title: Eddy Choong

abstract: Dato' Choong Ewe Beng was a Malaysian badminton player. He was David Choong's brother and they played men's doubles together.

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# Eddy Choong

| Eddy Choong | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 莊友明 |
| Simplified Chinese | 庄友明 |
| Transcriptions  Standard Mandarin  Hanyu Pinyin Zhuāng You Míng  Yue: Cantonese  Jyutping Zong1 Jau5 Ming4  Southern Min  Hokkien POJ Chng Iú-bêng | |
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Dato' **Choong Ewe Beng** DSPN (29 May 1931 – 28 January 2013) was a Malaysian badminton player. He was David Choong's brother and they played men's doubles together.

## Early life

Choong Ewe Beng, also known as Eddy, was born on 29 May 1931, and was the third son of a wealthy family in Penang. His parents were named Dato' Choong Eng Hai and Datin Ho Guat Im.

Choong first went to primary and secondary school in Penang before moving to England at the turn of the 1950s to study law and medicine. His passion for the sport quickly eclipsed his studies and Eddy later said his studies were “long forgotten”.

In the UK, Eddie was much attracted to the Jim Russell School of racing driving and enrolled, but parental pressure forced him to re-think his priorities. However, his passion for driving took him to other aspects of motor sports, and when back on Penang, he revelled in grass track, hill climbs and karting. He was extremely active in introducing the "Penang Karting Grand Prix" in Georgetown, which attracted karters from all over the Far East.

In 1966, with the All-England men's Singles and Doubles titles being won by Malaysians, an exhibition match was arranged at the Georgetown Chinese Girls' High School, with the pinnacle match being between the then current doubles champions, Ng Boon Bee and Tan Yee Khan, and Tan Aik Huang and Eddie Choong.

## Career

Measuring at 1.62 metres (5 ft 4 in), Eddy was smaller than most of his European competitors but he made up for the height difference with endless energy and amazing acrobatic jumps that triggered a running gag about Eddy hiding springs in his shoes. Eddy was considered to be one of the first athletes to do a jump smash. His trademark shot was known as the “Airborne Kill”.

He won hundreds of regional titles and over 65 international titles in all three disciplines from 1949 to 1966. Eddy won many of these titles partnering his brother, David Choong, and his cousin, Amy Choong. Thirty of his international titles were gained from 1951 to 1953.

Choong won the men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships four times between 1953 and 1957 when it was considered the unofficial world championship of the sport. He also reached the All-England singles final in 1952 and 1955 and won the men's doubles with his brother in 1951, 1952, and 1953. He was a member of the 1955 Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) team which retained the world team championship, and the 1958 team which surrendered the title to Indonesia

## After retirement

Eddy settled in his native Penang for his retirement. After badminton, he bred dogs and raced fast cars and go-karts. He was a good driver and made a name for himself in motor racing after winning many titles from 1967 to 1982. Eddy was also the chairman of the Hock Hin Brothers Group which was his family business in real estate and housing development. Additionally, Eddy was involved at a high level in kennel associations in Malaysia.

In 1995, Eddy became the vice-president of the Penang Badminton Association and chairman of the Badminton Association of Malaysia Technical Advisory Panel. He focused on developing badminton in his native Penang. Choong used his own money to convert a family factory into Penang's first indoor badminton stadium. He later invested 1.5 million MYR to build the Penang International Badminton Hall. It opened in 1992.

## Racial issues

Eddy was also a strong promoter of racial equality. Partially due to bad experiences during his childhood, Eddy was sensitive to racial issues. Eddy saw his performances in badminton as a way of showing that all races can be equally good at sport.

At the 1956 All England, he refused to attend the traditional celebration dinner because he felt the organisers treated him unfairly due to racial discrimination. On another occasion, Jørn Skaarup of Denmark gave away a match to Choong in which he felt the Malaysian was treated unfairly. Skaarup earned Choong's respect and friendship with his fair play.

## Personal life

In 1959, Eddy married Maggie Thean Sun Lin. Together, they had 4 sons – Finn, Lionel, Antonio and Jorgen. His eldest son, Finn, and third son, Jorgen, were named after Eddy's longtime badminton rivals and friends, Finn Kobero and Jorgen Hamergard Hansan, respectively.

## Death

Eddy died on 28 January 2013 at the age of 82.

## Awards

In 1994, Eddy won the Herbert Scheele award and was inducted into the IBF Hall of Fame in 1997.

Eddy made such an influence on the game that the IBF named an award after him: The Eddie Choong Player of the Year. This award was given to players who achieved exceptional results during a given year. Peter Gade was the first player to win this award in 1998. In 2008, the award was renamed the Eddie Choong Most Promising Player of the Year and given to the player who showed to be the most promising during a calendar year.

## Honours

## Achievements

| Rank | Event | Date | Tournament |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| **Open Championships** | | | |
| 1 | Men's singles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles | 1954, 1955, 1957
1955, 1957
1957 | Dutch Open |
| 1 | Men's singles
Men's doubles | 1955, 1956
1955 | German Open |
| 1 | Men's singles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957
1952, 1953
1951, 1953 | Irish International |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1949 | Malaysia Open |
| 1 | Men's singles
Men's doubles | 1954
1954 | Norwegian International |
| 1 | Men's singles
Men's doubles | 1951, 1953, 1957
1951, 1952, 1953, 1957 | Scottish Open |
| 1 | Men's singles | 1954 | US Open |
| 1 | Men's singles
Men's doubles | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956
1950, 1954 | Wimbledon International |

### Asian Games

*Mixed doubles*

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
| 1966 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Tan Gaik Bee | Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang | 13–18, 15–11, 5–15 | **Silver** |

### International tournaments

*Men's singles*

| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1951 | Denmark Open | Wong Peng Soon | 8–15, 5–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1952 | All England | Wong Peng Soon | 11–15, 13–18 | **Runner-up** |
| 1952 | French Open | David Choong | 15–5, 15–8 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | All England | Johnny Heah | 15–4, 15–4 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | Denmark Open | Finn Kobberø | 15–3, 15–7 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | French Open | David Choong | 15–3, 15–7 | **Winner** |
| 1954 | All England | Donald Smythe | 15–5, 15–6 | **Winner** |
| 1955 | All England | Wong Peng Soon | 7–15, 17–14, 10–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1956 | All England | Finn Kobberø | 11–15, 15–3, 15–11 | **Winner** |
| 1957 | All England | Erland Kops | 15–9, 15–3 | **Winner** |
| 1957 | German Open | Ferry Sonneville | 15–12, 15–12 | **Winner** |
| 1957 | Malaysia Open |  |  | **Winner** |
| 1960 | Malaysia Open |  |  | **Winner** |

*Men's doubles*

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1951 | All England | David Choong | Ong Poh Lim
Ismail Marjan | 9–15, 15–7, 15–10 | **Winner** |
| 1951 | French Open | Cheong Hock Leng | Ong Poh Lim
Ismail Marjan | 7–15, 7–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1952 | All England | David Choong | Poul Holm
Ole Jensen | 9–15, 15–12, 15–7 | **Winner** |
| 1952 | French Open | David Choong | Henri Pellizza
Paul Ailloud | 15–2, 15–5 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | All England | David Choong | Poul Holm
Ole Jensen | 15–5, 15–12 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | Denmark Open | David Choong | Poul Holm
Ole Jensen | 15–6, 15–9 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | French Open | David Choong | Peter Birtwistle
S. L. Jaini |  | **Winner** |
| 1954 | All England | David Choong | Ong Poh Lim
Ooi Teik Hock | 16–18, 12–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1955 | All England | David Choong | Finn Kobberø
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 9–15, 17–14, 11–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1957 | All England | David Choong | Joe Alston
Johnny Heah | 10–15, 17–16, 5–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1957 | German Open | David Choong | Ferry Sonneville
Arne Rasmussen | 15–9, 17–18, 15–9 | **Winner** |
| 1959 | Malaysia Open | Erland Kops | Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup | 11–15, 9–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1966 | Malaysia Open | Tan Aik Huang | Sangob Rattanusorn
Chavalert Chumkum | 17–14, 15–12 | **Winner** |
| 1966 | Singapore Open | Yew Cheng Hoe | Tan Yee Khan
Khor Cheng Chye | 15–13, 8–15, 15–2 | **Winner** |

*Mixed doubles*

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1951 | French Open | Queenie Webber | Cheong Hock Leng
Audrey Stone | 15–7, 15–7 | **Winner** |
| 1952 | French Open | Queenie Webber | David Choong
Mimi Wyatt | 12–15, 15–1, 15–11 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | Denmark Open | Agnete Friis | David Choong
Inger Kjærgaard | 18–17, 15–5 | **Winner** |
| 1953 | French Open | Jenifer Peters | Peter Birtwistle
Betty Grace |  | **Winner** |
| 1957 | German Open | Barbara Carpenter | Erland Kops
Agnete Friis | 6–15, 10–15 | **Runner-up** |
| 1963 | Malaysia Open | Tan Gaik Bee | Bobby Chee
Ewe Choon Ghee | 4–15, 15–4, 15–6 | **Winner** |
| 1966 | Penang Open | Rosalind Singha Ang | Abdul Patah Unang
Minarni |  | **Runner-up** |
| 1966 | Perak Open | Minarni | Tan Yee Khan
Retno Koestijah | 9–15, 11–15 | **Runner-up** |

## Sources

* Eddy Choong - MSN Encarta( Archived 2 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine 2009-10-31)
* Eddy Choong, Fred Brundle: *Badminton*. Foyles Handbooks, London, Foyle, 1955
* Eddy Choong, Fred Brundle: *The Phoenix Book of Badminton – Its history, the development of the shuttlecock, the diversity of style and tactics, and the badminton world of today*, London, Phoenix Sports Books, 1956

## InfoBox

| Eddy Choong
庄友明 | |
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| Choong, circa 1953 | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Choong Ewe Beng |
| Country | Malaya
Malaysia |
| Born | (1931-05-29)29 May 1931
Penang, British Malaya |
| Died | 28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 81)
George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Men's singles, men's and mixed doubles |
| Medal record      Men's badminton  Representing  Malaya  Thomas Cup  1955 Singapore Team  1958 Singapore Team  Representing  Malaysia  Asian Games  1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles  1966 Bangkok Men's team | |


title: 1924–25 Scottish Cup

abstract: The 1924–25 Scottish Cup was the 47th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic, who defeated Dundee in the final.

