Fausto Romitelli

Fausto Romitelli (1 February 1963 – 27 June 2004) was an Italian composer.

Life and career
Romitelli was born on 1 February 1963 in Gorizia. He studied composition at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan and subsequently took part in courses at the Accademia Chigiana di Siena with Franco Donatoni and at the Scuola Civica di Milano. He moved to Paris in 1991, where he became a student of Hugues Dufourt and Gérard Grisey. From 1993 to 1995 he was compositeur en recherche at IRCAM.

Romitelli achieved successes in numerous European competitions, and his music has been performed by ensembles such as Berg Orchestra and at festivals such as the Festival d’Automne (Paris), Musica nova Helsinki, Steirischer Herbst (Graz), Venice Biennale and the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. His visionary video opera An Index of Metals (2003) was awarded the Franco Abbiati Prize of Italian music critics in 2004.

He died aged 41 on 27 June 2004 in Milan following a long battle with cancer.

Works

1980s
Dia Nykta for solo flute, 1982
Solare for solo guitar, 1983
Furit aestus for soprano and instrumental quintet, 1985
Ganimede for solo viola, 1986
Have your trip for harp, guitar and mandolin, 1988–89
Kû for 14 performers, 1989

1990s
Nell'alto dei giorni immobili for 6 performers, 1990
Natura morta con fiamme for string quartet and electronics, 1991
La Lune et les eaux for 2 guitars, 1991
La sabbia del tempo for 6 performers, 1991
Mediterraneo - I. Les idoles du soleil for ensemble, 1992
Mediterraneo - II. L'azur des déserts for voice and 14 instruments, 1992–93
Your time is over for cello and ensemble, 1993
Golfi d'ombra for solo percussion, 1993
Acid Dreams and Spanish Queens for ensemble, 1994
Seascape for contrabass recorder, 1994
EnTrance for soprano, ensemble and electronics, 1995
Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero. Prima domenica for 4 instruments, 1995–96
Cupio Dissolvi for 14 performers, 1996
The Nameless City for strings and bells ad libitum, 1997
Lost for voice and 15 instruments, 1997
Music for László Moholy-Nagy's film Ein Lichtspiel, schwarz-weiss-grau for recorder, double bass, guitar, percussion and piano, 1997
Professor Bad Trip: Lesson I for 8 performers and electronics, 1998
Professor Bad Trip: Lesson II for ensemble, 1998–99
The Poppy in the Cloud for choir and ensemble, 1999

2000s
Professor Bad Trip: Lesson III for ensemble, 2000
Blood on the Floor, Painting 1986 for ensemble, 2000
Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero. Seconda domenica: hommage à Gérard Grisey for 4 instruments, 2000
Flowing down too slow for string orchestra, percussion and bells, 2001
Amok Koma for ensemble and electronics, 2001
Chorus for percussionists, 2001
Trash TV Trance for electric guitar, 2002
An Index of Metals, video opera for soprano, ensemble, multiple projections and electronics (Text: Kenka Lekovich, Video: Paolo Pachini, Leonardo Romoli, 2003
Dead City Radio Audiodrome for orchestra, 2003
Green, Yellow and Blue for ensemble, 2003

Discography
 Fausto Romitelli, Cupio dissolvi, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, MGB, 2008, (with works by Jim Grimm, Beat Furrer, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong and Alex Buess), MGB 110.
 Fausto Romitelli, Audiodrome [orchestral works] : Dead City Radio. Audiodrome ; EnTrance ; Flowing Down Too Slow ; The Nameless City, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Peter Rundel, Stradivarius, 2005, STR33723.
 Fausto Romitelli, Paolo Pachini, An Index of Metals, Ictus Ensemble with Georges-Elie Octors (conductor) and Donatienne Michel-Dansac (soprano), Cyprès, 2003.
 Fausto Romitelli, Professor Bad Trip, Ictus Ensemble, Cyprès, 2003.
 Fausto Romitelli, The Nameless City, Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy, Cyprès, 2012.
 Fausto Romitelli, Anamorphosis, Talea Ensemble, Tzadik, 2012.
 Fausto Romitelli Nell'alto dei giorni immobili & remixes, Zagros. Remixes by Diego Capoccitti, Neil Kaczor, Andrea Mancianti and WK569, altremusiche.it / Sincronie, 2012, am002.

Sources
IRCAM. Biographie: Fausto Romitelli
SMQC. Fausto Romitelli.


Obscured by Clouds

Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 2 June 1972 by Harvest and Capitol Records. It is based on their soundtrack for the French film La Vallée, by Barbet Schroeder. It was recorded in two sessions in France, while they were in the midst of touring, and produced by the band members.

The album is shorter than some of their previous material, and makes heavy use of the acoustic guitar. Lyrically, the songs centre around love, a common theme in the film it was inspired by. The album's only single was "Free Four". Obscured by Clouds has been seen as a stopgap for the band, who had started work on their next album, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). The work is often overlooked in the band canon, primarily because of the success of their later material. Nevertheless, the album reached number six in the UK and number 46 in the US, and retrospective opinions from both fans and critics have been positive, with some critics noting the similarities to their later material.

Background
By 1972, Pink Floyd had recorded the soundtracks to the films The Committee (1968) and More (1969), and part of Zabriskie Point (1970). On the back of Mores success, its director Barbet Schroeder asked the band to record the soundtrack of his next major project as and when it arrived. The new film, La Vallée, featured two travellers on a spiritual quest in New Guinea, and Schroeder thought Pink Floyd would be suitable to provide the music. The group had already started working on another album, The Dark Side of the Moon, including some basic recording and live performances, but took two breaks to Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville, France, either side of a Japanese tour, to write and record music for the film. The album was then mixed from 4–6 April at Morgan Sound Studios in London.

As they had done on More, the band saw a rough cut of the film and noted certain timings for cues with a stopwatch. From this, they created a number of pieces that they felt could be cross-faded at various points in the final cut of the film. They were not worried about creating complete songs, feeling that any musical piece would be workable without the need for any solos, but nevertheless, under pressure to produce enough material, they managed to create a whole series of well-structured songs. Drummer Nick Mason recalls that the sessions were very hurried, and the band spent most of the time in Paris locked away in the studio.

During the first recording session in February 1972, the French television station ORTF filmed a short segment of the band recording the album, including interviews with bassist Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour. In a snippet of interview footage at Abbey Road Studios that appeared in the 1974 theatrical version (later released on VHS and Laserdisc and subsequent "Director's Cut" DVD) of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, Waters said that early UK pressings of the album contained excessive sibilance.

After recording had finished, the band fell out with the film company, prompting them to release the soundtrack album as Obscured by Clouds, rather than La Vallée. In response, the film was retitled La Vallée (Obscured by Clouds) on its release.

Songs
The songs on Obscured by Clouds are all short and economical, in contrast to the lengthy instrumentals found on other Floyd albums. A strong country music influence was present on several tracks, with prominent use of acoustic guitar. The album also featured the VCS 3 synthesiser, which Wright had purchased from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

The title track made prominent use of the VCS 3, and featured Mason playing electronic drums. The following track, "When You're In" is similar in style; its title came from a phrase said by roadie Chris Adamson. The two pieces were played back-to-back live in late 1972 and on the 1973 tours. They were also part of the set used for the group's collaboration with Roland Petit and the Ballet National de Marseille at the Palais de Sports, Paris, in early 1973.

