title: Tuệ Tĩnh

abstract: Tuệ Tĩnh, born Nguyễn Bá Tĩnh (阮伯靜), also known as Lê Đức Toản, was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, physician, and writer. One of the earliest figures in the history of traditional Vietnamese medicine, Tuệ Tĩnh spent his later years in China, having been sent there by his government as a "living tributary present" to the Ming emperor.

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# Tuệ Tĩnh

**Tuệ Tĩnh** (Chữ Hán: 慧靜, 1330–c. 1389), born **Nguyễn Bá Tĩnh** (阮伯靜), also known as **Lê Đức Toản**, was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, physician, and writer. One of the earliest figures in the history of traditional Vietnamese medicine, Tuệ Tĩnh spent his later years in China, having been sent there by his government as a "living tributary present" to the Ming emperor.

## Early life and career

Nguyễn Bá Tĩnh was born in 1330 in Nghĩa Phú, a village in Hải Dương. After being orphaned at the age of six, he was raised in a Buddhist temple, where he was rechristened Tuệ Tĩnh, meaning "Tranquil Wisdom". According to one nineteenth-century source, he was also known as Lê Đức Toản. He studied both Buddhism and Taoism and also passed his imperial examinations at the age of 22. However, he declined a job offer from the Chinese bureaucracy and elected to pursue medicine instead. He specialised in herbal medicine and supported the establishment of medical gardens in pagodas across Vietnam.

## Later years and legacy

From 1385 onwards, Tuệ Tĩnh lived in Ming dynasty China, having been designated by the Trần court in Đại Việt as a "living tributary present" to the Chinese emperor. At the time, Tuệ Tĩnh was regarded as the most accomplished Buddhist monk and medical writer. He arrived at the capital city of Nanjing at the age of fifty-five and wrote a Chinese-language book on Vietnamese medicine, titled *Nam dược thần hiệu* (南藥神效) or *Miraculous Drugs from the South*. He also reportedly wrote *Hồng Nghĩa giác tư y thư* (洪義覺斯醫書), partly using Nôm verse.

Tuệ Tĩnh died around 1389 in Nanjing and was buried there, although part of the inscription on his tombstone beseeches visitors to take his remains back to Vietnam. A temple in Vietnam was built in honour of him during the mid-nineteenth century.

According to Leslie de Vries, Tuệ Tĩnh and Hải Thượng Lãn Ông are often referred to as the "founding fathers" of traditional Vietnamese medicine, after whom several hospitals, schools, and streets are named. Similarly, Claudia Michele Thompson notes that "Tuệ Tĩnh is considered to be the founding father of Vietnamese medicine."

### Citations

### Bibliography

* de Vries, Leslie (2022). "Vietnam in the pre-modern period". In Lo, Vivienne; Stanley-Baker, Michael (eds.). *Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine*. Routledge. pp. 493–502. ISBN 9780415830645.
* Kiernan, Ben (2017). *Việt Nam: A History from Earliest Times to the Present*. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195160765.
* Leung, Angela Ki Che (2019). "A "South" Imagined and Lived: The Entanglement of Medical Things, Experts, and Identities in Premodern East Asia's South". In Tagliacozzo, Eric; Siu, Helen F.; Perdue, Peter C. (eds.). *Asia Inside Out*. Harvard University Press. pp. 122–145. ISBN 9780674987630.
* Thompson, Claudia Michele (2012). Ayo Wahlberg, Ayo; Thompson, Claudia Michele; Monnais-Rousselot, Laurence (eds.). *Southern Medicine for Southern People: Vietnamese Medicine in the Making*. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 21–60. ISBN 9781443835350.
* Thompson, Claudia Michele (2013). "Tuệ Tĩnh—Vietnamese monk-physician in the Ming court". *Chinese Medicine and Healing: An Illustrated History*. Harvard University Press. pp. 134–136. ISBN 9780674047372.


title: Tod Gordon

abstract: Tod Gordon is an American businessman. Gordon is the president of Carver W. Reed Co. Inc, a Philadelphia jewelry store and loan office that was established in 1860. He is also the founder of defunct professional wrestling promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling. He owned the promotion until it was sold to his head booker Paul Heyman in May 1995.

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# Tod Gordon

**Tod Gordon** (born June 19, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American businessman. Gordon is the president of Carver W. Reed Co. Inc, a Philadelphia jewelry store and loan office that was established in 1860. He is also the founder of defunct professional wrestling promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling). He owned the promotion until it was sold to his head booker Paul Heyman in May 1995.

## Extreme Championship Wrestling

One of Gordon's most notable involvements within ECW (Eastern Championship Wrestling at the time) was a tournament branded under the NWA name and for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. After Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to win the title, he was scripted by Gordon and Paul Heyman, who were trying to evolve into a separate company from NWA, to tell every person ever associated with the NWA to 'kiss my (Douglas') ass', throw the NWA title belt down, and personally declare himself as 'the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion'. Shortly afterward, it was confirmed that ECW was renamed to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Gordon would remain the figurehead commissioner of ECW until he left the company in May 1997 amid controversy about alleged "moles" in the ECW locker room leaking information and talent to WCW.

## Wrestling career following ECW

After ECW, Gordon booked Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling and founded Xtreme Fight Club. Gordon was involved with Pro Wrestling Unplugged and on their September 20, 2006, second anniversary event, Gordon was announced as their new owner.

On April 19, 2008, Pro Wrestling Unplugged held a farewell show for Tod Gordon.

On February 10, 2010, Tod Gordon announced that he and Paul Heyman would be collaborating on a new project, with an announcement coming in 2011.

Tod Gordon returned to The Arena on July 10, 2010 to be a part of Acid-Fest as a tribute to Trent Acid.

On August 8, 2010, Gordon returned via satellite, to pay tribute to ECW on TNA's Hardcore Justice.

Gordon would appear on a WWE produced DVD documentary of Paul Heyman.

## Personal life

Gordon has two daughters and a son, Alexandra, Rebecca, and Charlie Gordon. Tod has been married twice. He is currently married. He owns the Philadelphia pawnbroker shop Carver W. Reed. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania State Pawnbroker's Association.

## Accomplishments


title: Ostrinia

abstract: Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.

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# Ostrinia

***Ostrinia*** is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.

## Species

## Disputed species

* *Ostrinia maysalis* P. Leraut, 2012, described from France.

## Agricultural problems

The Asian corn borer, *Ostrinia furnacalis*, is one of the biggest pests of maize in Asia, causing 10%-30% of yield losses in the field, and in some cases up to 80% yield loss. These pests carry fungal pathogens (such as *Bipolaris maydis* and *Curvularia lunata*) which cause diseases such as maydis leaf blight and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.

## InfoBox

| *Ostrinia* | |
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| *Ostrinia nubialis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyraustinae |
| Tribe: | Pyraustini |
| Genus: | *Ostrinia*<br>Hübner, 1825 |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Eupolemarcha* Meyrick, 1937 * *Micractis* Warren, 1892 * *Zeaphagus* Agenjo, 1952 | |


title: Gus Nall

abstract: Gus Nall (1919–1995) was an American painter during the mid-20th century in Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Born in Illinois, Nall’s most known work is his painting "Lincoln Speaks to Freedmen on the Steps of the Capital at Richmond" (1963), which was commissioned by the state of Illinois in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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# Gus Nall

**Gus Nall** (1919–1995) was an American painter during the mid-20th century in Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Born in Illinois, Nall’s most known work is his painting "Lincoln Speaks to Freedmen on the Steps of the Capital at Richmond" (1963), which was commissioned by the state of Illinois in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

## Life

Gus Nall was an African-American painter born in Chicago, Illinois in 1919. He was married to Thelma Nall at the age of twenty-one. Nall was a notable artist during the 1950s and 60s, known for his modernist representation of African Americans. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and as well as in Paris. During his life, he was featured in *Art Gallery Magazine* (1968, "The Afro-American Issue") as well as Carol Myers' Black Power in the Arts.

## Work

Nall’s work consisted of elongated human figures influenced by Cubist and Expressionist styles of painting, and African art. His art most often portrays representations of African Americans. He was influenced by Archibald Motley and Eldzier Cortor, who were fellow artists from Chicago. Nall’s work allowed him to become a role model to fellow painters as well as those interested in his life as an artist. Nall had an inspiring effect on the life of fellow artist and writer Clarence Major who looked up to him. His painting "Lincoln Speaks to Freedmen on the Steps of the Capital at Richmond" (1963) is on permanent exhibit in the DuSable Museum of African American History.

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| Gus Nall | |
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| Born | 1919<br>Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | 1995 (aged 7576) |
| Occupation(s) | Artist and Painter |
| Spouse | Thelma Nall |


title: The Southern Gothic

abstract: The Southern Gothic is an American music group with an Americana sound that leans heavily on country and southern rock roots. Known to fans as SoGo, originally from Atlanta, now based in Nashville, Tennessee The Southern Gothic is composed of Connor Christian, Shawn Thacker, Yannie Reynecke and Quinn Loggins. The group was formed in 2007 as Connor Christian & the Morningstar Revival. Under the name "Connor Christian & Southern Gothic," they released 2 studio albums. The 2013 album New Hometown sold 5,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting in the Top 20 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number one on the Top Heatseekers chart. In January 2014, the band recorded a double-live album entitled "Shuffle & Stomp," as well as its first full-length concert DVD entitled "CCSG Live in Atlanta." In 2015, the band re-branded as "The Southern Gothic" and relocated to Nashville to record a new album. After taking a four-year hiatus to work on individual projects, the band reformed in late 2018 and released a stand-alone single, "Let it Ride," on April 19, 2019. Though pushed back several times due to Covid, their newest single and EP, was released on December 4, 2020.

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# The Southern Gothic

**The Southern Gothic** is an American music group with an Americana sound that leans heavily on country and southern rock roots. Known to fans as SoGo, originally from Atlanta, now based in Nashville, Tennessee The Southern Gothic is composed of Connor Christian, Shawn Thacker, Yannie Reynecke and Quinn Loggins.

