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Liston was a female in a profession of mostly males. Although some consider her an unsung hero, she is highly regarded in the jazz community. Liston was a trailblazer as a trombonist and a woman. She articulated difficulties of being a woman on the road. |
"There's those natural problems on the road, the female problems, the lodging problems, the laundry, and all those kinda things to try to keep yourself together, problems that somehow or other the guys don't seem to have to go through." |
She goes on to recount the struggles she experienced as an African American woman, which affected her musical career. However, she generally spoke positively about the camaraderie with and support from male musicians. Liston also dealt with larger issues of inequity in the music industry. One writer has said, "It was clear that she had to continually prove her credentials in order to gain suitable employment as a musician, composer, and arranger. She was not paid equitable scale and was often denied access to the larger opportunities as a composer and arranger." |
Liston's musical style reflects bebop and post-bop sensibilities learned from Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, and Art Blakey. Her earliest recorded work—such as Gordon's "Mischievous Lady" a tribute to her—her solos show a blend of motivic and linear improvisation, though they seem to make less use of extended harmonies and alterations. |
Her arrangements, especially those with Weston, show a flexibility that transcends her musical upbringing in the bebop 1940s, whether working in the styles of swing, post-bop, African musics, or Motown. Her command of rhythmic gestures, grooves, and polyrhythms is particularly notable (as illustrated in "Uhuru Afrika" and "Highlife"). Her instrumental parts demonstrate an active use of harmonic possibilities; although her arrangements suggest relatively subdued interest in the explorations of free jazz ensembles, they use an extended tonal vocabulary, rich with altered harmonic voicings, thick layering, and dissonance. Her work throughout her career has been well received by both critics and audiences alike. |
With Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers |
With Betty Carter |
With Ray Charles |
With Dizzy Gillespie |
With Quincy Jones |
With Jimmy Smith |
With Dinah Washington |
With Randy Weston |
With others |
= = = Aleksey Sysoyev = = = |
Aleksey Sysoyev (; born 8 March 1985) is a Russian decathlete. |
= = = Palatka station = = = |
Palatka is a historic train station that was built in Palatka, Florida in 1908. The station currently serves Amtrak's "Silver Service" line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, at the corner of North Eleventh Street's intersection with US 17/SR 100. |
The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad. In 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. |
The station is currently served by Amtrak's "Silver Service" train. |
The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts. |
= = = Warwickshire Cricket League = = = |
The Warwickshire Cricket League is the biggest cricket league for clubs in Warwickshire. Its origins go back to 1989, and since 1998 it has acted as a feeder league to the Birmingham and District Premier League. |
Aston Manor in 2005, Berkswell in 2006, & Sutton Coldfield 2014 gained successive promotions from Birmingham League Division Three the following season. Bedworth are the current champions. |
From 2018 following an ECB-led revamp. The Warwickshire League became the Warwickshire County League and now sits on (Tier 3) of the club cricket structure as opposed to (Tier 5) beforehand. |
Premier League Teams |
Attock |
Barby |
Bedworth |
Coventry & North Warwickshire |
Handsworth |
Rugby |
Solihull Municipal |
Standard |
Stratford Upon Avon |
Streetly |
Sutton Coldfield |
Walmley |
= = = Lü Wei (softball) = = = |
Lü Wei (; born June 21, 1983 in Beijing) is a 5’11" (1.82 m) female Chinese softball player (pitcher) who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 world championship, the 2006 World Cup of Softball and the 2008 Summer Olympics. |
Lü started competing in 1998. She joined the national team in 2002. Lü came off elbow surgery in March 2007, operation and recovery which took place in Cincinnati where Lü was flown by team China. |
In the 2004 Olympic softball competition she finished fourth with the Chinese team. She played seven matches as pitcher. |
= = = Gary Clayton = = = |
