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Henry Byrne

Henry Byrne (6 March 1920 – 6 April 1976) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served one term as a Teachta Dála (TD).

He first stood for election as an independent candidate at the 1944 general election for the Wicklow constituency, but was unsuccessful, receiving only 534 first-preference votes. He stood again as one of two Labour Party candidates at the 1961 general election for the Laois–Offaly constituency, but was unsuccessful.

He was successful on his next attempt, as the only Labour candidate at the 1965 general election in Laois–Offaly, taking his seat in the 18th Dáil.

Byrne did not contest the 1969 general election, and polled less than 1,000 first-preference votes when he stood again in the same constituency as one of two Labour candidates at the 1973 general election.

References

1920 births
1976 deaths
Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
Members of the 18th Dáil
The Eleventh Hour (book)

The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery  is an illustrated children's book by Graeme Base. In it, Horace the Elephant holds a party for his eleventh birthday, to which he invites his ten best friends (various animals) to play eleven games and share in a feast that he has prepared. However, at the time they are to eat—11:00—they are startled to find that someone has already eaten all the food. They accuse each other until, finally, they're left puzzled as to who could have eaten it all. It is left up to the reader to solve the mystery, through careful analysis of the pictures on each page and the words in the story.

The book was a joint-winner of the "Picture Book of the Year" award from The Children's Book Council of Australia.

History
Base was inspired to write the book by reading Agatha Christie novels. He travelled to Kenya and Tanzania in 1987 observing animals in game parks and collecting ideas for the book.

Style
Written in rhyme, the book includes large and lavish full-page illustrations of Horace's opulent house and the events of the party, packed with hidden details. The author invites the reader to deduce the identity of the thief by examining the illustrations and making deductions and observations. Also among the details in the illustrations are hidden messages, ciphers, and codes for amateur cryptographers (for example, one page's border consists of Morse code while another page set in the ballroom contains musical clues as to which guest is guilty). The biggest and most noticeable clue lies in a paragraph of ciphertext at the end of the book, which is to be decrypted, once the reader has discovered the identity of the thief, by means of a Caesar cipher mapping A to the first letter of the guilty animal's name. The solution to the cipher confirms the answer to the puzzle and offers an additional challenge to the reader.

The final portion of the book contains the answers to almost all of the clues in the book (including the cipher), and how to solve them. These last pages are sealed together, as the reader is encouraged to try to solve the puzzles themselves first.  This sealed section was absent from earlier prints of the book - but was available by mail.

Readers are able to solve the mystery either by the coded messages, analysis of the illustrations, or through the text itself.

References

1989 children's books
Cryptography in fiction
Picture books by Graeme Base
Puzzle books
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning works
COOL Award-winning works
Australian children's books
Children's books about elephants
Edgbaston Waterworks

Edgbaston Waterworks (Edgbaston Pumping Station) () lies to the east of Edgbaston Reservoir, two miles west of the centre of Birmingham, England.

The buildings were designed by John Henry Chamberlain and William Martin around 1870. The engine house, boiler house, and chimney are Grade II listed buildings. The site is operated by Severn Trent Water. Despite the close proximity to Edgbaston Reservoir there is no current or historical connection of the water. This waterworks manages domestic water supply whereas the reservoir was built to feed the canal system.

It has been suggested,  but not proven, that the towers of Perrott's Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks may have influenced references to towers in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, who lived nearby as a child.

See also 
Birmingham Corporation Water Department
Perrott's Folly

References

Sources 
 A Guide to the Buildings of Birmingham, Peter Leather,

External links 
 
 

Edgbaston
Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham
Water supply in Birmingham, West Midlands
Industrial buildings in England
The Oliver Twist Manifesto

The Oliver Twist Manifesto is the debut album by Luke Haines, released in 2001. It is subtitled (Or) What's Wrong with Popular Culture.

Track listing
 "Rock 'N' Roll Communique No 1"  – 2:05
 "Oliver Twist"  – 3:23
 "Death of Sarah Lucas"  – 2:44
 "Never Work"  – 2:56
 "Discomania"  – 3:34
 "Mr & Mrs Solanas"  – 3:49
 "What Happens When We Die"  – 2:08
 "Christ"  – 3:07
 "The Spook Manifesto"  – 5:44
 "England vs. America"  – 2:44
 "The Oliver Twist Manifesto"  – 4:35

References

2001 debut albums
Luke Haines albums
Hut Records albums
Llewellyn Herbert

Llewellyn Herbert (born 21 July 1977 in Bethal) is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.

Achievements

Affiliations
 TuksSport – University of Pretoria, South Africa

References

External links
 

1977 births
Living people
People from Bethal
South African male hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for South Africa
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
University of Pretoria alumni
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa
Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Africa
Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
20th-century South African people
21st-century South African people
Tommy Godfrey

Thomas Frederick Godfrey (20 June 1916 – 24 June 1984) was an English comedian and actor who mostly played working-class Cockney characters.

