. He died in Camden, London in 1991 of AIDS, aged 44.

Partial filmography
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) – Attendant
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) – 2nd Police Official
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) – Felix
From Beyond the Grave (1974) – 2nd young male new flat owner (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher") (uncredited)
Gulag (1985) – Pearson
King Ralph (1991) – MC at Strip Club (final film role)

References

External links

Dallas Adams at Theatricalia

1947 births
1991 deaths
English male film actors
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
AIDS-related deaths in England
English gay actors
Royal Shakespeare Company members
Actors from Islington (district)
Male actors from London
Eleftheros Typos

Eleftheros Typos (, in English, "Free Press") is a daily newspaper published in Athens.

It was founded in 1916 by Andreas Kavafakis with a liberal Venizelist political position. Kavafakis was murdered in 1922 by anti-Venizelists (see National Schism) and the newspaper was closed in 1927.

It was republished temporarily in the 1960s by Tegopoulos/Kavafakis.

It was republished in 1983 by the Lilian Voudouri Press Foundation. Eminent in liberal and conservative circles, it vied for the top sales spot in the 1980s, but today trails its left-of-center competitors by a margin, though still retaining its influence. It is characterized by a pro-European Union approach to foreign policy, and supports liberal reforms in the Greek economy. It was purchased by ship-owner and prominent businessman Theodore Angelopoulos, husband of Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.

On 22 June 2009, the shareholders' general meeting decided to cease operations of Free Press, Press Sunday and Radio City SA. The decision caused a number of media to go on strike  for 24 hours. The newspaper permanently shut down all operations on 22 June 2009.

In 2009 SABD Ekdotiki SA  obtained the rights to the newspaper title and the newspaper returned to the stands on November 9, 2009.

References

External links
 Ελεύθερος Τύπος official website

1916 establishments in Greece
Newspapers established in 1983
Greek-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Athens
Daily newspapers published in Greece
Deadly Lullabyes

Deadly Lullabyes Live is the second live album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond, released on 21 September 2004 through Massacre Records. It was recorded during The Puppet Master promotion tour. It spans two discs. The album features only recordings from the United States part of the tour.

Track listing

Disc one
 "Funeral"
 "A Mansion in Darkness"
 "The Family Ghost"
 "Black Horsemen"
 "Spare This Life"
 "Mansion in Sorrow"
 "Spirits"
 "Sorry Dear"
 "Eye of the Witch"
 "Sleepless Nights"

Disc two
 "The Puppet Master"
 "Blood to Walk"
 "So Sad"
 "Living Dead"
 "Welcome Home"
 "The Invisible Guests"
 "Burn"
 ""Introductions""
 "Halloween"
 "No Presents for Christmas"

Personnel

Band
King Diamond – vocals
Andy LaRocque – guitars
Mike Wead – guitars
Hal Patino – bass
Matt Thompson – drums

Additional musician
Livia Zita – additional vocals

Production
Øystein Wierli – live sound
Jodi Cachia – actress

References

King Diamond albums
2004 live albums
Massacre Records live albums
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

The men's high jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The high jump was held on 10 April. Five competitors took part in the event, three of them Americans. Ellery Clark, who had previously won the long jump, also won this event. Garrett and Connolly tied for second place.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Fourteen athletes entered, but only five started. This was the only one of the 12 athletics events in 1896 in which there were no Greek competitors. The world record holder was Michael Sweeney, but he had "turned professional in early 1896 and was not eligible."

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping. The bar started at 1.50 metres, increasing 5 centimetres at a time until 1.60 metres and then by 2.5 centimetres at a time. When the victor was the only man left, he was able to choose the height.

Records

There were no standing world records (the IAAF began ratifying records in 1912) or Olympic records (as this was the first Games) before the event. The unofficial world record holder was Michael Sweeney at .

* unofficial

The following record was established during the competition:

Schedule

The exact time of the contest is not known; it was the second event of the afternoon session, following only the 100 metres final.

Results

All five cleared the bar at 1.50 and 1.55 metres. Hofmann was unable to clear 1.60 metres. Sjöberg made that jump, but could not clear 1.625 metres. All three Americans made that mark and the next, at 1.65 metres, but only Clark was able to clear 1.675 metres. He then cleared 1.70, 1.75, and 1.81 metres successively. Jump sequences are not known

References

Sources
  (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
  (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org)
 

Men's jump high
High jump at the Olympics
List of speed metal bands

This is a list of speed metal bands. Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music.


List of bands

See also 
 List of heavy metal bands by genre

References

External links 
 

Lists of extreme heavy metal bands
French cruiser La Galissonnière

La Galissonnière was the lead ship of her class of six light cruisers built for the  (French Navy) during the 1930s. She was named in honour of Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière. During World War II, she served with Vichy France.

Design and description
The La Galissonnière class was designed as an enlarged and improved version of the preceding . The ships had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . They displaced  at standard load and  at deep load. Their crew consisted of 557 men in peacetime and 612 in wartime.

History
La Galissonnière was at first assigned to the 2nd Light Squadron in the Mediterranean until October 1937, when she formed the 3rd Cruiser Division at Toulon, together with her sister ships Jean de Vienne and Marseillaise.

At the outbreak of World War II, La Galissonnière carried out patrol duties off the Tunisian coast until mid-November 1939, when she started a major refit at Brest until the end of February 1940. She then was based at Toulon until the French surrender in June.

From January 1941, she was part of the Vichy "High Seas Force" at Toulon. Two of the three cruisers from the 3rd Cruisers Division – she and Marseillaise – never went to high sea due to lack of fuel, except in November 1940, to cover the return to Toulon of the battleship Provence, severely damaged by British gunfire in July 1940 during Operation Catapult. However, La Galissonnière was effectively disarmed and inactive.

When the Germans occupied Vichy France, she was scuttled on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans and Italians. The cruiser shared the drydock with Dunkerque, and her captain moved her forward and opened the sea valves so that she would sink and block the gates.

Italian FR 12

Allocated to the Kingdom of Italy after some political delays, she was subsequently raised by the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) on 3 March 1943, repaired and renamed FR 12. Besides La Galissonnière, Italy also obtained two light cruisers, 11 destroyers, 11 escort ships, nine submarines, and 10 minesweepers.

A refit began, but this had not finished at time of the Italian armistice (nearly 60% of the ship was rebuilt). The intention to incorporate the former French ship into the Regia Marina was, however, undermined by Italy's chronic oil fuel shortages.

While in German hands, she was damaged by U.S. bombers on 24 November 1943, after the Italian armistice. La Galissonière eventually sank on 18 August 1944 in an air raid by B-25 Mitchells of the United States Army Air Forces′ 321st Bombardment Group.

The hulk was raised and finally scrapped in 1952.

Notes

Bibliography

External links 
 La Galissoniere ラ･ガリソニエール Photographs
 CoatneyHistory:  La Galissoniere from U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence ONI 202, Italian Naval Vessels recognition manual
 FR.12 Marina Militare website

La Galissonnière-class cruisers
World War II cruisers of France
Naval ships of France captured by Italy during World War II
Cruisers sunk by aircraft
1933 ships
World War II warships scuttled at Toulon
Ships sunk by US aircraft
Maritime incidents in November 1942
Maritime incidents in August 1944
Simon Dutton

Simon Dutton (born 1 January 1958) is an English actor, best known for playing the title role of Simon Templar (alias the Saint) in a series of internationally produced television films in 1989. In 2007, he joined the cast of British sitcom Not Going Out as recurring character Guy, but was written out at the end of series two.

Dutton has been married two times, to Betsy Brantley and Tamsin Olivier. Both marriages resulted in divorce.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links
 

English male film actors
English male television actors
Living people
1958 births
Rando Ayamine

is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the GetBackers series. Since the completion of Get Backers, he has been working on a new manga series called Holy Talker.

Works 
  (1999–2007 Kodansha) Illustrator; English translation: (2004–2009 Tokyopop)
  (2008— Kodansha)
  (2010— Kodansha) Illustrator
  (2011—2019 Shogakukan) Script

References

External links 
 

1974 births
Living people
Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture
Croatian Red Cross

The Croatian Red Cross () is the national Red Cross Society of Croatia.

The organization has over 370,000 volunteer members, as well as 550 professionals. The Red Cross has been active in the country since 1878.

External links 
Croatian Red Cross
Croatian Red Cross Lifeguards

Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
Red Cross
1878 establishments in Croatia
Organizations established in 1878
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Five athletes competed in the pole vault. The two Americans far outclassed the three Greeks, starting higher than the Greeks could clear and taking first and second places. Damaskos and Theodoropoulos tied for third, while Xydas took fifth.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Eighteen athletes entered, but only five started. The world record holder was Walter Rodenbaugh, but he was absent along with five-time AAA winner Richard Dickinson of Great Britain. Of the vaulters present, William Hoyt was the favorite on the basis of a third-place finish at the 1895 ICAAAA.

Competition format

There was a single round of vaulting. The bar started at 2.40 metres, increasing 10 centimetres at a time until 3.20 metres and then by 5 centimetres at a time.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1896 Summer Olympics.

* unofficial

The following record was established during the competition:

Schedule

The exact time of the contest is not known; it was the fourth event of the afternoon session, following the 100 metres final, high jump, and 110 metres hurdles final. The pole vault took long enough that it was interrupted by the finish of the marathon.

Results

The three Greeks began with the bar at 2.40 metres. All three made that mark. The bar was then raised .10 metres at a time, eliminating Xydas after he failed the second jump and the other two after they failed the fourth height. The American pair did not jump at any of those heights, instead beginning at 2.80 metres, a height that gave neither any difficulty. Tyler was unable to clear the 3.30 metres height, and Hoyt failed at 3.40 metres only.

References

Sources
  (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
  (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org)
 

Men's jump pole vault
Pole vault at the Olympics
Sergius of Cappadocia

Saint Sergius (Greek: Σέργιος; died 304) was a Cappadocian monk who was martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. His feast day is 24 February.

Some saints lists say his relics were brought to the Spanish town of Úbeda; it is a mistake: Primus Cabilonensis, in his Topographia (ca. 1450) states that Sergius' relics were moved to Baetulo (now Badalona, near Barcelona), but there is no evidence for this. The Latin name of the town has been confused with the Latin Betulla, now Úbeda (Andalusia), and different sources (mostly modern), state that relics are in the Andalusian town. Actually, there are no relics in Úbeda nor in Badalona.

External links
Sergius at Patron Saints Index
24 February saints at SaintPatrickDC.org

304 deaths
Saints from Roman Anatolia
4th-century Christian saints
Year of birth unknown
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is a company in Sonoma, California that designs and builds small houses between , Many are timber-framed homes permanently attached to trailers for mobility. The houses on wheels are available to be purchased ready made and shipped to consumers, and are individually manufactured and customized for their buyers. The company also offers construction plans for their mobile houses and larger designs, as well as workshops geared toward teaching people how to build their own cottage or tiny house on wheels.

Tumbleweed is part of the small house movement. In 2002, Tumbleweed's owner, Jay Shafer, co-founded the Small House Society in Iowa City, Iowa. In 2003, he was commissioned by Gregory Paul Johnson, Small House Society co-founder, to build The Mobile Hermitage, which became one of Tumbleweed's first commercially sold homes.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a few were sold to Gulf Coast residents who preferred them to government-supplied temporary housing.

In 2008 the company reported selling only one house per year, though this had increased five-fold in 2009. As of 2011, the company reported building "only a few houses" annually. The majority of the houses built to its designs are constructed by customers using Tumbleweed's plans. In 2012 Jay Shafer left the company to his business partner and founded Four Lights Tiny House Company.

See also
 Sarah Susanka

References

Bibliography

External links
 Official website
 fourlightshouses

Architecture firms based in California
Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
Companies based in Sonoma County, California
Manufactured home manufacturers
Naldo

Naldo may refer to:

Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues (born 1982), Brazilian football defender
Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 1988), Brazilian football defender
Marinaldo dos Santos Oliveira (born 1990), commonly known as Naldo, Brazilian footballer
Ednaldo da Conceição (born 1976), Brazilian football striker
Naldo (producer), reggaeton producer
, Brazilian recording artist
Naldo Kwasie  (born 1986), Suriname footballer
Pastor Maldonado, Venezuelan racecar driver
Snakeholme Lock

Snakeholme Lock is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used. It was designated Grade II in 1986.

Location

It is 0.5 mile (0.8 km) south-east from the village of Wansford, and is approximately 17 miles (27 km) north of Kingston upon Hull city centre.

Situated on the Driffield Navigation

Next location upstream = Wansford Bridge
Next location downstream = Brigham

History

Built during the construction of the Driffield Navigation after the Act of Parliament in 1767. It was the first lock reached on the new section of canal, and became the tidal limit on the navigation. A swing bridge reached over the bottom of the lock to allow the Yorkshire Keels to get through without lowering the mast.

Once regular trade started to use the new navigation, problems with low water were noticed. The tide on the River Hull does not easily push up the river due to sharp bends, and narrow sections, and so there was regularly not enough depth over the bottom gate cill.

To remedy this situation, a new chamber was built below the lock creating a staircase lock. Since the lock was only needed to get the boats over the lower cill, the bottom lock only had a minimum rise, and would not even be needed on good spring tides, or during high river flows. A sluice was built into the side of the chamber to allow emptying, filling being performed from the lock above.

During the navigation improvements of 1803–1811, a new lock at Struncheon Hill was built, keeping a permanent high water level at the lock, and it would be unlikely the lower chamber was used after this.

Trade declined on the navigation, but some of the last cargoes were to the mills at Wansford, and so kept the lock going for a few more years than the rest of the canal. In 1967 a trip to the lock showed it unnavigable, but in reasonable condition.

At some point the swing bridge was replaced with a fixed structure.

Occasional working parties by the Driffield Navigation Ammeninties Association kept the worst of the vegetation at bay through the 1980s, but it was only in 2002 that a grant allowed work to restore the structure back to working conditions. When the lock was drained, the original swing bridge turntable casting was found in the mud and saved for historical interest.

On 18 April 2003, the lock was reopened to traffic by the Mayor of Driffield. Several boats made the trip to "The Trout" pub in Wansford, but large amounts of silt and a trout farm located just above the lock have limited the numbers of boats using this stretch. The paddles on the top gate are currently locked up to stop misuse.

See also

Canals of the United Kingdom
History of the British canal system

References

External links

Driffield Navigation Website

Canals in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Buildings and structures in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Staircase locks of England
Locks on the Driffield Navigation
Grade II listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Grade II listed canals
Battle of San Martino

In 1859, during the Italian Risorgimento – the Second Italian War of Independence, – there was another greater battle here, more commonly called the Battle of Solferino or the Battle of Solferino and San Martino (it was that portion of the struggle, which was fought out between Benedek (Austrian 8th Corps, on the right flank) and the Piedmontese army, that is sometimes called the battle of San Martino - Benedek's corps held its own all day and covered the retreat of the defeated Austrian army, at the end of the action). Solferino was the largest battle since that at Leipzig in 1813. As a result of their defeat, the Austrians lost their grip on the region.
The village of San Martino was renamed San Martino della Battaglia and a tower, museum and ossuary have been erected as a monument to the battle and its fallen.
The site is a few kilometres to the South of Lago di Garda.
Nowadays the village is a frazione (hamlet) of the comune of Desenzano del Garda (province of Brescia).

Businessman Henri Dunant was so affected by the plight of the wounded in the aftermath, that he embarked on a path that led to the formation of the Red Cross and the writing of the Geneva Convention. Each year, San Martino holds a festival to remember this battle.

See also

Battle of Solferino, where a fuller account of the 1859 action can be read.

External links
Battle of San Martino 1482
The Red Cross and the Battle of Solferino

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Nick Halling

Nick Halling is a British sports broadcaster and journalist who studied English & Theology at Leeds University. He was a boxing commentator for Sky Sports and presented their American football, as well as ice hockey, ten-pin bowling and numerous other events.

