title: No. 1 in Heaven

abstract: Nº 1 in Heaven is the eighth studio album by American rock band Sparks. Recorded with Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder, the album marked a change of musical direction for the group and became influential on later synth-pop bands. Released in March 1979 by Virgin Records and later licensed to Elektra Records in the US, Nº 1 in Heaven renewed interest in the band after disappointing sales of the preceding albums Big Beat (1976) and Introducing Sparks (1977). It is the band's only album on Elektra, the fourth label that the band was signed to in the US.

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# No. 1 in Heaven

***Nº 1 in Heaven*** is the eighth studio album by American rock band Sparks. Recorded with Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder, the album marked a change of musical direction for the group and became influential on later synth-pop bands.

Released in March 1979 by Virgin Records (with initial copies on colored vinyl) and later licensed to Elektra Records in the US, *Nº 1 in Heaven* renewed interest in the band after disappointing sales of the preceding albums *Big Beat* (1976) and *Introducing Sparks* (1977). It is the band's only album on Elektra, the fourth label that the band was signed to in the US.

## Background

In 1973, Sparks had decamped from the US to the UK, resulting in a change of lineup upon hiring English musicians to fill the roles of guitar, bass and drums. Consequently, Sparks enjoyed their first period of success, wherein their singles and albums sold well and were received warmly by the critics. After 1975's *Indiscreet*, the third of Sparks' UK-based albums, sold less well than its two predecessors, the Maels then chose to return to Los Angeles to rejuvenate the group.

Initially, they had returned to work with early Sparks member Earle Mankey and recorded the song "England" with him. Eventually the group turned to Rupert Holmes and recorded the heavier and more produced *Big Beat* (1976) with a number of session musicians. Although the album employed a more "American" sound, it did little business in the US or the UK. The next album, *Introducing Sparks* (1977), was much lighter but was no more successful than *Big Beat*. This new "West Coast" sound was deemed a failure, as the band felt the results were "bereft of personality".

By 1978, the Mael Brothers found themselves at a crossroads; they had tired of the rock band format and were determined to take their music in a more electronic direction. They had expressed admiration for pioneering Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, creator of Donna Summer's iconic disco anthem "I Feel Love", to a German journalist who turned out to be a friend of his. Sparks then teamed up with Moroder to record *Nº 1 in Heaven* at Musicland Studios, West Germany.

## Production

*Nº 1 in Heaven* had a dramatically different sound from that of Sparks' previous seven albums. The group dropped the standard guitar, bass and piano from its musical palette and the new sound was dominated by layered sequencers and synthesizers, underpinned by the drums and percussion of Keith Forsey. Russell Mael's distinctive falsetto was overlaid in a number of overdubs and complemented by backing vocalists.

Aside from Ron Mael's lyrics and Russell's vocals, musically, the sound of the album matched that of Moroder's trademark sound that had begun with Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and had continued in much of his solo work, with songs like "Tryouts for the Human Race" and "La Dolce Vita" continuing in the vein of his work with Summer. This sound was also exemplified on Summer's 1977 album *Once Upon a Time* ("Now I Need You", "Working the Midnight Shift", "Queen for a Day") and 1979's *Bad Girls* (in songs like "Sunset People").

The first US editions of *Nº 1 in Heaven* contained content identical to the original Virgin UK release, but later editions substituted the 12" extended mix of "Beat the Clock" for the album version.

## Release and critical reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Christgau's Record Guide* (1981) | B+ |
| *Pitchfork* | 9.4/10 |
| *Record Mirror* (1979) |  |
| *Sounds* (1979) |  |

*Nº 1 in Heaven* was promoted by the release of four singles over 1979. The first single, "La Dolce Vita", was released in early 1979 in European countries such as Germany and Italy but did not chart. "The Number One Song in Heaven" became the group's first hit since "Looks, Looks, Looks" in 1975, reaching No. 14 in the UK and No. 5 on the Irish Singles Chart. "Beat the Clock" fared even better in the UK and reached the top ten in July of that year. The final single, "Tryouts for the Human Race" (released after the album), fared less well but still charted, hitting No. 45. All singles (except "La Dolce Vita") were released on picture disc/colored vinyl, with exclusive remixes/edits. The album itself, while reaching the charts in the UK and therefore faring better than Sparks' previous two studio albums, managed only one week at No. 73 in September 1979.

Upon release, the reviews in the UK music press were mostly negative. *NME* wrote that the songs "elongated into pseudo European-drisco drama". Reviewer Ian Penman said, "Moroder's production is essentially irrelevant", and found that the album was "neither a comedy album nor a experimental album, but it possesses the near instant redundancy of both." *Melody Maker* panned the album concluding, "the most pathetic thing of all is that they seem to think you'll want to dance to it". *Record Mirror* said that the album was "a complete frustration from beginning to end" with odes to Donna Summer's "Down Deep Inside" on "My Other Voice" and to David Bowie on "Tryouts for the Human Race". Reviewer James Parade finally said: "Once upon a time, they were at least five years ahead. At the moment, they're lying two years behind". *Sounds*' Sandy Robertson, on the other hand, wrote that "the band have found in Moroder the best filter for their ideas since Rundgren" and qualified the album as "icy sharp and fresh".

*Trouser Press*' Bruce Paley found that the songs were "solid, innovative and exciting". *The New York Times* called the album a "fascinating fusion disk, blending rock, disco, progressive rock and avant-gardism ... in a most unusual, appealing way."

Retrospective reviews have been more favourable. In a four-out-of-five star review published on AllMusic, John Bush wrote; "the marriage of Sparks' focus on oddball pop songs to the driving disco-trance of Giorgio Moroder produced the duo's best album in years". *Paste* named *Nº 1 in Heaven* the 138th-greatest album of all time and the best synth-pop album of all time.

## Legacy

Joy Division cited "Number One Song in Heaven" as a primary influence during the recording of "Love Will Tear Us Apart". Joy Division's drummer Stephen Morris stated: "When we were doing 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', there were two records we were into: Frank Sinatra's *Greatest Hits* and 'Number One Song in Heaven' by Sparks. That was the beginning of getting interested in Giorgio Moroder".

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Ron Mael, Giorgio Moroder and Russell Mael, except where noted

Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Tryouts for the Human Race" |  | 6:05 |
| 2. | "Academy Award Performance" | Ron Mael | 5:00 |
| 3. | "La Dolce Vita" |  | 5:56 |

Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4. | "Beat the Clock" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 4:23 |
| 5. | "My Other Voice" |  | 4:54 |
| 6. | "The Number One Song in Heaven" |  | 7:26 |
| Total length: | | | 33:44 |

2009 Imperial Records (Japan) bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7. | "Dancing Is Dangerous" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 9:43 |
| 8. | "Is There More to Life Than Dancing" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 8:08 |
| 9. | "Beat the Clock (Meat Beat Manifesto Remix - Double Bass Remix)" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 6:13 |

2013 Repertoire Records (Europe) bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7. | "Tryouts for the Human Race (Single Version)" |  | 3:17 |
| 8. | "La Dolce Vita (Single Version)" |  | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Beat the Clock (Single Version)" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 3:46 |
| 10. | "The Number One Song in Heaven (Single Version)" |  | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Beat the Clock (Canadian Single Version)" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Tryouts for the Human Race (Extended Version)" |  | 7:56 |
| 13. | "La Dolce Vita (Extended Version)" |  | 5:57 |
| 14. | "Beat the Clock (Extended Version)" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 6:40 |
| 15. | "Tryouts for the Human Race (12 Inch Short Version)" |  | 3:58 |

2019 40th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7. | "Tryouts for the Human Race (Alternative Long Version)" |  | 7:57 |
| 8. | "Peter Cook's Promo Spot for No. 1 in Heaven" |  | 2:38 |
| 9. | "The Number One Song in Heaven (Single Version)" |  | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Beat the Clock (Long Version)" | * Ron Mael * Russell Mael | 6:46 |
| 11. | "Peter Cook's Promo Spot for Tryouts for the Human Race" |  | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Tryouts for the Human Race (Single Version)" |  | 3:22 |

## Personnel

Credits are adapted from the *Nº 1 in Heaven* liner notes.

**Sparks**

**Additional musicians**

* Keith Forsey – drums
* Giorgio Moroder – synthesiser, vocoder
* Dan Wyman – synthesiser programming
* Chris Bennett, Dennis Young, Jack Moran – backing vocals

**Production and artwork**

* Giorgio Moroder – producer
* Jürgen Koppers – engineer
* Steven Bartel – design
* Moshe Brakha – photography

## Charts

| Chart (1979) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 63 |
| Sweden | 43 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 73 |
| US *Billboard* Top LPs & Tape | 204 |

## InfoBox

| Nº 1 in Heaven | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Sparks | |
| Released | March 1, 1979 |
| Recorded | 1978 |
| Studio |  |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 33:44 |
| Label |  |
| Producer | Giorgio Moroder |
| Sparks chronology | |
| *Introducing Sparks*
(1977) ***Nº 1 in Heaven***
(1979) *Terminal Jive*
(1980) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Nº 1 in Heaven* | |
| 1. "La Dolce Vita"
Released: February 1979 2. "The Number One Song in Heaven"
Released: March 1979 3. "Tryouts for the Human Race"
Released: May 1979 4. "Beat the Clock"
Released: July 1979 | |
|  | |


title: Lancang-Mekong Cooperation

abstract: Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) is a multilateral format established in 2016 for cooperation between the riparian states of the Lancang River and Mekong River. The Lancang is the part of the Mekong that flows through China. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand are five downstream countries of the Mekong River.

