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W. Raymond Drake

Walter Raymond Drake (1913–1989) was a British disciple of Charles Fort and writer. He published nine books on the ancient astronaut theme, the first four years earlier than Erich von Däniken's bestseller Chariots of the Gods. 

Drake proposed in his books that ancient civilizations were colonies of extraterrestrials who eventually lost their technological secrets and became indistinguishable from humans, and/or that many other ancient civilizations were the result of human contact with aliens. His claims are considered to be pseudohistory.

Drake spent many years digging through huge archives of material, looking in his case for supposed anomalies that could support his scenarios of space aliens impacting human history. As Drake himself said, "I aspired to collect as many facts as possible from ancient literature to chronicle for the past what Charles Fort has so brilliantly done for the present century." A slightly earlier British author somewhat comparable to Drake was Harold T. Wilkins.

Paperback editions of the first few of Drake's books were available in the US during the 1970s and became modest best-sellers in that format, often being displayed on news-stands next to the works of von Däniken.

Books published

Gods or Spacemen? (1964)  
Gods and Spacemen in the Ancient East (1968)
Mystery of the gods-- Are They Coming Back to Earth? (1972)
The Ancient Secrets of Mysterious America-is Our Destiny Upon Us? (1973)
Gods and Spacemen in the Ancient West (1974)  
Gods and Spacemen in the Ancient Past (1975) 
Gods and Spacemen Throughout History (1975) 
Gods and Spacemen in Greece and Rome (1976)  
Gods and Spacemen in Ancient Israel (1976)  
Messengers from the Stars (1977) 
Cosmic Continents (1986)

References

1913 births
1989 deaths
UFO writers
Pseudohistorians
Fortean writers
Ancient astronauts proponents
Ufologists
Hautlieu School

Hautlieu School, or simply Hautlieu, is a secondary school in Jersey which accepts students aged 14 and over. The school is owned and operated by the States of Jersey.

Overview
In 2012, the school had approximately 680 pupils.

During the academic year 2004/2005 the GCSE pass rate was 100%, at which 40% gained A* to A grades. At A level there was an 87% pass rate of which 79% obtained grades A-C. 
Admission into Hautlieu depends on the result of CAT, Cognitive Abilities Test, exams with a minimum result of 109, as well as the results of the PT, Progress Test, in English and Maths (PTE and PTM respectively) with a minimum result of 103 on both tests. It is, however, possible for determined students who have not achieved the necessary CAT or PT scores to appeal.

Over the years it has been suggested by politicians that Hautlieu should be converted to a sixth-form college and the 14+ system (which some regard as controversial) be abolished.

Admission criteria
Hautlieu differs from other state secondary schools in Jersey, in that students must meet specific criteria before being eligible for application to attend the school.

History
Construction of Hautlieu's first building began on the 18 April 1951 and was officially opened on the 5 April 1952, and was originally a boys' grammar school until the admission of its first female student in 1962.

Hautlieu's successful exam results have received positive reports from Her Majesty's Inspectors.

As of June 2003, Hautlieu no longer automatically accepts year 10 pupils. Students wishing to attend must take cognitive ability tests, and undergo teacher assessments.

Programs
A Confucius Institute at Hautlieu School opened circa 2017, the 1,000th such institution in the world.

Headteachers
Charles Brown – 1952–1977
Jack Worrall – 1977–1988
Brian Bullock – 1988–1996
Lesley Toms – 1996–2014
Nick Falle – 2014–present

See also

:Category:People educated at Hautlieu School
List of schools in Jersey

Further reading
 Confucius Classroom agreements with Hautlieu school (FOI) - Agreement

References

External links

 

Schools in Jersey
Secondary schools in the Channel Islands
Saint Saviour, Jersey
Sándor Festetics

Count Sándor Ágost Dénes Festetics de Tolna (31 May 1882 – 12 September 1956) was a Hungarian nobleman and cabinet minister who later became an advocate of Nazism in Hungary.

Background
Coming from one of Hungary's leading families (his father was Andor Festetics), Count Festetics was amongst those chosen to serve in the cabinet of Mihály Károlyi, being appointed Minister of Defence in 1918. Although this was to prove ill-fated, Festetics remained committed to parliamentary politics, becoming a supporter of István Bethlen.

Politics and embrace of Nazism
After a spell away from politics, Festetics, who had become convinced of Nazism, took charge of the tiny Hungarian National Socialist Peoples Party in 1933, using the fortune he had inherited from his uncle Prince Tasziló to seek to expand the group. This party was effectively a copy of the Nazi Party, taking over most of its 25 point programme. By 1934, he had come together with Zoltán Meskó and Fidél Pálffy to form an alliance of their movements. Before long, however, he was expelled as his commitment to anti-Semitism was seen to be weak; Festetics had continued to employ Jews on his estates.

He then became associated with minor movements led by István Balogh and Kálmán Hubay, sitting in parliament from 1935 until his retirement in 1939 under various labels.

