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1971, in Munich in 1975, and in London in 1982. Braille menus were first introduced in 1979, and picture menus in 1988. In March 1992, combination Braille and picture menus were reintroduced to accommodate those with vision, speech, or hearing impairments. Clamshell grills, which cooked both sides of a hamburger simultaneously, were tested. New locations such as hospitals and military bases were tapped as sites for new restaurants. In response to the increase in microwave oven usage, McDonald's, whose name is the single most advertised brand name in the world, stepped up advertising and promotional expenditures stressing that its taste
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Carol Owens (squash player) Carol Owens (born 4 June 1971) is a former New Zealand-based squash player who won the World Open in 2000 and 2003. Owens was born in Melbourne, Australia, and would eventually change her nationality when she moved to Auckland, New Zealand. A right-hander, she made her competitive debut in 1990 in the Swiss Open where she finished 17th. Her first final was the 1993 Japan Open where she was a runner-up to the Canadian Heather Wallace. She didn't have to wait long for her first major victory, which came in October in Adelaide, South Australia. She
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was then motivated to make a comeback and appeared at the 1996 Australian Open. Heath Denman Heath Denman (born 17 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Denman, who comes from Ipswich in Queensland, was given a wildcard into the 1991 Australian Open, which he exited with a first-round loss to Mats Wilander. When he returned to the main draw of the Australia Open in 1993 he made it to the second round by beating Jeremy Bates in four sets. In 1993 he also featured in the main draw of ATP Tour tournaments in Kuala Lumpur and
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Heath Denman Heath Denman (born 17 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Denman, who comes from Ipswich in Queensland, was given a wildcard into the 1991 Australian Open, which he exited with a first-round loss to Mats Wilander. When he returned to the main draw of the Australia Open in 1993 he made it to the second round by beating Jeremy Bates in four sets. In 1993 he also featured in the main draw of ATP Tour tournaments in Kuala Lumpur and Sydney. For most of 1994 and 1995 he took time away from tennis, but
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at Sydney Road. Sections through Pentridge and McDonalds Reserve have been constructed and will open in early 2011. This will mean the bike path links to the Merri Creek Trail. Council has plans to continue the path from Sussex Street to Glenroy. Coburg North, Victoria Coburg North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Moreland. At the 2016 Census, Coburg North had a population of 7,601. The suburb lies north of Coburg, and has the same postcode (3058). The majority of Coburg North is
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Duncan v McDonald Duncan v McDonald [1997] 3 NZLR 669 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the granting of relief under the Illegal Contracts Act 1970 for illegal contracts. The McDonalds entered into an illegal scheme with some Nigerians that in return of an investment of $285,000, they would receive $2,000,000. The McDonalds borrowed the money from an estate that Mr Duncan, a solicitor, was managing, and they used a property as security for the loan. Duncan was aware of the illegal nature of the transaction when he lent the money. Unsurprisingly, the McDonalds were a victim of
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be a common Malaysian McDonalds menu, as the case of GCB Burger, first available briefly in 2011, it later constitute as a permanent item since 2013. McDonalds Malaysia has also introduced seasonal menus to commemorate major festivals and celebration in the multiracial country. Since 1994, McDonalds Malaysia launched Prosperity Burger during the Chinese New Year festival, similar to its neighbours in Singapore and Indonesia. The burger come in beef and chicken varieties, with black pepper sauce, topped with fresh onions in a sesame seed bun. The Prosperity Burger is usually served together with curly fries. While during the Muslim holy
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said of his decision to move into the world of music production. "And so I went into apprenticeship in a studio. When I began working there I was so intimidated. I did not know what the hell I was meant to do or what any of the technical stuff meant. Because of this I had a completely different attitude to equipment, but I did learn all the technical details and procedures. Lillie Yard was a film studio, so working there was a bit crazy: one minute I'd be recording a jingle for McDonalds, the next a jingle for Danone, and
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adjacent, and when they overflow or have breakages, feed additional stormwater or raw sewage into the brook. In the past, Clifton industry took advantage of the brook for wastewater dumping, mostly illegally. The brook runs through Passaic's Third Ward Veterans Memorial Park, constructed in the 1930s as part of the Works Project Administration (WPA). At the time of the park's construction, the brook's path was altered slightly, and a small lake bed was dug in the center of the park, creating a pond fed by the brook. The pond was open to fishing and boating until the detection of industrial
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of 104 not out, 32 dismissals) and stayed with them for two more seasons. In 1982-83 he made 455 runs at 30.33 and the following season 164 runs at 16.40. He also captained the side in the absence of David Hookes. South Australia had a disappointing Shield season in 1983-84 but Wright led the team to victory in the McDonalds Cup. In 1983-84 South Australian batsman Wayne Phillips was made wicketkeeper for South Australia in some one day games. In early 1984 Phillips became Australia's test wicketkeeper during the tour of the West Indies. Initially South Australia said that Wright
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McDonalds and probably made the same money the first season. It was disappointing, it was frustrating, it made a lot of us angry." In a 2012 interview with Amy Jo Johnson, she stated St. John, Trang and Jones wanted to become part of a union; this led to them being replaced. After the casting of Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley and Johnny Yong Bosch, the production moved to Sydney, Australia for roughly four months to shoot "", which was released the following summer before the start of season three. Despite the success of the series, it was also subject to much
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attorney Mark T. McDonald in solo practice in Houston, Texas. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had paved the way for lawsuits based on racial discrimination, and together, the McDonalds built a reputation for pursuing plaintiff discrimination cases against major corporations and unions with significant operations in Texas. The firm's largest success came in 1976 when the McDonalds won a case against a multinational company and its union on behalf of 400 black workers for $1.2 million in back wages. As Chris Dixie, a union-side lawyer in Houston who often opposed McDonald told The Houston Post in 1978, "She must
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Seriously McDonalds "Seriously McDonalds" is the name under which a viral photograph was spread in June 2011. The photograph shows a sign, which is in fact a hoax, claiming that McDonald's has implemented a new policy charging African-Americans more, as "an insurance measure". Despite having existed for some time, the picture was spread around the Internet, especially on Twitter, in June 2011, by people who were offended or amused by the photograph. McDonald's acted quickly to deny the legitimacy of the sign, but it continued to trend on Twitter under the hashtag "#SeriouslyMcDonalds" and "#seriouslymcdonalds" for a few days. The