Gary Clayton (born 2 February 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He appeared in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Cambridge United, Peterborough United, Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United. Clayton also represented the England semi-professional team. |
Clayton began his career as an apprentice at Rotherham United, but on failing to make the grade drifted into non-league football. He was working as a plasterer and playing for Gainsborough Trinity when he moved to Burton Albion, then managed by Neil Warnock, for a fee of £1,000. He left to join Doncaster Rovers in August 1986, a relative latecomer to the professional game. He was a regular in his first season and moved to Cambridge United the following June for £10,000. He spent almost 7 years at the Abbey Stadium, other than a brief loan spell with Peterborough United in January 1991, scoring 14 times in 179 league games as Cambridge rose through the Football League. In February 1994 he joined Neil Warnock's Huddersfield Town, costing the Terriers £20,000. In June 1995, Warnock took over at Plymouth Argyle, with Clayton following in August, Chris Billy and £125,000 accompanying Clayton to Plymouth in exchange for Paul Dalton. A regular in his first season at Home Park, he missed most of the following campaign with a knee injury and was released at the end of the season. |
At the start of the pre-season period, he rejoined Plymouth to coach the reserves, but on proving his fitness re-signed for Argyle on non-contract terms. He turned down a move to Leyton Orient to remain in Devon, and joined Torquay United on a free transfer on 21 August 1997 as a replacement for the recently departed Charlie Oatway. He scored twice in 56 league games for the Gulls before retiring from league football. He now resides in his home town, Sheffield. |
= = = JC Midge = = = |
JC Midge is a hand built car i.e. a "plan and pattern" car designed by John Cowperthwaite. Like the Locust the body is made of aluminium skinned plywood or MDF and using a purpose made grille or one from a donor, such as a Wolseley 1500 (but many other have been used). Unlike a Kit car only a few parts were available, the rest being from the donor car or hand made by the builder by sticking paper patterns on plywood or aluminium and cutting round them with a jigsaw. The starting point was a set of patterns and instructions costing £35 and the designer claimed it was possible to put a car on the road for £800. |
The design is inspired of British 1930s cars like the MG J2 Midget and similar to the Burlington in both design and construction. Originally it was essentially a re-body of the Triumph Herald, Vitesse or Spitfire. |
It was first presented in 1985 by J.C. Sports Cars in Sheffield, England run by John Cowperthwaite and founded after his earlier company called Moss had its factory destroyed in a fire in 1985. Later marketing and development of the Midge was taken over by T&J of Rotherham and they continued into the mid 1990s. It was then taken over by White Rose Vehicles in Gillingham, Kent. WRV also constructed their own chassis that took Ford Escort (with Ford Cortina or Ford Taunus (1976–1982) front suspension) parts instead using a Triumph chassis. When White Rose Vehicles ceased trading some club members raised the money to buy the rights to market the car. As it is plan-based the Midge has also been built using various donors including the Citroën 2CV. |
An updated version, the Midge Mk2, for which the donor car is the Suzuki SJ is now available (2014) with the original principle of plans and pattern and a minimum of 'kit' elements. Being a re-body it is in the United Kingdom exempt from IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval). |
It is not known how many have been built. |
= = = Sandro Scarchilli = = = |
He is best known in world cinema for his small debut role in the Spaghetti Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" in 1966, where he played Chico, one of Tuco's Gang Members. |
He appeared in Italian crime films, such as Doorman at I.E.I. in "Kidnap Syndicate" (1975), Park sweeper in "Loaded Guns", Garozzi "Carlotta" in "Fear in the City" (1976), Belmondo's henchman in "The Last Round" (1976), "Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man" (1976), and "Fearless" (1978). |
Sandro, however, was never as famous as his brother Claudio Scarchilli who appeared in over twenty different films and who also appeared in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". |
He made his final appearance in 1978. |
= = = Chris Mason (darts player) = = = |
Christopher John Mason (born 17 December 1969 in Bristol, England) is a retired English professional darts player. He used the nickname Mace the Ace. |
