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Maya_Soetoro-Ng | Maya_Soetoro-Ng 2008-05-12T23:18:41Z Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng (born August 15, 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is the half sister of Barack Obama, the junior United States Senator from Illinois who is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for United States President. Maya Soetoro-Ng was born to Lolo Soetoro, an Indonesian businessman, and Ann Dunham, an American cultural anthropologist, who is also Barack Obama's mother. Soetoro-Ng attended Punahou School and received her Ph. D. in Education from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 2006. Soetoro-Ng is a high-school teacher at La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls in Honolulu, Hawaii. She also instructs night classes at the University of Hawaii. In May 2007, it was announced that she would assist her half-brother Barack Obama in his campaign for president. She took two months off from her jobs to campaign for Obama. Soetoro-Ng married Konrad Ng (born in Canada), a Chinese Canadian professor at the University of Hawaii. They have one daughter, Suhaila. Soetoro-Ng is a Buddhist. , Maya_Soetoro-Ng 2009-12-23T08:10:00Z Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng (Template:Pron-en; born August 15, 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is the maternal half-sister of Barack Obama, the President of the United States. She previously was a high school history teacher and university instructor in Hawaii. Soetoro-Ng was born Maya Soetoro to Indonesian businessman Lolo Soetoro and American cultural anthropologist Ann Dunham. Her elder half-brother is the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. She has said she was named after American poet Maya Angelou. Soetoro-Ng and her elder brother spent several years together in Indonesia and in Hawaii before her mother decided to return to Indonesia with her. After her parents divorced in 1980, her father remarried. From this marriage, Soetoro-Ng has another half-brother, Yusuf Aji Soetoro (b. 1981), and a half-sister, Rahayu Nurmaida Soetoro (b. 1984). While living in Indonesia, she was home schooled by her mother and then attended Jakarta International School from 1981 to 1984. Like her older brother, Soetoro-Ng returned to Hawaii and attended the private Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduating in 1988. She is an alumna of Barnard College in Manhattan, New York. She received an M. A. degree in secondary language studies and an M. A. degree in English from New York University and a Ph. D degree in international comparative education from the University of Hawaii. Soetoro-Ng has often spoken warmly about her relationship with her older brother, which she says has remained strong even though they have often lived far apart. As adults, they have often celebrated Christmas in Hawaii, and savor the time they spend with their families together. Currently, Soetoro-Ng is under contract to write a children's book, Ladder to the Moon, that is inspired by her mother and her daughter, Suhaila. It's also reported that she is working on a book about peace education and conflict resolution in high schools. She was a high-school history teacher at La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls in Honolulu, Hawaii. She also taught night classes at the University of Hawaii. She previously taught and developed curriculum at The Learning Project, an alternative public middle school in New York City, from 1996–2000. In 2009 Soetoro-Ng helped bring her mother, S. Ann Dunham's, dissertation to publication in the form of the book Surviving against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia (Duke University Press). She wrote a forward to the book and participated in its launch at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting. Maya's Doctorate research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu focused on Comparative International Education, and involved a comparative study between an international school in Indonesia where she taught and spent time, and a school in New York. She particularly looked at qualitative differences, interviewing students, staff, and other people involved in the two schools. In May 2007, Soetoro-Ng announced that she would assist her brother in his campaign for president, and took two months off to campaign for him. Soetoro-Ng participated in the 2008 Democratic National Convention where she spoke briefly about growing up with her older brother and brought an Asian-American presence to the stage. In 2003 Soetoro married Konrad Ng (Simplified Chinese: 吴加儒) of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Her husband is the Canadian-born son of Malaysian Chinese immigrants and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii's Academy of Creative Media. They have two daughters, Suhaila and Savita. Konrad Ng currently is a U. S. citizen. He became the scholar-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Program in 2009. Soetoro-Ng has described herself as "philosophically Buddhist. " She speaks Indonesian, Spanish and English. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Joe Armstrong (actor) | Joe Armstrong (actor) 2011-01-01T04:07:13Z Joe Armstrong (born 7 October 1978, London, England) is an English actor best known for playing Allan-a-Dale in the BBC television series Robin Hood in all three series to date, with many fans claiming him to be the best character in the entire series, surpassing even Robin himself. Armstrong's father is the British television, stage and film actor Alun Armstrong. Armstrong's television drama credits include Passer By, Blackpool, Party Animals, and Between the Sheets in which he acted alongside his father Alun. Other television credits include The Bill, Rose and Maloney, Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders. He also starred in the BBC's drama 'Breaking the mould'. A biography of the discovery and developement of Penicillin. His most recent roles include his portrayal of Norman Heatley in the BBC Four film Breaking the Mould about the team that turned penicillin into a viable medicine, and in the Dennis Kelly play Orphans, premiering at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Also in 2010 he was in the BBC One 2-part drama series A Passionate Woman playing the husband of a woman who is unhappy until she meets a Polish man and has an affair with him. His father Alun Armstrong played the older version of himself in the drama. Armstrong is currently starring in The Empire, a DC Moore play in conjunction with The Royal Court Theatre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/comingup/breakingthemould/ BBC press release for Breaking the Mould http://www.painesplough.com/cms/index.php? id=111 Paines Plough Theatre Company press release for Orphans. , Joe Armstrong (actor) 2012-11-25T03:13:54Z Joe Armstrong (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor. His notable television roles include Allan A Dale in three series of Robin Hood and Hotspur in Henry IV, Part I. On stage, he played the lead role in DC Moore's The Empire and appeared in the 2011 revival of Flare Path, and he starred with Maxine Peake in Miss Julie at the Royal Exchange. Joe Armstrong is the son of actor Alun Armstrong and his wife Sue. He has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Dan, who is in the band Clock Opera. He was born and raised in London, and he attended Elliott School in Putney from 1993 to 1997. He then studied at the University of Bristol where he acted in The Brecht Project—a collection of scenes from the works of Bertolt Brecht—in 1998 and Women Beware Women in 1999. Joe Armstrong's first television role was a bit part in a 2003 episode of The Bill, followed by a brief appearance in the ITV mini-series Between the Sheets starring his father Alun Armstrong. In the 2004 BBC film Passer By, he had a supporting role as one of two men accused of assaulting a woman on a train. He guest starred in the 2004 Waking the Dead episode "Fugue States" as a young man who reappears with amnesia after being abducted as a child. Also in 2004, he played the son of a murdered farmer in the Foyle's War episode "They Fought in the Fields." Other television credits include guest spots in Midsomer Murders (2004), Blackpool (2004), Rose and Maloney (2005), another episode of The Bill (2005), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2006), Party Animals (2007), The Last Detective (2007) and The Whistleblowers (2007). In 2006, Armstrong was cast in the BBC series Robin Hood as Allan—based on the legendary figure Alan-a-Dale—who joins Robin's band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest. Allan later becomes allied with the sympathetic villain Guy of Gisborne but has a change of heart and rejoins his friends. Armstrong appeared in all three series from 2006 to 2009. The series was filmed on location in and around Budapest. Armstrong portrayed Norman Heatley in the 2009 BBC Four film Breaking the Mould about the team who turned penicillin into a viable medicine. In 2010, he co-starred with Billie Piper in the two-part drama A Passionate Woman as the husband of a woman who has an affair. His father Alun Armstrong played the older version of his character. He guest starred in an episode of Hustle in 2011, and he was a regular cast member in the third series of Land Girls. He appeared in Public Enemies starring Daniel Mays and Anna Friel in 2012. Armstrong played Hotspur in Richard Eyre's 2012 production of Henry IV, Part I—one of four films in the BBC Two Shakespeare cycle The Hollow Crown. He employed a Geordie accent for the role. Jeremy Irons played Henry IV, with Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal and Alun Armstrong as Hotspur's father, the Earl of Northumberland. In 2013, he will appear in the six-part drama The Village, depicting life in an English village throughout the 20th century. Performing with the National Youth Theatre, Armstrong's roles included Gerry Evans in Dancing at Lughnasa in 1998 and Lieutenant Stedna in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? in 2000. He also played Wackford Squeers in Nicholas Nickleby. In 2003, Armstrong had the dual roles of Adam and Jeff in Protection by Fin Kennedy at the Soho Theatre. He appeared in How Love Is Spelt by Chloe Moss at the Bush Theatre in 2004 and in A Night at the Dogs by Matt Charman at the Soho Theatre in 2005. At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009, he played Liam in the Dennis Kelly play Orphans. The play premiered at the Traverse Theatre in August and then moved to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in September and the Soho Theatre in London in October. Armstrong was nominated for a Stage Award for Best Actor. In the DC Moore play The Empire, Armstrong starred as Gary, a Lance Corporal in Afghanistan guarding an injured prisoner who claims to be British. Paul Taylor of The Independent wrote: "Gary ... veers between seething anger and low-key sarcasm, an oscillation superbly conveyed by excellent Joe Armstrong." In preparation for the role, Armstrong and other cast members met with soldiers who had served in Afghanistan. The play had a six-week run at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in the Royal Court Theatre from March to May 2010 followed by two weeks at the Drum Theatre in the Theatre Royal, Plymouth in May. Armstrong played RAF tail gunner Dusty Miller in Terence Rattigan's World War II drama Flare Path in 2011. The critically acclaimed revival directed by Trevor Nunn ran from March to June at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. In 2012, he played Jean in Miss Julie opposite Maxine Peake in the title role at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Armstrong described the role as one of his most challenging because of the need to make his character's sudden changes in mood believable. Alfred Hickling of The Guardian remarked that "Joe Armstrong's Jean ... flips back and forth between brute arrogance and fawning servility with the casual manner of tossing a coin." In 2006, Armstrong was in two short films: A Ticket Too Far and Service. The latter was part of the Coming Up series on Channel 4. He will appear in the forthcoming film Closer to the Moon, also starring Harry Lloyd, Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong, which was filmed in Bucharest in the autumn of 2011. The film is about the bank robbery allegedly committed by the Ioanid Gang in 1959 Romania. Armstrong's character Razvan is based on the journalist Haralambie Obedeanu who was one of the accused. Armstrong performed in the BBC radio plays Girl from Mars in 2008 and Hitched in 2010, and he read the story Gifts by Garry Kilworth as part of a Christmas radio program. In 2011, he co-starred with Richard Briers and Edna Doré in the Radio 4 drama A Shoebox of Snow. Armstrong reprised his role in DC Moore's The Empire for a BBC Radio 3 production. He was in the radio serial Ruthless by Tim Loane on Radio 4 in 2012. | 1 |
KFC Uerdingen 05 | KFC Uerdingen 05 2008-01-13T19:15:06Z KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on November 17, 1905 as FC Uerdingen 05. In 1953, nearly half a century after their founding the club merged with Werkssportgruppe Bayer AG Uerdingen the local worker's sports club of the chemical giant Bayer AG becoming FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen. Bayer withdrew their sponsorship of the football team in 1995 at which time the club took on its current name. Bayer continues to support the non-footballing departments of the club as SC Bayer 05 Uerdingen. Uerdingen played in the amateur local leagues throughout its early history. By early 60's they had advanced as far as the Amateurliga Niederrhein (III) where they would play until 1971 when they stepped up into the Regionalliga West (II). The club then enjoyed a succession of strong finishes: a second place result in 1974-75 earned them promotion to the top flight Bundesliga, where they finished dead last. After three seasons in the second tier 2. Bundesliga Nord, another second place finish returned Uerdingen to the Bundesliga in 1979, this time for a two year stay. The club would go on to enjoy its most successful years through the 80's. They returned to the Bundesliga in 1983 and earned a best-ever third place result there in 1986. Uerdingen also captured the German Cup in 1985 with a 2:1 victory over Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in Berlin's Olympiastadion. Legendary in the club's history from this time period is their victory over Dynamo Dresden in the quarter-finals of the 1986 European Cup Winners Cup. Down 0:2 after the first leg away and behind 1:3 by half-time at home in the return leg, Uerdingen came storming back with six unanswered goals to win 7:3. The team spent the first half of the 90's as an "elevator crew" bouncing up and down between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. After the 1995 season Bayer withdrew its sponsorship of the football team which has suffered chronic financial difficulties ever since. Uerdingen took up their final year of play in the Bundesliga in the 1995-96 season as KFC Uerdingen 05. By the turn of the millennium they had slipped through the second division and into third division play. Last season the club's persistent financial problems led the DFB (German Football Association) to deny them a license for play in the Regionalliga Nord (III) in spite of a mid-table finish. They were relegated to the Oberliga-Nordrhein (IV) where they play today. The squad is currently aiming for the 4th place in the Oberliga that would qualify them for the new Regionalliga, which replaces the Oberliga as Germany's fourth tier after the introduction of the 3. Fußball-Bundesliga. The club put veteran manager and Fortuna Düsseldorf legend Aleksandar Ristić in charge of this task. On January 21, 2006, KFC played a friendly against Bayern Munich in front of 18,500 spectators, who came to see Bayern stars such as Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger. The match captured media attention through the introduction of Markus Oellers as an Uerdingen substitute four minutes before full time. He had secured his place on the squad with his winning bid of €2,688.05 in an eBay auction staged as part of the club's fight against insolvency. KFC Uerdingen lost the match 0:4, but through no fault of Öllers', who was able to play the ball once in his time on the field. The 33-year-old insurance salesman was still delighted about the opportunity to take part in a match against Bayern. start end, KFC Uerdingen 05 2009-12-25T19:48:29Z KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The one time Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s, but is today mired in sixth tier play. The club was founded on 17 November 1905 as Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. On 1 August 1919, following World War I, FC was joined by Sportvereinigung des Realgymnasiums Urdingen. During World War II from 1941-45 the club played as part of the combined wartime side Kriegspielgemeinschaft Uerdingen alongside VfB 1910 Uerdingen (which was known from 1910-19 as Sport-Club Preussen Uerdingen). That partnership continued after the war with the two clubs playing as Spielvereinigung Uerdingen 05. On 20 February 1948 VfB became independent again and in 1950 SpVgg resumed its original identity as FC Uerdingen 05. In 1953, the club merged with Werkssportgruppe Bayer AG Uerdingen, the local worker's sports club of the chemical giant Bayer AG, becoming FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen. Bayer withdrew its sponsorship of the football team in 1995 at which time the club took on the name Krefelder Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. Bayer continues to support the non-footballing departments of the club as Sport-Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen. Uerdingen played in the amateur local leagues throughout its early history. By early 1960s they had advanced as far as the Amateurliga Niederrhein (III) where they would play until 1971 when they stepped up into the Regionalliga West (II). The club then enjoyed a succession of strong finishes: a second place result in 1974-75 earned them promotion to the top flight Bundesliga, where they finished dead last. After three seasons in the second tier 2. Bundesliga Nord, another second place finish returned Uerdingen to the Bundesliga in 1979, this time for a two year stay. The club would go on to enjoy its most successful years through the 1980s. They returned to the Bundesliga in 1983 and earned a best-ever third place result there in 1986. Uerdingen also captured the German Cup in 1985 with a 2:1 victory over Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in Berlin's Olympiastadion. Legendary in the club's history from this time is their victory over Dynamo Dresden in the quarter-finals of the 1986 European Cup Winners Cup. Down 0:2 after the first leg away and behind 1:3 by half-time at home in the return leg, Uerdingen came storming back with six unanswered goals to win 7:3. In 1987, Uerdingen also became the first club to win both the German under 19's and under 17's championship in the same season. The team spent the first half of the 1990s as an "elevator crew" bouncing up and down between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. After the 1995 season Bayer withdrew its sponsorship of the football team which has suffered chronic financial difficulties ever since. Uerdingen took up their final year of play in the Bundesliga in the 1995-96 season as Krefelder Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. By the turn of the millennium they had slipped through the second division and into third division play. The club's persistent financial problems led the DFB (German Football Association) to deny them a license for play in the Regionalliga Nord (III) in 2003 despite a mid-table finish and they were relegated to the Oberliga-Nordrhein (IV). Veteran manager and Fortuna Düsseldorf legend Aleksandar Ristić was put in charge of the team as German football was reorganized with the introduction the new 3. Liga in 2008-09. KFC attempted to qualify for the restructured Regionalliga (IV), but failed in its attempt and was instead relegated to the Verbandsliga (VI). KFC has struggled with financial difficulties in recent years, and its efforts to raise money included auctioning on eBay the right to coach the squad for one match and inviting childhood fan Pete Doherty to a league match. German Cup: 1985 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup: Semi-finals 1986 Germany: Afghanistan: Australia: Denmark: El Salvador: Gambia: Italy: Netherlands: Poland: Romania: Sweden: Switzerland: Turkey: As of 19 October 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. start end | 1 |
Chris Arthur | Chris Arthur 2014-01-05T01:57:25Z Christopher Anton Arthur (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left–back for League Two side AFC Wimbledon. Arthur started his career in the youth team of Queens Park Rangers, and was sent on work experience to Conference South side Hayes & Yeading United in December 2007. In July 2008 he signed his first professional contract for QPR. He was sent out on loan in 2008 to Conference side Kettering Town, where he made four league appearances. He went out on loan again to another Conference outfit in Rushden & Diamonds on a one–month loan deal in March 2009. He made two appearances during his spell at Nene Park. In the summer of 2009, Arthur was released from QPR. After a short spell playing in Turkey, he returned to the Conference South when he signed for Bishop's Stortford in September 2010. In December 2010, he signed for League Two club Rotherham United on a two–month deal after a successful trial with the club. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club and was released when his contract expired. In September 2011 he signed for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville. After making four appearances for "The Hawks", he left in October to sign for League Two club Northampton Town on a deal until January 2012. He made his professional debut for "The Cobblers" on 8 October 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town, replacing Ashley Corker in the second half. His first start for the club came a week later in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park. On Aidy Boothroyd's arrival as Northampton manager, Athur was released having made only 7 appearances for the club. Arthur returned to Havant & Waterlooville in December 2011 before signing a two–year contract in January 2012. During his second spell with the club he made a total of 56 league appearances, scoring 2 league goals. Arthur signed for AFC Wimbledon on 28 May 2013 for an undisclosed fee. , Chris Arthur 2015-12-28T19:36:20Z Chris Arthur (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left–back for Woking in the National League. Arthur started his career in the youth team of Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and was sent on work experience to Conference South side Hayes & Yeading United in December 2007. In July 2008 he signed his first professional contract for QPR. He was sent out on loan in 2008 to Conference Premier side Kettering Town, where he made four league appearances. He went out on loan again to another Conference outfit in Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan deal in March 2009. He made two appearances during his spell at Nene Park. In the summer of 2009, Arthur was released from QPR. After a short spell playing in Turkey, he returned to the Conference South when he signed for Bishop's Stortford in September 2010. In December 2010, he signed for League Two club Rotherham United on a two-month deal after a successful trial with the club. He failed to make a first-team appearance for the club and was released when his contract expired. In September 2011, he signed for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville. After making four appearances for the Hawks, he left in October to sign for League Two club Northampton Town on a deal until January 2012. He made his professional debut for the Cobblers on 8 October 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town, replacing Ashley Corker in the second half. His first start for the club came a week later in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park. On Aidy Boothroyd's arrival as Northampton manager, Athur was released having made only seven appearances for the club. Arthur returned to Havant & Waterlooville in December 2011 before signing a two–year contract in January 2012. During his second spell with the club he made a total of 56 league appearances, scoring two league goals. Arthur signed for AFC Wimbledon on 28 May 2013 for an undisclosed fee. During his spell at AFC Wimbledon, Arthur went on loan to Conference side Woking where he became a regular starter. However he was unable to score any goals. Arthur left Wimbledon in January 2015 to sign for Woking on a permanent basis. Arthur signed for Woking on 6 January 2015 after being released by AFC Wimbledon. He signed a contract for the rest of the 2014–15 season. | 1 |
Paperlinx | Paperlinx 2010-04-23T14:52:17Z PaperlinX (ASX: PPX) is one of the world's leading fine paper merchants and an Australian manufacturer of communication paper. Their main focus is the worldwide distribution of specialty paper used in brochures, magazines, annual reports and other business papers, and high quality fine paper used as office paper. PaperlinX have a unique position as the only worldwide fine paper merchant enabling them to link their customers and suppliers through a global network of locally focused fine paper merchants that are underpinned by the resources of a multi-national company. Paper, board and other materials are bought in bulk from paper mills around the world and sold in smaller quantities and custom sizes to meet their customers requirements. The stock is stored in their warehouses and delivered to customers on a just in time basis. Their paper manufacturing division, Tas Paper, operates two paper mills on the north west coast of Tasmania, producing communication papers for the Australian market. In fine paper merchanting PaperlinX have a wide spectrum of customers but typically service printers, designers, publishers and advertisers. They offer their customers unbiased access to international brands leveraged through their supplier relationships worldwide. In paper manufacturing they primarily provide local service to paper merchants and office suppliers in Australia and New Zealand. With global headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, PaperlinX operates regional management teams in Melbourne, Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Singapore. PaperlinX employs 7199 people in 26 countries and is in the top 200 public companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, trading under the ticker symbol 'PPX'. www. paperlinx. com, Paperlinx 2011-07-09T15:54:17Z PaperlinX (ASX: PPX) is a fine paper wholesaler based in Melbourne, Australia. PaperlinX has regional offices in Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Singapore. merchants. The company is a distributor of specialty paper used in brochures, magazines, annual reports and other business papers. They supply high-quality fine paper used as office paper and packaging. The company was formed in April 2000 after demerging from Amcor. Paper, board and other materials are bought in bulk from paper mills around the world and sold in smaller quantities and custom sizes to meet customers' requirements. The stock is stored in their warehouses and delivered to customers on a just-in-time basis. Customers include printers, designers, publishers and advertisers. PaperlinX closed its paper manufacturing division, Tas Paper, in Tasmania, in mid 2010. PaperlinX employs 6500 people in 26 countries and is in the top 200 public companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, trading under the ticker symbol 'PPX'. | 0 |
Tibor_Simon | Tibor_Simon 2010-04-09T16:50:04Z Tibor Simon (1 September 1965 – April 23, 2002 ) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros. He was beaten to death during a brawl outside a pub ; three of the four men arrested for his murder were later freed . At the time of his death he was manager of FC Sopron , and had held coaching positions at Budapesti VSC and REAC . He was training to receive his UEFA Pro License . , Tibor_Simon 2011-04-09T02:53:41Z Tibor Simon (1 September 1965 – 23 April 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Simon, who played as a defender, spent his entire professional club career with Ferencváros, and also earned 16 caps at international level for Hungary, including three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He also managed FC Sopron between 2001 and 2002. On 21 April 2002, Simon was beaten to death by security personnel outside a pub in Budapest, dying two days later. Three of the four men arrested for his murder were later freed. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Batanes_National_Science_High_School | Batanes_National_Science_High_School 2019-10-23T12:03:40Z The Batanes National Science High School, formerly the Batanes National High School, is a public science high school in the Philippines, recognized by the Department of Education. It is in the provincial capital, Basco and had an enrollment of 398 students in school year 2004–2005. The principal is Alfred Tabuso. It was established in 1917 during the American era to provide the province of Batanes secondary education. The first batch of students graduated in 1928. It was closed from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II and reopened in 1946. It became Batanes National High School on June 18, 1964, then became Batanes National High School on August 22, 2000. A historical marker was granted to this institution by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2014. , Batanes_National_Science_High_School 2022-08-24T02:14:05Z The Batanes National Science High School, formerly the Batanes National High School, is a public science high school in the Philippines, recognized by the Department of Education. It is in the provincial capital of Batanes, Basco and had an enrollment of 398 students in school year 2004–2005. The current principal is Alfredo. It was established in 1917 during the American era to provide the province of Batanes secondary education. The first batch of students graduated in 1928. It was closed from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II and reopened in 1946. It became Batanes National High School on June 18, 1964, then became Batanes National Science High School on August 22, 2000. A historical marker was granted to this institution by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2014. | 0 |
Diomedéa | Diomedéa 2022-01-09T17:00:08Z Diomedéa, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ディオメディア, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Diomedia, stylized as diomedéa), previously known as Studio Barcelona (Japanese: 有限会社スタジオバルセロナ, Hepburn: Yūgen gaisha Sutajio Baruserona), is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on October 5, 2005 after a split from Group TAC. , Diomedéa 2023-12-04T23:25:45Z Diomedéa, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ディオメディア, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Diomedia), previously known as Studio Barcelona (Japanese: 有限会社スタジオバルセロナ, Hepburn: Yūgen gaisha Sutajio Baruserona), is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on November 28, 2007, following an earlier foundation of its predecessor Studio Barcelona on October 5, 2007. Studio Barcelona was founded on October 5, 2005, by Nobuyuki Suga following a split from Group TAC. Following unknown circumstances, the company technically went defunct and was recreated as Diomedéa by Makoto Kohara, who was previously an employee of Studio Barcelona, on November 28, 2007. The company's headquarters and much of the staff remained the same following the transition. Between 2018 and 2020, Diomedéa collaborated with Studio Blanc under the brand name Ezóla. According to director Ryousuke Shibuya, Diomedéa was mainly in charge of the digital side (such as photography/compositing and digital coloring) while Studio Blanc's staff focused on the rest. | 1 |
Christopher Corey Smith | Christopher Corey Smith 2019-01-07T14:44:30Z Christopher Corey Smith is an American actor who voices in various English-language dubs of Japanese anime shows, and in cartoons and video games. Some of his major roles include Spandam in One Piece, John Balks in Future Diary, Riser Phenex in High School DxD, and Soyuz in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos. In cartoons and video games, his major roles include the Joker in Lego Batman 2 and Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite, Molag Bal in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Hank Johnson in Ingress, Rufus in Street Fighter, Hotshot in Defiance and The Emperor in Dissidia Final Fantasy. , Christopher Corey Smith 2020-12-25T17:30:42Z Christopher Corey Smith is an American voice actor who voices in animated shows and video games. | 1 |
Michael Kelly (actor) | Michael Kelly (actor) 2007-03-30T08:06:49Z Michael Kelly was raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia by parents Michael and Maureen Kelly. He has one brother (Andrew) and two sisters (Shannon and Casey). Graduated from Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, the same school that Pakistani/Indian movie icon Badar graduated from. He then attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina with the original intention to study law, but changed his mind after taking an acting elective. , Michael Kelly (actor) 2008-12-18T08:58:26Z Michael Joseph Kelly (born May 22 1969) is an American actor. Kelly was born in Philadelphia and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the son of Maureen and Michael Kelly. He has one brother (Andrew) and two sisters (Shannon and Casey). He graduated from Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia. He then attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina with the original intention to study law, but changed his mind after taking an acting elective. | 1 |
Craig Hall (actor) | Craig Hall (actor) 2018-08-08T12:37:15Z Non-notable minor performer; lacks significant coverage in independent reliable sources, failing WP:NACTOR / WP:GNG.If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming, or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason. Although not required, you are encouraged to explain why you object to the deletion, either in your edit summary or on the talk page. If this template is removed, do not replace it. , Craig Hall (actor) 2019-09-26T20:52:27Z Craig Hall (born 10 May 1974) is a New Zealand actor. Hall was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He lives in Auckland and Sydney and is married to his A Place to Call Home co-star Sara Wiseman. | 1 |
Phil Jagielka | Phil Jagielka 2022-01-12T19:36:52Z Philip Nikodem Jagielka (/jəˈɡjɛlkə/ or /ˌdʒæɡiˈɛlkə/; born 17 August 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Derby County. Jagielka started his career with Sheffield United in 2000, where he played mainly as a central midfielder. He helped them achieve top-flight status for the 2006–07 season, after which he joined Everton for a £4 million fee. He later captained the club from 2013–2019, and totalled 385 games. He left Everton in 2019 after 12 years and returned to former club Sheffield United. Debuting in 2008, he received 40 England caps during his international career and was included in the England squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Jagielka was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, and attended Knutsford Academy. He played for Holy Family Football Club, a Sunday team affiliated with, although not directly linked to, the school of the same name, from the ages of eight to 11. He played as a right winger, as he possessed great pace, and even played in matches against boys of the school year older than him. However, he first impressed youth scouts whilst playing for his local team Hale Barns United in Altrincham. He predominantly played midfield during his time with the club. He also played for his school team, Moorlands Junior School, playing any position available, including in goal and with boys two school years above him. He was at the academy of Everton as a youngster and spent time training with clubs such as Stoke City and Manchester City, before joining Sheffield United in 1998 at 15 years of age. Jagielka made his way through the youth ranks at Sheffield United before making his first-team debut on 5 May 2000 against Swindon Town in the final First Division match of the 1999–2000 season, whilst still a trainee. He was rewarded with a professional contract the following day and having progressed well at the start of the following season, he signed a three-year deal with the club in January 2001. He established himself in the Sheffield United first-team in the 2002–03 season and started to attract the attention of other clubs, including Leeds United, who were linked with a £6 million joint bid for Jagielka and United teammate Michael Brown, but Sheffield United said they would resist any attempts to sign the players. Jagielka stated in April 2005 he was happy to stay at United, despite several Premier League clubs being interested in signing him. United manager Neil Warnock told West Ham United in June 2005 that Jagielka would not be sold, and in July Wigan Athletic made a £4 million bid for Jagielka, after which United upped their valuation of him. By November, Jagielka had been linked with a £4 million move to Bolton Wanderers, but United manager Neil Warnock said there had been no contact from Bolton. Jagielka signed a new three-year deal with United in August 2006. He played as team captain in Chris Morgan's absence. Jagielka gave United their first Premier League victory since April 1994 when he hit a 91st minute half-volley against Middlesbrough for a 2–1 win in September 2006. Despite being recognised as one of United's key players, chairman Kevin McCabe admitted that Jagielka could be sold if the price was high enough. In a home match against Arsenal on 30 December 2006, due to a thigh injury to starting goalkeeper Paddy Kenny and with his team 1–0 up, Jagielka was forced to play in goal for the remainder of the match. Arsenal were kept at bay for the remaining 34 minutes and Jagielka's late save from Robin van Persie secured the 1–0 victory. Warnock wrote in The Independent that "He's a very competent keeper, but he's the sort of bloke who'd be world class at tiddlywinks", and that he preferred to put Jagielka in goal rather than use a substitution that could be used for an attacking change instead. By the end of the 2006–07 season, he had made 133 consecutive league appearances for United, including every league match in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons and every minute of the 2006–07 season. When Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2006–07 season, Jagielka was linked with moves away from United and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny said he believed it was time Jagielka moved on. New United boss Bryan Robson urged Jagielka to wait for the outcome of the club's relegation arbitration hearing before deciding to leave the club. Jagielka eventually signed for Everton on 4 July 2007, in a deal worth £4 million on a five-year contract, the highest amount paid for a Sheffield United player at the time. He made his home debut at Goodison Park on 31 July 2007 as a second-half substitute in a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen, replacing Joseph Yobo in central defence. After a slow start to his Everton career, Jagielka developed into an important member of the first team. He scored his first Everton goal in the UEFA Cup against AZ. He scored an own goal against Wigan Athletic, although Everton won 2–1. He put in a succession of man of the match performances in the following matches, against Tottenham Hotspur, Brann and Manchester City. He scored his first league goal for Everton against Reading on 9 February 2008. Jagielka started the 2008–09 season as first-choice centre-back, playing every minute of every league match until being injured in a 2–1 home defeat to Manchester City. He was named the Premier League Player of the Month for February and won Everton's fans and club player of the season. Jagielka scored the winning penalty for Everton in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final of the FA Cup against Manchester United, but he was claimed to have fouled Danny Welbeck after 68 minutes, with many claiming it to be a penalty, which the referee did not award. Soon afterwards he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing against Manchester City, and as a consequence missed the 2009 FA Cup Final, which Everton lost to Chelsea. After missing the end of the 2008–09 season and more than half of 2009–10, Jagielka played his first senior fixture since the cruciate ligament injury in an away match against Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League in February 2010, coming on as a substitute for an injured Philippe Senderos. On 3 January 2013, Jagielka signed a new contract at Everton, keeping him at Goodison Park until 2017. In April 2013, manager David Moyes announced that Jagielka would be appointed as the club captain for the 2013–14 season after the retirement of Phil Neville. When Moyes left for Manchester United, new manager Roberto Martínez stated that Jagielka would make a "phenomenal captain". In Jagielka's first season as captain, Everton amassed a Premier League club record 72 points to finish fifth with him being awarded three accolades at the club: Player of the Season, Players' Player of the Season and Goal of the Season. On 27 September 2014, Jagielka scored his first goal in two seasons with a 30-yard half volley against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby to level the match in the 91st minute. On 6 November 2014, Jagielka scored his first European goal in seven years in Everton's 3–0 UEFA Europa League group stage win against Lille. Jagielka reclaimed his place as Everton's starting centre-back in March 2017 after Ramiro Funes Mori suffered a knee injury on international duty. In April 2017, Jagielka scored in three successive league matches for Everton: first, in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 4 April – his first league goal in two years – then in a 4–2 victory against Leicester City at Goodison Park on 9 April, and finally, in a 3–1 home victory over Burnley on 15 April. Jagielka extended his contract with Everton for another year until the summer of 2019 on 2 August 2017. After finding himself on the periphery of the Everton first team for most of the 2018–19 season, an illness to Michael Keane in the warm-up before a match against Arsenal on 7 April 2019 saw Jagielka replace him in the starting line-up. Jagielka went on to score the only goal in the 10th minute which was his first Everton goal for two years. In doing so, and at the age of 36 years and 233 days, he became the second-oldest player to score for Everton in the Premier League era, behind Richard Gough. Jagielka left Everton at the end of 2018–19, having made 385 appearances in 12 years. He re-signed for Sheffield United on 4 July 2019 on a one-year contract, following the club's promotion to the Premier League. On 23 August 2020 he signed a new one-year deal to keep him at the club for the 2020–21 season. Jagielka signed for Championship club Derby County on 17 August 2021 on a short-term contract until January 2022, having trained with the club throughout pre-season. He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win away to Hull City, his first Championship match since April 2006. Jagielka is a former member of the England under-21 team, and scored in a 2–0 victory over Slovakia at the Stadium of Light in June 2003. On 10 May 2007, Jagielka was named in the England B team for the first time, for their match against Albania. Starting on the bench, he replaced Phil Neville at right back at the beginning of the second half. On 11 May 2008, Jagielka was named in the senior England squad for the first time for the friendlies with United States and Trinidad and Tobago. He subsequently expressed his delight at the call up and publicly thanked everyone at Everton for their help. On 1 June 2008, Jagielka got his first international cap for the senior team against Trinidad and Tobago, playing the second half of a match in which England used two different sides for each half. Jagielka was once again named in the England squad for the friendly match against European champions Spain, 11 February 2009, and subsequently played for the first 45 minutes, after an impressive string of performances at club level publicly praised by manager David Moyes after the FA Cup fourth round replay tie between Everton and Liverpool. Jagielka received his fourth cap when he played in England's first post 2010 FIFA World Cup friendly against Hungary on 11 August 2010 at Wembley Stadium where he scored an own goal to put the visitors ahead in a 2–1 England win. On 3 September 2010, Jagielka made his first competitive start, and played for the entirety of the match in a 4–0 win over Bulgaria. He was said to have "read the game brilliantly on a night when he proved his credentials". He was called up to the England squad once again for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley Stadium on 12 October. Jagielka was originally placed on the standby list for England's UEFA Euro 2012 squad, and played the full match in a pre-tournament warm-up match against Norway, which England won 1–0. On 28 May 2012, he was added to the main squad after Gareth Barry was ruled out of the tournament with an abdominal injury. He did not, however, feature in any of England's four matches during the tournament. In August 2012, Jagielka scored his first goal for England, a diving header during a 2–1 friendly victory over Italy in Bern, Switzerland. On 12 May 2014, Jagielka was named in England's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored his second England goal on 30 May 2014 to wrap up a 3–0 friendly win over Peru at Wembley, reacting after goalkeeper Raúl Fernández dropped a corner from Jagielka's Everton teammate Leighton Baines. England were unbeaten in 11 competitive matches in which Jagielka has played in (won eight and drawn three), until they lost 2–1 to Italy in their opening match of the World Cup. Jagielka scored his third England goal, and first in a competitive fixture, on 9 October 2014; his header opened a 5–0 Wembley win over San Marino in UEFA Euro 2016 qualification. Jagielka became the first Everton player to captain England when they played against Lithuania on 12 October 2015 in a UEFA Euro qualification match. On 15 November 2016, he became the most-capped Everton player from England when he came on as a second-half substitute against Spain in a 2–2 draw. Jagielka is of Polish and Scottish descent. His brother Steve Jagielka, who died in 2021, was also a professional midfielder, mainly for Shrewsbury Town. Although he was loaned to Sheffield United for one season, the pair never featured together in a competitive fixture. Everton Individual, Phil Jagielka 2023-12-21T03:32:01Z Philip Nikodem Jagielka (/jəˈɡjɛlkə/ yə-GYEL-kə or /ˌdʒæɡiˈɛlkə/ JAG-ee-EL-kə; born 17 August 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is primarily known for his lengthy tenures at Sheffield United and Everton. Jagielka came up through the youth ranks at Sheffield United. He made his first-team debut in 2000. He helped them achieve top-flight status for the 2006–07 season. When Sheffield United were relegated, Jagielka joined Everton for a £4 million fee in 2007. He later captained the club from 2013 to 2019, and totalled 385 games. He left Everton in 2019 after 12 years and returned to former club Sheffield United. He had brief stints at Championship clubs Derby County and Stoke City before retiring in 2023 at the age of 41. Debuting in 2008, he received 40 England caps during his international career and was included in the England squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Jagielka was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, and attended Knutsford Academy. He played for Holy Family Football Club, a Sunday team affiliated with, although not directly linked to, the school of the same name, from the ages of eight to 11. He played as a right winger, as he possessed great pace, and played in matches against boys of the school year older than him. He first impressed youth scouts whilst playing for his local team Hale Barns United in Altrincham. He predominantly played midfield during his time with the club and also played for his school team, Moorlands Junior School. He was at the academy of Everton as a youngster and spent time training with clubs such as Stoke City and Manchester City, before joining Sheffield United in 1998 at 15 years of age. Jagielka made his way through the youth ranks at Sheffield United before making his first-team debut on 5 May 2000 against Swindon Town in the final First Division match of the 1999–2000 season, whilst still a trainee. He was rewarded with a professional contract the following day and having progressed well at the start of the following season, he signed a three-year deal with the club in January 2001. He established himself in the Sheffield United first-team in the 2002–03 season and started to attract the attention of other clubs, including Leeds United, who were linked with a £6 million joint bid for Jagielka and United teammate Michael Brown, but Sheffield United said they would resist any attempts to sign the players. Jagielka stated in April 2005 he was happy to stay at United, despite several Premier League clubs being interested in signing him. United manager Neil Warnock told West Ham United in June 2005 that Jagielka would not be sold, and in July Wigan Athletic made a £4 million bid for Jagielka, after which United upped their valuation of him. By November, Jagielka had been linked with a £4 million move to Bolton Wanderers, but United manager Neil Warnock said there had been no contact from Bolton. Jagielka signed a new three-year deal with United in August 2006. He played as team captain in Chris Morgan's absence. Jagielka gave United their first Premier League victory since April 1994 when he hit a 91st minute half-volley against Middlesbrough for a 2–1 win in September 2006. Despite being recognised as one of United's key players, chairman Kevin McCabe admitted that Jagielka could be sold if the price was high enough. In a home match against Arsenal on 30 December 2006, due to a thigh injury to starting goalkeeper Paddy Kenny and with his team 1–0 up, Jagielka was forced to play in goal for the remainder of the match. Arsenal were kept at bay for the remaining 34 minutes and Jagielka's late save from Robin van Persie secured the 1–0 victory. Warnock wrote in The Independent that "He's a very competent keeper, but he's the sort of bloke who'd be world class at tiddlywinks", and that he preferred to put Jagielka in goal rather than use a substitution that could be used for an attacking change instead. By the end of the 2006–07 season, he had made 133 consecutive league appearances for United, including every league match in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons and every minute of the 2006–07 season. When Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2006–07 season, Jagielka was linked with moves away from United and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny said he believed it was time Jagielka moved on. New United boss Bryan Robson urged Jagielka to wait for the outcome of the club's relegation arbitration hearing before deciding to leave the club. Jagielka eventually signed for Everton on 4 July 2007, in a deal worth £4 million on a five-year contract, the highest amount paid for a Sheffield United player at the time. He made his home debut at Goodison Park on 31 July 2007 as a second-half substitute in a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen, replacing Joseph Yobo in central defence. After a slow start to his Everton career, Jagielka developed into an important member of the first team. He scored his first Everton goal in the UEFA Cup against AZ. He scored an own goal against Wigan Athletic, although Everton won 2–1. He put in a succession of man of the match performances in the following matches, against Tottenham Hotspur, Brann and Manchester City. He scored his first league goal for Everton against Reading on 9 February 2008. Jagielka started the 2008–09 season as first-choice centre-back, playing every minute of every league match until being injured in a 2–1 home defeat to Manchester City. He was named the Premier League Player of the Month for February and won Everton's fans and club player of the season. Jagielka scored the winning penalty for Everton in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final of the FA Cup against Manchester United, but he was claimed to have fouled Danny Welbeck after 68 minutes, with many claiming it to be a penalty, which the referee did not award. Soon afterwards he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing against Manchester City, and as a consequence missed the 2009 FA Cup final, which Everton lost to Chelsea. After missing the end of the 2008–09 season and more than half of 2009–10, Jagielka played his first senior fixture since the cruciate ligament injury in an away match against Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League in February 2010, coming on as a substitute for an injured Philippe Senderos. On 3 January 2013, Jagielka signed a new contract at Everton, keeping him at Goodison Park until 2017. In April 2013, manager David Moyes announced that Jagielka would be appointed as the club captain for the 2013–14 season after the retirement of Phil Neville. When Moyes left for Manchester United, new manager Roberto Martínez stated that Jagielka would make a "phenomenal captain". In Jagielka's first season as captain, Everton amassed a Premier League club record 72 points to finish fifth. On 27 September 2014, Jagielka scored his first goal in two seasons with a 30-yard half volley against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby to level the match in the 91st minute. On 6 November 2014, Jagielka scored his first European goal in seven years in Everton's 3–0 UEFA Europa League group stage win against Lille. That season saw Jagielka awarded with three accolades at the club: Player of the Season, Players' Player of the Season and Goal of the Season. Jagielka reclaimed his place as Everton's starting centre-back in March 2017 after Ramiro Funes Mori suffered a knee injury on international duty. In April 2017, Jagielka scored in three successive league matches for Everton: first, in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 4 April – his first league goal in two years – then in a 4–2 victory against Leicester City at Goodison Park on 9 April, and finally, in a 3–1 home victory over Burnley on 15 April. Jagielka extended his contract with Everton for another year until the summer of 2019 on 2 August 2017. After finding himself on the periphery of the Everton first team for most of the 2018–19 season, an illness to Michael Keane in the warm-up before a match against Arsenal on 7 April 2019 saw Jagielka replace him in the starting line-up. Jagielka went on to score the only goal in the 10th minute which was his first Everton goal for two years. In doing so, and at the age of 36 years and 233 days, he became the second-oldest player to score for Everton in the Premier League era, behind Richard Gough. Jagielka left Everton at the end of 2018–19, having made 385 appearances in 12 years. He re-signed for Sheffield United on 4 July 2019 on a one-year contract, following the club's promotion to the Premier League. On 23 August 2020 he signed a new one-year deal to keep him at the club for the 2020–21 season. Jagielka signed for Championship club Derby County on 17 August 2021 on a short-term contract until January 2022, having trained with the club throughout pre-season. He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win away to Hull City, his first Championship match since April 2006. On 14 January 2022, Jagielka departed the club. Manager Wayne Rooney wanted to extend Jagielka's contract with the club however due to an embargo placed on the club until Derby's administrators provided proof of funds, Rooney was unable to do so. On 15 January 2022, Jagielka signed for Championship club Stoke City until the end of the 2021–22 season. He made 20 appearances, as Stoke ended the season in 14th position. Jagielka signed a new six-month contract extension with Stoke on 6 May 2022. He scored against his former club Sheffield United on 8 October 2022. Jagielka reached 800 senior career appearances in April 2023. Jagielka played 30 times in 2022–23 and he was released at the end of the season. On 28th November 2023, Jagielka announced his decision to retire from football, aged 41. Jagielka is a former member of the England under-21 team, and scored in a 2–0 victory over Slovakia at the Stadium of Light in June 2003. On 10 May 2007, Jagielka was named in the England B team for the first time, for their match against Albania. Starting on the bench, he replaced Phil Neville at right back at the beginning of the second half. On 11 May 2008, Jagielka was named in the senior England squad for the first time for the friendlies with United States and Trinidad and Tobago. He subsequently expressed his delight at the call up and publicly thanked everyone at Everton for their help. On 1 June 2008, Jagielka got his first international cap for the senior team against Trinidad and Tobago, playing the second half of a match in which England used two different sides for each half. Jagielka was once again named in the England squad for the friendly match against European champions Spain, 11 February 2009, and subsequently played for the first 45 minutes, after an impressive string of performances at club level publicly praised by manager David Moyes after the FA Cup fourth round replay tie between Everton and Liverpool. Jagielka received his fourth cap when he played in England's first post 2010 FIFA World Cup friendly against Hungary on 11 August 2010 at Wembley Stadium where he scored an own goal to put the visitors ahead in a 2–1 England win. On 3 September 2010, Jagielka made his first competitive start, and played for the entirety of the match in a 4–0 win over Bulgaria. He was said to have "read the game brilliantly on a night when he proved his credentials". He was called up to the England squad once again for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley Stadium on 12 October. Jagielka was originally placed on the standby list for England's UEFA Euro 2012 squad, and played the full match in a pre-tournament warm-up match against Norway, which England won 1–0. On 28 May 2012, he was added to the main squad after Gareth Barry was ruled out of the tournament with an abdominal injury. He did not, however, feature in any of England's four matches during the tournament. In August 2012, Jagielka scored his first goal for England, a diving header during a 2–1 friendly victory over Italy in Bern, Switzerland. On 12 May 2014, Jagielka was named in England's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored his second England goal on 30 May 2014 to wrap up a 3–0 friendly win over Peru at Wembley, reacting after goalkeeper Raúl Fernández dropped a corner from Jagielka's Everton teammate Leighton Baines. England were unbeaten in 11 competitive matches in which Jagielka has played in (won eight and drawn three), until they lost 2–1 to Italy in their opening match of the World Cup. Jagielka scored his third England goal, and first in a competitive fixture, on 9 October 2014; his header opened a 5–0 Wembley win over San Marino in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. Jagielka became the first Everton player to captain England when they played against Lithuania on 12 October 2015 in a UEFA Euro qualifying match. On 15 November 2016, he became the most-capped Everton player from England when he came on as a second-half substitute against Spain in a 2–2 draw. Jagielka is of Polish and Scottish descent. His brother, Steve, who died in 2021, was also a professional midfielder, mainly for Shrewsbury Town. Although he was loaned to Sheffield United for one season, the pair never featured together in a competitive fixture. Phil's son Zac, is a player of Liverpool and Wales. In September 2009, Jagielka's home in Knutsford was targeted by armed robbers who held Jagielka at knifepoint while they burgled him. Everton Individual | 1 |
Michael Cudlitz | Michael Cudlitz 2006-02-01T13:13:48Z Michael Cudlitz was born in Long Island, New York. He is currently married to Rachel Cudlitz and has two children. Michael Cudlitz is mostly remembered for playing Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman, in Band of Brothers. He has also played various roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 24 Day 2, Lost Season 2, and Prison Break. His first acting role was in Crystal Ball (1989) playing Scottie. , Michael Cudlitz 2007-08-12T20:07:39Z Michael Cudlitz is an American actor born in Long Island, New York on November 30, 1964. He had attended the California Institute of the Arts. He is currently married to Rachel Cudlitz and has two children. Michael Cudlitz is mostly remembered for playing Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman, in Band of Brothers, as well as playing Tony Miller on Beverly Hills, 90210, and Tad Overton on Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. He has also played various roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the second seasons of 24 and Lost, and Prison Break. More recently, he supplied the voice of Sgt. Glenn "Hawk" Hawkins in the video game Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. He currently stars in the FOX series Standoff. He also guest starred on Over There. His first acting role was in the 1989 film Crystal Ball, playing Scottie. | 1 |
Zaquan Adha | Zaquan Adha 2018-01-06T13:27:26Z Mohamad Zaquan Adha Bin Abd Radzak (born 3 August 1987 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur. He is the younger of his twin who also a footballer Aidil Zafuan. Zaquan started representing Negeri Sembilan since the 2004 SUKMA Games. He with his twin brother helped the team to win gold medal in 2004 SUKMA Games. In 2005–06 season, he along with Aidil promoted into the senior team. In that year Negeri Sembilan also won their first Malaysia Super League title. His contract with Negeri Sembilan was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan along with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak had been recently attracting interest from several Slovakian top league club. He had confirmed that he along with his younger brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga side after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However the speculation denied by them as he along with Aidil remain with Negeri Sembilan. In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with Malaysia Premier League side Malaysian Armed Forces football club. He has helped the club won the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reached the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before lost to Kelantan 3–2. For 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Darul Takzim FC along with his twin brother. On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan were demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in Malaysia Premier League after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim for 2013 season. On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak. On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur. Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualifier against Myanmar. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India. He however did not make it into the tournament after he received an injury. Zaquan has been called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong after recovered from injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals and one of them came from the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals Singapore. Zaquan made his senior debut against Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before draw 0–0 at Shah Alam. Zaquan also represent the Malaysia XI (also known as Malaysia B that represent Malaysia for B match) squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was one of Malaysia impressive player on the match. He had the chances to score but was denied by Petr Čech. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. Negeri Sembilan ATM, Zaquan Adha 2019-12-20T14:30:32Z Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Kedah. He is the younger of his twin who also a footballer Aidil Zafuan. Zaquan started representing Negeri Sembilan since the 2004 SUKMA Games. He with his twin brother helped the team to win gold medal in 2004 SUKMA Games. In 2005–06 season, he along with Aidil promoted into the senior team. In that year Negeri Sembilan also won their first Malaysia Super League title. His contract with Negeri Sembilan was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan along with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak had been recently attracting interest from several Slovakian top league club. He had confirmed that he along with his younger brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga side after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However the speculation denied by them as he along with Aidil remain with Negeri Sembilan. In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with Malaysia Premier League side Malaysian Armed Forces football club. He has helped the club won the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reached the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before losing to Kelantan 3–2. For 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. along with his twin brother. On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan was demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the Malaysia Premier League after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim for the 2013 season. On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak. He scored his first goal for his new club in a 2-2 draw against Felda United. He then converted a penalty against Selangor FA in a 1-0 victory against the Red Giants. On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic 4-3 victory against Kedah FA. He scored his second goal for the club in a dramatic Klang Valley Derby during the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup quarter finals. Despite KL winning 3-0, they eventually lost on penalties (8-7). Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualifier against Myanmar. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India. He however did not make it into the tournament after he received an injury. Zaquan has been called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong after recovered from injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals and one of them came from the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals Singapore. Zaquan made his senior debut against Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before draw 0–0 at Shah Alam. Zaquan also represent the Malaysia XI (also known as Malaysia B that represent Malaysia for B match) squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was one of Malaysia impressive player on the match. He had the chances to score but was denied by Petr Čech. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. On 24 March 2018, he was called up again and was named captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2-1. He was again named in the squad and captain for the friendly against Bhutan, where he captained and scored 4 goals in the 7-0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years 12 game winless run. Zaquan again chosen as captain for Malaysian team in their AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 campaign by coach Tan Cheng Hoe. 1 Not FIFA 'A' International match. Negeri Sembilan ATM | 1 |
Godfrey (comedian) | Godfrey (comedian) 2008-02-21T22:00:15Z Godfrey Danchimah (born July 21, 1969) has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films such as Soul Plane,"Original Gangsters", Zoolander and Johnson Family Vacation. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign. He was also a cast member on the first season of The It Factor, a reality television show. Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. Godfrey's parents fled to the United States from Nigeria to escape the Nigerian/Biafran Civil War. Godfrey was born in Nebraska on July 21, 1969. Soon after, the family settled in Chicago where Godfrey grew up. He received an academic scholarship to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he majored in psychology. Here he tried out for and made the varsity football team, where he performed at a traditional talent show for new team members. He stole the show performing impressions of his coaches and teammates and discovered his comedic talent. Godfrey honed his stand-up skills at the legendary All Jokes Aside Comedy Club in Chicago in the early 90's. In 1995, Godfrey made his New York debut at Caroline's Comedy Club and The Comic Strip and was soon signed by the William Morris Talent Agency. He began working regularly in television, first behind the cameras as a warm-up comedian for The Cosby Show and Soulman. His first on-camera appearance featured him performing stand-up comedy for NBC's Friday Night Videos, followed by more small television and film roles. In 2000, Godfrey appeared in the Aspen Comedy Festival and on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He continues to do film and television work alongside his stand-up career in New York. He is also known as the spokesman for the 7UP campaign as the 7UP Guy in the national 7 UP commercials . , Godfrey (comedian) 2009-12-30T20:48:43Z Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr. (born July 21, 1969), professionally known as Godfrey, is an American comedian and actor who has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films such as Soul Plane, Original Gangstas, Zoolander, and Johnson Family Vacation. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign. He was also a cast member on the first season of The It Factor, a reality television show. Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. Godfrey's parents fled to the United States from Nigeria to escape the Nigerian Civil War. Godfrey was born in Nebraska on July 21, 1969. Soon after, the family settled in Chicago where Godfrey grew up. He attended Lane Technical College Preparatory High School and received an academic scholarship to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he majored in psychology. Here he tried out for and made the varsity football team, where he performed at a traditional talent show for new team members. He stole the show performing impressions of his coaches and teammates and discovered his comedic talent. Godfrey honed his stand-up skills at the legendary All Jokes Aside Comedy Club in Chicago in the early 90's. In 1995, Godfrey made his New York debut at Caroline's Comedy Club and The Comic Strip Live and was soon signed by the William Morris Talent Agency. He began working regularly in television, first behind the cameras as a warm-up comedian for The Cosby Show and Soulman. His first on-camera appearance featured him performing stand-up comedy for NBC's Friday Night Videos, followed by more small television and film roles. In 2000, Godfrey appeared in the Aspen Comedy Festival and on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He also played a comical role in the urban movie Soul Plane, acting as an African pilot. He has also been in numerous episodes of BET's Comic View. He continues to do film and television work alongside his stand-up career in New York. | 1 |
