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The European Schools are co-educational public schools providing nursery, primary and secondary education. They are established to provide free education for children of personnel of the European Institutions. Other children may be admitted subject to the availability of places and with the payment of a yearly fee. All full-time teachers are appointed by their national governments.

The aim

The aims of the schools were expressed in the words of Jean Monnet in 1953:

“Educated side by side, untroubled from infancy by divisive prejudices, acquainted with all that is great and good in the different cultures, it will be borne in upon them as they mature that they belong together. Without ceasing to look to their own lands with love and pride, they will become in mind Europeans, schooled and ready to complete and consolidate the work of their fathers before them, to bring into being a united and thriving Europe.”

History

The European Schools project began in October 1953 in Luxembourg, on the initiative of officials of the European Coal and Steel Community, with the support of the Community’s institutions and the Luxembourg Government. The first European school was established in a suburb of Luxembourg in that year, for the children of the officials of the European Coal and Steel Community.

It was an experiment to standardize teaching standards amongst countries. Different governments and Ministries of Education co-operated in matters of curricula, appointment of teachers, inspection and recognition of levels attained. The success of this educational experiment encouraged the European Economic Community and Euratom to press for the establishment of other European Schools at their various centres.

In April 1957 the future of this and later European schools was secured by the Statute of the European School, a treaty signed by the Member States of the Community. The signing of Protocol made the Luxembourg School the first official European School. The first European Baccalaureate was held there in July 1959 and the qualification was recognised as fulfilling basic entrance requirements by all universities of the member states. The United Kingdom acceded to that Statute in 1972. The present Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools dates from 1994. The schools are thus established by intergovernmental decree.

Curriculum

The curriculum is common to all twelve schools and is centrally controlled by the Board of Inspectors and the Board of Governors. There is a strong common core throughout the secondary school. But, at the exclusion of children with special needs, and, without an alternative for other non academic children. i.e., no technical education is available. It can be considered a breeding ground for future civil servants of the communities.

• The following subjects are compulsory for Years 1-7 of the secondary school (equivalent to Years 7-13 in England):
  • First language (mother tongue)
  • First foreign language (one of English, French or German)
  • Mathematics
  • Science: Physics, Chemistry or Biology
  • History: from early on is conducted in the pupil’s first foreign language.
  • Geography: from early on is conducted in the pupil’s first foreign language.
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics/religion
  • Physical education

• Art and music are compulsory in Years 1-2, as is the study of a second foreign language in Years 2-5 and philosophy in Years 6-7.

Children may choose to do two of the following in year 3: Latin, Music or Art

• There is a small range of options for Years 4-5 including economics and a third or fourth foreign language, and a greater range of choices in Years 6-7.

• Science is taught as an integrated course in Years 1-3 and as three separate subjects (physics, chemistry, biology) in Years 4-5.

• History and Geography are studied in the student’s first foreign language from Year 3 onwards.

• A science subject (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) is compulsory in years 6 and 7.

• In years 6-7 a student may choose not to follow Physics and/or Chemistry provided he follows a two or four hour biology course.

Foreign language education

All modern foreign languages are taught using the direct method where the lessons are taught in the language being learned. These foreign languages lessons are shared with pupils from other language streams. The idea is to encourage the pupils to use the language they are learning as a means of crossing the communication barrier between themselves and pupils from other language streams (although in practice, the pupils often communicate using the national language of the host country of the European School or some other widely-spread language such as English). In later years of the secondary school, History and Geography are also taught in the first foreign language.

Many of the pupils find themselves in a foreign country, so are surrounded by a foreign language. Some pick it up through language immersion, hence, some lessons are taught in the national language of the host country.

The European Baccalaureate

Main article: European Baccalaureate

The European Baccalaureate is taken at the end of the seventh year of secondary education. It is awarded only by the currently thirteen European Schools and should be distinguished from the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the baccalaureate of various national systems. Details of this examination are set out in the Annex of the Statute of the European School and in the Regulations for the European Baccalaureate, available from the schools.

The European Baccalaureate requires students to take 11 subjects, all of which are weighted equally for the final mark (given as a percentage, where 60% is a pass).