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# Lancang-Mekong Cooperation

**Lancang-Mekong Cooperation** (**LMC**) is a multilateral format established in 2016 for cooperation between the riparian states of the Lancang River and Mekong River. The Lancang is the part of the Mekong that flows through China. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand are five downstream countries of the Mekong River.

## Water resources

The central purpose of the format is for China to manage water flow from its hydropower dams with the other riparian states. China has built seven megadams on the Lancang-Mekong and according to the US-based NGO International Rivers 20 are under construction or planned in Yunnan, Tibet and Qinghai.

## LMC Special Fund

A fund was created in 2016 to aid in small and medium-sized projects by the Lancang-Mekong countries.


title: IEEE Smart Grid

abstract: IEEE Smart Grid is an initiative launched by IEEE to help provide expertise and guidance for individuals and organizations involved in the modernization and optimization of the power grid, better known as the "smart grid". IEEE Smart Grid encompasses an array of activities, including development of new smart grid-related standards, best practices, publications, and conferences and educational opportunities.

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# IEEE Smart Grid

**IEEE Smart Grid** is an initiative launched by IEEE to help provide expertise and guidance for individuals and organizations involved in the modernization and optimization of the power grid, better known as the "smart grid". IEEE Smart Grid encompasses an array of activities, including development of new smart grid-related standards, best practices, publications, and conferences and educational opportunities.

## History

IEEE's involvement in the emerging smart grid reaches back to its development of power and energy standards. In 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. EISA directed that under the auspices of the US Department of Energy (US DOE), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) be tasked with the development of a framework including protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems. In Title XIII, Section 1305(a)(2) of EISA, IEEE was named as one of the Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs) whose work would be vital in the development of standards for NIST's Smart Grid Interoperability Framework. As part of the first phase of NIST's Smart Grid Interoperability Framework, 16 initial standards were offered for adoption, including three developed by IEEE: C37.118, IEEE 1547, and IEEE 1686-2007.

In May 2009, IEEE announced the launch of a new smart grid effort targeted to the power engineering, communications, and information technology disciplines. The first project in this effort, titled "The IEEE Standard 2030 Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS) and End-Use Applications and Loads" (IEEE 2030) established a knowledge framework for understanding and defining smart grid interoperability of the electric power system with end use applications, setting the stage for future smart grid-related standards.

In January 2010, IEEE launched the first phase of IEEE Smart Grid, a new global initiative designed to bring together the organization's broad array of resources to provide expertise and guidance for those involved in Smart Grid worldwide. Later that year, IEEE published inaugural editions of two new publications, cross-discipline archival journals entitled *IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid*, and *IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy*.

## Current work

IEEE's approach to the smart grid is to view it as a large "System of Systems" wherein individual smart grid domains based on the NIST Smart Grid Conceptual Model are expanded into three layers: Power and Energy, Communications, and IT/Computer. IEEE considers the Communications and IT/Computer layers to be enabling infrastructure for the Power and Energy layer.

### IEEE Smart Grid Portal

As part of the first phase of IEEE Smart Grid, IEEE unveiled the IEEE Smart Grid Portal in January 2010. As originally designed, the site served as an online clearinghouse providing smart grid-focused news, information, commentary, videos, and event information for a broad audience including business and industry, academic, and government users, as well as consumers. The portal is also home to the initiative's monthly digest, the *IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter*.

The IEEE Smart Grid Portal was relaunched in September 2011. The redesigned site included improved search capabilities and other new features, such as a broader selection of video interviews and Q&A's with industry experts, business leaders, and researchers. It also facilitated greater user access to approved and in-development IEEE smart grid standards and an expanded conference calendar.

### Standards

IEEE continues to work closely with NIST on its standards roadmap and conformance testing/certification framework for the smart grid. The organization also collaborates with other global standards bodies to effectively facilitate standards coordination and to ensure the intensifying smart grid movement’s success.

There are more than 100 standards that have been approved or in development relating to the smart grid. Among the broad number of systems and technologies addressed by these standards are broadband over power line, cyber security, distributed energy resources, Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), and Greenhouse gas emissions credits, among others.

#### Sampling of Approved IEEE Smart Grid Standards

* IEEE 1547-2003 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems
* IEEE 1675-2008 Standard for Broadband over Power Line Hardware
* IEEE 1686-2007 Standard for Substation Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) Cyber Security Capabilities
* IEEE 1815-2010 Standard for Electric Power Systems Communications—Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3)
* IEEE 2030-2011 Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS), End-Use Applications, and Loads

#### Sampling of Proposed IEEE Smart Grid Standards

* IEEE P1377 Draft Standard for Utility Industry Metering Communication Protocol Application Layer (End Device Data Tables)
* IEEE P1547.6 Draft Recommended Practice For Interconnecting Distributed Resources With Electric Power Systems Distribution Secondary Networks
* IEEE P1595 Draft Standard for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emission Credits from Small Hydro and Wind Power Projects, and for Grid Baseline Conditions
* IEEE P1613 Draft Standard Environmental and Testing Requirements for Communications Networking Devices Installed in Electric Power Substations
* IEEE P1797 Draft Guide for Design and Application of Solar Technology in Commercial Power Generating Stations

### Events

IEEE Smart Grid and its participating societies sponsor and host major conferences, symposiums, and other events on a global basis. Dedicated to providing a forum for the sharing of ideas and information about smart grid concepts, deployments, and technology advancements, IEEE Smart Grid events generally span several days in length and attract attendees from around the world. Conference programs often consist of educational tracks with keynote speeches, panel discussions, and roundtables led by industry notables, researchers, engineers, academics, policymakers, and other key stakeholders.

Among IEEE Smart Grid flagship events are its Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference, SmartGridComm, and Smart Grid World Forum. Other recent major IEEE Smart Grid events include:

#### 2010

* Asia-Pacific Power & Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC) 2010, sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society and centered on best practices in power generation, transmission, and distribution, and conventional and renewable energy
* International Symposium on power-line communications and its Applications (ISPLC) 2010, designed to stimulate discussions on electrical power distribution wires as a viable communication channel
* Conference On Innovative Technologies For An Efficient & Reliable Electricity Supply (ITERES) 2010, focused on examining the development of components for and planning and implementing of the new Smart/Resilient Electric Grid and integration of the various existing and alternative/renewable electric power system components

#### 2011

* Power Systems Conference & Exhibition (PSCE) 2011, a plenary session dedicated to presenting power system tutorials and discussing the theme "The Next Generation Grid – Putting It All Together"
* IEEE Technology Time Machine (TTM) 2011, a high level thought leadership conference about revolutionary technology platforms that will change lives during the next decade
* PowerTech 2011, IEEE Power & Energy Society Europe's anchor conference, offering a platform for electric power engineering scientists and engineers to share knowledge, ideas, and results of scientific work

IEEE Smart Grid is also home to smaller workshops, sessions, and continuing education courses, like the IEEE PES "Plain Talk About the Electric Power System" series, which are hosted by various societies and their chapters.

### Publications

Through its Smart Grid Initiative, societies, working groups, committees and sub-committees, IEEE has published nearly 5,000 papers, manuscripts, guides, and other documents relating to the smart grid, including:

#### IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter

In January 2011, IEEE unveiled the *IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter*, a monthly electronic digest. The publication's content focuses on practical and technical information, as well as commentary and opinion on emerging smart grid technologies, new standards, global deployments, and other smart grid-related subject matter. Contributors include industry leaders, prominent researchers and academics, and advocates and policy experts. Dr. S. Massoud Amin, Director and Honeywell/H.W. Sweatt Chair, Technological Leadership Institute, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, is the publication's Chairman, and William Sweet, Emeritus News Editor, IEEE Spectrum, is its Managing Editor.

#### IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Intended to disseminate smart grid research results on energy generation, transmission, distribution and delivery, *IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid* offers original research on smart grid theories, technologies, design, policies, and implementation. It also accepts manuscripts on smart grid design and implementation, and evaluation of energy systems involving smart grid technologies and applications. Published quarterly, *IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid* is jointly produced by multiple IEEE societies, including its Computational Intelligence Society, Communications Society, Computer Society, Control Systems Society, Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Power Electronics Society, Power & Energy Society, and Signal Processing Society. In August 2011, the journal's "Protecting Smart Grid Automation Systems Against Cyberattacks," authored by IEEE members Dong Wei and Yan Lu became the three millionth document in IEEE Xplore, IEEE's extensive digital library. Mohammad Shahidehpour is the current Editor-in-Chief of *IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid*.

#### IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

A quarterly, cross-discipline journal featuring original research, *IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy* focuses on sustainable energy generation, transmission, distribution and delivery. Manuscripts concentrating on sustainable energy power systems design, implementation, and evaluations, as well as surveys of existing work are also accepted for consideration. Launched in April 2010, *IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy* is jointly published by IEEE's Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, Instrumentation and Measurement Society, IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, Power Electronics Society, Power & Energy Society, Photonics Society, and the Society on Social Implications of Technology. The journal's current Editor-in-Chief is Saifur Rahman, Joseph Loring Professor of ECE at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

## Participating IEEE societies

IEEE is home to 38 technical Societies encompassing a large array of disciplines and specialized fields of interest such as aerospace and electronic systems, medicine and biology engineering, magnetics, robotics, and vehicular technology. Many of these societies are engaged in smart grid-related work, however, due to their specific areas of expertise, several have emerged as leaders in smart grid technology development and promotion:

### IEEE Communications Society

The IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) is an IEEE professional society of more than 8,800 communications industry professionals. As part of its goal to foster original work in all aspects of communications science, engineering, and technology, IEEE ComSoc sponsors a variety of publications, conferences, educational programs, local activities, and technical committees. IEEE ComSoc is a key stakeholder in IEEE Smart Grid, sponsoring a variety of related standards like IEEE 1901-2010 and conferences like the IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC) and SmartGridComm, one of IEEE Smart Grid's flagship events. Along with a number of its sister societies, IEEE ComSoc jointly publishes *IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid*.

