title: William Lambert (cricketer, born 1779)

abstract: William Lambert was an English professional cricketer who played for numerous teams between 1801 and 1817. He was born at Burstow in Surrey, and died at Nutfield, Surrey. A right-handed batting all-rounder, he is widely recognised as one of the greatest batters of cricket's underarm era. Using an underarm action, he bowled pitched deliveries at a slow pace. He generally fielded in close catching positions, mostly at slip and often played as wicket-keeper. Lambert played mainly for Surrey and was a regular choice for England teams. In the first two Gentlemen v Players matches, he played for the Gentlemen as a given man. In 1817, he scored two centuries in the same match and is the first player known to have achieved this feat. Soon afterwards, he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal and was banned from playing at Lord's by Marylebone Cricket Club. This ended his career in top-class cricket.

text:
# William Lambert (cricketer, born 1779)

**William Lambert** (1779 (christened 14 March 1779) – 19 April 1851) was an English professional cricketer who played for numerous teams between 1801 and 1817. He was born at Burstow in Surrey, and died at Nutfield, Surrey. A right-handed batting all-rounder, he is widely recognised as one of the greatest batters of cricket's underarm era. Using an underarm action, he bowled pitched deliveries at a slow pace (it is not known if he used spin). He generally fielded in close catching positions, mostly at slip and often played as wicket-keeper.

Lambert played mainly for Surrey and was a regular choice for England teams. In the first two Gentlemen v Players matches, he played for the Gentlemen as a given man. In 1817, he scored two centuries in the same match and is the first player known to have achieved this feat. Soon afterwards, he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal and was banned from playing at Lord's by Marylebone Cricket Club. This ended his career in top-class cricket.

## Career

Lambert was described by Arthur Haygarth as "one of the most successful cricketers that has ever yet appeared, excelling as he did in batting, bowling, fielding, keeping wicket, and also single wicket playing".

He is first recorded on 20–21 July 1801 when, aged 22, he played for Surrey against England at Lord's Old Ground. The surviving match scorecard lists him tenth in the Surrey batting order. He scored 0 and 5 in Surrey's innings of 109 and 169. England were dismissed for 62 and 68 so Surrey won by 148 runs. Lambert didn't bowl; he held one catch to dismiss John Bennett.

Over the next few years, Lambert's career progressed to the point where, along with Billy Beldham and Lord Frederick Beauclerk, he was generally recognised as one of cricket's most outstanding players. His reputation was underlined in July 1806 when he and Beldham, both professionals, were chosen as given men by the amateur Gentlemen team for the inaugural Gentlemen v Players match. After the all-professional Players were dismissed for 69, Lambert top-scored for the Gentlemen with 57 in a total of 195. The Players were all out for 112 and the Gentlemen won by an innings and 14 runs. Lambert played as their wicket-keeper, holding one catch and completing two stumpings. The second match in the series soon followed and, while Beldham returned to the Players, Lambert was retained as a given man by the Gentlemen. In this match, he batted third, kept wicket and also bowled. The Gentlemen took first innings and were all out for 96, Lambert scoring 2. In the Players' first innings of 65, he held one catch and took at least four wickets, those all bowled. He scored 43 in the Gentlemen's second innings of 132. Beauclerk scored 38, having made 58 in the first innings. It is not known if Lambert bowled in the Players' second innings but he was certainly the wicket-keeper, completing two stumpings. The Players were all out for 81 and the Gentlemen won by 82 runs.

In July 1817, Lambert scored two centuries (107 and 157) for Sussex against Epsom at Lord's. He is the first player known to have scored two centuries in the same match. Sussex won by the huge margin of 427 runs.

That match turned out to be Lambert's final top-class appearance because he was banned for life soon afterwards following allegations of match-fixing in an earlier Nottingham v England match. Whether the allegations were true or not is unknown. Lambert lived in Reigate and continued to play local club cricket until he was over sixty – his last known match was in 1839.

1. "William Lambert". *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
2. Haygarth 1996, pp. 289–290.
3. "Match scorecard: Surrey v England, 20–21 July 1801". *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
4. "Match scorecard: Gentlemen v Players, 7–9 July 1806". *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
5. Webber 1951, pp. 7–10.
6. Haygarth 1997, p. 355.
7. "Match scorecard: Gentlemen v Players, 21–25 July 1806". *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
8. "Match scorecard: Sussex v Epsom, 2–6 July 1817". *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

## Bibliography

## Further reading

## InfoBox

William Lambert
| Lambert in old age | |
| --- | --- |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | William Lambert |
| Born | 1779
Burstow, Surrey |
| Died | 19 April 1851(1851-04-19) (aged 71–72)
Nutfield, Surrey |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm slow (underarm) |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1801–1817 | Surrey |
| 1804–1817 | England |
| 1806 | Kent |
| 1806–1807 | Hampshire |
| 1807–1816 | MCC |
| 1816–1817 | Sussex |
|  | |


title: Summerfield, Oklahoma

abstract: Summerfield is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. Summerfield was the name of an early settler who operated a commissary. It is the location of the Summerfield School, built in 1937, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

text:
# Summerfield, Oklahoma

**Summerfield** is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

Summerfield was the name of an early settler who operated a commissary.

It is the location of the Summerfield School, built in 1937, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

## InfoBox

| Summerfield, Oklahoma | |
| --- | --- |
| Unincorporated community | |
| SummerfieldSummerfield | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′55″N 94°51′58″W / 34.89861°N 94.86611°W / 34.89861; -94.86611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Le Flore |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 539 & 918 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1101683 |


title: Yan, King of Song

abstract: Yan, King of Song, also known as King Kang of Song (宋康王) or King Xian of Song (宋獻王), was the last ruler of Song. He ruled the state between 328 BC until his death in 286 BC. Yan was a descendant of Duke Dai, the 11th ruler of Song. He was also a younger brother of Lord Ticheng. Just like his elder brother, Yan was a usurper too. In 328 BC, he killed Lord Ticheng and seized the throne. Yan was ambitious ruler, during his reign, Song had succeeded in beating troops from Chu, Wei and Qi and annexing Teng. According to Mencius, though Song was a small state, he was setting about to practise the "true royal government" (王政). However, in Records of the Grand Historian and many other history books, he was described as a tyrant and oppressor. In 318 BC, Yan declared himself to be King of Song. Song was at odds with its powerful neighbors, including Qi and Wei. In 286 BC, King Min of Qi plotted with the states of Chu and Wei for a joint expedition against Song, Yan fled to Wei and died there. Finally, Song was partitioned by Qi, Chu and Wei.

text:
# Yan, King of Song

**Yan, King of Song** (Chinese: 宋王偃, died 286 BC), also known as **King Kang of Song** (宋康王) or **King Xian of Song** (宋獻王), was the last ruler of Song. He ruled the state between 328 BC until his death in 286 BC.

Yan was a descendant of Duke Dai, the 11th ruler of Song. He was also a younger brother of Lord Ticheng. Just like his elder brother, Yan was a usurper too. In 328 BC, he killed Lord Ticheng and seized the throne.

Yan was ambitious ruler, during his reign, Song had succeeded in beating troops from Chu, Wei and Qi and annexing Teng. According to *Mencius*, though Song was a small state, he was setting about to practise the "true royal government" (王政). However, in *Records of the Grand Historian* and many other history books, he was described as a tyrant and oppressor.

In 318 BC, Yan declared himself to be King of Song. Song was at odds with its powerful neighbors, including Qi and Wei. In 286 BC, King Min of Qi plotted with the states of Chu and Wei for a joint expedition against Song, Yan fled to Wei and died there. Finally, Song was partitioned by Qi, Chu and Wei.

## InfoBox

| Yan
 | |
| --- | --- |
| King of Song | |
| Reign | 318–286 BC |
| Predecessor | New title |
| Successor | state annexed by Qi |
| Duke of Song | |
| Reign | 328–318 BC |
| Predecessor | Lord Ticheng |
| Successor | crowned as the king |
|  | |
| Born | ? |
| Died | 286 BC
Wen, Wei |
| Names  ancestral name Zǐ (子)
clan name Dài (戴)
Given name Yǎn (偃) | |


abstract: Water polo was contested for men only at the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo, Japan.

text:
# Water polo at the 1967 Summer Universiade

**Water polo** was contested for men only at the **1967 Summer Universiade** in Tokyo, Japan.

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Men's | Japan (JPN) | United States (USA) | Italy (ITA) |

## InfoBox

| Water polo<br>at the V Summer Universiade | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Medalists | |
| Japan  United States  Italy | |
|


title: Warren Lambert Wagner

abstract: Warren Lambert Wagner is an American botanist, a curator of botany, and a leading expert on Onagraceae and plants of the Pacific Islands, especially plants of the Hawaiian Islands.

text:
# Warren Lambert Wagner

**Warren Lambert Wagner** (born February 8, 1950, Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an American botanist, a curator of botany, and a leading expert on Onagraceae and plants of the Pacific Islands, especially plants of the Hawaiian Islands.

## Biography

Wagner attended New Mexico State University from 1968 to 1972 and then transferred to the University of New Mexico. There he graduated in 1973 with a bachelor of science degree in biology and in 1977 with a master's degree in botany, after working as a herbarium curatorial assistant and a research assistant supported by a series of grants. His master's thesis is on the flora of the Animas Mountains in southwestern New Mexico. From 1977 to 1981 he was a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis. His 1981 doctoral dissertation, supervised by Peter Raven, is entitled "A systematic and evolutionary study of the *Oenothera caespitosa* species group, Onagraceae". From 1981 to 1982 Wagner was a postdoc at Missouri Botanical Garden. In 1982 despite never having visited the Hawaiian Islands and never having studied the flora of those Islands, he was appointed to a position at Honolulu's Bishop Museum to work on a comprehensive, new flora of the Hawaiian Islands. In 1983 he became the leader of the project. In 1990 the University of Hawaii Press published the flora in two volumes with the title *Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i*. The lead author was Wagner, but he had two coauthors and 50 contributors.

> The previous flora (Hillebrand, 1888) was out of date, and subsequent contributions featured varied species concepts and were published in scattered places. The 1990 *Manual* (rev. 1999) was a major factor in permitting botanists to explore the amazing insular evolutionary phenomena that the Hawaiian flora contains. Wagner’s work on islands continued with the Marquesas, where cladistic studies and contributions using DNA permitted an understanding of the biogeographic nature of the remote and neglected archipelago.

Since 1988 when he was hired as curator of Pacific botany, Wagner has worked at the Department of Botany of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. From 1992 to 1997 he was the department chair. He has done botanical research in the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesas, and Taiwan, as well as Mexico, Canada, and the mainland U.S.A. He is the author or coauthor of over 100 scientific articles. His articles have been published in the *Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden*, the *American Journal of Botany*, *Biochemical Systematics and Ecology*, the *Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society*, Brittonia, *Ecology and Evolution*, *Frontiers in Plant Science*, the *International Journal of Plant Sciences,* the *Journal of Biogeography*, *Novon*, *PhytoKeys*, *Selbyana*, *Systematic Botany*, and *Taxon*.

> His research primarily focuses on biosystematic, taxonomic and phylogenetic studies, monographs and floras, classification, phylogeny, and biogeography of Pacific island floras contributing to understanding island biodiversity, evolution, and, therefore, conservation.

> Wagner ... worked with a husband-and-wife team of UC Irvine botanists, Ann Sakai and Stephen Weller, to study *Schiedea*, a genus of shrubs and vines that are in the carnation family. The genus has an unusual trait—it contains both bisexual and asexual plants.

In June 1993 in Boulder, Colorado, he married Lucy Carol Julian. They have a son and a daughter.

## Awards and honors

* 1990 — Engler Medal in Silver (shared with D. R. Herbst and S. H. Sohmer) from the International Association for Plant Taxonomy for the book *Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i*
* 1995 — Robert Allerton Award from the National Tropical Botanical Garden for his services in the field of tropical botany and horticulture
* 2008 — Merit Award of the Botanical Society of America
* 2015 — Asa Gray Award of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists

## Selected publications

* Wagner, Warren L.; Aldon, Earl F. (1978). *Manual of the Saltbushes (Atriplex Spp.) in New Mexico*. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
* Wagner, Warren Lambert; Stockhouse, Robert Erland; Klein, William M. (1985). *The Systematics and Evolution of the Oenothera Caespitosa Species Complex (Onagraceae)*. Missouri Botanical Garden. ISBN 9789996855139.
* Wagner, Warren L.; Herbst, Derral R.; Sohmer, S.H. (1 August 1999). *Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii: Revised Edition*. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2166-1. (1st edition published in 1990)
* Wagner, Warren Lambert; Funk, Vicki Ann (1995). *Hawaiian Biogeography: Evolution on a Hot Spot Archipelago*. Smithsonian Institution Press.
* Levin, Rachel A.; Wagner, Warren L.; Hoch, Peter C.; Nepokroeff, Molly; Pires, J. Chris; Zimmer, Elizabeth A.; Sytsma, Kenneth J. (2003). "Family-level relationships of Onagraceae based on chloroplast *rbcL* and *ndhF* data". *American Journal of Botany*. **90** (1): 107–115. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.1.107. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21659085.
* Wagner, Warren Lambert; Weller, Stephen G.; Sakai, Ann (2005). *Monograph of Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae-Alsinoideae)*. American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISBN 978-0-912861-72-2.
* Wagner, W. L.; Hoch, P. C.; Raven, P. H. (2007). *Revised classification of the Onagraceae* (PDF). Systematic Botany Monographs. Vol. 83.
* Baldwin, B. G.; Wagner, W. L. (2010). "Hawaiian angiosperm radiations of North American origin". *Annals of Botany*. **105** (6): 849–879. doi:10.1093/aob/mcq052. ISSN 0305-7364. PMC 2876002. PMID 20382966.

The standard author abbreviation W.L.Wagner is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.  1. "Warren Wagner, Research Botanist and Curator of Botany". *National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution*. (with links to Wagner's articles and books)
2. Nathans, Aaron (November 9, 1994). "Science: Greenhouse Gives Botanists Fresh View of Plant Life : Smithsonian Institution's new $1-million botanical laboratory will allow scientists to study rare and endangered species". *Los Angeles Times*.
3. "Member: Treasurer. Wagner, Warren L." *Washington Biologists' Field Club*. October 2019.
4. Green, P. S. (1991). "Review of *Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i* by Warren L. Wagner, Derral R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer". *Kew Bulletin*. **46** (3): 595. doi:10.2307/4110564. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4110564.
5. "BSA Merit Award". *Botanical Society of America (botany.org)*.
6. "Engler Medal in Silver". *IAPT*.
7. "Asa Gray Award". *American Society of Plant Taxonomists*.
8. International Plant Names Index. *W.L.Wagner*.


title: Warren L. Miller

abstract: Warren Miller is an American lawyer and former chairman of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the agency of the U.S. Government charged with helping to protect and preserve memorials, historic sites, buildings, cemeteries, and other property in Central and Eastern Europe, including parts of the former Soviet Union, important to the foreign heritage of Americans. While Chairman, he negotiated on behalf of the United States 19 bilateral agreements concluded with governments of the region. These agreements provide for cooperation in preserving sites and commit governments to prevent discrimination against minority groups. Miller was appointed to the Commission in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush. He was reappointed in 1996 by President Bill Clinton and was appointed chairman by President George Bush in June 2001. During his time on the Commission, Miller made significant contributions to Holocaust memorials and projects throughout Europe including initiating and completing the translation from Polish into English of Auschwitz 1940-1945, a five-volume, 1799-page history of the concentration camp published by the State Museum at Auschwitz-Birkena and for which Miller’s efforts in raising the funds that made it possible, are credited. Notable memorials include "Little Camp" memorial at Buchenwald, Germany; the Rumbula memorial outside Riga, Latvia; the Kielce pogrom memorial, Poland; national Holocaust memorials in Bucharest, Romania, and Tirana, Albania; and the "Hidden Synagogue" restoration at Terezin, Czech Republic. In 1994, he was appointed to serve on the Board of the German government entity in charge of the memorial sites at Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora. Miller has spoken on the subject of Holocaust remembrance and anti-semitism throughout Europe and the United States. He has been a "Newsmaker" speaker at the National Press Club, has addressed a plenary session of the Parliament of Albania, a special session of the Senate of the Czech Republic, and a session of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Romania. He has been a guest speaker at other national Holocaust commemorations in several European countries. In 2002, he was appointed by Secretary of State Colin Powell to be co-leader of the U.S. delegation to an international conference in Warsaw, Poland on the Museum of the History of Polish Jewry. Miller has authored op-eds published in major newspapers in the United States and internationally. In 1987, Miller was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a member of the District of Columbia Law Revision Commission, on which he served for four years. Miller has tried in excess of 100 jury trials in various United States District Courts and briefed and argued more than 30 cases before the appellate courts including the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Miller has lectured in criminal law and has also served on the Board of Advisors of the School of Public Affairs at American University.

text:
# Warren L. Miller

**Warren Miller** (born July 18, 1944 in New York City, United States) is an American lawyer and former chairman of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the agency of the U.S. Government charged with helping to protect and preserve memorials, historic sites, buildings, cemeteries, and other property in Central and Eastern Europe, including parts of the former Soviet Union, important to the foreign heritage of Americans. While Chairman, he negotiated on behalf of the United States 19 bilateral agreements concluded with governments of the region. These agreements provide for cooperation in preserving sites and commit governments to prevent discrimination against minority groups.

Miller was appointed to the Commission in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush. He was reappointed in 1996 by President Bill Clinton and was appointed chairman by President George Bush in June 2001. During his time on the Commission, Miller made significant contributions to Holocaust memorials and projects throughout Europe including initiating and completing the translation from Polish into English of *Auschwitz 1940-1945*, a five-volume, 1799-page history of the concentration camp published by the State Museum at Auschwitz-Birkena and for which Miller’s efforts in raising the funds that made it possible, are credited. Notable memorials include "Little Camp" memorial at Buchenwald, Germany; the Rumbula memorial outside Riga, Latvia; the Kielce pogrom memorial, Poland; national Holocaust memorials in Bucharest, Romania, and Tirana, Albania; and the "Hidden Synagogue" restoration at Terezin, Czech Republic. In 1994, he was appointed to serve on the Board of the German government entity in charge of the memorial sites at Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora.

Miller has spoken on the subject of Holocaust remembrance and anti-semitism throughout Europe and the United States. He has been a "Newsmaker" speaker at the National Press Club, has addressed a plenary session of the Parliament of Albania, a special session of the Senate of the Czech Republic, and a session of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Romania. He has been a guest speaker at other national Holocaust commemorations in several European countries. In 2002, he was appointed by Secretary of State Colin Powell to be co-leader of the U.S. delegation to an international conference in Warsaw, Poland on the Museum of the History of Polish Jewry.

Miller has authored op-eds published in major newspapers in the United States and internationally. In 1987, Miller was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a member of the District of Columbia Law Revision Commission, on which he served for four years. Miller has tried in excess of 100 jury trials in various United States District Courts and briefed and argued more than 30 cases before the appellate courts including the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Miller has lectured in criminal law and has also served on the Board of Advisors of the School of Public Affairs at American University.