Variety performer 
He was born in London, and started his career as a tap dancer in variety shows, as part of the act Godfrey, Randall and Deane.   He then worked as a solo comedian, and often as a principal boy in pantomimes.

Television 
His television credits included Love Thy Neighbour, The Saint, Special Branch, The Persuaders, Mind Your Language, The Avengers, Bless This House, Till Death Us Do Part, Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Goodies, Steptoe and Son,  Crown Court and On the Buses

Films 
His film credits included Passport to Pimlico (1949), Hide and Seek (1964), Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968), If.... (1968), Ring of Bright Water (1969), The Best House in London (1969), Simon, Simon (1970), A Severed Head (1970), Bless This House (1972), Straight On till Morning (1972), The Love Ban (1973), Love Thy Neighbour (1973), The Vault of Horror (1973), From Beyond the Grave (1974), The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975), Come Play with Me (1977) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981).

Filmography 
Passport to Pimlico (1949) – Bus Conductor
The Flaw (1955) – Theatregoer (uncredited)
 Scotland Yard (film series) – The Grand Junction Case (1961) – Smaller
The Missing Note (1961) – Sam
Hide and Seek (1964) – Drunken Songwriter
The Christmas Tree (1966) – stranded Motorist. (uncredited)
Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968) – Mr. Thacker
If.... (1968) – School Porter (uncredited)
Till Death Us Do Part (1969) – Knowledgeable man in pub
Ring of Bright Water (1969) – Ticket seller
The Best House in London (1969) – News Vendor (uncredited)
A Severed Head (1970) – Removal Man (uncredited)
Simon, Simon (1970) – Cashier
Straight On till Morning (1972) – Mr. Godfrey
Bless This House (1972) – Alf Murray
The Love Ban (1973) – Barber #2
The Vault of Horror (1973) – Landlord (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Love Thy Neighbour (1973) – Arthur
From Beyond the Grave (1974) – Mr. Jeffries (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) – Fred
Come Play with Me (1977) – Blitt
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) – Bus Conductor

References

External links 
Tommy Godfrey – BBC Guide to Comedy

1916 births
1984 deaths
Male actors from London
English male film actors
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
In a Monastery Garden (film)

In a Monastery Garden is a 1932 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Stuart, Hugh Williams, Alan Napier, and Frank Pettingell. It was made at Twickenham Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter.

Synopsis
An Italian musician begins to steal his brother's compositions after he is jailed for shooting a prince.

Cast
 John Stuart as Michael Ferrier  
 Hugh Williams as Paul Ferrier  
 Alan Napier as Count Romano 
 Dino Galvani as Cesare Bonelli  
 Frank Pettingell as Bertholdi  
 Humberston Wright as Abbot  
 Gina Malo as Nina  
 Joan Maude as Roma Romano  
 Marie Rambert Dancers as Les Sylphides
 Antony Tudor choreographer

Critical reception
The New York Times concluded "dullish is the word."

References

Bibliography
 Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
 Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links
In a Monastery Garden at IMDB
BFI Database

1932 films
1932 drama films
Films directed by Maurice Elvey
British drama films
Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
1930s English-language films
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency

The Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western area of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is from the  People's Action Party (PAP) Liang Eng Hwa.

History
The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang (Blks 101-129, 2xx and 4xx Fajar) and was reformed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC). In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland–Bukit Timah GRC. In the 2020 Singapore general election, PAP's Liang defeated Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah by a narrow margin of 2,509 votes and it was the closest result in a SMC for that election.

Members of Parliament

Electoral results

Elections in 1950s

Elections in 1960s

Elections in 1970s

Elections in 1980s

Elections in 2000s

Elections in 2010s

Elections in 2020s

Historical maps

References

External links 
2020 General Election's result
2011 General Election's result
2006 General Election's result
1988 General Election's result
1984 General Election's result
1980 General Election's result
1976 General Election's result
1972 General Election's result
1968 General Election's result
1967 By-Election's result
1963 General Election's result
1959 General Election's result
Parliamentary General Election results(Govtech Data)

Singaporean electoral divisions
Bukit Panjang
Thomas McCrae (politician)

Thomas McCrae (died June 11, 1814) was a farmer, innkeeper and political figure in Upper Canada.

He served as steward on a British ship on Lake Erie during the American Revolution. He was living in Detroit in 1779, but settled in Raleigh Township around 1789. He was named justice of the peace in the Western District in 1806. He also served as captain in the local militia during the War of 1812. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1800 to 1804.

His son William was later also a member of the legislative assembly.

References 
Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841, J.K. Johnson (1989)

Year of birth missing
1814 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Canadian justices of the peace
Ruapuke

Ruapuke is a small farming community (predominantly sheep and cattle farmers) in the Waikato region on the slopes of Karioi, between Raglan and Kawhia in New Zealand.