### IEEE Computer Society

The IEEE Computer Society is a professional society for computing professionals and researchers based in Washington, DC. With 85,000 members worldwide, it is the largest IEEE society. The group offers a variety of resources, including certification programs, printed and electronic books and journals, and conferences and events. The IEEE Computer Society is an active participant in IEEE Smart Grid, through the sponsorship of smart grid-applicable standards and practices, like IEEE 1471 and IEEE 42010-2011, and events such as ISGT. It is also one of the publishing societies for *IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid*.

### IEEE Power & Energy Society

The IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES) is home to 28,000 electric power energy professionals. Among the technical subject matter addressed by IEEE PES are electric power research, as well as system design, installation, and operation. The society aims to ensure the safe, sustainable, economic and reliable conversion, generation, transmission, distribution, storage and usage of electric energy, including its measurement and control. IEEE PES is one of the main proponents of IEEE Smart Grid, sponsoring numerous smart grid-related standards, such as IEEE 487-2007, IEEE 1138-2009, IEEE 1222-2003, and IEEE 1615-2007. The group frequently sponsors smart grid-related events on a national, international, and regional basis, including ISGT, IEEE Power Systems Conference & Exposition (PSCE), and the IEEE PES Plain Talk series.

### IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology

The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) focuses on the environmental, health, and safety implications of technology. Among the topics addressed by its 2,000 global members are ethics and professional responsibility, the history of electrotechnology, public policy, and technology-related societal issues. IEEE SSIT members are generally professionals from multiple disciplines, including energy, information technology, and telecommunications. The group publishes *IEEE Technology and Society Magazine*, a quarterly journal. IEEE SSIT sponsors or contributes regularly to IEEE Smart Grid standards and events, and is one of the publishing societies of *IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy*.

## Influence and impact

Many of the participating IEEE Smart Grid members have had demonstrable impact on the smart grid ecosystem. Often called upon as smart grid experts by the media, members appear frequently in magazines and newsletters such as *Electric Energy Online*, *Electric Light & Power* magazine, and *FierceSmartGrid*, as well as on broadcast programs like NPR's *Science Friday* and *blogtalkradio*. *greentechgrid* unveiled "The Networked Grid 100: Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid" in February 2010, naming IEEE Fellow, John D. McDonald, as one of their listees. In November 2011, *FierceEnergy* magazine announced its inaugural "Power Players -- The 15 Most Influential People in Energy" list, which included four IEEE Smart Grid members: IEEE Life Member Dick DeBlasio, IEEE Fellow Erich Gunther, McDonald, and IEEE Computer Society member, Andres Carvallo.

IEEE Smart Grid members have also had impact in other areas, including public policy. In May 2004, Erich Gunther was appointed by the US DOE as a member of its GridWise Architecture Council (GWAC), and currently serves as its chair. IEEE Smart Grid member, John D. McDonald, was selected as the inaugural member of the US DOE Electric Advisory Committee, which he served on during 2008. He was followed by IEEE Smart Grid Chair, Wanda Reder, who was appointed to the committee in 2010.

On July 1, 2010, McDonald along with Dr. George W. Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid, NIST; Mason W. Emnett, Associate Director of The Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Conrad Eustis, Director of Retail Technology Development, Portland General Electric; and Lillie Coney, Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center were called upon to brief the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, House Committee on Science and Technology. At the hearing entitled "Smart Grid Architecture and Standards: Assessing Coordination and Progress", he provided testimony on the progress of standards for Smart Grid interoperability and cyber security, stating: "Also crucial to this undertaking are developing system architecture and standards that provide the essential foundation for bringing together the electrical and communications infrastructure, and for evolving technology to meet many and disparate needs. Both the IEEE through its Standards Association and NIST have already shown tremendous progress in these areas."

## InfoBox

IEEE Smart Grid
|
|  |
| Founded | January 2010 |
| Type | Professional Organization |
| Focus | Smart Grid, Power Transmission and Distribution, Renewable Energy, Communications, Electric Vehicles |
| Location |  |
| Origins | Global initiative launched by IEEE |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Industry standards, Conferences, Publications |
| Key people | Wanda Reder, IEEE Smart Grid Chair
Massoud Amin, IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter Chair
J. Roberto de Marco, IEEE Smart Grid World Forum Steering Committee Chair |
| Website | smartgrid.ieee.org |


title: USS Adroit (SP-248)

abstract: USS Adroit (SP-248) was a steam yacht brought into the United States Navy, but never commissioned.

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# USS Adroit (SP-248)

**USS *Adroit* (SP-248)** was a steam yacht brought into the United States Navy, but never commissioned.

## Service history

*Adroit* was built as *Winchester* at City Island, New York in 1907 by the Robert Jacobs Shipyard. The first of a series of fast yachts of that name, her owner replaced her with a larger vessel after several years. She was sold and renamed *Adroit* in about 1916. She was acquired by the Navy in April 1917 from Mr. F. H. McAdoo of New York City.

After she had begun fitting out under the direction of Lt. H. B. Peschau, NNV, *Adroit* was found to be highly unseaworthy and of extremely short cruising range. Consequently, she was never commissioned and was returned to her owner on 30 April 1918. Presumably, her name—which had appeared on the Navy list— was stricken from that list soon thereafter.

Her subsequent career as a pleasure craft extended for more than another two decades. She was renamed *Aera* in 1928 and remained listed in yachting registers until the early 1940s.

## Bibliography

* Winchester American Steam Yacht, 1907
* "Adroit I (Yacht)". *Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships*. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

## InfoBox

| USS *Adroit*, USN Special Patrol 248 | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | * *Winchester* (1907–1916) * *Adroit* (1916–1928) * *Aera* (1928–) |
| Owner | * Peter W. Rouss (original owner) * F. H. McAdoo (owner at time of acquisition) |
| Builder | Robert Jacob Shipyard, City Island, Bronx, New York |
| Launched | 1907 |
| Fate | Acquired by the USN in 1917 |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | *Adroit* |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 30 April 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Yacht |
| Displacement | 147 long tons (149 t) |
| Length | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Speed | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
| Complement | 23 |


title: Andrew Geils

abstract: Colonel Andrew Geils was a military officer of British (Scottish) heritage, who served as Commandant of Van Diemen's Land between 1812 and 1813; prior to that time he served in Madras, India, and subsequently spent 2 years with his regiment in Ceylon. In around 1818, having failed in an aspiration to the Lieutenant-Governorship of Tasmania when the latter was due to became vacant in 1818, he returned to Scotland where in 1815 he had inherited one of his father's properties, Dumbuck Estate in West Dunbartonshire, and where he resided until his death in 1843. The Hobart suburb of Geilston Bay in Tasmania is named after his one time (1812–1832) land holdings in the area.

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# Andrew Geils

Colonel **Andrew Geils** (c.1773 – 11 February 1843) was a military officer of British (Scottish) heritage, who served as Commandant (acting governor) of Van Diemen's Land (subsequently Tasmania) between 1812 and 1813; prior to that time he served in Madras, India, and subsequently spent 2 years with his regiment in Ceylon. In around 1818, having failed in an aspiration to the Lieutenant-Governorship of Tasmania when the latter was due to became vacant in 1818, he returned to Scotland where in 1815 he had inherited one of his father's properties, Dumbuck Estate in West Dunbartonshire, and where he resided until his death in 1843. The Hobart suburb of Geilston Bay in Tasmania is named after his one time (1812–1832) land holdings in the area.

## Biography

### Early life

Geils was "probably" born in India around 1773, the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Thomas Geils, born Greenock, Scotland, who was in command of the Madras artillery of the East India Company. Andrew joined his father's regiment in 1790, passing through several other regiments to attain the rank of major in the 73rd Regiment of Foot by 1808. By 1810 Geils was in England with his wife Mary (née Noble) and, together with their 2 daughters Hannah (b. c.1797 and Mary, b. c.1798) and 4 sons Thomas (b. c.1802), William Noble (b. c.1805), Andrew (b. c.1807) and Alexander McGregor Murray (b. c.1808) set sail for Australia in charge of the guard of a convict transport ship, the "Providence", which arrived in Sydney in July 1811.

### Residency in Van Diemen's Land

Initially enjoying the patronage of Australian Governor Lachlan Macquarie, in 1812 he was appointed the third Commandant (acting Governor) of Van Diemen's Land, his predecessors in that role being Lieutenant Edward Lord and Captain J. Murray, his appointment terminating with the appointment of the new Governor Thomas Davey in 1813. Many official exchanges between Geils and Macquarie (mainly responses by the latter to reports and requests by the former, but also including Macquarie's official letter of instruction to Geils) over that interval have been preserved, and can be read via the published "Historical Records of Australia Series III" which deals with "Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States" including Tasmania, 1803—June, 1812 (Volume 1) and Tasmania, July, 1812—December, 1819 (Volume 2).

Macquarie, however, was less than impressed with Geils' conduct while in office, reprimanding Geils for "excessive withdrawals from the Police Fund" and later having taken large quantities of spirits, grain, sugar and hardware from the Government store without authorisation, and also using the services of a large number of convicts for his own benefit, again without authorisation, such that Geils' expressed desire for a subsequent lieutenant-governorship was refused.

