title: The Saturday Book

abstract: The Saturday Book was an annual miscellany, published from 1941 to 1975, reaching 34 volumes. It was edited initially by Leonard Russell and from 1952 by John Hadfield. A final compilation, The Best of the Saturday Book, was published in 1981. The publisher throughout was Hutchinson's. The Saturday Book provided literary and artistic commentary about life in Britain during the Second World War and the ensuing decades. It covered a range of arts, including ballet and music. Many writers contributed poems as well as essays. The very first volume totaled 444 pages, but, with paper in short supply, the length of the second was slashed to 274 pages. From the third to the 24th volumes the number fluctuated between 288 and 304 pages, but the remaining ten ran to no more than 256 pages each, with the last one dropping to 240 pages. In 2002 Nekta Publications published What's Where in The Saturday Books: A Comprehensive Guide and Index by Peter Rowland, 154 pages long, which provides an index and guide to the whole series.

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# The Saturday Book

***The Saturday Book*** was an annual miscellany, published from 1941 to 1975, reaching 34 volumes. It was edited initially by Leonard Russell and from 1952 by John Hadfield. A final compilation, *The Best of the Saturday Book*, was published in 1981. The publisher throughout was Hutchinson's.

*The Saturday Book* provided literary and artistic commentary about life in Britain during the Second World War and the ensuing decades. It covered a range of arts, including ballet and music. Many writers contributed poems as well as essays.

The very first volume totaled 444 pages, but, with paper in short supply, the length of the second was slashed to 274 pages. From the third to the 24th volumes the number fluctuated between 288 and 304 pages, but the remaining ten ran to no more than 256 pages each, with the last one dropping to 240 pages.

In 2002 Nekta Publications published *What's Where in The Saturday Books: A Comprehensive Guide and Index* by Peter Rowland, 154 pages long, which provides an index and guide to the whole series.

## Contributors

The many writers who contributed to the series included Fred Bason, H. E. Bates, John Betjeman, Graham Greene, Laurie Lee, Philip Larkin, John Masefield, H. J. Massingham, George Orwell, J. B. Priestley, L. T. C. Rolt, Siegfried Sassoon, Evelyn Waugh, John Moore and P. G. Wodehouse.

The series was profusely illustrated with photographs, woodcuts and line drawings, many specially commissioned. Artists included Edward Ardizzone, Rowland Emett, L. S. Lowry, Laurence Scarfe and Richard Chopping. Photographers included Bill Brandt, Cecil Beaton, Douglas Glass and Edwin Smith. Wood engravers included Robert Gibbings, George Mackley and Agnes Miller Parker.

George Orwell's essay "Benefit of Clergy", intended for the volume published in 1944, was suppressed on grounds of obscenity, but its title remains in the table of contents.


title: The Saturday Night Armistice

abstract: The Saturday Night Armistice is a British satirical television comedy programme presented by Armando Iannucci with Peter Baynham and David Schneider that ran from 1995 to 1999. The programme took an irreverent and often surreal look back at topical events, and featured studio discussions, sketches and setups. Like many 1990s British comedy series it included appearances and writing contributions by a large number of UK comedians including amongst others Arthur Mathews, Graham Linehan, Simon Pegg, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Kevin Eldon, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Danny Erskine, Omid Djalili, Al Murray, Ben Moor, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.

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# The Saturday Night Armistice

***The Saturday Night Armistice*** (later ***The Friday Night Armistice***, plus the one-off ***The Election Night Armistice***) is a British satirical television comedy programme presented by Armando Iannucci with Peter Baynham and David Schneider that ran from 1995 to 1999.

The programme took an irreverent and often surreal look back at topical events, and featured studio discussions, sketches and setups. Like many 1990s British comedy series it included appearances and writing contributions by a large number of UK comedians including amongst others Arthur Mathews, Graham Linehan, Simon Pegg, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Kevin Eldon, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Danny Erskine, Omid Djalili, Al Murray, Ben Moor, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.

## Format

The show took an irreverent look back at the events in the previous week, although as with Iannucci's previous news satire *The Day Today*, ideas were often taken in surreal directions by the three protagonists, for example an Orange March demanding passage through a ladies' toilet because it used to be a gents' 200 years ago. Iannucci was the main presenter and sat at a desk with Schneider and Baynham sitting on an adjacent black leather sofa. On Armando's desk was a rotund cuddly toy named "Mister Tony Blair," an extreme characterisation of the then-Leader of the Opposition. In a manner similar to Sooty, Mr Tony Blair could only be heard by Armando, opening up a wealth of opportunities for humour based on whatever comments the real-life Blair may or may not have made that week.

Along with sketches, there were also a number of humorous set-ups, such as Armando tricking O. J. Simpson into autographing a folded piece of paper stating "I DID IT" or sending a bus of Princess Diana-lookalikes to take photographs of News International journalists leaving their office. The programme featured a title theme sung by Johnny More in the style of Frank Sinatra.

The programme also had a number of weekly recurring items, for example "Hunt the Old Woman", where the viewers were challenged to find the old lady of the title making an unexpected cameo appearance on national television during the previous week. Her most famous appearance was at Royal Ascot where she could be spotted wearing a large hat emblazoned with the legend "I am an Old Woman," a photograph of which actually made the front page of *The Times*. The prize for spotting her appearances was originally "The Saturday Night Armistice Hors d'Œuvre Tree" complete with a different selection of Hors d'œuvres each week. This reward later changed to the much coveted set of "Friday Night Armistice Dart Flights". Other features included a bus full of Princess Diana lookalikes turning up in bizarre locations, the travels of the "Mr Tony Blair" puppet and Peter's Miniaturised Area (complete with a miniaturised Mr Tony Blair), and later called "What Happened Next?", which showed a supposed CCTV clip that followed an item of news.

In 1996, scheduling changes and low Saturday-night ratings meant the programme became *The Friday Night Armistice*. The team did a live 3 hour-long 1997 Election special (*The Election Night Armistice*, broadcast on BBC 2 at the same time as BBC 1's main election programme) and a third series in 1998 and several Christmas and New Year specials, the last one airing in January 1999. A fourth series was announced for broadcast in 1999 but was not produced.

None of the episodes has ever been made available commercially and owing to their topical nature are unlikely to gain a release on DVD. However, episodes have been distributed on the internet via various BitTorrent download sites.

## Episode guide

* **The Saturday Night Armistice**
    + *Episode 1*, 24 June 1995
    + *Episode 2*, 1 July 1995
    + *Episode 3*, 8 July 1995
    + *Episode 4*, 22 July 1995
    + *Episode 5*, 29 July 1995
    + *Episode 6*, 5 August 1995
* **The Saturday Night Armistice Party Bucket** (Christmas special of series highlights), 22 December 1995
* **The Friday Night Armistice**
    + *Episode 1*, 14 June 1996
    + *Episode 2*, 21 June 1996
    + *Episode 3*, 28 June 1996
    + *Episode 4*, 5 July 1996
    + *Episode 5*, 12 July 1996
    + *Episode 6*, 19 July 1996
* **The Election Night Armistice** (3 hour special for the 1997 general election), 1 May 1997
* **The Christmas Armistice** (Christmas special of 1997 highlights and new material), 29 December 1997
* **The Armistice Party Bucket** (New Year special of more 1997 highlights and new material), 2 January 1998
* **The Friday Night Armistice**
    + *Episode 1*, 9 January 1998
    + *Episode 2*, 16 January 1998
    + *Episode 3*, 23 January 1998
    + *Episode 4*, 30 January 1998
    + *Episode 5*, 6 February 1998
    + *Episode 6*, 13 February 1998
* **The Christmas Armistice** (Christmas special of 1998 highlights and new material), 29 December 1998
* **The New Year Armistice** (New Year special of more 1998 highlights and new material), 1 January 1999

## InfoBox

| *The Saturday Night Armistice* | |
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| Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider presenting the 1 July 1995 episode of *The Saturday Night Armistice*. The "Mr Tony Blair" prop is visible to the left of Iannucci. | |
| Also known as | The Friday Night Armistice |
| Starring | Armando Iannucci,
Peter Baynham,
David Schneider |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sarah Smith |
| Running time | 30 min per normal episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 24 June 1995 (1995-06-24)
1 January 1999 (1999-01-01) |


title: Mark Cladis

abstract: Mark S. Cladis is an author and the Brooke Russell Astor Professor of the Humanities at Brown University. Since arriving at Brown in 2004, he served as Chair for several 3-year terms. His teaching and scholarship are located at the various intersections of religious studies, philosophy, and environmental humanities. He has published five books. His current book project is Radical Romanticism, Democracy, and the Environmental Imagination. He has also published over sixty articles, essays, and chapters in edited books. Raised in Stanford, California, Cladis attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned his BA in religious studies. After receiving his doctorate from Princeton University, where he studied philosophy and social theory as they relate to the field of religious studies, he taught at Stanford University and Vassar College, where he served as chair for six years. He arrived at Brown University in 2004 and has served as chair. He is a Brooke Russell Astor Professor of the Humanities, a founding member of Environmental Humanities at Brown (EHAB), and is an active faculty member in Native American and Indigenous Studies at Brown (NAISAB). He has won several awards and fellowships from such organizations as: the Carnegie Foundation, the Fulbright Senior Research Award Program, The Cogut Center for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange. He was a Fellow and visiting scholar at Oxford University as well as the Maison des Science de l'Homme at the Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée, École Polytechnique.

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# Mark Cladis

**Mark S. Cladis** (born May 20, 1958) is an author and the Brooke Russell Astor Professor of the Humanities at Brown University. Since arriving at Brown in 2004, he served as Chair for several 3-year terms. His teaching and scholarship are located at the various intersections of religious studies, philosophy, and environmental humanities. He has published five books. His current book project is *Radical Romanticism, Democracy, and the Environmental Imagination*. He has also published over sixty articles, essays, and chapters in edited books.

Raised in Stanford, California, Cladis attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned his BA in religious studies. After receiving his doctorate from Princeton University, where he studied philosophy and social theory as they relate to the field of religious studies, he taught at Stanford University and Vassar College, where he served as chair for six years. He arrived at Brown University in 2004 and has served as chair. He is a Brooke Russell Astor Professor of the Humanities, a founding member of *Environmental Humanities at Brown* (EHAB), and is an active faculty member in *Native American and Indigenous Studies at Brown* (NAISAB). He has won several awards and fellowships from such organizations as: the Carnegie Foundation, the Fulbright Senior Research Award Program, The Cogut Center for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange. He was a Fellow and visiting scholar at Oxford University as well as the Maison des Science de l'Homme at the Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée, École Polytechnique.

