Andrew Britton

Andrew Paul Britton (January 6, 1981 – March 18, 2008) was a British-born spy novelist who immigrated to the United States with his family at age seven. He published his first novel at age 23, his books were translated for international sales, and have been posted on the extended New York Times bestseller list.

Early life

Britton was born in Peterborough (England, UK), in 1981. During his early childhood, he lived between Peterborough and Camlough (Northern Ireland, UK). Camlough is the birthplace of Britton's mother to whom he dedicated his 1st book The American. The family emigrated to the United States in 1988.

Britton spent years in both Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Raleigh, North Carolina. After graduating from Leesville Road High School in Raleigh in 1999, Britton joined the U.S. Army as a combat engineer. He stayed in the Army for three years and served in Korea.

After his military service, Britton attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied economics and psychology.

David Goldsmith

David John Goldsmith (born 11 September 1947) is a former English cricketer. Goldsmith was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Romford, Essex.

Goldsmith made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Goldsmith played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1986 to 1991, which included 34 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1987, he made his List A debut against Somerset in the NatWest Trophy. He played 4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Somerset in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 7 runs at a batting average of 2.33, with a high score of 4.

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Andrew

Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names for boys in English-speaking countries. In Italian, the equivalent to "Andrew" is "Andrea", though "Andrea" is feminine in most other languages. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the Greek: Ανδρέας, Andreas, itself related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew.

Popularity

Australia

In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular boys name in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s.

Canada

Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005. Andrew was the 16th most popular name for infants in British Columbia in 2004, the 17th most popular name in 2003, and the 19th most popular name in 2002. In 2001, it was the 18th most common name. From 1999 – 2003, Andrew was the sixth most often chosen name for a boy.

Andrew Skeet

Andrew John Skeet (born 1969 in Croydon) is a British musician, composer and music producer. He has written scores for television and film and worked with many well-known composers and artists as an arranger, orchestrator and conductor.

Biography

Andrew Skeet attended Trinity Boys School in Croydon where, as a boy singer, he appeared on soundtracks such as Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Barbra Streisand's Yentl and Another Country starring Rupert Everett as Guy Bennett and Colin Firth as Tommy Judd. Skeet then studied music at the University of East Anglia and at The Royal College of Music in London.

Professional life

Television and film Commission

With former Howie B collaborator Luke Gordon, Skeet established the production company Roxbury Music and their music has been used extensively on British television. Programmes which have featured music by Roxbury include The Apprentice, Dispatches, Banged Up Abroad, Britain's Lost World, Freaky Eaters, What Katy Did Next, Gumball's 3000 Miles, Kali, a collaboration with Mike Figgis for the London Film Festival and Locked Up Abroad. Their music has been heard all over the world with tracks released on a series of library albums for Universal on The Atmosphere label, Chappell and Bruton.

Matthew Robertson

Matthew Robertson (born February 7, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Louisiana IceGators of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).

Robertson began his professional career in 2009, playing 76 games in his rookie season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League. The following season he played in both the Central Hockey League with the Tulsa Oilers, and the SPHL with the Pensacola Ice Flyers.

Prior to the start of the 2012–13 SPHL season, Pensacola traded Robertson to the Louisiana IceGators in exchange for forward August Aiken and defenceman Sean Murray. Robertson went on to score 56 points in 56 games for the IceGators, and was recognized for his outstanding performance when he was named to the 2012–13 SPHL First All-Star Team.

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