History 
The introduction to 'Ruapuke' says, "The greater part of the Ruapuke District is of a sandy loam, and at one time carried a large population of Maoris, as is evidenced by old pas, great heaps of shells, warehouse sites and numerous kumara storage pits. When the first Europeans arrived the sandy country was covered with patches of light bush, with a big proportion of Karaka, Pūriri, and Cabbage trees. The balance was covered with Tauhinu, Teatree, Flax and Fern. The clay portion of the district, (inland and on the slopes of Mt Karioi) was in heavy bush." The archaeological map shows over 40 sites in the area. The European settlers, George Charlton and his sons-in-law, Captains Swann and Liddell, arrived in the 1850s. [1]

The  Ruapuke block was bought by the government from Ngāti Whakamarurangi between 1854 and 1856 for £300. A Waitangi Tribunal report says, "McLean appears to have applied pressure on Māori sellers to induce them to accept a price they had previously rejected . . . We find that, in this way, the Crown failed to act honourably and in good faith".

Ruapuke had a school from 1877 till 1954. The school was rebuilt in 1937. It has been replaced by a school bus.There was a store at Motakotako from the 1860s. From about 1875 to 1883 it was run by John William Ellis, who later founded Ellis & Burnand. Another store opened briefly in the 1890s.

From 1873 until the 1900s there were up to three flaxmills running.

Demographics 
The area north of Ruapuke Beach Rd is in meshblock 0853300 (N) and south of it in 0861800 (S). They had these census figures -

Roads 
Ruapuke is about  from Te Mata.  of Ruapuke Road was sealed and some bends removed in 2011. It is often used for rally car competitions.

The north end of Ruapuke Beach is about  from Raglan via Whaanga Road and Te Toto Gorge, which is gravel, winding, mountainous and described as 'iconic' in descriptions of Rally New Zealand.

Roading History 
Until 1864 settlement was along the coast and relied on access by boat. Then a track was cut along what is now Waimaori Rd.

Ruapuke Rd (originally known as Ruapuke Mountain Rd) was built as a shorter route from 1902 and was metalled in 1935.

Surfing 
Until the 1990s the beach largely remained unknown, used by local residents and a few surfing and surfcasting fishing enthusiasts. International surfing competitions such as the Billabong (clothing) Pro and the Rip Curl Pro are now held at Ruapuke beach, providing conditions oblige.

References

External links
 BBC Profile

Populated places in Waikato
Waikato District
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1989

10th BSFC Awards
1990

Best Film: 
 Crimes and Misdemeanors 
The 10th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1989. The awards were given in 1990.

Winners
Best Film:
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot
Best Actress:
Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
Best Supporting Actor:
Danny Aiello – Do the Right Thing
Best Supporting Actress:
Brenda Fricker – My Left Foot
Best Director:
Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors
Best Screenplay:
Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors
Best Cinematography:
Michael Ballhaus – The Fabulous Baker Boys
Best Documentary:
Let's Get Lost
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes) • France

External links
Past Winners

References
1989 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database

1989
1989 film awards
1989 awards in the United States
1989 in Boston
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1988

9th BSFC Awards
1989

Best Film: 
 Bull Durham 
The 9th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1988. The awards were given in 1989.

Winners
Best Film:
Bull Durham
Runner-up: Mississippi Burning
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis – The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Runner-up: Gene Hackman – Mississippi Burning 
Best Actress:
Melanie Griffith – Working Girl
Runner-up: Jodie Foster – The Accused 
Best Supporting Actor:
Dean Stockwell – Married to the Mob and Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Runner-up: Kevin Kline – A Fish Called Wanda 
Best Supporting Actress:
Joan Cusack – Married to the Mob, Stars and Bars and Working Girl
Runner-up: Frances McDormand – Mississippi Burning 
Best Director:
Stephen Frears – Dangerous Liaisons
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ 
Best Screenplay:
Ron Shelton – Bull Durham
Best Cinematography:
Sven Nykvist – The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Best Documentary:
The Thin Blue Line
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Salaam Bombay! • UK/India/France

External links
Past Winners

References 
1988 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database

1988
1988 film awards
1988 awards in the United States
1988 in Boston
GBX

GBX may refer to:
 Eastern Xwla Gbe language
 The Greenbrier Companies
 An unofficial code for £0.01, a penny. See Pound sterling#Currency code
Salim ibn Abd Allah

Salim ibn Abd Allah (full name Sālim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb al-'Adawī) was a well known narrator of hadith, many of which he related first hand from his father, Abd Allah ibn Umar. His paternal aunt was Hafsa bint Umar, one of Muhammad's wives.

Early Islam scholars

Notes

Muwatta Malik . Book 30 Hadith number 7

External links
  Biography of Imam Salim Ibn 'Abdi Llah Ibn 'Umar by Imam Ibn Khallikan

Tabi‘un
Tabi‘un hadith narrators
8th-century Arab people
Purkinje images

Purkinje images are reflections of objects from the structure of the eye. They are also known as Purkinje reflexes and as Purkinje–Sanson images. At least four Purkinje images are usually visible in the normal eye. The first Purkinje image (P1) is the reflection from the outer surface of the cornea. The second Purkinje image (P2) is the reflection from the inner surface of the cornea. The third Purkinje image (P3) is the reflection from the outer (anterior) surface of the lens. The fourth Purkinje image (P4) is the reflection from the inner (posterior) surface of the lens. Unlike the others, P4 is an inverted image.

Purkinje–Sanson images are named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869) and after French physician Louis Joseph Sanson (1790–1841).

The third and fourth Purkinje images can be visible from within the eye itself. Light reflected away from the surfaces of the lens can in turn reflect back into the eye from the rear surface of the cornea.

The first and fourth Purkinje images are used by some eye trackers, devices to measure the position of an eye. The cornea reflection (P1 image) used in this measurement is generally known as glint.

Brightness 

The brightness of the Purkinje images can be determined using Fresnel's equation:
 
where  and  are the refractive indices before and after the reflecting surface. Purkinje image P1 is the brightest of the four, then P3 and P4 (P3 and P4 have about the same brightness), then P2. The Purkinje images can be used to assess the curvatures and separations of the surfaces in the eye.

See also
Red-eye effect

References

External links
Explanation of using Purkinje images for eye tracking

Eye
The Heart's Awakening

The Heart's Awakening is a song by Albert Ketèlbey, composed in 1907. It was published the same year by Novello.

The Heart's Awakening became the title of a collection of the composer's songs and piano music, recorded by tenor Peter Dempsey and pianist Guy Rowland.

References

External links 
 The Music of Albert W. Ketèlbey / A Catalogue, compiled by Tom McCanna

1907 songs
Compositions by Albert Ketèlbey
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1987

8th BSFC Awards
January 10, 1988

Best Film: 
 Hope and Glory 
The 8th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1987. The awards were given on 10 January 1988.

Winners
Best Film:
Hope and Glory
Best Actor:
Albert Brooks – Broadcast News
Best Actress:
Holly Hunter – Broadcast News
Best Supporting Actor:
R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket
Best Supporting Actress:
Kathy Baker – Street Smart
Best Director:
Stanley Kubrick – Full Metal Jacket
Best Screenplay:
James L. Brooks – Broadcast News
Best Cinematography:
Vittorio Storaro – The Last Emperor
Best Documentary:
Marlene
Best Foreign-Language Film:
My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) • Sweden

External links
Past Winners

References 
1987 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database

1987
1987 film awards
1987 awards in the United States
1987 in Boston
January 1988 events in the United States
St Ervan

St Ervan is a rural civil parish and hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated three miles (5 km) southwest of Padstow. St Ervan is named after St Erbyn, the original patron of the church, who is said to have been the father of St Selevan.  Notable features in St Ervan are the Anglican church, the village hall and the Nonconformist cemetery. The parish population at the 2011 census was 521. In addition to the hamlet of St Ervan, also called Churchtown, the parish incorporates the hamlets of Penrose and Rumford.

Church
The parish church is dedicated to St Hermes and has a very unusual tower which was originally  high and was built in the 14th/15th centuries. The upper part was brought down by explosives in the 1880s, but it was not properly capped until 1956 and now stands  high. The church is in the Lann Pydar joint benefice with: St Eval Church, St Mawgan Church and St Columba's Church, St Columb Major.  The church was supported by the Arundell family who lived at the manor of Trembleath as early as 1240.

The English poet, Sir John Betjeman mentioned the church in his poem "Summoned by Bells" (1960), chapter VIII.

Monuments
There are several notable slate, wall monuments within the church
 Richard Harvey, d. 1666 and Richard Russell, died 1654. 
 William Pomeroye, d. 1622 with figure carved in central panel in contemporary dress.
 Humphrey Arthur, died 1676 with floral decoration around a central inscription panel and another slate to his wife Elizabeth.
 Nicholas and Jane Brewer, d. 1642,
 Richard Hare d. 1610, Richard Louis d. 1688, John Tom d. 1647. In the nave 
 Two daughters of Walter Piper, d. 1723 and fragment of slate with carved kneeling figures. 
 Richard and Eleanora Vivian who d. in 1708 and 1707.

There are also two late 17th-century monuments with columns and entablatures, one in the south transept to Ralph Keate who died in 1672.

Cemetery 
St Ervan Nonconformist Cemetery is located on the outskirts of the village on the road toward Penrose. It was opened in 1919 and is used to serve three Nonconformist chapels in the Parish.

Monuments 
St Ervan Parish War Memorial, found at the centre of the cemetery, is a wheel cross set on a tapering shaft with a tapering plinth. Black lettering is used to commemorate the Great War 1914-1919

See also

Penrose Methodist Chapel

References

External links
 
 GENUKI website; St Ervan
 Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for St Ervan 
 The Cornwall Historic Churches Trust -St Ervan
 Olivers Cornwall -St Ervan

Civil parishes in Cornwall
Hamlets in Cornwall
The Clock and the Dresden Figures

The Clock and the Dresden Figures is a piece of light classical music for piano with orchestra (or military band) by Albert Ketèlbey. It was composed, first performed and published in 1930.

History 
The Clock and the Dresden Figures was premiered on 8 February 1930, using manuscript parts. The first recording was made on 27 February, resulting in a simultaneous issue of the recording and the sheet music, which was published by Bosworth. A version for xylophone replacing the piano was published later.

