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Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2014 for the Football West State Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. Clubs entered from the newly formed National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, as well as a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2014 Sunday League competition. This knockout competition was won by Bayswater City, their second title. The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2014 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2014 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32. | Tournament |
Juyeop Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. | Station |
Aikatsu! or Aikatsu! Idol Activity (アイカツ! アイドルカツドウ Aikatsu! Aidoru Katsudō!) is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. A television anime adaptation by Sunrise (and later by its subsidiary Bandai Namco Pictures) began airing on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2012. Two films were released in December 2014 and August 2015 respectively. Three manga adaptations have been published by Shogakukan, along with four Nintendo 3DS games published by Bandai Namco Games. The series was succeeded by Aikatsu Stars! in 2016. | Cartoon |
Rika Rositawati (born 7 May 1997) is an Indonesian female badminton player. | Athlete |
Nick Spencer is a comic book writer and former politician. As a comic book writer, he is known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics (Morning Glories, Thief of Thieves, Bedlam), his work at DC Comics (Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), and for his current work at Marvel Comics (Secret Avengers, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Avengers World, Ant-Man). | Artist |
The Latvia national rugby union team represent Latvia at the sport of rugby union. They are governed by Latvijas Regbija Federācija (Latvia Rugby Federation) and have been playing international rugby since the early 1990s. Rugby has increased in popularity in Latvia recently due to a rise in form. Despite minimal playing numbers, Latvia continue to compete at a high level, and had an outside chance of finishing top of Division 2A of the European Nations Cup. However their hopes took a massive blow, when they failed to capitalise on Poland's surprise home defeat to Croatia, losing 16-13 to Malta in Paola. Latvia is an improving rugby team as now more players are playing in Russia, Germany, and Canada. | Sports Team |
Fiona Pallares Quinn (born 22 December 1995) is an Andorran individual rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. | Athlete |
Kitchens & Bathrooms were an indie math punk rock band formed in early 1998 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Notable members of the band were Phil Williams (guitar, vocals), Lee Penrose (drums, vocals), Adrian Murchison (bass). Past players who spent time in the band, of varying significance, are: Matt David (guitar, vocals) a founding member who wrote much of their early material and features prominently on their first album; The Sourkeys' Mike Mercey (drums); Chris Gallimore (bass); and, Marco Bressette (guitar). Their first album, Thousand Yard Stare, was produced by the now deceased guitarist for the popular Canadian band Junkhouse, Dan Achen. Achen (Feist, City and Colour, The Marble Index) was also a Catherine North Studios cofounder and producer. Thousand Yard Stare is a melodic, spacey, heavy-pop introduction to the band. Most songs being written prior to members' 18th birthdays, it has a youthful spirit while also portraying teenage angst both lyrically and musically. After the band experimented with filling the guitar role of the departed Matt David, it continued as a three-piece and signed a record deal with Sonic Unyon. The next two releases by Kitchens & Bathrooms were produced by Daniel L. Burton (Ativin, Early Day Miners) in Bloomington, Indiana. The first of the two Sonic Unyon releases Utter a Sound is a heavy, while still being melodic, snapshot of the band in aesthetic transition during an era in which math-rock was gaining popularity in Southern Ontario. Shortly after releasing the 2003 album Vehicles Beyond, a softer and more focused album, the group disbanded. Kitchens & Bathroomsplayed their final show at the 2003 Sonic Unyon Christmas Party, a party that they had also played, along with Broken Social Scene, Warsawpack and Cursed, the year prior. on December 12, 2003. In 2006 they reunited for a single show at The Casbah in their hometown of Hamilton. Phil Williams and Adrian Murchison went on form the band The Inflation Kills, with Matt Fleming and Nicholas Daleo of fellow Hamilton band Hoosier Poet. The Inflation Kills toured across Canada after releasing one, self-titled, album with TikTokTikTok MUSIC! (distributed by Sonic Unyon). After The Inflation Kills disbanded in the late 2000s, Adrian Murchison went on to form, front, and tour with the band Pneumatic Transit, featuring Hoosier Poet and Inflation Kills drummer Nic Daleo. | Group |
The Roxbury Latin School, which was founded in Roxbury, Massachusetts, by the Rev. John Eliot under a charter received from King Charles I of England is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America. Since its founding in 1645, it has educated boys on a continuous basis. Located since 1927 at 101 St. Theresa Avenue in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, the school now serves roughly 300 boys in grades seven through twelve. Eliot founded the school \"to fit [students] for public service both in church and in commonwealth in succeeding ages,\" and the school still considers instilling a desire to perform public service among its principal missions. The school's endowment is estimated at $135 million, the largest of any boys' day school in the United States. The school maintains a need-blind admissions policy, admitting boys without consideration of the ability of their families to pay the full tuition. Its previous headmaster, F. Washington Jarvis, who retired in the summer of 2004 after a 30-year tenure, published two books about Roxbury Latin: a history of the school and a collection of his speeches to boys at Roxbury Latin (With Love and Prayers). The title of the former, Schola Illustris, was the phrase Cotton Mather used to describe the school in 1690, following John Eliot's death. In addition to those books, Richard Walden Hale published Tercentenary History of the Roxbury Latin School in 1946. Roxbury Latin continues to hold a unique place in the history of American education. Roxbury Latin is a member of the Independent School League and NEPSAC. It has an unofficial sister school relationship with the Winsor School in Boston as well as an African brother school, the Maru a Pula School. | Educational Institution |
The Columbus mayoral election of 1999 was the 81st mayoral election in Columbus, Ohio. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. Republican party incumbent mayor Greg Lashutka retired from office after two consecutive terms in office. Democratic party nominee Michael B. Coleman defeated Republican party nominee Dorothy Teater. Coleman became the first African American elected as mayor of Ohio's capital city. | Societal Event |
The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, also known as the Navy SEAL Museum, is located in St. Lucie County, just outside Fort Pierce, Florida. It houses exhibits to inform and educate on the role of Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) and Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) teams. The museum also preserves the history of the SEALs (the original Navy frogmen first trained outside of Fort Pierce). The idea of the museum originated in the home of Albert Stankie, where he and other former UDT Frogmen gathered personal artifacts and experiences from their service in World War II. They worked to procure the defunct Ft. Pierce Treasure Museum building and site. This evolved into a dedicated facility, which opened in 1985, and was recognized as a National Museum by an act of Congress signed into law February 7, 2008. | Building |
