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Back at One (album)

Back at One is the fifth studio album by American singer Brian McKnight, released on September 21, 1999, by Motown Records. The album followed the same pattern as McKnight's previous album of original material, Anytime (1997), in which he began his transition from urban adult contemporary into the hip hop soul market. Back at One contains a mix of hip hop-influenced contemporary R&B songs, as well as a variety of ballads. While McKnight co-wrote and produced nearly every song on the album, he also worked with a few new producers, including Rodney Jerkins, his brother Fred Jerkins III, and Anthony Nance.

Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. A commercial success, Back at One sold 144,000 units in its first week of release, reaching number seven on the US Billboard 200. McKnight's most successful album to date, it sold more than 3.0 million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and platinum by Music Canada. The album produced three singles, including its title track which reached number two in the US, and garnered nominations for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album.

Background
In 1997, Brian McKnight released his third studio album Anytime. Following the moderate success of his previous album I Remember You (1995), the singer, who was used to writing, playing and producing most of his music by himself, decided to work with a wider range of musicians on the album, including Sean "Puffy" Combs, Keith Thomas, and Poke & Tone. However, while Anytime exposed McKnight to a wider audience, taking his work further into the hip hop soul genre, McKnight disliked their approach to incorporate sampling on their songs. After the commercial triumph of Anytime, McKnight signed with Motown Records to release his first Christmas album Bethlehem (1998) and began work on his fourth album. While he enjoyed working on the record, McKnight was tormented by personal problems during the production process since he had fallen in love with someone else outside of his marriage with his wife Julie. In a 2012 interview, McKnight elaborated : "If Anytime was the spark, then Back at One became the fire. I was doing things then that I had never done before, that an audience had never heard or seen [...] I don't even listen to that record because it was the highest and lowest point of my life, because of this person."

Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic felt that with Back at One "McKnight has figured out a way to make his gospel-flavored contemporary urban soul sound fresh, mainly by keeping the focus on the songs. There's nothing extraneous on Back at One: All 13 songs are given clean presentations, and he blesses them with impassioned performances. At times, the material itself is not particularly interesting, but most albums have filler; what counts is the good stuff, and there's enough of it on Back at One to make it another solid effort from McKnight." In a contemporary review, The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "excepting the occasional boilerplate slow jam, One is McKnight's finest effort."

Writing for Billboard, Michael Paoletta found that "like its predecessor, 1997's Anytime, Back at One finds the singer keeping it sublime yet simple on an acoustic-based set. This, of course, allows McKnight ample room to showcase his smooth, simmering vocals." In her review for the Los Angeles Times, Connie Johnson wrote that "McKnight records the ultimate background music, ideally suited for a candlelight dinner for two, not to mention more intimate interludes – music that's not distracting, in other words. McKnight is certainly not unpredictable [...] Everything is as classy and correct as one would expect from a McKnight project. Basically, it's pretty but not essential."

Chart performance
In the United States, Back at One debuted and peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 144,000 copies in its first week. This marked McKnight's highest first weeks sales as well as highest-charting debut then, according to SoundScan. In addition, it reached the top five on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming McKnight's third album to do so. With sales in excess of more than 3.0 million copies, the album went on to become McKnight's biggest seller within his discography. It was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Billboard ranked the album 56th and 37th on its Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end rankings in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Also McKnight's first album to chart internationally, Back at One entered the top twenty in Canada, where it certified platinum by Music Canada.

"Back at One", the album's title track, was issued as the album's lead single. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and hit number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, becoming McKnight's highest-charting single to date. In addition, it became a top ten hit in Canada and New Zealand, and entered the top thiry in Australia and the Netherlands. Jerkins-produced "Stay or Let It Go" was released on a double single with the song "Win", McKnight's contribution to the soundtrack of the 2000 American drama film Men of Honor. It reached the lower half of the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 26 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, with "Win" reaching number 51. Third and final single "6, 8, 12" entered the top fifty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Track listing
Notes
 * $undefined$ signifies a co-producer.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Back at One.

 * Tom Bender – mixing assistant (tracks 4, 6)
 * Jerry Christie – assistant engineer (track 10)
 * Derek "Hot Sauce" Cumming – guitars (track 11)
 * LaShawn Daniels – vocal production (tracks 3, 5)
 * Dylan "3D" Dresdow – mixing assistant (tracks 1, 2, 7-13)
 * Jean-Marie Horvat – engineer and mixing (tracks 3, 5)
 * Dave Fredric – assistant engineer (track 2)
 * Mick Guzauski – mixing (tracks 4, 6)
 * Anthony Jeffries – engineer (track 7)
 * Fred Jerkins III – music and production (tracks 3, 5)
 * Rodney Jerkins – music and production (tracks 3, 5)
 * Greg Leisz – pedal steel (track 6)
 * Harvey Mason, Jr. – additional music, programming, Pro Tools, and engineer (tracks 3, 5)
 * Brian McKnight – vocals (all tracks), production and arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6-13), keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-13), drum programming (4, 6, 11, 13), bass (4, 6, 10, 11, 13), percussion (4)
 * "McNoche" – guitars (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10, 12)
 * Bill K. Meyers – orchestral arrangements (tracks 4, 13)
 * Anthony Nance – co-producer (track 7), drum programming (1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12), synth bass (1), keyboards (7)
 * Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 7-13)
 * Herb Powers – mastering
 * Wayne S. Rodrigues – Scratches (track 10)
 * Mary Ann Souza – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11-13)
 * Tommy Vicari – orchestral engineer (tracks 4, 13)
 * Chris Wood – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-13)

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Paryushana

Paryushana is an annual holy event for Jains and is usually celebrated in August or September in Hindi calendar (Indian calendar) Bhadrapad Month's Shukla Paksha. Jains increase their level of spiritual intensity often using fasting and prayer/meditation to help. The five main vows are emphasized during this time. There are no set rules, and followers are encouraged to practice according to their ability and desires. The event lasts for 8 days, and ends with the celebration of Samvatsari (forgiveness day).

Meaning
Paryushana means "abiding and coming together". It is a time when the Jains take on vows of study and fasting.

Observances
The Digambara Jains recite the ten chapters of the Jain text, Tattvartha Sutra on ten days of Das Lakshan Parva. The sixth day of the festival is celebrated as Sugandh Dashami by the Digambar Community. Digambaras celebrate Ananta Chaturdashi on which a special worship is done. Many towns have a procession leading to the main Jain temple. Ananta Chaturdashi marks the day when Lord Vasupujya, the 12th Jain Tirthankar, attained Moksha (nirvana).

At the conclusion of the festival, followers request forgiveness from others for any offenses committed during the last year. Forgiveness is asked by saying Micchami Dukkadam or Uttam Kshama to others, which means, "If I have offended you in any way, knowingly or unknowingly, in thought, word or action, then I seek your forgiveness."

During the eight-day festival, the Śvētāmbara Murtipujakas recite the Kalpa Sūtra, which includes a recitation of the section on the birth of Mahavira on the fifth day. Some Śvētāmbara Sthānakavāsīs recite the Antagada Sutra, which details the life of 90 great men and women who attained moksha during the eras of the 22nd Tirthankar Neminatha and 24th Tirthankar Mahavira.

Fasting
During Paryushana, Jains observe a fast. The span of the fast can last from a day to 30 days or even more. In both Digambara and Śvētāmbara, śrāvakas (laypersons) do a fast by having only boiled water which can be consumed between sunrise and sunset.

Requesting forgiveness
At the conclusion of the festival, śrāvakas request each other for forgiveness for all offenses committed during the last year. This occurs on the Paryusha day for Śvētāmbaras and on the Prathama (first day) of the month of Ashvin Krashna for Digambaras. Forgiveness is asked by saying Micchami Dukkadam or Uttam Kshama to each other. It means "If I have caused you offence in any way, knowingly or unknowingly, in thought word or deed, then I seek your forgiveness".

