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Parys
Parys Location in the Free State
Parys
Coordinates: 26°54′S 27°27′E / 26.9°S 27.45°E / -26.9; 27.45Coordinates: 26°54′S 27°27′E / 26.9°S 27.45°E / -26.9; 27.45
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Fezile Dabi
Municipality	Ngwathe
Established	1882[1]
Area[2]
• Total	17.28 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Population (2001)[2]
• Total	10,716
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)[2]
• Black African	20.7%
• Coloured	10.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	68.9%
First languages (2001)[2]
• Afrikaans	74.5%
• Sotho	14.0%
• English	5.0%
• Xhosa	4.7%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)

Parys (pronounced [pârés]) is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. The name of the town is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The name was given by a German surveyor named Schilbach who had participated in the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and the location next to the Vaal reminded him of Paris on the River Seine.

Many artists have settled in the town and many new interesting shops and attractions make it the ideal breakaway close to Gauteng and big centres. A unique attraction in Parys, the suspension bridge, was built in 1918 to connect Golf Island to the town. The current Town Hall was built in the 1930s in the typical Art Deco Style, after the original town Hall was destroyed by a fire. Parys is in the 5 km buffer zone of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site.

Springboks great Frik du Preez, named South Africa's rugby player of the 20th century, was educated at Parys High School, although he was born in Rustenburg. Former NFL (American football) placekicker Gary Anderson was born in Parys, although raised in Durban. Parys was the original home of Johann van Schalkwyk, designer of the 2010 World Standards Day poster for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) [1]

History[link]

In the eariy 1870's, towns in the northern Free State were situated very far apart and members of different churches had to travel great distances to participate in religious services. It was then decided by the Ring of the Dutch Reformed Church to implant the idea of a congregation north of the Rhenoster River into the minds of the residents of the farm Klipspruit, on the Vaal River, which was owned by four van Coller brothers. After long deliberation by the brothers, the first erven were laid out in 1876, and the little town of Parys was born.

The first few years of existence did not bring much development to the town, but the fact that it was situated en-route to Johannesburg from the south, meant that the gold rush of 1886 on the Witwatersrand brought prosperity and wealth to Parys as it was used as a stopover and later as trading post. The outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war in 1899 brought the bustling town to a standstill as many 'burgers' had to leave the town to fight in the war. The town and surrounding area was the scene of much guerilla warfare because, surrounded as it is by hills and the river being full of woody islands, it was an ideal place for snipers. General de Wet ensured that good use was made of the natural advantages provided. Some remains of forts are still visible today in the hills around the town.

The completion of the railway sideline to Parys in 1905 meant that Parys had suddenly become more accessible to the public and this in turn lead to the growth of the town as a holiday resort and industrial centre. The town was now being marketed as The Pride of the Vaal and city dwellers flocked by train to the lush green river banks and special swimming facilities and accommodation provided by the Village Management Board of the time. Bungalows were built on Woody Island and were serviced by the Woody Island Ferry. Unfortunately this venture did not last very long due to the inaccessibility of the island during flood periods. By now, residents of the town had felt for quite some time that a bridge across the Vaal River was no more than its just due. The Woody Island Ferry service crossed on to Woody Island and from there another ferry completed the crossing. The service was indifferent and accidents happened requently.

Farmers on the Transvaal side even preferred to go to Potchefstroom, forty eight kilometres away, rather than face the expense of the ferry crossings. Towards the end of 1913, Tenders were asked for a reinforced concrete bridge over the Vaal, and the contract was finally awarded to a Mr Warren. The work was started in May 1914. The outbreak of the First World War three months later, caused long delays and the bridge was only finished and opened for traffic around Christmas 1915. As a consequence of the bridge over the Vaal, trade grew and Parys was seen as a new market for farmers from the then Transvaal side. Many new buildings were built as more and more traffic ran through the town.

Not many of the original buildings and historic places remain today. The current Parys Palm Court Hotel is still one of the surviving turn of the century buildings (the Parys Hotel), as is the museum (once the magistrates office) and "Moedergemeente" Church in the centre of town. There are, however, quite a few original and beautiful old houses remaining in and around town.

Industries that have come and gone in the Orange River Canning Company, Parys Basket Works that used a special kind of willow planted on the river banks, a jam factory, boat building factory, cold drink factory and Parys Roller Milling Company. By the middle 1950's big industries like ARWA, BASA (nuts and bolts factory), Vaalrivierse Tabakkooperasie, Vetsak (agricultural co-op which was founded in Parys and Metro Clothing Company had settled in the industrial area of Parys. Only a handful of industries remain today, and, like in the early days, the town is becoming increasingly popular as a weekend and holiday destination to people wanting to escape the pressures of city life.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Parys.info
• Parys on the Vaal
• Vaal de Grace Estate
• Parys and Dome Infopedia
• Parys Museum
• Sacks' Artichokes

Craig David
Craig David, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Craig Ashley David
Born	(1981-05-05) 5 May 1981 (age 31) Southampton, Hampshire, England
Genres	R&B, UK garage, hip hop, dance
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, MC
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Universal (2009–2010) Warner / Atlantic (1999–2009) Sire (1999–2009)
Website	craigdavid.com

Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English singer and songwriter.^[1] He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album. Craig David has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.

Early life[link]

David was born in Southampton, Hampshire,^[2] the son of Tina (née Loftus), a retail assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter,^[3][4] and grew up in the Holyrood estate.^[5] David's father is Grenadian and David's mother is English and related to the founders of the Accurist watch-making company; David's maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism.^[6] David's parents separated when he was eight and he was raised by his mother.^[7] He attended Bellemoor School and Southampton City College.

David's father played bass in a reggae band called Ebony Rockers. As a teen, David began accompanying his father to local dance clubs, where DJs let him take the microphone.

Career[link]

David's earliest exposure came when he worked on a b-side to British group Damage's cover of "Wonderful Tonight". He then started doing vocals for a few tracks with garage act Artful Dodger.

Wildstar Records first became aware of Craig David when the artist's then manager Paul Widger met the label's co-owner Colin Lester and played some of his music.^[8] Lester later told HitQuarters that he was particularly impressed by the first song he heard, "Walking Away", saying "That was an absolute stand out ... It struck me that any seventeen year-old that could write a song like this had huge potential."^[8] The Wildstar boss was further won over when, on later visiting the artist's home in Southampton, he found that David's tiny bedroom stacked from floor to ceiling with 12" vinyl records, commenting: "That convinced me he was the real deal and not just some kid acting out the part."^[8] At that point Lester offered him a development deal with his label. When Lester later heard the song "7 Days", he said he immediately heard a #1 record and promoted the contract to an album deal the same day.^[8]

The song "Re-Rewind", from the Artful Dodger album It's All About the Stragglers, hit Number 2 on the UK charts in 1999; thus, paving the way for a solo career. David's first single, "Fill Me In", released on Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar Records, made him the youngest solo male artist ever to reach Number 1 in the United Kingdom (he was 18 years old at the time). This was the first of a string of four Top 10 singles from his debut album Born To Do It, which eventually sold more than seven million units worldwide, earning multi-platinum status in more than 20 countries.^[9][10] The song "Key To My Heart", taken from the US version of the album, was also featured on the award-winning Warner Brothers animated film Osmosis Jones.#

[edit] 2000–2001: Born to Do It

The success of David's debut, which was written almost entirely by David and Mark Hill of Artful Dodger, led to the United States release of "Fill Me In" in May 2001. It reached Number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Born to Do It was released in the United States on 17 July 2001, peaking at Number 11 on the Billboard 200 and sold over one million copies. The single "7 Days" hit the Top 10 in the U.S.; although "Walking Away", which had reached Number 3 in the UK and Number 5 in Australia, missed the Top 40 in the U.S. and was the last of his singles to chart there.

In April 2009, MTV viewers voted Born To Do It as Number 2 on their "Greatest Album of All-Time" poll, behind Michael Jackson's Thriller.^[11]

[edit] 2002–2003: Slicker Than Your Average

The follow-up album, Slicker Than Your Average, was released in 2002. The albums' first four singles continued his streak of Top 10 hits in the UK, bringing a total of nine consecutive Top 10 hits until "World Filled with Love" peaked at Number 15 in 2003. None of the six singles released from the album charted in the U.S.. Although "What's Your Flava?" and "Rise & Fall" (duet with Sting) received airplay on the Urban Contemporary and Soft AC formats, they did not make the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Tracks chart or the Adult Contemporary chart. However, "What's Your Flava?" made the Rhythmic Top 40 (Number 32), Top 40 Mainstream (Number 24) and the Top 40 Tracks (Number 37). According to the RIAA Slicker Than Your Average reached Gold Status in the USA.

David also commented that the album title could be looked at in two different ways: "On the one hand, it's coming across like I'm arrogant. On the other hand, it's saying I have a lot more composure on the album." "^[12]

The album was leaked onto the internet prior to its official release but David was not too bothered as he feels it "spreads the word".

[edit] 2005–2006: The Story Goes...

David later signed on with Warner Music and put together his third album, The Story Goes..., which was released worldwide in August 2005 (excluding the U.S. where it was never released). The first single, "All The Way", returned him to the Top 3. The second single, "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)", tied with "7 Days" as his longest running single in the charts since "Re-Rewind", spending 15 weeks inside the UK Top 75. The album's third single, "Unbelievable", debuted at Number 18 in March 2006.

[edit] 2007–2008: Trust Me

In 2007, David collaborated with UK rapper Kano on his album London Town, for the single "This is the Girl". The track was released on 27 August 2007 and debuted at Number 18 on the UK charts.

The first single "Hot Stuff" from his album Trust Me, was released on 5 November 2007 . The single was a top ten hit, whilst the album charted at Number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. "6 of 1 Thing", the second single to be taken from Trust Me, charted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his third-lowest charting single to date.

"Officially Yours" was released on 23 June 2008 and peaked at Number 158 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his lowest-charting single to date and was the final single from Trust Me.

In July, a new track titled "Are You Up for This" started receiving airplay on various radio stations as part of a promo with Ice Cream Records, which also featured a remix with Witty Boy called "Nutter Butter".

On 17 August, David performed at a birthday tribute concert for songwriter Don Black at the London Palladium. He performed the song "Ben", originally a hit for Michael Jackson.

David took part in Soccer Aid 2008 at Wembley Stadium on 7 September 2008. He picked up the "Man of The Match" award on the night and played in the same England side as ex-internationals such as Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham and David Seaman, and played against the likes of Romário, Paolo Di Canio, Jaap Stam, and Luís Figo.

David received two 2008 UK Urban Music Award nominations for Best Album with Trust Me and Best R&B Act.^[13]

On 7 November, David was recognised for his 'contribution' to the music industry by receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Music, from Southampton Solent University at a graduation ceremony held at Southampton Guildhall.

[edit] 2008–2009: Greatest Hits

Craig David, performing 12 December 2008 Madrid, Spain

David released his first Greatest Hits album on 24 November 2008. In support of the release, David released two singles to promote the album. "Where's Your Love" featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora, a homage to his UK garage days, was digitally released on 10 November 2008. The second single, "Insomnia", produced by Jim Beanz from Timbaland productions, a dance track with hard bassline beats, was released the following week on 17 November 2008. Toby Gad and Eimear Crombie provided backup vocals and instrumental stylings.

On 29 December, a new mix of "Insomnia", titled "Up All Night Mix", was made available for digital download.

As part of the Greatest Hits compilation, David re-recorded "Walking Away" with four different artists across Europe, Monrose from Germany, Nek from Italy, Lynnsha from France and Alex Ubago from Spain.

The album debuted at Number 48 on the UK Albums Chart.

From February to April 2009, David toured Russia, the Far East and performed one show in Los Angeles as part of a Greatest Hits tour. He met fans at a meet and greet session at Singapore Changi Airport before his show.^[14]

In April 2009, Born to Do It came second in a poll by MTV UK for the Greatest Album ever, which received over 40,000 votes, beaten by Michael Jackson's album Thriller.^[15]

On 14 May 2009, David participated in the Hillsborough Memorial football match at Anfield.

On 26 July 2009, David participated in the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match at St. James' Park, playing alongside boyhood hero Alan Shearer.

[edit] 2009–2010: New label and Signed Sealed Delivered

On Friday 18 September 2009 fans got the first taste of the new album with an exclusive demo posted on his official website, a thirty second snippet covering Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours".

On 2 October, David revealed to his fans via Twitter and his website that he had signed a new record deal with Universal.^[16]

The UK edition of Jay Sean's new album All or Nothing which was released on 30 November 2009 features Craig on a track entitled "Stuck in the Middle".

David performed a bold new cover of "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" from Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book on the ITV programme Ultimate Movie Toons, broadcast 28 March 2010.

The new album Signed Sealed Delivered, finds Craig largely covering and sampling soul hits from the Motown era while giving them his own modern twist. Songs covered include Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; The Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"; and Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life".^[17]

The first single from Craig's fifth studio album Signed Sealed Delivered was "One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)" and it was released in the UK on 22 March 2010 where it made No.76^[18] with the album following one week later on 29 March 2010, which entered the UK chart at number 13.

On 17 March 2010 Craig will be releasing a Garage compilation album titled 'Rewind Old Skool Classics' mixed with DJ Spoony featuring some of their favourite UK Garage hits from the last ten years.^[19]

Two weeks later on 31 May 2010, the second single to be taken from Signed Sealed Delivered, titled "All Alone Tonight (Stop, Look, Listen)" will be released. The chorus of the single samples The Stylistics' hit "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" but features completely new verses. In the weeks leading up to the release BBC Radio Two have backed the single by naming it their 'Record of the Week' and adding it to their 'A-List'.

On 20 May 2010 David appeared as a co-host on The Morning Show in Australia alongside Kylie Gillies, whilst regular male presenter Larry Emdur was on holidays.

On 27 August 2010 Swiss DJ Remady is releasing an album titled "No Superstar" on which Craig features on the House/Dance track "Do It On My Own".^[20]

David is nominated for 'Best Video' at the 2010 Urban Music Awards for the song "One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)".

The 2010 Sunday Times Rich List indicated that Craig David is worth £8 million.

2011–2012[link]

David revealed on Twitter he's worked with producer Jim Beanz on material for his new album. David also tweeted about working with August Rigo and more recently Fraser T Smith.

Whilst doing a show in Russia, David confirmed he has left Universal Records and hopes to release his new album in America as well as the UK.^[21]

In February 2011 David agreed to do a desert trek for Comic Relief as part of Red Nose Day 2011. A host of celebrities including Dermot O'Leary, Olly Murs and Lorraine Kelly treked 100 kilometres across a Kenyan desert to raise money for preventable blindness across Africa.^[22]

In May 2011 David made a guest appearance on NRJ12's French reality TV show Les Anges 2 where he offered advice to contestants trying to make a life in Miami.

Released on 1 August 2011, David features on Erick Morillo's new mix CD Subliminal Invasion on a track titled "Fly Away".^[23]

David performed at the Michael Jackson tribute concert, held in Cardiff at the Millennium Stadium on 8 October 2011.^[24]

Further to their earlier collaboration, David and Erick Morillo also canvassed a promotional track to DJ's and radio stations titled "Get Drunk Up" and also featured it on YouTube. Morillo revealed David will appear on a project with Harry Romero and José Nunez, which will feature a remix of the track.^[25]

In December, he featured on the Blackout Mode dance track "Freak on the Dancefloor" that appeared on the compilation album R&B Collection 2012.

Details of David's upcoming album are still unknown, however he has hinted on Twitter that it will be released in 2012.

Discography[link]

Studio albums

• Born to Do It (2000)
• Slicker Than Your Average (2002)
• The Story Goes... (2005)
• Trust Me (2007)
• Signed Sealed Delivered (2010)

Compilation albums

• Greatest Hits (2008)

Awards and nominations[link]

• BET Awards
  • 2002: Best R&B Male Artist (Nominated)
  • 2002: Best New Artist (Nominated)

• BRIT Awards
  • 2006: Best British Urban Act (Nominated)
  • 2003: Best British Urban Act (Nominated)
  • 2003: Best British Male Solo Artist (Nominated)
  • 2002: Best British Album: Born to Do It (Nominated)
  • 2002: Best British Dance Act (Nominated)
  • 2002: Best British Male Solo Artist (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best British Album: Born to Do It (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best British Dance Act (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best British Male Solo Artist (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best British Newcomer (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best British Single: "7 Days" (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best British Video: "7 Days" (Nominated)

• Goldene Kamera
  • 2004: Pop International

• Grammy Awards
  • 2003: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "7 Days" (Nominated)
  • 2002: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Fill Me In" (Nominated)

• Ivor Novello Awards
  • 2001: Best Contemporary Song: "7 Days"
  • 2001: Best Dance Single Award: "Woman Trouble", shared with Robbie Craig and Artful Dodger
  • 2001: Songwriter Of The Year, shared with Mark Hill

• MOBO Awards
  • 2001: Best UK Act
  • 2001: Best R&B Act (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best Album: Born to Do It (Nominated)
  • 2000: Best R&B Act
  • 2000: Best UK Newcomer
  • 2000: Best UK Single of the Year: "Fill Me In"
  • 2000: Best Video: "7 Days" (Nominated)
  • 2000: Best UK Single of the Year: "Woman Trouble" (Nominated), shared with Robbie Craig and Artful Dodger

• MTV Europe Awards
  • 2001: Best Male (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best New Act (Nominated)
  • 2001: Best R&B Act
  • 2001: Best UK & Ireland Act

• MTV Video Music Awards
  • 2002: Best Male Video: "Walking Away" (Nominated)
  • 2001: MTV2 Award: "Fill Me In" (Nominated)

• MTV Video Music Awards Japan
  • 2006: Best R&B Video: "All The Way" (Nominated)
  • 2003: Best Male Video: "What's Your Flava?"

• Radio Music Awards
  • 2001: Most Requested Song: "Fill Me In" (Nominated)

• Urban Music Awards
  • 2010: Best Video: "One More Lie (Standing In The Shadows)" (Nominated)

• Other awards and honors
  • Honorary Degree, Doctor of Music, Southampton Solent University, 7 November 2008^[26][27]

Personal life and activism[link]

David considers himself Jewish, and keeps up with Jewish traditions and holidays.^[28] On 24 March 2010 (World TB Day), Craig David was named the newest Goodwill Ambassador against Tuberculosis. He is lending his voice to the Stop Tuberculosis effort. Craig’s first activity as an Ambassador was to travel to South Africa to learn more about tuberculosis, where he met the people who have beaten the disease, people who are still fighting it, kids who face the threat of tuberculosis every day, and scientists who have dedicated their lives to making tuberculosis history. Craig stated that the mission is to help overcome the social stigma of TB in order to beat the disease.^[29]

[edit] Caricaturization on Bo' Selecta

David was frequently caricatured by comedian Leigh Francis on the British TV comedy show Bo' Selecta!; the show's title itself being a reference to his song, "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)". Although many other celebrities lampooned in the series appreciated the jokes and even appeared in the series themselves, David—the series' most prominently mocked target—did not enjoy the attention, remarking that the public were no longer taking him seriously.^[30][31] Speaking to The Sunday Times in 2007, David confessed that "The whole Bo' Selecta! thing was killing me for a while because this idiot had a cult following and I was the main caricature. [...] Inside it was absolutely pissing me off and hurtful beyond belief. There were times when I thought I just want to knock this guy out".^[32]

Although he made an appearance himself in the programme, he regretted it even as he was making it: "I didn't want people to think, 'Craig's reacting to it', because then they would think, 'How can we get up Craig's nose even more?' So I did it, but I wasn't happy about it".^[32] In 2010, he further commented on his bitterness towards Francis' impersonations of him: "What upset me was that it made people ridicule "Rewind". It should make people think about the garage scene, not some guy with a stupid rubber mask. I've got nothing to say to Leigh. He's not picking up awards or anything is he?"^[33] However, he has also denied that his career had been ruined as a result of the show, and that he was satisfied with his musical output over the years.^[34][35]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Craig David

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Craig David

• Official website
• I Love Music Festival at Tenerife (23 April 2011)