The European Baccalaureate is administered and directly supervised by an external examining board appointed annually by the Board of Governors. The examining board consists of up to three representatives of each member state, who must satisfy the conditions governing the appointment of equivalent examining boards in their respective countries. It is presided over by a senior university educator appointed by each member state in turn, assisted by a member of the Board of Inspectors of the schools.

Article 5 (2) of the Statute provides that holders of the Baccalaureate shall:

• enjoy, in the Member State of which they are nationals, all the benefits attaching to the possession of the diploma or certificate awarded at the end of secondary school education in that country; and
• be entitled to seek admission to any university in the territory of any Member State on the same terms as nationals of that Member State with equivalent qualifications.

The Baccalaureate is a two year course and assesses the performance of students in the subjects taught in secondary Years 6-7.

The first awards of the European Baccalaureate were made in 1959.

Parents’ Associations

Parents’ Associations play a specific role in the institutional arrangements. They are defending and promoting the interests of Parents and pupils in the Board of each School. Through an association which federates all Associations, INTERPARENTS, they participate to the Board of Governors, the supreme body of the Institution. They are also part of the GUDEE Groupe Unitaire pour la Défense des Ecoles Européennes, which groups Parents’ Associations, Trade-Unions and other groups having an interest in the system.

Parents’ Associations also operates three services on behalf of the School Community : Transports (School bus), Cantine (School restaurant) and After-School Activities (Sports and cultural activities).

CoSup

CoSup stands for Conseil Supérieur des Elèves and represents all the Pupils Committees (PCs) of the European Schools. Each Pupils Committee has at least one member representing its ideas in the CoSup meetings, and thus CoSup is the sole representing body of the pupils in all global committees of the European School system (even if the Pupils Committees themselves are not directly elected by the pupils). CoSup represents the common aims, policies and visions of the Pupils Committees. These common interests are mainly concerned with decisions taken by the Board of Governors, which influence the school life. The CoSup supports the PCs with their in every possible way including co-operation and integration between the various Pupils Committees and acts as a link to the Teaching Committee, where it can voice the opinions and ideas on behalf of the PCs. The CoSup also aims to unify the European Schools by creating activities for all the schools. The financial section of the CoSup, FoCom (Fonds Common) can furthermore aid the PCs financially if such a need is required.

CoSup became officially recognised by the European Schools Board of Governors on the 31st of January 2006. CoSup members were anticipating this moment for at least two years. In fact, the whole project has been created and adopted during the 2004-2005 school year during a special meeting with all the presidents of all the Pupils Committee. After its recognition all directors have been given guidelines one how to elect the Pupils Representatives, giving the Pupils a unique way to exercice voting rights. The only other similar European School political simulation is the Model European Council, although CoSup involves real decision making and their decisions may even affect actual proposals.

CoSup at the moment has 27 members including the presidency. All members are elected by class representatives at each of the twelve schools. CoSup members are under the obligation to report back to their PCs on the progress of all matters and subjects, thus being a real simulation of politics and committees, providing a unique experience to its members and participants.

Schools

European Schools are usually built in close proximity to a European Institution. There are now 14 European Schools. There are already five European Schools in Belgium (4 in Brussels and one in Mol.) and they are discussing building a fifth school in Brussels in an undetermined future.

• European School, Luxembourg I (Kirchberg) (Luxembourg), founded in 1953
• European School, Brussels I (Uccle) (Belgium), founded in 1958
• European School, Mol, (Belgium), founded in 1960
• European School, Varese (Italy), founded in 1960
• European School, Karlsruhe (Germany), founded in 1962
• European School, Bergen (Netherlands), founded in 1963
• European School Brussels II (Woluwe) (Belgium), founded in 1974
• European School, Munich (Germany), founded in 1977
• European School, Culham (United Kingdom), founded in 1978
• European School, Brussels III (Ixelles) (Belgium), founded in 2000
• European School, Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany), founded in 2002
• European School, Alicante (Spain), founded in 2002
• European School, Luxembourg II (Bertrange/Mamer) (Luxembourg), opened in 2007
• European School, Brussels IV Laeken temporarily situated in Berkendael, opened in 2006
• European School, Strasbourg , opening September 2008

As of October 1, 2007, the student population of the European Schools stood at 21 021 — of which 1 944 were in the nursery schools, 7 837 in the primary schools and 11 240 in the secondary schools.

See also

• Directorate-General of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission)

References

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1. ^ “European Schools Principles and objectives”

External links

• Official site of the European Schools
• Conseil Supérieur des Elèves (COSUP) — An organisation that represents all the Pupils’ Committees (PCs) of the European Schools.
• European Schools Alumni Online Community
• The Site of the Former Pupils of the European Schools
• Language sections in the European Schools — Lists which language sections exist in the different schools.
• Department for Education and skills
• Pupils Committee of the European School of Brussels III
• Pupils Committee of the European School of Brussels II
• European School Culham by 2005 Baccalaureate Students
• GUDEE Groupe Unitaire pour la Défense des Ecoles Européennes
• INTERPARENTS
• Official website of the European School, Mol
• Parents Association at the European School, Mol (B)

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Kentucky Down Under is an Australia-themed animal park located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States.

History

In 1990, the park was opened by Bill and Judy Austin to the public. Judy, a native Australian, was working as a physical therapist on the island, while Bill, an engineer with the National Science Foundation, was preparing for an expedition to Antarctica.

In time, the two married and moved to Washington, D.C., but stayed there only a few years before deciding to move to Horse Cave, Bill’s hometown. Back home again, Bill became manager of Mammoth Onyx Cave (which was later renamed Kentucky Caverns), which his grandfather had purchased in the 1920s. Throughout the years, peacocks and other small animals had been added to the park for visitors to enjoy on the surface in-between cave tours. Bill and Judy observed how much their guests like these animals, and this encouraged them to add others. They started by adding a herd of American bison in the 1970s, followed by the Australian animals in 1990, and Kentucky Down Under was born.

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A decimal calendar contains either ten days per week, a multiple of ten days in a month, or ten months per year. Examples that have been adopted are the calendar of Romulus, the Egyptian calendar, the Alexandrian calendar, the Coptic calendar, the Ethiopian calendar, and the French Republican Calendar.

Calendar of Romulus

The only calendar with a ten-month year was the calendar of Romulus adopted sometime after Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome in 753 BC, when Romulus killed Remus. According to Roman writers, including Censorinus and Macrobius, it had ten of the twelve months in our modern calendar, March through December, but it only had 304 days in its year. The remaining days needed to form a solar year were winter days not assigned to any month. It only lasted until about 700 BC when King Numa, the successor of Romulus, added the winter months of January and February and rearranged the number of days in each month, creating the Roman calendar.

Egyptian, Alexandrian, Coptic, and Ethiopian calendars

The Egyptian calendar of the first three millennia BC had twelve months of 30 days each, consisting of three ten-day weeks, plus five epagomenal days at the end of the year. The Alexandrian calendar, named for the city of Alexandria, is the Egyptian calendar with an additional sixth epagomenal or leap day added to the end of the year, as decreed in 25 BC by the Roman emperor Augustus five years after he conquered Egypt. The Coptic calendar is the Alexandrian calendar as adopted by the Coptic Church at the beginning of the fourth century. The Ethiopian calendar is the Alexandrian calendar as adopted by the Ethiopian Church during the fourth century. Both the Coptic and Ethiopian calendars are still used today.

French Republican Calendar

The French Republican Calendar, which was introduced along with decimal time in 1793, was a modern version of the Egyptian/Alexandrian calendar. It consisted of a 12-month year, with each month consisting of three 10-day weeks, called décades, plus five or six sansculottides days at the end of the year. It was utilized as the official calendar of France for a period of twelve years, but was abolished by Napoleon on January 1, 1806.

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Jaros?aw z Bogorii i Skotnik

Jaros?aw z Bogorii i Skotnik (”of Bogoria and Skotniki”; c. 1276 – 17 September 1376) was a Polish nobleman and bishop, member of the Bogoriowie family of the Bogorya Coat of Arms.

He was a son of Piotr z Bogorii i Skotnik. Jaroslaw studied Law and Theology at the University of Bologna and became provost of that University in 1316-1322. Returning home, he became Canon of Kraków and Chancellor of the Bishop of Kraków Nankier. In 1326 he became Archdeacon of Kraków and in 1334 Canon of Kuyavia and Gniezno. From 1331 until 1337 he was Chancellor of Kuyavia On 8 July 1342 in Avignon, pope Clement VI appointed him Archbishop of Gniezno. In 1374 he resigned for blindness and went to a monastery.

