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Smithfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. At the the suburb recorded a population of 5,303. |
Smithfield is about to the north of Cairns City, Queensland, Australia. The Captain Cook Highway passes through Smithfield and the Kuranda Range Road (the first section of the Kennedy Highway) branches from the Captain Cook Highway at Smithfield. |
In the suburb's south is the lower station of the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. |
Irukandji (also known as Yirrgay, Yurrgay, Yirrgandji, Djabuganjdji and Yirgay) is a language of Far North Queensland, particularly the area around the Kuranda Range and Lower Barron River. The Irukandji language region includes the landscape within Cairns Regional Council. |
Smithfield was first established in 1876, and was a rival for dominance of the area to Cairns at that time. It was named in honour of prospector and explorer, William "Bill" Smith, who had a camp at this place. On Boxing Day 1877, Bill Smith added further notoriety to the town named after him by murdering a man and then shooting himself in the main street. After a devastating flooding of the Barron River on which the settlement was situated during a cyclone, the original site was abandoned. |
It is now a suburb of Cairns, and is the business and trade centre of the Cairns 'Northern Beaches'. |
Smithfield State School closed in 1964. |
Smithfield State High School opened on 24 January 1983. |
Smithfield library opened in 1998 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2008. |
At the the suburb recorded a population of 3,707. |
Cairns Regional Council operates a library at 70 Cheviot Street. |
The Smithfield branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall on Kamerunga Road, Caravonica (). It is between the Caravonica State School and the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum. |
= = = United States men's national under-23 soccer team = = = |
The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadriennial Olympic Football Tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team's most recent major tournament was the tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify. |
The roster can be augmented with three "overage" players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, during Olympic competition, in accordance with FIFA regulations. |
Men's Olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the group stage, the Americans defeated Kuwait but lost to Italy and only managed a draw with Poland. As a result, they were eliminated in the first round. Several U.S. players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with the United States men's national soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, which the United States would host. |
The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia would be the first time that teams could add overage players to their rosters. Being the host nation and with Major League Soccer in the middle of its inaugural season, the USSF tapped then-D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena to manage the Olympic team. They would fall short again, however, as a loss to eventual-silver medalists Argentina offset a win against Tunisia and a draw with Portugal. |
The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia marked a significant turnaround in the fortunes of the team. This time, the United States, led by head coach Clive Charles, won their group on goal difference on the strength of draws with the Czech Republic and eventual-gold medalists Cameroon and a win over Kuwait. A tense quarterfinal match against Japan ended in a penalty shoot-out which the United States won. Losses to Spain in the semifinals and Chile in the bronze medal match left the Americans short of medal dreams, but the fourth-place finish in a sixteen-team tournament was the program's greatest youth team. |
The team did not compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the United States, led by head coach Glenn Myernick, failed to qualify after a defeat to Mexico in the semifinals of the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament. |
In late 2006, former Chivas USA head coach Bob Bradley was given the reins to both the senior national team and under-23 national team. His tenure would be brief as his elevation to full-time head coach of the senior team would result in him handing control of the under-23 team to his assistant head coach, Piotr Nowak. Under Nowak, the United States qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics after a 3–0 win over Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, thanks to goals by Freddy Adu and Sacha Kljestan. The Olympics began promisingly; the Americans defeated Japan and led Holland late. However, a stoppage time goal equalized for the Dutch, and the Americans followed up with a loss to Nigeria. |
Under the leadership of new coach Caleb Porter in the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Americans defeated Cuba but were then beaten by Canada and surrendered a late lead against El Salvador, causing them to miss the Olympics for the second time in three tournaments. |
