title: Mumias Sugar Company Limited

abstract: Mumias Sugar Company Limited is a sugar manufacturing company in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is the largest sugar manufacturer in Kenya, producing about 250,000 metric tonnes (42%) of the estimated 600,000 metric tonnes annual national output.

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# Mumias Sugar Company Limited

**Mumias Sugar Company Limited** is a sugar manufacturing company in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is the largest sugar manufacturer in Kenya, producing about 250,000 metric tonnes (42%) of the estimated 600,000 metric tonnes annual national output.

## Location

The company maintains its headquarters in the town of Mumias, in Kakamega County, Western Province of Kenya, near the sugar plantations and factories of the company. Mumias lies approximately 395 kilometres (245 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi. The company maintains an operations center in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest city in that country.

## Overview

Mumias Sugar Company is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of sugar. The company grows some sugar cane; its own estates provide up to 7% of its annual output. Its primary source of sugarcane is over 50,000 registered "out growers" with over 400 square kilometres (99,000 acres) under cultivation. It has also piloted the production of a hybrid high-yielding palm oil variety in areas previously thought too cool for commercial cultivation, in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In addition to sugar, the company co-generates 34 Megawatts of electricity. Some of the electric power is used internally and surplus is sold into the nation electricity grid. The company also manufactures 24 million liters of ethanol annually and 20 million liters of distilled water every year.

## History

The company was founded in 1971, with the following shareholding profile: (a) Government of Kenya (71% shareholding) (b) Commonwealth Development Corporation of the United Kingdom (17% shareholding) (c) *Kenya Commercial Finance Company* (5% shareholding) (d) Booker McConnel (4% shareholding) and (e) East African Development Bank (3% shareholding). The maximum quantity of sugar produced by the company was in 2005, when output amounted to 269,184 metric tonnes.

## Ownership

In 2001, the shares of the company were listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, where they trade under the symbol **MSC**. The table below illustrates the shareholding in the company as at September 2014.

Mumias Sugar Company Limited Stock Ownership
| Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Government of Kenya | 20.0 |
| 2 | Standard Chartered Nominee Account KE17984 | 2.31 |
| 3 | Kenya Commercial Bank | 1.72 |
| 4 | Jubilee Insurance | 1.46 |
| 5 | Abdul Karim Popat | 0.94 |
| 6 | Suresh Varsani | 0.60 |
| 7 | Pradeep Patani | 0.59 |
| 8 | Yana Trading Limited | 0.56 |
| 9 | Ramila Mavji and Harji Mavji Kerai | 0.49 |
| 10 | CfC Stanbic Nominees Account R57601 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Other Investors via NSE | 70.89 |
|  | **Total** | **100.00** |
|

## Governance

**Dan Ameyo**, one of the non-executive directors, serves as the chairman of the board of directors. The chief executive officer is **Errol Johnson**.

## Objectives

The major objectives of establishing Mumias Sugar Company were to:

* Provide a source of cash income for farmers
* Create job opportunities since there was no major industrial undertaking in the area at the time
* Curb rural-urban migration
* Reduce over-dependence on importation and aim for self-sufficiency in sugar production
* The Company was also expected to operate on a commercial basis and make profits.

## Recent developments

Beginning in 2012, the company began experiencing lowered sugar output and deceased profits, initially blamed on "inefficiency". A forensic audit by the audit firm KPMG, found procedural and financial irregularities which top management had hid from the company's Board of Directors, leading to a loss of over KSh1 billion (approximately US$12 million), by the company. These developments led to the firing of 52 top managers, including the CEO, CFO, Commercial Director and Company Secretary. The company has asked the government for KSh2.3 billion (approximately US$26 million) in bail-out funds, of which KSh500 million (approximately US$5.6 million) had been advanced, as of the first week of February 2015. Legal proceedings against the major culprits in the scam have begun.

On 24 September 2019, Kenya Commercial Bank Group (KCB), which was owed KSh545 million (approximately US$5.45 million) by Mumias, placed the sugar miller under receivership and appointed the consultancy firm of PVR Rao as the administrator.

In December 2021, Sarrai Group was awarded the lease for Mumias Sugar Company as most successful bidder. However, many cases were filed in the Kenya High Court in Nairobi and other places to stop the survival of Mumias Sugar Company Limited as the objective of the lease was the survival of company so that livelihood of 1 million people could be returned. Unsuccessful bidders went to court to suspend the Mumias lease offer to Sarrai Group. The bidder, Tumaz and Tumaz Enterprises, which had placed the highest bid of Ksh27.6 billion against Ksh11.5 billion for Sarrai Group, alleged fraud, mistakes and illegalities in the bidding process, which was headed by Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)'s receivership manager P V Rao. The Receiver Manager filed documents in the court that Tumaz and Tumaz Enterprises did not even produce the required Bid Bond which is the 1st basic requirement for any Bid and their Bid was disqualified. Mumias Sugar was placed under receivership in 2018 by KCB, which was one of its creditors. Justice Kenneth Ndung'u of Milimani High Court in Nairobi suspended the lease award and ordered KCB's receiver manager and Sarrai Group not to interfere with Mumias Sugar until the case was heard and determined.

In January 2022, other bidders including West Kenya Sugar Company were enjoined in new cases filed against Sarrai Group and P V Rao. A group of Mumias sugar farmers filed another lawsuit challenging the lease award. They protested that KCB's receiver manager had erred in awarding the lease to the lowest bidder. West Kenya Sugar company told the court that it was the highest bidder, and yet the lease was awarded at a cost of Ksh5.8 billion to Sarrai Group. They contested that Sarrai Group was the lowest bidder out of 8 bidders who had submitted their bids. The Nairobi High Court judge Okwany issued a second lease suspension until 14 March 2022, when the case would be heard and determined. The farmers had sued Sarrai Group, P V Rao, the attorney general, competition authority, Kakamega County government among others. In its reply to the suit, the Competition Authority of Kenya told the court that the lease award was fraudulent, because the KCB receiver manager and Sarrai Group failed to get its approval before taking over the lease. They said it was a criminal act as per the Competition Act of the 2010 Kenyan Constitution.

In early February 2022 another round of lawsuits were filed by creditors including the law firm of Kimeto, which is owed Ksh76 million. The law firm claimed that the leasing process was fraudulent because KCB's receiver manager had filed documents in court showing that KCB collected over Ksh1.5 billion from running Mumias Sugar since 2018. They argued that KCB's Mumias Sugar debt of Ksh570 million should already have been credited from the collections which were 3 times the debt KCB was owed. They wanted KCB receiver manager to be fired by the court and a new tender process to be announced and administered by the court. They argued that the previous tendering process had virtually collapsed after a barrage of lawsuits were filed,and effectively stopped the operations of Mumias Sugar.

In February 2022, 500 former employees of Mumias Sugar who occupied the company's houses claimed that they were served with eviction orders by Sarrai Group, despite court orders stopping the eviction without their salary compensation. Sarrai Group's eviction notices were in violation of court orders. These evictions echo of another controversy involving a Sarrai Group subsidiary in neighboring Uganda, in which Sarrai Group brutally evicted 5,000 people from their ancestral lands, prompting a Commission of Inquiry.

On 14 April 2022 the lease award was legally canceled by Justice Mabeya for failure to consider other creditors, for failure to consult the Competition Authority of Kenya, for failure to explain how Mumias would repay its creditors, and for failure to conduct a feasibility study. The Judge further demanded that the administrator step aside and give unrestricted access of Mumias to the newly appointed administrator, Mr. Kereto Marima. The new administrator is to “start the lease process afresh, in consultation with all the secured and unsecured creditors.”

00°19′58″N 34°29′05″E / 0.33278°N 34.48472°E / 0.33278; 34.48472

## InfoBox

Mumias Sugar Company Limited
| Company type | Public:NSE:**MSC** |
| --- | --- |
| Industry | Manufacture & Marketing of Sugar |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Nairobi & Kakamega County, Kenya |
| Key people | **Dan Ameyo**
Chairman
**Rick Ross**
Managing Director |
| Products | Sugar |
| Number of employees | 1,689 (2014) |
| Website | Homepage |


title: Haplinis mundenia

abstract: Haplinis mundenia is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.

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# Haplinis mundenia

***Haplinis mundenia*** is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.

## Taxonomy

This species was described as *Linyphia mundenia* in 1894 by Arthur Urquhart from a single male specimen. It has received numerous revisions. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

## Description

The male is recorded at 4.75mm in length whereas the female is 6.09mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is grey with dark lateral stripes.

## Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.

## Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

## InfoBox

| *Haplinis mundenia* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | *Haplinis* |
| Species: | ***H. mundenia*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Haplinis mundenia***
(Urquhart, 1894) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Linyphia mundenia* * *Paralinyphia mundenia* * *Mynoglenes mundenia* | |


title: Mayonaka no Shadow Boy

abstract: "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" is a single released by Hey! Say! JUMP. It was released on October 22, 2008.

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# Mayonaka no Shadow Boy

**"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"** is a single released by Hey! Say! JUMP. It was released on October 22, 2008.

## Information

The single is Hey! Say! JUMP's first actual love song, which is used as a theme to the TV drama *Scrap Teacher* starring Hey! Say! JUMP members Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima, Yuri Chinen. The song has sad, passionate lyrics and a melancholic melody with a Spanish taste. Limited edition includes a bonus DVD with the music video of **"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy,"** making-of footage, and alternate jacket artwork. Regular edition features three bonus karaoke versions.

By the end of the year, **"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"** was reported by Oricon to sell 266,193 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.

## Regular Edition

**CD**

1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
2. "School Kakumei"
3. "Deep Night Kimi Omou"
4. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" (Original Karaoke)
5. "School Kakumei" (Original Karaoke)
6. "Deep Night Kimi Omou" (Original Karaoke)

## Limited Edition

**CD**

1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
2. "School Kakumei"

**DVD**

1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" (PV & Making of)

## Charts and certifications

### Charts

| Chart (2008) | Sales | Peak
position |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan *Oricon* Weekly Singles Chart | 211322 | 1 |
| Japan *Oricon* Monthly Singles Chart |  | 3 |
| Japan *Oricon* Yearly Singles Chart | 266,193 | 21 |

### Sales and certifications

| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | RIAJ | 266,193 | Platinum |
|

## InfoBox

| "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single by Hey! Say! JUMP | |
| from the album  *JUMP No. 1* | |
| B-side | "School Kakumei" |
| Released | October 22, 2008 |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | J-pop |
| Label | J Storm, Johnny & Associates |
| Hey! Say! JUMP singles chronology | |
| "Your Seed/Bōken Rider"
(2008) "**Mayonaka no Shadow Boy**"
(2008) "Hitomi no Screen"
(2010) | |
|  | |
| Limited Edition Cover | |
|  | |
|  | |


title: Xicotlán

abstract: Xicotlán (municipality) is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.