The group was formed in 2007 as Connor Christian & the Morningstar Revival. Under the name "Connor Christian & Southern Gothic," they released 2 studio albums. The 2013 album *New Hometown* sold 5,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting in the Top 20 of the *Billboard* Top Country Albums chart and at number one on the Top Heatseekers chart. In January 2014, the band recorded a double-live album entitled "Shuffle & Stomp," as well as its first full-length concert DVD entitled "CCSG Live in Atlanta."

In 2015, the band re-branded as "The Southern Gothic" and relocated to Nashville to record a new album. After taking a four-year hiatus to work on individual projects, the band reformed in late 2018 and released a stand-alone single, "Let it Ride," on April 19, 2019. Though pushed back several times due to Covid, their newest single and EP ("Past Midnight" and "Burnin' Moonlight" respectively), was released on December 4, 2020.

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | | | |
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Heat | US
Indie |
| *A Southern Gothic* | * Release date: February 16, 2007 * Label: Perfect Symmetry |  |  |  |  |
| *90 Proof Lullabies* | * Release date: March 10, 2009 * Label: Vintage Earth |  |  |  |  |
| *New Hometown* | * Release date: February 12, 2013 * Label: Rocket Science | 17 | 127 | 1 | 18 |
| Burnin' Moonlight | Release Date: Dec 4, 2020 | - | - | - | - |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | |
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### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | US Country | US | US
Heat | US
Indie |
| *Shuffle & Stomp* | * Release date: June 10, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | |
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### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | "Sunday Suit" | Jonathan Barbee |
| 2013 | "Sheets Down" | Mil Cannon |
| 2014 | "16 Bars" | Mil Cannon |
| 2020 | "Past Midnight" | Mil Cannon |

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| The Southern Gothic | |
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| Also known as | Connor Christian & the Morningstar Revival
Connor Christian & Southern Gothic |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genres | Country, southern rock |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | Perfect Symmetry
Vintage Earth
Rocket Science |
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| Members | Connor Christian
Shawn Thacker
Yannie Reynecke
Quinn Loggins |
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| Past members | Nick Edelstein
Dan Emmett
Joe Abramson
Elena Martin
Faye Petree
Rashad Abu-Azzam
Jeff Spirko |
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| Website | www.thesoutherngothicmusic.com |


title: The Solitaires

abstract: The Solitaires were an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1957 hit single "Walking Along". Although they never had a national chart hit, they were one of the most popular vocal groups in New York in the late 1950s.

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# The Solitaires

**The Solitaires** were an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1957 hit single "Walking Along". Although they never had a national chart hit, they were one of the most popular vocal groups in New York in the late 1950s.

## History

The Solitaires formed in Harlem in 1953. They started as a street-corner singing group, one of many that used to congregate on 142nd Street. The original lineup consisted of Eddie "California" Jones (lead singer), Nick Anderson (first tenor), Winston "Buzzy" Willis (second tenor), Rudy "Angel" Morgan (baritone), and Pat Gaston (bass).

### Old Town Records: 19541963

#### Herman Curtis

After a series of personnel changes, the group had six members: Herman Curtis, also known as Herman Dunham (lead singer/first tenor), Buzzy Willis (second tenor), Pat Gaston (bass), Monteith "Monte" Owens (tenor/guitar), Bobby Baylor (second tenor/baritone) and Bobby "Schubie" Williams (tenor/piano). Curtis had previously performed with the Vocaleers, Gaston with the Four Bells, Willis with the Crows, and Owens, Baylor and Williams with the Mello-Moods.

Willis happened to work for Hal Jackson, a famous disc jockey and radio personality at WLIB. With Jackson's help, the Solitaires landed an audition with record producer Hy Weiss in the fall of 1953. Weiss used to hold auditions in a local movie theater after it had closed for the night. Weiss was impressed with the young men's vocals. Just teenagers at the time, the Solitaires wrote most of their own material and had their own style of harmony, which helped distinguish them from the other street-corner singers. The group was signed to the Old Town record label, from which they issued a series of singles that included "Wonder Why", "Blue Valentine", and a cover version of the jazz standard, "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You". It was during this period that the group's best known publicity photo was taken, showing Curtis, Gaston, Baylor, Williams and Willis in white jackets procured for them by their manager at the time, Maurice Hines (father of the noted actor and dancer Gregory Hines).

#### Milton Love

When Curtis left the group to join the air force in 1955, he was replaced by Milton Love (formerly of the Concords). It was with Love that the Solitaires enjoyed their greatest success. Love had taken voice lessons as a child, and had released a single with the Concords while still in high school, writing the lyrics and singing the lead on both sides. With the Concords he had also sung backup on a single with Pearl Reaves ("You Can't Stay Here"/"I'm Not Ashamed") which had done well locally. The Solitaires had a string of local hits throughout the latter part of the 1950s that included "The Wedding" (1955), "The Angels Sang" (1956), and their biggest hit, "Walking Along" (1957). Bass singer Freddy Barksdale joined the group in 1956 when Pat Gaston also joined the air force. Curtis rejoined the group when time permitted and sang lead on a few more songs, including "Please Kiss This Letter" and "Thrill of Love".

Meanwhile the group performed regularly to sold-out crowds in venues along the East Coast and in Canada, including the Apollo Theater in Harlem, the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., and shows hosted by Alan Freed, Hal Jackson, and Dr. Jive. In 1955 they performed at the Second Annual Festival of Negro Music at the Savoy Ballroom. Their songs received regular airplay and developed a loyal fan base among R&B lovers. When they performed their hit song "The Wedding" and its sequel, "The Honeymoon", Love would wear a mop on his head to play the part of the bride.

In 1959 the Solitaires were booked to play at the Paramount along with Frankie Avalon, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper. They never got to meet Holly or the Big Bopper, as both were killed in a plane crash that February.

### Other labels

The group disbanded temporarily in 1961 when Milton Love joined the army for two years. Although they were popular in New York and several of their singles had been regional hits, they had not had a national chart hit. This was likely due to poor distribution by Old Town. Their signature song, "Walking Along", was a local chart hit in the New York area in 1957. When a white group, the Diamonds, covered it in 1958, it reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Solitaires then made some additional sales by re-releasing their version with Argo Records. A last Old Town single, recorded a few years earlier, was released in 1963.

The group released three more singles under other labels in 1964. Calling themselves the Cadillacs, the group backed up Ray Brewster in "Fool", released by Arctic. They recorded another single as the Chances, "Through a Long and Sleepless Night", released by Roulette. Their last single as the Solitaires was "Fool That I Am", released by MGM.

### Later years

Various Solitaires lineups have toured since 1961. For several years the group was made up of Milton Love, Freddy Barksdale, George Magnezid and Robbie Mansfield. (Both Magnezid and Mansfield formerly sang with the Wrens.) The group performed at United in Group Harmony Association concerts and other venues in the 1990s. In 2012 their lineup consisted of Milton Love, Alvin Grant, Don Cruz, and Ray Goodwin. As recently as Labor Day 2014 the group was performing in the New Jersey area.

The current and former members have pursued a variety of careers in and out of the music industry. Milton Love became a medical technician. Notably, Pat Gaston, formerly a high school dropout, eventually earned a doctorate in clinical psychology.

Robert "Bobby/Schubie" Williams died in 1961, due to a blood disease.

Bobby Baylor died on January 4, 1989.

George Magnezid died on December 9, 2003.

Eddie "California" Jones died on August 24, 2008.

Herman Dunham (known as Herman Curtis) died on February 1, 2010, due to lung cancer.

Monte Owens died on March 3, 2011, in the Bronx, New York, after illness, at the age of 74.

Freddy Barksdale died from diabetes and chronic kidney disease on June 25, 2015.

Ray Goodwin died from cancer in December, 2022.

In 1984, the Murray Hill Company released a boxed set of Solitaires recordings which included several previously unreleased songs. Due to a mixup at Old Town, it also included a song not performed by the Solitaires: "Darling, Listen to the Words of This Song" was actually performed by another Old Town group called the Supremes (not to be confused with the Motown Supremes). Another unreleased song, "Silent Grief", written and sung by Milton Love, was unearthed by a collector and released in the 1990s.

Milton Love retired in 2019.

## Influence

Although none of their original records made the charts, several of their songs have gained recognition over the years and have been included in anthologies such as *25 All-Time Doo-Wop Hits*, *The Best of Doo-Wop*, *Doo-Wop Classics*, *Doo-Wop Treasures*, *Only the Best of Old Town Records*, and Rhino's *Doo-Wop Box*. (Richie Unterberger classed the Solitaires' "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" with the "should-have-been-hits" in his review of *Doo-Wop Box*.) The group's recording career is described as "illustrious" in Mitch Rosalsky's *Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups*.

Decades after its original release, rock musician Lou Reed mentioned "Later for You, Baby" by the Solitaires in an interview, along with songs by the Mellows and other New York doo-wop groups, noting that they had been far more influential than anyone seemed to realize.

