title: Meride

abstract: Meride is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.

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# Meride

**Meride** is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.

## History

Meride is first mentioned in 852 as *Melede*. In 1430 it was mentioned as *Merede*.

The area around Meride is of great interest to geologists and paleontologists, due to a Triassic chalk formation, the so-called *Meridekalk*. Excavation projects at the Monte San Giorgio in the chalk have discovered several new fossils.

In 963, the Benedictine abbey of S. Ambrogio in Milan gave their property and farms in Meride to the monastery of San Pietro in Lodi. During the Middle Ages it was part of the Pieve of Riva San Vitale. It formed, along with Besazio and Tremona, a *Terzi* (third) of the Pieve. The *Terzi* shared the grazing and timber rights to the surrounding fields and forests.

In 1483, Meride separated from the mother church at Riva San Vitale, and became an independent parish. In the same year, the former parish church of San Silvestro, was built on a hill above the village. San Silvestro stands on the remains of what was probably a castle, and the remains of which were integrated into the church. The current parish church of San Rocco, was built in 1578, expanded in 177072 and restored in 196970. On a hill near the village, a hermitage was built by the blessed Manfredo Settala (12th century-1217). Next to the hermitage, the 13th century chapel of Saint George was built.

In the past farming and grazing was the main occupation. In the 20th century the continual population decline continued, until the 1990s when new living spaces allowed the population to stabilize. In 2000 two-thirds of the working population commuted to other municipalities for work. In 1973 a fossil museum opened in Meride. More recently, the summer tourism industry has gained a foothold in the village.

## Geography

Before the merger, Meride had a total area of 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 9.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) or 88.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.13 km2 (32 acres) or 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.8%. Out of the forested land, 86.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.6% is used for growing crops, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Mendrisio district. It stretches from the peak of San Giorgio mountain down to the lower slope of the mountain, where the village center lies.

## Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is *Quartered gules and argent in each chief quarters a mullet of eight counterchanged and overall on a fess or a gates with two towers azure.*

## Demographics

Meride had a population (as of 2011) of 314. As of 2008, 5.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.9%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (84.6%), with German being second most common (11.6%) and French being third (1.4%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000), 34 speak German, 4 people speak French, 248 people speak Italian, and 2 people speak Romansh. The remainder (5 people) speak another language.

As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 47.4% male and 52.6% female. The population was made up of 143 Swiss men (43.2% of the population), and 14 (4.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 167 Swiss women (50.5%), and 7 (2.1%) non-Swiss women.

In 2008 there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.5%.

The age distribution, as of 2009, in Meride is; 20 children or 6.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 31 teenagers or 9.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 37 people or 11.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 37 people or 11.2% are between 30 and 39, 48 people or 14.5% are between 40 and 49, and 47 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 54 people or 16.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 26 people or 7.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 31 people or 9.4% who are over 80.

As of 2000, there were 137 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household. In 2000 there were 105 single family homes (or 70.5% of the total) out of a total of 149 inhabited buildings. There were 35 multi-family buildings (23.5%), along with 4 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (2.7%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.4%). Of the single family homes 24 were built before 1919, while 12 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (41) were built between 1919 and 1945.

In 2000 there were 206 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 52. There were 6 single room apartments and 64 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 137 apartments (66.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 66 apartments (32.0%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (1.5%) were empty. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008, was 0%. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

## Heritage sites of national significance

The Church of S. Silvestro is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Meride is listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

## Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 39.08% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (36.42%), the FDP (7.82%) and the Green Party (7.17%). In the federal election, a total of 160 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.1%.

In the 2007 *Gran Consiglio* election, there were a total of 254 registered voters in Meride, of which 201 or 79.1% voted. 3 blank ballots were cast, leaving 198 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PPD+GenGiova which received 66 or 33.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 62 or 31.3%), the SSI (with 30 or 15.2%) and the PLRT (with 15 or 7.6%).

In the 2007 *Consiglio di Stato* election, 2 blank ballots and 1 null ballot were cast, leaving 198 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PS which received 71 or 35.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PPD (with 70 or 35.4%), the SSI (with 27 or 13.6%) and the PLRT (with 14 or 7.1%).

## Economy

As of  2007, Meride had an unemployment rate of 2.86%. As of 2005, there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people were employed in the secondary sector and there was 1 business in this sector. 33 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.

There were 133 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.9% of the workforce. In 2008's statistics the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 39. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 9, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 2, all of which were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 28. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 7.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 or 3.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 10 or 35.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 17.9% were in the information industry and 2 or 7.1% were in education.

In 2000, there were 26 workers who commuted into the municipality and 95 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 34.6% of the workforce coming into Meride are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 5.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 64.7% used a private car.

As of 2009, there was one hotel in Meride.

## Religion

From the 2000 census, 219 or 74.7% were Roman Catholic, while 21 or 7.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are 49 individuals (or about 16.72% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 4 individuals (or about 1.37% of the population) did not answer the question.

## Education

In Meride about 79.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a *Fachhochschule*).

In Meride there were a total of 51 students (as of 2009). The Ticino education system provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten and in Meride there were 6 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years and includes both a standard school and a special school. In the municipality, 11 students attended the standard primary schools and 2 students attended the special school. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education. There were 15 students in the two-year middle school, while 9 students were in the four-year advanced program.

The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 4 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 3 who attend part-time.

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There was 1 student in the professional program.

As of 2000, there were 43 students from Meride who attended schools outside the municipality.

## InfoBox

| Meride | |
| --- | --- |
| Former municipality | |
| Camino Spinirolo near Meride village | |
|  | |
| Location of Meride | |
| MerideMeride | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′N 8°56′E / 45.883°N 8.933°E / 45.883; 8.933 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Mendrisio |
| Area | |
| Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| Total | 314 |
| Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6866 |
| SFOS number | 5255 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Arzo, Besano (IT-VA), Brusino Arsizio, Porto Ceresio (IT-VA), Riva San Vitale, Saltrio (IT-VA), Tremona, Viggiù (IT-VA) |
| Website | meride.ch
SFSO statistics |


title: Musée Réattu

abstract: Musée Réattu is an art museum in Arles, housing paintings, including works by Arles-born painter Jacques Réattu, drawings by Picasso, as well as sculptures and a large collection of photographs. It regularly holds exhibitions of contemporary art.

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# Musée Réattu

**Musée Réattu** (Reattu Museum) is an art museum in Arles, housing paintings, including works by Arles-born painter Jacques Réattu, drawings by Picasso, as well as sculptures and a large collection of photographs. It regularly holds exhibitions of contemporary art.

## History

### Building

The museum is housed in the former Grand Priory of the Order of Malta (*Grand Prieuré de l'Ordre de Malte*), built in the late 15th century. Initially built as the seat of a commandry, it started housing Grand Priors in 1562, and became a Grand Priory in 1615, having jurisdiction over forty-eight commandries. In September 1792, a decree by the newly formed National Convention ordered the confiscation and the sale of all the possessions of the Order of Malta in France, and the Grand Priory was sold in parts in 1793. The building then was acquired in 27 parts between 1796 and 1827 by Jacques Réattu, who lived and worked there. Upon his death in 1833, Réattu's daughter Élisabeth Grange inherited the building and her father's collections. She sold both to the Municipality of Arles in 1867, in exchange of a pension, while retaining the right to live there. Over time, in addition to the museum, the building has housed a mount of piety, a tobacco warehouse and a drawing school. The entire building has undergone a renovation from 1956 to 1964. It has been listed as a *monument historique* since 1958. In 1991, the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte led the redesign of the rooms dedicated to Picasso.

### Museum

The museum was officially created in 1868, initially featuring the collections and the works of Jacques Réattu. On February 24, 1888, Van Gogh who had moved to Arles three days earlier wrote about the museum in a letter to his brother Theo (original in French): "The women really are beautiful here, it's no joke — on the other hand, the Arles museum is dreadful and a joke, and fit to be in Tarascon — there's also a museum of antiquities, they're genuine." Somewhat less derogatory, the 1891 edition of a Baedeker Guide covering southern France read: "In the former *Grand-Prieuré* is the *Musée Réattu*, a small picture gallery (many copies)." In 1901, the museum had six exhibition rooms.

