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<mask> (born December 16, 1972) is an American musician and web developer from the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., United States. He is best known as leader of indie-rock band The Dismemberment Plan and as a solo artist. Early life
After picking up various instruments around age 12, <mask> stuck with guitar and began forming bands throughout his high school days at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. He was on Lake Braddock's English Team and claimed to be "pathetically happy" upon defeating the english team of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology one year. After "getting out of Fairfax" he attended The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia for three years before dropping out to pursue a band. He worked at the campus radio station WCWM, which he claimed was "worth tuition right there." At WCWM he became well versed in many types of music, "from John Coltrane to German art rock."He continues to have wide-ranging musical taste to this very day, having claimed to enjoy everything from Britney Spears, Gladys Knight, XTC, Fugazi, Ludacris and Go-go. He finds additional inspiration in the music of Harry Nilsson, which he often listens to before a concert. The Dismemberment Plan
In 1993, <mask> formed The Dismemberment Plan with old Lake Braddock friends. Despite his mother's initial reluctance, the band practiced in bassist Eric Axelson's basement frequently and began playing shows. By 1995 they released their debut album ! on D.C. based DeSoto Records. After original drummer Steve Cummings left the band, he was replaced by Joe Easley and the band's lineup would remain that way throughout their existence.<mask> was the guitarist and vocalist for The Plan from their formation in 1993 to their final show at the 9:30 Club in D.C in 2003. The band released four LPs and two EPs and gained a large following for their energetic live show, mostly due to <mask>'s "booty-shaking" moves onstage. Their final two studio albums Emergency & I and Change were some of the most revered rock albums in the late-90s and early-2000s . Despite this, the band continued to work freelance jobs on the side to support themselves, <mask> taking up various computer and graphic design jobs. Solo
In 2004, <mask> moved to Seattle, Washington and began working closely in the studio with both Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, a frequent tourmate of The Plan. <mask> then began doing a nationwide tour of a solo show with just him and an acoustic guitar. The shows consisted of him doing mostly covers of songs varying a wide variety of genres (from Spoon to Fiddler on the Roof and beyond).He also began playing some songs he was working on for a solo album. Around this time, he posted up mp3s of songs he was working on for his solo album as well as a cover of Ludacris's "What's Your Fantasy" which was listed as a "must download" in Entertainment Weekly. In the summer of 2004, <mask> had moved back to the D.C. area and in September 2004 he released his first solo album, Travistan, through Barsuk Records. The album was co-produced by Chris Walla. <mask> Hellfighters
In September 2004 <mask> assembled a band to play his solo songs live. Consisting of Brandon Kalber (bass, keyboards), Saadat Awan (drums), David Brown (percussion), Kristen Forbes (keyboards and backup vocals) and <mask> on vocals and keyboards. At first the band's live show consisted of three synths, percussion and drums but <mask> stated "none of us could play keyboards very well, so it was kind of hard after a while."Over time, Forbes left the band, the band introduced guitar & bass to their live sound and the band would begin touring as <mask> Hellfighters. <mask> and the Hellfighters continued to tour for the album and demoed new songs together. By the summer of 2005, the band had come into their own and were playing shows of entirely new material, only playing the occasional <mask>tan song. <mask> and the Hellfighters have finished a new album, titled All Y'all, that was released on August 21, 2007  and is currently streaming on <mask>' website and was produced by <mask>'s former bandmate, Jason Cadell. The album was mixed by Joel Hamilton. The final Hellfighters lineup (as of 2009) was:
 <mask>
 David Brown
 Brandon Kalber
 Vince Magno
 Thomas Orgren

"Retirement" and current activities
In the summer of 2009, <mask>'s official website was updated to state that he has retired from making music, and that there will be no more shows, records or bands. When The Dismemberment Plan reunited for shows in early 2011, <mask> said of the 'retirement', "I think I just didn’t have any plans for any solo music, and I just think I thought it sounded funny to say I was retiring ...I mean, it seems more fun than to say, 'I have no plans.'" <mask> currently works as the director of commercial development for The Huffington Post, and currently plays in a band called Time Travel with Matt Walsh of The Forms. In March 2011, he told Glide Magazine that Time Travel plans on making an album. In May 2012, D.C. label Bad Friend Records released a 7" of previously unheard material the <mask> Hellfighters recorded before breaking up. Personal life
As of mid-2012, <mask> lives in the New York City area,  works as a computer programmer (formerly at the Washington Post and then Huffington Post), and is married to journalist and podcaster Katherine Goldstein. <mask>'s other singing outlet has been regular participation in an Episcopal Church choir. Trumpeter of D.C. culture
<mask> is notable for being very vocal about the culture of the Washington, D.C. area.<mask> has always insisted on touring with fellow D.C. acts, both with The Plan and solo. Despite releasing <mask>tan on Barsuk Records, he remains supportive of D.C.-based DeSoto Records. In his lyrics he makes mention to the area (see below), the liner notes to Change feature photos taken around Washington, D.C., notably of The Uptown Theatre. The logo for <mask>tan resembles the flag of the District of Columbia. He's a very active fan of Washington area sports, mainly the Washington Wizards. He placed a link on his website to an online petition to change the name of the Washington Nationals to the Washington Grays in honor of the old D.C. Negro leagues team. Both with The Plan and solo he frequently played and continues to play shows at D.C. live venue staples Black Cat, Fort Reno and the 9:30 Club.He has kicked around the idea of doing a tour of the outlying suburbs of D.C since he once lived in Lorton, Virginia and knows how difficult it can be to get downtown for a show. Recently around D.C. he has also done volunteer work with We Are Family D.C., a non-profit organization and returned to his William & Mary days by DJing with WMUC at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has also sung in several D.C. area church choirs, including a recent season with the National Cathedral. In 2005 through most of 2007 <mask> lived in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC with his girlfriend and worked for the website of The Washington Post, heading their advertising programming and production department. D.C. lyrical references
<mask> frequently refers to D.C. area locations and themes in his songs. References include:
The song "13th and Euclid" (!) is named after an intersection in Northwest D.C.
in "Fantastic!"(! ): "I wouldn't go so far as to call it escape, but I'll head my way up I-95"
in "I'm Going to Buy You a Gun" (! ): "I'm going to take you out on I-95"
in "The Ice of Boston" (The Dismemberment Plan is Terrified): "...and I say 'oh fine, mom; how's Washington?!'" The song "The City" (Emergency and I) is about D.C.
in "Spider in the Snow" (Emergency & I): "And as I would walk down K Street to some temping job, as winter froze life out of fall, I must have been having a ball." in "Ellen and Ben" (Change): "The Ocean City girls on the boardwalk, singing oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
In "My Two Front Teeth Parts 2 & 3" (<mask>tan): "In front of the Gap at the corner of M and Wisconsin"  - the song illustrates a Georgetown mugging, in which the narrator loses his two front teeth, as a metaphor for the September 11, 2001 attacks ("The second I saw, but the first was sucker-punch city.") In "Get Me Off This Coin D" (<mask>tan): "You named a town, after me now, and no one there can vote" (from the perspective of George Washington, the last of a series of songs commemorating the four presidents on common United States coinage)
In "Hawkins' Rock" (All Y'All): "Drivin' down I-95, son" and "Drivin' down I-81, yeah"
In "I Do" (All Y'All): "swimming through the heat of a D.C. dawn"
"East Side of the River" (All Y'All) is about the part of Washington, DC, east of the Anacostia River. Discography

The Dismemberment Plan
Can We Be Mature?(EP) (1994)
! (1995)
Give Me the Cure (compilation) (1996)
Ooh Do I Love You (compilation) (1996)
The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified (1997)
Fort Reno Benefit (compilation) (1997)
What Do You Want Me to Say? (single) (1997)
The Ice of Boston (EP) (1998)
Emergency & I (1999)
Dismemberment Plan/Juno (split EP) (2000)
Change (2001)
A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan (compilation) (2003)
Live in Japan 2011 (2011)
Uncanney Valley (2013)

SoloTravistan (2004)

<mask> HellfightersAll Y'All (2007)Cruisin' (All Night Long) (single) (2012)

The BurliesThe Burlies EP'' (2014)

References

External links
Official site
Blogcritics Interview with <mask>
<mask> guest DJ/interview on Dissonance Radio

American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
1972 births
College of William & Mary alumni
Living people
Guitarists from Virginia
People from Lorton, Virginia
Musicians from Washington, D.C.
Barsuk Records artists