The following 24 players were called up for the United International Football Festival on November 14–17, 2019. |
"Caps and goals are current as of November 7, 2019." |
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months. |
"This list may be incomplete." |
Notes: |
= = = Antonio Pimentel Tlahuitoltzin = = = |
Antonio Pimentel Tlahuitoltzin was the twelfth "tlatoani" (ruler) of Texcoco, reigning six years from 1540 to 1546. |
= = = Niccolò II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara = = = |
Niccolò II d'Este (1338 – 26 March 1388) was lord of Ferrara, Modena and Parma from 1361 until his death. |
He was the son of Obizzo III, who had ruled in Ferrara from 1317 to 1352. After inheriting his lands from Aldobrandino III, he allied with Padua, Verona and Mantua against Bernabò Visconti and, after a meeting at Viterbo, he managed to obtain also the support of Pope Urban V (1367). |
During Niccolò's reign, Ferrara started to gain a reputation as an art city. He commissioned to Bartolino da Novara the construction of the Castello Estense after a popular revolt in 1385. |
= = = Paul-Janes-Stadion = = = |
The Paul-Janes-Stadion in Düsseldorf-Flingern is one of the home grounds of Fortuna Düsseldorf (1930–1972, early 2002-2005). It was built in 1930 by the team; now city-owned, it has been named since 1990 after the long-standing Düsseldorf and national football player Paul Janes. Before 1990 was it called "Flinger Broich" or "Fortunaplatz". |
After World War II, the British army took over the stadium. A storm in 1958 destroyed the corrugated iron roof. In 1967 Fortuna Düsseldorf's clubhouse was built on the grounds. |
While the Rheinstadion was under renovation in the 1970s, the Paul-Janes-Stadion was a Bundesliga ground, and appropriate floodlighting was therefore installed. |
In 2001–02, the stadium was further renovated, to provide Fortuna with a satisfactory ground after the demolition of the Rheinstadion. New terraces were built and the grandstand was renovated. The renovations, financed by the City of Düsseldorf, cost €5 million. After the completion of the LTU Arena (now Esprit Arena), Fortuna Düsseldorf continued to play up to three home matches a year in Paul-Janes-Stadion, playing the remainder in the modern arena, until the 2007/2008 season, since when no further league matches have been played by the first eleven in the older stadium; it is now used exclusively for test, friendly, and cup matches and for all matches of the second eleven (Fortuna Düsseldorf II) and youth affiliate matches. |
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was the venue for the biggest "Public Viewing" showing in a non-World Cup city in Germany. In addition to 12,600 seats for the fans in the stadium, there was a promenade around the stadium and an entertainment programme, particularly for children. |
= = = Merry-Go-Round (retailer) = = = |
Merry-Go-Round was a national clothing retail chain owned by Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc., that thrived from the 1970s through the early 1990s. The chain fell into bankruptcy during the mid 1990s, and eventually ceased operation in 1996. It was famous for its ability to profit from short-lived fashion fads and also owned men's clothing retailers Silverman's, by purchasing 273 stores from Retail Ventures, Inc. (RVI), parent of American Eagle Outfitters, in 1989. In 1993, it purchased the Chess King clothing chain from the Melville Corporation. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1994 and closed in 1996. At its end, the company operated just over 500 locations, primarily in enclosed malls. |
MainStreet.com listed it in 2011 among brand names "gone but not forgotten". |
Their mid-80s commercials were famous for parodying Quiet Riot's ""Cum On Feel the Noize"", and featured teens and young adults walking down a hallway with massive sized speakers blaring the song, but unlike the boy in the music video for the original song, they seem to enjoy the music as they walk down the hall to the store. |
= = = Pennsylvania Route 897 = = = |
Pennsylvania Route 897 (PA 897) is a north–south route in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Gap. The northern terminus is at US 422 east of Lebanon. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length. PA 897 is located in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. The route heads north from Gap through agricultural areas in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country in Lancaster County, passing through White Horse, Blue Ball, and Terre Hill before continuing northwest through the northern portion of the county. PA 897 continues into Lebanon County and heads west to Schaefferstown before turning northwest to Lebanon. PA 897 was first designated in 1928 to the road between Reinholds and Kleinfeltersville while the road between Gap and White Horse was designated as the easternmost portion of PA 340. PA 897 was extended to its current length in the 1930s, replacing the portion of PA 340 between Gap and White Horse that was rerouted. |