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with social media crises. Seriously McDonalds "Seriously McDonalds" is the name under which a viral photograph was spread in June 2011. The photograph shows a sign, which is in fact a hoax, claiming that McDonald's has implemented a new policy charging African-Americans more, as "an insurance measure". Despite having existed for some time, the picture was spread around the Internet, especially on Twitter, in June 2011, by people who were offended or amused by the photograph. McDonald's acted quickly to deny the legitimacy of the sign, but it continued to trend on Twitter under the hashtag "#SeriouslyMcDonalds" and "#seriouslymcdonalds" for
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MERCEDES, IBM, McDONALDS, VW-SKODA a.o.) TRAUMMANIA (dir.: Peter Lauscher) - „Tamino", County Theatre Mecklenburg / ORF / NDR SNOW WHITE kidsmusical (Peter Rapp) - „Prince Charming", Akzent Theater Wien BEST OF MUSICALS (dir.: Kim Duddy) - member since 1990 BLUE MOON EXPERIENCE „SLEEPWALKING" - Multi Media Show (or MERCEDES, IBM, McDONALDS, VW-SKODA a.o.) CASINO X-MAS SHOW (dir.: Ruppert Henning) - Revue mit versch. Gästen/ revue with various guests, Casino Baden BLUE MOON EXPERIENCE „SLEEPWALKING" - Multi Media Show (for MERCEDES, IBM, McDONALDS, VW-SKODA a.o..) BEST OF MUSICALS (dir.: Kim Duddy) - member since 1990 BLONDEL (dir.: Werner Sobotka) - „Richard
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music roots. According to cyrilmaymsuic.com, McDonald "has become a guitar virtuoso, playing latin music to visiting Mexicans in local [Australian] restaurants. His incredible renditions of jazz and rock and roll are in constant demand by the tour boat trade." The story of the duo is a somewhat odd one. Cyril May, born in Hellhole Creek, Australia, moved to Long Beach, California in the 1970s, where he met McDonald. Soon thereafter, and partly due to their collaboration, McDonald met an Australian woman named Cheryl, who would later become his wife. In 1975, the McDonalds moved to Australia, where they have lived
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publication of the story, the restaurant chain relented and told Loiselle that she was not required to wear a bra. Case law in Canada is beginning to establish that employers can't require gender-specific clothing unless there's a "non-discriminatory, justifiable reason for doing so," according to labor and employment lawyer Morgan Rowe. In Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, 19 year old Kate Gosek complained when several managers at the McDonalds where she was a cook harassed her about not wearing a bra to work. Gosek thinks bras are uncomfortable. The McDonald's dress code did not require women to wear a bra, but the
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in OEP has been conducted as part of some of the projects and initiatives in Australia. Postgraduate students in several institutions have also undertaken research, and could very well be the Australian OEP advocates and researchers of the future. Open educational practices in Australia Open Educational Practices in Australia refers to the development, implementation and use of Open educational resources (OER), open access (research and data), open learning design, open policies, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to open up education in Australia. In Australia, Open Educational Practices (OEP) started around 1998, when some of the first open access initiatives
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of the dot-com bubble. He continued working for Agency.com for about a year. In 2000, Heiferman left Agency.com and worked a short stint at McDonald's. According to Heiferman, the McDonalds job was to help him "get back in touch with the real world." After McDonalds, Heiferman took a two-year break, starting Meetup in 2002. At the time of the September 11 attacks, Heiferman lived just a few miles from the Twin Towers. The attack caused him and his neighbors to meet each other for the first time, on the roof of his building. The experience made Heiferman interested in the
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2018. McCafé McCafé is a coffee-house-style food and beverage chain, owned by McDonald's. Conceptualised and launched in Melbourne, Australia in 1993 by McDonald's Licensee Ann Brown, and introduced to the public with help from McDonald's CEO Charlie Bell and then-Chairman and future CEO James Skinner, the chain reflects a consumer trend towards espresso coffees. Reports indicated that McCafé outlets generated 15% more revenue than a regular McDonald's and, by 2003, were the largest coffee shop brand in Australia and New Zealand. The McCafé concept was designed to help create atmosphere and foot-traffic at the entrance to the McDonalds stores at
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McCafé McCafé is a coffee-house-style food and beverage chain, owned by McDonald's. Conceptualised and launched in Melbourne, Australia in 1993 by McDonald's Licensee Ann Brown, and introduced to the public with help from McDonald's CEO Charlie Bell and then-Chairman and future CEO James Skinner, the chain reflects a consumer trend towards espresso coffees. Reports indicated that McCafé outlets generated 15% more revenue than a regular McDonald's and, by 2003, were the largest coffee shop brand in Australia and New Zealand. The McCafé concept was designed to help create atmosphere and foot-traffic at the entrance to the McDonalds stores at Swanston
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Open educational practices in Australia Open Educational Practices in Australia refers to the development, implementation and use of Open educational resources (OER), open access (research and data), open learning design, open policies, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to open up education in Australia. In Australia, Open Educational Practices (OEP) started around 1998, when some of the first open access initiatives were introduced and supported by the Australian government. In 2002, the open access movement had a substantial boost due to a programme funded by the Australian government called “Backing Australia’s Ability”. This programme was aimed broadly at promoting excellence
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Richards represented Australia in the women's pair open event and finished last with no victories. John Kestel and Margaret Ross competed in the mixed pairs open event. They won all their games and as a result, placed first in their division. This gave Australia the only medal in Dartchery in the 1976 Summer Paralympics Games In 1976, Goalball officially became a medal sport for the first time and was contested by men. Australia however, did not send a team to compete in the men's goal ball event. Australia represented by: Men – Robert Farmer, James Handbridge, Eric Magennis, Bruce Thwaite
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Library and Information Association (ALIA) are advocates for Open Access and related issues in Australia. As part of the global movement, OA has been practiced in academic publishing in Australia since 2001 when the Australian National University established the first ePrint repository at an Australian University . In 2003, the Queensland University of Technology became the first university in the world to mandate open public access to its entire scholarly work . In 2010, the peak leadership organisation for university libraries, the Council of Australia University Librarians (CAUL), released a Statement on Open Scholarship and the Australian Government made a
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daughters to marry Christians. Fok Hing-tong married Ma Ying-piu, an Australian-Chinese businessman who was also the founder of the Sincere Department Store, the first Chinese department store in Hong Kong. Fok accompanied Ma to Australia and returned to Hong Kong in 1894 before she convinced her husband to open the Sincere Company. When the first department store in 1900 at 172 Queen's Road Central, she also became the first modern Chinese saleswoman at a time when respectable Chinese women did not work in public. Fok was also an active social leader in Hong Kong. She joined with her sister Fok
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account about fans who had booed and jeered the Redskins' performance. Specifically he called the fans who jeered the team "dim wits", said that the same people would trade places with him in a second due to the money he was making, and that he did not appreciate being booed in his own home stadium. Henson went further by saying the fans did not understand what was best for the team because they "work 9 to 5 at McDonalds", which drew the most criticism. After much criticism from the media and fans, Henson apologized and has since deactivated his account.
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have been released in the United Kingdom, with a U.S. release still non-existent. All of the episodes have been released as extras on the first six-season box sets of "Pokémon" in Australia (the newer 6 DVD box sets do not have the "Pokémon Chronicles" episodes, while the older 14 DVD sets do). A box set containing all 22 episodes has also been released in Australia. When shown on Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku, the episodes did not have a musical opening. Instead, they open with Brock and Misty talking (except for the Team Rocket episodes, where said characters would talk instead). Normally,
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and ending in January 2016, but only in a few cities in a few states in the United States (55 percent of McDonald's locations). It became available again in November 2016, but at a limited number of McDonald's locations; and once more since October 2017, but in most areas. Local McDonalds twitter accounts announced in Southern California and Hawaii that the McRib would be returning to these locations on 2 and 9 November 2017 respectively. The McRib once again made a limited return in the United States and Australia at participating locations starting in October 2018. In November 2011, the
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of the avenue, it runs next to the ballfield and tennis court, before being concealed again to cross Howard Avenue, Pennington Avenue, Benson Court, and the New Jersey Transit railroad trestle. It runs in the open through an undeveloped portion of the park between Pennington and High Street, ducks under High, and runs across the edge of the playground that is at the eastern terminus of the park. It then continues in another culvert for the remainder of its length, until it meets the Passaic River near the foot of Brook Avenue. The brook was originally known as Mineral Spring
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Epping, Victoria Epping is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Whittlesea. Epping had a population of 32,200 with a growth rate of 9.1%. Epping is bounded by Mill Park and Lalor to the south, Somerton to the west, South Morang to the east and Wollert to the north. Epping has a mainly flat terrain though, towards the north, lie several large hills, which provide an excellent view of Melbourne. McDonalds Road and High Street are the main thoroughfares. The majority of commercial activity is
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as "a sovereign, independent and federal nation". While this might be understood as a declaration of independence, it can also be understood as an acknowledgement that Australia was already independent, leaving open the question of when independence had been attained. There is no earlier declaration or grant of independence. The High Court in "Sue v Hill" in 1999 did not rely upon the long title or the preamble, which conventionally do not have force of law. But it decided that the effect of the "Australia Act 1986" (Cth) was that, at least from the date when the Act came into
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South Morang railway station South Morang railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang, opening on 22 April 2012. Stopping Place No 39 was the original South Morang station, a single platform at McDonalds Road, on the Whittlesea line. Operated by DERMs, the Victorian Railways closed the line north of Lalor station in November 1959, after the electrification of the line from Reservoir to Lalor. Epping station was re-opened in November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line, and the remaining section of track from
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Henry Edmund Gibbes, and his great-grandson, the Australian air ace Bobby Gibbes DSO, DFC and bar — as well as St Christopher Battye and members of the pioneering McDonald, Guise, Shumack and Campbell families. The McDonalds are of Cranachan, Inverness Shire, Scotland, the same lineage as Flora Hannah McKillop (McDonald), mother of the Australian Saint Mary McKillop. This information is drawn "inter alia" from the definitive guide to all known burials at the site, Jean Salisbury's "St John's Churchyard Canberra". Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, and his wife, Thérèse Rein, regularly attended the church during 2009-2010. Rudd took the
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admission he did not play well. Rhodes was in the team, but did not open the batting owing to his poor form; Hobbs opened with Septimus Kinneir. England recovered to win the second Test; after bowling Australia out for 184 and taking a first-innings lead of 81, the visiting team eventually faced a target of 219 to win. Hobbs and Rhodes, restored to the opening position, began with a partnership of 57. Hobbs scored 126 not out, his first century against Australia, and scored particularly well from the bowling of H. V. "Ranji" Hordern, a googly bowler who had taken
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passed a McDonalds and the aroma hit me, and I had been a vegetarian before the fast. So we pulled into the McDonalds and I got the whole works ... the burger, the shake and the fries ... and no sooner after I finished that last bite of my burger ...that song was in my head. The aroma brought back memories of roller skating and learning to ride a bike and the vision of my dad holding the back fender of the tire. And me saying to my dad ..."You're holding, you're holding, you’re holding, right? Then I'd look back
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a Nigerian scam, leaving the McDonalds unable to repay the mortgage on their property, and Duncan sought to enforce the mortgage. The McDonalds sought to have the mortgage set aside, as it was the result of financing of a crime, whilst Duncan sought validation. The court ordered validation of the mortgage, but only to the extent of $75,000. Footnote: This case is similar to Polymer Developments Group Ltd v Tilialo Duncan v McDonald Duncan v McDonald [1997] 3 NZLR 669 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the granting of relief under the Illegal Contracts Act 1970 for illegal
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17 June 2010. It surfaced in June 2011, having been picked up by influential Twitter users, and went viral. The photograph was spread around the Internet by email and on social networking sites, especially Twitter, under the title "Seriously McDonalds". The title is meant as an expression of incredulity at the restaurant chain. The picture was passed on both by those who were amused and those who were offended, with abuse aimed at McDonald's sometimes accompanying the image. Kate Linendoll, technology expert for "The Early Show", hypothesised that the picture spread from the blog to Twitter, and that Twitter's "immediacy"
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board, we’re very proud of our record of diversity. This is unfortunately an example of how rumors can outspeed the truth ... Over the last 48 hours we’ve been tweeting and striving to clarify that this is a hoax. Despite McDonald's denial, the speed at which the picture spread was increased. McDonald's reiterated their earlier message, tweeting "That Seriously McDonalds picture is a hoax". The photograph became the most highly trending topic over the weekend of the 11–12 June, being spread under the hashtags "#SeriouslyMcDonalds" and "#seriouslymcdonalds". The tag was reportedly used some 20 times a second over the course
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Quarter Ton Cup The Quarter Ton Cup is a sailing trophy given to the winners of the Worlds between 1968 and 1997 and for the Quarter Ton Classic Revival from 2005 up now. The quarter ton class fleet still sails on the Solent. Quarter Ton Cup Past Winners 1997 Italy Isola D'Elba (ITA) 1996 Travemunde PER ELISA (ITA) 1995 Gdynia PER ELISA (ITA) 1994 Warnemunde B & BV (ITA) 1993 Bayona GEN-MAR (ITA) 1992 Chioggia JONATHAN VI (ITA) 1991 Porto Carras MARFRIO PIRANHA (I) 1990 Bayona AVE (E) 1989 Falmouth MERIDIAN (I) 1988 Travemunde MCDONALDS (D) 1987 Crosshaven MCDONALDS (D)
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a straight line. In a late 20th-century rehabilitation of the park, the brook was rerouted again. Much of the new bed eroded to the sides. McDonalds Brook McDonald's Brook is tributary of the Passaic River. It is a natural stream originating in Clifton, New Jersey, passing through Passaic, New Jersey. For most of its length, it runs underground in a culvert constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to the construction of the culvert, larger parts of it ran through a ground-level stream bed, though parts of it ran underground even in its natural configuration. The brook,
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conqueer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. With Sam Groth he defeated Martin/Zelenay of Slovakia, leading Australia to 3–0 victory that guaranteed a place in the following year's World Group. At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. At the Shanghai Masters the pair performed
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McDonalds Brook McDonald's Brook is tributary of the Passaic River. It is a natural stream originating in Clifton, New Jersey, passing through Passaic, New Jersey. For most of its length, it runs underground in a culvert constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to the construction of the culvert, larger parts of it ran through a ground-level stream bed, though parts of it ran underground even in its natural configuration. The brook, throughout its length, is used as a catchment for storm drain by the cities of Clifton and Passaic. Parts of Clifton's combined storm/sewer lines run
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McDonalds violated section 248 of the "Consumer Protection Act" (Quebec) by unlawfully advertising Happy Meals using displays with toys (often related to the newest cinematic release) at children's eye-level inside McDonalds restaurants. Section 248 provides that: "Subject to what is provided in the regulations, no person may make use of commercial advertising directed at persons under thirteen years of age". The Court certified the case on behalf of the following class: "Every consumer pursuant to the Québec "Consumer Protection Act" who, since November 15, 2013 purchased in Québec for a child under 13 years of age then present inside a
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the way of McLeod going after the McDonalds. Sure enough, McLeod and his men shortly thereafter kidnap one of the McDonalds in order to force Kevin McDonald to sign over his water rights to Jason. Thornton and the others are forced to quickly come up with a plan to rescue Kevin McDonald's son and neutralize Jason and McLeod. Despite Thornton's paralysis and Harrah's leg injury, the two of them, along with Bull and Mississippi, return to town on wagons. While Thornton distracts Jason and McLeod outside of the front of the saloon, Mississippi, Harrah and Bull attack from the rear.
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Australian Open (golf) The Australian Open, owned and run by Golf Australia, is the oldest and most prestigious golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Open was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year. The winner of the tournament receives the "Stonehaven Cup", presented by Lord Stonehaven, the Governor-General of Australia from 1925 to 1930. It was first presented in 1930. The prize money is considered modest when compared to tournaments on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, however the Australian Open's position is one of the traditional golf powers. Winners
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BBC Asian Network as staff in 2002, mainly covering international cricket, and did her first broadcast for Radio Five Live in 2003. She has covered England Winter cricket tours to Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa; World Cups in Australia, India and the West Indies; World Twenty20s in Bangladesh 2014, Sri Lanka 2012, West Indies 2010, England 2009 and South Africa 2007, the ICC Champions Trophy, four Women's Cricket World Cups, the 2012 London Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open, four
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Gallery of Australia and the Australia Council for the Arts. The National Gallery, which did not open until 1982, was the first arts-related major infrastructure project to be funded by the federal government; previous projects had been funded by state governments or by private subscription. Holt said it would "add significantly to the cultural life of Australia and the national capital". The other element of his announcement, the Australia Council for the Arts, was the first national arts council, intended to provide arms-length advice to the Prime Minister's Department on arts funding. Rupert Myer has suggested that "Holt's legacy ought
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through the roof were responsible for decades of subsequent deterioration. The barn roof was bowed inward by the blast and some of its roofing was blown away; it collapsed some time thereafter. On December 21, 1965, the Trinity Site was declared a National Historic Landmark district, and, on October 15, 1966, the McDonald House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The McDonalds had expected that the ranch would be returned after the war, but this did not occur. In the 1970s it was announced that the land would not be returned. Dave McDonald and his niece, Mary
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third After Dark Horrorfest in 2009. In Australia, one of the posters was banned, due to the "gruesome" picture; however, the poster was still allowed to be shown in cinema foyers, and online. In its first weekend in Australia it was ranked #11 making at 113 cinemas with an average of $1,995. The film did poorly in the Australian box office, and made $525,384. In Australia, the DVD was released during 8 April 2009. There are three different DVD covers that are available. The first features a meat pie, broken open with human organs inside. The second features four characters
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allocated/awarded as follows: <nowiki>*</nowiki> The first eligible finisher from each of the five Continents at the 2008 Open Water World Championship.<br> <nowiki>**</nowiki> Since Australia was the only Oceanian country at the 2008 OW WC and the country had a qualifier in the top-10, Oceania did not receive any continental berth and the place redistributed to the Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier for allocation. <nowiki>*</nowiki> The first eligible finisher from each of the five continents at the 2008 Open Water World Championships. Basically the top finisher from each continent that was outside the top-10 finishers, and from a country who did not
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of Australia, won the first Ladies Singles at the Australian Open. Esna Boyd Robertson and Marjorie Mountain, both of Australia, won the first women's doubles. 1923 – 1923 Women's Olympiad, held in Monaco. 1923 – First British track and field Championships Championships, followed shortly thereafter by the first American track and field Championships. 1924 – 1924 Women's Olympiad, held at Stamford Bridge, London. 1926 – The Amateur Athletic Union sponsored the first-ever American national women's basketball championship. 1926 – New York City native Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, which she did in fourteen hours,
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he lost at the first round of the Scania Stockholm Open to Adrian Voinea 7–6, 2–6, 3–6. He then led Spain win the Davis Cup against Australia with a 3–1 win, when Ferrero won both his matches against Patrick Rafter 6–7(4), 7–6(2), 6–2, 3–1 RET and Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, handing Spain their first Davis Cup title. Although he did not win any titles in 2000, his significant performances in major tournaments helped him end the year ranked No. 12. Ferrero started the year poorly, suffering three consecutive loses, beginning with a second round loss at the Australian
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was the first in Australia when erected in 1848. Due to the uneconomic state of the mine, in 1868 a decision made to open cut the mine. Mining ceased underground, having reached a depth of 183 metres (600 ft) and open-cut operations starting in 1870 although, over the remaining life of the mine, small underground operations extracted more ore than the expensive open cut. Over the life of the mine, Henry Ayers jealously preserved shareholder profits by ruthlessly controlling wages and expenses. In October 1846 this caused the first strike, of masons and bricklayers, with the company refusing to pay
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Tennis in Australia Tennis in Australia refers to the sport of tennis played in Australia. Tennis in Australia has been administered by Tennis Australia (formerly the "Lawn Tennis Association of Australia" (LTAA)) since 1904. Australia hosts the first of the four Grand Slam events of the year, the Australian Open. The Australian Open is managed by Tennis Australia and was first played in Melbourne in 1905. The tournament was first known as the Australasian Championships and then became the Australian Championships in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969. In the 1950s, Australia became a tennis power, and Australian men
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the championships of Australia, France, the United States of America and Wimbledon. Players who hold all four of these titles in one calendar year achieve the 'Grand Slam'." When Martina Navratilova won the 1984 French Open and became the reigning champion of all four women's singles events, she was the first player to receive the bonus prize in recognition of her achievement. Some media outlets did, indeed, say that she had won a Grand Slam. Others simply noted the ongoing controversy: "Whether the Slam was Grand or Bland or a commercial sham tainted with an asterisk the size of a
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the end of season Wheelchair Masters tournament. He beat Wagner 6–3 7–6 (7–4), but his opponent ended the season one place above him in the rankings. Wagner beat him at the 2011 Australian Open, marking the first occasion Norfolk had been defeated in an Australian Open final, having previously defeated Wagner in on four occasions in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010. It did however mark the first occasion that Norfolk had won a doubles tournament in Australia, partnered with Andrew Lapthorne. He regained the Australian Open title in 2012, beating Wagner in the final and becoming world number one once
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as a wildcard entrant at the Moselle Open in Metz and, after winning his first ATP match against Xavier Malisse, reached the quarterfinals in which he lost to countryman Richard Gasquet. He qualified for the Paris Masters and reached the second round, beating former Top 10 player Thomas Enqvist before falling to world No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt. He won junior titles at the Australian Open (defeating Ouanna), French Open (defeating Kuznetsov), and Wimbledon (defeating Kasiri). He did not drop a set in Australia and lost one set each at the French Open and Wimbledon. He reached the third round at
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2011 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from 17 January to 30 January 2011. It was the 99th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam event of 2011. The tournament was played on hard courts and was organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia. The women's singles competition was won by Kim Clijsters, and the men's singles by Novak Djokovic. The second day saw both Nadal and Murray win when their opponents retired. There was also a win for wildcard Bernard
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1996 Australian Open – Women's Doubles The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996. Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but Novotná did not compete this year. Sánchez Vicario partnered alongside Chanda Rubin and successfully defended her title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Rubin, and
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in 1972, but came back to win five more times on the PGA Tour. He ended his career with 29 PGA Tour wins, and also won two tournaments in Japan and one in Australia. One of Littler's 29 PGA Tour wins was unique. When he won the 1975 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, it marked the first and (so far) only time that a player won that event as a professional after having previously won the pro-amateur portion, which Littler did as a 23-year-old amateur in 1954. Littler won one major championship – the 1961 U.S. Open. He shot a 68
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when he takes a shine to Paul's goddaughter, Amy. Molly becomes a mother-like figure to Golly's new son, Cameron, after the death of Meg (who never regained consciousness after giving birth). Jess tries to prove herself to her father when she starts to feel that Golly does not care about her. Donald wonders whether to go to a retirement home when he starts to feel his age. Glenbogle is threatened with closure after Paul realises that the financial problems that once plagued the estate are slowly returning. The village community buys Glenbogle allowing the McDonalds to remain in the house.
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Shingo Kunieda and Maikel Scheffers are the defending champions. Shingo Kunieda did not return to defend his title. Ronald Vink and Robin Ammerlaan won the tournament. 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles is a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which is part of the NEC Tour. The tournament takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, it is the 10th edition of the Australian Open men's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament is played on
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Shingo Kunieda was the defending champion, but did not return to defend his title. Maikel Scheffers won the title, by defeating Nicolas Peifer 3–6, 7–6, 6–0. 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles is a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which is part of the NEC Tour. The tournament takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, it is the 10th edition of the Australian Open men's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament is played on
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Fish Commissioner J. W. Collins, and two female guests aboard when she ran aground on L'Hommidieu Shoal in Vineyard Sound during a southeasterly storm. McDonald, Collins, McDonalds family members, and the other two women made it safely to Falmouth, Massachusetts, in a dory, and "Grampus" later was refloated and returned to service. In April 1894, "Grampus" was on a voyage from Gloucester to Woods Hole before proceeding to Lewes, Delaware, to study the southern mackerel fishery when a serious nor'easter struck, raising significant concerns for her safety. However, the seaworthy ship survived, and her logbooks recording her research operations for
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Barlows and the McDonalds find Tracy's and Amy's phones still at home and Amy's passport missing and they report Tracy and Amy's disappearance to DS MacKinnon. Steve and Ken are told by the police about Rob's disappearance and that Tracy and Amy could be involved and choose to just report Tracy and Amy's disappearance in the news. Amy phones Steve, which the police use to find their whereabouts and when she returns, she finds Tracy and Rob kissing and they explain how Rob escaped and Amy tells them about phoning Steve. When the police arrive, Rob takes Amy back to
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give Modra an extra place in the team. Lepore did not win any medals at the 2004 games. Lyn Lepore Lynette "Lyn" Lepore, OAM (born 9 October 1961) is a visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist from Perth, Western Australia. She competed at the 1996 Atlanta Games but did not win any medals at those games. At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's Tandem open event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia, a silver medal in the Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open event and a bronze medal in
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Donald MacDonald (pastoralist) Donald MacDonald mostly known as Dan MacDonald (18579 March 1937) was a prominent Australian pastoralist. MacDonald was born at Bradley in Laggan in New South Wales and was the fourth child of Scottish immigrant Donald MacDonald. The MacDonald and MacKenzie families had read about the Alexander Forrest descriptions of lands in the Kimberley region of Western Australia that would be open for leasehold. MacDonald had already arrived in Western Australia by 1879 when his father wrote to ask to explore the area. The younger MacDonald did asked then applied for a selection at the junction of the
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the AOASG, together with universities and libraries around Australia promote OA awareness and action during Open Access Week in October each year. According to the Directory of Open Access Journals 83 are published in Australia. Open access in Australia Open access (OA) has seen extensive growth in Australia since the first open access repository was launched in 2001. There are Open Access policies at the two major research funders: The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC) . Around half of Australian Universities have an OA policy or statement; most policies are for Green (repository
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to unseeded Frederik Nielsen in the qualifying round of the PTT Thailand Open. Then, the following week, he lost to eighth seed Rajeev Ram in the first round of qualifying for the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championship. He did not play for the remainder of the year. Due to the surge of teenager Milos Raonic, Polansky once again became Canadian No. 2 in singles for the first time since June of the previous year. Polansky began his 2017 season playing a challenger event in Happy Valley, Australia by reaching the quarterfinals before losing to Omar Jasika, who lost in
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George Xie George Xie (born 20 October 1985) is a retired Australian chess player who tied for first in the 2009 and 2011 Australian Open Chess Championship tournaments, winning the Australian Open Champion title on countback in 2011. He became an International Master in 2006 is ranked 3rd in Australia. He was a board 4 member of the Australian national team at the 2008 Dresden Olympiad. At age 16, Xie won the NSW state championship with a perfect score 9/9, and he did it again in 2004 NSW state championship. He gained his first GM norm at the 2009 Sydney
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2006. Her first tournament of the year was the Australian Open. She defeated Nicole Pratt of Australia in the first round before losing to Iveta Benešová of the Czech Republic in the second round. The loss denied her a third-round match with Martina Hingis. Pierce reached the final of her next tournament, the Gaz de France in Paris, where she lost to compatriot Amélie Mauresmo in straight sets. Pierce did not play again until August because of foot and groin injuries, withdrawing from the French Open and Wimbledon. After spending six months away from the tour, Pierce began her comeback
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Australian Open and French Open, losing in the first round of both to Meilen Tu and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, respectively. She did however reach the quarterfinals at the Moorilla Hobart International tournament in Australia, after wins over Barbara Rittner and Florencia Labat, succumbing to Dominique Van Roost in the quarterfinals in straight sets. Van Roost eventually went on to win the tournament. She also played at the DFS Classic in Birmingham in 1997, losing in the second round to Magdalena Maleeva. She managed to reach a WTA Tour doubles final at the 1996 Meta Styrian Open with Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková. She also
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2011 Australian Goldfields Open The 2011 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18–24 July 2011 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. The event was last held in 1995 under the name Australian Masters, where Anthony Hamilton defeated Chris Small 8–6 in the final. However, Hamilton withdrew from the tournament in the qualifying rounds sighting personal reasons and therefore did not compete to defend his title. Stuart Bingham won the first ranking title of his career by defeating Mark Williams 9–8 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is
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fourth, due to a recurring back injury and in the early stages of her second pregnancy, although she did play the Australian Open championships at the end of the year, despite her advancing pregnancy. Goolagong Cawley was then absent for almost all of 1981, returning to tournament play in Australia towards the end of the year and reaching the quarter-finals of the first two tournaments she played, losing to Evert in Sydney and at the Australian Open, to Navratilova. Her comeback wasn't consistent and despite pushing Evert to three sets and beating reigning French Open champion Hana Mandlikova in the
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names suggested by the English newspapers. The Australians rejected this, and did not want the national team to be represented by an imported pest. They opted for the native Wallaby instead. At first it was only touring parties that were nicknamed the Wallabies; when Australia played domestically, they were referred to as internationals. The team mascot is known as Wally. When the World Rankings were introduced in 2003, Australia was ranked fourth. Since then, the highest ranking Australia has achieved is second, and the lowest is seventh. Australia has appeared at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament in
