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James Renwick (Covenanter)

James Renwick (15 February 1662 – 17 February 1688) was a Scottish minister who was the last of the Covenanter martyrs to be executed before the Glorious Revolution.

He was born at Moniaive in Dumfriesshire, the son of a weaver, Andrew Renwick. Educated at Edinburgh University, he joined the section of the Covenanters known as the Cameronians about 1681 and soon became prominent among them. Afterwards he studied theology at the university of Groningen and was ordained a minister in 1683. Returning to Scotland “full of zeal and breathing forth threats of organized assassination,” says Mr Andrew Lang, he became one of the field-preachers and was declared a rebel by the privy council. He was largely responsible for the “apologetical declaration” of 1684 by which he and his followers disowned the authority of Charles II.; the privy council replied by ordering every one to abjure this declaration on pain of death. Unlike some of his associates, Renwick refused to join the rising under the earl of Argyll in 1685; in 1687, when the declarations of indulgence allowed some liberty of Worship to the Presbyterians, he and his followers, often called Renwickites, continued to hold meetings in the fields, which were still illegal. A reward was offered for his capture, and early in 1688 he was seized in Edinburgh. Tried and found guilty of disowning the royal authority and other offences, he refused to apply for a pardon and was hanged.

Childhood
James Renwick was born at Moniaive in the Parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, in 1662. Renwick's father Andrew (or in some sources, Alexander) was a weaver by trade. His mother, Elizabeth Corson, had borne several children prior to James' birth, but all had died in infancy or early childhood. The young James was credited with having an affinity for the church from a very early age. Alexander Shields (and later John Howie) wrote:
 * "By the time he was two years of age, he was observed to be aiming at prayer, even in the cradle and about it..."

In Edinburgh
In 1675, Andrew Renwick died and James went on to the University of Edinburgh, where he studied religion, in particular the presbyterian religion of his forefathers. In 1681, he saw several Covenanters martyred in Edinburgh, including Donald Cargill. He witnessed the execution of Donald Cargill at the cross of Edinburgh on 27 July 1681, and the spectacle determined him to cast in his lot with the adherents to the Sanquhar declaration of 22 June 1680, popularly known as Cameronians, from Richard Cameron. Accordingly, in October 1681, he organised a secret meeting of members of this party, probably a field-conventicle, and by his earnest zeal did much to rally them to renewed action. A correspondence was instituted between the Societies of sympathisers in various parts of the west of Scotland. Renwick, at Lanark, on 12 January 1682, publicly proclaimed what was known as the Lanark declaration. He was not its author (it was written on 15 December 1681), and admitted that some of its vehement language against the existing authorities (‘a brothel, rather than a court’) was ill-advised. Sir Alexander Gordon of Earlston, who had been commissioned to Holland by the Societies in March 1682, made arrangements for Renwick to pursue his theological studies there, with a view to ordination.

Ordination in the Netherlands
After the martyrdom of Cargill the United Societies were without a minister, and there was no minister in Scotland whom they could acknowledge. But instead of ordaining at their own hands, they sent Renwick to Holland to get theological training from Dutch professors, and orderly instalment in the sacred office from Dutch presbyters; and from the middle of 1681 to the end of 1683, they had neither preaching nor sacraments. Shields mentions that Renwick, in the first year of his wonderful ministry, kept note of five hundred baptisms performed by him, and at that number "lost count."

Renwick spent a session at the University of Groningen, and Leeuwarden. His ordination was promoted by the interest of Sir Robert Hamilton with Brakel, a Dutch divine. Renwick objected to subscribe the Dutch formularies as inconsistent with the covenant, and was allowed to substitute a subscription to the Westminster confession and catechism. His ordination certificate is dated 9 April 1683; a day later a remonstrance reached Groningen from the Scottish ministers of Rotterdam. On 10 May he received commendatory letters from the Groningen classis, and proceeded to Briel, to embark for the return voyage. He abandoned the first ship, on which he had taken passage, on account of ‘profane passengers’ pressing him to drink the king's health, and transferred himself to a vessel bound for Ireland. After some adventures he reached Dublin, where he found the nonconformist ministers very indifferent to his cause. Proceeding by sea to Scotland, he at once entered on his ministry there.

Field preacher
Upon his return to Scotland in 1683 he gave his first sermon at Darmead, Cambusnethan, choosing passages from the Book of Isaiah. Renwick spent the next five years travelling around Scotland ministering. He soon became noted as a field-preacher, and was proclaimed a rebel by the Scottish privy council. Though his fame spread, his position was variously misconstrued, some charging him with ‘the delirious and detestable blasphemies of Gib,’ the reference being to John Gib, shipmaster of Borrowstounness, Linlithgowshire, who, in April 1681, had started a semi-mystical sect of ‘sweet singers.’ Occasionally Renwick and his followers crept into churches by night and held their meetings. In 1684 efforts were made to apprehend him. In July he was nearly taken by a party of dragoons, but escaped with the loss of his papers. Letters of intercommuning (interdiction) were issued against him on 24 September. His followers hereupon urged the defiant measure of a new declaration, to which Renwick was at first averse. But in October he drew up ‘the Apologetical Declaration’ which, by concerted action, was affixed to a number of market crosses and church doors on 8 November 1684. It claimed the right of dealing with the agents of authority as enemies of God, and ‘murdering beasts of prey.’ Two gentlemen of the king's lifeguards having been slain in an onset upon a field-meeting, the privy council ordered the death penalty for all who refused to disown this declaration on oath. The Scottish parliament, in April 1685, passed a statute making any acknowledgment of the covenant an act of treason. This led to the second Sanquhar declaration, promulgated by Renwick and his followers on 28 May 1685.

Renwick refused to join the insurrection of 1685 under Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll. He was in sympathy with its object, but held aloof from a movement not distinctly put on the basis of the covenant. Hence he alienated many of his own party. His old friend, Sir Alexander Gordon, then a prisoner at Blackness, turned against him. He was viewed as a man who would only act by himself. Robert Cathcart, a Wigtonshire covenanter, protested against him; Alexander Peden was estranged from him, though they were reconciled on Peden's deathbed; Henry Erskine peremptorily rejected his overtures. He found associates in David Houston, a turbulent Irish covenanter (see Reid, ed. Killen, 1867, ii. 328 sq.), and Alexander Shields, his biographer.

