# Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Tick-Tock" written by Mariya Yaremchuk and Sandra Bjurman. The song was performed by Mariya Yaremchuk. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Twenty entries competed in the national selection held on 21 December 2013 and "Tick-Tock" performed by Mariya Yaremchuk was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.

Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 9, "Tick-Tock" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed fifth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 118 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 1 and placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries with 113 points.

## Background

Prior to the 2014 contest, Ukraine had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in 2003, winning it in 2004 with the song "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Ukraine had managed to qualify to final in every contest they participated in thus far. Ukraine had been the runner-up in the contest on two occasions: in 2007 with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" performed by Verka Serduchka and in 2008 with the song "Shady Lady" performed by Ani Lorak. Ukraine's least successful result had been 19th place, which they achieved during the 2005, with the song "Razom nas bahato" performed by GreenJolly.

The Ukrainian national broadcaster, National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), broadcasts the event within Ukraine and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. NTU confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest on 23 October 2013. In the past, the broadcaster had alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select the Ukrainian entry. Between 2011 and 2013, NTU had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Ukraine, with both the public and a panel of jury members involved in the selection. The method was continued to select the 2014 Ukrainian entry.

## Before Eurovision

### Evrobachennya 2014  Natsionalyni vidbir

The Ukrainian national final took place on 21 December 2013 at the NTU Studios in Kyiv. The show was hosted by Timur Myroshnychenko and Tetiana Terekhova and broadcast on Pershyi Natsionalnyi as well as online via NTU's official website *1tv.com.ua* and the official Eurovision Song Contest website *eurovision.tv*.

#### Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Ukrainian Eurovision entry took place over two stages. In the first stage, artists and songwriters had the opportunity to apply for the competition by attending a scheduled audition. Twenty acts were selected and announced on 8 December 2013. The second stage was the televised final, which took place on 21 December 2013 and featured the twenty acts vying to represent Ukraine in Copenhagen. The winner was selected via the 50/50 combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury. Both the public televote and the expert jury assigned scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 12 (highest) and the entry that had the highest number of points following the combination of these scores was declared the winner. Viewers participating in the public televote had the opportunity to submit a single vote per phone number for each of the participating entries via SMS. In the event of a tie, the tie was decided in favour of the entry that received the highest score from the jury.

#### Competing entries

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries between 23 October 2013 and 6 December 2013. Auditions were held on 7 December 2013 at the Novopecherski Lypky in Kyiv where a four-member selection panel consisting of Vlad Baginsky (music producer of NTU), Mikhail Nekrasov (composer and producer), Yevgeniy Feshak (general producer of Radio Lux.FM) and Volodymyr Kozlov (programme director of RU.Music) reviewed the 56 received submissions and shortlisted twenty entries to compete in the national final. On 8 December 2013, the twenty selected competing acts were announced along with the running order, which was decided during a draw that took place following the auditions on 7 December. Among the competing artists was Viktoria Petryk who represented Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anatoliy Shparev | "Waiting for You" | Andrey Osadchuk |
| Anna Khodorovska | "Yesli yest' lyubov'" (Если есть любовь) | Ruslan Kvinta, Vitaliy Kurovskiy |
| Anna-Maria | "5 Stars Hotel" | Eduard Pristupa, Sergey Ozeryanskiy |
| Denis Lyubimov | "Love" | Denis Lyubimov |
| Eugene Litvinkovich | "Strelyanaya ptitsa" (Стреляная Птица) | Eugene Litvinkovich |
| Illaria | "I'm Alive" | Katerina Prishchepa |
| Lissa Wassabi | "No Fear" | Yelyzaveta Zhykhareva |
| Marietta | "It's My Life" | Dmitriy Sidorov, Natali Dali |
| Mariya Yaremchuk | "Tick-Tock" | Mariya Yaremchuk |
| Natalia Valevska | "Love Makes You Beautiful" | Ylva Persson, Linda Persson |
| neAngely | "Courageous" | Alexander Bard, Andreas Öhrn, Christian Wahlberg, Per Ljungqvist, Henrik Wikström |
| Roman Polonsky | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | Roman Polonsky, Sergey Dubenko |
| Shanis | "Moya dusha" (Моя душа) | Elaydzha |
| Stas Shurins | "Why" | Stas Shurins |
| Tania BerQ | "Believe Me" | Borys Tarshys |
| Tetiana Shyrko | "Let Go" | Yuliya Slobodyan, Evheniy Matyushenko |
| Uli Rud | "Tsvetok" (Цветок) | Misha Klimenko, Kseniya Shevchenko |
| Viktor Romanchenko | "Na krayu propasti" (На краю пропасти) | Volodymyr Dushevnyi, Viktor Romanchenko |
| Viktoria Petryk | "Love Is Lord" | Giga Kukhianidze, Ben Kadagidze |
| Volodymyr Tkachenko | "Buty tam, de ty" (Бути там, де ти) | Volodymyr Tkachenko, Iryna Pyrih |

#### Final

The final took place on 21 December 2013. Twenty entries competed and the winner, "Tick-Tock" performed by Mariya Yaremchuk, was selected through the combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury. Ties were decided in favour of the entries that received higher scores from the jury. The jury panel consisted of Oleksandr Panteleymonov (general director of NTU), Vlad Baginsky (music producer of NTU), Yuriy Rybchynsky (poet), Yan Tabachnyk (composer) and Mikhail Nekrasov (composer and producer). 10,210 votes were registered by the televote during the show. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2011 Ukrainian Eurovision entrant Mika Newton, 2013 Ukrainian Eurovision entrant Zlata Ognevich, 2013 Ukrainian Junior Eurovision entrant Sofia Tarasova, Kamaliya, Masha Sobko, Matias and Natalia Buchynska performed as guests.

Final – 21 December 2013
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | | Total | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | Votes | Points | | |
| 1 | Anna-Maria | "5 Stars Hotel" | 3 | 136 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Roman Polonsky | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | 5 | 73 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Uli Rud | "Tsvetok" | 1 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Marietta | "It's My Life" | 4 | 107 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Stas Shurins | "Why" | 5 | 194 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | Anatoliy Shparev | "Waiting for You" | 7 | 124 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | Natalia Valevska | "Love Makes You Beautiful" | 5 | 1,050 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Lissa Wassabi | "No Fear" | 1 | 170 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Volodymyr Tkachenko | "Buty tam, de ty" | 11 | 368 | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Shanis | "Moya dusha" | 9 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Viktoria Petryk | "Love Is Lord" | 10 | 476 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | Eugene Litvinkovich | "Strelyanaya ptitsa" | 2 | 1,090 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| 13 | neAngely | "Courageous" | 6 | 800 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Illaria | "I'm Alive" | 8 | 420 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | Tetiana Shyrko | "Let Go" | 3 | 171 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 16 | Tania BerQ | "Believe Me" | 3 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Mariya Yaremchuk | "Tick-Tock" | 12 | 3,478 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 18 | Viktor Romanchenko | "Na krayu propasti" | 5 | 1,170 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| 19 | Anna Khodorovska | "Yesli yest' lyubov'" | 2 | 99 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 20 | Denis Lyubimov | "Love" | 4 | 120 | 1 | 5 | 14 |

#### Controversy

Following Mariya Yaremchuk's victory at the Ukrainian national final, several participants launched a protest against the final results, alleging that the phone lines for their entries were blocked while the phone line for Yaremchuk remained open. Olena Mozgova, the producer of Volodymyr Tkachenko, challenged the legitimacy of the results and planned to take legal action; similar complaints were also launched by Viktoria Petryk and the duo neAngely regarding the results of the public vote.

### Preparation

The official music video of "Tick-Tock", directed by Serhiy Knyazev and produced by Alternatyva Company, was released on 17 March. A revamped version of the song, featuring new arrangement and lyrics written by Mariya Yaremchuk in cooperation with Sandra Bjurman, was also featured in the music video.

### Promotion

Mariya Yaremchuk made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Tick-Tock" as the Ukrainian Eurovision entry. On 7 February, Yaremchuk performed an alternate version of "Tick-Tock" during the semi-final of the Maltese Eurovision national final. On 5 April, Yaremchuk performed during the *Eurovision in Concert* event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Sandra Reemer. On 13 April, Yaremchuk performed during the *London Eurovision Party*, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. On 25 and 26 April, Mariya Yaremchuk took part in promotional activities in Greece which included television and radio appearances, as well as performing during an event organised by OGAE Greece and held at the Shamone Club in Athens.

## At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 20 January 2014, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Ukraine was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 6 May 2014, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

Once all the competing songs for the 2014 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Ukraine was set to perform in position 9, following the entry from Azerbaijan and before the entry from Belgium.

In Ukraine, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Pershyi Natsionalnyi with commentary by Timur Miroshnychenko and Tetiana Terekhova. The three shows were also broadcast via radio on UR-2 with commentary by Olena Zelinchenko. The Ukrainian spokesperson, who announced the Ukrainian votes during the final, was 2013 Ukrainian representative Zlata Ognevich.

### Semi-final

Mariya Yaremchuk took part in technical rehearsals on 29 April and 2 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 5 and 6 May. This included the jury show on 5 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Ukrainian performance featured Mariya Yaremchuk performing on stage in a long dark blue dress with black leather ribbons designed by Hanna Osmekhina together with a dancer and four backing vocalists. The performance featured the dancer performing acrobatic choreography on a large running wheel that symbolised the real living tick-tock mechanism of a clock and the atmosphere of love. The performance also featured the use of a wind machine with a night starry sky as well as images of clocks and cog wheels appearing on the LED screens. The stage director and choreographer for the Ukrainian performance was the director of the ballet "Freedom" Olena Kolyadenko. The dancer that joined Mariya Yaremchuk on stage was Igor Kuleshyn, while the four backing vocalists were Anna Linnea, Graciela Chin A Loi, Anneli Maria Tornkvist and Elin Eva Maria Svensson.

At the end of the show, Ukraine was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 118 points.

### Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first half. Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Ukraine was subsequently placed to perform in position 1, before the entry from Belarus.

Mariya Yaremchuk once again took part in dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Mariya Yaremchuk performed a repeat of her semi-final performance during the final on 10 May. Ukraine placed sixth in the final, scoring 113 points.

### Voting

Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released shortly after the grand final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Ukraine had placed eighth with the public televote and twelfth with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Ukraine scored 112 points, while with the jury vote, Ukraine scored 78 points. In the first semi-final, Ukraine placed fifth with the public televote with 119 points and sixth with the jury vote, scoring 88 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ukraine and awarded by Ukraine in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

#### Voting Points awarded to Ukraine

#### Points awarded by Ukraine

#### Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Ukrainian jury:

* Oleksandr Zlotnyk (jury chairperson)  composer
* Kateryna Komar  producer, vocal teacher
* Kostiantyn Mishukov  producer, DJ
* Alla Popova  singer, composer
* Olena Valovyk  singer

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Detailed voting results from Ukraine (Semi-final 1)
| Draw | Country | O. Zlotnyk | K. Komar | K. Mishukov | A. Popova | O. Valovyk | Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01 | Armenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | **12** |
| 02 | Latvia | 15 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 |  |
| 03 | Estonia | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |  |
| 04 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 05 | Iceland | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 06 | Albania | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 |  |
| 07 | Russia | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 08 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 09 | Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 10 | Belgium | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 |  |
| 11 | Moldova | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 | San Marino | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Portugal | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 |  |
| 14 | Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Hungary | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |

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Detailed voting results from Ukraine (Final)
| Draw | Country | O. Zlotnyk | K. Komar | K. Mishukov | A. Popova | O. Valovyk | Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01 | Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 02 | Belarus | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 03 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 04 | Iceland | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 21 |  |
| 05 | Norway | 23 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 19 |  |
| 06 | Romania | 12 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 15 |  |
| 07 | Armenia | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 08 | Montenegro | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 |  |
| 09 | Poland | 6 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Greece | 7 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 |  |
| 11 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | **12** |
| 14 | France | 13 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 |  |
| 15 | Russia | 10 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Italy | 24 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |  |
| 17 | Slovenia | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 |  |
| 18 | Finland | 20 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 16 |  |
| 19 | Spain | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 12 |  |
| 21 | Hungary | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | Malta | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 23 |  |
| 23 | Denmark | 15 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 |  |
| 24 | Netherlands | 21 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 13 |  |
| 25 | San Marino | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 17 |  |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 18 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 |  |

## InfoBox

| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | |
| --- | --- |
| Country | Ukraine |
| National selection | |
| Selection process | Evrobachennya 2014  Natsionalyni vidbir |
| Selection date(s) | 21 December 2013 |
| Selected artist(s) | Mariya Yaremchuk |
| Selected song | "Tick-Tock" |
| Selected songwriter(s) | * Mariya Yaremchuk * Sandra Bjurman |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | *Qualified* (5th, 118 points) |
| Final result | 6th, 113 points |
| Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
| ◄2013 **2014** 2016► | |


# Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Ukraine participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Under the Ladder", performed by Mélovin and written by Mélovin along with Mike Ryals and Anton Karskyi. The Ukrainian broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) organised a national final in collaboration with commercial broadcaster STB in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national selection consisted of two semi-finals, held on 10 and 17 February 2018, and a final, held on 24 February 2018; nine entries competed in each semi-final with the top three from each semi-final advancing to the final. In the final, "Under the Ladder" performed by Mélovin was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote.

Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 18, "Under the Ladder" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed sixth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 179 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 1 and placed seventeenth out of the 26 participating countries with 130 points. It is the worst position for Ukraine in a contest where it was not the host country.

## Background

Prior to the 2018 contest, Ukraine had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its first entry in 2003, winning it in 2004 with the song "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana and in 2016 with the song "1944" performed by Jamala. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Ukraine had managed to qualify to final in every contest they participated in thus far. Ukraine had been the runner-up in the contest on two occasions: in 2007 with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" performed by Verka Serduchka and in 2008 with the song "Shady Lady" performed by Ani Lorak. Ukraine's least successful result had been 24th place, which they achieved during the 2017, with the song "Time" performed by O.Torvald.

The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), broadcasts the event within Ukraine and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. UA:PBC confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 23 August 2017. In the past, UA:PBC had alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select the Ukrainian entry. In 2016 and 2017, the broadcaster, in collaboration with commercial broadcaster STB, had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Ukraine, with both the public and a panel of jury members involved in the selection. UA:PBC's collaboration with STB continued into 2018.

## Before Eurovision

### *Vidbir* *2018*

*Vidbir 2018* was the third edition of *Vidbir* which selected the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition took place at the Palace of Culture "KPI" in Kyiv and consisted of two semi-finals held on 10 and 17 February 2018 and a final on 24 February 2018. All shows in the competition were hosted by Serhiy Prytula and broadcast on both UA:Pershyi and STB as well as online via UA:PBC and STB's Facebook and YouTube broadcasts.

#### Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Ukrainian Eurovision entry took place over three stages. In the first stage, artists and songwriters had the opportunity to apply for the competition through an online submission form. Eighteen acts were selected and announced on 16 January 2018. The second stage consisted of the televised semi-finals which took place on 10 and 17 February 2018 with nine acts competing in each show. Three acts were selected to advance from each semi-final based on the 50/50 combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury. Both the public televote and the expert jury assigned scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) and the three entries that had the highest number of points following the combination of these scores advanced to the final. The third stage was the final, which took place on 24 February 2018 and featured the six acts that qualified from the semi-finals vying to represent Ukraine in Lisbon. The winner was selected via the 50/50 combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury. Both the public televote and the expert jury assigned scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest) and the entry that had the highest number of points following the combination of these scores was declared the winner. Viewers participating in the public televote during the three live shows had the opportunity to submit a single vote per phone number for each of the participating entries via SMS or the Teleportal mobile application. In the event of a tie during the semi-finals and final, the tie was decided in favour of the entry that received the highest score from the public televote.

The jury panel that voted during the three shows consisted of:

#### Competing entries

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries via an online submission form which accepted entries between 10 October 2017 and 15 January 2018. Composer and producer Ruslan Kvinta was assigned as the new music producer of the show and was the lead in reviewing the received submissions and shortlisting entries to compete in the national final. On 16 January 2018, the eighteen selected competing acts were announced. The eighteen acts were allocated to one of two semi-finals during a draw that took place on 19 January, which was hosted by Ruslan Kvinta.

| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Constantine | "Misto" (Місто) | Kostiantyn Dmytriyev, Ulyana Kushyk |
| Dilemma | "Na Party" (На Party) | Yevhen Bardachenko, Nazariy Herasymchuk |
| The Erised | "Heroes" | Sonia Sukhorukova, Danylo Marin, Ihor Kyrylenko, Oleksander Liuliakin, Zak Ferum |
| Illaria | "Syla" (Сила) | Kateryna Pryshchepa |
| Ingret | "Save My Planet" | Ingret Kostenko, Oleksii Potapenko |
| Julinoza | "Hto ya?" (Хто я?) | Yulia Zaporozhets |
| Kadnay | "Beat of the Universe" | Dmytro Kadnay, Philipp Koliadenko |
| Kazka | "Dyva" (Дива) | Serhiy Yermolayev, Andriy Ihnatchenko, Serhiy Loksyn |
| Kozak System | "Mamai" (Мамай) | Mykola Brovchenko, Kozak System |
| Laud | "Waiting" | Vlad Karashchuk, Roman Cherenov, Kateryna Rohova |
| Mélovin | "Under the Ladder" | Mike Ryals, Kostyantyn Bocharov, Anton Karskyi |
| Mountain Breeze | "I See You" | Oleksandr Biliak |
| Pur:Pur | "Fire" | Natalia Smirina |
| Serhiy Babkin | "Kriz tvoyi ochi" (Крізь твої очі) | Serhiy Babkin, Yefim Chupakin, Anton Malyshev, Yevhen Filatov |
| Tayanna | "Lelya" (Леля) | Tetyana Reshetniak |
| Vilna | "Forest Song" | Iryna Vasylenko, Mykyta Reva, Yuriy Vodolazhskyi |
| The VYO | "Nga-Nga" | Myroslav Kuvaldin |
| Yurcash | "Stop Killing Love" | Yuriy Nechystiak |

#### Semi-finals

The two semi-finals took place on 10 and 17 February 2018. In each semi-final nine acts competed and the top three entries determined following the combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury advanced to the final of the competition, while the remaining six entries were eliminated. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2018 Czech Eurovision entrant Mikolas Josef performed the 2018 Czech entry "Lie to Me" as a guest in the first semi-final, while 2018 French Eurovision entrant Madame Monsieur performed the 2018 French entry "Mercy" as a guest in the second semi-final.

