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University High School (Waco, Texas)

University High School is a public high school located in the city of Waco, Texas, part of Waco Independent School District and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is one of two public high schools in Waco ISD, the other being Waco High School.

Originally named Waco Technical High School when it opened on Bagby Avenue in 1946, its name was changed in 1954. In 2008, citizens voted to approve a bond issue to build a new University campus, which opened for the 2011 school year. In the fall of 2012, it absorbed the district magnet school A.J. Moore Academy as a separate unit on its campus, with a full merger between the two in the 2013 school year. The career-track academies continue to bear the A.J. Moore name within University High.

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Athletics
University High competes in these sports - 

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball and Baseball.

State titles
Boys Soccer  
2012(4A)

Notable alumni
Walter Abercrombie, all-time leading rusher for Baylor University, later NFL player.
Perrish Cox, cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks
Jerrell Freeman, NFL player (Chicago Bears)
Mark W. Muesse, American philosopher and educator 
Jim Smith, professional baseball player
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU football star, NFL single-season touchdown record-holder, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (2017).
Juliana Yendork, attended as a freshman.  Olympic Long Jumper, later National High School Record holder in the Triple Jump after moving to Walnut High School in California

References

External links
 Waco Independent School District
 University High School Information
 Trojan Sports

High schools in Waco, Texas
High schools in Central Texas
Schools in McLennan County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas
Michael Howard Kay

Michael Howard Kay Ph.D FBCS (born 11 October 1951) is the editor of the W3C XSLT 2.0 and 3.0 language specifications for performing XML transformations, and the developer of the Saxon XSLT and XQuery processing software.

Early life

Michael Kay is the son of Ronald Kay (1920-2019) and Alma Brigitte Kay (née Albert) (1924-2019). His father was English, his mother German; he was born in Germany but has always lived in England.

Kay was educated at Salesian College in Farnborough, and then went to Trinity College, Cambridge to read Natural Sciences. He gained his Doctor of Philosophy degree while working in the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge under the supervision of Maurice Wilkes on databases.

Career
Kay spent over twenty years (1977-2001) with the British computer manufacturer International Computers Limited (ICL). He was appointed an ICL Fellow in 1990. On leaving ICL, he worked for three years with Software AG before forming his own company, Saxonica. He has previously been involved in GedML: Genealogical Data in XML.

Publications
Kay is the author of the book XSLT: Programmer's Reference by Wrox Press and several other books and papers on software engineering. He lives and works in Reading, England and is a member of the XML Guild and a regular speaker at the XML Summer School in Oxford and Balisage Markup conference.

References

1951 births
Living people
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
ICL Fellows
International Computers Limited people
XML Guild
Fellows of the British Computer Society
People educated at Salesian College, Farnborough
Ashton Park School

Ashton Park School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Bower Ashton area of Bristol, England.

History
The school opened on 8 September 1955 as Ashton Park Secondary Modern School, built in the grounds of Ashton Court.

Students come from primary schools including Ashton Gate, Hotwells, Southville, Compass Point, Hillcrest Primary School and Luckwell.
The school has a sixth form centre which has some of the freedoms of college, but the support of a school. This prepares students for the next stage in their life. The school was a specialist Sports College. The school still has many extra curriculum clubs for a wide variety of team sports, dance and athletics.

Previously a foundation school administered by Bristol City Council, in July 2018 Ashton Park School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Gatehouse Green Learning Trust.

Building
The 1950s teaching accommodation was demolished in 2009/2010 and replaced by a new 39 classroom teaching block which opened in September 2010. It is fitted with toilets on every floor (but not in the outlying blocks), CCTV, a recording studio for music students and specialist art classrooms and science labs. There is also a new canteen as well as the old one with a finger print reading  system, so no money is exchanged at the counter.

Academic achievement
The table below shows the shows the schools Progress 8 score.

Ashton Park Sixth Form
The Sixth Form Centre is located just behind Ashton Park Secondary School its main intake are students from Ashton Park School, along with students from Bedminster Down, Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bridge Learning Campus and Merchants' Academy.

They offer a range of A Levels, Vocational A Levels, BTEC First Diplomas and NVQ Courses, as well as GCSE Mathematics and English retakes.

Notable former pupils
 Andy Parfitt, Former controller of BBC Radio 1
 Gareth Chilcott, rugby union player
 Lloyd James, footballer
 Yann Thomas, rugby union player

References

External links
 

Secondary schools in Bristol
Academies in Bristol
Educational institutions established in 1955
1955 establishments in England
Isaac Sowells

Isaac Sowells (born May 4, 1982) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana.

Sowells has also been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Hartford Colonials, and Detroit Lions.

Early years
Sowells attended Doss High School in Louisville.

College career
Sowells played college football for Indiana University. He played in 27 games and was a general studies major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns
Sowells was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (112th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. Sowells was released by the Browns on September 4, 2009, as they made their final roster cuts.

