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"Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom covering the region now known as the English Midlands. Mercia or Mercian may also refer to: * Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue, an volunteer water-rescue organisation * Mercia MacDermott (born 1927), writer and historian * Mercian Brigade, an historic unit in the British Army * Mercian Cycles, a bicycle manufacturer * Mercian dialect, a dialect of Old English spoken in Anglo-Saxon Mercia * Mercian Regiment, a present-day unit of the British Army * Mercian Corporation, a producer and distributor of retail wine products * Free Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, previously called Mercia See also * List of monarchs of Mercia * Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry * West Mercia Police Category:Mercia "
"Thetford Grammar School is an independent co-educational school in Thetford, Norfolk, England. The school might date back to the 7th century, which would make it one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. History The school website conjectures its origin traces back to 631,Thetford Grammar School - History , accessed 17 Aug 2009 and through its Roll of Headmasters to 1114. The Independent Schools Inspectorate assert in their 2012 report that "The school was originally founded in the 10th Century" but without any evidence provided.http://www.isi.net/schools/7179/. It appears to have ceased from around 1496 until its refoundation from the will of Sir Richard Fulmerston in 1566.'Thetford, chapter 23: Of the school and hospital', An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: volume 2 (1805), pp. 128-131. URL: http://www.british- history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78041 Date accessed: 18 August 2009 The refoundation was confirmed by an Act of Parliament in 1610. Part of the school is built on the site of a thirteenth-century Dominican Friary (Blackfriars, Thetford), which may have been built on, and incorporated parts of, a Norman cathedral.Channel 4, Time Team: Thetford, Norfolk, 17 January 1999, accessed 18 Aug 2009 This building, now known as "Old School", comprised the entire school for about 300 years, and is where the lawyer Roger North and the political activist Thomas Paine were educated. In 1998 archaeologists from the television programme Time Team excavated at the school for three days in search of the Norman cathedral of Herbert Losinga, which was only located at Thetford for twenty years or so, before relocating to Norwich. They did not find any Norman stone building, perhaps because the short-lived cathedral was a re-used Anglo-Saxon wooden church which has not survived. The school developed rapidly in the 1880s, and in 1888 Thetford Grammar School for Girls was built alongside the existing Grammar School. The school became a Voluntary controlled school in 1944, and remained in the state sector until 1981 when it regained its independent status. The original boys' school and the girls' grammar school merged in 1975 to form a new coeducational school. Notable former pupils * Francis Blomefield, topographer and historian * Harold Chapman - former orthodontist * Frederick Charles Frank, theoretical physicist * Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk * Allan Noel Minns, DSO, MC, doctor * Roger North, musicologist, Attorney General from 1688 * Thomas Paine, American revolutionary and author, attended 1744-1749 References External links * Thetford Grammar School * Profile on the Independent Schools Council website * Independent Schools Inspectorate Report Category:Independent schools in Norfolk Category:7th-century establishments in England Category:Educational institutions established in the 7th century Category:Thetford "
"Rubens Charles Maciel (born December 24, 1979), aka "Cobrinha" and sometimes referred to as Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles, is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. He is considered the best featherweight in the decade and to be among the best pound for pound jiu jitsu competitors in the world. Cobrinha is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Fernando "Terere" Augusto and a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu. Cobrinha has won a total of six world championship titles in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a black belt in the featherweight (or lightweight) category. He started training BJJ in 2000, received his black belt in 2005, and has since medaled in every World Jiu- Jitsu Championship in which he has competed - a total of ten. He is known for his attacking style of jiu jitsu and, in particular, for his guard. His guard was voted the best Guard of the Decade by fellow World Champions. Before opening his own school Cobrinha BJJ in Los Angeles, California, in 2011, he was an instructor at the Alliance Jiu Jitsu headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. One of his notable students is Fabricio Werdum. Championship record IBJJF World Championships * 2017 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2016 - Black Belt -70kg: 3rd Place * 2015 - Black Belt -70kg: 2nd Place * 2014 - Black Belt -70kg: 2nd Place * 2013 - Black Belt -70kg: 3rd Place * 2012 - Black Belt -70kg: 2nd Place * 2011 - Black Belt -70kg: 3rd Place * 2010 - Black Belt -70kg: 2nd Place * 2009 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2008 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2007 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2006 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championships * 2012 - Black Belt -76kg: 1st Place * 2011 - Black Belt -76kg: 1st Place * 2008 - Black Belt -76kg: 1st Place * 2007 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place IBJJF Pan American Championships * 2017 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2013 - Black Belt -70kg: 2nd Place * 2012 - Black Belt -70kg: 2nd Place * 2010 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2009 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2009 - Black Belt -Open Weight: 3rd Place * 2008 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2007 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place IBJJF Pan American No-Gi Championships * 2008 - Black Belt -76kg: 1st Place IBJJF European Championships * 2017 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place * 2013 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian National Championships * 2017 - Black Belt -70kg: 1st Place ADCC 2015 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Sao Paulo * -66 kg: 1st place ADCC 2013 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Beijing * -66 kg: 1st place ADCC 2011 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Nottingham * -66 kg: 2nd place ADCC 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Barcelona * -66 kg: 2nd place World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup * 2011 - Black Belt -Absolute: 2nd Place * 2011 - Black Belt -74kg: 3rd Place * 2009 - Black Belt -65kg: 2nd Place References Tournament Results - Official Homepage * CBJJ/IBJJF Tournament Results * CBJJO Tournament Results * Rubens Charles Maciel BJJ (GI) career on MARanking Martial Arts Ranking Recognition *Gracie Magazine votes Cobrinha as the most consistent fighter of 2008 *Gracie Magazine names Cobrinha competitor of the year - 2008 *World Champions from last 10 yrs vote Cobrinha as having the best guard of the decade *OnTheMat.com selects Cobrinha as the 2008 BJJ Fighter of Year *2008 World Championship trailer featuring Cobrinha External links *Official School Website *Official Web Site *Cobrinha Facebook Fan Page *Alliance Martial Arts Web Site *Cobrinha Highlight Video *Rubens Charles Cobrinha on *BJJ Heroes Category:Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu "