title: Tommy Hinkley

abstract: Tommy Hinkley is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy Back to the Beach (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall. The same year, he appeared as a lead character opposite Bill Maher in the short-lived Showtime series Hard Knocks. Hinkley later had supporting roles in Men at Work (1990), the horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation, and the comedy The Little Vampire (2000).

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# Tommy Hinkley

**Tommy Hinkley** is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy *Back to the Beach* (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film *Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall* (also 1987). The same year, he appeared as a lead character opposite Bill Maher in the short-lived Showtime series *Hard Knocks*.

Hinkley later had supporting roles in *Men at Work* (1990), the horror film *Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation* (also 1990), and the comedy *The Little Vampire* (2000).

## Life and career

Hinkley attended Culver High School in Culver, Oregon.

Hinkley's on-screen career began in the 1980s, including television guest roles, and periodic regular turns on TV series, including the short-lived Showtime series *Hard Knocks* (1987), that also featured Bill Maher. Having appeared in the Academy Award-winning *Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall*, he has also been known for his roles in such popular box office draws as *The Cable Guy* (1996), *The Little Vampire* (2000), *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007) and *Leatherheads* (2008).

He also made several appearances in the first season of the sitcom *Mad About You* as Jay Selby, the best friend of Paul Buchman (played by Paul Reiser). He also voiced Earl Grunewald on the animated series *Life with Louie*. In 1995, he co-starred in the short-lived Fox TV sitcom *The Preston Episodes* with David Alan Grier.

That same year, Hinkley married actress Tracey Needham. In 1999, Needham gave birth to their daughter.

As of 2010, Hinkley worked as a teacher, teaching theatre arts to children in Boulder, Colorado.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | *Back to the Beach* | Michael |  |  |
| 1987 | *Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall* | Andrew Northfield | Short film |  |
| 1989 | *The Terror Within* | Neil |  |  |
| 1989 | *Lethal Weapon 2* | Cop #2 |  |  |
| 1990 | *Watchers II* | Lab Assistant |  |  |
| 1990 | *Men at Work* | Jeff |  |  |
| 1990 | *Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation* | Hank |  |  |
| 1990 | *Naked Obsession* | Mitch |  |  |
| 1990 | *Angel of Death* | Rak Slade | Television film |  |
| 1991 | *Earth Angel* | Val Boyd | Television film |  |
| 1991 | *L.A. Story* | Ted |  |  |
| 1991 | *The Human Shield* | Ben Matthews |  |  |
| 1992 | *Maid for Each Other* | Ted Knowland | Television film |  |
| 1994 | *Star Trek Generations* | Journalist #1 |  |  |
| 1996 | *The Cable Guy* | Basketball Player |  |  |
| 1997 | *Buried Alive II* | Sheriff Jim Puller | Television film |  |
| 1998 | *Anarchy TV* | Ralph Greed |  |  |
| 1999 | *Dirt Merchant* | Mort Huskins |  |  |
| 1999 | *Pinot Grigio* |  |  |  |
| 2000 | *Escape Under Pressure* | Carl |  |  |
| 2000 | *Fail Safe* | Senior Master Sergeant Collins | Televised play |  |
| 2000 | *The Little Vampire* | Bob Thompson |  |  |
| 2002 | *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind* | Hambone Man |  |  |
| 2003 | *Save It for Later* | Rick O'Connor |  |  |
| 2004 | *Angel in the Family* | Joe |  |  |
| 2007 | *Ocean's Thirteen* | Roulette Dealer |  |  |
| 2008 | *The Flyboys* | John McIntyre |  |  |
| 2008 | *Leatherheads* | 'Hardleg' |  |  |
| 2009 | *Bob Funk* | Over Eaters Anonymous Guy |  |  |
|

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | *Brothers* | Jim Grant / Jim Dintzman | 3 episodes |  |
| 1987 | *Hard Knocks* | Nick Bronco | 13 episodes |  |
| 1988 | *Empty Nest* | The Bartender | Episode: "Harry's Vacation" |  |
| 1989 | *Something Is Out There* | Ricky | Episode: "A Hearse of Another Color" |  |
| 1989 | *Who's the Boss?* | Kyle Fletcher | Episode: "In Search of Tony" |  |
| 1990 | *China Beach* | Simon | Episode: "Warriors" |  |
| 1990 | *Get a Life* | Morgan | Episode: "A Family Affair" |  |
| 1991 | *The Golden Girls* | Andy | Episode: "Melodrama" |  |
| 1991 | *Night Court* | Curtis | Episode: "Harry's Fifteen Minutes" |  |
| 1991 | *Jake and the Fatman* | Eddie | Episode: "Street of Dreams" |  |
| 1991 | *MacGyver* | Neil | Episode: "Deadly Silents" |  |
| 1992–1993 | *Mad About You* | Jay Selby | 13 episodes |  |
| 1993 | *Murphy Brown* | Tucker | Episode: "Ben Humboldt" |  |
| 1994 | *Ellen* | Steve | Episode: "The Boyfriend Stealer" |  |
| 1994–1995 | *The 5 Mrs. Buchanans* | Jesse Buchanan | 4 episodes |  |
| 1995 | *Robin's Hoods* | Chad Owens | Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" |  |
| 1995 | *The Preston Episodes* | Derek Clooney | 2 episodes |  |
| 1997 | *Tracey Takes On...* | Randy Amsterdam | Episode: "Movies" |  |
| 1995–1997 | *Life with Louie* | Earl Grunewald | 11 episodes |  |
| 1997 | *The Secret World of Alex Mack* | Mr. Carrington | 2 Episode: "The Creeper" & "24 Hours" |  |
| 1998 | *Teen Angel* | Casey Beauchamp | 6 episodes |  |
| 1998 | *ER* | Mr. Ellis | 2 episodes |  |
| 1999 | *Martial Law* | Don Turlington | Episode: "Call of the Wild" |  |
| 2000 | *Judging Amy* | Mr. Saunders | Episode: "The Wee Hours" |  |
| 2000 | *Angel* | C. Mulvill | Episode: "Are You Now or Have You Never Been" |  |
| 2000 | *That '70s Show* | Cop | Episode: "Ice Shack" |  |
| 2001 | *The Division* | Alan DeLorenzo / Paul DeLorenzo | 4 episodes |  |
| 2002 | *Boomtown* | Mr. Flannery | Episode: "Reelin' in the Years" |  |
| 2003 | *NCIS* | Deer Hunter | Episode: "The Curse" |  |
| 2004 | *Cold Case* | Billy Berkenpass Sr. (1987) | Episode: "The Lost Soul of Herman Lester" |  |
| 2004–2006 | *The Shield* | Captain Steve Briggs | 2 episodes |  |
| 2005 | *The Inside* | Detective Douglas Price | Episode: "Everything Nice" |  |
| 2010 | *Zeke and Luther* | Agent | Episode: "Old Nasty" |  |
|

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## InfoBox

| Tommy Hinkley | |
| --- | --- |
| Hinkley in *Hard Knocks*, 1987 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–Present |
| Spouse | Tracey Needham (m. 1995) |
| Children | 1 |


title: Tommy Hinzo

abstract: Thomas Lee Hinzo is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB) for 67 games during the 1987 Cleveland Indians season and 18 games during the 1989 Cleveland Indians season. Hinzo attended the University of Arizona, and in 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1986 MLB Draft.

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# Tommy Hinzo

**Thomas Lee Hinzo** (born June 18, 1964) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB) for 67 games during the 1987 Cleveland Indians season and 18 games during the 1989 Cleveland Indians season.

Hinzo attended the University of Arizona, and in 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1986 MLB Draft.

## InfoBox

| Tommy Hinzo | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| **Second baseman** | |
| **Born:**  (1964-06-18) June 18, 1964<br>San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| **Batted:** Both**Threw:** Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 16, 1987, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1989, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 21 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .177 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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| Teams | |
|  | |


title: Topon Kumar Gogoi

abstract: Topon Kumar Gogoi is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Lok Sabha from Jorhat from 2019-2024. He was succeeded by Gaurav Gogoi with a historic margin in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Sonari constituency. He was also the minister of state for Power in Government of Assam.

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# Topon Kumar Gogoi

**Topon Kumar Gogoi** (born 1 March 1969) is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Lok Sabha from Jorhat from 2019-2024. He was succeeded by Gaurav Gogoi with a historic margin in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Sonari constituency. He was also the minister of state for Power (independent charge) in Government of Assam.

## InfoBox

| Topon Kumar Gogoi | |
| --- | --- |
| Gogoi in March 2017 | |
|  | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| **In office**
23 May 2019  4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa |
| Succeeded by | Gaurav Gogoi |
| Constituency | Jorhat |
| Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Tea Tribes Welfare, Revenue & Disaster Management | |
| **In office**
24 May 2016  June 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
19 May 2016 - June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sarat Barkotoky |
| Succeeded by | Nabanita Handique |
| Constituency | Sonari |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-03-01) 1 March 1969
Sapekhati, Sibsagar, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Binita Saikia Gogoi (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Nagen Gogoi (Father)
Sarumai Gogoi (Mother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
|  | |


title: Tony Blair Faith Foundation

abstract: The Tony Blair Faith Foundation was an interfaith charitable foundation established in May 2008 by former British prime minister Tony Blair. Since December 2016 its work has been continued by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

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# Tony Blair Faith Foundation

The **Tony Blair Faith Foundation** was an interfaith charitable foundation established in May 2008 by former British prime minister Tony Blair. Since December 2016 its work has been continued by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

## Launch

The Foundation was launched in May 2008 in New York at the headquarters of the media group Time Warner. In his speech, Blair outlined the Foundation's aim that "idealism becomes the new realism", and that one of its goals was to "counter extremism in all six leading religions" (i.e., according to the Foundation, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Sikhism). Blair said that while in office, he feared being exposed as a "nutter" if he had talked about his religious views. Former US president Bill Clinton attended the launch, describing Blair as "a good man as well as a great leader". In an interview with *Time* magazine, Blair said the Foundation was "how I want to spend the rest of my life".