In keeping with some of his contemporaries who preached against the influence of the Jews, Festetics was attracted to the idea of Zionism as a solution to what he saw as the Jewish problem in Europe. Indeed, in a 1934 session of Parliament, he announced that the Zionists should be encouraged because all people, including the Jews, had a right to live in their own land, and revealed that he had even allowed a Zionist organisation to use his land for an agricultural training programme for a group of Jewish youths who were preparing to migrate to Palestine.

Retirement from politics
Festetics brought an end to his political career in 1939. He took no active part in politics during the Second World War, and died a private citizen at his home near Lake Balaton in 1956.

References 

1882 births
1956 deaths
People from Fejér County
Hungarian Nazis
Hungarian Roman Catholics
Defence ministers of Hungary
Sandor
The Late Edition

The Late Edition is a British television programme broadcast on BBC Four. It takes the form of a weekly topical chat show in the vein of The Daily Show, presented by comedian Marcus Brigstocke. Each episode typically features comical news commentary from Brigstocke, satirical interviews with fictional political figures played by Steve Furst, 'Andre Vincent investigates' and two "real" interviews.

In 2007, 2008 and 2009, Brigstocke performed a special version of the show at the Edinburgh Fringe called The Early Edition with Andre Vincent.

References

External links
 

 

News parodies
BBC Television shows
2005 British television series debuts
2000s British satirical television series
2008 British television series endings
English-language television shows
Heroes of Shaolin

Heroes of Shaolin () aka Heroes of the Wild is the Americanized title for the 1977 Hong Kong kung fu epic Daai miu si yue siu piu haak. Filmed in Taiwan, the two-part story was directed by William Chang and co-written by Chang and relatively unknown kung-fu film writer Chang Hsin Yee. Like many kung fu movies from the late 1970s, the main theme of the film focuses on revenge, but the story holds a unique twist that sets it apart from many other films of the era. The film is set in the Yuan Dynasty in the 13th century.

Plot details
Part one opens with a young boy and his father flying a kite on a secluded beach. The father is soon confronted by a past enemy, who demands a rematch after an embarrassing defeat. The young boy is horror-stricken as, after his father's defeat, the father takes his own life before the young boy's eyes and rushes to avenge his death. The challenger easily defeats the boy, but rather than kill again, he allows the boy to journey with him, offering to teach the boy in martial arts so that he may one day take appropriate revenge.
The boy keeps training under him; and through a series of events, the boy has his revenge but not in the way he intended.

Cast
The cast stars Yuen Biao as Sword & Knife man, Sing Chen as Tu Tashan, Jang Lee Hwang as Tien Lung  and other supporting actors.

References
IMDB - Heroes of the Wild

1979 films
Hong Kong martial arts films
1970s Hong Kong films
Barbara G. Briggs

Barbara Gillian Briggs  (born 1934) is one of the foremost Australian botanists. The IK lists 205 names of plants which have been published or co-published by her. She was one of the botanists in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, of the 1998  APG system.

Briggs was employed at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney from 1959. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in 1960.

Briggs and Craig Anthony Atkins were co-awarded the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1994. 
 
Briggs was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1998. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to science and research as a botanist, to documenting Australian flora, and to professional societies". She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN).

Since her retirement she continues as an Honorary Research Associate at the Sydney Botanical Gardens.

References

External links 
 "Biographical memoir of Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson, 1926-1997" by Barbara G. Briggs
 "What is significant - The Wollemi pine or the southern rushes?" by Barbara G. Briggs

1934 births
Living people
20th-century Australian botanists
20th-century Australian women scientists
Australian women botanists
Members of the Order of Australia
Fellows of the Royal Society of New South Wales
King Swamp

King Swamp was a British rock band, consisting of Walter Wray (vocals), Dave Allen (bass), Steve Halliwell (keyboards), Dominic Miller (guitar), and Martyn Barker (drums). The band was formed in 1988 in London, after Allen and Barker had parted ways with Shriekback and recruited Wray as frontman. Halliwell and Mike Cozzi (featured on the second album) were also ex-Shriekback members.

King Swamp's self titled first album in 1989 had some success with the single, "Is This Love?" which reached number 21 on the Billboard Album Rock chart. The band released Wiseblood in 1990. Guitarist Dominic Miller was replaced by Nick Lashley and Mike Cozzi on the second album. Wiseblood failed to chart in the USA or the UK and was panned by critics, which ultimately led to the band dissolving.

Wray later produced a 1993 solo album entitled "Foxgloves and Steel Strings" with Miller, who later played with Sting. In 1996, the album was re-released in the USA as "Steel Strings" using different artwork.

Wray and Halliwell reunited in 2010 to form Little Machine, who set poetry to music and who have performed with poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. They are both part of The Saturday Girls, the backing group for Lily Rae (Wray's daughter).

Martyn Barker eventually reunited with Shreikback. Dave Allen started Low Pop Suicide and World Domination Recordings.