Detailed Jury Votes
| Draw | Song | A. Danylko | Jamala | Y. Filatov | Total | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | "Misto" | 5 | 7 | **9** | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | "Kriz tvoyi ochi" | 6 | **9** | 7 | 22 | 8 |
| 3 | "Waiting" | **9** | 8 | 6 | 23 | 9 |
| 4 | "Dyva" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | "Ng'a-Ng'a" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | "Mamai" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | "Forest Song" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | "Fire" | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 6 |
| 9 | "Heroes" | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 |

Semi-final 1 – 10 February 2018
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | | Total | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | Percentage | Points | | |
| 1 | Constantine | "Misto" | 7 | 5.05% | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Serhiy Babkin | "Kriz tvoyi ochi" | 8 | 8.99% | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Laud | "Waiting" | 9 | 14.84% | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | Kazka | "Dyva" | 4 | 11.42% | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | The Vyo | "Nga-Nga" | 2 | 4.35% | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Kozak System | "Mamai" | 1 | 8.30% | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Vilna | "Forest Song" | 3 | 17.66% | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Pur:Pur | "Fire" | 6 | 11.91% | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | The Erised | "Heroes" | 5 | 17.49% | 8 | 13 | 2 |

Detailed Jury Votes
| Draw | Song | A. Danylko | Jamala | Y. Filatov | Total | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | "Save My Planet" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | "Under the Ladder" | **9** | 7 | 7 | 23 | 8 |
| 3 | "Hto ya?" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | "Lelya" | 7 | **9** | **9** | 25 | 9 |
| 5 | "Beat of the Universe" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 |
| 6 | "Stop Killing Love" | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | "I See You" | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | "Syla" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | "Na Party" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |

Semi-final 2 – 17 February 2018
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | | Total | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | Percentage | Points | | |
| 1 | Ingret | "Save My Planet" | 2 | 6.96% | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Mélovin | "Under the Ladder" | 8 | 25.49% | 9 | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | Julinoza | "Hto ya?" | 4 | 4.70% | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Tayanna | "Lelya" | 9 | 13.23% | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Kadnay | "Beat of the Universe" | 7 | 15.40% | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Yurcash | "Stop Killing Love" | 3 | 9.29% | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Mountain Breeze | "I See You" | 6 | 10.69% | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | Illaria | "Syla" | 5 | 7.48% | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Dilemma | "Na Party" | 1 | 6.47% | 2 | 3 | 9 |

#### Final

The final took place on 24 February 2018. The six entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed. The winner, "Under the Ladder" performed by Mélovin, was selected through the combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury. Ties were decided in favour of the entries that received higher scores from the public televote. 179,455 votes were registered by the televote during the show. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, jury member Jamala performed the song "Kryla" as a guest.

Detailed Jury Votes
| Draw | Song | A. Danylko | Jamala | Y. Filatov | Total | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | "Beat of the Universe" | 3 | 2 | **6** | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | "Lelya" | 5 | **6** | 5 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | "Heroes" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | "Waiting" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | "Forest Song" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | "Under the Ladder" | **6** | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 |

Final – 24 February 2018
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | | Total | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | Votes | Points | | |
| 1 | Kadnay | "Beat of the Universe" | 3 | 33,392 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Tayanna | "Lelya" | 6 | 29,830 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | The Erised | "Heroes" | 2 | 11,628 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Laud | "Waiting" | 4 | 20,744 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Vilna | "Forest Song" | 1 | 23,192 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Mélovin | "Under the Ladder" | 5 | 60,669 | 6 | 11 | 1 |

### Promotion

Mélovin specifically promoted "Under the Ladder" as the Ukrainian Eurovision entry on 14 April 2018 by performing during the *Eurovision in Concert* event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Edsilia Rombley and Cornald Maas.

## At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 29 January 2018, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Ukraine was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Ukraine was set to perform last in position 18, following the entry from Slovenia.

In Ukraine, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on UA:Pershyi. All shows featured commentary by Timur Miroshnychenko who was joined by 2014 Ukrainian representative Mariya Yaremchuk in the first semi-final, 2010 Ukrainian representative Alyosha in the second semi-final, and Ukrainian Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala in the final. The Ukrainian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Ukrainian jury during the final, was Natalia Zhyzhchenko.

### Semi-final

Mélovin took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 5 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Ukrainian performance featured Mélovin performing on stage in a black jacket and white shirt together with four backing vocalists. The performance began with a two-level red lit-up piano being opened up with Mélovin, who was buried inside, lifted up by the contraption within the piano. During the second verse, Mélovin walked down the stairs to the centre stage where he took his jacket off and went back up to the top of the podium to play the piano while the stairs were set on fire at the end of the performance. The stage directors and choreographers for the Ukrainian performance were Kostiantyn Tomilchenko and Oleksandr Bratkovskyi. The four backing vocalists that joined Mélovin on stage were Dasha Ptashnik, Denis Nadyozhin, Konstantin Sologub and Luiza Kazaryan.

At the end of the show, Ukraine was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed sixth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 179 points: 114 points from the televoting and 65 points from the juries.

### Final

Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first half. Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Ukraine was subsequently placed to perform in position 1, before the entry from Spain.

Mélovin once again took part in dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Mélovin performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 12 May. Ukraine placed seventeenth in the final, scoring 130 points: 119 points from the televoting and 11 points from the juries.

### Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ukraine and awarded by Ukraine in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

#### Points awarded to Ukraine

#### Points awarded by Ukraine

#### Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Ukrainian jury:

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Detailed voting results from Ukraine (Semi-final 2)
| Draw | Country | Jury | | | | | | | Televote | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | D. Zhupnyk | A. Danielyan | V. Klymov | Alloise | K. Soloviy | Rank | Points | Rank | Points |
| 01 | Norway | 8 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 02 | Romania | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 16 |  |
| 03 | Serbia | 11 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 12 |  | 13 |  |
| 04 | San Marino | 13 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 16 |  | 17 |  |
| 05 | Denmark | 7 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 06 | Russia | 17 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |  | 8 | 3 |
| 07 | Moldova | 14 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 |  | 1 | **12** |
| 08 | Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | **12** | 11 |  |
| 09 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 |  |
| 10 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | Poland | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 |  | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Malta | 5 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 |  | 15 |  |
| 13 | Hungary | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 11 |  | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Montenegro | 12 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |  |
| 17 | Slovenia | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 18 | Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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Detailed voting results from Ukraine (Final)
| Draw | Country | Jury | | | | | | | Televote | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | D. Zhupnyk | A. Danielyan | V. Klymov | Alloise | K. Soloviy | Rank | Points | Rank | Points |
| 01 | Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 02 | Spain | 17 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 18 |  | 24 |  |
| 03 | Slovenia | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 17 |  |
| 04 | Lithuania | 14 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 20 |  | 9 | 2 |
| 05 | Austria | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |  |
| 06 | Estonia | 12 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 07 | Norway | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 12 |  | 11 |  |
| 08 | Portugal | 24 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 23 |  | 25 |  |
| 09 | United Kingdom | 21 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 24 |  | 22 |  |
| 10 | Serbia | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 |  | 21 |  |
| 11 | Germany | 20 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 |  | 12 |  |
| 12 | Albania | 4 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 11 |  | 18 |  |
| 13 | France | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | **12** | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Denmark | 15 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | Australia | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 19 |  |
| 17 | Finland | 16 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 25 |  | 23 |  |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 23 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 17 |  | 13 |  |
| 19 | Moldova | 11 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 19 |  | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Sweden | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 15 |  |
| 21 | Hungary | 25 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 15 |  | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | **12** |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |  |
| 24 | Ireland | 18 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 21 |  | 20 |  |
| 25 | Cyprus | 7 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 4 |
| 26 | Italy | 19 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 16 |  | 6 | 5 |

## InfoBox

| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | |
| --- | --- |
| Country | Ukraine |
| National selection | |
| Selection process | Vidbir 2018 |
| Selection date(s) | **Semi-finals:**<br>10 February 2018<br>17 February 2018<br>**Final:**<br>24 February 2018 |
| Selected artist(s) | Mélovin |
| Selected song | "Under the Ladder" |
| Selected songwriter(s) | * Mike Ryals * Kostyantyn Bocharov * Anton Karskyi |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | *Qualified* (6th, 179 points) |
| Final result | 17th, 130 points |
| Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
| ◄2017 **2018** 2019► | |


title: Miss Earth Nuevo León

abstract: Miss Earth Nuevo León is a pageant in Nuevo León, Mexico, that selects that state's representative for the national Miss Earth México pageant.

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# Miss Earth Nuevo León

**Miss Earth Nuevo León** is a pageant in Nuevo León, Mexico, that selects that state's representative for the national Miss Earth México pageant.

## Titleholders

Below are the names of the annual titleholders of **Miss Earth Nuevo León**, listed in ascending order, and their final placements in the Miss Earth México after their participation.

| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | National Placement | National Award | Other Title | Other Award |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | Debanhi Alejandra Alemán Rocha | Guadalupe | *Unplaced* |  | Señorita CEU 2018
Competed at Queen & Beauty Universe 2017
Reina Belleza Universo México 2017
Reina Belleza Nuevo León 2017
Reina Belleza Guadalupe 2017
Competed at Miss Earth Nuevo León 2016
Miss Earth Cadereyta 2016 | Best National Costume |
| 2018 | Paola Sofía Tanguma Villareal | Monterrey | 3° Runner-up
Miss Earth México-Fire |  | Competed at Miss Nuevo León 2019
Competed at The Miss Globe 2018
The Miss Globe México 2018
Competed at Mexicana Universal Nuevo León 2017 | Miss Fashion |
| 2017 | Dania Sánchez Niño | Aramberri | *Unplaced* |  | Competed at Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2016 |  |
| 2016 | Andrea Merodio Reyes | Escobedo | Top 20 |  | Top 16 at Mexicana Universal 2018
Mexicana Universal Nuevo León 2017 |  |
| 2015 | Graciela Judith García Yves | Monterrey | Top 8 | Miss Photogenic | Competed at Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2013 |  |
| 2014 | Sugheidy Yasmín Willie Sauceda | Monterrey | *Unplaced* |  | Top 7 at Miss Emerald International 2020
Miss Emerald México 2020
Reina Internacional del Trópico 2016
Reina del Trópico México 2016
3rd Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2013 | Mejor Traje Típico
Miss Cultura |
| 2013 | Ilse Acosta | San Nicolás | *Unpalced* | Miss Friendship |  |  |
| 2012 | Evelyn Elvia Nelly Castro Martínez | Guadalupe | *Unplaced* |  | Competed at Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2012 |  |
| 2011 | Lesly García Peña | Monterrey | *Unplaced* |  |  |  |
| 2010 | Issamar Cavazos Olivares | Monterrey | *Unplaced* |  |  |  |

## InfoBox

Miss Earth Nuevo León
| Formation | 2001 |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Monterrey |
| Location |  |
| Local Coordinator | Roberto Salazar López |


title: Girl Loves Boy

abstract: Girl Loves Boy is a 1937 American drama film directed by W. Duncan Mansfield and written by W. Duncan Mansfield and Carroll Graham. The film stars Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Roger Imhof, Dorothy Peterson, Pedro de Cordoba and Bernadene Hayes. The film was released on March 27, 1937, by Grand National Films Inc.

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# Girl Loves Boy

***Girl Loves Boy*** is a 1937 American drama film directed by W. Duncan Mansfield and written by W. Duncan Mansfield and Carroll Graham. The film stars Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Roger Imhof, Dorothy Peterson, Pedro de Cordoba and Bernadene Hayes. The film was released on March 27, 1937, by Grand National Films Inc.

## Plot

Robert, a millionaire's son comes home after getting kicked out of college, married to Sally, a woman Robert's father suspects is a gold digger. After a brief conversation, Sally proves him right when she accepts Charles offer of money to annul the marriage to his son and leave town. One day at the local market Robert runs into his childhood friend Dorothy, there is an instant attraction to each other but Dorothy turns him down when Robert asks her out. Returning to the store, Robert runs into his father who insists Robert get a job. Working at the market, Robert and Dorothy get to know each other again and he invites Dorothy and her family to a family dinner. Charles, who happens to like the McCarthy family is pleased. So pleased that he arranges for Dorothy to play for his own house guest, the famous pianist Signor Luigi Montefiori.

Montefiori is so impressed that he decides to take on Dorothy as a student. While studying and practicing Robert and Sally fall more in love. Charles is not happy when he realizes this because he believes his son is not serious. Robert moves out of the family home and tells his father that he will prove how much Dorothy really means to him. One day Sally's little sister Penny sneaks out of the house on a winter night to the market only to become very ill. Everyone worries and prays that she gets better soon. Robert wants to do something special for Dorothy so he uses inheritance that his mother left him to arrange a concert for Dorothy.

Just as everything is coming together, Robert's former wife or you can say current wife comes back to town with her lawyer and inform Robert that they are still married and if he wants a divorce he'll have to give her half of his inheritance. When Robert meets with them later he tells Sally that he no longer has the money because he used it to give a concert. Not believing him, Sally and her lawyer go to the concert hall to talk to Robert's father and try to blackmail him as well. Robert and a Detective come in and inform them that Sally and her lawyer are con artists and married to each other. Dorothy comes back stage after playing terribly and learns of everything. Both are free to be together now.

## Cast

## InfoBox

| Girl Loves Boy | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
| Screenplay by | W. Duncan Mansfield
Carroll Graham |
| Story by | Karl Brown
Hinton Smith |
| Produced by | B. F. Zeidman |
| Starring | Eric Linden
Cecilia Parker
Roger Imhof
Dorothy Peterson
Pedro de Cordoba
Bernadene Hayes |
| Cinematography | Edward Snyder |
| Edited by | Edward Schroeder |
| Production
company | B. F. Ziedman Film |
| Distributed by | Grand National Films Inc. |
| Release date | * March 27, 1937 (1937-03-27) |
| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |


title: Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment

abstract:
The Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the South African Army Engineer Formation. The unit is based in Durban with the HQ being at Old Fort Military Base, Lord's Grounds. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. The role of the Engineers is to maintain mobility and serviceability of own forces and counter mobility of
enemy forces. Tasks include bridging, water purification, obstacles, demolition, infrastructure repair and
development.

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# Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment

The **Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment** (formerly 19 Field Engineer Regiment) is a regiment of the South African Army Engineer Formation. The unit is based in Durban with the HQ being at Old Fort Military Base, Lord's Grounds . As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

The role of the Engineers is to maintain mobility and serviceability of own forces and counter mobility of enemy forces. Tasks include bridging, water purification, obstacles, demolition, infrastructure repair and development.

## History

### Origin

19 Field Engineer Regiment was established as a Squadron in 1970 directly under Natal Command and was the first Engineer Squadron to be formed in Durban since the Second World War.

### Border War

The squadron and later the Regiment was called up for a number of border duty camps during the 1970s and 1980s.

### Post 1994

During the 1994 election, the unit was called up and deployed in the Eshowe area under command of the Durban Light Infantry.

In 1995 and 1996 the unit participated in training camps in Lohatla.

With the formation of the 'type' formations, including the South African Army Engineer Formation (SAAEF), in 1999, the regiment shifted from the territorial command structure to that of the SAAEF.

During 2000 to 2005 a new strategy was put in place and for the first time the unit started to train its own recruited members in Basic Engineer Corps training and Junior Leader training.

One of the highlights during this time was the construction of a permanent 8 bay Single-Double Bailey bridge in the Manguzi area, near the Mozambique border to improve local security.

By 2006 the unit mandate changed. The first detachments of unit members were deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of the United Nations (MONUC) and AU Peace Support operations. Up until October 2014, the Regiment has undertaken six deployments to the DRC.

The Regiment supplied one member to be part of the United Nations Force Intervention Brigade. Lt John Dovey RD deployed in the post of Combat Demolitions Team Leader as part of the Engineer troop attached to the 6 SAI Battalion.

The motto of the Engineer Corps is “Ubique” which means, Everywhere. The motto of the Regiment is First in, Last out.

## Insignia

The unit's insignia is based in the Roman numerals XIX (19) from its name.

## Leadership

19 Field Eng Regt Leadership
| **From** | **Honorary Colonels** | **To** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | Col Derek I. Moe SM MMM JCD | Incumbent |
| **From** | **Commanding Officers** | **To** |
| 1970 | Major G. Hogan | 1974 |
| 1975 | Major J. Eager | 1978 |
| 1979 | Comdt H. Nurcombe-Thorne JCD | 1988 |
| 1986 | Captain Miles le Roux (*Pro Tem*) | 1989 |
| 1989 | Lt Col Andre Potgieter JCD | 1994 |
| 1994 | Lt Col P.M. Summers | 1996 |
| 1996 | Lt Col Peter E. Boulle MMM RD | 30 September 2001 |
| 1 October 2001 | Lt Col "Tex" Westgate MMM JCD | 5 March 2007 |
| 6 March 2007 | Lt Col Brian Dore | November 2014 |
| November 2014 | Lt Col N.A. Bushula | Incumbent |
| **From** | **Regimental Sergeants Major** | **To** |
| 1974 | WO1 J. Elbourne | 1976 |
| 1977 | WO1 M.S. Edwards JCD | 1990 |
| 1990 | WO1 M.S. Streeter SM JCD | 1998 |
| 1998 | MWO James "Jimmy" Alberts JCD | 2014 |
| 2014 | Staff Sgt N Sibiya (Acting) | Incumbent |

## InfoBox

| Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment | |
| --- | --- |
| SANDF 19 Field Engineers Emblem Regiment | |
| Active | 1970 - |
| Country | South Africa |
| Allegiance |  |
| Branch |  |
| Type | Military engineering |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | South African Army Engineer Formation
Army Conventional Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Lord's Grounds, Durban 29°51′1.7454″S 31°1′22.08″E / 29.850484833°S 31.0228000°E / -29.850484833; 31.0228000 |
| Nickname(s) | 19 Field |
| Motto(s) | *First in, Last out* |
| Colors | Guardsman Red and Oxford Blue |
| Engagements |  |
| Commanders | |
| Current
commander | Lt Col N.A. Bushula |
| Insignia | |
| Collar Badge | Bursting grenade with nine flames |
| Beret Colour | Oxford blue |
| Engineers Company Emblems |  |
| Engineers Beret Bar circa 1992 |  |


title: Miss Nobody (1926 film)

abstract: Miss Nobody is a 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film is based on a short story by Tiffany Wells titled "Shebo"; the likely feminine pronunciation of hobo. The stars of the film were Anna Q. Nilsson and Walter Pidgeon, then in an early role in his career. The plot of this film bears a striking resemblance to Beggars of Life, made two years later at Paramount.

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# Miss Nobody (1926 film)

***Miss Nobody*** is a 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film is based on a short story by Tiffany Wells titled "Shebo"; the likely feminine pronunciation of hobo. The stars of the film were Anna Q. Nilsson and Walter Pidgeon, then in an early role in his career. The plot of this film bears a striking resemblance to *Beggars of Life*, made two years later at Paramount.

## Plot

The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a group of hobos, and she travels incognito cross country dressed as a man.

## Cast

## Preservation

This film appears to now be a lost film. Two other silent films titled *Miss Nobody* from 1917 (starring Gladys Hulette) and 1920 (starring Billie Rhodes) are preserved in the film collection of the Library of Congress.

## InfoBox

| Miss Nobody | |
| --- | --- |
| 1926 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Written by | George Marion, Jr. (intertitles) |
| Based on | "Shebo"
by Tiffany Wells |
| Produced by | John McCormick (Production Manager) |
| Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson
Walter Pidgeon
Louise Fazenda |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
| Edited by | Alexander Hall |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
| Release date | * June 27, 1926 (1926-06-27) |
| Running time | 7 reels; 6,859 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |


title: Mizumono (Hannibal)

abstract: "Mizumono" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the second season of the psychological thriller–horror series Hannibal. It is the 26th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Steve Lightfoot and series creator Bryan Fuller, and directed by executive producer David Slade. It was first broadcast on May 23, 2014, on NBC. The series is based on characters and elements appearing in Thomas Harris' novels Red Dragon and Hannibal, with focus on the relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy. The episode revolves around the last stand of Will Graham and the FBI in order to take down Hannibal Lecter, who is planning to escape with Graham. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.35 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received universal acclaim from critics. Critics praised nearly every aspect of the episode, including Slade's directing, writing, performances, cinematography, twists, character development, visual style and musical score. The episode was named by TV Guide as the best episode of 2014, and it was also included in many lists by IndieWire and The Atlantic.

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# Mizumono (Hannibal)

"**Mizumono**" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the second season of the psychological thrillerhorror series *Hannibal*. It is the 26th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Steve Lightfoot and series creator Bryan Fuller, and directed by executive producer David Slade. It was first broadcast on May 23, 2014, on NBC.

The series is based on characters and elements appearing in Thomas Harris' novels *Red Dragon* and *Hannibal*, with focus on the relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy. The episode revolves around the last stand of Will Graham and the FBI in order to take down Hannibal Lecter, who is planning to escape with Graham.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.35 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received universal acclaim from critics. Critics praised nearly every aspect of the episode, including Slade's directing, writing, performances, cinematography, twists, character development, visual style and musical score. The episode was named by *TV Guide* as the best episode of 2014, and it was also included in many lists by *IndieWire* and *The Atlantic*.

## Plot

Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) writes a letter to Crawford (Laurence Fishburne), inviting him for dinner. Crawford notifies Graham (Hugh Dancy) about this, stating his plans when meeting with Lecter. He sees both Crawford and Lecter asking if they can count on him, and he says yes to both.

Lecter visits Bella (Gina Torres), whose cancer has worsened and is dying. She forgives Lecter for saving her, although she asks him to save Crawford after she dies. Graham meets with Freddie Lounds (Lara Jean Chorostecki), asking her to respect Abigail Hobbs' memory and not publish anything regarding her, allowing her to write about him and Lecter as he is not sure if he will survive this time. He then visits Lecter at his office to help destroy records of patients, planning to flee. During this, Lecter recognizes a smell from Graham's clothes, belonging to Lounds. Graham then has a final meal with Lecter, after previously talking with Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas), who now knows that Lecter is the Chesapeake Ripper.

Prurnell (Cynthia Nixon) confronts Crawford about his intentions, as well as covering for Graham during Randall Tier's mutilation. She cancels the operation and forces him to take a work absence, handing over his badge and gun. She informs Bloom that they will freeze Lecter's passport and get a search warrant. Bloom protests as Lecter had no incriminating evidence, but she shows him pictures of Tier's display, affirming that Crawford and Graham will be taken into custody for their alleged entrapment of Lecter and for Graham's mutilation of Tier's corpse. Bloom informs Graham about his incoming warrant just as FBI agents begin to appear at Graham's house. Graham escapes through his back door and, in order to earn his trust, calls Lecter to warn him that "they know".

Crawford visits Lecter's house and they start a brutal fight. Lecter stabs Crawford in the neck, who locks himself in Lecter's pantry. As Jack bleeds out, he calls Bella.

Lecter attempts to break down the pantry door as Bloom arrives at Lecter's home. She calls for the police and enters to find Hannibal, holding him at gunpoint.

As she blames herself for falling for him, Lecter tells her to leave, or he will kill her. Bloom pulls the trigger but Lecter already emptied the gun. She runs from him and hides in a room on the second floor, allowing her to reload her gun. A shadowed figure appears in the room and to her shock, discovers that is Abigail (Kacey Rohl), alive. Abigail says "I'm so sorry" and pushes Bloom out of the front window.

Graham arrives at the scene and finds Bloom, seriously wounded, laying on the ground in the heavy rain. Bloom indicates that Jack is inside and Graham enters Hannibal's home, gun drawn, where he is shocked to find Abigail still alive.

Crying, Abigail explains to Graham that she only did what Lecter asked her to do. Lecter appears behind Graham. Graham asks Lecter why he didn't leave when he called to warn him.

Lecter explains, "we couldn't leave without you" and then stabs Graham with a linoleum knife. He reprimands Graham, saying he offered him the gift of knowing him, which Graham has rejected. Lecter asks Graham if he would deny him his life, and kill him. Graham replies, "no, not your life …" Lecter finishes Graham's thought by saying, "you would take my freedom." Lecter accuses Graham of wanting to change him. Graham, bleeding out, replies that he already has. Lecter forgives Graham for his betrayal, even if he does not forgive Lecter.

Lecter calls Abigail over to him and slits her throat in front of Graham. Abigail appears to Graham as the Ravenstag, which seems to die.

Lecter leaves Crawford, Graham and Abigail to bleed out. He walks outside, into the rain, passing Bloom, who remains on the ground where she has fallen, still conscious. The police approach the scene.

In a post-credits scene, Lecter is shown on a plane, headed to an unknown destination. Accompanying him right next to him, is Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson).

## Production

### Development

In March 2014, Bryan Fuller announced that the thirteenth episode of the season would be titled "Mizumono". NBC would confirm the title in April 2014, with executive producer Steve Lightfoot and Fuller writing the episode and executive producer David Slade directing. This was Fuller's 21st writing credit, Lightfoot's 11th writing credit, and Slade's fifth directing credit.

### Writing

Fuller said that Will Graham calling Hannibal Lecter to warn him about his incoming confrontation with Jack Crawford had different meanings. The first was that he feared Crawford could lose the fight and the other would be that he wanted Lecter to leave while he could spare Crawford's life. He further added, "Hannibal was seduced by humanity in a true form, by Will Graham. That kind of seduction surprises Hannibal, and it surprises him that he allowed it. And that's why his response to Will’s disloyalty was so brutal and spiteful and devastating."

Fuller viewed the episode as the closure of a story arc, "I felt like it was a fated conclusion to the story that we have been telling: Inasmuch as we were trying to garner sympathy for the devil, you also have to respect the devil — or else you're going to end up gutted on the floor." He commented, "I knew that I wanted to have Hannibal lay waste to the remaining cast and then drop the mic and leave the stage. That was the main goal. Really, we wanted to demonstrate how much Will hurt Hannibal. That was a big motivation for this entire finale: It had to be the nasty breakup. It had to be the terrible doom that everyone was rocketing toward because they dared to enter into a relationship with Hannibal Lecter and thought they could outsmart him."

Alana Bloom getting pushed out of the window was originally set to air as a prologue in "Yakimono". However, the producers decided to scrap the original idea, with Fuller explaining "it felt like we were so much in the Miriam Lass world, and so intrinsically tied into Dr. Chilton's story and Will Graham's release, the scene of Alana's fall felt out of place." When questioned about why Abigail pushed her out, Fuller reiterated that she followed Lecter's orders to push her, further adding "I don't think Abigail was comfortable with that at all. She was terrified and reluctant to do it but nevertheless had to. As a result, her faith in Hannibal started to shift."

Fuller described Lecter slitting Abigail's throat as "the act of a heartbroken man", also deeming it as an "indicator of just how deeply Will Graham got through to Hannibal Lecter on an emotional, connective level, and the hurt of the betrayal." He also teased, "There will be consequences for that last act. I mean, if left to my dithers in a consequence-free environment, I want everyone to survive, because I can see storylines for all of those characters. But I think that would be sort of a cheat to the audience, to say that everybody's left in devastation and everybody got away scot-free."

When questioned about the use of the credits rolling after the events of the house before transitioning to the plane scene, Fuller explained "we wanted separation between the finality of Hannibal Lecter walking out to the rain, having it wash over him, and cleanse him, and leaving this experience behind — an experience that has been beautiful but also demonstrative of his own weakness." He also said that Graham imagining the stag's death served to indicate the end of his relationship with Lecter, viewing his death as the end of the season and the plane scene as the beginning of the third season. Originally, Abigail would survive and she would be on the plane with Lecter, with her appearance in the house omitted to keep it as a surprise. However, Fuller decided that with Graham's betrayal, Lecter wouldn't go with her as she is "symbolic of his relationship with Will."

## Reception

### Viewers

The episode was watched by 2.35 million viewers, earning a 0.8/3 in the 18-49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale. This means that 0.8 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 3 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. This was a slight increase from the previous episode, which was watched by 2.32 million viewers with a 0.9/3 in the 18-49 demographics. It was also a 18% increase from the previous season finale, which was watched by 1.98 million viewers with a 0.8/2 in the 18-49 demographics. With these ratings, *Hannibal* ranked second on its timeslot and fifth for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind a *Shark Tank* rerun, *Dateline NBC*, *What Would You Do?*, and *20/20*.

With DVR factored, the episode was watched by 3.38 million viewers with a 1.3 on the 18-49 demo.

### Critical reviews

"Mizumono" received universal acclaim from critics. Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a perfect "masterpiece" 10 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict: "The *Hannibal*: Season 2 finale didn't hold back in the slightest, wrapping up the season in a delightfully ghastly way that left all of our main characters – except for Hannibal himself, of course – in the worst circumstances possible, seemingly moments away from death. Completely blowing up the show's dynamic, 'Mizumono' left us with Hannibal getting away, joined by a shocking partner, as we ponder just how different this amazing series will be next year..."

Molly Eichel of *The A.V. Club* gave the episode an "A" and wrote, "The most amazing thing about 'Mizumono' — beyond its quality — is that it does not feel much like an episode of *Hannibal*, yet it is an entirely perfect cap to this season. It ups the dreamy qualities that have made the show so interesting from the beginning, but the biggest difference in 'Mizumono' is the pacing. There are quite a few things that have to happen before Hannibal can escape into the rain to what will be an inevitably truncated freedom. But the episode never feels rushed, or overstuffed. That aforementioned dreaminess has slowed proceedings down, giving the series a signature feel that is often punctuated with bouts of fast-paced action."

Alan Sepinwall of *HitFix* wrote, "Great show. Great season. So glad NBC's deal with Gaumont is keeping it around for more, and damn curious what the structure of the show will be with Hannibal as a fugitive, regardless of which FBI-adjacent characters make it out of his house alive." Mark Rozeman of *Paste* gave the episode a perfect 10 out of 10 and wrote, "'Mizumono' might just be the most perfect hour of television I'm likely to see all year. Walking around after the final image cut to black, I found myself feeling a strange, vacillating mixture of hardcore adrenaline and physical numbness. It's a feeling I've experienced only a handful of times in my life, each time indicating that I'd seen something that thoroughly blew me out of the water. 'Mizumono' finds everyone involved in the show at the top of their game and firing on all cylinders. It's an incendiary, bloody end to a profound season of television."

Gerri Mahn of *Den of Geek* gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Oh what a terrible, beautiful, episode. An episode full of revelations and freaking gorgeous cinematography. The chess game has come to an end and not only has Hannibal won, he decides it is time to clear the board." Nick McHatton of *TV Fanatic* gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "There was a duality in place on 'Mizumono'. It played mostly on the relationship Will has with Hannibal and the FBI, but it was clearly true for Hannibal as well. As the river of red snaked its way through Hannibal's home at the end of the installment, the two sides to Hannibal and Will were crushed and salvageable." Emma Dibdin of *Digital Spy* wrote, "And so the second season comes full circle, concluding with a beautiful, terrible reconstruction of the pilot episode's climactic finale in the Hobbs kitchen."

## InfoBox

| "**Mizumono**" | |
| --- | --- |
| *Hannibal* episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2<br>Episode 13 |
| Directed by | David Slade |
| Written by |  |
| Featured music | Brian Reitzell |
| Cinematography by | James Hawkinson |
| Editing by | Stephen Philipson |
| Production code | 213 |
| Original air date | May 23, 2014 (2014-05-23) |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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title: Ultrafox

abstract: Ultrafox is an electropop band formed by German twins Claudia and Connie Holzer. Liam Howe and Joe Wilson of Sneaker Pimps were also involved in the band's creation. The band was formed in 2001, and their only album, Ice Skating, was released in June 2004. Since then, Howe and Wilson have stopped playing with the band due to other commitments, and David Westlake, also of Sneaker Pimps, has been working with them.

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# Ultrafox

**Ultrafox** is an electropop band formed by German twins Claudia and Connie Holzer. Liam Howe and Joe Wilson of Sneaker Pimps were also involved in the band's creation. The band was formed in 2001, and their only album, *Ice Skating*, was released in June 2004. Since then, Howe and Wilson have stopped playing with the band due to other commitments, and David Westlake, also of Sneaker Pimps, has been working with them.

## Creation

Ultrafox formed when the Holzers met Howe and Wilson "somewhere in Europe" and decided to make an album as quickly as possible, since all their favourite albums had been made in a short time. The album, *Ice Skating*, was made in two weeks in Munich and London.

The name, a take on the 1980s new wave band Ultravox, was decided on by Howe and Wilson, since Howe is a great fan of the band.

## Touring

Ultrafox has undertaken one European tour. They played in the Notting Hill Arts Club in London on 8 June 2004 (their first ever live performance), and the following day in "Shelter" in Vienna. Before the event they had only 20 hours practice - most big bands have up to a month before live performances. This was the first time David Westlake performed with them, playing drums.

The tour was a success, although problems plagued both nights. In London, since the stage had recently been repositioned, the sound system was incorrectly set up resulting in the backing track being too quiet (at one point the band stopped playing and listened to the crowd's conversation instead until the sound engineer could adjust the volume). In Vienna, excessive rain threatened to flood the venue, and indeed succeeded in flooding the toilets. The performance nevertheless went ahead and was well received.

Ultrafox later played in Client's gig "Being Boiled" in November 2004, again at the Notting Hill Arts Club.

## Style

Ultrafox has been said to have a unique sound, described by Connie as "dark, sophisticated electronic sounds" and Claudia as "minimalistic, catchy and groovy". Their songs have a mix of German and English lyrics, and are usually based around a broken drum beat and a strong bass line. (On the track "I Get Lifted", the bass line is taken from Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of the Worlds).

They have been influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, Michael Jackson, Def Leppard, Daft Punk and The Beach Boys.

## Current plans

Ultrafox moved to London sometime after making *Ice Skating*, where recording studios and facilities for photography are more accessible. They stated they had begun working on a second album, but it has yet to materialise.

## Discography

* *Ice Skating* 2004 (album)
* *Cloakroom Girl* (single)
* *The Black Label* (remixes)

## InfoBox

| Ultrafox | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | "Somewhere in Europe" |
| Genres | Electropop |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Labels | Loser Friendly Records |
|  | |
| Members | Claudia Holzer
Connie Holzer
David Westlake |
|  | |
| Past members | Liam Howe
Joe Wilson |
|  | |
| Website | http://www.ultrafox.de/ |


title: Mixornis

abstract: Mixornis is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

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# Mixornis

***Mixornis*** is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

## Taxonomy

These species were formerly placed in the genus *Macronus*. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that *Macronus* was not monophyletic. To create monophyletic genera *Macronus* was split and some species moved to the resurrected genus *Mixornis*. *Mixornis* had been introduced in 1842 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth to accommodate the taxon *Timalia chloris*. This is a junior synonym of *Macronous gularis rubicapillus* which had been described in 1833 by Samuel Tickell. It is now one of the subspecies of the pin-striped tit-babbler (*Mixornis gularis rubicapilla*). The genus name combines the Ancient Greek *mixis* meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with *ornis* meaning "bird".

## Species

The genus includes the following species:

| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Pin-striped tit-babbler | *Mixornis gularis* | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam |
|  | Bold-striped tit-babbler | *Mixornis bornensis* | Borneo, and Java |
|  | Grey-cheeked tit-babbler | *Mixornis flavicollis* | Java |
|  | Kangean tit-babbler | *Mixornis prillwitzi* | the Kangean Islands |
|  | Grey-faced tit-babbler | *Mixornis kelleyi* | Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
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* Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. *Handbook of the Birds of the World*, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

## InfoBox

| *Mixornis* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Pin-striped tit-babbler, (*Mixornis gularis*) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | *Mixornis*
Blyth, 1842 |
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| Type species | |
| *Timalia chloris* = *Motacilla rubicapilla*
Blyth, 1842 | |


title: Uamh Bheag

abstract: Uamh Bheag is a hill in the Glen Artney Hills range immediately south of the Highland Boundary Fault, part of the Central Lowlands of Scotland. The highest hill of the range, the summit is twin-topped; the lower east top has a trig point. Until 2017, it was not certain which hill was higher, and subsequently which was the Donald and Graham. That year, a survey was conducted which proved the west top to be approximately 2.4m higher. The true summit is currently marked with a cairn and a face carved out of a wooden fencepost, extending from it. It is normally ascended with neighbouring Beinn nan Eun from Glen Artney itself.

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# Uamh Bheag

**Uamh Bheag** is a hill in the Glen Artney Hills range immediately south of the Highland Boundary Fault, part of the Central Lowlands of Scotland. The highest hill of the range, the summit is twin-topped; the lower east top has a trig point. Until 2017, it was not certain which hill was higher, and subsequently which was the Donald and Graham. That year, a survey was conducted which proved the west top to be approximately 2.4m higher. The true summit is currently marked with a cairn and a face carved out of a wooden fencepost, extending from it. It is normally ascended with neighbouring Beinn nan Eun from Glen Artney itself.

## Subsidiary SMC Summits

| Summit | Height (m) | Listing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Meall Clachach | 618.8 | DT,sSim |

56°16′52″N 4°06′56″W / 56.281023°N 4.11566°W / 56.281023; -4.11566

## InfoBox

| Uamh Bheag | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 665.8 m (2,184 ft) |
| Prominence | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Listing | Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,,,DN,Y |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Scottish Gaelic: 'Little Cave' |
| Geography | |
|  | |
| Location | Stirlingshire, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Parent range | Glen Artney Hills, Southern Uplands |
| OS grid | NN 69118 11846 |
| Topo map | OS *Landranger* 57 |


title: Mo O'Toole

abstract: Barbara Maria O'Toole, known as Mo O'Toole, is a former politician in the United Kingdom. O'Toole attended Sacred Heart Convent School in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, then studied at Northumbria University. Soon afterwards, she married future Labour Party MP Alan Milburn, although the couple split in the late 1980s. During this period, O'Toole also served as a Labour Party councillor in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. O'Toole then completed a PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, then became a lecturer in Government and Public Policy, first at the University of Bristol, then at Newcastle. At the European Parliament election, 1999, she was elected for the Labour Party in North East England from third on the party list. She lost her seat in 2004, despite being moved up to second on the party list. O'Toole was on an all-woman shortlist to be the Labour candidate in the safe seat of Bishop Auckland at the 2005 general election, but was not selected. Since 2008 she has been a visiting professor and the Jean Monnet Fellow at Newcastle University.

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# Mo O'Toole

**Barbara Maria O'Toole** (born 24 February 1960), known as **Mo O'Toole**, is a former politician in the United Kingdom.

O'Toole attended Sacred Heart Convent School in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, then studied at Northumbria University. Soon afterwards, she married future Labour Party MP Alan Milburn, although the couple split in the late 1980s. During this period, O'Toole also served as a Labour Party councillor in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

O'Toole then completed a PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, then became a lecturer in Government and Public Policy, first at the University of Bristol, then at Newcastle. At the European Parliament election, 1999, she was elected for the Labour Party in North East England from third on the party list. She lost her seat in 2004, despite being moved up to second on the party list. O'Toole was on an all-woman shortlist to be the Labour candidate in the safe seat of Bishop Auckland at the 2005 general election, but was not selected.

Since 2008 she has been a visiting professor and the Jean Monnet Fellow at Newcastle University.

## InfoBox

| Mo O'Toole | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of the European Parliament
for North East England | |
| **In office**
10 June 1999  10 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Maria O'Toole
(1960-02-24) 24 February 1960 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
|  | |


title: Udea poliostolalis

abstract: Udea poliostolalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Taiwan. The forewings are grey brown with a leaden gloss and with a faint erect brown antemedial line, as well as a faint dark discoidal bar. The postmedial line is rather diffused dark brown, very slightly waved, excurved from the costa to below vein 3, then retracted to below the angle of the cell and erect to the inner margin. The hindwings are grey brown with a leaden gloss.

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# Udea poliostolalis

***Udea poliostolalis*** is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Taiwan.

The forewings are grey brown with a leaden gloss and with a faint erect brown antemedial line, as well as a faint dark discoidal bar. The postmedial line is rather diffused dark brown, very slightly waved, excurved from the costa to below vein 3, then retracted to below the angle of the cell and erect to the inner margin. The hindwings are grey brown with a leaden gloss.

## InfoBox

| *Udea poliostolalis* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | *Udea* |
| Species: | ***U. poliostolalis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Udea poliostolalis***<br>(Hampson, 1918) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Hapalia poliostolalis* Hampson, 1918 | |


title: Mo Dadkhah

abstract: Mo Dadkhah is an American racing driver and actor. He has acted in various films such as The Broken Bridge.

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# Mo Dadkhah

**Mo Dadkhah** (born September 16, 1984, in Chicago) is an American racing driver and actor. He has acted in various films such as *The Broken Bridge*.

## Early life

Mo Dadkhah was born to Shahriar Dadkhah (father) and Roya Dadkhah (mother) in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He went to both college and law school in Chicago.

## Education

Mo Dadkhah has a J.D. from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.

Mo Dadkhah graduated from law school in 2009. After graduating from John Marshall Law School with a J.D. in 2009, he set up Dadkhah Law Group in 2009.

## Career

### Race car driving

As a race car driver, Mo Dadkhah has appeared on shows airing on *Motor Trend TV*. He has appeared in *Hagerty Drivers Club* as a race car driver. His future ventures involve full season racing with Round 3 Racing in the World Racing League and hopefully in IMSA. He has also participated in the Porsche Club of America as a race car driver.

Dadkhah has raced with teammates such as Mike Gilbert, Loni Unser, among others.

In the Road America Challenge 2018 (Blue 2 Race 1), Dadkhah won 2nd place with a best time of 2:25.316.

### Acting

Mo Dadkhah has also worked in several commercials, including the Hagerty Drivers Club Commercial. He has appeared as an actor in the film *The Broken Bridge* and on the TV show *The Drive Within* on Motortrend TV.

## InfoBox

| Mo Dadkhah | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1984-09-16) September 16, 1984<br>Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | John Marshall Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Racing driver and actor |


title: Underneath the Gun (band)

abstract: Underneath the Gun is a Christian deathcore and metalcore band from Corona, California. While their sound originally was deathcore on the first EP and The Awakening full length, they evolved into a metalcore sound on the Forfeit Misfortunes album before disbanding due to vocalist Harrison DeGrote's health problems.

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# Underneath the Gun (band)

**Underneath the Gun** is a Christian deathcore and metalcore band from Corona, California. While their sound originally was deathcore on the first EP and *The Awakening* full length, they evolved into a metalcore sound on the *Forfeit Misfortunes* album before disbanding due to vocalist Harrison DeGrote's health problems.

## History

Underneath the Gun started in 2004 when the members were 12 years old. In 2006, the band released their debut EP, *You Prepare The Bodies, I'll Get The Ice*, via This City is Burning Records. Months later, the band released *The Awakening*, their debut album. In 2008, the band signed to Ferret Music, who re-released *The Awakening* as an EP. Underneath the Gun released their second album, *Forfeit Misfortunes*, again through Ferret. The album was recorded by Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying. The band had played with bands such as Job for a Cowboy, A Life Once Lost, August Burns Red, Suicide Silence, MyChildren MyBride, Don the Reader, KillWhitneyDead and Emmure. The band would continue on until 2009. It was announced that Underneath the Gun had disbanded because of Vocalist Harrison DeGrote's growing health concerns. The band was set to play Artery Metal Tour, with Impending Doom, Carnifex, Miss May I, Conducting the Grave, and Molotov Solution, but because of DeGrote's health issues, they were forced to drop out. Guitarist Trevor Vickers would go on to join Confide a year after they disbanded, while several other members joined Mirror of Dead Faces and Impending Doom.

## Members

**Current**

* Harrison DeGrote – vocals (2004-2009, 2023–present)
* Trevor Vickers – guitars (2004-2009, 2023) (ex-Confide)
* Brandon Trahan – drums (ex-Impending Doom, ex-Mirror of Dead Faces, ex-xDeathstarx)

**Former**

* Jake Foust – guitars (ex-Impending Doom, ex-Mirror of Dead Faces)
* Ryan Alipour – guitars
* Scotty Chappel – bass guitar
* Danny – guitars
* Kyle Simms – bass guitar
* Javi Bueno – bass guitar
* Isaac Bueno – drums (ex-Impending Doom, ex-Mirror of Dead Faces)
* Josh Patterson – drums
* Justin Osterhoudt - drums \[versa 2006-2008\]

## Discography

**Studio albums**

**EPs**

* *You Prepare the Bodies, I'll Prepare the Ice* (2006, This City is Burning)

**Singles**

* "As Within, So Without" (2023)
* "Burial Crown" (2023)

## InfoBox

| Underneath the Gun | |
| --- | --- |
| Also known as | UTG |
| Origin | Corona, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Metalcore, deathcore (early) |
| Years active | 2004–2009, 2023–present |
| Labels | Ferret Music, This City is Burning |
|  | |
| Members | * Harrison Degrote * Trevor Vickers * Brandon Trahan |
|  | |
| Past members | * Danny * Jake Foust * Ryan Alipour * Scotty Chappel * Kyle Simms * Josh Patterson * Isaac Bueno * Justin Osterhoudt |


title: Goose Creek Wilderness

abstract: Goose Creek Wilderness is a 98-acre (0.4 km⁲) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located adjacent to the northern boundary of Zion National Park, it protects a portion of the upper reaches of Goose Creek, a tributary of the Wild and Scenic Virgin River. Goose Creek Wilderness is bordered by the Zion Wilderness to the south.

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# Goose Creek Wilderness

**Goose Creek Wilderness** is a 98-acre (0.4 km2) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located adjacent to the northern boundary of Zion National Park, it protects a portion of the upper reaches of Goose Creek, a tributary of the Wild and Scenic Virgin River. Goose Creek Wilderness is bordered by the Zion Wilderness to the south.

## InfoBox

| Goose Creek Wilderness | |
| --- | --- |
| IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) | |
| Location in UtahLocation in United States | |
| Location | Washington County, Utah, USA |
| Nearest city | Cedar City, UT |
| Coordinates | 37°22′19″N 112°59′45″W / 37.3720°N 112.9957°W / 37.3720; -112.9957 |
| Area | 98 acres (0.4 km2) |
| Established | March 30, 2009 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |


title: Lycomorphodes granvillei

abstract: Lycomorphodes granvillei is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Christian Gibeaux in 1983. It is found in French Guiana.

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# Lycomorphodes granvillei

***Lycomorphodes granvillei*** is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Christian Gibeaux in 1983. It is found in French Guiana.

## InfoBox

| *Lycomorphodes granvillei* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | *Lycomorphodes* |
| Species: | ***L. granvillei*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Lycomorphodes granvillei***<br>(Gibeaux, 1983) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Nodozana granvillei* Gibeaux, 1983 | |


title: Thekkady

abstract: Thekkady is a town near Periyar National Park, an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India. The name Thekkady is derived from the word "thekku" which means teak. Temperatures are lowest in the months of December–January and highest in the months of April–May.

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# Thekkady

10km
6miles Thekkady  Mullaperiyar  Kumily

**Thekkady** (Idukki district) is a town near Periyar National Park, an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India. The name Thekkady is derived from the word "thekku" which means teak. Temperatures are lowest in the months of December–January and highest in the months of April–May.

## Overview

Thekkady is situated about 257 km (160 mi) from Trivandrum, 145 km from Cochin International Airport and 114 km from Kottayam railway station. It is 4 km from Kumily, a plantation town on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed macaques and Nilgiri langurs. Due to the density of the forest, sightings of elephants and especially tigers are highly unlikely.

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread across 777 km2 (300 sq mi), of which 360 km2 (140 sq mi) is thick evergreen forest. The wildlife sanctuary was declared a tiger reserve in 1978. The splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam across the Periyar River adds to the charm of the park. The greatest attractions of Periyar are the herds of wild elephants, deer and bison that come down to drink in the lake. The sanctuary can be accessed by trekking, boating or jeep safari.

Thekkady is considered a haven for natural spices such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, nutmace, ginger, and clove.

## Nearby places of interest

### Ottakathalamedu

One of the highest Mountain for trekking. Jeep trip is available from Kumily. Thekkady lake is visible from the top of the mountain.

### Murikkady

This place consists of spices and coffee plantations. It is about 5 km from Thekkady.

### Chellar Kovil

This is located about 15 km from Kumily en route to the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. This place has a lot of picturesque waterfalls and cascades.

### Anakkara

Located at about 13 km from Kumily on the Kumily-Munnar road. A new airport is proposed at Anakkara and is under review by the Airports Authority of India. Anakkara is famous for spice garden. All variety of spices available.

### Mangala Devi Temple

It is situated about 18 km from Thekkady at an altitude of 1341 m above sea level. It is surrounded by lush greenery and is closed throughout the year except during the Chitra Pournami festival. At other times tourists can still visit it by getting a special letter from the forest ranger. The view from the temple premises is spectacular and one can see part of Eastern Ghats and some villages from adjacent state of Tamil Nadu.

## Periyar National Park

It is spread across an area of 300 square miles, Periyar National Park is covered by lush evergreen and deciduous forests serving as home to various animals such as deer, elephants, sambar, Nilgiri Langurs

## Pattumalay

Pattumalay literally means hills draped in silk. It is known for its lofty peaks, little streams, tea plantations and tea factories. This beautiful region in Idukki is 8 km from Peermade and 24 km from Thekkady. One of the major attractions of this region is The Velankanni Matha Church situated atop a hill. This is a famous pilgrim center, and is built entirely from granite. Pattumalay is also home of the biggest names in the tea production sector - Harrisons Malayalam limited Pattumalay Estate.

## Pattumalay Tea Factory

Pattumalay Tea Factory is situated 24 km from Thekkady. Pattumalay Tea Factory is a major producer of Orthodox tea and belongs to Harrisons Malayalam Limited. It is the oldest Orthodox factory and also owns central Travancore only Orthodox Tea Factory. It has capacity of 16000 kg per day. The Pattumalay Estate was established in the year of 1931.

## Boat tragedy

## InfoBox

| Thekkady | |
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| Hill station | |
| Landscape at Thekkady | |
| ThekkadyLocation in Kerala, IndiaThekkadyThekkady (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°31′59″N 77°12′00″E / 9.533°N 77.200°E / 9.533; 77.200 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Taluk | Peerumedu |
| Languages | |
| Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-37 |
| Website | www.idukki.nic.in |


title: Memorial Park (Athens, Georgia)

abstract: Memorial Park is a 72-acre park located in Athens, Georgia. The park is home to the Bear Hollow Zoo and the Birchmore Trail. The park also features the Athens Creative Theater, a playground, dog park, outdoor basketball courts, swimming pool, picnic areas, and a fishing pond.

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# Memorial Park (Athens, Georgia)

**Memorial Park** is a 72-acre park located in Athens, Georgia. The park is home to the **Bear Hollow Zoo** and the **Birchmore Trail**. The park also features the **Athens Creative Theater**, a playground, dog park, outdoor basketball courts, swimming pool, picnic areas, and a fishing pond.

## Bear Hollow Zoo

**The Bear Hollow Zoo** located in Memorial Park is a zoo with animals that are non-releasable to the wild. The zoo's most famous residents are the American black bears DJ, Athena, and Yonah. Bear Hollow also includes white-tailed deer, an American alligator, North American river otters, great horned owls, and a reptile house.

## Birchmore Trail

**The Birchmore Trail** is a 1.25 mile trail named for Fred Birchmore because of the 18 foot tall wall Fred built whilst he was in his 70's. The wall is dubbed "The Great Wall of Happy Hollow".

## Athens Creative Theater

**The Athens Creative Theater** is a performing arts center that opened in 1966. It is non-profit and a division of the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services.

## Other features

The park also includes a fishing pond, playground, dog park, and more. The pond also includes ducks, geese, and many different types of turtles.


title: Paul B. Fay

abstract: Paul Burgess Fay Jr. was the Acting United States Secretary of the Navy in November 1963, and a close confidant of President John F. Kennedy.

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# Paul B. Fay

**Paul Burgess Fay Jr.** (July 8, 1918 – September 23, 2009) was the Acting United States Secretary of the Navy in November 1963, and a close confidant of President John F. Kennedy.

## Background

Paul B. Fay Jr was born on July 8, 1918, in San Francisco, California. Fay Jr attended The Thacher School in Ojai, California, and later Stanford University. After graduating from Stanford in 1941, Fay worked for his father's construction firm, Fay Improvement Co, a Bay-area paving contractor, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

Fay attended Officer Candidate School and was assigned to PT boat training at Melville, Rhode Island, where John F. Kennedy was his instructor. They were assigned to the same base in the South Pacific, though they were not on the same boat. Fay received a Bronze Star during his war service as second in command of PT 167 during which the boat was disabled by a torpedo that was dropped by a Japanese plane, piercing the hull below the water line but failing to explode.

After his war service, Fay returned to the United States and rejoined his father's company. On October 5, 1946, he married Anita Marcus of Mill Valley, California. They had 3 children: Katherine Fay, Paul Fay III, and Sally Fay Cottingham.

Paul Fay and Kennedy became close friends, and Fay worked on Kennedy's early campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and also on his campaign for U.S. President. Paul Fay was an usher at JFK's wedding.

On Kennedy's election as president, Fay was nominated and served as Undersecretary of the Navy over the objections of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and then as Acting Secretary of the Navy in November 1963 while Kennedy was U.S. President. He resigned effective November 28, 1963, following Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963; however he remained undersecretary of the Navy until 1965.

In 1966, he wrote the best-seller *The Pleasure of His Company* about Kennedy.

The Fay Improvement Company was sold in 1967 and Fay founded William Hutchinson & Co, an investment research firm. He was a director of Vestaur Securities and First American Financial, and was a Trustee of the Naval War College Foundation and of Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth of San Francisco.

## Personal life

After suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years, Paul Burgess Fay Jr died at his home in Woodside, California on September 23, 2009. He and his wife Anita Fay had three children: Paul Fay III, Katherine Fay, and Sally Fay Cottingham.

## Book

* Fay, Paul B. Jr. *The Pleasure of His Company.* New York: Harper & Row, 1966.

## InfoBox

| Paul B. Fay | |
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| Paul B Fay, aboard USS PTF-3 | |
| Born | Paul Burgess Fay Jr.
(1918-07-08)July 8, 1918
San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | September 23, 2009(2009-09-23) (aged 91)
Woodside, California, US |
| Spouse | Anita Fay |
| Children | 3 |


title: Zhoda

abstract: Zhoda is a community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Vita. Although "Zhoda Corner" is situated at the intersection of PTH 12 and Manitoba Provincial Road 302, in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, the "heart" of Zhoda is the area located near the Zhoda Community Hall and the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the centre of the community, which is also part of the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn. Zhoda—which means 'agreement' in Ukrainian—was first settled mostly by Ukrainian farmers around 1909. Since then, many families have left farming and moved away, and the current residents come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. The area hosts a few businesses, including an auto shop, a well drilling business, a scrap recycling yard, a racehorse stable, several ranches, hobby farms and hog barns.

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# Zhoda

Zhodaclass=notpageimage|Location of Zhoda in Manitoba

**Zhoda** is a community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Vita. Although "Zhoda Corner" is situated at the intersection of PTH 12 and Manitoba Provincial Road 302, in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, the "heart" of Zhoda is the area located near the Zhoda Community Hall and the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the centre of the community, which is also part of the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn.

Zhoda—which means 'agreement' in Ukrainian—was first settled mostly by Ukrainian farmers around 1909. Since then, many families have left farming and moved away, and the current residents come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. The area hosts a few businesses, including an auto shop, a well drilling business, a scrap recycling yard, a racehorse stable, several ranches, hobby farms and hog barns.

## Climate

| Climate data for Zhoda | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7
(45) | 11
(52) | 17
(63) | 31
(88) | 33.5
(92.3) | 36.5
(97.7) | 36
(97) | 38.5
(101.3) | 32
(90) | 30.5
(86.9) | 19.5
(67.1) | 7.5
(45.5) | 38.5
(101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11
(12) | −6.8
(19.8) | 0.6
(33.1) | 10.5
(50.9) | 19.2
(66.6) | 23.2
(73.8) | 25.1
(77.2) | 25
(77) | 18.4
(65.1) | 10.5
(50.9) | −1.4
(29.5) | −8.4
(16.9) | 8.7
(47.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.6
(2.1) | −12.4
(9.7) | −4.6
(23.7) | 4.3
(39.7) | 12.3
(54.1) | 16.9
(62.4) | 18.8
(65.8) | 18.2
(64.8) | 12.2
(54.0) | 5.1
(41.2) | −5.5
(22.1) | −13.1
(8.4) | 3
(37) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1
(−7.8) | −18
(0) | −9.7
(14.5) | −1.9
(28.6) | 5.5
(41.9) | 10.6
(51.1) | 12.5
(54.5) | 11.4
(52.5) | 6
(43) | −0.4
(31.3) | −9.7
(14.5) | −17.7
(0.1) | −2.8
(27.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43
(−45) | −45
(−49) | −37.5
(−35.5) | −22.5
(−8.5) | −8
(18) | −2
(28) | 2
(36) | 0
(32) | −8
(18) | −22
(−8) | −39.5
(−39.1) | −41
(−42) | −45
(−49) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.8
(0.82) | 17.9
(0.70) | 22
(0.9) | 31.1
(1.22) | 61.7
(2.43) | 101.1
(3.98) | 89.3
(3.52) | 72.4
(2.85) | 65.4
(2.57) | 46.4
(1.83) | 30.6
(1.20) | 22
(0.9) | 580.6
(22.86) |
| Source: Environment Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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