Frank Hyneman Knight (November 7, 1885 – April 15, 1972) was an American economist who spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, where he became one of the founders of the Chicago school. Nobel laureates Milton Friedman, George Stigler and James M. Buchanan were all students of Knight at Chicago. Ronald Coase said that Knight, without teaching him, was a major influence on his thinking. F.A. Hayek considered Knight to be one of the major figures in preserving and promoting classical liberal thought in the twentieth century. | Person |
Gordon Lamont Brown (1 November 1947 - 19 March 2001) was a Scottish international rugby union footballer. He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2001. He was also an inductee to the Scottish Rugby Union Hall of Fame in 2010. And, The World Rugby Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Wembley during the Rugby World Cup 2015. His nickname was Broon frae Troon (i.e. Brown from Troon) after his home town in west central Scotland. Brown played second row for West of Scotland, Scotland and the British Lions. He is often considered \"Scotland's greatest second row\". He was the younger brother of Peter Brown, the son of footballer John Brown, and the nephew of footballers Tom and Jim Brown. Richard Bath writes of him: A buoyant larger-than-life figure, Brown was an abrasive steamroller of a lock. Unmoveable in the scrum and unfailingly sure on his own ball at the line-out, he also displayed a dynamism in the loose [play] and an ability to look after himself when the going got tough. At 6ft 5in. and over 17 stone, Brown had trouble maintaining peak fitness, so it was hardly surprising his greatest moments came on tour. | Athlete |
Johannes Jacobus Posthumus (September 24, 1887, in Gouda – December 12, 1978, in Utrecht) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 66th. | Athlete |
Pachakutiq (Quechua pacha time, space, kuti return, \"return of time\", \"change of time\", pacha kuti \"great change or disturbance in the social or political order\", -q a suffix, Pachakutiq an Inca emperor, hispanicized spelling Pachacutec) is a 5,173-metre (16,972 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located southeast of Lake Salinas in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Coalaque District. Pachakutiq lies northwest of Q'uwa Laki and Qillqata. | Natural Place |
Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC (born 5 June 1945) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | Person |
Pop Rock (ポップロック poppu rokku) (March 19, 2001 - ) is a Japanese racehorse trained by Katsuhiko Sumii. Pop Rock is best known for having placed second in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Damien Oliver. It was Damien Oliver's 17th time racing in the Melbourne Cup.By the time the race was run, Pop Rock had effectively become joint favourite with a lot of money being placed in the hours before the race. Pop Rock has since been sold to new owners and is now trained in Ireland by Takashi Kodama. Pop Rock won on his European debut at Galway Racecourse in July 2010. Wins \n* 2006 and 2007 Meguro Kinen (Domestic GII), Tokyo Turf 2500mSecond \n* 2006 Melbourne Cup (G1), Flemington Turf 3200m \n* 2006 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (Domestic G1), Nakayama Turf 2500m \n* 2007 Japan Cup (G1), Tokyo Turf 2400m | Horse |
Joanna Guy (born August 4, 1991) is a former Miss Maryland titleholder and Miss America Competition 2013 Top 10 Finalist and Talent Award winner. A Cornell University graduate from Swanton, Maryland, she currently resides in Baltimore. | Person |
The 2008–09 season was Hull City's first ever season in the Premier League. Home games were played at the KC Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,404. On Friday 6 June 2008 Hull City announced they had sold out all 20,500 season tickets. Hull City's first ever top-flight fixture was a home game against Fulham, which they won 2–1. City finished the season in 17th place in the table, successfully avoiding relegation by the narrow margin of one point over Newcastle United. In the FA Cup, Hull reached the quarterfinals stage for the first time in 38 years, where they were knocked out by Arsenal with a controversial offside goal. | Sports Team Season |
Frederick Charles Koster [\"Fritz\"] (December 21, 1905 – April 24, 1979) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1931 season. Koster attended the University of Louisville, where he played college baseball for the Cardinals from 1926–1928. | Athlete |
The 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 35th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The Final Tournament was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Club Necaxa defeated L.D. Alajuelense in the final by a score of 2-1. | Tournament |
The Tōkyū Setagaya Line (東急世田谷線 Tōkyū Setagaya-sen) is a light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyu Corporation. It connects Sangen-Jaya to Shimo-Takaido, entirely within Setagaya, Tokyo. Unlike other Tokyu lines that are heavy commuter lines, the Setagaya Line is legally classified as a tramway, although the entire line is located on its own right-of-way because it is a branch line of the former Tamagawa Line (not the same line as the present-day Tōkyū Tamagawa Line), which ran on surface streets between Shibuya and the Tama River. In Tokyo proper, only this line and Toden Arakawa Line are surviving tramways. (There is also Enoshima Electric Railway in the Greater Tokyo Area.) The line has its own smart card system called Setamaru, which cannot be used on other Tokyu lines. Since March 2007 the PASMO contactless card has also been accepted on the Setagaya and other Tokyu lines. | Route Of Transportation |
Choerophryne rostellifer is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.It is found in Papua New Guinea and possibly Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. | Animal |
Trevor Foster Grimwood (born 8 November 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide and West Adelaide in the SANFL. Grimwood's first attempt at a career in the SANFL was unsuccessful, he was on the books for Norwood in both 1965 and 1966 but didn't play a senior game. A rover, he got his second chance in 1971 when he was picked up by Port Adelaide with whom he would play 33 games over three years. In 1974 he crossed to West Adelaide and won their best and fairest award in 1976. His best season came the following season when he won the 1977 Magarey Medal by ten votes. Grimwood finished with 101 games for West Adelaide, he would have played more though had he not suffered from constant hamstring problems. On 28 November 2011, Grimwood was sentenced to six years imprisonment with a non-parole period of two-and-a-half years for having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in 1985 and 1986. | Athlete |
The Battle of Pistoria was fought in January of 62 BC between the forces of the Roman Republic and Catiline, a senatorial conspirator who wished to overthrow the republic, but failed in his objective. Catiline had been denounced by Cicero, and was attempting to flee with his force into Gaul and had been blocked by forces of Quintus Metellus Celer and Gaius Antonius Hybrida (joint Consul with Cicero for the year in question). Knowing that both armies were closing in on him, he decided to make a stand against Antonius Hybrida near Pistoria with his back against the mountains; he hoped that if he defeated Antonius, the other armies would lose morale and more people would flock to his cause. Some sources say that Catiline might have faced Antonius hoping he might still switch sides. Some accounts say Catiline had just over 10,000 men, which was about 2 legions worth, but it is not certain how many soldiers Gaius Antonius had under his command but Sallust states in his writings The conspiracy of Catiline that he outnumbered Catiline's forces . On the day, Gaius Antonius Hybrida was said to have been struck by gout and command was passed to his lieutenant (Master of Horse) Marcus Petreius. Petreius's forces won, having broken the center of Catiline's line, flanked, and then routed Catiline's army. Catiline was found dead in the midst of his enemy far from his line of the battle. Sallust says in Bellum Catilinae (60.7) that Catiline, seeing that he was losing the battle, threw himself amongst Petreius's army; that he wanted to keep what little honour he had left, and is commended for fighting bravely with his men. | Societal Event |
Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986) is a Canadian model. She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as \"doll faces\". In 2007, Forbes named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the past 12 months. | Person |
Lisserpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian of the Hell Creek Formation. | Animal |
JAGS McCartney International Airport (IATA: GDT, ICAO: MBGT), also known as Grand Turk International Airport, is an airport located one mile south of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is the second largest airport in the Turks & Caicos, after Providenciales International Airport. | Infrastructure |
Isabelle Stoehr (born June 9, 1979, in Tours) is a professional squash player from France. | Athlete |
Natalia Yakovlevna Magnat (Russian: Ната́лья Я́ковлевна Магна́т, November 5, 1954, Moscow – October 18, 1997, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian translator of English language, author of works on literary criticism and aesthetics, leader of underground leftist organizations \"Left School\" (Russian: Левая школа) and \"Neo-Communist Party of the Soviet Union\" (NCPSU) (Russian: Неокоммунистическая партия Советского Союза (НКПСС)). | Person |
Julia Lemigova (Russian: Юлия Александровна Лемигова; born 20 June 1972) is a Russian businesswoman and former model who was Miss USSR 1990. | Person |
Presence Covenant Medical Center, formerly Provena Covenant Medical Center is a 210-bed non-profit hospital in Urbana, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Presence Health healthcare system, headquartered in Chicago. Presence Covenant is accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). | Building |
\"Fight\" was the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Natalia Barbu. The song was written by Elena Buga and composed by Alexandru Braşoveanu. The song is a metal-based number, comparable to Within Temptation or Evanescence in sound. Barbu sings about the need to \"fight\" in order \"to face this cruel world\", and sings that this is in fact the only way to get ahead. The melody line is provided by a violin, which Barbu herself plays in the video, as well as playing in the live performances. Barbu laughingly said that even though she couldn't play live at Eurovision (the rules forbid this), the background track violin is played by her and that it was actually a very easy part since she has been playing since she was seven years old. The video features a number of schoolboys racing each other over what appears to be an unmarked cross-country course. Over the course of the song, all of the boys with one exception fall over, leaving one as the victor. During her performances, Barbu wore a bodysuit as well as pants which appeared to be very low-slung. BBC commentator Terry Wogan made reference to this and urged his viewers to call out \"Pull your pants up!\" at the start of the song. As Moldova had not finished the previous Contest in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed ninth (following Switzerland's DJ BoBo with \"Vampires Are Alive\" and preceding the Netherlands' Edsilia Rombley with \"On Top of the World\"). At the close of voting, it had received 91 points, placing 10th in a field of 28 and qualifying Moldova for the final. In the final, it was performed 24th (following Armenia's Hayko with \"Anytime You Need\"). At the close of voting, it had received 109 points, placing 10th in a field of 24. | Song |
HK Gomel (ХК Гомель) is an ice hockey team in Gomel in Belarus. The team was founded in 2000, and participates in the Belarusian Extraliga. | Sports Team |
Andrew Corden (1978 – 19 May 2002) was a Gaelic footballer. He was the youngest of five children of Frank and Mary Corden. Considered one of Carlow's finest full-backs, he captained the senior intercounty team—his final game coming seven days before his sudden death at the age of 24. He also captained his club team O'Hanrahan's, leading them to a third successive Carlow Senior Football Championship the year before he died. The death of Corden was the first part of a double disaster for Carlow's footballers. Just as they were preparing to return to full training the sudden death occurred of player Sean Kavanagh's father. Prior to his death, he led Carlow to the O'Byrne Cup, their first senior trophy. He also led the Carlow team that beat the Dubs in the Kevin Jordan tournament final. | Athlete |
Arizona Federal Credit Union (or Arizona Federal) is a federally insured $1.3 billion, 125,000 member, natural person credit union headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). As of April 2015, there are 16 ServUs Center locations in the metropolitan Phoenix area. | Company |
Thomas Metcalfe (March 20, 1780 – August 18, 1855), also known as Thomas Metcalf or as \"Stonehammer\", was a U.S. Representative, Senator, and the tenth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first gubernatorial candidate in the state's history to be chosen by a nominating convention rather than a caucus. He was also the first governor of Kentucky who was not a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. At age 16, Metcalfe was apprenticed to his older brother and became a stonemason. He helped construct the Green County courthouse, known as the oldest courthouse in Kentucky. Later, political opponents would mock his trade, giving him the nickname \"Old Stone Hammer.\" His political career began with four terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives. His service was interrupted by the War of 1812, in which he commanded a company in the defense of Fort Meigs. At the age of thirty-eight, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He held his seat in the House for five terms, then resigned to run for governor. In an election decided by 709 votes, Metcalfe defeated William T. Barry in the gubernatorial election of 1828. Metcalfe's predecessor, Joseph Desha was so stunned by his party's loss that he threatened not to vacate the governor's mansion. Ultimately, however, he respected the will of the people, and allowed an orderly transition. Metcalfe's primary concern as governor was the issue of internal improvements. Among his proposed projects were a road connecting Shelbyville to Louisville and a canal on the Falls of the Ohio. When President Andrew Jackson vetoed funds to construct a turnpike connecting Maysville and Lexington, Metcalfe built it anyway, paying for it entirely with state funds. Following his term as governor, he served in the state senate, and completed the unfinished term of John J. Crittenden in the U.S. Senate in 1848. After this, he retired to \"Forest Retreat\", his estate in Nicholas County, where he died of cholera in 1855. Metcalfe County, Kentucky was named in his honor. | Politician |
Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! (commonly known as Marching On Together) is the name of the anthem of Leeds United A.F.C. Unlike many football songs that are just new words set to existing music, Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! is an original composition by Les Reed and Barry Mason. The song first appeared in 1972 as the B-side of the record released by Leeds United to coincide with the team reaching the 1972 FA Cup Final, the A-side being titled \"Leeds United\". The vocals on the original recording were sung by the then-members of the Leeds United team and their supporters. The record stayed in the UK Singles Chart for almost 3 months, peaking at number 10. The song is played just before kick-off and the start of the second half at every home game at Elland Road and it is a ritual for every Leeds United fan to stand up and sing when it is played. In the modern age, it has become a regular way for Leeds United fans to demonstrate their allegiance to finish text messages, emails, or Twitter messages with the acronym/hashtag MOT. Most of the song is also used by supporters of other Leeds-based sports teams, such as the Leeds Rhinos rugby league team. The only part of the song that is removed in these alternative versions is the first four lines, which contain \"Leeds United\" twice, as \"United\" obviously does not apply to these teams. The official club magazine, which is no longer published, was named after the original title of the song. Leeds' Ultimate Frisbee team, LeedsLeedsLeeds, were also named after the song & club magazine. After Leeds' promotion back to the Championship in May 2010, the song was digitally re-mastered and re-released in an effort to get the song into the UK Singles Chart. The song charted at number 10 on 23 May 2010. | Musical Work |
GSAT-18 is an Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it carries 24 C-band, 12 extended C-band, and 12 Ku-band transponders. The satellite was launched on 5 October 2016 at approximately 20:30 UTC aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch vehicle inserted the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and once in service it will occupy the orbital slot at 74° East longitude. The spacecraft and launch service cost about US$153 million. GSAT-18 was originally scheduled to launch on 12 July 2016 alongside Japan's Superbird-8 satellite, but a shipping mishap which damaged Superbird-8 forced a delay in the launch schedule. Arianespace later paired GSAT-18 with Australia's Sky Muster II for a 4 October 2016 launch. The launch was delayed 24 hours to 5 October due to excessively high crosswinds at the launch site. | Satellite |
North-Caucasus Federal University (Russian: Северо-Кавказский федеральный университет), abbreviated as NCFU (Russian: СКФУ) is a public university in Stavropol Krai, Russia with campuses in Stavropol and Pyatigorsk. It was established in 2012 as a flagship university of the newly created North Caucasian Federal District by merging Stavropol State University, North-Caucasus State Technical University, and Pyatigorsk State University of Humanities and Technology. | Educational Institution |
Jean Abdel-Nour (Arabic: جان عبد النور, born 29 November 1983) is a Lebanese basketball player with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He had a successful 2002-03 season with Ghazir which led him to be signed by the Bluestars for the 2003-04 season. He stayed with the Bluestars until the 2008-09 season where he was the leading Lebanese scorer on the team averaging 16 ppg and 7.4 rpg. After the season finished Bluestars dropped from the first division, and Abdelnour subsequently signed a 4-year contract with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Abdel-Nour is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team, with whom he competed with at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Abdelnour is currently considered one of the best defensive players in the Lebanese league. | Athlete |
Wooden Warrior is a wooden roller coaster located at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Connecticut, United States. The coaster was designed and built by American wooden coaster designer The Gravity Group. Despite the coaster's small size, it has been well received by enthusiasts for its air time. The coaster features Gravitykraft's Timberliner trains and was the first wooden coaster to use such trains. | Amusement Park Attraction |
The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival (commonly abbreviated as \"HRIFF\") is a film festival with a special focus on independent films. It is held annually in Hollywood at the New Beverly Cinema and other screening venues. Past winners included Gérard Depardieu, Peter O'Toole, Frances Fisher and Tinto Brass. Other notable winners / attendants in the past years include Jon Polito, John Heard, Rick Shapiro, Hilary Duff, Danny Masterson and Tyler Blackburn. | Societal Event |
Eco Örebro is a Swedish professional basketball club in Örebro. They played in the Basketligan, the highest tier in Sweden, from the 2009–10 season. On 12 May 2016 it was announced that the club was kicked out of Basketligan herr and the club then decided to give up its activities for financial reasons. | Sports Team |
Delphine Guehl (born 30 July 1978) is a French handball player. She was born in Metz, Moselle, France. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, when France finished 4th. | Athlete |
George Paz is the CEO of Express Scripts, a Fortune 100 company, and the largest pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organization in the US. Paz has been CEO of Express Scripts since May 2006. | Person |
The Kantonsspital St. Gallen (German for: Canton of St. Gallen-Hospital) is the main hospital of the Canton of St. Gallen and the sixth largest of Switzerland. It lies in the center of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton. | Building |
Michael \"Mike\" Veitch (born 15 August 1960) is a former Scottish darts player. | Athlete |
The DFB-Pokal 1956–57 was the 14th season of the competition. It began on 1 April 1957 and ended on 29 December 1957. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 – 0, thereby winning their first title. | Tournament |
Wolfgang Stegmüller (German: [ˈʃteːkˌmʏlɐ]; June 3, 1923 – June 11, 1991), was a German-Austrian philosopher with important contributions in philosophy of science and in analytic philosophy. | Person |
The Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival is held in Plymouth, Devon, England. It has a program of leading-edge orchestral, operatic, jazz, and electroacoustic performances, along with film, and music theatre. Composers and performers who have been part of the festival include Michael Stimpson, Evelyn Glennie, Sally Beamish, liminal, Jem Finer, the Maggini string quartet, Dominic Murcott, Eduardo Reck Miranda, John Matthias, Plaid, Alexis Kirke and Jonty Harrison. Performances centre on the University of Plymouth's award-winning Roland Levinsky Building. In 2011 the festival took place from the 10 February to 13 February. In 2010 the festival took place from the 26 February to 28 February. | Societal Event |
\"Judy et Cie\" (\"Judy and Co.\") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in French by Pierre Rapsat. The song was performed sixth on the night, following Luxembourg's Jürgen Marcus with \"Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment\" and preceding Ireland's Red Hurley with \"When\". At the close of voting, it had received 68 points, placing it 8th in a field of 18. The melancholy ballad is about the plain and ordinary Judy, \"the girl you will forget as soon as the night is over\", who \"behind her jewelry and mascara prays to Saint Marilyn Monroe\", daydreaming of becoming as beautiful as the girls in the fashion magazines, \"as thin as reeds, with empty eyes - but no wrinkles\". Judy, or someone else just like her, may very well be the girl you end up marrying - but also the one \"you would sacrifice for a handful of snow\". After participating in the ESC Rapsat would go on to become one of Belgium's most successful and celebrated singer-songwriters of all time, often referred to as a \"modern day Jaques Brel\", known for his narrative and poetic lyrics, musically combining influences from French chanson with rock, blues and reggae and in his later career also with rhythms from the Middle East and Africa. After three decades of bestselling singles, albums and tours in his native Belgium but still struggling to become fully recognised in the rest of the francophone world, the 2001 album Dazibao and the hit single \"Les Rêves Sont En Nous\" finally managed to become his proper breakthrough in France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and other neighbouring countries. Unknown to his audiences both in Belgium and abroad, Rapsat was at that point fighting cancer and he unexpectedly died the following year, at the age of 53. \"Judy et Cie\" was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1977 Contest by Dream Express singing \"A Million in One, Two, Three\". | Song |
Argonauta tokunagai is an extinct species of octopus. It was described in 1913 based on fossil material from the Middle Miocene Huzina Formation of Japan. Undescribed fossil species of Argonauta related to this taxon have been temporarily designated Argonauta cf. tokunagai and Argonauta \"tokunagai\". | Animal |
Juniperus przewalskii (Przewalski's juniper) is a species of juniper native to the mountains of western China in Gansu, Qinghai, and northernmost Sichuan, growing at altitudes of 1,000-3,300 m. It is an evergreen tree reaching 15-20 m tall. The leaves are of two forms, juvenile needle-like leaves 4-10 mm long, and adult scale-leaves 1.5-3 mm long on shoots 1.2-1.5 mm thick. Juvenile leaves are found mainly on seedlings but continue to be produced on scattered shoots on mature trees. It is monoecious with male (pollen) and female (seed) cones on the same plant. The seed cones are berry-like, 8-13 mm long and 9–10 mm diameter, blue-black with limited whitish waxy bloom, and contain one, rarely two seeds; they are mature in about 12 months. The male cones are 2-3 mm long, and shed their pollen in autumn. Although not currently threatened, increased deforestation in the region may threaten it in the future. | Plant |
Dustin Penner (born September 28, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Penner was not drafted by an NHL team; in 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after playing college hockey for the University of Maine in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Penner won the Stanley Cup in his first full season with the (renamed) Anaheim Ducks in 2007, adding a second Stanley Cup in his first full season with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012. | Winter Sport Player |
Chandni Sharma is an Indian model and beauty queen from Himachal Pradesh. She is the winner of Indian Princess pageant of 2014. | Person |
In January 1687, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb led his forces to besiege the Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golconda Fort (also known as the Diamond Capital and the only source of diamonds at that time) and was home to the Kollur Mine. The ruler of Golconda was Abul Hasan Qutb Shah. Aurangzeb and the Mughal army had successfully conquered two Muslim kingdoms: Nizams of Ahmednagar and the Adilshahis of Bijapur. It was only a matter of time that the Mughal army arrived at Golconda Fort. The siege of Golconda lasted 8 months and on various occasions it had pushed the massive Mughal army to its limits, in fact the Golconda Fort was probably the most impregnable fort in South Asia. Aurangzeb and the Mughals entered Golconda through a decisive victory but through the secret treachery of Sarandaz Khan, a military official in the army of the Qutb Shahi dynasty,who was bribed to open one gate and let the Mughals enter the fort. This battle was important for both sides,because of the place being the only source of diamonds,the fort had good defenses, having spikes on the front gate to defend themselves for the Mughal elephants,and also having corners where the walls were cut like a diamond,whenever a guard will spot the enemies,he will clap and the voice will echo so that everyone hears it. | Societal Event |
Discoverer 20, also known as Corona 9014A, was an American area survey optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1961. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B. Discoverer 20 was the first KH-5 to be launched, however it failed towards the end of its mission, when its film return capsule failed to separate from the main spacecraft. The launch of Discoverer 20 occurred at 20:25 UTC on 17 February 1961. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying from Launch pad 75-3-4 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. Upon successfully reaching orbit, it was assigned the Harvard designation 1961 Epsilon 1. Discoverer 20 was operated in a low Earth orbit, with a perigee of 283 kilometres (176 mi), an apogee of 770 kilometres (480 mi), 80.9 degrees of inclination, and a period of 95.2 minutes. The satellite had a mass of 1,110 kilograms (2,450 lb), and was equipped with a frame camera with a focal length of 76 millimetres (3.0 in), which had a maximum resolution of 140 metres (460 ft). Images were recorded onto 127-millimeter (5.0 in) film, and were to have been returned in an SRV before the satellite ceased operations. Due to a problem with the systems controlling the flight program, the spacecraft failed to eject its film capsule, and hence no images were returned. Discoverer 20 decayed from orbit on 28 July 1962. | Satellite |
Andrei Gladenkov (born 16 December 1993 in Buguruslan) is a Russian double-mini trampolinist, representing his nation at international competitions. He made his senior international debut for Russia at the 2013 Trampoline World Championships. He won medals at world championships, including at the 2015 Trampoline World Championships, where he won the gold medal in the double-mini team event. He took up sport in 2000 in Buguruslan, Russia. He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Russia. | Athlete |
The Mystic Lakes, consisting of Upper Mystic Lake and Lower Mystic Lake, are closely linked bodies of water in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The lakes lie at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level, within the towns of Winchester, Arlington, and Medford, Massachusetts. Upper Mystic Lake is fed by the Aberjona River, and drains south, over the Mystic Dam, into Lower Mystic Lake, which in turn empties into the Mystic River and then Boston Harbor. Lower Mystic Lake is a meromictic lake, which means that the lake has a deep layer of water that rarely, if ever, mixes with its top waters. As a consequence, the sediments at the bottom of Lower Mystic Lake accumulate in annual layers (or varves) that have been nearly undisturbed for a thousand years. Such varves in meromictic lakes preserve an historical record somewhat like tree rings do. In the case of Lower Mystic Lake, the varves have been used by Mark Besonen and his collaborators to study the historical incidence of hurricanes. Although the Mystic Lakes are popular for swimming, sailing, and fishing, the Upper Mystic Lake suffers from contamination by arsenic and other heavy metals from the Aberjona River. The eastern shore of the lakes is part of the Mystic River Reservation managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The lakes were previously part of the drinking water supply for Charlestown and later Boston (see Massachusetts Water Resources Authority). | Body Of Water |
Nicolai Esmit (also called Nicolay or Nicholas and Schmidt) was governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies from 4 July 1680 - November 1682. He was born in Holstein. His younger brother Adolph Esmit succeeded him as governor of St. Thomas. | Politician |
Dale Dermot Marshall, Q.C., MP, LL.B(Hons), (born 25 November 1963) is the Deputy Leader of the Barbados Labour Party and of Opposition in Parliament. He was educated at St. Stephens Boys School, St. George Boys School, Combermere School, the University of the West Indies and the Hugh Wooding Law School. Dale is the holder of a LLB with Honours and a Certificate in Legal Education. He is a member of the Barbados Bar Association and the Computer Law Association Appointed to the Senate in 1999, he has given public service between 1994-1997 as Chairman of the Board of the National Housing Corporation, Chairman of the Urban Development Commission 1997-1999 and Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Authority 1999-2000. Dale joined the Barbados Labour Party in 1996. On 20 February 2006 Marshall was sworn in by His Excellency Sir Clifford Husbands at Government house, to the post of Attorney-General, a post which he held until the 20 December 2007 when Prime Minister Owen Arthur dissolved Parliament and called elections. Following the Barbados Labour Party's defeat at the polls 15 January 2008, Dale Marshall was appointed by the new Leader of the Party and Opposition Leader Ms.Mia Mottley, to the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Dale is married and is the father of two children. | Politician |