Date
The date for the Paryushana festival is Bhadra shukla panchami. For this duration, Paryushana must be initiated by panchami (the fifth day) of the shukla paksha phase of Bhadra. The last day is called Samvatsari, short for Samvatsari Pratikramana. Because of computational and other differences, there can be some minor differences among various sects. It comes at the time when the wandering monks take up temporary residence for the monsoon period or "cāturmāsa" "four-month". Because at this time the monks have settled in the town for a longer duration, it is time for the householders to have an annual renewal of the faith by listening to the statement of the Dharma and by meditation and vratas (self-control). Digambara Jains starting a 10-day period from Bhadra shukla panchami, during which the dashalakshana vrata is undertaken. Śvētāmbara celebrate an eight-day festival that ends with Bhadrapada shukla chaturthi.

It is believed that the devas (heavenly beings) do an eight-part puja (worship) of the tirthankaras, which takes eight days. Śvētāmbara Jains celebrate this period as Paryushana.

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Common carotid artery

In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries.

Structure
The common carotid arteries are present on the left and right sides of the body. These arteries originate from different arteries but follow symmetrical courses. The right common carotid originates in the neck from the brachiocephalic trunk; the left from the aortic arch in the thorax. These split into the external and internal carotid arteries at the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, at around the level of the fourth cervical vertebra.

The left common carotid artery can be thought of as having two parts: a thoracic (chest) part and a cervical (neck) part. The right common carotid originates in or close to the neck and contains only a small thoracic portion. There are studies in the bioengineering literature that have looked into characterizing the geometric structure of the common carotid artery from both qualitative and mathematical (quantitative) standpoints.

The average diameters of the common carotids in adult males and females are 6.5 mm and 6.1 mm respectively.

In the chest
Only the left common carotid artery has a substantial presence in the thorax. It originates directly from the aortic arch, and travels upward through the superior mediastinum to the level of the left sternoclavicular joint.

During the thoracic part of its course, the left common carotid artery is related to the following structures: In front, it is separated from the manubrium of the sternum by the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles, the anterior portions of the left pleura and lung, the left brachiocephalic vein, and the remains of the thymus; behind, it lies on the trachea, esophagus, left recurrent laryngeal nerve, and thoracic duct.

To its right side below is the brachiocephalic trunk, and above, the trachea, the inferior thyroid veins, and the remains of the thymus; to its left side are the left vagus and phrenic nerves, left pleura, and lung. The left subclavian artery is posterior and slightly lateral to it.

In the neck
The cervical portions of the common carotids resemble each other so closely that one description will apply to both.

Each vessel passes obliquely upward, from behind the sternoclavicular joint to the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, where it divides.

At the lower neck the two common carotid arteries are separated from each other by a very narrow interval which contains the trachea; but at the upper part, the thyroid gland, the larynx and pharynx separate the two arteries.

The common carotid artery is contained in a sheath known as the carotid sheath, which is derived from the deep cervical fascia and encloses also the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve, the vein lying lateral to the artery, and the nerve between the artery and vein, on a plane posterior to both. On opening the sheath, each of these three structures is seen to have a separate fibrous cover.

At approximately the level of the fourth cervical vertebra, the common carotid artery splits ("bifurcates" in literature) into an internal carotid artery (ICA) and an external carotid artery (ECA). While both branches travel upward, the internal carotid takes a deeper (more internal) path, eventually travelling up into the skull to supply the brain. The external carotid artery travels more closely to the surface, and sends off numerous branches that supply the neck and face.

At the lower part of the neck the common carotid artery is very deeply seated, being covered by the integument, superficial fascia, the platysma muscle, deep cervical fascia, the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the sternohyoid, sternothyroid, and the omohyoid; in the upper part of its course it is more superficial, being covered merely by the integument, the superficial fascia, the platysma, deep cervical fascia, and medial margin of the sternocleidomastoid.

When the sternocleidomastoid muscle is drawn backward, the artery is seen to be contained in a triangular space known as the carotid triangle. This space is bounded behind by the sternocleidomastoid, above by the stylohyoid and the posterior belly of the digastric muscle, and below by the superior belly of the omohyoid.

This part of the artery is crossed obliquely, from its medial to its lateral side, by the sternocleidomastoid branch of the superior thyroid artery; it is also crossed by the superior and middle thyroid veins (which end in the internal jugular vein); descending in front of its sheath is the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve, this filament being joined by one or two branches from the cervical nerves, which cross the vessel obliquely.

Sometimes the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve is contained within the sheath.

The superior thyroid vein crosses the artery near its termination, and the middle thyroid vein a little below the level of the cricoid cartilage; the anterior jugular vein crosses the artery just above the clavicle, but is separated from it by the sternohyoid and sternothyroid.

Behind, the artery is separated from the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae by the longus colli and longus capitis muscles, the sympathetic trunk being interposed between it and the muscles. The inferior thyroid artery crosses behind the lower part of the vessel.

Medially, it is in relation with the esophagus, trachea, and thyroid gland (which overlaps it), the inferior thyroid artery and recurrent laryngeal nerve being interposed; higher up, with the larynx and pharynx. Lateral to the artery, inside the carotid sheath with the common carotid, are the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve.

At the lower part of the neck, on the right side of the body, the right recurrent laryngeal nerve crosses obliquely behind the artery; the right internal jugular vein diverges from the artery. On the left side, however, the left internal jugular vein approaches and often overlaps the lower part of the artery.

Behind the angle of bifurcation of the common carotid artery is a reddish-brown oval body known as the carotid body. It is similar in structure to the coccygeal body which is situated on the median sacral artery.

The relations of the cervical region of the common carotid artery may be discussed in two points:
 * Internal relations of organs present inside the carotid sheath
 * two external relations of carotid sheath

Collateral circulation
The chief communications outside the skull take place between the superior and inferior thyroid arteries, and the deep cervical artery and the descending branch of the occipital artery; the vertebral artery takes the place of the internal carotid artery within the cranium.

Origin
The right common carotid may rise above the level of the upper border of the sternoclavicular joint; this variation occurs in about 12 percent of cases.

In other cases, the artery on the right side may arise as a separate branch from the arch of the aorta, or in conjunction with the left carotid.

The left common carotid varies in its origin more than the right.

In the majority of abnormal cases it arises with the brachiocephalic trunk; if that artery is absent, the two carotids arise usually by a single trunk.

It is rarely joined with the left subclavian artery, except in cases of transposition of the aortic arch.

Point of division
In the majority of abnormal cases, the bifurcation occurs higher than usual, the artery dividing opposite or even above the hyoid bone; more rarely, it occurs below, opposite the middle of the larynx, or the lower border of the cricoid cartilage. In at least one reported case, the artery was only 4 cm in length and divided at the root of the neck.

Very rarely, the common carotid artery ascends in the neck without any subdivision, either the external or the internal carotid being absent; and in a few cases the common carotid has itself been found to be absent, the external and internal carotids arising directly from the arch of the aorta.

This peculiarity existed on both sides in some instances, on one side in others.

Occasional branches
The common carotid usually gives off no branch previous to its bifurcation, but it occasionally gives origin to the superior thyroid artery or its laryngeal branch, the ascending pharyngeal artery, the inferior thyroid artery, or, more rarely, the vertebral artery.

Diagnostics
The condition and health of the common carotid arteries is usually evaluated using Doppler ultrasound, CT angiography or phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI).

Typically, blood flow velocities in the common carotid artery are measured as peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end diastolic velocity (EDV).

In a study of normative men aged 20-29 years, the average PSV was 115 cm/sec and EDV was 32 cm/sec. In men 80 years and older, the average PSV was 88 cm/sec and EDV was 17 cm/sec.

