title: The Gods Are Thirsty (Tanith Lee)

abstract: The Gods Are Thirsty is a 1996 historical novel by British author Tanith Lee set during the French Revolution. It follows the rise and fall of journalist Camille Desmoulins, who launches the Revolution and is eventually sent to the guillotine.

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# The Gods Are Thirsty (Tanith Lee)

***The Gods Are Thirsty*** is a 1996 historical novel by British author Tanith Lee set during the French Revolution. It follows the rise and fall of journalist Camille Desmoulins, who launches the Revolution and is eventually sent to the guillotine.

## Synopsis

During a night out at the bar, struggling writer Camille Desmoulins hears that the popular finance minister Jacques Necker has been dismissed from office. At Georges Danton's behest, Camille stands on a table and tells the people of the Third Estate to rise against the monarch of France, King Louis XVI. The people of the Third Estate storm the Bastille and the French Revolution begins. Camille is in love with a noble 19-year-old girl, Lucile Duplessis, whose father will not allow them to be together. Camille writes pro-revolutionary newspapers and pamphlets with Comte de Mirabeau as his benefactor, but soon begins writing pamphlets criticizing Mirabeau. Drunk on wine, Camille tries to convince Lucile's father to let them wed, and after Camille is put on trial for his writings and saved by Maximilien Robespierre, Lucile's father agrees to the marriage.

Mirabeau gets sick and dies. Camille writes an article questioning Mirabeau's death and his methods. He and Danton lead the people to Champ de Mars, fighting with the National Guard. Camille learns that Lucile is pregnant and Camille runs off to live in the country. Danton sends him a letter, asking him to return and help rebuild Paris. Anarchy breaks out over a bread shortage; the people blame the King. The people break into the King's palace and capture him; learning of Louis' capture, Prussia send troops into France. Hotel de Ville becomes a battleground and the people drive the Prussians out of the country. Riots erupt as the people purge traitors and anti-revolutionists. Danton creates The Committee of General Defense to arrest and try anti-revolutionist, who are beheaded by the guillotine, a symbol for the Reign of Terror.

Robespierre denounces the acts of the revolution. He has the heads of the committee of general defense step down and becomes the head of the renamed Committee of Public Safety. Camille begins to distrusts Robespierre; his feeling is confirmed when Robespierre takes down those whom he deems a threat. Camille wants an end to the revolution. Robespierre tells Camille of his plans to become France's new king, which Camille protests. Camille writes an article asking for moderation and an end to beheadings; he is promptly arrested along with Danton and other Dantonists. All are tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal, found guilty, and sent to the guillotine; Lucile is guillotined. In the months following, Robespierre and his friends are also guillotined.

## Background and writing process

Tanith Lee began writing *The Gods Are Thirsty* in 1982, and finished her first draft in the beginning of 1985. This was her only book that she wrote multiple drafts on. She got inspired to write this book because Lee watched a play on the television called Danton's Death, which covered Georges Jacques Danton's trial and death. She also read about a newspaperman who was intimately associated with both Danton and Maximilien Robespierre. However, people said it would be a poor decision because it was too horrible so she held off on writing it for a while. When she actually got around to writing the novel in a diary style, she put much effort into researching the French Revolution. Tanith wanted to make the characters seem like actors. She focused more on Camille Desmoulins because he was the link between the two main figures of the French Revolution, Robespierre and Danton. Desmoulins had a love story to tie into it as well with Lucile Duplessis. Finally, Desmoulins is one of the unknown characters in the Revolution, so Tanith Lee wanted to bring awareness to the importance of his actions. One of Lee's difficulties was that the characters were not fictional and the ending of her book had already been written by history, contrary to her usual strategy of knowing characters first and letting plots proceed from their interactions.

## Critical reception

Critics agreed that the Gods Are Thirsty was beautifully written despite Tanith Lee's inexperience with historical fiction. Tanith Lee is known as a science fiction writer, but *The Gods Are Thirsty* is an historical novel However critics were divided on other aspects of the book, citing its length and switches between first and third person narrative which made it confusing to read and difficult to understand, the bloodiness of the narrative, and the density of the research. The Gods Are Thirsty was given a 3.3 out of 5 average customer review.

## InfoBox

The Gods Are Thirsty
| First edition | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Tanith Lee |
| Cover artist | *The Execution of Louis XVI* \- 1793 (Danish School) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | The Overlook Press |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print |


title: The Fisherman (novel)

abstract: The Fisherman is an American horror novel by John Langan. It won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.

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# The Fisherman (novel)

***The Fisherman*** is an American horror novel by John Langan. It won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.

## Synopsis

Abraham, or Abe as he prefers, is a widower who struggles to find peace after his wife's death. After a bout of alcoholism, Abe uses fishing to find peace. Abe forms a friendship with his coworker Dan, who recently survived a terrible accident that left him a widower as well. After some weekends of fishing Dan suggests the pair try out Dutchman's Creek, a mysterious fishing spot with a cursed past that's rumoured to bring back lost loved ones. On their way to the creek, they stop at a diner and are warned of the dangers of Dutchman's Creek; ignoring the warning, the two men continue on their way. At the creek they come face to face with the mysterious "Der Fisher", who is attempting to catch the primordial Leviathan. They are faced with the choice to help him and regain their lost loves or defy him and fight for survival.

## Reception

Martin Cahill of Tor praised the novel saying "Langan's novel is deliberate, elegant, and beautifully written; the horror and trauma of these two men is explored to the bone, and in the end, knowing them so well only makes the horrors to come that much more terrifying". Terrence Rafferty of *The* *New York Times* remarked, "Langan writes elegant prose, and the novel's rolling, unpredictable flow has a distinctive rhythm, the rise and fall of its characters' real grief."

Other reviewers such as *Publishers Weekly* praised Langan's imagery but felt the story within the story bogged down the novel.

## InfoBox

The Fisherman
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | John Langan |
| Cover artist | Albert Bierstadt |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Lovecraftian horror |
| Published | 2016 |
| Publisher | Word Horde |
| Pages | 263 |
| Awards | 2016 Bram Stoker Award |
| ISBN | 978-1-939905-21-5 |


title: The Fisherman's Cot

abstract: The Fisherman's Cot is an inn on the A3072 road to the northwest of Bickleigh near Tiverton, in northeastern Devon. It is operated by Marston's Inns and lies on the River Exe.

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# The Fisherman's Cot

**The Fisherman's Cot** is an inn on the A3072 road to the northwest of Bickleigh near Tiverton, in northeastern Devon. It is operated by Marston's Inns and lies on the River Exe.

## Accommodation

Situated on the River Exe, the inn contains 21 rooms. Although the inn looks very old, it was only built in 1933 as a private fishing lodge for Bickleigh Castle, located nearby in the woods behind the inn. The English Inns website cites the inn as "one of the most picturesque inns in the southwest of England", given its quaint river setting and thatched roof. The most scenic rooms with river views are said to be Rooms 10 and 11. In 2008, the rooms were reported to cost £69.95 per night. The Fisherman's Cot also has a function room which is often used for meetings, evening events and wedding receptions.

### Cuisine

The inn has a carvery and is said to serve good-quality meat and fish dishes, such as herbed stuffed trout, mussels and Aberdeen Angus burgers. The inn is reported to have obtained the rights to fish a 3/4 mile stretch of the River Exe, providing the restaurant with an abundance of fresh fish to serve. The Waterside Bar of the inn overlooks the river and the bridge.

## Bridge Over Troubled Water connection

The inn overlooks the medieval 16th-century Bickleigh Bridge which was said since the 1960s to have been the inspiration for the song *Bridge Over Troubled Water*. Paul Simon stayed at The Fisherman's Cot in the 1960s whilst performing nearby in Exeter. During his stay at the inn in Room Six, the river had flooded its banks and when he later wrote the famous song it was widely believed to have been the inspiration for the song with the bridge. The rumour was reported to have been quashed in 2003 when Art Garfunkel claimed that Paul Simon had been inspired to write the song from a hymn book, ignoring the fact that lyrics frequently combine multiple significances.

## InfoBox

| The Fisherman's Cot | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Devon | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bickleigh, Mid Devon, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 50°51′29″N 3°30′49″W / 50.85806°N 3.51361°W / 50.85806; -3.51361 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 21 |


title: The Goodwood

abstract: The Goodwood is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia in the SAJC Autumn Carnival.

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# The Goodwood

**The Goodwood** is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia in the SAJC Autumn Carnival.

## History

In 2007 the race conditions were set weights and penalties after previously being a handicap race throughout its 121-year history and was renamed The Goodwood from Goodwood Handicap. The event is the richest sprint race in autumn in Adelaide with $502,250 in prize money. The race was a principal race until 1980 when it was granted Group 1 status. In the years between 18811885 the distance was one mile.
The race has always attracted high calibre sprinters. Recently such champions as Black Caviar and Takeover Target have won the race who have gone on to win overseas. Two horses have won the race twice with Mostyn (1894–95) and Musket Belle (1911–12). Aurie's Star which won the race in 1940, had in previous seasons taken out the Oakleigh Plate twice and the VRC Newmarket Handicap.

### Records

The leading trainer with five wins is Walter Hickenbotham and they were achieved in the first decade of the twentieth century (1901, 1902, 1906, 1909, 1910). South Australian jockey John Letts holds the record with five wins in the event (1961, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1984).

The race record time was set by Spectrum in 1998 in a time of 1:08.33.