James VII's Scottish proclamations of indulgence (12 February and 28 June 1687) gave full liberty for presbyterians to assemble for their worship in meeting-houses or private residences, on condition of registration and taking an oath of allegiance. Field conventicles were still prohibited. The conditions were satisfactory to all but Renwick and his followers, who would acknowledge no royal prerogative of dispensation, and insisted on maintaining their field-meetings. On 5 October a proclamation ordered the utmost severity against such meetings; and on 18 October a reward of 100/. was offered to any one who would deliver up Renwick, dead or alive. His friends must have been very faithful to him, for he made his way about the country, and, narrowly escaping arrest at Peebles, reached Edinburgh, where he lodged a protest against the indulgence with Hugh Kennedy, moderator of the Edinburgh presbytery, and afterwards got it promulgated. At the end of the year he preached for several Sundays in Fifeshire; on 29 January 1688 he preached for the last time at Bo'ness. Returning to Edinburgh, he lodged on the night of 31 January at a smuggler's receiving house on the Castlehill. A customs officer, John Justice, who was watching the house, heard him at family prayer, and suspected who it was. Next morning (1 Feb.) Justice surprised him and endeavoured to effect his arrest. Renwick defended himself with a pistol, and got away to the Castlewynd in the Cowgate, where he was seized and taken to the Tolbooth.

Trial and execution

In 1688, he was finally captured and ordered to swear fealty to King James VII. He replied,

 * "No! I own all authority that has its prescriptions and limitations from the Word of God; but I cannot own this usurper as lawful king, seeing both by the Word of God such a one is incapable to bear rule, and also by the ancient laws of the kingdom which admit none to the Crown of Scotland until he swear to defend the Protestant Religion, which a man of his profession cannot do."

Graham, the captain of the guard, struck with his slight build, small stature, and youthful look, exclaimed: ‘What, is this the boy Renwick that the nation hath been so much troubled with?’

Under examination by the privy council he concealed nothing, and made a favourable impression by his frankness and courage. He was indicted (3 Feb.) on three counts—disowning the king's authority, maintaining the unlawfulness of paying the cess, and the lawfulness of defensive arms. Before his trial his mother and other friends were admitted to see him. On 8 February he was tried by the court of session and a jury of fifteen. The trial was conducted with unusual moderation, but Renwick's answers to interrogatories fully admitted the truth of all three charges, and he was sentenced to be hanged in the Grassmarket on 12 February. Subsequently, and contrary to his wishes, he was reprieved to 17 February. After sentence his friends were denied access to him, but he was visited by numbers of the clergy, catholic, episcopalian, and presbyterian of the moderate sort. John Paterson, archbishop of Glasgow, was frequently with him, trying hard to get him to petition for a further reprieve, which would certainly have been granted, and his life might have been saved. But Renwick was immovable in his determination to suffer for his principles; it became a proverb, ‘Begone, as Mr. Renwick said to the priests.’ On 16 February he penned his dying testimony and a letter to his followers. Even on the morning of his execution he was offered his life if he would sign a petition for pardon. On the scaffold he sang a psalm, read a chapter, and prayed at length. He suffered on 17 Feb. 1688, having just completed his twenty-sixth year. He is celebrated as the last of the martyrs of the covenant, James Guthrie being one of the first. The two are thus commemorated in the inscription upon the ‘martyrs' monument’ in the kirkyard at Greyfriars' Kirk, where the original Covenant of 1638 has been signed:

 * But as for them, no cause was to be found
 * Worthy of death but only they were found,
 * Constant and steadfast, zealous witnessing
 * For the Prerogatives of CHRIST their KING
 * Which Truths were seal'd by famous Guthrie's head,
 * And all along to Mr. Renwick's blood,
 * They did endure the wrath of enemies
 * Reproaches, torments, deaths and injuries
 * But yet they're those who from such troubles came
 * And now triumph in glory with the LAMB.

The monument marks Renwick's burial-place, being fixed to the wall close to the spot where criminals were interred.

Renwick was thereupon sentenced to die by hanging. The sentence was carried out on 17 February 1688, in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Following his execution, Renwick's head and hands were severed and affixed to the gates of the city.

Before the year was out, James VII was in exile, and the persecution of Covenanters was over, although this was replaced from 1689 onwards by persecution of Episcopalians. The Covenanters saw his death as the herald of a more gracious day. "He was of old Knox's principles," his adversaries said, when they noted his unassailable steadfastness. But we may take our farewell of him in words which were written by one who loved him dearly: "When I speak of him as a man, none more comely in features, none more prudent, none more heroic in spirit, yet none more meek, more humane and condescending. He learned the truth and counted the cost, and so sealed it with his blood." An ‘Elegie’ on his death, by Shields, was published in Edinburgh, in 1688. A monument to his memory has been erected near his birthplace. Renwick seems to have published nothing, but after his death was issued ‘A Choice Collection of very valuable Prefaces, Lectures, and Sermons, preached upon the Mountains and Muirs … transcribed from several Manuscripts,’ &c. To the fourth edition (Glasgow, 1777, 8vo) were added his ‘Form and Order of Ruling Elders,’ and other pieces. It may be noted that ‘prefaces’ are exhortations before prayer. In the John Rylands Library at Manchester is a manuscript volume containing transcripts of letters by Renwick and others, made soon after his death.

Biographers
Renwick, being the last of "the Covenanter martyrs", was extensively written about by many Scottish biographers, among them Alexander Shields and John Howie, as already mentioned. In 1865, Renwick's collected writings were published with an extensive biographical preface penned by Thomas Houston. Also in the mid-19th century, John Mackay Wilson published his Tales of the Borders, which contained a detailed narrative of Renwick's capture. The 2016 historical novel Last Execution at Grassmarket by H. Michael Buck also deals with Renwick.

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Shukra

Shukra (शुक्र, ) is a Sanskrit word that means "clear" or "bright". It also has other meanings, such as the name of a sage who counselled the asuras in Vedic mythology. In medieval mythology and Hindu astrology, the word refers to the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas.

Hinduism
In Hinduism, Shukra is one of the sons of Bhrigu, one of the Saptarshis. He was the guru of the asuras and is also referred to as Shukracharya or Asuracharya in various Hindu texts. In another account found in the Mahabharata, Shukra divided himself into two, one half became the fount of knowledge for the devas (gods) and the other half became the knowledge source of the asuras (demons). Shukra, in the Puranas, is blessed by Shiva with Sanjeevini Vidhya after performing tapas to propitiate Shiva. Sanjeevini Vidhya is the knowledge of raising the dead back to life, which he used from time to time to restore life to the asuras. Later, this knowledge was sought by the devas and was ultimately gained by them.

Vamana, the dwarf avatar of Vishnu, requests the asura king Mahabali for three steps of land. Mahabali acceded to the request and as was the practice, took up the kamandalu to pour water to symbolically signify the donation to Vamana. When Shukra, the asuras' guru, had realised Vamana's true identity, he tried to prevent the flow of water from the kamandalu by blocking the spout, Vamana pierced the spout with a stick, blinded Shukra.

Shukra's mother was Kavyamata, whilst Shukra's wives were the goddesses Urjasvati, Jayanti, and Sataparva. Sometimes, Urjjasvati and Jayanti are considered to be one goddess. With her, Shukra produced many children, including Queen Devayani. Sataparva was childless.

In the Mahabharata, Shukracharya is mentioned as one of the mentors of Bhishma, having taught him political science in his youth.

Astrology
In classical Vedic astrology or Jyotisha, Shukra is considered to be among the Navagrahas (Nine planets) that influence the pattern of life on earth. Shukra represents women, beauty, wealth, luxury, and sex. According to classical astrological texts, a powerfully placed Shukra, aspected by benefic planets such as Jupiter, and in favourable signs and houses in the birth chart, ensures material well-being. Its beej mantra is "Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namaha". It is associated with Friday, and the gem diamond. The classical shastras ordain that the best method to attain the blessings of Shukra is to respect the women in one’s life.

It is also popularly propitiated through Devi Aradhana or worshipping the goddess Lakshmi.

Planet
Shukra as a planet appears in various Hindu astronomical texts in Sanskrit, such as the 5th century Aryabhatiya by Aryabhatta, the 6th century Romaka by Latadeva and Panca Siddhantika by Varahamihira, the 7th century Khandakhadyaka by Brahmagupta and the 8th century Sisyadhivrddida by Lalla. These texts present Shukra as one of the planets and estimate the characteristics of the respective planetary motion. Other texts such as Surya Siddhanta dated to have been complete sometime between the 5th century and 10th century present their chapters on various planets with deity mythologies.

The manuscripts of these texts exist in slightly different versions, present Shukra's motion in the skies, but vary in their data, suggesting that the text were open and revised over their lives.

The 1st millennium CE Hindu scholars had estimated the time it took for sidereal revolutions of each planet including Shukra, from their astronomical studies, with slightly different results:

Calendar and zodiac
The weekday Shukravara in Hindu calendar, or Friday, has roots in Shukra (Venus). Shukravara is found in most Indian languages, and Shukra Graha is driven by the planet Venus in Hindu astrology. The word "Friday" in the Greco-Roman and other Indo-European calendars is also based on the planet Venus.

Shukra is a part of the Navagraha in the Hindu zodiac system. The Navagraha developed from early works of astrology over time. Deifying planetary bodies and their astrological significance occurred as early as the Vedic period and was recorded in the Vedas. The classical planets, including Venus, were referenced in the Atharvaveda around 1000 BCE. The planet Venus was deified and referred to as Shukra in various Puranas.

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Outrageous Fortune (TV series)

Outrageous Fortune is a New Zealand family comedy crime drama television series, which ran from 12 July 2005 to 9 November 2010 on TV3. The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm), decided the family should go straight and abide by the law. The show was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and produced by South Pacific Pictures.

Like the show itself, episodes took their names from Shakespeare quotations. The show concluded after 6 seasons and 107 episodes making it the longest running drama series made in New Zealand. The primary cast for the show's run consisted of Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance; Grant Bowler appeared in a sporadic role throughout the show's first five seasons.

The show premiered on 12 July 2005 and was welcomed by high acclaim. It won many of the major categories in the New Zealand television awards for its first 4 years, with Malcolm's performance warmly recognised by most New Zealand reviewers. Following the show's success, Outrageous Fortune received worldwide interest and in 2008 was adapted for United Kingdom television as Honest and again in 2010 for United States residents as Scoundrels, neither of which were renewed after their debut seasons.

In 2014, TV3 announced a six-part prequel miniseries entitled Westside that chronicles the lives of Ted and Rita West in 1970s Auckland. Initially airing in May 2015, Westside was renewed for a second season in 2016; then repeatedly again up to the sixth and final series which concluded in November 2020.

Overview
The series followed the lives of the West family, headed by Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm) and Wolf West (Grant Bowler) in their working class West Auckland home. The family relied on crime for an income, with Cheryl working at a stolen goods shop. When Wolf is incarcerated, Cheryl informs her family, Van (Antony Starr), Jethro (Antony Starr), Pascalle (Siobhan Marshall), Loretta (Antonia Prebble) and Ted (Frank Whitten), that they will obey the law and avoid committing any more crimes. Show creator Rachel Lang described the series as an "upside down morality tale and a family story about a woman who tries to make her family go straight."

Cast and characters
The show's initial seasons focused primarily on the West family. However, as the seasons developed, the focus branched out onto the family's affiliates and enemies.
 * Robyn Malcolm as Cheryl West (seasons 1–6), the family matriarch who, after husband Wolf gets imprisoned, decides to make her family go straight. Throughout the series, she goes through numerous jobs before starting a lingerie business. While fiercely devoted to her loved ones, her stubborn and combative personality regularly leads them to butt heads.
 * Antony Starr as Jethro and Van West (seasons 1–6), identical twin brothers with extremely different personalities. While Jethro is a slick, amoral lawyer, Van is a dim but generally well-meaning stoner.
 * Siobhan Marshall as Pascalle West (seasons 1–6), the eldest daughter of the West family. She is a shallow-minded, statuesque blonde renowned throughout the West Auckland community for her beauty. Despite being introduced as spoiled and self-absorbed, she gradually grows into a strong, caring woman.
 * Antonia Prebble as Loretta West (seasons 1–6), the youngest member of the West family as well as the most intelligent. Calculating and remorseless, Loretta is utterly ruthless in pursuit of her goals. Despite her twisted nature, she is nonetheless devoted to her family and proves indispensable in saving them from dangers both from outside and within. By the series end, she is a mother and a wife.
 * Frank Whitten as Ted West (seasons 1–6), Wolf's retired safe cracker father who is eccentric to the point of foul
 * Kirk Torrance as Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd (seasons 1–6), initially the West family's nemesis, later one of the family
 * Stella King as Jane West (seasons 3–6), Loretta's daughter with Hayden Peters
 * Grant Bowler as Wolfgang West (seasons 1–2, 4; guest; 3, 5), the West family patriarch and the series' main antagonist. While he cares for his wife and kids, his fixation on foiling their attempts to go straight at any cost constantly brings them into harm's way.
 * Tammy Davis as Jared "Munter" Mason (recurring seasons 1–2, regular 3–6), Van's loyal best friend and co-owner of the handyman business, the Tool Guys
 * Nicole Whippy as Kasey (recurring seasons 1–2, regular 3–6), Cheryl's best friend and eventual wife of Munter.
 * Claire Chitham as Aurora Bay (seasons 2–3), Van West's girlfriend who dies after being hit by a bus
 * Shane Cortese as Hayden Peters (recurring seasons 2–3, regular seasons 4–6), Jane's father. Later business partner and husband of Loretta.
 * Tyler-Jane Mitchel as Sheree Greegan (guest seasons 3, 6, regular seasons 4–5), Wolfgang West's girlfriend
 * Rohan Glynn as Detective Glenn Hickey, Sergeant Judd's quirky sidekick (recurring series 1–3).

Production
Following the dwindling numbers on Rachel Lang's series Mercy Peak, she decided one way to attract an audience was to feature abrasive and in-your-face characters, something she promised herself would feature in her next show. When Lang heard a radio report on the low median number of women's income, she pondered why they did not turn to crime and realised the potential for a television show.

Season One (2005)
When career criminal Wolfgang "Wolf" West is jailed for four years for assorted criminal acts, his wife Cheryl makes the decision that the family will get honest employment, instead of continuing their life of crime. Wolf is not pleased about this, but there's not much he can do from jail. Cheryl is initially disillusioned by her attempts at earning a legal living, but she and a couple of her friends start a business called "Hoochie Mama" making and selling sexy underwear, all the while resisting the newly found attraction of policeman, Wayne Judd. The West children, Jethro, Van, Pascalle, and Loretta, all struggle to cope with the newfound rules in their own ways, while Ted struggles to come to terms with his late wife.

Season Two (2006)
Wolf has been released on home detention. He has no intention of keeping to Cheryl's new rules on life. Judd is determined to tear him away from Cheryl, and attempts to entice Wolf to break his parole so that he is returned to prison. Wolf escapes home detention and Judd moves in, much to the horror of the children. Pascalle starts to date Pakistani doctor Bruce, Van finds the love of his life, Aurora, and Loretta starts to date much older man Hayden. Jethro shocks his mother when he reveals he is still a criminal and only doing law to learn how to break the law more successfully. The season ends on Wolf framing Judd for a robbery he committed.

Outrageous Fortune: The Movie (2006 Telemovie)
This one-off two-hour TV movie followed on from season 2.

The West family, along with Aurora, Eric and Munter go camping at Tutaekuri Bay, a magical place where they have gone camping every year at Christmas. The Māori-language name Tutaekuri means "dog shit"; Tutaekuri Bay is a fictional place for the purpose of the movie.

Season Three (2007)
Cheryl is still battling to keep her family on the straight and narrow. Both the men in her life are inside – Wolf after turning himself in to the cops as part of his master plan to frame Judd; Judd from being framed by Wolf. She borrows money from Gary Savage to pay for a better lawyer for Judd, which results in his release, but the debt causes a strain in their relationship. Aurora dies in a road accident while trying to hide her ex-boyfriend's drugs after Van calls the police on him, spiraling Van into depression. Loretta is outraged when Hayden edits their film to be more explicit for commercial gain, breaks up with him as punishment, and harasses him after he flatly accepts it, instead of trying to win her back. This escalates until he leaves, and she burns down his house. After Hayden has left, she discovers she is pregnant by him. Bruce breaks up with Pascalle after he sees her (edited to be more explicit than she actually performed) porn movie. Jethro finds love with Danielle, a single mother and the ex-wife of Gary. Ted becomes suspicious of Gary and tracks down Wolf, only to find Gary is Wolf's half brother. Over the season Munter develops a relationship with Kasey and marries her in the season finale.

Season Four (2008)
The family is brought together when Cheryl talks Loretta out of adopting out her baby, whom she names Jane. Cheryl having broken up with Judd, starts to have feelings for Wolf again, who is in a rocky relationship with the much younger ex-stripper, named Sheree Greegan. Sheree's dodgy brother Nicky arrives and starts a relationship with Loretta. Pascalle returns from a trip abroad, having married the older and wealthy Milt. Milt eventually dies, leaving Pascalle a fortune. Sheree and Nicky conspire to get access to her money by having Nicky break up with Loretta and start a relationship with Pascalle. Wolf attempts to earn some money by facilitating a shipment of drugs for Nicky in a container, which Jethro steals to ransom, but Van and Munter destroy the drugs. Jethro is forced to run away when he takes the blame for the drugs being destroyed. Van starts an affair with Sheree. Loretta and Jethro set Wolf up for burglary, and Cheryl returns to Judd, becoming pregnant. Sheree also becomes pregnant, either by Van, Wolf, or Jethro (it is strongly implied that it is Jethro but not confirmed). After Hayden's sister Bernadette finds out about baby Jane, she forces Hayden to return to care for his child. Ted courts and at the end of the season, marries the scheming Ngaire Munroe, the widow of his former gang mate, Lefty. Pascalle becomes engaged to the dodgy Nicky much to her family's disbelief.