Clinical significance
The common carotid artery is often used in measuring the pulse, especially in patients who are in shock and who lack a detectable pulse in the more peripheral arteries of the body. The pulse is taken by palpating the artery just deep to the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the superior border of the thyroid cartilage.

Presence of a carotid pulse has been estimated to indicate a systolic blood pressure of more than 40 mmHg, as given by the 50% percentile.

Carotidynia is a syndrome marked by soreness of the carotid artery near the bifurcation.

Carotid stenosis may occur in patients with atherosclerosis.

The intima-media thickness of the carotid artery wall is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and it increases with age and with long-term exposure to particulate air pollution.

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James Toseland

James Michael Toseland (born 5 October 1980) is an English former motorcycle racer and vocalist of his own rock band named Toseland. For 2020, he was team-manager of Wepol Racing with riders in World Supersport and Supersport 300, and is a television motorcycle racing commentator.

Toseland was the World Superbike Champion for on a Honda Fireblade prepared by Ten Kate, and also won the Superbike World Championship for  on a Ducati. He is one of only two men, the other being Troy Corser, to have won the World Superbike Championship for two different manufacturers. On 9 September 2011 he officially retired from professional motorsport due to a wrist injury sustained in March 2011 at an official World Superbike Championship testing session at Motorland Aragon, Spain. He underwent further surgery in the US during 2023 to restore some movement and reduce pain.

Aside from racing, Toseland is a pianist (reaching Grade 6) and singer-songwriter performs with his Toseland band performing across the world. He has also performed alongside Ray Stubbs for the BBC's Sport Relief and played a piano set at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2007.

Early life and education
Toseland was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. His parents separated when he was young and he was subsequently raised by his mother in Kiveton Park in the Borough of Rotherham. After his mother started a relationship with Ken Wright, Toseland accepted him as his default father figure, and began taking interest in Wright's hobbies. Toseland began taking piano lessons aged eight, taught by a professional pianist; and he also started riding motocross bikes on the coal slag heaps close to his home. He was taught from Year 7 to Year 11 at Wales High School, located in Kiveton Park.

Although the family struggled with income, Toseland attended junior trials and motocross events across the UK. However, Wright and Toseland's mother separated when Toseland was in his early teens and Wright later died by suicide. Toseland kept up his piano lessons, achieving Grade 6 but not quite enough for him to gain a place at the London College of Music.

Motorcycle racing career (1995–2000)
Transferring his motorcycle career from off-road to road racing after Wright's death, Toseland quickly worked his way up through the ranks becoming 1995 Junior Road Race Champion before moving on to 125cc racing in the UK Superteen series, and then sprang to prominence in the late nineties when he dominated the Honda CB500 Cup series aged 17. He was then picked up to ride a Supersport Honda and won races at national level.

As a result of his early racing success, he was signed to the factory Castrol Honda World Supersport squad where he rode for two years finishing 18th and 11th in the championship with best results of 8th in his first year and 6th in the first round of the second year.

He joined the British Superbike Championship series in 2000, riding for Paul Bird's Vimto-sponsored team on a Honda VTR He contested the first seven rounds, missing four more through injury, and over the course of these picked up 101 points. Altogether, this placed him 12th in the championship and his results included seven finishes in the top eight riders, including two sixth places at Oulton Park.

Superbike World Championship (2001–2007)
As a result of his early racing success, he was signed to the factory Castrol Honda World Supersport squad where he rode for two years finishing 18th and 11th in the championship with best results of 8th in his first year and 6th in the first round of the second year. In aged 20, Toseland joined the GSE team to partner Neil Hodgson in the Superbikes World Championship. Having never taken a top five finish in either the British Superbike Championship or the Supersport World Championship, he was not initially as competitive as Hodgson. However, by late he was challenging for top 5 results and took seventh place overall that year. In the team was more competitive than ever, allowing Toseland to take his first win at Oschersleben and third in the championship overall.

In after both Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus left the Superbikes World Championship to race in MotoGP, Toseland joined the factory Fila Ducati team as second rider to the experienced Regis Laconi, aboard the dominant 999 F04 motorcycle. Toseland put together a consistent series to stay with Regis Laconi all the way, and even ahead at several meetings. The final races at Magny-Cours saw youngster Toseland out-ride his experienced teammate, giving him the title by a nine-point margin. A final tally of 336 included three wins and 11 other podium finishes. At the age of 23 years and 364 days, he is the youngest Superbike World Champion until this day.

proved to be more of a struggle for Toseland, with a lack of team support as well as the returning Suzuki and Yamaha teams and the improving Honda camp of five riders including Chris Vermeulen and Pierfrancesco Chili. This combination of factors ended the domination of Ducati, and Troy Corser took the championship on a Suzuki, with Toseland finishing fourth overall.

For Toseland switched to the Winston Ten Kate Racing Honda racing team, replacing the MotoGP-bound Chris Vermeulen, where he rode alongside Australian Karl Muggeridge. Toseland won the season-opener in Qatar, and finished second in the championship behind Troy Bayliss. He was contacted to replace injured Toni Elías for the Fortuna Honda team for a one-off appearance in MotoGP, but this did not happen for sponsor-related reasons.

Toseland was linked to the d'antin Ducati satellite team in MotoGP in 2006, and received an offer to ride for them in 2007. However, d'antin had not performed well over recent years, and Toseland turned the offer down, not willing to make up the grid on a bike that wasn't competitive.

Toseland remained in WSBK for with Ten Kate Racing Honda, despite a firm offer from the Pramac d'Antin team to race in MotoGP. Toseland posted a first/second combination at the first meeting in Qatar, and at Philip Island. He won one race in each of the first five meetings of the year. At Assen he almost took a pair of wins but he was passed by Bayliss, losing by just 0.009 seconds. Toseland won his first ever World Superbike double at Brands Hatch on 5 August giving him a 66-point lead in the championship overall. In the final race at Magny-Cours, he claimed the 2007 World Superbike title with a pole position in qualifying, seventh position in race one, and a sixth place in race two, to leave him two points ahead of Japan's Noriyuki Haga.

Toseland became part of the Phil Burgan Race Academy (PBRA) – a programme for developing British talent in motorcycle sport – in 2007.

MotoGP (2008–2009)
Toseland was linked with the Pramac d'Antin MotoGP team, although rumours had also abounded of a ride with a Honda outfit, and even of Ten Kate Racing making the step up to the premier class and taking Toseland with them. However, Toseland confirmed a move to MotoGP for 2008 on 1 August 2007 when he announced that he had signed a one-year contract with factory supported Yamaha team Tech3. For 2008 Tech3 switched from Dunlop to Michelin tyres and it was confirmed that Toseland's teammate would be Colin Edwards. Toseland also signed a deal with British leathers company BKS to supply him with suits while competing in the 2008 MotoGP world championship.

Facing eight unknown tracks, Toseland had reason to expect a tough season Toseland faces 'last of the eight'., but he was immediately more competitive than originally anticipated. He qualified in second place and finished sixth in the opening race at Qatar on 9 March.

He then qualified in eighth place and finished sixth at Jerez on 30 March despite suffering from bronchitis.

Fellow MotoGP riders Chris Vermeulen, Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner complained about his aggressive riding style. Toseland stated that his moves were "hard but fair", and that it was his job to overtake his rivals when he had the chance to do so.

Before the British MotoGP round at Donington Park, Toseland said that if he were the first Briton to win in 27 years at the top level that he would strip naked on the ride back to the pits. However, he crashed in the first corner of the race, but picked his bike up to finish in 17th place, his worst finish of the season to that point, over a lap behind the winner Casey Stoner.