## Winners

* 2023 - Royal Merchant
* 2022 - Lombardo
* 2021 - Savatoxl
* 2020 - Trekking
* 2019 - Despatch
* 2018 - Santa Ana Lane
* 2017 - Vega Magic
* 2016 – Black Heart Bart
* 2015 – Flamberge
* 2014 – Smokin' Joey
* 2013 – Platelet
* 2012 – Black Caviar
* 2011 – Lone Rock
* 2010 – Velocitea
* 2009 – Takeover Target
* 2008 – Shadoways
* 2007 – Let Go Thommo
* 2006 – Perfectly Ready
* 2005 – Glamour Puss
* 2004 – Super Elegant
* 2003 – Bomber Bill
* 2002 – Zip Zip Aray
* 2001 – Keeper
* 2000 – Marstic
* 1999 – French Clock
* 1998 – Spectrum
* 1997 – Bellzevir
* 1996 – Sword
* 1995 – Centisle
* 1994 – Ambala
* 1993 – Jolly Old Mac
* 1992 – Euclase
* 1991 – Crush
* 1990 – Beau George
* 1989 – Boardwalk Angel
* 1988 – Cameronic
* 1987 – Daring Jon
* 1986 – Lord Galaxy
* 1985 – Mighty Avenger
* 1984 – Leica Planet
* 1983 – Bold Jet
* 1982 – Heavenly Time
* 1981 – Young Man
* 1980 – Marjoleo
* 1979 – Comaida Boy
* 1978 – Quiet Snort
* 1977 – Romantic Dream
* 1976 – Puncheon
* 1975 – Kenmark
* 1974 – Samist
* 1973 – Wise Virgin
* 1972 – Tango Miss
* 1971 – Romantic Son
* 1970 – Crown Lad
* 1969 – Grey John
* 1968 – Makadola
* 1967 – Picargo
* 1966 – High Income
* 1965 – Sunny Coronation
* 1964 – Kiltrice
* 1963 – Queen Dassie
* 1962 – Conrapt
* 1961 – Mikadis
* 1960 – Scenic Star
* 1959 – Bofresher
* 1958 – Sleep Tight
* 1957 – Hunter's Sight
* 1956 – Matrice
* 1955 – Copper Year
* 1954 – Gerante
* 1953 – First Scout
* 1952 – Jamboree
* 1951 – St. Comedy
* 1950 – Power's Hope
* 1949 – Cellarman
* 1948 – Denhoti
* 1947 – Galway Pipe
* 1946 – Royal Gem
* 1945 – Univari
* 1944 – Warworn
* †194243 – *Race not held*
* 1941 – Unishak
* 1940 – Aurie's Star
* 1939 – Panka
* 1938 – Hegemonic
* 1937 – Night Gang
* 1936 – Agargil
* 1935 – Isosceles
* 1934 – Sister Florence
* 1933 – Opera Bag
* 1932 – Valaisanne
* 1931 – St. Bernadette
* 1930 – Doradus
* 1929 – Glenanton
* 1928 – Second Dale
* 1927 – Triangle
* 1926 – Ben Lomond
* 1925 – Bright Poppy
* 1924 – St. Roseate
* 1923 – Denacre
* 1922 – St. Speed
* 1921 – Peace Day
* 1920 – Mareca
* 1919 – Trillion
* 1918 – Pistolarie
* 1917 – Bourlang
* 1916 – Blague
* 1915 – Golden Wire
* 1914 – Kosai
* 1913 – Widgiewa
* 1912 – Musket Belle
* 1911 – Musket Belle
* 1910 – Lord Derby
* 1909 – True Scot
* 1908 – Lord Carlyon
* 1907 – The Amazon
* 1906 – Step-Out
* 1905 – First Fleece
* 1904 – Latch Key
* 1903 – Trochon
* 1902 – Footbolt
* 1901 – Finland
* 1900 – Ranfurly
* 1899 – Forest
* 1898 – Australian
* 1897 – Orient
* 1896 – Tinstream
* 1895 – Mostyn
* 1894 – Mostyn
* 1893 – Britisher
* 1892 – Fulham
* 1891 – The Despised
* 1890 – Goldstream
* 1889 – Chetwynd
* ‡188688 –*Race not held*
* 1885 – Lantern
* 1884 – Ironmaster
* 1883 – Colstoun
* 1882 – Result
* 1881 – D.O.D.

**Note:**
† Race not held due to a ban on war time racing in the state.
‡ Race not held due to the Totalizator Repeal Act 1883.

## InfoBox

The Goodwood
| Group 1 race | |
| --- | --- |
| Cellarman & Roy Medhurst | |
| Location | Morphettville Racecourse,<br>South Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1881 (as the Goodwood Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Furphy (2022) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | 502,250 (2022) |


title: The Goof

abstract: The Goof, officially the Garden Gate Restaurant, is a well known eatery in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto. Founded in 1952, it serves Canadian Chinese cuisine as well as diner fare such as breakfast and hamburgers. Its nickname comes from the restaurant's neon sign. The word "good" is vertical on the sign and "food" horizontal, so when at some point in its history the "d" in "good" burnt out, it read "Goo F". It is today near universally referred to as The Goof by media and locals, while the official name remains Garden Gate. After remaining almost unchanged for more than 50 years, the Goof was thoroughly renovated in 2006. The 1950s decor, including the jukeboxes, was removed and a modernist interior, done by local designer Bennett Lo, was put in place. The menu remained unchanged, as did the well known sign outside. Another well known fixture was waiter Hazel Hoeg, who announced her retirement in 2020, having worked at the restaurant since it opened in 1952, a span of 68 years. The restaurant is today owned by Keith Chau, who purchased it in the early 1990s. In 2017 they updated their webspace to include a unique online ordering application. The restaurant has also been a filming location for two movies: Frequency with Dennis Quaid and Angel Eyes with Jennifer Lopez. The song "Pinch Me" by Toronto/Scarborough band Barenaked Ladies makes reference to The Goof with these lines "there's a restaurant down the street/where hungry people like to eat."

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# The Goof

**The Goof**, officially the **Garden Gate Restaurant**, is a well known eatery in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto. Founded in 1952, it serves Canadian Chinese cuisine as well as diner fare such as breakfast and hamburgers. Its nickname comes from the restaurant's neon sign. The word "good" is vertical on the sign and "food" horizontal, so when at some point in its history the "d" in "good" burnt out, it read "Goo F". It is today near universally referred to as The Goof by media and locals, while the official name remains Garden Gate.

After remaining almost unchanged for more than 50 years, the Goof was thoroughly renovated in 2006. The 1950s decor, including the jukeboxes, was removed and a modernist interior, done by local designer Bennett Lo, was put in place. The menu remained unchanged, as did the well known sign outside. Another well known fixture was waiter Hazel Hoeg, who announced her retirement in 2020, having worked at the restaurant since it opened in 1952, a span of 68 years. The restaurant is today owned by Keith Chau, who purchased it in the early 1990s.

In 2017 they updated their webspace to include a unique online ordering application.

The restaurant has also been a filming location for two movies: *Frequency* with Dennis Quaid and *Angel Eyes* with Jennifer Lopez.

The song "Pinch Me" by Toronto/Scarborough band Barenaked Ladies makes reference to The Goof with these lines "there's a restaurant down the street/where hungry people like to eat."

43°40′21″N 79°17′14″W / 43.672493°N 79.287273°W / 43.672493; -79.287273


title: The Fargo Kid

abstract: The Fargo Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy starring Tim Holt. It was the second in Holt's series of Westerns for RKO. The film was shot in Kanab Canyon, Cave Lakes, and Johnson Canyon. The script was based on a story which had been previously filmed as Man in the Rough (1928) and The Cheyenne Kid (1935).

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# The Fargo Kid

***The Fargo Kid*** is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy starring Tim Holt. It was the second in Holt's series of Westerns for RKO. The film was shot in Kanab Canyon, Cave Lakes, and Johnson Canyon.

The script was based on a story which had been previously filmed as *Man in the Rough* (1928) and *The Cheyenne Kid* (1935).

## Plot summary

In the Old West, property assessor Nick Kane and his assistant Bush Cleveland know a gold vein sits deep on the gold claim of Caleb Winters. They plan to employ Deuce Mallory, a wanted hired gun whom they’ve never met, to kill Winters and force his widow to sell the claim. En route to the town, Mallory meets the Fargo Kid who is without his horse. The Kid takes Mallory’s horse after Mallory pulls his gun on him. Kane and Cleveland, who have a description of Mallory’s horse, mistake the Kid for Mallory and pay him $5,000 to kill Winters. The Kid tells his pals, Johnny and Whopper, that he has the money but not why. He also tells them not to reveal his true identity. The Kid goes to the Winters’ place and is nearly shot trying to investigate why he was hired.

Mallory makes it to Kane’s office where Kane discovers his identity and pays him to kill Winters. He also tells Mallory the Kid is posing as him. The sheriff sees the Kid with Mallory’s horse. Johnny and Whopper, recalling the Kid’s earlier request not to identify him, refuse, and the sheriff attempts to arrest the Kid as Mallory. A melee ensues and the Kid escapes. Johnny and Whopper are jailed by the sheriff for the melee; and the Kid is accosted by Kane and Cleveland who demand their money returned. The Kid overcomes them and forces them to go to the Winters’ place. Mallory heads there too. The sheriff releases Johnny and Whopper hoping they will lead him to Mallory (the Kid). Ultimately, the Kid subdues Mallory, and Kane is shot dead as the sheriff arrives, discovering the truth.

Winter’s daughter, Jenny, who is attracted to the Kid, asks him how she can show her gratitude. He confuses her by asking for one of her hair pins. As the Kid rides off with Johnny and Whopper, he uses the hair pin to retrieve the $5,000 he had hidden in the barrel of his gun.

## Cast

## Production

Filming took place from August 8–30.

## Soundtrack

* Ray Whitley's combo – "Crazy Ole Trails Ahead" (Music and lyrics by Ray Whitley and Fred Rose)
* Ray Whitley's combo – "Twilight on the Prairie" (Music and lyrics by Ray Whitley and Fred Rose)
* "Echo in the Night" (Music and lyrics by Ray Whitley and Fred Rose)

## InfoBox

| The Fargo Kid | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Edward Killy |
| Written by | Morton Grant (writer)
Arthur V. Jones (writer) |
| Based on | *Sir Piegan Passes*
1923 short story
by W.C. Tuttle |
| Produced by | Bert Gilroy (producer)
Lee S. Marcus (executive producer) |
| Starring | Tim Holt |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by | Frederic Knudtson |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date | * December 6, 1940 (1940-12-06) |
| Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |


title: Tom Gurr

abstract: Thomas Johnson Gurr was an Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker. He worked for Cinesound Productions writing commentary for newsreels until 1933 when he left to join Associated Newspapers. By 1938 he was editor in chief at the Sunday Telegraph and he later edited the Sydney Sun. During the war, Tom served as a War Correspondent with Associated Newspapers. He became a member of the Australian Commonwealth Government Editors' Delegation and travelled to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Korea, and watched the D-Day invasion from above, flying over the scene. Tom was decorated with seven service medals for his work as a war correspondent, and marched in every Anzac Day ceremony in Sydney, Australia, until the age of 90. During World War II he also wrote and directed the classic action documentary film Jungle Patrol (1944), and later made a similar film during the Korean War, One Man's War (1952). His sister, Nancy Gurr (Thompson), was also a pioneer of the Australian film industry. His brother, Rodney Gurr, worked for MGM in the US before returning to Australia. Their father "Thomas Stuart Gurr" was a novelist and writer.

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# Tom Gurr

**Thomas Johnson Gurr** (1904, Dunedin, New Zealand – 9 August 1995) was an Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker. He worked for Cinesound Productions writing commentary for newsreels until 1933 when he left to join Associated Newspapers. By 1938 he was editor in chief at the *Sunday Telegraph* and he later edited the *Sydney Sun*.