The compiler of the 1921 Volume 3 part 2 of "Historical Records of Australia" left no doubt as to his and/or history's verdict regarding Geils' time as administrator, writing:

> Geils was quite unfit to be an administrator, and Governor Macquarie stated that, "in the exercise of his temporary power, he displayed not only a sordid, mean and covetous disposition, but, in many instances, shewed himself also venal and corrupt." ... Before Governor Macquarie was aware of his misappropriations of government property, Geils had made most preposterous requests. He asked for a grant of three thousand acres with a liberal proportion of cattle from the government herds for his six children; and he sought permission to purchase the government house at Hobart town. Governor Macquarie naturally refused these requests, but he offered Mrs. Geils a grant of twelve hundred acres with twelve cows and four working oxen from the government herds on the usual terms of three years' credit. ... there is little worthy of historical note except the unbridled prevalence of bushranging, and the arrival, on the 9th of October, 1812, of the Indefatigable, the first ship to carry convicts from England to Tasmania. The union of the administrations caused little evident changes, and Geils was too preoccupied with personal aims to be concerned with the administration of the settlements at Port Dalrymple under major G. A. Gordon as commandant. After lieut.-governor Davey assumed the government, Geils sailed from the Derwent in the brig Active on the 14th of January, 1814.

During his brief period of residence in Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania, Geils purchased a number of properties including "Restdown" at Risdon Cove, which he was apparently provisioning for his own occupation, and also, land on the Derwent River 3 miles upstream from Hobart Town which became known as "Geils Town", although during Geils' ownership it appear to have been mainly the site of a farm of the same name; the latter name, morphed into "Geilston", subsequently became used (as "Geilston Bay") for both the inlet itself and the locality (eventually a suburb) that occupied the area.

One other event of significance for the family during this period was the birth of the couple's fifth son, John Edward, born 6th April 1813 and baptised on 13 June at Hobart Town. On account of a tragic accident as detailed below, John Edward was to be the eldest surviving son at the time of Andrew's death in 1843, and would thus inherit his father's subsequent estate in Scotland.

A set of papers relating to Geils' activities whilst in Tasmania and afterwards are preserved in Hobart as part of the (mostly as yet uncatalogued) Dobson Papers in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts. Other official correspondence relating to his time as Commandant is included in 2 volumes of the *Historical Records of Australia Series*, as cited above, plus the *Colonial Secretary Index* of the New South Wales Government of the day.

### Subsequent activities: Ceylon and Scotland

Resuming his military career, Geils accompanied his regiment to Ceylon in 1814 for 2 years, accompanied initially by his family, notwithstanding the fact that his wife Mary had received a land grant at "Pittwater" (now Sorell) to the extent of 860 acres in the same year, with the apparent intention of the land being destined for use by her husband since it was considered improper for the latter to receive land on account of his (recent) position. His regiment, the 1st Battalion took part in the Second Kandyan War in Ceylon in 1815.

In 1815, a family tragedy occurred: while returning to England unaccompanied by their parents, Geils' four eldest sons all perished by drowning during the loss of the Arniston in May which hit a reef off Waenhuiskrans, South Africa (the latter location since renamed "Arniston") with the loss of 367 lives. A plaque at the site subsequently erected by Mrs Geils commemorates this sad event (refer illustration).

In October that year, Geils' father Thomas died in Scotland and left Andrew one of his four estates, that of Dumbuck, near the town of Dumbarton, purchased just 2 months previously. In 1818 Geils was reported as taking half-pay, effectively a type of retirement from active service, freeing him to reside in a place of his own choosing, so his move to Scotland probably occurred then; in April 1919 his wife gave birth to an (unnamed) son at Dumbuck, followed by a son Andrew Alexander in 1820 (see below) plus a daughter at Dumbuck named Isabella in around 1821. Since Andrew Alexander is given as the eighth son on his memorial, an additional son must also have been born in the period between 1814 and 1819, details of whom are not currently known. From a later (1882) court case involving whether or not the owner of the Dumbuck estate, plus another different one, held rights to the foreshore of the Clyde River adjoining their properties, the Dumbuck Estate at the time of its 1815 acquisition was described in the following terms:

> All and whole the following parts and portions of the lands and barony of Colquhoun, viz., the lands of Milton of Colquhoun, now called Dumbuck, sometime including therein those parts thereof feued to two vassals at Milton and feu-duties payable for the same, Item, the lands called Easter, Upper and Lower Mains of Colquhoun, with houses, biggings, yards, whole pendicles and pertinents of the said several lands, and with the small island fishings and yares in the river Clyde, and all others belonging to the said lands, and with the teinds, parsonage and vicarage, of the same, mills, mill lands, fishings, and others ... which lands by the said trust-disposition are appointed to be thereafter called the barony or estate of Dumbuck.

In 1824 Geils had a new house constructed, Dumbuck House, which survives today as a Scottish Category B Listed building, the building extended in the twentieth century by its later owners and subsequently operated as a locally well known establishment, the Dumbuck House Hotel, although as at February 2023 it had ceased to operate as a hotel and was of an uncertain future. The value of the Col. Geils' estate was given as £1,100 per year during the latter's lifetime in an 1848 court case regarding his son, equivalent to around £180,000 per year in 2023 UK pounds, although it was also noted that at that time the estate was heavily mortgaged.

Presumably on account of his recent move to Scotland, Geils' Tasmanian properties were offered for sale in 1818 and again in 1821, eventually being purchased in 1832 by another landowner with interests in the area, Thomas Gregson. It is possible that the Geilston area properties had intermediate purchasers as well, since Thomas Scott's 1824 "Chart of Van Diemen's Land" shows 2 blocks adjacent to Geilston Bay then being owned by "Judge Advocate" and "Mr. Cassidy", respectively, while Geils' other properties at Risdon and Sorell (the latter labelled "Pittwater") are still shown as owned by Geils.

Little further information is known regarding Geils' time in Scotland from that point, except that the couple had at least 2 further children (sons) in addition to the daughter Isabella, as mentioned above, since the Geils monument in the churchyard at Old Kilpatrick includes a separate tablet commemorating "their eighth son Capt Andrew Alexander Geils, Madrass Fusiliers, born 26th April 1820, died 4th March 1854" (refer "External links").

Geils died at Dumbuck in 1843, the property then passing to his eldest surviving son, John Edward Geils. His youngest daughter, Isabella, born at Dumbuck, married Molyneux Hyde Nepean, eldest son of Sir Molyneux Hyde Nepean of Loders and Bothenhampton in the county of Dorset, becoming Lady Nepean on the succession of her husband, the younger Molyneux Nepean, to the baronetcy in 1856 upon the death of his father. A memorial to the Geils family members as presently detailed, including Andrew, his wife Mary and their son (Captain) John Edward, all of Dumbuck, together with a separate stone for Andrew Alexander, is still extant in the churchyard at Old Kilpatrick, the parish in which Dumbuck is located.

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## Further reading

## InfoBox

| Andrew Geils | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| 3rd Commandant of Van Diemen's Land | |
| **In office**
20 February 1812  4 February 1813 | |
| Governor | Lachlan Macquarie |
| Preceded by | Captain J. Murray |
| Succeeded by | Colonel David Collins (as lieutenant governor) |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1773 (?)
India (?) |
| Died | 11 February 1843(1843-02-11) (aged 69–70)
Dumbuck, Scotland |
| Spouse | Mary Noble |
| Children | 8 (+?) sons (Thomas, b. c.1802; William Noble, b. c.1805; Andrew, b. c.1807; Alexander McGregor Murray, b. c.1808; John Edward, unknown, unknown, Andrew Alexander, b. 1820); 3(?) daughters (Hannah, b. c. 1797; Mary, b. c.1798; Isabella, b. c.1821) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Geils (father), Mary Pascal (mother) |
|  | |


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# IKey

**iKey, LTD**, also known as iKey Industrial Peripherals, is an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of rugged computer keyboards, mice and other peripherals. The company was founded in 1989 and currently works with several Fortune 500 companies. The company was formerly known as Texas Industrial Peripherals.

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title: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

abstract: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin was an Irish musician, composer, academic and educationalist.

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# Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

**Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin** (Irish pronunciation: \[ˈmʲiːçaːl̪ˠ  ˈsˠuːl̠ʲəwaːnʲ\]; 10 December 1950 – 7 November 2018) was an Irish musician, composer, academic and educationalist.

## Biography

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin was a pianist, composer, recording artist and academic; he held the Professorship of Music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance which he founded at the University of Limerick in 1994.

Two of his three sons Owen Ó Súílleabháin and Mícheál 'Moley' Ó Súílleabháin are well known as singer songwriters and motivational speakers and perform in the Irish pop band Size2shoes. His first wife is Irish chant singer Nóirín Ní Riain, with whom he collaborated in the 1980s on a series of recordings with the Benedictine Monks of Glenstal Abbey.

In a 1995 interview with *In Dublin* magazine (Vol 20, No 20) he told Damian Corless that he was born into a Clonmel home where "there was no music of any sort. There was a windy-up gramophone and a wireless that came on at lunchtime." At University College Cork he studied under the legendary Sean Ó Riada, who was in rapidly declining health. Ó Súilleabháin attested that his mentor was "suffering a certain amount". But Ó Riada's liberating approach to traditional music left an indelible mark on his pupil, who revealed that he turned his musical limitations into strengths, telling Corless: "I said to myself 'here am I stuck with the wrong instruments for this music that I love. I don't play the pipes or the whistle. I can play the odd tune, but no matter how long I stick with them I'll never master them. I'll always be a piano player.'"

He was awarded an honorary D.Mus from the National University of Ireland at his alma mater University College Cork in 2004. In 2017 he was awarded an honorary DMus from the Royal Scottish Conservatoire. In 2016 he was awarded the Freedom of the Town in his native Clonmel in Co Tipperary. He recorded extensively with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

In 1990 he founded the Irish Music Archive at the Burns Library, Boston College. In 2016 he was awarded the O'Donnell Chair of Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. In 2017 he commenced a series of concerts with the RTE Symphony Orchestra (Ireland) at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, recorded and broadcast by RTE lyric fm (Elver Gleams 2017; Between Worlds 2018).

He was inaugural Chair of 'Culture Ireland' for nine years, the organisation within the Irish Government for the promotion of all Irish arts worldwide. In 2016 he retired from the University of Limerick and was succeeded following international competition by Professor Mel Mercier, Chair of Performing Arts, a long-time musical collaborator.

Working closely with Professor Helen Phelan, his second wife, he established the Irish World Academy in 22 years (1994–2016) from a zero base to some 300 students across c.20 highly innovative postgraduate and undergraduate degree programmes. Graduates from the Academy have come from in excess of 50 countries across programmes offered in Music Therapy, Contemporary Dance Performance, Irish Traditional Dance Performance, Community Music, Festive Arts, Irish Traditional Music Performance, Classical String Performance, Ethnomusicology, Ethnochoreology, Ritual Chant and Song, and others – several the first of their kind in the world.

In 1995 he was central to the relocation and professionalisation of the Irish Chamber Orchestra from their Dublin Base to the Irish World Academy on the University of Limerick campus. In 2014 he established the aerial dance company Fidget Feet as Artists in Residence at the Academy, which led to them relocating permanently to Limerick City. In 2008 a specially designed building costing 21 million euros and comprising 3000 square meters was opened on the University of Limerick Campus to house the Irish World Academy. The spectacular building sits on the banks of the river Shannon (itself a major influence in the philosophy of the Academy) in a wooded area on the university campus. The innovative nature of Ó Súilleabháin's educational and artistic vision attracted the international philanthropic organisation The Atlantic Philanthropies (TAP) along with the personal interest of Chuck Feeney, TAP's originator.

He died in 2018, as the result of a lengthy illness.

## Discography

* *Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin*, 1976, Gael-Linn.
* *Oró Damhnaigh*, 1976, Gael Linn
* *Cry of the Mountain*, 1982, Gael Linn
* *The Dolphin’s Way*, 1987, Virgin Records Ltd.
* *Oilean/Island* (1989)
* *Enlightenment* with Van Morrison (1990)
* *Casadh/Turning* (1991)
* *Gaiseadh/Flowing* (1992)
* *Between Worlds* (1995)
* *Lumen* (1995)
* *Becoming* (1998)
* *Templum* (2001)
* Irish Destiny (DVD 2004) Elver Gleams (2010)

1. "Leading Irish musician and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin dies aged 67 – Independent.ie". *Independent.ie*. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
2. "Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (Founding Director & Chair of Music) | Irish World Academy of Music and Dance". *www.irishworldacademy.ie*. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
3. "Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin". *Discogs*. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

## InfoBox

| Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin | |
| --- | --- |
| Ó Súilleabháin (left) at the honorary conferring of Seamus Heaney (right) at the University of Limerick, 1996 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1950-12-10)10 December 1950
Clonmel, Ireland |
| Died | 7 November 2018(2018-11-07) (aged 67) |
| Genres | Classical
Irish traditional
Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Composer
Pianist |
| Years active | 1976–2018 |
| Labels | Gael Linn, Venture Records, Virgin Records, Universal Records, Sony BMG, Atlantic Records |
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| Website | Official site |


title: Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical)

abstract: Phantom of the Opera is a musical with lyrics and a book by Ken Hill. It is based on the 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. Hill wrote the original lyrics to the music of Giuseppe Verdi, Charles Gounod, Jacques Offenbach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber, Gaetano Donizetti, and Arrigo Boito. It premiered in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, in 1976, and had a West End production in 1991, and further international productions

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# Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical)

***Phantom of the Opera*** is a musical with lyrics and a book by Ken Hill. It is based on the 1910 novel *The Phantom of the Opera* by Gaston Leroux. Hill wrote the original lyrics to the music of Giuseppe Verdi, Charles Gounod, Jacques Offenbach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber, Gaetano Donizetti, and Arrigo Boito. It premiered in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, in 1976, and had a West End production in 1991, and further international productions

## Synopsis

### Act I

The story begins ("Introduction") with Richard, new manager of the Paris Opera House (previously president of Northern Railways and a member of the Stock Exchange Choir), greeted by the artists and staff ("Welcome Sir, I'm So Delighted"). The previous managers of the Paris Opera did not last very long, due to problems with the legend of the Opera Ghost, who demands 20,000 francs a month and his own private box. These requests are defied by the adamant and foolish Richard, little knowing the mayhem that will take place if he refuses to accept the Ghost's demands. Madame Giry, the box keeper, warns Richard that he may have upset the "Ghost". She is horrified when Richard demands use of Box Five (the Ghost's box). She knows the "Ghost" won't stand idly by while Richard refuses to accept his demands. She warns Richard to expect a run of horrific events.

The evening performance begins ("Accursed All Base Pursuit of Earthly Pleasure"). The ghost provides his first warning in the form of the murder of Mephistopheles. After the performance, Richard's handsome (if somewhat dim) son Raoul, who is madly in love with the chorus girl Christine Daae, goes to her dressing room, only to hear her speak with another man. Jealous, Raoul enters the room to find it empty. This "ghost" seems very real, as is his love for Christine and woe betide anyone who gets in his way ("How Dare She").

A Groom comes to talk to Richard in his office about the disappearance of a horse named Caesar ("Late Last Night I'm In The Cellars"). Richard decides that the man is an idiot and promptly fires him. Raoul, feeling betrayed, meets with Christine at a local graveyard ("All Of My Dreams Faded Suddenly"). He is then introduced to the angelic voice of the Angel Of Music ("While Floating High Above"). Christine leaves and the Phantom attempts to throttle Raoul, but is disturbed by a Grave Digger, and runs off. Back at the Opera House, the unfortunate Richard has had to stand by while his son pursues the chorus girl Christine Daae, and now must convince his diva Carlotta, who feels she is too ill to perform, to sing at the performance later that evening, with the help of his staff ("She Says She's Got The Nodules"). An agreement is made that Christine Daae will sing the role, while Carlotta mimes the act.

This wasn't what the Phantom had in mind. He'll not cease causing "accidents" and will do all in his power to disrupt the proceedings, including rubbing out the lead singer. At the evening performance, Carlotta mimes the act incorrectly and very clearly out-of-sync with Christine ("What Do I See"). Christine faints before the end of the performance and Carlotta starts to croak like a frog, causing her to call the performance to halt. Laughing madly, the Phantom declares to the whole stage that Carlotta is bringing down the chandelier. But then, he finds the chandelier is the wrong one and switches it to a candelabra, dropping it on Carlotta.

After the performance, Christine and Raoul meet on the rooftop of the Opera House to discuss running away from the Opera House and the Phantom together. But the Phantom isn't very far away at all. He appears from behind the statue of Apollo and towers above them ("To Pain My Heart Selfishly Dooms Me"). Christine and Raoul leave the roof, leaving the Phantom alone. An old man enters, throwing bird-seed down for the pigeons on the Opera House's roof. The Phantom's hurt turns to anger, and he throws the unfortunate man off the building. He screams that Christine will be his and the first act ends.

### Act II

A performance of Faust begins with Christine singing the lead role of Marguerite ("Ah! Do I Hear My Lover's Voice?"). However, during the song there's an unscheduled blackout and when the lights come back up, Christine has disappeared. The show quickly adjourns and the rest of the cast search high and low for her all over the Opera House, taking their lanterns into the audience ("No Sign! I See No Sign!"). But to no avail. The scene switches to the Phantom's underground domain where he has kidnapped Christine in his boat and ties her to a post at his mist-shrouded dock before rowing slowly back into the darkness, leaving Christine behind ("Somewhere Above The Sun Shines Bright").

Meanwhile, the search party above ground migrates to the boiler room and the Persian reveals his true identity, and fills us in on the Phantom's history ("Born With A Monstrous Countenance"). Raoul searches for a way down to the cellars below the Opera House ("In The Shadows, Dim And Dreay"). He succeeds and slips through a manhole with the rest of the group, into a boiler room. However things quickly heat up, literally, as the Phantom traps them inside. It looks like the end for the motley group, and they break into a chorus of ("What An Awful Way To Perish").

The final scene takes place in the Phantom's Chapel, with his organ and its unkempt riot of sheet music as a center-piece. He seems determined to wed Christine and expresses his love for her ("Ne'er Forsake Me, Here Remain"). As the song ends, Christine tears off his mask and the Phantom screams in anger and shame, hiding his face from Christine. His sobs fade and he turns back, with a determined and violent look in his eyes, and produces a priest and chorus girl to bear witness to the forced marriage between him and Christine. But just in time, Raoul, the Persian and the rest of the group burst in, having escaped the Boiler Room and come through The Phantom's traps. The Phantom, suddenly finding himself in a tight spot, produces a knife and pulls Christine in front of him. In act of love to Christine, the Phantom stabs himself with his own dagger and dies in Christine's arms ("Ne'er Forsake me, Here Remain"). Christine remarks that the Phantom was always the angel of music ("He Will Not Go Without A Friend").

