Datasets:
princeton-nlp
/
datasets-for-simcse

Dataset card Data Studio Files Community
text
stringlengths
1
2.56k
He commentated on Formula 1 through to the 2001 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
Walker's first regular work was on radio coverage of the Isle of Man TT, initially alongside his father.
After Graham's death in 1962, Murray took over the lead role.
He covered motocross (initially for ITV and BBC) during the 1960s and rallycross in the 1970s and early 1980s.
He occasionally commentated on motorcycle racing and rallying during the 1960s through to the 1980s.
Walker covered the BTCC for the BBC between 1969 and 1971 and also 1988 and 1997, and the Macau event for Hong Kong TV on nine occasions.
On Formula One coverage from 1980 to 1993, Walker struck up a surprisingly successful, and extremely popular, double act with World Champion James Hunt.
Initially they did not get on, as Hunt's interests, personality and private life appeared to have little in common with Walker's.
However, the pair eventually became good friends.
Walker and Hunt were to work together for more than a decade at the BBC, until Hunt's death from a heart attack in 1993.
When in the commentary booth together, Walker would provide his animated descriptions of the action, with Hunt bringing in his expert knowledge (which included inside information from the pits, typically from his former team McLaren), and often opinionated nature, in his co-commentary role.
The pair did not always get along in the commentary box.
Typically, they had to share one microphone which meant passing it back and forth to each other.
On one occasion early in their partnership, Walker would not hand the microphone over after repeated requests by Hunt for him to do so.
In frustration, Hunt stood and grabbed the microphone from him, which caused the normally cool Walker to grab the former World Champion by the collar and raise his fist to hit his partner before a producer intervened.
After Hunt died, former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer (Pit reporter for BBC F1) joined Walker in the commentary box until the end of 1996, though in others such as 3 Time World Champion Jackie Stewart took the role as Walker's partner for the 1993 British Grand Prix and World Champion Alan Jones took the role as Walker's partner for the "fly away" race in Australia at the end of the season, both requested by Nine's Wide World of Sports (an alliance of BBC to give out in Australia).
The following year, the television rights for the UK coverage transferred to ITV, and Walker followed.
His co-commentator from the 1997 season onwards until his retirement from commentating was another F1 driver, Martin Brundle.
There were a few Grands Prix between 1978 and 1996 that Walker did not commentate on while employed by the BBC, usually as a result of his commentating elsewhere.
Some of these included the 1979 Belgian Grand Prix and 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix (when Simon Taylor deputised for him), the German Grands Prix of 1981 and 1984 (both commentated on by Barrie Gill), and the 1985 German Grand Prix (Tony Jardine).
In 1996, as part of Pizza Hut's global advertising strategy using celebrities, Walker and Formula One driver Damon Hill advertised the chain's new stuffed-crust pizza.
Walker also wrote a series of annuals for the Grand Prix season, "Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year", for Hazelton Publishing from 1987 to 1997.
The books, which have become something of a collectors item among enthusiasts, usually consisted of a summary of the season as well as each individual race, with Murray's own comments on the individual teams and drivers performances, as well as news about the teams.
In December 2000, Walker announced he was to retire from Formula One commentating.
Walker's final Formula One television commentary was the 2001 United States Grand Prix and was awarded an original brick from "The Brickyard" by track president Tony George.
In November 1997, Walker was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Bournemouth University.
He was later honoured, in July 2005, with an honorary doctorate from the Middlesex University, London.
He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1997 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel during a promotional video launch at the Sports Cafe in London's Lower Regent Street.
In October 2005, it was announced that Walker would be returning to the microphone as the BBC's voice of the new Grand Prix Masters series.
After providing the commentary for the inaugural race in South Africa, in January 2006 BBC Radio 5 Live announced that Walker would be part of their team for their coverage of subsequent races.
Years of exposure to loud engines and age-related hearing problems have left Walker with hearing loss in both ears.
In 2006 he became chief ambassador for David Ormerod Hearing Centres, a high street Audiology chain that fitted his hearing aids.
In March 2006, the Honda Racing F1 Team, formerly British American Racing, announced that Walker would become its team ambassador for half of the 2006 season's 18 Grands Prix, starting with the San Marino Grand Prix in April.
Walker welcomed Honda Racing's VIP guests and entertained them with his F1 commentary.
In March 2006, Walker returned to the microphone for the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar round in Adelaide, held on a modified version of the Adelaide Street Circuit used for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix from 1985 until 1995.
Then in April he commentated on the Australian Grand Prix for Australia's Formula One broadcaster Network Ten.
He was also Sky Sports' commentator for their coverage of Grand Prix Masters.
In March 2007, Walker returned to the microphone for the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar round, and was awarded a Lifetime Infinite Pass to the event by organisers at a ceremony on pit straight, shortly before the main race.
In March 2007 he was again part of Network Ten's commentary team for the Australian Grand Prix.
In June 2007, Walker visited the Isle of Man to celebrate the Centenary of the Isle of Man TT and work on a DVD documentary about the event, TT: Centenary Celebration with Murray Walker, which was released later in the year.
In July 2007, Walker commentated on the European Grand Prix for BBC Radio 5 Live.
This was a one-off in place of regular commentator David Croft who was on paternity leave.
On 28 June 2008, Walker was honoured by the people of his hometown and presented with a "Star" on the Walk of Stars on Broad Street, Birmingham.
In November 2008, Walker's presence in the BBC's recovered coverage of F1 – as a website columnist – was confirmed as a freelancer.
Earlier that year, while being interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live, Walker was asked if he would consider a return to the TV commentary box.
He answered, "Never say never".
On 5 June 2011, a documentary entitled 'Life in the Fast Lane' premiered on BBC2 that looked into his life, particularly his shaping of the sport we are accustomed to today.
The programme itself featured him re-living his tank commander past and rides on classic scramble bikes.
Memorable moments of his commentating career are also re-lived, and the documentary also accompanies Walker, aged 87, to Australia to experience the thrills he once faced at the opening race of the season.
On 9 July 2011, he returned to BBC F1 on BBC Five Live and BBC One as a co-commentator for Free Practice 3, and appeared on the Qualifying show alongside Jake Humphrey, Eddie Jordan, David Coulthard and his former co-commentator Martin Brundle as well as 5live F1 special and occasional commentary on the race on BBC Radio Five Live.
He also returned again in 2012.
In May 2013, while on holiday, he had a fall, breaking his pelvis.
During treatment for the fall, Walker was diagnosed with the early stages of lymphatic system cancer.
89-year-old Walker told the BBC "They've caught it incredibly early.
It's treatable – the doctors say my condition is mild and I'm very hopeful."
In June 2013, it was reported that Walker was to receive chemotherapy in the coming months and had cancelled plans to attend the 2013 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
However, on 28 July 2013, Walker stated that he no longer requires chemotherapy.
In 2015 it was announced Walker would present a new F1 show for BBC Two with Suzi Perry.
The show called "Formula 1 Rewind" will involve Walker looking back at some of the BBC's archives.
In November 2015 he appeared on BBC's game show "Pointless", paired with Nigel Mansell.
In 2016 Walker moved with many other BBC F1 staff to Channel 4 to present a series of interviews with the sport's key players.
Walker also provides continuity announcements to F1 programming and races.
Walker withdrew from Channel 4's commentary British Grand Prix coverage due to ill health but appeared in recorded features.
In September Channel 4 began broadcasting uncut versions of the interviews under "Murray Meets..."
Cadwallon
Cadwallon is a Welsh name derived from the Common Brittonic "*Katuwellaunos" (Proto-Celtic *"Katu-welnā-mnos") "The One Who (-mnos) Leads (welnā-) in Battle (katu-)".
The same name belonged to the Catuvellauni who lived in what is now Hertfordshire, one of the most powerful British polities in the Late Iron Age who led the resistance against the Romans in 43 CE and possibly against Caesar in 55 and 54 BCE as well.
"Cadwallon" is not to be confused with "Caswallon", which derives from "*Kađđi-welnā-mnos" (the same name as Cassivellaunus), meaning "The Passionate Leader".
Note that in Cornish, both "Katuwellaunos"(/Catuvellaunus) and "Kađđiwellaunos"(/Cassivellaunus) give the form Kaswallon, which adds to the confusion.
Cadwallon may refer to:
Estotiland
Estotiland is a region that appeared on the Zeno map, located where Labrador, Quebec, and Newfoundland are now situated on nautical charts.
According to the letters that accompanied the Zeno map, Estotiland was discovered by fishermen who sailed in the North Atlantic during the 14th century.
Zeno, in a report addressed to his brother, writes: "the fishing vessel "Frise" was blown westward by a storm, and arrived at a land named "Estotiland," whose inhabitants traded with "Engroenelandt."
This country, "Estotiland," was very fertile, and had mountains inland.
The king of this country possessed books written in Latin, which he did not understand.
The language that he spoke and his subjects shared no similarity to that of the Vikings.
The king of Estotiland, seeing that his guests sailed safely with the aid of an instrument (the compass), persuaded them to make a maritime expedition to another land to the south called "Drogeo.""
A number of historians have considered this map and these letters to be fakes since the 16th century.
Nonetheless, a map created by French cartographer Nicolas Sanson around 1660 testifies to the existence of Estotiland and to its location north of New France.
Several hypotheses have been put forward pertaining to the origin of the word Estotiland.
Alan Rubin
Alan Rubin (February 11, 1943 – June 8, 2011), also known as Mr. Fabulous, was an American musician.
He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet.
Rubin began attending Juilliard School of Music in New York when he was 17 and studied with William Vacchiano, who was principal trumpet in the New York Philharmonic.
Vacchiano described Rubin as his best student.
While at Juilliard, Rubin was invited to play with Paul Hindemith on his last concert tour of the United States, but Rubin chose instead to play with Peggy Lee at the Village Vanguard.
Rubin dropped out of Juilliard at 20 to tour with singer Robert Goulet as his lead trumpet player.
Rubin was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band, with whom he played at the Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games.
As a member of The Blues Brothers, he portrayed Mr. Fabulous in the 1980 film, the 1998 sequel and was a member of the touring band.
The nickname "Mr Fabulous" was given to Rubin by John Belushi.
Rubin played with an array of artists, such as Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Gil Evans, Eumir Deodato, Sting, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Frankie Valli, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, B.B.
King, Miles Davis, Yoko Ono, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, and Dr. John.
Rubin contributed to over 6000 recording sessions.
Rubin's last performance was with The Blues Brotherhood (Blues Brothers tribute show) at B.B.
King's in NYC on October 12, 2010.
The performance also featured Tom "Bones" Malone and Lou "Blue Lou" Marini.
Rubin died from lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and he was cremated.
Rubin is survived by his wife, Mary and two siblings, Sharyn Soleimani and Marshall Rubin.
With Randy Weston