Toseland struggled through the middle part of the season for top ten finishes, achieving two ninth places (the Netherlands and the United States). One of James' better showings was at Brno where he finished 13th, ahead of his teammate Colin Edwards. Amidst Bridgestone dominance he was the third-highest finisher on Michelin tires, the first being Andrea Dovizioso placed in ninth. At Phillip Island he ran third for a while but ultimately faded to sixth after frantic battles with the factory-supported Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo as well as Dovizioso and Shinya Nakano.

Overall Toseland had a mixed first year in the Moto GP class, finishing 11th overall in the championship with 105 points. Inconsistency was one of the main problems as he was unable to record regular top ten results despite having only two DNFs.

It was confirmed that Toseland would stay on for 2009 with the Tech3 Yamaha team, racing alongside Colin Edwards as he did in 2008. Yamaha also decided to continue its relationship with the Tech3 brand through to 2010.

In pre-season testing, Toseland suffered two major accidents, one with concussion. In 2008 Toseland had been unhappy with the communication with his engineer and his complaints led to a switch of crew chief with teammate Colin Edwards. Edwards resented this change and refused to speak with Toseland during the early rounds of the season. Despite the change in crew chief Toseland only finished ahead of Edwards in two races for the year. Toseland also received jump-start penalties at the Laguna Seca and Phillip Island rounds, the former resulting in a disqualification.

On 1 October 2009, Yamaha officially confirmed that Spies would join Yamaha Tech3 to ride in the 2010 MotoGP championship, taking Toseland's place in the team. It was also announced before the Portuguese GP that Toseland would return to the Superbike World Championship.

Return to Superbike World Championship – and retirement (2010–2011)
After losing his place at Tech3 Yamaha to Ben Spies, Toseland took over Spies' place at the Sterilgarda Yamaha World Superbike team for the 2010 Superbike World Championship season. His teammate was fellow British rider Cal Crutchlow. Toseland struggled to adapt to the new bike early in the season, only gaining 4 podium finishes going into the last two rounds of the season.

For 2011, after being offered a return to Ten Kate Honda, he signed for the factory-backed BMW Motorrad Italia Team aboard the BMW S1000RR.

In September 2011, Toseland confirmed that, following the wrist injury sustained during a crash at Aragon in Spain, he would retire from racing immediately.

Toseland used his previous experience on the race track to help develop up-and-coming motorcycle racing stars of the future as part of his involvement with the Phil Burgan Race Academy. From 2012, Toseland stepped into a mentoring role, providing one-to-one support for the Academy's talented young motorcycle racers including Danny Kent and Sylvain Barrier.

In December 2012 he announced he would attempt to break the motorcycle land speed world record in September 2014; this was delayed due to adverse weather and surface conditions. The streamliner that Toseland will ride for the attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States is powered by a Rolls-Royce jet engine and is called 'The 52 Express' after Toseland's racing number. The record attempt is led by former GP and TT sidecar competitor Alex Macfadzean.

World Supersport management
For 2020, he was confirmed as team-manager of Wepol Racing based in the Czech Republic, with riders in World Supersport and Supersport 300. Wepol has backing from YART, and Toseland also acts as mentor to Wepol's rider Danny Webb, a former endurance racer.

Music
Following the premature end of his racing career, Toseland returned his focus to his first love – music. After parting with his band Crash, he is now fronting a band simply named Toseland. The band's debut single: "Life is Beautiful" premiered online in April 2013.

The first album Renegade was released in 2014 and Toseland's first three releases, from the album, ("Life Is Beautiful", "Crash Landing" and "Renegade") all made it on to the A list on national radio stations and the album has received outstanding reviews. UK headline tours followed, along with special guest slots with Status Quo and Reef, at the Calling Festival with Aerosmith and various appearances in Europe.

The second album Cradle The Rage was released in March 2016, and was followed once again by tours all over the UK and Europe. Along with their own headline shows, the band hit the road supporting Deep Purple and Black Stone Cherry.

Toseland re-recorded the song "'We'll Stop At Nothing" from their Cradle The Rage album with the ChorusUK choir. The single became the official anthem for the Special Olympics GB 2017. In November 2017, Toseland announced that they had signed a deal with premier rock label Frontiers Records, and that they have begun work on their third album - as of 2023 this seems to have been shelved.

Personal life
Toseland was nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2007. He demonstrated his piano-virtuosity during the ceremony, performing a specially written solo blues/jazz piece.

He was voted as the BBC Yorkshire Sports Personality of the Year in 2007.

Toseland was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 2009. He became a patron of the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity in 2012. Amongst his fundraising efforts he has taken part in the majority of the charity Easter Egg Runs where motorcyclists raise money and deliver soft toys chocolate treats to poorly children at the hospital.

In January 2012 Toseland announced his engagement to the singer Katie Melua. They were married on 1 September 2012, in the Nash Conservatory, at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. In 2020 Melua revealed that the couple had separated.

Racing career statistics
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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Dunham-on-the-Hill

Dunham-on-the-Hill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the A56 road, approximately 2.3 mi from Helsby and 6 mi from Chester. The village is 120 ft above sea level, south west of Helsby Hill.

Originally a small hamlet, it has gradually enlarged over the twentieth century, although the village retains a semi-rural character. Council housing was built shortly after the Second World War behind ‘The Wheatsheaf' pub, with many of these properties now owner occupied. Other in-fill building in the village has increased the population of the parish from fewer than 300 in the early 1900s to 534 recorded in the 2001 census. This decreased slightly to 501 at the time of the 2011 census. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford, part also went to Manley.

History
The name Dunham-on-the-Hill means "hill village or homestead", deriving from the Old English dūn (a hill) and hām (a village, community or homestead).

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Doneham under the ownership of Earl Hugh of Chester. The entry lists eleven households (seven villagers, three smallholders and one 'smiths'). Comprising farmland, meadow and some woodland, Aescwulf of Landican had previously been the owner in 1066.

Dunham-on-the-Hill was a township in Thornton parish, Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. Its population was recorded as 260 in 1801, then 332 in 1851, 282 in 1901, 446 in 1951 and increasing to 534 by 2001.

Dunham Hill railway station opened in 1850 as part of the Birkenhead Railway. It closed in 1952, although the tracks passing through the station site are still operational as the Chester–Warrington line.

Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Dunham on the Hill was an explosives storage depot built during World War II. The facility had its own on-site railway, with access provided via a branch line near the railway station. The depot closed during the 1960s and most of the land has been given over to agriculture. Some of the old storage sheds can still be seen from the M56 motorway.

The village school closed in 2008. The 'Dunham Arms' pub reopened in 2010.

Churches
The parish church of St Luke was built in the 1860s as a chapel of ease. Before this villagers had to walk across the fields to Thornton-le-Moors in order to attend church services. Services are held here at 9.30 every Sunday morning.

The village also has two Methodist chapels, both now converted into dwellings. The Wesleyan Methodist church in the centre of Dunham was the first place of worship to be built in the village. Hapsford Methodist Church is on the A56 between Dunham and its neighbouring village, Hapsford.

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Canadian Gold Maple Leaf

The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf (GML) is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the Government of Canada. It is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.

The Gold Maple Leaf is legal tender with a face value of 50 Canadian dollars. The market value of the metal varies, depending on the spot price of gold. Having a .9999 millesimal fineness (24 karats), in some cases .99999, the coin is among the purest official bullion coins worldwide. The standard version has a weight of minimum 1 troy ounce (31.10 grams). Other sizes and denominations include 1 gram, $1/25$ oz. ($0.50), $1/20$ oz. ($1), $1/10$ oz. ($5), $1/4$ oz. ($10), and $1/2$ oz. ($20).

The Gold Maple Leaf's obverse and reverse display, respectively, the profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada and the Canadian Maple Leaf. In 2013 and 2015, new security features were introduced. In 2013, a laser-micro-engraved textured maple leaf was added on a small area of the reverse (Maple Leaf) side of the coin. In the centre of this mark is the numeral denoting the coin's year of issue, which is only visible under magnification. In 2015, the radial lines on the coin's background on both sides of the coin were added.

On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a Big Maple Leaf. It measures 50 cm in diameter by 3 cm thick and has a mass of 100 kg, with a purity of 99.999%. On 26 March 2017, one of the six pieces was stolen from the Berlin Bode Museum; it has not been found as of 2021. It is assumed that it has been melted down for the gold.

Information
The coin was introduced in 1979. At the time the only competing bullion coins being minted were the Krugerrand (which was not widely available because of the economic boycott of apartheid-era South Africa) and the Austrian 100 Corona. Coins minted between 1979 and 1982 have a fineness of .999.

Gold Maple Leaf
For .99999 ("Five Nines") Pure Gold Maple Leafs, see Special issues below.

The .9999 1982 Gold Maple Leafs began minting in November. Thus, most of the 1982 Gold Maple Leafs are .999 fine.

Production problems
Some dealers have complained about the production quality of the Gold Maples.

Bimetallic Maple Leaf
As a way of commemorating 25 years as an industry leader in bullion coins, the Royal Canadian Mint created a unique six-coin set. mint.ca It was a new bimetallic maple leaf, set in bullion finish (a brilliant relief against a parallel lined background). The six-coin set was the first to include the $1/4$ oz Maple Leaf denomination. Each coin included a double-date of 1979–2004, and the 1 oz coin featured a commemorative privy mark. All coins were packaged in a black leather presentation case with a black velour insert, along with a certificate of authenticity. Mintage: 839 sets.

Other Details

99.999% Gold Maple Leaf
The gold Maple Leaf coin was .999 pure until 1982, when its purity was raised to .9999. Some coins are issued at a purity of .99999; this standard does not replace the Mint's .9999 Gold Maple Leaf coins, but is instead reserved for special editions.

Olympic Maple Leaf
The Royal Canadian Mint and the International Olympic Committee reached an agreement on Olympic Gold and Silver Maple Leaf coins on August 3, 2007, and the agreement allowed the RCM to strike bullion coins with the emblems of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The issue consists of two coins – one Gold Maple Leaf coin and a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coin; both coins feature the date of 2008. The RCM sold Olympic coins through all of its major business lines – bullion, circulation and numismatics.

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User talk:Silvery

Circle squaring
I like the material you added to Squaring the circle, but I have two comments. First, it begins noting that Dodgson "also" was interested in debunking circle-squarers, but this seems to be dangling. Are you refering to other interests of Dodgson, or to other people who expressed such interest? In the first case, this is irrelevant to that page, in the second, none are mentioned as of yet. Second: I am skeptical of its placement in the "History" section. The section discusses the problems and attempts at solutions, and ended with a mention of the proof of impossibility; the material on debunking seems out of place there. I'm not sure where to put it, mind you. Perhaps a new section or a subsection within History, adding something about De Morgan and/or others... Magidin (talk) 21:21, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm guilty of not making this as clear as it should have been! I should have written that he "also" apparently had some sort of logical proof of impossibility, and as evidence of that, he wanted to publish a tract to explain it to people who were convinced otherwise. Perhaps it could be stated that many subsequent mathematicians knew that squaring the circle could not be possible due to the nature of Pi, and for example, Charles L. Dodgson lamented being unable to convince amateur mathematicians of its invincibility.

 * The problem is not unlike that of the notion of a perpetual motion machine: no matter how you try to explain to people that perpetual motion cannot occur due to the law of conservation of energy (to say the least), there are some who insist that it could be accomplished.

 * I think it does belong in the History section, if the history is to provide historical overview of the concept. Dodgson was notable, and I think his mentions and interest in Squaring the Circle are also worthy of mention. However, if the history was intended to only cover notable solutions/debunkings, then you're right and the mention of Dodgson should be shifted elsewhere. Perhaps to a new section for mentions of Squaring the Circle in popular culture?
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User talk:PeteBleackley

Welcome
I'm glad you've finally gotten a Wikipedia login. You should probably put some link on your user page like this:

 * My contributions by IP address when not logged in
 * 132.185.132.12

to make it clear that you've been around and been contributing for some time before you created your login. (Were these contributions from as early as November 2002 yours, or from someone else with the same IP?)

The Watchlist is probably the most useful feature I use regularly that can't be used by non-logged in users. It helps to change your settings so that you automatically start watching every page you edit by default, unless you uncheck the "watch this page" box. --Jim Henry | Talk 15:24, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I'll put in a list of Articles and Discussions I've contributed to at some point. Not all those edits are mine - it seems like that IP address is a proxy server that all contributions from my workplace have gone through - certainly there are quite a few things in there that I didn't contribute to, but that it's very likely my colleagues may have done. --PeteBleackley 15:44, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Welcome also on my part. Actually, it's a bit late for a welcome since you have been around for quite a while already, but... well, anyway, here we go, with the official template:

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Cheers, IJzeren Jan 19:45, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

While we're welcoming, welcome! --Kaleissin 21:09:35, 2005-09-01 (UTC) (taliesin @ conlang-l)

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Hello!

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Kelen
I only edited that page once. It was my mistake, I thought it was the same person. You make it sound on the comment on my talk page that I have changed the article more than once. Please do not accuse me of things that I didn't do. Thank you. Erich Mendacio (talk) 02:35, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Vest

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Disambiguation
This article could really use a disambiguation page, but I'm not sure how to do that. 67.54.136.95 01:17, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I found the "For the cryptographic primitive, see VEST." part quite silly. Why would the majority care about a cryptographic principle. Quite obscure. --Leladax (talk) 10:25, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Tank tops and undershirts in the USA
The nature and scope of the referrent of the UK word does not overlap as perfectly with that of the US word "vest" as the US word "Tank Top". For example, many US undershirts are T-shirts, and a UK vest has no sleeves. Therefore "Tank Top" should replace "undershirt" in the lead, because the UK word implies sleevelessness, which the US word "undershirt" does not. Chrisrus (talk) 17:08, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Many men wear T-shirts (including V-neck ones), instead of, what in the US, is called an A-shirt or tank top as undershirts. "Undershirt" is more a function that a name for the article of clothing. I'll rewrite a bit (and go for a more specific link) to make that more clear. oknazevad (talk) 13:33, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Excellent. But also, of the two terms, which predominates, "I-shirt" or "tank top"? Because I personally never say "I-shrit", and I don't seem to hear it all that often in comparison to the term "tank-top".  Another one that comes to mind is "wife-beater", which I think dates back to the TV show Copss. Chrisrus (talk) 21:00, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, with both listed, it's okay as is. The technical name is "A-shirt" (from "athletic shirt"), while "tank top" (which derives from it being the upper half of early 20th C. .men's swimwear; "tank" in this case is from the archaic term "swimming tank") is commonly used, but is understood as much to refer to the outerwear version, especially on women. So, in short, "tank top" is a common nickname. It doesn't really matter too much, as it links to the proper section of the specific article, while this is really a fancy disambiguation page. oknazevad (talk) 18:02, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Merger complete
✅ I've boldly merged information from flannel vest into this article. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:09, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

On the article, I would like to trace the history and evolution of vests more thoroughly. In addition, I will chronicle various uses of the vests, vest purposes, vest textiles, and vest types.SarahBarket (talk) 13:04, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Planned Sources for this Endeavor: The Met.Italic texthttps://www.metmuseum.org/search-results#!/search?q=vest De Marly, Diana. "King Charles II's Own Fashion: The Theatrical Origins of the English Vest." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 37 (1974): 378-82. doi:10.2307/750857. https://www.google.com/patents/US158194 De Marly, D. (1980). Dress in Baroque Portraiture: The Flight From Fashion. The Antiquaries Journal, 60(2), 268-284. doi:10.1017/S000358150003643X Johnson, Michael G. "Beaded vests: with highlighted collars." Whispering Wind, July-Aug. 2007, p. 4+. Academic OneFile, Accessed 25 Oct. 2017.SarahBarket (talk) 13:18, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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Another Time, Another Place