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Solly Hofman (right) with the Chicago Cubs in 1907. The player on the left is his teammate Jack Pfiester.

Solly Hofman (born Arthur Frederick Hofman on October 29, 1882 in St. Louis, Missouri; died March 10, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a Major League Baseball player from 1903 to 1916. He played the majority of his 1,175 professional games in the outfield.

His nickname was “Circus Solly”. Some attribute this name to a comic strip of the era, while others attribute it to spectacular catches while fielding.

He was the uncle of Bobby Hofman of the New York Giants.

He is considered by some to be the first great utility man in baseball due to his versatility.

Teams

• Pittsburgh Pirates 1903
• Chicago Cubs 1904 - 1912 (start)
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1912 (end) - 1913
• Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914
• Buffalo Blues 1915
• New York Yankees 1916 (start)
• Chicago Cubs 1916 (end)

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John Singer Sargent: Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale, Oil on canvas, 1905

Sir James Kitson, PC, DSc, 1st Baron Airedale (22 September 1835 – 16 March 1911) was a British peer and Liberal Party politician.

He was the younger son of James Kitson, a locomotive manufacturer in Leeds. He went to school in Wakefield and studied chemistry and natural sciences at University College London. With his elder brother, Frederick, he developed an iron foundry into a large company, Monkbridge iron and steel works. This gave him the time, money and influence to pursue other interests including politics, becoming President of the Leeds Liberal Association, and running the election campaign for William Gladstone. He became an MP himself in 1892, continuing to 1907, supporting education, Irish home rule, and old age pensions. He was a member of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He supported local education, notably the Mechanics Institute and the Yorkshire College which was the forerunner of the University of Leeds. The University awarded him an honorary doctorate (DSc) in 1904. He was also the first Lord Mayor of Leeds (1896 and 1897).

He was created 1st Baronet Kitson on 28 August 1886, and created 1st Baron Airedale, of Gledhow (where he had a mansion house), on 17 July 1907. He died in Paris on 16 March 1911, and was brought to Leeds for a funeral and burial at Roundhay.

Family

He married (1) Emily Christina Cliff, on 20 September 1860. They had two children.

• Sir Albert Ernest Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale (1863-1944)
• James Clifford Kitson (b. 6 Dec 1864)

He married (2) Mary Laura Smith, on 1 June 1881. They had one child.

• Sir Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale (1882-1958)

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Crest badge suitable for wear by a member of Clan Macrae.

The Clan Macrae is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.

History

Origins

Loch Duich and Eilean Donan castle, seat of the Clan Macrae

The name Macrae or Macrae began by being given to individual men in various places who were thought to be endowed with an unusual gift of sanctity and grace. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries it was used as the personal name of lords, poets and mostly, ecclesiastics. The earliest traditions point towards an Irish origin of the Clan. During the Scottish-Norwegian War the Clan Macrae fought for King Alexander III of Scotland at the Battle of Largs in 1263 against the Norse Viking army of King Haakon IV of Norway. The Norwegians were defeated and driven out of Scotland.

14th century

The first known home of a MacRath in Scotland was at Clunes in the Beauly District on the lands of Bissett, Lord Lovat, sometime during the last half of the 13th century. According to tradition, his name was Maurice and he had four sons. The Bissetts lost control of Lovat sometime between 1305 and 1333, when with no male heirs, their daughter Mary married a Fraser and he became Lord Lovat. Mary and at least two succeeding generations of Fraser children were fostered (raised) in a MacRath home, and they developed such warm feelings for their foster family that the Frasers inscribed over the door at Beaufort Castle in Beauly the following:

“Fhad ‘sa bhitheas Frisealach a stigh, na bitheadh MacRath a muigh” (As long as a Fraser lives within, let not a MacRath remain without.)

Eilean Donan castle and some surroundings

At some point for reasons unclear, the sons of Maurice left Clunes. One son, Ian, went to Kintail on the West coast of the Highlands where he was connected with the Mackenzies, who were just getting a foothold in the west having recently acquired Eilean Donan Castle. Ian established a family which became one of the chief families of Kintail for approximately 200 years. The second Macrae to go to Kintail was invited by Murdoch, fourth chief of the Mackenzies. Other Macraes likely migrated west to Kintail in succeeding years.

However the founder of Clan Macrae was Fionnla Dubh Mac Gillechriosd (Black Finlay, the son of Christopher.) His courage and wise counsel in a time of crisis led Alexander, the Mackenzie Chief, to greatly increase his power and that of the Kintail Macraes. The Macraes were expert marksmen who served as archers and warriors for the Mackenzie forces first in Kintail and also in Gairloch. They were the official bodyguards of the Mackenzies who were themselves the official bodyguards of the King. They became famous as the Mackenzies’ “shirt of mail.”

There was a bond of trust and affection between the Macraes, Mackenzies and MacLeans perhaps initially because the three clans were of common ancestry. During the ascent of the Mackenzies in the west, this bond between the Macraes and the Mackenzies was cemented by the loyalty and distinguished service of the Macraes who were instrumental in the Mackenzies’ acquisition of land and title. Mackenzie Chiefs became Barons, then eventually Lords and Earls of Seaforth. In return, Mackenzie chiefs repeatedly appointed Macraes to be Constables of Eilean Donan Castle. Macraes also served as counsellors to the chiefs, tutors of the chiefs’ sons, Chamberlains of Kintail and ministers of the local churches. There were also poets, physicians and musicians among the Macraes. But the times and circumstances dictated that they would be most known for their prowess in combat. Two often quoted sayings were: “Little wat ye wha’s comin’ A’ the wild MacRas are comin” and “Of a’ the Heilan’ Clans, MacNab is most ferocious, except the MacIntyres, the MacRas and the Mackintoshes.”

17th century & Civil War

The Rev. Farquhar Macrae, born in 1580, Constable of Eilean Donan, was both an energetic churchman and a great Latin scholar. On his first visit to the island of Lewis he is said to have baptised all the inhabitants under forty years of age, no clergyman having resided on the island during that period. His second son, John Macrae, became minister of Dingwall in 1640 and died in 1704,

During the Civil War the Clan Macrae supported the Royalist cause and fought on the side of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose where they were victorious at the Battle of Auldearn in May 1645.

Rev. Farquhar Macrae’s grandson, Duncan Macrae of Inverinate was the compiler of the famous Fernaig manuscript 1688-93. However due to his marriage to one of the daughters of John Macleod of the island of Raasay, he was deprived of his inheritance.

18th century & Jacobite Uprisings

The Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 was a disastrous event for the Macraes. The crucial battle was the Battle of Sheriffmuir, near Stirling. The Macraes formed the left flank and were left unprotected when the Jacobite cavalry was moved by error across to the right. The Highland foot (Macraes) were charged by the Government cavalry, fell back and rallied again and again, up to twelve times. Of the 232 Jacobite casualties suffered in the battle, 60 were killed and 58 of those were Macraes. Among those killed was Duncan Macrae.

In 1720 a force of men from the Clan Ross, led by chief William Ross 6th of the Pitcalnie line and his brother Robert went on a rent collecting expedition into the lands of the MacKenzies. They were confronted by a force of 300 men from the Clan MacKenzie and Clan Macrae, led by a Colonel Donald Murchison. The Rosses were outnumbered and after a short battle some discussion took place between the two sides and the Rosses withdrew realising that further resistance was useless. The next day chief William Ross died of his wounds. His nephew William, son of Robert Ross was also wounded but survived. Although the Clan Macrae was not out in the ‘45, many of the Macraes took part in the rising and in fact their reputation as warriors continued over the generations and earned them the title “the wild Macraes”.

Although the Clan Macrae and Clan MacKenzie are known to have largely supported the Jacobites under their clan chiefs, later some took the side of the British government as part of the Independent Companies under Captain Colin MacKenzie. It is recorded that the MacKenzie Company was at Shiramore in Badenoch in June 1746 and it included over sixty Macraes.

Duncan Macrae

Great War Highlands Monument Clan Macrae

As a young man he was known for both his superior strength and his tender heart. During the battle he killed at least seven men with his claymore before he was shot down by an English trooper. His claymore was exhibited for many years in the Tower of London as “The great Highlander’s sword.” Another Macrae killed at Sheriffmuir was John of Conchra. Distinguished in battle and esteemed in the Highlands, he was one of the “Four Johns of Scotland.” Four years later in the battle of Glenshiel, Eilean Donan Castle was blown up from the inside by Government forces following the surrender of the castle by garrisoned Spanish defenders. It remained in ruins for 200 years.

The Jacobite wars ended with a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Culloden on Culloden Moor in 1746. Afterwards, the people living on the lands of the Earl of Seaforth who had been the richest in the Highlands became impoverished as harsh reprisals were enforced against them. In the process, the clan system was crushed. Highlanders emigrated to places such as Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand. Clan Macrae became the “Scattered children of Kintail.” Among those who remained in Scotland was Lt.-Col. John Macrae- Gilstrap, a direct descendant of the founder of Clan Macrae, Fionnia Dubh Mac Gillechriosd. He purchased the castle ruins and rebuilt it from 1912-1932. Its beauty plus its spectacular setting has made it the most photographed castle in Great Britain and it draws many visitors every year.

Clan castle and seat

Clachan Duich Highland Church in ruins and burial ground of Clan Macrae

The seat of the Clan Macrae is currently Eilean Donan Castle, located on Loch Duich. The castle was formerly the stronghold of the MacKenzie Chiefs.

Clan profile

Origin of the name

The surname Macrae (and its variations) is an Anglicisation of the patronymic from the Gaelic personal name MacRaith. This personal name meant “son of grace”.

Clan symbolism

Sgurr Fhuaran seen from Sgurr na Ciste Dhuibhe.

Today, members of Scottish clans have several different ways of showing their allegiance to their clan. Crest badges, clan badges, and clan tartans are all means of identifying clans and their members. Crest badges are worn by clan members usually on a bonnet or upon the chest. A crest badge usually contains the clan chief’s heraldic motto and heraldic crest, however Clan Macrae does not have a clan chief. The crest badge suitable to be worn by a member of Clan Macrae conatins the crest: A cubit arm grasping a sword all Proper. The motto which circles the crest is: FORTITUDINE, which is Latin and means “with fortitude”. Clan badges (sometimes called plant badges) are often attributed to clans. These are actually plants, of which sprigs of are worn upon a bonnet or upon the chest, like a badge. The clan badge of Clan Macrae is club moss. Club moss is sometimes referred to as staghorn grass, and may refer to the Mackenzie chiefly arms, or at least the Macrae’s close association with the Mackenzies.

Slogans are sometimes attributed to clans, and/or are used in Scottish heraldry by clan chiefs as a second motto. Slogans represent war cry of the clan. Sometimes they refer to a prominent rallying point in the clan’s traditional lands. The slogan attributed to Clan Macrae is Sgurr Uaran. It refers to Sgurr Fhuaran, a mountain in the Kintail area, near Loch Duich. This mountain is one of the “Five Sisters of Kintail”.

Notes

1. ^ “McRae Name Meaning and History”. Ancestry.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
2. ^ ^{a b} Way; Squire (2000), p. 230.
3. ^ ^{a b} Adam; Innes of Learney (1970), pp. 541–543.
4. ^ “SGURR UARAN”. Clan Macrae Scotland (clan-Macrae.org.uk). Retrieved on 2008-06-21.

References

• Bain, Robert; Stewart-Blacker, P. E.; MacDougall, Margaret O. (ed.) (1983). The Clans and Tartans of Scotland. Glasgow: Collins. ISBN 0 00 411117 6. 
• Way of Plean, George; Squire, Romilly (2000). Clans & Tartans. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472501 8. 

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Joseph Mosenthal (1834-96) was a German-American musician, born at Kassel. He studied under his father and Spohr and in 1853 went to America, where he played the organ in Calvary Church, New York City, from 1860 to 1887. He was conductor of the Mendelssohn Glee Club in New York City from 1867 to 1896, played a first violin in the Philharmonic Orchestra for 40 years, a second violin in the Mason and Thomas Quartet for 12, and composed much Church music, such as the psalm “The Earth is the Lord’s,” and part songs for male voices, Thanatopsis, Blest Pair of Sirens, and Music of the Sea.

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Career Status	Retired
Career History
Sheffield Tigers Camarthan Dragons Boston Barracudas Coventry Bees Rye House Raiders Mildenhall Fen Tigers Birmingham Brummies Newcastle Diamonds Scunthorpe Scorpions	2002 2003-2004 2004-2005 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006 2007 2008 2008
Individual Honours
None
Team Honours
None

Benjamin Richard “Ben” Powell (born 28 November 1984 in Helensvale, Queensland, Australia)is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He retired from the sport in 2008 after receiving a ban from the Speedway Control Board.

Career

Club career

Powell signed for Sheffield Tigers’s Conference League side, Sheffield Prowlers in 2002. He then spent two seasons with Carmarthen Dragons before they folded and he moved to Rye House where he rode for Rye House Raiders in the Conference League with the number one race jacket. He was also given several outings in the Rye House Rockets Premier League side in 2006. His performances improved and he was signed by Birmingham Brummies for his first full Premier League season. He averaged close to six points a meeting with the Brummies in 2007.

Another move, this time to Newcastle Diamonds in 2008, didn’t work out and Scunthorpe Scorpions signed him at the beginning of June 2008. Powell was sacked by Scunthorpe after he launched his motorcycle at Newcastle rider Kenni Larsen during a meeting at his former club in October. Powell announced he was retiring from British speedway after he was later banned for 12 months by the Speedway Control Board.

International career

Powell previously represented New Zealand in the World Long Track Championship and World Under-21 Championship but is now a full time resident in the United Kingdom, and had expressed a desire to ride for the Great Britain national speedway team in the future.

Personal Weight Loss

Boo Weekley

Personal Information
Birth	July 23, 1973 (1973-07-23) (age 35) Milton, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Jay, Florida, U.S.
College	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Career
Turned Pro	1997
Current tour	PGA Tour (joined 2002)
Professional wins	2 (PGA Tour: 2)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T20: 2008
U.S. Open	T26: 2007, 2008
British Open	T35: 2007
PGA Championship	T9: 2007

Thomas Brent “Boo” Weekley (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Weekley was born in Milton, Florida. He turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his tour card. From 2003 through 2006, he played on the Nationwide Tour, finishing well enough in 2006 to again qualify for the PGA Tour. His first victory came at the Verizon Heritage in April 2007.

Weekley’s good form at the start of the 2007 season included two top 10 finishes before his victory, after which he reached a new career high of 55 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Later in 2007, he entered the top 50 of the rankings. He represented the United States at the 2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup with Heath Slocum and finished in 2nd place.

In 2008, Weekley successfully defended his title at the Verizon Heritage, and rose into the top 25 of the rankings. Weekley shot to prominence at the 2008 Ryder Cup, with a succession of virtuoso displays of superb golf including an emphatic 4&2 victory over Oliver Wilson in final day Singles play. The final day was also notable however when Weekley was filmed riding his driver “cowboy horse” style down the first fairway.

Weekley’s nickname comes from Yogi Bear’s sidekick, Boo Boo Bear.

He failed out of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where he studied turfgrass science. After only one year at Baldwin, where he played on the golf team, Weekley returned home. He was hired as a hydroblaster at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, Fla. where he would be lowered into large ammonia tanks to clean them.

Weekley began his professional career on the Developmental Players Tour (DP Tour) in Atlanta, Ga., a tour co-founded by Jack Slocum, father of fellow PGA golfer and friend Heath Slocum. Weekley attended high school with Slocum and they played together on the golf team.

He is sponsored by the outdoors apparel company Mossy Oak, which specializes in camouflage apparel and other outdoor/hunting gear. He lists Ben Hogan as his hero.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)

• 2007 Verizon Heritage
• 2008 Verizon Heritage

Results in major championships

United States national team appearances

• World Cup: 2007 (lost)
• Ryder Cup: 2008 (winner)

References

1. ^ Week 15 - Boo Weekley Wins the Delayed Verizon Heritage and Jumps to World Number 55, Official World Golf Rankings, April 17 2007
2. ^ Week 16 - Boo Weekley Retains the Verizon Heritage Title and Jumps to World Number 23, Official World Golf Rankings, April 20 2008
3. ^ My Shot, Golf Digest, December 2007 issue

See also

• 2006 Nationwide Tour Graduates

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