The foundation listed several goals: "The foundation provides the practical support required to help prevent religious prejudice, conflict and extremism. At school, university and professional level the foundation provides various education programmes. The foundation encouraged interfaith initiatives to tackle global poverty and conflict."

The Foundation's basic premises, as listed in its initial mission statement, were that 1) faith is important to many, underpinning their systems of thought, their behaviour and the behaviour of many of the world's progressive movements, and that 2) the great religions share values of respect, justice and compassion. But the statement also recognised that faith can be divisive, too; this is viewed by the Foundation as being based on distortions of faith rather than being intrinsic to it.

The aim of the Foundation was to use the tools of modern communication to "educate, inform and develop understanding" about various faiths, and the relationships between them. It aimed to do this in such a way as to address global poverty and conflict.

The Foundation had several projects: Faith and Globalisation Initiative, Face to Faith (later Generation Global), Faiths Act (an activist group), and Faith Shorts (for short religious films).

### Faith and Globalisation Initiative

Faith and Globalisation Initiative launched in Yale University in September 2008 was an attempt to build a "global conversation" between an "elite group" of universities. As part of this attempt, Blair was to be the Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale and was one of the professors for the course.

### Face to Faith

Face to Faith was a programme for schoolchildren (12–17 years) which allowed via videoconferencing international interaction where cross-faith discussions may take place. The proclaimed aim was to break down religious and cultural differences and thereby reduce conflict.

### Faiths Act initiative

Faiths Act was a project of the Foundation described as an attempt to build a global movement to both "inspire and mobilise" those who believe, in a faith, to address the Millennium Development Goals. The project focused on deaths from malaria.

### Faith Shorts film project

The project known as Faith Shorts was announced in March 2010 for short-length movies which increase "understanding between religions". Awards were presented for the films rated highest.

## Directors, executives and advisors

Angela Salt was the executive director of the foundation, which was registered as charity in the UK with Tony Blair as its Patron. The trustees were Robert Clinton, Robert Coke and Jeremy Sinclair. The Foundation was also registered as a charity in the US with the following directors: Alfred E. Smith IV, Linda LeSourd Lader, Ruth Turner, Timothy C. Collins and Tony Blair. Ruth Turner, formerly Director of Government Relations within Tony Blair's Prime Ministerial office, was the first Chief Executive.

### International Religious Advisory Council

The Foundation had an International Religious Advisory Council made up of members of what the Foundation considered to be the six major religions. Its role was to advise Tony Blair on the work of the Foundation. Its members were:

*Buddhism*

*Christianity*

*Hinduism*

*Judaism*

* Rabbi David Rosen, Chairman of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations
* Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth

*Islam*

* HE Dr Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina
* Dr Ismail Khudr Al-Shatti, Advisor in Diwan of the prime minister of Kuwait and former president of the Gulf Institute for Futures and Strategic Studies

*Sikhism*

## Funding

A major contributor was Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk through his Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

## Criticism

Hugh O'Shaughnessy in *The Guardian* stated that the Foundation "inspires ridicule". He noted that Professor Michel Schooyans of the Catholic University of Leuven and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences "accused Blair and his wife of supporting a messianic US plan for world domination." The criticism's focus was that the Foundation's approach amounted to reducing the religions to the same, predetermined common denominator. This meant "stripping them of their identity". Schooyans arguing that "(t)his project threatens to set us back to an age in which political power was ascribed the mission of promoting a religious confession, or of changing it. In the case of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, this is also a matter of promoting one and only one religious confession, which a universal, global political power would impose on the entire world."

The director of the Muslim charity Forward Thinking, Huda Jawad was reported by the BBC as raising doubts about levels of support from many Muslims for the Foundation, given Blair's foreign-policy record.

On 2 April 2009, sceptic and secularist Richard Dawkins mocked the Foundation in a spoof letter, published in the *New Statesman*. In it, Dawkins ridiculed the idea that faith is not a divisive force, and attacked religion's record on promoting dialogue and equality.

Between April 2008 and April 2009, the foundation raised more than 3.5 million pounds, and paid, according to the *Daily Telegraph*, six-figure salaries to its top officials. An implied criticism was that these pay scales were in line with much larger charitable organisations. However, the wages were also reported to be the result of external recommendations and a strategy of hiring a small number of capable senior staff to co-ordinate a variety of efforts.

A former editor of a Foundation website, Martin Bright, was critical of the organisation and its style. He mentioned the problems associated with the need to tiptoe around some of Tony Blair's business interests in Kazakhstan, Romania and the Gulf, his advising of the new government of Egypt being "a nightmare", the organisation's use of "ritzy offices in a West End tower block", the employment of five people in a communications department "whose sole aim seemed to be to say as little as possible" and the use of unpaid interns.

## InfoBox

Tony Blair Faith Foundation
| Registration no. | 1123243 |
| --- | --- |
| Headquarters | London |
| Budget | £2,836,000 |
| Staff | 30 |
| Website | www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/ |


# Top-rated United States television programs of 2013–14

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2013–14 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | *Sunday Night Football* | NBC | 12.6 |
| | *NCIS* | CBS | |
| 3 | | *The Big Bang Theory* | 12.3 |
| 4 | | *NCIS: Los Angeles* | 10.3 |
| 5 | *Dancing with the Stars* | ABC | 10.0 |
| 6 | *The Blacklist* | NBC | 9.5 |
| 7 | *Person of Interest* | CBS | 9.0 |
| 8 | *The Voice* | NBC | 8.9 |
| 9 | *Blue Bloods* | CBS | 8.8 |
| 10 | *The Voice* — Tuesday | NBC | 8.6 |
| 11 | *Grey's Anatomy* | ABC | 8.5 |
| 12 | *Castle* | | 8.3 |
| 13 | *Criminal Minds* | CBS | 8.2 |
| | *Scandal* | ABC | |
| 15 | | *Resurrection* | 8.1 |
| 16 | *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* | CBS | 7.8 |
| 17 | *60 Minutes* | | 7.7 |
| 18 | *Elementary* | | 7.6 |
| | *The Good Wife* | |
| | *Modern Family* | | ABC |
| 21 | *Hawaii Five-0* | CBS | 7.5 |
| 22 | *American Idol* — Wednesday | FOX | 7.4 |
| 23 | *The Mentalist* | CBS | 7.3 |
| 24 | *The Millers* | | 7.1 |
| 25 | *Survivor* | | 7.0 |
| | *American Idol* — Thursday | | FOX |
| 27 | *Two and a Half Men* | CBS | 6.8 |
| 28 | *How I Met Your Mother* | | 6.6 |
| 29 | *Chicago Fire* | NBC | 6.5 |
| | *Intelligence* | CBS | |


title: Osperleioceras

abstract: Osperleioceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the family Hildoceratidae. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period, during Toarcian stage. Its fossils were found in Europe and South America. First species of this genus, Osperleioceras bicarinatum has evolved in what is now France from Harpoceras subplanatum.

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# Osperleioceras

***Osperleioceras*** is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the family Hildoceratidae. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period, during Toarcian stage. Its fossils were found in Europe and South America. First species of this genus, *Osperleioceras bicarinatum* has evolved in what is now France from *Harpoceras subplanatum*.

## Description

Genus is similar to *Harpoceras*, but it is more involute and its whorl section is more triangular. Greatest width is near umbilicus. Flat whorl sides are converging to a flat narrow venter. It has strong keel, but there might be also slight ventro-lateral keels. Falcoid ribs are strongly projecting near venter. Suture line is highly incised, ornate and has many auxiliary saddles.

## Systematic

Systematic of this genera is not stable and some different opinions can be found in the literature. These differences arose around the status of genus *Pseudopolyplectus* Mattei, 1969. Sometimes, this genus is considered to be separate. Other times, this genus is considered tu be just a subgenus of *Osperleioceras*. The last opinion on the status of *Pseudopolyplectus* is, that this is a synonym of *Osperleioceras*. Differences among supposed subgenera are described below, but as some species have not been mentioned by authors considering validity of genus/subgenus *Pseudopolyplectus* as valid, in the list of species is this division avoided.

### *Osperleioceras (Osperleioceras)*

This subgenus is characterized by preserving its ancestral sigmoid ribbing, which is very sparse through at least most of its ontogeny. Type species is *Pseudolioceras beauliziense* (= *Osperleioceras (Osperleioceras) beauliziense*). Other species include *O. (O.) rivierense*, *O. (O.) reynesi*, *O. (O.) authelini* and *O. (O.) subcostulatum*.

### *Osperleioceras (Pseudopolyplectus)*

Juvenile stage of *O. (Pseudopolyplectus)* is sparsely ribbed by sigmoid ribs. At about 15 mm diameter, ribs are becoming fine and tight. As a type species has been chosen *Ammonites bicarinatum* (= *Osperleioceras (Pseudopolyplectus) bicarinatum*). Other members are *O. (P.) loeve* and *O. (P.) subtile*. To genus *Pseudopolyplectus* has been also added species *P. nadorense*, *P. subexaratus*, *P. rivierense* and *P. reynesi*, which can then be considered members of this subgenus. But last 2 are in other literature mentioned as part of *O. (Osperleioceras)*.

### List of species

The following list of species might be incomplete:

* ***O. alternans*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Harpoceras wunstorfi* var. *alternans*)
* ***O. authelini*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras Authelini*, *Pseudogrammoceras authelini*)
* ***O. beauliziense*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras beauliziense*)
* ***O. bicarinatum*** Zieten, 1831 (= *Ammonites bicarinatus*, *Harpoceras bicarinatum*, Polyplectus bicarinatus)
* ***O. carezi*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras carezi*)
* ***O. holzapfeli*** Schirardin, 1909 (= *Pseudolioceras holzapfeli* )
* ***O. lapparenti*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras lapparenti*)
* ***O. loeve*** Gabilly, 1976 (= *Esericeras? loeve*, *Harpoceras loeve*)
* ***O. nadorense*** Elmi (= *Pseudopolyplectus nadorense*)
* ***O. pervinquieri*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Harpoceras pervinquieri*)
* ***O. reynesi*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras reynesi*, *Pseudogrammoceras reynesi*, *Pseudopolyplectus reynesi*)
* ***O. rivierense*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras rivierense*)
* ***O. seidlitzi*** Schirardin, 1909 (= *Lioceras seidlitzi*)
* ***O. subcostulatum*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Harpoceras wunstorfi* var. *subcostulata*, *Pseudopolyplectus wunstorfi* var. *subcostulata*)
* ***O. subexaratus*** Mattei (= *Pseudopolyplectus subexaratus*)
* ***O. subtile*** Schirardin, 1914 (= *Harpoceras subtile*)
* ***O. suessi*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Pseudolioceras suessi*)
* ***O. wunstorfi*** Monestier, 1921 (= *Harpoceras wunstorfi*, *Pseudopolyplectus wunstorfi*)

## InfoBox

| *Osperleioceras*
Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil shell of *Osperleioceras bicarinatum* from St. Paul des Ponts (France), part of private collection | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Family: | Hildoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpoceratinae |
| Genus: | *Osperleioceras*
Krimholtz in Krimholtz and Tazikhin, 1957 |
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| Type species | |
| *Pseudolioceras beauliziense*
Monestier, 1921 | |
| Subgenera | |
| * *Osperleioceras (Osperleioceras)* Krimholtz, 1957 * *Osperleioceras (Pseudopolyplectus)* Mattéi, 1969 | |
| Synonyms | |
| * *Pseudopolyplectus* Mattei, 1969 * *Osperlioceras* Guex, 1972 | |


title: The Three Suns

abstract: The Three Suns were an American pop group, most popular during the 1940s and 1950s.

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# The Three Suns

**The Three Suns** were an American pop group, most popular during the 1940s and 1950s.

## Career history

The group was formed in 1939 by brothers Al Nevins (guitar) and Morty Nevins (accordion) and their cousin, radio and vaudeville veteran Artie Dunn (vocals, electronic organ). They became a popular nightclub attraction around New York; during an engagement in 1944, they were signed to appear in short musical films for the Soundies movie jukeboxes. They performed nine songs for the cameras.

A review in *Billboard* in 1942 addressed the group's potential. Referring to a December 13, 1941, remote broadcast from New York's Hotel Piccadilly on NBC Red, Dick Carter wrote: "Here was something out of the ordinary, and very welcome, too. The Three Suns are an electric organ, an accordion and guitar, and they produce some sensational musical effects."

In 1944, the Three Suns scored their first hit record, "Twilight Time"; their version was strictly instrumental and did not feature the lyrics written later by Buck Ram. "Twilight Time" sold over four million copies and was awarded a gold record.

In November of 1946, an instrumental version of "Rumors Are Flying" was #1 in America.

This was followed by "Peg o' My Heart", which was one of the biggest hits of 1947 in the United States. The group was featured in the Alfred Hitchcock film *Rope* (1948) performing an off-screen "radio sequence", and in *Two Gals and a Guy* (1951). The band is also notable in that they were reputed to have been the favorite musical group of former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.

During the 1950s, the group continued to make live appearances with the same personnel, but their RCA Victor recording sessions would often have studio musicians substituting for one or another, because keyboardist Artie Dunn did not read music and guitarist Al Nevins became much more interested in the production end of the record business. The group's popularity began to wane as rock and roll became popular in the mid 1950s, but the group reinvented itself by using its RCA Victor recording sessions as an audio laboratory, employing additional instruments and novel stereophonic effects. These new arrangements became popular among fans of lounge music and exotica. Al Nevins remained with RCA Victor as a producer and arranger until his death in 1965; Morty Nevins then hired studio musicians Fred Mendelssohn and Vinnie Bell and recorded a new stereo album for Musicor in 1966, using the Three Suns name.

Founding member Al Nevins was also co-founder of Aldon Music, a Brill Building songwriting company.

## Members

Founding members * Artie Dunn — vocals, organ (died January 15, 1996, age 73)
* Al Nevins — guitar (died January 25, 1965, age 49)
* Morty Nevins — accordion (died July 23, 1990, age 73)

Later members * George Barnes \- guitar
* Johnny Buck (Bucky Pizzarelli) — guitar
* Joe Negri — guitar
* Joe Vento — accordion, piano
* Johnny Romano — guitar
* Tony Lovello — accordion
* Del Casher (Del Kacher) — guitar
* Vincent Bell \- guitar
* Fred Mendelsohn - organ
* Eddie Layton - organ

## Discography

The first records released by the Three Suns, during the 1940s and 1950s, were 78 rpm discs. Between 1950 and 1954, RCA Victor issued several 10-inch long play albums. In 1955, the Three Suns released their first 12-inch LP, *Soft & Sweet* and in 1958, their first stereo LP.

The Three Suns recorded a number of sides for V-Disc in the 1940s, which were only issued by the US Government to the USO units overseas. These sides were reissued on a two-CD set in 1997 by IMC Licensing. Most of the titles were not sequenced on the CD as they appeared on the original 78s.

Albums * *Twilight Time* (Majestic, M2, 1944) (10 inch)
* *Beyond the Blue Horizon (Fox Trot Vocal Chorus by Artie Dunn) / Crazy Rhythm (Instrumental Fox Trot)* \- (Decca, 69638 & 69636, 1947) (10 inch)
* *Twilight Time* (Varsity, 6001, 1950) (10 inch)
* *Midnight Time* (Varsity, 6048, 1950) (10 inch)
* *You and the Night and the Music* (RCA Victor, 47-4202A, 1951) (7 INCH 45 RPM)
* *Yours is My Heart Alone* (RCA Victor, 47-4202B, 1951) (7 INCH 45 RPM)
* *Twilight Time* (Royale, 1, 1951) (10 inch)
* *Midnight Time* (Royale, 29, 1951) (10 inch)
* *Three Quarter Time* (RCA Victor, LPM-3, 1951) (10 inch)
* *Hands Across the Table* (RCA Victor, LPM-28, 1951)(10 inch)
* *Twilight Moods* (RCA Victor, LPM-3012, 1952) (10 inch)
* *The Three Suns Present* (RCA Victor, LPM-3034, 1952) (10 inch)
* *Busy Fingers* (RCA Victor, LPM-3040, 1952)
* *Christmas Party* (RCA Victor, LPM-3056, 1952) (10 inch)
* *Soft and Sweet* (RCA Victor, LPM-1041, 1955) U.S. #13
* *Sounds of Christmas* (RCA Victor, LPM-1132, 1955)
* *Twilight Time* (RCA Victor, LPM-1171, 1956)
* *My Reverie* (RCA Victor, LPM-1173, 1956)
* *Slumber Time* (RCA Victor, LPM-1219, 1956)
* *High Fi and Wide* (RCA Victor, LPM-1249, 1956) U.S. #19
* *Easy Listening* (RCA Victor LPM-1316, 1956)
* *Midnight for Two* (RCA Victor, LPM-1333, 1957) U.S. #16
* *Malaguena* (RCA Victor LPM-1220, 1956)
* *Things I Love in Hi-Fi* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-1543, 1958)
* *Let's Dance with the Three Suns* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-1578, 1958)
* *Happy Go Lucky Sound* (RCA Camden, CAL-454, 1958)
* *My Reverie* (RCA Victor, LSP-1173, 1958)
* *Love in the Afternoon* (RCA Victor, LSP-1669, 1959)
* *Having a Ball with the Three Suns* (RCA Victor, LSP-1734, 1958)
* *Swingin' on a Star* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-1964, 1959)
* *A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas!* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-2054, 1959)
* *At the Candlelight Cafe* (RCA Camden, CAL-513, 1959)
* *Twilight Memories* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-2120, 1960)
* *On a Magic Carpet* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-2235, 1960)
* *Twilight Time* (RCA Victor, LPC-110, 1961) (COMPACT 33 DOUBLE)
* *Dancing on a Cloud* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-2307, 1961)
* *Fever & Smoke* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2310, 1961)
* *In Orbit* (Tops, 9756, 1962)
* *Fun in the Sun* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2437)
* *Movin' 'N' Groovin'* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2532, 1962)
* *Warm and Tender* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2617, 1962)
* *Everything Under the Sun* (RCA Victor, LPM/LSP-2715, 1963)
* *One Enchanted Evening* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2904, 1964)
* *A Swinging Thing* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2963, 1964)
* *Country Music Shindig* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3354, 1965)
* *Continental Affair* (RCA Camden CAL 573)
* *The Best of the Three Suns* (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3447(e), 1966)
* *16 Greatest Hits* (Musicor, MM2090/MS3090, 1966)
* *This Is the Three Suns* (RCA Victor VPS-6075, 1971)
* *Mean To Me* (RCA Camden ACL1-0085, 1973)
* *Pure Gold - The Three Suns* (RCA ANL1-1779(e), 1976)

## Filmography

## Television

## Other media

## InfoBox

| The Three Suns | |
| --- | --- |
| 1945 advertisement | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1939 (1939)–1966 (1966) |
|  | |
| Past members |  |


title: Miller/Knox Lagoon

abstract: Miller/Knox Lagoon is a lake in Richmond, California.

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# Miller/Knox Lagoon

**Miller/Knox Lagoon** is a lake in Richmond, California.

## Overview

The lake is fed by underground salt water from San Pablo Bay and is man-made. It is located in the Pt. Richmond neighborhood. The pond is located within Miller/Knox Regional Park. The hole in the ground that was filled to form a water body was formerly part of quarries used during public works in the city of Richmond during the World War II home front.

1. Wildcat Creek Watershed Map Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Museum of California, access date 12-02-2009

## InfoBox

| Miller/Knox Lagoon | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Miller/Knox Lagoon | |
| Location | Miller/Knox Regional Park, Richmond, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°54′57″N 122°23′11″W / 37.9159°N 122.3863°W / 37.9159; -122.3863 |
| Type | Lagoon |


title: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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# Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Men's indoor
 | United States (USA)
Troy Tanner
David Saunders
Jonathan Root
Robert Ctvrtlik
Robert Partie
Steve Timmons
Craig Buck
Scott Fortune
Ricci Luyties
Jeffrey Stork
Eric Sato
Karch Kiraly
---  Head coach: Marv Dunphy | Soviet Union (URS)
Yuri Panchenko
Andrei Kuznetsov
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
Igor Runov
Vladimir Shkurikhin
Yevgeni Krasilnikov
Raimundas Vilde
Valeri Losev
Yuri Sapega
Oleksandr Sorokalet
Yaroslav Antonov
Yuri Cherednik
---  Head coach: Vladimir Kondra | Argentina (ARG)
Claudio Zulianello
Daniel Castellani
Esteban Martinez
Alejandro Diz
Daniel Colla
Javier Weber
Hugo Conte
Waldo Kantor
Raul Quiroga
Jon Uriarte
Esteban de Palma
Juan Cuminetti
---  Head coach: Luis Muchaga |
| Women's indoor
 | Soviet Union (URS)
Valentina Ogiyenko
Yelena Volkova
Marina Kumysh
Irina Smirnova
Tatyana Sidorenko
Irina Parkhomchuk
Tatyana Kraynova
Olga Shkurnova
Marina Nikulina
Yelena Ovchinnikova
Olga Krivosheyeva
Svetlana Korytova
---  Head coach: Nikolay Karpol | Peru (PER)
Luisa Cervera
Alejandra de la Guerra
Denisse Fajardo
Miriam Gallardo
Rosa García
Sonia Heredia
Katherine Horny
Natalia Málaga
Gabriela Pérez del Solar
Cecilia Tait
Gina Torrealva
Cenaida Uribe
---  Head coach: Park Man-bok | China (CHN)
Guo-Jun Li
Hong Zhao
Yu-Zhu Hou
Ya-Jun Wang
Xi-Lan Yang
Huijuan Su
Ying Jiang
Yong-Mei Cui
Xiao-Jun Yang
Mei-Zhu Zheng
Dan Wu
Yue-Ming Li
---  Head coach: Li Yaoxian |

## InfoBox

| Volleyball
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
| --- | --- |
| Venue | Jamsil Gymnasium,
Hanyang University Gymnasium
and Saemaul Sports Hall |
| Dates | September 17 – October 2, 1988 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 238 (143 men, 95 women) |
|


title: Matilda J. Clerk

abstract: Matilda Johanna Clerk was a medical pioneer and a science educator on the Gold Coast and later in Ghana as well as the second Ghanaian woman to become an orthodox medicine-trained physician. The first woman in Ghana and West Africa to attend graduate school and earn a postgraduate diploma, Clerk was also the first Ghanaian woman in any field to be awarded an academic merit scholarship for university education abroad. M. J. Clerk was the fourth West African woman to become a physician after Nigerians, Agnes Yewande Savage (1929), the first West African woman medical doctor and Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (1938) in addition to Susan de Graft-Johnson, née Ofori-Atta (1947), Ghana's first woman physician. These pioneering physicians were all early advocates of maternal health, paediatric care and public health in the sub-region. For a long time after independence in 1957, Clerk and Ofori-Atta were the only two women doctors in Ghana. By breaking the glass ceiling in medicine and other institutional barriers to healthcare delivery, they were an inspiration to a generation of post-colonial Ghanaian and West African female doctors at a time the field was still a male monopoly and when the vast majority of women worldwide had very limited access to biomedicine and higher education. Pundits in the male-dominated medical community in that era described Matilda J. Clerk as "the beacon of emancipation of Ghanaian womanhood."

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# Matilda J. Clerk

**Matilda** **Johanna** **Clerk** (2 March 1916 – 27 December 1984) was a medical pioneer and a science educator on the Gold Coast and later in Ghana as well as the second Ghanaian woman to become an orthodox medicine-trained physician. The first woman in Ghana and West Africa to attend graduate school and earn a postgraduate diploma, Clerk was also the first Ghanaian woman in any field to be awarded an academic merit scholarship for university education abroad. M. J. Clerk was the fourth West African woman to become a physician after Nigerians, Agnes Yewande Savage (1929), the first West African woman medical doctor and Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (1938) in addition to Susan de Graft-Johnson, née Ofori-Atta (1947), Ghana's first woman physician. These pioneering physicians were all early advocates of maternal health, paediatric care and public health in the sub-region. For a long time after independence in 1957, Clerk and Ofori-Atta were the only two women doctors in Ghana. By breaking the glass ceiling in medicine and other institutional barriers to healthcare delivery, they were an inspiration to a generation of post-colonial Ghanaian and West African female doctors at a time the field was still a male monopoly and when the vast majority of women worldwide had very limited access to biomedicine and higher education. Pundits in the male-dominated medical community in that era described Matilda J. Clerk as "the beacon of emancipation of Ghanaian womanhood."

## Early life and family

Matilda Johanna Clerk was born on 2 March 1916 in Larteh in the Akuapem Mountains, where her father, Nicholas Timothy Clerk (1862–1961) was stationed as a Basel missionary at the time. Her Basel-trained theologian father was the first Synod Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast from 1918 to 1932. and a founding father of the all boys’ boarding high school, the Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, established in 1938. Her mother, Anna Alice Meyer (1873–1934) was of Ga-Danish heritage. Meyer was the cousin of Emmanuel Charles Quist (1880–1959), a barrister and judge who became the first African President of the Legislative Council from 1949 to 1951, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gold Coast from 1951 to 1957 and Speaker of the National Assembly of Ghana from March 1957 to November 1957.

Her paternal grandfather, Alexander Worthy Clerk (1820–1906), a Jamaican Moravian missionary, arrived in the Danish Protectorate of Christiansborg (now the suburb of Osu) in Accra in 1843, as part of the original group of 24 West Indian missionaries who worked under the auspices of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Basel, Switzerland. Alexander W. Clerk was a pioneer of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and a leader in education in colonial Ghana, establishing a boarding middle school, the Salem School at Osu in 1843. Her paternal grandmother, Pauline Hesse (1831–1909) was from the Gold Coast, and was of Danish, German and Ga-Dangme ancestry. Her grandaunt was Regina Hesse (1832─1898), a pioneer educator and school principal who worked with the Basel Mission on the Gold Coast.

M. J. Clerk's older brothers were Carl Henry Clerk (1895–1982) and Theodore S. Clerk (1909–1965). She had six other siblings and belonged to the notable historical Clerk family of Accra, Ghana. Carl Clerk was an agricultural educationist, school administrator, editor, journalist and church minister who served as the fourth Synod Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast between 1950 and 1954 and Editor of the Christian Messenger newspaper from 1960 to 1963. Theodore Clerk was the first Ghanaian architect who planned and developed the port city of Tema, while her older sister, Jane E. Clerk (1904–1999), a teacher, was a pioneer education administrator in colonial Ghana.

## Education and training

She had her primary and middle school education at Presbyterian schools at Adawso and Aburi respectively. At the Aburi all girls' middle boarding school Matilda Clerk attended until the end of 1931, the European missionary teachers dubbed her the "*Dux of the School*." M. J. Clerk matriculated at Achimota College in 1932. She received a Cadbury scholarship in 1934. At Achimota, she obtained a Second Division Teachers’ Preliminary Certificate (1935) and Cambridge Senior School Certificate with exemption from London Matriculation (1937).

Matilda Clerk was elected the Girls’ School Prefect in her senior year at Achimota. She was also a trained pianist and harpist; as a student, she excelled in sports. Among her interests were embroidery, art (painting) and gardening.

In 1942, Matilda Clerk became the first Ghanaian woman to complete the intermediate preliminary course in basic medical science, taking advanced courses in physics, chemistry, botany and zoology at Achimota. The British colonial government at that time effectively allowed only male students to participate in the programme. Thus, before the school permitted M. J. Clerk to enroll in the course in 1940, her father had to formally petition the then Governor of the Gold Coast, Arnold Wienholt Hodson for a special waiver. She was the only candidate, male or female, to pass the first preliminary medical baccalaureate examinations known as the 1st M.B., London, in 1942.

Based on her superior academic performance, she was awarded a rare medical scholarship by the colonial government to study medicine (MBChB) at the University of Edinburgh from 1944 to 1949. By winning the award, she became the first Ghanaian woman in the annals of history and in any field to secure a scholarship for higher education abroad. At Edinburgh, she was active in the Student Christian Movement and the International Club. The second Ghanaian woman and fifth West African woman (jointly with Annie Jiagge) to receive a university baccalaureate degree, M. J. Clerk was also the first woman in Ghana and West Africa to pursue postgraduate qualifications at a graduate school when she obtained a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene (DTM&H) in 1950 from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a constituent college of the University of London; she returned to her homeland in January 1951.

### Other pioneers in West Africa

In 1933, Sierra Leonean political activist Edna Elliot-Horton became the second West African woman higher education graduate and the first to complete a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts. Annie Jiagge, also an alumna of Achimota School and the first Ghanaian woman judge, completed her law degree at the London School of Economics in 1949. Many leading lights in the Gold Coast medical profession during that period, including her fellow pioneering colleagues, Charles Odamtten Easmon, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom and Susan Ofori-Atta, also attended Achimota School and the University of Edinburgh Medical School.

## Career

### Science teacher

In between her teacher training/secondary education and preliminary medical course at Achimota, she was a science teacher at the Wesley Girls' High School from 1938 to 1940. She later taught biology for two years at her alma mater, Achimota School, from 1942 to 1944.

### Medical doctor

Shunning a more lucrative private medical practice, she spent her entire career working in the public sector in the fields of primary care and public health. She was a medical officer and superintendent in the Gold Coast Civil Service. Hospitals she worked at include the Maternity Unit of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (1951–53), Kumasi Central Hospital (1954–57), Effia-Nkwanta Hospital, Sekondi (1957–62) and Tema General Hospital (1962–68). She was promoted to the rank of principal medical officer in 1969 and served for a time at the Princess Marie Louise Hospital for Women, now the Accra Children's Hospital with Susan Ofori-Atta. She also worked at the Health Education Division of the School of Hygiene in Accra from 1969 to 1971. She was the Senior Medical Officer at the Communicable Diseases, Maternal and Child Health Units of the Regional Medical Officer of Health's Office under the Ministry of Health in Accra from 1971 to 1973. She often acted as the Regional Medical Officer.

## Death and funeral

Matilda Clerk died suddenly, aged 68, on 27 December 1984 at her home in Osu, Accra. Her funeral service was held at the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Osu; her remains were buried in the church's graveyard, the Basel Mission Cemetery, also in Osu, Accra. The Ghanaian physician, scholar, university administrator and public servant Emmanuel Evans-Anfom delivered the eulogy at her funeral.

## Memorial and legacy

In 2024, a memorial mural of Matilda Clerk was unveiled at Nuffield House, Guy's Hospital in London, in recognition of her pioneering contributions to medicine and healthcare.

## InfoBox

| Matilda Johanna Clerk | |
| --- | --- |
| Matilda Clerk in Edinburgh, 1949 | |
| Born | Matilda Johanna Clerk
(1916-03-02)2 March 1916
Larteh, Gold Coast |
| Died | 27 December 1984(1984-12-27) (aged 68)
Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality |  |
| Education |  |
| Occupations |  |
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| Relatives |  |
| Awards | Gold Coast Medical Scholar |
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| **Medical career** | |
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title: Shui Zi

abstract: Shui Zi, courtesy name Chu Qin, native of Lanzhou, Gansu, was educator and politician during the Republic of China. He participated with the Tongmenghui during the Xinhai Revolution. Afterwards he joined the Kuomintang and served in a variety of political posts in local and national government. In 1947, he was elected as a National Assembly member for in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, and went to Nanjing to attend the first National Assembly, proposed and won various examinations by the provincial quotas bill. The following year, during a meeting in Nanjing, Deng Baoshan advised him to distance himself from the KMT. Afterwards Shui Zi rejected Zhang Boling's request for him to serve as an examination committee member of the Examination Yuan.

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# Shui Zi

**Shui Zi** (June 28, 1884- February 4, 1973), courtesy name **Chu Qin**, native of Lanzhou, Gansu, was educator and politician during the Republic of China. He participated with the Tongmenghui during the Xinhai Revolution. Afterwards he joined the Kuomintang and served in a variety of political posts in local and national government.

In 1947, he was elected as a National Assembly member for in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, and went to Nanjing to attend the first National Assembly, proposed and won various examinations by the provincial quotas bill. The following year, during a meeting in Nanjing, Deng Baoshan advised him to distance himself from the KMT. Afterwards Shui Zi rejected Zhang Boling's request for him to serve as an examination committee member of the Examination Yuan.


abstract: The Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs is a high-ranking position within the United States Department of Agriculture that supervises policy development and day-to-day operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration. The three agencies were appropriated over $800 million by Congress in fiscal year 2004. The Agricultural Marketing Service administers programs that attempt to facilitate the fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service attempts to safeguard America's resources from exotic invasive pests and diseases and monitor and manage agricultural pests and diseases existing in the United States. It also resolves and manages trade issues related to animal or plant health, and ensures the humane care and treatment of animals. The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration attempts to facilitate the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and promote fair and competitive trading practices. In April 2021, Jenny Lester Moffitt was nominated as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. The former Under Secretary Greg Ibach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 26, 2017. Previous incumbent Bruce I. Knight was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2006. Former Under Secretaries include Bill Hawks, who served from April 2001 until June 2005, Islam "Isa" A. Siddiqui, whose recess appointment was announced by President Bill Clinton on December 29, 2000, and Michael V. Dunn, who served from November 1998 until April 2000. The position was created by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999, which was signed on October 21, 1998, by President Clinton. Prior to this act, there had been an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, which was abolished. The Under Secretary is appointed by the President with the confirmation of the Senate.

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# Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

The **Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs** is a high-ranking position within the United States Department of Agriculture that supervises policy development and day-to-day operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration. The three agencies were appropriated over $800 million by Congress in fiscal year 2004.

The Agricultural Marketing Service administers programs that attempt to facilitate the fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service attempts to safeguard America's resources from exotic invasive pests and diseases and monitor and manage agricultural pests and diseases existing in the United States. It also resolves and manages trade issues related to animal or plant health, and ensures the humane care and treatment of animals. The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration attempts to facilitate the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and promote fair and competitive trading practices.

In April 2021, Jenny Lester Moffitt was nominated as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. The former Under Secretary Greg Ibach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 26, 2017. Previous incumbent Bruce I. Knight was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2006. Former Under Secretaries include Bill Hawks, who served from April 2001 until June 2005, Islam "Isa" A. Siddiqui, whose recess appointment was announced by President Bill Clinton on December 29, 2000, and Michael V. Dunn, who served from November 1998 until April 2000.

The position was created by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999, which was signed on October 21, 1998, by President Clinton. Prior to this act, there had been an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, which was abolished. The Under Secretary is appointed by the President with the confirmation of the Senate.


title: The Torture Never Stops (video)

abstract: The Torture Never Stops is a live DVD by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in 2008. It's made up of footage from one of Zappa's annual Halloween concerts at The Palladium in New York City, on October 31, 1981. Two shows were played that night, and this contains footage from both shows edited together.

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# The Torture Never Stops (video)

***The Torture Never Stops*** is a live DVD by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in 2008.

It's made up of footage from one of Zappa's annual Halloween concerts at The Palladium in New York City, on October 31, 1981. Two shows were played that night, and this contains footage from both shows edited together.

## Track listing

1. Black Napkins
2. Montana
3. Easy Meat
4. Beauty Knows No Pain
5. Charlie’s Enormous Mouth
6. Fine Girl
7. Teen-age Wind
8. Harder Than Your Husband
9. Bamboozled By Love
10. We’re Turning Again
11. Alien Orifice
12. Flakes
13. Broken Hearts Are for Assholes
14. You Are What You Is
15. Mudd Club
16. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
17. Dumb All Over
18. Heavenly Bank Account
19. Suicide Chump
20. Jumbo Go Away
21. Stevie’s Spanking
22. The Torture Never Stops
23. Strictly Genteel
24. The Illinois Enema Bandit

## Extras

1. Teen-age Prostitute
2. City Of Tiny Lites
3. You Are What You Is \- music video
4. Picture Gallery

## Musicians

## InfoBox

| The Torture Never Stops | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Video by Frank Zappa | |
| Released | May 29, 2008 |
| Recorded | The Palladium, October 31, 1981 |
| Genre | Rock, progressive rock, comedy rock |
| Length | 2 hours |


title: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories

abstract: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories is a trilogy collection of poetic tiny, short stories, no more than a few lines long each. It is compiled by owner and founder of the online collaborative production company hitRECord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Wirrow, a curator at hitRECord. It is published by HarperCollins' imprint IT Books. The first book of the trilogy was published in 2011, the second and third volumes were released in late 2012 and in 2013. The slogan for the trilogy is: "The universe is not made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories". It is suggested that the books are for 18+ year olds.

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# The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories

***The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories*** is a trilogy collection of poetic tiny, short stories, no more than a few lines long each. It is compiled by owner and founder of the online collaborative production company hitRECord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Wirrow, a curator at hitRECord. It is published by HarperCollins' imprint IT Books. The first book of the trilogy was published in 2011, the second and third volumes were released in late 2012 and in 2013. The slogan for the trilogy is: "The universe is not made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories". It is suggested that the books are for 18+ year olds.

## Publication history

* Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2010 - December 2010
* Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 1 - December 6, 2011
* Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 2 - November 13, 2012
* Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 3 - November 5, 2013

## 2010 Book

The first edition was a 64-page book that was self-published by *hitRecord* in December 2010 containing 31 illustrated stories from 45 writers and artists from 2312 contributions.

## Volume 1

With 88 pages and 45 illustrated stories, the first of the *Tiny Stories* series used contributions of over 8,600 submissions from 67 writers and artists.

## Volume 2

Published in November 2012, Volume 2 features 62 contributors from some 14,946 contributions to make up 96 pages of haiku-like tales.

## Volume 3

Volume 3 was published on November 5, 2013, with 128 pages featuring 82 contributors from 35,905 contributions.

## InfoBox

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
| Cover of Volume 1 | |
| --- | --- |
| --- | |
| Author | hitRECord
Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story, comedy, poetry, adult fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Published | December 6, 2011 – present |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| No. of books | 3
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 ISBN 978-0-06-212166-0
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2 ISBN 978-0-06-212163-9
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 3 ISBN 978-0-06-212165-3 |


title: The Singles Collection, Volume 1

abstract: The Singles Collection, Volume 1 is a collection of non-album tracks by Dropkick Murphys. It is the American version of The Early Years which was released in Europe, although with some track changes. This album contains everything the band recorded before their first album, Do or Die, except for the Boys on the Docks EP and compilation tracks from I've Got My Friends and Runt of the Litter Volume 2, as well as exclusive live tracks.

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# The Singles Collection, Volume 1

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  |

***The Singles Collection, Volume 1*** is a collection of non-album tracks by Dropkick Murphys. It is the American version of *The Early Years* which was released in Europe, although with some track changes. This album contains everything the band recorded before their first album, *Do or Die*, except for the *Boys on the Docks* EP and compilation tracks from *I've Got My Friends* and *Runt of the Litter Volume 2*, as well as exclusive live tracks.

## Song information

The album includes six covers: The Clash's "Career Opportunities", "Guns of Brixton" and "White Riot"; The Pogues' "Billy Bones"; and Slapshot's "I've Had Enough" are standalone tracks, while the band also covers AC/DC's "T.N.T." during the song "Skinhead on the MBTA (Live)."

| Track Numbers | Originally Appeared On |
| --- | --- |
| 1,2 | *DKM/Ducky Boys Split 7 inch* released July, 1996 |
| 3-6 | *Tattoos and Scally Caps* released February, 1997 |
| 7-10 | *Fire and Brimstone* released February, 1997 |
| 11,12 | *The Bruisers/Dropkick Murphys Split 7 inch* released September, 1997 |
| 13,14 | *Anti-Heros vs Dropkick Murphys* released November, 1997 |
| 15-23 | N/A - Recorded live at the *Do or Die* record release party on February 8, 1998 in Cambridge, MA |
| 24 | N/A - Recorded live at the Boston Pride show in November, 1997 |

## Track listing

All songs by Dropkick Murphys unless otherwise noted.

1. "Barroom Hero" – 3:09
2. "Fightstarter Karaoke" – 2:33
3. "John Law" – 2:15
4. "Regular Guy" – 1:53
5. "3rd Man In" – 2:19
6. "Career Opportunities (Live)" (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 1:53
7. "Never Alone" – 3:18
8. "Take It or Leave It" – 2:02
9. "Eurotrash" – 1:36
10. "Front Seat" – 2:33
11. "Denial" – 2:24
12. "Billy's Bones" (Shane MacGowan) – 2:03
13. "Road of the Righteous" – 2:50
14. "Guns of Brixton" (Paul Simonon) – 2:47 *(studio, erroneously credit as being live on the CD)*
15. "Cadence to Arms (Live)" (Traditional, Dropkick Murphys) – 2:26
16. "Do or Die (Live)" – 1:48
17. "In the Streets of Boston (Live)" – 1:14
18. "Never Alone (Live)" – 2:40
19. "Get Up (Live)" – 2:05
20. "Far Away Coast (Live)" – 2:46
21. "Boys on the Docks (Live)" – 2:53
22. "Skinhead on the MBTA (Live)" (contains cover of "T.N.T." by AC/DC) (Traditional, Dropkick Murphys, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott) – 4:45
23. "I've Had Enough (Live)" (Jack Kelly, Slapshot) – 1:42
24. "White Riot (Live)" (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 1:48

## Personnel

## InfoBox

| The Singles Collection, Volume 1 | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Compilation album by Dropkick Murphys | |
| Released | May 23, 2000 |
| Recorded | 1996–1997 |
| Genre | Punk |
| Length | 57:42 |
| Label | Hellcat Records |
| Producer | ??? |
| Dropkick Murphys chronology | |
| *Mob Mentality*
(2000) ***The Singles Collection, Volume 1***
(2000) *Sing Loud, Sing Proud!*
(2001) | |
|  | |
| *Singles Collection* chronology | |
| ***The Singles Collection, Volume 1***
(2000) *Singles Collection, Volume 2*
(2005) | |
|  | |


title: Jang Hang-jun

abstract: Jang Hang-jun is a South Korean film director and television director, and also screenwriter in both fields. He is also professor at the Department of Theater and Film at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University. He made his debut in the 2002 film Turn on the Lighter. Jang directed films, including Break Out (2002) and Spring Breeze (2003). In 2011, he turned to the small screen, co-wrote and directed Sign, a medical crime investigation drama starring Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong.

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# Jang Hang-jun

**Jang Hang-jun** (Korean: 장항준; born September 17, 1969) is a South Korean film director and television director, and also screenwriter in both fields. He is also professor at the Department of Theater and Film at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University. He made his debut in the 2002 film Turn on the Lighter. Jang directed films, including *Break Out* (2002) and *Spring Breeze* (2003). In 2011, he turned to the small screen, co-wrote and directed *Sign*, a medical crime investigation drama starring Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong.

## Early years

Jang was born in Daegu in 1969. During Jang's childhood, they grew up in a privileged family with a driver and subject-specific tutors. However, Jang didn't prioritize studying and instead spent most of their time playing with friends at school. However, when Jang reached their second year of high school, their father's construction business went bankrupt. As a result, Jang enrolled in the theater department in Seoul. It was during this time that Jang discovered a passion for the arts and pondered the question, "What am I good at?"

## Career

After completing his studies, Jang managed to secure a job as the youngest writer at a broadcasting station. This opportunity came about through a connection with an older brother they knew. However, after just six months, the main writer unexpectedly disappeared. In a surprising twist, a script that Jang had previously written was adopted, leading to a promotion to the role of Field Director.

While working as a writer in the SBS entertainment department and filming Good Friends, Jang was greatly inspired by his friend Jang Jin's victory in the Spring Literary Contest. This served as a catalyst for Jang to make a transition into the film industry as a writer. Jang transitioned from being an entertainment writer to focusing on writing movie scenarios. In 1996, he achieved recognition in the film industry with the script for *The Adventure of Mrs. Park*, which marked the beginning of his career in film industry.

## Philanthropy

On March 4, 2022, Jang donated 30 million won to the Children's Fund in Ukraine, along with his wife Kim Eun-hee, to help Ukrainian victims in Russian invasion.

## Personal life

Jang married Kim Eun-hee in 1998. They have a daughter named Jang Yeon-soo.

## Filmography

### Film

Feature films credits of Jang Hang-jun
| Year | Title | | Credited as | | | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | English | Korean | Script Editor | Scriptwriter | Director | |
| 1996 | *The Adventure of Mrs. Park* | 박봉곤 가출 사건 | No | Yes | No |  |
| 1999 | *The Great Chef* | 북경반점 | No | Yes | Kim Eui-seok |  |
| 2002 | *Break Out* | 라이터를 켜라 | No | No | Yes |  |
| 2003 | *Spring Breeze* | 불어라 봄바람 | No | Yes | Yes |  |
| 2004 | *Ghost House* | 귀신이 산다 | Yes | No | No |  |
| 2007 | *Spectacle of Life* |  | No | No | Yes |  |
| 2008 | *Manner of Battle* |  | No | No | Yes |  |
| 2010 | *Humans Don't Die in the Night* |  | No | Yes | Yes |  |
| 2014 | *A Hard Day* | 끝까지 간다 | Yes | No | No |  |
| 2017 | *Forgotten* | 기억의 밤 | No | Yes | Yes |  |
| 2020 | *The Night of the Undead* |  | No | Yes | Yes |  |
| 2022 | *Open the Door* | 오픈 더 도어 | No | No | Yes | Premiere at 27th BIFF |
| 2023 | *Rebound* | 리바운드 | No | No | Yes |  |

### Television series

Feature films credits of Jang Hang-jun
| Year | Title | | Credited as | | | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | English | Korean | Director | Writer | Creator | |
| 2010 | *Golden House* | 위기일발 풍년빌라 | No | Yes | No |  |
| 2011 | *Sign* | 싸인 | Yes | Yes | No |  |
| 2012-2013 | *The King of Dramas* | 드라마의 제왕 | No | Yes | No |  |
| 2013 | *Who Are You?* | 후아유 | No | No | Yes | tvN |

### Actor

#### As actor

Film acting credits of Jang Hang-jun
| Year | Title | | Role | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | English | Korean | | |
| 1996 | *The Adventure of Mrs. Park* | 박봉곤 가출 사건 | Cameo |  |
| 2002 | *Break Out* | 라이터를 켜라 |  |  |
| 2003 | *Spring Breeze* | 불어라 봄바람 | cameo |  |
| 2004 | *Ghost House* | 귀신이 산다 | cameo |  |
| 2010 | *Attack the Gas Station 2* |  |  |  |
| | *Loveholic* |  |  |  |
| 2012 | *The Scent* |  |  |  |
| | *The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser* |  | cameo |  |
| | *Superstar* |  | cameo |  |
| 2014 | *Venus Talk* |  |  |  |
| 2008 | *Hellcats* |  |  |  |
| | *Manner of Battle* |  |  |  |
| 2015 | *Trap* |  | cameo |  |
| 2016 | *My New Sassy Girl* |  | cameo |  |

TV

Television acting credits of Jang Hang-jun
| Year | Title | | Role | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | English | Korean | | |
| 2009–2010 | *High Kick Through the Roof* |  | Cameo |  |
| 2011 | *Sign* | 싸인 |  |  |
| | *The Greatest Love* | 최고의 사랑 |  |  |
| 2012 | *I Need a Fairy* |  |  |  |
| | *Phantom* |  |  |  |
| 2012–2013 | *The King of Dramas* | 드라마의 제왕 |  |  |
| 2013 | *Who Are You?* | 후아유 |  |  |
| | *My Love from the Star* |  |  |  |
| 2014 | *Potato Star 2013QR3* |  | cameo |  |
| | *Pinocchio* | cameo |  |  |
| 2022–2023 | *Unlock My Boss* |  | cameo |  |

### Variety shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | *Access! Movie World!* |  |  |
| 2010 | *Nightlife Variety Nightlife* | Host |  |
| 2012 | *Korea's Got Talent 2* | Judge |  |
| 2019 | *Song Eun-i, Kim Sook's Movie Guarantee* | Cast |  |
| 2020 | *The Story of the Day Biting the Tail S1* | Host |  |
| 2021 | *The Story of the Day Biting the Tail S2* | |  |
| | *Crime Trivia* | Cast member |  |
| 2022 | *The Dictionary of Useless Knowledge* | Host |  |
| 2023 | *Very Private Southeast Asia* | Cast Member |  |
| | *Listen, See, It's Okay* | Director |  |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | *King of Quotes* | Host |  |

### Radio

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 16th KBS Entertainment Awards | Entertainment DJ of the Year Award | *Jang Hang-jun, Kim Jin-soo's Mister Radio* | Won |  |

## InfoBox

| Jang Hang-jun | |
| --- | --- |
| 장항준 | |
|  | |
| Born | (1969-09-17) September 17, 1969
Daegu, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,
television director
screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002 to present |
| Agent | Media Lab Seeso |
| Spouse | Kim Eun-hee (m. 1998) |
| Children | 1 (daughter) |
|  | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장항준 |
| Hanja | 張恆俊 |
| Revised Romanization | *Jang Hang-jun* |
| McCune–Reischauer | *Chang Hangchun* |
|  | |


title: The Trumpton Riots EP

abstract:
The Trumpton Riots EP is a 1986 12" 45½rpm [sic] vinyl EP by the English indie band, Half Man Half Biscuit. The original release (TRUMP1) comprised the first four tracks listed below. A re-release later that year (TRUMX1) also included the fifth one.
  - "The Trumpton Riots" (3:11)
  - "Architecture, Morality, Ted and Alice" (3:43)
  - "1966 and All That" (3:18)
  - "Albert Hammond Bootleg" (3:02)
  - "All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" (3:10) "The Trumpton Riots" and "All I Want For Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" were released in 1986 on a 7" vinyl single, before the release of the five-track EP. The EP was incorporated into the 2003 re-release on CD of the album Back in the DHSS. There, the title of the second song is given as "Architecture and Morality Ted and Alice". In a 2001 appreciation of the band, music writer and novelist Kevin Sampson described the EP as "utterly marvellous". In May 2016, The Guardian newspaper reported that Gordon Murray's family were contemplating suing the band Radiohead for infringing the copyright of the idea of Trumptonshire, in the video for their single "Burn the Witch". The same report noted that Half Man Half Biscuit's 1980s song "The Trumpton Riots" had "portrayed Trumptonshire as a place of striking firemen, militant socialism, and military coups".

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# The Trumpton Riots EP

***The Trumpton Riots EP*** is a 1986 12" 45½rpm  \[*sic*\] vinyl EP by the English indie band, Half Man Half Biscuit. The original release (TRUMP1) comprised the first four tracks listed below. A re-release later that year (TRUMX1) also included the fifth one.

1. "The Trumpton Riots" (3:11)
2. "Architecture, Morality, Ted and Alice" (3:43)
3. "1966 and All That" (3:18)
4. "Albert Hammond Bootleg" (3:02)
5. "All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" (3:10)

"The Trumpton Riots (Top 20 Mix)" and "All I Want For Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" were released in 1986 on a 7" vinyl single (Probe Plus TRUM1-7"), before the release of the five-track EP. The EP was incorporated into the 2003 re-release on CD of the album *Back in the DHSS*. There, the title of the second song is given as "Architecture and Morality Ted and Alice".

In a 2001 appreciation of the band, music writer and novelist Kevin Sampson described the EP as "utterly marvellous".

In May 2016, *The Guardian* newspaper reported that Gordon Murray's family were contemplating suing the band Radiohead for infringing the copyright of the idea of Trumptonshire, in the video for their single "Burn the Witch". The same report noted that Half Man Half Biscuit's 1980s song "The Trumpton Riots" had "portrayed Trumptonshire as a place of striking firemen, militant socialism, and military coups".

## Cultural references

As is usual with Half Man Half Biscuit, the songs contain multiple cultural references, often obscure. Those identified include:

* "The Trumpton Riots" imagines a violent civil insurrection in Trumpton, a fictional town inhabited by stop-motion characters which featured in BBC TV children's programmes of 196669; the song also mentions several of the best-known characters in those programmes.
    + The instrumental and hummed introduction is to the tune of "To Be a Pilgrim" ("He Who Would Valiant Be") by John Bunyan (162888) as arranged by the English classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (18721958), a popular hymn sung at the 2013 funeral of Margaret Thatcher (19252013)
    + "Cant conformism" puns on:
        - cant, a jargon or argot of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside that group
        - Brian Cant (born 1933), narrator of the *Trumpton* programmes
        - Immanuel Kant (17241804), German philosopher who argued that reason is the source of morality

## InfoBox

| The Trumpton Riots EP | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| EP by Half Man Half Biscuit | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | Post-punk |
| Length | 13:14 / 16:24 |
| Label | Probe Plus TRUMP1 / TRUMX1 |
| Producer | Sam Davis and Geoff Davies |
| Half Man Half Biscuit chronology | |
| *Back in the DHSS*
(1985) ***The Trumpton Riots EP***
(1986) *Back Again in the DHSS*
(1987) | |


title: The Virtues (TV series)

abstract: The Virtues is a 2019 British drama miniseries co-written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. Released in four parts, it stars Stephen Graham, Niamh Algar, and Helen Behan.

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# The Virtues (TV series)

***The Virtues*** is a 2019 British drama miniseries co-written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. Released in four parts, it stars Stephen Graham, Niamh Algar, and Helen Behan.

## Plot

Joseph's life breaks down when his ex-wife and young son move to Australia, leaving him behind in England. After a drinking binge, he uses the last of his money to return to his native Ireland and seek out his estranged sister Anna, whom he has not seen in over 30 years. Doing so causes him to unearth a horrific incident from his past, the memory of which he has long repressed.

## Cast

## Episodes

### Episode 1

When his ex-partner emigrates to Australia with their son and her new partner David, Joseph suffers a relapse of his alcoholism. Waking up hungover and distraught, he uses the last of his money to return to his hometown in Ireland and begins searching for answers about the troubled past he has repressed.

### Episode 2

Joseph arrives in Ireland and reconnects with his sister Anna, who he has not seen since he ran away from an orphanage, aged 9. Anna's husband Michael gives Joseph work on a building site where he meets fellow labourer Craigy. Recognising Joseph from his brief time at the orphanage, he suggests they meet up, but Joseph is reluctant.

### Episode 3

Joseph visits the orphanage but the vivid memories it brings to the surface turn him to alcohol once again. Waking up in the middle of the night he finds a connection with Michael's sister Dinah and the two begin to kiss. The pair are interrupted by Anna who gives them both a severe scolding and tells them to keep away from each other. The next morning Anna warns Joseph off Dinah, who she says is carrying a lot of baggage of her own. Craigy offers to help Joseph talk through the latter's experiences at the orphanage but, still unable to remember the details of his time there, Joseph reacts with suspicion and distaste to the idea, lashing out verbally at Craigy.

Dinah decides to try and reconnect with the baby she gave up for adoption when she was 15 and secures a meeting with the woman who managed the adoption process. She begins to write a letter to the boy, who she named Finn, explaining why she felt she had to give him away.

### Episode 4

Joseph and Dinah begin to learn more about each other's past. Although initially determined not to act upon their feelings for each other, the temptation becomes too much. However, Joseph becomes nervous and then suffers a severe panic attack, resulting in him being admitted to hospital. The next morning, Joseph reveals to Anna that the panic attack was brought on by his realisation that he was raped at the orphanage by a teenage boy.

Dinah meets the woman who arranged Finn's adoption but is told that the boy's new family do not want her to re-enter his life. She tells her that the boy sent a number of letters and drawings to Dinah some years previously but was distraught when he did not receive any replies. Dinah insists that she never received any of the correspondence and tells the woman that they must been intercepted and destroyed by her mother, who did not wish to be reminded of her daughter's teenage pregnancy.

Joseph apologises to Craigy for lashing out and talks to him about the details of his childhood rape. Craigy tells Joseph that he had also been raped by the same teen at the orphanage, Damon, who later coerced Craigy into luring Joseph into being a new victim of his abuse. Joseph forgives Craigy but demands to know Damon's address. Dinah, in despair after learning the reasons behind being denied access to Finn, desperately tries to contact Michael but he does not answer her calls. In the absence of Michael's guidance, Dinah sets off to confront her mother at her home while Joseph pays a visit to Damon.

In the final scenes, Joseph finds Damon living in a run-down house, terminally ill. He seeks answers but Damon is unapologetic, citing his own childhood abuse at the hands of others. Joseph admits that he came to kill him but he now feels no need, as he can carry on living his life with his newfound family, while Damon will die alone in misery. Joseph clutches at him but then kisses him on the forehead and releases his hold, telling him that he forgives him, and then leaves. It is shown however that after reliving the abuse of the past, and his role in it, Craigy has hanged himself in his home.

Meanwhile, Dinah confronts her mother about her actions and they reveal their mutual hatred. Dinah's mother admits that she burned Finn's letters, feeling that showing them to Dinah would have needlessly brought back to the surface an issue that she had wanted to keep buried. After an intense argument, Dinah is overcome with rage and strangles her mother to death.

## Reception

The series received a highly positive reception. A 5-star review of the finale in *The Guardian* stated that "the skill of Meadows was evident throughout" the series and praised his "masterful handling of such painful material". *The Guardian* also ranked it at No. 5 on their list of the "Top 50 Best TV Shows of 2019". Another 5-star review from *The Daily Telegraph* called the series a "dramatic masterpiece".

## InfoBox

| *The Virtues* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Shane Meadows
Jack Thorne |
| Directed by | Shane Meadows |
| Starring | Stephen Graham
Niamh Algar
Helen Behan
Frank Laverty
Mark O'Halloran
Liam Carney
Niamh Cusack |
| Composer | PJ Harvey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Mark Herbert
Nickie Sault |
| Running time | 43–75 minutes |
| Production companies | Warp Films
Big Arty Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 15 May (2019-05-15)
5 June 2019 (2019-06-05) |


title: The Universe & Me

abstract: The Universe & Me is the sixth solo effort released by Tobin Sprout, it was released in 2017.

text:
# The Universe & Me

***The Universe & Me*** is the sixth solo effort released by Tobin Sprout, it was released in 2017.

## Track listing

1. Future Boy Today/Man Of Tomorrow – 2:47
2. The Universe And Me – 3:47
3. A Walk Across The Human Bridge – 2:30
4. Manifest Street – 2:24
5. Honor Guards – 1:56
6. When I Was A Boy – 2:21
7. Cowboy Curtains – 1:58
8. Heavenly Bones – 2:15
9. Heart Of Wax – 2:13
10. I Fall You Fall – 4:03
11. Tomorrow From Heaven – 3:47
12. Just One Kid (Takes On The World) – 2:37
13. To Wake Up June – 2:06
14. Future Boy (Reprise) – 1:40

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| allmusic |  |
| Pitchfork | 6.7 |

## InfoBox

| The Universe & Me | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Tobin Sprout | |
| Released | 2017 |
| Genre | Indie Rock |
| Label | Burger Records |
| Tobin Sprout chronology | |
| *The Bluebirds of Happiness Tried to Land on My Shoulder*
(2010) ***The Universe & Me***
(2017) *Empty Horses*
(2020) | |


title: The Universe Inside

abstract: The Universe Inside is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band The Dream Syndicate. It was released on April 10, 2020, under Anti-. The first single from the album, "The Regulator", was released on February 26, 2020.

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# The Universe Inside

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *American Songwriter* |  |
| *Beats Per Minute* | 69% |

***The Universe Inside*** is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band The Dream Syndicate. It was released on April 10, 2020, under Anti-.

The first single from the album, "The Regulator", was released on February 26, 2020.

## Track listing

All tracks lyrics composed by Steve Wynn; all music composed by Chris Cacavas, Dennis Duck, Jason Victor, Mark Walton, Stephen McCarthy and Steve Wynn

*The Universe Inside* track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "The Regulator" | 20:27 |
| 2. | "The Longing" | 7:36 |
| 3. | "Apropos of Nothing" | 9:32 |
| 4. | "Dusting Off the Rust" | 9:55 |
| 5. | "The Slowest Rendition" | 10:53 |

## Personnel

The Dream Syndicate * Steve Wynn – lead vocals, guitar
* Jason Victor – guitar, backing vocals
* Chris Cacavas – keyboards
* Mark Walton – bass guitar
* Dennis Duck – drums

### "Special guests"

* Stephen McCarthy – electric sitar, guitar, six-string bass, pedal steel, backing vocals
* Marcus Tenney – saxophone, trumpet
* Johnny Hott – percussion

## InfoBox

| The Universe Inside | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by The Dream Syndicate | |
| Released | April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) |
| Studio | Montrose Recording, Richmond, Virginia |
| Length | 58:23 |
| Label | Anti- |
| Producer | Adrian Olsen, John Agnello, The Dream Syndicate |
| The Dream Syndicate chronology | |
| *These Times*
(2019) ***The Universe Inside***
(2020) *Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions*
(2022) | |


title: The Tale of Genji Museum

abstract: The Tale of Genji Museum is in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. It displays the world of the early 11th century Japanese classic novel The Tale of Genji with projected images, models, and exhibitions. The culture of the Imperial Court of the Heian period, the aristocrats' costumes, and the furnishings of their residences are shown. The last ten chapters of The Tale of Genji are set in Uji; the hero is Kaoru Genji. The story of these chapters is reproduced with great realism using a scrim and life-size set. Visitors are introduced to the story line and main characters. A short film based on the "Uji chapters" and created solely for the museum is presented in the movie room. There is a library with a collection of books about The Tale of Genji. The museum opened in 1998.

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# The Tale of Genji Museum

**The Tale of Genji Museum** is in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. It displays the world of the early 11th century Japanese classic novel *The Tale of Genji* with projected images, models, and exhibitions. The culture of the Imperial Court of the Heian period, the aristocrats' costumes, and the furnishings of their residences are shown.

The last ten chapters of *The Tale of Genji* are set in Uji; the hero is Kaoru Genji (a son of Hikaru Genji). The story of these chapters is reproduced with great realism using a scrim and life-size set. Visitors are introduced to the story line and main characters. A short film based on the "Uji chapters" and created solely for the museum is presented in the movie room.

There is a library with a collection of books about *The Tale of Genji*.

The museum opened in 1998.

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title: The Unified Field / Quiet the Mind

abstract: "The Unified Field" / "Quiet the Mind" is the first release, a double A-side, by IAMX and is taken from the fifth studio album The Unified Field. On 19 October the name of the release was confirmed on IAMX's PledgeMusic page.

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# The Unified Field / Quiet the Mind

**"The Unified Field" / "Quiet the Mind"** is the first release, a double A-side, by IAMX and is taken from the fifth studio album *The Unified Field*. On 19 October the name of the release was confirmed on IAMX's PledgeMusic page.

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "The Unified Field (Radio Edit)" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Quiet The Mind (Radio Edit)" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "The Unified Field (We Love Machines Remix)" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "The Unified Field (Faux Tales Club Mix)" | 5:59 |

## Music videos

**The Unified Field**

The music video, which was filmed in Sydney, Australia, shows a homeless man on a street moving his hands as if playing a piano. He observes a tattooed man washing a car window and then leaving the window wiper down on a bench. The homeless man picks it up and then waves it about like a conductor's baton while walking down the street before he stops in front of someone's car and waves the window wiper in sync with the window wipers on the driver's car, as the driver looks on.

The driver drives off and the man is surrounded by cars with horns blaring, before he removes his jacket to reveal a scraggly suit. He continues to wave the window wiper like the conductor's baton before the place is surrounded in a blaze of light and he uses the baton to control everything around him, even rides at a carnival. Towards the end of the video, a man takes the window wiper away from the homeless man and the latter walks away until he reaches a cliffside. Again, he waves his hands like a conductor making the waves move in time until the song ends. He smiles.

The concept of the video is based on the unified field theory.

**Quiet the Mind**

The music video, the fourth to be directed and edited by Chris in collaboration with Danny Drysdale, includes scenes of him playing the guitar and submerged up to his waist in a puddle of water wearing a hooded jacket. Janine wears a gas mask and is on a building site.

## Charts

**The Unified Field**

| Chart (2012) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| German Alternative Charts (Deutsche Alternative Charts) | 1 |
| US Hot Single Sales | 23 |
| US Dance Single Sales | 8 |

## InfoBox

| "The Unified Field" / "Quiet The Mind" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by IAMX | |
| from the album  *The Unified Field* | |
| Released | 3 December 2012 (2012-12-03) |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Electropop, Art pop |
| Label | 61seconds |
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Corner |
| Producer(s) | Chris Corner |
| IAMX singles chronology | |
| "Volatile Times"
(2011) "**The Unified Field" / "Quiet The Mind**"
(2012) "I Come With Knives"
(2013) | |


title: The Way of the World (short story)

abstract: "The Way of the World" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Home Monthly in April 1898.

text:
# The Way of the World (short story)

"**The Way of the World**" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in *Home Monthly* in April 1898.

## Plot summary

Six boys live quietly together. Their main play is creating their "town": one boy is mayor, another a grocer, and so on. One day a girl, Mary Eliza Jenkins, makes friends with the mayor and the other "men", until they let her become a full citizen and open a new restaurant. It is a success until a boy from Chicago comes along and she devotes all her time to him. When the others tell her he must go, she decides to start her own town with him nearby. After her departure, no one is willing to put in any work at the game any more.

## References to other works

## Literary significance and criticism

The ending of "The Way of the World" was later echoed in *Flavia and Her Artists*, with the reference to Caius Marius and the ruins of Carthage.

## InfoBox

| "The Way of the World" | |
| --- | --- |
| Short story by Willa Cather | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | *Home Monthly* |
| Publication type | Women's magazine |
| Publication date | April 1898 |