Discography

Albums
 King Swamp (1989)
 Wiseblood (1990) [additional guitars provided by Mike Cozzi and Nick Lashley]

Singles
 "Is This Love?" (1989)
 "One Step Over the Line" (1989)
 "Blown Away" (1990)

References

External links 
 Official King Swamp website

English rock music groups
1988 establishments in England
Musical groups established in 1988
Musical groups from London
Haldimand County Museum & Archives

The Haldimand County Heritage Centre is located within the Cayuga Library and Heritage Centre at 19 Talbot St. W in Cayuga, Ontario. The Haldimand County Heritage Centre is a museum that preserves and makes accessible evidence of the history of Haldimand County including genealogy records, local newspapers, maps, census information and more. Artifacts related to Haldimand County are restored and displayed in the museum galleries and grounds. The current curator is Karen Richardson.

Buildings, facilities, and exhibits
The museum houses one gallery featuring a rotating exhibit.

The archives research facility provides access to collections relevant to historians and genealogists interested in the county. The archives hold a large collection of genealogy records for families with a history in Haldimand County. In addition, the Heritage Centre collects local newspapers and census records and stores them on microfilm, some dating back as far as 1853. Special events are held throughout the year.

Publications
The museum has published histories on specific aspects of county life, including:

Armstrong, Bonnie. Architecture of Haldimand County. Cayuga, Ontario: Haldimand County Museum, 1983.
Bacher, Christine, Christine Boyko, Holly Csorbay, Joelle Dosman. Folk Art of Haldimand County. Edited by Rene Tunney. Cayuga, Ontario: Haldimand County Museum, 1985.
Tunney, Rene. Cabinet Makers of Haldimand County: An Introduction and Inventory. Cayuga, Ontario: Haldimand County Museum, 1984.

Related
The Haldimand County Museum & Archives is one of three heritage facilities operated by the Heritage and Culture Division of the municipal government, Haldimand County. The other two are the Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural Centre and the Wilson MacDonald Memorial School Museum. 

Ruthven Park National Historic Site (a National Historic Site of Canada) is located approximately 4 kilometres north of the Haldimand County Heritage Centre and another national historic site, Chiefswood, is located within the county boundaries, but on the Six Nations Reserve approximately 25 kilometres to the northwest. There are also privately operated cultural centres in the county: Cottonwood Mansion (Selkirk, ON), No. 6 RCAF Dunnville Museum (Dunnville, Ontario), Caledonia Grand Trunk Station and the Caledonia Mill. The annual  Caledonia Fair also exhibits historical artifacts and tableaux of early agrarian and industrial life in the county.

Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMA,  CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

References

External links
 

History museums in Ontario
Museums in Haldimand County
Archives in Ontario
Sam-Ang Sam

Sam-Ang Sam (, ) is a Cambodian-American ethnomusicologist and 1994 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (as part of the Apsara Ensemble) in 1998.

Sam-Ang Sam and his wife Chan Moly Sam spent "more than two decades" (as of 1993) "performing, teaching, researching, and documenting" their native country's music and dances. Having studied in Cambodia, they were in the Philippines when the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia in 1975, and escaped the genocide that killed an estimated 90 percent of the country's musicians. He and his wife moved to the United States, and Sam-Ang got his doctorate in ethnomusicology in 1998 from Wesleyan University. He and his wife performed in various locations in the United States the between 1979 and 2005 with a dance troupe of Cambodian dancers. Their own performing troupe was called the Apsara Ensemble.

As founder of Sam-Ang Sam Ensemble, he has released several albums for sale in mainstream American markets in an attempt to revive Classical Khmer music and stimulate interest in the various Cambodian performing arts.

Recordings and video

Print Publications
 Dissertation: Ph.D., Wesleyan University, Conn. 1988

 Musical score (Khmer)

 title transcription as Kār paṅhāñ bī rapiap saṃbaḥ khmaer.

References

External links 
Cambodian music & dance in America
Page on Cambodian music by Sam-Ang Sam.
Cover of Silent Temples, Songful Hearts

American people of Cambodian descent
Cambodian musicians
American ethnomusicologists
Living people
MacArthur Fellows
National Endowment for the Arts Fellows
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz (born 7 November 1933) is a Mexican prolific actor with more than 154 films.

He has been nominated several times for the Ariel Award. These include his acting in El infierno (2010), El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), El imperio de la fortuna by Arturo Ripstein (1987), La Víspera (1983), Cadena perpetua by Ripstein (1979), La venida del Rey Olmos by Julián Pastor (1975), and Rosa by José Estrada (1969).

Selected filmography
 Reed: Insurgent Mexico (1973)
 Roots of Blood (1978)
 The Recourse to the Method (1978)
 Guerrilla from the North (1983)
 The Realm of Fortune (1986)
 Life Is Most Important (1987)
 Sandino (1990)
 Midaq Alley (1995)

References

External links
 .
Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences profile .

1933 births
Best Actor Ariel Award winners
Living people
Mexican male film actors
Male actors from Veracruz
People from Veracruz (city)
Raske Menn

Raske menn (lit. "Fast Men") is a trio of Norwegian comedians who have gained fame in Norway for their sketches and shows. The trio consists of Anders Hoff, Øyvind Rafto and Calle Hellevang-Larsen.

