title: The Story of Thạch Sanh

abstract: The Story of Thạch Sanh is a late eighteenth-century Vietnamese classical novel written in vernacular chữ Nôm script and lục bát ("6-8") verse. The author is unknown. Popular elements in the story are also taken from Vietnamese mythology.

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# The Story of Thạch Sanh

The ***Story of Thạch Sanh*** (Chữ Nôm: 石生新傳, *Thạch Sanh tân truyện*) is a late eighteenth-century Vietnamese classical novel written in vernacular chữ Nôm script and lục bát ("6-8") verse. The author is unknown. Popular elements in the story are also taken from Vietnamese mythology.

## Plot

Long ago in Cao Bình province lived an elderly and infertile couple. They were impoverished but kind to fellow villagers. Moved by the couple’s virtues, the Jade Emperor commanded his Crown Prince to reincarnate as their son. The husband passed away while the wife remained in gestation for years before she birthed a son. When the boy reached adulthood, she too passed away. Villagers called the orphaned young man Thạch Sanh. He lived alone in a rundown shack by the Banyan trunk, his only possession was an ax inherited from his father. Deities sent by the Jade Emperor trained him in martial arms and divine powers.

One day, a wine merchant named Lý Thông witnessed Thạch Sanh carrying a giant yoke of timber. Lý Thông wheedled Thạch Sanh to sworn brotherhood with him, inviting him to live with his family to use Thạch Sanh’s labor for his distillery. The village was terrorized by an anthropophagous, shape-shifting beast called Chằn tinh. Villagers had to erect an altar for the monster and sacrifice a human life every year. When it was Lý Thông’s turn to be sacrificed, he tricked Thạch Sanh into taking his place. However, with his ax, Thạch Sanh killed Chan Tinh, which revealed itself to be a giant anaconda. Thạch Sanh beheaded the beast and brought home its magical bow. Lý Thông and his mother, deceitful once more, convince Thạch Sanh to flee, claiming the anaconda was the King’s pet. Lý Thông then took Chan Tinh’s head to the royal’s palace, posing as the slayer, and was bestowed Admiral.

Meanwhile, the King sought a husband for his daughter. During a grand fair to select a suitor, an Eagle - another magical beast - captured the princess. Thạch Sanh, witnessing this from his Banyan trunk, wounded the Eagle with his magical bow and followed it to its cavern. The King ordered Lý Thông to rescue the princess. Lý Thông put up a lavish festival to lure Thạch Sanh to the village. Lý Thông found Thạch Sanh in the crowd and sought his help. Thạch Sanh led the royal’s troop and Lý Thông to the Eagle’s den, rescued the princess, and killed the Eagle. However, Lý Thông betrayed him by leaving him trapped in the cave.

While escaping from the Eagle’s den, Thạch Sanh also found and rescued the son of the Vua Thuỷ Tề (Water King), who had been kept captive by the Eagle for a year. In gratitude, the Water King offered Thạch Sanh treasures, but he only accepted a magical instrument. Thạch Sanh returned to his solitary life, but Chan Tinh and the Eagle’s damned spirits, seeking revenge, framed him for theft by stealing the royal’s vaulted reserve and dropped it at Thạch Sanh’s Banyan trunk, and he was imprisoned.

The princess became mute after her ordeal. However, when she heard the music Thạch Sanh played on his magical instrument from prison echoing to her palace, she was healed and asked the King to bring the musician to her. Thạch Sanh told his story, exposing Lý Thông’s treachery. The King imprisoned Lý Thông, but Thạch Sanh forgave him. Despite this, Lý Thông and his mother were struck by lightning and killed on their journey home.

Thạch Sanh married the princess, but jealous princes from vassal kingdoms attacked. Thạch Sanh used his magical instrument to pacify them, and he hosted a banquet with just one pot of rice that mystically fed their entire army. In awe of Thạch Sanh’s magic, the princes retreated. When the King passed away, Thạch Sanh inherited the throne and ruled wisely.

## Influence

The story of Thạch Sanh is a popular artistic theme in Xẩm singing and Đông Hồ painting.

In Vietnamese vernacular proverbs, Thạch Sanh is referred to as the archetype for honesty and virtues, where as Lý Thông is referred to as the archetype for wickedness.

Vietnamese students are taught the Story of Thạch Sanh in Grade 6 Literature.


title: Moo Yan Yee

abstract: Moo Yan Yee, also known simply as Yan Yee, is a Malaysian actress. She was a former beauty queen and model before joining MediaCorp in 2008.

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# Moo Yan Yee

**Moo Yan Yee** (Chinese: 巫恩仪; pinyin: *Wū Ēnyí*, born 30 July 1988), also known simply as **Yan Yee**, is a Malaysian actress. She was a former beauty queen and model before joining MediaCorp in 2008.

## Career

After finishing Form 6, Moo entered and won the Miss Malaysia Global Beauty Queen International contest in 2007. She modeled for numerous commercials and print ads before joining MediaCorp and switching to television. She made her television debut in the 2008 Singapore-Malaysia co-production *Friends Forever*.

## Personal life

Moo came from a working-class background and often had to help her parents at their hawker stall in addition to caring for her younger siblings while juggling school commitments. She is now married and has 2 daughters.

## Filmography

| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | *Superhero At Home* 家有超男 | Wang Jiamei 王嘉美 |  |
| | *The Enchanted* 浴女图 | Qian Jiayi 钱家怡 | * Malaysian Production |
| 2012 | *The Quarters* 猪仔馆人家 | Guan Naidong 关耐冬 | * Malaysian Production |
| 2011 | *Dark Sunset* 黑色夕阳 | Ye Tingting 叶婷婷 |  |
| | *Destiny in Her Hands* 断掌的女人 | Luo Yingyu 罗银玉 | * Malaysian Production |
| | *The Seeds of Life* 漁米人家 | Li Meifen 李美芬 | * Malaysian Production |
| 2010 | *With You* 我在你左右 | Lin Jieying 林洁莹 |  |
| | *The Glittering Days* 星光灿烂 | Su Xiao Ling 苏小琳 | * Malaysian Production |
| 2009 | *Table of Glory* 乒乓圆 | Mary-Ann 马丽安 |  |
| | *My Destiny* 幸福满贯 |  | * Malaysian Production |
| 2008 | *Friends Forever* 我爱麻糍 | Ruby 张慧君 | * Malaysian Production |

## InfoBox

| Moo Yan Yee | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988<br>Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, host |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse | Andy Yik (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 巫恩儀 |
| Simplified Chinese | 巫恩仪 |
| Transcriptions  Standard Mandarin  Hanyu Pinyin Wū Ēnyí  Yue: Cantonese  Jyutping mou4 jan1 ji4 | |
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title: Garcinia multiflora

abstract: Garcinia multiflora is a species of tree in the family Clusiaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It is called dọc in Vietnamese and used to flavour and colour bún riêu soup.

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# Garcinia multiflora

***Garcinia multiflora*** is a species of tree in the family Clusiaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

It is called *dọc* in Vietnamese and used to flavour and colour *bún riêu* soup.

1. Champ. ex Benth., 1851 *In: Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 310*
2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
3. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World

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| *Garcinia multiflora* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | *Garcinia* |
| Species: | ***G. multiflora*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Garcinia multiflora***<br>Champ. ex Benth. | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Garcinia hainanensis* Merr. | |


title: The Splitters

abstract: The Splitters is a Croatian rock band composed of four members: Josip Senta, Marko Komić, Petar Senta and Antonio Komić.

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# The Splitters

**The Splitters** is a Croatian rock band composed of four members: Josip Senta, Marko Komić, Petar Senta and Antonio Komić.

## History

The Splitters were formed in 2017 in Split, Croatia. They started performing their original songs at various festivals such as the ST@rt festival in Split and the West Herzegowina Festival in Široki Brijeg. The band's debut album *Love Sucks* was released on 7 April 2018. It was only available via SoundCloud and contained English language songs.

In early 2019 the band signed a record deal with Croatia Records and since then they have been writing Croatian language songs. Their second studio album and first to be recorded in Croatian, *Izvedi me van*, was released on 2 July 2020.

At the 69th edition of the Zagreb Festival in 2022 they performed the song "Izgubljeni grad". The Splitters were one of the 18 participants in Dora 2023, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry, coming fourth with the song "Lost and Found". The band was among the 24 participants in Dora 2024 with the song "Od kad te sanjam"; they did not qualify for the final.

## Band members

All members have been the same since the band formed in 2017.

* Josip Senta – vocals, bass guitar (2017–present)
* Marko Komić – guitar 2017–present)
* Petar Senta – rhythm guitar, vocals (2017–present)
* Antonio Komić – drums (2017–present)

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| --- | --- |
| *Love Sucks* | * Released: 7 April 2018 * Label: Self-released * Formats: streaming |
| *Izvedi me van* |  |
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### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | CRO<br> | |
| "Oboji me" | 2019 |  | *Izvedi me van* |
| | "Život na ekranu" | |  |
| | "Zauvijek mlad" | |  |
| "Nepoznata netko" | 2020 | |  |
| | "Lollipop" | |  |
| "Barbara" | 2021 |  | Non-album single |
| | "Nitko kao mi" | |  |
| "Emocionalna pornografija" | 2022 | |  |
| | "Izgubljeni gradi" | | 36 |
| | "Role filmova" | |  |
| "Lost And Found" | 2023 | |  |
| | "Svjetlost" | | 17 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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| The Splitters | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | Split, Croatia |
| Genres |  |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Croatia Records |
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| Members | * Josip Senta * Marko Komić * Petar Senta * Antonio Komić |


title: Tantanierta

abstract: Tantanierta is a village in the Kara Region of northern Togo. Nearby towns and villages include Mandou (1.0 nm), Pamou (1.0 nm), Soute (1.4 nm), Kpasside (4.0 nm) Adjaite(2.2 nm), Kandé (3.7 nm), Tapouta (1.0 nm) and Anatoa (1.4 nm).

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# Tantanierta

**Tantanierta** is a village in the Kara Region of northern Togo. Nearby towns and villages include Mandou (1.0 nm), Pamou (1.0 nm), Soute (1.4 nm), Kpasside (4.0 nm) Adjaite(2.2 nm), Kandé (3.7 nm), Tapouta (1.0 nm) and Anatoa (1.4 nm).