## Life, education, and career

Mark Cladis was raised in Stanford, California. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he studied religion and philosophy after switching out of a physics and math major. After graduating from UCSB, he continued his education in a doctoral program at Princeton University, where he studied philosophy and social theory as they relate to the field of religious studies. After studying for three years at Princeton, having completed his preliminary exams, he taught at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro for two years. Upon completing his doctorate from Princeton, Cladis taught at Stanford University with a joint appointment in Philosophy and Religious Studies, and then at Vassar College. He now serves as Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Brown University. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island, with his wife and three children.

## Authorship

Cladis has also authored over sixty articles, journals, and chapters in edited books. His publications have appeared in such journals, books, and fields of study as:

Philosophy of Religion/Religious Ethics:

* *Journal of the American Academy of Religion*
* *Journal of Religious Ethics*
* *Religious Studies*
* *Religion*
* *Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal*
* *International Journal of Philosophy and Theology*
* *Immanent Frame: Secularism, Religion, and the Public Sphere*

Environmental Humanities:

* *Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment*
* *European Journal of Literature, Culture and Environment*
* *Cambridge Critical Concepts: Nature and Literary Studies* (edited book)
* *Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology*

Religion, Philosophy, and Literature:

* *Philosophy and Literature*
* *Religion and Literature*
* *Journal of Religion and Literature*

Religion and Political and Social Theory:

* *The Good Society: The Journal of Political Economy of the Good Society*
* *History and Theory*
* *Philosophy and Social Criticism*
* *Interpretation*
* *Progressive Politics in the Global Age*
* *British Journal of Sociology*
* *Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences*
* *Cambridge Companion to Durkheim* (edited book)
* *Journal of Moral Education*
* *Journal of the History of Ideas*

### Visiting research appointments

Cladis was a fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford University; a visiting scholar at Oxford's Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology; a visiting research fellow at Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique; and a scholar in residence at Maison Suger: Maison des Science de l’Homme.

## Awards

* Pembroke Faculty Fellow
* John Rowe Workman Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Humanities, Brown University
* Cogut Center for the Humanities: Faculty Fellowship
* National Endowments for the Humanities: Summer Fellowship
* Carnegie Scholar
* Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study Center
* Interfoundational Grant from the Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange, University of Strasbourg: Religion and Ethics Lecture Series
* Fulbright Senior Research Award
* National Endowments for the Humanities Summer Stipend

## InfoBox

| Mark Cladis | |
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| Born | (1958-05-20) May 20, 1958 |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara <br>Princeton University |


title: Mark Clapson

abstract: Mark Clapson is a British social and cultural historian specialising in suburban history, the Blitz and working-class history. As of 2017, he is professor of social and cultural history at the University of Westminster.

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# Mark Clapson

**Mark Clapson** is a British social and cultural historian specialising in suburban history, the Blitz and working-class history. As of 2017, he is professor of social and cultural history at the University of Westminster.

## Career

Clapson graduated from Lancaster University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1982, and then received a Master of Arts (MA) degree in modern social history from the University the following year. In 1989, he was awarded a doctorate (PhD) from the University of Warwick, having successfully defended his thesis on gambling in England between 1823 and 1961.

Having taught at the Open University and the University of Bedfordshire, Clapson joined the University of Westminster in 2002; as of 2017, he is a Professor of Social and Cultural History there.

Clapson has also served on the Arts and Humanities Research Council Peer Review College, the Steering Committee of History UK and the Editorial Boards of *Planning Perspectives*, the University of Westminster Press and the *Journal of Administrative Sciences*.

## Research

Clapson's research has focused on the history of suburbia in England, as well as working-class and leisure history, and the history of the Blitz. According to a Research Excellence Framework case study, he "has challenged a powerful anti-suburban prejudice in popular and elite cultures in Britain, and sought to confront negative perceptions of the British new towns. His impact is international in reach." Clapson has focused on the intersection between planning policy and social change in an international context, arguing that Milton Keynes "was at the crossroads of an Anglo-American intellectual culture of town planning".

## Publications

### Books

* *A Bit of a Flutter: Popular Gambling and English Society, c. 1923-1961* (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992).
* *Invincible Green Suburbs, Brave New Towns: Social Change and Urban Dispersal in Postwar England* (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998).
* (with M. Dobbin and P. Waterman) *The Best Laid Plans: Milton Keynes since 1967* (Luton: Luton University Press, 1998).
* *A Century of Amusement Machines: Gaming in the Twentieth Century* (London: BACTA, 2000).
* *Suburban Century: Social Change and Urban Growth in England the USA* (Oxford: Berg, 2003).
* *A Social History of Milton Keynes: Middle England/Edge City* (London: Taylor and Francis, 2004).
* *The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century* (London: Taylor and Francis, 2009).
* (editor; with R. Hutchinson), *Suburbanisation in Global Society* (Bingley Emerald, 2010).
* *Working-Class Suburb: Social Change on an English Council Estate, 1930-2010* (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2012).
* *Anglo-American Crossroads: Urban Research and Planning in Britain, 1940-2010* (Bloomsbury, 2012).
* *An Education in Sport: Competition, Communities and Identities at the University of Westminster since 1864* (Cambridge: Granta, 2012).
* (editor; with P. Larkham) *The Blitz and its Legacy: Wartime Destruction to Postwar Reconstruction* (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013).
* *The Blitz Companion: Aerial Warfare, Civilians and The City since 1911* (London: University of Westminster Press, 2019).

### Chapters

* "The London Labour Party and the LCC between the wars", in Saint, A. (ed.), *Politics and the people of London: the London County Council, 1889-1965* (London: Hambledon Press, 1989), pp. 127–145.
* "Playing the system: the world of organised street betting in Manchester, Salford and Bolton, 1880-1939", in Davies, A. and Fielding, S. (ed.), *Workers' Worlds: Cultures and Communities in Manchester and Salford, 1880-1939* (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992), pp. 156–178.
* "A bit of a flutter: off-course ready-money betting in England, 1853-1961", in Pullinger, K. (ed.), *A Gambling Box* (London: Redstone, 1992), pp. 78–85.
* "Gambling, 'the fancy', and Booth's role and reputation as a social investigator", in Englander, D., and O'Day, R. (ed.), *Retrieved Riches: Social Investigation in Britain, 1840-1914* (Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1995), pp. 365–380.
* "Suburbanisation and social change in England and North America, 1870-1970", in Englander, D. (ed.), *Britain and America: Studies in Comparative History, 1760-1970* (London and New York: Yale University Press, 1997), pp. 132–148.
* "Technology, social change, and the planning of a post-industrial city: a case study of Milton Keynes", in Goodman, D., and Chant, C. (ed.), *European Cities and Technology: Industrial to Post-Industrial City* (London: Routledge, 1999).
* (with C. Emsley) "Street, beat and respectability: the culture and self-image of the late Victorian and Edwardian policeman", in Knafla, L. A. (ed.), *Policing and War in Europe* (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002).
* "Ni ville ni campagne: le banlieu et l'evolution sociale en Angleterre depuis 1945 \[Neither town nor country: suburbanisation and social change in postwar England\]",. in Roudaut, E. (ed.), *Villes et Campagnes Britanniques: Confrontation ou (Con)fusion?" (Valenciennes: Presses universitaires de Valenciennes, 2003).*
* Biographies of Joseph Coral (1904-1996), Alfred Cecil Critchley (1890-1963), Vernon Edmund Sangster (1899-1986) and Mirabel Dorothy Topham (1891-1980) in *Oxford Dictionary of National Biography* (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).
* "Cities, suburbs, countryside", in Addison, P., and Jones, H., (ed.), *A Companion to Contemporary Britain, 1939-2000* (Oxford: Blackwell, 2005), pp. 59-75.
* "Suburbanisation", in Hutchison, R. (ed.), *Encyclopedia of Urban Studies* (London and New York: Sage, 2010).
* "Introduction: the plan for Milton Keynes and its legacy", in *The plan for Milton Keynes* (London: Routledge, 2013).
* "Garden cities (cités jardins) et new towns (villes nouvelles) en Grande-Bretagne: quelques mots clés et noms d'une tradition anglo-américaine de planification urbaine", in Leimdorfer, F. (ed.), *Dire les Villes Nouvelles* (Paris: Éditions de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, 2014), pp. 47-69.
* "Looking back on the postwar British new towns: successes and failures in the state’s policy of decentralisation", in Nakano, T. (ed.), *Urban Development and Housing in Twentieth-Century Europe and Japan: Historical Approaches and New Perspectives* (Tokyo: Yamakawa, 2015), pp. 81-120.
* "From garden city to new town: social change, politics and town planners at Welwyn, 1920-1948", in Meller, H., and Porfyriou, H. (ed.), *Planting New Towns in Europe in the Interwar Years: Experiments and Dreams for Future Societies* (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016).

### Articles

* "The revival of the state lottery in Britain", *Contemporary Record*, vol. 8, issue 2 (1994), pp. 321-342.
* "Working class women's experiences of moving to new housing estates in England since 1919", *Twentieth Century British History*, vol. 10, issue 3 (1999), pp. 345-369.
* "The suburban aspiration in England since 1919", *Contemporary British History*, vol. 14, issue 1 (2000), pp. 151-173.
* "Suburban paradox? Planners' intentions and residents' preferences in two new towns of the 1960s: Reston, Virginia and Milton Keynes, England", *Planning Perspectives*, vol. 17, issue 2 (2002), pp. 145-162.
* "The American contribution to the urban sociology of race relations in Britain from the 1940s to the early 1970s", *Urban History*, vol. 33, issue 2 (2006), pp. 253-273.
* "Global sport in the suburbs: the Regent Street Polytechnic’s sports facilities at Chiswick, 1888–1938", *London Journal*, vol. 39, issue 3 (2014), pp. 265-280.
* "The rise and fall of Monica Felton, British town planner and peace activist, 1930s to 1950s", *Planning Perspectives*, vol. 30, issue 2 (2015), pp. 211-229.
* "The new suburban history, New Urbanism and the spaces in between", *Urban History*, vol. 43, issue 2 (2016), pp. 336–341.


title: Flers station

abstract: Gare de Flers is a railway station serving the town Flers, Orne department, northwestern France. The station was inaugurated in 1866.

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# Flers station

**Gare de Flers** is a railway station serving the town Flers, Orne department, northwestern France. The station was inaugurated in 1866.