Theme and music 
A synopsis by the composer mentions that two Dresden china figures, which stand right and lift of a clock come to life. They dance, with the ticking clock providing the beat. When the Clock goes wrong, its spring breaks, and the figures return to their first positions.

In 1930, it was recorded, with the composer as the pianist, who took a fast tempo. It was reissued in 2002 in a collection of his light music.

References

External links 
 The Music of Albert W. Ketèlbey / A Catalogue, compiled by Tom McCanna
 Philip L. Scowcroft:  Monastery Garden and Persian Market / The Travels of Albert W. Ketèlbey

1930 compositions
Compositions by Albert Ketèlbey
Compositions for piano and orchestra
Roland MacLeod

Roland MacLeod (1935 – 3 April 2010) was an English actor working in film and television.  He was born in London.

His television credits include Coronation Street, Softly, Softly, Ripping Yarns, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Sykes, Please Sir!, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Marty, Broaden Your Mind and The Goodies. He also made some appearances in Season Three of Grange Hill as a slightly comical workman sporting a comb over, often seen in confrontation with staff and pupils. However, his character showed a kinder side when he cleaned Duane Orpington's new coat in episode two. He also played the mad Head Teacher in The Boot Street Band, a TV series written by Steve Attridge and Andrew Davies.

He appeared as a vicar in John Cleese's film A Fish Called Wanda as well as in Le Pétomane  and The Last Remake of Beau Geste.

References

External links
 

1935 births
2010 deaths
English male film actors
English male television actors
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1982

3rd BSFC Awards
February 6, 1983

Best Film: 
 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 
The 3rd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1982. The awards were given on 6 February 1983.

Winners
Best Film:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Actor:
 Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie
Best Actress:
 Meryl Streep – Sophie's Choice
Best Supporting Actor:
 Mickey Rourke – Diner
Best Supporting Actress:
 Jessica Lange – Tootsie
Best Director:
Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Screenplay:
Barry Levinson – Diner
Best Cinematography:
Allen Daviau – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Documentary:
The Atomic Cafe
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) • Italy/France

External links
Past Winners

References
1982 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database

1982
1982 film awards
Boston
Boston
February 1983 events in the United States
In the Mystic Land of Egypt

In the Mystic Land of Egypt is a piece of light classical music for orchestra and optional voices composed by Albert Ketèlbey in 1931. The piece was published by Bosworth the same year, also in versions with piano.

History 
Ketèlbey composed the piece after the successful model of In a Persian Market of 1920. Both work begin with march music followed by a romantic melody, and include singing. 
In the Mystic Land of Egypt was published by Bosworth in 1931, in versions for orchestra and for piano.

Theme and music 
The piece in D minor and  time is marked Con moto (quasi marcia). A synopsis of scenes by the composer mentions that first native soldiers pass through a village, followed by a soft song from a boat on the Nile. An Arab plays on a pipe, then the song is repeated by the orchestra, finally also by the returning soldiers.

The composer scored the work for a tenor or high baritone to perform the song, a male choir (or quartet) of soldiers, and a "colourful" orchestra including saxophones, banjos, mandolins, and marimba. In performance, the voices are often replaced by instruments.

A motif of a descending chromatic scale is introduced in the beginning, repeated throughout the piece in both the melody as the harmony, in the end inverted. The unifying element has been called "an attractive musical device, though hardly Egyptian".

Selected recordings 
A historic recording of the work, conducted by the composer, was reissued in 2002 in a collection of his light music. In 2008, it was included in a collection of Golden Age of Light Music: Globetrotting, with several works by English and American composers of "exotic, mostly tropical settings the listener becomes the beneficiary of a riot of imagination".

References

External links 
 
 The Music of Albert W. Ketèlbey / A Catalogue, compiled by Tom McCanna
 Philip L. Scowcroft:  Monastery Garden and Persian Market / The Travels of Albert W. Ketèlbey

1931 compositions
Compositions by Albert Ketèlbey
Compositions in D minor
Christie Malry's Own Double Entry OST

Christie Malry's Own Double Entry by Luke Haines is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, based on a novel by B. S. Johnson and directed by Paul Tickell. The album includes a cover of the Nick Lowe song "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" from Lowe's Jesus of Cool album.

Reception

Christie Malry's Own Double Entry OST was met with favourable reviews from music critics.

