title: Direct revelation

abstract: Direct revelation is a term used by some Christian churches to express their belief in a communication from God to a person by words, impression, visions, dreams, or actual appearance. Direct revelation is believed to be an open communication between God and man, or the Holy Spirit and man, without any other exterior (secondary) means. Direct revelation from evil spirits can also occur. Examples of this are seen in God communicating the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai; or the devil communicating knowledge to Jesus Christ during his temptation in the wilderness or the appearance of an angel to Manoah's wife telling her that she shall bear Samson. Direct revelation is classified as special revelation. Still, the word "direct" has come to make this type of revelation distinct.

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# Direct revelation

**Direct revelation** is a term used by some Christian churches to express their belief in a communication from God to a person by words, impression, visions, dreams, or actual appearance. Direct revelation is believed to be an open communication between God and man, or the Holy Spirit and man, without any other exterior (secondary) means. Direct revelation from evil spirits can also occur.

Examples of this are seen in God communicating the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:4); or the devil communicating knowledge to Jesus Christ during his temptation in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-12) or the appearance of an angel to Manoah's wife telling her that she shall bear Samson (Judges 13:2). Direct revelation is classified as special revelation. Still, the word "direct" has come to make this type of revelation distinct.

## Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity

Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity have always maintained that God directly speaks today through direct means such as dreams, visions, voices, impressions, and signs (or meaningful coincidences). While these Christians have emphasized speaking in tongues or even praying for healing, for the longest time Charismatics have shied away from expressing the gift of prophecy  which is the cause of these direct spiritual experiences. The reason for this is that Christian prophets in history have often come into conflict with the pastors and religious authorities of the church hierarchy. Throughout church history, Christian prophets have usually been mystics or people that practiced divine contemplation or soaking prayer.

Various Christian groups throughout church history could be labeled "prophetic", because they have welcomed the gift of prophecy in their church meetings and lives: the Montanists, the Desert Fathers, various orders of Catholic monasticism such as the Dominicans and the Discalced Carmelites, the Waldensians, the Anabaptists, the Jansenists, the Quietists, the Quakers, the French prophets, various people in the Great Awakening and Second Great Awakening, the Irvingites, individuals in the Holiness movement, the early Pentecostal movement, the Latter Rain revival, the Charismatic movement, the Jesus movement, the Vineyard; and especially the Kansas City prophets, the Toronto Blessing movement, and Bethel Church in Redding, California.

## Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) teaches that God restored direct revelation as recently as the nineteenth century by way of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. Since then, direct revelation has been the teaching and practice of the LDS Church. The Latter-day Saints believe that direct revelation is available to all mankind who diligently seek God with sincerity and real intent. "Every devoted, obedient and righteous person on the earth has and does receive revelation from God."

According to the LDS Church, there are two basic types of direct revelation, *public* and *personal*. Public revelation refers to the revelation of God’s will to his chosen prophets, seers, and revelators. These revelations are to guide the church, its functions, direction, and doctrinal stance. "These public revelations usually illuminate scriptural passages that are doctrinal rather than those that are descriptive or directive."

Personal or private revelations pertain to that person's life. A person can receive personal revelation from God as would God's prophet, but the difference lies in its purpose. This revelation is to edify, enlighten and fill the soul of that person and assist them in their lives, both in a general sense and a religious or spiritual sense. A person can receive private revelation for him/herself or their immediate family, but will not receive this revelation for others outside their family or the church. This revelation is considered an integral part of the life of the faithful.

Sometimes personal revelation affects nations or the world but in a more indirect manner. In this sense, God inspires certain people in history to impart knowledge and moral truths. God "enlightens" the *works* of certain people that have influence or will have influence upon the world. God enlightened "great religious leaders of the world such as Muhammad, Confucius, and the Reformers, as well as philosophers including Socrates, Plato, and others. This was to bring whole nations to a higher level of understanding."


title: The Journey Man

abstract: The Journey Man is the third studio album by English drum and bass artist Goldie. Released nearly two decades after his previous studio album, Saturnz Return, The Journey Man has been described by Goldie as his magnum opus and his legacy album, taking five years to produce. The album features a number of collaborators, including vocalist and songwriter Natalie Duncan, Terri Walker, Jose James, and Goldie's wife, Mika Wassenaar Price. The album spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 43.

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# The Journey Man

***The Journey Man*** is the third studio album by English drum and bass artist Goldie. Released nearly two decades after his previous studio album, *Saturnz Return*, *The Journey Man* has been described by Goldie as his magnum opus and his legacy album, taking five years to produce. The album features a number of collaborators, including vocalist and songwriter Natalie Duncan, Terri Walker, Jose James, and Goldie's wife, Mika Wassenaar Price.

The album spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 43.

## Background

Following the critical success of his debut album, *Timeless* (1995), and the more subdued reaction to its follow-up, *Saturnz Return* (1998), Goldie's focus moved from studio album production to DJing, acting, art, and appearances on celebrity television shows. This experience, including his appearance on the BBC's *Maestro* television series, led Goldie to reprise *Timeless* at the Royal Festival Hall with the Heritage Orchestra in 2015. It was during this process that the idea for *The Journey Man* began to germinate.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Clash* | 8/10 |
| *The Guardian* |  |
| *The Line of Best Fit* | 8/10 |
| *Resident Advisor* | 3.3/5 |
| *The Times* |  |

*The Journey Man* received generally positive reviews from critics. Erik Thompson of *The Line of Best Fit* praises Goldie for managing "to craft a sprawling, nearly two-hour collection that sounds vital and inspired, while also delivering a fresh twist on the euphoric drum ‘n’ bass club anthems that he'll always be known for."

Reviewing for AllMusic, Paul Simpson notes that *The Journey Man* spans genres; "As with his '90s masterworks, Goldie has created a widescreen epic that tells the story of his life through music, not only via drum'n'bass but spanning other genres such as soul, jazz, and downtempo. In addition to club-friendly drum'n'bass tracks such as the vibrant "Prism" and the darker, Photek-like "I Think of You," there are loads of tracks that do without fast, complex breakbeats."

Will Hodgkinson, writing for *The Times*, tempered his praise for the album, saying "Goldie's creativity and ambition is inspiring and the cinematic scale of his music uplifting, but this isn't hugely different from the material of his mid-nineties success".

The album was reviewed less favourably by *The Guardian*; with Ben Beaumont-Thomas citing Goldie's inability to corral his larger than life ambition as cause for what feels like some interminable material; with the 18-minute track "Redemption" the place this is most evident.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Goldie, except where noted

| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Horizon" | Goldie, Jon Dixon | 7:08 |
| 2. | "Prism" |  | 6:07 |
| 3. | "Mountains" |  | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Castaway" |  | 4:30 |
| 5. | "The Mirrored River" |  | 5:51 |
| 6. | "I Adore You" | Goldie, Ulterior Motive | 6:06 |
| 7. | "I Think of You" |  | 7:12 |
| 8. | "Truth" |  | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Redemption" |  | 18:36 |
| 10. | "Tu Viens Avec Moi?" | Pat Metheny | 8:49 |
| 11. | "The Ballad Celeste" |  | 5:12 |
| 12. | "This Is Not a Love Song" | Goldie, Jon Dixon | 6:35 |
| 13. | "The River Mirrored" |  | 5:51 |
| 14. | "Triangle" |  | 5:51 |
| 15. | "Tomorrow's Not Today" | Goldie, Jon Dixon, Naomi Pryor | 4:36 |
| 16. | "Run, Run, Run" | Goldie, Jon Dixon | 6:08 |

## Charts

Chart performance for *The Journey Man*
| Chart (2017) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| UK Albums Chart | 43 |

## InfoBox

| The Journey Man | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Goldie | |
| Released | 16 June 2017 |
| Studio | Battery Studios, London; The Tree House, Kamala Beach, Phuket |
| Genre | Drum and bass, acid jazz, trip hop |
| Length | 148:45 |
| Label | Metalheadz, Cooking Vinyl |
| Producer | Goldie and Jon Dixon |
| Goldie chronology | |
| *Saturnz Return*
(1998) ***The Journey Man***
(2017) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *The Journey Man* | |
| 1. "I Adore You"
Released: 22 April 2017 | |
|  | |


title: The Journey Museum and Learning Center

abstract: The Journey Museum and Learning Center is a museum in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States with 7 acres (28,000 m⁲) of gardens. It is set up as a journey through the history of the Black Hills, starting with the Native American creation stories, moving into the 2.5 billion years of history in the rock record with the geology exhibit, paleontology, archaeology, Native American inhabitants, and concluding with the pioneers that traveled west.

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# The Journey Museum and Learning Center

**The Journey Museum and Learning Center** is a museum in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States with 7 acres (28,000 m2) of gardens. It is set up as a journey through the history of the Black Hills, starting with the Native American creation stories, moving into the 2.5 billion years of history in the rock record with the geology exhibit, paleontology, archaeology, Native American inhabitants, and concluding with the pioneers that traveled west.

## Main exhibit galleries

### Geology and paleontology

The Geology Gallery contains a wall that shows a 2.5 billion year rock record of the Black Hills area. The Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology provides artifacts and information for patrons to better understand the timeline. Along with the geology section is the paleontology section with fossils, much of which is on loan from the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in Hill City, South Dakota. A model of an on-site dig with a tent provides patrons with a sense of field work. A model of a T-Rex and a Triceratops accompanied by a roaring sound track are also included in the exhibit.

### Archaeology

After the Geology and Paleontology exhibits is the Archaeology Gallery. This gallery is split into five sections, according to time period. It is divided into five sections listed in the chart below. The Archaeology Gallery contains artifacts and information from The South Dakota Archaeological Research Center.

| Dates | Section |
| --- | --- |
| 7500 BC | Paleo-Indians |
| 7500-1500 | Plains Archaic |
| 1500-900 | Plains Woodland |
| 900-250 | Plains Village |
| 250-50 BC | "Historic" |

### Sioux Indian Museum

The Sioux Indian Museum, the next gallery after Archaeology, contains 5,500 pieces regulated by the United States Department of the Interior's Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Most of the collection is from the collection of a Native American arts collector who owned a trading post on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. This part of the collection was collected from the 1890s to the 1930s. The Sioux Indian Museum contains beaded items, ceremonial items, traditional Native American clothing, an exhibit of items made from animals, kids items (such as dolls and games), instruments, Native American saddles, and tipis. There is also a holographic Native American elder who tells three stories.

### Pioneer

The Minnilusa Pioneer Gallery is the final gallery in the timeline layout of the museum. This collection has a trapper's cabin, a board walk, saddles that you can try out, a hardware store modeled after the first major hardware store in South Dakota, and several story boards with information and artifacts about the pioneer days. It features famous local legends such as Jim Bridger, General Custer, Wild Bill Hickok, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Red Cloud. It also covers the interaction between Native Americans and early settlers during the period from the first encounters to the modern day reconciliation with story walls that patrons of the museum can wind their way through.

### Other permanent exhibits

The Journey Museum has several side exhibits either inside or between the main galleries.

* **Star Room**: A self-guided tour begins with the "Star Room" which represents the time between the forming of the universe and the forming of the rock record in the Black Hills. The voice-over gives both the scientific and Native American beliefs of how the universe was formed.
* **Paleontology Field Tent**: In this interactive exhibit, you can dig for dinosaur bones, do puzzles, and touch real fossils. The tent also features a real fossil preparation lab where patrons can get an up-close look at the different tools used by paleontologists in the field.
* **Custer's Black Hills Expedition of 1874**: This exhibit is located between the Sioux Indian Museum Gallery and the Pioneer Gallery. Photos and artifacts from the expedition such as a gun, eating utensils, a stirrup, a canteen and stopper, and a knife. This exhibit also features information and artifacts about the expedition's geologist, Newton Winchell, including his journal from the expedition.
* **Aviary Room**: The aviary room is located off the Hardware Store in the Pioneer gallery. It contains just over 9 dozen stuffed birds and animals from the Black Hills area. These were collected by Henry Behren from 1888 to 1911 within 25 miles (40 km) of Rapid City.
* **Flood exhibit**: The Flood Exhibit is located at the end of the Pioneer Gallery, just past the storywalls. It tells the story of the 1972 Black Hills flood, which occurred in the late hours of June 9, 1972. The flood, also known as the Rapid City Flood, was a key event in the history of Rapid City and the Black Hills, as it destroyed a large part of Rapid City and either killed, injured, or left homeless thousands of Rapid City residents. Created as a memorial for this event, this exhibit contains maps, pictures, survivor testimonies, news articles, a timeline, and information about recovery operations for the flood on a touch screen display. It discusses the future of Rapid City with the new "green spaces" that were formed after the flood waters receded. It also has a short film that loops regularly that visitors can watch while sitting on an era-appropriate bench in the center of the exhibit.
* **Black Hills Forests Then and Now**: This exhibit is located at the end of the Pioneer gallery, right next to the flood exhibit. This exhibit covers the changes that have happened in the forests in the Black Hills over the past 11,000 years. It also talks about how we have used it as a natural resource during the past 500 years when humans occupied the area. References to common Black Hills wildlife, including the American Bison, can be found here.

### Activity tables

There are regular activity tables in every gallery that children and adults can enjoy. These have coloring pages, books, and activities relating to the gallery it is in.

## Grounds and gardens

The museum is surrounded by several acres of western native gardens maintained by a variety volunteer gardeners from the area. The gardens are created with the intent to feature indigenous plant life from the local Black Hills area and other plants found natively in the Western Hemisphere. The large garden area is split up into several small gardens wrapping around the museum. Various gardens contain vegetables, flowers, and trees.

## Events

The Journey Museum holds several regularly scheduled events. Additionally, they also have many special events that they book through the year, like a sculpting class for children or a presentation on how to make gingerbread houses.

## Education

As part of the mission, several education programs operate through the museum. Weekly educational programs include Toddler Tuesdays, Discovery Expedition, and Journey Into Space. The Journey Museum and Learning Center also offers customized learning experiences for school groups and tours. Educational outreach is also available with the museum's inflatable planetarium program.

### Children's Learning Lab

Located in the Archaeology area of the museum, the Children's Learning Lab opened on July 1, 2008. It is a center for classes and various drop-by activities throughout the week. The drop-by activities available include books, puzzles, games, puppets, microscopes, and discovery boxes. Discovery boxes are small boxes with activities, information, and objects relating to a certain activity. You can check these boxes out and take them with you into the rest of the museum.

See also

## Recognition

In 2021, the museum was awarded the CORES (Communication and OutReach Experiences in Science) award by the Sanford Underground Research Facility for outreach activities to promote science.

## InfoBox

The Journey Museum
| The Journey Museum | |
| --- | --- |
| Location in South DakotaThe Journey Museum and Learning Center (the United States) | |
| Established | May 18, 1997 |
| Location | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44°05′12″N 103°13′07″W / 44.086552°N 103.218591°W / 44.086552; -103.218591 |
| Type | Historical |
| Visitors | Estimated 75,000-80,000 in 2008 |
| Director | Conor McMahon |
| Public transit access | City View Trolley stops at door of museum, Rapid Ride's Lincoln Bus Route stops at corner of block. |
| Website | www.journeymuseum.org |


title: Diogo Mateus

abstract: Diogo Pereira Mateus is a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre. He came through the ranks at Belenenses, he was on the books with Heineken Cup champions Munster in the 2006/07 season. He is 1.75 m tall and weighs 93 kg. He has a twin brother David Mateus, who was also a rugby player. He had 75 caps for Portugal, from 2000 to 2010, scoring 15 tries and 1 penalty, 78 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and remaining scoreless. He was also a notable 7's player, being captain of the Portuguese national Sevens rugby team.

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# Diogo Mateus

**Diogo Pereira Mateus** (born Lisbon, 7 February 1980) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre.

He came through the ranks at Belenenses (after a stint at "Clube dos TLP"), he was on the books with Heineken Cup champions Munster in the 2006/07 season. He is 1.75 m tall and weighs 93 kg. He has a twin brother David Mateus, who was also a rugby player.

He had 75 caps for Portugal, from 2000 to 2010, scoring 15 tries and 1 penalty, 78 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and remaining scoreless.

He was also a notable 7's player, being captain of the Portuguese national Sevens rugby team.

## InfoBox

Diogo Mateus
| Date of birth | (1980-02-07) 7 February 1980 |
| --- | --- |
| Place of birth | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Notable relative(s) | David Mateus (twin) |
| Rugby union career | |
| **Position(s)**  centre  Senior career  **Years** **Team** **Apps** **(Points)**  2006 Munster  1  (0)  International career  **Years** **Team** **Apps** **(Points)**  2000–2010 Portugal  75  (78)  National sevens team  **Years** **Team**  **Comps**  2014–2015 Portugal   8 | |


title: The Imperials

abstract: The Imperials is an American Christian music group that has been active for over 55 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There have been many changes for the band in membership and musical styles over the years. They would go on to win four Grammys, 15 Dove Awards, and be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

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# The Imperials

**The Imperials** is an American Christian music group that has been active for over 55 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There have been many changes for the band in membership and musical styles over the years. They would go on to win four Grammys, 15 Dove Awards, and be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

## Group history

### Jake Hess and the Imperials

The band had its genesis when long-time Statesmen Quartet member Jake Hess retired from that group on December 7, 1963. Hess wanted to start a new group recognized as "king" of the Southern gospel field and thought the "Imperials" would be a good moniker. After getting the go-ahead from Marion Snider for permission to use the name (Snider had previously operated an Imperial Quartet named after its sponsor Imperial Sugar), he gathered together pianist Henry Slaughter from the Weatherford Quartet, ex-Oak Ridge Boys baritone Gary McSpadden, the Weatherford Quartet's bass singer Armond Morales and Speer Family tenor Sherrill (Shaun) Neilsen to join him. After signing with Benson Records in 1964, the group recorded their first of many albums on the Heart Warming Records label. The following year, the quartet organization moved from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee. After two years with the group, tenor Nielsen was first to go and Jim Murray would replace him. Murray's past included stints with The Melodares, the Stamps Trio, Inspirationals, and Orrell Quartet. About this time, Slaughter also departed with Joe Moscheo of the Harmoneers replacing him at the keyboard.

### The Elvis years

In late 1966, Henry Slaughter left the group and Hess assembled a new, more contemporary band to accompany the quartet. Joe Moscheo on piano, Larry Benson on drums, keyboard, bass, and miscellaneous other instruments along with Dave Mathis on electric guitar formed this new sound behind the group. Ron Hamm replaced Mathis on guitar within a few months. In late mid-1967, Hess began having heart issues and by the end of the year left the road, under doctor's orders, turning the reins of the group over to Morales, Moscheo, and Murray. McSpadden chose to leave around this time in 1967 also. With new members Roger Wiles (from family group the Melodaires) and former Stamps Quartet member, Terry Blackwood, the group became known as *The Imperials* (rather than "Jake Hess and the Imperials") and adopted a more contemporary sound on the 1967 album *New Dimensions*. It also brought them their first of many awards: "Male Quartet of the Year" in 1969 from the Gospel Music Association.

Elvis Presley had long harbored a love for gospel and Jake Hess in particular. The group recorded with Elvis in sessions from May 1966 to June 1971. This included his last two Grammy Award-producing albums: *How Great Thou Art* (which won a Grammy for the title song and featured a duet with Hess on the classic Statesmen song "If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side") and *He Touched Me* (which used many of the songs that The Imperials had recorded on their own albums and, again, won a Grammy for the title song). In 1969, Elvis hired the group to perform in concert with him after the Jordanaires had turned down Elvis' invitation to play Las Vegas and tour because, as studio singers, they did not feel they could afford to be away from Nashville that much. At the same time, the Imperials appeared with Jimmy Dean, live and on his television show. Larry Gatlin auditioned for the group in the fall of 1970, then got the call to sing with them in early 1971 backing Jimmy Dean in Las Vegas. However, his tenure with the group would last for less than a month. With the help of Dottie West, he and his wife moved to Nashville to begin a career in country music. He was replaced by Greg Gordon. In November 1971, because of scheduling conflicts, they decided to stop performing with Elvis. The following year the group quit performing in concert with Jimmy Dean.