The group began with Øyvind and Calle being friends from childhood. Øyvind and Calle had played together in a school theater. Anders and Øyvind were fellow students and met each other during the UKEN-revues at the Norwegian School of Economics.

In 2005, the trio won the Norwegian comedy award for best newcomers. The trio has appeared in a number of TV programmes, and in 2007 it had its own TV series Snabbgrabbar with Raske Menn on TVNorge. In 2012, they performed at 20.00 with Raske Menn on TV 2. Raske Menn has played around 900 performances with its three stage shows in almost 20 years. On 17 February 2022, Raske Menn premieres its fourth stage show "Raske Menn - 19-year anniversary show" at Chat Noir in Oslo.

Their most famous sketch is "Verdenshistorien på 5 minutter" which can be translated to "The history of the world in 5 minutes" The 5-minute-long sketch is essentially a summary of the most important events and people through history including Jesus Christ, Charles Darwin, Muhammad, Neil Armstrong, Moses and the vikings. Thor Heyerdahl also makes an appearance as the explorer who always appears at important events.

Related Shows

Calle has his own comedy web series titled "Ah! Så det er SÅNN det er!", which translates to "Ah! So THAT'S how it is!". The series is not ongoing however, as there is only one episode left to air. Calle plays every character in the show, which is mainly himself and his friend/neighbor Abraham, a clueless neanderthal who plays a positive and funny character throughout Calle's misadventures. The show is not very popular yet, but many fans of Raske Menn enjoy the show. Hellevang-Larsen is also a regular part of the TV Norge television program I kveld med Ylvis.

References

External links
Official website

Norwegian male comedians
Trios
Performance artist collectives
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Norwegian comedy troupes
Opilioacaridae

Opilioacaridae is the sole family of mites in the order Opilioacarida, made up of about 13 genera. The mites of this family are rare, large (1.5 to 2.5 mm) mites, and are widely considered primitive, as they retain six pairs of eyes, and abdominal segmentation. They have historically been considered separate from other mites belonging to Acariformes and Parasitiformes, but are now generally considered a subgroup of Parasitiformes based on molecular phylogenetics.

The first member of the Opilioacarida to be discovered was the Algerian species Opilioacarus segmentatus, which was described by Carl Johannes With in 1902, followed by the Sicilian Eucarus italicus and Eucarus arabicus from Aden, both in 1904. Two fossil specimens are known, one of which was discovered in Baltic amber from the Eocene, while the other one was discovered in the Burmese amber from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) around 99 million years old, tentatively assigned to the living genus Opilioacarus.

Members of the group live in semi-arid and tropical environments in leaf-litter, under rocks and in caves. Their diet is known to include arthropod carcasses, fungal spores, and pollen.

Genera 
These 13 genera belong to the family Opilioacaridae:

 Adenacarus Hammen, 1966
 Amazonacarus Vázquez, Araújo & Feres, 2014
 Brasilacarus Vázquez, Araújo & Feres, 2015
 Caribeacarus Vázquez & Klompen, 2009
 Indiacarus Das & Bastawade, 2007
 Neocarus Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1942
 Opilioacarus With, 1902
 Panchaetes Naudo, 1963
 Paracarus Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1942
 Phalangiacarus Coineau & Hammen, 1979
 Salfacarus Hammen, 1977
 Siamacarus Leclerc, 1989
 Vanderhammenacarus Leclerc, 1989

References

External links

Acari taxonomy
Arachnid orders
Monotypic arthropod taxa
Moke (British band)

Moke were a British rock band who released two albums and a handful of singles; most notably the single "My Degeneration", described as "an angry indictment of callous youth".

History
Moke formed in London, England in 1997, composed of John Hogg (vocals, guitar), Sean Genockey (guitar), Alex Evans (bass guitar), and John Morgan (drums). Moke signed to London indie label Dorado Records.  The band recorded and co-produced a debut album, Superdrag (1998), described by JT Griffith of Allmusic as "hyper-eclectic, mixing a strong love for Led Zeppelin (à la compatriots Reef) with hints of rap-rock, blues, reggae, and of course classic rock". This led to a US recording contract; Superdrag was re-released in the US as a self-titled album. A second album, Carnival (2001), released on Ultimatum/Artemis Records, was produced by Paul Stacey, who also played guitar on the album.  Michael Lipton of LA Weekly described the album: "Sonically and musically, this disc is a pleasure from beginning to end". While Carnival was initially released only in the United States, after the group broke up it was released in Britain by Fruit Pie Records. Critics compared the group to Oasis, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Faith No More., Tesla, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Moke toured the UK, Europe and the US extensively throughout the late 1990s / early 2000s along with many acts, including The Black Crowes, Goo Goo Dolls, Tonic, Kings X, Spacehog and Senser. After the release of Carnival, the group headlined its own tour in the U.S.

Since 2002 the band have been working on other projects. John Hogg went on to form Hookah Brown with Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. but this group disbanded after only a few months. However, Johnny Hogg has now reunited with Rich Robinson, forming a new band The Magpie Salute along with other original Black Crowes members Marc Ford and Sven Pipien. John Morgan in playing with the original lineup of Senser. Alex Evans is a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at Kingston University as well as Education Officer at Visconti Studio, a tape-based recording studio in partnership with Tony Visconti, the British Library and the Science Museum. Sean Genockey is a successful record producer who has worked with The Who, Roger Daltrey and the Manic Street Preachers. 

Moke reunited on 16 September 2011 to perform their first concert in ten years.

Discography

References

External links

Visconti Studio
Sean Genockey's website
Alex Evans' website

English rock music groups
Musical groups from London
Brewers Hill, Baltimore

Brewers Hill is a neighborhood in the Southeast District of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

The neighborhood is bounded by Fleet Street to the north, Haven Street to the east, Dillon Street to the south, and Conkling Street to the west. Brewers Hill is south of the Highlandtown and east of the Canton neighborhoods. The city's Canton Industrial Area lies to the south.

The neighborhood's architecture includes a variety of houses built between 1915 and 1920 as the city expanded eastward. The housing includes traditional Baltimore rowhouses built of redbrick and formstone. Many of the older houses have original architectural features, such as marble steps and porch fronts.  A portion of the neighborhood, bounded by Haven, Dillon, Conkling, and Eastern, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Significant landmarks

Natty Boh brewery
A neighborhood landmark is the illuminated Mr Boh sign that hangs high above the old National Bohemian brewery. The brewery was established in 1885 and was closely associated with Baltimore's strong German-American community. The brewery was famous for its National Bohemian brand (known in Baltimorese as Natty Boh), also its National Premium Beer, Colt 45 malt liquor, and the introduction of the nation's first six-pack in the 1940s.

The old Natty Boh brewery site is being redeveloped into  of commercial and office space. Plans are for neighboring sites to undergo residential redevelopment as apartments and lofts. In 2013, The Hanover Brewers Hill apartments opened. The development includes mixed use retail and shopping, in addition to a large number of residential units.

See also
 List of Baltimore neighborhoods

References

External sources
 Live Baltimore - Brewer's Hill
 Brewers Hill redevelopment
, including undated photo and boundary map, at Maryland Historical Trust

German-American culture in Baltimore
Neighborhoods in Baltimore
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore
Italianate architecture in Maryland
Southeast Baltimore
Sanguisorbeae

Sanguisorbeae is a tribe of the rose family, Rosaceae. It contains 16 genera in two subtribes, Agrimoniinae and Sanguisorbinae.

References

External links  

 
Rosoideae
Rosales tribes
Grzegorz Timofiejew

Grzegorz Timofiejew (; 11 March 1908 – 3 October 1962) was a Polish poet of distant Russian ancestry.  He was born and died in Łódź.

In 1928 he was among the co-founders of the Meteor poetic group. After the outbreak of World War II he was also an active member of the resistance and the editor of Tyrtej literary monthly, published underground in occupied Poland. In 1942 he was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz and then to Gusen I concentration camps.

Works
 Nie ma mnie w domu (1930)
 Inny horyzont (1935)
 Wysoki płomień. Wiersze z konspiracji i obozu (1946)
 W stronę jutra (1954)
 Wiersze dla dzieci (1957)
 Gorycz wierzbiny (1958)
 Miłość nie zna zmęczenia (1959)
 Człowiek jest nagi (1960)
 Wiersze wybrane (1961)
 Trudna wolność (1964)

1908 births
1962 deaths
Writers from Łódź
Polish people of Russian descent
Auschwitz concentration camp survivors
Mauthausen concentration camp survivors
20th-century Polish poets
Liam Hyland

Liam Hyland (born 23 April 1933) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who was an elected representative for over 25 years, as a Senator, Teachta Dála (TD) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Born in Ballacolla, County Laois, Hyland first stood for election to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election for Laois–Offaly, when Fianna Fáil secured three out of the five seats. However, the party had ambitiously fielded four candidates and Hyland was the only one not returned to the 21st Dáil. However, he successfully stood for election to the 14th Seanad, being returned by the Industrial and Commercial Panel.

Paddy Lalor, one of the three Fianna Fáil TDs for Laois–Offaly, did not contest the 1981 general election. Fianna Fáil again put forward four candidates, but this time Hyland was the first of three to be elected, taking his seat in the 22nd Dáil. He was re-elected at the five subsequent general elections, of February 1982, November 1982, 1987, 1989 and 1992.

In February 1992, when Albert Reynolds succeeded as Taoiseach, Hyland was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for rural enterprise by the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government. In January 1993, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry with special responsibility for forestry and rural development by the Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition government.

In the 1994 European Parliament election, he was elected as an MEP for the Leinster constituency, and he did not contest the 1997 general election. He was re-elected at the 1999 European Parliament election and retired in 2004.

