title: Blackbird (Alter Bridge song)

abstract: "Blackbird" is a song by American rock band Alter Bridge from their album of the same name, which was released on October 5, 2007, by Universal Republic. At nearly eight minutes long, it was the band's longest song until overtaken by "Fable of the Silent Son" 15 years later. It has received critical acclaim since its release, often cited as the crowning point of both the album and the band's career by critics, fans, and the band members themselves. In March 2011, Guitarist magazine listed the song's guitar solo, which is performed by both Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti, as the greatest guitar solo of all time.

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# Blackbird (Alter Bridge song)

"**Blackbird**" is a song by American rock band Alter Bridge from their album of the same name, which was released on October 5, 2007, by Universal Republic. At nearly eight minutes long, it was the band's longest song until overtaken by "Fable of the Silent Son" 15 years later. It has received critical acclaim since its release, often cited as the crowning point of both the album and the band's career by critics, fans, and the band members themselves. In March 2011, *Guitarist* magazine listed the song's guitar solo, which is performed by both Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti, as the greatest guitar solo of all time.

## Background

"Blackbird" appears as the eighth track on Alter Bridge's 2007 album of the same name. It was composed and arranged by Alter Bridge, and the lyrics were written by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, who said that the creation of the song was difficult and that it took a long time. "We beat our heads against the wall for months," he told TuneLab, "so when it finally came together it was a good moment." He also said that he feels that "Blackbird" is one of the most gratifying songs that the band has ever written. The song is inspired by Kennedy's friend Mark Morse, who died as the song was being written:

> "Blackbird" was inspired lyrically by a friend of mine named Mark Morse. He sold me my first guitar when I was a kid, and we stayed friends for years and years. He actually passed away right as that song was being completed so it was dedicated to him and his memory. It's really about seeing the suffering he was going through and hoping he would find his solace soon and be free from all of that.

Kennedy explained that the idea for the chorus of the song came from an experience in the recording studio:

> We were all in a room and Mark \[Tremonti\] had had that really haunting killer guitar part that starts the song out. And we were trying to find a chorus for it, so we were banging it out for a few hours and weren't having luck, so I went into the other room. And they were still working on something, and there was an urban dance group in the next room, because it's a rehearsal studio. And there was just this cacophony of sound: I heard them, and I heard this over here, and it was just noise. And it was weird—it was like, out of those two noises, even though they were playing something completely different, came this idea for the chorus of "Blackbird."

A live version of the song appears on the band's 2009 concert film *Live from Amsterdam*. The opening guitar piece of The Beatles' song of the same name is performed by Kennedy as an introduction for the song.

## Reception and recognition

Reception towards "Blackbird" has been extremely positive since its release. Vik Bansal from musicOMH referred to "Blackbird" as the album's pièce de résistance and stated, "An eight-minute paean to a lost loved one, it never comes close to sounding mawkish and instead counterpoints an ascendant tune with doomy, emotionally-charged riffs that somehow create a general sense of uplifting." In their review for the album, Ultimate Guitar Archive said that the song "starts out like any other rock ballad you might hear, but by the end you’ve been taken in every which direction." Sharon Mawer of Allmusic said, "It was on the title track with eight minutes of powerful emotions at work that the band really shone, the song alternating between a hard rock guitar riff-heavy number and an acoustic ballad about the loss of a loved one."

In addition to being a fan favorite, the members of the band have also cited the song as their favorite. Kennedy said in an interview with Hardrock Haven that he feels that the song is one of his top five musical achievements. When asked about the song in an interview with Rob Laing from MusicRadar, Kennedy said, "That was a really special song, I'll never forget how it felt when we'd completed that. We tapped into something that doesn't come along on every record, that's for sure. We were really happy that the people who support us really embraced it as well."

In February 2011, *Guitarist* named the song's two back-to-back guitar solos, which are respectively played by vocalist and guitarist Myles Kennedy and lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, as collectively the greatest guitar solo of all time. In a poll allowing readers to vote, the song won and defeated performances by famous rock guitarists such as Slash, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, John Petrucci, Steve Vai, and David Gilmour by a wide margin. *Guitarist* posted via  that Alter Bridge's victory in the poll was "astonishing."

## Credits and personnel

Alter Bridge Production * Michael "Elvis" Baskette – production

## InfoBox

| "Blackbird" | |
| --- | --- |
| Song by Alter Bridge | |
| from the album  *Blackbird* | |
| Released | October 5, 2007 (2007-10-05) |
| Recorded | c. February–May 2007 |
| Studio | Blackbird, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 7:58 |
| Label | Universal Republic |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) | Michael "Elvis" Baskette |


title: Blackbird (Omaha leader)

abstract: Chief Blackbird was the leader of the Omaha Native American Indian tribe who commanded the trade routes used by Spanish, French, British and later American traders until the late 18th century. He was one of the first of the Plains Indian chiefs to trade with white explorers and also believed to be the first of the Plains Indian chiefs to openly question white encroachment. Blackbird used trade as a means to prosperity for his people and as a way to ensure white explorers were aware that they were the guests. The Omaha were not warlike people, yet they were the first on the Great Plains to have mastered equestrianism around 1770 and were at one point, while Chief Blackbird was alive, the most powerful Indian tribe in the Great Plains. Chief Blackbird died during a smallpox epidemic in 1800. In 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition members were led to Chief Blackbird's burial site, which sits on a bluff on the west side of the Missouri River, in present-day Nebraska. Blackbird Bend in western Iowa is named for Blackbird.

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# Blackbird (Omaha leader)

**Chief Blackbird** (**Wash-ing-guh Sah-ba**) (ca. 1750  1800) was the leader of the Omaha Native American Indian tribe who commanded the trade routes used by Spanish, French, British and later American traders until the late 18th century. He was one of the first of the Plains Indian chiefs to trade with white explorers and also believed to be the first of the Plains Indian chiefs to openly question white encroachment. Blackbird used trade as a means to prosperity for his people and as a way to ensure white explorers were aware that they were the guests. The Omaha were not warlike people, yet they were the first on the Great Plains to have mastered equestrianism around 1770 and were at one point, while Chief Blackbird was alive, the most powerful Indian tribe in the Great Plains.

Chief Blackbird died during a smallpox epidemic in 1800. In 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition members were led to Chief Blackbird's burial site, which sits on a bluff on the west side of the Missouri River, in present-day Nebraska.

Blackbird Bend in western Iowa is named for Blackbird.

* Reinhard, Karl J. & Hastings, Dennis. "Introduction". *Learning from the Ancestors*. Retrieved 2006-05-24.
* Irving, Washington. "Washington Irving's Astoria". *Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains*. Retrieved 2006-05-24.
* National Park Service. "Lewis and Clark Historical Background". Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2006-05-24.
* Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. "Blackbird Scenic Overlook". Archived from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-24.
* Campbell, Paulette W. "Ancestral Bones Reinterpreting the Past of the Omaha". Archived from the original on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2006-05-24.
* Sheldon, Addison Erwin (1915). *History and Stories of Nebraska*. The University Publishing Co. p. 306.


title: Blackbird (Dibia novel)

abstract: Blackbird is a 2011 novel by Nigerian author Jude Dibia published by the JALAA Writers’ Collective. Dibia’s third novel follows a complex story of romance and revenge set against the social and political climate of contemporary Nigeria, often told through flashbacks and dream sequences.

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# Blackbird (Dibia novel)

***Blackbird*** is a 2011 novel by Nigerian author Jude Dibia published by the JALAA Writers’ Collective. Dibia’s third novel follows a complex story of romance and revenge set against the social and political climate of contemporary Nigeria, often told through flashbacks and dream sequences.

## Plot

*Blackbird* opens on preparations for an armed home invasion. Three men—Scorpion, Razor, and Cobra—discuss the logistical details of perpetrating their crime in a wealthy compound, an event later revealed as the infamous rape and murder of socialite, Katherine Cole. Cole’s murder becomes a sort of touchstone throughout the novel, serving as a litmus to gauge attitudes towards race and social mobility in the face of systemic corruption and violent urban development. (Dibia’s depiction of an urban Nigerian ordinary is critical, and comments on the prevalence of everyday crime, corruption, and entrenched economic inequity.)

The story then turns to Maya and Omoniyi, the middle-class parents of Deji, a child suffering from leukemia. For Maya and Omoniyi, supporting their son’s medical needs is difficult. Omoniyi becomes the victim of a wave of chronic unemployment and is laid off from his office job in a shoe factory; Maya is forced, against her husband’s wishes, to sing at local restaurant in order to supplement the family income. Family luck, however, changes when Maya is approached by a wealthy hotel manager, Edward, after her performance at a private party. Omoniyi and Maya are offered and accept employment, room, and board at The Oasis Hotel.

Meanwhile, Edward and his wife, Nduesoh, suffer the everyday pains of a mismatched marriage. Interested in Nduesoh originally for her “exotic” appearance, Edward fashions for the couple a life insulated from anything that Nduesoh knew before, while engaging himself in a development scheme to displace the urban poor. She hardens in her role among the other rich wives, lamenting the racial divide within her elite social circle and the rumors surrounding Edward’s infidelity.

The lives of the two couples cross when Edward invites Maya to sing at the hotel. Soon jealous of the girl, Nduesoh directs her repressed anger and emotion towards Omoniyi, on whom she forces herself as he cleans her penthouse suite. Omoniyi later learns of Edward’s attention toward Maya, and conspires with Nduesoh in a plot to stalk her husband. Owing a favor to an old friend, Omoniyi enlists the aid of Ade (also known as "Scorpion"), a local thug, to follow Edward’s every move.

Nduesoh’s sister, Idara, is engaged to be married to Gabriel, a local police officer working on Scorpion’s case. Recognizing Scorpion’s mugshot among others in her husband’s paperwork, Idara tips off the police regarding Scorpion’s whereabouts. In a police raid thwarted by Scorpion’s gang members, both Nduesoh and Gabriel are killed. For alleged conspiracy and for harboring wanted criminals, both Edward and Omoniyi are sent to prison. Before his release, Edward informs Ominiyi that Maya, too, was found dead.

Omoniyi writes daily to his deceased wife and to Deji apologizing for his involvement. Eventually, he is released into the custody of his sister, Ogoma, who informs him that his wife is, in fact, alive. Maya had been unable to reach Omoniyi in jail and doubted, if momentarily, his innocence in the events. Upon receiving the mass of letters Omoniyi had been writing, Maya forgives her husband and believes his account of the story. Dibia’s novel closes on the image of a blackbird that had bolstered Omoniyi’s spirits in jail.

1. Dibia, Jude (2011). *Blackbird*. Lagos: JALAA Writers' Collective.
2. Ojikutu, Sola (30 May 2012). "Author Q&A Series with Jude Dibia". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
* Adesanmi, Plus and Dunton, Chris. “Introduction: Everything Good is Raining: Provisional Notes on the Nigerian Novel of the Third Generation.” Research in African Literatures 39.2 (Summer 2008), pp. VII-XII.
* Moudouma, Sydoine Moudouma. (2013). Intra- and Inter-Continental Migrations and Diaspora in Contemporary African Fiction. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation.) Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

## InfoBox

Blackbird
| First edition | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Jude Dibia |
| Genre | Drama |
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | Jalaa Writers' Collective |
| Publication place | Nigeria |


title: Roland Luçi

abstract: Roland Luçi is an Albanian footballer. He played in five matches for the Albania national football team from 1981 to 1982.

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# Roland Luçi

**Roland Luçi** (born 24 February 1960) is an Albanian footballer. He played in five matches for the Albania national football team from 1981 to 1982.

## InfoBox

Roland Luçi
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1960-02-24) 24 February 1960 | | |
| International career | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1981–1982 | Albania | 5 | (0) |


title: Blindfold Me

abstract: "Blindfold Me" is a hip hop song by American singer Kelis from her fourth studio album, Kelis Was Here (2006). It was written and produced by Sean Garrett and Polow da Don. A remix, featuring American rapper Nas, was released as the album's second single in the United States on October 3, 2006. Although the Neptunes were long-time collaborators of Kelis, Kelis Was Here was her first album without their involvement as she opted for a more diverse team of record producers, which included Garrett and Polow da Don. The song's lyrics focus on sex talk. Along with hip hop, music critics associated the track's style with pop rap and club music. Upon its release, "Blindfold Me" received a mixed response. While some critics cited it as a highlight from Kelis Was Here and enjoyed Kelis's sexual personality, others criticized its placement on the album's track listing as resulting in a jarring tonal shift. Marc Klasfeld directed the song's music video, which features Nas tying up Kelis. Premiering September 6, 2006, the video was shown on an episode of the documentary series Access Granted alongside a behind-the-scenes feature. The song was further promoted with a 12-inch single, released on October 3, 2006. "Blindfold Me" peaked at number 91 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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# Blindfold Me

"**Blindfold Me**" is a hip hop song by American singer Kelis from her fourth studio album, *Kelis Was Here* (2006). It was written and produced by Sean Garrett and Polow da Don. A remix, featuring American rapper Nas, was released as the album's second single in the United States on October 3, 2006. Although the Neptunes were long-time collaborators of Kelis, *Kelis Was Here* was her first album without their involvement as she opted for a more diverse team of record producers, which included Garrett and Polow da Don.

The song's lyrics focus on sex talk. Along with hip hop, music critics associated the track's style with pop rap and club music. Upon its release, "Blindfold Me" received a mixed response. While some critics cited it as a highlight from *Kelis Was Here* and enjoyed Kelis's sexual personality, others criticized its placement on the album's track listing as resulting in a jarring tonal shift.

Marc Klasfeld directed the song's music video, which features Nas tying up Kelis. Premiering September 6, 2006, the video was shown on an episode of the documentary series *Access Granted* alongside a behind-the-scenes feature. The song was further promoted with a 12-inch single, released on October 3, 2006. "Blindfold Me" peaked at number 91 on *Billboard*'s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

## Production and release

Sean Garrett and Polow da Don wrote and produced "Blindfold Me" for Kelis's fourth studio album *Kelis Was Here* (2006). Polow da Don is credited under his legal name Jamal Jones in the liner notes. In 2006 articles for *Billboard* and *Vibe*, music critics cited Polow da Don's work on "Blindfold Me" as part of his rising popularity as a record producer. Kelis recruited new producers for *Kelis Was Here*, including Garrett and Polow da Don, after separating from long-time collaborators the Neptunes. She had worked with the duo since her debut studio album *Kaleidoscope* in 1999, and was their "diva of choice" to sing hooks on other artists' songs. In a 2020 interview, Kelis said her collaboration with other producers for her third studio album caused a rift in their professional relationship.

A remix for "Blindfold Me" includes a verse written and performed by Kelis's husband Nas. They had collaborated on four other songs: "Hey Nas" (2002), "Popular Thug" (2004), "In Public" (2005), and "Not Going Back" (2006). The remix was promoted as the single; it was included on some releases of *Kelis Was Here*, while other editions of the album had the original solo version. Garrett said he enjoyed working with his idol Nas, saying it was: "like a dream come true. Being able to meet these people and interact with them and have them respect your craft has been great." "Blindfold Me" was recorded by Doug Wilson at the Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood and the Battery Studios in New York City. Brian Stanley mixed the track, with assistance from Mike Makowski, at the Chung King Studios in New York City.

In September 2006, Jive and LaFace released "Blindfold Me" in the US as the second single from *Kelis Was Here*. A 12-inch single was released on vinyl on October 3, 2006; it includes instrumental and a cappella versions of the song, as well as two callout hooks. The single was sent to rhythmic radio a week later on October 10, 2006. "Blindfold Me" peaked at number 91 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs *Billboard* chart dated November 11, 2006. Despite being released as a single, "Blindfold Me" was not included on Kelis's 2008 compilation album *The Hits*, which was criticized by AllMusic's Andy Kellman.

The music video for "Blindfold Me" was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who also shot the videos for the other *Kelis Was Here* singles, "Bossy" and "Lil Star". Filmed in Los Angeles in September 2006, it features Nas tying up Kelis. Scenes include Nas taking Kelis from a parking lot and using a black panther as part of foreplay. The video premiered on the documentary series *Access Granted* on September 6, 2006, along with a behind-the-scenes feature. Media outlets commented that the music video was about sexual fetishism, and Yahoo!'s Lyndsey Parker included it on her 2018 listicle of the kinkiest music videos of all time. Parker, as well as another Yahoo! contributor, praised the chemistry between Kelis and Nas. On the other hand, in a 2013 *Vibe* article, Desire Thompson criticized the video as unsuccessfully attempting to be sexy.

## Music and lyrics

"Blindfold Me" is a three-minute, 48-second hip hop song. While writing for *The New York Times*, Kelefa Sanneh further defined it, along with "Bossy", as "space-age hip-hop". In a *Billboard* review for "Blindfold Me", Clover Hope discussed it as part of the magazine's R&B category; however, during a separate article, she referred to the single as pop rap. Along with these hip hop associations, music journalists connected the song's overall style with club music.

The instrumental includes synthesizers, synth horns, sirens, and drums. A contributor for *Rap-Up* wrote that sirens are often featured in Polow da Don's productions. However, in *Entertainment Weekly*, Clark Collis said "Blindfold Me" sounded like music produced by Timbaland. MTV News's Doreen St. Félix said the track had a "skeletal beat", while Hope described its composition as having a "tick-tock percussion".

The lyrics focus on sex talk. Music critics focused on this sexually explicit content, which is demonstrated in the line: "He refused to take a bite before I put my blindfold on." The Associated Press's Brett Johnson characterized the single as a "naughty bedroom romp", and the CanWest News Service critic T'Cha Dunlevy wrote that the lyrics are full of "bootylicious taunts". Critics compared "Blindfold Me" to Kelis's 2003 single "Milkshake", including St. Félix who said it was "more sexually literal". Hope likened Kelis's vocal style to panting, and Clark Collis said she has a husky voice. While describing Kelis's vocals as a "half-rapping/half-singing affair", Hope wrote that Nas provides "his own kinky quips" for the remix.

## Critical reception

"Blindfold Me" was cited by several critics as a highlight from *Kelis Was Here*. *Slant Magazine*'s Jonathan Keefe named it one of the best singles of 2006, humorously writing that Kelis and Nas singing about erotic asphyxiation and mummification would be enjoyable if those lyrics were coupled with a beat as good as "Blindfold Me". In a 2012 *Complex* listicle, Lauren Nostro described "Blindfold Me" as one of Sean Garrett's "classic records". Despite being critical of Kelis's rapping on the album, *PopMatters*' Quentin B. Huff spotlighted "Blindfold Me" and "Aww Shit!" as instances where she "excels with her rhyme schemes". Steve Hands for *musicOMH* encouraged his readers to listen to both songs multiple times to understand "the subtle lights behind the braggy bushels".

Some critics praised the song for showcasing Kelis's sexual personality. Clark Collis described it as the "perfect launchpad for the singer’s sex-object-on-her-own-terms persona". In the Associated Press, Brett Johnson said "Blindfold Me" fit with Kelis's attitude, writing: "Few songstresses can match her hot-blooded sneer." While referring to the single as "urgent and almost crude", Tim Finney for *Pitchfork* identified it as the moment in which Kelis was at "her most brazenly confronting".

Hope and *Stylus Magazine*'s Mallory O'Donnell disliked the remix, criticizing the lyrics as uncomfortably voyeuristic into Kelis's sex life with Nas. O'Donnell dismissed the single as a "rote club-banger", and Hope questioned its commercial viability, saying "it is hard to see it getting much airplay outside the sweaty confines of the clubs". In *New York* magazine, Sia Michel panned "Blindfold Me" as a failed attempt to recapture past success, finding it "far less catchy and witty" than "Milkshake".

