title: Lü Bing-Chuan

abstract: Lü Bing-Chuan was a Taiwanese ethnomusicologist; having earned a doctorate from The University of Tokyo, he was the first person from Taiwan to obtain such a degree in ethnomusicology. Lü was a prolific academic researcher widely considered a pivotal pioneer and founder in Taiwan’s ethnomusicologic study. While he is best known for his studies in Taiwanese indigenous music, his academic studies also include various musical and theatrical arts of the Han people. In 1977, the compilation album The Music of Aborigines in Taiwan Island and its analysis was awarded the top prize at the art festival held by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. Lü once served as a lecturer at numerous educational institutions including the National Taiwan Normal University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was the first president of the Hong Kong Ethnomusicology Society and the first scholar to advocate Talent Education in Taiwan.

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# Lü Bing-Chuan

**Lü Bing-Chuan** (Sep 4, 1929 – March 15, 1986) was a Taiwanese ethnomusicologist; having earned a doctorate from The University of Tokyo, he was the first person from Taiwan to obtain such a degree in ethnomusicology. Lü was a prolific academic researcher widely considered a pivotal pioneer and founder in Taiwan’s ethnomusicologic study. While he is best known for his studies in Taiwanese indigenous music, his academic studies also include various musical and theatrical arts of the Han people. In 1977, the compilation album The Music of Aborigines in Taiwan Island and its analysis was awarded the top prize at the art festival held by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. Lü once served as a lecturer at numerous educational institutions including the National Taiwan Normal University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was the first president of the Hong Kong Ethnomusicology Society and the first scholar to advocate Talent Education in Taiwan.

## Life and career

Lü Bing-Chuan was born in Penghu, Taiwan in 1929, two years before his family moved to Kaohsiung. While Lü discovered his passion for gliders, photography, music, and acoustics in his childhood, he chose to put his focus and effort into music. From 1943, he studied at the junior section of Kaohsiung Commercial High School for three years, under Japanese colonial rule, before studying at the senior section. After high school graduation, he worked at the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau before transferring to Southeast Cement Corporation. From 1959 to 1962, Lü was the conductor of the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra before he stood down to study abroad.

## Education

In 1962, Lü went to Japan to study at Musashino Academia Musicae as a violin major. In 1966, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in music. Later on, influenced by Fumio Koizumi and Shigeo Kishibe, he became a music aesthetics major in the graduate program of Humanities and Sociology at The University of Tokyo. Also an ethnomusicology minor, he studied with Shigeo Kishibe and returned to Taiwan for his first field research. In 1971, he served as a research committee member of the music research center of the Department of Music at Tunghai University. Lü was awarded a Ph.D. in 1972 following the completion of his research article *The Music of Aborigines in Taiwan Island – A Comparative Musicology Study.* The lecturer jobs he had after coming back to Taiwan include an associate professor at the College of Chinese Culture, a music professor at the National Taiwan Academy of Arts and Shih Chien School of Home Economics (also the head of the department,) and a teacher of a music aesthetics course at National Taiwan University.

In 1980, he was hired by the College of Music Graduate Programs at National Taiwan Normal University as a professor; later that year he was also invited to lecture in the Department of Music at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and after thinking thoroughly, he chose to head to the latter where he also served as the curator of Chinese Music Archive. in 1984, along with music scholars, musicians, composers, and music critics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University, including Yip Ming-Mei, Liu Jing-Zhi, Li Ming, Mao Yu-Kuan, Xiang Si-Hua, Tsang Yip-Fat, Leung Pui-Kam, Wu Gan-Bo, Lee Tak-Kwan, Zhou Fang-Fu, and Li Jian, he co-founded Hong Kong Ethnomusicology Society and was elected as its first president. In 1985, he went to The University of Edinburgh to lecture and do research. On March 15, 1986, he died from cardiovascular disease in Hong Kong at the age of 57.


title: MEPC plc

abstract: MEPC is a British-based property investment and development business. It is headquartered in Milton Park, Oxfordshire. It used to be listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It is however now owned by the British Telecom Pension Fund and the Royal Mail Pension Fund.

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# MEPC plc

**MEPC** is a British-based property investment and development business. It is headquartered in Milton Park, Oxfordshire. It used to be listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It is however now owned by the British Telecom Pension Fund and the Royal Mail Pension Fund.

## History

The business was founded by Claude Moss Leigh in 1946 as the *Metropolitan Estates & Property Corporation*. Having started as a property investment business it diversified into the development of shopping malls in the 1970s. It adopted the shortened name of *MEPC* in 1973. In 1987 it acquired the *Oldham Estate*.

In 2000 the Company was acquired by *Leconport Estates*, a joint venture between the British Telecom Pension Fund and GE Capital. In 2003 GE Capital sold its investment to the British Telecom Pension Fund. Since then the Royal Mail Pension Fund acquired a substantial shareholding in MEPC.

In 2014, Hermes Real Estate exchanged on the sale of three MEPC parks in the South East, North West and Scotland: Chineham Park in Basingstoke, Birchwood Park in Warrington and Hillington Park in Glasgow.

Hermes Investment Management acquired MEPC in 2020.

## Operations

The Group now focuses its activities on operating four business parks across the UK:

* **Milton Park** \- A business and science park located just outside Oxford near the town of Abingdon
* **Wellington Place** \- A business park located in the city centre of Leeds.
* **Silverstone Park** \- A business park with a focus on engineering and high-tech activities, located on the Silverstone Circuit in Towcester.

## InfoBox

MEPC
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Property |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Milton Park |
| Key people | Chris Taylor, Chairman <br>James Dipple, CEO |
| Products | Business Parks |
| Parent | Federated Hermes |
| Website | www.mepc.com |


title: MAS (Milan)

abstract: MAS was an Italian motorcycle manufacturer from 1920 until 1956. MAS stood, in the context, for "Alberico Seiling Motorcycles". Seiling was an Italian constructor who developed a variety of motorbikes between 1920 and 1922, and in 1922 started commercial production. His 173 cc overhead valve (OHV) model with an external flywheel proved particularly popular. He also produced a single-cylinder 498 cc OHV model, and from 1928 a twin-cylinder model, also with 498 cc of displacement. In 1937 an OLHV model with a special cylinder head appeared, with a vertically mounted camshaft, the cylinder valves set horizontally in a separate chamber above the combustion chamber. The combustion mixture was premixed in this separate chamber. By excluding the valves from the combustion chamber itself it was possible to use a 15:1 compression ratio which was by the standards of the time very high. The motor was not a success, however. Seiling sold the MAS business to the Guidetti brothers in 1938. After this he continued to produce motor cycles in his own name and then, in 1939, he obtained finance to establish a new motorcycle manufacturing business under the name Altea. Altea produced a single-cylinder ohv 198 cc machine. However, this business ended in 1941 due to the general war which had by then broken out across most of Europe.

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# MAS (Milan)

**MAS** was an Italian motorcycle manufacturer from 1920 until 1956.

*MAS* stood, in the context, for "Alberico Seiling Motorcycles" (*Motocicli Alberico Seiling*).

Seiling was an Italian constructor who developed a variety of motorbikes between 1920 and 1922, and in 1922 started commercial production. His 173 cc overhead valve (OHV) model with an external flywheel proved particularly popular. He also produced a single-cylinder 498 cc OHV model, and from 1928 a twin-cylinder model, also with 498 cc of displacement.

In 1937 an OLHV model with a special cylinder head appeared, with a vertically mounted camshaft, the cylinder valves set horizontally in a separate chamber above the combustion chamber. The combustion mixture was premixed in this separate chamber. By excluding the valves from the combustion chamber itself it was possible to use a 15:1 compression ratio which was by the standards of the time very high. The motor was not a success, however.

Seiling sold the MAS business to the Guidetti brothers in 1938. After this he continued to produce motor cycles in his own name (Seiling: A. Scoppio S.A.) and then, in 1939, he obtained finance to establish a new motorcycle manufacturing business under the name Altea. Altea produced a single-cylinder ohv 198 cc machine. However, this business ended in 1941 due to the general war which had by then broken out across most of Europe.


title: Ian Dobson (athlete)

abstract: Ian Dobson is an American long-distance coach and retired Olympic runner.

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# Ian Dobson (athlete)

**Ian Dobson** is an American long-distance coach and retired Olympic runner.

## High school career

Dobson competed at Klamath Union High School in Oregon where he was 2nd in the state in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters as well as a two-time Oregon state cross country champion. Ian Dobson finished seventh in 1998 and third at 1999 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 14:34 behind Dathan Ritzenhein and Donald Sage.

## College career

Dobson ran for the Stanford Cardinal (2000-2005) where he was a 10-time All-American, NCAA runner-up and the 2005 NCAA champion indoors in the 5,000 meters. Dobson graduated from Stanford University in 2005. Dobson holds the Stanford University record in two distance events; the 3,000 meter steeplechase (8:32.09), the 5,000 meters (13:15.33).

## International career

In 2005, Dobson was runner-up at the US Championships in the 5000 metres. This qualified him for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where in the men's 5000 metres he finished 10th in his heat and failed to advance. Dobson also competed in the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the Senior men's race finishing 61st.

In 2006, Dobson competed in the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the Senior men's race finishing 33rd. Dobson also finished 3rd at the Chiba International Cross Country meet.

In 2008, Dobson finished 3rd at the US Olympic Trials in the 5000 metres earning a berth at the 2008 Olympics. At the Olympics, in the men's 5000 metres Dobson finished 9th in his heat and failed to advance.

From 2005 to 2009 Dobson ran for Adidas and from 2010 to 2012 Dobson ran for Nike and the Oregon Track Club Elite.

## Team Run Eugene Coach

Since 2012, Ian leads a group of Olympic and World Championship elite athletes.

## Coaching and Eugene Marathon years

Dobson is currently the long distance coach for Sheldon High School, and works for the Eugene Marathon

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Ian Dobson
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1982-02-06) February 6, 1982
Deer Lodge, Montana |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 165 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 5000 metres |
| College team | Stanford Cardinal |
| Club | Nike |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | **5000 m**: 13:15.33
**10,000 m**: 27:59.72 |
| Medal record      Representing the  United States | |


title: Ian Dishart Suttie

abstract: Ian Dishart Suttie (1889-1935) was a Scottish psychiatrist perhaps best known for his writings on the taboo in families on expressing tenderness. His influential book The Origins of Love and Hate was posthumously published in 1935.