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Open access in Australia Open access (OA) has seen extensive growth in Australia since the first open access repository was launched in 2001. There are Open Access policies at the two major research funders: The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC) . Around half of Australian Universities have an OA policy or statement; most policies are for Green (repository based) OA and OA has become a fundamental part of the scholarly publishing and research landscape in Australia. The Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG), the Council of Australia University Librarians (CAUL), and the Australian
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These included the Stewards Foundation (established 16 July 1965). A national committee was established in 2006, which was subsequently incorporated as the Christian Community Churches of Australia. Not all Brethren assemblies affiliated to it immediately; the Western Australian Brethren did not join it until 2013. The Open Brethren in Australia have been embarrassed by negative publicity surrounding the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, a hardline branch of the Exclusive Brethren (and the only Exclusive group to exist in significant numbers in Australia), which some defectors have accused of being a cult. The Open Brethren decision to rebrand itself as the Christian
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Cup, the women's team in the Uber Cup. Australia did not participate in the first women's world team championship in 1957. In the second championship Australia lost in the final of the preliminary round to New Zealand. Women's badminton in Australia The beginning of women's badminton in Australia dates back to the year 1900, when for the first time badminton was played in Australia. The first regional badminton championships were held in 1932 in Victoria followed by the first national championships in 1935. In 1934, the Victorian Women's Centennial Sports Carnival was held. The event was organised by the Victorian
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2002. In 2005, Japan’s Shingo Kunieda beat David Hall in the quarter finals of the US Open. Hall was the first non-American to win the U.S. Open Super Series title. He won five of these eight titles in a row between 2000 and 2004. His 2005 run was ended because France’s Michael Jeremiasz won that year. Hall did well in 1999, only having been beaten by the American Steve Welch in the finals. Hall represented Australia at the Paralympic Games four times; First in 1992 at Barcelona, Atlanta in 1996, where he won a silver medal in the doubles and
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Constitution did not give her. The Queen could now preside at Federal Executive Councils in person and open the Commonwealth Parliament. Elizabeth II has performed both actions three times each. On 30 May 1973 the prerogative of appointing Australian ambassadors to nations outside the Commonwealth was transferred to the Governor-General. Likewise the viceroy assumed authority to appoint high commissioners to Commonwealth countries. The line of communication between Sovereign and viceroy became the Australian High Commission in London, in place of the British High Commission in Canberra. When mention of the United Kingdom was removed from the Queen's titles in Australia
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of the decade (2002–2003). Whilst a few thought the organisation was dead, work to regain insurance continued. This included support of other programs, even when these did not benefit the organisation directly. ASSCO was eventually invited into a group insurance scheme run through the Council of Historic Railways and Tramways of South Australia Inc, enabling it to restart operations. This move also benefited other heritage railways in South Australia, as its contribution reduced the overall premium payable by other heritage railways. More recently, the group moved into other pooled premium schemes, and the cost of insurance on the open market
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a gold medal in the Men's Sprint Tandem open event with his cycling partner Darren Harry, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a bronze medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open event with Hollands. Paul Clohessy Paul Clohessy, OAM(born 11 November 1970) is an Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist. He was born in Perth, Western Australia. He represented Australia at the three Paralympics Games - 1992, 1996 and 2000. He was also an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1997 and 2000 in cycling. He competed but did not win
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5,000 m event. However, Australia did not compete in long track again until 2010, when sole representative Sophie Muir became the first woman to compete for the country in the discipline; she came in the bottom fifth of entrants in both her races. Short track speed skating has provided the country with many firsts. Australia won its first World Championships in a winter sport when their relay team won the 5,000 m race in 1991, which was hosted in Sydney. However, they crashed at the 1992 Olympics when the discipline was introduced and failed to win a medal, and all
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to retain the Ashes. The pressure on McCabe increased when last-minute injuries meant that he had to open the bowling. McCabe made 63 and 22 and took a wicket as Australia won their first match in the series. He then top-scored with 88 in Australia's first innings of 288 and made 55 in the second as Australia won by 148 runs in the Fourth Test in Adelaide to level the series. In the deciding Test at the MCG, McCabe scored 112, one of three centuries as Australia amassed 604, a record score in Ashes Tests in Australia. This laid the
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Lyn Lepore Lynette "Lyn" Lepore, OAM (born 9 October 1961) is a visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist from Perth, Western Australia. She competed at the 1996 Atlanta Games but did not win any medals at those games. At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's Tandem open event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia, a silver medal in the Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open event and a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit Open event, with her pilot Lynette Nixon. In 2000, she received an Australian Sports
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of two professional tours: When the Open Era began in 1968, tournaments often found themselves deprived of either NTL or WCT players. The first Open tournament, the British Hard Court Championships at Bournemouth, was played without WCT players, as was that year's French Open. In 1970, NTL players did not play the Australian Open because their organization did not receive a guarantee. The manipulation of Grand Slams in particular by professional promoters at the start of the Open Era led Jack Kramer, the former No. 1 male tennis player in the world in the 1940s and 1950s and a promoter
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playoff record (0–1) DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tie Paul Gow Paul Gow (born 10 November 1970) is an Australian professional golfer. Gow was born in Sydney, Australia. He turned professional in 1993. Gow has won three times on the Nationwide Tour, once in 1997, once in 2000, and once in 2006. He has never won on the PGA Tour, but he did come close when he lost in a playoff to Jeff Sluman at the 2001 B.C. Open. Gow is 0-for-3 in playoffs on the Nationwide Tour, all of which were
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of four successive Open Championships. His streak would include an 11-stroke victory in 1869 and a 12-stroke victory in 1870 (in a 36-hole format). His 149 in the 1870 Open over 36 holes is a stroke average that would not be equalled until the invention of the rubber-cored ball. 1870 Young Tom Morris wins his third consecutive Open Championship, thus winning permanent possession of the Belt. The Royal Adelaide Golf Club is founded, the first golf club in Australia. 1871 The Otago Golf Club is formed, the first club in New Zealand. 1872 The Open Championship is reinstituted when Prestwick,
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culture and heritage. Open House events are organised in Australia in partnership with Open House Worldwide. The first Open House event took place in Melbourne in 2008. This was followed by Brisbane in 2010, and Adelaide and Perth in 2012. Doors Open Days Doors Open Days or simply open days provide free access to buildings not normally open to the public. The first Doors Open Day took place in France in 1984, and the concept has spread to other places in Europe (see European Heritage Days), North America, Australia and elsewhere. Doors Open Days promotes architecture and heritage sites to
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the eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He also made his Grand Slam debut later that year as a qualifier at the French Open, but lost to Ivo Karlović. After losing in qualifying at the US Open, Tsitsipas won his first Challenger title in Genoa. Overall, he did qualify for a tour-best eight events during the season, including Wimbledon and the Shanghai Masters. However, he did not win a tour-level match until the very end of the season when he defeated fellow Next Gen player Karen Khachanov in Shanghai. At the European Open in Belgium the following week, Tsitsipas reached his first
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Marc Kimmich Marc Kimmich (born 21 January 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Kimmich was born in West Germany, but moved to Australia when he was five. He received a wildcard entry into the 2005 Australian Open and played Mariano Zabaleta in the first round, losing in four sets. In the men's doubles he and partner Adam Feeney lost in the opening round to the Russian pairing of Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko. In the 2006 Australian Open, Kimmich was again given a wildcard, but he once more wasn't able to progress to the second round, with
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the category of Album of the Year at the 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards. "The Open Door" debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200, selling more than 447,000 copies in its first week. It topped the charts in Australia, Europe, Germany, Greece and Switzerland, and charted in top five in over fifteen countries. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) just over a month after its release, and has since been certified double Platinum. The record has sold more than five million copies worldwide. "Call Me When You're Sober" was digitally made
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Scott Strange Scott Strange (born 7 April 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who competes on the European Tour, OneAsia Tour and the Asian Tour. Prior to turning Professional, Strange frequently represented the Western Australia amateur team in Australian Golf Union (now Golf Australia) events. He joined the Asian Tour in 2003 via Qualifying School, then had his first Asian Tour success in 2005, when he won the Myanmar Open. The following year he captured the Philippine Open. Having performed well in tournaments co-sanctioned by the European Tour during 2007, Strange earned a place on the European Tour for 2008
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Gilchrist and left-arm spinner Brad Hogg retired from One Day International after the second final. Umpiring incidents The Second Test witnessed many controversial umpiring decisions from the two on-field umpires - Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson - and even the third umpire. The first of Bucknor's gaffes occurred when he did not give Andrew Symonds out caught behind at 30 when TV replays clearly showed that the ball had touched the bat's edge. The second was when Bucknor did not refer a stumping call against Symonds (now 148) to the third umpire. Replays showed the Australia all-rounder’s foot wasn't grounded
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Sacramento by defeating Robert Kendrick. Millman was again awarded a wildcard into the 2011 Brisbane International main draw where he lost to fellow Australian Matt Ebden. He then competed in Sydney and Australian Open qualifying but fell in the second round in both tournaments. He then competed in Challengers spread across Asia, Australia and Europe before injuring his shoulder during an Italian futures tournament in April. He continued playing injured until Wimbledon qualifying where he lost in the first round to Fritz Wolmarans. Following the loss at Wimbledon he returned to Australia and did not compete in a tennis tournament
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to the Apple iPad's dominance of the tablet market, and was the first to launch an open source tablet in the UK for under £100. In Australia, he launched a laptop running the open source version of Google's Chrome OS before multinationals like Samsung and Acer could launch their own products. Kogan is known for using social media to take a swipe at his competitors and has been accused of making 'outlandish statements' through his company’s blog about giant retailers like JB Hi-Fi. At Kickstart Forum 2008, in Gold Coast Australia, Kogan was called a 'loudmouthed punk', when he said
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Heath competed in the Men's novice round open event and finished in 11th position. Ross Soutar competed for Australia in the shot metric round open event and placed 2nd. However, since there were only two competitors in the event, he was not awarded the silver medal. Wayne Flood also competed but did not advance to the final. On the women's side, Australia had three representatives. Margaret Ross competed in the advanced metric round event and finished in 10th position. Charmaine McLean came the closest of any of the Australians to winning a medal, placing 4th in her event, the novice
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did quite well by reaching the semifinals but lost to Naomi Osaka. Garbiñe Muguruza entered 2018 as the 2nd ranked player but had a disappointing start of the season including a second round loss at the Australian Open to Hsieh Su-wei. Muguruza did well at the Middle East, when she reached her first final of the year at the Qatar Total Open but lost to Petra Kvitová and the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships losing to Daria Kasatkina. She then claimed her first title of the year at the Monterrey Open defeating Tímea Babos in three sets in the
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University of Queensland Handball Club for the 2018 Oceanian Open Club Championship. In April 2018, Mouncey began training with the Australia women's national handball team in anticipation of the International Handball Federation clearing her to play in the 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Kumamoto, Japan. Mouncey scored four goals in her first international game with the Australia women's team, a 24–32 loss to Kazakhstan on 30 November 2018. Mouncey played all six games and scored 23 goals as the Australians finished fifth, qualifying for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Although the 2018 AFL Women's season did not start
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Paul Clohessy Paul Clohessy, OAM(born 11 November 1970) is an Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist. He was born in Perth, Western Australia. He represented Australia at the three Paralympics Games - 1992, 1996 and 2000. He was also an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1997 and 2000 in cycling. He competed but did not win any medals in his first Paralympics Games at the 1992 Barcelona Games. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem open event with his cycling partner Eddy Hollands. At the 2000 Sydney Games, he won
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with a density of . As a suburb of first class city Santiago, Cordon benefits from rapid growth of commercial demand in the district. Toyota Isabela, the first branch of Japan-based car company in the province, has opened an outlet in Cordon. Some hotels and "stop overs" are also located in Cordon. Recently, the Primark Town Center in Cordon has opened its doors to the public. This new mall houses Savemore Market, McDonalds, and many more. Cordon, Isabela ', officially the ', is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people.
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