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# Xicotlán

**Xicotlán (municipality)** is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.

18°04′N 98°32′W / 18.067°N 98.533°W / 18.067; -98.533

## InfoBox

| Xicotlán (municipality) | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipality and town | |
|  | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |


title: John Wood (Kent cricketer, born 1745)

abstract: John Wood was an English cricketer who played for Kent. His career began in the 1760s before first-class statistics began to be recorded and his known first-class career spans the 1772 to 1783 seasons. He has often been confused with his namesake who played for Surrey at the same time. Although Wood is credited with 12 first-class appearances by CricketArchive, there are only 10 which can definitely be attributed to him. Using the data in Scores and Biographies, there were 12 matches in which a player known only as "Wood" took part, with Wood of Surrey specifically recorded in 13. According to John Nyren, Wood of Kent was a "change bowler who was tall, stout, bony and a very good general player". According to H T Waghorn, he suffered a serious knee injury in 1773 and there were fears of amputation being necessary. However, he was playing again in 1774 so things cannot have been as bad as they first seemed. The first time a John Wood is mentioned in the sources is when one plays for Caterham against Hambledon in 1769. This was probably the Surrey-based player. In the same season, a player called Wood played for the Duke of Dorset's XI against Wrotham in the minor match that featured John Minshull's century. Given Dorset's strong Kent connection, this was probably John Wood of Kent.

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# John Wood (Kent cricketer, born 1745)

**John Wood** (1745  July 1816 at Seal, Kent) was an English cricketer who played for Kent. His career began in the 1760s before first-class statistics began to be recorded and his known first-class career spans the 1772 to 1783 seasons.

He has often been confused with his namesake who played for Surrey at the same time. Although Wood is credited with 12 first-class appearances by *CricketArchive*, there are only 10 which can definitely be attributed to him. Using the data in *Scores and Biographies*, there were 12 matches in which a player known only as "Wood" took part, with Wood of Surrey specifically recorded in 13.

According to John Nyren, Wood of Kent was a "change bowler who was tall, stout, bony and a very good general player". According to H T Waghorn, he suffered a serious knee injury in 1773 and there were fears of amputation being necessary. However, he was playing again in 1774 so things cannot have been as bad as they first seemed.

The first time a John Wood is mentioned in the sources is when one plays for Caterham against Hambledon in 1769. This was probably the Surrey-based player. In the same season, a player called Wood played for the Duke of Dorset's XI against Wrotham in the minor match that featured John Minshull's century. Given Dorset's strong Kent connection, this was probably John Wood of Kent.

## Bibliography

## InfoBox

John Wood
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 1745 |
| Died | July 1816<br>Seal, Kent |
| Role | Change bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
|  | Kent |
|  | |


title: My Best Days Are Ahead of Me

abstract: "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" is a song written by Marv Green and Kent Blazy, and recorded by American Idol season 8 finalist Danny Gokey. It was released in December 2009 as the lead-off single from his debut album My Best Days, which was released on March 2, 2010, via RCA Nashville.

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# My Best Days Are Ahead of Me

"**My Best Days Are Ahead of Me**" is a song written by Marv Green and Kent Blazy, and recorded by *American Idol* season 8 finalist Danny Gokey. It was released in December 2009 as the lead-off single from his debut album *My Best Days*, which was released on March 2, 2010, via RCA Nashville.

## Content

In "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me," the narrator looks back at the mistakes he has made in his life, but realizes that his "best days are ahead of \[him\]."

## History

Originally, Gokey's first single was slated to be "It's Only," written by Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum. This song was withdrawn as a single in November 2009 and replaced with "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me."

## Critical reception

Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-down. Her review called it "a believable, earnest effort that’s bland and entirely forgettable," and criticized it for a lack of narrative. Matt Bjorke described the song positively in his review of the album, saying that its positive message "aligns nicely with \[Gokey\]." Deborah Evans Price of *Billboard* praised Gokey's vocal performance and called the song "the feel-good country song of 2010." Brian Mansfield of *USA Today* gave a positive review, saying, "With its uptempo tone of tempered optimism, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me is just the right kind of introductory single for Danny."

## Music video

The music video was filmed at a warehouse in Nashville, Tennessee and directed by Wes Edwards. It contains footage of Gokey performing the song, interspersed with motivational messages that appear on the screen. Gokey told *Country Weekly* magazine that he was comfortable filming the video: "I felt like *American Idol* gave me some experience in being in front of a camera."

## Commercial performance

"My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" debuted at number 55 on the *Billboard* Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending December 26, 2009. The song entered the country Top 40 at number 39 on the chart dated for the week ending February 20, 2010. The song also debuted at #82 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 for the week ending March 20, 2010. The song reached its peak of number 24 on the country chart in May 2010.

## Charts

Chart performance for "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"
| Chart (2009-2010) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| US *Billboard* Hot 100 | 82 |
| US Hot Country Songs (*Billboard*) | 24 |
| US Country Airplay (*Billboard*) | 24 |
| US Heatseekers Songs (*Billboard*) | 3 |

## InfoBox

| "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single by Danny Gokey | |
| from the album  *My Best Days* | |
| Released | December 26, 2009 (2009-12-26) |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:07 |
| Label | RCA Nashville/19 |
| Songwriter(s) | Kent Blazy
Marv Green |
| Producer(s) | Mark Bright |
| Danny Gokey singles chronology | |
| "**My Best Days Are Ahead of Me**"
(2009) "I Will Not Say Goodbye"
(2010) | |
|  | |
| Music video | |
| "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" on YouTube | |
|  | |


title: Petite Kabylie

abstract: Petite Kabylie or Petite Kabylia is a natural region in the mountainous area of northern Algeria. The Petite Kabylie is part of the greater Kabylie region.

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# Petite Kabylie

**Petite Kabylie** or **Petite Kabylia** (Berber: Tamurt n Iqbayliyen, Arabic: al-Qabā'il as-Saghra, القبائل الصغرى, Maghrebi Arabic: Qbayel es-Sghira) is a natural region in the mountainous area of northern Algeria. The Petite Kabylie is part of the greater Kabylie region.

## Geography

The Petite Kabylie is located in the mountainous area of the Bibans and the Babor Range, subranges of the Tell Atlas range bordering the Mediterranean. The Petite Kabylie is separated from the Grande Kabylie by the Soummam Valley.

The Petite Kabylie spreads over several administrative divisions of Algeria: Béjaïa Province, part of Setif Province (Ath Yaala, Ath Ourtilan, Draa Kebila, Bouandas, Babor), part of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province (Ath Laalam, El Main, El Mehir, Ath Djafar, Ath Khelifa, Ath Sidi Brahim, Mensourah, Rabiâa, Tizi El Khemis, Tizi Ikachouchan, Tassamert,) and the part of Bouira Province bordering the provinces of Béjaïa and Bordj Bou Arreridj.

An ampler definition could include the Arabophone regions that by tradition are culturally Berber of Jijel Province, and only the western parts of Mila Province and the western parts of Skikda Province up to Collo and Tamalous.

## Ecology

Some of Petite Kabylie is forested with Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests. This locale offers one of the few remaining disjunctive habitats for the endangered Barbary macaque, *Macaca sylvanus*, a primate species which prehistorically held a much wider range.

* Hogan, C. Michael (December 19, 2008). "Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus". *GlobalTwitcher.com*. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
* Protected Areas and World Heritage Programme (1988) *Algeria*

36°00′N 5°00′E / 36.00°N 5.00°E / 36.00; 5.00

## InfoBox

| Petite Kabylie *Tamurt n Iqbayliyen* | |
| --- | --- |
| Natural region | |
| Landscape of Petite Kabylie in Béjaïa Province | |
| Topographic map of Kabylie with the Petite Kabylie located by the Babor Range. | |
| Country | Algeria |


title: Şotlanlı, Aghjabadi

abstract: Şotlanlı is a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 285.

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# Şotlanlı, Aghjabadi

**Şotlanlı** (also, **Shotlanly**) is a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 285.

## InfoBox

| Şotlanlı | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipality | |
| ŞotlanlıŞotlanlı | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′50″N 47°10′00″E / 40.04722°N 47.16667°E / 40.04722; 47.16667 | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Aghjabadi |
| Population | |
| Total | 285 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |


title: Municipal Buildings, Gourock

abstract: The Municipal Buildings are based in Shore Street, Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a business centre, is a Category C listed building.

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# Municipal Buildings, Gourock

The **Municipal Buildings** are based in Shore Street, Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a business centre, is a Category C listed building.

## History

Following significant population growth, largely associated with the status of Gourock as a fishing port, the area became a police burgh in 1858: the burgh commissioners initially established their offices in Shore Street. In the early 20th century the commissioners decided to procure purpose-built municipal chambers for the burgh: the site they selected was further north along Shore Street.

In 1914, the commissioners launched a design competition for the new building for which one of the most elaborate designs, involving a tall clock tower and a vaulted council chamber, was submitted by Alexander Nisbet Paterson. The architectural firm selected was Stewart Tough & Alexander but work on site was delayed by the First World War and construction work only started in the early 1920s.

The new building was designed in the Scottish Baronial style, built in red sandstone rubble masonry with ashlar dressings and was completed in 1924. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Shore Street; the central bay featured, on the ground floor, a deeply recessed doorway with a cavetto-surround supporting a panel with a carved coat of arms; there was a cross-window on the first floor and a date stone above. The other bays were fenestrated with Diocletian windows on the ground floor and cross-windows on the first floor. There was a gable containing a small two-part window above the first two bays on the left and a short corbeled and castellated tower with a hexagonal roof on the corner to the right. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber, which was wood panelled.