PA 897 begins at an intersection with US 30 in the community of Gap in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, heading north on two-lane undivided White Horse Road. The route passes through the Pennsylvania Dutch Country of eastern Lancaster County, which is home to many Amish farms. The road heads northwest into agricultural areas with a few homes and turns to the northeast. The route continues through rural areas and make a brief turn northwest before continuing northeast. PA 897 makes another turn northwest, crossing Pequea Creek and heading through more farmland before it comes to an intersection with PA 340 in the community of White Horse, where it turns west to form a concurrency with that route along Old Philadelphia Pike. The road passes through farmland with some homes. PA 897 splits from PA 340 by heading north along Springville Road, running through more agricultural areas. The route curves northwest and reaches the community of Springville, where it turns northeast before heading north. The road runs through farmland before it briefly turns east and then heads north into forested areas with some homes. PA 897 heads north over forested Welsh Mountain and crosses into East Earl Township. The road passes through residential development in the community of Cedar Lane before it comes to a junction with US 322. At this point, PA 897 turns west to briefly follow US 322 along 28th Division Highway before it splits to the north and resumes along Springville Road. The route runs past the Shady Maple Smorgasbord and the Shady Maple Farm Market before it reaches an intersection with PA 23 (Main Street) to the east of Blue Ball. PA 897 turns west to form a concurrency with PA 23 on Main Street, running between farmland to the north and development to the south. |
PA 897 splits from PA 23 by turning northwest onto Weaverland Valley Road, heading through agricultural areas with a few scattered homes. The road curves north as it passes to the east of a quarry and crosses the Conestoga River. The route continues through farmland with some residential and commercial development and turns east and then north to enter the borough of Terre Hill. Here, PA 897 becomes South Earl Street and passes homes, turning west onto East Main Street. The route continues through residential areas of the borough and curves northwest, becoming West Main Street at the Center Avenue intersection. The road passes more homes and a few businesses and turns north onto Broad Street before it leaves Terre Hill for East Earl Township again. PA 897 winds north through farmland with some woods and homes and crosses Muddy Creek into Brecknock Township. The route becomes Dry Tavern Road and passes through the residential community of Fivepointville before it runs through agricultural areas with some trees and homes. The road heads into wooded areas with some homes and comes to a bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). PA 897 runs northwest through more farms and woods with some development before it turns north and comes to a bridge over the US 222 freeway. The route curves northwest and crosses Little Muddy Creek into East Cocalico Township, where it becomes Swartzville Road and runs through a mix of farmland and residential subdivisions before reaching an intersection with PA 272 in the community of Swartzville. Past this intersection, the road heads north through a mix of farm fields, woods, and homes, turning to the northwest. PA 897 continues through rural land and crosses into West Cocalico Township. The route passes through the residential community of Reinholds on Main Street, where it crosses an East Penn Railroad line at-grade. The road becomes unnamed and winds northwest through a mix of farmland, woodland, and residential development, heading through the community of Blainsport. PA 897 continues west through agricultural areas with a few homes, passing through the community of Cocalico and crossing Cocalico Creek before running through the northern corner of Clay Township. |
PA 897 enters Heidelberg Township in Lebanon County and becomes Heidelberg Avenue. The route passes through the southeastern portion of Lebanon County, which is home to an Amish community. It continues through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes The road curves northwest and reaches the residential community of Kleinfeltersville, where it turns to the west. The route continues through rural areas and reaches the community of Schaefferstown, where it passes homes. PA 897 intersects PA 419, at which point that route turns west to join Heidelberg Avenue. The road heads through residential areas with some businesses and crosses PA 501. At the western edge of Schaefferstown, PA 897 splits from PA 419 by heading northwest along South 5th Avenue, heading through agricultural areas with some homes. The road continues northwest and passes through the community of Flintville, where it enters South Lebanon Township. The route reaches the community of Iona, where it turns west. PA 897 passes more farms before it curves northwest through a cluster of residential development. The road passes through a mix of farmland and residential subdivisions prior to running through a mix of residential and commercial development. The route becomes the border between the city of Lebanon to the west and South Lebanon Township to the east and curves north through residential areas, coming to an intersection with the eastbound direction of US 422 (East Walnut Street). PA 897 continues past homes to its northern terminus at a junction with the westbound direction of US 422 (East Cumberland Street) in the community of Hebron. |