Season Five (2009)
Detective Sergeant Zane Gerard becomes a fixture in the West's lives, due to his past involvement with Sheree and Nicky Greegan. Van is pressured into becoming a police informant (behind the backs of all), infuriating Sheree when she finds out. Jethro starts up a business selling legal party pills. Nicky truly falls for Pascalle, enraging Sheree, who makes off with Pascalle's millions and attempts to murder Van (to claim life insurance). After a rogue job robbing a Chinese money lender, Pascalle breaks up with Nicky. Loretta gets back together with Hayden and the two decide to marry as so they get custody of Jane. Ted ends up in prison for robbery and is helped out by Nicky, causing him and Pascalle to get back together. Near the end of the season, Cheryl has a stillbirth. The season ends with Gerard trying to arrest Pascalle for offensive language, resulting in a brawl (in the midst of Loretta and Hayden's wedding), only to be stabbed in the neck by Cheryl and turning round to fire three bullets in her direction.

Season Six (2010)
Season 6 returned with TV presenter John Campbell appearing as a news reporter in a small cameo. The season was the last for the series, and the series reached its 100th episode. Ten-second promos started airing for the show on 14 June. The West family house set was on show in Auckland Museum for six months after the series ends.

In the aftermath of Loretta and Hayden's wedding, it was revealed that Pascalle was shot but survived, Cheryl was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, Munter, Kasey, Van, and Ted were arrested for various crimes, and Eric, who returned in the previous series, had taken residence in the Wests' home. Over the course of the first episode, Detective Sergeant Zane Gerard dies, leaving Cheryl to be charged with his murder. Van starts to see his lawyer, Bailey, only to learn she is dating Jethro. Loretta opens up a brothel, while Nicky escapes prison and tries to convince Pascalle to run away with him. The two break up, and Sheree reveals where her children are, with Van becoming a part-time father to them. Judd and Pascalle develop feelings for each other and start an affair, disgusting Ted. Cheryl's charges are dropped and she is devastated to learn about Judd and Pascalle, finally forgiving him in the season finale. Pascalle and Judd leave town, while Van marries the Russian Elena. Loretta, Hayden, and Jane continue to be a happy family, and Jethro fulfills his mother's fixation.

International broadcasts

 * Australia
 * Outrageous Fortune was shown weekly on the Pay-TV channel W.
 * It was shown on the Nine Network during the summer non-ratings period.
 * Season 5 did screen on Network Ten at 21:30 on Friday nights over the summer period in early 2010 but was cancelled halfway through. In an interview with Andrew Mercado in April, Robyn Malcolm confirmed that this was because New Zealand-produced shows count against the quota of Australian-made shows that networks can show and series 5 was used as a filler during the non-rating season. Series 5 was later again show on ARENA in November 2010. Network 10 continued series 5 from 21 June 22:00 Monday nights.
 * Australia Network broadcasts Outrageous Fortune to a wide Pay-TV audience in the Asia/Pacific Region.

 * USA
 * Outrageous Fortune is currently available for viewing on Hulu and Amazon Prime.

 * Ireland
 * TV3 Ireland showed the first series during 2006 and started showing the second series in March 2007 (22:00 Thursdays).

 * Canada
 * Began airing in 2007 on Super Channel.

 * UK
 * Shown on Living in the United Kingdom starting on Tuesday 6 March 2007 at 10 pm. As of June 2012, it is currently being shown on CBS Drama.

Music
Two compilation soundtracks have been released for the show, and both draw on New Zealand music. The title track for the series is Hello Sailor's "Gutter Black".

Awards

 * New Zealand TV Awards for 2005
 * Best Actor: Antony Starr
 * Best Actress : Robyn Malcolm
 * Best Director: Mark Beesley
 * Best Drama
 * Best Editing: Nicola Smith
 * Best Script: Rachel Lang

 * TV GUIDE Best on the Box
 * Best Actress: Robyn Malcolm
 * Best Drama

 * Woman's Day Reader's Choice
 * Favourite Female Personality: Robyn Malcolm

 * Air NZ Screen Award 2006
 * Best Drama Programme for episode 4
 * Best Drama Series

 * Air New Zealand Screen Awards for 2007
 * Best Actor: Antony Starr
 * Best Actress: Robyn Malcolm
 * Best Drama Programme
 * Best Supporting Actor: Frank Whitten.
 * 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
 * Achievement in Editing – Drama/Comedy Programme: Bryan Shaw
 * Best Script – Drama/Comedy Programme: Rachel Lang
 * Performance by an Actor in General Television: Antony Starr
 * Performance by an Actress in General Television: Robyn Malcolm
 * Performance by a Supporting Actor in General Television: Tammy Davis
 * Performance by a Supporting Actress in General Television: Antonia Prebble
 * Sony Achievement in Directing – Drama/Comedy Programme: Mark Beesley.

Adaptations
Versions of the series have been produced in the United Kingdom and United States. The UK remake, Honest was produced for ITV by the independent production company Greenlit. The first episode aired on 9 January 2008, and the show ran for a single season.

The U.S. remake, titled Scoundrels, premiered in June 2010 to mixed reviews. A previous adaptation developed by Rob Thomas, entitled Good Behavior, failed to be picked up for broadcast by any networks. After its initial 8-episode run, Scoundrels was not picked up for another season.

Westside, a prequel to Outrageous Fortune, screened its first season on TV3 in 2015 and the second season in 2016. Set in the 1970/80s, Antonia Prebble who played Loretta West stars as Rita West, Loretta's grandmother. Westside ran for six seasons ending in November 2020.

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Sukra

Shukra may refer to:

 * Shukra, an ancient lineage of sages who counselled Asuras in Vedic history
 * Sukra, alternate spelling of Shukra, the Sanskrit name for Venus
 * Sukra, a Montserratian spirit or ghost

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Culture of Macedonia

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Denis Pagan

Denis Leslie Pagan (born 24 September 1947) is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the VFL/AFL. Pagan is a dual AFL premiership coach, and he also won the prestigious Victoria derby in 2020 as a trainer and owner of the horse “Johnny Get Angry.” This victory made him the first Australian sports figure to win an AFL premiership as a coach and train a group 1 horse race winner.

North Melbourne
Pagan played 120 games for the North Melbourne Football Club between 1967 and 1974, kicking 5 goals, mainly due to his permanent spot as a hard-nosed defender in the back pocket. He represented Victoria in interstate matches in 1971.

After the Grand Final loss to Richmond in 1974, Pagan was pushed out of North Melbourne by senior coach Ron Barassi and Pagan's dwindling form and the club's reassessment of its squad in the aftermath of 1974 loss was the factor that caused Pagan's departure from North Melbourne Football Club.

South Melbourne
Pagan then moved to South Melbourne for two seasons from 1975 until 1976, playing 23 games and kicking 0 goals. However, these events did not deter Pagan from his dedication to the North Melbourne football club, despite Barassi's authoritative coaching style.

Port Melbourne Football Club (VFA)
In 1978, Pagan played for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association.

Early coaching career
Pagan's coaching career began when he took the role of captain-coach of the Yarraville Football Club in the VFA second division in 1979. He piloted the team to the 1980 minor premiership and Grand Final, but the club lost the Grand Final against Brunswick. Pagan then returned to North Melbourne, and had great success as its Under-19s coach over the following decade. Pagan led the team to nine consecutive Under-19s Grand Finals from 1983 to 1991, resulting in five premierships: in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1991. After the AFL's Under-19s competition was disbanded at the end of 1991, Pagan was signed by the Essendon Football Club, where he led its reserves team to the Victorian State Football League premiership in 1992.

North Melbourne Football Club
Pagan returned again to North Melbourne in the 1993 season, and was appointed senior coach. He had an immediate impact at the Kangaroos, taking the side to the finals that year. Pagan led North Melbourne to a premiership in 1996. Pagan also led North Melbourne to the 1998 AFL Grand Final but fell short and lost to Adelaide. Pagan then led North Melbourne to another premiership in 1999 and reached at least the preliminary final every year from 1994 to 2000.

He was known for pioneering a successful tactic which was termed "Pagan's Paddock", based around his key forward Wayne Carey. The coaching strategy involved moving all forwards out of the 50-metre arc and midfielders bombing the ball into empty space. The key forwards would run with the flight of the ball to take a mark or running goal.

By the end of his term at North Melbourne, he had established an impeccable reputation as a senior AFL coach and the longest serving coach in the club's history. His worst season at North Melbourne was in the 2001 season, when the club missed the finals for the only time during his 10-year term at the club.

Pagan quit as senior coach of North Melbourne Football Club at the end of the 2002 season, despite the team finishing 7th, which was a better result than expected after Wayne Carey left the club at the beginning of the year after his much-publicised affair. Pagan then went to sign a lucrative deal with the Carlton Football Club. Pagan was then replaced by Dean Laidley as senior coach of North Melbourne.

Carlton Football Club
At the end of 2002, Pagan was appointed senior coach of the Carlton Football Club, replacing Wayne Brittain, after Brittain was sacked when Carlton under Brittain finished sixteenth (last-on the ladder position) for the wooden spoon in the 2002 season. Brittain had a year remaining on his contract, and was paid out by the club. Pagan's attempt to rebuild the side was not helped by the fact the club had been hit with salary cap breaches which prevented the club from rebuilding its playing list in the short term. As a result of these penalties, in Pagan's first season as Carlton Football Club senior coach in the 2003 season, Carlton under Pagan endured another unsuccessful season, finishing fifteenth (second-last) on the ladder with four wins and eighteen losses. Employing a recycled player policy in an attempt to rebuild the team for the 2004 season where Pagan led Carlton to eleventh on the ladder with ten wins and twelve losses, which was Carlton's highest placing under Pagan, and carried this into a pre-season premiership in the 2005 Wizard Cup. However, this proved to be a false dawn, when Carlton under Pagan ended up receiving two consecutive wooden spoons in the 2005 season with four wins, one draw and seventeen losses, and in the 2006 season with three wins, one draw and eighteen losses. There were talks that he may have been sacked at this point, in a club board meeting coup led by club president Graham Smorgon; however, it was decided to extend his contract until the end of the 2008 season.

Carlton under Pagan did not improve much in the 2007 season, sitting at fourteenth on the ladder after Round 16, 2007 with four wins and twelve losses. Between Rounds 12 and 16, Carlton suffered five consecutive heavy defeats, the last of which was a 117-point defeat against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba in Round 16, 2007. It proved to be the nail in the coffin for Pagan and his job, and Pagan was sacked as Carlton Football Club senior coach the following day on 23 July 2007. He was not bitter at the club's decision, and wanted to go on record that he would never have quit as the coach of the Carlton Football Club. Pagan was replaced by assistant coach Brett Ratten as caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the 2007 season, who was eventually appointed full-time senior coach of Carlton. Pagan had a year to go on his contract which was paid out in full by the club.

Years later in 2014, Pagan later stated in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper that coaching Carlton was "a very difficult assignment", also taking into consideration the fact that the club had lost valuable draft picks in the wake of the salary cap breaches. In 2021, Pagan in a radio interview with SEN described his tenure as senior coach of Carlton as a “snake pit” because of "Divisions and disunity" at the club that he experienced. In 2022, Pagan further elaborated by stating "When I was at Carlton I don't think I've ever seen a bigger mess. It was like going to work every day and a little bloke hiding behind the door with a sledgehammer and whacking you around the chin. They didn't have a great list, they didn't have any money, the place was in turmoil, there was factions and splits everywhere. It was a great club and it just disintegrated. It was the biggest regret without any doubt whatsoever".

Post coaching-career
In 2008, Pagan became a board member at North Melbourne Football Club. however after the 2008 season he left the position to coach the Northern Knights in the TAC under 18s competition for one season only, and he has since had no involvement in football. Since 2009, he runs Pagan real estate alongside his son Ryan. Since 2020, he has been a horse trainer, going on to win the Victoria Derby with his horse Johnny Get Angry.