1. Fallingrain world gazetteer

## InfoBox

| Tantanierta | |
| --- | --- |
| TantaniertaLocation in Togo | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′N 0°59′E / 9.950°N 0.983°E / 9.950; 0.983 | |
| Country | Togo |
| Region | Kara Region |
| Prefecture | Kéran |


title: Home Things

abstract: Homes Things is a Portuguese animated children’s cartoon series created by José Miguel Ribeiro. It airs on Teletoon in Canada

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# Home Things

***Homes Things*** (*As Coisas lá de Casa*) is a Portuguese animated children’s cartoon series created by José Miguel Ribeiro.

It airs on Teletoon in Canada

## Synopsis

Short stories featuring by the objects and things you can find at home, accompanied by songs sung by two little girls.

## Episodes

1. The television and the aerial
2. The Vacuum Cleaner and the Rug
3. The Bucket and the Mop
4. The Cake and the Tin
5. The Boot and the Lace
6. The Umbrella and the Wellies
7. The Light and the Switch
8. The Things Inside the Handbag
9. The Toothbrush and the Toothpaste
10. The Knife and the Fork
11. The Pencil and the Eraser
12. The Books and the Bookcase
13. The Globe and the Magnifying Glass
14. The Nails and the Hammer
15. The Table and the Chairs
16. The Glasses and the Newspaper
17. The Brush and the Dust-pan
18. The Pan and the Whisk
19. The Two Pictures
20. The Clothes and the Pegs
21. The Telephone and the Directory
22. The Scissors and the Needle
23. The Toaster and the Toast
24. The Candles and the Candlestick
25. The Tea-cups and the Cabinet
26. The Photos and the Album

## InfoBox

| *Home Things* | |
| --- | --- |
| As Coisas lá de Casa | |
| Created by | José Miguel Ribeiro |
| Screenplay by | José Miguel Ribeiro |
| Directed by | José Miguel Ribeiro |
| Voices of | Marta Sousa Ribeiro<br>Maria Sousa Ribeiro |
| Country of origin | Portugal |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Luís da Matta Almeida |
| Running time | 2,30 minutes |


title: Macrohaltica transversa

abstract: Macrohaltica transversa is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in South America. The body measures 6.25 mm–6.37 mm × 3.25 mm–3.62 mm.

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# Macrohaltica transversa

***Macrohaltica transversa*** is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in South America (southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Bolivia).

The body measures 6.25 mm–6.37 mm × 3.25 mm–3.62 mm (0.246 in–0.251 in × 0.128 in–0.143 in).

## InfoBox

| *Macrohaltica transversa* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Macrohaltica transversa*, Argentina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | *Macrohaltica* |
| Species: | ***M. transversa*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Macrohaltica transversa***<br>(Germar, 1824) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| *Altica transversa* Germar, 1824 | |


title: Rundhøi

abstract: Rundhøi or Rundhøe is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,822-metre (5,978 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains on the border of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 36 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Kyrkja, Stehøi, and Stetinden to the southeast; Surtningstinden to the south; Storebjørn, Veslebjørn, and Sokse to the southwest; Store Smørstabbtinden and Kniven to the west; and Storbreahøe and Storbreatinden to the northwest.

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# Rundhøi

**Rundhøi** or **Rundhøe** is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,822-metre (5,978 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains on the border of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 36 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Kyrkja, Stehøi, and Stetinden to the southeast; Surtningstinden to the south; Storebjørn, Veslebjørn, and Sokse to the southwest; Store Smørstabbtinden and Kniven to the west; and Storbreahøe and Storbreatinden to the northwest.

## InfoBox

| Rundhøi | |
| --- | --- |
| Rundhøe | |
| RundhøiLocation of the mountainRundhøiRundhøi (Norway) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,822 m (5,978 ft) |
| Prominence | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Parent peak | Storebjørn |
| Isolation | 0.896 km (0.557 mi) |
| Coordinates | 61°34′28″N 8°10′43″E / 61.57456°N 8.17869°E / 61.57456; 8.17869 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Innlandet, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1518 II Galdhøpiggen |


title: Wasting Time

abstract:
Wasting Time may refer to:
  - Idleness, a lack of motion or energy
  - Goofing off, engaging in an idle pastime while neglecting obligations
  - Procrastination, avoidance of doing a task
  - Running out the clock, in sports, stalling or playing with the purpose of allowing time to expire
  - Time sink, an activity, especially one seen as wasteful, that consumes a significant amount of time

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# Wasting Time

**Wasting Time** may refer to:

* Idleness, a lack of motion or energy
* Goofing off, engaging in an idle pastime while neglecting obligations
* Procrastination, avoidance of doing a task
* Running out the clock, in sports, stalling or playing with the purpose of allowing time to expire
* Time sink, an activity, especially one seen as wasteful, that consumes a significant amount of time

## Music

### Albums

* *Wasting Time*, by Mest, 2000

### Songs


title: VP-8

abstract: Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). VP-8 is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Squadron is equipped with the Boeing P-8A Poseidon. The squadron was originally established as Patrol Squadron 201 (VP-201) on 1 September 1942, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 201 (VPB-201) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 201 (VP-201) on 15 May 1946, redesignated Patrol Squadron, Medium Seaplane 1 (VP-MS-1) on 15 November 1946, redesignated Patrol Squadron, Medium Landplane 8 (VP-ML-8) on 5 June 1947 and redesignated Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) on 1 September 1948. It is the second squadron to be designated VP-8, the first VP-8 was redesignated VP-24 on 1 July 1939.

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# VP-8

**Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8)** is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). VP-8 is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Squadron is equipped with the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.

The squadron was originally established as **Patrol Squadron 201 (VP-201)** on 1 September 1942, redesignated **Patrol Bombing Squadron 201 (VPB-201)** on 1 October 1944, redesignated **Patrol Squadron 201 (VP-201)** on 15 May 1946, redesignated **Patrol Squadron, Medium Seaplane 1 (VP-MS-1)** on 15 November 1946, redesignated **Patrol Squadron, Medium Landplane 8 (VP-ML-8)** on 5 June 1947 and redesignated **Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8)** on 1 September 1948. It is the second squadron to be designated VP-8, the first VP-8 was redesignated VP-24 on 1 July 1939.

## Operational history

### World War II

VP-201 was established at NAS Norfolk, Virginia on 1 September 1942, under the operational command of FAW5, flying PBM-3 Mariner seaplanes. The squadron was sent on 6 October 1942 to NAS Banana River, Florida, where most of the operational unit training was undertaken. The squadron received its own new PBM-3C aircraft on 1 December 1942.

On 6 February 1943 VP-201 returned to its home port at NAS Norfolk. Flight crew training continued concurrently with patrol operations along the Atlantic seaboard as a part of Task Force 28 in the Eastern Sea Frontier. On 27 May 1943 the squadron's PBM-3C aircraft were replaced by the newer PBM-3S with improved radar. After refitting, a six-aircraft detachment deployed to NAS Bermuda. Patrols were flown ranging out to 800 miles (1,300 km), lasting 12 to 18 hours. Convoys to and from Europe were covered in a radius of 500 miles (800 km) from Bermuda. On 9 July 1943 Lieutenant Soverel and crew attacked *U-134* off Bermuda, the submarine, caught on the surface, manned its potent anti-aircraft (AA) defenses and heavily damaged the PBM-3S, forcing it to return to base. As a result of this encounter, subsequent patrols were made in pairs of aircraft. On 30 July 1943 VP-201 held a change of command at NAS Norfolk, the former commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander M. H. Tuttle, and half of the squadron personnel and assets were transferred to form the cadre of a new PB4Y-1 Liberator squadron, VB-111, the remainder of the squadron and its newly assigned personnel were transferred the next week to a new home port at NAS Bermuda under the administrative control of the Commander Bermuda Air Group. An intensive period of training ensued.

On 8 June 1944 VP-201 was transferred back to its original home port at NAS Norfolk under the administrative control of FAW-5, and assigned duties involving regular flights between Bermuda and Norfolk carrying supplies and personnel. On 12 June the squadron deployed to NAS Key West, Florida, under the operational control of FAW-12 for a two-week period of Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) refresher training. On 12 July VP-201 deployed to NAS Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, under the operational control of FAW-3 under the Commander Panama Sea Frontier. Upon completion of the deployment, the squadron was reassigned to a new home port at NAS Key West under control of FAW-12, on 27 July 1944. From 1 November half of the squadron's PBM-3S aircraft were outfitted with L-8C Leigh searchlights at NAS Key West. After training in use of the new British-designed equipment, the squadron was assigned routine operational flights involving ASW patrols and convoy escort.

From 1 April 1945 squadron flight crews were divided into three sections and sent in rotation to Harvey Point, North Carolina, to pick up replacement aircraft, the PBM-5. Familiarization training on the new seaplanes was conducted at Harvey Point before sending the section back to NAS Key West. On 29 May VPB-201 was transferred to a new home port at NAS Coco Solo, under the operational control of FAW-3. The squadron engaged in ASW, searchlight tactics, gunnery, bombing, and instrument training flights. Following the end of World War II, the squadron's aircraft inventory was reduced from 15 to 9 and it also experienced a reduction in personnel due to the postwar demobilization.

| Deployment Duration | Wing | Base | Aircraft | Operating Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 May 1943 – June 1944 | FAW-5 | Bermuda | PBM-3S | Atlantic |
| 12 July 1944 – 27 July 1944 | FAW-3 | Panama | PBM-3S | Caribbean |
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### Cold War

#### 1946–1949

On 15 March 1946 VPB-201 was assigned a new home port at NS San Juan, Puerto Rico, under the operational control of FAW-11. The squadron was supported by USS *San Carlos* during the relocation from Panama to Puerto Rico. Upon arrival, a detachment of three aircraft was sent to NAS Trinidad to serve as part of the Air Sea Rescue Task Unit.

In December 1947 VP-ML-8 received its first contingent of replacement aircraft, the new P2V-2 Neptune. The squadron, home ported at NAS Norfolk, was under the control of FAW-5. A period of transition training commenced for the switch from seaplanes to landplanes.

On 1 March 1949 VP-8 deployed to NAS Argentia, Newfoundland. The primary emphasis during this tour of duty was the testing of the P2V aircraft in cold weather conditions, flying in temperatures as low as -55 °F. Aircrews received training in instrument and night flying and GCA landings.

| Deployment Duration | Wing | Base | Aircraft | Operating Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 24 October 1945 – 31 October 1945 | FAW-5 | Galapagos | PBM-5 | South Atlantic |
| 1 June 1946 – 10 June 1946 | FAW-1 | Chaguaramas | P2V-3 | Caribbean |
| 1 May 1949 – 1 May 1949 | FAW-5 | Argentia | P2V3 | North Atlantic |
|

#### 1950–1959

VP-8 made its first deployment to NAS Argentia with it new P2V-5F aircraft 15 July 1955 Detachments from the squadron operated out of Goose Bay, Frobisher Bay, and Thule, Greenland, providing air cover to supply convoys for Distant Early Warning (DEW) radar installations.

In April 1958, VP-8 transferred to its new home base at Chincoteague, Virginia, and began operating with Task Force Alfa, a Hunter-Killer (HUK) group created to develop improved ASW tactics and technology by integrating carrier-based ASW aircraft, land-based patrol aircraft, refitted destroyers, and hunter-killer submarines into a single task force structure.

During the next two years, VP-8 actively participated in the evolution of antisubmarine warfare, to including the development and evaluation of new tactics and equipment.

| Deployment Duration | Wing | Base | Aircraft | Operating Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 February 1949 – 1 April 1950 | FAW-5 | Argentia | P2V3 | North Atlantic |
| 22 February 1950 – 28 March 1950 | FAW-5 | Cuba | P2V-3 | Caribbean |
| 5 January 1952 – 20 May 1952 | FAW-3 | Keflavik | P2V-3 | North Atlantic |
| December 1952 – July 1953 | FAW-3 | Keflavik | P2V-3 | North Atlantic |
| 1 August 1953 – January 1954 | FAW-3 | Keflavik | P2V-3 | North Atlantic |
| 1 April 1954 – September 1954 | FAW-3 | Morocco | P2V-3 | Mediterranean |
| 19 February 1955 – 4 March 1955 | FAW-11 | San Juan | P2V-3 | Caribbean |
| 15 July 1955 – 8 October 1955 | FAW-3 | Argentia | P2V-5F | North Atlantic |
| 1 December 1955 – 10 January 1955 | FAW-3 | Argentia | P2V-5F | North Atlantic |
| 31 October 1956 – 4 April 1957 | FAW-3 | Morocco | P2V-5F | Mediterranean |
| 1 October 1957 – January 1957 | FAW-3 | Argentia | P2V-5F | North Atlantic |
|

#### 1960–1969

The VP-8 moved to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland in July 1961. After relinquishing the last of its P2V-5FS aircraft to the U. S. Naval Reserve in October 1962, VP-8 became the first operational P-3A Orion squadron in the U.S. Navy.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, VP-8 sent a four-aircraft detachment to Bermuda to support the naval quarantine, including monitoring of Soviet submarines operating in the Caribbean and Eastern Atlantic. VP-8 subsequently deployed detachments to Iceland, Ireland, Newfoundland, Bermuda, and Caribbean bases.

VP-8 made the first trans-Atlantic flight by a P-3 Orion when it flew to West Malling, England, on 9 March 1963. During 1964, VP-8 participated in Fleet Exercise Steel Pike I from bases in Spain. The squadron also began its first P-3B Orion aircraft in December 1965.

VP-8 made its first deployment to the Western Pacific when it relieved VP-28 at Naval Station Sangley Point, Republic of the Philippines, on 25 May 1966. During this deployment, VP-8 carried out combat missions throughout Southeast Asia for the U.S. Seventh Fleet in support of the Vietnam War.

In May 1968, while deployed to Bermuda, VP-8 flew multiple missions in the search for the missing nuclear submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589).

| Deployment Duration | Wing | Base | Aircraft | Operating Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 31 August 1962 – December 1962 | FAW-11 | Cuba | P-3A | Caribbean |
| 25 May 1966 – 2 December 1966 | FAW-8 | Sangley Pt. | P-3A | Western Pacific |
| December 1967 – 8 June 1968 | FAW-5 | Bermuda(3 planes Newfoundland) | P-3B | Atlantic |
| 28 February 1969 – 28 June 1969 | FAW-5 | Bermuda(3 planes Newfoundland) | P-3B | Atlantic |
|

#### 1970–1979

From 1969 to 1974, VP-8 made several deployments to Bermuda, and it was transferred to its current homeport at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, in July 1971.

From 1 March – 2 March 1972, P-3A Orion aircraft from VP-8 maintained a constant surveillance of the stricken Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine *K-19* which had been forced to surface because of an onboard fire that broke out on 24 February.

Starting in February 1976, VP-8 closed out the decade with a number of split deployments.

The squadron suffered the loss of an aircraft and aircrew in the fall of 1978. The aircraft, on route to a Canadian airshow, suffered catastrophic engine damage about 20 minutes into the flight and crashed near Poland Springs Maine.

| Deployment Duration | Wing | Base | Aircraft | Operating Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 March 1970 – 17 July 1970 | FAW-5 | Multiple | P-3A | Mediterranean |
| 25 October 1970 – 26 February 1971 | FAW-5 | Multiple (split) | P-3A | Mediterranean |
| November 1970 – April 1971 | FAW-5 | Bermuda (split) | P-3A | Atlantic |
| November 1971 – 1 March 1972 | FAW-5 | Bermuda | P-3B | Atlantic |
| 3 October 1972 – 3 November 1972 | FAW-5 | Rota | P3B | Mediterranean |
| 10 January 1974 – 6 June 1974 | FAW-5 | Bermuda | P-3B | Atlantic |
| July 1975 – February 1976 | PatWing-5 | Rota | P-3B | Mediterranean |
| October 1976 – March 1977 | PatWing-5 | Bermuda/Lajes | P-3B | Atlantic |
| 8 February 1978 – 8 August 1978 | PatWing-5 | Bermuda/Lajes | P-3B | Atlantic |
| July 1979 – December 1979 | PatWing-5 | Rota/Lajes | P-3B | Mediterranean/Atlantic |
|

#### 1980–1991

From 1980 through 1988, VP08 carried out deployments to Rota, Lajes, Bermuda, and Sigonell. Its deployment to Sigonella included VP-8 participating in numerous ASW exercises with detachments operating out of Rota, Souda Bay, Crete, and Nîmes-Garon, France.

Between 27 October – 8 December 1985, a two-aircraft detachment on rotation at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico, assisted the U.S. Coast Guard in anti-drug interdiction operation the Caribbean Sea.

| Deployment Duration | Wing | Base | Aircraft | Operating Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 November 1980 – 12 May 1981 | PatWing-5 | Rota/Lajes | P-3B | Mediterranean/Atlantic |
| 5 August 1982 – 12 January 1983 | PatWing-5 | Bermuda | P-3C UII.5 | Atlantic |
| 5 October 1983 – 13 March 1984 | PatWing-5 | Sigonella | P-3C UII.5 | Mediterranean |
| February 1985 – 15 July 1985 | PatWing-5 | Rota/Lajes | P-3C UII.5 | Mediterranean/Atlantic |
| 27 October 1985 – 8 December 1985 | PatWing-5 | Roosevelt Roads | P-3C UII.5 | Caribbean |
| 24 May 1986 – 10 November 1986 | PatWing-5 | Keflavik | P-3C UII.5 | North Atlantic |
| 10 December 1987 – 10 June 1988 | PatWing-5 | Rota/Lajes | P-3C UII.5 | Mediterranean/Atlantic |
| 2 May 1989 – 9 November 1989 | PatWing-5 | Keflavik | P-3C UII.5 | North Atlantic |
| 2 December 1990 – 10 June 1991 | PatWing-5 | Sigonella (split) | P-3C UII.5 | Mediterranean |
| December 1990 – 10 March 1991 | PatWing-1 | Jeddah (split) | P-3C UII.5 | Persian Gulf |
|

#### Operation Desert Storm

Starting 31 December 1990, VP-8 deployed to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to support carrier battle groups for *Operation Desert Shield* and *Operation Desert Storm*, as well as monitor Soviet, Libyan, and Iraqi naval units in the Mediterranean from Naval Air Station Sigonella in coordination with U.S. Sixth Fleet carrier battle groups.

### Post-Cold War

#### 1992 – present

##### Military operations

In January 1996, VP-8 returned from NAS Sigonella where they flew more than 900 sorties and 6,000 hours in support of Operation Sharp Guard and Operation Decisive Endeavor.

During its 1997 deployment to NAS Sigonella, VP-8 flew over 100 missions supporting the United Nations’ peacekeeping effort in Bosnia-Herzegovina (*Operation Deliberate Guard*) and 42 missions in support of *Operation Silver Wake* resulting in the safe evacuation of 889 civilians from Albania.

During its 1998 deployment to NAF Keflavik, NS Roosevelt Roads, and Howard AFB, VP-8 conducted surface and sub-surface surveillance operations in the North Atlantic resulted in tracking 18 individual submarines from eight different countries. Following its return to NAS Brunswick, VP-8 began the transition to Aircraft Improvement Program (AIP) P-3 upgrade aircraft. During its 2000 deployment, the squadron's new P-3C AIP aircraft flew over 545 missions, consisting of 5300 hours, out of NAF Sigonella in support of *Operation Joint Guardian*, *Operation Determined Forge*, and *Operation Deliberate Forge*.

##### Counter-narcotic operations

Operating out of Naval Station Roosevelt Roads between July 1992 and January 1993, VP-8 flew over 6,000 hours in support of counter-narcotic operations and Sixth Fleet operations in the Mediterranean, with several detachment stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Naval Air Station Key West, NAS Sigonella, and Naval Air Facility Lajes.

VP-8 flew nearly 6,000 hours operating out of 18 countries during a tri-site deployment to NAF Keflavik, NS Roosevelt Roads, and Howard Air Force Base, Panama, in 1998. The squadron flew 450 surveillance missions in support of counter-narcotic operations in the Caribbean area of responsibility (AOR), resulting in 13 arrests and the seizure of 11 metric tons of illegal drugs worth US$171.4 million. Search and rescue efforts in the region accounted for 14 saved lives.

Operating in a split deployment to NAS Roosevelt Roads from August 2001 to February 2002, VP-8 was active in counter-drug operations in the Caribbean, working with the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs, which interdicted or disrupted $7.6 billion in illegal drugs, including over 28,000 kg of cocaine.

From NAF Keflavik, the squadron participated in NATO exercises, as well as undertaking new operational tasks involving homeland defense and *Operation Enduring Freedom*.

#### Operation Iraqi Freedom

From February to August 2003, VP-8 deployed to NAF Sigonella and Souda Bay, Crete, to provide 24-hour P-3 support for the two carrier battle groups in the Mediterranean during *Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)*, flying nearly 100 overland combat missions and over 4,000 flight hours from Italy, Greece, Germany, Spain, and Senegal. This split-site deployment also included support to *Operation Joint Guardian*, *Operation Deliberate Forge*, *Operation Enduring Freedom*, and NATO Joint Command Lisbon.