Halling used to co-present the National Football League (NFL) on Sky Sports along with Kevin Cadle. He is also known for his coverage of the National Hockey League on Channel Five in the UK. He also narrates Channel 4's football programme Goalissimo, BBC's The Football League Show, KOTV Boxing magazine shows and Channel Five's World's Strongest Man.

He was the first non-American to commentate on a live NFL game in the USA
and he has done work for Sky's sister network, Fox. Halling is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He is a supporter of Southampton F.C. and regularly presents the club's season review DVDs. He is also an active supporter of his local club Boreham Wood FC.

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Frog (patience)

Frog (also known as Toad) is an old French patience or solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. It belongs to the same family of solitaire games as Strategy, Sir Tommy, Calculation, and Puss in the Corner.  Game-play is like Sir Tommy, but with two decks, a fifth waste pile, and a Canfield-like reserve (referred to as the 'Frog'). In its native France it is known as Le Crapaud ("The Toad").

It is one of the few solitaire games that relies almost entirely on skill.

Rules

Thirteen cards are dealt face up to become the reserve, also known as the "Frog." Any aces that are about to be dealt are separated and placed in the foundations; they are not counted in the reserve count. Once the reserve is formed, it is then squared up (i. e. arranged to become one neat pile) and placed on the tableau face up. The aces that are separated in making the reserve are placed next to the reserve. In case there is no ace segregated in making the reserve, an ace is removed from the stock to become the first foundation.

The foundations are built up regardless of suit up to kings. The aces already in the foundations can be built immediately while any ace that becomes available in the game is placed in the foundations.

The cards are dealt one at a time onto one of five wastepiles. It is the player's discretion where each pile is placed as long as it is placed in one of only five wastepiles. The top cards of each wastepile is available for play to the foundations. The same goes for the top card of the reserve. However, once a card is in a wastepile, it stays there until it can be built on the foundations. Also, there is no redeal. 

The game ends long after the stock runs out. The game is won when all cards are built in the foundations.

As in the other games mentioned above, it is a good idea to reserve a wastepile for both kings and queens and to build downwards whenever possible in order to win.

Variations
Fly is a solitaire card game which is played the same way as Frog. The difference is that the Aces are removed and placed in the foundations before the game begins. In this game, the reserve is called the "Fly."

References

See also
 Sir Tommy
 List of solitaires
 Glossary of solitaire

Double-deck patience card games
Planners (games)
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The discus throw was the fourth event (and the second final) held. It was contested on 6 April. 9 athletes competed, including one each from France, Sweden, the United States, and Great Britain as well as three Greeks and two Danes.

Many of the competitors had never thrown a discus before, as the event had never been held at an international competition. Robert Garrett of the United States was the last foreigner in the competition, and eventually defeated the famed Greek competitors to win the second modern Olympic gold medal. Garrett had practiced with a 10 kilogram discus, resulting in disappointing marks and his deciding not to compete in Athens (and competing only in the shot put, which he would win the next day); upon arrival, he learned that the actual discus weighed two kilograms and decided to compete. Greece took the second (Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos) and third (Sotirios Versis) places.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Thirteen athletes entered, but only nine started. Athletes from outside Greece were unfamiliar with the event, while the Greek champions (most notably Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos) were somewhat hampered by attempting to "strike poses reminiscent of the ancient Greek statues of 'diskoboloi.'"

Competition format

There was a single round of throwing. Each thrower received three throws and the top three after that received two more. The throws were made from a square area with a side length of 2 to 2.5 meters. The discus weighed 2 kilograms. Throws were supposed to be made in the style of Myron's Discobolus statue, though this rule was not enforced (to the extent it would have been possible).

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1896 Summer Olympics.

* unofficial

The following record was established during the competition:

Schedule

Results

As with many of the 1896 events, the results are incomplete and disputed. The list below is per Olympedia. The IOC webpage has these 9 competitors, placing Papasideris 5th, Robertson 6th, and Sjöberg 7th (with no 4th place finisher listed). The Official Report says there were 11 competitors, though it is often unclear whether it means those who entered or who actually competed. The nationality of the two additional men are given as German and Danish, so the Official Report appears to include Schuhmann and Winckler. Megede replaces Grisel with an "A. Adler" of France, placing him 4th, follows the IOC webpage placement of Papasideris, Robertson, and Sjöberg, and includes Schuhmann and Winckler as having competed.

