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Gargano is a historical and geographical Italian sub-region situated in Apulia, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming the backbone of the Gargano Promontory projecting into the Adriatic Sea. The high point is Monte Calvo at . Most of the upland area, about , is part of the Gargano National park, founded in 1991. It is within the Italian Province of Foggia.

The Gargano peninsula is partly covered by the remains of an ancient forest, ''Foresta Umbra'', the only remaining part in Italy of the ancient oak and beech forest that once covered much of Central Europe as well as the Apennine deciduous montane forests biome. Horace spoke of the oaks of ''Garganus'' in ''Ode'' II, ix.

Attractions

‎The coast of Gargano is rich in beaches and tourist facilities. Vieste, Peschici and Mattinata are world-wide-famous seaside resort locations. The two major salt lakes of Lesina and Varano are located in the northern part of the peninsula. Monte Gargano is the site of the oldest shrine in Western Europe dedicated to the archangel Michael, Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano. Today tourism is thriving with several hotels and campsites, in particular along the seaside of Marina of Lesina, give the possibility of staying in this suggestive area. Tourist attractions include the cathedral, the episcopal palace, the Abbey of Santa Maria of Ripalta and the volcanic rocks dating back to the Triassic era, known as "Black Stones", as well as the Sanctuary of San Nazario.

The National Park of Gargano is one of the few national protected areas efficiently contributing to the "un Bosco per Kyoto" enterprise, which in 2007 has involved several schools in the realization of projects for a social and responsible tourism. It is one of the most appreciated areas, unique for the decrease of fires and for the politics of environmental awareness.

Annual events

St Primiano and the saint sailing-race on 15 May,

St Nazario and the pilgrimage to the Sanctuary with the same name on July 28;

St Rocco’s Day on 15, 16 and 17 August.

Gargano Peninsula fossils

Some 12 to 4 mya (million years ago) during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene, a highly endemic vertebrate fauna evolved on what was then Gargano Island due to higher sea levels than today. Several of these animals were subject to island gigantism.

Stratigraphy

The fossils are found in partially infilled paleokarst fissures across Monte Gargano. The Gargano Island fauna is known as ''Mikrotia'' fauna after an endemic rodent genus of the area. Initially named ''Microtia'', this had to be corrected, because the genus name ''Microtia'' was already used for butterflies.

The surface features of the ancient karst developed in Mesozoic limestone. In these, sediment accumulated together with the remains of the local fauna, forming thick layers of reddish, massive or crudely stratified silty-sandy clays, known as ''terrae rossae'' ("red soils"). Through the mid-Pliocene, some of these deposits were flooded, probably due to tectonic movement of the Apulian Plate. Others were overlaid by other sediments of terrestrial or freshwater origin. In this way a buried, partially reworked paleokarst originated.

Later, as the ice ages cycle got underway, sea levels sank and the former island was continentalized. In the cool and semiarid conditions of the Early Pleistocene (some 1.8 - 0.8 mya) a second karstic cycle occurred, producing the neokarst which removed part of the paleokarst fill.

The ''Mikrotia'' fauna

The Gargano Island endemic mammals included:

''Deinogalerix'' - 5 species of gymnures ("hairy hedgehogs"), among them the giant ''D. koenigswaldi'' with a skull of c.20 cm length.(Freudenthal, 1972; Butler, 1980)

''Hoplitomeryx'' - some 5 species of "prongdeer" with five horns and sabre-like upper canine teeth. They ranged from tiny to the size of a red deer, and large and small ones apparently occurred at the same time rather than one evolving from the other.(Leinders 1984, van der Geer 2005, van der Geer 2008)

''Mikrotia'' - 3 or more species of murine rodent. The largest species, ''M. magna'', had a skull 10 cm long.(Freudenthal, 1976, Parra ''et al.'', 1999)

''Paralutra garganensis'' - an endemic species of otter. (Willemsen, 1983)

''Prolagus imperialis'' and ''P. apricenicus'' - huge endemic pika species- ''P. imperialis'' was larger than any other known ''Prolagus''.(Mazza, 1987)

''Stertomys'' - 5 species of dormouse, among them the giant ''S. laticrestatus'' (Daams and Freudenthal, 1985) and four smaller species (Freudenthal and Martín-Suárez, 2006)

''Hattomys'' - 3 species of giant hamsters, among them the giant ''H. gargantua''. (Freudenthal, 1985)

Non-endemic mammals found on the island included:

''Apodemus gorafensis'' - a field mouse

A prehistoric species of ''Cricetus'' hamster (Freudenthal, 1985)

''Megacricetodon'' - another hamster (Freudenthal, 1985)

Bird species occurring at Gargano included (studied by Ballmann, 1973, 1976):

''Apus wetmorei'', a swift.