Its second OIF deployment, starting December 2006, involved VP-8 operation out of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as part of Task Group 57.2, a maritime patrol and reconnaissance organization consisting of 22 aircrews and 21 aircraft.

#### Operation Unified Assistance

During its Western Pacific deployment to Misawa Air Base and Kadena Air Base, VP-8 participated in the U.S. military response to the aftermath of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (*Operation Unified Assistance*), sending the first U.S. military aircraft on station to the disaster area from to Utaphao, Thailand, and Diego Garcia, as well as flying Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HADR) missions to the affected region.

#### P-8A Poseidon Transition

In July 2014 VP-8 started the transition from the P-3C to the P-8A Poseidon.

In March 2016, VP-8 began the squadron inaugural deployment of its P-8A Poseidon with a six-month deployment to Kadena AFB, Japan.

#### Japanese F-35 Crash

On 9 April 2019, VP-8 P-8A Poseidon's operating out of Misawa AB assist in the search of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A and its pilot, that crashed off the coast of Japan.

## Awards & Commendations

## Aircraft assignments

The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown:

* PBM-3 \- September 1942
* PBM-3C - December 1942
* PBM-3S - May 1943
* PBM-5E - April 1945
* P2V-2 - December 1947
* P2V-3 - January 1949
* P2V-5F - July 1955
* P-3A \- August 1962
* P-3B - December 1965
* P-3C UII - August 1981
* P-3C UII.5 - September 1985
* P-3C UIIIR - June 1994
* P-8A Poseidon - July 2014

## Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:

## Sources

## InfoBox

| VP-8 Tigers | |
| --- | --- |
| VP-8 Unit Insignia | |
| Active | 1 September 1942 – Present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Anti-Submarine Patrol |
| Part of | United States Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida |
| Nickname(s) | The Fighting Tigers |
| Engagements | World War II
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Iraq War |
| Decorations | Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2)
Navy Unit Commendation (3)
Meritorious Unit Commendation (7)
Navy Expeditionary Medal (1)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (1)
Navy "E" Ribbon (9)
Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy (1) |
| Insignia | |
| Identification
symbol | LC |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Patrol | PBM-3/3C/3S/5E
P2V-2/3/5F
P-3A/B/C
P-8A |


title: Garcinia oliveri

abstract: Garcinia oliveri is a cousin species of the mangosteen and also bears edible fruit. This plant is also known by local names ໂມງ in Laotian, Bứa núi in Vietnamese, and Tromoung in Khmer. It grows naturally in South-East Asia, including in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. This plant is a tree that grows up to 30 m high, with drooping branches. The leaves are large, thick, blade oblongs that are 10–27 cm long, attached to short petioles about 1 cm long. Its male flowers have 5 petals and 1 cm long stamens united into 5 bundles, while its hermaphroditic flowers have ovaries with 9–10 loculi. Its fruits are globose, about 4–5 cm in diameter, with red pericarp. In Vietnam, the plant's young leaves are used for food, such as being cooked in soup, or eaten fresh in a dish called banh xeo.

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# Garcinia oliveri

***Garcinia oliveri*** is a cousin species of the mangosteen and also bears edible fruit. This plant is also known by local names ໂມງ (\[móːŋ\]) in Laotian, *Bứa núi* in Vietnamese, and *Tromoung* in Khmer. It grows naturally in South-East Asia, including in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

This plant is a tree that grows up to 30 m high, with drooping branches. The leaves are large, thick, blade oblongs that are 10–27 cm long, attached to short petioles about 1 cm long. Its male flowers have 5 petals and 1 cm long stamens united into 5 bundles, while its hermaphroditic flowers have ovaries with 9–10 loculi. Its fruits are globose, about 4–5 cm in diameter, with red pericarp.

In Vietnam, the plant's young leaves are used for food, such as being cooked in soup, or eaten fresh in a dish called *banh xeo*.

## InfoBox

| *Garcinia oliveri* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | *Garcinia* |
| Species: | ***G. oliveri*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Garcinia oliveri***
Pierre | |
|


title: Ford Falcon (XH)

abstract: The Ford Falcon (XH) is a commercial range of vehicles that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1996 to 1999, as an upgrade to the XG series of utility and panel van models which were derived from the XF full-size car and had been marketed alongside the new series sedans since the EA26 project release in 1988. The XH incarnation brought closer levels of technology and comfort in comparison to the current sedan range on offer (EL), and was also the first Falcon utility vehicle to offer a V8 engine option in approximately fourteen years.

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# Ford Falcon (XH)

The **Ford Falcon (XH)** is a commercial range of vehicles that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1996 to 1999, as an upgrade to the XG series of utility and panel van models which were derived from the XF full-size car and had been marketed alongside the new series sedans since the EA26 project release in 1988. The XH incarnation brought closer levels of technology and comfort in comparison to the current sedan range on offer (EL), and was also the first Falcon utility vehicle to offer a V8 engine option in approximately fourteen years (more than four years later than the E series sedan range which reintroduced a V8 in 1992 in the form of the 5.0 (Windsor 302ci) sequential EFI V8 utilising EECIV engine management as seen in Ford US Mustang models).

## Introduction

The Ford XH Falcon was introduced in April 1996 as a facelift of the Ford XG Falcon, which it replaced. Like the XG series, it was offered only in coupe utility and panel van body styles. The XH series was sold alongside the EF Falcon sedan and wagon models until October 1996, and with the facelifted EL Falcon sedan and wagons from that point as well as early in the AU Falcon production run.

Ford grafted the nose of its EF Falcon sedan/wagon on to the existing XG Falcon, giving it the appearance of a new model. A new bonnet with a raised centre section was also fitted, along with a rounder roof. Improvements included revised front suspension and steering, revised rear suspension, upgraded engines, revised seats, a new instrumentation pod and upgraded interior trim.

## Model range

The XH range was offered in 2-door coupe utility and 2-door panel van models, marketed as follows.

* Ford Falcon Longreach GLi utility
* Ford Falcon Longreach GLi panel van
* Ford Falcon Longreach S utility
* Ford Falcon Longreach Outback utility
* Ford Falcon XR6 utility
* Ford Falcon XR8 utility (from October 1997)

GLi utility and vans were available with a "1 Tonne" option pack that included heavier rear leaf springs, uprated tyres and an automatic transmission oil cooler.

There were also several limited edition XH models:

* Longreach GLi Tradesman: adding air conditioning, vinyl bed liner, 15 inch alloy wheels, Tradesman decals, remote central locking. Sold between May and June 1997, with 520 utilities and 80 vans produced. Reintroduced between October 1998 and June 1999, with 820 utilities and 80 vans produced.
* Longreach S Splash (utility): adding to the S model an alloy sports bar, alloy wheels (as per EF Fairmont Ghia), cruise control, and leather steering wheel. Sold between July 1997 and November 1998, with 300 produced.
* Longreach GLi Special Edition (utility): adding air conditioning, alloy wheels, and "Special Edition" decals. Sold between December 1998 and June 1999, with 600 produced.

## XH Series II

An upgraded XH Series II range was introduced in October 1997, A 5.0 litre V8 engine was added as an option for the Automatic S Ute and was fitted as standard equipment in the newly introduced XR8 model, 624 XR8 utes were produced during the production run with 212 being manual. Both the new XR8 and the revised XR6 featured the nosecone design from the EL series Falcon XR8 Sedan.

## Replacement

The XH Falcon Ute models were replaced in June 1999 by Ute variants of the AU Falcon range. By that time, the XH models were relatively unrefined and antiquated, as the basic design dated back to the XD Falcon of 1979. The XH Van was discontinued and was not replaced, bringing to an end the 38-year history of the Australian "Falcon Van", which began with the XK Falcon two-door panel-van model in 1961.

## InfoBox

| Ford Falcon (XH) | |
| --- | --- |
| Ford Falcon (XH) Longreach GLi utility | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Australia |
| Production | April 1996 – June 1999 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door coupe utility
2-door panel van |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Ford Falcon (EL) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.0 L Ford I6 (petrol)
5.0 L *Windsor* V8 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 4-speed *M93LE* automatic (I6)
4-speed *M97LE* automatic (V8)
5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,957 mm (116.4 in) |
| Length | 4,923 mm (193.8 in) |
| Width | 1,862 mm (73.3 in) |
| Height | 1,370 mm (53.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,520 kg (3,351 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Falcon (XG) |
| Successor | Ford Falcon (AU) |


title: Tangled Up in Blues

abstract: Tangled Up in Blues: Songs of Bob Dylan is a 1999 album of Bob Dylan songs performed by various artists, featuring blues legends such as R.L. Burnside, Mavis Staples, and Taj Mahal. Additional artists include Isaac Hayes, Leon Russell, and Dylan's long-time collaborators, The Band. Two reissues of the album were released under the title All Blues'd Up!: the first in the U.S. in 2002 and the second in the Netherlands in 2003. While both feature the same tracks as the original release, the songs on the U.S. reissue were in a different order. Tangled Up in Blues was part of a series issued by the House of Blues record label under the tongue-in-cheek title "This Ain't No Tribute Album".. The series featured 12 albums which were released from 1997 through 2002. Other artists whose works were highlighted in the series included The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, and Janis Joplin.

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# Tangled Up in Blues

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  |

***Tangled Up in Blues: Songs of Bob Dylan*** is a 1999 album of Bob Dylan songs performed by various artists, featuring blues legends such as R.L. Burnside, Mavis Staples, and Taj Mahal. Additional artists include Isaac Hayes, Leon Russell, and Dylan's long-time collaborators, The Band.

Two reissues of the album were released under the title *All Blues'd Up!*: the first in the U.S. in 2002 and the second in the Netherlands in 2003. While both feature the same tracks as the original release, the songs on the U.S. reissue were in a different order.

*Tangled Up in Blues* was part of a series issued by the House of Blues record label under the tongue-in-cheek title "This Ain't No Tribute Album".. The series featured 12 albums which were released from 1997 through 2002. Other artists whose works were highlighted in the series included The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, and Janis Joplin.

