text: U.S. Representative

text: Louisiana's 5th congressional district

text: DeSoto Parish

text: Monroe

text: Ouachita Parish

text: Louisiana State University

text: Baton Rouge

text: U.S. President

text: Woodrow Wilson

text: John J. Pershing

text: Pancho Villa

text: World War I

text: United States Army

text: second lieutenant

text: 156th Infantry

text: 89th divisions

text: petroleum

text: Wichita Falls

text: Burkburnett

text: Texas

text: natural gas

text: insurance

text: Governor

text: Sam H. Jones

text: anti-Long

text: Newt V. Mills

text: Democrat

text: Otto E. Passman

categories: People from DeSoto Parish, Louisiana,1896 births,Businesspeople from Louisiana,1956 deaths,United States Army officers,Politicians from Monroe, Louisiana,American military personnel of World War I,Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives,Members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana,Louisiana Democrats,People from Wichita Falls, Texas

paragraph: Charles E. McKenzie

paragraph: Charles Edgar Mckenzie (October 3, 1896 – June 7, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, based in the northeastern quadrant of his state.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born in tiny Pelican in DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, McKenzie attended public schools in Monroe in Ouachita Parish and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

paragraph: He volunteered for service in the Louisiana National Guard and was stationed on the Mexican border in 1916, when U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent General John J. Pershing in an unsuccessful attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. During World War I, McKenzie was mustered into the United States Army on April 1, 1917, and commissioned a second lieutenant in the 156th Infantry, which saw service overseas in the 39th and 89th divisions from June 1918, to September 1919.

paragraph: From 1919 to 1921, McKenzie engaged in petroleum drilling at Wichita Falls and nearby Burkburnett, Texas. He returned to Monroe and operated businesses relating to oil, natural gas, finance-brokerage, trucking, and insurance.

paragraph: He also had agricultural pursuits.

paragraph: From 1940 to 1942, McKenzie served as executive assistant director in the former Louisiana Department of Highways, now the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Thereafter, he was the Director of Planning, Housing, and Aeronautics in the Louisiana Department of Public Works in 1942 and 1943. Both assignments were during the administration of Governor Sam H. Jones, a figure in the anti-Long faction.

paragraph: In 1943, McKenzie challenged incumbent Congressman Newt V. Mills for the Democratic nomination and won by a small margin. The election results were challenged by Mills. Ultimately, Mills dropped the challenge and conceded to McKenzie. McKenzie was elected as a Democrat to the 78th and 79th Congresses (January 3, 1943–January 3, 1947). McKenzie was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946, having lost to Otto E. Passman, a favorite of the Long faction. McKenzie then resumed supervision of his business enterprises in Monroe, where he died at the age of fifty-nine. He is interred there at Riverview Cemetery.

description: American businessman and politician

wikidata_label: Charles E. McKenzie

wikipedia_title: Charles E. McKenzie


text:
U.S. Representative
Mississippi
McCool
Attala County, Mississippi
Choctaw County, Mississippi
French Camp Academy
Rhodes College
Clarksville, Tennessee
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee
Carthage, Mississippi
Kosciusko, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee
Winona, Mississippi
Mississippi State Senate
Democrat
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Oak Hill Cemetery

categories: Mississippi lawyers,People from Attala County, Mississippi,Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives,Members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi,Rhodes College alumni,Cumberland University alumni,University of Mississippi alumni,1869 births,1923 deaths,Mississippi Democrats,Mississippi state senators

paragraph: Thomas U. Sisson

paragraph: Thomas Upton Sisson (September 22, 1869 – September 26, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Early life.

paragraph: Thomas U. Sisson was born on September 22, 1869 near McCool, Attala County, Mississippi. He moved with his father to Choctaw County, Mississippi. He attended the common schools and the French Camp Academy, Mississippi. He graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian University, now known as Rhodes College, in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1889. He then studied law at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi and was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Career.

paragraph: He served as the Principal of Carthage High School in Carthage, Mississippi from 1889 to 1890. He then served as Principal of the graded schools in Kosciusko, Mississippi from 1890 to 1892.

paragraph: He was admitted to the bar in Memphis, Tennessee in 1894 and began practicing the Law in Winona, Mississippi. He served as a member of the Mississippi State Senate in 1898. He then served as district attorney of the fifth judicial district from 1903 to 1907.

paragraph: He served as a Democrat member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the sixty-eighth Congress.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Death.

paragraph: He died on September 26, 1923 in Washington, D.C.. He was buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Winona, Mississippi.

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Thomas U. Sisson

wikipedia_title: Thomas U. Sisson


text:
Vancouver
British Columbia
Colombia
"Latin American Idol" (Season 1)
Sony Entertainment Television
Pop
Pop rock
RnB
Hiphop
Rap
Jazz
Salsa
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín
Bogotá
Victoria Hernández
Canal RCN
Citytv Bogotá
Much Music
FTV
Latin American Idol
E! Entertainment Television
Daniela Kosán
Hispanic
Premios Cromos de la Moda
Peep and the Big Wide World
Discovery Kids
Da Goske
Carlos Iván Medina
Mario Jiménez
Hernán López Sosa
Official Website

categories: 1980 births,Colombian male singers,Canadian people of Colombian descent,Colombian singer-songwriters,Colombian television presenters,Latin American Idol participants,Musicians from Vancouver,Living people

paragraph: John Paul Ospina

paragraph: John Paul Ospina Morales (born 2 September 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a Colombian singer, songwriter, producer, actor and TV host. He is well known for his participation on "Latin American Idol" (Season 1), aired by Sony Entertainment Television Latin America, and for hosting the Latin version of "E! News" for E! Entertainment Television Latin America.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Early years.

paragraph: Ospina, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, of Colombian heritage. His music grew influenced by Anglo and Hispanic sounds, taking in various musical genres such as Pop, Pop rock, RnB, Hiphop, Rap, Jazz and Salsa.

paragraph: He studied Classical Singing at Antioquia University (la Universidad de Antioquia) and concurrently became the frontman for the pop rock band, El Sótano gaining recognition as part of the musical community in Medellín.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Career.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Career.:Television.

paragraph: In 2003, Ospina decided to move to Bogotá; once there, he caught the eye of acting coach and teacher Victoria Hernández. Under her wing, he began studies in dramatic arts, obtaining the antagonist role on the 2004 international television series, " Al Ritmo de tu Corazón " (Canal RCN).

paragraph: In 2005, he becomes the host of Citytv Bogotá’s Mucha Música, his country’s most important music show at the time. As Much Music Colombia’s main host, he gathered an important list of Latin and anglo musical interviewees.Also in 2005, he was invited by Fashion TV (FTV), to host an array of fashion specials, and to star in their shows "UOMO" and "Model Fan".

paragraph: In 2006, after numerous auditions and televised tryouts which began with over 20.000 contestants from all Latin America, he became one of the top 10 finalists on Sony Entertainment Television Latin America’s first season of Latin American Idol, reportedly transmitted for more than 24 countries and over 300.000.000 viewers. On June 11, 2007 John Paul makes his comeback to international TV as E! Entertainment Television Latin America’s first male host sided by female entertainment host Daniela Kosán. Together, they co-host E! News for Latin America, 100% in Spanish, for over 14 million Hispanic speaking viewers. He has been the voice and image for companies' and fashion designers' ad campaigns in Colombia and abroad. John Paul was nominated as Best Male Model at the Cromos Fashion Awards, or Premios Cromos de la Moda, in 2004.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Career.:Music.

paragraph: Many of his songs, some of which were co-produced by Alejandro Restrepo (a.k.a. Patacón) and Camilo Soler, became part of the soundtrack for some of Colombia’s television series such as "Francisco el Matemático". John Paul also sung the title song for the Latin version of "Peep and the Big Wide World" ("El Mundo Divertido de Peep"), on Discovery Kids. His career in electronic music began towards the end of 2005, when he became the lead singer of Da Goske, an electronic music project directed by Mario Jiménez (a.k.a. Rex), touring Colombia’s main cities.Presently, he is working on the preproduction of his first commercial album, of electronic genre, where he will showcase his singer-songwriter and production abilities. Some of the collaborating artists on this album are: Carlos Iván Medina, Mario Jiménez (a.k.a. Rex) and Hernán López Sosa.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Website

description: Colombian musician

wikidata_label: John Paul Ospina

wikipedia_title: John Paul Ospina


text:
Italian
Martino Longhi the Younger
Martino Longhi the Elder
Viggiù
Lombardy
Caravaggio
Rome
Duomo of Milan
national church in Rome
San Carlo al Corso
Pietro da Cortona
Santa Maria Liberatrice
Santa Maria Antiqua
St. John Lateran

categories: 1619 deaths,16th-century Italian architects,People from the Province of Varese,Architects from Lazio,1568 births,17th-century Italian architects,Italian Baroque architects

paragraph: Onorio Longhi

paragraph: Onorio Longhi (1568–1619) was an Italian architect, the father of Martino Longhi the Younger and the son of Martino Longhi the Elder.

paragraph: Born in Viggiù, Lombardy, Longhi began as assistant for his father, and inherited the latter's commission at his death in 1591. He is described by contemporary sources as a ruthless figure, a companion of Caravaggio, together with whom he was tried for homicide in Rome in 1606, and subsequently exiled.

paragraph: Returning to Lombardy he executed several unfinished plans for the Duomo of Milan and other churches, until a Papal amnesty allowed him to come back to Rome in 1611. Here he designed the first plan for the Milanese national church in Rome, San Carlo al Corso, which was completed by his son and by Pietro da Cortona. Other Longhi's works include the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice in the Roman Forum (later destroyed by the excavations which brought to light Santa Maria Antiqua) and the Santoro Chapel in St. John Lateran.

paragraph: He died in Rome in 1619.

description: Italian architect

wikidata_label: Onorio Longhi

wikipedia_title: Onorio Longhi


text:
American football
offensive tackle
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
college football
Western Michigan
Senior Bowl
2018 Reese's Senior Bowl
Denver Broncos'
Vance Joseph's
Houston Texans'
Bill O'Brien's
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles
Sports Illustrated
Scouts Inc.
Pittsburgh Steelers
2018 NFL Draft
$
contract
signing bonus
Western Michigan bio
Pittsburgh Steelers bio

categories: Sportspeople from Southfield, Michigan,Nigerian players of American football,Pittsburgh Steelers players,Western Michigan Broncos football players,1997 births,Living people,Players of American football from Michigan,American football offensive tackles

paragraph: Chukwuma Okorafor

paragraph: Chukwuma Okorafor (born August 8, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: On December 11, 2017, it was announced that Okorafor accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. Okorafor sustained an injury during practice in preparation for the Senior Bowl and was expected to miss the game. On January 27, 2018, Okorafor played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was a part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost 45–16 to Houston Texans' head coach Bill O'Brien's South team. Okorafor attended private workouts and visits with the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Okorafor was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the sixth best offensive tackle in the draft by Sports Illustrated, was ranked the ninth best offensive tackle by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 11th best offensive tackle by Scouts Inc.

paragraph: The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Okorafor in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Okorafor was the 11th offensive tackle drafted in 2018.

paragraph: On May 22, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Okorafor to a four-year, $3.40 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $812,364.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Western Michigan bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pittsburgh Steelers bio

description: American-football player

wikidata_label: Chukwuma Okorafor

wikipedia_title: Chukwuma Okorafor


text:
second series
Australian Idol
alternative rock
Albury
Canberra
University of Canberra
Australian Idol
Evermore
third season
The Voice
Freefallin
Will.i.am
Kylie Minogue
Joel Madden
Casey Donovan
Burt Bacharach
Toyota Star Maker
Planet Country
Hayley Jensen Official Website

categories: 21st-century Australian singers,Australian female pop singers,1983 births,Australian Idol participants,People from Albury, New South Wales,Living people,People from the Australian Capital Territory

paragraph: Hayley Jensen

paragraph: Hayley Jensen (born 7 January 1983) is an Australian singer and songwriter who became well known after appearing on the second series (2004) of "Australian Idol". She was the fourth finalist, leaving the show on 1 November. She spent three years as the lead vocalist of alternative rock band Seasons and dance-rock outfit Silver Cities. Toward the end of 2015, Hayley started writing a new record, an experience that guided her back to her Country roots. The EP was released in February 2017 and made it #1 on the Australian iTunes Country chart.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Hayley was born in Albury, New South Wales, but has lived in Canberra for most of her life. She spent time working at Magpies Sports Club during university and was discovered while singing karaoke at the club. Before entering the "Australian Idol" competition, she studied Jazz vocals at the ANU whilst completing year 11–12, and then went on to study Economics and Management at the University of Canberra.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:"Australian Idol".

paragraph: In 2004, Jensen audition for Australian Idol. She did not progress from her hometown of Canberra, but travelled to Sydney to try again and was successful. Hayley was selected for a spot in the Final 12 and continued in the competition for a number of weeks, eventually placing 4th.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Post-"Idol" activities.

paragraph: After "Australian Idol", Hayley formed her own record label (White Dove Music), released a solo album (Note To Self) and released a number of singles, music videos and toured the country. She performed for Coalition Forces in Iraq, for the Prime Minister on a number of occasions, and at all major entertainment centres around Australia.

paragraph: In March 2010, Jensen co-founded alternative pop/rock band Seasons with drummer Peter Wright and guitarist Sam Young. The band released their debut EP "A Moment of Clarity" on 15 April 2011.

paragraph: In late 2012, Seasons changed their name to Silver Cities, and released their first single, 'Lights'. They toured as a supporting act for Evermore on their 'Hero' National Tour. In November 2013, Hayley and her band received an award for their single 'Lights' at the 2013 Australian Independent Music Awards.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:"The Voice Australia".

paragraph: Hayley auditioned for the third season of the Australian version of "The Voice". She performed the song "Freefallin" in the episode broadcast on 7 May 2014. Coaches Will.i.am and Kylie Minogue pressed their buttons on time, but Joel Madden pressed too late attracting a lot of national media attention after he fell on the ground when his chair unexpectedly turned around. Hayley chose to join Kylie Minogue's team.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Back to Bacharach 2015.

paragraph: In 2015, Jensen joined Casey Donovan, Doug Williams and Darren Mapes, in a concert celebrating the songs and life of Burt Bacharach.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Return to country music in 2016.

paragraph: 2016 saw Hayley return to country music with her new ukulele laden single "The One" released on Friday 15 January. Hayley was nominated as a Toyota Star Maker Finalist at the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2016 where she performed at the iconic Tamworth Town Hall on Sunday 17 January together with 9 other finalists from across Australia. She subsequently released the single "I'll Always Love You" (June 2016) and "Young Years" (December 2016), followed by her EP "Past Tense & Present Peace" which made it to #1 in the Australian iTunes Country Chart.

paragraph: Hayley's new single "Summertime Soundtrack" was revealed on 6 November 2017 under the Social Family Records label. Hayley was a finalist in the 2018 Country Music Channel Awards for New Artist of the Year. She released a second single "Saturday Night" from her album "Turning Up The Dial" on 26 March 2018 with the album coming out on 11 May 2018. 2 more singles from the album were released: "Forever Won't Be Long Enough" and "This Love" respectively on 3 August 2018 and 19 November 2018, both accompanied by music videos played on online media and the Country Music Channel (CMC).

paragraph: At the end of 2018, Hayley was announced as the winner of the Australian Female Artist of The Year award in Planet Country's Music For A New Generation Awards.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Note to Self" (16 September 2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Turning Up the Dial" (11 May 2018) – No. 52 Australia

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Extended plays.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Past Tense & Present Peace" (3 February 2017)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Singles.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Alive" (August 2006) – No. 68 Australia, No. 2 AIR, No. 20 ARIA Australian Artist Singles

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Stronger" (16 June 2007) – No. 11 AIR, No. 7 ARIA Hitseekers

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Waste Away" (2008; radio single)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The One" (January 2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "I'll Always Love You" (June 2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Young Years" (December 2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Summertime Soundtrack" (November 2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Saturday Night" (March 2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Forever Won't Be Long Enough" (August 2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "This Love" (November 2018)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Others.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Australian Idol 2 Top 10: The Final 10" (2004) – No. 20 Australia

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hayley Jensen Official Website

description: Australian singer

enwikiquote_title: Hayley Jensen

wikidata_label: Hayley Jensen

wikipedia_title: Hayley Jensen


text: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

text: Old Norse

text: Swedish

text: Jomsviking

text: Scania

text: Strut-Harald

text: Jarl

text: Sigvaldi

text: Jomsborg

text: Wollin

text: Cnut the Great

text: Encomium Emmae

text: Kent

text: Southern England

text: Siege of Canterbury

text: Ælfheah

text: Olaf Tryggvason

text: Greenwich

text: Battle of Hjörungavágr

text: Battle of Swold

text: Sandwich

text: Greenwich

text: danegeld

text: Æthelred the Unready

text: Sweyn Forkbeard

text: Cnut

text: Edmund Ironside

text: Harthacnut

text: Ulf the Earl

text: Olaf II

text: Anund Jacob

text: Baltic Sea

text: Ulf Jarl

text: Battle of Helgeå

text: Encomium Emmae

text: Vinland Saga

categories: Jomsvikings,Anglo-Norse people,10th-century births,Viking warriors,Earls and ealdormen of East Anglia

paragraph: Thorkell the Tall

paragraph: Thorkell the Tall, also known as Thorkell the High in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" (Old Norse: Þorke(ti)ll inn hávi; ; Swedish; "Torkel Höge": ), was a prominent member of the Jomsviking order and a notable lord. He was a son of the Scanian chieftain Strut-Harald, and a brother of Jarl Sigvaldi, Hemingr and Tófa. Thorkell was the chief commander of the Jomvikings and the legendary stronghold, Jomsborg, on the Island of Wollin. He is also credited as having received the young Cnut the Great into his care and taken Cnut on raids. In the "Encomium Emmae," a document aimed at the movers and shakers of the Anglo-Scandinavian court in the early 1040's, describes Thorkell as a great war leader and warrior.

paragraph: Thorkell notably partook in a campaign that saw him lead a great Viking army to Kent in 1009, where they proceeded to overrun most of Southern England. This soon culminated in the Siege of Canterbury in 1011 and the kidnapping of archbishop Ælfheah, who had previously converted Olaf Tryggvason, and his subsequent murder at Greenwich on 19 April 1012.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Thorkell is a historical figure, but his career, especially its early part, is steeped in associations with the legendary Jomsvikings. Thorkell took part in the Battle of Hjörungavágr in 986 and in the Battle of Swold in 1000.

paragraph: In August 1009, a large Danish army led by Thorkell the Tall landed on the shores of Sandwich. They first marched towards the city of Canterbury but were promptly paid 3000 pounds of silver by the people of Kent to sway the army from attacking. They instead turned towards London and attempted to take the city several times, but were met with heavy resistance and ultimately abandoned their attack.

paragraph: On 8 September 1011 the Viking army returned to Canterbury and besieged the city for three weeks, eventually taking it through the treachery of a man named Ælfmaer, whose life had been previously saved by the archbishop of Canterbury, Ælfheah. Thorkell and his men occupied Canterbury and took several hostages of importance, including Ælfheah himself, who was held prisoner for seven months. During the captivity, Ælfheahn seems to have taken the opportunity to convert as many of the Vikings as possible to Christianity prompting tension. The Vikings demanded an extra 3000 pounds of silver for the release of the archbishop, but Ælfheah bravely refused to be ransomed or have his people pay the invaders. As a consequence, Ælfheah was murdered by Thorkell's men during a drunken feast at Greenwich on 19 April 1012 - the Vikings pelted him with the bones of cattle before one Viking finished him off with a blow to the back of the head with the butt of an axe. Thorkell was said to have tried his best to prevent the death of the archbishop, offering the attackers everything he possessed to stop the killing, save for his ship. And someone, possibly Thorkell, is said to have carried the corpse to London the day after the murder. Thorkell's army eventually ceased their attacks across Southern England, but only after a large series of danegeld payments were made, eventually culminating to 48,000 pounds of silver.

paragraph: Disillusioned by the archbishop's murder, and sensing that he was losing control over his men, Thorkell and several other loyalists defected, taking 45 Viking ships with them. He and his men subsequently entered into the service of the English King Æthelred the Unready as mercenaries, of whom they fought under in 1013 against the invasion of Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard and his son Cnut.

paragraph: After the death of Edmund Ironside on 30 November 1016, Cnut became king of England and he divided the country into four earldoms - making Thorkell the jarl of East Anglia. It is unknown how Thorkell fell into Cnut's services, especially considering the former's role in opposing Cnut and his father's invasion of England in 1013, but it is assumed that Cnut considered him a valuable asset and powerful ally. Given the Jomsvikings' role in political events in Scandinavia, the possibility exists that Thorkell played a masterminding role in assisting with Sveyn Forkbeard's 1013 invasion and Cnut's re-invasion a few years later.

