The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds and fillies 121 pounds.
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is a Canadian charitable organization, founded in 1994, that honours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people. It has an exhibit hall in London, Ontario, an annual induction ceremony, career exploration programs for youth and a virtual hall of fame.
Edward Linley Sambourne was an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch for more than forty years and rising to the position of "First Cartoonist" in his final decade. He was also a great-grandfather of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, who was the husband of Princess Margaret.
Engineers are a British shoegazing/dream pop band. The band was formed in London in 2003 by bassist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Peters, singer/guitarist Simon Phipps, bassist/guitarist Dan MacBean (previously known as guitarist of The Shining, and drummer Andrew Sweeney. After the release of their second album Three Fact Fader in 2009, MacBean and Sweeney left the band, and were replaced by bassist/vocalist Daniel Land, drummer Matthew Linley, and keyboardist Ulrich Schnauss. Phipps and Land would later leave the band before the release of 2014's Always Returning. Engineers' sound has been described as "hazy, ethereal and atmospheric" and the band often cites the works of The Beach Boys, Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Spiritualized and Pink Floyd as influences.
Rachel Barton Pine is an American violinist. She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. The Washington Post wrote that she "displays a power and confidence that puts her in the top echelon."
Shawn Lee is an American musician, producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist who currently lives in London, England. He is best known for his extensive work on the score for the acclaimed 2006 Rockstar Games video game Bully. His song kiss the sky was featured in the telltale game Tales from the Borderlands episode 2. He is currently working on an upcoming album Janktone Productions, composed primarily of cheap and fun home-made instruments, currently there is no definitive release date though.
Gilbert is the performance name of Matthew Gilbert Linley, a London-based composer and musician. He is also the drummer in Engineers with Mark Peters and Ulrich Schnauss.
In Praise of More is the third full-length studio album by British shoegazing band Engineers, released on 27 September 2010 through the Kscope label. It is the first to feature Daniel Land, Matthew Linley and Ulrich Schnauss as full-time members of the band.
Always Returning is the fourth full-length studio album by British shoegazing band Engineers, released on 11 August 2014 through the Kscope label. The album is the first to feature Mark Peters on lead vocals throughout, with the rest of the band consisting of Ulrich Schnauss and Matthew Linley. It is the first release not to include vocalist Simon Phipps. The album was preceded by a single, "Fight Or Flight", released on 28 July 2014, with a second single, "A Million Voices," out on 19 January 2015.
AztecCormorant is the third full-length studio album by London-based composer/producer Matthew Gilbert Linley, and was released in January 2014 under the same project name. The tracks 'And Lo' and 'In Serenades' were featured on Tom Robinson's July and November 2014 BBC 6 Music Mixtapes.
Mark Peters is an English musician, songwriter and producer who has mainly created music for the band Engineers. He has also collaborated with the electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss on three albums; Underrated Silence, Tomorrow Is Another Day. and Destiny Waiving.
Wahoola! is the second full-length studio album by London-based composer/producer Matthew Gilbert Linley, and was released in December 2010.
Deep Blue is the debut collaborative studio album by Mark Peters of Engineers and Elliot Ireland, released on 4 September 2015, through Pedigree Cuts, a label that boasts Peters' Engineers bandmate, Ulrich Schnauss, on its roster.
The eighth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, originally aired on the Discovery Family channel in the United States. The series is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works and is often referred by collectors to be the fourth generation, or "G4", of the My Little Pony franchise. Season 8 of the series premiered on March 24, 2018, on Discovery Family, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro, and concluded on October 13.
Eric Anders is an American singer-songwriter based in California.
Maud Joachim was born in 1869 and was educated at Girton College .She was one of the groups of suffragettes that fought to grant women the right to vote in the U.K., she was jailed several times for her protests.
Innerland comprises the debut solo recordings by Mark Peters. Initially released in December 2017 it was given a comprehensive (Vinyl/Cd/digital) release with two extra tracks ‘May Mill’ and ‘Gabriel’s Ladder’ in April 2018, as well as a limited edition version with a bonus disc entitled Ambient Innerland, which includes reworked versions of the full extended album. The songs on the album are inspired by memories of places near where Peters grew up.
Deep Blue Remixes is a collection of remixes created following the release of Deep Blue, the debut collaborative album by Mark Peters and Elliot Ireland, released on 21 October 2016. This collection was released as an EP by the record label Pedigree Cuts. The EP was originally released via Juno Download on 7 October 2016, and featured an exclusive bonus track, ′Cloudsurfing .′ The bonus track was no longer available following the full release.
New Routes out of Innerland is a follow-up reworking of Mark Peters' debut solo album, Innerland. Released on 19 April 2019, it comprises all eight original album tracks, reworked by artists including Ulrich Schnauss, Brian Case and Odd Nosdam. It is referenced as Peters' "final visit" to his debut solo album, and was released on CD, digital and green vinyl. The album sees Peters "looking outwards, away from the bleak, post-industrial landscapes of Wigan, and inviting eight different artists from around the world to interpret and translate the instrumentals of Innerland into their own musical and geographical languages."
The Rig is a British supernatural thriller television series created by David Macpherson for Amazon Prime Video. The series is directed by John Strickland, and is the first Amazon Original to be filmed entirely in Scotland. The series was released on 6 January 2023 and consists of six episodes. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.