The Master Builder (Norwegian: Bygmester Solness) is a play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was first published in December 1892 and is regarded as one of Ibsen's most significant and revealing works. | Written Work |
Daimler V-8 engines were designed for the Daimler Company by Edward Turner and produced from 1959 to 1969. Initially used in the SP250 sports car and the Majestic Major saloon, the engine was mostly used in the Daimler 2.5 V8 (later named V8-250) saloon made with Jaguar Mark 2 unit bodies from 1962 to 1969. Approximately 20,000 of the 2.5 litre version of the engine were made for use in the SP250 and the 250 saloon, while approximately 2,000 of the 4.5 litre version were made for use in the Majestic Major saloon and its limousine variant which remained in production until 1968. | Engine |
Thomas Baillairgé (20 December 1791 – 9 February 1859) was both a wood carver and architect, following the tradition of the family. He was the son of François Baillairgé and the grandson of Jean Baillairgé, both men being termed architects under the definition of the time. The family had been based in Quebec since 1741 and Thomas attended English school and then the Petit Séminaire de Québec. During the latter time, he would also have begun to learn wood carving and architecture. By 1815, Thomas had begun his career in earnest, and from then until 1848, he designed numerous buildings; churches, houses and other projects. During this period he trained a number of students. Among his apprentices was Charles Baillairgé, his cousin's nephew. He also did wood carving and some painting. Through his work and that of people he trained, his influence carried through the first two decades of the twentieth century. | Person |
Mayu Asada (麻田真夕 Asada Mayu) is a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was given a \"Best Actress\" award for her work in this genre of theatrical softcore pornography in 2004. | Actor |
Tenshi no 3P! (天使の3P!, also titled Here comes the three angels) is a Japanese light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama and illustrated by Tinkle. ASCII Media Works have published seven volumes since June 2012 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yuzu Mizutani began serialization in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Comic from the July 2014 issue. A spin-off manga series titled Tenshi no 3P! no 3P!! with art by Omiya began serialization in ASCII Media Works' magazine Dengeki Moeoh from the December 2013 issue. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 is scheduled to air in 2017. | Comic |
East African Airways Corporation, more commonly known as East African Airways, was an airline jointly run by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It was set up on 1 January 1946, starting operations the same year. The airline was headquartered in the Sadler House in Nairobi, Kenya. The corporation was dissolved in 1977 amid deteriorated relations among the three countries. | Company |
The discography of the band Nile consists of eight studio albums, two compilations, three extended plays (EP), two demos, three singles, and five music videos. Nile is an American technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina formed in 1993. Since 2007, their formation consists of Karl Sanders (guitars, vocals), Dallas Toler-Wade (vocals, guitars), George Kollias (drums, percussion), and Chris Lollis (bass, vocals) (live member 2007–2010). Two years later, they followed up with Festivals of Atonement, an EP released through their own Anubis Records label. In 1996, Ramses Bringer of War was released, a three-track demo with the title inspired by Gustav Holst's classical work \"Mars, Bringer of War\". The following year, the Ramses demo was re-released by Visceral Productions on EP format. In 1998, the band signed with Relapse Records and released Nile's debut album, Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka. After extensive touring to support their debut album, Relapse reissued the first two EPs in early 2000 as a compilation entitled In the Beginning, with remastered songs and new artwork. This compilation was followed by two studio albums: Black Seeds of Vengeance released the same year, and 2002's In Their Darkened Shrines. In 2004, Nile released their fourth studio album Annihilation of the Wicked, which debuted on Swedish charts at number 27. In 2007, they released Ithyphallic, debuting on the Billboard 200 at number 162. In 2009, the band released their sixth studio album, entitled Those Whom the Gods Detest. Their seventh album, At the Gate of Sethu, was released in 2012. Their latest album, What Should Not Be Unearthed, was released in 2015. | Musical Work |
The Citadel Mall is one of the two enclosed shopping malls of Colorado Springs. | Building |
Scott Cummings born 3 December 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position. Cummings first played his rugby for Kelvinside Academy but moved on to the BT Premiership side Glasgow Hawks. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013. He was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s, under-19s and the under-20s. He was in the 2015 Scotland Under-20 World Cup squad. Cummings secured an Elite Development Programme and was aligned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season. This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors. The lock made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont Auvergne. He went on to make his competitive debut against the Scarlets on 5 September 2015, and scored his first try the following week in a narrow victory against Connacht. He graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy and signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 23 March 2016. | Athlete |
Hotel El-Aurassi is a luxury five-star hotel in Algiers, Algeria. Established in 1975 and on grounds containing some 125,850 square metres, the 14-storey hotel contains 455 rooms and 31 suites.The hotel was designed by Italian architect Luigi Moretti who died before the hotel was completed. The Algerian government reportedly has an 80% share in the company that operates the hotel. | Building |
360 was an Xbox 360 video games magazine published by Imagine Publishing in the UK. Originally published four-weekly, the magazine switched to a three-weekly schedule in 2009. The magazine was withdrawn from sale following its merger with sister publication X360 in July 2012. | Periodical Literature |
Stephen John \"Steve\" Perryman MBE (born 21 December 1951 in Ealing, Middlesex) is a former English international football player who is best remembered for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur during the 1970s and early 1980s. Perryman was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1982 and made a club record 854 first team appearances for Tottenham. He is now the director of football at Exeter City. | Sports Manager |
Excel Saga (Japanese: エクセル♥サーガ Hepburn: Ekuseru Sāga) is a manga series written and illustrated by Rikdo Koshi. It has been serialized in Young King OURs since 1995, and its individual chapters were collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahosha. The series follows the attempts of Across, a \"secret ideological organization,\" to conquer the city of Fukuoka as a first step towards world domination. The title character of the series, Excel, is a key member of the group working towards this goal, while the city is defended by a shadowy government agency led by Dr. Kabapu. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Victor Entertainment, which was taglined Quack Experimental Animation (へっぽこ実験アニメーション Heppoko Jikken Animēshon). Directed by Shinichi Watanabe and featuring animation from J.C.Staff, the series premiered on TV Tokyo in 1999. TV Tokyo only aired twenty-five of the series' twenty-six episodes, with the finale having been intentionally made too violent and obscene for public broadcast. As such, it was only included in the DVD release of the series, although it has since been broadcast in other markets. The series has enjoyed some critical success coupled with respectable sales. | Comic |
Both Sides Now is the fourth studio album by Australian singer Marina Prior. It is her first studio album since Somewhere – The Songs of Sondheim and Bernstein in 1994.She says the main reason for taking so long since her last album was that she was simply busy. “The thing is because I work in theatre it is all encompassing and all consuming. You do eight shows a week and for quite a few years I went from show to show to show. I wasn’t in a position to do an album. I feel like now the time is right”. Both Sides Now was inspired by the singer’s years as a young artist busking around Melbourne. Prior said; “This is the music I grew up on, and the songs that made me who I am. I’ve loved every moment of creating Both Sides Now. I hope you can sense that, and enjoy these songs with me. This is an album that I’ve been wanting to make for years...Finally, here it is, and I believe it has arrived at exactly the right time.” The album peaked at number 42 in September 2012. | Musical Work |
Matthew Dow Smith (sometimes credited as Matt Smith or Matthew Smith) is an American comic book artist. | Artist |
George Davies (February 1900 – November 1942) was an English professional footballer who scored 18 goals in 92 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Southend United. Davies was born in Wellington, Shropshire. He played football for Wellington St George's and Ironbridge and made guest appearances for Wrexham during the First World War, before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in 1918; he was recommended to the club by Birmingham player Jack Elkes, who came from the same area. He made his debut in a 2–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 November 1919, and played regularly in the second half on that season. The following season he lost his place to Ted Linley, but returned for the last eight games of the 1920–21 season to score five goals and help the club to the Second Division title. Davies played only three games in the First Division, and had a brief spell with Wellington Town before signing for Southend United of the Third Division South in June 1922. After 13 goals from 70 games in all competitions for Southend, Davies returned to Wellington Town at the end of the 1923–24 season. In June 1934 he was appointed to the club's committee. FORMER UNITED PLAYER’S DEATHMr. George Davies, the well known footballer, bowler and licensee of the Raven Hotel, Wellington, Shropshire died on Wednesday week at the age of 50 (sic). He was a native of St. George’s Salop and commenced his football career with the Dragons and later went to Wellington Town. He afterwards joined Wrexham and late played for Birmingham and Southend United before returning to Wellington Town. He joined Southend in the first year of the management of the late Mr. E.L. Birnie viz., 1922-23 as outside left. Short though sturdily built he made 41 league appearances and scored four goals. He was retained in the 1923-24 season and played in 21 league matches and scored seven goals. He also took part in Cup-ties in both seasons, Billy Goodwin was the centre forward in those days.From the Southend Standard 26 November 1942 | Athlete |
Pavel Ricka (born 28 January 1987) is a professional Czech football player who currently plays for FK Viktoria Žižkov. | Athlete |
Chica Umino (Japanese: 羽海野 チカ Hepburn: Umino Chika, born August 30 born in Adachi, Tokyo) is the pen name of an anonymous Japanese female manga artist, designer and illustrator. Umino is noted for being the author and creator of the Honey and Clover series, for which she received the Kodansha Manga Award in 2003, and which has been adapted into an anime series, produced by J.C.Staff. | Artist |
Le Délit, also known as Le Délit français, is an independent francophone newspaper on the McGill University campus, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Serving McGill University's francophone-student minority, Le Délit is a sister publication to the English-language The McGill Daily. Evolving from the Le McGill Daily français, French-language section in The McGill Daily, Le Délit became a standalone newspaper on September 1, 1977. Initially retaining the name Le McGill Daily français, the publication changed its moniker to the edgier-sounding Le Délit, a play on words: While it sounds like \"Le Daily\" in English, in French, Le Délit actually means the offense or the misdemeanor. Le Délit is a founder and former member of Canadian University Press and founder of the Carrefour international de la presse universitaire francophone (CIPUF). | Periodical Literature |
The Denison Canal is a man made canal located at Dunalley in southern Tasmania, Australia. The canal opened for use in 1905 and draws its name from former Governor William Denison. The canal was built to shorten the fishing and trade routes between the east coast and Hobart. | Stream |
Patrick Kidd, who attended Colchester Royal Grammar School, is a journalist and blogger specialising in sport generally, and cricket and rowing in particular. He is currently the diary editor, and was previously a sports writer, for The Times, where he has been working since 2001, and whose website hosts his Line and Length, \"A very English cricket blog\". He also appears frequently in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and The Wisden Cricketer, and is a regular radio and television pundit. His first book, Best of Enemies: Whingeing Poms Versus Arrogant Aussies, was released in early 2009. A second book, The Worst of Rugby, was published later that year. He also writes a light-hearted personal blog, The Questing Vole, about politics, history, culture and sport, in which he describes himself as \"a 1920s eccentric trapped in the body of a 21st-century journalist. Not a very fetching body, either.\" The blog takes its name from the opening of Scoop, Evelyn Waugh's satire on journalism. | Person |
Manhunt 2 is a psychological horror stealth video game published by Rockstar Games. It was developed by Rockstar London for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2, Rockstar Leeds for the PlayStation Portable, and Rockstar Toronto for the Wii. It is the sequel to 2003's Manhunt and was released in North America on 29 October, 2007 and in the UK on 31 October, 2008. The game follows Daniel Lamb, a mental patient suffering from amnesia as he tries to uncover his identity. He is accompanied by Leo Kasper, a sociopathic assassin who guides Daniel in his journey. Originally scheduled for North American and European release in July, the game was suspended by Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive when it was refused classification in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and given an Adults Only (AO) rating in the United States. As Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment do not allow AO titles on their systems, this effectively (if not technically) would have banned the game in the US as well. In response to these ratings problems, Rockstar censored the game, blurring the screen during the game's executions and removing the scoring system, where players were awarded for particularly brutal killings. This edited version was rated M in the US by the ESRB and was released on 29 October. However, the BBFC still refused to classify the edited version for UK release. Rockstar appealed their decision, and ultimately, the Video Appeals Committee voted that the game could be released with an 18 certificate. Manhunt 2 garnered controversy before and after its release, getting the attention of Leicester East MP Keith Vaz, anti-videogame activist Jack Thompson, and various US Senators. Reception of the game was largely mixed to positive. Reviewers praised the improved gameplay, twisted storyline and engine, while criticizing its voice acting and outdated graphics. It was ranked first in Gameranx' list of the \"Top 25 Goriest Games of all Time\", and was nominated for GameSpy's 2007 Game of the Year Award for the PS2. | Software |
Michael Kavanaugh White (born January 4, 1936) is former American football player and coach. He has 16 years experience as a head coach, including stints at the University of California, Berkeley (1972–1977), the University of Illinois (1980–1987) and the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) (1995–1996). | Coach |
The Paris Air Show (Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is the world's calendar-oldest air show. Established in 1909, it is currently held every odd year at Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. The 2015 Paris Air Show, from 15–21 June 2015, became the 51st. The format is similar to the Farnborough International Airshow in Britain and the ILA Berlin Air Show, both of which are staged in alternate years to the Paris show. The Paris event starts with four professional days closed to the general public, and then Friday, Saturday and Sunday the public, including children, are allowed in. The Paris Air Show is organised by the French aerospace industry's primary representative body, the Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS). According to GIFAS, the 2011 Paris show attracted 151,500 professional visitors and 204,000 members of the general public, and 3,250 journalists from 80 countries. It is a large commercial event, with a major purpose being to demonstrate military and civilian aircraft to potential customers. It claims to be the most prestigious aircraft exposition in the world. Major aircraft sales contracts are announced by manufacturers during the show. All major international manufacturers, as well as representatives of the military forces of many countries, attend the Paris Air Show. | Societal Event |
No. 306 (City of Torun) Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 306 Dywizjon Myśliwski \"Toruński\") was a Polish fighter squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was one of several Polish fighter squadrons fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II. | Organisation |
Ricardo Bastida (Bilbao, Spain 15 August 1879 - 15 October 1953) was a Basque architect who made important buildings in Bilbao and Madrid. In 1923 he proposed a plan of extension of Bilbao to the mouth of Abra, a visionary project that would result in the current metropolitan area. | Person |
William \"Billy\" Field (born 1952) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior team. Field joined the team during the 1973 championship and remained with the team for the following three seasons. During that time he won one Munster medal but was denied an All-Ireland medal in 1973 after breaking his leg in the semi-final. Field also enjoyed a lengthy club career with St. Michael's. | Athlete |
Manfred Schubert is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. He won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (C-1: 1957, 1961, 1963; C-1 team: 1963), six silvers (C-1: 1959; C-1 team: 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967), and two bronzes (C-1: 1965; C-1 team: 1965). | Athlete |
Grand Central Publishing is a division of Hachette Book Group. Formerly Warner Books, Grand Central Publishing came into existence in March 2006 after Time Warner sold the Time Warner Book Group to Hachette Livre. Besides Grand Central Publishing itself, the division has four imprints: Twelve, Grand Central Life & Style, Forever, and Forever Yours. | Company |
Meenakshi Natarajan (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament from Mandsaur in the 15th Lok Sabha, her single term in parliament. She is also AICC secretary and is known to be a close to Rahul Gandhi. | Person |
Anna Helene Ottosson (born 18 May 1976 in Östersund, Sweden; married name Ottosson Blixth) is a Swedish former alpine skier who won an Olympic bronze medal in the giant slalom race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She stands 1.66 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 64 kg (141 lbs). | Winter Sport Player |
The Star Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from July 27 to August 4, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement. | Olympics |
Charles Wilson Brega James (18 July 1906 – 23 September 1978) was a British-born fashion designer known as \"America's First Couturier\". He is widely considered to have been a master of cutting and is known for his highly structured aesthetic. | Artist |
Tony Kilkenny (born 7 June 1959 in Kiltormer, County Galway) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kiltormer and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s. His brother, Ollie, also played with Galway. | Athlete |
Kitso Mokaila is a politician in Botswana. He was elected to the National Assembly in the October 2004 general election, representing the governing Botswana Democratic Party. Mokaila was appointed as the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism by President Festus Mogae on 9 November 2004. Mokaila studied to become an auto technician at the Swaziland College of Technology, and after graduating he joined the Botswana Defence Force in 1980. While serving in the army, he studied mechanical engineering in India. In 1988 he retired from the army with the rank of captain, and he subsequently worked at International Computing Limited (ICL), Hyundai Motor Distributors, Wheels of Africa, and Unisis Africa. | Person |
The 1983 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 38th U.S. Women's Open, held July 28–31 at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb southeast of Tulsa. In oppressive heat, Jan Stephenson won her third and final major championship with a score of 290 (+6), a stroke ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Patty Sheehan. The low amateur was 18-year-old Heather Farr of Phoenix, Arizona, who tied for eleventh place at 296 (+12). | Tournament |
Matthew John Serra (born June 2, 1974) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and stand up comic. He currently serves as a UFC on FOX analyst. Serra defeated Pete Spratt, Shonie Carter and Chris Lytle en route to becoming The Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight Tournament Winner. He captured the UFC Welterweight Championship immediately after, becoming the first of only three to win both accolades (along with Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans). Serra also served as the head coach for The Ultimate Fighter 6 reality show opposite Matt Hughes. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Serra holds a Silver Medal in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Serra began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying Kung Fu. In the 1990s, he began practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie and obtained his Black belt in May 2000, the first American to do so under Renzo. In addition to competitive bouts with (UFC Hall of Famers) Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn, Serra's biggest accomplishment in mixed martial arts came at UFC 69: Shootout where he defeated Georges St-Pierre in a Knockout of the Night award winning performance to capture the UFC Welterweight Championship. | Athlete |
The Grand Raid de la Réunion, also called La diagonale des fous (The Madmen's Diagonal) is a mountain ultramarathon race. The race takes place annually in October on Réunion island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, situated between Madagascar and Mauritius. The 162 km route with 9643 m of elevation gain is reputed to be highly challenging. | Societal Event |