Fittingly, the museum has in its holdings a letter from Van Gogh to Paul Gauguin written at Arles on 21 January 1889. It mentions Van Gogh’s painting of sunflowers in a vase against a yellow background.

In the 1950s, at the time of the renovations of the building, modern art began entering the collections. Initiated by Lucien Clergue and Jean-Maurice Rouquette in 1965, the foundation of the department of photography was the first of its kind in an arts museum in France. In 1971, Pablo Picasso donated 57 of his recent drawings to the Musée Réattu. Sound art began entering the collection in 2006. In 2008, an exhibition of the works of French fashion designer Christian Lacroix has attracted 120,000 visitors. The exhibition "Revoir Réattu" opened in November 2013.

## Collections

The museum owns 800 paintings and drawings by Jacques Réattu. Twelve exhibition rooms are dedicated to his own works, his collections (mainly 17th century paintings), as well as works by friends, relatives and collaborators, like *The Couturiers workshop* painted by his uncle Antoine Raspal in the 1780s. Three rooms are dedicated to Picasso and one room to photography. The collections also include contemporary sculptures by César, Richier, Bourdelle, Zadkine and modern paintings by Dufy, Vlaminck and Prassinos, among others.

The collection of photographs comprised over 4,000 works in 2001. Initial gifts by photographers including Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Peter Beard, Werner Bischof, Izis, William Klein and Jean Dieuzaide, as well as by collectors, were followed from 1970 onwards by photographs donated by the artists attending the Rencontres d'Arles.

## InfoBox

Musée Réattu
| North facade of the Museum, facing the Rhône | |
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|  | |
| Established | 1868 (1868) |
| Location | 10, rue du Grand-Prieuré, Arles, France |
| Coordinates | 43°40′45″N 4°37′40″E / 43.679266°N 4.627816°E / 43.679266; 4.627816 |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Pascale Picard |
| Public transit access | Gare d'Arles |
| Website | www.museereattu.arles.fr |


abstract: The Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot is a National Historic Landmark District extending through parts of the towns of Chester, Middlefield, and Becket, Massachusetts. It encompasses a section of the historic Western Railroad railbed, two stone bridges constructed in the 1840s under the direction of George Washington Whistler, and the c. 1862 railroad depot in the village of Chester Factory, which served the railroad as an important logistics point for the difficult crossing of The Berkshires to the west. The section of railroad was the most expensive the company had to build, costing over $1 million in 1840. A hiking trail providing viewing points to the lower seven bridges was opened in 2004. All of the bridges are viewable via whitewater-appropriate watercraft from the river. These properties were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021, in recognition of its importance in the development of railroad technologies. The graded crossing of the hills between Chester and the New York state line was an engineering challenge on a scale that had not previously been attempted by railroad engineers, and its success proved the ability of railroads to traverse steep grades using just friction. The railroad was also the first inter-regional railroad, connecting the network of eastern New England to that of upstate New York. The Chester Factory depot was an important stopping point for the railroad, where additional engines were added to westbound trains prior to traversing the steeper grades to the west. The Chester Factory depot is a contributing element of the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The two stone bridges included in the landmark designation, as well as the historic roadbed, are part of the Middlefield–Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District; the bridges are listed as numbers 5 and 6 in that collection.

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# Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot

The **Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot** is a National Historic Landmark District extending through parts of the towns of Chester, Middlefield, and Becket, Massachusetts. It encompasses a section of the historic Western Railroad railbed, two stone bridges constructed in the 1840s under the direction of George Washington Whistler, and the c. 1862 railroad depot in the village of Chester Factory, which served the railroad as an important logistics point for the difficult crossing of The Berkshires to the west. The section of railroad was the most expensive the company had to build, costing over $1 million in 1840. A hiking trail providing viewing points to the lower seven bridges was opened in 2004. All of the bridges are viewable via whitewater-appropriate watercraft from the river.

These properties were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021, in recognition of its importance in the development of railroad technologies. The graded crossing of the hills between Chester and the New York state line was an engineering challenge on a scale that had not previously been attempted by railroad engineers, and its success proved the ability of railroads to traverse steep grades using just friction. The railroad was also the first inter-regional railroad, connecting the network of eastern New England to that of upstate New York. The Chester Factory depot was an important stopping point for the railroad, where additional engines were added to westbound trains prior to traversing the steeper grades to the west.

The Chester Factory depot is a contributing element of the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The two stone bridges included in the landmark designation, as well as the historic roadbed, are part of the Middlefield–Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District; the bridges are listed as numbers 5 and 6 in that collection.

## Further reading

* Brown, Jeff L. (January 2014). "Rock Solid: Stone Arch Bridges of the 1840s". *Civil Engineering*. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers: 44–47. ISSN 0885-7024.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark District | |
|  | |
| Bridge #5 | |
|  | |
| Nearest city | Chester, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°18′45.6″N 72°59′38.3″W / 42.312667°N 72.993972°W / 42.312667; -72.993972 |
| Area | about 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1840 (1840) |
| Architect | George Washington Whistler |
| NRHP reference No. | 100006273 |
| Added to NRHP | January 13, 2021 |


title: West End Festival

abstract: The West End Festival is an annual festival in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland.

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# West End Festival

55°52′26″N 4°17′42″W / 55.874°N 4.295°W / 55.874; -4.295

The **West End Festival** is an annual festival in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland.

## History

The West End Festival in Glasgow was started in 1996 by Michael Dale as a small local festival centred on Byres Road.

It has since become the biggest festival in Glasgow's calendar  with events running for 16 days in June. It has been used as a model for other festival start-ups, as with minimal local authority or Scottish Arts Council funding, and has grown with each festival. Its centrepiece carnival parade is the largest carnival event in the UK after Notting Hill in London. In 2006 the parade day ran congruently with the Glasgow Mela; organisers billed it as "Scotland's Mardi Gras" and an estimated 100,000 people took to the streets and parks..

## Main Events

During the festival a wide range of activities and events take place. Prominent is a programme of live music, outdoor theatre, comedy, drama, guided walks, talks, film, children's events, various local street celebrations and markets, and a well-known Carnival Parade and Street Party on the opening Sunday. It has also hosted a series of events such as The Longest Day (1998/99), The Ideal Hut Show (in conjunction with Glasgow's Year of Architecture) and in 2004 a free outdoor concert led by Belle & Sebastian in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens and in 2006 an outdoor production with a cast of sixty actors based on the life of Jesus. In 2008 the Globe Theatre from London performed "Romeo and Juliet" in the hallowed quarters of the University of Glasgow quadrangle, underneath the iconic George Gilbert Scott tower. Regular features include the Bard in the Botanics (founded 1999), a Children's Author series featuring authors such as Julia Donaldson, and the Gibson Street Gala, started in 2004. In 2010 this attracted over 15,000 people. An innovation for 2010 was a West End Highland Games at Hughenden Sport Fields.

## Awards

The festival was placed in the top 30 festivals in Europe by The Independent newspaper. Two other Scottish festivals listed were listed, the Edinburgh Festival and T in the Park. The free 2004 Belle and Sebastian concert was voted in the top 20 gigs of all time by the Scotsman newspaper in 2007. The festival was voted number one in the top five reasons to visit Glasgow by Trip Advisor in 2007.

## Main Venues


title: West End Eurovision

abstract:
West End Eurovision is an annual fundraising event held in London between top West End shows, loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest. It is generally held at the Piccadilly theatre and the host show does not compete but rather is the opening act before the main event. This event is done for the charity The Make A Difference Trust and the format is divided between three competitions, one for the best performance, one for best creativity and another for the best video ident.
Each year a number of celebrity judges pick the winner of the Best Creative Award, while the Best Video Ident Award is chosen over social media. The Best Performance Award is the biggest of the three and is awarded to the performance that gets the highest number of points combined from three categories: the best video ident points, phone votes from the audience and points from the show representatives from each competing show.

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# West End Eurovision

**West End Eurovision** is an annual fundraising event held in London between top West End shows, loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest. It is generally held at the Piccadilly theatre and the host show does not compete but rather is the opening act before the main event. This event is done for the charity The Make A Difference Trust and the format is divided between three competitions, one for the best performance, one for best creativity and another for the best video ident.
Each year a number of celebrity judges pick the winner of the Best Creative Award, while the Best Video Ident Award is chosen over social media.
The Best Performance Award is the biggest of the three and is awarded to the performance that gets the highest number of points combined from three categories: the best video ident points, phone votes from the audience (which are doubled) and points from the show representatives from each competing show.

## 2008

* Debuting Shows:

Avenue Q Buddy The Lion King Phantom of the Opera Mamma Mia! Grease Wicked

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ?? | *Wicked* | Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit | United Kingdom | 1996 | 1st | ?? |
| ?? | *Grease* | Making Your Mind Up | United Kingdom | 1981 |  | ?? |
| ?? | *Avenue Q* | ?? | ?? | ?? |  | ?? |
| ?? | *Buddy* | ?? | ?? | ?? |  | ?? |
| ?? | *The Lion King* | ?? | ?? | ?? |  | ?? |
| ?? | *Phantom of the Opera* | ?? | ?? | ?? |  | ?? |
| ?? | *Mamma Mia!* | ?? | ?? | ?? |  | ?? |
| ?? | ?? | Ding-A-Dong | Netherlands | 1975 |  | ?? |
| ?? | ?? | Waterloo | Sweden | 1974 |  | ?? |
| ?? | ?? | Save Your Kisses For Me | United Kingdom | 1976 |  | ?? |

## 2009

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01 | *Phantom of the Opera* | Take Me To Your Heaven | Sweden | 1999 | 8th | ?? |
| 02 | *Mamma Mia* | Las Vegas | Sweden | 2005 | 1st | ?? |
| 03 | *Lion King* | Wild Dances | Ukraine | 2004 | 5th | ?? |
| 04 | *We Will Rock You* | Love Shine A Light | United Kingdom | 1997 | 3rd | ?? |
| 05 | *Billy Elliot* | I'm Never Giving Up | United Kingdom | 1983 | 2nd | ?? |
| 06 | *Wicked* | Touch My Fire | United Kingdom | 2005 | 4th | ?? |
| 07 | *Dirty Dancing* | Nel blu dipinto di blu | Italy | 1958 | 7th | ?? |
| 08 | *La Cage aux Folles* | Diva | Israel | 1998 | 6th | ?? |

## 2010

This year's contest was judged by Toby Anstis, Sally Ann Triplet and Graham Norton

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ?? | *Dirty Dancing* | Shake It | Greece | 2004 | 1st | ?? |
| ?? | *Les Misérables* | Puppet on a String | United Kingdom | 1967 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Avenue Q* | Better the Devil You Know | United Kingdom | 1993 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Phantom of the Opera* | La Voix | Sweden | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Love Never Dies* | Just Get Out of My Life | Montenegro | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Legally Blonde* | Flying The Flag (For You) | United Kingdom | 2007 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *We Will Rock You* | The Balkan Girls | Romania | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Jermyn Street Theatre* | My Number One | Greece | 2005 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Dreamboats and Petticoats* | Miss Kiss Kiss Bang | Germany | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Mamma Mia* | Song #1 | Russia | 2007 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Billy Elliott* | Let It Swing | Norway | 1985 | ?? | ?? |

## 2011

This year, the contest panelists were Legally Blonde leading lady Sheridan Smith, BBC Eurovision commentator Graham Norton and unsuccessful 2010 Irish Eurovision contestant Justin Lee Collins

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ?? | *Wizard of Oz* | Je ne sais quoi | Iceland | 2010 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Les Misérables* | Shady Lady | Ukraine | 2008 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Phantom of the Opera* | Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley | Sweden | 1984 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *We Will Rock You* | In My Dreams | Norway | 2005 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Billy Elliot* | Teenage Life | United Kingdom | 2006 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Priscilla Queen of the Desert* | This Is My Life | Iceland | 2008 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Wicked* | Aven Romale | Czech Republic | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Legally Blonde* | Dancing Lasha Tumbai | Ukraine | 2007 | 1st | ?? |
| ?? | *Love Never Dies* | It's All About You | Albania | 2010 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Dirty Dancing* | Fångad av en stormvind | Sweden | 1991 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *39 Steps* | Pump-Pump | Finland | 1976 | 2nd | ?? |

## 2012

| West End Eurovision 2012 | |
| --- | --- |
| Host | |
| Venue | Dominion Theatre
London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Gaby Roslin
John Partridge |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 10 |
| Vote | |
| Winning song | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
|

The celebrity judges this year were Kerry Ellis, Tony Blackburn and Stefanie Powers
Points are shown as follows: (Video ident points, Show judges points, Phone votes from the audience) = TOTAL

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | *Mamma Mia!* | Bonjour, Bonjour | Switzerland | 1969 | 10th | (0,8,0) = **8** |
| 2 | *Shrek The Musical* | Fly on the Wings of Love | Denmark | 2000 | 9th | (2,13,0) = **15** |
| 3 | *Sweeney Todd* | One Step Out of Time | United Kingdom | 1992 | 1st | (4,92,24) = **120** |
| 4 | *Wizard of Oz* | Boom Boom | Armenia | 2011 | 5th | (0,54,4) = **58** |
| 5 | *The 39 Steps* | Boom Boom Boomerang | Austria | 1977 | 8th | (1,15,2) = **18** |
| 6 | *Rock of Ages* | Wolves of the Sea | Latvia | 2008 | 7th | (6,28,12) = **46** |
| 7 | *Phantom of the Opera* | Fairytale | Norway | 2009 | 5th | (10,32,16) = **58** |
| 8 | *Billy Elliot* | Shir Habatlanim | Israel | 1987 | 2nd | (0,88,9) = **88** |
| 9 | *Les Misérables* | Ne partez pas sans moi | Switzerland | 1988 | 3rd | (12,48,20) = **80** |
| 10 | *Wicked* | Poupée de cire, poupée de son | Luxembourg | 1965 | 4th | (8,52,8) = **68** |

| Category | Show | Title |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best Performance | *Sweeney Todd* | "One Step Out of Time" |
| Best Creative Award | *Sweeney Todd* | "One Step Out of Time" |
| Best Ident | *Les Misérables* | "A.R.S.E.D - Actors Rags to Sequins Eurovision Dream" |

## 2013

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ?? | *Rock of Ages* | Medley What's Another Year Why Me? Hold Me Now | Ireland | various | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Billy Elliott* | I Can | United Kingdom | 2011 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *A Chorus Line* | Party For Everybody | Russia | 2012 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Mamma Mia!* | Euphoria | Sweden | 2013 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Wicked* | Wir Geben 'ne Party | Germany | 1994 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Phantom of the Opera* | Hard Rock Hallelujah | Finland | 2006 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Spamalot* | Playback | Portugal | 1981 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Top Hat* | Dschinghis Khan | Germany | 1979 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | *Once* | All Kinds of Everything | Ireland | 1970 | ?? | 1st |
| ?? | *Viva Forever!* | This is the Night | Malta | 2012 | ?? | ?? |

## InfoBox

| West End Eurovision 2011 | |
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| Host | |
| Venue | Piccadilly Theatre
London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Gaby Roslin |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 |
| Debuting countries | Wizard of Oz
39 Steps
Priscilla Queen of the Desert |
| Returning countries | Wicked |
| Non-returning countries | Dreamboats and Petticoats
Jermyn Street Theatre
Mamma Mia! |
| Vote | |
| Winning song | Legally Blonde |
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title: Wentworth, North Carolina

abstract: Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. Wentworth is the county seat of Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad. On May 6, 2022, an EF-1 Tornado hit Wentworth. The storm traveled as a supercell with crazy structure from the Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, and Pinnacle, North Carolina, area across central Stokes County and into Rockingham County. It took out trees, damaged homes, and blocked roads before it lifted off southwest of Reidsville.

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# Wentworth, North Carolina

**Wentworth** is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. Wentworth is the county seat of Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad. On May 6, 2022, an EF-1 Tornado hit Wentworth. The storm traveled as a supercell with crazy structure from the Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, and Pinnacle, North Carolina, area across central Stokes County and into Rockingham County. It took out trees, damaged homes, and blocked roads before it lifted off southwest of Reidsville.

## Geography

The town has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km), of which, 14.3 square miles (37 km2) of it is land and 0.49% or 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it is water.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 2,779 |  |  |
| 2010 | 2,807 |  | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,646 |  | −5.7% |
| 2021 (est.) | 2,657 |  | 0.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

### 2020 census

Wentworth racial composition
| Race | Number | Percentage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,113 | 79.38% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 317 | 11.91% |
| Native American | 9 | 0.34% |
| Asian | 14 | 0.53% |
| Other/Mixed | 84 | 3.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 4.7% |

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,662 people, 953 households, and 691 families residing in the town.