## Track listing

The album's 12 songs originally appeared in the following order:

1. "One Too Many Mornings" – The Band
2. "All Along the Watchtower" – Larry McCray
3. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" – Taj Mahal
4. "Gotta Serve Somebody" – Mavis Staples
5. "Everything Is Broken" – R.L. Burnside
6. "Lay Lady Lay" – Isaac Hayes
7. "Million Miles" – Alvin Youngblood Hart
8. "Wallflower" – The Holmes Brothers
9. "Pledging My Time" – Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson
10. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – John Hammond, Jr.
11. "Ballad of a Thin Man" – James Solberg
12. "Watching the River Flow" – Leon Russell

The following track listing was used for the 2002 U.S. reissue:

1. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" – Taj Mahal
2. "Gotta Serve Somebody" – Mavis Staples
3. "Lay Lady Lay" – Isaac Hayes
4. "Everything Is Broken" – R.L. Burnside
5. "Pledging My Time" – Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson
6. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – John Hammond, Jr.
7. "Ballad of a Thin Man" – James Solberg
8. "Million Miles" – Alvin Youngblood Hart
9. "Watching the River Flow" – Leon Russell
10. "Wallflower" – The Holmes Brothers
11. "All Along the Watchtower" – Larry McCray
12. "One Too Many Mornings" – The Band

## InfoBox

| Tangled Up in Blues | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Recorded | July 13, 1999 |
| Length | 62:28 |
| Label | House of Blues |
| Producer | John Snyder |


title: Home Thoughts

abstract: Home Thoughts is the second album by English singer-songwriter Clifford T. Ward released in 1973. The album reached number 40 in the UK Album Charts in November 1973, helped by the success of the single "Gaye", a top ten hit in July. The title of the album is taken from the poem "Home Thoughts from Abroad" by Robert Browning.

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# Home Thoughts

***Home Thoughts*** is the second album by English singer-songwriter Clifford T. Ward released in 1973. The album reached number 40 in the UK Album Charts in November 1973, helped by the success of the single "Gaye", a top ten hit in July. The title of the album is taken from the poem "Home Thoughts from Abroad" by Robert Browning.

## Background

Born in Stourport, Worcestershire, Clifford T. Ward was the fifth child of Kathleen and Frank Ward. His father was a carpet factory worker whose grandparents had been Irish music-hall artistes. In 1962, Clifford became the singer with Cliff Ward and the Cruisers, a proficient beat group that won the 1963 Midland Band of the Year contest in Birmingham. The band performed at American Army bases in France, and it was during this time abroad that Ward wrote "Home Thoughts from Abroad". Between 1966 and 1967, the group released several singles on CBS Records International as The Secrets and Simon's Secrets. The Ward-penned "Path Through the Forest" was recorded by psychedelic rock band The Factory in 1968, and is now considered a classic of the genre. In 1967, Ward enrolled at Worcester teacher training college to study English and divinity, after which he taught at North Bromsgrove High School teaching English and Drama.

In 1970, Ward put together a demo tape and sent it to John Peel, who played it to Clive Selwood. This led to a record deal with Peel and Selwood's label Dandelion. Ward's debut album *Singer ∙ Songwriter* was released on Dandelion in 1972, but it failed to garner any significant attention. Ward's second album was already half-finished when the label folded later that year. Selwood took it to Tony Stratton Smith and secured Clifford T. Ward a deal with Charisma Records.

## Release and reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  |

*Home Thoughts* was well received upon its release. *Record Mirror* called it "the sort of album that immediately becomes part of your life", commenting "some tracks have a jazz feel, others are folksy, and overall it's a collection of songs you want to hear over and over".

In a retrospective review, Sharon Mawer of Allmusic wrote that the album represented "a breath of fresh air in the overproduced mid-70s... ..here was a man who told simple stories, with beautiful melodies, played with the minimum of fuss". Mawer praised Ward's "love of poetry and words", and concluded "for all the beautiful songs on *Home Thoughts*, the standout track is the hit single "Gaye" with its instantly memorable singalong melody".

## Track listing

All songs written by Clifford T. Ward.

### Side one

1. "Gaye" – 3:40
2. "Wherewithal" – 2:57
3. "The Dubious Circus Company" – 3:20
4. "Nightingale" – 2:23
5. "Where Would That Leave Me" – 2:48
6. "The Traveller" – 5:25

### Side two

1.
2. "Home Thoughts from Abroad" – 3:22
3. "Where's It Going to End" – 3:36
4. "Time, the Magician" – 3:13
5. "Give Me One More Chance" – 3:44
6. "Cold Wind Blowing" – 3:16
7. "The Open University" – 2:24
8. "Crisis" - 2:20

## Personnel

* Clifford T. Ward – vocals, keyboards
* Ken Wright – drums, percussion
* Derek Thomas – guitars
* Terry Edwards – bass
* Richard Hewson – arrangements

Technical * Jerry Boys, Vic Gamm – engineer
* Alan Curtis, Tony Bell – photography

## Charts

| Chart (1973/74) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 67 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 40 |

## InfoBox

| Home Thoughts | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Clifford T. Ward | |
| Released | April 1973 |
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London |
| Genre | Folk rock, baroque pop |
| Label | Charisma |
| Producer | Clifford T. Ward |
| Clifford T. Ward chronology | |
| *Singer Songwriter*
(1972) ***Home Thoughts***
(1973) *Mantle Pieces*
(1973) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Home Thoughts* | |
| 1. "Gaye"
Released: 13 April 1973 2. "Wherewithal"
Released: 7 September 1973 | |
|  | |


title: Macrohaltica

abstract: Macrohaltica is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 20 described species in Macrohaltica, found in Central and South America.

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# Macrohaltica

***Macrohaltica*** is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 20 described species in *Macrohaltica*, found in Central and South America.

## Species

These 20 species belong to the genus *Macrohaltica*:

## InfoBox

| *Macrohaltica* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Macrohaltica transversa*, Argentina | |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | *Macrohaltica*<br>Bechyné, 1957 |
|


title: Rupak

abstract:
Rupak is a popular name among Nepali, Bengali and Assamese speaking people. Which means sign, feature, beautiful. Notable people with this name include:
  - Rupak Tala, a tala in Hindustani music
  - Rupak Kulkarni, Indian musician
  - Rupak Sarmah, Indian politician for Nowgong constituency, Assam
  - Rupak Sharma, Indian politician for Nowgong Sadar Assembly Constituency, Assam
  - Rupak Sapkota, Software developer from Nepal, tech community builder.

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# Rupak

**Rupak** is a popular name among Nepali, Bengali and Assamese speaking people. Which means sign, feature, beautiful. Notable people with this name include:

* Rupak Tala, a tala in Hindustani music
* Rupak Kulkarni (born 1968), Indian musician
* Rupak Sarmah, Indian politician for Nowgong constituency, Assam
* Rupak Sharma, Indian politician for Nowgong Sadar Assembly Constituency, Assam
* Rupak Sapkota, Software developer from Nepal, tech community builder.


title: We're Not Married!

abstract: We're Not Married! is a 1952 American anthology romantic comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding. It was released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson, while the story was adapted by Dwight Taylor from Gina Kaus's and Jay Dratler's unpublished work "If I Could Remarry". The film stars Ginger Rogers, Fred Allen, Victor Moore, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas, Eddie Bracken, and Mitzi Gaynor. Co-stars include Louis Calhern, Zsa Zsa Gabor, James Gleason, Paul Stewart, and Jane Darwell.

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# We're Not Married!

***We're Not Married!*** is a 1952 American anthology romantic comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding. It was released by 20th Century Fox.

The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson, while the story was adapted by Dwight Taylor from Gina Kaus's and Jay Dratler's unpublished work "If I Could Remarry".

The film stars Ginger Rogers, Fred Allen, Victor Moore, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas, Eddie Bracken, and Mitzi Gaynor. Co-stars include Louis Calhern, Zsa Zsa Gabor, James Gleason, Paul Stewart, and Jane Darwell.

## Plot

When elderly Mr. Bush is appointed justice of the peace, he starts marrying couples on Christmas Eve. However, his appointment takes effect on the first of January. Later, this issue becomes known when one of the six couples he married files for divorce. To avoid a bigger scandal, the remaining five couples are informed that they are not really married. The film then shows how the other couples react to the news.

Steve and Ramona Gladwyn are a husband-and-wife radio team whose on-air loving behavior on their show "Breakfast with the Glad Gladwyns" conceals the fact that they cannot stand each other. However, they do not want to lose their large salaries. When they arrive outside the marriage license bureau, they encounter a happy couple leaving. The sight makes Steve reconsider his relationship with Ramona, then she does too.

The second couple is Jeff and Annabel Norris. Annabel has just won the "Mrs. Mississippi" pageant. Jeff is fed up with taking care of their child, while Annabel and her manager Duffy are out preparing to compete for the title of "Mrs. America". Jeff is delighted at the prospect of getting Annabel back when he learns they are not married. He sees to it that she loses her title, but in the end is pleased when his now-fiancée wins the "Miss Mississippi" contest.

Bush remembers Hector and Katie Woodruff talking constantly, but they have now run out of things to say to each other. When Hector gets the letter from the Governor's office, he imagines seeing all his gorgeous girlfriends again, then burns the letter before Katie sees it.

Kind millionaire Freddie Melrose is married to a young gold-digger named Eve. When Freddie goes on a business trip, she suggests she'll fly that evening to meet him at his hotel, but instead sets him up. Another woman shows up instead, followed shortly afterward by three men who witness his fake adultery. Eve and her attorney, Stone, inform Freddie that while Eve is entitled by law to half his assets in a divorce, they want much more, threatening him with criminal charges. Bush's letter arrives just in time to save him.

Young soldier Wilson "Willie" Fisher is about to be shipped out to Hawaii and the "Asiatic-Pacific Theater." At the train station, his wife Patsy arrives late and just has time to tell him she is pregnant before his train leaves. He is unable to tell her that they are not married. He sends her a telegram, urging her to meet him at the port. There, he goes AWOL in order to try to marry her, while dodging two MPs. However, he is caught and thrown in the brig, and his ship sets sail. Fortunately, a military chaplain notices an upset Patsy and manages to extract the story from her. He then arranges for her and Willie to get married by radio.

## Cast

## Reception

Bosley Crowther of *The New York Times* wrote: "it must be said for Mr. Johnson and Mr. Goulding that they cut their capers well and came forth with a tailored entertainment that is one of the snappiest of the year." Crowther's favorite segment "most particularly because of the droll demonstration of confusion and beaming triumph that Louis Calhern gives—(is) the little drama in which a Texas millionaire confounds a scheming wife and her attorney who are trying to skin him with the old Army game. In this one, Mr. Calhern is delicious as he helplessly blinks and squirms through the obvious embarrassments of a frame-up and the subsequent bludgeonings of the kill. And then he is beautifully nimble as he finds his ace card and turns upon his relentless harassers..."