### From pioneers to headliners in CCM

The Imperials surprised gospel music fans in February 1972 by hiring Sherman Andrus, a former member of Andrae Crouch and the Disciples to replace Greg Gordon. This made them the first interracial Christian group America had ever seen, which Andrus jokingly referred as: "to boldly go where no black man had gone before". The lineup of the group stayed stable with Andrus and Terry Blackwood sharing lead vocals through 1976 when Joe Moscheo left just after the recording of *Follow the Man with the Music*. The following year, the pair themselves left to form contemporary Christian music act Andrus, Blackwood & Company. In early 1976, the group hired baritone David Will, (who sang lead for the Keystone Quartet and the Statesmen, and would stay on for 23 years with the Imperials) and soulful belter Russ Taff as their new lead vocalist. The Taff-led outfit is heard on the albums *Sail On*, *Imperials Live*, *Heed the Call*, *One More Song for You*, *Christmas with The Imperials*, and *Priority*. It was during this era that the group found their biggest success, both with awards and on the charts. Also in this group were Jim Murray and Armond Morales.

### After Taff

After five years with the group, Taff left for a solo career. Paul Smith, who while promoting an Imperials concert at Baylor University (while he was a student there), gave Armond Morales a tape of his music. When Morales knew that Taff was leaving, he called Smith. Paul is first heard on 1982's *Stand by the Power*. During Smith's time with the group came another first, a 2-disc album with each member taking a solo side (*Side by Side*), which gave them their last Dove Award. Then a return to four-part harmony singing (*The Imperials Sing the Classics*) before returning to their Christian pop sound on 1985's *Let the Wind Blow*.

The group saw its biggest turnover since Blackwood and Andrus' departure when both Smith and long-time tenor Jim Murray left the group. Smith opted for a solo CCM career while Murray sought to perform more traditionally styled gospel music again. Danny Ward replaced Smith, but he left before recording an album with the band. In the end, Jimmie Lee Sloas and Ron Hemby were the new members bringing an infusion of youth into the group. Hemby was later a member of the country band The Buffalo Club.

The Imperials stirred up controversy and lost some of their long-time fans when they exchanged their usually soft pop-rock sound for a more rock sound with prominent electric guitars for the 1987 album *This Year's Model*. The song "Power of God" became a theme song for Christian bodybuilders The Power Team and new younger fans began to come to Imperials concerts. The album *Free the Fire* reverted a bit towards the soft pop sound and after its recording, Sloas became the next Imperial to seek a solo career. David Robertson replaced him but following 1990's *Love's Still Changing Hearts*, he opted to go solo with Jason Beddoe and Jonathan Hildreth (later known as Jonathan Pierce) joining the ranks. As the story goes, Naomi Judd heard Jonathan sing a solo while he was a member of the Christ Church Choir in Nashville. She then told a member of The Imperials.

In 1991, the Imperials would surprise fans again by bringing in Armond's sister Pam Morales to the lineup. Although she appeared with the group in the early 1980s as a backup singer, this would be the first time a female was a front member of the quartet. Member and owner Armond Morales decided to bring her in when Beddoe left the group while in the midst of recording for *Big God*. She remained in the lineup through 1993's *Stir It Up*.

### A new focus on ministry

1993 saw the group change and go in a different direction. What once was strictly a set contract agreement to most performances, the Imperials began to re-establish themselves by scaling down their act, opting for simple accompaniment and more intimate church performances in place of stadium and large concerts—ministering in local churches for free-will offerings only. The Imperials that year performed in over 200 churches, more dates than the previous two years, this they achieved with Brian Comeaux singing lead and a succession of tenors, including Mark Addock, Peter Pankratz and Bill Morris, singing at selected dates. No albums were recorded during this time.

In 1994, they returned with new members Steven Ferguson and Jeff Walker, both of whom were ordained ministers—as were Armond and Will by this time. They signed a one-project deal with the familiar Impact Records, which had been re-acquired by Homeland Records and Landmark Distribution. After a three-year recording hiatus, the release of *Til He Comes* marked the change back to a four-part harmony sound—losing the hard edge of previous albums and helping restore their original fans to the fold.

In 1998, The Imperials were inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame. All five original members, Hess, Morales, McSpadden, Sherrill, and Slaughter; as well as Blackwood, Andrus, Moscheo, Murray, and Taff were there to accept the induction.

In 2003, the five members of the Imperials that toured with Elvis (Murray, Blackwood, Wiles, Morales, and Moscheo) reunited for a 25th Anniversary, *Elvis Lives* concert and DVD recording, in Memphis, Tennessee.

### The next generation

In September 2004, Armond Morales transferred ownership of The Imperials to the lineup at the time: son Jason Morales, Jeremie Hudson, Ian Owens, and Shannon Smith. This version of the group released two albums on Lamon Records, *The Imperials* (2006) and *Back to the Roots* (2007), which is a collection of new versions of classic Imperials songs, and brought the group's first top 20 song in more than 15 years. The Hudson-Smith-Morales-Owens lineup of the group also performed at Carnegie Hall (the first time the Imperials ever appeared at that venue).

In 2008, the Imperials were inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame. Taff was inducted for his contributions separately but performed with the Imperials and made the acceptance with them for the broadcast. In April 2008, The Imperials received the Southern Gospel News Awards' Album of the Year award for *Back to the Roots*. In early 2010, the Imperials, consisting of Jason Morales, Ian Owens, Scott Allen, and Perry Jones, disbanded.

### Classics return as The Imperials

Returning from a restless retirement and a short-lived legal scrimmage for control of the "Imperials" name, Armond Morales, along with Imperials alumni Smith and Will, joined Robbie Hiner and Rick Evans – the group's GM and lead singer – to continue the legacy of *The Imperials*. Morales – the only still-performing original member – along with the rest of the reunited foursome, released *Still Standing* in 2010, their first project with Smith in 25 years.

### Accomplishments

* First Dove Award winner for male group of the year (1969)
* First gospel group to perform live on The Grammy Awards.
* First Dove Award winner for Artist of the Year (1981)
* First group to have a No. 1 song ("Oh Buddha") on all three of the following charts: Contemporary, Inspirational, Southern Gospel
* First Christian group to use four individual microphones on stage
* First Christian group to use cordless microphones
* First Christian group to use a live band on stage
* Recorded the theme song for the Daniel Boone television series (third version)
* Only Christian group to have a No. 1 song charting in four consecutive decades (1960s–1990s)

## Discography

## Members

**Line-ups in eras**
| **1964–1965**
(Jake Hess and the Imperials) | * Sherrill Neilsen – tenor * Jake Hess – lead * Gary McSpadden – baritone * Armond Morales – bass * Henry Slaughter – piano | * *Jake Hess & the Imperials* (1964) * *Introducing the Illustrious Imperials* (1964) * *Fireside Hymns* (1964) * *Blends & Rhythms* (1964) * *Talent Times Five* (1965) * *Slaughter Writes – Imperials Sing* (1965) * *The Happy Sounds of Jake Hess & the Imperials* (1965) * *He Was a Preachin' Man* (1965) * *Slightly Regal* (1965) * *Live From Charlotte, NC-1964* (2008) (CD release only) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1966 | * Hess * McSpadden * Morales * Slaughter * Jim Murray – tenor | * *The Imperials Sing Their Favorite Hymns* (1966) * *The Imperials Sing Inspirational Classics* (1966) |
| 1966–1967 | * Hess * McSpadden * Morales * Murray * Joe Moscheo – piano, featured vocals | *To Sing is the Thing* (1967) |
| **1967–1970**
(Now simply "The Imperials") |  | * *New Dimensions* (1968) * *Now* (1968) * *Love is the Thing* (1969) * *Gospel's Alive & Well* (1969) |
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| 1971 | * Blackwood * Morales * Moscheo * Murray * Larry Gatlin – baritone, lead |
| 1971–1972 | * Blackwood – baritone, lead * Morales * Moscheo * Murray * Greg Gordon – Baritone | * *Time to Get it Together* (1971) |
| 1972–1975 | * Blackwood * Morales * Moscheo * Murray * Sherman Andrus – baritone, lead | * *Imperials* (1972) * *Live* (1973) * *Follow the Man with the Music* (1974) |
| 1975–1976 | * Andrus * Blackwood * Morales * Murray | * *No Shortage* (1975) * *Just Because* (1976) |
| 1976 | * Andrus * Morales * Murray * David Will – baritone, lead |
| 1976–1981 | * Morales * Murray * Russ Taff – lead * David Will – baritone |  |
| 1981–1985 |  |  |
| 1985–1986 | * Morales * Murray * Will * Danny Ward – lead |
| 1986 | * Morales * Ward * Will * Ron Hemby – tenor, lead |
| 1986–1989 | * Hemby * Morales * Will * Jimmie Lee Sloas – Tenor |  |
| 1989–1990 | * Hemby * Morales * Will * David Robertson – lead, tenor |  |
| 1990 | * Morales * Will * Jason Beddoe – tenor, lead * Jonathan (Pierce) Hildreth – lead, tenor |
| 1990–1993 | * Hildreth * Armond Morales * Will * Pam Morales – alto, lead |  |
| 1993 | * Morales * Will * Mark Addock – tenor * Brian Comeaux – lead |
| 1993 | * Comeaux * Morales * Will * Peter Pankratz – tenor |
| 1993 | * Comeaux * Morales * Will * Bill Morris – tenor |
| 1994–1996 | * Morales * Will * Steven Ferguson – tenor * Jeff Walker – lead | *Til He Comes* (1995) |
| 1996–1998 | * Ferguson * Morales * Will * Steve Shapiro – lead | *It's Still the Cross* (1996) |
| 1998–1999 | * Ferguson * Morales * Will * Barry Weeks – lead | *Songs of Christmas* (1998) |
| 1999 | * Morales * Weeks * Will * Jeremie Hudson – tenor |
| 1999–2000 | * Hudson * Armond Morales * Jason Hallcox – lead * Jason Morales – baritone |
| 2000–2002 | * Hudson * J. Morales * A. Morales * Richie Crook – lead | *I Was Made for This* (2002) |
| 2002–2003 | * Hudson * J. Morales * A. Morales * Shannon Smith – lead |
| 2003–2008 | * Hudson * Smith * J. Morales * Ian Owens – bass | * *The Imperials* (2006) * *Back to the Roots* (2007) |
| 2008–2010 | * Morales * Owens * Scott Allen – lead * Perry Jones – tenor |
| **2006–2010**
(a.k.a. The Classic Imperials) | * Rick Evans – lead * Armond Morales – bass * Robbie Hiner – tenor * Dave Will – baritone | * *Standing Strong* (2008; reissued with a new label and as a digital download-exclusive in 2018) * *The Ones* (2008 – #1 hits newly recorded; the album was not able to be released to the public) |
| 2010–2017 | * Evans * A. Morales * Paul Smith – tenor, lead * Will | * *Still Standing* (2010) * *Still Standing (video)* (2010) |
| 2018 | * Evans * A. Morales * Robbie Hiner * Lonnie Ott – baritone |  |
| 2019–2021 | * Evans * Michael Schlee – bass * P. Smith * Ott |
| 2021–2022 | * Evans * Ron Hemby – tenor/lead * P. Smith * Ott |
| 2022–present | * Evans * Hemby * P. Smith * Rod Fletcher – bass | * *Blessed* (EP and DVD) (2024) |

### In memoriam

* Jake Hess: December 24, 1927 – January 4, 2004
* Pam Morales-Dietz: (d) August 27, 2005
* Sherrill "Shaun" Nielsen: September 10, 1942 – December 10, 2010
* Joe Moscheo: August 11, 1937 – January 11, 2016
* Gary McSpadden: January 26, 1943 – April 15, 2020
* Jonathan Pierce Hildreth: October 15, 1967 – May 9, 2020
* Henry Slaughter: January 9, 1927 – November 13, 2020
* David Will: October 22, 1943 – March 4, 2022
* Armond Morales: February 25, 1932 – December 5, 2022

## Accolades

| Grammy Awards | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1972 | Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel) | *Time to Get It Together* | Nominated |
| 1974 | | *Live* | Nominated |
| 1975 | | *No Shortage* | Won |
| 1977 | | *Just Because* | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational | *Sail On* | Won |
| 1979 | | *Imperials Live* | Nominated |
| 1980 | | *Heed the Call* | Won |
| 1981 | | *Priority* | Won |

| Year | GMA Dove Awards |
| --- | --- |
| 1969 | Male Group of the Year |
| 1975 | Male Group of the Year |
| 1976 |
| | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: *No Shortage* |
| 1978 | Male Group of the Year |
| 1980 | |
| 1981 | Artist of the Year |
| | Group of the Year |
| | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: *One More Song for You* |
| 1982 | Male Group of the Year |
| | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: *Priority* |
| 1983 | Group of the Year |
| 1984 | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: *Side By Side* |

## InfoBox

| The Imperials | |
| --- | --- |
| Left to right: Evans, Smith, Will, and Morales | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Jake Hess and the Imperials, The Classic Imperials |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres |  |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels |  |
|  | |
| Members |  |
|  | |
| Past members | * Jake Hess * Gary McSpadden * Terry Blackwood * Jim Murray * Joe Moscheo * Henry Slaughter * Sherrill Nielsen * Pam Morales-Dietz * Armond Morales * David Will * Roger Wiles * Danny Ward * Russ Taff * Jason Beddoe * Jonathan Pierce * Greg Gordon * Sherman Andrus * Larry Gatlin * Shannon Smith * Danny Ward * Jimmie Lee Sloas * David Robertson * Jason Beddoe * Mark Addock * Brian Comeaux * Bill Morris * Steven Ferguson * Jeff Walker * Steve Shapiro * Barry Weeks * Peter Pankratz * Jeremie Hudson * Jason Hallcox * Jason Morales * Richie Crook * Shannon Smith * Ian Owens * Scott Allen * Perry Jones * Robbie Hiner * Lonnie Ott * Michael Schlee |
|  | |
| Website | theclassicimperials.com |


abstract: The Imperial Pleasure Palace Schönbrunn, Courtyard Side, in German: Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite, is a painting created in 1759–1760 by the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto. It depicts the palace of Schönbrunn in Vienna, after a renovation in 1744–1749 by Nicolò Pacassi. It measures 135 cm × 235 cm in size and is located at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. The work captures the historic moment on August 16, 1759, when empress Maria Theresa received the message that the Austrian army had won in battle against the Prussians at Kunersdorf.

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# The Imperial Pleasure Palace Schönbrunn, Courtyard Side

***The Imperial Pleasure Palace Schönbrunn, Courtyard Side***, in German: *Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite*, is a painting created in 1759–1760 by the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto. It depicts the palace of Schönbrunn in Vienna, after a renovation in 1744–1749 by Nicolò Pacassi. It measures 135 cm × 235 cm in size and is located at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. The work captures the historic moment on August 16, 1759, when empress Maria Theresa received the message that the Austrian army had won in battle against the Prussians at Kunersdorf.

## InfoBox

| The Imperial Pleasure Palace Schönbrunn, Courtyard Side | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Artist | Bernardo Bellotto |
| Year | 1759–1760 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Veduta |
| Dimensions | 135 cm × 235 cm (53 in × 93 in) |
| Location | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Website | khm.at |


abstract: "The Little Prince" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on July 7, 2019. The episode was written by Mallory Westfall and directed by Sharat Raju.

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# The Little Prince (Fear the Walking Dead)

"**The Little Prince**" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series *Fear the Walking Dead*, which aired on AMC on July 7, 2019. The episode was written by Mallory Westfall and directed by Sharat Raju.

## Plot

Morgan's group takes the remains of an aeroplane to the truck stop and to repair it with the help of the group. The children help in the repair but when Althea tests the plane the propellers are destroyed. Annie decides to leave with other children and explains the events that occurred towards the loss of her parents in the camp found by the group. Grace manages to contact Morgan to reveal that the second reactor at the power plant will soon melt. Grace and Morgan plan to use the generator at the truck stop to delay the collapse but Grace doesn't think it can be stopped completely and believes that anyone left in the area would die when the reactor melts.

Rather than risk Morgan's life, Grace leaves alone to gain time. Dwight and John continue searching for Sherry; John finds a note from Sherry asking Dwight to resign himself to looking for her but he keeps it a secret. After debating a solution, Strand and Charlie arrive to help with the propellers for Daniel's plane using Jim Brauer's old hot air balloon. The balloon collapses in a field within the radioactive zone. As Morgan rushes to aid them and Alicia searches for the children, Strand and Charlie are surrounded by a horde of walkers, some of whom are radioactive.

## Reception

"The Little Prince" received negative reviews. It currently holds a 42% positive rating with an average score of 4.75/10 out of 12 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus reads: "'The Little Prince' is a low point for the latest Fear the Walking Dead season, beggaring belief with a balloon and plot full of hot air while insisting upon an optimism that rings false in a series defined by despair." Alexander Zalben of Decider praised the episode and wrote: "\[The hot air balloon\] is delightful. A few weeks back I wrote about how Fear is starting to own its new tone as the goofy, weird cousin to the more serious Walking Dead, and a choice like this underlines that." David S.E. Zapanta of *Den of Geek!* gave it a low rating of 1.5/5 and said: "This once-entertaining show is crashing and burning just six hours into its troubled fifth season." Writing for Father Son Holy Gore, C.H. Newell praised the episode and said: "Great episode! This season's been stellar. The radiation adds a whole other layer of fear."

### Rating

The episode was seen by 1.49 million viewers in the United States on its original air date, above the previous episodes.

## InfoBox

| "**The Little Prince**" | |
| --- | --- |
| *Fear the Walking Dead* episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5<br>Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Sharat Raju |
| Written by | Mallory Westfall |
| Original air date | July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07) |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
| * Mo Collins as Sarah Rabinowitz * Cooper Dodson as Dylan * Bailey Gavulic as Annie * Ethan Suess as Max | |
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title: The King Family Show

abstract: The King Family Show is an American musical variety series that featured The King Sisters and their extended musical family. The series first aired on ABC from January 23, 1965, to January 8, 1966. The series was revived in 1969, airing from March to September of that year.

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# The King Family Show

***The King Family Show*** is an American musical variety series that featured The King Sisters and their extended musical family. The series first aired on ABC from January 23, 1965, to January 8, 1966. The series was revived in 1969, airing from March to September of that year.

## Background and premise

After an appearance on *The Hollywood Palace* in May 1964 drew a reported 53,000 letters, ABC decided to give the Kings their own hour-long special. *The Family is King* aired on August 29, 1964 to great ratings. More letters poured into ABC and the King Family was given their own hour-long weekly musical variety series (replacing *The Outer Limits*), debuting on Saturday, January 23, 1965 (the King Family made a third *Hollywood Palace* appearance a week before the debut of their own series in order to promote it). Bing Crosby introduced the premiere episode. The series was full of songs from Broadway, film, The Great American Songbook and contemporary pop hits of the day. The show starred the Grammy nominated vocal group The King Sisters (Yvonne, Alyce, Luise and Marilyn), along with their husbands, siblings, and children and The Alvino Rey Orchestra. In all, some thirty-nine members of the King family, ranging in age from seven months to 79 years, appeared on the show. Yvonne King's daughter Tina Cole, later featured on *My Three Sons*, also regularly appeared. At the beginning of the series, King Family patriarch William King Driggs appeared in every episode, but suffered a stroke on set and died a week later on April 6, 1965.

The series crew consisted of director and choreographer Marc Breaux with choreographer Dee Dee Wood (known for *Mary Poppins* and *The Sound of Music*) and costumer Bob Mackie. This series was Bob Mackie's first credit on his own.

While the show was somewhat successful in its initial season, the network trimmed it to a half-hour on September 18, 1965 and the ratings declined—up against Jackie Gleason on CBS and *I Dream of Jeannie* on NBC—but the show did inspire an intensely loyal following. One letter to ABC enthused, "the King Family was beautiful, talented, and completely entertaining. We are buying \[the sponsor's products\] Wisk and Clairol tomorrow." Still, the show was cancelled in January 1966.

Season One consisted of 22 hour-long episodes from January to June 1965. Season Two consisted of 17 half-hour episodes from September 1965 to January 1966.

During the run of the initial show in 1965, Warner Bros. Records released six albums, *The King Family Show,* *The King Family Album,* *The King Family Live! In the Round,* *Christmas with the King Family,* *Sunday with the King Family*, and *The New Sounds of the Fabulous King Sisters.*

### Members of families

* Yvonne "Vonnie" King Burch and her daughters Tina Cole & Cathy Cole (their father is pianist/organist Buddy Cole)
* Alyce King Clarke and husband Robert Clarke with their sons Lex de Azevedo, Ric de Azevedo and Cam Clarke
* Luise King Rey and husband Alvino Rey with their daughter Liza Rey and sons Rob and Jon Rey
* Marilyn King and husband Kent Larsen with their children Susannah & Adam Lloyd and Jennifer Larsen
* Donna Conkling and husband Jim Conkling and their 5 children Candy, Jamie, Chris Conkling, Xan, and Laurette
* Maxine Thomas and husband LaVarn with their daughter Carolyn and son Tom
* Karleton King Driggs and wife Hazel (the only brunette on the show) and their sons Don, Bill, and Ray
* William King Driggs, Jr. and wife Phyllis with their children Stephen, Debbie, and Jonathan

## Revival

After observing the successes of the King Family syndicated television specials, in March 1969, after the extremely controversial program *Turn-On* was cancelled after a single airing, ABC brought back a somewhat pared-down version of the *King Family Show* that focused on a sub-group of the family, the Four King Cousins (which consisted of family members Tina and sister Cathy Cole, and their cousins Candy Brand and Carolyn Cameron). This new color half-hour program occupied the Wednesday 8:30-9:00 timeslot until September of that year. 13 episodes were produced and aired from March 12 thru June 11, 1969 then the entire run of the series was repeated from June 18 until September 10, 1969.

## Television specials

The King Family began producing their own syndicated holiday specials beginning with *Thanksgiving with the King Family*, which first aired on November 19, 1967. In all, the King Family produced 17 specials from 1964 to 1974:

### List of television specials

* *The Family is King* (1964) (ABC)
* *Thanksgiving with the King Family* (1967) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1972)
* *Christmas with the King Family* (1967) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1972)
* *Valentine's Day with the King Family* (1968) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1972)
* *Easter with the King Family* (1968) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1972)
* *Mother's Day with the King Family* (1968) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1973)
* *September with the King Family* (1968) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1973)
* *October with the King Family* (1968) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1973)
* *January with the King Family* (1969) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1973)
* *Holiday Cruise with the King Family* (1969) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1974)
* *June with the King Family* (1969) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1974)
* *Backstage with the King Family* (1969) (syndicated & repeated in 1970)
* *Back Home with the King Family* (1969) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1973)
* *The King Family in Washington DC* (1971)
* *The King Family in San Francisco* (1971)
* *The King Family in Atlanta* (1971)
* *Home for the Holidays with the King Family* (1974) (syndicated & repeated annually until 1976)
* *Christmas with the King Family Reunion Special* (2009) (PBS special)

## Unaired pilots

* *The King Family & Friends* (1969)
* *The King Family Circle* (1970) (2 episodes taped)
* *Those Were the Days* (1970) (2 episodes taped)

## Discography

The King Family recorded albums that reflected the songs presented in the shows. Some of the albums were balanced out with performers regularly associated with the television show.

* *Fanny Farmer Presents: The King Family Christmas Album* (Fleetwood, 1964)
* *Christmas with the King Family* (Warner Bros., 1965)
* *The King Family Show* (Warner Bros., 1965); abridged reissue: *Our Favorite Things* (Harmony, 1970)
* *The King Family Album* (Warner Bros., 1965)
* *Live! In the Round* with Robert Clarke and Alvino Rey (Warner Bros., 1966)
* *A King Family Christmas* (Fleetwood, 1968)

## InfoBox

| *The King Family Show* | |
| --- | --- |
| The King Family on the cover of their 1965 Christmas album | |
| Genre | Musical variety |
| Directed by | Marc Breaux |
| Starring | The King Sisters, Alvino Rey, Robert Clarke, Tina Cole, Lex de Azevedo, Cam Clarke, Chris Conkling, Ric de Azevedo |
| Theme music composer | Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Opening theme | "The Sound of Music" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nick Vanoff |
| Producer | Saul Ilson (1965-66) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Hour long (Jan-June 1965)
Half hour (Sept 1965-Jan 1966)
Half hour (1969) |
| Production company | KingFam Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 23, 1965 (1965-01-23)
September 10, 1969 (1969-09-10) |


title: The Lennon Report

abstract: The Lennon Report is a 2016 American biographical film written by Walter Vincent and directed by Jeremy Profe, about the night John Lennon was shot and killed on December 8, 1980. The film is produced by Gabriel Francisco and Rafael Francisco. The film stars Richard Kind, Adrienne C. Moore, and Stef Dawson. Karen Tsen Lee plays Yoko Ono. The film focuses on attempts by doctors and nurses to save Lennon's life. The reason the film was made was to correct several misconceptions tied to the events. The credits at the end of the film contain eyewitness accounts by those in attendance in the ER.

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# The Lennon Report

***The Lennon Report*** is a 2016 American biographical film written by Walter Vincent and directed by Jeremy Profe, about the night John Lennon was shot and killed on December 8, 1980. The film is produced by Gabriel Francisco and Rafael Francisco. The film stars Richard Kind, Adrienne C. Moore, and Stef Dawson. Karen Tsen Lee plays Yoko Ono. The film focuses on attempts by doctors and nurses to save Lennon's life. The reason the film was made was to correct several misconceptions tied to the events. The credits at the end of the film contain eyewitness accounts by those in attendance in the ER.


title: Divine Word College of Laoag

abstract: The Divine Word College of Laoag is a private Catholic, basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Northern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It was founded by Rev. Fr. Alphonse Mildner, SVD in 1946.

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# Divine Word College of Laoag

The **Divine Word College of Laoag** is a private Catholic, basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Northern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It was founded by Rev. Fr. Alphonse Mildner, SVD in 1946.

## History

February 1945, Rev. Fr. Alphonse M. Mildner, SVD, upon the advice of the Father Provincial, Rev, Fr. Herman Kondring, SVD proceeded to Laoag, Ilocos Norte to see the possibility of establishing a Catholic School. This was in response to the persistent invitation of Rev. Msgr. Ignacio Cordero the parish priest of St. William's Parish at that time. Within the few months’ stay of Fr. Alphonse Mildner, SVD, he observed the urgent need to separate and accommodate the growing number of high school male students of the then Holy Ghost Academy. Likewise, he felt the pressing necessity to accommodate graduating students who were unable to pursue college studies in Manila due to financial reasons. In view of these observations, Fr. Alphonse Mildner, SVD, immediately recommended to his superiors the establishment of a school not just a boys' high school as formerly contemplated, but also a college.

The school formally opened in July 1946. It was originally named St. William's College after the Patron of the Parish of Laoag and was changed to Divine Word College of Laoag in October 1964. This was done to identify the school as a SVD (“Society of the Divine Word) school. The SVD Fathers were naming or renaming all their schools Divine Word. This helped achieve uniformity in identity of all SVD run schools. So when the SVD priests opened schools in Vigan and Bangued, they were named the Divine Word College of Vigan and Divine Word College of Bangued. Aside from uniformity of identity, the name Divine Word was by that time perceived as a school of quality. The SVD Fathers wanted to take advantage of this image to attract more enrollees.

Three months after, the first issue of the school’s official organ, the “Guide” now the “Williamite” was published.

The SVD day of 1948 was highlighted with the grand inauguration and blessing of the imposing three storey Building with an auditorium known as Mildner Hall. The college hymn “Pride of the North” composed by Jose L. Pedro was sung for the first time during the SVD day celebration. The same year, the school seal was adopted incorporating the motto “Deo et Patrie”. Logo was created by architect George Manligas Sr.

Cognizant of the increasing student population during the50's and 60's, the SVD decided to construct the new building on a sprawling eight hectare of land. This edifice was named K building in honor of Fr. Ernest Keilen, SVD.

It was in October 1964 that the school established a guidance office. The school continuously expanded its physical facilities with the construction of the Arnoldous Building, the K building Annex, a new college canteen, and conversion of the old Mildner Building into a ladies dormitory which was later turned over the Diocese of Laoag.

## InfoBox

Divine Word College of Laoag
| *Dalubhasaang Banal na Salita ng Laoag* (Filipino) | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Former name | Saint William's College (1946–1964) |
| Motto | *Deo et Patriae* (Latin) |
| Motto in English | *For God and Country* |
| Type | Private Roman Catholic non-profit coeducational basic and higher education institution |
| Established | 1946 |
| Founder | Fr. Alphonse Mildner, SVD |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Verbites) |
| Academic affiliations |  |
| Chairman | Fr. Romeo S. Fajardo, SVD |
| President | Fr. Nereo Joseph Artienda, SVD |
| Vice-president | List * Br.Alfredo B.Corton, SVD
(VP for Administration) * Fr.George DeCastro, SVD
(VP for Finance) * Gladys Jean Q. Basilio (VP for Academic Affairs) * Romana L.Bitancor
(VP for Alumni Affairs) |
| Principal | List * Glorietta B. Sabas, Ed.D (Principal, School of Basic Education-High School) * Edna R. Cabillo, MAEd (Principal, School of Basic Education-Elementary) |
| Dean | List * Libertine Gertrude Macaspac (Dean, School of Arts, Sciences & Education * Frelyn B. Ranay, Ph.D
(Dean, School of Business and Accountancy) * Egdonna A. Quinto, Ed.D (Dean, School of Engineering, Nursing, Architecture, and Information Technology) |
| Director | * Fr.Denny D.Lucas, SVD (Director, School of Basic Education) * Nonita A. Billaco, MAEd (Director, Learning Resource Center) |
| Administrative staff | 185 |
| Location | Gen.Segundo Ave.,Brgy.12 Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
18°12′15″N 120°36′02″E / 18.2042°N 120.6006°E / 18.2042; 120.6006 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Alma Mater song | PRIDE of the North |
| Publication | Williamite |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Website | www.dwcl.edu.ph |
| Location in LuzonDivine Word College of Laoag (Philippines) | |


title: The Knowledge Academy

abstract: The Knowledge Academy is a UK-based global training company. They provide IT, business management and project management training for individuals and organisations.

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# The Knowledge Academy

**The Knowledge Academy** is a UK-based global training company. They provide IT, business management and project management training for individuals and organisations.

## History

The Knowledge Academy was formed in 2009 by husband and wife Dilshad and Barinder Hothi. The Knowledge Academy offers both classroom and online professional training courses.

## Founders

Dilshad Hothi originally grew up in India and came to the UK at aged 21 to complete his master's degree in marketing. He then joined a large training provider and was a director of Sales there for a number of years before starting The Knowledge Academy with his wife Barinder in 2009. Barinder also worked in Technology Sales, working for Microsoft and IBM.

## Daily Mirror investigation

In 2016 the Daily Mirror carried out an investigation into the company's practices. It revealed how The Knowledge Academy can, at its discretion, "change prices at any time", "cancel or reschedule any course" and swap their courses for a "Virtual Training" alternative. They were also found to be re-selling a course run by a rival company, without their knowledge.

## InfoBox

The Knowledge Academy Limited
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| Company type | Limited company |
| Industry | Professional development |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Revenue | £22.7m (2017) |
| Net income | £0.82m (2017) |
| Owner | Dilshad and Barinder Hothi |
| Number of employees | 187 |
| Website | https://www.theknowledgeacademy.com/ |


title: Directory-based cache coherence

abstract: In computer engineering, directory-based cache coherence is a type of cache coherence mechanism, where directories are used to manage caches in place of bus snooping. Bus snooping methods scale poorly due to the use of broadcasting. These methods can be used to target both performance and scalability of directory systems.

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# Directory-based cache coherence

In computer engineering, **directory-based cache coherence** is a type of cache coherence mechanism, where directories are used to manage caches in place of bus snooping. Bus snooping methods scale poorly due to the use of broadcasting. These methods can be used to target both performance and scalability of directory systems.

## Full bit vector format

In the full bit vector format, for each possible cache line in memory, a bit is used to track whether every individual processor has that line stored in its cache. The full bit vector format is the simplest structure to implement, but the least scalable. The SGI Origin 2000 uses a combination of full bit vector and coarse bit vector depending on the number of processors.

Each directory entry must have 1 bit stored per processor per cache line, along with bits for tracking the state of the directory. This leads to the total size required being *(number of processors)×number of cache lines*, having a storage overhead ratio of *(number of processors)/(cache block size×8)*.

It can be observed that directory overhead scales linearly with the number of processors. While this may be fine for a small number of processors, when implemented in large systems the size requirements for the directory becomes excessive. For example, with a block size of 32 bytes and 1024 processors, the storage overhead ratio becomes 1024/(32×8) = 400%.

## Coarse bit vector format

The coarse bit vector format has a similar structure to the full bit vector format, though rather than tracking one bit per processor for every cache line, the directory groups several processors into nodes, storing whether a cache line is stored in a node rather than a processor. This improves size requirements at the expense of bus traffic saving (processors per node - 1)×(total lines) bits of space. Thus the ratio overhead is the same, just replacing number of processors with number of processor groups. When a bus request is made for a cache line that one processor in the group has, the directory broadcasts the signal into every processor in the node rather than just the caches that contain it, leading to unnecessary traffic to nodes that do not have the data cached.

In this case the directory entry uses 1 bit for a group of processors for each cache line. For the same example as Full Bit Vector format if we consider 1 bit for 8 processors as a group, then the storage overhead will be 128/(32×8)=50%. This is a significant improvement over the Full Bit Vector format.

## Sparse directory format

A cache only stores a small subset of blocks in main memory at a particular time. Hence most of the entries in the directory will belong to uncached blocks. In the sparse directory format the wastage is reduced by storing only the cached blocks in the directory. Consider a processor with a cache size of 64KB with a block size of 32 bytes and the main memory size to be 4MB. The maximum number of entries that the directory can have in the sparse directory format is 2048. If the directory has an entry for all the blocks in the memory the number of entries in the directory will be 131072. Thus it is evident that the storage improvement provided by sparse directory format is very significant.

## Number-balanced binary tree format

In this format the directory is decentralised and distributed among the caches that share a memory block. Different caches that share a memory block are arranged in the form of a binary tree. The cache that accesses a memory block first is the root node. Each memory block has the root node information (HEAD) and Sharing counter field (SC). The SC field has the number of caches that share the block. Each cache entry has pointers to the next sharing caches known as L-CHD and R-CHD. A condition for this directory is that the binary tree should be number balanced, i.e the number of nodes in the left sub tree must be equal to or one greater than the number of nodes in the right subtree. All the subtrees should also be number balanced.

## Chained directory format

In this format the memory holds the directory pointer to the latest cache that accessed the block and each cache has the pointer to the previous cache that accessed the block. So when a processor sends a write request to a block in memory, the processor sends invalidations down the chain of pointers. In this directory when a cache block is replaced we need to traverse the list in order to change the directory which increases latency. In order to prevent this doubly linked lists are widely used now in which each cached copy has pointers to previous and the next cache that accesses the block.

## Limited pointer format

The limited pointer format uses a set number of pointers to track the processors that are caching the data. When a new processor caches a block, a free pointer is chosen from a pool to point to that processor. There are a few options for handling cases when the number of sharers exceeds the number of free pointers. One method is to invalidate one of the sharers, using its pointer for the new requestor, though this can be costly in cases where a block has a large number of readers, such as a lock. Another method is to have a separate pool of free pointers available to all the blocks. This method is usually effective as the number of blocks shared by a large number of processors is not normally very large.


abstract: The Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) is a division of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. It was formed in 1986 as a part of the initiative to address the national research needs created by the advent and spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Specifically, the Division's mission is to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention. DAIDS accomplishes this through planning, implementing, managing, and evaluating programs in (1) fundamental basic research, (2) discovery and development of therapies for HIV infection and its complications, and (3) discovery and development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.

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# Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

The **Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome** (DAIDS) is a division of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. It was formed in 1986 as a part of the initiative to address the national research needs created by the advent and spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Specifically, the Division's mission is to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention. DAIDS accomplishes this through planning, implementing, managing, and evaluating programs in (1) fundamental basic research, (2) discovery and development of therapies for HIV infection and its complications, and (3) discovery and development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.

## Scientific areas of focus

### Basic research

HIV pathogenesis research increases our understanding of the biology of HIV by studying the virus' life cycle, virus-host interactions, and mechanisms of disease progression and transmission. HIV pathogenesis research also supports studies of how the immune system responds to the virus. Knowledge gained from these studies enhances the ability of researchers to create new agents and vaccines to combat HIV infection.

The Division supports a large portfolio of investigator-initiated grants that are pursuing research focused on, but not limited to, the following areas: mechanisms of viral entry and infection, including the role of co-receptors and other cellular accessory molecules; the structure, function, and mechanism of action of viral genes and proteins; development of *in vitro* and *ex vivo* assays to monitor virus growth and immune responses against HIV, and animal models for research on the regulation and function of viral proteins and genetic regulatory sequences; the immunological and virological events controlling primary infection; factors affecting latent reservoirs of HIV; and host factors that modulate viral infection and/or disease progression.

The Division's basic research efforts have yielded significant scientific information about HIV. For example, in recent years, DAIDS-funded investigators have identified new structures for viral components of HIV, additional chemokine co-receptors, and the existence of multiple, persistent HIV reservoirs even with the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Despite these advances, questions still remain about the molecular interactions involved in the regulation of HIV expression and replication. More information is also needed about how the virus evades the immune system in order to identify additional targets against which therapeutic interventions and vaccines can be directed.

### Therapeutics

Therapeutics for treating HIV-1 and its associated opportunistic infections (OIs) are discovered through a number of approaches beginning with basic research on the structure and function of viral and cellular proteins critical to the virus life cycle.

In order to foster drug development of new HIV therapies, DAIDS supports research on potential new cellular and viral therapeutic targets and new approaches to validate targets; molecules that could effectively block HIV replication; improved formulation of existing agents; approaches to restore the immune system of HIV-infected individuals; molecular and genetic approaches to protect susceptible, uninfected cells; combination regimens that impede the emergence of viral resistance; and assays to measure restored immunity of HIV-infected individuals.

The evaluation of new drugs and therapeutic agents in people is another critical aspect of therapeutic research. These clinical studies define which new agents are effective against HIV and its associated OIs and also clarify how best to use these drugs.

DAIDS-sponsored therapeutics research has already had a dramatic impact on our understanding of the pathogenesis and clinical management of HIV infection over the last decade. Studies conducted by DAIDS-funded clinical trials research networks have:

1. helped to define international guidelines for the treatment of primary HIV infection and associated opportunistic infections and prophylactic regimens for these secondary infections,
2. identified biological markers, such as CD4+ counts and viral load for predicting a drug's effectiveness and disease progression, and
3. demonstrated the use of antiretroviral drugs for preventing mother-to-infant transmission.

More recent studies have shown that highly active antiretroviral therapy-regimens including reverse transcriptase and potent protease inhibitors-are capable of suppressing HIV viral load to undetectable levels in many infected individuals and partially restoring immune function. Such regimens have had a dramatic impact on HIV mortality in this country.

Nonetheless, treatment failures occur as a result of the development of resistance and/or noncompliance with complicated and often toxic regimens. Moreover, damage to the immune system is incompletely reversed. Thus, there is an ongoing, urgent need for new therapeutic agents and new ways to boost the immunity and rebuild and replace immunity lost to HIV infection. In addition, strategies to address critical questions regarding the long-term effects of antiretroviral therapy and the best approaches to medical management are being developed.

### Vaccine and prevention research

The discovery and development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine for the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS is a high priority of the NIAID.

Through a balanced HIV program that integrates both basic research and empiric testing of candidate vaccines, NIAID supports a broad spectrum of research and development on HIV/AIDS vaccines. Preclinical vaccine research and development examines new vaccine concepts or approaches and new ways to deliver HIV antigens to people and to safely induce a potent anti-HIV immune response. Studies in animal models are aimed at defining how a vaccine could protect the host. For now, clinical evaluations in humans provide the only way of determining whether a vaccine candidate could trigger a safe and effective anti-HIV response in people.

NIAID also supports comprehensive research on other biomedical/behavioral prevention approaches, including drugs and/or vaccines that prevent mother to infant HIV transmission, including during breastfeeding, microbicides for preventing sexual transmission of HIV, interventions that reduce behaviors that expose people to HIV, programs to reduce intravenous drug abuse, measures to control other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and antiretroviral therapies that may reduce the spread of HIV from infected people to their partners. This comprehensive vaccine and prevention program has led to a number of significant scientific advances in vaccine and prevention research. In the past, NIAID supported researchers have improved antigenicity through modifications to the envelope protein, elucidated the envelope structure of HIV, advanced our understanding of the role of cellular responses in controlling HIV, developed improved assays for measuring cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), developed new and better animal models for testing candidate vaccines, and evaluated promising candidates in animal and clinical studies.

In order to accelerate identification of effective vaccine candidates, future studies will need to address the significance of latently infected resting T cells, immune responses induced by current vaccine candidates, and the impact of HIV and human leukocyte antigen diversity. In addition, the relevance of SIV/SHIV models and the utility of novel vaccine designs must be explored. With regard to prevention research, new microbicides need to be developed and tested and new regimens for preventing maternal-infant transmission during breastfeeding, which are effective and practical for developing countries, need to be explored. Lastly, because the majority of new infections are occurring in the developing world, NIAID's vaccine and prevention research activities are conducted on a global scale. These research programs are designed to define global research priorities, ensure the clinical relevance of future vaccine and prevention strategies to human populations most in need, strengthen collaborations with local investigators worldwide, and support training and infrastructure development in developing countries.

The coordination of this complex program of AIDS research is an important function of DAIDS. By surveying developments in key scientific areas, DAIDS assesses ongoing needs in biomedical research as well as requirements for outreach activities and for training scientific investigators. As part of this process, DAIDS works with advisory groups and community and health professional organizations, evaluating and redirecting program emphases to respond to changing research needs.

### Major Programs


title: The Last Sunset (album)

abstract: The Last Sunset is the first studio album released by the power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. The Last Sunset was originally recorded in 1991 under Conception's own record label CSF Records.

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# The Last Sunset (album)

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***The Last Sunset*** is the first studio album released by the power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. *The Last Sunset* was originally recorded in 1991 under Conception's own record label CSF Records.

## Track listing

*The Last Sunset* track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Prevision" |  | T.Østby | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Building a Force" | T.Østby/Amlien | T.Østby | 4:34 |
| 3. | "War of Hate" | D.Østby | T.Østby | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Bowed Down with Sorrow" | T.Østby | T.Østby | 6:30 |
| 5. | "Fairy's Dance" | T.Østby | T.Østby | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Another World" | Amlien | T.Østby | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Elegy" |  | T.Østby | 1:55 |
| 8. | "The Last Sunset" | Roy Khan/T.Østby | T.Østby/Roy Khan | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Live to Survive" | D.Østby | T.Østby | 5:48 |
| 10. | "Among the Gods" | D.Østby | T.Østby | 10:39 |

## Personnel

Credits for *The Last Sunset* adapted from liner notes.

**Conception**

**Additional personnel**

* Hans Christian Gjestvang − keyboards
* Staffan William-Olsson − keyboards, mixing
* Christine Meyer − vocals on "Bowed Down with Sorrow"
* Sven Kaare Sunde – vocals
* Vidar Karlsen − vocals

**Production**

* Nils H. Mæhlum − production, engineering, mixing
* Michael Albers − cover art
* Dag Østby − lyrics ("War of Hate", "Live to Survive", "Among the Gods")
* Tom H. Hansen − photography

## InfoBox

| The Last Sunset | |
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|  | |
| Studio album by Conception | |
| Released | 13 December 1991 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Studio | Gjøvik lydstudio |
| Genre | Progressive power metal |
| Length | 51:24 |
| Label | CSF Records (original release)
Noise (reissue) |
| Producer | Conception, Nils H.Mæhlum |
| Conception chronology | |
| ***The Last Sunset***
(1991) *Parallel Minds*
(1993) | |
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| Reissue cover | |
|  | |
| Cover to 1993 reissue | |
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title: The Mainzer

abstract: The Mainzer, also known as The Mainzer Theater or The Mainzer-Strand Theater, is a restaurant and entertainment center in downtown Merced, California, serving daily dinner service, weekday happy hour, and weekend brunch. Mainzer stands proudly in the center of downtown Merced and has for many decades. Renovated to the highest of standards, Mainzer flawlessly blends architectural features with today’s amenities that are essential for your 21st-century celebrations. Highlighted by a full restaurant, bar, and seasonal beer wall it’s the perfect place to eat, drink and be merry. The game room, cinema, and theater make the experience complete with live music, movies, and the big game on the big screen. Follow that up with a competitive game of skeeball, ping pong, or foosball and this total package makes Mainzer the place to be with friends and to meet new ones. It is also recognized by the Art Deco Society of California for the restoring and remodeling process which took place beginning in 1999.

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# The Mainzer

**The Mainzer** (pronounced MINE-Zer), also known as **The Mainzer Theater** or **The Mainzer-Strand Theater**, is a restaurant and entertainment center in downtown Merced, California, serving daily dinner service, weekday happy hour, and weekend brunch. Mainzer stands proudly in the center of downtown Merced and has for many decades. Renovated to the highest of standards, Mainzer flawlessly blends architectural features with today’s amenities that are essential for your 21st-century celebrations. Highlighted by a full restaurant, bar, and seasonal beer wall it’s the perfect place to eat, drink and be merry. The game room, cinema, and theater make the experience complete with live music, movies, and the big game on the big screen. Follow that up with a competitive game of skeeball, ping pong, or foosball and this total package makes Mainzer the place to be with friends and to meet new ones. It is also recognized by the Art Deco Society of California for the restoring and remodeling process which took place beginning in 1999.

## History

The building was constructed in the early 1920s. Around 1931 there was a fire that destroyed a good portion of the interior. The theater has been owned by Golden State Theaters, United California Theaters, and then United Artists. The building was originally a theater for live stage performances. At the time, it was known as The Strand Theater. After years of declining business, the theater became a second-run house, playing old Hollywood blockbusters at discounted rates, again, with little success. Finally the theater was shut down due to lack of business in the mid 1990s. The building remained untouched for years until an investment group headed by Hanz Mainz and Brenda Farley bought the property and started the renovation process.

During renovations, the theater was renamed The Mainzer-Strand Theater, with the marquee reading "The Mainzer." The interior of the building was changed by tearing out one of the movie cinemas and adding a large room with a balcony and a stage for all types of events. A small café was installed in the front lobby area. It was the hope of the investors to be able to hold large stage productions, concerts, comedy shows, private receptions, and show independent films in the two remaining cinemas.

In 1999, The Mainzer reopened to a large gala, bringing Comedy Acts, Jazz and Reggae to the main stage. The two theaters hosted many independent films including A Waking Life and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The theater became a mainstay for a film club devoted to culture, popcorn and wine. The front of house hosted a delightful deli with homemade German potato salad, fine espresso and Gewürztraminer wine. Many Saturdays evenings Gerado Olvera (notable Butterfields Chef turned Cinema Cafe owner) would host pop-up gourmet dinners under the marquee, allowing guest to enjoy the community of arts, culture and fine dinning. A group of young artist worked for Hans and Brenda which included their two daughters (Bernadette and Bridgette), and locals Sarah Shirrel, Amber Kirby, and Callan Thornhill who helped open the doors to create the culture and scene of what The Mainzer would become for the youth at the time. Many others would grow their talents under the Mainzer marquee as projectionists, baristas, DJ’s, actors, poets, musicians, event promoters, bookers and visual artists. Brenda Farley welcomed many to make The Mainzer their home. In 2004 the Art Deco Society of California gave The Mainzer its "Historic Preservation" award for the recent renovations.

Despite The Mainzer’s local popularity and home-brewed scene, in late 2004, it became clear that the overhead for the massive building was outweighing profit and bankruptcy loomed overhead. In an effort to keep the scene alive, Brenda Farley reached out to Sarah Shirrel (employee and burgeoning Chef) asking her to take over the business she knew she loved. Joining with Modesto Area Music Award winner Joey Essig (Joey No Knows, The Jabronskis, El Olio Wolof), Brian Strong (Local teacher and member of El Olio Wolof) and R.C. Essig, she leased the building from Brenda Farley. The team focused on their talents and The Mainzer stayed open for a short time as an independent music venue. Unfortunately, by fall of 2006, the owners filed bankruptcy and The Mainzer was shuttered.

In 2017 Hyatt purchased The Mainzer Theater and remodeled the entirety of the building. Though Hyatt decided to keep the name of The Mainzer, they have chosen to ignore the seven year history of The Mainzer to the extent that they have chosen to pronounce it MANE-Zer instead of MINE-Zer. As well, they closed down The Cinema Cafe and turned the historical spot into a room for Skee ball machines.

In 2023, New Waterloo became the new management company for The Mainzer as a part of El Capitan Hotel. New Waterloo is a hospitality management company based out of Austin, TX. Mainzer now serves as a community hub as both a theater, restaurant, and entertainment center. It is open for daily dinner service, weekday happy hour, and weekend brunch in the heart of downtown Merced.

### Local Culture

Sarah Macias of Abracadabra hosted Merceds first ever Women in The Arts Night at The Mainzer. The night brought together hundreds of women musicians, visual artist, poets and actors.

R.C. Essig, who worked at The Mainzer as a principal booking agent prior to leasing the building with Shirrel, Strong and Essig would go on to open The Partisan and the 17th Street Public House with Joey Essig, and Tim Williams. Vanessa Hoffman would later join the LLC. R.C. Essig was a recognized booking agent for his work in the Merced indie rock festival, The Gathering of Goodness. Due to this, Essig was able to book many of the same national acts at The Mainzer whenever they were touring California. The Mainzer had gained recognition as a good venue while in California.

While many people considered The Mainzer mainly an indie rock venue, it also held many shows in all genres of music from punk to metal to hip-hop.

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title: The Lakes, Minnesota

abstract: The Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Murray County, Minnesota, United States located north of Currie and south of Garvin. The population was 590 at the 2020 census. The community is centered about Lake Shetek, the largest lake in southwestern Minnesota. The lake and the community are located in parts of four townships in Murray County: Lake Sarah, Shetek, Murray, and Mason.

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# The Lakes, Minnesota

**The Lakes** is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Murray County, Minnesota, United States located north of Currie and south of Garvin. The population was 590 at the 2020 census. The community is centered about Lake Shetek, the largest lake in southwestern Minnesota. The lake and the community are located in parts of four townships in Murray County: Lake Sarah, Shetek, Murray, and Mason.

## Geography

The Lakes is in northern Murray County and extends north to the Lyon County line. The CDP includes all of Lake Shetek, as well as Lake Sarah and Lake Maria in the west. Several smaller lakes in the CDP are near Lake Shetek. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 43.4 square miles (112 km2), of which 33.7 square miles (87 km2) are land and 9.8 square miles (25 km2), or 22.45%, are water. The outlet of Lake Shetek, at the southern end of the community, is the Des Moines River, flowing southward toward Iowa.

The unincorporated community of Owanka is in the eastern part of The Lakes, on the eastern shore of Lake Shetek. Lake Shetek State Park is on the southeast side of the lake.

U.S. Highway 59 runs through the western side of the CDP, leading south 10 miles (16 km) to Slayton, the Murray county seat, and north 23 miles (37 km) to Marshall. Minnesota State Highway 30 runs along the southern edge of the CDP, leading east toward Currie and Dovray.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 619 |  |  |
| 2010 | 667 |  | 7.8% |
| 2020 | 590 |  | −11.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

As of the census of 2000, there were 619 people, 267 households, and 213 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 17.3 people per square mile (6.7/km2). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.35% White, 0.16% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 267 households, out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.8% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 42.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,250, and the median income for a family was $50,357. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,980. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

## Politics

The Lakes is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, most recently represented by Republican Jim Hagedorn of Blue Earth until his death in 2022. At the state level, The Lakes is located in Senate District 22, represented by Republican Doug Magnus, and in House District 22A, represented by Republican Joe Schomacker.

## InfoBox

| The Lakes | |
| --- | --- |
| Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community | |
| Location within Murray County and the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°07′29″N 95°42′07″W / 44.12472°N 95.70194°W / 44.12472; -95.70194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Murray |
| Townships | Lake Sarah
Shetek
Mason
Murray |
| Area | |
| Total | 43.45 sq mi (112.55 km2) |
| Land | 33.70 sq mi (87.28 km2) |
| Water | 9.76 sq mi (25.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,483 ft (452 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 590 |
| Density | 17.51/sq mi (6.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 56132 (Garvin)
56175 (Tracy)
56172 (Slayton)
56123 (Currie) |
| FIPS code | 27-64543 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393255 |


title: Discrimination based on nationality

abstract: Discrimination based on nationality is discriminating against a person based on their nationality, country of citizenship, or national origin. Although many countries' non-discrimination laws contain exceptions for nationality and immigration status, nationality is related to race and religion, so direct discrimination on the basis of nationality may be indirect discrimination on racial or religious grounds. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), currently signed by 88 countries, allows discrimination by nationality, citizenship or naturalization but prohibits discrimination "against any particular nationality".

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# Discrimination based on nationality

**Discrimination based on nationality** is discriminating against a person based on their nationality, country of citizenship, or national origin. Although many countries' non-discrimination laws contain exceptions for nationality and immigration status, nationality is related to race and religion, so direct discrimination on the basis of nationality may be indirect discrimination on racial or religious grounds. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), currently signed by 88 countries, allows discrimination by nationality, citizenship or naturalization but prohibits discrimination "against any particular nationality".

## Treaties

Article 1(1) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) includes national origin in its definition of racial discrimination: "distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life". The treaty allows distinguishing between citizens and non-citizens, but not "against any particular nationality", which could encompass a grouping of particular nationalities.

Prohibition of discrimination based on nationality for nationals of European single market member states is a key aspect of the European single market. Article 18 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) bans discrimination based on nationality within the scope of the treaties. According to the European Court of Justice, this prohibition is not applicable to non-nationals of member states of the European Union or European single market. Investment treaties also prohibit discrimination based on the nationality of the investor.

Article 7(1) of the Refugee Convention prohibits discrimination on the basis of nationality among refugees.

## Labor market

One study found that foreign NBA players were paid less than United States nationals of equivalent performance between the 1999-2000 and 2007–2008 seasons.

## Migration law

Many states have travel and immigration laws based on nationality, for example offering visa-free travel to nationals of certain states but not others.

A well-known example of discrimination on the basis of nationality is the Executive Order 13769 ("Muslim ban") in which nationals of several Muslim-majority states were prohibited from traveling to the United States.

According to Professor of Migration Law Thomas Spijkerboer, "at face value, migration law is also a form of racial discrimination" under the CERD.

Global apartheid is a term used to describe how Global North countries discriminate on the basis of nationality and deny permanent residency or citizenship to migrants from the Global South as well as discrimination based on nationality in migration law.

According to Gareth Davies, eliminating discrimination based on nationality would create polities based on residence rather than citizenship.

## Further reading


title: The Long Summer of George Adams

abstract: The Long Summer of George Adams is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film starring James Garner and Joan Hackett. The film was directed by Stuart Margolin, and was based upon a novel by Weldon Hill.

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# The Long Summer of George Adams

***The Long Summer of George Adams*** is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film starring James Garner and Joan Hackett. The film was directed by Stuart Margolin, and was based upon a novel by Weldon Hill.

## Plot

Set in 1952, George Adams is a man at the end of his rope. He is a steam engine fitter working for the railroad at a way station in his hometown of Cushing, Oklahoma. However, he finds himself working at a time when the railroads are converting from steam engines to diesel-electrics. Just like the engines he works on, he knows his time of usefulness for the railroad is running out. To make ends meet, he has taken a second job as the town's night watchman. This has created George's greatest frustration. The schedule he is on has him sleeping each night in the attic, waking at mid-day to his wife, Norma, making lunch for his two boys. Between the two jobs he works and his wife's schedule with the family, there is almost no time for George to be alone with Norma. This strikes him as a particularly cruel blow, and in frustration he questions her interest. She assures him she would welcome a visit, but finds the schedule is working against them. In the back of his mind George keeps believing a man could be happy if he could have his wife and family in his own home on his own piece of land.

George struggles to hold his home and family together. He is good friends with Ernie, a Korean War veteran who is hopelessly in love with Norma's younger sister, who lives with the family. A number of events ensue, including a playful bout of fisticuffs in the ring with a local chicken farmer. George slips just as he is being punched, ending the fight with an apparent knock down. This is a point of great embarrassment and disappointment for his two boys. When his wife leaves town with the family to visit relatives, he confides to Ernie this is going to be a long summer. With his wife away George succumbs to a brief affair with his neighbor. This is not as well a kept secret as George might hope, though his wife never finds out. George and Ernie end up stopping a bank robbery. Finally George receives the letter he had been dreading from the railroad company, a transfer order to Gunther, a town he and his wife have no interest in moving to. George finally puts his foot down, deciding to quit the railroad and return to his father's nearby homestead, to build his family a home and return to a life of farming in Cushing, Oklahoma.

## Cast

## Production

The story of an average man in a small Oklahoma town had been of interest to Garner for some time prior to the shooting of the picture. Garner was a native of Oklahoma, and had held onto the script for 10 years. A number of Garner's crew from The Rockford Files participated in the making of the movie, including Stuart Margolin, who directed the project.

The movie was well received. People Magazine noted: "Garner’s wry style and an excellent supporting cast make this TV movie worthwhile."

Citations Bibliography * Ryan, Stephen H.; Ryan, Paul J. (2018). *The Essential James Garner*. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
* Strait, Raymond *James Garner: a Biography* New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, (1985).

## InfoBox

| *The Long Summer of George Adams* | |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | *The Long Summer of George Adams*
by Weldon Hill |
| Written by | John Gay |
| Directed by | Stuart Margolin |
| Starring | James Garner
Joan Hackett |
| Music by | Murray MacLeod
Stuart Margolin
J.A.C. Redford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | S. Bryan Hickox
Meta Rosenberg |
| Production locations | Cushing, Texas
Maydelle, Texas
Rusk, Texas
Texas State Railroad, Rusk, Texas |
| Cinematography | Andrew Jackson |
| Editor | George R. Rohrs |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 18, 1982 (1982-01-18) |