Cincinnati Bengals
Sowells was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on June 1, 2010. He was waived on September 4.

Detroit Lions
On August 4, 2011, Sowells signed with the Detroit Lions, but was waived on August 21.

Personal life
Sowells resides in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife Latrese Sowells, his daughter Halani, and two sons Isaac Jr. and Keiyan. He is now a police officer with the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department and coaches football at Louisville Central High School.

References

External links
Cincinnati Bengals bio

1982 births
Living people
American football offensive guards
Cleveland Browns players
Cincinnati Bengals players
Indiana Hoosiers football players
Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky
Hartford Colonials players
Detroit Lions players
People from Strongsville, Ohio
Players of American football from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Doss High School alumni
The Arches

The Arches may mean:
 The Arches (Glasgow), a former theatre, arts venue and nightclub in Glasgow
 The Arches (London nightclub), a nightclub in London
 The Arches (Sheffield nightclub), a nightclub in Sheffield
 The Arches is a location in the fictional borough of Walford, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
 The Arches Provincial Park, a public park on the western coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
 A nickname for McDonald's, a fast food chain
Johnson County Executive Airport

Johnson County Executive Airport  is a public airport located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Olathe, a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Measured by number of aircraft operations, the facility was the fourth-busiest airport in the state of Kansas in 2018. The airport was on the FAA's list of airports whose control tower could be closed in September 2013, but it remains in operation.

History
The airport was built as a naval auxiliary field for use in World War II. It was deeded to the city of Olathe in 1951, and to Johnson County in 1967.

The airport had commercial airline service provided by Air Midwest from 1973 through 1977 and again briefly in 1984. Air Midwest had nonstop flights to the Kansas City International Airport and the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport using Beechcraft 99 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner II aircraft. In 1984 the carrier also had nonstop service to the St. Louis Downtown Airport.

On March 7, 2017, a severe storm damaged several hangars and airplanes at Johnson County Executive Airport. The damages were blamed on straight-line winds reaching .

Facilities 
Johnson County Executive Airport covers  and has one runway and one helipad:

 Runway 18/36: 4,098 x 75 ft. (1,249 x 23 m), surface: concrete
 Helipad H1: 100 x 75 ft. (30 x 23 m), surface: asphalt (closed indefinitely)

For the twelve-month period ending August 31, 2018, the airport had 36,931 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and less than 1% military. In March 2020, there were 63 aircraft based at this airport: 56 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.

FBOs
Kansas City Aviation Center is an FBO at Johnson County Executive Airport and an authorized Pilatus, Piper aircraft dealership and service center. It was formerly a Diamond Aircraft dealership and service center.

Air Associates of Kansas is an FBO at Johnson County Executive Airport and an authorized Cessna Service Center and Cessna Pilot Center. It provides flight training, charter, maintenance, fuel, hangar, aircraft tiedowns and pilot supplies.

Accidents and incidents
On February 13, 2022, a Piper PA-46 crashed shortly after takeoff at 10:30 am, killing its pilot, the only occupant on board. The pilot was a resident of Laguna Niguel, California, and was also the city's former mayor.

References 

Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
OJC (Great Circle Airport Data)

External links
 at the Johnson County website

Airports in Kansas
Transportation in Olathe, Kansas
Buildings and structures in Johnson County, Kansas
Buildings and structures in Olathe, Kansas
Preannouncement

A preannouncement occurs when a company or individual announces something either prior to the time that they do it or prior to the time that they would normally announce it.  Preannouncements can take the form of a press release, filing a form with the government, a conference call, or a webcast.

Corporate Earnings 
The most common use of the term in the U.S. investing community is for a statement about earnings that are materially different from the expectation of financial analysts or from prior guidance given by the company.  These preannouncements seem to have become more frequent in the U.S. since the effective date of Regulation FD. On average, they are made about 20 calendar days before the scheduled announcement or Earnings Call.
There are now usually a few hundred such preannouncements every quarter.

The period during which preannouncements tend to be made is sometimes called the "confessional season" because so many of them are bad news.

It has been argued that in the U.S. a preannouncement of earnings during a quarter does not need to be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Form 8-K, but that a preannouncement after the quarter ends must be.

It has been suggested  that potential litigation costs are one reason for announcing bad news early - the company may be at risk of being sued for having known the bad information, not having revealed it, and causing a loss to those who bought stock after the company knew.  There are indeed more preannoucements of bad news than of good news, and the number of preannouncements increased in the mid-1990s in the wake of an increased threat of shareholder lawsuits.  Firms in industries more subject to litigation are more likely to preannounce.  The more analysts cover a stock, the more likely the firm is to preannounce, and good preannouncements average releasing half the good news while bad preannouncements average releasing all of the bad news.

Other Types 

 The first article here is an example of an unusual preannouncement of bad news about expected government action.
 Companies trading in the U.S. are required to preannounce stock buyback programs before they begin buying shares, and then to report on such programs in their quarterly and annual filings.
 There have been proposals that insiders be required to preannounce all of their stock trades. They are currently required to preannounce certain types of stock trades.

References 

Promotion and marketing communications
Mungo Park

Mungo Park may refer to:

 Mungo Park (explorer) (1771–1806), Scottish explorer
 Mungo Park (golfer) (1836–1904), Scottish golfer
 Mungo Park Jr. (1877–1960), pioneer in South American golf
 Mungo Park (theatre), a theater in Denmark
 Mungo Park Medal, an award
 Mungo National Park, an Australian park
 "Mungo Park", a 2016 Nigerian song by Korede Bello

See also
 John Mungo-Park (1918–1941), British Second World War fighter pilot

Park, Mungo
University of Madagascar

The University of Madagascar was the former name of the centralized public university system in Madagascar, although the original branch in Antananarivo is still sometimes called by that name.

The system traces its history to 16 December 1955, and the formation of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the capital Antananarivo.  It quickly established itself as the main center for higher education in the country, and was renamed the University of Madagascar in 1961.  The main branch opened five more branches in Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara, and Mahajanga.

In 1988, all branches of the system became independent of each other, and the name University of Madagascar was dropped in favor of more geography-specific titles.

See also

List of split up universities
University of Antananarivo
University of Toamasina
University of Toliara
Museum of Art and Archaeology

External links
International Network for Higher Education in Africa profile:Madagascar

Universities and colleges established in 1955
Defunct universities and colleges
Universities in Madagascar
Antananarivo
Educational institutions disestablished in 1988
1955 establishments in Madagascar
Nate Salley

Nate Salley, Jr. (born February 5, 1984) is a former American football safety. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the  2006 NFL Draft. He played college football and college basketball at Ohio State.

Early years
He was a two sport star at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale. Salley was a member both the football and basketball state championship teams at St. Thomas Aquinas before graduating in 2002.

References

External links

JustSportsStats.com profile of Nate Salley (NFL and UFL stats)

1984 births
Living people
Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Salley, Nate
American football safeties
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
Carolina Panthers players
Florida Tuskers players
Rob Sims

Robert Sims (born December 6, 1983) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State University.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks
Sims was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Detroit Lions
On April 5, 2010, Sims was traded to the Detroit Lions for defensive end Robert Henderson. Detroit also sent a 5th-round pick for a 7th-round pick as part of the trade in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Sims was named the 2013 recipient of the Detroit Lions / Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association / Pro Football Writers Association's Media-Friendly "Good Guy" Award. The Good Guy Award is given yearly to the Detroit Lions player who shows consideration to and cooperation with the media at all times during the course of the season.

Personal life
His father, Mickey Sims, also played in the NFL.

Sims is a business partner with former teammate Calvin Johnson in opening several cannabis facilities across the state of Michigan, under the brand name Primitiv.  The pair have also formed a partnership with Harvard University to support medical cannabis research.

References

External links

 Detroit Lions bio
 

1983 births
American football offensive guards
Businesspeople in the cannabis industry
Detroit Lions players
Living people
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
People from Macedonia, Ohio
Sportspeople from Summit County, Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio
Seattle Seahawks players
Ben Townsend

Ben Townsend (born 8 October 1981) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers.

Townsend was born in Reading, Berkshire, and attended Chiltern Edge School. He has played for Wycombe Wanderers, Woking, Farnborough Town, Maidenhead United and Basingstoke Town. He played in the Wycombe Wanderers side that faced Liverpool in the FA Cup Semi-Final of 2001.

References

1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Woking F.C. players
Farnborough F.C. players
Maidenhead United F.C. players
Basingstoke Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Ross Hull

Ross Hull (born August 25, 1975) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is known for his role as Chris Sheppard on Canadian sitcom Student Bodies and as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society, on the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?.

Early life and acting career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hull began his acting career in 1987 with the film Nowhere to Hide. Hull also appeared in other shows, including Ready or Not and Are You Afraid of the Dark?. and then landed the role of Chris Sheppard in Student Bodies. He made an appearance on Stargate Atlantis in the episode Suspicion.

Weather anchor career
In January 2005, Hull became a weather personality on Canada's The Weather Network, after completing the Meteorology Program from Mississippi State University and graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson University in Toronto.

In April 2007, Ross became a temporary reporter for the Vancouver area, replacing Oga Nwobosi while she was on maternity leave.

On December 15, 2008, Hull left The Weather Network and became a reporter for Citytv Calgary.

On September 8, 2010, Hull became the weather anchor for A London, in London, Ontario, where he forecasted the weather for London and the entire region of Southwestern Ontario.

In June 2011, Hull became a weather anchor for CTV Kitchener.

In early 2013, he appeared as the weather anchor for CBC Ottawa and CBC News Network. He subsequently became weather anchor for CBC Toronto until the end of June, 2014. He is now a meteorologist with Global Toronto.