"Another Time, Another Place" may refer to:

Music

 * Another Time Another Place, a 1994 album by Matt Bianco
 * "Another Time, Another Place" (1958 song), by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans from the 1958 film
 * Another Time, Another Place (Benny Carter and Phil Woods album), 1996
 * Another Time, Another Place (Bryan Ferry album), 1974
 * "Another Time, Another Place" (Engelbert Humperdinck song), 1971, or the album of the same name
 * Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics, a 2008 album by Avalon
 * Another Time, Another Place EP, a 2007 EP by Avalon
 * "Another Time, Another Place", a song by U2 from Boy
 * Another Time/Another Place, a 1978 album by Barry Altschul

Film

 * Another Time, Another Place (1958 film), starring Lana Turner and Sean Connery
 * Another Time, Another Place (1983 film), starring Phyllis Logan
 * "Another Time, Another Place" (Space: 1999), an episode of Space: 1999

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1995 Haitian general election

General elections were held in Haiti in 1995. The presidential election, held on 17 December, resulted in a victory for René Préval of Fanmi Lavalas. The parliamentary elections, held on 25 June, 13 August and 17 September, were also won by Lavalas. Voter turnout was just 31.09% for the parliamentary elections and 27.8% for the presidential elections.

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User:Israfel~enwiki

Israfel
Hello, my Internet alias is "Israfel.” Unlike the angel of music my name is derived from, I somewhat despise music. I originally came to acquire the name after watching the anime Neon Genesis, as my favourite episode was the one in which Auska and Shinji learn to work in synchronization in order to fight the seventh angel which divided into two fully functioning parts after being cut in half.

About Me
I’m a 17 year old male from Ipswich, Queensland Australia. I’m currently in my final semester of high school (2005) and I am hoping to pursue a career in a humanitarian field in the next few years.

An Introduction to My Life
My life really isn’t anything that fancy. I just sit around, generally staring at my computer screen.

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Morris Lukowich

Morris Eugene Lukowich (born June 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was a member of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1976 to 1985, and later played for the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. A left winger, Lukowich played in a total of 582 games over eight NHL seasons, registering a total of 199 goals and 219 assists for 418 points.

Biography
Born in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich was an explosive player, both in terms of speed and scoring, though he was considered small for a professional player.

Lukowich played junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers for three years. In his final season, he had a career year, scoring 65 times and accumulating 142 points in 72 games. He was selected 47th overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as the Houston Aeros in the 1976 World Hockey Association Amateur Draft, and he opted to turn pro in the WHA rather than the NHL. The opportunity to play with his idol, Gordie Howe, in Houston was the deciding factor in this decision.

After two seasons in Houston, Lukowich moved on to Winnipeg for the 1978–79 season, the last for the financially troubled WHA. Lukowich scored 65 goals and added 34 assists for 99 points, and was named as the WHA's Second Team All Star. Lukowich scored 8 goals and a team high 15 points en route to capturing the final WHA championship, the Avco Cup.

When the WHA folded in 1979, the Jets were among four of its teams absorbed by the NHL. Under the NHL's admittance terms, these teams could only protect a fraction of their roster, and Lukowich was one of the few players Winnipeg managed to retain. The early NHL years were difficult for the Jets, but Lukowich quickly emerged as the team's star, and he was appointed Winnipeg's captain for the 1980–81 season. He scored 35 and 33 goals in his first two seasons respectively, before notching his best NHL numbers in 1981–82, scoring 43 goals and 92 points. He was invited to the NHL All Star game for the second year in a row, playing on a line with Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier.

Lukowich took a step back in 1982–83, struggling through injuries. He played in 69 games with 22 goals and 43 points. He rebounded somewhat in 1983–84, reaching the 30 goal plateau once again along with 25 assists. Early in 1984–85, Lukowich was traded to Boston in exchange for Jim Nill.

Lukowich played in 36 games over parts of two seasons with the Bruins. He was placed on waivers early in the 1985–86 season and was picked up by the Los Angeles Kings, where he finished his NHL career. He played one additional season in Italy in 1987–88 before retiring from professional hockey.

Lukowich represented Canada at the 1993 Spengler Cup Tournament, and briefly re-emerged as an inline hockey player in 1994, playing several games with RHI's Calgary Rad'z.

Personal
Morris Lukowich is the brother of curler Ed Lukowich and a cousin of hockey player Brad Lukowich. He currently resides with his wife and family in Calgary, Alberta, where he operates a hockey camp.

Awards

 * WCHL First All-Star Team – 1976

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Diana Churchill (actress)

Diana Josephine Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. Churchill was a crisp, classy blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films, playing the sardonic heroine in a handful of comic chillers during the early 1930s. She was mainly a theatre actress into the war years and after, an actress for "all theatrical seasons" who was "renowned for her versatility in playing Shakespeare, Restoration comedy, farce, Chekhov and revue".

Early life and education
Churchill was born on 21 August 1913 in Wembley, London, where her family resided in Crawford House. One of three sisters, she was the daughter of Ethel Mary Churchill (née Nunn), of the substantial "Nunn" coal merchant family, and Joseph Henry "Harry" Churchill, a doctor of medicine. She is of distant relation to Winston Churchill and his daughter, Diana, who was also an actress. Her father descended from a younger brother of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who "had an affair with an actress".

Churchill attended St Mary's School, an independent girls' boarding school in Wantage, and the Guildhall School of Music in London. On leaving school, she persuaded her father to let her train for the stage.

Career
Described as "an extraordinarily swift rise to fame", Churchill made her West End debut in 1931 at the age of 18. Following this, she played Dorothy Hardy in Whose Baby are You? and Lucy Fairweatiher in the burlesque adaptation of Dion Boucicault's melodrama The Streets of London, in 1932.

Churchill was never short of work; a point of common affection was the variety in her performances. Her big break came in 1935 with the British comedy film Foreign Affaires, directed by and starring Tom Walls. A stint at the Oxford Playhouse taught her "an authoritative command of the stage," which aided her part as the young wife in Michael Egan's The Dominant Sex (1937). Her success led to her starring in School for Husbands (1937) and Housemaster (1938). She was popular in the world of drama for being "level-headed and good-tempered". Only once did she come near to losing her poise: during difficult filming of Cover's Knot in 1938, on the seventh take she flubbed her lines. She apologized to the director, saying, "Sorry, ducky, but I think I’m going to get temperamental. I'll go for a walk." She was back within moments and ran the scene perfectly.

She was one of the first three stars to have their names up in lights in the West End when lighting restrictions were lifted at the end of the Second World War. Churchill performed in a production of Love's Labours Lost at The Old Vic opposite Michael Redgrave, with Hugh Hunt directing.

After early glory, Churchill endured a decade of mediocre comedies and revivals. She gained recognition following her appearance in the 1948 West End revue Oranges and Lemons and was found to have an able singing voice matching that of her co-star, Max Adrian. That same year, Churchill was cast in the starring role of Kathleen Scott in Charles Frend's adventure film Scott of the Antarctic with John Mills as Robert Falcon Scott, for which she was widely praised.

After spending years in "fluffy West End comedies and farces", Churchill began taking parts in more serious productions. Ever ambitious, she joined The Old Vic for the 1940–50 season: "her Rosaline was a lacklustre revival of Love's Labour's Lost, but her brisk Kate in She Stoops to Conquer pleased the critics." In 1953, she again entered revue when she was cast in High Spirits, proving "herself equally mistress of both an astringent bitchiness and of tender sentiment." She portrayed Emlyn Williams's docile wife in his thriller Accolade (1950) and the "ill-bred bossy" Natasha in Three Sisters (1951).

In the 1960s, Churchill's began to slow down, as she was occupied with caring for her first husband, Barry K. Barnes. She appeared in The Rehearsal (1961) at Shakespeare's Globe, The Winter's Tale in Cambridge in 1966, and Heartbreak House in Chichester.

Personal life
Churchill married twice. In 1938, she married actor Barry K. Barnes. Barnes died on 12 January 1965, and she married actor Mervyn Johns, on 4 December 1976 in Hillingdon, London. He too predeceased her, dying on 6 September 1992.

Churchill was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, though even this "could not damped her spirits".

With her health deteriorating, she moved to Denville Hall, Northwood in the mid-1970s.

Diana Churchill died at the age of 81 in Denville Hall in Northwood, London on 8 October 1994. She was cremated at Breakspear Crematorium in Ruislip, London.

Churchill was an aunt of racing driver John Campbell-Jones and a sister-in-law of art director Ralph W. Brinton.

Filmography

 * Service for Ladies (1932)
 * Sally Bishop (1932)
 * Foreign Affaires (1935)
 * Sensation (1936)
 * Pot Luck (1936)
 * Dishonour Bright (1936)
 * The Dominant Sex (1937)
 * School for Husbands (1937)
 * Jane Steps Out (1938)
 * Housemaster (1938)
 * Yes, Madam? (1939)
 * The Spider (1940)
 * Law and Disorder (1940)
 * The House of the Arrow (1940)
 * Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
 * The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
 * The Winter's Tale (1967)
 * The New Avengers, 1 episode (1977)

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Heritage (novel)

Heritage is a BBC Books original novel written by first time novelist Dale Smith and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace.

Plot
The Seventh Doctor and Ace arrive on Heritage in the year 6048 to visit the Heyworths, who are old friends of the Doctor's. Nobody seems to want them on the planet, and certainly not poking their noses in. But they are stuck there until the next day. The Doctor doesn't want to get involved, but Ace can't help herself: by talking to Lee Marks she finds out that the Heyworths were murdered by the townsfolk, because they threatened to disrupt Professor Wakeling's experiments into cloning. Without the cloning technology, Heritage would have nothing going for it at all.

The Doctor suspects all this, and also that the Heyworth's surviving daughter Sweetness is a clone of her mother created by Professor Wakeling. What he doesn't tell Ace is that Sweetness's mother is his old companion Melanie Bush.

The Doctor confronts Wakeling and ruins his chances of announcing his discoveries to the universe. As Wakeling tries to take revenge on the Doctor, he is caught in a landslide and probably killed.

Continuity

 * The story forms part of an ongoing story arc planned by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry, involving the apparent death of Ace. The other books in the arc are Prime Time and Loving the Alien. This in turn feeds into a larger arc involving the apparent deaths of many of the Doctor's companions running through the Past Doctor Adventures and the Eighth Doctor Adventures.
 * Following the events of Justin Richards's novel Sometime Never..., it is uncertain whether or not the events of Heritage take place as described, or whether Mel Bush is still alive. Dale Smith has stated that the novel contains a "get-out" clause for allowing Mel to still be alive.
 * Although the novel's chapters provide specific dates for all of the action, the later novel Halflife retcons the action to take place several centuries earlier in an attempt to make the lack of stable cloning technology more acceptable. However, the author has pointed out that the novels states that Wakeling was not the first person to develop cloning technology, and that the era was chosen to tie in with the Doctor Who television serial The Invisible Enemy.

Outside References

 * The novel was dedicated to "Cathy Howkins", who turns up as a character in the author's later work The Albino's Dancer.
 * The avian alien Hadoke who piloted the shuttle that was to take the Doctor and Ace away from Heritage was named after the comedian Toby Hadoke, who attended Manchester University with Dale Smith.

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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Zxcvbnm 2

 * ''The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

'''I've delisted this nomination due to the strong opposition. I encourage Zxcvbnm to run again in the future once the issues brought up are addressed.''' Acetic  ' Acid  17:04, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Zxcvbnm
Final (1/13/3) ending 10:29 8 September 2005 (UTC)'''

-Self nomination, I have done more than 3300 edits in the English Wikipedia since November 2004 and I am a major contributor, I have cleaned up many game and technology articles and have participated in Spanish Translations such as Geology of Venus. I am a man living in New York, USA. Like others, I forget to preview sometimes, but I have good faith. I have started putting summaries on all of my edits. I participate fairly well on VFD (but I don't participate more because it is annoying to see a vandal make a page and all I can do is tag it) and if i am elected I will use edit summaries on every edit. I save a lot because sometimes my data cannot be added when the edit fails. Although I may not have as many full edits as the edit count says, even half of all my edits exceeds the standards. I can still be a good admin, and I am not biased or deletionist. I assure you that I will interact well with others if need be. anytime.--Zxcvbnm 15:32, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept.--Zxcvbnm 15:32, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Merovingian (t) (c) 18:06, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) I still think that more experience is required. Zxcvbnm seems to be a very good contributor but needs to take more time to learn procedures. For example, even with some advice, it took 13 edits to add this RfA. Also, the last RfA ended only a few weeks ago. Will likely support in the future. Carbonite | Talk 15:48, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) His handling of the previous nomination was not impressive, and is still quite recent. Seems overeager for adminship, which suggests a misunderstanding of what it means; it's a few additional technical/housekeeping functions, not a trophy. I'm happy to assume good faith, but that's not the same as having earned my trust, which is the standard for adminship. --Michael Snow 15:59, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose Has not yet addressed issues raised in his last adminship, such as consistently using edit summaries and he still seems to take an inordinate amount of edits to make minor changes to an article. I will reconsider in the future, but his last nomination is still too recent.--Scimitar parley 16:10, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) His last nomination is indeed to recent. Phoenix2 17:48, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose, at the time of his last nomination he had a problem with civility. That was only a month ago and I haven't seen evidence of improvement yet. Radiant_ >|< 18:12, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Oppose. Hasn't made that much improvement since last time. Too early to submit a re-nom. Thunderbrand 18:16, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Strong Oppose You've shown no improvement since your last nomination. You still blank your talk page. And this line is extremely shady: "and if i am elected I will use edit summaries on every edit." If elected? Elections are for arbitrators, not admins. Plus, you shouldn't wait until you have sysop rights to start using edit summaries. Acetic  ' Acid  19:25, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Please tell me what a small grammatical error and a few missed edit summaries have to do with becoming an admin...? I use edit summaries almost all the time and a small grammar error shouldn't make a difference. As for the "problems" with adding the nomination I did not know that you had to make a seperate page for a re-nom, nothing more. As for being eager to become an admin, I remember a few people saying they'd support me if I ran again next month.--Zxcvbnm 22:25, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose. Problems from previous nom do not seem to have been addressed. siafu 00:49, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Not so soon after last time. Andre ( talk ) 01:25, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 03:17, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose – No email ID too. =Nichalp «Talk»=  14:23, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose: Unspellable, unpronounceable username makes it hard to remember his identity. Promises to change after getting sysop rights is ridiculous: should build up a track record first. Uncle Ed 15:02, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Oppose as per Uncle Ed Poor. Let me know when you're on RFA again and I'll seriously reconsider, if you use edit summaries. -- Phroziac (talk) 16:04, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oops. I don't have a problem with the username, though it does look less professional. I'd support with the current username though. -- Phroziac (talk) 16:07, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
 * 1) Support, you look like you've improved since your previous nomination. However, seeing the problems you had with adding this nomination here, I have small reservations about it, but nothing serious. (Yay, I get to be the first one to vote!) :) - ulayiti  (talk)  15:39, 1 September 2005 (UTC) I've changed my vote to neutral as per the objections above. Will support at some point in the future if the user acquires more experience. - ulayiti  (talk)  16:05, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Neutral. Pretty good article contributions, does good work, but the edit history of Zxcvbnm's former RfA page shows some recent edit war problems. The former RfA also shows that Zxcvbnm wasn't always too patient, though he never got "really" mad. However, his contributions list displays a lot of excellent work that he did on Wikipedia. Anyways, I'm neutral for now, because I don't think his negative side outweighs his positive side. — Stevey7788 (talk) 01:08, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, on the old RfA, it was inexperience rather than edit warring. Zxcvbnm blanked the old RfA rather than creating a new page. I'm sure this was due to him being unfamiliar with the procedure rather than some other intent. Carbonite | Talk 03:11, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
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Comments
 * First RfA ended on 8 August 2005. Carbonite | Talk 15:45, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Edit counts Carbonite | Talk 15:45, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Er, "If I'm elected"? This was either misspoken, or shows not a great idea of consensus. Dmcdevit·t 17:02, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * He promises to use edit summaries if he's elected... that's no good, he should be using edit summaries regardless. Radiant_ >|< 18:14, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * How do you pronounce your username? --Carnildo 19:41, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd go with 'zuk-cuv-'bin-num myself. It's either that or call him Fred. Radiant_ >|< 08:29, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * I supported him rather strongly last time, but it seems the nominator did not take much of the advice to heart, unfortunately. Merovingian is supporting though, and I trust his judgement. Ryan Norton T 07:00, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Just some advice... you only really have to do four things to turn most of those oppose votes into support votes -
 * Use edit summeries
 * Archive your talk page
 * Keep calm under criticism
 * Remember to preview so there arn't so many over-edits
 * Other than that you're qualifications are very good :) Ryan Norton T 08:43, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I have archived my talk page as well.--Zxcvbnm 15:24, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. I would help delete vandalism and articles marked for deletion, I would also fix errors in areas that are locked from editing. I don't believe you should be nitpicky about choosing an admin, especially if they have pledged to help. I mean, what does "not having experience" do to your admin abilities??
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I have made major contributions to the Fire Emblem and Halo series pages and Geology of Venus as well as other science fiction articles.
 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A.I have not had many conflicts in editing and if I have one in the future I would not overreact and listen to both points of view.
 * The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Racial Compact