## Discography

* "Wonder Why"/"Blue Valentine", 1954, Old Town
* "Please Remember My Heart"/"South Of The Border", 1954, Old Town
* "Chances I've Taken"/"Lonely", 1954, Old Town
* "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance"/"Girl Of Mine", 1954, Old Town
* "My Dear"/"What Did She Say", 1955, Old Town
* "The Wedding"/"Don't Fall In Love", 1955, Old Town, US Cashbox #43
* "Magic Rose"/"Later For You Baby", 1955, Old Town
* "The Honeymoon"/"Fine Little Girl", 1956, Old Town
* "You've Sinned"/"You're Back With Me" (aka "The Angels Sang"), 1956, Old Town
* "Give Me One More Chance"/"Nothing Like A Little Love", 1956, Old Town
* "Walking Along"/"Please Kiss This Letter", 1957, Old Town
* "I Really Love You So" (aka "Honey Babe")/"Thrill Of Love", 1957, Old Town
* "Walkin' And Talkin'"/"No More Sorrows", 1958, Old Town
* "Walking Along"/"Please Kiss This Letter", 1958, Argo
* "Big Mary's House"/"Please Remember My Heart" (remake), 1958, Old Town
* "Embraceable You"/"Round Goes My Heart", 1958, Old Town
* "Helpless"/"Light A Candle In The Chapel", 1959, Old Town
* "Lonesome Lover"/"Pretty Thing", 1960, Old Town
* "The Time Is Here"/"Honey Babe", 1963, Old Town
* "Fool That I Am"/"Fair Weather Lover", 1964, MGM

## InfoBox

| The Solitaires | |
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| The Solitaires in 1954. Top row: Herman Curtis, Pat Gaston, Bobby Baylor. Bottom row: Bobby Williams, Buzzy Willis. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Harlem, New York City, United States |
| Genres | Doo-wop |
| Years active | 1953–2019 |
| Labels | Old Town Records<br>Argo Records |
|  | |
| Past members | * Nick Anderson * Reggie Barnes * Freddy Barksdale * Bobby Baylor * Herman Curtis * Pat Gaston * Cecil Holmes * California Jones * George Magnezid * Robbie Mansfield * Roland Martinez * Cathy Miller * Angel Morgan * Monte Owens * Wally Roker * Bobby Williams * Harriet Williams * Buzzy Willis * Milton Love * Frank Morrow * Alvin Grant * Don Cruz * Ray Goodwin |


title: Marlfield GAA

abstract: Marlfield GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Marlfield, County Tipperary in Ireland. The club is part of the South division of Tipperary GAA. They have been South Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions on four occasions.

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# Marlfield GAA

**Marlfield GAA** is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Marlfield, County Tipperary in Ireland. The club is part of the South division of Tipperary GAA. They have been South Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions on four occasions.

## Honours

* **South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship**:
    + **Winner (4):** 1960, 1962, 1964, 1970
* **South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship**:
    + **Winner (4):** 1954, 1958, 1976, 1983
* **South Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship**:
    + 1999

## Famous players

## InfoBox

Marlfield GAA
| Founded: | 1946 |
| --- | --- |
| County: | Tipperary |
| Colours: |  |
| Grounds: | Marlfield GAA Ground |
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title: The Spiral Bureau

abstract: The Spiral Bureau is a 1976 Australian television film directed by Ian Coughlan and starring Peter Sumner, Wendy Hughes, and John Derum. The screenplay concerns three psychic researchers.

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# The Spiral Bureau

***The Spiral Bureau*** is a 1976 Australian television film directed by Ian Coughlan and starring Peter Sumner, Wendy Hughes, and John Derum. The screenplay concerns three psychic researchers.

## InfoBox

| *The Spiral Bureau* | |
| --- | --- |
| Directed by | Ian Coughlan |
| Starring | Peter Sumner
Wendy Hughes
John Derum |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Roger Mirams |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | South Pacific |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 1976 (1976) |


title: Martin F. Conway

abstract: Martin Franklin Conway was a U.S. congressman, consul to France, abolitionist, and advocate of the Free-State movement in Kansas. Conway was born in Harford County, Maryland, the son of Dr. W. D. Conway and Frances (Maulsby) Conway. His father was an Exploring Surveyor in the United States Navy, and a slave-owner. Conway learned the printer's trade in Baltimore after leaving school at fourteen and became an organizer of the National Typographical Union. He married Emily Dykes in 1851, and studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852. Conway moved to the Kansas Territory in 1854, initially working as a special correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. He soon resumed the practice of law and became involved in territorial politics. In March 1855, Conway was elected from Riley County to the first Territorial Council (Senate), but resigned prior to assuming his seat. In 1855, he was an active member at the Free-State meeting in Big Springs and became a delegate to the Topeka Constitutional convention. In January 1856, he was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under the Topeka constitution. In 1858, he served as president of the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention. The following year, Conway was elected as representative to the U.S. Congress under the Wyandotte Constitution and, when Kansas entered the Union in January 1861, he was the new state's first congressman, serving as a Republican until March 3, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863; Conway spent the day in Massachusetts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Julia Ward Howe. That month, he put forth a resolution in Congress to recognize the Confederacy then wage war on the south as war between nations. While in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was known for his opposition to slavery but also served as a member of the Washington, D.C. "peace convention" in an effort to avert civil war. He was not returned to congress for another term, but continued to live in Washington. Conway defended President Andrew Johnson against political assaults waged by Radical Republicans in Congress and, in June 1866, Johnson appointed Conway as consul to Marseille, France. While living in Washington during the fall of 1873, Conway had a violent confrontation with personal and political enemy, Samuel C. Pomeroy, the former U. S. senator from Kansas. He was arrested for firing three shots at and slightly wounding Pomeroy, but did not stand trial. Conway became a patient at St. Elizabeth, the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington, D.C., and died at age fifty-four.

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# Martin F. Conway

**Martin Franklin Conway** (November 19, 1827 – February 15, 1882) was a U.S. congressman, consul to France, abolitionist, and advocate of the Free-State movement in Kansas.

Conway was born in Harford County, Maryland, the son of Dr. W. D. Conway and Frances (Maulsby) Conway. His father was an Exploring Surveyor in the United States Navy, and a slave-owner. Conway learned the printer's trade in Baltimore after leaving school at fourteen and became an organizer of the National Typographical Union. He married Emily Dykes in 1851, and studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852.

Conway moved to the Kansas Territory in 1854, initially working as a special correspondent for the *Baltimore Sun*.

He soon resumed the practice of law and became involved in territorial politics. In March 1855, Conway was elected from Riley County to the first Territorial Council (Senate), but resigned prior to assuming his seat. In 1855, he was an active member at the Free-State meeting in Big Springs and became a delegate to the Topeka Constitutional convention. In January 1856, he was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under the Topeka constitution. In 1858, he served as president of the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention.

The following year, Conway was elected as representative to the U.S. Congress under the Wyandotte Constitution and, when Kansas entered the Union in January 1861, he was the new state's first congressman, serving as a Republican until March 3, 1863.

The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863; Conway spent the day in Massachusetts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Julia Ward Howe. That month, he put forth a resolution in Congress to recognize the Confederacy then wage war on the south as war between nations.

> Millions for freedom, but not one cent for slavery.

—Martin F. Conway, in Congress, December 5, 1861.

While in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was known for his opposition to slavery but also served as a member of the Washington, D.C. "peace convention" in an effort to avert civil war. He was not returned to congress for another term, but continued to live in Washington. Conway defended President Andrew Johnson against political assaults waged by Radical Republicans in Congress and, in June 1866, Johnson appointed Conway as consul to Marseille, France.

While living in Washington during the fall of 1873, Conway had a violent confrontation with personal and political enemy, Samuel C. Pomeroy, the former U. S. senator from Kansas. He was arrested for firing three shots at and slightly wounding Pomeroy, but did not stand trial. Conway became a patient at St. Elizabeth, the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington, D.C., and died at age fifty-four.

## InfoBox

| Martin F. Conway | |
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| Photo by J. H. Leonard (Topeka, KS), circa 1882 | |
|  | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's at-large district | |
| **In office**
January 29, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Abel Carter Wilder |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1827-11-19)November 19, 1827 |
| Died | February 15, 1882(1882-02-15) (aged 54) |
| Political party | Republican |
|  | |


title: Fonseca House

abstract: The Fonseca House is a building on the Paseo de Colón in the city of Pontevedra, Spain. It is one of the most impressive historical buildings in the city, distinguished by its neoclassical architecture and by the two stone Sphinxes and two large Canary palm trees that flank its entrance. It is currently the headquarters of the Historical Archive of the Province of Pontevedra.

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# Fonseca House

The **Fonseca House** is a building on the Paseo de Colón in the city of Pontevedra, Spain. It is one of the most impressive historical buildings in the city, distinguished by its neoclassical architecture and by the two stone Sphinxes and two large Canary palm trees that flank its entrance. It is currently the headquarters of the Historical Archive of the Province of Pontevedra.

## History

The construction of the building began in 1909 and was completed in 1910. It was commissioned by Eulogio Fonseca, one of the rich businessmen of Pontevedra at the beginning of the 20th century, to whom the sawmill or the baths still present in the old photographs of A Moureira gave prestige and money. In 1910 it was the headquarters of the most important Masonic lodge in the city. In the noble hall, just behind the frontispiece, the members of the "Marcus Aurelius" lodge, linked to both Freemasonry and Theosophy, met. The house had a large estate at the back that reached as far as the restaurant *El Castaño*.

Eulogio Fonseca lived in the house, known as *La Dorica* until his death in 1924. The house was inherited by his son Luis Fonseca y Quintairos who moved to live in the Doric House in 1926 and the house became a meeting point for the society of the time. The house was later sold for two million pesetas due to its costly maintenance.

In 1955 the building was acquired by the Ministry of Education to house the Provincial Historical Archive and the Public Library since 1960. It was renovated by the Ministry of Culture between 1993 and 1996 and today it is only the seat of the Provincial Historical Archive of Pontevedra. The Provincial Historical Archive of Pontevedra was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1985. The house holds nearly 9 kilometres of documents.

## Description

It is a great example of the sober and elegant neoclassical style. The building is accessed from the Paseo de Colón via a stone staircase, on either side of which are two Sphinxes with the head and chest of a woman and the body and feet of a lion that guard the entrance. With reminiscences of eclecticism and historicism, a strange conjunction of forms and elements can be observed in the building.

As for the architectural composition of the building, it represents the atrium of a typical temple of the classical order. The façade is neoclassical, with a large portico of eight Tuscan Roman columns, in the style of a Roman temple, which supports a large pediment opened by a semicircular window. On the pediment this semi-circular window is a clear reference to the Eye of Providence, known as the All-seeing eye, a symbol of Freemasonry. At the top, and on each side of the pediment, the façade is completed by two winged Griffins, which give it a French or Napoleonic air. The granite sphinxes, griffins and columns refer to mythological figures protecting places and spaces of wisdom. The building consists of two floors and a garret, in whose rooms the noble room behind the frontispiece stands out. The structure of the semicircular window room indicates that it was the site of Masonic meetings and rites in the city. It has a kind of altarpiece with a railing that presides over it.

On either side of the building's entrance is an Egyptian-influenced sphinx accompanied by large palm trees that frame the staircase and the classical entrance portico. The building was erected in imitation of a classical temple, such as the Madeleine Church in Paris or the Capitol in Washington. It has all the elements of this period: a grand entrance staircase, a colonnade on the Tuscan-order facade supporting an entablature that serves as a support for a triangular pediment.

### Bibliography

* Aganzo, Carlos (2010). *Pontevedra. Ciudades con encanto* (in Spanish). Madrid: El País-Aguilar. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-8403509344.
* Fontoira Surís, Rafael (2009). *Pontevedra monumental* (in Spanish). Pontevedra: Diputación Provincial de Pontevedra. p. 420. ISBN 978-84-8457-327-2.

## InfoBox

| Fonseca House | |
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| Casa de los Fonseca | |
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|  | |
| Former names | Casa Dórica |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°25′50.52″N 8°39′03.24″W / 42.4307000°N 8.6509000°W / 42.4307000; -8.6509000 |
| Construction started | 1909 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture |
| Management | Xunta de Galicia |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Website | |
| arquivosdegalicia.xunta.gal/portal/arquivo-historico-provincial-de-pontevedra/content/el-archivo/index.html?lang=es%2F | |


title: Fonsecaea compacta

abstract: Fonsecaea compacta is a saprophytic fungal species found in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. It is a rare etiological agent of chromoblastomycosis, with low rates of correspondence observed from reports. The main active components of F. compacta are glycolipids, yet very little is known about its composition. F. compacta is widely regarded as a dysplastic variety of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, its morphological precursor. The genus Fonsecaea presently contains two species, F. pedrosoi and F. compacta. Over 100 strains of F. pedrosoi have been isolated but only two of F. compacta.

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# Fonsecaea compacta

***Fonsecaea compacta*** is a saprophytic fungal species found in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. It is a rare etiological agent of chromoblastomycosis, with low rates of correspondence observed from reports. The main active components of *F. compacta* are glycolipids, yet very little is known about its composition. *F. compacta* is widely regarded as a dysplastic variety of *Fonsecaea pedrosoi*, its morphological precursor. The genus *Fonsecaea* presently contains two species, *F. pedrosoi* and *F. compacta*. Over 100 strains of *F. pedrosoi* have been isolated but only two of *F. compacta*.

## History

*Fonsecaea compacta* was first proposed by Carrion in 1935. This proposal was considered invalid because a Latin diagnosis was not provided at the time. The name *F. compacta* was later validated in 1940 when Carrion provided the required Latin diagnosis. Carrion & Emmons reported the presence of phialides in *F. compacta*, *which* were described as being typical of those formed by *Phialophora verrucosa*. Owing to this observation, Redaelli & Ciferri transferred *F. compacta* to the genus *Phialophora* in 1942. Given that the generic name *Fonsecaea* is feminine, the species epithet "compacta" rather than "compactum" is used for gender agreement.

## Classification

There is some disagreement concerning the nomenclature, such as whether the genus *Fonsecaea* is suitable. This is largely due to discrepancy among medical mycologists as to which characteristics should be used to identify them. At one time or another, *F. compacta* had been placed in other genera, including, *Phialophora*, *Hormodendrum*, *Acrotheca*, *Phialoconidiophora*, *Rhinocladiella* or *Trichosporium*. The two more common ones are *Rhinocladiella* and *Phialophora*. Confusion surrounding *F. pedrosoi* and *F. compacta* has resulted from their polymorphic nature, in that they may form more than one type of conidia arrangement within a single culture. Evaluation of different isolates confirms the genus *Fonsecaea* is most logical, as characterized by their complex heads of conidia. In 2004, it was reported that based on sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, 39 strains of *Fonsecaea* spp. and related species could be classified into three groups: Group A, including *F. pedrosoi* and *F. compacta*; Group B, including *F. monophora* and Group C, a heterogeneous collection containing *Fonsecaea* sp. and *Cladophialophora* spp.

### Taxonomic debate

The taxonomic status of *F. compacta* is uncertain. The debate whether or not *F. compacta* is a distinct species of *Fonsecaea* has persisted for years, essentially since it was discovered. Some authors maintain that *F. compacta* and *F. pedrosoi* are separate species given small differences in morphology of conidiophores and conidia. *F. compacta* and *F. pedrosoi* are readily distinguishable from each other. *F. compacta* is characterized by its compact conidial heads, blunt scars and subglobose to ovoid conidia, while *F. pedrosoi* has loose conidial heads, prominent scars, and elongated conidia. It was once thought that the two can not be combined into a single species considering there are base substitutions in 48 positions. The two were also found to have identical D1/D2 sequences, a 600 nucleotide domain in a subunit of rDNA. RAPD and RFLP methods were used to investigate genetic variations between these species, however no variations were found. In 2004, scientists from the University of Chiba in Japan found that there is no difference in subunit ribosomal DNA D1/D2 domain sequence between *F. pedrosoi* and *F. compacta*, which may indicate that the latter is merely a morphological variation of the first. More recently, several molecular investigations such as restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of mitochondrial DNA, ribosomal RNA (rRNA), ITS sequence, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), large subunit (LSU) rRNA D1/D2 domain sequence, and RFLP of small subunit (SSU) rRNA and ITS regions have revealed that *F. pedrosoi* and *F. compacta* have few distinctions at the molecular level. and accordingly *F. compacta* has been considered a morphological variant of *F. pedrosoi*.

## Growth and morphology

The morphological forms of *F. compacta* are referred to as *RhinocIadiella*-like, *Cladosporium*-Iike, and *Phialophora*-like. The *Rhinocladiella*-like and *Phialophora*-like types of development are best referred to as additional anamorphs of *Fonsecaea*. Some isolates of *Fonsecaea* may form phialides with collarettes that are typical of the genus *Phialophora*. When fungi produce more than one morphologic form in culture, such as the case with *F. compacta* and *F. pedrosoi*, the most stable, distinct, and unique form that is produced under standard conditions are used for identifying the fungus. Colonies on potato dextrose agar are slow growing, velvety to woolly, and olive to olivaceous black in color. Isolates of *F. compacta* may produce up to four different types of conidiophores. The diagnostic form consists of densely clustered, one-celled, pale brown, primary conidia, up to 4 × 8 μm that develop irregularly upon pegs at the terminus of erect, dark, irregularly swollen, club shaped, conidiophores. The primary conidia give rise to one-celled, 3 × 3.5 μm, secondary conidia in a like manner. The secondary conidia may in turn give rise to tertiary conidia. The conidia are rounded and form compact heads. Conidiophores bearing one-celled conidia like those produced by *Rhinocladiella*, branched chains of one-celled conidia arising from erect conidiophores like those produced by *Cladosporium*, and flask-shaped phialides having flared collarettes and balls of one-celled conidia like those produced by *Phialophora* may also be present. On average, sizes range from 5 to 20 μm in diameter.

## Habitat and ecology

*F. compacta* is predominantly found in humid conditions such as Latin America and Asia, although it has also been seen in Europe. A large number of cases have been reported from Madagascar in Africa, Brazil and Japan. Its natural habitat consists of soil and woody plant material. It is a saprotroph, commonly associated with forest litter decomposition.

## Disease in humans

*Fonsecaea compacta* has the ability to cause a disease called Chromoblastomycosis. The five main causal fungi of chromoblastomycosis are *F. compacta*, *F. pedrosoi*, *Phialophora verrucosa*, *Exophiala dermatitidis* and *Cladophialophora carrionii*. *F. compacta* is a rare etiological agent of chromoblastomycosis in humans, as it has only been reported in a few instances. A Puerto Rican case in which the disease was confined to an upper limb and the lesions consisted of extensive, diffuse, even areas of infiltration with some papillomata on the hand and without tumors or nodules was confirmed to be caused by *F. compacta*.

### Epidemiology

Chromoblastomycosis is distributed worldwide, although it is more common in tropical and subtropical countries. Large numbers of cases have been reported from Madagascar in Africa, Brazil and Japan. Several studies have shown that it is prevalent in several other countries as well like Thailand, Korea, Pakistan. The five types of lesions described by Carrion in chromoblastomycosis are nodules, tumors, plaques, warty lesions. *F. compacta* is a very rare species, known only from a few clinical collections. A few of these instances include five cases in India from which *F. compacta* was isolated. One study of *F. compacta* in India produced an isolation rate of 15%. Another study from Sri Lanka reported isolation of 2 cases of *F. compacta.* Infection occurs more commonly in males than females, and typically between the ages of 30-50. It is less commonly seen in adolescence, with onset occurring before the age of 20 in 24% of cases.

### Transmission

Infection caused by *F. compacta* is thought to be acquired through the same mechanisms as other more common agents of chromoblastomycosis, such as through puncture wounds caused by wooden splinters or thorny plants which allow the fungus to gain entry. Increased cases are seen in agricultural workers such as adult male farmers and laborers, whose occupation brings them into close contact with soil, are mainly affected. Poverty and malnutrition in Indian children may be responsible for the early development of clinical infection. The *Fonsecaea* species have been reported to be recoverable from environmental sources and therefore the disease is considered to be of traumatic origin. Nevertheless, the precise natural niche of both *F. compacta* has remained uncertain and hence it is unclear where and how symptomatic patients have acquired their infection.

### Treatment

Good hygiene and adequate nutrition may help the individual abort a potential infection. Early stages of treatment for minor chromoblastomycosis cases involve surgical excision, electrodesiccation. cryosurgery, physical therapy, using liquid nitrogen for localized lesions is very effective and can be applied in combination with antifungal therapies. More advanced cases require systemic antifungals treatment for extended periods of time. Severe lesions tend to respond slowly or even become non-responding to antifungal drugs. Presently, the most useful antifungals against chromoblastomycosis include itraconazole and terbinafine, which are highly expensive and often used in combination. Cure rates observed with antifungal drugs vary from 15 to 80%. In severe forms cure rates are particularly low and relapse rates are high. *F. compacta* and *F. pedrosoi* are less susceptible to antifungal treatments so cure rates are lower compared to other agents of the disease.

## InfoBox

| *Fonsecaea compacta* | |
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| Microscope image of *Fonsecaea compacta* at 1000X magnification | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Chaetothyriales |
| Family: | Herpotrichiellaceae |
| Genus: | *Fonsecaea* |
| Species: | ***F. compacta*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Fonsecaea compacta***<br>(Carrion) Carrion (1940) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Hormodendrum compactum* Carrion (1935) * *Phialoconidiophora compacta* Carrion (1936) * *Fonsecaea compactum* (Carrion) Carrion (1940) * *Phialophora compacta* (Carrion) Redaelli & Cif. (1942) * *Rhinocladiella compacta*  (Carrion) Schol-Schwarz (1968) * *Rhinocladiella compacta*  Carrion ex de Hoog (1977) * *Hormodendrum pedrosoi* Brumpt (1922) * *Hormodendrum algeriense* Montpell (1927) * *Hormodendrum rossicum* Jacz. & Merlin (1929) * *Phialoconidiophora guggenheimia* M. Moore & F. P. Almeida (1936) * *Fonsecaea pedrosoi* var. communis Carrion (1940) | |


title: Martin Gordon (baseball)

abstract: Martin Gordon is a member of the South African national baseball team. He attended Desert Vista High School for 4 years, and was recruited to play baseball at Glendale Community College (Arizona). He transferred to Francis Marion University after his two years at Glendale.

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# Martin Gordon (baseball)

**Martin Gordon** is a member of the South African national baseball team. He attended Desert Vista High School for 4 years, and was recruited to play baseball at Glendale Community College (Arizona). He transferred to Francis Marion University (South Carolina) after his two years at Glendale.

## Background

Gordon was born 13 June 1988, in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He was raised in a family of athletes. His father, Mickey Gordon, played field hockey for Free State, Southern Gauteng, and South Africa Schools. He also played cricket for the provinces of Free State and North West. His mother, Elrie, played field hockey for North West as well.

## High school

### Desert Vista High School

Gordon was a 2 year varsity starter in center field for head coach Stan Luketich. He was an important part of the 2005 Desert Vista team who spent the whole season under the radar, and eventually lost in the Arizona 5A semi-finals against a very talented Horizon High School. Gordon set a school record by going 68 straight at-bats without a strikeout.

In his senior year he was invited to play in the North vs. South, Arizona 5A All Star Game. He was second-team All-State in his senior season.

## Education

### Glendale Community College

After high school, Gordon was recruited by Paul Hatcher, the assistant coach at GCC.

In 2007 as a freshman he hit .349 and stole 24 bases in 27 tries for the Gauchos, and was one of three outfielders in the nation to earn Rawlings Gold Glove honors.

In 2008, he hit .324 and went 22-for-26 in stolen bases and hit his first career collegiate home run in the playoffs against Phoenix College.

### Francis Marion University

In 2008, Gordon was recruited to play for head coach Art Inabinent for the FMU Patriots. In 2009, Gordon hit .394 in 41 games. He registered 18 RBIs, 15 BBs, and 8 Ks out of the leadoff spot. He played a majority of the season in center field and a handful of games in left field. He was a part of the first FMU team in history to be crowned the Peach Belt Tournament Champions.

## Career

Due to a back injury in 2010, Gordon received a medical redshirt.

Gordon returned in 2011 and hit .374 in 41 games for the Patriots. In addition, he had 20 RBIs, 4 BBs, and 7 Ks, and hit his first home run for the Patriots in a game against the University of North Georgia. He played all 41 games in left field. This team was the first FMU team in history to win the Peach Belt Regular Season, and came within one win of the College World Series.

## International Competition

### 2007 Baseball World Cup

In the 2007, Gordon was asked to play in the 2007 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan, where he was the main center fielder for the South African national team. He went 9 for 27 to lead South Africa in average. Only Brett Willemburg and Warren Herman (the latter in limited action) joined Gordon to hit over .300 for South Africa's club. Gordon handled all 10 chances in center flawlessly in 6 games there; he also played one at DH and a couple innings in left field.

### 2009 World Baseball Classic

Gordon was asked to play for the National Team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

In a pre-tournament game against the Los Angeles Angels, Gordon went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored.

In game one of the tournament, Gordon went 0 for 4, but scored the only run in an 8-1 loss against Cuba.

In game two against Mexico, Gordon went 1 for 3, with a single off of Major League Pitcher Rodrigo Lopez.


title: Martin Gore (oncologist)

abstract: Professor Martin Gore CBE was a leading British oncologist and cancer researcher. He was medical director of the Royal Marsden Hospital from 2006, and professor of cancer medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research. Gore was the son of refugees who escaped the 1939 Invasion of Poland. He studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He joined the Royal Marsden in 1981, becoming a consultant in 1989. He authored or co-authored more than 500 academic papers, taking a particular interest in personalised medicine and bringing new therapies, such as targeted therapy and cancer immunotherapy, into the clinic. He received a CBE for services to oncology in the Queen's birthday honours in 2016. Gore died of total organ failure after receiving an inoculation against yellow fever.

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# Martin Gore (oncologist)

Professor **Martin Gore** CBE (February 1951 – 10 January 2019) was a leading British oncologist and cancer researcher. He was medical director of the Royal Marsden Hospital from 2006, and professor of cancer medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research.

Gore was the son of refugees who escaped the 1939 Invasion of Poland. He studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He joined the Royal Marsden in 1981, becoming a consultant in 1989.

He authored or co-authored more than 500 academic papers, taking a particular interest in personalised medicine and bringing new therapies, such as targeted therapy and cancer immunotherapy, into the clinic.

He received a CBE for services to oncology in the Queen's birthday honours in 2016.

Gore died of total organ failure after receiving an inoculation against yellow fever.


title: Martin Gorecki

abstract: Martin Gorecki was a brewery worker, ethnic Polish leader and politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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# Martin Gorecki

**Martin Gorecki** (October 20, 1871 – 1928) was a brewery worker, ethnic Polish leader and politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

## Background

Gorecki was born in Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) in the Polish-majority Province of Posen of the German Empire, on October 20, 1871. He attended public schools and immigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen. In 1902 he settled in Milwaukee, worked in the Schlitz brewery, joined the Beer Bottlers' Union and was later transferred to Brewers' Union Local 9. He served as a delegate to the Federated Trades Council from both unions. He became active as a leader of the Polish School Society, which was an anti-clerical organization devoted to public education and the teaching of the Polish language in public schools, and under his leadership served as a base for recruiting for the Socialists. He was active in organizing the five ethnic Polish Milwaukee branches of the Social Democratic party (as it was known in Wisconsin), and in establishing the *Naprzod* (*Forward*), a weekly Socialist Polish language newspaper.

## Public office

In 1904, Gorecki ran for the Assembly in the Fourteenth Milwaukee County district (the 14th Ward of the City of Milwaukee), coming in second, behind Democrat John Szymarek, with 1623 votes for Szymarek, 975 for Gorecki, and 855 for Republican John J. Derwort. In 1906, he tried again, losing to Democrat Joseph Domachowski by 1004 to 915, with the Republican a distant third at 460. In 1908, he challenged Domachowski again, losing with 2,001 for the now-incumbent Domachowski, 852 for Gorecki, and 736 for Republican Stanislaus Molszewki.

In 1910 he was elected a Milwaukee alderman-at-large for a two-year term. In 1912 he was elected to the Assembly from the Fourteenth district (which now added to the 14th Ward, the new 24th Ward), to succeed fellow Socialist Michael Katzban. Gorecki won with 1,519 votes to 1,094 for Democrat Jacob Posanski and 609 for Republican John Phillips. He was assigned to the standing committees on insurance and banking, and on public welfare.

He did not run for re-election in 1914, and was succeeded by fellow Socialist George L. Tews.

## After the Assembly; personal life

In 1915, it was announced that he had started a Polish-language humorous newspaper called *The Cymbal*. His son John Gorecki married teenage dancer Marianna Michalska, later to become famous as "Gilda Gray", the shimmy girl, around 1915, when she was 14 or 15 years old; the couple, who divorced in 1923, had one son, Martin Gorecki (born in 1913), who was to become a bandleader and emcee under the name "Martin Gray".

Gorecki's will was filed for probate in December 1928; it included provisions for John and for a widow, who is referred to only as "Mrs. Martin Gorecki". By that point, he himself was obscure enough that the headline in his home-town newspaper referred to him simply as Gilda's first father-in-law, without reference to his labor or political record.


title: The Shattered Goddess

abstract: The Shattered Goddess is a fantasy novel by American writer Darrell Schweitzer, illustrated by Stephen Fabian.

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# The Shattered Goddess

***The Shattered Goddess*** is a fantasy novel by American writer Darrell Schweitzer, illustrated by Stephen Fabian.

## Publication history

It was first published in trade paperback by Starblaze/The Donning Company in March 1983, with later trade paperback editions following from Starmont House (1988), Borgo Press (1989) and Wildside Press (1999). The first hardcover edition was issued by Starmont House in 1988, followed by the Science Fiction Book Club in 2000. The first ebook edition was issued by Wildside Press in June 2015. The first British edition was published in paperback by New English Library in March 1996. It has been translated into Italian and French.

## Summary

The story explores the fate of a magic-ridden far future Earth at the end of an age of chaotic miracles between the death of the world's latest divinity, the Goddess, and the birth of a new one, chronicling the struggle over the nature the next deity will take and thus that of the world itself.

The immense corpse of the Goddess is preserved as a relic beneath the sacred city of Ai Hanlo, presided over by its saintly ruler Tharanodeth, guardian of the Goddess's bones. Unknown to him, a malevolent witch has designs on his city and the holiness it guards. Feigning death, she sacrifices her eyes to a demon for power in a complex scheme that allows her soul to possess Tharanodeth's infant son Kaemen. The soul is delivered by a similcrum child created around the eyes, which is then abandoned in the Kaemen's nursery as a foundling.

The court wizard Hadel, suspecting the foundling a threat, advises doing away with him, but Tharanodeth intervenes, protecting him and naming him Ginna. Kaemen and Ginna both grow up in the palace, the former, under the witch's spell, becoming willful, cruel and selfish, while the latter is a blank slate whose passive innocence leads Tharanodeth to prefer him to his own son.

When the boys are twelve, Tharanodeth dies, and Kaemen takes his place as ruler. Ginna continues to live a neglected existence in the palace, taught by Hadel and befriended by a young girl. After three years the boy and girl flee Ai Hanlo and Kaemen's increasingly capricious tyranny, which is ushering in an apocalypse of blood and darkness. They fall in with a merchant caravan and later a ship crewed by mystical warriors as the darkness spreading from the city taints and changes the world, engulfing humanity and awakening long-buried monsters and horrors.

Ginna gains knowledge and some power during his journey, but despairs of making a difference. He reaches the goal of his quest, an otherworldly grove of light watched over by the spirit of the Goddess's mother, and learns the secret of the horror overtaking the world and his own origin and purpose. His destiny brings him into direct conflict with the doomed Kaemen and the malign vision of his witch-creator, with the outcome of the struggle to decide the fate of the world and the nature of the deity that will preside over its next phase. Will it be one of death and decay, or is some kind of redemption possible?

## Relation to other works

Schweitzer subsequently explored the age prior to the events of the book in a cycle of short stories collected in *Echoes of the Goddess* (2013), which serve as a prequel to the novel.

## Reception

Mary Gentle writing in *Vector*, assessed the book's quality as follows: "Few writers can genuinely touch the quality of nightmare. By that I don't mean the cataloguing of horror and gore that blurb-writers so often refer to as nightmare-like, but the fear that formless and almost banal stems from the sleeping mind. John Bellairs did it with *The Face in the Frost* ... James Blaylock can do it. And now there is also *The Shattered Goddess.*

W. Paul Ganley in *Fantasy Mongers*: "Compelling, intriguing characters, moody, haunting, persuasive . . . fierce imagery containing equal parts legend and fantasy; distinctly different."

*The Encyclopedia of Fantasy* (1997) noted that "\[t\]he novel has immense power in its climax and ... sustains the forlorn mood of loss."

The novel was also reviewed by Neal Wilgus in *Thrust* no. 20, Summer 1984, and Janice M. Eisen in *Aboriginal Science Fiction*, May–June 1989.

## InfoBox

The Shattered Goddess
| Cover of first edition | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Darrell Schweitzer |
| Illustrator | Stephen Fabian |
| Cover artist | Stephen Fabian |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Starblaze/The Donning Company |
| Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 183 |
| ISBN | 0-89865-197-2 |
| OCLC | 08347021 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813.54 |
| LC Class | PS3569.C5684 S5 1982 |
| Preceded by | *Echoes of the Goddess* |


title: Martin Munyanyi

abstract: Martin Munyanyi was a Zimbabwean clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru. He became ordained in 1983. He was appointed bishop in 2006. He resigned in 2012.

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# Martin Munyanyi

**Martin Munyanyi** (3 January 1956 – 15 May 2022) was a Zimbabwean clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru. He became ordained in 1983. He was appointed bishop in 2006. He resigned in 2012.

## InfoBox

| His Excellency
Martin Munyanyi | |
| --- | --- |
| Bishop of Gweru | |
| Diocese | Gweru |
| Appointed | 11 May 2006 |
| Term ended | 28 April 2012 |
| Predecessor | Francis Xavier Mugadzi |
| Successor | Xavier Johnsai Munyongani |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 September 1983 |
| Consecration | 26 August 2006
by Michael Dixon Bhasera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-01-03)3 January 1956
Bikita, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 15 May 2022(2022-05-15) (aged 66)
Shurugwi, Zimbabwe |


abstract: The Marrecas River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Santana River.

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# Marrecas River (Santana River tributary)

The **Marrecas River** is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Santana River.

## InfoBox

| Marrecas River | |
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|  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
|  | |
| Source |  |
| location | Paraná state |
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| Mouth | Santana River |
| coordinates | 25°56′S 52°55′W / 25.933°S 52.917°W / -25.933; -52.917 |


title: Martin Rich

abstract: Martin Rich was a German opera and symphonic conductor. Rich played the piano from the age of 5. He studied in Berlin under Franz Schreker. He conducted at venues in Bologna in Italy, and Grant Park, in Illinois as well as the Metropolitan Opera. From 1970 to 1986 he headed the Philharmonic Symphony of Westchester. From the mid 1980s, he taught private voice lessons at Temple University. Rich was enemies with several notable conductors and musicians. He enjoyed a friendship with conductor Leonard Bernstein and also worked alongside conductors Herbert von Karajan, Bruno Walter and William Steinberg in music festivals around the world. Rich is known particularly as the first conductor of the Fourth Piano Concerto by Sergei Prokofiev, together with one-handed pianist Siegfried Rapp. He often conducted The Rite of Spring. Besides being a symphonic conductor Rich was a vocal coach for singers such as Martina Arroyo. Rich claimed that he was born left-handed but was forced him to learn to be right-handed by teachers and family. Rich died in 2000, aged 95. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren.

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# Martin Rich

**Martin Rich** (October 8, 1905  October 23, 2000) was a German opera and symphonic conductor.

Rich played the piano from the age of 5. He studied in Berlin under Franz Schreker. He conducted at venues in Bologna in Italy, and Grant Park, in Illinois as well as the Metropolitan Opera. From 1970 to 1986 he headed the Philharmonic Symphony of Westchester. From the mid 1980s, he taught private voice lessons at Temple University.

Rich was enemies with several notable conductors and musicians. He enjoyed a friendship with conductor Leonard Bernstein and also worked alongside conductors Herbert von Karajan, Bruno Walter and William Steinberg in music festivals around the world.

Rich is known particularly as the first conductor of the Fourth Piano Concerto by Sergei Prokofiev, together with one-handed pianist Siegfried Rapp (Berlin, 1956). He often conducted *The Rite of Spring*. Besides being a symphonic conductor Rich was a vocal coach for singers such as Martina Arroyo.

Rich claimed that he was born left-handed but was forced him to learn to be right-handed by teachers and family.

Rich died in 2000, aged 95. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren.

## InfoBox

| Martin Rich | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | (1905-10-08)October 8, 1905
Breslau, Germany |
| Died | October 23, 2000(2000-10-23) (aged 95)
Manhattan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Operatic and symphonic conductor |


title: Martin Reynolds (civil servant)

abstract: Martin Alexander Baillie Reynolds is a British civil servant who served as Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2022. Reynolds previously served as British Ambassador to Libya under Prime Minister Theresa May and as the principal private secretary to Johnson when he served as Foreign Secretary in May's government.

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# Martin Reynolds (civil servant)

**Martin Alexander Baillie Reynolds** CB CMG is a British civil servant who served as Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2022. Reynolds previously served as British Ambassador to Libya under Prime Minister Theresa May and as the principal private secretary to Johnson when he served as Foreign Secretary in May's government.

## Early life

Reynolds was born in Oxford, England. He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained an undergraduate degree in law.

## Career

Before entering government, Reynolds worked as a lawyer in London. From 1997, he worked at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Becoming a diplomat, Reynolds served at the British High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa as Deputy High Commissioner between July 2011 and November 2014.

From December 2014 to January 2018, he was Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for part of that time while Boris Johnson was Foreign Secretary.

Reynolds was Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Libya for five months between April and September 2019. In July 2019, Johnson became prime minister, and Peter Hill resigned as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. Reynolds was recalled from his overseas posting and took up that post at 10 Downing Street in October 2019.

### 2020 lockdown party email

On 10 January 2022, an image leaked to ITV News purported to show an email sent by Reynolds on 20 May 2020 inviting those at 10 Downing Street to "make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distanced drinks" in the garden. Invitees were asked to "bring your own booze". It was reported that over 100 people were invited to this gathering, and between thirty and forty people attended. Campaigners including the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group called for Reynolds to be dismissed. As a result Reynolds was nicknamed 'party Marty' in Whitehall and the UK press.

On 3 February 2022 he resigned as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, but was expected to remain in place until a successor had been found. On 8 March 2022, Reynolds was succeeded by Peter Wilson.

In May 2022, following the release of the investigation final report by Sue Gray, it was revealed that Reynolds had boasted he had "got away with" rule-breaking at a "bring-your-own-booze" party in May 2020. In a fragment of a message to a special adviser, he had said: "Best of luck - a complete non-story but better than them focusing on our drinks (which we seem to have got away with)." Reynolds' name was mentioned 24 times in the report.

In the 2023 Channel 4 docudrama *Partygate*, he was played by Edwin Flay.

## Honours

Reynolds was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2018 Birthday Honours, for services to British foreign policy. He was additionally appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.

## InfoBox

| Martin ReynoldsCB CMG | |
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| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| **In office**
1 October 2019  3 February 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Peter Hill |
| Succeeded by | Peter Wilson |
| British Ambassador to Libya | |
| **In office**
April 2019  September 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May
Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Frank Baker |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Hopton |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| **In office**
December 2014  January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron
Theresa May |
| Sec. of State | Philip Hammond
Boris Johnson
Jeremy Hunt |
| Preceded by | Thomas Drew |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Sinclair |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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title: The Spoil

abstract: "The Spoil" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 21st overall episode of the series and was written by supervising producer Dave Andron from a story by Andron and executive producer Elmore Leonard and directed by Michael Watkins. It originally aired on FX on March 30, 2011. The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his brand of justice. Following the shooting of a mob hitman, Raylan is sent to Lexington, Kentucky to investigate an old childhood friend Boyd Crowder, who is now part of a white supremacist gang. In the episode, Raylan is assigned to protect Carol Johnson while she attempts to convince Harlan County residents to sell their land rights over to Black Pike. Despite being credited, Jacob Pitts does not appear in the episode. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.64 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, pace, acting and build-up for the next episode.