"Burning Bridges" was one of two songwriting collaborations on the album between keyboardist Richard Wright (who wrote the music) and Waters (who wrote the lyrics). "Wot's... Uh the Deal?" was a straightforward acoustic piece. It was never performed live by Pink Floyd, but Gilmour resurrected the piece for his solo tour in 2006. One of these performances features on Gilmour's 2007 DVD Remember That Night and also the vinyl version of his 2008 live album, Live in Gdańsk.

"Childhood's End" was the last song Pink Floyd released to have lyrics written by Gilmour until the release of A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987. The title may have been derived from the Arthur C. Clarke novel of the same name. It was performed live at a few gigs in late 1972 and early the following year; the drum pattern opening the track was recycled for "Time" on The Dark Side of the Moon.

"Free Four" was the first Pink Floyd song since "See Emily Play" to attract significant airplay in the US, and the second (after "Corporal Clegg" from A Saucerful of Secrets) to deal with the death of Waters' father during World War II. The title is derived from the count-in "One, two, 'free, four!", spoken in a Cockney accent. The track was released as a single in the US, as the band felt it was suitable for AM radio.

"Stay" was written and sung by Wright, with lyrics by Waters. It is superficially a love song, except the protagonist cannot remember the girl's name, suggesting she might have been a groupie.

"Absolutely Curtains", the closing instrumental on the album, ends with a recording of the Mapuga tribe, as seen in the film.

Release and reception

The album's cover was, like several other Pink Floyd albums, designed by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis. It consists of a photograph of a man sitting in a tree which has been taken out of focus to the point of complete distortion. Hipgnosis viewed a number of stills from the film on a 35mm projector, and liked the visual effect when the slide jammed. Schroeder later said the band did not want to make the cover particularly good as The Dark Side of the Moon would have to compete with it, but Thorgerson insisted it was given proper consideration like any other Floyd album.

Obscured by Clouds was released in the UK on 2 June 1972 and then in the United States on 15 June 1972, both on Harvest. The album reached number one in France, number six on the UK Albums Chart, and number 46 on the US albums chart (where it was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1997). In 1986, the album was released on CD. A digitally remastered CD was released in March 1996 in the UK and August 1996 in the US. It was remixed in 2016 for the Early Years box set, and released individually the following year.

The album has been overlooked by fans and critics as it was overshadowed by The Dark Side of the Moon, released less than a year later, but Mason has said it is one of his favourite Floyd albums. Retrospective critical reception has been mixed; The Daily Telegraph said "its elegant instrumentals point the way to Dark Side", while Rolling Stone said it was a "dull film soundtrack".

Track listing

Personnel
All personnel are uncredited on the original sleeve.

Pink Floyd
David Gilmour – acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitars, EMS VCS 3, vocals
Nick Mason – drums, percussion
Roger Waters – bass guitar, vocals
Richard Wright – Hammond organ, Farfisa organ, piano, EMS VCS 3, electric piano, vocals

Additional personnel
Hipgnosis – album cover

Charts

Certifications and sales


Helianthus angustifolius

Helianthus angustifolius is a species of sunflower known by the common name narrowleaf sunflower or swamp sunflower. It is native to the south-central and eastern United States, found in all the coastal states from Texas to Long Island, and inland as far as Missouri. It is typically found in the coastal plain habitat (both the Atlantic and Gulf), particularly in wet areas.

Helianthus angustifolius is often cultivated for its bright, showy yellow flowers. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. It is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 150 cm (5 feet) tall. One plant can produce 3-16 flower heads, each with 10-20 ray florets surrounding as least 75 disc florets.


Forevermore (TV series)

Forevermore is a 2014 Philippine romantic drama television series directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, starring Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano, together with an ensemble cast. The series aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from October 27, 2014, to May 22, 2015, replacing Ikaw Lamang.

Plot
This is the story of Alexander "Xander" Grande III (Enrique Gil), the rebellious, broken only child of a hotel magnate, and Maria Agnes Calay (Liza Soberano), the humble, beautiful and hardworking daughter of a strawberry farmer in La Presa, Benguet. They cross paths when Xander crashes into Agnes' strawberry truck while base jumping. After the incident, his parents forced him to pay for the damages and his recklessness by having him work in the strawberry farm without any comfortable amenities under the guidance of Agnes, alongside her strawberry farm community. The journey towards Xander's immersion within a totally different world was not easy for both, however, due to Agnes and the La Presa community, he transforms from a broken boy into a very charming, understanding, and caring man loved by everyone. Xander and Agnes soon fall deeply in love with each other, but unknown to Agnes, Xander has unfinished business with his first love, Kate Saavedra (Sofia Andres). Aside from this, Xander and Agnes' love is further challenged when they get entangled in the strawberry farm land dispute between their families. Realizing what is important, Xander makes the greatest sacrifice for Agnes, the woman he loves the most, and that it's best for them to part ways. As fate would have it, after two years of separation, they meet again.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Extended cast
 Nonong "Bangkay" de Andres as Mang Banky
 Lilia Cuntapay as Aling Aunor
 Jesse James Ongteco as Niknok
 Marco Gumabao as JC
 CJ Navato as Dexter
 Bernadette Allyson-Estrada as Loulie Perez-Saavedra
 Joe Gruta as Ka Sebio
 Pepe Herrera as Cesar Bernales
 Karen Dematera as Karen Poe
 Raymond Osmena as Damian
 Igi Boy Flores as Momon
 Michael Flores as Congressman Jaime Saavedra

Guest cast
 Karen Reyes as Charlotte
 Devon Seron as Jasmine
 Elisse Joson as Roselle
 Hyubs Azarcon as Sir Biboy
 Kitkat as Shiela
 Erin Ocampo as Patricia Alexandra Decena
 Mymy Davao as Tanya
 Ricky Rivero as himself (TV Host for Top Bad Boy)
 Marina Benipayo as Stephanie "Steph" Montecillo–Camembert
 Rolando Inocencio as President of Rallos University
 Evelyn "Matutina" Guerrero as Aling Pasencia
 Gio Alvarez as Atty. Mateo "Teo" Salazar
 Jojo Alejar as Frank Martin
 Ana Capri as Tetay Fernandez
 Miguel Morales, Daniel Ombao and Renz Michael as Jay's best friends
 Anjo Damiles as Jonathan Acosta
 ChicoSci as themselves in La Presa Palooza
 Callalily as themselves in Battle of the Bands
 6cyclemind as themselves in Battle of the Bands
 Banda ni Kleggy as themselves in Battle of the Bands
 Dennis Padilla as Alex's father
 Myrtle Sarrosa as Jessica
 Mel Kimura as Venus
 Jasper Visaya as Jass
 Yayo Aguila as Taps
 Chase Vega as Hapon
 Luz Fernandez as Aling Galietta
 Gabriel Sumalde as Sebastian "Basty" Grande
 John Wayne Sace as Kano
 Arnold Reyes as Tim
 Erich Gonzales as Alexandra "Alex" Pante
 Alfred Martin as young Alexander "Xander" Grande
 Rhed Bustamante as young Maria Agnes Calay

Episodes

Awards and nominations

International broadcasts
  Indonesia — MNCTV
  Kenya — StarTimes Novela E1
  Kazakhstan — Channel 31
  Malaysia — Astro Prima & Astro Mustika HD

Reception


ARIA Music Awards

The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards (these are what is usually being referred to as "the ARIA awards") as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards (held separately from 2004), Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame – the latter were held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011. For 2010, ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time.

Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and usually increases recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005, for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No. 31 to No. 5 in the ARIA Charts, its highest position.

History

In 1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) was established by the six major record companies then operating in Australia, EMI, Festival Records, CBS (now known as Sony Music), RCA (now known as BMG), WEA (now known as Warner Music) and Polygram (now known as Universal) replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It later included smaller record companies representing independent acts/labels and has over 100 members.

Australian TV pop music show Countdown presented its own annual awards ceremony, Countdown Music and Video Awards, which were co-produced by Carolyn James (a.k.a. Carolyn Bailey) from 1981 to 1984 and, in the latter two years, in collaboration with ARIA. ARIA provided peer voting for some awards, while Countdown provided coupons in the related Countdown Magazine for viewers to vote for populist awards. At the 1985 Countdown awards ceremony, held on 14 April 1986, fans of INXS and Uncanny X-Men scuffled during the broadcast and as a result ARIA decided to hold their own awards.

Starting with the first ceremony, on 2 March 1987, ARIA administered its own entirely peer-voted ARIA Music Awards, to "recognise excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music" with an annual ceremony. Initially included in the same awards ceremonies, it established the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, it held separate annual ceremonies from 2005 to 2010, the Hall of Fame returned to the general ceremony in 2011. The ARIA Hall of Fame "honours Australian musicians' achievements [that] have had a significant impact in Australia or around the world".

The first ceremony, in 1987, featured Elton John as the compere and was held at the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel, Sydney. There were no live performances at the early ARIAs, music for both walk on/walk off was supplied by a nightclub dj, Rick Powell. All subsequent ceremonies were held in Sydney except the 1992 event at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. For 2010, ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time. Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and may increase recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005, for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No. 31 to No. 5 in the ARIA Charts, its highest position.

Broadcast history

The first five ARIA Awards were not televised, at the very first award ceremony on 2 March 1987, the host, Elton John, advised the industry to keep them off television "if you want these Awards to stay fun". The first televised ARIA Awards ceremony occurred in 1992, all subsequent ceremonies were televised. They were broadcast on Network Ten from 2002 to 2008 and returned in 2010. Nine Network aired the ceremony on 26 November 2009, its digital channel, GO!, aired the 2011 ARIA Music Awards on 27 November 2011.

Controversy

At the 1988 ceremony a fracas developed between band manager, Gary Morris, accepting awards for Midnight Oil, and former Countdown compere, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, who was presenting. They conflicted over visiting United Kingdom artist, Bryan Ferry, who had also presented an award. Morris objected to Ferry's presence and insulted him, Meldrum defended Ferry and then scuffled with Morris. In 1995 electronic music group, Itch-E and Scratch-E, won the inaugural award for "Best Dance Release" for their single, "Sweetness and Light". Band member, Paul Mac thanked Sydney's ecstasy dealers for their help. One of the sponsors of the awards, that year, was the National Drug Offensive. In 2005 Mac explained that he did not expect to win and so had not prepared a speech. His speech was bleeped for the TV broadcast.

During the 2004 voting process, former 3RRR radio DJ, Cousin Creep (a.k.a. Craig Barnes), published his user name and password on a music site, Rocknerd, allowing public votes, before being removed from voting two days later. The 2007 ARIA Awards telecast was marred by controversy, after it was revealed by the ABC's Media Watch programme that Network Ten had used subliminal advertising during the course of the broadcast, which under the Australian Media and Broadcasting rules, such an activity is illegal. Network Ten disputed the finding, however their basis for defence was criticised by Media Watch, as demonstrating an ignorance of the rules. The 2010 telecast was criticised in media reports: Crikey's Neil Walker decried the "infamously shambolic Sydney Opera House fiasco", The Punch's Rebekah Devlin speculated on it being the worst ever telecast, "it felt like we’d stumbled into some raging A-list party and we definitely weren’t invited [...] Guests who were there said it was a great night, but it reignites the debate of what the Arias are actually all about… is it an event staged for the musicians and the people there, or is it for a TV audience?", while Daily Telegraphs Kathy McCabe felt the "underlying problem with the past two years’ telecasts is they have tried to be all things to all people and do way too much" and advised that ARIA should get "professionals to do the job professionally, give them ample time to rehearse and allow them to protest when the words just don’t work". In 2011 Dallas Crane's vocalist and guitarist, Dave Larkin hoped for improvement from ARIA and the telecast, "[s]o gross was last year’s 'stubby-on-the-opera-house-steps' screaming match, that it still burns a brutal reflux just thinking what horrible depths our embattled industry and its unfortunate viewership plummeted to on that grievous evening of small screen hell" and felt their main flaw was that the "ARIAs never seem to take enough time or pride educating the masses on our local industry legends ... There never seems to be enough reference or homage paid to great Aussie pop and rock trailblazers who made and continue to make Australian music what it is today".

Nomination process
To be eligible, a release must be commercially available within the specified period for a given year. Material must be previously unrecorded, thus ruling out most live albums. A recording can be nominated within multiple categories, but only one genre category (for example, an album could not be simultaneously nominated for Best Pop Release and Best Dance Release). Re-released recordings are not eligible and compilations are not eligible.

Artists must either be Australian citizens, or have applied for or attained permanent resident status and have resided in Australia for at least six months within the specified period. For bands, at least half the members of the group must meet this requirement. If a recording refers to both an individual and a band (for example, Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males), it must be nominated only the basis of the individual or the band, not mixed or both.

Some categories have further requirements as specified below:

 Album/Single of the Year: Recording must appear in the ARIA Top 100 Albums or Singles chart respectively during the specified period.
 Breakthrough Artist (Album/Single): Artist must not have previously reached the final five nominations in any ARIA awards category for any release, or have been in a group that has done so, or have a previous release in the Top 50 release charts.
 Best Rock Album: "Recording must be directed toward Contemporary Rock, Modern Rock and Active Rock formats."
 Best Adult Contemporary Album: "Recording must be directed toward Adult Contemporary formats."
 Best Pop Release: "Recording must be directed toward CHR/Top 40 formats."
 Best Independent Release: Recording must be released and funded by an ARIA member that is not a member of a multinational corporation.
 Best Music DVD: Compilations may enter this category. Content must be at least 60% original. The release must be eligible to appear on the ARIA Music DVD chart (this means most "bonus disc" releases are unlikely to be eligible).
 Best Comedy Release: Compilations are acceptable. Album, single and DVD releases are all eligible. Content must be 100% original.
 Best Children's Album: Compilations are acceptable (but content must be 100% original, having been recorded specifically for that album). Form and content must be aimed at a pre-teen audience.
 Best Dance Release: Compilations are acceptable. "Artists working primarily within the dance genre, e.g.: House, Techno, Trance, Hardcore, Garage, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Disco and Electronica are eligible. In the case of a remixed album or single, the production team(s) and the original recording artist(s) must both meet the artist eligibility criteria, and the release must qualify for inclusion in either the ARIA Album or Single chart."
 Best Urban Release: "Artists working primarily within the urban genre, e.g.: r’n’b, hip-hop, soul,  funk, reggae and dancehall, are eligible. In the case of a remixed album or single, the production team(s) and the original recording artist(s) must both meet the artist eligibility criteria, and the release must qualify for inclusion in either the ARIA Album or Single chart. The ARIA member must also nominate whether the production team or the original recording artist would be the recipient of the award."
 Sales awards: A company may enter up to five recordings in a category. For these categories, the recording does not have to be first released during the specified period, so these categories are two of the few where recordings can be nominated more than once. These categories were discontinued in 2010.

Judging process

Sales awards are judged by an independent audit. The Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement awards are awarded at the discretion of the ARIA Board. Genre categories are judged by "voting schools" that consist of 40–100 representatives from that genre. The remaining generalist categories are the "voting academy", which, in 2009, consisted of 1106 representatives from across the music industry.

Members of the academy are kept secret. Membership is by invitation only. An individual record company may have up to eight members on the academy. The only artists eligible to vote are winners and nominees from the previous year's awards.

Categories
The ARIA Awards are given in four fields: ARIA Awards (for general and genre categories), Fine Arts, Artisan and Public Vote. With the exception of the Public Vote field, all award winners and nominees are determined by either a "voting academy" or a "judging school"; the nominees for the public voted categories are determined by ARIA with the public choosing the winner.
In the following tables, all the categories are listed in order of the year they were first given; any box in the "last awarded" column that says "N/A" is a current award. The years are linked to their corresponding ceremony and the ordinal numbers beside the year correspond to the order they were presented.

Current

Retired

Note: Originally awarded at the same ceremony as the ARIA Awards, the ARIA Fine Arts and Artisan Awards have been awarded at a separate ceremony from 2004.

Hall of Fame and achievement awards

ARIA Hall of Fame inductees have been installed annually from the categories inception, as from 1988 except 2000 (no inductees), ARIA Outstanding Achievement Awards (periodically, first in 1988), ARIA Special Achievement Awards (periodically, first awarded in 1989), ARIA Lifetime Achievement Awards (periodically, first awarded in 1991) and ARIA Icon Awards (first in 2013).

Originally artists were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the same ceremony as the ARIA Awards, in 2005 the inaugural ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame ceremony was held separately with another inductee at the later ARIA Awards ceremony — from 2008 to 2010 the ARIA Hall of Fame ceremony was a stand-alone event with no later inductees. From 2011 the Hall of Fame ceremony was held at the same time as the ARIA Awards.

The trophy
The ARIA award trophy, used since 1990, is a tall triangular pyramid made of solid stainless steel. The 1987–1989 trophies were designed by Philip Mortlock, while the 1990 design was by Mark Denning. The Channel V award which is "V" shaped, and silver, or in the case of the award of 2008, red. As from 2005, The Hall of Fame trophy, from the Denning design, was golden coloured metal with ARIA printed in black near the base on two sides, on the third side is the award title (ARIA ICONS: HALL OF FAME), awardee name and date printed on a plaque.

ARIA Music Awards by year
To see the full article for a particular year, please click on the year link.

1   Rolf Harris was stripped of his induction in 2014 after being convicted for indecent assault.

Most Awards/Nominations

Highest number of awards received by an artist with the number of their nominations:


Central District (Larestan County)

The Central District of Larestan County () is a district (bakhsh) in Larestan County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 124,134, in 30,613 families.  The District has three cities: Lar, Latifi, and Khur. The District has three rural districts (dehestan): Darz and Sayeban Rural District, Dehkuyeh Rural District, and Howmeh Rural District.


Columns Crown

is a puzzle game developed by WOW Entertainmentfor the Game Boy Advance and published by Sega in Japan and THQ in other territories. It is the first spiritual sequel of Columns and was released in Europe on December 7, 2001, in  Japan on December 13, 2001, and in North America on February 4, 2002. The game was later re-released twice as part of the 2 Games in 1 twin-pack cartridge in Europe, first bundled with Sonic Pinball Party on November 11, 2005 and then with ChuChu Rocket! on November 28, 2008.The latter compilation, aside as being the final one released on the system in Europe, was the final game to be released on the Game Boy Advance.

The puzzle style is "tetris-esque", with falling vertical blocks of three coloured gems, with matching gems being destroyed. There is a basic plot of rescuing the stolen kingdom's crown by winning games.

There is a power-up feature, with different potential attack and defence features being possible to use, with most only being available during player-to-player versus games.

IGN gave a negative review to Columns Crown, saying that while the versus mode was enjoyable with use of the power-ups, the game as a whole was much less addictive than other similar games released on the Game Boy Advance.


Ashwellthorpe railway station

Ashwellthorpe was a railway station that existed in the village of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, on a cutoff line between Forncett and Wymondham. This entry covers the history of the line and the station.

The station and line was opened in 1881 with the passenger service being withdrawn in 1939 and the line closing in 1951 although a siding remained at the Wymondham end until 1976.

Description
Ashwellthorpe station was located 2 miles and 76 chains from Forncett station and consisted of two platforms with the main station building which incorporated a two-storey stationmaster's house) being located on the down side. This was equipped with a booking office, toilets and a waiting room. A simple shelter was provided on the up platform and the signal box was located to the north of that. Two brick built cottages were also provided and located on the station approach road.

A single siding goods yard was provided.

History

Great Eastern Railway (1881-1922)
As early as 1853 Peter Bruff surveyed a link between Wymondham and Forncett on the Norwich to Ipswich line for the Eastern Counties Railway but the plans were not developed.

During the 1870s railway companies backed by the Midland Railway and Great Northern Railway alerted the Great Eastern Railway to potential threats to its monopoly in the North Norfolk area.  To address this a new line from Wymondham to Forncett was proposed to offer connections via a change at  Forncett to the Norwich to Liverpool Street line.  Construction started in April 1880 through an area of rolling farmland with a bridge over the River Tas. A year later in April 1881 with the line substantially complete, the contract for building Ashwellthorpe station was awarded to William Bell & Sons for £3,026.

The line opened on 2 May 1881 although improvements at Forncett railway station  (a footbridge and locomotive turntable) were not ready in time. The line was built as double track throughout, was 6 miles 16 chains long, and was controlled by three signal boxes (Forncett Junction, Ashwellthorpe and Wymondham North Junction).

In 1882 the 1.50 pm departure from Wells arrived at Forncett at 3.08 pm in time to connect to the up express and arrive in Liverpool Street at 6.00 pm. In the opposite direction, a 5.50 pm departure from Liverpool Street would see an arrival of 9.15 pm.

The line was primarily used for passenger diversions and freight that did not need to be routed via Norwich. However following flooding at Flordon (north of Forncett) in 1912 main line passenger services were diverted via Wymondham (where they would have reversed0 between 26 August and 2 October.

After World War one through trains to Wells ceased and the 1922 showed six trains each way on the line operating Forncett to Wymondham only.

London & North Eastern Railway (1923-1948)
Following the passing of the Railways Act 1921 on 1 January 1923 the operation of the line and Ashwellthorpe station was taken over by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Rationalisation at Forncett Junction followed with the abolition of the signal box and responsibility transferring to Forncett station signal box.

The July 1939 timetable showed six passenger trains each way along the line on a weekday with the first up and last down operating from/to Dereham. However, the outbreak of World War II saw the passenger service withdrawn on 10 September never to be restored. Goods traffic meanwhile continued with Ashwellthorpe being serviced by a daily freight and a small number of freight trains running over the line. Airfield construction (of RAF Hethel) saw additional construction traffic use the station in 1941/42.

British Railways (1948–1951)
Following nationalisation in 1948 the station became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways. The passenger service had not been restored after the war and by the July 1950 timetable change the only remaining traffic was the weekday "as required" freight service typically worked by a former GER 0-6-0T. The line was closed in August 1951 although a two-mile stub was retained at the north end to store redundant rolling stock.

In December 1954, the remains of the branch were used to stable the royal train overnight. Norwich based scrap firm A King and Sons took over the site in the 1960s and the site became the final resting place of many locomotives and carriages before closure in early 1976.  Wymondham North Junction was removed on 3 August 1976 although the signal box had been closed at an earlier date.

The site today
The station was located off the B113 road, east of Ashwellthorpe village towards Toprow. The former station site and part of the railway alignment are now used as industrial estate. The former station building has been adapted as an office on the site.


Axel Orrström

Axel Orrström (born 13 April 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays for AC Oulu.

Orrström played for Atlantis FC until November 2007  and joined Scottish side Dumbarton in January 2008, leaving in April 2008, making a total of seven appearances. Orrström later signed for AC Oulu.

Orrström is a former Finnish youth international.

External links


Truth vs Hype

Truth vs Hype is an Indian weekly current affairs programme produced by Ambika Varma and presented by Sreenivasan Jain in the English news channel New Delhi Television 24x7 (NDTV 24x7). In most episodes, Jain travels to various parts of India to discuss a major news story of the week, with help of additional inputs from New Delhi Television correspondents. The program, launched in September 2011, was praised for breaking away from the stereotypical Indian format of "talking-heads" discussion on prime time news television.

Jain won the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for "Journalist of the Year (2012)" for Truth vs Hype. "In a world pre-occupied with breaking news and centred around studio rooms, Sreenivasan Jain’s show Truth vs Hype aimed at bringing stories straight from the field. From covering the aftermath of the revolution in Egypt to investigating the riots in Assam, from exposing the nexus between miners, real-estate players and politicians in Goa to a series on the coal scam, the show kept its focus on hard news", The Indian Express wrote. "From reporting from the grassroots, it evolved into an investigative show which had a combination of ground reports, investigation, and political and socio-economic issues," Jain says.

Schedule: Saturday 21.30 IST (Sunday 14.30 IST) for 20–25 minutes


Rubén Darío Velázquez

Rubén Darío Velázquez Bermúdez (born December 18, 1975) is a retired Colombian footballer.

Club career
Velázquez was part of the Once Caldas squad that won the 2004 Copa Libertadores title, surely the most unlikely team ever crowned champions of South America.

In 2006 Velázquez left Colombia for the first time in his career to join Colón de Santa Fe.

External links
 Primera División Argentina statistics at Futbol XXI
 BDFA profile


Arrid

Arrid is a type of antiperspirant and deodorant originally introduced in 1935 by Carter Products and was acquired by Church & Dwight in 2001. The active ingredient is up to 20% aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly.

Products
Arrid deodorants and antiperspirants come in 5 different forms: solids, clear gels, sprays, roll-ons and cream.

Advertising
During the 1940s and '50s, its famous slogan was "Don't be half-safe—use Arrid to be sure", which gave rise to Half-Safe, the name of the amphibious vehicle which Ben Carlin used to circumnavigate the world in the mid 20th century.

In 1993, Arrid was backed by a $14 million television campaign, $1.4 million in radio and $3 million in print support.

In the 2000s, one of its most popular slogans was "Stress stinks! Arrid works!"

Ingredients
Each of Arrid's deodorants contain a different active ingredient. In their solid and clear gel deodorant, the active ingredient is aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly. The active ingredient in their spray deodorant is aluminum chlorohydrate and the active ingredient in their cream is aluminum sesquichlorohydrate.

External links
 Official Website


Indycar Grand Prix of Sonoma

The Indycar Grand Prix of Sonoma was an IndyCar Series race held at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California.  The USAC Championship Car circuit raced at the circuit in 1970. In 2005, American open wheel racing returned to the circuit with an IndyCar Series event.  The 2006 event saw rookie Marco Andretti win his first career race. It marked the record youngest winner (19 years, 5 months, 14 days) of a major open-wheel racing event at the time.

The IndyCar Series race utilizes a modified  version of the road course, the same used by AMA Superbike. The circuit includes the carousel, making it longer than the NASCAR layout, but shorter than the full  course. This course uses turn 7a of the NASCAR course, but skips the hairpin prior to the front straight. The dragstrip is used instead of the keyhole, adding a high speed section immediately following the exit of the carousel.

For 2012, the course was altered. The back hairpin used the inner loop instead of the outer loop used by NASCAR. Turn nine was widened by ten feet while turn eleven at the hairpin was extended by 200 feet.

From 2015 to 2018, the race had served as the IndyCar season finale.

It was announced on July 13, 2018, that the Monterey Grand Prix at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca would replace Sonoma for the 2019 IndyCar Series season.

Past winners

Support Race History


Seti se moje pesme

Seti se moje pesme (trans. "Remember My Song") is the first and only album by former Yugoslav hard rock  band Apartman 69 released in 1983. Following the release of the album, the band disbanded due to lack of popularity. In 1996 Zoran Zdravković, band's guitar player formed the band Kraljevski Apartman, but none of the tracks from Apartman 69 were performed. The album was never released on CD.

Track listing

Side one

"Vesnine jesenje kiše" (Z. Zdravković, D. Janković, A69) - 2:55
"Seti se moje pesme" (D. Blažić, A69) - 5:12
"Budim se" (D. Dimitrijević,D. Blažić, A69) - 3:44
"Sećanje No 1" (Z. Zdravković, D. Janković, A69) - 3:08

Side two

"Lažeš me, Ana" (Z. Zdravković, D. Blažić, D. Janković, A69) - 4:08
"Ama, ti si ona ista" (Z. Zdravković, D. Janković, A69) - 3:12
"Sećanje No 2" (D. Blažić, D. Janković, A69) - 4:22
"Apartman 69" (M. Jovanović, A69) - 3:08

Personnel

Dragan Blažić - vocals
Zoran Zdravković - guitar
Milan Mastelica - bass guitar, backing vocals
Jovan Simonović - drums
Dejan Mihajlović - keyboards, backing vocals

External links


Andy Howson

Andy Howson is a British Muay Thai fighter from The Bad Company gym based in Leeds. He is a five-time world champion in the 55 kg Super Bantamweight division. Howson retired from fighting in 2015.

During Andy's 24 year career he has remarkable achievements. Andy managed to become a 5 times world champion including prestigious WBC World title at 53.5 kg, 2x Intercontinental Champion, 2x Commonwealth champion, European champion, 2x British champion and English champion in his impressive 88 fight career where he picked up 74 wins (27 by KO) 13 losses and 1 draw. Andy is known outside of Thailand as one of the best ever bantamweight fighters and have proved this on many occasions by fighting and beating the best in his fighting career. Andy is a former UK no.1 and has only lost twice in his weight division against English opponents.

For the past two decades Andy has passionately dedicated his time to the sport of Muay Thai, in the infamous gym Bad Company (Leeds). Since his humble beginnings Andy has gone on to compete across the world, testing his talents against best fighters in his weight.

Andy is known as 'The Punisher', or 'Lord of War', for his aggressive fighting style and prodigious heart and for never give up attitude and always going for war to win. An excellent example of that is Andy Howson vs Dean Jame s and the iconic round 4.

Andy for years been fighting top caliber opponents and holds wins over names like Damien Trainor 3x(one by a way of stoppage), Mohamed Bouchareb(WBC World Title), Mohad Ali Yakub (WMC World title), Weera 'Spicy' Minghton and many top level Thais including a Lumpiniee, Rajadamnern and Thailand champion Somboombap Phumpaneang (KO 1st round).

Howson picked up his 5th world title in 2014 beating Mohamed Bouchareb on points for the vacant WBC bantamweight title. He then retired in 2015 after losing by stoppage to Joseph Lasiri from Italy.

Howson now runs the Muay Thai gym Science of 8 located in West Bromwich and is producing many champion fighters.
Howson come back to fight k-1 world champion Gianpiero Sportelli from Monopoli in 2018.


The Mystery of Choice

The Mystery of Choice is a collection of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, published by D. Appleton in 1897.  Distinguished by an atmospheric use of natural scenery, the stories are mostly set in Brittany in France.  The macabre and eerie feature throughout.  The last story was later incorporated into the episodic novel In Search of the Unknown.  The first edition omitted the title of "The Key to Grief" in its contents list.

Contents
 "The Purple Emperor"
 "Pompe Funebre"
 "The Messenger"
 "The White Shadow"
 "Passeur"
 "The Key to Grief"
 "A Matter of Interest"
"Envoy (a poem)"

External links
 The Mystery of Choice at Project Gutenberg


The United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (German: Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands) (VELKD) was founded on July 8, 1948, in Eisenach, Germany.  Its total membership is 8.6 million people. The Member Churches of this organisation are in full fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). All its member churches belong to the Evangelical Church in Germany, with which it co-operates closely. It has recently been reduced from an independent legal entity to an administrative unit within the larger Evangelical Church in Germany.

The seat of the VELKD is in Hanover. The leading bishop (German: Leitender Bischof) is Gerhard Ulrich.

Leading Bishops of the VELKD

 1948–1949: Wilhelm Henke
 1949–1955: Hans Meiser
 1955–1969: Johannes Lilje
 1969–1975: Hans-Otto Wölber, Land Bishop of Hamburg
 1975–1978: Eduard Lohse
 1978–1981: Gerhard Heintze
 1981–1990: Karlheinz Stoll
 1990–1993: Gerhard Müller
 1993–1999: Horst Hirschler
 1999–2005: Hans Christian Knuth
 2005–2011: Johannes Friedrich
 since 2011: Gerhard Ulrich

President of the Church Office of the VELKD
 1949-1963: Heinz Brunotte
 1963- 1967:  Max Keller-Hüschemenger
 *  1968 -   ?  : Hugo Schnell
 1983-2000: Friedrich-Otto Scharbau
 2000-2015: Friedrich Hauschildt ( also Vice-President of the Office of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), between 2007 and 2015)
 since 2015: Horst Gorski (also Vice-President of EKD since 2015)

Members

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Brunswick
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony
Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Schaumburg-Lippe
Evangelical Church in Central Germany (since 2009)

Sources

External links
Official Website (in German; English information here)


Westminster House Club House

Westminster House Club House is a historic settlement house clubhouse located in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. It was built in 1909-1910, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, red brick building with Craftsman style design elements. It features broad overhanging eaves with paired brackets and a raised basement.  The building is the last of a complex of buildings operated by Westminster Presbyterian Church that housed social welfare activities that largely benefited the German immigrant community on Buffalo's East Side in the early 20th century.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.


Fulton Burley

Fulton Burley (June 12, 1922 – May 7, 2007) was an Irish-Canadian performer, most widely known for his work in Disneyland. Born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Fulton came to the United States in 1943 after a telephone audition landed him the singing lead in Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe Revue on Broadway. He later marveled at his "Irish" luck saying, "The peculiar thing is I was at the Golden Horseshoe for 25 years, and I had started [my professional career] at the Diamond Horseshoe."

At age 7, he performed in church weddings, and by 14, on radio in Windsor, where he worked three mornings a week before school. He, also, went on to sing with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.

Fulton attended J. C. Patterson Collegiate Institute in Windsor, followed by Wayne State University in Detroit, where he studied law with a minor in music. Ultimately, he dropped his law studies to pursue a career in entertainment and eventually won a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he appeared as a supporting actor in films such as "Without Love" with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn and "Homecoming" with Clark Gable and Lana Turner.

During World War II, he served as a member of the 40th Special Services Division, under the command of actor Melvyn Douglas, traveling to China, Burma and India. After the War, Fulton spent several years touring the United States with a number of musical productions, during which he developed his keen instinct for light comedy and a legendary repertoire of jokes.

In 1962, he was playing at the Hacienda Hotel in Las Vegas when he received a call from his pal Wally Boag, with whom he had worked as a contract player at MGM. Wally, who had been performing in the Golden Horseshoe Revue for seven years, explained that one of his fellow cast members had become seriously ill and urged Fulton to take over the role. Fulton did, and subsequently, lit up the stage with his jovial nature and lilting brogue.

In the Enchanted Tiki Room, Fulton can be heard as the voice of the Irish parrot, Michael. Later, he entertained Disney fans across the country, when he traveled on special tours promoting such films as the animated classic Cinderella, which was re-released on the big screen in 1981. After a quarter-of-a century with The Walt Disney Company, Fulton retired from the Golden Horseshoe Revue in 1987.

In 1995, he was honored as a Disney Legend for his work at Disneyland Attractions.

In 1997, reprised his role for The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) at Magic Kingdom along with Wally Boag and Thurl Ravenscroft.

Burley died from heart failure on May 7, 2007 at Sunrise Assisted Living at La Costa in Carlsbad, California. He was 84.


Oregon's 39th House district

District 39 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2013, the boundary for the district includes a portion of Clackamas County. The current representative for the district is Republican Christine Drazan of Canby.

Election Results
District boundaries have changed over time, therefore, representatives before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 2000 to present are as follows:

See Also
 Oregon Legislative Assembly
 Oregon House of Representatives


2011 in Iraq

Events in the year 2011 in Iraq.

Incumbents
 President: Jalal Talabani
 Prime Minister: Nouri al-Maliki
 Vice President: Khodair al-Khozaei (starting 13 May), Tariq al-Hashimi, Adil Abdul-Mahdi (until 11 July)
 Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (autonomous region)
 President: Massoud Barzani
 Prime Minister: Barham Salih

Events

2011 Iraqi protests
2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq

January
 January 8 – Iraqi Shia Muslim leader Muqtada al-Sadr urges a rejection of violence and peaceful resistance against the country's "occupiers" in his first public address since his return from exile.
 January 9 – Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London to protest against an attack on Iranian exiles in Iraq, an attack reportedly ordered by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
 January 15 – An Iraqi soldier opens fire on U.S. troops at a training centre, killing two and injuring another before being killed himself.
 January 19 – A suicide bomber driving an ambulance kills at least 12 people and injures another 50 in Iraq's Diyala Governorate.
 January 20 – Iraq Inquiry documents show former British prime minister Tony Blair was offered an alternative to attacking Iraq during a secret meeting held eight days before its soldiers invaded the country in 2003.
 January 21 – A private note, due to remain secret despite calls for it to be published by the chairman of the Iraq Inquiry, shows former British prime minister Tony Blair privately assured former American president George W. Bush "you can count on us" before they jointly invaded Iraq prior to the Iraq War.
 January 24 – A series of bombings in Baghdad and Karbala kill at least 33 people less than a week after similar attacks claimed the lives of 133 others.

April
 April 8 – In the Camp Ashraf massacre, an Iraqi Army raid against a group of Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf left 34 civilians dead and 318 injured.

May
 May 3 – A car bomb went off in the Dora district in Baghdad killing at least 9 and injuring more than 27.
 May 5 – At least 26 people killed and 60 wounded in a car bombing against a police compound in the city of Hilla.
 May 5 – An attack on Camp Taji using 52 35 mm mortars, no deaths, 3 minor injuries, and multiple damaged aircraft.
 May 29 – An Iraqi soldier and a firefighter were killed and 11 other people were wounded in two bomb explosions in Abu Ghraib.

June
 June 21 – 20 people are killed and 30+ wounded when a bombs detonates in the city of Al Diwaniyah.

December
 December 15 – War officially ended.
 December 21 – President Obama travels to Fort Bragg to mark the exit of the last American troops from Iraq. The last US troops exit Iraq through the Kuwait border.

Notable deaths

Notes

External links

Iraq
Iraq


Tourniquet (Breaking Benjamin song)

"Tourniquet" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was their third single off of their album Ember. The band made a video for the single, completing a trilogy of videos for the singles from the album.

Reception
The Daily Cardinal described the song as "a welcome and natural progression from their earlier works, signaling a very promising future for a band that is now two decades old" and that it features "a driving bass heavy drum line, a beautiful blending of tones and a textbook example of Burnley's vocal prowess, it stands as a gem of modern hard rock". In a fairly negative review, The Heights said: "Flutters of electric guitar notes cut through the saturated quality of the song's heavy instrumentation, and the raspy screams of the chorus have a ringing, auto-tuned quality that give the song a much-needed, distinguishable melody." MTSU Sidelines said the band "blend heavy intros and bridges with verses that build up to melodic choruses" with this song.

Charts


Peru Davis Cup team

The Peru Davis Cup Team is the Davis Cup team that represents the nation of Peru. The team is governed by the Federación de Tenis de Peru.  They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II, and their best result was reaching the World Group in 2008.

History
Although in 1959 Peruvian-born Alex Olmedo had won the Davis Cup participating with the United States team, the first participation by a Peruvian team was in 1968 (a 3-0 loss to Chile). Even though, officially, Peru's participation the Davis Cup had started in 1933; its presentations in the years of 1933, 1934, and 1950 were all walk-over losses.

Peru's first victory would come in 1976, when the team defeats Uruguay at Montevideo, by a margin of 2-3. Players Miguel Maurtúa and Fernando Maynetto were an important part of this team. Peru's next rival was Brazil, and the result was a 5-0 loss for the Peruvians.

The first great participation of Peru's Davis Cup history came up in 1989, by defeating Ecuador 5-0 and Brazil 3-2. Thus, the team made it into the World Group playoffs. Peru's rival was the Australia of Cahill and Masur. The game disputed in Lima, resulted in a 3-2 win for Australia. Peruvian tennis players Jaime Yzaga, Pablo Arraya, and Carlos Di Laura, were already beginning to show their skill.

The early 90s proved disastrous for Peru, who got relegated to Group II of the Americas zone. Upon returning to Group I in 1994, the Yzaga-led team was able to beat Mexico, Chile, and Brazil by 3-2 margins each time, qualifying for the World Group playoffs again. This time the team lost to Denmark 4-1.

The team was relegated to the Americas Zone Group 2 for the 1997 season, but returned to Group 1 in 2000. The following year they were relegated again but also returned in 2003. The team defeated Mexico and Venezuela to qualify for the World Group playoffs again in 2007, where they defeated Belarus 4-1 and secured promotion to the World Group for the first time.

In 2008 Davis Cup World Group, Peru played this stage of premium tennis for first and only time in its history. Unfortunately, the national team of Spain was the rival of Peru. Although having Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, Spain played with a "B" team. But nevertheless, the Spain team played like they were locals and the Peruvian team, formed by Ivan Miranda, Mauricio Echazu, Luis Horna and Matías Silva, lost by 0-5 and the dream of playing in the World Group ended there.

Courts
Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición: Located in the district of Jesús María in Lima, it is the usual court where Peru plays. The court was found in 1884, and was the home scenario for the golden generation of Peruvian tennis players of the 1980s. Its principal colosseum is that of the Buse Brothers.
Court del Boulevard Sur Plaza de Asia: Located in the province of Cañete, this scenario got converted into the principal court for Peru at the starts of this century. A special colosseum was built for the games to be played. This court is located in one of the most important commercial zones of the Lima Region.
Rinconada Country Club: Located in the district La Molina of in Lima, it can seat 4,000 spectators.
Club Internacional Arequipa: Located in Arequipa, city in south of the Peruvian Andes, and to 2.335 m. Also is second largest city in Peru. Its principal colosseum is that of Alejandro Olmedo, a former tennis player winner of two Grand Slam (Australian Open and U.S. Open) in 1959.

Current team (2018)

 Juan Pablo Varillas
 Mauricio Echazú
 Jorge Panta
 Duilio Beretta
 Sergio Galdós

Former Players
 Luis Horna
 Jaime Yzaga
 Iván Miranda
 Américo Venero
 Carlos Di Laura
 Alejandro Aramburu
 Pablo Arraya
 Nicolás Álvarez


Adamov (surname)

Adamov (; masculine) or Adamova (; feminine) is a Slavic surname. Variants of this surname include Adam (), Adamenko (), Adamenya (), Adamets (), Adamik (), Adamishin/Adamishina (/), Adamkovich (), Adamovich (), Adamushkin/Adamushkina (/), Adamchik (), Adamchuk (), Adamyshev/Adamysheva (/), Adamyuk (), Adanin/Adanina (/), and Adankin/Adankina (/).

There are two theories as to the origins of these last names. According to the most commonly accepted one, they derive from various forms of the Christian masculine given name Adam, which was common in the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages. Forms "Adam" and "Adamovich" of this surname are the same as in the Polish language.

Another theory postulates that at least some of these surnames derive from the nicknames which trace their roots to the dialectal word "" (adam), meaning a very tall man.

People with the surname

Adamov
Arthur Adamov (1908–1970), Russian-born French playwright
Denis Adamov (born 1998), Russian footballer
Grigory Adamov (1886–1945), Soviet journalist and science fiction writer
Joe Adamov (1920-2005), journalist and presenter for Radio Moscow (later known as Voice of Russia)
Leonard Adamov (1941–1977), Soviet association football player
Philippe Adamov (1956–2020), French cartoonist
Roman Adamov (born 1982), Russian association football player
Roman Adamov (footballer, born 1991), Russian association football player
Yevgeny Adamov (born 1939), former head of the Russian atomic energy ministry

Adamova
Jaroslava Adamová (1925–2012), Czech actress


Colombia national beach soccer team

The Colombia national beach soccer team represents Colombia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF), the governing body for football in Colombia.

Colombia entered the international beach soccer scene in 2009 at the first edition of the South American Beach Games. The team subsequently debuted at in the largest beach soccer event in South America, the World Cup qualifiers, in 2011, finishing in 4th place – their best finish in any major competition to date. Since then, Colombia have remained an active team, becoming regulars at the major CONMEBOL events of the World Cup qualifiers, Copa América and Liga Sudamericana, however have yet to achieve a podium finish.

Current squad
As of March 2018

Coach: Santiago Alzate

Achievements
 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup best: 4th place
 2011
 Copa América de Beach Soccer best: 8th place
 2016
 South American Beach Games best: 4th place
 2009

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Copa América de Beach Soccer

CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

 – Note: 2005 and 2007 were held in a joint championship with CONCACAF

South American Beach Games


John Neville Keynes

John Neville Keynes ( ; 31 August 1852 – 15 November 1949) was a British economist and father of John Maynard Keynes.

Biography
Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Keynes was the son of John Keynes (1805–1878) and his wife Anna Maynard Neville (1821–1907).  He was educated at Amersham Hall School, University College London and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1876. He held a lectureship in Moral Sciences from 1883 to 1911.  He was elected as Registrary in 1910, and held that office until 1925.

He divided economics into "positive economy" (the study of what is, and the way the economy works), "normative economy" (the study of what should be), and the "art of economics" (applied economics). The art of economics relates the lessons learned in positive economics to the normative goals determined in normative economics. He tried to synthesise deductive and inductive reasoning as a solution to the "Methodenstreit".  His main works were:
 Studies and Exercises in Formal Logic (1884)
 The Scope and Method of Political Economy (1891)

In 1882 he married Florence Ada Brown, who was later a Mayor of Cambridge.  They had two sons and a daughter:

 John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946), the economist.
 Geoffrey Keynes (1887–1982), a surgeon.
 Margaret Neville Keynes (1890–1974), who married Archibald Hill (winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize for Physiology) in 1913.

He outlived his elder son by three years; he died in Cambridge, aged 97.


McCall Municipal Airport

McCall Municipal Airport  is a city-owned public-use airport located in McCall, a city in Valley County, Idaho, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

It is home to a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper base, one of eight in the nation.

The airport was the site of a fatal crash in 2008 on May 2, when two single-engine planes collided on final approach to runway 34 and exploded, resulting in three deaths.

Facilities and aircraft
McCall Municipal Airport covers an area of  at an elevation of  above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring .

For the 12-month period ending August 13, 2010, the airport had 43,600 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 94 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 3% jet, and 1% helicopter.

Airlines


Girolamo da Cremona

Girolamo da Cremona, also known as Girolamo de'Corradi, (fl. 1451–1483) was an Italian Renaissance painter, illuminator and miniaturist of manuscripts and early printed books. He was influenced and furthered by Andrea Mantegna.

He was active in northern Italy, in Ferrara and Mantua in the 1450s to 1460s, later in Siena and Florence, and finally in Venice.

External links
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/girolamo/cremona/index.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220701/http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3359&page=1


Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal

Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal is an American medical drama which aired in syndication from 1955 to 1957. It was based on a 1939 book of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas, that was a prequel to his Magnificent Obsession. A total of 78 episodes were produced.

In 1955 a nationwide competition was held in TV Guide to find a young actor to play Dr. Hudson's protégé, Tim Watson, for several episodes. those entering had to submit a photo and recording in which they read emotional dialogue. The winner was a young actor named Joe Walker.

Cast

John Howard as Dr. Wayne Hudson
Cheryl Callaway as Kathy Hudson
Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Grady
Frances Mercer as Nurse Ann Talbot
Jack Kelly as Dr. Bennett


Old MacDonald Had a Farm (film)

Old MacDonald Had a Farm is an animated musical-comedy short, produced by Famous Studios and released by Paramount Pictures in June 7, 1946.

Plot
Old MacDonald is tired, then goes to the barn, and warms up the farm animals which leads to blackout gags:

The rabbit tries to concentrate on playing his flute, but ends up with the snoring goose swallowing his flute, and causing the rabbit to play flute in a "strangling" manner. The pig plays the stovepipe like a tuba, and the lambs sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb", in a fashion like the Andrews Sisters. He blows smoke on the lambs, revealing a blackface gag (edited out in some prints) with the lambs singing "Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was black as coal!". The duck is annoyed by the goat, in the end he blows a balloon (using a jar wrap), popping the balloon causing himself to disappear with nothing left but his hat that falls in a bathtub of water. The cat tries to eat the mouse with a violin, but ends up with the mouse playing the harp in his mouth using the cat's whiskers. The horse goes jazzy with the trumpet, and the two chicks do the jitterbug, and after the dance sequence, Old MacDonald asks the audience to sing along with the bouncing ball to "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".

Each animal sung is sung in every verse, and the boys and girls alternate, then the animals form a conga line.

History and availability
This was the second official bouncing ball sing-along in Technicolor released, as well as the second Famous Studios release to revive Max Fleischer's Bouncing Ball concept after the Fleischer Studios' Screen Songs series had ended its run in 1938. The cartoon was backlogged; it was originally supposed to be released in 1945, but production backlogged it to June 1946.

Many copies are NTA prints. However, a French TV station in France had aired a Technicolor version, minus the sing-along sequence, and without the Paramount logo on the head and tail.

A Kodachrome print was once struck from a Technicolor original version, containing all of the original Paramount titles. This version circulates in a minuscule amount of PD tapes, among them United American Video Corp.. This supposedly contained a splicey opening and closing.

The uncut original negatives to this film with the front-and-end Paramount titles, like most pre-October 1950 Paramount cartoons in the UM&M/NTA package, is housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.