During the war, Tom served as a War Correspondent with Associated Newspapers. He became a member of the Australian Commonwealth Government Editors' Delegation and travelled to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Korea, and watched the D-Day invasion from above, flying over the scene. Tom was decorated with seven service medals for his work as a war correspondent, and marched in every Anzac Day ceremony in Sydney, Australia, until the age of 90.

During World War II he also wrote and directed the classic action documentary film *Jungle Patrol* (1944), and later made a similar film during the Korean War, *One Man's War* (1952).

His sister, Nancy Gurr (Thompson), was also a pioneer of the Australian film industry. His brother, Rodney Gurr, worked for MGM in the US before returning to Australia. Their father "Thomas Stuart Gurr" was a novelist and writer.

## Filmography


title: Varėnė

abstract: The Varėnė is a river of Alytus district municipality and Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southern Lithuania. It flows for 48 kilometres and has a basin area of 411 km². The Varėnė begins near Skaičionys village. There are a lot of water springs along its upper course. Varėnė crosses the Varėnis Lake near its mouth. It joins the Merkys near Varėna city. Varėnė suits well for water tourism.

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# Varėnė

The **Varėnė** is a river of Alytus district municipality and Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southern Lithuania. It flows for 48 kilometres and has a basin area of 411 km².

The Varėnė begins near Skaičionys village. There are a lot of water springs along its upper course. Varėnė crosses the Varėnis Lake near its mouth. It joins the Merkys near Varėna city.

Varėnė suits well for water tourism.

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| Varėnė | |
| --- | --- |
| Varėnė near Lake Varėnis | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Physical characteristics | |
|  | |
| Source |  |
| location | Alytus district municipality, Alytus County |
|  | |
| Mouth | Merkys |
| coordinates | 54°14′46″N 24°33′13″E / 54.2460°N 24.5536°E / 54.2460; 24.5536 |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Basin size | 411 km2 (159 sq mi) |
|  | |
| Discharge |  |
| average | 3.36 m3/s (119 cu ft/s) |
|  | |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | MerkysNemanBaltic Sea |
| Tributaries |  |
| left | Žiegždupis, Žižma, Dusmena, Musė |
| right | Juodupė, Niedulė, Svetus, Abista |


title: Ujjelli

abstract: Ujjelli is a panchayat village in the southern state of Telangana, India. Administratively, Ujjelli is under Maganoor Mandal of Narayanpet district in Telangana. The village of Ujjelli is 3.5 km by road southeast of the village of Azalapur, Karnataka, and 17 km by road north of the village of Maganoor. There are two villages in the gram panchayat: Ujjelli and Bhairampalle.

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# Ujjelli

**Ujjelli** is a panchayat village in the southern state of Telangana, India. Administratively, Ujjelli is under Maganoor Mandal of Narayanpet district in Telangana. The village of Ujjelli is 3.5 km by road southeast of the village of Azalapur, Karnataka, and 17 km by road north of the village of Maganoor.

There are two villages in the gram panchayat: **Ujjelli** and Bhairampalle.

## Demographics

At the 2001 census, the village of Ujjelli had 1,400 inhabitants, with 701 males and 699 females. 15% of the population was below the age of six.

## InfoBox

| Ujjelli | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| UjjelliUjjelli | |
| Coordinates: 16°34′09″N 077°26′41″E / 16.56917°N 77.44472°E / 16.56917; 77.44472 | |
| Country | India |
| State | telangana |
| District | Narayanpet district |
| Mandal | Maganoor |
| Population (2001) | |
| Total | 1,400 |
| Languages | |
| Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS |


title: Shirley Smith (lawyer)

abstract: Shirley Hilda Stanley Smith was a lawyer from New Zealand.

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# Shirley Smith (lawyer)

**Shirley Hilda Stanley Smith** (10 October 1916 – 29 December 2007) was a lawyer from New Zealand.

## Background

Smith was born in 1916 in Wellington, New Zealand, and was the daughter of barrister and judge Sir David Smith. She attended Queen Margaret College and Nga Tawa Diocesan School.

On 2 June 1944, Smith married William Ball Sutch. Together they had one daughter.

## Career

Smith's interest in the law began through conversations with her father, David Smith, although he did not initially approve of her pursuing a legal career. Instead, she studied Classics at the University of Oxford and then returned to New Zealand to teach. After attending a lecture in New York on the Commission on the Status of Women, she was inspired to train as a lawyer. After returning to New Zealand in 1951, she enrolled in Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Law.

While undertaking her legal training, Smith was one of around five women in the law school and she challenged the policies of the New Zealand Law Society and Wellington District Law Society that disallowed women from attending their dinners.

After graduating in 1957, Smith became the 41st woman to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. She first worked as a law clerk at Wellington firm before deciding to enter academia.

In 1957, Smith joined the Victoria University of Wellington and became the first woman in New Zealand to lecture in law and be a full member of a law faculty. She lectured for two years and taught constitutional Law and Roman law. During this time she was the only female faculty member. She was also the first editor of the Victoria University of Wellington Law Review.

Smith left the university to practice general law as a sole practitioner. Between 1961 and 1994 she worked in Wellington as a barrister and solicitor. Although her cases were varied she became known for her work in family law and criminal law. She was drawn to cases of relating to social justice and did pro bono work for a number of organisations, including the Cook Island Society of New Zealand (Wellington) and the Society for Research on Women. She also represented a number of gang members in criminal cases, including members of the Porirua chapter of the Mongrel Mob and Wellington chapter of the Black Power Gang.

In the early 1990s, Smith stopped practising law. In 1995 she was made an honorary life member of the Wellington District Law Society.

## Shirley Smith Address

In honour of Shirley Smith, the Women in Law Committee of the New Zealand Law Society's Wellington branch began the annual Shirley Smith Address. The event began in 2008 and occurs annually. Previous speakers have included:

| Year | Speaker | Address title |
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| 2008 | Margaret Wilson | Inaugural Address |
| 2009 | Dame Sian Elias | Blameless Babes |
| 2010 | Professor Nicola Lacey | The Prisoners' Dilemma and Political Systems: The Impact of Proportional Representation on Criminal Justice in New Zealand |
| 2011 | Sir Kenneth Keith | Human Rights and National Security in International Law and National Law |
| 2012 | Professor Hilary Charlesworth | Keeping Women in their Place – Women's rights and the question of ‘culture' in international law |
| 2013 | Justice Teresa Doherty | Sexual violence and the role of the International Courts |
| 2014 | Dame Susan Glazebrook | Protecting the Vulnerable in the 21st Century: An International Perspective |
| 2015 | Dame Silvia Cartwright | Gender-based violence – the price is not right |
| 2016 | Ngaire Naffine | Criminal Law and the Problem of Men, or Manliness, Male Right and Criminal law |
| 2017 | Jacinta Ruru | First Laws: Tikanga Māori in / and the Law |
| 2018 | Gillian Triggs | The Movement of People and Asylum Seekers in the Asia Pacific: A Rule of Law Approach |
| 2019 | Vanessa Munro | Judging Juries: The 'Common Sense' Conundrums of Prosecuting Violence Against Women |

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| Shirley Hilda Stanley Smith | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1916-10-10)10 October 1916 |
| Died | 29 December 2007(2007-12-29) (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1957–1994 |
| Spouse | Bill Sutch |
| Father | David Smith |


title: The Bible Story of Christmas

abstract: The Bible Story of Christmas is a studio album in which Bing Crosby narrates the Christmas story from St. Luke, Chapter 2 with the Bonaventure Choir singing Christmas hymns which are interspersed with Crosby's narration. This is not the same as the album "A Christmas Story."

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# The Bible Story of Christmas

***The Bible Story of Christmas*** is a studio album in which Bing Crosby narrates the Christmas story from St. Luke, Chapter 2 with the Bonaventure Choir singing Christmas hymns which are interspersed with Crosby's narration.

This is not the same as the album "A Christmas Story."

## Background

Sometime in 1955, Omer Westendorf (founder of World Library of Sacred Music) wrote to several famous Catholics to find a narrator for a recording project. Among those names were Loretta Young, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Rocky Marciano, and Bing Crosby. Bishop Sheen replied that he was too busy, and there were no replies from Ms. Young and Mr. Marciano. Bing Crosby made inquiries about World Library of Sacred Music through the Los Angeles Chancery Office. He made no formal reply and just sent a tape of the narration. Bing made the recording on August 6, 1956, and sent it to Omer Westendorf in Cincinnati. Where the narration was recorded is unknown. The organ background was provided by Betty Zins Reiber, a longtime editor at WLP. According to Bing Enterprises/HLC Properties LLC, Bing donated his services and did not accept any payment.. The music on the album was arranged by Han Van Koert (1913–1976). The complete score of the album was published by WLP in 1958.

The recording of Bing Crosby reading the Gospel of Luke 2:4—20 has not been used in any other project and is exclusive to World Library Publications.

Not to be confused with "A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket" (1957)

The original album, “The Bible Story of Christmas,” was released in December 1957 with a retail price of $4.98. A thousand copies were ordered and seven prints exist in the WLP Archive in Franklin Park, Illinois. The distribution was limited to Cincinnati, Ohio. The re-issue will be worldwide and available on vinyl and CD at wlpmusic.com.

Crosby's narration was broken up and interleaved with eight hymns sung by the Bonaventure Choir and the LP (number WLSM5) was duly produced by the World Library of Sacred Music and released in Cincinnati in December 1957 with a retail price of $4.98.

## Track listing

### Original release

Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Behold a Virgin Bearing Him" | Michael V. Gannon | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr | 3:42 |
| 3. | "The First Nowell" | Traditional | 2:39 |
| 4. | "A Child Is Born in Bethlehem" | Traditional | 2:54 |

Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | James Chadwick | 2:41 |
| 2. | "O Come, Little Children" | Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, Christoph von Schmid | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Welcome, Son of Mary" | Traditional, Michael V. Gannon | 3:44 |
| 4. | "O Come, All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade, Frederick Oakeley | 3:48 |

## CD release

In 2017, WLP reissued the "lost" recording on CD to mark the 60th anniversary of the original issue. An extra track was added which contained Crosby's complete narration of Luke 2:4-20 which runs for 2 minutes 29 seconds. A vinyl re-release was also made.

## InfoBox

| The Bible Story of Christmas Narrated by Bing Crosby | |
| --- | --- |
| 2017 CD cover | |
| Studio album by Bing Crosby, The Bonaventure Choir | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Recorded | 1957 |
| Genre | Religious |
| Length | 28 minutes |
| Label | World Library Publications |
| Bing Crosby chronology | |
| *New Tricks*
(1957) ***The Bible Story of Christmas Narrated by Bing Crosby***
(1957) *Never Be Afraid*
(1958) | |


title: Vidyasagar (composer)

abstract: Vidyasagar is an Indian composer, musician and singer who works predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. After working with several composers as assistant and conductor, Vidyasagar made his debut as a film composer in the 1989 Tamil film Poo Manam and is nicknamed as "Melody King". Working for over 225 feature films, he is the recipient of one National Award, multiple State Awards and five Filmfare Awards. He is widely regarded as one of the finest and most acclaimed composers in the history of Indian cinema.

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# Vidyasagar (composer)

**Vidyasagar** (born 2 March 1963) is an Indian composer, musician and singer who works predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. After working with several composers as assistant and conductor, Vidyasagar made his debut as a film composer in the 1989 Tamil film *Poo Manam* and is nicknamed as "Melody King". Working for over 225 feature films, he is the recipient of one National Award, multiple State Awards and five Filmfare Awards. He is widely regarded as one of the finest and most acclaimed composers in the history of Indian cinema.

## Life and career

Vidya Sagar was born into a Telugu-speaking family of U. Ramachandar, a musician, in Suryakantham in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. His grandfather was a court vidwan in Bobbili Samsthanam.

Vidya Sagar is settled in Chennai. He is married and has daughters and a son. One of his daughters, Susarla Pallavi is a social media influencer, and another daughter Srivardhani is a playback singer. His son, Harsha Vardhan, works as a musician and programmer in Tamil Cinema Industry. He underwent Carnatic vocals training first and then started taking classical guitar classes in Chennai from Master Dhanraj and then later piano.

Vidyasagar became an independent film composer with the song *En Anbe* in the 1989 Tamil movie *Poomanam*. Vidyasagar started his music career with a Tamil film, he gained recognition good in the Tamil music industry at a later stage. He also started composing for Telugu Films in 1989.

In 1993–94, Vidya Sagar was approached by Tamil actor-director Arjun, with whom he worked for many musical films like *Jai Hind*, *Karna* and *Subash*. Their combination resulted in acclaimed Tamil language melodic songs like *Malare* and *Paadu .. Paadu*.

From 1996 to 2001 Vidyasagar mainly concentrated on Malayalam films. During this period, Vidyasagar also composed for a few Tamil movies like *Nilaave Vaa* and *Uyirodu Uyiraga*. He won three Kerala State Film Awards. About his stint in the Malayalam Cinema, Vidyasagar was quoted saying "I believe that it was a God sent opportunity for me to work in one of the finest film industries".

From the year 2001, he started composing soundtracks for *Dhil*, *Run*, *Dhool (ithunondu muthathile)*, *Ghilli* etc. in Tamil and *Summer in Bethlehem*, *Meesha Madhavan*, *Kilichundan Mampazham*, *Pattalam*, *C.I.D. Moosa* etc. in Malayalam. His Bollywood venture *Hulchul* directed by Priyadarshan was a box-office blockbuster, but the songs only became nominal hits, not bringing him the acclaim he was usually used to in Tamil and Malayalam films.

During this period, Vidya Sagar became the first South Indian Composer to have composed for an English language feature, *Beyond The Soul*, an Indo American film directed by Rajiv Anchal.

Between 2003 and 2005, he composed songs for several notable films like *Anbe Sivam*, *Madhurey*, *Kochi Rajavu*, *Ji* and *Chandrolsavam* in 2004–05. The year 2005 saw Vidyasagar receiving his first National Film Awards for his music in the Telugu film *Swarabhishekam* directed by K. Vishwanath. The music in the film was predominantly Carnatic. The same year, he composed music for the film *Chandramukhi*.

In 2007, Vidyasagar was signed by Prakash Raj for his production venture *Mozhi* starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jyothika. The film directed by Radha Mohan had critically acclaimed melodies like *Kaatrin Mozhiye* and *Sevvanam*. The songs of *Mozhi* had the distinction of being completely devoid of duets. The only female voice was of Sujatha Mohan in Katrin Mozhi. In 2008 Vidyasagar's notable releases were Vijay's *Kuruvi* and the Priyadarshan directed *Mere Baap Pehle Aap* in Hindi.

After his brief dull phase in Malayalam, he bounced back into the scene with the Lal Jose directorial *Neelathamara*, scripted by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, with the song *Anuraga Vilochananaayi* becoming a cult favourite. He followed it up with hits in Apoorva Ragam and Makeup Man. Meanwhile, in Tamil, he delivered hits with Karthi's *Siruthai* and Vijay's *Kaavalan*.

In 2012, Vidyasagar had three releases in Malayalam with *Diamond Necklace*, Thappana and *Ordinary*.

In 2013, Priyadarshan signed him in for his film, *Geethaanjali* in Malayalam with Mohanlal in the lead role. Lal Jose's *Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum* and *Jannal Oram*, the Tamil remake of *Ordinary* were his other releases of the year. The end of veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikkad's 10-film long collaboration with composer Ilaiyaraaja saw him collaborate with Vidyasagar for the film *Oru Indian Pranayakatha*. Sathyan Anthikad continued his collaboration with Vidya Sagar for his next 2 films, *Ennum Eppozhum* (released in 2015) and *Jomonte Suvisheshangal* (released in 2017).

## Discography

## Awards

## InfoBox

| Vidyasagar | |
| --- | --- |
| Vidya Sagar in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vidya Sagar |
| Born | (1963-03-02) 2 March 1963<br>Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Genres | Film score, dance music, classical music |
| Occupations | * Singer * Songwriter * Composer * Record producer * Music director * Arranger * Conductor |
| Instruments | Harmonium, Santoor, Vibraphone, Keyboard, Piano, Guitar, Vocal. |
| Years active | 1989–present |


title: The Grease Factor

abstract: The Grease Factor is the second studio album by guitarist Shane Theriot. It was released in 2003.

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# The Grease Factor

***The Grease Factor*** is the second studio album by guitarist Shane Theriot. It was released in 2003.

## Track listing

1. Little Hat (4:50)
2. Swish (5:12)
3. Zodiac (4:08)
4. Shrimp Boots (3:40)
5. Dublin (5:43)
6. Mr. Longhair (5:57)
7. The Apartment (5:45)
8. Slow (5:42)
9. Woody (5:17)
10. Zydefaux (3:52)
11. Dear Ellen (1:15)

## Personnel

*
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## InfoBox

| The Grease Factor | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Shane Theriot | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Label | Shose |
| Shane Theriot chronology | |
| *Highway 90*
(2000) ***The Grease Factor***
(2003) *Dirty Power*
(2009) | |


title: Tennis at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics

abstract: Tennis at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics took place at the Samsun Tennis Club in Canik.

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# Tennis at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics

**Tennis** at the **2017 Summer Deaflympics** took place at the Samsun Tennis Club in Canik.

## Medal summary

*   Host nation (Turkey)

| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Turkey (TUR)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Men's singles | Jaroslav Smedek
Czech Republic | Andres Sebastian Vazquez
Ecuador | Egor Alexandrovich Panyushkin
Russia |
| Men's doubles | France
Mikael Alix Laurent,
Vincent Novelli | Germany
Urs Ferdinand Breitenberger,
Hans Toedter | Austria
Robert Gravogl,
Mario Kargl |
| Women's singles | Lin Chia-Wen
Chinese Taipei | Polina Smirnova
Russia | Ho Chiu-mei
Chinese Taipei |
| Women's doubles | Chinese Taipei
Ho Chiu-mei
Lin Chia-Wen | France
Marine Beney
Aurelie Coudon | Turkey
Tutem Banguoglu
Asuman Saki |
| Mixed doubles | Russia
Egor Alexandrovich Panyushkin,
Polina Smirnova | France
Aurelie Coudon,
Vincent Novelli | India
Shaik Jafreen,
Prithvi Sekhar |

## InfoBox

| Tennis at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Venue | Samsun Tennis Club |
| Location | Turkey, Samsun |
| Dates | 19–28 July |
|


title: Todd Endelman

abstract: Todd M. Endelman is the William Haber Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Michigan. He specializes in the social history of Jews in Western Europe and in Anglo-Jewish history. He is the author of The Jews of Georgian England, 1714-1830: Tradition and Change in a Liberal Society (1979), Radical Assimilation in Anglo-Jewish History, 1656-1945 (1990), and The Jews of Britain, 1656-2000 (2002).

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# Todd Endelman

**Todd M. Endelman** (born 1946) is the William Haber Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Michigan. He specializes in the social history of Jews in Western Europe and in Anglo-Jewish history. He is the author of *The Jews of Georgian England, 1714-1830: Tradition and Change in a Liberal Society* (1979), *Radical Assimilation in Anglo-Jewish History, 1656-1945* (1990), and *The Jews of Britain, 1656-2000* (2002).

## Career

Endelman was awarded a B.A. in 1968 from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Ph.D. in 1976 at Harvard University.

He taught at Yeshiva University and Indiana University, then moved to Michigan in 1985. While at the University of Michigan, Endelman served as director of the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies intermittently for 11 years. During his tenure as director, there was a significant growth for the program, including the creation of a Masters program and the establishment of the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies with a $20 million endowment. At the time, it was the largest gift ever given to a Jewish Studies program.

He was succeeded as director by fellow historian Deborah Dash Moore in 2005. Endelman served as the Frankel Institutes's Head Fellow for the 2008–09 academic year.

## Awards

1980: National Jewish Book Award in the Jewish History category for *The Jews of Georgian England, 1714-1830: Tradition and Change in a Liberal Society*


title: Origo Sound

abstract: Origo Sound is a Norwegian independent record label formed in 1990 in Norway by Harald Lervik. The initiative to start the label was taken after Tormod Opedal, an employee in Lervik's software company, in 1989 had decided to close his own label Cicada which had released two albums by the Norwegian composer Erik Wøllo. Wøllo had a new album ready to be released, and Origo Sound was formed the year after, with two albums launched in the autumn 1990, of which one was the new Wøllo album Origo Sound's major successes were the two albums by Biosphere, Microgravity and Patashnik. Hailed by Norwegian and international press for setting the standard for what was to become known as ambient techno, the albums were followed by two more albums on the label, Substrata and the movie soundtrack Insomnia. Up until 2007, all but one of the albums released were by Norwegian bands and artists. The one exception was the Finnish duo Dystopia's album The Second Dawn in 1998, but Harald Lervik says this was purely coincidental. In 2010, the label released its first CD of original music since 2004. Over the years, Origo Sound has released albums in a variety of styles, all founded in various electronic music subgenres. The first few years were dominated by a mix of styles ranging from new-age music to ethnic and techno. The mid 1990s saw some techno influenced albums, while in the recent past the label has moved in the direction of ambient and experimental music. The melodic approach is also covered in the catalogue. In 2007, Origo Sound was merged into Planet Origo, an Estonian company owned by Norwegian investors, including Harald Lervik. In October that year, the label released its first CD since 2004, the sampler Planet Origo, as a warm-up to future releases. In 2013, Origo Sound was re-established as an independent, Norwegian record label.

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# Origo Sound

**Origo Sound** is a Norwegian independent record label formed in 1990 in Norway by Harald Lervik. The initiative to start the label was taken after Tormod Opedal, an employee in Lervik's software company, in 1989 had decided to close his own label Cicada which had released two albums by the Norwegian composer Erik Wøllo. Wøllo had a new album ready to be released, and Origo Sound was formed the year after, with two albums launched in the autumn 1990, of which one was the new Wøllo album

Origo Sound's major successes were the two albums by Biosphere, *Microgravity* and *Patashnik*. Hailed by Norwegian and international press for setting the standard for what was to become known as ambient techno, the albums were followed by two more albums on the label, *Substrata* and the movie soundtrack *Insomnia*.

Up until 2007, all but one of the albums released were by Norwegian bands and artists. The one exception was the Finnish duo Dystopia's album *The Second Dawn* in 1998, but Harald Lervik says this was purely coincidental. In 2010, the label released its first CD of original music since 2004.

Over the years, Origo Sound has released albums in a variety of styles, all founded in various electronic music subgenres. The first few years were dominated by a mix of styles ranging from new-age music to ethnic and techno. The mid 1990s saw some techno influenced albums, while in the recent past the label has moved in the direction of ambient and experimental music. The melodic approach is also covered in the catalogue.

In 2007, Origo Sound was merged into Planet Origo, an Estonian company owned by Norwegian investors, including Harald Lervik. In October that year, the label released its first CD since 2004, the sampler *Planet Origo*, as a warm-up to future releases. In 2013, Origo Sound was re-established as an independent, Norwegian record label.

## Discography

This list is organized by release year. Titles are full length albums unless otherwise mentioned.

| Year | Artist | Title | Comment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | Erik Wøllo | *Images of Light* |  |
| | Green Isac | *Strings and pottery* |  |
| 1991 | Karsten Brustad | *Intarsia* |  |
| | Biosphere | *Microgravity* |  |
| | Biosphere | *The fairy tale* | *12" vinyl single* |
| | Langsomt Mot Nord | *Hildring* |  |
| 1992 | Green Isac | *Happy endings* |  |
| | Erik Wøllo | *Solstice* |  |
| 1994 | Biosphere | *Patashnik* |  |
| | Karsten Brustad | *Cape West* |  |
| | Neural Network | *Brain-state-in-a-box* |  |
| | Sverre Knut Johansen | *Distant Shore* |  |
| 1995 | Eyeman Reel | *Bird Colony* |  |
| | Neural Network | *Modernité* |  |
| | Erik Wøllo | *Fossegrimen* | *Book + CD, joint release with Cappelen* |
| | Biosphere | *Novelty waves* | *CD single* |
| | Eyeman Reel | *Cyber Delhi* | *CD single* |
| 1997 | Current | *Enter the Dream* |  |
| | Circular | *Nanotopia* |  |
| | Biosphere | *Insomnia* |  |
| | Biosphere | *Substrata* |  |
| | Exile | *Dimension D* | *Exile = Erik Wøllo* |
| | Various artists | *Future Proof* | *Label sampler/compilation* |
| 1998 | Dystopia | *The second dawn* |  |
| 1999 | Sverre Knut Johansen | *The source of energy* |  |
| 2001 | Current | *Musik* |  |
| 2002 | Living Dreamtime | *Exploring the Water Element* |  |
| 2003 | Current | *Communion* |  |
| | Current | *Ghost trip* | *CD single* |
| 2004 | Circular | *Glass Darkly* |  |
| 2007 | Various artists | *Planet Origo* | *Label sampler/compilation* |
| 2010 | Nemesis | *Gigaherz* |
| 2012 | Sverre Knut Johansen | *Planets* |
| 2013 | SynthX | *Noxia* | *The label's first ever 2CD* |
| 2013 | Pertti Grönholm | *Winterplanet* |
| 2013 | Super Fata | *Structural Tendency* |

1. http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle\_id=117

## InfoBox

| Origo Sound | |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Harald Lervik |
| Distributor(s) | Cdbaby (digital)<br>Planet Origo (retail) |
| Genre |  |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Location | Norway |
| Official website | www.myspace.com/origosound |


title: Velouria

abstract: "Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. The song was written as a love song rooted in Francis's experience with a girl associated with the Rosicrucians of Northern California. The lyrics also touched on Francis's interest in UFOs. Musically, the song features surf rock elements as well as a prominent theremin part. "Velouria" was released as the lead single from Bossanova in July 1990 and became the band's first Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The release was accompanied by a music video, featuring a short clip of the band in a quarry slowed down to fit the song's length. "Velouria" has since seen critical acclaim and has appeared on several compilations.

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# Velouria

"**Velouria**" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. The song was written as a love song rooted in Francis's experience with a girl associated with the Rosicrucians of Northern California. The lyrics also touched on Francis's interest in UFOs. Musically, the song features surf rock elements as well as a prominent theremin part.

"Velouria" was released as the lead single from *Bossanova* in July 1990 and became the band's first Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The release was accompanied by a music video, featuring a short clip of the band in a quarry slowed down to fit the song's length. "Velouria" has since seen critical acclaim and has appeared on several compilations.

## Background and lyrics

Black Francis said of the lyrics to the song in an interview with *SongFacts*, "It's folklore based; the Rosicrucians of 1920s San Jose California had some pretty interesting ideas." The lyrics allude to the mythical lost continent of Lemuria and the Rosicrucians' belief that its survivors lived beneath Mount Shasta. Francis explained:

> There are these people in California around San Jose, they call themselves Rosicrucians but they're not like the Rosicrucians of yesteryear. ... There's this lost continent of Lemuria, as in the lemurs from Madagascar sank in the pacific and all of the inhabitants took off and entered into that hollowed out mountain called Mount Shasta. ... And I had an experience there a few years ago with a girl that I met in those parts, who was one of these Lemurians. ... \[It was named\] "Velouria" because velour, she was kind of covered in fur. She was smooth and beautiful but it was like she was furry!

Producer Gil Norton claimed the song was also inspired by Francis's fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrials: "He was trying to write about space, a superhero-type person, and he had this material, velour, that he really liked the touch of, and that's where he got the 'Velouria' from, what she would wear."

## Music

The song has been labeled as punk rock and surf rock by critics. The song features extensive use of theremin, which the band brought in to excite Francis. Norton recalled, "We got a theremin player \[Robert F. Brunner\]. I found him in a musician's union book under 'theremin.' There were, like three of them in there."

## Release

"Velouria" was released as the lead single from Pixies' third album, *Bossanova*. Of the song's B-sides, "I've Been Waiting for You" is a Neil Young cover sung by Kim Deal, while "Make Believe" is a David Lovering-sung track written about Lovering's admitted "obsession" with US singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. The single was a moderate alternative success, reaching number four on the American alternative charts as well as number 28 in the UK, making it the band's first top 40 UK single.

In addition to appearing on *Bossanova*, the song appears on the influential 1990 Madchester compilation album *Happy Daze*, as well as Pixies compilations *Death to the Pixies* and *Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies*.

## Video

As "Velouria" was climbing up the UK Top 40, the band was offered a spot on *Top of the Pops*. However, a BBC rule stated that only singles with videos could be performed on the show. To counter this, a cheap video was made with the band being filmed running down a quarry. Director Peter "Pinko" Fowler, according to Francis, "wanted to shoot us running toward him in \[a\] quarry" outside Manchester. Guitarist Joey Santiago recalled:

> \[The director\] held a camera, and we just ran towards it, and we thought we had enough footage. I think we were all probably high. And then we looked at it, and he goes, 'Is that all we have?' It's like, 'Man, well, we'll just slow it down then, until the song ends.' So that's what we did. We were making fun of the video too. We never really liked doing them, just because when you think of a song, you want your imagination to have its own thing going, you know?

In the video, 23 seconds of footage (the time needed for the band members to reach the camera) is slowed in order to last for the duration of the song. However, the effort in filming the video was in vain; Pixies did not play "Velouria" on *Top of the Pops* while the single was in the charts.

An alternate version of the video, also filmed in the quarry, was unearthed during the compiling of the 30th edition of *Bossanova*.

## Critical reception

"Velouria" has received critical acclaim since its release. *Entertainment Weekly* wrote in a 1990 review that the song is "intense" and "has both strangely shivering guitars and a melodic refrain that cascades over the surface of the music like waves crashing on a devastated beach." The *NME* wrote during that same year, "By now most of us have heard 'Velouria'. Not as immediate as 'Gigantic' or 'Monkey Gone to Heaven' as far as singles go, but still a delightfully wiggy window to the world of Black Francis and the maddest thing to have been seen on *Top of the Pops* since the Wombles were Top Ten regulars."

Retrospective writers have been similarly effusive in their praise. *Blender* called it "their greatest love song after 'Gigantic'", while *AllMusic* wrote, "On the theremin-driven 'Velouria,' science fiction imagery displaces Francis' penchant for fetishistic lyrics; next to the token kinky song 'Down to the Wells tired sound, it's a refreshing change." *Guitar.com* ranked the song the band's 12th greatest guitar moment, writing, "\[Francis\] nailed this peculiar love song." *Rolling Stone* readers voted the song the band's tenth best.

## In media

"Velouria" is played in the AMC show *Halt and Catch Fire* during season 3, episode 9, 'NIM'.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Black Francis, except where noted

| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Velouria" |  | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Make Believe" |  | 1:54 |
| 3. | "I've Been Waiting for You" | Neil Young | 2:45 |
| 4. | "The Thing" |  | 1:58 |

## Covers

## Charts

| Chart (1990) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 28 |
| US Alternative Airplay (*Billboard*) | 4 |

Sources

## InfoBox

| "Velouria" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single by Pixies | |
| from the album  *Bossanova* | |
| A-side | "Velouria" |
| B-side |  |
| Released | July 16, 1990 (1990-07-16) |
| Recorded | 1989–1990, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, United States and Hansa Ton, Berlin, Germany |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | 4AD/Elektra |
| Songwriter(s) | Black Francis |
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton |
| Pixies singles chronology | |
| "Here Comes Your Man"
(1989) "**Velouria**"
(1990) "Dig for Fire"
(1990) | |
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title: USS Stickell

abstract: USS Stickell (DD-888) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1972. She was renamed HS Kanaris (D212) in 1972 on transfer to the Hellenic Navy.

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# USS Stickell

**USS *Stickell* (DD-888)** was a *Gearing*-class destroyer of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1972. She was renamed **HS *Kanaris* (D212)** (Greek: Φ/Γ *Κανάρης*) in 1972 on transfer to the Hellenic Navy.

## Service history

### 19451950

*Stickell* (DD-888) was named for Lieutenant John H. Stickell USNR (19141943), who was killed in action at Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands on 13 December 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. She was laid down on 5 January 1945 at Orange, Texas, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation; launched on 16 June 1945; sponsored by Miss Sue Stickell; and commissioned on 31 October 1945.

Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, *Stickell* operated under Commander, Amphibious Training, Galveston, Texas, for a month, 10 December 1945 to 11 January 1946. She then conducted shakedown training out of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, before arriving in Charleston, South Carolina, on 11 March for post-shakedown availability. She shifted to Norfolk, Virginia, on 21 April and, until 6 May, supported carrier qualifications from that port with *Kearsarge* (CV-33). She then screened *Kearsarge* to Guantanamo Bay and, from there, to the Panama Canal. She returned to Norfolk on 13 June. Two days later, she got underway for the west coast. Heading via the Panama Canal, she reached San Diego, California, on 29 June and joined Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 11. Over the next four and one-half years, *Stickell* made three cruises to the Far East to serve with the 7th Fleet. During these deployments, she visited the Philippines, the Marianas, Japan, North and South Korea, China, and Okinawa. After each tour of duty in the western Pacific, she returned to duty along the west coast and in Hawaiian waters. Drills and exercises occupied the bulk of her time during the postwar period.

### Korea, 19501952

On 6 November 1950, *Stickell* completed overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard and sailed for the Korean War Zone with DesDiv 52. She made Sasebo, Japan, on 27 November and, three days later, joined the screen of Task Force (TF) 77. The destroyer's first Korean War tour lasted until 20 July 1951. During that deployment, she operated with the fast carriers off the southern and eastern coasts of Korea, participated in anti-submarine warfare exercises off Yokosuka, Japan, conducted shore bombardments of the Songjin-Wonsan area and patrolled the waters off Shingjin, Yong-do, and Chongjin for enemy small craft. In addition, she landed Republic of Korea intelligence teams on hostile shores: and she rescued three air crewmen while on lifeguard duty for the carriers. On 20 July 1951, she headed east toward the United States and arrived in San Diego, California, on 4 August.

For almost seven months, *Stickell* remained on the west coast, conducting training operations out of San Diego. On 26 January 1952, she put to sea for the Far East once again. After stopping at Yokosuka from 19 to 23 February, she began her second combat tour in Korean waters. Between 23 February and 19 March, she operated with TF 77 off the coast of Korea and made three shore bombardments; one off Yong-do on 28 February with heavy cruiser *Rochester*; one at the bombline on 5 March; and one off Singchong-Ni on 11 March with the cruiser *Saint Paul*. On 19 March, *Stickell* and the rest of DesDiv 52 joined the United Nations blockading and escort force, Task Group (TG) 95.2. As the bombardment and patrol element, *Stickell* not only blockaded Hŭngnam, but also delivered interdiction and shore bombardment fire.

After bombarding Wonsan Harbor on 31 March, she rejoined TF 77 on 1 April and retired with that force to Yokosuka. She remained at Yokosuka during the first two weeks in April; then resumed support for TF 77 air strikes and intermittent shore bombardments. She was in Yokosuka from 29 May to 18 June for dry-docking and repairs before conducting a brief operation along Korea's east coast, including a night landing in the vicinity of Pohang Dong. *Stickell* cleared the area on 23 June with DesDiv 52 for exercises out of Buckner Bay, Okinawa. The division returned to Yokosuka on 5 July and, the next day, was underway again to visit Hong Kong and to patrol the Taiwan Strait. She rendezvoused with Carrier Division 3 on 14 July and, with TG 50.3, conducted operations in the Philippines and in the South China Sea, before returning to the Taiwan area to rejoin TF 77 on 27 July. After further operations off the eastern coast of Korea, she entered Yokosuka on 6 August and, four days later, sailed for return to the United States.

### 19531962

*Stickell* arrived in San Diego on 26 August and remained there until 13 December, when she was decommissioned at Long Beach to begin conversion to a radar picket destroyer (DDR). On 2 September 1953, *Stickell* (DDR-888) was recommissioned at Long Beach. Following training out of Long Beach, she joined DesDiv 21 at San Diego on 18 January 1954. Two days later, she and her division headed for the western Pacific. This deployment consisted primarily of hunter-killer training and Taiwan Strait patrol. On 1 June, she departed Sasebo on a voyage to complete a circumnavigation of the globe. Along the way, she visited Hong Kong, Singapore, Ceylon, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, and Trinidad, She reached Norfolk, Virginia, on 10 August 1954 and joined DesDiv 262 of the Atlantic Fleet.

For the next nine years, *Stickell* served the Atlantic Fleet as a radar destroyer. Between 1954 and 1958, she went through two complete training cycles, including yard overhauls, Mediterranean deployments, refresher training, and NATO and Atlantic Fleet exercises. She received the latest in electronic equipment during her 1958 overhaul; and, soon thereafter, she was outfitted with an experimental data processing and weapons analysis system. In 1961, she earned the Atlantic Fleet Destroyer force Antiair Warfare Trophy. Her seven-month Mediterranean cruise in 1962 was highlighted by an excursion into the Black Sea. In the fall of 1962, *Stickell* participated in the Cuban Quarantine and showed great efficiency by departing Norfolk on very short notice to assume her station.

### 19631965

In May 1963, she entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for a Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) overhaul. *Stickell* surrendered her anti-aircraft warfare electronics equipment in return for the latest in ASW gear, including ASROC missiles and DASH drone helicopters. Early in 1964, she rejoined the Atlantic Fleet in Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 12 as a straight DD. Home ported at Newport, Rhode Island, she became the flagship of DesDiv 122. Following refresher training in April, she became a unit of the midshipman training squadron and made a cruise to northern European ports in June and July. From August to November, she served with the Atlantic Anti-submarine Warfare Forces; then she deployed to the Mediterranean until March 1965.

She returned to Newport and, in April, shifted to Norfolk to complete her DASH outfitting. In June, *Stickell* joined TF 124, in supporting United States and other OAS forces operating in the Dominican Republic during the 1965 upheavals in that country. After five weeks of patrolling, she entered the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard at Boston, Massachusetts, for a six-week overhaul. In October, she took station off the west coast of Africa to participate in the recovery of Gemini 6. However, the mission was scrubbed, and *Stickell* returned, via Martinique, to Newport. In November and early December, she participated in amphibious exercises at Vieques Island, near Puerto Rico; then returned to Newport.

### Vietnam, 1966

On 19 January 1966, *Stickell*, along with the other units of Destroyer Squadron 12, departed Newport for duty with the 7th Fleet in the Far East. After transiting the Panama Canal and brief stops at San Diego and Pearl Harbor, the ship commenced wartime operations in the South China Sea in support of the Republic of Vietnam. While attached to the 7th Fleet, *Stickell* was assigned to Search and Rescue (SAR) and helicopter inflight refueling duties in the Gulf of Tonkin; plane guarding for various attack carriers, especially *Ranger*; and gunfire support duties. During the deployment, the ship visited the following Far East ports: Kaohsiung, Formosa; Yokosuka, Japan; Subic Bay, Philippines; Hong Kong; route back to Newport — completely circumnavigating the world — crossing the equator near Indonesia. After the *Stickell* visited Port Dickson, Malaysia; Cochin, India; and Aden. She transited the Suez Canal and touched at Athens, Greece; Palma, Mallorca; and Gibraltar. ship returned to Newport on 17 August 1966.

### 19661968

In October 1966, *Stickell* entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for overhaul. She emerged in February 1967 and headed toward Guantánamo Bay for refresher training. *Stickell* then headed for Culebra Island where she qualified as a naval gunfire support ship. After a short inport period, *Stickell* deployed on a four-month ASW cruise. During the northern European segment of the cruise, *Stickell* visited Bergen, Norway; Aarhus, Denmark; Sundsvall, Sweden; and Thurso, Scotland. She operated with ships and aircraft from the navies of Norway, Denmark, West Germany, Great Britain, and France. *Stickell* then entered the Mediterranean Sea and joined the 6th Fleet. She operated with the aircraft carrier *Essex* and several other destroyers as a "pouncer" ASW Task Force. While in the Mediterranean, *Stickell* visited Naples, Italy; Valletta, Malta; and Palermo, Sicily. On 19 September 1967, she steamed past Brenton Reef Light and was home again.

Before the end of the year, *Stickell* participated in two ASW exercises. The first, "Canus Silex," a combined Canadian-United States ASW exercise and the second, "Fixwex India." By February 1968, *Stickell* was preparing for a visit to the Caribbean and her part in "Springboard 68." After leaving frozen Newport behind, *Stickell* participated in a variety of training operations designed to sharpen her crew's already finely honed efficiency. Following "Springboard", she acted as sonar training ship at the Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare School at Key West, Florida.

The next several months were spent preparing for *Stickell*'s next deployment. On 2 July 1968, *Stickell* left Newport for a six-month, 13-nation cruise of the Indian Ocean as part of the Navy's Middle East Force. She visited San Juan, Puerto Rico; Recife, Brazil; Luanda, Angola; Lourenço Marques, Mozambique; Port Louis, Mauritius; Cochin, India; Karachi, Pakistan; Bahrain; Massawa, Ethiopia; Mombasa, Kenya; Assab, Ethiopia; Bandar Abbas, Iran; Bushehr, Iran; Kuwait; and Dakar, Senegal — touching some ports more than once. While in the Persian Gulf area, *Stickell* participated in the international naval exercise "Middlinx XL". Together with units of the United States, British, and Iranian navies, *Stickell* once again demonstrated her readiness in the fields of anti-submarine and anti-aircraft warfare. *Stickell* returned home on 10 January 1969.

### 19691972

Over the next three years, *Stickell* alternated deployments with operations off the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea. She was deployed to the Mediterranean again from September 1969 until late March 1970, when she returned to Norfolk, After post-deployment leave and upkeep, she headed to Davisville, Rhode Island, on 18 May for a month of hull repairs. Back in Norfolk again on 20 June, she remained there, except for two brief operations with the aircraft carrier *John F. Kennedy* in July, until 9 November when she got underway to off-load ammunition at Yorktown, in preparation for drydocking at Newport News, Virginia, from 13 November until 7 December. For the remainder of the year, she prepared for deployment to the Indian Ocean. Her second deployment with the Middle Eastern Force began on 7 January 1971, when she put to sea from Norfolk and ended on 29 June, upon her return to Norfolk. In the meantime, she visited ports in Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Bahrein, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Iran, India, Pakistan, Kenya, and Senegal.

At the end of this, her last, deployment, *Stickell* remained in the Virginia Capes area - for the most part at anchor or in port. She spent most of the remainder of 1971 and the first half of 1972 preparing for decommissioning and transfers to the government of Greece. On 1 July 1972, *Stickell* was decommissioned and struck from the Navy list. Immediately thereafter, the Greek Navy took possession of her and recommissioned her as *Kanaris*.

## Greek service

HS *Kanaris* (D212) (Greek: Φ/Γ *Κανάρης*) was named after Admiral Konstantinos Kanaris (1793–1877), a hero of the Greek War of Independence and later Prime Minister of Greece.

She was commissioned into the Hellenic Navy on 1 July 1972 at Norfolk, Virginia, by Cdr. K. Zografos HN. After sea trials and training she sailed to Greece where she arrived on 29 March 1973. She served in the Hellenic Navy for 20 years as part of the Destroyers Command Force. She performed many patrols in the Aegean Sea participated in Greek and NATO exercises and had active participation in the conflicts with Turkey in 1974 and 1987.

The ship's badge depicts the hand of a fire ship captain holding the torch used to set on fire the fire ship, while the fireship sails toward an Ottoman flagship during Greek War of Independence, the same badge used for the later frigate bearing the same name.

She was decommissioned on 15 September 1993, and sold for scrap in 2002.

## Awards

*Stickell* (DD-888) earned six battle stars for Korean War service and one for service in the Vietnam War.

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

Media related to USS Stickell (DD-888) and HS Kanaris (D-212) at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

| USS *Stickell* (DD-888). | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS *Stickell* |
| Namesake | John H. Stickell |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 5 January 1945 |
| Launched | 16 June 1945 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 13 December 1952 |
| Reclassified | DDR-888, 1953 |
| Recommissioned | 2 September 1953 |
| Reclassified | DD-888, 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1972 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1972 |
| Honors and<br>awards |  |
| Fate | Transferred to Greece, 1 July 1972 |
| Badge |  |
| Greece | |
| Name | HS *Kanaris* |
| Namesake | Konstantinos Kanaris |
| Acquired | 1 July 1972 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1972 |
| Decommissioned | 15 September 1993 |
| Stricken | 1994 |
| Identification | D212 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 2002 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | *Gearing*-class destroyer |
| Displacement | * 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) standard * 3,520 long tons (3,576 t) full |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion |  |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 274 |
| Armament |  |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × QH-50 DASH helicopters (1963-1976) |


title: Shirley Skerrit-Andrew

abstract: Shirley Skerrit-Andrew is an economist and diplomat from St Kitts, who was appointed Ambassador of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to the European Union on 30 October 2008. At her appointment she became the federation's first non-resident woman ambassador. She held the appointment until 2013, when she was succeeded by Len Ishmael. As the first appointment to a newly created role, she took up her post as High Commissioner to Canada in 2016, with a brief to focus on renewable energy technologies. She was succeeded in the role by Sherry Tross, who was appointed in 2018. In 2016 she was listed as one of St Kitts and Nevis' '40 Most Powerful Women'.

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# Shirley Skerrit-Andrew

**Shirley Skerrit-Andrew** is an economist and diplomat from St Kitts, who was appointed Ambassador of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to the European Union on 30 October 2008. At her appointment she became the federation's first non-resident woman ambassador. She held the appointment until 2013, when she was succeeded by Len Ishmael.

As the first appointment to a newly created role, she took up her post as High Commissioner to Canada in 2016, with a brief to focus on renewable energy technologies. She was succeeded in the role by Sherry Tross, who was appointed in 2018.

In 2016 she was listed as one of St Kitts and Nevis' '40 Most Powerful Women'.

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title: Victor Neumann

abstract: Victor Neumann is a Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor at the West University in Timișoara. He is a well-known specialist in the recent cultural and intellectual histories of Eastern and Central Europe. Much of his work deals with Conceptual History, history of political thought and theory of history. As of October 2013, he is Director of the Timișoara Art Museum.

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# Victor Neumann

**Victor Neumann** is a Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor at the West University in Timișoara. He is a well-known specialist in the recent cultural and intellectual histories of Eastern and Central Europe (focusing his research on interculturality and multiculturality). Much of his work deals with Conceptual History, history of political thought and theory of history. As of October 2013, he is Director of the Timișoara Art Museum.

## Biography

Born in Lugoj, Victor Neumann graduated from the University of Cluj-Napoca in 1976, and earned his PhD in History from the University of Bucharest in 1992. He was a visiting professor at the Université d'Angers (1999), Emory University in Atlanta, and Georgia State University in Athens, Georgia (1999), the National Foreign Affairs Training Center from Washington, D.C. (2001), and the University of Vienna (2003–2004). He received NATO Scholarship (1995-1997) and he was Fulbright Senior Scholar (September 2000 - September 2001) affiliated with The Catholic University of America and with the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies within the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.

Neumann was also head of research at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, and a lecturer at several higher learning institutions (the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Columbia University, the London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and the University of Udine).

## Works

### As author

* *The Temptation of Homo Europaeus*, East European Monographs, Boulder, Colorado, 1993 (*Tentația lui Homo Europaeus. Geneza spiritului modern în Europa Centrală și de Sud-Est*, 1st edition, Stiințifica Publishing House, Bucharest, 1991; second edition, All Publishing House, Bucharest, 1997; 3rd edition, Polirom Publishing House, Iassy, 2006)
* *Istoria evreilor din România. Studii documentare și teoretice*, Amarcord Publishing House, Timișoara, 1996
* *Identități multiple în Europa regiunilor. Interculturalitatea Banatului*, Hestia Publishing House, Timișoara, 1997
* *The End of a History: The Jews of Banat from the Beginning to Nowadays*, translated by Simona Neumann, The University of Bucharest Publishing House, Bucharest, 2006 (*Istoria evreilor din Banat. O mărturie a multi- și interculturalității Europei oriental-centrale*, Atlas-Du Style Publishing House, Bucharest, 1999)
* *Ideologie și fantasmagorie. Perspective comparative asupra istoriei gîndirii politice în Europa Est-Centrală*, Polirom Publishing House, Iassy, 2001
* *Between Words and Reality. Studies on the Politics of Recognition and Changes of Regime in Contemporary Romania*, translated by Simona Neumann, Council for Research of Values and Philosophy, The Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C., 2001
* *Neam, Popor sau Națiune? Despre Identitățile Politice Europene*, 1st edition, Curtea Veche Publishing House, Bucharest, 2003; second edition, Curtea Veche Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005
* *Conceptually Mystified: East-Central Europe Torn Between Ethnicism and Recognition of Multiple Identities*, translated by Mihai Luca, Enciclopedică Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004
* *Essays on Romanian Intellectual History*, translated by Simona Neumann, West University of Timișoara Publishing House, Timișoara, 2008. The second edition Center for Advanced Studies in History Timișoara and Institutul European Publishing House, Iassy, 2013
* *Sinntausch/Sinntauschungen. Nationalismus und Ethnische Vielfalt in Mitteleuropa*, translated by Patrick Lavrits, Dresden Universitaet Verlag (TUD), 2009
* *Iskusenia Homo Europaeusa*, translation by Milisav Firulovič, Pešič I Sinovi, Beograd, 2011
* *Interculturalitatea Banatului*, Art Press – Institutul European Publishing House, Timișoara – Iassy, 2012
* *Die Interkulturalitaet des Banats*, Frank und Timme Verlag, Berlin, 2015
* *Conceptualizarea istoriei și limitele paradigmei naționale*, RAO, București, 2015

### Edited and coordinated by

* *Identitate și Cultură. Studii privind istoria Banatului*, Romanian Academy of Sciences Publishing House, Bucharest, 2009
* *Istoria Romaniai prin concepte. Perspective alternative asupra limbajelor social-politice* (together with Armin Heinen), Polirom Publishing House, Iassy, 2010
* *Key concepts of Romanian history: alternative approaches to socio-political languages* (together with Armin Heinen), translated by Dana Mihailescu, Central European University Press, Budapest-New York, 2013
* *Modernity in Central and Southeastern Europe. Ideas, Concepts, Discourses* Edited by/Coordinator and Coauthor Victor Neumann and Armin Heinen, RAO Publisher, Bucharest, 2018
* *The Banat of Timișoara. A European Melting Pot* Edited by Victor Neumann, Scala Arts&Heritage Publishers, London, 2019

### Translations

* Reinhart Koselleck, *Conceptul de istorie*, Introduction by Victor Neumann, translated into Romanian by ... together with Patrick Lavrits, Al.I. Cuza University Publishing House, Iassy, 2005

### In collaboration

### Selected articles and book chapters

* "Peculiarities of the Translation and Adaptation of the Concept of Nation in East-Central Europe. The Hungarian and Romanian Cases in the Nineteenth Century" in Contributions to the History of Concepts (Berghahn Publishers, New York), vol. 7, N. 1, Summer 2012, p. 72-101.
* "Reinhart Koselleck şi Şcoala de Istorie Conceptuală de la Timișoara", \[Reinhart Koselleck and the Doctoral School of Conceptual History from Timișoara\] in Timpul, N. 4/2012, p. 12-13.
* "The Concept of Totalitarianism in the Romanian Social-Political Languages" in Divinatio. Studia Culturologica Series, N. 31, Sofia, 2010, p. 145-161.
* "Timișoara: A multi- and intercultural city" in Transylvanian Review, vol. 17, N. 3, Sept. 2008, p. 29-37.

Researching the Nation: The Romanian File. Studies and Selected Bibliography on Romanian Nationalism, Edited by Sorin Mitu, International Book Access, Cluj, 2008, 307p. + 165p.

