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Jared Tyler

Jared Tyler, Tulsa Oklahoma, is an American singer-songwriter. He made his national debut with the release of Blue Alleluia, an album produced by Russ Titelman on Walking Liberty Records, New York City.

Tyler has been the supporting act for many artists and bands such as Emmylou Harris, Nickel Creek, Merle Haggard, Wilco, Shelby Lynne, Dave Wilcox, Shannon Lawson, John Hammond and Willis Alan Ramsey. As well as touring with Malcolm Holcombe, Tyler has recorded with Holcombe; Shannon Lawson; The Tractors; Jelly Roll Johnson; bassist and producer Dave Pomeroy; and producer Scott Harding, EmmyLou Harris, Mary Kay Place, Dave Wilcox, and others.

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Motortown Revue

The Motortown Revue was the name given to the package concert tours of Motown artists in the 1960s. Early tours featured Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, Barrett Strong, and The Contours as headlining acts, and gave then-second-tier acts such as Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips and The Temptations the chances to improve their skills.

History
Motown's entire roster, and occasionally non-Motown performers such as James Brown and The Famous Flames, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, The Shirelles and Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, were featured on the tours. Most of the venues for the early Motortown Revue tours were along the "Chitlin' Circuit" in the eastern and southern United States. In the Deep South racism became an issue, as the mostly African American performers were sometimes attacked or threatened by local white residents. While in the north the Motown artists generally played to mixed audiences, in the South, white and black audiences either attended separate shows, or were allowed to attend the same show as long as each race stayed on either side of a police-guarded rope, that divided the performance hall. Motown artists are credited with being among those who broke down these barriers so later audiences would no longer be separated by color.

It was from a live Motortown Revue performance that Little Stevie Wonder got his first big hit, the 1963 No. 1 hit "Fingertips (Pt. 2)". Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr. noted in his biography, To Be Loved, that the Revue was used to showcase Stevie Wonder in the days before he had his first hit. Also, Smokey Robinson and the other Miracles composed songs such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and "My Girl" while on the road, which later became hits for The Temptations. The Miracles, Motown's first star act (and first million-selling group), always closed the show.

After becoming a major force in the music industry during the mid-1960s, Motown continued to organize group tours under the Motortown Revue name. Later tours from the mid-1960s on covered the entire United States, and other countries including the UK and France.

The revue was filmed during a December 1962 week-long stand at the Apollo Theater and, in 1963, Motown released audio edits from the films as a series of live LPs. The films themselves have never had an authorized exhibition other than occasional brief snippets in a Motown TV special.

A four-CD box set compiling the four issued albums of Motortown Revue live performances was released by Motown/Hip-O select in 2002, celebrating the Revue's 40th anniversary. Motortown Revue: 40th Anniversary Collection collected the various artist's Motown releases Motortown Revue, Vol. 1 Recorded Live at the Apollo (1963), Motortown Revue Vol. 2 (recorded at Detroit's Fox Theatre in 1964), Motortown Revue in Paris (recorded at the Olympia Theatre in 1965), and Motortown Revue Live! (recorded at the Fox Theatre in 1969).

In 2015, a double CD deluxe edition of the Motortown Revue in Paris was released, containing 12 previously unavailable and unreleased live tracks.

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Killshot (novel)

Killshot, the 1989 novel by author Elmore Leonard, tells the story of a married couple who find themselves in Cape Girardeau, Missouri while on the run from a pair of hitmen.

Plot
Carmen and Wayne Colson live a quiet, suburban life. Carmen is a realtor while Wayne is an ironworker. Suddenly everything is violently changed when they stumble upon an extortion plot hatched by two crooks, Armand "Blackbird" Degas and his partner Richie Nix. While Richie is unstable and impatient, the Blackbird is calm and collected. After Wayne forces the two away with a Sleever Bar, the criminals decide to exact vengeance on the Colsons, leading to a tense climax.

Characters in Killshot

 * Armand Degas – A Mafia Hit Man
 * Richie Nix – A Crook
 * Carmen Colson – A Realtor
 * Wayne Colson – Carmen's Husband

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Susie Garrett

Susie Garrett (December 29, 1929 – May 24, 2002) was an American actress of theatre and television, jazz vocalist and acting teacher. She is best known for playing Cherie's grandmother Betty Johnson on the NBC series Punky Brewster.

Personal life
Garrett had an associate degree in psychology from Shaw College at Detroit. She was the mother of four sons, and the older sister of Marla Gibbs. Together, Garrett and Gibbs co-founded the Crossroads Art Academy acting school in Los Angeles.

Career
Born in Detroit in 1929, she sang jazz at clubs in the city. She starred in such plays as Dark of the Moon and Shakin' the Mess Out of Misery, and had a small part in the 1989 film Wicked Stepmother.

Aside from Punky Brewster, she had guest starred on her sister's TV series The Jeffersons and 227.

Death
In 2002, Garrett died of cancer at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, at the age of 72. She is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, which incorrectly lists her birth year as 1931.

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Ryan Bohn of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Ryan was born on May 1, 1979 along with his twin sister Rachel at Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. He is currently married to Barbara (Leighton), and has one son, Levi, who was born November 29, 2003 at the same hospital as Ryan. They are expecting their second child in July of 2005.

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Greg Matthews

Gregory Richard John Matthews (born 15 December 1959) is a New South Wales and Australian former cricket all rounder (off-spin bowler and left-handed batsman). He was popular with fans as "a tough, useful, determined little cricketer; a steady, flat, off-spin bowler; a staunch, correct left-hand bat; and a brilliant fielder.... also a cocky, slightly zany character."

When Australian cricket was in the doldrums in the 1980s "his dashing batsmanship and growing ability as a spin bowler suddenly elevated Matthews to a position of a national hero". He made centuries in times of crisis against New Zealand and India in 1985–86, took ten wickets in the Tied Test at Madras and batted well against England in 1986–87.

Thereafter his career declined as the "effervescent and unorthodox" Matthews did not fit in with the rest of the Australian Test team. As Australia rose to dominance in the 1990s Matthews proved to be "not good enough in either of the game's main departments to make a lasting impact as a Test all-rounder" and despite a century against England in 1990–91 he played only irregularly and was finally dropped in 1993. He continued to play with success for New South Wales until he retired in 1997.

Early life
During his youth Matthews attended Ermington Public School and played for the Rydalmere Cricket Club, where he won the Under 11s Northern Districts Cricket Association Cricketer of the Year Award in 1970–71 and 1971–72. Coach Gordon Nolan was crucial to his early development.

Prior to his cricket career taking off, Matthews played Colts (under 20s) Rugby for the Eastwood Rugby Club and was a pro for the Cumbrian side Whitehaven Cricket Club for three seasons, starring in the club's 1981 league championship victory. At the conclusion of a successful season for Eastwood there was speculation that cricket may be put aside for Rugby, but he opted to play cricket.

1982/83: State Selection
Matthews made his first-class debut over the 1982–83 summer. Scoring 123 and taking 3–48 for the state colts against Queensland saw him selected in the New South Wales side to play Western Australia in November 1982, replacing John Dyson, who was on test duty.

He took 3–41 for NSW in a day-night game against a touring New Zealand side.

Some enterprising runs from Matthews in a game against Queensland helped NSW get in the Sheffield Shield final. Matthews played in the final, won by NSW—their first Sheffield Shield in 17 years.

He spent the 1983 winter playing club cricket in England.

1983/84: National Selection
Matthews was made 12th man for NSW's first game of the 1983–84 season—a delayed McDonald's Cup one day final. However, poor bowling by Murray Bennett in that game saw Matthews take Bennett's place.

He took three wickets in a shield game against WA, then scored 86 with 13 boundaries against the touring Pakistan side. He injured his hand while fielding in a game against Victoria. However, Matthews was then picked to play in the Australian team against Pakistan. He was chosen along with state teammate Murray Bennett.

Matthews had recently applied to go on the dole but was ruled out on a technicality when it was discovered that he was playing in a McDonald's Cup match that week. "I don't care what money I get, man", Matthews said. "It's the buzz of playing for Australia that's got me. I'm not worried about how much they pay ... I'd do it all for nothing just to wear that green cap." However, there was some sad news for Matthews. "My old coach from the Rydalmere junior days, Gordon Nolan, is dead and I owe so much to him that I wish I could have contacted him this morning as both our dreams came true."

Matthews was also picked to play in the Prime Ministers XI.

Early Test Career
''Matthews is a tough, useful, determined little cricketer; a steady, flat, off-spin bowler; a staunch, correct left-hand bat; and a brilliant fielder. He is also a cocky, slightly zany character.''
 * Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Early in his cricketing career Matthews was regarded "as a bowler who fielded energetically and could bat a bit" and a "complete extrovert, dressing to shock". He was usually referred to as Greg, but his teammates nicknamed him 'Mo', "short for 'misère', which he always called when we played five hundred". Matthews enjoyed clubbing and ignored the midnight curfew imposed by New South Wales fast bowler Geoff Lawson as "these were his socialising hours and the time he came to life", and his mantra was "'live each day as if it's your last'".

Matthews took 2/95 and 2/48 in his first test match, running out Zaheer Abbas in the first innings and bowling him in the second. With the bat he made 75, joining Graham Yallop (268) on 354/7 and adding 185 together for the eighth wicket.

Australian captain Kim Hughes said he "thought that Matthews's innings was a remarkable performance as he is fiercely competitive which is typically Australian. His batting was great and his overall performance was outstanding." However, there was controversy when Matthews was dismissed; he was given out lbw by umpire Tony Crafter and when he walked off he indicated that he thought the ball had come off his bat. (Matthews later apologised to the umpire for the very public display of dissent. )

The Test was drawn and Matthews was kept for the Fifth Test, preferred to Murray Bennett as the spinner. He was Greg Chappell's batting partner when he was dismissed for 182 in his final Test innings. Chappell later said Matthews was the strangest cricketer he ever played with. "He came from a different background, spoke a different language, a surfie's language", recalled Chappell. "'Bro', 'cool' being a major part of his language. He didn't meet the stereotype of what an Australian cricketer looked like, spoke like, sounded like. And yet he had a love of the game that was as strong as anyone I ever played with or against."

Matthews' performance in the tests impressed captain Kim Hughes. "He's very competitive, wants to bowl and bat", Hughes said. "If we had 12 players with the same approach it would be great."

Matthews was picked to play in Australia's one day team for the World Series Cricket competition that summer and was praised for his fielding, but failed to perform with the bat and ball and was dropped after two games.

Matthews responded with a good performance against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield.

1983/84 Tour of West Indies
Matthews was selected as one of two spinners on the 1983–84 tour to the West Indies.

He played in two early tour games but was out-bowled by the other spinner Tom Hogan who was preferred in the first four tests.

Matthews bowled well against Barbados and scored 54 against Windward Islands as an opener.

Australia lost the third and fourth tests. Matthews was picked in the fifth test.

He was a makeshift opener in the second innings as Steve Smith was injured. Kim Hughes seemed reluctant to use Matthews as a bowler in a game which Australia lost.

Matthews was omitted from the one day squad to tour India in 1984 and he was not offered a contract from the ACB for the following summer.

1984/85 Summer
Matthews was unable to force his way back into a test team for the first three tests against the West Indies. But 88 against Queensland helped see him selected in the side for the 4th test.

Matthews dismissed Viv Richards (208) and Clive Lloyd (91) with his 2/67 in a draw that ended their 11 match winning streak.

He was not one of the three spinners chosen for the Fifth Test on his home ground at Sydney where Australia won by an innings.

However, Matthews finished the summer strongly in the Sheffield Shield. He scored 87 and took 5–32 against Queensland, then scored his maiden century, 103 against Victoria. When asked about a possible return to the Australian side, Matthews said, "I think as little as possible about it. I used to lie awake thinking about it a lot but I don't want the disappointment of not going and besides, NSW has a lot to do."

Matthews was told he was recalled to the Australian side to tour Sharjah for a one-day tournament, then took part in the Sheffield Shield final, where NSW beat Qld by one wicket. He capped off the season with news he had been picked in the squad to tour England for the 1985 Ashes. "I just didn't think I would make it", said a delighted Matthews.

1985 Sharjah Tour
Matthews toured Sharjah with the Australian one day team.

1985 Ashes
Matthews then went to England in 1985, where he proved popular in the county matches. Australia seemed determined to play an all rounder and Matthews was in competition with Simon O'Donnell.

In the One Day Internationals Matthews batted at number eight and hit the winning runs at Old Trafford (22 not out) and Lord's (29 not out) as Australia won the Texaco Trophy 2–1.

In the Third Test at Trent Bridge he mixed with the crowd and read a newspaper in the stands; "Matthews of the petit-punk hair and puppet movements...has a happy knack of winding up crowds".

Matthews produced some solid batting performances in the county games. He was selected in the Fourth Test because Graeme Wood was injured and again volunteered to open the innings, but also ran out Allan Lamb from extra cover.

At the end of the tour Matthews had now played in five Test matches, but had only made 139 runs (19.85) and taken 7 wickets (45.28) and was far from establishing his place in the Australia team.

Allan Border said "Greg never really came on as much as we expected. But he's still young and has time on his side."

Breakthrough as International Cricketer: Australia vs New Zealand 1985–86

''Greg Matthews joined me at the wicket to start an innings which was to 'make' him as a Test cricketer...I think we had all regarded him as a bowler who fielded energetically and could bat a bit. We'd misjudged him, and that century put the true all-rounder stamp on him.''
 * Allan Border

Matthews started the 1985–86 summer well with 184 against Tasmania. He then took 5–22 against Victoria.

"I'm a little older now, I'm more hungry for success and have a little more experience on my side in how I conduct myself", he said.

Matthews was picked to play the First Test against New Zealand at the Woolloongabba. The selection choice came down to Matthews and Simon O'Donnell—Matthews was picked, with O'Donnell 12th man.

This test saw Australia lose their third Test in a row by an innings as Richard Hadlee took 15/123. Matthews was Australian's best bowler (3/110) and joined the Australian captain Allan Border at 67/5 in the second innings with 307 runs required to make New Zealand bat again. He made his first Test century—115 off 229 balls with 10 fours and a six—and most of the 197 runs added with Border (152), a record sixth wicket stand for Australia against New Zealand.

"I was really disappointed at getting out", he said. "I felt as if I'd let the team down with just four overs to go and I'd wanted to see it through. Allan and I were confident we could play through tomorrow. We certainly felt that we could save the game."

This was backed up with 111 for NSW against New Zealand then 50 and 32 in the Second Test at Sydney, which Australia won by 4 wickets.

In the third test he scored 34 and 14 as Australia lost. He was second in the Australian series batting averages after the captain with 247 runs (41.16).

Allan Border was greatly pleased with Matthews performances that summer saying "Once he didn't feel part of the team, he fell he was a different sort of a character and others reacted that way to him. Now he feels accepted – his idiosyncrasies are not him being smart, we have found, and he now feels part of us."

Australia vs India 1985–86
New Zealand was only the third country to beat Australia at home after England and the West Indies and India looked set to become the fourth. They made scores of 520, 445, 59/2 and 600/4 in the Tests and Matthews suffered with the other Australian bowlers, taking only two wickets (118.00) in the series.

In the Second Test at Melbourne he came in at 109/5 and made 100 not out adding 46 for the last wicket with his New South Wales teammate Dave Gilbert (4)—who came in when Matthews was 59—to hoist the Australian total up to 262. Lacklustre Indian batting and late rain saved the match after Allan Border (163) and Gilbert (10 not out) made another rear-guard action in the second innings. Though they outplayed Australia in all three Tests this was the nearest India came to winning a Test and the series.

Benson and Hedges World Series Cup 1985–86
After the two Test series there was a triangular World Series Cup One Day series between Australia, New Zealand and India, who were the current World Champions, and Australia and India made it into the best out of three finals. Matthews was part of the Australian squad throughout the summer.

Matthews played a key role in several Australian victories including 46 in a game against India and 1–27 against New Zealand.

In the First WSC Final Matthews was run out for 7 in Australia's 170/8, but returned an economical 9–0–27–3 to bowl out India for 159 to win by 11 runs.

"Matthews is a confidence player, never says die and has developed tremendously as a player", Border said after the game. "I ask special players their opinions as the game progresses, but would never have thought of confiding in Matthews a short time ago."

In the Second WSC Final he took 10–0–37–2 to restrict India to 187 and saw Australia win the game by 7 wickets and the Finals 2–0 without the need for a third game. Matthews was voted Player of the Finals and it was a considerable boost to Australian confidence as the team completed a lap of honour round the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Matthews was selected on Australia's tours of New Zealand and Sharjah. For the latter he was to be one of Australia's selectors, a sign of how integral he had become.

"National selector – that's a big wrap, man", he said at the time. "It's a bit of added responsibility and I hope that I can handle it. I'm really happy that the people who are virtually my employers think I can handle the extra responsibility that goes with being a selector."

New Zealand vs Australia 1985–86
''I could never analyse why, right from the outset, sections of the New Zealand crowds had taken a set against Greg. Perhaps it was his jaunty manner on the field. Perhaps he was a shade too successful for the liking of the more rabidly parochial Kiwi fans...You could never understand the mentality behind the crank phone calls Greg received in New Zealand, the egg-throwing and the incident in Wellington where a toilet seat was thrown on the field''.
 * Allan Border

Australia toured New Zealand in 1985–86 and lost their second series against them in the same season despite several improvements.

When they arrived Matthews said "Greg Matthews had a fantastic summer. He kept things going in the field, never said die and was full of enthusiasm. He certainly helped me: he has been a big plus for Australia."

Matthews began the tour well with 57 in a tour game. He was still nursing a shoulder injury from the WSC series but was picked in the first test team. "He is just too important to leave out", said Border.

In the First Test, Matthews (130) came in at 166/4 and added 213 for the fifth wicket with Greg Ritchie (92), a record for Australia vs New Zealand and Matthews' highest Test score. Matthews had eggs pelted at him during his innings.

Rain ensured a draw in both the first two Tests and in the Second Matthews had the unusual bowling analysis of 3–3–0–1 when he caught and bowled Bruce Edgar in New Zealand's second innings of 16/1.

Matthews scored 66 in a one-day game in Napier.

Australia lost the Third Test when they collapsed to 103 in the second innings and lost by 8 wickets. Matthews had taken his then best Test bowling of 4/61, dismissing Bruce Edgar (24), Ken Rutherford (0) and Martin Crowe (0) with the score on 73.

This gave him 8 wickets (29.50), his best series bowling so far, but he had taken only 23 wickets (43.69) in 14 Tests to add to his 725 runs (32.95).

The Australian captain Allan Border threatened to resign if Australia did not win the four game One Day International series and then saw New Zealand go 2–0 up. Fortunately Australia won the last two games and Matthews was Man of the Match in the Fourth ODI at Eden Park, where he made 54, took 9–1–33–3 and held onto three catches in Australia's 44-run win. This allowed Border to announce that the team had improved enough for him not to resign, much to the advantage of Australian cricket.

Throughout the series, Matthews was constantly booed by the crowd. "I suppose I am paying the price for my style of individuality after they watched me on TV in the series at home", he said.

"He gives everything, he is flamboyant but not a ratbag", said Border. "I know Matthews is disappointed—he hasn't enjoyed the tour, he has been given a hard time by some elements here. He likes meeting people but has been prevented from mingling socially."

"If he finds the crowd harsh here then he must remember he asked for it." said Jeremy Coney. "But crowds just can't be neutral about him", he said. Some applaud his behaviour and others didn't. His behaviour polarises the crowds here and he must expect some sort of reaction from those who don't like it. I just feel neutral about him—when he is batting I want to get rid of him, when he is bowling I want to hit him around the park."

1986 Sharjah Tour
Matthews position in the side was confirmed when he took part in the short one day tournament in Sharjah. Matthews was the third selector.

There was more good news for Matthews when he returned home: he won NSW Cricketer of the Year.

India vs Australia 1986–87 and The Second Tied Test
''There were many heros throughout the exhausting five days of play, but with a doubt, the most unsung of them was Greg Matthews, who scored 44 and 27 not out and took five wickets in each innings. His stamina and resilience were absolutely staggering, especially on the last day, when he bowled 39.5 overs just about consecutively to keep us in the game and then ultimately tie it. Making his feat all the more noteworthy in the eyes of his fellow players was the fact that he wore two sleeveless sweaters throughout the day. Actually, he gave one to the umpire when he fielded and only wore them both when he was bowling. We just shook our heads in disbelief, because it was so hot with 90-degree humidity, but as usual Greg had a theory. He explained that nomadic herders in the desert wore woollen coats because they kept the cool air in, thus acting as a kind of air-conditioner.''
 * Steve Waugh.

Australia toured India at the start of the 1986–87 season. He and Ray Bright were the only spinners.

Matthews had an excellent tour. He took five wickets in the first tour game, and made 99 against Bombay.

He played the First Test at Madras, a huge concrete bowl which radiated the intense heat, which rose to 50 °C with 90% humidity. Allan Border won the toss and Australia declared on 574/7 on the third day when Matthews was out for 44. In the Indian innings he took 5/103, his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket and best Test figures, as he dismissed Sunil Gavaskar (caught and bowled), Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Ravi Shastri, Chandrakant Pandit and Kapil Dev as India were bowled out for 397. Australia batted again and Matthews made 27 not out in Australia's 170/5, which set India 348 runs to win on the last day. Matthews dismissed Srikkanth, Mohinder Amarnath and Pandit as India collapsed from 200/2 to 291/6. His 40th over was the last that could be played in the match, bowling to Ravi Shastri, with India's last man Maninder Singh at the bowler's end. India needed four runs to win from the 6-ball over with only one wicket remaining;

India were all out for 347, Matthews having taken 5/146 (10/249 in the match) in the second Second Tied Test in cricket history. It was the second and last time that he would take five wickets in a Test innings and the only time that he took ten wickets in a Test match. Dean Jones (210) and Kapil Dev (119) were each selected as a 'man of the match'. Greg Matthews was later made 'all-rounder of the match'.
 * 1st ball: To Shastri: no run. Four runs required off five balls.
 * 2nd ball: Shastri took two runs, retaining the strike. Two runs required off four balls.
 * 3rd ball: Shastri pushed the ball to square leg for a single. The scores are now tied, with one run required for victory, but the Indian number 11 was now on strike.
 * 4th ball: To Singh: no run. One run required off two balls.
 * 5th ball: The ball hit Singh on his back leg and umpire Vikram Raju gives him out leg before wicket after a loud appeal.

Matthews later reflected, "It was an incredible relief that we didn't lose because we certainly didn't deserve to. Obviously it was an emotional high that's very hard to express in words. But I wouldn't say it was the high point of my career, simply because we didn't win.

The Second Test began with three days of rain and Matthews did not bat or bowl.

The Third Test was a draw, Matthews taking 4/158 to dismiss Gavaskar, Srikkanth, Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin in India's only innings. He took 14 wickets (29.07) and made 91 runs (45.50) in the series, his most successful with the ball.

Australia vs England 1986–87
''When, at the start of the following season, Australia found themselves in trouble against England in the Brisbane Test, there was an extraordinary display of faith in his ability: up in the Press-box at the Gabba the assembled army of journalists, almost to a man, uttered statesments of relief when they saw Matthews emerging from the pavilion at number seven. He was the man to stop the rot they felt. He duly made fifty and by dogged batting and a good deal of talking managed to stave off a second defeat in the next game at Perth. But gradually his outer ebullience became crushed by inner doubts and by the end of the summer he was being viewed by some disillusioned scribes as just another player in a country which had temporarily lost its grip on international cricket''
 * Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Matthews returned to Australia as with improved all-rounder credentials and the Test team's first choice spinner. Despite high hopes of regaining The Ashes against an England team that "can't bat, can't bowl and can't field" Australia found itself in trouble again. Allan Border won the toss at the Gabba put England in to bat and watched them make 456. Greg Matthews was the most senior of bowlers, and had played as many Tests (17) as the others combined; Bruce Reid (8), Steve Waugh (8), Merv Hughes (1) and Chris Matthews (0). Still, he made a gritty 56 not out in the first innings, but Australia could not avoid the follow-on and lost by 7 wickets.

In the Second Test at the WACA England made 592/7 declared and Matthews batted for 190 minutes for his 45 and 14 not out to see out the draw. There was some talk Matthews would become 12th man for the third test but he kept his place.

The Third Test at Adelaide finally saw Australia on top, but Border declared their innings on 514/5 with Matthews on 73 not out and Waugh on 79 not out after complaining about their slow scoring rate. In any case England had no trouble drawing the match on a slow, flat wicket, though Matthews did bowl the England captain Mike Gatting for a first ball duck.

The Fourth Test at Melbourne was a debacle as the Australian batsmen threw their wickets away to Ian Botham (5/41) and Gladstone Small (5/48) and losing inside three days; Matthews made 14 and 0. Although he had made 217 runs (53.75) Matthews had taken only two wickets (147.50) and could hardly justify his place in the bowling line up. Neil Harvey wrote in a column: "If they [the selectors] ever pick Greg Matthews again the game is not fair. Matthews shouldn't have been in the side in Adelaide or Melbourne and that was proved when his captain didn't ask him to bowl a single over last Friday and Saturday. His appointment in the fourth Test ahead of Greg Ritchie was a disgraceful selection. He's got to be dropped from the Sydney Test." He only played one game in the Benson and Hedges One Day Challenge. With The Ashes out of reach the selectors dropped David Boon and Craig McDermott for the Fifth Test, and made Matthews 12th man. The test was won thanks to the debutant spinner Peter Taylor and Peter Sleep.

Matthews did keep his place in the Australian one day squad. Highlights of the summer included 3–32 against the West Indies, 2–24 against England and 3–27 against England. Allan Border made a point of praising Matthews for his bowling in the one day matches at the end of the summer.

This ensured Matthew's selection on another short tour to Sharjah to play one day games against India, England and Pakistan. He and Peter Taylor would be the spinners. Matthews ended the Australian summer with a century for NSW against Victoria.

Around this time Matthews revealed he turned down two approaches to tour South Africa despite being offered $200,000 because "I didn't think $200,000 would make me happy and I had other things in life to do." He defended his former teammates who had decided to go and opposed the sporting boycott: "When I'm in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), I don't put up my hand and say, 'Well, why aren't you girls allowed to walk around like Western Europeans'—because that's the way it is in their country. I'm sure a lot of women there don't like it but I don't see people jumping up and down."

1987 Tour to Sharjah
The tour did not go well for Matthews who was fined $1,000 for disciplinary reasons. He was dropped from the squad to go to India and Pakistan for the 1987 World Cup in favour of Tim May, in what was described as "a shock omission".

It was later revealed Matthews had an off-field argument over a barbecued steak in Sharjah and was fined $1,000 by Ian McDonald and Bobby Simpson. Steve Waugh thought he "was being punished largely for previous infractions and perceived attitude problems ... and straight away you could sense that a couple of guys felt their careers might be over". Bobby Simpson was Matthews' personal manager and the Australian coach and though he had been supportive in his early career, but now wanted a more disciplined team and Matthews did not fit in.

Instead of playing in the World Cup, Matthews went to Zimbabwe with New South Wales. He then represented Australia in the World All-Rounders Cricket Championship.

Test Exile:1987–1990
''He wasn't fitting in with the team. On many occasions he had breakfast alone, and he wasn't one to spend more time at a bar with the boys when there was a disco on hand. The "minor" things were causing a rift – his eating habits, his hair-style, his choice of clothes, or whatever, seemed to be an extra reason why he wasn't one of the boys.''
 * Rod Nicolson, Melbourne Herald

Matthews would remain out of favour with the Australian Test selectors for four years. Despite his 10-wicket haul in the Tied Test his bowling was not of Test standard and his batting average 36.82 was not enough to keep him in the team by itself when David Boon, Allan Border, Dean Jones and Steve Waugh were occupying the middle order.

1987–88
Matthews performed strongly for New South Wales over the 1987–88 season, including a career best 6–97 with the ball against Victoria. However, Australian selectors preferred Peter Taylor, Tim May and Peter Sleep for their spin options.

Matthews was selected in the Prime Ministers XI to play the touring New Zealand side.

1988–89: One Day Recall
Matthews began the 1988–89 domestic summer strongly and there was some talk he would be able to get back in the test team.

He was recalled to the Australian one day team for the WSC finals series in 1988–89, as a third spinner. However, he bowled poorly, going for 0–62 off 7 overs. "I felt sorry for him in a lot of ways", said Allan Border, "because I gave him a pretty tough task, bowling in that first 15 overs, and then he had to bowl towards the end when their guys were wacking out."

Matthews was overlooked for the 1989 Ashes in favor of Tim May and Trevor Hohns. However, when May fell injured, Matthews was picked in an Australian one day squad to tour India. "I am just glad to be part of the scene again", he said. "I'm stoked."

1989–90
Matthews struggled in the early part of the 1989–90 season and was made 12th man for NSW for some games. He eventually worked his way back into the side and had a strong season, highlights including 10–76 against Tasmania. His excellent bowling in the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland helped New South Wales to victory. "It's always nice to take wickets, the seven against Tasmania was a career best and a big turn on, and five in the final is a big turn on also", said Matthews. "They are all important."

Australia vs England 1990–91: Test recall
He was always excellent for the shock-value element, but also a guy who could play better than he probably ever realised and who record as an all-rounder for NSW is unrivalled.
 * Steve Waugh.

Matthews continued to play well for New South Wales, and his 5–56 against Tasmania was his fourth five-wicket haul in five games.

Test recall
He was picked in an Australian XI to play the touring English in Hobart then was picked in the squad for the first test.

Peter Taylor had not proved to be a long-term success and Matthews was the only Australian spinner in the side, apart from Allan Border. There was some talk Matthews would be made 12th man but Border favoured a spinner.

"I think the best balance is to play a spinner, which means that one of the quickies would have to miss out", Border said, adding that he was particularly impressed by Matthews' bowling in the Sheffield Shield final the previous summer. "He was a class above any one else I've faced for a long, long time – and that's anyone in the world."

He made 35 batting at number seven and took 1/30, but Australia won by eight wickets.

He was omitted in favour of Peter Taylor for the one day team. However, when Taylor fell injured Matthews was called up in his place and played a number of games. Highlights included 3–54 against England. He was eventually dropped from the one day team when Taylor got better.

Matthews kept his place in the test side. He took 3/40 in the Second Test at Melbourne and 2/26 in the Third Test at Sydney, where he also hit 128 with 17 boundaries to lift Australia from 292/5 to 512/9.

He was overlooked for Peter Taylor in Australia's one day side. However, he took six wickets for New South Wales against England.

In the Fourth Test at Adelaide he made 65 and 34 not out and 60 not out at Perth in the Fifth.

Australia won the series 3–0 and Matthews made 353 runs (70.60), his best Test series with the bat, though he only took 7 wickets (60.28). This effort earned Matthews selection on the 1991 tour of the West Indies.

He was Australia's most successful spin bowler that summer.

1990–91 West Indies
Matthews began the West Indies tour well with 95 not out and 4–57 against Jamaica.

However, he failed to take any wickets in the first test and Allan Border began to think about replacing him with Steve Waugh.

"If you are going to play a bowler you don't think is going to take any wickets, what's the point?" asked Border. "You might as well go the other way and play Steve Waugh because he's more likely to get a wicket or two. Greg took seven wickets at home and two or three of them came in the second innings in Sydney, when England was slogging. In the first innings, when we wanted to bowl them out, Greg couldn't. It's been a while since our spinner has really played a part in a Test match."

Matthews was picked in the second test but was out-bowled by Allan Border.

"Greg can be a bit too attacking for his own good", Border said. "He tends to toss the ball up a bit too much for this sort of wicket. Every time he threw the ball up, it disappeared, either along the ground or over the top. That's why he tends to go for more runs than he should.... Next time he gets into this situation, he should think of just trying to bowl maidens and letting them have a crack. On this sort of wicket, you've got to be firing in your stock ball and to let the batsman come at you a bit more."

Since returning to the test team in early November, Matthews had taken nine wickets at more than 76 runs a piece while conceding 690 runs.

"The way they've treated Greg, you wonder if he's going to get any wickets and maybe it's time to try Peter", said Border.

Matthews was dropped for the rest of the tests. Steve Waugh played in two and Peter Taylor in the fifth.

In addition to this, Matthews encountered embarrassment due to his association with the writer, Roland Fishman. Fishman had written a biography of Matthews in 1986 and accompanied him on the West Indies tour to write a book, Calypso Cricket. The result was highly controversial, speaking about previously-taboo items such as the sex lives of players.

"I feel devastated", said Matthews. "He talks about loyalty and friendship to me." Matthews said the author had gone "behind his back" and had written an exaggerated account: "What price loyalty and friend ship? I trusted him because he is a friend of mine. I feel betrayed."

1991–92 series
At the beginning of the 1991–92 series, Matthews said he thought he and Peter Taylor were the top spinners in Australia.

"I would like to think I still stand in the top two at worst", he said. "There was only Peter and myself in Adelaide as far as slow bowlers were concerned and we were the only two that went to the West Indies. Although I did not get a lot of wickets in the series last year, I like to think I contributed with bat and ball. I didn't have a lot of opportunities in the West Indies, which was a bummer. With the start of the new season, that's all gone. We are probably both on level terms and I guess whoever performs the best will be given the first opportunity."

Matthews scored some useful runs in the FAI Cup Final, with NSW beating WA. He was fined $5,000 for excessive appealing during a Shield game against WA.

Matthews scored 139 against Victoria, one of his best ever innings with the bat. He took four wickets in the same game. NSW coach Steve Rixon said Matthews "is the pick of the bunch at the moment ... he is the main man as far as spin bowlers go."

However, the selectors preferred Peter Taylor and Shane Warne for the tests.

Matthews domestic form was excellent. In one game against Queensland he made 85 not out and 67 not out and took 6–63 and 5–70, making him only the seventh player to take more than ten wickets and score more than 100 runs in a Shield game. He was included in the initial 20-man squad for the 1992 World Cup. He took 5–61 against South Australia, 6–89 against Tasmania, and ten wickets against WA.

"Greg's spin bowling has been outstanding this season", said NSW captain Geoff Lawson. "Greg hasn't had that many bats so his 500-odd runs could easily have been 700 in the season. It is a surprise that he hasn't played for Australia because he has clearly been the best all-rounder around and his catching has been superb as well."

He was the first Australian player that century to score over 500 runs and take more than 50 wickets in one Sheffield Shield season. These efforts saw him voted NSW Cricketer of the year and earned him selection on the 13-man Australian squad to tour Sri Lanka in 1992.

"I have always believed I have been a good ambassador for Australia—that's what I enjoy most about touring—representing my country at the highest level", Matthews said. "There has never been a time in my career since I was picked for Australia eight years ago that I thought I couldn't get back into the Test team."

1992 Tour of Sri Lanka
Matthews was picked again for the tour of Sri Lanka and here he did better.

In the First Test at Colombo he was Man of the Match as he made 6 and 64, took 3/93 and 4/76 and caught Ranjith Madurasinghe off Shane Warne to give Australia a 16 run win.

He followed this up with 55, 51, 57 and 96 to draw the two following Tests and Australia won the series. Matthews topped the batting aggregates for the series with 329 runs. However, Allan Border said "Greg's role is to bowl and get wickets. He'll come under the hammer if he goes back to Australia and doesn't take wickets."

1992–93 season
Matthews began the 1992–93 summer controversially when he was fined 25% of his 1992 players contract for appearing in a magazine crushing a packet of Benson and Hedges cigarettes. He was talking about giving up smoking but Benson and Hedges were a major sponsor of Australian cricket. Matthews' fining was criticised by several anti-smoking activists.

Cricket wise he scored 65 helping NSW beat WA.

Matthews was kept on as Australia's spinner for the First Test against the West Indies at the Gabba in 1992–93. "His performance over the past 12 months has been sensational", said Border. "He cops a lot of flak because his strike rate is not as high as some bowlers' but he's a 100 per cent man. It does come down to him taking wickets but I think he can do a job for us."

Matthews scored 30 useful runs and dismissed Brian Lara in a controversial stumping decision. However, his bowling was unable to help Australia dismiss the West Indies on the last day (he only took one wicket) and the game ended in a draw.

Matthews was picked in the Australian one day team. However, Shane Warne was drafted into the Australian 12 for the second test and although Matthews took 4–25 against South Australia for NSW in a Sheffield Shield game prior to the test Warne was preferred to Matthews for the final eleven. Warne's 7–52 in the second innings helped Australia win the game and saw him become Australia's first choice spinner.

Matthews was kept on in the Australian 12 for the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground and played alongside Warne in the final eleven, replacing Mike Whitney.

"That wicket seems to be just what the doctor ordered for us," Border said. "It looks like it's going to play very well but hopefully assist the spinners. That's basically what we wanted to happen and I'm really happy with it. There's no safety-first stuff and we are going to go straight for the jugular."

He made 79, but was hit for 2/169 as Brian Lara made 277 in the tourists 606.

With Shane Warne in the side Australia no longer needed Matthews as a spinner, he could not get a place on his batting alone and he never played for the Australian test team again.

He did keep his place in the one day team that summer. However, his place was threatened by the re emergence of Tim May as an international spinner. "They've both done a good job but I think Tim May is forcing the issue, he looks to be in really good form", said Border. "In Greg's favour is that he bats and fields better than Tim but we've got to make sure Tim is the man to take a few wickets in that middle section a la Peter Taylor. You'd have to say that Greg is better than Tim all-round, but that's probably not what we want from the position. We want the spin bowler to be an attacking one. Getting wickets in that middle session is almost as import ant as getting 0–20. I'd rather the wickets than 0–20." Matthews ended up being preferred to May for the one day final series. He bowled well but when it came time to pick the team for the fourth test, Matthews was overlooked in favour of May. May's excellent bowling in that test ensured he was picked over Matthews as Australia's off spinner for the tour of New Zealand.

Matthews bowled well domestically that summer—he took 5–61 against Tasmania, 8–56 against WA. and six wickets against Victoria. His innings of 78 in the Sheffield Shield final was the turning point in the game helping NSW beat Queensland. However, Matthews was overlooked for the Australian tour of England in favour of Warne and May.

Matthews later hinted at politics being behind his lack of test cricket. "Some guys chew gum. Some chew their nails. Some abuse their team-mates. I played air guitar. I sang to the crowd. I sang to myself and I danced. I said things to the good sorts in the crowd. Can someone please tell me what's wrong with that? People say Mark Waugh was a great player. I think I averaged 41, the same as him, and he played in a team that rarely lost. I played in a side that rarely won. There's one reason why I didn't play more and the brothers [translation: his Australian team-mates] know the reasons why I wasn't picked, and it wasn't because my bowling average was 48. I can't say why; I'm going to write it myself."

1993–94 season
Shane Warne and Tim May were very successful on the 1993 Ashes tour, and making breaking back into the Australian team hard for Matthews.

At the beginning of the 1993–94 season he pulled out of the NSW one day team for personal reasons and was sacked from the Sheffield Shield side, the first time he had been dropped from NSW in a decade. However, he was soon back in the side and took 4–82 and 7–99 against Tasmania.

Matthews travelled to Perth with the NSW team to play WA. Several players went out to a nightclub; Matthews stayed on his own and got in a fight, winding up in hospital. "To be out at 4am in the morning is not a good example for young cricketers", said NSW managed Neil Marks. Matthews had bruising inside his skull and spent several days in hospital. He decided not to pursue legal action. Matthews was unable to force his way back into the NSW team that season; they still won the Sheffield Shield.

1994–95 season
Matthews endured more controversy over the winter firing a toy pistol at a shop assistant. He was overlooked by NSW selectors at the beginning of the 1994–95 season. However, his club form was good and NSW struggled at the beginning of the season, so Matthews was recalled. Matthews had a reasonable summer, his form improving towards the end.

1995–96 season
Matthews continued to be an integral member of the NSW side during the 1995–96 season. "Cricket's my thing", Matthews said. "I just love playing it. What can I tell you—it's just my thing... The mind is very willing and the body is still pretty strong."

By this stage Matthews was well known for a series of TV ads he did for Advance Hair Studio.

1996–97 season
Greg Matthews was appointed captain of NSW for the 1996–97 season. Coach Geoff Lawson said: "Greg's a very different character. I played with him on debut, I captained him, but he's never been my kind of person. I don't know that he's anybody's kind of person for that matter. But, when it came to playing the game, he could play—he's dedicated, talented and he got the job done. The selectors took a huge gamble in making him captain, a gamble that unequivocally didn't pay off ... I thought on the field he'd be a very astute tactical leader. He proved me very wrong in that regard. I know him as well as anybody. I went for him in the final washup and it was a huge error."

1997–98 season
In September 1997 Matthews became the New South Wales representative of the Australian Cricketers' Association, which had been formed in August on the 1997 tour of England.

1997–98 was his last summer of first-class cricket. His last first-class game was against New Zealand; Matthews scored 71.

Later career
Matthews continued to play in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition for the University of Sydney team and had a bowling average of 11.04 for the 2008 season. On 24 January 2009, he bowled Australia opener Phil Jaques for 5 with his first ball when Sydney University was playing Sutherland. In 2009 he co-hosted SBS televisions coverage of The Ashes series alongside former Test players Stuart MacGill and Damien Martyn. In 2012 he began to coach part-time for The Sydney Grammar Cricket Club at all-age groups.

Advertising
By the 1985–86 season, Matthews's eccentric personality was seen as making him a very saleable commodity. With the Australian cricket coach Bobby Simpson as his manager, he soon became a wealthy man, endorsing a range or products, until he and Simpson fell out. He later set up cricket coaching clinics with Steve Waugh and Brad McNamara in 1991–92. However, the distraction of having agents and pushing products unsettled his career, and he was "not so good that he can succeed in high company with giving his game everything he has". In the mid-1990s, Matthews was employed as a high-profile spokesman for hair regrowth company, Advanced Hair Studio, featuring in a series of advertisements in which he popularised the catchphrase, "Advanced Hair, yeah, yeah!" Fellow cricketers Graham Gooch, Martin Crowe and Shane Warne later went on to spruik for the same company.

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Talk:West Covina, California

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I have not seen any information pertaining to the fact that West Covina was a part of Covina. I know Montebello was once part of Monterey Park, but I've never read anything in print or online to state the former. If I recall, the city was named because of its proximity to Covina. -- Punani 06:07, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi Punani, sorry for really delayed reply. West Covina incorporated in 1923 because Covina was making some unpopular changes to the city. If you look up the Covina Historical archives, the city's former limits included what would later become West Covina. Richardsequeira2021 (talk) 06:23, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

99% of this article reads like it was written by someone in the chamber of commerce or at least someone with a huge interest in promoting business and/or shopping in the city. It sounds too much like a business promotion. Disagree? Compare it to Covina's page. -- Linktex (talk) 17:12, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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Nicknames
The term "Wes Cochina" was removed from the article's list of West Covina nicknames. "Cochina" means pig in Spanish and is a derogatory term in that language, and the nickname is offensive to potentially half the city's residents, as the article states approximately 45% of city residents identified themselves as Hispanic or partially Hispanic. Even if this term is used colloquially to describe West Covina, its inclusion on Wikipedia is no more than vandalism and is inappropriate for this article.

For the record, I am a Hispanic resident of West Covina, and occasionally search this article on the town I'm proud to call home.

Of the other nicknames in the article, I like "Dub C" the best; there some businesses in the West Covina area that use Dub C in their names.

--Rich Rodriguez, West Covina, CA, USA, 1 December 2008

Rich, I agree with you. Some people have used the term West Cochina. West Covina is not a bad town, it is a lot better than some of the SGV towns, gateway cities communities, and Southeastern LA communities such as Huntington Park and South Gate. At the time of writing we know have a Sprout's Farmers Market and a lot of big box retailers. The town is very much a typical suburb of Los Angeles.

--Robert Sequeira Teixeira Alves, Claremont, CA December 6, 2023 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richardsequeira2021 (talk • contribs) 06:29, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

And a little more vandalism
Somebody had added this sentence: "West Covina has very well-kept-up neighborhoods that attract nazis and many racist families."

I took it out --  it's dumb, it's juvenile, and if it ever did contain a grain of truth, that was a long time ago. Very few (if any) of the communities in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys attract racists any more --  as far as I can see, the hardcore racist/nazi types have been moving out to various desert communities for some time now. I know that there are still quite a few racists in the SGV, but locally, they've been losing ground, simply because of the changing demographics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TotallyUncool (talk • contribs) 21:06, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

To merge
After an AfD discussion, it was decided to merge the following article with this one - obviously, not the whole thing; use whatever you like out of it.

Edgewood Middle School is a middle school in West Covina, CA, belonging to the West Covina Unified School District. As much as 2,445 stundents attend according to the 2006-2007 school count. There are 36 teachers and staff at Edgewood Middle School. The current Mascot is the Wild Cats and the school colors are green and white.

History
Edgewood began as High school in 1958, with orginal buildings of the original school are still in use today. In 1988, Edgewood High school merged with West Covina High School.

In 1988, Edgewood later became a middle school with more buildings added to accomdate the students and teachers.

The current Principal is Jim Mandala.

If I remember right, when Edgewood HS merged with West Covina HS, the campus was torn down soon after and replaced with a townhouse complex...true?...Michaela92399 01:46, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Statistics
Latinos make about 55%,Asian make about 4.%,Filipino makes 10%,Blacks make 6%,whites makes 1% ,and other makes 6%.

About 619 students qualify for the free lunch program.

Supension has decreased from 475 to 255. At risk students has also decreased from 192 to 60 students. The average class is about 32 Students and 60 students in Physical Education classes.

There are about 32 Teachers and staff. One Principal and two assistant principals. There are also 4 school counselors aranged in alphabetical order.

Mascot and school colors
Edgewood has had two Mascots over it history, the Trojans and the recent Wild Cats. The colors have remained green and white through its history.

Trivia
Trivia sections are discouraged under wikipedia guidelines, so either move the trivia into relevant sections of the article, or remove it completely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.106.110.62 (talk) 13:22, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I concur and I have removed it. The trivia section seems to be (or already has) descending into a random vanity collection. (e.g. Who is Ed Diaz (urologist) and why is he pertinent or deserving of recognition?) If someone feels that it should belong, they're welcome to restore it to the page, but could you at least clean it up or break it up into sections? There seem to be no rhyme or reason to the ordering. – Switchfoot (talk) 06:25, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

About actor Robert Buckley
He is listed as born in WC under Notable People, but no source is given and the article about the actor makes no mention of WC at all. Arcsoda (talk) 18:33, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

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Marquetta Goodwine

Marquetta L. Goodwine is a non-sovereign, elected monarch who serves as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah Geechee Nation. She is an author, preservationist, and performance artist.

Biography
Goodwine was a native of St. Helena Island, South Carolina. She attended Fordham College at Lincoln Center and double majored in computer science and mathematics. In 1996 she left Fordham and founded of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition. In 1999 she became the first Gullah to speak before the United Nations, giving testimony at an April 1 hearing of the Commission on Human Rights in Switzerland. She participated in the United Nations Forum on Minority Rights which was first established in 2008. At the forum, Queen Quet recorded the human rights struggle of the Gullah/Geechee people for archival by the United Nations.

On 2 July 2002, Goodwine was elected and enstooled as "Queen Quet, chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation." Goodwine also serves as the Chair of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor General Management Plan and Expert Commissioner for South Carolina. She is a member of the 15-person commission established by the United States Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act which was passed by the United States Congress.

Goodwine is a public advocate for the Gullah/Geechee Sea Islands in the face of increasing storm damage resulting from the climate crisis as well as ongoing flooding due to overdevelopment and poor infrastructure maintenance. Her work includes advocating and the preservation of Gullah/Geechee cultural traditions and resources that are threatened due to gentrification and climate change.

Goodwine served as a consultant for the 2000 Mel Gibson film The Patriot, which featured scenes set on the South Carolina coast of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. She has been an advisor to several historic documentaries, including This Far by Faith: The African American Religious Experience, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, Slavery and the Making of America, Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, and The Will to Survive: The Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. She also lectures throughout the world.

She is the founder of a historic presentation troupe "De Gullah Cunneckshun," which has recorded several CDs and been featured on films and film soundtracks.

In 2022, she was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, who has sought to preserve the Gullah culture in the state.

Books

 * Goodwine, Marquetta L. (1995). "St. Helena's Serenity." Gullah/Geechee: The Survival of Africa's Seed in the Winds of the Diaspora series v. 1. Brooklyn, NY: Kinship Publications.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L. (1997). Gawd dun smile pun we: Beaufort Isles. Gullah/Geechee the Survival of Africa's Seed in the Winds of the Diaspora series, v. 2. Brooklyn, New York: Kinship Publications.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L. (1999). Frum wi soul tuh de soil: The Cash Crops of the Sea Islands. Gullah/Geechee Africa's Seed in the Winds of the Diaspora series, v. 3. Brooklyn, New York: Kinship Publications.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L., and & the Clarity Press Gullah Project, eds (1998). The Legacy of Ibo Landing: Gullah Roots of African American Culture. Atlanta, Georgia: Clarity Press.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L., and Ronald Goodwine (1994). Brother and Sister... Heart to Heart (1994). Brooklyn, New York: Extended Kinship Appeal, Inc.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L. (2005). "365-66." Gullah/Geechee: The Survival of Africa's Seed in the Winds of the Diaspora series v. 4. St. Helena Island, SC: Kinship Publications.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L. (2006). "Chas'tun an e Islandts." Gullah/Geechee: The Survival of Africa's Seed in the Winds of the Diaspora series v. 1. Brooklyn, NY: Kinship Publications.
 * Goodwine, Ronald "Kuumba", and Marquetta L. "Queen Quet" Goodwine (2004). T'inkin' 'bout Famlee: A Geechee Down Novella. St. Helena, South Carolina: Kinship Publications.
 * Goodwine, Marquetta L. (2013). "Love's Sea Island Song" St. Helena Island, SC: Kinship Publications.

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The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award, also known as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, is a New Zealand award modelled on The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The name of the award is a reference to the famous New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary.

Overview
The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities, designed to support the personal and social development of young people aged 14–25, regardless of gender, background or ability. It offers an individual challenge and encourages young people to undertake exciting, constructive, challenging and enjoyable activities in their free time.

The mission of The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award Programme in New Zealand is to have young people, regardless of cultural, ethnic and socio-economic background, participating in an exciting, flexible and individually tailored programme, to build skills, identity and self-esteem.

Approximately 9000 young New Zealanders' undertake the award every year.

History
The initial Duke of Edinburgh Award was founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 by HRH, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, alongside Lord Hunt, leader of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest and Kurt Hahn, a German educationalist. They were also in close association with Edmund Hillary who was also on the first ascent of Everest.

The constitution of the Award in New Zealand was drawn up on 19 July 1963 during the inaugural meeting of the National Council of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in New Zealand held at Government House, Wellington.

The award was renamed from The Duke of Edinburgh's Award to Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award in 2009 following the death of Sir Edmund Hillary. It has also been known as The Young New Zealanders Challenge of the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award.

Although commonly known as the Hillary Award, the Duke of Edinburgh Award in New Zealand (Aotearoa) is also known as the International Award and linked to the Duke of Edinburgh Award in the other countries it is established in.

Elements of the award
The Award follows the same system as the Duke of Edinburgh Award and requires all participants to engage in physical activities, work in a team in a challenging environment, learn new skills and volunteer in their local community.

These are completed through the 4 sections of the Award with the appropriate examples:

 * 1) Physical Recreation; running, swimming, tennis, netball.
 * 2) Skills; playing a musical instrument, baking, knitting, gardening.
 * 3) Service; volunteering at a non-for-profit rest home, environmental conservation work, scouts leader, surf lifesaving.
 * 4) Adventurous Journey;
 * 5) * Exploration; exploring the natural world (geology, coastal studies), exploring human impact (pollution, environmental changes).
 * 6) * Expedition; hiking, cycling, sailing, paddling.

There are three main levels to the Award and each level is more challenging than the last, they include:

 * 1) Bronze - minimum of 6 months to completion
 * 2) *The Bronze Award requires that all participants are 14 years or older and in order to complete the Award, they must finish 13 hours for each of the four sections with one hour a week and one major section, completing double the hours (26).
 * 3) Silver - minimum of 6 months if participant previously completed 'Bronze', otherwise 12 months for first time entrants
 * 4) *The Silver Award requires the participant to be 15 years or older and complete 26 hours with one per week for each of the four sections.
 * 5) Gold - minimum of 12 months if participant previously completed 'Silver', otherwise 18 months for first time entrants
 * 6) *The Gold Award is for participants 16 years or older and takes a minimum of 12 months complete (52 weeks) with one hour allowed to be logged per week. Gold participants must also complete a Residential Project which consists of 5 days and 4 nights away from home with others working towards a specific goal.

If a participant wishes to start their Silver or Gold Award without doing the previous Award(s), they must add an extra 6 months (26 weeks) to one section of their choice. Additionally, the participant must also complete additional training for their Adventurous Journey in order to qualify for the Award they're directly entering into.

The Award recognises the importance of setting goals and personal growth through achievements and grit. As a part of the Gold Award, participants must complete a residential project for 5 days and 4 nights away from home where they are working towards a common purpose with others. Some examples include staying and participating in a restoration project, language programme or being a camp leader for various organisations within New Zealand.

Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Hillary, born on the 20th of July, 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand, was a mountaineer who was on the first successful trip and ascent of Mount Everest alongside Sir John Hunt, G.C. Band, Bourdillon, R.C. Evans, A. Gregory, Edmund Hillary, and Tenzing Norgay.

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award was founded in 1956 by HRH Prince Philip, Kurt Hahn (German educationalist) and Sir Hunt. It was not until the 18th of July, 1963 that the Governor-General, Sir Bernard Fergusson, held the inaugural meeting of the National Council of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to curate a Constitution for the Award in New Zealand.

As his fame projected his values into the spotlight, his team that ascended Everest with him and their relations with HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, formed the basis for the Duke of Edinburgh and Hillary Award. Furthermore, the gap in young boys' education between the ages of 15 and 18 when joining the National Service, after World War 2, served as further motivation to construct a programme made to further skills such as physical activity and volunteering.

Sir Edmund Hillary in his ascent to Everest identified and broadcast the significance of adventure and building skills for the future, namely within the younger generations. This ideology was incorporated specifically in the Adventurous Journey section of the Award. His development of the Himalayan Trust, construction of schools and hospitals in Kathmandu guided the incorporation of the service section in the Award. Similarly, his continued expeditions not only within the Himalayan region but to Antarctica with his team furthered the importance of and popularised explorations and expeditions in varying regions of the world. Similarly, Hillary's legacy within New Zealand as the ambassador to India, a member of the Order of New Zealand and a Knight of the Garter further promoted the importance of community service and integrity, which linked to the values seen in the Hillary Award in New Zealand.

The relationships built with Sir Edmund Hillary and his team with HRH Prince Philip also allowed for the Award to be quickly adapted into the United Kingdom and other countries (including New Zealand as the Hillary Award), now standing at over 130 countries.

Social Impact
There are various social impacts as seen connected to the four sections of the Hillary Award seen in all three levels. For example, the Physical Recreation section caused participants to be seen creating healthier behaviours, namely a sustainable weekly regimen, concerning exercise and training. Consequently, the incorporation of physical activity into a weekly basis for the Award resulted in physiological benefits such as increased fitness and stamina levels and psychological benefits including an increase in discipline, self-determination and relationship-building.

Conversely, the Skills section allows for participants to delve deeper into developing a skill of their choice by maintaining a practice pattern (at least once a week). Furthermore, the Hillary Award incentivises the continual of said skill even after the completion of the Award which can be attributed to the 10% increase in young people that said they would continue practising their skill (from 78% practising at least once a week to 88% intending to continue once a week).

The Adventurous Journey Expedition facilitates an environment for relationships to be created between participants and their peers as well as the facilitators which increases interpersonal skills. Similarly, the Expedition also builds self-motivation and confidence within the participants and allows for personal growth within the trip. The physical activity in the trip also contributes to building participants' stamina and interest in outdoor activities. This appeal toward this type of activity seen in the Expedition (e.g. hiking, paddling, canoeing, etc.) was sustained as only 6% of participants assessed that they would not like to participate in similar activities, thus inferring that 94% of participants believed that their interest in such outdoor activities would continue after the Award. Contrastingly, the Exploration Adventurous Journey forges a learning environment where participants also develop independent learning and research skills that assist in the senior educational stages. Both forms of the Adventurous Journey caused participants to gain a greater appreciation for the environment after delving themselves in it for a certain period of time which linked to active participation in preventative climate groups.

The Voluntary Service component of the Hillary Award fosters personal development and increases the social awareness of participants as they involve themselves within their community as well as explore new social environments. The exposure the young people receive also contributes to youth development as they find their own interests in the process and construe their own beliefs whilst also maintaining an open-mind. Social awareness also aids in various career choices and allows for the participants to have a well-rounded approach to social justice issues, problems associated with their work and generally in the social climate. These unique experiences structured through volunteering also result in improvements within participants' mental wellbeing as an increase in self-worth, self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment. Similarly, leadership, communication and time-management skills are formed as their involvement in community service allows them to observe how to perform certain activities and transform them into applicable skills. The increase in these adaptive skills such as communication and volunteering experience results in an increase in employability and career opportunities for those that have completed the Award. This can then be transformed into future-proofing skills that allow for a more stable future including that surrounding leadership. The increased employer appeal and experience gained by the Award participants also links to participants being more well-informed concerning finding a stable and enjoyable career for themselves as well as being more experienced when it comes to applications.

Additionally, the general impacts on the wider community includes an increase in social cohesion as the participants maintain a sustained involvement within their community through the service component. This creates a cohesive relationship between various communities and an inclusive environment where participants from minority groups also experienced personal growth, team working and social skills at the same levels as their privileged counterparts. There are also significant environmental benefits as a result of various environmental conservation groups supporting the Award in New Zealand and providing the opportunities as well as resources for the Adventurous Journey component. Contrastingly, in New Zealand and as a part of the International Award, an increase in the development of healthy behaviours surrounding the rehabilitation of young offenders. As a result of the increase in confidence, various transferable skills and the opportunity to help their community, many young offenders saw a positive shift in regards to their behaviour and interactions with others whilst also opening up job opportunities for those after they finish their prison sentence. Overall, the Hillary Award benefits a wide range of young people and fosters a healthy environment where they can cultivate personal development individually and with their peers.

Partners and sponsors
There is an abundance of partners and sponsors for the Hillary Award that provide funding for and support the delivery of the Award as well as how it reaches a wide variety of communities across New Zealand. The donations assist with participants' registration fee, activity expenses namely alongside the Adventurous Journey and the costs of supporting the Award Leaders.

The partners are ranked according to their donation amount and long-term support with four tiers of sponsors:

 * 1) Platinum partner that assists the Award is the Ministry of Youth Development as administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
 * 2) Gold partners include; the Foundation North, Friedlander Foundation, Pelorus Trust and the Tai Shan Foundation.
 * 3) Silver partners that assist the Hillary Award include; Macpac , Google (specifically the sector for non-for-profits), Gravity Lab and New Zealand Community Trust.
 * 4) Bronze and other partners of the Award are; Grassroots Trust, TOI Foundation, Rātā Foundation, Community Organisation Grants Scheme, Four Winds, Hugh Hunter Berg Charitable Trust.

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Tishomingo Blues

"Tishomingo Blues" is a song by Spencer Williams. The tune was first published in 1917. The title refers to Tishomingo, Mississippi.

The song was first recorded in 1918 by Eddie Nelson on Emerson Records #913. It became a jazz standard, and continues to be performed and recorded into the 21st century. The song has been adapted with different lyrics, written by Garrison Keillor, as the theme song of A Prairie Home Companion.

Lyrics
First verse

Chorus

Second verse

Repeat Chorus

Recordings

 * Eddie Nelson, Emerson Records #913, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVg13XeTPH8, 1918
 * Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra, 1928
 * Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band, 1945
 * Big Chief Jazzband, recorded in Oslo, Norway on May 10, 1953 and released on the 78 rpm record His Master's Voice A.L. 3307
 * Sweet Emma Barret and her New Orleans Boys, 1961, with Percy Humphrey (trumpet); Willie Humphrey, clarinet; Jim Robinson, trombone; Emma Barrett, piano; Emanual Sayles, guitar; McNeal Breaux, bass; Josiah Frazier, drums

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this should not be deleted because i am not done with it. and it is not nonsense. it is an important discovery
 * sorry, i just caught that (i put the delete tag up), and I appologize for the confusion. Anywho, I added a link to a news story to it.  keep up the good work -- BMIComp  (talk, HOWS MY DRIVING) 06:14, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

bionic man, cyborg
Should we use hype terms?

 * the world's first real-life bionic man. He is the first person to operate

Let's not. Uncle Ed 19:00, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Whether or not hype is an issue, Jesse Sullivan is in fact both partially a "cyborg" and bionic by definition of both. It's possible to argue even a lens implant is grounds for being that much closer to the Borg, but the useful integration of nerves is several degrees above a peg-leg or a hook. This level of sophistication in a human is noteworthy. 67.171.194.78 08:24, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

But is he a "first cyborg" - I would argue not, as every pacemaker patient also fits the definition?

Perhaps we need to distinguish types of cyborg. The level of technological prowess required to give a human volitional control over part of the somatic nervous system (or at least part of it) would seem to separate Mr Sullivan from an autonomic cyborg such as...well, me, for instance, with my dental implant. One could compare this leap to that which got us from gliders and balloons to powered flight. TravellerDMT-07 (talk) 01:23, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

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Steven Sabados

Steven Sabados (born May 16, 1965) is a Canadian television host, designer and writer, who frequently appeared in television programs with his husband and business partner Chris Hyndman and as one of the hosts of The Goods, a daytime talk show on CBC Television.

Career
Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Sabados attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario where he graduated in 1986 with a diploma in fine art. Moving to Toronto, Sabados became display director for Eatons and Roots Canada, and opened the Sabados Group, Inc., a design firm.

Along with Hyndman, Sabados starred in the first three seasons of Designer Guys, a Canadian design show on HGTV Canada. In 2004, they debuted a new show with a similar format, entitled Design Rivals, and a makeover show called So Chic with Steven and Chris. From 2008 to 2015, he co-hosted the afternoon talk show Steven and Chris with Hyndman. It aired first on CBC Television in Canada and subsequently on the Live Well Network in the United States. Sabados chose not to continue the show on his own or with a new cohost following Hyndman's death in 2015, resulting in its cancellation.

Sabados frequently appears as a guest expert on various television shows and as a guest columnist in various design magazines. In an interview given on May 23, 2016, Sabados announced that he would be returning as one of several co-hosts, alongside Jessi Cruickshank and other hosts still to be named, of a new lifestyle program on CBC Television in October 2016. The series was later announced under the title The Goods, with the other two hosts named as Andrea Bain and Shahir Massoud.

Personal life
Sabados is openly gay. Despite his and Hyndman's being an off-screen couple since 1988, they did not publicly acknowledge their relationship until 2007. They married in 2008 and remained a couple until Hyndman's death on August 3, 2015.

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Oberuzwil

Oberuzwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

History
Oberuzwil is first mentioned in 819 as Uzzinwilare. In 1382 it was mentioned as Obren Utzwille. The village of Bichwil was first mentioned in 865 as Pichilinwilare and Niederglatt was mentioned in 1336 as Nidernglat.

Geography
Oberuzwil has an area,, of 14.1 km2. Of this area, 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Wil Wahlkreis. It consists of the villages of Oberuzwil, Bichwil and Niederglatt and the hamlets of Buechen, Wilen, Riggenschwil, Oberrindal, Ramsau as well as scattered farm houses.

Bettenauer Weiher is located at the border to Jonschwil.

Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Mill Wheel Argent and a Barrulet wavy abased, and in Base per pale chequy Argent and Gules a Chief Argent and Argent two Bends Sable.

Demographics
Oberuzwil has a population (as of ) of. , about 14.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population,, 85 are from Germany, 92 are from Italy, 401 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 36 are from Austria, 42 are from Turkey, and 78 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.2%. Most of the population speaks German (91.4%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%). Of the Swiss national languages, 5,048 speak German, 19 people speak French, 65 people speak Italian, and 8 people speak Romansh.

The age distribution,, in Oberuzwil is; 730 children or 13.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 823 teenagers or 14.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 569 people or 10.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 866 people or 15.7% are between 30 and 39, 812 people or 14.7% are between 40 and 49, and 671 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 470 people or 8.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 357 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 198 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 25 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99.

there were 568 persons (or 10.3% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 1,213 (or 22.0%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 3,251 (or 58.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 244 (or 4.4%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 40 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 30 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 37 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 138 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (23.1%), the FDP (16.4%) and the SP (12.1%).

In Oberuzwil about 74.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Out of the total population in Oberuzwil,, the highest education level completed by 1,093 people (19.8% of the population) was Primary, while 2,033 (36.8%) have completed their secondary education, 644 (11.7%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 220 (4.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.

The historical population is given in the following table:

Sights
The hamlet of Niederglatt is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Economy
, Oberuzwil had an unemployment rate of 1.72%. , there were 187 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 69 businesses involved in this sector. 603 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 56 businesses in this sector. 816 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 161 businesses in this sector.

the average unemployment rate was 3.5%. There were 296 businesses in the municipality of which 60 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 172 were involved in the third.

there were 745 residents who worked in the municipality, while 1,975 residents worked outside Oberuzwil and 843 people commuted into the municipality for work.

Religion
From the, 2,633 or 47.7% are Roman Catholic, while 1,762 or 31.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 2 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 169 individuals (or about 3.06% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 223 individuals (or about 4.04% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish, and 190 (or about 3.44% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 23 individuals (or about 0.42% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 352 (or about 6.38% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 166 individuals (or about 3.01% of the population) did not answer the question.

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Chris Hyndman

Christopher Edward Hyndman (March 3, 1966 – August 3, 2015) was a Canadian interior decorator and television personality, who was co-host of the afternoon talk show Steven and Chris on CBC Television until his death in August 2015.

Career
Hyndman worked in the makeup department of the Hudson's Bay Company before becoming a makeup artist for Citytv at the invitation of television personality Jeanne Beker.

Hyndman and his husband Steven Sabados launched the interior design firm Sabados Group in 1992.

Aside from private clientele, they also did set design work for various television productions in the Toronto area, and later starred in the first three seasons of Designer Guys, a Canadian design show. In 2004, Sabados and Hyndman debuted a new show with a similar format, titled Design Rivals, and a makeover show called So Chic with Steven and Chris in 2005.

According to Beker, Hyndman did not originally have aspirations of becoming a television personality himself, but was active in supporting Sabados' goals while being personally content to work behind the scenes. He became an on-air personality, initially reluctantly, only when a television producer suggested that they work together as a duo because of their unique and telegenic chemistry.

Personal life
Hyndman was born in Ottawa and grew up in the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. He first met Sabados through mutual friends at a Toronto bar in 1988. They moved in together three months later. Despite being a longtime couple off-screen, they did not publicly acknowledge their relationship until 2007. They married a year later.

Death
On August 3, 2015, Hyndman was found unresponsive in a laneway directly below the condominium unit he shared with Sabados in Toronto, shortly after 11 p.m. EDT. He was pronounced dead shortly after. He was 49 years old. Hyndman and Sabados had just returned from a vacation in Barbados one day earlier.

While no confirmed cause of death has been released, the Toronto Police Service indicated that it was not considered a criminal matter, leading many to suspect it may have been a suicide. Two days after his death, his mother told the media that Hyndman was a sleepwalker, and she believes he fell off the couple's balcony during a sleep walk. In May 2016, Sabados said he does not share this view.

Following Hyndman's death, production and airing of Steven and Chris was suspended pending a decision from Sabados on whether he wanted to continue the show on his own or with a new co-host. On August 21, 2015, Sabados announced that he would not continue the show, resulting in its cancellation. In May 2016, Sabados gave his first in-depth media interview since Hyndman's death, telling Heather Hiscox of CBC News that Hyndman was the "idea guy" in their personal and professional partnership. Around the same time, Sabados announced that he was creating a new daytime talk show, The Goods, to premiere on CBC in fall 2016 with co-hosts Jessi Cruickshank, Andrea Bain and Shahir Massoud. According to Sabados, while he couldn't imagine returning to television on his own or with a single replacement co-host for Hyndman, the new show's four-host panel format felt more comforting and freeing for him.

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Designer Guys

Designer Guys was a Canadian design show on HGTV, created by Mary Darling and produced by WestWind Pictures.

Debuting in 2001, the first seasons were hosted by Chris Hyndman and Steven Sabados. They hosted until 2004, when they were offered a deal with Alliance Atlantis to create a new series, Design Rivals.

After they departed, the show was relaunched in 2005 with new hosts Matt Davis, Allen Chan and Anwar Mekhayech, partners at The Design Agency. Whereas the original Hyndman/Sabados incarnation of the show concentrated primarily on interior design, the new version took on larger renovation projects. Producer Mary Darling compared the process of relaunching the show to "trying to recast The Odd Couple". The second version of the show remained in production until 2008.

In one of the most noted episodes of the second incarnation, Davis, Chan and Mekhayech travelled to Dawson City, Yukon to redesign the childhood home of Canadian literary icon Pierre Berton as a writer's retreat.

The original Hyndman-Sabados era has also been credited as one of the innovators of a shift in home design reality programming in the early 2000s, as one of the first such programs to be hosted not by a single designer depicting only the conventional parts of the renovation process, but by a pair of designers who allowed their debates and conflicts over design choices to be depicted as part of the series.

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1829 in archaeology

1829 in archaeology

Explorations

 * 'Charles Masson' (James Lewis) explores the Indus Valley civilisation and locates the site of Harappa.

Excavations

 * First excavations at Olympia, Greece by an expedition led by Abel Blouet
 * Yorkshire Philosophical Society concludes excavation of St Mary's Abbey, York, England, prior to construction of the Yorkshire Museum on part of the site.

Finds

 * Engis 2, part of the skull of a young child and other bones, recognised in 1936 as the first known Neanderthal fossil, is found in the Awirs cave near Engis in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) by Philippe-Charles Schmerling.

Deaths

 * 10 May - Thomas Young, English Egyptologist (b. 1773)

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