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title: Shavar Jeffries

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<mask> is an American civil rights attorney who in September 2015 became the president of Democrats for Education Reform which promotes  more charter schools, school funding and stricter teacher evaluations to revamp public education and resigned in 2017. A former assistant state Attorney General, he was a candidate in the 2014 election for Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, after which he became a partner at Lowenstein Sandler in August 2014. Background
<mask> grew up in the South Ward of Newark. He lost his mother to violence and was raised by his grandmother, a public school teacher. He first attended Newark Public Schools and later received a scholarship to attend Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange. <mask> obtained his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1996. After graduating he attended Columbia Law School where he served as managing editor of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and clerked for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.He received his Juris Doctor in 1999. <mask> lives in the South Ward with his wife, Tenagne Girma-<mask>, and their two children. Career
After law school, <mask> clerked for Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals. He then worked as an associate with Wilmer Cutler & Pickering. Since 2001, <mask> has been counsel at Gibbons P.C., a firm based at the Gateway Center in Newark. <mask> has been an associate professor at the Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall Law School since 2004. In 2008-2010, he took a leave of absence to serve as Assistant Attorney General and Counsel to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and led several departments, including the Juvenile Justice Commission and the Civil Rights Division.In April 2010, <mask> was elected to the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board. He became a partner at Lowenstein Sandler in August 2014. In September 2015 he became the president of Democrats for Education Reform which promotes  more charter schools, school funding and stricter teacher evaluations to revamp public education. Mayoral candidacy
<mask> announced his election bid on May 20, 2013. <mask> was relatively unknown in Newark, where typically one runs first for council and then for mayor. <mask> introduced a public safety plan in October 2013 As of January 2014, <mask> had raised the most campaign financing of the candidates. The election took place May 13, 2014 and <mask> was defeated by Municipal Council of Newark Council Member Ras Baraka.Other potential candidates, Council Members Anibal Ramos, Jr. and Darrin S. Sharif,
 had earlier dropped out of the race. <mask>' eight-member council slate includes incumbents East Ward Councilman Augusto Amador, North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos, Jr. and At-large Councilman Carlos Gonzalez and candidates Brian Logan (South Ward). Kevin Waters (West Ward) and Andre Speight (Central Ward). Lynda Lloyd (At-large), and former Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo (At-large). In February he received an endorsement of William D. Payne and March from Donald Payne, Jr., both of whom who are part a long time Newark political dynasty. He has also been endorsed by the Teamsters, State Senator Teresa Ruiz and Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor-Marin. <mask> received the endorsements of Board of Chosen Freeholders President Blonnie Watson, Freeholder Vice-President Patricia Sebold and Freeholder D. Bilal Beasley.Hakeem <mask>, the  Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 8th congressional district in Brooklyn and Queens with roots in Newark, has also endorsed <mask>. In May he received the endorsement of Eva Longoria. <mask> was endorsed by The Star-Ledger. <mask> conceded the race to Baraka at the Golden Dome Athletic Center on election night. Scholarship
In 2015 <mask> has established the Donna Johnson Memorial Scholarship to support the educational development of a young person who has experienced the loss of a parent, guardian, or loved one because of domestic violence, or whose life has otherwise been touched by violence against women. Success Academy Charter Schools
Shavar <mask> resigned from the Board of Directors of the Success Academy Charter Schools in 2017. <mask> is a critic of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump.This position was in conflict with Success Academy chief executive officer Eva Moskowitz, who had supported Hillary Clinton, but was muted in her criticism of Trump until several days after <mask>' resignation. The resignation of <mask> came before Dan Loeb, Success Academy board chair and wealthy hedge fund executive made racial remarks about State Senate Democratic leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. These comments triggered a PR crisis in the biggest charter network of NYC. Loeb's statement was the black lawmaker "did more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood." Moskowitz said an apology for these remarks was necessary. The complete post of Loeb ridiculed the legislator for not supporting charter schools. He lauded State Senator Jeff Klein who was always vocal in backing charter institutions.93 percent of students enrolled as Success Academy are either Black or Latino. An article published in the New York Post last April 30, 2018 said Loeb will quit as Success Academy's chairman. Loeb was also criticized because of email exchanges with former Deputy Mayor Richard Buery in 2014 regarding the alleged insensitivity of Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City towards charter school accomplishments. Education reform remains a controversial policy concern in the USA. The National Assessment of Educational Progress published a gloomy report showing many American high school senior students are not yet ready for college. This woeful situation stimulates the schools choice movement and supporters of charter schools which include <mask> <mask>. He demonstrated disappointment regarding the low-key political discussion regarding the worsening quality of primary and secondary education.References

External links
<mask> Jeffires Mayor 2014

We Need More <mask> Jeffries
S@S Magazine
SOTU 2016: President Obama's Education Legacy

American community activists
Politicians from Newark, New Jersey
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Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni
Duke University alumni
Columbia Law School alumni
New Jersey lawyers
African-American people in New Jersey politics
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr associates
New Jersey Democrats
21st-century African-American people
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title: Piet Retief

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<mask> (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a Voortrekker leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony. He was a leading figure during their Great Trek, and at one stage their elected governor. He proposed Natal as the final destination of their migration and selected a location for its future capital, later named Pietermaritzburg in his honour. The massacre of Retief and his delegation by the Zulu King Dingane and the extermination of several Voortrekker laagercamps in the area of the present town of Weenen led to the Battle of Blood River on the Ncome River. The short-lived Boer republic Natalia suffered from ineffective government and was eventually annexed to the British Cape Colony.Early life
<mask> was born to Jacobus and Debora <mask> in the Wagenmakersvallei, Cape Colony, today the town of Wellington, South Africa. His family were Boers of French Huguenot ancestry: his great-grandfather was the 1689 Huguenot refugee François Retif, from Mer, Loir-et-Cher near Blois; the progenitor of the name in South Africa. <mask> grew up on the ancestral vineyard Welvanpas, where he worked until the age of 27. After moving to the vicinity of Grahamstown, Retief, like other Boers, acquired wealth through livestock, but suffered repeated losses from Xhosa raids in the period. These prompted the 6th Cape Frontier War. (Retief had a history of financial trouble. On more than one occasion, he lost money and other possessions, mainly through land speculation.He is reported to have gone bankrupt at least twice, while at the colony and on the frontier.) Such losses impelled many frontier farmers to become Voortrekkers (literally, "forward movers") and to migrate to new lands in the north. Retief wrote their (Dutch speaking settlers/ Boer) manifesto, dated 22 January 1837, setting out their long-held grievances against the British government . They believed it had offered them no protection against armed raids by the native bantus, no redress against Foreign Government Policies (British), and financially broke them through the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which freed their slaves; with compensation offered to owners, which hardly amounted to a quarter of the slaves' market value. Retief's manifesto was published in the Grahamstown Journal on 2 February and De Zuid-Afrikaan on 17 February, just as the emigrant Boers started to leave their homesteads. Great Trek
<mask>'s household departed in two wagons from his farm in the Winterberg District in early February 1837 and joined a party of 30 other wagons. The pioneers crossed the Orange River into independent territory.When several parties on the Great Trek converged at the Vet River, <mask> was elected "Governor of the United Laagers" and head of "The Free Province of New Holland in South East Africa." This coalition was very short-lived, and <mask> became the lone leader of the group moving east. On 5 October 1837 Retief established a camp of 54 wagons at Kerkenberg near the Drakensberg ridge. He proceeded on horseback the next day, accompanied by Jan Gerritze Bantjes and fourteen men with four wagons, to explore the region between the Drakensberg and Port Natal, now known as kwaZulu Natal. This was Bantjes's second visit to Port Natal, his first having been there in 1834 on the "Kommissitrek" reconnaissance mission . At Port Natal Retief was taken by the potential of the bay and the possibilities of it becoming a Dutch free trade port. Bantjes and two companions were sent back to the laager at Kerkenberg with a message to the camp on 2 November 1837, announcing to the trekkers that they may now enter Natal.Due to his favourable impression of the region, Retief started negotiations for land with the Zulu king Dingane kaSenzangakhona (known as Dingane/ Dingaan) in November 1837. After Retief led his band over the Drakensberg Mountains, he convinced Voortrekker leaders Gerrit Maritz and Andries Hendrik Potgieter to join him in January 1838. On Retief's second visit to Dingane, the Zulu agreed to Boer settlement in Natal, provided that the Boer delegation recover cattle stolen by the rival Tlokwa nation. This the Boers did, their reputation and rifles cowing the people into handing over some 700 head of cattle. At Retief's request, J.G.Bantjes drew up the famous Piet Retief / Dingaan Treaty outlining the areas of Natal to be secured for the Boers to settle and start their new farms and harbour. This was done and to be ratified at the Zulu King's kraal. Death

Despite warnings, Retief left the Tugela region on 25 January 1838, in the belief that he could negotiate with Dingane for permanent boundaries for the Natal settlement.The deed of cession of the Tugela-Umzimvubu region, although dated 4 February 1838, was signed by Dingane on 6 February 1838, with the two sides recording three witnesses each. Dingane invited Retief's party to witness a special performance by his soldiers, whereupon Dingane ordered his soldiers to capture <mask>'s party and their coloured servants. <mask>, his son (<mask>lis), men, and servants, about 100 people in total, were taken to a nearby ridge, kwaMatiwane, named after Matiwane, one of Dingane's tribal chiefs who were executed in a horrific manner The Zulus killed the entire party by clubbing them and killed Retief last, so as to witness the deaths of his son, and his comrades. Retief's chest was sawn open and his heart and liver removed and brought to Dingane in a cloth. Their bodies were left on the KwaMatiwane hillside to be eaten by vultures and scavengers, as was Dingane's custom with his enemies. Dingane then directed the attack against the Voortrekker laagers, which plunged the migrant movement into temporary disarray and in total 534 men, women and children were killed. Following the Voortrekker victory at Blood River, Andries Pretorius and his "victory commando" recovered the remains of the Retief party.They buried them on 21 December 1838. Also recovered was the undamaged deed of cession from Retief's leather purse, written by Jan Gerritze Bantjes, Retief's secretary, as later verified by a member of the "victory commando", E.F. Potgieter. Two exact copies survive, (either of which could be the original) but legend states the original deed disappeared in transit to the Netherlands during the Anglo-Boer War. The site of the Retief grave was more or less forgotten until pointed out in 1896 by J.H. Hattingh, a surviving member of Pretorius's commando. A monument recording the names of the members of Retief's delegation was erected near the grave in 1922. Legacy
The town of Piet Retief was named after him as was (partially) the city of Pietermaritzburg.(It is reported by the Voortrekker Minister of that time, Erasmus Smit, whom served with <mask> Retief, in his Diary, that on 23 October 1838 the Voortrekker "Council of the legislative body...has named the first village settlement... <mask> Maritz Burg. The first name is after the late deceased His Excellency <mask>, formerly the Governor, and the second name is after His Honour the late deceased G.M. Maritz, the President of the Council of policy in the camp." Some however continue to speculate that the "Maritz" part was a naming after Gerrit Maritz, another Voortrekker leader, from the start. However, Pietermaritzburg was originally Pietermauritzburg, thereby incorporating both Retief's first and second name. It was only afterwards that the "u" was dropped and it was decreed that Maritz also be remembered in the title. Rhodes University has a residence named after Retief, in Kimberley Hall.References

Further reading

External links

<mask> <mask>, a short biography
<mask> <mask>, biography
Voortrekker Museum, Pietermaritzburg

1780 births
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19th-century South African people
Afrikaner people
Dutch Cape Colony people
Great Trek
History of KwaZulu-Natal
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title: Michael J. Tyler

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<mask><mask>  (27 March 1937 – 26 March 2020) dubbed "The Frog Man", was an Australian herpetologist and academic, noted for his research on frogs and toads, chiefly with the University of Adelaide. <mask> was born in Britain, and early developed an interest in herpetology. While working as a volunteer at the British Museum, he was advised to go to Australia and Papua New Guinea if he wanted to do any ground-breaking research on amphibians. Around 1958–1959 he hitch-hiked to Australia. He joined the University of Adelaide staff as a laboratory technician in 1961, studying and researching part-time, and by 1971 had been promoted to Laboratory Manager, Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology. In 1974 he qualified MSc, and in 1975 won a position as Lecturer, Department of Zoology. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1979 and was appointed Associate Professor of Zoology in 1984.In 2002 he was awarded D.Sc. and appointed Visiting Research Fellow. His research into amphibians both in Australia and overseas was continuous and extensive, with support from organisations as diverse as the South Australian Museum (in 1965, his first overseas travel grant), the Mark Mitchell Foundation, Rotary International, Australian Geographic magazine, Hamilton Laboratories, Australian National University, Mount Isa Mines and the World Wildlife Fund. Apart from descriptive, habitat, behaviour, identification and taxonomic work, which includes identification of new species, his research investigated novel chemicals which have found or may find, pharmaceutical and industrial uses such as fluid balance medications, sunscreens and adhesives. He investigated frog populations as an indicator of the environmental health of aquatic systems and frog mutations as an indicator of pollution. He is one of many who have worked on Australia's Cane toad (previously Bufo marinus, now Rhinella marina) pest problem. He was prominent in research into the world-wide phenomenon of the disappearance of frogs, even entire species, notably in Australia the two species of gastric-brooding frog (Rheobatrachus vitellinus and Rheobatrachus silus), which were declared extinct shortly after their discovery).He was in the forefront of research into Australia's fossil frog record. He was very public in the promotion of frogs as pets, as sources of potentially useful substances, and as an indicator of environmental quality, arguing that a species useful to humans will necessarily be protected. He was involved in a variety of nature documentaries, notably Nature of Australia (1988), ABC Natural History Unit in association with the BBC and WNET, broadcast within their Nature series, and David Attenborough's Life on Earth series (1979). He was a longtime member of the board of the South Australian Museum and its chairman 1982–1992. He was president of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia and was President of the Royal Society of South Australia 1985–1986. Recognition
Royal Society of South Australia – Verco Medal 1980
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria – Australian Natural History Medallion 1980
Elected Fellow, Australian Institute of Biology 1988
City of Adelaide Citizen of the Year, Australia Day 1993
Order of Australia 1995 "for service to zoology, particularly through the research and conservation of Australian amphibians"
<mask>y Eureka Prize for Science Communication 1997
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 1998
Riversleigh Society – Riversleigh Medal 1998 "for contributions to Australian Palaeontology"
Ig Nobel Prize 2005 for research into frog odours

Bibliography
<mask> was the author or co-author of a large number of books and over 300 scientific papers, mostly on amphibians:
<mask><mask> An account of collections of frogs from Central New Guinea Australian Museum, Sydney (1963)
<mask><mask> The frogs of South Australia South Australian Museum, Adelaide (1966)
<mask><mask> Papuan hylid frogs of the genus Hyla E.J. Brill, Leiden (1968)
<mask><mask> The cane toad Bufo marinus : an historical account and modern assessment Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board, Victoria and Agriculture Protection Board, Western Australia (1975).<mask>. <mask> Frogs Collins' Australian naturalist library (1976)
<mask>. <mask> Amphibians of South Australia (section, Handbook of the flora and fauna of South Australia) Government Printers, Adelaide (1978)
<mask>. <mask> There's a frog in my throat/stomach Collins, Sydney (1984)
<mask> A natural history museum : behind the scenes Bookshelf, Gosford, N.S.W. (1992)
<mask>. <mask> Australian frogs : a natural history Reed, Chatswood, NSW (1994)
<mask>. <mask> The action plan for Australian frogs Australian Nature Conservation Agency,  Canberra (1995)
<mask>. <mask> Frogs as pets : a guide to keeping the Australian Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) Graphic Print Group, Richmond, S.Aust (1996)
<mask>. <mask> It's true : frogs are cannibals Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, N.S.W. (2004)
Joint authorship etc. <mask><mask> (compiler) An annotated bibliography of the frogs of Papua New Guinea : (up to and including 1971) South Australian Museum, Adelaide (1973)
Linda Trueb and <mask>. <mask> Systematics and evolution of the Greater Antillean hylid frogs Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence (1974)
<mask>. <mask> and Marion Anstis Taxonomy and biology of frogs of the Litoria citropa complex (Anura: Hylidae) Govt. Printer, Adelaide (1975)
C.R. Twidale, M.J<mask> and B.P. Webb (eds.)Natural history of the Adelaide region Royal Society of South Australia,  Northfield, S. Aust. (1976)
<mask><mask> and Angus A. Martin Taxonomic studies of some Australian leptodactylid frogs of the genus Cyclorana Steindachner South Australian Museum, Adelaide (1977)
M.J<mask>, C.R. Twidale and J.K. Ling (eds.) Natural history of Kangaroo Island Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide (1979)
<mask><mask> (ed.) The status of endangered Australasian wildlife Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, Adelaide (1979)
<mask><mask>, Margaret Davies and Angus A. Martin Australian frogs of the Leptodactylid genus Uperoleia Gray CSIRO, Melbourne (1981)
<mask><mask>, Margaret Davies and A.A. Martin Frog fauna of the Northern Territory : new distributional records and the description of a new species Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide (1981)
M.J<mask>, C.R. Twidale, J.K. Ling and J.W. Holmes Natural history of the South East Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide (1983)
<mask><mask> (ed.)The gastric brooding frog Croom Helm, London & Canberra (1983). C.R. Twidale, M.J<mask> and M. Davies (eds.) Natural history of Eyre Peninsula Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide (1985)
<mask><mask> and Margaret Davies Frogs of the Northern Territory Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Darwin (1986). C.R. Twidale, M.J<mask>, and M. Davies (eds.) Ideas and endeavours : the natural sciences in South Australia Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide (1986)
<mask>. <mask> ; designed by Lynn Twelftree An introduction to frogs Bookshelf Publishing Australia, Gosford, N.S.W.(1987)
M.J. Tyler & G.A. Crook Frogs of the Magela Creek system Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1987)
<mask>. <mask> The biology and systematics of frogs : contributions submitted to The University of Adelaide 1958–2002 (Thesis 2002)
M.J<mask> (ed.) et al, Natural history of the north east deserts Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide, S. Aust. (1990)
Ronald Strahan, series editor Encyclopedia of Australian animals : the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife / <mask>. <mask> Frogs  The Australian Museum (1992)
<mask><mask>; photographs by Kathie Atkinson Earthworms Bookshelf Publishing Australia, Gosford, N.S.W., (1992)
M.J<mask>, L.A. Smith, R.E. <mask> Frogs of Western Australia Western Australian Museum, Perth, W.A. (1994)
M. Davies, C.R. Twidale and M.J. <mask> (eds.)Natural history of the Flinders Ranges Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide, S. Aust. (1996)
M.J. <mask>, R. Short Identification of diseases contributing to the decline of frog populations in South Australia : final report to the Wildlife Conservation Fund pub. by the authors, Adelaide (1996)
<mask><mask> and Frank Knight Field guide to the frogs of Australia CSIRO Publishing, Colllingwood, Vic (2009)
<mask>. <mask> & Paul Doughty Field guide to frogs of Western Australia (2009)
<mask><mask>, Steve G. Wilson and Angus Emmott Frogs of the Lake Eyre Basin : a field guide Desert Channels Queensland, Longreach, Qld. (2011)

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External links
Interview with Roger Carthew
<mask><mask>: List of all publications 1958–2006
<mask><mask>: Curriculum Vitae

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Australian ecologists
Australian herpetologists
Australian zoologists
Australian people of English descent
Officers of the Order of Australia
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title: Hans Freeman