''Columba omnisanctorum'' - one of the oldest pigeon fossils known. It probably was more widespread and if so, the older name ''C. pisana'' would likely apply to it.

''Garganoaetus freudenthali'' and ''Garganoaetus murivorus'' - two species of falconid, the former larger than a Golden Eagle, the latter well-sized; endemic. The smaller species, which likely is the stratigraphically oldest, is closely related to ''Aquila delphinensis'' from La Grive-Saint-Alban, France, according to Peter Ballmann in 1973. Its closest living relatives are the small eagles (''Hieraaetus'', ''Spizaetus'', ''Lophaetus'').

''"Strix" perpasta'' - a true owl, perhaps the same as the widespread ''Bubo zeylonensis lamarmorae'', a paleosubspecies of the Brown Fish-owl (Mlíkovský 2002) but this taxon was usually known from later times.

''Tyto'' - 2 or 3 species of barn-owls. The largest, ''T. gigantea'', was up to twice as massive as the living eagle-owl ''Bubo bubo''. ''T. robusta'' was also large; this species and the former were endemic but actually seem to have been chronosubspecies. The supposed remains of the smaller ''T. sanctialbani'' found at Gargano are now placed in the widespread ''Tyto balearica''.

an indeterminate woodpecker.

See also

Puglia

Daunia

Tavoliere delle Puglie

Garganica, the local breed of goat

Trabucco a giant fishing machine belonging to Gargano tradition

References

Butler, M., 1980. The giant erinaceid insectivore, Deinogalerix Freudenthal, from the upper Miocene of Gargano, Italy. Scripta Geologica 57, 1-72.

Daams, R., Freudenthal, M. (1985): "''Stertomys laticrestatus'', a new glirid (dormice, Rodentia) from the insular fauna of Gargano (Prov. of Foggia, Italy)." ''Scripta Geologica'' 77: 21-27. (includes full text PDF)

Freudenthal, M. (1972): "''Deinogalerix koenigswaldi'' nov. gen., nov. spec., a giant insectivore from the Neogene of Italy." ''Scripta Geologica'' 14: 1-19 (includes full text PDF) Freudenthal, M. (1976): "Rodent stratigraphy of some Miocene fissure fillings in Gargano (prov. Foggia, Italy)". ''Scripta Geologica'' 37: 1-23 (includes full text PDF) }

Freudenthal, M. (1985) "Cricetidae (Rodentia) from the Neogene of Gargano (Prov. of Foggia, Italy)". ''Scripta Geologica'' 77: 29-76. (includes full text PDF)

Freudenthal, M., Martín-Suárez, E. (2006): "Gliridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene Fissure Filling Biancone 1 (Gargano, Province of Foggia, Italy)." ''Palaeontologia Electronica'' 9.2.6A: 1-23.

Leinders, J.J.M. (1984): "Hoplitomerycidae fam. nov. (Ruminantia, Mammalia) from Neogene fissure fillings in Gargano (Italy); part 1: The cranial osteology of Hoplitomeryx gen. nov. and a discussion on the classification of pecoran families". ''Scripta Geologica'' 70: 1-51, 9 plates.

Mazza, P. (1987): "''Prolagus apricenicus'' and ''Prolagus imperialis'': two new Ochotonids (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) of the Gargano (Southern Italy)." ''Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana'' 26(3): 233-243.

Mlíkovský, Jirí (2002): ''Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe'': 215. Ninox Press, Prague. ISBN 80-901105-3-8 PDF fulltext Parra, V.; Loreau, M. & Jaeger, J.-J. (1999): "Incisor size and community structure in rodents: two tests of the role of competition". ''Acta Oecologica'' 20(2): 93-101. (HTML abstract)

Van der Geer, A.A.E. (2005): "The postcranial of the deer ''Hoplitomeryx'' (Mio-Pliocene; Italy): another example of adaptive radiation on Eastern Mediterranean Islands." ''Monografies de la Societat d'Història Natural de les Balears'' 12: 325-336. PDF fulltext

Van der Geer, A.A.E. (2008): "The effect of insularity on the Eastern Mediterranean early cervoid ''Hoplitomeryx'': the study of the forelimb." ''Quaternary International'' 182 (1): 145-159 PDF fulltext

Willemsen, G.F., 1983. Paralutra garganensis sp. nov. (Mustelidae, Lutrinae), a new otter from the Miocene of Gargano, Italy. Scripta Geologica 72, 1-8 (includes full text PDF)

External links

Parco Nazionale del Gargano Gargano - Tourism and Travel information Guida al Turismo sul Gargano Gargano - Travel & Tourism Pictures from the Gargano and Vieste Information to Gargano's Tourism

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playername	Walter Gargano
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Walter Alejandro Gargano Guevara (born 23 July 1984) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays in midfield. He currently plays for club Napoli.

On 30 June 2007, Gargano agreed a transfer from Uruguayan club Danubio, to newly promoted Napoli for a fee of £2m. He signed a 5-year contract. Gargano has established himself in midfield for both his national team and Napoli.

Gargano suffered a fractured foot during training in March 2009 and was sidelined for two months. He recovered in time to feature in the last two games of the Serie A season.

On July 27, 2010 he was reserved to play a friendly match with Uruguay against Angola in Lisboa. He was included in the squad to the World Cup, where he came on as a substitute on several occasions, as Uruguay finished fourth in the tournament.

Honours

National team

;Uruguay:

2007 Copa América: Fourth Place

2010 World Cup: Fourth Place

2011 Copa América: Winner

International goals

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References

External links

Player profile on Napoli's official website

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name	Jimmy Jacobs
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debut	May 1, 1999
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Chris Scobille (born February 17, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion. He is currently working for ROH (where he recently returned), Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), and various independent promotions

Career

Scobille first became involved in the wrestling industry in June 1998 as a general assistant for Pro Wrestling Worldwide (PWW), a promotion based in Grand Rapids, Michigan where his brother, Nick, was working. Scobille spent nine months performing various tasks, including providing color commentary and acting as the company webmaster. After PWW folded, Scobille began working for the Lakeshore Wrestling Organization (LsWO), and was made a referee on March 6, 1999, substituting for a referee who was on vacation. He began training as a wrestler under veteran Joe "El Tejano" Ortega, a former student of Jose Lothario and the founder of the LsWO, in Holland, Michigan in March 1999, and wrestled his debut match on May 1, 1999 at the age of fifteen as "Jimmy Jacobs", losing to Michael Stryker. Scobille completed his training in August 1999 and went on to wrestle for various independent promotions in the Michigan area on the weekends, while attending high school and working as a furniture mover during the week. After graduating, he attended college for three years before deciding to focus on his wrestling career as a full-time job in May 2005.

He created multiple characters; perhaps the most notable being "The Barbaric Berzerker", which also functioned as a nickname attributed to Jimmy Jacobs and was a tribute to The Berzerker and Bruiser Brody. As The Barbaric Berzerker, Jacobs would wear large, furry boots, stomp on his opponents' hands, and constantly shout "Huss!". One of his earliest characters was "Jumpin' Jimmy Jacobs", a gimmick which saw him hop to the ring on a pogo stick while wearing a top hat. More recently he's also played the part of the "Super Amazing Monkey" ("S.A.M." for short), a gorilla mascot for Fight Sport Midwest.

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (2002–2009)

From 2002 to 2005, Jacobs worked for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South). On September 17, 2004, Jacobs defeated Delirious in a ladder match to win the vacant IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship. On December 12, Delirious defeated Jacobs in a rematch to win the title. On April 1, 2005, Jacobs defeated Danny Daniels to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. At an AAW show on November 26, 2005, Jacobs threw the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship in a garbage can, citing he needed to get paid after the shows he had been scheduled to wrestle on for IWA Mid-South that weekend had been cancelled. On January 21, 2006 he lost the IWA Mid-South World Championship to Arik Cannon and left the promotion. He returned in a surprise appearance on September 30, 2006, and has since made more surprise appearances and had a few matches, however in an "unofficial" capacity. On January 5, 2007, Jacobs wrestled his first match back as he faced his former friend Josh Abercrombie. Jacobs would end up losing that match due to outside interference. On April 12, 2008, Jacobs defeated long-time nemesis B.J. Whitmer in a no-rope, barbed wire match to end their feud. On March 7, 2009, Jacobs defeated Quick Carter Gray to win the IWA-MS Light Heavyweight Championship for the second time. On June 5, 2009, Jason Hades defeated Jacobs for the title.

Ring of Honor

Early appearances and Lacey's Angels (2003–2007)

Jacobs joined Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2003 along with rival Alex Shelley with whom he'd feud against or occasionally team with early on in ROH. After Dan Maff left the company as a result of a fallout with his trainer Homicide, Jacobs formed a tag team with Maff's former partner, B.J. Whitmer. On April 2, 2005, Jacobs and Whitmer defeated Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal for the vacant ROH Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to The Carnage Crew on July 9, 2005, but regained them on July 23. They went on to lose the title again, this time to the team of Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke, on October 1, 2005.

Jacobs and Whitmer continued to team as part of Lacey's Angels managed by Lacey. The team broke apart as Jacobs was more concerned with winning Lacey's affections than winning matches. Jacobs would go on to make music videos for ROH professing his love for Lacey. After Jacobs and Whitmer split, the two began feuding in brutal matches. In one match at the ''Dragon Gate Challenge'' on March 30, 2006 Whitmer slipped on the top turnbuckle while attempting a super powerbomb that dropped Jacobs head and neck first on the ropes and edge of the ring. The two continued to wrestle several minutes longer. At ''In Your Face'' on June 17, 2006, Whitmer super powerbombed Jacobs into the crowd. Jacobs went on to injure Whitmer at ''Gut Check'' on August 26, 2006.

It was later revealed in a storyline that Lacey was sleeping with Colt Cabana. Lacey arranged for the two to be a tag team. Cabana left the team because he was annoyed at Lacey, and tried to explain to Jacobs that she was using him. Jacobs seemingly accepted Cabana's explanation, before assaulting him. Whitmer made his way back from injury and continued his issue with Jacobs. When Brent Albright joined Lacey's Angels, their matches soon became tag team matches, where Whitmer and Cabana would face Jacobs and Albright. It later progressed when Daizee Haze joined forces with Whitmer, and Lacey, in turn as the leader of the group, hired an "assassin", Mercedes Martinez. At ''The Chicago Spectacular: Night 2'', Lacey was injured after Whitmer accidentally struck her in the face with a spike when Jacobs moved out of the way. Jacobs would go on to make his third music video (in which he has been described as being "demented") expressing his feelings on her disfigurement.

On March 31, 2007, in his native town of Detroit, Jacobs battled B.J. Whitmer in what the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter called an instant classic. The two concluded their year long feud in a steel cage match. Jacobs won the match, but afterwards, it was announced that Jacobs had lost a tooth and torn his Anterior cruciate ligament (an injury he previously sustained), and Whitmer had suffered a neck injury. While Jacobs was injured, ROH decided to continue the Lacey-Jacobs storyline with 4 small vignettes shown on YouTube, detailing a trip that Lacey spent in Chicago with Jacobs; afterward, he accompanied Lacey to the ring for her matches, in which they appeared to have swapped personalities.

In August 2007, Jacobs returned to ROH winning three straight matches by defeating Rhett Titus on August 24, Mitch Franklin on August 25 and Chris Hero on September 14.

The Age of the Fall (2007–2009)

For months leading into the ROH return to Chicago there were cryptic messages on a blog of a stable entering ROH that was code-named "Project 161". After making a successful return to ROH, Jacobs, the returning Necro Butcher and the debuting Tyler Black attacked the Briscoe Brothers immediately following their ladder match with Kevin Steen and El Generico, which confirmed that Jacobs was behind Project 161. Jay Briscoe was hung upside from the rigging that was used to hoist the titles from the ladder match and, as Jay's blood dripped onto Jacobs, he announced the beginning of The Age of the Fall. The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event. The footage was heavily requested by ROH fans, however, so it was shown on the ROH Videowire for the week of September 15, and a "blood edit" of their debut is featured on the DVD of the event, Man Up. Later on in the event, Tyler Black and Jack Evans faced off in a dark match until both Jacobs and Necro Butcher got involved. The Irish Airborne (David and Jake Crist) entered the ring to save Jack Evans, which lead to a six-man tag team match between The Age of the Fall and the team of Evans and the Irish Airborne. The match ended a no contest as Necro Butcher attacked the referee.

The day after their debut, their website revealed that all the blog entries had been written by Tyler Black. In an interview with a German website, Jacobs revealed there would be more people involved. This was incorporated into British promotion 3CW in early November when Jacobs was revealed as the newest member of a similar faction in the promotion known as The Lost, managed by Sean David. Jacobs faced Sterling James Keenan on November 11 in a "Street Fight" in Middlesbrough, England.

A woman named Allison Wonderland would also become a follower of Jacobs on November 30, debuting in Dayton during a 4-Way Tag Team Scramble match. At ''Unscripted III'', Jacobs defeated former ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson with his new finisher, the End Time. At ''Final Battle 2007'', Jacobs and Tyler Black defeated the Briscoe Brothers to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On January 25, 2008, Jacobs teamed with the returning Joey Matthews, the newest member of The Age of the Fall, in a losing effort against Roderick Strong and Rocky Romero of the No Remorse Corps. The following night, Jacobs and Black lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to the No Remorse Corps' Davey Richards and Romero in an Ultimate Endurance match, also involving Brent Albright and BJ Whitmer of The Hangmen 3, and Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson. On February 22, 2008, Jacobs introduced Zach Gowen as the newest member of the group. Following the announcement the two of them were defeated by the Vulture Squad of Jigsaw and Ruckus.

The group at this time had an open invitation for Austin Aries to join them, writing blogs and posting YouTube videos about and directed at him. Tammy Lynn Sytch had made a counter offer to Aries of her services (including offering money and sex) against him joining the group. On March 30, 2008, Aries left the ring with Lacey, who was going to 'convince' him, and it was implied that the two had sex. At this show Rain accompanied the group to the ring, as she has done in Full Impact Pro, because the show was in Florida. On April 19, Lacey left the group, siding with Austin Aries romantically. Aries also turned down the invitation into the group. Jacobs, heartbroken by Lacey leaving him, broke down in the ring to the chants of "Cry, Jimmy, Cry!" from fans and being covered with streamers. Later in the show Jacobs showed signs of a mental breakdown as he hit himself in the head with his trademark spike, to the concern of his fellow group members. The main event was changed as Jacobs pulled out. "The Vulture Squad" (Ruckus, Jigsaw and Jack Evans) were then beaten by the combination of Matthews, Black and Gowen (who replaced Jacobs). Post match Jacobs called out Aries and the two brawled, before Aries was attacked Black, Matthews and Gowen. Jacobs went to attack Aries with his spike, but stopped when Lacey begged him not to. On October 25, Jacobs and Aries then had an Anything Goes match where Jacobs won, but lost a Dog Collar match to Aries on November 8, after losing a large amount of blood. In a match set to end the feud, Jacobs lost to Aries in an "I Quit" match at Rising Above. During the match Lacey returned and almost threw in the towel for Aries, but Aries begged her not to. Lacey then prevented Tyler Black from throwing in the towel for Jacobs, forcing Jacobs to say "I Quit".

As a result of the loss to Aries, Jacobs attacked Black at ''Final Battle 2008'' in December. Jacobs and Black continued to feud for several months, and on June 27, Black defeated Jacobs in a steel cage match. Afterwards, over a dozen men dressed in black clothing and black masks climbed into the cage and attacked Black, while Jacobs proclaimed that the Age of the Fall was not over. The following night, after Kenta had defeated Black, Jacobs and his followers attacked Black again and tried to hang him upside down above the ring, but were stopped by Kevin Steen, El Generico and Delirious. They hung Jacobs upside down above the ring, with Black declaring that the Age of the Fall was finished.

During mid-July 2009, it was revealed that Jacobs had left ROH. A video package was shown on ''Ring of Honor Wrestling'', where Jacobs announced that he was leaving, and he later confirmed his departure in an interview on July 14.

Return (2011)

Jacobs returned to ROH on May 21, 2011, when he was revealed as Steve Corino's sponsor. At the August 13 tapings of ''Ring of Honor Wrestling'', Jacobs wrestled his first match for ROH in over two years, losing to Mike Bennett.

Other promotions (2003–present)

Throughout 2003 and 2004, Jacobs worked for Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was managed by then-girlfriend Becky Bayless. In May that year, he won a match against Eddie Guerrero via disqualification on ''SmackDown'', followed by Guerrero giving Jacobs a follow up beating.

Jacobs was part of the first season of Wrestling Society X, a promotion that aired on MTV. He competed as part of an emo tag team with Tyler Black, known as D.I.F.H. (Doin' It For Her). They mainly competed on the WSX web show WSXtra, where they earned a place in the tag title tournament, which didn't take place as the company folded before it was set to happen in season 2.

Jacobs made his debut for Action Zone Wrestling in Hawaii at ''Halloween Hangover 3'' on October 24, 2007, in a losing effort to local wrestler Akua.