Ryan Stevenson

Stevenson playing for Hearts
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Cairns Stevenson
Date of birth	(1984-08-24) 24 August 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Ipswich Town
Number	16
Youth career
2001–2002	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	St. Johnstone	72	(5)
2006	→ Ayr United (loan)	4	(2)
2007–2010	Ayr United	81	(25)
2010–2012	Heart of Midlothian	61	(9)
2012–	Ipswich Town	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Ryan Cairns Stevenson (born 24 August 1984) is a Scottish football player who plays for Ipswich Town in the English Championship. Stevenson began his career at Chelsea and has also played for St. Johnstone and Ayr United. He is a midfielder who was also used as a striker when at Hearts.

Youth career[link]

Stevenson was born in Irvine, Ayrshire,^[1] and was a boyhood Ayr United fan.^[2] He was a pupil at Heathfield primary and Kyle Academy in Ayr^{[citation needed]} before leaving to join Chelsea's youth academy staying in the same apartment block as John Terry.^[2]

Career[link]

St Johnstone[link]

Having failed to break into the Chelsea first team he was given a free transfer in 2002 and signed for St. Johnstone. Stevenson made 72 league appearances for Saints, before eventually falling out of favour during 2006.

Ayr United[link]

Stevenson initially joined Ayr United on a 28-day loan in October 2006.^[3] This loan was later extended until the end of the year.^[4] He then joined the club on a permanent basis during January 2007, for a five-figure sum.^[5] Just two weeks later, Stevenson scored an equaliser for Ayr United against his former club, St. Johnstone, in the third round of the Scottish Cup in a 2–1 defeat.^[6] Stevenson scored the goal which promoted Ayr United to the First Division in 2009, in a 1–0 win over Airdrie United in the second leg of the First Division Play-off Final at New Broomfield.

Hearts[link]

Stevenson signed for Hearts on 1 February 2010 for an undisclosed five-figure sum,^[7] with Rocky Visconte going the other way on loan.^[8] He made his debut for Hearts on 10 February playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat to Celtic at Celtic Park.^[9] He went on to score his first competitive goal for Hearts against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a Scottish Premier League fixture on 18th September 2010.^[10] In the absence of Kevin Kyle, Stevenson has predominantly been used as a makeshift striker^[11] and has scored notable goals, such as in wins over both halves of the Old Firm and two against Edinburgh rivals Hibernian. In June 2011 Stevenson signed a one year contract extension to extend his stay at the club.^[12]

On 22 December 2011 with Hearts in financial difficulty and having problems paying wages Stevenson requested his contract be terminated;^[13] this was refused and Stevenson advised the club he would not play or train again until his salary was paid in full.^[14] Stevenson cited stress on his unborn baby as one of the reasons behind his decision.^[15] Despite being paid Stevenson did not return to training several clubs including ^[16] Ayr United, Crawley Town^[17] and Dundee United^[18] were interested however Hearts were seeking £100,000 for their exiled player.^[19] Hearts pledged to open a disciplinary hearing if he did not leave during the transfer window.^[20]

Ipswich Town[link]

On 28 January 2012, Championship side Ipswich Town announced that he was set to join them in a deal worth £50,000 which was concluded on 30 January. He was given the number 16 shirt,^[21] and has signed an 18 month contract.^[22]

Stevenson scored his first goal for Ipswich on 28th April 2012 against Doncaster on the final day of the 2011–12 Football League Championship with a long-range effort.

Scotland[link]

On 6 November 2011 Stevenson was called up to the Scotland Squad for the first time^[23] as a late inclusion for their friendly against Cyprus.^[24]

Career statistics[link]

As of 28 April 2012^[1][25]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ryan Stevenson career stats at Soccerbase
• Transfermarkt Profile
• Profile at PlayerHistory.com

Jack Bernstein, also known as "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and Young Murphy," (November 5, 1899, in New York, New York – December 26, 1945) was an American boxer. He was World Junior lightweight Champion, with the title taken from and later lost to Johnny Dundee .^[1] Bernstein, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.^[2]

See also[link]

• List of select Jewish boxers

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• BoxRec bio
• Jewish Sports bio
• City of Yonkers bio

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