French_corvette_Mignonne_(1795) | French_corvette_Mignonne_(1795) 2011-09-11T11:33:39Z Mignonne (French: "dainty") was a 16-gun corvette of the Etna class in the French Navy. She served until 1803 when the British captured her. There is no record of her being commissioned into the Royal Navy; she grounded and was condemned in 1804. Mignonne was built in Cherbourg from 1794 to 1797, launched on 15 October 1795, and took part in the Caribbean campaign led by Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse in 1803. She participated in the capture of Fort Graville in February. In 28 June 1803, as she sailed with the frigate Poursuivante, she encountered a British convoy off San Domingo. One of the escorts, HMS Goliath, was sailing inshore off Cape Nicholas Mole, to try to find two vessels seen earlier. She encountered, and after a few shots captured, Mignonne. In Captain Brisbane's words, she was a "remarkable fast sailing Ship Corvette,". She carried sixteen long 18-pounder guns, six of which she had landed. Her crew of only 80 men was under the command of Monsieur Jean P. Bargeaud, Capitaine de Fregate, and she was two days out of Aux-Cayes, sailing to France via the Cape. She was added to the Royal Navy as the 18-gun ship sloop HMS Mignonne, but not commissioned. Her captain was Commander Edward Hawker. In June 1804 Mignonne ran ashore off Lucca, Jamaica. Desiree was towing her to Port Royal when on 9 July at 0100 hours a bolt of lightning struck Mignonne, killing three seamen, injuring five (or nine), and causing some damage to the ship. Hawker reported that the bolt shattered the topmast and split the mainmast to the keelson. On 13 October Mignonne captured the French brig St. Antonio y les Animas, which was in ballast. In December 1804 Mignonne was laid in the mud at Port Royal, Jamaica. She was then condemned. , French_corvette_Mignonne_(1795) 2013-03-21T11:30:57Z Mignonne was a 16-gun corvette of the Etna class in the French Navy, launched in 1795. She served until 1803 when the British captured her. There is no record of her being commissioned into the Royal Navy; she grounded and was condemned in 1804. Mignonne was built in Cherbourg from 1794 to 1797, launched on 15 October 1795, and took part in the Caribbean campaign led by Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse in 1803. She participated in the capture of Fort Graville in February. In 28 June 1803, as she sailed with the frigate Poursuivante, she encountered a British convoy off San Domingo, part of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue. One of the escorts, HMS Goliath, was sailing inshore off Cape Nicholas Mole, to try to find two vessels seen earlier. She encountered, and after a few shots captured, Mignonne. In Captain Brisbane's words, Mignonne was a "remarkable fast sailing Ship Corvette". She carried sixteen long 18-pounder guns, six of which she had landed. Her crew of only 80 men was under the command of Monsieur Jean P. Bargeaud, Capitaine de Fregate, and she was two days out of Aux-Cayes, sailing to France via the Cape. She was added to the Royal Navy as the 18-gun ship sloop HMS Mignonne, but not commissioned. Her captain was Commander Edward Hawker. In June 1804 Mignonne ran ashore off Lucca, Jamaica. Desiree was towing her to Port Royal when on 9 July at 0100 hours a bolt of lightning struck Mignonne, killing three seamen, injuring five (or nine), and causing some damage to the ship. Hawker reported that the bolt shattered the topmast and split the mainmast to the keelson. On 13 October Mignonne captured the French brig St. Antonio y les Animas, which was in ballast. In December 1804 Mignonne was laid in the mud at Port Royal, Jamaica. She was then condemned. | 0 |
África Zavala | África Zavala 2016-03-08T02:00:20Z África Zavala (Spanish pronunciation: ; born África Ivonne Lechuga Zavala on August 12, 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Graduated from the CEA of Televisa, She began her career at age 21 starring in the telenovela Peregrina next to Eduardo Capetillo. Later in 2006, she starred in the telenovela Código postal alongside Jose Ron and Jessica Coch. In 2008 she obtained a starring role in the telenovela Cuidado con el ángel as Elsa Maldonado San Roman, cousin of the protagonist of the telenovela. In 2009, she received another starring role and traveled to Argentina to record the telenovela Los Exitosos Perez alongside Ludwika Paleta and Jaime Camil. In 2010, she was selected to be one of six protagonists in the telenovela Para Volver a amar beside Rebecca Jones, Nailea Norvind, Alejandra Barros, Sophie Alexander and Zaide Silvia Gutierrez. In 2011, she starred in the telenovela Amorcito Corazón next to Elizabeth Alvarez, Diego Olivera and Daniel Arenas. In July 2012 the producer José Alberto Castro confirmed that África Zavala would be the star of his telenovela Corona de lágrimas next to Victoria Ruffo. In 2014,she starred in José Alberto Castro's La malquerida alongside Victoria Ruffo, Ariadne Díaz and Alberto Estrella. In 2015,she starred in the telenovela, Amores con trampa alongside, Itatí Cantoral, Eduardo Yañez and Ernesto Laguardia Zavala was in a relationship with Alejandro Ibarra from 2006 to 2009., África Zavala 2017-10-12T19:23:04Z África Zavala (Spanish pronunciation: ; born África Ivonne Lechuga Zavala on August 12, 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Graduated from the CEA of Televisa, She began her career at age 21 starring in the telenovela Peregrina next to Eduardo Capetillo. Later in 2006, she starred in the telenovela Código postal alongside Jose Ron and Jessica Coch. In 2008 she obtained a starring role in the telenovela Cuidado con el ángel as Elsa Maldonado San Roman, cousin of the protagonist of the telenovela. Sharing Credits with Maite Perroni In 2009, she received another starring role and traveled to Argentina to record the telenovela Los Exitosos Perez alongside Ludwika Paleta and Jaime Camil. In 2010, she was selected to be one of six protagonists in the telenovela Para Volver a amar beside Rebecca Jones, Nailea Norvind, Alejandra Barros, Sophie Alexander and Zaide Silvia Gutierrez. In 2011, she starred in the telenovela Amorcito Corazón next to Elizabeth Alvarez, Diego Olivera and Daniel Arenas. In July 2012 the producer José Alberto Castro confirmed that África Zavala would be the star of his telenovela Corona de lágrimas next to Victoria Ruffo. In 2014,she starred in José Alberto Castro's La malquerida alongside Victoria Ruffo, Ariadne Díaz and Alberto Estrella. In 2015,she starred in the telenovela, Amores con trampa alongside, Itatí Cantoral, Eduardo Yañez and Ernesto Laguardia Zavala was in a relationship with Alejandro Ibarra from 2006 to 2009. | 1 |
Mary_Beth_Rosson | Mary_Beth_Rosson 2007-11-13T12:17:41Z Mary Beth Rosson is a Professor at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. Most of her research concentrates on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Prior to teaching at Penn State, Rosson taught at the Virginia Tech Computer Science department and worked as a researcher and manager at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Rosson earned her Ph. D. in experimental psychology in 1982 from the University of Texas (1). Rosson currently co-directs Penn State's CSCL Lab with her husband, John Carroll. She is a founding member of the End Users Shaping Effective Software(EUSES) Consortium, which focuses on issues and and techniques related to end-user software engineering. Her other research interests include community informatics, environments and tools for object-oriented programming and design, and visual programming environments. She has also done work related to scenario-based design and minimalism (2, 3). Rosson and Carroll co-developed the task-artifact framework for design (4). Rosson and Carroll have co-authored a book, Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human-Computer Interaction(3). Rosson has co-authored dozens of book chapters. She has authored or co-authored over one hundred journal articles and refereed conference proceedings (2). Recently, Rosson has served as the General Chair for CHI 2007, Doctoral Symposium Chair for DIS 2006, Program Committee and Graduate Symposium Mentor for VL/HCC 2006, and General Chair for OOPSLA 2000 (2). Rosson was awarded the SIGCHI Award for service as CHI 1997 Technical Program Co-Chair International and the ACM Recognition of Service Award in 2001., Mary_Beth_Rosson 2009-06-24T04:29:54Z Mary Beth Rosson is a Professor at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. Most of her research concentrates on End User Programming,Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Prior to teaching at Penn State, Rosson taught at the Virginia Tech Computer Science department and worked as a researcher and manager at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Rosson earned her Ph. D. in experimental psychology in 1982 from the University of Texas (1). Rosson currently co-directs Penn State's CSCL Lab with her husband, John Carroll. She is a founding member of the End Users Shaping Effective Software(EUSES) Consortium, which focuses on issues and techniques related to end-user software engineering. Her other research interests include community informatics, environments and tools for object-oriented programming and design, and visual programming environments. She has also done work related to scenario-based design and minimalism (2, 3). Rosson and Carroll co-developed the task-artifact framework for design (4). Rosson and Carroll have co-authored a book, Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human-Computer Interaction(3). Rosson has co-authored dozens of book chapters. She has authored or co-authored over one hundred journal articles and refereed conference proceedings (2). Recently, Rosson has served as the General Chair for CHI 2007, Doctoral Symposium Chair for DIS 2006, Program Committee and Graduate Symposium Mentor for VL/HCC 2006, and General Chair for OOPSLA 2000 (2). Rosson was awarded the SIGCHI Award for service as CHI 1997 Technical Program Co-Chair International and the ACM Recognition of Service Award in 2001. In 2007 she was recognized as a Distinguished Scientist by the ACM. | 0 |
.308_Norma_Magnum | .308_Norma_Magnum 2009-08-05T22:55:58Z The . 308 Norma Magnum (7. 62x65mmBR) cartridge was created by Nils Kvale at Norma, Sweden. Like the larger . 358 Norma Magnum it is based on the . 300 H&H Magnum. The length of the case is the longest that would fit in a standard Mauser action. While it appeared to have a bright future initially, it was soon superseded in popularity by the . 300 Winchester Magnum. The first, and one of the few, manufacturers to offer rifles in . 308 Norma Magnum was Schultz & Larsen of Denmark and they still are. In the late 1940s Kvale designed a wildcat called 8mm Kvale. It was intended for use in the German surplus 8mm Mauser M98 that flooded the American market after the war and was therefore nicknamed 'Poor Man's Magnum'. Kvale used the case from the . 300 H&H Magnum and reduced the rim diameter so it would fit the bolt of a Mauser M98. The experiences he made from this cartridge was put into the . 308 and . 358 Norma Magnum. Cases for the cartridge can be purchased from Norma or made in three ways: Necking up a 7 mm Remington Magnum case, necking down a . 338 Winchester Magnum case, or running . 300 Winchester Magnum cases through a full-length sizing die. Since the first two options leave the brass a bit short, the third is generally considered to be the best option. Ammunition for this caliber is not cheap (typically US$50–60 for 20 cartridges) and as such it is mainly of interest only to handloaders who own a rifle chambered in this caliber. The cartridge makes use of a belted case for headspacing. , .308_Norma_Magnum 2011-07-20T07:20:57Z The . 308 Norma Magnum (7. 62x65mmBR) cartridge was created by Nils Kvale at Norma, Sweden. Like the larger . 358 Norma Magnum it is based on the . 300 H&H Magnum. The length of the case is the longest that would fit in a standard Mauser action. While it appeared to have a bright future initially, it was soon superseded in popularity by the . 300 Winchester Magnum. The first, and one of the few, manufacturers to offer rifles in . 308 Norma Magnum was Schultz & Larsen of Denmark and they still are. In the late 1940s Kvale designed a wildcat called 8mm Kvale. It was intended for use in the German surplus 8mm Mauser M98 that flooded the American market after the war and was therefore nicknamed 'Poor Man's Magnum'. Kvale used the case from the . 300 H&H Magnum and reduced the rim diameter so it would fit the bolt of a Mauser M98. The experiences he made from this cartridge was put into the . 308 and . 358 Norma Magnum. Cases for the cartridge can be purchased from Norma or made in three ways: Necking up a 7 mm Remington Magnum case, necking down a . 338 Winchester Magnum case, or running . 300 Winchester Magnum cases through a full-length sizing die. Since the first two options leave the brass a bit short, the third is generally considered to be the best option. Ammunition for this caliber is not cheap (typically US$50–60 for 20 cartridges) and as such it is mainly of interest only to handloaders who own a rifle chambered in this caliber. The cartridge makes use of a belted case for headspacing. | 0 |
Mr_Egypt | Mr_Egypt 2009-07-04T15:50:03Z Mr. Egypt is a national male beauty pageant held annually in Egypt. Major competitive areas are charisma, fitness, good looks and personality. The contest is sponsored by Oriflame Men and is held under the auspices of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism. 24-year-old Ibrahim Abdel Gawad was crowned Mr Egypt in 2006. He was unable to compete at Mister World in Sanya, China due to his father's serious health problems so the fifth runner-up, Omar Emad, was sent as a replacement. Amr Samaha was crowned in April 2007 as Mr. Egypt. At 19, Samaha was the youngest contestant. He is a private pilot in flight school. In addition, he is a mechanical engineering student at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Samaha represented Egypt at Mister International in Malaysia. The first runner-up Tarek Naguib was sent on to compete at Manhunt International and the second runner up is sent to Mister World. , Mr_Egypt 2010-03-03T00:07:13Z Mr. Egypt is a national male beauty pageant held annually in Egypt. Major competitive areas are charisma, fitness, good looks and personality. The contest is sponsored by Oriflame Men and is held under the auspices of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism. 24-year-old Ibrahim Abdel Gawad was crowned Mr Egypt in 2006. He was unable to compete at Mister World 2007 in Sanya, China due to his father's serious health problems so the fifth runner-up, Omar Emad, was sent as a replacement. Amr Samaha was crowned in April 2007 as Mr. Egypt. At 19, Samaha was the youngest contestant. He is a private pilot in flight school. In addition, he is a mechanical engineering student at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Samaha represented Egypt at Mister International in Malaysia. The first runner-up Tarek Naguib was sent on to compete at Manhunt International 2008 and at Mister World 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. | 0 |
Massachusetts_Route_68 | Massachusetts_Route_68 2010-04-16T22:05:57Z Route 68 is a south–north state highway in Massachusetts. The southern terminus is in Holden. Route 68 has varied terrain. It is a state highway in Holden, Rutland, and Hubbardston, a major city street of Gardner, and a bumpy country road in Royalston. Additionally, Route 68 has a wrong-way concurrency with U. S. Route 202 in Templeton for approximately two miles. , Massachusetts_Route_68 2010-11-19T08:58:02Z Route 68Route 68 is a south–north state highway in Massachusetts. Route 68 begins in the Jefferson section of the town of Holden, at Route 122A. It heads northward into Rutland, passing through the northeastern part of the town, passing the northern end of Route 56. It then heads into Hubbardston, crossing Route 62 and passing through the center of town before bending more northeasterly into the city of Gardner. In Gardner, Route 68 crosses Route 2A and Route 2, the latter at Exit 22. It heads to the center of the city and turns westward, concurrent with Route 101 for a quarter mile before turning northwestward. Route 68 heads into Templeton before joining U. S. Route 202 for a wrong-way concurrency for 1. 4 miles (2. 3 km) through the Baldwinville section of town, before turning northwestward again. The route passes through the far northern portion of neighboring Phillipston before entering Royalston. In Royalston, the route winds slowly through the woods and hills, crossing the Millers River and heading northward through the center of the town. It finally ends at Route 32, just two miles south of the New Hampshire state line. | 0 |
Beauden Barrett | Beauden Barrett 2019-01-25T12:47:11Z Beauden John Barrett (born 27 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the first five-eighth position for Taranaki and the Wellington based Super Rugby side, the Hurricanes, and for New Zealand's national team the All Blacks. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. Barrett also plays fullback and wing as demonstrated with Taranaki and the All Blacks. Barrett won the World Rugby Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017, having also been a nominee for the award in 2018, and is only the second player to win the award in back-to-back years, after former teammate Richie McCaw. Barrett has played at under-20 and Sevens levels for New Zealand before being called into the All Blacks' training squad in May 2012 and made his international debut as a replacement in the final test against Ireland in Hamilton, when he kicked nine points, on June 23, 2012. He debuted for Taranaki in 2010, and debuted in Super Rugby with the Hurricanes in 2011. Brother to Jesse Barrett Barrett holds the world record for consecutive wins since his first test (19 wins from 19 tests). Barrett was born in New Plymouth to parents Robyn and Kevin Barrett. He grew up on a farm in Pungarehu, a small town in South Taranaki near Opunake, with his seven siblings. He has four brothers and three sisters, including Kane, a former Blues representative and Taranaki captain and current All Blacks, Scott and Jordie. Barrett spent a year in Ireland when he was eight years old. He attended St Fiach's National School in Ballinacree, where he and his brother Kane learned how to play Gaelic football. He played for the Rahotu and Coastal Rugby clubs throughout his early childhood rugby, whilst he also represented Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth, alongside All Black teammate Liam Coltman, where he excelled in its first XV. Barrett came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 19, after he was selected in the New Zealand Sevens team for the final two legs of the 2010 IRB Sevens World Series in England and Scotland and debuted for Taranaki in the ITM Cup against Northland. Barrett made his debut for Taranaki in the 2010 ITM Cup competition, coming on as a replacement against Northland. The 19-year-old had made a huge impression in his opening season for the province, especially in his ability to attack the line and create space which saw him named most promising player of the year. Barrett soon enough caught the eyes of coaches, after a solid performance against Manawatu. Coming off the bench to score a 65-metre solo try that secured his side a bonus point win with 10 minutes to play. Barrett's try, his third of the season, helped Taranaki to their eighth win of the season, maintaining their position in the top four. With his season over with Taranaki, it left Barrett with tough decisions to make on his Super Rugby future. Weighing up whether to take up a wider training group contract with the Hurricanes or look at other offers, including one from the Blues. Barrett decided to opt with the Hurricanes to become a Hurricanes wider squad member in 2011 after turning down the offer from the Blues. He was called up by the Hurricanes before the side's 2011 tour to South Africa where he saw time off the bench, earning his first four Hurricanes caps. He made his debut in a 50–47 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, a match that saw the Hurricanes prevail on full-time with a try to lock Jeremy Thrush that Barrett converted. In his second season with the Taranaki squad for the 2011 ITM Cup, Barrett scored 90 points for the season, including an ITM Cup record after he kicked nine penalties in a 39–33 win over Bay of Plenty. With Barrett playing, Taranaki finished a respectable third placing in the ITM Cup and was instrumental in securing his side the Ranfurly Shield off Southland. Barrett was crowned Taranaki best back of the year for his efforts. In 2012, Barrett began with his first Super Rugby match-day start with the Hurricanes against the Stormers. He produce a man of the match performance during a 39–26 loss. Barrett lead effectively with two try assists, one for second five Tim Bateman and another for reserve hooker Motu Matu'u that was latter disallowed by the television match official. He scored one himself and landed all of his six attempts at goal. Barrett also celebrated a record-setting display of goal kicking during the Hurricanes' 66–24 win over the Melbourne Rebels. It saw his 21 points break several franchise records previously held by Jon Preston, including his 1997 mark of 152 points for the season. He landed all nine of his conversion attempts, eclipsing the previous mark of six shared by Christian Cullen, Willie Ripia and Jimmy Gopperth. It was only the second time the Hurricanes have scored nine tries in a match and their total of 66 bettered the 64 scored against Northern Transvaal in 1997. In June 2012, Barrett was named in the All Blacks squad for the Irish tour of New Zealand. Barrett's Test debut was a memorable one; the first five-eighth coming off the bench after 24 minutes and helping the All Blacks contribute 9 points to a record 60–0 win over the Irish. He went on to play five Tests in 2012. Due to his international duties, Barrett appeared only four times in 2012 for Taranaki, recording a respectable 60 points. He began the season with a win over Bay of Plenty, whilst scoring a 70-meter intercept try and converting all his goals. Barrett was then released from New Zealand national coach Steve Hansen to start in his first run-on against Wellington since Taranaki's successful Ranfurly Shield defence against Tasman on 1 September. He also featured in 2012 rugby semifinals, when Taranaki took on Canterbury. The match had to go into extra-time after a 27-all draw at full time. In 2013, Barrett represented the Hurricanes in his third Super Rugby campaign and finished with 186 points for the year. He found his best form of the season playing majority in the number 10 position but was switched to fullback now and then throughout the season after he showed his versatility for the Hurricanes in the position that year. With his international commitments, Barrett was kept from running out for Taranaki. Although he did feature at the launch of the sides 2013 alternative rugby jersey revealing. Barrett returned to international rugby in 2013, being named in the All Blacks squad for the French tour of New Zealand. Barrett was a key player, playing in the historic 30–0 victory over France, scoring his first test try, which was subsequently voted International Rugby Players' Association's Try of the Year for 2013. Barrett ended speculation concerning his future by signing a two-year contract extension with the Hurricanes in 2014. The then 23-year-old only signed a 12-month deal the previous year after reportedly almost joining the Blues. Along with Julian Savea, he started all sixteen matches for the Hurricanes and by early April, in the 2014 Super Rugby season, Barrett had already scored 100 points. He finished the season scoring 209 points. In June 2014, Barrett featured in all of the three Tests against England starting on the bench, in the mid-year Test series. He played in the opening 2 Bledisloe Cup Test games against Australia starting from the bench in August. In September 2014, Barrett got the opportunity to start in the All Blacks No. 10 jersey for the first time in his career. He played against Argentina at McLean Park in Napier following an injury to Aaron Cruden. Despite having a tough night with his goal-kicking, succeeding with only one from five attempts, he produced a strong 55-minute performance and were involved in setting up the team's three tries. He was then subbed-off by Colin Slade in the 55th minute. The following week, he was benched for the home-game clash against South Africa and came on to replace Aaron Cruden in the 58th minute of the All Blacks' 14–10 win over South Africa, kicking a successful penalty goal. Following Cruden's boozy night out and off-field drama, Barrett got more opportunity to start in the All Blacks No. 10 (Fly Half) role, starting for the last two Tests of the Rugby Championship. He guided the All Blacks to a third straight Rugby Championship Title in the All Blacks' 34–13 win over Argentina in La Plata and then featured in the 25–27 loss to South Africa in Johannesburg. He finished the Rugby Championship with 30 points (6 conversion goals and 6 penalty goals) as 5th highest point-scorer (behind teammate Aaron Cruden with 37 points). On 18 October 2014, despite Cruden returning to the team squad for the third Bledisloe Cup match in Brisbane, coach Steve Hansen selected Barrett to start at No. 10 for the team's clash against the Wallabies. He played for 72 minutes, kicking 3 goals from 4 attempts and produced a strong performance, before being replaced by Colin Slade. The All Blacks won the game 29–28. Barrett was selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, starting in one fixture against Namibia, and coming off the bench to cover wing and fullback in the rest. In 2015, Barrett had a couple of injuries throughout the Hurricanes 2015 season. He first had a frustrating month of rehabilitation for a knee injury suffered against the Crusaders on 2 May after Barrett's scans revealed a grade-two tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee. He had been ruled out of the Hurricanes' Super Rugby derby match against the Chiefs with a calf strain. Barrett returned to Hurricanes just in time for the 2015 Super Rugby final in which the Highlanders created an upset and heaped heartbreak on the Hurricanes with a 21–14 win in Wellington. He returned to Taranaki in 2015, after missing the 2013 and 2014 seasons for the province after featuring at first five-eighth against Otago in round three of the competition. His performance didn't go unnoticed after a break, from set play, saw him break the Otago line with ease, and speed, to find wing Jackson Ormond in support to take his pass for the opening try in the 12th minute. With three minutes left in the first half, he sized up his options perfectly again to slip a kick across field where right wing Codey Rei was waiting in clear space to secure the ball and score. All Black Head Coach, Steve Hansen, selected Barrett for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Barrett started in one fixture against Namibia, and coming off the bench to cover wing and fullback in the rest. On 31 October 2015, Barrett scored the final try in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final match against Australia, having been substituted on for the injured Nehe Milner-Skudder. Dan Carter converted his try to make the final score 34–17. In 2016, Barrett scored the most individual points that season with 223, in addition he was the only player in the 2016 Super Rugby season to surpass 200 points. He was named man of the match in the Super Rugby final, scoring 15 points as the Hurricanes beat the Lions 20-3 to win their first title. During the Wales tour to New Zealand, Barrett came off the bench in the second test after Aaron Cruden was injured, he scored 11 points in the second test which New Zealand won 36-22. Barrett started in the final test against Wales; he was praised heavily for his 26-point haul in a 46-6 demolition of a tired Wales side. Due to his superb form for the Hurricanes and against Wales during their tour; Barrett supplanted an injury-plagued Aaron Cruden at fly-half for the 2016 Rugby Championship. He seemed to cement his position as New Zealand's first choice fly-half as New Zealand beat Australia by a record 42-8, away; he followed this with another 29-9 victory over Australia in round 2. Barrett only seemed to get better as the Rugby Championship continued as New Zealand comfortably beat Argentina 57-22 and South Africa 41-13, winning the Championship with two rounds to spare. Barrett finished as the highest point scorer of the tournament, scoring 81 points across the 6 matches played. Barrett supplanted Aaron Cruden as New Zealand's first-choice by the end of the competition and carried on being a regular starter in the end of year tour. Barrett managed to convert his brother Scott Barrett's first test try in the All Blacks' 40-29 loss against Ireland in November, after Scott scored on debut. Barrett won the award for World Rugby Player of the Year, later in the year, beating teammate Dane Coles to the award and becoming the next All Blacks player after Dan Carter to win that award. Barrett's 95-meter individual try against France in New Zealand's final match for the year saw Barrett overtake Ben Smith as the second to highest try scorer in the All Blacks for the year, scoring 9 tries throughout the calendar year, having doubled his career total. Barrett finished behind winger Israel Dagg, who scored 10 tries that year. Barrett played in most Hurricanes fixtures, during the 2017 Super Rugby season, but lent his kicking duties to younger brother, Jordie Barrett, during the season due to a leg problem. Despite this, Barrett still scored 58 points in the season. Barrett's discipline was also notably off, with Barrett ending the season as the most-carded player of the year. Barrett received four yellow cards, as well as a red card during the season. Barrett earned this red card, which was the first of his career, for being awarded two yellow cards against the Waratahs, having performed a deliberate knock-down and an offside against the Waratahs. Barrett was selected for the All Blacks' 33-man squad to face Manu Samoa and the British and Irish Lions in 2017. His brothers Scott and fellow Hurricane Jordie were selected too. This meant the Barrett family were the first to have three siblings selected for the same All Blacks squad. Barrett scored 24 points including two tries in his 50th test match, against Samoa, on 16 June 2017, which was also his brother Jordie's debut. Although Beauden and Jordie weren't on the pitch at the same time, Scott shared game time with both of them. Barrett went on to score 41 points in the three tests against the British and Irish Lions, being the highest points scorer of the series. The All Blacks drew the series with the Lions, with Barrett missing three of his ten kicks during the second test of the series. Barrett was retained as a regular starter for the 2017 Rugby Championship, despite calls from the public to replace Barrett with outstanding Highlanders first-five Lima Sopoaga. Barrett was named as the All Black Vice-Captain, for the rest of 2017, replacing Ben Smith who took a sabbatical leave. In the final match of the Rugby Championship against South Africa, Barrett was subbed off after only 33 minutes for a concussion test, being replaced by Lima Sopoaga. The All Blacks went on to win 25-24 after Barrett failed to make it back on the field. Barrett returned from concussion to Captain the All Blacks for the first time, in a 31-22 win, over the Barbarians on 5 November. Barrett started in all three tests on the end-of-year tour, scoring the winning try against Scotland in a tense 22-17 win. Barrett was awarded World Rugby Player of the Year for the second time in 2017, beating team-mate Rieko Ioane to the award, joining former team-mates Richie McCaw and Dan Carter to become the third player to win the award on more than one occasion, as well as becoming only the second player to win the award twice in successive years. Barrett also scored the second-to-most tries of any All Black in 2017, tying with Waisake Naholo and scoring six tries in 2017. Ioane was the only All Black to score more than Barrett, scoring 10 tries in 2017. On the 10th March, 2018, Barrett as well as his Hurricanes team-mate Ben May, played their 100th game for the Hurricanes, in Round 4, against the Crusaders. The Hurricanes won the match 29-19, with Barrett lasting the full 80 minutes. Barrett finished the Super Rugby season with 117 points, including five tries. Barrett scored the first All Black try of 2018, but he had limited participation in the three-test 2018 Steinlager series against France, due to injury. On the 16th June, 2018, Barrett was replaced by Damian McKenzie only 12 minutes into the test. Barrett was taken off the field for a concussion test, which he failed, due to a mid-air clash with French fullback Benjamin Fall. Fall was controversially red-carded, by referee Angus Gardner, for causing Barrett's dangerous landing, although Fall was later cleared and was not suspended for doing so. Barrett did not play in the third test of the series, with the All Blacks going on to win all three tests. The 2018 Rugby Championship was somewhat of a mixed competition for Barrett. He was the second-to-highest point scorer in the Rugby Championship, with 61 points. This included five tries, bringing Barrett's career try tally to 30 tries, a major career milestone. Four of the tries Barrett scored in the competition, were all in one test, on 25 August 2018, against the Wallabies. Barrett became the first All Black to score four tries in a test since his former team-mate Zac Guildford scored four against Canada in 2011. Barrett also won Man of the Match for that performance, becoming the first player to ever score more than three tries against the Wallabies, scoring 30 points in the process. Barrett was deemed to have silenced critics who wanted him replaced by Crusaders first-five and new All Black, Richie Mo'unga, but also arguably cost the All Blacks a win with his follow-up performance. On the 15th September 2018, in his following performance, Barrett only managed to kick two of the six goals he attempted against South Africa. The All Blacks then narrowly lost to South Africa, by 34-36. Had Barrett kicked two more of his goals, the All Blacks could have won by two points. Barrett's performance against South Africa was answered by the All Black selectors, with Mo'unga chosen over Damian McKenzie as Barrett's back-up off the bench. Barrett performed well in the last round of the competition, when he was moved to fullback, after Richie Mo'unga replaced winger Waisake Naholo. Barrett, Mo'unga and Hurricanes loose forward, Ardie Savea, had a commanding teamwork in the last 20 minutes, allowing the All Blacks to beat South Africa 32-30. Barrett's 2018 end-of-year tour saw him surpass Dan Carter as the most prolific try-scorer to ever play at first-five, as he scored the 31st of his career in the third Bledisloe Cup test, against the Wallabies, off a pass from Rieko Ioane, during a 37-20 win. After being rested and missing out on a test against Japan, Barrett was retained in the starting lineup for the test against England, on 10th November 2018, after New Zealand went for four years without playing England. With Richie Mo'unga on the bench, and Damian McKenzie at fullback, Barrett was one of three first-fives fielded by New Zealand on the day. Barrett's performance against England also saw him kick the first drop-goal of his professional career, in the 46th minute, answering the ongoing criticism for his goal-kicking. Barrett's performance made a big contribution to the final score, 16-15, a win for New Zealand. However, Barrett did concede what could have been the match-winning try to England. England's then third-choice openside flanker, Sam Underhill, outran Barrett to score what would have been a try. Underhill's try was ruled out due to an offside charge down from replacement forward, Courtney Lawes, which left Barrett's 100% kicking percentage as the way New Zealand won the test. The week following the England test, Barrett also kicked a drop goal against Ireland in an ill-fated loss, 9-16. Barrett was New Zealand's only point-scorer in the loss, also kicking two penalty goals. Barrett was subbed off in the final test of the year, against Italy, scoring a 15-point haul during the 66-3 win. Although Barrett has twice won the award for World Rugby Player of the Year, his control of the game and his goal-kicking have come into question by the public and the media numerous times. Examples of such include various Super Rugby fixtures, namely against the Crusaders through 2017 and 2018, as well as the 2017 British and Irish Lions series, where Barrett missed half of the goal-kicks that he attempted in the third test against the Lions. Even though Barrett plays the majority of his rugby at first-five-eighth, he is one of the quickest players in the All Blacks and the Hurricanes. Barrett's pace has allowed him to perform several try-saving tackles on opposition through his international career, and become the highest try-scorer of any first-five in the history of rugby. Barrett is also on the List of leading rugby union test try scorers, having scored 32 tries throughout his international career. Barrett is also the second-to-highest try-scorer of any current All Blacks, after Ben Smith. Updated: 31 October 2018 Source: Beauden J Barrett Rugby History Updated: 25 November 2018 Source: Beauden J Barrett Statsguru, Beauden Barrett 2020-12-30T18:39:36Z Beauden John Barrett (born 27 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays at First Five-Eighth position (Fly-Half) and Fullback for Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Blues in Super Rugby and New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. Barrett won the World Rugby Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017, has also been a nominee for the award in 2018, and is only the second player to win the award in back-to-back years, after former teammate Richie McCaw. Barrett has played at under-20 and Sevens levels for New Zealand before being called into the All Blacks' and also Mitchell Gannan's training squad in May 2012 and made his international debut as a replacement in the final test against Ireland in Hamilton, when he kicked nine points, on 23 June 2012. He debuted for Taranaki in 2010, and debuted in Super Rugby with the Hurricanes in 2011. Barrett holds the world record for consecutive wins since his first test (19 wins from 19 tests). Barrett was born in New Plymouth to parents Robyn and Kevin Barrett. He grew up on a farm in Pungarehu, a small town in South Taranaki near Opunake, with his seven siblings. He has four brothers and three sisters, including Kane, a former Blues representative and Taranaki captain and current All Blacks, Scott and Jordie. Barrett spent a year in Ireland when he was eight years old. He attended St Fiach's National School in Ballinacree, where he and his brother Kane learned how to play Gaelic football. He played for the Rahotu and Coastal Rugby clubs throughout his early childhood rugby, whilst he also represented Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth, alongside All Black teammate Liam Coltman, where he excelled in its first XV. Barrett came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 19, after he was selected in the New Zealand Sevens team for the final two legs of the 2010 IRB Sevens World Series in England and Scotland and debuted for Taranaki in the ITM Cup against Northland. Barrett made his debut for Taranaki in the 2010 ITM Cup competition, coming on as a replacement against Northland. The 19-year-old had made a huge impression in his opening season for the province, especially in his ability to attack the line and create space which saw him named most promising player of the year. Barrett soon enough caught the eyes of coaches, after a solid performance against Manawatu. Coming off the bench to score a 65-metre solo try that secured his side a bonus point win with 10 minutes to play. Barrett's try, his third of the season, helped Taranaki to their eighth win of the season, maintaining their position in the top four. With his season over with Taranaki, it left Barrett with tough decisions to make on his Super Rugby future. Weighing up whether to take up a wider training group contract with the Hurricanes or look at other offers, including one from the Blues. Barrett decided to opt with the Hurricanes to become a Hurricanes wider squad member in 2011 after turning down the offer from the Blues. He was called up by the Hurricanes before the side's 2011 tour to South Africa where he saw time off the bench, earning his first four Hurricanes caps. He made his debut in a 50–47 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, a match that saw the Hurricanes prevail on full-time with a try to lock Jeremy Thrush that Barrett converted. In his second season with the Taranaki squad for the 2011 ITM Cup, Barrett scored 90 points for the season, including an ITM Cup record after he kicked nine penalties in a 39–33 win over Bay of Plenty. With Barrett playing, Taranaki finished a respectable third placing in the ITM Cup and was instrumental in securing his side the Ranfurly Shield off Southland. Barrett was crowned Taranaki best back of the year for his efforts. In 2012, Barrett began with his first Super Rugby match-day start with the Hurricanes against the Stormers. He produced a man of the match performance during a 39–26 loss. Barrett lead effectively with two try assists, one for second five Tim Bateman and another for reserve hooker Motu Matu'u that was later disallowed by the television match official. He scored one himself and landed all of his six attempts at goal. Barrett also celebrated a record-setting display of goal kicking during the Hurricanes' 66–24 win over the Melbourne Rebels. It saw his 21 points break several franchise records previously held by Jon Preston, including his 1997 mark of 152 points for the season. He landed all nine of his conversion attempts, eclipsing the previous mark of six shared by Christian Cullen, Willie Ripia and Jimmy Gopperth. It was only the second time the Hurricanes have scored nine tries in a match and their total of 66 bettered the 64 scored against Northern Transvaal in 1997. In June 2012, Barrett was named in the All Blacks squad for the Irish tour of New Zealand. Barrett's Test debut was a memorable one; the first five-eighth coming off the bench after 24 minutes and helping the All Blacks contribute 9 points to a record 60–0 win over the Irish. He went on to play five Tests in 2012. Due to his international duties, Barrett appeared only four times in 2012 for Taranaki, recording a respectable 60 points. He began the season with a win over Bay of Plenty, whilst scoring a 70-meter intercept try and converting all his goals. Barrett was then released from New Zealand national coach Steve Hansen to start in his first run-on against Wellington since Taranaki's successful Ranfurly Shield defence against Tasman on 1 September. He also featured in 2012 rugby semifinals, when Taranaki took on Canterbury. The match had to go into extra-time after a 27-all draw at full time. In 2013, Barrett represented the Hurricanes in his third Super Rugby campaign and finished with 186 points for the year. He found his best form of the season playing majority in the number 10 position but was switched to fullback now and then throughout the season after he showed his versatility for the Hurricanes in the position that year. With his international commitments, Barrett was kept from running out for Taranaki. Although he did feature at the launch of the side's 2013 alternative rugby jersey revealing. Barrett returned to international rugby in 2013, being named in the All Blacks squad for the French tour of New Zealand. Barrett was a key player, playing in the historic 30–0 victory over France, scoring his first test try, which was subsequently voted International Rugby Players' Association's Try of the Year for 2013. Barrett ended speculation concerning his future by signing a two-year contract extension with the Hurricanes in 2014. The then 23-year-old only signed a 12-month deal the previous year after reportedly almost joining the Blues. Along with Julian Savea, he started all sixteen matches for the Hurricanes and by early April, in the 2014 Super Rugby season, Barrett had already scored 100 points. He finished the season scoring 209 points. In June 2014, Barrett featured in all of the three Tests against England starting on the bench, in the mid-year Test series. He played in the opening 2 Bledisloe Cup Test games against Australia starting from the bench in August. In September 2014, Barrett got the opportunity to start in the All Blacks No. 10 jersey for the first time in his career. He played against Argentina at McLean Park in Napier following an injury to Aaron Cruden. Despite having a tough night with his goal-kicking, succeeding with only one from five attempts, he produced a strong 55-minute performance and were involved in setting up the team's three tries. He was then subbed-off by Colin Slade in the 55th minute. The following week, he was benched for the home-game clash against South Africa and came on to replace Aaron Cruden in the 58th minute of the All Blacks' 14–10 win over South Africa, kicking a successful penalty goal. Following Cruden's boozy night out and off-field drama, Barrett got more opportunity to start in the All Blacks No. 10 (Fly Half) role, starting for the last two Tests of the Rugby Championship. He guided the All Blacks to a third straight Rugby Championship Title in the All Blacks' 34–13 win over Argentina in La Plata and then featured in the 25–27 loss to South Africa in Johannesburg. He finished the Rugby Championship with 30 points (6 conversion goals and 6 penalty goals) as 5th highest point-scorer (behind teammate Aaron Cruden with 37 points). On 18 October 2014, despite Cruden returning to the team squad for the third Bledisloe Cup match in Brisbane, coach Steve Hansen selected Barrett to start at No. 10 for the team's clash against the Wallabies. He played for 72 minutes, kicking 3 goals from 4 attempts and produced a strong performance, before being replaced by Colin Slade. The All Blacks won the game 29–28. Barrett was selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, starting in one fixture against Namibia, and coming off the bench to cover wing and fullback in the rest. In 2015, Barrett had a couple of injuries throughout the Hurricanes 2015 season. He first had a frustrating month of rehabilitation for a knee injury suffered against the Crusaders on 2 May after Barrett's scans revealed a grade-two tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee. He had been ruled out of the Hurricanes' Super Rugby derby match against the Chiefs with a calf strain. Barrett returned to Hurricanes just in time for the 2015 Super Rugby final in which the Highlanders created an upset and heaped heartbreak on the Hurricanes with a 21–14 win in Wellington. He returned to Taranaki in 2015, after missing the 2013 and 2014 seasons for the province after featuring at first five-eighth against Otago in round three of the competition. His performance did not go unnoticed after a break, from set play, saw him break the Otago line with ease, and speed, to find wing Jackson Ormond in support to take his pass for the opening try in the 12th minute. With three minutes left in the first half, he sized up his options perfectly again to slip a kick across field where right wing Codey Rei was waiting in clear space to secure the ball and score. All Black Head Coach, Steve Hansen, selected Barrett for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Barrett started in one fixture against Namibia, and coming off the bench to cover wing and fullback in the rest. On 31 October 2015, Barrett scored the final try in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final match against Australia, having been substituted on for the injured Nehe Milner-Skudder. Dan Carter converted his try to make the final score 34–17. In 2016, Barrett scored the most individual points that season with 223, in addition he was the only player in the 2016 Super Rugby season to surpass 200 points. He was named man of the match in the Super Rugby final, scoring 15 points as the Hurricanes beat the Lions 20-3 to win their first title. During the Wales tour to New Zealand, Barrett came off the bench in the second test after Aaron Cruden was injured, he scored 11 points in the second test which New Zealand won 36-22. Barrett started in the final test against Wales; he was praised heavily for his 26-point haul in a 46-6 demolition of a tired Wales side. Due to his superb form for the Hurricanes and against Wales during their tour; Barrett supplanted an injury-plagued Aaron Cruden at fly-half for the 2016 Rugby Championship. He seemed to cement his position as New Zealand's first choice fly-half as New Zealand beat Australia by a record 42-8, away; he followed this with another 29-9 victory over Australia in round 2. Barrett only seemed to get better as the Rugby Championship continued as New Zealand comfortably beat Argentina 57-22 and South Africa 41-13, winning the Championship with two rounds to spare. Barrett finished as the highest point scorer of the tournament, scoring 81 points across the 6 matches played. Barrett supplanted Aaron Cruden as New Zealand's first-choice by the end of the competition and carried on being a regular starter in the end of year tour. Barrett managed to convert his brother Scott Barrett's first test try in the All Blacks' 40-29 loss against Ireland in November, after Scott scored on debut. Barrett won the award for World Rugby Player of the Year, later in the year, beating teammate Dane Coles to the award and becoming the next All Blacks player after Dan Carter to win that award. Barrett's 95-meter individual try against France in New Zealand's final match for the year saw Barrett overtake Ben Smith as the second to highest try scorer in the All Blacks for the year, scoring 9 tries throughout the calendar year, having doubled his career total. Barrett finished behind winger Israel Dagg, who scored 10 tries that year. Barrett played in most Hurricanes fixtures, during the 2017 Super Rugby season, but lent his kicking duties to younger brother, Jordie Barrett, during the season due to a leg problem. Despite this, Barrett still scored 58 points in the season. Barrett's discipline was also notably off, with Barrett ending the season as the most-carded player of the year. Barrett received four yellow cards, as well as a red card during the season. Barrett earned this red card, which was the first of his career, for being awarded two yellow cards against the Waratahs, having performed a deliberate knock-down and an offside against the Waratahs. Barrett was selected for the All Blacks' 33-man squad to face Manu Samoa and the British and Irish Lions in 2017. His brothers Scott and fellow Hurricane Jordie were selected too. This meant the Barrett family were the first to have three siblings selected for the same All Blacks squad. Barrett scored 24 points including two tries in his 50th test match, against Samoa, on 16 June 2017, which was also his brother Jordie's debut. Although Beauden and Jordie were not on the pitch at the same time, Scott shared game time with both of them. Barrett went on to score 41 points in the three tests against the British and Irish Lions, being the highest points scorer of the series. The All Blacks drew the series with the Lions, with Barrett missing three of his ten kicks during the second test of the series. Barrett was retained as a regular starter for the 2017 Rugby Championship, despite calls from the public to replace Barrett with outstanding Highlanders first-five Lima Sopoaga. Barrett was named as the All Black Vice-Captain, for the rest of 2017, replacing Ben Smith who took a sabbatical leave. In the final match of the Rugby Championship against South Africa, Barrett was subbed off after only 33 minutes for a concussion test, being replaced by Lima Sopoaga. The All Blacks went on to win 25-24 after Barrett failed to make it back on the field. Barrett returned from concussion to captain the All Blacks for the first time, in a non-cap match over the Barbarians on 4 November, which the All Blacks won 31-22 (Barrett slotting 3 conversions). Barrett started in all three tests on the end-of-year tour, scoring the winning try against Scotland in a tense 22-17 win. Barrett was awarded World Rugby Player of the Year for the second time in 2017, beating team-mate Rieko Ioane to the award, joining former team-mates Richie McCaw and Dan Carter to become the third player to win the award on more than one occasion, as well as becoming only the second player to win the award twice in successive years. Barrett also scored the second-to-most tries of any All Black in 2017, tying with Waisake Naholo and scoring six tries in 2017. Ioane was the only All Black to score more than Barrett, scoring 10 tries in 2017. On 10 March 2018, Barrett as well as his Hurricanes team-mate Ben May, played their 100th game for the Hurricanes, in Round 4, against the Crusaders. The Hurricanes won the match 29-19, with Barrett lasting the full 80 minutes. Barrett finished the Super Rugby season with 117 points, including five tries. Barrett scored the first All Black try of 2018, but he had limited participation in the three-test 2018 Steinlager series against France, due to injury. On 16 June 2018, Barrett was replaced by Damian McKenzie only 12 minutes into the test. Barrett was taken off the field for a concussion test, which he failed, due to a mid-air clash with French fullback Benjamin Fall. Fall was controversially red-carded, by referee Angus Gardner, for causing Barrett's dangerous landing, although Fall was later cleared and was not suspended for doing so. Barrett did not play in the third test of the series, with the All Blacks going on to win all three tests. The 2018 Rugby Championship was somewhat of a mixed competition for Barrett. He was the second-to-highest point scorer in the Rugby Championship, with 61 points. This included five tries, bringing Barrett's career try tally to 30 tries, a major career milestone. Four of the tries Barrett scored in the competition, were all in one test, on 25 August 2018, against the Wallabies. Barrett became the first All Black to score four tries in a test since his former team-mate Zac Guildford scored four against Canada in 2011. Barrett also won Man of the Match for that performance, becoming the first player to ever score more than three tries against the Wallabies, scoring 30 points in the process. Barrett was deemed to have silenced critics who wanted him replaced by Crusaders first-five and new All Black, Richie Mo'unga, but also arguably cost the All Blacks a win with his follow-up performance. On 15 September 2018, in his following performance, Barrett only managed to kick two of the six goals he attempted against South Africa. The All Blacks then narrowly lost to South Africa, by 34-36. Had Barrett kicked two more of his goals, the All Blacks could have won by two points. Barrett's performance against South Africa was answered by the All Black selectors, with Mo'unga chosen over Damian McKenzie as Barrett's back-up off the bench. Barrett performed well in the last round of the competition, when he was moved to fullback, after Richie Mo'unga replaced winger Waisake Naholo. Barrett, Mo'unga and Hurricanes loose forward, Ardie Savea, had a commanding teamwork in the last 20 minutes, allowing the All Blacks to beat South Africa 32-30. Barrett's 2018 end-of-year tour saw him surpass Dan Carter as the most prolific try-scorer to ever play at first-five, as he scored the 31st of his career in the third Bledisloe Cup test, against the Wallabies, off a pass from Rieko Ioane, during a 37-20 win. After being rested and missing out on a test against Japan, Barrett was retained in the starting lineup for the test against England, on 10 November 2018, after New Zealand went for four years without playing England. With Richie Mo'unga on the bench, and Damian McKenzie at fullback, Barrett was one of three first-fives fielded by New Zealand on the day. Barrett's performance against England also saw him kick the first drop-goal of his professional career, in the 46th minute, answering the ongoing criticism for his goal-kicking. Barrett's performance made a big contribution to the final score, 16-15, a win for New Zealand. However, Barrett did concede what could have been the match-winning try to England. England's then third-choice openside flanker, Sam Underhill, outran Barrett to score what would have been a try. Underhill's try was ruled out due to an offside charge down from replacement forward, Courtney Lawes, which left Barrett's 100% kicking percentage as the way New Zealand won the test. The week following the England test, Barrett also kicked a drop goal against Ireland in an ill-fated loss, 9-16. Barrett was New Zealand's only point-scorer in the loss, also kicking two penalty goals. Barrett was subbed off in the final test of the year, against Italy, scoring a 15-point haul during the 66-3 win. Following the 2019 Super Rugby season, Barrett re-signed with New Zealand Rugby through to 2023, also announcing that he would be switching Super Rugby clubs, from the Hurricanes, to the Auckland-based Blues. Barrett finished his career with the Hurricanes as their all-time leading points-scorer, with 1238 points, also finishing as the fourth-to-most capped Hurricane of all-time, behind Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu and current All Blacks teammate, TJ Perenara. In the All Black's 2019 Rugby Championship campaign, Barrett started one game at first five and two games at fullback. Even after partially handing over the kicking duties to Richie Mo'unga, Barrett was able to score a total of 20 points across the All Black's 3 games, making him the All Black's top point scorer (10 points vs Argentina, 5 points vs South Africa, and 5 points vs Australia. After continued poor performances by Ben Smith and Rieko Ioane, Barrett started his third consecutive test at fullback, against Australia during the second Bledisloe Cup test of 2019. The 36-0 win was also a success for Barrett's partnership with Richie Mo'unga, the new regular at first-five, with Mo'unga having overtaken Barrett as the first-choice. All Blacks Head Coach, Steve Hansen named Barrett in New Zealand's 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 28 August 2019, with the competition set to be Barrett's second World Cup. Barrett went on to play in five tests during the competition, although it ended in disappointment for New Zealand, who finished in third place. Barrett plays the majority of his rugby at first-five-eighth, he is one of the quickest players in the All Blacks and the Blues. Barrett's pace has allowed him to perform several try-saving tackles on opposition through his international career, and become the highest try-scorer of any first-five in the history of rugby . Barrett is also on the list of leading rugby union test try scorers, having scored 32 tries throughout his international career. Barrett is also the co-highest try-scorer of any current All Blacks, with Ben Smith. Updated: 1 November 2019 Source: Beauden J Barrett Rugby History Updated: 1 November 2019 Source: Beauden J Barrett Statsguru Barrett proposed to his long-time partner Hannah Laity in 2018 and they married the following year in a private ceremony on Rakino Island. | 1 |