Jacobs made his debut for Mr.Chainsaw Pro Wrestling in Kalkaska, MI at "Battle Ground" in July 2007 Teaming with Idol Heinze and Bryan Skyline to defeat Cartel 313 (Kra-Z and A-Ron). Jacobs went on too feud with Josh Raymond and capture the MCPW World Title. He would later bring the Age of the Fall into MCPW, later splitting and dropping the title to Tyler Black.

Jacobs made his debut for Insanity Pro Wrestling in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 1, 2009 at ''Reign Of The Insane Stage 1'' in a losing effort to local wrestler Aaron Williams. However, Jacobs would return to the company on March 6, 2010 at ''A New Age Of Punishment'' helping Aaron Williams defeat J.C. Bailey. Later that night he would win his first victory in the company, defeating local wrestler Billy Roc. After the match Bailey attacked both Jacobs and Williams however both gained the upper hand on Bailey. IPW Commissioner Brandon Prophet set up a match between Jacobs and Bailey on April 3, 2010 at ''Uprising'' however Bailey no showed the event and Jacobs faced Kyle Threat instead gaining his second win in the company. On June 5, 2010 at ''Desperate Measures'' Jacobs would go on to defeat Drake Younger. Later in the show after a title match between Aaron Williams and Jon Moxley, Jacobs would attack Moxley causing the locker room to separate both men. After the Show, Jacobs confronted Moxley saying that when he sees Moxley, he sees himself in a mirror. On August 21, 2010 at IPW ''9th Anniversary Reign Of The Insane'', Jacobs challenged Moxley for the IPW World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort. On October 2, 2010 Jacobs would go on to defeat Scotty Vortekz at ''Shocktoberfest'' to face Jesse Emerson for the number one contendership of the IPW World Heavyweight Championship on November 11, 2010 at the ''10TH Annual Super Junior Heavyweight Tournament'' in a losing effort. On January 1, 2011 at ''Showdown In Naptown'', Jacobs defeated Jon Moxley to win the IPW World Heavyweight Championship in a dog collar match due to referee stoppage. Jacobs would go on to successfully defend the title against Jesse Emerson the next month at ''Untitled''. After the match, The Messiahs of a New Age attacked Jimmy Jacobs until The Irish Airborne hit the ring to make the save. The next month at ''Uprising'' Jacobs would defeat Dave Crist for the IPW World Title by DQ when the Messiahs intefered in the match. On June 18, 2011 Jacobs had to vacate the IPW World Title due to a neck injury.

Jacobs made his Wrecking Ball Wrestling debut on February 15, 2009 losing to the top contender Billy Club.

On December 15, 2009, the promotion Evolve posted a video on their YouTube page called "Unknown", hyping someone named "Abstract Wrestler". Over the next two weeks, more videos were posted, until a final video was posted on December 26, revealing that the wrestler was Jacobs. The video confirmed that Jacobs would appear on Evolve's first show on January 16, 2010 at ''Evolve 1: Ibushi vs Richards''. At the event Jacobs defeated Kenn Doane. Jacobs would go on to defeat Johnny Gargano on March 13, 2010 at ''Evolve 2: Hero vs Hidaka'' and Brad Allen at ''Evolve 3: Rise and fall.'' He suffered his first loss on July 23, 2010, at ''Evolve 4: Danielson vs Fish'', losing to Chuck Taylor.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007, 2009, 2011-present)

Jacobs debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling on Insane Clown Posse's 2007 "The Tempest Release Party" tour. Tagging with Josh Abercrombie, he lost to Mad Man Pondo and Necro Butcher. Jacobs competed at Bloodymania that August in a losing effort against Último Dragón. He lost to 2 Tuff Tony at that year's Hallowicked After Party, but defeated Zach Gowen at Big Ballas X-Mas Party. At 2009's Bloodymania III, he lost a match against Ken Shamrock.

Jacobs became a full time member of the roster in 2011. At Flashlight Hysteria, he defeated Sal the Man of a Thousand Gimmicks. Sal later challenged Jacobs to a "Best of Three" match series, with the loser leaving Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Jacobs won the first two matches of the series, successfully forcing Sal out of the company.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

''Contra Code'' (Shiranui)

''End Time'' (Guillotine choke, sometimes preceded by a snap DDT) – 2007–present

Senton

Signature moves

*Hurricanrana

''Berzerker Drop'' (Inverted double underhook facebuster)

*Multiple stomps to a grounded opponent

*Release powerbomb

''Berzerker Boot'' (Running arched big boot)

Seated chinlock

*Sidewalk slam

*Snap suplex

*Spear

Spinning headscissors takedown

*Springboard dropkick

*Suicide dive

'''With B.J. Whitmer

Doomsday Rana

*Powerbomb / ''Contra Code'' combination

With Tyler Black

*Backbreaker rack by Black followed by a senton by Jacobs

*Doomsday Rana

*Powerbomb / ''Contra Code'' combination

Managers

Becky Bayless

Ricky Steamboat

Bobby Heenan

Scott D'Amore

Lacey

Dave Prazak

Mr. Milo Beasley

*Sean David

Allison Wonderland

Rain

Brodie Lee

Theme music

"The Touch (Huss Intro)" by Stan Bush

"Goodbye Horses" by Q Lazzarus

"The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho

*"The Ballad of Lacey" by himself

Championships and accomplishments

All American Wrestling

AAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

AAW Heritage Championship (2 times)

AAW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyler Black

Pro Wrestling Prestige

*PWP United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (current)

Anarchy Championship Wrestling

ACW-IWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

ACW-IWA Texas Lone Star Classic (2008)

Border City Wrestling

BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Phil Atlas

Championship Wrestling of Michigan

CWM Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Shalwin

Great Canadian Wrestling

GCW Ontario Independent Championship (1 time)

GCW Ontario Independent Championship Tournament (2006)

Great Lakes All-Pro Wrestling

GLAPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

Great Lakes Wrestling

GLW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Independent Wrestling Federation of Michigan

IWF Michigan Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

Independent Wrestling Revolution

IWR King of Indies Championship (1 time)

IWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Amazing N8

Insanity Pro Wrestling

IPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Lakeshore Wrestling Organization

LSWO Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Shalwin (1) and Gavin Starr (1)

Midwest Pro Wrestling

MPW Universal Championship (1 time)

Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling

MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

National Wrestling Alliance

NWA Indiana Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA Iowa Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Powerhouse Championship Wrestling

PCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Price of Glory Wrestling

POG Grand Championship (1 time)

*Ultimate Ultimate Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Federation

PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Blitzkrieg Kid

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyler Black

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him #50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009

Ring of Honor

ROH World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with BJ Whitmer (2) and Tyler Black (2)

Superior Championship Wrestling

Bella Strap Championship (1 time)

Thunder Zone Wrestling

TZW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

westside Xtreme wrestling

wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling

XICW Light Heavyweight Championship (5 times)

XICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gavin Starr

Notes

References

Jimmy Jacobs at Bodyslamming.com

Jimmy Jacobs at IWCwrestling.com

Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black at Genickbruch.com (German)

Jimmy Jacobs speaks about Project 161/Age of the Fall (German)

External links

Age of the Fall.com

Slam! Sports story

Online World of Wrestling profile

Evolve Wrestling profile

Doin' It For Her WSX profile

Category:1984 births Category:American professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Grand Rapids, Michigan

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: ''For other uses of the title The Grid, see Grid (disambiguation).''

name	The Grid
background	group_or_band
origin	England
genre	HouseTechnoAmbient house
years active	1988–19962003–present
label	East West, Virgin, Deconstruction, Some Bizzare
associated acts	Soft Cell, Chris Braide
current members	Richard NorrisDavid Ball
notable instruments	}}

The Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of Richard Norris and David Ball (formerly of Soft Cell), The lead single from this album, "Swamp Thing", featuring elaborate banjo lines played by Roger Dinsdale. "Swamp Thing" proved to be a commercial success in the UK, Europe and Australia, reaching #3 in the UK || align="center"| 14 || Deconstruction Records |- | 1995 || ''Music for Dancing'' || align="center"| 67 || Deconstruction Records |- | 2008 || ''Doppelgänger'' || align="center"| - || Some Bizzare Records |}

Singles

"Floatation (song) "Swamp Thing (The Grid song)

Year !! Single !! UK Singles Chart
1989	"On the Grid" (promo only)	-
1989	Intergalactica" (promo only) >
1990	Floatation" |	60
1990	A Beat Called Love" >
1990
1991
1992
1992
1993
1993
1993	Swamp Thing" |	3
1994
1994
1995
2006
2007

References

External links

Grid Central - An Unofficial Page for The Grid

Death of Roger Dinsdale.

