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Jazz (We've Got)

"Jazz (We've Got)" is the second single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory. The original material sampled in the song was provided by Pete Rock, and was then recreated in a similar way by Q-Tip. Although Pete Rock is not officially credited, Q-Tip credits him in the outro of the track, rapping "Pete Rock for the beat, ya don't stop." Rolling Stone lists "Jazz (We've Got)" on their list of 20 essential songs from the group. On their list of 10 lyrics that prove Phife Dawg's talent, Pitchfork included a rhyme from "Jazz (We've Got)": "Make sure you have a system with some phat house speakers / So the new shit can rock, from Bronx to Massapequa." The article notes that, "these kinds of stunt rhymes may not have been the most common component of Phife's lyrical arsenal, but they were usually the most 'oh shit' moments in any given verse, since they sounded so unexpected without really feeling forced."

Music video
In the music video, directed by Jim Swaffield, the group travels around New York City while rapping about the beauty of jazz. Q-Tip starts off the first verse followed by Phife Dawg, who rhymes after the second chorus. After Q-Tip's second verse, he pauses and says, "now check it out", at which point the music stops and Ali asks, "Check what out?". Phife answers, "Check this out", and the video shifts into color for "Buggin' Out" with Phife beginning to rap his verse. This was the first time a track cut into its B-side within a single music video. During the "Buggin' Out" sequence, the two rappers are seen wearing eye caps that make their eyeballs appear to be very large. Half way through the song, the music stops, and the video once again cuts back to black and white, with Q-Tip finishing his rhyme from "Buggin' Out" a cappella.

Remix
A remix (called a "Re-Recording") was done for "Jazz (We've Got)" and was featured on The Love Movement and Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller. "Your mic & my mic, come on, yo, no equal”, a Q-Tip verse on "Jazz (We've Got) (Re-Recording)" can be heard on "No Equal" by The Beatnuts from their 1993 EP Intoxicated Demons: The EP.

Samples
"Green Dolphin Street" by Jimmy McGriff
"Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
"Long Red" by Mountain [sample appears on remix only]
"Sing a Simple Song" by Sly and the Family Stone [sample appears on remix only]
"Suite Sioux" by Freddie Hubbard [sample appears on remix only]

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1991 singles
1991 songs
A Tribe Called Quest songs
Jazz rap songs
Song recordings produced by Pete Rock
Song recordings produced by Q-Tip (musician)
Jive Records singles
Songs written by Q-Tip (musician)
Songs written by Phife Dawg
Songs written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Songs with music by Bronisław Kaper
Songs with lyrics by Ned Washington
Star Surgeon

Star Surgeon is a 1963 science fiction book by Northern Irish author James White,  part of his Sector General series.

Synopsis
Dr Conway must deal with an unconscious patient, classification ELPH, who may be a cannibal or a demigod, or both.  It came from the "other galaxy", and the species is well known, almost infamous, to the Ians, who are also from another galaxy.  It is extremely long-lived, and regularly takes complete rejuvenation treatments, including the brain and memory, to keep itself young.  By doing this, it is practically immortal.  It, although unconscious, appeared to have the ability to negate the most powerful drugs and resist surgery to cure its skin condition.  This later turned out to be the work of the entity's "doctor", who is an intelligent, organised collection of microscopic, virus-type cells. Once Doctor Conway realises this, he uses a wooden stake to make the ELPH's doctor focus itself in one small location, at which time it is removed from the ELPH, informed regarding the physiology-problems of its patient, and put back in.  The patient, whose name is Lonvellin, quickly makes a full recovery, and it leaves to do what it does best: bona fide missions that involve taking backwards planetary cultures and pulling them up "by their bootstraps".  His particular mission, this time, is to cure a diseased planet called Etla, and he recruits Dr Conway and the "Monitor Corps" to help him. When the empire that controls the planet of Etla misinterprets Lonvellin's efforts as an act of war, the empire declares war on the Sector General space hospital.

Conway helps organise the evacuation of most of the station's staff and patients, and following the death or injury of more senior staff, becomes the most senior surviving physician. After a brutal series of attacks, and with the hospital on the brink of defeat, a group of Federation and Empire soldiers convince Conway to help in a mutiny against the Federation commander Dermod. The Empire soldiers had been told that the Federation had attacked Etla, rather than trying to help it, but seeing the way all casualties were treated equally on the station, and in particular witnessing Conway breaking down after failing to save the life of an alien Empire soldier, convinced them that they had been lied to.

Characters
Dr Conway- The Doctor at Sector General who is in charge of the Lonvellin Case.
Nurse Murchison- A Nurse at Sector General who has a romantic relationship with Conway.
Lonvellin- Long lived and Benevolent alien. He is treated by Conway, and becomes a friend and ally of Sector General.
O'Mara- Chief Psychologist at Sector General. He gives the commands and orders to all the Doctors.