### 2010 census

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 2,807 people and 784 families residing in the town. The population density was 194.3 people per square mile (75.0 people/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 80.89% Caucasian, 16.91% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 1,018 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.5% of all households consisted of a single individual. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,083, and the median income for a family was $45,865. Males had a median income of $31,515 versus $23,116 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,071. About 3.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

## History

Wentworth was established as "Rockingham Courthouse" in 1787 making it the oldest settlement in Rockingham County. The post office there was established in November 1794. The settlement was chartered as Wentworth in 1798. Both, Wentworth and Rockingham County were named in homage to the same individual; the Marquis of Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth. Watson-Wentworth served two terms as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and greatly advocated for colonial independence.

Almost two hundred years later, in the 1990s, the Wentworth community was facing the possibility of much of its area being annexed into neighboring Reidsville which had repeatedly but unsuccessfully tried to take the county seat for over a century. County officials, none of whom lived in Wentworth, declined to oppose this possible annexation. Nevertheless, the local community banded together with an initiative which stopped this impending annexation. In 1998, with approval from the state General Assembly, the town of Wentworth amended the lapse within their original 1798 charter and remained as its own municipality. Until its reactivation (which included an area considerably larger than the original courthouse village of approximately one hundred people) Wentworth was the smallest county seat in the state.

The Dead Timber Ford Sluices, Eagle Falls Sluice, Rockingham County Courthouse, Wentworth Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery, and Wright Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

## Government

One of the most widely used forms of government by small cities in North Carolina, Wentworth is governed under the mayor-council form of government. The Wentworth Town Council has five members, from which one is elected mayor and one is elected mayor pro tem. Council members are elected in nonpartisan elections and serve four year terms.

## Courthouse

Originally, the first session of the Rockingham County Court met at Eagle Falls on the Dan River in 1786. In 1787 a courthouse was established near the center of the county and the settlement was known as Rockingham Courthouse. However, in 1798, the General Assembly of North Carolina passed an act which established the county seat to be known as Wentworth at the site of the 1787 Courthouse. This courthouse was replaced by a brick courthouse in 1824 and this building was considerably remodeled in a more Victorian style in the 1880s. On October 2, 1906, a terrific fire destroyed the old courthouse and a new one, designed by famed architect Frank Pierce Milburn, was constructed at a cost of $25,000. The newer courthouse was composed almost entirely of bricks and had two beautiful rounded pillars which quickly became a trademark of the Wentworth community. It was at this courthouse in August 1932 that Broadway torch singer Libby Holman posted bond when she was charged (later acquitted) with the alleged murder of her husband, tobacco heir Z. Smith Reynolds of Winston-Salem. Additions to the courthouse were made in the 1930s, 1960s and 1970s. In 1982 former Vice President Walter Mondale gave a speech at the courthouse prior to his candidacy for president in 1984. A couple of years later the old historic superior courtroom was stripped of its fittings and gutted to make two smaller and inadequate courtrooms. In May 2011, a new 184,516 square foot Rockingham County courthouse, also known as the "Rockingham County Justice Center," opened its doors at a location one mile east of the historic village area where the courthouses had been since 1787. Construction of this new state-of-the-art building cost $39,059,000, after an originally projected cost of $37,757,000. The three-story Justice Center houses county law enforcement services as well as the county courthouse. The 1907 courthouse, on the National Register of Historic Places, now houses the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (the MARC), Rockingham County's historical museum.

## Education

Wentworth Elementary School
Rockingham County Middle School
Rockingham County High School
Rockingham County Early College High School
Rockingham Community College

## InfoBox

| Wentworth, North Carolina | |
| --- | --- |
| Town | |
| Center of Wentworth, with the former jail at left and the former county courthouse at right | |
|  | |
| Location of Wentworth, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′29″N 79°45′04″W / 36.39139°N 79.75111°W / 36.39139; -79.75111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| Named for | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham |
| Area | |
| Total | 14.26 sq mi (36.93 km2) |
| Land | 14.19 sq mi (36.76 km2) |
| Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 2,662 |
| Density | 187.57/sq mi (72.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27375 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-71900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406858 |
| Website | www.townofwentworth.com |


title: West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

abstract: West Hattiesburg is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lamar County, Mississippi, west of the city of Hattiesburg and east of the community of Oak Grove. It is part of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. It had a decline in population from 6,305 at the 2000 census to 5,909 at the 2010 census.

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# West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

**West Hattiesburg** is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lamar County, Mississippi, west of the city of Hattiesburg and east of the community of Oak Grove. It is part of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. It had a decline in population from 6,305 at the 2000 census to 5,909 at the 2010 census.

## Geography

West Hattiesburg is in northeastern Lamar County and is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Hattiesburg. The area of West Hattiesburg dropped from 7.2 square miles (19 km2) at the 2000 census to 2.49 square miles (6.45 km2) as of 2019, primarily due to annexation of land by the city of Hattiesburg. Of the CDP's area in 2019, 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.31%, are water. Lairds Lake is the main water body in the community.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 6,006 |  |  |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

### 2020 census

West Hattiesburg racial composition
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,055 | 34.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,849 | 47.44% |
| Native American | 8 | 0.13% |
| Asian | 173 | 2.88% |
| Pacific Islander | 22 | 0.37% |
| Other/Mixed | 258 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 641 | 10.67% |

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,006 people, 2,387 households, and 1,478 families residing in the CDP.

### 2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,305 people, 4,464 households, and 2,601 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 892.0 inhabitants per square mile (344.4/km2). There were 2,633 housing units at an average density of 372.5 per square mile (143.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.88% White, 22.11% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 2,464 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,663, and the median income for a family was $68,287. Males had a median income of $49,552 versus $43,873 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,988. None of the families and none of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

## Incorporation

A movement for incorporation has been attempted repeatedly over the years, but the courts have never ruled on the substance of it. The issues involve getting articles of incorporation which all would agree to, as well as who wants incorporation (who will profit, who will end up paying more in taxes).

Proponents say incorporation will benefit all residents, but the opposition says it will only benefit the persons who hold that property which is yet to be fully developed within the real estate market over the next few years. Another argument against incorporation is that the proposal and its budget outline didn't fully account for the additional expenditures and costs of running the new city. Proponents counter that the overall cost will be lower, because of a more distributed risk amongst homeowners, who would essentially bear about 80% of the additional taxes to support this city.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com has extensive archives about this issue, including opinion columns authored by the actual people engaged in the debate both pro and con. It is a good case study in local politics.

## Origins of "West Hattiesburg"

West Hattiesburg was a rarely used term by residents, and was first popularized by out of towners who saw the area listed on Google Maps with that name, with the original source of the name from the U.S. Census Bureau. Residents of the area are gradually picking up the term.

West Hattiesburg should not be confused with Oak Grove, which is directly to the west but considered its own area. This can be complicated because public school students in West Hattiesburg are still enrolled in Oak Grove’s school system.

## Roads

Two major highways pass near West Hattiesburg. Interstate 59 forms the eastern border of the community, and U.S. Highway 98 passes just north of the current CDP, through land annexed by the city of Hattiesburg. Due to recent population growth and migration the area (and Lamar County) the traffic has gotten worse on Highway 98, which has led to Highway 98 being widened from 4 to 6 lanes and recently 4 to 8 lanes (only near Interstate 59) in the area. Three major roads parallel U.S. Highway 98 (4th Street, Oak Grove Road, and Lincoln Road) have also been victim to large inflows of traffic due to the large amount of motorists trying to avoid major traffic on 98.

## Education

The Lamar County School District serves West Hattiesburg, via the schools in the Oak Grove area. There have been calls, however, for the district to build West Hattiesburg its own schools due to overpopulation.

### High school

### Middle school

* Oak Grove Middle School (Grades 6-8)

### Elementary schools

* Oak Grove Upper Elementary School (Grades 4-5)
* Oak Grove Lower Elementary School (Grades 2-3)
* Long Leaf Elementary School (Grades K-5)
* Oak Grove Primary School (Grades K-1)

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8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024. \- Text list

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| West Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |
| --- | --- |
| Census-designated place | |
| Location of West Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |
| West Hattiesburg, MississippiLocation in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′16″N 89°22′3″W / 31.32111°N 89.36750°W / 31.32111; -89.36750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lamar |
| Area | |
| Total | 2.49 sq mi (6.45 km2) |
| Land | 2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2) |
| Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 6,006 |
| Density | 2,489.02/sq mi (960.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 28-78890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403004 |


title: West Marine

abstract: West Marine is an American company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which operates a chain of boating supply and fishing retail stores. The company has 247 retail stores in North America. West Marine also runs Blue Future a non profit organization. West Marine's flagship store is in Fort Lauderdale. Opened on November 11, 2011, the store is the company's largest at over 50,000 square feet.

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# West Marine

**West Marine** is an American company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which operates a chain of boating supply and fishing retail stores. The company has 247 retail stores in North America. West Marine also runs Blue Future a non profit organization. West Marine's flagship store is in Fort Lauderdale. Opened on November 11, 2011, the store is the company's largest at over 50,000 square feet.

## History

The company was founded in 1968 by Randy Repass in Sunnyvale, California, with the name West Coast Ropes, selling nylon rope from Repass' garage. The first retail West Coast Ropes store opened in 1975 in Palo Alto, California. With the acquisition of assets from West Products in 1977, the company changed its name to West Marine Products, Inc. In 1978 West Marine established a wholesale division called Port Supply. In 1991, the first West Marine stores opened on the East Coast of the United States, in Miami and Annapolis, Maryland. In 1993 the company went public on the NASDAQ exchange (symbol WMAR).

In 1996, West Marine merged with E&B Marine, to target a larger customer base of power boat enthusiasts. In 2003 the company acquired the Boat U.S. Product Division.

In December 2007, Geoff Eisenberg replaced Peter Harris as the company's president and chief executive officer.

By 2009, the company was more than three times as large as its nearest competitor, Boater's World, which closed that year, shutting all its stores nationwide.

In April 2012 the company announced that Eisenberg planned to resign. In June 2012, Matt Hyde, a 26-year veteran of REI, became the new president and CEO.

In September 2017, West Marine was acquired by private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners for $338 million in cash. In October 2017 the company announced that Hyde had left the company.

In January 2018 Doug Robinson was appointed CEO; he left in November 2018. In December 2018, the company announced that Ken Seipel had been appointed CEO.

In April 2021 L Catterton acquired West Marine.

In August 2021 Eric Kufel was appointed as the new CEO.

In December 2022 Chuck Rubin was appointed as the new CEO. In February 2023, Mr. Rubin announced a recapitalization. The press release also identified a new CFO, Jim Grady.

### Retailing history

In 1996, West Marine's VP Chuck Hawley and a team led by Webmaster & Catalog Systems Analyst Robert Kennedy launched westmarine.com. It quickly became an early leader in online retailers with catalog call center innovations such as upsell and cross-sell exported into online user experiences.

In July 2008, West Marine opened its first franchise store in Istanbul, Turkey. The newly formed company, East Marine Denizcilik ve Turizm A.Ş trades as West Marine Turkey and was majority owned by Rahmi Koç and İbrahim Yazıcı. In March 2009, the second store was opened in Kalamış and June 2009 saw the opening of the third franchise store in Bodrum. The fourth store, in Marmaris, opened in October 2010 with more stores planned around the coast of Turkey. On January 1, 2015, all seven West Marine Franchise stores in Turkey separated from West Marine and became Eastmarine.

In October 2014, West Marine announced that it would close all of its Canadian stores by 2019 as their leases expired; seven of the ten stores in Canada were to close in 2015.

In November 2011, the company opened their largest retail store, with 50,000 square feet, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

## InfoBox

West Marine
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|  |
| Company type | Private company |
| Industry | Specialty retail and wholesale |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Randy Repass |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Number of locations | 247 |
| Products | Boating and fishing |
| Number of employees | 5,000 (varies by season) |
| Website | www.westmarine.com |


title: West Vindex, Maryland

abstract: West Vindex is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. West Vindex is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north-northwest of Kitzmiller.

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# West Vindex, Maryland

**West Vindex** is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. West Vindex is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north-northwest of Kitzmiller.

## InfoBox

| West Vindex, Maryland | |
| --- | --- |
| Unincorporated community | |
|  | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′03″N 79°12′20″W / 39.41750°N 79.20556°W / 39.41750; -79.20556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Garrett |
| Elevation | 2,329 ft (710 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 591529 |


title: Where'd You Go, Bernadette (film)

abstract: Where'd You Go, Bernadette is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay by Linklater, Holly Gent, and Vince Palmo, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Maria Semple. It stars Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, and Laurence Fishburne. Where'd You Go, Bernadette was released on August 16, 2019, by Annapurna Pictures through their United Artists Releasing joint venture. It received mixed reviews from critics.

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# Where'd You Go, Bernadette (film)

***Where'd You Go, Bernadette*** is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay by Linklater, Holly Gent, and Vince Palmo, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Maria Semple. It stars Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, and Laurence Fishburne.

*Where'd You Go, Bernadette* was released on August 16, 2019, by Annapurna Pictures through their United Artists Releasing joint venture. It received mixed reviews from critics.

## Plot

Architect-turned-agoraphobe Bernadette Fox is settled down with her husband Elgie Branch and their 15-year-old daughter Bee in a dilapidated former schoolhouse in Seattle. After an award-winning house Bernadette constructed was demolished, she developed severe depression and became reclusive. Despite her close relationship with Bee, Bernadette seldom leaves home and harbors a deep fear of human interaction, including with the other parents at Bee's school and especially their neighbor, Audrey Griffin.

Bee requests a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for good grades, to which her parents reluctantly agree. As the trip approaches, Bernadette’s behavior becomes increasingly odd. She considers using various prescription drugs to control her worsening anxiety and insomnia. Audrey continually implores Bernadette to remove an invasive blackberry plant from the hillside above her house; when Bernadette complies, the hillside collapses into Audrey's garden and house during a rainstorm. Elgie claims Bernadette knew that the hill would collapse without the blackberries to hold it in place. Audrey later dishonestly accuses Bernadette of driving over her foot, escalating the tension between them.

One day, Bernadette returns home to find Elgie, his assistant Soo-Lin, psychiatrist Dr. Kurtz, and FBI Agent Strang at her home for an intervention. They reveal that Manjula, Bernadette's “personal assistant” in India with whom she has shared all of her personal and financial information, is actually a front for a Russian criminal organization that the FBI has been watching. Dr. Kurtz and Elgie want to commit Bernadette to a psychiatric hospital while Elgie and Bee go to Antarctica. Feeling ambushed and misunderstood, Bernadette sneaks out of the house and hides at Audrey's, who makes amends with her and helps her fly to Antarctica alone.

Elgie and Bee pursue Bernadette after Agent Strang tells them that the Russian criminals, who were on their way to Seattle to defraud Bernadette while she and her family were away, have been arrested and are no longer a threat. In Antarctica, Bernadette befriends Becky, a researcher who tells her that the research station at the South Pole must be completely rebuilt and needs an architect. Bernadette sneaks off her cruise ship and into Palmer Station, and convinces the team leader to give her a spot on the next convoy to the South Pole.

Elgie realizes that he has failed Bernadette by not being more supportive of her creativity. He and Bee catch up with Bernadette at Palmer Station and, seeing that her passion for architecture has been reignited, give her their blessing to spend five weeks at the Pole.

## Cast

## Production

In January 2013, Annapurna Pictures and Color Force acquired the rights to the film adaptation of the novel and set Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber to write the screenplay. Semple, Bryan Unkeless, and Ted Schipper executive produced. In February 2015, Richard Linklater was announced as director of the film, and Cate Blanchett was cast as Bernadette in November. In April 2016, it was announced that Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo had taken over writing duties on the film, with Linklater also receiving credit.

In March 2017, Kristen Wiig joined the cast, and Billy Crudup was added in May, marking his second collaboration with Blanchett, after appearing with her in *Charlotte Gray* (2001). In June, Judy Greer, James Urbaniak, and Laurence Fishburne joined the cast of the film, and Troian Bellisario came on board in July. Emma Nelson's casting was announced in June 2018.

Principal photography began on July 10, 2017. Set in Seattle, filming took place in Pittsburgh and Vancouver. Scenes set in Antarctica were filmed in Greenland.

Graham Reynolds was announced as the film's composer in September 2017.

## Release

Originally scheduled for release in the USA on May 11, 2018, the film was later pushed back to October 19. The release date was then pushed to March 22, 2019, and then August 9, before finally settling on August 16, 2019.

The film was significantly delayed for release in the UK for two years due to the film’s huge under-performance, before eventually appearing on Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services on 15 March 2021.

## Reception

### Box office

In the United States and Canada, *Where'd You Go, Bernadette* was released alongside *Blinded by the Light*, *47 Meters Down: Uncaged*, and *Good Boys*, and was projected to gross around $5 million from 2,404 theaters in its opening weekend. It ended up making $1.2 million on its opening day, including $200,000 from Thursday night previews, and $3.5 million for the weekend, finishing 11th at the box office. By the end of its run, the film had grossed $9.2 million domestically and $11 million worldwide on a budget of $18 million.

### Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 191 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "*Where'd You Go, Bernadette* offers dispiriting proof that a talented director, bestselling source material, and terrific cast can add up to far less than the sum of their parts." On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an average of 3.5 out of 5 stars and a 60% "definite recommend".

Richard Roeper of the *Chicago Sun-Times* gave the film 2 out of 4 stars and wrote: "Filmed in a solid but straightforward style, populated by troubled characters who are aggressively off-putting, frustratingly passive and/or easily lampooned clichés, *Where'd You Go, Bernadette* is one of the most disappointing movies of 2019." In his 1/4 star review for *The Globe and Mail*, Barry Hertz said, "There is, buried deep somewhere in Linklater's film or however many edits it may have undergone – the thing reeks of indecision – an insightful, even invigorating story about what happens to a creative genius once they stop creating. But the actual work presents a good argument that, for some artists, it might be best to quit while you're ahead."

### Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 77th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Cate Blanchett | Nominated |  |
| | Women Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | | Nominated |  |
| | Austin Film Critics Association | Austin Film Award | Richard Linklater | Nominated |  |

## Architecture

Two of Bernadette's structures — the fictitious Twenty-Mile House and Beeber Bifocal House — were compared to the first two of 18 visions of Bernadette Soubirous.

Her final conception in the film was based on the Halley Research Station, designed in real life by Hugh Broughton Architects.

## InfoBox

| Where'd You Go, Bernadette | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Linklater |
| Screenplay by | * Richard Linklater * Holly Gent * Vince Palmo |
| Based on | *Where'd You Go, Bernadette*
by Maria Semple |
| Produced by |  |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | Shane F. Kelly |
| Edited by | Sandra Adair |
| Music by |  |
| Production
companies |  |
| Distributed by | United Artists Releasing |
| Release date | * August 16, 2019 (2019-08-16) (United States) |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $11 million |


title: Whepstead, Wellington Point

abstract: Whepstead is a heritage-listed villa at Main Road, Wellington Point, City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect Claude William Chambers and built in 1889 by Patrick Horisk. It is also known as Bay View Private Hospital and Fernbourne. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

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# Whepstead, Wellington Point

**Whepstead** is a heritage-listed villa at Main Road, Wellington Point, City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect Claude William Chambers and built in 1889 by Patrick Horisk. It is also known as Bay View Private Hospital and Fernbourne. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

## History

Whepstead, a large two-storeyed timber residence with a substantial attic, was constructed in 1889 for Gilbert Burnett JP, a Wellington Point landowner, sawmill proprietor, and member of the Cleveland Divisional Board. Originally called Fernbourne, the house was designed by Brisbane architect Claude William Chambers and constructed by Cleveland builder Patrick Horisk. When first erected, it was considered one of the finest houses in the district, with unrivalled views of sea, shore, headland and islands. Set in a very fine, well-established garden, Fernbourne replaced an earlier Burnett family home on the same site.

Burnett had emigrated from England to Queensland in 1866, aged 20 years. He married Martha Ann Dawson in the late 1860s and in the early 1870s first managed his father-in-law's sugar plantation at Tingalpa, then was employed as overseer at Ormiston House Estate, Louis Hope's sugar plantation near Cleveland. In April 1875 he acquired from Hope a seven-year lease, with an option to buy, on the bulk of the Ormiston estate west and north of Hilliards Creek near Wellington Point. This land he purchased from Hope in 1881.

Burnett called his Wellington Point estate *Trafalgar Vale*, developing it initially as a sugar plantation, dependent on indentured labour from the South Pacific Islands. He purchased Hope's sugar mill machinery and set up his own mill about a quarter of a mile west of Hilliards Creek. By mid-1883, Burnett's cane fields at Trafalgar Vale were well established, and he had operating the sugar mill (using the open-pan system which produced a dark sugar), a sawmill, and a bone-mill, the latter providing fertiliser for the cane. Burnett also was buying up local cane for crushing, and reportedly was considering ordering a large new vacuum pan to produce white sugar, which had proved highly successful in northern mills.

The sawmill at Trafalgar Vale was established initially to cut timber for extensions to Burnett's sugar mill, but local orders for milled hardwood had encouraged him to expand his sawmilling operations. Subsequently, political antipathy toward the indentured labour system and the potential expense of converting his sugar mill to the vacuum pan method, prompted Burnett to turn to sawmilling as his principal enterprise. By November 1884 he had ceased the cultivation and manufacture of sugar at Trafalgar Vale, and had established in its place what he claimed was the largest country sawmill in the colony.

Between mid-1883 and late 1884, planing and dressing machinery to work soft timbers such as pine, cedar and beech were acquired; the Eucalypta, an 85 feet (26 m) long steamer, was built for Burnett to transport cypress pine from the Moreton Bay islands (Amity Point on Stradbroke Island, Coochiemudlo Island and Macleay Island) and hardwood from the Tweed Heads, Nerang, Coomera and Logan River districts to his mill, the timber being unloaded at Hilliards Creek; a wharf with a large overhead travelling crane was erected on the creek about 300 yards below the mill buildings; a tramway was laid to transport logs from the wharf to the mill (in 1885 the tramway was extended about three-quarters of a mile to give direct access to the bay); and an 8-ton boiler was installed to generate the steam to drive the horizontal saw, circular saws, planning machines and lathes, which could produce 40,000 feet (12,000 m) of dressed timber a week. The South Pacific Islanders had gone. In November 1884, Trafalgar Vale sawmill employed about 40 non-indentured workers, most of whom lived in cottages near the mill. By 1889 the number of employees had risen to 50. Several of Burnett's sons also worked in the family business.

In the mid-1880s, Burnett entered into partnership with a number of Brisbane businessmen to subdivide much of the former Trafalgar Vale plantation as the Wellington Point Estate. The estate sold reasonably well, as the railway line was about to be extended to Wellington Point and on to Cleveland. Further subdivision and sales were made by the syndicate in the late 1880s, by which time the railway had arrived.

Gilbert Burnett was an important identity in the local community. He was a major employer of local labour, a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Tingalpa Divisional Board for many years, and first chairman of the Cleveland Divisional Board in 1885. In 1889, he replaced his earlier and more modest home with the large timber house now known as Whepstead, but initially called Fernbourne. Constructed of cypress pine supplied from the Trafalgar Vale sawmill, it was a large and flamboyant house with 14 rooms on three levels, designed to impress. The ground floor comprised drawing room, dining room, breakfast room, study, bathroom, pantries and wide entrance hall. From this hall a substantial timber staircase led to the first floor and the four principal bedrooms, all of which opened off a central hallway and onto wide, encircling verandahs with magnificent views of the surrounding country and out to Waterloo Bay and Moreton Bay beyond. Another staircase led from the first floor hall to two well-ventilated attic bedrooms. It is not clear whether any sections of the earlier house were incorporated into the new structure. In April 1889, architect Claude William Chambers had called tenders for alterations and additions in wood to a villa residence at Cleveland, and this is thought to refer to Fernbourne. Physical evidence suggests that the earlier kitchen wing was retained, but that the main part of the house was completely rebuilt.