[ The Grid on allmusic.com]

The Grid MySpace page

Category:English dance music groups Category:English electronic music groups Category:English house music groups Category:British techno music groups Category:Remixers Category:Electronic music duos

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Mark Angelo, hails from Burnaby, British Columbia and is an internationally-celebrated river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He is the founder and chair of both BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day, an event now embraced by millions of people in more than 60 countries. In 2009, Mark was also appointed as the inaugural chair of the Rivers Institute at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Prior to that, he was the long-time head of the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program at BCIT. Mark has received the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada (his country's highest honour) in recognition of his river conservation efforts over the past four decades. Among his many other awards are the inaugural United Nations Stewardship Award and the National River Conservation Award. In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University for his river conservation work both locally and globally. Over several decades, Mark has played a leadership role in numerous river conservation and restoration initiatives. Such projects, which number in the hundreds, have ranged from successful efforts to restore damaged urban streams, such as Guichon Creek in Burnaby - to effective campaigns that helped clean up severely polluted streams, such as Britannia Creek - to broad-based initiatives to protect the "Heart of the Fraser", one of the most productive stretches of river anywhere in the world. Mark has also worked on, and profiled, numerous international river issues. His efforts have been honored by an array of governments, community groups, professional bodies and indigenous communities, both in Canada and abroad.As an avid kayaker, canoeist and rafter, Mark has traveled on or along close to a thousand rivers spanning well over one hundred countries; perhaps more than any other. From 2003 to 2007, his acclaimed Riverworld program, launched in conjunction with National Geographic on-line, played to sold-out audiences across North America and the program's website had more than 40 million visits. In 2007, his follow-up program, Wild Water, Wild Earth, a sequel to Riverworld, enjoyed similar success.Mark continues to work on conservation issues, both across Canada and elsewhere in the world. He has written close to 300 articles and essays about his experiences and related conservation issues for an array of publications and is a regular contributor to the Vancouver Sun and other newspapers. Mark served as a past Chair and inaugural member of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council. In addition, Mark also served as the first non-government provincial representative and Chair of the Canadian Heritage Rivers Board. He was also the inaugural Chair of the BC Heritage River System from 1997 to 2001, the first provincial initiative of its kind. From 1998 to 2000, Mark was appointed by the Province to chair the BC Park Legacy Panel, a public consultation exercise that engaged almost one hundred thousand British Columbians. Among many key findings, the panel outlined the need to strengthen BC Park's commitment to ecological integrity while also advocating the need for increased funding for a park system that had recently doubled in size. As long time Rivers Chair for the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, Mark has also coordinated the compilation of BC's annual "most endangered rivers" list since its inception in 1993. In September, 1980, Mark organized a major cleanup of the Thompson River in the southern interior of British Columbia. In the months leading up to this event, he approached the Province and local governments about proclaiming the last Sunday in September as BC Rivers Day, an event intended to celebrate the many values of our rivers. After a very successful inaugural event, Mark, in conjunction with the Outdoor Recreation Council, helped organize additional festivities in the years that followed. Eventually, BC Rivers Day grew to become the biggest event of its kind in North America involving up to 75,000 people in activities ranging from stream clean-ups and fish enhancement activities to educational outings and community riverside celebrations. In 1994, following the International Year of Fresh Water, Mark approached various agencies of the United Nations about establishing World Rivers Day based on the BC model. The response was enthusiastically positive and the establishment of World Rivers Day was seen to be very complimentary to the UN Water for Life Decade initiative launched in 2005. A massive grassroots effort was then undertaken to encourage the participation of international river-related groups and by 2010, on the final Sunday in September, literally thousands of World Rivers Day events involving several million people were celebrated on 6 different continents. . In 2011, Mark coordinated a major Water for Life benefit concert in Burnaby, BC which was also filmed by Global TV to air as a major television special. The event focused on the importance of all waterways and the need to be good water stewards wherever we might live. The genesis of this event stemmed from Mark's experiences in Ethiopia's Omo River Valley in 2010. All proceeds from the Water for Life concert benefitted international water relief efforts. Mark continues to support and mentor both fledgling and established river conservation groups, as well as young people with an interest in river conservation. Mark is a Canadian and lives in Burnaby, British Columbia with his wife, Kathie. They have 2 adult daughters, Kelly and Lindsay.

External links

Mark Angelo is awarded the United Nations Stewardship Award

Riverworld

Water for Life Benefit Concert 2011

Rivers Institute

BCIT Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program

Honorary Doctorate from SFU

Wild Water, Wild Earth

References

Category:People from Burnaby Category:Canadian conservationists Category:Living people Category:Members of the Order of British Columbia Category:Members of the Order of Canada