## Services

The station is served by regional trains to Argentan, Paris and Granville.

| Preceding station | TER Normandie | | | Following station |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Briouzetowards Paris-Montparnasse |  | Krono |  | Viretowards Granville |
| |  | Seasonal |  | Viretowards Pontorson-Mont-St-Michel |

48°44′40″N 0°34′24″W / 48.74444°N 0.57333°W / 48.74444; -0.57333


title: The Scarlet Singapore

abstract: The Scarlet Singapore is a luxury boutique hotel located at Erskine Road, Chinatown, Singapore. Opened in 2004, The Scarlet Singapore contains 80 rooms and is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group Grace International.

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# The Scarlet Singapore

**The Scarlet Singapore** is a luxury boutique hotel located at Erskine Road, Chinatown, Singapore. Opened in 2004, The Scarlet Singapore contains 80 rooms and is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group Grace International.

## History

The Scarlet Singapore was opened in 2004, comprising 13 Early Shophouses built in 1868 and a 1924 Art Deco building. The hotel incorporates No 9 to 37 Erskine Road which includes a four-storey concrete building which was constructed in 1942 and fourteen two storey 'shophouses'. The shophouses were built in 1868 and were the homes of Chinese immigrants until the 1980s when the first storey was used for retail. The shophouses were bought in 1988 to make a boutique hotel (The Inn of Sixth Happiness). This closed down and was bought by Grace International in 1997.

Grace International bought and renovated the site, spending 45 million SGD in 1997. It reopened in 2004

The Scarlet Singapore is the proud recipient of the Singapore Architectural Heritage Award 2005 for preserving the older buildings. It was further awarded ‘Leading Boutique Hotel’ by World Travel Awards 2018, 2017, 2015, and 2014. It was renovated in 2013 and then in May 2014 the sister hotel, The Scarlet Huntington Hotel, in San Francisco was opened.

In March 2016, The Scarlet Hotel took part in the Earth Hour movement by dimming down its lights, reducing AC usage, and asking guests to follow through in their rooms.

## Description

The 80-room hotel is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group, Grace International.

The exterior was restored to its original state while the interior was completely restructured. The decor is predominantly gold, bronze and crimson, and includes rose-patterned furniture, chandeliers, and gilded mirrors.

The hotel has two restaurants, a bar and fitness centre.

## InfoBox

| The Scarlet Singapore | |
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| The Scarlet Singapore | |
| Location within Singapore | |
| General information | |
| Location | 33 Erskine Road Singapore 069333 |
| Coordinates | 1°16′50.3″N 103°50′43.3″E / 1.280639°N 103.845361°E / 1.280639; 103.845361 |
| Opening | 2004 |
| Owner | Grace International |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | HK Hia & Associates |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 80 |
| Number of suites | 5 |
| Website | |
| https://www.thescarletsingapore.com/ | |


title: Flattened musk turtle

abstract: The flattened musk turtle is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to north-central and west-central Alabama.

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# Flattened musk turtle

The **flattened musk turtle** (***Sternotherus depressus***) is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to north-central and west-central Alabama.

## Geographic range

*S. depressus* is an endemic with a restricted range, historically inhabiting the Black Warrior River drainage of north central Alabama. Serious declines have been observed throughout its range, and it has likely been extirpated from greater than 70% of its historic range, especially in much of the Mulberry Fork and the Locust Fork of the upper Black Warrior River Basin. Sipsey Fork populations have fared significantly better due to protection offered by the Bankhead National Forest.

## Description

A small turtle, *S. depressus* can have a straight carapace length of 7.5–10 cm (3.0–3.9 in) as an adult, with a record length of 11.4 cm (4+12 in).

Both the common name and specific name refer to the fact that the species' carapace (upper shell) is much lower and flatter than those of the other members of the genus *Sternotherus*. In fact the flattened musk turtle looks as if someone had accidentally stepped on it, hence the common name.

## Habitat

The flattened musk turtle is a freshwater, stream-dwelling turtle. The ideal habitat for the flattened musk turtle is a clearwater stream or river that has an adequate amount of cover sites to escape to under rocks and crevices. The shape of the flattened musk turtle allows it to fit into confined spaces, such as crevices. In absence of quality cover in rocks and crevices, the flattened musk turtle will dig under logs or brush. Juveniles will often be found in weed beds in shallow water.

## Diet

*S. depressus* are omnivorous and mostly rely on gastropods (snails) and pelecypods (mussels) as a large part of their diet. Crayfish, insects, and seeds are also consumed by *S. depressus*, but are not a main food item. A greater portion of snails were detected in the feces of denser populations of *S. depressus.*

## Behavior and Movement

*S. depressus* has an average home range of 332 meters, although home ranges as large as a kilometer were recorded. In areas of poorer habitat, it is possible that *S. depressus* may have to move more to fulfill its dietary needs. Light and moderate precipitation was correlated with more overall movement for *S. depressus*, but not overall activity (i.e. amount of time active during the day). The breeding and nesting season showed more overall activity and movement compared to the brumation season for *S. depressus*.

Basking has been observed in *S. depressus* on rocks, trees, and logs, although it is thought to be related to disease or overall poor health.

## Captivity

Individuals of *S. depressus* have survived for more than 20 years in captivity. Although reproductive rates are low for the species, *S. depressus* has been bred infrequently in captivity with relative success. Future propagation efforts may be key to preserving and reintroducing the species once its habitat has been restored.

## Threats and causes of decline

The flattened musk turtle is primarily threatened by habitat alteration and habitat destruction. Strip mining for coal has increased the amount of silt and particulates in the waters of the Warrior River drainage system. *S. depressus* relies on rock crevices to escape predation, which are easily filled in from silt and sediment. Increased siltation in the streams also decreases the food availability for *S. depressus* as mollusk populations decrease. Sewage and other forms of pollution from urban areas near the Warrior Basin have also had an effect on stream biota. Secondary threats to the flattened musk turtle are illegal collection for the pet trade and disease.

Habitat fragmentation also poses a significant threat to *S. depressus*. Isolated populations have the potential to lose genetic viability and threaten normal population structure. Smaller isolated populations also have less resilience to human caused disturbance, and thus are more vulnerable.

## Further reading

* Behler JL, King FW (1979). *The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians*. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp., 657 color plates. ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (*Sternotherus depressus*, p. 443 + Plate 316).
* Powell R, Conant R, Collins JT (2016). *Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition*. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 plates, 207 figures. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9. (*Sternotherus depressus*, pp. 227–228 + Plate 19).
* Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). *Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification*. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback), ISBN 0-307-47009-1 (hardcover). (*Sternotherus depressus*, pp. 28–29).
* Tinkle DW, Webb RG (1955). "A New Species of *Sternotherus* with a Discussion of the *Sternotherus carinatus* Complex". *Tulane Studies in Zoology* **3** (3): 53–67. (*Stenotherus depressus*, new species).

## InfoBox

| Flattened musk turtle | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Adult and hatchling | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
|
Threatened (ESA) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | *Sternotherus* |
| Species: | ***S. depressus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Sternotherus depressus***
Tinkle & Webb, 1955 | |
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|  | |
| The purple area on the map indicates where the flattened musk turtle is present | |
| Synonyms | |
| List * *Sternotherus depressus*
Tinkle & Webb, 1955 * *Sternothaerus depressus*
— Tinkle, 1958 * *Sternotherus minor depressus*
Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 * *Kinosternon depressum*
Iverson, Ernst, Gotte & Lovich, 1989 * *Kinosternon depressus*
— Welch, 1994 | |


title: Flatter

abstract: A flatter is a coloring specialist within the comic book industry that prepares the inked or sketched comic book page for the colorist with digital art software such as Adobe Photoshop. The specialist does so by selecting the objects on the page and filling them in with a solid color called a "flat", so that the "flats" can be used by the colorist by way of the "magic wand" tool. In this way, the colorist may select each object during the rendering process—to the exclusion of the other objects on the page—so that the object's base color may be changed, or to render the colors. Because each colorist has preferences as to how the flats are to be done flatters usually work as freelancers commissioned directly by the colorist. Pricing for flats vary but as of early 2010 one common going rate for a flatted page was $15 if the page were inked and of regular difficulty with $20 for a sketched page of regular difficulty. Notable flatters include Jeremiah Embs and Neil Fraser that obtained published credit for flats while working for the colorist Brian Buccellato on the comic book series Witchblade for Top Cow in 2003–2004. Other notable flatters include Alex Petretich, Talon Kelley, and Fredric Paculba, who have worked for the colorist Dave Stewart on such series as Hellboy, BPRD and received published credits for the comic Shaolin Cowboy.

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# Flatter

A **flatter** is a coloring specialist within the comic book industry that prepares the inked or sketched comic book page for the colorist with digital art software such as Adobe Photoshop. The specialist does so by selecting the objects on the page and filling them in with a solid color called a "flat", so that the "flats" can be used by the colorist by way of the "magic wand" tool. In this way, the colorist may select each object during the rendering process—to the exclusion of the other objects on the page—so that the object's base color may be changed, or to render the colors.

Because each colorist has preferences as to how the flats are to be done flatters usually work as freelancers commissioned directly by the colorist. Pricing for flats vary but as of early 2010 one common going rate for a flatted page was $15 if the page were inked and of regular difficulty ($30 for a double page) with $20 for a sketched page of regular difficulty ($40 for a double sketched page).

Notable flatters include Jeremiah Embs and Neil Fraser that obtained published credit for flats while working for the colorist Brian Buccellato on the comic book series *Witchblade* (issues #72, 73, 74) for Top Cow in 2003–2004. Other notable flatters include Alex Petretich, Talon Kelley, and Fredric Paculba, who have worked for the colorist Dave Stewart on such series as Hellboy, BPRD and received published credits for the comic Shaolin Cowboy.

* Tinsley, Kevin, (1999) *Digital Prepress for Comics Books : The Definitive Desktop Production Guide*, Stickman Graphics.
* Chiarello & Klein, (2004) *DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics*, Watson-Guptill .
* Miller, Brian & Kristy (2008) *Hi\_Fi Color for Comics : Digital Techniques for Professional Results*, Impact.


abstract: The Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit (FRADU) was a unit of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm operated by the contractor Serco Defence and Aerospace. It was established in 1972. It was most recently equipped with 13 BAE Systems Hawk T1 advanced jet trainer aircraft on lease to the Royal Navy from the Royal Air Force, based at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. Two of these aircraft were permanently detached to Naval Flying Standards Flight at RNAS Yeovilton where they are flown by RN pilots, but maintained by Serco engineers. FRADU provided training for the Royal Navy by conducting simulated attacks on Royal Navy ships during Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), Airborne Early Warning (AEW) exercises, training air controllers and Helicopter Fighter Affiliation training. In June 2013, FRADU was redesignated 736 Naval Air Squadron.