Pagan also works as a sales consultant at a real estate firm owned by his son Ryan Pagan.

Legacy and reception
Pagan has been described as a "meticulous planner, an inspirational leader of men and for the relentless pursuit of excellence". Beyond dispute is the indelible mark Pagan has left on the game of Australian football". He ranks 16th on the list of most senior VFL/AFL games coached and a two-time premiership coach. Pagan's coaching philosophies have also been described as being based upon "communication, teaching, people management and leadership". In 2018, Pagan was inducted as coaching legend in the AFL Coaches Association awards in recognition of the significant achievement and excellence over his time of a former AFL coach.

Former North Melbourne captain Wayne Carey who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of North Melbourne described Pagan as the man to "turn the place around" where "He'd clean the place out," and under Pagan players would have a go, if they didn't have a go, they wouldn't be in the side."He'd tell you how it is, he'd tell everyone within the club where they're at. "It's hard-nosed basic training."

Former North Melbourne and Carlton player Corey McKernan who played under Pagan in both Pagan's tenures as senior coach of North Melbourne and Carlton both praised and was critical of Pagan, where Pagan was famously tough on his players and it wore McKernan down over the years stating "he and Pagan had a deep respect, but by the end it was a non-working relationship" furthermore "there was an enormous amount of respect for Pagan, but at the end of the day it wasn’t getting the best out of one another,” and "I wasn't enjoying my football and wasn't enjoying the environment that we were playing in" and “Our relationship didn’t work in the end but trust me, for the stuff we did together I am incredibly grateful and I think of the habits Denis has taught me".

Former Carlton Football Club Captain Anthony Koutoufides who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of Carlton was critical of Pagan by stating "he was unfair on players and had an outdated game plan, which the players did not believe in".

Former North Melbourne player Adam Simpson who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of North Melbourne praised Pagan by stating “What I wanted to do was just prove myself to Denis, that I was a good player, that I could handle whatever he put in front of me ... it didn't take a lot to get the best out of me, because I just wanted to please him”.

Former North Melbourne player John Longmire who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of North Melbourne praised Pagan by stating “He got the best out of his players because he knew which players to push, and push in some instances really hard. But also which players to put an arm around and when”.

Legendary AFL coach Mick Malthouse has also praised Pagan by stating “I had a great respect for Denis’ capabilities as a coach. From a distance, probably his greatest strength was that he had no fear”.

Playing statistics

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1967 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1968 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1969 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1970 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1971 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1972 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1973 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1975 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1976 ! colspan=3| Career ! 143 ! 5 ! 9 ! 1984 ! 135 ! 2119 ! 403 ! N/A ! 0.0 ! 0.1 ! 14.0 ! 1.0 ! 14.9 ! 2.8 ! N/A
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 * 26 || 16 || 3 || 4 || 243 || 8 || 251 || 53 || N/A || 0.2 || 0.3 || 15.2 || 0.5 || 15.7 || 3.3 || N/A
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 * 17 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 295 || 10 || 305 || 69 || N/A || 0.0 || 0.0 || 15.5 || 0.5 || 16.1 || 3.6 || N/A
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 * 17 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 274 || 20 || 294 || 63 || N/A || 0.0 || 0.0 || 16.1 || 1.2 || 17.3 || 3.7 || N/A
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 * 17 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 278 || 20 || 298 || 65 || N/A || 0.0 || 0.0 || 17.4 || 1.3 || 18.6 || 4.1 || N/A
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 * 17 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 280 || 13 || 293 || 66 || N/A || 0.0 || 0.0 || 15.6 || 0.7 || 16.3 || 3.7 || N/A
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Coaching statistics

! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1993 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1994 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1995 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1996 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1997 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1998 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 1999 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2000 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2001 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2002 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2003 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2004 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2006 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2007 ! colspan=2| Career totals ! 344 ! 175 ! 167 ! 2 ! 51.2% ! colspan="2"|
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 * 24 || 14 || 10 || 0 || 58.3% || 3 || 15
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 * 25 || 19 || 6 || 0 || 76.0% || 2 || 16
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Shortcut
At the risk of being told to FOAD, I'm not sure it's an appropriate shortcut. How about WP:ISPS? -- Norvy (talk) 04:40, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok, I've added WP:ISPS. --MarkSweep✍ 09:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The latter.--LX 16:31, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

What does this list mean?
Does this list mean these ISPs will take action against its users if it's documented they are a Wikipedia vandal/abuser? Or is it just a list where you can to look up each ISP's policy and decide whether to report a vandal or not? How receptive are ISPs to complaints of Wikipedia abuse? (Hope I haven't missed the answers somewhere else). --Kat 21:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Not very receptive at all, in general. My experience from reporting attempts to compromise SSH or HTTP servers, Bell, Comcast, and Shaw are particularly unresponsive to any type of abuse report. Shaw, for example, seems quite happy to provide services to fraud operations, so I doubt they'll care much about people writing naughty words on some hippie encyclopedia project. ;-) --LX 16:31, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

 * This list is merely here as a convenience. It seems that, in practice, it is seldom used.--76.203.48.177 03:00, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * As if any ISP has the responsibility to stop users from changing wikipedia in any way they see fit. I could see them caring if someone was breaking the law, but it's HARDLY against the law to replace words in articles with "poo poo" or "penis penis penis". You guys are priceless. 64.230.85.80 (talk) 12:28, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Actually, it can be illegal. In some countries, it would be a serious mistake to conduct such behavior. Also, harassment is illegal in many countries. It can be considered harassment. In cases where particular users are harassed or threatened, it can certainly be considered illegal. Copyright violations are most certainly illegal and violate nearly all ISP AUPs. Many ISPs use robots that won't be able to read Wikipedia's logs, especially Earthlink. Wikipedia vandalism also may constitute hacking, which violates most ISPs' AUP. I know how abuse depts operate because I used to work for the one at Heron Creek Middle School. Maybe if Wikipedia put their logs in GMT format as required by most abuse depts, abuse reports would be responded to. There are some abuse depts that are composed of downright idiots and dumb robots, but that's not a reason to condemn all abuse depts now is it? 71.3.214.71 (talk) 18:55, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't report me
Damn. My ISP is gonna cut me off. LOL. Wiki geeks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.254.93.187 (talk) 02:20, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, don't vandalize and you won't get disconnected. GO-PCHS-NJROTC (talk) 01:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Qwest Change
The Acceptable Use Policy at Qwest ISP has changed URLs.