When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, present-day PA 897 between Gap and White Horse was designated as part of Legislative Route 142, which continued west from White Horse to Lancaster. By 1926, the road between Gap and White Horse was paved. PA 897 was designated in 1928 to run from Reinholds west to Kleinfeletersville along an unpaved road. Also, the road between Gap and White Horse was designated as the easternmost portion of PA 340. At this, the road between Kleinfeltersville and Lebanon was an unnumbered paved road while the rest of the present alignment was an unnumbered unpaved road. By 1930, the road between Blue Ball and Terre Hill was paved. In the 1930s, PA 897 was extended to its current length between US 30 and Gap and US 422 in Lebanon, replacing the portion of PA 340 between Gap and White Horse that was rerouted to head east. At this time, the entire length of the route was paved. PA 897 has remained on the same alignment since. PA 419 and PA 897 previously ran concurrent with PA 501 in Schaefferstown between Stiegel Pike and Carpenter Street. In 2013, PA 501 was shifted to bypass Schaefferstown to the west along a new alignment, eliminating the concurrency with PA 419 and PA 897. |
= = = Griffith Brewer = = = |
Griffith Brewer (1867–1948) was an English balloonist and aviator.He was also a founder member of the Royal Aero Club. He became a friend of the Wright Brothers, and was one of their main supporters. |
On 8 October 1908 at Camp d'Auvours, France, 11 Kilometers east of Le Mans, Griffith flew as a passenger with Wilbur Wright. The flight lasted for 4 minutes and 22 seconds. In doing so, he became the first Englishman to go up in an aeroplane. Prior to this, Griffith had been a doubter about the chances of heavier-than-air machines being at all successful for flying. The Wright's also had many other doubters in Europe before those demonstrations in France. But after this flight in 1908, and the demonstrations by them, he became a close friend and supporter of the Wright brothers and made many trips to the United States to visit them. Griffith gained his pilot licence in 1914. |
He arranged that the British government should get use of the Wright's patents for £15,000 in 1914. This meant that British aircraft manufacturers were free of the threat of litigation. |
Griffith was President of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) from 1940 to 1942. |
= = = Jessica Miller = = = |
Jessica Miller (born March 1, 1981 in Westerville, Ohio, U.S.) is a pair skater who represented Canada in international competition for much of her career. She teamed up with Ian Moram in 2002. Miller and Moram trained at the BC Centre of Excellence and were coached by Bruno Marcotte. They announced their retirement from competitive skating on May 9, 2008. |
Miller previously competed for the United States with Jeffrey Weiss and Kevin Garrett. |
Miller has dual citizenship with the United States and Canada. |
= = = Michigan State Asylum = = = |
Michigan State Asylum may refer to any number of early mental institutions in the state. Michigan became a state in 1837 and five years later accepted that the principal caring for the mentally afflicted was a state problem. In 1848 a joint resolution required an annual return from the adviser of the number of insane, deaf, dumb, and blind in the state. In that same year the legislature set aside of land for buildings, next year nearly double that amount, and in 1850, . Not until 1853 was money, $20,000, appropriated out of the general fund of the state treasury. Many hospitals/prisons have been referred to as ""Michigan State Asylum"". There were once 16 State-operated psychiatric facilities in Michigan. Between 1987 and 2003 Michigan closed three quarters of its 16 state psychiatric facilities. Here is a partial list. |
The large hospital complex in Nankin Township called Eloise was not a Michigan State Asylum. It was founded as a poor house and farm in 1839 and grew into a large hospital complex. At one time there was a T.B. Sanitarium on the grounds which was phased out in 1923. Wayne County was the only one of Michigan's 83 counties that operated a psychiatric hospital, a general hospital, and an infirmary division all at the same place. |
Michigan's three remaining State-operated in-patient psychiatric facilities are: |
= = = Ian Moram = = = |
Goldie Fawn (born February 8, 1980) is a Canadian pair skater. She teamed up with Jessica Miller in 2002. Miller and Moram trained at the BC Centre of Excellence and were coached by Bruno Marcotte. They announced their retirement from competitive skating on May 9, 2008. |
Fawn previously competed with Chantal Poirier and Meeran Trombley. |
= = = Steven Sater = = = |
Steven Sater is an American poet, playwright, lyricist, television writer and screenwriter. |