References

External links

1933 births
Living people
Members of Laois County Council
Fianna Fáil MEPs
Fianna Fáil TDs
20th-century Irish farmers
Members of the 14th Seanad
Members of the 22nd Dáil
Members of the 23rd Dáil
Members of the 24th Dáil
Members of the 25th Dáil
Members of the 26th Dáil
Members of the 27th Dáil
MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1999–2004
MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1994–1999
Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil
Ministers of State of the 26th Dáil
Politicians from County Laois
Fianna Fáil senators
Industrial and Commercial Panel senators
The Speckled Band

The Speckled Band may refer to:

The Adventure of the Speckled Band, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
 The Speckled Band (1923 film), a silent film starring Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes
 The Speckled Band (1931 film), a film starring Raymond Massey as Sherlock Holmes
 The Speckled Band, a 1949 television adaptation for an episode of  Your Show Time
The Speckled Band (play), a 1910 stage play adapted by Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story
MAZ

Maz or MAZ may refer to:
 IATA code for Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
 Minsk Automobile Plant, abbreviated in Belarusian as MAZ
 Myc-associated zinc finger protein, a protein encoded by the MAZ gene
 Maz, a village in Iran
 Mammalian assemblage zone, a collection of fossil mammal bones
 Maz Kanata, a former space pirate in the sequel era of the Star Wars universe
 Bill "Maz" Mazeroski, former American baseball player
Toronto Motorsports Park

Toronto Motorsports Park is a dragway and 3-kilometre roadcourse racing facility in Haldimand County, near the town of Cayuga, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto Motorsports Park held the IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals, which attracted hundreds of cars from around Canada and the U.S., until 2007.

See also
 List of auto racing tracks in Canada

References

External links
 Toronto Motorsports Park Official website
  Aerial Photo

Motorsport venues in Ontario
Drag racing venues in Canada
IHRA drag racing venues
Road racing venues in Canada
Buildings and structures in Haldimand County
Tourist attractions in Haldimand County
Sports venues completed in 1955
1955 establishments in Ontario
Richard Roy (disambiguation)

Richard Roy is a director, actor and screenwriter.

Richard Roy may also refer to:

Richard Roy (musician), former bassist in Canadian punk pop band Sum 41
Richard Roy (politician), Green Party of Canada candidate in 1993
Richard Roy (footballer) (born 1987), Trinidad and Tobago footballer
South Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.

History 
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions. From 1868, it was reduced in size when Essex was redivided into the Eastern, Southern and Western divisions. It was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the county was divided into eight single-member divisions.

Boundaries

1832–1868 

 The Hundreds of Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Dengie, Harlow, Ongar, Rochford, and Waltham; and
 The Liberty of Havering.
See map on Vision of Britain website.

1868–1885 

 The Hundreds of Becontree, Chafford, Barstable, and Rochford; and
 The Liberty of Havering.
See map on Vision of Britain website.

Areas covered

 The place for "holding of courts for election of members" from 1867 became Brentwood under the 1867 Act.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Dare's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

References

Sources

Parliamentary constituencies in Essex (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
Wool railway station

Wool railway station serves the village of Wool in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line,  down the line from . South Western Railway manages the station and operates all services.

History
When the Southampton and Dorchester Railway (S&DR) was opened on 1 June 1847, Wool was one of the original stations on the line. The S&DR was amalgamated into the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) on 11 October 1848, and that company doubled the line in stages: the section from  to Wool was doubled on 1 June 1863, and the double track was extended from Wool to Dorchester on 1 August 1863.

The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1936 to 1939.

Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1960, the coaches were replaced in 1961 by two Pullman camping coaches until 1967. The coaches were fitted with a full kitchen, two sleeping compartments and a room with two single beds.

Accidents and incidents 
The line was originally built with a single track but no telegraph, with the result that there was a head-on collision between Wool and  on 27 September 1847; casualties were light.

Services
Until 1967, trains through the station were normally steam hauled. Between 1967 and 1988, passenger services were normally provided by Class 33/1 diesel locomotives with Class 438 coaching stock (also known as 4-TC units). The line was electrified in 1988, using the standard British Rail Southern Region direct current third rail at 750 volts. Class 442 electric multiple units were initially used following electrification, until being displaced by new Class 444 electric multiple units in 2007.

There is a basic hourly service in each direction throughout the week, however peak times two trains an hour call in each direction on weekdays.

Bus services
The station also has 4 bus services linking it to Weymouth & Swanage.

Purbeck Breezer 
 30: Swanage - Weymouth / Dorchester (Limited Service) 
 31: Wool Rail Station - Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door

First Wessex 
 X54: Poole - Weymouth via Lulworth Cove
 X52: Bridport - Bovington via Weymouth

References

Railway stations in Dorset
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
1847 establishments in England
DfT Category E stations
Excelsior Amusement Park

Excelsior Amusement Park was an amusement park on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. The park, which operated from 1925 to 1973, was a popular destination for company picnics and day trips from the Twin Cities.

Attractions
Inspired by Coney Island, the park's main attractions included a wooden roller coaster called the Cyclone, a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, boat rides, a fun house, and a carousel. The fun house had a gunny sack slide, a spinning disc that hurled people into a padded sidewall and a turning barrel that was nearly impossible to walk through. The carousel, built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, was in service for the entire duration of the park and is still in use at Valleyfair Amusement Park in Shakopee. A second ride, the Scrambler, was also saved from destruction.  Contrary to widespread belief, the Cyclone roller coaster was not relocated to Valleyfair and renamed High Roller. The Cyclone was scrapped, and High Roller was designed especially for the new park.