## Early life and education

Miller received his B.A. degree from American University (recipient of University Student Achievement Award) and his J.D. degree (with honors) from George Washington University. Miller was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Honor Society for Leadership. He was elected to membership in the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. for being distinguished in Diplomacy and Public Service.

## Career

Miller is a lawyer in private practice, and specializes in litigation and negotiation, white-collar criminal matters, and international advocacy. He has represented high-level government officials, Members of Congress and the judiciary, a foreign government, multinational corporations, and the U.S. Government as outside counsel. In these capacities, he has been lead counsel in several cases of national importance, including a defendant in the only espionage case to arise out of the Vietnam War. Miller is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and the United States Supreme Court, as well as numerous United States Circuit and District Courts. He is given the highest rating (AV) by his peers in the Martindale and Hubbell Directory. Miller's biography appears in *Who's Who in the World*, *Who's Who in America*, and *Who's Who in American Law*.

## Recognition

* Knighthood by the President of Italy with the title of Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy.
* Recipient of medals conferred by the Presidents of the Republic of Poland (Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit), the Republic of Latvia (Order of the Three Stars with the title of Commander), the Republic of Romania (National Order of Merit in Culture with the rank of Commander), the Republic of Bulgaria (Order of Madara's Horseman, First Class), the Republic of Albania (Medal of Gratitude), and the Republic of Croatia (Order of the Morning Star with the image of Marko Marulić).
* Medal of the Senate of the Czech Republic.
* Commencement speaker and honorary doctorate degree for public service from Central Michigan University.
* Recipient of the equivalent of an honorary degree with the title "Tel Hai Dignitary" from Tel-Hai Academic College in Israel.
* Awards from B'nai B'rith International, the Mayor of the City of Vilnius, Lithuania, the Mayor of Bucharest, Romania, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, and the New York Council of the Society of American Registered Architects.
* National Leadership Award, The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)

## InfoBox

| Warren L. Miller | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Warren Lloyd Miller<br>(1944-07-18) July 18, 1944 |
| Alma mater |  |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1969–present |


title: Methylaspartate ammonia-lyase

abstract:
The enzyme methylaspartate ammonia-lyase catalyzes the chemical reaction
  - L-threo-3-methylaspartate ⇌ mesaconate + NH3 This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically ammonia lyases, which cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-threo-3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase (mesaconate-forming). Other names in common use include β-methylaspartase, 3-methylaspartase, and L-threo-3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase. This enzyme participates in c5-branched dibasic acid metabolism and nitrogen metabolism. It employs one cofactor, cobamide.

text:
# Methylaspartate ammonia-lyase

The enzyme **methylaspartate ammonia-lyase** (EC 4.3.1.2) catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-*threo*-3-methylaspartate $\rightleftharpoons $ mesaconate + NH3

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically ammonia lyases, which cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is **L-*threo*-3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase (mesaconate-forming)**. Other names in common use include **β-methylaspartase**, **3-methylaspartase**, and **L-*threo*-3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase**. This enzyme participates in c5-branched dibasic acid metabolism and nitrogen metabolism. It employs one cofactor, cobamide.

## Structural studies

Several structures of this enzyme have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank (linked in the infobox) which show it possesses a TIM barrel domain.

* BARKER HA, SMYTH RD, WAWSZKIEWICZ EJ, LEE MN, WILSON RM (1958). "Enzymic preparation and characterization of an α-L-β-methylaspartic acid". *Arch. Biochem. Biophys*. **78** (2): 468–76. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(58)90371-0. PMID 13618029.
* Bright HJ; Ingraham LL (1960). "The preparation of crystalline β-methylaspartase". *Biochim. Biophys. Acta*. **44**: 586–588. doi:10.1016/0006-3002(60)91612-7.

## InfoBox

| methylaspartate ammonia-lyase | |
| --- | --- |
| X-ray structure of methylaspartate ammonia lyase. PDB entry 1kko | |
| Identifiers | |
| EC no. | 4.3.1.2 |
| CAS no. | 9033-26-5 |
| Databases | |
| IntEnz | IntEnz view |
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry |
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view |
| KEGG | KEGG entry |
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway |
| PRIAM | profile |
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum |
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO |
| Search  PMC articles  PubMed articles  NCBI proteins | |


title: Wayne Ellis

abstract: Wayne Ellis was a middleweight boxer. A promising amateur he turned professional in 1988 and won the Wales Middleweight belt in 1992.

text:
# Wayne Ellis

**Wayne Ellis** (18 July 1968 - 9 January 2018) was a middleweight boxer. A promising amateur he turned professional in 1988 and won the Wales Middleweight belt in 1992.

## Boxing career

Ellis grew up in Llanedeyrn in Cardiff, and attended Llanedeyrn High School where he excelled as a sportsman. Ellis captained both the schools rugby and football teams before taking up boxing at the age of sixteen. He collected several junior honors before winning the Welsh ABA light-middleweight title as a senior in 1987. In 1988 he challenged for the British ABA Light-middleweight title, defeating reigning champion Neville Brown on his way to the final. He then faced Willie Neil in the final, whom he beat on points despite being knocked down in the first round. With the British ABA title Ellis believed he would be the first choice for the light-middleweight position on the British team to the Seoul Olympics. The selectors wanted to take another look at Brown and Birmingham based fighter Richie Woodhall. Ellis reacted by turning professional, ruling himself out of the Olympics.

Ellis took on Frank Warren as his manager and former Welsh ABA finalist Tony Alsop as his trainer on a three-year deal. Ellis' first professional fight was on 25 June 1988, appearing on the undercard to the Barry McGuigan vs Francisco Tomas Da Cruz fight at Kenilworth Road in Luton. Ellis' opponent that night was journeyman Seamus Casey; and the fight went the full six rounds with Ellis declared winner on points decision. Over the next three years, Ellis fought another ten times, winning all but one fight, a draw with future British welterweight challenger Lindon Scarlett. With his contract with Warren expiring, Ellis switched managers, linking up with Barry Hearn.

Ellis' first fight under Hearn saw his first professional loss. Fighting against Leeds-based boxer Colin Manners, Ellis was struck and knocked down by a punch on the break. Despite Manners being reprimanded by the referee, Ellis never fully recovered and the fight was stopped at the end of the first round. Ellis came back from this defeat to win his first title when he beat Alan Richards for the vacant Welsh middleweight title on 11 February 1992. He then successfully defended his title against Mike Phillips at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, stopping him in the seventh round via technical knockout. The win against Phillips came with a cost as Ellis as he damaged a hand in the contest, and along with a bout of glandular fever, he didn't fight again for nearly a year.

Ellis returned to the ring in July 1993 to take on Paul Busby at the National Ice Rink in Cardiff, an undercard fight to Steve Robinson defence of his WBO featherweight title. Ellis stopped Busby in the fifth round. Ellis then faced Irish fighter, Steve Collins, again in Cardiff. The fight was a disaster for Ellis, suffering nine rounds of battery from Collins, and resulting in Ellis' second professional defeat. Collins soon after moved up to super-middleweight, vacating his WBO Penta-Continental strap. This allowed Ellis a rematch with Busby for to challenge for the title. The fight, arranged for 28 June 1994 in Mayfair in London, ended controversially in the fourth round when the two boxers clashed resulting in a heavy gash to Ellis head. Ellis could not continue and the referee raised Busby's hand in victory until it was pointed out that under WBO rules the decision had to go to the scorecards. The scores to that point had Ellis ahead and he was awarded the title. A rematch was arranged and this time Busby won on points, taking the title from Ellis. By this time Ellis was struggling with the rigours of coming in at weight, and moved up to super-middleweight. His one and only fight at this weight, a challenge for the Wales super-middleweight title, ended in defeat to Darron Griffiths and Ellis promptly retired from boxing. He died on 9 January 2018 aged 49.

## InfoBox

| Wayne Ellis | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Wayne Ellis
(1968-07-18)18 July 1968
Llanedeyrn, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Died | 9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 49)
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| **Statistics** | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
|  | |
| **Boxing record** | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
|  | |


title: Watson Settlement Bridge

abstract: Watson Settlement Bridge was a historic covered bridge in eastern Littleton, Maine, United States. Built in 1911, it was one of the youngest of Maine's few surviving covered bridges. It formerly carried Framingham Road over the Meduxnekeag River, but was closed to traffic, the road passing over a modern bridge to its south. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It was destroyed by fire on July 19, 2021, and subsequently delisted from the National Register in 2023.

text:
# Watson Settlement Bridge

**Watson Settlement Bridge** was a historic covered bridge in eastern Littleton, Maine, United States. Built in 1911, it was one of the youngest of Maine's few surviving covered bridges. It formerly carried Framingham Road over the Meduxnekeag River, but was closed to traffic, the road passing over a modern bridge to its south. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It was destroyed by fire on July 19, 2021, and subsequently delisted from the National Register in 2023.

## Description and history

The Watson Settlement Bridge was located in southeastern Littleton, a rural community in southern Aroostook County. The Meduxnekeag River flows north from Houlton into southeastern Littleton before turning east and crossing the international border into New Brunswick, Canada. Framingham Road, which the bridge formerly carried, crosses just south of the bridge on a modern structure. The covered bridge was about 150 feet (46 m) long, with two spans resting on stone abutments and a central pier. The bases of these structures are rubblestone that has been reinforced with concrete, with a 5-foot (1.5 m) top section that was contained within a timber cribwork. The structure was about 20 feet (6.1 m) wide and a similar height, with an internal clearance height of 13 feet 2 inches (4.01 m) and width of 18 feet (5.5 m). The support system for the two spans was Howe trusses. The exterior of the bridge was finished in vertical siding, and the roof was shingled.

The bridge appears to be the first built at this location, no bridges having been marked on earlier maps of the area. It was built in 1911, and was attended by legal action between the county and the town over the cost of building its approaches, which was ultimately borne by the town. The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic with the construction of the adjacent bridge in 1984.

On July 19, 2021, the bridge was destroyed by fire. Although arson is suspected the incident is still under investigation.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Watson Settlement Bridge | |
| Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Nearest city | Littleton, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46°12′36″N 67°48′3″W / 46.21000°N 67.80083°W / 46.21000; -67.80083 |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architectural style | Howe truss System |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000039 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1970 |
| Removed from NRHP | March 21, 2023 |


title: Watkins 33

abstract: The Watkins 33, also marketed as the Seawolf 33, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts as a cruiser and first built in 1984. The Watkins 33 is a development of the Watkins 32, with a reverse transom and a revised interior.

text:
# Watkins 33

The **Watkins 33**, also marketed as the **Seawolf 33**, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts as a cruiser and first built in 1984.

The Watkins 33 is a development of the Watkins 32, with a reverse transom and a revised interior.

## Production

The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the United States from 1984 until 1989, with 47 examples built, but it is now out of production.

## Design

The Watkins 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 11,200 lb (5,080 kg) and carries 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel fitted.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal).

The design has a hull speed of 6.91 kn (12.80 km/h).

## Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the *Watkins Owners*.

**Related development**

**Similar sailboats**

## InfoBox

Watkins 33
| Development | |
| --- | --- |
| Designer | William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts |
| Location | Canada United States |
| Year | 1984 |
| Builder(s) | Watkins Yachts |
| Name | Watkins 33 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 11,200 lb (5,080 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 33.08 ft (10.08 m) |
| LWL | 26.58 ft (8.10 m) |
| Beam | 10.18 ft (3.10 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| foretriangle height | 38.75 ft (11.81 m) |
| foretriangle base | 13.75 ft (4.19 m) |
| mainsail luff | 33.00 ft (10.06 m) |
| mainsail foot | 12.25 ft (3.73 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 202.13 sq ft (18.778 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 266.41 sq ft (24.750 m2) |
| Total sail area | 468.53 sq ft (43.528 m2) |
| Watkins 32
\[edit on Wikidata\] | |


title: Watkins 36

abstract: The Watkins 36, also known as the W36 and W36AC, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and the Watkins brothers, first built in 1981. The Watkins 36 is a development of the Portman 36 and was developed into the center cockpit Watkins 36C.

text:
# Watkins 36

The **Watkins 36**, also known as the **W36** and **W36AC** (for "aft-cockpit"), is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and the Watkins brothers, first built in 1981.

The Watkins 36 is a development of the Portman 36 and was developed into the center cockpit Watkins 36C.

## Development

The silent partner in Auroraglas purchased the rights to the center-cockpit Tripp-designed Coronado 35 and Columbia 36 designs from Columbia Yachts and the tooling was modified to become the aft-cockpit Portman 36. That design was produced by Auroraglas and then Watkins Yachts, in Clearwater, Florida, United States after the companies were merged. The Portman 36 was then modified by Watkins to become the aft-cockpit Watkins 36 and finally developed into the center-cockpit Watkins 36C.

## Production

The Watkins 36 was produced by Watkins Yachts from 1981 to 1983. Lasting only 2 years.

During its production run the Watkins 36 became the flagship of the company product line and its features were incorporated in the newer and smaller boat designs that followed it, including the opening ports, Bomar hatches, through bolted flanged hull joints and the sloping cabin top.

## Design

The Watkins 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 17,000 lb (7,711 kg) and carries 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) of ballast.

The design's hull is molded in a single piece using polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving, as well as multidirectional chopped strand fibers (MSCF). The keel is integral to the hull and the ballast is internal to the keel. The deck and the cockpit and also moulded in pone piece, also using polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving with MCSF. Plywood coring is employed for the cabin top, deck, seat and the cockpit sole for stiffness. The hull-to-deck joint is flanged, glued and then screwed into place. There is an aluminum toe rail, stainless steel through-bolted into place, bonding the toe rail, deck and the hull.

An anchor well is located at the bow with a hawspipe leading the anchor chain into the "V" berth locker.

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel fitted.

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of 40 hp (30 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal). Later boats delivered had 50 hp (37 kW).

The boat was factory delivered with many equipment items as standard, including a pressurized water system, a shower, ten opening ports and two hatches, a folding dining table in the main cabin and provisions for shore power. The design layout has a bow "V" berth and an owner's stateroom aft. The galley is located aft, in the passageway to the owner's state room and is fitted with a double sink, a 12 volt refrigerator and a three-burner propane-fired stove with an oven. The head is aft and accessible from stateroom and the main cabin. The main cabin has 75 in (191 cm) of headroom and is finished with hand-rubbed teak trim, with the bulkheads and cabinetry made from teak veneer on plywood. The early boats delivered had a carpeted main cabin sole, with later deliveries with a teak and holly veneer sole over plywood. The companionway stairs tip up, providing access to the engine.

The design has a hull speed of 7.26 kn (13.45 km/h).

## Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the *Watkins Owners*.

**Related development**

**Similar sailboats**

## InfoBox

Watkins 36
| Development | |
| --- | --- |
| Designer | William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins brothers |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1981 |
| Builder(s) | Watkins Yachts |
| Name | Watkins 36 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 17,000 lb (7,711 kg) |
| Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 36.00 ft (10.97 m) |
| LWL | 29.33 ft (8.94 m) |
| Beam | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines 40 hp (30 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| foretriangle height | 40.50 ft (12.34 m) |
| foretriangle base | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| mainsail luff | 35.00 ft (10.67 m) |
| mainsail foot | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 245.00 sq ft (22.761 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 283.50 sq ft (26.338 m2) |
| Total sail area | 528.50 sq ft (49.099 m2) |
| \[edit on Wikidata\] | |


title: Washington, Vermont

abstract: Washington is a town in Orange County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 1,032 at the 2020 census. The town is believed to be named after George Washington, although the town may also be named after Washington, Connecticut, as there are records of individuals moving from that town in Connecticut to Vermont around 1766.

text:
# Washington, Vermont

**Washington** is a town in Orange County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 1,032 at the 2020 census. The town is believed to be named after George Washington, although the town may also be named after Washington, Connecticut, as there are records of individuals moving from that town in Connecticut to Vermont around 1766.

## History

During the 1760s and 1770s, the territory now known as Vermont was in dispute between New York and New Hampshire, the result of conflicting interpretations of each colony's charter. People moving into the territory, then known as New Connecticut or the New Hampshire Grants, generally settled after purchasing land grants from New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth. When the British government resolved the dispute in New York's favor, New York attempted to assert control by forcing residents who had purchased grants from Wentworth to pay a fee to confirm their titles, otherwise face eviction. Many Vermonters resisted, leading to creation of the Green Mountain Boys.

As part of New York's effort to demonstrate control over the grants, in 1770 it chartered the town of Kingsland far from New York in what was then remote Gloucester County. Kingsland had no record of any residents, but was designated as one of two county seats. A log jail and courthouse were constructed at the head of a stream subsequently named the Jail Branch.

In 1780, the government of Vermont, by then an independent republic, re-chartered Kingsland and named it Washington. The town was uninhabited until 1785, when Daniel Morse obtained title to 100 acres. He was soon followed by his brother, John. Other residents continued to arrive, and by 1792, the town was completely organized, with records for 1794 indicating that there were 32 freemen on its voter checklist.

Centered on the hilltop near the Jail Branch, the town consisted mainly of small sheep farms that produced wool. Between 1820 and 1829, there were two fulling mills and one carding mill in operation, and sheep raising peaked around 1830. Washington's population peaked at 1400 in 1840, after which there was a steady decline, as wool production decreased due to increasing tariffs and other factors. Most farms and homes around the center of town on the hilltop were abandoned, and the center of town relocated downhill and further north, along the Jail Branch and what is now Vermont Route 110.

With the arrival of the railroad in the 1850s, the dairy industry expanded as urban markets became accessible. By 1895, Washington had enough dairy farms to make the operation of a creamery possible. As industries including granite manufacturing grew in nearby towns, the expansion and railroads associated with it bypassed Washington, which remained a low-population rural community centered on agriculture.

By the late twentieth century, small dairy farms were increasingly uncompetitive, and by the 1950s, many of Washington's farms had ceased operation. By 1960, Washington's population had declined to 565. Although Washington remains a rural town, most farms are no longer in operation, and it has become a "bedroom community" with residents commuting to work in Barre, Montpelier, Burlington and other cities.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.9 square miles (100.7 km2), of which 38.9 square miles (100.6 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.

Washington is situated south of U.S. Route 302. Adjacent towns are Barre Town to the northwest, Orange to the north, Corinth to the east, Chelsea to the south, and Williamstown to the west.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1790 | 72 |  |  |
| 1800 | 500 |  | 594.4% |
| 1810 | 1,040 |  | 108.0% |
| 1820 | 1,160 |  | 11.5% |
| 1830 | 1,374 |  | 18.4% |
| 1840 | 1,359 |  | −1.1% |
| 1850 | 1,348 |  | −0.8% |
| 1860 | 1,249 |  | −7.3% |
| 1870 | 1,113 |  | −10.9% |
| 1880 | 922 |  | −17.2% |
| 1890 | 820 |  | −11.1% |
| 1900 | 820 |  | 0.0% |
| 1910 | 762 |  | −7.1% |
| 1920 | 660 |  | −13.4% |
| 1930 | 697 |  | 5.6% |
| 1940 | 730 |  | 4.7% |
| 1950 | 650 |  | −11.0% |
| 1960 | 565 |  | −13.1% |
| 1970 | 667 |  | 18.1% |
| 1980 | 855 |  | 28.2% |
| 1990 | 937 |  | 9.6% |
| 2000 | 1,047 |  | 11.7% |
| 2010 | 1,039 |  | −0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,032 |  | −0.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,032 people, 522 households, and 371 families residing in the town. There were 557 housing units (of which 442 were occupied and 115 vacant). The racial makeup of the town was 91.38% White alone, 0.68% African American alone, 0.48% Native American alone, 0.58% Asian alone, 0.78% from other races, and 4.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,047 people, 406 households, and 291 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.9 people per square mile (10.4/km2). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.23% White, 0.48% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 406 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $50,500. Males had a median income of $29,674 versus $28,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,439. About 3.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

## Notable people

## InfoBox

| Washington Vermont | |
| --- | --- |
| Town | |
| Calef Library in Washington | |
| Washington, Vermont | |
| Washington VermontLocation in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′0″N 72°25′19″W / 44.08333°N 72.42194°W / 44.08333; -72.42194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orange |
| Communities | * Washington * South Washington * Washington Heights |
| Area | |
| Total | 38.9 sq mi (100.7 km2) |
| Land | 38.9 sq mi (100.6 km2) |
| Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,765 ft (538 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 1,032 |
| Density | 27/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05675 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-76750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462243 |


title: Wattsia

abstract: Wattsia is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the familyLethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. The only species in the genus is Wattsa mossambica, the Mozambique large-eye bream or Mozambique sea bream of the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

text:
# Wattsia

***Wattsia*** is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the familyLethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. The only species in the genus is ***Wattsa mossambica***, the **Mozambique large-eye bream** or **Mozambique sea bream** of the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

## Taxonomy

Wattsia was firs proposed as a monospecific genus by W. L. Y. Chan and Roy M. Chilvers in 1972, the only species they included in the new genus was *Gnathodentex mossambicus*. *G. mossambica* had been first formally described in 1957 by the South African ichthyologist James Leonard Brierley Smith with its type locality given as Pinda in Mozambique. Some authors place this taxon in the subfamily Monotaxinae but the 5th edition of *Fishes of the World* does not recognise the subfamilies traditionally accepted within the family Lethrinidae as valid. The family Lethrinidae is classified by the 5th edition of *Fishes of the World* as belonging to the order Spariformes.

## Etymology

*Wattsia*, the generic name, means "belonging to Watts" and honours J. C. D. Watts, a hydrogapher with the Fisheries Research Station in Hong Kong from 1969-1972. The specific name refers to the type locality.

## Description

*Wattsia* has a deep, approximately rhombus shaped body with its depth being about half of its standard length. The dorsal fin is supported by 10 spines and 10 soft rays with the anal fin having 3 spines and 10 soft rays. The inner axil of the pectoral fin has no scales. The teeth in the jaws are arranged as a single, thin band of bristle-like teeth with an outer row of conival teeth and there are 4 moderate sized canine-like teeth in the front of the upper jaw and six in the lower jaw. The maxilla has a horizontal serrated ridge on its outer surface. The caudal fin is forked with the tips of the lobes being rounded. The colour of this fish is a yellowish hued silvery grey, with some vague bars and blotches sometimes apparent. The lips and fins are yellow, the fins sometimes having brown spots. There is a black bar on the base of the pectoral fin. This species has a maximum published total length of 55 cm (22 in), although 35 cm (14 in) is more typical.

## Distribution and habitat

*Wattsia* is found from the eastern African coast off Mozambique, the Seychelles, Maldives and Sri Lanka and into the Pacific Ocean east to Fiji and north to Japan, south to Australia. It is found on the outer limit of the continental shelf at depths between 100 and 180 m (330 and 590 ft), and has been caught at 290 m (950 ft).

## Fisheries

*Wattsia* is fished for wherever it occurs, mainly by longlining and bottom trawling, as well as handlining over deep slopes. It makes up more than 50% of the Lethrinidae landed in Melanesia.

## InfoBox

| *Wattsia* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Lethrinidae |
| Genus: | *Wattsia*
W. L. Y. Chan & Chilvers, 1974 |
| Species: | ***W. mossambica*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Wattsia mossambica***
(J. L. B. Smith, 1957) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Gnathodentex mossambicus* J. L. B. Smith, 1957 | |


title: Metropolis (Guccini album)

abstract: Metropolis is an album by the Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini, released in 1981 by Emi Italiana.

text:
# Metropolis (Guccini album)

***Metropolis*** is an album by the Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini, released in 1981 by Emi Italiana.

## Track listing

All songs by Francesco Guccini, with the exception of "Venezia" by Biggi-Alloisio, and "Milano (poveri bimbi di)" by Guccini-Alloisio-Guccini.

1. "Bisanzio" (5:14)
2. "Venezia" (4:06)
3. "Antenòr" (5:19)
4. "Bologna" (4:41)
5. "Lager" (3:46)
6. "Black-out" (3:56)
7. "Milano (poveri bimbi di)" (4:53)

## InfoBox

| Metropolis | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Francesco Guccini | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Genre | Italian singer-songwriters |
| Length | 31:50 min. |
| Label | EMI Italiana |
| Producer | Ettore De Carolis |
| Francesco Guccini chronology | |
| *Amerigo*
(1978) ***Metropolis***
(1981) *Guccini*
(1983) | |


title: Mi-ran

abstract:
Mi-ran is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 11 hanja with the reading "ran" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One common way of writing this name in hanja means "beautiful orchid" (美蘭). People with this name include:
  - Ra Mi-ran, South Korean actress
  - Hong Mi-ran, South Korean television screenwriter, one of the Hong sisters
  - Kwak Mi-ran, South Korean volleyball player
  - Jang Mi-ran, South Korean weightlifter
  - Jung Mi-ran, South Korean basketball player

text:
# Mi-ran

**Mi-ran** is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 11 hanja with the reading "ran" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One common way of writing this name in hanja means "beautiful orchid" ().

People with this name include:

* Ra Mi-ran (born 1975), South Korean actress
* Hong Mi-ran (born 1977), South Korean television screenwriter, one of the Hong sisters
* Kwak Mi-ran (born 1981), South Korean volleyball player
* Jang Mi-ran (born 1983), South Korean weightlifter
* Jung Mi-ran (born 1985), South Korean basketball player

## InfoBox

| Mi-ran | |
| --- | --- |
| Hangul | 미란 |
| Hanja |  |
| Revised Romanization | *Mi-ran* |
| McCune–Reischauer | *Miran* |


title: Waterbury Catholic High School

abstract: Waterbury Catholic High School was a Catholic secondary school founded in 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut by the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The CND infused the school with their strong interest in education, particularly as a vehicle to empower women. The school brought traditional college preparatory courses together with a strong curriculum of social justice, in the tradition of peace and justice studies. The study of Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hanh and other visionaries threaded through the curriculum. The brothers Daniel and Philip Berrigan, James Carroll, Doctor Spock and César Chávez all visited the school in the 1970s. The school graduated about 120 young women per year. Kathleen P. Deignan taught there as a young nun, using her music to teach and animate students. It closed in 1975 when it merged with the Holy Cross High School, an all-boys school. Sacred Heart High School bought the building.

text:
# Waterbury Catholic High School

**Waterbury Catholic High School** was a Catholic secondary school founded in 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut by the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The CND infused the school with their strong interest in education, particularly as a vehicle to empower women. The school brought traditional college preparatory courses together with a strong curriculum of social justice, in the tradition of peace and justice studies. The study of Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hanh and other visionaries threaded through the curriculum. The brothers Daniel and Philip Berrigan, James Carroll, Doctor Spock and César Chávez all visited the school in the 1970s.

The school graduated about 120 young women per year. Kathleen P. Deignan taught there as a young nun, using her music to teach and animate students.

It closed in 1975 when it merged with the Holy Cross High School, an all-boys school. Sacred Heart High School bought the building.

http://www.holycrosshs-ct.com/page.cfm?p=360

41°33′16″N 73°02′14″W / 41.5544°N 73.0371°W / 41.5544; -73.0371

## InfoBox

| Waterbury Catholic High School | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | |
|  | |
| Waterbury, Connecticut<br>USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary, Roman Catholic |
| Grades | 09–12 |
| Number of students | School was closed in 1975, was about 500 per year |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |


title: Waterbury Arts Magnet School

abstract: Waterbury Arts Magnet School is a public middle and high school located in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut. The school opened in 2004 alongside the newly renovated Palace Theater, to which the school is granted limited access for assemblies and performances. Prominent features of the school include various performance spaces, music labs, and a television studio.

text:
# Waterbury Arts Magnet School

**Waterbury Arts Magnet School** is a public middle and high school located in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut. The school opened in 2004 alongside the newly renovated Palace Theater, to which the school is granted limited access for assemblies and performances. Prominent features of the school include various performance spaces, music labs, and a television studio.

## Notable alumni

## InfoBox

| Waterbury Arts Magnet School | |
| --- | --- |
| Address | |
|  | |
| 16 South Elm Street
Waterbury, Connecticut 06706
United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°33′16″N 73°02′14″W / 41.5544°N 73.0371°W / 41.5544; -73.0371 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public magnet school |
| Motto | ARTSAchieve Respect Trust and Succeed |
| Opened | 2004 (2004) |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Waterbury Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Verna D. Ruffin |
| CEEB code | 070867 |
| Principal | Maria Stasaitis |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours and 30 minutes |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Communities served | Waterbury, Naugatuck, Plymouth/Terryville, Region 15, Thomaston, Wolcott |
| Website | www.waterbury.k12.ct.us/school\_home.aspx?schoolID=3 |


title: Michael Abrams (boxer)

abstract: Michael Abrams is an English former amateur and Commonwealth Games light-flyweight boxer. He fought as Mickey Abrams.

text:
# Michael Abrams (boxer)

**Michael Abrams** (born 27 September 1949) is an English former amateur and Commonwealth Games light-flyweight boxer. He fought as **Mickey Abrams**.

## Early career

Mickey was a promising boxer from a very early age becoming the Southwest and London schoolboy champion in 1964, and was also the national runner up that year at the 6 st 3 lb division. The following year he became the Junior ABA Southwest and London champion in the class A division, also becoming the national runner up that year.

He did well at the senior ABA competition of 1969/70 at the then "Flyweight" division, before winning the national ABA title for the next 3 years running at Light-Flyweight.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the light-flyweight category, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

He captained the 1971 Madrid European games, won a Pre-Olympic silver for the 1972 Munich Olympics as well as captaining for the 1973 European games in Belgrade and also the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

He also had great success in a couple of tours of America, winning 3 fights at the Ohio State fair, Indianapolis and the New Jersey State fair in an ABA tour of 1970, and fought in Madison Square Garden in 1973 in a USA vs the ABA tour. On one of these tours he also met and became good friends with Dustin Hoffman.

## Amateur career

Abrams was an amateur boxer for Battersea Amateur Boxing Club, and gained the following ABA titles:

* ABA Light-flyweight Champion (48 kg) - 1971
* ABA Light-flyweight Champion (48 kg) - 1972
* ABA Light-flyweight Champion (48 kg) - 1973

## Personal life

Mickey lives in Battersea with his partner Valerie and his young daughter Valentine. He was a school governor at his daughter's school (Wix Primary), which is the same school that he attended.

## InfoBox

| Micky Abrams | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1949-09-27) 27 September 1949<br>London, England |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Other names | (Mickey, Micky) |
| **Statistics** | |
| Weight(s) | Light-flyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
|  | |
| Medal record      Men's Boxing  Representing  England  Commonwealth Games  1970 Edinburgh  Light Flyweight | |


title: Metropolitan Region Scheme

abstract: The Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) provides the legal basis for land use planning within the Perth metropolitan region. It classifies land into broad zones and reservations and is administered by the Western Australian Planning Commission. It is one of three regional schemes in Western Australia. The MRS is updated via an ongoing process of amendments. Amendments to the MRS are typically informed by a series of strategic plans prepared by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. Detailed land use planning within the area of the MRS is undertaken by local governments and other statutory authorities which prepare one or more local planning schemes within their administrative boundaries. Local plannings schemes must be consistent with the MRS and require the approval of the WAPC. The acquisition of land reserved under the MRS is funded by a hypothecated land tax called the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax.

text:
# Metropolitan Region Scheme

31°57′S 115°51′E / 31.950°S 115.850°E / -31.950; 115.850

The **Metropolitan Region Scheme** (**MRS**) provides the legal basis for land use planning within the Perth metropolitan region. It classifies land into broad zones and reservations and is administered by the Western Australian Planning Commission. It is one of three regional schemes in Western Australia. The MRS is updated via an ongoing process of amendments. Amendments to the MRS are typically informed by a series of strategic plans prepared by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. Detailed land use planning within the area of the MRS is undertaken by local governments and other statutory authorities which prepare one or more local planning schemes within their administrative boundaries. Local plannings schemes must be consistent with the MRS and require the approval of the WAPC. The acquisition of land reserved under the MRS is funded by a hypothecated land tax called the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax.

## Background

The MRS derived from Hepburn and Stephenson's 1955 *Plan for the Metropolitan Region, Perth and Fremantle* and has been in operation since 1963. Hepburn and Stephenson were commissioned by the Government of Western Australia to develop the plan in 1953. The completed report recommended that a regional planning authority be established for the purpose of implementing a regional planning scheme—a recommendation that was passed into law with the MRTPS Act of 1959. The Act centralised sub-division control, keeping it in the hands of the state government, but delegated many local planning responsibilities to local governments.

Since 1963 the MRS has been continuously updated via a series of amendments which change the zoning or reservation of land to allow for a different land use. These amendments are typically informed by regional strategies prepared on a periodic basis, commencing with the *1955 Plan*, followed by the Corridor Plan in 1970, the Metroplan of 1990 and Directions 2031 in 2010.

In 2006 the *Planning and Development Act 2005* superseded the MRTPS Act 1959 and allowed for the creation of new region schemes outside the metropolitan area.

## Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax

The MRTS is a special purpose tax recommended by Gordon Stephenson's report, and introduced in 1959. The MRS is funded by a levy on taxable land value above $300,000 excluding primary residences. This tax is collected by the Department of Finance but falls wholly under the control of the WAPC. The tax funds the acquisition of land reserves under the scheme for public purposes including public open space, road and railway reserves and environmental conservation.

One estimate calculates that MRTS has funded more than $1 billion of land acquisitions since 1963 (unadjusted for inflation).

The MRTIS applies only to the MRS area and has not been extended to the Peel Region Scheme or Greater Bunbury Scheme areas. Land acquisition under these schemes is funded by annual grants from the state budget.


title: Meyer Jacobstein

abstract: Meyer Jacobstein was an American educator and politician who served three terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1923 to 1929.

text:
# Meyer Jacobstein

**Meyer Jacobstein** (January 25, 1880 – April 18, 1963) was an American educator and politician who served three terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1923 to 1929.

## Early life

According to family archives, Meyer was born on Henry Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Polish Jews who had only weeks earlier immigrated to New York via Stockholm, Sweden. In 1881, the family moved to Syracuse, New York, and then relocated to Rochester, New York, one year later. Coming from a family of tailors, he worked for less than a week in a Rochester tailor shop before deciding to attend high school instead.

## Academic career

After attending public schools in Rochester, New York, he attended the University of Rochester and graduated from Columbia University in 1904. Jacobstein pursued postgraduate courses at the same university in economics and political science and became a special agent in the Bureau of Corporations and Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., in 1907. Between 1909 and 1913, he worked as an assistant professor of economics at the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks and, one year later, became professor of economics in the University of Rochester. Jacobstein was a director in emergency employment management at the University of Rochester under the auspices of the War Industry Board from 1916 to 1918.

Writing in 1912 about the Aldrich plan for a National Reserve Association, Meyer Jacobstein, assistant professor of economics at the University of North Dakota, encouraged North Dakota's bankers, however unsuccessfully, to leave their rural prejudices behind and consider the greater good of the entire banking industry:

> The average country banker is always more or less suspicious of the city banker. As the Aldrich bill bears the name of an unpopular easterner, who is generally believed to be working in the interest of a group of eastern capitalists, it is not unnatural that North Dakota bankers should approach this proposed legislation with considerable timidity and suspicion. It will be well for the rural banker, however, to dispossess himself of this native prejudice and withhold judgment until he has made a careful and conscientious examination of the bill.

## Political Service

He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929) yet was not a candidate for renomination in 1928. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1932 but declined the nomination of mayor of Rochester, N.Y., in 1925. His political career is notable for his staunch opposition to the Immigration Act of 1924.

> Nothing is more un-American. Nothing could be more dangerous, in a land the Constitution of which says that all men are created equal, than to write into our law a theory which puts one race above another, which stamps one group of people as superior and another as inferior. The fact that it is camouflaged in a maze of statistics will not protect this Nation from the evil consequences of such an unscientific, un-American, wicked philosophy.

## After Politics

Jacobstein engaged in banking in Rochester, N.Y., from 1929 to 1936 and in 1936 became chairman of the board of the Rochester Business Institute. He was a member of the Brookings Institution staff from 1939 to 1946 and economic counsel in the legislative reference service of the Library of Congress from 1947 until his retirement May 31, 1952.

## Death and burial

Jacobstein resided in Rochester, N.Y., until his death there on April 18, 1963, and was laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery.

1. Jacobstein Family History \[unpublished family archive\]
2. "Born of a Panic: Forming the Fed System". The Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota. August 1, 1988., Retrieved 2013-05-29.
3. Dakota, University of North (1912). *The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota*. University of North Dakota.
4. "TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON H.R. … -- House Vote #90 -- May 15, 1924". *GovTrack.us*. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
5. "TO PASS H.R. 7995. (P. 6257-1). -- House Vote #55 -- Apr 12, 1924". *GovTrack.us*. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
6. Alan Stoskopf. **Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics Movement**, Facing History & Ourselves National, 2002, page 230.
7. "Meyer Jacobstein". Jewish Virtual Library., Retrieved 2013-05-29.

## Sources

## InfoBox

| Meyer Jacobstein | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 38th district | |
| **In office**
March 4, 1923  March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas B. Dunn |
| Succeeded by | James L. Whitley |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1880-01-25)January 25, 1880
Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| Died | April 18, 1963(1963-04-18) (aged 83)
Rochester, New York |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester
Columbia University |
|  | |


title: Michael C. O'Donovan

abstract: Michael C. O'Donovan is a Scottish psychiatric geneticist who researches the genetics of schizophrenia. He is a clinical professor in the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences and the deputy director of the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at the Cardiff University School of Medicine in Cardiff, Wales. He also leads the Schizophrenia Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Educated at Glasgow University, he also serves as Academic Psychiatry Lead for the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales. He was lead author of a 2014 study in Nature which identified over 100 genetic loci associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. The study, the largest of its kind undertaken at the time, was covered extensively in the media. It was also praised by Thomas Insel, the then-director of the National Institute of Mental Health, who described the study as "a big step forward".

text:
# Michael C. O'Donovan

**Michael C. O'Donovan** is a Scottish psychiatric geneticist who researches the genetics of schizophrenia. He is a clinical professor in the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences and the deputy director of the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at the Cardiff University School of Medicine in Cardiff, Wales. He also leads the Schizophrenia Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Educated at Glasgow University, he also serves as Academic Psychiatry Lead for the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales. He was lead author of a 2014 study in *Nature* which identified over 100 genetic loci associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. The study, the largest of its kind undertaken at the time, was covered extensively in the media. It was also praised by Thomas Insel, the then-director of the National Institute of Mental Health, who described the study as "a big step forward".

## InfoBox

| Michael C. O'Donovan | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Glasgow University<br>University of Wales |
| Known for | Research on schizophrenia |
| Awards | (with Michael Owen) Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (2012) |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Psychiatric genetics |
| Institutions | Cardiff University School of Medicine |
|  | |


title: Michael McCary

abstract: Michael Sean McCary is an American singer, known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.

text:
# Michael McCary

**Michael Sean McCary** (born December 16, 1971) is an American singer, known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men (in which he was sometimes known as **Mike Bass**).

## Boyz II Men

After an encounter in a school bathroom with the members of Boyz II Men, McCary started singing along with the group and eventually became the group's new bass singer. After signing to Motown in 1991, they released their debut album, *Cooleyhighharmony.* Boyz II Men would quickly start to climb music charts with songs such as; I'll Make Love to You (1994) and Water Runs Dry (1995). In 1996, the group released the single One Sweet Day with Mariah Carey. Boyz II Men are best known for their vocal harmonies. McCary sings bass in the group.

### Departure

In 2003, McCary left Boyz II Men due to back spasms that were eventually and ultimately diagnosed as multiple sclerosis.

McCary kept his condition from the other band members and did not make it public until 2016. On an interview with Oprah, band member Wanya Morris stated that there was a rift in the group caused by McCary's lack of motivation. Morris accused McCary of not showing up to work altogether and that the group eventually had to carry on without him. McCary said that he felt betrayed by his brothers and that he no longer talks to them.

He reunited with his former Boyz II Men band mates at their August 30th, 2024 show, and hinted a reunion might be in the works.

## Later works

He was shown in the pilot for a talk show with Paula Poundstone called *A Pound of Paula*, which wasn't picked up. After a few years in retirement from performing, he returned to touring in 2007.

## Boyz II Men discography

### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| --- | --- |
| *Cooleyhighharmony* |  |
| *Christmas Interpretations* | * Released: October 5, 1993 * Label: Motown * Format: LP, CD, cassette |
| *II* | * Released: August 30, 1994 * Label: Motown * Format: LP, CD, cassette |
| *Evolution* | * Released: September 23, 1997 * Label: Motown * Format: LP, CD, cassette |
| *Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya* | * Released: September 12, 2000 * Label: Universal * Format: CD, cassette |
| *Full Circle* | * Released: June 11, 2002 * Label: Arista * Format: CD, cassette |

### Singles

| Year | Single |
| --- | --- |
| 1991 | "Motownphilly" |
| | "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" |
| | "Uhh Ahh" |
| 1992 | "Please Don't Go" |
| | "End of the Road" |
| 1993 | "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" |
| | "Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight) |
| 1994 | "I'll Make Love to You" |
| | "On Bended Knee" |
| 1995 | "Thank You" |
| | "Water Runs Dry" |
| | "Vibin'" |
| | "I Remember" |
| 1997 | "4 Seasons of Loneliness" |
| | "A Song for Mama" |
| 1998 | "Can't Let Her Go" |
| | "Doin' Just Fine" |
| | "I Will Get There" |
| 2000 | "Pass You By" |
| | "Thank You in Advance" |
| 2002 | "The Color of Love" |
| | "Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans) |

## InfoBox

| Michael McCary | |
| --- | --- |
| McCary in January 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Sean McCary |
| Born | (1971-12-16) December 16, 1971<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres |  |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | * 1988–2003 * 2007–present |
| Labels |  |
|  | |
| Website | boyziimen.com |


title: Michael Denborough

abstract: Michael Antony Denborough was an Australian academic and medical researcher who founded the Nuclear Disarmament Party. Denborough was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia to Paul Peter Denborough and Alma Mary Hepburn. He was educated at Prince Edward School in Salisbury and the University of Cape Town before being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, where he was an assistant at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary. He married Erica Elizabeth Griffith Brown on 12 December 1959. He was Resident Medical Officer at the National Heart Hospital in London in 1958 before travelling to Australia, where he was first assistant at the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital from 1960 to 1968, reader in medicine at the University of Melbourne from 1972 to 1974 and was a professorial fellow at the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra from 1974 to 1991, working as acting head of the Department of Clinical Science from 1975 to 1981 and acting director of the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies in 1982. He edited The Role of Calcium in Drug Action, the research for which centred on malignant hyperthermia which he described in 1962 and tentatively linked with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. From 1992 to 1994 he was professor of the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University, retiring in 1995. He later became an emeritus professor. Denborough founded the Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) in 1984 and was a candidate in the Australian Capital Territory for the Senate in the Federal elections of 1987, 1990 and 2007. He published Australia and Nuclear War in 1984. NDP Senators Jo Vallentine and Robert Wood were elected in 1984 and 1987 respectively. In 2003 he conducted a lone vigil for 52 days outside Parliament House, Canberra, in protest at what he considered was the unjust invasion of Iraq. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999. He died on 8 February 2014, survived by his wife, four children and six grandchildren.

text:
# Michael Denborough

**Michael Antony Denborough** AM (11 July 1929  8 February 2014) was an Australian academic and medical researcher who founded the Nuclear Disarmament Party.

Denborough was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to Paul Peter Denborough and Alma Mary Hepburn. He was educated at Prince Edward School in Salisbury and the University of Cape Town before being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, where he was an assistant at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary. He married Erica Elizabeth Griffith Brown on 12 December 1959. He was Resident Medical Officer at the National Heart Hospital in London in 1958 before travelling to Australia, where he was first assistant at the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital from 1960 to 1968, reader in medicine at the University of Melbourne from 1972 to 1974 and was a professorial fellow at the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra from 1974 to 1991, working as acting head of the Department of Clinical Science from 1975 to 1981 and acting director of the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies in 1982. He edited *The Role of Calcium in Drug Action*, the research for which centred on malignant hyperthermia which he described in 1962 and tentatively linked with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. From 1992 to 1994 he was professor of the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University, retiring in 1995. He later became an emeritus professor.

Denborough founded the Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) in 1984 and was a candidate in the Australian Capital Territory for the Senate in the Federal elections of 1987, 1990 and 2007. He published *Australia and Nuclear War* in 1984. NDP Senators Jo Vallentine and Robert Wood were elected in 1984 and 1987 respectively.

In 2003 he conducted a lone vigil for 52 days outside Parliament House, Canberra, in protest at what he considered was the unjust invasion of Iraq.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999. He died on 8 February 2014, survived by his wife, four children and six grandchildren.


title: Michael Hissey

abstract: Michael Hissey is an Australian musician, educator and conductor. He is well known for his contributions to the vocal and choral musical life of Sydney. His notable contributions include Musical Director of the St Mary's Singers at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney and Director of Music at St Aloysius' College, Milsons Point in Sydney. Hissey has an association with St Mary's Cathedral which has spanned the past 65 years being accepted as a choral scholar to the St Mary's Cathedral Choir a young age and completing his schooling at the Cathedral Choir School. After completing post graduate studies in Education in Sydney, Hissey embarked on the dual careers of teaching and concert singing. In addition to his success as a notable educator, he went on to become a popular concert solo baritone and teacher of voice, earning particular critical acclaim for his Baroque and Early Music performances. Hissey has performed as a vocal concert soloist throughout Australia, in Europe and the United States and as a regular guest artist for many of Sydney’s metropolitan and regional choral and orchestral organisations. Whilst Hissey has specialised in the performance of music from the Sacred and Oratorio literature, he is also deeply involved in fostering the talent of young singers with an established reputation as a fine teacher of voice and choral director. He held the position of Director of Music at St Aloysius' College, Sydney from 2001 to 2011. He and his wife Narelle currently reside in the regional NSW town of Moss Vale. Hissey is active in assisting with the development of vocal music in the region and has contributed as a mentor to trainee teachers in the Education Faculties of Charles Sturt and Western Sydney Universities.

text:
# Michael Hissey

**Michael Hissey** is an Australian musician, educator and conductor. He is well known for his contributions to the vocal and choral musical life of Sydney. His notable contributions include Musical Director of the St Mary's Singers at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney and Director of Music at St Aloysius' College, Milsons Point in Sydney.

Hissey has an association with St Mary's Cathedral which has spanned the past 65 years being accepted as a choral scholar to the *St Mary's Cathedral Choir* a young age and completing his schooling at the *Cathedral Choir School*.

After completing post graduate studies in Education in Sydney, Hissey embarked on the dual careers of teaching and concert singing. In addition to his success as a notable educator, he went on to become a popular concert solo baritone and teacher of voice, earning particular critical acclaim for his Baroque and Early Music performances.

Hissey has performed as a vocal concert soloist throughout Australia, in Europe and the United States and as a regular guest artist for many of Sydney’s metropolitan and regional choral and orchestral organisations.

Whilst Hissey has specialised in the performance of music from the Sacred and Oratorio literature, he is also deeply involved in fostering the talent of young singers with an established reputation as a fine teacher of voice and choral director. He held the position of Director of Music at St Aloysius' College, Sydney from 2001 to 2011. He and his wife Narelle currently reside in the regional NSW town of Moss Vale. Hissey is active in assisting with the development of vocal music in the region and has contributed as a mentor to trainee teachers in the Education Faculties of Charles Sturt and Western Sydney Universities.


title: Michael Thomas (Man Gone Down author)

abstract: Michael Thomas is an American author. He won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel Man Gone Down, receiving a prize of €100,000. Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.

text:
# Michael Thomas (Man Gone Down author)

**Michael Thomas** is an American author. He won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel *Man Gone Down*, receiving a prize of 100,000. *Man Gone Down* is also recommended by *The New York Times*.

## Early and personal life

Thomas was born and raised in Boston. He studied for a bachelor's degree at Hunter College in New York City, where he now teaches, and for a master's at Warren Wilson College. He currently lives in New York City, claiming to have never had a proper job although he has worked in several areas, including bars, restaurants, construction, pizza delivery, on film sets and driving a taxi. Thomas is married and lives with his wife and three children in Brooklyn.

## Writing career

Prior to his international success as a novelist, Thomas wrote poetry and performed in the capacity of a singer-songwriter. Later, whilst attending graduate school, he studied a fiction program, with his thesis being a collection of short stories. One of these short stories became his debut novel.

### *Man Gone Down*

> "One day I was doing my laundry and I realised the breaks were chapters, not pages, and I started writing a novel," Thomas said. "I write to images, or lines, and the end came to me – the last two paragraphs, the last line. I was always writing to it. I had to get there."

Thomas, on constructing *Man Gone Down*.

Thomas's debut novel, *Man Gone Down*, won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award on 11 June 2009. The prize, which is the richest literary award in the world (apart from the Nobel Prize in Literature) and is open to novels written in all languages, was €100,000 (85,000, US$140,000). Thomas was the third author to win with a debut novel, following Andrew Miller's *Ingenious Pain* (1999) and Rawi Hage's *De Niro's Game* (2007).

The book was praised by the judges, who included James Ryan, for its "energy and warmth" and for being "tuned urgently to the way we live now". Thomas said he had been "feeling a little desperate" during the writing of it. *Man Gone Down* beat an international longlist of 147 titles from 41 countries, as well as seven other shortlisted nominations such as *The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao* by Junot Diaz and *The Reluctant Fundamentalist* by Mohsin Hamid, as well as novels by established authors such as Doris Lessing, Joyce Carol Oates and Philip Roth. It was nominated by the National Library Service of Barbados. In 2007, *Man Gone Down* was named in the top ten of a list by *The New York Times*.

Thomas attended the prize ceremony in Dublin, saying he was "stunned" and "still waiting for the punch line". He expressed his disbelief that he had even made the shortlist – "or the longlist, for that matter". He expects to "pay some bills" with the money as well as "a mortgage, a half-built house".

The novel deals with an African-American man who is estranged from his white wife and their children. He must come up with a sum of money within four days to have them returned. It focuses on an attempt to achieve the American Dream. Thomas describes *Man Gone Down* as having a "gallows humour". Thomas is currently working on his second book, intended to be non-fiction.

## InfoBox

| Michael Thomas | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | Hunter College |
| Notable works | *Man Gone Down* |
| Notable awards | International Dublin Literary Award (2009) |
| Children | Three |


title: Michael Jackson (rugby league)

abstract: Michael Jackson is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax and Sheffield Eagles, as a second-row or loose forward.

text:
# Michael Jackson (rugby league)

**Michael Jackson** (born 11 October 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax and Sheffield Eagles, as a second-row or loose forward.

## Career

Jackson started his professional career with Hunslet before being signed by Wakefield Trinity in 1991 for a fee of £60,000. In July 1993, Jackson signed a two-year contract with Halifax.

Jackson was signed by Sheffield Eagles in January 1998 for a fee of £28,000. He appeared as a substitute in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan Warriors in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Following the club's merger with Huddersfield Giants in 1999, he joined the newly-formed Sheffield Eagles club ahead of the 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season.

### International honours

Jackson won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, Australia (sub), and New Zealand (sub), and while at Halifax in 1993 against New Zealand (2 matches) (sub). He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

## InfoBox

Michael Jackson
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 |
| Playing information | |
| Position | Second-row, Loose forward |
| Club  Years Team Pld T G FG P  1988–91 Hunslet       1991–93 Wakefield Trinity 33 10 0 0 40  1994–97 Halifax       1998–00 Sheffield Eagles 46 3 0 0 12  Total 79 13 0 0 52  Representative  Years Team Pld T G FG P  1991–93 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 8 | |
| Source: | |


title: Michael Donnellan (footballer)

abstract: Michael Donnellan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team. He is the son of a former politician and footballer, John Donnellan, and grandson of politician and footballer Michael Donnellan. All three of them captained the Galway football team during their careers.

text:
# Michael Donnellan (footballer)

**Michael Donnellan** (born 28 February 1977) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team. He is the son of a former politician and footballer, John Donnellan, and grandson of politician and footballer Michael Donnellan. All three of them captained the Galway football team during their careers.

## Gaelic football career

Donnellan first came to prominence as a member of the talented St Jarlath's College in Tuam team of the early 1990s. He played a crucial role in their Hogan Cup–winning season of 1994 alongside future Galway teammates Declan Meehan, Tomás Meehan, John Divilly, Tommy Joyce and Pádraic Joyce. They reached the Connacht final the following year but lost out to their biggest rivals, St. Patrick's College, Tuam. He would later once more star alongside Joyce with the Tralee IT team that won the 1998 Sigerson Cup.

In 1998, Donnellan won his first All-Ireland medal as part of the Galway side that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1998. During the first half of the final against Kildare, Donnellan picked up the ball inside the heart of his own defence and proceeded to go on an amazing run, soloing the length of the field while exchanging a one-two with Kevin Walsh in the midfield. As he approached the Kildare goal, he laid the ball off to Derek Savage, who passed to Seán Óg De Paor. De Paor slotted the ball over the bar. The score re-invigorated the Galway team, who were losing at the time. Donnellan's overall performance inspired Galway to their first football title in 32 years and completed a unique hat-trick of senior All-Ireland medals for his family, as he followed in the footsteps of his father John (1966) and his grandfather Mick (1925). The final score was 1–14 to 1–10. That solo run was later voted No.1 in the *Top 20 GAA Moments* in 2003. He was named Texaco Footballer of the Year that year.

After reaching another final in 2000, losing out to Kerry after a replay, Donnellan & Galway returned to win the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. After losing to Roscommon in the Connacht semi-final, Galway entered the newly introduced back-door qualifiers and defeated Wicklow, Armagh and Cork to reach the quarter-finals. They gained revenge over Roscommon with 0–14 to 1–05 victory to reach the semi-finals, where they defeated Derry by 3 points. In the final, they outclassed a Meath team by 0–17 to 0–08.

Donnellan went on to win an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with his adopted club Salthill-Knocknacarra in 2005. He gave a man-of-the-match performance in the final, where Salthill narrowly edged out Antrim club St Gall's.

After being hampered by injury in later years, Donnellan decided to end his career at the end of the 2006 season, a career during which he won nearly ever honour in the game.

In May 2020, the *Irish Independent* named Donnellan as one of the "dozens of brilliant players" who narrowly missed selection for its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".

## Soccer career

In December 1999, Donnellan signed for Don O'Riordan at Galway United for the rest of the 1999–2000 League of Ireland season. According to the Irish Independent, he could play "in midfield or in attack".

## InfoBox

Michael Donnellan
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Irish name | *Mícheál Ó Domhnalláin* | | |
| Sport | Gaelic football | | |
| Position | Centre half-forward | | |
| Born | (1977-02-28) 28 February 1977
Galway, Ireland | | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | | |
| Club(s) | | | |
| Years | **Club** | | |
| 1995–2003
2004–2007 | Dunmore McHales
Salthill-Knocknacarra | | |
| Club titles | | | |
| Galway titles | 1 | | |
| Connacht titles | 1 | | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | | |
| Colleges(s) | | | |
| Years | **College** | | |
|  | IT Tralee | | |
| College titles | | | |
| Sigerson titles | 1 | | |
| Inter-county(ies) | | | |
| Years | **County** | | |
| 1997–2006 | Galway | | |
| Inter-county titles | | | |
| Connacht titles | 5 | | |
| All-Irelands | 2 | | |
| All Stars | 3 | | |


title: Michael Purefoy

abstract: Michael Purefoy (1562–1627) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1584 and from 1621 to 1622. Purefoy was the son of Thomas Purefoy of Caldecot and his wife Elizabeth Bradshaw, daughter of Robert Bradshaw of Morborne, Huntingdonshire. He matriculated from Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1576 and received BA from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1582 and MA in 1585. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1598 and was a deputy official of the archdeaconry of Nottinghamshire from 1598. In 1521 he was elected MP for Nottingham. Purefoy died unmarried in 1627 and was buried in Caldecote church, where a monument was erected by his cousin Gamaliel Purefoy.

text:
# Michael Purefoy

**Michael Purefoy** (1562–1627) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1584 and from 1621 to 1622.

Purefoy was the son of Thomas Purefoy of Caldecot and his wife Elizabeth Bradshaw, daughter of Robert Bradshaw of Morborne, Huntingdonshire. He matriculated from Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1576 and received BA from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1582 and MA in 1585. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1598 and was a deputy official of the archdeaconry of Nottinghamshire from 1598. In 1521 he was elected MP for Nottingham.

Purefoy died unmarried in 1627 and was buried in Caldecote church, where a monument was erected by his cousin Gamaliel Purefoy.