References

Sources
  (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
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Discus throw at the Olympics
Proto Thema

Proto Thema (,  ) is a Greek newspaper, published every Sunday. It was founded in 2005 by Themos Anastasiadis, Makis Triantafyllopoulos, and Tassos Karamitsos.

In late December 2005, the newspaper broke the story of an alleged coverup by the Greek government of torture of Pakistani terrorist suspects.

The newspaper has been widely being criticised of being closely affiliated and/or even getting funded through third-party sources with the New Democracy political party and supporting the current Prime MinThe newspaper has been widely criticized for its alleged affiliation with and potential funding from third-party sources linked to the New Democracy political party, raising questions about its support for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The newspaper reportedly harassed Ingeborg Beugel, a Dutch journalist, by releasing her address to the public.

After the death of Themos Anastasiadis the newspaper was taken over by Tassos Karamitsos, who is its new publisher.

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Cass Edwards

Cass Edwards is a UK-based retired tenpin bowler turned sports broadcaster and journalist. He has been a play by play colour commentator for ten-pin bowling since 2001, covering international bowling events including the Weber Cup, World Tenpin Masters WTBA World Championships and the AMF Bowling World Cup, with many hundreds of hours of TV commentary on the sport he played for over 40 years starting in the 1960s.

A former Great Britain International bowler and World Championship bronze medal winner, he has also been featured as colour commentator for the U.S. Professional Bowlers Association tour telecasts on Eurosport TV and Skysports TV in the UK.

References

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By Any Means Necessary (Pastor Troy album)

By Any Means Necessary is the seventh studio album by American rapper Pastor Troy. It was released on March 23, 2004 through Universal Records, making it the artist's third and final record for the label. Production was handled by DJ Toomp, Michael "Kook" Mason, Oomp Camp, Cooly C, Da Masta, Khalifani, Limesha Wright and Taj Mahal, with Al Troy, Pastor Troy and Robert "Georgia Boy" Watson serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from 8Ball, Chip, DJ Mars, Juvenile, Lil Pete, Lil' Will and Ms. Shyneka. The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 and at number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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Bárbaro Garbey

Bárbaro Garbey ( ; born December 4, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball utility player and minor league coach. Garbey played in the outfield, at first and third bases, and also served as designated hitter.

Playing career
Garbey defected from Cuba in the Mariel boatlift in 1980. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent that year. He reached the majors in 1984 with the Tigers, spending two years with them, earning team Rookie of the Year honors in 1984, before moving to the Texas Rangers (1988). He was a member of the Tigers team that defeated the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series.

As a rookie in 1984, Garbey played in 110 games, including appearances at first base, second base, third base, designated hitter, and each of the outfield positions. Garbey hit .287 and had more RBIs (52) than several of Detroit's starters, including Howard Johnson, Larry Herndon, and Dave Bergman.

In 1983, Bárbaro was suspended for attacking a fan after a 10-inning game against Louisville.

Coaching career
Since retiring, Garbey has found steady work coaching in the minor leagues. He spent two seasons (2014-15) as hitting coach for the Peoria Chiefs, then became a roving instructor for the Cardinals' farm system.

Garbey was named as the hitting coach for the rookie level Danville Braves in the Atlanta Braves organization for the 2018 season.

Garbey was named as the hitting coach for the GCL Braves in the Atlanta Braves organization for the 2019 season. He left the organization in 2020.

Broadcasting career
In 2023, Garbey was hired as a home game color commentator for the Detroit Tigers Radio Network's Spanish-language broadcast.

See also
1984 Detroit Tigers season
List of baseball players who defected from Cuba

References

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Living people
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Château d'Oigny-en-Valois

The Château d'Oigny is a manor-house in the region of Villers-Cotterêts, which was built in the style of Louis XII between 1498 and 1515.

It is located in Oigny-en-Valois, Aisne and bought by American investor Matthew Le Merle in 2001.

References

External links 
www.chateauoigny.com

Châteaux in Aisne