He began his career in the British Darts Organisation, making his World Championship debut at the 1996 BDO World Championship. He lost 0–3 to Andy Fordham. After joining the World Darts Council in 1996, Mason competed in the 1996 World Matchplay, losing to Alan Warriner. In October 1996, Mason reached the final of the Sky Sports World Pairs partnered by Steve Raw, where they were narrowly beaten by Phil Taylor and Bob Anderson. Mason then competed in the 1997 WDC World Championship, where he lost 1–3 to Gerald Verrier and 0–3 to Taylor in the group stage. |
Shortly after the BDO and PDC agreed the Tomlin Order in June 1997, some BDO players participated in the World Matchplay event between 1997 and 2001, and in the World Grand Prix event between 1998 and 2001. Mason went back to playing in the BDO World Championship after the Tomlin Order, but continued to play in other PDC televised majors outside of their World Championship. After a second round defeat in the BDO world championships in 1998, he went on to reach the semi finals of the 1998 World Matchplay, narrowly losing 11–13 to Ronnie Baxter. The following year, Mason reached the quarter finals of the 1999 World Matchplay, losing 11–16 to Taylor. Mason also reached the quarter finals of the World Grand Prix events in 1999 and 2000, losing to Peter Manley and Taylor respectively. |
Mason enjoyed his best achievement in the 1999 BDO World Championship, when he recovered from 1–4 down in sets in his best-of-nine quarter-final match against Martin Adams, survived many match darts against him before eventually winning 5-4 in sets, winning by 6–4 in legs in the deciding set. This match is regarded as one of the best matches on television, and it included 29 180s between the players; 13 for Mason and 16 for Adams. He lost the semi-final 2–5 to reigning BDO World Champion, Raymond van Barneveld, three of those sets on deciding legs. |
Mason avenged the defeat to van Barneveld the following year by beating van Barneveld 3–1 in the first round, averaging over 100. Mason also beat Fordham in the quarter-finals before losing 4–5 to Ted Hankey in the semi-finals, after leading 4–2. This match holds the 180 record for a 9 set match with 38 180's hit in the match, 16 of them from Mason, marking the second consecutive year that he had lost to the eventual champion in the semi-finals. |
Mason's last appearance at Lakeside was a first round defeat to Mervyn King in 2001. He also reached the semi final of the BDO's other major tournament, the Winmau World Masters in 2000, losing to the eventual champion, John Walton. |
Mason hit the perfect 9 dart game in the last 32 stage of the Winmau World Masters, watched by good friend Bobby George, who said "it was OK apart from the treble 19 wasn't quite in the middle". |
In late 2001, the news came through that virtually all PDC televised tournaments would be closed off to players who did not play in the PDC World Darts Championship. As a result, Mason became one of the "Skol Six" who decided to play the PDC World Championship from 2002 onwards, so that they could continue to play in other PDC televised events. |
Mason lost in the first round of the 2002 PDC World Championship to Dave Askew, but reached the quarter finals in 2003 – losing to eventual champion, John Part. He missed most tournaments in 2003 and 2004 while he served a prison sentence – but he returned to play in the 2004 World Grand Prix in October, and reached the quarter-finals of the event for the third time, this time losing to Steve Beaton. |
Mason has many titles to his name including the Irish Masters and the Vauxhall Pro Open on 3 occasions. Mason won the Irish Masters which was screened by Sky and also has lifted the Scottish Open and the English Open titles to his impressive résumé. Mason was Taylor's opposition at the 2002 World Matchplay when Taylor hit the first PDC nine-dart finish to be televised live on British screens. |
Mason has reached the quarter-finals in a few other PDC events, including the 2005 UK Open, the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic, and the 2006 World Matchplay. |
Whilst commentating on the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, on broadcaster ITV, Mason announced that he intended to retire from darts following the forthcoming qualifying rounds of the 2011 PDC World Championship, declaring that "even if I do qualify, which is unlikely, the World Championships will be my swansong". It was later announced by the PDC that he declined the opportunity of a Pro Tour Card for 2011, effectively confirming his decision – although he would be eligible to compete in qualifiers for Pro Tour event or switch to the BDO circuit instead. Chris has recently hinted that he may get back into darts but it would be a very professional job stating that he would begin to give 100% as he claimed he only gave 70% during his career. |
In January 2012, he entered the Professional Darts Corporation Pro Tour 'Q School' qualifying tournament. Over the four days Chris did not get a Tour Card but can play in all UK Open and European events as an associate member of the PDC. |
Mason's personal life has been under much scrutiny. Mason was convicted of assault and assault with intent to resist arrest in March 1990 and sentenced to 180 hours community service. This was followed by a three-month jail sentence suspended for 12 months for actual bodily harm and, in August 1993, by three years' probation for assault causing actual bodily harm. |
On 14 April 2003, Mason and two friends Mark and Simon Gibson, were found guilty of aggravated burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The victim of the attack, Poole scaffolder Neal Harley, was left with a broken nose, scalp cuts, facial swelling and bruising. The attack was sparked by a Yorkshire terrier dog named Doris which Mark Gibson had bought for Harley's fiancee Jane Graham while they were having a relationship some years earlier and had been "hostile" towards her new boyfriends. On 3 April 2002, Ms Graham had agreed to care for the dog but later returned it as it behaved too aggressively. Prosecutor, Mark Worsley, said that because of this Mark Gibson decided to confront Mr Harley and turned up that night with a hammer and his accomplices, saying: "Come on boys, let's do him". The Gibson brothers received five- and six-year sentences and Mason received a three-year sentence on 2 June 2003, but he served just over a year. |
Mason hit the headlines for criticising Phil Taylor in the newspapers before their last 16 match at the 2007 World Championship and allegedly swearing at him during the post-match handshake on-stage after Taylor beat him 4–0. He did apologise to Taylor after the tournament ended, but received a £750 fine and a four-month ban (suspended for 12 months) from the Darts Regulation Authority. |
In June 2010, he was given a community order at Newcastle Magistrates Court for benefit fraud charges after he admitted to not declaring £45,000 of winnings between 2006 and 2007 while claiming benefits. He had been arrested whilst preparing to compete at the UK Open televised tournament. |
In 2007, Mason became one of ITV's pundits on the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts, initially alongside the 1996 BDO World Champion, Steve Beaton, but since then by the 2001 World Grand Prix champion and 1993 World Championship runner-up, Alan Warriner-Little. It was ITV's return to broadcasting tournament darts after an absence of over a decade. Mason has remained a feature of ITV's darts coverage as a match summariser and co-commentator during ITV's coverage of the Grand Slam of Darts up to 2010, the European Championship, the Players Championship Finals, The Masters, as well as the UK Opens from 2014 onwards. |
Mason took the decision to move from Kilkenny, Ireland to Stoke-on-Trent late in 2006. A few top players had made Stoke their home and Mason made the move partly so he could practice with Andy Hamilton. However, shortly after the World Championship Hamilton switched to practising with Taylor – who broke off from mentoring Adrian Lewis. He currently resides in Wolverhampton. |
= = = Baltimore County Public Schools = = = |
Baltimore County Public Schools is the school district in charge of all public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is the 25th largest school system in the US as of 2013. The school system is managed by the Board of Education, headquartered in Towson. The superintendent is Darryl L. Williams, appointed by the School Board on June 11, 2019. |
All areas in Baltimore County are unincorporated; as there are no incorporated cities in Baltimore County, all place names are neighborhoods, and have no legal jurisdiction over their areas. |
There are currently 107 elementary schools: |
In the mid-1980s, Baltimore County shifted the grades in the intermediate-level schools. Until this time, the schools were called "junior high schools" and had grades 7-9. The 9th grade was moved into the high school and the 6th grade was moved in from nearby elementary schools, creating the current "middle school" model with grades 6-8. There are currently 30 middle schools: |