The municipal buildings ceased to be local seat of government when the enlarged Inverclyde District Council was formed in 1975. However, the structure continued to be a centre for the delivery of local services. The building was then transferred to a public private partnership, known as Riverside Inverclyde, which was established by Inverclyde Council and Scottish Enterprise in 2013. An extensive programme of refurbishment works, which involved the restoration of stained glass windows on the staircase as well as preservation of the wood panelling in the council chamber, was undertaken to a design by Richard Robb Architects at a cost of £600,000 and was completed in November 2016. The building was then reopened with a dental practice on the ground floor, and several commercial businesses and a local heritage centre on the first floor.

## InfoBox

| Municipal Buildings, Gourock | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipal Buildings, Gourock | |
| Location | Shore Street, Gourock |
| Coordinates | 55°57′40″N 4°49′02″W / 55.9610°N 4.8172°W / 55.9610; -4.8172 |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Stewart Tough & Alexander |
| Architectural style(s) | Scottish baronial style |
|  | |
| Listed Building – Category C(S) | |
| Official name | 116, 118 and 122 Shore Street and 3 and 5 Kempock Place (former Municipal Buildings and Police Station), Gourock |
| Designated | 10 September 1979 |
| Reference no. | LB34024 |
|  | |
|  | |
| Shown in Inverclyde | |


title: Roberto Arguelles

abstract: Roberto V. Arguelles, known as The Salt Lake City Strangler, was an American serial killer and sex offender who, while serving a life term for child molestation, confessed to raping and killing at least one woman and three teenagers in West Valley City, Utah, from February to March 1992. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death for the murders, but died from a bowel obstruction at the Utah State Prison before the sentence could be carried out.

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# Roberto Arguelles

**Roberto V. Arguelles** (February 14, 1962 – November 15, 2003), known as **The Salt Lake City Strangler**, was an American serial killer and sex offender who, while serving a life term for child molestation, confessed to raping and killing at least one woman and three teenagers in West Valley City, Utah, from February to March 1992. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death for the murders, but died from a bowel obstruction at the Utah State Prison before the sentence could be carried out.

## Early life and sex offences

Roberto V. Arguelles was born on February 14, 1962, in Kearns, Utah, one of two brothers. Little is publicly available about his childhood, but at an early age, his stepfather moved the family to a pig farm in Salt Lake City, where the two boys worked hard. Arguelles committed his first crime at age 15, when he was caught trying to steal a car in September 1977, but was placed on probation. His behavior only worsened after his release, as in June 1978, he was sent to a youth shelter for beating up his girlfriend, brother and mother. He remained there for around a month, successfully escaping on one occasion but returning six days later, before he was allowed to return home. On October 5, committed his first known violent crime by kidnapping and molesting a 10-year-old girl, but instead of being interned, the juvenile court placed him under house arrest. Arguelles remained on the police's radar, and in November of that year would be charged with molesting a 7-year-old, but the charge was later dropped.

While awaiting trial on the molestation charges, Arguelles was charged with the February 1979 rape of a 17-year-old girl. He was found guilty for both charges and thereafter placed in the State Youth Development Center in Ogden, with the recommendation that be detained until he was 21 years old. However, the hospital staff, who had no therapy program for juvenile sex offenders, attempted to have Arguelles transferred to the Utah State Hospital, who rejected the proposal, saying that Arguelles was "unmotivated for treatment." After all other ideas, including sending him to California for additional treatment, failed, Arguelles was released on December 19, 1979, with the only condition being that he attend periodic meetings with a sociology graduate student from the University of Utah for therapy.

This decision proved insufficient, as on March 3, 1980, Arguelles kidnapped a 15-year-old Granger High School student and drove her to an old shooting range, where he sodomized and raped her. After finishing, he threatened that he would kill her if she told anyone, before dropping her off in front of the school. Three days later, he picked up a 14-year-old girl who was on her way to West Lake Junior High and drove her to a dirt road near his stepfather's farm, where he sodomized and raped her under the threat of a knife. The victim resisted, prompting Arguelles to slash her throat, before dropping her off in a residential neighborhood in West Valley City. The girl managed to walk to a nearby house and ask for medical help, which she received at the Pioneer Valley Hospital. After she was treated for her injuries, the student gave a detailed description of her attacker and his truck, eventually leading to Arguelles' arrest. He confessed to both attacks, and later pleaded guilty before an adult court to two counts of attempted murder, aggravated rape and sexual abuse. He was transferred to the Utah State Prison to serve his sentence, with his appeals for parole rejected on several occasions by concerned board members. Arguelles was finally paroled on June 25, 1991.

## Imprisonment and confessions

On August 1, 1992, posing as a security guard, Arguelles approached two siblings (a 10-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy) in front of the Orchard Elementary School in West Valley City, claiming that he wanted help with finding some stolen goods. Under the pretense of frisking them, he ordered them to pull down their pants, touching the boy's genitalia and patting the girl's crotch, before dropping them off at their home. A week later, he stopped in front of the Hunter High School and, using a fake police badge, attempted to entice two 10-year-old girls into his car. However, he was spotted by a highway worker who immediately notified the police, who arrested Arguelles shortly after. He was then charged with molesting the siblings from Orchard Elementary School, for which he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment with possibility of parole. At the sentencing, Justice Kenneth Rigtrup gave an explicit recommendation that the parole option hopefully should never be applied, citing Arguelles' history of recidivism and increasingly deviant sexual crimes.

Over the next three years, Arguelles served in obscurity, occasionally bragging to cellmates about supposedly abusing and killing a few young girls and women in 1992, in addition to making ransom demands from their families. These claims eventually attracted the attention of police investigators, who decided to interview him in July 1995. In the first interview, Arguelles confessed to the murders of 16-year-old Lisa Martinez and 15-year-old Tuesday Roberts, both of whom had vanished while walking towards the Valley Fair Mall on March 30, 1992. He then directed them to the gravesites near his stepfather's pig farm, where authorities found the two girls' bodies. In his confessions, Arguelles said that he had stabbed Martinez at least 43 times with a wood chisel, before strangling Roberts with a rope. Several months later, he confessed to two additional murders: those of 42-year-old janitor Margo Bond, who vanished en route to her job at the Kennedy Junior High School in February 1992, only to be found stabbed to death four months later in Tooele County; the other being 13-year-old Stephanie Blundell, who was stabbed to death a month later in the American Fork Canyon. His claims were backed up by Pamela Milstein, a prison inmate who had lived with Arguelles and his mother at their trailer in Kearns, who said that he had shown her some of Blundell's jewelry following her murder. After leading the authorities to their gravesites, Arguelles was later charged in all four deaths. While the supposed stolen jewelry and other items potentially linking him to the victims were never recovered, it was surmized that Arguelles or somebody associated with him had disposed of them.

## Trial, sentence and death

Before he could be brought on murder charges, Arguelles' lawyer sought to have his sex offences convictions overturned on the grounds that he had had ineffective counsel. This plea was shot down by the Utah Supreme Court, who reaffirmed the convictions. When brought to trial in May 1997, Arguelles almost instantly announced his intention to plead guilty and waive his right to appeal the upcoming convictions, stressing that he wished to be executed for his crimes. In addition, he also opted to represent himself at his sentencing hearing, which was granted by presiding Justice David Young. During the trial, he appeared either uninterested or unaware of the witnesses' testimony against him, and banned the press from taking his photograph, deeming it "distracting." Nonetheless, Arguelles went on to question several witnesses, including the detective who had questioned him after his attempted murder conviction. While his stand-in attorneys, who were chosen to act as advisers, suggested that their client suffered from blackouts and even possibly had a multiple personality disorder, Arguelles continued his attempts to give himself a death sentence, explicitly proclaiming that he wished the judge - not the jury - hand it down to him.

On June 21, 1997, Arguelles was sentenced to death for the four murders, with his chosen method being the firing squad. Unusually, he requested that once his execution date comes, that the traditional black cap put over inmates' heads not be used, as he wanted to "see \[death\] coming." The initial date was set for August 22, which was automatically appealed to the Utah High Courts. His attorneys criticized the decision, pointing out the possibility that Arguelles suffered from mental abnormalities.

A year later, while awaiting the outcome of his appeals, Arguelles unsuccessfully attempted to hang himself. After this, his behavior became even more erratic, as he began to eat his own feces, as well as pieces of paper and plastic, and twice had to be taken to the hospital for intestinal blockages. Whenever he had to appear in court, he had to be strapped in a wheelchair and a mesh mask put over his head, to prevent him from spitting on anybody in the room. On November 15, 2003, a guard passing by Arguelles' cell noticed that he was unusually quiet, and upon closer inspection, realized that he was unresponsive. He was quickly driven to the infirmary, where he was treated. Once responsive and awake he refused any further treatment. After several hours of observation he became unresponsive again and lifesaving efforts were attempted and pronounced dead. He was determined to have died from bowel obstruction.

## InfoBox

| Roberto Arguelles | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Roberto V. Arguelles
(1962-02-14)February 14, 1962
Kearns, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 2003(2003-11-15) (aged 41)
Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, U.S. |
| Other names | "The Salt Lake City Strangler" |
|  | |
| Conviction(s) | Murder x4 |
| Criminal penalty | Death (Murders)
Life imprisonment (Sex offences) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4+ |
| Span of crimes | February  March 1992 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Utah |
| Date apprehended | August 8, 1992 |
|  | |


title: Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey

abstract:
Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey
  - Donald Cresitello, 2006 to 2010
  - David Manahan, 1986 to 1989
  - Emilio J. Gervasio 1982 to 1986
  - Donald Cresitello, 1977 to 1981
  - David Manahan, 1974 to 1977
  - John Bickford, 1963.
  - William Parsons Todd, 1953–1954.
  - Clyde W. Potts (1876–1950), 1921 to 1934. He was born on November 1, 1876, in Libertyville, Iowa. He died on May 19, 1950.
  - Theodore Ayers, 1909 to 1910
  - Thomas W. Cauldwell, 1908 to 1909 (Died)
  - Alexander Bennell, 1906 to 1907
  - Rev. Dr. Norman Fox, 1902
  - Edward Quayle, 1894, 1896, 1898
  - James Sullivan (1837–1899), was born about 1837. Democrat. Grocer; mayor of Morristown, N.J.. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died May 9, 1899
  - George Theodore Werts (1846–1910), 1886 to 1892.
  - Henry W. Miller, 1880 to 1881
  - Theodore Ayers, 1876 to 1879
  - Alfred Mills, 1874 to 1875
  - Joseph W. Ballentine, 1872 to 1873
  - Samuel S. Halsey, 1870 to 1871
  - George Thomas Cobb (1813–1870), 1865 to 1869
  - John Edwards Taylor.

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# Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey

Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey

* Donald Cresitello, 2006 to 2010
* David Manahan, 1986 to 1989
* Emilio J. Gervasio 1982 to 1986
* Donald Cresitello, 1977 to 1981
* David Manahan, 1974 to 1977
* John Bickford, 1963.
* William Parsons Todd, 19531954.
* Clyde W. Potts (1876–1950), 1921 to 1934. He was born on November 1, 1876, in Libertyville, Iowa. He died on May 19, 1950.
* Theodore Ayers, 1909 to 1910
* Thomas W. Cauldwell, 1908 to 1909 (Died)
* Alexander Bennell, 1906 to 1907
* Rev. Dr. Norman Fox, 1902
* Edward Quayle, 1894, 1896, 1898 (Mayor during Spanish–American War)
* James Sullivan (1837–1899), was born about 1837. Democrat. Grocer; mayor of Morristown, N.J.. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died May 9, 1899
* George Theodore Werts (1846–1910), 1886 to 1892.
* Henry W. Miller, 1880 to 1881
* Theodore Ayers, 1876 to 1879
* Alfred Mills, 1874 to 1875
* Joseph W. Ballentine, 1872 to 1873
* Samuel S. Halsey, 1870 to 1871
* George Thomas Cobb (1813–1870), 1865 to 1869
* John Edwards Taylor (1834 – November 23, 1914).


title: MusicXML

abstract: MusicXML is an XML-based file format for representing Western musical notation. The format is open, fully documented, and can be freely used under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement.

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# MusicXML

**MusicXML** is an XML-based file format for representing Western musical notation. The format is open, fully documented, and can be freely used under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement.

## History

MusicXML was invented by Michael Good and initially developed by Recordare LLC. It derived several key concepts from existing academic formats (such as Walter Hewlett's ASCII-based MuseData and David Huron's Humdrum). It is designed for the interchange of scores, particularly between different scorewriters. MusicXML development was managed by MakeMusic following the company's acquisition of Recordare in 2011. MusicXML development was transferred to the W3C Music Notation Community Group in July 2015.

Version 1.0 was released in January 2004. Version 1.1 was released in May 2005 with improved formatting support. Version 2.0 was released in June 2007 and included a standard compressed format. All of these versions were defined by a series of document type definitions (DTDs). An XML Schema Definition (XSD) implementation of Version 2.0 was released in September 2008. Version 3.0 was released in August 2011 with improved virtual instrument support, in both DTD and XSD versions. Version 3.1 was released in December 2017 with improved support for the Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL). Version 4.0 was released in June 2021 and resolved multiple issues.

The MusicXML DTDs and XSDs are each freely redistributable under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement.

## Support

As of September 2024, over 270 notation programs have at least some MusicXML interchange capability. These programs include:

Additionally, web support is possible through the use of the HTML5 canvas element and JavaScript resulting in the rendering of legible music within a web browser.

Features include key and time signatures, clefs, beaming information, stem directions, slurs, ornaments, barlines, and written repeats.

## Example

Like all XML-based formats, MusicXML is intended to be easy for automated tools to parse and manipulate. Though it is possible to create MusicXML by hand, interactive score writing programs like Finale and MuseScore greatly simplify the reading, writing, and modifying of MusicXML files.

The following example is a score consisting of a single whole note middle C in the key of C major on the treble clef.

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE score-partwise PUBLIC
    "-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 4.0 Partwise//EN"
    "http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd">
<score-partwise version="4.0">
  <part-list>
    <score-part id="P1">
      <part-name>Music</part-name>
    </score-part>
  </part-list>
  <part id="P1">
    <measure number="1">
      <attributes>
        <divisions>1</divisions>
        <key>
          <fifths>0</fifths>
        </key>
        <time>
          <beats>4</beats>
          <beat-type>4</beat-type>
        </time>
        <clef>
          <sign>G</sign>
          <line>2</line>
        </clef>
      </attributes>
      <note>
        <pitch>
          <step>C</step>
          <octave>4</octave>
        </pitch>
        <duration>4</duration>
        <type>whole</type>
      </note>
    </measure>
  </part>
</score-partwise>

```

The textual representation listed above is verbose; MusicXML v2.0 addresses this by adding a compressed zip format with a .mxl suffix that can make files roughly one-twentieth the size of the uncompressed version.

## InfoBox

MusicXML
| Filename extension | .musicxml, .mxl |
| --- | --- |
| Internet media type | application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml, application/vnd.recordare.musicxml |
| Developed by | W3C Music Notation Community Group |
| Latest release | 4.0<br>June 2021 |
| Type of format | Musical notation |
| Extended from | XML |
| Open format? | Yes |
| Website | www.musicxml.com |


title: Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

abstract: Pierre Eugene du Simitiere was a Genevan American member of the American Philosophical Society, naturalist, American patriot, and portrait painter. Du Simitiere served as the artistic consultant for the committees that designed the Great Seal of the United States, and submitted the first proposed design to include the Eye of Providence and suggested the adoption of the U.S. motto E pluribus unum.

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# Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

**Pierre Eugene du Simitiere** (born **Pierre-Eugène Ducimetière**, French: \[pjɛʁ øʒɛn dysimtjɛʁ\]; 18 September 1737, Geneva – October 1784, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Genevan American member of the American Philosophical Society, naturalist, American patriot, and portrait painter.

Du Simitiere served as the artistic consultant for the committees that designed the Great Seal of the United States, and submitted the first proposed design to include the Eye of Providence and suggested the adoption of the U.S. motto *E pluribus unum* ("Out of Many, One").

## Biography

Born in Geneva, du Simitiere's original name was Pierre-Eugène Ducimetière or Pierre-Eugène du Cimetière. After leaving the Republic of Geneva, he spent more than a decade in the West Indies before moving to New York and then Philadelphia. He spelled his name Pierre-Eugène du Simitière, Pierre Eugene du Simitiere or du Symitiere after settling in Philadelphia. Elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768, he further became one of its curators (1777–1781).

Du Simitiere served as the artistic consultant for the committees that designed the Great Seal of the United States, and in 1776 he submitted the first proposed design to include the Eye of Providence, which element was eventually adopted. Moreover, he suggested the adoption of the U.S. motto *E pluribus unum* ("Out of Many, One"). He also designed the Seal of New Jersey, of Delaware, and of Georgia. In 1779, du Simitiere painted the first known portrait of George Washington, later used for the 1791 one-cent coin. In 1781, he was conferred an honorary degree from Princeton University (which was still called College of New Jersey until 1896). Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha took drawing lessons with du Simitiere.

Du Simitiere was the translator into French for the Letters to the inhabitants of Canada from the Continental Congress designed to draw the new British subjects of Quebec into the American Revolutionary War.

"His early interest in natural history had expanded to embrace geography, geology, mineralogy, archeology, numismatics, and every aspect of American history, including aboriginal, general, local, political, social, and cultural history. He collected books in English and other languages and was a bibliographer of skill and breadth. He accumulated pamphlets, newspapers, handbills, and every other kind of political publication. He strove to record the history of the Colonies, including their differences with England and their eventual struggle for independence. Perhaps oddly for a collector, he was generous in lending books and other materials from his collections. In 1781 the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) granted him an honorary degree of Master of Arts.

"All the while he continued to practice his profession of artist and painter, from which he earned a precarious living. He drew designs for a variety of state, local, and institutional seals. He drew maps, frontispieces, and technical illustrations for publications. He did pencil, chalk, and water-color portraits for a fee — though he seems not to have worked in oil. He seized every opportunity to sketch from life the notables, both American and British, who came to Philadelphia; and more often than not his sketches went into his own collection.

"His great personal vision embraced the founding of an American museum and the compiling of a history of the Colonies. In his efforts to achieve his objectives, he fought a constant battle with poverty and with the lack of interest of persons who might have helped him gather materials. In a measure he realized his vision briefly in his 'American Museum,' located in a house in Arch Street above 4th, which he advertised as early as September 1782. But the history was never written; he died destitute, and his collections were sold to pay his debts. He is now regarded as the founder of the first history museum in the United States."

## Other events

### First American museum of natural history

He created the first American museum of natural history from his personal collections constituted during his travels and through his purchases. He opened it to the public in 1782, four years before Charles Willson Peale's Philadelphia Museum, which is generally considered the first American public museum of natural history.

### First coin auction sale in America

His coin collection was the first record in Early American history to serve as collateral on a loan granted to him by William Dilwyn. This collection later on was sold at public auction by Matthew Clarkson and Ebenezer Hazard, on March 19, 1785 at Philadelphia. Included in the sale as Lot #19 was "A Mahogany cabinet containing ancient and modern Gold, Silver, and Copper Coins and Medals." This sale precedes all sales in Atinelli's Numisgraphics by 43 years and is considered to be the first known coin auction sale in America. An advertisement for this sale reposes in the Archives of the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Du Simitiere has living descendants throughout Switzerland, France, and the US.

### In a letter to his wife on August 14, 1776, John Adams wrote

"This Mr. du Simitière is a very curious Man. He has begun a Collection of Materials for an History of this Revolution. He begins with the first Advices of the Tea Ships. He cuts out of the Newspapers, every Scrap of Intelligence, and every Piece of Speculation, and pastes it upon clean Paper, arranging them under the Head of the State to which they belong and intends to bind them up in Volumes. He has a List of every Speculation and Pamphlet concerning Independence, and another of those concerning Forms of Government."

1. Helmut Stalder, *Swiss made – die Dollarnote*, *Beobachter* 26/2010 (December 24, 2010).
2. Submissions of the first Great Seal Committee, at GreatSeal.com
3. "The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey". Retrieved 2012-07-29.
4. "Pierre Eugene du Simitiere - Consultant to the First Great Seal Committee".
5. Levey, Martin (1951), "The First American Museum of Natural History", *Isis*, **42** (1): 10–12, doi:10.1086/349228, JSTOR 226659, PMID 14831971, S2CID 39855670
6. \[Orosz, Dr. Joel J. (1988). *The Eagle That Is Forgotten*. Bowers & Merena Galleries. ISBN 0-943161-16-9.\]
7. \[Atinelli, E.J. (1876). *Numisgraphics*. Self Published.\]
8. Orosz, Joel (8 August 2014). "John N. Lupia's numismatic bibliography illuminates the history of the coin hobby". *Coin World*. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
* Orosz, Joel J., *The Eagle That is Forgotten* (Wolfenboro, 1988)
* Van Horne, John C., Pierre Eugene DuSimitiere: His American Museum 200 Years after (Philadelphia, 1985)
* "Du Simitière, Pierre-Eugène". *SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland*.


title: John Wood (Australian politician)

abstract: John Dennistoun Wood was an Australian politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and, later, of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

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# John Wood (Australian politician)

**John Dennistoun Wood** (4 July 1829 – 23 October 1914) was an Australian politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and, later, of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

## Early life

Wood was the son of Captain Patrick Wood of Dennistoun (1783-1846), an officer in the East India Company's military service from Elie in Fife, and his wife Jane *née* Patterson from Edinburgh. His father came to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) on the "Castle Forbes" in March 1822 and was among the earliest European settlers in the Bothwell district. He had twice circumnavigated the globe. Myles Patterson and his two daughters (including Jane) had arrived on the same ship. Captain Wood married Jane in 1828. Patterson's other daughter Jamima married Sir Robert Officer, making John Wood the cousin of Charles Myles Officer.

John was born at the Wood family property 'Dennistoun' near Bothwell, Tasmania, the eldest of seven children born to Patrick and Jane. His mother died in 1837 and John was sent to Scotland to stay with relatives. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then studied law at Edinburgh University. In 1845 he went to London in England to complete his Law studies, and entered as a student at the Middle Temple in November 1845, but was not called to the Bar till January 1852.

## Career in England and Victoria

In 1853 Wood went out to Victoria and entered on the practice of his profession before the Supreme Court in Melbourne. In March 1857 he was appointed Solicitor-General in the first John O'Shanassy Government, which however, only held office until 29 April. On 1 April 1857 he was returned to the Legislative Assembly for the Ovens district. In the Nicholson administration, Wood was Attorney-General from 27 October 1859 to 26 November 1860, and he was Minister of Justice in the third O'Shanassy Cabinet from November 1861 to June 1863. Having been defeated for the Ovens, and subsequently for Gippsland, Wood ultimately secured his return for Warrnambool.

Soon after his retirement in 1864, with his colleagues in the O'Shanassy Ministry, Wood left Victoria, and took up his residence in London, where he practised his profession mainly before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in colonial appeal cases. In 1889 he returned to Victoria, and resumed practice at the local Bar.

Around 1866, Wood Street in North Melbourne was named after him.

## Return to Tasmania

Wood returned to Bothwell to manage Dennistoun in 1898 with his wife, Frances Jane *née* Potts, who was born in New Norfolk and whom he had married in London in 1870. They had four sons and four daughters.

Wood held the seat of Cumberland in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1903 to 1909. In 1904 he was approached to become either Attorney-General or Premier, but turned the offers down. In 1903 he published a volume of poetry, he also collected a fine library which was destroyed along with the house at Dennistoun in 1909.

He died at Bothwell on 23 October 1914, and was survived by his wife who died in 1917, three of his four sons, and four daughters.


title: My Beloved Sister

abstract: My Beloved Sister is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Song Yoon-ah and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on MBC from August 12, 2006 to February 18, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 55 episodes. Song stars as the titular older sister who must carry the family when the world is pulled out from under her.

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# My Beloved Sister

**My Beloved Sister** (Korean: 누나; RR: *Nuna*; lit. "Older Sister") is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Song Yoon-ah and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on MBC from August 12, 2006 to February 18, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 55 episodes.

Song stars as the titular older sister who must carry the family when the world is pulled out from under her.

## Plot

Coming from a wealthy family, graduate art student Yoon Seung-joo (Song Yoon-ah) has always lived life with confidence and strong will. She is self-centered, fickle, and quick to lose her temper with her brothers yet is sweet to her boyfriend. But when their father goes bankrupt and then disappears, Seung-joo is suddenly thrown into the real world, facing debt, poverty and hardships for the first time in her life. Now the head of the household with its attendant responsibilities, she must take care of her younger brothers while holding on to her pride even when there is nowhere to turn. Seung-joo learns that there's more to life than greed and the pursuit of money; she approaches life's happy and dark moments with a light, sincere heart and gains courage and determination in the face of adversity. During these difficult times, Geon-woo (Kim Sung-soo) comes back into her life. A university lecturer, Geon-woo broke up with Seung-joo in the past because of his humble family background, but now he wants a second chance to help – and love – Seung-joo again.

## Cast

### Main characters

### Supporting characters

Yoon family * Jo Kyung-hwan as Seung-joo's father
* Baek Min-hyun as Yoon Hyuk-joo, Seung-joo's brother
* Maeng Se-chang as Yoon Young-joo, Seung-joo's brother
* Jo Hyung-ki as Soo-ah's father
* Song Ok-sook as Soo-ah's mother

Kim family Extended cast

## InfoBox

| *My Beloved Sister* | |
| --- | --- |
| Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | * My Sister * My Older Sister * Elder Sister * Noona * Nuna |
| Genre |  |
| Written by | Kim Jung-soo |
| Directed by | Oh Kyung-hoon |
| Starring |  |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12) <br>February 18, 2007 (2007-02-18) |


title: New Brighton Tower F.C.

abstract: New Brighton Tower Football Club was a short-lived football club based in New Brighton, Merseyside, England. Established in 1896, the club spent three seasons in the Football League before folding in 1901. They played at the Tower Athletic Ground.

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# New Brighton Tower F.C.

**New Brighton Tower Football Club** was a short-lived football club based in New Brighton, Merseyside, England. Established in 1896, the club spent three seasons in the Football League before folding in 1901. They played at the Tower Athletic Ground.

## History

Like Sheffield United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Thames, New Brighton Tower were formed to play at an already-built stadium. The owners of the New Brighton Tower, a seaside attraction built to rival the Blackpool Tower, decided there was a need to provide winter entertainment, and had built a stadium adjacent to the tower. The football club was formed in 1896 to provide the entertainment, and joined the Lancashire League at the start of the 1897–98 season. After finishing as champions in their first season, the club applied for election to the Football League. Although they were initially rejected, the league later decided to expand Division Two by four clubs and New Brighton Tower were accepted.

The club signed a number of new players, including some who had played international football, and was reasonably successful, finishing 5th (out of 18) in its first season, and 4th in their third season. However, with the club poorly supported (averaging gates of around 1,000), the cost of maintaining a professional football club became too high for the Tower's owners, and the club was disbanded in the summer of 1901, and replaced in the League by Doncaster Rovers.

In 1921, a new club was formed, New Brighton, who would also play in the Football League from 1923 until 1951, though initially they played at Sandheys Park until the ground was destroyed by German World War II bombing.

The tower was taken down during World War I, and the rest of the complex destroyed by fire in the late 1960s. The Team's nickname was the Towerites and their home kit in their first season was white shirts and blue shorts. This however changed for the following season to salmon pink shirts with a black trim and white shorts.

## Honours

## Records

* Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1897–98, 1900–01

## InfoBox

New Brighton Tower
| Full name | New Brighton Tower Football Club |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Dissolved | 1901 |
| Ground | Tower Athletic Ground, New Brighton |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |


title: Rogers brothers

abstract:
The three Rogers brothers were World War II sailors who, while serving together aboard the USS New Orleans, were all killed in action during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 30, 1942. Their younger brother Hugh, who was 17 at the time of their deaths, enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS New Orleans. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Rogers was named in their memory. They were:
  - Edward Keith Rogers, 30, Seaman First Class
  - Jack Ellis Rogers Jr., 22, Seaman First Class
  - Charles Ethbert Rogers, 20, Seaman First Class Similar to the Sullivan brothers' deaths aboard the USS Juneau roughly two weeks earlier, events such as these led to the adoption of a rule that no longer permitted family members to serve with each other in combat areas.

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# Rogers brothers

The three **Rogers brothers** were World War II sailors who, while serving together aboard the USS *New Orleans*, were all killed in action during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 30, 1942. Their younger brother Hugh, who was 17 at the time of their deaths, enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS *New Orleans*. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS *Rogers* was named in their memory.

They were:

* **Edward Keith Rogers**, 30, Seaman First Class
* **Jack Ellis Rogers Jr.**, 22, Seaman First Class
* **Charles Ethbert Rogers**, 20, Seaman First Class

Similar to the Sullivan brothers' deaths aboard the USS *Juneau* roughly two weeks earlier, events such as these led to the adoption of a rule that no longer permitted family members to serve with each other in combat areas.


title: Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai

abstract: The Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple, located about 25 kilometres north of Madurai, atop a hill covered with dense forests. One of the six important abodes (Āṟupaṭaīvīṭukaḷ) of the deity Murugan located in Tamil Nadu, it is close to the Vishnu temple of Alagar Kovil. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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# Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai

The **Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple** is a Hindu temple, located about 25 kilometres north of Madurai, atop a hill covered with dense forests. One of the six important abodes (*Āṟupaṭaīvīṭukaḷ*) of the deity Murugan located in Tamil Nadu, it is close to the Vishnu temple of Alagar Kovil.

The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

## Description

Pazhamudircholai is located upon a hill and surrounded by a dense forest. According to legend, the forest was the home of the goddess Valli. The temple possesses shrines dedicated to the deities Murugan, Valli, Devasena, and Ganesha.

As one of the six sacred abodes of Murugan, hymns composed in the temple's praise are featured in ancient Tamil texts such as the Ettutokai, the Pattupattu, and the Cilappatikaram.

1. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959
2. Anantharaman, Ambjuam (2006). *Temples of South India* (second ed.). East West. p. 127. ISBN 978-81-88661-42-8.

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| Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple | |
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| அருள்மிகு சோலைமலை முருகன் திருக்கோயில் | |
| View of the entrance | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Madurai District |
| Deity | Murugan (Kartikeya) |
| Location | |
| Location | Dindigul 624401 |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°05′39″N 78°13′24″E / 10.094069°N 78.223445°E / 10.094069; 78.223445 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Creator | unknown |
| Completed | unknown |
| Website | |
| hrce.tn.gov.in | |


title: Mutsu Kokubun-niji

abstract: Mutsu Kokubun-niji (陸奥国分尼寺) is a Buddhist temple in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan, belonging to the Sōtō Zen sect, and is the provincial convent ("kokubun-niji") of former Mutsu Province. The grounds of the temple are a National Historic Site.

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# Mutsu Kokubun-niji

**Mutsu Kokubun-niji** (陸奥国分尼寺) is a Buddhist temple in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan, belonging to the Sōtō Zen sect, and is the provincial convent ("kokubun-niji") of former Mutsu Province. The grounds of the temple are a National Historic Site.

## History

The *Shoku Nihongi* records that in 741, as the country recovered from amajor smallpox epidemic, Emperor Shōmu ordered that a monastery and convent be established in every province, the kokubunji (国分寺).

In the late Nara period, after the establishment of a centralized government under the *Ritsuryō* system, the imperial court sent a number of military expeditions to what is now the Tōhoku region of northern Japan to bring the local Emishi tribes under its control. After the establishment of Taga Castle, Yamato forces gradually pushed into the hinterland of what is now Miyagi Prefecture, establishing several fortified settlements along with several large-scale Buddhist temples. The Mutsu Kokubun-niji was located approximately 700 meter east of the Mutsu Kokubun-ji and 10 kilometers from Taga Castle.

The temple claims that it was originally of the Tendai sect, and that it was destroyed in perhaps the Kamakura period, and was restored during the late Muromachi period as a monastery by the chieftain of the Kokubunji clan, a local warlord who ruled the area where the provincial temples were once located. It converted to Sōtō sect in 1570. The temple was destroyed and rebuilt on several occasions, and most of its written records have been lost; however, it enjoyed the patronage of the ruling Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period.

### Mutsu Kokubun-niji ruins

The rebuilt temple was not located on the same site as the original temple, whose location eventually became lost. However, an earthen mound in a nearby field had long been called the "Kannon-zuka". In 1948, it was determined that this was actually the remains of the ordination platform of the original temple. In an excavation survey in 1964, the foundation stones of a 9.8 by 8.53 meter Kondō were discovered, along with a large amount of Sue ware and Haji ware pottery and roof tiles. The style of these roof tiles was identical to that of the Mutsu Kokubun-ji, leading archaeologists to conclude that the temple had been built at the same time. In a subsequent survey, a large-scale stilt pillar was found on the north side of the site of Kondō, suggesting the possibility of a Pagoda.

The exact layout of the temple is unknown, but it appears to have measured 180 to 190 meters east-west width by 240 to 250 meters north-south, on a natural embankment at an altitude of about 11 meters formed by the Hirose River. A groove trace extending parallel to the west side of the estimated temple area has been found, indicating the possibility of a moat. The relics date from the late 8th century to the 10th century, and a large number of broken tiles and shards were found together in a midden, which may indicate that they were destroyed by an earthquake known to have occurred in 869 AD.

Media related to Mutsu Kokubun-niji at Wikimedia Commons

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| Mutsu Kokubun-niji | |
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| 陸奥国分尼寺 | |
| Mutsu Kokubun-niji Hondo | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Kannon Bostasu |
| Rite | Sōtō |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | 33-26 Shirahagi-cho, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken |
| Country | Japan |
| Mutsu Kokubun-nijiMutsu Kokubun-niji (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°15′3.97″N 140°54′34.28″E / 38.2511028°N 140.9095222°E / 38.2511028; 140.9095222 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
| Completed | 741 |
| National Historic Site of Japan | |


title: Peter Storrie

abstract: Peter Storrie is a football chief executive. He was also a former director and chief executive officer of English team Portsmouth, and had formerly worked for West Ham United, Southend United and Notts County.

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# Peter Storrie

**Peter Storrie** (born 7 November 1952) is a football chief executive. He was also a former director and chief executive officer of English team Portsmouth, and had formerly worked for West Ham United, Southend United and Notts County.

## Clubs involvement

### West Ham United

A lifelong fan of West Ham United, Storrie joined the club as a non-executive director in 1990. He became the club's first paid Managing Director in 1991, and was instrumental in setting up a pioneering academy in Australia. Described as "avuncular and approachable" by a writer on one fan website, he managed to be popular even when his decisions weren't. With the introduction of a bond scheme in 1991, which required match goers to pay hundreds of pounds in return for a guaranteed seat at Upton Park, when fans protested on the pitch and refused to move, Storrie invited them up to the boardroom to discuss the issue. He was sacked from his position of Director of Football at the end of the 1998–99 season, when chairman Terry Brown decided to restructure the club.

### Southend United

Storrie took the role of Chief Executive of Southend United in July 1999, achieving notoriety over his reputed £120,000 a season salary.

### Notts County

After that, he joined Notts County and became Executive Deputy Chairman.

### Portsmouth

His move from Notts County to Portsmouth was the source of some controversy. On the recommendation of manager Harry Redknapp — his former West Ham United colleague — he initially took up a role at Portsmouth on a job share basis in early 2002, helping to review the club's infrastructure and organisation. He eventually joined Portsmouth permanently in late February 2002 as Chief Executive, replacing Martin Murphy after his 12 months at the club in the process.

He remained Chief Executive Officer of Portsmouth despite the club's 2006 change in ownership from Milan Mandaric to Alexandre 'Sacha' Gaydamak but subsequently took on the role of Executive Chairman. In July 2009, Sulaiman Al Fahim, the UAE businessman assumed the role of Chairman and Peter Storrie reverted to Chief Executive Officer. In June 2007 he was invited to serve as a member on the FA Council, becoming one of eight representatives from the Premier League. Storrie said "It is good recognition for the club so I am delighted to be asked to serve as a member".

Storrie was arrested on 28 November 2007 — along with Harry Redknapp, Mandaric, agent Willie McKay and former Portsmouth player Amdy Faye — over allegations of corruption. In November 2011 Storrie and Milan Mandaric were cleared of tax avoidance charges relating to the transfer of Faye and of Eyal Berkovic.

Storrie presided over a mixed four-year period which resulted in Portsmouth FC entering administration in late February 2010. On 12 March 2010 he stepped down as Portsmouth's Chief Executive Officer while staying on as a consultant till the club exited administration. The week Portsmouth were in court over the HMRC's challenge of Portsmouth's CVA, Storrie was reported to have left the club.

### Central Coast Mariners

In January 2015 it was announced that Storrie had been appointed by A-League franchise, Central Coast Mariners FC, as an associate director, and was subsequently appointed as Executive Vice-Chairman on 20 February 2015.