## Soundtrack

| Song | Performer(s) | Note(s) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "Cuddles" | Sung by the lunch room counter man | Written by Edmund Goulding |
| "The Wedding March" | Played during the opening credits | From *A Midsummer Night's Dream*  (Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) |
| "The First Noel" | Sung during the opening scene | - |
| "Silent Night, Holy Night" | Sung by the carolers when the Gladwyns get married | Music by Franz Gruber
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr |
| "Waltz from 'Coppélia'" | Played after Ramona turns on the light while getting up | Music by Léo Delibes |
| "Home, Sweet Home" | Played on the organ at the beginning of the radio show | Music by Henry Bishop |
| "Sweet and Lovely" | Played during the bathing beauty contest | Written by Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias and Neil Moret (as Jules LeMare) |
| "Baby Face" | Played after Annabel is handed the trophy | Music by Harry Akst |
| "Perfidia" | Played on the radio when Hector is telling Katie about the Latin Quarter | Written by Alberto Domínguez |
| "Wien, Wien, nur du allein" | Played during the Mr. and Mrs. Melrose episode | Written by Rudolf Sieczyński |

## InfoBox

| We're Not Married! | |
| --- | --- |
| Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Edmund Goulding |
| Screenplay by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Adaptation by | Dwight Taylor |
|  | |
| Based on | *If I Could Remarry*
unpublished work
by Gina Kaus
Jay Dratler |
| Produced by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Music by | Cyril Mockridge |
| Production
company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | * July 11, 1952 (1952-07-11) |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals) |


title: North Parramatta

abstract: North Parramatta is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

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# North Parramatta

**North Parramatta** is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

## History

The Darug people had lived in the area for many generations, and regarded the area as a food bowl, rich in food from the river and forests. They called the area Baramada or Burramatta ('Parramatta') which means "the place where the eels lie down".

## Heritage listings

North Parramatta has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

The UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation is working on creating an aspirational place identity for the publicly owned and nationally listed Heritage Core. It will not have any residential developments, and the heritage buildings will be preserved with the help of repair and restoration work that will make them weatherproof and safe. The significant landmarks on the site which will be conserved include the Cumberland Hospital and the Norma Parker Centre.

## Schools and recreation

North Parramatta is dominated by Lake Parramatta and The King's School, which together comprise almost 50% of the land area. Lake Parramatta is a 10-hectare reserve, based around a former reservoir. The catchment area for the lake is bounded by North Rocks Road, Pennant Hills Road and Hunts Creek. The entrance is from Lackey Street, North Parramatta. Lake Parramatta served as a recreational spot for locals who enjoyed swimming. It had been closed due to pollution, but was reopened in January 2015.

Schools in the suburb include:

## Transport

The nearest train station to North Parramatta is Parramatta railway station. The 609 bus route, run by Hillsbus, is the local access to bus transport. It circles around from Prince Street, to Gloucester Avenue, past Lake Parramatta, onto Iron Street and then to the Parramatta Bus Interchange.

At the 2011 census, 21.9% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 57.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

## Demographics

Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | 8,710 |  |
| 2006 | 8,365 | −4.0% |
| 2011 | 12,594 | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 13,248 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 12,064 | −8.9% |

At the 2021 census, North Parramatta recorded a population of 12,064. Of these:

Age distributionNorth Parramatta has a slight over-representation of young adults when compared to the country as a whole. This is most apparent in the range 25–39 years of age, who make up 26.3% of the suburb's population, larger than the national average of 21.5%. North Parramatta residents' median age was 38 years, the same as the national median. Children aged 0–14 years made up 17.1% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7% of the population (national average is 17.2%). Ethnic diversityAbout half (47.4%) of North Parramatta residents were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth were India 8.8%, China 5.0%, Philippines 3.0%, Iran 2.8% and Lebanon 2.3%. However, only 16.5% identify their ancestry as Australian, which is the second-largest group; the next most common self-identified ancestries were English 16.8%, Chinese 11.1%, Indian 9.7% and Lebanese 7.0%. Just under half (46.9%) of people only spoke English at home; other languages spoken at home included Arabic 5.9%, Mandarin 5.4%, Hindi 3.5%, Cantonese 3.0% and Persian (excluding Dari) 2.8%. ReligionThe most common responses for religion were No Religion 23.8% and Catholic 23.6%. IncomeThe average weekly household income was $1,703, compared to the national average of $1,746. HousingMost private dwellings (58.2%) were flats, units or apartments. Another 24.2% were separate houses, while 17.2% were semi-detached (mainly townhouses). The average household size was 2.3 people.

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## InfoBox

| North Parramatta
New South Wales | |
| --- | --- |
| Masonry arch wall at Lake Parramatta | |
|  | |
| Population | 12,064 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 2,320/km2 (6,010/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 2151 |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Area | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD |
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta |
| State electorate(s) |  |
| Federal division(s) | Parramatta |
| **Suburbs around North Parramatta:**  Northmead North Rocks Carlingford  Northmead North Parramatta Oatlands  Westmead Parramatta Rydalmere | |


title: The Springfields

abstract: The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, Australia, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Feild, who was later replaced by Mike Hurst.

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# The Springfields

**The Springfields** were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, Australia, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Feild, who was later replaced by Mike Hurst.

## Career

The trio formed in 1960, when Mary "Dusty" O'Brien, who had been a member of all-girl singing trio the Lana Sisters, joined her brother Dion O'Brien and Tim Feild, who had been working as a duo, the Kensington Squares. Dion became Tom Springfield, and Mary became Dusty Springfield.

Tom Springfield was a songwriter and arranger with a wide knowledge of folk music and the group had strong vocal harmonies as well as Dusty's powerful lead. Occupying a musical sphere comparable with that of the contemporary Peter, Paul and Mary, they were signed to Philips Records in London by producer Johnny Franz. In 1961, they released their first single, "Dear John" which failed to chart. They achieved UK success with the two follow-up releases, "Breakaway" (No. 31) and their Christmas hit "Bambino" (No. 16), also produced by Franz.

With the success of "Breakaway" and "Bambino" and numerous television appearances, the trio quickly became very popular in the UK. In 1961, they starred in their own 15-minute music TV series on the BBC, *The Springfields*. In late 1961, Feild's wife fell ill, and he left the group to look after her. Following an audition at Quaglino's restaurant in London in February 1962, Mike Hurst was taken on to replace him.

Hurst later reflected on the dynamics within the group: "We worked incredibly hard, rehearsing constantly. Dusty was the creative force and Tom had the business skills and wrote great songs....Tom sorted out with the manager what gigs we would do but it was Dusty who worked on the performance." She made the three of them stand in front of a mirror for hours with herself in the middle, rehearsing every on-stage move. "Everything was worked out to the nth degree."

In September 1962, their version of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" reached No. 20 on *Billboard*'s Hot 100. It was the first single by a British group to reach the top 20 of the Hot 100, predating the Tornados' number one "Telstar" by two months (and the Beatles' US chart entry by 16 months). The record peaked at No. 23 on the *Cash Box* chart and reached number one in Australia. It featured lead guitar by Judd Proctor. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" sold more than one million copies and was RIAA-certified gold.

In December 1962, Tom's composition "Island of Dreams", his first recording made with Mike Hurst, debuted on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for 26 weeks. It peaked at No. 5 in its 16th week on the chart, in early April 1963, five weeks before the Springfields' follow-up hit "Say I Won't Be There" would also peak at No. 5. By this time, the Springfields were one of the most popular groups in the UK. The group had several chart hits and had recorded several foreign language records. However, Dusty Springfield felt limited by the group's folk act and Tom's lead role within the trio, and she decided to leave for a solo career. She and Tom announced that the group was to be disbanded on the TV variety show Sunday Night at the London Palladium in October 1963.

Tom Springfield subsequently wrote a number of songs for Australian pop-folk band the Seekers, including the two UK number-one hits "I'll Never Find Another You" and "The Carnival Is Over", as well as the Oscar-nominated "Georgy Girl", which he wrote with actor-singer Jim Dale and which hit big on both sides of the Atlantic.

Mike Hurst found himself at a loose end after the breakup, but was not surprised by it: "I always recognised Dusty's power on stage. It was obvious to me she was destined for greater things. She was an iconic figure even then." Hurst achieved success as a producer, working with Marc Bolan and Cat Stevens. In the early 1970s, he teamed up with former Seeker Keith Potger to launch Springfield Revival, a more contemporary version of the Springfields. The line-up consisted of Australian singer-songwriter Mick Flinn (vocals, guitar, kazoo), formerly of the Mixtures, plus two Britons: Donna Jones (vocals), from Manchester, and former stage musical actor Ray Hoskins, alias Ray Martin (vocals, guitar), from London. This group supported the Osmonds on tour and made two albums for Polydor in the UK and one for MGM in the US, but without any chart success. Jones and Flinn became members of the New Seekers.

## Personnel

**The Springfields personnel**
| (1960–1961) |  |
| --- | --- |
|
| (1962–1963) |  |
| 21st Century "revival" |
| (2017–present) |  |
|

## Discography

### Original studio albums

| Year | Album | US | Label |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1962 | *Kinda Folksy* |  | Philips |
| 1962 | *Silver Threads and Golden Needles* (US only) | 91 | |
| 1963 | *Folk Songs from the Hills* |  | |
|

### EPs

| Year | Album | US | Label |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1961 | *The Springfields* |  | Philips |
| 1962 | *Kinda Folksy Number One* |  | |
| | *Kinda Folksy Number Two* |  | |
| | *Kinda Folksy Number Three* |  | |
| | *Christmas with the Springfields* |  | Woman's Own |
| 1963 | Hit Sounds | - | Philips |
| | *Christmas with the Springfields* |  | |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart Positions | | | | | | | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | UK | New Musical Express | Melody Maker | Australia | Irish Charts | US | US Country | |
| 1961 | "Dear John" |  | _ | _ | _ | _ |  |  | singles only |
| | "Breakaway" | 31 | 23 | 31 | _ | _ |  |  | |
| | "Bambino" | 16 | 25 | 17 | _ | _ |  |  | |
| 1962 | "Goodnight Irene" |  | _ | _ | _ | _ |  |  | |
| | "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" |  | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 20 | 16 | *Silver Threads and Golden Needles* |
| | "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" |  | _ | _ | _ | _ | 95 | |  |
| | "Gotta Travel On" |  | _ | _ | _ | _ | 114 | |  |
| | "Island of Dreams" | 5 | 7 | 6 | _ | 2 | 129 |  | singles only |
| 1963 | "Say I Won't Be There" | 5 | 5 | 4 | _ | _ |  | |  |
| | "Come on Home" | 31 | 30 | 31 | _ | _ |  | |  |
| 1964 | "If I Was Down And Out" |  | _ | _ | _ | _ |  | |  |
| | "Oh Holy Child" |  | _ | _ | _ | _ |  | |  |

## InfoBox

| The Springfields | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Folk, pop |
| Years active | 1960–1963 |
| Labels | Philips Records |
|  | |
| Members | Dusty Springfield
Tom Springfield
Tim Feild
Mike Hurst |


title: Uzi (Pinky Ring)

abstract: "Uzi" is a song from Iron Flag, the fourth album by rap group Wu-Tang Clan. It was released as the album's first single, produced by GZA with an accompanying music video directed by RZA. The song contains samples of “Sesame Street” by Clarence Reid and was listed as the 322nd best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.