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# The Spoil

"**The Spoil**" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series *Justified*. It is the 21st overall episode of the series and was written by supervising producer Dave Andron from a story by Andron and executive producer Elmore Leonard and directed by Michael Watkins. It originally aired on FX on March 30, 2011.

The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his brand of justice. Following the shooting of a mob hitman, Raylan is sent to Lexington, Kentucky to investigate an old childhood friend Boyd Crowder, who is now part of a white supremacist gang. In the episode, Raylan is assigned to protect Carol Johnson while she attempts to convince Harlan County residents to sell their land rights over to Black Pike. Despite being credited, Jacob Pitts does not appear in the episode.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.64 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, pace, acting and build-up for the next episode.

## Plot

Dickie (Jeremy Davies) and Coover (Brad William Henke) visit a land owner, intending to buy it for their family. However, Boyd (Walton Goggins) was already there as Black Pike intends to buy the land. The Bennetts threaten the owner before leaving and Boyd offers him protection from them. The next day, Boyd is stopped by officers on Doyle's (Joseph Lyle Taylor) payroll when they break his car's red lights and they arrest him.

Mullen (Nick Searcy) assigns Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) to protect Carol Johnson (Rebecca Creskoff) and take her to a town meeting in Harlan. Raylan begins suspecting that Mullen knows about the incident in the courthouse. Raylan accompanies Carol to bail out Boyd and they run into Doyle, where both him and Carol get into a heated discussion. Due to the land owner's signature taken over by the police, Carol assigns Boyd to get the signature again. Carol and Raylan then visit Mags (Margo Martindale) at her grocery store, who opposes to Black Pike's ownership of the land. Dickie and Coover also arrive and Raylan and Coover get into a heated discussion. Despite Dickie's insistence to calm down, they both get into a brutal fight in which Coover brutally punches Raylan in the face until he is stopped by Mags.

Raylan explains to Carol about his family feud with the Bennetts: it was suspected that the Givens family informed about the Bennett's activities during the Prohibition era, which resulted in Raylan's uncle's death. Dickie's limping condition is a result of a baseball game where Raylan hit him in the knee after Dickie tried to hit him in the head. Boyd meets with Arlo (Raymond J. Barry) and Helen (Linda Gehringer), wanting them to sell their land but Arlo refuses. Raylan, Carol and Boyd then attend a church meeting to talk about Black Pike's business prospects, where Raylan and Boyd take different instances on the company's plans. But Mags wins over the crowd by highlighting the company's shady actions and invites everyone to a party at her house.

The meeting suddenly ends when gunshots are heard, although is finally discovered to be just firecrackers planted by Carol. Boyd is attacked when he returns home by Dickie and Coover, who intend to release an unknown animal on the home. However, Ava (Joelle Carter) appears, kills the animal and forces them to leave their house. Raylan and Carol visit Arlo and Helen to buy the land, where Helen tells Raylan she will give him the $20,000 that Arlo stole from authorities if Raylan leaves Harlan and the Bennetts behind. Suddenly, gunshots are fired and everyone enters the house but Arlo is shot in the leg.

Due to the house's lack of phone lines, Raylan removes Arlo's monitor ankle to alert the police. Raylan then heads out and locates the shooter: Sally Peener (Tara Buck), sister of the man responsible for the courthouse's bomb attempt. After handing the shooter to the police, he tells them to warn Judge Reardon about a possible assassination attempt. The bomber is eventually found outside the Judge's house and is arrested. Arlo is taken by ambulances while Helen gives Raylan an envelope with the $20,000. Despite their agreement, Raylan and Carol leave to attend Mags' party.

## Production

### Writing

There was interest among critics and fans about the content of the Bennett's duffel bag, as the animal's identity was never revealed in the episode. Graham Yost said the writers viewed the animal as a badger, saying "We debated it: Was it too Coen brothers? Or was it just Coen brothers enough? Honestly, it was like I was the vice president and it was the senate: Half the room said, 'No way,' and the other half said, 'Oh come on, let’s do it.' And I said, 'Okay, let's do it.' It ended up being great."

## Reception

### Viewers

In its original American broadcast, "The Spoil" was seen by an estimated 2.64 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. This means that 0.9 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 2 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. This was a 18% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 2.22 million viewers with a 0.7/2 in the 18-49 demographics.

### Critical reviews

"The Spoil" received highly positive reviews from critics. Scott Tobias of *The A.V. Club* gave the episode an "A−" grade and wrote, "Picking up the momentum from last week's episode, 'The Spoil' feels like part one of an unofficial two-parter, just as the recent 'Blaze Of Glory' and 'Save My Love' played in consecutive weeks, but it accomplishes more than mere table-setting. I'll wait a bit to talk about the episode's extraordinary centerpiece but I think we're seeing a great convergence of all the dark forces this show has to offer."

Alan Sepinwall of *HitFix* wrote, "But all the players are on the board together now, and we know most of the battles – even getting confirmation that it was Raylan who hobbled Dickie, and why – and that was a damned entertaining hour of *Justified*."

Dan Forcella of *TV Fanatic* gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "*Justified* continued its stellar run of serialization this week. In 'The Spoil', Raylan followed along as the battle between Black Pike and the Bennetts came to the forefront. The main attraction was the town hall meeting in which Mags Bennett proved why the people of Bennett love her so much, but getting to that moment was just as entertaining."

## InfoBox

| "**The Spoil**" | |
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| *Justified* episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2<br>Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Michael Watkins |
| Story by | Elmore Leonard & Dave Andron |
| Teleplay by | Dave Andron |
| Featured music | Steve Porcaro |
| Cinematography by | Francis Kenny |
| Editing by | Keith Henderson |
| Original air date | March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30) |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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title: The Split Squad

abstract: The Split Squad is a Rock and Roll band composed of Clem Burke (drums), Michael Giblin (bass/vocals), Josh Kantor (keyboards), Eddie Munoz, and Keith Streng (guitar/vocals). Some members came to the public's attention in other bands: Burke with Blondie, Kantor with The Baseball Project, Munoz with The Plimsouls, and Streng with The Fleshtones. Since many of the members of the band follow baseball, Annie Laurent Streng, Keith Streng's former wife, proposed the band's name. The term refers to a practice used during Major League Baseball's Spring training.

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# The Split Squad

**The Split Squad** is a Rock and Roll band composed of Clem Burke (drums), Michael Giblin (bass/vocals), Josh Kantor (keyboards), Eddie Munoz (guitar/backing vocals), and Keith Streng (guitar/vocals). Some members came to the public's attention in other bands: Burke with Blondie, Kantor with The Baseball Project, Munoz with The Plimsouls, and Streng with The Fleshtones. Since many of the members of the band follow baseball, Annie Laurent Streng, Keith Streng's former wife, proposed the band's name. The term refers to a practice used during Major League Baseball's Spring training.

## Formation

The formation of The Split Squad can be attributed to the friendship Parallax Project bandleader Giblin had with Munoz of The Plimsouls, and Giblin's inclination to work collaboratively with other musicians. Giblin and Munoz had worked together off and on through the 1990s, and rekindled their friendship in the mid-2000s during a SXSW Festival. This led to Giblin organizing an East Coast tour for The Plimsouls in 2006. A few years later, Giblin organized several shows where Parallax Project shared the bill with Magic Christian and The Fleshtones. This brought Giblin into close contact with Burke and Streng. Over the course of that tour, Streng and Giblin started talking about forming a new band. Munoz enthusiastically endorsed the formation, and joined as the second guitarist. Burke liked everyone involved and agreed to join. Around the same time, Giblin had become friends with Josh Kantor, keyboardist in Jim's Big Ego, a band he'd arranged to have perform in Harrisburg, PA. Later, Parallax Project shared the bill with The Baseball Project, which Kantor also was in, so when the band was recording the album in David Minehan's Woolly Mammoth studio in Boston, they contacted Kantor, who added keyboards to some of the tracks. Kantor tours with the rest of the band when show dates don't interfere with his job as the Fenway Park organist for the Boston Red Sox. The Split Squad made their live debut on March 16 at the 2013 SXSW Festival.

A number of notable underground rock personalities have sat in with them at various gigs across the United States, including Peter Zaremba, Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn, Peter Buck, Jason Victor, Amy Gore, Nikki Corvette, Andy Babiuk, and Brian Hurd (aka Daddy Long Legs).

## Tours

The Split Squad has performed at both the 2013 and 2014 South By Southwest music festivals. From Nov. 9 - Nov. 15, 2013 the band launched the "West Of Wherever Tour 2013" with The Fleshtones, touring cities in California, Seattle WA, Vancouver BC Canada, ending with a Big Bang-Up in Portland OR. From early March through late April 2014, the band played venues on the East Coast, with appearances at SXSW sandwiched between. This tour included a live performance on the Evan "Funk" Davies show in the studios of WFMU. Their 13 date "Summer 2014 Tour", from July 3 - August 3, 2014, starting in the Midwest, then touring up the East Coast, the Mid-Atlantic, and Toronto and Hamilton, ON Canada. The early (July 3–6) Split Squad shows on this tour had Florent Barbier on drums, as Burke was on tour with Blondie. Linda Pitmon, like Barbier, also fills in on drums when Burke is unavailable. The band had a short tour of the Northeast in the Spring of 2015 and has begun touring again in the Winter of 2016, as discussed below. Reviews of their shows have been uniformly positive.