paragraph: In 1021, for unknown reasons, Thorkell is very briefly described as falling out with Cnut, with the former being banished by the king and returning to Denmark. However, Cnut later reconciled with Thorkell in 1023, seemingly aware of the strong connections and influence he had in his home country and that he was too powerful a man to be made an enemy of. As a result, he was granted earldom of Denmark and given custody of Cnut's son Harthacnut, to whom Thorkell would serve as foster-father. Thorkell's rule was a short one, with Cnut's brother-in-law Ulf the Earl to became jarl of Denmark a year later. The perceived power vacuum of Thorkell's unexplained absence after 1023 and the commitment of Cnut in England, prompted King Olaf II of Norway and King Anund Jacob of Sweden to launch attacks on the Danish in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish and Norwegian navies led by kings Anund Jacob and Olaf II lay in wait up the river for the navy of King Cnut, which was commanded by Danish earl Ulf Jarl. Now known as the Battle of Helgeå, the decisive victory left Cnut the dominent leader in Scandinavia.

paragraph: While there is no mention of Thorkell after 1023 and he seems to have disappeared from the historical record, it may be that he was cast out of the kingdom, to return to Jomsborg or Scania. Alternatively, he may have died soon after he was made Jarl of Denmark, presumably in 1024. Maybe he was simply too old for any more conflict, the Jomsvikings were known to have men serving in the fighting ranks of age 18 to 50. With no military commands, the final years of his life may have been spent at court or on his estates; the sometimes contradictory contemporary literature of the "Encomium Emmae," has Thorkell as being in service of, rather than the threat to, Cnut and Harthacnut's authority His proven shrewd nature and wisdom were well documented.

paragraph: Section::::Modern influence.

paragraph: The character of Thorkell in the Japanese manga series "Vinland Saga" is based on Thorkell the Tall. In the series, Thorkell is a presented as a large, charismatic warrior with outstanding physical strength and a thirst for war. His motivation for siding with the English was less out of disillusionment with his own men following the murder of the archbishop of Canterbury (which is not depicted in the manga), and more so a desire to fight other Vikings as a greater challenge. He battles the protagonist Thorfinn twice, and later aligns himself with Prince Canute.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Family of Thorkell the Tall" (Medieval Lands- Danish Nobility by Charles Cawley)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Canute and His empire" (University College London by G. N. Garmonsway)

description: Jomsviking

wikidata_label: Thorkell the Tall

wikipedia_title: Thorkell the Tall


text: outfielder

text: Major League Baseball

text: Minnesota Twins

text: Texas Rangers

text: New York Yankees

text: Detroit Tigers

text: Daryle Ward

text: hit for the cycle

text: doubleheader

text: Milwaukee Brewers

text: Milwaukee County Stadium

text: San Francisco Giants

text: Fred Lewis

text: American League

text: Baseball Digest

text: batted

text: home run

text: runs batted in

text: slugging average

text: assists

text: triples

text: runs

text: All-Star

text: doubles

text: stolen base

text: games played

text: Minor League Baseball

text: Chicago White Sox

text: Charlotte Knights

text: Winston-Salem Dash

text: Birmingham Barons

text: Arizona League White Sox

text: Daryle

text: Retrosheet

categories: Texas Rangers players,Tigres de Aragua players,Tacoma Twins players,Toledo Mud Hens players,Detroit Tigers players,Geneva Twins players,New York Yankees players,Baseball players from California,Chicago White Sox coaches,Orlando Twins players,Sportspeople from Los Angeles,Major League Baseball left fielders,Minor league baseball coaches,1953 births,American League All-Stars,Minnesota Twins players,Living people,African-American baseball players

paragraph: Gary Ward (outfielder)

paragraph: Gary Lamell Ward (born December 6, 1953) is a former American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990 for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Detroit Tigers. He is the father of former major league player Daryle Ward.

paragraph: Section::::Playing career.

paragraph: Ward was signed by Minnesota as an amateur free agent in 1972 and made his major league debut late the 1979 season when he played in 10 games for the Twins. He also played 13 games for the Twins late in the 1980 season. On September 18, 1980, Ward became the sixth Twins player to hit for the cycle, doing so in the first game of a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers at Milwaukee County Stadium. Ward's cycle came in the 14th game of his career, which still stands as the Major League record for fewest games played until hitting for the cycle. On May 13, 2007, while playing for the San Francisco Giants, Fred Lewis hit for the cycle in the 16th game of his Major League career, narrowly missing Ward's mark.

paragraph: Ward was named American League Rookie of the Year by "Baseball Digest" in 1981, and he also was named Twins Player of the Year and Most Improved Player in 1982. That season, he batted .289, with 28 home runs, 91 runs batted in, and a .519 slugging average. In 1983, he hit .278 with 19 HR and 88 RBI, and he led all outfielders with 24 assists—the most for an American League outfielder since 1944. He was traded to the Rangers at the end of the season.

paragraph: In his first season with Texas, Ward hit .284 with 21 HR and 79 RBI, and he set a club season record with 7 triples and a personal high of 97 runs scored. He led the Rangers in batting in 1985 and 1986 (.287 and .316, respectfully), and then signed with the Yankees as a free agent. He had a great first half in 1987, but he slumped badly in the second half of the season. For the following two seasons, he was a part-time player; he was released by the Yankees in mid-1989 and was signed by Detroit shortly thereafter. He finished his career with Detroit in 1990.

paragraph: Ward was a two-time AL All-Star—1983 and 1985. For his career, he had a .276 batting average, 130 home runs, 1,236 hits, 597 RBI, 594 runs, 196 doubles, 41 triples, and 83 stolen bases in 1,287 games played.

paragraph: Section::::Post-playing career.

paragraph: Ward has served as a coach in Minor League Baseball for several teams within the Chicago White Sox organization; the Charlotte Knights (1999–2001 and 2009–2010), Winston-Salem Dash (2011–2012 and 2014), Birmingham Barons (2013), and Arizona League White Sox (2015–2017).

paragraph: On May 26, 2004, Ward's son Daryle hit for the cycle; the Wards are the first (and to date, only) father-son combination in major league history to hit for the cycle.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: , or Retrosheet

description: American baseball player and coach

wikidata_label: Gary Ward

wikipedia_title: Gary Ward (outfielder)


text: Count of Looz

text: Emmo, Count of Loon

text: Dirk III, Count of Holland

text: Henry of Verdun

text: Otbert

text: bishops of Liège

text: emperor Henry IV

text: abbey of Sint-Truiden

text: Henry I, Duke of Lower Lorraine

text: Godfrey of Bouillon

text: Count of Rieneck

text: Gerard

text: Arnold II, Count of Looz

text: Count of Dagsburg

text: Godfrey II, Count of Louvain

text: Berengar II of Sulzbach

text: Gertrude von Sulzbach

text: Conrad III of Germany

text: Bertha

text: Manuel I Comnenus

text: Gertrude of Dagsburg

text: Theobald I, King of Navarre

text: Count of Jülich

text: Arnout III, Count of Aarschot

text: J.-J. Thonissen

text: Biographie nationale de Belgique

text: link

text: PDF

text: Medieval Lands Project, Comtes de Looz

paragraph: Arnold I, Count of Loon

paragraph: Arnold I (approx 1050 - approx 1130), Count of Looz (Loon) (from approx 1079), son of Emmo, Count of Loon, and Suanhildis, daughter of Dirk III, Count of Holland, and his wife Othelandis.

paragraph: He was an ally of Henry of Verdun and Otbert, both bishops of Liège. In 1078, he endowed the Collegiate Church of Huy and that of St. John at Liège.

paragraph: In 1088, he spoke on the request of Bishop Henry of Verdun to end a conflict in the Abbey of St. Truiden where the bishop and emperor Henry IV had both appointed a successor abbot. As a result of his diplomacy, the emperor transferred the authority of the abbey of Sint-Truiden from Henry I, Duke of Lower Lorraine, to Arnold. Arnold forced Henry and his ally Godfrey of Bouillon, to withdraw from the monastery. The domain of Arnold expanded with the County of Rieneck by his marriage to Agnes.

paragraph: Arnold married Agnes von Mainz, daughter of Gerhard I, Count of Rieneck, and Helwig von Bliescastel. Sources disagree on their number of children, but are believed to include:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gerard? (d. 1103, but probably did not exist). Count of Loon for a brief period according to the old Belgian National Biography, pointing to a charter of 1101. Baerten (1969 p.40 footnote 2) describes this as a mistake caused by modern edition with a wrongly placed comma, and gives references to the literature.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Arnold II, Count of Looz. He is distinguished from his father of the same name by historians who note records for counts named Arnold or Arnulf between 1179 and 1141, which seems too long to be one person. The first Arnold must have died between 1125 when Count Arnold appears in a record with his son also named Arnold, and 1135, when a new Count Arnold appears with his own son and successor Louis.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gertrude van Loon (1100-1154), married to Hugo XI, Count of Dagsburg. Their son was Hugo XII, Count of Dagsburg, who married Luitgarde, widow of Godfrey II, Count of Louvain. She was daughter of Berengar II of Sulzbach, and sister of Gertrude von Sulzbach, wife of Conrad III of Germany, and Bertha, wife of Manuel I Comnenus, the emperor of Byzantium. Their granddaughter was Gertrude of Dagsburg, wife of Theobald I, King of Navarre.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Agnes van Loon (b. ca 1100), married Gerhard IV, Count of Jülich

paragraph: BULLET::::- Beatrix van Loon (d. after 1132), married Arnout III, Count of Aarschot and had issue.

paragraph: While the confusion about the non-existent "Gerard" remains, Arnold is now understood to have been succeeded by his son Arnold as Count of Looz upon his death.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- J.-J. Thonissen, "Arnoul Ier et Arnoul II", "Biographie nationale de Belgique", vol. 1 (Brussels, 1866) link

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vanderlinden, H., "Le tribunal de la paix de Henri de Verdun (1082) et la transformation de la principauté de Liège", in Mélanges Henri Pirenne, 1926

paragraph: BULLET::::- Baerten, Jean (1969), Het Graafschap Loon (11de - 14de eeuw) (PDF)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Medieval Lands Project, Comtes de Looz

paragraph: BULLET::::- Medieval Lands Project, Grafen von Egisheim und Dagsburg (Moha)

wikidata_label: Arnold I, Count of Loon

wikipedia_title: Arnold I, Count of Loon


text:
footballer
goalkeeper
FC Bastia-Borgo
Mulhouse
Châteauroux
FK Bane
Serbian League West
Le Havre

categories: Le Havre AC players,FC Mulhouse players,1993 births,Ligue 2 players,FC Bastia-Borgo players,FK Bane players,French footballers,French people of Serbian descent,Living people,Association football goalkeepers,Sportspeople from Mulhouse

paragraph: Stephen Milosavljevic

paragraph: Stephen Milosavljevic (born 22 September 1993) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Bastia-Borgo. He is of Serbian descent.

paragraph: Born in Mulhouse, Milosavljevic started playing at Châteauroux where, after playing in the youth team, he became part of the main team in the season 2010–11. In the season 2011–12 he had a spell in Serbia with lower-league side FK Bane playing in the Serbian League West. Then he returned to Châteauroux where he played until the winter-break of 2014–15 when he moved to Le Havre.

description: French association football player

wikidata_label: Stefan Milosavljevic

wikipedia_title: Stephen Milosavljevic


text:
footballer
defender
Le Havre

categories: Sportspeople from Le Havre,Ligue 2 players,Association football defenders,French people of Malian descent,1992 births,French footballers,Living people

paragraph: Samba Camara

paragraph: Samba Camara (born 14 November 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Le Havre.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Born in France, Camara is of Malian descent.

description: French association football player

wikidata_label: Samba Camara

wikipedia_title: Samba Camara


text: Heidelberg

text: Generalmusikdirektor

text: Schwarzenbach am Wald

text: Joseph Rheinberger

text: Karl Bärmann

text: Franz Wüllner

text: Bamberg

text: Heidelberg University

text: Außerordentlicher Professor

text: Generalmusikdirektor

text: Max Reger

text: Der Einsiedler

text: Geheimrat

text: Generalmusikdirektor

text: Johann Sebastian Bach

text: Franz Liszt

text: monography

text: Samedan

text: Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg

text: Philipp Wolfrum

text: Philipp Wolfrum (1854–1919)

text: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

categories: 1854 births,German male classical composers,Male organists,German male conductors (music),German classical organists,German conductors (music),Heidelberg University faculty

paragraph: Philipp Wolfrum

paragraph: Philipp Julius Wolfrum (17 December 1854 – 8 May 1919) was a German conductor, musicologist, composer, organist and academic teacher. He was influential to university education in church music in Heidelberg, and in 1907 became the town's Generalmusikdirektor.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Born in Schwarzenbach am Wald, Philipp Wolfrum was the son of Johann Heinrich Wolfrum, a teacher and church musician ("Kantor"). He first also worked as a teacher. On a scholarship, he studied from 1876 at the "Königliche Musikschule in München" organ and composition with Joseph Rheinberger, piano with Karl Bärmann, and choral singing and conducting with Franz Wüllner. From 1878 he was conductor, soloist and composer in Bamberg. In 1884 he was appointed an assistant teacher for music at the theology seminary of Heidelberg University. There, he installed formal education in church music, and initiated public musical events in the town. In 1885 he founded the choirs "Akademischer Gesangverein" and "Bach-Verein" (now: ). In 1888 he was appointed Außerordentlicher Professor. In 1890 he published "Die Entstehung und erste Entwicklung des deutschen evangelischen Kirchenliedes in musikalischer Beziehung" (The origins and initial development of the German Protestant hymn). In 1894 he was awarded the title of , and in 1907 became Generalmusikdirektor.

paragraph: Wolfrum was a friend of Max Reger, who dedicated his choral work "Der Einsiedler", op. 144a, to Wolfrum and his choir: "dem hochverehrlichen 'Bach-Verein Heidelberg' und seinem ausgezeichneten Dirigenten Herrn Geheimrat, Generalmusikdirektor, Professor Dr. Philipp Wolfrum" (to the praise-worthy 'Bach-Verein Heidelberg' and its excellent conductor, Geheimrat Generalmusikdirektor Professor Dr. Philipp Wolfrum). Wolfrum conducted the premiere of this work and of the Hebbel Requiem, op. 144b, in a memorial concert for Reger in Heideberg on 16 July 1916, shortly after the composer's death.

paragraph: Wolfrum worked for the revival of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and Franz Liszt. He published in 1910 a monography in two volumes "Johann Sebastian Bach" and was instrumental in the publishing of Liszt's complete works, publishing four volumes himself.

paragraph: Wolfrum died in Samedan. An international competition for organists of the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg was established in his name.

paragraph: Section::::Selected works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Drei Sonaten für Orgel", Op. 1, Op. 10, Op. 14

paragraph: BULLET::::- Trio in B minor for piano, violin and viola, Op. 24

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Choralvorspiele" Op. 25 and Op. 27

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Drei Tondichtungen", Op. 30

paragraph: BULLET::::- Orgel-Requiem "Klage und Trost"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Weihnachtsmysterium" Op. 31

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Philipp Wolfrum Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg

paragraph: BULLET::::- Philipp Wolfrum (1854–1919) Klassika

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nachlass von Philipp Wolfrum (1854–1919) Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

description: German conductor, composer and musicologist

wikidata_label: Philipp Wolfrum

wikipedia_title: Philipp Wolfrum


text:
Kristinehamn
rally
co-driver
Torsten Palm
Monte Carlo Rally
Erik Carlsson
Saab
East African Safari Rally
Liège-Sofia-Liège
Hannu Mikkola
World Cup Rally
Ford Escort
Rauno Aaltonen
Ove Andersson
Tony Fall
Timo Mäkinen
Bengt Söderström
Tom Trana
European Rally Championship
Lotus Cortina
Ford
Formula One
color commentator
Sveriges Television
Prince Bertil
Princess Lilian
Rally Base.nl
"Motorsport Magazine"
Speed Hunters
Google Books
Google Books

categories: 1937 births,Living people,Swedish rally drivers

paragraph: Gunnar Palm

paragraph: Gunnar Palm (born February 25, 1937, Kristinehamn) is a former Swedish rally co-driver. He is the brother of racer Torsten Palm. He lives with Gunilla Nilars.

paragraph: Section::::Racing career.

paragraph: Palm won the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally, co-driving for Erik Carlsson, in a Saab. The event was the first professional rally the pair entered. They went on to several top finishes during 1963 and 1964, in particular the East African Safari Rally and the Liège-Sofia-Liège rally.

paragraph: Co-driving for Hannu Mikkola, in 1970 Palm won the -long World Cup Rally in a Ford Escort RS1600. In 1972, the duo won the Safari Rally, also in an Escort RS1600.

paragraph: Palm collaborated with many of the world's most successful rally drivers, including Rauno Aaltonen, Ove Andersson, Tony Fall, Timo Mäkinen, Bengt Söderström, and Tom Trana. Palm co-drove with Söderström to win the 1967 European Rally Championship in a Lotus Cortina.

paragraph: Section::::After racing.

paragraph: In 1973, Palm quit racing, joining the public relations department of Ford. By 1999, he was director of Ford public relations in Sweden.

paragraph: Palm has also served as a Formula One color commentator for Sveriges Television (SVT).

paragraph: Palm was awarded the Prince's Motor Medal in 1996 by Prince Bertil's widow, Princess Lilian.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rally Base.nl

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Motorsport Magazine"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Speed Hunters

paragraph: BULLET::::- Robson, Graham. "The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally 40: The World's Toughest Rally in Retrospect" at Google Books (retrieved 24 July 2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Connor, Robert. "The 1968 London to Sydney Marathon: A History of the 10,000 Mile Endurance Rally" at Google Books (retrieved 24 July 2017)

description: Swedish co-driver

wikidata_label: Gunnar Palm

wikipedia_title: Gunnar Palm


text:
Dresden
Rostock
geologist
mineralogist
Mecklenburg
Hanns Bruno Geinitz
University of Leipzig
pseudomorph
University of Göttingen
University of Rostock
university rector
1877 Iquique earthquake
Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
Japan
Pacific Ocean
plagioclase
phonolite
Diluvium
Quaternary

categories: University of Rostock faculty,1854 births,Leipzig University alumni,German mineralogists,People from Dresden,1925 deaths

paragraph: Eugen Geinitz

paragraph: Franz Eugen Geinitz (15 February 1854, Dresden – 9 March 1925, Rostock) was a German geologist and mineralogist best known for his geological studies of the Mecklenburg region. He was the son of geologist Hanns Bruno Geinitz.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: In 1876 he obtained his PhD from the University of Leipzig with a dissertation on mineral pseudomorphs. During the following year he received his habilitation from the University of Göttingen, and shortly afterwards, became an associate professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of Rostock. In 1881 he became a full professor and director of the mineralogical-geological institute at Rostock. In 1903/04 he served as university rector.

paragraph: In 1882 he was named head of the Mecklenburg Geological Landesmuseum. In 1905 he was co-founder of the Mecklenburg "Heimatbund".

paragraph: Section::::Selected works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Das Erdbeben von Iquique am 9. Mai 1877 und die durch dasselbe verursachte Erdbebenfluth im Grossen Ocean", 1878 – Paper on the 1877 Iquique earthquake, about which, Geinitz conducted an analysis of ocean waves taken from data collected at various faraway locations in the Pacific (Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Japan, etc.). From this data he was able to calculate the mean velocity of the ocean waves and make a determination of the corresponding mean depths of the Pacific Ocean along the routes taken by the waves.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Die skandinavischen Plagioklasgesteine und Phonolith aus dem mecklenburgischen Diluvium", 1882 – The Scandinavian plagioclase rocks and phonolites of the Mecklenburg Diluvium.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Geologischer Führer durch Mecklenburg. Mit einer Übersichtskarte und 15 Tafeln", 1899 – Geological guide for Mecklenburg.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Das Quartär von Nordeuropa. Die Flora und Fauna des Quartärs", 1904 – The Northern European Quaternary, the flora and fauna of the Quaternary.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Landeskunde von Mecklenburg", 1907 – Regional studies of Mecklenburg.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Die Eiszeit", 1906 – The Ice Age.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Das Diluvium Deutschlands"; 1920 – The German Diluvium.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Geologie Mecklenburgs, mit geologischer Übersichtskarte von Mecklenburg", 1922 – Geology of Mecklenburg, with geological overview charts.

alias:
Franz Eugen Geinitz
F. E. Geinitz

description: German geologist

wikidata_label: Eugen Geinitz

wikipedia_title: Eugen Geinitz


text:
St George the Martyr
London
Middlesex
England
Southampton
Hampshire
optician
optician
James Williamson
London
optical instruments
lanterns
photographic
High Holborn
London
England
Harold Armytage Sanders
W. Watson and Son
partnership
dissolved
Hove

categories: People from London,1868 births,1943 deaths,Opticians

paragraph: Harry Arthur Crowhurst

paragraph: Harry Arthur Crowhurst (14 March 1868 – 8 December 1943) was a photographer, optician and partner in a lantern and optical supply business.

paragraph: Section::::Life and Times.

paragraph: In 1868, Crowhurst was born at St George the Martyr, London, Middlesex, England, London, England. He was the son of William Henry and Julia Ann Crowhurst. He had one brother, Walter William, and 2 sisters, Ellen Mable and Julia May.

paragraph: In 1943, he died at Southampton, Hampshire, England.

paragraph: In 1891, the Census of England and Wales noted that Crowhurst, age 23, had the occupation as optician.

paragraph: In 1900, he teamed with Harold Armytage Sanders to form the firm of Sanders and Crowhurst.

paragraph: In 1901, the Census of England and Wales noted that Crowhurst, age 33, listed occupation as optician.

paragraph: In May 1905, Crowhurst married the daughter of James Williamson, noted film pioneer, and took over the Williamson business.

paragraph: Section::::W. Watson and Son.

paragraph: W. Watson and Son was an optical instrument maker. In 1837, the William Watson business was established in London for the manufacture of optical instruments. By the 1840s, the company moved into lanterns, slides and associated equipment. In 1868, the name was changed to W. Watson & Son and by this time were located at 313 High Holborn, London. In the 1870s, the company added photographic equipment and became known as a leading manufacturer of the "Highest Class Photographic Instruments and Apparatus" in England. Into the 1940s, the company remained at 313 High Holborn, London, England.

paragraph: Section::::Sanders & Crowhurst.

paragraph: Established in 1900, Crowhurst teamed with Harold Armytage Sanders to form the firm of Sanders and Crowhurst that became an agent for W. Watson and Son. The going interest was to serve as lantern and slide dealers and also offer service as opticians. The partnership dissolved on 21 October 1908. When the partnership dissolved in 1908, Sanders continued in business as Sanders and Company at the Shaftesbury Avenue address, and Crowhurst continued in business at the Hove branch location.

wikidata_label: Harry Arthur Crowhurst

wikipedia_title: Harry Arthur Crowhurst


text:
Valldemossa
Mallorca
Palma
Pope Urban VII
Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius XI
patron saint
Saint Sebastian
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
Santuari de Lluc

categories: Spanish Roman Catholic saints,Christian female saints of the Early Modern era,People from Valldemosa,1574 deaths,Spanish Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns,1533 births

paragraph: Catherine of Palma

paragraph: Saint Catherine of Palma (1533–1574) was a Spanish nun canonised in 1930. She is also known as Catalina Thomás, Caterina Tomàs i Gallard, and Catherine or Catalina Thomas or Tomas.

paragraph: She was born 1 May 1533 at Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain, in a peasant family. She worked as a servant in a household in Palma where she learned to read and embroider, before joining the Canonnesses of St Augustine at the convent of St Mary Magdalene in Palma. She was visited by devils and angels, and went into ecstasy for the last years of her life. She died 5 April 1574 at Palma, Mallorca, of natural causes. her hat, thimble, and other relics were kept, and her body preserved in a marble sarcophagus, in the convent of St Mary Magdalene, Palma.

paragraph: After her death she was celebrated locally as a saint for half a century until a decree of Pope Urban VII forbade the worship of unrecognised saints. Local people appealed to Rome and eventually she was beatified on 12 August 1792 by Pope Pius VI and canonised on 22 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI.

paragraph: The house in Valldemossa where she was born, Carrer Rectoria 5, has become a shrine, and many houses in the village bear a plaque in her honour.

paragraph: She is considered the patron saint of Mallorca, although other sources apply this title to Saint Sebastian, Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez or the Virgen de Lluc of the Santuari de Lluc.

paragraph: She is commemorated on 1 April, and on 27 and 28 July in her home town of Valldemossa.

description: Spanish religious (1533-1574)

wikidata_label: Catalina Thomás

wikipedia_title: Catherine of Palma


text:
Barmah
Victoria, Australia
Bendigo
Lincoln, Massachusetts
gold fields
San Francisco
Bendigo
Australia
Victoria, Australia
Bendigo
Murray River
Barmah, Victoria
Moama, New South Wales
Edmund Rice
Massachusetts Bay Colony

categories: 1828 births,People from Lincoln, Massachusetts,1915 deaths,Australian businesspeople

paragraph: Joseph Waldo Rice

paragraph: Joseph Waldo Rice (1828–1915) was an American-born entrepreneur who was first person of European descent to settle the Moira Lakes region near Barmah, Victoria, Australia. He was the proprietor of the Murray Fishing Company serving to provision prospectors and gold miners in the Bendigo region beginning in the early 1850s.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and education.

paragraph: Joseph Waldo Rice was born on 8 February 1828, in Lincoln, Massachusetts to Henry Rice and Mary (Sherbourne) Rice. After attending public schools in Lincoln, Massachusetts, he set out as prospector in the gold fields of California about 1850. In 1853 with several colleagues from California, he chartered a vessel in San Francisco to sail for the gold fields of Bendigo, Australia.

paragraph: Section::::Life and Career in Australia.

paragraph: Rice arrived in Victoria, Australia in 1853 to try his luck on the Australian gold fields near Bendigo. Shortly thereafter, learning that fish were very plentiful in the Murray River, he left the gold fields and after a short time and settled in Moira Lakes near Barmah, Victoria and in 1856 established the Murray Fishing Company to supply the Bendigo gold fields with about a ton of fish per week, transported over by spring cart. Rice died on 26 February 1915 in Moama, New South Wales, and was buried in the Barmah Cemetery in Barma, Victoria along with his wife Mary Ann (Gill) Rice who died twenty years earlier on 21 October 1895. Many of his descendants still live in Barmah district.

paragraph: Section::::Genealogy.

paragraph: Rice was a direct descendant of Edmund Rice, an early English immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Joseph Waldo Rice, son of

wikidata_label: Joseph Waldo Rice

wikipedia_title: Joseph Waldo Rice


text:
Manga-MG
Brazil
footballer
left back
globoesporte
José Carlos Garcia Leal

categories: 1980 births,Clube Náutico Capibaribe players,Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players,Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players,Associação Desportiva São Caetano players,Expatriate footballers in Japan,Brazilian footballers,Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players,Associação Atlética Aparecidense managers,Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers,Ituano FC players,Brazilian football managers,Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players,Cerezo Osaka players,Grêmio Barueri Futebol players,Brazilian expatriate footballers,Association football midfielders,Living people,Association football defenders,J2 League players,Associação Atlética Aparecidense players,Sobradinho Esporte Clube players,J1 League players,Goiás Esporte Clube players,Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players

paragraph: José Carlos Garcia Leal

paragraph: José Carlos Garcia Leal or simply Zé Carlos (born July 15, 1980 in Manga-MG), is a Brazilian retired footballer who plays primarily as a left back.

paragraph: Section::::Honours.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Goiás State League: 1999, 2000, 2002

paragraph: BULLET::::- Brazilian League (2nd division): 1999

paragraph: BULLET::::- Brazilian Center-West Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- globoesporte

paragraph: BULLET::::- José Carlos Garcia Leal at BDFA.com.ar

alias:
Zé Carlos
Jose Carlos Garcia Leal
Ze Carlos

description: Brazilian footballer

wikidata_label: José Carlos Garcia Leal

wikipedia_title: José Carlos Garcia Leal


text:
Trier
Moutier
canton of Bern
abbot
Moutier-Grandval Abbey
senators
Trier
Remiremont monastery
Metz
Luxeuil Abbey
Waldebert
Eticho
Delémont
Randoald
Courtételle
crosier

categories: Medieval German saints,Year of birth unknown,7th-century Christian clergy,675 deaths,German abbots,Medieval Swiss saints,7th-century Christian saints

paragraph: Germanus of Granfelden

paragraph: Saint Germanus of Granfelden (* ca. 612 in Trier; † 675 near Moutier (today in canton of Bern, Switzerland) was the first abbot of Moutier-Grandval Abbey.

paragraph: Germanus hailed from a family of senators in Trier. He became a monk in Remiremont monastery near Metz, later in Luxeuil Abbey. When around 640 the monastery of Moutier-Grandval was founded, Abbot Waldebert of Luxeuil put him in charge of the monastery in which Germanus served for 35 years.

paragraph: According to legend, Duke Eticho wanted to subdue in 675 the area around Delémont. Germanus and Randoald met him for negotiations near Courtételle (southwest of Delémont). After discussions Germanus and Randoald were slain on their way back by supporters of the Duke.

paragraph: His day is 21 February. His crosier, one of the oldest remaining, is kept at "Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire" in Delémont.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.abbaye-saint-benoit.ch/saints/germain/index.html

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/42310

description: First abbot of Moutier-Grandval Monastery.

wikidata_label: Germanus of Granfelden

wikipedia_title: Germanus of Granfelden


text:
gridiron football
wide receiver
college football
Central Connecticut State University
Pope John Paul II High School
Boca Raton, Florida
Central Connecticut State University

categories: Kansas City Chiefs players,Milwaukee Mustangs (2009–12) players,Iowa Barnstormers players,Canadian football wide receivers,African-American players of American football,1988 births,Calgary Stampeders players,American football wide receivers,Players of American football from Florida,Central Connecticut Blue Devils football players,African-American players of Canadian football,Living people

paragraph: Josue Paul

paragraph: Josue Wildor Paul (born November 14, 1988) is an American former gridiron football wide receiver. He played college football at Central Connecticut State University.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: At a young age Paul enjoyed playing many different sports engaging in many different fitness activities. Paul began playing football at the age of 6 and quickly became serious pursuing football as a career path. Paul graduated from Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, Florida in 2007. He was an avid student; involved in multiple programs in school, he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track, and a member of the Five Thousand Role Models of Excellence Program. In high school, he achieved second team all-county and third team all-state, he was also awarded the teams most improved player.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: In 2007 Paul committed to Central Connecticut State University. Beginning in his college career he was placed as the starting returner and took a few snaps as a wide receiver. By his senior year he was leading his team as wide receiver.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007: HIs freshman year, he averaged 21.9 yards per return on kickoffs and caught two passes for 29 yards and a touchdown. In the 2007 season he had a 95-yard return for touchdown in a win over Southern Connecticut.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008: Paul averaged 20.3 return yards and caught 23 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown. He returned an 86-yard touchdown at Robert Morris.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009: Paul was a Second Team All-Conference selection, he led the team with 55 catches for 836 yards and five touchdowns he averaged 15.2 yards per catch. On return Paul averaged 23 yards and returned a 95-yard touchdown against Robert Morris.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010: Paul was named Preseason All-Conference, however, due to injury his season was cut short, but before his injury he had 19 catches for 498 yards and five touchdowns.

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Josue Paul

wikipedia_title: Josue Paul


text:
St. Louis
barrelhouse
blues
singer
piano
songwriter
boogie-woogie
Depression-era
Baton Rouge
Geechee
Georgia
Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
East Texas
World War I
William S. Hart
Bogalusa, Louisiana
janitor
flood
railroad
coupling
juke joint
Little Brother Montgomery
44 Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
Joe Pullum
Texas
World War II
Elmore James
Boyd Gilmore
Goodman
blues piano
ragtime
Gaslight Square
Tom Turpin
Scott Joplin
Bob Koester
Speckled Red
label
compilation album
Delmark Records
cook
gambling
Henry Townsend
Groningen, Netherlands
Utrecht
Soulard
washtub bass
washboard
jazz
Mississippi Nights
Casa Loma Ballroom
beer garden
rock & roll
Bennie Smith
heart disease
James Crutchfield interview
James' Leg
Soulard's Favorite Sons
St. Louis and the Blues
Biddle Street Barrelhousin'
Bat the Hummingbird

categories: 1912 births,Country blues singers,Music of St. Louis,Delmark Records artists,American blues pianists,Country blues musicians,St. Louis blues musicians,2001 deaths,American male pianists,Blues musicians from Louisiana,American blues singers,Boogie-woogie pianists,Juke Joint blues musicians,20th-century American singers,20th-century American pianists,Singers from Louisiana

paragraph: James Crutchfield

paragraph: James Crutchfield (May 25, 1912 – December 7, 2001) was a St. Louis barrelhouse blues singer, piano player and songwriter whose career spanned seven decades. His repertoire consisted of original and classic blues and boogie-woogie and Depression-era popular songs.

paragraph: Known as the "King of Barrelhouse Blues", his better-known songs include "I Believe You Need a Shot" and "My Baby Cooks My Breakfast".

paragraph: Section::::Childhood.

paragraph: There is no record of James Crutchfield's birth: "My mama never know'd what day it was, she never know'd what month it was, but she always know'd what year it was. 'Lotta folks back in them days never even know'd that much, but my mama always did. She told me I was born in '12, in Baton Rouge, when the high water was highest." Crutchfield said his mother, Sarah, was a "Geechee", a descendant of slaves of the Georgia/Carolina sea islands, and said he much resembled her. His father, Tom Crutchfield, he described as a large copper-colored man from southwestern Mississippi, whom he had never met until he was eight years old and with whom he maintained a cordial relationship thereafter. An only child, James and his mother, a farm worker, migrated through Louisiana and East Texas with the cotton and sugarcane seasons, moving often and sometimes living in tents. His earliest memories were of the "boys" coming home from World War I and the silent-movie Westerns of William S. Hart, whom he idolized.

paragraph: Around 1920, his mother married and settled in Bogalusa, Louisiana. In his early teens, while employed as the janitor in a theater, Crutchfield began to teach himself to play on the house piano. Also around this time, curious about the exact day of his birth, he went to the Baton Rouge library and told the story his mother had told him to an intrigued librarian. Together they looked through the 1912 newspapers and found that indeed, there had been a flood then, which crested on May 25. From that time on, he regarded that date as his birthday.

paragraph: In 1927, working as an underage employee for a local railroad, Crutchfield lost his left leg below the knee in a coupling accident. The railroad settled out of court for twenty thousand dollars. Part of the money was used to buy his mother a house in Baton Rouge; the rest, with his now diminished opportunities for employment, was used to subsidize his fledgling musical career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: By the end of the 1920s, Crutchfield had begun traveling a rough-and-tumble circuit of Louisiana lumber camps, Mississippi levee camps and East Texas juke joints, performing as the M & O Kid in deference to his mentor, the Mississippi barrelhouse bluesman M & O, whom Crutchfield in later years said was the best he ever heard. The establishments that served the lumber and levee camps typically stayed open all day and night and provided food, drink and lodging for two piano players, who each played a 12-hour shift for tips. Competition for these jobs was cut-throat, and Crutchfield developed his lifelong habit of playing for hours without a break, out of fear that somebody better would sit down and play in his absence and steal his job - which evidently had happened.

paragraph: Another early influence was Papa Lord God, a Texan: "Oh Papa Lord God, he was bad, man, he was baaad!" Little Brother Montgomery showed him "44 Blues" when the Montgomery brothers performed in Bogalusa, and he traded techniques in after-hours sessions with Champion Jack Dupree when they played at rival nightclubs on the same street in Baton Rouge, early in their careers. Crutchfield worked as accompanist to Joe Pullum in the early 1930s and performed with him in Texas and Louisiana, occasionally hopping freight trains for transportation. He was to play Pullum's hit "Black Gal" for the rest of his life. Shortly after the end of World War II, Crutchfield performed in Mississippi with Elmore James and Boyd Gilmore "in places like Goodman or out in the country."

paragraph: In 1948, Crutchfield moved to St. Louis, Missouri, a city with a venerable blues piano tradition dating back to the ragtime era. He worked in the Gaslight Square entertainment district at various venues, including a decade-long residency at "Miss Rosalee's" Left Bank. In 1955, Crutchfield was appearing with Bat the Hummingbird (drums) at a bar located at 2220 Market Street that was formerly Tom Turpin's Rosebud Saloon, where Scott Joplin had performed half a century earlier. He was found there by Bob Koester, on a tip from police detective Charlie O'Brien, and recorded a few days later, along with Speckled Red, by Ralph and Ethel Hiett. Several of the songs were eventually released in the "Barrelhouse Blues and Stomps" anthology series on the Euphonic label. Six selections are included on the compilation album "Biddle Street Barrelhousin"', released in 2000 by Delmark Records.

paragraph: The decline of Gaslight Square in the late 1960s was also the decline of Crutchfield's music career. He was professionally inactive in the 1970s and worked as a cook at the State Hospital for a number of years. In the early 1980s he was collecting and selling junk tires and running an illegal gambling operation.

paragraph: Section::::Rediscovery.

paragraph: In 1981, Swingmaster, a new Dutch record label, was interested in recording any of the old-time St. Louis barrelhouse piano players that might still be alive. They contacted the same Charlie O'Brien who had been instrumental in locating Crutchfield a quarter-century earlier, and he reported that Crutchfield was still around and in fine form. Swingmaster visited St. Louis that year, but had no luck finding him. They returned in 1983, and this time, with the assistance of bluesman Henry Townsend, they were successful. Crutchfield traveled to Groningen, Netherlands, later that year and recorded the album "Original Barrelhouse Blues", which was re-released on CD in 2001 as "St. Louis Blues Piano". A tour included performances in Belgium, France, Germany and several venues in the Netherlands, notably the concerthall Vredenburg in Utrecht, which he later said was the largest crowd he had ever played for.

paragraph: Back in St. Louis, local impresario Mark O'Shaughnessy guided Crutchfield's comeback and introduced him to the contemporary blues scene. He received a publicity boost when he was selected as the first recipient of the Lillian Carter Award for Outstanding Senior Citizen in 1984. Crutchfield and his wife, Ernestine, moved to the Soulard neighborhood, an area known for its many nightclubs, and he played weekly at Broadway Oyster Bar, 1860 Saloon and Mike & Min's, among other engagements. In the late 1980s, Crutchfield was regularly performing with a backup group consisting of Guitar Frank, Papa John (washtub bass) and Rosceaux (washboard). He played the 1988 St. Louis Blues Festival at the Jefferson Memorial in Forest Park, appeared every weekend at Allen Avenue, and began playing every Wednesday night for the next 12 years at Venice Cafe, where many of St. Louis' top blues and jazz musicians would often sit in.

paragraph: In the early 1990s, Crutchfield replaced the "tub" and "rub-board" with Sharon Foehner (bass) and Bill Howell (drums) and added Andy Millner (harmonica). In addition to weekly engagements, one-nighters, parties and weddings, he appeared at the 1993 St. Louis Blues Festival on the riverfront, Harp Attack at Mississippi Nights, and the Casa Loma Ballroom. A well-known and popular character around the neighborhood, his annual birthday celebration at Molly's heralded the beginning of the summer beer garden season in Soulard. Crutchfield appeared at the 1997 St. Louis Blues Heritage Festival and continued working regularly, performing with local rock & roll pioneer Bennie Smith and the Urban Blues Express in his last years.

paragraph: James Crutchfield died of complications of heart disease on December 7, 2001, in St. Louis, almost the last bluesman of his era. An impromptu parade through the streets of Soulard was held in his honor.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: "Barrelhouse Blues And Stomps: Vol. 4", Various Artists, Euphonic ESR-1204 (1957)

paragraph: "Barrelhouse Blues And Stomps: Vol. 5", Various Artists, Euphonic ESR-1205 (1967)

paragraph: "Original Barrelhouse Blues", Swingmaster 2109 (1985)

paragraph: "Biddle Street Barrelhousin"', Various Artists, Delmark DE-739 (2000)

paragraph: "St. Louis Blues Piano", Swingmaster CD 2205 (2001)

paragraph: "The Story Of Piano Blues: From The Country To The City", Various Artists, Wolf CD 120106 (2013)

paragraph: "Another Friend Like Me", Various Artists, Document DOCD 32-20-19 (2013)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- James Crutchfield interview

paragraph: BULLET::::- James' Leg

paragraph: BULLET::::- Soulard's Favorite Sons

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Louis and the Blues

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biddle Street Barrelhousin'

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bat the Hummingbird

description: American barrelhouse blues singer, pianist, and songwriter

wikidata_label: James Crutchfield

wikipedia_title: James Crutchfield


text:
outfielder
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates

categories: 1885 births,Calgary Bronchos players,Harrisburg Senators players,Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon,1970 deaths,Baseball players from Oregon,Portland Beavers players,Pittsburgh Pirates players,Portland Pippins players,Spokane Indians players,Oakland Oaks (baseball) players,Jewish American baseball players,Jewish Major League Baseball players,Newark Indians players,Portland Colts players,Major League Baseball outfielders,Pendleton Buckaroos players,People from Rogue River, Oregon

paragraph: Ed Mensor

paragraph: Edward Mensor (November 7, 1885 – April 20, 1970) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Midget", he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

description: Major League Baseball outfielder

wikidata_label: Ed Mensor

wikipedia_title: Ed Mensor


text:
captain
Royal Navy
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
midshipman
John Nicholson Inglefield
Trial of Captain Whitby.1812
Naval Court Marshall

categories: Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars

paragraph: Henry Whitby

paragraph: Henry Whitby was a captain in the Royal Navy. He fought during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He joined the navy in 1794 as a midshipman. He commanded and . He married the second daughter of John Nicholson Inglefield.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Trial of Captain Whitby.1812