Simon_Mangos | Simon_Mangos 2009-01-06T19:34:46Z Simon Mangos (born February 15, 1980 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Mangos began his career at Ferris State University, and played regularly at NCAA level for the four years he was there. After more than 150 appearances for his university, Mangos signed for the Fresno Falcons at ECHL level and in his first season proved to be an astute acquisition, playing in more than 50 games, and contributing 20 points to the team cause. His standard of play was recognised, and he was snapped up to sign for the Texas Wildcatters towards the end of the 2004/05 season. After ten appearances for the Wildcatters, Mangos decided to move during the off-season. As he had already proven his quality at ECHL standard, he was signed by the Victoria Salmon Kings who were playing in the ECHL for just their second season. Mangos was a cornerstone of the team, and played 72 regular season games, although the Salmon Kings failed to make the post-season. In the summer of 2006, Mangos made the decision to ply his trade in Europe and signed to play for the Manchester Phoenix, a British team playing in the EIHL. In his first season playing British ice hockey, Mangos adapted well and was one of the team's most reliable players at both ends of the ice, totalling more than 40 points in 60 games through his excellent puck control and range of passing. Mangos was re-signed for the 2007/08 season by player/coach Tony Hand, and was joined by fellow ex-Fresno Falcons players Luke Stauffacher and Brian Passmore. He has also been named alternate captain along with Jeff MacMillan. Despite a second strong season in Manchester, Mangos was released at the end of the season as part of a complete rebuilding of the Phoenix squad. In September 2008, Mangos returned to North America to sign for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Simon_Mangos 2012-01-12T13:46:52Z Simon Mangos (born February 15, 1980 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Mangos began his career at Ferris State University, and played regularly at NCAA level for the four years he was there. After more than 150 appearances for his university, Mangos signed for the Fresno Falcons at ECHL level and in his first season proved to be an astute acquisition, playing in more than 50 games, and contributing 20 points to the team cause. His standard of play was recognised, and he was snapped up to sign for the Texas Wildcatters towards the end of the 2004/05 season. After ten appearances for the Wildcatters, Mangos decided to move during the off-season. As he had already proven his quality at ECHL standard, he was signed by the Victoria Salmon Kings who were playing in the ECHL for just their second season. Mangos was a cornerstone of the team, and played 72 regular season games, although the Salmon Kings failed to make the post-season. In the summer of 2006, Mangos made the decision to ply his trade in Europe and signed to play for the Manchester Phoenix, a British team playing in the EIHL. In his first season playing British ice hockey, Mangos adapted well and was one of the team's most reliable players at both ends of the ice, totalling more than 40 points in 60 games through his excellent puck control and range of passing. Mangos was re-signed for the 2007/08 season by player/coach Tony Hand, and was joined by fellow ex-Fresno Falcons players Luke Stauffacher and Brian Passmore. He has also been named alternate captain along with Jeff MacMillan. Despite a second strong season in Manchester, Mangos was released at the end of the season as part of a complete rebuilding of the Phoenix squad. In September 2008, Mangos returned to North America to sign for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League Template:Persondata This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Central Coast Mariners FC | Central Coast Mariners FC 2016-01-01T06:30:36Z Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional Association football (soccer) club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia (FFA). The Mariners was founded in 2004 as one of the eight original A-League teams. It was the first professional sports club from the Gosford region to compete in a national competition. Despite being considered one of the smallest-market clubs in the league, Central Coast Mariners has won the A-League Premiership twice and claimed one A-League Championship from four Grand Final appearances. The club has also appeared in the AFC Champions League four times. The club plays matches at Central Coast Stadium, a 20,059-seat stadium in Gosford; its purpose-built training facility, Mariners Centre of Excellence, is located in the suburb of Tuggerah. The facility is also home to a youth team that competes in the National Youth League. The English Football League One's Sheffield United has invested in the Central Coast-based club, and the Mariners has affiliation agreements with several international clubs. The Mariners' main supporters' group is known as the Yellow Army, for the colour of the club's home kit. The club shares a rivalry with Newcastle Jets, known as the F3 Derby, after the previous name of the motorway that connects the cities of the teams. Matt Simon is the Mariners' all-time leading goalscorer as of December 2014, with 45 goals in all competitions. The team record for matches played is held by John Hutchinson, who has appeared in 263 games for the Mariners. Central Coast Mariners' bid for a franchise in the Football Federation Australia's new A-League competition was aimed at filling the one spot for a regional team that was designated by the FFA. Media speculation prior to the announcement of the franchises in the new league suggested that the Mariners' bid may be favourable due to its new blood. Backing from former Australian international player and club technical director Alex Tobin, as well as Clean Up Australia personality Ian Kiernan—who would act as inaugural club chairman—also strengthened its proposal. As the only regional bidder, Central Coast was expected to make it into the league by default. Following a reported signed deal with the FFA, the club signed former Northern Spirit coach Lawrie McKinna as manager and Ian Ferguson, a former Rangers and Northern Spirit player, as coach. To aid the FFA's goals of building the profile of the sport, the Mariners created formal links with local state league team Central Coast United. On 1 November 2004, after much expectation, the club was announced as one of eight teams to become part of FFA's domestic competition, the A-League. The decision made Central Coast Mariners the first Gosford-based professional sports team to play in a national competition. At the time of the formation of the new league in 2004, the club was owned by Spirits Sports and Leisure Group. The club announced its search for a star player under the league's allowance for one star player outside of the $1.5 million salary cap, insisting that the player should not look at the position as a retirement fund. Coach Lawrie McKinna sought interest from Australia national football team players Ante Milicic and Simon Colosimo, and announced that he may sign more than the three under-20 players required by league rules. Early concerns for the club focussed on concerns over financial stability, but after forming a partnership with technology company Toshiba and a cash injection from local businessman John Singleton, the club's financial worries were eased. McKinna was keen to sign local player Damien Brown of Bateau Bay, formerly of the Newcastle Jets. In a decision which prompted the player to declare that he was "over the moon", Brown became the first player to sign with the club. Club chairman Lyall Gorman was pleased that a local had become a "foundation player" and part of Brown's role would be to assist with selection of younger players from the local area. By early December 2004, the club had created a steady foundation of player signings and began negotiations with former Perth Glory striker Nik Mrdja, signing him later in the month as its star attacker. Mrjda was one of the most prominent players in the last season of the National Soccer League, scoring the final goal to secure Perth Glory's finals win. The club's management was reluctant to sign a star player outside of the $1.5 million salary cap, stipulating that they "would have to contribute on the pitch and get people to come to the ground." The Mariners' inaugural season was considered a resounding success by many; the team reached the 2006 A-League Grand Final after finishing third during the regular season. Central Coast was defeated by Sydney FC 1–0 in front of a crowd of 41,689—a competition record at the time. The Mariners also won the 2005 Pre-Season Cup, defeating Perth Glory in the final 1–0. Before the 2006–07 A-League season, the Mariners secured the services of then-Australian international Tony Vidmar from NAC Breda for two years. This was the club's first marquee signing, following the lead of Sydney FC (Dwight Yorke) and Adelaide United (Qu Shengqing). Central Coast again reached the grand final in the 2006 Pre-Season Cup, losing to Adelaide United 5–4 on penalties after the score was tied 1–1 after extra time. The Mariners then participated in the 2006–07 A-League season, but was unable to gain a spot in the final series, finishing sixth after the regular season. Club captain Noel Spencer was released by the Mariners, then signed to participate in the Asian Champions League by Sydney FC after the 2006–07 season, and Alex Wilkinson was appointed the new captain. Only 22 years of age at the time, Wilkinson had played every possible competitive match for the Mariners up to his appointment. In February 2008, Central Coast Mariners signed an arrangement with English Football League Championship side Sheffield United. The partnership was one of several connections the Mariners made with foreign clubs; other partner clubs included Ferencváros of Hungary, Chengdu Blades of China and São Paulo of Brazil. The agreement benefits the club by providing an opportunity for the youth programme and senior side to draw from the roster of Sheffield United through transfers. The teams also formed a property development joint venture, in the hopes that Central Coast could use its share of income to expand and bolster their Mariners Youth Academy. The 2007–08 season saw Central Coast win its first premiership on goal difference ahead of Newcastle, following a final round that began with Central Coast and three other clubs level on 31 points. The final series began with a 2–0 loss to Newcastle in the first leg of its major semi-final, but the Mariners forced the tie to extra time by holding a 2–0 lead in the second leg after 90 minutes. A 94th-minute goal by Sasho Petrovski, who had scored earlier to level the tie, gave Central Coast a 3–2 win on aggregate, putting the Mariners through to the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In a rematch with Newcastle, the Jets defeated Central Coast 1–0 in the Grand Final, which ended in controversy due to an uncalled handball against Newcastle in Central Coast Mariners penalty box during the closing seconds of the match. If called, the foul would have given Central Coast a penalty kick and a chance to equalise. As Mariners players disputed referee Mark Shield's decision, goalkeeper Danny Vuković struck Shield on the arm, resulting in an immediate sending off and later suspension. Vuković was suspended from both domestic and international competition for nine months, with an additional six-months' suspended ban; the latter period was reduced to three months on appeal. Despite further appeals, the ban was eventually confirmed by FIFA in June, to include banning the young keeper from competing at the 2008 Olympic Games. The ban lasted into October; in response, Central Coast signed former Manchester United and Australian international keeper Mark Bosnich on a seven-week contract. Before the 2008–09 season, Central Coast was predicted to be among the A-League leaders, but had a run of three losses in a row to end the regular season. Even with the losing streak, the club narrowly qualified for the finals, finishing in fourth, two points ahead of Sydney F.C. and Wellington Phoenix. Central Coast lost 4–1 on aggregate in their minor semi-final against Queensland Roar, ending the team's season. In February 2010, following the club's 2009–10 season, McKinna chose to move into a new role, becoming Central Coast's Football and Commercial Operations Manager. Socceroos assistant manager Graham Arnold was appointed as the club's new manager, becoming its second manager. In the lead-up to the 2010–11 season, numerous transfers resulted in changes to the club's squad. The Mariners announced the signing of 2005 Under 20's World Cup winner Patricio Pérez of Argentina in June 2010, followed by Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk. In July 2010, it was announced that the Mariners' women's team would not compete in the 2010–11 W-League competition. The club stated that financial reasons were behind the decision, after Football NSW withdrew its funding. In spite of relatively low expectations in the lead up to the season, the 2010–11 season was more successful for the club than 2009–10; the A-League and youth league teams both finished second in their respective leagues in the regular season. The senior team was then defeated by the premiers, Brisbane Roar, 4–2 on aggregate over two legs in the major semi-final, before defeating Gold Coast United 1–0 in the Preliminary Final to qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final against Brisbane. By reaching the Grand Final, the club also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League. In a championship match that the A-League's website called "classic", Central Coast was defeated 4–2 in a penalty shootout after leading 2–0 with three minutes remaining in extra time to finish runners-up for the third time. The 2011–12 season was similarly successful, as the club won the premiership for the second time in its history with 51 points, two more than second-place Brisbane. The club failed to qualify for a second successive Grand Final, though, losing 5–2 on aggregate to Brisbane in the major semi-final and 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Perth Glory in the Grand Final Qualifier. On 21 April 2013, after three losses in Grand Finals, Central Coast won its first A-League title, defeating first-year side Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 in the Grand Final at Allianz Stadium. Arnold re-signed with the club for a further two seasons on 30 August 2013, but on 14 November it was confirmed that he had signed a two-year contract to become manager of J. League Division 1 side Vegalta Sendai, starting in January 2014. Former assistant manager Phil Moss was named the new head coach. Mariners general manager Peter Turnbull left the club as well, and New Zealand international Michael McGlinchey moved to the J. League to play for Arnold's new side. Central Coast finished the 2013–14 A-League regular season in third place, behind runner-up Western Sydney on goal difference. In the semi-final, the Mariners' championship hopes ended with a 2–0 loss to Western Sydney; the game came three days after the team was eliminated from the 2014 AFC Champions League after losing to Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 to finish last in their group. In what was Moss's first pre-season as coach, he did little to change what Arnold had built at the club. The only major changes in the side were with the addition of Senegalese international Malick Mané and Hungarian Richárd Vernes, and Marcos Flores leaving the club, with Mile Sterjovski retiring. Mariners began the season on a high, progressing to the semi-finals of the 2014 FFA Cup and defeating local rivals Newcastle Jets 1–0 at home in the opening round of the A-League. However the season soon turned with the team failing to secure a win for the remainder of the year. After their elimination from the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off by Chinese side Guangzhou R&F and a continued poor league record after a short mid-season break, the club stood down Moss as head coach. The decision was made on 6 March 2015, with Mariners appointing technical director Tony Walmsley in an interim capacity and captain John Hutchinson in a dual player-coach role, until the end of the season. Portuguese player Fábio Ferreira also joined the team at the tail end of the season. On 15 April Walmsley was announced as Mariners' permanent technical director and head coach for the 2015–16 season. The announcement came despite a disappointing end to the season in which the club finished the league in eighth position. The home jersey worn by the Mariners is mostly yellow with sleeves that are navy blue. The away uniform is a mostly plain navy blue jersey with yellow as a secondary colour. In the 2011–12 season, the club had its kits manufactured by Hummel, as the A-League's Reebok deal had expired at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season. In September 2012 it was announced that the Mariners had signed a two-year deal with Kappa for them to be the official apparel supplier. The team logo is a yellow football at the centre of a blue curling wave, which symbolises the beaches of the Central Coast. Since 2012, the Mariners have worn special pink kits for one match in October to raise money and awareness for Pink Ribbon Day, part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Mariners club collected donations at the ground, as well as auctioning the match-worn kits on online auction site eBay with proceeds going to the charity. Central Coast Mariners plays home games at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford. It is located in Grahame Park, between the Gosford Central Business District and the Brisbane Water foreshore. It is constructed to make the most of its location, being open at the southern end, giving filtered views of Brisbane Water through a row of large palm trees. It is within walking distance of Gosford railway station and is adjacent to the Central Coast Leagues Club. While the stadium has a capacity of 20,059, the highest attendance for a Mariners game is 19,238 against Newcastle Jets in round 19 of the 2007–08 season. Difficulties in drawing spectators led the Mariners to schedule matches in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons away from Central Coast Stadium, at North Sydney Oval and Brookvale Oval. The club's goal was to play closer to its fan base in north Sydney, which majority owner Michael Charlesworth estimated to be about 20% of its total supporters. Following attendances at North Sydney Oval that were similar to those at Central Coast Stadium, Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop suggested in December 2014 that it would be unlikely that the club would be permitted to continue playing in north Sydney. The active supporters' group for the Mariners is called the Yellow Army, who sit in bay 16 of Central Coast Stadium during home games. In addition to the Yellow Army, there is a Central Coast Mariners Official Supporters Club, which was established during 2013. The Central Coast region has about 300,000 residents, which gives the Mariners the A-League's smallest local fan base. Accordingly, the Mariners acquired a small-market image among commentators. The Mariners developed a strong rivalry with Newcastle Jets throughout their first season, often referred to as the F3 Derby. The naming is a title previously used for the Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, the major motorway which joins the two clubs' cities. The rivalry's origins date back to before the teams played against each other in the A-League. A May 2005 Oceania Club Championship qualification match, which went to a penalty shootout that the Mariners won, helped create hostility between the sides. In the game, a tackle by Central Coast's Mrdja broke one of Newcastle player Andrew Durante's legs, causing him to miss the following A-League season; Mrdja offered no apology for the tackle, upsetting Jets players. Fans of the clubs battled verbally before and after one 2011 derby match, leading the Newcastle Herald's Josh Leeson to call their actions "immature and laughable." In more recent seasons, the F3 Derby has gained less attention in the press than the derbies in Melbourne and Sydney, but Central Coast player Nicholas Fitzgerald maintains that "the players and fans still take it very seriously." Central Coast also have a rivalry with Sydney FC. Like Newcastle, Sydney FC is close in proximity to Central Coast. In 2006, the Central Coast Express Advocate's Richard Noone called the Central Coast–Sydney rivalry "Arguably A-League's fiercest". Through an investment in the Mariners by Sheffield United the club has the following international affiliations: In addition, the club has a player development partnership with the following international clubs: The club also has formal relationships with the following organisations in Australia: As of 12 August 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. John Hutchinson currently holds the team record for number of total games played with 268 matches in all competitions. Former captain Alex Wilkinson has the second most appearances for the club with 203 matches. Adam Kwasnik is the third most capped player with 158 appearances. As of 2014, Central Coast's all-time highest goalscorers in all competitions is Matt Simon with 45 goals, one more than Adam Kwasnik. Daniel McBreen has scored the third most goals for the club with 29. Central Coast's highest attendance at its home stadium, Central Coast Stadium, is 19,238 against Newcastle Jets in their round 19 match of the 2007–08 season. This was the second highest crowd at the ground for any sport since the first match at Central Coast Stadium in February 2000., Central Coast Mariners FC 2017-12-16T15:59:33Z Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia (FFA). The Mariners was founded in 2004 as one of the eight original A-League teams. It was the first professional sports club from the Gosford region to compete in a national competition. Despite being considered one of the smallest-market clubs in the league, Central Coast Mariners has claimed one A-League Championship from four Grand Final appearances and topped the table to win the A-League Premiership twice. The club has also appeared in the AFC Champions League four times. The club plays matches at Central Coast Stadium, a 20,059-seat stadium in Gosford; its purpose-built training facility, Mariners Centre of Excellence, is located in the suburb of Tuggerah. The facility is also home to a youth team that competes in the National Youth League. The English EFL Championship team Sheffield United has invested in the Central Coast-based club, and the Mariners has affiliation agreements with several international clubs. The Mariners' main supporters' group is known as the Yellow Army, for the colour of the club's home kit. The club shares a rivalry with Newcastle Jets, known as the F3 Derby, after the previous name of the motorway that connects the cities of the teams. Matt Simon is the Mariners' all-time leading goalscorer as of December 2014, with 45 goals in all competitions. The team record for matches played is held by John Hutchinson, who has appeared in 263 games for the Mariners. Central Coast Mariners' bid for a franchise in the Football Federation Australia's new A-League competition was aimed at filling the one spot for a regional team that was designated by the FFA. Media speculation prior to the announcement of the franchises in the new league suggested that the Mariners' bid may be favourable due to its new blood. Backing from former Australian international player and club technical director Alex Tobin, as well as Clean Up Australia personality Ian Kiernan—who would act as inaugural club chairman—also strengthened its proposal. As the only regional bidder, Central Coast was expected to make it into the league by default. Following a reported signed deal with the FFA, the club signed former Northern Spirit coach Lawrie McKinna as manager and Ian Ferguson, a former Rangers and Northern Spirit player, as coach. To aid the FFA's goals of building the profile of the sport, the Mariners created formal links with local state league team Central Coast United. On 1 November 2004, after much expectation, the club was announced as one of eight teams to become part of FFA's domestic competition, the A-League. The decision made Central Coast Mariners the first Gosford-based professional sports team to play in a national competition. At the time of the formation of the new league in 2004, the club was owned by Spirits Sports and Leisure Group. The club announced its search for a star player under the league's allowance for one star player outside of the $1.5 million salary cap, insisting that the player should not look at the position as a retirement fund. Coach Lawrie McKinna sought interest from Australia national football team players Ante Milicic and Simon Colosimo, and announced that he may sign more than the three under-20 players required by league rules. Early concerns for the club focussed on concerns over financial stability, but after forming a partnership with technology company Toshiba and a cash injection from local businessman John Singleton, the club's financial worries were eased. McKinna was keen to sign local player Damien Brown of Bateau Bay, formerly of the Newcastle Jets. In a decision which prompted the player to declare that he was "over the moon", Brown became the first player to sign with the club. Club chairman Lyall Gorman was pleased that a local had become a "foundation player" and part of Brown's role would be to assist with selection of younger players from the local area. By early December 2004, the club had created a steady foundation of player signings and began negotiations with former Perth Glory striker Nik Mrdja, signing him later in the month as its star attacker. Mrjda was one of the most prominent players in the last season of the National Soccer League, scoring the final goal to secure Perth Glory's finals win. The club's management was reluctant to sign a star player outside of the $1.5 million salary cap, stipulating that they "would have to contribute on the pitch and get people to come to the ground." The Mariners' inaugural season was considered a resounding success by most; the team reached the 2006 A-League Grand Final after finishing third during the regular season. Central Coast was defeated by Sydney FC 1–0 in front of a crowd of 41,689—a competition record at the time. The Mariners also won the 2005 Pre-Season Cup, defeating Perth Glory in the final 1–0. Before the 2006–07 A-League season, the Mariners secured the services of then-Australian international Tony Vidmar from NAC Breda for two years. This was the club's first marquee signing, following the lead of Sydney FC (Dwight Yorke) and Adelaide United (Qu Shengqing). Central Coast again reached the grand final in the 2006 Pre-Season Cup, losing to Adelaide United 5–4 on penalties after the score was tied 1–1 after extra time. The Mariners then participated in the 2006–07 A-League season, but was unable to gain a spot in the final series, finishing sixth after the regular season. Club captain Noel Spencer was released by the Mariners, then signed to participate in the Asian Champions League by Sydney FC after the 2006–07 season, and Alex Wilkinson was appointed the new captain. Only 22 years of age at the time, Wilkinson had played every possible competitive match for the Mariners up to his appointment. In February 2008, Central Coast Mariners signed an arrangement with English Football League Championship side Sheffield United. The partnership was one of several connections the Mariners made with foreign clubs; other partner clubs included Ferencváros of Hungary, Chengdu Blades of China and São Paulo of Brazil. The agreement benefits the club by providing an opportunity for the youth programme and senior side to draw from the roster of Sheffield United through transfers. The teams also formed a property development joint venture, in the hopes that Central Coast could use its share of income to expand and bolster their Mariners Youth Academy. The 2007–08 season saw Central Coast win its first premiership on goal difference ahead of Newcastle, following a final round that began with Central Coast and three other clubs level on 31 points. The final series began with a 2–0 loss to Newcastle in the first leg of its major semi-final, but the Mariners forced the tie to extra time by holding a 2–0 lead in the second leg after 90 minutes. A 94th-minute goal by Sasho Petrovski, who had scored earlier to level the tie, gave Central Coast a 3–2 win on aggregate, putting the Mariners through to the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In a rematch with Newcastle, the Jets defeated Central Coast 1–0 in the Grand Final, which ended in controversy due to an uncalled handball against Newcastle in Central Coast Mariners penalty box during the closing seconds of the match. If called, the foul would have given Central Coast a penalty kick and a chance to equalise. As Mariners players disputed referee Mark Shield's decision, goalkeeper Danny Vuković struck Shield on the arm, resulting in an immediate sending off and later suspension. Vuković was suspended from both domestic and international competition for nine months, with an additional six-months' suspended ban; the latter period was reduced to three months on appeal. Despite further appeals, the ban was eventually confirmed by FIFA in June, to include banning the young keeper from competing at the 2008 Olympic Games. The ban lasted into October; in response, Central Coast signed former Manchester United and Australian international keeper Mark Bosnich on a seven-week contract. Before the 2008–09 season, Central Coast was predicted to be among the A-League leaders, but had a run of three losses in a row to end the regular season. Even with the losing streak, the club narrowly qualified for the finals, finishing in fourth, two points ahead of Sydney F.C. and Wellington Phoenix. Central Coast lost 4–1 on aggregate in their minor semi-final against Queensland Roar, ending the team's season. In February 2010, following the club's 2009–10 season, McKinna chose to move into a new role, becoming Central Coast's Football and Commercial Operations Manager. Socceroos assistant manager Graham Arnold was appointed as the club's new manager, becoming its second manager. In the lead-up to the 2010–11 season, numerous transfers resulted in changes to the club's squad. The Mariners announced the signing of 2005 Under 20's World Cup winner Patricio Pérez of Argentina in June 2010, followed by Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk. In July 2010, it was announced that the Mariners' women's team would not compete in the 2010–11 W-League competition. The club stated that financial reasons were behind the decision, after Football NSW withdrew its funding. In spite of relatively low expectations in the lead up to the season, the 2010–11 season was more successful for the club than 2009–10; the A-League and youth league teams both finished second in their respective leagues in the regular season. The senior team was then defeated by the premiers, Brisbane Roar, 4–2 on aggregate over two legs in the major semi-final, before defeating Gold Coast United 1–0 in the Preliminary Final to qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final against Brisbane. By reaching the Grand Final, the club also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League. In a championship match that the A-League's website called "classic", Central Coast was defeated 4–2 in a penalty shootout after leading 2–0 with three minutes remaining in extra time to finish runners-up for the third time. The 2011–12 season was similarly successful, as the club won the premiership for the second time in its history with 51 points, two more than second-place Brisbane. The club failed to qualify for a second successive Grand Final, though, losing 5–2 on aggregate to Brisbane in the major semi-final and 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Perth Glory in the Grand Final Qualifier. On 21 April 2013, after three losses in Grand Finals, Central Coast won its first A-League title, defeating first-year side Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 in the Grand Final at Allianz Stadium. Arnold re-signed with the club for a further two seasons on 30 August 2013, but on 14 November it was confirmed that he had signed a two-year contract to become manager of J. League Division 1 side Vegalta Sendai, starting in January 2014. Former assistant manager Phil Moss was named the new head coach. Mariners general manager Peter Turnbull left the club as well, and New Zealand international Michael McGlinchey moved to the J. League to play for Arnold's new side. Central Coast finished the 2013–14 A-League regular season in third place, behind runner-up Western Sydney on goal difference. In the semi-final, the Mariners' championship hopes ended with a 2–0 loss to Western Sydney; the game came three days after the team was eliminated from the 2014 AFC Champions League after losing to Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 to finish last in their group. In what was Moss's first pre-season as coach, he did little to change what Arnold had built at the club. The only major changes in the side were with the addition of Senegalese international Malick Mané and Hungarian Richárd Vernes, and Marcos Flores leaving the club, with Mile Sterjovski retiring. Mariners began the season on a high, progressing to the semi-finals of the 2014 FFA Cup and defeating local rivals Newcastle Jets 1–0 at home in the opening round of the A-League. However the season soon turned with the team failing to secure a win for the remainder of the year. After their elimination from the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off by Chinese side Guangzhou R&F and a continued poor league record after a short mid-season break, the club stood down Moss as head coach. The decision was made on 6 March 2015, with Mariners appointing technical director Tony Walmsley in an interim capacity and captain John Hutchinson in a dual player-coach role, until the end of the season. Portuguese player Fábio Ferreira also joined the team at the tail end of the season. On 15 April Walmsley was announced as Mariners' permanent technical director and head coach for the 2015–16 season. The announcement came despite an end to the season in which the club finished the league in eighth position. The Mariners had their worst A-League performance to date in the 2015–16 season. Their 13 points, the fewest in club history, resulted in a last-place finish, and they set a league record by losing 20 games while winning only 3, a record low for the Mariners. Central Coast allowed 70 goals, the most in league history, and had a goal difference of −37, the worst by an A-League team. The Mariners' totals of goals conceded at home and away (32 and 38 respectively) were also A-League records, and they went the entire season without a clean sheet. In the 2016 FFA Cup, the Mariners suffered a 2–1 loss to Green Gully SC at Green Gully Reserve, becoming just the second A-League team to be eliminated by a state league team in the FFA Cup. Following this loss the club sacked Walmsley on 8 August 2016, with coaching duties in the leadup to the 2016–17 season taken up by assistant coach John Hutchinson in a caretaker role. On 29 August 2016, Paul Okon was hired as Central Coast's full-time coach, succeeding the sacked Tony Walmsley. In Okon's debut as Central Coast manager, the Mariners drew 3–3 with Perth Glory at Nib Stadium, after coming back from 3–0 down at half time. Okon achieved his first win as Central Coast manager in his fifth game in charge: a 2–1 win over defending champions Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium on 6 November 2016. On 2 August 2017, for the second consecutive year, the Mariners were knocked out of the FFA Cup by a state league team in the first round, after losing 3–2 to Blacktown City. This gave the Mariners the dubious honour of being the first A-League team to have been knocked out twice in the FFA Cup by state league opposition. The home jersey worn by the Mariners is mostly yellow with sleeves that are navy blue. The away uniform is a mostly plain navy blue jersey with yellow as a secondary colour. In the 2011–12 season, the club had its kits manufactured by Hummel, as the A-League's Reebok deal had expired at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season. In September 2012, it was announced that the Mariners had signed a two-year deal with Kappa for them to be the official apparel supplier. The team logo is a yellow football at the centre of a blue curling wave, which symbolises the beaches of the Central Coast. Since 2012, the Mariners have worn special pink kits for one match in October to raise money and awareness for Pink Ribbon Day, part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Mariners club collected donations at the ground, as well as auctioning the match-worn kits on online auction site eBay with proceeds going to the charity. Central Coast Mariners plays home games at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford. It is located in Grahame Park, between the Gosford Central Business District and the Brisbane Water foreshore. It is constructed to make the most of its location, being open at the southern end, giving filtered views of Brisbane Water through a row of large palm trees. It is within walking distance of Gosford railway station and is adjacent to the Central Coast Leagues Club. While the stadium has a capacity of 20,059, the highest attendance for a Mariners game is 19,238 against Newcastle Jets in round 19 of the 2007–08 season. Difficulties in drawing spectators led the Mariners to schedule matches in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons away from Central Coast Stadium, at North Sydney Oval and Brookvale Oval. The club's goal was to play closer to its fan base in north Sydney, which majority owner Michael Charlesworth estimated to be about 20% of its total supporters. Following attendances at North Sydney Oval that were similar to those at Central Coast Stadium, Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop suggested in December 2014 that it would be unlikely that the club would be permitted to continue playing in north Sydney. The active supporters' group for the Mariners is called the Yellow Army, who sit in bay 16 of Central Coast Stadium during home games. In addition to the Yellow Army, there is a Central Coast Mariners Official Supporters Club, which was established during 2013. The Central Coast region has about 300,000 residents, which gives the Mariners the A-League's smallest local fan base. Accordingly, the Mariners acquired a small-market image among commentators. The Mariners developed a strong rivalry with Newcastle Jets throughout their first season, often referred to as the F3 Derby. The naming is a title previously used for the Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, the major motorway which joins the two clubs' cities. The rivalry's origins date back to before the teams played against each other in the A-League. A May 2005 Oceania Club Championship qualification match, which went to a penalty shootout that the Mariners won, helped create hostility between the sides. In the game, a tackle by Central Coast's Mrdja broke one of Newcastle player Andrew Durante's legs, causing him to miss the following A-League season; Mrdja offered no apology for the tackle, upsetting Jets players. Fans of the clubs battled verbally before and after one 2011 derby match, leading the Newcastle Herald's Josh Leeson to call their actions "immature and laughable." In more recent seasons, the F3 Derby has gained less attention in the press than the derbies in Melbourne and Sydney, but Central Coast player Nicholas Fitzgerald maintains that "the players and fans still take it very seriously." Central Coast also have a rivalry with Sydney FC. Like Newcastle, Sydney FC is close in proximity to Central Coast. In 2006, the Central Coast Express Advocate's Richard Noone called the Central Coast–Sydney rivalry "Arguably A-League's fiercest". Through an investment in the Mariners by Sheffield United the club has the following international affiliations: In addition, the club has a player development partnership with the following international clubs: The club also has formal relationships with the following organisations in Australia: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. John Hutchinson currently holds the team record for number of total games played with 268 matches in all competitions. Former captain Alex Wilkinson has the second most appearances for the club with 203 matches. Adam Kwasnik is the third most capped player with 158 appearances. As of 2014, Central Coast's all-time highest goalscorers in all competitions is Matt Simon with 45 goals, one more than Adam Kwasnik. Daniel McBreen has scored the third most goals for the club with 29. Central Coast's highest attendance at its home stadium, Central Coast Stadium, is 19,238 against Newcastle Jets in their round 19 match of the 2007–08 season. This was the second highest crowd at the ground for any sport since the first match at Central Coast Stadium in February 2000. | 1 |
Ethan Embry | Ethan Embry 2008-01-01T19:56:29Z Ethan Embry (born Ethan Philan Randall on June 13, 1978) is an American actor. Embry was born in Huntington Beach, California, the son of Karen (née Daugherty) and Charles Randall. He started acting in 1991, at age thirteen. He married Amelinda Smith on 14 November 1998. They had one child together, Cogeian Sky Embry, born 10 December 1999. Embry and Smith divorced in 2002. Ethan was engaged to actress Katharine Towne. Embry has a major role in Showtime's series Brotherhood which premiered in 2006., Ethan Embry 2009-12-15T02:48:17Z Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978) is an American actor. Embry was born Ethan Philan Randall in Huntington Beach, California, the son of Karen (née Daugherty) and Charles Randall. He started acting in 1991, at age thirteen. He married Amelinda Smith on November 14, 1998. They had one child together, Cogeian Sky Embry, born December 10, 1999. Embry and Smith divorced in 2002. Ethan was engaged to actress Katharine Towne. Embry is currently married to actress Sunny Mabrey; they were married in 2005. Embry has a major role in Showtime's series Brotherhood which premiered in 2006. | 1 |
Yuzuru_Hiraga | Yuzuru_Hiraga 2008-12-14T14:19:15Z Template:Japanese name Yuzuru Hiraga (平賀譲, Hiraga Yuzuru, March 8, 1878 –February 13, 1943) was career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Doctor of Engineering and head of the engineering school of Tokyo Imperial University and a leading Japanese naval architect in the 1910s and 1920s, responsible for designing a number of famous warships, many of which would later see action during World War II. Hiraga was born in Tokyo and grew up in Yokosuka, Kanagawa although his family was from Hiroshima, where his official family registration was located. He graduated from what is now Hibiya High School, and entered the engineering department of Tokyo Imperial University in 1898, specialing in marine engineering. He was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1899, but allowed to continue his studies, and graduated in 1901. He immediately went to work for the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal as a design engineer for new warships. He was transferred to the Kure Naval Arsenal in 1905. From 1905, at the height of the Russo-Japanese War, Hiraga was dispatched to the United Kingdom for further studies. He left Yokohama in January, and travelling across the Pacific Ocean, the United States and the Atlantic Ocean, he arrived in London in April. From October, he was enrolled in the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, where he studied the latest techniques in warship design. He graduated in June 1908, and spent the next six months touring various shipyards in France and Italy before returning to Japan in early 1909. In September of the same year, he became a professor of engineering at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1912, Hiraga was head of the design team for the new battleship Yamashiro, and the conversion of Hiei from battlecruiser into a battleship. He also worked on the designs for the Kaba class destroyers. In 1913, Hiraga became Director of Shipyards for the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (4th class) later that year. He was awarded the 3rd class degree of the same decoration in 1915 for his work in ramping up the effeciency of Japanese shipyards to meet the order demands of the Allies of World War I, and the 2nd class degree in 1927. In 1916, Hiraga became chief engineering director for the Navy’s ambitious Eight-eight fleet project, and began work on a series of high speed battleships and cruisers. In 1917, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and to rear admiral in 1922. The innovative cruiser Yubari, largely designed by Hiraga, was commissioned in 1923. Hiraga was appointed a technical advisor to the Japanese delegation at the Washington Naval Conference, and was in the United States from November 1923 to August 1924, becoming head of the Navy Technical Bureau on his return. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1925. Hiraga assembled a team of engineers to rebuild the Japanese navy in the aftermath of the terms imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty, which severely restricted designs in terms of displacement and numbers of large capital warships. The innovative designs for cruisers and destroyers formulated by Hiraga, which were extraordinarily powerful for their size, were among the most advanced in the world. Hiraga concentrated on ways to fit as much weaponry and equipment as possible into a treaty-compliant hull. (i. e. under 10,000 tons standard displacement). However, not content with these advancements, the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff overruled Hiraga’s technical objections, and ordered that even more weaponry be added. In the case of Mōgami class cruiser, fifteen 6. 1 inch guns were mounted on a hull with a nominal displacement of only 8,500 tons. This raised technial questions overseas on how such designs were possible within the limitations of the Washington Treaty. It was only later revealed that these designs were only possible through generous underestimation of the vessel’s true displacement, and sacrifices in terms of safety. In 1929, after Hiraga's design for the Kii class battleship was shelved, he went into semi-retirement, and retired from active military service in 1930, becoming an advisor to Mitsubishi shipyards. In April 1934, HIraga faced a board of inquiry after the Tomozuru Incident, a marine accident involving the torpedo boat Tomozuru, which overturned and capsized during trials at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal. Resulting investigation revealed what a number of western engineers had long suspected: Hiraga’s designs were top-heavy and tended towards instablity. The Tomozuru Incident sent shockwaves through the Japanese military, as it called into question the safety and basic design concepts of the most modern warships in the Japanese inventory. Hiraga's reputation suffered a further setback due to the Fourth Fleet Incident, in which so many destroyers of the Hiraga-designed Fubuki class destroyers were so damaged in a typhoon that the whole class had to be reconstructed. however, Hiraga’s engineering expertise and designs were eventually vindicated in the investigation, and subsequently appointed to the design team for the superbattleship Yamato. In December 1938, Hiraga became the President of Tokyo Imperial University. In 1939, he conducted what journalists later termed the “Hiraga Purge”, by expelling most of the facility of the university’s School of Economics, for publically supporting liberal political doctrines. On February 17, 1943, Hiraga died at Tokyo University Hospital of complications arising from pneumonia. He was posthumously awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun and also with the kazoku peerage title of baron. His brain was removed on his death, and is preserved at the Tokyo University Hospital. His grave is at the Tama Reien in Fuchū, Tokyo. , Yuzuru_Hiraga 2010-10-17T00:36:31Z Template:Japanese name Yuzuru Hiraga (平賀譲, Hiraga Yuzuru, March 8, 1878–February 13, 1943) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Doctor of Engineering and head of the engineering school of Tokyo Imperial University and a leading Japanese naval architect in the 1910s and 1920s, responsible for designing a number of famous warships, many of which would later see action during World War II. He participated in establishing the Chiba Institute of Technology from 1941. Hiraga was born in Tokyo and grew up in Yokosuka, Kanagawa although his family was from Hiroshima, where his official family registration was located. He graduated from what is now Hibiya High School, and entered the engineering department of Tokyo Imperial University in 1898, specializing in marine engineering. He was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1899, but allowed to continue his studies, and graduated in 1901. He immediately went to work for the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal as a design engineer for new warships. He was transferred to the Kure Naval Arsenal in 1905. From 1905, at the height of the Russo-Japanese War, Hiraga was dispatched to the United Kingdom for further studies. He left Yokohama in January, and travelling across the Pacific Ocean, the United States and the Atlantic Ocean, he arrived in London in April. From October, he was enrolled in the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, where he studied the latest techniques in warship design. He graduated in June 1908, and spent the next six months touring various shipyards in France and Italy before returning to Japan in early 1909. In September of the same year, he became a professor of engineering at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1912, Hiraga was head of the design team for the new battleship Yamashiro, and the conversion of Hiei from battlecruiser into a battleship. He also worked on the designs for the Kaba class destroyers. In 1913, Hiraga became Director of Shipyards for the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (4th class) later that year. He was awarded the 3rd class degree of the same decoration in 1915 for his work in ramping up the efficiency of Japanese shipyards to meet the order demands of the Allies of World War I, and the 2nd class degree in 1927. In 1916, Hiraga became chief engineering director for the Navy’s ambitious Eight-eight fleet project, and began work on a series of high speed battleships and cruisers. In 1917, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and to rear admiral in 1922. The innovative cruiser Yubari, largely designed by Hiraga, was commissioned in 1923. Hiraga was appointed a technical advisor to the Japanese delegation at the Washington Naval Conference, and was in the United States from November 1923 to August 1924, becoming head of the Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department on his return. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1925. Hiraga assembled a team of engineers to rebuild the Japanese navy in the aftermath of the terms imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty, which severely restricted designs in terms of displacement and numbers of large capital warships. The innovative designs for cruisers and destroyers formulated by Hiraga, which were extraordinarily powerful for their size, were among the most advanced in the world. Hiraga concentrated on ways to fit as much weaponry and equipment as possible into a treaty-compliant hull. (i. e. under 10,000 tons standard displacement). However, not content with these advancements, the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff overruled Hiraga’s technical objections, and ordered that even more weaponry be added. In the case of Mōgami class cruiser, fifteen 6. 1-inch (150 mm) guns were mounted on a hull with a nominal displacement of only 8,500 tons. This raised technical questions overseas on how such designs were possible within the limitations of the Washington Treaty. It was only later revealed that these designs were only possible through generous underestimation of the vessel’s true displacement, and sacrifices in terms of safety. In 1929, after Hiraga's design for the Kii class battleship was shelved, he went into semi-retirement, and retired from active military service in 1930, becoming an advisor to Mitsubishi shipyards. In April 1934, Hiraga faced a board of inquiry after the Tomozuru Incident, a marine accident involving the torpedo boat Tomozuru, which overturned and capsized during trials at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal. Resulting investigation revealed what a number of western engineers had long suspected: Hiraga’s designs were top-heavy and tended towards instability. The Tomozuru Incident sent shock waves through the Japanese military, as it called into question the safety and basic design concepts of the most modern warships in the Japanese inventory. Hiraga's reputation suffered a further setback due to the Fourth Fleet Incident, in which so many destroyers of the Hiraga-designed Fubuki class destroyers were so damaged in a typhoon that the whole class had to be reconstructed. however, Hiraga’s engineering expertise and designs were eventually vindicated in the investigation, and subsequently appointed to the design team for the superbattleship Yamato. In December 1938, Hiraga became the President of Tokyo Imperial University. In 1939, he conducted what journalists later termed the “Hiraga Purge”, by expelling most of the facility of the university’s School of Economics, for publicly supporting liberal political doctrines. On February 17, 1943, Hiraga died at Tokyo University Hospital of complications arising from pneumonia. He was posthumously awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun and also with the kazoku peerage title of baron. His brain was removed on his death, and is preserved at the Tokyo University Hospital. His grave is at the Tama Reien in Fuchū, Tokyo. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Gil_Montilla | Gil_Montilla 2010-01-30T15:58:33Z Gil Montilla (born September 11, 1876) was Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 1935 to 1938, and a member of the Philippine Senate from Negros Occidental from 1931 to 1935. He acted as . Prior to his political career, he was president of the Isabela Sugar Company. A barangay and Gil Montilla National High School in Sipalay City are named after him. This article about a Filipino politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Gil_Montilla 2011-05-23T09:15:25Z Gil Montilla (born September 11, 1876) was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 1935 to 1938, and a member of the Philippine Senate from Negros Occidental from 1931 to 1935. Prior to his political career, he was president of the Isabela Sugar Company. A barangay and Gil Montilla National High School in Sipalay City are named after him. Template:Persondata This article about a Filipino politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Stuart Percy | Stuart Percy 2013-02-09T03:22:28Z Stuart Percy (born May 18, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently captain of the Mississauga Steelheads in the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected 25th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. On September 21, 2011, Percy was cut from the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp and sent back to major junior due to the impending lockout. , Stuart Percy 2014-12-11T02:15:45Z Stuart Percy (born May 18, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He joined after captaining the Mississauga Steelheads in the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected 25th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Maple Leafs. On September 21, 2011, Percy was cut from the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp and sent back to major junior due to the impending lockout. On November 22, 2011, the Maple Leafs signed Percy to a three-year, entry-level contract. Following an impressive preseason, Percy started the 2014–15 season on the Leafs but was returned to the Toronto Marlies after playing seven games with the Maple Leafs. Shortly thereafter, he was recalled by the Maple Leafs. As a junior, Percy featured in his first international tournament with Team Canada Ontario in the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, claiming a silver medal. He was then selected to the U18 Canadian team to appear and help retain the title in the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Tournament | 1 |
Miami Marlins | Miami Marlins 2002-02-25T15:51:15Z A Major League Baseball team based in Miami, Florida USA. , Miami Marlins 2003-12-18T16:30:17Z The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in Miami, Florida. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League. On June 10, 1991, the National League awarded a franchise to H. Wayne Huizenga, chief executive officer of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, and chairman of the board of the Florida Panthers hockey team. The Marlins' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers. Lachemann kept Florida out of the Eastern Division cellar during the 1993 season as the team finished the year five games ahead of the last-place New York Mets. After the Marlins finished last in their division in 1994 and fourth in 1995, Lachemann was replaced as manager midway through the 1996 season with the Marlins' director of player development, John Boles. Despite problems in the dugout and on the field, the Marlins had some bright spots on the mound and behind the plate in 1996. The team's 3.95 earned run average (ERA) ranked third in the NL, led by newcomer Kevin Brown, who finished the season with a 17-11 win-loss record and an impressive 1.89 ERA. Catcher Charles Johnson led the league with a .995 fielding percentage, threw out a league-high 48 percent of base runners, and collected his second straight Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence. After a slow start, the Marlins finished the year with an 80-82 win-loss record to place third in their division. Boles then returned to his previous position as director of player development, and former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland was hired to lead the club in 1997. In 1997, the Florida Marlins led by new Manager Jim Leyland won the Wild-Card finishing 92-70. They swept the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in the Divisional Series, and then went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in the National League Championship. The underdog Florida Marlins went to take on the Cleveland Indians and won the World Series in 7 games, with an amazing extra-inning single by shortstop Edgar Renteria which plated Craig Counsell. Team owner H. Wayne Huizenga, claiming massive financial losses which would prove to be mostly false as he reported team and stadium earnings separately, dismantled the championship team in 1998, and Florida posted a 54-108 record that season. This angered fans, and Marlins home attendance plummeted. Attendance in Miami continued to drop steadily over the next four years. In 2002, the Marlins drew a franchise low 813,111 fans to Pro Player Stadium and averaged just 10,038 per game. Following the World Series victory, Huizenga dismantled the team by trading off most of the club's most talented players. Among them, Moises Alou was traded to the Houston Astros, Bobby Bonilla was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Kevin Brown was traded to the San Diego Padres. The Marlins' record in 1998 slumped to 54-108, making them the first club ever to win a World Series and then lose more than 100 games during the following season. Leyland resigned as manager in October 1998, and Huizenga sold the club to businessman John Henry during the off-season. The club slowly worked back to becoming a respectable ballclub despite attendance issues, driven by young stars such as A.J. Burnett, Luis Castillo, and Mike Lowell. From 2000 through 2002, the Marlins consecutively put up three 75+ win seasons. In 2002, Tony Perez was replaced by Jeff Torborg as the new Marlin's manager. Torborg put up a 79-83 record in his first season with the Marlins. In the offseason, the Marlins acquired 11-time Golden Glove winner Ivan Rodriguez, and Juan Pierre after trading off homerun sluggers Cliff Floyd, and Preston Wilson. The Marlins struggled in the opening stages of the 2003 season, going 16-22. In that span, Florida also lost its top three pitchers, A.J. Burnett, Josh Beckett, and Mark Redman. On May 11, Florida replaced manager Jeff Torborg with 72-year-old Jack McKeon. Around the same time, Florida recalled the high-kicking rookie phenom Dontrelle Willis, who carried the injury-plagued Marlins with a 9-1 record in his first 13 starts. Miguel Cabrera, Jeff Conine and Ugueth Urbina were all acquired mid-season as well to help the Marlins play-off push. In 2003, Florida clinched the National League Wild Card for the second time in team history with a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on September 26. The Marlins clinched the Division Series against the favored San Francisco Giants going 3 games to 1. In the two Division Series games at Pro Player Stadium, Florida drew over 130,000 fans. On October 15, 2003, the Marlins defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to three in the 2003 National League Championship Series, staking claim to their second NL pennant and advancing to the 2003 World Series, where they defeated the New York Yankees. Starting pitcher Josh Beckett was named the Most Valuable Player for the World Series. | 1 |
Nick Zano | Nick Zano 2006-01-04T22:13:04Z Nick Zano is seen every week on The WB's What I Like About You, playing the role of Vince, the on-again/off-again love interest to Holly (Amanda Bynes). Born in Nutley, New Jersey, and raised by his great grandmother, grandmother, mother and two aunts, Zano's childhood dream of becoming a Navy Seal changed one afternoon when he saw the film Goodfellas and decided to pursue a career in show business. During high school in West Palm Beach, Florida, Zano was active in the drama and television departments. Throughout his junior and senior years, Zano and fellow classmates produced a weekly off-beat skit comedy show that aired on the school's television station. While working on the show, Zano also wrote, starred in and directed student films that made their way to the JVC Universal Film Competition, a festival in which over 800 local high schools participate. Shortly after high school, Zano moved to Los Angeles and landed a job developing films and television projects for a small production company. During that time, he also was the associate producer for Living Position, a World AIDS Day television special hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips. It was while he was selling shoes in a trendy Los Angeles boutique that a customer, unbeknownst to Zano, went back to her office and told her supervisors she'd just met a man who would be a wonderful on-air personality. The mystery woman was an employee at MTV. This meeting led to Zano landing the hosting job of MTV's MOVIE HOUSE. Zano recently appeared in two films: the independent feature Love Surreal and Fat Albert, based on the successful cartoon series. Zano is a big football fan and has recently taken up painting. He now makes his home in Los Angeles, but has stayed close with many of his childhood friends, including his best friend, who was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs the day before Zano landed his MTV job. , Nick Zano 2007-12-29T18:54:11Z Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978 in Nutley, New Jersey) is an American actor and underwear model based in Los Angeles who has also lived in Florida and New Jersey. He is best-known as "Vince" from the WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002-2006). He has also had small roles in movies like Fat Albert and Love Surreal . He got his big break on MTV, which hired him to host a movie program called Movie House. He also briefly worked as an MTV News correspondent before heading to The WB. He is currently hosting the MTV reality show Why Can't I Be You? During high school at Wellington High School in Wellington, FL, Zano was active in the drama and television departments. Throughout his junior and senior years, Zano and fellow classmates produced a weekly off-beat skit comedy show that aired on the school's television station. While working on the show, Zano also wrote, starred in and directed student films that made their way to the JVC Universal Film Competition, a festival in which over 800 local high schools participate. Shortly after high school, Zano moved to Los Angeles and landed a job developing films and television projects for a small production company. During that time, he also was the associate producer for Living Position, a World AIDS Day television special hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips. It was while he was selling shoes in a trendy Los Angeles boutique that a customer, unbeknownst to Zano, went back to her office and told her supervisors she'd just met a man who would be a wonderful on-air personality. The mystery woman was an employee at MTV. | 1 |
Friesian_Sporthorse | Friesian_Sporthorse 2007-12-29T08:45:44Z The Friesian Sporthorse, or Friesian Sport Horse, is a Friesian crossbred. While the term can be used to refer to any Friesian crossbred, the ideal Friesian Sporthorse is specifically bred to excel in the sporthorse disciplines and is of a sport horse type. Thus, "sporthorse" refers to the intended use of these horses. Friesian Sporthorses can be Friesians crossed with nearly any breed, although the Friesian Sport Horse Registry does require the horse be at least 25% Friesian. The most successful Friesian Sporthorses are Friesians crossed with warmbloods and Thoroughbreds. However, they are also popular crossed with draft horses (primarily Percherons), Morgans, Arabians, Andalusians (Friesian/Andalusian is known as a "Warlander"), Paints, and Saddlebreds (Friesian/Saddlebred is known as a "Georgian Grande". ) Friesian Sporthorses can come in a variety of colors and sizes. They tend to have the gentle temperament and beauty of the Friesian, but with an increased athleticism, stamina, and hybrid vigor, when responsibly crossbred. They are most commonly used for dressage and carriage driving, but have also been successful as jumpers and event horses, as well as all-around riding. They are also valued as pleasure and trail horses because of their beauty and superb temperaments. People have been crossbreeding Friesians for more than a century. In 1879 the Friesian registry created two books for registration, one book for purebred Friesians, and another book for crossbreds. Crossbreeding had become so common by 1907 that the rules were again changed, combining the two books into one book again. This changed again in 1915, with concerns over the potential extinction of the purebred Friesian, and two books were again created. Eventually two separate Friesian registries were created, Dutch and German. Today the Dutch Friesian registry (FPS, Friese Paarden Stamboek) and its American counterpart (FHANA, Friesian Horse Association North America) does not allow crossbreeding. However, the German Friesian registry (FPZV, Friesenpferde Zuchtverband e. V. ) and its American counterpart (FHS, Friesian Horse Society) does allow crossbreeding. In the last decade the popularity of the Friesian crossbreds has increased drastically, and new independent registries have been formed specifically to register and recognize the Friesian crossbred horses as their own unique breed. , Friesian_Sporthorse 2009-03-13T20:20:27Z The Friesian Sporthorse is a Friesian crossbred of sport horse type. The ideal Friesian Sporthorse is specifically bred to excel in FEI-recognized sport horse disciplines. Thus, "sporthorse" refers to the phenotype, breeding, and intended use of these horses. While some consider the Friesian Sporthorse as a breed and others consider the Friesian Sporthorse as a type , others sometimes use the term "Friesian Sport Horse" as a generic all-inclusive term to describe any Friesian crossbred. Different registries have different standards that define what is considered to be a Friesian Sporthorse. One registry regards Friesian Sporthorses as a breed, with strict breeding requirements in addition to performance recognition. In this case, Friesians are crossbred primarily with warmbloods and Thoroughbreds, although limited percentages of American Saddlebred, draft, Arabian, Morgan, and Paint (with an acceptable percentage of Thoroughbred) breeding are also acceptable into lower books. Other registries contend that "sporthorse" is a type, and rather than breed-specific requirements, they require that horses meet certain performance requirements before the registry will deem them a Friesian Sporthorse . Either way, the goal is to produce animals suitable for the sport disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, and combined driving. Most registries agree that Friesian Sporthorses also must be a minimum of 25% Friesian. Although the crossbreeding of Friesians with many different types and breeds is popular, it is worth noting that the resulting offspring are not always considered Friesian Sporthorses (see Friesian cross. ) Friesian Sporthorses can come in a variety of colors and sizes, with no limitations on acceptable colors or markings. Their body type can range from a sport horse build to a heavier more Baroque build. A higher-set and more arched neck is also common among Friesian Sporthorses. They tend to have the gentle temperament and striking appearance of the Friesian, but with an increased athleticism, stamina, and hybrid vigor, when responsibly crossbred. They are most commonly used for dressage and carriage driving, but have also been successful as jumpers and eventing horses, as well as for all-around riding. They are also valued as pleasure and trail horses. People have been crossbreeding Friesians for more than a century. In 1879 the Friesian registry created two books for registration, one book for purebred Friesians, and another book for crossbreds. Crossbreeding had become so common by 1907 that the rules were again changed, combining the two books into one book again. This changed again in 1915, with concerns over the potential extinction of the purebred Friesian, and two books were again created. Eventually two separate Friesian registries were created, Dutch and German. Today the Dutch Friesian registry (FPS, Friese Paarden Stamboek) and its American counterpart (FHANA, Friesian Horse Association North America) do not allow crossbreeding. However, the German Friesian registry (FPZV, Friesenpferde Zuchtverband e. V. ) and its American counterpart (FPZV USA) do allow crossbreeding. In the last decade, the popularity of the Friesian crossbreds has increased drastically, and new independent registries have been formed specifically to register and recognize the Friesian crossbred horses and Friesian Sporthorses as their own unique breeds. | 0 |
We_Lived_for_Estonia | We_Lived_for_Estonia 2008-09-23T02:04:15Z We Lived for Estonia (French: Nous Vivions Pour l’Estonie, Estonian: Elasime Eestile) is a documentary film about the Forest brothers during World War II. During June 1941, Nazi forces occupied Estonia. By 1944, when the Soviet-Nazi frontline was drawing towards the Estonian border from the East, Alfred Käärmann was conscripted into the German military. By September 1944 the Red Army had again occupied Estonia. Alfred was forced to make a decision: whether to stay in Estonia or retreat with the Germans. He chose the former, However he risked arrest and deportation by the Soviets. In order to survive, he, like many other Estonian men, took refuge in the forests. They were known as the Forest brothers. Alfred Käärmann discusses his experience with the Forest brothers. , We_Lived_for_Estonia 2010-11-13T03:49:42Z We Lived for Estonia (French: Nous Vivions Pour l’Estonie, Estonian: Elasime Eestile) is a documentary film about the Forest brothers during World War II. During June 1941, Nazi forces occupied Estonia. By 1944, when the Soviet-Nazi frontline was drawing towards the Estonian border from the East, Alfred Käärmann was conscripted into the German military. By September 1944 the Red Army had again occupied Estonia. Alfred was forced to make a decision: whether to stay in Estonia or retreat with the Germans. He chose the former, However he risked arrest and deportation by the Soviets. In order to survive, he, like many other Estonian men, took refuge in the forests. They were known as the Forest brothers. Alfred Käärmann discusses his experience with the Forest brothers. | 0 |
The_Beatles_Concerto | The_Beatles_Concerto 2009-11-24T03:36:50Z The Beatles Concerto is an instrumental musical medley arranged and composed by John Rutter within a classical "Piano Concerto Form". A recording from 1979 engineered by Ron Goodwin included the interpretation and performance of concert-pianists Peter Rostal and Paul Schaefer as well the accompaniment from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then, Rutter's The Beatles Concerto and its recording have been compared to concertos from Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. It has also been criticized as not being ". . . the umpteenth album, with a medley of tunes, by Lennon-McCartney-Harrison, but contains a number of The Beatles songs, arranged in a classical form. . . ". The original LP record was produced by The Beatles producer George Martin. 1st Movement: Mæstoso - Allegro Moderato (She Loves You - Eleanor Rigby - Yesterday - All My Loving - Hey Jude) 2nd Movement: Andante Espressivo (Here, There And Everywhere - Something) 3rd Movement: Presto (Can't Buy Me Love - The Long And Winding Road) Fool On The Hill (Arr. Rutter) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Arr. Goodwin) Michelle (Arr. Goodwin) Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Arr. Goodwin) Here Comes The Sun (Arr. Rutter) A Hard Day's Night (Arr. Rutter) Photography and Design was for the album package was by Hipgnosis. , The_Beatles_Concerto 2010-06-26T13:30:35Z The Beatles Concerto is an instrumental musical medley arranged and composed by John Rutter within a classical "Piano Concerto Form". A recording from 1979 engineered by Ron Goodwin included the interpretation and performance of concert-pianists Peter Rostal and Paul Schaefer as well the accompaniment from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then, Rutter's The Beatles Concerto and its recording have been compared to concertos from Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. It has also been criticized as not being ". . . the umpteenth album, with a medley of tunes, by Lennon-McCartney-Harrison, but contains a number of The Beatles songs, arranged in a classical form. . . ". The original LP record was produced by The Beatles producer George Martin. 1st Movement: Mæstoso - Allegro Moderato (She Loves You - Eleanor Rigby - Yesterday - All My Loving - Hey Jude) 2nd Movement: Andante Espressivo (Here, There and Everywhere - Something) 3rd Movement: Presto (Can't Buy Me Love - The Long and Winding Road) The Fool on the Hill (Arr. Rutter) Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (Arr. Goodwin) Michelle (Arr. Goodwin) Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Arr. Goodwin) Here Comes the Sun (Arr. Rutter) A Hard Day's Night (Arr. Rutter) Photography and Design was for the album package was by Hipgnosis. | 0 |
Benjamin Ayres | Benjamin Ayres 2017-02-27T01:38:04Z Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1977) is an actor best known for his role as Dr. Zach Miller of the CTV series Saving Hope. He also recurred on the Gemini Award–winning HBO Canada series Less Than Kind for which he has nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. His first series regular role was Casper Jesperson (aka "Cancer Cowboy"), the chain-smoking sex addict who is morbidly obsessed with death, in the critically acclaimed cult hit CBC Television series jPod, based on the Douglas Coupland novel of the same title. mini-series mini-series, Benjamin Ayres 2018-12-23T19:51:38Z Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1977) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Zach Miller of the CTV series Saving Hope. He also recurred on the Gemini Award–winning HBO Canada series Less Than Kind for which he has nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. His first series regular role was Casper Jesperson (aka "Cancer Cowboy"), the chain-smoking sex addict who is morbidly obsessed with death, in the critically acclaimed cult hit CBC Television series jPod, based on the Douglas Coupland novel of the same title. | 1 |
2-oxoglutarate_synthase | 2-oxoglutarate_synthase 2012-01-13T18:58:38Z In enzymology, a 2-oxoglutarate synthase (EC 1. 2. 7. 3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are 2-oxoglutarate, CoA, and oxidized ferredoxin, whereas its 3 products are succinyl-CoA, CO2, and reduced ferredoxin. , 2-oxoglutarate_synthase 2012-06-10T22:39:14Z In enzymology, a 2-oxoglutarate synthase (EC 1. 2. 7. 3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are 2-oxoglutarate, CoA, and oxidized ferredoxin, whereas its 3 products are succinyl-CoA, CO2, and reduced ferredoxin. | 0 |
Kurtwood Smith | Kurtwood Smith 2005-03-20T05:45:09Z Kurtwood Smith (born July 3, 1943) was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, but was raised in California. He studied theater at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State University and earned a drama fellowship from Stanford University's Master of Fine arts program. In the 1970s he began working regularly with the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a television and film career. In 1964 he married Cecilia Souza, from whom he had two children. He divorced in 1974. Since 1988, he has been married to actress Joan Pirkle. He is probably best known as the character of Red Forman on That '70s Show, which he has played since 1998., Kurtwood Smith 2006-12-27T02:48:27Z Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film character actor. He was born in New Lisbon, but was raised in California. "Kurtwood" is his birth name. According to an interview with Smith on Caroline Rhea's syndicated television show, his mother was a fan of a country singer named Kurt (or Curt) in the early 1940s. However, she thought "Kurt Smith" was too short a name, so she added "wood" ("she just tacked it on to the end," said Smith). He noted that he's likely the only Kurtwood. Smith attended Canoga Park High School, where he was senior class president. He went on to study theater at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State University and earned a drama fellowship from Stanford University's Master of Fine arts program. In the 1970s, he began working regularly with the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a television and film career. In 1964, he married Cecilia Souza, with whom he had two children. He divorced in 1974. In 1988, he married Joan Pirkle. He is probably best known as the character of Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, which he played from 1998-2006. Smith's other notable role was playing Clarence Boddicker, a villainous character described by critics as "a smiling sadist with sordid savoir-faire," in the influential science-fiction film RoboCop. Other than playing the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, he appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Things Past" as a Cardassian named Thrax, and in Star Trek: Voyager, he played a Krenim scientist named Annorax in the episode "Year of Hell." He has also voice acted in computer games, such as Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, and FreeSpace 2. He also had recurring appearances on the boycott claymation series Gary & Mike as the vengeful Officer Dick. He also voiced the Dinosaur Military Commander character in the Savage Steve Holland produced animated series Terrible Thunder Lizards for the Fox Television Network. Recently rumors have been circulating that Kurtwood Smith may join the sixth season of 24, as several actors from the film Robocop have appeared during the fifth season, most notably Peter Weller as one of the main threats, Ray Wise as the vice president, and Paul McCrane as the manipulating Graham. | 1 |