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# Fleet Requirements and Aircraft Direction Unit

The **Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit** (**FRADU**) was a unit of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm operated by the contractor Serco Defence and Aerospace. It was established in 1972. It was most recently equipped with 13 BAE Systems Hawk T1 advanced jet trainer aircraft on lease to the Royal Navy from the Royal Air Force, based at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. Two of these aircraft were permanently detached to Naval Flying Standards Flight (fixed wing) at RNAS Yeovilton where they are flown by RN pilots, but maintained by Serco engineers.

FRADU provided training for the Royal Navy by conducting simulated attacks on Royal Navy ships during Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), Airborne Early Warning (AEW) exercises, training air controllers and Helicopter Fighter Affiliation training.

In June 2013, FRADU was redesignated 736 Naval Air Squadron.

## History

The **Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Training Unit** (FRADTU) was formed in 1972 by the merger of the Fleet Requirements Unit (FRU) and the Air Direction Training Unit ADTU which were operated by Airwork Services for the RN.

In 1983, the contract for FRADU was offered to competitive tender; the contract was won by Flight Refuelling Ltd, Hurn.

The FRADU moved from RNAS Yeovilton, its home since 1972, to RNAS Culdrose in December 1995.

## Aircraft

* Hawker Hunter, GA.11, RNAS Yeovilton, December 1972 to May 1995
* Hawker Hunter, T.7/T.8/T.8C, RNAS Yeovilton, December 1972 to May 1995
* Hawker Hunter, T.8M (3 reworked Hunter T.8Cs fitted with the Sea Harrier's Blue Fox radar), RNAS Yeovilton, March 1983 to December 1994 (Note: Operated by 899NAS though still maintained by FRADU's engineers).
* English Electric Canberra TT.18, RNAS Yeovilton, December 1972 to November 1992
* de Havilland Sea Vixen, RNAS Yeovilton, December 1972 to February 1974
* Canberra T.4, RNAS Yeovilton, December 1972 to April 1986
* Canberra T.22 (reworked Canberra PR.7), RNAS Yeovilton, November 1973 to September 1985
* BAE Systems Hawk T1 advanced jet trainer, RNAS Yeovilton, April 1994-November 1995. RNAS Culdrose, December 1995-June 2013.


title: The Senate (band)

abstract:
The Senate was a Scottish white soul cover band active in Europe in the mid-late 1960s. This group included the now late drummer Robbie McIntosh, who would later be a member of The Average White Band, Alex Ligertwood who went on to a successful career that included vocal work for Santana and saxophonist Robert Mather who later immigrated to Canada and eventually founded Superior Emergency, a successful fire truck manufacturing company.
Jim McAra, another Scottish guitarist/singer, who became a founder member of the Dundee-based band. Mafia, joined the Senate in 1968. The Senate released four LPs including Sock It to You One More Time and one recording on RCA Italia titled Piper Club Dance, which were distributed in Europe and Latin America. The cover art of this album featured Italian actress Mita Medici. The Senate was also the backup band for Big Maybelle, when she toured the United Kingdom in late 1960s. They were also the 'touring' band for Garnet Mimms, and recorded a live album at the Club AGoGo Newcastle, which featured the hit song, "As Long As I Have You", released in 1967.

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# The Senate (band)

**The Senate** was a Scottish white soul cover band active in Europe in the mid-late 1960s. This group included the now late drummer Robbie McIntosh, who would later be a member of The Average White Band, Alex Ligertwood who went on to a successful career that included vocal work for Santana and saxophonist Robert Mather who later immigrated to Canada and eventually founded Superior Emergency, a successful fire truck manufacturing company. Jim McAra, another Scottish guitarist/singer, who became a founder member of the Dundee-based band. Mafia, joined the Senate in 1968.

The Senate released four LPs including *Sock It to You One More Time* and one recording on RCA Italia titled *Piper Club Dance*, which were distributed in Europe and Latin America (but not in the United States). The cover art of this album featured Italian actress Mita Medici.

The Senate was also the backup band for Big Maybelle, when she toured the United Kingdom in late 1960s.

They were also the 'touring' band for Garnet Mimms, and recorded a live album at the Club AGoGo Newcastle, which featured the hit song, "As Long As I Have You", released in 1967.


title: Fluoroethyl

abstract: Fluoroethyl is an organofluorine functional group in chemistry. Its chemical formulas are −CHFCH3 (1-fluoroethyl) and −CH2CH2F (2-fluoroethyl). The general formulas of a compound containing this group are R−CHFCH3 and R−CH2CH2F, where R stands for an organyl group. An example of a compound containing the fluoroethyl group is (2-fluoroethyl)benzene Ph−CH2CH2F, where Ph stands for phenyl.

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# Fluoroethyl

**Fluoroethyl** is an organofluorine functional group in chemistry. Its chemical formulas are −CHFCH3 (1-fluoroethyl) and −CH2CH2F (2-fluoroethyl). The general formulas of a compound containing this group are R−CHFCH3 and R−CH2CH2F, where R stands for an organyl group. An example of a compound containing the fluoroethyl group is (2-fluoroethyl)benzene Ph−CH2CH2F, where Ph stands for phenyl.

1. Liang, Theresa; Neumann, Constanze N.; Ritter, Tobias (2013-08-05). "Introduction of fluorine and fluorine-containing functional groups". *Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English*. **52** (32): 8214–8264. doi:10.1002/anie.201206566. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 23873766.
2. Inoue, Munenori; Sumii, Yuji; Shibata, Norio (2020-05-19). "Contribution of Organofluorine Compounds to Pharmaceuticals". *ACS Omega*. **5** (19): 10633–10640. doi:10.1021/acsomega.0c00830. ISSN 2470-1343. PMC 7240833. PMID 32455181.


title: The Serpentine Similar

abstract: The Serpentine Similar is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on June 1, 1993, by TeenBeat Records. The album was re-released by Drag City on June 16, 1997.

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# The Serpentine Similar

***The Serpentine Similar*** is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on June 1, 1993, by TeenBeat Records. The album was re-released by Drag City on June 16, 1997.

## Background

Guitarist David Grubbs and drummer John McEntire had played together in the post-hardcore band Bastro with bassist Clark Johnson. When Johnson left Bastro in 1991 to attend law school, Bundy K. Brown joined and the group began writing new material, later documented as the instrumental live album *Antlers: Live 1991*. These songs were then reworked as quieter, acoustic versions for *The Serpentine Similar* as Bastro became Gastr del Sol.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |

In 2007, *The Guardian* concluded that "art rock doesn't get much brighter or more accessible."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Bundy K. Brown and David Grubbs

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "A Watery Kentucky" | 9:18 |
| 2. | "Easy Company" | 1:08 |
| 3. | "A Jar of Fat" | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Ursus Arctos Wonderfilis" | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Eye Street" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "For Soren Müeller" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Serpentine Orbit" | 0:45 |
| 8. | "Even the Odd Orbit" | 6:50 |

## Personnel

Adapted from *The Serpentine Similar* liner notes.

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1993 | TeenBeat | CD, LP | TEENBEAT 95 |
| | 1997 | Drag City | | DC106 |

## InfoBox

| The Serpentine Similar | |
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| Studio album by Gastr del Sol | |
| Released | June 1, 1993 (1993-06-01) |
| Recorded | September – November 1992 |
| Studio |  |
| Genre | Art rock |
| Length | 31:02 |
| Label | TeenBeat |
| Producer | Brian Paulson |
| Gastr del Sol chronology | |
| ***The Serpentine Similar***
(1993) *Crookt, Crackt, or Fly*
(1994) | |


title: Mark Pilgrim (presenter)

abstract: Mark Pilgrim was a South African media personality who hosted numerous radio and television shows, most notably as a DJ on 5FM, Eastrand-oos Rand stereo, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, 94.5 Kfm, Hot919 and Hot102.7fm. On television, he hosted both seasons of Big Brother South Africa, the first season of Big Brother Africa, and the MNET game show Power of 10.

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# Mark Pilgrim (presenter)

**Mark Pilgrim** (20 September 1969 – 5 March 2023) was a South African media personality who hosted numerous radio and television shows, most notably as a DJ on 5FM, Eastrand-oos Rand stereo, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, 94.5 Kfm, Hot919 and Hot102.7fm. On television, he hosted both seasons of Big Brother South Africa, the first season of *Big Brother Africa*, and the MNET game show *Power of 10*.

## Radio career

Pilgrim started his radio career on Voice of Wits campus radio in the 80s. He joined 5FM in 1995. In 2003 he left 5fm and joined 94.7 Highveld Stereo in Johannesburg. In October 2007, Pilgrim hosted a chart show broadcast on two radio stations simultaneously (KFM and 94.7). He retired from radio at the end of June 2014, but made a comeback several months later on the all new Hot 91.9FM in Johannesburg, initially just doing a Saturday morning show 9 am – noon, but eventually coming back to radio full time and also doing Monday to Friday 9 am – noon. In 2015, he won an MTN Radio Award for Best Weekend Radio Show in South Africa, and in 2019 won the Liberty Radio Award for the Best Daytime Show in South Africa. In 2021, he was inducted into the South African Radio Awards Hall of Fame for his contribution to the radio industry. In 2022, Pilgrim formed part of 13 nominations in the "2022 SA Radio Awards" and won the “Best Weekend Radio Show in South Africa” for which he received a standing ovation in celebration of his success.

## Television career

## Other work

Pilgrim was a regular DJ at corporate functions and nightclubs around the country.

As a voice artist, he spent many hours in post-production studios, narrating radio and TV commercials. He performed as an MC for numerous corporate gala evenings.

He was a motivational speaker, sharing his story on testicular cancer, how he overcame it and how it pushed him to follow his dreams.

## Consumer researcher

Before getting involved in the entertainment industry, Pilgrim completed a B.Com. in Industrial Psychology and Business Economics, and was a quantitative consumer researcher for nine years. He started at Market Research Africa, and then moved onto Research International and finally Kauffman Levine. He was also the Johannesburg Chairman of the South African Market Research Association (SAMRA).

## Personal life

Pilgrim was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer in 1988. It was an aggressive form of cancer and spread to his lungs and kidneys. After 9 months of chemotherapy, he was declared to be in remission. He later was an ambassador for CANSA (Cancer Association of South Africa) and a friend of the Reach for a Dream Foundation.

