Empire Albany was a 306 ton Coaster which was built in 1944. She was renamed Albany in 1946 and disappeared on a voyage between Port Talbot and Rosslare in 1946.

Empire Albany was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft as yard number 337. She was launched on 3 October 1944 and completed in December 1944. Empire Airman was owned by the Ministry of War Transport and operated under the management of the J Fisher & Sons Ltd.

In 1946, Empire Albany was sold to Mrs P Dowds, Ireland and renamed Albany. On 20 November 1946, Albany departed Port Talbot bound for Rosslare, but did not arrive.Albany was carrying a cargo of coal. Two ship's boats and the name board from Albany were washed up near St David's Head on 22 November.

Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.

Empire Airman had the Official Number 166695 on Lloyd's Register and used the Code Letters MPBM

Patrick M. Hooker is the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets for the state of New York. He was nominated by former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer in January 2007.

Prior to being appointed, Hooker served as the Director of the Public Policy Division at the New York Farm Bureau. Hooker was previously the Deputy Director of Governmental Relations at the New York Farm Bureau from 1990 to 1999. From 1987 to 1990, he served as Director of the New York State Senate Agriculture Committee. He was also a Rural Affairs Advisor to the New York State Assembly in the Office of the Minority Leader from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Hooker received his B.S. from Cornell University and his A.A.S. from the State University of New York at Morrisville.

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.

Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She embarked upon the Best of Both Worlds Tour the same year, in which she performed as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film titled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus released her first solo album, Breakout (2008), which was commercially successful.

She began her foray into film by providing the voice of "Penny" in the animated film Bolt (2008). Cyrus earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her performance of Bolt's theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). The Hannah Montana: The Movie' soundtrack introduced her to new audiences within country and adult contemporary markets.

Yoo Ah Ra (ko:유아라; born on September 26, 1992), mononymously credited by her stage name Ara, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is best known the leader of the girl group Hello Venus and one of its main vocalists. Ara debuted on May 9, 2012 together with Hello Venus members.

Ara, Yoonjo, and Lime were trainees, called 'Pre-School Girls', of sister group After School, with the former two featuring on their first album Virgin. She sang the chorus for the 1st Happy Pledis single, “Love Love Love”. She also sang and appeared in the music video "Love Letter".. All three girls were expected to join After School at some point. Yoo Ara, along with fellow Pledis trainee Kyung Min, were the final two candidates to me2day Search for After School’s 9th Member in 2010. Ara and fellow Hello Venus member, Yoonjo, were originally in the line-up for After School, however, current After School member E-Young was chosen instead.

Her first actively promoted release was Hello Venus's debuted their mini-album 'Venus' on May 9, 2012. 'Venus' features four track in all, with "Venus" serving as the promotional track.