Eastern Hockey League (2013–) | Eastern Hockey League (2013–) 2012-08-12T16:48:03Z The Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 12 teams in the Northeastern part of the United States. The AJHL was part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization and was formed in 2003 with a stated goal to "meet the needs of the Junior hockey community and the players it serves in the Eastern United States". On May 30, 2012 the AJHL announced that after nine years of being a part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League, the 12 AJHL ownership groups successfully became a stand-alone entity. The AJHL is now managed and governed solely by the league owners. The Atlantic Junior Hockey League, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is pursuing 501c3 status from the Internal Revenue Service. The league prepares High school and college aged players for college and pro hockey, and indeed seems to have some success. As of December 2009 the alumni page list 273 players who left the AJHL to play for NCAA colleges, and various professional leagues, the CHL and in Europe . , Eastern Hockey League (2013–) 2013-10-28T14:25:52Z The Eastern Hockey League (EHL) is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 18 teams in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic parts of the United States. The EHL was officially announced on June 6, 2013 as the Atlantic Junior Hockey League welcomed six new members from the old Eastern Junior Hockey League and the AJHL re-branded itself under the EHL banner. The six members who came from the EJHL were the Boston Bandits, Connecticut Oilers, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, New York Apple Core, Philadelphia Revolution, and the Valley Jr. Warriors. The league prepares high school and college aged players for college and professional hockey. The league has hundreds of alumni that have gone on to play for NCAA colleges, various professional leagues, the CHL, and in Europe. The AJHL was part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization and was formed in 2003 with a stated goal to "meet the needs of the Junior hockey community and the players it serves in the Eastern United States". On May 30, 2012 the AJHL announced that after nine years of being a part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League, the 12 AJHL ownership groups successfully became a stand-alone entity. After the split, the AJHL was managed and governed solely by the league owners. | 1 |
Amber Stevens West | Amber Stevens West 2014-01-19T23:02:25Z Amber Dawn Stevens (born October 7, 1986) is an American actress and model. She best known for her role as Ashleigh Howard in the ABC Family series Greek. Stevens was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens, and former model Beverly Cunningham. She has a younger sister named Chyna Rose Stevens. She is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Stevens is best known as Ashleigh Howard on the ABC Family series Greek. Stevens also played the role of Mimi Marquez in the musical Rent: Downtown L.A. She is currently represented by Nu Talent Agency and Nous Model Management. , Amber Stevens West 2015-12-03T20:44:05Z Amber Dawn West (née Stevens; born October 7, 1986) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Ashleigh Howard in the ABC Family series Greek and Maya in 22 Jump Street. She is also professionally known as Amber Stevens West. Stevens is best known as Ashleigh Howard on the ABC Family series Greek and Maya in 22 Jump Street. Stevens also played the role of Mimi Marquez in the musical Rent: Downtown L.A. In 2015, she obtained a co-starring role, as Maxine, in The Carmichael Show. She is currently represented by Nu Talent Agency and Nous Model Management. Stevens was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens, and former model Beverly Cunningham. She has a younger sister named Chyna Rose Stevens. She is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Stevens presents a mixed race image, being born to a white father and black mother. Her mother is also part Comanche. Stevens began dating actor Andrew J. West after they met while co-starring in Greek. They married on December 5, 2014 in Los Angeles. | 1 |
L._A._and_Adelheid_Machemehl_House | L._A._and_Adelheid_Machemehl_House 2007-11-16T03:56:28Z The L. A. and Adelheid Machemehl House, a Texas Historical Landmark built in the early 20th century, was a center of social activity for the German Texan community of Bellville, Texas. The Machemehl family was brought to Texas by Johann Machemehl and his father Michael Machemehl, both German members of the Forty-Eighters. They led their family and companions to Texas in 1849. Once in Texas, Mr. Machemehl led these early German Texan settlers to the Bellville area of Austin County, Texas. Johann, university educated, was formerly the forester for the city of Annaberg in Saxony. His wife Henrietta, born in Switzerland, was a French Huguenot who was a governess for the family of a Russian prince of Courland whose estate was on the Baltic. She met Johann Machemehl in Saxony while traveling with the Russian family. Once married, Henrietta Borel Machemehl (August 10, 1814 - August 23, 1950), accompanied Johann in 1849 on the 10 week sailing voyage to Texas that ended near the present day town of Bellville, Texas. Henrietta died in Texas in 1850 and is buried at the Machemehl Cemetery. Johann married two more times, had four more children, died in 1880 and is also buried at the Machemehl Cemetery. By the early 1860s a number of German Texans came to believe that the Confederate fight was immoral and decided to move their families to Mexico. Johann's son, Paul Machemehl is known for his participation in the passage to Mexico which numerous German Texans endured during the American Civil War . Many Central Texas Germans rode to Mexico. All of these individuals met hardship and many were killed at the Nueces Massacre which set a fearful example to others German Texans trying to ride to Mexico. Many individuals from Central Texas joined Paul Machemehl and rode south to Mexico, hoping to return to Texas after the American Civil War had ended. Documents located at the Eula and David Wintermann Library in Eagle Lake, Texas report that: local German Texans were "discussing the hostility between the North and the South with Paul Machemehl of Bellville. Many Germans did not believe this was their fight and many joined Paul Machemehl and rode south to Mexico to sit out the war before returning. " On Paul Machemehl's return from Mexico, it was around 1868 that Paul began his courtship with Hermina Brune in Colorado County, Texas. " Paul was a successful farmer and cattleman and acquired land in many areas within Austin County before retiring to Bellville in 1913. Paul's wife was Hermine Brune of the adjoining Colorado county, also of German immigrant origin. On January 8, 1881 Paul Machemehl married Hermine Brune. The marriage was performed by Colorado County Judge, Charles Riley . Mrs. Hermine Brune Machemehl died on December 18, 1936 and was laid to rest in Austin County . In 1920, Paul's son Louis A. Machemehl commissioned famed Houston architect, Alfred C. Finn, to design the Machemehl Family House in Bellville, Texas. The structure is a one and one-half story house built in Airplane Bungalow style. The upstairs portion is set behind the large wrap-around porch. Many festivities took place on that spacious porch, including dances by the youth of the city to a Victrola. Mahogany crown molding and doors and a fireplace with inlaid decorative tile, original brass wall sconces and chandeliers and a door into the kitchen for ice deliveries set this house apart. The architect's original watercolor rendition and detailed floor plans are in the archives of the Houston Public Library. This house, a Texas Historic Landmark of the Texas Historical Commission, was built for Louis A. Machemehl, his wife Adelheid Machemehl (d. 1949), and their five children including Charles W. Machemehl. The house was a center of social activity for the Central Texas community of Bellville. The landmark remained in the Machemehl family until 1953. The house has a southwestern view of the historic German Texan settlement of Cat Springs. In its present condition, large oaks and magnolias trees surround the house. It is located one and a half miles from the town square., L._A._and_Adelheid_Machemehl_House 2008-10-25T01:12:59Z The L. A. and Adelheid Machemehl House, a Texas Historical Landmark of the Texas Historical Commission, was built in the early 20th century. The house was a center of social activity for the German Texan community in Bellville, Texas. The Machemehl family and companions was brought to Texas by Johann Machemehl, (1816-1880), and his father, Michael Machemehl, in 1849. Once in Texas, they settled in the Bellville area of Austin County, Texas. Johann, university educated, was formerly the forester for the city of Annaberg in Saxony. His wife Henrietta (1814-1950) died in Texas in 1850 and is buried at the Machemehl Cemetery. Johann married twice more, had four more children, died in 1880 and is also buried at the Machemehl Cemetery. Johann's son Paul Machemehl,(1845-1932), is known for his participation in the passage to Mexico that numerous German Texans endured during the American Civil War. Documents located at the Eula and David Wintermann Library in Eagle Lake, Texas report that local German Texans were "discussing the hostility between the North and the South with Paul Machemehl of Bellville. Many Germans did not believe this was their fight and many joined Paul Machemehl. " Paul's son Louis A. Machemehl, (1881-1952), was a German Texan civic leader as well as a rancher and land and cattle broker. He married Aldelheid Reichardt (1882-1949) of Cat Springs. She was the daughter of Charles Reichardt (1852-1882), a Colorado County farmer who died a month before Aldeheid was born on August 24, 1882. Louis and Adelheid Machemehl's son, Charles W. Machemehl (1922-2005), served in the European theater as a forward observer. He received several medals including two Bronze Stars and a Silver Star. At the end of the war he had attained the rank of captain and was a member of the staff of General Matthew B. Ridgeway, 1st Allied Airborne Army In 1920, Louis A. Machemehl commissioned Houston architect, Alfred C. Finn, to design the L. A. and Adelheid Machemehl House in Bellville, Texas. The structure is a one and one and a half story house built in Airplane Bungalow style. The upstairs portion is set behind a large wrap-around porch. Many festivities and social occasions took place on that porch for the local community. These festivals including dances for the youth of the city to the music of a Victrola. The house has a southwestern view of the historic German Texan settlement of Cat Springs. In its present condition, large oaks and magnolias trees surround the house. It is located one and a half miles from the town square. The architect's original watercolor rendition and floor plans are in the archives of the Houston Public Library. The structure is recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark of the Texas Historical Commission. It was originally built for Louis A. Machemehl, his wife Adelheid Machemehl (d. 1949), and their five children (including Charles W. Machemehl). The landmark remained in the Machemehl family until 1953. | 0 |
Ølve | Ølve 2020-06-15T02:07:27Z Ølve is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Kvinnheradsfjorden in the western part of the municipality. It is the site of Ølve Church. Ølve is located near the border with Bjørnafjorden municipality, and it is across the water from Tysnes municipality. Ølve is a farming village, but it is also industrial. One of the main businesses in Ølve is Schat Harding, a major producer of lifeboats of the free fall type for boats and cruise ships over the whole world. , Ølve 2021-06-12T10:15:19Z Ølve is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Kvinnheradsfjorden in the western part of the municipality. It is the site of Ølve Church. Ølve is located near the border with Bjørnafjorden municipality, and it is across the water from Tysnes municipality. Ølve is a farming village, but it is also industrial. One of the main businesses in Ølve is Palfinger Safety AS, a major producer of lifeboats of the free fall type for boats and cruise ships over the entire world. Production of lifeboats is now taken over by Herde Kompositt AS, producer of Egget® for Hauge Aqua. | 0 |
Tom Kühnhackl | Tom Kühnhackl 2011-01-06T00:06:50Z Tom Kühnhackl (born January 21, 1992) is a German ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Windsor Spitfires of the major junior Ontario Hockey League. He has also played professionally for the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest German hockey league. He was a top-ranked prospect for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, ranked eighth among European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was selected 110th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kühnhackl was selected by the Spitfires twenty-fourth overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft and moved to North American for the 2010–11 season. His father, Erich, played hockey for West Germany, and was voted the German hockey player of the twentieth century. Kühnhackl was selected twenty-fourth overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft by the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. He intended to join the team for the 2009–10 OHL season, but a series of injuries kept him in Germany. In May, 2010 he signed a contract with the Spitfires to join the team for the 2010–11 OHL season. Ranked as the eighth best European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Kühnhackl was selected 110th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on June 26, 2010. Kühnhackl was happy to be drafted by Pittsburgh, as he listed the Penguins as his favourite team. Kühnhackl was born and raised in Landshut, Bavaria and first began to play hockey at the age of two. His father, Erich, played in the top German leagues from 1968 until 1989 and appeared in five Winter Olympics for West Germany. Tom is a life-long fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins; the team that drafted him in 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Tom Kühnhackl 2012-11-22T07:17:23Z Tom Kühnhackl (born January 21, 1992) is a German ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. He has also played professionally for the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest German hockey league. He was a top-ranked prospect for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, ranked eighth among European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was selected 110th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kühnhackl was selected by the Spitfires twenty-fourth overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft and moved to North American for the 2010–11 season. Kühnhackl played youth hockey for the Landshut Cannibals program for three seasons beginning in 2007 alongside Tobias Rieder who currently is also playing in the OHL. He made his professional debut during the 2008–09 season, playing 42 games with Landshut's professional team in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second-highest level in Germany. He debuted in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga during the 2009–10 season, playing four games with the Augsburger Panther scoring 4 goals for a total of 12 points. Kühnhackl was selected twenty-fourth overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft by the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. He intended to join the team for the 2009–10 OHL season, but a series of injuries kept him in Germany. In May, 2010 he signed a contract with the Spitfires to join the team for the 2010–11 OHL season. Ranked as the eighth best European skater of the 2010 draft class by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Kühnhackl was selected 110th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Kühnhackl was happy to be drafted by Pittsburgh, as he listed the Penguins as his favorite team. He has also represented Germany internationally, playing in the 2008 and 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, the 2009 and 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships, and the 2010 and 2011 IIHF World U20 Championships. On March 22, 2011 he signed a thee-year entry level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $1.83 million. Kühnhackl finished the 2010–11 season with 39 goals and 29 assists for 68 points in 63 games with Windsor. He played four games with the Spitfires to start the 2011–12 season, recording one goal and three assists, before he was traded, along with Windsor's second round choice in the 2013 CHL Import Draft, on November 2, 2011 to the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for Phillip De Giuseppe, Jaroslav Pavelka, Niagara’s 2nd round picks in 2012, 2014 and 2015, and Niagara’s 1st round pick in the 2013 CHL Import Draft. On November 4, 2011, Kühnhackl delivered an elbow to the head of Kitchener Rangers defencemen Ryan Murphy and was assessed a five-minute major for charging and game misconduct. In a website video, the Ontario Hockey League noted that Kühnhackl made contact with the opponent's head and hit a vulnerable, unsuspecting player. The OHL also considered the speed and distance travelled when making its decision and noted that Murphy was injured on the play. On November 8, 2011 OHL President David Branch announced Kühnhackl would be suspended for 20 games as a result of the hit. Kühnhackl was born and raised in Landshut, Bavaria and first began to play hockey at the age of two. His father, Erich, played in the top German leagues from 1968 until 1989 and appeared in five Winter Olympics for West Germany. Tom is a lifelong fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins; the team that drafted him in 2010 NHL Entry Draft. | 1 |
Heinz Lindner | Heinz Lindner 2015-01-13T20:47:34Z Heinz Lindner (born 17 July 1990) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Austria Wien and Austria. Lindner made his debut for the senior national team on 1 June 2012, in a 3–2 win over Ukraine in a friendly match. , Heinz Lindner 2016-06-19T08:06:03Z Heinz Lindner (born 17 July 1990) is an Austrian football goalkeeper who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt and the Austria national football team. Lindner started his career with the reserve team for Austria Wien where he made 32 appearances. He then went on to make 187 first team appearances. In January 2015, Lindner was about to transfer to La Liga club Córdoba, but the move fell through. Lindner instead agreed a transfer with German club Eintracht Frankfurt. Lindner made his debut for the senior national team on 1 June 2012, in a 3–2 win over Ukraine in a friendly match. | 1 |
Memo Rojas | Memo Rojas 2014-03-16T05:53:10Z Guillermo "Memo" Rojas, Jr. (born August 18, 1981) is a Mexican professional race car driver. Successful in American sports car racing, Rojas is a four-time series champion in the Rolex Sports Car Series and a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He is the first Mexican driver to win a major American racing championship. Rojas was born in 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is son of the Mexican driver Guillermo Rojas, Sr. Rojas began his racing career in 1993, racing karts; in 1996 he moved up to professional racing in the Mexican Formula Two series. Heading to the United States in 1997, he joined the Barber Dodge series, before returning to Mexico in 1998 to race for two years in the national Formula Three series. Returning to the United States in 2000, he spent two years racing in the American Formula Ford 2000 series, before moving up to the Barber Dodge Pro Series for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, claiming two wins during his time in the series, and finishing second in the series championship in 2003. He then graduated to the European Formula Renault series with DAMS in 2004, scoring two top-five finishes over the course of the year. In 2005 he returned to the United States, racing in the Toyota Atlantic championship series for a single race at the Fundidora park circuit in Monterrey. Switching from open-wheel racing to sports cars in 2007, Rojas joined Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in the Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series, as a teammate to Scott Pruett. Claiming his first win in the series in 2007, Rojas won his first 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race the following year with co-drivers Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti. The victory propelled Rojas and Pruett to the Rolex Sports Car Series championship that year, setting a series record for the most victories in a season with six wins over the course of the year. In 2009, Rojas would finish second in the Rolex Sports Car Series championship standings, only six points out of first place at the end of the year, before returning in 2010 to once again win the series championship partnered with Pruett. Over the course of the year Rojas set another series record for most victories in a season with nine, and finished on the podium eleven times in twelve races. Rojas' 2011 season started with a co-victory, partnered with Pruett, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand, in the 24 Hours of Daytona, his second win in the event. On the 51st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 26–27, 2013 Memo Rojas got the first place, winning his third 24 Hours of Daytona, along with his co-drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Charlie Kimball. ♯ Did not complete 30 minutes drive time. No driver's points awarded. , Memo Rojas 2015-11-28T05:57:20Z Guillermo "Memo" Rojas, Jr. (born August 18, 1979) is a Mexican professional race car driver. Successful in American sports car racing, Rojas is a four-time series champion in the Rolex Sports Car Series and a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He is the first Mexican driver to win a major American racing championship. Rojas was born in 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is son of the Mexican driver Guillermo Rojas, Sr. Rojas began his racing career in 1993, racing karts; in 1996 he moved up to professional racing in the Mexican Formula Two series. Heading to the United States in 1997, he joined the Barber Dodge series, before returning to Mexico in 1998 to race for two years in the national Formula Three series. Returning to the United States in 2000, he spent two years racing in the American Formula Ford 2000 series, before moving up to the Barber Dodge Pro Series for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, claiming two wins during his time in the series, and finishing second in the series championship in 2003. He then graduated to the European Formula Renault series with DAMS in 2004, scoring two top-five finishes over the course of the year. In 2005 he returned to the United States, racing in the Toyota Atlantic championship series for a single race at the Fundidora park circuit in Monterrey. Switching from open-wheel racing to sports cars in 2007, Rojas joined Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in the Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series, as a teammate to Scott Pruett. Claiming his first win in the series in 2007, Rojas won his first 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race the following year with co-drivers Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti. The victory propelled Rojas and Pruett to the Rolex Sports Car Series championship that year, setting a series record for the most victories in a season with six wins over the course of the year. In 2009, Rojas would finish second in the Rolex Sports Car Series championship standings, only six points out of first place at the end of the year, before returning in 2010 to once again win the series championship partnered with Pruett. Over the course of the year Rojas set another series record for most victories in a season with nine, and finished on the podium eleven times in twelve races. Rojas' 2011 season started with a co-victory, partnered with Pruett, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand, in the 24 Hours of Daytona, his second win in the event. On the 51st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 26–27, 2013 Memo Rojas got the first place, winning his third 24 Hours of Daytona, along with his co-drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Charlie Kimball. On the 62nd edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 15, 2014 Memo Rojas Jr., from Telmex Ganassi Riley Mk XXVI-Ford EcoBoost DP team won the second round of the new United SportsCar Championship by just under five seconds as nine cars in the Prototype class finished on the lead lap. A long with his co-drivers Scott Pruett and Marino Franchitti, Rojas Jr., become the first Mexican to achieve a victory in the second most important endurance race in the United States. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap) (key) ♯ Did not complete 30 minutes drive time. No driver's points awarded. | 1 |
Diindenoperylene | Diindenoperylene 2010-11-03T07:15:36Z Diindenoperylene (DIP) is an organic semiconductor which receives attention because of its potential application in optoelectronics (solar cells, OLEDs) and electronics (RFID tags). DIP is a planar perylene derivative with two indeno-groups attached to opposite sides of the perylene core. Its chemical formula is C32H16, the full chemical name is diindenoperylene. Its chemical synthesis has been described. The molecular weight is 400. 48 g/mol, the dimensions of the molecule in its plane are ~18. 4×7 Å. and its sublimation temperature is above 330 °C. It is non-polar and therefore only slightly soluble, for example in acetone. DIP is a red dye and has been used as active material for optical recording. Because of its ‘perylene-type’ optical emission in the visible spectrum, it has also been used in organic light emitting diodes. Organic field effect transistors of DIP have been studied. The charge carrier mobility achieved was up to 0. 1 cm²/(V·s) for thin film transistors with silicon oxide as gate dielectric, making DIP a good candidate for further optimisation. The structure of bulk DIP crystals has recently been studied by Pflaum et al. , who found two distinct phases at room temperature and at temperatures above 160 °C. In thin films for growth ‘near equilibrium’ (at substrate temperature of about 130 °C) by organic molecular beam deposition (OMBD), DIP has been shown to order very well. The structure of thin DIP films has been characterized ‘post-growth’, with structures differing from the room-temperature bulk structure. These thin-film structures depend on the substrate used, and also on the substrate temperature during growth. , Diindenoperylene 2012-05-08T10:49:03Z Diindenoperylene (DIP) is an organic semiconductor which receives attention because of its potential application in optoelectronics (solar cells, OLEDs) and electronics (RFID tags). DIP is a planar perylene derivative with two indeno-groups attached to opposite sides of the perylene core. Its chemical formula is C32H16, the full chemical name is diindenoperylene. Its chemical synthesis has been described. The molecular weight is 400. 48 g/mol, the dimensions of the molecule in its plane are ~18. 4×7 Å. and its sublimation temperature is above 330 °C. It is non-polar and therefore only slightly soluble, for example in acetone. DIP is a red dye and has been used as active material for optical recording. Because of its ‘perylene-type’ optical emission in the visible spectrum, it has also been used in organic light emitting diodes. Organic field effect transistors of DIP have been studied. The charge carrier mobility achieved was up to 0. 1 cm²/(V·s) for thin film transistors with silicon dioxide as gate dielectric, making DIP a good candidate for further optimisation. The structure of bulk DIP crystals has recently been studied by Pflaum et al. , who found two distinct phases at room temperature and at temperatures above 160 °C. In thin films for growth ‘near equilibrium’ (at substrate temperature of about 130 °C) by organic molecular beam deposition (OMBD), DIP has been shown to order very well. The structure of thin DIP films has been characterized ‘post-growth’, with structures differing from the room-temperature bulk structure. These thin-film structures depend on the substrate used, and also on the substrate temperature during growth. | 0 |
3_Knocks | 3_Knocks 2008-08-12T17:58:26Z 3 Knocks is the first and only studio album by Australian ambient band, Pendulum. The album was released in 1997, and consisted of two discs. The first disc, called Well Being, contained new material, while the second disc, Exploitation, contained songs released in earlier years (1994 through 1996). Not long after the album was released, the band split up. Well Being, included their biggest single "Coma", which was released later in 1997 and included samples from the movie Coming to America. The song ranked 32 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997. Exploitation included their track "Awesome Party", which samples the character Milton from the movie Wayne's World 2., 3_Knocks 2010-01-15T09:35:47Z 3 Knocks is the only studio album by Australian ambient band, Pendulum. The album was released in 1997, and consisted of two discs. The first disc, called Well Being, contained new material, while the second disc, Exploitation, contained songs released in earlier years (1994 through 1996). Not long after the album was released, the band split up. Well Being, included their biggest single "Coma (Pendulum Song)", which was released later in 1997 and included samples from the movie Coming to America, A Clockwork Orange, and Natural Born Killers with lyrics also quoting Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. The song ranked 32 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 and peaked at #46 on the ARIA Singles chart in August 1997. Exploitation included their track "Awesome Party", which samples the character Milton from the movie Wayne's World 2. | 0 |
Paul Coutts | Paul Coutts 2015-01-23T16:47:26Z Paul Alexander Coutts (born 22 July 1988 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Derby County in the Football League Championship. He played for Cove Rangers in the Highland Football League before a transfer to England with Peterborough United in 2008. Coutts was then transferred to Preston North End in 2010 before joining Derby in 2012. He has represented the Scotland under-21 team. Coutts started his football career at Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen as a youth player from aged 10, the club he supported as a boy before he was released by the club aged 16 because the club thought he was too small to play professional football. Coutts this move as a "a big blow to be told by Aberdeen that I wouldn't be getting a contract but it was also a blessing in disguise." In 2005, Coutts then moved into the Scottish Highland Football League with his local senior club, Cove Rangers F.C. When at Cove Rangers he also had a full-time job working in the oil industry, When at Cove, Coutts work and football clashed with Coutts stating that, " I didn't go on the rigs but I probably would have done if I hadn't made it as a footballer. It was hard work doing a full-time job and then dashing off to training a couple of nights a week or for midweek games. Combining the two things can be pretty tiring. I did it for about a year and it was quite a tough time but I was about 17 or 18 and full of energy. Looking back, it was a good learning curve for me." During his time at Cove Rangers he was a part of their Highland Football League title winning season, he also won the Highland Football League "Player of the Year" award in the same season. Cove's chairman Keith Moorhouse that was Coutts second season at the club "was absolutely outstanding, head and shoulders the best player in the league. He worked really hard on his upper-body strength and started to boss games." The captain of the club Kevin Tindall said that Coutts "had a good head on his shoulders. He listened to the senior players and the manager but he also had confidence in his own ability As centre-half at the time, Paul played in front of me and it was a joy to just give him the ball. We knew he would get a chance in the professional game." Coutts then joined Peterborough United on a three-year deal in July 2008 for a nominal fee after impressing with his ball control during a trial period with the club, which involved playing an hour during each of two pre-season friendlies, against a Liverpool XI and Stevenage Borough. Coutts made his professional debut for Peterborough as a substitute in Peterborough's 5–4 win over Bristol Rovers, and had his first start the following game against local rivals Northampton Town, a 1–1 draw. In Coutts' first season with Peterborough, he made 37 league appearances and 4 FA Cup appearances as well as a Football League Trophy appearance as The Posh gained promotion to the Championship. On the 2008–09 season, Coutts said "I came from playing non-league in Scotland to winning promotion at Peterborough in one season, so that was probably the biggest jump for me so far." In the 2009–10 season, Coutts made 16 Championship appearances the following season, with 1 game in the FA Cup and League Cup before attracting the interest of Preston North End in January 2010. after Ferguson took over from Alan Irvine. Ferguson was sacked by Peterborough and replaced by Mark Cooper in November 2009. Cooper said the interest in the player was expected and Coutts was later left out of the Peterborough match day squad that played against Sheffield Wednesday on 23 January 2010, Cooper later denied unrest in the dressing room after several Posh players wanted to join Preston. Cooper was sacked by the club on 1 February 2010, as the rumours of Coutts rejoining Ferguson at Preston intensified. Coutts signed a deal with Preston North End in February 2010 when former Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson was in charge at the central Lancashire club. Coutts was a first team regular under Ferguson and Phil Brown, as Preston were relegated in League One in the 2010–11 season. Preston also turned down a bid from Coutts former club Peterborough United in August 2011, who had been promoted back to the Championship under Ferguson's management. In December 2011, Coutts was named the club captain as Graham Alexander took up a coaching role after Brown's was sacked as team manager and retained the role under new manager Graham Westley who took over in January 2012. However, on 3 February 2012 he was stripped of the Preston captaincy by Westley who was unimpressed by the Scotmans attitude. Later on in the month, former club Peterborough United dismissed interest in a loan move for the player. Coutts did remain as a regular in the team until the end of the season. On 20 February 2012, Coutts goal against Colchester United on 6 August 2011 was one of the five nominees for the 2011 Football League Goal of Year award selected out of a shortlist of 10 by Soccer AM viewers for the 2012 Football League Awards. The award winners were announced on 11 March 2012 and Coutts lost on the award to Cardiff City's Peter Whittingham's goal against Barnsley in the Championship which was scored on 13 March 2011. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Coutts along with 7 other players was told by the manager via SMS not to report to pre-season training as he was not in Westley's plans. Coutts had turned down a move to Peterborough United and was attracting interest from Championship clubs Derby County and Birmingham City. Chairman Peter Ridsdale stated that Derby's interest was "an enquiry at this stage rather than an offer." On 12 July 2012, Coutts began talks with Derby County with a deal being reported as close to being completed on 13 July 2012. On 14 July 2012, Coutts joined Derby County on a three-year contract, joining up with Scotland team mate Craig Bryson. The fee for the player was speculated be to £150,000. On his move to Derby, Coutts said "This is a big move for me," he said. "I have had a few big moves along the way in terms of stepping up, and this is another one. Hopefully, I can take it in my stride. I have played in the Championship for a few seasons, so I know what it's about. It is a big step but I feel I am at a stage in my career where I can deal with it and the lads here at Derby have been great. They have made me feel welcome." He also said that his early days at semi-professional Cove Rangers made him grateful for professional career "When I look back, it certainly makes me appreciate how lucky I am to be playing football professionally and I will never take it for granted. When you have seen the other side of it, and what you could be doing, you are grateful to have the chance to go into work every day and play football." Coutts made his Derby debut against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup, a game which Derby drew 5–5 after extra-time but went on to lose 6–7 on penalties. Coutts made his league début for Derby in the first game of the season, a 2–2 draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday, providing an assist for the second Derby goal. Coutts added to his assist total by creating two more goals in Derby's 5–1 win over Watford on 1 September. Coutts scored his first goal for the club in Derby's 2–2 draw at Middlesbrough on 3 October 2012. Coutts remained a regular in the starting eleven in the early part of the season, with Coutts saying in the December interview that Derby had the capabilities to beat anyone in the league. Coutts remained a fixture in the Derby starting eleven and scored his second goal of the season in Derby's 2–1 win at Leeds United on 1 April. He was named the 37th best player in the 2012–13 Football League Championship by the Actim Index. Coutts 2013–14 pre-season was disrupted by injury and in late September, he dislocated a knee in a match against Leicester City and was expected to take at least five months to recover. Coutts was called up to the Scotland under-21 side for the first time in November 2008, for the friendly against Northern Ireland under-21 on 18 November 2008. Coutts made his debut in the game, which Scotland lost 3–1. Coutts was capped 8 times by Scotland U21, with his final appearance being on 11 October 2010, a 2–1 defeat in the second leg of the 2011 European under-21 Championship qualifying play-off against Icleand under-21, Scotland lost 4–2 on aggregate and missed out on qualifying for the main tournament. , Paul Coutts 2016-12-16T01:05:24Z Paul Alexander Coutts (born 22 July 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Sheffield United. He played for Cove Rangers in the Highland Football League before a transfer to England with Peterborough United in 2008. Coutts was then transferred to Preston North End in 2010 before joining Derby in 2012. He has represented the Scotland under-21 team. Born in Aberdeen, Coutts started his football career at Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen as a youth player from aged 10, the club he supported as a boy before he was released by the club aged 16 because the club thought he was too small to play professional football. Coutts said this move was "a big blow to be told by Aberdeen that I wouldn't be getting a contract but it was also a blessing in disguise." In 2005, Coutts then moved into the Scottish Highland Football League with his local senior club, Cove Rangers F.C. When at Cove Rangers he also had a full-time job working in the oil industry, When at Cove, Coutts' work and football clashed with Coutts stating that, " I didn't go on the rigs but I probably would have done if I hadn't made it as a footballer. It was hard work doing a full-time job and then dashing off to training a couple of nights a week or for midweek games. Combining the two things can be pretty tiring. I did it for about a year and it was quite a tough time but I was about 17 or 18 and full of energy. Looking back, it was a good learning curve for me." During his time at Cove Rangers he was a part of their Highland Football League title winning season, he also won the Highland Football League "Player of the Year" award in the same season. Cove's chairman Keith Moorhouse that was Coutts second season at the club "was absolutely outstanding, head and shoulders the best player in the league. He worked really hard on his upper-body strength and started to boss games." The captain of the club Kevin Tindall said that Coutts "had a good head on his shoulders. He listened to the senior players and the manager but he also had confidence in his own ability As centre-half at the time, Paul played in front of me and it was a joy to just give him the ball. We knew he would get a chance in the professional game." Coutts then joined Peterborough United on a three-year deal in July 2008 for a nominal fee after impressing with his ball control during a trial period with the club, which involved playing an hour during each of two pre-season friendlies, against a Liverpool XI and Stevenage Borough. Coutts made his professional debut for Peterborough as a substitute in Peterborough's 5–4 win over Bristol Rovers, and had his first start the following game against local rivals Northampton Town, a 1–1 draw. In Coutts' first season with Peterborough, he made 37 league appearances and 4 FA Cup appearances as well as a Football League Trophy appearance as The Posh gained promotion to the Championship. On the 2008–09 season, Coutts said "I came from playing non-league in Scotland to winning promotion at Peterborough in one season, so that was probably the biggest jump for me so far." In the 2009–10 season, Coutts made 16 Championship appearances the following season, with 1 game in the FA Cup and League Cup before attracting the interest of Preston North End in January 2010. after Ferguson took over from Alan Irvine. Ferguson was sacked by Peterborough and replaced by Mark Cooper in November 2009. Cooper said the interest in the player was expected and Coutts was later left out of the Peterborough match day squad that played against Sheffield Wednesday on 23 January 2010, Cooper later denied unrest in the dressing room after several Posh players wanted to join Preston. Cooper was sacked by the club on 1 February 2010, as the rumours of Coutts rejoining Ferguson at Preston intensified. Coutts signed a deal with Preston North End in February 2010 when former Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson was in charge at the central Lancashire club. Coutts was a first team regular under Ferguson and Phil Brown, as Preston were relegated in League One in the 2010–11 season. Preston also turned down a bid from Coutts former club Peterborough United in August 2011, who had been promoted back to the Championship under Ferguson's management. In December 2011, Coutts was named the club captain as Graham Alexander took up a coaching role after Brown's was sacked as team manager and retained the role under new manager Graham Westley who took over in January 2012. However, on 3 February 2012 he was stripped of the Preston captaincy by Westley who was unimpressed by the Scotmans attitude. Later on in the month, former club Peterborough United dismissed interest in a loan move for the player. Coutts did remain as a regular in the team until the end of the season. On 20 February 2012, Coutts goal against Colchester United on 6 August 2011 was one of the five nominees for the 2011 Football League Goal of Year award selected out of a shortlist of 10 by Soccer AM viewers for the 2012 Football League Awards. The award winners were announced on 11 March 2012 and Coutts lost on the award to Cardiff City's Peter Whittingham's goal against Barnsley in the Championship which was scored on 13 March 2011. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Coutts along with 7 other players was told by the manager via SMS not to report to pre-season training as he was not in Westley's plans. Coutts had turned down a move to Peterborough United and was attracting interest from Championship clubs Derby County and Birmingham City. Chairman Peter Ridsdale stated that Derby's interest was "an enquiry at this stage rather than an offer." On 12 July 2012, Coutts began talks with Derby County with a deal being reported as close to being completed on 13 July 2012. On 14 July 2012, Coutts joined Derby County on a three-year contract, joining up with Scotland team mate Craig Bryson. The fee for the player was speculated be to £150,000. On his move to Derby, Coutts said "This is a big move for me," he said. "I have had a few big moves along the way in terms of stepping up, and this is another one. Hopefully, I can take it in my stride. I have played in the Championship for a few seasons, so I know what it's about. It is a big step but I feel I am at a stage in my career where I can deal with it and the lads here at Derby have been great. They have made me feel welcome." He also said that his early days at semi-professional Cove Rangers made him grateful for professional career "When I look back, it certainly makes me appreciate how lucky I am to be playing football professionally and I will never take it for granted. When you have seen the other side of it, and what you could be doing, you are grateful to have the chance to go into work every day and play football." Coutts made his Derby debut against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup, a game which Derby drew 5–5 after extra-time but went on to lose 6–7 on penalties. Coutts made his league début for Derby in the first game of the season, a 2–2 draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday, providing an assist for the second Derby goal. Coutts added to his assist total by creating two more goals in Derby's 5–1 win over Watford on 1 September. Coutts scored his first goal for the club in Derby's 2–2 draw at Middlesbrough on 3 October 2012. Coutts remained a regular in the starting eleven in the early part of the season, with Coutts saying in the December interview that Derby had the capabilities to beat anyone in the league. Coutts remained a fixture in the Derby starting eleven and scored his second goal of the season in Derby's 2–1 win at Leeds United on 1 April. He was named the 37th best player in the 2012–13 Football League Championship by the Actim Index. Coutts 2013–14 pre-season was disrupted by injury and in late September, he dislocated a knee in a match against Leicester City and was expected to take at least five months to recover. On 23 January 2015, Coutts signed for Sheffield United on an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until summer 2017. On the same day Derby County team mate Kieron Freeman also joined the Blades on a free transfer, both linking up with former manager Nigel Clough. He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in an EFL Trophy tie against Walsall on 4 October 2016. Coutts was called up to the Scotland under-21 side for the first time in November 2008, for the friendly against Northern Ireland under-21 on 18 November 2008. Coutts made his debut in the game, which Scotland lost 3–1. Coutts was capped 8 times by Scotland U21, with his final appearance being on 11 October 2010, a 2–1 defeat in the second leg of the 2011 European under-21 Championship qualifying play-off against Iceland under-21, Scotland lost 4–2 on aggregate and missed out on qualifying for the main tournament. | 1 |
Appukutty | Appukutty 2013-02-01T13:52:52Z Appukutty (born Sivabalan) is an Indian actor, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He became recognized following his performance in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. His role as Azhagarsami in Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai was praised by film critics and fetched him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appukutty hails from a village Nathan Kinaru in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. He moved to Chennai in 1994, initially in search of a job for survival only. He was working as a cleaner in hotels, when he was spotted by film personalities and received acting offers from them. He then began acting in small character roles. In an interview in 2011, he stated that he always wanted to be a comedian and that he had appeared in several minor roles for over 17 years, before gaining recognition in Suseenthiran's Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. Suseenthiran went on to cast him in the lead role in his comedy drama film Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai (2011). For his performance in the film, Appukutty won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, while the film was named the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesame Entertainment of 2011. In 2011 he also appeared in an important role in the film Kullanari Koottam and played a character role in Mohanlal's 300th film Snehaveedu. He is currently acting in Mannaru. , Appukutty 2014-11-20T19:30:59Z Appukutty is an Indian actor, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He became recognized following his performance in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. His role as Azhagarsami in Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai was praised by film critics and fetched him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appukutty hails from a village Nathan Kinaru in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. He moved to Chennai in 1994, initially in search of a job for survival only. He was working as a cleaner in hotels, when he was spotted by film personalities and received acting offers from them. He then began acting in small character roles. In an interview in 2011, he stated that he always wanted to be a comedian and that he had appeared in several minor roles for over 17 years, before gaining recognition in Suseenthiran's Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. Suseenthiran went on to cast him in the lead role in his comedy drama film Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai (2011). For his performance in the film, Appukutty won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, while the film was named the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesame Entertainment of 2011. In 2011 he also appeared in an important role in the film Kullanari Koottam and played a character role in Mohanlal's 300th film Snehaveedu. He is currently acting in Mannaru. | 1 |
Ram Kapoor | Ram Kapoor 2014-01-05T07:51:56Z Ram Kapoor (; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian television actor noted particularly for his portrayal of Jai Walia on Kasamh Se and for his character, Ram Kapoor, in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. He rose to prominence as the host of Rakhi Ka Swayamwar. He is the only actor to win the Indian Telly Awards for best actor consecutively (in 2006, 2007 and 2008). Kapoor has received numerous awards, recognition and acclaim for his work in Indian television. Kapoor has acted in five Hindi movies in supporting roles. Ram Kapoor was born into a Punjabi Khatri family in New Delhi, India, to Anil Kapoor, an advertising and marketing executive and Rita Kapoor a homemaker. He grew up in Mumbai, India, where his family moved soon after his birth. Ram has a younger sister, Aruna. Kapoor attended the reputed private Scottish High School in Mumbai. He spent his formative years at Sherwood College, a well-known boarding school in Nainital, where he excelled in sports, swimming, volleyball and tennis. At Sherwood College Kapoor was introduced to acting, when as a challenge and an order from his head captain he auditioned for the annual school theatrical production of Charley's Aunt and performed the lead role. Under the direction and tutelage of Amir Raza Hussein Kapoor found his career path and realized his love for acting. Kapoor had his education after the 10th board exams in Kodaikanal International School. After his graduation Kapoor decided to join the entertainment industry and left for Los Angeles in the United States with the intention of joining UCLA to study film making. But it was his love for acting that compelled him to join a Stanislavski acting academy in Los Angeles where Kapoor successfully graduated. Kapoor’s mother was his biggest support, but his father doubted his commitment as he wanted Ram to follow in his footsteps and join the corporate world. To prove to his father wrong Kapoor attended the Stanislavski School of Method Acting for six months, before he informed his parents that he was attending acting school and not UCLA. To support himself financially Kapoor did odd jobs which included selling cars, credit cards, cable subscriptions and working at Starbucks. The classically trained Ram Kapoor made his on screen debut with a critically acclaimed television serial called Nyay (1997), directed by Sudhir Mishra. Though the show did not gain popular recognition, Kapoor’s work was appreciated and he took up three more shows Heena (1998), Sangharsh (1999) in the same year he was offered a part in Kavita (2000). In 2000 Kapoor acted in Ghar Ek Mandir. Kapoor opted out of two shows, Kavita and Sangharsh. By then Heena had aired its last episode. Kapoor worked with Amir Raza Hussein once again in The Fifty Days of War-Kargil which ran for 10 days in New Delhi as a tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War. Ram played five characters. This was his first and only theater experience. In 2001 Kapoor was seen on Zee TV’s show Rishtey, in the serial Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai and a cameo appearance in Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding. He appeared in Dhadkan (2003) and was seen in Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak. Kapoor followed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi with Bali (2004), a telefilm in which he played Prithvi Singh. In 2005 Kapoor was seen in three Hindi movies — Devaki, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow and Missed Call. Devaki highlighted the plight of women in urban and rural India, comparing the similarities of their fate. Missed Call received polarized reactions at the film festivals. At the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles the movie was critically appreciated and the critics called it strikingly original and darkly humorous. However, at the Cannes Film Festival it was a critical and general failure. In 2006, Kapoor got his breakthrough role of Jay Walia in Ekta Kapoor's Kasamh Se on Zee TV. He played the role of Male protagonist Jay Walia, who is a suave, wealthy business tycoon who marries his employee Bani and eventually falls in love with her. It acted like a milestone for his career as he quickly stole the limelight for the role. His acting was appreciated by viewers as well as TV critics. His chemistry with costar Prachi Desai was also well appreciated by the audience. He received a lot of appreciation and recognition for his role of Jay Walia in the serial and the role made him one of the best actor of Indian television. Since January 2006, Kasamh Se is giving consistent good TRPs and is the top show of the channel. In 2009 Kasamh Se ended its three-year reign. In 2007, Kapoor was chosen to play the cameo in Ekta Kapoor's path breking saga Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus as Jas Thakral. Ekta Kapoor herself made it clear that the role would be the most different role ever seen on Indian Television. Though the role was a different and most hyped but did not click with the audience. To avoid being typecast in roles similar to Jai Walia, Kapoor opted for Basera. The show launched on 17 August 2009 on NDTV Imagine and opened in the top 100 on the TRP chart. 2009 also saw Kapoor participate in two reality shows: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as a participant and Rakhi Ka Swayamwar as a host. Due to the commercial success of Swayamwar 1 (Rakhi Ka Swayamwar), Kapoor was reassigned to host Swayamwar 2 (Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega). He appeared in Swayamwar 3 (Ratan Ka Rishta) as a part-time host, whenever Hiten Tejwani was unable to appear. Kapoor has also appeared in minor roles in two films in 2010. The first was the commercial Karthik Calling Karthik, starring Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone with Kapoor playing the role of Kamath. The second, Udaan, was a Parallel Cinema directed by Vikrmaditya Motwane and under the banner of award-winning filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. In 2011, he starred in the show Bade Achhe Lagte Hain in the role of Ram Kapoor for which he won Best Jodi at The Global Indian Film and TV Honours. In 2011 and 2012, Kapoor also enacted small role in the Bollywood films Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! , Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Udaan, Karthik Calling Karthik, Agent Vinod, Student of the Year, Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Mai that made him a known and active face in Hindi film industry. In 2013, he is a host in the TV reality show Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki. Award for Best Actor, Ram Kapoor 2015-12-17T14:58:43Z Ram Kapoor (; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian television actor. He portrayed Jai Walia in Kasamh Se, the character Ram Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, and hosted Rakhi Ka Swayamwar. He won the Indian Telly Awards for best actor consecutively (in 2006, 2007 and 2008). He spent his formative years at Sherwood College, Nainital. At Sherwood College, Kapoor was introduced to acting, when as a challenge and an order from his head captain he auditioned for the annual school theatrical production of Charley's Aunt and performed the lead role. Under the direction and tutelage of Amir Raza Hussein Kapoor found his career path and realised his love for acting. After completing his 10th board exams, Kapoor studied at the Kodaikanal International School. After his graduation, Kapoor decided to join the entertainment industry and left for Los Angeles in the United States with the intention of joining UCLA to study film making but joined a Stanislavski acting academy in Los Angeles. Kapoor made his on screen debut with the television serial Nyay (1997). He took up three more shows Heena (1998), Sangharsh (1999) in the same year he was offered a part in Kavita (2000). In 2000 Kapoor acted in Ghar Ek Mandir. Kapoor worked with Amir Raza Hussein once again in the play The Fifty Days of War-Kargil which ran for 10 days in New Delhi as a tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War. Ram played five characters. In 2001 Kapoor acted in Rishtey, in the serial Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai and a cameo appearance in Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding. He appeared in Dhadkan (2003) and Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak', followed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi with Bali (2004), a telefilm in which he played Prithvi Singh. In 2005 Kapoor's Hindi movies were Devaki, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow and Missed Call. Kapoor opted for Basera. Kapoor participated in two reality shows: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' as a participant'i and Rakhi Ka Swayamwar as a host. Kapoor appeared in minor roles in two films in 2010. The first was the commercial Karthik Calling Karthik, with Kapoor playing the role of Kamath. The second, Udaan, was a Parallel Cinema directed by Vikrmaditya Motwane and under the banner of Anurag Kashyap. In 2011, he starred in the show Bade Achhe Lagte Hain in the role of Ram Kapoor. He appeared in Bollywood movies Agent Vinod (2012), Student Of The Year (2013) and Humshakals (2014). Award for Best Actor Award for Stellar Performer | 1 |
Salman_Sharida | Salman_Sharida 2009-09-19T23:15:36Z Salman Ahmed Sharida is a football coach and a former Bahraini international footballer. He represented Bahrain during the Asian Games in 1974. He became a coach, and managed the Bahrain national football team for a period of time. With a deal between the Bahrain and Pakistan on closer cooperation on football, he took charge of the Pakistan national football team from late 2005 with his first assignment being the South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005. Sharida employed attacking tactics and won his first match, with a 1-0 victory against Sri Lanka. This was followed by a win and a draw against Afghanistan and the Maldives respectively. In the semis, Pakistan lost to Bangladesh 1-0. Within two weeks of the defeat, Sharida had to face Bangladesh again over two legs for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification in a pre-qualifying round, losing 1-0 on aggregate. Sri Lanka pulled out of the Asian Cup qualification, meaning Pakistan were given the spot instead. Pakistan were placed in Group C alongside Jordan, Oman and UAE. He with the PFF arranged a friendly against Palestine before the first match with Jordan. Pakistan lost both the friendly and the qualifier. In April, Pakistan played in the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup in Group D. He helped create an upset when Pakistan beat Kyrgyzstan 1-0, curtsy of a Muhammad Essa goal. They were unable to repeat that feat against Tajikistan, and then needing a win against one of the weakest teams in Asia to qualify, they were unable to beat Macao with the match ending 2-2. Despite the inconsistency shown, it was an improvement on previous performances by the national team. Between August and September, Pakistan fell to two heavy defeats in the Asia Cup qualifiers against Oman. They then lost to Jordan 3-0. In the final qualifier against the UAE in November, Sharida still stuck with the attacking football and Pakistan took a surprise lead thanks to Naveed Akram. After the break, UAE levelled and then took the lead, but Pakistan hit back with a Tanveer Ahmed header. Though they eventually lost 3-2, it was seen as a good result for Pakistan. Just after that, he coached Pakistan in the 2006 Asian Games. There they lost to Japan 3-2, then lost to North Korea 1-0 and finally fell to another loss, this time to Syria 2-0. As Pakistan were expected to lose heavily to all three teams, this was seen as another step up. Their spirited attacking game that Sharida introduced was allowing Pakistan to become more competitive. In 2007, he was to coach Pakistan for the Olympic Preliminaries against Singapore. Singapore were favourates to go through to the next round, but Pakistan defeated them 2-1 in the away leg and then came from 2-0 down to beat them 3-2 at home. However, just before the first qualifying group stage matches, his relationship with the PFF turned sour when a pay dispute caused Salman to return to Bahrain, with just under 2 years of his contract remaining. He now manages Muharraq Club and coached them to win AFC Cup 2008. This biographical article related to Bahraini association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Salman_Sharida 2011-02-11T22:47:09Z Salman Ahmed Sharida is a football coach and a former Bahraini international footballer. He represented Bahrain during the Asian Games in 1974. He became a coach, and managed the Bahrain national football team for a period of time. With a deal between the Bahrain and Pakistan on closer cooperation on football, he took charge of the Pakistan national football team from late 2005 with his first assignment being the South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005. Sharida employed attacking tactics and won his first match, with a 1-0 victory against Sri Lanka. This was followed by a win and a draw against Afghanistan and the Maldives respectively. In the semis, Pakistan lost to Bangladesh 1-0. Within two weeks of the defeat, Sharida had to face Bangladesh again over two legs for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification in a pre-qualifying round, losing 1-0 on aggregate. Sri Lanka pulled out of the Asian Cup qualification, meaning Pakistan were given the spot instead. Pakistan were placed in Group C alongside Jordan, Oman and UAE. He with the PFF arranged a friendly against Palestine before the first match with Jordan. Pakistan lost both the friendly and the qualifier. In April, Pakistan played in the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup in Group D. He helped create an upset when Pakistan beat Kyrgyzstan 1-0, curtsy of a Muhammad Essa goal. They were unable to repeat that feat against Tajikistan, and then needing a win against one of the weakest teams in Asia to qualify, they were unable to beat Macao with the match ending 2-2. Despite the inconsistency shown, it was an improvement on previous performances by the national team. Between August and September, Pakistan fell to two heavy defeats in the Asia Cup qualifiers against Oman. They then lost to Jordan 3-0. In the final qualifier against the UAE in November, Sharida still stuck with the attacking football and Pakistan took a surprise lead thanks to Naveed Akram. After the break, UAE levelled and then took the lead, but Pakistan hit back with a Tanveer Ahmed header. Though they eventually lost 3-2, it was seen as a good result for Pakistan. Just after that, he coached Pakistan in the 2006 Asian Games. There they lost to Japan 3-2, then lost to North Korea 1-0 and finally fell to another loss, this time to Syria 2-0. As Pakistan were expected to lose heavily to all three teams, this was seen as another step up. Their spirited attacking game that Sharida introduced was allowing Pakistan to become more competitive. In 2007, he was to coach Pakistan for the Olympic Preliminaries against Singapore. Singapore were favourates to go through to the next round, but Pakistan defeated them 2-1 in the away leg and then came from 2-0 down to beat them 3-2 at home. However, just before the first qualifying group stage matches, his relationship with the PFF turned sour when a pay dispute caused Salman to return to Bahrain, with just under 2 years of his contract remaining. He now managed Muharraq Club and coached them to win AFC Cup 2008. He now managed the Al-Arabi club in Umm al-Quwain, UAE. He has signed as the coach of the Bahraini national team. | 0 |
