Yezda Urfa
Yezda Urfa is an American progressive rock band founded in the fall of 1973. The band recorded two albums before breaking up in the spring of 1981. The band's music is currently distributed by Syn-phonic.
The name
The name Yezda Urfa comes from Yazd, Iran and Urfa, Turkey. The band came across these names while leafing through the dictionary, looking for a band name. Yazd was changed to Yezda to ease pronunciation.
The sound
Described as a blend of Yes and Gentle Giant, Yezda Urfa is known for playing high-energy progressive rock. Break-neck tempos, changing time signatures, and diverse instrumentation are hallmarks of their sound.
Personnel
Discography
Marc W. Miller
Marc Miller (born January 1, 1947) is an American wargame and role-playing game designer and author.
Career Beginnings
After serving the U.S. Army, Marc Miller continued his studies at Illinois State University in 1972 under the G.I. Bill. There he joined the ISU Game Club, created by Rich Banner and Frank Chadwick. Banner obtained a grant that funded the printing of blank hex sheets (suitable for making war-game maps). Adding new members Loren Wiseman and John Harshman, the ISU club drafted a variety of designs. Some of these designs were derivatives of existing games, and had generic names like Guerre and Swamp, while others were the original concepts, such as Triplanetary.
In 1973, after being convinced by Miller, Chadwick and Banner Illinois State University created SimRAD (Simulation Research, Analysis, and Design), a college program where students and teachers designed games. Revenue from these games supported the funding of innovations in education. At the same time, Miller, Chadwick, Banner, and Wiseman decided to publish a massive World War II simulation game and created Game Designers' Workshop as their publishing company. When university funding dried up for SimRAD, the three shifted their attention to the commercial sector.
Marc Miller (politician)
Marc Miller is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Miller attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf at the same time as Justin Trudeau, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of [Trudeau's] oldest friends." He subsequently helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007.
Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the Université de Montréal, before studying law at McGill University. He worked abroad in New York City and Stockholm, and prior to his election was practising corporate law with Stikeman Elliott. He also served in the Canadian Army.
Electoral record
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