Track listing
 "Discomania"  – 3:06
 "In the Bleak Midwinter"  – 3:28
 "How to Hate the Working Classes"  – 3:35
 "The Ledger"  – 2:17
 "Bernie's Funeral/Auto Asphixiation"  – 2:18
 "Discomaniax"  – 4:31
 "Alchemy"  – 2:28
 "Art Will Save the World"  – 1:58
 "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (Nick Lowe/Andrew Bodnar/Steve Goulding) – 7:03
 "England Scotland and Wales"  – 3:30
 "Celestial Discomania"  – 4:26
 "Essexmania"  – 6:56

Personnel 
James Banbury – Cello, Programming
Luke Haines – Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer
Pete Hofmann – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Tim Weller – Drums
Winchester Cathedral Choir – Performer

References 

Luke Haines albums
2001 soundtrack albums
Film soundtracks
Hut Records albums
In a Chinese Temple Garden

In a Chinese Temple Garden is a piece of light classical music for orchestra  by Albert Ketèlbey who composed it in 1923. Subtitled an Oriental Phantasy, it illustrates a priestly incantation, two lovers, a wedding procession, a street brawl and the restoration of calm by the beating of the temple gong. The piece was published by Bosworth in 1923, also in versions for piano and violin.

Theme and music 
The piece in E minor and common time is marked Andante moderato. A synopsis of scenes by the composer mentions that after a short introduction, "The Incantation of the Priests in the Temple" is followed by "The Perfume of Incence Floats on the Air". Two lovers are illustrated by a melody for cello, viola and oboe accompanied by pizzicato, followed by a noisy Manchu wedding procession. An argument of coolies is based on a Chinese scale. The temple gong restores quietness, and the piece ends recalling many of the themes.

Publishing and reception 
In a Chinese Temple Garden was published by Bosworth in 1923, in versions for orchestra, piano, two pianos, and violin and piano. The critic Ronald Ever wrote in 1958 about Ketèlbey's use of "every exotic noisemaker known to man—chimes, orchestra bells, gongs (all sizes and nationalities), cymbals, woodblocks, xylophone, drums of every variety". He noted: "Oriental music is Ketèlbey music: the clashing cymbals; the little pinging bells; the minor modes; the amazingly graphic mincing step created by rapidly reiterated notes; the coy taps on the woodblock."

A historic recording of the work, conducted by the composer, was reissued in 2002 in a collection of his light music. The piece was recorded in 1992 by the London Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Faris, together with other works by the composer including In a Persian Market.

References

External links 
 
 The Music of Albert W. Ketèlbey / A Catalogue, compiled by Tom McCanna
 Albert W. Ketèlbey / In a Chinese Temple Garden, Oriental Phantasy AllMusic
 Philip L. Scowcroft:  Monastery Garden and Persian Market / The Travels of Albert W. Ketèlbey
 In a Chinese Temple-Garden (Albert Ketelbey) musescore.com
 In a Chinese Temple Garden (feat. Robert Sharples) BBC

1923 compositions
Compositions by Albert Ketèlbey
Compositions in E minor
Chinoiserie
James Gordon (Upper Canada politician)

James Gordon (August 26, 1786 – April 10, 1865) was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.

He was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1786 and studied at the Inverness Royal Academy. He came to Amherstburg in Upper Canada. He served in the local militia, becoming lieutenant in 1809 and lieutenant colonel in 1822. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1820 to 1828. In 1822, he was named justice of the peace in the Western District. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper Canada in 1829 and to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1845.

He died in Toronto in 1865.

References
Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841, J.K. Johnson (1989)

1786 births
1865 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Members of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada
Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
People educated at Inverness Royal Academy
Scottish merchants
Politicians from Inverness
Immigrants to Upper Canada
Canadian justices of the peace
19th-century British businesspeople
In a Persian Market

In a Persian Market is a piece of light classical music for orchestra with optional chorus by Albert Ketèlbey who composed it in 1920. Subtitled Intermezzo Scene, it was published by Bosworth in 1921. It evokes exotic images of camel-drivers, jugglers, and snake-charmers. When it was first published in a version for piano, it was advertised as an "educational novelty".

Theme and music 
A synopsis of scenes by the composer mentions a caravan arriving, beggars, a princess carried by servants, jugglers, snake-charmers, and a caliph. After the princess and the caliph have left, a muezzin calls to prayer from a minaret. The caravan continues its journey, and the market becomes silent. The duration is around six minutes.

An opening march shares "exotic" intervals, A – B-flat – E, with the composer's oriental intermezzo Wonga, used for the play Ye Gods in 1916. A chorus of beggars sings: "Baksheesh, baksheesh Allah"; passers-by sing "Empshi" ("get away"). A romantic theme portrays the princess, similar to Stravinsky's Firebird. Trumpets announce the caliph. The concluding section "Call to prayer" of 22 measures was added later.

Publishing and reception 
The music was first announced in Musical Opinion in January 1921 as a piano piece, in a section "Educational novelties”. Half a year later, Bosworth printed the orchestral version.

In a Persian Market has been regarded as a work of orchestral impressionism. The work has been used as theatre music for comic oriental scenes, used in sketches by Morecambe and Wise, and by The Two Ronnies, and also in schools as theatrical repertory.

Selected recordings 
In a Persian Market was recorded completely, with chorus, in 1999 by the New London Light Opera Chorus and the New London Orchestra, conducted by Ronald Corp. It is part of a 2002 recording of the same name, an anthology of historic recordings of works by Ketèlbey performed by different ensembles and conductors (including the composer) made between 1917 and 1939.
Also music was used in "My Lady Heroine" by French singer Serge Gainsbourg.