### Later career

Following his time in Australia, Storrie was appointed by Joseph Oughourlian to advise on transfers and financial matters for Colombian club Millonarios and French club RC Lens.

In 2023, Storrie served as Charlton Athletic's chief executive during Thomas Sandgaard's final months at the club.


title: McArthur Peak

abstract: McArthur Peak is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada. The peak, 13th highest in Canada, sits 11 km NE of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for James Joseph McArthur, a Dominion Land Surveyor who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft — Mount Stephen in 1887. The first ascent was made in 1961 from the Hubbard Glacier up the north ridge by Barbara Lilley, Alexander McDermott, Donald Monk, Seymour Ossofsky, George Wallerstein.

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# McArthur Peak

**McArthur Peak** is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada. The peak, 13th highest in Canada, sits 11 km NE of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for James Joseph McArthur, a Dominion Land Surveyor who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft (3047 m)  Mount Stephen in 1887.

The first ascent was made in 1961 from the Hubbard Glacier up the north ridge by Barbara Lilley, Alexander McDermott, Donald Monk, Seymour Ossofsky, George Wallerstein.

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| McArthur Peak | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,344 m (14,252 ft) |
| Prominence | 924 m (3,031 ft) |
| Listing |  |
| Coordinates | 60°36′23″N 140°12′49″W / 60.60639°N 140.21361°W / 60.60639; -140.21361 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 115C9 McArthur Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1961 |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |


title: Peter Dale (swimmer)

abstract: Peter Dale is an Australian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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# Peter Dale (swimmer)

**Peter Dale** (born 30 October 1963) is an Australian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Peter Dale
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1963-10-30) 30 October 1963 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
|  | |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
|  | |
| Medal record      Commonwealth Games  1986 Edinburgh  4 x 200 m freestyle  1986 Edinburgh  200 m freestyle | |


title: Muskoka Wild

abstract: The Muskoka Wild were a United Hockey Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team from Port Carling, Ontario, Canada. They were a member of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League and played in the 2016–17 season.

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# Muskoka Wild

The **Muskoka Wild** were a United Hockey Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team from Port Carling, Ontario, Canada. They were a member of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League and played in the 2016–17 season.

## History

The Muskoka Wild came to fruition when Northern Athletic Education (NAE), an athletic training company based out of Port Carling, partnered with the newly formed Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL) to bring junior hockey to the Muskoka region.

The Wild played their inaugural game on September 24, 2016, defeating the Seaforth Generals 6-2. They opened the season on an eight-game winning streak leading to a 9–1–0 record through the first quarter of the season. However, their first defeat came on the road against the Grey Highlands Hawks on October 24 due to the Wild having to forfeit the game after some players sustained injuries in the previous game and the Wild did not have enough players to safely compete. Even with this minor setback, the team would finish the regular season in first place in the league.

Entering the playoffs with the first overall seed, the Wild defeated the Seaforth Generals in the first round, advancing to the CPJHL Super 4. The Wild went 3–0 against the Grey Highland Hawks, Essa Stallions and Almonte Jr. Sharpshooters to secure a spot in the Championship game on March 19, 2017. Playing the Sharpshooters, the Wild fell behind 3–0 through two periods, before tying the game with just over a minute to play, forcing the game to overtime. The comeback would ultimately fall short, with the Sharpshooters defeating the Wild 4–3.

During the first week of the 2017–18 season, the CPJHL announced the Wild would not participate in the season and were removed from the schedule.

## Season-by-season records

| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016–17 | 48 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 197 | 110 | **1st of 4, West**
**1st of 8, CPJHL** | Won First Round, 14–5 Two-game Total (Generals)
3–0–0, 1st of 4 in Round Robin
(W, 8–2 vs. Hawks; W, 4–1 vs. Stallions; W, 4–1 vs. Sharpshooters)
Lost Championship game, 3–4 (OT) vs. Almonte Jr. Sharpshooters |

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| Muskoka Wild | |
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|  | |
| City | Port Carling, Ontario |
| League | Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Folded | 2017 |
| Home arena | Port Carling Arena |
| Colours | Red, White
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| General manager | Scott Baker |
| Head coach | Ben Murdoch |
| Website | Wild website |


title: Franz Xaver Stöber

abstract: Franz Xaver Stöber was an Austrian engraver and etcher.

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# Franz Xaver Stöber

**Franz Xaver Stöber** (20 February 1795, Vienna – 11 April 1858, Vienna) was an Austrian engraver and etcher.

## Life and work

He began his studies with his father, who was also an engraver, and continued at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 1815, he first attracted attention with his engravings of mythological scenes. He later turned to experimenting with new techniques and became the first steel engraver in Austria. In 1829, he was awarded a patent for a method of printing in color on steel or copper plates. In 1835, he became a member of the Academy and, beginning in 1844, taught engraving there. He was also a Commander of the Vienna Academic Corps and Director of the Vienna Artists' Pensions Institute.

His total output came to approximately 2,500 engravings, which include everything from full-sized portraits to book-sized vignettes. He was also an avid collector of early tin cans (which were luxury items, etched with portraits as gifts or awards) and possessed over 500 rare examples.

In 1877, a street in Margareten was named the *Stöbergasse* in his honor.

## Selected portraits

## Sources

* Constantin von Wurzbach: Stöber, Franz. In: *Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich*. Vol.39, Verlag L. C. Zamarski, Vienna 1879, S. 75–85.
* Karl Weiß: Stöber, Franz. In: *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie* (ADB). Vol.36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, S. 274.
* C. Reiter: "Stöber, Franz Xav.". In: *Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950* (ÖBL). Vol. 13, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5, p. 282.
* Thieme, Becker: *Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart*; with Vollmer: *Allgemeinem Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts*. Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-86502-177-9.


title: Peter de Savary

abstract: Peter John de Savary was a British businessman in shipping, oil and property. He once owned or managed 13 shipyards around the globe and had global oil-trading and refuelling businesses. He was the Chairman of Millwall F.C. In 1997, The Independent reported his fortune as £24 million, in the 1999 Sunday Times Rich List, he was placed in 971st place with an estimated fortune of £21 million and in 2002 £34 million. He was not listed in the top thousand places in subsequent editions.

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# Peter de Savary

**Peter John de Savary** (11 July 1944 – 30 October 2022) was a British businessman in shipping, oil and property. He once owned or managed 13 shipyards around the globe and had global oil-trading and refuelling businesses. He was the Chairman of Millwall F.C.

In 1997, *The Independent* reported his fortune as £24 million, in the 1999 Sunday Times Rich List, he was placed in 971st place with an estimated fortune of £21 million and in 2002 £34 million. He was not listed in the top thousand places in subsequent editions.

## Biography

### Early life

De Savary was the son of a French-born Essex farmer, and was educated in Britain at Charterhouse, Godalming, from which he was expelled at the age of 16. He moved to Canada where his mother and stepfather lived; he did gardening, baby-sitting and children's private tuition. At the age of 18, with his wife Marcia, he moved back to the UK to work for his father. During a visit to Canada in 1969 he took over a small import-export agency, Afrex, that did business in Africa. On a subsequent flight to Nigeria he met the brother of the President of Nigeria with whom he went into business supplying wheat, flour, steel, cement and other goods to Nigeria and other African countries making him a millionaire by the age of 30.

De Savary purchased a part-ownership in a Kuwait-registered oil company called Artoc. With others he also started a bank in Nassau, Bahamas. The bank specialised in investing in property, shipping, oil refineries and coal mining in South America. The bank was not very successful and in 1980 lost $64 million. De Savary negotiated a deal with the Italian financier Roberto Calvi for Calvi to buy a 20% share in Artoc but Calvi was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London in 1984 and de Savary left Artoc.

### Clubs and property

His first venture into hospitality was the St. James' Clubs in the late 1970s, in Los Angeles, London, Paris and Antigua, which he sold in the late 1980s to finance the £4m purchase of Skibo Castle. De Savary built up a large business empire in the 1980s, with property interests including Land's End and John o' Groats.

However, in the early 1990s economic downturn his empire collapsed – he sold both Land's End and John o' Groats in 1991 for an undisclosed sum to the businessman Graham Ferguson Lacey, and his holding company Placeton went bankrupt in 1994 with debts of £200 million by one source and £715 million by another.

In 1997, he bought Vernon Court, a 14,000-square-foot in Newport RI. He planned to develop it into a members-only hotel similar to his Skibo Castle in Scotland. However, due to objection by neighbours the plans were dropped and the mansion was sold the following year.

### 2000s

His business activities since 2000 concentrated on property development and hotels, with a number of major country house hotels incorporating golf courses. De Savary saw a niche for the affluent: leisure properties that were small enough to make guests feel as though they were on their own private estate, but equipped with all the facilities of the world's great hotels. His first such development was The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle in Scotland, the venue for Madonna and Guy Ritchie's wedding. This was sold in 2003 to Ellis Short. Through his wife Lana's company, Havana West, other similar developments have included: the Cherokee Plantation in South Carolina; Stapleford Park and Bovey Castle, both in England; and Carnegie Abbey in Rhode Island. Each is a private club with golf courses and other amenities — clay pigeon shooting, falconry, horse riding, tennis — depending on what fits with the club's local environment.

Again with Lana's Havana West company he founded the Abaco Club at Winding Bay in Abaco, Bahamas, building a golf course at the location.

He bought four properties in Grenada in the Caribbean, where he developed a marina and resort village.

In late 2009, de Savary purchased a former YMCA located in Newport, RI, that had been converted into Vanderbilt Hall hotel. He added a small collection of *American Illustration* artworks to the property from the American Illustrators Gallery, New York, including a piece by Howard Chandler Christy titled "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair". The painting depicts Stephen Foster composing the song of the same name. Other artists on display included Bradshaw Crandell, Constantin Alajalov, Helen Dryden, John Lagatta, George Hughes, Thomas Webb, Rico Tomaso, Carl Burger and Rolf Armstrong. The property was sold to Grace Hotels in 2010, then to Auberge Resorts Collection in 2018.

### Yachting

De Savary led the British sailing team in its challenge for the America's Cup in 1983 but his contender, *Victory 83*, was beaten by *Australia II* in the final heat. In 1992 de Savary withdrew from the race as he could not raise the £2 million necessary to compete.

De Savary used the motor yacht *Kalizma* (formerly home to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton during filming in London, named for their children) as a support vessel for the America's Cup races, but has since sold the ship. He also once owned the luxury yacht MY *Land's End*. In 1988 he founded Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth, Cornwall, which builds and restores luxury yachts. He was responsible for the development of the new housing complex called Port Pendennis, also in Falmouth, which adjoins the shipyard there. He was also a sponsor of the Grenada Sailing Festival.

De Savary raced for many years in the Bucket Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, and St Barts in the Caribbean. He was awarded the trophy "Spirit of the Bucket" in 2010. He was a member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and the New York Yacht Club.

### Football

In November 2005, he succeeded Theo Paphitis as chairman of Millwall Holdings plc and as chairman of Millwall F.C. Stewart Till succeeded him on 3 May 2006 as the football club chairman, and de Savary remained as chairman of Millwall Holdings plc until October 2006.

In March 2011, de Savary was linked with a deal to purchase the financially stricken League One club Plymouth Argyle F.C. However, de Savary denied any interest in buying the club, which was eventually purchased by Plymouth City Council the following October.

## Political activity

In 1997 De Savary stood as a Referendum Party candidate for Falmouth and Camborne. He came fourth receiving 3,534 (6.6%) votes.

## Personal life and death

De Savary was married three times. He had five daughters, two from his first marriage ( Lisa, who worked in public relations in 1997 and as a photographer in 2010 and who provided him with two grandsons and a granddaughter and Nicola, who studied medicine at King's College London, is a doctor and mother to three more grandsons, Jack, Henry and Walter Moore). His second wife was his personal assistant Alice Simms to whom he was only married for a year. His third wife was Lana Paton, from Charleston, South Carolina. He had three daughters by Lana (Tara, Amber and Savannah). Amber was a dressage rider who represented her country more than 20 times at dressage.

In December 1987, after departing from St. Barthélemy in the Caribbean with his pilot, a nanny, his pregnant wife and his three daughters, their plane went into a stall, plunged into the Caribbean and landed upside down. The pilot died, and one of de Savary's daughters had to be revived on the beach. De Savary said, "At that point, my philosophy on life changed a little. When you genuinely look death in the eye, you know that nothing's going with you, and life is but a thread. It's a pretty tenuous thing we're hanging on to. So, what is the point of making money? I concluded it certainly isn't for accumulating it. That's the most stupid thing I ever heard of. So, there can be only one point, and that's to spend it. Now, I'm not ridiculously wasteful, but I may be slightly extravagant. As Andrew Carnegie said, 'to die rich is to die disgraced'."

De Savary died in London from a heart attack on 30 October 2022, at the age of 78.

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| Peter de Savary | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Peter de Savary
(1944-07-11)11 July 1944
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England |
| Died | 30 October 2022(2022-10-30) (aged 78)
Chelsea, London, England |
| Education | Charterhouse School |
| Occupations | * Businessman * Yachtsman * Football Chairman |


title: My Boy (manga)

abstract: My Boy My Boy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitomi Takano. It was first serialized in Futabasha's Monthly Action from December 2015 to December 2017. It was then transferred to Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine, being serialized from May 2018 to October 2020. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Vertical.

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# My Boy (manga)

***My Boy*** (Japanese: 私の少年, Hepburn: *Watashi no Shōnen*) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitomi Takano. It was first serialized in Futabasha's *Monthly Action* from December 2015 to December 2017. It was then transferred to Kodansha's *Weekly Young Magazine*, being serialized from May 2018 to October 2020. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Vertical.

## Plot

One spring, Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker for a sports manufacturer in Tokyo, meets a 12-year-old elementary school student named Mashu Hayami in a park near her home and teachers him soccer. Around the same time, she is invited out for drinks by her boss and former lover Fumitaka Shiikawa. Satoko accepts the invitation but is introduced to Shiikawa's fiancé in her seat. Shocked by Shiikawa's treatment, Satoko cries in front of Mashu, who comforts her. On the other hand, Mashu has a complicated family situation, and they come to interact outside of soccer practice. When Mashu's father finds out about their relationship, he is angry and asks Satoko's employer to punish her, and she is transferred to a branch office in Sendai.

Two years after her transfer, Satoko celebrates her 33rd birthday. That night, she happens to reunite with Mashu, who is in Sendai for his junior high school trip. Mashu gives her his contact information, and the two begin to interact again. Satoko is then asked by Shiikawa to join the project team he set up, and she decides to return to Tokyo.

The night of Satoko's return to Tokyo, Mashu confesses to her but is rejected on the basis that they are adult and child. Mashu is depressed but receives advice from Mayuko, Satoko's younger sister, and decides to face Satoko again. On the other hand, Satoko is driven by desire to improve Mashu's home environment but finds out that it improved once he entered junior high school. Satoko realizes that her desire to save Mashu was a pretext, and she really just wanted to be by his side.

## Characters

Satoko Tawada (多和田 聡子, *Tawada Satoko*) Office lady for the sports manufacturer Yonesas. She is from Sendai, but moved to Tokyo for college and got a job at the Tokyo headquarters of Yonesas. When it is known that she is dating Mashu, she is dismissed, but Shiikawa transfers her to the Sendai branch instead. She was in the futsal club during college and teaches Mashu with that experience. Mashu Hayami (早見 真修, *Hayami Mashū*) A beautiful boy Satoko met in Tokyo. He had a bob cut in elementary school but cut it short in junior high school. His mother died when he was in elementary school and lives with his brother and father. After entering junior high school, he lives with the support of his grandmother because his father is away from home. He initially belongs to a soccer club, but he later quits on his father's orders and enters a cram school. Fumitaka Shiikawa (椎川 文貴, *Shīkawa Fumitaka*) Employee of sports manufacturer Yonesas. He works at the Tokyo headquarters and is Satoko's boss. He and Satoko belonged to the same futsal club in college, and they dated for a year. Nao Ogata (小片 菜緒, *Ogata Nao*) Daughter of Mashu's soccer club coach. She was in Mashu's class in elementary and junior high school, and they attend the same cram school. She had feelings for Mashu but was deeply hurt after conversing with Satoko and finding out he likes Satoko more than her. Mayuko Tawada (多和田 真友子, *Tawada Mayuko*) Satoko's younger sister. She lived in her parents' house in Sendai but becomes interested in Satoko and Mashu's relationship and moves to Tokyo with her sister.

## Publication

*My Boy* is written and illustrated by Hitomi Takano. The manga was serialized in Futabasha's *Monthly Action* from December 25, 2015, to December 25, 2017. In April 2018, it was announced that the series would be transferred to Kodansha's *Weekly Young Magazine*, starting on May 28 of the same year, and despite being serialized in a weekly magazine, it would keep its monthly basis release. The manga finished on October 26, 2020. Futabasha collected its chapters in four *tankōbon* volumes, released from June 11, 2016, to December 12, 2017. Kodansha re-released these four volumes between June 6 and October 5, 2018, and published the ninth and final volume on December 4, 2020.

In North America, Vertical announced the English release of the manga in July 2017. The nine volumes were released from April 10, 2018, to May 10, 2022.

### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | June 11, 2016 (Futabasha)
June 6, 2018 (Kodansha) | 978-4-575-84810-6 (Futabasha)
978-4-06-511683-8 (Kodansha) | April 10, 2018 | 978-1-945054-87-7 |
| 2 | December 12, 2016 (Futabasha)
July 6, 2018 (Kodansha) | 978-4-575-84895-3 (Futabasha)
978-4-06-512030-9 (Kodansha) | July 17, 2018 | 978-1-945054-88-4 |
| 3 | July 12, 2017 (Futabasha)
August 6, 2018 (Kodansha) | 978-4-575-85001-7 (Futabasha)
978-4-06-512053-8 (Kodansha) | March 12, 2019 | 978-1-947194-21-2 |
| 4 | December 12, 2017 (Futabasha)
October 5, 2018 (Kodansha) | 978-4-575-85072-7 (Futabasha)
978-4-06-512052-1 (Kodansha) | May 21, 2019 | 978-1-947194-74-8 |
| 5 | November 6, 2018 | 978-4-06-512756-8 | September 10, 2019 | 978-1-947194-78-6 |
| 6 | May 7, 2019 | 978-4-06-515466-3 | July 14, 2020 | 978-1-949980-46-2 |
| 7 | November 6, 2019 | 978-4-06-517736-5 | April 20, 2021 | 978-1-949980-75-2 |
| 8 | June 5, 2020 | 978-4-06-519983-1 | November 16, 2021 | 978-1-647290-67-2 |
| 9 | December 4, 2020 | 978-4-06-521702-3 | May 10, 2022 | 978-1-647290-93-1 |

## Reception

By November 2018, the manga had 1.1 million copies in circulation. The series ranked sixth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2017". The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō awards in January 2017, receiving 20 points from the Manga Taisho awards' "Executive Committee". The series placed third at the third Next Manga Awards in the comics division for manga published in print book format in 2017. The 2017 edition of Takarajimasha's *Kono Manga ga Sugoi!* guidebook ranked it second on its list of manga series for male readers.

* *Gene Bride*, another manga series by the same creator

## InfoBox

| My Boy | |
| --- | --- |
| Cover of the first manga volume | |
| 私の少年
(*Watashi no Shōnen*) | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hitomi Takano |
| Published by |  |
| English publisher |  |
| Magazine |  |
| Demographic | *Seinen* |
| Original run | December 25, 2015October 26, 2020 |
| Volumes | 9 |


title: Frank Phillips College

abstract:
Frank Phillips College, formerly Borger Junior College District, is a public community college in Borger, Texas. The college also manages the Allen Campus in Perryton in Ochiltree County, the Dalhart Center in Hartley County, and the Cosmetology Center in Hereford in Deaf Smith County. As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Frank Phillips College includes:
  - the territory within the Borger Independent School District
  - the territory within the Spring Creek Independent School District that is also within the junior college district's taxing district; and
  - the territory within Dallam, Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Hutchinson, Roberts, and Hemphill counties.

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# Frank Phillips College

**Frank Phillips College**, formerly **Borger Junior College District**, is a public community college in Borger, Texas. The college also manages the Allen Campus in Perryton in Ochiltree County, the Dalhart Center in Hartley County, and the Cosmetology Center in Hereford in Deaf Smith County.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Frank Phillips College includes:

35°39′18″N 101°24′22″W / 35.655°N 101.406°W / 35.655; -101.406

## InfoBox

Frank Phillips College
| Frank Phillips College Allen Campus building in Perryton | |
| --- | --- |
| Former names | Borger City Junior College |
| Motto | Start Here. Go Anywhere. |
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1948 |
| President | Glendon Forgey |
| Students | 1,540 |
| Location | Borger, Texas, United States<br>35°39′18″N 101°24′22″W / 35.655°N 101.406°W / 35.655; -101.406 |
| Mascot | Plainsmen |
| Website | fpctx.edu |


title: My Man Godfrey (1957 film)

abstract: My Man Godfrey is a 1957 American CinemaScope comedy film starring June Allyson and David Niven. It was adapted by Peter Berneis, William Bowers and Everett Freeman, and directed by Henry Koster. The film is a color remake of Gregory La Cava's 1936 screwball comedy of the same name. Allyson played the role created by Carole Lombard in the original version, and Niven took on the role made famous by William Powell. Niven had played the role of Tommy Gray, Godfrey's former classmate, in a 1938 radio version. While the original film from 1936 did not have its copyright renewed and is in the public domain, this film's copyright was renewed. Both films are derivative works of the still copyrighted 1935 novel by Eric S. Hatch, 1101 Park Avenue.

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# My Man Godfrey (1957 film)

***My Man Godfrey*** is a 1957 American CinemaScope comedy film starring June Allyson and David Niven. It was adapted by Peter Berneis, William Bowers and Everett Freeman, and directed by Henry Koster. The film is a color remake of Gregory La Cava's 1936 screwball comedy of the same name. Allyson played the role created by Carole Lombard in the original version, and Niven took on the role made famous by William Powell. Niven had played the role of Tommy Gray, Godfrey's former classmate, in a 1938 radio version. While the original film from 1936 did not have its copyright renewed and is in the public domain, this film's copyright was renewed. Both films are derivative works of the still copyrighted 1935 novel by Eric S. Hatch, *1101 Park Avenue*.

## Plot

The plot begins as a zany heiress uses and then takes pity on a man whom she believes to be homeless. She insists the man come home with her and gives him a job as the eccentric family's butler—much to the chagrin of her father, especially when it becomes clear the girl is falling in love with the fellow. The family's new butler, however, harbors a secret: he is actually as wealthy as and, in fact, more well-born than they are.

## Cast

## Production

The film was meant to mark the Hollywood debut of O. W. Fischer, but he was fired two weeks into production and was sued by Universal. The film was released on September 6, 2016 as part of the Universal Vault Series on MOD DVD

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## Bibliography

## InfoBox

| My Man Godfrey | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Written by | Peter Berneis
William Bowers
Everett Freeman |
| Based on | *My Man Godfrey*
1935 novel
by Eric Hatch
*My Man Godfrey*
1936 film |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Starring | June Allyson
David Niven |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
| Production
company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release dates | * October 11, 1957 (1957-10-11) (New York City) * October 18, 1957 (1957-10-18) (United States) |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.2 million |


title: Frank Hübner

abstract: Frank Hübner is a German sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Harro Bode at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal He was also a producer for the 2002 Film Whale Rider.

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# Frank Hübner

**Frank Hübner** (born 16 October 1950) is a German sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the *470 Class* with Harro Bode at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal He was also a producer for the 2002 Film Whale Rider.

## InfoBox

Frank Hübner
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 16 October 1950 (1950-10-16) (age 73)<br>Lüdenscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
|  | |
| Sailing career | |
| Club | Segel-Club Sorpesee Iserlohn |
|  | |
| Medal record      Sailing  Representing  West Germany  Olympic Games  1976 Montreal  470 class | |