* "Istoria conceptuală şi deconstrucţia limbajelor social-politice. O contribuţie la înnoirea metodologică a istoriografiei române", \[Conceptual History and the Deconstruction of Social-Political Languages. A Contribution to the Methodological Renewing of Romanian History\] in Memoriile Secţiei de Ştiinţe Istorice şi Arheologie, Series IV, Tome XXXII, 2007, p. 179-191.
* "Multiculturality and Interculturality: The Case of Timișoara" in Hungarian Studies, vol. 21, N. 1, June 2007, p. 3-18.
* "Approche comparative de l’histoire et de la theorie multiculturelle" in Revue Roumaine d’Histoire, Romanian Academy Publishing, N. 1-4, 2007, p. 279-303.
* "Conceptual confusions concerning the Romanian identity: Neam and Popor as expressions of ethno-nationalism" in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – East European Perspectives, I, vol. 6, nr. 22, December 17, 2004; II, vol. 7, nr. 1, January 11, 2005; III, vol. 7, N. 2, March 9, 2005.
* "Vergleichende Betrachtungen über die Multikulturelle Philosophie", in Forschungen zur Volks-und Landeskunde, Institutul de Studii Socio-Umane din Sibiu al Academiei Române, N. 48, 2005, Bucharest-Sibiu, p. 7-33.
* "Umbruch im östlichen Europa. Die nationale Wende und das kollektive Gedächtnis", Andrei Corbea-Hoisie/Rudolf Jaworski/Monika Sommer (editors), Innsbruck: Studien Verlag, 2004, the study "Alternative Romanian Textbooks as Sites of Memory", p. 137-149.
* "Romanian-Hungarian Relations and the French-German Reconciliation", Smaranda Enache and Salat Levente (editors), Cluj: Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etno-Culturală, 2004, the study "Relaţiile româno-maghiare într-un moment de răscruce" \[The Romanian-Hungarian Relations at a Turning Point\], p. 307-317.
* "Permanences et ruptures dans l’ histoire des Juifs de Roumanie", Carol Iancu (editor), Montpellier: Université Paul Valery, 2004, the study *Les Juifs du Banat à la fin du XIXe siècle et au debut du XX-e siècle* \[*The Jews from Banat at the end of the 19th Century and at the Beginning of the 20th Century*\], p. 127-139.
* "Vertreibungen europäisch erinnern? Historische Erfahrungen – Vergangenheitspolitik – Zukunftskonzepzionen", Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2003, the study "Erzwungene Auswanderungen. Der Fall der Deutschen aus Rumänien. Der Fall der Magyaren aus Rumänien" \[Forced Emigrations. The Case of the Germans from Romania. The Case of the Hungarians from Romania\], p. 102-112.
* "Temps historique et temporalité". Autour de Reinhart Koselleck (Die historische Zeit und die Zeitlichkeit. Um Reinhart Koselleck herum), Yvailo Znepolski (editor), Paris: Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, 2003, the study "Le temps historique: une perspective comparative entre Braudel et Koselleck" \[The Historical Time: a Comparative Perspective between Braudel and Koselleck\], p. 444-460.
* "Civic education and human rights through an intercultural perspective: the Romanian case", NATO Research Fellowships Programme, 1995 https://www.nato.int/acad/fellow/95-97/f95-97.htm
* "Majority-Minorities Relationships in Historical and Political Perspective. The Transylvanian Case of Romania", *Papeles del Este*, 2002, issue 3, Universidad Complutense Madrid http://webs.ucm.es/BUCM/cee/papeles/03/06.PDF
* "Federalism and Nationalism in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: The Aurel C. Popovici’s Theory" in East European Politics and Societies, California University Press, N. 16, 2002, p. 864-897.
* "Conceptualizing Modernity in Multi- and Intercultural Spaces. The Case of Central and Eastern Europe", în vol. *Conceptual History in the European Space*, edited by Willibald Steinmetz, Michael Freeden, Javier Fernandez Sebastian, Berghahn Publishers, New York-Oxford, 2017, pp. 236–263.


title: The Fashionista Diaries

abstract: The Fashionista Diaries was a reality show that aired on SOAPnet in the summer of 2007 as a part of SOAPnet's original programming. The show could also be seen on ABC's website and is available for download on iTunes. The show followed six assistants in the competitive world of fashion and beauty in New York City. The assistants worked all summer, culminating with New York Fashion Week, where they would also learn who would be given a full-time job.

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# The Fashionista Diaries

***The Fashionista Diaries*** was a reality show that aired on SOAPnet in the summer of 2007 as a part of SOAPnet's original programming. The show could also be seen on ABC's website and is available for download on iTunes. The show followed six assistants in the competitive world of fashion and beauty in New York City. The assistants worked all summer, culminating with New York Fashion Week, where they would also learn who would be given a full-time job.

## Format

Each episode would include an evaluation of the assistants' performance by their supervisor(s) at their respective organizations. The evaluation was either individual or in a couple. All six assistants would also meet each week to "catch up" and as their respective supervisors noted in the first episode ("Big Dreams"), a camaraderie between them would be important during New York Fashion Week as they were expected to work together.

## The Assistants

**Bridget Helene** and **Nicole Amendolare** worked at Seventh House PR. Nicole soon resigned and **Laurie Hugill** was hired to fill her position. **Tina Patient** and **Janjay Sherman** worked for Flirt! Cosmetics. While **Andrew Kanakis** and **Rachel Jacoby** began as assistants at the now-defunct Jane magazine (as one episode would chronicle), they would eventually land assistant positions at CosmoGIRL! magazine.

## Jane Magazine

**Brandon Holley** was editor-in-chief at Jane magazine at the time that it folded. Stephanie Trong was executive editor. While they both took part in getting Andrew and Rachel acclimated at the magazine, Stephanie was their primary mentor. It has been suggested that Jane magazine opted to take part in the show hoping it would do the same thing *The Hills* did for Teen Vogue in terms of boosting magazine circulation.

## Episodes

**Episode 1: "Big Dreams"**
It's the assistants first day! Bridget is anxious to get started at Seventh House PR, while Nicole is apprehensive, worrying that people will be "maybe mean." They meet director Mandie Erickson and publicist Matt Kays. Mandie quizzes the girls about fashion week and quickly establishes herself as curt when she calls Nicole out on wearing flip flops. Mandie asks the girls about their favorite designers. Bridget names Stretsis, while Nicole naively praises Juicy Couture.

Next we meet Tina and Janjay, who will report to Kathleen Pierce, VP of Communications at Flirt! Cosmetics. Tina says that she's optimistic about finding her dream job, and Janjay asserts that more things can be accomplished with fewer people. Kathleen tells the girls that she expects them to "immerse themselves in the brand" immediately.

Finally, we meet Rachel and Andrew. Rachel says that she will try to mask her "awkwardness" and Andrew tells us that he entered the fashion world to meet girls. At Jane, editor-in-chief Brandon briefs the assistants about the magazine and questions their familiarity. Andrew admits that he's only picked up an issue or two before coming and Rachel gushes about how it's her absolute favorite magazine. All of the assistants are told that they'll be working with each other during fashion week, as well as other events over the summer, and so it is important that they forge a relationship.

Rachel and Andrew are sent on their first assignment. They are told that they must be photographed naked for the "naked issue" of the magazine. Before they take off their robes, Stephanie tells them that they've been "Jane pranked" and will write the prank page for the next issue.

Janjay's first assignment is to create a trend board highlighting spring makeup looks. Tina is asked to put on makeup reflecting the spring look.

The assistants meet for the first time over drinks. When Andrew learns that Bridget is looking for a place to live in New York, he suggests that she move in with him. She accepts the offer. Later in the episode, Nicole becomes discouraged while working an event. She doubts the sincerity of the partygoers and is feels unsettled when Mandie does not acknowledge her.

**Episode 2: "Where's Nicole?"**
Bridget is frustrated when Nicole does not show up for work. Nicole tells her friends that she couldn't get out of bed to go to work and contemplates whether or not she's subconsciously ruining this opportunity for herself. Tina and Janjay clash at a meeting. Rachel and Andrew pitch story ideas at a meeting and must compete for a spot in the September issue. Sparks fly when Bridget and Andrew go to a party for charity.

**Episode 3: "It's Not Always Glamorous!"**

**Episode 4: "Pick Me!"**

**Episode 5: "Thank God You're Here!"**

**Episode 6: "The Party's Over"**

**Episode 7: "It's a Super Saturday"**

**Episode 8: "What a Super Saturday!"**

**Episode 9: "A Game or Bust"**

**Episode 10: "The Survival of the Fittest"**


title: Togari, Tasmania

abstract: Togari is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 97 for the state suburb of Togari.

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# Togari, Tasmania

**Togari** is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 97 for the state suburb of Togari.

## History

The locality was gazetted as Montagu Swamp in 1957, and re-gazetted as Togari in 1965. Togari had been used as a parish name since the 1890s. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “summit” or “crown”.

The area was used as a soldier settlement.

## Geography

The Arthur River forms most of the southern boundary. The Montagu River flows through from east to north-west and then forms part of the western boundary.

## Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to west.

## InfoBox

| Togari<br>Tasmania | |
| --- | --- |
| Togari | |
| Coordinates | 40°56′19″S 144°52′42″E / 40.9385°S 144.8782°E / -40.9385; 144.8782 |
| Population | 97 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 7330 |
| Location | 30 km (19 mi) SW of Smithton |
| LGA(s) | Circular Head |
| Region | North-west and west |
| State electorate(s) | Braddon |
| Federal division(s) | Braddon |
| **Localities around Togari:**  West Montagu Montagu Montagu  West Montagu, Redpa, Arthur River Togari Brittons Swamp, Christmas Hills, Roger River  Arthur River West Coast West Coast | |


title: Oreamnus Lake

abstract: Oreamnos Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage. Oreamnos Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Three Lake, Limber Lake, and Packrat Lake are upstream of Oreamnos Lake.

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# Oreamnus Lake

**Oreamnos Lake** is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.

Oreamnos Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Three Lake, Limber Lake, and Packrat Lake are upstream of Oreamnos Lake.

## InfoBox

| Oreamnos Lake | |
| --- | --- |
| Oreamnos LakeOreamnos Lake | |
| Location | Boise County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44°03′14″N 115°04′08″W / 44.053842°N 115.069019°W / 44.053842; -115.069019 |
| Type | Glacial |
| Primary inflows | Goat Creek |
| Primary outflows | Goat Creek to South Fork Payette River |
| Basin countries | United States |
|  | |
| Max. length | 0.18 mi (0.29 km) |
| Max. width | 0.12 mi (0.19 km) |
| Surface elevation | 8,175 ft (2,492 m) |


title: Shogakukan Asia

abstract: Shogakukan Asia Pte. Ltd. Shogakukan Asia Pte. Ltd. is a manga publishing company headquartered in Singapore. The company, a subsidiary of Japanese publisher Shogakukan, opened in 2014. The books are distributed in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Brunei.

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# Shogakukan Asia

**Shogakukan Asia Pte. Ltd.** (小学館アジア, *Shōgakukan Ajia*) is a manga publishing company headquartered in Singapore. The company, a subsidiary of Japanese publisher Shogakukan, opened in 2014.

The books are distributed in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Brunei.

## Series

## InfoBox

Shogakukan Asia
| Industry | Publishing |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Key people | Bunsho Kajiya (managing director)<br>Sachie Kamakura (general manager) |
| Products | Manga |
| Parent | Shogakukan |