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# Uzi (Pinky Ring)

"**Uzi (Pinky Ring)**" is a song from *Iron Flag*, the fourth album by rap group Wu-Tang Clan. It was released as the album's first single, produced by GZA with an accompanying music video directed by RZA.

The song contains samples of “Sesame Street” by Clarence Reid and was listed as the 322nd best song of the 2000s by *Pitchfork*.

## Track listing

**12"**

1. "Pinky Ring" (radio edit) – 5:23
2. "Pinky Ring" (instrumental) – 5:23
3. "Pinky Ring" (dirty) – 5:23
4. "Pinky Ring" (late night mix) – 5:23
5. "Pinky Ring" (a cappella) – 4:09

**Promo, vinyl**

1. "Pinky Ring" (radio edit) – 5:23
2. "Pinky Ring" (instrumental) – 5:23
3. "Pinky Ring" (album version) – 4:53
4. "Y'all Been Warned" (radio edit) – 4:14
5. "Y'all Been Warned" (instrumental) – 4:14
6. "Y'all Been Warned" (album version) – 4:14

## InfoBox

| "Uzi (Pinky Ring)" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single by Wu-Tang Clan | |
| from the album  *Iron Flag* | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop |
| Label | Loud Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Lamont Hawkins, Dennis Coles, Robert Diggs, Corey Woods, Elgin Turner, Jason Hunter, Clifford Smith, Gary Grice, Clarence Reid, Russel Jones |
| Producer(s) | RZA |


title: Garcinia paucinervis

abstract: Garcinia paucinervis is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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# Garcinia paucinervis

***Garcinia paucinervis*** is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.

## InfoBox

| *Garcinia paucinervis* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | *Garcinia* |
| Species: | ***G. paucinervis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Garcinia paucinervis***
Chun & How | |
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title: Luciano Bernasconi

abstract: Luciano Bernasconi is an Italian comic book artist. In the early 1960s, he worked for fellow artist Carlo Cedroni's Studio Barbato, Éditions Lug in France, and Edizioni Europer in Rome.

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# Luciano Bernasconi

**Luciano Bernasconi** (born 1939, Rome) is an Italian comic book artist. In the early 1960s, he worked for fellow artist Carlo Cedroni's Studio Barbato, Éditions Lug in France, and Edizioni Europer in Rome.

## Career

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Bernasconi became one of Lug's major artists, co-creating a number of major characters such as *Wampus*, *Kabur* and *Phenix* and also *Ami Barry*, *L'Autre*, *Billy Boyd*, *Bob Lance*, *Comte de Saint-Germain*, *Frères Thunderbolt*, *Gladiateur de Bronze*, *Jean Girodet*, *Jeff Sullivan*, *Kit Kappa*, *Sibilla*, *Starlock* and *Waki*.

In the 1980s, Bernasconi's work appeared in *Il Giornalino* and he contributed erotic comics to Edifumetto in Milan. He also joined the team of artists working for *Il Messaggero*.

In the 1990s, he worked on *Gordon Linch* and had work published in magazines like *Intrepido*, *Crimen* (including an adaptation of Sherlock Holmes), and made a comic adaptation of the erotic novel 'Gamiani*.*

In 2000, he returned to *Kabur*, *Phenix* and *Wampus* for Semic Comics, the successor of Editions Lug. In 2004, he teamed up with other writers and artists to reclaim the rights to his characters under the banner of Hexagon Comics. Later he collaborated with Enrico Teodorani on *Djustine*.

## InfoBox

| Luciano Bernasconi | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 1939 (age 8485)
Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Notable works | Éditions Lug
Hexagon Comics |
| www.lucianobernasconi.com | |


title: Home This Year

abstract: Home This Year is the sixth album by rock band Virginia Coalition.

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# Home This Year

***Home This Year*** is the sixth album by rock band Virginia Coalition.

## Track listing

1. "Home This Year" - 4:01
2. "Santa Fe" - 4:23
3. "Stars Align" - 3:59
4. "Not Scared" - 4:07
5. "Same Page" - 3:34
6. "Sing Along" - 4:40
7. "Lately" - 4:05
8. "A Desperate Way" - 3:57
9. "Look My Way" - 3:46
10. "I Got This One" - 3:58

* "Home This Year -- Virginia Coalition". Retrieved June 29, 2012.

## InfoBox

| Home This Year | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Virginia Coalition | |
| Released | March 18, 2008 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Bluhammock (USA) |
| Virginia Coalition chronology | |
| *Live at the 9:30 Club*
(2006) ***Home This Year***
(2008) | |


title: Macrohammus deyrollei

abstract: Macrohammus deyrollei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Macrohammus. It was described by Thomson in 1879.

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# Macrohammus deyrollei

***Macrohammus deyrollei*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus ***Macrohammus***. It was described by Thomson in 1879.

## InfoBox

| *Macrohammus deyrollei* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | ***Macrohammus*** |
| Species: | ***M. deyrollei*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Macrohammus deyrollei***<br>(Thomson, 1879) | |
|


title: Rustin R. Kimsey

abstract: Rustin Ray "Rusty" Kimsey was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon between 1980 and 2000.

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# Rustin R. Kimsey

**Rustin Ray** "**Rusty**" **Kimsey** (June 20, 1935 – April 10, 2015) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon between 1980 and 2000.

## Early life and education

Kimsey was born on June 20, 1935, in Bend, Oregon, the son of Lauren Chamness Kimsey and Lois Elena Moorhead. He was a sixth-generation Oregonian. He was educated at the public schools in Bend, Oregon, and Hermiston, Oregon, and then attended the University of Oregon from where he earned a Bachelor of Science in 1957. He then went on to study at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1960.

## Ordained ministry

Kimsey was ordained deacon in 1960 and priest on December 18, 1960, by Bishop Lane W. Barton of Eastern Oregon. He initially served as vicar of St John's Church in Hermiston, Oregon, between 1960 and 1961 and then priest-in-charge of St Paul's Church in Nyssa, Oregon, in 1961. From 1961 he was vicar of St Albans Church in Albany, Oregon, while in 1967 he became rector of St Stephen's Church. In 1971 he became rector of St Paul's Church in The Dalles, Oregon, where he remained until 1980.

## Episcopacy

On March 22, 1980, Kimsey was elected on the third ballot as the Bishop of Eastern Oregon. He was consecrated on August 4, 1980, by Presiding Bishop John Allin at The Dalles High School Kurtz Gymnasium. Between 1994 and 2000 he chaired the Episcopal Church’s Commission on Ecumenical Relations and was instrumental in bringing about the full communion between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He retired as Bishop of Eastern Oregon in June 2000. In 2005 became Assisting Bishop of the Navajoland Area Mission, and retained the post until July 2006. In 2009 he accepted his appointment as Assisting Bishop of Alaska and remained there until 2010. 2010. He died on April 10, 2015, in The Dalles, Oregon.

## InfoBox

| The Right Reverend
Rustin R. Kimsey | |
| --- | --- |
| Bishop of Eastern Oregon | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Eastern Oregon |
| Elected | March 22, 1980 |
| In office | 1980-2000 |
| Predecessor | William B. Spofford |
| Successor | William O. Gregg |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 18, 1960 *(priest)*
by Lane W. Barton |
| Consecration | August 4, 1980
by John Allin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1935-06-20)June 20, 1935
Bend, Oregon, United States |
| Died | April 10, 2015(2015-04-10) (aged 79)
The Dalles, Oregon, United States |
| Buried | Dufur Cemetery, Dufur, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Lauren Chamness Kimsey & Lois Elena Moorhead |
| Spouse | Gretchen Beck Rinehart  (m. 1961) |
| Children | 2 |


title: Yesenia (film)

abstract: Yesenia is a 1971 Mexican film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna, based on an original story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché. The film stars Jacqueline Andere as the titular character, along with Jorge Lavat. Yesenia was a blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it sold 91.4 million tickets, and became the highest-grossing foreign film in the Soviet Union. Due to this success abroad, it ranks among the world's non-English language films with the highest attendance record.

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# Yesenia (film)

***Yesenia*** is a 1971 Mexican film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna, based on an original story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché. The film stars Jacqueline Andere as the titular character, along with Jorge Lavat. *Yesenia* was a blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it sold 91.4 million tickets, and became the highest-grossing foreign film in the Soviet Union. Due to this success abroad, it ranks among the world's non-English language films with the highest attendance record.

## Plot

Yesenia (Jacqueline Andere) had grown up among gypsies but her mother was white. Obliged by the circumstances (and her parents), she felt the need to give her child to an old gypsy woman whom Yesenia believed to be her grandmother. The love of a soldier, disappointment, and other misunderstandings reveal the hidden truth.

## Cast

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| Yesenia | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Alfredo B. Crevenna |
| Screenplay by |  |
| Story by | Yolanda Vargas Dulché |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | José Ortiz Ramos |
| Edited by | Jorge Busto |
| Music by | Sergio Guerrero |
| Release date | * 11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) (Mexico) |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | 91.4 million tickets (Soviet Union) |


title: Martin Gubbins

abstract: Martin Richard Gubbins (1812–1863) was a British official in India. He is known for his part in the Siege of Lucknow, where he was at odds with the commanding officer, Henry Montgomery Lawrence.

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# Martin Gubbins

**Martin Richard Gubbins** (1812–1863) was a British official in India. He is known for his part in the Siege of Lucknow, where he was at odds with the commanding officer, Henry Montgomery Lawrence.

## Early life

He was the third son of Major-General Joseph Gubbins and his wife Charlotte Bathoe (died 1824). He was educated at the East India College, Haileybury from 1828 to 1830. Three brothers were also in British India: John Panton Gubbins the eldest, Charles and Frederick Bebb Gubbins. His sister Elizabeth married William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans and then Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland.

Gubbins went out to India as writer in 1830, and became assistant under the chief commissioner and resident at Delhi, 26 April 1831. He subsequently held posts at Allahabad, Muttra, and other places, and went to Awadh on its annexation by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 as a member of the British commission.