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# Ian Dishart Suttie

**Ian Dishart Suttie** (1889-1935) was a Scottish psychiatrist perhaps best known for his writings on the taboo in families on expressing tenderness.

His influential book *The Origins of Love and Hate* was posthumously published in 1935.

## Life and career

The third son of a Glasgow medical doctor, Suttie took his medical degree there before joining the staff of the Glasgow Royal Asylum, where he married his wife (and future co-author) Dr. Jane Robertson. He continued to work in Scotland until 1928, when he moved south to join the Tavistock Clinic.

Suttie had served with the RAMC in Mesopotamia in 1918, where he became interested in the anthropology of the mother child bond – an interest confirmed by the influence of Sandor Ferenczi. His writings reveal an ongoing debate with Freud – whose concept of the death drive he rejected as unscientific – over the importance of companionship as against sex in the mother-child relationship: a theme (tinged with Christian thinking) which was to influence the thinking of W. R. D. Fairbairn, and anticipate the work of D. W. Winnicott and John Bowlby. He developed the theme in a series of papers (with his wife) published between 1922 and 1931, which he would subsequently draw upon for his (posthumous) book of 1935.

## Criticism

Continental critics see Suttie's work as reflecting a very British complacency about sexuality, and a downplaying of its problematics.

## Work

* Suttie, I. D. (1988). *The Origins of Love and Hate*. London: Free Association Books.

Bibliography in pages xli-xlii.


title: Ian Hannaford

abstract: Ian Geoffrey Hannaford was an Australian rules footballer and architect.

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# Ian Hannaford

**Ian Geoffrey Hannaford** (6 March 1940 – 10 March 2022) was an Australian rules footballer and architect.

## Early life

Ian Geoffrey Hannaford was born on 6 March 1940, to Claude and Vera (née Hoare). He was the eldest of four siblings, the other three being brothers Donald and artist Robert Hannaford, and sister, Kay. He grew up on his family's farm in the Gilbert Valley near Riverton, South Australia, and attended Prince Alfred College in Adelaide for his final two years of high school.

## Football

Hannaford played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL, retiring at the young age of 24 in order to train as an architect. He was named by *The Advertiser* as among Port Adelaide's 150 greatest players in the club's first 150 years.

## Architecture

Hannaford was also an architect, who was responsible for the design of Rundle Mall in 1976, as well as private residences, some of them in modernist style inspired by Mies van der Rohe. He designed the Victor Richardson Gates at Adelaide Oval, as well as apartment buildings and resorts.

## Death

Hannaford died on 10 March 2022, four days after his 82nd birthday.

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| Ian Hannaford | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Personal information | | | |
| Date of birth | (1940-03-06)6 March 1940 | | |
| Place of birth | Riverton, South Australia | | |
| Date of death | 10 March 2022(2022-03-10) (aged 82) | | |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | | |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | | |
| Position(s) | Ruckman, forward | | |
| Playing career | | | |
| Years | **Club** | **Games (Goals)** |
| 1958–1964 | Port Adelaide | 123 (108) |
| Representative team honours | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Games (Goals)** |
| 1958–1964 | South Australia | 17 |
| Career highlights | | | |
| **Club**
**Representative**
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | | | |


title: Ian Hanomansing

abstract: Ian Harvey Hanomansing is a Trinidadian-Canadian television journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He formerly hosted CBC News Network Vancouver on CBC News Network, and reports for CBC Television's nightly newscast, The National. On August 1, 2017, he was named a co-anchor of The National, and currently anchors the show on Fridays and Sundays. He also served as interim host of CBC Radio One's weekly call-in show Cross Country Checkup from 2020 to 2022, while regular host Duncan McCue was on sabbatical, and was named permanent host of the program in 2022.

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# Ian Hanomansing

**Ian Harvey Hanomansing** is a Trinidadian-Canadian television journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He formerly hosted *CBC News Network Vancouver* on CBC News Network, and reports for CBC Television's nightly newscast, *The National*.

On August 1, 2017, he was named a co-anchor of *The National*, and currently anchors the show on Fridays and Sundays. He also served as interim host of CBC Radio One's weekly call-in show *Cross Country Checkup* from 2020 to 2022, while regular host Duncan McCue was on sabbatical, and was named permanent host of the program in 2022.

## Early life

Hanomansing was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to Indian parents and grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick with parents Eunice and Harvey, along with his sister Ria. He stated in a CBC The National interview with k.d. lang on Sept. 15, 2024 that they shared the same birth year, i.e., 1961. He got his first job coming out of high school in 1979 at a radio station in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He attended Mount Allison University for his undergraduate education and graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science and sociology. He studied law at Dalhousie Law School and graduated in 1986.

## Broadcasting career

His broadcast media career began at CKDH in Amherst, Nova Scotia in the summer after his graduation, followed by work at CKCW in Moncton, New Brunswick and at CHNS in nearby Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1986 he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He worked for CBC bureaus in the Maritimes and Toronto, Ontario before moving to Vancouver, where he was a network reporter and hosted the now-defunct programs *Pacific Rim Report*, *Foreign Assignment*, and *Times 7* (a joint venture with *The New York Times*) and also hosted a summer series on CBC Radio One, *Feeling the Heat*.

From 2000 to 2007, he was the anchor of the national segment of the defunct newscast *Canada Now*; following that program's cancellation, he was the co-anchor of *CBC News: Vancouver*, CBUT's supper hour newscast, from 2007 to 2010. He returned to his former role as network reporter for *The National* in 2010 and from 2012 to 2017 he hosted *CBC News Now with Ian Hanomansing*, which was broadcast live from CBC Vancouver on weeknights. On August 1, 2017, he was named as one of four new co-hosts of *The National*, CBC's flagship news broadcast alongside Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton and Andrew Chang. In 2020, he was named the Friday and Sunday anchor of the programme.

Hanomansing has developed and hosted a series of innovative live news specials including "Downtown Drugs", in November 1998, from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during a public health emergency declared after a high number of fatal overdoses. In March 2005, "Crime on the Streets" was broadcast, in part, from Stoney Mountain Institution in Manitoba. It is believed to be the only live national news special from a Canadian federal penal institution. It won a national Justicia Award for Excellence in Legal Reporting, as well as a Jack Webster Award.

In 2006, Hanomansing also designed Big League Manager, an NHL-licensed board game. His game was voted a "Best Bet" by the Canadian Toy Testing Council.

## Awards and honours

Hanomansing received an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LLD), from Mount Allison University in 2003. On November 28, 2008 Hanomansing won the Gemini Award for Best News Anchor, beating Kevin Newman and Peter Mansbridge. in 2010, Hanomansing was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by Canadian Immigrant Magazine. In March 2016, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best National News Anchor over Peter Mansbridge, Lisa LaFlamme and Heather Hiscox.

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| Ian Hanomansing | |
| --- | --- |
| Hanomansing in 2013 | |
| Born | 1961 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)<br>Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Nationality | Trinidadian and Canadian |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie Law School, Mount Allison University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |


title: I Need an Angel

abstract: "I Need an Angel" is a song by singer Daniel DeBourg released on his Tell the World album in 2002, that made number 30 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song was produced and written by R. Kelly. A version performed by R. Kelly himself was included on advance copies of his 2004 double album, Happy People/U Saved Me, but was replaced with the song "I Surrender" on the final release. The song was remade by second-season American Idol winner Ruben Studdard in 2004, as the title track of his album I Need an Angel. It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

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# I Need an Angel

"**I Need an Angel**" is a song by singer Daniel DeBourg released on his *Tell the World* album in 2002, that made number 30 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song was produced and written by R. Kelly.

A version performed by R. Kelly himself was included on advance copies of his 2004 double album, *Happy People/U Saved Me*, but was replaced with the song "I Surrender" on the final release.

The song was remade by second-season *American Idol* winner Ruben Studdard in 2004, as the title track of his album *I Need an Angel*. It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

## InfoBox

| "I Need an Angel" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Daniel DeBourg | |
| from the album  ***Tell the World*** | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | gospel |
| Length | 4:13 |
| Label | Dreamworks |
| Songwriter(s) | R. Kelly |
| Producer(s) | R. Kelly |


abstract: "Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh’n" is a song composed by Bruno Balz and Michael Jary, which was originally recorded by Swedish actress and singer Zarah Leander. It first appeared in the 1942 film Die große Liebe.

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# Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen

"**Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh’n**" ("I Know Some Day a Miracle Will Happen") is a song composed by Bruno Balz and Michael Jary, which was originally recorded by Swedish actress and singer Zarah Leander. It first appeared in the 1942 film *Die große Liebe*.

| "Zarah" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Nina Hagen | |
| from the album  *Angstlos* | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Length | 5:02 |
| Label | CBS |
| Songwriter(s) | Bruno Balz, Michael Jary |
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey |
| Nina Hagen singles chronology | |
| "Smack Jack"
(1982) "**Zarah**"
(1983) "New York / N.Y."
(1983) | |

## Nina Hagen cover

German recording artist Nina Hagen covered the song and titled it as "Zarah" or "Zarah (Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehn)" for her album *Angstlos*. It was released as the album's second single in 1983. The song was later included on Hagen's compilation albums *14 Friendly Abductions*, *Prima Nina in Ekstasy* and *The Very Best of Nina Hagen*.

### Track listing

1. "Zarah (Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehn)" - 5:02
2. "Frühling In Paris" - 3:35

### Charts

| Chart (1984) | Peak
Position |
| --- | --- |
| US Dance Club Songs (*Billboard*) | 45 |

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| "Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh’n" | |
| --- | --- |
| Song by Zarah Leander | |
| Length | 3:15 |
| Label | Ariola Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Bruno Balz, Michael Jary |


title: Ian Lucas

abstract: Ian Colin Lucas is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wrexham, Wales from 2001 to 2019. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2009 until Labour's defeat at the 2010 General Election. He did not stand at the 2019 election.

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# Ian Lucas

**Ian Colin Lucas** (born 18 September 1960) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wrexham, Wales from 2001 to 2019. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2009 until Labour's defeat at the 2010 General Election.

He did not stand at the 2019 election.

## Early life

He was born and brought up in a council house in Gateshead, the second son of Colin and Alice Lucas. His father worked as a process engineer in a local factory, apart from serving in the army from 1942 to 1947 during the Second World War. He attended Greenwell Junior High School on *Beacon Lough Road*  in Gateshead then Newcastle Royal Grammar School, and won a place at New College, Oxford University, to study jurisprudence gaining a BA in 1982. He qualified from the College of Law in 1983 and was admitted as a solicitor in 1985.

He supports Sunderland A.F.C. in football.

## Professional career

He became a solicitor practising in London from 1983–6, but moved to Wrexham in 1986, specialising in criminal and personal injury law for Percy Hughes and Roberts in Chester until 1987. He worked for Lees Moore and Price in Birkenhead until 1989. He then worked for Roberts Moore Nicholas Jones until 1992 in Wrexham.

In 1992, he moved the short distance to Oswestry in Shropshire working for Dr Crawford, and formed his own practice, Crawford Lucas in 1997. The move was precipitated because of disagreements with his old firm when he had organised protests against cuts in legal aid. He was a partner in Stevens Lucas from 2000–1. After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Ian Lucas represented Trevor Rees-Jones (Diana's bodyguard, and survivor of the crash) in a legal battle with Mohamed Fayed.

## Political career

In 1986 he joined the Labour Party, and became chairman of the Wrexham branch. He was on Gresford Community Council in Wrexham from 1987 to 1991. He contested the traditionally conservative seat of North Shropshire in the 1997 general election, but was narrowly defeated. He has served as a school governor, and on a local hospital board.

He was later selected to stand for the UK Parliament in Wrexham, and won the seat in 2001.

He was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education. He resigned as PPS on 6 September 2006, due to the refusal by Tony Blair to name a date for stepping down as Prime Minister. Fellow Welsh Labour MPs Wayne David and Mark Tami resigned on the same day.

Lucas was promoted by Gordon Brown in the reshuffle of October 2008, to the role of assistant government whip. He then entered Government as a minister for the first time in the June 2009 reshuffle, becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and held that post until the Labour government left office in May 2010. He was the shadow minister for the Middle East and Africa.

He has served as a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee and the Transport Select Committee.

He has taken an interest in sustainable energy, devolution of powers in Wales, and links with Germany. He is a member of both the Labour Friends of Israel and the Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East.

Despite his constituency voting to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum, Lucas supported a second referendum on the UK's EU membership. He would support remaining in the European Union in the event of such a vote.

He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.

Lucas did not stand for re-election at the 2019 general election.

## Parliamentary debate about the murder of Nicolas Churton

On the 11 April 2019, in a House of Commons adjournment debate he accused North Wales police, the probation service, the community rehabilitation company, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and the Independent Office for Police Conduct of hiding mistakes about incidents that led to the murder of Nicolas Churton. He further alleged that Mark Polin, the Chief Constable for North Wales Police had misled him it.

News articles

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| Ian Lucas | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform | |
| **In office**
9 June 2009  11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Baroness Wilcox |
| Member of Parliament
for Wrexham | |
| **In office**
7 June 2001  6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Marek |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Atherton |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Colin Lucas
(1960-09-18) 18 September 1960
Gateshead, County Durham, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Norah Lucas |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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title: Andrew Ranicki

abstract: Andrew Alexander Ranicki was a British mathematician who worked on algebraic topology. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.

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# Andrew Ranicki

**Andrew Alexander Ranicki** (born **Andrzej Aleksander Ranicki**; 30 December 1948 – 21 February 2018) was a British mathematician who worked on algebraic topology. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.

## Life

Ranicki was the only child of the well-known literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki and the artist Teofila Reich-Ranicki; he spoke Polish in his family. Born in London, he lived in Warsaw, in Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg, and attended school in England at the King's School, Canterbury from the age of sixteen.

Ranicki studied Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated with a BA in 1969. At Cambridge, he was a student of topologists Andrew Casson and John Frank Adams. He earned his doctoral degree in 1973 with a thesis on algebraic L-theory. Ranicki received numerous awards and honors for his scientific achievements during his studies. From 1972 to 1977, he was a Fellow of Trinity College.

From 1977 to 1982, he was assistant professor at Princeton University. In 1982, he began at the University of Edinburgh as a lecturer; in 1987, he was promoted to reader. In 1992, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. From 1995, Ranicki was the Chair of Algebraic Surgery at the University of Edinburgh. Several times, he stayed as a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, most recently in 2011.

## Personal life, death, and legacy

Ranicki was married to American paleontologist Ida Thompson in 1979; they have a daughter. Ranicki suffered from leukemia; he died peacefully in the presence of his wife.

A conference celebrating his legacy was held at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (Edinburgh) in summer 2020.

## Published works

* *Exact sequences in the algebraic theory of surgery,* Princeton University Press, 1981.
* *Lower K and L Theory*, London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes, Vol. 178, Cambridge University Press. 1992.
* *Algebraic L-Theory and Topological Manifolds*, Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics Vol. 102, Cambridge University Press, 1992.
* *Algebraic and Geometric Surgery*, Oxford University Press, 2002.
* *High dimensional knot theory* , Springer, 1998.
* with Bruce Hughes:  *Ends of Complexes* , Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics Vol. 123, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
* with Norman Levitt and Frank Quinn: "Algebraic and geometric topology" (Rutgers University conference, New Brunswick, 1983), Springer 1985, Lecture Notes in Mathematics Vol. 1126.
* Editor with David W. Lewis and Eva Bayer-Fluckiger: "Quadratic forms and their applications" (Conference Dublin 1999), Contemporary Mathematics Vol. 272, American Mathematical Society, 2000.
* Publisher:  *Noncommutative Localization in Algebra and Topology* , London Mathematical Society Vol. 330, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
* Editor with Steven Ferry and Jonathan Rosenberg: "The Novikov conjectures, index theorems and rigidity" (Oberwolfach, 1993), London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes, Vol. 226, 227, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
* Editor: *The Hauptvermutung Book*, Kluwer, 1996.
* Editor with Sylvain Cappell and Jonathan Rosenberg:  *Surveys on surgery theory. Papers dedicated to C.T. C. Wall.*

## InfoBox

| Andrew Ranicki | |
| --- | --- |
| Ranicki in 2006 | |
| Born | (1948-12-30)30 December 1948
London, England |
| Died | 21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 69)
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Ida Thompson |
| Parent(s) | Marcel Reich-Ranicki and Teofila Reich-Ranicki |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge
Princeton University
University of Edinburgh |
| Doctoral advisors | Andrew Casson
John Frank Adams |
|  | |
| Website | https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/ |


abstract: The Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glazers' Society was a small but long-lasting trade union representing machine workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The union was founded in 1844, but grew only very slowly; by 1897, it had 514 members in eight branches. It affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions, within which its secretary, William Saxon, became prominent. By 1956, membership had slumped to only 150, so in September, the union merged into the Amalgamated Engineering Union.

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# Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glazers' Society

The **Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glazers' Society** was a small but long-lasting trade union representing machine workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The union was founded in 1844, but grew only very slowly; by 1897, it had 514 members in eight branches. It affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions, within which its secretary, William Saxon, became prominent.

By 1956, membership had slumped to only 150, so in September, the union merged into the Amalgamated Engineering Union.

## General Secretaries

John Asquith 1926: William Saxon 1938: W. F. Irvine 1948: H. Milne  1. Carter, Peter; Smethurst, John (2013). *Historical Directory of Trade Unions*. Vol. 6. Ashgate. p. 201. ISBN 9781409480310.
2. "Obituary: Mr William Saxon". *Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress*: 247. 1938.


title: Alvin Schwartz (comics)

abstract: Alvin Stanley Schwartz was an American comic book writer best known for his Batman and Superman stories. He was also a novelist, poet, and essayist.

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# Alvin Schwartz (comics)

**Alvin Stanley Schwartz** (November 17, 1916 – October 28, 2011) was an American comic book writer best known for his Batman and Superman stories. He was also a novelist, poet, and essayist.

## Biography

### Early life and career

Alvin Schwartz debuted in comics with an issue of *Fairy Tale Parade* in 1939. He then wrote extensively for Sheldon Mayer at All-American Publications and then for National Comics, two of the three companies which merged to form DC Comics.

### Golden Age of comics books

Schwartz wrote his first Batman story in 1942, expanding into the Batman newspaper comic strip in August 1944 and the Superman strip two months later. Through 1952, he scripted for most of the company's newspaper strips. For rival Fawcett Comics, he wrote stories for Superman's chief competitor Captain Marvel.

### 1950s

Until ending his association with DC in 1958, Schwartz contributed comic-book scripts for such superheroes as Aquaman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, the Newsboy Legion, Vigilante, Slam Bradley, and Tomahawk. He also wrote comic books such as *A Date With Judy*, *Buzzy*, and *House of Mystery*. Among Schwartz's contributions to Superman was writing the first tale of Bizarro, denizen of an opposite, interdimensional world where "hello" means "goodbye", and citizens do good by doing bad. He wrote *World's Finest Comics* #71 (July 1954), the issue which began featuring Superman and Batman in the same story together.

Schwartz left DC after clashing repeatedly with the new Superman-line editor Mort Weisinger.

### Corporate work

After leaving DC, Schwartz went into corporate market research and helped develop such techniques as psychographics and typological identification. As research director for Dr. Ernst Dichter's Institute for Motivational Research, he provided structural and marketing advice to corporations such as General Motors and General Foods. He later joined the advisory committee of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

### Other writing

Schwartz wrote three novels for Arco Press, one of which, the detective story *Sword of Desire*, won praise for its takeoff on Wilhelm Reich's orgone therapy, a popular psychotherapeutic technique used during the 1940s and 1950s. His proto-Beat novel *The Blowtop* was published by Dial Press in 1948. Under the title *Le Cinglé*, it became a best-seller in France.

In 1968, Schwartz moved to Canada, where he wrote documentaries and docudramas for the National Film Board of Canada for nearly 20 years, and created several economic and social studies for the Government of Canada. Additionally, Schwartz wrote and lectured on superheroes, and received a Canada Council Grant for a study on religious symbolism in popular culture, using Superman as a springboard.

### Later life and career

In 1997, Schwartz published an autobiography titled *An Unlikely Prophet*. In it, he wrote that Superman had attained the status of a tulpa, an entity that according to Buddhist beliefs attains reality solely by the act of imagination. Schwartz claimed he had actually met the superhero in a New York cab. In the mid-2000s, Schwartz wrote a weekly web column.

Schwartz and his wife lived in the rural village of Chesterville near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He died in 2011 of heart-related complications.

## Awards

Schwartz and writer-editor Harvey Kurtzman were awarded the 2006 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing.

## Bibliography

* *The Blowtop* (1948) ISBN 1-58754-007-X
* *Sword of Desire* (Arco 1952) under pseudonym Robert W. Tracy
* *An Unlikely Prophet* (1997) ISBN 0-9659521-2-6
* *A Gathering of Selves* (2006) ISBN 1-59477-109-X

1. Irvine, Alex; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1950s". *DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle*. Dorling Kindersley. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Although the covers of *World's Finest Comics* had teased co-appearances of Batman and Superman for years, the first joint adventure of the two in the comic occurred in issue #71...written by Alvin Schwartz, pencilled by Curt Swan, and inked by Stan Kaye. `{{cite book}}`: `|first2=` has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Schwartz, Alvin (), Swan, Curt (), Kaye, Stan (). "Batman - Double for Superman!" *World's Finest Comics*, no. 71 (July–August 1954).
3. Sangiacomo, Mike. "Superman Vet Had Write Stuff: Alviin Schwartz will make Rare Public Appearance and Discuss Years at DC," *Cleveland Plain Dealer* (Nov. 27, 1997).
4. Obituary
5. Mackay, Brad. "Alvin Schwartz (1916 – 2011)," Sequential (Nov. 21, 2011).

## InfoBox

| Alvin Stanley Schwartz | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | November 17, 1916
New York City, New York |
| Died | October 28, 2011(2011-10-28) (aged 94)
Chesterville, Ontario |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing |


title: Ian Campbell (opera director)

abstract: Ian David Campbell is an Australian-born opera singer, stage director, administrator, radio broadcaster and writer. He was the General Director and Artistic Director of San Diego Opera from 1983 until 2014. In the 1960s and 1970s he sang opera as a tenor, then moved into opera management. In March 2014 he told the San Diego Opera's board of directors that the company should shut down, saying its finances made continued operation no longer viable. The board of directors concurred in a 33-1 vote. There had been no advance warning that he was about to propose this, and the decision was controversial. Two months later, under new board leadership, the decision to close was rescinded and his employment was terminated.

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# Ian Campbell (opera director)

**Ian David Campbell** (21 December 1945 (1945-12-21) (age 78)) is an Australian-born opera singer, stage director, administrator, radio broadcaster and writer. He was the General Director and Artistic Director of San Diego Opera from 1983 until 2014. In the 1960s and 1970s he sang opera as a tenor, then moved into opera management.

In March 2014 he told the San Diego Opera's board of directors that the company should shut down, saying its finances made continued operation no longer viable. The board of directors concurred in a 33-1 vote. There had been no advance warning that he was about to propose this, and the decision was controversial. Two months later, under new board leadership, the decision to close was rescinded and his employment was terminated.

## Early life and education

Campbell was born in Brisbane, grew up in Townsville, and graduated from the University of Sydney, holding the designations of Fellow, and Certified Professional Manager, from the Australian Institute of Management.

## Opera career

He began his operatic career in 1967 as a principal character tenor with the Australian Opera (now known as Opera Australia), and retired from singing in 1974 following the first season in the Sydney Opera House. He moved into management as Senior Music Officer for the Australia Council from 1974 to 1976, and later became General Manager of the State Opera of South Australia in Adelaide from 1976 to 1982. In 1982 he joined the Metropolitan Opera in New York as Assistant Artistic Administrator before becoming the General and Artistic Director, CEO of San Diego Opera in 1983.

His stage directing credits include *La bohème* (1981) and *The Tales of Hoffmann* (1982) for the State Opera of South Australia; *Cavalleria rusticana* and *Pagliacci* for Santa Barbara Grand Opera (1999). For San Diego Opera he has staged *Falstaff* (1999), *Il trovatore* (2000), *Tosca* (2002), *Katya Kabanova* (2004) with Patricia Racette, *La traviata* (2004) with Anja Harteros singing her first Violetta, *La bohème* (2005) with Richard Leech, and *Don Quichotte* (2009) with Ferruccio Furlanetto and Denyce Graves.

Campbell is a past Chairman of Opera America. He was a Guest Professor of Music at San Diego State University in 1986, conducted annual master classes for singers at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara for seven years, and chaired the judging panel for the Metropolitan Opera auditions in the Sydney Opera House in Australia in August 1989.

For 20 years Campbell produced and hosted programs on San Diego radio, and in 2003 his program “At the Opera with Ian Campbell” was awarded both First Place for a Radio Series, and Best of Show for Radio by the San Diego Press Club.

In March 2014 he proposed to the Board of Directors that San Diego Opera should be dissolved at the conclusion of its 2014 season in April, citing a decrease in attendance and in major donations. The opera's board of directors agreed by a 33-1 vote. The announcement came as a shock to the public, because the company has no debt and had given no public hint it was contemplating closure. Amid public criticism of the board and of Campbell personally, the closure deadline was extended several times, and numerous board members including the president resigned. The remaining board members chose a new president and placed Campbell on paid administrative leave, effective April 25, 2014. On May 15 it was announced that he would be leaving the company. After a meeting of the board of directors on May 16, the board voted to rescind the decision to close and announced plans for a 2015 season consisting of three operas.

## Recognition

He was the San Diego Press Club Headliner of the Year for the Arts in 1991, and in 1997 was chosen as one of the Fathers of the Year for San Diego. In 2004 he received The University of Sydney’s prestigious James Wolfensohn Award for “the betterment of society and his profession.”

## Personal life

He married soprano Rachel Gettler in 1982 but they divorced in 1984. In 1985 he married Ann Spira, the San Diego Opera's director of strategic planning and projects; they divorced in 2012. From 1983 through 2014 they were the top and highest-paid administrators of San Diego Opera. He currently resides in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, and is the father of sons Benjamin and David.

**Notes**

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title: Environmental issues in Senegal

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# Environmental issues in Senegal

Senegal's environmental issues are varied. According to the CIA world factbook pressing problems exist with: diminishing wildlife populations which are threatened by poaching, deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, desertification, and overfishing.

## Climate change

Climate change in Senegal will have wide reaching impacts on many aspects of life in Senegal. Climate change will cause an increase in average temperatures over west Africa by between 1.5 and 4 °C (3 °F and 7 °F) by mid-century, relative to 1986–2005. Projections of rainfall indicate an overall decrease in rainfall and an increase in intense mega-storm events over the Sahel. The sea level is expected to rise faster in West Africa than the global average. Although Senegal is currently not a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, it is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change.

Extreme drought is impacting agriculture, and causing food and job insecurity. More than 70% of the population is employed in the agricultural sector. Sea level rise and resulting coastal erosion is expected to cause damage to coastal infrastructure and displace a large percentage of the population living in coastal areas. Climate change also has the potential to increase land degradation that will likely increase desertification in eastern Senegal, leading to an expansion of the Sahara.

Climate change adaptation policies and plans are important to help Senegal prepare and adapt. In 2006, Senegal submitted its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The NAPA identifies water resources, agriculture, and coastal zones as the country's most vulnerable sectors. In 2015, Senegal released its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC's) that indicated climate change would be treated as a national priority.

## Deforestation and land degradation

Like other parts of West Africa and the developing world, social forces and policies are leading to deforestation and ecosystem degradation, leading to effects like Desertification and social erosion. Charcoal production, alongside pressure to expand agriculture in Senegal to meet the quadrupling of population has led to increased loss of forest.

In 2006, Senegal still had 45.1% —or about 8,673,000 hectares—of forest with 18.4% — or roughly 1,598,000 hectares — classified as primary forest. In 2007 Senegal was losing 350,000 hectares of forest per year through slash-and-burn for farming because of its rapidly growing population. Variability of rainfall compounded with issues like climate change, lead About 13% of the land - holding about 22% of the population - are now considered degraded. Senegal had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 7.11/10, ranking it 56th globally out of 172 countries.

In 2016, the government warned that the Casamance forest cover would have vanished by 2018, if illegal logging continued.

### Mitigation

Since 1970s Senegal has lost 25% of its mangrove forests. Recent efforts have been led by the organization Oceanium to replant the mangroves.

The national Forest Service designed in the early 2000s was designed to democratize and decentralize forest management. However, subsequent analysis by academics found that inequalities favor commercial interests and exploitation by economic forces.

## Overfishing

West African communities face pressure from both overfishing by local fleets as well as Asian and European fleets harvesting from fisheries in West Africa as other fisheries become overfished or collapse. For example fleets in 2017 Saint-Louis, Senegal have seen a large decline in harvest, causing ripple effects on nutrition and food supply in the country, where 75% of animal protein comes from fish. White grouper fisheries in Senegal's waters have collapsed.

* Institute, World Resources. "Senegal". *Global Forest Watch*. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.


title: Alacahacı, İmranlı

abstract: Alacahacı is a village in the İmranlı District of Sivas Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 56 in 2023.

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# Alacahacı, İmranlı

**Alacahacı** is a village in the İmranlı District of Sivas Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 56 in 2023.

## Geography

The village is 130 km away from the center of Sivas province and 24 km away from the center of İmranlı district.

## InfoBox

| Alacahacı | |
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| Village | |
| AlacahacıLocation in TurkeyAlacahacıAlacahacı (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′48″N 38°09′43″E / 39.730°N 38.162°E / 39.730; 38.162 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | İmranlı |
| Population (2023) | 56 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |


title: Alwatan and Asnan International

abstract: The Alwatan and Asnan International is a men's squash tournament held in South Surra, Kuwait. The event is part of the PSA World Tour. It was established in 2013.

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# Alwatan and Asnan International

The **Alwatan and Asnan International** is a men's squash tournament held in South Surra, Kuwait.

The event is part of the PSA World Tour. It was established in 2013.

## Past Results

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | **Simon Rösner** | Borja Golán | 11-4, 11-5, 12-10 |

## InfoBox

| Alwatan and Asnan International | |
| --- | --- |
| Details | |
| Event name | Alwatan and Asnan International Tournament |
| Location | South Surra, Kuwait |
| Men's PSA World Tour | |
| Category | International 50 |
| Prize money | $50,000 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Simon Rösner |
| Current | Alwatan and Asnan International 2013 |


title: Alonzo Jackson

abstract: Alonzo Jackson is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

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# Alonzo Jackson

**Alonzo Jackson** (born September 15, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

## Early life

A native of Americus, Georgia, Jackson attended Americus High School, where he was a standout defensive lineman. As a senior, he recorded 116 tackles, 16 sacks, and three blocked kicks, and was a first-team Class 2A all-state selection. Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming rated Jackson as the No. 110 player in the Southeast. He chose Florida State over Georgia and Florida.

## College career

In his true freshman season with the Seminoles, Jackson played in all 12 games and was credited with 13 total tackles, three solo tackles, and one pass break-up. In the National Championship game, the Sugar Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, Jackson contributed one solo tackle on special teams. As a sophomore, Jackson played in all 12 games (including four starts), serving primarily as back-up to senior David Warren at defensive end. He finished with 37 tackles (including 16 unassisted) on the season, and ranked fourth on the team with 5.0 quarterback sacks, behind Jamal Reynolds (12.0), David Warren (9.0), and Darnell Dockett (7.0). Jackson's season-best game came against Virginia, when he recorded six tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack.

After Warren's graduation, Jackson took over the left defensive end spot, starting ten games. He missed the Miami (FL) and Virginia games with a sprained knee. Jackson led the team with five quarterback sacks and ranked second with 16 hurries. He also had eight tackles for loss, which tied Travis Johnson for second on the team, behind Darnell Dockett who posted a school-record 22 TFLs. Jackson finished the season with 33 total tackles (19 solo) and was named honorable mention All-ACC. He had five tackles and two tackles for loss in the Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech.

In his senior year, Jackson started all 14 games of the season, and registered team-highs in tackles for loss (18.5), sacks (13.0), and quarterback hurries (19). He also had 42 tackles (34 unassisted, sixth on the team), and forced four fumbles (team-high). Against Iowa State, he caught his only interception of the season, and returned it for 48 yards into the endzone.

## Professional career

### Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) | 266 lb
(121 kg) | 35 in
(0.89 m) | 9+14 in
(0.23 m) | 4.86 s | 1.69 s | 2.82 s | 4.50 s | 7.69 s | 37 in
(0.94 m) | 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m) | 14 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine. | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Due to disappointing performances of Andre Wadsworth and Jamal Reynolds, the potential of “undersized Seminole ends” like Jackson was met with scepticism.

### Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft and he made the transition from defensive end to left outside linebacker in the 3–4 defense, projected as a long-term replacement for veteran Jason Gildon. He performed well during the preseason in both of his years with the Steelers, but only saw playing time on special teams. He played in two games in 2003 but recorded no statistics. He appeared in seven games in 2004, totaling five solo tackles and three assisted tackles. He was cut prior to the 2005 season on September 3, 2005.

### Philadelphia Eagles

Jackson was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles on September 5, 2005. He was promoted to the active roster on October 8 and played in one game for the Eagles, accumulating two solo tackles. He was waived on October 11 and signed to the practice squad On October 17.

### New York Giants

Jackson was signed by the New York Giants off of the Eagles' practice squad on October 26, 2005. He played in eight games, starting one, for the Giants in 2005, recording eight solo tackles and six assisted tackles.

### New York Jets

Jackson signed with the New York Jets on June 15, 2006. He was waived on August 28, 2006.

### Calgary Stampeders

Jackson was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on April 26, 2007. He was released on June 18, 2007.

## InfoBox

Alonzo Jackson
| No. 95, 59, 62 | |
| --- | --- |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1980-09-15) September 15, 1980
Americus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Americus |
| College: | Florida State |
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 2 / pick: 59 |
| Career history | |
|  | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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title: Aneta Rygielska

abstract: Aneta Elżbieta Rygielska is a Polish boxer, European Championship silver medalist, and three-time Polish champion.

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# Aneta Rygielska

**Aneta Elżbieta Rygielska** (born 24 August 1995 in Toruń) is a Polish boxer, European Championship silver medalist, and three-time Polish champion.

## Career

At the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, she won a bronze medal in the 64 kg category, losing in the semifinals to Italy's Valentina Alberti.

In 2019, she became the European vice-champion in Alcobendas. In the final, she was defeated by Italy's Francesca Amato 2:3. Earlier, she eliminated Ukraine's Marija Bowa in the semifinals.

## Results

Results from the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Games, and European Championships.

| Year | Event | Venue | Category | Round | Opponent | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | World Championships | KOR Jeju City | 57 kg | 1st round | Bye | |
| | | | | 2nd round | USA Tiara Brown | **L** 1:2 |
| 2015 | 2015 European Games | AZE Baku | 64 kg | 1st round | ROU Simona Sitar | **W** 3:0 |
| | | | | Quarterfinal | CHE Anaïs Kistler | **W** 2:0 |
| | | | | Semifinal | ITA Valentina Alberti | **L** 0:3 |
| 2016 | World Championships | KAZ Astana | 57 kg | 1st round | Bye | |
| | | | | 2nd round | TUR Satı Burcu | **W** 2:1 |
| | | | | Quarterfinal | IND Sonia Lather | **L** 0:3 |
| | European Championships | BGR Sofia | 60 kg | 1st round | Bye | |
| | | | 2nd round | IRL Shauna Browne | **L** 0:3 |
| 2018 | European Championships | BGR Sofia | 60 kg | 1st round | Bye | |
| | | | | 2nd round | KOS Donjeta Sadiku | **W** 5:0 |
| | | | | Quarterfinal | FIN Mira Potkonen | **L** 0:5 |
| 2019 | 2019 European Games | BLR Minsk | 60 kg | 1st round | SWE Agnes Alexiusson | **L** 0:5 |
| | European Championships | ESP Alcobendas | 64 kg | 1st round | NLD Chelsey Heijnen | **W** 5:0 |
| | | | Quarterfinal | ARM Ani Hovsepyan | **W** 5:0 |
| | | | Semifinal | UKR Marija Bowa | **W** 3:2 |
| | | | Final | ITA Francesca Amato | **L** 2:3 |
| | World Championships | RUS Ulan-Ude | 60 kg | 1st round | Bye | |
| | | | 2nd round | BLR Alla Yarshevich | **W** 5:0 |
| | | | 3rd round | IRL Amy Broadhurst | **L** 0:5 |

## Bibliography

## InfoBox

Aneta Rygielska
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 24 August 1995<br>Toruń |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Club | MKSW Pomorzanin Toruń |
| Medal record      Women's amateur boxing  Representing  Poland  European Games  2015 Baku Light welterweight  European Championships  2019 Alcobendas Light welterweight | |


title: I Spy a Spy

abstract: I Spy a Spy is an original musical with music by Sohee Youn, lyrics by Jamie Jackson, and book by Youn & Jackson. The original Off-Broadway production began previews on July 6 and had an official opening night on July 18 Off-Broadway at the St Clements Theatre. The original production ended its limited engagement early on August 10 after 10 previews and 26 regular performances.

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# I Spy a Spy

***I Spy a Spy*** is an original musical with music by Sohee Youn, lyrics by Jamie Jackson, and book by Youn & Jackson. The original Off-Broadway production began previews on July 6 and had an official opening night on July 18 Off-Broadway at the St Clements Theatre. The original production ended its limited engagement early on August 10 after 10 previews and 26 regular performances.

## Development

Over the course of 7 years, the musical went through 6 readings and 3 workshops. The musical held development lab presentations on March 21 and 22, 2019.

## Original production

The World Premiere/Off-Broadway production was produced by two time Tony Award Nominated Producer Eric Krebs and is directed and choreographed by Bill Castellino. The creative team features musical director Dan Pardo, set designer James Morgan, costume designer Tyler Holland, lighting designer Michael Gottlieb, sound designer Dave Ferdinand, associate director Joseph Hayward, and assistant choreographer Victoria Casillo. Casting is by Michael Cassara, CSA.

## Musical numbers

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## Roles and original cast

Source:

| Character | Workshop (2016)
The Playroom Theater | Off-Broadway (2019)
St Clements Theatre |
| --- | --- | --- |
| José Rodríguez | Robert Ariza | Andrew Mayer |
| Alina Orlova | Mara Davi | Emma Degerstedt |
| Sunny Park | Erin Quill | Hazel Anne Raymundo |
| Abdul Makhdoom | Bruce Warren | Sorab Wadia |
| Cold Borscht | Joseph Mahowald | Bruce Warren |
| Prisciliana Espinoza | Lauren Villegas | Nicole Paloma Sarro |
| Beef Stroganoff | Jacob L. Smith | John Wascavage |
| Agent Brown | Emily Stokes | Grace Choi |
| Agent Grey | Eddie Cooper | Lawrence E. Street |
| Lenny | - | James Donegan |
| Shape Shifter 1 | | Taylor Fields |
| Shape Shifter 2 | | Conor McShane |
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## Reception

The world premiere received mixed reviews from both audiences and critics.

## InfoBox

| *I Spy a Spy* | |
| --- | --- |
| Music | Sohee Youn |
| Lyrics | Jamie Jackson |
| Book | Youn & Jackson |
| Premiere | July 6, 2019: St Clements Theatre |
| Productions | Off Broadway 2019 |


title: Eager (surname)

abstract:
Eager is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  - Allen Eager (1927–2003), American jazz tenor saxophonist
  - Almeron Eager (1838-1902), American farmer, businessman, and politician
  - Ben Eager, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  - Brenda Lee Eager, American soul singer, songwriter and musical theatre performer
  - Clay Eager (1925–1995), American rockabilly and country music singer
  - Edward Eager (1911–1964), American lyricist, playwright, and children's book author
  - Helen Eager, Australian painter and printmaker
  - Kenneth Eager (1929–2013), English sculptor
  - Mark Eager, English-born conductor and trombonist
  - Samuel W. Eager (1789–1860), U.S. Representative from New York
  - Vince Eager, stage name of Roy Taylor, British pop singer

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# Eager (surname)

**Eager** is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Allen Eager (1927–2003), American jazz tenor saxophonist
* Almeron Eager (1838-1902), American farmer, businessman, and politician
* Ben Eager (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Brenda Lee Eager (born 1947), American soul singer, songwriter and musical theatre performer
* Clay Eager (1925–1995), American rockabilly and country music singer
* Edward Eager (1911–1964), American lyricist, playwright, and children's book author
* Helen Eager (born 1952), Australian painter and printmaker
* Kenneth Eager (1929–2013), English sculptor
* Mark Eager (born 1962), English-born conductor and trombonist
* Samuel W. Eager (1789–1860), U.S. Representative from New York
* Vince Eager (born 1940), stage name of Roy Taylor, British pop singer


title: Echinolepis

abstract: Echinolepis is a monotypic genus of flatworms belonging to the family Hymenolepididae. The only species is Echinolepis carioca. The species is found in Europe, Northern America.

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# Echinolepis

***Echinolepis*** is a monotypic genus of flatworms belonging to the family Hymenolepididae. The only species is ***Echinolepis carioca***.

The species is found in Europe, Northern America.

## InfoBox

| *Echinolepis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Hymenolepididae |
| Genus: | *Echinolepis*
Spasskii & Spasskaya, 1954 |
| Species: | ***E. carioca*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Echinolepis carioca***
(Magelhaes, 1898) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Davainea carioca* Magelhaes, 1898 | |


title: Ian Campbell (folk musician)

abstract: Ian Campbell was a Scottish folk singer. As leader of the Ian Campbell Folk Group, he was one of the most important figures of the British folk revival during the 1960s. Born in Aberdeen, Campbell moved to Birmingham as a teenager, where he subsequently worked as an engraver in the city's Jewellery Quarter. His father, David Gunn Campbell, was a trade union leader who was originally from Shetland. He fell under the influence of the Birmingham Marxist writer George Thomson and joined the choir of the local branch of the Workers' Music Association, which was run by Thomson's wife. In 1957, he formed a skiffle group, initially called the Clarion Skiffle Group, which performed politically charged material including Fenian and Jacobite songs, and songs of miners, industrial workers and farmworkers. In 1958, the group changed their name to the Ian Campbell Folk Group and in 1962 recorded Ceilidh At The Crown, at the Crown Inn in Station Street Birmingham, their regular venue. It was the first ever live folk recording to be released on vinyl. After disbanding the group in 1978, Campbell worked as an editor and television presenter for TV-am and as a community arts worker in Dudley. His sons Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell and Duncan Campbell have all been members of the Birmingham reggae group UB40.

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# Ian Campbell (folk musician)

**Ian Campbell** (10 June 1933 – 24 November 2012) was a Scottish folk singer. As leader of the Ian Campbell Folk Group, he was one of the most important figures of the British folk revival during the 1960s.

Born in Aberdeen, Campbell moved to Birmingham as a teenager, where he subsequently worked as an engraver in the city's Jewellery Quarter. His father, David Gunn Campbell, was a trade union leader who was originally from Shetland. He fell under the influence of the Birmingham Marxist writer George Thomson and joined the choir of the local branch of the Workers' Music Association, which was run by Thomson's wife. In 1957, he formed a skiffle group, initially called the Clarion Skiffle Group, which performed politically charged material including Fenian and Jacobite songs, and songs of miners, industrial workers and farmworkers. In 1958, the group changed their name to the Ian Campbell Folk Group and in 1962 recorded *Ceilidh At The Crown*, at the Crown Inn in Station Street Birmingham, their regular venue. It was the first ever live folk recording to be released on vinyl.

After disbanding the group in 1978, Campbell worked as an editor and television presenter for TV-am and as a community arts worker in Dudley. His sons Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell and Duncan Campbell have all been members of the Birmingham reggae group UB40.


title: Ian Campbell (Queen's Park footballer)

abstract: Ian Campbell is a Scottish retired amateur football forward and midfielder who made over 210 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.

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# Ian Campbell (Queen's Park footballer)

**Ian Campbell** is a Scottish retired amateur football forward and midfielder who made over 210 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.

## InfoBox

Ian Campbell
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Ian Campbell | | |
| Place of birth | Scotland | | |
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
|  | Ardeer Recreation |  |  |
| 1965–1977 | Queen's Park | 219 | (52) |
| International career | | | |
| 1966–1971 | Scotland Amateur | 12 | (6) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals | | | |


title: Ian Rogers (writer)

abstract: Ian Rogers is a Canadian writer of supernatural and horror fiction. His debut collection, Every House Is Haunted, was the winner of the 2013 ReLit Award in the short fiction category. A story from the collection, "The House on Ashley Avenue," was a nominee for the 2012 Shirley Jackson Award in the novelette category and is currently in development as a Netflix film produced by Sam Raimi. Rogers is related to the late folk musician Stan Rogers and his brother Garnet Rogers. Rogers is based in Peterborough, Ontario, and has worked as a webmaster and communications assistant for the city of Kawartha Lakes.

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# Ian Rogers (writer)

**Ian Rogers** (born October 17, 1976) is a Canadian writer of supernatural and horror fiction. His debut collection, *Every House Is Haunted*, was the winner of the 2013 ReLit Award in the short fiction category. A story from the collection, "The House on Ashley Avenue," was a nominee for the 2012 Shirley Jackson Award in the novelette category and is currently in development as a Netflix film produced by Sam Raimi.

Rogers is related to the late folk musician Stan Rogers and his brother Garnet Rogers.

Rogers is based in Peterborough, Ontario, and has worked as a webmaster and communications assistant for the city of Kawartha Lakes.

## Bibliography

### Novels

### Collections

* *Every House Is Haunted*
    + Original edition, 2012, ChiZine Publications. ISBN 978-1927469163;
    + Reprint edition, 2022, Cemetery Dance Publications. ISBN 978-1-58767-845-5)
* *SuperNOIRtural Tales* (2012, Burning Effigy Press, ISBN 978-1926611167)

### Novellas

### Chapbooks

### Short stories

Dates by original magazine or anthology publication.

* "The Tattletail" (2006), *Dark Wisdom*, Issue #9
* "The Black Tree" (2007), *55 Words*
* "Everything Gets Bigger After Nuclear War" (2007), *Fall and Rise*, edited by Ahmed A. Khan
* "Charlotte's Frequency" (2007), *Horror Library, Volume 2*, edited by R.J. Cavender and Vincent VanAllen
* "Winter Hammock" (2007), *Revelation*, Issue #4:1
* "Twillingate" (2007), *Salt*, edited by Donna Burgess
* "Wood" (2007), *Black Ink Horror*, Issue #2
* "Autumn Burns" (2007), *Writers Post Journal*, September Issue
* "The Man from the Currents" (2007), *Touched by Wonder*, edited by Jackie Gamber
* "Relaxed Best" (2007), *Not One of Us*, Issue #38
* "Intervention" (2007), *Shred of Evidence*, ezine
* "Inheritor" (2008), *Cemetery Dance*, Issue #58
* "The Dark and the Young" (2008), *Bound for Evil*, edited by Tom English
* "The Nanny" (2008), *Nossa Morte*, Issue #3
* "The Kid Pool" (2008), *The Written Word*, Issue #13
* "Camp Zombie" (2008), *Broken Pencil*, Issue #40
* "Buffalo Money" (2008), *Rope and Wire*, ezine
* "Leaves Brown" (2008), *Shades of Darkness*, edited by Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden
* "Psong" (2009), *Murky Depths*, Issue #7
* "Vogo" (2009), *Northern Haunts*, edited by Tim Deal
* "The Luminous Veil" (2009), *Bare Bone*, Issue #11
* "Cabin D" (2010), *Supernatural Tales*, Issue #17
* "The Bottle" (2010), *On Spec*, Issue #82
* "The Candle" (2011), *Shadows & Tall Trees*, Issue #2
* "My Body" (2011), *Chilling Tales*, edited by Michael Kelly
* "Aces" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection
* "A Night in the Library with the Gods" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection
* "The Rifts Between Us" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection
* "The Cat" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection
* "Deleted Scenes" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection
* "Hunger" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection
* "The Secret Door" (2012), *Every House Is Haunted*, original to collection (only available in the limited edition hardcover)
* "The Brick" (2012), *SuperNOIRtural Tales*, original to collection
* "Midnight Blonde" (2012), *Supernatural Tales*, Issue #22
* "Out of the Blue" (2012), *Fungi*, edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Orrin Grey
* "I Hate Needles" (2012), *Strange World*, edited by Andrew Burns, David Ward, and JP Fallavollita
* "False North" (2013), *Shadows Edge*, edited by Simon Strantzas
* "The Tour" (2013), free story posted online at *everyhouseishaunted.com*
* "Day Pass" (2013), *Chilling Tales 2*, edited by Michael Kelly

### Anthology reprints

Below is a list of Rogers' short fiction which has been reprinted.