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Naval Chronicle: Volume 16, July-December 1806, Volume 16, p. 119

paragraph: BULLET::::- Naval Court Marshall

description: captain in the Royal Navy

wikidata_label: Henry Whitby

wikipedia_title: Henry Whitby


text: Melbourne, Florida

text: Laguna Beach, California

text: Southern California

text: OBX

text: Santa Cruz

paragraph: Amber Torrealba

paragraph: Amber Torrealba (born July 1, 1990) is a professional skimboarder and videographer.

paragraph: Amber was born and raised on the east coast in Melbourne, Florida and currently resides in Laguna Beach, California. She has been skimboarding since 17 years of age and has been competing in the women's professional skimboarding division since 2014. Amber is also actively involved in videography and the production of content in many other action sports. She has created videos with companies such as Red Bull and Adobe. In 2015 she was ranked 6th in the world on the United Skim Tour and also featured as Leading Lady in the Pulse Skimboarding Magazine. After migrating to Southern California, Torrealba has ranked in several professional competitions including 2nd Place at the Skim USA OBX Skim Jam, 1st Place at the Santa Cruz SkimBlast and went on to clinch the Vic Women's World Championship of Skimboarding in 2016.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://AmberTorrealba.com

wikidata_label: Amber Torrealba

wikipedia_title: Amber Torrealba


text:
Russia
judoka
Rio Olympics

categories: Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Olympic judoka of Russia,Russian female judoka,People from Labinsk,1991 births,Living people

paragraph: Ekaterina Valkova

paragraph: Ekaterina Igorevna Valkova (, born 17 May 1991) is a Russian judoka who competes in the 63 kg division. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the European championships, but was eliminated in the first round at the Rio Olympics.

description: Russian judoka

wikidata_label: Yekaterina Valkova

wikipedia_title: Ekaterina Valkova


text:
basketball
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
guard
1971
1982
La Salle Academy
University of South Carolina
Atlantic Coast Conference
Phoenix Suns
1971 NBA draft
Kentucky Colonels
New York Nets
Mike Gale
Wendell Ladner
three-point field goal
Denver Nuggets
University of Denver College of Law
ABA/NBA stats
College & ABA/NBA stats
SC Athletic History

categories: Basketball players from New York (state),Denver Nuggets players,1949 births,All-American college men's basketball players,American men's basketball players,Phoenix Suns draft picks,South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players,Sportspeople from New York City,Environmental lawyers,Living people,Colorado lawyers,Kentucky Colonels draft picks,Sturm College of Law alumni,Los Angeles Lakers players,Kentucky Colonels players,Point guards,New York Nets players

paragraph: John Roche (basketball)

paragraph: John Michael Roche (born September 26, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'3" (1.90 m), 170 lb (77 kg) guard's career spanned from 1971 to 1982.

paragraph: Roche attended high school at La Salle Academy and received his B.S. degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina in 1971. While at the University of South Carolina, he was twice named the ACC basketball Player of the Year and was second in the voting in his other varsity year. He was a consensus All-American and Academic All-American basketball player in 1970 and 1971. He was named the 20th best player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference on its 50-year anniversary team.

paragraph: After graduation, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (14th pick) of the 1971 NBA draft and also selected by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1971 ABA Draft. Roche signed with the New York Nets of the ABA, who had obtained the rights to him from the Colonels. He was selected to the 1972 ABA All-Rookie team, and played with the Nets during his first three seasons. During the 1973–74 season, he was traded back to Colonels for Mike Gale and Wendell Ladner. Roche is the first in NBA history to hit 7 three-point field goals in a single quarter. He played professional basketball for nine years, including three years for the Denver Nuggets. During the time he played professional basketball, he received his J.D. (1981) from the University of Denver College of Law. He is the only person who played in the NBA as a licensed lawyer.

paragraph: Roche is currently an attorney at the Denver office of the law firm Taylor|Anderson. He practiced at Davis, Graham and Stubbs for eighteen years and Snell & Wilmer for nine years before joining Taylor|Anderson in 2009. He is admitted to practice in the State of Colorado, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and he is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. Roche has also taught Remedies as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

paragraph: Roche is a member of the New York City, LaSalle Academy, University of South Carolina and the State of South Carolina Halls of Fame. He is a nine time singles champion of the Denver City Open tennis tournament in his various age groups and a recipient of the Sam & Sid Milstein Award as "outstanding senior male tennis player" for the year 2014 in the Intermountain Colorado region. Roche is also an avid yoga practitioner.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- ABA/NBA stats @ "basketball-reference.com"

paragraph: BULLET::::- College & ABA/NBA stats @ "basketballreference.com"

paragraph: BULLET::::-  @ "Taylor | Anderson"

paragraph: BULLET::::- SC Athletic History as gamecocksonline.cstv.com

description: American basketball player

wikidata_label: John Roche

wikipedia_title: John Roche (basketball)


text:
Hungarian
track and field athlete
1904 Summer Olympics
Veličná
Budapest
100 m competition
60 metres event
long jump competition
profile

categories: Olympic athletes of Hungary,1954 deaths,Hungarian male sprinters,Hungarian male long jumpers,1883 births,People from Veličná

paragraph: Béla Mező

paragraph: Dr Béla Mező (July 11, 1883 – April 18, 1954) was a Hungarian track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Nagyfalud (today Veličná) and died in Budapest.

paragraph: In 1904 he was third in his first round heat of 100 m competition and did not advance to the final. In the 60 metres event he was also eliminated in the first round after finishing fourth in his heat, he was nearly disqualified due to two false starts but the other athletes in his heat refused him to be penalized.

paragraph: He also participated in the long jump competition but his exact result is unknown. In all three events he was the only European competitor.

paragraph: A member of the Hungarian Athletic Club (MAC) he set records in the 100 yard event winning national championships and was awarded the Hungarian Perpetual Champion trophy in 1903. He was selected to represent Hungary at the 1904 Olympics in St Louis.

paragraph: Unfortunately due to the rough transatlantic crossing and related stomach ailments he did not compete in full form, ran his Olympic heats quite unwell and was not able to match his championship performance levels.

paragraph: Following his sports career he became a well-respected surgeon and adjunct professor of

paragraph: the medical school, held several patents including a surgical powder used widely to treat post op

paragraph: wounds. In his later years he developed special treatments based on the sympathetic nervous

paragraph: system of the body.

paragraph: Dr Mezo loved the outdoors as an avid hunter and wild life conservationist and later as a fisherman.

paragraph: He was active in his profession until the end of his life.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- profile

description: Hungarian sprinter and long jumper

wikidata_label: Béla Mező

wikipedia_title: Béla Mező


text:
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Horn
Vancouver
Sydney, Australia
Burns Philp
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Royal Australian Historical Society
New Hebrides
Moluccas
Royal Geographical Society

wikipedia_title:
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Horn
Vancouver
Sydney
Burns Philp
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Royal Australian Historical Society
New Hebrides
Maluku Islands
Royal Geographical Society

categories: 1872 births,1948 deaths,Members of the Order of the British Empire

paragraph: Francis Joseph Bayldon

paragraph: Francis Joseph Bayldon MBE (1872–1948) was an Australian master mariner and nautical instructor. Born in England, he was apprenticed to Devitt & Moore, and was an officer on their passenger ships, on a route that circled the globe, around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. He was later with the Canadian-Australian Line, sailing between Vancouver and Sydney, Australia. He was on the Burns Philp ship the "Moresby" in 1901–1902.

paragraph: He helped correct nautical charts for Pacific navigation. Bayldon Shoals, near Tulagi in the Solomon Islands, is named for him.

paragraph: He was a fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society, and in 1925, published an article on the journeys of Luis Váez de Torres from the New Hebrides to the Moluccas. He was also a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

description: master mariner, nautical instructor

wikidata_label: Francis Joseph Bayldon

wikipedia_title: Francis Joseph Bayldon


text:
André-Jacques Garnerin
André-Jacques Garnerin
Parc Monceau
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand
Montpellier
French Revolution
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon
Waterloo
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
Sophie Blanchard
Journal de Paris
Jardin de Tivoli
Meudon
Seine
Bois de Boulogne
Montrouge
Champ de Mars
Bois de Boulogne
Porte Maillot
École Militaire
Rouen
Bordeaux
Madrid
Orléans
Grenoble
Marseille
Lyon
Garonne
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818)
Cologne
Stuttgart
Milan
Verona
Venice
Turin

wikipedia_title:
André-Jacques Garnerin
André-Jacques Garnerin
Parc Monceau
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand
Montpellier
French Revolution
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon
Battle of Waterloo
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
Sophie Blanchard
Journal de Paris
Jardin de Tivoli, Paris
Meudon
Seine
Bois de Boulogne
Montrouge
Champ de Mars
Bois de Boulogne
Porte Maillot
École Militaire
Rouen
Bordeaux
Madrid
Orléans
Grenoble
Marseille
Lyon
Garonne
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818)
Cologne
Stuttgart
Milan
Verona
Venice
Turin

categories: 1853 deaths,French skydivers,1791 births

paragraph: Élisa Garnerin

paragraph: Élisa Garnerin (1791-1853) was a French balloonist and parachutist. She was the niece of the pioneer parachutist André-Jacques Garnerin, and took advantage of his name and of the novelty of a woman performing what were at the time extremely daring feats. She was a determined businesswoman, and at times got into trouble with the police for the disturbance her performances caused, failure to pay all taxes due and failure to deliver all that her advertising had promised. She toured the provinces of France, Spain, Italy, and other parts of Europe, making 39 descents in all between 1815 and 1835.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Élisa Garnerin was born in 1791.

paragraph: She was the niece of André-Jacques Garnerin (1769-1823).

paragraph: Her uncle made his first parachute jump from a balloon in the Parc Monceau on 22 October 1797.

paragraph: He was not the first to use a parachute, since Louis-Sébastien Lenormand had descended by parachute at Montpellier in 1783, but his jump from a balloon caused so much public excitement that from then on no great official festival was complete without a jump by Jacques Garnerin, the official "aérostier des fêtes publiques".

paragraph: Elisa was the daughter of Jacques Garnerin the elder, "physician, author of several inventions, former government commissary to the armies".

paragraph: He had played a role in the French Revolution, and calumniated Marie Antoinette before the revolutionary tribunal.

paragraph: Section::::First parachute jumps.

paragraph: In August 1815 Élisa's father had the idea of profiting from the Garnerin name and giving Paris the new experience of a woman descending by parachute.

paragraph: With Napoleon finally defeated at Waterloo the people of Paris wanted festivals and distractions.

paragraph: Balloons were very popular at the time, with balloonists such as Étienne-Gaspard Robert, Jean Margat, and Sophie Blanchard, who died in 1819 during one of her brave ascents.

paragraph: The publicity given to Élisa Garnerin was more effective than that of any of these rivals.

paragraph: It included notices in the "Moniteur", "Journal de Paris", "Constitutionnel" and "Quotidienne", posters on every wall and pamphlets distributed to the national guards and the municipal employees.

paragraph: Elisa made an ascent on 20 September 1815 from the bowling green at the Jardin de Tivoli.

paragraph: Spectators included the King of Prussia and his son, the Prince Royal.

paragraph: The wind was quite strong, and quickly carried away a small pilot balloon.

paragraph: However, Elisa climbed into the car and to the applause of the audience rose rapidly.

paragraph: After eleven and a half minutes she left the balloon with her parachute, and descended majestically for over five minutes, landing safely near Meudon.

paragraph: On 2 May 1816 Elisa made an ascent on a calm day with a wind from the southeast. She crossed the Seine, left the car and parachuted down to the Bois de Boulogne.

paragraph: The balloon continued to rise and was carried away towards the plain of Montrouge.

paragraph: Elisa and her sister were invited to perform for the Fête of Saint Louis on 25 August 1816.

paragraph: It was announced that while the sisters ascended Elisa would play the harp and sing verses in honour of the King and his family.

paragraph: The women tried three times, but the balloon would not rise and the crowd became angry.

paragraph: Elisa went up alone, and after 15 minutes came down near the Bois de Boulogne.

paragraph: Madame Blanchard also performed at this fete, and was applauded by the masses as she rose in her balloon from the Champ de Mars.

paragraph: On 15 September 1816 Élisa was to jump at the Champ de Mars in front of a large crowd.

paragraph: The ascent was preceded by a horse race.

paragraph: Élisa was accompanied by her sister Eugénie, who was jumping for the first time.

paragraph: A trial balloon was launched at 5:00 p.m. to determine the wind direction, and at 5:30 the two sisters climbed into the basket.

paragraph: The line was cut and the balloon rose a few feet, but then came down again, almost touching some spectators.

paragraph: Élisa got out and the lightened balloon carried Eugénie south towards the Bois de Boulogne.

paragraph: It almost touched ground near the Porte Maillot, and Eugénie was about to get out when it rose again.

paragraph: Over the Plaine de Monceau Eugénie detached the parachute from the basket and came down to earth easily, while the balloon was lost in the sky.

paragraph: Around 6:00 Eugénie was brought back in triumph to the École Militaire, where she was applauded by the spectators.

paragraph: The festival was over.

paragraph: Section::::Difficulties with the police.

paragraph: The family constantly complained about the shares of the proceeds that was given to the poor and to the Royal Academy of Music.

paragraph: Jacques Garnerin was caught more than once trying to hide part of the proceeds to avoid these shares.

paragraph: Élisa Garnerin tried many projects that did not succeed.

paragraph: She always met hostility from the Paris police.

paragraph: They disliked the crowds drawn by the balloon festivals, which took considerable effort to control.

paragraph: The crowds ransacked the vegetable gardens which surrounded the Champ de Mars at that time, causing many complaints.

paragraph: The police had a strong card in the deposition by Élisa's father against Marie Antoinette, despite the many protestations of loyalty to the monarchy by father and daughter, and used this as an excuse to refuse permission for further exhibitions in the capital.

paragraph: Section::::The provinces and Madrid.

paragraph: For more than five year Élisa gave demonstrations in the provinces and abroad.

paragraph: In September 1817 she appeared in Rouen, in February 1818 in Bordeaux, in April 1818 in Madrid, in September 1819 in Orléans, in September 1821 in Grenoble, in June 1821 in Marseille and in June 1822 in Lyon.

paragraph: The show in Madrid was a fiasco.

paragraph: There was the usual storm of publicity, then the event was postponed from April 19 to April 23, then to May 3 and finally to May 11.

paragraph: On that day there was a huge crowd. The king and queen were to attend and the event was fixed for 5:00 p.m.

paragraph: At the last minute handwritten posters announced that the experiment could not take place.

paragraph: Élisa and her father were taken to prison for their own protection, and left that night to return to France.

paragraph: They reimbursed the price of the seats, but kept the subscription money.

paragraph: Élisa's 28 June 1818 ascent at Bordeaux was made despite a strong wind.

paragraph: As she rose, waving a white flag, the balloon was quickly carried southward towards the harbour.

paragraph: Elisa separated from the balloon with her parachute, but a cross-current carried it into the middle of the river, where she was set down.

paragraph: Two boats were ready, and brought her back to safety.

paragraph: The account said she was terrified by the time the boats arrived.

paragraph: In fact she had attached a float to the parachute so she could descend safely into the Garonne.

paragraph: Élisa performed at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818), where the German lady balloonist Wilhelmina Reichard also made an ascent, disappeared from sight and eventually landed near Cologne.

paragraph: Élisa rented chairs and sold seats in the balloon basket to the more daring.

paragraph: However, she hurt herself in a fall from the basket.

paragraph: The balloon flew off and was retrieved at Stuttgart.

paragraph: By May 1819 she had made 14 parachute descents despite the protests of her uncle, who felt his reputation was being usurped.

paragraph: In September 1819 Élisa announced that a magnificent fete would be held at the old burial ground in Orléans featuring the ascent of a balloon to .

paragraph: She did not provide the promised wonders, was reported to the magistrates and was taken "to a vile prison, where she will be brought before the Tribunal of Correctional Police!"

paragraph: Section::::Innovations.

paragraph: As she gained experience Élisa made continued improvements to the parachute, increasing its size and strength and greatly reducing its weight.

paragraph: In Grenoble she had the descent undertaken by a 12-year-old girl.

paragraph: In May 1819 Élisa was temporarily back in Paris, where she proposed to attempt a balloon ascent and parachute descent with a perfected balloon in the shape of a fish, which would somehow give it the ability to "move forward".

paragraph: She asked for a subsidy of 15,000 francs.

paragraph: The Minister said this was insane.

paragraph: In April 1820 Élisa proposed a huge project combining horses races with balloon trials, but apparently received no official response.

paragraph: At the end of 1821 she proposed a "Royal Agricultural Show and Royal French Races". This was rejected, and Elisa was refused permission to use the Champ de Mars for a spectacle similar to that of September 1816.

paragraph: She tried again in December 1822 and February 1823, and finally in July 1823 was allowed to use the Champ de Mars again.

paragraph: Section::::Last years.

paragraph: Élisa now spent five years in Italy.

paragraph: She was in Milan in 1824 and 1825, where she was seen by "The Imperial Majesty of Austria and all the sovereigns of Italy."

paragraph: She appeared in Verona and Venice, where for her 28th descent she parachuted down to the lagoon, using the float she had invented.

paragraph: She was in Turin in 1827 and returned to Paris in 1828, where she organized horse races combined with gymnastic, equestrian, and balloon exercises.

paragraph: For eight years she toured through Europe.

paragraph: Back in Paris, on 22 May 1835 she executed her 39th and last parachute descent at the Champ de Mars.

paragraph: Élisa Garnerin died in Paris in April 1853.

wikidata_label: Élisa Garnerin

wikipedia_title: Élisa Garnerin


text: late Mughal era

text: Urdu

text: ghazals

text: Ghalib

text: Zauq

text: nom de plume

text: Maulana Azad Medical College

text: Delhi

text: Kashmiri

text: Unani

text: zamindar

text: sufi

text: Khwaja Mir Dard

text: mathematics

text: geomancy

text: astrology

text: chess

text: Hindustani music

text: diwan

text: matla

text: ghazal

text: Momin Khan Momin at Urdu Poetry Archive

text: Momin Khan Momin at Kavita Kosh

categories: 1800 births,19th-century Indian poets,1851 deaths,Urdu poets from India,Indian male poets,Poets from Delhi,Kashmiri people,Indian Sufi saints

paragraph: Momin Khan Momin

paragraph: Momin Khan Momin (1800–1851) (—) was a late Mughal era poet known for his Urdu ghazals. A lesser-known contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq, he used "Momin" as his "nom de plume". His grave is located near the parking area of Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Momin Khan 'Momin' was born in Delhi into a muslim family of Kashmiri origin. His father, Ghulam Nabi Khan, was a "Hakeem" (physician of traditional/Unani medicine). Momin Khan received training in the family profession from a young age and himself became a "hakim," due to which he is often referred to in contemporary accounts as "Hakeem Khan," "Hakeem" being the Urdu word for physician. However, his bent was for poetry and he soon became known more as an accomplished poet. His interest received a fillip due to the associations he unwittingly gained through marriage. In 1823, Momin married to a girl belonged to the family of zamindar (land owner). The marriage became unsuccessful, and he separated from his wife. He later married Anjuman-un-Nisa Begum, a relative of Urdu poet and sufi saint Khwaja Mir Dard. They had a son, Ahmad Nasir Khan, and a daughter, Muhammadi Begum. Momin died in 1851 at the age of 51.

paragraph: Momin was something of a polymath, with several interests apart from medicine and poetry. He was also competent in mathematics, geomancy, astrology, chess and Hindustani music.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Momin is known for his particular Persianized style and the beautiful use of his 'takhallus'. According to legend, Mirza Ghalib (his contemporary and also a rival) offered Momin his entire "diwan" (collection of poetry) in exchange for a particular verse of Momin. However, most modern poets believe this claim as an 'exaggeration' which poets commonly indulged in at that time. This exaggeration was usually done to emphasise some thing. The couplet in question was:

paragraph: which translates to:

paragraph: This couplet's beauty is in its succinctness and multiple layers of meaning. One of the meanings is "When you're with me(on my mind), no-one else is" and a second meaning/interpretation is "You are with me (on my side), when no-one else is". The two meanings emerge by the use of words "gōyā" and "jab (when)"."

paragraph: One of his very famous ghazals starts with the following matla (the first line of the opening couplet of a ghazal).

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Filmography of Momin Khan Momin on IMDb website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Momin Khan Momin at Urdu Poetry Archive

paragraph: BULLET::::- Momin Khan Momin at Kavita Kosh

description: Indian writer

wikidata_label: Momin Khan Momin

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