On 14 July 2008, Pilgrim suffered a sudden and severe heart attack in his doctor's office. Although he suffered permanent heart damage (10% of his heart has lost its functionality), immediate medical intervention saved his life.

Pilgrim married Nicole Torres in Mauritius on 7 July 2007 and after almost 13 years together, filed for divorce in 2020. Their first daughter Tayla-Jean was born in April 2010, followed by their second daughter Alyssa in 2012.

Pilgrim went on to meet Adrienne Watkins, through mutual friends and dated Adrienne from 2020. He proposed to her on 31 December 2022 at their home in Johannesburg.

Pilgrim completed his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) through Edinburgh Business School (Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom) in 2020.

### Death

In February 2022, Pilgrim was again diagnosed with cancer, this time stage 4 lung cancer. After a courageous battle which he faced with great dignity and bravery, he died on 5 March 2023 at home, with Adrienne by his side, at the age of 53.

## InfoBox

| Mark Pilgrim | |
| --- | --- |
| Pilgrim as the host of South Africa's *Power of 10* TV game show | |
| Born | (1969-09-20)20 September 1969
Kent, England |
| Died | 5 March 2023(2023-03-05) (aged 53)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter |


title: Flores & Prats

abstract: Flores & Prats is an architectural practice based in Barcelona, Spain, founded by Eva Prats and Ricardo Flores in 1998.

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# Flores & Prats

**Flores & Prats** is an architectural practice based in Barcelona, Spain, founded by Eva Prats and Ricardo Flores in 1998.

## History

Established in 1998 by Eva Prats and Ricardo Flores, after their experience at Enric Miralles’s office, Flores & Prats combines design and constructive practice with academic activity.

In 2017 Flores & Prats were finalists for the FAD Architecture Prize, ENOR Architecture Prize, and Beazley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum in London. They received a special mention in the National Architecture awards for Spain in 2018 and been named Architects of the Year in the 2018 AD Awards.

## Principals

Born in Buenos Aires in 1965, **Ricardo Flores** is the founder of Flores & Prats with Eva Prats. He studied architecture at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo. In Buenos Aires he collaborated with various architecture firms, such as Aslan y Ezcurra and Baudizzone - Lestard - Varas Arquitectos. with a thesis titled "Interstitial Spaces". He collaborated with Solà Morales's studio for the exhibition project "Alexanderpolder, New Urban Frontiers" held at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam in 1993. From 1993 to 1998 he collaborated as Design Architect at Enric Miralles's office. He completed a PhD in architecture at ETSAB in 2016 with his thesis "Casa La Ricarda by Antonio Bonet Castellana". Ricardo has been professor of Design Studio at the School of Architecture of the Universitat International (Esarq-UIC) since 2004 until 2012, and since 2009 he is Associate Professor of Design Studio at ETSAB - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona.

**Eva Prats** was born in Barcelona in 1965. She studied architecture at the ETSAB, where she graduated in 1992. Since 1986 she collaborated with Enric Miralles. In 1993, Eva Prats participated the EUROPAN III International Housing Competition, starting her own practice in 1994. In 1998 she established Flores & Prats with Ricardo Flores. In March 2019 she completed her PhD at RMIT University with a dissertation titled "To Observe with the Client, to Draw with the Existing. Three cases of architecture dealing with the As Found", directed by Jo Van Den Berghe, Leon van Shaik and Martyn Hook. She is Associate Professor of Design Studio at ETSAB since 2002. Since 2014 she is also Professor of Architecture and Urbanism – Industry Fellow at the RMIT – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

## Projects

Selected works by the firm include:

* *The Morning Chapel*. One of the 10 chapels constructed for the Vatican Pavilion curated by Francesco Dal Co, the first contribution of the Holy See to the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2018. The 10 chapels were built on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice.
* *New Sala Beckett, Obrador Internacional de Dramatúrgia*. The project consists in the adaptive reuse of a former workers’ club in Barcelona, to house the theatre activities of Sala Beckett, with exhibition activities and school of drama. The project obtained a special mention at the Spanish Architecture Awards 2017, finalist at the ENOR Awards 2017, FAD National Architecture Award 2017,Beazley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum in London, nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2017, winner of Barcelona City Prize 2016 in Architecture and Living Spaces - Simon Prize of Architecture 2016. In *The Architectural Review*, Douglas Murphy wrote about Sala Beckett: "built within, through and around an existing structure in Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona, it boasts a subtle yet virtuosic gamut of spatial effects in its transformations of the existing material". And in an article published in *ICON* magazine, he commented this project, saying "the Catalan duo’s visually complex, finely detailed buildings stem from a passion for the act of building and a constant engagement with the role of history in public space".
* *Casal Balaguer*. The project, made in collaboration with Duch-Pizá Arquitectos, consists in the rehabilitation of a baroque Palace in Palma de Mallorca as an exhibition and cultural centre, plus the organization of workshops for the arts association "Círculo de Bellas Artes". The project was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture \- Mies van der Rohe Award in 2015 and selected at the Argentina Architecture Biennial 2016, finalist at the 2016 FAD Awards.
* *Innovation Campus Microsoft Italia*. The project, completed in 2011, consists in the access canopy, new facade and landscape areas for the new headquarters of Microsoft in Peschiera Borromeo, Milan. It was awarded First Prize in the 2011 International Award Dedalo-Minosse in Vicenza.
* *Edificio 111*. The new building for 111 social houses in Terrassa, Barcelona, explores and experiments with the idea of promoting communication, relationships and familiarity so that the neighbourhood can act as the core social structure within society, reverting the tendency toward isolation and individuality. Edificio 111 was finalist at the AVS Award for Social Housing in Catalonia (2011-2013 edition), awarded at the Bienal d’Arquitectura del Vallès 2009–10, selected at the Spanish Architecture Bienal 2011, finalist at the 2011 FAD Awards, and finalist at the European Awards Ugo Rivolta 2011.
* *YUTE’S Warehouse.* The project, completed in 2005, consists in the rehabilitation and extension of a former industrial building as the offices and warehouse for a textile company. Located in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, the project was shortlisted for the FAD Architecture Prize in 2005 and participated in the *UNAUFGERÄUMT / AS FOUND* exhibition, hosted at the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel in 2007.

## Exhibitions

* *What Where: Crossing boundaries in the architecture of Sala Beckett* exhibition, curated by Vicky Richardson, explored how the work of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett influenced the design of an experimental theatre in Barcelona. The exhibition was on display at Roca Gallery in London from June 1 to August 31, 2019. Catherine Slessor for *The Guardian* wrote: "With a penchant for layering styles and materials from different eras, the Catalan duo practise a kind of architectural bricolage – the notion might seem cliched, but has its origins in the French bricoler, "to tinker". Choreographing a chimerical new spectacle through scavenging and reworking, Flores & Prats are superbly seductive bricoleurs."
* Double exhibition in Copenhagen in 2013: *Meeting at the Building* at Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole and *Ingredients & Cakes* at the Leth & Gori gallery. The exhibition at Leth & Gori saw the collaboration of Flores & Prats with British artist Soraya Smithson, who designed the window-shop and the Biscuit-Copenhagen Map that forms the cover of the catalogue. Flores & Prats collaborated again with Soraya Smithson in 2017, when they commissioned her to make a paper theatre model to celebrate the conclusion of their project to transform a building in Barcelona into the Sala Beckett Obrador Internacional de Dramatúrgia.
* *111 mirades creuades. La dimensió social de l’habitatge (111 Crossed Views. The Social Dimension of Housing)*. Monographic exhibition on 111 Building at Espai Picasso of COAC in Barcelona. April 11 to May 12, 2011.
* *The 240th Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition***.** Collective exhibition where the project Mills Museum of Mallorca is shown. London, 9 June to 17 August 2008.
* *UNAUFGERÄUMT / AS FOUND* exhibition, hosted at the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel in 2007, examined architectural designs and strategies for found situations and existing buildings.

Flores & Prats Architects’ participations in La Biennale di Venezia:

* 14th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (2014). Flores & Prats participated in the *Grafting Architecture. Catalonia at Venice* exhibition in the Catalan Pavilion (Official Collateral Events programme) promoted by Institut Ramon Llull and curated by Josep Torrents with the project for Casal Balaguer, designed with Duch-Pizá Arquitectos.
* 15th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (2016). Flores & Prats participated in the *Unfinished* exhibition in the Spanish Pavilion, curated by Iñaqui Carnicero and Carlos Quintans with the project for Casal Balaguer, designed with Duch-Pizá Arquitectos. The Spanish Pavilion won Golden Lion for Best National Pavilion at Venice Biennale of Architecture 2016.
* 16th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (2018). Flores & Prats were featured in the main exhibition, titled "FREESPACE", curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara with *Liquid Light*, a partial replica at 1:1 scale of Sala Beckett. Flores & Prats were also among the ten architects selected for the Vatican Pavilion curated by Francesco Dal Co, on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore where they presented the "Morning Chapel".

## Awards

The work of Flores & Prats has been awarded internationally. They have been part of the Emerging Offices Wallpaper\* Directory in 2007. They won the Grand Prize for the Best Architectural Work of the Royal Academy of Arts in London 2008 for the rehabilitation project Mills Museum in Palma de Mallorca, which was also recipient for the Mallorca Architecture Award. Flores & Prats were nominated for the International Prize Dedalo Minosse in Vicenza in 2011 for the New Microsoft Campus in Milan. They have been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture \- Mies van der Rohe Award three times: first in 2005 for the Mills Museum of the Balearic Islands, then in 2015 for Casal Balaguer and in 2017 for Sala Beckett. Their work was exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia \- International Architecture Exhibition in 2014, 2016 and 2018.

Casal Balaguer was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture \- Mies van der Rohe Award in 2015 and was finalist in the Mallorca Architecture Awards in the Rehabilitation Category in 2017, and awarded the City of Palma Prize of Architecture in 2018.

Sala Beckett / International Drama Workshop was finalist at the FAD Architecture Prize, ENOR Architecture Prize, and Beazley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum in London, nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2017, winner of Barcelona City Prize 2016 in Architecture and Living Spaces - Simon Prize of Architecture 2016. They have received a special mention in the National Architecture awards for Spain in 2018 and been named Architects of the Year in the 2018 AD Awards.

## Publications

* *Thought by hand / Pensado a mano. The architecture of Flores & Prats*, edited by Arquine (Mexico, 2014), with writings by Miquel Adrià, Manuel de Solá-Morales, Toni Casares and Antoni Miralda, and a critical essay by Juan José Lahuerta. The book collects works in different fields such as rehabilitation, social housing, public space, neighbor's participation and university workshops. The book reflects the essence of the studio by displaying their design processes that range from sketches and drawings to detailed models.
* *ARCHIVES: Flores & Prats - Journal of Architecture - Issue 1*, edited by C2C (Spain, April 2017) with an interview by Carlos Quintáns to Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats, and a conversation with artist Antoni Miralda. First issue of a publishing project on the fields of architecture, contemporary art and design, the book is dedicated to the work of Flores & Prats and includes a selection of works by the architecture firm.


title: Floodplain mussel

abstract: Velesunio ambiguus, the floodplain mussel, or the billabong mussel, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Hyriidae. There are four other cryptic species in the genus Velesunio in Australia.

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# Floodplain mussel

***Velesunio ambiguus***, the **floodplain mussel**, or the **billabong mussel** (South Australia), is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Hyriidae.

There are four other cryptic species in the genus *Velesunio* (which all look similar to *Velesunio ambiguus*) in Australia.

## Distribution

Australia: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, where it is known as the billabong mussel.

## Biotope

Static waters.

## Life cycle

The lifespan of this mussel is over 20 years.

It can survive temperatures from around 4 °C to over 30 °C.

## Human uses

*Velesunio ambiguus* serves as a food for Australian Aboriginal people, although its flesh is tough.

This species can also be used in fish ponds to filter microscopic algae out of the water.

## InfoBox

| Floodplain mussel | |
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|  | |
| View of the right valve of *Velesunio ambiguus*, from Ashley via Moree, Australia. | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Hyriidae |
| Genus: | *Velesunio* |
| Species: | ***V. ambiguus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Velesunio ambiguus***
(Philippi, 1847) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Unio ambiguus* Philippi, 1847
*Unio balonnensis* Conrad, 1850
*Unio balonensis* Lea, 1852
*Unio vittatus* Lea, 1859
*Unio philippianus* Küster, 1861
*Unio* (*Alasmodon*) *evansi* Adams & Angas, 1864
*Unio danellii* Lea, 1870
*Unio daniellii* Villa, 1871
*Unio jeffreysianus* Lea, 1871
*Unio fairfieldi* in coll. UMMZ
*Unio ambiguus* E.A. Smith, 1881
*Hyridella australis* E.A. Smith, 1881
*Unio protovittatus* Hale & Tindale, 1930
*Velesunio balonnensis adjunctus* Iredale, 1934
*Velesunio balonnensis intricatus* Iredale, 1934
*Velesunio transitus* Iredale, 1943
*Velesunio mckeowni* Iredale, 1943
*Velesunio testatus* Iredale, 1943
*Velesunio ambiguous* Graf & Cummings, 2006 | |


title: Marko Branica

abstract:
Marko Branica was a Croatian chemist known for his investigations
of electrochemical methods for the environmental analysis. For his research he was awarded the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences. From 1952 to 1956 Branica studied chemistry in Zagreb. In 1963 he obtained his PhD from the Faculty of Science,
University of Zagreb. In 1970 he became a senior scientist at the Ruđer Bošković Institute and in 1997 a full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. He was an expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency for nuclear materials and nuclear plants safety problems and an expert of UNESCO. Between 1970 and 1995 he was several times a chairman of the Marine Chemistry Committee of the Mediterranean Science Commission and in 1992 became Croatia's national delegate on CIESM Board, a post he held till the end of his life. His scientific interests were polarography and other electrochemical methods, physical chemistry of seawater, oceanography, ecology, extraction of inorganic substances with organic solvents and investigation of the presence of trace metals in natural and polluted waters. His most prominent achievement was the development of pseudopolarography, the method that enables the speciation of metal ions at trace concentrations. He published more than 250 papers in international scientific journals and numerous scientific and technical reports.

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# Marko Branica

**Marko Branica** (1931, Zagreb \- 2004, Zagreb) was a Croatian chemist known for his investigations of electrochemical methods for the environmental analysis. For his research he was awarded the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences.

From 1952 to 1956 Branica studied chemistry in Zagreb. In 1963 he obtained his PhD from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. In 1970 he became a senior scientist at the Ruđer Bošković Institute and in 1997 a full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. He was an expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency for nuclear materials and nuclear plants safety problems and an expert of UNESCO. Between 1970 and 1995 he was several times a chairman of the Marine Chemistry Committee of the Mediterranean Science Commission and in 1992 became Croatia's national delegate on CIESM Board, a post he held till the end of his life.

His scientific interests were polarography and other electrochemical methods, physical chemistry of seawater, oceanography, ecology, extraction of inorganic substances with organic solvents and investigation of the presence of trace metals in natural and polluted waters. His most prominent achievement was the development of pseudopolarography, the method that enables the speciation of metal ions at trace concentrations. He published more than 250 papers in international scientific journals and numerous scientific and technical reports.

## Honors and awards

* Member of Polarographic Society of London
* Member of Academia Europaea (London) since 1992
* Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts since 1992
* Member of International Commission for the Exploration of the Mediterranean
* Ruđer Bošković award for science in 1982
* Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences in 1992
* National Life achievement Award for chemistry in 1996


abstract: The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky is a 2018 Japanese animated fantasy action film based on The Seven Deadly Sins manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. The film is directed by Yasuto Nishikata, with Noriyuki Abe as chief director, written by Makoto Uezu, and produced by A-1 Pictures. The film was released on August 18, 2018, in Japan and later released on November 29, 2018, in South Korea by MJ Pictures, and worldwide by Netflix on December 31, 2018. A manga by the series' original author Nakaba Suzuki and a light novel of film adaptation by Shuka Matsuda was also released on August 18, 2018, in Japan. The film marks the first film for the series, and was followed by Cursed by Light (2021), and Grudge of Edinburgh (2022-23).

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# The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky

***The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky*** (Japanese: 劇場版 七つの大罪 天空の囚われ人, Hepburn: *Gekijōban Nanatsu no Taizai: Tenkū no Torawarebito*) is a 2018 Japanese animated fantasy action film based on *The Seven Deadly Sins* manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. The film is directed by Yasuto Nishikata, with Noriyuki Abe as chief director, written by Makoto Uezu, and produced by A-1 Pictures. The film was released on August 18, 2018, in Japan and later released on November 29, 2018, in South Korea by MJ Pictures, and worldwide by Netflix on December 31, 2018.

A manga by the series' original author Nakaba Suzuki and a light novel of film adaptation by Shuka Matsuda was also released on August 18, 2018, in Japan.

The film marks the first film for the series, and was followed by *Cursed by Light* (2021), and *Grudge of Edinburgh* (2022-23).

## Plot

The story takes place in a time when humans and non-humans alike lived in the same society. The Kingdom of Liones was almost annihilated thanks to the evildoings of the Demon Clan, but were saved thanks to the efforts of the Kingdom's third Princess, Elizabeth, and a band of strong yet terrible knights known as The Seven Deadly Sins.

With peace returning to the Kingdom of Liones following its near annihilation by the Demon Race, Elizabeth and The Seven Deadly Sins decide to celebrate King Bartra's birthday with numerous dishes being prepared in the Boar Hat tavern. The Deadly Sins' leader Meliodas and his talking pig companion Hawk search for Skyfish for a recipe, ending up above the clouds and in front of the Sky Palace after stumbling across a well in the nearby forest which they discover is a portal. Living in the Sky Castle are a race of winged people known as the Celestials, descendants of the Goddess Race who hold watch over an Indura-type demon sealed in their land since the Ancient War's end 3,000 years ago. But when a group of demons calling themselves The Six Knights of Black attack the Celestials and release the Indura, forcing a Celestial youth named Solaad unintentionally bring Meliodas and Hawk to his people's land while he left to find the legendary white pig ‘Oshiro’ whose power was used to seal the evil. Solaad ends up meeting the other Deadly Sins, who mistook him for Meliodas due to their similar appearances, but manages to convince them to come with him while Meliodas went through a similar case of mistaken identity with the Celestials.

As The Seven Deadly Sins face the Six Knights of Black with support by the Celestials' warriors, it is revealed that the Knights of Black's leader Bellion is an upper-class demon who was denied membership into the Ten Commandments by Meliodas in the past. Meliodas ends up being mortally injured by the Winged Sword, a sacred sword forged specifically to harm demons. But Solaad, trusting The Seven Deadly Sins' insistence that Meliodas is a good person, removes the sword and revives Meliodas. Solaad then uses the Winged Sword and the combined power of his people, the Sins, and Elizabeth to destroy the Indura. The Sins are hailed as heroes and celebrate with the Celestials before taking a Skyfish and returning to Liones on Hawk's Mother, who is revealed to have been 'Oshiro' the entire time. Some time later, Batra is presented with the cooked Skyfish and is appalled by its horrible taste as Meliodas cooked it. Hawk decides to eat it for him and ends up assuming a Skyfish form to his shock.

## Voice cast

| Character | Japanese voice actor | English dubbing actor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Meliodas | Yuki Kaji | Bryce Papenbrook |
| Elizabeth Liones | Sora Amamiya | Erika Harlacher |
| Hawk | Misaki Kuno | Cristina Vee |
| Diane | Aoi Yuki | Erica Mendez |
| Ban | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Ben Diskin |
| King | Jun Fukuyama | Max Mittelman |
| Gowther | Yuhei Takagi | Erik Scott Kimerer |
| Merlin | Maya Sakamoto | Lauren Landa |
| Escanor | Tomokazu Sugita | Kyle Hebert |
| Solaad | Tsubasa Yonaga | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Ellatte | Haruka Tomatsu | Cherami Leigh |
| Bellion | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Todd Haberkorn |
| Zoria | Akio Otsuka | Christopher Corey Smith |
| Vaness | Reiko Suzuki | Cindy Robinson |
| Atra | Takaya Kuroda | Jake Green |
| Bartra Liones | Rintaro Nishi | Joe Ochman |
| Dahaka | Toru Sakurai | Joe Ochman |
| Derocchio | Masuo Amada | Kyle Hebert |
| Hawk Mama | Kayo Nakajima | Lauren Landa |
| Gara | Yoko Hikasa | Reba Buhr |
| Pump | N/A | Tony Azzolino |
|

## Production

It is directed by Yasuto Nishikata and written by Makoto Uezu, featuring an original story by Nakaba Suzuki and Noriyuki Abe serving as chief director. The other main staff members returned from the anime series to reprise their roles in the film. The movie features three original characters called Solaad, Ellatte, and Bellion.

## Release

*Prisoners of the Sky* was released in theaters in Japan on August 18, 2018, and in South Korea on November 29, 2018. The release of DVD and blu-ray in Japan by A-1 Pictures is scheduled for February 27, 2019 as per official site. A dubbed version by Netflix was released worldwide on December 31, 2018.

## Reception

### Critical reception

Kim Morrissy of Anime News Network rated "B−" for *Prisoners of the Sky* by praising for best action animation & choreography in the series, great use of comic relief characters, some clever uses of the series lore but criticized for lackluster story & side characters underdevelopment. Morrissy concluded, "All in all, *The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky* is a serviceably popcorn film that delivers about as much as you'd reasonably expect from a shonen filler film."

### Box office

On opening weekend, *The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky* opened in Japan in 271 theaters and sold 169,000 tickets to rank #5 at Domestic Box Office with opening ¥196 million ($1.74 million). The anime film dropped from #5 to #10 in its second weekend the film earned 85,164,700 yen (about US$766,200) from Friday to Sunday, and earned a cumulative total of 427,180,300 yen (about US$3.84 million). Box Office Mojo stated that Anime Film overall grossed ¥432 million ($3.84 million) from second weekend. However, after ranking fifth in its first weekend and 10th in its second weekend, "The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky" quickly dropped off from the top 10 in its third weekend. The film still earned 51,475,900 Yen (about US$463,800) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 549,019,700 Yen (about US$4.94 million) and completed its theatrical run at Domestic Market.

Outside of Japan, the anime film opened at #30 in South Korea on 29 November 2018 with opening around $3,376 and total box office earnings closed at $74,059 on 14 December 2018.

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## InfoBox

| The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie:
Prisoners of the Sky | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical release poster | |
|  | |
| **Kanji** | 劇場版 七つの大罪 天空の囚われ人 |
|  | |
| Revised Hepburn | Gekijōban Nanatsu no Taizai: Tenkū no Torawarebito |
|  | |
|  | |
| Directed by |  |
| Screenplay by | Makoto Uezu |
| Story by | Nakaba Suzuki |
| Based on | *The Seven Deadly Sins*
by Nakaba Suzuki |
| Starring |  |
| Edited by | Masahiro Goto |
| Music by |  |
| Production
company | A-1 Pictures |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
| Release date | * August 18, 2018 (2018-08-18) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $5,002,776 |


title: The Seven Deadly Sins (1962 film)

abstract: Les Sept péchés capitaux is a 1962 French film composed of seven different segments, one for each of the seven deadly sins, each being by different directors and featuring different casts. At the time it served as a showcase for rising directors and stars, many of whom achieved later fame.

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# The Seven Deadly Sins (1962 film)

***Les Sept péchés capitaux*** is a 1962 French film composed of seven different segments, one for each of the seven deadly sins, each being by different directors and featuring different casts. At the time it served as a showcase for rising directors and stars, many of whom achieved later fame.

## Segments

### *Anger*

Directed by Sylvain Dhomme and Max Douy from a script by Eugène Ionesco. Anger seizes a man who finds a fly in his Sunday soup. It spreads through his neighborhood, his city, his country and soon the whole world.

### *Envy*

Directed by Édouard Molinaro. Starring Dany Saval (Rosette) and Claude Brasseur (Riri). Envious of a movie star who is staying at the hotel where she works, the waitress Rosette does everything she can to seduce the actress's lover. Some time later, after having realized her ambition, she returns to the hotel as a client.

### *Sloth*

Written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Eddie Constantine, who plays himself, is approached by a starlet who he takes to his home with well-stated intentions. But the hero's laziness is so relentless that nothing untoward happens.

### *Lust*

Directed by Jacques Demy from a script by himself and Roger Peyrefitte. Jacques (Laurent Terzieff) and Bernard (Jean-Louis Trintignant) search for the definition of lust in a reproduction of *The Garden of Earthly Delights* by Hieronymus Bosch. Bernard recalls his childhood with his parents (Jean Desailly and Micheline Presle), when he confused lust with luxury. Also features Nicole Berger.

### *Pride*

Directed by Roger Vadim from a script by Félicien Marceau. A woman (Marina Vlady) leaves her lover (Sami Frey) to return to her husband (Jean-Pierre Aumont) who cheats on her, something that his pride can not admit.

### *Gluttony*

Directed by Philippe de Broca from a script by Daniel Boulanger. Valentin (Georges Wilson) travels to the burial of his father who died of indigestion, but stopping to eat on the way causes him to be late for the meal which follows the funeral.

### *Greed*

Directed and scripted by Claude Chabrol. A group of university students in Paris dream of a night of love with Suzon, whose rates are staggering. To raise the money, they organize a lottery among themselves so that at least the winner will enact their fantasy. Actors include Claude Berri, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Rich, Jacques Charrier and Claude Chabrol himself as a pharmacist (the career his father wanted for him).

## InfoBox

| Les Sept péchés capitaux | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Philippe de Broca
Claude Chabrol
Jacques Demy
Sylvain Dhomme
Max Douy
Jean-Luc Godard
Eugène Ionesco
Edouard Molinaro
Roger Vadim |
| Written by | Daniel Boulanger
Claude Chabrol
Jacques Demy
Jean-Luc Godard
Eugène Ionesco
Félicien Marceau
Roger Peyrefitte |
| Produced by | Jean Lavie
Claude Mauriac
Tonio Suné |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë
Louis Miaille
Jean Penzer
Giovanni Pucci
Jean Rabier |
| Edited by | Jean Feyte
Jacques Gaillard |
| Music by | Sacha Distel
Pierre Jansen
Michel Legrand |
| Release date | * 1962 (1962) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $9.9 million |


title: Flo Steinberg

abstract: Florence Steinberg was an American publisher of one of the first independent comic books, the underground/alternative comics hybrid Big Apple Comix, in 1975. Additionally, as the secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee and the fledgling company's receptionist and fan liaison during the 1960s Silver Age of Comic Books, she was a key participant of and witness to Marvel's expansion from a two-person staff to a pop culture conglomerate. Steinberg appeared in fictionalized form in Marvel Comics, spoke at comic book conventions and was the subject of a magazine profile.

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# Flo Steinberg

**Florence Steinberg** (March 17, 1939 – July 23, 2017) was an American publisher of one of the first independent comic books, the underground/alternative comics hybrid *Big Apple Comix*, in 1975. Additionally, as the secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee and the fledgling company's receptionist and fan liaison during the 1960s Silver Age of Comic Books, she was a key participant of and witness to Marvel's expansion from a two-person staff to a pop culture conglomerate.

Steinberg appeared in fictionalized form in Marvel Comics, spoke at comic book conventions and was the subject of a magazine profile.

## Early life

The daughter of a taxi-driver father and a public-stenographer mother, Steinberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and raised in that city's Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods. Steinberg was Jewish. She attended Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls, serving a term as president of the student council. Steinberg majored in History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she was a sister of Sigma Delta Tau sorority and received her B.A. in 1960. Afterward, while working as a service representative for the New England Telephone Company in Boston, she was a volunteer on Ted Kennedy's first U.S. Senatorial campaign. After moving to New York City in 1963, Steinberg additionally worked in what she said was "in a minor way" for Robert F. Kennedy's Senate bid.

## Career

### Marvel Comics in the Silver Age

In March 1963, Steinberg moved to New York City, and in the career-girl fashion of that era spent some months living at a YWCA and job-hunting through employment agencies. "After a couple of interviews, I was sent to this publishing company called Magazine Management," she said in a 2002 interview. "There I met a fellow by the name of Stan Lee, who was looking for what they called then a 'gal Friday' ... Stan had a one-man office on a huge floor of other offices, which housed the many parts of the magazine division ... Magazine Management published Marvel Comics as well as a lot of men's magazines, movie magazines, crossword puzzle books, romance magazines, confession magazines, detective magazines ... Each department took turns, one day a week, covering the switchboard...when the regular operator took her lunch break".

Marvel's only staffers at that time were Lee and Steinberg herself, with the rest of the work handled freelance. De facto production manager Sol Brodsky "would come in and set up an extra little drawing board where he would do the paste-ups and mechanicals for the ads," Steinberg said. She recalled that the "first real Bullpen" — the roomful of artists at drawing boards making corrections, preparing art for printing, and, as envisioned later within Marvel's letter pages and "Bullpen Bulletins", a mythologized clubhouse in which the likes of Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck and others would be found kibitzing — was created when Marvel moved downtown a few buildings from 655 Madison Avenue to 635 Madison Avenue. "Stan finally had his own office. There was a big space with windows where I was, and Sol Brodsky, now on staff, had his own desk". She said that at the time, "\[Y\]ou were lucky to make $60 a week starting ... and Stan offered me $65, which was a big incentive to sign on!".

In addition to serving as Lee's secretary, Steinberg coordinated with and cajoled artists to turn their work in by deadline, responded to fans' letters, including sending paying members the Merry Marvel Marching Society fan-club kit, and sending artwork to the Comics Code Authority to be examined in order to carry the industry's self-censorship Comics Code seal. She also had to field uninvited fans who would appear at the office, hoping to meet the comics creators. "\[P\]eople started coming up to the office. And I would have to go out and see what they wanted. And little kids would try to run by me ... and I would have to trip them. ... Everyone thought that it was nice that the kids were coming up, but at the same time ... this was a business, y'know."

Artist Jim Mooney once recalled,

> She was wonderful! You’d go to DC and it was a business-like thing and I'd come out of there and I'd feel, 'Oh, God, I need a drink'. \[*laughter*\] I'd go to Marvel and I'd come in and Flo would say, 'Hello, Jim! Oh, I'll call Stan right away! Stan!!! Jim Mooney is here!!!' And I'd think, 'Oh my God, who am I? I'm a celebrity'. \[*laughter*\] She was great. It wasn't just me, believe me, it was everybody and anybody, but I still felt, well, it was really just me.

The all-purpose Steinberg — given the sobriquet "Fabulous Flo", in the manner of many other Marvel Comics endearments — said that she

> ... became so overwhelmed with the fan mail and the Merry Marvel Marching Society fan club that Stan started. There was just so much work! I need extra help and had gotten this wonderful letter from a college girl in Virginia by the name of Linda Fite. She came up and was hired to help me out, though she eventually went on to do writing and production work.

Steinberg became exposed to the underground comix scene after meeting and becoming friends with Trina Robbins, who had come to the Marvel offices to interview Lee for the *Los Angeles Free Press* underground newspaper. Through her, Steinberg became acquainted with contributors to the New York City underground paper the *East Village Other*, and met underground cartoonists.