References

1963 British novels
1963 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Sector General
Ballantine Books books
Books with cover art by Richard M. Powers
Major Operation

Major Operation is a 1971 science fiction book by Northern Irish author James White, the third volume in the Sector General series. The book collects together a series of five short stories, all of which were originally published in New Worlds magazine.

Stories 

"Invader" – A series of clumsy accidents at the hospital lead Conway to suspect an alien presence.
"Vertigo" (1968) – a spinning ship (from the planet later nicknamed 'Meatball') is 'rescued' and brought to the hospital.
"Blood Brother" (1969) – Meatball's natural doctors are discovered.
"Meatball (1966) – Additional investigation reveals more about Meatball's doctors.
"Major Operation (1971) – A gigantic patient on Meatball fights medical treatment.

References

1971 short story collections
1970s science fiction works
Sector General
Short story collections by James White (author)
Works originally published in New Worlds (magazine)
Ballantine Books books
Ambulance Ship

Ambulance Ship is a 1979 science fiction short story collection by Northern Irish author James White, part of his Sector General series.

Stories 
"Contagion" – An ancient sleeper ship is found whose last occupants died only months before. The rescue ship and ambulance crews come down with a mysterious illness.
"Quarantine" – The sole survivor from a spacewreck is brought back to the hospital, and stuns everyone by downing half the surgical team.
"Recovery" – A ship is found with absolutely no visible markings. A torture corridor inside beats on whatever passes, including a violent non-sentient and a telepathic sentient who communicates with the ambulance staff about the Blind Ones' need.

The 1980 Corgi edition has "Spacebird" as the first story.

References

1979 short story collections
1970s science fiction works
Short story collections by James White (author)
Del Rey books
Science fiction short story collections
Poinciana

Poinciana may refer to:

 Delonix regia or royal poinciana, a tree
 Caesalpinia pulcherrima, a shrub
 Poinciana, a synonym of the legume genus Caesalpinia
 Poinciana, Florida, a place
 "Poinciana" (song), a 1936 standard song composed by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier
 Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal album), featuring the above song
 Poinciana (Nick Brignola album), featuring the above song
Carbacephem

Carbacephems are a class of synthetic antibiotics, based on the structure of cephalosporin, a cephem. Carbacephems are similar to cephems, but with a carbon substituted for the sulfur.

It prevents bacterial cell division by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.

References

Cephalosporin antibiotics
Star Healer

Star Healer is a 1985 science fiction book by author James White, part of the Sector General series.

Plot 
Conway is replaced on the ambulance ship Rhabwar by Diagnostician Prilicla. Conway visits healer Khone on the planet Goglesk, and witnesses first-hand their destructive racial mass-hysteria response to physical proximity. He inadvertently links minds with Khone and learns a great deal more. Back at Hospital Station, Conway decides to treat some Hudlar accident victims with a rear-to-front limb transplant, because stranger transplants require permanent exile. Conway also proposes staving off geriatric Hudlar problems by elective amputation. At the end, he successfully delivers a sentient telepathic Unborn (seen in the other  novel of the series Ambulance Ship) from its violent non-sentient Protector.

References

1985 British novels
1985 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Sector General
Del Rey books
Code Blue – Emergency

Code Blue – Emergency is a 1987 science fiction novel  by Northern Irish writer James White, part of his  Sector General series.

White said in an interview that originally he intended to end the series with Star Healer (1985), by which time the central characters had reached the top levels in their careers. However Ballantine Books persuaded him to continue, and he extended the stories' range by introducing new central characters beginning with Code Blue – Emergency.

Plot 
The protagonist of the story is Sommaradvan healer Cha Thrat. She bravely saved a human pilot who crashlanded on her planet, despite a complete lack of knowledge about his physiology. Contact with her species was established by the accident, so knowledge of their social customs is still virtually non-existent. However, she is invited to join the Sector General staff.

Cha Thrat innocently wreaks havoc by following her instincts and social customs. First she befriends a hypochondriac Chalder. Next, she is invited to assist at a therapeutic surgery operation to amputate the limb of a Hudlar, which will prolong its life (following events depicted in the previous novel in the series, Star Healer). When given the honour of cutting the limb, she obliges – and then deliberately cuts her own arm off as well, in accordance with the custom of her people. Next she saves the untouchable patient Khone (see Star Healer), and then finds a weird parasite species on a derelict spaceship. Due to the chaos she causes, every department in the hospital now refuses to allow her near their patients. O'Mara values her unusual approaches, and decides to add her to his staff.

References

1987 British novels
1987 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Sector General
Del Rey books
Books with cover art by David Burroughs Mattingly
Sector General (collection)

Sector General is a 1983 science fiction story collection by author James White and is part of the Sector General series. The book includes four stories.

Stories 
"Accident": A major accident at a multi-species spaceport inspires the two heroes who ended the human-Orligian war (MacEwan and Grawlya-Ki) to found Sector General.
"Survivor": A giant snail spacewreck survivor transmits pain and fear while unconscious.
"Investigation": A spacewreck scene seems to indicate amputations from each victim, causing ambulance commander Fletcher to suspect cannibalism.
"Combined Operation": The scene of a spacewreck contains hundreds of pods, which turn out to be a colony ship carrying the last survivors of an alien race.

Reception
Dave Langford reviewed Sector General for White Dwarf #95, and stated that "its foundling, and ever-intuitive Dr Conway struggles with three implausible new varieties of alien patient."

Reviews
Review by Dan Chow (1983) in Locus, #266 March 1983
Review by Tom Easton (1983) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Mid-September 1983
Review by Terry Broome (1988) in Paperback Inferno, #70

References

1983 short story collections
1980s science fiction works
Science fiction short story collections
Short story collections by James White (author)
Sector General
Del Rey books
William Sandys

William Sandys may refer to:

William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1470–1540), English diplomat
William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (died 1623)
William Sandys, 4th Baron Sandys (died 1629)
William Sandys, 6th Baron Sandys (died 1668), Cavalier officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War
William Sandys (MP for Winchester) (–1628), English MP and magistrate
William Sandys (waterworks engineer) (1607–1669), English MP and waterworks engineer
William Sandys (antiquarian) (1792–1874), English antiquarian and Christmas carol collector

See also
Sandys (surname)
William Sands (disambiguation)
The Galactic Gourmet

The Galactic Gourmet is a 1996 science fiction book by Northern Irish author James White, part of the Sector General series.

Todd Richmond wrote that the Sector General series declined after Star Healer (1985), hitting a low point with The Galactic Gourmet, and that the later books tended to stretch a short story's worth of content to the length of a novel. However he thought that Mind Changer (1998) represented an improvement. Other fans appreciate this novel as a high point in White's use of alien point-of-view to provide insight into social interactions and the resolution of crises. The book also is notable for its ultimate focus on the merits of vegetarianism, which White achieves by humorously 'skewering'  passionate commitment to a meat-based diet among the endangered Wemar race.

Plot
A famous chef wangles an appointment to Sector General for the challenge of creating food for so many different species. Like the Sommaradvan healer Cha Thrat (Code Blue - Emergency), he creates chaos everywhere he goes.

He first meets the swimming "crocodile-like" Chaldars, who complain that their food is unsatisfying. Realising that they are accustomed to capturing their food live, he develops motile food for them. They are delighted, but they completely destroy their hospital ward charging around chasing it.

Next, he learns that the spray-on food used to nourish the Hudlar is uninteresting. His investigations show that it needs small toxins to "flavor" it, which would be found naturally on their home planet. He visits a Hudlar ship, but causes a huge cargo bay accident expelling him into space. He rescues himself by riding some sprayers back to the station, but is in everyone's bad books.

Sympathetic staffers hide him on the ambulance ship Rhabwar for an upcoming assignment. In the meantime, an epidemic at the hospital turns out to be a major nutmeg overdose caused by a sous-chef foolishly using ten times the required amount in a recipe.

The Rhabwar is sent to a starving planet, whose people think their dwindling meat supply is the only desirable food and are shamed by its lack. He is able to commune with their first Cook better than the diplomats are doing. He finds ways to improve their sad vegetarian diet, and helps to set more positive attitudes toward it. The Cook's son is wounded on a game-hunting expedition, and the medical ship takes him on board for healing. The populace grows very angry, mystifying the team. They finally recall the aliens' cannibal tradition and produce him alive.

References

1996 British novels
1996 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Sector General
Tor Books books
Final Diagnosis

Final Diagnosis is a 1997 science fiction novel by Northern Irish author James White, part of his Sector General series.

Plot
A man suffering from multiple mysterious illnesses and allergic reactions is labelled a hypochondriac. Finally he is sent to Sector General as a last resort. He befriends his fellow alien patients, telling them his life history. Rather than dismissing his complaints, the attentive hospital doctors develop a theory, and bring him back to his home planet. At the scene of a childhood accident that seems to have started it all, explanations are found.

References

1997 British novels
1997 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Medical novels
Tor Books books
Mind Changer

Mind Changer is a 1998 science fiction book by Northern Irish author James White, part of his Sector General series.

Publishers Weekly described Mind Changer as "White's finest performance, replete with wit, originality, medical expertise and sheer decency" and commented that the series shows no signs of aging, and Booklist described the book as an "enjoyable, witty resumé" of Chief Psychologist O'Mara's career. Todd Richmond wrote that the Sector General series declined after Star Healer (1985), hitting a low point with The Galactic Gourmet (1996), and that the later books tended to stretch a short story's worth of content to the length of a novel. However he thought that Mind Changer (1998) represented an improvement.

Plot summary
Sector General's director O'Mara is headed for retirement. His memories of life at the hospital are shown through flashbacks, while in the book's 'present' time he goes through the process of selecting his own replacement.