Currently, Ross Hull is a multi-market meteorologist for Global News. He works in Toronto but produces forecasts for Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and New Brunswick on weekdays with the addition of Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon on the weekends.

Personal life

Ross is openly gay. He explains, "As for being 'out,' I think that's all a part of being comfortable with who you are and that ultimately helps you in all aspects of life. It's not always easy to get to that point though, which is why a supportive community always helps as well as knowing that others have taken that path (with success) before you."

Filmography

References

External links
 
 Ross Hull at Global News
 Ross Hull at CTV News

1975 births
Male actors from Montreal
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male child actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian television meteorologists
Canadian LGBT broadcasters
Canadian gay actors
Living people
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
Mississippi State University alumni
CBC Television people
Global Television Network people
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian LGBT people
20th-century Canadian LGBT people
Pensacola Catholic High School

Pensacola Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It was established in 1941 and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

History 
Pensacola Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic diocesan high school owned and operated by the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. Catholic High was opened in the fall of 1941 when the former St. Michael's High School, located on the corner of Garden and Baylen Streets, was renamed as it gained students from several smaller Catholic schools in the city and became the one central Catholic High School in Pensacola. It opened its doors to 180 students. In 1958, Pensacola Catholic High School relocated to its current site in West Pensacola. Through the years, the campus has undergone numerous additions and renovations to accommodate its growing enrollment. The Brent Media Center was built in 2001 and the Science wing was completely remodeled in 2003. In 2004, the renovation of the administration wing was completed.

In 1993, Pensacola Catholic High School was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. This honor is granted to outstanding public and private schools across the United States that achieve high academic standards and model excellence.

Pensacola Catholic High School has been continuously accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1928.

Notable alumni 

 Jon Akin, former professional soccer player for the Atlanta Silverbacks and Kilkinney City, Head Men's and Women's Soccer Coach of Oglethorpe University.
 Jeff Farnsworth, Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
 Ashton Hayward, mayor of Pensacola
 Phil Hiatt, Major League baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
 Brandon Lockridge, professional baseball player in the New York Yankees organization.
 Billy Sadler, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
 Joe Scarborough, U.S. congressman (1995–2001) and television personality.
 Josh Sitton, right guard for the Miami Dolphins.
 Brian Waltrip, professional soccer player in Norway, Finland, and Portugal.
 Roman Reigns, professional wrestler for WWE, and former professional Canadian football player. (attended, but graduated from Escambia High School)
 Jeremy Reaves, free safety for the Washington Commanders.

References

External links 
 

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee
Catholic secondary schools in Florida
Buildings and structures in Pensacola, Florida
High schools in Escambia County, Florida
Educational institutions established in 1941
1941 establishments in Florida
Tim Dobbins

Timothy Lance Dobbins (born December 10, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Dobbins played college football at Iowa State.

Early years
Dobbins attended Glencliff Comprehensive High School in Nashville, Tennessee and led the Colts to the 1999 TSSAA Class 5A State Champion Runner-Up. He was also picked by the TSWA as a first team All State Linebacker in 2001 which was his senior year. Tim played at Glencliff with some of the most talented players to ever play at the school. During his career, he played with multiple other All State players that went on to have success at  the college and professional levels. Those players include current Arena Football star CJ Johnson, who plays for the Georgia Force, former Buffalo Bills DB, Deon Giddens and former starting Tulsa DB CJ Scott.

College career
At Iowa State University, Dobbins earned all Big 12 honors in his senior season. He led the Cyclones to the Houston Bowl in 2005 and to the Independence Bowl in 2004. He played under coach Dan McCarney. He went to Community College at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in 2002-2003. Made all MACJC Team both years.

Professional career

2006 NFL Draft
Dobbins was selected 151st overall in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Chargers.

San Diego Chargers
Dobbins entered the 2007 season as the first linebacker off the bench behind Stephen Cooper and Matt Wilhelm. In the 2007 NFL Draft, A. J. Smith added some more competition to the linebacking corps with the additions of Anthony Waters and Brandon Siler.

Miami Dolphins
Dobbins was included in a trade during the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft that sent him to the Miami Dolphins. After one season in Miami, he was released on August 1, 2011.

Houston Texans
On August 6, 2011, Dobbins signed with the Houston Texans.

During the divisional playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dobbins stuffed Ray Rice on fourth-and-goal to preserve a goal-line stand. However, the Texans lost 20-13.

After starting linebacker Brian Cushing tore his ACL in week 5 of the 2012 season, Dobbins took his spot in the starting lineup.

In week 10 against the Chicago Bears, Dobbins illegally hit Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, giving him a concussion. On November 14, 2012, Dobbins was fined $30,000 for the illegal hit against Cutler.

Dobbins was released by the Texans on October 22, 2013.

Atlanta Falcons
Dobbins signed with the Atlanta Falcons on June 18, 2014. He was released after the Falcons claimed Nate Stupar off waivers.

Dallas Cowboys
Dobbins signed with the Dallas Cowboys after a season-ending injury to linebacker Justin Durant. He was released on November 11, 2014, to make room on the roster for Josh Brent.

Statistics

Regular season

References

External links
Miami Dolphins bio

1982 births
Living people
Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
American football linebackers
Copiah-Lincoln Wolfpack football players
Iowa State Cyclones football players
San Diego Chargers players
Miami Dolphins players
Houston Texans players
Atlanta Falcons players
Dallas Cowboys players
Hina Spani

Hina Spani (15 February 189011 July 1969) was an Argentine soprano. Her real name was Higinia Tuñón and she enjoyed a major opera career centred on Italy during the 1920s and 1930s.

Overview 
Spani was born in Puán, Province of Buenos Aires, an old town located in the pampas of Argentina. When it was discovered that she had a clear, pleasing voice, a landowner from the vicinity of her home town agreed to help her to meet the costs of studying voice, first in Buenos Aires with Amanda Campodónico and later in Milan with Vittorio Moratti.

She made her operatic début at La Scala, Milan, in 1915, in the secondary rôle of Anna in Alfredo Catalani's La Wally. She sang regularly at La Scala—Italy's most important theatre—and in all the leading Italian theaters until 1934. She also toured Australia with a first-rate troupe composed of some of La Scala's leading singers.

At the Teatro Colón she was heard between 1915 and 1940, creating the title part in the world première of Respighi's Maria Egiziaca in 1934, as well as several operas by Argentine composers. She sang over 70 rôles ranging from Ottavia in Monteverdi's 17th century opera L'incoronazione di Poppea to works by then living composers.

After retiring from the operatic stage, she taught at the Vocal Art Institut of the Teatro Colón, which she directed.

Spani died in Buenos Aires on 11 July 1969.

Recordings 
Spani made some 40 sides for the Italian Columbia and HMV recording companies. Reissues of her best 78-rpm records can be heard on excellent CDs produced by the Preiser and Pearl labels. Marston Records have also reissued in 2CD their complete recordings.

Appreciation 
Spani's style and technique were typical of a Latin soprano of the 1920-1945 period, but her rich tone was much smoother and her musicianship more subtle than that of most of her contemporaries. She was an outstanding spinto with a constant appreciation of the expressive limits of the music that she sang; as a result, she invested her operatic interpretations with a unique combination of intensity and restraint.

Inter-war opera-goers spoke admiringly of the "grand", expansive quality that her voice possessed when it was experienced in the acoustics of a theatre as opposed to a boxy recording studio. She also had a vast concert repertory which she had been encouraged to acquire by her first teacher in Buenos Aires. Very little of this is documented on record (although she did leave a handful of lovely song recordings), but those who saw her in recital remembered the joy that she communicated. In this respect, she was a real cosmopolitan artist.

References 
 Harold Rosenthal and John Warrack; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, second edition, London, 1980.
 J.B. Steane; The Grand Tradition, London, 1974.

External links
  Teatro Colon Annals
 The Complete Recordings of Hina Spani - Marston Records

1890 births
1969 deaths
Argentine operatic sopranos
20th-century Argentine women opera singers
Musicians from Buenos Aires Province
Sea and Sand

"Sea and Sand" is a song by The Who. It was released on the group's 1973 rock opera album Quadrophenia, where it is the second track of the third side of the record.

Lyrics and music
The first song to take place once Quadrophenia'''s narrative moves to Brighton, "Sea and Sand" portrays opera protagonist Jimmy's affinity for the beach as an escape from the unpleasant realities of home and life, as well as his memories from past mod gatherings at Brighton. With singing by both Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, slow dreamy parts and fast angry parts, and a coda that reprises the early Who single "I'm the Face", "Sea and Sand" is almost a mini-opera unto itself, and is one of the album's most characteristic tracks. It is one of four songs on the album to reference the mod movement.

"Sea and Sand" also marks a point of reflection in the narrative. After the protagonist leaves home, he is left on the beach. He reflects about his inadequacy in love and inability to fit in at home or with the other tickets and faces within the Mod subculture. The song also speaks to Townshend's growing alienation from his band and the music scene as a whole. As such, it serves as a telling sign of the years to come and the state of the Who during and directly after this period.

Reception
While not released as a single, the song gained significant airplay on progressive rock radio; Richard Neer of WNEW-FM in New York labeled it the album's best. "Sea and Sand" remains a fan favourite, and the line "Here by the sea and sand/Nothing ever goes as planned" is a well-remembered Who lyric. Indeed, following The Who's 1996 performances of Quadrophenia at Madison Square Garden, fans sung that and other lines from the song as they were leaving the arena.

Covers
The song was memorably treated by keyboardist Page McConnell of the jam band Phish in their 1995 concert album, Phish: New Year's Eve 1995 - Live at Madison Square Garden. An acoustic version was released in 2001 on the album The Legends Collection: Acoustic".

References

1973 songs
The Who songs
Song recordings produced by Glyn Johns
Songs written by Pete Townshend
Song recordings produced by Pete Townshend
T. J. Helmerich

Todd Joseph “T. J.” Helmerich is an American musician  and audio engineer.

Helmerich is known for developing a unique 8-finger style of playing his guitar, a technique he taught to a young Joel Hoekstra as one of his first guitar teachers. He has produced/engineered over 110 releases, working with some of the biggest names in the music industry. He has played/toured with Dweezil Zappa (Zappa Plays Zappa), Planet X (band), Autograph (American band), Paul Gilbert, Eddie Jobson, and others. He has been featured in popular guitar magazines nationally/internationally in ads, articles, reviews and lessons. Together with Australian guitarist Brett Garsed, the duo helped define the direction of instrumental guitar music throughout the 1990s and establish the genre now known as rock fusion.

Helmerich resides in North Hollywood, California. He teaches guitar and audio engineering courses at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California, where he created their "Recording Institute of Audio Engineering" (RIT) program. He held the directors seat at RIT for 10 years and has taught at the college for over 20. He can be caught performing regularly with an "all-star" line up at the world-famous The Baked Potato club.

Audio Engineering Credits

Please click on the following links:

Releases as Musician

Helmerich has released 5 CDs with fellow guitarist Brett Garsed which are in the Rock/Jazz Fusion medium:
 Quid Pro Quo (1992)
 Exempt (1994)
 Under the Lash of Gravity (1999)
 Uncle Moe's Space Ranch (2001)
 Moe's Town (2007)

Helmerich has recorded guitar or vocals on the following releases:
 When Four Become One- (Vinyl 1985) Premonition 
 Chicago's Class of 87'''- (Vinyl 1987) Premonition 
 Dog Party  Scott Henderson
 Buzz  Autograph (American band)
 Guitar on the Edge (Volumes 1-3) - Legato Records
 On the Brink - Monica Mancillas
 Centrifugal Funk  - Legato Records
 Goovin' In Tongues  Bobby Rock
 Guitarapalooza Vol. 1- Woo Music
 The Loner-Tribute to Jeff Beck- ESC Records
 Fearless - ZIV
 Serious Young Insects  Virgil Donati
 Party with Yourself- Gnaposs
 Liquid Piece of Me- Sergio Buss
 Out of Body Bobby Rock
 Go with what you know  Dweezil Zappa
 Outsider- Gnaposs
 This is Fusion Guitar  Tone Center Records
 Return of the Son of...  Dweezil Zappa

Helmerich's album with guitarist Brett Garsed, titled Uncle Moe's Space Ranch'', received the following review from John Patterson of eer-music.com: "Strictly for those hip to the trip of loud, fast, and explosive. Enjoy axes dripping with riffs, bass that delivers seismically, drums that attack the primal bedrock and keys that will tie your ears in knots. T.J. had recorded a solo to vinyl first and then T.J./DJ scratched it in for the final mix. Unreal! These guys never cease to amuse and amaze me."

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Josh Lay

Bernard "Josh" Lay (born September 8, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.

Lay was also a member of the St. Louis Rams, California Redwoods, and Pittsburgh Power.

Early years
Lay attended Aliquippa High School, where he was a three-year starter at cornerback. He was a prep school quarterback, wide receiver and cornerback at Valley Forge Military Academy in 2001 before attending Pittsburgh.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints
Lay was selected in the sixth round (174th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. On July 17, 2006, he agreed to a three-year contract with the Saints. He was waived by the Saints on September 1.

St. Louis Rams
Lay was signed by the Rams on December 13, 2006. The team assigned him to the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa on February 24, 2007. The Rams waived Lay on August 31, 2007. He was then signed to their practice squad on September 5, 2007. He was released from the practice squad on September 11, 2007.

California Redwoods
Lay was signed by the California Redwoods of the United Football League on September 2, 2009.

Pittsburgh Power
Lay was signed by the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League on February 24, 2011. During the 2011 season, he played in 14 games for the Power, starting 10. He made 34.5 tackles and intercepted 4 passes, returning 1 for a touchdown. He re-signed with the team on December 5, 2011. However, following a players' strike, Lay was placed on League Suspension on April 5, 2012, where he remained for the entirety of the 2012 season.

Personal
Lay is a cousin of NFL cornerback Ty Law. His given first name is Bernard, "Josh" is a nickname.

On April 7, 2011, Lay was arrested in his hometown of Aliquippa, and charged with drug possession with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance.

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Pittsburgh Panthers bio
United Football League bio

1982 births
Living people
People from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
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American football cornerbacks
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ITV Weekend News

ITV Weekend News is the national news bulletins on the British television network ITV at a weekend.

However it is often referred to in programme guides as ITV News (morning), ITV Lunchtime News (lunchtime), ITV Evening News (evening) and ITV News (late-night) in line with the respective weekday bulletins. They are produced by ITV News/ITN.

History
On 8 March 1999, ITN News was renamed ITV Weekend News.

The four broadcasts which air morning, lunchtime, early evening and late-night feature British national and international news stories, as well as a round-up of the weekend's sports news. All bulletins, with the exception of the morning update, are followed by a national and regional ITV Weather forecast. The morning bulletin usually follows ITV's simulcast with CITV.

The ITV Weekend News is presented by a pool of on air staff from across the ITV News portfolio.

The ITV Weekend News presenter also fronts the impending ITV News London evening bulletin only on Saturdays.

On air staff

Present newscasters
Sameena Ali-Khan (2006, 2021–)
Yasmin Bodalbahi (2023–)
Paul Brand (2022–)
Andrea Byrne (2010–) 
Gamal Fahnbulleh (2021–)
Duncan Golestani (2019–) 
Jonathan Hill (2013–)
James Mates (2002–) 
Lucrezia Millarini (2015–) 
Rageh Omaar (2013–) 
Chris Ship (2009–) 
Geraint Vincent (2006–2012, 2021–) 
Lucy Watson (2021–) 
Romilly Weeks (2006–)

Former newscasters
Fiona Armstrong (1985–1992)
Pamela Armstrong (1982–1986)
Mark Austin (1986–2015)
Matt Barbet (2013–2014)
Carol Barnes (1975–1999)
Felicity Barr (2001–2005)
Reginald Bosanquet (1967–1978)
Alastair Burnet (1964–1991)
Sue Carpenter (1988–1992)
David Cass (1987–1988)
Andrea Catherwood (1999–2006)
Christopher Chataway (1955–1960)
Robin Day (1956–1969)
Katie Derham (1998–2010)
Julie Etchingham (2009–2015)
Anna Ford (1978–1980)
Sandy Gall (1980–1992)
Shiulie Ghosh (1998–2006)
Andrew Harvey (2000–2001)
Nina Hossain (2004–2015)
Natasha Kaplinsky (2011–2015)
Martyn Lewis (1980–1986)
Daisy McAndrew (2006–2011)
Trevor McDonald (1980–2003)
Lucy Meacock (2007–2009, 2011–2015)
Graham Miller (1993–2001)
Dermot Murnaghan (1991–2001)
Bill Neely (2002–2006)
Mary Nightingale (2001-2015)
Lucy Owen (2004–2007)
Nicholas Owen (1987–2006)
Leonard Parkin (1976–1987)
Kylie Pentelow (2014–2023)
Steve Scott (2005–2015)
Ranvir Singh (2014–2016)
Peter Sissons (1965–1982)
Jon Snow (1980–1987)
Julia Somerville (1984–1985)
Alastair Stewart (1981–1992, 2003–2020)
John Suchet (1980–2004)
Huw Thomas (1960–1964)
Owen Thomas (1993–2003)
Jeremy Thompson (1983–1988)
Denis Tuohy (1994–1999)
Mark Webster (2002–2004)
Charlene White (2014–2019)
Kirsty Young (2000–2001)

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Kuwait Trade Union Federation

The Kuwait Trade Union Federation (, KTUF) is the sole national trade union center in Kuwait. It was founded in 1968.

The Kuwait Trade Union Federation is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) affiliate,.

There are 38 trade unions in Kuwait, of which 15 are formally members of the KTUF.

Legal context 

The freedoms of association and collective bargaining in Kuwait are recognized by law; however, they are strictly regulated. For instance, Article 104 of the Labour Act "prohibits unions from interfering in political, religious, and sectarian issues".

Under Kuwaiti law, the Kuwait Trade Union Federation is the only federation of trade unions permitted to exist on a national level, although the government permits limited trade union pluralism at the local level.  However, despite these restrictions, some unions outside of the KTUF exist, which include the Kuwait Bank Workers’ Union and the Kuwait Airways Workers’ Union.

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Reed Doughty

Reed Doughty (born November 4, 1982) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round, with the 173rd overall pick, of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Northern Colorado.

Doughty is best known for taking over the starting job at free safety following the injury and subsequent death of Sean Taylor, as well as for his public work to support organ donation, particularly for Americans with kidney disease.

College career
During his college career, Doughty was a member of many Academic All-American teams, having graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in sport and exercise science.  Doughty  was also a finalist for the Draddy Trophy award (also known as the "Academic Heisman") following his senior year.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Doughty was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. In 2007, Doughty switched his jersey number to 37 from 23, which he wore in his rookie season. He had his first career start in Week 11 of the 2007 season against the Dallas Cowboys. In the 2010 season, he recorded a career high of 93 tackles as well as one sack, two pass deflections, and one forced fumble.

In 2011, Doughty was re-signed by the Redskins to a three-year contract. Throughout the 2011 season, he played as the backup to both free safety, Oshiomogho Atogwe, and strong safety, LaRon Landry, splitting the responsibility with DeJon Gomes. Before the start of the 2013 season, Doughty was elected by his teammates to be the Redskins' special teams captain.

Personal
Doughty has severe hearing impairment and sometimes has to read lips to understand what others are saying.

In 2002, Doughty married his girlfriend Katie. They met several years earlier at 3J's Christian Coffeehouse in Johnstown, Colorado, his hometown while they were both in high school.  The Doughtys had a baby in August 2006, a son named Micah. Micah was born prematurely and suffered kidney failure as a baby, but received a successful kidney transplant and is now doing well. The Doughtys also had a daughter, and are currently living in Northern Colorado.

Doughty is a Christian.

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UNC Bears bio

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Wali Lundy

Wali Sultan Lundy (born September 8, 1983) is a rapper and former American football running back who played for the National Football League. Lundy was drafted in round six, pick 170 of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at the University of Virginia. He is a founding member of Fresh Fuzion.

Early years 
Wali started his career at Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey, where he broke the records for rushing and most touchdowns. He had previously attended Florence Township Memorial High School in Florence Township, New Jersey, where he played for the Flashes.

College career 
He holds many Virginia Cavaliers records and Atlantic Coast Conference records, including being the all-time touchdown leader in ACC history with 52 touchdowns. He played in 49 games at Virginia, where he rushed for 3,193 yards, the fifth-highest total ever in school history, and 4,497 all-purpose yards.

NFL career 
It was announced on August 29, 2006, that Texans running back Domanick Davis would be unable to start the team's first regular season game due to a lingering knee injury.  Houston Head Coach Gary Kubiak stated that Lundy would start the first game of his rookie campaign in Davis's place. Lundy stepped up for 476 yards and 4 touchdowns in his rookie season. On August 31, 2007 the Texans released him.

Music career 
In a 2004 interview with Sports Illustrated, Lundy suggested he would aspire to be a rap artist if football didn't work out. In 2010, he partnered with producer Jase Harley and established a collective called Fresh Fuzion.

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Diego Ortiz

Diego Ortiz (c. 1510 – c. 1576) was a Spanish composer and music theorist in service to the viceroy of Naples ruled by the Spanish monarchs Charles V and Philip II. Ortiz published the first manual on ornamentation for bowed string instruments, and a large collection of sacred vocal compositions.

Biography
Very little is known about Ortiz's life. He is believed to have been born in Toledo and probably died in Rome, where its trail is lost.

In 1553 Ortiz was living in the viceroyalty of Naples. Five years later, the third duke of Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, appointed him maestro di cappella of the Chapel Royal of Naples. In 1565 Ortiz still held the post under the Viceroy Pedro Afán de Ribera, duke of Alcalá. A recent study suggests that Diego Ortiz could have been the model for a very relevant personage in the famous work of Paolo Caliari Veronese "The Wedding at Cana", based on the instrumental ensemble represented by the painter, the edition date of Ortiz's second book Musices liber primus in Venice, the repeated confusions and misattributions about this person in the literature down to the present, and the striking resemblance of the painted character with the only known engraved portrait of the musician.

Recent findings reveal that he, after his service to the Spanish Neapolitan Court, as Maestro di Cappella appeared, as "famigliare", in the Colonna's Court in Rome, at least from April 1572 to September 1576.

Works
Ortiz published two music books: Trattado de Glosas in 1553 and Musices liber primus in 1565.

Trattado de Glossas
The Trattado de Glosas (modern Spanish spelling Tratado de Glosas) is considered a masterpiece of literature for the viola da gamba. The work was published on 10 December 1553, in Rome under the Spanish title Trattado de glossas sobre clausulas y otros generos de puntos en la musica de violones nuevamente puestos en luz. The Italian edition was published at the same time, with the title Glose sopra le cadenze et altre sorte de punti in la musica del violone. The Italian edition is full of Hispanicisms, which suggests that Ortiz made this version himself.

Musices liber primus
Ortiz published a collection of polyphonic religious music in 1565 in Venice. Musices liber primus hymnos, Magnificas, Salves, motecta, psalmos includes sixty-nine compositions for four to seven voices, based on plainchant works. They are stylistically conservative for the period, appropriate to the tastes of the dedicatee, Ortiz's employer, Pedro Afán de Rivera, Duke of Alcalá and the Spanish Viceroy in Naples. In the preface to this publication, Ortiz encourages performers to accompany these sacred polyphonic works with instruments, a practice favoured at the time in Spain, and promises future publication of a book of masses which never appeared.

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Sheetmusic
El primo(-secondo) libro de Diego Ortiz  (click "View options" JPG icon) - Biblioteca Nacional de España info

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