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty 09:58, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

The Racial Compact
Advertising for a series of essays. Also possible copyvio. Demogorgon's Soup-taster 15:30, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete do to POV issues if nothing else, Not even an attempt at NPOV DV8 2XL 15:49, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll get the consensus ball rolling, right within the lines. Delete no notability asserted or shown; OR. -EDM 05:52, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, as per EDM. – AxSkov ( ☏ ) 08:06, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

 Not enough discussion for consensus, reposting - Fernando Rizo T/C 04:07, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Cazenove (stock broker)

Cazenove was a British stockbroker and investment bank, founded in 1823 by Philip Cazenove. It was one of the UK's last independent investment banks and one of the last to remain a private partnership. The investment banking business entered into a joint venture with JPMorgan Chase in 2004, and the fund management business Cazenove Capital Management spun off in 2005. In 2009, JPMorgan Chase acquired the remainder of the investment banking business. Cazenove Capital Management was acquired by Schroders in 2013.

The Partnership was well known for its 'blue-blooded' reputation and its complete aversion to publicity. It was one of the most successful brokers and corporate advisers in London, being described by the Financial Times as 'dominant' and as having an 'aura'.

History
The company has its roots in the early Huguenot financiers who left France for Geneva in 1685 after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which established Catholicism as the state religion of France. Among those were members of the Cazenove family, who later left Geneva for the UK seeking wealth and freedom in the City of London.

In 1819 Philip Cazenove first joined the business of his brother-in-law John Francis Menet (John Menet had married Philip Cazenove's sister Louisa in 1805). Cazenove and Menet become partners, and in 1823 the firm of Cazenove started. After Menet died, Cazenove entered into a partnership with Joseph Laurence and Charles Pearce.

In 1854 Cazenove branched out on his own, and later he formed a new partnership with his son and nephew. The stockbroker firm continued to develop and by the 1930s had become one of the leading stockbroking partnerships in London.

The company played a major part as advisor in most of Margaret Thatcher's UK Government's privatisation issues in the 1980s.

Change of corporate structure
In 2000, Cazenove & Co announced its intention to dissolve the partnership, incorporate, and then float on the London Stock Exchange. At this stage the firm had 80 partners, with unlimited liability, and 1170 employees. The company duly incorporated and raised funds from institutional investors, However the company's ambition to list publicly was hampered by poor market conditions in the UK in 2001 and 2002. The post float period did see the company open offices in Frankfurt, Paris and Beijing as well as restructuring its fund management business.

Merger with JPMorgan Chase
In November 2004, Cazenove and JPMorgan Chase announced an agreement that JP Morgan would buy a 50% stake in Cazenove and merge their UK investment banking operations, with an option to buy the remaining 50% stake within five years.

In 2009, JPMorgan completed the purchase for £1 billion; the combined business continued to be called J.P. Morgan Cazenove. JP Morgan Cazenove completed the sale of its Asian business, Cazenove Asia, to a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong that year.

Businesses
In 2003/04 Cazenove had a turnover of £251.4m ($452m) and was composed of:
 * JPMorgan Cazenove: a joint venture, established in 2004, that combined Cazenove's investment banking operations with JPMorgan's UK investment banking business. This business was fully acquired by JPMorgan in 2009.
 * Cazenove Capital Management: £7.6bn in assets under management. This business continued independently, and was acquired by Schroders in July 2013.
 * Cazenove Private Equity: was spun out as a private equity firm and would become DFJ Esprit.
 * Cazenove Asia Limited was the regional office of Cazenove in the Asia-Pacific region, with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. This business was acquired by Standard Chartered PLC in February 2009.

Other
The last Cazenove to work for the company was Bernard Cazenove, formerly head of the fund management business. He retired in December 2004, just before the JPMorgan merger. Bernard is a direct descendant of the founder of the firm: he is Philip Cazenove's great-great-great-grandson and his father and great-grandfather were also partners.

Although the firm refused to comment on its relations to the Royal Family, it was widely assumed that it was the appointed stockbroker to Her Majesty The Queen.

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Willie B.

Willie B. (c. 1957 - February 2, 2000) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Zoo of Atlanta for 39 years, from 1961 until his death on February 2, 2000. He was named after the former mayor of Atlanta, William Berry Hartsfield. Willie B. was kept in isolation for 27 years with only a television and a tire swing to keep him company. In 1988, he was moved to an outside exhibit and allowed to socialize and raise a family. He then embraced his role as silverback and leader of a troop.

Willie B. was the second Gorilla known by that name at the Atlanta Zoo. The previous Willie B. had died aged 3 shortly before the better-known successor was purchased. Both Willie Bs had been purchased from international gorilla hunter Dr. Deets Pickett of Kansas City. The second Willie B. cost $5,500 to obtain for the zoo.

Family
Willie B. fathered five offspring at Zoo Atlanta: Kudzoo, Olympia, Sukari, Kidogo, and Lulu.

Death
When he died aged 42-43, he was the oldest gorilla in the United States to have fathered offspring. Kidogo, the only male offspring, took on the name Willie B., Jr. after his father died, taking his place as the heir.

Legacy
More than 5,000 people attended the memorial ceremony held in his honor and the zoo now has a life-size bronze statue of him on permanent display outside the Gorilla habitat. His remains were cremated and 80 percent of his remains were kept in a bronze box in the bronze statue at Zoo Atlanta and the other 20 percent were flown back to the African jungle. The Atlanta Silverbacks FC soccer team was named in his honor.

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