## Characters

* Jammes
* Richard
* Rémy
* Debienne
* Raoul
* Mephistopheles
* Faust
* Madam Giry
* Christine Daaé
* La Carlotta
* The Phantom
* The Groom
* Lisette
* The Persian
* Dominque

## Musical numbers

"All of My Dreams Faded Suddenly", sung by the character Christine, was added to the show in 1992 for the first Japanese tour, based upon an aria by Antonín Dvořák. It replaced "Love Has Flown, Never Returning", but not before the latter had been recorded onto the West End cast recording of *Phantom of the Opera*. The newer song has never been recorded and released.

## Productions

### Original version

As Ken Hill rummaged through a used bookstore, he picked up a copy of *The Phantom of the Opera* and eventually produced it as a stage musical. The show started off as a production at Morecambe Pier as the first staged musical version, and then when Hill was working as Director of Productions for the Newcastle Playhouse. This first production was produced at The Duke’s Playhouse in Lancaster on 26 July 1976, where it proved to be a hit. It was directed by John Blackmore, designed by Clare Lyth, with musical direction by Gary Yershon. It differed from the later version of Ken Hill’s musical, in having a modern musical score by Ian Armit (who also worked with Hill on his musical *The Curse of the Werewolf*) in addition to excerpts from the opera *Faust* by Charles Gounod.

### 1984 version and aborted collaboration with Lloyd Webber

In 1984, Hill revived his musical version of *The Phantom of the Opera*. This time though, he wanted to add the kind of music that would have been heard at the Opéra Garnier in the late 19th century. Consequently, he discarded Armit's score and wrote original English lyrics, that told Leroux’s tale, set to opera arias by Verdi, Gounod, Offenbach, Mozart, Weber, Donizetti, and Boito. This score better reflected the atmosphere of the era in which the novel was written. This updated version was produced jointly by the Newcastle Playhouse and the Theatre Royal Stratford East, and premiered at the Newcastle Playhouse on 3 April 1984, and soon moved to the Theatre Royal Stratford East. In between, the show had two brief runs at the New Tyne Theatre in Newcastle and the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton; neither of those productions did very well. When the show got the Theatre Royal Stratford East, Sarah Brightman, who would create the role of Christine in the Lloyd Webber version, was asked to perform the role of Christine in the 1984 cast but she turned it down, leaving the role for the opera singer Christina Collier.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, who at the time was married to Brightman, and Cameron Mackintosh attended a performance of Hill’s *Phantom* at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Prompted by the good reviews, they approached Hill about the possibility of their collaborating on developing a grand scale version of his adaptation in the West End and offered to produce it. Hill and Lloyd Webber had worked together earlier on a revival of *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat* at the Winchester Theatre. Lloyd Webber and Mackintosh had been enthusiastic when they broached the idea to Hill about his *Phantom of the Opera*. But in the end, Lloyd Webber chose to pursue the musical without Hill, and developed his own version.

### Subsequent productions

Hill's *Phantom of the Opera* premiered in America in 1987 at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. This production starred Sal Mistretta as The Phantom; his performance won him the St. Louis Theatre Critics Award. A second US production was mounted in 1988 in San Francisco at the Theatre in the Square, produced by Jonathan Reinis. The productions in St. Louis and San Francisco were so successful that Hill was asked to mount a national tour of the United States. Jonathan Reinis (who later produced Ken Hill’s *The Invisible Man* in London) formed the Phantom Touring Company, which acted as the producer for the tour, along with Electric Factory Concerts. The tour began in 1989, with musical arrangements and designs by the original Newcastle Playhouse team. It played for a few years to packed houses all over America, travelling to approximately 110 cities, and grossing a total of $72 million.

In 1991, *Phantom of the Opera* returned to the United Kingdom, where it embarked on a national tour produced by Stewart Macpherson and then transferred to London’s West End. It opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 18 December 1991 with a similar cast to the 1984 production: Peter Straker was The Phantom, with Christina Collier as Christine. But despite positive reviews, the West End production did poorly at the box office at the time of IRA bombings, and closed earlier than expected on 11 April 1992. However, the production was nominated for two Olivier Awards for Best New Musical and Best Director of a Musical.

Since 1992, *Phantom of the Opera* has been performed around the world, in countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Germany, Japan and Korea. The 2013 production in Tokyo, Japan, running from 19 to 29 December 2013 was produced by Stewart Macpherson, who originally produced the West End production in 1991. Other Tokyo productions included one in 2018. Another Tokyo production is set for January 2024, starring Ben Forster as The Phantom and Paul Potts as Faust.

## Recording

The official cast recording of the show was released in 1993 by D Sharp Records. It featured the entire West End cast. It was later released by two other record labels: Stetson Records (an offshoot of The Stetson Group), and BMG. The latter versions of the CD were mainly sold in Japan (in Japanese packaging), Australia and New Zealand, on national tours.

## InfoBox

| *Phantom of the Opera* | |
| --- | --- |
| Logo | |
| Music | Various |
| Lyrics | Ken Hill |
| Book | Ken Hill |
| Basis | *The Phantom of the Opera*
by Gaston Leroux |
| Productions | 1976 Lancaster
1984 Newcastle
1989 US Tour
1991 West End |


title: Wen Qiang

abstract: Wen Qiang was a Chinese judicial official who was arrested and executed during the Chongqing gang trials.

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# Wen Qiang

**Wen Qiang** (Chinese: 文强, January 29, 1956 – July 7, 2010, in Zengjia town, Shapingba, Chongqing) was a Chinese judicial official who was arrested and executed during the Chongqing gang trials.

## Career

Wen Qiang was the most prominent among the officials charged in Bo Xilai's campaign against organized crime in the summer of 2009. He was the former Chongqing Public Security Bureau's executive deputy head for 16 years and head of the city's Judicial Bureau (Su Wei et al., 2011:26–27). He was also known as a crime-buster, having arrested notorious gang leader and bank robber Zhang Jun in September 2000. Wen Qiang's home reportedly sat on a 20 mu lot and had a market value of 30 million yuan (“Chongqing dahei gushi,” 2009)

## Prosecution and death

Wen was charged with taking more than 12 million yuan ($1.76 m) in bribes. He was also charged with repeatedly raping a university student. Wen was tried in February 2010, along with his wife, Zhou Xiaoya, and three other senior Chongqing police officials.

Wen was convicted and sentenced to death. His appeal in May 2010 was overturned and he was executed in July. Wen's wife and the three associates were jailed.


title: Hour Community

abstract: Hour was an English-language urban news weekly paper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Communications Voir. Its president-publisher was Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief was Kevin Laforest. The first issue was published on February 4, 1993. It catered to Montreal's anglophone community and was published every Thursday. The news features "expose readers to new ideas and alternative policies". News coverage centered on film, arts, and nightlife. In 2011, the magazine was renamed Hour Community. On May 2, 2012, editor Kevin Laforest announced that Hour Community would cease operations, following its last issue on May 3.

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# Hour Community

***Hour*** was an English-language urban news weekly paper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Communications Voir. Its president-publisher was Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief was Kevin Laforest. The first issue was published on February 4, 1993. It catered to Montreal's anglophone community and was published every Thursday. The news features "expose readers to new ideas and alternative policies". News coverage centered on film, arts, and nightlife. In 2011, the magazine was renamed ***Hour Community***.

On May 2, 2012, editor Kevin Laforest announced that Hour Community would cease operations, following its last issue on May 3.

## InfoBox

Hour
| The February 1, 2007 front page of *Hour* | |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Alternative weekly |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Communications Voir |
| Publisher | Pierre Paquet |
| Editor-in-chief | Kevin Laforest |
| Founded | 1993 (1993) |
| Political alignment | Social Democracy, Canadian Federalism |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 2012 (2012) |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec Canada |
| Circulation | 56,762 |
| Website | hour.ca |


title: Ron Diamond

abstract: Ronald J. Diamond is an American film producer from Los Angeles, CA. He is the founder of Acme Filmworks, the Animation Show of Shows and the co-founder of Animation World Network. Diamond has lectured at animation schools, served as a juror and a guest speaker at film festivals. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Shorts Films and Feature Animation branch since 2002, and is a collaborator with the LA Opera creative team. Diamond has contributed to the restoration and preservation efforts of films that are in the permanent collections of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Film Archive, UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress.

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# Ron Diamond

**Ronald J. Diamond** (born July 30, 1958) is an American film producer from Los Angeles, CA. He is the founder of Acme Filmworks, the Animation Show of Shows and the co-founder of Animation World Network.

Diamond has lectured at animation schools, served as a juror and a guest speaker at film festivals. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Shorts Films and Feature Animation branch since 2002, and is a collaborator with the LA Opera creative team.

Diamond has contributed to the restoration and preservation efforts of films that are in the permanent collections of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Film Archive, UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress.

## Early life and education

Diamond was born in Covina, California and was raised in Ontario, California. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees.

## Career

Ron Diamond has had two primary producing, distributing and curating careers in live-action film making (1980–1990), and in animation film production (1990–present). Diamond spent nine years producing live action films including, *The Chocolate War* and *The Dark Backward* before refocusing his career towards animation.

In 1983, Diamond's first professional producing credit for The Disney Channel was one episode of a series entitled, *Future Tense*, *The Disney Showcase Series.* It was composed of two original short films: one film written by Ed Bryant, *Prairie Sun* and Ron Clements, *Solitaire Creature*.

### Animation Show of Shows

In the 1980s, Diamond produced and post-produced numerous compilations of short films for festivals such as: the International Tournées of Animation, The Animation Celebration. The Outrageous Animation Show, The Computer Animation Show, Streams of Consciousness: New American Animation, Liquid Television, The Oscar Showcase Tour, and Will Vinton's Festival of Claymation.

In 1998, Diamond founded the Animation Show of Shows (ASOS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit. He recognized an absence of animated short films in the theatrical circuit, "so he set out to curate a collection of new, significant, artistic, narrative and experimental animated shorts from those he had seen during the past year at major animation festivals."

Diamond has presented ASOS and his annual Oscar Showcase Tour to students and industry professionals alike at venues such as Harvard University, DreamWorks, Pixar, and the Walt Disney Family Museum. As of 2020, 41 films featured in the ASOS have gone on to receive Academy Award Nominations with 11 Oscar wins.

### Acme Filmworks

Diamond founded the commercial animation company Acme Filmworks in 1990. It has produced animated commercials for companies including: Levi's Jeans for Women, United Airlines, AT&T, Microsoft, Charmin, Ad Council and the Alzheimer's Association. Acme Filmworks has produced logos and main title sequences including: the Scott Free Productions logo, Universal Pictures' Robin Hood, Disney's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, The Path, and Ken Follet's Pillars of The Earth.

Through Acme, Diamond produced the Academy Award-nominated short film Nibbles, and the animated feature film for PBS' American Playhouse Drawn From Memory. He was also the executive producer of Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and has produced segments for the following Simpsons episodes: The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby, Orange Is the New Yellow, What to Expect When Bart's Expecting.

As an executive producer through Acme, Diamond has been nominated for a BAFTA, an Emmy, and an Academy Award. He has won awards including a Clio and an Annie Award, and has earned Annecy honors.

### Animation World Network

In 1995 Diamond partnered with Dan Sarto and founded the Animation World Network. AWN is an online magazine that covers animator profiles, film distribution, animation studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies, as well as current events in all fields of animation.

A year after Toy Story debuted, Sarto and Diamond produced their first issue.

## Film restoration

Diamond has contributed to film restoration and preservation through Acme Filmworks and the Animation Show of Shows. Most of the films he's restored are at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Film Archive, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The entire Acme Filmworks digital archive is at the Library of Congress.

## Credits

| **Short film commissions** | |
| --- | --- |
| **Title** | **Role** |
| *The Animation Show of Shows, 1-21* | Distributor, curator and producer |
| *Nibbles* | Producer |
| *Bigmouth US Unwired: Woman* | Executive producer |
| *Suite for Freedom* | Producer |
| *Hair High* | Associate producer |
| *Hot Seat, Short* | Producer |
| *Good Vibrations* | Producer |
| *The Blue Car, Short* | Producer |
| *Johnny's Home*, *Short, ACLU* | Executive producer |

| **Television** | |
| --- | --- |
| **Title** | **Role** |
| *Drawn From Memory* | Producer |
| *Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, TV Series* | Executive producer, co-creator |
| *30 Days TV Series documentary* two seasons of animation | Producer |
| *The Path* Main titles | Executive producer |
| *Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated TV Series, Raising Thaumoplois* | Executive producer |
| *Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated TV Series, Keys to the Kingdom: Part 3* | Executive producer |
| *The Pillars of the Earth, TV Mini-Series* Main titles | Producer |
| *The Simpsons: What to Expect When Bart's Expecting*, Couch Gag, "Inside Homer" | Producer |
| *The Simpsons: Orange Is The New Yellow, Cöuch Gag Manual* | Producer |
| *The Simpsons: The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby, "The Extremesons" Couch Gag* | Producer |

| **Commercial** **animation** | |
| --- | --- |
| **Title** | **Role** |
| *Woman Finding Love for Levis* | Executive producer |
| *Whiskas, Burnt Offerings* | |
| *Irritability Gene, Starbucks Coffee* | |
| *United Airlines* *Short* | |
| *Weird Al Yankovic* | |
| *Charmin* | |
| *Child Mind Institute* | |
| *PNC Financial* | |
| *Super Invictus* | |
| *Hilton Hotels* | |
| *CVS Brand* | |
| *Wheel of Fortune* | |
| *Toyota, Typographers Dream* | |
| *Janus Funds, Detached Worker Ants* | |
| *Goldman Sachs* | |
| *Principal Financial Group* | |
| *ACLU's Campaign for Smart Justice* | |
| *Alzheimer's Association PSA* | |

| **Feature productions** | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Title | Type | Role |
| *The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom* | Short film | Post-production supervisor |
| *Sorority House Massacre* | Feature film | Producer and unit production manager |
| *The Chocolate War* | Feature film | Line producer and production manager |
| *The Dark Backward* | Feature film | Producer and unit production manager |
| *Robin Hood* | Feature film, main titles | Producer |
| *The Motel Life* | Feature film | Executive producer and special effects administrator |

## Publications

* Diamond, Ronald (2019). *On Animation: The Director's Perspective, Volume 1*. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9781138066533.
* Diamond, Ronald (2019). *On Animation: The Director's Perspective, Volume 2*. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9781138066564.
* Diamond, Ronald (2007-2013). *The Animation Show of Shows 9 DVD Boxed Sets, Volumes 1-54*. Hollywood, CA: Acme Filmworks, Inc.
* Diamond, Ronald (2016-2019). *The Annual Animation Show of Shows DVD compilations, Volumes 17- 20*. Los Angeles, CA: Animation Show of Shows, Inc.

## InfoBox

| Ron Diamond | |
| --- | --- |
| Ron Diamond speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con. | |
| Born | (1958-07-30) July 30, 1958<br>Los Angeles, California, US |
| Other names | Ronald J. Diamond |
| Occupation(s) | Executive producer, film distributor, speaker |
| Known for | Founder of Acme Filmworks |
| Notable work | Curator and producer of the Animation Show of Shows; executive producer of Drew Carey's Green Screen Show |


title: Twomileborris (electoral division)

abstract: Originally called Burris poor law electoral division, and sometimes called Borrisleigh in the past, this electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland is now known as Twomileborris.

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# Twomileborris (electoral division)

Originally called **Burris** poor law electoral division, and sometimes called **Borrisleigh** in the past, this electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland is now known as **Twomileborris**.

## Extent

This electoral division comprises the townlands of Blackcastle, Borris, Clooncleagh, Leigh, Newhill and Noard. (The map of the division given the Central Statistics Office website does not include the two very small exclaves of Borris townland which are surrounded by Garraun townland. This is probably an error since, at the time provision was first made for the creation of divisions, the legislation, dated 15 March 1839, provided that townlands should not be divided between electoral divisions. In any event, the issue does not, at present, have practical consequences since, at present, there are no dwellings, and therefore no residents, in these two exclaves.)

The division should not be confused with either the village of Twomileborris or the civil parish of Borrisleigh because it is a distinct entity. The division contains only the north-eastern section of the civil parish, the rest of which is in the neighbouring divisions of Littleton and Rahelty; although Twomileborris division contains most of the village of the same name, it does not contain all of it; the new housing area of *Dún Na Rí* is actually in the townland of Garraun which, although part of Borrisleigh civil parish, is actually in Rahelty electoral division.

## History

Twomileborris (Burris/Borrisleigh) electoral division was originally created in 1839, as an electoral division in the Thurles poor law union in North Tipperary. Although the poor law unions have long been abolished, this electoral division is still used for various administrative purposes, although with boundaries that have been modified over the years.

It would appear that Borrisleigh electoral division must have been reduced in size over the years because, when Thurles poor law union was created in 1839, Littleton electoral division, which now contains much of the land belonging to Borrisleigh civil parish, was not created. It is likely, therefore, that, when Littleton division was created, land was taken from Borrisleigh division. However, by the time of the 1891 census, the division had been assigned its current extent, although this may have happened even earlier.

## Population

At the time of the 1891 census, the population of this electoral division was 497. In 1901, it had dropped to 437. It had increased again by 1911, when there were 475 people in the division, of which 237 were male and 238 female.

The total population in the division at the time of the 2011 census was 807, of which males numbered 420 and females were 387. The total housing stock was 305, of which vacant households numbered 25.


title: IEEE Robotics and Automation Award

abstract: The IEEE Robotics and Automation Award is a Technical Field Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2002. This award is presented for contributions in the field of robotics and automation. This award may be presented to an individual or team of up to three people. Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium.

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# IEEE Robotics and Automation Award

The **IEEE Robotics and Automation Award** is a Technical Field Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2002. This award is presented for contributions in the field of robotics and automation.

This award may be presented to an individual or team of up to three people.

Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium.

## Recipients

## InfoBox

| IEEE Robotics and Automation Award | |
| --- | --- |
| Awarded for | Contributions in the field of robotics and automation |
| Presented by | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| First awarded | 2002 |
| Website | IEEE Robotics and Automation Award |


title: USS Adroit (AM-82)

abstract: USS Adroit (AM-82/PC-1586) was an Adroit-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. Adroit was laid down on 31 July 1941 at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 21 February 1942; and placed in commission on 28 July 1942.

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# USS Adroit (AM-82)

**USS *Adroit* (AM-82/PC-1586)** was an *Adroit*-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.

*Adroit* was laid down on 31 July 1941 at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 21 February 1942; and placed in commission on 28 July 1942.

## Pacific Ocean operations

Following her commissioning, the minesweeper moved to San Francisco, for final fitting out and shakedown training. She left the west coast on 23 November and shaped a course for Hawaii. *Adroit* reached Pearl Harbor on 6 December and spent two weeks undergoing voyage repairs. She set sail on the 21st for Nouméa, New Caledonia. Upon her arrival there, the ship began operations with Destroyer Squadron 12 on antisubmarine patrols off Nouméa.

## Guadalcanal operations

In mid-April, *Adroit* sailed to Espiritu Santo to undergo repairs. This work was completed in June, and she got underway on the 18th with a convoy for Guadalcanal. On 2 July, the minesweeper headed back to Nouméa and operated there until the 26th, escorting ships entering and leaving the harbor.

On the last day of July, *Adroit* arrived back at Guadalcanal and assumed station on a patrol screen. Her sound gear broke on 2 August, forcing her to anchor off Lunga Point until repairs could be made. The minesweeper got underway again on the 22nd, headed for New Caledonia, made intermediate stops at Espiritu Santo and Efate, and reached Nouméa on 10 September. She then resumed harbor escort duties.

In mid-October, *Adroit* sailed to Guadalcanal to join forces scheduled to invade the Treasury Islands. The vessel arrived off Bougainville on 26 October and began her prelanding sweeps. The assault began on the 27th and, during November, she escorted three more convoys from Guadalcanal to support the assault on the Treasury Islands.

*Adroit* began operations from Guadalcanal on 23 November as a "ready ship" on screening and convoy duty and on hunter-killer operations. In this role, she escorted convoys to Espiritu Santo and Efate, New Hebrides; Nouméa, New Caledonia; Auckland, New Zealand; Tarawa, Gilbert Islands; and Manus, Admiralty Islands.

## Reclassified as a submarine chaser

On 1 June 1944, the ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser and redesignated *PC-158*6 and her name, *Adroit*, was cancelled. In mid-December, she moved to Ulithi where she served as a harbor patrol vessel. On 28 March 1945, she left Ulithi and proceeded to Saipan, where she arrived four days later. During the rest of her wartime service, *PC-1586* operated on escort duty between Saipan and Iwo Jima. She made three round-trip voyages between these islands before shaping a course for Pearl Harbor on 30 July.

## End-of-War deactivation

*PC-1586* reached Hawaiian waters on 15 August and remained in port for approximately two weeks before sailing on to the west coast. She touched at San Francisco, on 15 September and began preparing for deactivation. *PC-1586* was decommissioned on 14 December 1945, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 8 January 1946. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 18 March 1948 for disposal.

## Awards

*Adroit* earned one battle star for her World War II service.

*This article incorporates text from the public domain* Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships*. The entry can be found here.*

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS *Adroit* (AM-82) |
| Builder | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down | 31 July 1941 |
| Launched | 21 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 July 1942 |
| Renamed | USS *PC-1586*, 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 14 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Honors and<br>awards | 1 battle star for World War II |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 18 March 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | *Adroit*-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 1,770 bhp Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament |  |


title: Humberto Acevedo

abstract: Humberto José Acevedo Serrano is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

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# Humberto Acevedo

**Humberto José Acevedo Serrano** (born 23 May 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

## Career

On 22 July 2024, Acevedo Colombia and made an Aliyah to Israel.

## Honours

**Tauro**

**Deportivo Cali**

## InfoBox

Humberto Acevedo
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Humberto José Acevedo Serrano | | |
| Date of birth | (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 | | |
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | Deportivo Cali | | |
| Youth career | | | |
|  | Deportivo Cali | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2017–2024 | Deportivo Cali | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tauro | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | Libertad | 6 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 | | | |


title: Oberea donceeli

abstract: Oberea donceeli is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Maurice Pic in 1907. It is known from China, Mongolia and Russia.

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# Oberea donceeli

***Oberea donceeli*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Maurice Pic in 1907. It is known from China, Mongolia and Russia.

## InfoBox

| *Oberea donceeli* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Oberea* |
| Species: | ***O. donceeli*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Oberea donceeli***<br>Pic, 1907 | |
|


title: Gungavada

abstract: Gungavada is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.

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# Gungavada

**Gungavada** is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Gungavada has 303 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 92.45%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
|  | Total | Male | Female |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 1328 | 662 | 666 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 110 | 61 | 49 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 36 | 19 | 17 |
| Literates | 1126 | 573 | 553 |
| Workers (all) | 468 | 380 | 88 |
| Main workers (total) | 464 | 379 | 85 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 47 | 33 | 14 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 127 | 121 | 6 |
| Main workers: Other | 258 | 205 | 53 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 860 | 282 | 578 |

## InfoBox

| Gungavada Gungwada | |
| --- | --- |
| village | |
| GungavadaLocation in Maharashtra, IndiaGungavadaGungavada (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°57′16″N 72°41′36″E / 19.9543168°N 72.6934594°E / 19.9543168; 72.6934594 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 1,328 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551718 |


title: Phaoniinae

abstract: The subfamily Phaoniinae is within the Diptera family Muscidae. All species are in the tribe Phaoniini.

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# Phaoniinae

The subfamily **Phaoniinae** is within the Diptera family Muscidae. All species are in the tribe Phaoniini.

## InfoBox

| Phaoniinae | |
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|  | |
| *Phaonia scutellata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaoniinae<br>Malloch, 1917 |
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title: Wen Muye

abstract: Wen Muye is a Chinese film director best known for his comedy-drama film Dying to Survive (2019).

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# Wen Muye

**Wen Muye** (Chinese: 文牧野; pinyin: *Wén Mùyě*; born 14 February 1985) is a Chinese film director best known for his comedy-drama film *Dying to Survive* (2019).

## Early life and education

Wen was born in Changchun, Jilin, on 14 February 1985. He attended Northeast Normal University, graduating in 2008. He went on to receive his master's degree from Beijing Film Academy in 2014 under the supervision of renowned film director Tian Zhuangzhuang.

## Career

Wen rose to fame after directing *Dying to Survive* (2019), a comedy-drama film earned critical acclaim and received numerous awards and honors, such as Best Feature Film and Best New Director at the 55th Golden Horse Awards, Best Directorial Debut at the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards, Outstanding Film at the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, and Best Director at the 26th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

## Filmography

### As director

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Co-directors | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | *Cities in Love* | 恋爱中的城市 | Dong Runnian/ Han Yi/ Fu Tianyu/ Ji Jiatong |  |
| 2018 | *Dying to Survive* | 我不是药神 |  |  |
| 2019 | *My People, My Country* | 我和我的祖国 | Chen Kaige/ Zhang Yibai/ Guan Hu/ Xue Xiaolu/ Xu Zheng/ Ning Hao |  |
| 2022 | *Nice View* | 奇迹·笨小孩 |  |  |

## Film and TV Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hundred Flowers Film Awards | | | | |
| 35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Picture | Nominated |  |
| | | Best Newcomer | Nominated |  |
| | | Best Writing | Nominated |  |
| | | Outstanding Film | Won |  |
| | *My People, My Country* | Best Director | Nominated |  |
| 36th Hundred Flowers Awards (2022) | *Nice View* | Best Picture | Nominated |  |
| | | Best Director | Won |  |
| Golden Rooster Awards | | | | |
| 32nd Golden Rooster Awards (2019) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Picture | Nominated |  |
| | | Best Directorial Debut | Won |  |
| | | Best Writing | Nominated |  |
| Hong Kong Film Awards | | | | |
| 38th Hong Kong Film Awards (2019) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Won |  |
| Golden Horse Awards | | | | |
| 55th Golden Horse Awards (2018) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Feature Film | Nominated |  |
| | | Best New Director | Won |  |
| | | Best Original Screenplay | Won |  |
| Beijing College Student Film Festival | | | | |
| 26th Beijing College Student Film Festival (2019) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Director | Won |  |
| | | Best Film | Nominated |  |
| Huading Awards | | | | |
| 25th Huading Awards (2019) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Director | Won |  |
| Changchun Film Festival | | | | |
| 14th Changchun Film Festival (2018) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Film | Won |  |
| | | Best Screenplay | Won |  |
| Hainan Island International Film Festival | | | | |
| 1st Hainan Island International Film Festival (2018) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Director | Won |  |
| | | Best Film | Won |  |
| Shanghai Film Critics Awards | | | | |
| 27th Shanghai Film Critics Awards (2019) | *Dying to Survive* | Top Ten Films of the Year | Won |  |
| | | Best New Screenwriter | Won |  |
| | | Best Directorial Debut | Won |  |
| China Film Director Guild | | | | |
| 10th China Film Director Guild Annunl Meeting (2018) | *Dying to Survive* | Film of the Year | Won |  |
| | | Young Director of the Year | Won |  |
| | | Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated |  |
| | | Director of the Year | Nominated |  |
| Asian Film Awards | | | | |
| 13th Asian Film Awards (2019) | *Dying to Survive* | Best Film | Nominated |  |
| | | Best Screenplay | Nominated |  |

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| Wen Muye | |
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| 文牧野 | |
| Born | (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985
Changchun, Jilin, China |
| Alma mater | Northeast Normal University
Beijing Film Academy |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2010–present |


title: Nontuthuko Shongwe

abstract: Nontuthuko Shongwe is a South African rugby sevens player. She competed for South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place.

text:
# Nontuthuko Shongwe

**Nontuthuko Shongwe** (born 17 November 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player. She competed for South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place.

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Nontuthuko Shongwe
| Date of birth | (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 |
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| Rugby union career | |
| National sevens team  **Years** **Team** **Comps**  South Africa | |