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<mask> AM, FAA (26 May 1929 – 9 November 2008) was a German-born Australian bioinorganic chemist, protein crystallographer, and professor of inorganic chemistry who spent most of his academic career at the University of Sydney. His best known contributions to chemistry were his work explaining the unusual structural, electrochemical, and spectroscopic properties of blue copper proteins, particularly plastocyanin. He also introduced protein crystallography to Australia and was a strong advocate for programs to ensure Australian scientists have good access to "big science" facilities. <mask> has received numerous honours, including being elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) and appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) by the Australian Government. He was a charismatic lecturer who voluntarily continued teaching well into his formal retirement and imbued his students with a love of science. Biography

Early years and education
<mask> was the first and only son of Karl and <mask> and was born in Breslau in Germany in 1929 (now Wrocław, Poland). In 1938, following a tip-off from a Nazi party member, Karl decided to relocate his Jewish family to Australia.Karl brought his knowledge of detergents (a novelty in Australia at the time) to his new homeland, applying it to the problem of cleaning blood-stained blankets that would otherwise be wasted. After the war, he founded K. H. Freeman Pty Ltd, a detergent and soap manufacturing company; <mask> spent many weekends working in the factory, gaining a practical insight into chemistry. <mask> adapted well to his new environment, quickly mastering his new language and demonstrating his outstanding scholastic ability. He was dux of his primary school, dux of Sydney Boys High in 1945, and took his bachelor's degree with the university medal in chemistry in 1949. He was one of the ten chemistry students in his class at Sydney Boys High to go on to become Professors of Chemistry. After receiving his MSc in 1952 under the supervision of Raymond Le Fèvre FRS, <mask> attended Caltech on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship where, at the urging of Linus Pauling, he learned the fundamentals of crystallography. He received a PhD in 1957 for his work on the structure of biuret hydrate, where he completed most of the calculations for the crystal structure by hand.Personal life
<mask> came to Australia with his parents and his sister, Eva. Following the death of his father in 1958, he became a Director of K. H. Freeman Pty Ltd, which continues to operate today. He met Edith Siou in 1964 and they married in 1966. They have two children, Maeva and Philip. Career

<mask> was appointed to the faculty of the University of Sydney in 1954 as a Lecturer, working his way up until he was made the inaugural Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in 1971. <mask> pioneered the use of computers in crystallography in Australia, working on SILLIAC (the Australian cousin of the University of Illinois' ILLIAC machine and Australia's second computer) after its installation in 1956. His research group extended its interests beyond purely organic compounds and on to metal complexes (such as copper biuret, one of the first bioinorganic substances to be structurally determined) and went on to determine the structures of numerous metal complexes of amino acids and peptides.In 1970, the focus of <mask>'s research became protein crystallography and he turned his attention to the blue copper proteins (cupredoxins) and particularly the electron transport protein plastocyanin. The intensely blue colour of plastocyanin and its unusual redox properties had frustrated all attempts to synthesise a small molecule mimic. It was not until 1977 that his group finally determined the structure of plastocyanin crystallised from the poplar tree (see diagram at right); this was the first protein crystal structure determined in the southern hemisphere. Together with subsequent work in collaboration with Ed Solomon, this work led to understanding of the unusual geometry of the copper metal site (see diagram at left) as well as the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties characteristic of blue copper proteins. Later in his career, <mask> developed an interest in the applications of EXAFS spectroscopy to metalloprotein structure, collaborating with both James Penner-Hahn and Keith Hodgson. Working together, the <mask> and Hodgson groups were, in 1988, the first to determine a new crystal structure of a protein using the multiple wavelength anomalous dispersion (MAD) method. Throughout his career, <mask> was concerned about the influence of the tyranny of distance on the development of Australian science.For this reason, in 1972 <mask> and Alexander Boden AO, FAA, founded the Foundation for Inorganic Chemistry at the university to bring international scholars to the department to deliver a course for graduate students and give seminars for faculty. The inaugural Foundation scholar was nobel laureate Linus Pauling and the Foundation has brought many other eminent research chemists to Australia. The Foundation has thus functioned to increase Australian awareness of state of the art international research, increased international recognition of Australian research, and allowed graduate students to interact with leading chemists based in institutions far from Australia. Many of the students have gone on to post-graduate or post-doctoral positions with a Foundation scholar. <mask> also provided advice to the Australian Government on the problem of access to "big science" facilities. This included making major contributions to the report Small Country - Big Science in his work for the Australian Science and Technology Council. The report emphasised the need for Australian researchers to have access to facilities such as synchrotron X-ray and high intensity neutron sources, and led directly to the formation of the Australian Synchrotron Research Programme (ASRP) to fund access to such facilities.<mask> served as a board member of the ASRP until its functions were subsumed under the newly commissioned Australian Synchrotron in 2008. The Australian expertise developed as a consequence of ASRP-supported research led to the Australian Synchrotron being built a decade sooner than would have otherwise been the case. <mask> retired from his Chair in 1997, and was succeeded by Len Lindoy FAA. Nevertheless, he continued working in research and became Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Emeritus Professor of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences. He also voluntarily continued teaching at first-year level. His lecturing was described as "charismatic" and "teaching was a love and a privilege and never an obligation" for him. <mask> was principally responsible for the establishment of structural biology as a discipline in Australia.He founded the first protein crystallography laboratory in Australia; by the time of his death, there were at least 15 active research groups carrying out protein crystallography in Australia and New Zealand. Many former members of the Freeman research group have moved on to join one of these other groups. The groups interact through the Society of Crystallographers of Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ); <mask> was instrumental in forming the organisation (then called the Society of Crystallographers of Australia) in 1976, and was its Foundation President. Working as a crystallographer, <mask>'s major legacies are the understanding of plastocyanin and other blue copper proteins, and development of the MAD method as an extension of EXAFS spectroscopy. <mask>'s work in ensuring Australian scientists have access to "big science" facilities will continue to assist researchers into the future. His teaching also leaves a legacy of "generations of students imbued with a love of science". Honours and awards

<mask> was recognised for his professional achievements with Fellowships in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) in 1968, the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1984, and the Australian Academy of Science in 1984.<mask>'s contributions were also recognised by the Australian Government with a Centenary Medal in 2001 for "service to Australian society and science in chemistry" and with his appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia in June 2005 for "service to science and scientific research in the field of bio-inorganic chemistry, particularly through the establishment and development of the discipline of crystallography in Australia". <mask> received numerous awards over his long career. In 1980, <mask> received the Burrows Award, the premier award of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of the RACI. He was also awarded the 1999 Leighton Memorial Medal which is "the RACI's most prestigious medal and is awarded in recognition of eminent services to chemistry in Australia in the broadest sense." In 2007, he received both the Australian Academy of Science's Craig Medal and an RACI Distinguished Fellowship. Most cited publications
The number of citations indicated for each of the following papers are from Web of Science data as at 22 June 2013:

  X-Ray crystal-structure analysis of plastocyanin at 2.7 Å resolution --- 707 citations
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title: Ursula Katherine Duncan

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<mask> (17 September 1910 – 27 January 1985) was a botanist with a special interest in mosses and lichens, and a lifelong love and knowledge of flowers. She was entirely self-educated in botany, and corresponded with numerous professional and amateur colleagues, who contributed to her scientific development. She published on bryology, lichenology and vascular plants. The University of Dundee awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1969 for her work as a plant taxonomist and soon after, she was chosen to receive the Linnaean Society's H. H. Bloomer Award for 1973. As well as pursuing her botanical interests, she took charge of the <mask> family's Scottish estate. Early life and family

She was born on 17 September 1910 in Kensington to <mask> née Weston and Commander <mask> CB RN. The family, including her younger sister Frances, lived in London when the girls were little but moved to their estate at Parkhill near Arbroath when <mask> was nine.Soon after that she started to take an interest in plants, accompanying her father on expeditions to study flowers, and joining the Wild Flower Society. She had a governess for a time, but studied independently too, getting a distinction in classics when she took her School Certificate exams at 15. Later, she followed this up with independent study leading to external degrees in classics from the University of London: a BA in 1952 and MA in 1956. She was also a talented pianist with a good grasp of music theory, and qualified as LRAM. During the Second World War <mask> worked in Inverness for the Censorship Department, until her family changed suddenly in August 1943. Less than a week after her sister married and moved away, her father died. She took on overall managerial responsibility for the extensive family landholding she inherited, which included 600 acres of farmland.This generated an income which allowed her to pursue her interests. Botany

Mosses
In 1931 she joined the Botanical Society of the British Isles and in 1938 joined the British Bryological Society, of which she was made an honorary member in 1980. Sphagnum species were a particular interest, and <mask> became a leading mid-20th century British authority on these. She drew up distribution maps and contributed significantly to records of new sightings: for instance, she found mosses that had not been noted since the 19th century, like Grimmia unicolor and Bryum dixonii. Her correspondence with other bryologists helped her initially when John Bishop <mask> encouraged her studies, and then she became known as a generous, knowledgeable and conscientious correspondent with her botanical friends and acquaintances, including people who asked for help with identifying specimens. Her obituarist in the Journal of Bryology, Dr. E.V. Watson, thought the following were her most important writings on the subject.1956 A bryophyte flora of Wigtownshire. Trans. Br. bryol. Soc. 3, 50-63. 1960 A survey of the bryophytes and lichens of 'The Burn', Kincardine, Trans.Proc. bot. Soc. Edinb. 39, 62-84. 1962 Illustrated Key to Sphagnum mosses. Trans.Proc. bot. Soc. Edinb. 39, 290-301. 1962 The bryophytes and lichens of the Loch Tay area. Rep. Scott.Fld. Stud. Ass. 1962, 20-31. 1966 The bryophytes of the Kindrogan area. Rep. Scott. Fld.Stud. Ass., 1966, 10-16. 1966 The bryophyte flora of Angus. Trans. Br. bryol. Soc.5, 1-82. Lichens
<mask> took up lichenology after Walter Watson and R.H. Burn helped introduce her to it, and found herself working in a field that was not thriving in the UK of the 1940s and '50s. She played an important role in reawakening interest in lichens, through her courses at the Kindrogan field centre and her contributions at British Lichen Society field meetings. She was a founder member of the British Lichen Society and contributed many of the Scottish records in W. Watson's Census Catalogue of British Lichens (1953). 1959 A Guide to the Study of Lichens, Arbroath: T. Buncle & Co.
 1963 Lichen Illustrations. Supplement, etc., Arbroath: T. Buncle & Co.
 1970 Introduction to British lichens, with P. W. James, Arbroath: T. Buncle & Co.Flowers and other vascular plants

Some friends claimed <mask> loved flowers above all other plants, and she enjoyed gardening at Parkhill. She had a special interest in the floras of her home county of Angus and also of East Ross-shire and Mull. Her work in Mull helped initiate a British Museum project on the flora of Mull. 1980 Flora of East Ross-Shire, [Edinburgh] : Botanical Society of Edinburgh

Legacy
When she did field work with others, she encouraged beginners and shared her knowledge and enthusiasm with them as she did with experienced naturalists too. Her obituaries describe her walking vigorously over hilly ground in wild countryside seeking out interesting specimens: "tireless tramping". Outdoor work, teaching and writing were among <mask>'s great strengths. She refused opportunities to join formal committees, and when she was given her doctorate she never used the title Dr. She was a Fellow of the Linnaean Society (FLS) as well as being honoured by their H.H.Bloomer award.. Shortly before her death at Arbroath on 27 January 1985 her sizeable collection of vascular plants with taxonomic significance was given to the Dundee Museum. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has her cryptogam collection including important lichen records and other material. Parents

Her mother was born Beatrice Dorothy Percy Weston. Her father had a successful naval career as a senior officer. In the year <mask> was born he started a War Office job in London, from which he retired in 1919. For much of his daughter's life he was a locally prominent landowner with a specialist interest in breeding Suffolk sheep.Frances Louise was Mrs. Frances Gunner at the time of her sister's death. References

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title: Michael O'Hehir

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<mask> (also known as <mask>'Hehir and ; 2 June 1920 – 24 November 1996) was an Irish hurling, football and horse racing commentator and journalist. Between 1938 and 1985 his enthusiasm and memorable turn of phrase endeared him to many. He is still regarded as the original 'voice of Gaelic games'. Early life

O'Hehir was born in Glasnevin, Dublin to parents who had moved from Clare. His father, Jim O'Hehir, was active in Gaelic games, having trained his native county to win the 1914 All-Ireland title in hurling. He subsequently trained the Leitrim football team that secured the Connacht title in 1927 and he also served as an official with the Dublin Junior Board. O'Hehir was educated at St. Patrick's National School in Drumcondra before later attending the O'Connell School.He later studied electrical engineering at University College Dublin, but he abandoned his studies after just one year to pursue a full-time career in broadcasting. O'Hehir never played football, but he enjoyed a distinguished hurling career with the St. Vincent's club in Raheny. Broadcasting career

Early career
O'Hehir became fascinated with the radio when he received a present of one as a child. He had just turned eighteen and was still a schoolboy when he wrote to Radio Éireann asking to do a test commentary. O'Hehir was accepted and was asked, along with five others, to do a five-minute microphone test for a National Football League game between Wexford and Louth. His microphone test impressed the director of broadcasting so much that he was invited to commentate on the whole of the second half of the match. Two months later in August 1938 O'Hehir made his first broadcast - the All-Ireland football semi-final between Monaghan and Galway.He went on to commentate on the second semi-final and that year's final between Galway and Kerry. The following year he covered his first hurling final - the famous "thunder and lightning final" between Cork and Kilkenny. Sports broadcasting in Ireland was still in its infancy at this stage, however, O'Hehir's Sunday afternoon commentaries quickly became a way of life for many rural listeners. The Polo Grounds Final
By the mid-1940s O'Hehir was recognised as one of Ireland's leading sports broadcasters. In 1947 he faced his most challenging broadcast to date when he had to commentate on the All-Ireland Football Final from the Polo Grounds in New York City. Over 1,000,000 people were listening to the broadcast back in Ireland and O'Hehir was the one link between the game in New York and the fans in Ireland. The broadcast had to be finished by five o'clock local time, but the match ran late.The last few minutes of O'Hehir's commentary included him pleading with the broadcast technicians not to take him off the air. His pleas were successful and the Irish people were able to listen to the game in full. Horse racing
In 1944 O'Hehir joined the staff of Independent Newspapers as a sports sub-editor, before beginning a seventeen-year career as racing correspondent in 1947. His racing expertise was not just limited to print journalism as he became a racing commentator with Radio Éireann in 1945. Even though O'Hehir's star was on the rise with the national broadcaster in Ireland, he applied to the BBC for a position as racing commentator. His application was accepted and he provided commentary for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The BBC bosses were sufficiently impressed with O'Hehir to offer him further commentaries.O'Hehir subsequently became a staple of the BBC's coverage of the famous annual Grand National steeplechase. He would invariably pick up the commentary at the Becher's Brook fence and take the race to Valentine's Brook, a vital section of the race where many a favourite fell. Foinavon's famous victory in 1967 will be remembered as one of O'Hehir's finest moments in racing commentaries and won him great respect for the speed and smoothness with which he picked out the unconsidered outsider. O'Hehir later confessed in an interview that it had been his inability to identify the colours on his card when inspecting the riders silks in the weighing room prior to the race that had led him to question rider John Buckingham who his mount was. Buckingham advised O'Hehir that Foinavon's silks had been changed at the last minute as his regular green colours were considered unlucky. It was because of this chance meeting that he was able to identify the 100/1 outsider and carry the commentary. However, in the 1969 Grand National, O'Hehir made a horrendous error stating eventual winner Highland Wedding had fallen at Bechers Brook (2nd circuit), when it was a horse called Kilburn that actually fell.He only covered three TV Grand Nationals (1967, 1968 and 1969), afterwards he would continue to cover the race for BBC Radio until 1981. In addition to horseracing O'Hehir also covered showjumping, including the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS in Ballsbridge. Head of Sport
In 1961 Ireland's first national television station, Telefís Éireann, was founded and O'Hehir was appointed head of sports programmes. As a result of his influence O'Hehir secured the broadcasting rights to the closing stages of the All-Ireland hurling and football championships for the new station. As well as his new role O'Hehir continued to keep up a hectic schedule of commentaries. Current affairs broadcasting
O'Hehir's skills did not just confine him to sports broadcasting and, in November 1963, he faced his toughest broadcast. By coincidence he was on holidays with his wife Molly in New York City when US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.O'Hehir was asked by Telefís Éireann to provide the commentary for the funeral. The live five-hour broadcast proved a huge challenge for him, as he had had no association with political or current affairs broadcasting up to that point and lacked the resources available to more established television stations. O'Hehir's commentary, however, won widespread acclaim in Ireland and showed a different side of his nature. He later described it as the most moving and most demanding commentary of his career. O'Hehir was known in the United States prior to this as he had worked with ABC as a racing commentator. His presentation of the Kennedy funeral brought offers from American broadcasters, however, he preferred to remain in Ireland. O'Hehir later provided commentaries for other non-sporting events such as the reburial of Roger Casement (who had been executed in 1916)  in 1965 and the celebrations marking the golden jubilee of the Easter Rising in 1966.Later career
In the early 1970s the initial challenge of being head of sport had faded as Telefís Éireann was now an established broadcaster. In 1972 he became manager of the newly designed Leopardstown Racecourse but left the following year to continue writing and broadcasting as a freelance journalist. This work took him to the United States where he commentated for NBC in races such as the Arlington Million. This association with the American broadcaster lasted well into the eighties. In 1975 O'Hehir was honoured by The Late Late Show with a special tribute show. In the 1984 People of the Year Awards he was one of the winners. In his commentary O'Hehir aimed at impartiality but admitted that he was always blamed for being "against the losers."Similarly he was also blamed for making a game out of nothing. Shortly after Dublin defeated Galway in 1983 in a tense All-Ireland final about thirty Dublin supporters attacked him in the commentary box when he was commentating at another match in Navan. Only the presence of an armed detective - there to protect the microphone - saved him from serious injury. Illness and later life
In August 1985 O'Hehir was preparing to commentate on the All-Ireland hurling final between Offaly and Galway. It would be a special occasion as it would mark his 100th commentary on an All-Ireland final. Two weeks before the game he suffered a stroke which left him using a wheelchair and with some speaking difficulties. This illness denied him the chance to reach the century milestone.O'Hehir was subsequently replaced by Ger Canning on television, and on radio by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. He had hoped to return to broadcasting one day to complete his 100th final; however, this never happened. In 1987 the centenary All-Ireland football final took place and a special series of events was planned on the day at Croke Park. There was a parade of the 1947 Polo Grounds finalists; however, the biggest cheer of the day was reserved for O'Hehir who was pushed onto the field in a wheelchair by his son Peter. Nobody expected the standing ovation and the huge outpouring of emotion from the thousands of fans present and from O'Hehir himself. Over the next few years O'Hehir withdrew from public life. He returned briefly in 1996 when his autobiography, My Life and Times, was published.Death
<mask>'Hehir died in Dublin on 24 November 1996. Centenary
The centenary of his birth was on 2 June 2020. Quotes
"And if there's anybody along the way there listening in, just give us five minutes more" - O'Hehir saving the 1947 Polo Grounds Final for all the Irish listeners

"Ring in front of the goal is going through. He steadies himself, he takes a shot. It's blocked by Art Foley and it's cleared out by Art Foley. Oh, what a magnificent save there by Art Foley" - O'Hehir's description of Art Foley's famous save in the final moments of the 1956 hurling final

"And Tom Cheasty breaks through with Kilkenny defenders falling around him like dying wasps" - during one of the Kilkenny - Waterford games of the late 1950s or early 1960s

"And it looks like there’s a bit of a schemozzle in the parallelogram" - O'Hehir's ubiquitous euphemism for a fight

"The greatest freak of all time" - after Mikey Sheehy lobs the ball into the goal while Dublin goalkeeper, Paddy Cullen is arguing with the referee

"And it looks as if they were winning the way the Offaly men are just dithering and dawdling there...and here they come. This is Liam Connor the full-back...a high, lobbing, dropping ball in towards the goalmouth...a shot and a GOAL, a GOAL, a GOAL FOR OFFALY!There was a goal in the game! A goal. Oh, what a goal!" - O'Hehir's reaction as Séamus Darby scores the winning goal for Offaly in the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, denying Kerry a famous fifth consecutive All-Ireland title. "And the bare-footed wonder with the ball now" - O'Hehir's description of Babs Keating who played some of the 1971 All-Ireland Hurling Final in his bare feet

"And there he is, Alan Lotty. He may be bootless, he may be sockless, he may be stickless, but he is certainly not ball-less." - O'Hehir's unusual description of Cork's Alan Lotty after he discarded his boots and socks and lost his hurley in a collision with another player

"And it is a penalty.And Paddy Cullen, heaven help him, in there in the goal" - during the 1974 all-Ireland football final. "And the Jacks are back alright and the way they're playing right now the Galway backs are jacked!" See also
 List of people on stamps of Ireland

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title: Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)

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<mask> (born 19 February 1974 in Paisley) is a Scottish football coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach with Canadian club York United. As a player, <mask> played in the right back, centre back, and defensive midfielder roles for Celtic, Dundee, Valur, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Brechin City. <mask> was admitted into Dundee's Hall of Fame having made 400 appearances for the club. <mask> played on loan for Brechin City while managing the Dundee under-19 side. He became Dundee first team manager in October 2010, when the club had entered financial administration. During this period, <mask> led the team to a club record 23-game unbeaten streak in the league. He has since managed Alloa Athletic, Aldershot Town, East Fife, Raith Rovers and Brechin City.Club career

<mask> began his career with Scottish Premier League side Celtic. He made his début aged 17 and played 22 games, including two Old Firm matches, between 1991 and 1995. <mask> never gained a regular place at Celtic Park and joined fellow Scottish side Dundee in August 1995. He quickly established himself in the team at right-back and was made club captain in 1997, the same year Dundee achieved promotion to the Premier Division. After playing with the Dens Park side for ten-and-a-half seasons, <mask> reached his testimonial year. He also took on the role of joint caretaker manager (with Bobby Mann) for the final two games of the 2005–2006 season following the dismissal of Alan Kernaghan. Valur
At the end of the 2005–2006 season, <mask> transferred to Icelandic outfit Valur, helping them to third place (in 2006) and winning (in 2007) the Icelandic Premier Division, their first championship in 20 years.Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton
During the Icelandic close season, <mask> was loaned back to Scottish clubs. In January 2007, he joined Partick Thistle, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal, while in January 2008 he joined Greenock Morton, making 5 appearances until he underwent a cartilage operation which kept him out for the rest of the season. Return to Dundee
On 4 November 2008, <mask> returned to Dundee as U19 coach, with his registration as a player following in January, whereupon he was loaned out to neighbours Brechin City, with the ability to be recalled at any time. Brechin City's status as a part-time team enabled <mask> to continue in his role as U19 Coach at Dens Park. Coaching career

Dundee
On 15 October 2010, <mask> was appointed manager of Dundee. He succeeded Gordon Chisholm, who had been made redundant after the club entered administration. <mask> led the team to a club record unbeaten league streak of 23 games, guiding Dundee to safety despite the team receiving a 25-point deduction for entering administration for the second time in seven years (confirmed after a 0–1 win away to Ross County).This was rewarded, on 10 May 2011, when <mask> signed a new three-year deal at Dundee, contracting him as manager until the end of the 2013–14 season. Despite finishing second in the 2011–12 Scottish First Division, Dundee were admitted to the Scottish Premier League due to the liquidation of Rangers. Dundee struggled in the early part of the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League, winning three out of 22 matches. Despite this, the Dundee board restated their backing for <mask>, citing the difficulty in adjusting to the SPL in unusual circumstances. However, just 47 days later, <mask> and Dundee parted company. His sacking was criticised by St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas, believing <mask> deserved another chance. Alloa
On 1 July 2013, <mask> joined Ross County as the club's Under-20s coach.In January 2014, <mask> was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic. He guided Alloa to the final of the 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup. Alloa defeated Rangers in the semi-final, with <mask> noting the fact he had become the first Alloa manager to win a match against Rangers. <mask> said in December 2014 that he hoped to return to a full-time management job. After a run of one win in 13 matches, he resigned as Alloa manager in March 2015. Aldershot
On 27 April 2015, Aldershot Town appointed <mask> as their manager. He resigned a year later due to family issues.East Fife
<mask> was appointed manager of Scottish League One club East Fife in December 2016. He left the club on 30 May 2017. Raith Rovers
After leaving East Fife, <mask> took over as manager of recently relegated Scottish League One side Raith Rovers on 30 May 2017. Rovers finished second in 2017–18 Scottish League One, narrowly missing out on automatic promotion and then losing in the playoffs to Alloa. <mask> resigned from his position on 4 September 2018, with the team sitting in second place. Brechin City
<mask> was appointed Brechin City manager in November 2018. On 13 July 2019, <mask> was forced to play himself in a League Cup game against Forfar Athletic due to a shortage of players, nine years after retiring from playing.<mask> left Brechin on 19 August 2019, after they had lost their first three matches of the 2019–20 Scottish League Two season. Forfar and Dundee return
<mask> was made assistant manager for Forfar Athletic underneath manager Jim Weir in October 2019. During <mask>'s short tenure with the Loons, Weir was recovering from a car crash, and eventually had to resign due to complications caused by the crash. As part of a new change in management, <mask> left Forfar shortly after. <mask> made his return to Dundee a couple of weeks later, taking up a role in the club's academy headed by Gordon Strachan and Stephen Wright. Dumbarton
<mask> was appointed Jim Duffy's assistant at Scottish League One side Dumbarton in January 2020 after the departure of Craig McPherson. York United
On 23 February 2022, <mask> joined Canadian Premier League side York United as an assistant coach under former Canadian international Martin Nash.Managerial statistics

Honours

Player
Dundee
Scottish First Division: Champions 1997–98

Valur
Icelandic Premier Division : Champions 2007

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Dundee
Scottish First Division: promotion 2011–12

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Greenock Morton F.C. players
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Alloa Athletic F.C.managers
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Scottish Premier League managers
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Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer managers in Canada
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
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title: Genevieve Fiore

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<mask> (1912–2002) was an American women's rights and peace activist, who was the founder, and served as the executive director, of the Colorado Division of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Her UNESCO Club was founded in the year the clubs were first conceived and was the third organization established in the world. In 1967 she was honored as one of the inductees for the Colorado Women of Achievement Award. She was knighted by Italy in 1975 receiving the rank of Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia. In 1991, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame for her many years of peace activism and work with women's rights issues. Early life
<mask>’Amato was born January 20, 1912, in Sunrise, Wyoming, to Italian immigrants, Lorenzo and Anna D'Amato. Her parents had immigrated to the United States in 1908 from Petina, Italy.Her father was a miner, who taught himself blacksmithing and in 1919, moved with his family to Welby, Colorado. Initially, D'Amato attended a Catholic parochial school, but when she learned the school was not accredited, she campaigned for the Adams County School Board to allow she and her brother to attend a school outside of their district. The Board eventually paid half of the children's tuition and allowed them to attend Union High School #1, where they were ostracized as the first Italians in the school. D'Amato worked to overcome the stereotyping of her classmates and became senior class president and the salutatorian of her class. Her graduation with honors enabled D'Amato to earn a tuition waiver scholarship at the University of Colorado, but as her family could not afford her room and board, she did not accept the scholarship. On June 25, 1933, D'Amato married the printer John R<mask> and they subsequently had three children: David, Phillip Dominic and Roxanna. Community service
Having experienced personal discrimination, and losses of family members in both World War I and World War II, <mask> was passionate about creating a world focused on peace and tolerance.From the formation of the Steele Community Center in north Denver in 1937, <mask> worked as a volunteer. While serving as a board member of the Steele Center in 1947, <mask> learned that Denver was to host a regional United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conference. The first UNESCO Club had been established a few months earlier by Koichi Ueda in Japan. Using the center’s registration, she attended the conference as an official observer and collected literature at the event to begin a UN library. She founded a UNESCO group at the Steele Center, though she initially had trouble getting others to support her pacifist views. When no one else would accept the chairmanship, <mask> took the role, planning to hire an executive director. The founding of the organization in 1947, marked only the third UNESCO club in the world, preceded by Ueda's group in Sendai and one founded in Kyoto.Urged to stay on and supported by family members <mask> became the executive director and worked an average of 70 hours per week as a volunteer. Through a school adoption program, <mask> and her club members provided clothing and school supplies to a school in Siculiana, Sicily as their first project and a few months later, adopted a school on the outskirts of Athens. <mask> presented programs on radio and television, at schools and organizations, discussing UNESCO’s projects and relief programs. Her presentations, totaling over 4,000, included her being on agendas with governors, congressmen, government officials, and businesswomen, urging international goodwill and cooperation. She traveled throughout the state, and attended conferences in New York City, as well as internationally, including British Columbia, Canada; Italy; Japan; and Mexico. In 1953, <mask> helped create Il Circolo Italiano (The Italian Circle) to promote friendship and understanding for the Italian-American community of Denver. The organization offered free Italian lessons.In 1955, she became a supporter of Japan's Peace Pole Project and in 1984 attended the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (WFUCA) World Congress, held in Sendai. Until 1959, the Denver UNESCO organization was operated out of the <mask> family's basement. In that year, she moved the office and International Hospitality Center to the Denver International House and continued as executive director for another fourteen years. <mask> retired in 1974, but she continued her involvement with the International Hospitality Center, hosting foreign visitors and encouraging others to participate. She also attended the International Women's Conference and Tribunal held in Mexico City in 1975. The tribunal was a non-governmental meeting, while the conference was the official government meeting. Both sessions were held at the same meeting so that delegates participated in discussions on official policy and program implementation to improve women's educational opportunities, equality, economic position and collaboration.The 1975 UN World Conference on Women, which was part of the International Women's Year focus, was a precursor in the development of the provisions of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). <mask> felt invigorated by the experience and pledged to continue to work for women's empowerment. In 1977, <mask> chaired the Colorado Women’s Conference plan of action committee and received top votes to go as the state delegate to the National Women’s Conference in Houston. In 1979, she established the Genevieve <mask> Educational Trust Fund which provides awards annually to high school students who write essays about the United Nations. In 1983, the United States withdrew its UNESCO membership, citing mismanagement of funds, but <mask> argued for Denver's group, which had never utilized government funds, to continue its independent status. Her campaign was successful and in 1986, the organization changed its name to the UNESCO Association of Colorado. In 1994, <mask> began producing and hosting a weekly radio program called "Focus International", which examined international educational projects and UNESCO initiatives.<mask> died March 10, 2002, in Denver and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Awards and honors
In 1967 <mask> was honored as one of the inductees for the 1966 Colorado Women of Achievement Award along with Elizabeth McAulliffe Calabrese and Sabina O’Malley. She was recognized nationally when she received the Freedoms Foundation's George Washington Medal and received the international Michelangelo Medal from UNESCO. On 15 October 1975, she was knighted by Italy receiving the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1991. See also
 List of peace activists

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Biography

External links
Oral History Project: Interview with Fiore by Laura McKinley, July 22, 1989. Colorado Women's Hall of Fame

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2002 deaths
People from Platte County, Wyoming
American women's rights activists
Pacifist feminists

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title: Andrew Brough

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<mask> (7 May 1963 – 2 February 2020) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Dunedin, New Zealand. Best known for his work with the Straitjacket Fits, he later led the band Bike. In 1996 he was shortlisted for the APRA Silver Scroll and in 2008 he was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Early life
<mask> was born in Wellington in 1963, the eldest of four children of former missionary <mask> and his wife Catherine. The family moved to Dargaville in the Northland Region when <mask> was about three, and later to Christchurch. <mask>'s parents separated in the early 1970s, with Gordon moving south to Dunedin. <mask> joined him around 1974, with his siblings (two boys and a girl) staying in Christchurch, and would attend Logan Park High School.The Blue Meanies and The Orange

Brough, who had always been a keen singer, began his rock music career as the singer for university student band The Blue Meanies, alongside Martin Kean on bass, Max Satchell on guitar and Richard Allen on drums. They were regular performers at venues like Dunedin's Empire Tavern, but didn't leave behind any studio recordings. At the time, <mask> was influenced by 1960s pop. "I spent three or four years listening to that music after I left school. [...] In the sixties they had a strong sense of melody, which influenced me a lot." Following the demise of The Blue Meanies, <mask> formed the Dunedin sound three-piece The Orange with Jonathan Moore (bass, formerly of Bored Games) and Peter Bragan (drums) in 1984. He had "hated just being a frontman", so played guitar as well as singing with The Orange.They played gigs in Dunedin at venues including the Oriental Tavern, where a live recording of the song 'Number One' was made in 1985. It was included in a local compilation tape, Whistle Up A Wind, the next year. Their only studio recording, a five-track EP entitled Fruit Salad Lives, was released by Flying Nun Records shortly before the band broke up in 1986. Writing under the pseudonym 'Buffy O'Reilly', Shayne Carter said that "<mask>'s airy vocals and melodic, unabrasive guitar lends the five track EP a floating, almost Chilly quality." Later that year, The Orange disbanded when <mask> and Carter became bandmates. Straitjacket Fits (1986–1991)

<mask> became better known as guitarist and vocalist alongside Shayne Carter in Straitjacket Fits, a role he held from 1986 (prior to that band's first release) until 1991, when he left the group following the tour to support their second album, Melt. In his book, Dead People I Have Known, Carter writes that Straitjacket Fits began as a three-piece, with a mutual friend recommending <mask> as a fourth member.″<mask> seemed a good fit for our band, because I really wanted to have harmonies and another singer, like in The Beatles. The first time <mask> stepped on the mic and played his round, Revolver guitar, we knew we'd hit on a sound." Shayne Carter and <mask> were often likened to Lennon and McCartney – a pair of songwriting, guitar-playing bandmates with different styles (one tending towards pop and the other more aggressive), which made for a successful musical collaboration but a difficult personal dynamic. <mask> was a regular backing vocalist, his voice providing a contrasting counterpoint to Carter's. In his five years with the band he wrote and sang seven songs. Life in One Chord EP (1987)
'Sparkle That Shines' was on the band's debut release, the Life in One Chord EP (1987), and also the UK/US version of Hail (1988). Looking back on the song, <mask> said "I don’t like the singing so much [...] because it’s quite pompous and young.[...] I remember in the studio when it was coming together, you could tell that it was going to work." But he liked the band's first recording: "The first EP, I was really proud of. I was thinking, 'Shit, I’m on that! I was part of that', it was good." Hail and touring (1988–1989)
'Take From the Years' and 'Fabulous Things' are found on all versions of Hail (the New Zealand version didn't include 'Sparkle That Shines', but the US/UK one did). <mask> said that the album "didn’t come to fruition musically. It wasn’t something I was proud of.[...] I did two songs on that Hail record, and I didn’t like either of them very much." In 1989 Straitjacket Fits toured overseas for the first time, visiting the USA and Europe. "For me it was just a big holiday, to see the world. I was so into American movies and American culture [...] It didn’t bother me if we didn’t have a good gig or not, we were there, doing it!" Melt (1990)
Melt (1990) included 'Down in Splendour', 'Such a Daze', and 'Hand in Mine'. Another Brough song, 'In Spite of it All', was recorded during sessions for Melt and included on the Missing From Melt EP (it was also the b-side of the 'Bad Note For a Heart' single). 'Down in Splendour' was released as a single (Audioculture calls it "the most radio and record company friendly track on the album") and became Brough's most successful Straitjacket Fits song.In 2001, it was voted 32nd in the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. Departure (1991) and recognition (2008)
<mask>'s time with Straitjacket Fits ended after the band toured North America in 1991, when he "thought that musically I wasn't achieving what I wanted to achieve". Their American label, Arista, wanted more Brough songs from the band and <mask> himself also wanted to write more. The other three members of the band preferred Carter's heavier numbers. There had been "a good tension" between the two songwriters, but "the last few weeks of that American tour were quite argumentative." Carter believed that <mask> had stopped committing to the band: "<mask> went off on a really weird trip, and completely dark-manned out. He wasn’t trying at gigs, he would actually give up on stage, we’d be playing a show, and look across at this dude who was sitting there.It just became impossible to work together, and it was no fun either." In a 2008 interview, bassist David Wood said that Shayne Carter and <mask> had "no relationship" and "the two did not work closely together". <mask> left Auckland and moved to Dunedin. Mark Peterson replaced him and was a member of Straitjacket Fits until their split in 1994. While a lot of focus was given to the tension between them, Shayne Carter has written that they also had a lot of common ground. He praised the melody and extra dimension Brough brought to the band, and wrote that Straitjacket Fits "never worked as well" and "became a plainer band" without <mask>. <mask> was invited but did not take part in a Straitjacket Fits reunion in 2005.In September 2008 all five band members, including <mask>, received the Legacy Award at the New Zealand Music Awards, and were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards. Bike (1992–1998)
After leaving Straitjacket Fits <mask> moved to Dunedin, then Auckland. In Dunedin he spent 6 months writing songs, then re-emerged fronting a group known as Tumble before switching the name to Bike (inspired by the 1967 Pink Floyd song of the same name). <mask>'s new band played their first show in Dunedin in October 1992, supporting The Verlaines. In Auckland he put together Bike's first acknowledged line-up, finding drummer Karl Buckley through an advertisement, then recruiting bassist Tristan Mason through a family connection of Buckley's. (Buckley was later replaced by Wayne Bell, then Bevan Sweeney). Bike was deliberately designed as a vehicle for Brough's songs.After being a minority contributor to Straitjacket Fits he wanted to "be in charge of a band where I have to write music". <mask> described Bike's sound as "powerful pop songs", while others used descriptions like "soothing, cheerful and sunny". Dave Eggleton, in Ready To Fly, said "Bike's sound was a homage to 1960's psychedalia". Bike first toured New Zealand in 1994, having already been offered an album deal by Flying Nun but not yet released any music. Their first song to be released was "My Love, My Life", on 1995 Abba tribute album Abbasalutely. <mask> described the song as, "drippy - yes but with a worthy enough hook to throw some guitars at." Bike released a self-titled EP in 1996: the song 'Save My Life', was a songwriting finalist at the 1996 APRA Silver Scrolls, and Bike was nominated as 'most promising new band' at the New Zealand Music Awards.Take in the Sun

'Save My Life' was followed up with the single 'Circus Kids' in 1997, and a debut record, Take in the Sun, later that year. Through the previous years of writing, rehearsing and touring, <mask> had a clear template for the album before recording began. "The fact that most of the songs were demoed to death in the proceeding couple of years, meant that going into the studio, I had it fairly well worked out what it was going to sound like in the end, just through a lot of four-track demoing." While the album was funded by Mushroom Records, like all of Bike's material it was released by Flying Nun Records. The American version of the album, part of the March Records catalogue, had a slightly altered cover with different typography. Take in the Sun made the New Zealand album charts, at number 47, in October 1997. The band toured New Zealand and overseas to support the release, while <mask> was featured on the covers of magazines including Pavement and Real Groove.Increased media attention, including a large photo in a Sunday newspaper, led <mask> to worry about being "recognised in the street". The video for Welcome to My World featured Shayne Carter, <mask>'s old Straitjacket Fits bandmate, as a policeman. Along with the Circus Kids video, it was directed by Jonathan King. The Save My Life video was directed by Mark Tierney. Bike's music was sometimes heard in the background of television soaps including Australia's Home and Away. This was believed to be main source of Brough's music-related income. As long-time broadcaster Jonathan Alley of RRR recounts, "After a Bike song was licensed for use on television, it created [for] <mask> a bit of windfall and with that money he brought a house."Andy Dandy (2000)

The last <mask> song to be released was a version of James K. Baxter's poem Andy Dandy. It was made especially for the 2000 album Baxter. <mask>'s was one of 12 contributions to the project, which was conceived and managed by musician Charlotte Yates. While he was happy to accept her invitation to be a part of recording the album 'Baxter', he chose not to appear at the accompanying concert. Music critic Graham Reid said that "<mask> has taken one of Baxter's children's poems and turned it into an archetypical dreamscape of layered guitars." <mask> died in Dunedin on 2 February 2020. Public reports of his death were first made two days later, on 4 February.He was 56 years old. Awards

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The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.

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External links
 Bike, Straitjacket Fits, and The Orange profiles on Audioculture

 Bike – 1997 Single 'Welcome to my world'

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APRA Award winners
Musicians from Dunedin
Flying Nun Records artists
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title: Hugh Talbot

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<mask> (15 October 1844 – 31 October 1899), born <mask>, was an Irish tenor best known for creating, to universally bad reviews, the role of Frederic in the Gilbert and Sullivan hit The Pirates of Penzance in the original New York production. After beginning his career in Italy in 1872, <mask> performed Italian opera in England in 1877–1878 with Mapleson's Italian Opera company. He was then engaged by Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1879 to originate the role of Frederic. After his critical disaster in the role, <mask> toured unsuccessfully with several American opera companies, settling in California in 1881, where he became a successful voice teacher. Life and career

Early life and career
Born at Portobello Barracks near Dublin to Edward Brennan and his wife Margaret, <mask> was the fifth of six siblings. He and his family moved to London by 1851, where he was reportedly a choirboy as a youth and later clerked for a lawyer. An amateur tenor by 1868, <mask> sang with such groups as the Moray Minstrels.By 1872, <mask> travelled to Italy to study music, where he began to perform under the name Signor Ugo Talbo in 1872, appearing in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, as the title character in Faust and as Alvaro in La Forza del destino, among other roles, and in concerts until at about 1876. He returned to Britain in 1877 and became a principal tenor at Her Majesty's Theatre with Mapleson's Italian Opera company. Still performing as Ugo Talbo, he first sang the Duke in Rigoletto. While The Times review praised him generally, it commented that he still had much to learn. The Era, however, called him "a new tenor of considerable merit. ... He has an excellent voice, of good compass, and sympathetic in quality.It is brilliant and effective especially in the upper portion. ... Signor Talbo has, besides, a good stage presence and his acting is characterised by earnestness." He also played the title role in Faust opposite Christina Nilsson. By the end of the season, The Musical Times stated that <mask> "has gradually worn out the welcome accorded to him on his debut". In August that year, he embarked on a two month long concert tour in Scandinavia. After Christmas, <mask> rejoined the Mapleson company as Fabrizio in L'Ombre by Friedrich von Flotow, earning another warm review from The Era. He subsequently toured in 1878 with Mapleson as Carlo in Linda di Chamonix, but afterwards he was seen only in a few concerts with the company and in a few concerts elsewhere.D'Oyly Carte experience
In the autumn of 1879, Richard D'Oyly Carte sent one of his theatrical companies to play the first authorized production H.M.S. Pinafore in America, and the company also prepared for the opening of the next Gilbert and Sullivan opera, The Pirates of Penzance, for its première in New York. Pinafore opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on December 1, 1879, and <mask> was cast in the leading tenor role of Ralph Rackstraw. The opening night review of Pinafore in The New York Times commented , "The Ralph Rackstraw, Mr. <mask>, has a light, pleasant tenor voice, which was not thoroughly under his control last evening, and he is also the best actor who has appeared here in the character". On 31 December 1879, he created the role of Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance. <mask>'s Frederic was perhaps the most roundly criticized performance of any Gilbert and Sullivan opera's opening night. Nearly every critic eviscerated him in reviews.The New York Times reviewer wrote:
The essential part of the young pirate apprentice received inadequate attention from the tenor. His make-up resulted in his appearing, in the first act, to be of advanced age; he was not, apparently, acquainted with his lines, and his singing was weak and tame. But the others were so spirited and generally enthusiastic that the effect of the opera was not materially injured by this weak spot in the cast. The World was not much kinder: "Mr. <mask> sang some of the airs allotted to the tenor admirably, but he was utterly innocent of any appreciation whatever of the humor of the situations and shamefully ignorant of his lines." The Herald added: "The members of the company were not all perfect in their parts, Mr. <mask> seriously interfering with the full effect of some good points by groping after his cue in a most vague manner." Unkindest of all was the Sun, whose critic said: "Mr. <mask>, the tenor, had unfortunately apparently not thought it necessary to commit his lines, and made nonsense of much of his role, reflecting no credit upon himself, and nearly bringing the play at times into confusion". Similar sentiments were reflected in the Mirror, the Tribune, and The Hour.Sullivan, for his part, was equally displeased, writing to his mother on January 2, 1880: "Our Company and all the Chorus are charming people and devoted to us, and spared themselves no pains or trouble to do their work thoroughly well. All except the Tenor, who is an idiot – vain and empty-headed. He very nearly upset the piece on the first night as he didn't know his words, and forgot his music. We shall, I think, have to get rid of him". <mask> remained with the company in New York until March 6, 1880, when he left the company following an argument with Gilbert. In the interim, he had briefly travelled to Philadelphia to play Frederic for the opening of Carte's Second American Company. He apparently played at some additional performances in March and April in Boston and New York.W. S. Gilbert scholar Andrew Crowther noted, "The Sorcerer, H.M.S. Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance are bound together by their tenor heroes. But Gilbert had problems with his tenors – George Bentham ... and <mask>. ... It is not surprising, therefore, to see that in the next two operas [Patience and Iolanthe] the tenor roles are much smaller and less significant". After D'Oyly Carte
After leaving D'Oyly Carte, <mask> appeared on tour with Tagliapietra's Opera Company in the US in such operas as Il Trovatore, Faust and Martha. He next joined the Blanche Roosevelt English Opera Company as Epitmethius in an unsuccessful production of B. C. Stephenson and Alfred Cellier's The Masque of Pandora in Boston in 1881.Again performing as Signor Ugo Talbo, he then joined an opera company, organized by Max Strakosch Clarence Hess, for a few weeks, in Faust and Mefistofele. After this, in August 1881, he moved to San Francisco, California, where he joined Inez Fabbri's opera company in Carmen and La Dame blanche, but the season was a failure. Nevertheless, <mask> lived for the rest of his life in California, singing in concerts and becoming a successful singing teacher. <mask> died in Stockton, California, in 1899. Notes

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Discussion of the preparations for Pirates and noting the criticism of <mask>

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19th-century British male opera singers
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