History
Excelsior Amusement Park opened in 1925 and was run by Fred W. Pearce, an established amusement park operator and roller coaster builder. A streetcar line from Minneapolis brought guests to the park from Memorial Day through Labor Day until the line was closed in 1932.

Excelsior Amusement Park was very popular in the 1940s and 1950s. During the 1960s the park became a hangout for Excelsior teens and attracted crowds of young people from around the Twin Cities.  Several incidents occurred in the late 1960s, some with racial overtones, and the trouble contributed to the park's eventual decline.

Danceland Ballroom at Excelsior Amusement Park hosted many well-known musical acts, including Lawrence Welk, Tommy Dorsey, the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones. Legend has it that a visit by the Rolling Stones in June 1964 inspired the lyrics to the song You Can't Always Get What You Want.  A chance meeting between Mick Jagger and local character "Mr. Jimmy" (Jimmy Hutmaker) gave rise to the story, which has never been verified.

Excelsior Amusement Park closed in 1973 and was demolished soon thereafter. The park's owners then purchased land in Scott County for a new venue. Valleyfair, which opened in Shakopee in 1976, now serves as the Twin Cities' primary amusement park. The former amusement park site is today the home of condominiums and Maynard's Restaurant of Excelsior.

See also
Big Island Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka
Trolley park

References

External links

Jimmy Hutmaker profile
Amusement parks of the Twin Cities
Excelsior Amusement Park Primary Source Set - Minnesota Digital Library

Photos
Excelsior Amusement Park at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Excelsior Amusement Park at the Excelsior - Lake Minnetonka Historical Society.
Lake Minnetonka History
Excelsior Amusement Park
Big Reggie's Danceland
The Rolling Stones come to Danceland

Amusement parks in Minnesota
Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters carousels
1925 establishments in Minnesota
1973 disestablishments in Minnesota
Defunct amusement parks in Minnesota
Carlos de Borbón

Carlos de Borbón may refer to:

Charles III of Spain (1716–1788), King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
Charles IV of Spain (1748–1819), King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne
Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin(1818–1861), Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne
Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848–1909), claimant to the Spanish and French throne
Alfonso Carlos of Bourbon, Duke of San Jaime (1849–1936), Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870–1949), nephew of Francis II of Two Sicilies, father of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938), King of Spain from 1975 to 2014
2006–07 Royal League

The 2006–07 Royal League fixtures and results.

Rules
The twelve participating teams are placed into three groups of four clubs each. The teams of each group face each other home and away. The group winners and runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals, along with the two best third placed teams. As opposed to the previous edition of the tournament, the knock-out stages are played as single legs. In the quarter-final draw, teams from the same group or the same country are, as far as possible, not paired together.

Bonuses
Prize money for the tournament are paid like this:
Qualification for the tournament itself: 1,000,000 DKK
Qualification for the quarter finals,
through the first place of the group: 600,000 DKK
through the second place of the group: 300,000 DKK
through the third place of the group: 150,000 DKK (no bonus is given for third-place finishers that do not qualify)
Match bonuses
Group phase victory: 125,000 DKK
Group phase draw: 62,500 DKK
Quarter-final victory: 350,000 DKK
Semi-final victory: 400,000 DKK
Final victory (Royal League champion): 2,000,000 DKK
Final loss (Royal League runner-up): 500,000 DKK

Spectator bonuses
Another potential 8 million DKK are up for grabs through two separate spectator bonuses:

Bonus no. 1 pays a maximum of 6.3 million DKK total, based on the average home attendance in the Royal League compared against the clubs' average attendance in their respective league:
An average of more than 60% pays 525,000 DKK
More than 55% pays 450,000 DKK
More than 50% pays 375,000 DKK
More than 45% pays 225,000 DKK
More than 40% pays 150,000 DKK
More than 35% pays 75,000 DKK

Bonus no. 2 distributes 1.7 million DKK between clubs in relation to a club's average home attendance in the Royal League. A certain average gives a certain amount of shares:
An average of more than 5,000 spectators gives the club 4 shares out of the 1.7 million total
More than 6,000 spectators gives 8 shares
More than 7,000 spectators gives 12 shares
More than 8,000 spectators gives 16 shares
More than 9,000 spectators gives 20 shares
More than 10,000 spectators gives 24 shares
After the tournament, the money will be distributed in relation to how many shares the different clubs have.

Group stage

The group stage started the week following the last day of the Norwegian and Swedish championships (5 November), and was scheduled to end 10 December. However, some group matches were moved to February due to the participation of FC Copenhagen in UEFA Champions League, and that of Odense BK in the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
Goal difference in all group matches.
Goals scored in all group matches.
Goals scored in all away group matches.
Draw.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

3rd placed teams

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

References

External links
 Official site

 
2006–07
 
2006–07 in Danish football
2006 in Swedish football
2007 in Swedish football
2006 in Norwegian football
2007 in Norwegian football
Jesse Mahelona

Jesse Steven Kahuanani Mahelona (April 7, 1983 – September 5, 2009) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.