Max Gradel | Max Gradel 2011-01-04T19:01:42Z Max-Alain "Max" Gradel (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Leeds United. He is comfortable playing on either side on the wing or as a second striker. Gradel was a product of the academy at Leicester City. He receieved his first call up to the Côte d'Ivoire national team in November 2010. A product of the Leicester City youth academy, the winger was given a squad number for the 2007–08 season. On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Leicester along with seven other players, including Eric Odhiambo, Andy King and Carl Pentney. On 6 August, manager Martin Allen made Gradel and Conrad Logan available for loan for the forthcoming season. On 9 August 2007 Gradel joined Bournemouth on an initial one-month loan, which was extended for the season on transfer deadline day (31 August). However, he was unable to play as many games with the Cherries as he had hoped due to the death of his mother in early October. As a result, he was told by Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond that he could take all the time he needed to return to England. He returned to Leicester early on 3 January 2008, although Bond stated he wanted to take him back to Bournemouth on loan again, a move which was completed for the rest of the season on 11 January. Gradel's form at Bournemouth earned him a new three-year deal at Leicester, which he signed on 6 February. He made his league debut for Leicester against Milton Keynes Dons (MK Dons) on 9 August 2008, setting up a goal as Leicester won 2–0 at the Walkers Stadium. On 14 August, Gradel signed a new contract that would last until June 2012. He scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace on 14 January 2009, and his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against MK Dons on February 28, scoring an equalising free-kick at injury time. His free kick away at MK Dons won the Goal of the Season award at the Leicester City Supporters Club Awards on 23 April. Gradel made 32 appearances in all competitions as Leicester secured their promotion as league champions. Since Leicester won promotion to the Championship, Gradel was limited to just one appearance in the League Cup. Summer signings Dany N'Guessan and Paul Gallagher were given the nod ahead of Gradel at the start of the 2009–10 season and he was unable to displace them. On 19 October 2009, Gradel joined Leeds United on loan for a month. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Norwich City that same evening. Gradel scored his first goal for Leeds on 31 October against Yeovil Town within minutes after coming on as a substitute, which prompted chants from the crowd of "Grayson sign him up". Leeds manager Simon Grayson said he wanted to extend Gradel's loan move beyond the initial month. Gradel himself stated he would like to extend the loan deal at Leeds and even hinted he would be happy to move to Leeds on a permanent deal. Leicester refused Leeds permission to play Gradel in their FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic. Gradel started his first game for Leeds in the 3–1 win against Grimsby Town, contributing to Leeds' first goal as his cross was diverted by Oliver Lancashire into his own net. The game would have been the last of Gradel's initial one month loan. The loan was extended to 2 January 2010 on 13 November. Gradel scored the winning goal for Leeds in the 89th minute against Leyton Orient after coming off the bench for Leeds. He made his first start in the league for Leeds against Oldham. He provided two assists in the same game for Neil Kilkenny's and Luciano Becchio's goals. Gradel scored three minutes after coming on for Leeds as a substitute in the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town. He made his second league start for Leeds in the game against Brentford, due to the suspension of Robert Snodgrass. Gradel replaced Jermaine Beckford as a substitute against Southampton, and he made an immediate impact in the same game, minutes after coming on Snodgrass curled a shot into the top right corner to seal Leeds' win. Grayson said he would like to extend Gradel's loan spell at Leeds. Gradel came off the bench against Stockport County in the second half with Leeds 2–1 down, with Leeds winning 4–2 victors following Gradel's introduction, and after the game Grayson confirmed he was talking to the parents clubs of all loan players. Leeds United signed him on a two-and-a-half-year contact on 25 January 2010 for an undisclosed fee. His first appearance as an under contract Leeds player came as a second half substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town. After being unavailable for Leeds' FA Cup loss against Tottenham Hotspur, Gradel came back into the Leeds squad and the starting lineup against Hartlepool United in Leeds' 2–2 draw. He retained his place in the starting 11 for the next game against Carlisle United in the Trophy second leg game, which Leeds won 3–2 but were knocked out 6–5 on a penalty shootout, with Gradel converting his penalty for Leeds. After Jermaine Beckford returned from injury Gradel dropped back to Leeds' bench. Gradel received the man of the match award against Yeovil Town in Leeds' 2–1 win. In the following game Gradel kept his place up front and scored for Leeds against Southend United in a 2–0 win. Then, he followed it up in the next match scoring in a 3–1 away win against Carlisle United, with Gradel opening up the scoring and Luciano Becchio scoring a brace. Gradel's sixth goal for Leeds came in Leeds' 4–1 win against MK Dons. Gradel was sent off for violent conduct in Leeds United's final match of the 2009–10 season against Bristol Rovers, but Leeds won the game and were promoted to The Championship. Gradel played his first game back at Elland Road since his red card against Bristol Rovers, with him putting in an impressive performance when Leeds completed their pre-season campaign on 31 July with a 3–1 win over Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers at Elland Road. Gradel scored a goal in the game by scoring a long range effort. Due to Gradel's red card the previous season and his refusal to leave the pitch he missed the first four games of the season through suspension. Gradel returned from his four match suspension in the second round of the League Cup when he made his first start of the season against his former club Leicester. He managed to gain an assist in the game, providing a cross for Davide Somma's goal. His first league appearance came in the following game, when he came on as a second half substitute in the 1–0 win away to Watford. Gradel made his first league start of the season, when Lloyd Sam was dropped for the game against Swansea City on 11 September. Gradel scored his first goal of the Championship season against Scunthorpe United. Gradel scored his second goal of the season against Coventry City after scoring a penalty. Gradel's third goal of the season came against Norwich City. Gradel scored his fourth goal of the season against Burnley which started Leeds's comeback to win 3–2 after being 2–0 down. On 18 December, Gradel scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season when he scored both goals in Leeds' 2–0 win over league leaders Queens Park Rangers. Gradel scored his 7th goal of the season against his former club Leicester City with a header Gradel's form for Leeds has seen him attract interest from Premiership clubs Gradel scored his 8th goal of the season against Portsmouth. Newcastle United showed an interest in Gradel and manager Simon Grayson confirmed that he wasnt looking to sell the inform Gradel. Gradel revealed that by moving to Leeds he was hoping to increase his international prospects to play for the Côte d'Ivoire national team and maybe earn a place in their 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. He was called up to the Côte d'Ivoire squad for the first time on 11 November 2010 for the fixture against Poland. , Max Gradel 2012-12-28T17:01:04Z Max-Alain Gradel (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Saint-Étienne. Max received his first call up to the Côte d'Ivoire national team in November 2010. He made his debut for the national side on 5 June 2011. On 30 April 2011, Gradel won both the Fans Player Of The Year Award and The Players Player Of the Year Awards at Leeds. Lewisham College Football Academy was Max Gradel's first stop after coming from Paris,France in 2004,under the tutelage of (then) Head Coach Aaron Jacob, who was one of his early mentors. He attended the Bon Giourno Cup in Holland and the team went on to win the trophy conceding no goals, with Max scoring 12 of 17. He was due to attend the Dallas Cup with the team but was offered a Pro contract and made the decision not to go. "Everything started at Lewisham College," says Max. "We were all good players in the Football Academy; I think I made it a bit by chance." Max began playing football when he was two years old in the Ivory Coast. After leaving Lewisham College, Max was offered trials with Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham and Leicester and spent four months with Arsenal before signing with Leicester. From there he moved to Leeds United where he played regularly for the Championship side. A player at Leicester City F.C. Gradel The winger was given a squad number for the 2007–08 season. On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Leicester along with seven other players, including Eric Odhiambo, Andy King and Carl Pentney. On 6 August, manager Martin Allen made Gradel and Conrad Logan available for loan for the forthcoming season. On 9 August 2007 Gradel joined Bournemouth on an initial one-month loan, which was extended for the season on transfer deadline day (31 August). However, he was unable to play as many games with the Cherries as he had hoped due to the death of his mother in early October. As a result, he was told by Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond that he could take all the time he needed to return to England. He returned to Leicester early on 3 January 2008, although Bond stated he wanted to take him back to Bournemouth on loan again, a move which was completed for the rest of the season on 11 January. Gradel's form at Bournemouth earned him a new three-year deal at Leicester, which he signed on 6 February. He made his league debut for Leicester against Milton Keynes Dons (MK Dons) on 9 August 2008, setting up a goal as Leicester won 2–0 at the Walkers Stadium. On 14 August, Gradel signed a new contract that would last until June 2012. He scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace on 14 January 2009, and his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against MK Dons on 28 February, scoring an equalising free-kick at injury time. His free kick away at MK Dons won the Goal of the Season award at the Leicester City Supporters Club Awards on 23 April. Gradel made 32 appearances in all competitions as Leicester secured their promotion as league champions. In the following season however, Gradel made just one substitute appearance in the League Cup. On 19 October 2009, Gradel joined Leeds United on loan for a month. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Norwich City that same evening. Gradel scored his first goal for Leeds on 31 October against Yeovil Town within minutes after coming on as a substitute, which prompted chants from the crowd of "Grayson sign him up". Leeds manager Simon Grayson said he wanted to extend Gradel's loan move beyond the initial month. Gradel himself stated he would like to extend the loan deal at Leeds and even hinted he would be happy to move to Leeds on a permanent deal. Leicester refused Leeds permission to play Gradel in their FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic. Gradel started his first game for Leeds in the 3–1 win against Grimsby Town, contributing to Leeds' first goal as his cross was diverted by Oliver Lancashire into his own net. The game would have been the last of Gradel's initial one month loan. The loan was extended to 2 January 2010 on 13 November. Gradel scored the winning goal for Leeds in the 89th minute against Leyton Orient after coming off the bench for Leeds. He made his first start in the league for Leeds against Oldham. He provided two assists in the same game for Neil Kilkenny's and Luciano Becchio's goals. Gradel scored three minutes after coming on for Leeds as a substitute in the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town. He made his second league start for Leeds in the game against Brentford, due to the suspension of Robert Snodgrass. Gradel replaced Jermaine Beckford as a substitute against Southampton, and he made an immediate impact in the same game, minutes after coming on Snodgrass curled a shot into the top right corner to seal Leeds' win. Gradel handed in a transfer request on his return to Leicester, and he was signed by Leeds United on a two-and-a-half-year contact on 25 January for an undisclosed fee. His first appearance as an under contract Leeds player came as a second half substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town. After being unavailable for Leeds' FA Cup loss against Tottenham Hotspur, Gradel came back into the Leeds squad and the starting lineup against Hartlepool United in Leeds' 2–2 draw. He retained his place in the starting 11 for the next game against Carlisle United in the Trophy second leg game, which Leeds won 3–2 but were knocked out 6–5 on a penalty shootout, with Gradel converting his penalty for Leeds. After Jermaine Beckford returned from injury Gradel dropped back to Leeds' bench. Gradel received the man of the match award against Yeovil Town in Leeds' 2–1 win. In the following game Gradel kept his place up front and scored for Leeds against Southend United in a 2–0 win. Then, he followed it up in the next match scoring in a 3–1 away win against Carlisle United, with Gradel opening up the scoring and Luciano Becchio scoring a brace. Gradel's sixth goal for Leeds came in Leeds' 4–1 win against MK Dons. Gradel was sent off for violent conduct in Leeds United's final match of the 2009–10 season against Bristol Rovers when after a moment of madness he got himself sent off then refused to leave the pitch in the first half of the match, but Leeds won the game 2–1 and were promoted to The Championship. Gradel played his first game back at Elland Road since his red card against Bristol Rovers, with him putting in an impressive performance when Leeds completed their pre-season campaign on 31 July with a 3–1 win over Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers at Elland Road. Gradel scored a goal in the game by scoring a long range effort. Due to Gradel's red card the previous season and his refusal to leave the pitch he missed the first four games of the season through suspension. Gradel returned from his four match suspension in the second round of the League Cup when he made his first start of the season against his former club Leicester. He managed to gain an assist in the game, providing a cross for Davide Somma's goal. His first league appearance came in the following game, when he came on as a second half substitute in the 1–0 win away to Watford. Gradel made his first league start of the season, when Lloyd Sam was dropped for the game against Swansea City on 11 September. Gradel scored his first goal of the Championship season against Scunthorpe United. Gradel scored his second goal of the season against Coventry City after scoring a penalty. Gradel's third goal of the season came against Norwich City. Gradel scored his fourth goal of the season against Burnley which started Leeds's comeback to win 3–2 after being 2–0 down. On 18 December, Gradel scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season when he scored both goals in Leeds' 2–0 win over league leaders Queens Park Rangers. Gradel scored his 7th goal of the season against his former club Leicester City with a header Gradel's form for Leeds has seen him attract interest from Premiership clubs Gradel scored his 8th goal of the season against Portsmouth. Newcastle United showed an interest in Gradel and manager Simon Grayson confirmed that he wasn't looking to sell the in-form Gradel. After an impressive December, Gradel was named as one of the nominee's for The Championship player of the month. 8 January, Gradel won a penalty against Arsenal which was dispatched by Robert Snodgrass as Leeds earned an impressive 1–1 draw. 15 January, Gradel scored his 9th goal of the season against Scunthorpe United Gradel scored his 10th goal of the season against Bristol City. On 22 February, he scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season in the home fixture against Barnsley. Gradel's 13th and 14th goals of the season came in the same game in the 5–2 win against Doncaster Rovers. Gradel's impressive form for Leeds during the 2010–11 season earned special praise by manager Simon Grayson. On 2 April, Gradel scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season against Nottingham Forest. Gradel scored his 17th goal of the season against Derby County in Leeds' 2–1 loss. On 30 April, Gradel won Leeds' 2010–11 Player Of The Year Award and also the Players Player Of The Year Award at Leeds annual Player award ceremony. After winning the award Gradel announced that he wanted to stay at Leeds to help them reach The Premiership. Gradel also revealed he would like to extend his contract at Leeds. Gradel scored his 18th goal of the season in the final match in Leeds' 2–1 win against Queens Park Rangers. In the summer of 2011 Gradel was believed to have been interesting German club Hamburger SV. With several clubs interested in Gradel and much speculation on his future, he confirmed on 24 July that he was looking to stay with Leeds. On 2 August, Gradel confirmed he wanted to stay at Leeds, but the club had yet to offer him a new contract. It was revealed on 4 August, Gradel would miss the League Cup match against Bradford City as he had been called up to the Ivorian squad. Gradel scored a late penalty in the first game of the 2011–12 season against Southampton, however it proved to be only a consolation goal as Leeds lost 3–1. Gradel was sent off early on for two bookable offences in a defeat against Middlesbrough, teammate Jonny Howson was also sent off for Leeds in the same match. Gradel came back into the starting lineup after serving his one match suspension against West Ham on 21 August, Gradel missed a penalty for Leeds in the same game. Gradel's final game for Leeds came in the 2–1 loss against Ipswich Town. On 30 August 2011 Gradel joined French club Saint-Étienne for an undisclosed fee. He signed a four-year contract with the club. He was handed the number 9 shirt upon his arrival at the club. Gradel revealed that by moving to Leeds he was hoping to increase his international prospects to play for the Côte d'Ivoire national team and maybe earn a place in their 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. He was called up to the Côte d'Ivoire squad for the first time on 11 November 2010 for the fixture against Poland. On 21 March 2011, Gradel received his second call up to the squad, this time to face Benin in an African Cup Of Nations qualifier. In June 2011, Gradel was called up to the squad to face Benin on 5 June 2011. This match ended in a 6–2 win to Côte d'Ivoire, in which Gradel came on in the 54th min to make his debut. On 4 August, it was revealed Gradel had been called up to the Côte d'Ivoire squad to face Israel and would miss Leeds' cup tie against Bradford City as a result. Gradel made his first start for Côte d'Ivoire in the 4–3 win against Israel on 10 August 2011. | 1 |
Francesco_Condulmer | Francesco_Condulmer 2008-09-18T17:50:42Z Francesco Condulmer (1410 – 30 October 1453) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made cardinal on 19 September 1431 by his uncle, Pope Eugenius IV, and accumulated many offices and dignities. He was Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (1432-40), administrator of Narbonne (1433-36) and Amiens (1436-37). He was Archbishop of Besançon (1437-38) and Archbishop of Verona (1438-53), Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church (1437-53), Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1438-53), and bishop of the suburbicarian see of Porto (1445-53). As papal legate in Constantinople (1438) he was deeply involved in preparing for union with Greek Orthodox Church. He served also as supreme commander of the papal fleet (1444 and 1445-46) engaged in combat with the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Sea. He participated in the Papal conclave, 1447. He may have become dean of the Sacred College in January 1451. He died at the age of 43., Francesco_Condulmer 2009-11-28T19:05:41Z Francesco Condulmer (1390 – 30 October 1453) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made cardinal on 19 September 1431 by his uncle, Pope Eugenius IV, and accumulated many offices and dignities. He was Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (1432-40), administrator of Narbonne (1433-36) and Amiens (1436-37). He was Archbishop of Besançon (1437-38) and Archbishop of Verona (1438-53), Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church (1437-53), Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1438-53), and bishop of the suburbicarian see of Porto (1445-53). As papal legate in Constantinople (1438) he was deeply involved in preparing for union with Greek Orthodox Church. He served also as supreme commander of the papal fleet (1444 and 1445-46) engaged in combat with the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Sea. He participated in the Papal conclave, 1447. He may have become dean of the Sacred College in January 1451. He died at the age of 63. | 0 |
Mike Jones (footballer) | Mike Jones (footballer) 2015-01-17T23:17:42Z Michael David "Mike" Jones (born 15 August 1987 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a right or centre midfielder for Oldham Athletic. Jones progressed through the youth ranks at hometown club Tranmere Rovers. He made his debut on 6 May 2006 in a 2–0 loss to Doncaster Rovers at Prenton Park. He made his first appearance of the following season in a 4–2 FA Cup win against Conference team Woking. On 8 January 2007, Jones signed on loan for League Two team Shrewsbury Town on an initial one month deal. He made his debut on 13 January and scored as Shrewsbury drew 1–1 away to Lincoln City. The loan deal was extended and he went on to make 14 appearances for Shrewsbury before returning to Tranmere at the end of the season. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 1–0 home loss to Morecambe in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in what was his final game for the club, in a 3–1 loss against Oldham at Boundary Park on 8 March 2008. He was released by Tranmere at the end of the season. On 30 July 2008 it was announced that Jones would sign for League Two side Bury. He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Brentford at Gigg Lane on 9 August 2008. He scored his first goal for Bury on 18 October 2008 in a 3–1 away win against Dagenham & Redbridge. His second goal came the following month as Bury beat Lancashire rivals Accrington Stanley 2–1 at the Crown Ground. He scored his first goal of 2009 in a 1–0 home win against Barnet on 10 January. His final goal of the season came in a 2–1 win against Rochdale on 7 March. Bury reached the play-offs and were drawn against his former club Shrewsbury in the semi-finals. The tie went to penalties after Bury had won the first leg 1–0, but lost the second leg 1–0 at home. Jones scored his penalty but Bury lost the shoot-out 4–3. He finished the season with 52 appearances and 4 goals. He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Hereford United in a 3–1 win at Edgar Street. On 3 October he scored in a 1–1 draw against Torquay. He followed this up with a goal in the next game, scoring against former club Tranmere Rovers in a 2–1 win in the Football League Trophy. His next goal came in the next round of the competition, however Bury were eliminated as they lost 3–2 to Accrington, with Jones equalising for Bury to make the score 2–2 at the time. His next goal came against Accrington, this time a 4–2 league win on 28 December. In January 2010, he scored in back-to-back home wins against Bradford City and Hereford United. On 5 April 2010 he was sent off for the first time in his career after receiving a second yellow card in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion. He ended the season with 7 goals in 45 appearances and helped Bury to a 9th place finish in the league. His first goal of the 2010–11 season came against Cheltenham in a 2–0 win at Whaddon Road. He scored in the following game which was a 4–1 win against Morecambe. On 16 October 2010 he scored the winning goal in a 4–3 win against Torquay at Plainmoor. On 30 October he scored a brace as Bury beat Aldershot 3–1. He scored three more goals that season, coming in wins against Burton, Macclesfield and Barnet. Bury were promoted to League One after finishing second in the table. Jones finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances. He began the season well featuring in a 1–1 away draw against Huddersfield Town and a 3–1 League Cup win against Championship side Coventry City. He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Wycombe at Adams Park. He scored again the following game in the second round of the League Cup, where Bury lost 4–2 to Championship side Leicester City. He scored his third goal of the season on 19 November in a 4–2 win against Walsall. His final game for Bury was a 2–1 home win against Walsall, on 2 January 2012. On 12 January 2012, Jones signed for Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. Sheffield Wednesday had triggered a release clause in his contract and he signed a two-and-a-half-year-deal. He was assigned the squad number 16, and made his debut a day later in a 1–0 loss at home to league leaders Charlton Athletic, starting the game before being substituted by former Bury team mate Ryan Lowe. After promotion to the Football League Championship with Sheffield Wednesday, Jones became out-of-favour and eventually joined Crawley Town on the summer transfer deadline day, after being with Sheffield Wednesday for only just over six months. Mike Jones joined Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2012. He made his debut on 1 September in a 1–0 win against Leyton Orient, and assisted the only goal of the game scored by Nicky Ajose. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 April 2013, scoring in a 1–0 win against Preston North End. Jones turned down the offer of a new contract from Crawley, in favour of joining Oldham Athletic despite being a firm favourite of boss John Gregory. On 10 June 2014 Jones joined Oldham Athletic on a two year contract. Jones made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season against Colchester United, Mike Jones (footballer) 2016-12-29T09:54:12Z Michael David "Mike" Jones (born 15 August 1987) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a right or centre midfielder for Carlisle United. Jones progressed through the youth ranks at hometown club Tranmere Rovers. He made his debut on 6 May 2006 in a 2–0 loss to Doncaster Rovers at Prenton Park. He made his first appearance of the following season in a 4–2 FA Cup win against Conference team Woking. On 8 January 2007, Jones signed on loan for League Two team Shrewsbury Town on an initial one-month deal. He made his debut on 13 January and scored as Shrewsbury drew 1–1 away to Lincoln City. The loan deal was extended and he went on to make 14 appearances for Shrewsbury before returning to Tranmere at the end of the season. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 1–0 home loss to Morecambe in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in what was his final game for the club, in a 3–1 loss against Oldham at Boundary Park on 8 March 2008. He was released by Tranmere at the end of the season. On 30 July 2008 it was announced that Jones would sign for League Two side Bury. He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Brentford at Gigg Lane on 9 August 2008. He scored his first goal for Bury on 18 October 2008 in a 3–1 away win against Dagenham & Redbridge. His second goal came the following month as Bury beat Lancashire rivals Accrington Stanley 2–1 at the Crown Ground. He scored his first goal of 2009 in a 1–0 home win against Barnet on 10 January. His final goal of the season came in a 2–1 win against Rochdale on 7 March. Bury reached the play-offs and were drawn against his former club Shrewsbury in the semi-finals. The tie went to penalties after Bury had won the first leg 1–0, but lost the second leg 1–0 at home. Jones scored his penalty but Bury lost the shoot-out 4–3. He finished the season with 52 appearances and 4 goals. He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Hereford United in a 3–1 win at Edgar Street. On 3 October he scored in a 1–1 draw against Torquay. He followed this up with a goal in the next game, scoring against former club Tranmere Rovers in a 2–1 win in the Football League Trophy. His next goal came in the next round of the competition, however Bury were eliminated as they lost 3–2 to Accrington, with Jones equalising for Bury to make the score 2–2 at the time. His next goal came against Accrington, this time a 4–2 league win on 28 December. In January 2010, he scored in back-to-back home wins against Bradford City and Hereford United. On 5 April 2010 he was sent off for the first time in his career after receiving a second yellow card in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion. He ended the season with 7 goals in 45 appearances and helped Bury to a 9th-place finish in the league. His first goal of the 2010–11 season came against Cheltenham in a 2–0 win at Whaddon Road. He scored in the following game which was a 4–1 win against Morecambe. On 16 October 2010 he scored the winning goal in a 4–3 win against Torquay at Plainmoor. On 30 October he scored a brace as Bury beat Aldershot 3–1. He scored three more goals that season, coming in wins against Burton, Macclesfield and Barnet. Bury were promoted to League One after finishing second in the table. Jones finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances. He began the season well featuring in a 1–1 away draw against Huddersfield Town and a 3–1 League Cup win against Championship side Coventry City. He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Wycombe at Adams Park. He scored again the following game in the second round of the League Cup, where Bury lost 4–2 to Championship side Leicester City. He scored his third goal of the season on 19 November in a 4–2 win against Walsall. His final game for Bury was a 2–1 home win against Walsall, on 2 January 2012. On 12 January 2012, Jones signed for Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. Sheffield Wednesday had triggered a release clause in his contract and he signed a two-and-a-half-year-deal. He was assigned the squad number 16, and made his debut a day later in a 1–0 loss at home to league leaders Charlton Athletic, starting the game before being substituted by former Bury team mate Ryan Lowe. After promotion to the Football League Championship with Sheffield Wednesday, Jones became out-of-favour and eventually joined Crawley Town on the summer transfer deadline day, after being with Sheffield Wednesday for only just over six months. Mike Jones joined Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2012. He made his debut on 1 September in a 1–0 win against Leyton Orient, and assisted the only goal of the game scored by Nicky Ajose. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 April 2013, scoring in a 1–0 win against Preston North End. Jones turned down the offer of a new contract from Crawley, in favour of joining Oldham Athletic despite being a firm favourite of boss John Gregory. On 10 June 2014 Jones joined Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract. Jones made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season against Colchester United On 22 June 2016 Mike Jones joined Carlisle United on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for Carlisle in an EFL Cup tie against Derby County which Carlisle lost on penalties on 23 August 2016. | 1 |
Bruce_and_Norman_Yonemoto | Bruce_and_Norman_Yonemoto 2009-03-17T01:31:22Z Bruce Yonemoto and Norman Yonemoto are two Los Angeles, CA - based video/installation artists of Japanese American heritage. Bruce and Norman Yonemoto’s family was among the 120,000 incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II. Their mother, Fumiko Rosie Hitomi, was placed with her family at Tule Lake in Northern California. Their father, Tak Yomemoto, had been drafted into the United States Army. When Rosie’s uncle was brutally murdered in the internment camp, Tak sent condolences and rekindled the relationship. Soon after, Rosie was given permission to marry Tak and leave the camp. She was then allowed to relocate to Chicago. Norman Yonemoto was born in 1946 in Chicago. Once the war ended and Japanese Americans were released, the family relocated to Northern California. Bruce Yonemoto was born in 1949 in San Jose. Growing up in the 1950s, the two brothers were actively a part of the post-war idealism and the culture of movies and television shows. 8mm home movies, projection screens, and television sets became a part of everyday life. Norman Yonemoto’s training was in film. After Santa Clara University, University of California, Berkeley and UCLA; Norman attended the American Film Institute for two years where he earned his MFA in 1972. Bruce Yonemoto, however, sought his training in the visual arts. After UC Berkeley, he went to Tokyo studying at the Sokei Bijitsu Gakkō. Once he returned to California, he obtained his Masters in Fine Arts at Otis Art Institute. He is currently the chair and professor of the Art Department at the University of California, Irvine. Both brothers utilize Los Angeles as tool and backdrop for a number of projects, drawing particularly from the Hollywood veneer of glamour and romance. Since 1976, the brothers have collaborated on numerous films, single-channel videos and video installations. Their first collaboration, Garage Sale (1976), was a 16mm feature film about a young blond man named Hero and his wife drag queen Goldie Glitters. As Goldie demands a divorce, Hero, in a frenzy to retain her love, encounters numerous characters – each with their own idiosyncrasies and their own definitions for success. The actress who plays Goldie was actually drag-queen Goldie Glitters, Santa Monica City College’s 1975 Homecoming Queen. Though it is made obvious to the audience that Goldie is actually a man, the line between reality and fiction is blurred when Goldie is sympathetically portrayed as a woman tapping into recognizable fantasies imbued into contemporary culture through fictional Hollywood romances and unrealistic dreams. Similar themes, clashing idea, and the juxtaposition and confusion of reality with fiction echo through their subsequent projects which assemble raw materials from their post-WWII youth and home videos with recognizable Hollywood and Industry inspired scenes, dialogues, and romances. Their projects confront the collision of cultures, ethnicities, and sexuality by alluding to and referencing the Japanese American internment, their own Japanese heritage, Norman’s homosexuality, their post-war ‘Americanization,’ Hollywood, and commercialism. Some of their projects include: Based on Romance (1979); An Impotent Metaphor (1979), Green Card: An American Romance (1982); Vault (1984); Kappa (1986) and Made In Hollywood (1990), videos that explore the space between the romantic fantasies of Hollywood and the reality of human psycho-sexual relationships. Their recent works include a 1993 collaboration with John Baldessari for the Santa Monica Museum of Art entitled Three Locations/Three Points of View, A Matter of Memory (1995) and Silicon Valley (1999). As a contributor to the field of film and video, the Yonemoto brothers often utilized the language and imagery of film to expose and subvert the powers of racist propaganda, of film. A Matter of Memory considers the act of memory and the reconstruction of lost or faded memory. The latter collaborations have almost all been commissioned by museums and utilize specific gallery spaces to affect the viewer experience, often collaborating color, still and moving images, sound, and movement to challenge the viewer. The Yonemoto brothers have received numerous awards including the 1993 Maya Deren Award for Experimental Film and video; the Rockefeller Foundation Intercultural Film/Video/Multimedia Fellowship, the American Film Institute for Independent Film and Videomaker Grant, and the Atlanta Film and Video Festival for Best New Narrative. Their work is in numerous permanent collections of Museums. Among them the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the Japanese American National Museum and the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Long Beach Museum of Art and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. ], Bruce_and_Norman_Yonemoto 2010-04-30T23:48:57Z Bruce Yonemoto and Norman Yonemoto are two Los Angeles, CA - based video/installation artists of Japanese American heritage. Bruce and Norman Yonemoto's family was among the 120,000 incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II. Their mother, Fumiko Rosie Hitomi, was placed with her family at Tule Lake in Northern California. Their father, Tak Yomemoto, had been drafted into the United States Army. When Rosie's uncle was brutally murdered in the internment camp, Tak sent condolences and rekindled the relationship. Soon after, Rosie was given permission to marry Tak and leave the camp. She was then allowed to relocate to Chicago. Norman Yonemoto was born in 1946 in Chicago. Once the war ended and Japanese Americans were released, the family relocated to Northern California. Bruce Yonemoto was born in 1949 in San Jose. Growing up in the 1950s, the two brothers were actively a part of the post-war idealism and the culture of movies and television shows. 8 mm home movies, projection screens, and television sets became a part of everyday life. Norman Yonemoto's training was in film. After Santa Clara University, University of California, Berkeley and UCLA; Norman attended the American Film Institute for two years where he earned his MFA in 1972. Bruce Yonemoto, however, sought his training in the visual arts. After UC Berkeley, he went to Tokyo studying at the Sokei Bijitsu Gakkō. Once he returned to California, he obtained his Masters in Fine Arts at Otis Art Institute. He is currently the chair and professor of the Art Department at the University of California, Irvine. Both brothers utilize Los Angeles as tool and backdrop for a number of projects, drawing particularly from the Hollywood veneer of glamour and romance. Since 1976, the brothers have collaborated on numerous films, single-channel videos and video installations. Their first collaboration, Garage Sale (1976), was a 16 mm feature film about a young blond man named Hero and his wife drag queen Goldie Glitters. As Goldie demands a divorce, Hero, in a frenzy to retain her love, encounters numerous characters – each with their own idiosyncrasies and their own definitions for success. The actress who plays Goldie was actually drag-queen Goldie Glitters, Santa Monica City College's 1975 Homecoming Queen. Though it is made obvious to the audience that Goldie is actually a man, the line between reality and fiction is blurred when Goldie is sympathetically portrayed as a woman tapping into recognizable fantasies imbued into contemporary culture through fictional Hollywood romances and unrealistic dreams. Similar themes, clashing idea, and the juxtaposition and confusion of reality with fiction echo through their subsequent projects which assemble raw materials from their post-WWII youth and home videos with recognizable Hollywood and Industry inspired scenes, dialogues, and romances. Their projects confront the collision of cultures, ethnicities, and sexuality by alluding to and referencing the Japanese American internment, their own Japanese heritage, Norman's homosexuality, their post-war 'Americanization,' Hollywood, and commercialism. Some of their projects include: Based on Romance (1979); An Impotent Metaphor (1979), Green Card: An American Romance (1982); Vault (1984); Kappa (1986) and Made In Hollywood (1990), videos that explore the space between the romantic fantasies of Hollywood and the reality of human psycho-sexual relationships. Their recent works include a 1993 collaboration with John Baldessari for the Santa Monica Museum of Art entitled Three Locations/Three Points of View, A Matter of Memory (1995) and Silicon Valley (1999). As a contributor to the field of film and video, the Yonemoto brothers often utilized the language and imagery of film to expose and subvert the powers of racist propaganda, of film. A Matter of Memory considers the act of memory and the reconstruction of lost or faded memory. The latter collaborations have almost all been commissioned by museums and utilize specific gallery spaces to affect the viewer experience, often collaborating color, still and moving images, sound, and movement to challenge the viewer. The Yonemoto brothers have received numerous awards including the 1993 Maya Deren Award for Experimental Film and video; the Rockefeller Foundation Intercultural Film/Video/Multimedia Fellowship, the American Film Institute for Independent Film and Videomaker Grant, and the Atlanta Film and Video Festival for Best New Narrative. Their work is in numerous permanent collections of Museums. Among them the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the Japanese American National Museum and the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Long Beach Museum of Art and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. | 0 |
Desmond Tan (actor) | Desmond Tan (actor) 2022-01-04T13:14:54Z Desmond Tan (Chinese: 陈泂江; pinyin: Chén Jiǒngjiāng, born 19 August 1986) is a Singaporean actor and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Tan first came to prominence in the entertainment industry when he finished runner-up to Andie Chen in Star Search 2007. He was awarded a contract with MediaCorp and began his acting career with some minor roles in various Channel 8 dramas. After almost five years in the industry, Tan won his first award, the Rocket Award, at the 2012 Star Awards for the biggest breakthrough after a critically acclaimed performance as rickshaw driver Luo Xiaoxiao in the anniversary drama A Song to Remember. Tan's rising popularity also earned him the ambassadorship of Samsung's GALAXY Camera in 2012 and later, as Samsung Mobile's Lifestyle Ambassador for the GALAXY S4 in 2013. Tan has gotten 4 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2014, 2017-2021 respectively. Desmond Tan was educated at Pioneer Secondary School and Jurong Junior College. After Star Search 2007, he juggled acting commitments with studies at the National University of Singapore. He studied real estate and graduated with an honours degree in 2011. On 7 December 2021, Tan married his university sweetheart at a ceremony held in France. , Desmond Tan (actor) 2023-11-02T11:31:39Z Desmond Tan (born 19 August 1986) is a Singaporean actor. He won the Star Awards for Best Actor for his role in When Duty Calls in 2018. Tan first came to prominence in the entertainment industry when he finished runner-up to Andie Chen in Star Search 2007. He was awarded a contract with Mediacorp and began his part time acting career with some minor roles in various Channel 8 dramas. After almost five years in the industry, Tan won his first award, the Rocket Award, at the 2012 Star Awards for the biggest breakthrough after a critically acclaimed performance as rickshaw driver Luo Xiaoxiao in the anniversary drama A Song to Remember. Tan's rising popularity also earned him the ambassadorship of Samsung's GALAXY Camera in 2012 and later, as Samsung Mobile's Lifestyle Ambassador for the GALAXY S4 in 2013. Tan has won 7 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Desmond Tan was educated at Pioneer Secondary School and Jurong Junior College. After Star Search 2007, he juggled acting commitments with studies at the National University of Singapore. He studied real estate and graduated with an honours degree in 2011. He completed his national service in the 1st Commando Battalion (1 CDO BN) with the rank of Captain. On 7 December 2021, Tan married his university sweetheart at a ceremony held in France. On 4 October 2023, Tan announced on social media that his wife is pregnant with a baby girl. | 1 |
David Shae | David Shae 2018-04-23T01:26:19Z David Moretti is an American actor, born in Cranston, Rhode Island. He stars in the here! original series The Lair as Thom Etherton, a reporter who uncovers a vampire cult. He is currently starring in My Big Gay Italian Wedding off Broadway, playing the lead role of Andrew. Moretti graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in English. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity . Since starring on The Lair Moretti guest-starred as his Lair character on the here! series Dante's Cove and has completed a role in the film A Date with Murder, scheduled for release in 2008., David Shae 2019-10-05T15:41:38Z David Moretti (also known as David Shae) (born September 3, 1981 in Cranston, Rhode Island) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Thom, a reporter who uncovers a vampire cult in TV series "The Lair". Moretti graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in English. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. In 2011, he also starred in an off-Broadway theatre production of "My Big Gay Italian Wedding". He currently resides in Atlanta, GA. Recent acting credits include Creepshow, The Walking Dead, and Lodge 49. | 1 |
Billy Sharp | Billy Sharp 2006-04-19T17:15:08Z Billy Sharp 5.2.1986 Footballer Billy Sharp was born in Sheffield (England). The striker signed for Sheffield United in 2002, but was largely overlooked in the team. In 2004, he went on loan to Rushden & Diamonds and played 16 games scoring an impressive 9 goals. After returning from loan he played only a couple of times before being released. In 2005 he signed for £100,000 to League One team Scunthorpe United. He has quickly become a favourite with clubs fans. , Billy Sharp 2007-12-24T15:47:59Z William Louis "Billy" Sharp (born 5 February 1986 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer currently playing a striker role at Sheffield United. Sharp started at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy after Rotherham turned him away. Sharp signed for Sheffield United as a schoolboy in 2002 but, after leaving the Academy, he failed to establish himself in manager Neil Warnock's squad. He made only two brief substitute appearances for United, the second and final of which coming in the last game of the 2004-2005 season. In 2005, he went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds. At Nene Park despite just playing 16 games Sharp became a very popular figure. Scoring 9 goals, one of which was a last minute winner in the 3-2 win over bitter rivals Northampton Town, he helped prevent anothe relegation. His hatrick against Boston Utd. was also memorable. Despite his short spell at the club Sharp became an immensely popular figure. In a recent fans vote for the Diamonds "All-Time Diamond" Sharp received aenough points to be placed equal 12th in the final rankings. He received the same amount of votes as popular Diamonds figures such as Jon Brady, Andy Peakes and Billy Turley. He left at the seasons end. After returning from his loan spell Sharp made two substitute appearances for United before he was sold to Scunthorpe United for £100,000 in August 2005. He soon became a firm favourite at Glanford Park scoring 24 goals in his first season with the league one club. Sharp scored the 50th goal of his career in the 2-0 win at Carlisle United on 9 December 2006. He was featured on ITV's The Championship, and Scunthorpe United chairman Steve Wharton claimed he would reject a bid of £2 million for Sharp. Sharp broke the Iron's 45 year old club record for most goals scored in a season on 28 April 2007. Barrie Thomas was the previous holder. Sharp netted 30 times in the league in the 2006-07 season guiding his team to promotion into the Coca Cola Championship. This was the highest total in the 4 leagues of England . He scored a header in the televised defeat to Aston Villa, which only served to enhance his reputation across the nation. In all, he scored 56 goals in 95 games for Scunthorpe during his two seasons at Glanford Park. With his goalscoring feats in the 2006-07 season, there was predictable interest from other clubs in Sharp, and a number of clubs made bids for the striker as the season ended. Ultimately, lifelong Blades fan Sharp rejoined Sheffield United on 4 July for a fee of around £2 million, a deal that also saw Sheffield United's Jonathan Forte transferred to Scunthorpe. Sharp has been awarded the number 24 shirt for the Blades for the 2007-2008 season. Sharp made his first appearance of the season in a friendly against Longford Town and took just 14 minutes to open his account for the Blades with a header. Sharp made his full Sheffield United first team debut in the opening game of the 2007-2008 season, a 2-2 draw with Colchester United. He scored his first competative goals for the club in September, hitting two against Morecambe in a 5-0 third round Carling Cup victory. 1 Last updated 24 December 2007 | 1 |
Debian Conference | Debian Conference 2013-02-23T04:07:34Z DebConf is the yearly conference where Debian developers meet to discuss issues around the further development of the system. Besides the scheduled workshops and talks, Debian developers take the opportunity to hack on the Debian system in a more informal setting. , Debian Conference 2014-10-05T14:54:58Z DebConf is the yearly conference where developers of the Debian operating system meet to discuss issues around the further development of the system. Besides the scheduled workshops and talks, Debian developers take the opportunity to hack on the Debian system in a more informal setting. | 1 |
Miss Nicaragua | Miss Nicaragua 2007-03-23T11:12:30Z The Miss Nicaragua contest is the national beauty pageant of Nicaragua and has been held since 1955. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International pageants (amongst others). Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest have to be between 18 and 27 years old, not married and have no children. After participants are chose, 17 candidates are chosen and represent their region. For the past couple of years the pageant has had a theme, for 2007 it was "León, pasado maravilloso… presente esperanzador… futuro luminoso" meaning "León, wonderful past, hopeful present.. luminous future". , Miss Nicaragua 2008-07-26T14:55:13Z The Miss Nicaragua contest is the national beauty pageant of Nicaragua and is a franchise of SILUHETAS, a modeling agency. Each Nicaraguan department may choose a representative who then enters the Miss Nicaragua finals, traditionally held at the Rubén Darío National Theater. The winner is crowned at the conclusion of the final competition. The pageant has been held since 1955 and is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International pageants (amongst others). Miss Nicaragua 2008 is set to take place in its traditional venue on February 23, 2008. Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be between 18 and 27 years old, not married and have no children. After participants are chosen, 17 candidates are elected and represent their region. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua. For the past couple of years the pageant has had a theme, for 2006 it was "León, pasado maravilloso... presente esperanzador... futuro luminoso" meaning "León, wonderful past... hopeful present.. luminous future". Despite only having had only two Miss Universe Semifinalists to date; Nicaragua has done well in other international beauty pageants. The runner ups and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the 1st finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006. | 1 |
Screen International | Screen International 2006-12-20T15:42:12Z Screen International is a British weekly film magazine published by EMAP. It is primarily aimed at those involved in the movie business. Current audited circulation is 7,942 . See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. , Screen International 2007-12-21T15:14:07Z Screen International is a multimedia film magazine international film business title published by FTSE 100-listed EMAP, which owns major magazines, radio stations, TV and interactive channels across the globe. It is primarily aimed at those involved in the global movie business. The weekly Screen International magazine in its current form was founded in 1976 with website added in 2001. The company also produces the market leading daily publications at festivals and markets in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, American Film Market and Hong Kong. Screen has offices in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, and a network of more than 40 correspondents around the world. Its conferences, including the annual European Film Finance Summit in Berlin and the UK Film Finance Conference in London are among the most influential events in the calendar, attracting big audiences and major industry figures. Each week, Screen is used by more than 34,000 film executives in more than 70 countries, with 22,000 registered users of the online services. The magazine and website were upgraded in 2007. Screen can trace its history back to the earliest days of the UK industry. 1889 Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger 1900 Becomes Cinematographic Journal 1907 Becomes Kine Weekly 1972 Becomes Today’s Cinema 1975 Becomes Screen International Since 1975, it has established itself as the voice of the international industry - the term used for all film outside the US domestic market. The title pioneered the daily news magazines that are now a fixture of the major film festivals. Many Screen journalists have gone on to become major industry figures, including Miramax UK head Colin Vaines. One of its finest journalists was editor in chief Oscar Moore, (also The Guardian columnist and novelist ) who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1996. The Oscar Moore Foundation was established in 1997 as a charitable foundation administered by Screen International. The aim of the Foundation, whose patron is the Oscar-winning screen-writer Emma Thompson, is to foster new European screenwriting talent by awarding an annual prize of £10,000 to the best first draft screenplay in a genre which changes each year. The title has seen increased competition in the 2000s with the LA trade titles Variety and Hollywood Reporter seeking to impose themselves on the international marketplace but has retained its position as the leading title in circulation and in market share of advertisements at the major markets, such as Cannes and Berlin. The current editor is Michael Gubbins, who is based in the main London office. Editor-in-chief Colin Brown, who has two decades of experience in the business, is based in New York. The Hollywood office is run by another highly-experienced journalist Mike Goodridge, while the Asia bureau chief, based in Hong Kong is Liz Shackleton. One of Screen's most influential areas of work is its international talent spotting under the Stars Of Tomorrow brand. A special edition to highlight up-and-coming talent was established in 2004 in the UK. It helped boost the careers of talents such as Oscar winning director Andrea Arnold (Red Road), the producer of Oscar-winning short Six Shooter, BAFTA winning actor James McAvoy and BAFTA nominee Emily Blunt. 2005 Actors: 2007 Actors: 2007 Producers: 2007 Writers: | 1 |
Bea Binene | Bea Binene 2012-01-01T14:24:29Z Beanca Cassandra Marie Landero Binene (born November 4, 1997, Quezon City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She was a finalist in StarStruck Kids and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan in First Time . She is one of the Junior Child Ambassadors for the Haribon Foundation since 2005. She has participated in an acting workshop by Trumpets, where she played Molly in the production of Annie. She currently stars in the GMA TV series Reel Love Presents: Tween Hearts playing the role of tough girl Belinda Fortes, and also in Captain Barbell as Misha/Blade a girl who wields a sword with magical powers. She is also a regular host every Sunday in Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales on GMA News TV. She is also now in progress of acting in a dramarama with Jake Vargas. It will be her and Jake Vargas first ever show in the dramarama sa hapon in the GMA Network. She and Jake Vargas will be the main characters for their upcoming show entitled Pahiram ng Isang Ina. My Official Page=www.facebook.com/BeaBinene My Email On [email protected] Official Page Of Alice Bungisngis=www.facebook.com/AliceBungisngisTV My Twitter Account=www.twitter.com/beabinene My Official Website=Bea Binene, Bea Binene 2013-12-28T06:28:28Z Beanca Marie Binene also known as Bea Binene (born November 4, 1997), is a Filipina actress. She was a finalist on StarStruck Kids and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan on First Time. She is also one of the Junior Child Ambassadors for the Haribon Foundation since 2005. She has participated in an acting workshop by Trumpets, where she played Molly in the production of Annie. She was in the GMA Network TV series Reel Love Presents: Tween Hearts playing the role of tough girl Belinda Fortes. She is also a regular host every Sunday in Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales on GMA News TV. Her first title role show was Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis, with Jake Vargas Minus One of all the songs Galaxy Records Platinum Record Status (December 2012) Minus One of all the songs Galaxy Records | 1 |
Danny Rose (footballer, born 1988) | Danny Rose (footballer, born 1988) 2020-01-08T22:55:49Z Daniel Stephen Rose (born 21 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town. He also captained the England C team in 2012. A former captain of Manchester United Reserves, he joined Oxford United in 2007 following a four-month loan spell. He switched to Newport County the following year, and helped Newport to the Conference South title in 2009–10. He was sold to Fleetwood Town in January 2012, and was part of the side that won the Conference Premier title in 2011–12, before returning to Oxford in June 2013. Rose began his career with Premier League giants Manchester United, spending five years at Old Trafford. Though he captained the Reserve side, he never played a senior game for the "Red Devils". He was loaned out to Oxford United in January 2007, and remained at the Kassam Stadium until the end of the 2006–07 season. He impressed with his "sparkling displays" during his 22 Conference National appearances, and was signed on a month-to-month contract by manager Jim Smith in summer 2007. This came despite the Oxford Mail's report that he was "being chased by a number of Championship and League One sides – making a return to Oxford United seem highly unlikely". He made 19 appearances in 2007–08, before moving on to Newport County of the Conference South. He scored 10 goals in 2008–09, as Dean Holdsworth's side finished a disappointing 10th. He made 40 starts in 2009–10; Newport were crowned Conference South champions with a record 103 points, 28 points ahead of second-placed Dover Athletic. He started 50 matches in 2010–11, in which season Newport missed out on the Conference Premier play-offs by four places and nine points. He made 25 appearances in 2011–12 before being signed by Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee in January 2012. The move came despite interest from Football League clubs Aldershot Town (managed by Dean Holdsworth) and Crystal Palace (where he had a week-long trial). He had scored a total of 36 goals in 165 appearances in all competitions for Newport, including a hat-trick past Kettering Town on 18 October 2011. Fleetwood won the Conference title in 2011–12, winning promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. In October 2012, Rose rejoined Dean Holdsworth at Aldershot Town on a three-month loan. On 13 June 2013, Rose joined Oxford United for the third time in his career. He signed a two-year-deal with an option of a third. On 1 February 2016 he left the club by mutual consent. He later signed for Northampton Town. On 1 February 2016, Rose completed a switch to Northampton Town. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 20 February 2016. On 3 June 2016, Rose joined Portsmouth. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Barnet on 24 September 2016. He was a key member of the team that won the League Two title in 2016–17. On 30 December 2017, in a match against Northampton Town, Rose broke his leg. The injury would see him sidelined for the remainder of the season, but he signed a one-year contract extension in March 2018. He made one further League appearance for the club in August. On 17 January 2019, Rose joined League Two club Swindon Town, signing a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season with the option of a further year. Rose signed a 1 year extension for the 2019-2020 season. Rose captained the England C team in a 1–1 draw with Italy at Highbury Stadium on 28 February 2012., Danny Rose (footballer, born 1988) 2021-12-29T13:29:34Z Daniel Stephen Rose (born 21 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darlington of the National League North, on loan from EFL League Two club Grimsby Town. He also captained the England C team in 2012. A former captain of Manchester United Reserves, he joined Oxford United in 2007 following a four-month loan spell. He switched to Newport County the following year, and helped Newport to the Conference South title in 2009–10. He was sold to Fleetwood Town in January 2012, and was part of the side that won the Conference Premier title in 2011–12, before returning to Oxford in June 2013. Rose began his career with Premier League giants Manchester United, spending five years at Old Trafford. Though he captained the Reserve side, he never played a senior game for the "Red Devils". He was loaned out to Oxford United in January 2007, and remained at the Kassam Stadium until the end of the 2006–07 season. He impressed with his "sparkling displays" during his 22 Conference National appearances, and was signed on a month-to-month contract by manager Jim Smith in summer 2007. This came despite the Oxford Mail's report that he was "being chased by a number of Championship and League One sides – making a return to Oxford United seem highly unlikely". He made 19 appearances in 2007–08, before moving on to Newport County of the Conference South. He scored 10 goals in 2008–09, as Dean Holdsworth's side finished a disappointing 10th. He made 40 starts in 2009–10; Newport were crowned Conference South champions with a record 103 points, 28 points ahead of second-placed Dover Athletic. He started 50 matches in 2010–11, in which season Newport missed out on the Conference Premier play-offs by four places and nine points. He made 25 appearances in 2011–12 before being signed by Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee in January 2012. The move came despite interest from Football League clubs Aldershot Town (managed by Dean Holdsworth) and Crystal Palace (where he had a week-long trial). He had scored a total of 36 goals in 165 appearances in all competitions for Newport, including a hat-trick past Kettering Town on 18 October 2011. Fleetwood won the Conference title in 2011–12, winning promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. In October 2012, Rose rejoined Dean Holdsworth at Aldershot Town on a three-month loan. On 13 June 2013, Rose joined Oxford United for the third time in his career. He signed a two-year-deal with an option of a third. On 1 February 2016 he left the club by mutual consent. He later signed for Northampton Town. On 1 February 2016, Rose completed a switch to Northampton Town, rejoining former Oxford manager Chris Wilder. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 20 February 2016. On 3 June 2016, Rose joined Portsmouth. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Barnet on 24 September 2016. He was a key member of the team that won the League Two title in 2016–17. On 30 December 2017, in a match against Northampton Town, Rose broke his leg. The injury would see him sidelined for the remainder of the season, but he signed a one-year contract extension in March 2018. He made one further League appearance for the club in August. On 17 January 2019, Rose joined League Two club Swindon Town, signing a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season with the option of a further year. Rose signed a 1-year extension for the 2019–2020 season. On 31 August 2020, Rose signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town becoming Ian Holloway's sixth signing of the summer. After Grimsby's relegation from the Football League at the end of the 2020–21 season, Rose was deemed surplus to requirements by manager Paul Hurst and was made available on a free transfer. Rose was not handed a squad number for the 2021–22 season, and joined National League North club Darlington on a one-month loan on 8 October 2021. After he played three matches in the initial month, his loan was extended for a further two months. Rose captained the England C team in a 1–1 draw with Italy at Highbury Stadium on 28 February 2012. Newport County Fleetwood Town Northampton Town Portsmouth Swindon Town General Specific | 1 |
Joe Jacobson | Joe Jacobson 2008-02-16T21:19:20Z Joseph Mark "Joe" Jacobson (born 17 November 1986 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Bristol Rovers. He is the current captain of the Wales U21 team and is a former captain of the Cardiff City reserve team. Jacobson was born in Cardiff and signed professional with his hometown side Cardiff City in July 2006. He made his league debut as a substitute for Chris Barker in Cardiff's Championship defeat at home to Norwich City on 22 April 2006. He made his first start on the 22 August 2006 in Cardiff's surprise defeat at home to League Two side Barnet in the Football League Cup and was voted Man of The Match by the local press. In November 2006 the Torquay-based newspaper the Herald Express reported that Jacobson was likely to sign for Torquay United on loan, a story backed up by the team's official website. However, the move fell through when Torquay failed to loan Martin Phillips to Exeter City and Torquay chairman Chris Roberts refused to sanction the deal. He joined Accrington Stanley on loan and started their League 2 match away at Grimsby on 25th November, followed by a Johnsons Paint QF tie away at League 1 club Doncaster Rovers on the following Tuesday. In February 2007, Jacobson joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season, and then signed on a permanent basis in the summer of 2007. Jacobson was the subject of controversy after executing a tackle on Kieron Dyer during a second round Carling Cup match against West Ham United on 28 August 2007. The tackle broke Dyer's tibia and fibula bones in his right leg, rendering him unavailable for both domestic and international selection. Subsequent criticism by West Ham's manager Alan Curbishley, accusing Jacobson of conducting himself maliciously, were dismissed by Rovers' manager Paul Trollope. Jacobson is also the first British Jew to play professional football in the UK for more than 25 years. , Joe Jacobson 2009-12-31T14:21:53Z Joseph Mark "Joe" Jacobson (born 17 November 1986) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for League One club Oldham Athletic. He is the former captain of the Wales U21 team and is also a former captain of the Cardiff City reserve team. Jacobson signed professional terms with his hometown side Cardiff in July 2006. He made his league debut as a substitute for Chris Barker in Cardiff's Championship defeat at home to Norwich City on 22 April 2006. He made his first start on 22 August in Cardiff's surprise defeat at home to League Two side Barnet in the Football League Cup and was voted Man of The Match by the local press. In November 2006 the Torquay-based newspaper the Herald Express reported that Jacobson was likely to sign for Torquay United on loan, a story backed up by the team's official website. However, the move fell through when Torquay failed to loan Martin Phillips to Exeter City and Torquay chairman Chris Roberts refused to sanction the deal. He joined Accrington Stanley on loan and started their Football League Two match away at Grimsby on 25 November, followed by a Johnsons Paint QF tie away at League One club Doncaster Rovers on the following Tuesday. In February 2007, Jacobson joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season, and then signed on a permanent basis in the summer of 2007. Jacobson was the subject of controversy after executing a tackle on Kieron Dyer during a second round Carling Cup match against West Ham United on 28 August 2007. The tackle broke Dyer's tibia and fibula bones in his right leg, rendering him unavailable for both domestic and international selection. West Ham's manager Alan Curbishley, was furious initially accusing Jacobson of conducting himself maliciously, however this was dismissed with a written apology to Jacobson when Curbishley saw the tackle again. Awarded Bristol Rovers Supporters Club Young Player of the Year Award 2007-2008. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Jacobson was to be released by Bristol Rovers at the end of his contract. On 18 June 2009, Jacobson signed a two-year contract with Oldham Athletic after passing a medical. Jacobson made his long awaited debut for Oldham on 24 November 2009, playing 45 minutes as a substitute in a 3:nil defeat to Wallsall. Jacobson captained the Wales U21 side that narrowly lost to England U21 in the 2009 European Championship play-offs in October 2008. John Toshack named him in the senior squad for several friendlies but he has yet to make his debut as he is behind Gareth Bale in the pecking order and Lewin Nyatanga and Chris Gunter being versatile cover-ups. Jacobson is also the first British Jew to play professional football in the UK for more than 25 years, after Barry Silkman. | 1 |
Cathedral_Shelter_of_Chicago | Cathedral_Shelter_of_Chicago 2007-11-18T21:02:12Z Template:Anglican Portal The Cathedral Shelter of Chicago was founded in 1915. It began as a storefront mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, providing food and clothing to the hungry, homeless, and poor. In 1920, they began offering substance abuse treatment. Under the leadership of Father David Gibson, an Episcopal priest, the shelter was of great importance during the Great Depression. The Cathedral Shelter serves the poor of Chicago. Most are currently or formerly homeless and recovering from addiction. Many have been incarcerated, typically on drug-related charges. In 2001 the organization was given a $75,000 grant by the state of Illinois to support its food delivery to the aged. , Cathedral_Shelter_of_Chicago 2009-07-04T18:45:53Z Template:Anglican Portal The Cathedral Shelter of Chicago was founded in 1915. It began as a storefront mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, providing food and clothing to the hungry, homeless, and poor. In 1920, they began offering substance abuse treatment. Under the leadership of Father David Gibson, an Episcopal priest, the shelter was of great importance during the Great Depression. The Cathedral Shelter serves the poor of Chicago. Most are currently or formerly homeless and recovering from addiction. Many have been incarcerated, typically on drug-related charges. In 2001 the organization was given a $75,000 grant by the state of Illinois to support its food delivery to the aged. | 0 |