Journalist Robin Green, who succeeded Steinberg at Marvel in 1968, wrote in *Rolling Stone*:

> It was three years ago that I went to work at Marvel Comics. I replaced Flo, whose place I really couldn't take. Fabulous Flo Steinberg, as she was known to her public, was as much an institution in Marvel's Second Golden Age as Editor Stan (The Man) Lee himself. She joined Marvel just after Stan had revolutionized the comic industry by giving his characters dimension, character, and personality, and just as Marvel was catching on big.

### Later career

Steinberg left Marvel in 1968. "I was just tired. The last years were so long because the fan mail was overwhelming. Bags of it would come in, and all the letters had to be acknowledged". The position itself, even after five years, was not particularly well-paid, and Steinberg quit after not receiving a $5 raise. Recalling the day of Steinberg's going-away party, Marie Severin observed in 2002:

> I think the stupidest thing Marvel ever did was not give her a raise when she asked for it because she would have been such an asset to have around later because she's so honest and decisive. ... I was thinking, 'What the hell is the problem with these people? She's a personality. She knows what she's doing. She handles the fans right. She's loyal to the company. Why the hell won't they give her a decent raise? Dummies.'

A "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins" page in Marvel comics cover-dated February 1969 and necessarily written two to three months earlier noted that Steinberg "has a great new job at Rockefeller Center". Working for the trade group the American Petroleum Institute, she edited pamphlets and technical manuals for 2 1/2 years, leaving when the organization relocated to Washington, D.C. By this time she had become friends with New York City underground comix cartoonists including Trina Robbins, Kim Deitch, Michelle Brand and Roger Brand. After those artists moved to San Francisco, California, the center of the underground comix scene, Steinberg in the latter half of 1970 moved there as well. She befriended cartoonists including Art Spiegelman and worked for Gary Arlington's San Francisco Comic Book Company before leaving the city after a year. Steinberg moved back to her family in Boston for a short while and then returned to New York City. There, she recalled in 1984, her Marvel-artist friend Herb Trimpe "had a studio in the upper 80s \[of Manhattan\] that he wasn't using so I stayed there and went job hunting." Steinberg found work running Captain Company, the mail-order division of the horror-comics magazine firm Warren Publishing, staying three years.

She spoke at a 1974 New York Comic Art Convention panel on the role of women in comics, alongside Marie Severin, Jean Thomas (sometime-collaborator of then-husband Roy Thomas) and fan representative Irene Vartanoff.

In 1975, Steinberg published *Big Apple Comix*, a seminal link between underground comix and modern-day independent comics, with contributors including such mainstream talents as Neal Adams, Archie Goodwin, Denny O'Neil, Al Williamson, and Wally Wood. Critic Ken Jones, in a 1986 retrospective review, suggested that *Big Apple Comix* and Mark Evanier's *High Adventure* may have been "the first true alternative comics".

As of 1984, she was managing editor of the Manhattan-based *Arts Magazine*. In the 1990s, Steinberg returned to work for Marvel as a proofreader, and continued in that role at least part-time through 2017.

## Homages

A fictionalized Steinberg starred alongside Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Sol Brodsky — all transformed into a Marvel Bullpen version of the Fantastic Four — in the alternate-reality comic *What If* #11 (Oct. 1978). Written and drawn by Kirby, the odd tale featured Steinberg as the character then called the Invisible Girl.

In the alternate universe series *Ultimate Fantastic Four* #28 (May 2006), writer Mark Millar added a brief tribute to Steinberg. She serves as the secretary to President Thor on an Earth populated almost entirely by superheroes. She warns the Human Torch not to burn the rug, to which he replies, "I know, I know. No need to be such a nag, Miss Steinberg".

## Death

Steinberg died on July 23, 2017, from complications from a brain aneurysm and metastatic lung cancer. In a statement, Marvel eulogised Steinberg as having "… always been the heart of Marvel and a legend in her own right." She was announced to be interred at the Jewish cemetery in Kerhonkson, New York.

## Audio/video

## Further reading

* "Special Fabulous Flo Steinberg Celebration", *Comic Book Artist* #18, April 2002
* *The Great Women Superheroes*, by Trina Robbins (Kitchen Sink Press, 1996); index entries, pp. 129, 133.
* *Women and the Comics*, by Trina Robbins and Catherine Yronwode (Eclipse Books, 1985); index entry, p. 104
* *Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics*, by Les Daniels (Harry Abrams, 1991); index entries, pp. 103–105, 107, 128.
* "Jack Kirby Tribute", *The Comics Journal* #167 (April 1994), p. 1-19. Brief tributes by many comics professionals, including Steinberg
* Letter-to-the-editor, *Inside Comics* #2 (Summer 1974)

## InfoBox

| Flo Steinberg | |
| --- | --- |
| "Fabulous Flo" Steinberg in 1975 | |
| Born | Florence Steinberg
(1939-03-17)March 17, 1939
Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 23, 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 78)
New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Publisher |
| Notable works | *Big Apple Comix* |


title: Flying Boomerangs

abstract: The Flying Boomerangs are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football team for men. The team has played tests against junior teams from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, New Zealand and developing pacific nations.

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# Flying Boomerangs

The **Flying Boomerangs** are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football team for men (the underage women's team is known as the *Woomeras*). The team has played tests against junior teams from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, New Zealand and developing pacific nations.

## History

In 2013, the Flying Boomerangs toured to play the South African national Australian rules football team in both Australia and South Africa. They toured Papua New Guinea, the first international team to defeat them in Australian rules football and also New Zealand winning both matches.

The team is named after the aboriginal hunting tool, the boomerang. The senior equivalent team is the Indigenous All-Stars.

Apart from representing Australia in international Australian Rules Football, the Flying Boomerangs team members have gone on to play in the Australian Football League.

Other tours include Papua New Guinea (2009), Tonga (2010) and Fiji (2011) to compete against the underage Oceania and Pacific Islands teams. Andrew Mcleod (head coach) and Chris Johnson (assistant coach) were also part of the team in 2010. In 2017 Barry Lawrence was named head coach and Harry Miller as assistant coach.

The Flying Boomerangs have been featured nationally in a documentary on ABC TV during their tour to South Africa.

## Notable matches and tours

**Matches**

| Year | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Captain (vice-captain) | Coach | Best | Crowd | Notes/References |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | December | New Zealand Academy | **Flying Boomerangs** 26.9 (165) def New Zealand Academy 3.2 (20) | Outer Oval, North Harbour Stadium |  |  | Frank Szekely |  |  |
| 2017 | December | South Pacific All Stars |  | Albert Park (Suva) Fiji |  | Barry Lawrence |  |  |
| 2013 | December | New Zealand (U16) | **Flying Boomerangs** 16.23 (119) def New Zealand 2.3 (15) | Hutt Park Wellington, New Zealand |  |  |  |  |
| 2013 | February | South Pacific Nations | **Flying Boomerangs** 13.5 (83) def South Pacific 10.9 (69) | Blacktown International Sportspark |  |  |  |  |
| 2013 | January | South Africa | **Flying Boomerangs** 17.15 (117) def South Africa 4.8 (32) | Durban |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  |  |  | Fiji |  | Andrew Mcleod |  |  |
| 2010 |  |  |  | Tonga |  |  |  |  |
| 2010 |  | South Africa (Coastal Squad) | **Flying Boomerangs** 17.10 (112) def. South Africa (Coastal Squad) | Nyanga Cricket Ground, Cape Town |  |  |  |  |
| 2010 |  | South Africa (Inland Squad) | **Flying Boomerangs** 9.13 (67) def. South Africa (Inland Squad) 8.9 (57) | Mohadin Cricket Ground, Potchefstroom |  |  |  |  |
| 2009 |  | Central Highlands (Papua New Guinea) | **Flying Boomerangs** 7.10 (52) def. Central Highlands 2.2 (14) | University of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  |  |  | 8,000 |
| 2009 |  | Papua New Guinea (U18) | Flying Boomerangs 9.11 (65) def. by **Papua New Guinea (U18)** 9.12 (66) | Lae, Papua New Guinea |  |  |  | 2,500 |
| 2008 |  | South Africa | **Flying Boomerangs** 11.10 (76) def. South Africa 8.9 (57) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2008 |  | South Africa | **Flying Boomerangs** 19.9 (123) def. South Africa 2.11 (23) |  |  |  |  |  |

## Alumni

1. Flying Boomerangs tour in South Africa from SBS
2. Boomerangs take game to PNG
3. Flying Boomerangs star in New Zealand 17 December 2013
4. NZ Academy diary: Day 7 by Ronald Fuschtei for Port Adelaide FC 4 December 2017
5. "AFL Flying Boomerangs take first tour match". 12 December 2013.
6. "AFL Community: Flying Boomerangs defeat South Pacific". *aflcommunityclub.com.au*. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017.
7. "AFL Community: Lions no match for Boomerangs". *aflcommunity.com.au*. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013.
8. "Boomerangs PNG tour wrap up and photos – World Footy News". *worldfootynews.com*.

## InfoBox

| Flying Boomerangs | |
| --- | --- |
| Names | |
| Full name | Flying Boomerangs |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Colours | Black   Red   Yellow The Aboriginal colors. |
| Other information | |
| Official website |  |


title: Mark Lamping

abstract: Mark Lamping is the current team president of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was formerly CEO of the MetLife Stadium. Prior to his stint in New York, he was president of the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team, a post he held from September 1, 1994, until March 13, 2008. Lamping is now a non-executive director of English association football team Fulham, which is owned by Jaguars owner Shahid Khan.

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# Mark Lamping

**Mark Lamping** is the current team president of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was formerly CEO of the MetLife Stadium. Prior to his stint in New York, he was president of the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team, a post he held from September 1, 1994, until March 13, 2008. Lamping is now a non-executive director of English association football team Fulham, which is owned by Jaguars owner Shahid Khan.

## Life and career

> This baseball team was an important part of my summers. And to be given the chance to serve as the team president well, that’s too big of a dream for somebody like me to have.

Mark Lamping comments on leaving the St. Louis Cardinals

A graduate of St. John Vianney High School in the St. Louis area, Lamping was a prominent sports-marketing executive at Anheuser-Busch before his job with the Cardinals. On Thursday, March 13, 2008, he resigned as president of the Cardinals to become chief executive officer of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, where he oversaw the opening of The "Meadowlands," the new New York Giants and New York Jets football stadium. Lamping is a graduate of Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

## Notes and references

## InfoBox

| Mark Lamping | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Rockhurst University |
| Occupation | Team President of the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) |
| Spouse | Cheryl |