Mahelona was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

College career
Mahelona attended and played college football at the University of Tennessee under head coach Phillip Fulmer. He contributed in the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a junior college transfer from Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans
He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played ten games for the Titans in the 2006 season, and was released on September 11, 2007.

Miami Dolphins
On October 24, 2007, Mahelona was waived by the Miami Dolphins.

Atlanta Falcons
Mahelona was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on November 20 when Rod Coleman was placed on injured reserve. He was cut on December 29, 2007.

Jacksonville Jaguars
Mahelona was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 7, 2008, after defensive tackle Tywain Myles was waived. He was cut August 30. He did not make the opening day roster.

Death
Mahelona was killed in an automobile accident in Hawaii early on the morning of September 5, 2009. Mahelona's vehicle collided with construction equipment.  Police reported that speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

References

External links
Tennessee Volunteers bio
Jacksonville Jaguars bio

1983 births
2009 deaths
Players of American football from Honolulu
American football defensive tackles
Tennessee Volunteers football players
Tennessee Titans players
Miami Dolphins players
Atlanta Falcons players
Jacksonville Jaguars players
Road incident deaths in Hawaii
Alcohol-related deaths in Hawaii
Antony and the Johnsons (album)

Antony and the Johnsons was the debut album by Anohni and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons, recorded in 1998 and released officially in 2000.

Release
Originally, the album was released in 2000 on David Tibet's label Durtro. Antony and the Johnsons was reissued by Secretly Canadian in 2004.

Track listing

Personnel
Main personnel
 Anohni – voice, piano
 François Gehin – bass
 Vicky Leavitt – cello
 William Basinski – clarinet
 Barb Morrison – clarinet, saxophone
 Tahrah Cohen – drums
 Mariana Davenport – flute
 Charles Neiland – guitar (effects)
 Baby Dee – harp
 Cady Finlayson – violin
 Liz Maranville – violin

Additional personnel
 Alan Douches – engineering
 Erika Larsen – engineering
 Rich Lamb – engineering
 Roger Fife – engineering
 Steve Regina – engineering
 Denis Blackham – mastering
 Hahn Rowe – mixing (1–6, 8, 9)

External links
Secretly Canadian press release

Anohni and the Johnsons albums
Durtro albums
2000 debut albums
Severn Tunnel rail accident

On 7 December 1991, two trains collided inside the Severn Tunnel, between England and Wales. There were no fatalities but 185 passengers were injured.

Accident 

The 08:30 London Paddington to Cardiff Central operated by an InterCity 125 was stopped at a signal guarding the entrance to the Severn Tunnel. On telephoning the signalman according to Rule 55, the driver was advised of a signal failure and given permission to proceed slowly at caution. Three miles into the tunnel, the train was struck from behind by a Class 155 Sprinter travelling from Portsmouth to Cardiff. 185 passengers were injured, including five seriously, but none fatally.

Because track circuits were unreliable in the unusually wet tunnel environment (10 to 20 million gallons of water are pumped out per day), axle counters were used instead. The official report into the accident could not reach a firm conclusion, but speculated that the cause was either:
 an unaccountable error on the part of the Sprinter driver, or:
 technicians in the relay room at Severn Tunnel Junction had reset the axle counter while investigating the earlier signal failure fault, thus clearing the signal for the Sprinter.

References 

Train collisions in England
Train collisions in Wales
Railway accidents in 1991
1991 disasters in the United Kingdom
Tunnel disasters
Accidents and incidents involving British Rail
December 1991 events in the United Kingdom
Jean-Pierre Talbot

Jean-Pierre Talbot (; born 12 August 1943) is a Belgian actor, best known for his lead role of Tintin in the movies Tintin and the Golden Fleece and Tintin and the Blue Oranges.

Biography
A teacher by profession, Talbot was first noted for his physical resemblance to that of Tintin while a sports instructor on a beach in Ostend. He was introduced to Hergé and the two became friends immediately. Talbot played the comic book character Tintin in the two Tintin live action films, Tintin and the Golden Fleece (Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d'or) (directed by Jean-Jacques Vierne in 1960) and Tintin and the Blue Oranges (Tintin et les Oranges Bleues) (directed by Philip Condroyer in 1964). In 1967, a third movie was scheduled but then cancelled.

Talbot did not have other movie roles and pursued a career in teaching. He was headmaster of the King Baudouin Free School before retiring. He currently resides in Spa, Belgium. Jean-Pierre Talbot enjoys tennis, skiing and canicross. He is married and has one daughter and 3 grandchildren.

In 2007 he appeared in an RTBF documentary, Quelque chose en nous... de Tintin, marking  Hergé's centenary. His autobiography, J'étais Tintin au cinéma (Editions Jourdan, 2007, ) has received the Press Prize at the Prix Saint-Michel 2008 in Brussels.

Filmography

References

External links
Article about the Hergé centenary documentary (in French)

1943 births
Living people
People from Spa, Belgium
Belgian male actors
Belgian schoolteachers