New URL is http://www.qwest.com/legal/usagePolicy.html

The old link leads you to a log-in page. --Manway (talk) 21:57, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Lochaber axe

Untitled
I've added this as WPMILHIST and classified it as Start... njan 20:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Mortuary Hilts in Photograph
There's been a similar problem in the Mortuary Hilt page, those aren't Mortuary Hilts being shown, just claymore. I think we should remove the reference to the Mortuary Hilts in the photograph's description.--Caliburnis 09:45, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Aberdeen by-law
An obscure Aberdeen by-law states each business premesis should have a Lochaber Axe on the premesis in case of attack, this law has never been repealed and some businesses do indeed have such an axe (behind locked cases) on the premesis. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.69.1.116 (talk) 22:22, 13 January 2007 (UTC).

Contradiction
The page about the Halberd says this isn't a Halberd. Can someone figure out who is right? --98.229.36.30 (talk) 19:08, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
 * The Lochaber axe isn't a halberd. Halberds have a separately installed spear point (often thin and spike-like) and a separately installed axe blade. In contrast, a voulge, which the Lochaber axe is closer to in terms of blade design, has the point built straight into the axe blade, forged as a part of that same blade. The Lochaber axe is functionally a mix of the two-handed bardiche axe concept with the (equally two-handed) voulge concept. It combines the pole lenghth and style of axe blade seen in a bardiche, but with a bit of an added thrusting point in the upper part of the blade, making it similar to a voulge blade. The Lochaber is a polearm or two-handed axe of its own standalone type, but influenced in construction by other closely related European weaponry. --ZemplinTemplar (talk) 05:44, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Pike use?
The page states the Lochaber axe was used as a pike against infantry. I find this extremely hard to swallow, since the infantry use of pikes was to have a wall of points at the end of very long hafts to keep the foe at bay, a use which is obviously not compatible with the design of either specimen shown on the page in pictures. Actually, the two specimens shown seem to have fairly short hafts to even count as polearms. The one shown in hand of a reenactor actually looks like a voulge, except the haft is far too short (or the lad is a virtual giant). Not being a proper historian of the location and period, I'd rather see advice from knowledgeable folk before I take it unto myself to modify the acrticle. --Svartalf (talk) 00:56, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

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Kings (Australian TV series)

Kings is a 1983 Australian television series dealing with the working-class King family living in Sydney. Headed by George King who runs a panel beating shop the family consists of George, his wife Rose, three sons, two daughters and two grandchildren. Each episode contains a self contained story. It was the first drama series produced by PBL Productions. It was scheduled for 26 weeks of hour-long episodes that began on 12 July 1983 on the Nine Network. It was axed after 19 episodes. After a good start in the ratings it's figures quickly fell by the fourth episode.

Cast

 * Ed Devereaux as George King
 * Melissa Jaffer as Rose King
 * Dennis Grosvenor as Charlie King
 * Scott Burgess as Shane King
 * Deborra-Lee Furness as Frances Dalton
 * Simon Burke as Brian King
 * Arna-Maria Winchester as Christine King
 * Mark Kounnas as Brett Dalton
 * Peter Ford as Mike Dalton
 * Kim Krejus as Donna King
 * Arkie Whiteley as Alison King

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Around the World (Ami Suzuki album)

Around the World is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki. It marked her first release under the Avex Trax label. Ami released a single by the same name on the same day.

Information
The album title was originally set to be Hopeful, but was later changed to the current one. The styles of the album consists of upbeat J-Pop songs with touches from house and trance, also with some sweet pop ballads and soft songs. A single of the same-title song was released the same of the album. It was included the previously released singles "Delightful", "Eventful" and "Negaigoto", and also the digital releases "Hopeful" and "For yourself". However, the Trance remix version of "Hopeful" was included in the album -the same as the one used in the promotional video and included in the Delightful maxi single- instead of the original J-Pop version. This versions hasn't been included in any physical release at the moment.

A curious fact is that the DVD of the album doesn't include the original music videos of the songs of the previous physical singles; the dance tracks videos are the original songs but only with the dance scenes that Ami shot for those videos, and the album edit of "Negaigoto" is a slightly different edit of the original video.

Sales
The album came in at #4 on its first day, but fell to #5 for the weekly charts. However, sales were lower than predicted. This record marked Ami Suzuki as a qualified and profitable female singer in the Japanese Music Industry.

Its first week AROUND THE WORLD sold approximately 30,000 copies. After various weeks in the charts, the album managed to sell more than 60,000 copies.

Personnel

 * Ami Suzuki - vocals, backing vocals
 * Yumi Kawamura - backing vocals

Production

 * Executive Producer - Max Matsuura
 * Planner - Jun Harada
 * Supervisors - Hiroshi "Funaty" Ishimori, Takashi Okuda
 * Directors - Hatsukoshi Yasuhara, Aki Hori, Aya Noguchi
 * A&R - Katsuhiko Sakurai, Shizuka Oruga, Hideaki Tamamuchi
 * Desk A&R - Megumi Seyika, Nozomi Yasumune, Sakoto Sairenji
 * Musical Director - Yoshihisa Tokuda
 * Mixing - Naoki Yamada, Atsushi Hattori, Overhead Champion (#2), Axel Konard (#5)
 * Recording - Kaoru Akimoto, Shuichi Watanabe, Masahiro Kawata, Atsushi Hattori, Kei Kusama
 * 2nd Engineering - Masahiro Kawata, Ryuichi Okubo, Hanae Saito, Hitomi Suzuki, Makoto Yamadoi, Hideaki Jinbu, Ryo Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Yamada.

title: Around the World (Ami Suzuki album)