In 1889, Fernbourne sat in a substantial garden of approximately 4.5 acres (1.8 hectares), which had been laid out in the mid-1870s in association with the first Burnett residence. The garden contained an established orchard and vineyard, flower beds, kitchen garden, ornamental shrubs and trees, bushhouses with ferns, orchids and palms, and several fountains of stone and rock work. One of the most substantial and aesthetically pleasing in a district renowned for its fine gardens, the Fernbourne garden was watered from a bore 100 feet (30 m) deep, which fed a large tank on a stand 80 feet (24 m) high, creating sufficient pressure to feed the baths and taps in the house and kitchen, as well as to operate the fountains. Within the grounds were the stabling, outhouses and a kitchen, all of which may have dated to pre-1889.

Fernbourne was built during the wave of boom-time investment and speculation which characterised the late 1880s, but in 1891, as the boom burst and the credit squeeze tightened, Burnett was declared insolvent. His fine new house, together with its grounds of just over 4.5 acres, was put up for auction in October 1891. The house, and approximately 4.5 surrounding acres, was sold in 1891 for £2,000.

Title was transferred a month later to Edward Robert Drury, general manager of the Queensland National Bank Ltd. When the Burnett family left Fernbourne c.1891, they erected a smaller house on the eastern side of the railway line at Wellington Point, still on part of their original Trafalgar Vale estate and near the sawmill. This, their third home in the Wellington Point area, they also named Fernbourne, and it is likely that the first Fernbourne was renamed Whepstead at this time - certainly it had acquired this name by 1909, when the house was up for sale.

Despite the insolvency, the Burnett family continued operation of the Trafalgar Vale sawmill until c.1899, when fire may have destroyed the mill. From 1899 to 1913, Gilbert Burnett, with his substantial knowledge of timbers and sawmilling, held a government position as a Ranger of Crown Lands in the Brisbane and Ipswich districts. He died at the second Fernbourne in 1925, and his name and those of his children are perpetuated in the names of the streets surrounding Whepstead.

After the Burnett family left the first Fernbourne (now Whepstead), there followed a succession of owners and lessees. In the late 1890s the house was occupied by James Vincent Chataway, Minister for Public Lands and Agriculture 1898-1901. Mrs Emilie O'Connell, widow of Hon. William Henry Bligh O'Connell, Secretary for Public Lands from 1899 until his death in 1903, appears to have occupied Whepstead from c.1903 until it was purchased by pastoralist Edgar Gustav Parnell in 1911. The Parnell family resided at Whepstead until the mid-1930s, and reportedly made some changes to the grounds.

In 1943 Matron Ethel Dolley purchased the house and converted it into the Bay View Private Hospital. The grounds remained largely unaltered, but the house was sheathed in fibro, with louvre windows along the verandahs. A toilet block was erected post-1945. The property remained a hospital until 1973, when it reverted to a private residence. In 1977 the remaining land around Whepstead was subdivided, and the house on 5050 square metres was sold and refurbished as a restaurant. A number of owners since have maintained Whepstead as a restaurant and function centre.

The smaller c.1891 Fernbourne was burned down in September 2012.

## Description

Whepstead is a large, two-storey with attic, chamferboard building sited on the crest of a low hill and surrounded by established gardens and mature trees, such as camphor laurels, palms and fig trees - including a large, very old Moreton Bay Fig tree on the adjoining property, which spreads over the southeast corner of the present Whepstead grounds, and is an integral element of the garden setting. Whepstead and its surviving grounds is a prominent landmark along the principal road to Wellington Point, and the second level of the house commands fine views of Waterloo Bay and Moreton Bay, and a 360 degree view of the surrounding landscape.

The house has a corrugated iron hipped roof with projecting gables and a central flat section surrounded by cast iron balustrade. The gables surmount bays to the east and south elevations. The building sits on timber stumps and is encircled by verandahs.

The roof has dormer windows with rounded gables and twisted terracotta chimney flues. The gables have cast iron infill panels with decorative timber work, including arched vents and brackets to the eaves. The verandahs have concave corrugated iron roofs, with the first floor having cast iron brackets, valance and balustrade and the ground floor having cast iron brackets, lattice valance panels and timber batten balustrade with sections of the ceiling being boarded and panelled.

The verandahs to the south have been enclosed to form a glassed in function room on the ground floor and access to additions which include toilets and store rooms. The ground floor verandah to the west has been enclosed as a corridor with the southern end featuring leadlight windows and being used as a function room.

A single-storeyed kitchen and service wing is attached to the northwest. This structure has a corrugated iron hipped roof with concave roofed verandahs which have been enclosed or screened for storage space.

French doors with fanlights open onto the verandahs. The foyer has a single panelled door with sidelights and fanlight and a carved timber staircase with turned balustrade. An arch leads to a central hallway with dining rooms and a lounge to either side. The lounge has an elaborate marble and carved timber fireplace, a timber bar has been installed and the walls have been papered. The east dining room has a marble fireplace and the south wall has been removed with the enclosed function room having a lower metal ceiling. Walls are of single skin vertically jointed boards, interior doors have fanlights and floors have been carpeted.

The first floor consists of an east banquet room with a marble fireplace and the rest of the floor has been opened up into one large function space. A steep carved timber staircase leads from the foyer area to the two attic rooms and central corridor. A ladder from this corridor provides access to the flat roof above via a metal hatch.

The grounds include a fenced in-ground concrete swimming pool and children's playground to the north and a timber gazebo with a sheet metal roof to the northeast. Extensive brick paving and landscaping surround the building with timber stages located at the southeast and west and a fountain to the east.

## Heritage listing

Whepstead was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

**The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.**

Whepstead, erected in 1889, is important in illustrating the pattern of Queensland's history, being a rare surviving example of 1880s boom era architecture in the Redlands district, and a conscious expression of the confidence and pride in accomplishment engendered during that era.

**The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.**

Whepstead, erected in 1889, is important in illustrating the pattern of Queensland's history, being a rare surviving example of 1880s boom era architecture in the Redlands district, and a conscious expression of the confidence and pride in accomplishment engendered during that era.

**The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Queensland's history.**

The grounds may contain remnant evidence of the original 1870s-1880s layout and plantings, with potential to reveal important information about domestic horticulture and garden layouts at this period.

**The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.**

Some first floor internal walls have been removed, but the place remains sufficiently intact to be of importance in illustrating the principal characteristics of a large, ornate, timber residence of three levels \[two storeys and a substantial attic\]. The house is also a good example of the early work of important Brisbane architect CW Chambers.

**The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.**

The aesthetically pleasing exterior of Whepstead, in its setting of large, mature trees and garden, makes a strong contribution to the Wellington Point townscape, and internally, the aesthetic quality and craftsmanship of the carved timber stair and joinery are of note. The fine views from and to the place are also of aesthetic importance.

**The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.**

The place has had an historical landmark quality in Brisbane's southern bayside suburbs for well over a century, which is valued by the local and Brisbane community as part of a unique heritage.

**The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.**

Whepstead house \[1889\] and grounds \[established mid-1870s\] have a strong association with Gilbert Burnett and his important role in the development of Wellington Point in the last quarter of the 19th century.

### Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on *"The Queensland heritage register"* published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the *"Queensland heritage register boundaries"* published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

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## InfoBox

| Whepstead | |
| --- | --- |
| Front view, 2015 | |
| Location | Main Road, Wellington Point, City of Redland, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°29′52″S 153°14′24″E / 27.4978°S 153.24°E / -27.4978; 153.24 |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built for | Gilbert Burnett |
| Architect | Claude William Chambers |
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| Queensland Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Whepstead, Bay View Private Hospital, Fernbourne |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, archaeological, built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600776 |
| Significant period | 1870s-1890s (fabric, historical) |
| Significant components | residential accommodation - main house, garden/grounds, views to, views from, service wing, attic |
| Builders | Patrick Horisk |
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| Location of Whepstead in QueenslandWhepstead, Wellington Point (Australia) | |


title: Wher'm I Gonna Live?

abstract: "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in October 1992 as the third single from his debut album Some Gave All. The song was written by Cyrus and his then-wife Cindy.

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# Wher'm I Gonna Live?

"**Wher'm I Gonna Live?**" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in October 1992 as the third single from his debut album *Some Gave All*. The song was written by Cyrus and his then-wife Cindy.

## Content

The male narrator comes home to find his wife has thrown out all his belongings on the front lawn and asks himself where is he going to go. Cyrus admitted in a 2013 interview that the song was based on his own experience at the end of his first marriage to Cindy Smith.