Sara Cox | Sara Cox 2019-01-01T15:44:22Z Sarah Joanne Cyzer (née Cox; born 13 December 1974) more commonly known by her radio name Sara Cox, is an English broadcaster and model. She presented The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003. She currently hosts on BBC Radio 2. She has also presented a number of television shows for the BBC including The Great Pottery Throw Down (2015–present), Too Much TV (2016) and Back in Time for... (2018–present). Cox was born Sarah Joanne Cox on 13 December 1974, but later dropped the use of the letter 'h' from her first name. Her parents lived in the village of Little Lever near Bolton, Greater Manchester. The youngest of five children, her parents separated when she was six or seven and she then moved with her mother and a sister to another house in the same village. Cox attended Smithills High School until the age of 16, and left Canon Slade School after her A-levels to pursue a career in modelling. She appeared in the music video for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1993 single "Everyday" and on a controversial promotional poster for the 1995 video game Wipeout. Cox won her first television show role in 1996, presenting the early "Girl Power" show The Girlie Show on Channel 4. She later had stints on Channel 5 entertainment show Exclusive and Channel 4 music programme Born Sloppy. In 1997 Cox presented on the UK feed of MTV, hosting MTV Hot, a late-night music show. In 1998 Cox won her first film role in The Bitterest Pill. In September 1998, Cox became a presenter of The Big Breakfast, following in the footsteps of her friend Zoë Ball. During her time on The Big Breakfast, she interviewed stars such as Robbie Williams, Sting and Leonardo DiCaprio. Cox preferred to do interviews in her father's caravan which was situated in The Big Breakfast garden. A transfer to radio came in 19 September 1999 when she joined BBC Radio 1. Cox co-hosted the Saturday lunchtime show with Emma Boughton from 13:00 – 15:00 and she launched the hugely popular Sunday Surgery with Mark Hamilton, a health and welfare show where listeners called in about their problems, with Cox acting as "Nurse Coxy". In December 1999, it was announced that Cox would again step into Zoë Ball's shoes as presenter of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, as Ball had decided to leave the organisation to bring up a family. Cox's breakfast show stint began on 31 March 2000, three days early so she could calm her nerves. Initially, her listening figures were very good, growing from 6.9 million to 7.8 million listeners during her first fifteen months in the job—earning Radio 1 its largest breakfast audience ever—higher than that of her predecessor and Chris Evans. By August 2002, however, numbers had dipped back under 7 million. In August 2000, Cox said during a live broadcast that the Queen Mother "smelt of wee". In January 2003, Cox denied rumours that she was preparing to leave the BBC for a rival show and signed a three-year contract with the public service broadcaster, tying her to the breakfast show until April 2004 and with the BBC for two years after that. In August 2003, the BBC again denied rumours, reported in the Daily Mail, that she had been given 10 weeks to increase ratings, or to face replacement. However, just two months later, the BBC announced that Cox, whose listening figures had slipped to 6.6 million, would be replaced by Chris Moyles in January 2004. Cox hosted her final breakfast show on 19 December 2003. Her final track was "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Cox then presented the afternoon "drivetime" slot, effectively swapping shows with Chris Moyles. She hosted the Drivetime show for six months with features such as "For Your Ears Only", "Me, Myself and I", and "Chap's Eye Pub Quiz" (referring to her then sidekick Mark Chapman). In June 2004, Cox began her maternity leave to give birth to a baby girl, Lola Anne. Before she returned to Radio 1 in early 2005, Scott Mills, the presenter who took over her slot during her maternity leave, was given the drivetime slot permanently. From February 2005, Cox took over the afternoon show (13:00 – 16:00) on Saturdays and Sundays. On 17 February 2008, Cox presented her last show for six months before leaving for maternity leave to have her second child. Annie Mac presented the show during her absence. Cox later covered for Jo Whiley who was on maternity leave between October 2008 and February 2009. Following Whiley's return, Cox returned to weekends to present a Sunday mid-morning show, broadcasting between 10:00 and 13:00. In March 2010 Cox went on maternity leave for the third time, leaving her show in the hands of the newest Radio 1 presenter, Matt Edmondson. She returned to the airwaves on 9 August 2010 to cover for Fearne Cotton for three weeks. Cox made a self-confessed unexpected return to the breakfast show on 2 and 3 September 2010, as she sat in for the unwell Chris Moyles. In August 2012, it was announced that Cox would cover Fearne Cotton's show on BBC Radio 1 weekdays from 10:00 to 12:45 whilst Cotton was on maternity leave. She was replaced by Matt Edmondson on Sunday mornings. After Cotton's return, Cox did various cover shows; her final show for Radio 1 was on 17 February 2014. In June 2011, Cox began hosting the fourth series of the comedy programme Hot Gossip on BBC Radio 2, covering for Claudia Winkleman, who chose not to present the series as she was heavily pregnant at the time. Beginning in 2012, Cox has covered for Alex Lester, Janice Long and Vanessa Feltz, as well as providing cover for Simon Mayo Drivetime, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, The Chris Evans Breakfast Show and The Ken Bruce Show. Cox joined BBC Radio 2 for her first regular show each Saturday night from 22:00 to midnight, presenting an 1980s show to complement the weekend 1960s and 1970s decade shows. The show began on Saturday 5 October 2013. The show moved to Friday nights from April 2016. In May 2018, Cox began a new show on Radio 2 from Monday to Thursday between 20:00 and midnight. She was replaced as host of Sounds of the 80s by Gary Davies; Cox presented her final edition of the show on 11 May 2018. Upon Chris Evans's announcement that he would leave the station, Cox was heavily linked to being his replacement until Zoë Ball was announced. On 29 October 2018 it was announced that Cox will succeed Simon Mayo as drivetime presenter in 14 January 2019. In July 2007, Cox presented The Album Chart Show on Channel 4, and appeared as a guest star on the Sky1 show Angela and Friends in November 2009 and as guest presenter in January 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared as a team captain on What Do Kids Know? along with Rufus Hound and Joe Swash on the Watch channel. Cox commentated for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC Three with fellow BBC Radio DJ Scott Mills at the 2011 Contest and 2012 Contest. Cox was replaced by Ana Matronic starting from the 2013 Contest. On 21 October 2014, Cox guest presented a Children in Need episode of The Great British Sewing Bee. In April 2015, it was announced that Cox would present The Great Pottery Throw Down for BBC Two. The first series began in November 2015 and the second in February 2017. 2016 saw Cox co-presenting Too Much TV, a daily magazine show on BBC Two. In 2017, Cox appeared on Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit and was on Steve's team in the show. She lost the episode in terms of points. On 4 June 2017, Cox co-presented the One Love Manchester benefit concert special and British television special with Ore Oduba. Since 2018, Cox has co-presented Back in Time for..., where a modern-day family enjoy meals that were eaten by families of years gone by. She replaced Giles Coren. From May 2018, Cox presents Love in the Countryside for BBC Two. Cox married the DJ Jon Carter in October 2001. Their daughter was born on 13 June 2004. In December 2005 the couple announced their split. On 16 September 2007, Cox announced on her BBC Radio 1 weekend show that she was expecting her second child. Cox's last weekend show was on Sunday 17 February 2008 before she left for 6 months' maternity leave. Her second child, a boy, was born on 10 March 2008. She returned to Radio 1 in September 2008. Cox went on maternity leave for the third time, after her show on Sunday 7 March 2010. Less than a week later, on 12 March, she announced that she had given birth to a girl. In November 2007, when a guest on news quiz Have I Got News for You, Cox revealed that she had been born with a dislocated hip. Cox is also committed to protecting the environment. In 2009, she joined the 10:10 project in a bid to help her reduce her carbon footprint. She explained that, as she was brought up on a farm, she has no problem wearing extra layers instead of turning up the thermostat. Giving up meat is a different story, however. She said, "My dad is a beef farmer so he wouldn't be best pleased. I tried going veggie once, but it lasted about four hours." On 23 June 2013, Cox tweeted a picture to announce she had just married long-term boyfriend Ben Cyzer. In August 2014, Cox was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. She revealed, when taking part in a one-off celebrity special of The Crystal Maze, that she voted against Brexit in 2016. In June 2003, Cox and her ex husband Jon received £50,000 in an out-of-court settlement from the British newspaper The People after it printed photographs of her sunbathing in the nude on her honeymoon in 2001. Cox, who was photographed with a telephoto lens while on a private island, initially complained to the Press Complaints Commission, who found in her favour. The People printed an apology. Cox was unsatisfied, and sued the newspaper in the High Court for a breach of her right to privacy under the Human Rights Act. The People agreed to an out of court settlement with Cox and her husband before any judgement was made. Cox received £30,000 and her husband £20,000, The People also agreed to pay the couple's legal costs, reported to be in excess of £100,000. Cox was not the first person to sue after involving the PCC but the case was considered significant at the time because of the high profile of the case and size of the settlement. In July 2017 Anthony Collins was convicted of stalking Cox, after sending her a series of letters. He subsequently pleaded guilty to harassment. He was incarcerated for 16 months. Cox was one of 52 celebrities contributing to a children's story entitled 'Once Upon a Time' to promote a new charity directory inquiries number 118 520. The book will be auctioned with the profits going to the NSPCC. Cox is also a named supporter of the animal charity PDSA, and has promoted the charity by being photographed with her pet dog, Snoop, by the late Lord Lichfield. Cox and other celebrities entered the women's race (The Magnolia Cup) fundraising for the charity Great Ormond Street at Glorious Goodwood on 28 July 2011. She came ninth. Cox has also been an ambassador for Centrepoint—the UK's charity for homeless young people—since 2000, making her its longest serving celebrity supporter. She takes part in the charity's flagship fundraising event, Sleep Out, every year, sleeping outside in a London location with around 800 other fundraisers. She also gives her time to Centrepoint for other events, messages of support and fundraising promotions. In 2006, Cox participated as a celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses. From 09:30 on 20 March 2017 to 09:30 on 21 March 2017, Cox did a 24-hour danceathon on her own, raising money for Comic Relief, Red Nose Day. She raised over £800,000 for Red Nose Day according to the commentary on television and the newspaper Manchester Evening News. In November 2006, Cox was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bolton for contributions to broadcasting. , Sara Cox 2020-12-31T04:59:06Z Sara Joanne Cyzer (née Cox; born 13 December 1974), is an English broadcaster and model. She presented The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 between 3 April 2000 until 19 December 2003. She currently hosts Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 Monday–Friday 17:00–19:00. She has also presented a number of television shows for the BBC including The Great Pottery Throw Down (2015–2017), Too Much TV (2016) and Back in Time for... (2018–present). Cox was born Sarah Joanne Cox on 13 December 1974, but later dropped the use of the letter 'h' from her first name. Her parents lived in the village of Little Lever near Bolton, Greater Manchester where she grew up on her father's farm. She was the youngest of five children. Her parents separated when she was six or seven, after which she moved with her mother and a sister to another house in the same village. Cox attended Smithills High School until the age of 16, and left Canon Slade School after her A-levels to pursue a career in modelling. She appeared in the music video for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1993 single "Everyday", and on a controversial promotional poster for the 1995 video game Wipeout. Cox won her first television show role in 1996, presenting the early "Girl Power" show The Girlie Show on Channel 4. She later had stints on Channel 5 entertainment show Exclusive and Channel 4 music programme Born Sloppy. In 1997 Cox presented on the UK feed of MTV, hosting MTV Hot, a late-night music show. In 1998 Cox won her first film role in The Bitterest Pill. In September 1998, Cox became a presenter of The Big Breakfast, following in the footsteps of her close friend Zoe Ball. During her time on the programme, she interviewed stars such as Robbie Williams, Sting and Leonardo DiCaprio. Cox preferred to do interviews in her father's caravan, situated in The Big Breakfast garden. A transfer to radio came on 19 September 1999 when she joined BBC Radio 1. Cox co-hosted the Saturday lunchtime show with Emma B from 13:00 – 15:00 and she launched the hugely popular The Surgery with Mark Hamilton, a health and welfare show where listeners called in about their problems, with Cox acting as "Nurse Coxy". In December 1999, it was announced that Cox would again step into Zoe Ball's shoes as presenter of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, as Ball had decided to leave the organisation to bring up a family and to start a new chapter. Cox's breakfast show stint began on 3 April 2000, three days early so she could calm her nerves. Initially, her listening figures were very good, growing from 6.9 million to 7.8 million listeners during her first fifteen months in the job—earning Radio 1 its largest breakfast audience ever—higher than that of her predecessor and ex-BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Evans. By August 2002, however, numbers had dipped back under 7 million. In August 2000, Cox said during a live broadcast that the Queen Mother "smelt of wee". In January 2003, Cox denied rumours that she was preparing to leave the BBC for a rival show and signed a three-year contract with the public service broadcaster, tying her to the breakfast show and with the BBC for two years after that. In August 2003, the BBC again denied rumours, reported in the Daily Mail, that she had been given 10 weeks to increase ratings, or to face replacement. However, just two months later, the BBC announced that Cox, whose listening figures had slipped to 6.6 million, would be replaced by Chris Moyles in January 2004. Cox hosted her final breakfast show on 19 December 2003. Her final track was "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Cox then presented the afternoon "drivetime" slot, effectively swapping shows with Chris Moyles. She hosted the Drivetime show for six months with features such as "For Your Ears Only", "Me, Myself and I", and "Chap's Eye Pub Quiz" (referring to her then sidekick Mark Chapman). In June 2004, Cox began her maternity leave to give birth to a baby girl, Lola Anne. Before she returned to Radio 1 in early 2005, Scott Mills, the presenter who took over her slot during her maternity leave, was given the drivetime slot permanently. From February 2005, Cox took over the afternoon show (13:00 – 16:00) on Saturdays and Sundays. On 17 February 2008 Cox presented her last show for six months before leaving for maternity leave to have her second child. Annie Mac presented the show during her absence. Cox and Annie Mac both later covered for Jo Whiley who took maternity leave between 29 September 2008 to 20 February 2009. Following Whiley's return, Cox returned to weekends to present a Sunday mid-morning show, broadcasting between 10:00 and 13:00. In March 2010 Cox went on maternity leave for the third time, leaving her show in the hands of the newest Radio 1 presenter, Matt Edmondson. She returned to the station on 9 August 2010 to cover for Fearne Cotton for three weeks. Cox made a self-confessed unexpected return to the breakfast show on 2 and 3 September 2010, as she sat in for the unwell Chris Moyles. In August 2012, it was announced that Cox, Gemma Cairney, Huw Stephens, Jameela Jamil, and Annie Mac have all covered Fearne Cotton's show on BBC Radio 1 weekdays from 10:00 to 12:45 whilst Cotton was on maternity leave until Cotton's return in September 2013. She was replaced by Matt Edmondson on Sunday mornings. After Cotton's return, Cox did various cover shows; her final show for Radio 1 was on 17 February 2014. In June 2011, Cox began hosting the fourth series of the comedy programme Hot Gossip on BBC Radio 2, covering for Claudia Winkleman, who chose not to present the series as she was heavily pregnant at the time. Beginning in 2012, Cox has covered for Alex Lester, Janice Long and Vanessa Feltz, as well as providing cover for Simon Mayo Drivetime, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, and Ken Bruce. Also between 2012 to 2018, she was the stand-in of The Radio 2 Breakfast Show covering for Chris Evans. Cox joined BBC Radio 2 for her first regular show each Saturday night from 22:00 to midnight, presenting a 1980s show to complement the weekend 1960s and 1970s decade shows. The show began on Saturday 5 October 2013. The show moved to Friday nights from April 2016. In May 2018, Cox began a new show on Radio 2 from Monday to Thursday between 22:00 and midnight. She was replaced as host of Sounds of the 80s by Gary Davies; Cox presented her final edition of the show on 11 May 2018. Upon Chris Evans's announcement that he was leaving the station, Cox was heavily linked to being his replacement until Zoe Ball was announced. On 29 October 2018 it was announced that Cox would succeed Simon Mayo as drivetime presenter on 14 January 2019. In July 2007, Cox presented London Live on Channel 4, and appeared as a guest star on the Sky1 show Angela and Friends in November 2009 and as guest presenter in January 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared as a team captain on What Do Kids Know? along with Rufus Hound and Joe Swash on the Watch channel. Cox commentated for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC Three with fellow BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills at the 2011 Contest and 2012 Contest. Cox was replaced by Ana Matronic starting from the 2013 Contest. On 21 October 2014, Cox guest presented a Children in Need episode of The Great British Sewing Bee. In April 2015, it was announced that Cox would present The Great Pottery Throw Down for BBC Two. The first series began in November 2015 and the second in February 2017. In 2016 Cox co-presenting Too Much TV, a daily magazine show on BBC Two. In 2017, Cox appeared on Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit and was on Steve's team in the show. She lost the episode in terms of points. On 4 June 2017, Cox co-presented the One Love Manchester benefit concert special and British television special with Ore Oduba. Since 2018, Cox has co-presented Back in Time for..., where a modern-day family enjoy meals that were eaten by families of years gone by. She replaced Giles Coren. From May 2018, Cox presents Love in the Countryside for BBC Two. On 5 March 2019 it was announced that Cox would host a new ITV show, entitled The Sara Cox Show, which would feature entertainment, live music and celebrity guests and which would air on Saturday and Sunday mornings. In October 2020, Cox launched and presented Between the Covers on BBC Two, a seven-part book programme. In March 2019 her book Till the Cows Come Home: A Lancashire Childhood, a memoir of growing up in 1980s Lancashire, was published by Coronet Books. Cox married the DJ Jon Carter in October 2001. Their daughter was born on 13 June 2004. In December 2005 the couple announced their divorce. On 16 September 2007, Cox announced on her BBC Radio 1 weekend show that she was expecting her second child. Cox's last weekend show was on Sunday 17 February 2008 before she left for six months' maternity leave. Her second child, a boy, was born on 10 March 2008. She returned to Radio 1 in September 2008. Cox went on maternity leave for the third time, after her show on 7 March 2010. Less than a week later, on 12 March, she announced that she had given birth to a girl. In November 2007, when a guest on news quiz Have I Got News for You, Cox revealed that she had been born with a dislocated hip. Cox is also committed to protecting the environment. In 2009, she joined the 10:10 project in a bid to help her reduce her carbon footprint. She explained that, as she was brought up on a farm, she has no problem wearing extra layers instead of turning up the thermostat. Giving up meat is a different story, however. She said, "My dad is a beef farmer so he wouldn't be best pleased. I tried going veggie once, but it lasted about four hours." On 23 June 2013, Cox tweeted a picture to announce she had just married long-term boyfriend and fiancé Ben Cyzer. In August 2014, Cox was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. She revealed, when taking part in a one-off celebrity special of The Crystal Maze, that she voted against Brexit in 2016. In June 2003, Cox and her ex-husband Jon received £50,000 in an out-of-court settlement from the British newspaper The People after it printed photographs of her sunbathing in the nude on her honeymoon in 2001. Cox, who was photographed with a telephoto lens while on a private island, initially complained to the Press Complaints Commission, who found in her favour. The People printed an apology. Cox was unsatisfied, and sued the newspaper in the High Court for a breach of her right to privacy under the Human Rights Act. The People agreed to an out of court settlement with Cox and her husband before any judgement was made. Cox received £30,000 and her husband £20,000, The People also agreed to pay the couple's legal costs, reported to be in excess of £100,000. Cox was not the first person to sue after involving the PCC but the case was considered significant at the time because of the high profile of the case and size of the settlement. In July 2017, a convicted child sex offender named Anthony Collins was convicted of stalking Cox, after sending her and her husband a series of letters. He had sent the letters to her home address, which he reportedly obtained after purchasing the address for £17. He subsequently pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to 16 months in prison. Cox was one of 52 celebrities contributing to a children's story entitled Once Upon a Time to promote a new charity directory inquiries number 118 520. The book will be auctioned with the profits going to the NSPCC. Cox is also a named supporter of the animal charity PDSA, and has promoted the charity by being photographed with her pet dog, Snoop, by the late Lord Lichfield. Cox and other celebrities entered the women's race (The Magnolia Cup) fundraising for the charity Great Ormond Street at Glorious Goodwood on 28 July 2011. She came ninth. Cox has also been an ambassador for Centrepoint—the UK's charity for homeless young people—since 2000, making her its longest serving celebrity supporter. She takes part in the charity's flagship fundraising event, Sleep Out, every year, sleeping outside in a London location with around 800 other fundraisers. She also gives her time to Centrepoint for other events, messages of support and fundraising promotions. In 2006, Cox participated as a celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses. From 09:30 on 20 March 2017 to 09:30 on 21 March 2017, Cox did a 24-hour danceathon on her own, raising money for Comic Relief, Red Nose Day. She raised over £800,000 for Red Nose Day according to the commentary on television and the newspaper Manchester Evening News. In November 2006, Cox was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bolton for contributions to broadcasting. | 1 |
Non-random_two-liquid_model | Non-random_two-liquid_model 2008-12-28T01:18:50Z The Non-Random Two Liquid model (short NRTL equation) is an activity coefficient model that correlates the activity coefficients γ {\displaystyle \gamma } with the composition of a mixture of chemical compounds, expressed by mole fractions x {\displaystyle x} . The concept is based on the hypothesis of Wilson that the local concentration around a molecule will be different from the bulk concentration when there is a difference between the interaction energy of the central molecule with the molecules of its own kind U i i {\displaystyle U_{ii}} and that with the molecules of the other kind U i j {\displaystyle U_{ij}} . This difference introduces a non-randomness at the molecular level. The NRTL model is a so-called local composition model. Others are the Wilson model, the UNIQUAC model, and the group contribution model UNIFAC. For a binary mixture the following equations are used: { ln γ 1 = x 2 2 [ τ 21 ( G 21 x 1 + x 2 G 21 ) 2 + τ 12 G 12 ( x 2 + x 1 G 12 ) 2 ] ln γ 2 = x 1 2 [ τ 12 ( G 12 x 2 + x 1 G 12 ) 2 + τ 21 G 21 ( x 1 + x 2 G 21 ) 2 ] {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ \gamma _{1}=x_{2}^{2}\left\\\ln \ \gamma _{2}=x_{1}^{2}\left\end{matrix}} ight. } with { ln G 12 = − α 12 τ 12 ln G 21 = − α 12 τ 21 {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ G_{12}=-\alpha _{12}\ \tau _{12}\\\ln \ G_{21}=-\alpha _{12}\ \tau _{21}\end{matrix}} ight. } τ 12 {\displaystyle \tau _{12}} and τ 21 {\displaystyle \tau _{21}} as well as α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} are fittable parameters. The parameter α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} is the so-called non-randomness parameter. For a liquid, in which the local distribution of molecules is random, α 12 = 0 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}=0} . In practice α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} is set to 0. 2, 0. 3 and 0. 48. The latter is frequently used for aqueous systems. In some cases a better phase equilibria description is obtained by setting α 12 = − 1 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}=-1} . However this is impossible from a physical point of view, since no system can be more random than random. The dimensionless interaction parameters are a function of interaction energy parameters Δ g 12 {\displaystyle \Delta g_{12}} and Δ g 21 {\displaystyle \Delta g_{21}} : { τ 12 = Δ g 12 R T τ 21 = Δ g 21 R T {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\tau _{12}={\frac {\Delta g_{12}}{RT}}\\\tau _{21}={\frac {\Delta g_{21}}{RT}}\end{matrix}} ight. } In here R is the gas constant and T the absolute temperature. The limiting activity coefficients, aka the activity coefficients at infinite dilution, are calculated by: { ln γ 1 = [ τ 21 + τ 12 G 12 ] ln γ 2 = [ τ 12 + τ 21 G 21 ] {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ \gamma _{1}=\left\\\ln \ \gamma _{2}=\left\end{matrix}} ight. } If activity coefficients are available over a larger temperature range (maybe derived from both vapor-liquid and solid-liquid equilibria) temperature-dependent parameters can be introduced. Two different approaches are used: The larger the temperature range and the more the liquid mixture is deviating from ideal behavior, the more binary interaction pair parameters are needed to get a proper phase equilibrium description. E. g. , the logarithmic term is only used if liquid-liquid equilibria (miscibility gap) have to be described. The format : a i j + b i j T + c i j ln T + d i j T {\displaystyle a_{ij}+{\frac {b_{ij}}{T}}+c_{ij}\ \ln \ T+d_{ij}T} is taken from the extended Antoine equation, which is also used for saturated vapor pressures. The NRTL parameters are fitted to activity coefficients that have been derived from experimentally determined phase equilibrium data (vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid) as well as from heats of mixing. The source of the experimental data are often factual data banks like the Dortmund Data Bank. Other options are direct experimental work and predicted activity coefficients with UNIFAC and similar models. Noteworthy is that for the same liquid mixture there might exist several NRTL parameter sets. It depends from the kind of phase equilibrium (i. e. solid-liquid, liquid-liquid, vapor-liquid) for which the NRTL equation is going to be used. In the case of the description of a vapor liquid equilibria it is necessary to know what the saturated vapor pressure of the pure components and what the gas fugacity coefficients were. Accurate saturated vapor pressure values are important in the determination or description of an azeotrope. The gas fugacity coefficients are mostly set to unity, reflecting an ideal gas phase. However for systems at high pressures (i. e. > 10 bar) an equation of state is needed. , Non-random_two-liquid_model 2010-11-21T11:17:32Z The Non-Random Two Liquid model (short NRTL equation) is an activity coefficient model that correlates the activity coefficients γ i {\displaystyle \gamma _{i}} of a compound i with its mole fractions x i {\displaystyle x_{i}} in the concerning liquid phase. It is frequently applied in the field of chemical engineering to calculate phase equilbria. The concept of NRTL is based on the hypothesis of Wilson that the local concentration around a molecule is different from the bulk concentration. This difference is due to a difference between the interaction energy of the central molecule with the molecules of its own kind U i i {\displaystyle U_{ii}} and that with the molecules of the other kind U i j {\displaystyle U_{ij}} . The energy difference introduces also a non-randomness at the local molecular level. The NRTL model belongs to the so-called local composition models. Other models of this type are the Wilson model, the UNIQUAC model, and the group contribution model UNIFAC. These local composition models are not thermodynamic consistent due to the assumption that the local composition around molecule i is independent from the local composition around molecule j. This assumption is not true as was shown by Flemmer in 1976 . For a binary mixture the following equations are used: { ln γ 1 = x 2 2 [ τ 21 ( G 21 x 1 + x 2 G 21 ) 2 + τ 12 G 12 ( x 2 + x 1 G 12 ) 2 ] ln γ 2 = x 1 2 [ τ 12 ( G 12 x 2 + x 1 G 12 ) 2 + τ 21 G 21 ( x 1 + x 2 G 21 ) 2 ] {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ \gamma _{1}=x_{2}^{2}\left\\\ln \ \gamma _{2}=x_{1}^{2}\left\end{matrix}} ight. } with { ln G 12 = − α 12 τ 12 ln G 21 = − α 21 τ 21 {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ G_{12}=-\alpha _{12}\ \tau _{12}\\\ln \ G_{21}=-\alpha _{21}\ \tau _{21}\end{matrix}} ight. } In here τ 12 {\displaystyle \tau _{12}} and τ 21 {\displaystyle \tau _{21}} are the dimensionless interaction parameters, which are related to the interaction energy parameters Δ g 12 {\displaystyle \Delta g_{12}} and Δ g 21 {\displaystyle \Delta g_{21}} by: { τ 12 = Δ g 12 R T = U 12 − U 22 R T τ 21 = Δ g 21 R T = U 21 − U 11 R T {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\tau _{12}={\frac {\Delta g_{12}}{RT}}={\frac {U_{12}-U_{22}}{RT}}\\\tau _{21}={\frac {\Delta g_{21}}{RT}}={\frac {U_{21}-U_{11}}{RT}}\end{matrix}} ight. } In here R is the gas constant and T the absolute temperature. The parameters α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} and α 21 {\displaystyle \alpha _{21}} are the so-called non-randomness parameter, for which usually α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} is set equal to α 21 {\displaystyle \alpha _{21}} . For a liquid, in which the local distribution is random around the center molecule, the parameter α 12 = 0 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}=0} . In that case the equations reduce to the one-parameter Margules activity model: { ln γ 1 = x 2 2 [ τ 21 + τ 12 ] = A x 2 2 ln γ 2 = x 1 2 [ τ 12 + τ 21 ] = A x 1 2 {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ \gamma _{1}=x_{2}^{2}\left=Ax_{2}^{2}\\\ln \ \gamma _{2}=x_{1}^{2}\left=Ax_{1}^{2}\end{matrix}} ight. } In practice α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} is set to 0. 2, 0. 3 or 0. 48. The latter value is frequently used for aqueous systems. The high value reflects the ordered structure caused by hydrogen bonds. However for the description of liquid-liquid equilibria the non-randomness parameter is set to 0. 2 to avoid wrong liquid-liquid description. In some cases a better phase equilibria description is obtained by setting α 12 = − 1 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}=-1} . However this mathematical solution is impossible from a physical point of view, since no system can be more random than random ( α 12 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}} =0). In general NRTL offers more flexibility in the description of phase equilibria than other activity models due to the extra non-randomness parameters. However in practice this flexibility is reduced in order to avoid wrong equilibrium description outside the range of regressed data. The limiting activity coefficients, aka the activity coefficients at infinite dilution, are calculated by: { ln γ 1 ∞ = [ τ 21 + τ 12 e x p ( − α 12 τ 12 ) ] ln γ 2 ∞ = [ τ 12 + τ 21 e x p ( − α 12 τ 21 ) ] {\displaystyle \left\{{\begin{matrix}\ln \ \gamma _{1}^{\infty }=\left\\\ln \ \gamma _{2}^{\infty }=\left\end{matrix}} ight. } The expressions show that at α 12 = 0 {\displaystyle \alpha _{12}=0} the limiting activity coefficients are equal. This situation that occurs for molecules of equal size, but of different polarities. It also shows, since three parameters are available, that multiple sets of solutions are possible. To describe phase equilibria over a large temperature regime, i. e. larger than 50 K, the interaction parameter has to be made temperature dependent. Two formats are frequenty used. The extended Antoine equation format: in here the logarithmic term is mainly used in the description of liquid-liquid equilibria (miscibility gap). The other format is a third order polynomal format: The NRTL parameters are fitted to activity coefficients that have been derived from experimentally determined phase equilibrium data (vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid) as well as from heats of mixing. The source of the experimental data are often factual data banks like the Dortmund Data Bank. Other options are direct experimental work and predicted activity coefficients with UNIFAC and similar models. Noteworthy is that for the same liquid mixture there might exist several NRTL parameter sets. It depends from the kind of phase equilibrium (i. e. solid-liquid, liquid-liquid, vapor-liquid) which NRTL parameter set is going to be used. In the case of the description of a vapor liquid equilibria it is necessary to know which saturated vapor pressure of the pure components was used and whether the gas phase was treated as an ideal or a real gas. Accurate saturated vapor pressure values are important in the determination or the description of an azeotrope. The gas fugacity coefficients are mostly set to unity (ideal gas assumption), but vapor-liquid equilibria at high pressures (i. e. > 10 bar) need an equation of state to calculate the gas fugacity coefficient for a real gas description. | 0 |
Yumiko_Himei | Yumiko_Himei 2009-12-10T02:26:17Z Yumiko Himei (姫井 由美子, born February 14, 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Okayama, Okayama, she graduated from Okayama University and received a master's degree from it. She was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Okayama Prefecture for two terms since 1999. She was a part of a new party "Kaikaku Club" (改革クラブ:to the letter, "The Reformation Club") in 2008, but on August 28, 2008 in a surprise announcement she withdrew her membership in the new party and affirmed loyalty to the Democratic Party of Japan. This article about a Japanese politician born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Yumiko_Himei 2010-10-26T22:01:33Z Yumiko Himei (姫井 由美子, Himei Yumiko, born February 14, 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Okayama, she graduated from Okayama University with a master's degree. She was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Okayama Prefecture for two terms since 1999. She was due to join a new political party, "Kaikaku Club", in 2008, but on August 28, 2008, she withdrew her membership in the new party and reaffirmed her loyalty to the Democratic Party of Japan. Template:Persondata This article about a Japanese politician born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Dangerous_Summer_(film) | Dangerous_Summer_(film) 2009-09-30T18:57:01Z Baiga vasara (English: Dangerous Summer) is a 2000 Latvian film directed by Aigars Grauba starring Inese Cauna, Uldis Dumpis, Eduards Pāvuls, Jānis Reinis, and Artūrs Skrastiņš. Set in Riga, the capital of Latvia, the film tells a tragic love story before and during the Soviet invasion of Latvia in 1940 and the early stages of World War II. Roberts (Artūrs Skrastiņš, a radio journalist, falls in love with Baltic German student Isolde (Inese Cauna), who's about to be deported to Germany. Isolde is torn between her love for Roberts and her chance at escaping for Germany with the help of Latvian foreign minister Vilhelms Munters (Uldis Dumpis). , Dangerous_Summer_(film) 2010-12-24T16:54:01Z Baiga vasara (English: Dangerous Summer) is a 2000 Latvian film directed by Aigars Grauba starring Inese Cauna, Uldis Dumpis, Eduards Pāvuls, Jānis Reinis, and Artūrs Skrastiņš. Set in Riga, the capital of Latvia, the film tells a tragic love story before and during the Soviet invasion of Latvia in 1940 and the early stages of World War II. Roberts (Artūrs Skrastiņš, a radio journalist, falls in love with Baltic German student Isolde (Inese Cauna), who's about to be deported to Germany. Isolde is torn between her love for Roberts and her chance at escaping for Germany with the help of Latvian foreign minister Vilhelms Munters (Uldis Dumpis). This article related to a Latvian film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Paulin_Gagne | Paulin_Gagne 2013-08-28T07:09:08Z Étienne-Paulin Gagne, known as Paulin Gagne (June 8, 1808 – August 1876) was a French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor, and eccentric whose best known poem, The Woman-Messiah, is among the longest poems in French, or any language. The poem is 25,000 verses (60 acts and 12 songs) and is notable for its 24th act entitled Bestiologie which enumerates the advantages that a citizen of Paris would have by marrying the animals of the Jardin des Plantes. He is also notable for proposing "Anthropophagy" at a public meeting and offering himself as food to starving Algerians. Gagne was born in Montoison on June 8, 1808, of a family which soon reestablished itself in Montélimar. Early on he established himself as a lawyer and, after moving to Paris, lost his only lawsuit. In the 1850s, he moved back to Montélimar, and turned to prose and poetry after giving up law. His writings focused primarily on bizarre and burlesque social and political matters. He spent time as a minor politician and the creator of an unsuccessful journal entitled Hope. Much more success came with his second publication entitled The Theatre of the World in which contained some good articles, but none by his own hand. Shortly afterwards, Gagne wrote, The Woman-Messiah, one of his many immensely long poems. During this time he also invented a universal language he named "La Gagne-monopanglotte" which never spread outside himself. In 1863, he moved back to Paris, in an accentuated eccentric state. He began to publish primarily in supernatural journals. One such journal, Uniter of the Visible and Invisible World, published his article in which Gagne proves the intervention of Satan in the séance. Towards the end of the Second French Empire, Gagne became more lavished in public meetings, where he would make speeches on socialism, anti-monarchy, and other similar subjects. Often he would organize strange political demonstrations at which he was the only participator. Many of his antics brought on laughter, but he was always a perpetual candidate for parliament. Gagne consistently took the radical route. In 1868, during an Algerian Famine, when his cries for hippophagy were not reciprocated he asked for anthropophagy. He called for legislature that would prevent the famine by making the Algerians eat all elderly persons in France over the age of 60, including himself. The Comte de Lautreamont is known to have read Gagne. In Lautreamont's Poesies, Gagne is grouped with twelve tragic poets (including Lord Byron and Goethe. ) Gagne has also been compared to "le Pere Gor", a hero created by Balzac. Template:Persondata, Paulin_Gagne 2014-11-08T23:51:36Z Étienne-Paulin Gagne, known as Paulin Gagne (June 8, 1808 – August 1876) was a French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor, and eccentric whose best known poem, The Woman-Messiah, is among the longest poems in French, or any language. The poem is 25,000 verses (60 acts and 12 songs) and is notable for its 24th act entitled Bestiologie which enumerates the advantages that a citizen of Paris would have by marrying the animals of the Jardin des Plantes. He is also notable for proposing "Anthropophagy" at a public meeting and offering himself as food to starving Algerians. Gagne was born in Montoison on June 8, 1808, of a family which soon reestablished itself in Montélimar. Early on he established himself as a lawyer and, after moving to Paris, lost his only lawsuit. In the 1850s, he moved back to Montélimar, and turned to prose and poetry after giving up law. His writings focused primarily on bizarre and burlesque social and political matters. He spent time as a minor politician and the creator of an unsuccessful journal entitled Hope. Much more success came with his second publication entitled The Theatre of the World in which contained some good articles, but none by his own hand. Shortly afterwards, Gagne wrote, The Woman-Messiah, one of his many immensely long poems. During this time he also invented a universal language he named "La Gagne-monopanglotte" which never spread outside himself. In 1863, he moved back to Paris, in an accentuated eccentric state. He began to publish primarily in supernatural journals. One such journal, Uniter of the Visible and Invisible World, published his article in which Gagne proves the intervention of Satan in the séance. Towards the end of the Second French Empire, Gagne became more lavished in public meetings, where he would make speeches on socialism, anti-monarchy, and other similar subjects. Often he would organize strange political demonstrations at which he was the only participator. Many of his antics brought on laughter, but he was always a perpetual candidate for parliament. Gagne consistently took the radical route. In 1868, during an Algerian Famine, when his cries for hippophagy were not reciprocated he asked for anthropophagy. He called for legislature that would prevent the famine by making the Algerians eat all elderly persons in France over the age of 60, including himself. The Comte de Lautreamont is known to have read Gagne. In Lautreamont's Poesies, Gagne is grouped with twelve tragic poets (including Lord Byron and Goethe. ) Gagne has also been compared to Goriot, one of the main characters of Balzac's Le Père Goriot. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Busey_v._District_of_Columbia | Busey_v._District_of_Columbia 2010-03-13T01:35:04Z Busey v. District of Columbia, 319 U. S. 579 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the conviction of a Jehovah's Witness for unlicensed selling of magazines on public sidewalks. This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Busey_v._District_of_Columbia 2012-03-28T06:00:09Z Busey v. District of Columbia, 319 U. S. 579 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the conviction of a Jehovah's Witness for unlicensed selling of magazines on public sidewalks. | 0 |
Bekir_Coşkun | Bekir_Coşkun 2008-08-28T21:12:03Z Bekir Coşkun (Tülmen, Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist, writer and columnist for the leading Turkish daily, Hürriyet. He is a good friend of Emin Çölaşan, who also used to work in the same newspaper before he was controversially sacked by the paper's editor-in-chief, Ertuğrul Özkök, for publishing a piece denouncing a jihadist publication following AKP's election victory on July 22, 2007. As staunch secularists, both are critical of the AKP. Bekir Coşkun was born in the Turkmen village of Tülmen in Şanlıurfa in the southeastern of the country. His maternal grandmother was an Ottoman Armenian from Gümüşhane named Ümmühan. His grandfather had rescued her from a convoy of deportees and married her after his first wife died. He learned about his grandmother's identity at the beginning of high school, though they never discussed the matter. , Bekir_Coşkun 2009-11-14T07:18:44Z Bekir Coşkun (Tülmen, Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist, writer and columnist for the leading Turkish daily, Hürriyet. He is a good friend of Emin Çölaşan, who also used to work in the same newspaper before he was controversially sacked by the paper's editor-in-chief, Ertuğrul Özkök. As staunch secularists, both are critical of the AKP. Bekir Coşkun was born in the Turkmen village of Tülmen in Şanlıurfa in the southeastern Anatolia region of the country. | 0 |
Christopher Corey Smith | Christopher Corey Smith 2020-01-09T21:25:42Z Christopher Corey Smith is an American actor who voices in various English-language dubs of Japanese anime shows, and in cartoons and video games. Some of his major roles include Spandam in One Piece, John Balks in Future Diary, Riser Phenex in High School DxD, and Soyuz in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos. In cartoons and video games, his major roles include the Joker in Lego Batman 2 and Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite, Molag Bal in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Hank Johnson in Ingress, Rufus in Street Fighter, Hotshot in Defiance and The Emperor in Dissidia Final Fantasy. , Christopher Corey Smith 2021-12-31T03:41:28Z Christopher Corey Smith is an American voice actor who voices in animated shows and video games. | 1 |
WTIS | WTIS 2017-03-20T04:12:47Z WTIS (1110 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, USA, it served the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by WTIS-AM, Inc. The station formerly broadcast only during daytime hours, to protect clear channel stations WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina and KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska. It ceased broadcasting in December 2016, but plans to return after reaching a diplex agreement with another station in the market. This station was formerly WALT, a pioneer Top-40 station in the Tampa area. In 1970, Suncoast Radio, the owners of future WQYK-FM 99. 5, bought WALT and relaunched it as a country music station, WQYK. The signal was simulcast with WQYK-FM until 1976, when the AM station was sold to a religious broadcaster and its call letters changed to WTIS. Licensed to Tampa, WTIS’ transmitter, and directional three-tower array are located in St. Petersburg at 311 112th Avenue N. E. In addition to its regular religious programming, WTIS aired The Debra Evans in the Morning Show, The Herman Cain Show, The Pete O'Shea Show and The Adam Smith Show. This article about a radio station in Florida is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , WTIS 2018-07-12T14:40:46Z WTIS (1110 AM) is a radio station. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by George and Esperanza Arroyo, through licensee Q-Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. They also broadcast on FM translator, W266CW 101. 1 FM in Tampa, and market themselves as "Timeless 1110 and 101. 1". WTIS's AM transmitter and tower are co-located with its sister station, WAMA. The AM frequency broadcasts during daytime hours only, to protect clear channel stations WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina and KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska. The station first went on the air in 1927, according to FCC records, though no information on the station's history to that date is known at present. The station would later be relaunched in 1946 as WALT by Walter Tison, president and general manager-sales manager of Tampa Broadcasting (and later, founder of television station WTVT). WALT was a pioneer Top-40 station in the Tampa area. In the 1960s, a weekly Sunday afternoon broadcast from Tampa Municipal Beach entitled Beach Party featured The Littlest DJ, Ricky Barone, later known as Richard Barone of The Bongos. In 1970, Suncoast Radio, the owners of future WQYK-FM 99. 5, bought WALT and relaunched it as a country music station, WQYK. The signal was simulcast with WQYK-FM until 1976, when the AM station was sold to a religious broadcaster and its call letters changed to WTIS. (The WALT callsign would later be reassigned to AM and FM stations in Meridian, Mississippi. ) In addition to its regular religious programming, WTIS aired The Debra Evans in the Morning Show, The Herman Cain Show, The Pete O'Shea Show and The Adam Smith Show. On January 1, 2017 WTIS notified the Federal Communications Commission that it had suspended operations on December 31, 2016 because it had lost its lease to the transmitter site, located near the intersection of 50th Street and Causeway Boulevard in the Palm River-Clair Mel area of Hillsborough County. It requested authorization to remain off the air for six months while it searched for a new site. The authorization was granted on January 18, 2017. The station has now been sold and returned with an oldies pop music format, however it is now playing Tropical Salsa and Merengue and it is scheduled to become a Spanish language music station on April 30, 2018. This article about a radio station in Florida is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Terotechnology | Terotechnology 2011-12-12T14:43:27Z Terotechnology is the technology of installation, commissioning, maintenance, replacement and removal of plant, machinery and equipment, of feed-back to operation and design thereof, and to related subjects and practices. Terotechnology is the economic management of assets. It is the combination of management, financial, engineering, and other practices applied to physical assets such as plant, machinery, equipment, buildings and structures in pursuit of economic life cycle costs. It is concerned with the reliability and maintainability of physical assets and also takes into account the processes of installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, modification and replacement. Decisions are influenced by feedback on design, performance and costs information throughout the life cycle of a project. It can be applied equally to products, as the product of one organization often becomes the asset of another. This article about the economy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Terotechnology 2013-04-24T15:58:00Z Terotechnology is the technology of installation, commissioning, maintenance, replacement and removal of plant machinery and equipment, of feed-back to operation and design thereof, and to related subjects and practices. It is a branch of 'Maintainence Engineering & Technology' Terotechnology is the maintainence of assets in optimal manner. It is the combination of management, financial, engineering, and other practices applied to physical assets such as plant, machinery, equipment, buildings and structures in pursuit of economic life cycle costs. It is concerned with the reliability and maintainability of physical assets and also takes into account the processes of installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, modification and replacement. Decisions are influenced by feedback on design, performance and costs information throughout the life cycle of a project. It can be applied equally to products, as the product of one organization often becomes the asset of another. This article about the economy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Vehicle registration plates of British Columbia | Vehicle registration plates of British Columbia 2012-03-05T08:43:57Z Товары для детского творчества помогают детям развивать и совершенствовать таланты, которыми наградила их природа, а также выражать в своем творчестве самые волшебные фантазии и сказочные мечты. , Vehicle registration plates of British Columbia 2013-12-12T06:51:20Z The Canadian province of British Columbia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1904. AB1 23C (future) Since 1970, it has been necessary in British Columbia to place a decal on the rear licence plate as proof of current insurance in order to be permitted to drive the vehicle. Decals have been used since 1970, but they all expired on February 28 of the following year until March 1980. Then they expired at the end of the month on the decal, until 1994. Then an additional decal, with a number on it for the day it expired, was introduced. The decals are currently issued by the provincial motor vehicle insurer, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia The following are the colour patterns used in years from 1980 onward: | 1 |
Holt_of_the_Secret_Service | Holt_of_the_Secret_Service 2010-03-07T04:01:46Z Holt of the Secret Service (1941) was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures. A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn, the U. S. government's best engraver, who is being held against his will and is forced to print virtually undetectable phony cash. The Secret Service sends its toughest agent, Jack Holt, and his female partner Kay Drew after the gang. Holt and his boss Malloy decide to try to pass Holt off as escaped tough guy, Nick Farrel. Masquerading as Mr. and Mrs. Farrel, Holt and Drew manage to infiltrate the ruthless gang of thugs and the tough talk and action never stops from there. Holt's hunches lead him to the culprits and into trouble on a canoe ride and in an outlaw camp, as the action moves from the gang's hideout in a lost canyon to a gambling ship on the high seas to a small island country where the gang hopes to escape U. S. extradition. The brains heavy is a man named Lucky Arnold, but he hides behind the facade of one of his loyal henchmen, Quist, to shield himself from the Secret Service, and lets another one of his men, Valden, do most of his dirty work. The island nation has its own pocket dictator, who is also trying to rub out our hero. During the 15 episodes, Holt endures numerous brushes with death, emerging from all of them with nary a hair out of place nor a crease in his well-tailored business suit. , Holt_of_the_Secret_Service 2011-07-23T12:46:44Z Holt of the Secret Service (1941) was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures. A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn, the U. S. government's best engraver, who is being held against his will and is forced to print virtually undetectable phony cash. The Secret Service sends its toughest agent, Jack Holt, and his female partner Kay Drew after the gang. Holt and his boss Malloy decide to try to pass Holt off as escaped tough guy, Nick Farrel. Masquerading as Mr. and Mrs. Farrel, Holt and Drew manage to infiltrate the ruthless gang of thugs and the tough talk and action never stops from there. Holt's hunches lead him to the culprits and into trouble on a canoe ride and in an outlaw camp, as the action moves from the gang's hideout in a lost canyon to a gambling ship on the high seas to a small island country where the gang hopes to escape U. S. extradition. The brains heavy is a man named Lucky Arnold, but he hides behind the facade of one of his loyal henchmen, Quist, to shield himself from the Secret Service, and lets another one of his men, Valden, do most of his dirty work. The island nation has its own pocket dictator, who is also trying to rub out our hero. During the 15 episodes, Holt endures numerous brushes with death, emerging from all of them with nary a hair out of place nor a crease in his well-tailored business suit. In this serial, Jack Holt strictly played himself with all the gimmicks he had used at silent and talkie movies still very much in evidence. Producer Larry Darmour felt the serial was made for adults and not children by making it thrilling and logical but never impossible. He also felt that this was the first film with the lead actor's name in the title. | 0 |
Ray Romano | Ray Romano 2019-01-17T20:05:15Z Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2009–11). From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in Parenthood, and co-starred in the romantic comedy The Big Sick (2017). Romano was born in Queens, New York, the son of Lucie (née Fortini), a piano teacher, and Albert Romano (November 7, 1925 – March 11, 2010), a real estate agent and engineer. He is of Italian descent. He grew up in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens. He has an older brother, Richard (born in 1956), a sergeant with the NYPD, and a younger brother, Robert, a second grade teacher in New York City. Romano married his wife, Anna Scarpulla, in 1987. They met while working at a bank together. They have four children. Romano's character's daughter on Everybody Loves Raymond was named after his real-life daughter. Also, in the series pilot, Ray and Debra's twin boys were named Gregory and Matthew, after Romano's real-life twin sons, but Romano felt it was inconvenient to have all his TV children have the same names as his real children, and changed the twins' names to Geoffrey and Michael on screen. He also said his brother was not pleased with Ray Barone's TV brother. Romano's family has made various appearances in the show. Romano's real-life daughter Alexandra "Ally" Romano made several appearances on Everybody Loves Raymond as Molly, the best friend of his on-screen daughter, Ally, and the daughter of Ray Barone's nemesis, Peggy the Cookie Lady. Romano's father, Albert Romano, has made various appearances as Albert, one of Frank Barone's lodge buddies in various episodes such as "Debra at the Lodge", and "Boys' Therapy". Romano's brother, Richard Romano, appeared in the episodes "Golf For It", "Just a Formality" and "The Toaster". Romano's wife Anna appeared as one of the moms in the background at Geoffrey and Michael's school in season 6's episode titled "The Angry Family." In February 2012, Romano revealed that his wife Anna had successfully battled stage one breast cancer in 2010. Romano told People magazine that "the reason we're going public is to share our experience, yeah, but to have an effect. Our goal is to help people." Romano also remained close to Doris Roberts, who played his character's mother on Everyone Loves Raymond. At the time of her death, Romano said he was inspired by her desire to continue learning throughout her life. She also served as a mentor, helping him to feel more comfortable on set. Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. After transferring from Archbishop Molloy High School, Romano graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975. He was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher. Before getting into show business, Romano briefly attended Queens College, in Flushing, New York, where he studied accounting. His early comedy career started when he competed in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989 directed by Saturday Night Live short film producer Neal Marshad and appeared on The Comedy Channel. His career included many outlets, such as Comedy Central, where he had been a recurring guest voice on the show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He also was a contestant on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category. He originally was cast to play Joe (originally named Rick) on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, but was fired and replaced by Joe Rogan. He then appeared on Late Show with David Letterman doing his stand up routine which formed his ties with CBS. Shortly thereafter, he became the star of his own show, Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS, that featured a cast and format more suitable to Romano's brand of humor. His work on the series earned him six Emmy nominations, winning in 2002, as well as five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations. Romano gave the roast monologue at the 1998 White House Correspondents' Association dinner. He started by recounting his response when first asked to do the gig, "I don't do political comedy" and the answer by the agent -tired of controversy- being, "Great, we'll pay you double!" Romano and his comedian best friend Kevin James starred in the salesman comedy Grilled as two Average Joes of the same profession who are both desperate to land a big sale. Romano was featured on a 2000 episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, on which he won $125,000 for the NYPD's D.A.R.E. unit. In 2001, Romano was named one of E!'s top twenty entertainers of the year. That same year he was featured with his brother (a teacher at a school in Long Island) on a New York Police Department recruiting poster. In 2004, he became the highest-paid television actor in history for his role of Raymond on CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond. It was later revealed on E! that the show had broken another record by having the highest revenue, at $3.9 billion. On December 13, 2003, Romano was featured as a special guest star, sending a birthday card to Bob Barker in his 80th birthday bash on the 27th "Million Dollar Spectacular" special of the long-running daytime CBS series The Price Is Right. Romano was the subject of the documentary film 95 Miles to Go. The film documents Romano's road-trip for a series of rides across the south of the United States. The film was released in theaters on April 7, 2010, by ThinkFilm. In August 2006 Romano was interviewed in front of a live audience at UCLA by fellow stand-up veteran David Steinberg, for an episode of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. The program first aired on the TV Land network in March 2007. Romano returned to television with a new dramedy for TNT in 2008, Men of a Certain Age, which he co-created with former Everybody Loves Raymond writer Mike Royce. It co-starred Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher. Romano made an appearance in the seventh season of NBC show The Office as Merv Bronte, a nervous job applicant interviewing for the job left vacant by Michael Scott. Romano made an appearance in the third-season premiere of ABC sitcom The Middle as Nicky, a friend of Mike, who ruined his and Frankie's honeymoon. Romano was the second actor from Everybody Loves Raymond to be reunited with Patricia Heaton on The Middle. Doris Roberts guest-starred in three episodes. He joined the cast of Parenthood beginning September 11, 2012. He became a semi-regular, playing photographer Hank Rizzoli, who hired and later had a romantic relationship with Sarah Braverman and developed a friendship with her nephew who has Asperger syndrome. The role was specifically created for him after he expressed his love for the show and met with creator Jason Katims on the set of Friday Night Lights. In 2002, Romano voiced the woolly mammoth Manfred (Manny) in the film Ice Age, and its sequels Ice Age: The Meltdown in 2006, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 2009, Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012, and Ice Age: Collision Course in 2016. Currently, Romano is a lead on the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. Romano competed in the World Series of Poker in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015. In early 2010, Romano starred in the second season of The Golf Channel's original series The Haney Project in which Tiger Woods' former coach Hank Haney attempts to improve the golf games of different celebrities and athletes. Romano's goal was to finish the show being able to break 80. Romano took time off from the show to be with his father, Albert Romano, who died in March 2010. Romano is also a regular competitor in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where he finished fifth in 2012 with his partner, Australian professional Steven Bowditch. It was the first time Romano had qualified for the final round after failing to do so on 11 successive occasions. He also competes annually in the American Century Championship, a celebrity golf tournament owned by NBC and held at Lake Tahoe each July. In addition to his roles as star and producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, Romano also co-wrote the following episodes:, Ray Romano 2020-12-24T23:02:44Z Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011). From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in Parenthood. More recently, he co-starred in the romantic comedy The Big Sick (2017) and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film The Irishman (2019). Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in the comedy-drama series Get Shorty. Romano was born in Queens, New York, the second son of Luciana "Lucie" (née Fortini), a piano teacher, and Albert Romano (November 7, 1925 – March 11, 2010), a real estate agent and engineer. He is of Italian descent. He grew up in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens. He has an older brother, Richard (born 1956), a sergeant with the NYPD, and a younger brother, Robert (born c. 1966), a second grade teacher in New York City. Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. After transferring from Archbishop Molloy High School, Romano graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975. He was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher. Before getting into show business, Romano briefly attended Queens College, in Flushing, New York, where he studied accounting. His early comedy career started when he competed in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989 directed by Saturday Night Live short film producer Neal Marshad and appeared on The Comedy Channel. His career included many outlets, such as Comedy Central, where he had been a recurring guest voice on the show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He also was a contestant on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category. He originally was cast to play Joe (originally named Rick) on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, but was fired and replaced by Joe Rogan. He then appeared on Late Show with David Letterman doing his stand up routine which formed his ties with CBS. Shortly thereafter, he became the star of his own show, Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS, that featured a cast and format more suitable to Romano's brand of humor. His work on the series earned him six Primetime Emmy Award nominations as Outstanding Lead actor in a Comedy Series, a category he won in 2002. He also shared two Emmy Awards as an executive producer when his show won as Outstanding Comedy Series in 2003 and 2005. Romano performed the opening monologue at the 1998 White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Romano and his comedian friend Kevin James starred in the salesman comedy Grilled as two Average Joes of the same profession who are both desperate to land a big sale. Romano was featured on a 2000 episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, on which he won $125,000 for the NYPD's D.A.R.E. unit. The following year, he and one of his brothers appeared on a New York Police Department recruiting poster. In 2004, Romano became the highest-paid television actor in history for his role of Raymond on CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond. The show broken another record by having the highest revenue, at $3.9 billion. On December 13, 2003, Romano was a guest star, sending a birthday card to Bob Barker for Barkers 80th birthday on the 27th "Million Dollar Spectacular" special of the CBS game show The Price Is Right. Romano was the subject of the documentary film 95 Miles to Go. The film documents Romano's road trip for a series of rides across the south of the United States. The film was released in theaters on April 7, 2010, by ThinkFilm. In August 2006 Romano was interviewed in front of a live audience at UCLA by fellow stand-up veteran David Steinberg, for an episode of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. The program first aired on the TV Land network in March 2007. Romano returned to television with a new dramedy for TNT in 2008, Men of a Certain Age, which he co-created with former Everybody Loves Raymond writer Mike Royce. It co-starred Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher. Romano made an appearance in the seventh season of NBC series The Office as Merv Bronte, a nervous job applicant interviewing for the job left vacant by Michael Scott. Romano made an appearance in the third-season premiere of ABC sitcom The Middle as Nicky, a friend of Mike, who ruined his and Frankie's honeymoon. Romano was the second actor from Everybody Loves Raymond to be reunited with Patricia Heaton on The Middle. Doris Roberts guest-starred in three episodes. He joined the cast of Parenthood beginning with its fourth season premiere. He became a semi-regular, playing photographer Hank Rizzoli, who hired and later had a romantic relationship with Sarah Braverman and developed a friendship with her nephew who has Asperger syndrome. The role was specifically created for him after he expressed his love for the series and met with creator Jason Katims on the set of Friday Night Lights. In 2002, Romano voiced the woolly mammoth Manfred (Manny) in the film Ice Age, and its sequels Ice Age: The Meltdown in 2006, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 2009, Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012, and Ice Age: Collision Course in 2016. Currently, Romano is a leading man on the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. In 2019, Romano starred in the Netflix comedy film Paddleton and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Romano competed in the World Series of Poker in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015. In early 2010, Romano starred in the second season of The Golf Channel's original series The Haney Project in which Tiger Woods' former coach Hank Haney attempts to improve the golf games of different celebrities and athletes. Romano's goal was to finish the show being able to break 80. Romano took time off from the show to be with his father, Albert Romano, who died in March 2010. Romano is also a regular competitor in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where he finished fifth in 2012 with his partner, Australian professional Steven Bowditch. It was the first time Romano had qualified for the final round after failing to do so on 11 successive occasions. He also competes annually in the American Century Championship, a celebrity golf tournament owned by NBC and held at Lake Tahoe each July. Romano married his wife, Anna Scarpulla, in 1987. They met while working at a bank together. Romano's character's daughter on Everybody Loves Raymond was named after his real-life daughter, Alexandra "Ally" Romano. Also, in the series pilot, Ray and Debra's twin boys were named Gregory and Matthew, after Romano's real-life twin sons, but Romano felt it was inconvenient to have all his TV children have the same names as his real children, and changed the twins' names to Geoffrey and Michael onscreen. He also said his brother was not pleased with Ray Barone's TV brother. Romano's family has made various appearances in the show. Romano's daughter made several appearances on Everybody Loves Raymond as Molly, the best friend of his on-screen daughter, Ally, and the daughter of Ray Barone's nemesis, Peggy the Cookie Lady. Romano's father, Albert Romano, has made various appearances as Albert, one of Frank Barone's lodge buddies in various episodes such as "Debra at the Lodge", and "Boys' Therapy". Romano's brother, Richard Romano, appeared in the episodes "Golf For It", "Just a Formality" and "The Toaster". Romano's wife, Anna, appeared as one of the moms in the background at Geoffrey and Michael's school in season 6's episode titled "The Angry Family." In February 2012, Romano revealed that his wife, Anna, had successfully battled stage one breast cancer in 2010. Romano told People magazine that "the reason we're going public is to share our experience, yeah, but to have an effect. Our goal is to help people." Romano was close friends with Doris Roberts, who played his character's mother on Everyone Loves Raymond. At the time of her death, Romano said he was inspired by her desire to continue learning throughout her life. She also served as a mentor, helping him to feel more comfortable on set. In addition to his roles as star and producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, Romano also co-wrote the following episodes: | 1 |
Joselu | Joselu 2019-01-01T16:53:56Z name José Luis Mato Sanmartín (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United. Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo before being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then English Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million. In 2017, he moved to Newcastle for £5 million. Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Galicia, Spain. He has two older sisters. Joselu played his two first professional matches for local Celta de Vigo in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level. In late summer 2009, Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign. He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position. Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to win promotion in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against Almería: he scored almost immediately from a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 to the hosts. On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the goal to make the match 4–1 two minutes later, in an eventual 5–1 win. In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team were promoted to division two after five years, as champions. He subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs. Joselu said in 2015 that he did not regret his time at Real Madrid despite his limited first-team opportunities, due to his experiences training with its players and manager José Mourinho. On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg, and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart, and added a brace against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 19 October 2012. He played 25 times for the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena side, scoring five goals as they finished in 16th position. At the end of his first season with Hoffenhiem, Joselu admitted that he struggled to adapt to his new surroundings and was loaned out to Bundesliga rivals Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2013–14 season. He rediscovered his form under Frankfurt manager Armin Veh at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances as the club finished in 13th position and reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League. On 9 June 2014, Joselu joined Hannover 96 on a four-year deal for a €5 million transfer fee. In his only season there he made 32 appearances, scoring 10 goals. On 16 June 2015, Joselu joined English Premier League side Stoke City for a fee of £5.75 million, therefore fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play in England's top division. He made his debut on 15 August away to Tottenham Hotspur, as a 59th-minute substitute for Jonathan Walters; he won a penalty when fouled by Toby Alderweireld, converted by Marko Arnautović as Stoke came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2. On 28 December, after coming on in place of compatriot Bojan, Joselu scored his first goal for the Potters in a 4–3 win at Everton. He played 27 times for Stoke in 2015–16, scoring four goals as the team finished in ninth position. Towards the end of the campaign, Stoke manager Mark Hughes stated that Joselu had made a slow start to life in English football. On 31 August 2016, Joselu returned to Galicia to join Celta's rivals Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goals for the team on 10 December, a two-minute brace as a substitute to give them the lead in an eventual 3–2 loss on his return to Real Madrid. Joselu scored six goals in 24 appearances for Deportivo before his season was ended due to an Achilles injury. On 16 August 2017, Joselu joined Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-year deal for a fee of £5 million. He made his debut four days later as a 52nd-minute substitute for Dwight Gayle in a 1–0 loss at Huddersfield Town, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win over West Ham United on 26 August. Joselu plays as a striker and has been described by his former manager Mark Hughes as a "technically adept forward...He's a good technical player, he's got good ability and I like his movement. His link-up play is very good and with the finishing we've done so far in training I've been very pleased. You can see technically he's very adept, getting his body in the right position to take chances". , Joselu 2020-12-29T00:35:22Z José Luis Mato Sanmartín (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu (), is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Alavés. Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo before being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million. In 2017, he moved to Newcastle for £5 million, where he spent two seasons, before moving to Alavés in 2019 for an undisclosed fee. Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Galicia, Spain. He has two older sisters. Joselu played his two first professional matches for local Celta de Vigo in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level. In late summer 2009, Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign. He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position. Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to win promotion in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against Almería: he scored almost immediately from a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 to the hosts. On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the goal to make the match 4–1 two minutes later, in an eventual 5–1 win. In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team were promoted to division two after five years, as champions. He subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs. Joselu said in 2015 that he did not regret his time at Real Madrid despite his limited first-team opportunities, due to his experiences training with its players and manager José Mourinho. On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg, and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart, and added a brace against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 19 October 2012. He played 25 times for 1899 Hoffenheim, scoring five goals as they finished in 16th position. At the end of his first season with Hoffenhiem, Joselu admitted that he struggled to adapt to his new surroundings and was loaned out to Bundesliga rivals Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2013–14 season. He rediscovered his form under Frankfurt manager Armin Veh at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances as the club finished in 13th position and reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League. On 9 June 2014, Joselu joined Hannover 96 on a four-year deal for a €5 million transfer fee. In his only season there he made 32 appearances, scoring 10 goals. On 16 June 2015, Joselu joined English side Stoke City for a fee of £5.75 million, therefore fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play in England's top division. He made his Premier League debut on 15 August away to Tottenham Hotspur, as a 59th-minute substitute for Jonathan Walters; he won a penalty when fouled by Toby Alderweireld, converted by Marko Arnautović as Stoke came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2. On 28 December, after coming on in place of compatriot Bojan, Joselu scored his first goal for the Potters in a 4–3 win at Everton. He played 27 times for Stoke in 2015–16, scoring four goals as the team finished in ninth position. Towards the end of the campaign, Stoke manager Mark Hughes stated that Joselu had made a slow start to life in English football. On 31 August 2016, Joselu returned to Galicia to join Celta's rivals Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goals for the team on 10 December, a two-minute brace as a substitute to give them the lead in an eventual 3–2 loss on his return to Real Madrid. Joselu scored six goals in 24 appearances for Deportivo before his season was ended due to an Achilles injury. On 16 August 2017, Joselu joined Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-year deal for a fee of £5 million. He made his debut four days later as a 52nd-minute substitute for Dwight Gayle in a 1–0 loss at Huddersfield Town, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win over West Ham United on 26 August. Much like his fellow strikers, Joselu's form was inconsistent as Newcastle faltered in the league, but he was still top scorer by January when he scored in a 1–1 draw with Swansea City, although he also had his penalty saved by Nick Pope in a 1–1 draw with Burnley. He ended up finishing the season as third highest top scorer behind Gayle and Ayoze Pérez. In the 2018–19 season, Joselu was fourth choice behind Pérez and new signings Salomón Rondón and Yoshinori Muto. The two league goals he scored all season both came in August in losses to Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. His final goal for the club came in a FA Cup third round replay victory over Blackburn Rovers on 15 January 2019, but by March, he was out of the squad altogether. On 15 July 2019, Joselu returned to La Liga to join Alavés on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £2.5 million. Joselu plays as a striker and has been described by his former manager Mark Hughes as a "technically adept forward...He's a good technical player, he's got good ability and I like his movement. His link-up play is very good and with the finishing we've done so far in training I've been very pleased. You can see technically he's very adept, getting his body in the right position to take chances". | 1 |
Filo_Tiatia | Filo_Tiatia 2009-12-01T22:49:59Z Filogia Ian "Filo" Tiatia (born 4 June 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international rugby union footballer, who currently plays as a back-row forward for the Ospreys in the Magners League. Tiatia has previously played for Wellington in the National Provincial Championship and for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. Before signing for the Ospreys, he played in Japan for four years with Toyota Verblitz. Tiatia's younger brother, Ace, has also played professional rugby at both provincial and Super Rugby levels, as well as making appearances for the Samoa national team. , Filo_Tiatia 2011-05-20T08:37:53Z Filogia Ian "Filo" Tiatia (born 4 June 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international rugby union footballer, who used to play as a back-row forward and occasionally lock Ospreys. Tiatia made his debut for Wellington in 1992, playing through the advent of professionalism and then represented the Hurricanes in the Super 12between 1996 and 2002. Tiatia won 2 caps for the New Zealand in 2000. His first was as a replacement in a 102–0 win against Tonga where he scored a try. The next was a start at flanker against Italy where he again scored another try. match list He then moved to Japan to play four season for Toyota Verblitz before signing for the Welsh region the Ospreys. He became a cult figure at the Ospreys impressing fans with his all action style and appetite for work around the field. He played 99 times for the Ospreys scoring 10 tries. He was so poular at the Ospreys fans set up the Filo Tiatia Appreciation Society on Facebook . Tiatia also had a Grogg made of him in 2008 , and fought to keep Swansea Tennis Centre open in 2010 . Tiatia retired at the age of 38 but stayed at the Ospreys as a coach. And he was named head coach for the LV= Cup in 2011 Tiatia's younger brother, Ace, has also played professional rugby at both provincial and Super Rugby levels, as well as making appearances for the Samoa national team. Template:Persondata | 0 |
Ping_King_Tien | Ping_King_Tien 2010-10-10T07:29:53Z Dr. Ping King Tien (Chinese: 田炳耕) (born August 2, 1919), is an electrical engineer and scientist, noted for his contributions to microwave amplifiers and integrated optical circuits. Tien was born in Shangyu of Shaoxing, Chekiang (Zhejiang) province, China. He received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the National Central University (National Central university was renamed to Nanjing University in Mainland China in 1952, and its engineering faculty was split-off and became today's Southeast University. However, its offspring in Taiwan continues this name) in 1942. Tien continued his study in the United States, and received his master's degree in 1948 and PhD in 1951 both from the Stanford University. Tien then joined Bell Labs to work with John Robinson Pierce, eventually becoming head of Electronics Research (1959), Electron-Physics Research (1966), Micro-Electronics Research (1980), High Speed Electronics Research (1984), and fellow in the Photonics Research Laboratory (1989). Tien has received several honors and awards, including: Template:Persondata, Ping_King_Tien 2011-09-13T19:58:21Z Dr. Ping King Tien (Chinese: 田炳耕) (born August 2, 1919), is an electrical engineer and scientist, noted for his contributions to microwave amplifiers and integrated optical circuits. Tien was born in Shangyu of Shaoxing, Chekiang (Zhejiang) province, China. He received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the National Central University (National Central university was renamed to Nanjing University in Mainland China in 1952, and its engineering faculty was split-off and became today's Southeast University. However, its offspring in Taiwan continues this name) in 1942. Tien continued his study in the United States, and received his master's degree in 1948 and PhD in 1951 both from the Stanford University. Tien then joined Bell Labs to work with John Robinson Pierce, eventually becoming head of Electronics Research (1959), Electron-Physics Research (1966), Micro-Electronics Research (1980), High Speed Electronics Research (1984), and fellow in the Photonics Research Laboratory (1989). Tien has received several honors and awards, including: Template:Persondata | 0 |
Joselu | Joselu 2010-01-13T01:47:13Z name 2 José Luís Sanmartín Mato, aka Joselu (born March 27, 1990 in Silleda, Pontevedra), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Celta de Vigo on loan from Real Madrid, as a striker. Joselu played his two first professional matches for local Celta de Vigo, with the Galicians then in the second division, late in the season. Late in the 2009 summer, he was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further season. player statistics 1 player statistics 2 |- |2008–09||Celta Vigo||División de Honor Juvenil||? ||9||-||-||-||-||? ||9 |- |2008–09||Celta Vigo B||Segunda División B||13||2||-||-||-||-||3||2 |- |2008–09||Celta Vigo||Segunda División||2||0||0||0||-||-||2||0 |- |2009–10||Real Madrid Castilla||Segunda División B||0||0||-||-||-||-||0||0 |- |2009–10||Celta Vigo||Segunda División||||||-||-||-||-|||| player statistics 3||||||||||||||| player statistics 5||||||||||||||| |} footer footer, Joselu 2011-12-24T17:48:15Z name 2 José Luís Sanmartín Mato, aka Joselu (born 27 March 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid Castilla as a striker. Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Spain. He has two older sisters. Joselu played his two first professional matches for local Celta de Vigo, with the Galicians then in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of only 14, he started appearing with the B team, in the third level. Late in the 2009 summer, he was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further season. He was relatively used during the second division campaign, but only found the net four times as the team finished in 12th position. Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to promote in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against UD Almería; he scored almost immediately off a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 for the hosts. On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu substituted Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against SD Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the 4–1 - in an eventual 5–1 win - two minutes later. footer footer | 1 |
BD Wong | BD Wong 2019-01-13T07:57:03Z Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly, becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. He has since gained more notability for playing the roles Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr. Henry Wu in the Jurassic Park franchise, and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet. As of August 13, 2017, Wong is the host of the new HLN medical documentary series Something's Killing Me with BD Wong. As of the Season 3 premiere of USA Network's program Mr. Robot, Wong has been upgraded to a series regular. He was nominated for a Critic's Choice Television Award for his role as Whiterose in Mr. Robot, also earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Wong has also done extensive voiceover work and stage acting. The most well known of his voice acting roles is that of Captain Li Shang from the Disney animated film Mulan. He would later reprise this role twice, most notably for the video game Kingdom Hearts II. Beginning in 2016, Wong appeared in the TV series Gotham as Hugo Strange. Bradley Darryl Wong was born and raised in San Francisco, California, the son of Roberta Christine (née Leong), a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong, a postal worker. He has one older brother and one younger brother He is of Chinese descent, with family from Hong Kong. Wong attended Lincoln High School, where he discovered his love of acting and starred as the lead in numerous school plays, before attending San Francisco State University. Wong gained wide attention as a result of his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly opposite John Lithgow. The play won multiple awards, including several for Wong, who at that time ceased using his full name in favor of his initials. He has since ceased the use of punctuation in his initials. He is notable as the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. In addition to his long-running stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as FBI psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, he has had recurring roles in All American Girl and as Father Mukada on all six seasons of Oz, with guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Freshman (1990), the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). He also provided the voice of Captain Shang in Disney's Mulan (1998), its direct-to-video sequel, and the video game Kingdom Hearts II. He returned to Broadway as Linus in a revival of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, alongside Anthony Rapp, Roger Bart and Kristin Chenoweth, and the 2004 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. In 1990, Wong objected to Actor’s Equity that the plan to use British actor Jonathan Pryce in the role of The Engineer in Broadway run of Miss Saigon, which Pryce had originated during the show’s extended run in London, would take jobs away from actors of Asian descent. Although the union barred Pryce from acting the role in response to Wong’s complaint, vociferous opposition from Charlton Heston and a threat by the musical’s creator and producer, Cameron Mackintosh, to cancel the American production entirely, induced the union to reverse course. Pryce went on to win a Tony award for Best Actor in a Musical for that role. In 2008, he starred in the one-man show Herringbone, in which he portrayed 12 roles, at McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. He brought the show to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego the following year. In 2012, Wong starred in Herringbone to benefit Dixon Place in New York for two performances. The production, recorded live for a 2014 CD release, was his first appearance in New York of the material, timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original New York production. In 2014, Wong starred in the U.S. premiere of James Fenton’s acclaimed adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao, a classic Chinese legend that has its roots in the fourth century BC, directed by Carey Perloff at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). The Orphan of Zhao is an epic story of self-sacrifice and revenge. In the aftermath of a political coup, a country doctor is forced to sacrifice his own son in order to save the last heir of a noble and massacred clan. The Orphan of Zhao was a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse. Wong announced his departure from the cast of Law & Order: SVU in July 2011, to join another NBC police drama, Awake, in which he portrayed Dr. Johnathan Lee, a confrontational therapist of an LAPD detective (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) who lived in two realities. Wong guest starred in a thirteenth season episode of Law & Order: SVU titled "Father Dearest" (which aired May 2, 2012). In 2015, he was named Artist-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse. Wong guest starred on a NCIS: New Orleans Episode 1.13 titled "The Walking Dead" (which aired February 3, 2015), where he portrayed Navy Lieutenant Commander Dr. Gabriel Lin. Wong also guest-starred as the enigmatic Whiterose (who is head of The Dark Army) in Season 1's episodes 8 and 10 on USA Network's Mr. Robot. He also plays the dual role of Zhang, the Chinese Minister of State Security. He returned in recurring roles for the show's second season, but has been promoted to the main cast for the third season, which debuted October 11, 2017. Beginning August 13, 2017, BD began hosting the new HLN series Something's Killing Me With BD Wong. The documentary explores strange and unexplainable, real medical ailments and attacks that may be gradual or descend rapidly. But in either case, if a cause and cure aren't found immediately, these real-life patients will die. Wong donates his time and resources to a number of LGBT and arts-related charities, such as the Ali Forney Center, Materials for the Arts, and Rosie's Theater Kids. Wong is openly gay. He began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988. In 2000, the couple had twin sons—Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo Wong—through a surrogate mother, using Wong's sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, Wong wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy titled Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. Wong and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004. Wong amicably co-parents his son with his ex-partner Jackson and Jackson's partner, Jordan Roth. On October 7, 2018, he married Richert John Frederickson Schnorr, his partner of eight years, in Brooklyn, New York. , BD Wong 2020-12-22T05:31:16Z Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly, becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. He was nominated for a Critic's Choice Television Award for his role as Whiterose in Mr. Robot, also earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He is known for such roles as Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr. Henry Wu in the Jurassic Park franchise, Hugo Strange in Gotham, and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet. Wong is the host of the HLN medical documentary series Something's Killing Me with BD Wong. Wong has also done extensive voiceover work and stage acting. The best known of his voice acting roles is that of Captain Li Shang from the Disney animated film Mulan. He later reprised this role twice, for the 2004 direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II, and the 2005 video game Kingdom Hearts II. Wong was born and raised in San Francisco, the son of Roberta Christine Wong (née Leong), a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong, a postal worker. He has one older brother and one younger brother. He is of Chinese descent, with family from Hong Kong. Wong attended Lincoln High School, where he discovered his love of acting and starred as the lead in numerous school plays, before attending San Francisco State University. Wong gained wide attention as a result of his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly opposite John Lithgow. The play won multiple awards, including several for Wong, who at that time ceased using his full name in favor of his initials. He has since ceased the use of punctuation in his initials. He is notable as the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. In addition to his long-running stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as FBI psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, he has had recurring roles in All American Girl and as Father Mukada on all six seasons of Oz, with guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Freshman (1990), the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). He also provided the voice of Captain Shang in Disney's Mulan (1998), its direct-to-video sequel, and the video game Kingdom Hearts II. He returned to Broadway as Linus in a revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, alongside Anthony Rapp, Roger Bart and Kristin Chenoweth, and the 2004 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. In 1990, Wong objected to Actor's Equity that the plan to use British actor Jonathan Pryce in the role of The Engineer in the Broadway run of Miss Saigon, which Pryce had originated during the show's extended run in London, would take jobs away from actors of Asian descent. Although the union barred Pryce from acting the role in response to Wong's complaint, vociferous opposition from Charlton Heston and a threat by the musical's creator and producer, Cameron Mackintosh, to cancel the American production entirely, induced the union to reverse course. Pryce went on to win a Tony award for Best Actor in a Musical for the role. In 2008, he starred in the one-man show Herringbone, in which he portrayed 12 roles, at McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. He brought the show to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego the following year. In 2012, Wong starred in Herringbone to benefit Dixon Place in New York for two performances. The production, recorded live for a 2014 CD release, was his first appearance in New York of the material, timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original New York production. In 2014, Wong starred in the U.S. premiere of James Fenton's acclaimed adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao, a classic Chinese legend that has its roots in the fourth century BC, directed by Carey Perloff at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). The Orphan of Zhao is an epic story of self-sacrifice and revenge. In the aftermath of a political coup, a country doctor is forced to sacrifice his own son in order to save the last heir of a noble and massacred clan. The Orphan of Zhao was a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse. Wong announced his departure from the cast of Law & Order: SVU in July 2011, to join another NBC police drama, Awake, in which he portrayed Dr. Johnathan Lee, a confrontational therapist of an LAPD detective (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) who lived in two realities. Wong guest starred in a thirteenth season episode of Law & Order: SVU titled "Father Dearest" (which aired May 2, 2012). In 2015, he was named Artist-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse. Wong guest starred on a NCIS: New Orleans Episode 1.13 titled "The Walking Dead" (which aired February 3, 2015), where he portrayed Navy Lieutenant Commander Dr. Gabriel Lin. Wong also played the enigmatic Whiterose, head of the hacker collective Dark Army, who lives a double life as Zhang, the Chinese Minister of State Security, on USA Network's Mr. Robot. He was credited as a recurring role for the show's second season and promoted to main cast for the third season, which debuted October 11, 2017. Beginning August 13, 2017, Wong began hosting the new HLN series Something's Killing Me With BD Wong. The documentary explores strange and unexplainable, real medical ailments and attacks that may be gradual or descend rapidly. But in either case, if a cause and cure are not found immediately, these real-life patients will die. Wong donates his time and resources to a number of LGBT and arts-related charities, such as the Ali Forney Center, Materials for the Arts, and Rosie's Theater Kids, of which he is also a board member. Wong is openly gay. He began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988. In 2000, the couple had twin sons—Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo Wong—through a surrogate mother, using Wong's sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, Wong wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy titled Following Foo: The Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. Wong and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004. Wong amicably co-parents his son with his ex-partner Jackson and Jackson's husband, Jordan Roth. His son Jackson Foo is openly gay, having come out at age 15. On October 7, 2018, he married Richert John Frederickson Schnorr, his partner of eight years, in Brooklyn, New York City. | 1 |
Fyodor Smolov | Fyodor Smolov 2009-01-26T22:43:23Z Fyodor Mikhailovich Smolov (Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Смолов) (born February 9, 1990) is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Dynamo Moscow. {{subst:#if:Smolov, Fyodor|}} [[Category:{{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:1990}} }}]] {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:}} }}, Fyodor Smolov 2010-12-11T22:23:00Z Fyodor Mikhailovich Smolov (Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Смолов, born 9 February 1990 in Saratov) is a Russian footballer currently playing for Dynamo Moscow. Smolov is a product of the Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk football academy. In 2007, he joined Dynamo Moscow. On 14 July 2010, the club announced that Smolov would join Feyenoord on a one-year loan deal. Smolov is a part of the Russia U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification. | 1 |
Iowa's 1st congressional district | Iowa's 1st congressional district 2005-12-02T23:45:07Z Currently represented by Jim Nussle. See map here. The district generally covers the northeastern part of the state. , Iowa's 1st congressional district 2006-12-21T11:22:47Z The 1st Iowan Congressional District generally covers the northeastern part of the state (map). The district is considered Democratic-leaning, because it contains Democratic-leaning cities such as Dubuque, Clinton, Davenport and Waterloo. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Nussle since 2002. Prior to redistricting, Jim Leach represented Iowa's 1st District. After Jim Nussle stepped down to seek the Iowa Governor's office, three Republicans ran for his House seat in the June primary. Quad Cities businessman Mike Whalen earned the Republican nomination, while Waterloo attorney Bruce Braley won the Democratic nomination. In the 2006 midterm election, Braley defeated Whalen, 55 percent to 43.3 percent, to win the 1st Congressional District seat. It was the first time since 1976 that the Democrats would have control of the state's 1st District. . June 22nd, 2001, Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the State of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior districting plan was effective from 1992-2001. | 1 |
SARD | SARD 2016-04-29T20:16:22Z SARD Corporation (株式会社サード, Kabushiki gaisha Sādo, abbreviated as Sigma Advanced Racing Development) is a Japanese tuning company and racing team from Toyota, Aichi, mainly competing in the Super GT series and specialising in Toyota tuning parts. SARD is also taking part of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season, with a prototype in the LMP2 category, with plans for a future LMP1 entry. The company was formed in 1972 as Sigma Automotive Co., Ltd by Shin Kato to develop and produce motorsport related parts and accessories as well as operating their own racing team. Sigma began its racing career in the Fuji Grand Champion Series and for the following year participated for the first time in the 24 hours of Le Mans with their Sigma MC73, powered by a Mazda Wankel engine, becoming the first Japanese car to qualify for Le Mans, before retiring early in the race with electrical problems. The team returned for the following year with a Mazda backed MC74, finishing but not making enough laps to be classified. In 1975 the team switched to a Toyota powerplant in the MC75, only to suffer from another early retirement. Sigma Automotive would continue to compete in numerous domestic series. In 1985, the racing division of Sigma Automotive became an independent company, Kato established a company called Sigma Advanced Racing Development (SARD) specialising in motorsport as well as producing aftermarket parts for Toyota automobiles. SARD returned to international motorsports in 1989, debuting as a Toyota backed team named Toyota Team SARD in the first round of World Sports Prototype Championship held in Suzuka, using a Toyota 89C-V, also competing in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. With the demise of Group C in 1993, SARD switched to the newly formed JGTC series and also return to Le Mans with a V8 powered MR2 known as the MC8-R, having the same spell of misfortune as they had during the 1970s, competing in 1995 and 1996, only to fail to pre-qualify in the face of the newer generations of GT1 cars in the following year. SARD continued to compete in the JGTC with a works Supra. The team now races with a Lexus SC430, with Sato's son Shinji working as a Chief Engineer. In 2006, SARD has also competed at the 24 Hours of Tokachi, a Super Taikyu race, with a hybrid powered Lexus GS450h finishing 4th in class and 17th overall. For the following year, SARD took their Super GT specification Supra out of retirement, installed a hybrid version of its Super GT 3UZ-FE engine, giving out 480 bhp (358 kW) and 376 lb⋅ft (510 N⋅m) of torque. The Supra, rechristened as Denso SARD Supra HV-R and driven by series regulars André Couto, Akira Iida, Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Tatsuya Kataoka started on pole and dominated the race effortlessly throughout to the end which it finished 19 more laps over the runner up, completing 616 laps. It became the first hybrid-powered car to win a race. In addition, SARD develop and manufacture tuning parts mainly for Toyota cars, namely turbochargers, redesigned fuel systems and cooling systems, suspension parts and aerodynamic kits. The company is not restricted to Toyotas as they are well known within the aftermarket tuning market for their fuelling components used by numerous tuning companies. Also, under as SARD Marine Project, a separate project to its car works, it builds and sell its Toyota powered motorboats. SARD is taking part of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season, with a prototype in the LMP2 category, with plans for a future LMP1 entry. , SARD 2017-08-01T04:07:49Z SARD Corporation (株式会社サード, Kabushiki gaisha Sādo, abbreviated as Sigma Advanced Racing Development) is a Japanese tuning company and racing team from Toyota, Aichi, mainly competing in the Super GT series and specialising in Toyota tuning parts. The company was formed in 1972 as Sigma Automotive Co., Ltd by Shin Kato to develop and produce motorsport related parts and accessories as well as operating their own racing team. Sigma began its racing career in the Fuji Grand Champion Series and for the following year participated for the first time in the 24 hours of Le Mans with their Sigma MC73, powered by a Mazda Wankel engine, becoming the first Japanese car to qualify for Le Mans, before retiring early in the race with electrical problems. The team returned for the following year with a Mazda backed MC74, finishing but not making enough laps to be classified. In 1975 the team switched to a Toyota powerplant in the MC75, only to suffer from another early retirement. Sigma Automotive would continue to compete in numerous domestic series. In 1985, the racing division of Sigma Automotive became an independent company, Kato established a company called Sigma Advanced Racing Development (SARD) specialising in motorsport as well as producing aftermarket parts for Toyota automobiles. SARD returned to international motorsports in 1989, debuting as a Toyota backed team named Toyota Team SARD in the first round of World Sports Prototype Championship held in Suzuka, using a Toyota 89C-V, also competing in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. With the demise of Group C in 1993, SARD switched to the newly formed JGTC series and also return to Le Mans with a V8 powered MR2 known as the MC8-R, having the same spell of misfortune as they had during the 1970s, competing in 1995 and 1996, only to fail to pre-qualify in the face of the newer generations of GT1 cars in the following year. SARD continued to compete in the JGTC and Super GT series with works-backed Toyotas and Lexuses; the team currently fields a Lexus LC500 under the Lexus Team SARD name. In 2016, SARD won its first-ever Super GT championship with a Lexus RC F driven by Heikki Kovalainen and Kohei Hirate. In 2006, SARD competed in the 24 Hours of Tokachi, a Super Taikyu race, with a hybrid powered Lexus GS450h finishing 4th in class and 17th overall. For the following year, SARD took their Super GT specification Supra out of retirement, installed a hybrid version of its Super GT 3UZ-FE engine, giving out 480 bhp (358 kW) and 376 lb⋅ft (510 N⋅m) of torque. The Supra, rechristened as the Denso SARD Supra HV-R and driven by series regulars André Couto, Akira Iida, Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Tatsuya Kataoka started on pole and effortlessly dominated the entire race, completing 616 laps, 19 laps ahead of the runner-up. It became the first hybrid-powered car to win a race. In addition, SARD develops and manufactures tuning parts mainly for Toyota cars, namely turbochargers, redesigned fuel systems and cooling systems, suspension parts and aerodynamic kits. The company is not restricted to Toyotas as they are well known within the aftermarket tuning market for their fuelling components used by numerous tuning companies. Also, under the SARD Marine Project, a separate project to its car works, it builds and sell its Toyota powered motorboats. SARD planned to take part in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season with a LMP2-class prototype in association with Morand Racing, with plans for a future LMP1 entry. However, SARD was forced to reduce its participation after a loss of backers before the season started; it was unable to come up with half of the season's budget, as agreed with Morand. Nevertheless, Morand continued to compete under the Team SARD Morand name during the 2015 season. | 1 |
Kyle_Brown_(Canadian_soldier) | Kyle_Brown_(Canadian_soldier) 2009-11-28T03:43:51Z Private Kyle Brown was a Canadian soldier implicated in the death in custody of Somali teenager Shidane Arone. The Canadian supply depot in Somalia was being looted and Arone was suspected of being one of the looters. Master Corporal Clayton Matchee took a lead role in Arone's torture and murder. The teenager's screams were reported to have been heard throughout the camp. Matchee was taken into custody, tried to hang himself, but only succeeded in causing himself irreversible brain damage. Because of this he was deemed unfit to stand trial. Brown, who played a secondary role, was convicted of manslaughter, and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. He served one third of his five year sentence. Brown later published a book in which he presented a case wherein he had been made the scapegoat for the incident and the officers who had not intervened were not brought to justice. An official inquiry in 1997 considered whether mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug that troops were taking, known to trigger psychotic symptoms in sensitive individuals, played a role in Arone's abuse This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Kyle_Brown_(Canadian_soldier) 2010-06-09T01:52:32Z Private Kyle Brown was a Canadian soldier implicated in the death in custody of Somali teenager Shidane Arone. The Canadian supply depot in Somalia was being looted and Arone was suspected of being one of the looters. Master Corporal Clayton Matchee took a lead role in Arone's torture and murder. The teenager's screams were reported to have been heard throughout the camp. Matchee was taken into custody, tried to hang himself, but only succeeded in causing himself irreversible brain damage. Because of this he was deemed unfit to stand trial. Brown, who played a secondary role, was convicted of manslaughter, and was sentenced to five years imprisonment, along with Dismissal with Disgrace from the Canadian Forces. He served one third of his five year sentence. Brown later published a book in which he presented a case wherein he had been made the scapegoat for the incident and the officers who had not intervened were not brought to justice. An official inquiry in 1997 considered whether mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug that troops were taking, known to trigger psychotic symptoms in sensitive individuals, played a role in Arone's abuse This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Lucian Goge | Lucian Goge 2013-01-09T02:41:16Z Petre Lucian Goge (born 29 September 1991 in Romania), is a Romanian footballer , he is currently playing for ACS Poli Timişoara. , Lucian Goge 2014-07-19T16:21:33Z Petre Lucian Goge (born 29 September 1991 in Romania), is a Romanian footballer, he is currently playing for ACS Poli Timișoara. | 1 |
Teddy_Holland | Teddy_Holland 2008-02-06T11:37:34Z Teddy Holland (born 1948 in Ballinascarthy, County Cork) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player, currently embarking on his first season in charge of the Cork senior football team. Teddy Holland was born in Ballinascarthy, County Cork in 1948. He was educated locally and later became a member of An Garda Síochána. At the time of his retirement Holland had reached the rank of detective. Holland played his early club football with his local Ballinascarthy side. He also lined out with the Carbery division in the county enior championship before moving to the famous St. Finbarr's club in the early 1970s. It was with 'the Barr's' that Holland enjoyed much success. It was here that he won his first senior county title in 1976. He won two further county medals in 1979 and 1980. The latter victory was converted into a Munster club title as well as an All-Ireland club title. Holland won a fourth county medal in 1982. Holland also enjoyed a short spell on the inter-county scene with Cork. He won a Munster title at minor level with his native-county in 1966. Hollan'd time off the field with Cork began as a selector with the county senior football team in 1993. It was a great era for Cork as the team captured three successive Munster titles, however, the team failed to capture an All-Ireland crown. Holland later moved onto the Cork under-21 team where he worked as a se;ector again. These years were not successful as Cork came up against a very strong Kerry side in Munster. In 1998 Holalnd took over as manager of the Cork minor football team. His first season in charge brought a surprise loss to Limeick. The following year saw Cork win the Munster title before going on to be defeated by Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final. Holland's team retained their provincial title in 2000 before going on to win the All-Ireland title as well. In 2007 Holland was in charge of the Clonakilty senior football team, yet Holland achieved very little with the West Cork side, and it was widely reported in football circles, that Holland would not have kept his postion in charge at the club, had Frank 'I'm a little dictator' Murphy not come calling. In November 2007 Holland succeeded Billy Morgan as manager of the Cork senior football team. His first season has been interrupted by a strike by the team who have objected to the manner in which the manager and selectors were appointed. , Teddy_Holland 2009-02-06T13:13:00Z Teddy Holland, born 1948 in Ballinascarthy, West Cork is a former Cork county Gaelic football player and best known in recent times for his short lived managerial appointment of the Cork senior football team during a period when they were on strike. He is a retired Garda detective. Holland played his early club football with his local Ballinascarthy side. He also lined out with the Carbery division in the county senior championship before moving to the famous Cork club St. Finbarr's club in the early 1970s. It was with 'the Barr's' that Holland enjoyed much success. It was here that he won his first Cork Senior Football Championship medal in 1976. He won two further county medals in 1979 and in 1980. The latter victory was converted into a Munster Senior Club Football Championship title as well as an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship title. Holland won a fourth county medal in 1982. Holland's time off the field with Cork GAA began as a selector with the county senior football team in 1993. It was a great era for Cork as the team captured three successive Munster titles, however, the team failed to capture an All-Ireland crown. Holland later moved onto the Cork under-21 team where he worked as a selector again. In 1998 Holland took over as manager of the Cork minor football team. His first season in charge brought a surprise loss to Limerick. The following year saw Cork win the Munster title before going on to be defeated by Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final. Holland's team retained their provincial title in 2000 before going on to win the All-Ireland title. He was appointed manager of the Cork football team in 2007 while the players were on strike protesting about the process for picking selectors. The players refused to play under Holland as he was appointed during the strike. The player strike lasted until February 18, 2008 when he resigned as manager as one of the conditions of resolving the strike without ever actually working with the players. He was succeeded as team manager by Conor Counihan | 0 |
OpenForum_Europe | OpenForum_Europe 2010-07-28T15:13:09Z OpenForum Europe, according to Graham Taylor (Director), is a membership organisation set up to the views of its members. The organisation's website states: We are a not-for-profit, independent organisation launched in March 2002 to accelerate, broaden and strengthen the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in business and government. OFE pursues the vision of an open, competitive European IT market by 2010 in line with the European Commission i2010 Strategy, with the mission of facilitating open competitive choice for IT users. OFE is supported by major IT suppliers and works closely with the market, both direct and via national associates and partners. The body has been criticised in 2003 by Bruce Perens for its stance on software patents and in 2010 another opponent of software patents, Florian Müller, accused OFE and its members of "hypocrisy" in connection with open standards. This article about an organization in Europe is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , OpenForum_Europe 2011-08-29T08:11:30Z OpenForum Europe (OFE), is a not-for-profit industry organization which was originally launched in 2002 to accelerate and broaden the use of Open Source Software (OSS) among businesses, consumers and governments. OFE's role has since evolved and its primary role now is to promote the use of open standards in ICT as a means of achieving full openness and interoperability of computer systems throughout Europe. It continues to promote open source software, as well as openness more generally as part of a vision to facilitate open, competitive choice for IT users. OFE is a registered interest group with the European Commission that devotes much of its time to explaining the merits of openness in computing to politicians and legislators across Europe. OFE works closely with the European Commission, European Parliament, national and local governments both directly and via its national partners. It fully supports the European Commission's Digital Agenda, which aims to create a flourishing digital economy in Europe by 2020. OFE maintains an ongoing dialogue with key decision makers. It participates actively in public consultations that concern the industry and often serves as an interlocutor between legislators and the wider open computing community. Once a year it hosts a Summit at which top European policymakers and thought leaders from the industry share their views about the importance of open computing. In 2010 Vice President Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda provided the keynote. OFE corporate members are Google, IBM, Oracle, Red Hat and Deloitte. OFE has national partners from across Europe, representing many tens of thousands of SMEs. It also has a partnership with the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)and collaborates with the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII). These are two of the leading free and open source software campaign groups in Europe. OFE also collaborates with the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS). 20th September 2007 - Speaking at the 4th EU Ministerial eGovernment conference in Lisbon, OFE Chief Executive Graham Taylor presented the Open Community response to the Ministerial Declaration, unanimously approved by the Ministers responsible for eGovernment on 19 September 2007. Invited to speak in the concluding session of the event, Mr Taylor welcomed the broad commitment demonstrated by participants throughout the conference to the use of Open Standards in government, and offered the support of the Open Community in implementing the targets outlined in the Declaration. This was the first time that the Open Community had been asked to respond formally to the Ministerial declaration, showing clearly the growing interest by the public sector in the solutions presented by Open Source and Open Standards. The declaration, cosigned by over 20 organisations representing the Open Source Community across the EU, supports the targets highlighted in the Ministerial Declaration, in particular: - Cross-border interoperability - Reduction of administrative burdens - Inclusive eGovernment - Transparency and Democratic engagement. 10th January 2008 - OpenForum Europe (OFE) welcomed the publication by Becta, the education technology agency, of a major report on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 and document interoperability. In the report, which analyses the suitability of both software packages for adoption by schools and colleges, Becta urges schools and colleges to avoid rushing into upgrades while strongly supporting and recommending free-to-use products and the Open Document Format (ODF). OFE calls on the UK Government to recognise Becta's conclusions and provide evidence of leadership in this crucial area. 25th February 2008 - in Geneva OpenForum Europe issued the following Declaration. As members of the European Open Community participating in or supporting the OpenForum Europe Conference we pledge to maintain the openness and integrity of the Internet as enjoyed today. Furthermore we agree to continue to work to ensure that the role, definition, and application of Open Standards is not mitigated or limited by proprietary pressure. We believe it essential that these steps are matched by Government, through active support for such standards though appropriate frameworks, procurement policies and organisational remit. 6th March 2008 - At a time when the EU Commission investigates the anti-competitive behaviour of a market-dominant player, the European Parliament (EP) still imposes that same specific software choice on both the European Union's citizens and its own MEPs. OpenForum Europe, The European Software Market Association, and the Free Software Foundation Europe today launched a petition to call on the EP to use open standards so that all citizens can participate in the democratic process. 10th June 2008 - Commissoner Neelie Kroes speaks at OFE breakfast seminar on "Being open about standards" in her opening remarks she stated "Credible competition policy requires competition law enforcement. Cartel cases, merger cases, abuse of dominance cases. But competition policy is not only about cases. It is about putting in place the conditions for companies to deliver better goods and services to consumers. So it must be informed by more than the individual cases. If markets are not delivering as they should, then I want to understand the problems, and find solutions. That may mean enforcement, advocacy, or specific Commission or national government policy initiatives. In technology markets, I think it means all three. " 22nd October 2008 - OpenForum Europe called on EU to crack down on public procurement practise for IT software. OFE monitored public procurement notices for computer software published on Tenders Electronic Daily. 136 contact notices were scanned for trademarks in the period from February 1 to April 25, 2008. OFE's monitoring exercise shows that in 34 tender notices out of 136 (25 percent), company brand names were mentioned in procurement documents effectively preventing competition from alternative products. 16th December 2009 - EC Settlement sends an Unambiguous Message to the Market – Lock-In is Dead. All in all, we should be pleased with today's achievements, which we expect to create real consumer benefits. But we must remain vigilant to continuing practices which might still undermine this "settlement" . We urge close surveillance of the present browser choice commitment and interoperability undertaking, but hope that Microsoft will now act proactively to remove other continuing concerns, such as those in respect of patents threats and office data formats. 28th January 2010 - Updated Government Action Plan for Open Source,Open Standards and Software Re-Use, part of the overall Government ICT Strategy. This is an essential next step in the implementation of Government Policy in this vital area. This Action Plan now requires suppliers to show they have considered Open Source and implements new accounting requirements to highlight the future costs of lock in. Graham Taylor, CEO, OpenForum Europe says: “ We welcome the important clarifications that have been made to this Action Plan. OpenForum Europe will seek to support Government in achieving the objectives set out. 19th April 2010 - OpenForum Europe Congratulates EU Ministers on Progressive Plan for Digital Agenda, Calls for Further Endorsement of Open Public Procurements. As an organisation focussed on supporting an open, competitive choice for the IT user, OpenForum Europe endorses the emphasis in the Declaration on 'openness'. “Europe will be best served if it spends less time looking backwards on preserving the status quo and current business practice, and more time on encouraging new opportunity and innovation”, stated Graham Taylor, OFE's CEO. The Declaration identifies a number of areas where strong leadership will be required. The need to protect a strong internet, with open access for all, will be fundamental to Europe's progress, as will embracement of new opportunities such as cloud computing. Equally the need for Europe to actively participate in standards setting within international fora, is strongly supported. 19th May 2010 - OpenForum Europe welcomes the European Commission's Digital Agenda, and commends Vice President Neelie Kroes for her determined effort to build an open, competitive and innovative ICT market for the benefit of citizens and businesses in Europe. The Digital Agenda rightly focuses significant effort on fostering interoperability and openness, and on the development of the standardisation process. "The Commission is right to see the reform of information and communication technology (ICT) standardisation as an essential and urgent requirement," said OFE Chief Executive, Graham Taylor. Consumers, as well as the ICT industry will benefit from the plan to allow a wider range of organisations, including industry fora and consortia to decide what innovative technologies should be recognised as industry standards. OFE is supported by major IT suppliers and works closely with the European Commission and National Governments both direct and via National Associates. The organisation is actively involved in the discussion about the development of Open Document Format (ODF), an ISO standard for electronic documents. OFE cooperates with Free Software Foundation Europe, the Linux Professional Institute LPI as well as Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) and the ODF Alliance. The body has been criticised in 2003 by Bruce Perens for its stance on software patents. This was rejected by OFE . In 2010, Florian Müller accused OFE and its members of hypocrisy in connection with open standards, stating that they had been a "notorious fake representative of open source for many years. " | 0 |
Perfume discography | Perfume discography 2014-01-07T19:05:36Z The discography of Japanese girl group Perfume consists of four studio albums, three compilation albums, and twenty-three singles. , Perfume discography 2015-12-28T14:49:37Z The discography of Japanese pop and electronic dance group Perfume consists of four studio albums, three compilation albums, twenty-eight singles and six video albums. Forming in 2001, the group debuted as local Hiroshima idols, releasing two singles through the independent Momiji Label. In 2003, the members moved to Tokyo to further their career as idols. Signing with independent label Bee-Hive Records, the group met electronic producer Yasutaka Nakata of the band Capsule, who began to produce their music from 2003 onward. In 2005, the group made their major label debut under Tokuma Japan Communications with the single "Linear Motor Girl", and in 2007 broke through into the mainstream Japanese market with the single "Polyrhythm", their first Oricon chart top ten release. The band's resulting debut studio album Game (2008) was a great success, becoming certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. After releasing the albums Triangle (2009) and JPN (2011), featuring the commercially successful songs "Love the World" (2008), "Dream Fighter" (2008), "One Room Disco" (2009) and "Voice" (2011), Perfume parted with Tokuma Japan, signing with Universal Music Japan in order to pursue global markets. | 1 |
Game Developers Conference | Game Developers Conference 2005-01-13T19:53:24Z The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is an annual gathering of video game developers. The conference is comprised of an expo and a variety of tutorials, lectures and roundtables by industry professionals on game-related topics covering programming, design, audio, production, business and legal, and art. Originally called the Computer Game Developers Conference, the first conference was organized in 1987 by Chris Crawford and supposedly had only enough attendees to fill Crawford's living room. The CGDC changed its name to "Game Developers Conference" in 1999. The GDC has also hosted the Spotlight Awards from 1997 to 1999, the Independent Games Festival since 1999 and the Game Developers Choice Awards since 2001. GDC is also used for the annual meeting of the International Game Developers Association. In 2002, the GDC reported 10,000 attendees. It is was held in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley. In 2005, GDC moves to the new Moscone Center West, in the heart of San Francisco's SOMA district. GDC has added several other events in recent years. At the GDC Expo, developers display the latest products useful in game development. "GDC Mobile," first held in 2003, focuses on developing games for mobile phones and other handheld devices. The first "GDC Europe" (GDCE) was featured at the European Computer Trade Show (ECTS) in London on August 31 and September 1, 2001. ECTS has annually hosted GDCE in London since then. , Game Developers Conference 2006-11-07T12:58:18Z The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is an annual gathering of video game developers. The conference is comprised of an expo and a variety of tutorials, lectures and roundtables by industry professionals on game-related topics covering programming, design, audio, production, business, legal issues, and art. Originally called the Computer Game Developers Conference, the first conference was organized in 1987 by Chris Crawford in his San Jose, California-area living room. About twenty designers attended, including Tim Brengle, Don Daglow, Brenda Laurel, Dave Menconi, Brian Moriarty and Gordon Walton. The second conference, held that same year at a Holiday Inn at Milpitas, attracted about 150 developers. Later conferences moved between facilities in Santa Clara, San Jose and Long Beach, growing steadily in popularity. In 2005, GDC moved to the new Moscone Center West, in the heart of San Francisco's SOMA district, and reported over 12,000 attendees. GDC returned to San Jose in 2006, but will again be in San Francisco in 2007. Crawford continued to give the conference keynote address for the first several years of the conference, including the famous "whip" speech in the early 1990s where he punctuated a point about game tuning and player involvement by cracking a bullwhip perilously close to the front row of the audience. Crawford also founded The Journal of Computer Game Design in 1987 in parallel to beginning the GDC, and served as publisher and editor of the academic-style journal through 1996. The CGDC changed its name to "Game Developers Conference" in 1999. The GDC has also hosted the Spotlight Awards from 1997 to 1999, the Independent Games Festival since 1999 and the Game Developers Choice Awards since 2001. GDC is also used for the annual meeting of the International Game Developers Association. CMP, the organizer of GDC, has added several other events in recent years. At the GDC Expo, developers display the latest techniques useful in game development. "GDC Mobile," first held in 2002, focuses on developing games for mobile phones and other handheld devices. The first "GDC Europe" (GDCE) was featured at the European Computer Trade Show (ECTS) in London between August 31 and September 1, 2001. In addition, GDC has hosted a number of conference-wide game experiments designed by GameLab. GDC-related events also include the Serious Games Summit, first held in 2004, focusing on developing games for practical purposes, such as education, corporate training, military, and health care applications, and more recently the GDC Outsourcing Summit, first held in Los Angeles in August 2006. Many people work on planning the Game Developers Conference. The current director is Jamil Moledina, while the content chairs of GDC Mobile and Serious Games Summit are Rob Tercek and Ben Sawyer, respectively. The event is produced by a team within the CMP Game Group, and draws support from an advisory board and several specialized boards, as well as an army of volunteers called conference associates. Notable contributors over GDC's long history include former directors Jennifer Pahlka and Alan Yu who are credited with transforming the GDC from a grassroots gathering to an international brand by expanding GDC's reach into Asia, founding the Game Developers Choice Awards, GDC Europe, Game Executive, GDC Hardcore, Serious Games Summit, Game Marketing and Distribution Conference, GDC Mobile, and the Independent Games Festival. Other notable staff include Alex Dunne (founder of the Independent Game Festival), Jennifer Olsen, Susan Marshall, Greg Kerwin, Afton Thatcher, Tim Brengle, Meggan Scavio, Simon Carless, and Chris Crawford. Members of the GDC board (at one time or another) included Jason Rubin, Peter Molyneux, David Perry, Masaya Matsuura, Jez San, Ian Baverstock, Mark Cerny, Chris Hecker, Louis Castle, Doug Church, Ron Gilbert, Alan Yu, Mark DeLoura, Hal Barwood, Testuya Mizuguchi, Bob Rafei, Elain Hodgson, Laura Fryer, Tommy Tallarico, Cyrus Lum, Dave Menconi, Sara Reeder, Stephen Friedman, Jeff Johannigman, Nicky Robinson, Tim Brengle, Ernest Adams, Susan Lee-Merrow and Anne Westfall. | 1 |
Yograj Singh | Yograj Singh 2019-03-13T19:47:43Z Yograj Singh Bhandal pronunciationⓘ (born 25 March 1958) is a former Indian cricketer who played one Test and six ODIs for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His debut Test was at Wellington against New Zealand which India lost by 62 runs. After his career was ended by injury, he entered Punjabi Cinema, the Punjabi film industry. His son Yuvraj Singh has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. Yograj hails from the village of Kanech, right next to Doraha, in Ludhiana District of Punjab. He has worked in Bollywood movies like Teen Thay Bhai, Singh is Bling and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Singh married Shabnam Singh, but later divorced her. Their elder son Yuvraj Singh is a famous left handed all rounder of the Indian cricket team. He was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, one of the top performers at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the Man of the Tournament in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup all of which India won. Singh later married Punjabi film actress Satveer Kaur (aka Neena Sidhu). In 2011, His son Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer and recovered from it. , Yograj Singh 2020-12-30T23:01:11Z Yograj Singh (pronunciationⓘ; born 25 March 1958) is an Indian actor and the former cricketer who played only one Test and six ODIs for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His debut Test was at Wellington against New Zealand which India lost by 62 runs. After his career was ended by injury, he entered Punjabi cinema. His son Yuvraj Singh had been a member of the Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2019. Yograj hails from the village of Kanech, right next to Doraha, in Ludhiana District of Punjab. He has worked in Bollywood movies like Teen Thay Bhai, Singh is Bling and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Singh married Shabnam Singh, but later divorced her. Their elder son Yuvraj Singh was a famous left handed all rounder of the Indian cricket team. In 2011, His son Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer and recovered from it. | 1 |
UNCP_School_of_Business | UNCP_School_of_Business 2007-11-15T19:39:51Z The UNCP School of Business is located within the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and is comprised of three departments: Some programs are offered fully online. The School is in the candidacy phase of AACSB accreditation. The accreditation plan submitted by the UNCP School of Business serves as the AACSB's sample model for other schools. The university, and the School of Business, has nearly doubled in size in the past eight years. As of December 2006, 593 students had declared their intent to pursue an undergraduate degree in business and were in good standing, and 61 were pursuing the MBA. UNCP School of Business strives to provide a contemporary business education by qualified faculty to a diverse student population, in an environment that promotes critical thinking and values intellectual curiosity. The UNCP School of Business offers two undergraduate degrees: A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is offered by the UNCP School of Business as either a full-time day program or as a part-time evening program. The UNCP School of Business currently has twenty-eight full-time faculty positions (two vacant, one on leave) and 27 adjunct faculty. The use of adjuncts allows the three departments to offer more courses and bring a practitioner perspective to the students’ education. Special activities in the School of Business at UNCP include: The Entrepreneurship Center is funded with a gift from Pembroke native and Los Angeles commercial real-estate developer Jim Thomas and his family's foundation. Thomas was born in Pembroke, North Carolina and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He maintains close ties to his home community. Located off-campus in COMtech near the UNCP Regional Center for Economic, Community, and Professional Development, the Thomas Center is designed to assist small businesses in the region. It applies the talents of UNCP's faculty to the business community and serves as a training ground for students. UNCP School of Business is a partner in the scholarly journal, the International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management (IJSSM) published by Inderscience. The Office of Economic and Business Research (EBR) is intended to provide data to assist in regional economic progress. The target audience includes local area businesses and new firms that are relocating to the region. Publication include “The Economic and Social Impacts of The University” demonstrating the positive economic and social impact of UNCP for the region and state. , UNCP_School_of_Business 2008-06-07T22:05:15Z The UNCP School of Business is located within the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and has three departments: Some programs are offered fully online. The School is in the candidacy phase of AACSB accreditation. The accreditation plan submitted by the UNCP School of Business serves as the AACSB's sample model for other schools. The university, and the School of Business, has nearly doubled in size in the past eight years. As of December 2006, 593 students had declared their intent to pursue an undergraduate degree in business and were in good standing, and 61 were pursuing the MBA. UNCP School of Business strives to provide a contemporary business education by qualified faculty to a diverse student population, in an environment that promotes critical thinking and values intellectual curiosity. The UNCP School of Business offers two undergraduate degrees: A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is offered by the UNCP School of Business as either a full-time day program or as a part-time evening program. The UNCP School of Business currently has twenty-eight full-time faculty positions (two vacant, one on leave) and 27 adjunct faculty. The use of adjuncts allows the three departments to offer more courses and bring a practitioner perspective to the students’ education. Special activities in the School of Business at UNCP include: The Entrepreneurship Center is funded with a gift from Pembroke native and Los Angeles commercial real-estate developer Jim Thomas and his family's foundation. Thomas was born in Pembroke, North Carolina and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He maintains close ties to his home community. Located off-campus in COMtech near the UNCP Regional Center for Economic, Community, and Professional Development, the Thomas Center is designed to assist small businesses in the region. It applies the talents of UNCP's faculty to the business community and serves as a training ground for students. UNCP School of Business is a partner in the scholarly journal, the International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management (IJSSM) published by Inderscience. The Office of Economic and Business Research (EBR) is intended to provide data to assist in regional economic progress. The target audience includes local area businesses and new firms that are relocating to the region. Publication include “The Economic and Social Impacts of The University” demonstrating the positive economic and social impact of UNCP for the region and state. | 0 |