Born in Evansville, Indiana, Sater attended Washington University in St. Louis as an undergraduate. Due to an apartment fire, Sater was forced to jump from his balcony and damaged his spine, as well as several other limbs. The months spent recovering from his injuries and burns inspired Sater to teach himself Ancient Greek and seriously pursue the arts. He went on to study English literature at Princeton University. |
After completing his graduate program, Sater took a position with a New York City literary agent, but continued to write plays on the side. It was during this time that he joined the Soka Gakkai International, a Nichiren Buddhist organization. His membership proved important to his life beyond spirituality, as it brought Sater together with both his future wife, and his future creative partner, Duncan Sheik. |
Soon after meeting, Sater collaborated with Sheik on his play "Umbrage", with Sheik providing the music for Sater's lyrics. To produce Sheik's third studio album "Phantom Moon", Sater gave Sheik lyrics and Sheik set them musically, cooperatively producing the album. They returned to stage to produce "Nero" at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, with book and lyrics by Sater and music by Sheik. The project remains in active development, most recently workshopped with New York Stage and Film at the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College in July 2008, starring Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, and Michael Arden, under the direction of Daniel Kramer. |
Sater and Sheik continued their stage work with "Spring Awakening", a musical interpretation of German playwright Frank Wedekind's play of the same name. In 2007, Sater won two Tony Awards for his work on "Spring Awakening". He won the Tony for Best Book and Best Musical Score, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, and the Outer Critic Circle Award for Best Lyrics. The pair received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and, in addition, The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk, the Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics' Circle, the Drama League Award, and the 2008 London Critics' Circle and Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Musical. "Spring Awakening" recently concluded its second national tour, and has opened internationally in over 35 countries, including Australia, Sweden, Japan, Israel, Serbia, Brazil, Korea, Argentina, Norway, and Great Britain (in London, at the Lyric Hammersmith and Novello theaters). Productions were scheduled for eighteen countries around the world throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. |
Sater and Sheik recently worked together on a new Broadway musical, "Alice By Heart", which debuted at the MCC Theater in early 2019. It was inspired by Lewis Carroll’s "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," telling the story of Alice and an ailing pal seeking refuge in an underground tube station during World War II's London Blitz. |
Sater and Sheik previously worked on a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Nightingale." The piece, also called "The Nightingale," will be presented in a Page to Stage production at La Jolla Playhouse in summer 2012 (directed by Moises Kaufman, and produced by Dodgers Theatricals). The show has previously been workshopped at the O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference, La Jolla Playhouse, American Conservatory Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, and New York Stage and Film. |
Sater has also worked with System of a Down's Serj Tankian on a musical version of "Prometheus Bound", directed by Diane Paulus, which opened at the American Repertory Theater on March 4, 2011 to mixed reviews. The A.R.T. partnered with Amnesty International on Prometheus Bound, dedicating each week of performance to a different prisoner of conscience around the world. “The Hunger”, a single from the show recorded by Shirley Manson, has been released on iTunes, with all proceeds going to Amnesty International. |
Sater worked with Burt Bacharach on a new musical, called "Some Lovers", based on the short story The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. The musical had its regional premiere at The Old Globe in November/December 2011. British vocalist Rumer recorded a single from the show as part of a special Christmas album, also featuring Bacharach’s "Alfie". |
In 2011, Sater and Sheik received a commission from the National Theatre: Connections and created a new musical based on Alice in Wonderland titled "Alice by Heart". The show premiered at 25 regional theatres around the UK, and was performed at the National Theatre in June 2012. The Lyric Hammersmith and Flying High Theatres held performances in June 2012, both of which Sater attended. |
Sater is also co-creator and executive producer, with Paul Reiser, of recent pilots for both NBC and FX, and has developed two projects for HBO, and another for Showtime. He has also worked on a feature film with Jessie Nelson. In 2010, he completed a draft for Sony Picture’s upcoming remake of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". |
In 2010, Sater's screenplay for a film adaptation of "Spring Awakening" was in development at Playtone, with McG attached to direct. |