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# 1924–25 Scottish Cup

The **1924–25 Scottish Cup** was the 47th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic, who defeated Dundee in the final.

## First round

**Non League teams are in italics.**

## Second round

## Third round

## Quarter-finals

## Semi-finals

| Celtic | 5 – 0 | Rangers |
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Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 101,714

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| Dundee | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical |
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Tynecastle, EdinburghAttendance: 25,000

### Replays

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| Dundee | 2 – 0 | Hamilton Academical |
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Easter Road, EdinburghAttendance: 12,000

## Final

| Celtic | 2 – 1 | Dundee |
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| Gallacher<br>McGrory |  | McLean |

Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 75,317

## InfoBox

1924–25 Scottish Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Runner-up | Dundee |
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title: 1927–28 Belfast Charity Cup

abstract: The 1927–28 Belfast Charity Cup was the 45th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. Linfield won the tournament for the 18th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Belfast Celtic 4–0 in the final.

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# 1927–28 Belfast Charity Cup

The **1927–28 Belfast Charity Cup** was the 45th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 18th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Belfast Celtic 4–0 in the final.

## Results

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cliftonville | 0–6 | **Linfield** |
| **Crusaders** | 4–2 | Queen's Island |
| Distillery | 2–3 | **Belfast Celtic** |
| **Glentoran** | 5–1 | Willowfield |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Belfast Celtic** | 3–1 | Glentoran |
| **Linfield** | 4–1 | Crusaders |

### Final

| Linfield | 4–0 | Belfast Celtic |
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| Bambrick
Houston
Somerset
Ferguson  (o.g.) | Report |  |

Solitude, BelfastReferee: Mr McClean

## InfoBox

1927–28 Belfast Charity Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (18th win) |
| Runner-up | Belfast Celtic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 36 (5.14 per match) |
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title: 1927–28 Blackpool F.C. season

abstract: The 1927–28 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 27th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth. Sydney Beaumont became the club's new manager prior to the start of the season, succeeding Major Frank Buckley. Jimmy Hampson was the club's top scorer, with 31 goals, including four goals against Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 24 March 1928, Blackpool winning 5–3. He also scored two hat-tricks: one at Wolves on 26 November 1927, and one at home to Fulham on 5 May 1928, the final day of the season. Two other players also scored hat-tricks during the season: Tommy Browell, in a 6–2 victory over Bristol City at Bloomfield Road, and Bert Fishwick, in a 3–1 victory at home to Reading. A milestone occurred on Christmas Eve, when Blackpool played their 1,000th Football League game, at Fulham.

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# 1927–28 Blackpool F.C. season

The **1927–28 season** was **Blackpool F.C.'**s 27th season (24th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Sydney Beaumont became the club's new manager prior to the start of the season, succeeding Major Frank Buckley.

Jimmy Hampson was the club's top scorer, with 31 goals, including four goals against Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 24 March 1928, Blackpool winning 5–3. He also scored two hat-tricks: one at Wolves on 26 November 1927, and one at home to Fulham on 5 May 1928, the final day of the season. Two other players also scored hat-tricks during the season: Tommy Browell, in a 6–2 victory over Bristol City at Bloomfield Road, and Bert Fishwick, in a 3–1 victory at home to Reading.

A milestone occurred on Christmas Eve, when Blackpool played their 1,000th Football League game, at Fulham.

## Season synopsis

It took until the seventh game (after a run of five consecutive defeats) for Blackpool to chalk up their first victory, a 6–2 scoreline at home to Bristol City. Tommy Browell scored a hat-trick, while Albert Watson, Sidney Tufnell and Horace Williams netted one each.

They were victorious in only three further games before Christmas, at which point they had accrued just thirteen points.

1928 saw a slight improvement, with eight victories, which kept them just clear of relegation.

Their FA Cup campaign started and ended at the Third Round stage with a 4–1 home defeat by Oldham Athletic.

### Squad

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 35 |  |
| 18 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | | 35 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 83 | 101 | 0.822 | | 34 |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | | 34 |
| 21 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 33 | Relegated |

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## Transfers

### In

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### Out

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
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* Calley, Roy (1992). *Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992*. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

## InfoBox

Blackpool F.C.
| 1927–28 season | |
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| Manager | Sydney Beaumont |
| Division Two | 19th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Hampson (31)<br>All: Jimmy Hampson (31) |
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title: Eduardo Blanco Acevedo

abstract: Eduardo Blanco Acevedo was a Uruguayan political figure and physician.

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# Eduardo Blanco Acevedo

**Eduardo Blanco Acevedo** (14 March 1884, Montevideo – 7 July 1971) was a Uruguayan political figure and physician.

## Background

Son of Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández and Luisa Acevedo, his family was full of prominent personalities in the academic and political fields.

He was a distinguished Uruguayan political figure. He was long associated with the Colorado Party (Uruguay) party. He was father-in-law to President of Uruguay Gabriel Terra.

## Political roles

He served in the 1930s as President Gabriel Terra's public health minister.

He served as a Senator in the 1930s and 1940s. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1950.

In the 1950s he served as minister for public instruction. From 1952 till 1955 he served at the National Council of Government (Uruguay).

## Death

He died in 1971.


title: Apache OpenWebBeans

abstract: OpenWebBeans is an open source, embeddable and lightweight CDI Container, released under the Apache License 2.0. OpenWebBeans is an ASL-licensed implementation of Context and Dependency Injection for Java EE Platform Specification which is defined by JSR-299, JSR-346, and JSR-365. OpenWebBeans has been integrated with Java EE application servers such as Geronimo and Apache TomEE.

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# Apache OpenWebBeans

**OpenWebBeans** is an open source, embeddable and lightweight CDI Container, released under the Apache License 2.0. OpenWebBeans is an ASL-licensed implementation of Context and Dependency Injection for Java EE Platform Specification which is defined by JSR-299, JSR-346, and JSR-365. OpenWebBeans has been integrated with Java EE application servers such as Geronimo and Apache TomEE.

## History

OpenWebBeans was founded by Gurkan Erdogdu in October 2008. It is one of implementation of the Context and Dependency Injection specification. The incubator proposal can be found here,. It was graduated in December 2009 to become a top level ASF project.

## Versions

OpenWebBeans releases
| OWB version | CDI spec | JDK version | Released |
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| 2.0.10 | 2.0 | 8+ | 2019-01-13 |
| 1.7.6 | 1.2 | 7+ | 2018-12-26 |
| 1.2.8 | 1.1 | 5+ | 2018-05-04 |

## InfoBox

Apache OpenWebBeans
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| Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
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| Stable release | 1.2.x 1.2.8 / 22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)  1.7.x 1.7.6 / 17 December 2018 (2018-12-17)  2.0.x 2.0.27 / 24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) |
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| Repository | OpenWebBeans Repository |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | CDI Container |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | http://openwebbeans.apache.org |


title: 1993 Kolkata firing

abstract: 1993 Kolkata Firing was an incident of firing by Calcutta Police in 1993 on Indian National Congress workers. The State Youth Congress led by Mamata Banerjee had organised a protest march to Writers Building on 21 July 1993 against the then Communist government of the state, demanding photo voter identity cards be made mandatory to ensure fair elections. The Police fired on the protesters killing 13 people and injuring many others. The Trinamool Congress on assuming power in 2011 constituted one-man commission of Justice (retired) Sushanto Chattopadhyay, a former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court to investigate the incident.

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# 1993 Kolkata firing

**1993 Kolkata Firing** was an incident of firing by Calcutta Police in 1993 on Indian National Congress workers. The State Youth Congress led by Mamata Banerjee had organised a protest march to Writers Building on 21 July 1993 against the then Communist government of the state, demanding photo voter identity cards be made mandatory to ensure fair elections. The Police fired on the protesters killing 13 people and injuring many others.

The Trinamool Congress on assuming power in 2011 constituted one-man commission of Justice (retired) Sushanto Chattopadhyay, a former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court to investigate the incident.

## The Incident

The communist Left Front had won the previous 1991 state elections in West Bengal with a large mandate, however the opposition parties had alleged electoral fraud.

The incident took place on 21 July 1993, when Mamata Banerjee, then state President of Indian Youth Congress, the youth wing of the Indian National Congress in West Bengal, organised a protest march to Writers' Building, the seat of then communist-led Government of West Bengal. They demanded voter photo-ID cards be made mandatory to ensure free and fair polling. However, around 11 AM, one kilometre before the building, they were intervened by the state police, near Metro cinema on Mayo Road and Dorina Road crossing at Esplanade. The police fired at them, resulting in the death of 13 people and several injuries.

According to Tushar Talukdar, city police commissioner at the time, in anticipation of the protest march, police contingents were deployed near Writers' Building and Raj Bhavan (Governor's residence). Also a Prohibitory Order under Section 144 of CrPC was enforced beyond Mayo Road crossing. The group led by Mamata Banerjee was stopped near the Tea Board office on B.T.M. Sarani (Brabourne Road), while another group near Mayo Road crossing allegedly went out of control.

At the press conference after the incident, Talukdar had claimed that he was unaware of the firing. When questioned by journalists, regarding why a junior officer had apparently ordered the firing without his consent, and why the cops violating the set norms, chose to fire at the torso of protestors instead of the legs, Talukdar said the police "will inquire into it".

## Aftermath

Union Home Minister S. B. Chavan, who had rushed to Calcutta after the incident, advised the state Government to order a judicial probe into the incident. However, no probe was ordered by the Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who supported the police actions saying they had "done a good job" in preventing the alleged attempted siege of the Writers' Building.

An executive inquiry was subsequently undertaken; Kanwaljit Singh, then joint CP in charge of Writers' Building carried out the executive inquiry for Dorina Crossing events, while D. C. Vajpai investigated the Mayo Road events. 21 years later these officials informed an inquiry commission that reports files have been missing both from the Kolkata police headquarters at Lalbazar and the state secretariat at Writers' Building.

## Legacy

The firing incident was a turning point in the political career of Mamata Banerjee, who was also injured in the incident. She already was a rising figure in the state politics, but now had public sympathy as well. In the coming years, the 21 July anniversary of the incident has become the largest yearly public rally of the party and Banerjee amassed a huge youth following to become an important opposition leader. She formed All India Trinamool Congress in 1997, which formed state government in 2011.

Today, both the Congress and the Trinamool Congress continue to observe 21 July as a "Martyrs' Day" in West Bengal. The Trinamool Congress organises the annual 21 July Martyr's Day Rally at Esplanade More (Dharmatala) in Kolkata.

## 2011 Inquiry

Mamata Banerjee eventually became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 2011, and in May 2011, the state government formed a judicial commission, headed by Sushanto Chattopadhyay, a former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, to inquire into the police firing. Most of the politicians of the time deposed statements with the commission, including Biman Bose, state chief of the West Bengal Communist Party of India, and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former West Bengal chief minister, who was then Information and Cultural Affairs minister in the Jyoti Basu-led state Government of West Bengal and also in charge of the Calcutta Police. In his 50-minute deposition on 26 February 2014, Bhattacharjee justified the firing and also stated, "At that time, in principle I did not feel the need for judicial inquiry and I still stick to my views."

Also in the month of February 2014, five former police officers of the period were summoned twice in front on the panel. This included, Tushar Talukdar (then police commissioner), D C Vajpai (then additional CP), R K Johry (former joint CP), N K Singh (former DC-south) and Kanwaljit Singh (then joint CP in charge of Writers). The home secretary during 1993, Manish Gupta, who is now power minister in ruling state cabinet, in his deposition stated that he was against police firing. On 20 February, on a petition filed by three retired IPS officers, Dinesh Vajpai, RK Juhuri and Nawal Kishore Singh challenging a notice served to them by the commission. On 28 January, the Calcutta High Court stayed the notice. This was in accordance of its previous 2011 judgement that "the commission may summon the three former IPS officers after completing the deposition of all other witnesses". Final verdict is however awaited.

To date, the panel has heard 350 witnesses, and is expected to submit its report by April 2014. As the victims were from lower-middle-class families and did not have any criminal record, their families are expected to receive monetary compensation. During the 2014 inquiry, Justice (retired) Sushanta Chatterjee, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court described the police response as “unprovoked and unconstitutional”. “The commission has come to the conclusion that the case is even worse than Jallianwala Bagh massacre,” said Justice Chatterjee.

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| 21 July conflict | |
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| Date | 21 July 1993 |
| Location | Esplanade, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Parties | |
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| Lead figures | |
| Jyoti Basu (Chief Minister of West Bengal)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Mamata Banerjee (Leader)
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title: Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland

abstract: Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland is a live album performed in Iceland on April 22, 2004 and released by Violent Femmes in 2006.

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# Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland

Professional ratings
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***Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland*** is a live album performed in Iceland on April 22, 2004 and released by Violent Femmes in 2006.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Gano

| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Confessions" | 11:55 |
| 2. | "Black Girls" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "More Money Tonight" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "I Held Her in My Arms" | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Waiting for the Bus" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Add it Up" | 8:34 |

## Personnel

### The Horns of Dilemma

* Matthias M.D. Hemstock – percussion
* Oskar Godjonnson – tenor saxophone
* Darren Brown – pocket trumpet
* Jarrod "Hollywood" Olman – alto saxophone

## InfoBox

| Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland | |
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| Live album by Violent Femmes | |
| Released | July 27, 2006 |
| Recorded | April 22, 2004 |
| Venue | Broadway, Hotel Island |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 38:49 |
| Label | Add It Up Productions |
| Producer | Hjörtur Svavarssob and Birgir Jon Birgisson |
| Violent Femmes chronology | |
| *BBC Live*
(2005) ***Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland***
(2006) *Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101*
(2006) | |


title: Elsham Hall

abstract: Elsham Hall is a 17th-century English country house situated in its own parkland in Elsham, North Lincolnshire. The park and gardens are open to the public.

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# Elsham Hall

**Elsham Hall** is a 17th-century English country house situated in its own parkland in Elsham, North Lincolnshire. The park and gardens are open to the public.

## The house

The present house dates back to the 1760s, on the site of an earlier dwelling of which little is known. It is of brick construction, limestone ashlar on the main aspect and rendered elsewhere, and with a Westmoreland slate roof. The house was extended for the then owner, T G Corbett, in the 19th century, although most of the 19th-century service wing was demolished in the 20th. There were further enhancements by the Elwes family in 1933. The house is a Grade II\* listed building.

The house includes a Catholic chapel dating from 1933, and an 18th-century stone staircase.

Separate from the house, on its own alignment, is a fine 19th-century orangery, which is a grade II listed building in its own right.

The house is not open to the public. It was inherited by Gervase Elwes and Robert Elwes from their father Captain Jeremy Elwes in 1999 and placed in an Elwes 1989 Children's Trust for their heirs in perpetuity. The Gardens and Park is open in Summer to visitors since 1970. Gervase Elwes lives at the Hall on the Elsham Estate. Robert Elwes lives at Sawcliffe Manor on the nearby Elwes Roxby Estate.

## History

The origins of Elsham Hall date from the 17th century or even earlier but in about 1760 major additions were made to the building. At this time the property was owned by William Thompson and his wife Elizabeth (née Gore). He died in 1764 and his son Robert Thompson inherited the estate, so it is possible that it was he who made the additions. He died in 1788 and as he had no children he left the house to his niece Elizabeth Corbett. She was the daughter of Humphrey Edwin and Mary Thompson. She was born in 1739 and in 1755 married Thomas Corbett (1730–1808), of Darnhall Hall in Cheshire. When she inherited Elsham Hall, she brought the property to the Corbett family.

From 1800 to 1814 the house was occupied by Jane Gardiner, who ran a girls' boarding school there.

When Thomas Corbett died, their eldest son inherited the estate and also took the additional name of Thompson, becoming William Thompson Corbett (1759–1832). In 1794 he had married Jane Eleanor Ainslie, the daughter of General George Ainslie. They had twelve children; their eldest son, Thomas George Corbett, inherited the property. He married in 1837 Lady Mary Noel Beauclerk, daughter of the 8th Duke of St Albans and his wife Maria nee Nelthorpe. They had one daughter, Eleanor Blanche Mary Corbett, and she married in 1858 Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet. She inherited Elsham Hall in 1868 and so brought the house to the Astley family. Their eldest son also took the additional name of Corbett and so became Sir Francis Edmund George Astley-Corbett, 4th Baronet. He inherited the property on the death of his father in 1894.

In 1925 Sir Francis sold the Elsham estate to King's College, Cambridge as an investment. They sold the house in 1931 to the Elwes family, who still own the property. Captain Jeremy Elwes inherited the property from his Uncle Geoffrey Elwes after the Second World War and restored it with his wife Clare Elwes after occupation as the Antiaircraft HQ. It was then passed to Robert and Gervase Elwes, who have turned it into a very successful tourism and wedding venue. Their two families have restored and developed the venue for future generations as a historic gardens open to visitors under the guidance of the Historic Houses Association. See below.