## Activities

In August 2014, the group returned to Boston and the Woolly Mammoth Studio to record an original Christmas song, "Another Lonely Christmas”, that was released in the Fall of 2014 as part of a compilation album, "A Kool Kat Kristmas Volume 2". Proceeds benefited the Susan Giblin Foundation for Animal Wellness and Welfare. On 3 December 2015, the band website announced that their debut record was now being distributed by the French independent label Closer Records. During the 13 February 2016 concert at The Windup Space in Baltimore, MD, bandleader Michael Giblin announced that an EP of new material would be released in 2016. Two songs on the EP will be "Stop Me (If You've Heard This One Before", penned by Giblin, debuted the night before at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, Harrisburg, PA, and the Keith Streng-penned "Showstopper". For the two concert series with the Paul Collins Beat, drummer Florent Barbier filled in for Clem Burke, who was in studio, recording the next Blondie album. A 3 date tour in late March 2016 was with The Fleshtones. During summer 2019, they toured with Southern Culture on the Skids.

## Discography

### Albums

### Album compilations

* "Teenarama" on *Starry Eyed ~ The Records Tribute* Zero Hour Records (released June 9, 2013)
* "Another Lonely Christmas" on *A Kool Kat Kristmas Volume 2* PURR2050 Kool Kat Musik (released November 3, 2014)

## Members

* Clem Burke \- drums
* Michael Giblin - lead vocals & bass guitar
* Josh Kantor - keyboards
* Eddie Munoz - backing vocals & guitar
* Keith Streng - Vocals & guitar

**Bullpen**

* Florent Barbier - drums
* Scott McCaughey \- vocals & guitar
* Linda Pitmon - drums

## InfoBox

| The Split Squad | |
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| The Split Squad at the Brighton Bar, Long Branch, NJ, April 28, 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Rock and roll, garage rock, blues rock, Paisley Underground, power pop, pop music |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Red Chuck Records, Closer Records, FOLC |
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| Members | Clem Burke, Michael Giblin, Josh Kantor, Eddie Munoz, Keith Streng |
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| Website | www.thesplitsquad.com |


title: The Big Bang (song)

abstract: "The Big Bang" is a song written, produced, and performed by Rock Mafia and Jimmy Messer. The song has been used in commercials promoting the syndication of the television series Mob Wives. The song appears on the soundtrack for EA Sports game, FIFA 12 and was re-recorded in Simlish for The Sims 3 and included in the Pets expansion. The song appeared in the 2012 film LOL, starring Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore. A cover version by singer Katy Tiz was released in 2014 on Rock Mafia's RMR label; it has been promoted by Clear Channel pop radio stations, and by IHeartRadio.

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# The Big Bang (song)

"**The Big Bang**" is a song written, produced, and performed by Rock Mafia and Jimmy Messer. The song has been used in commercials promoting the syndication of the television series *Mob Wives*. The song appears on the soundtrack for EA Sports game, *FIFA 12* and was re-recorded in Simlish for *The Sims 3* and included in the *Pets* expansion. The song appeared in the 2012 film *LOL*, starring Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore.

A cover version by singer Katy Tiz was released in 2014 on Rock Mafia's RMR label; it has been promoted by Clear Channel pop radio stations, and by IHeartRadio.

## Music video

The music video for "The Big Bang" was filmed on June 10, 2010, and released on November 1, 2010. It features Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers. Billboard.com said the video was "the latest stop on Miley Cyrus's path to prove that she's a fully grown woman and ensure that she is never called Hannah Montana again." Kevin is working, remembering his girlfriend, when Miley drives by. The video then shows how their relationship progresses, ending with them getting into a car crash. He realizes that his girlfriend only appeared as a ghost.

## Possible film adaptation

In November 2010, MTV reported that Rock Mafia's Tim James had stated that a film adaptation of the music video was being planned. On January 11, 2011, E! News confirmed that Cyrus' mother, Tish Cyrus had been meeting with Suzanne Todd (who has worked on films such as *Memento*, the 2010 adaptation of *Alice in Wonderland*, and the *Austin Powers* films) to discuss the music video being created into a feature film with Cyrus to star. MTV reported that Zegers had not yet showed his intention to join the project.

## Charts

| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| --- | --- |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 16 |
| US *Billboard* Hot 100 | 98 |
| US *Billboard* Heatseekers Songs | 7 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
| Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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## Katy Tiz version

| "The Big Bang" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Katy Tiz | |
| Released | April 22, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:39 |
| Label | Rock Mafia, Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | Rock Mafia |
| Producer(s) | Rock Mafia |
| Katy Tiz singles chronology | |
| "Red Cup"
(2013) "**The Big Bang**"
(2014) "Whistle (While You Work It)"
(2015) | |

"**The Big Bang**" was covered by British recording artist Katy Tiz and was released onto digital outlets on April 22, 2014. This version was featured in a trailer for *The Wedding Ringer*. and this version also used as an intro for the first game of Subway Series at Yankee Stadium on YES Network. Shortly after Tiz had landed a record deal with Atlantic Records, the label released an official audio of "The Big Bang" on their YouTube channel. Several weeks later the audio video had received over a million views.

On July 3, 2014, Tiz released an official music video for her cover of "The Big Bang" onto YouTube.

### Charts

| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
| --- | --- |
| US Pop Songs | 26 |
| US *Billboard* Hot 100 | 100 |
| US *Billboard* Heatseekers Songs | 11 |

## InfoBox

| "The Big Bang" | |
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|  | |
| Single by Rock Mafia | |
| Released | October 28, 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Songwriter(s) | Rock Mafia Jimmy Messer |
| Producer(s) | Rock Mafia; Jimmy Messer |
| Rock Mafia singles chronology | |
| "**The Big Bang**"
(2010) "Morning Sun"
(2012) | |


title: The Big Bang (TV series)

abstract: The Big Bang is a CITV science show broadcast from 15 April 1996 – 8 September 2004 and produced by Yorkshire Television. It is notable for being one of CITV's longest-running science programmes. The aim of the programme was to make science fun and interesting for children.

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# The Big Bang (TV series)

***The Big Bang*** is a CITV science show broadcast from 15 April 1996 – 8 September 2004 and produced by Yorkshire Television. It is notable for being one of CITV's longest-running science programmes. The aim of the programme was to make science fun and interesting for children.

## History

Starting in 1996, *The Big Bang* was originally presented by Gareth Jones and Kate Bellingham. Kate Bellingham left after the second series to care for her new child. Gareth Jones's long-time friend and now partner Violet Berlin was her replacement for the third series in 1998. The show essentially stayed the same before a new logo and set design was introduced for the fifth and sixth series in 2000 and 2001. Both Gareth and Violet left the show after the sixth series as they were, as said by ITV at the time, "concentrating on running their own company \[WhizzBang\] and looking after baby Indigo". However, Gareth Jones later revealed on his website that they left because "when we were asked to do the 2002 series it looked like many of the people who usually make the programme with us wouldn't be doing it any more. There were lots of changes planned for the Big Bang which Violet & I didn't agree with, so we said thank you for the last 6 series and wished them all the luck for the future."

For the seventh series the show had another rebrand, notably a new theme tune, the first since the beginning of the show, however the old theme tune was brought back for the final two series. There was also a new logo, and new presenters Kate McIntyre and Michael Underwood were introduced. The set stayed remained mainly unchanged, however the neon *The Big Bang* sign in the kitchen was not replaced with the new logo until series 8. Michael and Kate presented the show together for two series, until Michael left to present *Ministry of Mayhem*, and for the ninth and last series he was replaced with Sam Pinkham.

In 2003, a shorter 5-minute version of the show, *The Little Bang*, was introduced at weekends. It took one section from a normal Big Bang episode and displayed what was needed for the make at the beginning of the show.

After the show ended, it was repeated daily on Discovery Kids UK, who started showing it with the first series and all the way up until the sixth before the channel closed in 2007. Afterwards, series 7, 8 and 9 were regularly repeated on the CITV channel, normally at weekends until the end of 2012.

In Vietnam from 2003, all series of the show were originally aired on HTV7, later on HTV1 (public) and HTV4 (education & science).

## Series guide

| Series | Episodes | Broadcast | Presenters |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 8 | 15 April – 24 June 1996 | Gareth Jones and Kate Bellingham |
| 2 | 9 | 7 April – 16 June 1997 | |
| 3 | 9 | 6 April – 6 July 1998 | Gareth Jones and Violet Berlin |
| 4 | 8 | 10 May – 5 July 1999 | |
| 5 | 13 | 18 April – 18 July 2000 | |
| 6 | 13 | 30 April – 17 May 2001 | |
| 7 | 15 | 11 June – 30 July 2002 | Michael Underwood and Kate McIntyre |
| 8 | 7 | 7 July – 18 August 2003 | |
| 9 | 10 | 7 July – 8 September 2004 | Sam Pinkham and Kate McIntyre |

## InfoBox

| *The Big Bang* | |
| --- | --- |
| The Big Bang logo used for series 5 and 6 from 2000–2001 | |
| Starring | Kate Bellingham
(1996–1997)
Gareth Jones
(1996–2001)
Violet Berlin
(1998–2001)
Michael Underwood
(2002–2003)
Kate McIntyre
(2002–2004)
Sam Pinkham
(2004) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 92 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company | Yorkshire Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 15 April 1996 (1996-04-15)
8 September 2004 (2004-09-08) |


title: Malheur sculpin

abstract: The Malheur sculpin is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Harney Basin, and the Snake River basin, including Malheur River in Oregon and Idaho. It reaches a maximum length of 13.0 cm. It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

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# Malheur sculpin

The **Malheur sculpin** (***Cottus bendirei***) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Harney Basin, and the Snake River basin, including Malheur River in Oregon and Idaho. It reaches a maximum length of 13.0 cm. It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

## InfoBox

| Malheur sculpin | |
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| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | *Cottus* |
| Species: | ***C. bendirei*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Cottus bendirei***
T. H. Bean, 1881 | |
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