During the cold season of 1856–1857, Gubbins made a tour as financial commissioner through Awadh, to test the summary settlement of the land revenue, which had just then been completed. He worked to redress grievances of the landowners; but at the same time his disputes with Colville Coverley Jackson, the chief commissioner, were counter-productive.

## Indian Rebellion 1857

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Gubbins took a prominent part in affairs at Lucknow, and from the beginning managed the intelligence department until the British position was beleaguered. By his advice the residency was garrisoned only with European troops. He urged Sir Henry Lawrence to send a reinforcement to aid Sir Hugh Wheeler, and when this was refused he tried in vain to dissuade Wheeler from entrusting to Nana Sahib of Kanpur the protection of the treasury.

From the beginning of the insurgency, Gubbins urged on Lawrence the disarmament of the sepoys at Lucknow. His advice was not taken, and on 30 May 1857 most of the troops rose in revolt. On the following morning the 7th native cavalry also revolted, and in the pursuit which took place Gubbins, with his servant and two followers, took six prisoners. On 9 June 1857, Gubbins was appointed head of a provisional council during the absence of Sir Henry Lawrence through ill-health, and proceeded to carry out his scheme of disarmament of the remaining sepoys. His orders were, however, countermanded by Lawrence on his return a few days later.

Gubbins advised an attack on the rebel troops in the neighborhood of Lucknow; but when Lawrence consented, the attack was botched. The result was the disaster at the battle of Chinhut on 30 June 1857, which led to the siege of Lucknow. Lawrence died on 4 July 1857. It left Gubbins as the senior official in the city.

Sir Colin Campbell began to relieve Lucknow on 9 November 1857, reaching the Residency after a week of fighting. Gubbins accompanied Campbell's forces to Kanpur. In poor health, Gubbins then sailed back to England.

## Later life

Returning to India at the end of 1858, Gubbins found his reputation had suffered. The situation in Awadh was much analysed in the aftermath of the insurgency, and the group of followers of James Thomason there in 1856, Colville Calverley Jackson and Charles John Wingfield as well as Gubbins, came under scrutiny. Gubbins had tried to deal more sympathetically with the *taluqdars*, whose discontent with change had caused a revolt. Although Henry Lawrence had had some sympathy for the approach taken by Gubbins to land reform, and also found Jackson unacceptable, Gubbins was tarred with a long history of quarrels, and the fact that Lawrence had found him troublesome. His *Mutinies in Oudh* was found self-serving, and was rebutted, by George Hutchinson (1826–1899) of the Bengal Engineers, in *Narrative of the Mutinies in Oude*. Hutchinson was commissioned by Robert Montgomery, brought in to be Chief Commissioner of Oudh, over Gubbins's head.

Gubbins became judge of the supreme court of Agra. He resigned due to ill-health, and returned to England in January 1863. After his return he suffered from mental depression, and committed suicide at Leamington on 6 May in that year.

## Works

An account of the mutinies in Oudh which Gubbins prepared during the siege of Lucknow he sent in two parts to England for publication. The steamer conveying one of these parts, which contained an account of Havelock's campaign written by his son, was wrecked, and that part was rewritten by Gubbins on his arrival in England in 1857. *The Mutinies in Oudh* was published in June 1858, and reached a third edition in October of the same year.

## Family

Gubbins married Harriet Louisa Nepean, a granddaughter of Evan Nepean. Their eldest son was John Harington Gubbins.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Gubbins, Martin Richard". *Dictionary of National Biography*. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


title: The Simp and the Sophomores

abstract: The Simp and the Sophomores is a 1915 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

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# The Simp and the Sophomores

***The Simp and the Sophomores*** is a 1915 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

## Cast

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| The Simp and the Sophomores | |
| --- | --- |
| Promotional still from *The Simp and the Sophomores*, with Oliver Hardy (standing, left) | |
| Directed by | Will Louis |
| Written by | Eldon Raymond |
| Starring | Raymond McKee |
| Release date | * September 1, 1915 (1915-09-01) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film<br>English intertitles |


title: The Simple Art of Murder

abstract:
The Simple Art of Murder is the title of several quasi-connected publications by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler:
  - The first, and arguably best-known, is a critical essay on detective fiction, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944. A revised, expanded version was included in Howard Haycraft's 1946 anthology The Art of the Mystery Story.
  - The second is a separate, shorter essay, mostly describing Chandler's personal experiences writing for pulp magazines, originally published in Saturday Review of Literature, April 15, 1950.
  - The third is a short story collection, also originally published in 1950, which contains eight of Chandler's stories pre-dating his first novel The Big Sleep, that he wanted remembered.
    - While first editions of this collection feature an abridgement of the Saturday essay as an introduction and the Atlantic essay as an afterword, later editions tend to feature the Atlantic essay as the introduction and relegate the Saturday essay to other collections, most commonly Trouble Is My Business. The Atlantic essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism. Although Chandler's primary topic is the art of contemporary detective fiction, he touches on general literature and modern society as well. The opening statement – "Fiction in any form has always intended to be realistic" – places Chandler in a lineage with earlier American Realists, in particular Mark Twain and his critique of James Fenimore Cooper, "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses". Chandler dissects A. A. Milne's The Red House Mystery much as Twain tears apart Cooper's The Deerslayer, namely by revealing what is ignored, brushed over, and unrealistic. "If the situation is false," Chandler writes, "you cannot even accept it as a light novel, for there is no story for the light novel to be about." He expands his criticism to the bulk of detective fiction, especially of the English variety which he complains is preoccupied with "hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish." In addition to Milne, Chandler confronts Dame Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, E. C. Bentley, and Freeman Wills Crofts. "The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers." Chandler's critique of the "classic" Golden Age detective story goes beyond a lack of realistic characters and plot; Chandler complains about contrivances and formulas and an inability to move beyond them. The classic detective story "has learned nothing and forgotten nothing." Chandler reserves his praise for Dashiell Hammett. Although Chandler and Hammett were contemporaries and grouped as the founders of the hard-boiled school, Chandler speaks of Hammett as the "one individual... picked out to represent the whole movement," noting Hammett's mastery of the "American language", his adherence to reality, and that he "gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse." Chandler concludes his essay by moving from reality in literature to reality itself, "a world in which gangsters can rule nations and almost rule cities... it is not a fragrant world, but it is the world you live in." He concludes by outlining his conception of the central character of all detective fiction, the detective himself – a man who provides the contrast to the seediness and immorality in the universe of the "realist" fiction he's championing – "down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean...He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it." This man must have a keen sense of justice, but not wear it on his sleeve yet not allow it to be corrupted.

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# The Simple Art of Murder

***The Simple Art of Murder*** is the title of several quasi-connected publications by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler:

* The first, and arguably best-known, is a critical essay on detective fiction, originally published in *The Atlantic Monthly* in December 1944. A revised, expanded version was included in Howard Haycraft's 1946 anthology *The Art of the Mystery Story*.
* The second is a separate, shorter essay, mostly describing Chandler's personal experiences writing for pulp magazines, originally published in *Saturday Review of Literature*, April 15, 1950.
* The third is a short story collection, also originally published in 1950 (by Houghton Mifflin Co.), which contains eight of Chandler's stories pre-dating his first novel *The Big Sleep*, that he wanted remembered.
    + While first editions of this collection feature an abridgement of the *Saturday* essay as an introduction and the *Atlantic* essay as an afterword, later editions tend to feature the *Atlantic* essay as the introduction and relegate the *Saturday* essay to other collections, most commonly *Trouble Is My Business*.

The *Atlantic* essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism. Although Chandler's primary topic is the art (and failings) of contemporary detective fiction, he touches on general literature and modern society as well.

The opening statement  "Fiction in any form has always intended to be realistic"  places Chandler in a lineage with earlier American Realists, in particular Mark Twain and his critique of James Fenimore Cooper, "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses". Chandler dissects A. A. Milne's *The Red House Mystery* much as Twain tears apart Cooper's *The Deerslayer*, namely by revealing what is ignored, brushed over, and unrealistic. "If the situation is false," Chandler writes, "you cannot even accept it as a light novel, for there is no story for the light novel to be about." He expands his criticism to the bulk of detective fiction, especially of the English variety which he complains is preoccupied with "hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish." In addition to Milne, Chandler confronts Dame Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, E. C. Bentley, and Freeman Wills Crofts. "The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers." Chandler's critique of the "classic" Golden Age detective story goes beyond a lack of realistic characters and plot; Chandler complains about contrivances and formulas and an inability to move beyond them. The classic detective story "has learned nothing and forgotten nothing."

Chandler reserves his praise for Dashiell Hammett. Although Chandler and Hammett were contemporaries and grouped as the founders of the hard-boiled school, Chandler speaks of Hammett as the "one individual... picked out to represent the whole movement," noting Hammett's mastery of the "American language", his adherence to reality, and that he "gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse."

Chandler concludes his essay by moving from reality in literature to reality itself, "a world in which gangsters can rule nations and almost rule cities... it is not a fragrant world, but it is the world you live in." He concludes by outlining his conception (and that of Hammett) of the central character of all detective fiction, the detective himself – a man who provides the contrast to the seediness and immorality in the universe of the "realist" fiction he's championing – "down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean...He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it." This man must have a keen sense of justice, but not wear it on his sleeve yet not allow it to be corrupted.

## References in other work

The Geraldine McEwan telemovie based on Agatha Christie's novel *The Murder at the Vicarage* shows Miss Marple reading Chandler's book. Early in the telemovie Miss Marple says, "There is never anything simple about murder."

The closing lines of the essay, setting his vision of corruption in the world against the possibility of an uncorrupted man, has been quoted often – as the title of the book *Down These Mean Streets* and Martin Scorsese's movie *Mean Streets.*

* *The Simple Art of Murder* at Faded Page (Canada)
* Chandler, Raymond (1950), *The Simple Art of Murder* ISBN 0-394-75765-3
* *The Simple Art of Murder*, Random House.
* "The Simple Art of Murder", *American Literature* (essay), The University of Texas.
* Oates, Joyce Carol. "The Simple Art of Murder". *The New York Review of Books*.
* Haycraft, Howard (1946), *The Art of the Mystery Story*, The Universal Library, Grosset & Dunlap, New York
* Chandler, Raymond (1995), *Later Novels and Other Writings*, The Library of America ISBN 1-883011-08-6

## InfoBox

The Simple Art of Murder
| First edition | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Raymond Chandler |
| Cover artist | Artzybasheff |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction, literary criticism |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print |
| OCLC | 17506654 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.52 19 |
| LC Class | PS3505.H3224 S56 1988 |