Gloria Reuben | Gloria Reuben 2019-02-01T10:40:23Z Gloria Elizabeth Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian producer, singer and actress of film and television, known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama ER and Marina Peralta on Falling Skies. In film, she is known for portraying Elizabeth Keckley in Lincoln and alongside Jean Claude Van Damme as Sarah Fielding in 1994's TimeCop She is currently recurring in the role of Dr. Krista Gordon on Mr. Robot and on the main cast of Saints & Sinners as Mayor Pamela Clayborne. Reuben was born in Toronto, to Pearl Avis (Mills), a classical singer, and Cyril George Reuben, an engineer. Her parents were both Jamaican-born. Her father was mostly Caucasian (with Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewish roots), though also had some African ancestry; her mother was of mostly African descent. Her father died when she was young. Reuben is the half-sister of Denis Simpson, an actor and children's television host who died in 2010. She was the subject of a segment of Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s television genealogy series Finding Your Roots. She began learning piano as a child and later studied music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at The Royal Conservatory of Music. Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as a model and appearances in television advertisements. Reuben is known for her role on the American television series ER as Jeanie Boulet, an HIV-positive physician assistant on the hospital's staff. She was a guest star throughout Season 1 and was elevated to full-time cast member at the beginning of Season 2. She continued that role until early Season 6, when she left the show. In 2008, Reuben returned to ER for one episode during its 14th season. She has stated that this role led to her HIV/AIDS activism. Reuben again held a major role in a television series when she starred as FBI agent Brooke Haslett in 1-800-Missing (2003–2004). She later starred as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT series Raising the Bar. In 1996 she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. In 2000, she sang backup vocals for Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour. Reuben guest-starred in the season two finale of Drop Dead Diva as Professor Kathy Miller. Reuben guest-starred in season 12 of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, reprising her role as U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson. In 2012, she appeared in the CBS TV movie Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt. In 2012, Reuben played Elizabeth Keckley in Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Lincoln and her portrayal of the character received critical praise. In 2013, she guest starred on the sci-fi drama series Falling Skies. In 2018 , Reuben played Adina Johnson , mother of Tyrone Johnson, in the series Cloak and Dagger. , Gloria Reuben 2020-12-19T15:11:27Z Gloria Elizabeth Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian actress, producer, and singer. She is known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama ER (1995–1999, 2008), for which she was twice-nominated for an Emmy Award, and for portraying Elizabeth Keckley in the 2012 Academy Award–winning film Lincoln. Additionally, she has been featured in films such as Timecop (1994), Nick of Time (1995), Admission (2013), and Reasonable Doubt (2014). She played Krista Gordon on Mr. Robot (2015–2019), as well as a recurring character on City on a Hill (since 2019). She played Adina Johnson on Cloak & Dagger from 2018 to 2019. Gloria Reuben was born on June 9, 1964, in Toronto, Canada, to Pearl Avis (Mills), a classical singer, and Cyril George Reuben, an engineer. Her parents are both Jamaican-born. Her father is mostly Jewish (with Ashkenazi and Sephardi roots), though also had some African ancestry; her mother is of mostly African descent. Her father died when she was young. Reuben was the subject of a segment of Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s television genealogy series Finding Your Roots. Reuben grew up one of six children. Her older half-brother, Denis Simpson, was an actor and children's television host and died in 2010. Her younger brother David died in 1988. Reuben details her relationship and experience with the deaths of her brothers in her 2019 memoir My Brothers' Keeper. Reuben began learning piano as a child and later studied music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Reuben began her career as an actress after having a few jobs as a model and in television advertisements. Reuben came to prominence on the American television series ER as Jeanie Boulet, an HIV-positive physician assistant on the hospital's staff. She was a guest star throughout the first season and was promoted to full-time cast member at the beginning of the second. She continued that role until early in the sixth season. In 2008, Reuben returned to ER for one episode during its 14th season. She has stated that this role led to her HIV/AIDS activism. In 1996, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Reuben again held a major role in a television series when she starred as FBI agent Brooke Haslett in 1-800-Missing (2003–2004). She later starred as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT series Raising the Bar. Reuben guest-starred in the season two finale of Drop Dead Diva as Professor Kathy Miller. Reuben guest-starred in season 12 of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, reprising her role as U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson. In 2012, she appeared in the CBS TV movie Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt. In 2012, Reuben played Elizabeth Keckley in Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Lincoln and her portrayal of the character received critical praise. In 2013, she guest starred on the sci-fi drama series Falling Skies. In October 2014, it was announced that Reuben had joined the cast of the USA Network series Mr. Robot. Reuben plays Dr. Krista Gordon, the psychologist of the show's unstable main character, Elliott. The show premiered on in June 2015. She acted in all four seasons of the show. At first a recurring role, Reuben's character was upgraded to a season regular for the fourth and final season. In 2017, Reuben was cast as Adina Johnson, mother of Tyrone Johnson, in the series Cloak & Dagger. In 1999, Reuben acted in an off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues. In 2006, she starred as Condoleezza Rice in the play Stuff Happens at the Public Theater. The following year, she won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, the preeminent honour for off-Broadway productions, for her portrayal. In 2008, she returned to the Public Theater for Conversations in Tusculum. In 2000, Reuben sang backup vocals for Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour. Reuben is a regularly performing jazz singer and pianist. She released her first record, Just for You, in December 2007. Her second album, Perchance to Dream, was released in April 2015; it was her first jazz record. Her next album, For All We Know, will be released in 2020. She performed all around New York City in the fourth quarter of 2019 to promote her upcoming record. On November 19, 2019, Reuben released a memoir, My Brothers' Keeper, detailing her journey and an exploration of the life she shared with her two brothers, as well as her emotions and experiences after their sudden deaths. Reuben lives in Brooklyn, New York. Reuben is a committed social activist. In large part due to her role as an HIV-positive character in ER, she continues to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS pandemic that affects the African American and Latino communities in the United States. She also takes great interest in global issues, predominantly climate change, nature, and human rights. She is a special adviser on climate change for the Climate Reality Project, former United States vice president Al Gore's environmental organization. She was formerly on the board for the National Wildlife Federation. She is also on the Leadership Council for the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. | 1 |
Congresbury_railway_station | Congresbury_railway_station 2008-11-29T11:42:11Z Congresbury railway station was a station at Congresbury on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Somerset and the junction for the Wrington Vale Light Railway to Blagdon. The station was opened with the broad gauge line to Cheddar in August 1869 as a single-platform station. The railway was extended to Wells in 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878. Congresbury was remodelled as a two-platform station when the Wrington Vale line opened in 1901; with a few exceptions, though, trains on both lines started at Yatton, the junction with the main Bristol and Exeter line. The Wrington line shut to passenger traffic in 1931, and the Yatton to Witham line closed in 1963. Congresbury remained opened for goods traffic for a few further months, but the station was later demolished, though traces of the platforms can be seen on the Strawberry Line Trail. 51°22′N 2°49′W / 51. 367°N 2. 817°W / 51. 367; -2. 817 (Congresbury railway station) This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. , Congresbury_railway_station 2013-02-03T17:04:05Z Congresbury railway station was a station at Congresbury on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Somerset and the junction for the Wrington Vale Light Railway to Blagdon. The station was opened with the broad gauge line to Cheddar in August 1869 as a single-platform station. The railway was extended to Wells in 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878. Congresbury was remodelled as a two-platform station when the Wrington Vale line opened in 1901; with a few exceptions, though, trains on both lines started at Yatton, the junction with the main Bristol and Exeter line. The Wrington line shut to passenger traffic in 1931, and the Yatton to Witham line closed in 1963. Congresbury remained opened for goods traffic for a few further months, but the station was later demolished, though traces of the platforms can be seen on the Strawberry Line Trail. 51°22′N 2°49′W / 51. 367°N 2. 817°W / 51. 367; -2. 817 (Congresbury railway station) This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | 0 |
Iceland–European Union relations | Iceland–European Union relations 2008-01-17T00:26:51Z The relationship between Iceland and the European Union is currently defined through Iceland's membership of the European Economic Area, which allows the country access to the single market of the European Union (EU). Iceland has never applied for membership. Iceland is, however, a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), along with Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. In 1992 Iceland and its EFTA partners (except for Switzerland, which rejected the agreement in a referendum) signed the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement with the European Union, which was designed to allow the EFTA countries to participate in the European Single Market without having to join the EU. The EFTA Secretariat in Brussels reported in 2005 that Iceland had adopted approximately 6.5% of EU regulations as a result of signing the EEA agreement. The most contentious issue regarding possible EU membership for Iceland is the loss of control over natural resources, notably fishing grounds due to the Union's Common Fisheries Policy. Opponents also point to the good performance of the Icelandic economy, high growth and low unemployment, as a sign that there is no pressing need to join the EU. It is commonly argued that the membership of EEA already brings most of the potential benefits of an EU-membership without the costs. Then there are those who view the EEA membership as costly and the experience with the EEA as a negative one and therefore oppose EU-membership. Unwillingness to hand over a part of Iceland's sovereignty to a supranational organization is another source of opposition to EU membership, as in other European countries. Proponents of EU membership largely rely on economic arguments: they view the euro as a solution to the dramatic exchange rate fluctuations of the króna, which have posed a challenge for many Icelandic export businesses. It is also pointed out that Iceland has Europe's highest grocery prices and completely opening the Icelandic market to EU products might result in lower prices. Former Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir said in an interview with Iceland Radio that she seriously wishes to look into whether Iceland can join the euro without being a member of the 27-nation EU, according to Norwegian news NRK. Valgerður believes it is difficult to maintain an independent currency in a small economy on the open European market. (Montenegro has already unilaterally adopted the Euro, and it is used de facto in UN-administered Kosovo.) The outgoing coalition government of Iceland, consisting of the conservative Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) and the liberal Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn), was against joining the EU. The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) is in favour of membership negotiations resulting in a deal which would then be submitted to a referendum. Following the 2007 election, the Independence Party and the Social Democratic Alliance entered coalition talks. Following a coalition government between the Independence Party and the pro-EU Alliance a special commission to weigh the pros and cons of European Union membership was set up. Former Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson, seems to be in favour of joining the EU, and predicted on 8 February 2006 that the country will join the EU by 2015. He added that the decisive factor will be the future and the size of the eurozone, especially whether Denmark, Sweden and the UK have joined the euro or not. His prediction, however, did not receive much support in Iceland; instead, it received much criticism, not the least from people within his own government. Although new Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde has not made any specific announcements on the matter since taking office, a speech he made as Foreign Minister in an official visit to Sweden in February 2006 made his position clear. In response to Halldór Ásgrímsson’s earlier prediction Geir Haarde stated that, "I don't share that point of view. Our policy is not to join in the foreseeable future. We are not even exploring membership." Further in a speech at a conference at the University of Iceland on 31 March 2006, Geir Haarde repeated what he had said on a number of occasions – that no special Icelandic interests demanded membership of the EU. In the same speech he further explained in detail why it would not be in the interest of Iceland to adopt the euro. An opinion poll on the matter conducted in August 2005 (after the rejection of the proposed European Constitution in France and the Netherlands) showed that 43% of respondents were in favour of EU membership while 37% were against, 20% were undecided. When asked whether Iceland should start membership negotiations, 55% were in favour while 30% were against. 54% of respondents were against adopting the euro while 37% were in favour. A poll produced on 18 February 2006 (after the prime minister's prediction) by the newspaper Fréttablaðið found 42% opposed to applying for EU membership while 34% were in favour. A new extensive poll, released on 11 september 2007, by Capacent Gallup showed that 48% of respondents were in favor of EU membership while 34% opposed. Furthermore a whole 58,6% wanted to begin admission negotiations with EU while only 26,4% opposed, and 53% were in favour of adopting the euro, 37% opposed and 10% undecided. The poll also showed that supporters of the 4 biggest political parties in Iceland, were all in favor of starting admission negotiations in a "clean" majority, that is to say more were in favor of negotiations than those who opposed and those who were undecided combined. , Iceland–European Union relations 2009-12-29T04:19:39Z Iceland applied to join the European Union on 16 July 2009. The application was accepted by the European Council on 27 July and referred to the Commission to analyse Iceland's preparedness for negotiations. Iceland's government has a target date of 2012 for joining the bloc, which will be subject to a referendum in Iceland. As part of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already a member of the EU's single market. It is also a member of the Schengen Area which removes border controls between member states. Iceland is a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), along with Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. In 1994, Iceland and its EFTA partners—except for Switzerland, which rejected the Agreement in a referendum—signed the EEA-Agreement with the EU, which was designed to allow the EFTA countries to participate in the European single market without having to join the EU. The EFTA Secretariat in Brussels reported in 2005 that Iceland had adopted approximately 6.5% of EU regulations as a result of signing the EEA agreement. From 1995 to 2007 the government coalition of the conservative Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) and the liberal Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn), opposed joining the EU, while the opposition Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) supported membership negotiations. Former Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson predicted on 8 February 2006 that the country would join the EU by 2015. He added that the decisive factor would be the future and the size of the Eurozone, especially whether Denmark, Sweden and the UK would have adopted the euro or not. His prediction received some criticism, not the least from people within his own government. Another former Prime Minister, Geir H. Haarde, has on a number of occasions stated his opposition to EU membership, both as Foreign Minister under Halldór Ásgrímsson and after taking office as Prime Minister. In response to Halldór Ásgrímsson's earlier prediction, Haarde said, "I don't share that point of view. Our policy is not to join in the foreseeable future. We are not even exploring membership." In a speech at a conference at the University of Iceland on 31 March 2006, Geir Haarde repeated what he had said on a number of occasions—that no special Icelandic interests demanded membership of the EU. In the same speech he further explained in detail why it would not be in the interest of Iceland to adopt the euro. Following the 2007 election, the Independence Party and the Social Democratic Alliance formed a new coalition with a policy of not applying for membership, but setting up a special committee to monitor the development within the EU and suggest ways to respond to that. Due to Iceland's limited currency, the government has explored the possibility of adopting the euro without joining the European Union. The EU, however, says that Iceland cannot join the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) without becoming a full member state despite Turkey and Israel having been offered "Privileged Partnership" in the past which in theory Iceland could also demand. Several small European countries—each geographically located within other countries which have adopted the euro—have been allowed to adopt the euro without joining the EU: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. Montenegro and Kosovo use the euro unilaterally without a formal agreement or endorsement from the ECB, because they used the German mark before the euro's introduction. At a meeting with members of his party on 17 May 2008, Geir Haarde said he believed the cost of joining the EU in his opinion simply outweighed the benefits and therefore he was not in favour of membership. However, in October 2008, during talks to repatriate a portion of Iceland's foreign invested pension funds—Iceland having been particularly hard hit by the liquidity crisis of September 2008—the unions demanded that Iceland apply for EU membership in return for wage restraint. On 30 October 2008, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, minister of education said that "Iceland has to define its long-term national interests and part of that is a revision of the currency regime, including a possible EU application" and that application for membership needed to be discussed “in weeks rather than months”. Two weeks later, on 17 November 2008, the Independence Party announced it would hold its party congress in January 2009 instead of autumn 2009, to reconsider the possibility of applying for EU membership; the Progressive Party also announced it would hold its party congress in January, after two anti-EU MPs (including the party leader) resigned and were replaced by MPs more positive towards EU application. The Progressive Party accepted at its congress to support application for EU membership but with very strict conditions including one demanding full authority for Iceland over its fishing grounds and other national resources. When the government headed by the Independence Party dissolved in January the party decided to postpone its congress until March. The congress eventually decided an unchanged opposition to EU membership but also claimed that if the issue were opened by others both an application and a initial accession treaty with the EU should be put to a referendum. On 30 January 2009, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn stated he thought Iceland could join at the same time as Croatia, which is expected to join in 2011. He stated that Iceland would have to apply soon, and a referendum is expected to be announced by the new centre-left government, though the whole process could be much faster than previous enlargements, largely because, as a member of the EEA, Iceland has already implemented about two-thirds of EU law. The two-thirds claim has, however, been challenged by the Icelandic movement opposed to EU membership, since it contradicts the research done by the EFTA secretariat. Iceland's finance minister, Steingrimur Sigfusson, ahead of the country's first elections since its banking system collapsed in 2008, stated that "any decision for Iceland to join the European Union and the single currency must be taken by its people, not one political party", on the subject that the issue of EU membership was the greatest threat to a stable coalition. The 2009 elections, which followed the Icelandic financial crisis, saw the Progressive Party switch to supporting EU membership but the Independence Party called for a referendum prior to the start of negotiations. The Social Democratic Alliance made joining the EU a key issue in their campaign. After the win of the pro-EU Social Democratic Alliance in the 2009 election Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir spoke of an immediate application to the European Union and adoption of the euro within four years as a way to deal with the country's debt. In late April 2009, it was announced that the United Kingdom, a member state of the European Union with whom Iceland has had a long history of fishing and territorial water disputes, supported Iceland joining the EU. In early May 2009, it was leaked that the matter of applying for EU membership would likely be left to the parliament, where the Alliance, the Progressive Party and the Citizens' Movement alone already had enough seats to approve the application. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the leader of the Progressive Party, strongly objected to the idea that his party would aid the government in this matter, however. The anti-EU Left-Green coalition partner accepted that in spring 2010, the minister for foreign affairs would present to the parliament a bill on talks with the EU. On 10 May 2009, Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir announced the government intended to move towards membership more quickly than previously expected. She announced a bill would be introduced before the parliament on 15 May 2009, authorizing the opening of accession talks with the EU. She also stated she was confident the legislation would pass, saying that she had secured a parliamentary majority on the issue, despite the official opposition to talks from one of her coalition partners. She went on to say she expected an official application would be submitted no later than July 2009. This would seem to leave Iceland on course to join the EU along with Croatia in 2011, as predicted by EU Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn. The government has stated the issue will be put to a vote once an accession agreement has been negotiated. The motion to file an application for membership was officially introduced in parliament on 25 May 2009. Voting was to have been held on 13 July, but was postponed until 16 July. First, a proposal by the Independence Party to hold a referendum on the membership application as well was defeated with 32 to 30 and one abstention, then the Social Democratic Alliance's proposal to apply for membership immediately was approved with 33 to 28 votes and 2 abstentions. Various polls have been taken on public opinion regarding starting accession negotiations, joining the EU and adopting the euro, thus joining the eurozone. An opinion poll in Iceland published on September 15, 2009 shows a majority of Icelanders oppose EU membership (See the Public opinion chapter). Another poll for the Icelandic news portal Pressan was published on October 24 showed 55 percent of Icelanders in favour of a future monetary policy outside the EU and only 24 percent in favour of adopting the euro by joining the EU. To become a member a country must first apply, and then the country must be recognised as a candidate country. For that to happen the country must fulfill the first of the Copenhagen criteria: the candidate country must be a politically stable democracy that respects human rights. Then a negotiation will take place which will consider the country's fulfillment of economic criteria, the country's degree of adoption of EU legislation, and whether there shall be any exceptions. EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has claimed that negotiations on an accession treaty would take less than a year, because Iceland has already adopted two-thirds of EU legislation in relation to the EEA. He has on other occasions claimed that the negotiations could take up to four years. The EFTA Secretariat in Brussels, however, reported in 2005 that Iceland had adopted approximately 6.5% of EU regulations as a result of signing the EEA agreement. On 30 January 2009 Rehn commented that Iceland could enter the European Union promptly in 2011 at the same time as Croatia, saying Iceland is an old democracy but also that it should not get special treatment. Fishing quotas and Icelandic whaling are expected to possibly be the toughest questions in negotiations if they take place. On 16 July 2009 the Althing voted in favour of accession talks with the EU (the vote resulted in 33 votes in favour, 28 against, and 2 MPs abstained). The head of the parliamentary committee on EU affairs, Árni Þór Sigurðsson, has stated that Iceland will not be ready to join the EU any earlier than 2013. However, the government stated it planned to finish negotiations by the end of 2010. On 17 July 2009 the application for Icelandic membership to the EU was handed over to the government of Sweden, which currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, by the ambassador of Iceland in Stockholm. The application was handed over again by the Icelandic foreign minister to the Swedish one, through a ceremony in Stockholm on 23 July 2009. The letter of application was dated on 16 July 2009. The application was acknowledged by the Council of the European Union on 27 July 2009. Sweden, the current holder of the EU presidency, announced that it would prioritize Iceland's EU accession process. On July 24, the Lithuanian Parliament unanimously approved and gave full support for Iceland’s membership application to join the European Union. Later on July 27, Malta also announced that it supports Iceland's EU bid. In September 2009, the Spanish foreign minister visited Iceland to discuss the Icelandic application and the membership progress. Spain is the EU chairman in January-June 2010. On September 8, the EU commission sent a list of 2,500 questions to Iceland about its fulfilment of convergence criteria and adoption of EU law. Iceland returned answers to them on October 22, 2009. On November 2, Iceland selected a chief negotiator for the coming membership negotiations with the EU: Stefan Haukur Johannesson, Iceland's Ambassador in Belgium. | 1 |
Ross Mathews | Ross Mathews 2021-01-06T13:15:43Z Ross Mathews (born September 24, 1979) is an American television personality known as an intern and a correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on which he was known as "Ross the Intern". Mathews has subsequently appeared on Celebrity Fit Club, The Insider, Celebrity Big Brother, and as a weekly panelist on Chelsea Lately. He is currently working on the shows RuPaul's Drag Race and Live from E!, as well as hosting a weekly podcast with Westwood One Studios. Born and raised in Mount Vernon, Washington, Mathews graduated from Mount Vernon High School. During high school, he participated in speech and debate events. Mathews graduated again in 2002 from the University of La Verne, in La Verne, California, where he majored in communications and was a speech and debate competitor. Mathews began as an intern behind the scenes on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. From December 2001, he covered movie premieres, the Academy Awards, two Winter Olympic Games and other events. Mathews has contributed commentary to the E! networks various 101.. . specials, and appeared as a weekly panelist on E's late night talk show Chelsea Lately. He appeared on the fifth season of VH1's reality television show, Celebrity Fit Club. During the course of the show, which premiered in April 2007, Mathews lost more than 40 lbs. and helped his team win the grand prize. He was also a guest host on The View on July 17, 2007. Mathews appeared as a celebrity mob member on seven episodes of NBC's prime time game show 1 vs. 100 in early 2008. In 2009, Mathews was a contributing correspondent on The Insider, and hosted a web show with The Insider called Inside Dish With Ross Mathews, where he took his viewers behind the scenes, as an "outsider" in Hollywood. Inside Dish became the official online web-shows for CBS's Big Brother and The Amazing Race. Also in 2009, Mathews co-hosted GSN's Big Saturday Night, a weekly game show. His other 2009 appearances included The Howard Stern Show and the 2009 Game Show Awards with Diane. Mathews joined the panel of judges for RuPaul’s drag race with the odd appearance in the earlier seasons and more frequent appearances from season seven onwards. In 2010, Mathews joined the E! Network's red carpet team, filling in for Ryan Seacrest as co-host with Giuliana Rancic for E! Live From the Red Carpet coverage of the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, and the 2011 Academy Awards. In January 2011, Mathews starred in a pilot that he produced and co-wrote with fellow Chelsea Lately round table regular Heather McDonald. Titled Love or Hate, the pilot was made for the E! Network and was executive produced by Chelsea Handler and her company Borderline Amazing Productions. Mathews also appeared in the E! Network's After Lately, a show about the behind the scenes of Chelsea Lately. By September 2011, Mathews had formally moved on from The Tonight Show, returning for guest appearances, including for the "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" skit on December 14, 2011. Mathews appeared in the fourth episode of the Bravo series Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis in 2012, in which Lewis redesigned his and his boyfriend's garage. On May 7, 2013, Mathews released his book Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence. Mathews was the host of Hello Ross, an interactive talk show on E! from September 6, 2013, until May 16, 2014. In 2015, Mathews and Carson Kressley were named as new regular judges for the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race. At the end of 2015, Mathews began filling in as a guest host on Hollywood Today Live, which is syndicated on Fox. He became a permanent host on January 4, 2016. He also starred in the movie Pup Star. The sequel, Pup Star: Better 2Gether, premiered the following year. Mathews guest-starred as himself in an episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries titled "Unsolved Situations" in 2016. In 2017, he was the commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 together with Michelle Visage live for Logo TV. He also commented alongside Shangela on the Logo TV broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 final as well. In 2018, he was announced as one of the eleven houseguests competing on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in 2nd place, winning $50,000, and was voted as America's Favorite Houseguest earning an additional prize of $25,000. Mathews also appeared in the second season as part of a Head of Household competition. On November 28, 2019, he was a field reporter for Verizon 360 at the 93rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Mathews is openly gay. From 2008 to 2018, he had a relationship with stylist Salvador Camarena. In 2013, the couple appeared in an episode of House Hunters while shopping for a home in Palm Springs. , Ross Mathews 2022-12-14T23:37:35Z Ross Mathews (born September 24, 1979) is an American television host and personality. He first rose to fame as an intern and a correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; he was known as "Ross the Intern" on air. Mathews has appeared on Celebrity Fit Club, The Insider, Celebrity Big Brother, and as a weekly panelist on Chelsea Lately. He is a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, hosts a weekly podcast with Westwood One Studios, and assists with hosting The Drew Barrymore Show. He has been a co-host on Live from E! and correspondent on The Jay Leno Show. Raised in Mount Vernon, Washington, Mathews graduated from Mount Vernon High School and graduated from the University of La Verne, in La Verne, California in 2002. He majored in communications and competed in speech and debate competitions. Mathews began as an intern on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in December 2001 he covered movie premieres, the Academy Awards, two Winter Olympic Games, and other events. Mathews has contributed commentary to the E! networks various 101.. . specials, and appeared as a weekly panelist on E's late night talk show Chelsea Lately. He appeared on the fifth season of VH1's reality television show, Celebrity Fit Club. During the course of the show, which premiered in April 2007, Mathews lost more than 40 lbs. (18 kg) and helped his team win the grand prize. He was also a guest host on The View on July 17, 2007. Mathews appeared as a celebrity mob member on seven episodes of NBC's prime time game show 1 vs. 100 in early 2008. In 2009, he was a contributing correspondent on The Insider, and hosted a web show on The Insider called Inside Dish With Ross Mathews; he took viewers behind the scenes as an "outsider" in Hollywood. Inside Dish became the official online web-shows for CBS's Big Brother and The Amazing Race. Also in 2009, he co-hosted GSN's Big Saturday Night, a weekly game show. His other 2009 appearances included The Howard Stern Show and the 2009 Game Show Awards with Diane. Mathews joined the panel of judges for RuPaul’s drag race with occasional appearances in the earlier seasons and more frequent appearances beginning in Season 7. In 2010, Mathews joined the E! Network's red carpet team, filling in for Ryan Seacrest as co-host with Giuliana Rancic for E! Live From the Red Carpet coverage of the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, and the 2011 Academy Awards. In January 2011, Mathews starred in a pilot that he produced and co-wrote with fellow Chelsea Lately round table regular Heather McDonald. Titled Love or Hate, the pilot was made for the E! Network and was executive produced by Chelsea Handler and her company Borderline Amazing Productions. He also appeared in the E! Network's After Lately, a show about the behind the scenes of Chelsea Lately. By September 2011, Mathews had left The Tonight Show returning for guest appearances including the "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" skit on December 14, 2011. Mathews appeared in the fourth episode of the Bravo series Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis in 2012, in which Lewis redesigned his and his boyfriend's garage. On May 7, 2013, Mathews released his book Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence. He was the host of Hello Ross, an interactive talk show on E! from September 6, 2013, until May 16, 2014. In 2015, he and Carson Kressley were named as new regular judges for the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race. At the end of 2015, Mathews began filling in as a guest host on Hollywood Today Live, which is syndicated on Fox. He became a permanent host on January 4, 2016. He also had a lead role in the movie Pup Star. The sequel, Pup Star: Better 2Gether, premiered the following year. He guest-starred as himself in an episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries titled "Unsolved Situations" in 2016. In 2017, he was the commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 together with Michelle Visage live for Logo TV. He also commented alongside Shangela on the Logo TV broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 final. In 2018, Mathews was announced as one of the eleven houseguests competing on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in 2nd place, winning $50,000, and was voted as America's Favorite Houseguest earning an additional prize of $25,000. He appeared in the second season as part of a Head of Household competition. On November 28, 2019, Mathews was a field reporter for Verizon 360 at the 93rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Since fall 2020, he has appeared on the "Drews News" segment of the Drew Barrymore show and has been hosting his own podcast, Straight Talk with Ross Mathews. In 2021, he appeared as a panelist on the comedy series, Adorableness on MTV. Mathews is openly gay. From 2008 to 2018, he had a relationship with stylist Salvador Camarena. In 2013, the couple appeared in an episode of House Hunters while shopping for a home in Palm Springs. On February 23, 2021, Mathews announced his engagement to Dr. Wellinthon García, a Long Island educational administrator. On May 7, 2022, Mathews and García married at a ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Secret Celebrity Drag Race | 1 |
Poloc_Cricket_Club | Poloc_Cricket_Club 2009-06-30T13:28:15Z Poloc Cricket Club is a cricket club based at Pollok Country Park in south Glasgow, Scotland. The club has approximately 220 members who participating in cricket, tennis and winter golf. The club's "Shawholm" ground encompasses the cricket oval, three all-weather and three clay tennis courts, and the world's only six-hole golf course approved by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The clubhouse also hosts pool, table tennis, darts and poker tournaments in the winter months. Poloc Cricket Club's two principal senior cricket teams play under the names "Poloc" and "Shawholm". Poloc play in the Cricket Scotland organised Scottish National Cricket League First Division whilst Shawholm play in the Western District Cricket Union Third Division. A Midweek XI play more social matches versus other local clubs' equivalent sides, and the Poloc Academy competes in the Strathclyde League. Founded in 1878, Poloc Cricket Club spent its first season on the site of the old Pollokshaws Race Course and in 1880 moved to its current location at Shawholm. A pavilion was acquired by the club from the now-defunct Pollokshields Athletic Club, also located on Pollok Estates, and the building was moved to Shawholm on rollers. In the same year, the main avenue from Pollokshaws Road to Pollok House was opened, running past the north side of the ground in what is now Pollok Park. This avenue still provides the approach to Shawholm with the River Cart to the left. The club's winter golf section was formed in 1889, with bowls, putting and archery being added in the years following. Full tenancy of the current 6-acre (24,000 m2) site was granted to the club in 1888 by Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet who continued to be involved in Poloc's affairs until his death in 1956. In 1908 the Pollokshaws Working Lads Club decided to form a football team from amongst their ranks. Sir John Stirling Maxwell also allotted that club an area of land on the estate, rent-free. The footballers, to show their appreciation, took the name of Pollok Juniors FC, (later Pollok F. C. ) and Sir John became their first Honorary President. The ground allocated became known as Haggs Park and was adjacent to Poloc Cricket Club; in fact, the different spellings of the two names "Pollok" and "Poloc" were adopted at this time, deliberately, to avoid confusion. Membership at Poloc reached a peak of 600 in the late 1940s. The earliest match hosted by the club that is, arguably, of historic interest was the game between a West of Scotland select team and the Australian Imperial Forces as part of the latter's tour of England in 1919 . Shawholm also played host to Scotland versus the MCC in June 1965 in a three-day match played between the 23rd and 25th. Subsequent Scotland international matches staged at the ground included versus Ireland in 1978 . and Sri Lanka in 1979 . Scotland's first televised cricket match also took place at Shawholm on 7 May 1955 when West of Scotland Cricket Club were Poloc's visitors. Poloc batted first making 110 for 9. In reply, West made 120 for 6. The ground was invited to host three internationals as part of the 2006 ECC European Championships. The matches (The Netherlands versus Italy , Jersey versus Germany and The Netherlands versus Denmark ) saw white ball/black sightscreen cricket at Shawholm for the first time. The club also hosts the Scottish club 20/20 Finals Day , first played for in 2008. Poloc runs junior cricket teams at seven age-group levels: under 10, 11, 13, 13B, 15, 15B and 18 and compete in West District Junior Cricket Union- ("WDJCU") as well as Cricket Scotland-organised competitions. Under 10 players predominantly compete in "Kwik Cricket" competitions. The club's junior sides won the WDCJU Under 11, 13 and 15 leagues in 2007, and were beaten finalists in the Under 18 Frank Smith Trophy. 2008 saw the Under 18s league champions, the Under 15s unbeaten and the Poloc Academy Strathclyde League winners. Poloc Cricket Club has been providing cricket coaching in its local community under the auspices of the "Community Coaching Initiative" since 2002. Working with Glasgow and East Renfrewshire Council, coaching is provided to local Primary and Secondary Schools. The Initiative also organises an annual inter-Primary Schools Festival day at Shawholm. In addition, the club, under the umbrella of the Initiative and in partnership with the WDJCU, regularly hosts "Kwik Cricket" festivals. In addition to the work in local schools, the club's Community Coaching Initiative also works with other community groups in providing sports coaching in and around the club's locality. The Initiative was granted charitable status in early 2007 and is registered with the OSCR under number SC037774. The registered body itself is CCI Glasgow Limited, a private company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland under number SC315322. Poloc Cricket Club also plays host to the UK’s only R&A-recognised six-hole golf course. Founded in 1889, the Golf Section takes over the autumn and winter months. The course - "Wee Poloc" - is a unique challenge, with medals and other club competitions every fortnight throughout the season. Poloc Cricket Club has six tennis courts: three all-weather tennis courts and three clay courts, both adjacent to the clubhouse building. Senior Scottish Cup, winners: 1984; Scottish Cup, runners-up: 1985, 1994; Scottish Plate, winners: 2005; SCU Trophy, winners: 2000; SCU Trophy, runners-up: 1999; SNCL, South Division, winners: 2004; SNCL, Division Two, runners-up: 2000; WDCU Championship, winners: 1928, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1981, 1983, 1985; Rowan Cup, winners: 1926, 1957, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2007; Rowan Cup, runners-up: 1976; West League Cup, runners-up: 2006; WDCU 2nd division, winners: 1914, 1928, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1981, 1983; WDCU 3rd division, winners: 1952; Glasgow Cup, winners: 2003; Strathclyde League 2nd division, winners: 2008; Glasgow & District Cricket League, winners: 1931; John Haig Trophy Scottish Division, winners: 1982; ECB Cockspur Cup Scottish Region, winners: 2007. Junior Scottish Cup (under 15), winners: 2009; WDJCU Junior League (under 18), winners: 1972, 1977, 1982, 2008; WDJCU Minors League (under 15), winners: 1973, 1974, 1979, 2007; WDJCU "B" League (under 15B), winners: 2007, 2008; WDJCU Mini-Minors League (under 12/13), winners: 1984, 2005, 2007; WDJCU Mini-Mini-Minors League (under 11), winners: 2007; Frank Smith Tropy (under 16/17/18), winners: 1975, 1984; Frank Smith Tropy (under 16/17/18), runners-up: 2004, 2007; WDJCU Indoor Competition (under 19), winners: 1988. http://www. poloc. com http://www. cricketscotland. com http://www. wdcu-cricket. net, Poloc_Cricket_Club 2010-09-18T10:51:23Z Poloc Cricket Club is a cricket club based at Pollok Country Park in south Glasgow, Scotland. The club has approximately 220 members who participating in cricket, tennis and winter golf. The club's "Shawholm" ground encompasses the cricket oval, three all-weather and three clay tennis courts, and the world's only six-hole golf course approved by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The clubhouse also hosts pool, table tennis, darts and poker tournaments in the winter months. Poloc Cricket Club's two principal senior cricket teams play under the names "Poloc" and "Shawholm". Poloc play in the Cricket Scotland organised Scottish National Cricket League Championship whilst Shawholm play in the Western District Cricket Union (WDCU") Fourth Division. A Midweek XI play more social matches versus other local clubs' equivalent sides, and the Poloc Academy competes in the WDCU Strathclyde League. Founded in 1878, Poloc Cricket Club spent its first season on the site of the old Pollokshaws Race Course and in 1880 moved to its current location at Shawholm. A pavilion was acquired by the club from the now-defunct Pollokshields Athletic Club, also located on Pollok Estates, and the building was moved to Shawholm on rollers. In the same year, the main avenue from Pollokshaws Road to Pollok House was opened, running past the north side of the ground in what is now Pollok Park. This avenue still provides the approach to Shawholm with the River Cart to the left. The club's winter golf section was formed in 1889, with bowls, putting and archery being added in the years following. Full tenancy of the current 6-acre (24,000 m2) site was granted to the club in 1888 by Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet who continued to be involved in Poloc's affairs until his death in 1956. In 1908 the Pollokshaws Working Lads Club decided to form a football team from amongst their ranks. Sir John Stirling Maxwell also allotted that club an area of land on the estate, rent-free. The footballers, to show their appreciation, took the name of Pollok Juniors FC, (later Pollok F. C. ) and Sir John became their first Honorary President. The ground allocated became known as Haggs Park and was adjacent to Poloc Cricket Club; in fact, the different spellings of the two names "Pollok" and "Poloc" were adopted at this time, deliberately, to avoid confusion. Membership at Poloc reached a peak of 600 in the late 1940s. The earliest match hosted by the club that is, arguably, of historic interest was the game between a West of Scotland select team and the Australian Imperial Forces as part of the latter's tour of England in 1919 . Shawholm also played host to Scotland versus the MCC in June 1965 in a three-day match played between the 23rd and 25th. Subsequent Scotland international matches staged at the ground included versus Ireland in 1978 . and Sri Lanka in 1979 . Scotland's first televised cricket match also took place at Shawholm on 7 May 1955 when West of Scotland Cricket Club were Poloc's visitors. Poloc batted first making 110 for 9. In reply, West made 120 for 6. The ground was invited to host three internationals as part of the 2006 ECC European Championships. The matches (The Netherlands versus Italy , Jersey versus Germany and The Netherlands versus Denmark ) saw white ball/black sightscreen cricket at Shawholm for the first time. The club also hosts the Scottish club Twenty20 Finals Day , first played for in 2008. Poloc runs junior cricket teams at seven age-group levels: under 10, 11, 13, 13B, 15, 15B and 18 and compete in West District Junior Cricket Union- ("WDJCU") as well as Cricket Scotland-organised competitions. Under 10 players predominantly compete in "Kwik Cricket" competitions. The club's junior sides won the WDCJU Under 11, 13 and 15 leagues in 2007, and were beaten finalists in the Under 18 Frank Smith Trophy. 2008 saw the Under 18s league champions, the Under 15s unbeaten and the Poloc Academy Strathclyde League winners, whilst 2009 saw a league championship for the Under 13Bs, another Frank Smith Trophy Final appearance and the Under 15s winning the Scottish Cup. 2010 brought the Under 18 league trophy to the club, and appearances at both the Under 18 Scottish Cup, and Under 18 Frank Smith Trophy, Finals Days. Poloc Cricket Club has been providing cricket coaching in its local community under the auspices of the "Community Coaching Initiative" since 2002. Working with Glasgow and East Renfrewshire Council, coaching is provided to local Primary and Secondary Schools. The Initiative also organises an annual inter-Primary Schools Festival day at Shawholm. In addition, the club, under the umbrella of the Initiative and in partnership with the WDJCU, regularly hosts "Kwik Cricket" festivals. In addition to the work in local schools, the club's Community Coaching Initiative also works with other community groups in providing sports coaching in and around the club's locality. The Initiative was granted charitable status in early 2007 and is registered with the OSCR under number SC037774. The registered body itself is CCI Glasgow Limited, a private company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland under number SC315322. Poloc Cricket Club also plays host to the UK’s only R&A-recognised six-hole golf course. Founded in 1889, the Golf Section takes over the autumn and winter months. The course – "Wee Poloc" – is a unique challenge, with medals and other club competitions every fortnight throughout the season. Poloc Cricket Club has three all-weather tennis courts, adjacent to the clubhouse building. Senior Scottish Cup, winners: 1984; Scottish Cup, runners-up: 1985, 1994; Scottish Plate, winners: 2005; SCU Trophy, winners: 2000; SCU Trophy, runners-up: 1999; SNCL, South Division, winners: 2004; SNCL, Division Two, runners-up: 2000; WDCU Championship, winners: 1928, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1981, 1983, 1985; Rowan Cup, winners: 1926, 1957, 1981, 1983, 2004, 2007; Rowan Cup, runners-up: 1976; West League Cup, runners-up: 2006; WDCU 2nd division, winners: 1914, 1928, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1981, 1983; WDCU 3rd division, winners: 1952; Glasgow Cup, winners: 2003; Strathclyde League 2nd division, winners: 2008, 2009; Glasgow & District Cricket League, winners: 1931; John Haig Trophy Scottish Division, winners: 1982; ECB Cockspur Cup Scottish Region, winners: 2007. Junior Scottish Cup (under 15), winners: 2009; WDJCU Junior League (under 18), winners: 1972, 1977, 1982, 2008, 2010; WDJCU Minors League (under 15), winners: 1973, 1974, 1979, 2007; WDJCU "B" League (under 15B), winners: 2007, 2008; WDJCU Mini-Minors League (under 12/13), winners: 1984, 2005, 2007; WDJCU "B" League (under 13B), winners: 2009; WDJCU Mini-Mini-Minors League (under 11), winners: 2007; Frank Smith Tropy (under 16/17/18), winners: 1975, 1984; Frank Smith Tropy (under 16/17/18), runners-up: 2004, 2007, 2009; WDJCU Indoor Competition (under 19), winners: 1988. http://www. poloc. com http://www. cricketscotland. com http://www. wdcu-cricket. net | 0 |
Noumiso_Shortcake | Noumiso_Shortcake 2008-03-11T18:21:37Z 脳みそショートケーキ (Noumiso Shortcake) is the 2nd album by the Japanese indie and J-rock band つしまみれ (Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re). It has only been released in Japan to date (unlike their first album), therefore, no official English titles exist. , Noumiso_Shortcake 2009-12-23T12:05:55Z 脳みそショートケーキ (Noumiso Shortcake) is the 2nd album by the Japanese indie and J-rock band つしまみれ (Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re). It has only been released in Japan to date (unlike their first album), therefore, no official English titles exist. English titles are approximate translations. | 0 |
Delfine Persoon | Delfine Persoon 2018-04-29T09:52:44Z Delfine Persoon (Gits, 14 January 1985) is a Belgian boxer and the reigning WBC, WIBA- and WIBF world champion in the lightweight class. Persoon, who works as a railway policewoman, started professional boxing in 2009 - switching to boxing after a career in competitive Judo. Out of 30 professional fights Delfine has won 29 and lost 1. In March 2011 she became EBU European Champion against Nicole Boss. She successfully defended her title in November 2011 against Myriam Dellal. In February 2012 Persoon won the WIBF world title with a technical KO against Lucia Morelli. In September 2012 she added the IBF world title with a technical KO against Erin McGowan. In January 2013 she successfully defended her WIBF title against Anita Torti. In December 2013 she also gained the WIBA world title. In March 2013 Persoon won the WBC Elimination Fight against Kremena Petkova, gaining her the right to challenge Erica Farias for the WBC title. In September 2013 she was stripped of the IBF title for inactivity, having failed to defend it in the intervening year. The vacant title was claimed by Victoria Noelia Bustos on 21 September. In December 2013 she won a unification fight with Lucia Morelli for the WIBF & WBF titles. This victory made her the number 1 lightweight in the world according to BoxRec. On 20 April 2014 Persoon won WBC title on points from Farias. 39 Wins (16 knockouts, 21 decisions, 1 retirement), 1 Loss, 0 Draws. , Delfine Persoon 2019-12-29T00:55:29Z Delfine Persoon (; born 14 January 1985) is a Belgian professional boxer. She held the IBF female lightweight title in 2012 and the WBC female lightweight title from 2014 to June 2019, losing the title in a unification fight against Katie Taylor for the undisputed lightweight championship. As of November 2019, she is ranked as the world’s best active super featherweight, and the best active pound for pound female fighter by BoxRec. Persoon, who works as a railway policewoman, started professional boxing in 2009 - switching to boxing after a career in competitive judo. In March 2011 she became EBU European Champion against Nicole Boss. She successfully defended her title in November 2011 against Myriam Dellal. In February 2012 Persoon won the WIBF world title with a technical knockout (TKO) against Lucia Morelli. In September 2012 she added the IBF world title with a TKO against Erin McGowan. In January 2013 she successfully defended her WIBF title against Anita Torti. In December 2013 she also gained the WIBA world title. In March 2013 Persoon won a WBC final eliminator against Kremena Petkova, gaining her the right to challenge Erica Farias for the WBC title. In September 2013 she was stripped of the IBF title for inactivity, having failed to defend it in the intervening year. The vacant title was claimed by Victoria Bustos on 21 September. In December 2013 she won a unification fight with Lucia Morelli for the WIBF & WBF titles. This victory made her the number 1 lightweight in the world according to BoxRec. On 20 April 2014 Persoon won the WBC title on points from Farias. In December 2018 it was revealed that Persoon offered $100,000 to IBF and WBA champion Katie Taylor for a fight. Taylor's manager however stated that Taylor would not even get out of bed for this sum. . Eventually, a lightweight unification fight between Persoon and Taylor was set for 1 June, 2019, at the Madison Square Garden in New York, on the undercard for the Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. heavyweight title fight. In addition to all four sanctioning body's titles being on the line, The Ring magazine belt was also at stake. Persoon's management labelled Taylor's team "totally disrespectful" and claimed "psychological warfare" after a series of late fight week demands. This included forcing Persoon to switch hotel as Taylor was staying in the same hotel, demanding that she take an additional blood test and prove Persoon has exercise asthma. Taylor won a controversial majority decision to become the undisputed lightweight champion. On 11 November 2019 Persoon won the WBA interim super featherweight title. Vlaamse Reus in 2014. Belgian Sportsman of the year in 2015. | 1 |
Josh Wright | Josh Wright 2020-01-25T01:04:16Z Joshua William Wright (born 6 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient. A midfielder. Wright played for Gillingham between 2015–17, Millwall from 2011–15 and Scunthorpe United between 2009–11. He began his career at Charlton Athletic at the age of 17 in 2007, but spent the majority of his two years there on loan at Barnet, Brentford and Gillingham. Born in Bethnal Green, London, Wright started his football career at Charlton Athletic, with whom he signed a two-year professional contract in April 2007 at the age of 17 alongside close friend Harry Arter. Before joining Charlton's academy full-time at the age of 16, he attended Chigwell School in Chigwell, and Roding Valley High School in Loughton, Essex. Fellow professionals Lee Sawyer and Billy Lumley also attended Roding Valley High School. while Jordan Spence was in the same year group as Wright at Chigwell. He plays in midfield as a playmaker. In August of that year, Wright moved to Barnet on loan for what eventually amounted to three months. After a successful spell, which saw him score his first ever goal against Stockport County and be named Barnet's player of the month for November, he returned to Charlton. A month later, he was re-signed on loan by Barnet for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. On 19 September 2008, Wright was signed by League Two side Brentford on a month's loan. The loan was extended but soon after Alan Pardew decided to call Wright back due to an injury crisis at the club, where he made an impressive display for Brentford under the management of Andy Scott. Following his return from a loan spell at Brentford, he made his debut for Charlton in 1–1 draw against Burnley on 25 October 2008, where he was started for the match. He then joined Gillingham on loan in March 2009 until the end of the season. He made his debut for Gillingham on 4 April 2009 in the 2–0 home defeat to Barnet. His four appearance at Gillingham impressed Mark Stimson that he extended Wright's loan spell with Gillingham, which allowed him to play in the play-offs. Wright was responsible for the corner kick that allowed striker Simeon Jackson to score in the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, sending Gillingham to Football League One for the 2009–10 campaign. Despite making his best effort for Gillingham, Charlton wasn't convinced of Wright and instead released him upon his contract expiring. He signed for Scunthorpe United in July 2009 on a two-year contract. Upon joining Scunthorpe United, Wright revealed he turned down a move to big clubs in order to join Scunthorpe United and was motivated to join the Iron for first team football. Wright made his debut for the club, where he came on as a substitute for Gary Hooper in the 49th minutes, in a 4–0 loss against Cardiff City in the opening game of the season. Since his debut, Wright quickly made an impact for the club and established himself in the starting eleven as a "as the holding player in United's four-man midfield." In his first season, Wright made thirty-five appearance for the club. In his second season at Scunthorpe United, Wright started his season when he scored his first goal for the club in a Football League Cup game against Manchester United on 22 September 2010. After the match, Wright says he is more than please to score his first goal because he cited as a "long time coming". Wright started well for the club until his playing time minutes significantly decreased later in the season. In the January transfer window, Wright requested a transfer, during which he was offered a new contract and prepared for his exit from Scunthorpe United. This came after Reading were keen to sign him and was keen to move down to the south. However, his father stated that Wright will unlikely to the club in the January transfer window, but will leave in the summer. After failed transfer move in January transfer window, Wright expected to be back in the first team and earn playing time, as well as, withdrawing his transfer request. Unfortunately, his loss of form and a foot injury that kept him for the rest of 2010–11 season cost his first team place. Despite loss of form costing his first team place, Wright, nevertheless, made thirty-six appearance for the club. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Wright was one of seven players released by Scunthorpe in May 2011. At the time, Wright was once linked again to a Championship clubs, having held discussions. After leaving Scunthorpe, Wright suffered a foot injury ahead of the 2011–12 season, which prevented him from joining a new club. In November 2011, he joined Championship side Millwall on a free transfer following a successful trial period. The club signed Wright on a "short-term deal running until the January 2012 transfer window". On 3 January 2012, Wright made his debut for Millwall against Bristol City and made his first start before coming off for Jimmy Abdou in the 67th minute of a 1–0 loss. Millwall subsequently extended his contract until the end of the season. On 25 February 2012, Wright scored his first goal with a 30-yard volley in a 3–1 win over Burnley. His 30-yard volley against Burnley earned him an awards. His performance at Millwall led the club to offer him a new contract on a long-term deal. At the end of the season, Wright went on to sign a new three-year deal, keeping him until 2015. During the 2012–13 season, Wright switched his shirt number from forty-four to number four. However, his second season did not go so well for him, as he was overlooked and mostly featured on the substitute bench. On 19 November 2013, Wright signed on loan for Leyton Orient. After making two appearances, Wright was recalled by Millwall due to an injury crisis at the club. During a second loan spell with Leyton Orient, Wright's contract with Millwall was cancelled on 5 January 2015 to enable him to negotiate a permanent move to another club. He re-signed for Leyton Orient the following day. Wright rejoined Gillingham in August 2015 on a short term contract. The following month he signed a new deal to extend his time with the club until the end of the season. On 29 June 2016 he signed a new two-year deal with the club. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Wright was named captain by then-manager Justin Edinburgh. However, after Edinburgh was sacked and Adrian Pennock became manager, defender Max Ehmer was named captain. On 11 March 2017 in a League One fixture Wright scored a 9-minute hat trick of penalties against his former side Scunthorpe United. In doing so he became the first player to score a hat trick of penalties in an English (top four tiers) league game since Alan Slough for Peterborough United in a 4–3 loss at Chester on 29 April 1978. On 22 April 2017 he was named the club's player of the season, players' player of the season and the away supporters' player of the season. In August 2017, Wright's contract with Gillingham was terminated and he subsequently signed for Southend United. At the end of the 2017–18 season he was released by the club. In May 2018 it was announced that Wright would sign for Bradford City on 1 July 2018. He was appointed club captain on 1 August 2018. He was later stripped of the captaincy, and dropped from the first-team, not making a start for five months until 13 March 2019, after which his attitude was praised by new manager Gary Bowyer. In June 2019 Wright re-joined Leyton Orient. He was the final player to be signed by manager Justin Edinburgh, who died on 8 June. Wright made his debut for his country at U16 level against Japan in March 2005. Since then, he has represented England at the U17, U18 and, most recently, U19 levels. He was captain of the U17 side on several occasions, having previously captained the U16 team. Wright is the brother of The Only Way Is Essex stars Mark and Jess Wright. In 2017 he became engaged to girlfriend Hollie Kane. While at Millwall in 2012, Wright had an £8,000 watch stolen while he was training. , Josh Wright 2021-12-19T17:04:27Z Joshua William Wright (born 6 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Billericay Town. A midfielder. Wright played for Gillingham between 2015–17, Millwall from 2011–15 and Scunthorpe United between 2009–11. He began his career at Charlton Athletic at the age of 17 in 2007, but spent the majority of his two years there on loan at Barnet, Brentford and Gillingham. Born in Bethnal Green, London, Wright started his football career at Charlton Athletic, with whom he signed a two-year professional contract in April 2007 at the age of 17 alongside close friend Harry Arter. Before joining Charlton's academy full-time at the age of 16, he attended Chigwell School in Chigwell, and Roding Valley High School in Loughton, Essex. Fellow professionals Lee Sawyer and Billy Lumley also attended Roding Valley High School, while Jordan Spence was in the same year group as Wright at Chigwell. He plays in midfield as a playmaker. In August of that year, Wright moved to Barnet on loan for what eventually amounted to three months. After a successful spell, which saw him score his first ever goal against Stockport County and be named Barnet's player of the month for November, he returned to Charlton. A month later, he was re-signed on loan by Barnet for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. On 19 September 2008, Wright was signed by League Two side Brentford on a month's loan. The loan was extended but soon after Alan Pardew decided to call Wright back due to an injury crisis at the club, where he made an impressive display for Brentford under the management of Andy Scott. Following his return from a loan spell at Brentford, he made his debut for Charlton in a 1–1 draw against Burnley on 25 October 2008, where he was started for the match. He then joined Gillingham on loan in March 2009 until the end of the season. He made his debut for Gillingham on 4 April 2009 in the 2–0 home defeat to Barnet. His four appearances at Gillingham impressed Mark Stimson that he extended Wright's loan spell with Gillingham, which allowed him to play in the play-offs. Wright was responsible for the corner kick that allowed striker Simeon Jackson to score in the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, sending Gillingham to Football League One for the 2009–10 campaign. Despite making his best efforts for Gillingham, Charlton weren't convinced of Wright and instead released him upon his contract expiring. He signed for Scunthorpe United in July 2009 on a two-year contract. Upon joining Scunthorpe United, Wright revealed he turned down a move to big clubs in order to join Scunthorpe United and was motivated to join the Iron for first team football. Wright made his debut for the club, where he came on as a substitute for Gary Hooper in the 49th minute, in a 4–0 loss against Cardiff City in the opening game of the season. Since his debut, Wright quickly made an impact for the club and established himself in the starting eleven "as the holding player in United's four-man midfield." In his first season, Wright made thirty-five appearances for the club. In his second season at Scunthorpe United, Wright started his season when he scored his first goal for the club in a Football League Cup game against Manchester United on 22 September 2010. After the match, Wright said he is more than pleased to score his first goal which he cited as a "long time coming". Wright started well for the club until his playing time minutes significantly decreased later in the season. In the January transfer window, Wright requested a transfer, during which he was offered a new contract and prepared for his exit from Scunthorpe United. This came after Reading were keen to sign him and he was keen to move down to the south. However, his father stated that Wright would be unlikely to move to the club in the January transfer window, but would leave in the summer. After the failed transfer move in the January transfer window, Wright expected to be back in the first team and earn playing time, as well as withdrawing his transfer request. Unfortunately, his loss of form and a foot injury that kept him out for the rest of 2010–11 season cost him his first team place. Despite the loss of form costing him his first team place, Wright, nevertheless, made thirty-six appearances for the club. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Wright was one of seven players released by Scunthorpe in May 2011. At the time, Wright was once linked again to a number of Championship clubs, having held discussions. After leaving Scunthorpe, Wright suffered a foot injury ahead of the 2011–12 season, which prevented him from joining a new club. In November 2011, he joined Championship side Millwall on a free transfer following a successful trial period. The club signed Wright on a "short-term deal running until the January 2012 transfer window". On 3 January 2012, Wright made his debut for Millwall against Bristol City and made his first start before coming off for Jimmy Abdou in the 67th minute of a 1–0 loss. Millwall subsequently extended his contract until the end of the season. On 25 February 2012, Wright scored his first goal with a 30-yard volley in a 3–1 win over Burnley. His 30-yard volley against Burnley earned him awards. His performance at Millwall led the club to offer him a new contract on a long-term deal. At the end of the season, Wright went on to sign a new three-year deal, keeping him until 2015. During the 2012–13 season, Wright switched his shirt number from forty-four to number four. However, his second season did not go so well for him, as he was overlooked and mostly featured on the substitute bench. On 19 November 2013, Wright signed on loan for Leyton Orient. After making two appearances, Wright was recalled by Millwall due to an injury crisis at the club. Wright joined Crawley Town on a 93-day loan deal on 9 September 2014. He made his debut for Crawley in their 1–0 home victory over Fleetwood Town on 13 September. He made 4 appearances in total for Crawley Town. During a second loan spell with Leyton Orient, Wright's contract with Millwall was cancelled on 5 January 2015 to enable him to negotiate a permanent move to another club. He re-signed for Leyton Orient the following day. Wright rejoined Gillingham in August 2015 on a short-term contract. The following month he signed a new deal to extend his time with the club until the end of the season. On 29 June 2016 he signed a new two-year deal with the club. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Wright was named captain by then-manager Justin Edinburgh. However, after Edinburgh was sacked and Adrian Pennock became manager, defender Max Ehmer was named captain. On 11 March 2017 in a League One fixture Wright scored a 9-minute hat trick of penalties against his former side Scunthorpe United. In doing so he became the first player to score a hat trick of penalties in an English (top four tiers) league game since Alan Slough for Peterborough United in a 4–3 loss at Chester on 29 April 1978. On 22 April 2017 he was named the club's player of the season, players' player of the season and the away supporters' player of the season. In August 2017, Wright's contract with Gillingham was terminated and he subsequently signed for Southend United. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 EFL Trophy win against Colchester United on 7 November 2017. At the end of the 2017–18 season he was released by the club. In May 2018 it was announced that Wright would sign for Bradford City on 1 July 2018. He was appointed club captain on 1 August 2018. He was later stripped of the captaincy, and dropped from the first-team, not making a start for five months until 13 March 2019, after which his attitude was praised by new manager Gary Bowyer. In June 2019 Wright re-joined Leyton Orient. He was the final player to be signed by manager Justin Edinburgh, who died on 8 June. On 7 January 2021 the club announced that he had left by mutual consent. In January 2021, he returned to Crawley Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal to play alongside brother Mark. On 3 September 2021, it was announced that he had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. On 26 November 2021, Wright signed for National League South side Billericay Town. Wright made his debut for his country at U16 level against Japan in March 2005. Since then, he has represented England at the U17, U18 and, most recently, U19 levels. He was captain of the U17 side on several occasions, having previously captained the U16 team. Wright is the brother of The Only Way Is Essex stars Mark and Jess Wright. In 2017 he became engaged to girlfriend Hollie Kane. | 1 |
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