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"Andros () was the chief city of, and a polis (city-state) on, the island of Andros in the Aegean Sea. The city was named after the island, which, according to tradition, derived its name either from Andreus, a general of Rhadamanthus or from the seer Andrus.Conon 44; It was colonized by Ionians, and early attained so much importance as to send colonies to Acanthus and Stageira in Chalcidice about 654 BCE. The Andrians were compelled to join the fleet of Xerxes I in his invasion of Greece, in 480 BCE; in consequence of which Themistocles attempted to levy a large sum of money from the people, and upon their refusing to pay it, laid siege to their city, but was unable to take the place. The site was situated nearly in the middle of the western coast of the island, at the foot of a lofty mountain. Its citadel strongly fortified by nature is mentioned by Livy. It had no harbour of its own, but it used one in the neighbourhood, called Gaurion (Γαύριον) by Xenophon, and Gaureleon by Livy, and which still bears the ancient name of Gavrio. The site is located at Palaiopolis, where extensive ruins of the ancient city are to be found. Among other artefacts discovered there, were inscriptions, including an interesting hymn to Isis in hexameter verse. The town and its territory were celebrated for its wine in antiquity, and the whole island was regarded as sacred to Dionysus. There was a tradition that, during the festival of this god, a fountain flowed with wine. References Category:Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Category:Former populated places in Greece Category:Ancient Andros Category:Greek city-states Category:Ionian colonies Category:Members of the Delian League "
", also known as Gymnasium Baby, is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa and based on the novel of the same name by Keiko Kanome. The film stars Yūichi Nakamura as Jun Shibahara, Yūta Takahashi as Naoki Murai and Shō Kubo as Shōichi Kato. The film was released on May 10, 2008. The movie also has a sister film premiered simultaneously titled Classmates, which is composed of the same cast but with different plot and without BL themes. Plot Jun Shibahara is a high school student with high expectations for swimming, but as the team coach's son he is nicknamed "Taiikukan Baby" (gymnasium baby) and no one believes his position is due to his own merits. Jun also must deal with constant rumors that his father got his late mother pregnant (who was one of his students) and never married her, another reason why he is nicknamed like that. After being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Jun is forced to stop swimming and loses all reason to exist. During his visits to the hospital, he meets Nozomi Hayakawa, a classmate who has been admitted due to a cancer and he discovers that she has not much time left to live. Shortly after, Naoki Murai (his replacement in the swimming team), asks Jun to be his coach since he admires him a lot. Jun and Murai begin to spend time together, and Murai soon confess his love for Jun and kiss him, a fact that leaves Jun confused. Jun tells what happened to his best friend Shōichi, who takes an overprotective attitude towards him and another defensive towards Murai, since he is also in love with Jun. Both boys swear a mutual rivalry that starts a complicated love triangle. Murai and Kato compete in order to earn Jun's affections; however, Jun is not able to reciprocate the feelings of any of the two, since he is also dealing with his forced exit from the swimming world. Finally, on the day of the graduation, Murai tries to kiss Jun in the middle of the ceremony after receiving his diploma, only to be stopped by Kato, who bursts into the kiss by interposing a photograph of the already deceased Nozomi. A very frustrated and embarrassed Jun leaves the ceremony while telling both suitors to follow him; the film ends with the three boys walking away while laughing. Cast *Yūichi Nakamura as Jun Shibahara *Yūta Takahashi as Naoki Murai *Shō Kubō as Shōichi Kato *Mirei Kiritani as Nozomi Hayakawa *Nanami Sakuraba as Yūki Hayakawa *Makoto Kawahara as Hikari Ijima *Tomoya Nagai as Makoto Fujisawa *Ema Fujisawa as Michiru Yada *Ikkei Watanabe as Yasushi Shibahara *Mayuko Irie as Nozomi's Mother References External links * Category:2008 films Category:Films set in Japan Category:Japanese films Category:Japanese-language films Category:Gay- related films Category:Japanese LGBT-related films Category:2000s romantic drama films Category:LGBT-related romance films Category:2008 drama films "
"Wishing on the Moon is an album by jazz vocalist Meredith D'Ambrosio that was recorded in 2004 and released by Sunnyside in 2006.Sunnyside Records: album details accessed March 11, 2019Meredith D'Ambrosio discography accessed March 11, 2019 Reception The Allmusic review states, "It is difficult not to use some of liner note author Doug Ramsey's many adjectives to describe this marvelous singer, who is able to tell a story effortlessly with her pure, unaffected vocals, backed by the excellent support...Whether her theme is love in bloom, love lost, loneliness, or sentiment, d'Ambrosio conveys it in her soft, swinging style. This is the perfect CD for a quiet evening with someone special". In JazzTimes, Harvey Siders wrote, "If any songwriter deserves the encomium "American original," it's Meredith d'Ambrosio. No slave to A-A-B-A or 32-measure tunes, she has always followed her own muse. Her inspiration: intimate jazz, in the story telling style of Mabel Mercer. Meredith has a small range, but tons of wit, whimsy and wisdom. There's no doubt she's a bona fide jazz singer".Siders, H. JazzTimes Review accessed March 11, 2019 Track listing All compositions by Meredith D'Ambrosio except where noted # "Have You Noticed?" – 4:53 # "I'd Do It All Again" – 5:43 # "Don't Follow Me" – 4:58 # "In the Glow of the Moon" (Dena DeRose, Meredith D'Ambrosio) – 5:43 # "Melodious Funk" – 5:21 # "Stay with Me" – 6:09 # "Try as I May" – 4:42 # "Wishing on the Moon" – 5:15 # "Miracle of Spring" – 4:29 # "Angels without Their Wings" (Meredith D'Ambrosio, Bradford Langer) – 5:13 Personnel * Meredith D'Ambrosio – vocals * Don Sickler – trumpet, flugelhorn * Cecilia Coleman – piano * Tim Givens – double bass * Vince Cherico – drums References Category:Meredith D'Ambrosio albums Category:2006 albums Category:Sunnyside Records albums Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio "