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❤️ Gissur Þorvaldsson 🏵️

"Gissur Thorvaldsson (1208 - 12 January 1268) () was a medieval Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Haukdælir family clan, and great-grandson of Jón Loftsson. Gissur played a major role in the period of civil war which is now known as Age of the Sturlungs: he fought alongside Kolbeinn the Young against the forces of Sturla Sighvatsson of the Sturlungar clan in the Battle of Örlygsstaðir in 1238 and led the force of men who murdered saga-writer Snorri Sturluson in 1241, at the behest of Haakon IV, King of Norway. In 1258, he was made Earl of Iceland () for his loyal service to the king. He held this title until his death. Gissur worked actively to promote the Old Covenant (), an agreement which brought Iceland under the sovereignty of the Norwegian crown in 1264. The covenant is hence sometimes known as Gissur's Covenant, or Gissurarsáttmáli. Category:1208 births Category:1268 deaths Gissur Thorvaldsson Category:Norwegian earls Category:Goðar "

❤️ Jason Samuels Smith 🏵️

"Jason Samuels Smith and Chitresh Das perform India Jazz Suites in 2009. Jason Samuels Smith (born October 4, 1980, New York City) is an American tap dance performer, choreographer, and director.Where a Week’s Typical Fare Is Beyond a Standard Plié Early life and career Samuels Smith was born to professional performing arts parents Sue Samuels and JoJo Smith. He began his professional performing career at an early age through Frank Hatchett's Professional Children's Program at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. At a young age, he had appearances on the television show Sesame Street and, at the age of 15, was understudy to the leading role in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. Awards and recognition He won both an EmmyFeet from the street and American Choreography Award for "Outstanding Choreography" for the Opening number of the 2003 Jerry Lewis/MDA Telethon in a tribute to the late Gregory Hines. Samuels Smith was also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles for creating the First Annual Los Angeles Tap Festival in 2003 and received a proclamation declaring April 23 "Jason Samuels Day" from the City of Shreveport, Louisiana. Credits In 2004, Samuels Smith co-starred in Dean Hargrove's award-winning short film Tap Heat. He was also a featured dancer in HBO/Universal Pictures release of Outkast's feature film Idlewild. Debbie Allen has featured his dancing in several productions including the AMC television series Cool Women, Sammy (a tribute to the life of Sammy Davis Jr.), and in 1999 a leading role of Soul Possessed with Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, and Carmen DeLavallade. He also founded the tap dance program at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Culver City, California, which is also the location of the annual Los Angeles Tap Festival. In 2016 Smith narrated Simone Maurice’s documentary on tap dancing Lost in the Shuffle. Other performance credits include: * Fox Television's series So You Think You Can Dance (special guest performer) * The New York City Center Fall For Dance Festival * Sadler's Wells Sampled at Sadler's Wells in London * Savion Glover's NYOTs (Not Your Ordinary Tappers) * Cross Currents: Turned on Tap at the Queen Elizabeth Hall - South Bank in London * The 2002-2003 Harlem Jazz Dance Festivals' TAAP: The Art and Appreciation of Percussion * The NY Tap Committee/Town Hall's 21Below! with Jennifer Holliday * Thank You Gregory: A Tribute to the Legends of Tap * The American Institute of Vernacular Jazz Dance Darktown Strutters Ball Gala in 2010 * The Career Transition for Dancers 20th Anniversary Jubilee at The City Center, New York in 2005 * Special performances and choreography in Psych Season 5 Episode 2, "Feet Don't Kill Me Now". Samuels Smith starred in the debut of Imagine Tap! at the Harris Theater in Chicago. Samuels Smith performed in India Jazz Suites, a collaboration with Kathak Master Pandit Chitresh Das, and after Das died he danced with his Kathak disciple Seema Mehta. Kathak and tap dancing both use the feet with the major difference being footwear as Kathak is done bare foot. He founded the tap company A.C.G.I. (Anybody Can Get It) as well as JaJa Productions band featuring original jazz-influenced hip hop music, with appearances throughout the United States. He designed his own line of Bloch shoes in partnership with that company. ReferencesExternal links * Archival footage of Jason Samuels Smith performing in Midnight Sun in 2009 at Jacob's Pillow * Debbie Allen Dance Academy * Los Angeles Tap Festival Category:American tap dancers Category:Living people Category:1980 births Category:African-American male dancers "

❤️ Prisons in Sierra Leone 🏵️

"The following is a list of prisons in Sierra Leone according to the Sierra Leone Encyclopedia: The Prison headquarters is in Freetown. The Prison Officers Training School is in Waterloo. * Freetown Central Prison, Freetown, Western Region * Waterloo Oil Palm Plantation, Waterloo, Western Region * Masanki Prison, Masanki, Southern Region * Moyamba Prison, Moyamba, Southern Region * Bo Prison, Bo, Southern Region * Bonthe Prison, Bonthe, Southern Region * Pujehun Prison, Pujehun, Southern Region * Makeni Prison, Makeni, Northern Region * Port Loko Prison, Port Loko, Northern Region * Kambia Prison, Kambia, Northern Region * Kabala Prison, Kabala, Northern Region * Magburaka Prison, Magburaka, Northern Region * Mafanta Prison, Magburaka, Northern Region * Kenema Prison, Kenema, Eastern Region * Kono Prison, Sefadu, Eastern Region * Kailahun Prison, Kailahun, Eastern Region "

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