Cyrus said about the experience:

> I played this little club in West Virginia 5 nights a week, 4 sets a night. ... One night I came home on a Tuesday night, which evolved into Wednesday morning when all my stuff was sitting out in the front yard. I asked myself, ‘Where am I gonna live? Where am I gonna live when I get home, my gosh that’s a song!’ And anyway, I just started singing this song as I sat there looking at all my belongings on the road there in Ironton, Ohio.

## Chart performance

"Wher'm I Gonna Live?" debuted at number 62 on the *Billboard* Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the chart week of October 17, 1992, and reached a peak of number 23 on December 5, 1992, after 20 weeks on the chart.

| Chart (1992) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Canadian *RPM* Hot Country Tracks | 16 |
| US Hot Country Songs (*Billboard*) | 23 |

## InfoBox

| "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Billy Ray Cyrus | |
| from the album  *Some Gave All* | |
| B-side | "Some Gave All" |
| Released | October 17, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Ray Cyrus, Cindy Cyrus |
| Producer(s) | Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton |
| Billy Ray Cyrus singles chronology | |
| "Could've Been Me"
(1992) "**Wher'm I Gonna Live?**"
(1992) "She's Not Cryin' Anymore"
(1993) | |


title: Weyrauchia aeruginosa

abstract: Weyrauchia aeruginosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monne in 2004.

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# Weyrauchia aeruginosa

***Weyrauchia aeruginosa*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monne in 2004.

## InfoBox

| *Weyrauchia aeruginosa* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Weyrauchia* |
| Species: | ***W. aeruginosa*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Weyrauchia aeruginosa***<br>Monne, 2004 | |
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abstract: Where There's Smoke is the sixth and final studio album by Australian indie rock band The Cruel Sea. The album was released in September 2001 and peaked at number 25 the ARIA Charts.

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# Where There's Smoke (The Cruel Sea album)

***Where There's Smoke*** is the sixth and final studio album by Australian indie rock band The Cruel Sea. The album was released in September 2001 and peaked at number 25 the ARIA Charts.

## Reception

Nell Schofield from ABC said "The Cruel Sea began its life as an experimental instrumental surf band but when Tex Perkins joined in 1989, he brought a whole new image to the group, and a grungy, swamp country sound. The bands' new album *Where There's Smoke* demonstrates a more laid back sound, written, as it was, on the front porch of Perkins' rural retreat near Mullumbimby." Mark Fraser from Red Back Rock called the album "as laid back as it gets." Fraser said "The fact that there was no pressure involved in the making of this album is evident from go to woe, as each lazy journey just peels off ever so effortlessly."

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "The Man With the Horn" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "No Choice" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Daylight" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "I Don't Worry Anymore" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "There's a Chicken in the House" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "A Simple Goodbye" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "She Got Soul" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Like I Like It" | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Cocaine" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Slo Down" | 4:06 |
| 11. | "It Won't Last" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Million $ Ho" | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Coming for You" | 4:54 |
| 14. | "The Floater" | 1:39 |

## Charts

| Chart (2001) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 25 |
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## Release history

| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | September 2001 | CD | Polydor Records / Universal Music Australia | 0147962 |
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## InfoBox

| Where There's Smoke | |
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|  | |
| Studio album by The Cruel Sea | |
| Released | September 2001 |
| Length | 50:46 |
| Label | Polydor /Universal Music Australia |
| Producer | Magoo, The Cruel Sea |
| The Cruel Sea chronology | |
| *The Most*
(1999) ***Where There's Smoke***
(2001) *We Don't Work, We Play Music*
(2002) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Where There's Smoke* | |
| 1. "A Simple Goodbye"
Released: 2001 2. "No Choice"
Released: 2001 | |
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title: Whitebridge, New South Wales

abstract: Whitebridge is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 11 kilometres (7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

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# Whitebridge, New South Wales

**Whitebridge** is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 11 kilometres (7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

## History

The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area.

The area was named after a white truss bridge that crosses the Belmont Railway Line later replaced by a concrete bridge now part of Dudley Road. Coal mining was started at Whitebridge in 1888 at the Burwood No.3 Colliery. This mine operated for almost a century and was one of Australia's greatest coal producers. It closed in 1982. Whitebridge High School opened in 1963.

## InfoBox

| Whitebridge
Newcastle, New South Wales | |
| --- | --- |
| Whitebridge | |
| Coordinates | 32°58′55″S 151°43′5″E / 32.98194°S 151.71806°E / -32.98194; 151.71806 |
| Population | 2,900 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 492/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| Established | 1888 |
| Postcode(s) | 2290 |
| Area | 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Location |  |
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Parish | Kahibah |
| State electorate(s) | Charlestown |
| Federal division(s) | Shortland |
| **Suburbs around Whitebridge:**  Kahibah Highfields Merewether  Charlestown Whitebridge *Pacific Ocean*  Gateshead Dudley *Pacific Ocean* | |


title: White Noise (Linkin Park song)

abstract: White Noise is a song by American rock musicians Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park, and Alec Puro from Deadsy, which was released on October 17, 2014 through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Records. The song was released in the promotion of a 2014 American drama film based on a novel written by Eric Bogosian named as Mall. The song is one of the four unreleased demos by Linkin Park included in the original motion picture soundtrack to the same name of the film.

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# White Noise (Linkin Park song)

**White Noise** is a song by American rock musicians Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park, and Alec Puro from Deadsy, which was released on October 17, 2014 through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Records.

The song was released in the promotion of a 2014 American drama film based on a novel written by Eric Bogosian named as *Mall*. The song is one of the four unreleased demos by Linkin Park included in the original motion picture soundtrack to the same name of the film.

## Background

The song was an unreleased demo written while the recording sessions of the Linkin Park sixth studio album, *The Hunting Party*. On October 15, 2014, the band confirmed the song to be featured during the opening credits of *Mall*. On October 17, the song was available for free download in its entire length through the official *Mall* website as the first promotional single for the first time. The song was finished after the release of the studio album, whereas in an interview Joe Hahn said that the score was already finished before the recording of the album started.

Due to the early release of the movie in DVD in France, only half part of the song was available as an illegal download from various websites, along with the four unreleased demos, entitled "It Goes Through", "Devil's Drop", and "The Last Line" under their working titles "Luna", "Warm Spell", and "Ammosick" respectively. The song was released under the same title that it had during recording sessions. Though the song was released as a promotional single in promotion of the film, the background score of the film revolved more around other three songs comparatively. "The Last Line" was available on YouTube and in digital download format, under the name of "*Mall*: Theme Song".

## Composition

In an article by *Loudwire* the song is described as featuring a very distinctive toy piano sound in certain parts, and acquainted by Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington's heavy vocals and a fast-paced beat. Shinoda at the premiere screening of the film described the music as, Hahn had recently handpicked ten demos throughout Linkin Park's career as their starting for the music in the film. From there the band members started to work on the music. He recalls Hahn's selections of unreleased demos that they're more like 'raw' and 'stream of consciousness' pieces of music, which will fit well in construction for *Mall*.

In an article by *101 WRIF*, Gary Graff comments on the song as "Linkin Park has released a new song that wasn't featured on *The Hunting Party*, their sixth studio that was released in June 2014, as they offer a free digital download of 'White Noise' that is featured on the soundtrack to Mall, Hahn's newest film that is confined as his first directing debut, after his first short film *The Seed*. Hahn was able to go through some of the unreleased demos from Linkin Park's previous studio albums from their throughout career for the soundtrack to Mall, and using Linkin Park's music became a natural fit for the project." Joe Hahn commented on the fitting of the song in film as:

> There's three songs on the score that fit really well with what's going on and actually brought those particular themes to life as it pertains to those characters, and they resonated so much that they became themes throughout the film. So if you notice there's...a little piano that reoccurs that sounds like a kid's piano each time you see him. With different characters there's melodies or sound designs that correspond each time those things happen.
>
> Joe Hahn

## Track listing

Digital download
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "White Noise" |  |  | 3:05 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Worldwide | October 17, 2014 | Digital download |  |

## InfoBox

| "White Noise" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Promotional single by Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda and Alec Puro | |
| from the album  *Mall: Music from the Motion Picture* | |
| Released | October 17, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2011–2014 |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label |  |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) | * Mike Shinoda |