References

1998 British novels
1998 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Tor Books books
Alfred Kubel

Alfred Kubel (25 May 1909 in Braunschweig – 22 May 1999 in Bad Pyrmont) was a German politician; in his later career, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

In 1928, after attending Middle School, Kubel became an industrial clerk. In 1925, Kubel became a member of Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund, a left-wing political party. During that time, he also joined a trade union. Starting in 1933, he became active in resistance to the Nazis. Kubel was arrested in 1937 and was convicted to a one-year prison term for preparation of high treason. He was drafted into the Volkssturm, a branch of the military, in 1944, and deserted soon thereafter.

In May 1946, after having joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Kubel was appointed prime minister of Braunschweig by the British occupation forces; he held this position until the state was merged into Lower Saxony in November 1946. From 1951 to 1955 and from 1957 to 1970, he held various cabinet-level positions in the government of Lower Saxony. As minister, he also served on the Volkswagen Group's advisory board from 1965 to 1970.

Kubel was Minister President of Lower Saxony from 1970 to 1976; as such, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1974/75.

References 
 Biography at the Lower Saxon Ministry of Agriculture

External links 
Literature by Kubel
 

1909 births
1999 deaths
Presidents of the German Bundesrat
Politicians from Braunschweig
Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ministers-President of Lower Saxony
Ministers of the Lower Saxony State Government
Volkssturm personnel
Deserters

German resistance to Nazism
Harold Wilson (disambiguation)

Harold Wilson (1916–1995) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.

Harold Wilson may also refer to:

 Harold A. Wilson (athlete) (1885–1916), British track Olympian, 1500 m silver medalist in 1908
 Harold E. Wilson (1921–1998), U.S. Marine, Medal of Honor recipient
 Harold Wilson (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
 Hobb Wilson (Harold Wilson), Canadian ice hockey player
 Harold Wilson (rower) (1903–1981), American rower
 Harold A. Wilson (physicist) (1874–1964), English physicist
 Hal Wilson (1861–1933), character actor in silent films
 SS Harold O. Wilson, a Liberty ship

See also
Harry Wilson (disambiguation)
Wilson (surname)
If'n

If'n is the second album by the American alternative rock band fIREHOSE, released in 1987.

The album name is a reference to the Bob Dylan song "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The left side of the album cover has a picture of Hüsker Dü, friends of the band and labelmates at SST Records.

"For the Singer of R.E.M." was a tribute to the alternative rock band R.E.M., who had invited Firehose's predecessor Minutemen to join them on the tour to support the 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction. When Minutemen singer D Boon died in a car crash shortly after the tour, R.E.M. organized a benefit concert for Boon's family and remained friendly with Minutemen Mike Watt and George Hurley, who would go on to form Firehose with singer/guitarist Ed Crawford.

Reception

Critical reviews of If'n were mostly positive, describing the album as more focused than Firehose's debut.
Robert Christgau said the band "sound more like a regular rock band" on this album. A review in Spin said "If'n realizes the promise of their auspicious debut, Ragin', Full On, and ups the ante, proving once and for all that these dudes live in the shadow of no one."

Track listing
"Sometimes"
"Hear Me"
"Honey, Please"
"Backroads"
"From One Cums One"
"Making the Freeway"
"Anger"
"For the Singer of R.E.M."
"Operation Solitare"
"Windmilling"
"Me & You, Remembering"
"In Memory of Elizabeth Cotten"
"Soon"
"Thunder Child"

Personnel
 Ed Crawford – vocals, guitar
 George Hurley – drums
 Mike Watt – vocals, bass

References

Firehose (band) albums
1987 albums
Albums produced by Spot (producer)
SST Records albums
Double Contact

Double Contact is a 1999 science fiction book by Irish writer James White, the last in the Sector General series.

Clinton Lawrence described Double Contact as "in a very positive way, a throwback to an earlier era in science fiction" since it is optimistic and depicts several advanced species working harmoniously. The struggle to build trust and produce a successful first contact is, he thought, as exciting and suspenseful as one could wish for. However Lawrence also noted that the level of characterisation was the minimum required to support the plot.

This book has an unusual feature in personal pronoun usage: in most Sector General stories, one human is "he" or "she" (or other grammatical case forms) and one alien is "it". But, in Double Contact, often in the text the character Prilicla is "he" and a human or a member of any other species is "it".

References

1999 British novels
1999 science fiction novels
Novels by James White (author)
Sector General
Tor Books books
Jarobi White

Jarobi White (born July 1, 1971) is an American hip hop artist, chef, and a founding member of alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, alongside members Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He left the group after the release of their debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm in order to pursue culinary arts, before returning for their last album, 2016's We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. In the early 2010s, Jarobi formed evitaN with Dres, formerly of Black Sheep. Their first album, Speed of Life, was released in October 2012.

Career 
White joined A Tribe Called Quest in the late 1980s as a part-time member. Although he did not rhyme on the albums, he came up with the idea for "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", which became a single off the group's first album. He also contributed to versions of the songs "Push It Along", "Youthful Expression", and "Can I Kick It?". He also appeared in five of the 13 music videos the group produced. He left the group in 1991 to attend culinary school, though he continued to produce songs with DJ Rasta Root and bandmate Phife Dawg until the latter's death in 2016.

He had appeared only on one album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, until returning for the last album in 2016. He had verses recorded for the Tribe's second album, The Low End Theory, but he left the group during the recording sessions and his verses did not make the final cut. He was mentioned in a skit on Midnight Marauders—the members of the group are listed followed by the phrase "A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y," with the final letter referring to the fact that White was only an occasional member. He was also mentioned on Phife Dawg's solo album Ventilation: Da LP.

As a part of the Native Tongues crew, White appeared on "Pease Porridge" by De La Soul, on its 1991 album De La Soul Is Dead, which features several other Native Tongues emcees as well.

In 2006, White joined A Tribe Called Quest on stage during its performance at the Bumbershoot festival. He is also the manager of Washington D.C.-based rapper Head-Roc.

He was honored along with the rest of A Tribe Called Quest in VH1's fourth annual Hip Hop Honors. In August 2010, Jarobi joined the other three members of A Tribe Called Quest on stage for the Rock the Bells concert festival. In 2016, he returned to appear on the final A Tribe Called Quest album, We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service.

Discography
1990: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (with A Tribe Called Quest)
2012: Speed of Life (with Dres as evitaN)
2016: We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service (with A Tribe Called Quest)

References

External links
 Official A Tribe Called Quest Website

Living people
American hip hop musicians
A Tribe Called Quest members
1971 births
People from St. Albans, Queens
Flyin' the Flannel

Flyin' the Flannel is the fourth album by the American alternative rock band Firehose. It was released in 1991, and was the band's first album after signing with the major label Columbia Records.

The album is considerably different in sound from its predecessor, Fromohio, described as "Speedier, heavier and more layered than ever before" with Spin magazine's review noting some riffs "occasionally verges on the metallic"

In 2014, the album placed fifth on the Alternative Nation site's "Top 10 Underrated 90's Alternative Rock Albums" list.

Track listing
 "Down with the Bass" (Mike Watt)
 "Up Finnegan's Ladder" (Watt)
 "Can't Believe" (Ed Crawford)
 "Walking the Cow" (Daniel Johnston)
 "Flyin' the Flannel" (Watt)
 "Epoxy, for Example" (Watt)
 "O'er the Town of Pedro" (Watt)
 "Too Long" (Crawford)
 "The First Cuss" (Watt)
 "Anti-misogyny Maneuver" (Watt)
 "Toolin'" (Crawford)
 "Song for Dave Alvin" (Watt)
 "Tien an Man Dream Again" (Watt)
 "Lost Colors" (Kira Roessler/Watt) 
 "Towin' the Line" (Joe Baiza/George Hurley/Watt)
 "Losers, Boozers and Heroes" (Raymond Pettibon/Watt)

Reception
Pitchfork said the album possessed "a lovable warmth that makes it easy to accept even its stranger digressions." Dave Alvin stated that he was "deeply honored" that fIREHOSE recorded a song dedicated to him.

References

1991 albums
Firehose (band) albums
Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie
Columbia Records albums
Brendle's

Brendle's was a chain of catalog showrooms based in Elkin, North Carolina, USA. Its showrooms carried jewelry, toys, sporting goods, and electronics. At its peak in 1990, Brendle's operated 58 showrooms in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee.

The company announced it was closing in 1996 a few months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time.

History 
The company began in 1918 as SW&Y Supply, a wholesale grocery-distributing business. In 1953, Douglas D. Brendle, the grandson of the company's founder, joined the business. He began stocking toys and houseware items, turning its Elkin warehouse into its first wholesale showroom. In 1957, Brendle began publishing the company's first catalog.

At its peak in 1990, Brendle's had 3,000 employees, and 58 stores.

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1992, closing six stores. Douglas Brendle retired in 1995.

Brendle's then filed for Chapter 11 for a second time in April 1996.  The company, whose struggles mirrored Service Merchandise, pared down to 12 stores and tried to refocus on home goods, crafts and party items while eliminating consumer electronics, toys and sporting goods. However, realizing that there wasn't nearly enough time for the new strategy to take hold, company officials ultimately decided to go out of business in December.

References 

Retail companies established in 1918
Retail companies disestablished in 1996
Defunct retail companies of the United States
Catalog showrooms
Surry County, North Carolina
Defunct companies based in North Carolina
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1992
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996
Fire on the Water

Fire on the Water is the second installment in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. It is the installment where Lone Wolf receives the legendary Sommerswerd.

Gameplay
In this second installment, the reader is allowed to choose an additional Kai Discipline if they completed Flight from the Dark, for a total of six Kai Disciplines. The reader also begins with a much better selection of equipment than previously available. This installment also introduces the 'Sommerswerd' - a divinely crafted weapon which grants bonuses to Combat Skill that are very useful, especially when used against undead enemies, in later installments.

Plot
Having informed the King of Sommerlund about the fate of the Kai Order, Lone Wolf is instructed to make a journey to their ally, the neighbouring country of Durenor, to retrieve the legendary Sommerswerd, which is Sommerlund’s only hope at repelling Darklord Zagarna’s massive invasion. Lone Wolf is given the Seal of Hammerdal and sets off on a ship bound for Durenor, but when a traitor on board sabotages the ship, he is forced to make his way on foot to Durenor despite the enemies that await him around every corner.

Reception
Marcus L. Rowland reviewed both Flight from the Dark and Fire on the Water together for White Dwarf #60, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "Both books are fair, emphasizing combat rather than traps and tricks. Those traps which are used can be anticipated, and usually by-passed or defused by use of Lone Wolf's skills."

The introduction of the Sommerswerd and its awesome power within the subsequent books made some fans question whether Joe Dever's intention of making every book accomplishable on its own still realistic. The plot and story of the book was greeted favorably by most readers, but a challenging section in the book referred to as the "Tunnel to Hammerdal Chokepoint" (along with the accompanying errata in some editions) detracted from the enjoyment of the book for some readers. This criticism was addressed and the text changed in the 2007 edition.

See also
Lone Wolf Gamebooks
Magnamund

References

External links
Gamebooks - Lone Wolf
Gamebooks - Fire on the Water
Project Aon - HTML Version

1984 fiction books
Lone Wolf (gamebooks)
Berkley Books books
Big Bottom Pow Wow

Big Bottom Pow Wow is a promo album by the indie rock/punk rock group, Firehose.

The album includes several 'spiels' (conversations) about bass guitarists, the bass guitar and its place in music. These spiels include Mike Watt of Firehose and Minutemen, Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Les Claypool of Primus.

Most of the musical tracks were previously released on Firehose albums and EPs.

Track listing

References

1994 albums
Firehose (band) albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie
Triad Hospitals

Triad Hospitals was a hospital operator based in Plano, Texas. Spun off from Hospital Corporation of America in 1999, it acquired Quorum Health Group in 2000 to become the third-largest investor-owned hospital group. It was merged into Community Health Systems in 2007.

In February 2007 it received a merger/buyout offer from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and CCMP Capital. It received a superior merger/buyout offer in March 2007 from Community Health Systems of $54/share. The buyout was completed in July 2007.

See also
 Beacon Hospital 
List of Texas companies (T)

References

External links
Fortune 500 2007: Triad Hospitals

Companies based in Plano, Texas
Private equity portfolio companies
Hospital networks in the United States
Companies disestablished in 2007
Medical and health organizations based in Texas
FEBA

FEBA may refer to:

 Forward Edge of Battle Area, i.e. front line
Feba Radio, a broadcasting network.
FEBA Fingerprinting, a LiveScan fingerprint and passport photo provider.
The Caverns of Kalte

The Caverns of Kalte is the third book of the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever.

Gameplay
With this third book, players will find that having played through the previous books in the series and thus carried characters forward from these books can help.  Since each book successfully completed grants an additional discipline and mastery level, certain parts of the book are substantially harder without these bonuses.  This same theme continues through each Lone Wolf book in a given series, encouraging readers to either play through the previous books multiple times, or resort to cheating in some capacity.

Plot

After defeating Darklord Zagarna’s invasion, Sommerlund has begun rebuilding and little scars of war remain after one year. Work on rebuilding the Kai Monastery was about to commence when disturbing news from the north came. The merchants returning from summer trading to Kalte told of Brumalmarc, leader of the Ice Barbarian, has fallen to a hunch-backed magician.  The description fit Vonotar, the former wizard from the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star, who betrayed Sommerlund and helped the Darklord Zagarna in the invasion and massacre of the Kai Order.

Apparently after his defeat, Vonotar made his way to the frozen wastes of Kalte and to the ice fortress of Ikaya and through deception, managed to trick the Cruel Brumalmarc to adopt him as his magician and thus cost him his life and fortress. News of his survival spread in Sommerlund like wildfire with people demanding he pay for his treachery. The king is obliged to promise that the traitor be brought back and stand trial for his crimes and thus has asked you to go capture and bring him back.

Reception
Some speculated that this would be the end of the book series, but Joe Dever had always planned on writing at least four as part of his book deal, and had already sketched out the first 12 at the time the series was first commissioned.

Awards
Gamebook of the Year 1987

References

External links
Gamebooks - Lone Wolf
Gamebooks - The Caverns of Kalte
Project Aon - The Caverns of Kalte
Origins of Lone Wolf

1984 fiction books
Lone Wolf (gamebooks)
Berkley Books books
James R. Ward

James Richard Ward (September 10, 1921 – December 7, 1941) was a US Navy sailor who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Biography
Ward enlisted in the United States Navy at Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 25, 1940. After basic training, he reported on board the battleship .

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Oklahoma took three torpedoes soon after the attack began. She listed dangerously, and it was soon apparent that she would capsize. The order was given to abandon ship, but Seaman First Class Ward remained in a turret holding a flashlight, thus sacrificing his own life to permit other members of the crew to escape. For his heroism at that time, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor.

On August 19, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Seaman First Class James Richard Ward.

Awards and honors

Medal of Honor citation
For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. When it was seen that the U.S.S. Oklahoma was going to capsize and the order was given to abandon ship, Ward remained in a turret holding a flashlight so the remainder of the turret crew could see to escape, thereby sacrificing his own life.

Namesake
In 1943, the destroyer escort , was named in honor of Seaman First Class Ward.

See also

List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

References

External links

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
People from Springfield, Ohio
United States Navy sailors
United States Navy personnel killed in World War II
1921 births
1941 deaths
World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor
Deaths by Japanese airstrikes during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Military personnel from Ohio
Alton Byrd

Joseph Alton Byrd (born November 3, 1957) is an American-British former professional basketball player who is the Chief Executive Officer of Chattanooga FC of the National Independent Soccer Association.

He grew up in the San Francisco area, where he was a high school basketball star.  He continued to be a basketball star at Columbia University, where he was one of the best point guards in the country in spite of his small stature.  His height was usually officially listed as .  He holds the school records for career assists (526) and assists in a single season (210).

After receiving his bachelor's degree from Columbia College in 1979, he attended the Boston Celtics rookie camp, but, suffering with a foot injury, he did not get a contract and joined Crystal Palace of the British Basketball League. During his rookie season, he led Palace to a 50–5 record. He later started for teams in Edinburgh, Manchester, Guildford and Kingston. In 1984 he became a British citizen and made his debut for England.

Off the court, he pursued a variety of broadcasting and business ventures, including a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live dedicated to American sports.  From 1997 to 1999, he was the general manager of the London Monarchs of NFL Europe, while there he guided the team to rebrand as the England Monarchs, before ultimately folding after a 1998 season that ended with a 3–7 record, after three straight 4–6 tallies. They were replaced by the Berlin Thunder in 1999.

In 1999, he returned to the United States to be a Vice President of Strategic Alliances for the Sacramento Kings.  In 2002,He then founded a management consulting company, Clear Focus Consulting. In September 2013, the Atlanta Dream hired him as the Chief Revenue Officer. On March 24, 2016, the Brooklyn Nets hired Alton Byrd as the Vice President of Business Operations.

Byrd continued with the Nets organization through July 2023 as the Senior Vice President-Growth Properties/Community Relations for BSE Global Long Island Nets of the NBA G League and Nets Gaming of NBA 2K League.

On July 21, 2023, Byrd was named the Chief Executive Officer of Chattanooga FC.

References

External links

British Basketball League stats

1958 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
American expatriate sportspeople in England
American football executives
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from San Francisco
Boston Celtics draft picks
British men's basketball players
British Basketball League players
British sports broadcasters
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Columbia Lions men's basketball players
Point guards
Sacramento Kings executives
Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
Brooklyn Nets executives
BBC radio presenters
Archbishop Riordan High School alumni
Harris Beach

Harris Beach is a law firm in the U.S. state of New York, initially founded in 1856, and originally named Ives & Harris. The firm has over 200 lawyers and has offices throughout New York, as well as in Newark, New Jersey and New Haven, Connecticut. In 2004, it was reported as being "one of the largest law firms in upstate New York, and among the top 250 nationally".

Origins
Around 1851, English immigrant Edward Harris began working for Rochester, New York, attorney Henry Ives. By 1856, Harris had become an attorney, and the two formed the partnership of Ives & Harris. Ives died in 1871, but Harris continued operating under the name until 1884, when his son, Albert Harris, joined the firm, at which point it was renamed, Harris & Harris. Daniel Beach was hired as an attorney in 1905, and by 1907 the firm became known as Harris, Havens, Beach & Harris. The firm went through various other iterations before becoming "Harris, Beach & Wilcox" for an extended period after Charles S. Wilcox left his position in county government to join the firm in 1929. The firm later shortened its name to "Harris Beach".

Later developments and controversies
In 2000, Harris Beach moved its New York City office to the 85th floor of the South Tower at the World Trade Center.  At the time of the September 11 attacks, it was the highest floor in the impact zone where United Airlines Flight 175 had struck the tower. Most employees were evacuated but six employees—five lawyers and a construction manager supervising renovations—died. The loss of paper files in the event caused the company to change its IT practices and explore the possibility of entering into a mutual aid agreement with another firm. Each to provide data storage to the other in case of an emergency.

Earlier in 2001, the firm had also moved its main headquarters to Perinton, New York. Following the attack, the New York City office was relocated to Fifth Avenue, and in 2007 was again relocated to 100 Wall Street.

In 2004, an investigation by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle noted that state senator Michael F. Nozzolio, a partner in the firm, was connected to state funding of public projects for which Harris Beach performed lucrative legal work. In 2010, a potential conflict of interest was identified where Harris Beach was chosen as bond counsel for a public project financed in part by the New York Power Authority, which was chaired by another Harris Beach partner.

References

External links

Profile from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Law firms established in 1856
Law firms based in New York (state)
1856 establishments in New York (state)
Séverine Ferrer

Séverine Ferrer (born 31 October 1977) is a French singer.

Biography
Ferrer was born in Montpellier and grew up on the island of Réunion. In 1991, Ferrer and her family moved to Paris. She began her career by appearing in television series. In 2004, Ferrer released a new album and a clothing line for pregnant women. Ferrer represented the principality of Monaco with the song "La coco-dance", at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 but failed to pass through the semi-finals.

See also
 Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

External links 
 Eurovision Website – Monegasque Page

1977 births
Living people
Musicians from Montpellier
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Monaco
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2006
Ferrer, Severine
21st-century French singers
21st-century French women singers
French people of Indian descent
People of Norman descent
French people of Italian descent
French people of Vietnamese descent
MDC Holdings

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is a new home construction company with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The company was founded by Larry A. Mizel as Mizel Development Corporation in 1972. The first homebuilding subsidiary began operation in 1977, primarily building single-family homes. The company was ranked 12 on the annual Builder 100 list published by Builder Magazine in 2021.

Company facts 
 MDC debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in 1984.
 Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, MDC, its employees and subcontractors raised $1.1 million for victims. The company was then presented with the Extraordinary Service to Humanity Award in New York in 2003.

Affiliate companies 
MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries construct single-family homes under the name "Richmond American Homes". MDC is also the parent company to mortgage financing through its wholly owned subsidiary HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation. Other affiliate companies include American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company.

Foundation 
The MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation was established in 1999 as a vehicle for charitable giving. Since inception, millions of dollars have been donated to organizations across the United States and abroad.

The Foundation restructured in 2016 and is currently a supporting organization of Lion Global Foundation.

Locations 
MDC has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. MDC is based in Denver, Colorado.

Notable personnel 
 Larry A. Mizel, Executive Chairman
 David D. Mandarich, CEO / President

References

External links  
 M.D.C. Holdings Investor Relations

Companies based in Denver
Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Park Street, Sydney

Park Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from George Street in the west to College Street in the east, where it becomes William Street.

Description

Park Street bisects Hyde Park, hence its name.
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and its successor, Consolidated Media Holdings, had their corporate headquarters at 54 Park Street.

An electric tramway once ran down Park Street between Elizabeth and College Streets. It was removed in 1960.

See also

Notes

References

External links

  [CC-By-SA]

Streets in Sydney
Sydney central business district
Tuyserkan

Tuyserkan (, also Romanized as Tūyserkān, Tooyserkan, Tūīsarkān, and Tūysarkān) is a city in the Central District of Tuyserkan County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 42,520 in 11,802 households. The following census in 2011 counted 44,516 people in 13,727 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 50,455 people in 16,291 households.

Tuyserkan is located about 100 km south of Hamadan, in western Iran.

References 

Tuyserkan County

Cities in Hamadan Province

Populated places in Hamadan Province

Populated places in Tuyserkan County
Esrom

Esrom, or Danish Port Salut cheese is a Trappist-style pale yellow semi-soft cow's milk cheese with a pungent aroma and a full, sweet flavour.

History
It takes its name from the monastery, Esrom Abbey, where it was produced until 1559. The production of modern-style Esrom cheese was standardized at Statens Forsøgsmejeri in the 1930s. The first large-scale production of the cheese was established at Midtsjællands Herregårdsmejeri in the early 1940s. It was one of the most popular Danish cheeses in the 1960s but then almost disappeared. Production of Esrom cheese has been revived by a number of dairy companies in more recent years.

Character
Esrom is a porous cheese, with many small holes throughout, and is slightly elastic and buttery in texture. Commonly used as a table or melting cheese, it is also good in casseroles or sandwiches and is similar to havarti or Saint Paulin. Because of its bold flavour, it goes well with dark beers and red wines. It is slow ripened from a starting culture for a period of 10 to 12 weeks, then cured in rectangular moulds. It has a waxy yellow-brown rind.

Status
Esrom, Danbo and Danablu are the only three Danish cheeses that are PGI-marked by the EU, meaning that they may only be produced in Denmark from Danish milk and at approved dairies that produce the cheeses according to the specifications laid down.

See also
 List of cheeses

References

External links
Cheese.com
Practicallyedible.com

Danish cheeses
Cow's-milk cheeses
Danish products with protected designation of origin
Cheeses with designation of origin protected in the European Union
Helen Gould

Helen Gould may refer to:

Helen Miller Shepard (1868–1938), née Gould, American philanthropist
Helen Beresford, Baroness Decies (1893–1931), American socialite and philanthropist born Helen Vivien Gould
Helen Margaret Kelly (1884–1952), American socialite, named Gould during her marriage to Frank Jay Gould

Helen Miller Gould (schooner)

Gould, Helen