References

External links 
 
 The Music of Albert W. Ketèlbey / A Catalogue, compiled by Tom McCanna
 Classic Music: The Persian Market (1920), iranian.com
 Philip L. Scowcroft: Monastery Garden and Persian Market / The Travels of Albert W. Ketèlbey by Philip L. Scowcroft, musicweb-international.com
 In a Persian Market sheet music, Musopen
 

1920 compositions
Compositions by Albert Ketèlbey
Orientalism
Skateboarding duck

Herbie the skateboarding duck (-83) was the subject of an item first broadcast on the Midlands Today insert to the BBC news magazine programme Nationwide on 24 May 1978.

Herbie, an Aylesbury duck, was bought by Jacky and Paddy Randall of Croydon for their children Mikala and Colin. The film, presented by reporter Alan Towers, includes footage of Herbie waddling along the street, joining the family at breakfast and attacking the Randalls' terrier. Part of the film is a four-second shot of Herbie apparently skateboarding by himself on Colin's board. This image seemingly captured the public imagination, and the BBC received many requests for it to be shown again, which it frequently was.

The clip also appeared on other TV stations around the world, many of which also produced their own variations on the theme. There was also renewed interest in the clip in 1983 after the death of Herbie was announced and it has been repeated many times since on other TV programmes.

As a result of the item's popularity, the term "skateboarding duck" has come to signify a particular sort of quirky and essentially frivolous news story, often used to fill time at the end of a broadcast.

The item came to define Nationwide in the public mind, and the programme's final item was a sung eulogy to the skateboarding duck, with a surprising twist.

See also
 List of individual birds

References

External links 

1976 animal births
1983 animal deaths
Culture of the United Kingdom
Individual waterfowl
Individual animals in the United Kingdom
1982 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

48th New York Film Critics Circle Awards
January 30, 1983

Best Picture: 
 Gandhi 
The 48th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1982. The winners were announced on 20 December 1982 and the awards were given on 30 January 1983.

Winners
Best Actor:
Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
Runners-up: Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie and Peter O'Toole - My Favorite Year
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
Runners-up: Diane Keaton - Shoot the Moon and Jessica Lange - Frances
Best Cinematography:
Néstor Almendros - Sophie's Choice
Runners-up: Philippe Rousselot - Diva and Jordan Cronenweth - Blade Runner
Best Director:
Sydney Pollack - Tootsie
Runner-up: Steven Spielberg - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Film:
Gandhi
Runners-up: Tootsie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Missing
Best Foreign Language Film:
Time Stands Still (Megáll az idö) • Hungary
Runners-up: Le Beau Mariage • France  and Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) • Italy/France
Best Screenplay:
Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal - Tootsie
Runner-up: Barry Levinson - Diner
Best Supporting Actor:
John Lithgow - The World According to Garp
Runners-up: George Gaynes - Tootsie and Robert Preston - Victor Victoria
Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Lange - Tootsie
Runner-up: Glenn Close - The World According to Garp

References

External links
1982 Awards

1982
New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1982
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Souleuvre Viaduct

Viaduc de la Souleuvre is a partially demolished railway viaduct over the Souleuvre River in La Ferrière-Harang, Normandy, France, and is now used for bungee jumping.

History
Built by French engineer Gustave Eiffel for the Caen to Saint-Lô and Vire line, the Viaduc de la Souleuvre opened November 12, 1893. The total length of the viaduct was 364.20 m (1,200 ft), had a maximum height of 62.50 m (210 ft) and was set on five stone pillars. The height of these pillars varies between 26 m and 60 m, their bases are 18 m by 8 m and their tops are 7 m by 4 m. They were built with granite blocks from the Vire region quarries, each of a weight of 350 kg, and with mortar sand from the Chausey Islands, totaling 14000 m³.

Before World War II, about 15 trains a day crossed the viaduct. It was used by the Germans during the War. The Allied Forces tried to destroy the viaduct in 1944, but only managed to partially damage it. More than 500 bombs were dropped around it without hitting it. In August 1944, the viaduct was repaired by the Americans.

When the rail line closed in 1960, the viaduct went into disrepair. Despite large local preservationist opinion campaigns, the railway platform was demolished in 1970. Only the five large stone pillars remain.

Bungee jumping

In 1990, a permanent platform for bungee jumping was established by A. J. Hackett atop the highest pillar. A light gangway was established where the railway platform used to be, allowing access to the platform from the side of the bridge.

Photo gallery

External links
Official web site

Viaducts in France
Bridges completed in 1893
Buildings and structures in Calvados (department)
Demolished bridges
Tourist attractions in Calvados (department)
Bungee jumping sites
Gustave Eiffel's designs
2006 Bangkok local elections

Elections for local councils in Bangkok were held in 2006.

The first batch of elections took place on 30 April 2006 for all seats on the district councils of 14 districts in the north and east of the city.

In the second phase of voting held on 23 July 2006, the District Council seats for the remaining 36 districts, along with all 57 seats on the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, were up for election. Local elections follow a four-year cycle, and the 2006 elections are a follow-on from the 2002 elections.

April elections

14 District Council elections
Elections for district council in Bang Kapi, Bang Khen, Bueng Kum, Chatuchak, Don Mueang, Khan Na Yao, Khlong Sam Wa, Lak Si, Lat Krabang, Lat Phrao, Min Buri, Sai Mai, Saphan Sung and Wang Thonglang were held on 30 April 2006.

Turnout in the 14 districts was at 35.39 percent, with 482,688 voters exercising their right to vote. The Thai Rak Thai Party won 68 seats along with overall control of nine councils, while candidates from the Democrat Party won 27 seats, taking control of four councils. The Chart Thai Party got seven candidates elected and took control of one council.

Detailed results
(Democrat (DP) councils in blue, Thai Rak Thai (TRT) in red, Other in yellow, No Overall Control in grey.)

July elections
The second batch of elections took place on 23 July 2006. At stake were all 57 Bangkok Metropolitan Council seats as well as all district council seats in the 36 districts that did not hold polls in April.

Out of a total of 3,996,881 eligible voters, 1,676,373 voters came to vote, resulting in a voter turnout rate of 41.94 percent. This figure was up from the previous elections held in 2002, when only 35.53 percent of eligible voters turned out to vote.

Bangkok Metropolitan Council
The number of seats on the Bangkok Metropolitan Council was reduced from 61 to 57 for the 2006 election. In the last elections, held on 16 June 2002, the Democrats won 28 constituencies and Thai Rak Thai took 25, while the Prachakorn Thai Party, the Chart Thai Party and the Mod Ngarn Group each won two seats. The remaining seat went to an independent candidate.

The Democrats made big gains in the 2006 poll, winning 35 seats, giving them an absolute majority on the council for the first time ever. Thai Rak Thai managed to pull in only 18 seats, while the remaining four seats went to independent candidates.

36 district council elections
Elections for 36 district councils were held concurrently with the elections for the BMA council.

References

External links
 "Democrats beat TRT in local polls," Bangkok Post, July 24, 2006
 "Democrat scores convincing victory," The Nation, July 24, 2006
 "Opposition Democrats sweep city, district council seats," Thai News Agency, July 24, 2006

Bangkok
Elections in Bangkok
Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town. It is one of the longest existing constituencies in Singapore, spanning 52 years from 1959 to 2011.

Throughout its relatively long history, the ruling People's Action Party has won the constituency in every election, except the 1963 general election when it lost the seat to opposition party Barisan Sosialis. Chua Chu Kang SMC faced a four-cornered fight, including the ruling party itself in the 1997 general election and the PAP was challenged by Singapore Democratic Alliance's Steve Chia in the 2001 and 2006 general elections. In the 2011 general election, the SMC and Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) were absorbed into Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

References
1959 GE result
1963 GE result
1968 GE result
1972 GE result
1976 GE result
1980 GE result
1984 GE result
1988 GE result
1991 GE result
1997 GE result
2001 GE result
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Singaporean electoral divisions
Choa Chu Kang
Tengah
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1984

5th BSFC Awards
January 20, 1985

Best Film: 
 The Killing Fields 
The 5th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1984. The awards were given on 20 January 1985.

Winners
Best Film:
The Killing Fields
Best Actor:
Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields
Best Actress:
Judy Davis – A Passage to India
Best Supporting Actor:
John Malkovich – The Killing Fields and Places in the Heart
Best Supporting Actress:
Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India
Best Director:
Bertrand Tavernier – A Sunday in the Country (Un dimanche à la campagne)
Best Screenplay:
Alex Cox – Repo Man
Best Cinematography:
Chris Menges – The Killing Fields
Best Documentary:
The Times of Harvey Milk
Best Foreign-Language Film:
A Sunday in the Country (Un dimanche à la campagne) • France

External links
Past Winners

References 
1984 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database

1984
1984 film awards
1984 awards in the United States
Boston
January 1985 events in the United States
La Torrecilla

La Torrecilla is a mountain with a height of , which lies southeast of Ronda in the Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park, of the Sierra de las Nieves range in the province of Málaga, Andalucia, Spain.

References

Mountains of Andalusia
Geography of the Province of Málaga
One-thousanders of Spain
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1983

4th BSFC Awards
January 29, 1984

Best Film: 
 The Night ofthe Shooting Stars 
The 4th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1983. The awards were given on 29 January 1984.

Winners
Best Film:
The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo)
Best Actor:
 Eric Roberts – Star 80
Best Actress: 
 Rosanna Arquette – Baby It's You
Best Supporting Actor:
 Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actress:
 Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously
Best Director:
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani – The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo)
Best Screenplay:
Éric Rohmer – Pauline at the Beach (Pauline à la plage)
Best Cinematography:
Hiro Narita – Never Cry Wolf
Best Documentary:
Say Amen, Somebody 
Best American Film:
Terms of Endearment

External links
Past Winners

References 
1983 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database

1983
1983 film awards
1983 awards in the United States
1983 in Boston
January 1984 events in the United States