* "Camp Zombie" (2009), *Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine*, edited by Richard Rosenbaum
* "The Candle" (2012), *Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing*, edited by Sandra Kasturi and Halli Villegas
* "Aces" (2013), *Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing*, edited by Sandra Kasturi and Samantha Beiko
* "The House on Ashley Avenue" (2013), *The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 5*, edited by Ellen Datlow
* "Everything Gets Bigger After Nuclear War" (2013), *Best Tales of the Apocalypse*, edited by D.L. Snell

## Awards

### Won

* ReLit Award for Short Fiction (2013): *Every House Is Haunted*

### Nominated

## InfoBox

| Ian Rogers | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | October 17, 1976<br>Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | supernatural and horror writer |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | *Every House Is Haunted* |
| Website | |
| www.ian-rogers.com | |


title: Ian Roper

abstract: Ian Robert Roper is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Walsall between 1995 and 2008.

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# Ian Roper

**Ian Robert Roper** (born 20 June 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

He made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Walsall between 1995 and 2008.

## Career

### Walsall

Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Roper worked his way up through the Bescot Stadium ranks to sign professional forms in May 1995. He collected the 2002–03 Player of the Year award to add to the Young Player of the Year prize that he earned a couple of years earlier. He was an important member of the back-line who did well to get his Saddlers' career back on track after falling out of favour for a spell under former boss Ray Graydon, which saw him placed on the transfer list. He completed his resurgence by signing a new three-year contract at the end of the 2003–04 season, but suffered at the hands of suspension and injury for much of 2004–05. He returned to the side in early February 2005 and was soon back to his solid best with some commanding displays in the heart of the back-line.

In March 2007, Roper suffered significant damage to his knee following an injury picked up during the 1–0 defeat at Stockport County on 20 February. In May of the same year, Roper agreed a new one-year contract with Walsall. Roper, along with eight other players was released at the end of the 2007–08 season by the managerless club.

### Luton Town

Roper joined Luton Town on a free transfer in August 2008. His no-nonsense defending and important goals soon turned him into a fan favourite. Injury and the return of George Pilkington to central defence limited Roper's chances during the second half of the season, but he played a total of nineteen league games for Luton in 2008–09, scoring three goals.

### Kettering Town

On 30 July 2009, Roper signed for Conference Premier side Kettering Town on a free transfer. He was appointed Kettering captain in September 2009. He scored his first goal for the club against Leeds United in the FA Cup and followed this up with a neat finish against Grays Athletic in the league. In May 2010, Roper signed a new two-year contract with the club.

### Tamworth

After impressing during a pre-season trial, Roper followed former Poppies manager Marcus Law to rivals Tamworth in July 2011. Roper however decided a week later that he did not want to continue his playing career in the Conference, and asked for his Tamworth contract to be cancelled, as he wished to continue his playing career at a lower level. Tamworth manager Marcus Law accepted Roper's request, and he went in search of a new club.

### Bedworth United

Roper agreed to drop down three levels to join Southern Football League side Bedworth United in August 2011. Bedworth United manager Steve Farmer said Roper was drawn in by the clubs ambitions and described it as a major "coup" to get someone of his experience. Roper joined having played in the club's three previous friendlies, and will have a major influence on the younger players at the club, said Farmer.

## Honours

**Walsall**

**Luton Town**

## InfoBox

Ian Roper
|  | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Personal information | | | |
| Full name | Ian Robert Roper | | |
| Date of birth | (1977-06-20) 20 June 1977 | | |
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | | |
| Position(s) | Defender | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1995–2008 | Walsall | 325 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Luton Town | 19 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Kettering Town | 70 | (1) |
| 2011 | Tamworth | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Bedworth United | ? | (2) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC) | | | |


title: M. A. Chakko

abstract: Mazhuvancheriparambath Avaram Chakko (1870–1941) was Superintendent of Police, Commissioner of Excise, and Legislative Council member in the princely state of Cochin (Kochi), now a part of Kerala state in India. Joining the Cochin government service during the reign of the king, Maharaja Sir Sri Rama Varma, he rose rapidly through several administrative positions and was the first Christian Superintendent of Police in Cochin State, a post he held for over ten years. Chakko played a part in the creation of the independent and autocephalous Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church.

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# M. A. Chakko

**Mazhuvancheriparambath Avaram Chakko** (1870–1941) was Superintendent of Police, Commissioner of Excise, and Legislative Council member in the princely state of Cochin (Kochi), now a part of Kerala state in India. Joining the Cochin government service during the reign of the king, Maharaja Sir Sri Rama Varma, he rose rapidly through several administrative positions and was the first Christian Superintendent of Police in Cochin State, a post he held for over ten years.

Chakko played a part in the creation of the independent and autocephalous Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church.

## Family

One of his daughters, Sarah Chakko (1905–1954), was principal of Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India, and the first woman president of the World Council of Churches.


title: M. A. Bari (Khulna-6 politician)

abstract: M. A. Bari is a politician from the Bagerhat District of Bangladesh and an elected a member of parliament from Khulna-6.

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# M. A. Bari (Khulna-6 politician)

**M. A. Bari** is a politician from the Bagerhat District of Bangladesh and an elected a member of parliament from Khulna-6.

## Career

Bari was elected to parliament from Khulna-6 as an Awami League candidate in 1973 Bangladeshi general election.

## InfoBox

| M. A. Bari | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Khulna-6 | |
| **In office**
1973–1975 | |
| Succeeded by | Khan A. Sabur |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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title: MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2017

abstract: The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2017 is an event of the World Surf League for the 2017 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. Peniche will receive for the ninth consecutive time the race of the world championship of surfing, which is the 10th of 11 stages of WSL in 2017. The event will be held from 20 to 31 October in the Supertubos beach at Peniche, finishing earlier in 25 October with the victory of Gabriel Medina over Julian Wilson. This was Medina's first title in Portugal after a second place back in 2012.

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# MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2017

The **MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2017** is an event of the World Surf League for the 2017 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour.

Peniche will receive for the ninth consecutive time the race of the world championship of surfing, which is the 10th of 11 stages of WSL in 2017. The event will be held from 20 to 31 October in the Supertubos beach at Peniche, (Leiria, Portugal) finishing earlier in 25 October with the victory of Gabriel Medina over Julian Wilson. This was Medina's first title in Portugal after a second place back in 2012.

## Round 1

## Round 2

## Round 3

## Round 4

## Round 5

## Quarter finals

## Semi finals

## Final

1. "2017 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal". *World Surf League*. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
2. "Rip Curl Pro Portugal - WSL Tour 2017 - surfnesslodge: surf house in Baleal - Portugal". *surfnesslodge: surf house in Baleal - Portugal* (in Italian). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
3. Group, Global Media (25 October 2017). "Gabriel Medina com triunfo inédito no Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal". *O Jogo* (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2017. `{{cite news}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
4. "Results - 2017 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal". *World Surf League*. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

## InfoBox

| MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2017 <br>at the Surf | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Supertubos beach, Peniche (POR) |
| Dates | 20 to 31 October |
| Competitors | **36** from **9** nations |
| Medalists | |
| Brazil  Australia | |
|


title: MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016

abstract: The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016 was an event of the World Surf League for 2016 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. This event was held from 18 to 29 October in the Supertubos beach at Peniche,, with 36 surfers competing. Due to the lack of conditions, the organization explored some good surfing spots in the peninsula to end the event in the correct date and some stages of the event were also held at Point Fabril beach between Almagreira and Pico da Mota in Ferrel(pt). Soon as the good waves came back to Supertubos the organization switched again of place. The tournament was won by John John Florence, who beat the rookie Conner Coffin in the final.

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# MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016

The **MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016** was an event of the World Surf League for 2016 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour.

This event was held from 18 to 29 October in the Supertubos beach at Peniche, (Leiria, Portugal), with 36 surfers competing. Due to the lack of conditions, the organization explored some good surfing spots in the peninsula to end the event in the correct date and some stages of the event were also held at Point Fabril beach between Almagreira and Pico da Mota in Ferrel(pt). Soon as the good waves came back to Supertubos the organization switched again of place.

The tournament was won by John John Florence, who beat the rookie Conner Coffin in the final.

## Quarter-finals

## Semi-finals

## Final

## InfoBox

| MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016 <br>at the Surf | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Supertubos beach, Peniche (POR) |
| Dates | 18 to 29 October |
| Competitors | 36 from 8 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Hawaii  United States | |
|


title: MASTL

abstract: MASTL is an official symbol provided by HGNC for human gene whose official name is micro tubule associated serine/threonine kinase like. This gene is 32,1 kbps long. This gene is also known as GW, GWL, THC2, MAST-L, GREATWALL. This is present in mainly mammalian cells like human, house mouse, cattle, monkey, etc. It is in the 10th chromosome of the mammalian nucleus. Recent studies have been carried on zebrafish and frogs. This gene encodes for the protein micro tubule associated serine/threonine kinase and its sub-classes. Micro-tubule-associated serine/threonine protein kinase is a mammalian enzyme which was first discovered in Drosophila as an essential kinase for correct chromosome condensation and mitotic progression. The EC number for this enzyme is 2.7.11.12. This enzyme is active during mitotic division and is mainly localized in the nucleus during interphase. They get dispersed into the cytoplasm upon the degradation of nuclear envelope during mitosis. The MASTL depleted cells are delayed by RNAi in G2 phase and show a decreased condensation of the chromosomes. RNAi cells which pass through the mitosis, might not get separated into their sister chromatids in anaphase. This causes the chromatin to be trapped in the cleavage furrow and form 4N G1 cells due to cytokinesis failure. This enzyme enhances the cyclin B1-Cdk1-dependent mitotic phosphorylation events during mitosis. Although Mastl kinase is not essential for metaphase entry, it is required for its maintenance by sustaining spindle assembly checkpoint signaling. Suppression of protein phosphatase 2A activity by Mastl/Arpp19/ENSA pathway leads to sustained high level of Cdk1 substrate phosphorylation until anaphase. It also provides the timely activation of APC/C during Meiosis I and Cdk1 reactivation in meiosis II. Mutation in the gene A missense mutation in the MASTL gene can lead to an autosomal dominant inherited thrombocytopenia. The mutation is due to the change in amino acid glutamic acid at 167 to aspartic acid. Common phenotype of a mild thrombocytopenia patient is the decrease average plate counts of 60,000 platelets per ml of blood. Uses in the therapeutic field MASTL enzyme is also used for therapeutic applications such as cancer progression and tumor recurrence after free cancer therapy and this enzyme can be of higher value in the therapeutic market.

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# MASTL

***MASTL*** is an official symbol provided by HGNC for human gene whose official name is micro tubule associated serine/threonine kinase like. This gene is 32,1 kbps long. This gene is also known as GW, GWL, THC2, MAST-L, GREATWALL. This is present in mainly mammalian cells like human, house mouse, cattle, monkey, etc. It is in the 10th chromosome of the mammalian nucleus. Recent studies have been carried on zebrafish and frogs. This gene encodes for the protein micro tubule associated serine/threonine kinase and its sub-classes.

Micro-tubule-associated serine/threonine protein kinase is a mammalian enzyme which was first discovered in *Drosophila* as an essential kinase (great wall) for correct chromosome condensation and mitotic progression. The EC number for this enzyme is 2.7.11.12. This enzyme is active during mitotic division and is mainly localized in the nucleus during interphase. They get dispersed into the cytoplasm upon the degradation of nuclear envelope during mitosis. The MASTL depleted cells are delayed by RNAi in G2 phase and show a decreased condensation of the chromosomes. RNAi cells which pass through the mitosis, might not get separated into their sister chromatids in anaphase. This causes the chromatin to be trapped in the cleavage furrow and form 4N G1 cells due to cytokinesis failure. This enzyme enhances the cyclin B1-Cdk1-dependent mitotic phosphorylation events during mitosis.

Although Mastl kinase is not essential for metaphase entry, it is required for its maintenance by sustaining spindle assembly checkpoint signaling. Suppression of protein phosphatase 2A activity by Mastl/Arpp19/ENSA pathway leads to sustained high level of Cdk1 substrate phosphorylation until anaphase. It also provides the timely activation of APC/C during Meiosis I and Cdk1 reactivation in meiosis II.

**Mutation in the gene**

A missense mutation in the MASTL gene can lead to an autosomal dominant inherited thrombocytopenia. The mutation is due to the change in amino acid glutamic acid at 167 to aspartic acid. Common phenotype of a mild thrombocytopenia patient is the decrease average plate counts of 60,000 platelets per ml of blood.

**Uses in the therapeutic field**

MASTL enzyme is also used for therapeutic applications such as cancer progression and tumor recurrence after free cancer therapy and this enzyme can be of higher value in the therapeutic market.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| MASTL | | | |
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| Identifiers | | | |
| Aliases | MASTL, GREATWALL, GW, GWL, MAST-L, THC2, hGWL, microtubule associated serine/threonine kinase like | | |
| External IDs | OMIM: 608221; MGI: 1914371; HomoloGene: 12086; GeneCards: MASTL; OMA:MASTL - orthologs | | |
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| Orthologs  Species **Human** **Mouse**  Entrez   Ensembl   UniProt   RefSeq (mRNA)      NM\_025979   RefSeq (protein)      NP\_080255   Location (UCSC) Chr 10: 27.15 – 27.19 Mb Chr 2: 23.01 – 23.05 Mb  PubMed search | | | |
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title: MAST Academy

abstract: Maritime and Science Technology Academy, commonly referred to as MAST Academy, or MAST, is a public high school on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. MAST Academy is a magnet school under the governance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school's principal is Dr. Cadian Collman-Perez. U.S. News & World Report ranked MAST as the 42nd best high school in the nation as of 2015. The academic focus of MAST Academy is primarily marine studies. Students choose one of three major areas of study in which a traditional U.S. high school curriculum is infused with maritime-related subjects. These areas are Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (OAS), Maritime Studies and Culture (MSC), and Marine Related Industries (MRI). Special course offerings include Marine Science, Oceanography, Solar Energy, Environmental Science, Swimming, and Water Safety. MAST Academy is located on Virginia Key, a barrier island between Miami and Key Biscayne, across the street from the Miami Seaquarium and within walking distance of the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.

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# MAST Academy

**Maritime and Science Technology Academy**, commonly referred to as **MAST Academy**, or **MAST**, is a public high school on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. MAST Academy is a magnet school under the governance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school's principal is Dr. Cadian Collman-Perez. *U.S. News & World Report* ranked MAST as the 42nd best high school in the nation as of 2015.

The academic focus of MAST Academy is primarily marine studies. Students choose one of three major areas of study in which a traditional U.S. high school curriculum is infused with maritime-related subjects. These areas are Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (OAS), Maritime Studies and Culture (MSC), and Marine Related Industries (MRI). Special course offerings include Marine Science, Oceanography, Solar Energy, Environmental Science, Swimming, and Water Safety.

MAST Academy is located on Virginia Key, a barrier island between Miami and Key Biscayne, across the street from the Miami Seaquarium and within walking distance of the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.

## History

In 1990, MAST Academy was established in Key Biscayne.

In 2012, the school announced that it would expand by 1,100 seats, with preference given to eligible Key Biscayne residents. It was controversial and highly debated whether residents of the Village of Key Biscayne should be opened up to all Key Biscayne high school students. A former student was reported as claiming, "I can't believe they are going to turn over the school to the affluent residents of Key Biscayne in return for $9 million," adding, "it will really destroy what MAST is all about."

In April 2015, a school shooting threat was posed toward MAST Academy, as a note was found reading, "On April 17, 2015 I will walk into this school and shoot everyone I see." Some students decided to attend school on the day of the supposed shooting. In an interview with NBC 6 South Florida, one student was claimed his reasoning for attending to be, "I just really like learning, so I like going to class, and I'm not afraid." Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho later tweeted, "I am always impressed by the composure of our student body. 'I am not scared. I am here to learn.'"

MAST Academy now is a secondary school from 6-12 grade. Tours are available on Tuesdays during the academic year and are provided by their leadership students. No registration required.

### Franchising

Due to the reputation of the school, Miami-Dade County Public Schools began "franchising" MAST. In 2010, MAST Medical @ Homestead was established. In 2011, José Martí Middle School introduced its magnet program with a high school expansion in 2011, before completely re-branding itself as José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy in 2013. In 2013, another MAST high school opened at a Florida International University campus.

### Awards and recognition

During the 1994–96 and 2006-07 school years, MAST Academy was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

MAST Academy was one of six national finalists in the 2010 White House "Commencement Challenge". People from across the nation voted to determine which school would host President Barack Obama as a commencement speaker.

MAST has established a tradition of academic excellence, and has been ranked among *Newsweek*'s Top 100 High Schools several times. It has been listed as one of "Miami-Dade's Best Schools", and, as of 2014, is ranked 10th in Florida.

### Planet Ocean

MAST Academy is currently housed in the former Planet Ocean museum. Planet Ocean was an 80,000 sq.ft., interactive oceanographic museum featuring state of the art, hands on exhibits about the ocean (such as a giant piece of touchable iceberg), displays of deep sea submersibles, multi-media presentations, and other educational experiences.

The museum opened in the mid-seventies and was located across the street from the Miami Seaquarium on Virginia Key. Planet Ocean had trouble attracting enough visitors to be self-sustaining; it closed in 1991.

## Demographics

As of 2020, the school has an enrollment of 1534 high school students. As of 2013, the breakdown of the student's ethnicity is 60% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% unknown.

## Extracurricular activities

The school's primary sports are water polo and swimming. The school also offers a boys' basketball team, boys' and girls' cross country teams, boys' and girls' soccer teams, boys' and girls' golf teams, boys' and girls' tennis teams, and a girls' volleyball team as of 2019.

MAST is active in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl Competition, where it placed first in the region and fifth place in the nation in 2006. The Black History Brain Bowl team won the 2006 Regional Championships.

MAST is home to the first Coast Guard JROTC unit in the country.

The school's mascot is a mako shark named Isurus, after retiring a pelican named Pete.

The robotics and engineering team, the MAST Academy Mecha Makos, founded in 2006, has competed in numerous competitions including Youth Fair, MATE, FIRST, and FIU's Wall of Wind competition. The Mecha Makos qualified for the VEX World Championship in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 school years.

## Publications

*The Beacon*, MAST's student-run newspaper, and the yearbook, *Mako Fuka*, have received gold medals from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

## Notable alumni

### Bibliography

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## InfoBox

| MAST Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Virginia Key, Miami, Florida<br>United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public magnet |
| Established | 1990 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Cadian Collman-Perez |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 1534 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.1 |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, and White |
| Mascot | Isurus |
| Nickname | Mako Sharks |
| Newspaper | *The Beacon* |
| Yearbook | *Mako Fuka* |
| School hours | 8:00AM to 3:00PM |
| Website | http://www.GoMakos.org/ |


title: Ian Dixon Scott

abstract: Sir Ian Dixon Scott was a British civil servant and a career diplomat who served as Deputy Private Secretary to the last two Viceroys of India. He was later appointed Ambassador to Congo, Sudan and Norway in the 1960s.

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# Ian Dixon Scott

**Sir Ian Dixon Scott** KCMG KCVO CIE (6 March 1909 – 3 March 2002) was a British civil servant and a career diplomat who served as Deputy Private Secretary to the last two Viceroys of India. He was later appointed Ambassador to Congo, Sudan and Norway in the 1960s.

## Writings

* *Notes on Chitral* (1937)
* *Tumbled House: the Congo at independence* (1969)
* *A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service* (1999)

## Personal life

He married, in 1937, Drusilla Lindsay, daughter of Lord Lindsay, the former Master of Balliol. They had a son and four daughters.

## Death

Sir Ian Dixon Scott, died at Aldeburgh on 3 March 2002.

* SCOTT, Sir Ian Dixon, *Who Was Who*, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

## InfoBox

| Sir Ian ScottKCMG KCVO CIE | |
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| British Ambassador to Norway | |
| **In office**
1965–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Frank Brenchley |
| British Ambassador to Sudan | |
| **In office**
1961–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Roderick Parkes |
| Succeeded by | John Richmond |
| British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| **In office**
1960–1961 | |
| Succeeded by | Derek Riches |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1909-03-06)6 March 1909
Inverness |
| Died | 3 March 2002(2002-03-03) (aged 92)
Aldeburgh |
| Education |  |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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