Several reviewers were critical of the placement of "Blindfold Me" on the album's track listing, considering it a jarring shift after the more sentimental "Living Proof". Andy Kellman disliked the choice to go from "Blindfold Me", which he described as having an "anthemic kink", to a ballad like "Goodbyes". Despite these negative reviews for the track listing, some critics attributed the album's tonal shifts to Kelis's artistic versatility. Writing for the *Los Angeles Times*, Ann Powers said "few artists could line up an ode to bondage right next to a love song so sweet that it could be played at a wedding".

## Track listing

12" single
| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Blindfold Me (Main)" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Blindfold Me (Instrumental)" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Blindfold Me (Main)" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Blindfold Me (Acappella)" | 3:58 |

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of *Kelis Was Here*:

**Recording locations**

* Recorded in Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood and the Battery Studios in New York City
* Mixed in the Chung King Studios in New York City

**Personnel**

## Charts

| Chart (2006) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (*Billboard*) | 91 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | October 3, 2006 | 12-inch vinyl | Jive |  |
| | October 10, 2006 | | Rhythmic contemporary radio |  |

### Notes

### Footnotes

1. "Blindfold Me" 2006.
2. *Kelis Was Here* 2006.
3. Gale 2006, p. 68.
4. Hope 2006b, p. 33.
5. Finney 2006.
6. Salmon 2006.
7. Shapiro 2003, p. 554.
8. Fu 2020.
9. Hope 2006a, p. 73.
10. O'Donnell 2006.
11. Ahlgrim 2020; Lamarre 2017; *Vibe* 2003, p. 42
12. Spotify.
13. Kellman B.
14. Nostro 2012.
15. AllMusic A.
16. *FMQB*.
17. *Billboard*.
18. Cinquemani 2008.
19. Kellman A.
20. *Access Grants* 2006.
21. Mark Klasfeld.
22. AllMusic B.
23. *Access Grants* 2006; Mayo 2006, p. 100; *XXL* 2006
24. Thompson 2013.
25. Mayo 2006, p. 100.
26. Parker 2018.
27. Yahoo! 2018.
28. *Rap-Up* 2007.
29. Hope 2006a, p. 73; Johnson 2006, p. D10; O'Donnell 2006
30. Brooks 2006; Hope 2006b, p. 33; Kellman B; Sanneh 2006
31. Sanneh 2006.
32. Fu.
33. Ollison 2006, p. 7T.
34. Hope 2006a, p. 73; Johnson 2006, p. D10; O'Donnell 2006
35. Collis 2015.
36. St. Félix 2016.
37. Gannett News Service 2006, p. F9; Dunlevy 2006, p. AL2; Johnson 2006, p. D10.
38. SLJ 2006.
39. Johnson 2006, p. D10.
40. Dunlevy 2006, p. AL2.
41. Kot 2006, p. 5-3.
42. Christgau 2007; Fu; Jones 2006; Kellman B; Ollison 2006, p. 7T
43. Keefe 2006.
44. Huff 2006.
45. Hands 2006.
46. Collis 2015; Finney 2006; Johnson 2006, p. D10
47. Michel 2006.
48. Dunlevy 2006, p. AL2; Kellman B; O'Donnell 2006
49. Powers 2006.

### Citations

## InfoBox

| "Blindfold Me" | |
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|  | |
| Single by Kelis featuring Nas | |
| from the album  *Kelis Was Here* | |
| Released | October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 3:48 |
| Label |  |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) | * Polow da Don * Sean Garrett |
| Kelis singles chronology | |
| "I Love My Chick"
(2006) "**Blindfold Me**"
(2006) "Lil Star"
(2007) | |
|  | |
| Nas singles chronology | |
| "Road to Zion"
(2005) "**Blindfold Me**"
(2006) "Hip Hop Is Dead"
(2006) | |
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title: Conus crosnieri

abstract: Conus crosnieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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# Conus crosnieri

***Conus crosnieri*** is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

## Description

The length of the shell attains 59.6 mm, its diameter 24.8 mm. The maximum length of the dredged species is 83.8 mm.

## Distribution

The holotype of this marine species has been found in the Mozambique Channel off the Comores and also off Madagascar and S KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

## InfoBox

| *Conus crosnieri* | |
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| Shell of *Conus crosnieri* (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | *Conus* |
| Species: | ***C. crosnieri*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Conus crosnieri***<br>(Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Afonsoconus crosnieri* Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018 * *Conus (Afonsoconus) crosnieri* (Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018) | |


title: Bob Gale (cricketer)

abstract: - For the American screenwriter, see Bob Gale Robert Alec Gale was an English first-class cricketer and businessman.

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# Bob Gale (cricketer)

*For the American screenwriter, see Bob Gale*

**Robert Alec Gale** (10 December 1933 – 20 April 2018) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman.

## Life

Gale was born in Old Warden in Bedfordshire and was educated at Bedford Modern School, where he captained the school cricket team from 1951 to 1953. After national service in the Army, he represented Middlesex as a swashbuckling left-handed opening batsman between 1956 and 1965. He forged a successful opening partnership with Eric Russell. His highest score was 200, scored in only five hours, against Glamorgan at Newport in July 1962.

With Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) teams he toured South America in 1964–65, Canada and the United States in 1967, and the Netherlands in 1968.

He established a successful career in the City of London following his retirement from first-class cricket. He became a longtime member of the Middlesex general committee, before serving nine years as the chairman of the cricket committee (1989–1998) and President (2001–2003).

He retired to Pevensey Bay in Sussex and died on 20 April 2018, aged 84 years and 131 days. He was the club's ninth oldest living first-class cricketer at his death.

## InfoBox

Bob Gale
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Alec Gale |
| Born | (1933-12-10)10 December 1933
Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 20 April 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 84) |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium
Right-arm leg-break |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1956–1965 | Middlesex |
|  | |
| Career statistics | |
| Competition First-class List A  Matches 242 9  Runs scored 1,2505 204  Batting average 29.35 22.66  100s/50s 15/63 0/2  Top score 200 86  Balls bowled 3,066   Wickets 47   Bowling average 37.19   5 wickets in innings 0   10 wickets in match 0   Best bowling 4/57   Catches/stumpings 126/– 2/– | |
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| Source: Cricket Archive, 8 November 2013 | |


title: Trigonoptera transversefasciata

abstract: Trigonoptera transversefasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by E. Forrest Gilmour in 1949. It is known from Indonesia, and possibly Papua New Guinea.

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# Trigonoptera transversefasciata

***Trigonoptera transversefasciata*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by E. Forrest Gilmour in 1949. It is known from Indonesia, and possibly Papua New Guinea.

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| *Trigonoptera transversefasciata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Trigonoptera* |
| Species: | ***T. transversefasciata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Trigonoptera transversefasciata***<br>Gilmour, 1949 | |
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title: Clark Ervin

abstract: Clark Kent Ervin, currently the head of Homeland Security Program at the Aspen Institute, was the first Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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# Clark Ervin

**Clark Kent Ervin** (born April 1, 1959), currently the head of Homeland Security Program at the Aspen Institute, was the first Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

## Political career

He was appointed on December 26, 2003, in a recess appointment by President George W. Bush. Prior to appointment, he had served as the acting inspector general since January 10, 2003. During his tenure, Ervin issued a number of reports critical of mismanagement and security flaws at the newly formed Department. In December 2004, his recess appointment expired, and the White House declined to nominate him for confirmation by the United States Senate.

The end of his term was controversial. Critics viewed the lack of White House support as retribution for Ervin's aggressive efforts to root out waste, fraud, and incompetence. For example, "I think this was a voice that was a little too critical and made the administration a little too uncomfortable," said the executive director of the Project on Government Oversight. The White House disagreed with that perspective, saying "His term expired and that's that." In May 2006, Ervin published a book -- *Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack*—that gives details of his tenure at the DHS as well as his views on the current lack of preparedness for new terrorist attacks.

Prior to his service at DHS, Ervin served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Before his work for the Bush administration, Ervin served in Texas state government:

* From 1995 until 1999, he served as the Assistant Secretary of State of Texas;
* From 1999 until April 2001, he served as Deputy Attorney General, General Counsel, and Director of Administration in the office of then Texas Attorney General John Cornyn.

Ervin served in the first Bush White House from 1989 to 1991 as the Associate Director of Policy in the Office of National Service. He returned to his native Houston in 1991 to run for the 29th Congressional district seat, winning the Republican nomination but losing the general election.

He served as the co-chairman for Barack Obama's transition team for DHS in 2008. He also served as one of the eight members of the bi-partisan Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

## Law career

Ervin has practiced law in the private sector in Houston twice, first with Vinson & Elkins from 1985 to 1989, and later with Locke, Liddell & Sapp from 1993-1995. Ervin is currently a partner in the Washington, DC law firm Squire Patton Boggs.

## Education

Ervin graduated from The Kinkaid School in 1977, Harvard College in 1980, and Harvard Law School in 1985, all with honors. Between college and law school, Ervin studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a master's degree in 1982.

## Personal life

Mr. Ervin is married to Carolyn A. Harris. He is Episcopalian and a parishioner at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.

Ervin gets the name "Clark Kent Ervin" from his brother, Art, after the Superman alter-ego. The brother suggested the name on his day of birth after noting the fact that he was born a month premature and his desire to survive amidst all odds.

## Books

* Clark Kent Ervin (May 2006). *Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack*. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-4039-7288-5.

*This article contains public domain text produced by the U.S. government.*

## InfoBox

| Clark Ervin | |
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| Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security | |
| **In office**
January 24, 2003  December 8, 2004
Acting: January 24, 2003 – October 26, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Skinner |
| Inspector General of the Department of State | |
| **In office**
August 3, 2001  January 23, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Anne Marie Sigmund (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Anne Marie Sigmund (Acting) |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clark Kent Ervin
(1959-04-01) April 1, 1959 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD)
St Catherine's College, Oxford (MA) |
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title: Best science book ever

abstract: On 19 October 2006, the Royal Institution of Great Britain named the 1975 short story collection The Periodic Table, by Primo Levi, the best science book ever. After taking nominations from many scientists in various disciplines, authors, and other notable people, the Royal Institution compiled a shortlist of books for consideration. This shortlist was presented to the public at an event held at Imperial College and the audience voted to determine which book was "the best."

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# Best science book ever

On 19 October 2006, the Royal Institution of Great Britain named the 1975 short story collection *The Periodic Table*, by Primo Levi, the **best science book ever**. After taking nominations from many scientists in various disciplines, authors, and other notable people (such as the Archbishop of Canterbury), the Royal Institution compiled a shortlist of books for consideration. This shortlist was presented to the public at an event held at Imperial College and the audience voted to determine which book was "the best."

## List of books

### Shortlist

### Other nominees


# East Timor at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

East Timor competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.

## Results

East Timor entered 1 athlete.

Key * **Q** = Qualified for the next round
* **q** = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser *or*, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* **NR** = National record
* **PB** = Personal best
* **SB** = Season best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event

### Men

Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | | Semifinal | | Final | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Manuel Belo Amaral Ataide | 800 metres | 1:58.32 | 9 | Did not advance | | | |

## InfoBox

| East Timor at the
2023 World Athletics Championships | |
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| Flag of East Timor | |
| WA code | TLS |
| in Budapest, Hungary
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) – 27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man and 0 women) |
| Medals | Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0 |
| World Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
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title: Kevin Morby discography

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# Kevin Morby discography

American indie rock musician Kevin Morby has released seven studio albums, thirteen singles, and eleven music videos.

## Albums

### Studio albums

List of albums
| Title | Album details |
| --- | --- |
| *Harlem River* |  |
| *Still Life* | * Released: October 14, 2014 * Label: Woodsist * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |
| *Singing Saw* | * Released: April 15, 2016 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |
| *City Music* | * Released: June 16, 2017 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |
| *Oh My God* | * Released: April 26, 2019 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |
| *Sundowner* | * Released: October 16, 2020 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |
| *This Is a Photograph* | * Released: May 13, 2022 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details |
| --- | --- |
| *A Night at the Little Los Angeles* | * Released: October 8, 2021 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: LP, digital download |
| *More Photographs (A Continuum)* | * Released: May 26, 2023 * Label: Dead Oceans * Formats: LP, digital download |

## EP

| Title | EP details |
| --- | --- |
| *Live at Third Man Records* | * Released: September 7, 2018 * Label: Third Man * Formats: LP, digital download |

## Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
| Title | Year | Album |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "My Name" | 2014 |  |
| "Moonshiner"/"Bridge to Gaia" | 2015 |  |
| "Tiny Fires" | 2016 |  |
| | "Beautiful Strangers"/"No Place to Fall" |  |
| "Baltimore (Sky at Night)"/"Baltimore (County Line)" | 2017 |  |
| "Harlem River Dub" (Peaking Lights Remix) | 2018 |  |
| "No Halo" | 2019 | *Oh My God* |
| "Campfire" | 2020 | *Sundowner* |
| | | "Don't Underestimate Midwest American Sun" |
| | | "Wander" |
| | | "Sundowner" |
| "Beautiful Strangers" (featuring Waxahatchee) | 2020 |  |
| "Virginia Beach" (with Hamilton Leithauser) | 2021 |  |
| "This Is a Photograph" | 2022 | *This Is a Photograph* |
| | | "Rock Bottom" |
| | | "A Random Act of Kindness" |

## Split singles

| Title | Year | Other artist |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "Solo Family Creeps" | 2009 | G. Lucas Crane |
| "Farewell Transmission"/"The Dark Don't Hide It" | 2018 | Waxahatchee |

## Album appearances

| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Danger Bird Blues" | 2008 | Ad Astra Per Aspera | *Danger Bird Blues/RRRip-It-Up* | Vocals in chorus |
| "RRRip-It-Up" | | | | |
| "Mary" | 2013 | Dennis Callaci & Simon Joyner | *New Secrets* | Electric guitar |
| "Let's Make History Bleed" | | | | Backing vocals |
| "Beat By Beat" | | | |
| "San Antonio" | | | | Percussion |
| "Lost Invitations" | | | |
| "Caught in My Eye" | 2016 | Various artists | *Lagniappe Sessions, Vol. 1* | Vocals and guitar |
| "I Only Have Eyes for You" | 2017 | | *Resistance Radio: The Man in the High Castle Album* | Vocals |
| "Harlem River (Recable Remix)" | | Recable | *Boeser Grid* | Vocals and guitar |
| "Warrior" | 2018 | Air Waves | *Warrior* | Vocals |
| "24th Amendment" | | Various artists | *27: The Most Perfect Album* | |
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## Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "Harlem River" | 2013 | Adarsha Benjamin |
| "If You Leave and If You Marry" | 2014 |  |
| | "All of My Life" | Patrick O'Dell |
| "Dancer" | 2015 | Elizabeth Skadden |
| | "Parade" | Elise Tyler |
| "I Have Been to the Mountain" | 2016 | Phillip Lopez |
| | "Dorothy" | Christopher Good |
| "Aboard My Train" | 2017 | Kevin Morby |
| | "City Music" | Christopher Good |
| | "Downtown's Lights" | Hugo Jouxtel |
| "No Halo" | 2019 | Christopher Good |

General * "Kevin Morby \< Discography". *AllMusic*. Macrovision.

Specific

## InfoBox

| Kevin Morby discography | |
| --- | --- |
| Kevin Morby playing at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 13 |


title: Electric pulse fishing

abstract: Electric pulse fishing is a fishing technique sometimes used in trawl fisheries which produces a limited electric field above the seabed to catch fish. The pulse trawl gear consists of a number of electrodes, attached to the gear in the tow direction, that emit short electric pulses. The electrodes replace the tickler chains that are used in traditional beam trawl fishery. The pulse trawl fishery is mainly aimed at flatfish like sole, with by-catch plaice. In addition, the pulse trawl gear is applied in shrimp fisheries on a limited scale. Technically, the use of electricity to catch fish is prohibited in European waters. However, the European Union is able to provide exemptions to this rule since 2007. These exemptions are now mainly used by Dutch and British trawlers in the North Sea. Electric pulse fishing should not be confused with pulse fishing, which is a fisheries management technique for preventing fish stocks from being overfished by periodically permitting a cycle of fishing followed by a fallow period which allows stocks to reconstitute.

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# Electric pulse fishing

**Electric pulse fishing** is a fishing technique sometimes used in trawl fisheries which produces a limited electric field above the seabed to catch fish. The pulse trawl gear consists of a number of electrodes, attached to the gear in the tow direction, that emit short electric pulses. The electrodes replace the tickler chains that are used in traditional beam trawl fishery. The pulse trawl fishery is mainly aimed at flatfish like sole, with by-catch plaice. In addition, the pulse trawl gear is applied in shrimp fisheries on a limited scale. Technically, the use of electricity to catch fish is prohibited in European waters. However, the European Union is able to provide exemptions to this rule since 2007. These exemptions are now mainly used by Dutch and British trawlers in the North Sea.

Electric pulse fishing should not be confused with pulse fishing, which is a fisheries management technique for preventing fish stocks from being overfished by periodically permitting a cycle of fishing followed by a fallow period which allows stocks to reconstitute.

## Background

Electric pulse fishing is applied on a limited scale for catching flatfish. In this branch of demersal fishery different techniques can be used for disturbing fish on the seabed and sending them up into the belly of the net. In conventional bottom trawling the trawl doors and foot rope, which consists of steel chains mounted to the bottom of the net opening, disturb the seabed, causing the demersal fish to swim along in the mouth of the net until they succumb and fall into cod end. Electric pulse fishing gear does not involve these chains, but features cables with electrodes consisting of isolated and conductive elements mounted in the dragging direction. A short-lasting electric field is generated to disturb demersal fish without killing or paralysing them, but rather by causing an involuntary muscular contraction.

Electric pulse fishing consumes less energy compared to conventional trawling, due to the lighter trawl, lower fishing speed and lower frictive resistance from the seabed. It therefore requires significantly less fuel, which reduces carbon dioxide emissions and makes it an economically interesting alternative. As there is no "ploughing effect", this method of fishing has a less disastrous impact on the seabed ecosystem. It also involves fewer discards for all species categories that are discarded.

## Animal rights

In January 2018, the European Parliament approved a call to ban electric pulse fishing, seen by some as cruel.

The UK banned the practice of Electric Pulse fishing on 1st January 2021 as one of the first actions after Brexit, where independence from the EU was required to ban it in the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone, though not its Territorial Waters.

France banned electric pulse fishing on 14 August 2019.


title: Bob Galbally

abstract: Robert Thomas John Galbally was a doctor and Australian rules footballer. He attended St Patrick's College and studied medicine at the University of Melbourne. He graduated in 1944. He first worked at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital then for a few months in general practice with his brother-in-law at Coburg before moving to a practice at Hartwell. After 30 years, he moved the practice to East Camberwell until he retired in 2000.

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# Bob Galbally

**Robert Thomas John Galbally** FRACP (18 January 1921 – 14 April 2004) was a doctor and Australian rules footballer.

He attended St Patrick's College and studied medicine at the University of Melbourne. He graduated in 1944. He first worked at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital then for a few months in general practice with his brother-in-law at Coburg before moving to a practice at Hartwell. After 30 years, he moved the practice to East Camberwell until he retired in 2000.

## Football

Galbally played 8 games with the Collingwood in 1944 in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He ended the season as tied leading goalkicker, having scored 26, the same as Lou Richards.

## Family

Galbally was the seventh of nine children of William and Eileen Galbally. Two of his brothers, Jack Galbally MLC and Frank Galbally, also played for Collingwood and were criminal lawyers. Sister Kathleen Galbally was an anaesthetist and brother Bryan Galbally a specialist in intensive care. He married Joan Collins in 1945 and they had nine children.

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| Bob Galbally | |
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| Galbally in 1944 | |
| Born | Robert Thomas John Galbally
(1921-01-18)18 January 1921
Murrumbeena, Victoria |
| Died | 14 April 2004(2004-04-14) (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | doctor |
| Years active | 1945–2000 |
| Spouse | Joan Collins (m. 1945) |
| Children | Nine |
| Family | Jack Galbally and Frank Galbally (brothers) |
| ---  **Australian rules football career** Personal information  Original team(s)  University Blacks  Height  191 cm (6 ft 3 in)  Weight  86 kg (190 lb)  Position(s)  Forward  Playing career1  Years **Club** **Games (Goals)**  1944 Collingwood  8 (26)  1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.  Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |


title: Controller.controller

abstract: controller.controller are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker.

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# Controller.controller

**controller.controller** are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker.

## History

The band formed in 2002, and played their first shows using the name The Prefix. Their rhythmic post-punk style had been compared by critics to Joy Division, The Slits and Public Image Ltd.

Their debut album, *History*, was released on Paper Bag Records in 2004. The follow-up album, *X-Amounts*, was released October 11, 2005. Also in 2005, Basnayake participated in Ladeez Quire, an improvisational music show that also featured Sook-Yin Lee and Elisha Lim.

After the release of *X-Amounts*, the band went on a tour around North America and the UK to support the album.

In October 2006, Basnayake decided to leave the band, and this resulted in its disbanding. Members Jeff Scheven and Ronnie Morris formed the new band Lioness with vocalist Vanessa Fischer in 2007, while Scott Kaija formed the new band Medallions with vocalist/guitarist John Hunter, drummer Mick Jackson and Daniel Brooks. Basnayake remained an occasional contributor to one-off musical projects, most notably Toronto band Stop Die Resuscitate's 2009 single "Measurements".

The band reunited in February 2015 for a reunion show at Sneaky Dee's, as part of the 15th anniversary of Toronto's influential Wavelength concert series. Shortly thereafter Morris suffered a disabling stroke.

The band reunited again in February 2024 for a show at Drake Hotel, curated by Brendan Canning. Morris has rejoined the band after recovering from strokes.

## Discography

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| controller.controller | |
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|  | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, dance-punk |
| Years active | 2002-2006 |
| Labels | New Romantic |
|  | |
| Members | Nirmala Basnayake
Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas
Scott Kaija
Ronnie Morris
Jeff Scheven |


title: Bravo Music

abstract: Bravo Music is a concert band music publishing company, founded in 1999. Located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, it is a subsidiary of Hiroshima-based Brain Music. It is one of the few companies to offer original Japanese sheet music and recordings to America and Europe.

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# Bravo Music

**Bravo Music** is a concert band music publishing company, founded in 1999. Located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, it is a subsidiary of Hiroshima-based Brain Music. It is one of the few companies to offer original Japanese sheet music and recordings to America and Europe.

## Profile

Bravo Music is a music sales and distribution company. Brain Music, and its parent company and principal is Brain Music of Hiroshima. Bravo is involved in the sale of sheet music, CD, DVDs, the majority of which are produced in Japan. It has a large range of recordings from the All Japan Band Competition, the "world's largest music contest", which represents 14,000 bands from all age levels. It also offers original works and transcriptions for wind ensembles by Japanese and international composers, such as Yasuhide Ito, Satoshi Yagisawa, Toshio Mashima, Yo Goto, James Barnes, Wataru Hokoyama and Tetsunosuke Kushida. Bravo Music's sales territories include all of the North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East.

## History

Bravo's parent company, Brain Music, was founded in 1976 in Hiroshima, Japan. Brain is a recording/publishing company specializing in wind, classical, traditional and vocal music. Brain also cooperates with the All-Japan Band Association and other organizations to record and sell products related to their annual national band contests. Bravo was formed in 1999 as the distributor for Brain DVDs, CDs, and sheet music in addition to their own products. Their product range has increased over time, to just under 1,500 titles as of January 2013.

## Titles

**Instructional and Training DVDs:**

* WINDS Training Series

**Performance DVDs:**

* Japan's Best Series (All Japan Band Contest Best Performances)
* Championship Series (Japan Wind Orchestra and Ensemble Contest Best Performances)
* Univisual Series (Concert performances by Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and Douglas Bostock)
* Feste Romane (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band's concert performances)

**Reference CDs:**

* New Arrange Collection
* New Original Collection
* Seika Girls HS Band Concert
* Music of Satoshi Yagisawa

**Original Works:**

* Machu Picchu - City in the Sky - Satoshi Yagisawa
* Gloriosa - Yasuhide Ito
* Symphonic Dances - Yosuke Fukuda
* A Prelude to the Shining Day - Yo Goto
* Fu-Mon - Hiroshi Hoshina
* Les trois notes du Japon - Toshio Mashima

**Arrangements/Transcriptions:**

* De Vogelhandler - C. Zeller/ Eiji Suzuki
* Merry Widow Selections - F. Lehar/Eiji Suzuki
* Die Fledermaus - Selections from Operetta
* Turandot - G. Puccini/Yo Goto
* Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome - R. Strauss/Kazuhiro Morita

**Anime Film Score Series:**

* Symphonic Suite Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Joe Hisaishi/Kazuhiro Morita
* Laputa - Castle in the Sky - Joe Hisaishi/Kazuhiro Morita
* My Neighbor Totoro - Joe Hisaishi/Yo Goto
* Kiki's Delivery Service - Joe Hisaishi/Kazuhiro Morita
* Princess Mononoke - Joe Hisaishi/Kazuhiro Morita
* Howl's Moving Castle - Symphonic Fantasy for Band -Joe Hisaishi/Yo Goto

**Popstage:**

* Foster on My Mind - S. Foster/T. Hoshide
* Samba De Loves You - Shin Kazuhara
* Samba Express - Toshio Mashima

**Concert Marches:**

* Light of Hope - Concert March & Processional - Hiroki Takahashi
* March–April–May - Masao Yabe

## InfoBox

Bravo Music
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|  |
| Industry | Music & Entertainment |
| Genre | Classical |
| Founded | Florida, United States (1999 (1999)) |
| Founder | Ken Murakami |
| Headquarters | Florida, United States |
| Area served | Americas, Europe, Africa and Oceania |
| Products | Sheet music, CD, DVD, Video, band training methods |
| Parent | Brain Music |
| Website | bravomusicinc.com |


title: Bravo Screenfun

abstract: Bravo Screenfun was a German monthly computer and console gaming print magazine. It first appeared in a one-off special edition in May 1997. Since October 1997, the magazine was available monthly. It ceased publication in 2009.

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# Bravo Screenfun

***Bravo Screenfun*** (stylized as **BRAVO SCREENFUN**) was a German monthly computer and console gaming print magazine. It first appeared in a one-off special edition in May 1997. Since October 1997, the magazine was available monthly. It ceased publication in 2009.

## InfoBox

*Bravo Screenfun*
| Categories | Video game magazine |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | April 1997 |
| Final issue | April 2009 |
| Company | Heinrich Bauer Zeitschriften Verlag KG |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Hamburg |
| Language | German |
| Website | www.bravo.de |


title: Bravo S.p.A.

abstract: Bravo is an Italian international company that produces machines for gelato, pastry, chocolate and savory food production.

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# Bravo S.p.A.

**Bravo** is an Italian international company that produces machines for gelato, pastry, chocolate and savory food production.

## Story

It was founded in 1967 in Montecchio Maggiore as an industrial machine manufacturing company which produced machines for gelato shops by Genesio Bravo. Initially the production was focused on multi-machines, pasteurizers and batch freezers, until 1974 when Genesio Bravo conceived and built the first multi-purpose machine for the production of artisanal gelato, called "Trittico".

Over the years the company has grown in terms of turnover, repositioning itself in the market, increasing the production of machines and models, expanding the sales network and progressively inaugurating various branches in the world: in 1982 opens subsidiary in France, in 2010 the Asiatic one and in 2011 the North American one.

## InfoBox

Bravo S.p.A.
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|  |
| Company type | Public Company |
| Industry | Food production appliances |
| Founded | 1967 in Montecchio Maggiore |
| Founder | Genesio Bravo |
| Headquarters | Montecchio Maggiore, Italy |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Gelato, pastry, chocolate and savory food machines |
| Divisions | Bravo Asia
Bravo France
Bravo North America |
| Website | www.bravo.it |


title: Brazilian cargo ship Cabedelo

abstract: Cabedelo (Cabedello) was the fourth Brazilian merchant ship attacked by the Axis submarines during the Second World War and the third to be sunk after the rupture in diplomatic relations between Brazil and the Axis in January 1942. Commanded by long-distance captain Pedro Veloso da Silveira, she was attacked and disappeared without a trace - with 54 crew members on board - between February 14 and 25, 1942, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Lesser Antilles.

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# Brazilian cargo ship Cabedelo

***Cabedelo*** (***Cabedello***) was the fourth Brazilian merchant ship attacked by the Axis submarines during the Second World War and the third to be sunk after the rupture in diplomatic relations between Brazil and the Axis in January 1942.

Commanded by long-distance captain Pedro Veloso da Silveira, she was attacked and disappeared without a trace - with 54 crew members on board - between February 14 and 25, 1942, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Lesser Antilles.

## The ship

After the vessel was completed on June 14, 1912, at the Flensburger Schiffsbau-Gesellschaft shipyard in Flensburg, Germany, it was launched under the name *Prussia*, operated by Hamburg Amerika Linie (Hapag) of Hamburg.

The ship was 111 meters (364 ft 2 in) long, 15.5 meters (50 ft 10 in) wide, had a draft of 6.7 meters (22 ft 0 in) and a tonnage of 3,557 tons. Made with a steel hull, she was propelled by steam, with a triple-expansion engine allowing her to reach a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).

She was in the service of the Imperial German Navy, as a logistical support ship for the cruiser SMS *Dresden* and the armed merchant ships SMS *Cap Trafalgar* and SMS *Kronprinz Wilhelm*. On June 1, 1917, with Brazil's entry into the First World War against Germany, the ship was confiscated by the Brazilian government in the port of Santos, where she had been held since September 1915. She was renamed *Dresden* and then *Cabedelo*, being now operated by Lloyd Brasileiro and registered in the port of Rio de Janeiro under the number 270.

## The mystery behind her disappearance

On February 14, 1942, the ship set sail from Philadelphia for the Antilles, bound for Rio de Janeiro, carrying a cargo of coal. Despite the war in Europe, at the time neither the convoys nor the voyages of the merchant ships sailing off the east coast of the United States, known as the Pan-American Security Zone, were controlled. The *Cabedelo* sailed to Rio de Janeiro on February 14, 1942.

After that day, the *Cabedelo* disappeared without a trace, as did her crew of 13 officers, 3 non-commissioned officers, and 37 sailors, stokers and deckhands, totaling 54 men. She was commanded by Captain Pedro Veloso da Silveira.

Although the ship disappeared without a trace, the authorities considered her to have been lost by enemy action, since the weather was good in the region. European researchers - among them Alberto Santoni, from the Faculty of Political Science in Rome, and Jürgen Rohwer, from the Library of Contemporary Studies in Stuttgart - claim that the *Cabedelo*'s executioner was the Italian submarine *Leonardo da Vinci*, and they also define February 25 as the day of the attack.

However, these statements were not (and still are not) unanimously accepted, as two factors contribute to fueling the controversy: The Naval Historical Branch has stated that the sinking of the ship is not included in Italian records, an important factor since all the activity of a submarine was meticulously recorded in the logbooks and communicated to the central commands in Europe. The other factor is that, if one considers the date (February 25), the ship had already sailed for 11 days and covered at least 2,000 miles, which put her outside the region reserved for the *Leonardo Da Vinci*'s actions. In addition, an internal memorandum from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated June 22 - four months after the disappearance - considered the possibility that the ship's crew had been kidnapped and sent to a concentration camp, which further added to the controversy.

Another hypothesis suggests that the ship was attacked by another Italian submarine, the *Luigi Torelli*, which had attacked two merchant ships off the Guianas on February 19. The *Comandante Cappellini* \- another Italian submarine - is also mentioned.

In any case, there was no categorical proof that any of such Italian submarines had caused the attack. It was also thought that the crew might have been machine-gunned when they were already on board the launches, but as no launch, not even an empty one, was found, the mystery remains to this day.

Despite the uncertainty about the perpetrator, the crew of the *Cabedelo* were considered victims of the war and therefore had their names inscribed on the Monument to the Dead of World War II in Rio de Janeiro.

1. February 14 is also given as the date of the attack on the ship. In these sources, therefore, the *Cabedelo* is listed as the first ship attacked in 1942. (In: Grandes Guerras Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). Retrieved on 30/11/2010).

## Bibliography

* Cinquini, José Carlos Viana (2008). *Abrindo Caminho para a Vitória: A Defesa do Brasil na Ação Anti-Submarino na Segunda Guerra Mundial (1942-1945)* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade Católica de Santos.
* Sander, Roberto (2007). *O Brasil na mira de Hitler: a história do afundamento de navios brasileiros pelos nazistas* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva.

## InfoBox

| The *Cabedelo* depicted on a Lloyd Brasileiro postcard. | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| Brazil | |
| Name | *Cabedelo* |
| Owner | Cia. de Navegação Lloyd Brasileiro |
| Operator | Cia. de Navegação Lloyd Brasileiro |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffsbau A.G. |
| Launched | June 1912 |
| Homeport | Rio de Janeiro |
| Fate | Sunk between February 14 and 25, 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo |
| Tonnage | 3,557 t |
| Length | 111 m (364 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |


title: SGK2

abstract: Serine/threonine-protein kinase Sgk2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SGK2 gene. This gene encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase. Although this gene product is similar to serum- and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase (SGK), this gene is not induced by serum or glucocorticoids. This gene is induced in response to signals that activate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), which is also true for SGK. Two alternate transcripts encoding two different isoforms have been described.

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# SGK2

**Serine/threonine-protein kinase Sgk2** is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the *SGK2* gene.

This gene encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase. Although this gene product is similar to serum- and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase (SGK), this gene is not induced by serum or glucocorticoids. This gene is induced in response to signals that activate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), which is also true for SGK. Two alternate transcripts encoding two different isoforms have been described.

## Further reading

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| SGK2 | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | | | |
| Identifiers | | | |
| Aliases | SGK2, H-dJ138B7.2, serine/threonine kinase 2, serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 2 | | |
| External IDs | OMIM: 607589; MGI: 1351318; HomoloGene: 8446; GeneCards: SGK2; OMA:SGK2 - orthologs | | |
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| Orthologs  Species **Human** **Mouse**  Entrez   Ensembl   UniProt   RefSeq (mRNA)     NM\_170693
NM\_001199264
NM\_016276   NM\_001291152
NM\_001291154
NM\_013731   RefSeq (protein)     NP\_001186193
NP\_057360
NP\_733794   NP\_001278081
NP\_001278083
NP\_038759   Location (UCSC) Chr 20: 43.56 – 43.59 Mb Chr 2: 162.83 – 162.86 Mb  PubMed search | | | |
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title: Brad Hunstable

abstract: Fred Bradley Hunstable is an American businessman and the co-founder and CEO of the electric motor company Linear Labs. Linear Labs was founded by Hunstable in 2014 with his father, Fred Hunstable. Brad is also the co-founder and former CEO of UStream which was sold to IBM in 2016 for $150 million. Hunstable was formerly the founder and CEO of San Francisco, California-based live streaming website Ustream.tv, one of the largest consumer live video sites on the Internet. In 2014, he was honored as one of the SF Business Times "40 Under 40" for the most influential young leaders across the spectrum of Bay Area businesses. In 2016, Ustream was acquired by IBM for a reported $150 million. Ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010, Hunstable was announced on Variety Producers Guild of America's 2010 Digital 25: Visionaries, Innovators and Producers list for his work at Ustream. Ustream was selected as a PC Magazine Editor's Choice. Notable investors include Softbank, DCM, Frank J. Caufield, and the Band Of Angels. General Wesley Clark serves Ustream.TV's board of advisors. Hunstable is the father of three children. One of them, Hayden, died on April 17, 2020, after committing suicide. The Hunstable family set up the charity Hayden’s Corner, in his honour.

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# Brad Hunstable

**Fred Bradley Hunstable** (born 1978) is an American businessman and the co-founder and CEO of the electric motor company Linear Labs.

Linear Labs was founded by Hunstable in 2014 with his father, Fred Hunstable. Brad is also the co-founder and former CEO of UStream which was sold to IBM in 2016 for $150 million.

Hunstable was formerly the founder and CEO of San Francisco, California-based live streaming website Ustream.tv, one of the largest consumer live video sites on the Internet. In 2014, he was honored as one of the SF Business Times "40 Under 40" for the most influential young leaders across the spectrum of Bay Area businesses. In 2016, Ustream was acquired by IBM for a reported $150 million.

Ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by *The Hollywood Reporter* in 2010, Hunstable was announced on Variety Producers Guild of America's 2010 Digital 25: Visionaries, Innovators and Producers list for his work at Ustream.

Ustream was selected as a *PC Magazine* Editor's Choice. Notable investors include Softbank, DCM, Frank J. Caufield, and the Band Of Angels. General Wesley Clark serves Ustream.TV's board of advisors.

Hunstable is the father of three children. One of them, Hayden, died on April 17, 2020, after committing suicide. The Hunstable family set up the charity Hayden’s Corner, in his honour.

## Biography

### Early life

Fred Bradley Hunstable was born on September 26, 1978, in Tarrant County, Texas, and grew up in Granbury, Texas, with a younger sister (Ashlee) and a younger brother (Nathan). His parents are Fred Eugene Hunstable, an electrical engineer, and Candace "Candy" Lee Cotter, a school teacher. Since childhood, he has shown an interest in technology. At age 11, he started a small bulletin board system called the Dark Realms with cosysop James Gollehon.

### Education

Hunstable graduated from Granbury High School in Granbury, Texas, in 1997. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering management from the United States Military Academy in 2001. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, working primarily as an operations officer. Later, through the Army, Hunstable attended the Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, where he received his Master of Business Administration degree in finance and real estate in 2005.

### After West Point

Hunstable was required to serve five years in the U.S. Army. He served in various capacities around the world working jobs both for the Army and the Department of Defense directly.

In 2005, he left the military to work for Hillwood Development, a real estate company owned by Ross Perot developing master planned communities in Dallas/Fort Worth.

### Ustream

Ustream was born when the founders (John Ham, Brad Hunstable, and Dr. Gyula Feher) wanted a way for their friends in the Army, who were deployed overseas in Iraq during the war, to be able to communicate with their families back home. A product like Ustream would provide them with a way to talk to all of their relatives at once when free time in the war zone was limited.

Previously, these three had worked together on an internet based event photo sharing website using technology created by Dr. Feher. In 2003, both Brad and John Ham were deployed to active duty, putting an end to this venture. After returning to civilian life, Brad and John discussed the idea of the general public using the Internet to share live video. Seeing this as a viable product, they contacted their former partner, Dr. Feher, to develop the technology required. Ustream.tv was founded in 2006, as experiments in broadcasting Brad's brother Nathan's band (Venture) proved successful. Early testing involved Brad in the audience with a camera wired to a laptop (with a cellular card) in his backpack, sending the stream back to their test server.

Launching their public beta in March 2007, Ustream.tv was the first of a series of live video sites include Justin.tv and Operator11.com. The company has seen "growth" in the political, entertainment, and technology fields.

Ustream.tv have hosted streamings from politicians Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards and artists Tori Amos and the Plain White T's. The technology community has also adopted Ustream to include Robert Scoble, Leo Laporte, Chris Pirillo, Scott Liberto and Cali Lewis.

Ustream.tv has raised over $60 million in funding, most recently from Softbank.

## Personal life

Hunstable is married to April Hunstable and they have three children together.

He has two siblings, Nathan Hunstable and Ashlee Smith.

Hunstable's son, Hayden, died from suicide on April 17, 2020. The Hunstables started the non-profit, Hayden's Corner, to promote parents starting conversations with their children to help prevent childhood suicide, the #3 cause of death in 10-14 year olds.

## InfoBox

| Brad Hunstable | |
| --- | --- |
| Linear Labs and former Ustream CEO, Co-Founder Brad Hunstable 2012 | |
| Born | September 26, 1978 (1978-09-26) (age 46)<br>Tarrant County, Texas |
| Occupation(s) | Co-Founder, CEO, Ustream, Inc. |
| Spouse | April Hunstable  (m. 2003) |
| Children | 3 (1 deceased) |
| Website | www.ustream.tv |


title: S. R. Kanthi

abstract: Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi was the Chief Minister of Karnataka for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat caste in Hungund in Bagalkot district in the northern part of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he served as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962. Kanti was Chief Minister of the State for a brief period of 96 days in 1962. Later, as Education Minister in the S. Nijalingappa Cabinet he was instrumental in the establishment of Bangalore University and Kittur Rani Chennamma Sainik Schools. His centenary celebrations were held in 2008. He belonged to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community.

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# S. R. Kanthi

**Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi** (21 December 1908 - 25 October 1969) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat caste in Hungund in Bagalkot district (formerly Bijapur district) in the northern part of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he served as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962. Kanti was Chief Minister of the State for a brief period of 96 days in 1962. Later, as Education Minister in the S. Nijalingappa Cabinet he was instrumental in the establishment of Bangalore University and Kittur Rani Chennamma Sainik Schools.

His centenary celebrations were held in 2008. He belonged to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community.

## InfoBox

| S. R. Kanthi | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| 6th Chief Minister of Mysore State | |
| **In office**
14 March 1962  20 June 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Basappa Danappa Jatti |
| Succeeded by | S. Nijalingappa |
| Law Minister of Mysore | |
| **In office**
1 March 1967  28 May 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Mysore | |
| **In office**
1 March 1967  28 May 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Education Minister of Mysore | |
| **In office**
14 March 1962  28 Feb 1967 | |
| Chief Minister |  |
| 4th Speaker of Mysore Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
19 December 1956  9 March 1962 | |
| Chief Minister |  |
| Preceded by | H. S. Rudrappa |
| Succeeded by | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga |
| 1st Deputy speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
1 April 1952  31 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi |
| Succeeded by | S. K. Wankhede |
| Constituency | Hungund |
| Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
1 November 1956  25 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | *Position Established* |
| Succeeded by | G. P. Nanjayyanamath |
| Constituency | Hungund |
| Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
1 April 1952  31 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | *Position Established* |
| Succeeded by | *Position disestablished* |
| Constituency | Hungund |
| Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
January 1946  26 January 1950 | |
| Preceded by | *Position Established* |
| Succeeded by | *Position disestablished* |
| Constituency | Bijapur South |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1908-12-21)21 December 1908
Kerur, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 25 October 1969(1969-10-25) (aged 60)
Kittur, Mysore State, India
(now in Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Maribasamma (m. 1936) |
| Alma mater | Shahaji Law College, Kolhapur |
|  | |


title: Brengkes

abstract: Brengkes is a Javanese word that refers to a specific dish, i.e. a fish slathered with spices and wrapped in a banana leaf. The most commonly used fish is a "pindang", which is a Javanese word for a fermented fish. Hence "brengkes pindang" is the most popular type of this dish. Peda can also be used.

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# Brengkes

**Brengkes** is a Javanese word that refers to a specific dish, i.e. a fish slathered with spices and wrapped in a banana leaf.

The most commonly used fish is a "*pindang*", which is a Javanese word for a fermented fish. Hence "*brengkes pindang*" is the most popular type of this dish. *Peda* (salted fish) can also be used.

## Etymology

The Javanese word "*brengkes*" is commonly used to refer to this dish. Some people call it "*brengkesan*" (*brengkes*, suffix -*an*) which actually means "the many types of *brengkes*".

Not to be confused with "*brongkos*", a very different dish from Java.

## Variants

There are different types of brengkes, like *brengkes pindang, brengkes peda, brengkes godhong sembukan,* and *brengkes* *godhong pohung*.

Brengkes has been introduced to other regions by Javanese diaspora or by colonial ties:

* *Brengkes tempoyak* (Palembang), where tempoyak sauce is used.
* *Brengkes daoen poehoeng* (Dutch). *Daoen* is an Indonesian word for leaf, while *poehoeng* (new romanized spelling: pohung) is a Javanese word for cassava.

## Similar dishes

* *Pepes* (Sundanese).
* *Pesan*, *Tum* (Balinese).
* *Palai, paley* (Sumatrans).


title: Trigonoptera quadrimaculata

abstract: Trigonoptera quadrimaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Nonfried in 1894. It is known from Sumatra.

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# Trigonoptera quadrimaculata

***Trigonoptera quadrimaculata*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Nonfried in 1894. It is known from Sumatra.

## InfoBox

| *Trigonoptera quadrimaculata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Trigonoptera* |
| Species: | ***T. quadrimaculata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Trigonoptera quadrimaculata***<br>Nonfried, 1894 | |
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title: Claudio Bigagli

abstract: Claudio Bigagli is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1976.

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# Claudio Bigagli

**Claudio Bigagli** (born 8 December 1955) is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1976.

## Life and career

Born in Montale, Bigagli studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made his debut in the Dario Fo's stage company. He made his film debut in Marco Leto's *Al piacere di rivederla*, and had his breakout in 1982 in *The Night of the Shooting Stars* by Taviani brothers, with whom he worked several times in the following years. Among the most requested Italian actors between 1980s and 1990s, he made his directorial debut in 1998 with *Il guerriero Camillo*. He is also active as a playwright.

## Selected filmography

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| Claudio Bigagli | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1955-12-08) 8 December 1955<br>Montale, Tuscany, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |


title: Road Safety Investigation Branch

abstract: The Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB) is a proposed road safety investigation organisation announced by the government of the United Kingdom in June 2022. The RSIB will provide independent safety recommendations based on thematic analysis of road accidents, and will provide insights into evolution of road safety policy in response to new technologies such as self-driving vehicles, e-scooters and electric vehicles.

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# Road Safety Investigation Branch

The **Road Safety Investigation Branch** (RSIB) is a proposed road safety investigation organisation announced by the government of the United Kingdom in June 2022. The RSIB will provide independent safety recommendations based on thematic analysis of road accidents, and will provide insights into evolution of road safety policy in response to new technologies such as self-driving vehicles, e-scooters and electric vehicles.

## History and context of creation

In the Autumn of 2018, a Road Collision Investigation Project was started to study causes of road traffic collisions and their impact and assess business case for a Road Collision Investigation Branch..

In October 2021, the Department for Transport (DfT) launched a consultation on the establishment of a Road Collision Investigation Branch (RCIB).

The UK has accident investigation organisations for air, maritime and rail accidents, but no independent body to investigate road incidents and their causes, while in Great Britain road collisions account for more fatalities than other modes of transport. Hitherto, investigations in the road sector were limited to a Collision Reporting and Sharing System (CRASH) and to Forensic Collision Investigation reports and Prevention of Future Death. (See also Reported Road Casualties Great Britain)

On 29 June 2022, Baroness Vere of Norbiton announced governmental intention of primary legislation for the creation of the Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB). Creation of the announced body will rely on proposals being brought forward in a future Transport bill.

## Mission

The branch shall investigate thematics in the causes of crashes and also specific incidents to learn safety lessons. Independent safety recommendations shall be provided to government and police forces.

It can also analyze safety trends in new or evolving technologies such as automated vehicles, e-scooters and electric vehicles.

To achieve such a mission, the body might use data from insurance companies, vehicle manufacturers, the emergency services and the NHS.


title: East Timor at the Asian Games

abstract: East Timor first competed at the Asian Games in 2002.

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# East Timor at the Asian Games

**East Timor** first competed at the **Asian Games** in 2002.

## Asian Games

### Medals by Asian Games

*Ranking are based on Total Overall Medal*

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 Busan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| 2006 Doha | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| 2010 Guangzhou | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| 2014 Incheon | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| 2018 Jakarta / Palembang | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| 2022 Hangzhou | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| *2026 Nagoya* | *Future event* | | | | | |
| *2030 Doha* | *Future event* | | | | | |
| *2034 Riyadh* | *Future event* | | | | | |
| Total | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |

## Asian Para Games

### Medals by Asian Para Games

*Ranking are based on Total Overall Medal*

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 Guangzhou | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Incheon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Jakarta | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 Hangzhou | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |

## Southeast Asian Games

### Medals by Southeast Asian Games

*Ranking are based on Total Overall Medal*

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 Hanoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2005 Manila | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 Vientiane | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 Jakarta / Palembang | 76 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 Nay Pyi Taw | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 Singapore | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 Philippines | 48 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 Hanoi | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 Cambodia | *Future event* | | | | | |
| 2025 Thailand | *Future event* | | | | | |
| Total | - | 3 | 8 | 26 | 37 | 11 |

### Medals by summer sport

**Leading in that sport**

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kenpō | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Shorinji Kempo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Arnis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 8 | 26 | 37 |

## ASEAN Para Games

### Medals by ASEAN Para Games

*Ranking are based on Total Overall Medal*

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 Hanoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 Manila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2009 Kuala Lumpur | *Did not participate* | | | | | |
| 2011 Suarakarta | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 Nay Pyi Taw | *Did not participate* | | | | | |
| 2015 Singapore | *Did not participate* | | | | | |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 Philippines | 10 | *Cancelled* | | | | |
| 2021 Hanoi | *Future event* | | | | | |
| 2023 Cambodia | *Future event* | | | | | |
| 2025 Thailand | *Future event* | | | | | |
| Total | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 |

## InfoBox

| East Timor at the<br>Asian Games | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| IOC code | TLS |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of East Timor |
| Medals | Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0 |
| Summer appearances | |
|  | |
| Winter appearances | |
|  | |


title: Tico McNutt

abstract: John McNutt, known as Tico McNutt, started the Wild Dog Research Project in 1989. His research in that field has been supported in part by the National Geographic Society. He received a doctorate in animal behavior from the University of California in 1995. At the time, he founded the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project as little was known about the biology of the African wild dog, though it was believed to be one of the most endangered canine species. Since then, Tico has followed many wild dog packs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, eventually expanding his studies to include all major predators in the region. McNutt is co-author of the book Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog

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# Tico McNutt

John McNutt, known as **Tico McNutt**, started the Wild Dog Research Project  in 1989. His research in that field has been supported in part by the National Geographic Society. He received a doctorate in animal behavior from the University of California in 1995. At the time, he founded the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project as little was known about the biology of the African wild dog (*Lycaon pictus*), though it was believed to be one of the most endangered canine species. Since then, Tico has followed many wild dog packs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, eventually expanding his studies to include all major predators in the region.

McNutt is co-author of the book *Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog*

## InfoBox

| John Weldon McNutt | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Seattle, Washington |
| Known for | Conservationist, Conservation biologist |
| Spouse(s) | Lesley Boggs-McNutt, Director of Coaching for Conservation |
| Children | Madison McNutt, Wilder McNutt |


title: EIF1AX

abstract: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-chromosomal (eIF1A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF1AX gene. This gene encodes an essential eukaryotic translation initiation factor. The protein is a component of the 43S pre-initiation complex (PIC), which mediates the recruitment of the small 40S ribosomal subunit to the 5' cap of messenger RNAs.

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# EIF1AX

**Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-chromosomal** (**eIF1A**) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the *EIF1AX* gene. This gene encodes an essential eukaryotic translation initiation factor. The protein is a component of the 43S pre-initiation complex (PIC), which mediates the recruitment of the small 40S ribosomal subunit to the 5' cap of messenger RNAs.

## Function

eIF1A is a small protein (17 kDa in budding yeast) and a component of the 43S preinitiation complexes (PIC). eIF1A binds near the ribosomal A-site, in a manner similar to the functionally related bacterial counterpart IF1.

## Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been recurrently seen associated to cases of uveal melanoma with disomy 3. eIF1A is mutated in thyroid cancers.

## Interactions

EIF1AX has been shown to interact with IPO13.

## Further reading

* Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: *P47813* (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-chromosoma) at the PDBe-KB.

## InfoBox

| EIF1AX | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | | | |
| Available structures  PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB | | | |
| Identifiers | | | |
| Aliases | EIF1AX, EIF1A, EIF1AP1, EIF4C, eIF-1A, eIF-4C, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-linked, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A X-linked | | |
| External IDs | OMIM: 300186; MGI: 95298; HomoloGene: 20364; GeneCards: EIF1AX; OMA:EIF1AX - orthologs | | |
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| Orthologs  Species **Human** **Mouse**  Entrez   Ensembl   UniProt   RefSeq (mRNA)     NM\_001412   NM\_010120<br>NM\_001374654   RefSeq (protein)     NP\_001403   NP\_034250   Location (UCSC) Chr X: 20.12 – 20.14 Mb Chr 18: 46.73 – 46.75 Mb  PubMed search | | | |
| Wikidata | | | |
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title: Tim Landers

abstract: Timothy Gerard Landers is an American bassist best known for his contribution to the 1970s-80s jazz-fusion genre and his work with Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, and Gil Evans. Landers is a session musician and was a member of Tom Scott's band on The Pat Sajak Show. Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Landers has worked with Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Crimson Jazz Trio, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, and Loreena McKennitt. He is also known for his contribution to bass guitar design with the Pedulla Buzz bass and Peavey Dyna Bass as well as his Signature Series, the Peavey TL-5 and TL-6.

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# Tim Landers

**Timothy Gerard Landers** (born November 1, 1956) is an American bassist best known for his contribution to the 1970s-80s jazz-fusion genre and his work with Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, and Gil Evans. Landers is a session musician and was a member of Tom Scott's band on *The Pat Sajak Show*.

Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Landers has worked with Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Crimson Jazz Trio, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, and Loreena McKennitt. He is also known for his contribution to bass guitar design with the Pedulla Buzz bass and Peavey Dyna Bass as well as his Signature Series, the Peavey TL-5 and TL-6.

## Career

### Musical beginnings

Landers was influenced to pursue music by his parents. His father played guitar, electric bass, and lap steel guitar professionally. His mother sang with church choirs and played piano. Landers took up the drums first, then guitar at 8 years old and by the time he was 11 had formed his first band in Brockton, Massachusetts called The Jordan Empire. The band members would each earn about $5 for playing songs by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix at private functions, then eventually at larger venues. At age 14 he shifted to bass in order to play with his high school big band and soon found himself busy playing with a number of bands in the Brockton area, most notably a southern Massachusetts rock group called Pledge.

Landers studied at the Berklee College of Music. During his second semester he was invited to tour with Al Kooper, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and trumpeter Stanton Davis. When he returned to Boston, he played with Tiger Okoshi, Mike Stern, Mick Goodrick, Mike Metheny and Dean Brown (guitarist).

### Professional music career

Landers moved to New York City in 1978 and lived there until 1984. He worked with Gil Evans, Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, Barry Finnerty, Horace Arnold, Sam Morrison, Tiger Okoshi, Mike Stern, Nicholas Pike, and Michael Shrieve. He was a founding member of the jazz-fusion group Vital Information with David Wilczewski and Journey drummer Steve Smith.

Landers shifted gears in 1984 and moved to Los Angeles. He worked with Joe Chiccarelli, Richie Wise, Paul Brown, and David Kershenbaum and recorded with Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Stan Ridgeway, Al Stewart, Vince Neil, Andy Kim, Graham Nash, Loreena McKennitt, Beyoncé, The Pointer Sisters, Stevie Nicks, and Jethro Tull. He continued to contribute to jazz recordings on the west coast for Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, Frank Gambale, Eric Marienthal, and Gannin Arnold.

He and former King Crimson drummer Ian Wallace and pianist Jody Nardone formed the Crimson Jazz Trio in 2005 and they recorded two albums before Wallace's death. Landers spent a number of years as musical director for pianist John Tesh and produced Tesh's recordings, including two big-band jazz albums, and was nominated for both a Grammy and GMA Dove Award. Landers has written for national commercials for Nike, MacDonald's, Sprint, and Coca-Cola.

As of 2023 Landers has been touring and recording with Billy Cobham and Randy Brecker in the "Crosswinds Project" and staying busy in the studios recording with independent artists; UK World Music group Secret Sky and up and coming guitar wizard John Philbrick.

## Nominations

* In 2000, he was nominated with John Tesh for a GMA Dove Award as producer for "Best Instrumental Album" for Tesh's *One World*.
* In 2003, he was nominated with John Tesh for a Grammy Award as producer for "Best Pop Instrumental Album" for Tesh's *The Power of Love*.
* In 2015, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for television music production for *Intelligence for Your Life*.

## Basses

Landers uses the Pedulla "Nuance" model, a 5 string bolt-on electric bass custom built for Tim by M.V. Pedulla Guitars, and a Pedulla 4 string fretless "Buzz" bass that he helped Mike Pedulla with in the initial design along with Mark Egan. He also uses his own signature model basses designed by Landers and produced by Peavey Electronics from 1988 to 1996.

== Discography ==

### As band member

**With Steve Smith and Vital Information**

* *Vital Information* (Columbia, 1983)
* *Orion* (Columbia, 1984)
* *Global Beat* (Columbia, 1986)
* *Fiafiaga* (Columbia, 1988)

**With Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie**

**With Crimson Jazz Trio**

* *King Crimson Songbook Volume 1* (Voiceprint, 2005)
* *King Crimson Songbook Volume 2* (Inner Knot, 2009)

### As sideman

**With Gil Evans**

* *Live at the Public Theater Vol 1* (Trio, 1981)
* *Live at the Public Theater Vol 2* (Trio, 1983)
* *Live in Switzerland* (Atlantic, 1991)

**With Frank Gambale**

**With David Hallyday**

* *True Cool* (Scotti Bros., 1988)
* *Rockin' Heart* (Scotti Bros., 1990)

**With Pat Kelley**

* *I'll Stand Up* (Nova, 1992)
* *The Road Home* (Positive Music, 1994)

**With Loreena McKennitt**

**With Secret Sky**

* *Secret Sky* (Sylvan House Music, 2016)
* *Opium* (Sylvan House Music, 2023)

**With Tiger Okoshi**

* *Tiger's Baku* (JVC, 1981)
* *Mudcake* (JVC, 1983)

**With Lee Ritenour**

* *Portrait* (GRP, 1987)
* *GRP All-Stars – Super Live in Japan* (GRP, 1987)

**With John Philbrick and Steve Maggiora**

* *If You Say So* (2023)

**With Robert Tepper**

* *No Easy Way Out* (Scotti Bros., 1986)
* *No Rest for the Wounded Heart* (MTM, 1996)

**With Al Stewart**

* *Last Days of the Century* (Enigma, 1988)
* *Famous Last Words* (Mesa, 1993)
* *Between the Wars* (Mesa/Blue Moon, 1995)

**With Laurence Juber**

* *LJ (album)* (Solid Air., 1995)

**With Naked**

* *Naked (album)* (Red Ant., 1997)

**With John Tesh**

* *Garden City* (Cypress, 1989)
* *A Romantic Christmas* (GTS, 1992)
* *Winter Song* (GTS, 1993)
* *One World* (Garden City, 2000)
* *Power of Love* (Garden City, 2003)
* *Deeper Faith* (Garden City, 2002)
* *John Tesh Big Band* (Garden City, 2012)
* *John Tesh Big Band Christmas* (Garden City, 2013)

**With Steve Wynn**

* *Kerosene Man* (Rhino, 1990)
* *Dazzling Display* (Rhino, 1990)

**With others**

## InfoBox

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| Tim Landers performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Timothy Gerard Landers |
| Born | (1956-11-01) November 1, 1956<br>Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, double bass |
| Years active | 1978–present |