When Captain Jeremy Elwes died in 1999, his sons Gervase and Robert Elwes inherited the main farms and estate in his 2002 Will Trust, but a separated 1989 Elwes Trust took on Elsham Hall and its gardens. There were also a number of museums and arts charities founded by Capt Elwes, including the Lincolnshire Life Museum, various working windmills, including Wrawby Post Mill, and the St Hugh's Foundation that assists artists to travel overseas in Lincoln. Robert Elwes continued on the Yorkshire Tourist Board, Lincolnshire Tourism, Yorkshire Museums Council. Historic Houses Association, and various arts and tourism committees, winning several national awards. Gervase Elwes is a full-time portrait painter following in the tradition of Sir Simon Elwes, who painted HM the Queen. They have two brothers, Hugh Elwes (banker) and Giles Elwes (TV producer), who live and work in the South of England. Elsham Estate is approximately 1000 hectares of mainly woodland and pasture land with a famous Lambing Sunday. It has a barn theatre restaurant built by Robert Elwes in 1989 that hosts classical music, mediaeval banquets and weddings. Elsham Hall Gardens are open to visitors (see Elsham Hall website) with a carp lake, adventure playground and children's animal farm, and fantasy walled garden.

## The park and gardens

The gardens include a large medieval carp lake, and a 19th-century coach house and stables, which is a Grade II listed building.

The park and gardens were opened as a country park in 1970 by Captain and Mrs. Elwes "to promote enjoyment of the countryside and wildlife and an appreciation of the arts and rural crafts".

It is a local point of interest and a destination for school field trips, particularly during the spring lambing season. A list of facilities include:

* Carp lake, with a feeding platform
* Walled and lakeside gardens, sensory gardens, arboretum and wild butterfly walkway
* An adventure playground
* Aviaries
* Farm animal display and feeding
* Craft centres, in particular a working blacksmith
* The stables also include a shop and the courtyard cafe
* The barn theatre - used for indoor & outdoor performances, weddings, medieval banquets and conferences

The centre is a registered venue for civil weddings.

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title: Edith Guillén

abstract: Edith Guillén Chavarria is a Costa Rican racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.

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# Edith Guillén

**Edith Guillén Chavarria** (born 5 March 1985) is a Costa Rican racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.

## Major results

2008 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 2009 National Road Championships 2nd Time trial 2nd Road race 5th Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica 2011 National Road Championships 2nd Road race 3rd Time trial 2012 National Road Championships 2nd Time trial 2nd Road race 2013 National Road Championships 1st  Road race 3rd Time trial 5th Road race, Pan American Road Championships 7th Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica 2014 1st  Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica Central American and Caribbean Games 9th Time trial 10th Road race 2015 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 9th Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica 2016 9th Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica 2017 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 2018 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 10th Gran Premio Comite Olimpico Nacional Femenino

## InfoBox

Edith Guillén
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | Edith Guillén Chavarria |
| Born | (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2018 | Almacén 3R–Makita–Orbea–Amanco |
|  | |
| Professional team | |
| 2013 | Lointek |
|  | |


abstract: The women's 100 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 16–17 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

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# Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres

The **women's 100 metres** event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 16–17 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

## Medalists

| **Gold** | **Silver** | **Bronze** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chandra Sturrup
*Bahamas* | Philomena Mensah
*Canada* | Tania Van Heer
*Australia* |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next four fastest qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: -0.1 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 3 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 11.20 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joice Maduaka | England | 11.32 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.34 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tania Van Heer | Australia | 11.36 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.38 | q |
| 7 | 4 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 11.42 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 11.43 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Marcia Richardson | England | 11.45 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.53 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Govindasamy Shanti | Malaysia | 11.58 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Tamara Perry | Canada | 11.59 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Martha Adusei | Canada | 11.61 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 11.62 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Malgorzata Rostek | Scotland | 11.69 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.69 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Simmone Jacobs | England | 11.74 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Anne-Marie Mouri | Cameroon | 11.92 |  |
| 19 | 3 | Adi Waqanitoga | Fiji | 12.15 |  |
| 20 | 2 | Marang Kinteh | Gambia | 12.33 |  |
| 21 | 1 | Elisa Cossa | Mozambique | 12.38 |  |
| 22 | 3 | Ekunddayo Williams | Sierra Leone | 12.44 |  |
| 23 | 1 | Desiree Cocks | Anguilla | 12.72 |  |
| 24 | 4 | Tricia Flores | Belize | 13.23 |  |
|  | 1 | Edwige Abena Fouda | Cameroon | DNS |  |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.6 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.22 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 11.22 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tania Van Heer | Australia | 11.35 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 11.41 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 11.44 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Joice Maduaka | England | 11.46 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Marcia Richardson | England | 11.47 |  |
| 9 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.53 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Govindasamy Shanti | Malaysia | 11.58 |  |
| 11 | 1 | Tamara Perry | Canada | 11.61 |  |
| 12 | 2 | Martha Adusei | Canada | 11.68 |  |
| 13 | 2 | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.69 |  |
| 14 | 1 | Simmone Jacobs | England | 11.71 |  |
| 15 | 1 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 11.72 |  |
| 16 | 2 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.82 |  |
| 17 | 1 | Malgorzata Rostek | Scotland | 11.83 |  |

### Final

Wind: -0.3 m/s

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.06 |  |
|  | 3 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 11.19 |  |
|  | 4 | Tania Van Heer | Australia | 11.29 | PB |
| 4 | 8 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 11.37 |  |
| 5 | 6 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.39 |  |
| 6 | 1 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 11.41 |  |
| 7 | 7 | Joice Maduaka | England | 11.50 |  |
| 8 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.63 |  |

## InfoBox

| Women's 100 metres
at the Commonwealth Games | |
| --- | --- |


abstract: The men's shot put event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 21 September in Kuala Lumpur.

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# Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put

The **men's shot put** event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 21 September in Kuala Lumpur.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Burger Lambrechts | South Africa | 20.01 |  |
|  | Mihalis Louca | Cyprus | 19.52 |  |
|  | Shaun Pickering | Wales | 19.33 |  |
| 4 | Clay Cross | Australia | 19.16 |  |
| 5 | Janus Robberts | South Africa | 19.15 |  |
| 6 | Aaron Neighbour | Australia | 18.77 |  |
| 7 | Justin Anlezark | Australia | 18.44 |  |
| 8 | Ian Winchester | New Zealand | 18.35 |  |
| 9 | Stephan Hayward | Scotland | 16.89 |  |
| 10 | Mark Proctor | England | 16.78 |  |
| 11 | Jason Tunks | Canada | 16.73 |  |
| 12 | Mark Edwards | England | 16.59 |  |
| 13 | Ghufran Hussain | Pakistan | 16.34 |  |
| 14 | Anthony Soalla-Bell | Sierra Leone | 14.87 |  |

## InfoBox

| Men's shot put <br>at the Commonwealth Games | |
| --- | --- |


title: Ermes di Colorêt

abstract: Ermes di Colloredo was an Italian count and writer who served the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Holy Roman Emperor and the Republic of Venice. He is widely considered the father and innovator of Friulian literature.

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# Ermes di Colorêt

**Ermes di Colloredo** (28 March 1622 – 21 September 1692) was an Italian count and writer who served the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Holy Roman Emperor and the Republic of Venice. He is widely considered the father and innovator of Friulian literature.

## Biography

Ermes was born in Colloredo di Monte Albano, Friaul. A cousin of Ciro di Pers, he was educated at the Medici court in Florence as page of Grand Duke Ferdinando II, and subsequently became a career soldier. He entered the service of Emperor Ferdinand III during the Thirty Years War as a Cuirassiers' Officier, at the orders of his uncle, *Generalfeldmarschall* Rudolf von Colloredo, Governor of Prague, and later served the Republic of Venice as a Cavalry Colonel. He retired in 1658 to his estate, to focus on writing poetry, most of which centers on the theme of love.

Ermes wrote over 200 sonnets, in both Friulian and Italian. He used the *koinè* from San Daniele, which would become the most notable literary language and the basis of today's standard Friulian. Di Colloredo's poetry strikes particularly in its Baroque imagery. His lively dialogues are generally considered the genuine origins of Friulian prose. Ermes di Colorêt died in Gorizzo, Codroipo, on September 21, 1692.

1. Benzoni 1982.
2. Haller 1999, p. 162.
3. Ermes di Colloredo entry (in Italian)  by Bindo Chiurlo in the *Enciclopedia Treccani*, 1931
4. Slawinski 2002.

## Sources

* Benzoni, Gino (1982). "COLLOREDO, Ermes". *Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 27: Collenuccio–Confortini* (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
* Haller, Hermann W. (1999). *The Other Italy: The Literary Canon in Dialect*. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802044247. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
* Slawinski, M. (2002). "Ermes di Colloredo". *The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature*. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| Ermes di Colorêt | |
| --- | --- |
| Sebastiano Bombelli, Portrait of Ermes di Colorêt, oil on canvas, Venice, private collection | |
| Born | (1622-03-28)28 March 1622
Colloredo di Monte Albano, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 21 September 1692(1692-09-21) (aged 70)
Gorizzo, Codroipo, Republic of Venice |
| Occupations | * Poet * Writer * Soldier |
| **Writing career** | |
| Language |  |
| Period |  |
| Genres |  |
| Literary movement | Baroque |
| Parents | Orazio di Colorêt and Lucia di Colorêt (née di Porcia) |
|  | |


title: Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney

abstract: Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney is a civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire in England. As the name suggests, the parish includes the villages of Aston and Cote, and the hamlets of Shifford and Chimney. The southern border of the parish is the River Thames. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,374.

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# Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney

**Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney** is a civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire in England. As the name suggests, the parish includes the villages of Aston and Cote, and the hamlets of Shifford and Chimney. The southern border of the parish is the River Thames. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,374.

## History

Until the 19th century all four places were townships in the ancient parish of Bampton. In 1866 the three civil parishes of Aston and Cote, Chimney and Shifford were separated from Bampton. In 1931 Aston and Cote and Chimney were united to form the civil parish of Aston Bampton, which was merged with Shifford in 1954 to form the parish of Aston Bampton and Shifford. The parish was later renamed Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney.

## Locations

## InfoBox

| Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney | |
| --- | --- |
| Civil parish | |
| Aston, Cote, Shifford and ChimneyLocation within Oxfordshire | |
| Civil parish | * Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney |
| District |  |
| Shire county |  |
| Region |  |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bampton |
| Postcode district | OX18 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
|  | |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
|  | |
| UK Parliament |  |
|


abstract: The 2002–03 British Collegiate American Football League season was the 18th full season of the BCAFL, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

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# 2002–03 British Collegiate American Football League

The **2002–03 British Collegiate American Football League season** was the 18th full season of the BCAFL, organised by the British Students American Football Association (BSAFA, now the BAFA).

## Changes from last season

**Divisional Changes**

* Northern Conference, Scottish Division was renamed Borders Division

**Team Changes**

* David Chorley Bullets changed their name back to Bristol Bullets
* Hull Sharks changed their name to UCH Sharks
* Kent Falcons changed their name to UKC Falcons
* Lancaster Bombers moved within the Northern Conference from Borders to Eastern Division
* Leicester Lemmings changed their name to Lightning
* Newcastle Mariners changed their name to Newcastle Raiders, and moved within the Northern Conference from Eastern to Borders Division
* Strathclyde Hawks withdrew after sixteen seasons
* University of Sunderland rejoined the Northern Conference after three seasons away, as the Kings
* Teesside Cougars changed their name to UT Cougars

This meant the number of teams in BCAFL stayed at 29.

## Regular season

ClansmenTigersclass=notpageimage|Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 2002–03 AcesBladesBlitzBombersBravesBulletsCavaliersCelticsCobrasCougarsFalconsHurricanesKiller BeesKingsKnightsLightningLionsOutlawsPiratesRaidersSabresSharksStagsStallionsStingersTarannauWolvesclass=notpageimage|Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 2002–03

### Northern Conference, Borders Division

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stirling Clansmen | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 82 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Newcastle Raiders | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 135 | 0.625 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Glasgow Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 241 | 143 | 0.500 |
| Sunderland Kings | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 328 | 0.000 | Withdrew after this season |
|

### Northern Conference, Eastern Division

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leeds Celtics | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 20 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| UCH Sharks | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 101 | 0.625 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| UT Cougars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 141 | 0.500 |
| Lancaster Bombers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 113 | 0.500 |
| Sheffield Sabres | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 169 | 0.062 |
|

### Northern Conference, Central Division

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nottingham Outlaws | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 38 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 31 | 0.625 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Loughborough Aces | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 114 | 0.429 |
| Derby Braves | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 189 | 0.143 |
| Leicester Lightning | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 127 | 0.000 |
|

### Southern Conference, Eastern Division

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 47 | 0.875 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| UKC Falcons | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 56 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Surrey Stingers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 152 | 0.375 |
| UEA Pirates | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 101 | 0.375 |
| Essex Blades | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 246 | 0.000 |
|

### Southern Conference, Central Division

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oxford Cavaliers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 66 | 0.812 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Birmingham Lions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 60 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Reading Knights | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 141 | 0.429 |
| Tarannau Aberystwyth | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 122 | 0.250 |
| Warwick Wolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 179 | 0.000 |
|

### Southern Conference, Western Division

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cardiff Cobras | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 67 | 0.875 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Southampton Stags | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 73 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Bath Killer Bees | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 79 | 0.750 |
| Bristol Bullets | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 92 | 0.500 |
| Plymouth Blitz | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 159 | 0.125 |
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## Playoffs

|  | Wild Cards | | |  |  | Quarter-finals | | |  |  | Semi-finals | | |  |  | College Bowl XVII | | |  |
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|  |  | | |  |  | N.B1 | Stirling Clansmen | 42 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
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|  | |  |  |  | Nottingham Outlaws | 0 |  || |
|  | N.E2 | | | | | | UCH Sharks | 8 |  | ||
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|  | | N.W1 | Nottingham Outlaws | 15 |  || |
|  | | | | |  |  | Stirling Clansmen | 20 |  ||
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|  | |  |  |  | Staffordshire Stallions | 15 |  ||
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|  | |  | N.E1 | | Leeds Celtics | 0 |  ||
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|  | |  |  |  | Staffordshire Stallions | 10 |  ||
|  | | | | | | | N.B2 | Newcastle Raiders | 6 |  ||
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|  | | N.W2 | Staffordshire Stallions | 11 |  ||
|  | | | | |  |  | Stirling Clansmen | 22 |  |
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|  | |  |  |  | Herts. Hurricanes | 17 |  |
|  | S.W2 | | | | | | Southampton Stags | 20 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
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|  | | S.E2 | UKC Falcons | 8 | |  ||
|  | | | | |  |  | Southampton Stags | 30 |  | |
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|  | |  |  | S.W1 | Cardiff Cobras | 24 |  ||
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|  | |  |  | | Southampton Stags | 18 |  |
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|  | |  |  |  | Herts. Hurricanes | 49 |  |
|  | | | | | | | N.C2 | Birmingham Lions | 10 |  |  | | | | |
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|  | | N.C1 | Oxford Cavaliers | 6 | |  |
|  | | | | |  |  | Birmingham Lions | 7 |  |
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|  | |  |  | S.E1 | Herts. Hurricanes | 23 |  |

* Note – the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.


abstract: The men's pole vault was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Five athletes competed in the pole vault. The two Americans far outclassed the three Greeks, starting higher than the Greeks could clear and taking first and second places. Damaskos and Theodoropoulos tied for third, while Xydas took fifth.

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# Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

The **men's pole vault** was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Five athletes competed in the pole vault. The two Americans far outclassed the three Greeks, starting higher than the Greeks could clear and taking first and second places. Damaskos and Theodoropoulos tied for third, while Xydas took fifth.

## Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Eighteen athletes entered, but only five started. The world record holder was Walter Rodenbaugh, but he was absent along with five-time AAA winner Richard Dickinson of Great Britain. Of the vaulters present, William Hoyt was the favorite on the basis of a third-place finish at the 1895 ICAAAA.

## Competition format

There was a single round of vaulting. The bar started at 2.40 metres, increasing 10 centimetres at a time until 3.20 metres and then by 5 centimetres at a time.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1896 Summer Olympics.

| **World record** | Walter Rodenbaugh (USA)* | **3.49 m (11 ft 5+14 in)** | Philadelphia | 17 September 1892 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Olympic record** | *N/A* |  |  |  |

* unofficial

The following record was established during the competition:

| Date | Event | Athlete | Nation | Distance (m) | Record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 10 | Final | William Hoyt | United States | 3.30 | **OR** |

## Schedule

The exact time of the contest is not known; it was the fourth event of the afternoon session, following the 100 metres final, high jump, and 110 metres hurdles final. The pole vault took long enough that it was interrupted by the finish of the marathon.

| Date | | Time | Round |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gregorian | Julian | | |
| Friday, 10 April 1896 | Friday, 29 March 1896 |  | **Final** |

## Results

**Key**

* **o** = Height cleared
* **x** = Height failed
* = Height passed
* **r**  = Retired
* **SB** = Season's best
* **PB** = Personal best
* **NR** = National record
* **AR** = Area record
* **OR** = Olympic record
* **WR** = World record
* **WL** = World lead
* **NM** = No mark
* **DNS** = Did not start
* **DQ** = Disqualified

The three Greeks began with the bar at 2.40 metres. All three made that mark. The bar was then raised 10 centimetres at a time, eliminating Xydas after he failed the second jump and the other two after they failed the fourth height. The American pair did not jump at any of those heights, instead beginning at 2.80 metres, a height that gave neither any difficulty. Tyler was unable to clear the 3.30 metres height, and Hoyt failed at 3.40 metres only.

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 2.40 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 3.30 | Height | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | William Hoyt | United States |  |  |  |  | o | o | o | o | o | o | **o** | **3.30** | **OR** |
|  | Albert Tyler | United States |  |  |  |  | o | o | o | o | **o** | x |  | **3.20** |  |
|  | Evangelos Damaskos | Greece | o | o | **o** | x |  | | | | | | | **2.60** |  |
| | Ioannis Theodoropoulos | Greece | o | o | **o** | x |  | | | | | | | **2.60** |  |
| 5 | Vasilios Xydas | Greece | **o** | x |  | | | | | | | | | **2.40** |  |

## Sources

## InfoBox

| Men's pole vault
at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
| --- | --- |
| The finish of the marathon interrupted the pole vault | |
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium |
| Date | 10 April 1896 |
| Competitors | 5 from 2 nations |
| Winning height | 3.30 |
| Medalists | |
| William Hoyt
United States  Albert Tyler
United States  Evangelos Damaskos
Greece  Ioannis Theodoropoulos
Greece | |
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title: Eriospermum exile

abstract: Eriospermum exile is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to South Africa.

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# Eriospermum exile

***Eriospermum exile*** is a species of geophytic plant of the genus *Eriospermum*, indigenous to South Africa.

## Description

This species has a single, erect, slender, linear to lanceolate leaf (125mm long and 8mm wide). The leaf has a very thin stalk (petiole).

The tuber is pear-shaped and white inside.

## Distribution and habitat

It is indigenous to Beaufort group shales or quartzite, rocky soils, often on sheltered south-east facing slopes, in the Robertson Karoo, Little Karoo and western Great Karoo regions of South Africa. It occurs from Worcester in the west, eastwards as far as the town of De Rust.

## InfoBox

| *Eriospermum exile* | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | *Eriospermum* |
| Species: | ***E. exile*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Eriospermum exile***<br>Perry | |
|


title: Eriostemon

abstract: Eriostemon is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae. It is native to eastern Australia and includes just two species, E. australasius and E. banksii. Eriostemon australasius, commonly known as pink wax flower, occurs between Fraser Island and Nowra and is a shrub of heathlands and low open woodlands. Eriostemon banksii is endemic to Cape York Peninsula and is a shrub or small tree occurring in heathland and rainforest margins.

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# Eriostemon

***Eriostemon*** is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae. It is native to eastern Australia and includes just two species, *E. australasius* and *E. banksii*. *Eriostemon australasius*, commonly known as **pink wax flower**, occurs between Fraser Island and Nowra and is a shrub of heathlands and low open woodlands. *Eriostemon banksii* is endemic to Cape York Peninsula and is a shrub or small tree occurring in heathland and rainforest margins.

## Description

Plants in the genus *Eriostemon* are shrubs or small trees which have their thinnest branches, leaves and petals covered with fine star-like hairs (although the hairs may only be visible with a magnifying glass). The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are simple leaves with smooth edges. The leaves are 17–80 mm (0.7–3 in) long, 5–17 mm (0.2–0.7 in) wide and have three or five main veins. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils, and about 12–15 mm (0.5–0.6 in) in diameter. There are five separate sepals and five petals with their edges overlapping. There are ten stamens, all with hairy filaments.

## Taxonomy and naming

The genus *Eriostemon* was first formally described in 1798 by James Edward Smith but he did not nominate a type species. The description was published in *Transactions of the Linnean Society of London*. *Eriostemon australasius* was nominated as the lectotype by Paul Wilson in 1978. The genus name (*Eriostemon*) is derived from the Ancient Greek words *erion* meaning "wool" and *stemon* meaning "stamen" referring to the woolly stamens.

A large number of species once classified within the genus have been placed in the newer genus *Philotheca* including *Eriostemon verrucosus* (now *Philotheca verrucosa*), *E. myoporoides* (*Philotheca myoporoides*) and *E. buxifolius* (*Philotheca buxifolia*). The only two species currently included are *E. australasius* and *E. banksii*.

## Use in horticulture

Pink wax flower is described as being a "very desirable" garden plant, however it is difficult to propagate and to maintain. A semi-shaded position in well-drained soil is regarded as the conditions best suited to the species.

## InfoBox

| *Eriostemon* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Eriostemon australasius* at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
| Genus: | *Eriostemon*<br>Sm. |
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| Species | |
|  | |


title: Eric Stuart Dougall

abstract:
Major Eric Stuart Dougall VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Dougall was born in Tunbridge Wells on 13 April 1886 to Andrew and Emily Elizabeth Dougall. He was educated at Tonbridge School, where he won the Cras, the school's cross country race.
When he won his VC he was 31 years old, and an Acting Captain in the Special Reserve, Royal Field Artillery, attached to A Bty., 88th Brigade. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his deeds on 10 April 1918 at Messines, Belgium. For most conspicuous bravery and skilful leadership in the field when in command of his battery. Capt. Dougall maintained his guns in action from early morning throughout a heavy concentration of gas and high-explosive shell. Finding that he could not clear the crest owing to the withdrawal of our line, Captain Dougall ran his guns on to the top of the ridge to fire over open sights. By this time our infantry had been pressed back in line with the guns. Captain Dougall at once assumed command of the situation, rallied and organised the infantry, supplied them with Lewis guns, and armed as many gunners as he could spare with rifles. With these he formed a line in front of his battery which during this period was harassing the advancing enemy with a rapid rate of fire. Although exposed to both rifle and machine gun fire this officer fearlessly walked about as though on parade, calmly giving orders and encouraging everybody. He inspired the infantry with his assurance that "So long as you stick to your trenches I will keep my guns here". This line was maintained throughout the day, thereby delaying the enemy's advance for over twelve hours. In the evening, having expended all ammunition, the battery received orders to withdraw. This was done by man-handling the guns over a distance of about 800 yards of shell-cratered country, an almost impossible feat considering the ground and the intense machine gun fire. Owing to Captain Dougall's personality and skilful leadership throughout this trying day there is no doubt that a serious breach in our line was averted. This gallant officer was killed four days later whilst directing the fire of his battery. He was killed in action at Kemmel, Belgium on 14 April 1918. His VC is owned by Pembroke College, Cambridge. Prior to his war service, Dougall was an Assistant Engineer at the Bombay Port Trust, and there is an officers' residence building named after him there.

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# Eric Stuart Dougall

Major **Eric Stuart Dougall** VC MC (13 April 1886  14 April 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Dougall was born in Tunbridge Wells on 13 April 1886 to Andrew and Emily Elizabeth Dougall. He was educated at Tonbridge School, where he won the Cras, the school's cross country race. When he won his VC he was 31 years old, and an Acting Captain in the Special Reserve, Royal Field Artillery, attached to A Bty., 88th Brigade. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his deeds on 10 April 1918 at Messines, Belgium.

> For most conspicuous bravery and skilful leadership in the field when in command of his battery. Capt. Dougall maintained his guns in action from early morning throughout a heavy concentration of gas and high-explosive shell. Finding that he could not clear the crest owing to the withdrawal of our line, Captain Dougall ran his guns on to the top of the ridge to fire over open sights. By this time our infantry had been pressed back in line with the guns. Captain Dougall at once assumed command of the situation, rallied and organised the infantry, supplied them with Lewis guns, and armed as many gunners as he could spare with rifles. With these he formed a line in front of his battery which during this period was harassing the advancing enemy with a rapid rate of fire. Although exposed to both rifle and machine gun fire this officer fearlessly walked about as though on parade, calmly giving orders and encouraging everybody. He inspired the infantry with his assurance that "So long as you stick to your trenches I will keep my guns here". This line was maintained throughout the day, thereby delaying the enemy's advance for over twelve hours. In the evening, having expended all ammunition, the battery received orders to withdraw. This was done by man-handling the guns over a distance of about 800 yards of shell-cratered country, an almost impossible feat considering the ground and the intense machine gun fire. Owing to Captain Dougall's personality and skilful leadership throughout this trying day there is no doubt that a serious breach in our line was averted. This gallant officer was killed four days later whilst directing the fire of his battery.
>
> The London Gazette, 31 May 1918

He was killed in action at Kemmel, Belgium on 14 April 1918. His VC is owned by Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Prior to his war service, Dougall was an Assistant Engineer at the Bombay Port Trust, and there is an officers' residence building named after him (called Dougall House) there.

## Bibliography

## InfoBox

| Eric Stuart Dougall | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 13 April 1886
Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Died | 14 April 1918 (aged 32)
Kemmel, Belgium |
| Buried | Westoutre British Cemetery, Belgium |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Victoria Cross
Military Cross |


title: Atheneo de Grandesa

abstract: The Atheneo de Grandesa is an emblem book written in the Catalan language by Josep Romaguera and published in 1681 by the printer Joan Jolis in Barcelona. It contains 15 engravings by an unknown artist.

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# Atheneo de Grandesa

The ***Atheneo de Grandesa*** (Catalan pronunciation: \[ətəˈnɛw ðə ɣɾənˈdɛzə\], modern spelling *Ateneu de Grandesa*) is an emblem book written in the Catalan language by Josep Romaguera and published in 1681 by the printer Joan Jolis in Barcelona. It contains 15 engravings by an unknown artist.

## Structure

Because the book was printed under censorship from the Inquisition, the preliminary materials include the ecclesiastical imprimatur. The text is dedicated to the former bishop of Barcelona, Saint Olaguer.

The text's prologue is perhaps the most well-known fragment, since it defends Catalan as a literary language in a time when Castilian was a more frequent vehicle for literature in Spain. Romaguera's vindication of the use of literary Catalan was appreciated and cited throughout the eighteenth century in Catalonia before the more successful Renaixença of the 19th century, though the actual prose and poetry in the *Atheneo* were not.

The bulk of the *Atheneo* is in the form of a prose treatise, much in the style of Baltasar Gracián, and is divided into 14 chapters called "eminèncias." Each chapter contains several pages of prose followed by an emblem, which is in turned explained by a poetic gloss. In general, the chapters discuss ways of bettering oneself and striving at individual perfection. The prose is rich (or dense, depending on the viewpoint) and allusive. Romaguera's poems have been widely anthologized in Catalan textbooks as he is one of only a few Baroque poets.


abstract: The men's shot put was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The event was also known at the time as putting the weight. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Wednesday November 28, 1956. Fourteen shot putters from ten nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. Parry O'Brien had held the world record for three years. In that time he had added a meter and a quarter to the previous record, including the current world record he had set just two months earlier. He was also the defending champion. On his first throw of the competition, he improved upon his own Olympic record with a 17.92m. Jiří Skobla moved into second place with 17.39m. In the second round, O'Brien threw a second Olympic record 18.47m, which would prove to be enough to win the competition. Bill Nieder moved into second place with a 17.61m, improving to a 17.81m in the third round which proved to be enough to take silver. While he didn't improve, O'Brien threw consistently just behind his second round mark. His best throw was in the fifth round, his third Olympic record of the day 18.57 m. Any of O'Brien's last five throws would have won the competition. Just before the 18.57, Nieder threw his best of 18.18m. During that fifth round, Ken Bantum briefly moved into bronze medal position with a 17.48m putting the American team in a position to sweep the event for the second time in a row, before Skobla threw three additional cm past him. On his final throw Skobla threw his best of 17.65m. O'Brien's victory was the third consecutive and 11th overall victory for an American shot putter; O'Brien was the fourth man to win two shot put medals and the second man to win two gold medals. It was the third straight Games in which the United States took the first two places, with Skobla's bronze blocking a third straight medal sweep for the Americans.

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# Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

The **men's shot put** was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The event was also known at the time as **putting the weight**. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Wednesday November 28, 1956. Fourteen shot putters from ten nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Parry O'Brien had held the world record for three years. In that time he had added a meter and a quarter to the previous record, including the current world record he had set just two months earlier. He was also the defending champion. On his first throw of the competition, he improved upon his own Olympic record with a 17.92m. Jiří Skobla moved into second place with 17.39m. In the second round, O'Brien threw a second Olympic record 18.47m, which would prove to be enough to win the competition. Bill Nieder moved into second place with a 17.61m, improving to a 17.81m in the third round which proved to be enough to take silver. While he didn't improve, O'Brien threw consistently just behind his second round mark. His best throw was in the fifth round, his third Olympic record of the day 18.57 m (60 ft 11 in). Any of O'Brien's last five throws would have won the competition. Just before the 18.57, Nieder threw his best of 18.18m. During that fifth round, Ken Bantum briefly moved into bronze medal position with a 17.48m putting the American team in a position to sweep the event for the second time in a row, before Skobla threw three additional cm past him. On his final throw Skobla threw his best of 17.65m. O'Brien's victory was the third consecutive and 11th overall victory for an American shot putter; O'Brien was the fourth man to win two shot put medals and the second man to win two gold medals. It was the third straight Games in which the United States took the first two places, with Skobla's bronze (Czechoslovakia's first shot put medal since 1932) blocking a third straight medal sweep for the Americans.

## Background

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1952 Games were gold medalist Parry O'Brien of the United States and ninth-place finisher Jiří Skobla of Czechoslovakia. O'Brien has "established himself as the greatest putter in the world," having broken the world record multiple times since the previous Games and introduced a new shot put technique involving a half turn.

Australia made its debut in the men's shot put; Germany competed for the first time as the "United Team of Germany". The United States appeared for the 13th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

## Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 15.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics.

| **World record** | Parry O'Brien (USA) | **19.25** | Los Angeles, United States | 1 November 1956 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Olympic record** | Parry O'Brien (USA) | **17.41** | Helsinki, Finland | 21 July 1952 |

Parry O'Brien's first throw of the final, 17.92 metres, broke the Olympic record. He extended his new record on his second throw (18.47 metres) and fifth throw (18.57 metres), though all six of his throws were beyond the old record. Three of four legal throws by Bill Nieder also exceeded the old record; Jiří Skobla had two throws and Ken Bantum had one throw beyond the 17.41 metres mark.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

| Date | Time | Round |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wednesday, 27 November 1956 | **10:00**
**14:30** | **Qualifying**
**Final** |

## Results

### Qualifying

The qualifying round was held despite there being only 14 athletes with at least 12 guaranteed to move to the final. All 14 men who started the competition reached the qualifying mark of 15.00 metres, so no athlete was eliminated in the qualifying round.

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Jiří Skobla | Czechoslovakia | **17.15** |  |  | **17.15** | Q |
| 2 | Bill Nieder | United States | **16.76** |  |  | **16.76** | Q |
| 3 | Parry O'Brien | United States | **16.63** |  |  | **16.63** | Q |
| 4 | Barry Donath | Australia | **16.57** |  |  | **16.57** | Q |
| 5 | Erik Uddebom | Sweden | **16.35** |  |  | **16.35** | Q |
| 6 | Silvano Meconi | Italy | **16.19** |  |  | **16.19** | Q |
| 7 | Georgios Tsakanikas | Greece | 14.93 | **15.99** |  | **15.99** | Q |
| 8 | Ken Bantum | United States | **15.76** |  |  | **15.76** | Q |
| 9 | Karl-Heinz Wegmann | United Team of Germany | **15.73** |  |  | **15.73** | Q |
| 10 | Vladimir Loshchilov | Soviet Union | **15.63** |  |  | **15.63** | Q |
| 11 | Robert Hanlin | Australia | **15.62** |  |  | **15.62** | Q |
| 12 | Raymond Thomas | France | **15.42** |  |  | **15.42** | Q |
| 13 | Barclay Palmer | Great Britain | **15.19** |  |  | **15.19** | Q |
| 14 | Boris Belyayev | Soviet Union | **15.03** |  |  | **15.03** | Q |
|  | Todor Artarski | Bulgaria | DNS | | | |  |
| | Gerry Carr | Great Britain | DNS | | | |  |
| | Vartan Ovsepian | Soviet Union | DNS | | | |  |
| | Mark Pharaoh | Great Britain | DNS | | | |  |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Parry O'Brien | United States | 17.92 **OR** | 18.47 **OR** | 18.37 | 18.45 | **18.57** **OR** | 18.23 | **18.57** | **OR** |
|  | Bill Nieder | United States | X | 17.61 | 17.81 | 16.82 | **18.18** | X | **18.18** |  |
|  | Jiří Skobla | Czechoslovakia | 17.39 | 16.70 | 17.34 | 17.51 | 17.05 | **17.65** | **17.65** |  |
| 4 | Ken Bantum | United States | 16.99 | X | 16.27 | **17.48** | X | X | **17.48** |  |
| 5 | Boris Belyayev | Soviet Union | **16.96** | 16.05 | 16.58 | 15.96 | 16.11 | 16.24 | **16.96** |  |
| 6 | Erik Uddebom | Sweden | 16.54 | X | **16.65** | 15.74 | 16.06 | 16.31 | **16.65** |  |
| 7 | Karl-Heinz Wegmann | United Team of Germany | 16.43 | **16.63** | 16.37 | Did not advance | | | **16.63** |  |
| 8 | Georgios Tsakanikas | Greece | X | **16.56** | 15.52 | Did not advance | | | **16.56** |  |
| 9 | Barry Donath | Australia | X | **16.52** | 16.01 | Did not advance | | | **16.52** |  |
| 10 | Silvano Meconi | Italy | X | **16.28** | 15.83 | Did not advance | | | **16.28** |  |
| 11 | Robert Hanlin | Australia | 15.76 | **16.08** | 15.50 | Did not advance | | | **16.08** |  |
| 12 | Barclay Palmer | Great Britain | **15.81** | 15.17 | 15.65 | Did not advance | | | **15.81** |  |
| 13 | Vladimir Loshchilov | Soviet Union | **15.62** | 15.33 | 15.39 | Did not advance | | | **15.62** |  |
| 14 | Raymond Thomas | France | 15.11 | 15.28 | **15.31** | Did not advance | | | **15.31** |  |

## InfoBox

| Men's shot put
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
| --- | --- |
| Parry O'Brien | |
| Venue | Olympic Park Stadium |
| Date | 28 November |
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations |
| Winning distance | 18.57 **OR** |
| Medalists | |
| Parry O'Brien  United States  Bill Nieder  United States  Jiří Skobla  Czechoslovakia | |
|


title: 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October)

abstract: The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the 33rd stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the forty-fourth iteration of the event. The race was held over two days from Sunday, October 26, 2003, to Monday, October 27 due to rain on lap 39 on Sunday, forcing the delay of the event. The race was held in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would win under caution when with three laps to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Ryan Newman into the wall. The win was Gordon's 64th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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# 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October)

The **2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500** was the 33rd stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the forty-fourth iteration of the event. The race was held over two days from Sunday, October 26, 2003, to Monday, October 27 due to rain on lap 39 on Sunday, forcing the delay of the event. The race was held in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would win under caution when with three laps to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Ryan Newman into the wall. The win was Gordon's 64th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

**Atlanta Motor Speedway** (formerly **Atlanta International Raceway**) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0 | Jason Leffler | Haas CNC Racing | Pontiac | NetZero HiSpeed |
| 00 | Buckshot Jones | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | Aaron's |
| 1 | John Andretti | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | Pennzoil |
| 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | U.S. Army |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | Miller Lite |
| 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Zapf Creation |
| 4 | Kevin Lepage | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Pontiac | Kodak Perfect Touch |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kellogg's, Got Milk? |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Viagra |
| 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | Dodge, UAW, Winston Cup Victory Lap |
| 09 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming |
| 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | Valvoline |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | Mobil 1, Speedpass |
| 14 | Larry Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dodge | Harrah's "Oh Yeah!" |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | Grainger |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | Smirnoff Ice Triple Black |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries |
| 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | Dodge, UAW |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | The Home Depot |
| 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | U.S. Air Force |
| 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | Caterpillar |
| 23 | Kenny Wallace | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | Stacker 2 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | DuPont |
| 25 | Joe Nemechek | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | UAW, Delphi |
| 27 | Shelby Howard | Bill Davis Racing | Chevrolet | Mack Trucks |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench |
| 30 | Steve Park | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | America Online, GM Card |
| 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless |
| 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | Tide |
| 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | U.S. Marines, Wawa |
| 37 | Derrike Cope | Quest Motor Racing | Chevrolet | Paramount Hospitality Management |
| 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | M&M's |
| 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | Coors Light, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | Target |
| 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | Texaco, Havoline |
| 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | Cheerios |
| 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific Brawny |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 1-800-CALL-ATT |
| 54 | Todd Bodine | BelCar Motorsports | Ford | National Guard |
| 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | BACE Motorsports |
| 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 79 | Billy Bigley | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies |
| 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | The UPS Store |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd* | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Ford | Racing with Jesus |
| 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | Sharpie, Brute |
| 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| Official entry list | | | | |

*Withdrew.

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 24, at 3:20 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.688 and an average speed of 193.251 miles per hour (311.007 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 28.688 | 193.251 |
| 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.836 | 192.260 |
| 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 28.950 | 191.503 |
| Full first practice results | | | | | | |

### Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 25, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.218 and an average speed of 189.746 miles per hour (305.367 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.218 | 189.746 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 29.256 | 189.500 |
| 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 29.475 | 188.092 |
| Full second practice results | | | | | | |

### Third and final practice

The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 25, at 11:10 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.600 and an average speed of 187.297 miles per hour (301.425 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.600 | 187.297 |
| 2 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 29.642 | 187.032 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 29.720 | 186.541 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 24, at 7:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.

Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would win the pole, setting a time of 29.938 and an average speed of 180.373 miles per hour (290.282 km/h).

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Jeff Green, Buckshot Jones, Larry Foyt, Mike Wallace, Billy Bigley, and Shelby Howard.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | **28.534** | **194.294** |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 28.575 | 194.016 |
| 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 28.678 | 193.319 |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.685 | 193.272 |
| 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 28.730 | 192.969 |
| 6 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 28.854 | 192.140 |
| 7 | 54 | Todd Bodine | BelCar Motorsports | Ford | 28.903 | 191.814 |
| 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 28.904 | 191.807 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.914 | 191.741 |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.918 | 191.714 |
| 11 | 1 | John Andretti | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 28.944 | 191.542 |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Pontiac | 28.977 | 191.324 |
| 13 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 29.005 | 191.139 |
| 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 29.023 | 191.021 |
| 15 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 29.031 | 190.968 |
| 16 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.039 | 190.916 |
| 17 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.044 | 190.883 |
| 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 29.057 | 190.797 |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.109 | 190.457 |
| 20 | 30 | Steve Park | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.130 | 190.319 |
| 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 29.186 | 189.954 |
| 22 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 29.200 | 189.863 |
| 23 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Quest Motor Racing | Chevrolet | 29.201 | 189.857 |
| 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 29.225 | 189.701 |
| 25 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 29.249 | 189.545 |
| 26 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | 29.261 | 189.467 |
| 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.272 | 189.396 |
| 28 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 29.276 | 189.370 |
| 29 | 0 | Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Pontiac | 29.286 | 189.305 |
| 30 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 29.293 | 189.260 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 29.303 | 189.196 |
| 32 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.309 | 189.157 |
| 33 | 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.331 | 189.015 |
| 34 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.392 | 188.623 |
| 35 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 29.409 | 188.514 |
| 36 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 29.412 | 188.495 |
| Provisionals | | | | | | |
| 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.731 | 186.472 |
| 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.573 | 187.468 |
| 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.460 | 188.187 |
| 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 29.542 | 187.665 |
| 41 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 29.454 | 188.226 |
| 42 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.589 | 187.367 |
| 43 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 29.481 | 188.053 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew | | | | | | |
| 44 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 29.445 | 188.283 |
| 45 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | 29.557 | 187.570 |
| 46 | 14 | Larry Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dodge | 29.605 | 187.266 |
| 47 | 09 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 29.922 | 185.282 |
| 48 | 79 | Billy Bigley | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 30.046 | 184.517 |
| 49 | 27 | Shelby Howard | Bill Davis Racing | Chevrolet | 30.518 | 181.663 |
| WD | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Ford |  |  |
| Official qualifying results | | | | | | |

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 55 | running | 180 | $249,978 |
| 2 | 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 109 | running | 180 | $207,678 |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 1 | running | 170 | $122,800 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 160 | $133,833 |
| 5 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 66 | running | 160 | $133,383 |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 325 | 32 | running | 155 | $121,692 |
| 7 | 15 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | $89,200 |
| 8 | 17 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 325 | 3 | running | 147 | $110,475 |
| 9 | 22 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 2 | running | 143 | $92,450 |
| 10 | 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 134 | $92,225 |
| 11 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 130 | $95,825 |
| 12 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 127 | $115,403 |
| 13 | 29 | 0 | Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 99 | $74,125 |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Pontiac | 325 | 1 | running | 126 | $78,550 |
| 15 | 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 118 | $74,400 |
| 16 | 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 115 | $111,150 |
| 17 | 6 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 324 | 1 | running | 117 | $105,300 |
| 18 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 324 | 1 | running | 114 | $70,550 |
| 19 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 106 | $104,692 |
| 20 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 41 | running | 108 | $110,753 |
| 21 | 16 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 100 | $94,712 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | John Andretti | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 97 | $94,062 |
| 23 | 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 94 | $102,442 |
| 24 | 30 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 323 | 0 | running | 91 | $94,475 |
| 25 | 25 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 88 | $75,725 |
| 26 | 43 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 85 | $67,025 |
| 27 | 36 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 82 | $63,575 |
| 28 | 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 79 | $82,864 |
| 29 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 320 | 13 | crash | 81 | $107,900 |
| 30 | 28 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 320 | 0 | running | 73 | $66,585 |
| 31 | 42 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 319 | 0 | running | 70 | $73,425 |
| 32 | 41 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | 67 | $98,801 |
| 33 | 32 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | 64 | $89,531 |
| 34 | 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 314 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $62,425 |
| 35 | 26 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | 222 | 0 | crash | 58 | $70,300 |
| 36 | 20 | 30 | Steve Park | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | crash | 55 | $70,225 |
| 37 | 35 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 201 | 0 | crash | 52 | $70,100 |
| 38 | 13 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | engine | 49 | $80,050 |
| 39 | 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 46 | $95,833 |
| 40 | 23 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Quest Motor Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | engine | 43 | $61,950 |
| 41 | 34 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | crash | 40 | $61,900 |
| 42 | 7 | 54 | Todd Bodine | BelCar Motorsports | Ford | 44 | 0 | crash | 37 | $61,850 |
| 43 | 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | overheating | 34 | $62,059 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 |  | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge |  | | | | |
| 45 | | | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet |
| 46 | | | 14 | Larry Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dodge |
| 47 | | | 09 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Dodge |
| 48 | | | 79 | Billy Bigley | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge |
| 49 | | | 27 | Shelby Howard | Bill Davis Racing | Chevrolet |
| WD | | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Ford |
| Official race results | | | | | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
| Race details | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Race 33 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | | | |
| The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover. | | | |
| Date | October 26–27 2003 | | |
| Official name | 44th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | | |
| Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility<br>1.54 mi (2.48 km) | | |
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | | |
| Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | | |
| Average speed | 127.769 miles per hour (205.624 km/h) | | |
| Pole position | | | |
| Driver |  | Penske Racing South |
| Time | 28.534 | | |
| Most laps led | | | |
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Laps | 109 | | |
| Winner | | | |
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Television in the United States | | | |
| Network | NBC (Sunday) TNT (Monday) | | |
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | | |
| Radio in the United States | | | |
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | | |